Chapter 574: Chapter 304: Life Should be Fully Enjoyed_2
After hanging up the phone, Xu Qingyan exhibited a hint of a smile on his face.
He indeed liked progress, but that didn’t mean he would flatter just anybody’s stinky feet. Leaders like He Guojin, who had energy, were easy to get along with, and treated their subordinates with respect, were few and far between.
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Moreover, this was called a long-term investment; he had chosen the right side from the beginning. Eh, taking sides seemed like an innate skill, automatically triggered whenever he encountered a boss.
Another important point was… He Guojin was genuinely generous, no pie in the sky promises. He said he would help and he certainly did, too upright to be like a typical leader.
The only flaw was that he was too honest, lacking a bit of cunning.
Returning to the studio.
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It was noon, and Pei Muchan only went up to the second floor around mealtime. Recently, she released an original song, “Wild Suspension,” and the feedback was quite good.
The song “Partiality” she was holding onto hadn’t been released yet; she planned to use it to boost popularity when there were no other songs to release.
Xu Qingyan was even craftier, initially holding onto a song called “Sunset Boulevard,” planning to release it at the right moment to polish his identity as a composer.
Then, caught up in the busyness, he completely forgot about it.
After all, on one hand was a song that could make a couple hundred thousand, on the other, projects that almost added up to a small target. He knew well which was more important.
Plus, there weren’t many opportunities for work-life balance. Whenever he could get some ease, he had to rush back to Pei Muchan’s side to pamper her—familiarity bred ease.
If you can’t poke, surely you can still caress?
There’s an old Chinese saying, one ought to enjoy life to the fullest, and not wait until the cup is empty to regret.
Although Pei Muchan’s figure wasn’t that exaggerated, belonging to the comic X, it seemed quite harmonious. The visual effect was at maximum, without any sense of redundancy.
The reason was simple, she loved to wear clothes that accentuated her waistline. With a naturally slim waist and a large bust, under the clothing’s enhancement, she naturally seemed more approachable and amiable.
“What’s the matter, you seem so happy?” Pei Muchan had just entered the second-floor office, and without even sitting down, she picked up the water cup on the desk and took a sip, immediately frowning afterwards.
“Did you sneak a drink of my diet tea again?”
“What do you mean ‘sneak’? I was helping you test the flavor,” said Xu Qingyan, playing a rare video game, not forgetting his roots as he glanced at her, “You’re already slim enough, cut out these random concoctions.”
“What do you know, this isn’t store-bought, I mixed it myself,” Pei Muchan glared at him and took a new packet of diet tea from the drawer, brewing another cup for herself.
“If you get slimmer, you’ll end up with an ’empty cup’,” Xu Qingyan remarked casually while focusing on his game.
“You…..” Pei Muchan nearly spat out her tea; she was not without flesh on her body but had an absolutely slender waistline, “…..what are you talking about!”
Hearing this, Xu Qingyan didn’t dare speak anymore, continuing to feign death while playing his game. In his mind, he inwardly griped—what was wrong with caring a bit about baby’s food storage, it’s not like…
Of course, he wouldn’t dare say such things out loud.
If Pei Muchan got angry, he might lose even the chance to touch her. Not to mention moving forward, upsetting Pei Yuanyuan had severe consequences.
In the previous weeks running back and forth to the theater, he felt he could become a director.
The set was crowded with actors and staff, all under immense pressure. Sometimes, they would interact privately, and Xu Qingyan would turn a blind eye.
The set itself was a small society, rife with single and divorced individuals. Harassment and even assaults by departmental leaders were not uncommon, and he had to mediate these situations.
Let’s face it, their concept of fairness was nothing compared to the importance of the script. However, if things went too far, Xu Qingyan wouldn’t hesitate to kick people out; as an investor and producer, he was that assertive.
If you can do the work, fine; if not, goodbye.
He was bearing the pressure of two to three crews at once, which made him short-tempered. His rare opportunities to blow off steam were in the tender care of Pei Muchan.
Though Lin Wanzhou was willing, distant waters can’t quench immediate thirst.
Moreover, he was not someone to act hastily out of lust; when the pressure was too much and he couldn’t control his emotions, he wouldn’t go to Pei Muchan, not wanting to bring his negativity to her.
The most important thing was still his work. As for these little flirtations, it was most important that both sides were willing. If he really needed to relieve stress, he’d rather run to the set and vent by scolding someone.
But working on a film set is really not a job for humans. He saw a makeup artist in the neighboring film crew who, after standing for twenty hours without stopping, looked like they were about to drop dead on the spot.
Day in and day out, it’s either pressing down oils or touching up makeup.
“Sigh, life should be fully enjoyed,” Xu Qingyan returned to the city in the game and sighed.
“All poetic all of a sudden, reciting poetry now?” Pei Muchan blew on a cup of hot tea, squinted her eyes, “So, Jinyue gave you a sum of money, just to have you pretend to be her boyfriend?”
“Huh, are you jealous?” Xu Qingyan didn’t even blink.
There was no need for him to hide this from Pei Muchan; it was obvious that she didn’t take the boyfriend title seriously either. After hearing his answer, she looked completely indifferent.
“I’m thinking that Jinyue is only going to hurt herself in the end.” Pei Muchan didn’t entertain his teasing, furrowed her brow, and seriously analyzed.
“What Jinyue is doing is backfiring, although it’s not very nice to say. If her parents really cared about her feelings, they wouldn’t possibly…”
“The court can’t judge family matters; such things…” Xu Qingyan didn’t take it too seriously either, his keyboard clicking away, “Just go along with her whims, that’s enough to justify the money.”
“Sigh, Jinyue is really too pitiful,” Pei Muchan sighed, after all, she knew very well how innocent Shen Jinyue was, like a blank slate.
Changing her train of thought, she turned her gaze to Xu Qingyan.
“Do you have any good ideas?”
“Wait, are you really not the least bit jealous?” Xu Qingyan half-jokingly asked, “Even though it’s all pretend, it still involves playing the boyfriend.”
“Just don’t bully Jinyue.”
“What do you mean by that, what’s that supposed to mean?” grumbled Xu Qingyan as he continued playing his game, “My suggestion is to throw in an ultrasound report, give your future father-in-law a bit of a shock.”
“That’s a rotten idea,” Pei Muchan spat at him, “Besides, where do you get a document like that?”
Actually, it’s quite easy to fake, a scan and a bit of Photoshop, any document can be printed out. Even a pregnancy test can be faked; a full set costs less than six hundred.
Zhou Mian had something to say about this.
“It’s not that difficult, why don’t we just make a real one?” He couldn’t help but tease, “Change the name, hurry and you could even show it to your dad.”
Pei Muchan: “….”
“Ouch ouch ouch, just kidding,” Xu Qingyan took in a sharp breath, who twitches the flesh around the waist counter-clockwise? But it didn’t hurt that much.
Pei Muchan didn’t even feel like giving him a stern face or saying something like ‘don’t say that next time’. The nature of their relationship…
She herself didn’t know what to make of it, but was hesitant to make a definite decision about being together. Her family would surely object, and if there’s no clear outcome, it might be better not to start at all.
Reason told her to wait for a better chance, but her body was honest. Without having clarified their relationship, they had already mastered kissing and hugging, even looking forward to it.
She knew they would probably end up together eventually, but it wasn’t certain. However, one thing she was sure about was that if the relationship was confirmed now, she could get pregnant the day after tomorrow.
Xu Qingyan’s physical fitness, in certain specific aspects, she had experienced first-hand. Who else would hold and kiss one-handedly; she could even picture what would happen if that moment really arrived… her own fate.
Therefore, she deliberately slowed down the progress of their relationship, only hoping to be more prepared before that day came. Regarding pregnancy, she hardly doubted the success rate.
Whoosh, the teacup was filled with warm water, pulling the distracted Pei Muchan back to the present.
She let out a low cry, hurriedly pouring out the tea water.
The view outside the second-floor office was lush and green, and Xia Feng blew from afar. In the empty office, Pei Muchan stood by the window, while Xu Qingyan was gaming on the desk.
Before they knew it, a year had passed.
Pei Muchan looked down; at this time last year, they were still testing the waters with each other. She heard “Love Hunter 3” had started airing, the island breeze remained the same, only the cast had changed.
The sound of the keyboard in the office stopped, and after half a minute, Xu Qingyan gently wrapped his arms around her from behind.