- 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
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“I’m going to change. Shuo Shuo, go out.” Shen Ci told him.
Wei Shuo didn’t budge, looking surprised. “You’re scared I’ll see? Come on, we’re bros. Back then, we even stripped down to see whose bird was bigger. What’s there to be shy about now?”
Shen Ci had no choice but to grab a pillow and whack him to chase him out. It was only after he shooed the reluctant Wei Shuo away and locked the door that he double-checked the lock several times before he felt secure.
What a joke….. With all these suggestive marks on his body, Wei Shuo, who was addicted to gossip, would definitely interrogate him to death if he saw. Where would he even hide his face then?
Thinking about it, he couldn’t help but blame Lu Xiao a little, however the corners of his mouth still curled up in a smile.
**
Shen Ci was naturally a heavy sleeper, however he barely got any rest last night, so he was so drowsy in the minibus and the airport lounge that he kept dozing off again and again.
Yawning, he glanced at Lu Xiao, who was focused on reading electronic documents, feeling a bit puzzled.
How did he look so full of energy? They had clearly both been up late fooling around last night.
Lu Xiao looked over, flicked his nose gently, and said indulgently, “Baby, go to sleep. I’ll wake you up later.”
His face tilted up, Shen Ci nodded obediently, his doe-like eyes glistening with confusion.
Lu Xiao found him so adorable that chuckling softly, he leaned down to kiss the tip of his nose, a gesture full of affection.
Surprisingly, Min Shoubei didn’t say a word. He just shot them a cold glance, then turned away and closed his eyes to rest.
Shen Ci found it odd, but his head was so foggy that he couldn’t think straight.
He had no idea how he got on the plane or how he got off, but by the time Shen Ci was fully awake, they had already arrived in G City.
“I’m going home to sleep forever.” Shen Ci mumbled as he wobbled along, dragging his suitcase, only to be yanked back by Min Shoubei.
Min Shoubei: “Get a good rest tonight. I’ll pick you up at your place tomorrow. Send me your apartment address later.”
Shen Ci was confused. “Why are you picking me up?”
Min Shoubei looked at him as if he was looking at an idiot. “Didn’t we agree earlier that I’d take you to audit classes at the Drama College? It’s all arranged.”
Shen Ci was dumbfounded, thinking in his heart, isn’t this way too fast? Min Shoubei’s efficiency is borderline scary…
He’d thought he could enjoy a break… He’d even made plans with Wei Shuo to go bungee jumping this morning, and now it was all ruined.
However he didn’t dare protest and could only agree reluctantly, crying metaphorical wide noodles in his heart.
*
The Drama College Min Shoubei had arranged was in University Town. When Shen Ci arrived, he was overly cautious, fully armed with a hat, sunglasses, and a mask, only to get a call from Brother Zhang telling him to stop.
Shen Ci felt a little embarrassed: “Have I fallen so far that no one would recognize me anyway…?”
Brother Zhang burst into laughter. “No, no, that’s not what I meant. Just make a casual effort to protect your privacy. Attending acting classes isn’t something you need to sneak around for—it might even boost your reputation.”
Shen Ci nodded in half-understanding.
By the time Min Shoubei drove him to the teaching building, students were already trickling in.
Shen Ci dressed simply, with just a black mask, but he still stood out among the casually dressed college students, drawing quite a few curious glances.
“Whoa, his eyes are so pretty—so bright and shiny!”
“And he’s so fair-skinned… He looks kinda familiar? A guy this good-looking—I must know him!”
“Shen Ci! Oh my god, it’s my cub! Everyone, I’m going to get his autograph—“
“…..”
By the time Shen Ci finally found the classroom, more than ten minutes had passed. Along the way, he’d run into several fans and had patiently taken photos and signed autographs, which delayed him quite a bit.
He glanced around and, as expected, the back rows were almost completely full. Only the first three rows had plenty of empty seats, clearly left for latecomers.
Sighing, he rubbed his forehead and resigned himself to sitting in the farthest corner of the front row. The classroom was large, and this spot was in the teacher’s blind spot. He tried his best to make himself invisible.
Who would’ve thought that after graduating, he’d still be forced to go back to school? And he had to take detailed notes too, because Min Shoubei would be checking them. He felt like crying but had no tears.
This acting class focused on how to portray sadness. The instructor was a middle-aged man who seemed approachable and had a knack for humor.
After explaining a bunch of examples, the teacher sipped his water and scanned the classroom. Sure enough, most students were on their phones, with only a handful scribbling notes diligently.
“Alright! Now for some hands-on practice. Let’s have two students come up and act out the scene on the PPT.”
Immediately, everyone ducked their heads lower, desperately hoping not to be picked.
The teacher sighed. “Class monitor of Group 2, Lu An, lead by example.”
A boy sitting in the first row stood up at the mention of his name and walked to the podium.
The teacher frowned and scanned the room, his gaze landing on a boy in the front row who was straining his neck to look at the PPT while scribbling furiously.
This student looked unfamiliar, but he’d been taking notes diligently since the beginning of class and was even jotting down an analysis now…
Such a hardworking student—it’d be a waste not to give him some attention.
“The boy in the mask on the edge of the first row—come on up too.” The teacher said gently.
All eyes in the classroom instantly turned to Shen Ci, and whispers broke out everywhere.
Shen Ci, who had just been grumbling about how terrible the view from the front row was and how hard it was to copy the PPT, froze mid-note and turned his neck stiffly to look at the teacher.
Why was he the chosen one?!