Chapter 294: Chapter 292 He Just Wants Him to Belong to Him Alone…

Lu Zhaozhao shrugged her shoulders, her face the picture of indifference. “I guess that’s going to be tough on Teacher Sun.”

When she first joined this drama crew, she had heard about Sun Qian.

She really had acting chops, but after her breakout hit, she had been typecast, almost always playing her roles by the book based on her previous experiences.

Even if you photo-shopped her into her other dramas, there wouldn’t be much of a sense of discord.

She was nine years older than Bai Qing, and at first glance, there was an apparent mismatch between a mature woman and a puppy-dog-like younger brother. Bai Qing was okay – with a bit of makeup and facial expression work, playing an aloof Immortal Lord was a piece of cake.

But trying to get Sun Qian to play an energetic, naive young girl? It just didn’t feel right no matter how you looked at it.

If Lu Zhaozhao hadn’t been so fond of the Little Fox character in the script, she wouldn’t have taken this drama.

The relationship between the male and female leads lacked chemistry – definitely the biggest bug in the TV series.

She took on the drama with the sole intention of familiarizing her face to the audience.

Her current fame wasn’t backed by substantial achievements, and the scripts she could get were mostly for low-budget TV shows.

The Song brothers, Song Sinian and the others, were willing to invest heavily in her, but she thought it was better to start with a few minor roles to hone her skills.

Now that she had people backing her up, she wasn’t as anxious.

Bai Qing wanted to say something more, but seeing that the person in question didn’t care, he held his tongue.

After all, she was the wife of the Song Family, and the worst-case scenario was to retire and become a wealthy socialite.

Not like them, who had to fight their way through the entertainment industry.

He’d better mind his own business…

At noon, Xia Wenyan drove Avril directly to a western restaurant in the city center.

“The third and fourth floors here are filled with domestic and international boutiques. After you’ve eaten your fill, you can go and check them out by yourself.”

Xia Wenyan had just gotten out of the car and couldn’t wait to head toward the building where the restaurant was located.

Avril frowned in dissatisfaction and followed Xia Wenyan, grumbling, “Didn’t Uncle Xia and Aunt Wen tell you to take care of me? Why should I wander around alone?”

Her gaze lingered on Xia Wenyan’s face for a moment.

When the Xia Family lived abroad, she would spend some time at their place every year.

Every time, she was targeted by that brat Xia Wenjin, who would always play some prank on her as soon as she was caught off guard.

She hadn’t even bothered to take a good look at the Xia brothers before now, and after a closer look, Xia Wenyan wasn’t half bad.

Before coming to China, her father had explicitly suggested that she could try dating one of the Xia brothers.

She didn’t care initially, but after seeing Xia Wenyan, she thought it might not be such a bad idea.

Xia Wenyan had good looks and a modest fame as a star in China…

“Are you a kindergartener? Needing someone to take care of you while you go shopping? Are you still on the bottle?” Xia Wenyan turned around and glanced at Avril with a look full of disgust.

He hadn’t received any texts or calls from Pei Huai since picking up Avril this morning.

He was already annoyed, and this woman kept dragging him around endlessly, bossing him about.

If it weren’t for her being the daughter of a family friend of the Xias, he would have wanted to tape her to the rolling shutter door of the shopping mall downstairs.

Avril’s eyes widened in surprise, staring at Xia Wenyan in disbelief. “Is that something a gentleman would say?”

Xia Wenyan waved his hand dismissively, “I’m not a gentleman.”

“But Uncle Xia and Aunt Wen asked you to take care of me!” Avril persisted. “Plus, I came to China to find a boyfriend, and if you don’t treat me right, I’ll become your sister-in-law!”

Xia Wenyan immediately froze in place, staring at Avril with an expression akin to looking at an idiot.

He could only thank her for her grace in eliminating herself from consideration.

As for his brothers, they were even less likely to fancy her.

Xia Wenjin was already a handful, and here was Avril, basically Xia Wenjin 2.0. Who would want to marry such a woman and bring her home?

Avril thought Xia Wenyan’s silence was due to the deterrent effect of her words and immediately felt pleased with herself.

She waved her hand, “I’m hungry now, take me to the restaurant.”

“…”

He had had enough of seeing Avril’s face and the thought of having to eat with her made his stomach churn.

It looked like he would need to stop by the pharmacy to buy some digestive tablets before meeting with Lu Zhaozhao in the afternoon.

He also had to find a way to shake off this annoying woman.

The two of them walked one after the other to the restaurant, and just as they were about to enter, they saw a tall man walking in ahead of them.

Xia Wenyan paused, blurting out, “Brother Pei?”

Besides him, there stood a scholarly-looking man in glasses, who seemed to have a good relationship with him.

Is he his friend?

Why hadn’t he seen him before?

Pei Huai, noticing Xia Wenyan’s scrutinizing gaze, instinctively moved to shield the glasses-wearing man.

An Ying was his subordinate, and when Xia Wenyan was around, he never met with him.

He disliked Xia Wenyan interacting with these unclean things.

He just needed to be well protected by him.

He had originally only brought An Ying out to take care of some business and to eat at the restaurant by the way, not expecting to run into Xia Wenyan by chance.

What he didn’t expect even more was to overhear that woman’s words to Xia Wenyan in the restaurant.

So is this woman Xia Wenyan’s girlfriend?

No, that can’t be right; if he had a girlfriend, he would surely know about it.

She’s probably a date arranged by the Xia Family…

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have mentioned doing something that Xia Wenyan’s sister-in-law would do.

Xia Wenyan hadn’t noticed Pei Huai when he first entered and was quite happy.

But he didn’t expect that Pei Huai would shield the man behind him right in front of him.

The person he used to protect was only him, so why did he…

Xia Wenyan suddenly paused, why was he thinking this way?

Isn’t it up to Pei Huai whom he wants to protect?

Why… why does he feel so annoyed?

He frowned, suppressing the uncomfortable feeling in his heart, and chuckled lightly, “Brother Pei, are you here to eat too?”

Pei Huai nodded, “Yeah, just by chance.”

His words were perfunctory, hard for anyone not to notice.

Xia Wenyan tugged at the corner of his mouth, about to make up an excuse to change the subject, when he heard Avril by his side speak up, “Pei Huai, you’re the acting star Pei Huai, aren’t you? I really like you, can we have dinner with you?”

She looked at Pei Huai with a face full of surprise and delight, which annoyed Xia Wenyan even further.

Pei Huai had no intention of accepting, but seeing Xia Wenyan’s unhappy expression, he bizarrely agreed.

If Xia Wenyan’s fiancee likes him, then maybe he wouldn’t get together with this woman?

Pei Huai suddenly felt his thoughts were somewhat mean, yet he couldn’t let go.

He couldn’t bear to watch him be with someone else, whether that person was a man or a woman.

He simply wanted him to belong to only him…