After the live broadcast ended, Liu Xu returned to the set.

When he saw Du Yuanzhe, the first thing he said was: "Yuanzhe, you have a lot of competitors, you have to work harder."

Du Yuanzhe was a little confused: "Brother Liu, what do you mean?"

His first drama hasn’t even been aired yet, so where would his rivals come from?

Liu Xu said: "Li Fengwei is just the least noticeable one among those who are thinking about President Xia. There must be many people who like such an outstanding person as President Xia. You have to work harder and try to be worthy of her as soon as possible."

Du Yuanzhe suddenly realized that Liu Xu was talking about Xia Ningmi.

He said helplessly: "Brother Liu, love is about feeling, not about who is stronger. Why do you look like I want to fight with so many people?"

Liu Xu said angrily, "You think too simply. Feelings don't always exist. They can come from nothing or go back to nothing. If you don't make progress and disappoint President Xia, President Xia may no longer like you. Then won't other people have a chance?"

Du Yuanzhe blinked his eyes: "But we haven't even developed feelings for each other yet, and you're already worrying that she doesn't like me anymore. Isn't that a little early?"

Liu Xu was very dissatisfied: "It's already this late, why are you still thinking of hiding it from me? Will I sell this news to the paparazzi?"

Liu Xu just didn't believe it, which made Du Yuanzhe very uncomfortable: "I really didn't lie to you, didn't you watch the live broadcast? President Xia also said that he was single."

Xiao Pang quickly replied, "Brother Zhe, denying a relationship is a common tactic in the entertainment industry. President Xia is also thinking about you."

Liu Xu nodded in agreement with Xiaopang.

Du Yuanzhe looked at the two of them and finally decided to give up the struggle. He said, "This is between Mr. Xia and me. I have my own plans."

Liu Xu had a lot to say but he couldn't say anything.

While Du Yuanzhe was reading the script, Xiaopang whispered, "Brother Liu, Brother Zhe and President Xia may just be at the beginning and don't like others to interfere."

Liu Xu nodded: "That makes sense."

He didn't want to interfere in anything, he just wanted to urge Du Yuanzhe to make progress. Du Yuanzhe actually did a good job in this regard, so there was no need for him to say too much and upset him.

......

The day's filming finally came to an end, and Du Yuanzhe was too tired to speak.

Xiaopang asked, "Brother Zhe, are we going back to the old house today?"

Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "Let's drive to the nearby Chutian Dessert Shop first."

Xiaopang advised: "Brother Zhe, eating too many desserts at night will make you fat. You can't indulge yourself while Brother Liu is not around."

Du Yuanzhe said: "I didn't eat it."

The dessert was too sweet for him; he didn't like it.

After hearing this, Xiao Pang suddenly thought of something and said, "So, should Brother Zhe go back to Huahu Apartment first?"

Du Yuanzhe looked at him and said, "You are quite smart."

Xiaopang smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits: "I learned all this from Brother Zhe."

Ever since he found out about Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi, Xiaopang has been in a very excited state. Whenever he encounters anything related to the two of them, he becomes extremely sensitive and excited.

Xiaopang feels that he is now similar to those fans online who ship couples together, except that he ships a real couple, not like those fans who rely on their own fantasies to show off their affection.

After Xia Ningmi's live broadcast, Xiaopang saw with his own eyes that Xia Ningmi's super topic fans increased at an extremely fast rate, and now have exceeded 300,000.

It’s only been a few hours, and as the popularity grows, the number of fans will surely increase, and it is very likely to reach one million in the end.

That's the treatment only first-tier artists get.

Xia Ningmi was able to achieve this feat with a live broadcast of less than ten minutes.

Seeing Xia Ningmi's fame skyrocketing, Xiaopang made a secret decision.

He wants to be the CP leader of Du Yuanzhe and Xia Ningmi, firmly supporting their love, and all other forced pairings are bullshit.

Du Yuanzhe didn't know what was going on in Xiaopang's heart. When the car stopped in front of Chutian's door, he walked in wearing a mask.

The waiter behind the counter asked, "What would you like, sir?"

Du Yuanzhe looked up at the dessert list above, and saw only a bunch of names that dazzled him. He didn't understand anything about them.

"I want to buy two desserts. What do you recommend?"

The waiter said, "The most popular desserts in our store are chocolate cheesecake and snow meringue. Sir, you can buy some to try."

Du Yuanzhe found the pictures of these two desserts on the list and said, "Okay, I'll order two snow meringues and a piece of chocolate cheesecake."

Upon hearing this, the waiter immediately printed out the bill and asked the dessert chef in the back to prepare it, while at the same time signaling Du Yuanzhe to pay.

After a while, Du Yuanzhe walked out of Chutian with the bag.

Before getting in the car, Du Yuanzhe called Xia Ningmi: "Are you home?"

Xia Ningmi immediately understood his thoughts: "At home. Have you figured out how to please me?"

Du Yuanzhe looked at the bag in his hand and said, "I'll come find you now if I've made up my mind."

After Du Yuanzhe got in the car, Wu Xing immediately drove to Huahu Apartment.

When they arrived at Huahu Apartment, Du Yuanzhe asked Wu Xing and the other man to wait downstairs while he went upstairs.

Snap——

After hanging up the phone, Xia Ningmi stayed in the living room. When she heard the door open, she immediately turned around.

Du Yuanzhe picked up the bag in his hand and said, "Guess what I bought you?"

Xia Ning looked at him and said, "Is this what you use to please me?"

Du Yuanzhe nodded: "I guarantee you'll like it."

Du Yuanzhe walked over and sat down, opened the bag and took out the two desserts.

“I asked the waitress and she said these two desserts are the most popular and should be delicious.”

Xia Ningmi was a little surprised when she saw the chocolate cheesecake in front of her. She didn't expect Du Yuanzhe to buy her a dessert.

Du Yuanzhe handed her the knife and fork: "Try it."

Xia Ningmi cut off a small piece of cake and put it in her mouth. She instantly smelled the rich chocolate aroma. It melted in her mouth and was sweet but not greasy.

Du Yuanzhe asked, "How does it taste?"

Xia Ningmi nodded: "Very good."

Du Yuanzhe smiled: "I knew you would like desserts. Chutian is a very famous dessert shop. I checked online. It has many branches in Yancheng, including one near Qianying Entertainment. There are many kinds of desserts in the shop. I don't understand them, so I just chose the two recommended by the waiter. You can try them when you have time to see which one is the best."

Xia Ning asked him, "Do you want to try it?"

Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "I don't like eating things that are too sweet. This one is called Xue Mei Niang, try this one."

Snow Meringue is also called Dafu, but it is not big in size. It has fruit filling inside, the skin is soft, glutinous and light, and it tastes very good.

The waiter's recommendation was correct. Xia Ningmi really liked both desserts and ate most of them in a short while.

Du Yuanzhe asked her, "Does this count as a successful attempt to please someone?"

Xia Ningmi finished eating the last piece of snow melon and said, "It's barely passable."

Du Yuanzhe looked at the empty package on the table and said with a smile: "You finished eating it but you still barely passed it. Isn't that too much?"

Xia Ning glanced at him and said, "I'm the one giving the grades, so of course I have the final say."

Du Yuanzhe was speechless and asked, "How did you deal with today's incident?"

Xia Ningmi said calmly, "Li Fengwei cancels all schedules and is not allowed to participate in any performances for two years."

This means that Li Fengwei will be banned for two years. Just based on the trouble he caused, banning him for two years is already a very easy punishment for him.

However, for an idol like him who relies on fans for his livelihood, disappearing from the public eye for two years is almost the same as retiring from the circle. No one will remember him after two years. The entertainment industry is not short of stars.

Du Yuanzhe continued to ask: "What about his ex-girlfriend who spread rumors on Weibo?"

Xia Ningmi: "I have asked Cheng Yu to send her a lawyer's letter and let the law judge the case."

This incident was caused by this woman. When Li Fengwei broke up with her, she did not blame Li Fengwei, but hated Xia Ningmi and even made up rumors about the artists under Xia Ningmi's Hidden Rules. It was because of her that the incident became so serious that Xia Ningmi was forced to hold a press conference in person to refute the rumors.

Du Yuanzhe had no opinion on this and said, "Xiaopang said that your super topic already has 300,000 fans. My super topic doesn't even have that many fans. I said a long time ago that you would become very popular. Nowadays, netizens just like to look at faces."

Xia Ning turned her head to look at him: "You mean I only have a face?"

Sensing the murderous intent, Du Yuanzhe said decisively: "Absolutely not. Your face is just one of your insignificant advantages."

Not wanting Xia Ningmi to continue asking, Du Yuanzhe quickly changed the subject: "I watched your live broadcast. I just said it casually to make you laugh. Don't take it too seriously."

The fact that she said that during the live broadcast shows that she has thought about this issue seriously.

Xia Ningmi put down her knife and fork and said softly, "I dreamed about my childhood last night. I suddenly remembered that I could laugh when I was a child. Although I didn't laugh often, I couldn't help laughing when I encountered happy things."

"Later, my mother divorced Zhou Heng and handed me over to my grandfather. My grandfather regretted spoiling my mother too much, so he was very strict with me. He said that I would inherit the Xia family in the future, and I must establish my authority in front of the directors so that they would not bully me because I was young."

"After moving into the old house, I had to learn a lot every day. Whenever I had time, I had to accompany my grandfather to the company. He didn't allow me to laugh in front of the employees. He believed that the company president must keep a distance from the employees. As long as I could give them enough benefits, they would do their best to work for me. It had nothing to do with whether my attitude was kind enough. My grandfather told me that it would be easier to manage them if I made them feel in awe of me."

"I followed my grandfather's instructions. It didn't matter to me whether I could laugh or not, because there was nothing that made me happy. Before I joined the company, my life was all about study. After I joined the company, my life was all about work. My only goal was to continue to expand Xia's business."

"My grandfather was very satisfied with me. Before he died, he was very happy that I could become an excellent heir. But he still missed my mother the most in his heart. Even though she didn't see my grandfather for the last time because she was traveling with her boyfriend, my grandfather still loved her the most."

Xia Ningmi looked at Du Yuanzhe and said, "I am used to restraining my emotions and not letting others guess what I am thinking. I used to think that this was fine, but now I want to change."

"I feel very happy when I see the desserts you bought me, but I can't smile. This is abnormal. I don't want you to be so happy to buy me a gift, but I can't even respond simply. I want you to know that I am happy."

Xia Ningmi still had no expression on her face, but she was very frank and sincere.

Du Yuanzhe didn't expect that Xia Ningmi would think so much about it just because he mentioned it once. He felt distressed when he heard it. He said, "Laughter is actually a human instinct. You have suppressed this instinct for a long time, which has caused your reaction to it to be a little dull. As long as you stop suppressing it in the future, it will be easy to learn to laugh. We don't need to rush."

"If you want me to know that you are happy, then tell me directly. Not just happy, you can tell me anything you want in your heart. You can also tell me directly what you want me to do, and I will definitely help you do it."

Xia Ningmi asked, "I want to tell you everything I want?"

Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Yes, I am your potential boyfriend. We are looking for the feeling of love together. Apart from your family, I am the person closest to you."

Xia Ningmi: "I have something to tell you right now."

Du Yuanzhe's eyes lit up, and he said encouragingly, "Just tell me what you want to say."

Xia Ning said: "When I'm in a good mood, I like to practice judo. I want you to accompany me."

Du Yuanzhe's expression froze, the warm atmosphere disappeared instantly, and he said stiffly: "Are you serious?"

Xia Ningmi nodded: "Really."

[Can I still not escape?]

Du Yuanzhe looked bitter: "I'm very tired today, can we change the time?"

Xia Ning looked at him: "But you said you would definitely help me."

What sin have I committed?

Du Yuanzhe stood up, looking ready to die, and said, "Hurry up, I have to go back to the old house soon."

Xia Ningmi didn't move, just looked up at him.

Du Yuanzhe was puzzled: "What's wrong?"

Xia Ningmi said: "I have something else to tell you."

Du Yuanzhe became a little cautious this time: "Tell me first."

Xia Ningmi said in a very calm tone: "I was just teasing you. I don't have the habit of practicing judo whenever I feel like it."

Du Yuanzhe Petrochemical.

[Why do you, a person with thick eyebrows and big eyes, have bad tastes?]

He looked hurt: "I'm so sincere to you, and you're teasing me?"

Xia Ningmi: "Who told you to brag? As if you can solve any problem for me? I'm just helping you to face the reality."

Du Yuanzhe choked: "Is this really okay?"

"I'm just teaching you not to make promises easily."

Du Yuanzhe sighed: "I'll remember that."

[It's just that I have a good temper. How can others tolerate such a serious girlfriend?]

[Oh no, no one else has a girlfriend]

Xia Ningmi: "I've already said it's not serious, I just want you not to make promises easily."

Du Yuanzhe took a step back in fear: "You, you!"

Xia Ningmi's expression remained unchanged: "Your expression is so easy to understand. Remember to manage your expression well in the future."

Du Yuanzhe touched his face.

[How can it be so easy to understand? Brother Liu and Xiaopang can’t figure it out. You are just too scary.]

Du Yuanzhe checked the time and found it was already seven o'clock. He said, "I have to go back to the old house. By the way, have you eaten yet?"

Xia Ningmi shook her head: "I just ate those desserts and that was enough."

Du Yuanzhe frowned: "How much is that?"

How can this little bit of food possibly fill your stomach?

"These things are extremely caloric. I'll have to exercise for at least half an hour to avoid gaining weight."

Du Yuanzhe looked at her in surprise: "So you also pay attention to keeping in shape."

[I used to think she didn’t care about anything except work, and it always felt unreal to hear her say that]

Xia Ning squinted her eyes and looked at him: "If you don't leave, stay and exercise with me."

"goodbye!"

Du Yuanzhe turned around, opened the door and left. His movements were very smooth and flowing.

......

Xiaopang watched Du Yuanzhe get into the car and said, "Brother Zhe, what time should I pick you up tomorrow?"

Du Yuanzhe thought for a moment and said, "Six o'clock."

He has to go to the set early to familiarize himself with the lines in advance, and then act with Wang Xingliang if he has time.

"Wu Xing, send Xiao Pang home first."

This place is closer to Xiaopang's home. It would be a detour to drop Xiaopang off first. If Wu Xing drops Xiaopang off first, he can also go home earlier.

In Du Yuanzhe's team, Wu Xing is definitely the last one to go home, but the busiest one is Xiaopang, who is responsible for almost all of Du Yuanzhe's affairs.

Back at the old house, Du Yuanzhe asked loudly as soon as he entered the door: "Auntie Wang, I haven't eaten yet, is there anything to eat?"

Aunt Wang said, "Yes, Madam specifically told me to save some food for the Second Young Master."

Du Yuanzhe walked over and hugged Chen Rongshan, saying with a smile: "Mom still loves me the most."

Chen Rongshan asked, "Why are you back so late?"

Du Yuanzhe said: "Today is my first day on the set. I am a little uncomfortable. Besides, the old house is a bit far from the set, so I wasted a lot of time on the way."

He had to prepare for moving back to Huahu Apartment in half a month.

Chen Rongshan said, "Then let Aunt Wang save some food for you from now on."

Du Yuanzhe nodded: "The filming schedule is not fixed, and I may come back very late. Mom, go to bed early and don't wait for me."