Chapter 20: First impressions don't last if your attitude is its contrast.

"I asked him and he answered 'yes'." Huang Anyi answered and looked at Lu Weijin with a condescending gaze. "Manager, be thankful that you knew me. You can have an audience with Scarlet Night!" she told him.

"Waah! My money-making tree... err, I mean, goddess!" Lu Weijin said and knelt before Huang Anyi.

"Hahahahaha!" Huang Anyi evilly laughed.

Song Xuqi who was already used to the roleplay of a self-proclaimed fiancée and a money slave manager. "..." these idiots. He thought and sighed in regret. "Let's go. It's not good to make young master wait." He told them.

The two froze before they immediately dashed inside the mall. Song Xuqi sighed and followed them.

"Waah... your music video is another hit again. But Scarlet Night is more important!" Lu Weijin exclaimed under his breath when he saw Huang Anyi's MV playing.

"Of course!" Huang Anyi proudly raised her chin. "My Yueyue is the most important!" she said.

"... he won't be your Yueyue anymore." Song Xuqi told her and they looked inside the restaurant. They saw Hong Yue smiling brightly at Lan Xing while Lan Xing eyes are fondly looking at him.

"Oh, my god... Scarlet Night is beautiful!" Lu Weijin exclaimed. "And... he also has a boyfriend!" he added.

"Not yet." Song Xuqi said. "My young master doesn't know his sexuality. I and young miss are rooting for them." He honestly told Lu Weijin.

"I'm also rooting for them!" Lu Weijin said.

Suddenly, they saw Lan Xing left the table. A minute after and Hong Yue rose from his seat and left the restaurant. He looked around before he saw their group.

"... Xuqi. Can you change your clothes, even for once?" Hong Yue told Song Xuqi who was wearing a butler's clothes. However, it doesn't look out of place in Haifeng. Instead, he looked like a model for a brand. "Anyi. You look like a paparazzi than an idol." He told her and glanced at her MV playing on a TV screen. "Congratulations." He added.

Song Xuqi and Huang Anyi who were scolded upon meeting. "... yes." They obediently answered.

"Scarlet Night..." Lu Weijin called. He was starstruck as he stared at Hong Yue.

Hong Yue turned to him. "You must be Mr. Lu Weijin." He said, his expression is formal compared to the one he wore before Lan Xing.

Lu Weijin who felt like he had stumbled upon a great secret. "..." scary. This is scary! I didn't know Scarlet Night is schizophrenic! He thought and released a cold sweat. "Yes." He answered as he shook Hong Yue's hand.

Hong Yue looked at Lu Weijin. He had never met him but he had heard of him from Huang Anyi's stories. "Nice to meet you." He told him before he pulled back his hand. "I apologize I haven't read your company's email yet. I have been busy due to school." He explained.

"It's fine. It's fine!" Lu Weijin immediately answered. "I came here to deliver Jin Yian the news she'll be casted for the Rainbow in the Shade of Leaves if it'll have a drama adaptation done by our company." He explained.

Hong Yue glanced at Huang Anyi. "You want to do this?" he asked her.

Huang Anyi's eyes sparkled. "Of course!" she answered.

Hong Yue turned to Lu Weijin. "Her answer is my answer." He said. "I'm just the author, and my only task is to write. I won't be changing anything in my novel." He told him.

"Of course! Thank you, Scarlet Night!" Lu Weijin said and looked at Hong Yue with his eyes filled with gratitude. He looked different than what I have expected. He thought. "I will tell our company when I return." He told him.

"Yes. But don't tell them you have met me, nor my identity." Hong Yue said.

"I won't! I won't, I promise!" Lu Weijin answered.

"Then, that's good." Hong Yue said. "Just tell them Anyi is my acquaintance and you've got my approval from her." He told him.

"Yes! That's a great arrangement." Lu Weijin nodded.

"Have you had your lunch?" Hong Yue asked them. "If you still haven't, you can use my card. Xuqi can return it to me." he said and gave his card to Song Xuqi. "That's right. I still haven't introduced myself. I apologize." He turned to Lu Weijin. "My name is Hong Yue." He told him.

Lu Weijin who saw the 'Hong Mengyun' name on the card. "..." which is it? He thought. "Thank you for telling me your name, young master Hong." He told him.

Hong Yue nodded. "Xuqi. Buy Mr. Lu a wine, too, as our meeting gift." He told Song Xuqi. "I'm sorry if I am unprepared, and don't have much time to spare." He told Lu Weijin. "I'll be going back first. I also apologize if I'm unable to join you for lunch." He apologetically smiled and then left.

Lu Weijin who finally was given a smile by a beautiful person, and it was Scarlet Night at that. "Wow..." he muttered under his breath. Then, he saw Hong Yue cheerfully greeted Lan Xing from behind, then laughed like a child when Lan Xing finally turned to him. "..." who was that? He thought.

Song Xuqi and Huang Anyi who was used to Hong Yue's mood swings. "..."

Inside the restaurant, Lan Xing stared dumbfoundedly at Hong Yue who had just returned.

Earlier, he went to the comfort room to take his medicine for allergy. However, when he returned, he didn't see him. He remembered Hong Yue's thin body and he asked the employees. But, before they could respond, he felt someone tapped him from behind. It was Hong Yue.

"Where have you been?" he asked as he suppressed the rising anger from his heart. He was scared earlier and thought something might have happened to Hong Yue.

"Hm? Did something happen? You're sweating. What's wrong?" Hong Yue asked and had a worried look on his face when he saw Lan Xing's bad complexion. "Are you tired? We can go back to school now and rest." He told him.

"No." Lan Xing answered, but he held Hong Yue's hand tight. "Let's continue." He told him. He meant to stroll in the mall.

Hong Yue was still confused. However, since Lan Xing had requested, then he complied. "Okay!" he answered and they went out of the restaurant. They already had finished eating.

Lan Xing sighed in relief, then remembered the message sent to him by Zhou Tianshan.

Zhou Tianshan: Lan Xing. Be careful. Hong Mengyun might still be in Haifeng.

Lan Xing suddenly held Hong Yue's hand tight for Hong Yue not to be lost. Hong Mengyun is a dangerous person. Not only did he wear a strap filled with bombs, but he also wore it during his first meeting with Zhou Tianshan and Huang Ziming. After that, Huang Ziming took him to America to be cured. They didn't know when did Hong Mengyun come back to the country.

That doesn't matter, though. Lan Xing won't let anyone close to him be harmed by Hong Mengyun again.