@一只小橙子: It turns out that the boss's ruthlessness is not only reflected in work, but also in relationships. It's only been a few days, and they are going to live together. I was shocked.

After Cheng Yu finished posting on Weibo, he looked at Du Yuanzhe and asked with a smile, "Second Master Du, is this all you have?"

She was sent by Xia Ningmi to help Du Yuanzhe move. Thinking of how Xia Ningmi had been ordering her around for the past few years, she couldn't help but shed tears of envy. It turned out that President Xia was also considerate.

Du Yuanzhe sat on the sofa, feeling depressed because of Xia Ningmo's scheme, and said, "I'm only staying here for two months, it's not like I'm moving."

Cheng Yu was surprised when he looked at the suitcases. Regardless of his status as a male celebrity or Mr. Du, his luggage shouldn't be so small.

Du Yuanzhe didn't pay any attention to the luggage at all, and asked, "What did President Xia say to you?"

Cheng Yu said: "The president has ordered that the move must be completed today. In addition, if you want to see the president in the future, you can go directly to the top floor without making an appointment."

Look, this is how your boyfriend is treated. Even your mother doesn’t get this treatment.

We just met an hour ago and decided to live together, and now I'm asking him to pack his bags.

Du Yuanzhe rubbed his brows. Xia Ningmi really didn't give him a chance to organize his thoughts and pushed him forward step by step.

Cheng Yu handed the spare key to Du Yuanzhe and said with a smile: "The president has a video conference tonight and may be home very late. You can go first."

Watching Du Yuanzhe accept the key, Cheng Yu always felt inexplicably excited.

"Second Master Du, is there anything else you need me to do?"

Du Yuanzhe nodded: "Yes."

"Please go ahead."

"I haven't been home to have dinner with my parents for a long time. I decided to stay at home for a few days. Please tell President Xia for me."

From the moment he met Xia Ningmi, she had always been in control of the situation, and Du Yuanzhe had to deal with it passively. He didn't like this feeling very much, and he needed time to sort out his thoughts. At the very least, he should put the two of them on an equal footing.

After making a decision secretly, Du Yuanzhe left while Cheng Yu was still a little confused.

......

The old house of the Du family is on the outskirts of Yancheng. It is a manor that has existed since the time of military calamity. The ancestors of the Du family saw the opportunity and bought the manor at a very low price. Since then, the Du family has been doing business for generations, and this manor has become the ancestral home of the Du family. The ancestral hall at the back enshrines the ancestors of the Du family. Every New Year, Du's father would bring the whole family to worship their ancestors.

In the few days since Du Yuanzhe traveled through time, he only spoke to Du's mother once on the phone, but he had never actually met the Du family.

When the manor security guard saw Du Yuanzhe's license plate, he pulled up the barrier without saying a word and let Du Yuanzhe in.

At the front of the manor is a large yard with various flowers and plants planted on both sides of the road. Du Yuanzhe saw many gardeners taking care of the flowers and plants.

Just hiring a group of people to manage the manor is a huge expense. Fortunately, the Du family has good descendants and no prodigal sons have emerged. Otherwise, they might not be able to support so many people now.

Soon, Du Yuanzhe arrived at a three-story building in the center of the manor. This was the main house of the Du family's ancestral home and where the Du family lived.

Du's mother, Chen Rongshan, had already received the news. When she heard the car stop, she immediately came out and said, "Yuanzhe, come here quickly and let me see you. Have you lost weight?"

These words made Du Yongliang, who was reading a newspaper in the hall, frown, and he secretly complained that loving mothers often spoil their children.

Du Yuanzhe just heard the voice and before he could reply, Chen Rongshan had already started kneading his face and said distressedly, "You've lost weight indeed."

Du Yuanzhe shook off Chen Rongshan's hand and said helplessly, "Mom, what are you looking at me with? Aunt Wu cooks for me every day, how can I lose weight?"

Besides, I haven't seen her for only half a month, so how can I really tell whether she's fat or thin?

Chen Rongshan pouted: "Mom just feels sorry for you. You're living alone out there, so you might as well come back and live here."

This is a common topic. Every time the original owner came back, Chen Rongshan would persuade him to go back home.

Like the original owner, Du Yuanzhe ignored Chen Rongsan's words, took her into the house, and when he saw Du Yongliang, he casually called out "Dad".

Du Yongliang frowned, responded calmly, and continued reading the newspaper.

Chen Rongshan said loudly: "Sister Liu, Yuanzhe is back, make more of his favorite dishes tonight."

Sister Liu quickly responded, "Okay, Madam."

"Yuanzhe, you have to stay home with your mother for a few more days. Your elder brother is much busier than you, but at least he comes home every night."

Du Yuanwen, the eldest son of the Du family, did not move out and has always lived with his parents. After all, this old house will be his place in the future.

Du Yuanzhe came back this time to avoid Xia Ningmi, and said with a smile: "Then I will stay at home and not leave. Mom, please don't think I'm annoying."

"Don't talk nonsense. How can a parent dislike their own child?"

"That's not necessarily true," Du Yuanzhe curled his lips in the direction of Du Yongliang, "My father didn't even look at me since I walked in."

Chen Rongshan immediately glared at Du Yongliang: "Old Du, your son has finally come back, can't you put down that crappy newspaper first?"

Du Yongliang frowned: "If you don't know, you would think he has been away from home for several years. Didn't I just see him half a month ago?"

Chen Rongshan has always favored her younger son, and Du Yongliang couldn't help shaking his head at the extent of her doting. If they didn't already have an outstanding older son, the two of them would probably quarrel every day about raising their children.

"You just had lunch at noon, so you won't have dinner?"

Puff——

Hearing this, Du Yuanzhe almost laughed out loud.

Du Yongliang was silent and glared at the snickering brat. He was a magnanimous man and would not argue with a woman. He coughed and put down the newspaper.

He was unwilling to quarrel with Chen Rongshan, but that didn't mean he would let Du Yuanzhe off. He said sternly, "You've been in the entertainment industry for three years, and you haven't made a name for yourself yet. I think you should just quit. I'll have your eldest brother arrange a position for you in the company, and you just go to work honestly."

How could Du Yuanzhe agree? He said, "I just accepted a new role and will be joining the crew in September. How can I quit now?"

"It's not like my family can't afford the penalty."

"Dad," Du Yuanzhe said unhappily, "You have always taught us to keep our word. How can you break your promise?"

Du Yongliang sneered: "Now you know to keep your word. When you just graduated, I arranged for you to go to the company, but you quit without even telling me that you wanted to resign. Why didn't you think about keeping your word at that time?"

It’s all the original owner’s fault.

Du Yuanzhe immediately looked at his umbrella and said, "Mom, you see, Dad only knows how to scold me."

In fact, Chen Rongsan was not happy that Du Yuanzhe entered the entertainment industry. Their Du family was an old wealthy family. Although many red tapes had been cancelled, they still did not like people in the entertainment industry. But the original owner was determined to get into the entertainment industry, so Chen Rongsan, who doted on her son, could only let it go.

"Okay, you and your son should talk less. It's not easy for the family to get together. Stop arguing all the time."

The old couple agreed that they wanted Du Yuanzhe to return to work in the company. Chen Rongsan naturally would not side with Du Yuanzhe, but she also did not want them to quarrel, so she changed the subject and talked about other topics.

In the evening, when the eldest and his wife of the Du family came home from get off work, the house became completely bustling.

As soon as Du Yuanwen saw her, he teased her, "Usually you'd only go home if your mom called you to urge you to go home. Why are you so enthusiastic today?"

Du Yuanwen is four years older than Du Yuanzhe. He is a mature and stable person. He joined the company and became familiar with the company's business when he was in college. After graduating from college, he naturally became the general manager of the company. Now, several years have passed, and under Du Yongliang's deliberate delegation of power, Du Yuanwen has become the actual person in charge of Du's company.

The two brothers usually have a very good relationship. Du Yuanwen is the only younger brother and he has been spoiled since he was young. Chen Rongsan and Du Yuanwen have made great contributions to the original owner's cynical and eccentric personality.

Du Yuanzhe said, "I will be filming a movie soon. I won't be in Yancheng and won't have time to go home for four or five months. I want to come back early to spend time with my mother."

Du Yuanwen praised him and said, "Since you are so filial, your pocket money will be doubled next month."

Ever since Du Yuanwen took over the Du Corporation, he has controlled Du Yuanzhe's financial lifeline. Du Yuanzhe has to pay all his expenses from his eldest brother, so Jiang Chelin always used Du Yuanwen to threaten the original owner.

Du Yuanzhe said with a playful smile: "Thank you, big brother. I wish you and your wife will have a baby soon."

The eldest sister-in-law Zhao Zhimeng was originally talking to Chen Rongshan. When she heard this, she laughed and scolded: "You are so old, but you are still so out of touch."

Du Yuanzhe blinked innocently: "Mom, am I wrong?"

Chen Rongshan, who had long wanted to hold her grandson, shook her head and said, "No, you are absolutely right."

Du Yuanwen and his wife, whose scalps were tingling after the unexpected birth, quickly changed the subject.

When Chen Rongshan stopped paying attention to the matter, Du Yuanwen patted Du Yuanzhe on the shoulder and whispered, "Good boy, you will have no pocket money for next month."

Du Yuanzhe looked bitter: "Brother, I was wrong."

Du Yuanwen looked at him with a smile, showing no intention of changing his mind.

Du Yuanzhe curled his lips: "Small-minded."

Afterwards, the family had dinner together and sat in the living room chatting for a while before going back to their own rooms.

Back in the room, Du Yuanzhe lay on the bed and breathed a sigh of relief. Facts had proved that his acting skills were flawless and no one in the Du family doubted him.

How did Xia Ningmi know that?

"System, what's going on with Xia Ningmi? Is there another system? If there is, they are much more reliable than you. You are never reliable at critical moments."

Du Yuanzhe was very resentful towards the system, and when he was suppressed by Xia Ningmiao, the system seemed to have crashed.

[No other systems detected]

"How do you think I should deal with Xia Ningmi?"

The system crashed again.

"You don't care whether I live or die, do you?"

He continued to complain a few more times, but the system remained silent, and the unhappiness on Du Yuanzhe's face gradually disappeared.

When he first learned about the existence of the system, he instinctively thought that the system was just an existence that would run according to the program, but after dealing with the system, he found that the system seemed to be conscious and it was not just a string of data.

Du Yuanzhe looked at the ceiling, his eyes becoming deep.

It's good to be conscious, which means that many things can become flexible. He can make himself as comfortable as possible within the big framework of the plot, and the trials during this period have also confirmed this.

Thinking of this, Du Yuanzhe felt much happier, but then he thought of Xia Ningmi, and his expression suddenly turned ugly.

Many times, this person just can't stand being nagged.

Just as Du Yuanzhe was thinking of Xia Ningmi, the cell phone on the bedside table rang.

"Hello?"

"You went back to the Du family?"

Xia Ningmi's cold voice made Du Yuanzhe sober up a lot.

"Yeah, is it okay for me to come back and spend time with my parents?"

"You're really into the role."

Du Yuanzhe frowned: "No matter what, as long as I am Du Yuanzhe, I have the responsibility to fulfill my filial duty for him."

Xia Ningmi was silent for a moment, then said, "Your things have been moved, so you'd better not make me wait too long."

This sounds a bit strange.

Du Yuanzhe couldn't help but say, "Boss Xia, you are a woman after all. Is it really okay for you to invite a man to live with you so anxiously?"

"You are not a man."

Du Yuanzhe's eyebrows twitched.

"You are my boyfriend. It is normal for a couple to live together."

He almost asked her why she cursed because she was breathing so heavily while speaking.

Du Yuanzhe still tried to find an excuse to postpone it: "I have to go filming in a while, and I can only spend time with my parents now. I want to stay at home for two more days."

Xia Ning frowned. Although she really wanted to know her future, she also knew that this kind of thing could not be rushed. She said, "Let me see you in five days."

Du Yuanzhe put down his phone and sighed heavily.

[Why is the host afraid of Xia Ning like a tiger?]

The system that was pretending to be dead spoke on its own initiative.

Du Yuanzhe said: "That woman has other intentions towards me. Living with her gives me a headache just thinking about it."

[Whether to say it or not is entirely up to the host. Xia Ning felt that she could not do anything to the host even if she tried her best.]

Exposing Du Yuanzhe's identity is a last resort, and Xia Ningmi will definitely not use it easily.

Seeing that the system did not object to him and Xia Ningmi living together, Du Yuanzhe raised his eyebrows and said, "Aren't you afraid that the news of Xia Ningmi and I being together will spread and affect the subsequent plot?"

[I've said that everyone in this world has their own consciousness, as long as the general plot remains unchanged]

This is a female-oriented novel, and the main plot is the relationship between the male and female protagonists and the career of the female protagonist.

Although the original owner liked Wei Lingling, he never expressed his feelings. From the beginning to the end, he was the image of a protector. His role was to protect Wei Lingling. It didn't matter who he was with. It was just that the author of the novel was lazy and didn't want to waste energy arranging Du Yuanzhe's emotional affiliation.

Of course, what is more important is to use the infatuated character of Du Yuanzhe to make the male protagonist always feel a sense of crisis and to enhance the relationship between the male and female protagonists.

Although what the system said was correct, for some reason, Du Yuanzhe heard a sense of instigation. It seemed that it really wanted him and Xia Ningmi to live together?

However, this thought was denied by Du Yuanzhe as soon as it came up. The purpose of the system is to maintain the development of the plot. The relationship between him and Xia Ningmi does not affect the plot, and the system is unlikely to bother with this aspect.

Du Yuanzhe was unwilling to live with Xia Ningmi because he was worried that Xia Ningmi would trap him and affect his life or death. Now that the system has given him peace of mind, if he thinks too much, he will only be worrying about nothing and making himself uncomfortable.

It’s just living together, just like having multiple roommates. Xia Ningmi is not afraid, so what is he afraid of!

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