Chapter 23: You've paid too much for the tonic soup
Jiang Qingyan took time out to deliver it personally.
It was Yu You who ran to open the door. The boy's eyes were clear and bright, and his cheeks were white with a rosy glow, like a beautiful rose watered by love, exuding a sense of vigorous vitality.
He greeted warmly: "Brother Qingyan, long time no see!"
Jiang Qingyan responded politely: "Xiao Yu, long time no see."
Yu You made way and asked curiously, "What did Brother Qingyan take?"
Jiang Qingyan walked in, holding two gift boxes in his hands. The packaging was simple and printed with complicated English words, so it was impossible to tell what was inside.
"Samples sent by our partners."
Jiang Qingyan kindly gave his brother a little face and asked, "Where's Jiang Xunzhou?"
Yu You said obediently, "He and Assistant Wan are discussing work in the study. Brother Qingyan, do you want to stay for lunch? Aunt Liu made sea cucumber and pigeon egg soup today."
"...No, I have another appointment at noon." Jiang Qingyan politely declined, "Let him take care of himself."
Yu You finally realized that this was a tonic soup, and he also knew that he had been pestering her too much recently. His ears felt hot, and he smiled a little embarrassedly.
In fact, in the last two days, the concentrated period of the passionate period has passed, and all that is needed is the comfort and companionship of the partner Alpha in the same space.
He knew that he shouldn't continue, but he was really attached to Jiang Xunzhou's embrace and couldn't bear to be separated for even a second.
And all she had to do was pull on Jiang Xunzhou's clothes and look at him pitifully, and Jiang Xunzhou's attitude would soften, and he would coax her in a low voice: "I won't leave."
In the study, Jiang Xunzhou was talking about work with Assistant Wan when there were two knocks on the door and a young boy's furry head popped out.
The young man said sweetly: "Hubby, Brother Qingyan is here."
Assistant Wan said tactfully, "Boss Jiang, I'll be leaving first."
Jiang Xunzhou hummed and nodded calmly: "I will go back to the company tomorrow and discuss this matter in detail."
Yu You was like a diligent little bee, walking briskly as he escorted Assistant Wan downstairs.
Jiang Qingyan entered the study and placed two gift boxes on the desk in front of Jiang Xunzhou.
Jiang Xunzhou asked calmly, "What is this?"
Jiang Qingyan crossed his arms and raised his eyebrows calmly: "What are you talking about? A man's charging station, an energy refueling station, a supply production line, the secret to making your partner happy."
Jiang Xunzhou's face almost turned pale: "What a mess, I never said I needed this."
He coughed again, pretending to be reluctant, and said, "But since you took so much trouble to bring it here, I will accept it reluctantly. I can't let your kindness go to waste."
Jiang Qingyan sneered, but didn't expose him. He only said meaningfully: "I was skeptical about whether you two were real some time ago, but now I completely believe it. If it's fake, you've paid too much for a whole week."
Jiang Xunzhou's ears flushed red as he stressed sternly, "Brother, what are you thinking? Little Fish is sick and needs someone to accompany him."
Jiang Qingyan thought about it and agreed.
How could it possibly last a week?
Even if you are young, if this happens again and again, no matter how strong your energy is, you won't be able to withstand it.
Jiang Qingyan said: "That's good."
Seeing that he had fooled the person, Jiang Xunzhou breathed a sigh of relief, but he still had some doubts in his heart.
During this week, there were a few days when Yu You showed a puzzling and insecure state.
He just stayed in the study for a little longer, and Yu You would wake up uneasily even in his sleep, get out of bed barefoot and rush to find him in a panic, thinking he had been abandoned.
This is not the only abnormality.
The boy's body temperature would rise from time to time. The lower the fever, the more passionately he would act coquettishly and cling to her. He would hug her so tightly that his legs would tremble, and he would tirelessly ask for more.
They will say some things that people cannot understand, such as alpha partner, passionate period and sensitive period, and lifelong mark, which seem like fairy tales.
She bit his ear, breathed hot air, and whispered to him to be gentle, saying that if he didn't want a baby now, he couldn't enter the reproductive cavity.
In the last two days, Yu You's condition had clearly turned sober.
The young man looked at him timidly, hiding his uneasiness, as if he knew he had done something wrong, which made people feel soft-hearted. He had no choice but to pretend that he had not noticed the abnormality of the past few days.
Jiang Xunzhou suppressed his doubts, calmly chatted with Jiang Qingyan about work for a few more minutes, and then went downstairs to see him off personally.
It was lunchtime, and Aunt Liu, wearing thick gloves, brought the sea cucumber and pigeon egg soup cooked in an enamel pot from the kitchen to the dining table with a smile. She had added black Cistanche deserticola to the soup, making it dark in color and not smelling very pleasant.
Yu You pulled Jiang Xunzhou to sit down and served himself a bowl first.
He took a sip from the bowl and thought for two seconds. Afraid that Aunt Liu would be sad if she heard, he leaned close to Jiang Xunzhou's ear and whispered in a low voice, "Hubby, this soup is not very delicious."
Jiang Xunzhou took his bowl with an expressionless face: "Don't drink it."
If Yu You overdoes it, he will be the one who suffers.
"oh……"
Yu You behaved extremely well and didn't dare to say a word, for fear that Jiang Xunzhou would suddenly remember and ask what happened a few days ago.
Fortunately, Jiang Xunzhou went back to the company the next day to deal with the backlog of work, and was so busy that he had no time to pay attention to him.
He took the initiative to sleep back in the guest bedroom and used reading a script as an excuse to hide away. He was worried for a few days. Seeing Jiang Xunzhou busy with work from morning till night, without any intention of asking any questions, as if he had forgotten about it, he finally felt relieved.
Very qualified.
Yu You couldn't help but feel emotional.
Although Jiang Xunzhou is mean and harsh, and looks at people coldly as if they are trash, and is also a big Alpha, he has a big penis, can last a long time, and has a strong sense of service. He can be picked up easily, and is a very qualified partner in the passionate period.
Yu You silently apologized in his heart for questioning Jiang Xunzhou last time.
Mr. Jiang, I was wrong. You are really good, very good.
I will look for you next time and not anyone else.
This passionate period was quite fulfilling and satisfying. Yu You's pheromones did not fluctuate like last time. He was in excellent condition and quickly returned to normal life.
Just then, the crew of the next drama received a message that the actors were needed to go there in advance to participate in a closed training lasting half a month. Yu You told Jiang Xunzhou, took Shi Sanlin with him, and happily packed his luggage to join the crew.
As soon as the training began, the secrets about which actors were participating in the show could no longer be concealed, causing an uproar on the Internet.
The director's previous film had just won an international award and attracted widespread attention. He was collaborating with a well-known gold medal screenwriter in the industry. The original script was both best-selling and literary, and was both critically acclaimed and commercially successful. This project can be said to be a powerful combination.
So when the crew announced that they would adapt the original novel into a movie and started selecting the cast, the marketing accounts happily introduced one well-known actor after another, and the fans also fought fiercely to tear up the cake, and the arguments became a hot topic from time to time.
What is surprising is that the protagonist fell into the hands of an unknown little star who has no broadcast works and is most famous for his love affair scandal with the president of Xingtian Entertainment.
Strong voices of doubt came pouring in, overwhelming like a tidal wave, drowning the comment section of Yu You's latest business Weibo post.
Even the director's comment section was overwhelmed, with everyone accusing him of making false claims about his previous noble remarks, such as not choosing traffic and not accepting any arrangements from capital, and finally succumbing to the smell of money.
Jiang Zuwen also saw the news on the hot search and sent a message to Jiang Xunzhou.
"Brother, you're amazing! Director An is known for his bad temper and refuses to accept investors' offers to hire him, yet you were able to convince him with money."
[Tell me the numbers. How much did it cost you to get Yu You into Director An's crew?]
Jiang Xunzhou just replied indifferently.
I didn't help him spend money.
Xingtian Entertainment did invest in this drama crew, but it was only one of the investors, not even the largest one.
This crew is already very popular and has no worries about attracting investment. Not to mention Director An's rebellious personality, just in terms of the proportion of investment, Xingtian Entertainment has no say in arbitrarily inserting people.
It’s a pity that even if the facts are laid out, netizens still firmly believe that there is some shady deal behind it and don’t believe the so-called clarification statement at all.
Jiang Zuwen: [? ]
Jiang Zuwen: [What do you mean?]
Jiang Zuwen: [You're not going to tell me that Xiao Yu got into Director An's film through auditioning on her own?]
The corners of Jiang Xunzhou's lips curved slightly.
【yes. 】
Jiang Zuwen: [Holy crap! Is this true?!?]
There was a lot of noise outside, but it didn't affect Yu You at all.
He returned the management of his social media accounts to his assistant, and practiced intensively in a closed crew training camp, and also sat with other actors in the crew to read the script.
Yu You occasionally noticed Shi Sanlin holding his mobile phone and tapping the screen. He had an angry expression and gnashed his teeth as if he had seen an enemy. His hands were typing so fast that afterimages were left.
But when asked if something happened to Shi Sanlin, Shi Sanlin hid his phone in a second and shook his head decisively: "Nothing, nothing happened!"
Some staff members would occasionally cast loving glances at him and suddenly come over to encourage him.
"Come on, little fish baby!"
"Don't listen to those online comments! The director chose you for a reason!"
Yu You could probably guess what was happening outside. He was at a loss whether to laugh or cry. He could only thank him politely and continue to pretend to be ignorant in front of Shi Sanlin.
The training camp schedule was incredibly tight, leaving little free time.
The last time he took on the role of the third male lead in a campus drama, the part was simple and easy to shoot. Yu You would even send a message to Jiang Xunzhou from time to time when he was bored. This time, he only had time to pick up his phone when he returned to his hotel room at night.
But unexpectedly, Jiang Xunzhou started sending him messages.
In addition to a brief report of the itinerary, some photos will also be sent.
The orange-gold sunset outside the office window, a corner of a lavish celebrity banquet, a new golf club won in a bet on the golf course...
There is no attention to composition, no concern for light and angle, it is extremely casual, as if it was just a hastily taken photo when it occurred to him.
Once I accidentally took a picture of my own finger in the corner.
Yu You circled that photo and replied excitedly: [Honey, look at your hands.]
Jiang Xunzhou actually took a photo of the photo and sent it back.
【Want to see this? 】
The sapphire watch is exquisite and luxurious, the iris bracelet is shining, and the veins on the back of the broad hand of a mature man are bulging, the fingers are slender and strong, and the joints are distinct. They are placed lazily on the table, but it seems that an extreme sexual tension breaks through the screen and comes towards him.
Yu You looked at it again and again, his ears reddened, and he quietly clicked save.
It must be said that Jiang Xunzhou’s hardware facilities are indeed good.
During the time they were together, Jiang Xunzhou once handled urgent work on the computer with one hand while helping him who was sitting in his arms with the other hand.
The slender fingers were covered with rough calluses, the joints were hard, and the ridges of the bones felt like foreign objects, which caused waves of fine numbing electric currents when they rubbed against them.
He didn't know whether it was because he was distracted by work or because he was simply malicious, but his movements were extremely slow, so he could only hug Jiang Xunzhou's neck, whimpering aggrievedly and actively responding, and then he was messed up.
Jiang Xunzhou was about to teach him a lesson seriously: "Little Fish Baby, you made my pants wet."
Even forced him to apologize.
How can there be such a bad person!
Yu You felt his face flush when he thought about it now, but he could only sulk to himself and didn't dare to show it at all.
He pretended to want to focus on something else in the photo: "How many watches do you have, honey? I don't think I've ever seen you wear the same one twice."
Jiang Xunzhou: [I haven't counted.]
Jiang Xunzhou: [They are all in the cloakroom. If you are interested, you can take a look when you come back.]
Yu You curled his lips.
Evil capitalists.
But he responded positively: [Okay, okay.]
The two of them would simply chat for a few sentences in the evening. Sometimes, when Yu You was too tired to type, he would just video call.
The young man lay on the pillow, his arm supporting his chin, his eyebrows curved like a crescent moon, and asked: "Husband, do you miss me?"
Jiang Xunzhou sat in the background of the study, glanced over from the computer screen, and sneered condescendingly: "You're quite imaginative."
Yu You answered without thinking: "Yes, yes, I miss my husband."
I also miss the super soft big bed at home, the quiet environment of the villa, and Aunt Liu’s skill in stewing soup...
The boy's expression became more and more longing, and his clear eyes seemed to be filled with stars, flashing with tiny lights.
This sentence finally caused someone behind the camera to have a subtle fluctuation. His expression softened a bit, and he lowered his eyes to look over, as if casually saying, "Do you want me to come over to visit you on set?"
Yu You shook his head: "The director said it on the first day. First, he hates fans visiting the set to support him. Second, he hates proxy photographers and Reuters."
Jiang Xunzhou changed his identity according to local conditions: "I'm not a fan, I'm a financial sponsor."
Yu You laughed. "That won't work either. Sister Mingyan found out I joined Director An's crew and told me a lot of gossip about him. Director An has a very bad temper and gets easily irritated. And what he hates most is when the investors come to the set to make decisions and interfere with the filming progress."
Jiang Xunzhou sighed, "It's like a minefield. Wherever you step, it explodes."
Yu You's shoulders were shaking with laughter. He was lying on the bed and video chatting with Jiang Xunzhou. The collar of his pajamas was wide, and his delicate skin was like soft white moonlight, with a flash of pink.
"Sit up." Jiang Xunzhou suddenly said, "Don't lie down."
While secretly criticizing someone for having so many rules even for a video call, Yu You turned over, knelt upright on the bed, and asked coquettishly in a pinched voice, "How about this, husband?"
Jiang Xunzhou raised the corners of his lips slightly, hummed, and continued, "Grandpa's 80th birthday is at the end of the year, and we plan to hold a large birthday party."
Yu You calculated the time and realized that the end of the year was the end of filming for his film crew. He asked, "Am I going too?"
Jiang Xunzhou nodded. "This is the most reasonable opportunity to bring you back to meet the old man. But don't be nervous, just treat it as a visit to an ordinary elder. We don't need media hype during this period. Being too obvious would be counterproductive. It's best to keep a low profile."
Yu You made an OK gesture: "I understand."
He had been busy all day and it was time for bed. He felt sleepy and raised his hand to yawn. The corners of his eyes were a little wet and red, and the water light flickered slightly.
"It's getting late, go to bed." Jiang Xunzhou said.
Yu You responded and tucked himself into the quilt. Seeing that Jiang Xunzhou was still sitting behind the computer at this hour, with no intention of moving, he asked confusedly, "Aren't you going to sleep? Still want to continue working?"
Jiang Xunzhou said casually: "I'm helping my brother deal with some matters in the group. I've been quite busy recently."
Yu You had also heard about the increasingly intense power struggle within the Jianghe Group. He showed a look of realization and said kindly, "Then I won't keep you company. You should finish your work and rest soon."
He stretched out his hand and was about to hang up the video, but Jiang Xunzhou suddenly said, "No need to hang up."
Yu You tilted his head in confusion: "Huh?"
Jiang Xunzhou knew that Yu You could fall asleep even with the night light on, so he whispered, "Put your phone by the bed. You don't have to talk to me, just go to sleep."
Yu You understood.
Just like the game that the young girls in the crew like to play, the characters stand on the screen and act as companions for study and work, so they won’t feel alone.
I didn’t expect that Jiang Xunzhou, who is already such a grown-up, would need a companion system for work.
"Okay."
Yu You obediently agreed, turned off the main light, leaving only a small wall lamp on the bedside, and placed the mobile phone on the bedside, adjusting the position so that it was facing the pillow.
He lay back down, curled up on his side in the fluffy quilt, his hair hanging down softly, revealing a face the size of a palm, and his slender, snow-white, pink fingers gently resting on the smooth sheets.
In the dim and hazy tones, the scene looks like a romantic retro oil painting from the last century.
"Honey, is this okay?" Yu You asked with blinking eyes.
"Okay." Jiang Xunzhou's eyes flashed with a smile, and he lowered his voice, "Go to sleep, baby."
The corners of Yu You's moist red lips curled up, he closed his long eyelashes, and fell asleep peacefully.
He was awakened in the morning by Shi Sanlin knocking on the door.
Yu You's sleep quality is so good that it is unshakable. Shi Sanlin has to come and knock on the door to remind him every morning.
He sat up sleepily, answered the call, crawled up, and picked up his cell phone first.
The video call I made last night has been disconnected, and the chat history shows that it lasted for more than four hours.
Yu You was shocked.
After he fell asleep, Jiang Xunzhou continued working for another four hours?
Being a CEO is not easy, it’s very tiring.
After the closed training period ended, the crew began formal filming.
As the leading actor, Yu You had the most important role to play. He was so busy that he could only reply to Jiang Xunzhou's message.
Time was tight and the filming task was heavy. The boy worked day and night. He often fell asleep in a chair on the set wrapped in his coat, and then was woken up by Shi Sanlin and prepared to shoot the next scene.
Two bodyguards followed him into the crew pretending to be assistants. They would quietly take photos of Yu You's daily life and send reports back to Jiang Xunzhou regularly.
The lights on the filming set in the background of the photo are bright and dazzling, with people swaying, shouting and running around. You can tell at a glance that the scene is noisy and bustling.
The young man tilted his head and leaned on the recliner which looked uncomfortable. There was a hint of fatigue between his pretty eyebrows and a layer of light shadow under his eyelids, which made him look pitiful.
His chin became more pointed, and the little bit of soft flesh on his cheeks that he had developed at home some time ago was quickly lost due to fatigue.
"I saw that the drama that Mingyan and Xiaoyu were filming started to release trailers? It's only been filming for a few months, and it's already edited and ready to air? That's too fast!"
Jiang Zuwen sat on the chair with his legs crossed, slurping the pearls from his milk tea cup.
Jiang Xunzhou withdrew his gaze from the photo, put down his phone, and said calmly: "This drama is short to begin with, and the post-production was quick. We just encountered some trouble in submitting it for review."
"Once those ten seconds of Xiao Yu's scene in the trailer came out, and Ming Yan retweeted him on Weibo to help praise him, the online voices questioning Xiao Yu's acting skills quieted down a lot."
Jiang Zuwen couldn't help but ask curiously, "Did you arrange for someone to submit the play for review as quickly as possible just for this matter?"
Jiang Xunzhou raised his eyelids and said, "This is a drama produced by Xingtian Entertainment. The sooner it can be broadcast, the sooner we can attract investors and get our investment back."
"Wow, it turns out our CEO Jiang is just trying to make money, he has no selfish motives at all—"
Jiang Zuwen put down his milk tea cup and clapped exaggeratedly.
Jiang Xunzhou's eyebrows jumped: "Are you just here to watch the fun?"
"Yeah, I was bored, so I stopped by," Jiang Zuwen said frankly, "mainly to see how busy you've been lately."
Jiang Xunzhou was too lazy to pay attention to him and continued to busy himself with his work.
The two had known each other for more than ten years, and Jiang Zuwen knew his character and didn't care at all.
He sipped his milk tea, trembling his feet, and exclaimed in amazement: "Even my sister keeps watching that ten-second trailer clip over and over again, searching every day for when we can watch the show. She even changed her phone wallpaper to a picture of Xiao Yu. Where did you find this uncut gem? He's not a professional actor, is he? Is his acting purely natural?"
The tip of the fountain pen that was signing the document in black and white suddenly stopped, leaving a long trail of ink.
Jiang Xunzhou raised his head and said, "He took acting classes in the company."
Jiang Zuwen exclaimed, "Is your company's acting class so impressive?"
Jiang Xunzhou said: "The one we hired is indeed a senior acting teacher in the industry."
Jiang Zuwen chatted with him for a while, asked Jiang Xunzhou to help his sister get a few autographed photos from Yu You, and then left in a leisurely manner.
Jiang Xunzhou was the only one left in the spacious office.
Jiang Xunzhou lowered his brows, looking thoughtful, and tapped the table lightly with his slender fingers.
Da, da, da——
Then at a certain point, the sound suddenly stopped and the room fell into silence.
He closed his eyes and notified the assistant department to ask Assistant Wan to come in.
"Boss Jiang, do you have any plans with me?"
Assistant Wan pushed up his silver-rimmed glasses and asked respectfully from behind the desk.
"I remember that the company's acting classes have a rule that at the end of the course, a text-based rating report will be given and uploaded to the student's file, but the class process will be recorded and preserved, right?"
Jiang Xunzhou asked calmly.
Assistant Wan nodded. "That's right, Mr. Jiang. We have always strictly enforced this rule."
"good."
Jiang Xunzhou's eyebrows were deep and his gaze was sharp as a blade: "I want all the course videos that Yu You has taken since he joined the company."
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