Du Yuanzhe successfully disrupted the cooperation between Huang Zhouheng and Du's company. He was in a good mood and called Xia Ningmi as soon as he came out of the private room to tell her what had just happened.

"I've thought about it carefully. Zhou Heng wants to save the company. Now there is only one way left, which is to apologize to you and let you speak for him."

Xia Ningmi said indifferently: "What a foolish wishful thinking!"

Du Yuanzhe smiled and said, "Yes, we should have this attitude. Not all mistakes can be forgiven by apologizing. People like Zhou Heng should be nailed to the pillar of shame for the rest of their lives."

"Are you still in the company? I just skipped dinner because I was mad at him. Shouldn't you treat me to a meal?"

Xia Ningmi said, "Go wait for me downstairs of the company now."

Du Yuanzhe nodded: "No problem."

Just after hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe suddenly remembered that he came here today by riding in Du Yuanwen's car.

Just at this moment, Du Yuanwen also came out. Du Yuanzhe walked over and said, "Brother, give me your car keys."

Du Yuanwen handed it to him and said, "Why? Have you finally found your conscience and are you planning to be my driver for once?"

Du Yuanzhe turned the key ring, took a step back and said, "I need a car for something now. You can find someone to pick you up or take a taxi back."

After saying this, Du Yuanzhe ran away.

Du Yuanwen reacted and cursed, "You little bastard!"

After all, he had just helped him, and it would not be so quick to destroy the bridge after crossing it.

Yun'an Club is very close to Qianying Entertainment, only ten minutes' drive away. The first thing he did after arriving was to call Xia Ningmi.

Xia Ningmi closed the documents on the table and put them aside.

Cheng Yu walked in and said, "President, the meeting will start in ten minutes."

Xia Ningmi stood up and said, "Please inform me that the meeting is cancelled. I will leave work early today."

Cheng Yu nodded: "Then I'll go tell the driver to get ready."

Xia Ning shook her head: "No need to notify."

Cheng Yu stared blankly at Xia Ningmi leaving. Did the president want to drive himself?

As Xia Ningmi walked out of the company gate, she heard a car horn. She looked in the direction of the sound and saw Du Yuanzhe waving at her.

Xia Ningmi opened the passenger seat and got in. Du Yuanzhe said, "You are much more famous than me now, why don't you wear a mask?"

Xia Ningmi asked, "How long has it been?"

"Who made President Xia the most beautiful person of her generation? Every frame of your live broadcast was captured by netizens, and now the super chat is full of your animated pictures and photos."

Xia Ning frowned: "Boring!"

Du Yuanzhe said, "Forget it, let's wait until the heat is over before going out to eat. We'll go home to eat today. There should be some food in the refrigerator, right?"

Xia Ningmi nodded: "Yes, I just added it today."

"That's fine."

The next moment, Du Yuanzhe saw the Chutian logo, slowed down the car and asked, "Do you want some dessert?"

Xia Ningmi saw the same thing, but her expression was a little hesitant.

Du Yuanzhe stopped the car and said, "You have to eat soon, so eat less. I'll buy you two snow melons."

Seeing that Xia Ningmi was about to get off the car, he stopped her and said, "Don't get off. I'm afraid we'll be surrounded and can't get out."

At this point, Du Yuanzhe couldn't help laughing: "I don't know which of us is the star."

After quickly buying two snow meringues from the store, Du Yuanzhe returned to the car and handed the bag to Xia Ningmi.

As soon as Xia Ningmi opened it, she smelled a familiar scent and took one out and took a bite.

Du Yuanzhe said: "Chutian has been open in Yancheng for a long time. Haven't you tried it before?"

Xia Ningmi shook her head: "I don't have time to pay attention to these."

"Why should you worry about it? Why don't you just ask your secretary to buy it for you?"

Xia Ningmi said, "I've never thought about it before."

Like other girls, she used to stay away from desserts. She had no interest in them and of course would not let her secretary pay attention to them.

Du Yuanzhe was helpless. Xia Ningmi's material desires were so low that it was unbelievable. The thing she bought the most was probably clothes, or was it because she often attended various business cooperations and had to buy them.

When she returned to Huahu Apartment, Xia Ningmi had already finished eating two snow meringues.

Du Yuanzhe cooked three dishes - steamed fish, stir-fried pork with mushu sauce and scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

"Since you had dessert, let's have a light dinner with your favorite fish."

Xia Ningmi sat at the table and said, "You don't have to always cook what I like. Just cook according to your taste."

Du Yuanzhe said nonchalantly, "As long as I make it myself, I like it. I like spicy food, but I can't handle it, so I only make it occasionally to satisfy my craving. On weekdays, as long as there's meat, it's fine."

When he was a child, his family was poor and he could only eat meat a few times a year. Du Yuanzhe was obsessed with meat.

Xia Ningmi said: "No wonder you always cook pickled mustard greens."

Du Yuanzhe: "Brother Liu advised me to eat more vegetarian food, and I told him that I would rather exercise an extra hour a day than not eat meat. But fortunately, I am not prone to gaining weight, so as long as I keep exercising, I don't have to worry about losing shape."

"You like fish so much, does that include sashimi?"

Xia Ningmi shook her head: "I only like to eat cooked food. Raw food doesn't suit my taste."

Du Yuanzhe laughed and said, "I am the same. I can't stand raw food, and steaks that are medium rare. I really can't stand it."

The two chatted while eating, with Du Yuanzhe doing most of the talking and Xia Ningmi responding from time to time.

After dinner, Du Yuanzhe cleared the bowls and chopsticks: "Zhu Mi is a very thoughtful director. There are many veteran actors in the crew. I can learn a lot from them. I am lucky to have so many veteran actors to guide me when I take on the leading role for the first time."

“Have you ever been to the set?”

Xia Ningmi shook her head: "I am only responsible for finalizing the project, and other people will do the rest."

Du Yuanzhe said, "If you are bored someday, you can go to the film crew that the company has invested in. It is very interesting to watch the filming on the spot. Especially when there is nothing in front of the actors, they have to act as if there is something. It is quite fun."

Seeing that he was talking with great interest, Xia Ningmi said, "You really like acting."

Du Yuanzhe washed his hands and walked out of the kitchen: "Acting allows me to experience many kinds of life. For example, in this play, when I put myself in that era, I can feel the passion of those revolutionary predecessors who wanted to save the country and the humiliation of having their territory occupied."

“If one of my works is watched repeatedly a hundred years after my death, it will be a success for me.”

Du Yuanzhe sat on the sofa and asked her, "What about you?"

Xia Ningmi: “What?”

Du Yuanzhe asked: "Is there anything special you want to do?"

Xia Ningmi: "I just want to run the Xia Group well."

Du Yuanzhe said seriously: "You should think more about yourself. People should always live for themselves."

Xia Ningmi said, "Running the Xia Group well is for myself, so how can it not be considered living for myself?"

In her heart, she and the Xia Group are one.

Du Yuanzhe was silent.

Xia Ning looked at him and said, "You don't have to feel sorry for me all the time. Zhou Heng's affair had a huge impact on me, but ten years have passed. I'm not still unable to get over it."

Du Yuanzhe said softly: "It's not because of Zhou Heng."

"What is that?"

Du Yuanzhe said: "It's because of your mother."

Xia Ningmi's eyes flickered.

"I know your mother hurt you more. You don't care about Zhou Heng. Nothing he does can hurt you, but you care about your mother. I don't understand why you still have fantasies about her after she treated you like that?"

Xia Ningmi was silent for a long time before she slowly spoke, "She has been spoiled since she was a child. She would cry for a long time if she got a cut on her finger. Her health was not particularly good. She suffered a lot to give birth to me. She was very fond of beauty. She couldn't give birth naturally at that time, so she had to have a cesarean section. It took several years to remove the scar on her abdomen. She said a lot of hurtful things to me, but she never complained about the suffering she had to endure because of giving birth to me."

"When I was little, she always liked to hug me and call me by my nickname when she was happy. My nickname was given by her, and she was the only one who called me by it."

From childhood to adulthood, Xia Ningmi has felt very little warmth. The warmest memories all come from Xia Yiyao, even if those were just Xia Yiyao's unintentional actions.

Her heart was so desolate that without these memories, she felt she might have fallen into complete darkness.

It was because these memories were so important to her that she cared about Xia Yiyao. She also wanted to care less about Xia Yiyao, but she couldn't do it.

Du Yuanzhe pursed his lips, then suddenly stood up and walked in front of her, opening his arms and saying, "It suddenly occurred to me that after we became prospective boyfriend and girlfriend, we didn't even hug each other to celebrate. There was no sense of ceremony at all. This won't do. You have to give it back to me now."

Xia Ningmi sat on the sofa and looked up at him.

Du Yuanzhe's eyes were firm and unquestionable, as if he would stand here until Xia Ningmi agreed.

Xia Ningmi lowered her eyes and slowly stood up.

Without waiting for her to do anything, Du Yuanzhe stepped forward, bent down and hugged her.

Xia Ningmi's body suddenly became stiff.

[Stupid and foolish]

[Others would complain and resent their parents for not raising them, but you are the only one who repeatedly allows Xia Yiyao to hurt herself because of those past events]

[It is said that President Xia of Qianying Entertainment is cold-hearted, cruel and merciless. Can't you make the rumors true?]

【fool】

Xia Ningmi's heart shuddered, and her body gradually relaxed.

The smell of him was unfamiliar, but not offensive to her.

Xia Ningmi didn't tell Du Yuanzhe that except for shaking hands for business cooperation, she never let the opposite sex get close to her, and there was not a single male employee in the top-floor office of Qianying Entertainment.

......

Film Set

As soon as Du Yuanzhe finished his performance, Xiaopang immediately handed him a cup of water and said, "Brother Zhe, I heard that a painter will be joining the crew soon."

There are many places in "The Secret Voice" that need to be drawn. In that era, there were no cameras and there were very few cameras. If you wanted to find a person, the best way was to draw his appearance according to the description.

The Special Agent Headquarters had been unable to catch any anti-Japanese elements, which had caused dissatisfaction in the Special Higher Section. Director Li had been scolded many times, so he came up with an idea. He had someone draw pictures of some anti-Japanese elements he knew, and then had the ruffians wander around the city with the pictures, thinking that if they happened to come across a dead rat, he would be able to catch a whole nest of rats.

The painter that Xiaopang mentioned is here to paint for the crew.

Du Yuanzhe nodded to show that he understood.

The painter arrived very quickly. Du Yuanzhe had just finished a scene when he saw the assistant director approaching with a gentle woman.

Zhu Mi saw the person coming and said, "Is this Miss Wang?"

The woman smiled slightly and said, "Hello, Director Zhu."

Zhu Mi called Du Yuanzhe over and said, "Yuanzhe, let me introduce you. This is Miss Wang Linxuan. She just came back from abroad two months ago and is planning a private art exhibition. She is a very talented and gifted painter."

Wang Lianxuan said hurriedly: "Director Zhu has won the award. I am still young and only know the basics. I still have a lot to learn."

Du Yuanzhe's eyes were filled with shock.

It turned out to be Wang Linxuan, an important female supporting character in the novel. How come she appeared here?

Wang Lianxuan looked at Du Yuanzhe and said, "I met Mr. Du a few days ago, but I didn't expect to meet Mr. Du again today."

Du Yuanzhe calmed down and said, "I have heard of Miss Wang's name a long time ago."

[Remind the host to maintain the character setting]

Du Yuanzhe's heart moved. The system had been pretending to be dead for a long time and he almost forgot about it. He didn't expect it to appear again.

Keep the character's personality?

Du Yuanzhe changed the subject and said, "Ms. Wang is so outstanding, I believe there are many people pursuing her, right?"

The people around looked at him strangely when they heard this.

Is this love at first sight, Teacher Du?

Xiaopang's expression changed the most, but he didn't dare to interrupt at this time.

Wang Lianxuan was stunned for a moment, then said, "Young Master Du is overconfident."

Du Yuanzhe continued, "I wonder what Miss Wang thinks of people who deliberately interfere with other people's relationships?"

Wang Lianxuan's expression suddenly changed, and she said in a cold voice: "I don't think I have offended Second Young Master Du. I don't know what Second Young Master Du means by this?"

Du Yuanzhe chuckled and put his hands in his pockets and said, "Nothing, just a reminder to Miss Wang not to do things that would make others look down on you."

Wang Lianxuan's face became even uglier.

The assistant director quickly tried to smooth things over: "Well, Ms. Wang, please come this way. I'll tell you what I'm going to draw next."

After they left, Zhu Mi asked, "What happened to you just now?"

Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "Nothing, I just have some personal grudges with her."

Zhu Mi also noticed it and said, "This is a film crew. If you have any problems, go outside to solve them."

Zhu Mi is only obsessed with filming and has no interest in other things. He doesn't want Du Yuanzhe and his friends' personal affairs to affect the filming of the crew.

Du Yuanzhe said, "Don't worry, Director Zhu. I just warned her and I won't do anything else."

Du Yuanzhe returned to his seat and just sat down when the system spoke again.

[It has been detected that Wang Lianxuan has a luck-stealing system. The host's mission has been changed. Please stop Wang Lianxuan from stealing the heroine's luck.]

Du Yuanzhe's face changed when he heard this, and he asked silently in his heart: "You can detect Wang Yanxuan's system, so can she also detect your existence?"

[The Luck Plundering System is not an intelligent system. It can only issue tasks to assist the host in plundering luck and cannot detect other systems.]

Du Yuanzhe breathed a sigh of relief: "You just said that the mission has been changed. Does that mean I don't have to maintain the development of the plot anymore? Even if the hero and heroine break up, it won't affect me?"

[Yes, but Wang Linxuan must be stopped from robbing the heroine of her luck, otherwise the host's mission will fail and she will still be wiped out by the world.]

Du Yuanzhe thought about the task carefully and asked, "Can you detect which task the system issued to Wang Lianxuan?"

【cannot】

What use is there for you!

Du Yuanzhe was silent for a while, then called Jiang Chelin, but the call was hung up as soon as it was connected.

Du Yuanzhe raised his eyebrows. It seemed that Jiang Chelin was very angry with him.

But he continued to call, and it took him three tries before he got through.

Jiang Chelin's tone was very bad: "If you have to fart, fart now!"

Du Yuanzhe was in no mood to argue with him, so he made up a story: "I met Wang Linxuan today. When I mentioned Lingling, her face turned ugly. She even claimed that she was the future Mrs. Jiang. Jiang Chelin, are you going to rekindle your relationship with your old lover?"

Jiang Chelin frowned: "What does Wang Linxuan's words have to do with me? Lingling and I are very good friends. You'd better give up the idea of ​​taking advantage of her."

Seeing Jiang Chelin being so defensive against him, Du Yuanzhe said unhappily, "What I mean is that Wang Linxuan is likely to harm Lingling. Someone is plotting against your girlfriend. Do you care?"

Jiang Chelin said proudly: "You don't need to remind me, I will protect Lingling."

“I hope you keep your word!”

Du Yuanzhe hung up the phone after he finished speaking.

Of course it would be best to let the heroine protect her; he just needs to stand by and pay attention.

This is an entertainment novel. The heroine will gradually achieve the grand prize of being a film queen. At the end of the novel, the heroine even becomes an international film queen.

Wang Lianxuan wants to rob the heroine of her luck and will probably try to stop her from developing in the entertainment industry, or even ruin her reputation.

Just to remind Jiang Chelin that it seemed a little unsafe, Du Yuanzhe called Wei Lingling again.

"I just saw Wang Yanxuan."

Wei Lingling said: "Just see it if you see it."

The tone sounded unchanged.

Du Yuanzhe said, "I just reminded her not to interfere in other people's relationships, and she looked unhappy. I don't think she will give up. That woman is not a good person. You have to be careful that she may target you on purpose."

Wei Lingling sighed, "I know. I met her once before. She said she wanted to compete with me fairly. I wanted to laugh when I heard that. I haven't broken up with Jiang Chelin yet. How can she say that she is competing fairly? She made being a mistress sound so refreshing and unconventional. She really deserves to be an artist."

Du Yuanzhe asked: "What is Jiang Chelin's attitude?"

Wei Lingling said helplessly, "He didn't pay much attention to Wang Lianxuan. Our main problem now is no longer Wang Lianxuan. Oh, I won't talk about it anymore. I feel upset just thinking about it."

Du Yuanzhe didn't ask any more questions. He knew the reason even if Wei Lingling didn't say it. It was just because of Jiang Chelin's crappy personality. He was too strong and always interfered with Wei Lingling's career. It was impossible for Wei Lingling to tolerate him forever.

Du Yuanzhe said, "Just remember to be careful of Wang Lianxuan. If there's anything you need my help with, just let me know."

Wei Lingling smiled and said, "I will definitely not be polite to you. How are you and Mr. Xia doing?"

Du Yuanzhe's mind flashed back to that hug, and the corners of his mouth curled up unconsciously. He said, "We are fine. We will leave everything to time as you said."

Wei Lingling reminded: "Don't just leave it all to time, you still have to take the initiative when you need to. The longer you spend together, the clearer your feelings will become."

"Okay, thank you for your guidance, Mr. Wei."

"Brother Zhe, the shooting is about to begin."

Xiaopang raised his voice to remind.

Du Yuanzhe quickly hung up the phone, walked over, and quickly started shooting.

Wang Lianxuan stood aside and watched him filming, and asked in her heart, "Why is Du Yuanzhe targeting me?"

[According to the plot, Du Yuanzhe likes Wei Lingling, but because Wei Lingling likes Jiang Chelin, he is willing to retreat to the position of a friend to protect Wei Lingling. If you want to deal with Wei Lingling in the future, Du Yuanzhe will be a big obstacle.]

Wang Lianxuan's eyes were gloomy: "What a trouble."

[The power of the Du family in Yancheng cannot be underestimated. You'd better not confront Du Yuanzhe directly. He is not a scheming person like Jiang Chelin. As long as he doesn't catch you, he won't do anything to you.]

"I see."

If Du Yuanzhe knew that this plundering system was not as unintelligent as the system claimed, he probably would not be so at ease.