71: Outgoing and friendly

Su Jixing looked at Louis again; although Louis didn't know Chinese, hearing Lu Qingyu say his name, he nodded cooperatively.

Su Jixing doubted if he had heard correctly.

"You said we can take Mr. Louis's private plane?"

Lu Qingyu: "Yes, Mr. Louis is very kind. I told him there were four of us and we couldn't leave because of the weather. Since he's going back to France, he invited us to fly with him."

Su Jixing took a sharp breath; his first reaction was whether Lu Qingyu had met a scammer, but he immediately dismissed the thought—what scammer has a private plane?

Lu Qingyu had been speaking French with Louis. Su Jixing couldn't understand what they were saying, but he could see that Louis seemed to like Lu Qingyu very much.

Lu Qingyu's guess was right; the private plane outside indeed belonged to Louis.

Louis was here on business and had a set time to return to France. He was bored waiting in the VIP lounge when Lu Qingyu arrived.

Initially, Louis was surprised that Lu Qingyu spoke French. Since he was bored, he chatted with Lu Qingyu and found the young man to be truly outstanding.

No matter the topic, Lu Qingyu understood and offered his own views, which Louis strongly agreed with; this conversation sparked his interest.

Finally, he learned Lu Qingyu was an artist going to Fashion Week. What a coincidence—he was heading back too, so he invited Lu Qingyu along.

Su Jixing: "But it's raining so hard outside, can it fly?"

Lu Qingyu: "Their pilots are Russian; it's absolutely no problem."

Su Jixing: !!! Even more fierce than Shandong Airlines. Russians who can fly you back even if the wing is on fire are truly formidable talents, second to none.

Finally, until they boarded the plane, Su Jixing still hadn't processed it—they were leaving just like that?

And on a private plane!

The photographer and makeup artist couldn't help but take photos with their phones. It was their first time on a private plane, and there was even a bar inside. The Staff Member at the bar asked what they wanted to drink; they each ordered a glass of red wine and sat there quietly.

Lu Qingyu and Louis kept chatting, and Su Jixing still couldn't understand them.

The heavy rain continued outside, and the plane bumped occasionally. Every time this happened, Su Jixing got nervous, as did the photographer and makeup artist. But seeing the Staff Members and Lu Qingyu seemingly unaffected, he didn't dare react too much, for fear of looking like a coward.

At 3 AM, everyone was tired. Louis had a private cabin with a luxury bed; after greeting everyone, he went to rest.

Lu Qingyu and the others also reclined their massage chairs to rest.

Eleven hours later, the plane arrived in France.

There's a six-hour time difference between France and the Dragon Country. It was now 5 AM. Everyone got off the plane; Louis had things to do and a car waiting for him, and Su Jixing's car was also coming to pick them up.

After saying goodbye to Louis, Lu Qingyu also got into their car.

In the car, Su Jixing felt like the night was a dream. He thought they wouldn't make it on time, but they actually arrived via private plane.

The driver took them to the hotel first. Before 10 AM, French people don't start work, so the streets were basically empty.

After resting for three hours at the hotel, everyone started the photo shoot as planned.

Fashion Week starts in the evening. First, celebrities walk the red carpet, then they go inside for the fashion show.

This Fashion Week was a huge event, a gathering of stars. Many big-name celebrities, usually hard to see, appeared in groups.

In the evening, Lu Qingyu walked the red carpet in his moon-white haute couture suit.

After signing on the red carpet and entering the venue, the theme of the interior design was industrial. The guest seats on both sides of the runway looked like rows of low concrete seats.

The front row seats were basically reserved for A-list stars, the wealthy, guests invited by designers, and so on.

Those without status shouldn't sit in the front, or they would be asked to leave.

There were six groups of five rows of seats, accommodating about three to four hundred people. Chen Ting was in the third row.

Normally, Lu Qingyu wouldn't have a seat, but Chen Ting had specially asked someone to reserve one for him. When Lu Qingyu came in, a Staff Member led him to a seat in the back row.

Lu Qingyu headed straight for the seat, but when he was just two steps away, someone beat him to it.

This person sat down grandly, and even the show Staff Member leading Lu Qingyu was stunned.

"Sir, this seat is already taken."

Seats inside the venue don't have names, but those who aren't officially invited don't have seats. They can stand in the back unless they have the gall to try and snag a seat.

Cui Yuzhe indeed thought that way. He brought a photographer inside to take photos of himself watching the show. When sent back home, people would think he was invited, raising his status.

But because he came in late, the front seats were full, leaving only the back. He saw the Staff Member leading Lu Qingyu and realized Lu Qingyu must have a seat.

As soon as the thought occurred, Cui Yuzhe sat down ahead of Lu Qingyu without a second thought.

Cui Yuzhe thought that he was clearly more popular than Lu Qingyu, yet he didn't have a seat while Lu Qingyu did.

There were other seats in the back, but he chose this one because Lu Qingyu was from the Dragon Country; stealing from him was the safest bet. If he tried it with a foreigner and got kicked out, it would be embarrassing.

He had experience stealing Lu Qingyu's things, like the clothes he was wearing. He knew they were Lu Qingyu's, but he liked them, and the brand indeed gave them to him.

Lu Qingyu didn't know Cui Yuzhe, but he recognized the clothes. During the styling session, the makeup artist had pinned a photo of those clothes on the mirror for design reference.

Lu Qingyu observed Cui Yuzhe calmly. The Staff Member was communicating, but Cui Yuzhe just smiled and didn't move. The Staff Member never expected to be made difficult by someone like this.

He was determined to take advantage of Lu Qingyu, and Lu Qingyu soon realized this.