ECG -Chapter 179 Who Exactly Is Keeping Whom as a Gigolo?

Gao Shuai had also thrown caution to the wind. He accepted that he might not make any money this time, but he absolutely couldn’t let him take the song back. After all, as long as he still had the song, he could continue making a fortune from commercial performances in the future!

In China, there were plenty of people who lived off a single song for their entire lives.

If Lin Hao wasn’t Qin Ruoyun’s younger brother, if he were just an ordinary lyricist and composer—even if it were Yu Huai himself—Gao Shuai would not have admitted it today. After all, the copyright registration certificate had already been issued, and it carried legal validity.

But today he was at Zhang Chuanying’s house, and the person in front of him was Qin Ruoyun’s younger brother. Whether he was her biological brother, sworn brother, or… romantic brother—whatever the case, he was someone Gao Shuai couldn’t afford to offend. Since he couldn’t afford to offend him, all he could do was act like a grandson.

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Fortunately, over the years he had experienced countless nightclubs and commercial performances of all sizes. Acting humble wasn’t something he had done only once or twice. He was absolutely familiar with it.

Lin Hao clearly understood what kind of person he was. Staring into Gao Shuai’s eyes, he said softly, “I don’t want the money, and I won’t hold you responsible for anything. This song already belongs to you!”

“Really?” Gao Shuai almost couldn’t believe his ears.

How was that possible? This was worth over a million yuan! It wasn’t some small amount of money. He was just giving it up like that?

How could this be possible?

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“Then… does Teacher Lin have any conditions?” His heart became nervous again.

“After you make money, give some of it to those two beggars. How much is up to you.”

“No problem!” Gao Shuai nodded repeatedly.

He really hadn’t thought about that, but since Lin Hao had said it, if he happened to meet them again in the future, throwing them thirty or fifty thousand yuan wouldn’t be a big deal.

Thinking of this, he let out a long sigh inwardly.

Look, this was the difference.

He only thought about making money. Look at this young man—at such a young age, he already had such compassion!

Not only had he written a song for those two beggars, he was still thinking about making sure he received some money from the earnings. What a noble quality!

“Teacher Lin, you are the benefactor of my Gao Shuai. From now on, I will follow your lead. Whatever you need, just tell me. If I ever say no, may the heavens strike me with five thunderbolts—”

Lin Hao raised a hand to stop him and said seriously, “I only have one request!”

Gao Shuai’s heart tightened.

Could he be going back on his word?

“If you meet those two people again, especially the one who sings, Hei Zi, you must notify me immediately! Can you do that?”

When Gao Shuai heard it was such a small matter, the huge stone weighing on his heart finally fell.

“Teacher Lin, don’t worry. As long as I find those two, I’ll definitely tell you!”

Lin Hao nodded.

He felt a little disappointed. He hadn’t expected things to turn out this simple. In the end, it was just that Gao Shuai had plagiarized Hei Zi’s work.

“Alright, then that’s it.” He stood up somewhat listlessly.

“Teacher Lin, I have a request!” Gao Shuai said cautiously.

Lin Hao waved his hand indifferently. “This song can keep you popular for several years. If you want to buy another song, come find me after two years.”

Gao Shuai froze.

He hadn’t even said what he wanted yet, but this person had already guessed his thoughts.

It was truly astonishing.

“Okay, okay!”

Since the other party had already said that, he couldn’t shamelessly continue asking. Besides, Lin Hao had already promised him two years—that was already pretty good.

The two of them walked out, and Lin Hao gave him his phone number as well.

When Jiang Jinglong saw Gao Shuai come out, he immediately stood up and smiled.

“They’re done? Then we’ll head out.”

“Alright, take care!” Zhang Chuanying didn’t stand up, nor did she say anything to keep them.

Qin Ruoyun stood up with a smile. “I’ll see you out.”

Lin Hao followed Qin Ruoyun and escorted the two men to the door. Only after closing it did he turn back.

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Inside the alley.

Jiang Jinglong accepted the cigarette Gao Shuai handed him and asked, “What happened?”

Gao Shuai and Jiang Jinglong had grown up together, so he didn’t hide anything from him. He told him the whole story from beginning to end.

The two of them walked to the entrance of the alley and glanced at Qin Ruoyun’s red Ferrari.

Then Jiang Jinglong opened the door of his own second-hand silver-gray BMW 730, bent down, and got in. Gao Shuai sat in the passenger seat.

“Jinglong, tell me, with such a huge sum of money, why would this Lin Hao refuse it?” Gao Shuai lowered the car window and casually flicked away some cigarette ash. He still found it unbelievable.

“You idiot, why don’t you take a look at what kind of background this Lin Hao has, and who he’s been in contact with? Do you really think those people care about a little bit of money like yours?” Jiang Jinglong curled his lips, feeling that he had seen through everything.

“True!” Gao Shuai nodded, but then asked worriedly, “What I did wasn’t a problem, right?”

“Hmm, this was the only way. Luckily, you weren’t completely stupid and didn’t stubbornly deny everything!”

“Am I an idiot?” Gao Shuai said unhappily. “I know exactly what kind of person Qin Ruoyun is. The fact that she’s willing to stand up for this kid means their relationship is definitely not ordinary. It’s just one song. I’m not going to lose sight of the bigger picture over something minor!”

Jiang Jinglong narrowed his eyes and thought for a moment. “There’s definitely something going on between these two. Don’t tell me this Lin Hao is the little boy she’s keeping?”

“You think he might be Zhang Chuanying’s kept boy?”

“Don’t fucking talk nonsense!” Jiang Jinglong immediately shoved him and, as if afraid someone might hear, quickly started the car.

……

After Lin Hao and Qin Ruoyun sat down, the nanny brought out three plates of dumplings. It turned out Qin Ruoyun had gotten hungry and had asked the nanny to cook them earlier.

Lin Hao looked up at the sun. It was already afternoon. No wonder he also felt his stomach was empty and uncomfortable.

“Mm—Sister Li, your cooking has improved again. It’s delicious!” Qin Ruoyun praised her after taking a bite.

The nanny, whom they called Sister Li, was pouring vinegar into three small dishes for them. Hearing Qin Ruoyun’s praise, she chuckled and said, “If Miss Qin likes it, come over more often.”

Lin Hao didn’t stand on ceremony either. He quickly picked one up and tossed it into his mouth. It was stuffed with three fresh ingredients, and it really was delicious.

“Lin Hao, I’ve heard your songs before. I think your lyrics are excellent. Would you be interested in writing a script?”

Zhang Chuanying ate very elegantly. Unlike the two of them, who were stuffing dumplings into their mouths one after another like starving ghosts.

“A script?” Lin Hao was stunned.

He hadn’t made many plans regarding film and television yet. Although he had been constantly studying acting and had even asked Fan Gang to find Guan Yuchi as his teacher, all of this was merely preparing for the future.

“Have you written one before?” Zhang Chuanying asked.

Lin Hao shook his head. Then his heart moved slightly. “I have actually been studying acting all this time.”

“Oh?”

Not only Zhang Chuanying was surprised, even Qin Ruoyun was shocked. She hadn’t expected that he was also studying acting.

“At the Long Province Art Academy?” Zhang Chuanying’s expression started to become somewhat unnatural.

Lin Hao nodded. “Yes. I just saw a photo of my teacher in the west wing room.”

“Lin Hao…” Qin Ruoyun wanted to stop him, but it was already too late.

“Clack!”

Zhang Chuanying placed her chopsticks down on the table. Then she stood up, her face cold, and shouted, “Sister Li, see them out!”

“Ah—” Qin Ruoyun called out, “I haven’t finished eating yet!”

“Go eat at your own home!”

After saying that, Zhang Chuanying flicked her sleeve, turned around, and walked away.

Lin Hao was completely confused. He had no idea what was happening. How come the moment he mentioned his teacher Guan Yuchi—before he had even said the man’s name—Zhang Chuanying suddenly turned hostile?

Qin Ruoyun hurriedly stretched out her chopsticks and, like lightning, stuffed two more dumplings into her mouth. Sister Li tried hard not to laugh as she urged her, “Miss Qin, you should leave quickly.”

Qin Ruoyun also didn’t want to make things difficult for Sister Li. She pulled out a tissue, wiped her mouth, then stood up. She grabbed the bag from the other sofa and put it over her shoulder. Then she shouted at the top of her voice:

“Zhang Chuanying, you old witch! Remember this, even if you invite me next time, I won’t come!”

There was not the slightest sound from the backyard.

Qin Ruoyun angrily flicked her sleeve as well and said to Lin Hao, “Sis will take you out to eat something good! Why do we have to eat at her place anyway?”

Lin Hao had only eaten five dumplings. He looked reluctantly at the three steaming plates of dumplings. He really didn’t want to leave them behind.

Who would have thought things would suddenly change? He was about to go hungry again…

He stood up helplessly, laughing bitterly. Just as he was about to take a step, he saw Qin Ruoyun pick up a plate of untouched dumplings. Then she grabbed his arm and said:

“Let’s go!”