After a Top Idol Married the Sickly Young Master of a Wealthy Family to Bring Him Good Luck - Chapter 13

The crew’s hotel, by the window.

Pei Xinglu found a USB drive in his suitcase, plugged it into his laptop, and clicked a few times. An untitled new folder popped up on the screen, revealing various photos and screenshots inside.

Pei Xinglu browsed through them quietly, letting his phone ring.

He selected one with the most recent date, blurred out the other person, and sent it via WeChat.

The phone ringing stopped abruptly.

Very quickly, a WeChat call rang.

This time, Pei Xinglu answered. “Captain.”

“Xiao Pei, where did you get this photo?”

A fragile young man’s voice came from the other end of the line, trembling as if he were trying his hardest to endure something. Wei Feng was the captain of the boy group Moonstar, but what many people didn’t know was that he had been with Yu Zhihan for seven years, and they hadn’t broken up yet.

Pei Xinglu did not answer directly. Instead, he said in a cold tone, “Captain, regarding your mother’s treatment costs, you can talk to me at any time. If she needs to go abroad, I will cover all the expenses. Thank you for taking care of me back then.”

Wei Feng’s breathing was rapid. After a long pause, he said, “What do you want me to do?”

After hanging up the phone, Pei Xinglu logged into his email to check unread messages. It was a recording of a few seconds. After listening to it for a while with his headphones on, he dialed another unknown number.

After a short wait, the other party picked up.

Pei Xinglu took off his headphones, stood up to get a glass of water, and asked, “What does Miss Cheng mean by this?”

The other party sounded very nervous. “Does what Mr. Pei said last time still count?”

Pei Xinglu finished the water and squeezed the paper cup. “Of course.”

“…Okay.”

After finishing reading tomorrow’s scenes, Pei Xinglu habitually logged onto Weibo to check the trends.

His private messages exploded again, popping up continuously.

Former fans were scolding him, as well as offering support and comfort from die-hard fans.

Pei Xinglu was about to exit when several private messages jumped out in a row.

[Suisui’s Little Rice Cake]: Ahhh, I’m sorry, I’m sorry, Brother Pei! There were too many private messages; I didn’t see them. I didn’t ignore your message on purpose! [Hand raised to swear.jpg] Believe me! I’ve pinned it now! [Screenshot]

[Suisui’s Little Rice Cake]: I watched the movie livestream video many times. Although I don’t understand dancing, from a layman’s perspective, it was already perfect! I didn’t notice any mistakes in the movements at all.

Suisui’s Little Rice Cake? Pei Xinglu had almost forgotten about this.

[Suisui’s Little Rice Cake]: Brother Pei, I saw today’s news. The leaked makeup and styling really suit Meng Ce! It has that black-bellied, gloomy, political-scheming feel! And it doesn’t lose that sense of youth! I’m so looking forward to the TV series. I hope filming finishes soon, and it airs quickly!

Pei Xinglu was surprised that he didn’t mention Yu Zhihan.

[Suisui’s Little Rice Cake]: Actually, in the final analysis, the rights and wrongs, the honors and losses, the person involved understands them best in their heart. What outsiders say doesn’t count. But I firmly believe that Brother Pei is not the kind of person rumored on the internet.

Pei Xinglu was somewhat moved and replied: [Thank you.]

On the other side, Ling Suiyao suddenly bounced up from his bed, frightening Butler Zhou. “Little Master, did something happen?”

Ling Suiyao lay back down with a grin. “Nothing!”

[Suisui’s Little Rice Cake]: No need to thank me, no need to thank me! Don’t think too much about the other things on the hot search, Brother Pei. In short, I hope everything goes smoothly for Brother Pei.

For some reason, Pei Xinglu subconsciously thought of Ling Suiyao.

The phrasing and tone of “Suisui’s Little Rice Cake” were a bit like Ling Suiyao’s.

Pei Xinglu immediately felt it was nonsensical and didn’t take it to heart.

The next few days were filled with high-intensity filming tasks. Other than walking through scenes, Pei Xinglu didn’t really see Yu Zhihan much.

Between him and Ling Suiyao, it seemed as if nothing unpleasant had ever happened; their relationship remained as before. Ling Suiyao was still the same—he would smile whenever he saw him, sometimes bringing him orange juice or tea snacks, and they talked more about the script.

Ling Suiyao’s weak body couldn’t handle the high intensity of the crew. By the fifth day, he stopped following the set. On the day he left, Ling Jing, as the CEO of the production company, made a special trip to visit the set and then took Ling Suiyao away.

Pei Xinglu had been filming for nearly ten days straight, and his free time was filled with filming commercials, walking red carpets, and other notices. Finally, at the end of the month, he had a short two-day break.

To be more precise, it was one day.

Today was the new product launch for Luming Jewelry. As the global brand ambassador, he had to stand for the event.

Ling Suiyao had been lying at home for several days, pulling out the outline of the new novel he wrote last year to reorganize it. Staying at home every day made him dizzy and blurry-eyed, so he followed his eldest brother Ling Huan, who was on vacation, out for a walk to soak up some sun.

In the most prosperous and luxurious shopping mall in the prime real estate of A City, the area was packed today, with several rows of bodyguards standing guard. It wasn’t even prime time yet, but there were more than twice as many cars as usual.

Ling Huan said, “Suiyao, let’s change locations. How about going to Second Uncle’s mall? I’ll call him to clear the floor?”

Ling Suiyao put on his mask and shook his head with a smile. “Just here.”

He rolled down the car window and looked up at the large screen at the entrance of Area A of the mall.

In a completely black background, a young man with excellent body proportions was wearing a well-tailored black suit. He wore an undecorated silver ring on his slender index finger and a silver-white bracelet on his wrist; the silver sparkled brightly. In the dark world, light gradually seeped in, as if a curtain were being slowly drawn back. Pei Xinglu’s face was half-light and half-dark. Just as the light was about to sweep away all the shadows, the advertisement stopped abruptly.

Ling Huan originally wanted to ask more, but seeing this advertisement, he understood. “Alright, but there are a lot of people today. Be careful to avoid the crowds later.”

“Mhm!”

The car drove to the VIP parking area, and Ling Suiyao logged onto Weibo.

Once again, he was struck by the advertisement.

[Luming Jewelry V]: Simple and elegant, noble and charming. Welcome, the new brand ambassador @PeiXinglu.

The description of this official announcement post was the perfect interpretation of the promotional video.

Fans were howling under the Weibo post.

[Luming Jewelry? Pei Xinglu got it???]

[Ahhh, my brother is someone who does big things quietly! Career fans are ecstatic!]

[Who is it? Who logged onto Weibo and saw an incredibly handsome face! I’m licking the screen like crazy [Sihasiha.jpg]]

[Envious of the sisters in A City. Brother Pei is at X Mall in A City today. Wuwuwu, I want to see Brother Pei in person too!]

First-floor exhibition stage.

This was Ling Suiyao’s first time participating in this kind of offline activity. Lacking experience, he arrived just in time and could only stand in the outermost circle. Fans holding banners were surrounded three layers deep, with continuous screams.

As Pei Xinglu appeared on stage and took the microphone to clear his throat, the fans all fell silent in unison.

“Hello everyone, I am Pei Xinglu. Welcome everyone to the Luming Jewelry new product launch…”

Instantly, another wave of excitement was stirred.

The crowd was crowded, and Ling Suiyao could only see Pei Xinglu through the moving gaps. He was wearing a slender and well-fitting black suit with a tie—a cold, abstinent style. With broad shoulders and long legs, he was wearing silver accessories, which were very eye-catching. When he introduced the jewelry, he was so handsome that people’s attention was entirely on his face.

Ling Suiyao’s ears were filled with the excited screams of fans. He had a fantastic feeling of having strayed into a new world. He also wanted to howl a few times, but his serious eldest brother was still standing beside him, so he decided against it.

After the promotional activity ended, Pei Xinglu bowed to the fans in thanks.

Yang Xing and the bodyguards blocked the fans’ gifts for him and escorted him through the VIP passage. Under the guidance of the jewelry company’s marketing manager, they went to chat with the CEO of Luming Company for about half an hour.

After declining the dinner invitation, he took the exclusive elevator downstairs.

Pei Xinglu loosened his tie and narrowed his eyes. The surroundings were luxurious and as bright as day.

Yang Xing finally felt relieved. “The performance just now was perfect. The hot search has been arranged to save your image. Xiao Pei, actually, you are also sophisticated and smooth. Regarding Yu Zhihan’s side, just endure it for a bit. It’s not good to end things if the conflict becomes too ugly in public.”

Pei Xinglu hummed perfunctorily. He checked Weibo and told the fans in the official group to stay safe after going back, then browsed his private messages.

[Suisui’s Little Rice Cake]: [Photo] I caught a picture of Brother Pei! Brother Pei is super handsome [Refuse to argue.jpg]

This little fan was at the scene?

Pei Xinglu subconsciously looked up. The elevator was descending at a steady pace, passing the sixth floor.

A few pink and yellow balloons rose in front of the glittering storefront of Luming Jewelry. A clean and beautiful youth wearing a gray hoodie jacket took off his mask, unscrewed a mineral water bottle, leaned against the floor railing, and looked up to drink water. His slightly lowered eyes were bright and moist, and they suddenly met the eyes of the man in the opposite elevator.

Ling Suiyao was choked by the water, but his eyes brightened in an instant, appearing very surprised.

The elevator dropped, and Pei Xinglu looked back up.

Was Ling Suiyao also at the scene?

“Drink slowly, don’t rush.” Ling Huan patted his younger brother’s back.

Ling Suiyao wiped his mouth with a tissue, unable to hide his smile. “I saw Brother Pei just now.”

Ling Huan was helpless. “Are you that happy to see him? And you bought so much jewelry.”

Ling Suiyao not only bought Pei Xinglu’s same style but also bought some others and specially customized many beautiful pieces of jewelry. He planned to give some to his mother and aunt, the colorful and flashy ones to his cousin, and the rest could be used for an online giveaway, as he hadn’t livestreamed in a long time… When swiping the card, the shop assistant’s smile was extremely brilliant. This fan of Pei Xinglu’s had a consumption power that was simply unparalleled.

Returning to Pingye Residence, Ling Suiyao organized the gifts and went to the study after dinner.

He logged into his Qingti TV account and adjusted the equipment to ensure the camera wouldn’t capture his face, then clicked to start the broadcast.

Ling Suiyao’s ID was “Suisui Nian Nian,” an uncontracted small streamer in the daily life section. His livestreaming times were very random, and the content was also very plain—either livestreaming his coding/writing, or acting as a leisurely sightseer in a certain large MMO online game, chatting with the viewers in the livestream room.

His livestream room was very quiet, with a warm atmosphere. The streamer’s voice had a youthful feel, and combined with the hand speed that was so fast it left afterimages when typing and his pale, beautiful yet bony hands, he had accumulated a few thousand small fans over the past four years.

It had been seven or eight months since the last broadcast. Ling Suiyao’s sudden broadcast was quiet for a moment, and then multiple bullet comments emerged.

[??? I, who was playing dead, jumped up instantly. Damn! It’s Suisui! [Staring eyes.jpg]] [Mom, the streamer you follow is finally online wuwuwu] [How is Suisui’s health? Touching the baby feels like you’ve lost weight again [Mom fan crying.jpg]]

Ling Suiyao greeted the fans in the bullet comments, replying to them one by one, but later the bullet comments scrolled too fast, and he couldn’t keep up with the replies.

Ling Suiyao looked at the feedback on the script from Tang Ying on WeChat and said in a gentle tone, “I have a draft that needs to be revised; it’ll take about half an hour. Everyone, just stay as before, do what you need to do, and just use my side as background noise. Since I haven’t broadcast in a long time, I’m really sorry. As compensation, after I finish writing, I’ll do a giveaway and send red envelopes to everyone, okay?”

[Wow wow wow, okay okay]

[I can fall asleep listening to the sound of Suisui typing!]

Ling Suiyao then brought up the script, browsed it quickly, located the parts that needed changing, and marked them in red.

But the task took nearly an hour to complete.

He didn’t know if it was because of the crowd at the mall earlier, but since he returned, he felt short of breath, and his throat was also a bit uncomfortable. Ling Suiyao drank some warm water and looked at the bullet comments, saying somewhat apologetically, “I went overtime, sorry for the wait, everyone! I’ll send more later.”

[It’s okay! Suisui! I just finished today’s homework too [Hahaha.jpg]]

Ling Suiyao leaned closer to the computer screen, operating the giveaway page somewhat unskillfully. The moderator arrived quickly, and soon the giveaway began, with bullet comments flying fast. There were three rounds in total, with fifteen people drawn, in addition to many large red envelopes.

“Congratulations to these friends. The jewelry is distributed randomly; some are big, and some are small. I hope everyone doesn’t mind!”

[Eh?? Jewelry?]

[!!! I know, I know! Is it Luming Jewelry! The ring Suisui is wearing on his index finger is Luming Jewelry! A small one like that costs tens of thousands! Pei Xinglu’s endorsement was just officially announced a few days ago!]

[So the prizes are Luming Jewelry, right! Ahhh! My luck for this lifetime is all used up on this! Mom, come quickly, a windfall from heaven!]

[Passerby doesn’t understand. Is the streamer hyping this up?]

[Person above, it’s really not. Suisui is incredibly rich, definitely a wealthy little master.]

[Jealousy makes me unrecognizable. Suisui, how can you do this wuwuwu my heart hurts.]

[Pei Xinglu’s endorsement—the charm of a top star is really no joke, even our Suisui was taken down by him.]

Ling Suiyao’s left temple throbbed, a current passing through his skull and reaching his eye socket. Finally, he struggled to say a few words and turned off the livestream.

When Pei Xinglu returned to Pingye Residence, it was already after nine o’clock.

He put his things in his room, but didn’t see Ling Suiyao. On his way back, he passed the study; the door was ajar, and he saw a figure slumped over the computer desk.

Pei Xinglu’s footsteps paused. He hesitated on the spot for three seconds, knocked on the door with no response, and then pushed it open.

The computer was still on. Pei Xinglu glanced at it; it was the ninth draft of the script “The Blade’s Journey,” with very detailed annotations.

And Ling Suiyao was slumped at the desk, his face pale and his brow furrowed, looking very uncomfortable.

“Ling Suiyao?”

Pei Xinglu called out a few times, but there was still no response.

He had no choice but to help Ling Suiyao up, placing his arm over his own shoulder and taking him back to the bedroom. Inadvertently, Ling Suiyao’s cheek brushed against the side of Pei Xinglu’s neck, and it was suddenly hot.

The temperature was a bit high.

Pei Xinglu frowned; it seemed he had a fever.

Butler Zhou hurried over, took the cooling patches and medicine with practiced ease, and placed Ling Suiyao on the bed, tucking him in tightly. He came and went like a whirlwind, and there was absolutely nothing for Pei Xinglu to do.

Pei Xinglu simply sat nearby, thinking that he really was like porcelain. Ling Suiyao, who had red lips and white teeth and laughed like an innocent college student in the evening, had now become a haggard, little, sickly person.

He sat there in a daze.

Until Yang Xing called him excitedly to look at Weibo.

Pei Xinglu’s posture changed from casual to sitting straight and upright.

Weibo exploded, and countless new hot searches popped up.

#SuiSuiNianNian

#QingtiTV SuiSuiNianNian

#LumingJewelry SuiSuiNianNian

#PeiXingluLumingJewelry

A video of the Qingti TV giveaway, about a minute long.