CEFYMA: Chapter 27

“You look very…” Pei Huaiji was silent for a long time as if thinking about how to describe You Mian’s state at the moment.

Finally, he said, “At ease.”

No matter whether it was today’s dates playing snooker or go-kart, or the obvious performances of the other people in the viewing room, the attraction of You Mian was clearly displayed.

The young man in front of him was undoubtedly full of vigorous vitality. At the same time, this vitality would always inadvertently exude a unique charm.

It was to the point where You Mian himself didn’t know how many people were moved by his performance.

This included in front of the camera and behind the camera.

It was only at this moment that Pei Huaiji had to admit he was really fascinated by You Mian’s feeling of relaxation.

It was as if he could always do anything easily.

Unknowingly, Pei Huaiji had already trusted You Mian’s personal ability to a considerable extent.

You Mian leaned against the door frame and smiled with his arms crossed over his chest. He said, “It is easy because it is just a hot search. Chairman Pei, don’t care about it.”

Pei Huaiji frowned. “Just?”

Pei Huaiji disagreed with You Mian’s attitude of not paying attention to public opinion. At the same time, he was helplessly attracted by this relaxed appearance.

The man’s chest was filled with a contradictory and violent heartbeat.

You Mian looked up at Pei Huaiji, his amber eyes reflecting his serious tone. “Slander and rumors can’t be managed. If I have to worry about it every time, how many hearts will I have?”

Pei Huaiji’s sharp eyes were still very imposing, but when he heard this, he felt that his previous worries seemed trivial at this moment.

However, his own sensitivity to market public opinion made Pei Huaiji unable to let go.

Before Pei Huaiji could speak, You Mian said softly, “If it was Chairman Pei in my position, what would you do now?”

Pei Huaiji didn’t have the slightest hesitation. The decisive tone made You Mian see that fierce and resolute leader.

“Let the PR team come up with a plan. Immediately issue a statement to clarify it and send a lawyer’s letter to all those who publish rumor-mongering information. This way, they will pay the price that a rumor-monger should bear.”

“Stop the fermentation of public opinion and save the company’s image.”

You Mian’s expression didn’t change much when he heard this. He asked, “Even if this immediate clarification will break your original step-by-step schedule?”

Pei Huaiji’s expression froze. This time, he didn’t give an immediate answer. Then after thinking about it for a few seconds, he said with a furrowed brow, “I will weigh it.”

You Mian smiled softly and seemed to agree.

Pei Huaiji stared directly at You Mian and continued, “I will weigh whether my original plan or the cost of changing it for clarification is more beneficial.”

“If my step-by-step itinerary can provide clarification then I will wait.”

Once Pei Huaiji finished speaking, he realized what the source of You Mian’s sense of relaxation was.

The young man wasn’t blindly relaxed. On the contrary, his leisure was the leisure of being prepared with countermeasures.

He might be leisurely, but his sharp edge was still there.

Sure enough, Pei Huaiji saw You Mian nod with a smile. “So the result I weighed was the former.”

Pei Huaiji pursed his lips. “Even if this will make you suffer a lot, so much that you might not be able to accept negative public opinion?”

You Mian shrugged. His amber-green eyes were full of inevitable sharpness.

“Because it is necessary to take risks.”

Pei Huaiji stared at You Mian for a long time. He always felt that his heartbeat at this moment was more violent than when he saw You Mian crossing the finish line of the track before.

The tips of his fingers were numb, and his heart was beating a bit painfully.

Pei Huaiji lowered his eyes. This angle reduced the man’s cold aura. He said in a deep voice, “As I said before, I am always extra tolerant and patient with talented people.”

You Mian’s eyes gently curved and waited for Pei Huaiji’s next words.

Pei Huaiji continued, “But so far, my patience with you seems to be several magnitudes higher than other people.”

You Mian’s eyes widened slightly, and silence spread between the two of them.

Just when he thought that Pei Huaiji was going to say something shocking, he heard Pei Huaiji’s voice change and change back to that cold and calm appearance.

“So I don’t mind if you backtrack.” Pei Huaiji pursed his thin lips, giving the greatest guarantee while backing down. “If you need JL’s PR team to come forward later, just tell me.”

You Mian wanted to refuse when he suddenly heard Pei Huaiji add softly, “I respect all your choices.”

Including the ones he didn’t approve of.

You Mian understood Pei Huaiji’s words.

It had to be said that Pei Huaiji’s performance of conceding and cherishing talents really surprised You Mian and made him sigh.

What a bold and charismatic leader.

So this time, You Mian didn’t refuse. He smiled very calmly and accepted the kindness.

“Then I will thank Chairman Pei first,” You Mian said.

Pei Huaiji nodded silently. His face was expressionless, but You Mian seemed to see a very satisfied look on his icy face.

You Mian: “……”

Pei Huaiji paused for a few seconds before turning around. His voice was a bit hoarse as he said, “Good night.”

You Mian looked up at Pei Huaiji. The warm yellow light behind the young man made his side profile reflect an excessively beautiful light and shadow.

You Mian looked softly at the back of his head. “Good night.”

There was a smile in Pei Huaiji’s eyes that wasn’t obvious, but he did smile because of You Mian’s good night.

Before Pei Huaiji had taken many steps, the staff member in charge of You Mian knocked on the door of his room with a worried expression.

You Mian opened it and saw the girl with the badge around her neck saying uneasily, “You Mian, don’t go on Weibo for the next two days. Director Hong is communicating with the person who sent the message, hoping to calm down this turmoil as soon as possible.”

You Mian hadn’t expected that the show would actually come forward.

This hot search was negative for You Mian himself, but it was free publicity for the variety show that was being filmed and hadn’t officially aired.

It increased the level of discussion and also broadened their recognition with passersby.

The one who received the negativity was You Mian while the show received the fame. They won’t lose money no matter what.

However, Hong Sheng actually chose to come forward to calm things down rather than take advantage of the trend to increase hype.

You Mian was actually a bit surprised. It was because in the original novel, his small supporting role often made a ridiculous farce. He didn’t remember what attitude the variety show director in the novel had toward it.

In short, it wouldn’t be for him.

Unexpectedly, once reborn, many things affected each other like dominoes. Finally, it turned into something completely different.

You Mian didn’t say much. He just smiled and asked the staff member for the director’s phone number.

The staff member was still looking at him with worry. She seemed really annoyed.

After You Mian dialed the number, he didn’t forget to smile gently at the staff member and soothe her, “Don’t worry, I will communicate well with the director.”

The girl clasped her fingers together and waited.

This type of information fermentation with a sudden momentum was actually difficult to track. It wasn’t known if the young man in front of her would have bad emotions because of this hot search.

The staff member thought to herself, ‘I hope that You Mian can quickly discuss a solution with the director.’

The beeping stopped, and the call went through.

Hong Sheng’s voice was heard. “Hello? Hi?”

You Mian spoke politely. “Hello, Director. I am You Mian.”

Before Hong Sheng could react, You Mian’s next sentence hit all the cameras.

“The show doesn’t have to bother solving the hot search.”

“Let it stay there.”

The staff member, who was still looking forward to it just now, was instantly stunned. Just as her eyes widened and she was about to listen to You Mian’s thoughts, she saw the young man gesturing to her. Then he turned around and went back to his room.

The staff member: “!” She was in a hurry!

Three minutes later, You Mian walked out with his phone. He saw that the staff member was still waiting outside the door and couldn’t help showing an apologetic smile.

“Sorry, the conversation just now isn’t suitable to be said in front of the camera.”

The staff member didn’t think that You Mian, an amateur college student, could solve this matter by himself. Therefore, she didn’t pay too much attention to what You Mian said.

She frowned and reminded him, “You Mian, it is actually most cost-effective for the show to come forward to resolve the hot search. If the show ignores it and allows the current situation to continue to develop, it will only be harmful to your future. It will have an impact on your career path in the entertainment industry and even affect your personal life.”

You Mian looked at the staff member gently, carefully listening to every word she said. Finally, he didn’t insist on his opinion and just said, “Thank you for telling me this.”

The staff member had the last glimmer of hope. “How did you communicate with Director Hong? What did he say?”

“He agreed not to interfere.”

The staff member cried out, “How could that happen?”

You Mian’s expression was extremely gentle, but the staff member had been with him for the past few days and knew that he was a very resilient and assertive person to his bones.

His stubbornness was comparable to JL’s cold-faced chairman or even worse.

So even if she didn’t understand or agree with You Mian’s approach, she could only leave with a sigh.

The show’s staff really didn’t interfere with the rise of this hot search as You Mian told them.

In a situation where no one stopped it, the hot search with the word ‘amateur’ reached the first position of the hot search list multiple times.

It gradually dropped a dozen positions in the early morning, but there were always many melon-eating people who came in to discuss it.

The popularity still failed to come down.

At this time, everyone knew that someone was behind the hot search.

The autumn morning was cool. The waves tumbled under the white cliffs against the rocks, creating countless splashes.

Gulls spread out their white wings and flew past the French windows of the living room. The sun was still warm.

You Mian wore a dark blue jacket and a Bluetooth earpiece in his left ear as he walked out of the room.

The zipper of the jacket reached the boy’s chin, covering the sharp angle of his jaw. This suddenly made him look a bit cute. He wasn’t as sharp as he looked yesterday on the track.

The chestnut hair fell casually over his ears. From time to time, it scraped against the tip of his ears with his movements.

You Mian pressed down on the earpiece and walked into the kitchen while listening to a documentary.

Fortunately, he got up early enough today and didn’t meet Yan Tingxuan and Bai Lin.

Such a good beginning made You Mian’s expression more vivid. This made it so that anyone sitting in front of the camera could feel his good mood.

You Mian turned on the soy milk machine and got himself a cup of fresh soy milk.

You Mian didn’t notice the sound of the door being pushed open in the midst of the soy milk machine running.

It wasn’t until Pei Huaiji, dressed in a crisp suit, stood in front of the dining table that his mind returned, and he looked up.

The man’s double-breasted suit was wrapped in a long, black jacket, revealing a deep blue tie securely shackled by a pure black tie clip.

The same dark blue color unexpectedly matched the jacket You Mian was wearing today.

“Did you sleep well?” Pei Huaiji raised his hand and glanced at his wrist like he was asking casually.

You Mian’s soy milk machine stopped running, and the kitchen fell into silence. However, at this moment, there seemed to be another layer of atmosphere in the silence.

You Mian poured the soy milk neatly and said without looking at Pei Huaiji, “My sleep quality has always been good.”

Pei Huaiji nodded. “I’ll send you off in a moment.”

You Mian held the soy milk and looked at Pei Huaiji. Then he realized that he was too involved with Pei Huaiji.

It was from the beginning of the stay in the house to the current round of heartbeat text message exchanges.

If he was facing someone else, You Mian could always sort out these thoughts and give the most perfect and appropriate answer.

However, the person standing in front of him at this moment was Pei Huaiji, who spoke without hesitation and acted resolutely.

In the face of such a strong aura, it was difficult to maintain rational thinking all the time.

So before You Mian had time to sort out his wording, he finished drinking the cup of soy milk, followed Pei Huaiji out of the house, and got into the car.

You Mian: “……”

It wasn’t until he heard the sound of Pei Huaiji tapping on his laptop that You Mian’s mind returned.

“There doesn’t seem to be a date today?” Pei Huaiji suddenly asked.

You Mian shook his head. The young man’s chin was covered by the collar of the coat. The dark blue coat made his cold white skin more obvious.

Pei Huaiji’s gaze shifted from the laptop screen in front of him to the young man on the side.

You Mian’s wrist was very thin, but it couldn’t be mistaken for a girl’s hand. There were slight bruises on the back of his hand, and the slender knuckles were very beautiful.

It was so white that it seemed like it was going to glow.

Pei Huaiji was always sensitive to the smell of others. Therefore, no one working around him wore strong-smelling perfume, even Vivian.

But at this moment, You Mian’s body exuded a very cold smell. It was a bit like the smell of the sea breeze.

Pei Huaiji actually felt that he could accept it. He could even accept You Mian sitting tighter.

The man withdrew his gaze and fell silent.

You Mian propped up his chin and looked out the window. Under his seemingly calm appearance, there was the feeling of his tension being relieved.

Pei Huaiji didn’t know how obvious his gaze was. But as the person being stared at, You Mian felt that it was frighteningly hot.

Once the car finally stopped outside the gate of A College, You Mian quickly got out of the car. Nevertheless, he still paused the moment the door closed.

You Mian bent down and said goodbye to Pei Huaiji in the back seat of the car.

The man’s side profile reflected the blue light of the laptop screen. The dense English words and numbers were waiting for him to read through.

Pei Huaiji’s gaze had been fixed on You Mian since he got out of the car.

Hearing this, Pei Huaiji laughed very lightly and replied, “Goodbye.”

The car drove away quickly, but You Mian was stunned. Did Pei Huaiji smile just now? Because of a goodbye?

Things gradually broke away from You Mian’s cognition, but surprisingly, this time he wasn’t in a hurry to get it back on track.

The feeling of going temporarily off course also seemed to be good.

You Mian sorted his thoughts. He had just taken a few steps toward the school gate when his phone suddenly rang.

The moment he saw the caller ID, he immediately picked up. “Director Lin.”

Lin Yuqing got straight to the point. “Xiao Mian, how is your last plaster sculpture? This is the only one you need now. I told that group of people in the museum to wait for you.”

You Mian smiled. The morning sun fell on his hair, and the autumn breeze gradually blew.

“What a coincidence. I just broke the mold yesterday. It is already done.”

Lin Yuqing instantly became spirited when he heard this. “The 20th anniversary of the museum is just waiting for this one. I will immediately let the people of the museum pick it up.”

You Mian pursed his lips and said lightly and leisurely, “Okay.”

After hanging up the phone, You Mian opened Weibo and glanced at it.

The 20th place on the hot search was last night’s entrance. However, because the topic continued to ferment, several new topics had been added.

#A College’s assessment content#

#An amateur and Yun Guanqing taking part in a romance show together#

#Backstage#

#Matching Heartbeat You Mian#

You Mian ignored this and directly clicked onto the official Weibo of Huajiang Art Museum. He forwarded the Weibo message celebrating the 20th anniversary exhibition that was just posted this morning.

[You Mian: Congratulations on the 20th anniversary of Huajiang Art Museum. Thank you for the invitation @Huajiang Art Museum [image][image].]

In less than ten minutes, You Mian once again appeared on the hot search.

Unlike the previous entries with various prefixes and linked topics, the hot search this time finally directly wrote his name.

#You Mian#

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