ABBWW Chapter 16: Young Master (16)

Du Yi did not get an answer that day, only a meaningful look from Wen Xusheng.

In fact, Du Yi had already gotten the answer by then.

But Du Yi was not willing to give up.

What if... what if a miracle happened?

The next day, when Wen Xusheng personally discussed the details with the crew of "Starting from Living Together", Du Yi knew that this was actually a done deal, unless the crew disagreed.

But how could the crew disagree!

Not to mention anything else, Shi Jingge's Weibo fans still had several million, and he had never participated in any variety show before. This was also a big topic, and he was designated by Wen Xusheng.

Wen Xusheng was even more needless to say. He didn't participate in many variety shows either, but he had a lot of topics on him. He was an evergreen tree in the entertainment industry. Who wouldn't want to invite him?

T/N: Evergreen tree is a metaphor that describes Wen Xusheng’s remarkable popularity and success in the entertainment industry. He is called an evergreen tree because he has a long and stable career that spans over many years and he is still widely popular and relevant among different audiences and media platforms.

And "Starting from Living Together" had been running for four seasons already. The first season was just a kind of reality show that was similar to experiencing natural life. The main purpose was to torment the guests, but because they invited big names, and it was a rare live reality show at that time, each segment was also very interesting, so it became very popular.

As a result, in the first season, the movie star and the singer got together.

In the second season, another couple confessed successfully and got together; in the third season, there were two couples who liked each other and they are still sweet to this day.

As a result, this variety show was privately jokingly called a blind date meeting, with a very high success rate.

This time, the crew had actually chosen the guests early on, and the contracts were all signed. They also started to warm up on Weibo. They were about to start broadcasting, but something happened to the guests.

Two of them were filming together recently. After they finished filming, they went to the wrap-up party. On the way back, they had a car accident, which was quite serious.

Now these two guests are still lying in the hospital, and they can't get out of bed for half a month.

The first episode of "Starting from Living Together" Season 4 will start broadcasting in a week. How can they wait for that?

And these two guests happened to be the biggest names and the most topical ones in this season.

It's not easy to find someone who can replace them.

Schedule, star power, topic degree and so on all need to be considered, and also exclude a large number of people who have dating partners.

The crew was really overwhelmed. The director even took two deputy directors to the temple overnight and prayed for a bunch of peace charms. He gave one to everyone in the crew.

After eliminating so many people, there were actually not many left. When the crew sent an invitation to Wen Xusheng, they didn’t have much hope at all.

It was just a mentality of trying their luck, thinking that sending it was better than not sending it.

Unexpectedly, Wen Xusheng agreed!

Not only did he agree, but he also brought his own partner!

The partner was the young master of the Shi family, who had millions of fans on Weibo, and was always arguing with everyone and everything. Some time ago, he even had a heated fight with a male star's fans, so his topic was not small at the moment.

This kind of good thing that fell from the sky, whoever refused it would be a fool!

Seeing the crew smiling so happily that they couldn't close their mouths, Du Yi knew that the only thing that could stop this now was Shi Jingge.

As long as Shi Jingge refused, this thing would not happen.

But would Shi Jingge refuse?

Of course not!

Shi Jingge was Wen Xusheng's loyal fanboy.

At this time, his idol invited him to participate in a reality show. How could he refuse?

The idol frowned and sighed again, implying that he didn't want to live with other people, and then looked at his little fanboy with hope. The little fanboy naturally agreed without hesitation.

Du Yi was shaky and finally pinned his hopes on Shi Rongqing.

If Shi Rongqing could stop Shi Jingge and not let him go out, then this thing would not happen either.

And Shi Rongqing, who was entrusted with great hopes by Du Yi, actually didn't want Shi Jingge to go either.

His little brat was sensible, obedient and cute now. Shi Rongqing wanted to drag Shi Jingge around the world and show him off. How could he let Shi Jingge go out and participate in some reality show?

He wouldn't be able to see him for at least three or five days. How could Shi Rongqing be willing?

So when Shi Jingge first told him about this, Shi Rongqing refused.

But Shi Rongqing has a brother complex.

You know, in the absence of any principled issues, someone with brother complex always gives in to his brother.

Shi Jingge made a fuss for two days, and Shi Rongqing couldn't stand it anymore.

Fine, just go.

Anyway, that reality show had a good reputation, and it sounded like it was going to experience life.

His little brat didn't know anything about life and was ignorant of everything. It was not bad for him to go and suffer a bit from society.

Maybe when he came back, he would be willing to study hard.

And what really made Shi Rongqing agree was Mu Jincheng's movement.

He had collected some things in his hands, but they were not solid enough, not hard enough.

Shi Rongqing was afraid that his little brat would be fooled again, so he kept a close eye on Mu Jincheng's movement.

And Mu Jincheng was very short of money lately.

After failing to contact Shi Jingge, he had to try to turn to other spoiled young masters.

But unfortunately, Mu Jincheng had been labeled as Shi Jingge's early on, and there were a lot of spoiled young masters who had conflicts with Shi Jingge. So they naturally didn't look at Mu Jincheng very well.

And those spoiled young masters didn't have a good reputation either. They had their own small circles early on, and Mu Jincheng was the opposite of them. His reputation was too good. So how could Mu Jincheng easily get along with them?

Even if they were spoiled young masters too. They wouldn't be as stupid as Shi Jingge.

Mu Jincheng tossed around a lot, but didn't get anything. He also suffered a lot of ridicule and mockery. How could he feel good?

God knows how many years he hadn't been ridiculed and mocked like this.

In the past, let alone someone verbally ridiculing him, even if their eyes were a little wrong, Shi Jingge would rush up like a loyal dog protecting his master.

Now it's fine. The dog would betray his master?

Mu Jincheng was angry and resentful, and finally blamed everything on Shi Jingge.

If it weren't for Shi Jingge not answering his phone, not seeing him, treating him as air, how could he fall to this point?

It was all Shi Jingge’s fault.

Is this how he treats his brother?

Over the years, Mu Jincheng had been spoiled by Shi Jingge's obedience.

In his subconscious, Shi Jingge should listen to him in everything. Whatever he wanted, Shi Jingge should give it to him.

Now that Shi Jingge didn't do that anymore, Mu Jincheng hated Shi Jingge.

And the more ridicule and cold treatment he suffered, the more he hated Shi Jingge.

The ordinary spoiled young masters naturally didn't like him, and he didn't like them either.

Mu Jincheng's eyes gradually turned to those spoiled young masters who had grudges with Shi Jingge and whose family backgrounds were not inferior to Shi Jingge.

And among these people, the one who really had a lot of conflicts with Shi Jingge and even fought with him was the young master of the Du family, Du Mingxu.

Logically speaking, Du Mingxu should be very disgusted with Mu Jincheng.

But what if Mu Jincheng told Du Mingxu that he wanted to deal with Shi Jingge?

The enemy's enemy is a friend.

Especially this person, who used to be the enemy's best brother.

Not to mention anything else.

Just this betrayal drama was worth watching.

When Shi Rongqing found out that Mu Jincheng had been close to Du Mingxu these days, his face turned half black.

This was also the main reason why he agreed.

Since Mu Jincheng wanted to make trouble, let him make trouble.

He was worried that he didn't have a hard evidence to make his little brat give up this "good brother". Mu Jincheng sent him a hard evidence.

Speaking of which, should he thank Mu Jincheng?

Shi Rongqing sneered again and again, and the temperature in the room was surprisingly cold.

But Shi Jingge didn't know about this little episode. He only knew that Shi Rongqing had agreed.

The young master was so happy that if Shi Rongqing hadn't stopped him, he would have run to sign the contract that day.

But Shi Rongqing could stop him for one day, but not for two days.

Early the next morning, looking at the little brat who got up early and was radiant, Shi Rongqing finally gave in.

He sighed and waved his hand, indicating that the little brat should hurry up and leave.

The little brat happily rolled away.

T/N: Not literally. He just left.

Shi Rongqing felt a bit sad.

Just at this moment, the young master who rolled out of the door rolled back in and instructed: "Drink less coffee today!"

Fine.

The little brat had a conscience.

Shi Rongqing curled his lips and decided to drink tea today.

The two of them went to sign the contract together, and were also dragged by the crew to rush out the promotional photos.

Du Yi was heartbroken.

Shi Jingge looked at Du Yi, poked Wen Xusheng, and asked curiously: "What's wrong with him?"

"Nothing," Wen Xusheng said indifferently. "Men have a few days every month."

T/N: Wen Xusheng is using a figure of speech to compare men’s mood swings or emotional changes to women’s menstrual cycles. He is implying that men also have some days every month when they are more irritable, sensitive, or unreasonable than usual.

Shi Jingge: "?"

Wen Xusheng quickly changed the topic. "Have you packed your luggage?"

Shi Jingge shook his head.

"I heard that we are going to a faraway small village for three days and two nights."

"It's still quite cold there. You need to prepare some warm clothes."

Wen Xusheng said calmly.

Shi Jingge nodded blankly. "Oh, I see."

"But I haven't prepared my winter clothes for this year," Wen Xusheng frowned with distress. "It's so troublesome to buy clothes, and there's no one to help me with it."

The implication of this sentence was too obvious.

Du Yi turned his head back, his eyes gloomy.

Wen Xusheng ignored Du Yi and asked directly: "Have you prepared your winter clothes?"

Shi Jingge shook his head subconsciously.

"Why don't we go shopping together and help each other out?" Wen Xusheng suggested.

The young master's eyes lit up. "Okay!"

Wen Xusheng got what he wanted and smiled with satisfaction. "What brands do you like?"

The young master casually named a few, all of which were Wen Xusheng's favorite brands.

The smile in Wen Xusheng's eyes became a bit softer.

Du Yi: "..."

He shouldn't have stayed in this car!

Wen Xusheng, you weren't like this before! How can you have the face to say things like 'I haven't prepared my winter clothes for this year'?

And buying clothes is so troublesome? And there's no one to help you?

You have the face to say these things, I don't have the face to listen!

Du Yi was so heartbroken.

His Brother Wen hadn't even started dating yet, and he was already so shameless.

What would he be like in the future?

Not taking a movie for a year, traveling around the world with the young master?

Fuck, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that his Brother Wen could really do such a thing!

Because it was Wen Xusheng’s sudden whim, mainly because he didn’t want the young master to leave, Du Yi didn’t have time to contact any familiar designers and so on. In the end, he went to the VIP floor of a mall.

The mall already has a membership system. The VIP floor was on the top floor, with a direct access, and it was very private. Du Yi was somewhat relieved.

But Du Yi was relieved too soon.

He didn't expect that buying clothes would be enough for his Brother Wen to launch an attack on his eyes and heart.

Du Yi painfully covered his eyes.

Soon, he heard Wen Xusheng's voice.

"This one is good, very suitable for you. You have fair skin, you can handle this color. How about trying it?"

The young master obediently put on the light blue jacket.

After a pause, Wen Xusheng's voice had a hint of deep meaning. "You remind me of a poem."

Shi Jingge looked at him puzzledly.

"The people on the road are like jade, and you are unparalleled in the world." Wen Xusheng said slowly.

T/N: 陌上人如玉，君子世无双 is a line from an ancient Chinese poem that praises a person’s beauty and nobility. The phrase is often used to compliment someone’s appearance or character, or to express admiration or love for someone.

The young master didn't understand what this poem meant, but he also knew that it must be praising him.

"Buy!" The young master said happily.

Du Yi silently stretched out his hand and covered his ears.

Then he consciously closed his eyes.

Happiness belonged to them.

And he had nothing.

Although it was said that Wen Xusheng was buying clothes and asked Shi Jingge to accompany him, in the end, most of the clothes bought were for the young master, and they were all personally picked out by Wen Xusheng.

Of course, the one who paid was also Wen Xusheng.

The young master was a bit embarrassed by now.

"I'll transfer the money to you later."

"No need." Wen Xusheng smiled. "It's just a thank-you gift for the young master for spending time with me."

He paused and deliberately provoked him. "Or do you think your time is not worth money?"

"Of course my time is worth money!"

The young master looked up at him and quickly moved his eyes away.

His reaction was exactly as he had imagined.

The smile in Wen Xusheng's eyes deepened. "Then it seems that I'm the one who made a profit."

The young master felt a bit strange, but at this time, he couldn't lose his momentum.

"As long as you know." The young master said stubbornly.

"Mhm," Wen Xusheng picked up another one, and before he could speak, he saw the young master walk straight to the other side.

Wen Xusheng followed him.

Then he saw the young master pick up a piece of clothing, suddenly turn his head, his face full of surprise and smile.

"This one! This one must suit you!"

That smile made Wen Xusheng's breath stop, and then his heart beat violently.

In that instant, there was only one sentence left in Wen Xusheng's mind.

-"A smile back to a hundred charming life." Wen Xusheng heard himself say: "Hmm."

T/N: 回眸一笑百媚生 is a famous line from an ancient Chinese poem that describes a woman’s smile as being so charming and enchanting that it can captivate a hundred people. The phrase is often used to compliment someone’s smile or to express admiration for someone’s attractiveness.

The young master's clothes were all picked by him;

And his clothes were all picked by the young master.

How nice.

Wen Xusheng didn't buy much, but he specially bought two pieces of the same style as the young master.

On the way back, Wen Xusheng occasionally mentioned to the young master how good he looked in that one.

The young master said happily: "Then I'll wear that one when I go!"

Wen Xusheng achieved his goal, smiling brightly. "Good."

That one, Wen Xusheng deliberately bought the same style.

“Starting from Living Together” had already started to warm up publicity.

The two guests who had car accidents had issued press releases. The fans also knew that they couldn’t participate in this show anymore. For a time, many fans were disappointed and sad. But everyone knew that this was something that couldn’t be helped. So they started to discuss who the guests had changed to.

And the crew also understood the psychology of the fans. They didn’t even release any frontal photos. They were all some very vague photos, or simply hand-drawn outlines, without even facial features.

But the power of the fans was infinite.

Even with these, some fans guessed that it was very likely Wen Xusheng.

For a time, there were different opinions. Every day, countless fans urged the crew to announce it officially. Even the passers-by were aroused by curiosity.

Some people even proposed that if it was really Wen Xusheng, who would be Wen Xusheng’s cohabitant?

Everyone guessed one after another, and then denied one after another. The expectation and curiosity reached the peak!

On the day before the broadcast, under the attention of everyone, the crew finally announced it officially.

The next second, the official Weibo was flooded with question marks.

Two minutes later, Weibo exploded.

Ten minutes later, Mu Jincheng exploded.

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