"Your hands are so cold."

Lu Jingxu wanted to pull his hand back, but Su Yinyin held it tightly and stuffed it into the quilt that was warmed by her body temperature.

"Don't touch it if it's cold."

"Then why do you still touch me?" Su Yinyin raised her eyes and looked at him.

He realized the meaning of Su Yinyin's words, and his eyelashes drooped, covering up the fleeting light in his eyes.

"What if I say there will be no result between us?"

"You're talking nonsense again."

Su Yinyin loosened her grip on his hand a little, and Lu Jingxu noticed it and pulled his hand back.

"What if I'm serious?"

…

He sank his eyes and said, "Then I will keep pestering you until I get a result."

Bitter fruit is still fruit, and the ending of the serial is unknown. If what Lu Jingxu said is the beginning of a bet, then this time, Su Yinyin really wants to take a gamble.

──

Liu Yue, who had been out of contact for a day, finally resumed communication. Su Yinyin hid in the quilt, put on headphones, and browsed her phone for a while, when Liu Yue called.

She and Su Yinyin explained what happened last time, and the details were basically the same as what Lu Jingxu said.

"So is he gone now? Is he still at your house?"

Lu Jingxu happened to walk in and put a cup of hot milk on his bedside.

Su Yinyin glanced at him, covered her phone's microphone and whispered, "No, he lives in my house now."

"What??? Her agent told me to just take a look and leave."

Su Yinyin was speechless: "You believe this kind of thing?"

"I was anxious to see my son, so I sacrificed you. To make it up to you, I put in a lot of effort yesterday. Wait, I'll send you the information."

After the call was disconnected, Liu Yue sent a script file over. After a quick glance, it turned out to be a big-budget costume drama.

Liu Yue: I know you want to win an award, but if you want to gain a firm foothold in the industry, accumulating traffic is more important. You don’t have access to particularly good film resources right now, but with your appearance, you are more than qualified to act in an idol drama.

Liu Yue: This is a big production, and it's based on a novel that's very popular. Yesterday, I rushed to City A with my suitcase to meet the director and gave him your costume photo. I also heard that the director there is interested in contacting me.

When did I ever take a photo in a period costume?

Liu Yue sent a picture. Su Yinyin clicked it and found that it was a picture of herself and Lu Jingxu photoshopped into an ancient style scene. The material used was the look she had worn on Ding Lingling's variety show last time.

Liu Yue: I found this in the super topic about you and Teacher Lu, but when I sent the photo, I cropped Teacher Lu out. Honestly, it turned out pretty good.

…

Seeing that Su Yinyin hadn't replied, Liu Yue finally learned to be more cautious with his words: [Ahem, this is also a helpless decision made in a hurry. The situation between you and Teacher Lu is too complicated. I don't even know if I should mention it in front of you.]

【Whatever you want】

Liu Yue: Have you two reconciled? I think Teacher Lu really likes you, it doesn't seem fake.

【Continue to sleep, no more chatting】

Liu Yue: Hey, don't sleep anymore. I almost forgot something important. The production team of that Saturday Night Live program just contacted me and added a new dance segment. They want you to practice dancing. I thought it would be a good idea for you to learn it while you're at it. The heroine of that costume drama has a dance scene, and it would be very popular if she didn't use a body double.

After that, she handed over a business card.

Liu Yue: I've found a teacher for you. He's an acquaintance, so you can use him with confidence.

When I clicked on the business card, it turned out to be Xia Yunyun.

Su Yinyin was a little surprised. Before she could open the dialog box with her, a phone call came in.

"Yinyin! I'm Xia Yunyun."

Xia Yunyun's voice was full of energy. It was eight o'clock in the morning. She couldn't imagine how early she had to go to bed yesterday to be so energetic now.

"Yunyun, good morning."

"Someone over there told you about the dance practice, right? I'm pretty free this month, so I wanted to make some extra money. I didn't expect the person I'd be tutoring would be you."

"Really? That's quite a coincidence. How's your work going now? Is everything going well?"

Since the sports meet, Xia Yunyun has been in the spotlight again, and has been doing many commercial performances. She was a little surprised that she came to be her dance teacher.

"It's much better than before, but there are too few domestic stages now. I've been filming several variety shows in a row and I'm almost exhausted. I want to relax."

He never forgets to work even when relaxing. What a hardworking child.

"By the way, are you free at two in the afternoon? I'll send you the address and you can come over for dance practice."

Just as Su Yinyin was about to speak, Lu Jingxu walked in again and put his hand on Su Yinyin's forehead: "Your fever is gone, does your stomach still hurt?"

She realized that it was too late to cover the microphone, so she quickly took out her cell phone and pointed it, telling Lu Jingxu that she was on the phone. Only then did Lu Jingxu react and walked out silently.

However, Xia Yunyun's hearing was impeccable. "Sister Yinyin, are you sick? It doesn't matter. If you still feel uncomfortable today, don't come."

"It's okay. I had acute gastroenteritis yesterday. I took some medicine and I'm fine now."

"Oh..." The person on the other end of the phone dragged out the ending of the voice. Su Yinyin was about to feel lucky that she didn't ask who the voice was, but Xia Yunyun said with a half-smile like a know-it-all:

"So it was Teacher Lu who took care of you last night."

Su Yinyin was a little frightened by what she said: "Don't let your imagination run wild. The voice just now was my dad."

"Really? I heard a while ago that you had a bad relationship with your family? It seems that your father still cares about you."

"No, it's my stepfather. Mom remarried."

Su Yinyin said this without changing her expression or heartbeat. After communicating with Xia Yunyun about the location and time, she turned over and prepared to get out of bed. She stood at the door and thought about putting a "No Trespassing" sign on the door.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he went out, he met Lu Jingxu who was leaning against the wall and seemed to have been waiting for a long time.

"Have you finished your milk?"

Only then did Su Yinyin remember that there was a glass of milk in her room that had not been touched.

"Oh, I forgot. I'll drink it later."

After that, he remembered something and said, "By the way, can you knock on the door next time you come in? I don't want anyone to hear a man's voice in my house."

"I knocked on the door last night and you didn't answer. What if you die in there? Won't your mother scold me to death?"

Su Yinyin found him baffling: "What does this have to do with my mom?"

"Didn't you just say I was your stepfather?"

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