Chapter 136: Transmigrated as a Scumbag in a Boy Group Survival Show (18)
Cen Yu offered a subtle smile. “Didn’t bring my phone.”
He didn’t want to get involved with any of these potential love interests in the least… He lowered his gaze to look at the idiot pinned under his boot, gave the guy’s back another firm stomp, and then waved his hand at Mu Fengyin. “I do good deeds anonymously.”
“Don’t mention my name.”
Saying this, he prepared to depart from this restroom so heavily laden with headline potential. Yet right as he turned to leave, the phone sitting in his pocket vibrated abruptly—
“…” Cen Yu reached into his pocket, completely devoid of any embarrassment at being caught in a lie.
Mu Fengyin stared at Cen Yu, feeling a flicker of surprise in his heart. Naturally, he knew Cen Yu was a member of that newly debuted boy group—yet aside from the top few members who had actual room for development, the rest were essentially canon fodder.
It was a unspoken truth everyone shared.
Even the members of this group ought to know that the survival show was both their beginning and their end.
Without resources, you were nothing. Either you quietly retired as a ordinary civilian in a year and a half, or you scrambled while still young to join the next survival show.
Thus, having an opportunity like this to get acquainted with an industry senior…
By rights, no one in their right mind would refuse.
Naturally, Mu Fengyin didn’t want anyone else knowing about this matter. Looking at Cen Yu with a trace of scrutiny in his eyes, he ultimately just watched the boy push open the door and walk out.
Glancing at the subdued perpetrator, Mu Fengyin didn’t choose to call the police either, but instead phoned his personal bodyguard to come over directly.
—The event organizers didn’t want a public scene, and he didn’t want to blow this up out of proportion either. Besides, he didn’t feel this incident was enough to drag his company into the mud.
Rather than letting outsiders enjoy the drama and add unnecessary gossip, it was better to handle it quietly.
Precisely because of this, he had wanted to add Cen Yu’s contact information, hoping to secure his silence through that connection.
Naturally, Cen Yu knew nothing about the intricate calculations running through Mu Fengyin’s head.
After stepping out of the restroom, he unlocked his phone only to find a text notification about an overdue balance.
“…” Cen Yu fell silent for a second, then silently topped up his phone balance.
Having just left the vicinity of the restroom, he happened to bump into a female staff member heading that way… Remembering that Mu Fengyin was still inside, he offered her a thoughtful tip, “It’s still being cleaned over there.”
“Ah?” The staff member froze for a second, gazing at Cen Yu’s face in a slight daze. However, Cen Yu was in a hurry to get back to his seat and didn’t pay it any mind.
The staff member watched Cen Yu’s hurriedly retreating figure, then frantically began screaming in her group chat—
[Group Chat: Every Man in the World Is My Daughter’s Clout-Chaser! (191)]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: AHHHHHH I SAW MY WIFE!!!]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: My wife smells so good ahhhhh, my wife even talked to me just now!]
[AAAA Building Materials Sister Wang: Drag her out and execute her!]
[Your Wife Is My Wife Too: Husband, spill the details!]
The staff member immediately summarized her encounter with Cen Yu at the restroom entrance in the chat, using several hundred words to describe how defined his face was in person, how pleasant his voice sounded, how fair his skin was, and how fragrant his body smelled…
[Your Wife Is My Wife Too: …Don’t go committing a crime now. How on earth do you know how fragrant he smells?! (alert)]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: Because I was chatting with you guys just now and wasn’t looking at the path, so I accidentally bumped into my wife (shy)]
[AAAA Building Materials Sister Wang: Bring out the guillotine! Behead her immediately for offending the princess!]
Because she was immersed in trash-talking inside the chat, the staff member was still standing just a few meters away from the restroom… It was at this moment that she suddenly heard the door of the supposedly cleaning-in-progress restroom open.
She instinctively turned her head, only to be dumbfounded to find Mu Fengyin stepping out.
At this moment, the hem of Mu Fengyin’s top was somewhat disheveled. He clearly hadn’t expected anyone to be around this secluded restroom, and his expression faltered for a fraction of a second upon locking eyes with the staff member.
“…?” Her gaze instinctively lingered on the disheveled hem of Mu Fengyin’s shirt.
Then she recalled Cen Yu’s earlier warnings of “cleaning in progress” and “don’t go in for now.”
HOLY CRAP?! The staff member got so excited she nearly crushed her phone screen—
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: Holy shit… I think I just stumbled upon a massive piece of gossip?!]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: Just now my wife told me the restroom was being cleaned and asked me to use a different one.]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: But I just saw the top-tier A-lister walk out of that exact restroom?!]
[AAAA Building Materials Sister Wang: ??? What is this???]
[Your Wife Is My Wife Too: What was the A-lister dressed like? By the way, does the A-lister even know my girl?? (suspicious)]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: Holy crap! I can’t believe it either! But the hem of the A-lister’s top was all messy, looking as if he just stepped out from doing some vigorous exercise.]
[AAAA Building Materials Sister Wang: I get it, they were wrestling (shh) (nodding)]
[Your Wife Is My Wife Too: Definitely wrestling (nodding)]
Still completely unaware that another absurd rumor about him was about to be birthed tonight, Cen Yu hurried back to his seat.
Upon sitting down, he realized it happened to be the auction segment.
And the item up for auction was precisely the painting Gu Hanyin was determined to acquire.
A small number paddle was prepared on the table in front of everyone present. If they saw a lot they liked, they could raise their paddle to bid.
The moment that painting—collected by a certain art collector and finally making an appearance thanks to this charity event—was presented, Gu Hanyin raised the paddle in his hand.
The auctioneer immediately called out the rising prices.
Because the initial starting bid was low, others quickly raised the stakes, but Gu Hanyin appeared thoroughly prepared. Sitting upright in his seat, even as the camera repeatedly cut to his face and the host continuously cued him, his face remained largely devoid of expression.
Like a robot, he raised his paddle again every single time everyone thought it was impossible to go higher.
Before long, the painting was bid up to a somewhat exaggerated price…
The host was overjoyed, as were the stars assisting with the auction on stage. The camera kept flashing back to Gu Hanyin, inevitably catching Cen Yu beside him as well.
Perhaps because the sudden beam of light sweeping over was too blinding, Cen Yu instinctively blinked his eyes.
The movement was slow.
Under the dim lighting, a fleeting frame.
The beam of light happened to settle over one side of Cen Yu’s eyes, causing him to tilt his head slightly as he blinked, making the tear-moles at the corner of his eye stand out all the more clearly… Then the light fell back onto Gu Hanyin beside him.
On the live stream broadcast, viewers could only see Gu Hanyin—clad in a formal suit, carrying a composed, slightly gloomy handsome aura—and Cen Yu beside him in his tweed jacket.
The beam of light happened to illuminate both of them at that moment, casting everyone else at the table into the shadows.
Two people who clearly shared no overlap or connection suddenly gained a secret link through this single beam of light.
In the end, after Gu Hanyin bid the painting up to an unimaginably high price, the gavel on stage finally fell, congratulating Gu Hanyin on securing the collectible piece.
Just as the camera was about to cut away, Gu Hanyin cast a glance at Cen Yu beside him.
