Chapter 506 - A Major Mistake
“Seriously, when can you introduce me to Ni Yun? I love his songs, I’m a huge fan. I know the lyrics to all his songs.”
“Maybe next time!”
Xu Xiyan hurried away. It wasn’t yet time to let anyone else know about her relationship with Huo Yunshen.
Outside the set, Ma Haodong caught up with her and pointed towards his flashy sports car. “My car’s parked just over there. You sure you don’t want me to give you a lift?”
“Yes, I’m sure. I have my own car.”
Just then, she received a call from Huo Yunshen: he was waiting for her at the entrance of the studio lot. Xu Xiyan bade goodbye to Ma Haodong. “My man came to pick me up. I have to go now.”
She had actually driven to the set in her Porsche, but she wasn’t about to pass on an opportunity to spend more time with her prince charming. She left her Porsche in the studio lot and walked towards the studio gates.
From afar, she saw Huo Yunshen’s RV parked by the side of the road. Xu Xiyan jogged towards it, her heart bursting with excitement.
She had just opened the door to the front cab and was about to get in when she felt a tap on her shoulder. She turned around: it was Ma Haodong.
“Huh? Why are you here?”
“My car broke down. It won’t start. Can I hitch a ride?”
It was a bluff: there was nothing wrong with his sports car. Ma Haodong was shamelessly asking Xu Xiyan for a free ride because he wanted to see what Ni Yun looked like.
“…”
Xu Xiyan was now caught between a rock and a hard place.
If she agreed, Ma Haodong would discover Huo Yunshen’s identity and her relationship with him.
“If your man can afford such a luxurious RV, I’m sure he must be a really generous, easy going person. I don’t think he’d mind.”
As Xu Xiyan wondered what to do, Ma Haodong boldly slipped past her and stepped into the front cab.
Ma Haodong was fearless and determined: he was going to get into the RV and see who Ni Yun was with his own eyes, come hell or high water.
“Wait, Brother Dong…”
It was too late now to stop him. Xu Xiyan was left with no choice but to enter the car after him and see the whole thing through.
As soon as Ma Haodong got into the front cab, he made his way to the RV section and opened the partition door.
He walked through the doorway. The luxurious furnishings inside the RV amazed him. Then his eyes fell upon the man in the wheelchair, sitting in the middle of the room, and Ma Haodong immediately froze in place.
This wasn’t possible…
Huo Yunshen?
A.K.A. Elvis, the former international film star?
Former CEO of Yunhai Entertainment, and the new Huo Group CEO?
Were Huo Yunshen and Jing Xi in a romantic relationship? For real?
Was Ni Yun, the musical genius he practically worshipped, actually Huo Yunshen? Seriously?
Ma Haodong could only gape openly at the man before him. He could not move; he felt like a character in a kung fu movie who had just been immobilized by a jab to a pressure point.
Huo Yunshen had been reading a book while waiting for Xu Xiyan. When he heard the partition door open, he had assumed that it was Xu Xiyan.
He put down his book and looked up. Ma Haodong was also looking in his direction; their eyes met, sending a mild jolt of surprise through Huo Yunshen.
His superb memory told him that the man in front of him was an actor working with Huayin Entertainment.
He was Ma Haodong, the secondary male lead who shared many scenes with Xu Xiyan in “Root of Evil.”
Huo Yunshen recognized who the man was, but he did not say anything. He merely regarded Ma Haodong silently.
The awkward tension in the air was now thick enough to slice. Ma Haodong began to squirm under Huo Yunshen’s dark, razor-sharp gaze.
Ma Haodong suddenly felt as though he were standing on a bed of nails. He was thoroughly uncomfortable; he could not help feeling like an interloper who had barged into a sacred, forbidden place. This had been a major mistake.
He had never had any dealings with the legendary showbiz king sitting before him, but he knew Huo Yunshen’s character and the way he did things.
Everyone who crossed him always ended up regretting it.
Ma Haodong was overcome with the urge to ask in a meek voice: “Have I offended you in some way, sir?”
Was it too late now to get out of the car?
…