I’m Keeping the Overbearing CEO After He Went Bankrupt [Rebirth] 51

Chapter 51: Qingbao Falls Down!

“Mr. Huo…!”

Hearing Chu Qing’s call, Huo Li immediately stopped.

“What’s wrong?”

“Um…”

The two stood outside the tent, the wind blowing. Huo Li rubbed his face, reined in his emotions, and turned around with a smile. “Can’t Qingbao sleep?”

“N-No…”

Chu Qing paused, not knowing what to say.

“It’s cold outside. Let’s go back,” Huo Li said, gently putting an arm around his waist. “Time for bed.”

“Mr. Huo…!” After returning to the tent, Chu Qing took a deep breath, mustered up his courage, and stood on his tiptoes to hug him.

The sudden warmth and embrace made Huo Li’s eyes widen.

Chu Qing’s arms were wrapped around his neck, his head resting lightly on his shoulder.

Huo Li paused, then reached out to hug the soft figure in his arms.

“Mr. Huo, don’t be unhappy,” he said in a low voice.

Huo Li was stunned and didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “Silly Qingbao, I’m not unhappy.”

Chu Qing pouted, let go, and took a few steps back. “Oh.”

Huo Li’s expression immediately changed. “I was lying. My heart is about to break.”

Chu Qing: “…”

Huo Li bent over slightly, his hand on his heart. “It hurts so much I can’t breathe. I can’t take care of myself.”

Chu Qing looked at him with a blank expression.

Huo Li paused, then pounced on him and hugged him. “I need ten kisses to heal.”

Chu Qing smiled. “Good night, Mr. Huo.”

“Wait.”

Seeing that he was about to break free and leave, Huo Li quickly planted a kiss on his ear.

“…!”

He covered his ear, his face flushing red, and stared at him blankly.

“Now I’m really happy,” Huo Li said with a grin, patting his shoulder. “Good night.”

He grumbled and left.

He thought, I shouldn’t have gone to coax him. How could that rogue Mr. Huo possibly be unhappy? And I was even taken advantage of.

He touched his ear, his face red as he got into bed.

…

The next day was a team-building activity. The mentors and students went up the mountain to play games. The production team had the mentors form teams of three and lead the students up the mountain to find “treasure.” The team that found the most would receive a mysterious reward.

This was also Luo Yucheng’s last episode. The production team had already hinted to the mentors that there would be a new vocal assistant.

He was clearly in a bad mood today, but when the camera was set up, he still put on a brave face and smiled.

Chu Qing was in a group with him, along with the rap group’s mentor, Little White Horse.

“Teacher Chu,” he said with a smile. “We’re together again.”

He just nodded and turned away, a little uncomfortable.

Whether it was after they had torn off all pretense last night or at this moment, he could feel his… hatred.

Even if he were slow, he could feel it. After all, because of Yu Weixi, he had already been on guard against him.

As for Yu Weixi, he thought it was probably because a few years ago, he and Luo Yucheng had competed for the lead role in a big director’s movie. The co-star was Feng Yan. In the end, Yu Weixi had succeeded, and the movie had become a huge hit after it was released. At that time, his and Feng Yan’s CP and this movie were known by everyone. And after that, Feng Yan had also fallen for him because of their collaboration, and Luo Yucheng seemed to like Feng Yan too.

He thought, Luo Yucheng probably blames me for the plagiarism being exposed, his persona collapsing, and his career being half-ruined. He thinks it was my design, so he hates me too.

Therefore, he tried to avoid him as much as possible and talked to the other students.

“Found it…!”

After a group of people had been walking up the mountain for a while, Wang Zhenglan found a red ribbon in the grass.

“For you!!” he said, like a little child, and handed the red ribbon to him. “It’s for the teacher!”

“Thank you,” he said with a grin and tied the red ribbon to his wrist.

Luo Yucheng also said with a smile, “This student is biased. How come Teacher Little White Horse and I don’t have one?”

“Um…” Wang Zhenglan stared blankly at the two teachers, not knowing how to answer.

He said indifferently, “Because Zhenglan doesn’t know the two teachers, and the two teachers don’t know him, so he gave it to me.”

Little White Horse said nonchalantly, “I have some impression of this student. He’s not a rap material, but he’s good at singing! If he focuses on singing, he’ll definitely be able to make a name for himself in the future!”

“Okay…!” he nodded like a woodpecker.

As soon as he said this, Luo Yucheng’s face changed.

It was normal not to know Little White Horse, but he was in the vocal group. It was worth thinking about if he was not familiar with Luo Yucheng. Everyone knew what that meant.

And to make matters worse, that simple-minded Wang Zhenglan didn’t even refute it and just tacitly agreed. And that straight-man Little White Horse didn’t think of anything and just let it pass so lightly.

“Let’s… continue to look,” Luo Yucheng said with a smile, changing the subject, and everyone continued to move forward.

When they reached a supply station, the team ran into Yu Weixi’s team.

He went over to greet him, and the dance group’s assistant, Tian Yawei, and the performance group’s assistant also came over.

“There must be one nearby!” she said with a smile. “This is a supply station. There can’t be none. The map also marked it.”

He nodded. “The students are all looking.”

He and Yu Weixi walked together and happened to see a red ribbon tied to a branch of a big tree.

“This… is a treasure?” he said, unsure. “Or a clue?”

“It’s a treasure. I already have one,” he said, holding up his hand to show him his wrist. “You can have that one.”

“Thanks!” he said and strode forward to get it, but the ribbon was tied to a high branch, and the big tree was on the edge of a cliff, its branches stretching out, which was quite dangerous.

It seemed that in order to test and train cooperation, character, and so on, the production team and Liu Haolong had placed the treasure in a rather special place, such as a high place, a pit, or hidden in the grass.

But after all, it was a show being filmed. The height of the cliff was not that exaggerated, and it was not fatal, but a fall would be quite bad. Therefore, everyone had to cooperate, tie a rope, and go up to get it under the guidance of Liu Haolong’s team.

He said, “You watch. I’ll go get the climbing instructor to help.”

“Good.”

He called over a climbing instructor from the team, and the other students and mentors also came over curiously.

He held a coil of rope and ran towards Yu Weixi. “I got it! The teacher and I will pull you from above. You go down and get it?”

“Alright then!” he was eager to try.

He also noticed Luo Yucheng.

It seemed that while he was getting the thing, he had come to talk to Yu Weixi. He could imagine what he had said, nothing more than begging for forgiveness and asking him to help him clarify things. From his murderous look, it was clear that it had not worked.

“Quick, quick!”
He said with a smile, “Is that tool of yours tied to your waist?”

“Yes.”

He went towards him, but just as he was about to get close, he felt something trip him, and his body uncontrollably pitched forward.

“Qingbao…!”
“Teacher Chu!”

Thump!

He crashed into him, pushing him down.

“Teacher Yu!”
“Teacher Luo, quickly grab them!”

Amidst a wave of screams, Yu Weixi was pushed and fell off the cliff. And Chu Qing, in a panic, wanted to grab him, and his body also pitched forward with him. As a result, one, he lost his balance, and two, his body was light and he couldn’t hold on to him, so the two of them held onto each other and rolled down the cliff.

“Teacher Yu!!”
“Teacher Chu!!”

“Teacher, quickly save them…!”

The students and mentors were all terrified and were screaming.

…

He only felt the ground give way beneath his feet, losing support and falling downward.

He and Yu Weixi rolled down together, the scene in front of him changing like a roller, sometimes the sky, sometimes the ground. His body stumbled along, hurting here and there, uncontrollably as if he were being thrown around fiercely, his internal organs about to be thrown out.

“Xixi…!”

He had always had a waist injury, and it had recently recurred. It was at its worst, so he couldn’t control his body. Just as his head was about to hit a rock on the side, he quickly used all his strength to pull him over.

The two finally fell on a flat ground. He only felt dizzy, his whole body in pain, the scene in front of him shaking and very blurry.

He looked like he was about to lose consciousness, his hand on his waist, his body curled up, as if he were in extreme pain.

“Xixi!! Xixi…!”

He lay on the grassy slope, trying hard to shake him.

“Ngh…” a few drops of cold sweat dripped from his forehead, and he bit his lip tightly.

“Xixi!”

His voice was a little trembling. He looked up helplessly, and before he could call for help, he also fainted.

…

“Mmm…”

He groggily opened his eyes and could feel himself being held tightly.

“Qingbao, I’m sorry,” Huo Li’s voice was hoarse as he buried his head in his neck. “…I was too late.”

He opened his mouth, a little dazed. His strength and tone also made him a little scared.

“I…”

He looked around. The white walls and white ceiling, and the smell of disinfectant that hit his nose, mixed with his cologne.

Am I… in a hospital?

“Teacher, after you fell, Mr. Bodyguard jumped down after you! Without any safety equipment!” Wang Zhenglan and a few of the students who were closer to him had been waiting on the side.

“Yeah! Mr. Bodyguard felt like he was going crazy then. Teacher Chu, don’t blame him!”

“How could I…” he didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

He supported Huo Li and sat up, leaning against the head of the bed. “Where is Xixi? How is he?”

“He’s fine. You’re both fine.”

Huo Li lowered his gaze. He had been sitting here for a while and had calmed down. He suppressed his emotions. “You and Teacher Yu only have some minor external injuries. You’ll be fine after applying some medicine. The only thing you need to pay attention to is your foot. It’s sprained. Try not to walk around for the next few days.”

“Oh, okay…”

“As for Yu Weixi, his old waist injury has been getting worse and worse. Now it’s even worse. So he needs to stay in the hospital for a few days to rest, but there’s no life-threatening danger. It’s a good opportunity for him to rest well.”

He nodded, letting out a sigh of relief.

Thinking of what he had seen and felt before he fainted, he still felt a lingering fear, and a little scared. He lowered his head and rubbed his hands, looking a little uneasy.

The few students noticed his tattered and wounded hands and didn’t dare to look anymore. They tacitly looked away and pretended not to see, only daring to guess a few things in their hearts.

“Alright, Teacher Chu is fine. What he needs is rest. Let’s go first,” Lu Luan said, patting the shoulders of the other younger brothers, and everyone tactfully took their leave.

Only he and Huo Li were left in the room. He gently took his hand so that he would stop picking at it and said in a low voice, “It’s okay now.”

He started to sniffle.

“Qingbao…”

His eyes were red, and he sobbed, “Did I hurt Xixi…”

It was he who had accidentally fallen and pushed him down.

“It’s my fault… I was clumsy…”

“No…” Just as he was about to say something, there was a knock on the door.

He shook his head and wiped his eyes. “I don’t want to see anyone, I don’t want to see anyone…”

“Teacher Chu, it’s me!”

It was Feng Yan’s voice.

He paused, guessing something, and without caring what he said, he went to open the door.

“Teacher… Chu?” As soon as he entered, he saw him crying and paused. “What’s wrong?”

He said nothing and just kept shaking his head.

He went over and put down the bag in his hand. “I bought a bag. Xixi asked me to give you some, saying he wanted to thank you.”

“…?”

He smiled. “Xixi and I both have to thank you. If you hadn’t grabbed him, he might have hit his head and ended up in the emergency room. Now it’s just a relapse of his old injury, and he can take this opportunity to let his waist heal properly. It’s really a blessing in disguise.”

“Ah…?” he said, his nose red, and looked at him blankly.

Huo Li said, “We all saw it from above. When you guys fell, it was you who grabbed him.”

“I…”

“Yes,” he said sincerely. “Thank you.”

“But I, it was me…” he didn’t know what to say and just felt a panic in his heart.

“It wasn’t you,” he paused for a moment, and finally sighed. “Although it’s not confirmed yet, I’ll say it first to put you at ease.”

He said in a low voice, “Just now, Tian Yawei came to find me. She said that when the incident happened, she happened to be standing on a high place and saw that it was… Luo Yucheng who tripped you.”

He and Huo Li were both stunned.

Feng Yan’s eyes darkened slightly, his tone a little terrifying. “I’m not sure if it’s true. My mother is a lawyer. I’ll have her help apply to check the cameras in the mountains carefully.”

It seemed he had already decided that it was him. After all, everyone knew what kind of person he was, and it was even more impossible for Tian Yawei to risk it to lie. Therefore, when he talked about this, his face darkened a little, and his eyes were a little hostile.

“This…” he looked at him blankly.

It was… it was him who tripped me?

“He… how could he…” he was so angry that his whole face flushed red, and his body trembled, not knowing what to say.

How could he be so malicious.

How could an artist do such a ruthless thing to another artist on a show?

Huo Li stood up directly, his voice showing no emotion. “Qingbao, you rest first. I’ll have a few words with Teacher Feng.”

“I…”

He was already emotionally unstable, and had only just barely gotten better recently. Now, this blow made him even more unstable. He took the medicine the doctor had left and handed it to him. “Be good. Take your medicine first.”

“Mmm, okay…”

After he took the medicine, he drowsily fell asleep.

…