Lu Xiao stood silently in front of the window, looking at the cold moon outside, wondering what he was thinking.

Even from behind, he exuded a cold aura that kept people away. It was completely different from his usual gentle and elegant temperament, which made Shen Ci feel a little strange.

Shen Ci swallowed his saliva and deliberately made light footsteps. Lu Xiao moved and turned his head.

The moment they looked at each other, the stern and alert look on Lu Xiao's face disappeared in an instant, and he showed a gentle and familiar relaxed look again.

Shen Ci blinked. Was the slightly scary expression just now an illusion?

"Why did you come down?" Lu Xiao asked, turning around and leaning casually against the floor-to-ceiling window, with mist swirling between his fingers.

Shen Ci went to pour a glass of water and came over. He leaned against the glass like Lu Xiao and took a sip of water: "Because I dreamed that my uncle was here! So I came down to see if my uncle was unhappy."

Lu Xiao raised the corners of his lips helplessly, and his depressed mood from dealing with the drugged residue last night suddenly eased a lot.

To be honest, although Shen Ci is sweet-talking, he is not very good at flattering.

Lu Xiao grew up in the complex world of human relationships and has seen too many flatterers, any of whom is sweeter than Shen Ci.

But Lu Xiao still had no resistance to Shen Ci's clumsy flattery. Perhaps it was because only Shen Ci's flattery was sincere and genuine.

Lu Xiao felt soft in his heart and touched Shen Ci's soft chestnut hair.

Shen Ci held the water cup quietly and obediently without moving. When he lowered his head, he caught a glimpse of Lu Xiao's other hand holding the cigarette.

Lu Xiao is not in good health and is a heavy smoker but rarely smokes.

It was already midnight, but he was standing here alone, smoking and talking on the phone. I wonder what was bothering him.

Shen Ci simply turned around and hugged Lu Xiao with his arm around his neck, burying his face in Lu Xiao's chest, and said in a muffled voice: "Uncle, if you are too tired, take a rest. I will definitely accompany you."

The sudden hug stunned Lu Xiao.

Through the thin fabric of his pajamas, he could even feel Shen Ci's breath on his heart.

Puff, puff, puff…

The already restless blood slowly boiled again, clamoring and burning through Lu Xiao's rationality. He stared at Shen Ci's soft hair, the violent gene deep in his heart was about to burst through his skin, and Lu Xiao was so angry that his forehead was covered with veins.

No, it would scare him.

The sudden rush of blood in the middle of the night made Lu Xiao feel dizzy. He could only crush the cigarette sparks with his fingertips and let the pain of burned flesh barely pull him back to reality.

He grasped Shen Ci's thin shoulders with his big hands and pulled him away as gently as possible.

Shen Ci looked up at Lu Xiao blankly. Lu Xiao looked away in a somewhat wolfish manner and managed to curl his lips: "Well, Xiao Ci, go back to sleep first."

Shen Ci was a little confused and still worried, but he nodded obediently.

Lu Xiao: "I'll go up first."

He patted Shen Ci's shoulder gently, and walked away before he finished speaking, his steps somewhat hurried.

Shen Ci stood there, not reacting for a long time.

Hmm? What happened?

***

The next morning, Shen Ci was woken up by his elder brother who pulled him out from under the quilt and shook him awake.

"Shen! Xiao! Ci! Hurry up and get up, Uncle Lu has been waiting for you for a long time!" Shen Bie gritted his teeth and held his brother's shoulders and shook him back and forth. Shen Ci tried hard to open his eyes: "Okay..."

Shen Bie was amused by his brother's silly look and dragged him to the bathroom: "Don't you have an announcement today? And you're still sleeping in! If I wasn't at home, I think Uncle Lu would have let you sleep until two in the afternoon."

Shen Ci's head was still not fully clear, and he was bubbling with sleepiness. He only woke up a little after washing his face.

Lu Xiao had already sat on the sofa in the living room, drinking coffee and reading the news. When he saw Shen Ci coming downstairs, he put down his cup and smiled gently and gentlemanly: "Are you up?"

Lu Xiao was wearing a neat suit and his hair was neatly combed. He looked elegant and energetic, which was in stark contrast to Shen Ci who was wearing pajamas and had messy hair.

Shen Ci was puzzled. They all slept so late, so why was there such a big difference?

It was already past eight o'clock. Shen Ci hurriedly ate breakfast, changed his clothes, and followed Lu Xiao into the car.

Lu Xiao usually works in the Yunxiao Financial office in the CBD, which is the headquarters of the Yunxiao Group. The administrative headquarters of industries ranging from technology to entertainment are all located in the group building with more than 100 floors.

However, Shen Ci rarely gets involved in this kind of work and usually goes to the Yunxiao Entertainment Building three blocks away.

Lu Xiao's driver drove steadily and fast. Shen Ci didn't even have time to make up for it, and they arrived at their destination in no time.

"Don't feel stressed. There will be plenty of this kind of resource in the future."

Seeing that Shen Ci looked a little nervous, Lu Xiao said casually.

Shen Ci choked. Previously, because he was a highly promoted newcomer, he had a lot of resources to choose from. But in the original novel, because of Bai Ziwei's car accident, he couldn't get any notices at all. Yunxiao spent a lot of money but it didn't work. Now he had a commercial to shoot, which was a pleasant surprise.

"But you still have to work hard. Uncle, I'm leaving now!"

Shen Ci drove out of the car and said goodbye to him with a smile.

Lu Xiao raised his eyebrows slightly, somewhat surprised to hear the word "hard work" from the mouth of the spoiled young master.

In fact, there is no need to work hard. He will give Xiaoci everything he wants.

Lu Xiao looked at Shen Ci's expectant expression. The words he really wanted to say rolled around in his throat for a few times, but he finally swallowed them.

"Yeah." He smiled calmly and rolled up the car window.

***

"It's not too late. Take a look at the plan and learn more about it."

Brother Zhang saw Shen Ci enter his office and threw him a stack of documents.

Shen Ci hurriedly took it and sat on the sofa to look through it.

After flipping through it several times, he was surprised to find that he had a memory of this advertisement. In the original book, this was Bai Ziwei's resource!

Shen Ci was somewhat stunned: "This advertisement..."

Brother Zhang looked up and said, "Originally, Bai Ziwei was supposed to take the photo, but now he's had a car accident, so after coordinating with the brand, they chose you. Don't waste your opportunity. Although the photographer today is my friend, the company spent a lot of money to hire him."

Shen Ci thought that this was not "coordination" at all. The tone of the partner's brand was positive, enterprising and energetic. Shen Ci's previous image was that of a proud, arrogant and bad-tempered young master. This image was far different from the previous one.

Brother Zhang looked calm and composed as he took the matter lightly. Who knows how much trouble he had to go through to get this resource?

Shen Ci felt a little guilty and read the plan with extra concentration.

If it were the previous Shen Ci, he would definitely throw away this resource with disdain, with the reason being "I absolutely don't want Bai Ziwei's remaining resources."

But now he knows that he is just a pretty face with no beauty. He has no right to be picky, and he has no ability to not work hard.

***

The effect of the careful pre-production preparations was very obvious. At least on the set, Shen Ci kept up with the pace completely. None of the staff members showed any impatience. Instead, they occasionally gave Shen Ci looks of approval or surprise.

"Come on, take a sip of the yogurt with your left hand, and smile more youthfully!"

The photographer's camera was clicking, and the dispatcher was busy directing the lighting and props.

Shen Ci posed as he requested and smiled towards the camera.

The young man in the frame is wearing turmeric overalls, with curly chestnut hair that exudes youthfulness, and a smile that is extremely brilliant and infectious. Although the shooting has been going on for more than half an hour, Shen Ci does not look tired at all.

Wang Peng smacked his lips in surprise. He had a terrible headache when he found out that the subject of the shoot had been changed to Shen Ci, and even wanted to refuse cooperation directly. After all, he heard that Shen Ci was a very difficult young man, and he was too lazy to serve and curry favor with him.

However, the money Yunxiao gave him was too much, and he, who lacked gold in the five elements, finally succumbed to the evil capitalists.

During the photoshoot today, I wanted to teach that big-faced vase a lesson with a sullen face, but Shen Ci came up and greeted me with a smile. You can't hit a smiling person, so Wang Peng had to force a fake smile in return.

At that time he had a hunch: this small vase seemed different from what he had heard.

When the filming actually started, the photographer completely realized that the rumors were definitely spread by black fans and rivals!

The fact that he has been shooting for such a long time without complaining and working hard is enough to beat most new stars in seconds. He is cute, humble and obedient, and he is likable no matter how you look at him.

Having worked in the industry for more than a decade and being accustomed to being abused by various big-name stars, Wang Peng was even a little dazed at this moment: Are today's vases so dedicated?

"Sailulu—Sailulu—"

The sound of sucking an empty straw was heard suddenly. Wang Peng came to his senses and saw the boy in the viewfinder put down his yogurt embarrassedly, his ears red and his eyes avoiding the target.

The staff all stared at Shen Ci in amazement. No one knew who laughed first, but soon the entire set burst into laughter. Wang Peng, who usually kept silent, couldn't help laughing after realizing what had happened.

Everyone was laughing happily, but Shen Ci was embarrassed and wanted to crawl into the cracks in the ground. Just now, in order to maintain his posture, he drank the whole box of milk without realizing it! And he was discovered by the staff.

It's really embarrassing to bring shame to my grandmother's house...

Shen Ci had no choice but to hold up the empty box and smiled shyly at everyone, trying to make amends: "Uh, Tuanzi brand yogurt is so delicious... I really couldn't help it."

So cute

If what you think in your mind can be materialized, then the current female staff will definitely have a large screen of hearts and waves passing over their heads, and they will instantly become mother fans.

If this is called "being a big shot" or "having a young master's temper", then the temper of their arrogant cat must be out of this world!

***

When we were taking photos with the staff at the end of the shoot, Zhang Ge happened to come over after a meeting.

Shen Ci smiled politely and said goodbye to some staff members. Brother Zhang chatted with Wang Peng for a while and then took him out.

Brother Zhang habitually put his arm around Shen Ci's shoulders and gave him a thumbs up: "Good job, Ci Baoer, I saw the atmosphere of the shoot was pretty good just now, even Wang Dazhu, that nitpicking guy, praised you a lot!"

Wang Dazhu is the nickname that Brother Zhang gave to photographer Wang Pengqi, for unknown reasons.

Shen Ci made a "yeah" gesture to Brother Zhang and said proudly, "After three days of absence, you should look at me with new eyes, right?"

Brother Zhang couldn't help laughing. In front of acquaintances, this arrogant personality was still the same as before.

Shen Ci was very happy. He had completed another announcement perfectly. His big career in the entertainment industry was just around the corner!

"Brother Zhang, what announcements do you have next? I can still do more today!"

Brother Zhang glanced at him and said, "Yes, let's go to the hospital."

Shen Ci reacted quickly, and his full fighting spirit collapsed again.

Going to the hospital, isn't it just to visit the destined male protagonist, the cannon fodder nemesis Bai Ziwei...

On the way, Shen Ci asked Brother Zhang for three cigarettes and lit them up, praying sincerely to the God of Plot: I have become a good man, please don't be a scumbag anymore!

However, as soon as he opened the door, Shen Ci saw a familiar figure. Shao Jinhuan was sitting on the bed reading a script and raised his head when he heard the voice.

It's great that two male protagonists are together.

In his heart, Shen Ci silently raised his middle finger to the plot god who existed or not.