"Come out."
Sheng Min hung up the phone and said softly.
The body of the phone became a little hot after holding it in his hand for so long. The passing night rain brought a rare warmth, which reminded him of Li Xuan's voice on the other end of the phone.
When he thought of him, he felt sweet, yet inexplicably sour. He suppressed his troubled thoughts and turned back. Apart from the sound of wind and rain, there was still no sound in the corridor.
"How many times do you want me to call you?" Sheng Min's tone didn't sound angry, but rather helpless.
After a few seconds, Yang Xu drooped his shoulders with a guilty look on his face and walked out slowly: "Brother..."
"Have you heard enough?" Sheng Min couldn't help but sigh before speaking, "If you don't like Li Xuan so much, why did you call him?"
Yang Xu pouted, and after a long while, he reluctantly whispered, "... I don't like him that much, but I just felt that you were much tougher than usual when he was around... And you still blamed me, saying that you liked him so much, why did you lie to him." He couldn't help but mutter, "Those film critics are blind and say that your acting is bad, but your acting is superb."
The rain was getting heavier, Sheng Min closed the window: "How did I lie to him again..."
"You didn't lie to him, it's the truth. So is this what I want to tell him?"
"What do you want to say?" Sheng Min pressed his eyebrows with a headache.
"What are you talking about? I don't want to say anything!" Yang Xu was like a cornered rabbit. "Just let people bully you! ... ... I call you brother, but I'm actually working for you. I won't meddle in your business and annoy you! Your brother is still in the room, making a fuss and asking to see you!"
After he yelled at her, Sheng Min didn't react much, and didn't even frown. However, a waiter who was pushing a food cart just came out of the elevator, was startled, and subconsciously wanted to avoid him. He saw Sheng Min again with his sharp eyes, and couldn't help but asked in a low voice: "... ... Is it convenient? Can we take a photo together? I'm your fan."
"Sure." Sheng Min naturally adjusted his smile and cooperated in taking a photo. The waiter thanked him again and again and then pushed the food cart away.
With this interruption, Yang Xu calmed down a little. She bit her lip, and only her constantly stirring fingers revealed her uneasiness.
"Is Shenghui still with you?"
Yang Xu hummed and said with disdain, "I must see you."
Sheng Hui came this afternoon without any warning. He got the address from somewhere and rushed directly to the hotel from City N. But then again, illegitimate children are everywhere, so which room Sheng Min lives in is probably not a secret.
The three floors were reserved by the crew, and Sheng Hui had no ID, so he was naturally stopped. Perhaps because he felt his face was hurt, he kept shouting that he was Sheng Min's brother, and his attitude was arrogant and bad. The security personnel didn't know him, and they were afraid that if it was true, they would offend him, so they called the crew for caution. At that time, Sheng Min had just changed into his costume, and there were so many people waiting on the set that he couldn't leave, so he had to let Yang Xu come back early.
"I'll talk to the Lifestyle producer and get you a new room. Just go there and don't go back to your room."
"What about you? He's making a big fuss, are you going to deal with him alone?" Yang Xu felt a little uneasy.
"It's okay." Sheng Min smiled and said ambiguously, "Go to bed early."
Yang Xu's room was one floor lower than his. Sheng Min walked to the elevator entrance and stopped briefly, looking at the room at the end of the corridor from a distance.
On the way back from the show, he called Wang Shuying. It rang several times before the call was connected. From the sound of the phone, it was clear that they were at the card table, and the air was filled with smoke even through the receiver.
The time was too short and she hadn't realized Sheng Hui had run away. When she heard the news, she became so anxious that she was pacing around on the other end of the phone.
"How could he run so far by himself? What if something happens? Why don't you hurry up and send your brother back?"
Wang Shuying said hurriedly, with the heart of a loving mother. Sheng Min had just said that she was busy with the play and was afraid that she would not be able to make time, and she immediately started to curse, "Then why don't you arrange someone... No, no, forget it..." She acted as if she had given him some great grace, "I will pick him up by myself, he is just a little kid, how can he go so far alone, what if something happens..."
Sheng Min glanced at the text message he had just received. Wang Shuying would be here in four hours. She was always extremely anxious when it came to Sheng Hui. Every extra penny had to come from Sheng Min's pocket. This time, she was probably afraid that Sheng Min would not be dedicated enough, so she bought the ticket in a hurry.
"It's all your fault." He recalled Wang Shuying scolding him angrily before hanging up the phone. "How many times have I told you to buy him a house, but he kept making excuses. Isn't it because you forced him to come here? It's just a small amount of money, and you stole it. If something really happens to your brother, I want to see how you will explain it?!"
How to explain.
Sheng Min closed his eyes briefly, trying to clear his mind for a moment. Why did he insist on giving this explanation
He couldn't let Wang Shuying come to the set and cause a scene, delaying the crew's progress. If someone with ulterior motives made up a rumor and fermented it, it would probably stay on the hot search for a long time.
Shenghui could only be sent there before Wang Shuying arrived at the airport.
Sheng Min had made up his mind, but he didn't want to see his younger brother for the time being.
The shirt on my body was soaked because I was stuck in traffic for too long at the hotel entrance when I got off the bus. It stuck to my body and made me feel uncomfortable and tired.
He pressed the up button of the elevator and decided to go back to his room to take a shower, change clothes, and take a short nap before dealing with these "explanations".
However, just as I walked out of the bathroom, there was a knock on the door.
The hand that was wiping his hair paused, Sheng Min straightened his clothes and walked to the door: "Who is it?"
He had already made up his mind, and sure enough, it was Sheng Hui's irritable voice that rang out from outside the door: "Open the door! Are you afraid to see me? I told you I was going to find you, why are you hiding, Sheng Min, open the door quickly."
As he spoke, the knocks on the door continued. When Sheng Min opened the door, his hand was still suspended in mid-air.
"You've been knocking for a long time." Sheng Hui yelled.
"I was taking a shower, I didn't hear you."
"I think you are guilty."
Sheng Min glanced at him lightly and asked, "Why do I feel guilty?"
Sheng Hui was speechless, he stiffened his neck and glared at him.
This expression made Sheng Min frown secretly, and he saw a sneaky head finally popped out from the corner of the corridor. When he met his gaze, he quickly retracted it. He knew that Yang Xu followed him because she was worried about him, so he shook his head imperceptibly, motioning Yang Xu to go back, and said to Sheng Hui: "Come in and talk."
"Why should I go in?" Sheng Hui didn't know what was wrong with him, and he refuted every word, "You don't dare to tell me right here?"
"Yes, I don't dare." Sheng Min replied calmly, "I am a public figure. If I get photographed arguing with a man at the door with wet hair, it will make the headlines. Do you really want to be surrounded by reporters at school and come out to explain?"
"That's no big deal." Sheng Hui snorted coldly, pushed him aside rudely, and walked in angrily.
The author has something to say:
In about three or four chapters, Sheng Min's family issues will be basically resolved.