The signing process went very smoothly. After reviewing the contract several times, Rong Yu readily signed her name and shook hands with Sally to express her pleasure in the cooperation.

The three of them had a pleasant dinner when Sally was called away midway through, leaving the two of them sitting face to face.

In the flickering candlelight, Yin Chengjue rested his chin on his hand, looking at Rong Yu's bulging cheeks, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Are you a squirrel?"

Rong Yu swallowed the food in her mouth, elegantly wiped her mouth with a napkin, and said innocently, "Brother Yin, you don't understand. At my family's dining table, if you're a little slow in picking up your chopsticks, the food will be gone very quickly. So my hands just get out of control as soon as they hit the table."

Yin Chengjue had never investigated Rong Yu's family background in his previous life. Now, hearing Rong Yu's description, he couldn't help but imagine a child from a poor family struggling to survive, having to fight desperately for food. His heart ached.

What did he do to this poor boy in his past life?!

Feeling even more guilty, Yin Chengjue called over the waiter and ordered another serving of the dish that Rong Yu had touched the most, telling him to eat slowly and not to rush.

"No! You don't need to order so much, I've already eaten enough!" Rong Yu rubbed her stomach and repeatedly stopped her.

Yin Chengjue: "You can take the leftovers home."

"Hmm... but I don't have a refrigerator at home yet. In this hot weather, it will spoil by the next day." Rong Yu looked troubled. In fact, he had been eating out recently. After eating out, he would buy a fruit platter with lots of ice and a dozen or so skewers of grilled meat to take home as a late-night snack. He could finish them all that night. He didn't even have a set of bowls and chopsticks at home, let alone a refrigerator.

Upon hearing this, Yin Chengjue felt even more heartbroken.

In an era where every household uses several essential home appliances, it's quite remarkable that Rong Yu's family doesn't even have a refrigerator.

“It’s okay, we can go buy it now.” Yin Chengjue tried his best to keep his expression completely normal and treated the person in front of him with a gentle attitude. He said, “After Sally’s arrangements are made, you can move into the company’s artist dormitory. According to the company’s procedures, as long as your popularity and market value rise to the specified level, the company will also allocate you a separate apartment.”

"Us? Now?" Rong Yu's eyes widened slightly, a light shining in them.

"Hmm." Seeing the joy on Rong Yu's face, Yin Chengjue also smiled and couldn't help but sigh in his heart: What an easily satisfied person he is!

Even at night, the home appliance market on West Street in City A remains brightly lit and bustling with people, thanks to the presence of several nighttime food streets and its proximity to a large shopping mall.

Passing by here, one can't help but be attracted by the aromas wafting from the food street. Even if the mind doesn't think it's necessary, the stomach still compels the feet to go there.

So by the time Yin Chengjue realized what was happening, both of them were already carrying large bags of snacks and drinks.

Yin Chengjue: "..." He clearly came to buy a refrigerator, so why did he suddenly start eating it?

Looking up at Rong Yu, who was queuing up at another food stall, Yin Chengjue deeply questioned what he had come out tonight for.

And... is this guy's stomach a black hole?

Ten minutes later, Rong Yu returned with two marshmallows, gave one to Yin Chengjue, and said with a satisfied smile, "I had such a great time tonight!"

Rong Yu was handsome and radiant, attracting passersby to turn their heads and look at him cautiously. When they noticed Yin Chengjue looking over, they quickly looked away.

Compared to Mingqian, who had only been on camera for a few days and already started covering her face with a large mask, sunglasses, and a baseball cap, Mr. Rong, who won first place in the first performance with a high score, clearly had no awareness of the need to hide himself.

His open display of his good looks didn't lead people to think of him as a celebrity or idol; they simply thought he was a handsome young man.

Even though some people thought he looked a bit like Rong Yu from his debut, no one dared to admit it.

"As long as you're happy." Yin Chengjue smiled helplessly and accepted the cotton candy Rong Yu offered.

He had seen this thing from afar when his car passed by the roadside before. When he was a child, he was curious and wanted to eat it, but after being scolded by Feng Chengda for not studying properly and only knowing how to eat, he gave up this little thought.

In his past life, he and Mingqian always went on dates in high-end places, so how could he possibly encounter that snack that flashed past the car window again, a fragment of his memory?

"It's very sweet," Yin Chengjue commented after taking a light lick.

"Right! I can tell from the smell that this place's cotton candy is delicious!" Rong Yu's smile revealed a hint of pride.

"Hey! You two handsome guys!" A female voice came from behind Yin Chengjue. Yin Chengjue turned around and saw her walking over with a camera, blushing as she handed a photo to the two of them: "Just now, I couldn't help but take this photo of you. Since it was a quick snapshot, I just printed it out. I think it looks pretty good. Do you want it?"

The girl seemed afraid that the two would be angry, so she quickly added, "If you don't like it, you can just tear it up, and I'll delete the photos from my camera too."

The photo captures the moment when Rong Yu is holding two cotton candies and offering one to Yin Chengjue. Rong Yu's face is radiant with a clean and refreshing smile, and a hint of a smile can also be faintly seen on one side of Yin Chengjue's face.

Under the glow of orange lanterns illuminating the food street, the smiles of the two were warmed by the light. The swaying shadows of the trees beside them cast dappled patterns on Rong Yu and Yin Chengjue's clothes, as if they had been carefully edited in post-production.

"Thank you, it's very beautiful." Yin Chengjue took the photo from the little girl's hand.

Rong Yu also said, "Could you use Bluetooth to send me the picture you saved on your camera?"

"Sure!" The little girl fiddled with the camera and connected it to Rong Yu's phone via Bluetooth. While Yin Chengjue was wondering whether he should get a copy too, Rong Yu had already sent it to him via WeChat.

Yin Chengjue silently clicked "save".

"That girl took a really good photo. Brother Yin and I both look very handsome from this angle. Can I use it as my screensaver?" Rong Yu asked, while her hands had already set the image.

"Whatever you like." Yin Chengjue also thought the photo was good, especially the way it perfectly captured Rong Yu's smile, making people want to laugh along with him.

"Brother Yin, where did you usually go at night? Have you ever been to a food night market like this?" The two of them were tired from walking, so they found an empty chair by the roadside to rest.

After getting away from the crowd, the cool night breeze blew by, dissipating some of the heat from my body, which was quite pleasant.

"Before? I've never been to a place like this before." Whether in his past life or this one, he either attended banquets or went to bars to drink at night. He never thought of coming to a place like this.

"Haha, I come here often. When I was a kid, I used to sneak out of the house to play. I accidentally discovered the wonders of the food street. Since then, I can name any food street in City A that tastes good!" Rong Yu rubbed his slightly full belly and recalled, "Of course, the price was getting a beating when I got back."

"You're really going all out for a bite to eat." Yin Chengjue rested his hands behind his head, looked up at the sky, and breathed in the night breeze with a sense of contentment. "You don't seem like the type to be tied down. Why would you want to participate in an audition and enter the entertainment industry?"

Rong Yu stiffened, using the sound of rummaging through a plastic bag to cover her unease, and said calmly, "Because I heard it can make money, yes, make money, I really need money right now."

Yin Chengjue agreed with this statement, raised his hand and ruffled Rong Yu's fluffy head, "Keep it up."

Just as Yin Chengjue went to offer warmth to the company's new artists, Feng Changheng, who had been arrested and taken to the police station, was quickly found out the truth about accidentally injuring Feng Chengda. However, news soon came that Feng Chengda was out of danger. Considering that Feng Changheng and Feng Chengda were father and son, Feng Chengda's own opinion had to be taken into account.

If Feng Chengda is unwilling to pursue Feng Changheng's responsibility, Feng Changheng cannot be convicted, so Feng Changheng is detained at the police station.

Su Zi was detained for failing to report the information, but she was also temporarily detained because of her ambiguous relationship with Feng Chengda.

With both men detained, the private newspaper reporters they had hired lost their composure, unsure whether they should offend Yin Chengjue and, consequently, the entire Yin family, for the sake of the small amount of money they had.

The Yin family's success has attracted attention, and many enemies are happy to see them embroiled in slanderous public opinion, even taking advantage of their misfortune. However, these people would never take these small newspapers seriously, much less protect them because they published reports defaming Yin Chengjue.

This kind of behavior, which harms others without benefiting oneself, is definitely not the best course of action.

After weighing their options, they chose to suppress their reports until Feng Chengda woke up, or until Feng Changheng and Su Zi left the police station and could offer them sufficient protection and promises before discussing the matter further.

Thus, the "explosive" report that "Yin Chengjue forced his illegitimate son and his mother to kneel and kowtow" was shelved, preventing Yin Chengjue from trending on social media again.

Of course, even if such a trending topic actually appeared, Yin Chengjue could handle it perfectly.

After all, he was so far away from Su Zi and Feng Changheng at the time that it was impossible for anyone to have taken a photo of them together. He could have easily claimed that Su Zi and Feng Changheng had deliberately staged the photo and then sued them for damaging his personal reputation.

However, while Yin Chengjue didn't put on a show for everyone to watch, Ming Qian was determined not to let a single day of peace pass by.

On the last day of the holiday given to the trainees after their debut, a striking hashtag suddenly appeared on the trending topics list: #Mingqian and Feizhengqi are a perfect match#.

Thanks for your support! Here comes the chubby chapter!