Chapter 132: Transmigrated as a Scumbag in a Boy Group Survival Show (14)
Old Gao opened his mouth as if to protest, even envisioning He Ci’s cold sneer in his mind, but faced with Cen Yu’s earnest gaze, he could only choke back his words and say, “…It should be inside the venue.”
“Got it.” Cen Yu nodded.
“Then be quick about it.”
The moment they stepped inside the venue, Old Gao specifically reminded them about their performance time once more before Cen Yu slipped away from the group.
He sprinted off toward the restroom inside the venue, feeling like he had drunk a bit too much water back in the van… Once he finished his business and washed his hands, just as he was preparing to head out, a male voice suddenly sounded outside—
“Damn it!”
“You have no idea how infuriating that brat is!”
The voice belonged to a middle-aged man, and by the sound of it, he was on the phone with someone. “I fucking told you, that piece of trash Mu Fengyin refuses to listen to orders at all!”
“…” Cen Yu’s steps as he prepared to leave instantly froze for a second.
He immediately took three steps backward, pushed open the door of the stall behind him, and slipped right inside.
Kidding aside! If Mu Fengyin’s idiot manager spotted him on an occasion like this, who knew what kind of underhanded trouble the guy would cook up to make his life miserable!
He might as well wait it out here for a bit.
“He better just pray for his own good.” The man’s voice grew closer and closer, accompanied by footsteps. “The company isn’t going to pamper a young master like him.”
Standing inside the stall, Cen Yu couldn’t fathom how anyone could speak ill of someone so openly without the slightest concealment.
Did he think everyone inside this venue was a celestial being who didn’t need to use the restroom?
Musing over this, he pulled out his phone and tapped the recording button—
Kidding aside! A major scoop like this might come in handy later!
Meanwhile, the man outside genuinely seemed to believe the restroom was empty, continuing to curse loudly about how Mu Fengyin didn’t know his place and failed to take staff like them seriously.
He ranted that once Mu Fengyin’s contract was officially terminated, he’d give him a taste of his own medicine.
“…” Dumbass, Cen Yu cursed under his breath.
Soon, after a flurry of movement outside, the man hung up the call, washed his hands, and left the restroom.
After saving the audio recording, Cen Yu was just about to breathe a sigh of relief and walk out when he caught another set of footsteps, accompanied by a somewhat stern voice—
“I said, impossible.”
“Don’t even think about stuffing people into my project.”
“…” Cen Yu simply folded his arms and stood inside the stall. Was he hitting a goldmine of juicy gossip today?
“Within a month,” Gu Hanyin’s voice sounded outside the restroom, “I will find a suitable candidate.”
Cen Yu pondered for a second, instantly realizing Gu Hanyin was referring to casting the other male lead for his film… He had, of course, heard Mu Fengyin mention collaborating with Director Gu earlier.
However, he also knew that the collaboration Mu Fengyin spoke of wasn’t starring as one of the male leads in his film.
Instead, he was slated to perform the theme song for Gu Hanyin’s movie and make a guest appearance in a role that closely mirrored his real-life persona.
Consider it a special guest appearance.
Still, Mu Fengyin had originally walked the music route anyway. Landing the theme song for Gu Hanyin’s film right after leaving his company was a pretty solid resource, not to mention Gu Hanyin needed a bit of star power to boost the project. It was a mutually beneficial arrangement.
Looking at the context of this phone call, however, it seemed the investors were putting pressure on Gu Hanyin.
After all, from an investor’s perspective, they naturally wanted the film to land a release date during the New Year or National Day holiday slots, riding the surge of overall box office traffic to secure better screening ratios and higher revenues.
As Cen Yu was thinking through this, he heard the sound of running water outside, as if Gu Hanyin had turned on the tap.
Pausing for barely a second, he sent a message to Xie Jinshen from his contacts—
[Yu: Come to the restroom for a sec.]
Xie Jinshen received the message sent by Cen Yu.
Allowing his gaze to linger for a few seconds on the group members who were already seated, he turned to Old Gao—who was standing on the perimeter like him—and said, “I’m going to the restroom.”
Old Gao waved his hand casually. Since the official gala hadn’t started yet anyway, as long as Xie Jinshen didn’t cause any trouble, he could do whatever he wanted.
Xie Jinshen merely adjusted his glasses, weaving through the crowd as he walked toward the restroom near the main entrance.
He walked at a rapid pace, carrying an undeniable sense of urgency… He thought about how long it had been since Little Yu had spoken to him. Even though he temporarily stayed in the dorm, the members had mostly been rehearsing in the company’s dance rooms for today’s performance, leaving Xie Jinshen zero opportunity to talk to Cen Yu in private.
He could only stand in a corner, quietly gazing at Cen Yu.
Even though he didn’t know why Cen Yu was calling him over, Xie Jinshen was still in a great mood… Spotting the restroom sign ahead, he slightly raised his voice—
“Little Yu.”
With that, he stepped inside.
Only to see Gu Hanyin standing by the sink washing his face.
Xie Jinshen shifted his gaze away. “Little Yu, are you inside?”
Standing in the stall, Cen Yu remained silent. His sole objective was to engineer the meeting between Xie Jinshen and Gu Hanyin… So once he confirmed that Xie Jinshen had entered the restroom, Cen Yu fired off another message—
[Yu: I already left, you took too long.]
Looking at the message on his screen, Xie Jinshen didn’t leave immediately.
His gaze lingered on the tightly shut stalls for a few seconds.
The moment he walked in, Little Yu immediately sent a message claiming he had already left… Naturally, he didn’t believe a word of it. He knew Cen Yu was right here, having heard his name being called and coming up with an excuse to dismiss him.
Why?
A single thought flashed through Xie Jinshen’s mind.
Then his eyes shifted toward Gu Hanyin, who was pulling out a paper napkin to wipe his face.
—Because of him.
Xie Jinshen instantly understood what was going on.
He guessed Cen Yu must have sent him the message shortly after entering the stall, right before Gu Hanyin walked in. Perhaps Gu Hanyin had discussed something on his phone call that made Cen Yu feel it was awkward to step out right now, prompting him to send him away instead.
“Guess he’s not here…” Xie Jinshen finished acting out his solo line, then cleanly and decisively departed from the restroom.
Naturally, Gu Hanyin had also noticed the young man who had walked in. Carrying a staff badge on his chest, he seemed to be looking for someone, but soon appeared to receive a message and left the restroom…
Wiping the water droplets off his face, he tossed the paper napkin into a nearby trash bin.
After taking his time adjusting his bow tie in the mirror, he turned his head to look at the stalls behind him.
Without uttering a word, he deliberately heavy-footed his way out of the restroom… only to find a corner seat in the outer venue hall and sit down after stepping out.
Roughly three minutes later, he watched a boy step out of the restroom. The boy glanced left and right, seemingly checking if he had already departed. Only after confirming he was nowhere in sight did he walk briskly toward the center of the venue.
He then watched the young man in the hoodie from earlier—the one who looked like an assistant—immediately step forward to greet him the moment he spotted the boy.
Sitting in his corner seat, water droplets from Gu Hanyin’s damp hair settled onto his collar…
Reaching up, he casually wiped away the moisture on his collar, while the image of the snake bone tattoo on that young man’s waist unexpectedly surfaced in his mind.
A great fit, he suddenly thought.
After all, in his script, Qian Aige’s very first scene was hiding inside a restroom.
