Chapter 183. Matching Outfits
Arc E : Real World
The next day, Shao Lingheng’s studio released an official statement on Weibo, which was a very conventional official statement.
Probably thanking the fans for their concern for Shao Lingheng and stating if he really meets someone he likes, he won’t care too much about gender or anything like that.
Most celebrities used similar words when asked about their views on same-sex relationships after same-sex marriage was legalized.
Many netizens are naturally dissatisfied with this official statement, but Shao Lingheng’s loyal fans have almost all been with him all the way, and their age structure is relatively mature, and they have always had a good reputation in the circle.
The official fan club on Weibo directly stated that it is the idol’s right to choose the gender and type of partner, and as long as the idol is happy, the fans will support them.
Of course, among the fan base, there are also a very small number of homophobic fans who claim that if Shao Lingheng really likes the same sex, they will definitely turn from fans to haters.
However, this small group of people is just stirring up trouble at best, and not many people care about their opinions.
Regardless, after the official announcement, the internet was abuzz again.
The timing of the first promotional event for the new movie was somewhat unexpected to Du Yan. According to the schedule Du Yan knew before, the promotional event for the movie was supposed to be held five days later.
By that time, Xiao Ba would have already returned. Perhaps he would have already left by then after telling Shao Lingheng everything.
Unexpectedly, just two days later, Qian Xing suddenly informed Du Yan that the first promotion of the new movie would be tonight.
Du Yan asked in surprise: “Why is it early?”
Qian Xing said: “Shao Ge is a major investor of this movie and has a good relationship with the director, so he communicated to the director and brought forward the publicity and promotion to advance the promotion.”
At this point, Qian Xing shrugged his shoulders and said: “Sometimes I don’t understand what Shao Ge does. Maybe he is a little impatient after seeing that the incident on the Internet has been a hot topic for several days in a row.”
Du Yan didn’t think Shao Lingheng was a person who couldn’t keep his temper. It was just that Shao Lingheng usually had almost as little expression on his face as Zeus, and in the real world, there were no patterns on his face that could reflect his true thoughts.
For a moment, Du Yan was unable to guess Shao Lingheng’s true purpose.
At least given his personality, it is absolutely impossible for him to go against his own wishes and speak out the things between the two of them in front of the media.
In the current situation, Du Yan can only choose to do his job as a personal assistant professionally and do his best to do whatever his boss asks him to do.
“Xiao Du? Du Yan?”
Qian Xing’s voice brought Du Yan back to his senses, and he said: “Sorry, I was distracted.”
Qian Xing waved his hands and said: “It’s okay. I have to check the process now. The brand will bring the clothes that Shao Ge will wear tonight. The designer will come over, and David will be there too. You just need to help.”
Du Yan nodded and then went downstairs to pick someone up as instructed.
Shao Lingheng endorses a luxury brand’s clothing, so he naturally wears the brand’s clothes on important occasions. Such high-end clothing will be modified appropriately according to the occasion of the day.
After Du Yan received the person, he brought the brand’s designer to Shao Lingheng’s room. The rest of the work was left to these professionals.
Du Yan was about to go out to do other things but was stopped by Shao Lingheng.
“Du Yan, you stay.”
Du Yan was stunned but still nodded and said: “Okay.”
Shao Lingheng said to the brand designer: “Give him another set of clothes to try.”
Du Yan asked: “Shao Ge, I don’t have to go on stage at the promotion meeting later, right?”
Shao Lingheng glanced at him and said: “You don’t have to go on stage, but as my assistant, you can’t be too casual when attending such a formal occasion. Do you have any suitable clothes?”
When Du Yan was asked, he remembered the seven-color plaid shirts and jeans in his closet. It would be inappropriate to wear them to attend the promotion meeting.
He nodded and said: “Thank you, I didn’t think of it at the moment.”
Shao Lingheng’s room is a suite, with a living room in the middle and two bedrooms at both ends.
For convenience, Du Yan tried on clothes directly in another room.
After he changed his clothes, the designer made adjustments and modifications based on his body shape.
Du Yan originally thought that the clothes sent over were the styles sold in the store, and it might be a bit troublesome to modify them, but he didn’t expect that the clothes fit him well and he hardly needed to modify them after wearing them.
Du Yan was a little confused. In fact, compared with adult men, his shoulders are slightly thinner. It is almost impossible to buy a formal suit that fits him perfectly without modification.
He thought for a moment and asked: “This suit is surprisingly suitable for someone with my body shape.”
The designer smiled and said: “This is because it has been modified in the store according to the size given by Mr. Shao, so it fits so well.”
Du Yan was a little surprised when he heard this because his pre-employment physical examination report only included his height and weight. Shao Lingheng had definitely never measured his size, so it was impossible to achieve such a high level of accuracy just by visual estimation.
As for the dream world, the other person knew him very well, so he didn’t know how much Shao Lingheng remembered?
Now is not the time to go into details. As an assistant, Du Yan still has things to do. After trying on the clothes, he thought that he should also ask the boss who paid for it to see if it was suitable, so he walked to the door and prepared to go out.
Before he pushed the door open, he heard Qian Xing’s voice.
“Here, this needs to be changed. Oh, where’s Xiao Du?”
Du Yan heard this and responded: “I’m here.”
After saying that, he walked out.
Qian Xing was the only one left in the living room. It seemed that Shao Lingheng should have listened to Qian Xing’s suggestion and went back to make adjustments.
Before Du Yan could even open his mouth to speak, Qian Xing showed the same surprised expression as yesterday, with his eyes nearly popping out of his head.
Du Yan asked: “What’s wrong?”
Perhaps because he had experienced this before, Qian Xing quickly came to his senses this time and asked: “What’s wrong with your clothes?”
Du Yan knew that Qian Xing was a straightforward person and had no ill intentions. His question meant that he found the clothes on Du Yan a little strange.
Du Yan subconsciously looked down at himself and felt that there was nothing wrong, so he said: “Is it because I usually wear too casual clothes that I look a little strange like this?”
Qian Xing shook his head and said: “No, it’s not strange at all. It suits your temperament very well.”
Du Yan smiled and said: “Then why did your expression just now seem so inappropriate as if I was wearing women’s clothes?”
When Qian Xing was about to say something, the door behind him opened, and Shao Lingheng walked out.
As soon as Du Yan saw him, he knew why Qian Xing was surprised.
Because the clothes he was wearing were almost identical to those on Shao Lingheng. To be precise, they were of the same style, but because of their different body shapes, there were some minor differences in the details.
There were only Shao Lingheng, Qian Xing, and Du Yan in the living room.
Seeing Qian Xing and Du Yan staring at him, Shao Lingheng took the initiative to explain: “Du Yan didn’t have suitable clothes, so I informed the brand to bring two sets directly. Qian Xing, remember to clear the bill.”
The brand will naturally only sponsor clothing for Shao Lingheng, so Du Yan has to buy the clothes himself.
After Shao Lingheng finished speaking, he directly said to the designers and staff who followed him out: “We have something to discuss, David, please send them down.”
A few minutes later, only Shao Lingheng, Du Yan, and Qian Xing were left in the room.
Du Yan was very aware of the current situation, and he asked directly: “Shao Ge, if I go out in this outfit tonight, it will only cause you trouble, right?”
Shao Lingheng looked at him deeply and didn’t say much.
He handed the phone to Qian Xing and said: “Please take a photo for us.”
Qian Xing had already noticed that something was wrong with these two people, but he just didn’t want to think too much about it and was a bit self-deceiving.
However, everything that happened before his eyes made him confirm the facts and fall into complete shock.
Specifically, it is manifested in that Qian Xing now acts completely on one command and one action.
If Qian Xing had not followed Shao Lingheng for so many years and knew that his cousin was a methodical person who would not do anything too out of line, he would have rushed out of the door and tried to find someone to persuade Shao Lingheng.
Qian Xing took the phone in a daze and adopted a photographer pose.
Shao Lingheng looked at Du Yan again and said: “Can we take a photo together?”
Du Yan didn’t know what the other person was thinking for a moment, but he didn’t want to reject his small request, so he walked over.
The distance between the two was very close, but Shao Lingheng was very sensible and did not make any physical contact. However, Du Yan could feel that he seemed to be completely enveloped in Shao Lingheng’s aura.
At this moment, Du Yan even had the illusion that he could hear his own arteries beating, and even the sound of blood rushing became clearer.
Fortunately, Qian Xing acted quickly. After a moment, he said: “Done.”
Qian Xing walked forward and handed the phone back to Shao Lingheng.
Shao Lingheng gave a few more instructions and asked Qian Xing to go out and take care of some things.
After Qian Xing left, Shao Lingheng turned back to look at Du Yan: “In my room, there is another set of clothes, the same size, you wear that one tonight.”
Du Yan suddenly asked: “This dress fits me well. How much do you remember?”
This was a bit no-brainer, but Shao Lingheng understood what Du Yan meant. He looked at Du Yan sincerely and said: “I said it before, it can’t be connected, but…”
Shao Lingheng stopped talking halfway, then lowered his body to whisper into Du Yan’s ear and finished the rest of his words.
“I remember every detail about you.”
“……”
It was extremely rare that Du Yan’s mind went blank for a moment, and he didn’t even know what the most appropriate reaction should be.
It was quiet, and Du Yan could clearly hear the intertwined breathing of the two. He was silent for a while, then said: “I’m going to try on other clothes.”
“Okay, I’ll wait for you.”
Shao Lingheng’s voice was very low, with the tail tone slightly elongated, so Du Yan knew at once that there was other meaning in his words.
Du Yan walked to the door of the room, put his hand on the handle, turned around, and said: “Can you send me that photo later?”
Just now, Du Yan suddenly understood what Shao Lingheng meant.
He didn’t want them to dress like a couple and attend the movie’s press conference, exposing everything to public opinion and thus putting pressure on Du Yan.
Shao Lingheng was just expressing an attitude. He was telling Du Yan that he didn’t care about the opinions of the outside world, and he would not waver in the matter between the two of them because of his special status or other factors.
After closing the door, Du Yan stood against it for a moment, then lowered his eyes to look at the photo sent to him on his phone.
Du Yan originally thought that he should have a stiff expression, looking a little uncomfortable when taking the photo just now.
However, he looked completely different in the photo than he imagined. He looked at the camera with a very gentle expression, and his mouth corners slightly raised.
Shao Linheng, who was standing beside him, had a serious expression on his face, but he did not look at the camera, but at the young man next to him, very focused, so focused that it seemed as if the person in front of him was the only thing left in the world.
Du Yan smiled, feeling somewhat relieved.
Maybe he should not think too much about it and make a decision based on his feelings.
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