Recount of a Cannon Fodder’s Counterattack (8)
“Is Mr. Lu not going to follow them?” Jin Jingyao walked over to Lu Shijin and asked.
Lu Shijin shook his head in refusal. “Nah, it’s not like I’d be helping, so I should avoid making it trouble for the workers.”
Jin Jingyao sat beside him, “What are you watching? Animal Kingdom?”
“Mhm.” Lu Shijin said calmly, “This episode is about African lions.”
Jin Jingyao watched it with Lu Shijin in interest, “Are these lions in their mating season?”
“Yup, don’t you see them courting?” Lu Shijin pointed at the screen and seemed to have noticed something strange. “Huh, they seem to be two male lions?”
Jin Jingyao couldn’t help but remark, “I didn’t think that there would be homosexuality in the animal world? Aren’t lions very territorial? A piece of territory can only have one male in charge of it, but these two lions seem very passionate.”
Lu Shijin smiled. “There’s countless wonders in the world. It’s not strange for there to be gay lions.”
“I heard that Mr. Lu is working at da-Pen’s studio?” Jin Jingyao changed the topic, “I was wondering what you do there?”
“I just help organize and prepare documents.”
“Isn’t that way below your abilities?” Jin Jingyao took out a fan from his sleeve and started fanning himself. “Doing such menial tasks will only bury your talents.”
“Oh? How does Mr. Jin know that I have talents?” Lu Shijin turned and looked at Jin Jingyao with a smile. “You think too highly of me. How could someone like me have talents?”
Jin Jingyao continued fanning himself, “Don’t belittle yourself. Writers are very arrogant and proud, if you were able to catch da-Pen’s eye, then you are definitely not ordinary.”
“Couldn’t he just be blind?”
“Even if he is blind.” Jin Jingyao closed his fan with a flip of his wrist and lifted an eyebrow, “I’m not blind. I can tell that Mr. Lu is full of talent and unwilling to stay below someone, right?”
They finally got to the main topic. Lu Shijin didn’t continue circling and said straightforwardly, “Even if I don’t want to, that person is suppressing me. What chance do I have?”
“What do you mean?” Jin Jingyao tapped on Lu Shijin’s thigh with his fan and said in a low voice, “If you find a mountain to lean against*, it would be very easy. We’ll just have to see if Mr. Lu is willing to fight for it.”
*ED: Find a strong backer
“Then will Mr. Jin tell me where I can find such a mountain?” Lu Shijin leaned back against the sofa, his hands behind his head as he looked at Jin Jingyao, “And even if I do find someone, I’m just a nobody, would they be willing to help me?”
“Mr. Lu’s worries make sense.” Jin Jingyao said smilingly, “This is a capitalist society. No one would do anything that doesn’t benefit themselves. Whether or not you can find a mountain will depend on how you play your cards.”
“And if I play them right?” Lu Shijin asked in a lazy tone.
Jin Jingyao reached into his collar and took out what seemed to be a hotel room card. He held it between two fingers and slowly placed it in Lu Shijin’s chest pocket.
He deliberately did it slowly. Through the thin cloth of the shirt, Lu Shijin could feel the edge of the card slide against his chest. It even grazed his very sensitive part, making him involuntarily shudder.
Lu Shijin instantly lifted his head and happened to meet Jin Jingyao’s dark eyes. The man seemed to be very satisfied with Lu Shijin’s response and smirked, his eyes glittering with humor. Then, he let go and graciously left the card in Lu Shijin’s pocket.
Shit, he’s acting like a scourge in broad daylight, such improvement!
“If you play them right.” Jin Jingyao slowly said, “We can talk at this place when you have time.”
Lu Shijin smiled fakely. “What kind of person goes to a hotel to talk?”
Jin Jingyao tapped his fan against his chin. “True, then it must be a not normal person.” He tilted his head at Lu Shijin and smiled happily, his face seeming exceedingly handsome with makeup on, “So do you still dare go?”
Lu Shijin smiled back, pretending to be mysterious. “Guess?”
“I’m done, boss, it’s your turn.” Wang Lizhi came back into the room and saw the two sitting on the sofa and smiling with their gazes interconnected. It seemed very ambiguous. Wang Lizhi felt his heart speed up, but didn’t show anything as he asked, “What are you guys talking about? What’s so interesting?”
“We’re talking about lions.” Jin Jingyao turned to point at the screen, calmly saying, “Two male lions mating, don’t you think it’s interesting?”
Wang Lizhi laughed dryly. “Really? It’s my first time hearing about that. Oh right, boss, you should hurry and go in, the cameras are ready.”
Jin Jingyao didn’t continue chatting and strode over to the other room. Wang Lizhi took his spot and said coldly, “Lu-ge, are you very familiar with Jin Jingyao?”
“No, it’s our second time meeting. Why?” Lu Shijin pretended to not understand.
Wang Lizhi stared at him for a long time, but Lu Shijin kept a calm expression. He didn’t seem like he was hiding something. Wang Lizhi eventually let go of some of his suspicions.
Wang Lizhi said with jealousy, “Why do I think that he treats you differently?”
“Differently? How?” Lu Shijin smiled. “You’re confusing me.”
“When did he get your contacts?” Wang Lizhi asked.
“I’m his employee, as the boss, isn’t it simple to find an employee’s contact information?”
Wang Lizhi wasn’t satisfied with the explanation, “But you guys only met once, and didn’t talk much, so why would he call you over today?”
“You should understand, didn’t he call me over to accompany you?” Lu Shijin sounded a bit frustrated. “He’s trying to make you happy, not me. We were just chatting, would you rather that we were sitting like enemies and ignoring each other? Just what are you suspecting?”
Wang Lizhi frowned and thought about it. Lu Shijin made sense. Could it really be as he said, that Jin Jingyao was trying to make him happy?
Thinking like this, Wang Lizhi began to feel more confident. That was right. Lu Shijin was just his tool, he was the real popular and great person.
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