- Chapter 1.1 Shen Ci: I, this big flower vase, is making money!
- Chapter 1.2 Shen Ci: I, this big flower vase, is making money!
- Chapter 2.1 He had the courage to go against the doting Lu Xiao but not to provoke the fated male lead
- Chapter 2.2 He had the courage to go against the doting Lu Xiao but not to provoke the fated male lead
- Chapter 3.1 Was spiking drinks a traditional skill for lecherous men?
- Chapter 3.2 Was spiking drinks a traditional skill for lecherous men?
- Chapter 4.1 Whenever he was with his big brother, Shen Ci became completely lazy.
- Chapter 4.2 Whenever he was with his big brother, Shen Ci became completely lazy.
- Chapter 5.1 Is ‘Xiao Ci’ a name you can mention?
- Chapter 5.2 Is ‘Xiao Ci’ a name you can mention?
- Chapter 6.1 "Is there a thank you kiss?"
- Chapter 6.2 "Is there a thank you kiss?"
- Chapter 7.1 Be the most dedicated flower vase!
- Chapter 7.2 Be the most dedicated flower vase!
- Chapter 8.1 I’ll listen to you, be good
- Chapter 8.2 I’ll listen to you, be good
- Chapter 9.1 “Bai Ziwei can disappear”
- Chapter 9.2 “Bai Ziwei can disappear”
- Chapter 10.1 They would pay heavily for a pair of eyes that hadn't seen the President's secret!
- Chapter 10.2 They would pay heavily for a pair of eyes that hadn't seen the President's secret!
- Chapter 11.1 Hard to control emotions
- Chapter 11.2 Hard to control emotions
- Chapter 12.1 Hacked to the top of the hot search
- Chapter 12.2 Hacked to the top of the hot search
- Chapter 13.1
- Chapter 13.2
- Chapter 14.1 The movie emperor has also entered the live stream room
- Chapter 14.2 The movie emperor has also entered the live stream room
- Chapter 15.1 This d*mn ashura field
- Chapter 15.2 This d*mn ashura field
- Chapter 16.1 Bai Ziwei wants to steal resources?
- Chapter 16.2 Bai Ziwei wants to steal resources?
- Chapter 17.1 Shock! Another big guy is a fanBai Ziwei was really angry. He was a fiery spirit who couldn't stand being patient, how could he bear this now?The company's double standards were way too obvious. Weren't they afraid of being scolded to death by their own fans?Veins throbbing at his temples, his fighting spirit rose, waiting for either Shen Ci or Zhou Xing to start explaining. Whatever they said, he had decided he would fight back viciously and spray them to death!Shen Ci: "Um, can we swap our acts?"Bai Ziwei: "... Huh?"Shen Ci handed him some paperwork: "I'm sure I won't be able to do this, it would be a waste if I had it. I happen to like your act too."He turned to Zhou Xing: "Zhou Ge, is that okay?"Zhou Xing shrugged nonchalantly: "No problem, we respect the artist's wishes haha."Bai Ziwei: "...."A knot of fury lodged in his throat, neither rising nor falling. Suddenly feeling deflated, Bai Ziwei nearly choked on his own frustration. He looked down at the act he was ready to fight Shen Ci for and having received it so easily, suddenly he felt it wasn't all that special.Shen Ci nervously watched as Bai Ziwei's face turned the color of a pig's liver, thinking that he should be safe from any protagonist aura related turbulence now.The feeling of surrender was quite satisfying, he thought. He had avoided conflict and got a simple act suitable for himself-- it was like killing two birds with one stone!Shen .big coward. Ci gave himself a big thumbs-up in his mind.Bai Ziwei snorted and with nothing to say, finally had no choice but to leave in annoyance.Zhou Xing patted Shen Ci on the shoulder, looking at him admiringly: "We'll make some changes to this act, don't worry, we won't let you be at a disadvantage."Bai Ziwei's original act indeed didn't offer much exposure and it lacked topics for hype. But it was a general plan given by the artists' department, so Zhou Xing was just following orders.Everyone would prefer an act with better exposure, ability to showcase talent and topic attractiveness. Bai Ziwei's anger wasn't unreasonable.Zhou Xing had been prepared for a big showdown, even getting ready to sit back and enjoy the drama. But he hadn't expected Shen Ci to give up so generously.In order to avoid tension between artists from the same company, he had made such a huge sacrifice. Zhou Xing immediately revised his impression of this rumored spoiled "little young master", his original impression raising a bit significantly.Rumors, sure enough, are just that-- unreliable groundless talk.Shen Ci, however was a bit frightened: "Then, please don't make it too difficult.... I really can't dance."Zhou Xing burst out laughing with a haha: "Alright, we'll customize it to your ability."***Holding the folder, Shen Ci's next task was to coordinate the filming of a music video. The MV was for a hot pop singer from the same company's new song. As it was a youthful love song, the company had chosen Shen Ci and another young girl to film it together.This time the coordination went quite smoothly. In the end, Shen Ci was forced to take a group picture with the girls from the responsible team-- no pictures, no materials.After the group pictures were over, seeing that the tragedy of being surrounded and harassed by the receptionist girls from the Lu Group was about to happen again, Shen Ci seized the opportunity to escape.With a numb expression, he set off on the road back to Zhang Ge's office. Seeing that there weren't many people on the road, he took out the filming plan for the MV he had just received and started to look through it.A youthful love story, ah...During the filming of "Don't Say Farewell" last time, his seniors had criticized him for his lack of sincerity in his emotions, saying that it would be better to fall in love before filming again.The question was, where could he find love? From childhood to adulthood, he had never had a crush on any girl. Later, he didn't know when, but he suddenly became very fond of Shao Jinhuan and what he thought was a crush that lasted for several years was forced to come to an end.The feeling of liking Shao Jinhuan.... Shen Ci discovered blankly that he could no longer remember what it was like.Closing his eyes again, Lu Xiao's gentle smile unexpectedly floated into Shen Ci's mind.Shocked, Shen Ci shook his head fiercely. Mom, his brain must be broken!"Thud!"Caught off guard, Shen Ci bumped into something and fell backward.He scrambled to his feet quickly to check on the other party: "I'm so sorry! I wasn't watching where I was going, are you okay?"The person who had collided with Shen Ci had also fallen backwards. Rubbing his head, he was frowning at Shen Ci when his eyes suddenly widened."Shen Ci?! My god!"The person was a tall and handsome young man. With a trendy outfit and an earring, he looked like a cool guy, yet at this moment, he shouted in a dramatic manner like a young girl.Shen Ci froze, looking at the young man with an expressionless face as his eyes twinkled.He recognized this person as the singer of the MV he was about to participate in, Yang Ning.The reason Shen Ci could remember him was because his name, was completely inconsistent with his image. The Ning in Yang Ning's name (杨柠) literally means lemon 🍋 , so I'm assuming his happy hyper sort of personality is at complete odds with the meaning of his name (Ning in this case) as lemon is sometimes attributed with the word sour.Looking somewhat excited, he grabbed Shen Ci's arm, "I've finally met you in the company! The almanac said today was a good day to go out and sure enough, it wasn't wrong!"Shen Ci suddenly had a bad premonition.Yang Ning shouted, "I am a hardcore fan of yours! Look, look, my level in your fan group on Weibo is pretty high, right? I check in every day!""When my agent asked me to choose the male lead for my new song, the first person that came to my mind was you!""You must be here to get the MV materials, right? It would be much better to hear it directly from me! Come, come..."With a confused look on his face, Shen Ci was helped up by the chattering Yang Ning who organized the materials and brought him into the nearby studio.It turned out that not only was his name a stark contrast to his image, but his personality was also quite different!
- Chapter 17.2 Shock! Another big guy is a fan
- Chapter 18.1 I can't be a salted fish, I have to work hard
- Chapter 18.2 I can't be a salted fish, I have to work hard
- Chapter 19.1 Being laid-back: the beautiful quality of a cannon fodder
- Chapter 19.2 Being laid-back: the beautiful quality of a cannon fodder
- Chapter 20.1 With me covering you, what are you afraid of?
- Chapter 20.2 With me covering you, what are you afraid of?
- Chapter 21.1 Year-end bonus for outstanding employee Xiao Ci
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- Chapter 22.2 Shen Ci bed climbing [throw up]
- Chapter 23.1 Being notified to inherit the family property?!
- Chapter 23.2 Being notified to inherit the family property?!
- Chapter 24.1 Jealous
- Chapter 24.2 Jealous
- Chapter 25.1 Cub don't move, we'll do the face slapping!
- Chapter 25.2 Cub don't move, we'll do the face slapping!
- Chapter 26.1 The goddess's expression is strange
- Chapter 26.2 The goddess's expression is strange
- Chapter 27.1 Son, you need to be more careful!
- Chapter 27.2 Son, you need to be more careful!
- Chapter 28.1 Birthday party accident
- Chapter 28.2 Birthday party accident
- Chapter 29.1 “Shen Ci is a fake!”
- Chapter 29.2 “Shen Ci is a fake!”
- Chapter 30.1 The cabbage run to the pig?
- Chapter 30.2 The cabbage run to the pig?
- Chapter 31.1
- Chapter 31.2
- Chapter 32.1
- Chapter 32.2
- Chapter 33.1 A truck of gifts?
- Chapter 33.2 A truck of gifts?
- Chapter 34.1 Octopus Hug
- Chapter 34.2 Octopus Hug
- Chapter 35.1 Timid Sweet Idol: Understated Spoiling by Wealthy Ladies
- Chapter 35.2 Timid Sweet Idol: Understated Spoiling by Wealthy Ladies
- Chapter 36.1 A little out of control
- Chapter 36.2 A little out of control
- Chapter 37.1 Harbouring ill intentions
- Chapter 37.2 Harbouring ill intentions
- Chapter 38.1
- Chapter 38.1
- Chapter 38.2
- Chapter 39.1 Shen Ci is enlightened: percentage on progress bar-30
- Chapter 39.1 Shen Ci is enlightened: percentage on progress bar-30
- Chapter 39.2 Shen Ci is enlightened: percentage on progress bar-30
- Chapter 39.2 Shen Ci is enlightened: percentage on progress bar-30
- Chapter 40.1 He’s drunk
- Chapter 40.1 He’s drunk
- Chapter 40.2 He’s drunk
- Chapter 40.2 He’s drunk
- Chapter 41.1 Women’s clothing, women’s clothing
- Chapter 41.2 Women's clothing, women's clothing
- Chapter 41.3 Women's clothing, women's clothing
- Chapter 42.1 End of filming
- Chapter 42.2 End of filming
- Chapter 43.1 Jealous
- Chapter 43.2 Jealous
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- Chapter 46.1 Crown Prince
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Chapter 38.1
Editor: Jodi
When Shen Ci and Brother Zhang arrived at the address given by Lu Xiao, Shen Ci noticed something—Lu Xiao seemed to be moving here too?
In the spacious mansion, many familiar faces of servants were busy packing things, and even the housekeeper Auntie Bai, who had taken care of Lu Xiao since he was young, had also come along.
Auntie Bai smiled when she saw Shen Ci: “Xiao Ci, go to the main hall and have some tea and rest first.”
“En.” Shen Ci nodded, then asked with hesitation: “Are so many people…. going to be staying here?”
Auntie Bai understood his concern and shook her head with a smile: “No, they’re just here to help with the move. I’ll take care of the housework and prepare dinner during the day, and only you and Mr. Lu will stay here at night.”
Shen Ci was stunned. His little uncle was really moving here?
But he worked in the CBD, in the centre of the city, which was far away from here, so it would be quite troublesome for him to commute……
After the start-up offering ceremony, there were no activities scheduled for the day, only a small gathering in the evening. Shen Ci didn’t really want to go, so he asked Brother Zhang to help him decline the invitation.
But unable to resist the director’s enthusiastic invitation, Brother Zhang ended up going in place of Shen Ci.
“You’re not going?” Yang Ning asked on the phone.
Shen Ci’s voice sounded lazy: “En….. I can’t be bothered to deal with it, I just want to rest today.”
He was soaking in the bath, completely immersed in hot water, sighing comfortably, feeling drowsy.
Yang Ning responded with an “oh”, then continued: “Then I won’t go either. Xiao Lin help me decline….. ai, I don’t care, it’s boring to go, I’m not going, I’m not going….”
Suddenly hit with the talkative disease, he seemed to argue with his assistant for a while before he turned his attention back to Shen Ci: “Xiao Ci, you just said you’re not at the hotel?”
Shen Ci didn’t seem to have heard, as there was no response.
Yang Ning asked again: “Xiao Ci? Did you hear what I just said?”
There was still no response from the other end of the phone, but there were faint sounds of a door opening as well as footsteps, and finding it strange, Yang Ning continued to ask: “Where are you right now? It can’t be that you sneaked off to attend the party without telling me, right?”
“He’s asleep.”
The low, deep male voice that suddenly sounded startled Yang Ning so much that he jumped. He looked at his phone in surprise, the call was still connected to Shen Ci!
“Um, excuse me, who are you––” Yang Ning frowned as he asked.
But the only response was the “beep beep” sound of the call having been hung up.
Yang Ning: “???”
What the hell!
From the tone of that man just now, it didn’t seem as if Shen Ci had been kidnapped by a bad guy, so who was he?
It couldn’t be that some gold master had taken Shen Ci under his wing, right…… Scared by this thought, he called Brother Zhang hurriedly.
Brother Zhang was chatting with the director, and when he heard Yang Ning’s flustered questions, he nearly burst into wild laughter: “Xiao Yang, Xiao Yang, don’t let that brat hear what you just said, otherwise he’ll argue with you for a whole day and night.”
“That’s his little uncle! Have you forgotten?”
Then the call was ended, leaving Yang Ning dumbfounded.
He had met Shen Ci’s little uncle at the annual meeting and birthday party before. He was the big boss of Yunxiao.
But why would Shen Ci stay at his house during filming?
And it seems it was also this guy who inexplicably blocked his and Lin Wan’s Weibo accounts?
Yang Ning held his phone, lost in thought.
***
Lu Xiao reached out, hung the phone Shen Ci had put next to the bathtub up, then lowered his head to look at the sleeping figure in the tub.
The foam floating on the water had thinned out, so he could even see the scene under the water vaguely. Lu Xiao’s brows furrowing tightly, then he forced himself to look away and focus on Shen Ci’s sleeping face.
His fair skin was flushed from the steam, his long lashes casting irregular shadows on his cheeks, lips glistening and parted slightly…..
“….” Lu Xiao turned his eyes away expressionlessly once again, staring at the small TV next to the bathtub, trying to distract himself.
However the noisy sound from the TV faded away gradually, leaving only the sound of his own turbulent thoughts crashing in his mind, his breathing becoming uneven.
He originally just wanted to keep an eye on Shen Ci to prevent those cats and dogs from luring him away.
But seeing Shen Ci so defenceless by his side, not even bothering to lock the bathroom door while bathing….. he began to regret this decision.
He grabbed a towel, lifted Shen Ci out of the tub gently, then wrapped him up, but despite him deliberately avoiding looking, the smooth and soft touch of his skin still distracted him.
Lu Xiao carried the sleeping Shen Ci to the bedroom, dried him off, and helped him put on the fitting pyjamas he had prepared in advance, veins bulging on his forehead as he tried to control himself.
“Huff…”
Shen Ci lay comfortably on the bed, let out a small snore, then turned over, his lips smacking together as he slept.
The hem of his clothes flipped up, revealing a large expanse of his fair waist, the slender curve rising into his pyjamas pants, concealing allure.
Lu Xiao: “…”
If he teased him again, he would really eat him up.
Lu Xiao tucked him in immediately, smoothed out the sheets, and pressed his fingertips against his forehead to calm himself down.
Then he stood stiffly by the bed for a while, leaned in, kissed Shen Ci on the forehead gently, then his warm breath moved down along the bridge of Shen Ci’s nose slowly….
In the end, Lu Xiao restrained himself and stopped at the tip of his nose, letting out a sigh.
“Baby, goodnight.”
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