Chapter 10

Translated by boilpoil Edited by boilpoil

“Alright then,” Ren Jianzhang tells Liu Yu’an, “I suppose it might even be possible for you to gain some fans if you went public with your marriage.”

First, Shao Yanxi is a well-known, rich, public figure.

Second, Shao Yanxi is famous not for any sort of shady business strategy or tricks he pulled, but for work that helps save lives.

Whether it’s the hospitals, or the pharmaceutical plants, or the medical equipment factories under his name.

Therefore, not only is he well-known, he's popular among the populace as well .

Before anyone can cast judgment, Shao Yanxi’s fans would chase them away.

“I suppose.” Liu Yu’an replies. He wasn’t actually thinking that far ahead when he said that. He just thought it might have made Shao Yanxi happier.

He’s seen Evernight’s plot before he transmigrated before, of course, but it’s better to check just in case.

So, Liu Yu’an decides to look it over again – the 9-million-character epic.

It’s divided into three arcs – the human realm, the immortal realm, and the divine realm.

They are shooting the first of the trilogy in the human realm first.

It’s a story of the protagonist being exiled for carrying cursed blood before fighting back step by step until he finally won over the human realm.

Of course, due to production limitations, the drama will be a cliff’s notes version of the arc at best.

The pace has been quickened in turn as well.

Liu Yu’an kept reading until six when he went to pick up Shao Yanxi.

After they’re back, Liu Yu’an was going to cook, but Shao Yanxi seems conscious that he’s getting work done for no return so he went into the kitchen and asked, “anything I could help with?”

Though he didn’t expect Liu Yu’an to actually tell him to help with anything, as it was just a formality.

Liu Yu’an, meanwhile, is obliviously happy to be getting free labour, and answers, “sure, can I ask you to peel the potatoes?”

As he’s saying that, he puts the peeler next to the potatoes.

So Shao Yanxi got off to work harrumphing in his mind. A while later, there is no longer any skin on the potato, nor much of a potato left.

Shao Yanxi is a bit frustrated glaring at the potato that is now less than a third its original size.

“What is it?” Liu Yu’an asks after noticing he stopping.

When he looks over to see the handiwork in his hands, he can’t help but break out into laughter.

That is when the water boils in one of the cooking pots. Liu Yu’an puts some vegetables inside as he turns down the heat.

Then he takes the peeler from Shao Yanxi’s hands and takes a potato with his other hand, saying, “this is how you do it.”

Liu Yu’an peels while also offering a verbal set of instructions.

“Understood?”

Shao Yanxi doesn’t reply, but instead takes the peeler from Liu Yu’an’s hands.

This time he is clearly doing much better. Still room for improvement though, of course.

But, good enough.

Liu Yu’an doesn’t hold back with the praises, “that’s it, that’s amazing. Yanxi, you’re brilliant.”

Shao Yanxi suddenly puts on a stern face and says robotically, “you should watch the fire.”

Oh?

Embarrassed, are we?

Liu Yu’an thinks while putting on a poker face and ‘mm’s, and continues making his potato stew with peas.

While Liu Yu’an is stir-frying the vegetables, Shao Yanxi doesn’t leave exactly. He has sat down on a little sofa right next to the open-style kitchen and watches as Liu Yu’an does his work. Then, he says, “the smoke is pretty heavy.”

Of course, most of the smoke is already cleared away by the ventilation system, but there’s always some remaining.

The open-style build meant that Shao Yanxi can smell the grease and oil all the way over there.

“Oh. Do you want to get some construction work done? Or we can make meals and eat at my place and sleep here?”

Shao Yanxi doesn’t seem to like either of those ideas. A while later he says, “we’ll just open the windows to get a draft going, and clean regularly.”

“Alright, that works.”

And the trivialities of life continued

The One Emporium’s work is quite urgent. The day after they sign on they had to start.

There’s also another celebrity to work together with him——Jiang Peixi.

Jiang Peixi exploded in popularity last year, thanks to a TV series he joined. He has over 20 million fans on WeChat.

Though even a star like him had to expend much effort to successfully have his agent secure this work.

Since the One Emporium always had award-winning movie stars be their representative, and even if they’re celebrities they must have good acting skills and good public perception.

Meanwhile, Jiang Peixi’s fanbase is rather obnoxious, so he is not particularly viewed favourably by the public.

But that is still miles ahead of someone like Liu Yu’an.

Therefore, Jiang Peixi is displeased when he learned he had to work with Liu Yu’an, which shows quite dramatically when he saw him.

So, when Liu Yu’an was greeting him as per the usual line of conduct, Jiang Peixi not only ignored him, but his assistant even went, “some newcomers really, they keep trying to nudge their way forward shamelessly instead of trying to better themselves and keep stealing others’ resources.”

Liu Yu’an “…”

He’s just greeting him for politeness’ sake especially as they both work in the same field, you know.

How did it suddenly turn out like this.

Before Liu Yu’an could reply Ren Jianzhang is offended. He says, his face twitching, pointing at the assistant, “what did you mean?”

Since he learned that Shao Yanxi is behind them and Shao Yanxi is actually married to Liu Yu’an, Ren Jianzhang has become confident. Much more confident.

In the past, if he were to encounter such a situation he would definitely talk back, but definitely not as brashly.

Since, their company is supposedly just some minor company.

And Jiang Peixi is signed on somewhere that is already somewhat comparable to Zhao Xian’s family company.

So theoretically they wouldn’t have had the guts to go against them.

Otherwise, it’s their whole company and its charges’ careers he’d be risking.

But, now, with the wealthiest man in the world behind his back, Ren Jianzhang really is puffing up his chest high.

“I believe it was clear enough what I meant,” the assistant harrumphs, “perhaps you’re just too intellectually challenged to understand.”

Liu Yu’an watches from the sidelines, and thinks, it sure is fortunate that Jiang Peixi managed to get as far ahead as he did with an assistant like this by his side.

Though, obviously, the assistant doesn’t have this attitude with everyone.

He is only targeting them because one, they’re from some insignificant company, and two, apparently Liu Yu’an has a sugar daddy, and three, Liu Yu’an stole Jiang Peixi’s resource. The work was supposed to feature one celebrity alone, but now it’s suddenly two of them. Most importantly, Liu Yu’an is infamous. He has more anti-fans than fans, and every day people are telling him to get out of the entertainment industry.

Jiang Peixi would definitely be affected shooting an advertisement with someone like him.

Even though they had pulled so many strings to secure this work.

So they don’t want to give it up at all, because it’ll be hard to get another work of similar calibre, because nobody likes celebrities who walk away from signed work.

Unless he’s popular to a whole other degree, to the point where everything he went and became representative for would sell like hotcakes, then he would be fearless.

But now… He is still far, far away from being fearless.

So he couldn’t just do whatever he wanted for now.

Ren Jianzhang still wanted to fight, but Liu Yu’an shut him off with an “if you have something you want to say, please feel free to speak directly to the One Emporium.”

The work is set by the One Emporium.

So what use is there blabbering in my face?

“…” The assistant glares at him, followed by a fierce side-eye from Jiang Peixi as well.

If they were open to talking, they’d not be here right now.

In the meantime, the make-up artist from the One Emporium is here.

She ignores Liu Yu’an and goes directly to Jiang Peixi, “Mr. Jiang, please come this way first. Jin’an will be here soon enough.”

Mr. Jin’an is an internationally famous photographer, who has his own professional team. The make-up artist is part of that team.

No wonder she arrived even later than them. The people from Jin’an’s team are well-known for doing things at their own pace.

But the quality of their work is such that even if they do things their way people who want to invite them would still form a long queue.

“I’ll be in your care, madam,” Jiang Peixi replies, and quickly glance over at Liu Yu’an, showing him a sarcastic smile.

Liu Yu’an, Ren Jianzhang “…”

Ren Jianzhang is afraid Liu Yu’an would flare up given his prideful upbringing, so he quickly says, “An’an, your skin is fair, so it would be fine to apply make-up later.”

He is no joke; if he gets angry he could even insult the wealthiest man in the world.

Ren Jianzhang has successfully calmed down Liu Yu’an who wasn’t even angry in the first place, but it successfully makes Jiang Peixi’s face blue.

Though, the next second, the make-up artist says, “if it’s that fair, then I suppose you don’t even need make-up.”

And finally, even Liu Yu’an is angered.

What the hell is with that kind of attitude, huh?

He takes out his phone to call the One Emporium’s CEO.

Ren Jianzhang thought he was going to contact Shao Yanxi, so he pulls his sleeve, “wait, wait, bro, you aren’t trying to call…?”

Though Liu Yu’an and him, of course, has no heart-to-heart connection. Liu Yu’an assumes he’s referring to the manager in One Emporium, and nods.

He says to the other side of the phone, “Uncle He, did you hire a make-up artist or Marie Antoinette? That attitude is quite eye-opening,” Liu Yu’an dares to say that because the make-up artist really is the only one at fault, and most importantly, the He family of this ‘uncle He,’ would rank even below his own family in the scale of things. Not to mention Shao Yanxi who is behind his back.

And, most importantly, it’s painfully clear to Liu Yu’an that he, such an infamous celebrity, is being hired definitely not because of himself, but because of Shao Yanxi.

If so, then he’s already borrowing off someone else’s aura. So why should he hold himself back.

Ren Jianzhang knew he was wrong when he hears the ‘uncle He’ as well.

“The make-up artist?” He ‘Uncle He’ Chengzhou is quite surprised. He’s on his way to curry favour with Liu Yu’an at the shooting set. Though, thankfully, this unfortunate news is not his to blame, “the make-up artist is from the photographer’s own team. Yanxi helped set it up, did he not tell you?” He quickly adds, “we oldies really can’t keep up with the times, you young lovebirds really know how to spice it up, haha.”

“…” Speechless, Liu Yu’an then continues, “I suppose it’s a surprise from Yanxi.”

“Right, that is probably it,” He Chengzhou continues, “don’t worry, I’ll call the on-set manager. Your uncle is also coming this way. Nobody will make light of you then.”

Liu Yu’an “…”

Is it just him having goosebumps from the Mary Sue-ness?

Though too bad it isn’t his Yanxi saying that.

“You don’t need to come specifically. Uncle He, you’re busy with your business as well, no need to trouble yourself with this little problem.”

“Of course not. Your trouble is my trouble. I’ll be there soon,” then, uncle He hangs up.

Liu Yu’an really is speechless. How desperate is he trying to get a connection with Shao Yanxi through him?

Though, given his current relationship with Shao Yanxi, it might be an exercise in futility.

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