An Athlete Held up by an Entertainment Career

After Hecate's event, Xu Qiao and Li Fei flew back to the hotel.

Not long after, Xu Siyi and Mo Chenghong also came back.

The doorbell rang, Li Feifei went to open the door, and let them in sideways.

Xu Siyi glanced at Xu Qiao who was sitting on the sofa, took off the scarf and put it on the coat rack beside him, and then walked towards him with long legs.

He is wearing a heather gray cashmere slim-fit trench coat today, and the slightly tightened design at the waistline fully highlights the advantages of his figure.

Sitting next to Xu Qiao, Xu Siyi very naturally covered the hand on his side.

"Aren't you injured?" Xu Siyi asked.

He has been busy in the afternoon meeting with a famous international director. At the Venice Film Festival, the director expressed his interest in him and invited him to act in a movie. This is also the purpose of Xu Siyi's trip to the United States.

In the end, I heard from Mo Chenghong that Xu Qiao had a conflict with someone in the backstage of the event.

Before Xu Qiao could answer, Li Feifei muttered, "What kind of injury did my brother suffer? Ma Jieli was pushed to the ground and beaten so badly that he couldn't even pay back."

That fist-to-flesh posture made Li Feifei still a little terrified when he thought about it now.

Xu Siyi's straightened lips softened a little, and he squeezed Xu Qiao's hand.

"What happened in the afternoon?" Mo Chenghong sat next to Li Feifei, looked at the two people opposite him, and finally his eyes fell on their overlapping hands.

Xu Qiao replied: "Didn't Feifei tell you?"

Mo Chenghong adjusted his glasses: "I need to know the detailed process."

Li Feifei ordered a meal for the hotel waiter to deliver, and here Xu Qiao briefly explained what happened.

After he finished speaking, Li Feifei added a sentence next to him: "Not only is the mouth of that hairy orangutan unclean, but so are the eyes, which are almost glued to my brother's body. They are squinting."

Mo Chenghong was a little unhappy when he heard this: "I've heard of this guy, he's very fun, and he's not afraid of men and women."

The light in the room was soft, half of Xu Siyi's face was hidden in the dimness.

He held Xu Qiao's hand, lingering from fingertips to fingertips. His eyes were so deep that it was hard to see what he was thinking, but it was obvious that his expression was definitely not happy.

"It's a good thing you're cautious and know the recording, otherwise you'd make such a move—" Mo Chenghong shook his head, reached for the apple juice on the side coffee table, poured a few glasses, and passed one to each of them.

After taking a sip of the fruit juice, Mo Chenghong snorted: "But I still have to say, if you fight well, this kind of person should be beaten."

Xu Qiao hummed, and said, "Hecate has a party the day after tomorrow, and I was invited there."

Mo Chenghong was not surprised by this: "Proper socializing is not harmful. You will come to the United States more times in the future, and it would be good to know more people."

"Just stay away from that guy at the party, and I'll pick you up whenever you go."

Several people chatted in the room for a while, and the waiter pushed the food delivery cart and rang the doorbell.

After eating, it was getting late, Mo Chenghong pulled Li Feifei by the back collar and walked out of the room: "The two of us are going back to the room first, you can do whatever you want."

After the two left, the room suddenly returned to silence.

Xu Qiao's eyes fell on Xu Siyi's face, and she asked, "How was the audition today?"

"not bad."

Once it quiets down, the sound of clothes rubbing will become very obvious.

Xu Siyi moved his face closer, and lightly touched Xu Qiao's face.

A familiar smell permeated the air. The light perfume mixed with ginger and honey penetrated into Xu Qiao's nose. It made people feel a little warm in such a cold day.

Xu Siyi lowered his head, buried it on the side of his neck, rubbed his lips against his neck a few times, and said with displeasure in his voice, "I should go with you."

When he thought of how foul language Margery used on Xu Qiao, he couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.Anger was gathering between his brows, and his eyes were darker than usual.

Xu Qiao let out a "huh" and pushed him: "Beard."

The faint stubble protruding from his chin made contact with the skin on his neck, and the rubbing was tingling, which made people feel excited.

Xu Siyi paused, raised his head, and put his nose against the tip of his nose.

Xu Qiao looked at him, and just about to look away, Xu Siyi turned slightly, pressed his lips together, and pressed his body.

Xu Qiao's back was pressed against the back of the sofa, and her chin was forced to lift up to welcome the kiss.

From time to time, the sound of tsk-tsk water could be heard in the quiet room, and when the four lips parted, a strand of silver thread was pulled out.

Xu Siyi rubbed the back of his neck over and over again, and said in a low voice when Xu Qiao recovered his breathing: "If that person says anything to you again—"

Xu Qiao stared at his dark eyes, smiled, and nodded slightly before speaking the second half of the sentence.

In the evening of the day after tomorrow, Mo Chenghong drove Xu Qiao there with Li Feifei and Xu Siyi according to the address given by the person in charge of Hecate.

According to Mo Chenghong, this kind of party is a place where a group of young people release their excess energy and hormones.

According to Xu Qiao's identity and Hecate's importance to him, taking part in it is regarded as socializing, and no one would dare to move wrong thoughts on him.

Of course, if Xu Qiao took the initiative and was willing, that would be another matter.

"It's nothing else, but some things need to be paid attention to." Mo Chenghong held the steering wheel and considered his words, "Don't touch those bad things."

He spoke vaguely, and the people in the car actually understood what he meant.

They are in an area where marijuana is legalized in the United States. Marijuana smoking among young people is quite common, and at parties, it is usually more serious.

The car stopped outside a lake view villa.This is the real estate owned by Hecate's person in charge in the United States. It was specially decorated for this party, and all the guests invited were models and stars who had a cooperative relationship with Hecate.

Xu Qiao was the one who invited, but the others followed suit.

Before Xu Qiao got out of the car, Xu Siyi said, "I'll come pick you up after the party is over."

Nodding, Xu Qiao walked towards the villa.

As soon as I entered the gate, I heard lively laughter not far away.

The waiter led him to the lake, which was a clear lake surrounded by large green grass and tall trees.

At this time, there was a long table on the grass, which was filled with desserts and drinks, and there were seven or eight barbecue grills around it.

The soothing music played slowly, and the waiters shuttled among them, adding red wine and desserts to the long table, and skillfully turning the sizzling barbecue on the grill.

Xu Qiao saw the handsome men and women attending the party wearing small dresses, some of them were enjoying delicious food, most of them were sitting around playing games, and some were fishing by the lake in twos and threes.

Olive was the first to see Xu Qiao, her eyes lit up, and she walked towards him with a glass of red wine: "Joe!"

Hearing this name, many people turned their heads and looked over curiously.

They had already heard about this Chinese star who was generous and glorious in the Vienna concert.

This time, it can also be said that Hecate organized the party in order to successfully sign a contract with him. He is the absolute protagonist tonight.

"That's Joe?"

"Have you heard that he had a conflict with Margery two days ago?"

"Marjri seems to be beaten by him?" A blond model teased in a low voice, "I can't imagine that his slender wrist can have that kind of strength."

"He looks more attractive than on screen."

Olive stopped in front of Xu Qiao and looked him up and down.

Xu Qiao wore a mid-neck sweater today, and a plain short down jacket over his head. His thin chin was hidden in the fluffy down jacket collar, which made him look softer and cuter than when he was seen two days ago.

Such casual attire was a bit out of place among a group of well-dressed young people, but it undoubtedly suited him very well.

Olive's love for Xu Qiao was even stronger. She raised her red lips and said with a smile, "Everyone is waiting for you."

Xu Qiao looked behind her, and several young men with western faces greeted him politely.

The new spokesperson for Hecate in the Asia-Pacific region, who is about to sign contracts with several top luxury brands, is a dazzling new star from the East.

Undoubtedly, many people at this party are looking forward to getting acquainted with him.

Xu Qiao doesn't like to socialize, but he won't be stage fright in such an occasion, he is quite relaxed and able to chat with the people who come to talk to him.

Soft, it seems easy to get close to each other, but if you get closer, you can clearly feel the sense of distance.This is the impression that other people have of Xu Qiao, and they also know that it may not be so easy to make friends with this Chinese star.

Marjri was sitting by the lake a little far away, fishing while flirting with a plump actress with tanned skin.

He did not ignore the movement from Xu Qiao's side, and looked over with gloomy eyes.

"That oriental boy is really great." The female companion looked away from Xu Qiao, leaned on Ma Jieli, touched the corner of his scabbed mouth, and showed an ambiguous smile, "But is it really him who hit him? "

Margery shook the fishing rod in his hand, and said impatiently: "This topic is not interesting."

"You didn't mean to let him in order to please the beauty, did you?"

Margery found a way through these words, "That's right."

But she learned the truth from Margery's expression, and suddenly felt that the sexy man with muscular abs in front of her was a little less attractive, and spread her hands: "Hey, you don't have to be brave."

Margery was aroused by this understatement, and jumped up and said, "Youbitch!"

The female companion looked at him speechlessly, regretting that she had dealt with this unrespectable man, snorted softly, got up and left, and walked towards Xu Qiao.

Margery had no intention of holding back either.

His eyes were fixed on Xu Qiao, and it took him a long time to move away. He picked up the red wine on the side and drank it down, using the glass to hide the dissatisfaction in his eyes.

After the BBQ, the party quickly moved indoors.

After the previous warm-up, the models and stars became bold.

The huge living room was dimly lit, with colorful lights projected from the ceiling, and the music was replaced by rock music. The young people pressed their bodies together, shaking and laughing along with the melody, and even Olive, who was a little more stable, joined in.

Xu Qiao was not interested in this and sat a little far away from the central ballroom.

He picked up a small piece of dessert with his fingers and put it into his mouth. As soon as he swallowed it, he saw Margery approaching with two glasses of red wine.

The stereo in the living room was very loud. Margery moved closer and raised his voice a little: "Joe, have a drink?"

Xu Qiao passed the red wine in his hand and paused for a moment.The corners of the lips are slightly hooked up, like a smile but not a smile, with an unspeakable charm.

Margery felt like being scratched by a cat again in his heart, and felt a little guilty under those gazes.

It happened that the waiter holding the red wine tray passed by, Xu Qiao took a glass from the waiter's red wine tray, and gestured to Margery.

Margery's throat moved.Xu Qiao's fingers were thin and fair, and the slender joints were clearly visible. When pinching a glass filled with red wine, such white and thin fingers had a sexy taste.

He took a sip and put the wine glass aside, his expression was not warm.

Margery smiled shyly, cursed in his heart, but smiled on his face: "OK, I just want to apologize to you, then I will accept it as you."

With that said, he left with two glasses of red wine.When turning around, he drank the wine in his glass in one gulp, suppressing the burning desire in his heart.

When looking at the cup rejected by Xu Qiao, Ma Jieli's eyes darkened.

It didn't take long for Olive to finish the dance, and it ended heartily, and walked towards Xu Qiao.

"Hey, Joe, don't you want to go dance?" She wiped her sweat and raised her hand to signal the waiter to bring the wine.

Xu Qiao smiled: "There are too many people."

"Yes, you seem to be someone who likes to be quiet. Artists like to be alone." Olive blinked, thanked the waiter who brought the wine, and took a glass for herself and Xu Qiao.

Seeing her take two glasses, Xu Qiao said, "Sorry, Miss Olive, I have a bad drinker."

"So——" Olive tapped his temple, "I also think that juice is more suitable for you than wine."

She patted Xu Qiao on the shoulder: "I'll get you a glass of juice, or do you prefer milk?"

There was good-natured banter in her voice, and she felt that the young man in front of her really seemed to have a bit of milky smell.

Xu Qiao was a little helpless, and did not refuse her kindness: "Juice is fine."

"No problem." Not long after Olive left, she came over with a glass of juice, "here, dear Joe, freshly squeezed orange juice, I think you'll like it."

"Thank you." Xu Qiao rolled his eyes.

After drinking the glass of orange juice, Xu Qiao looked up and found that the party seemed to have gone too far.

Many people hugged and kissed on the dance floor. The star models who were elegant and reserved on the grass earlier were smoking and drinking.

Noisy and chaotic, the smell of tobacco and alcohol came from all directions, rushing into the nostrils.

Xu Qiao even saw that, as Mo Chenghong mentioned earlier, a group of young people in the corner had already smoked marijuana rolls. They were lying on the sofa with dim eyes and a happy expression.

This is normal for them.This line of work is stressful in itself, and this kind of hallucinogenic effect is needed to relax the nerves.

What's more, in their view, marijuana is a more vigorous cigarette, and it does not violate the law.

Smelling the smell of marijuana, Xu Qiao frowned.

The stale air made him feel dizzy and uncomfortable.

"Joe, can't you accept marijuana?" Olive keenly noticed Xu Qiao's expression, and smiled, "Yes, it seems that this is a very serious matter in your country."

Xu Qiao nodded to her.

She sighed, "I totally agree, the state I live in is banned, this kind of addictive stuff, if you smoke too much, your brain will go bad."

"However, there are too many such things. You can only ensure that you are clean, and others can only pretend that you can't see it."

"Miss Olive, I agree with you."

Olive stared at him, took a long breath, and smiled on his face: "Are all Chinese people as good as you? I mean-so unique?"

Xu Qiao did not immediately answer her question.

It may be that the smell of smoke in the dense space was too heavy, which made his temples ache a little, and his chest felt a little bloated and out of breath.

At this time, Margery came over and sat beside Olive.

Olive didn't have a good impression of him after the incident in the dressing room two days ago. Seeing him coming, she turned slightly sideways and moved a little away, with a conflicted expression on her face.

Margery immediately made a sad expression: "Olive, I was wrong two days ago. I have already apologized to Joe. I hope you can forgive me."

Seeing his sincerity, Olive asked suspiciously, "Really?"

"Of course!"

The voices of the two reached their ears and became a little erratic.Xu Qiao stood up slightly wobbly, and Margery and Olive, who were sitting beside her, looked over and got up too.

Olive asked, "Joe, what's the matter?"

Margery supported him, and leaned closer to his face with a worried expression: "Are you feeling unwell?"

Xu Qiao collected herself, took two steps away from him, and said with a distant expression, "Sorry, I'm going to the bathroom."

Margery shrugged and moved sideways to make room for him.

Xu Qiao walked past him and walked outside.