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Genius Artist - Replacement of the White Moonlight for the Rich CEO
“Shijin, you should focus on your studies at this age. You still have a long life ahead of you, so why should you worry that there’ll be no time to stay with the person you like in the future?”
Huo Qi sneakily used “the person you like” instead of “me”, making his words ambiguous.
Lu Shijin’s character had always been innocent and wasn’t very strong-willed. Huo Qi saw that his expression seemed to be shaken and continued pushing.
“If you want to go, you don’t need to worry about the cost. I’ll support you.”
Huo Qi was trying to use money to send him away. If Lu Shijin accepted, then the relationship between him and Huo Qi would, in part, have been a transaction of money. Even if they separated in the future, Huo Qi wouldn’t feel as though he owed Lu Shijin anything.
Using money to buy peace of mind could be seen as a good strategy.
“Huo Qi, I don’t want your money. Even if I do want to go, I’ll do it through my own efforts.” Lu Shijin grumbled sullenly. “I’m not with you for money.”
Only wanting love and not money was very in line with the original host’s silly and love-muddled setup.
Huo Qi’s proposal was rejected by Lu Shijin, so he was naturally unhappy and frowned.
【Not wanting money, could there be anything else he can get from me? What a joke, when will he finally recognize his identity and not be so delusional?】
【It would be troublesome if I can’t send him away. Should I just completely cut him off? After all, A-Yuan’s the most important.】
711 detected that Huo Qi’s favourability for Lu Shijin kept decreasing and was suddenly burning with anxiety.
711 started flashing with red lights, “Warning! Warning! The character cannot leave the plot behind, Huo Qi has already begun thinking of breaking up with you, host, you must quickly recover your favourability!”
Lu Shijin didn’t have much of a reaction, “Woo, I’d be happy to break up. Very, very happy.”
711 was crying on the inside, “If you break up, then it’s the end of your role. How could you continue doing your tasks?”
“That’s true, if I end it just like this, it would be too easy on that bastard.”
“But I know that you’re doing it for my benefit.” Lu Shijin endured his disgust and continued acting. Raising his chin, his jet black eyes were covered with a layer of mist, and he seemed to be touched. “You’re so good to me, but I can’t do anything for you. I actually feel really sorry.”
The heart that Huo Qi had just hardened melted a bit when it was faced with Lu Shijin’s passionate gaze.
“You don’t need to do anything for me, as long as you’re happy.”
At these times Huo Qi was still willing to coax Lu Shijin a bit. After all, Lu Shijin didn’t do anything wrong, he just liked him.
Lu Shijin excitedly said, “Thank you husband~”
Thinking about how little he would be seeing Lu Shijin after this, Huo Qi didn’t bother correcting his slip of the tongue.
“I’ll let secretary Hao send the money to you. If it’s not enough, you can tell me.”
“Okie!” Lu Shijin nodded happily. He didn’t forget to caringly remind Huo Qi, “You also have to take care of yourself during your trip. You can’t be too tired. I’ll be waiting for you to come back.”
Huo Qi finally showed his first smile to Lu Shijin. “Good.”
After the meal, Lu Shijin used the excuse of wanting to shop in the city to prevent Huo Qi from sending a car to take him back to school.
As soon as he walked out of the hotel, Lu Shijin’s phone received a payment message. Huo Qi was really generous, giving him a hundred thousand at once.
But compared to the money that other sugar daddies would spend on their babies, the money was insignificant.
“Don’t you think that the original host’s brain was a bit off?” Lu Shijin deleted the message and then stuffed the phone in his pocket, “He didn’t want money when it’s given to him. What did he even like about Huo Qi? His old age? His lack of a heart?”
“. . . He thought it was true love.”
Lu Shijin sneered, “True love is invincible, money is supreme. There’s no conflict between the two. You see, when I said that I didn’t want his money, he was upset. When I accepted, he was happy. What does this show?”
“What?”
“That all men are cheap.”
“. . . Host, don’t forget that you’re also a man.”
Lu Shijin smiled, “I’m not denying anything.”
711 thought, This man is too cruel, so cruel that he even curses himself.
“Let me think about where I should spend this money.” Lu Shijin walked to the curb of the road and waited for a taxi. Not far away, a bus was approaching. On the bus, there was an ad for a 50% discount on everything in a bar. Lu Shijin’s eyes brightened, “I should go kill some time at a bar.”
711 felt fatigued, “This money is for you to study, not waste.”
Lu Shijin disagreed, “If I’m out, then I can get more. Do you think that Huo Qi looks like someone who lacks money?”
In Lu Shijin’s eyes, Huo Qi was equivalent to a walking ATM.
“. . . Your setup is a smitten side male lead, how could that kind of character talk about money with a main character.”
“Compared to the original host’s life, what does Huo Qi’s tiny bit of money count as?” Lu Shijin coldly said, “It’s not even enough for interest.”
That’s right, even after becoming canon fodder for Ruan Siheng, Lu Shijin still didn’t lose all his value.
At the end, when the villain tried to stab Huo Qi with a knife, Lu Shijin was the one who leapt out to block it for him.
Only after seeing Huo Qi shed those two tears of gratitude would Lu Shijin’s role come to an end.
“Just you wait, the show’s just begun.”