Du Yuanzhe especially couldn't stand hearing the word "baby" come out of Xia Ningmi's mouth. Thinking that Xia Ningmi had rested for two days and her body had recovered, he carried Xia Ningmi upstairs without saying a word.

After torturing her to the point of exhaustion, Du Yuanzhe said domineeringly: "If you call me like this again, I will not let you go to work."

Xia Ning wrapped her fair arms around his neck, the redness at the corners of her eyes lingering for a long time. She squinted her eyes and asked, "So you only allow fans to shout?"

This jealousy is outrageous.

Du Yuanzhe said: "The fans' brain circuits are not normal. The more I stop them from shouting, the louder they shout. The best way to deal with it is to ignore them."

Xia Ningmi raised her eyebrows: "So you are picking on the weak and you can only bully me?"

"You just had to tease me about this, and this is not bullying, I am just expressing my love for you."

Du Yuanzhe said this shamelessly, leaning down again and kissing her lips.

After a while, mist appeared in Xia Ningmi's eyes again.

It seemed that Du Yuanzhe really wanted to teach Xia Ningmi a profound lesson, or maybe he just couldn't control himself when he first started having sex, and the two of them struggled for a long time before they stopped.

Xia Ningmi was so tired that she didn't even have the energy to take a shower, and had to rely on Du Yuanzhe for help.

The next day, Xia Ningmi woke up late as expected, not until eight o'clock.

When she got up and went downstairs, she saw Du Yuanzhe putting breakfast on the dining table. He smiled and said, "I was just about to call you to get up. Come and eat."

Xia Ningmi no longer had the fatal temptation she had last night. She returned to her cold and aloof president's look and had breakfast with Du Yuanzhe.

Before leaving the house, Du Yuanzhe stopped her, leaned forward and said, "You forgot to give me a good morning kiss."

Xia Ning asked him, "When did we make this agreement?"

Du Yuanzhe remained calm: "Today."

The negative distance contact between the two made Du Yuanzhe realize that they were no different from ordinary couples. They were eager to have skin contact with each other and to do everything a couple should do.

Start with a good morning kiss.

Xia Ningmi curled her lips slightly, but did not kiss his face, and kissed his lips directly.

Du Yuanzhe was surprised for a moment, but quickly kissed her back.

Then Xia Ningmi opened the door and left.

Old Huang is waiting downstairs.

After getting in the car, Xia Ning said, "Come pick me up at 8:30 in the future."

Old Huang was a very measured person. He only cared about driving for Xia Ningmi and never asked about other things. Hearing this, he quickly responded, "Okay, President."

After Xia Ningmi left, Du Yuanzhe was the only one left at home. His schedule was already full, and he would not have any more schedules before the filming of the movie started, so he could arrange this time freely.

Du Yuanzhe thought that he hadn't played games for a long time, so he turned around and walked into the home theater to play games. After playing for two hours, he went to the gym to exercise.

Xia Ningmi didn't come back at noon, and he was too lazy to cook, so he just ordered takeout from the restaurant Xia Ningmi often ate at. He ordered two spicy dishes for himself and ate them happily to relish the spiciness.

In the afternoon, I looked for some of Xu Cheng's previous videos to watch. After watching his works, Du Yuanzhe finally understood why the entertainment industry called him a genius.

Xu Cheng can always find new angles to interpret films from themes that others have failed to film, and he is very good at understanding people's hearts.

Du Yuanzhe thought of several key inner scenes of the male protagonist in the next play, as well as the psychological changes of the murderer from the death of his wife in a car accident to his daughter committing suicide by jumping off a building and then to his determination to take revenge himself, all of which can reflect Xu Cheng's control over people's hearts.

In this way, it was not surprising that Xu Cheng was able to determine that he liked Xia Ningmi through just a few sentences.

Du Yuanzhe was fascinated by the film. He was immersed in the acting skills of the powerful actors and was also fascinated by the ups and downs of the plot.

It was not until Lu Xuan called him that he realized he had watched several hours of movies. Xu Cheng didn't have many works, and he had almost finished watching them all.

"Brother Zhe, if you have time, come out and get together."

Du Yuanzhe thought for a moment and agreed: "Wait for me for half an hour."

He and Lu Xuan haven't seen each other for nearly two months, and they have only talked on the phone a few times in the meantime. If they don't see each other now, they will have no time to see each other after he joins the team.

Cloud Shore Hotel

Lu Xuan did not invite anyone else this time. After the ups and downs during this period of time, he knew that those bad friends were unreliable. The only reliable one was Du Yuanzhe.

Of course, the most important thing is Xia Ningmi.

Lu Xuan poured Du Yuanzhe a glass of wine and said, "Brother Zhe's ring is very beautiful. It should be a good match with my sister-in-law, right?"

Du Yuanzhe: "You are quite good at guessing."

"Brother Zhe, are you and your sister-in-law getting along well lately?"

Du Yuanzhe raised his eyebrows: "What's wrong?"

Lu Xuan said: "Brother Zhe, you are a man, you should be more tolerant on weekdays. Sister-in-law is so busy, you should be more considerate of her."

Du Yuanzhe immediately understood his purpose: "You are afraid that Qiqi and I will break up."

Lu Xuan chuckled and said, "Sister-in-law is such a good person, I'm just afraid that you might miss her."

Du Yuanzhe rolled his eyes: "You don't need to tell me, we are fine."

"That would be best."

Lu Xuan said, "I've been running into Zhou Chenlang at the clubhouse a lot lately. He's very interested in how I made friends with my sister-in-law, and he's always trying to test me."

Zhou Chenlang?

Du Yuanzhe frowned: "You didn't say much to him, did you?"

There is very little description of Zhou Chenlang in the novel, and Du Yuanzhe does not know him well. Just because he is the illegitimate son of Zhou Heng's extramarital affair, Du Yuanzhe does not like him and does not want him to appear in front of Xia Ningmi.

Lu Xuan: "Who knows if he is the same as his father? I didn't say anything. Besides, he is on Jiang Chelin's side. I wish I could stay away from him."

Although he could use Xia Ningmi's cover now, Lu Xuan had been frightened by Jiang Chelin and dared not target him anymore. He also kept his distance from the people in Jiang Chelin's small circle.

Du Yuanzhe nodded: "We should stay away from him."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the box door. Lu Xuan went to open the door and saw Zhou Chenlang standing at the door.

Zhou Chenlang walked in and said with a smile, "I heard that Second Young Master Du was here too, so I came over to say hello."

This person is really haunting.

Lu Xuan suppressed his impatience and waited for Du Yuanzhe to deal with it.

Du Yuanzhe looked at him and said, "We are probably not close enough to say hello to each other."

Zhou Chenlang walked over and sat down, saying, "I don't think I have offended the Second Young Master, can't we be friends?"

Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "No."

Zhou Chenlang asked: "Why?"

Du Yuanzhe said: "You know the reason."

Zhou Chenlang's eyes dimmed: "Does the grudges of the previous generation have to continue to our generation?"

Du Yuanzhe said, "I am just an employee now, so of course I have to follow my boss's lead. You have also snatched her father away, although she doesn't really like this scumbag father."

"Robbery?"

Zhou Chenlang's eyes flashed with a complicated look: "From the time I was born to the age of thirteen, I saw him very few times. I never understood why my father was so busy, but later I found out that he had another family."

Du Yuanzhe looked at him indifferently: "Why are you telling me this? To prove that you are innocent?"

Even so, so what?

Some people should not be hated just because they have never done anything wrong.

Everyone has their own emotional biases, and no one will divide good and bad based on pure right and wrong. Disliking someone doesn't necessarily mean that he has done something wrong, it may also be because he has affected the person you love the most.

Zhou Chenlang murmured in a low voice: "If it weren't for me, maybe she would still be alive and well."

"What did you say?"

His voice was too soft and Du Yuanzhe didn't hear it clearly.

Zhou Chenlang laughed to himself: "It's nothing. Since the Second Young Master doesn't welcome me, I won't stay and cause trouble."

He turned and left the box.

Lu Xuan scratched his head: "This guy came here just to say a few words?"

Du Yuanzhe shook his head: "Don't worry about him, it has nothing to do with us."

He could see that Zhou Chenlang was worried, but it had nothing to do with him.

Xia Ningmi just wanted to be strangers to the Zhou family, and Du Yuanzhe would certainly respect her idea.

Lu Xuan said: "That's right, forget about him, come on, let's sing together."

Lu Xuan invited Du Yuanzhe out today, not only because he cared about his relationship with Xia Ningmi, but also to sing karaoke with Du Yuanzhe.

"I'm not bragging, Yuanzhe, you will never be able to beat me."

Now that you say this, I’m no longer sleepy.

Du Yuanzhe raised his eyebrows: "Let's compare?"

"Let's compare."

Two people each sing one song, and let the machine automatically grade it.

Lu Xuan came first and scored 90 points at the end of the song.

He smiled proudly and said, "I got 90 points for just one song. Although it's not my full ability, it's enough to beat you."

Pretty crazy!

After resolving their previous predicament, the gang became unbridled again.

Du Yuanzhe ignored him and picked a song he could sing.

As the accompaniment sounded, Du Yuanzhe's voice blended in perfectly.

Lu Xuan's face suddenly turned ugly. He dared to call himself a Mai Ba, so he must be quite capable. You could tell whether he was a good or bad person.

Du Yuanzhe sings just as well as he does.

The next scores confirmed his thoughts.

Ninety-eight points!

Lu Xuan's face turned pale: "When did you become so good at singing?"

A long time ago, he and Du Yuanzhe sang a song together. I remember that Du Yuanzhe's performance was mediocre.

Du Yuanzhe raised his eyebrows: "It seems that you haven't paid attention to my news. Han Jinghao has confirmed that I have a talent for singing."

"Love song king Han Jinghao?"

Lu Xuan’s eyes widened; this was a singer he liked very much.

"Is there another Han Jinghao in the entertainment industry?"

Lu Xuan was unconvinced: "He must have heard it wrong."

Du Yuanzhe patted his shoulder and said, "Xiao Luzi, how can you talk to your brother like that?"

"Shit brother."

"Then don't call my girlfriend sister-in-law from now on."

Lu Xuan froze for a moment, forcing a smile on his face: "I just made a slip of the tongue, don't be angry, brother Zhe, you are my real brother, I am convinced that I lost to you, brother Zhe."

Du Yuanzhe leaned on the sofa, raised his chin and said, "Peel some melon seeds for me."

"Don't you have hands yourself?"

"Um?"

Lu Xuan nodded with a bitter face: "I will peel it, I will peel it——"

Du Yuanzhe finally experienced the feeling of being a fox borrowing the power of a tiger.

So cool!

......

Time passed slowly and soon it was September.

The hottest two months in Yancheng have passed, and Du Yuanzhe has not even felt the summer heat, and summer is about to end.

Mainly in the past two months, he either stayed at home or rushed to catch up with his schedule, and basically never stayed on the street.

People who are filming during these two months can truly feel the summer heat. If you happen to be filming in winter, that would be even more unlucky, as you might end up getting heat stroke.

Xu Cheng has already informed us that the new drama will start filming on September 15th. There will be no press conference and no media interviews. There will only be a simple opening ceremony before filming begins.

Xu Cheng's films are shot in complete secrecy. He does not invite reporters for interviews, nor does he reveal any of the filming content.

Before the film starts being promoted, outsiders will know nothing, and even the actors involved in the filming will not know everything.

Xu Cheng's team is extremely secretive, and until now no one knows that Du Yuanzhe has signed Xu Cheng's new movie. According to Xu Cheng's habit, he will not officially announce the movie when it starts filming, but will only @ the main actors when it is finished to express the hard work of filming and the difficulties of the actors.

Therefore, as long as Du Yuanzhe joins the group, he will enter a closed state.

Fortunately, Du Yongliang's birthday party was held before filming started, so Du Yuanzhe didn't have to face the dilemma of asking for leave right after filming started.

September 10th

The Du family's old house has stepped up security. On this day, three shifts of security guards will take turns patrolling around the main villa and garden to prevent any unsightly guests from causing trouble and to better protect the guests' safety.

Du Yuanzhe returned to the old house early in the morning and, together with Du Yuanwen, welcomed the guests who came to celebrate Du Yongliang's birthday. In the past, Zhao Zhimeng would also be there, but this time, Chen Rongsan didn't let her come because she was afraid that she might be hurt accidentally due to the coming and going of people.

The original owner would do this every year, but until now he still can't remember the names of several elders, which shows how perfunctory he was in the past.

Although Du Yuanzhe had no intention of entering the business world, these people who came had some cooperation with the Du family. It would not hurt to remember their identities, so that if he met them by chance in the future, he would not be impolite.

Du Yuanwen knew that Du Yuanzhe didn't know many people, so he would be the first to say hello to every person who came. After the person left, Du Yuanwen would introduce him to that person.

"You didn't pay attention to it before, but you'd better pay more attention now. The entertainment industry is becoming more and more attractive. Many people have started to invest in the entertainment industry. Who knows, these people may become investors in your new drama in the future."

Du Yuanzhe also thought so and nodded, "I'll listen to you, brother."

Du Yuanwen nodded with satisfaction: "I will introduce him to you. It's enough for you to have a rough impression of him. If you see him in the future and he looks familiar, you can call me and ask me."

Du Yuanwen didn't expect him to remember so many people at once.

Ten minutes before the birthday banquet started, Jiang Chelin arrived. He actually brought Wang Lianxuan with him. Is this guy crazy?

As if he knew what Du Yuanzhe was thinking, Jiang Chelin said to Wang Linxuan: "I have brought you here. Don't bother me from now on. The driver will take you back to the old house when you leave."

Jiang Chelin was very cold and had no intention of saving face for Wang Lianxuan in front of outsiders.

Wang Lianxuan's expression changed. She didn't dare to say anything more and walked into the villa first.

Du Yuanzhe raised his eyebrows: "Is it your grandfather's request again?"

Jiang Chelin nodded irritably, not wanting to say anything more. He chatted casually with Du Yuanwen for a few words, had someone register the gift, and then walked in.

The two of them have been getting along peacefully recently, and neither of them has provoked the other. As long as Wei Lingling is not around, Jiang Chelin will not waste his expression on Du Yuanzhe.

After a while, Xia Ningmi also arrived.

Du Yuanwen glanced at Du Yuanzhe subconsciously, and saw that his eyes suddenly became much brighter.

Du Yuanwen laughed secretly, his silly brother really couldn't hide his emotions.

This was the first time Du Yuanwen saw Xia Ningmi after he learned that she and Du Yuanzhe were together. He could clearly feel that the coldness in Xia Ningmi had dissipated a lot, and she was no longer as unapproachable as before.

It seems that Du Yuanzhe is not the only one who has changed.

Du Yuanwen thought for a moment and said with a smile, "President Xia, welcome to attend my father's birthday banquet."

Xia Ningmi handed the gift to the person registering at the side and said calmly, "Mr. Du is the elder, so I have to be there for the elder's birthday celebration. You are welcome, Mr. Du."

Du Yuanwen's eyes twitched.

That sounds nice, but why didn't you come in the past few years? How could she say such an obvious lie?

He still had to greet the guests and had no time to chat with Xia Ningmi: "The birthday banquet will start soon, President Xia, please come in."

Xia Ningmi nodded.

As the two passed each other, Du Yuanzhe bravely squeezed her hand, then quickly took it back, so fast that even Xia Ningmi didn't have time to react.

She paused for a moment before continuing to move forward, her eyes softened at that moment.

Du Yuanzhe felt his rapidly beating heart, curled the corners of his mouth, and continued to greet the guests with Du Yuanwen as if nothing had happened.

At that moment, he actually felt the excitement of having an affair.

Hell, they were in a serious relationship.