Chapter 5: Confrontation
In the evening, Hou Yong drove Su Jinli to the restaurant.
This restaurant is quite famous in the city, and only people with status can book a table here. The security is good and privacy is guaranteed, which is why many celebrities come here to dine.
When someone invited Su Jinli to eat here, Hou Yong was surprised for a moment but didn't ask too many questions. If Su Jinli didn't want to share, he didn't need to pry. It is also necessary to respect the artist's privacy.
Su Jinli isn't popular now, so as long as there is no black history, there's no need to worry about anything else. They can go anywhere they want.
Upon arriving at the restaurant, Hou Yong led Su Jinli into a private room. When he saw Yura inside, Hou Yong paused for a moment. However, he was quick to adjust his expression and greeted Yura.
"Are you the agent who tricked the child into coming here?" Yura asked bluntly and impolitely.
If it were someone in the industry, they would know the ins and outs of this situation. Hou Yong didn't want to embarrass himself in front of Yura by mentioning their dreams, so he smiled and exchanged a few pleasantries.
After Yura and Xiao Mi exchanged a look, Xiao Mi stood up and said to Hou Yong, "Hou ge, let's go order some food."
"Uh...okay..." Hou Yong immediately followed them out, although he hesitated a bit, he didn't ask any more questions.
After Su Jinli sat down, he began to look forward to the food, and he was actually the most relaxed one.
After Xiao Mi left, Su Jinli took out his card from his pocket and placed it on the table, saying, "I haven't bought anything recently, so I haven't touched the money in the card."
Yura looked at the card but didn't seem to have any intention of taking it back.
"What does 'within the Earth's rotation' mean?" Yura suddenly brought up this matter and asked Su Jinli.
"Oh, it means the Earth's rotation once."
"So, it means one day?"
"Yep."
Yura nodded and took a sip of mineral water in front of her before asking, "Why did you say that I will have good luck back then?"
"Because you're a good person."
"Don't be careless, do you know anything about metaphysics?" Yura asked straightforwardly.
These days, Yura has been thinking about these things.
Recalling her strange experiences these past few days and pondering Su Jinli's words repeatedly, she gradually sensed that something was off.
Does she have yang energy on her? Can Su Jinli see it?
How did Su Jinli know that she can change her luck? Was it really just a coincidence?
Su Jinli nodded, "My grandfather is proficient in Feng Shui and metaphysics. Before I left home, he even read my fortune."
"What did your grandfather say?" Yura asked immediately after realizing it was true.
"He said that my trip this time will have more bad luck than good luck. However, I will meet a noble person, and everything can turn out for the better in the face of adversity."
"A noble person?" Yura frowned slightly, even wondering if this noble person could be herself, or if Hou Yong was also one of Su Jinli's important connections. She asked again, "Anything else?"
Su Jinli had nothing to hide, as long as he didn't directly say he was a fairy, everything else was fine. He answered directly, "But my grandfather said that the noble person I meet may not be a noble person from the beginning, but rather someone who becomes one after I help them."
Upon hearing this, Yura raised her eyebrows and found it even more interesting. She continued to ask, "Anything else?"
"That's it."
Yura originally didn't believe in these things.
But after entering the entertainment industry, she gradually began to believe in some metaphysical beliefs.
She also heard that many artists would burn incense and worship Buddha, or keep some strange things at home to bring good luck.
There were rumors that even some female artists kept unclean things at home, using their own lifespan to exchange for several years of fame.
After meeting Su Jinli, her negative news miraculously disappeared overnight.
She originally thought it was her ex-husband plotting something bigger, but she never expected that he wasn't the one who deleted the news.
After those news were deleted, her ex-husband's people even came to her in a panic, telling her that she shouldn't think everything was fine just because the news was gone.
"Do you remember the old man we saved last time?" Yura didn't ask about Su Jinli's fortune-telling anymore, but instead talked about something she had recently encountered.
"Is he recovered now?"
"I don't know the specifics, but his family found me and told me some things."
Su Jinli listened carefully and said, "Go on."
Yura continued, "After we rescued him and left the hospital, the old man's family found him and helped him transfer to another hospital. His family found me through the police registration, and they said that the old man's situation cannot be publicized and the news needs to be blocked. As a result, my negative news disappeared because of this."
Su Jinli nodded after listening and sincerely said, "I don't understand."
"I had negative news before, because the old man's family wanted to block the news about his accident. I happened to be the one who saved him and got my negative news deleted in the process. Do you understand now?" Yura asked.
"I understand a bit."
"Well, they also gave me the medical expenses we paid and asked if there was anything else they could help me with. I just asked if they could help me get the role I've always wanted, and they actually managed to get it for me."
"That's great! I told you, good things happen to good people!"
However, Yura remained serious and shook her head.
"I'm afraid the people who want to block the news may be the ones who want to harm the old man... I was too impulsive at the time and agreed to their request, even signing a confidentiality agreement. But now, thinking about it carefully, I'm sitting on pins and needles every day, afraid that I'll end up with blood on my hands."
Su Jinli noticed Yura's distress and said, "Yura, you should think of it this way. You were in a traffic accident, you saved a person and took them to the hospital. The family thanked you by reimbursing the medical expenses and giving you a gift to express their gratitude."
"Well, I've thought about that."
"Even if you suspect that things aren't that simple, you can't do anything about it. Besides, you were originally an outsider. Moreover, we reported to the police, and they represent justice. They already know about the strange circumstances of the accident, and those who want to harm the old man wouldn't dare to act rashly again. If anything else happens, they will be suspected."
After listening, Yura couldn't help but look at Su Jinli more: "I always thought you were stupid."
She could understand, she just felt a bit uncomfortable. She couldn't tell anyone else, but since she and Su Jinli had experienced this together, she could only tell him the truth.
"If I'm really that stupid, I wouldn't dare to leave the mountain. I just don't know enough. But when I know everything in the future, I won't be like this."
"In short, it's just a lack of experience."
"Well... you could say that." Su Jinli smiled awkwardly.
Yura suddenly felt much more relaxed and talked to Su Jinli about her new role.
Earlier, Yura was fighting for this role, although it wasn't the lead, it was a major supporting role, the second female lead in a drama.
In the drama, the second female lead was almost like a vase-like character, the fiancee of the male lead, with a spunky personality but also daring in love and hate.
Later, she developed some feelings for the third male lead and finally gave up on the male lead and ended up with the third male lead.
The lead actors were all A-listers, the director was also a well-known director, and the investors were all very supportive.
"This role is a bit of a hate magnet at the beginning, but it gets redeemed later on. If you really watch it all, there are still some fans. At my age, with scandals still following me, being able to get this kind of role is already very good."
"Yura is very beautiful!"
"Being beautiful doesn't put food on the table."
"But we eat every day, and someone as beautiful as you isn't someone we see every day."
Su Jinli really made Yura happy, and she asked him, "Are you not going to be formal with me anymore?"
"That was just when we first met, being polite."
"Ah, it's still more comfortable chatting like this."
The two of them chatted for a while longer, but then they heard arguing outside the room.
Yura listened for a while and recognized the voice of the person arguing, her face turning grim.
At this moment, someone broke into the room.
First came a young man who looked to be in his twenties, with a long and narrow face, hair styled up with wax, and dressed in sportswear.
After he came in, he stood in front of the door, blocking it to let another woman come in.
The woman also appeared to be in her twenties, with an imposing temperament and a slightly raised chin when looking at people. After she came in, she glanced at Su Jinli and then made a weird "hey" sound with a sarcastic tone.
Yura looked at the woman, smirked, and asked in an unfriendly tone, "What's the matter?"
Despite appearing calm on the surface, she was already clenching her fists secretly.
"There's nothing, I just saw your little assistant and thought you might be here too, so I wanted to say hello. I didn't expect to disturb your date." The woman spoke with an uncomfortable tone that made people feel uneasy as she taunted.
Yura seemed to find it boring to talk to her and just propped her chin up, too lazy to answer.
In fact, after going through the incident a while ago, she had lost her initial fighting spirit.
In addition, she had recently finally landed a new role and didn't want to create any more news that could affect her performance.
"Yura is just meeting with a junior colleague to discuss the new drama. I hope you don't distort their relationship," Xiao Mi tried to explain at the door, but the woman outside, who was overweight, kept pulling her.
"Do you really need a man and a woman to be alone together to talk about a drama? It's all so secretive."
"Not everyone falls in love because of a drama," Xiao Mi's words were actually mocking the woman.
As expected, she was immediately angered and scolded, "Who do you think you are? What qualifications do you have to talk to me?"
"Sister Na!" Hou Yong hurried over at this time, trying to help block and said, "Please calm down, I brought an artist to meet with Miss You. I really hope Miss You can help to introduce my artist to the industry and give him a chance to perform."
Upon seeing Hou Yong, Wu Na seemed to have tried to remember something and then found the situation became interesting again.
"Weren't you fired? How come you're bringing artists again?"
"Well... yes." Hou Yong still smiled and answered, seeming to be used to this kind of thing.
"What a mess! The trash artist you brought needs her to introduce him?" Wu Na got angry and scolded both Hou Yong and Su Jinli.
Yura finally couldn't listen anymore and couldn't help but ask, "What do you need to do to leave?"
"Huh, weren't you very fierce before? How come you're afraid now?"
"Didn't you see that they started serving? If you don't leave now, the food will get cold."
Wu Na looked over and saw that the server was indeed holding a tray of food.
She reached out and took a dish from the server's cart and walked in, holding it out towards Yura, "You should eat it while it's still hot!"
Su Jinli had been in the private room the whole time and didn't understand what was going on, so he didn't say anything.
He was on guard after seeing Wu Na's initial actions, and when she held out the dish, he stood in front of Yura to block her, causing the food to spill on him.
Fortunately, it wasn't soup...
Wu Na started to mock again, "A hero saving a beauty..."
Yura was so angry that she slammed the table, but before she could speak, she was interrupted by someone who had just walked in.
"I mean, what's wrong with your restaurant? Isn't it supposed to have the highest quality service? How come someone brought a pet in here?" The speaker was a young man with a typical "rich boy" voice, and his tone was also somewhat nonchalant.
He walked over lazily and glanced into the room, then laughed, "Oh, it's not a dog barking."
Wu Na also saw the young man and immediately questioned him, "An Zhihan, who are you talking about?"
"Whoever I'm talking about, why do you care? I rarely have a good mood. I come here to have a meal, and all I hear is you endlessly arguing, wouldn't you be annoyed? With your hoarse voice, do you think Fu Yangze likes to hear you moaning?"
When An Zhihan spoke, he had a bit of a foreign accent, which added to his rebellious spirit.
Su Jinli shook off the food on his clothes and looked up, only to see a young man full of energy standing at the door, scaring him so much that he almost fell to the ground.
An Zhihan is a mixed-race person with smooth facial lines and a clear profile. His high and straight nose bridge is the biggest feature on his face. His face is small, which, coupled with his tall stature, makes his body proportion extremely good.
Unfortunately, despite having such a good figure, he wears exaggerated clothes. The loose clothes have shiny red lip prints and lines of exaggerated expressions drawn around them.
He wears ripped jeans on his lower body, which are very standard ripped jeans. If it weren't for the fact that the pants are attached to his legs a bit, these pants would just be shorts.
The shoes are still normal, a pair of blue sports shoes that people who understand shoes would probably love. Those who don't understand would still think the shoes are good-looking.
"Why are you so shameless?" Wu Na was so angry that she was trembling after An Zhihan asked her.
"Hey, being told by you like that, I really feel like I'm pure to a certain extent. I can't do the things you can do."
Wu Na wanted to curse at An Zhihan some more, but was stopped by the guy in sportswear next to her: "Sis Na, let's not argue with him, who doesn't know he bites anyone he sees?"
"You're a perfect dog, take your master and leave." An Zhihan waved his hand, gesturing for them to leave, and then boldly walked into the private room where Su Jinli was.
Wu Na actually left, seeming to know that she would only be at a disadvantage if she argued with An Zhihan.
"Thank you." Yura said to An Zhihan.
"Thank me for what? I'm just a bystander." An Zihan walked in with a smile, looked around, and then asked, "Is there a smell in this room? I smelled it as soon as I opened the door."
"There's no smell." Yura glanced at Su Jinli, who was gradually moving backwards, and answered.
"Delicious and fragrant, it has a very appetizing smell." An Zhihan said as he followed the scent and approached Su Jinli, leaning in to smell him and exclaiming, "Yes, this is the one!"
"I...I don't have any scent on me..." Su Jinli stuttered in fear.
"What's the name of the dish you have on you?"
At this point, the server at the door reported the name of the dish, trembling.
After hearing it, An Zhihan nodded and said, "Give me a serving of this dish in that room."
After speaking, he planned to leave.
"An Zhihan!" A voice echoed in the hallway, causing An Zhihan to instinctively shrink his neck.
Immediately after, a tall man walked in and saw the mess in the room. He went straight to An Zhihan and asked, "What are you doing here? Did you cause trouble again?"
"No, I just passed by and did a good deed!" An Zhihan explained quickly.
An Zhiyan didn't believe his little brother and grabbed his collar, "What good things have you done in your life? Can you tell me? Do I need to set up a conference call to brainstorm with you?"
An Zhihan was scared as soon as he saw An Zhiyan and turned to Yura, "You tell me, did I help you or not?"
Yura stood by and helped explain, "He did indeed come to help me out of a difficult situation."
An Zhiyan let go of An Zhihan and looked at Yura, then glanced at Su Jinli with a little surprise, but didn't say anything.
"Sorry for the trouble." An Zhiyan took An Zhihan and left, nodding to Yura as they departed.
Yura watched as An Zhiyan left, then couldn't help furrowing her brows and feeling strange.
She had never had a good impression of An Zhiyan before. Why did she feel a slight attraction to him when he came in so casually?
Fortunately, after An Zhiyan left, she felt much better.
Are the rumors about An Zhiyan in the entertainment industry true?
On the other side, Su Jinli finally breathed a sigh of relief, watching as two energetic men appeared in front of him. He thought the end of the world was coming.
Luckily, they left directly.
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An Zhihan took a bite of the newly served dish and sniffed it, suddenly feeling puzzled, "It doesn't smell good and it doesn't taste good either."
"What kind of fragrance do you expect okra to have?" An Zhiyan couldn't help but ask.
An Zhihan immediately picked up a piece of food for An Zhiyan, "Brother, eat more. I heard that okra is good for the kidneys."
"Get lost!"
"Don't be like this, you need to take care of yourself and make good use of your 'thing'. Otherwise, it'll just be a decoration..."
As soon as the words fell, An Zhihan crying and howling could be heard in the private room.
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