- 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
- Chapter 44.1
- Chapter 44.2
- Chapter 45.1
- Chapter 45.2
- Chapter 46.1 Crown Prince
- Chapter 46.2 Crown Prince
- Chapter 47.1
- Chapter 47.2
- Chapter 48.1
- Chapter 48.2
- Chapter 49.1
- Chapter 49.2
- Chapter 50.1
- Chapter 50.2
- Chapter 51.1
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Chapter 47.1
Editor: Jodi
“This place is dirt poor, yet the internet is good enough for a video call?!”
Wei Shuo shouted in shock.
Shen Ci quickly hushed him with a “shh” and answered the video call somewhat nervously.
The small circle in the center of the screen spun around, then soon an image appeared.
Lu Xiao was sitting in his office, the cold white fluorescent light making his handsome face even more defined and his deep-set eyes look more profound, however his expression was very gentle.
Causing the nervousness Shen Ci had felt just a moment ago to vanish the moment he saw him. He beamed immediately, “Little Uncle, did you miss me?”
Smiling faintly, Lu Xiao asked back, “Did Xiao Ci miss me?”
Wei Shuo’s mouth twitched, but he quickly recovered, making sure Shen Ci didn’t notice.
Even though he had grown up seeing Shen Ci and Uncle Lu so close, hearing such an intimate ambiguous exchange still made black lines appear on his face.
How could Shen Ci say something like that without realizing that something was off? Wei Shuo touched his chin thoughtfully.
It seems being overly close to Lu Xiao had long become a subconscious habit for Shen Ci……?
No wonder despite all the hints, Shen Ci never thought in that direction—he was completely clueless.
With Lu Xiao’s unreasonable pampering and Shen Ci’s developed dependency and trust, whether they did, or didn’t have the title of ‘boyfriends’ probably didn’t matter much to Lu Xiao…
Thinking about it this way, how young had Shen Ci been when Lu Xiao started to trap him in order to “brainwash” him into such a state?
This realization caused goosebumps to appear on Wei Shuo’s arm, and he silently saluted Lu Xiao in his mind.
The strategy was too profound, too ruthless… deserving of admiration.
Shen Ci, meanwhile, was entirely focused on Lu Xiao on the screen, endlessly complaining about trivial matters, with Lu Xiao listening patiently and responding occasionally.
Then hearing Shen Ci complain about the poor conditions, he frowned slightly, “The bed is uncomfortable?”
Shen Ci pouted, nodding, “If you hadn’t sent the family chefs over, I’d probably have starved to death on the streets.”
Lu Xiao tsked, “Sure enough, you really aren’t adapting.”
Shen Ci sighed dramatically, “Oh my god! If I had known this variety show would be so terrible, I would never have signed the contract and gotten tricked into coming!”
Lu Xiao’s frown deepened, “You don’t have to force yourself. Breaking the contract now is still an option.”
Shen Ci, startled, realized he had said the wrong thing again, “Ah?”
Idiot, why did you complain in front of Lu Xiao again?
Ever since Bai Ziwei disappeared for a long time, Shen Ci had forgotten that Lu Xiao was still the main villain in the book…
He quickly tried to remedy the situation, “Little Uncle, although the conditions are tough, I find it quite enjoyable.”
“Everyone is taking good care of me, and tomorrow, we’re going to decorate the guest house together. We’re all having a great time!”
His words were filled with a desire to survive, but of course, they were mainly for the program team.
Lu Xiao’s frown didn’t entirely relax, however he relented a little, “If you like it, then it’s up to you.”
Shen Ci nodded vigorously, then continued chatting about trivial matters, not noticing how much time had passed until he realized Lu Xiao was still in the office.
“Little Uncle, did my call interrupt your work?”
Lu Xiao glanced at something off-screen, then looked back at Shen Ci with a gentle tone, “No, I’ve finished my work.”
“Is that Xiao Ci?” A surprised female voice came from off-screen.
Shen Ci’s grip on his phone tightened, and he swallowed subconsciously.
The sound of high heels approached, and soon a woman stood behind Lu Xiao, giving Shen Ci a gentle smile, “Xiao Ci, good evening.”
It really was Sister Jiaxi.
Shen Ci looked away awkwardly, but still managed a professional smile, “Sister Jiaxi, good evening….”
Hai Jiaxi gave Lu Xiao a somewhat reproachful look, “You knew I wanted to talk to Xiao Ci, so why didn’t you call me when he called?”
Lu Xiao’s eyes never left Shen Ci, and his tone was a bit dismissive, “You can see him now, can’t you?”
Hai Jiaxi rolled her eyes at him from behind.
A perfect match, talented and beautiful, a perfect couple… These were the words that floated through Shen Ci’s mind as he saw the two of them together.
Biting his lip, unsure of what to say, he finally laughed it off, “Ah, my phone is running out of battery. Little Uncle, how about we talk later?”
Then he hung up hurriedly, only to feel a mix of regret and frustration.
He had been overly sensitive lately.
Hadn’t Sister Jiaxi and Lu Xiao been working together a lot recently? He should obviously be used to it by now, so why was he feeling this way?
“Let’s go, let’s go, let’s go, Little Uncle is busy. We should head back.” Shen Ci urged Wei Shuo, trying to push his strange thoughts away.
Wei Shuo, who had been watching the whole time, sighed silently. This idiot didn’t realize he was jealous, right?
Lu Xiao didn’t have time to stop it before the screen went black.
His face darkened, his eyes growing cold.
“He hung up? Because of me?” Hai Jiaxi giggled.
Lu Xiao’s glance towards her turned icy, however she wasn’t fazed. She clicked her tongue, “Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves, but unfortunately, a certain little baby just doesn’t get it.”
“But—judging from his reaction earlier, you might still have a chance?”
“It’s best if you don’t use that look to scare me, I’m helping you. A delicate little flower like Xiao Ci just needs a bit of a stimulation.”
Then she flashed a playful smile, grabbed her bag, and turned to leave, “My sweetheart is waiting for me at home. You can enjoy your lonely, cold night! Bye~”
Lu Xiao was left alone in the vast office, surrounded by silence.
He quietly tapped the screen of his phone screen which lit up, then he made a call…
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