Chapter 40.1

“What’s the matter?”

Gu Yanshu was biting a small piece of pork rib as he turned to look at Shen Jue. He blinked, and looked extremely innocent.

Instantly, Shen Jue’s anger was stuck in his throat, and he couldn’t vent his anger.

Forget it. He would let Gu Yanshu have a proper meal first. Otherwise, if he made a fuss and the food turned cold, or if Gu Yanshu got angry at him and refused to eat properly, he would be the one feeling the heartache.

So, he picked up his chopsticks again and said calmly, “It’s nothing. Let’s talk after eating.”

“Oh.” Gu Yanshu replied and really continued to eat the pork rib seriously, as if nothing had happened.

Jie Shuang and Xu Fangfang were already scratching the ground with their toes. Were they f*cking brainless and simply unhappy?

One was so jealous that he lost his mind, and the other was as stupid as a fool.

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So, Gu Yanshu had made his direction clear a long time ago. He liked to sing, so he would pursue this to the best of his abilities.

What Jiang Tan saw was his smooth transition path, but she had no idea how many meaningless reality shows and idol dramas he had secretly rejected all these years, and how many professional classes he had attended.

Besides, even if Jiang Tan wanted to specialise in the idol business, the management company might not provide sufficient resources. After all, it was normal in the industry to see managers like Ding Yun, who couldn’t wait to squeeze out all the commercial value of the artists during the contract period.

He was lucky to be able to sign in with U.N. and meet Fang Yuan.

However, it might not be because he was lucky.

After all, Ye Leng seemed to have some unspeakable relationship with someone.

But a certain someone just refused to tell him, so he would pretend not to know. Anyway, he liked to eat such sour food.

After sighing, Jiang Tan turned to Gu Yanshu and said, “But Xiaoshu, I heard that you’re going to terminate your contract with U.N. soon. What are you planning to do next? I’m about to terminate my contract too. I’m a bit confused right now.”

The core of a slower variety show included conversations among the artists, and this wasn’t something that couldn’t be said.

Gu Yanshu said calmly, “I plan to set up a music studio myself. After finishing the work I’m doing, I’ll go abroad to study for two years.”

“Two years? !” Jiang Tan widened her eyes. “Are you crazy? You’re so popular right now. If you go for two years, who will still recognize you when you come back?”

She was direct, but she was also telling the truth. She was obviously really considering it from Gu Yanshu’s perspective.

However, Gu Yanshu seemed to have thought of this long ago. “Two years of studying doesn’t mean that I’ll stop working completely, but my choices will be clearer. Besides, I think it’ll be better if my popularity decreases a little. This way, I can see more objectively what level my strength is at.”

Sheng Ping nodded and said, “Xiaoshu is actually right. Both of you are too popular right now, and the following is too high, so even if you don’t do a good job, your fans will also praise you. And even if you did well, people who aren’t your fans will also criticise you. So, lower the popularity by a little. Only by relying on your work can you decide how far you can go, and where you can get to.”

After a pause, he added, “But it really takes courage to make such a decision. After all, no one can guarantee that they’ll succeed in the future.”

Xia Qingqiao looked at him with admiration. “If I were as popular as Brother Yanshu, I definitely wouldn’t bear to part with this.”

Jie Shuang smiled at him. “Therefore, you should quickly learn more. You came here to be an idol because you didn’t want to take the college entrance examination. To think you could think of that.”

When Shen Jue heard that Gu Yanshu planned to go abroad to study for two years, he didn’t say anything. He just knocked on the table with his fingers casually and seemed to be deep in thought.

After a while, he turned to look at Gu Yanshu and said in a low voice, “Are you done eating?”

“Yes, I’m done eating.”

“It’s getting late. Prepare to take Gu Gugu to the hospital.”

It was obvious that Shen Jue had something to say to him and wanted to move to a place with fewer people.

Gu Yanshu replied, “Okay.”