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I’ve Got Money (1)
In a hidden studio of a group of paparazzi, an occasional, ‘the f*ck’, could be heard.
“Is that true?”
“Yes, definitely. I’ve already repeatedly confirmed it. Take a look at this, when you combine these few pictures together, it forms a conclusive train of logic!”
“Then what the hell are we waiting for? Everyone online thought that the news was about Zhou Qiyuan.”
Seated in a chair, their boss, a man smoking a cigar the size of a pinky, unhurriedly puffed out a ring of smoke.  “Do y’all know how rich Xi Chengyun is?”
“I know! Solely from ‘Becoming a Demon’, he should have at least gained 50 million in return on investment, isn’t that right?”
The man shook his head. “That’s not all. Xi Chengyun is very rich, like, filthy rich. He’s been very dedicated to his work ever since he’d entered the industry, with his net worth skyrocketing year after year. Doubt we’d even be able to count how many good investments he’s made so far… Nevermind, enough of that. What I’m trying to say is, rather than simply throwing this massive news out to the public…”
“I get it now! So, we should contact Xi Chengyun instead. Xi-laoshi will definitely offer us quite a good amount…” The subordinates happily laughed as they looked at one another.
On the other hand, Xi Chengyun and Bai Qi were back at the Yi Garden township.
“Aren’t we doing any other ‘work’ today?” Bai Qi asked curiously.
“Mhmn, that’s all. I’ve purposely set aside some free time today.”
When they were upstairs, Xi Chengyun immediately strode into his bedroom, his long legs carrying him forward.
Pssst. Within three minutes, a faint sound of spraying water could be heard from the bedroom.
Since he’s purposely set aside some time in today’s schedule… Mn, should I change out of these clothes that I’ve worn to meet the Jiang family?
Bai Qi let out a soft sigh, shifting closer to a sofa, and was about to sit down. However, after he thought about it, he ended up just standing there instead.
Xi Chengyun threw on a bathrobe, grabbed a towel in the process, and leisurely walked out of the bedroom. He was met with the view of Bai Qi who was still standing there obediently.
Bai Qi raised his eyes to look at him. “Should I change?” he quickly asked.
Xi Chengyun paused, his reaction coming half a beat later. “…What?”
“I don’t think you’d like the smell of the Jiang family house a lot.”
Xi Chengyun stayed silent for a moment. He caught a whiff of a faint woody fragrance, it was the smell of the shower gel he uses.
The smell was completely different from the tangerine-like fragrance that he smelled on Bai Qi back then.
It was as if he’d suddenly added his mark on Bai Qi.
Standing under the light, there were extremely subtle changes in Xi Chengyun’s eyes, changes that were just like flowing clouds.
He moved his lips and said, “No. You don’t have to.”
Just as he said that, the landline in the living room rang.
Xi Chengyun’s shoulders were cold. The water droplets on his hair were cold too, dripping into his bathrobe.
He caught hold of his thoughts, grabbing his towel as he wiped his hair off casually. He started walking toward the chest drawers while he wiped his hair. “I’m going to blow dry my hair, so pick up the phone won’t you.”
Bai Qi answered him, then walked over to the landline and held up the receiver.
“Xi-laoshi?” The person on the other end had a rough voice, he sounded a little excited.
He paused, and then, unable to wait any longer, he spouted the following sentence, “Greetings, I’m a staff member of X entertainment studio. I have some pictures of you. Would you like to take a look?”
Bai Qi: ?
What type of pictures?
Perhaps, nude pictures???
“I wannaa seee.” Bai Qi replied.
The staff noticed that he sounded calm, oh wait, perhaps he wasn’t calm. In fact, he sounded a little interested.
The staff member: ?
He scratched his head, unable to understand what was going on. “Did I dial the wrong number?”
Bai Qi leaned against the sofa and took a seat. He casually twirled the handset cord between his fingers as he patiently said, “Nope, you didn’t.”
“Do go on.” Bai Qi urged him.
The staff looked down and cross-checked the phone number.
“This is the number that we’d dug out, isn’t it?”
“There isn’t anything wrong with it though…”
With no choice left, the staff picked up the phone receiver again. “Fine, then I’ll be straight to the point with you. I have my hands on pictures of your car near the Civil Affairs Bureau and also a back view shot of you in the jewelry customization shop…”
He continued on and on for quite a bit, and then only realized that… wait, nothing was coming from the other end of the phone.
“I hope we’ll be able to negotiate a reasonable price to…”
“Post it,” Bai Qi cut in.
“What?”
“Remember to keep the caption clear and coherent. Oh, and choose a picture with a nicer angle.”
The staff: ???
“Goodbye,” Bai Qi said politely, hanging up the phone.
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