Chapter 238: Not Family, Won’t Enter The Same Door
“Forget it, pretend I didn’t say anything.”
Qi Yunming didn’t mean anything else; he just wanted them to film some ambiguous scenes to find their state.
But he soon realized that gaze play couldn’t be forced. If it wasn’t filmed well, it was a matter of acting skills; kissing until their mouths were sore wouldn’t help.
Hearing this, Yu Wei and Tong Yulu both let out a sigh of relief almost instantly. Although actors filming a kiss scene was nothing, doing it in a sea selection setting was still too sudden…
At least do some preparation and mental buildup.
The others present weren’t as surprised as the parties involved, but they were somewhat shaken inside. Director Qi was a decent person; for filming, he didn’t hesitate to push his future son-in-law out there.
They weren’t interested in entertainment industry scandals, but they would still check out things related to Yu Wei. They had also heard a little about what happened the day before yesterday.
Qi Yunming hadn’t even thought of that. He rarely dwelled on trivial life matters when working, and vice versa—overthinking was tiring.
The screen test stopped here. Although Tong Yulu’s performance didn’t meet expectations, Qi Yunming didn’t reject her outright but told her to practice more and see the effect next time.
There was still some time before the movie started filming. Casting roles wasn’t something that happened overnight; some film and television dramas dragged on for years over one role—it couldn’t be rushed.
Whether Tong Yulu could stay was put on hold for now. Next, sea selections for other roles still needed to be conducted.
It was worth mentioning that Yu Wei didn’t participate in the role sea selections for the following days. He was just there to connect with the artist he got for free of charge.
These people came on his account. It wouldn’t be appropriate if he wasn’t there. As for selections for other roles and extras, professionals would handle them. Yu Wei needed to return to the company for a while.
Thus, the Beijing trip could be considered quite fruitful. Not only did he shine brightly at the concert, but he also won several music awards. He could return with peace of mind.
After recording the last two episodes of Music Blind Box, there would be plenty of time to handle the movie matters.
No need for Qi Luo An to worry about the return plane tickets; the company had already arranged them for him, even thoughtfully arranging three.
One for him and one for Sister Liu, with the other left for Qi Luo An. Concerning the company’s pillar, they naturally knew about it long ago.
But the company wouldn’t interfere. Yu Wei dating wouldn’t have much impact; they still needed to show the appropriate gestures at the appropriate times.
“Your company is quite humane.”
Qi Luo An was greatly shocked seeing the plane ticket screenshot. She could be considered as eating the company’s rice now—this treatment was really good…
In the future, when she went to Ying Huo Hua Wen to play, would that group of employees have to call her sister-in-law? Interesting.
As for this title, just thinking about it made her heart surge. She didn’t care about status or position, but being recognized by the people around Yu Wei felt very subtle.
It was like the people in each other’s social circles all recognized this relationship, giving a strange sense of reassurance.
Although to be precise, they currently had no real relationship…
Liu Ning felt these two were inexplicable—typical thunder without much rain. There was plenty of discussion outside, and they were ambiguous with each other, but no confirmed relationship.
If she didn’t know Yu Wei well, she would suspect this kid was a scumbag.
Actually, it was just a matter of formality. She didn’t know which of the two would break that window paper first.
It should be window paper…
That morning, the three including Liu Ning dressed very tightly and met at the airport. Things were different now—their popularity was too high.
The two of them were “implicated” by Yu Wei, redefining what it meant that when one person attains the Dao, even their chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Now, even if Yu Wei raised a cat, it would probably become an internet celebrity cat on the spot.
“The only flaw is not buying one for Yutong.”
Qi Luo An had planned to discuss with her best friend on the plane about squeezing Qi Yuan, but unfortunately, the tickets weren’t together.
“Do you think our company is doing charity?”
Buying a ticket for Qi Luo An could still be explained as a friendship ticket, but Shen Yutong had her own management company—did she need them meddling?
Yu Wei tried his best to control his speaking voice. His voice was quite recognizable, so better not to be identified.
Fortunately, boarding went smoothly. After all, it was turning cooler in late autumn and winter; wearing thicker clothes was normal. Even if it aroused suspicion, no one would come over to ask.
“Today, I really need to reward the readers well.”
Yu Wei hadn’t been idle these days. Taking advantage of fragmented time, he pushed The Devotion of Suspect X further. He’d write a bit more later and update it all at once.
He hadn’t been idle on the entertainment novel side either. He had just finished writing the competition between the wandering singer Song Wei and the little idol, with Song Wei winning by a huge advantage.
The three people Meng Han introduced were top-notch in strength one after another. This Song Wei was truly wandering, running through dozens of cities over several years, with the dream of holding a tour.
But in the current market, holding a tour without popularity was a money-losing business, purely throwing money at a dream.
So Yu Wei didn’t arrange an AI native for him. Given this guy’s financial situation, he probably couldn’t afford to pay for songs. He’d see in the next round.
“What words are these? What kind of words are these?”
Qi Luo An pointed at her reader comments for Yu Wei to see. Ever since netizens knew “Double Sunflower” was Qi Luo An, her book review section had changed flavor.
There were those shipping CP, asking for progress, urging her to urge updates, but the most were those going crazy…
“#Yu Wei Qi Luo An Wedding Planning Scheme V1.0: Master of Ceremonies Qi Yuan, Witness Shen Yutong, Bridesmaids and Groomsmen from Half of Domestic Entertainment, Wedding March using Red Bean and Bubble!”
“Suggest you two team up for live broadcast selling goods selling keyboards, one writing and one kneeling— if sales don’t break a billion, I’ll stand on my head to wash my hair!”
“Reward a leader, consider it my wedding gift.”
“When is Sunflower taking ten months off? Let me calculate the child’s birth chart.”
The more Yu Wei looked, the more baffled he was. They hadn’t even officially announced, and they were doing this. If they really got together, netizens would talk endlessly.
He turned sideways to look at Qi Luo An with slightly red ears, clearly visible even through the mask and hat.
He strongly suspected this guy deliberately showed it to him—what a little girl mentality.
“Things have come to this; let’s write first.”
For Yu Wei’s read-but-no-reply behavior, Qi Luo An just found it boring. This kid was pretending to be confused while knowing full well again—thinking writing could get past it.
The familiar airplane writing session. Perhaps because it happened so many times, Yu Wei’s writing speed was getting faster and faster. He managed to write two chapters during the few-hour flight.
Including what he had saved before, he simply released four chapters at once, from chapter six to chapter nine. The Devotion of Suspect X was now more than halfway done.
“This time, readers can’t say I’m slacking off, right.”
…
“Cousin, updated.”
Sakuraya Rio immediately told the remotely working Awayuki Iroha this news, but the other said she already knew.
Not only did she know, Awayuki Iroha was already reading it. Her Chinese was very good; she didn’t need translation tools and read smoothly.
She came all this way to talk about these two books, even waiting so long, so she was naturally especially attentive.
There were plenty of stunning openings in suspense novels; she was quite afraid Yu Wei would write it off the rails.
The story continued right with Yukawa’s appearance. Yukawa, Shi Shen’s university classmate, visited because detective Kusanagi mentioned the case.
The two recalled their shared love for mathematics in university. Yukawa brought a thesis attempting to disprove the “Riemann Hypothesis”; Shi Shen calculated all night and found the error.
This reunion showed the mutual admiration between the two geniuses and hinted at Yukawa’s suspicion of Shi Shen’s involvement.
The mutual admiration and probing between geniuses were written very well, successfully letting Awayuki Iroha breathe a sigh of relief.
But just as she relaxed, chapter seven suddenly introduced a new role Kudo.
Yasuko dated her old acquaintance Kudo. Kudo revealed his fondness for Yasuko after becoming widowed, making her both moved and guilty over the murder case.
The plot was fine, but this development was… damn, bold!
Shi Shen had helped Yasuko destroy the corpse and evidence, and now Yasuko was dating another man—was this right?
Meanwhile, the detective came to ask for movie ticket stubs to verify the alibi and abruptly inquired about the heated table usage.
Yasuko’s daughter Misato noticed Shi Shen going out frequently, hinting he was closely following the mother and daughter’s trends.
The plot became increasingly mysterious. Although the emotional entanglements were weird, it didn’t stop her from getting more immersed.
Chapter eight: Yukawa actively assisted Kusanagi in analyzing the case, pointing out a physical contradiction in Yasuko and her daughter’s “movie then KTV” itinerary.
Yukawa hinted the murder weapon might be the kotatsu cord; Kusanagi confirmed this speculation and launched targeted investigation.
It had to be said, as expected of the genius physicist with so much buildup. Once he got involved, the case had a major breakthrough, making readers shout in excitement.
This made Awayuki Iroha even more determined about cooperation. Yu Wei’s two books exported to Sakura would definitely explode—not just ordinarily.
In chapter nine, Yu Wei dug another pit. Yasuko dated Kudo again; Kudo expressed his pursuit intentions, putting Yasuko under double pressure from emotions and the crime.
Shi Shen called Yasuko, revealing the police had locked on the kotatsu cord as the murder weapon, and informed her he had swapped the two families’ kotatsus to interfere with the investigation.
Seeing this, Awayuki Iroha suddenly felt Shi Shen’s efforts were unworthy. What was he after? From the novel’s start until now, he was just unilaterally helping, even getting involved in the case.
Yu Wei’s handling of this was unclear to her, but so far, The Devotion of Suspect X was undoubtedly an excellent suspense work.
Just as she was speculating on the story’s next development, Sakuraya Rio’s exclamation nearby interrupted her thoughts.
“What are you doing?”
“Yu Wei and them are back.”
Sakuraya Rio showed the hot post she just saw—a screenshot inside the cabin with two passengers huddled together writing.
Although bundled up tightly, this scene was so dramatic that netizens recognized it as Yu Wei and his mysterious assistant at a glance.
Who could it be? So hard to guess.
They guarded against everything but still couldn’t prevent it. Writing was too recognizable; just the silhouette gave it away.
“This is our Follow Yu An, right? Writing together on the plane, huh.”
“Not from the same family, not entering the same door.”
“World-famous painting. Swap any other star, and this bizarre scene wouldn’t happen.”
“No wonder so many updates suddenly—turns out written on the plane. Can you fly a few more trips?”
This was still the first time Yu Wei and Qi Luo An appeared together after the incident, with the topic exploding and spreading instantly, sparking quite a bit of netizen discussion.
Other couples hold hands; these two bury their heads in writing. In a sense, they were unusually compatible.
Awayuki Iroha didn’t care about these private matters. For her, Yu Wei’s return was more important than anything…
Without hesitation, while packing, she called Yu Wei’s company.
“Yu Wei, oh Yu Wei, don’t let big sister down.”
