Chapter 29: Interview with the much-anticipated rising star

He reached out and picked up the spoon and gently stirred the glutinous purple rice. The small pumpkin hidden inside was also picked up by the spoon, and it looked pink and tender.

After frowning and taking a sip, Huo Ting once again confirmed that his guess was correct.

That is, this bowl of porridge is very pure, with almost no radiation impurities.

And such food specifications can be said to exceed the daily meal standard. After all,

the cosmic radiation in the interstellar age was greatly enhanced, which once caused various animals and plants to mutate, and the price of normal food soared sharply.

Therefore, nutritional solution has become a mainstream food. In fact, it is not because people like to drink it, but only because the nutritional solution is cheap, safe and portable.

To eat this kind of radiation-free food every day is an extremely luxurious thing in the interstellar age.

Even at home, he only specifically instructed that the food that Huo Yan, the little guy, was exposed to must be the highest-grade low-radiation products.

While Huo Ting frowned, there was a knock on the door outside the room.

"Hey, it smells so good..."

Secretary Hals came in and instantly smelled the bowl of porridge on the table.

The higher the spiritual power, the stronger the perception of the environment. Such high-purity radiation-free "clean" food is very tempting in the big environment.

"The midnight snack at home today is so delicious? You'd better finish it."

"After all, you always drink nutrient solution with everyone else. If the Empire knows about it, they will think the federal government is going bankrupt."

Secretary Hals made a joke, obviously knowing that Huo Ting would not go out of his way to eat such food.

This time, after Huo Ting was silent, he did finish the bowl of porridge spoonful by spoonful.

After all, it would be inappropriate to waste such dishes.

But when Huo Ting was leaving the study after finishing the work, he looked at Hals on the side:

"Tell Joni and the others not to make this on purpose in the future."

"Okay."

Although Hals agreed verbally, he rarely wanted to disobey the order in action.

He even wanted Qiao Ni and the others to make more of these meals and send them over every day.

After all, they had already returned home, so why should they continue to do the same as in the harsh conditions in the front-line military camp?

Yu Mian and the system in the water watched Huo Ting and his group leave, and almost instantly burst into cheers.

"Ah, we succeeded again! Host, the mission is really completed!"

[Ding——Daily mission is judged to be completed! ]

[The effect of this mission can be deducted from 30 days of rent and internet fees! ]

[The quality of the props made by the tasker reaches S level, triggering a side mission challenge! Make the task target eat it three times in a row, and you can drop a lucky bag reward! ]

And unexpectedly, this time it actually triggered an additional side mission.

"What does it mean to achieve S-level quality?"

Yu Mian looked at the task prompt with some confusion.

"Maybe it means that the food you make is especially delicious! Didn't even the secretary say it smelled so good?"

And when they were in the kitchen, Huo Yan ate three bowls in a row, and his stomach was almost bloated.

"Humph, it turns out that my cooking skills are still very good."

Yu Mian was quite happy to see that his work was recognized by the system backend.

In the past, every time I cooked at home, it was a pity that no one shared it, and sometimes I would just take a photo and post it on WeChat Moments.

Now that there are so many admirers, it actually feels not bad.

"Then should we try to complete three additional challenges!"

Yu Mian realized the potential risks of the small system's eagerness to try.

"Is there a possibility of being discovered?"

This time, I took a considerable risk to complete the mission.

However, compared to the risk of being forced to withdraw immediately due to the plot if the mission is not completed, it is definitely better to complete the mission first.

"Well... it seems to make sense, so we won't do it?"

The system also felt a problem after hearing this.

"Maybe there will be a chance to try it in the future? After all, there is no time limit for side quests." After thinking about it, Yu Mian finally made a decision. The main reason is that I am a little greedy for the lucky bag reward. But there is definitely no need to do it recently. After

all , if I take risks too frequently to complete the mission, the possibility of being exposed will definitely increase significantly. Even if he was exposed, this guy wouldn't do anything to him, right? After all, he had no intention of hurting the other party from beginning to end, and every mission he completed could be described as "good deeds"! The more Yu Mian thought about it, the more sad and angry he became. He felt that it was not easy for him. So when Huo Ting subconsciously looked at the midnight snack on the table the next day, he found that the food had indeed returned to its previous specifications. The fragrance of that bowl of porridge last night seemed to be just an illusion. Secretary Hals, who followed in, couldn't help but sigh subtly in his heart after noticing this. It can't be that I didn't tell Qiao Ni, and Master Huo Ting took the initiative to give the order? He really didn't leave any room for maneuver. However, the work at hand quickly diverted Hals' attention. "Although this mission is not dangerous, it is of a special nature. If the two representatives visit the famous attractions and buildings of the Central Star, they should be extra careful to avoid causing panic among the residents..." After all, the reason for arranging official armed forces to accompany the visit is not to protect the safety of the two representatives of the Bart tribe, but to prevent someone from unknowingly provoking the two evil gods and causing any accidents. Including this visit and exchange of the Bart tribe, it is actually kept secret from the public for the time being. Huo Ting nodded slightly when he heard this, and it was obvious that he also agreed with Hals' point of view.

Although according to convention, such matters would not have been assigned to Huo Ting.

However, after Huo Ying and his wife were temporarily brought back last time, Huo Ting happened to be the only army commander left in the Central Star, so Huo Ting took the initiative to take on the task as a daily inspection.

I don't know why, but Huo Ting subconsciously looked at the fish tank in the study not far away.

The golden conch shell still lay quietly on the milky white sand, and the little fish was hiding inside as expected, seemingly resting quietly. The

gauze-like fish tail swayed gently with the waves.

"It's still more comfortable to be a fish. You don't need to go to work. You can just lie in the fish tank and sleep every day."

When Hals noticed Huo Ting's gaze, he looked up and saw Yu Mian sleeping. He couldn't help but smile and sigh.

Huo Ting didn't comment after hearing this. He just closed the document in his hand again and handed it to Hals beside him.

In fact, Yu Mian just wanted to conserve his energy and wait for the day to go out. He planned to sleep in the fish tank in the next few days as long as Huo Ting couldn't type at home.

This will undoubtedly avoid extra mental energy consumption to the greatest extent.

It's a rare opportunity to go out, don't expect too much, okay!

Although he missed this message because of this.

If Yu Mian was awake, he would have discovered that the day Huo Ting and his family accompanied the Bart tribe to visit the Central Star was exactly the day Huo Yan held a parent-teacher meeting!

On the other side of the Star Network, as the list of guests attending the Universe New Star Program was announced one by one during this period, the anticipation of the Star Readers was also increasing day by day.

[This year's event content is so rich, and there are so many prizes. Is Universe preparing to do something big this year? ]

[Yes, I must grab that online interactive question-and-answer opportunity! ]

[Me too, I really want to ask if Caesar can really leave Gu Bai at the graduation ceremony! ? I can't bear to see the young couple separate [crying] Caesar, this stupid dog, proposed alone, it was too miserable! 】

Moreover, in the comment section under the official account of Universal, countless readers of "Agreement Marriage" are waiting for the push of the special page of Yu Mian's pen name.

After all, the author of "Agreement Marriage" has undoubtedly achieved a huge success among the new authors of Universal this year, so much so that no reader has ever doubted whether Yu Mian will not attend the event.

When the readers got together, they naturally discussed the plot, and inevitably there were differences of opinion.

【In the previous article, I think you don't need to waste this opportunity to ask questions. If Caesar really interrupts Gu Bai's career development, he will definitely be scolded to death. I support Gu Bai's wife bravely! 】

【That’s right, and who told him to be so self-indulgent? Why didn’t he think about today when he said something hurtful before! Angry!! 】

【Although, our Caesar seems to be about to be socially dead and heartbroken. Orz, my old habit of being embarrassed for others is about to come back...】

Ever since Caesar was misunderstood and abused his fans, the Star Readers who have been smelling the scent of the crematorium in the updates during this period are both looking forward to it and afraid.

In any case, everyone has been looking forward to the climax of the plot when the two people’s agreement expires and they officially divorce.

So now that it is finally going to happen, the mood is definitely excited.

But no one would have thought that Caesar, who seemed arrogant at first glance when the novel was written, would become so rich and complex in a series of serialized plots, making people love and hate him.

Even after discovering the truth about a million people, he silently made up for it and saved it, but because he didn't have a mouth, he lost his real name in a tragic way, and the credit was taken away by the male supporting role!

Therefore, under the influence of this series of plots, most readers' cognition of Caesar has already unconsciously changed to think that this guy is indeed annoying and hateful, but also somewhat pitiful and lovable.

After all, do you say Caesar is hateful?

Hateful! Of course, there are many places that are quite hateful.

But, is it really that he was heartbroken and socially dead when he learned about Gu Bai's study abroad at the graduation ceremony...

then... then it does seem a bit tragic! QAQ

Moreover, during this period, many positive party readers' comments area cried and begged the author to quickly redress Caesar's injustice, but not only failed to move the author's plot, but made the situation worse.

Because Gu Bai finally made up his mind one night to formally reply to the tutor's star mail and confirmed his intention to be admitted.

But he still didn't know how to talk to Caesar.

Gu Bai even felt that all these entanglements might be his own troubles, and Caesar was probably not interested in what he would choose to do after the end of his engagement.

Maybe they would sneer and say that this has nothing to do with him.

But in fact, the reason why Caesar was so busy and secretive during this period was that he was preparing for the surprise ceremony at the graduation ceremony.

The more Caesar thought about it, the more he felt that this could be turned into a one-year anniversary event for his and Gu Bai's wedding.

He even prepared an extremely luxurious starship candlelight dinner in advance!

The private starship was not only filled with flowers and various decorations, but also invited the chef who best suited Gu Bai's taste to customize the dinner menu in advance.

At that time, the starship will land directly in the large square in front of the auditorium under the gaze of thousands of people, carrying himself and Gu Bai to fly to the depths of the universe.

Under the witness of the most romantic and dazzling stars, we promised to accompany each other forever!

The exaggerated and domineering methods of Caesar in the article stunned the interstellar readers who had never read any domineering novels. I

never thought that the proposal between the protagonists of the novel could be so exaggerated and romantic?

I can only say that it is too domineering, too rich, and too Caesar.

During the hot serialization of "Agreement Marriage", the name "Caesar" once became a kind of adjective among the young people in the interstellar group.

However, because of this, the more the readers with a God's perspective watched Caesar prepare carefully, the more complicated the weird and anxious emotions in their hearts became.

After all, Gu Bainao Po was planning to go to another star system for further studies after the graduation performance, silly dog!

One was thinking about the wedding anniversary, while the other was thinking about the divorce date when the agreement expired.

The fierce conflict between the two simply sandwiched the readers who were following the update in the middle, and it can be said that they couldn't stop following the update.

Because of this, the new star project launched by Huanyu when the climax of the plot is approaching has undoubtedly become an activity that readers are extremely looking forward to.

They can't wait to ask the author what to do!

Caesar spent so much money, isn't it all wasted? And if Gu Bai really left, wouldn't Caesar's wife run away and have nothing left?

And will Gu Bai come back after he leaves! Or will he be with another male supporting actor?

All kinds of questions can fill up Huanyu's message box in a second!

However, as Huanyu pushed more and more author guests, Yu Mian's pen name was slow to appear, so that in the end, the readers who were waiting could no longer bear it.

[Urgent, urgent, urgent, I've been waiting for several days, why haven't you promoted "Marriage by Agreement" yet, Huanyu? ?

Are you planning to promote it as the last one! ? ] [My legs are numb from squatting QWQ Huanyu, you better hurry up, I still have to write a message to the author! I've written hundreds of words and you won't send it to me! ? ]

Huanyu, this lousy company, could it be that they missed our great author on the list again——! ?

"The deputy editor is in trouble, readers have started calling to ask again! How should I answer, will the author of "Marriage by Agreement" come or not?"

The fighting power of the "Marriage by Agreement" reader group is simply recognized as crazy and obsessive in the Huanyu editorial department.

"Wait a little longer, wait a little longer! Just say they are still announcing it..."

The deputy editor was actually also very troubled by the current situation.

Because the editor Shakes, who was responsible for contacting this author, insisted that they had to wait until this afternoon to finally confirm whether the author Yu Mian could attend the Rising Star Interview.

"Shakes, can you really persuade that author again this afternoon? How could someone not want to attend the award ceremony? This is such a good exposure."

The deputy editor couldn't help but want Shakes to persuade the author again just by looking at the expectant readers on the Star Network.

As long as they can show up, I'm afraid the popularity will soar.

In other words, the role played by the book "Agreement Marriage" in this year's Rising Star Project of the Universe cannot be ignored.

If the book "Contract Marriage" and its author are absent, the starlight of this year's Rising Star Project will be much dimmer.

"Uh... I swear, I will definitely give you an answer this afternoon. I will try my best one last time."

Shax was also nervous and excited at his workstation, but it was difficult for him to tell the deputy editor.

When Shax received the message of the face-to-face meeting a few weeks ago, he was more surprised than anyone else.

Shax did not expect that the mysterious Fish Soup Noodles would actually come directly to the vicinity of the Universal Building in person.

So during today's lunch break, he will sneak to the nearby coffee shop downstairs to meet his author for the first time!

However, the other party specifically reminded him not to tell anyone else about this.

"So, Mr. Fish Noodles is still unwilling to attend the awards ceremony and live broadcast?"

"Will there be any turning point this afternoon?"

The editors around him are actually more concerned about this matter than the readers, and there are also many discussions about the author Yu Mian's refusal to attend.

Some people even said that it might be because the author was born in a distant galaxy and is naturally afraid of attending public occasions, so he can't go on the award ceremony stage.

Or maybe his image is not good, so he doesn't want to be exposed on the stage and destroy the readers' fantasies...

For these rumors in the editorial department, Shakes can be said to hear them in his ears and feel uncomfortable in his heart.

Although there is no need to think about it, the source of these negative rumors must be the sour words of those old editors.

But Shax really couldn't refute anything.

After all, even Shax himself was very confused. What on earth made his own author so reluctant to show up to receive the award.

It was obviously a good thing, and the readers were looking forward to it, so why not do it?

Perhaps the answers to all these can be revealed during the lunch break.

Shax hugged the big gift bag that he had carefully prepared for Yu Mian, and felt that time had never been so slow.

Yu Mian was led out of the old house by Huo Yan. After changing clothes in the bathroom, he carefully knocked on the door to signal.

"I'm coming out?"

"Ah, is it ready so soon!?"

Huo Yan, who was in charge of keeping watch outside the door, jumped up from the ground excitedly after hearing the sound, and the next second he saw the door of the compartment being gently pushed open.

"How is it? Is it a bit strange..."

Yu Mian was still a little uncomfortable. It has been a long time since she wore such normal clothes.

Subconsciously, she pulled her hat with embarrassment. She

hadn't had a haircut for a long time, so her slightly long hair fell from her ears, making her delicate facial features even more androgynous under the brim of the hat.

Deep in the amber eyes under the long eyelashes, there seemed to be a kind of light golden moonlight flowing.

When they looked at each other, people couldn't help but be a little absent-minded.

"Ah, ah, it's not strange at all, it's super beautiful, can you hold my hand to go to school!"

After Huo Yan was stunned for a few seconds, he was so happy that he wanted to burst into tears. He pulled the strap of his schoolbag with one hand and held Yu Mian solemnly with the other hand.

I never thought that Yu Mian would look so good in human clothes.

She smells so good!

"Hey... not that exaggerated."

Yu Mian felt a little embarrassed by Huo Yan's exaggeration.

Speaking of which, after attending the parent meeting in the morning, he will be free to meet the editor in the afternoon.

"So I am playing the role of a distant cousin?"

On the way out of the bathroom, Yu Mian subconsciously confirmed with Huo Yan next to him again.

"Yes, yes, cousin!"

Oh, it would be great if Yu Mian was really his cousin. He

is so handsome, has such a good temper, and can cook delicious meals for him. I really want a cousin like him!

Huo Yan held Yu Mian's hand, and the more he thought about it, the more excited he became. He jumped all the way.

Yu Mian looked down at Huo Yan's cheerful face, and couldn't help but rub his head.

"Why didn't your cousin come today?"

"Ah, I was lucky today. My cousin went on a mission! Then I asked my parents to give Qiao Ni, who always wanted to go back to her hometown, a day off, and replaced her with another nanny who I didn't know very well."

Huo Yan couldn't help but share his brilliant plan with Yu Mian.

It turned out that he went on a mission...

Yu Mian thought, that's quite a coincidence.

But at the moment when the big and the small were walking towards the school gate, a scream suddenly came from a distance.

Looking from a distance, it turned out to be a naughty little boy who climbed onto the rooftop while his parents were not paying attention, and fell down after losing his balance!

Yu Mian subconsciously wanted to run over to catch him, but the distance was too far anyway, and he almost watched the figure fall in front of him!

"Fly..."

At this critical moment, a figure suddenly flew through the air and narrowly pulled the little guy in front of him.

"Oh my God, it's a good thing I caught it, um, wings!?"

Yu Mian subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, but after being stunned for a moment, he realized that he seemed to have seen a very mysterious scene.

How can someone fly in the air! ?

No, I have already traveled through time. Everything here is from the interstellar age. Maybe some species can grow black wings! Yu Mian,

who had regained his intuition and realized that he was no longer on Earth, once again looked at the figure that caught the child not far away.

"Ouch--"

The little boy was obviously crying loudly after being frightened, and the figure, who was also short, seemed to have no idea how to deal with the situation.

"Oh my God, black wings!? Angel, what's wrong with you!"

The boy's parents finally noticed the movement here, and the scene in front of them completely attracted the attention of everyone around.

After all, Lilith's iconic black bat wings that were still flying in the air were undoubtedly eye-catching.

"The Bart tribe!? The Bart tribe came to the Central Star to eat children, oh my god!"

The extremely terrified screams instantly broke the peace in the campus.

Especially under Lilith's childish appearance, the extremely contradictory mature look made an indescribable sense of weirdness permeate around her.

It was as if that medieval antique doll woke up alive!

However, in the face of fear, accusations and attacks around her, Lilith just watched everything with a blank expression.

But it was precisely this unusually calm reaction that frightened the people around her even more.

"That's not right. It was the little girl who saved the man! Can you guys calm down?"

Yu Mian, who had been watching the whole thing, couldn't understand it at all. He grabbed Lilith, who was about to be pushed, and held her in his arms.

The moment he held Lilith, Yu Mian shuddered subconsciously.

Because the touch felt cold, as if she had no body temperature at all!

It seemed really scary...

O皿O

What did he hold in his arms?

Wait, those people who were screaming just now were from the Bart tribe! ?

"Yes, yes, yes, I saw it too! It was this little sister with wings who saved the man!"

Huo Yan, who ran over quickly, also realized the problem instantly and explained to the crowd in a very loud voice.

"Hey, can you stop crying! Please explain quickly."

When You Qi saw the little boy crying non-stop in his parents' arms, Huo Yan felt like he was going to be pissed to death.

But the little boy was so frightened by Huo Yan's cruel treatment that he cried even louder.

But since Huo Yan is also a little guy of about the same age, and he doesn't seem to be afraid of Lilith's existence at all, his confident speech suddenly made the excited adults around him a little confused.

At the moment when the scene spread further to a wider area, several extremely powerful mental powers instantly covered the entire scene, directly blocking the entire area!

"Oh my God, miss! Why did you come here?"

The Butte housekeeper in a formal dress looked at this scene in horror.

"Cousin!?"

Huo Yan, who also looked up upon hearing the voice, was immediately terrified when he saw the familiar figure.

As for Yu Mian, he already felt that his brain was not enough, damn!

How could he be so unlucky the first time he went out...

A few minutes later -

in the conference lounge on campus, Huo Ting, who had dealt with the unexpected incident with the school leaders, finally had time to look at the two people, one big and one small, who were sitting on pins and needles.

To be precise, there was also Lilith.

Because Lilith was pulled into Yu Mian's arms in the chaos, she seemed to be quite new to this feeling. She

directly occupied Huo Yan's favorite left hand and stayed beside Yu Mian without saying a word.

As a result, Huo Yan, who was watching from a distance, dared not speak out, feeling that he had simply invited a wolf into the house.

He helped this family to prove their innocence, so why did she take their place!

Although this directly led to Yu Mian, who was frantically trying to reduce her presence and trying to lower the brim of her hat, she could only become the biggest focus of attention in the entire room with tears in her eyes.

Not only did Huo Ting, Hals and the school leaders look over, but even Lilith's old housekeeper kept staring at Yu Mian.

"Confidentiality agreement, signed."

Just when Yu Mian wanted to run away, Huo Ting personally handed him an agreement.

Huo Ting lowered his eyes and looked at the young man in front of him who didn't even dare to raise his head, and frowned slightly.

I always feel a sense of familiarity that makes no sense.

"Don't be afraid. It's just because today's incident is special that we need all the witnesses to sign and follow the relevant regulations."

Hals on the side couldn't help but explain as if to smooth things over, thinking that Yu Mian's reaction was because he was scared.

"And I really appreciate your voice today. At least it didn't make things worse."

You know, if the parents who saw the Bart tribe being too excited really met Lilith, I'm afraid those hands would be gone.

"Okay, I know."

As for Yu Mian, who had no way to escape, he could only resign himself to reaching out to take the paper and pen, and praying madly that he could slip away without being noticed after signing the formalities.

But the next second when he raised his head helplessly, everyone in the room staring at this place was stunned for a moment.

Because...

I didn't realize in the chaos just now that this shocked citizen was really good-looking! ?