"It must be because Mom doesn't want to sleep with you, Dad, that's why you said 'Don't interfere with children.' You adults are just so concerned about saving face," Chi Nao said in a precocious tone.

Chi Baiyi: "..."

Qin Yuanyao: "..."

Chi Baiyi's head also started to ache...

...

Back at the Imperial Water Pavilion, Chi Nao clung to Qin Yuanyao the whole time.

Even after Chi Naozi fell asleep, she still held Qin Yuanyao tightly.

Chi Baiyi quietly pushed open the door to Chi Nao's room and came in. Seeing that Chi Nao had finally fallen asleep, he breathed a sigh of relief.

This little light bulb, who can't hide anything from her, finally fell asleep.

Chi Baiyi silently gestured to Qin Yuanyao at the single sofa in the corner of the room, then went over and sat down first.

Qin Yuanyao didn't know what he was going to do, but she still quietly got out of bed and went to Chi Baiyi's side.

"What's wrong?" Qin Yuanyao asked in a low voice.

Chi Baiyi extended his right palm toward her, looking at her with a faint smile, without saying a word.

Qin Yuanyao looked at his outstretched right palm with suspicion, then glanced at him again, not understanding what he was going to do.

But she still extended her right hand.

She intended to pat Chi Baiyi's right palm, but as soon as she stretched out her right hand, Chi Baiyi grabbed her hand, pulled her with controlled force, and made Qin Yuanyao fall into his lap.

Qin Yuanyao's eyes widened in surprise. If she hadn't been constantly reminded that Cheese was asleep and she shouldn't wake it up, she would have definitely exclaimed.

Qin Yuanyao, who had fallen into Chi Baiyi's arms, met his deep, smiling black eyes and glared at him coquettishly.

"What are you doing?" Qin Yuanyao whispered, her voice tinged with a coquettishness that she herself didn't even realize.

“Once Cheese is back, I won’t have a chance to be alone with you. I need to spend more time with you while she’s asleep,” Chi Baiyi said.

"This isn't how you 'stay' like we are, right? We're like this now..." Qin Yuanyao glanced at their ambiguous posture and was too embarrassed to continue.

"What's wrong with this legal arrangement?" Chi Baiyi said with a playful smile, "We're mutually attracted, of legal age, and can sleep together."

Qin Yuanyao blushed and glared at him coquettishly: "Aren't you afraid that the cheese will suddenly wake up and she'll see you?"

"She saw it, she'll definitely be happy. She really wants us to sleep together soon," Chi Baiyi said casually.

Qin Yuanyao: "..."

These two, one big and one small, both have the ability to drive people crazy!

Chi Baiyi stopped teasing her, rested his chin on her shoulder, and his voice was a little tired.

"I'll just stay here for a while; I've been quite tired these past few days."

Qin Yuanyao, thinking about the passing of Old Master Chi and Xu Zhiming's matter, could understand Chi Baiyi very well.

Chi Baiyi appears indestructible on the surface, able to remain calm in the face of anything, but he is human, and humans get tired and weary at times; he simply cannot show it.

Thinking of this, Qin Yuanyao naturally wrapped her arms around his waist.

They stayed quietly in the dimly lit room for a while.

In the silence, Qin Yuanyao asked softly, "When did you realize that Xu Zhiming might be the murderer?"

"The day Grandpa passed away," Chi Baiyi said, keeping his chin resting on Qin Yuanyao's shoulder, "but it was just about the anonymous chat room, so we couldn't convict Xu Zhiming of a serious crime. Therefore, I asked Mu Hai to investigate Xu Zhiming more thoroughly."

"Are you surprised that the murderer is Xu Zhiming?" Qin Yuanyao asked.

“I wouldn’t be surprised if the murderer were anyone,” Chi Baiyi said. “I’ve never believed that people are as they appear on the surface.”

"You're so pessimistic," Qin Yuanyao said with a hint of teasing.

"It's not that I'm pessimistic, but after being in this position for so long, I've seen so many people and things like that, and gradually I've come to have these thoughts."

"Then do you think I'm not as good as I appear on the surface?" Qin Yuanyao asked.

Chi Baiyi raised his hand and gently stroked the stray hairs on her forehead: "You are consistent inside and out."

"Is that why you like me?" Qin Yuanyao asked again.

Chi Baiyi chuckled: "Even if you are different inside and out, I will still be happy to accept it."

He leaned down slightly and tentatively kissed Qin Yuanyao on the cheek.

Qin Yuanyao felt as if all the blood in her body rushed to her face. Her eyes shone brightly as she looked at Chi Baiyi with intense nervousness.

As if encouraged, Chi Baiyi smiled slightly, gently lifted her chin, and kissed her...

...

Not long after, Qin Yuanyao joined the film crew of the movie "Spark" and began filming the movie.

She joined the cast of "Spark" less than half a month after filming her previous drama "Star Chaser" ended.

Despite her busy work schedule, Qin Yuanyao remained highly motivated.

In particular, she had learned from Chi Cheese that she would win her first Best Actress award for "Spark," and she took the film even more seriously.

The filming of "Spark" was very difficult.

Because the director has very high standards for each scene, even a decent scene might need to be filmed more than ten times before the director will approve it.

Therefore, everyone on the filming set, from the lead actors to the extras, was complaining bitterly.

Qin Yuanyao remained calm in the face of the director's almost harsh demands, no matter how the director corrected or even scolded her.

Even Qi Tian, ​​who played her as a child, was scolded by the director until she cried.

Xing Yu, who played the fifth male lead in the movie, was also scolded by the director to the point of questioning his life.

The atmosphere on set was therefore somewhat oppressive.

Fortunately, Chi Nao would visit her on set from time to time, which was the only thing that could make Qin Yuanyao relax during the arduous daily filming.

One day, Chi Nao once again had the Chi family's driver bring her to visit the film set.

When Chi Nao arrived, Qin Yuanyao was filming.

Chi Nai waited quietly on the side, watching her mother film.

After the director yelled "Cut!", he said, "Take a break."

Chi Nailu skipped and hopped like a little rabbit into Qin Yuanyao's arms, calling out sweetly, "Mommy—"

"Cheese is here." Yuan Zi led Qi Tian over with a smile: "Cheese and your sister Qin have such a good relationship, she even calls her 'Mom' now."

Yuan Zi's original intention was to try and get information out of Chi Nao, to find out if Qin Yuanyao was really with Chi Baiyi and had hooked up with Chi Baiyi, her big sugar daddy.

To everyone's surprise, Chi Nao was quite astonished to see Qi Tian and Yuan Zi.

"Sweetie," Chi Nao said in a childish voice, "what are you doing here?"

“Cheese,” Qi Tian smiled and waved to Chi Cheese, “the younger version of the female lead I played.”

Chi Naozi was stunned again: "You played my mother when she was young?"

Qi Tian nodded: "Mmm!"

Chi Nai's face was full of astonishment.

(End of this chapter)