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Chapter 24 – Xiao Mo is Upgrading to Fight Monsters¹Raw: 小莫升级打怪中。If anyone has a better wording~ let me know in the comments! ♥

An Xumo didn’t say anything, he scrolled and looked down carefully at the content of the hot search keywords. What was spread out of the hot search were several sneak shots with thick watermarks, and a copy of Han Ming’s original itinerary. The report said that Han Ming was supposed to fly from E City to S City on Wednesday to prepare for the last concert of his tour, but he went north to B City and stayed a day before moving to S City.

The journalist’s sneak shot of Han Ming was when he was in B City. In the photo, he was tightly wrapped and only showed some obvious features in a side shot. The person photographed with Han Ming was even vaguer, and can only be judged by his height as a male.

The Weibo post said that Han Ming met with the person in the evening and stayed together for seven hours before leaving at the dawn to go to the airport. This kind of news of flying thousands of miles to meet up during the workday naturally makes people’s imagination run wild. Just like the onlookers said in the comments: if it’s really a couple dating, this kind of painstaking meeting must be true love.

Han Ming has enjoyed a good upwards trend in recent years, his variety shows and solo albums have good ratings and sales. In addition, he’s taking the idol route, attracting a lot of young fans and the fighting power of fans was quite impressive. The news broke on Weibo for three hours. In the hot comments, “We only believe the official announcement, paparazzi stay away.” and “Just mention the name. Welcome to follow Han Ming’s upcoming single, 《xxx》” which is sporadically mixed with the hot reviews of passerby. When you look at it, the reviews are already controlled by fans.

Tang Tang watched An Xumo for a while, but she became less interested. She was in this business, so she naturally knew how this kind of explosive information without real evidence came about. Either the paparazzi were trying to get attention, Han Ming’s side was speculating heat, or Han Ming was trying to pave the way for his romance to be announced, and there wouldn’t be any other possibilities.

“What a coincidence…this scoop coincided with the announcement of 《Dance to the Top Show》. Hey, Xiao Mo, forget about that for now, just take a look at your own Weibo account.”

Tang Tang’s first sentence mentioned what An Xumo is worried about. If this was deliberate news that happened to clash with the announcement of 《Dance to the Top Show》, An Xumo’s own hot search would surely wash away the attention of the news. Reasonably, An Xumo didn’t want to let himself interfere with his brother’s arrangements.

However, there were only a few ambiguous photos in today’s news, and they were not the secret shots took that night. In addition, the identity of the other person was not confirmed in the news, and no one mentioned Zhou Jinchen in the comments. It seemed that it wasn’t instructed by Zhou Jinchen, and An Xumo’s worries slightly alleviated.

He had his own private Weibo before, but he hadn’t posted any original content and only followed a few Weibo accounts related to his brother. Zhou Jinchen himself didn’t have Weibo, but his fans never took advantage of the social media platform like Weibo. Because of being the master of low-profile, his fans will not take the initiative to stir up trouble, they are the typical “not shooting easily but killing everything with one shot”. If Han Ming’s fans’ ability to control the field is placed in front of Zhou Jinchen’s fans, being “crushed” can not even describe them.

An Xumo was on Weibo before, and he just looked at Zhou Jinchen’s HD pictures and promotional information, so that he would not miss his brother’s various magazines and endorsements. However, he later signed a contract with Jin Dian and his daily free time dropped sharply, and he hasn’t been on his Weibo for a long time.

Tang Tang let An Xumo read Weibo and hot searches, but didn’t ask him to post new content. Tonight is a very important point, and using this time to win the most favorable impressions was precisely the key. After attracting so many new fans, what should be posted on the first new Weibo was also something to focus on.

“I originally fought for you to get on a hot search after the first episode of the show. The company promised to buy it, but before the money was spent, you went up by yourself.” Tang Tang said happily, “The people above called me just now, saying that you will be given a new promotional plan. The marketing team is no longer the original public group. If the follow-up is good, you may be able to sign a long-term contract with a new marketing team. The follow-up publicity will be more powerful.” 　

“I’m going to a meeting first to discuss your Weibo. Are you going to rehearse and take time off?

An Xumo smiled: “I won’t go. Thank everyone for me and for the trouble.”

Tang Tang took care of other things, and An Xumo plunged into the game with all his heart. Unlike many melon-eating accounts who guessed the “highs and lows”, An Xumo’s performance in the show is also very eye-catching. In the four rounds, he partnered with the two of the only female guests. As a result, after the preliminary rounds, among the three finalists were the two female guests.

Wang Yixiang also entered the finals together, his fans were happy to watch the other two fans fighting. They are also delighted as they watched their idol join the finals, and showed what a real winner he is.

After the preliminary round, An Xumo not only gained hundreds of thousands of fans but also gained the favor of the three guests. The two female guests’ best scores in the previous rounds were all danced with An Xumo. His dance skills are very good and his live performance has been very stable. Even when the guests made mistakes, An Xumo was able to make up for them with his on-the-spot reflexes, which are distinct from other dancers.

That’s not the only reason why the two women who worked with him appreciated him, but more importantly —— An Xumo never steals the spotlight of the host on the stage. He knew his place very well, even though he’s shinning brilliantly and has become popular in a few days, he still maintained a very disciplined attitude during the recording of the final round of preliminary rounds, doing his best to draw attention to the guests with his dancing.

As a result, when it came to the finals, An Xumo directly became the most sought-after powerful foreign aid in the process of selecting a partner. When the final results came out, it was Wang Yixiang, who partnered with An Xumo won the crown.

The ratings of the third season of 《Dance to the Top Show》 went up instead of down, and An Xumo was the biggest contributor among them. He is also the biggest winner himself. His popularity is based on luck, but maintaining his fame requires a constant investment of resources. The new fans who spontaneously reposted his screenshots were indispensable, and the promotion of the company’s team also played a considerable role.

Before the broadcast of 《Dance to the Top Show》, An Xumo hadn’t made his official debut yet. Although Tang Tang won a hot search for him, for the company, it was just testing water. If it didn’t have much success, the company wouldn’t continue to do charity. Unexpectedly, when the trailer was aired, An Xumo got on the hot search based on a gif and a video. The marketing account that didn’t originally say hello to him took advantage of the heat and forwarded it, which actually gave An Xumo a lot of fans.

In this way, the resources that the company invested in An Xumo were not just hot searches alone. Because of An Xumo’s own relationship, the conversion rate of these resources also became very impressive. Tang Tang mentioned to him that several marketing accounts that have been cooperating with Jin Dian for a long time even took the initiative to send a message to the company, asking if they needed their cooperation to promote.

The marketing accounts also need to publish hot content to maintain the attention of netizens, which is a win-win deal. An Xumo could be said to have become an overnight sensation with this, and even set off a wave of dance clubs applying to dance classes.

However, after the finals of 《Dance to the Top Show》 ended, An Xumo himself made a suggestion with Tang Tang.

“Are you saying don’t market too much content?” Tang Tang was rejecting back an endorsement, and after listening to An Xumo’s words, she moves her computer screen away, “I have noticed this, the marketing plan is also drastically reduced. You can rest assured that there is a special analysis of popularity in the team, and your fame won’t be overdrawn.”

Tang Tang had now stopped bringing other artists and had become An Xumo’s exclusive manager and assistant. An Xumo had never doubted her ability. After telling her what he thought and saw that the other party agreed, he didn’t ask anymore.

The speed of fame was too fast that An Xumo himself hadn’t had too many real feelings. He just keeps remembering what Zhou Jinchen had said before —— whether it was a variety show or marketing, it’s like a magnifying glass that could enlarge the sparkling points on the stars and attract more attention.

However, it was still the artist’s own business ability that could really make the artists stand on his or her feet. And that was knowing what could be magnified by the magnifying glass.　　

But Tang Tang didn’t stop there: “Our focus now is no longer attracting attention, but on consolidating these attracted fans. If we continue marketing, it’s likely that there will be a wave of backlash.”

This was a normal phenomenon within the circle, and An Xumo didn’t care too much about it. Being famous was just a way for him, and the final result was the most important thing to him.

Tang Tang frowned as she said: “But now it’s a little strange. It seems like someone has already deliberately led to spread rumors about you.”

An Xumo asked: “Spread what?”

“Some people have reported that you are short-tempered, that you fought with people during your trainee period, and disrespected your seniors…” Tang Tang has skipped the more exaggerated words and only picked out some simple ones to say, “But I just confirmed last week that the trainees who came to provoke you before have already been sent back to the closed training camp by Tianxiang because of their failed debut.”

“There’s no way they’d come out and talk nonsense, so how would there be someone who specifically carried out the rumors about what happened during your trainee period?”

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The author has something to say:

The presence of Mr. Zhou Jinchen is back online in the next chapter! Han Ming’s scene will end soon.

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Jie Jie: Apologies for the very late update! We only had a free day today so I was able to MTL this chapter~ Forgive us! (╯︵╰,)

Update schedule is still sporadic (ᗒᗣᗕ)՞

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Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 23 – Together on the Hot Search

An Xumo didn’t dare to make a sound. He held his breath and stayed in the corner, watching as Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen leave. After a while, a short man who poked around came out from the side of the road with a big bag on his back and carrying something in his arms. An Xumo stared carefully before determining that it was an SLR.

Only when the surroundings were completely quiet did An Xumo come out from the shadows to where he’s hiding. He carefully looked around and made sure there were no bystanders before leaving the place.

Tomorrow would be the recording of 《Dance to the Top Show》, but now that he had met this kind of thing, An Xumo’s mind couldn’t help but feel slightly confused. What he cared about was nothing else but the entertainment that followed at the end. If Zhou Jinchen didn’t notice the secret shots and was caught in an ambiguous photo, then by the next day, this news could be slaughtered on the major social networks.

An Xumo recalled what Zhang Zhiwei had said during the previous recording of 《Sunny Weekend》. He said that Zhou Jinchen and Han Ming seemed to have a private relationship and asked An Xumo to be careful not to disturb their shots. Zhang Zhiwei’s words were vague and An Xumo was a little confused at that time, but now that he thought about it, it really seemed like he is on to something.

So if he makes it clear with Zhou Jinchen now, will it interfere with the other party’s plans?

An Xumo walked all the way to the bottom of the dormitory building and eventually decided to contact Zhou Jinchen. He thought if it was intentional planning, it would be just fine, at most he would leave a bad impression on the other party but if it was an unintentionally stolen shot, it would be big trouble for the other party.

He found a secluded place, took a deep breath, and dialed the familiar number.

“Beep-beep-“

After a long beep, the sweet electronic voice of a machine was heard on the call. An Xumo looked at his phone with some confusion, the call wasn’t connected.

The courage he had finally gathered was rushed by the busy tone of “toot”. An Xumo lightly scratched the rough bark of the tree trunk beside him with his nails and put his forehead against the trunk in frustration.

In his heart, he still… didn’t dare nor did he want to leave a bad impression on the other.

If Zhou Jinchen knew about this and they intended to use this to increase their popularity, then it would have been unwise for him to have rushed forward so rashly. An Xumo felt like burying his face in his palms at the thought of this possibility.

But if my brother was really being secretly filmed…

An Xumo hesitated in place for five minutes, but finally decided to try again. This time, he didn’t call Zhou Jinchen but dialed Xin Zimai’s number. The last time Xin Zimai sent him back, they also exchanged contact information.

Xin Zimai’s call was answered quickly, but it wasn’t Xin Zimai’s own voice that came from the other side.

“Hello, who is it?” The voice on the other side was slightly cool, and the tone was distinctly different from Xin Zimai’s.

“You are?”

“This is An Xumo, I need to talk to him for something.”

The microphone on the other side moved away a little, and An Xumo heard the other party call out, “Mai Mai, someone is looking for you,” and a distant and close voice complained, “Don’t you dare pick up my calls…”

An Xumo vaguely guessed who the first person to answer the phone was, and he remembered the tall doctor he had met when he had a seafood allergy.

Within a few moments, there was a different person on the phone, “Hello, Xiao An?”

“Director Xin, I’m sorry to bother you so late, but I have something to tell you.”

When An Xumo finished telling what he had witnessed earlier, there was a moment of silence, and then he said, “Thank you for reminding me, Xiao An. Did the two of them see you?”

An Xumo denied, “No.”

“That’s good,” Xin Zimai’s tone sounded serious. “I’ll take care of this matter. It’s so late, you should go home early soon.”

After hanging up the phone, a light scent of male perfume drifted over. Xin Zimai frowned, thinking about the stolen shots just now, momentarily unaware, he was hugged by the person behind him.

“Hey, what are you doing?” Xin Zimai raised his hand to block Li Qiucheng’s face; just under his palm was the other party’s straight high nose. “I have something to do, don’t disturb me…”

Li Qiucheng had a smile on his lips, but his voice was very serious. He said in a low voice, “Today’s pre-wedding task is still not complete.”

“What nonsense are you saying, didn’t we already kiss this morning oh…”

Xin Zimai, who is busy working overtime all day long and following his own boss, is neither fit as Zhou Jinchen nor as strong as him, and is rightfully no match for Dr. Li, who can perform three surgeries in a row.

After confessing the situation to Xin Zimai, the recording of 《Dance to the Top Show》 began the next day. An Xumo didn’t see the news about the two of them. After the busy preliminary rounds started, he was focused on the show, and this incident gradually faded away.

The preliminary contest of 《Dance to the Top Show》 invited seven guests. After three rounds of tests, three people will enter the finals. Among the seven artists, two are long-time supporting actors, one is a young artist who has gained popularity in variety shows, one is a host, and two are younger actors who are more famous and have been in leading roles. (T/N: I just noticed they aren’t 7 in total. After checking the raws, the author really missed one person lmao).

Unlike 《Sunny Weekend》, which tried to avoid being filmed by fans as much as possible, 《Dance to the Top Show》 has fans coming in to support during the live recording. Although fans could only enter the stage during the show, they didn’t disperse when they practiced in the backstage rehearsal room.

Most fans came for the two young actors and the variety star. One of them, Mao Yuntian seems to have something to do with the famous variety show, Li Zichao in the past. The preliminary game of 《Dance to the Top Show》 was recorded for two weeks. Except for the closed rehearsal period, these fans have been following the scene. During each stage match, the fans of Mao Yuntian and Li Zichao will secretly compete with each other, which one had a larger number of people and a bigger light board. Wang Yixiang’s fans watched the show and gave their own idol a boost.

An Xumo was too busy rehearsing. Tang Tang told him this gossips during his break. He knew that the other party intends to help him relieve his stress, but he was a little dumbfounded by these words.

The only person he likes is Zhou Jinchen. The other was indeed a popular artist, but An Xumo has never publicly expressed his love. Sometimes, he also thinks that these fans who can shout “I’m Zhou Jinchen’s wife” are very straightforward and cute. Unlike himself, because of this status, even liking him will bring a burden to the other party.

Tang Tang saw that he didn’t care much and couldn’t help but pat the armrest of the chair. “In less than two months, your fans will have such a battle.”

An Xumo just smiled, “Really.”

Tang Tang was choked by him, she felt like she couldn’t see this boy clearly. When it came to being attentive, An Xumo was definitely one of the most diligent trainees Tang Tang had ever seen. It’s hard to say but he always had an unusual indifference to his fame.

“How about we make a bet? At most sixty days, I bet you’ll have more than ten thousand fans.”

An Xumo smiled helplessly, “Alright, what are you betting on?”

“The nutritionist at this book is preparing a new nutritious meal. If I win, I’ll decline their invitation to taste it.”

“…….” An Xumo suddenly realized that he had a very strong motivation to become popular.

But this bet didn’t take two months at all. Two weeks later, the third season of 《Dance to the Top Show》 was announced and the trailer was released on various platforms.

The trailer, which has always been a fan of “bluffing”, enlarges the show’s effect that was originally 1 to 10. But it’s not the seven guests that have caught the public’s attention, it was a young unknown dancer in white who has been specially cut out of the trailer frame by frame.

He walks from the darkness to the light; his silhouette was clearly visible. A few seconds of a close-up of his side profile and a glimpse of his front face was so breathtaking that they can’t help but rewind the bar to the second he appears.

The appearance of this section in less than ten seconds was cut off by quick bloggers and posted a gif. On the night of the first trailer, the gif was forwarded for more than30,000 and the number of likes exceeded 50,000. The keyword, “good looking side profile” soared into the top ten of the hot search.

Countless people were amazed by this accidental figure, but it seems like everyone doesn’t know who this person really is. 《Dance to the Top Show》 has never had a precedent for inviting guests. The seven guests were announced and confirmed early. They have never heard of new stars who want to join the league.

With the broadcast of the second trailer, the brewing heat had reached a real explosion. Curious people finally learned the identity of the good-looking side profile in the trailer – he’s actually not a guest, but a dance partner with the guest partner!

The second trailer released a clip of this backup dancer dancing, and those who were left hanging were caught off guard by a new wave of shock. There’s no doubt that the man’s face is good enough, but dancing makes him look ten times better than he usually does!

The dance partner appeared in the fifty-five seconds of the trailer, and within half an hour, the keyword “fifty-five seconds” is on the hot search again. Even Fengcheng TV, which hosts 《Dance to the Top Show》 didn’t expect this effect. The online buzz directly influenced the order in which they released the trailer. A special trailer dedicated to each guest’s practice segment was released in advance. The user who frantically asked “who is this little brother” finally learned the identity of the dancer.

He’s a signed artist of Jin Dian, An Xumo who is only 17 years old.

An Xumo has his own Weibo, which was opened by the company before and has been managed by Tang Tang. His Weibo @An Xumo momo previously had less than 5,000 followers, which was the company’s unified wholesale zombie fan. After the trailer was released, his Weibo followers soared to 100,000 in less than three hours.

When Tang Tang held the phone that was vibrating until her hand was numb and showed it to An Xumo, he didn’t know that he was on the hot search. He listened to Tang Tang’s guidance and opened the hot search list. He scanned it once and froze, he couldn’t guess which one was related to him.

“It’s the ‘good-looking side profile’ and ‘fifty-five seconds’. Hey, it seems like a ‘good-looking side profile’ has gone down. Just click on ‘fifty-five seconds’ and maybe after a while, your own Weibo name should also be on the hot search… By the way, Xiao Mo, do you know what your Weibo name is?”

“… Huh?” An Xumo paused for a moment before answering. Tang Tang was so angry and amused. She was about to bring the phone over to An Xumo and find his own Weibo when she saw that he had already clicked on a hot search himself.

“Hey, what’s this, a new hot search content?” Tang Tang read out curiously, “Han Ming’s night meeting with a mysterious friend, his suspected romance exposed…?”

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The author has something to say:

The progress of Xiao Mo’s upgrade and keeping a notebook for his brother are in sync…

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 22 – Unexpected Sneak Peek

The atmosphere was a little stiff for a moment. Although they didn’t know how the show would handle it later on, for now, Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen were indeed more than just ordinary friends.

After that, the recording went quite smoothly. In the evening, the two-day recording came to an end. The four hosts had to stay behind to shoot some more footage, so An Xumo and Zhou Jinchen left Sanya first.

Zhou Jinchen bought the ticket for the return trip but he had other things to do, so he didn’t travel with An Xumo. Back on the plane, Tang Tang was still in a daze, she grabbed An Xumo and asked twice, ‘Are we really done recording Sunny Weekend?’ before she started to work again.

The beginning of the day was a bit unexpected for An Xumo. He thought that his ultimate goal in the entertainment industry was to work with Zhou Jinchen, but by coincidence, the progress bar was pulled directly to the end. Before he had even officially debuted, An Xumo had been in contact with his brother for such a long time.

The achievement of the goal brings not the emptiness after the success, but the motivation to reach it next time. Not only did An Xumo not let go of his goal of working with his older brother, but he even put more effort into his next job.

It’s only been two weeks after returning to the company; An Xumo officially ushered in his busy debut activities. Due to the benefits of 《Sunny Weekend》, Tang Tang was able to secure more favorable resources for An Xumo. The original spot for dancers in Han Ming’s album was turned down by Tang Tang and replaced by a variety show theme dance competition.

The variety show is called 《Dance to the Top Show》 and the guests involved are already established artists who came across the border to train and compete in a dance competition. Tang Tang won the opportunity for An Xumo to be a backup dancer on the show. He’s going to finish the competition with the artists who came to compete.

The selling point of 《Dance to the Top Show》 is the fame of the artists themselves and the fun of crossing over. Naturally, there won’t be many scenes allocated to the backup dancers. However, for artists who have yet to debut, this resource is already much better than being a backup dancer in a music video, and An Xumo himself is fine with it.

For Tang Tang who knows An Xumo’s abilities, her expectations for this show are actually a bit higher than 《Sunny Weekend》. This kind of professional stage would definitely give An Xumo a chance to shine — something she hadn’t doubted since she picked up the person alone to sign the contract.

The final live format for 《Dance to the Top Show》 didn’t leave An Xumo much time to prepare. Unlike the crossover artists who needed to start from scratch in front of the camera, as backup dancers, they needed to practice beforehand. After bringing the prepared songs, An Xumo plunged into the dance studio. Although there would be a lot of adjustments during the recording of the show, a lot of things are needed to prepare in advance.

Since most of the artists participating in the competition didn’t have any dancing skills, the dance partners need to familiarize themselves with the choreography in advance and cooperate with the participating guests. The rating of 《Dance to the Top Show》 has always been high which has nothing to do with the dance effect in the program. For every song selected by the artists, there is a special choreographer behind the scenes.

In the first phase of preparation, An Xumo was assigned a total of five tracks. Whichever the guests picked the corresponding track, An Xumo would become their dance partner. As the elimination process progresses, the (backup) dancer whose five tracks have been eliminated will also be eliminated. Only the dance partner who retains the track will make it into the finals and receive a new dance piece.

The five choreographies are performed by the same team which means that there is one choreographer team for each backup dancer. In the initial process, An Xumo is involved in the whole process. In the beginning, he just watched and practiced by listening carefully. As time passed, An Xumo began to put forward some ideas of his own. At first, these established choreographers who had been working with the program for a long time were a little unimpressed, but An Xumo’s attitude was always very respectful, and the communication between them was much smoother.

Gradually, the choreographers began to ask for An Xumo’s opinion more and more frequently. At first, it was unintentional, but then it turned into a series of questioning of opinions. In the end, the first proposal had been changed beyond recognition but the result was so good that even several choreographers hadn’t expected it.

It wasn’t that they hadn’t choreographed such a smooth choreography before, but it was because An Xumo has integrated his opinions to the dance movements well. On one hand, his opinions were perfect for these tracks and directly improved the choreography of the dance moves. On the other hand, these opinions became a smooth oil¹Censored text. Hehehe that allowed him to personally show the charms perfectly of these movements without loss.

Like music, dance requires repetitive and boring practice and nearly rigorous maintenance conditions. In the same way, it relies heavily on the individual’s talent.

Throughout the three weeks of rehearsal, no one knows how many people had said to An Xumo: “You are heaven-sent.” However, those who had been with An Xumo for a long time gradually began to stop mentioning this compliment.

It was because An Xumo wasn’t only talented, but also because he had practiced each dance move hundreds of times in an empty studio, and was able to make the most effective and appropriate suggestions.

His calm shell is as thin as a cicada’s wing, but the pearl inside is silently containing an incomparably gorgeous luster.

After the preparations were over, An Xumo had gotten acquainted with the entire choreography team. The night before the program was recorded, An Xumo, who left the program group, returned to the company for extra training as usual. He greeted the security guard on duty and applied for the use of the training room for one hour.

The next day was the official recording. An Xumo didn’t dance those dances that he already knew by heart. He chose the slow songs he used to spend his rest time on. He thought about it and danced a few random moves he didn’t choreograph. During this time, dancing became the best way for him to relax.

After taking a simple shower after dancing, An Xumo walked down the stairs of Jin Dian, which is the same place where he had met Zhou Jinchen and Han Ming. However, compared to that day, there weren’t many people who come and goes in the middle of the night. An Xumo walked out from the side door alone, intending to take the shortcut back to his dormitory.

Tang Tang had mentioned before that she wanted to help him rent a new single room in a couple of days so that he could move out of the company dormitory; An Xumo’s attitude hadn’t been very positive. He had been recently busy recording the show, so the matter had been put on hold.

It was true that the conditions in the dormitory weren’t very good, but when he remembered the person living upstairs, An Xumo didn’t care much about anything else.

As a long-established entertainment company, there was tight security around Jin Dian, but outside the scope of security was the daily squatting of entertainment journalists. There were many artists coming and going here, which would naturally attract many shots.

As he reached the convenience store, the light disappeared at the end of the striped sign, and the next store was more than ten meters away. An Xumo took a few quick steps to get past this lightless area but he accidentally caught a glimpse of a glimmer of light.

With the experience he had gained over the past few days, An Xumo could only guess that it was the reflection of the camera. He frowned and looked around the area.

Unexpectedly, the first thing An Xumo noticed wasn’t the exposed paparazzi, but the two tall figures half-hidden behind the bushes.

The two variety shows An Xumo participated in were still in production, so he naturally didn’t have any fame yet. Those paparazzi who stay to guard are clearly for someone else.

The distance between them was a bit far. An Xumo only heard some vague words, but the point was not that. Although the surrounding light was dim, An Xumo still saw the close distance between the two.

Was it worth entertaining taking sneak shots and squat here, what kind of action would it be?

An Xumo didn’t have a penchant for gossip or stalking, but at this time, he seems to be completely unable to move away from his gaze. He stood in an unnoticed remote area and waited for a while before he saw one of the people leave the darkness and walk into the car on the street.

Even if he couldn’t recognize anyone in the dark, An Xumo had already seen the artist’s car.

That person was Han Ming.

And the remaining one, the tall and upright man…

An Xumo had to raise his hand to cover his mouth in order to barely restrain himself from making a sound.

The man was wearing sunglasses and had his mask pulled up, so he couldn’t see the outline of his face. But the figure of the man had already revealed his identity to An Xumo.

It was the one that An Xumo wouldn’t mistake for no matter what—

His brother.

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The author has something to say:

Make a note for my brother (pull out a small notebook)

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jiejie: Since our school works have been increasing, we won’t be having any fixed schedule for updating new chapters. We’ll update as soon as we’re free. Apologies~ (っ˘̩╭╮˘̩)っ

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 21 – Dating in Public?

After being woken up in the middle of the night and tossed around for so long, the group woke up late the next morning. An Xumo, who was sleeping on the floor was the first to wake up, the cameramen in the house already started to work. When he went downstairs after washing up, he had to pass by another bedroom. Zhou Jinchen, who was sleeping on the floor suddenly opened his eyes and looked over. It seemed that he was disturbed by the sound of his footsteps. An Xumo was startled, that he had to control his voice.

He lowered his voice and said, “Brother Jinchen… Good morning.”

Zhou Jinchen stood up from the ground with his palm propped up. He was half of a head taller than An Xumo. Standing next to him with this height, a sense of oppressive feeling came over him.

“Morning.”

The man turned to wash up after his greeting. An Xumo breathed a sigh of relief, his steps were light and content as he descended the stairs.

Seeing his brother in the morning is the perfect way to start the day

For breakfast, they drink hot soymilk which was provided by their sponsors. Then a new day began with the group having new tasks. Yi Tianming and Han Ming were originally responsible for going out to complete the task. The two of them took the lead and invited Zhou Jinchen away while An Xumo stayed in the stone house and decorated with Yan Xiangyan.

Zhang Zhiwei had already started preparing the ingredients for lunch. After finishing the chores ordered by Yan Xiangyan, An Xumo ran out to take the coconut shell left yesterday. Yan Xiangyan passed by and saw An Xumo gluing something down. He took a peek and asked, “Xiao Mo, what are you doing?”

An Xumo looked up and smiled, “Making a natural ornament that you can put around the house as a vase.”

“You still know how to make these?” Yan Xiangyan asked curiously.

“It’s simple, just glue it on.” In An Xumo’s view, this remark isn’t his own modesty to say that. This gadget was something he learned before he came here. 《Sunny Weekend》 has always had a tradition of decorating the house itself; the house in season one has now become a popular attraction. Naturally, An Xumo, who did his homework, hadn’t missed this part of the process.

Even though it’s isn’t finished yet, the vase looked really good. Yan Xiangyan took a second look and said, “Then do your best. I’ll come over and check it later.

When he returned from his busy work, An Xumo’s side was almost finished. Seeing a large vase with coconut as the main body and a snow-white smooth seashell with simple patterns and delicate shapes standing securely on the table, An Xumo brought over two pairs of chopsticks from the side and put them into the coconut shell. He smiled, “If there are no flowers to place here, this can be used as a chopstick holder.”

Yan Xiangyan was amused by his words, “How can such a beautiful vase be used that way? Wait a bit, I’ll ask Zhiwei if he has any flowers.”

Yan Xiangyan took the vase to Zhang Zhiwei, who looked at it and took the chopsticks out, “Call Tianming and the others to bring some wildflowers on the way. There are quite a few of them near the beach, so just pick some and bring them back.”

Yi Tianming’s call was quickly connected, but what Yan Xiangyan didn’t expect was that the three members who went out weren’t together. Yi Tianming received the phone call alone, and the other two had gone off to complete other tasks. When Yan Xiangyan told him about the wildflowers and hung up the phone, Zhang Zhiwei called him over.

While the two seniors were talking, An Xumo didn’t pay attention to their movements. He tidied up the living room again and heard Zhang Zhiwei call him out. “Xiao Mo!”

“Oh, coming.” An Xumo hurriedly walked over. The camera in the room is shot in real-time around the clock; all the cameras were watching. Zhang Zhiwei called An Xumo over and moved the camera out of the way before whispering, “Have you paid attention to Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen?

An Xumo was a little confused, “What’s wrong?”

“I’ve recorded several programs with Han Ming and this is the first time he has paid attention to the guests. He just went out to do tasks and specifically put Yi Tianming away.” Zhang Zhiwei’s voice was low and quick, “Zhou Jinchen’s attitude is also uncertain at the moment, so be careful and don’t break up their shots.”

An Xumo was still in a daze. Zhang Zhiwei saw that he didn’t understand and said, “People may have other relationships, be careful and try not to get involved.”

Only after An Xumo agreed did the two of them return to the camera. Seeing that An Xumo didn’t react at the moment, Zhang Zhiwei didn’t put any more pressure on the other party. He smoothly started a conversation with Yan Xiangyan. “Xiangyan, what are the keywords for this episode’s Q&A?”

Each episode of 《Sunny Weekend》 has a Q&A which is similar to Truth or Dare where the hosts and guests are asked to answer questions together. Because the questions are only given keywords and don’t specify restrictions, there is a wide range of topics they can talk about each time which became a featured part of 《Sunny Weekend》.

Yan Xiangyan drew the cue card from his pocket and read out the keywords of the top two, “Partner. Public.”

“Hey, these words.” Zhan Zhiwei smiled and fired, “There are exactly six of us, half and half. Me, you, and Tianming. By the way, Xiao Mo, you don’t have a girlfriend yet, do you?”

An Xumo was surprised by the question and shook his head, “None yet.”

Yan Xiangyan added, “What about a boyfriend?

“Neither.”

“That’s right,” Zhang Zhiwei said, “Xia Mo, Han Ming, and Jinchen are both single. Which happens to be three for three.”

At the time they spoke, Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen who had gone out on a mission had already returned. Yi Tianming had arrived a step late because of his flower picking. When he arrived, Han Ming was talking about the mission they had just done. “If it wasn’t for Jinchen gently pulling me over, I might have fallen. Fortunately, the rewards for this mission were generous. We directly assigned the captive fish pond to us. If we wanted to eat fish in the future, we could just go and get them directly.”

Zhou Jinchen went inside to wash his hands and wasn’t there. An Xumo listened to Han Ming’s words and saw Zhang Zhiwei calmly glance over as he ran over to help serve the food. He heard Zhang Zhiwei say in a low voice, “Remember what I just said.”

An Xumo whispered in response and thought to himself, brother… Is he going to fall in love? Come to think of it, my brother isn’t young and it’s normal to talk about marriage.

After lunch was finished, the group didn’t disperse. They cleared the table together and moved to the middle of the living room to chat. Yan Xiangyan took out the cue card and smiled, “Neither Zhiwei nor I seem to be hiding much on purpose. Just let nature take its course.”

Zhang Zhiwei’s wife is an athlete who had won a world championship. Now that she had long retired, she would only occasionally make an appearance when the national team needed it. The two are very close and have a ten-year-old son. Unlike him, Yan Xiangyan’s lover is a male screenwriter. Although he is an insider too, Yan Xiangyan is relatively lowkey when it comes to his relationships and he responded to his own saying, “Let nature take its course.”

Both are old foxes and had always had the same rhetoric for this kind of issue, so they couldn’t dig up anything new if they wanted to. Apart from them, Yan Tianming’s girlfriend is a young artist, and there have been many reports about the couple which has long since lost their mystery. The question ended up falling on the three singles. In order for the three of them to stop talking about him, Zhang Zhiwei set a question that best fits the keyword, “After having a partner, will you publicize your relationship?”

An Xumo answered honestly that he didn’t know. He spent twice as much time practicing every day than sleeping, and the only person he liked was still a secret he couldn’t tell. Falling in love was really something that had never crossed his mind.

“At Xiao Mo’s age, it could still be regarded as puppy love in school.”

Yan Xiangyan helped him round up and threw the question to the remaining two, “Han Ming, what about you two?”

Han Ming looked up at Zhou Jinchen and smiled, “If I fall in love, I would definitely announce it. I would want everyone to know that I like him.”¹He/She are pronounced the same way in Chinese and the difference could be seen in writing.

He said it so hollowly that the onlookers couldn’t tell whether it was ‘like her’ or ‘like him,” and he said, “I want to give him a sense of security.”

Han Ming finished giving himself lists of legitimate reasons and smiled again, “What about Brother Jinchen?”

Everyone’s eyes were focused on the last person to answer the question. They saw the man smile faintly with a low and gentle voice, “I will respect my partner’s wishes.”

When Zhou Jinchen’s words fell, the surrounding area was suddenly quiet for a moment.

Although this was just an ambiguous standard response from Zhou Jinchen’s mouth, there was quite a lot of affection. They’re afraid that once the show airs, this sentence would also make countless fans scream their hearts out.

Such a good-looking man who behaves like a gentleman, to be the partner of what he said is like saving the galaxy in their past life.

Han Ming who was sitting next to Zhou Jinchen couldn’t help but reveal a bit of an obvious smile as well. The program will be aired half a year later and by then the relationship between the two…

In any case, having this sentence after Han Ming’s answer would highlight a different meaning even more.

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The author has something to say:

Now that the first variety show is over, it’s time for Xiao Mo’s dazzling debut~

Q: Will you publicize your relationship?

An Xiao Mo: I don’t know, I want to listen to my brother.

Anyway, when Xiao Mo was obedient in the early stage, he knew how difficult it was when his brother chases him down (ahem)

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jiejie: After re-reading a few chapters ’till here, I realized I kept typing Hand instead of Han on Han Ming. Pfft~ sorry about that.

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 20 – An Xumo’s Appeal

Since there was no one around, An Xumo finally walked over slowly. He stood next to Zhou Jinchen, the man who was looking over the sea withdrew his eyes and looked at him without speaking.

An Xumo asked softly, “Brother… Do you have something on your mind? “

The man obviously looked different from before.

Zhou Jinchen raised his eyes to look at the distant starry sky, his voice was low and cold. “No.”

“Then you…”

“What’s the matter?”

Perhaps because of their original relationship, Zhou Jinchen didn’t turn a deaf ear to An Xumo, but there was a huge gap in his tone from the one just before the camera.

An Xumo said in a low voice, “You look different from before.”

Zhou Jinchen’s voice was cold and indifferent without any emotion, “I was just working.”

An Xumo was stunned for a moment. He naturally knew this, but a variety show like 《Sunny Weekend》, in addition to a comfortable life, it’s another major selling point is “authenticity.” Although artists will choose to show their own favorable side, they always display their true character. Unexpectedly, Zhou Jinchen would completely separate on-cam and off-cam. He was on a reality show but it seemed like he was acting in a movie.

“What’s shot by the camera can… Really be distinguished from reality?”

“Everyone has different choices,” Zhou Jinchen glanced at him, “For me, it’s always work in front of the camera.”

In the distance, someone was calling them to go back to the stone house. Zhou Jinchen turned and walked back, An Xumo followed behind him, lost in thought the whole way.

So it was always work in front of the camera, skillfully displaying his culinary abilities and doing housework thoughtfully was all work.

That morning at the beach, helping him with his medicine, handing over the coconut in the afternoon, these voluntary expressions of goodwill… Were they also just work for the camera?

He still had too little experience with being on camera. An Xumo thought to himself, he still had a lot to learn. No matter what he will achieve in the end, he couldn’t cause any more trouble for his brother.

When they got back to the stone house, it was already late. Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei were going to record a product placement commercial for a dryer, but the shots took a little longer. When they came back, several people made their bed one after the other. Although there are two bedrooms on the second floor, most of the rooms were connected which could also be considered an entire large bedroom. In addition, the gender of most of the people was the same, so the beds were randomly assigned and they slept on their own.

An Xumo wasn’t familiar with the bed, but he soon fell asleep. The night was quiet with only the gentle and melodious sound of the waves in the distance remaining. This is indeed a night suitable for deep sleep. If——if only no one suddenly played a deafening music on the first floor.

Bouncing up from his bed in a daze, An Xumo was startled. His blanket was spread on the floor, and he could even feel the vibrations coming from downstairs across the floor. Such a big noise woke up all the six people. An Xumo got up and turned the small lamp by the wall. After everyone had adjusted to the dim light, he turned on the headlights on the house.

“What happened?” Yan Xiangyan rubbed his eyes and got out of the bed, “What’s going on downstairs….?”

An Xumo shook his head, indicating that he didn’t know. He looked at the watch on the wall; it was only just 2 am.

Being woken up at this time of the day, people’s consciousness wasn’t clear, but the noise coming from downstairs was so annoying that the group had to go down one after another. It was only when they reached the first floor could they see the culprit of the noise.

It was those young people who used the excuse to shelter from the rain during the day. This time, they were not only dressed in ethnic clothes but also brought a speaker. What was playing on the speaker was the same song that they have been taught during the day. The young man who took the lead made a demand, “You have to repeat the dance you learned earlier or else return the coconuts we gave you.”

The coconuts had been wiped out clean of their juices and meat, how can it be returned? This is obviously the show’s arrangement. Several resident and director groups have been used to it, and Zhang Zhiwei even made a move to hit the director with the sponsor’s pillow. They quarreled, but in the end, they still have to work hard and complete this unexpected task.

This dancing task can be regarded as a dilemma, not to mention that Zhang Zhiwei and Yang Xiangyan were just hanging out at the end of the team. Even Han Ming, a professional, couldn’t recall all the moves after ten hours. Moreover, the program team didn’t let out anything in advance to remind them. They only thought that it was fine to finish the dance at that time and didn’t deliberately remember it.

Even if they did remember it, waking up in the middle of their sleep, it would be difficult for the confused group to possess clear thoughts in the middle of the night. Han Ming also performed a few moves with Yi Tianming, he tried to dance again but was quickly vetoed by the leading younger brother.

The younger brother said that he had to dance more than 80% before he could pass. They looked at each other for a moment, this test was a bit too difficult.

This kind of segment usually leaves a backup and the program would not give a test that fails. Zhang Zhiwei wanted to go forward and negotiate with the little brother and ask him to change the conditions. Even if it was a little harsher, he would recognize it. In the middle of the night, they still wanted to go to sleep quickly.

But before he could open his mouth, he was called out by An Xumo on the side, “Teacher Zhang… Can I give it a try?”

An Xumo had just thought about something on the spot and there was no extra movement. Several people had thought no one could dance it again, so they didn’t go forward one by one to try it. Now seeing An Xumo taking the initiative, offering to do so, Zhang Zhiwei said, “What’s there to be so polite? Come try, it’s fine if you can’t dance it well. We’ll think of another way.”

An Xumo stood in the open space in front of the crowd and all eyes were focused on him. He took a deep breath and stepped on the beat of his right foot a few times before he danced a precise and smooth series of movements along with the background music that had been turned down a few decibels.

Music has an indescribable appeal and so does dancing. The tall young boy changed from his usual restrained shyness and showed an amazing explosive power in his continuous movements. If the usual An Xumo seems to have only a face to draw attention, when he danced, he showed his attractiveness with every part and every movement.

The camera on the side dutifully recorded the whole scene.

Unlike Han Ming’s previous attempts, An Xumo’s display had clearly been confirmed, there was no hesitation in his movements. Although in the eyes of professionals, it can be seen that he hasn’t practiced it many times but it was perfect enough for the reality show. By the time the three to four minutes dance was over, even Zhang Zhiwei recognized a few familiar moves. After the dance, An Xumo touched the side of his neck somewhat embarrassed. “There are some movements I didn’t remember and they’re not accurate.”

The little brother was shocked by An Xumo, let alone the others in the room hearing him say this. The little brother hurriedly said, “It’s not bad. The moves are basically right, but this dance needs to be danced collectively by you guys.”

The moves were already remembered, so it wouldn’t be difficult to dance it together again. With An Xumo leading the dance, the others dance with him again and the task was considered as fully passed.

Dancing again didn’t do any harm to An Xumo and it allowed him to take more shots. Even Yang Xiangyan who finished dancing along with him, praised, “Xiao Mo’s memory is good.”

After dancing, An Xumo recovered his usual shyness. He pursed his lips and smiled, “Many movements of this dance are adapted from the folk ethnic dances. I’ve been exposed to them before, so it’s easy to remember.”

Yi Tianming, whose complexion wasn’t on the bright side, said, “It’s the Li ethnic¹According to historical records, the term “Li” first appeared in the Tang Dynasty (618-907). The Lis are believed to be descendants of the ancient Yue ethnic group, with especially close relations with the Luoyues — a branch of the Yues — who migrated from Guangdong and Guangxi on the mainland to Hainan Island long before the Qin Dynasty (221-206 B.C.). dance, right? I also feel familiar.”

The little brother smiled and said, “The eight of us came from eight ethnic groups. This dance is based on the Bai²The Bai are an ethnic group with a long and colorful history and tradition who live mostly in Yunnan. The word bai means white, and they like the color very much and often wear white clothes. The Bai are the descendants of an ancient powerful kingdom called the Nanzhao Empire (738–937) that later became the Dali Kingdom  (937–1253).dance and is adopted from the common dance movements of the other seven ethnic groups. It is the grand finale of our art group.”

Yi Tianming intended to say that it wasn’t a big deal to be able to dance well, but he was beaten on the spot by the little brother. Nevertheless, the little brother was telling the truth. He said this to promote his own art troupe, so Yi Tianming naturally couldn’t refute him again.

The other one who didn’t dance well, Han Ming, didn’t look very good either. Although he didn’t speak like Yi Tianming, as a professional, he was undoubtedly overwhelmed by An Xumo in this segment. For an artist, such aspects of character like sincerity, diligence, and sentimentality, were only secondary; while the display of ability within the professional scope is the basis of what truly draws fans. Actors rely on acting, and idols like them, rely on their singing and dancing abilities.

An Xumo himself modestly found excuses, but from this one test, it directly reflected his talent and efforts in dancing. By the time the show is aired, everyone would know that this newcomer had learned at least eight folk ethnic dances. In contrast, Han Ming felt that he had completely become a clown.

And now, he unobtrusively raised his eyes to the side to look at Zhou Jinchen. The man was looking at An Xumo who was talking to Yan Xiangyan, his side profile was handsome and charming.

Even Zhou Jinchen, who was so dazzling, had his eyes on this newcomer who had yet to debut and had no reputation.

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The author has something to say:

Xiao Mo is great. Show off. xd

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Li Ethnic:

Bai:

jiejie:  I can’t put links here(Wattpad) *criiiee

Anyway, the notes are all from the internet~~ if there were some errors, let me know (o’▽’o)

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 19 – Warm and Cold

An Xumo was quietly eating fried rice. Zhang Zhiwei, who had finished chatting with Yan Xiangyan, turned around and saw him. He smiled and asked, “Is it good?”

An Xumo didn’t know why Zhang Zhiwei had asked him alone, but he nodded his head honestly and replied, “Delicious. Thank you, Teacher Zhang.”

Zhang Zhiwei had previously asked him to call him Uncle Zhang off-cam because he was in the same generation as An Xumo’s mother. But in front of the camera, Han Ming and the others called him “Brother Zhiwei” since An Xumo having to call him Uncle Zhang would appear a generation shorter. Zhang Zhiwei had specifically instructed him that it was fine to call him Teacher Zhang in front of the camera.

Zhang Zhiwei sighed lightly and said, “Do you guys know who I learned this fried rice from?”

Naturally, the others didn’t know but An Xumo had an inkling feeling that there was a reason for him to bring this up alone. Sure enough, Zhang Zhiwei said, “This is something I learned from Xiao Mo’s mother.”

“Back then, our family’s conditions weren’t good. A situation that none of you, young people may have experienced, but Xiangyan should know that at that time, the tuition fees for college were hard to come by, not to mention the living expenses. It was only later when I was able to take jobs at school to earn some extra money that things got a little better.” Zhang Zhiwei’s voice was laden with emotion.

“When I was in my first year of college, my senior sister was our teaching assistant. I was one of the worst in our class. There was a time when something went wrong at home and the living expenses didn’t come in. I couldn’t afford to order food in the dining hall. I just needed a steamed bun and ate the big packets of pickles from the canteen. After a long time, my senior sister found out and said it wasn’t good enough to eat this way. Thus, she gave me and another female student with extremely poor conditions, a big box of fried rice for the two of us.”

Zhang Zhiwei slowly told the story, attracting the attention of several people nearby.

“Sister’s condition wasn’t good either but she was skillful. Not only did she give us a stir-fry full of rice, but she also gave us two jars full of pickled vegetables and the salty sauce she made. It was those two jars of side dishes that got me through my worse days. Ai, I still sigh when I think about it. Telling you, young people about this feels like telling a story, but it was actually something we experienced at that time.”

“Yes,” Yan Xiangyan placed some shrimp and eggs into the bowl, “I was a little better off than Zhiwei back then, but it wasn’t much different. Now that the conditions are better, let alone young people, even when thinking about it ourselves, it feels like those days were like a dream. One moment it feels far away and another moment it feels like it just happened yesterday.”

Zhang Zhiwei smiled and patted An Xumo’s shoulder, “Xiao Mo, is the taste a little similar to what your mother made?”

An Xumo smiled but his chest felt a bit stuffy and his stomach was empty as if everything he had just eaten disappeared. The ferocious sense of hunger struck him as hard as the morning rain that landed on the shore. He was so hungry that he didn’t dare to stare directly at Zhou Jinchen. He could only whisper, “En, it’s delicious.” He mulled over and picked up the rice.

An Xumo felt cold and hungry, not only his stomach but his whole body was empty. He never thought about his parents, maybe he did, but that was a long, long time ago. He lived quietly by himself not caring about anything but food and Zhou Jinchen. Now that someone had told him that his mother was like this, the illusory dream showed a little outline. The warmth left behind made An Xumo, who had returned to the darkness, feel even colder.

Mom…

It turns out that mom is not only a “shameless, cuckolding, not wanting face vixen” image, she also knows how to make delicious fried rice.

The lunch ended in a lively atmosphere. After chatting for a while, several people began to prepare dinner for the evening. Originally, the program team also arranged outdoor activities. After all, the beach in Sanya is so beautiful and the scenery is intoxicating enough. Unfortunately, the weather outside was still gloomy, so it’s not appropriate to light it. A well-fed Zhang Zhiwei laughed at the director’s group before he slowly began to work on the dinner.

The crabs must be steamed in the pot and the chicken soup must be simmered. Zhang Zhiwei directed Yi Tianming to help, while Yan Xiangyan called Han Ming to clean up the bedroom. Han Ming originally wanted to be with Zhou Jinchen, but the senior spoke up and he couldn’t refuse. He could only watch An Xumo and Zhou Jinchen stay in the same room.

The two of them were guests and they didn’t have much work to do, but if they weren’t active, they wouldn’t have much chance to be on camera. Therefore, they still need to find a way to do something. An Xumo’s lunch wasn’t very comfortable and he wasn’t sure if he was full or not. He had to wash the dishes after eating, so he moved the basin to the sink in the living room and prepared to wash the dishes.

An Xumo, who had never done much of this kind of work, washed the plastic lunch box. He was clumsy and made a lot of noise that Zhang Zhiwei, who was preparing dinner at the other end of the house had to check twice.

The more nervous he was, the more likely he was to make a mistake. An Xumo was fidgeting with a spoon when Zhou Jinchen, who had tied his apron, walked over and drove him away from the sink.

An Xumo honestly stood to the side, like a student who was scolded by a teacher in detention. He watched Zhou Jinchen stretching out his hand with his sleeves rolled up, his long and strong hand which had been pulled in by countless cameras, were soaked in the sink. He sorted the bowls and dishes methodically and cleaned them expertly.

Zhou Jinchen wore the sponsor’s logo which is the most common style, but since he’s tall, long-legged, and well-proportioned he looked like he just wore the apron as a design. Although he vaguely understood the other party’s intentions, An Xumo still felt that the two temperaments between homely and unrefined had reached the perfect fusion on Zhou Jinchen’s body at this time.

Thinking about it, this kind of contrast when put on the screen, would definitely attract a lot of likes. Zhou Jinchen wasn’t just putting on airs, he is more skilled in washing the dishes than the frazzled An Xumo. Thus, the reliable sense of home can be perfectly shown in him.

Naturally, the show won’t miss a single shot of this unexpectedly great material. Zhou Jinchen handed over the bowls after washing them while An Xumo dries them one by one and puts them away. There wasn’t much communication between the two but the effect of the shot was absolutely satisfying.

In the evening, the weather finally cleared up, the setting sun showed half a silhouette from the clouds in the sky and the fiery red color burned over half of the sea. The aroma of food wafted up in the cozy stone house, and the tinkling wind chimes shook on the eaves. Although it has always been known that the program is being recorded, the warm atmosphere still gave An Xumo great comfort.

By the time dinner was ready, the stars were beginning to shine. Five steamed crabs and six coconut chicken filled the table. Because An Xumo can’t eat seafood, Zhang Zhiwei scooped up his crab to make crab meat, and his share of coconut chicken was full enough for him to drink slowly.

Dinner is the main highlight of the program, and the group chatted while eating. At the end of the meal, they haven’t had enough time chatting, so they moved to the seaside to chat at Yan Xiangyan’s suggestion. The dark clouds dispersed and the sky was full of stars, the breeze was blowing away the heat of the day, and the waves beat gently at the shore. The slow and comfortable pace of life, rich in food, clothing, and beautiful scenery makes people feel pleasant.

A bonfire was lit on the beach, and the flames reflected everyone’s faces, complementing a gentle filler of lights. Zhou Jinchen, who hadn’t spoken much since the show, also talked with Zhang Zhiwei. An Xumo hugged his knees, leaned over his head, and listened as they talk about Zhou Jinchen’s previous film.

“Indeed, the literary films don’t dominate in the market but Jinchen ah, this film you made is definitely not a loss.” Zhang Zhiwei said, “Lin Rui talked with me and said he never expected to meet such a young and explosive partner. He’s been praising you, saying that your performance was better than his on 《Vanishing Train》 back then.”

Lin Rui is also a well-known Film Emperor, and 《Vanishing Train》 is the film where he won the best actor. Zhou Jinchen’s previous film was a collaboration with Lin Rui, and the two had a lot of interactions in the plot.

Zhou Jinchen smiled faintly, his handsome face showing in the firelight displayed a different kind of gentleness. Beside him, Han Ming has been looking sideways at him, but An Xumo only looked at him for a short while before looking away.

One look and his stomach is filled; warm, and sweet.

Zhou Jinchen said, “It was Brother Rui who took care of me and made this movie. He also taught me a lot.”

Zhang Zhiwei, on the other hand, shook his head and said, “Lin Rui also had the opportunity of 《Vanishing Train》 back then. Jinchen, I won’t say anything polite, but your chance is indeed about to arrive.”

Zhang Zhiwei’s words were indeed considered as a confession,¹To give one’s bare heart into somebody else’s keeping [idiom] there were still cameras filming next to him, so he must have been looking at Zhou Jinchen when he said that. At the side, Yang Xiangyan smiled, “It’s rare to see Zhiwei praise someone so much ah, Jinchen, if you really win an award, don’t forget to invite Zhiwei to dinner.”

“With the kindness of the two teachers,” Zhou Jinchen said with a deep smile, “I’m waiting to invite everyone to dinner.”

The atmosphere was good for a while that several people watched the night scenery by the beach a little longer until the wind gradually cooled down did they started to prepare and go back to their houses.

After the camera was put away, the bonfire was extinguished, and the beach without natural and artificial lights gradually dimmed. An Xumo went to the beach and picked up two seashells and returned. He saw that the others had already packed up and were preparing to go back. However, not far away, there was a slender figure standing alone, a man facing the sea.

An Xumo walked across the beach. He walked to a distance not far from the man, but his footsteps slowly stopped.

The man facing the sea was looking up at the calm and deep-sea in the distance. The pale starlight scattered down and landed on the corner of his brows. The light on the shore had already dimmed, but the man’s figure looked like a solidified field; both cold, hard, and heavy.

Zhou Jinchen is now different from the person who handled the shrimp line and washed the dishes skillfully. Even the smile and warmth he had when chatting by the bonfire has completely disappeared.

The camera moved away and the mask peeled off, An Xumo suddenly felt that this was the true face of the other party.

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The author has something to say:

There is a small foreshadowing at the end of the last chapter. I don’t know if you saw it, but it’s about the brother’s attitude towards Xiao Mo.

It’s okay if you can’t see it, it will be explained later~

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Qiaone: I’m terribly sorry for the delay (｡ŏ﹏ŏ)

jiejie: We got too busy that we didn’t have much time to publish (个_个) 

We’ve already made an announcement about not being able to publish the chapter, but thankfully it’s all good now~~ 

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

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Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 18 – An Xiao Mo, Little Glutton

When the trainee was in trouble before, Han Ming had noticed An Xumo. This newcomer was actually able to get Xin Zimai to call him personally, so his background definitely wasn’t that simple. He had also asked his agent to check An Xumo’s information before but failed in the end. And now, An Xumo unexpectedly got in touch with the Film Emperor, Zhang Zhiwei, which made Han Ming want to make a move that he had to worry about it three times.

But on the matter concerning Zhou Jinchen, Han Ming wasn’t going to back down. When it comes to the contract plan signed before, he had finally found a reason to be able to poke An Xumo to Aunt Xiao’s place.

Aunt Xiao, who is in the top management of Jin Dian, will definitely have access to more information than his agent. Only after hearing the caller say that she would pay attention did Han Ming calm down and hang up the phone.

Before coming to record 《Sunny Weekend》, Han Ming’s original imaginary enemy was Yi Tianming, their positions overlapped and their ages were similar. Thus, Han Ming has always been a little bit worried about Yi Tianming for not being able to squeeze him out of his exclusive resident quota.

However, Yi Tianming’s IQ wasn’t worthy of the resources he had received. Anyone with eyes could see the difference. The truth was just as Han Ming expected, when there is no comparison in the first season, it couldn’t be seen. After the first episode of the second season was recorded, Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei clearly preferred the low-key Han Ming.

In addition to the goodwill of the two big names, Han Ming was also confident in the show’s effectiveness. Although Yi Tianming has a variety sense there were many details about him that could be amplified into his flaws. With a little bit of action during post-editing, once the show aired, Han Ming was certain that he could be set off by Yi Tianming and perform even better.

Han Ming had been looking forward to the filming of the second episode for a long time. It was the beginning of his and Zhou Jinchen’s binding publicity plan* and a very important step. But he hadn’t thought that halfway through, something unexpected would happen.

[*ICP plan in the previous chap.]

Han Ming gritted his teeth and thought: no matter what, he would never allow other factors to threaten this publicity plan.

The predictable fame and benefits were part of it, but the other reason was yet more important

—— He is planning to take this opportunity to make the fake show come true.

When An Xumo returned to the living room, Han Ming also happened to be back. There were a total of four main rooms in the stone house; two bedrooms on the second floor, while the first floor has a bathroom and a living room. Although there weren’t many rooms, there was plenty of space in each of them. The kitchen and living room were combined into one and this was also the place where the six people moved around the most.

Han Ming saw An Xumo and wanted to call out to the other party, but before he could say anything, there was a sudden “kuang“* sound outside the door.

[*clanging/clatter]

Several people in the room were drawn to look towards the door. Outside, the rain had been falling for a while and the sky hadn’t completely cleared up yet. So, who would be knocking at the door now?

“Who is it?” Yan Xiangyan raised his voice to ask a question, but there was no response from the door. He walked towards the door in confusion and reached out to open the door, “Who is it…”

Before Yan Xiangyan could finish his sentence, he was drowned out in the crowd of people that filled the house. Only when they were all in did they explain their intentions in front of them.

“It suddenly rained outside, we got drenched all the way. We finally found a place to take shelter from the rain. Good people, please take us in!”

An Xumo couldn’t help but touch the tip of his nose. These groups of people were all dressed up and the so-called “drenched” was only a little water stain on their sleeves. He thought of the previous season and assumed that this group of people was obviously arranged by the show.

The others naturally know the show’s routine. Zhou Jinchen and Yi Tianming, who just happened to have finished cleaning up the ingredients, stepped aside and made way for the group. Fortunately, the room was spacious enough to still fit so many people.

Yan Xiangyan smiled, “Okay, do you have any other requests then?”

Seven of these eight people were obviously plain people,* they hadn’t opened their mouths and only one of the leaders was talking. When he saw that his identity has been exposed, he directly said, “Please learn a local folk ethnic dance with us and if you can dance it in full, we’ll give the local specialties to the good people.”

[*background people]

The specialties they were talking about are exactly the coconut held by a few people, counted exactly six. Zhang Zhiwei looked at the coconuts, “All right, ah. We happened to be cooking coconut chicken and we’re still short on coconuts. Come, come, we’ll dance for a while.”

The two teams were lined up in four rows, with eight people demonstrating, six people learning, the scene became very lively for a while. Saying to learn the dance when in fact it’s just imitating. What they taught is the local folk ethnic dance in China which focuses on characteristics and is not difficult, the dance is only three to four minutes long. Not to mention the professional background of Han Ming and An Xumo, even Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei who hadn’t been in contact with each other smoothly followed at the end of the team to complete the task.

The group of people came in noisily, leaving the coconuts and whizzed away, then left again in a huff and a puff. Zhang Zhiwei took a coconut and shook his head, “Ai, already at an old age but have to sell my old arms and legs for food.”

After he sighed, he greeted the others, “Pry open the coconut and separate the coconut juice first, leaving only the pulp and shell for cooking.”

The chef said so, so the others were not modest. It was just that the coconut is delicious but hard to open. Yi Tianming and Han Ming were busy for half a day without getting one open. Han Ming shouted back, “Brother Chen, can you come and give me a hand?”

He spoke so naturally, his tone showed a touch of intimacy that it would have drawn a lot of screams from CP fans if it had been edited and put on air.

An Xumo also heard Han Ming’s voice, he turned back to look at Zhou Jinchen and the man had already sidled over to Han Ming’s side. He took the ravaged coconut from Han Ming’s hand, picked up the dagger, and sent it in at the top, the hard coconut shell was pierced easily like a tofu.*

[*Censored texts. I think I get why lmao]

Zhou Jinchen pulled the dagger out and opened all six coconuts, under Han Ming’s stare one by one. The group provided straws and Yi Tianming sent two coconuts to Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei. Han Ming inserted the next straw and said, “Brother Chen is so good at everything, it’s like, ah… He was also especially handsome when he just danced.”

As Han Ming spoke, the camera was pointing right at the two of them. An Xumo took a second glance and didn’t look again as he continued to busy himself with packing up the cushions. However, he wasn’t busy for long before there was an extra person beside him.

When An Xumo looked up, he saw Zhou Jinchen standing beside him holding two coconuts with straws in his hands. Not far behind him, Han Ming was looking over their way.

Zhou Jinchen handed one of the coconuts. An Xumo wiped his hands and took it, “Thank you, Brother Jinchen.”

As soon as An Xumo’s voice trailed off, Han Ming’s voice rang out and he called out to Zhou Jinchen as if he was going to send the man over to help. When An Xumo saw that they were busy, he turned to the table himself and brought out a few more straws.

The colorful straws were inserted into the coconut. An Xumo carefully held the coconut and walked over to Xiao Yang who wasn’t far away, “Brother Yang, do you want to taste it?”

Xiao Yang was An Xumo’s follow-up director, but now that he was in the room, he didn’t continue to follow An Xumo. He was shocked when he saw An Xumo bringing the coconut over, “Oh, good, good, thank you, Xiao Mo.”

An Xumo smiled, “It’s alright.”

After Xiao Yang finished his drink, An Xumo went to the corner of the room where there was a cameraman hidden behind the grill. Along the gap where the camera was placed, An Xumo sent the coconut juice with a straw over, “Brother Wang worked hard.”

The cameraman who had been standing inside for a long time didn’t think he had a part to play, so he stretched his head to take a sip before remembering to thank him. An Xumo smiled back again, then headed to the next cameraman.

There were a dozen or so camera positions in the stone house, and when An Xumo came back from his rounds, the coconut juice had pretty much bottomed out. He didn’t feel anything himself, but the cameramen were impressed. There was only one follow-up shoot of An Xumo, but he took care of the cameramen in the house who were in fixed positions and could not move freely. This can no longer be considered superficial work, they can all see that this newcomer is really sincere.

After taking the last sip of juice, An Xumo ran off to hand over the coconut shells to Yan Xiangyan. Because of the late breakfast and the fact that everything needed to be done personally, by the time the six of them actually ate lunch, it was nearly 3 pm.

The coconut chicken was finished while the crab hadn’t been steamed yet in the pot, so lunch was just a transitional meal. The real meal would have to wait for the evening. However, the shrimp with egg, cold shredded salad, and eel fried rice were on the table. Several people were already very satisfied with the steamy lunch.

An Xumo helped bring the last dish while the others were already seated. Zhou Jinchen was surrounded by Yi Tianming on one side and Han Ming on the other while An Xumo sat next to Han Ming. Yan Xiangyan got up to pour water. Seeing An Xumo coming over, Han Ming took the initiative to hand him his chopsticks and said with a smile, “Come Xiao An, try this fried rice, Brother Wei’s cooking is good.”

An Xumo thanked him and was about to move the chopsticks but Zhang Zhiwei’s voice came behind him, “Hey, Xiao Mo, don’t touch that.”

The busy Zhang Zhiwei just happened to come back from washing his hands. He walked over and sat down, moving the last dish in front of An Xumo.

It was a bowl of Yangzhou fried rice fried with eggs and diced vegetables, distinctly different from eel fried rice. Zhang Zhiwei made a gesture to hit the back of An Xumo’s hand with chopsticks and said angrily and amusedly, “You’re eating seafood even though you have an injury on your hand, little glutton.”

Yan Xiangyan, who came back after pouring water also said, “Ah, right, Xiao Mo, I forgot to remind you that seafood is not good for wounds. Zhiwei has specially made a separate portion for you.”

An Xumo was a little embarrassed, he really remember whether to eat or not. He already had the same experience last time at the buffet. When he and Zhang Zhiwei thanked him, Han Ming on the side had adjusted his voice, his tone was full of apologies, “Sorry, Xiao An, I forgot about this.”

An Xumo was busy and said nothing. Yan Xiangyan rescued him with a smile, “Zhiwei didn’t know this but when he was young, while he was chasing Xiao Ying, her hands were injured so he took her to eat seafood noodles, causing Xiao Ying’s hand to hurt more than half an hour.”

Zhang Zhiwei coughed lightly. “Don’t take the time to expose my shortcomings ah.”

“Where am I exposing your shortcomings? Aren’t I praising you?” Yan Xiangyan continued to talk with others, “After this incident, you, Film Emperor, wrote down all the dietary taboos. He said it himself that you can’t make the same mistake twice to the people you care about.”

“Isn’t what I said right?”

“Yes yes yes, absolutely correct.”

Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei were laughing and chatting, while Yi Tianming and Han Ming were also saying that they envied this affection. An Xumo’s hand holding the chopsticks, however, suddenly paused.

He was surrounded by joy but only one sentence remained in his ears.

You can’t make the same mistake twice to the people you care about.

An Xumo quickly and lightly glanced at Zhou Jinchen, then withdrew his gaze. He lowered his head and tasted the crispy diced vegetables, thinking to himself that he was too careless. Not only about this matter but the others as well. He must be more careful if he wanted to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry.

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The author has something to say:

Xiao Mo’s road to attracting fans is going fast xd

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jiejie: Don’t scroll down if you haven’t eaten （｀∀’ハ|

Sorry for the late update! We just got too busy with school works (｡╯︵╰｡)

Photos used aren’t mine.

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

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Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

[Editor’s Note: Sorry for the delay, me and jiejie were drowning with schoolwork so we forgot to post this on sched. Anyways, enjoooy! (｡ﾉω＼｡) ]

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Chapter 17 – Hū hū* pain, apply medicine.¹It’s like when you blow on a wound and it would hurt less. I asked someone about this haha & just decided to use the pinyin.

An Xumo was still carrying the basket containing the lobster in his right hand, and he had carefully curled up his injured finger so as not to delay the camera. It was just that it wasn’t just the finger that had just been caught in the lobster, the side of An Xumo’s palm was also red, which was why Zhou Jinchen noticed it.

“It’s nothing serious,” An Xumo said as he waved his left hand to show that he was fine. He touched the seawater earlier, but the wound was still wet and the salt from the water soaked in the red and swollen wound, bringing out some fiery pain. However, this kind of pain can be tolerated, and it will be better to wipe the water stains on your hands with a towel.

An Xumo had thought that this kind of small injury didn’t need to alarm anyone, but after he had said that he was fine, Zhou Jinchen still took the basket from him and handed it to Xiao Yang who was on the side. The man turned around and called for the logistics staff on the side to help bring the medical kit. What An Xumo didn’t expect was that things like treating wounds, which should have been done by the staff, were taken over by the emotionless Zhou Jinchen himself.

The tall and handsome man didn’t say a single unnecessary word, only silently holding the right hand that had been pinned down and carefully pat the red and swollen wound with a sterile cotton swab. Zhou Jinchen’s expression was serious, but his movements were so gentle that not only An Xumo but also the crowd of staff around him did not react.

For a guest of Zhou Jinchen’s level, the program team would not forcefully put a label on him to establish a persona, and the guest is unlikely to cooperate. Zhou Jinchen has never given anyone such a meticulous and intimate feeling before, his appearance indeed unconsciously attracts people to approach, but his imposing manner is always rejecting people. No one expected him to be so direct in front of the camera, showing the thoughtfulness and patience of a brother next door.

An Xumo, who was truly involved, was more affected than the curious bystanders.

It was summertime now, and the palm of his hand that was wet from the seawater still had a coolness to it. An Xumo didn’t dare to think about the body temperature coming from his right hand, he had been cold for too long and always felt that a little warmth from the other party could ignite into a blazing fire.

When Zhou Jinchen had already done half of the emergency treatment, An Xumo was reminded that the show was still being recorded as he watched the man move sideways to make room for the follow-up shot. Zhou Jinchen’s movements were very appropriate, and An Xumo, who had taken quite a few on-camera lessons, noticed that Zhou Jinchen’s movements and posture were chosen in a way that was perfect for the camera. It was also this that reminded An Xumo of the environment he was currently in.

In fact, for the camera next to the black hole, there’s still some hidden uneasiness in An Xumo’s heart. He had always been treating being on camera as a job and wasn’t quite used to revealing his true emotions in front of the camera. This is also one of the reasons he’d just said he was fine. If An Xumo had been given the choice, he would choose to deal with himself quietly off-cam.

However, the cameraman filming the two of them was precisely Zhou Jinchen’s follow-up, and this kind of footage was part of the content of 《Sunny Weekend》. With Zhou Jinchen’s efficient movements, before An Xumo could think about it, his wounds had already been taken care of.

While the two of them were treating the wound, Han Ming, who had followed from the beach, also noticed the follow-up shots beside Zhou Jinchen. His gaze was even more obscure as he stared at An Xumo, and when he turned to Zhou Jinchen, his eyes clearly looked with suspicion.

The wind at the seaside grew stronger and the sky grew darker after An Xumo’s wounds were treated, the group set off to return to the stone house built on the high ground by the seaside. Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei, who were discussing the furnishings inside the house, heard the noise from the group and began bargaining a series of negotiations with the director team.

The baskets of the three people were emptied in the water basin to be cleared, with Han Ming having the largest number while Zhou Jinchen’s basket also contained quite a few things. But both of their gains were lost to An Xumo on the first visual impact – the majestic lobster was still shaking its large pincers, full of life and chasing other small crabs.

The loot was finally exchanged for ingredients, enough for six people for two days; rice noodles, meat, eggs, and seafood. The ingredient key An Xumo found was also exciting, as a rule, it should be the person who found the key to choose the ingredients. However, An Xumo only said that he could do anything, so he gave the right to choose to the two seniors. In the end, it was chef Zhang Zhiwei who made the decision to choose six fat and fresh sea crabs.

The real-life scenes and the difficulties faced by the stars during the process of handling the ingredients after they are brought back are also one of the selling points of 《Sunny Weekend》. This time, however, the hectic scene that the director team had previously anticipated did not happen.

The second season’s filming at the seaside has already been carried out. When the first episode was recorded, Yi Tianming and Han Ming, who were in charge of handling the ingredients, had a good time worrying about the live seafood. For the second recording this time, the two have learned their lesson previously, they were preparing to continue their struggle with the seafood, but they didn’t stay busy for long before they were both surprised by Zhou Jinchen.

Following the thoughtful application of medicine just now, Zhou Jinchen’s performance once again surpassed the expectations of most of the people present – his skill in handling ingredients was significantly better than Han Ming and Yi Tianming, who had already practiced for an entire season.

The two people who had planned to teach their experience to the new guests were embarrassed, but soon they were too distracted by Zhou Jinchen’s actions to worry about the details. It took less than ten minutes for Zhou Jinchen to handle the most difficult fresh shrimp, using only a palm-length dagger and a hook to clean out the difficult shrimp lines from the back of the shrimp.

Zhou Jinchen’s actions look incredibly easy, but when the eager to try Yi Tianming clamored to follow suit, he couldn’t even clean the shrimp line after a dozen stabs. Finally, the shrimp has been disfigured, so it can only be scrapped. The camera panned back to Zhou Jinchen, who was so relaxed that even Zhang Zhiwei and Yan Xiangyan, who were attracted to the scene, couldn’t help but exclaim.

The director team unexpectedly harvested such a great highlight, so naturally, they took full shots. Everyone was very surprised at Zhou Jinchen’s culinary talent, only An Xumo, who was quietly watching from the side, didn’t show any surprise.

Since he was twelve years old, Zhou Jinchen had to go to the deep mountains every year for more than half a year to heal his wounds, so it was naturally not surprising that he knew these things. The first time he returned from the mountain, Zhou Jinchen even cooked a meal for his younger brother whom he had not seen for more than half a year.

It was just that these memories only stopped at that year.

Apart from Zhou Jinchen’s actions that attracted the camera, the gloriously wounded An Xumo also couldn’t escape Zhang Zhiwei’s eyes. While the three of them were still processing the ingredients, Zhang Zhiwei called An Xumo to the side. The concern in his voice was obvious. “Was this injured just now? Does it hurt?”

Yang Xiangyan, on the other side, also looked at it and said with an “Ai yo.”²Oh, no/Ouch

He had no prejudice against An Xumo. In addition, the other party just took the initiative to give up the choice of ingredients, and he became more and more aware that the child was sensible. “What happened ah? Has the wound been treated?”

An Xumo was injured for once in exchange for the three people’s concerns. For once, he was a bit overwhelmed, and hurriedly said, “It’s fine, the medicine has just been applied.”

“How can just a light smear of medicine work?” Zhang Zhiwei brought the medicine kit and took out a roll of gauze. “Wrap it up. It’s not good to touch it again later when you do something else.”

Since childhood, An Xumo had hardly ever accepted the kindness of people around him, not to mention the Zhou family. Needless to say, his classmates at school were also children of families with similar backgrounds. Even the teachers would talk about his background behind his back. An Xumo could do the finale question and dance extremely difficult moves, but he was very unlikely to face this unfamiliar kindness.

“No need to bother, thank you, Teacher Zhang, I’m fine…”

“Just call me Uncle Zhang,” Zhang Zhiwei waved his hand, “Come over here, Xiangyan, give me a hand while I patch up Xiao Mo’s wound.”

An Xumo was even more disturbed by this, how could he bother the two seniors, “Really, there’s really no need…”

Zhang Zhiwei laughed, “Silly boy, are you afraid of being ugly? It’s fine, the tough-guy image was all the rage ten years ago, we don’t care about that now.”

Yan Xiangyan also said, “It’s inconvenient for the wound to be exposed, and it’s not good to touch it later when you still have to eat and so on, so it’s better to bandage it.”

An Xumo wasn’t thinking about the image, but before he could say anything, Zhang Zhiwei had already called an assistant director next to him and explained a few words to him.

When the assistant director left, Zhang Zhiwei said, “Don’t worry, the camera has moved away. This clip will not broadcast, and it will definitely not affect your image. When they edit it later, it will be better to avoid your wound. It won’t delay anything.”

This time, An Xumo really couldn’t refuse, the two of them bandaged him up briefly to protect the wound. An Xumo thanked them, while he couldn’t help but remember that time that Zhou Jinchen had just applied medicine to him.

He remembered the camera next to him that was filming the two of them, and some unexplained emotions faintly grew in his heart.

Zhou Jinchen and Zhang Zhiwei’s attitudes towards this matter were completely different which couldn’t help but cause An Xumo to be a little confused. The former had just given him the idea of working seriously in front of the camera no matter what, and the latter had told him that there were some things he could avoid the camera for as well.

An Xumo figured that he was probably still too inexperienced in dealing with the camera and that when he worked a bit more he might understand the trick better.

After An Xumo was pulled away and bandaged up, Han Ming’s gaze intentionally or unintentionally landed on the door of the room where the three of them were. After the ingredients were almost done prepping, Han Ming excused himself to go get water and when he reached the remote corner outside the camera, his face immediately went cold.

He frowned and made a phone call, and after that side was connected, Han Ming looked around to make sure no one was beside him, then said in a low voice, “Aunt Xiao, this is Han Ming, I’m recording Sunny Weekend.”

Without exchanging a few pleasantries, Han Ming got straight to the point, “Aunt Xiao didn’t we have a good talk before? Brother Chen’s side also agreed to the plan of doing a couple’s publicity campaign with me, which Xin Zimai signed the contract by hand.”

“No, he’s not being uncooperative,” Han Ming pinched the bridge of his nose irritably, “The follow-up director also shot a lot of footage of the two of us, but Brother Chen, took special care of another newcomer today, and even had the camera shoot footage of him applying medicine to someone…”

“I know, I know,” Han Ming took a deep breath to calm down, “I’m not in a hurry, I just don’t quite understand, what does Brother Chen mean by that?”

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The author has something to say:

The reason Han Ming said “promoting CP“³Couple is explained later.

DISCLAIMER: We don’t own any of the stories published. We don’t know any Chinese language and this is our first time MTL-ing a novel, expect inaccuracies in the translations.

❌ NO SPOILERS. WE ARE MTL-ING THIS AT THE SAME TIME WE’RE READING IT ❌

Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 16 – The Emperor’s Seaside Tour

Since they had to get up early the next day, the crew did not arrange the rest of the activities in the evening. The group went to bed early and everyone was called up before four in the morning on the second day.

The filming location is next to a beach in Yalong Bay, where the program team specially signed a contract with a scenic spot to rent it. It took more than an hour’s drive on the road— the winding path and gloomy sky made it difficult to wake up. The people who were called up early slept in the car and didn’t wake up until they arrived.

The makeup was already done at the hotel but had to be fixed before going on camera. The show’s makeup artists were busy and the accompanying cameraman had begun to set up the machines to film the sunrise. An Xumo looked over the horizons, the sea, and the sky boundary was flushed with a pale white light, the azure seawater lapped against the white sand beach, and the fresh sea breeze came.

He turned his head and glanced at Zhou Jinchen who was not far away. The man is talking with Yan Xiangyan on the side, his eyebrows were handsome and tall, and it was more intoxicating than the sea breeze.

An Xumo originally signed the contract because he wanted to see Zhou Jinchen, now what he has gain was far swifter and richer than he had imagined.

It wasn’t long before the horizon with white light was suddenly covered with a layer of gray clouds. After discussing with the local guide, the director came over to the six men and said, “Let’s go to the stone house first and start shooting right away. Let’s hurry up a bit, it looks like it might rain today.”

Yang Xiangyan smiled and said, “To have a rainy day on a weekend is a good thing.”

The main point of 《Sunny Weekend》 is the leisurely life represented by “weekend” and the bright mood that “sunny” represents. In addition, there is a lot of affections between the two characters, Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei, between celebrities and young entertainers, and between hosts and guests. But coincidentally, since the first season of the show it has been raining eight out of ten times during the recording period, and the storyline “It’s always raining on 《Sunny Weekend》” has even made it to the top search for “rainy weekend”.

The six of them went to a stone house built on a hill by the sea. Compared to the wooden house in the first season, this stone house has become a two-story “mansion.” However, it is only now that the filming of the second episode is being filmed, and the popularity of the stone house is a little lacking. The cameramen were placed in various shaded areas of the house and the filming soon begins.

Unlike the intense entertainment variety shows like challenges, competitions, and matches, the presence of the camera in 《Sunny Weekend》 was not very strong, and accordingly, the requirement for the artist’s sense of lenses and on-the-spot reaction ability was virtually reduced a lot. This is also the reason why Zhou Jinchen chose to make 《Sunny Weekend》 the first variety show for An Xumo. If he were to participate in a variety show with fast-paced games, he’s afraid that An Xumo wouldn’t even be able to get a few shots.

On the set of 《Sunny Weekend》, even after the cameras started working, the artists on camera were still able to present themselves at their own pace, and the difference between before and after the camera wasn’t very obvious.

After the recording began, the hosts, Yan Xiangyanen and Zhang Zhiwei prepared breakfast. The porridge was cooked with glutinous rice and sea rice, and the taste was very fresh. After the first season’s exercise, the two, who weren’t very good cooks before, have already developed their cooking skills to be camera-ready. Before the meal, they also gave the newcomers Zhou Jinchen and An Xumo a few close-up shots. But this was already their only remaining stock. After the steaming breakfast, the ingredients became the first problem to be solved.

The furnishings in the stone house have a strong natural style. Although the cooking utensils are modern, they still need to burn wood for the fire. Continuing the last season’s style, Yi Tianmeng, who is familiar with it, was sent off to chop firewood, while the other resident MC, Han Ming, took Zhou Jinchen along to pick up ingredients.

Before leaving the house, Zhou Jinchen called out to An Xumo, and Han Ming’s gaze swept over. An Xumo was vaguely aware of Han Ming’s thoughts, but he wanted to be with Zhou Jinchen, so he went over anyway.

The sky outside the house was still grey, but the local guide said that it will not rain for a while. The trio’s mission was to find as many ingredients as possible to supply the stone house before it rained.

The program’s rule is five seafood are exchanged for one kilogram of rice, with the latter being the standard unit, all the other meat, vegetables, and eggs can be exchanged at the prescribed price. The beach is located in a remote place with beautiful scenery. Most seafood was small crabs and mussels. Han Ming, who already had one shooting experience, briefly talked over the main points with the other two, and the three picked up crabs on the beach.

An Xumo wore a white T-shirt with shorts specifically suited for the seaside, and along with his age made him look like a boy who had just returned from high school. His white t-shirt is no longer the last popular style of 9.9 yuan for free delivery, its stitching and design are obviously several notches higher. The oncoming sea breeze blew his wide T-shirt up, and even if An Xumo didn’t do anything, he was just as good at getting the shots that the editors and post-production especially liked.

He lowered his head and found traces of activities in the crevices of the reefs, but the progress wasn’t very smooth. According to Han Ming’s method, An Xumo fumbled for a long time but failed to find a harvest. After returning empty-handed again, An Xumo turned back to look in Zhou Jinchen’s direction, but unexpectedly, the other two people who had been moving in different directions were now standing together.

They weren’t too far away from An Xumo, and they were accompanied by two cameras. Han Ming seemed to have found something, his face was excited as he bent down and picked up two palm-sized clams with one hand, smilingly showing them to the camera, and finally, one at a time, he placed a clam in Zhou Jinchen’s basket.

Zhou Jinchen’s back was facing to the side, so An Xumo didn’t see his expression. But Han Ming was facing this side, and when he picked up the clam, he saw An Xumo, looking towards them. An Xumo looked at him abruptly but after looking at each other, Han Ming completely ignored An Xumo as if sweeping a mass of air and continued to communicate with Zhou Jinchen with a smile.

An Xumo suddenly remembered the concert of Han Ming he had attended before. At that time, more than a dozen of them were waiting in the backstage, and Han Ming in front of them was brilliant. When interacting with fans, Han Ming answered a question — the one wish he wanted to fulfill the most was to invite Zhou Jinchen to be a guest of his concert.

At the moment, Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen are already standing by the beach side by side. The cameraman is working hard to find the most suitable angle for them and present the perfect shot.

An Xumo raised his hand and wiped his forehead. He turned around and continued to look down in the stone crevices.

He didn’t know whether it was because he had misheard what Han Ming said before or because his own practice method was wrong, An Xumo had been searching on the beach for a long time and his basket was still only pitifully covering the bottom. On the other side, Han Ming’s baskets couldn’t be lifted, and Zhou Jinchen had gained a lot. Seeing that the wind was getting stronger, the accompanying director began to call the three of them back to the stone house. Han Ming and Zhou Jinchen returned to the beach one after another. An Xumo, who had nothing to gain, was still working on something in the distance.

Han Ming could see the weight of the basket in An Xumo’s hand. An imperceptible smile flashed under his eyes. Because of the strong sea breeze, the cameras have begun to put away the lenses one after another to prevent the machine from being wet by the sudden downpour. Seeing that no one was filming this side, Han Ming took a few steps towards Zhou Jinchen’s direction, “Brother Chen.”

Seeing Zhou Jinchen looking over, Han Ming gestured in the direction of An Xumo and said, “Brother Chen, I ran into Xiao An by chance last time when I was in the company. He seemed to have a conflict with several trainees. Fortunately, Director Xin’s call came quickly, and Sister Chen was able to handle the matter in time. I was still curious at that time, does Bother Chen knows Xiao An?”

Zhou Jinchen still had no expression. He glanced at Han Ming and said, “An Xumo’s contract is signed by the agent in charge of Zimai.”

Xin Zimai manages more agents, and he hasn’t seen other people make Zhou Jinchen so concerned. Han Ming was secretly suspicious but didn’t show it openly. He smiled and said, “It looks like Director Xin takes care of Xiao An quite well.”

Zhou Jinchen looked at An Xumo who was still in the distance, with a secretive expression in his eyes. Suddenly, he said, “Xiao Mo’s conditions are good, he has a bright future.”

An Xumo, who was bending down to capture his target, suddenly tripped over the gravel beneath his feet and almost fell straight forward. The cameraman next to him quickly reached out to help, but An Xumo had already stood firm. He let out a low hiss, his lips pursed and raised his right hand, and couldn’t hold back a cry of surprise.

He saw a lobster bigger than the palm of his hand, hanging on his white, slender hand. An Xumo had been chasing this lobster just now, and the awkward stagger was just enough for him to “catch” this majestic meal.

When Han Ming heard Zhou Jinchen calling “Xiao Mo”, he was stunned for a moment. In an instant, even the worst thoughts circulated in his mind. Whether it is the opposite sex or the same sex, Zhou Jinchen has never been in any scandalous rumor before. He never would have thought that at a time when he was planning to pursue the other party and had very favorable conditions in every aspect, a rival who was affiliated with Zhou Jinchen would be born across the board.

Han Ming had just gathered himself emotionally and was about to continue probing Zhou Jinchen’s attitude towards An Xumo when there was a sudden movement not far away from the direction of An Xumo.

Everyone on the beach was immediately attracted, they saw An Xumo who came by carrying a basket, and his camera shot is pointing at the two large tongs on the side of the basket. The guide on the side also gave a low cry, “Oh! such a big lobster is really rare.”

Han Ming subconsciously looked at Zhou Jinchen beside him but saw that the man had already stepped towards An Xumo. His heart sank, and his gaze towards An Xumo became even darker.

An Xumo didn’t notice this as he carefully carried the basket. Xiao Yang said he wanted to take a close-up shot of him, so he asked him to take the lobster all the way. But now, his biggest gain is not this amazing prawn.

He didn’t take a few steps before Zhou Jinchen had already walked in front of him, and An Xumo lifted his left hand and showed the ball in his palm.

“Brother Jinchen, look, I found a key to the ingredients!”

The appearance of the metal sphere is very similar to that of the reef, but opening it reveals a key with a special logo attached to it, which is part of the show’s arrangement to find the key and exchange it for a precious class of ingredients from the director. The ingredient key is a rare item, appearing only twice in the eight episodes of the first season.

An Xumo didn’t manage to catch a few crabs, but he was lucky enough to not only catch a large lobster but also find a hidden treasure trove of foreign aid.

Zhou Jinchen naturally knew the rare key, but his gaze only swept over it before moving to another place. With the camera pointed at the two of them, Zhou Jinchen frowned slightly and looked at the tips of An Xumo’s swollen right hand, “Did you get hurt by the lobster?”

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Translated by: jiejie

Editor: Qiaone

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Chapter 15 – He Held an Iron Chain in his Hand

An Xumo whispered, “My mother…?”

Zhang Zhiwei only thought that the other party was curious about the relationship between him and his mother but he didn’t know that to An Xumo, his mother was a complete mystery.

Zhang Zhiwei nodded, then turned to Yan Xiangyan and said, “Xiangyan ah, do you still remember what I mentioned to you, that senior sister from college?”

Yan Xiangyan thought for a while. “Oh, was it your assistant teacher when you were in Hua Ying?”

“Yes, it’s her.” Zhang Zhiwei’s voice was laced with some emotion, “It’s been almost twenty years now, Xiao Mo is already this old.”

When he said this, the onlookers could hear that this past friendship was really not shallow. Apart from Zhou Jinchen, the others were even more convinced that it was Zhang Zhiwei’s idea to bring An Xumo to the show.

Zhang Zhiwei looked back at An Xumo, “Xiao Mo and Senior Sister look so much alike… You, how’s your mom doing?”

An Xumo has never seen his mother for as long as he can remember. In contrast, the Zhou family regarded her as a monster, like a scourge and an enemy of class¹some words were censored—naturally, no one would deliberately mention her.

It’s just that in front of outsiders, An Xumo didn’t want to bring up his own life. He subconsciously glanced at Zhou Jinchen, the other party was looking at Zhang Zhiwei with dark and gloomy eyes, and the look on his face was unknown.

An Xumo could only say, “Sorry, Senior… I’ve been participating in closed training recently, and it’s been a long time since I left the company.”

“Oh, yes.” Zhang Zhiwei shook his head lightly, “When we were also young, we didn’t go home all day and we always wanted to wander outside.”

Just then, the director of the show walked in and the topic diverted from there. The director gave the six people their own script; the filming will start the next day. Since this is a variety show, the script only gave the basic flow, while the specific content depends on how the several artists play the scene.

《Sunny Weekend》 is a star reality show shot in real life, which is different from the running and challenging games that have been popular in the past few years. It is a variety show focusing on “slow life”. The show follows Yan Xiangyan, a celebrity host for more than two decades, and his long-time friend Zhang Zhiwei, the Film Emperor in Hui Lin, as they lived in an isolated but simple and beautiful small town and experience a secluded paradise life.

When the program was initially publicized, it was largely focused on Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei’s fame because the specific content of the show seems a little too bland. The rustic atmosphere of cooking over a fire and chopping wood to feed the fish hardly seemed to appeal to viewers. Many industry insiders aren’t very optimistic about the future of this variety show–《Sunny Weekend》 has neither competition nor breaking point and there’s not even hype, it’s likely to even pounce on the street quietly.

However, what many people didn’t expect was that the first season of 《Sunny Weekend》 would start off with a good rating. What the producers and directors didn’t expect was that the rating of the show didn’t drop, instead, it kept steady and even increased slightly with each week’s episode. Several of the young artists who appeared in the variety show also became popular, gaining a large number of fans. Even Yan Xianyang and Zhang Zhiwei’s Weibo followers rise steadily by fifty to a hundred thousand after each show.

The success of this variety show has left many people stumped, but it’s also because of the success of 《Sunny Weekend》 that the concept of “slow variety shows” was gaining momentum in China, and many foods and life variety shows are being joined by big stars are emerging. Taking advantage of this momentum, 《Sunny Weekend》 has prepared the script and filming for the second season efficiently and rigorously, adding more elements to the first season.

Unlike the first season, which took place on a farm, the second season of 《Sunny Weekend》 was moved to a scenic seaside location. The houses of the two big stars were also changed from wooden huts on plains to stone huts by the sea. After the first season, the roles and the distinction between the several artists on the show were also more pronounced.

Zhou Jinchen participated in the filming of the second season. The purpose of the show is to attract more viewers using Zhou Jinchen’s fame. The first phase has a continuation of the residual heat from the previous level, and the second phase carries a higher opening, which is more likely to give the show a subsequent bargain.

The recording time of each issue of 《Sunny Weekend》 is recorded over a two-day weekend, with Yan Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei as heads of the household. They are responsible for the two most important tasks, cooking and repairing the stone hut, in the base camp centered around the stone hut. Han Ming and Yi Tianming were responsible for most of the tasks that need going out, such as going to the beach to get food and collecting firewood from the high ground. The guests will bring foreign ingredients to help the hosts complete the various tasks. After the tasks were successfully completed, the guests can eat with the ingredients they brought with them.

In addition to basic cooking and house repairs, various tasks will be dropped during the recording period, which will be rewarded or punished depending on their completion, adding more visibility to the program.

The script for 《Sunny Weekend》 only has a general flow, but both Yang Xiangyan and Zhang Zhiwei are very good at controlling the show, plus they are also the investors themselves so the director didn’t interfere too much. The main purpose of this meeting was to get the six people to meet up and wait until tomorrow morning before driving to the beach.

The four residents who had participated in the first season were already familiar with the show’s flow, and the two people who mainly needed to be taken care of were Zhou Jinchen and An Xumo. It was already late after the meeting, the six of them went to the hotel arranged by the program team for dinner. There were nearly twenty people who sat at a large table including the director, producer, and filming director; the meal lasted for more than an hour before it ended.

When arranging seats for the dinner, Zhang Zhiwei let An Xumo sit next to him, and on his other side was Yan Xiangyan, who didn’t sit with his filming director since he was already familiar with him. An Xumo originally wanted to sit with Zhou Jinchen but Zhang Zhiwei quickly pulled An Xumo’s filming director, Xiao Yang, over, saying that An Xumo should get familiar with his own filming director²cameramanbeforehand.

An Xumo went to see Zhou Jinchen again, on his right side was his follow-up director and on the left side was already occupied by Han Ming. He was a step late, so he had to sit down and follow Zhang Zhiwei’s arrangement.

After all this trouble, everyone already knew about Zhang Zhiwei and An Xumo’s relationship. Because investors never let it slip when they add people, except for the producer’s, no one else knew An Xumo’s origins. Everyone acquiesced with the fact that An Xumo was someone who came in through Zhang Zhiwei.

An Xumo knew that Zhou Jinchen didn’t want to expose their relationship. This matter was right and it would also be less troublesome for his brother. He also didn’t take the initiative to refute the good intentions of the Film Emperor.

After dinner, the group of people returned to their hotel to rest. On his way back, Zhang Zhiwei also talked with An Xumo alone.

“Xiao Mo ah, your mom was kind to me at that time. Later, when she got pregnant and gave birth, there was suddenly no news. The boys in our class were still depressed.” Zhang Zhiwei lit a cigarette, and the fire flickered in the night, “I remembered her as soon as I saw you. You two looked so much alike, it’s simply carved out of the same mold.”

An Xumo didn’t know how to answer, the word ‘mother’ was too unfamiliar to him. The only warm name he had grown up calling since he was a child was ‘brother’.

Zhang Zhiwei’s expression became serious, he took the Film Emperor ten years ago, and he has been developing smoothly in the circle. The momentum is obviously different from ordinary people. “Let’s not talk about anything else, but there is one thing your Uncle Zhang has to remind, when you came to Sunny Weekend, did Liu Dajiang do it for you?

An Xumo was stupefied, “Liu Dajiang… Who is he?”

Zhang Zhiwei said, “It’s the CEO of the Jianghe Group, that bald old man with yellow teeth, who looks like he’s on foot in the grave in his forties, and he’s harassed basically every male artist under twenty-five…You’re not involved with him, are you?”

It was only after he described him like that that An Xumo remembered the “bald old man” Yi Tianming had said before. “En, I don’t know him and he didn’t let me in.”

“Yes…” An Xumo vaguely said, “It’s the resource that Jin Dian gave me.”

Zhang Zhiwei, who knew countless people, naturally saw that An Xumo’s expression didn’t seem fake. He was able to put his mind at ease and didn’t pay much attention to An Xumo’s last words. “Xiao Mo, the water in this circle is deep. Take advantage of this variety show to perform well. For the sake of your mother, Uncle Zhang will certainly help you. But you must clearly remember that this is the only thing that cannot be mixed in, especially in a situation like yours with an excellent physical appearance. Remember Uncle Zhang’s words, don’t think about taking shortcuts. People like Liu Daijang who give you more sweetness is not worth ten-thousandths of what you lose.”

Zhang Zhiwei was sincerely advising, he almost said to An Xumo “don’t be kept by others.” An Xumo felt a little abrupt about the other party’s kindness, but Zhang Zhiwei’s identity was here and he didn’t have the idea of climbing nor the idea of hugging a golden thigh. Since the other party said so, he should face it head-on.

However, after returning to the main group and distantly seeing the sight of Zhou Jinchen turning away, the bit of impropriety in An Xumo’s heart puffed out.

The one giving him resources was indeed not a company, but an individual. However, the other party is not the legendary bald old man with a beer belly… But rather the Zhou Jinchen, who participated in the show with him. Even though this was a misunderstanding, An Xumo did feel that there was no way these two people could be seen as the same image.

Following Zhou Jinchen’s line of sight, Han Ming who was purposely walking with him also saw the two people, Zhang Zhiwei and An Xumo. He smiled and said, “Brother Zhiwei is really taking good care of Xumo.”

After Han Ming finished his words, he suddenly felt cold and the feeling of being in front of Zhou Jinchen’s door in the afternoon reappeared. He subconsciously looked towards Zhou Jinchen, but the other party had already looked away.

Zhou Jinchen looked at the slender figure not far away and did not respond to Han Ming’s words. His gaze was heavily locked on the other party, like a long iron chain and a high-intensity see-through lamp.

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The author has something to say:

To say that the gong and the shou are people who don’t know how to fall in love,³Fixed, thank you so much to kaelyncuin!! ( ‘ ∀ ‘)ノ～ ♡ otherwise, they would have been in a truck by now with their own conditions… So, I hope everyone doesn’t have to worry about why they’re not together yet. This is only chapter 15 and there is no hurry. QVQ

Everything about the entertainment industry in this article is purely made up by the author. Please don’t substitute it into reality. This is a fictional background of same-sex marriage, which is very different from reality~

My Weibo name: 捡星星的百户千灯 [a hundred lights for picking up the stars]

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