Mr. Yuan is Always Unhappy - Chap 85
CH85 – BLOWING BALLOONS
Yuan Rui already told Bai Tu that he was going to introduce the acting king to him. The three of them just happened to all be free this Tuesday night. Therefore Yuan Rui invited everyone out to eat. He called to tell Zheng QiuYang and asked him: “Do you want to come with me?”
However, Zheng QiuYang asked: “Is Liang Xi going as well?”
Yuan Rui said: “Liang-ge isn’t going. He has a job. You want to see him?”
Zheng QiuYang tch’d and said: “It’s good that he’s not going. If someone photographed the two of you eating a meal together, those LiangYuan fans will be setting off firecrackers again.”
Yuan Rui: “Hahaha.”
Zheng QiuYang feigned anger: “How dare you laugh?”
Yuan Rui continued to laugh and said: “You’re such a jar of vinegar. So are you going or not?”
The jar of vinegar said: “Can’t go. I definitely have to work overtime today.”
Yuan Rui had no choice but to say: “Then I’ll ask Xiao Zhao to drive me. He can freeload a meal at the same time.”
Right now, he didn’t work much. Zhao ZhengYi also gained a lot of leisure time. Coincidentally, he just started dating recently. A pink atmosphere surrounded him constantly.
The person he’s dating was the girl he met on the internet the last time they went to work in Shanghai. After the two people met in person, they fell in love with each other mutually. After being semi-brother/sister for a few days, they swiftly advanced onto lovers and dove into the river of love. They were extremely joined at the hip, stuck together like glue. Zhao ZhengYi was very preoccupied at work now, his thoughts wholeheartedly on the relationship. Even while waiting at the red light for 2 minutes, he’d seize the moment to take out the phone and chat briefly with the other person.
“The light turned green.” Seeing him so inattentive, Yuan Rui really didn’t feel it was too safe and said: “Why don’t I drive instead?”
Zhao ZhengYi hastily threw down the phone and stepped on the gas, saying: “No need no need. No more chatting.”
Yuan Rui didn’t say anymore and sat in the back dazing off, calculating tonight’s dinner, which he was paying– what dishes he should order that’s both cheap and delicious.
“Yuan-ge, look, this is the anti-smog mask that my girlfriend bought for me,” Unwilling to be neglected, Zhao ZhengYi started to brag about his girlfriend, saying: “She’s extremely meticulous and considerate. Hehe.”
Yuan Rui looked at it and smiled, saying: “I also bought that for my boyfriend. It’s the same brand. Aiya, I need to remind him to wear it when he goes out. He never wears it because he finds it troublesome.”
He immediately took out his phone and sent a voice message: “01, 01. 07 here. You must remember to wear the mask.”
The other side returned a voice message very quickly: “07, 07. This is your husband…….”
Yuan Rui instantly felt extremely embarrassed and hastily pressed the phone against his ears. It automatically switched to receiver mode: “07, 07. This is your husband. I got it. I’ll remember to wear the mask.”
Thinking that Zhao ZhengYi must have heard it, he felt too embarrassed to send another voice message. He typed to Zheng QiuYang: “I got nothing else. Almost at the restaurant. You keep working. Smooches [kisses]”
Nevertheless, from the rear mirror, Zhao ZhengYi still saw him mouthing his words silently while texting, saying everything he was writing; even the smooches in the end was completed by pursing his lips making a soft ‘pop’ sound.
Zhao Zhengyi really felt him too unbearable to look at.
The pitiful Zhao Zhengyi finally had a chance to show off his relationship, but not only did he not succeed, he received a ruthless counterattack.
Life was really very hard.
The purpose of this meal was supposedly to introduce Bai Tu to the acting king. However, in actuality, the two people were already god-level celebrities in the mainland. How could they not know each other? They just never interacted before.
Bai Tu was extraordinarily gifted and became famous in his youth. The acting king accumulated his success overtime and blossomed late. In comparison, the two of them were very different from age to outer appearance, from experience to acting path. They never had to compete with each other, and the one chance they had to collaborate previously was even missed due to various reasons. The acting king’s personality was cheerful and casual. Bai Tu was more introverted and had few friends that he could chat with heart to heart. The two people have very complementary personalities. Through their private conversations, Yuan Rui could feel that the two of them admired each other very much. With this opportunity to meet, they’d definitely become friends.
The reality was pretty much as he had predicted. Although Bai Tu was somewhat nervous at first, the acting king was funny and charming; he was very good at livening up the atmosphere. Very quickly Bai Tu put down his worries and the two people started chatting about each other’s works and acting techniques, and mutually exchanging personal experiences. They chatted happily and immediately established an unforgettable friendship.
Yuan Rui didn’t have much to add to those topics. Therefore he listened quietly to the side, acting as an observer. However, he was extremely happy because he had created this group originally just for this purpose.
<> filmed for a consecutive three days, from Wednesday to Friday. Thursday night just happened to be Christmas eve.
Zheng QiuYang left work early at 4pm, but the traffic jam was so bad, he didn’t get home until 6pm. As soon as he got home, he called Yuan Rui, asking: “I’m home. Are you done with work yet?”
Yuan Rui said: “I’m on the road. How come you’re so fast? Was there no traffic for you?”
Zheng QiuYang grumbled: “Fast? I got off work at 4pm. There wasn’t even 6 kilometers, yet I was stuck for 2 hours before coming back. Where are you? Let me see if I have to wait until the middle of the night.”
Yuan Rui said: “I’ll be home in 40 minutes at most.”
Zheng QiuYang instructed: “Tell Xiao Zhao to drive slower, don’t hurry.”
Yuan Rui said: “Okay.”
Before hanging up the phone, Zheng QiuYang heard the sound of subway announcements, but he didn’t hear it very clearly and thought he had heard wrong.
However, Yuan Rui was really in the subway.
This was rush hour for people getting off work. In addition, it was a holiday. The subway station was packed with people.
He wore a black woolen hat and an anti-smog face mask. Both his face and head were covered securely. There were a lot of people in the subway, so no one paid any special attention to him.
After he finished filming the show just now, he checked the time and road conditions and decisively picked to return home via the subway.
Zhao ZhengYi was reluctant at first, afraid that if Li LingLing knew, she’d reprimand him. However, after receiving a phone call from his girlfriend, love prevailed over Li LingLing.
Yuan Rui was tall. He held onto a handrail located up high. Next to him stood a girl wearing a backpack. At first, she was holding onto a vertical support beam. Later on, a young man squeezed over and leaned completely against the support beam. The girl had no choice but to put her hand down. The subway was packed with people so it wasn’t like she’d fall down. However, whenever they reached a stop, she’d always bump into Yuan Rui’s arms due to the momentum. Although Yuan Rui felt a bit awkward, he didn’t say anything. That girl was sensitive and apologized several times in succession. She really felt very embarrassed, but she couldn’t move anywhere else. She also wanted to grab the support beam, but that person was leaning against it too heavily, there was no place to put her hand.
Yuan Rui looked over and felt the guy was completely lacking in civility. He couldn’t help but say: “Hey handsome, don’t lean against the support beam.”
The man leaning against the pole was reading a novel on his phone and didn’t hear. Yuan Rui said it again: “Hey handsome, can you please not lean against the support beam.”
He finally turned his head around and gave Yuan Rui a strange look. However, he didn’t move.
Yuan Rui thought to himself, this person is so annoying. He tried to restrain himself but couldn’t take it and said: “You’re really affecting others like this.”
That person said in a rude and unreasonable tone: “Who am I affecting? You’re the only one being fussy.”
Yuan Rui was a bit angry and said: “How are you completely lacking in manners?”
That person pulled down his face mask. With a mean face, he said impatiently: “Are you done or not? Don’t you just want to play the hero for a beautiful woman? We can get off at the next stop and have a fight then.”
Yuan Rui: “…….”
Seeing that he didn’t speak, that person seemed a bit smug and said: “So scared. If you’re not going to accept then just shut it. If you find it uncomfortable, then don’t take the subway.”
Yuan Rui frowned: “It’s my business what I like to take, but no matter which I decide, I wouldn’t be only concerned with my own comfort.”
The surrounding bystanders looked at that mean looking man. Their gazes were all somewhat criticizing.
That person knew that he was unreasonable, but still clung tightly to his dignity. Taking advantage of the fact that he was a bit bulkier than Yuan Rui, he said rudely again: “The subway doesn’t belong to your family. You sure are concerned with a lot of things. If you want to fight, then just say it. Stop yammering nonstop like a girl.”
Yuan Rui stared at him for a few seconds and said: “I’m not fighting you.”
That person said smugly: “Yo, acknowledging your cowardice so quickly again?”
Yuan Rui didn’t get angry, instead he said: “Leaning against the support beam is not right. Fighting is even worse. I’m a good person. I don’t do things that are wrong.”
The mean-faced man: “……”
The two people stared at each other for a moment. Yuan Rui was just starting to feel a bit nervous. Unexpectedly, that person straightened up and relinquished the support beam.
That person got off at the next stop. Before leaving, he said pointedly to Yuan Rui: “Ai, I’m also a good person.”
Yuan Rui: “…….”
The girl with the backpack said quietly: “You were so cool just now.”
Yuan Rui said bashfully: “Actually, I was just about to give up. I thought he was really going to start a fight.”
The girl said with a smile: “Still pretty cool.”
Yuan Rui was a bit happy and felt the red scarf in front of his chest looked even brighter.
Arriving at his stop, he bid farewell to the girl and got off the subway. After taking only a few steps, someone grabbed him. He turned around to look. The other person was actually carrying a camera. Startled, Yuan Rui wanted to run off immediately. However, that hostess held onto him and refused to let go, saying: “We’re doing a special Christmas eve program for a TV station. Don’t be nervous, it’s just a little game.”
Yuan Rui turned his head, not wanting to be filmed. He said “I am in a hurry.”
The hostess: “Are you rushing to meet with your girlfriend on a date?”
Yuan Rui said: “No no.”
The hostess said righteously: “Then what’s the hurry. Please please, just a few minutes is enough. Lend a hand, handsome.”
Unable to throw her off, Yuan Rui thought to himself, I’m not taking off my mask anyways and I’ll just play randomly. When they edit the segment post-production and see it’s not good, they’d definitely cut the entire thing out. Thus he said: “Alright, be quick.”
The hostess said happily: “Thank you! Come, first blow up this balloon.”
Yuan Rui: “…….”
The hostess pointed at the camera and said: “Don’t hesitate anymore. We’re broadcasting live.”
Yuan Rui: “……”
While Zheng QiuYang waited for Yuan Rui’s return, he excitedly arranged the house. Placing some flowers, he then found a candlestick to put in the middle of the dining table. After getting the romantic candlelight dinner ready, he even tossed a fruit salad. Then, without anything to do, he took out his cellphone. First he opened the official website of the Jewelry Design Competition and looked around. There was no new activity so he closed the webpage and started to browse Weibo.
This afternoon, Yuan Rui had posted a group picture with the other esteemed guests of <>, which could be considered publicizing the show. In the comment section below, fans chatted excitedly about how much they looked forward to the new program.
Zheng QiuYang seriously gave the message a like and then reblogged it saying “You can do it [love you]”.
Then he watched a comedy sketch for a while. A colleague suddenly called him. He thought it was about the promotion of the new product, therefore he really didn’t want to answer it. However, unexpectedly when he answered, the other side said excitedly: “Open the TV, quick! Your family’s Yuan Rui is blowing balloons in the subway station!”
In the subway station, Yuan Rui was practically ready to cry from blowing balloons. How could he be so unlucky? The one rare occasion he decided to take the subway, he ended up getting caught red handed by a live broadcast program.
The hostess however, stood to the side, smiling like a blooming flower. Originally, this was only an ordinary on-field interaction. Who would have imagined her luck was this good. She just randomly grabbed a bystander and it was Yuan Rui!
The onlookers standing around still didn’t figure out what was happening. Seeing Yuan Rui, who was doing his best to blow up balloons with puffed up cheeks, they were only focused on taking out their cellphones and filming videos to post on Weibo and their friend groups.
Very quickly “Yuan Rui blowing balloons in the subway station” climbed into the hot searches and popular forum topics.
Still stuck in traffic, Zhao ZhengYi, who hasn’t seen his girlfriend yet, was practically dumbstruck. Trembling with fear, he gave Li LingLing a call and proactively acknowledged the error of his ways. He thought to himself, In his last lifetime, he must have fcked a husky.
