Chapter 25: Transmigrated as a Cheapskate Phoenix Man (25)
[Group Chat: If Sang Princess Doesn’t Flop, Heaven Is Unjust (179)]
[LittleYu: I want to kill that bitch Sang Qianshan!]
[Eats a Ton a Day: …? Admin, what’s going on?]
[Little Flop: …What did Sang Qianshan do this time to make our admin so pissed?]
[LittleYu: Sang Qianshan stole my wife.]
[Little Flop: Oh no, the admin got driven sick with anger by Sang Princess!]
Yu Xinyu stopped caring about what the people in the group were saying. He squeezed his phone tightly and stared at his reflection in the dark, turned-off screen—it wasn’t that he was paranoid.
It was because Cen Yu genuinely had no friends.
Having known him for years and intentionally intruding into his life for so long, Yu Xinyu had never found Cen Yu to have any acquaintances—he didn’t even have a family. Cen Yu was an orphan who grew up in an orphanage.
Supposedly, he was almost adopted at the age of eight, but for certain reasons, he ended up staying at the orphanage to grow up.
Precisely because of this, whatever Cen Yu did or said—even his petty little calculations—looked cute and worth appreciating in Yu Xinyu’s eyes. Even if the man lost his temper at him, Yu Xinyu swallowed it all like sweet nectar.
And precisely because of this, he also knew Cen Yu’s social circle was extremely narrow. Over all these years, the only person who barely qualified as a friend was Sang Qianshan.
At the thought of Sang Qianshan coming to their home,
Yu Xinyu felt sick to his stomach. He thought darkly to himself: If Sang Qianshan were to quit the entertainment industry right now and become universally reviled, a guy as snobbish and pragmatic as Cen Yu probably wouldn’t be friends with him anymore.
He sat on the sofa for a long time, lost in thought, even unconsciously tapping his phone screen.
In the end, however, the sound of the doorbell snapped him out of his fantasy… He glanced at the doorbell, and in the very next second, he heard the smart lock unlock. Cen Yu appeared at the door.
Wearing his usual smile, Yu Xinyu stood up and slowly walked over to Cen Yu’s side, putting on a naive and innocent facade before carefully observing the expression on Cen Yu’s face—
“The friend you mentioned…” He paused for a moment. “Who is it?”
As soon as he said this, he acted as if he had only just noticed the tall figure standing behind Cen Yu.
The man was dressed casually, wearing a baseball cap, non-prescription glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a mask covering his face. He followed behind Cen Yu like a door god.
Yu Xinyu deliberately put on a startled expression—
“Eek!” he exclaimed dramatically. “Little Yu, why is there someone following behind you?”
He grabbed Cen Yu’s arm, acting as if he wanted to pull him inside. “…Is he a stalker?”
“No,” Cen Yu turned around.
Sang Qianshan raised an eyebrow, looking at the apron-wearing man inside the door.
“Whatever, let’s head inside first.”
Cen Yu looked at Yu Xinyu, who was acting cautious and seemingly terrified of Sang Qianshan, and then at the disguised Sang Qianshan. Feeling that the doorway wasn’t a place to talk, he signaled Sang Qianshan to change into slippers before walking into the apartment.
It was only after Cen Yu closed the door that he let out a deliberate cough.
Watching Sang Qianshan remove his baseball cap and mask right in front of Yu Xinyu and lock eyes with him, Cen Yu sighed with emotion internally—
So this is the very first meeting between the main protagonist and Male Lead 3!
He watched the two exchange a look. Yu Xinyu still maintained a gentle, sweet smile, while his expression toward Sang Qianshan carried a hint of confusion, as if he didn’t know who he was.
Cen Yu froze for a second as well. Could it be that Yu Xinyu didn’t recognize Sang Qianshan?
No way, right? The man’s watch advertisement billboard was hanging right on the massive screen in the city center. Besides, to show off in the past, Cen Yu had bragged countless times about knowing the big star Sang Qianshan.
Didn’t Yu Xinyu just ask him a few days ago whether he was still in contact with Sang Qianshan?
Or did he merely know the name Sang Qianshan without knowing what he looked like…? Confused internally, Cen Yu nevertheless put on a gloating, smug expression on the surface—
“This is my bro, Sang Qianshan—a big star!” He deliberately emphasized the words “big star” to Yu Xinyu. “You recognize him, right? My good buddy whom I mentioned to you before.”
Using a fawn-like gaze, Yu Xinyu looked Sang Qianshan up and down.
Seemingly finding the man’s unsmiling expression a bit intimidating, he cautiously sidled up to Cen Yu and whispered softly in his ear—
“Hubby, so he looks like this…?”
“?” What’s with your intensely disgusted tone?
Cen Yu was utterly shocked.
He clearly remembered Yu Xinyu specifically asking him a few days ago if he and Sang Qianshan were still in touch, so why was he acting completely clueless now?
Looking at Cen Yu’s bewildered side profile, Yu Xinyu added, “Does he act in TV dramas?”
“Yes,” Sang Qianshan said.
He had indeed acted in TV dramas. The only reason he responded was to see how this person intended to act out his show.
The instant the door opened and the guy saw him, the disgust in his eyes had been barely concealed… Cen Yu had said he’d introduce them if he got the chance, and mentioned he’d brought him up before. So why was he putting on a show of having never seen him before?
“I’m so sorry,” Yu Xinyu offered an apologetic smile. “I don’t usually watch idol dramas, so I might not have seen the shows you’ve acted in.”
“Could you tell me the titles?” Yu Xinyu looked at Sang Qianshan.
“I can search for them and watch them when I’m free later.”
“No need,” Sang Qianshan said. “None of them are famous anyway. Not worth watching.”
“…” Why did Cen Yu feel like these two were talking with jabs and barbed words?
Then again, Sang Qianshan did have this exact foul temper.
He’s probably feeling a bit sore inside because his crush (?) didn’t even recognize him!
At that thought, Cen Yu spoke up, “I mentioned to you so many times before that I know Sang Qianshan, and you even asked me if I’ve been in touch with him lately. You never searched his name?”
“He’s super famous, a big star.” He did his best to put in good words for Sang Qianshan.
Then he laid down the groundwork for the upcoming plot point.
“He’s even recording a reality show for Durian TV soon—the kind where he travels with his non-celebrity friend.” Cen Yu forced an envious expression onto his face. “That’s a golden opportunity to become famous!”
So snap it up, Yu Xinyu!
Stop hanging yourself on a crooked tree like this scumbag.
“A reality show for Durian TV?” Hearing this, Yu Xinyu indeed showed a surprised expression.
He looked at Sang Qianshan, “Is Mr. Sang joining this reality show too?”
“I only heard earlier that Pei Zhuo was going to be on it.” He dropped the name of Sang Qianshan’s rival, then put on a surprised look. “I didn’t expect Mr. Sang to be on this reality show as well?”
This time, Sang Qianshan was certain that the guy was doing it on purpose.
Yu Xinyu even knew Pei Zhuo was going to be on this show, so there was no way he didn’t know he was on it too. Durian TV had been using him as the main gimmick all along.
Looking at the gentle, innocent-looking Yu Xinyu, and then at Cen Yu, who was still trying to explain the contents of the reality show to him, Sang Qianshan genuinely wondered if Cen Yu’s brain had been kicked by a donkey!
How could he possibly mistake a man-eating piranha plant for a pure white lotus?!
