Vase cannon fodder is pampered by the group again

Chapter 76.2

Editor: Princess

Being reminded by Min Shoubei, Shen Ci remembered the troublesome matter of going public again, which couldn’t be smoothly resolved just by changing his image.

He scratched his hair vigorously in distress and got up to wash up.

Originally, he had wanted to be a good celebrity and stop being a little waste, yet suddenly he had to go public with his relationship… His entertainment industry career’s future was in jeopardy.

If he didn’t succeed in transforming his image, he might end up being kept at home by Lu Xiao, living days of waiting for him to come home for dinner.

That sounded very boring. Shen Ci’s eyes filled with resentment as he brushed his teeth, spitting out several toothpaste bubbles.

However, if he couldn’t become a celebrity anymore… inheriting the family fortune and opening a company would also be quite good, wouldn’t it?

A small light bulb went “ding” in his head. It would be best if he could open a hot pot restaurant, which would be both fun to operate and convenient for him to sneak food!

As the bright prospects gradually took shape in his mind, he kept swallowing his saliva. He hastily finished his shower and quickly returned to his bedroom.

The Shen family had started their business in food products, and Shen Bie was even a business master’s graduate from a prestigious foreign university. How perfectly matched!

He immediately dialed Shen Bie’s phone number. The waiting time was unexpectedly long, and it was only answered after more than ten seconds.

“Hello?” The voice on the other end was low and cold, and Shen Ci blinked in confusion.

He asked hesitantly, “Is this… Dr. Mo?”

“Mm, it’s so late. Xiao Ci, is there something you need?” Mo Sheng’s voice was low and cold, yet carried a hint of gentleness.

Shen Ci thought to himself, he wanted to ask the same question. Why would Dr. Mo be with his big brother so late at night…

Hearing no response from the other end for a long time, Mo Sheng asked in a low voice, “Xiao Ci?”

Shen Ci snapped back to attention, “Ah, well, it’s nothing important. Is my big brother there?”

“He’s asleep.”

Shen Ci’s little brain immediately short-circuited, “…Huh?”

No way, his big brother was spending the night at Dr. Mo’s house?

This, this, this… what was going on!

Dr. Mo wouldn’t have just finished doing that with his big brother and was now smoking an after-sex cigarette, right…

The information overload made Shen Ci’s head buzz with confusion. He probed tentatively, “Why would my big brother be…”

“Ah Bie got drunk at a business dinner. Since the hotel happened to be quite close to my place, his secretary called me.”

Dr. Mo’s tone was calm and normal, no different from his usual serious manner when reading out medication instructions and dietary restrictions.

“So he got drunk…”

When his big brother got drunk, he indeed disliked returning to the Shen family home. There had been several times when he went to Shen Ci’s small apartment instead.

Shen Ci slapped his little head hard, beating out the yellow garbage from his mind, thinking that he must have been infected with his big brother’s delusion syndrome.

Shen Xiao Ci, wake up!

How could such a pure and immortal big brother like Dr. Mo possibly have that kind of relationship with his violent and sharp-tongued big brother!

“Dr. Mo, can you please pass along a message? When my big brother wakes up tomorrow morning, could you have him call me back?”

Mo Sheng replied, “Alright, Xiao Ci should rest early too.”

After exchanging a few pleasantries, the call ended.

Mo Sheng locked the phone. In the quiet atmosphere, he could faintly hear the soft, muffled snoring from behind him.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows was the brilliant city night scene. The warm yellow lighting inside the room clashed somewhat with the cold, minimalist gray interior design.

Of course, Shen Bie sprawled across the sofa in all directions was even more out of place.

Mo Sheng pressed his temples helplessly and resignedly went to remove Shen Bie’s alcohol-reeking clothes. The person being undressed slept deeply, looking exceptionally docile and obedient.

He had already fallen asleep at the hotel. When Mo Sheng saw him lying pitifully on the table, like the last child at kindergarten pickup time whom no one had come to collect, his heart softened for a moment, and he had struggled to help the man back to his own home.

Now, he regretted it terribly.

Shoes, socks, jacket, shirt, pants… Mo Sheng frowned as he threw the clothes directly into the washing machine. Only then did the unpleasant alcohol smell in the room diminish somewhat.

Shen Bie sprawled on the sofa wearing only his underwear, revealing his lean yet muscular physique with smooth muscle lines. Mo Sheng raised an eyebrow, seeing Shen Bie wearing so little for the first time.

He crossed his arms and looked down at Shen Bie from above, unable to resist reaching out with his slender fingers to gently poke the beautifully shaped abdominal muscles.

The muscles immediately contracted and trembled uncomfortably, appearing soft and limp due to his weakness. The sensation was quite pleasant to touch.

Rather cute, actually.

Mo Sheng smiled with inexplicable pleasure, and all the unmelting ice in his eyes completely disappeared.

He helped Shen Bie up, draping one of Shen Bie’s arms over his own neck, and struggled to drag Shen Bie toward the guest bedroom.

So heavy…

He complained silently in his mind.

Shen Bie was about the same height as him, yet the muscles on his body were genuine. Just his arms were considerably more robust than his, probably developed through fighting.

Mo Sheng threw him onto the bed and struggled to make him drink two bowls of sobering soup, exhausting himself thoroughly.

Fortunately, Shen Bie had good drinking habits. When drunk, he would just sleep and wouldn’t say any nonsensical things in his sleep.

Mo Sheng covered him with a blanket, turned off the lights, and went to sleep peacefully.

The next day, when Shen Bie learned that his little brother had called him yet he hadn’t answered, he immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet in regret.

He hurriedly called back, and Brother Zhang answered, saying that Shen Ci was currently filming.

“Sigh… Brother Sheng, you should have woken me up last night.” Shen Bie poked at his fried egg with his fork and sighed deeply.

Mo Sheng finished his milk, stood up, and began clearing the table, “You slept like a dead pig. There was no way to wake you up.”

Shen Bie continued sighing and lamenting. He took a bite of fried egg and said in a muffled voice, “Brother Sheng, your cooking skills are pretty good. Next time, let’s compete?”

Mo Sheng ignored him, remaining cold and indifferent.

Shen Bie had long grown accustomed to Mo Sheng’s personality and didn’t feel awkward. He lowered his head and continued eating.

Meanwhile, he made a phone call to arrange for his assistant to pick him up for work, thinking he would call Xiao Ci again later.

As it turned out, the brothers’ synchronization rate was absolutely zero that day.

When Shen Ci finished filming and called back, his big brother was in a meeting.

When Shen Bie called back, his younger brother was discussing the script with Min Shoubei and Lu An.

When Shen Ci called again, his big brother was having lunch with clients and chatting enthusiastically.

…

They struggled until nine o’clock in the evening before Shen Bie finally heard his precious little brother’s voice.

“Little ancestor, I finally got through…” Shen Bie held his forehead.

Shen Ci was also speechless, “Why is it so difficult to have a conversation with you?”

Shen Bie replied, “Destined but not fated, I suppose. Tell me, what did you want to discuss with your big brother?”

Last night’s sudden idea had been mostly forgotten. Shen Ci could only mention a few scattered details.

“Do you want to open a restaurant or a manufacturing factory?” Shen Bie held his phone between his ear and shoulder, listening carefully while his pen scratched across paper, taking notes.

Shen Ci scratched his head, “A restaurant, I guess… I don’t understand the specifics.”

Shen Bie said, “Our family has always been in manufacturing. I only touched on storefront entrepreneurship during my student days, but it’s not a big problem. I’ll ask some friends about it.”

“Anyway, you don’t need to worry about it. I’ll handle everything for you. Just wait to receive the finished store, and big brother will also handle the operations for you.”

“Good baby, focus on your acting. When you return to the country, big brother will have a big gift ready for you.”

Shen Bie spoke arrogantly, yet Shen Ci knew that his big brother, who was extremely capable in business management, had the complete ability to do this.

He nodded enthusiastically, chatted happily about family matters, and soon hung up the phone, turned off the lights, and lay down to sleep.

Ten minutes later, he suddenly opened his eyes, realizing that something wasn’t quite right.

His original intention for wanting to open a store was because he was afraid of being bored and wanted to have fun with operations while being able to eat and drink freely, right?

So why… had his big brother ended up taking complete control of everything!

---

The next day at lunch, the crew received an urgent notice from Min Shoubei that they would need to film a mountain climbing scene in three days.

The reason was that in three days, there would be heavy rain in the area, and the weather forecast predicted a rainbow would appear in the sky. Watching the rainbow together while camping on the mountain perfectly matched the setting requirements for a particular scene.

To ensure safety, the production team had already begun arranging the set construction and formulating the mountain climbing plan.

Three days later, in the early morning, the actors who needed to participate would begin climbing the mountain in batches.

Shen Ci was arranged in the middle batch. Around nine o’clock in the morning, he went to the foot of the mountain with Brother Zhang to wait for the other staff members and actors from the same batch to arrive and climb the mountain together.

Familiar actors and supervisors quickly arrived, with assistants and production staff carrying numerous items behind them.

“Sigh, my husband insisted on sending me all these things, saying the conditions on the mountain aren’t good. How troublesome to carry all this.”

“Yeah, yeah, my girlfriend did the same thing, saying it would be mosquito-infested and humid at night. She really knows how to worry.”

“My boyfriend also sent a lot of things after hearing about it a few days ago. Clearly, the assistants could have bought everything. What a waste of money.”

“…”

The married actors and production supervisors chatted among themselves. Although they sounded like they were complaining, their intention to show off their relationships was obvious, causing some single crew members to cover their ears and selectively ignore the conversation.

Shen Ci looked thoughtful as he lowered his head to stare at the hiking backpack in his arms.

He had also told Lu Xiao about today’s mountain climbing, yet everything in his backpack had been prepared by Brother Zhang…

Shen Ci: Feeling a bit attacked Q.Q