Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

Chapter 570: Chapter 302: The Moon is Full_2

My only friends are those few, Xu Qingyan….

As night fell deeper.

Xu Qingyan was busy running back and forth between the crews of Love Apartment and Home with Kids, “Underground Transit Station” had already been approved, slightly risky but with no major problems.

Being the privileged son of Wei Wufeng, he could brush off small issues easily. After a few more runs, those small issues were simply retained, meaning to go ahead and address any problems later.

Lately, he’d become anxious. If nothing went wrong, the financial chains of both “Love Apartment” and “Home with Kids” were about to snap, and he was the major investor in both dramas.

The additional investments he got from his partners Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou, including his recent earnings, would probably not sustain the three dramas if it’s all put in.

If things went as expected, by the time the funds from “Underground Transit Station” were recollected, the crews would have already run out of money.

Now, he needed to raise money.

But the problem was he had drained both of his rich lady friends, to ask them for more money would affect the operations on all three fronts. If in the end, it still couldn’t hold up, all three would collapse.

Xu Qingyan could not let his main base fall apart, Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou were his last resort.

No matter if the two comedies were a success, as long as the studios of Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou continued to develop, at least he’d have the capital for a comeback.

Under mounting pressure, he didn’t even have time to carefully plan and cozy up to Pei Muchan as he had been. He’d spent the past half-month entirely with the crews, and the moment he opened his eyes each day, he was looking at the budget.

His mouth was even blistered from discussing it so much, but he still could only endure. In the midst of all this torment, he received a phone call from the clueless Shen Jinyue.

He was busy and really had no energy to bicker with Shen Jinyue. Only her voice sounded off, and he suspected she might be feeling emo, which is why he bothered to chat with her.

When he mentioned the budget, she exclaimed in surprise,

“Why didn’t you ask me?”

“Hm?”

“That… Xu Qingyan, are you really short on money?” Shen Jinyue’s voice was a bit strange, “I have lots of money here, as much as you need.”

“Shen Jinyue, you’re not yourself.” Xu Qingyan knew her all too well.

“What… what do you mean?” She sounded somewhat guilty.

Xu Qingyan was speechless, thinking she’s trying to fool ghosts. A person who basically can’t lie was suddenly pulling this. But thinking of the nearly depleted budget, he asked with the last glimmer of hope,

“How much money do you have?”

“How much do you need?”

After exchanging a few words, Xu Qingyan was shocked. Turns out you’re this kind of rich Lolita.

Damn, what’s there to be anxious about anymore!

Shen Jinyue coquettishly said, “I can lend you the money, but… you have to agree to a condition.”

“What is it?”

….

This was a quiet cobblestone street, just five or six steps away from the bar they’d agreed on. Xu Qingyan ran through the rain to the bar, his footsteps creating a pleasant rhythm in the rain.

This stylishly decorated bar was somewhat too secluded, it was called a bar, but it looked more like a guesthouse. Xu Qingyan even thought Shen Jinyue must have chosen this place on purpose.

But even though he usually couldn’t stand the clueless goose, he trusted Shen Jinyue enough in critical moments to actually ask to borrow money from her.

Considering the risk, he thought about letting Shen Jinyue invest a little, but she said it didn’t matter. Xu Qingyan dropped the idea and went for plain borrowing. After all, she wasn’t short of money.

It was best to borrow in earnest; such affairs are least suited for scrambling to involve people last-minute. Doing so could easily lead to infighting with the earliest investors. It’s better to handle his own part.

There would be plenty of opportunities in the future. Once the favor was returned, that would be enough, no need to complicate things too much. Thinking this, he unconsciously slowed his pace as he entered.

“My name is Xu Qingyan, Shen Jinyue… uh… Miss had made a reservation.”

“Very well, sir, please follow me.” The polite doorman bowed and led him to the door of a private room, “Here we are, please come in.”

After knocking, the door was opened by a pale arm.

Xu Qingyan stood at the doorway, glancing at her. He couldn’t help but avert his gaze. How could a university student standing only a meter six have such sizable breasts, perfectly concealed beneath a white shirt?

“Xu Qingyan, you can drink, right?” Shen Jinyue twirled a strand of hair by her ear and asked with a touch of guilt.

“What? Are you planning to get me drunk?” Xu Qingyan’s gaze swept over a certain area, thinking to himself that it must be because it had been too long… No, his recent irritability was real, with his mind constantly wandering.

He controlled his gaze, trying to focus only on the table, Shen Jinyue’s face, and… that was it. The private booth had soundproofing after all.

“No, I was just… asking what you’d like to drink.” She sounded a bit guilty.

“Oh, I thought you were trying to get me drunk.” Xu Qingyan had his experience to draw on, recalling that the last person who asked him to drink had been firmly squashed.

“If so, give up that thought. You can’t outdrink me; don’t end up being carried out.”

To be honest, he didn’t have any other thoughts about Shen Jinyue. He might have paid a bit too much attention to her “bunnies,” but at most he’d sneak a few glances. Usually, he wasn’t frivolous.

After all, she was an acquaintance, and a bit foolish at that, so not particularly interesting.

“Let’s just get some drinks then.” She didn’t dwell on it, ordered a few other things, and got herself a dozen whiskey sodas, “It’s a bit hot, do you mind if I…?”

“Don’t mind at all.” As soon as Xu Qingyan finished speaking,

he suddenly saw her remove her jacket, revealing explosive curves. He squinted his eyes—the moon was indeed quite full—but the atmosphere felt a bit off.

After three rounds of drinks,

Xu Qingyan glanced at the oblivious goose and concluded that she didn’t have any designs on him, even though her cheeks were indeed very red now.

“Do you have a girlfriend?”

“No.” Xu Qingyan looked up again at the slightly tipsy Shen Jinyue, sinking into contemplation. Surely she wasn’t about to introduce him to someone.

Spending all this money just to set up a blind date was out of the question. However, he still had to borrow the money, as nobody would let a chance like that slip by.

“You and Sister Pei… and…” Shen Jinyue’s face turned a bit red, and she found it hard to continue.

If it had been anyone else, Xu Qingyan might have played it down, but with Shen Jinyue, he had nothing to hide and nodded very straightforwardly.

“Haven’t reached that point yet, but it’s possible we might end up together.”

It seemed like he gave only a single response, but in reality, he said two things.

“It’s not that, what are you asking for?” Xu Qingyan said, “Do I have to trade my body to borrow money from you? Digging so deeply—are you trying to play matchmaker?”

“Nothing of the sort, I just have something I need your help with.” Shen Jinyue appeared slightly bashful for a moment.

Looking at the odd Shen Jinyue, Xu Qingyan gave her a glance. With a slight raise of his eyebrow, he thought about her barrage of questions and figured she probably wasn’t harboring pure intentions.

However, Xu Qingyan did have a bit of understanding of her, and seeing her in such a state, he guessed a bit of what was on her mind.

“Are you trying to make your dad angry again?”

“What do you mean ‘angry’? I just want to…” Shen Jinyue, seeing her purpose uncovered, could not help but stiffen and assert herself, “I just want to try it out… Is that not allowed?”

“Go ahead and try. Every attempt shuts them up; do you really have to find me?”

“Who wants to find you? It’s only because… besides you, I don’t know many guys.” Shen Jinyue said with a wronged face, tallying on her fingers.

“After thinking it over, you’re the only one who can help me.”

Actually, Shen Jinyue was very clear that finding an ordinary man—a guy with looks but no career prospects—was not only out of her circle, but also unsafe, and her parents wouldn’t care about him either.

They would just think she wanted to date, no problem, since whatever happened could eventually be settled with money.

If the guy she found was successful at his work, someone she didn’t know and couldn’t trust, she’d probably feel insecure. She just wanted to catch her parents’ attention, not cause panic.

So, in the end, the only choice was Xu Qingyan.

In her subconscious, Shen Jinyue didn’t believe Xu Qingyan would deceive or hurt her. Instinctively, she considered him for problems that arose. The only difficulty was not knowing how to broach the subject.

Therefore, she searched online for strategies, which led to their meeting today.

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