Chapter 155 – Picking up girls

Translator: ChuRen/ YuQiChen

“Please tell me some good news quickly, any longer, and I fear that I might fall apart” Tang Qing lay weakly on the sofa, feeling listless.

【Host, the male lead and the female lead are officially together today!】 System 99 said excitedly. 【The female lead officially joined the crew two days ago, playing a minor role. Originally, the female lead was torn between the Movie Emperor and the scriptwriter, hesitating and causing a passionate love triangle.】

【But because the villain hasn’t been on set for the past few days, the female lead has been getting closer to the male lead, and their feelings have been growing warmer, leading them to be together naturally.】

Hearing this, Tang Qing felt more relieved. At least the mission progress was going well.

But when he thought of the reason why the dedicated Lu Zeyu hadn’t been on set for several days, he couldn’t help but feel a dull ache in his lower body.

Although Tang Qing also liked the couple Yi Qihan and Xu Wan’er, he couldn’t genuinely be happy for them right now.

Because their happiness was built on his suffering!

He was practically the man with a sore back and aching waist behind this happy couple.

“That is indeed good news. When can I leave then?” Tang Qing asked with renewed energy.

【In a few more days. The relationship between the male and female leads isn’t stable yet. Host, you need to wait a few more days. It’s not time to leave yet.】 System 99 reassured him.

It couldn’t help but feel a bit guilty looking at the large red marks on Tang Qing’s collarbone, deep and shallow palm prints on his waist, and his fragile and devastated appearance.

It had thought that the villain in this world, appearing so aloof, would have a lower mission difficulty, so it had left Tang Qing to guide a few newcomers without much worry.

Yet, with one slip-up, it came back to find its own host being taken to film inappropriate scenes by the villain…

For a pure system, this was just too explicit.

It discreetly covered its eyes, pretending not to see.

Whether it was a misconception or not, it felt like this villain was just like those in previous worlds, always causing trouble.

Tang Qing asked again, “How is Lu Zeyu’s darkening value now?”

After checking the data, System 99 replied, “It’s not high, very stable.”

Tang Qing relaxed on the sofa, breathing a sigh of relief, feeling content. “That’s good to hear.”

At that moment, Lu Zeyu had finished preparing dinner, squatting down with a large pot of sour and spicy fish coming out of the kitchen.

Since Tang Qing moved in with Lu Zeyu, Lu Zeyu had someone deliver fresh ingredients to their door every day and personally cooked meals for Tang Qing.

To Tang Qing’s surprise, Lu Zeyu not only excelled at making cat food but also cooked delicious braised fish and small dried fish.

Everyone thought Lu Zeyu, as seen on camera, was already handsome from every angle. Only Tang Qing knew that the man who always appeared aloof was most charming when rolling up his sleeves to cook braised fish.

As the sun set in the west, the glow spread from the horizon, painting the clouds a brilliant orange-red, softening the sky.

After finishing dinner, Tang Qing lazily lay on the sofa, idly playing with his slightly protruding belly.

Ah, back when he was an assistant director, he used to wake up early every day, work late into the night, and run around with the crew. Now, he was being pampered by Lu Zeyu like a pig, not having left the house for several days.

He furrowed his brow slightly, looking down at the soft flesh on his belly, letting out a soft sigh.

(ε｀)

The young man was wearing a light blue round-neck pajama top, revealing a beautiful and delicate collarbone.

It was covered with pink bite marks.

It looked like he had been repeatedly licked and nibbled.

Lu Zeyu stared straight at Tang Qing, his gaze deep and unreadable.

Feeling the burning intensity of the man’s gaze, Tang Qing had a vague premonition.

Can’t blame him for being paranoid; it’s just that this man was too obsessed with that activity…

Locking the doors every day, from morning till night, it was either that activity or that activity…

So, before the man could make a move, Tang Qing quickly raised his hand and suggested, “The handsome Lu-ge, we haven’t been out for several days. After dinner, we should take a walk to aid digestion.”

Following Tang Qing’s gaze to his soft belly, Lu Zeyu couldn’t help but chuckle. “Alright.”

Afraid that if he hesitated, Lu Zeyu might regret it, Tang Qing hurriedly ran to his room to change clothes.

The two of them then went to a nearby supermarket selling imported goods.

Like a bird that just regained its freedom, Tang Qing wandered around the supermarket, looking at this and curious about that.

This supermarket was different from the ones he usually visited.

The main difference was that it was particularly expensive.

A small box of strawberries, grown who knows where, cost a three-digit price.

There were many ingredients he had never seen before, all looking very luxurious.

“Wow, what kind of fish is this?” Tang Qing picked up a beautifully packaged fish and examined it.

Lu Zeyu took the box of fish, glanced at it, and said, “This is the giant yellow croaker¹Critically endangered, while this fish is not really banned here in HK where I live, it is still suggested to ban the consumption of this fish since its quite rare nowadays, quite delicious, Honey also likes it.”

Without hesitation, he grabbed several boxes and tossed them into the shopping cart.

“And this? What kind of canned food is this?” Tang Qing looked at the colorful cans, feeling a bit tempted.

“Canned sardine, it’s said to have a unique taste, we can have Honey try it in the future.” Lu Zeyu said, casually grabbing a box of each flavor and placing them in the cart.

“Not… wait a minute…”

“…you should also check the prices.” Tang Qing couldn’t help but feel sorry for Lu Zeyu’s wallet as he looked at the expensive items in the cart.

He noticed that whenever he looked at a few more items, Lu Zeyu would unhesitatingly toss them into the cart.

He was truly a big spender!

“I’ll go pick some things up ahead.” Lu Zeyu said, patting Tang Qing’s shoulder. “Tangtang, just grab whatever you like. I have a VIP card for this store, don’t worry.”

A VIP card doesn’t mean everything is free, it just gives you a discount!

As everyone knows, discounts are the biggest scam set by businesses²Indeed. I agree. As someone who sets prices for products in the office. I do mark up the products we sell by another 50%.

While Lu Zeyu was away, Tang Qing took out the pile of expensive fish from the cart and put them back on the shelves.

Tang Qing left the shelf, then turned back to look at the fish.

The fish, its eyes were filled with pleading.

It seemed to want to leave this supermarket, it was begging Tang Qing to take it home quickly.

Tang Qing glanced at it,

And couldn’t help but take a few more glances.

Well, there is a VIP card now, it would be a waste if I didn’t use it, right?

As everyone knows, once you have a card, you have to make full use of it.

With that in mind, Tang Qing secretly took two more items and placed them back in the shopping cart.

“Hey there handsome.”

Two cute girls, tugging at each other’s sleeves, walked up to Tang Qing.

“Hey handsome, I wanted to ask…” one of the girls with twin ponytails blushed and stuttered, “Um…”

Clearly gathering courage to approach the young man, when she looked closely at his delicate and handsome face, she couldn’t help but feel shy.

“Do you… do you know how to cook this fish?”

After the girl with twin ponytails finished speaking, her face turned even redder.

Oh my, what is she saying? She wanted to ask for his WeChat, how did it become such a boring question?

The other girl also looked at her with an exasperated expression.

The girl with twin pigtails had noticed this young man for a long time. He was just over 1.7 meters tall, a bit taller than her, looking clean, delicate, gentle, and amiable – exactly her type.

Although the tall, masked cool guy standing next to him looked handsome too, he seemed fierce just from his back view. She preferred this gentle young man.

The gentle young man and the tall man had been walking together all this time. It was only after the man left that she gathered the courage to strike up a conversation.

But when she got nervous, she tended to blurt things out randomly.

“Well, this…” Tang Qing also picked up the fish and carefully examined the instructions on it. “Sorry, I’ve never cooked this fish before. I’ve only had it pan-fried, and it was quite delicious.”

He looked at the instructions carefully, which included details like steaming, braising, and more. Opening the instructions, he earnestly began reading it aloud, holding it up to show the girls.

Seeing how gentle and friendly Tang Qing was, the girl couldn’t help but gather her courage once again and said, “Actually, I wanted to ask…”

“No need to ask him, he can’t cook.” A cold male voice interrupted, and the tall man who had just left returned.

“I’m the one responsible for cooking at our home.”

The two girls looked up at the tall man wearing a mask.

The man had a strong presence, standing close to 1.9 meters tall, and just his presence alone could make one feel pressured.

At such a close distance, they realized the man was definitely very handsome. Even just his peach blossom eyes visible outside the mask shone like obsidian, emanating a cold and distant aura that repelled others.

His possessive hand rested on the young man’s shoulder, looking down at him with a softer tone, “He’s only responsible for eating.”

The girl, feeling a sense of familiarity with this handsome and aloof man, lacked the courage to strike up a conversation and could only awkwardly say thank you.

Her friend then pulled the girl with twin ponytails, and the two of them hurriedly left.

As they walked away, the girl with twin ponytails couldn’t help whispering to her friend, “That tall guy, he looks so handsome, but a bit aloof… I feel like he resembles some celebrity.”

Her friend couldn’t help but interject, “Is that the point? Haven’t you noticed where the real point lies?”

Perplexed, the girl with twin ponytails asked, “What’s the point?”

Excitedly, her friend exclaimed, “Didn’t you see what the cool guy brought back?!”

Their voices faded into the distance.

Tang Qing looked at the man in confusion and asked, “Movie Emperor Lu, what did you buy? With the mask on, you shouldn’t be recognized, right?”

Lu Zeyu didn’t expect Tang Qing to be approached just a few minutes after leaving.

“It doesn’t matter if I’m recognized,” the man replied indifferently.

Despite his hidden displeasure, he intertwined his fingers with the young man’s, firmly holding his hand.

Then he put a bag of items into the shopping cart.

But he didn’t answer Tang Qing’s other question.

That night, Lu Zeyu used the newly purchased items all on Tang Qing.

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  Critically endangered, while this fish is not really banned here in HK where I live, it is still suggested to ban the consumption of this fish since its quite rare nowadays ↩︎
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  Indeed. I agree. As someone who sets prices for products in the office. I do mark up the products we sell by another 50% ↩︎