Chapter 43

Chapter 43

Because family scandals should not be made public, Yan Ru Jing deliberately waited until he had separated from his business partners before making the call. His voice was lowered, but it still couldn’t hide the agitation and exasperation mixed within.

Yan Huai didn’t understand what he meant.

His first reaction was that his situation with He Wei had been discovered by Yan Ru Jing.

But after thinking more carefully, if it were really because of that, Yan Ru Jing’s focus shouldn’t be on whether He Wei was a high school student.

Moreover, although He Wei was indeed young, she still looked somewhat different from an underage high school student.

Yan Huai frowned. “Dad—”

Before he could finish speaking, the passenger door was opened. The “high school girl” got into the car, bringing in a light breeze mixed with a faint fragrance.

She spoke softly, “Have you been waiting long…”

Yan Huai was holding the phone with his left hand, so He Wei hadn’t noticed at first.

Until he tilted his head slightly and suddenly raised his right index finger to press lightly against her lips. He Wei instinctively pursed the corners of her mouth, then obediently fell silent.

Yan Huai’s gaze rested on He Wei’s face for half a second, then moved downward, noticing the shirt and short skirt she was wearing.

There was also a red bow tie at the collar of the shirt, and a school badge pinned to her chest.

Yan Huai’s Adam’s apple shifted slightly as he asked the person on the other end of the phone, “What high school student?”

In truth, he already had a rough understanding of Yan Ru Jing’s words.

“You’re still pretending with me?” Yan Ru Jing grew even angrier, practically spitting into the receiver. “I just heard that girl speak!”

Yan Huai’s lips curled faintly.

“I’m telling you, Yan Huai—apologize to her and break up as soon as possible.”

After saying this, Yan Ru Jing hung up the phone without giving him a chance to respond.

Yan Huai casually placed the phone on the dashboard, then glanced at He Wei again.

She was already young to begin with, her face so tender it seemed like water could be squeezed out of it. And today, dressed like this, she really didn’t look much different from a high school student.

Yan Huai lifted his hand slightly, touched his Adam’s apple, then moved downward and loosened his tie.

His finger was still pressed against her lips. He Wei shifted back a little and asked him, “Whose call was that?”

“My dad.”

He Wei nodded and didn’t ask further.

Yan Huai’s hand fell into empty air. His index finger curled slightly, tracing through the air along He Wei’s jaw, then down past her collarbone and waist, finally stopping at the hem of her skirt.

Recently, the temperature had risen, and He Wei wasn’t wearing any stockings under her short skirt.

Yan Huai raised his gaze slightly. “Why are you dressed like this?”

He Wei: “…”

Why did she feel like the way this man said it sounded as if she had deliberately dressed like this to seduce him?

He Wei explained, “I came to try on costumes today. It’s what the director wanted me to wear.”

After a pause, she deliberately added, “It’s not for you.”

Yan Huai’s brows lifted slightly, but he didn’t respond.

At that moment, the phone screen lit up. A message from Yan Ru Jing came through: 【Have you broken up yet?】

Yan Huai replied with three words: 【Don’t want to break up.】

Yan Ru Jing was sitting in the car, and those three words nearly provoked him into getting out right then and there to go teach Yan Huai a lesson.

Yan Ru Jing had only two sons—Yan Huai and Yan Chen. Both were already grown men, and as long as they didn’t go too far, he usually didn’t want to lecture them too much.

Although Yan Chen’s private life was chaotic and he had slept with countless women, at least it was all consensual. No matter how reckless he was, he had never slept with a minor.

This time, Yan Huai had truly crossed the line.

Putting aside whether it was a case of an old cow eating young grass, the fact that the other party was still a high school student alone made it morally corrupt and utterly devoid of conscience!

Yan Ru Jing angrily kicked the front seat, startling the driver in front. The driver asked in a small voice, “Chairman… shall we go now?”

Yan Ru Jing didn’t hear him.

Half a minute later, the phone lit up again.

That utterly conscience-less eldest son of his sent another message: 【Dad, she’s not a high school student.】

Yan Ru Jing didn’t believe his nonsense at all: 【If she’s not a high school student, why is she wearing a high school uniform? Do you think I’m stupid?】

Yan Huai: 【She likes excitement.】

“……”

Yan Ru Jing was stunned.

He froze for a moment, then asked the driver, Xiao Wang, “Do young people nowadays all like excitement?”

Xiao Wang’s face turned red. “…It’s okay, I guess.”

Yan Ru Jing continued, “Does your girlfriend like wearing high school uniforms?”

Xiao Wang: “Chairman… I don’t have a girlfriend yet.”

He Wei had no idea any of this had happened.

She and Yan Huai went to have lunch, then went home and took an afternoon nap.

When she woke up and opened her eyes, it was 2:40.

A message from Cheng Nuo came through: 【Although I don’t want to admit it, you and Su Mu actually have quite a CP vibe.】

He Wei: 【?】

Cheng Nuo quickly replied: 【Go check Weibo.】

He Wei tapped into Weibo and took a look.

The advertisement she and Su Mu filmed for Fei Li had already been fully released by the official Weibo account. After Su Mu reposted it an hour ago, the two of them trended together.

He Wei glanced at her follower count in the backend.

2.1 million.

They should all have been gained over the past few days.

Although Cheng Nuo had described Su Mu’s fans as quite terrifying, perhaps because He Wei had never had any scandals with him outside of work, her Weibo comment section was still peaceful.

Clicking into the trending topic, most of Su Mu’s fans were praising her beauty and hoping the two would have a pleasant collaboration.

He Wei let out a sigh of relief.

Without waiting for the Fei Li staff, she reposted that Weibo on her own, then got up and went to the bathroom to wash her face.

A little after six in the afternoon, she received a phone call.

From the director of that youth film.

The entire production crew was dirt poor. Forget holding open auditions—even finding people willing to act in this film wasn’t easy, so there were far fewer candidates for the main roles, and the casting for this drama was finalized especially quickly.

The director wasn’t even thirty yet. Wearing gold-rimmed glasses, he looked refined, and his voice was gentle when he spoke: “He Wei?”

He Wei responded, “Director Jiang.”

“We’re planning to go to No. 1 High tonight to take a look around and get familiar with the environment. Do you want to come along?”

He Wei glanced outside.

It was getting dark later these days, and there was still a bit of sunlight visible.

It wasn’t late.

Moreover, although the original host had also graduated from No. 1 High, by the time He Wei transmigrated into this book, quite some time had already passed, and she had no memories of this high school at all.

On the other end, when the director saw she had gone quiet for a few seconds, he thought she had something else to do and quickly gave her an out: “Oh right, I just remembered—you graduated from No. 1 High, haha. Then you should just rest well…”

He Wei answered decisively, “I haven’t been back to school for quite a long time. I’ll go along too.”

This drama only had eighteen episodes, so the filming period wouldn’t be long.

The start date was set for next week, using a method of filming while simultaneously broadcasting online. If the pace was fast enough, it would just catch the peak summer traffic period for video platforms.

He Wei remembered that in her previous life, this drama had premiered in early July, and it continued airing until early September. Even when students went back to school, they were still waiting for updates of the finale. Its popularity lasted for several months, and several of the main cast became famous almost overnight.

This time, she took another look. Aside from Song Zhen Zhen’s role being changed, everything else was the original cast.

After confirming the time with the director, He Wei hung up the phone and changed back into No. 1 High’s school uniform.

At exactly 7:30, He Wei arrived early at the school gate of No. 1 High.

The director, screenwriter, and the other five main actors were already chatting outside. When they saw her arrive, they showed the filming permit to the security guard, and the group entered the school together.

At this hour, the students of No. 1 High had just begun their evening self-study session.

The entire campus had quieted down. Night had fallen, and only the streetlights emitted a faint glow.

There were three CP pairings in the drama, with six main actors, all young people in their early twenties.

Because they needed to get familiar with each other and build chemistry before filming, when the group walked around the campus, He Wei walked together with the second male lead.

The second male lead was twenty-two this year, having just graduated from Film University. He was fair and delicate-looking, with a youthful innocence still lingering on his face.

Especially since he was also wearing a school uniform at the moment.

He Wei suddenly felt as if she had returned to her high school days. The school uniforms became couple outfits, and just exchanging a glance with someone you secretly liked could make you feel overjoyed.

She sighed, “Being young is really nice.”

The second male lead had a sunny appearance. He smiled at her, “At your age right now is the best—young, and you don’t have to…”

As he spoke, he tilted his head slightly and lowered his voice like he was sharing a secret: “You don’t have to worry about being like them, afraid of being caught in an early relationship.”

Each has its own advantages.

He Wei smiled.

The group walked and stopped along the way, until after 8:30, when the director treated everyone to go hang out at a club.

Although the director hadn’t made much money yet, his family background was strong, so he was generous with them.

The club was near the school, with both high and low spending options.

The group entered a VIP private room.

Just as they went in, He Wei received a message from Yan Huai, a simple sentence: 【Baby, guess what I’m doing.】