On the way, Xie Zhu's agent kept chattering to Su Duan, teaching him to know how to greet people when he sees them, to listen and be perceptive when the time comes, to do whatever he's told to do, and not to let down Xie Zhu's sincere intentions to promote him.

He didn't want this kind of promotion at all.

Su Duan sat in the back seat of the car with his eyes lowered, listening silently without responding.

On the surface, it seemed like he was listening, but if Xie Zhu's agent had turned his head to look at him, he would have found that his eyes were unfocused, clearly spacing out.

However, this agent obviously didn't care much about what a small body double was thinking, and just kept talking to himself the whole way.

Su Duan didn't make a sound, browsing the newly unlocked props in the mall with the system.

Fortunately, the original's personality was dull and boring to begin with, so Su Duan's performance was quite normal and didn't arouse the agent's suspicion.

The car drove smoothly and soon arrived at the designated restaurant.

Unlike the celebration banquet, this dinner to entertain investors was relatively small and private. The location was chosen at a restaurant that looked very low-key but was actually extremely expensive. Besides the main crew members such as the director and screenwriter, only a few lead actors and supporting actors came, or some actors with very strong backing.

After all, the people they were going to meet this time were all shining investors and big bosses. What did these big bosses represent? They represented connections and resources.

It can be said that in the entertainment industry, whether you can stand up or not, connections and resources play a decisive role, even more important than acting skills.

Therefore, this dinner was undoubtedly very difficult to get into. Many actors in the crew were clamoring to participate but couldn't get in.

So when the original learned that he could come to this dinner, while finding it hard to believe, he was actually very grateful that Xie Zhu could give him such a rare opportunity.

It's just that later events proved that he was just a scapegoat pushed out by Xie Zhu to take the blame, a body double who was used to the fullest. Xie Zhu never sincerely wanted to promote him.

In fact, in order to prevent him from resisting the bad thing, Xie Zhu's agent even drugged him at the dinner and personally sent him to that gold master's car, not even giving him a chance to escape.

Actually, after it happened, the original also thought about taking revenge on Xie Zhu. But he was just a body double without any connections, and he wasn't a very tenacious and decisive person to begin with. In the end, he still chose to leave this circle far away and lived the second half of his life in a daze.

......

After the agent brought Su Duan into the restaurant, the director looked at the person he brought and couldn't help frowning and asking Xie Zhu's agent, "Where's Xie Zhu? Why did you bring him?"

The agent hurriedly went up to him and said in a string, "Ah, I'm really sorry, our Zhu Zhu suddenly got gastritis and can't even get out of bed now. He really can't come, but this kind of opportunity is so rare that it would be too much of a waste..." As he spoke, he rudely pulled Su Duan's arm and dragged him in front of the director, taking out the words he had prepared long ago, "This is a body double of our Zhu Zhu, a quite well-behaved kid. Zhu Zhu asked me to bring him to see the world."

The director looked at him suspiciously and then sized up Su Duan beside him.

Are you kidding me? Is Xie Zhu so kind-hearted to sacrifice himself to give resources to others?

Based on his understanding of Xie Zhu, he actually didn't quite believe what Xie Zhu's agent said. Xie Zhu was the kind of person who would rather waste resources than give them to others. How could he suddenly become so kind-hearted as to promote newcomers?

Hell no.

But now that the person was here, if he drove him out at this time, it would be too ugly if it got out, and it would be bad if the guests heard about it.

Moreover, this kid looked obedient and well-behaved, with a pair of jet-black eyes that looked clear and clean, not like a body double, but more like a pampered young master from some family who accidentally ran out.

The director had children at home, and when he saw this type of harmless person, he was prone to an overflow of fatherly love and couldn't control it. He subconsciously didn't want to say harsh words.

"Alright then." The director waved his hand and instructed, "Seeing the world is seeing the world, but the people who came today are all big shots. Keep an eye on him and don't let him cause trouble, otherwise you won't be able to afford the consequences if he makes a mistake."

"Definitely, definitely. Director Xie, rest assured." The agent hurriedly promised.

After the director left, the agent's attitude became cold. He told Su Duan to keep up and led him to the reserved private room.

Su Duan, who was eager to meet his partner, didn't haggle with him and obediently followed.

They didn't come early, but they weren't late either. At least there were only a few lead actors and three investors sitting at the table. The two biggest ones hadn't arrived yet, and there were only drinks on the table, no food at all.

In fact, the food was almost ready, but they had to wait until the two most important bosses arrived before they could start serving.

Seeing that it was Su Duan who was brought into the private room by Xie Zhu's agent instead of Xie Zhu, many people showed strange expressions.

After Su Duan sat down, an actor asked Xie Zhu's agent in a low voice what was going on. Xie Zhu's agent repeated the same words he had said to the director just now with a straight face.

However, like the director, everyone was skeptical of this "promoting newcomers" statement.

But in the end, it was none of their business. A small body double couldn't make much of a splash. In fact, with Xie Zhu not coming, it meant one less strong competitor. Their chances of gaining favor from the investors were greater.

All in all, they were the ones who benefited.

After arranging for Su Duan to sit in the cornermost seat, the agent whispered a few more words to him not to cause trouble and left the private room to wait outside.

Bringing him to see the world was fake, but giving that gold master a good look was real. So Su Duan didn't need to socialize and just had to sit there quietly to be evaluated.

After the agent left, an appraising gaze that wasn't very concealed fell on Su Duan.

Su Duan glanced over. It was a man in a black suit who looked quite decent, probably in his forties, one of the three investors who arrived first.

He was also the gold master who was interested in Xie Zhu.

Perhaps the other people present couldn't understand Xie Zhu's intention to "promote newcomers", but this gold master knew it very well.

Rejecting his offer to be a kept man, and handing over a small dessert as an apology.

Because Xie Zhu refused very skillfully, this gold master wasn't obsessively insistent on having him, he just wanted to play around after taking a liking to his face. So after a few seconds of regret, this gold master began to size up Su Duan seriously.

This apology gift that delivered itself to the door unexpectedly suited his tastes quite well.

Although he was Xie Zhu's substitute, the youth before him only resembled Xie Zhu in physique and bone structure. Their facial features were actually quite different. Xie Zhu had a devilishly handsome appearance, while the youth's features were clean and refined, like a fresh university graduate. Upon closer look, traces of baby fat could still be found on his cheeks.

In short, they were two completely different types.

He looked clean and pure, like a boy who just came of age.

It seemed he hadn't played with this type in a long time. Taking this door-delivered gift back didn't seem like a bad idea.

The middle-aged man, having decided to accept this apology gift, smiled and swept his gaze over Su Duan like he was appraising a possession.

The unmistakably sticky gaze landing on him made Su Duan involuntarily furrow his brows slightly. He disliked this kind of look with obvious intentions.

Highly sensitive to people's emotions, Su Duan sensed the ill intent in that gaze almost immediately. It seemed he had taken a liking to him, just like in the original trajectory.

How annoying.

If not for meeting his partner, he wouldn't want to come here at all.

Enduring his displeasure, he looked around the table several times but didn't see anyone who resembled his lover. Su Duan couldn't help asking the system in his heart: "System, isn't the healing target here? Why can't I find them?"

The long companionship that had continued for three worlds had silently engraved the appearance of that person's soul into his heart. No matter what, there should be some sense of familiarity. But the people at this table only made him feel like a stranger.

Besides, the system would send a notification when encountering the healing target. But from the moment he entered until now, the system hadn't given any prompts.

The system said: "It's like this, the healing target is currently attending a banquet in another private room of this restaurant and will come over later. The system estimates about ten more minutes. Host, don't be anxious."

Su Duan: "Mm, then I'll wait a bit."

...It seemed his partner's job was quite busy, Su Duan thought.

The people in the private room were making small talk amongst themselves. Although there weren't many people, the interpersonal relationships were very complex.

Su Duan, whose mind was solely on waiting for his partner, had no interest in these things. He lowered his eyes and stared blankly at the tablecloth pattern.

Ten minutes later, the door to the private room opened and the last two big bosses walked in.

Su Duan's head shot up and he stared at the two people entering.

Relying on his accurate intuition, his gaze skipped over the slightly shorter person and landed on the man in the smoky gray suit.

The tall man had deep, chiseled features, and obvious coldness between his brows and eyes. No emotions could be discerned from his jet-black pupils. His proportions were excellent, and the well-tailored gray suit made his broad shoulders and long legs even more apparent. He carried an aura of an unapproachable top leader.

With just a glance, one could tell this was a difficult person to get along with.

But in Su Duan's eyes, it was a reassuring appearance.

At the same time, the system's notification sounded in Su Duan's mind: "Host, the healing target for this round has appeared. Yan Shen, chairman of Yan Group, suffers from bipolar disorder. The healing target's current healing value is 0. Please prepare to begin work~"

Enduring that detestable appraising gaze, he had finally waited for the person he wanted to see. Su Duan couldn't help curving the corners of his eyes, unable to control the emotions in his gaze.

Keenly sensing an unabashed stare landing on him, President Yan, who had just finished a banquet and already felt some inner annoyance, tilted his head slightly and met a pair of jet-black eyes that seemed to have stars fallen in them.

Bright and shining, carrying a bit of soft laughter, like a little hamster that had just spotted sunflower seeds.