Chapter 162 Stepping on the Fox's Tail 17 Figures
The variety show featuring Lin Yu-che has premiered.
The production team was clever; after Yun Chiyi's spectacular live broadcast ended, they edited in more footage of Lin Yuche.
This episode achieved good ratings, setting a new record for the program.
Next up is the birthday party.
Yun Chiyi had her plans in mind. She handed over the planning department to handle the arrangements for Lin Yuche's birthday party, while she stayed home to approve the final proposal.
After receiving the proposal, Yun Chiyi and Lin Yuche discussed it together in the living room.
She hesitated for a moment, then pointed to the first activity with her slender finger: "Cross this one out."
He couldn't even use a mobile phone properly; how could he learn to play the piano in such a short time?
Lin Yuche picked up his pen and carefully wrote in his notes. Hearing the voice, he looked up and said, "You can keep it."
Yun Chiyi carefully chose her words: "The pieces they selected are not simple. You also have other work this month, so you'll probably have to go without eating, drinking, or sleeping to barely manage to practice them."
Such a rare occurrence surprised Lin Yu-che, who said, "I can play the piano."
Yun Chiyi looked doubtful and tapped her fingers in the air a few times: "I'm talking about this piano."
Lin Yuche said in a calm tone: "I learned it by chance in the last century."
For the first time, Yun Chiyi had a clear understanding of his thousand-year life; he was still an old-fashioned person who kept up with the times.
Lin Yuche said casually, "The cello can also play, so there's no need to delete it."
His features weren't sharp; instead, they seemed shrouded in a layer of mist, slightly cold and indifferent. When he got serious, he was like a stubborn child. Yun Chiyi stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly burst out laughing.
Lin Yuche's expression immediately turned serious. He asked, "What are you laughing at, President Yun?"
Yun Chiyi rested her chin on her hand, her voice soft and gentle: "I think you're cute."
Lin Yuche glanced at her, then stiffly lowered his head to write, pretending not to hear.
The best way to deal with her quirky nature is to ignore it. She'll get bored and quiet down.
Yun Chiyi's eyes were full of smiles. She kindly let him off the hook and curled up on the sofa to watch TV.
A familiar male voice came from the speakers of a recently popular period drama. Lin Yuche glanced sideways and caught a glimpse of Zhao Muqing's thick eyebrows and big eyes, with a semi-transparent mask on his face.
Yun Chiyi put down the proposal, picked up the fruit plate on the coffee table, used a fork to pick up a peeled apple, and took a bite with her pearly teeth.
She watched with great interest, and her lips unconsciously curved into a beautiful smile.
Lin Yuche breathed slowly. After writing a few lines, he looked up again, but she was still motionless, her heart and eyes filled with that person.
Coincidentally, Zhao Muqing called at that moment, and Yun Chiyi answered immediately, speaking first in a gentle voice.
Lin Yuche's hearing was so acute that he could hear every single word Zhao Muqing said without missing a single one.
"Ms. Yun, my birthday is coming soon."
Upon hearing his voice, Yun Chiyi suddenly glanced at the second male lead on the screen. No wonder she thought this person with such terrible acting skills looked familiar; it turned out to be Zhao Muqing. With the mask on, she really couldn't recognize him...
Zhao Muqing pressed further, "Are you listening?"
Yun Chiyi lowered her eyes lazily: "Fine, I'll let you pass."
To his surprise, Zhao Muqing agreed so readily that he had no chance to put his prepared words into action. He said dryly, "I want to have a birthday party too."
Yun Chiyi pursed her lips, thought for a moment and said, "Then you and Lin Yuche will be in the same event, so that people won't say that the company is unethical in exploiting its employees."
Zhao Muqing immediately flew into a rage: "Why? He and I aren't even in the same league. Little Yun, haven't you noticed that you're too biased and favor him?"
Yun Chiyi said casually, "Holding a separate event, with less than three days between the start and end, don't you think that's too rushed?"
After a brief silence, Yun Chiyi chuckled softly and said in a gentle rebuke, "Zhao Muqing, you've been acting too immaturely lately."
Zhao Muqing strangely shut up, but her breathing gradually quickened, clearly indicating her dissatisfaction with what she said.
Lin Yuche listened silently to the intimate conversation between the two, his fingertips tracing the pen.
Yun Chiyi added, "Did you receive the travel vouchers I sent you? You've always wanted to travel abroad, so why not go for your birthday? I booked a seaside villa for you; not many celebrities in China can afford to stay there."
Zhao Muqing was surprised: "What travel voucher? I didn't receive it."
"How could that be?"
Yun Chiyi firmly stated, "I arranged it a long time ago, but it still hasn't arrived. Can't they handle such a small matter? I'll ask Xiao Li to send another one."
Remembering that she still remembered what he had said, Zhao Muqing's tone softened: "Alright."
Yun Chiyi sighed deeply and said, "Don't throw a tantrum, okay?"
Is she trying to comfort him?
After a long pause, Zhao Muqing finally replied, "Ms. Yun, I just want what I deserve."
Yun Chiyi gave a vague reply: "Mmm, okay."
Zhao Muqing's anger had subsided considerably: "I won't go to that birthday party and let Lin Yuche perform alone. I don't want to stand next to him."
Yun Chiyi raised an eyebrow slightly, her expression relaxed: "Whatever."
She hung up the phone and noticed Lin Yuche staring at her. She didn't know how long he had been staring at her; his dark eyes held no emotion, like an endless black forest.
"You go about your business, don't worry about me."
She left those words behind, took her phone, and stood by the window. A moment later, she made a call.
"Xiao Li, prepare a card for Zhao Muqing. You can decide how much money to put in it. Make sure it's nicely packaged as a birthday gift and deliver it to his place today."
Li Aman wrote it down in her notebook: "I'll take care of it right away."
Yun Chiyi was standing far away, but Lin Yuche still heard the whole thing. He slowly came to his senses and realized that what he had just said was a lie that Yun Chiyi had made up on the spot.
It wasn't a lie; she made it come true the very next second.
She is eloquent and adept at manipulating people, making it difficult to discern her true feelings from false ones.
Lin Yuche gripped his pen tightly, glancing at the proposal on the coffee table.
Perhaps she was manipulating him too.
At this moment, Yun Chiyi was thinking that Zhao Muqing had a terrible temper and was very difficult to please, but the company was currently struggling to make ends meet without him.
Her gaze lingered meaningfully on Lin Yuche. He was perfect in every way, except that he was too handsome and had an otherworldly air about him.
Moreover, although he is a demon, he has a very high sense of morality.
Yun Chiyi wanted to create a buzz overnight with a controversial celebrity, for example, by having him show off his abs and dress up as a fox demon to crash the red carpet, but Lin Yuche probably wouldn't cooperate.
The system cried out in anguish: "Host, can't you think of something more righteous?!"
It takes too much time; Yun Chiyi has no interest in the so-called righteous path.
She remained silent, sat back on the sofa, turned off the TV, and tapped her toes lightly on the floor. After a few dozen taps, her eyes suddenly lit up.
Ai Bai is the female lead, and she has her own halo. Although the female lead's career will reach its peak overnight a year later, Yun Chiyi firmly believes that as long as she is given an opportunity, Ai Bai will not let her down.
Yun Chi, acting on a whim, picked up the keys from the coffee table and said, "I'm going out for a bit, I'll be back the day after tomorrow."
So suddenly, she just left without a word. Lin Yuche looked up at her.
Yun Chiyi gave the order very smoothly: "Help me tidy up the house and wash the fruit plate."
Lin Yuche frowned, about to refuse, when a soft hand pressed down on the top of his head and gently rubbed it.
"Thank u."
Lin Yuche reached out and grabbed her wrist, his eyes flashing with displeasure: "President Yun is going to deliver a gift to Zhao Muqing? He can leave the dishes to wash."
Yun Chiyi's gaze moved from top to bottom, landing on his thick, long eyelashes and the dim look in his eyes.
"If anyone wants to go find Zhao Muqing, I'll go check on her in Ai Bai's group."
Lin Yuche blinked, slowly released his hand, and fell silent again.
Yun Chiyi scoffed, "Your reaction just now was really strange."
Lin Yuche remained silent.
Yun Chiyi bluntly stated, "It's as if she's jealous."
Lin Yuche then looked up at her, his eyes now calm and undisturbed: "President Yun, please take care."
Yun Chiyi smiled and turned around. She seemed very busy, and made a phone call to someone else as she walked to the entrance.
"Hey, Qi Shu, wait for me at the crossroads in an hour. We're going somewhere together."
Upon hearing this name, Lin Yuche slowly turned his head, his eyes suddenly filled with a melancholy.
She wasn't actually looking for Zhao Muqing, but rather for Qi Shu.
With a crisp "click," the door closed.
With her gone, Lin Yuche was left alone in the large living room, looking out of place amidst the strange magical artifacts hanging on the walls.
The room still smelled of her; the fruit platter she had half-eaten was full of juice; the mat she had used to stand on was lying on the floor; and her long hair lay on the sofa where she had lain.
Every corner of the room exudes the atmosphere of her life.
Lin Yuche lowered his eyes halfway, his long fingers curling up his long hair and wrapping it around his ring finger.
Flames erupted from his fingertips, burning away his hair. The ashes settled into his skin, and he rubbed the fine ash between his fingers.
Her lingering fragrance seeped into his very being.
He sat quietly in the living room for a long time. The moon rose, but the living room was dark and unlit.
The clock ticked away, and time, to him, was ancient and slow.
Yun Chiyi isn't coming back tonight, and Qi Shu went with her.
Lin Yuche slowly got up and first cleaned up Yun Chiyi's house, even mopping the floor until it was as shiny as a mirror. He noticed that the clock had only gone around three times.
It was three in the morning. Lin Yuche didn't need to sleep, but he couldn't sit still any longer. Before leaving, he closed all the doors and windows and went back to his room.
Meanwhile, on Yun Chiyi's side, when she arrived at the scene the next day, she took Qi Shu to Ai Bai's film crew. The director's eyes lit up as soon as he saw Qi Shu, and he slapped his thigh with great enthusiasm, saying that Qi Shu and Ai Bai could work together on a modern romance script that he had in hand.
Yun Chiyi finalized the deal that afternoon and immediately began discussing with the director how to secure sponsorship.
With the Yun family's backing, the director naturally wasn't afraid of starting the project empty-handed.
That night, Yun Chiyi had a wonderful dream: she was incredibly wealthy and could never spend all her money.
She woke up with a smile, her vision blurry, and in her daze she saw a tall figure standing by the bed.
The moonlight shimmered, the tree shadows swayed, she rubbed her eyes, and found the bedside empty again; it all seemed like a hallucination.
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