After dinner, the two returned to Huahu Apartment together.

As soon as Du Yuanzhe got home, he lay down on the sofa: "Home is still the most comfortable place."

Xia Ningmi pushed his suitcase aside.

Du Yuanzhe held her hand and sat beside her, saying, "Qiqi, I met Jiang Chelin today. From the look on his face, I knew that he was tortured badly by Mr. Jiang."

[It seems that Wang Xianxuan has really found a powerful backer. It's not easy to deal with her.]

System——

Du Yuanzhe called the system in his heart, but got no response.

This dog system is pretending to be dead again.

Xia Ningmi frowned slightly. After many days, she heard the crackling sound in Du Yuanzhe's mind again.

She looked at him deeply. She knew that was the biggest secret in his heart, and even his inner voice could not detect the existence of that secret.

Du Yuanzhe noticed that she looked strange and asked, "What's wrong?"

Xia Ningmi raised her hand and gently stroked his cheek, and whispered, "Will something take you away from me?"

That unknown existence made her uneasy.

Du Yuanzhe subconsciously thought of the system, and then shook his head. Although there was no reason, he inexplicably felt that the system would not harm him.

He sat up and said solemnly: "This will never happen."

【Never! 】

Xia Ning looked into his eyes and could clearly see the determination in his eyes. She raised the corners of her mouth and smiled: "I believe you."

Du Yuanzhe's heartbeat accelerated as he looked at this extremely beautiful smile. He involuntarily moved closer to Xia Ningmi, and the distance between them was getting closer and closer.

Xia Ningmi noticed his approach and did not dodge at all, still looking at him.

At this moment, they only have each other in their eyes and hearts.

Du Yuanzhe's eyes fell on Xia Ningmi's lips, which seemed to have great temptation to him, making him reluctant to look away.

The two of them got closer and closer, until they could hear each other's breathing.

At the moment their lips touched, Xia Ningmi closed her eyes slightly.

Very soft!

Very sweet!

Looking at the extremely beautiful face so close to him, his turbulent emotions suddenly calmed down. He did not close his eyes, but just looked at her, engraving her in his heart bit by bit.

Xia Ning waited for a long time but Du Yuanzhe did not make the next move. She opened her eyes in confusion and saw him looking at her.

Xia Ningmi stepped back slightly, letting their lips separate from each other, and raised her hand to touch their lips lightly, her eyes full of confusion: "Is this kissing?"

Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "This is just a kiss at best."

Xia Ning tilted her head to look at him: "What about you?"

It was the first time that Du Yuanzhe saw her do such a cute move. He chuckled and said, "Because I want to do something that only couples would do with Qiqi."

Xia Ningmi didn't seem to desire intimacy between lovers. She was willing to hold hands and kiss because Du Yuanzhe liked it.

In other words, as long as Du Yuanzhe likes it, she will not refuse it.

He actually didn't know what the right pace was for a couple to progress, but he hoped that Xia Ningmi would like this.

Just like she would take the initiative to hug him.

He believed that Xia Ningmi would gradually get used to and like the closeness between them.

[A kiss between a couple should bring a wonderful experience to both of them, not just make me happy]

[Qiqi is not used to physical contact. I have to wait for her to get used to it. I can’t take advantage of her indulgence and push my luck.]

Xia Ningmi's doubts disappeared, and a hint of amusement flashed across her eyes as she looked at Du Yuanzhe. Without waiting for Du Yuanzhe to react, she raised her hands, hooked her arms around his neck, and moved closer to him, and the two of them kissed each other's lips again.

But this time it was no longer Du Yuanzhe who took the initiative.

Xia Ningmi closed her eyes and moved her lips awkwardly, but she really didn't know how to kiss and accidentally bit Du Yuanzhe with her teeth.

Xia Ningmi's temptation to Du Yuanzhe was fatal. He simply could not sit still and remain calm. He immediately threw the previous thought behind his mind and hugged Xia Ningmi's waist tightly in his arms.

Du Yuanzhe took the initiative again. Xia Ning, who had no idea about kissing, subconsciously stopped moving and gave the initiative to Du Yuanzhe.

Although Du Yuanzhe had no experience, he had watched TV dramas and watched kissing scenes on site, and tried to open his lips and hold her lips...

The two of them leaned against each other tightly, their eyes closed, with only each other in their minds, feeling the touch and smell of each other brought by the kiss.

Xia Ningmei has a really strong learning ability, and this aspect is no exception. She learned Du Yuanzhe's movements and gradually became proficient.

Du Yuanzhe felt the sweet tongue sliding into her mouth and gently entwining the tip of her tongue. At that moment, both of their bodies trembled, and their breaths hitting each other's faces became rapid and hot.

Xia Ningmi's originally calm eyes were tinged with a hint of red, and a faint mist appeared in her eyes.

The living room was silent except for the sound of their lips kissing each other, which was both ambiguous and heart-pounding.

Realizing that his emotions were gradually getting out of control, Du Yuanzhe reluctantly let the two separate, but did not move away. Their foreheads touched each other.

Du Yuanzhe hugged Xia Ningmi and panted softly, "Qiqi——"

Du Yuanzhe's temptation to Xia Ningmi was equally fatal. Listening to the heavy breathing beside her ears, she suddenly felt an unfamiliar urge to get closer to Du Yuanzhe. Although this urge came inexplicably, she did not resist it.

Xia Ningmi's eyes were filled with mist as she looked at him and said, "Du Yuanzhe..."

"Call me Yuanzhe."

He had long wanted to correct the way he addressed Xia Ningmi. Calling her by her full name did not reflect the intimacy between them at all.

Xia Ningmi listened and changed her words: "Yuanzhe, do you like this?"

After hearing this, Du Yuanzhe regained some of his senses and shook his head, saying, "You can't ask me if I like this, you have to ask you if you like it."

“I love it!”

Du Yuanzhe was stunned. He didn't expect Xia Ningmi to answer so frankly and boldly. But then he thought about how she had mentioned cohabitation so naturally before, and it didn't seem strange to him anymore.

Xia Ningmi continued, "Sometimes you always like to make up strange things in your mind, treating me like a fragile doll that needs your careful care. Even for something like kissing, you have to think about whether the time is right or not."

Xia Ningmi could always see through his thoughts easily. Du Yuanzhe was no longer surprised and said, "I just think that physical contact is optional for you. I have to wait until you get used to it before..."

“I don’t have to adapt!”

Xia Ning interrupted him and said slowly: "As long as it's something you like, I don't have to adapt."

Du Yuanzhe smiled bitterly: "I knew it would be like this."

Xia Ningmi would not express her feelings as often as he did, but she liked Du Yuanzhe just as much, even more, because she was really extremely tolerant of Du Yuanzhe.

Xia Ningmi continued, "I don't need to adapt. What I mean is that I like the same things you like. It's not about forcing yourself as you think."

Du Yuanzhe looked at her in surprise.

Xia Ningmi raised her hand and gently stroked his cheek, saying with a hint of force: "You seem to have forgotten that the relationship we have today stems from my possessiveness of you."

How could she not like physical contact with Du Yuanzhe? She was even more eager to get close to him than Du Yuanzhe.

Du Yuanzhe was clearly the one being coerced, but he always put himself in the position of a strong man protecting her.

At this moment, Xia Ningmi seemed like a queen enjoying the company of her concubines.

Du Yuanzhe looked at her, stunned for a moment, then chuckled, "Before, on the plane, Jiang Chelin and I were on the same flight. In order to prevent me from talking to Wei Lingling, Jiang Chelin, the jealous guy, treated me like a thief. At that time, I felt that Jiang Chelin's possessiveness was simply unreasonable."

"I still want to complain about Jiang Chelin's possessiveness, but I don't mind Qiqi's possessiveness of me. Qiqi doesn't need to express her feelings in the future. I just need to feel your possessiveness of me to know that you like me."

Du Yuanzhe had long known that Xia Ningmi had a strong possessiveness towards him. Even if he casually mentioned the name of an actress, she would be particularly concerned. However, Xia Ningmi would only express her jealousy and would not do anything.

Perhaps it was because Xia Ningmi had a sense of propriety that Du Yuanzhe was not as disgusted with Jiang Chelin as Wei Lingling was, and he even liked him very much.

Du Yuanzhe thought that few people would be able to reject someone who only cared about him.

......

After returning to Yancheng after recording the variety show, Du Yuanzhe stayed in the Du family's old house for two days. Zhao Zhimeng was already two months pregnant, but still didn't like eating meat and felt like vomiting when she smelled meat. Du Yuanwen let her eat something nutritious while looking for food she could eat, or dishes that could make the meat not look like meat.

Flower Lake Apartment

Today is the weekend, Xia Ningmi is resting at home, which actually means she is working at home. She still works in the living room most of the time.

At this moment, Liu Xu called.

Liu Xu said: "Yuanzhe, I just learned that Zheng Xiao's team has persuaded the "Country House" program team to cut out the parts that are unfavorable to him, and at the same time let the program team use the editing to discredit you."

Du Yuanzhe was surprised and asked, "Zheng Xiao doesn't have such a big face, right?"

"Zheng Xiao promised that after the broadcast of "Legend of Yun Lan", Zheng Xiao would reduce his salary and stay on their TV station's variety show for one season."

It's still about interests after all.

After Zheng Xiao becomes popular, he will definitely attract huge traffic. That is when his commercial value is the highest and when he can be most utilized.

His first regular variety show will surely be a huge hit, and the TV station will make a ton of money.

Du Yuanzhe asked: "What does Brother Liu want to do?"

Liu Xu said: "President Xia must step in on this matter."

Du Yuanzhe is not important enough, so it would be meaningless even if he went to negotiate with the TV station. Du has no connections in the entertainment industry, and is far from being enough to make the TV station jealous.

As for Du Yuanzhe's identity as an artist of Qianying Entertainment, it is nothing. There are many artists in Qianying Entertainment, and not everyone can use the name and identity of Yang Shiyao. At least he needs to be as famous as Yang Shiyao, but the TV station will not openly embarrass Yang Shiyao.

But Xia Ningmi is different!

Du Yuanzhe said: "I understand."

After hanging up the phone, Du Yuanzhe wailed, "Qiqi, someone is bullying me."

Xia Ning looked at him indifferently, waiting for him to continue.

Du Yuanzhe said dissatisfiedly: "You should give me a kiss to comfort me right now."

Xia Ningmi retracted her gaze and said, "Forget it."

Du Yuanzhe immediately said, "The production team of "The Country House" intends to use the editing to discredit me."

Xia Ningmi took out her cell phone and made a call: "Send me the phone number of the director of "The Cottage"."

After saying that, he hung up the phone.

Du Yuanzhe clapped on the side: "As expected of a domineering president, domineering!"

Xia Ning was too lazy to pay attention to his antics.

At this time, the "Country House" program team

The assistant watched Du Yuanzhe's highlights in the video and said regretfully, "Director, if these can be broadcast, our ratings for this episode will definitely be very high."

The director said, "What's the point of one episode's ratings? Zheng Xiao is an artist that Huanxing Entertainment strongly supports, and Wang Ligang's dramas are well-known for their ability to promote people. Once his new drama is aired, it's a foregone conclusion that he will become a big hit. If he is willing to come to our station to be a regular for a season, advertisers will definitely rush to invest. This is much more important than one episode's ratings."

The assistant was a little worried: "But we will offend Du Yuanzhe. Judging from his performance in variety shows, he will probably be very famous in the future."

The director sneered: "So what? Which star hasn't been targeted by the TV station before they became famous? After they become famous, don't they still pretend that nothing happened? No matter how famous an artist is, they don't have the ability to compete with the TV station."

If you are too serious in the entertainment industry, you won't get far.

If you are not as famous as others, you deserve to be bullied.

This is the naked reality of the entertainment industry.

Everyone hates the reality of the entertainment industry when he is at his lowest point, but when he grows up, he enjoys the reality of the entertainment industry.

The director is used to the ups and downs of the entertainment industry. He only cares about profits, and an actor's reputation and future are not within his consideration.

Jingle Bells——

The director took out his cell phone and it was an unfamiliar number.

He answered the phone and asked, "Who is this?"

Xia Ningmi's cold voice came out from the microphone: "I am Xia Ningmi."

The director stood up with a smile on his face: "What do you want, Mr. Xia?"

Xia Ningmi said, "Du Yuanzhe should edit this episode of the variety show as it should be edited. No random editing is allowed."

The director said without hesitation: "Just do as President Xia says."

After getting the answer, Xia Ningmi hung up the phone immediately.

The director breathed a sigh of relief and couldn't help but complain: "Du Yuanzhe should have told me earlier that he had this kind of relationship. I hate people who have a backstage but hide it."

The assistant looked at the director cautiously: "Director, has something happened?"

The director waved his hand and said, "There is no need to edit this episode to favor Zheng Xiao. Just edit it the way it should be edited. There cannot be any wrong guidance."

"Why did it suddenly change?"

The director shook his phone and said, "Boss Xia called me personally, how could I not answer the phone?"

Then he said thoughtfully: "How is Du Yuanzhe related to President Xia? I haven't heard how good the relationship between the Du family and the Xia family is. Could it be that President Du personally called President Xia for such a trivial matter?"

"No matter which one it is, you must not offend Du Yuanzhe in the future."

The assistant asked in confusion: "President Xia is only the president of Qianying Entertainment. He shouldn't be able to influence the TV station, right?"

The director sneered, "Don't talk nonsense. President Xia and our director have had dinner together countless times. Do you think it can have any impact?"

It can be said that as long as Xia Ning wanted to, she could make him lose his position as chief director with a little effort.

This is the most fundamental difference between capitalists and celebrities.

The assistant shuddered: "President Xia is so amazing. Zheng Xiao is a person who likes entertainment. Isn't President Jiang also amazing?"

The director waved his hand: "Don't worry about that. Earlier at the racecourse, Zheng Xiao was clearly not up to par with President Jiang. But Wei Lingling is worth paying attention to. Pay more attention to her scenes when editing."

The assistant answered.

The director silently thanked his luck that Xia Ningmi called him in advance. If this happened after the broadcast... the consequences would be unimaginable.