After hanging up on his secretary, Huo Qichen's knife-hewn face was already filled with rage.
His chest rose and fell irregularly, breath quickening with anger.
Both hands clenched into fists, veins bulging as he strove to control his emotions.
"Presumptuous!!!"
"How dare you!!!"
"You ungrateful wretch!!!"
"......."
The domineering CEO who was usually as calm as a still well completely lost his composure at this moment, unable to control himself as he barked curses in succession.
Never in a million years did he expect.....
[L] would show him so little respect; in fact, this wasn't even about respect anymore.....
It was blatant provocation, unforgivable!!!
As the saying goes:
When the domineering CEO is angered, blood splatters within five steps. When the domineering CEO smiles, life and death are uncertain.
Whoever offends me, Huo Qichen—no matter how far—must be punished!!!
At this moment, [L] was, along with Lin Xuan and Su Fan, all placed on Huo Qichen's kill list.
"Brother Qin! Calm down, don't get worked up."
"[L] must be joking with you....."
By the end, Tang Chuan's voice grew smaller and smaller; even he felt he was talking nonsense.
But [L] was his idol, so he instinctively stepped in to defend him, not wanting him to be harmed by Huo Qichen.
And in his heart, he even secretly gave his idol a thumbs-up.
As a braindead stan.....
He only felt that his idol refusing to bow to power and daring to offend the Huo family was especially distinctive—so freaking cool!!!
As expected of his idol! Talented people are just badass!!!
The only pity was......
[L] wouldn't even give the Huo family face, so his wish to have him write a song seemed impossible to realize....
"I'm not angry."
"[L] has a strong personality; I kind of like that. It's just..."
"(.?＿?.)? I'm sorry~~ sorry, Xiao Chuan."
"I thought I could help you settle the matter of the [theme song], but it seems I'll have to let you down."
"......"
Forcing down the fire in his chest, Huo Qichen squeezed out an ugly smile.
Though disappointed, Tang Chuan acted indifferent and waved his hand, saying:
"It's fine, I'll ask other friends in the circle for help..... hmm, what's this?!"
Just halfway through his words, Tang Chuan's phone went "ding-dong," and he received a message.
After reading it, Tang Chuan's eyes instantly bulged; he jumped on the spot in excitement.
"This is… [L]'s contact info! Brother Qin! [L] took the initiative to have me add his contact info!!!"
"I can contact my idol personally now! ?(?＞?＜?)? Awesome!!! Hahaha!!!"
"........"
Overjoyed, Tang Chuan's grin nearly reached behind his ears.
When he'd asked Chen Kexin before, it was just on a fluke; he hadn't held much hope of success.....
Even that chuuni girl herself had said.....
[L] doesn't like interacting with outsiders; the chance of success was almost zero.
Who would've thought… you plant willows unintentionally and they give shade!!!
There is providence in the unseen; what you keep yearning for will echo back.
His idol....
Had finally heard his call and responded......
While Tang Chuan was beside himself with excitement, he inadvertently caught sight of Huo Qichen's face so dark it looked like it could drip water.
Only then did his expression stiffen; he realized he'd gotten carried away.
But to give up the chance to contact his idol—absolutely impossible.
"Ahem...."
"Brother Qin, I've got something to do, ??(???) so I won't bother you. I'll treat you to a meal next time!"
With that, Tang Chuan couldn't wait to open the door; in a flash he was gone.....
Inside the private room.
"Very good, very good! [L]cyou're very good!!!"
"You're the third person who's dared to talk to me like that!!!"
"You've successfully enraged me; I'll remember you! The fire in my chest that you personally stoked will burn you to ashes!!!"
"......."
Bang!!!
Veins bulged on Huo Qichen's face as he flipped the tea table in front of him, raging in impotent fury.
[L] showing him no respect and humiliating him in words was one thing....
The domineering CEO could still comfort himself that he was like that to everyone—that guy's just a weirdo by nature.
But to reject him one moment and then proactively give Tang Chuan his contact the next?!!
What's that supposed to be?
Looking down on the Huo family?
Or looking down on him… Huo Qichen???
Fuming, Huo Qichen immediately called his personal secretary and roared an order:
"Within three minutes, I want every piece of information on that bastard [L]!!!"
"If you can't, bring me your head!!!"
Secretary: "......"
.......
As soon as Tang Chuan left the teahouse, he eagerly added [L] on WeChat using the contact from the message.
Soon, [L] accepted his friend request.
With a thrilled heart and trembling hands, Tang Chuan opened the chat window with his idol.
[L]'s avatar was strange—a woman sitting in front of a webcam, asking for gifts?!
Tang Chuan didn't think much of it, assuming it was just some random net image his idol picked.
Then, still restraining his excitement, he tapped on [L]'s avatar with trembling hands, wanting to peek at his Moments.
Only, to his surprise......
[L]'s Moments were extremely minimal—just a few images of pure-white text......
"......"
After looking at the few images in [L]'s Moments, Tang Chuan fell silent.
Then, awkwardly, he opened the chat window to send a private message.
"You there?"
Taking a deep breath, Tang Chuan typed two characters with trembling hands and waited for a reply.
Ding-dong!
Soon, [L] also replied with two short characters.
[Not here.]
This stumped Tang Chuan on the spot; he swallowed and racked his brains before continuing to type.
"Master [L], you're really funny! Let me introduce myself: I'm Tang Chuan, a fan of yours."
"I'd like to invite you to compose a theme song for my TV drama."
"Do you have time? Price and such are all negotiable; I admire you greatly and won't haggle!"
Sii~~~
After sending the message, Tang Chuan couldn't sit still, falling into anxious anticipation.
Would he agree?
What if he refused???
Heaven bless me! Ancestors of the Tang family, bless me!!!
Bless your grandson to succeed at chasing his idol!!!
Ding-dong——
Finally, [L] replied, but what he said struck Tang Chuan as very strange.
[What kind of person do you think your cousin Lin Xuan is?]
[I'll give you an answer based on your reply.]
(???(??? ;) Huh???
Why bring up my cousin all of a sudden?!
Tang Chuan was dumbfounded.
He couldn't understand why, when he'd asked [L] to write a song, the other suddenly shifted the topic to his cousin |_?)
Even though confused, Tang Chuan still honestly gave his thoughts.
"My cousin…"
"He's ungrateful, despicable and shameless, has no ambition, is short-sighted, arrogant and conceited, greedy and lecherous......"
[L]: "........"