Chapter 38 Good...Friends?

Mu Yunzhou took Chao Xian to a century-old porridge shop. Even late at night, various kinds of porridge were kept warm on the stove, but the porridges were far apart, as if to prevent the flavors from mixing during cooking.

The menu was placed in front of Chao Xian. Chao Xian glanced at it, unsure which item was delicious, and then placed the menu in front of Mu Yunzhou.

"I've never had this porridge before, Mr. Mu, could you recommend it?" Chao Xian looked at Mu Yunzhou with bright eyes.

Mu Yunzhou raised his head and looked at Chao Xian.

Outside the floor-to-ceiling windows, the lights shone brightly even at midnight. Inside, the lights were warm, quiet, and inviting. Chao Xian smiled, her delicate face full of trust.

Chao Xian looked at Mu Yunzhou and tilted his head in confusion, noticing that he hadn't made a move.

Mu Yunzhou snapped out of his daze and ordered the porridge that had the highest rating at this restaurant.

"Mr. Mu hasn't been here?" Chao Xian asked, looking at his appearance with suspicion.

Mu Yunzhou nodded. He had only known about this shop before, but had never been there. He had only heard from some friends in the industry that it was very good, and that it was owned by one of their friends.

Chao Xian simply said "oh" without dwelling on it.

The porridge was served quickly. Chao Xian's eyes lit up when he saw the porridge in the clay pot in front of him. The waiter ladled it into bowls and placed them in front of the two of them before leaving the private room.

The weather has been quite hot these past few days, and the air conditioning in the private room is set very low. Chao Xian stirs the porridge in her bowl, and the atmosphere between the two is quiet, with the occasional clinking of soup spoons.

After Chao Xian finished his bowl of porridge, Mu Yunzhou reached out to serve him another bowl, but Chao Xian quickly waved his hand.

Mu Yunzhou didn't eat much either; there was still a lot of porridge left in the clay pot. Chao Xian pointed to the clay pot and asked, "Is there still so much left? How about we pack it up?"

Chao Xian spoke very naturally.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunzhou said softly, "It will smell fishy if left overnight. If you like it, come again tomorrow."

“I think Ziyan is also looking forward to a late-night snack right now,” Chao Xian said with a smile.

Since I can't eat it all myself, I'll have to make sure Mu Ziyan, who's probably already asleep, eat it instead, so as not to waste it.

When Mu Yunzhou heard Chao Xian say this, he didn't say anything. Instead, he directly asked the waiter to pack it up.

Chao Xian and Mu Yunzhou returned after having a late-night snack in the middle of the night.

When they got home and turned on the lights, they saw Mu Ziyan sitting on the sofa, staring at them with a resentful look.

Chao Xian was startled.

Then, puzzled, he asked Mu Ziyan, "Why aren't you asleep yet?"

Upon hearing this, Mu Ziyan sneered, pointed to the bowl of noodles on the table, and gave the two of them a deep look: "Next time you go out, can you please turn off the lights first? Don't let me know you've gone out."

Mu Ziyan went downstairs to get a bottle of iced milk, but when she turned around she saw that the light next to the sofa was still on. She went to the study to take a look, and then knocked on Chao Xian's door.

When neither of them made a sound, Mu Ziyan realized that they had secretly gone out without his knowledge.

But he clearly wasn't sleeping either.

Why didn't anyone call him?

The more Mu Ziyan thought about it on the sofa, the more aggrieved he felt. If Chao Xian and Mu Yunzhou didn't come back soon, he figured he would burst into tears and show it to himself.

"Why didn't you call me when you went out? What delicious food did you go to eat behind my back?" Mu Ziyan looked at Chao Xian and asked aggrievedly.

Chao Xian gave a soft "ah," then took the porridge that Mu Yunzhou was carrying from his hand: "Of course we remember you, we were just worried you'd be asleep, so here, I packed it for you."

Chao Xian confidently handed the porridge to Mu Ziyan.

It was impossible to tell that the porridge that Chao Xian and the others hadn't finished eating was the leftover porridge that had been packed up and brought back.

Eliminate waste, starting with leisure time.

When Mu Ziyan saw the bowl full of porridge, she felt a little suspicious and strange.

Mu Ziyan smiled at Chao Xian, then sat down on the sofa with the porridge.

"Where's the spoon?" Mu Ziyan asked, puzzled, since she couldn't find a spoon. "Are restaurants this careless about takeout these days?"

Chao Xian quickly said, "They probably forgot to put it in when they packed it up. Go to the kitchen and get it yourself. Remember to clean up after you finish eating. I'm going upstairs to sleep."

Mu Yunzhou watched as Chao Xian explained and coaxed Mu Ziyan. Then Chao Xian gave him a wink, and Mu Yunzhou followed behind Chao Xian.

The two went straight up to the second floor, ignoring Mu Ziyan downstairs.

Chao Xian breathed a sigh of relief, reached her room door, and waved to Mu Yunzhou: "I'm going to sleep now! Goodnight, Mr. Mu!"

Mu Yunzhou hummed in agreement, and only after confirming that Chao Xian had returned to her room did he enter his study.

Sitting in front of the computer, Mu Yunzhou opened the file he hadn't finished reading that day.

After sitting in front of the computer for a long time, unable to concentrate on reading the documents, Mu Yunzhou sighed and shut down the computer.

Mu Yunzhou thought of Chao Xian in the private room just now, under the warm lights, Chao Xian's smiling eyes seemed to only have him in them.

Then I suddenly remembered what my father had said.

Mu Yunzhou raised an eyebrow, thinking that he was probably just too tired, which was why he was thinking about all sorts of things.

It seems I really have too much work.

Thinking this, Mu Yunzhou put away the documents and walked to another room connected to the study, which was the room where Mu Yunzhou slept after leaving the master bedroom.

The bed at home is really comfortable. I slept soundly until the afternoon, and when I opened my eyes, my mind was still a bit muddled.

The room was completely covered by curtains, not letting in a single ray of light. Chao Xian's head was tilted to the side on the blanket, his hands wrapped around the soft blanket. The air conditioner was running silently. After a while, Chao Xian finally woke up.

He picked up his phone, which was charging on the bedside table, and yawned as he turned it on with one hand.

While he was asleep, several people sent him messages: Mu Yunzhou and Mu Ziyan, as well as Mrs. Luo, who had previously had afternoon tea with him and had heard that he was back.

Among them was a message from Xu Ming'an.

Chao Xian first opened Mu Yunzhou's message. It was probably around noon when Mu Yunzhou asked him if he wanted some porridge, but Chao Xian didn't reply at the time. Now, seeing Mu Yunzhou's message, he really felt a bit hungry.

But it's already afternoon, and Mu Yunzhou is probably at work.

Chao Xian thought for a moment and quickly typed: Mr. Mu, please send me the address. I'll go by myself. I just woke up.

While Mu Yunzhou was replying to her message, Chao Xian got up, went to the bathroom to brush her teeth and wash up, and then checked Mu Ziyan's message.

It was to ask him what he wanted to eat for lunch today.

Chao Xian casually sent a voice message to Mu Ziyan, telling her that she had just woken up and would be going out to eat later.

Mrs. Luo asked if Chao Xian was free to go out for afternoon tea, but Chao Xian was on a diet and had to decline.

As for Xu Ming'an...

When Chao Xian replied to his message, she had already finished washing up and was taking her phone into the dressing room.

Chao Xian opened the message.

Xu Ming'an asked Chao Xian if he wanted to go to his art exhibition.

He also told his father that he wanted to meet Chao Xian.

Instead of replying to the message directly, Chao Xian dialed Su Ge's number.

After the call connected, Chao Xian finally spoke: "Has anyone in the industry heard the news that Xu Ming'an's father, Director Zheng, is going to direct the film again?"

Su Ge was stunned by Chao Xian's words: "How did you know? I just heard that he was planning to prepare a period drama!"

"Xu Ming'an invited me to an art exhibition, saying that Director Zheng wanted to see me." Upon hearing this, Chao Xian had a hunch.

Su Ge hadn't expected that Xu Ming'an would be willing to introduce Chao Xian to Zheng Nan.

It's worth noting that this work, "Zheng Nan," was remade after many years, and it's unknown how many big names were willing to lower their fees to join the cast.

If Chao Xian gets a role, his resources will only increase, not decrease, in the future.

"Did he arrange this privately with you?" Su Ge asked first, and only after receiving an affirmative answer did he speak softly, "Then you'll have to go alone. Or should you bring the young master with you?"

No information has been released yet, and Su Ge doesn't know Zheng Nan's thoughts.

Since it was a private invitation, if I went, it would really become an audition.

If I don't go, it's just an invitation from a friend.

I can't think of anything else.

After thinking for a moment, Chao Xian said "okay," and then sent a message to Xu Ming'an to ask about the time, while also asking if Mu Ziyan could be brought along.

Xu Ming'an replied quickly.

Chao Xian added the time to her calendar schedule reminder, then realized that Mu Yunzhou hadn't replied to her message yet.

After changing her clothes, she was about to send another message to Mu Yunzhou.

Then Mu Yunzhou called.

"Go downstairs."

As soon as Chao Xian answered the call, he heard Mu Yunzhou's slightly deep voice through the phone.

Chao Xian ran to the window with her phone and saw that Mu Yunzhou's car was already downstairs.

He quickly said "okay," hung up the phone, and left the room.

As he stepped outside, he bumped into Mu Ziyan, and Chao Xian couldn't help but smile awkwardly.

Mu Ziyan looked at Mu Yunzhou's car through the floor-to-ceiling window on the first floor, and then glanced at Chao Xian.

"I want to go too!"

Inside the car, Mu Yunzhou watched as the villa door opened, and Mu Ziyan followed behind Chao Xian.

Mu Yunzhou frowned after just one glance.

Just as I was about to say something, I saw Mu Ziyan trying to open the car door and get in.

Muyunzhou one-click car lock.

Mu Ziyan looked at Mu Yunzhou: "Open the door."

"Who are you asking to open the door?" Mu Yunzhou sat in the car looking at Mu Ziyan, his expression completely calm.

Chao Xian thought the two of them were very childish.

They have opinions about each other.

"Dad, open the door," Mu Ziyan said with a forced smile, enunciating each word clearly.

Mu Yunzhou raised an eyebrow before opening the door.

Chao Xian sat in the passenger seat and said softly, "I originally wanted you to send me an address so I could drive there myself."

Unexpectedly, Mu Yunzhou came back to pick him up.

Mu Yunzhou hummed in agreement and explained, "I happened to be free this afternoon, and I didn't have lunch either."

Mu Ziyan listened to their conversation, and Mu Yunzhou even glanced at her, as if to say: They didn't have lunch, so did Mu Ziyan not have lunch either?

They ate and then ran back to the car; I just can't understand their expressions!

Mu Ziyan raised her hand: "I'm not full."

You can only drive in Muyunzhou.

"Oh, right, Ziyan, you're coming with me to Xu Ming'an's art exhibition in a couple of days." Chao Xian suddenly remembered, afraid that he had forgotten to tell Mu Ziyan in advance.

Upon hearing this name, Mu Ziyan first looked at Mu Yunzhou.

Mu Yunzhou and Xu Ming'an.

He chose Mu Yunzhou.

"I don't want to go. Let your father go with you." Mu Ziyan's gaze fell on Mu Yunzhou, then she asked the crucial question: "Mr. Mu, aren't you busy?"

Mu Ziyan and Chao Xian both turned their gazes toward Mu Yunzhou.

Upon hearing this, Mu Yunzhou felt as if he had answered the question wrong, and that he was doomed to face the danger tonight.

"No rush, give me some time and I'll pick you up to go together." Although Mu Yunzhou found his intuition strange, he finally agreed.

These past two days, the deputy general manager from out of town has been transferred back, and Mu Yunzhou's work has been distributed, so he doesn't have to go out to see an art exhibition.

Mu Ziyan nodded in satisfaction.

He felt that Mu Yunzhou seemed to have suddenly become enlightened.

For the next few days, he went home early every day and even had time to take Chao Xian and Mu Ziyan out shopping.

Mu Ziyan posted a positive review in the 'Mu Clan' group.

Mu Ziyan originally wanted to invite Chao Xian to the group, but Chao Xian refused.

There are too many people in the group, and I'm afraid I'll give myself away.

In order to go to the art exhibition, Mu Yunzhou took Chao Xian and Mu Ziyan to buy casual clothes.

I've got my eye on several outfits, which actually match the casual clothes that Chao Xian likes to wear.

Chao Xian glanced at him and thought it looked good too. Mu Yunzhou always gave people the impression of negotiating when he wore a formal suit, but when he wore casual clothes, Mu Yunzhou's temperament became much softer.

Chao Xian was very satisfied.

Then I picked out a few more short-sleeved T-shirts for Mu Yunzhou to make him look younger.

Only then was he satisfied.

Chao Xian didn't originally intend to buy anything, but Mu Yunzhou took her directly to look at jewelry.

Many brands have recently launched new products, and some of them, which are related to Mu's or are brands that the original owner frequently visited, are being delivered directly to her home.

Some of the more expensive ones were simply too expensive for the original owner to afford, so they were never used.

Later, when he had more free time, he spent even less time shopping. Apart from going out to buy a few clothes at the beginning, he mostly went out to buy clothes for Mu Ziyan.

Since returning to the entertainment industry, Chao Xian has had even less time to go out shopping, and is also afraid of being seen by fans or paparazzi.

Upon entering the store, Mu Ziyan immediately asked the sales assistant to bring out all the recently arrived jewelry for her to look at.

Mu Yunzhou did not stop it.

Chao Xian held up his hand to show the ring, Mu Ziyan thought it was nice, and Mu Yunzhou said to wrap it up.

Chao Xian glanced at the bracelet, Mu Ziyan said it looked nice, and Mu Yunzhou gestured for the sales assistant to wrap it up.

Mu Ziyan then said that Chao Xian needed a few necklaces, and Mu Yunzhou would just pay for them.

Mu Ziyan's gaze towards Mu Yunzhou had softened considerably.

Chao Xian watched the two of them from the side, feeling puzzled.

Aren't we buying him things?

Later on, all the two of them need to do is say "it looks good," and the sales assistants will know to wrap it up immediately.

"I think that's enough." Many of the jewelry pieces in Chao Xian's wardrobe were only worn once. No matter how beautiful they were, Chao Xian could only leave them at home after joining the production team.

Mu Ziyan directly stopped Chao Xian, saying in a serious tone: "The person who loves you will only feel that they haven't given you enough, as Peacock said."

Upon hearing this, Chao Xian sighed and rubbed his forehead.

Why did Rong Huai say so much nonsense to the child?

Never mind, the Mu family is rich anyway.

Mu Yunzhou is also rich.

Watching Mu Yunzhou carefully selecting clothes, Chao Xian leaned back on the sofa and suddenly felt a pang of emotion. When she bought clothes for Mu Ziyan, did Mu Ziyan feel the same way?

I'm afraid so, after all, Mu Ziyan is also very excited right now.

I was so excited that I almost asked the sales assistant to buy out the entire store.

In summary: I was even more excited than the person involved who spent the money.

Mu Yunzhou gave the address and asked the sales assistant to pack the items and deliver them to his home.

As they left, the saleswomen saw them off with smiles on their faces.

Looking at Mu Yunzhou ahead, Mu Ziyan pulled Chao Xian back a step: "My father still likes you very much, can we not get a divorce?"

Mu Ziyan completely forgot her previous accusations against Mu Yunzhou.

There's a certain beauty in the feeling of hitting a wall and not learning from it, only to keep hitting it again and again.

"Didn't you have a lot of opinions about your dad before?" Chao Xian teased, not expecting Mu Ziyan to change her attitude so quickly.

Mu Ziyan obediently replied, "It's okay, I can make sacrifices for you! Peacock said if you can't find someone you like, then find someone who's willing to spend money on you. My dad is super generous with money!"

Chao Xian felt his lips twitch and sneered, "If you listen to Rong Huai again, I'll have your dad kick you out of the house. Why is the child learning to say things like a peacock?"

Mu Ziyan didn't understand why Chao Xian's expression changed so suddenly.

Then Mu Ziyan sensed something was wrong behind him.

Turning around, they saw Mu Yunzhou standing in front of them.

Mu Ziyan: Oh dear, I've been caught red-handed!

"What did Rong Huai say to you?" Mu Yunzhou raised an eyebrow, his gaze turning cold.

On his left was Chao Xian, who was sneering, and in front of him was Mu Yunzhou, who was staring at him.

Mu Ziyan could only apologize to Kong Que Ronghuai from inside.

He then handed over his watch.

Mu Yunzhou and Chao Xian were looking at the chat history on a small watch, and the more they looked, the funnier it became.

Such a grown man, teaching children inappropriate ways.

Mu Yunzhou immediately deleted and blocked Rong Huai, then took out his own phone and kicked Rong Huai out of the 'Mu Clan' group chat.

“Next time you learn from him, I think you can go abroad for a while before coming back,” Mu Yunzhou said seriously.

Mu Ziyan quickly replied that she understood.

He doesn't want to go to those foreign places where there's nothing good to eat.

Chao Xian glanced at Mu Yunzhou, then at Mu Ziyan, and said softly, "Rong Huai doesn't even have a partner. Are you going to follow his example?"

Mu Ziyan thought about it and agreed, since Rong Huai didn't have a partner yet.

Therefore, Rong Huai was only good at theoretical discussions.

Mu Ziyan figured it out herself. It seemed that she still had to rely on herself, at least Rong Huai was unreliable.

"Don't try to imitate things randomly next time," Chao Xian said seriously.

Mu Ziyan nodded and said okay.

Seeing Mu Ziyan's state, Mu Yunzhou sent a message and then took Chao Xian and Mu Ziyan home.

Meanwhile, Rong Huai, who was being brutally beaten, remained silent.

Mu Yunzhou, you have no martial ethics! How dare you call your elders that!

Xu Ming'an's art exhibition was on the weekend, and Mu Yunzhou was dressed very casually today, sitting on the sofa downstairs waiting for his turn.

When Chao Xian came downstairs, Mu Yunzhou was immediately struck by his appearance. The young man was wearing a hooded sleeveless T-shirt and casual pants. His slightly long gray hair was tied up for the first time, looking like a small, long ponytail at the back of his head.

She wasn't wearing any jewelry, and she looked even cooler than usual.

Mu Yunzhou nodded to Chao Xian, and then left the house with Chao Xian.

Chao Xian didn't see Mu Ziyan and asked Mu Yunzhou in confusion.

"The tailor is free today. We'll go take measurements after we finish viewing the art exhibition. Ziyan has already been sent there," Mu Yunzhou explained softly.

Chao Xian nodded, indicating that he understood.

The art exhibition was very popular, and many celebrities who already knew the identity of the exhibition's owner bought several tickets from others at high prices.

When Chao Xian arrived wearing a mask, there were many security personnel on site, and quite a few fans around. It's unclear who had heard the news from.

Chao Xian and Mu Yunzhou both entered discreetly wearing masks.

Upon entering, Chao Xian quickly spotted Xu Ming'an, who was surrounded by people, wearing a mask, with a slightly furrowed brow, looking very unhappy, and whose entire being seemed to be asking for help.

Chao Xian remembered that Xu Ming'an said he didn't like crowds, so he quickly stepped forward, waved to Xu Ming'an, and then spoke apologetically to the people around him.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Xu and I have some things to discuss. Please make yourselves at home."

Xu Ming'an, who had been pulled out of the crowd by Chao Xian, breathed a sigh of relief.

Turning his gaze to Mu Yunzhou, Xu Ming'an's expression became even more tense.

"Didn't you say that Mu Ziyan came with you?"

Chao Xian exclaimed "Ah!" upon thinking about this, then said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I asked Mu Ziyan, and he didn't want to come, so I had Yunzhou come with me instead. Is that alright?"

Xu Ming'an probably realized he had overreacted and shook his head: "It's nothing."

Among those people behind the scenes, some were big-name celebrities who wanted Xu Ming'an to introduce them to Zheng Nan, while others were minor celebrities who wanted to get on Xu Ming'an's good side.

These people all came for one thing: the role his father, Zheng Nanxin, played in a play.

Xu Ming'an knew perfectly well that these people hadn't come specifically to see the art exhibition, but he couldn't turn them away since they had all bought tickets to enter.

"I'll take you to see my father first," Xu Ming'an said softly, just about to lead Chao Xian away.

But then Chao Xian asked in confusion, "But we haven't seen your art exhibition yet. I'd like to see it first. Besides, the exhibition just opened, so you must be very busy. It's not too late to wait until you're done."

“But what if my father leaves after I’m done with my work?” Xu Ming’an asked Chao Xian with a serious tone.

Chao Xian found this strange.

Although he did hope to get the role, Chao Xian felt that Xu Ming'an's initial purpose was to invite him to the art exhibition.

Zheng Nan probably just wanted to see him because both of them happened to be there, so he wanted to meet up.

The theme is still an art exhibition.

“That means we’re not meant to be. If we are, we’ll meet again next time,” Chao Xian said.

Xu Ming'an relaxed his furrowed brows and nodded: "Okay, I'll come find you when I'm done with my work."

Chao Xian watched Xu Ming'an leave, then turned his gaze to the painting beside him.

Mu Yunzhou asked softly, puzzled, "Didn't you come here for Zheng Nanxi?"

She had just had a chance to see Zheng Nan, so why did she refuse?

"Sooner or later, it's just a matter of time, Mr. Mu. I don't think anyone would want to ruin a child's art exhibition because of themselves."

Zheng Nanlai's art exhibition was to attend one of his children's exhibitions.

Therefore, Zheng Nan is not the main character in this art exhibition; Xu Ming'an is.

Whether it's sooner or later, as long as the result is what Chao Xian wants, he doesn't mind waiting a little longer.

Upon hearing Chao Xian's words, Mu Yunzhou nodded and looked at the painting beside him with Chao Xian.

It was a portrait of an angel, and judging from the signature, it must have been painted in the last few days.

"Mr. Mu, can you read paintings?"

Chao Xian asked in confusion.

Mu Yunzhou nodded: "I know a little. The Mu family has a special art collection room. If you want to see it, I'll take you there later."

Chao Xian said "oh" and then looked around to make sure no one else was there.

Chao Xian said softly, "I wouldn't. I'd just think it looks good, or I wouldn't like it."

"Being able to recognize something as beautiful is also a form of appreciating a painting." Mu Yunzhou looked at Chao Xian standing cautiously beside him and smiled gently, coaxing the young man.

Mu Yunzhou's peripheral vision fell on the angel painting. Suddenly, as if he had discovered something, the smile on his face froze for a moment, and he stared intently at the angel painting.

His expression turned slightly cold, and he turned to look at Chao Xian, who was still studying the portrait beside him.

Mu Yunzhou gave a soft snort.

He then grabbed Chao Xian's wrist, intending to take Chao Xian away from the painting.

"This painting is so-so."

Chao Xian let out a soft "ah" and looked at Mu Yunzhou with a puzzled expression.

Chao Xian thought the painting looked quite nice.

Besides, Mu Yunzhou seemed quite appreciative just now.

Why did your expression suddenly change?

"Friend, what do you think of this painting?" asked a young man who had just walked by and overheard the conversation.

Looking at Mu Yunzhou with unconvinced eyes, she said, "I think this painting is excellent. Whether it's the composition or the angel's eyes looking at the world, this painting should be the best one in Ming An's art exhibition."

"Why is it considered just average by my friends?"

Chao Xian heard someone refute him and turned to look at that person.

"If I think it's just average, then it's just average."

Mu Yunzhou frowned, his voice cold, and his eyes sharp when he looked up.

The eyes above were drawn based on Chao Xian's eyes.

Looking at Chao Xian's features, those eyes are just right. But when combined with the other features in the painting, Mu Yunzhou would only find it strange.

The young man, who had originally wanted to argue with Mu Yunzhou, turned his head and glanced at the painting again when he saw Chao Xian's eyes.

Before he could say anything, he saw Mu Yunzhou leave with Chao Xian.

He was left in shock.

"Who was that person just now?" Chao Xian asked, puzzled.

Mu Yunzhou was silent for a moment: "I don't know."

"You just said that painting wasn't good, so I took a second look. Those eyes look a bit like mine, and the more I look at it, the stranger it seems."

Chao Xian chattered softly in Mu Yunzhou's ear, careful not to disturb the other viewers.

It felt like a gentle breeze blowing in my ear, warm and ticklish.

"The drawing doesn't look as good as yours, so I said it's just average."

Chao Xian never expected that Mu Yunzhou was actually praising him.

And this seems to be the first time Mu Yunzhou has praised someone so generously, right?

Chao Xian found it somewhat novel.

"Is Mr. Mu complimenting my looks?"

Chao Xian raised her head slightly and stared at Mu Yunzhou's face, her eyes sparkling like a little animal waiting for praise.

"Yes, it looks good."

If he weren't good-looking, Mu Yunzhou wouldn't have chosen Chao Xian and signed a contract marriage with him.

What he initially thought was a delicate, innocent flower, became increasingly dazzling in his eyes.

Chao Xian felt as if countless fireworks had been set off in his heart; he felt happy when his fans praised him.

But when Mu Yunzhou praised him, Chao Xian felt even happier.

Perhaps it's because Mu Yunzhou doesn't often praise people?

At least Chao Xian had never heard Mu Yunzhou praise anyone.

Looking at Chao Xian's expression, which seemed to have completely forgotten about the painting, Mu Yunzhou asked Chao Xian, "So happy?"

Chao Xian nodded quickly: "Happy, happy!"

Chao Xian looked at Mu Yunzhou's eyes through his mask, which seemed to hold a hint of confusion.

Chao Xian explained, "I've never heard Mr. Mu praise anyone else. I think Mr. Mu genuinely thinks I'm very good-looking, which is why he praised me!"

Chao Xian spoke very seriously, and Mu Yunzhou just watched Chao Xian talk without moving.

Very well-behaved.

The lighting at the art exhibition was dim, but Mu Yunzhou's gaze couldn't fall on anything else; he could only see Chao Xian.

Even with only a pair of gray-blue round eyes showing, and even though Chao Xian was dressed very coolly today, Mu Yunzhou still thought Chao Xian was very well-behaved.

The little tuft of hair on the back of its head is also very well-behaved.

Mu Yunzhou rubbed his thumb and forefinger together, a thoughtful look in his eyes.

But Chao Xian's next words made Mu Yunzhou realize what was going on.

"I feel that Mr. Mu and I can become very, very good friends. Mr. Mu has such good taste to think I'm beautiful! After the contract expires, Mr. Mu and I can continue to be good friends, right?"

Chao Xian felt somewhat pleased and chuckled.

But he didn't notice that Mu Yunzhou had stopped behind him.

"good friend?"