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The Little Merman - Chapter 74

Published at 29th of December 2022 09:01:30 AM


Chapter 74

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Gu Xiao is a profit-oriented businessman, before because of the unexplained disappearance of Lin Cheng and Jiang Yu, the company spent a lot of manpower and financial resources to make a good play on the media to cover them up. The endorsement program that was negotiated was also unable to be filmed on time because of the disappearance of the two of them and to be paid a lot of liquidated damages. Lin Cheng in particular, is a popular singer that has a lot of contract endorsement under his belt, in which the company is busy dealing with those contract advertisers. 

Gu Xiao asked someone to count the total amount lost because of the two men, and felt distressed after reading it. He immediately called the both of them to make compensation for the company. 

Lin Cheng was discovered by the company alone, and he has a close relationship with Gu Yang so Gu Xiao wasn’t worried that he would fall in the arms of another company. As for Jiang Yu, based on his relationship with Qin Shen, it would be a matter of time before Qin Shen poached him. It’s a rare find to see a newcomer with such potential so how can he make it easy for others to get him? He has to make him stay, besides he could reap benefits from Qin Shen such as the variety show. 

Soon the official announcement came out. The fabricated variety show was canceled due to force majeure. Lin Cheng is now preparing for his next concert and Jiang Yu joined a new variety show. 

 

The villa Qin Shen wanted to buy was also settled. It was not far from Gu Yang’s villa. It occupies a large area, a vast courtyard at the back and has a large swimming pool on the second floor. The privacy was adequate. Nobody could see naked people swimming in it. The interior design was also very good, just add some furniture and you’re ready to move in. Qin Shen brought Jiang Yu to see it, and they were both very pleased. Qin Shen wanted Jiang Yu to add more furniture, but after two days of looking at the villa, the “Pastoral Life” program team was about to begin filming, and Jiang Yu needed to join them.

The night before Jiang Yu left, Qin Shen took advantage of him during his nighttime bath. Qin Shen took the little cub, who had fallen asleep after drinking the milk, and handed him to the nanny. He stripped off his clothes and threw them on the ground indiscriminately, then quietly entered the bathroom.

Jiang Yu was rinsing the foam from his hair under the shower when a warm body came up behind him. He was taken aback at first, but breathed a sigh of relief after he sensed the familiar aura. He wiped the droplets from his face and turned around, but Qin Shen pressed his shoulder and said, “I’ll help you.”

He reached out to rinse the foam for Jiang Yu and picked up the soap next to him, smearing around Jiang Yu’s body starting from the neck, going to the chest, then the belly, and gradually moving downward. Suddenly, the soap slipped from his grasp and fell to the ground, but he ignored it as his palm continued to roam over Jiang Yu’s body.

Jiang Yu felt ticklish and shrank into Qin Shen’s muscular arm as the other arm tightly wrapped around his waist. Delicate kisses fell on the back of his ears, dyed in pink.

“Naonao’s still in bed…” Jiang Yu was made weak by the movement of his palms. Leaning against him, his hands rested weakly on his sturdy arms, panting softly. 

 Qin Shen turned him over, held his chin, lowered his head, and bit his wet, red lips. Indistinct words are dispersed between the exchange of lips and tongue. “The little cub’s been handed over to the nanny….”

 

Yan Shu and his assistant, Xiao Fang, drove over to Jiang Yu’s house at 7:00 a.m. the next day. Jiang Yu first asked them to load the suitcases that had been packed the night before into the car, then went to the nanny’s room to check on Jiang Naonao, who was still sleeping, and then turned around to leave. Qin Shen was leaning against the door, frowning with a cup of hot milk.

“Drink these before you leave,” Qin Shen said as he handed him the milk. 

Jiang Yu drank it all in one gulp, licked the milk froth from the corners of his lips, and soothed, “I’ll be back in a week, soon.”

After that, he looked up and hooked his neck, kissed him on his own initiative, and told him, “Take care of Naonao, don’t make him sick again.”

Qin Shen hugged and kissed him back, caressed his waist and whispered, “No, I won’t. Have a good rest in the car. Call me once you have settled there.”

Only after sending Jiang Yu downstairs to the car and watching the car drive away did Qin Shen go back.

“Pastoral Life” is a program where celebrities experience rural life. The recording location is in the countryside, and the location changes each week. So far there’s already two broadcasted seasons and the ratings are very high. The recording location of the first episode of this season was a village in another city. It takes a two-hour plane ride, and then a car from the program will come pick them up. 

Jiang Yu got into the car and yawned drowsily, rubbed his sore waist, reclined the seat, then put on an eye mask and went to sleep. When they arrived at the airport, Yan Shu woke him up and went to the VIP lounge with him, while Xiao Fang went through the check-in procedures with his luggage.. 

 

Someone from the company was already waiting for him in the lounge. He is the captain of an idol group, named Yu Fei. He is less than 20 years old. A tall and cold handsome guy with lots of mother and aunt powder.

The handsome guy was very cold in front of the camera, and to other people as well. He took off the headphones in his ears, pulled down his sunglasses, and nodded as if to say hello to Jiang Yu and Yan Shu when he saw them coming. 

Jiang Yu didn’t care, and nodded at him, then sat on the sofa next to Yan Shu. 

This is Jiang Yu’s first time on a plane. Before, Lin Cheng asked someone to make a counterfeit ID, but it was very coarse. If they encountered a plane or train that required strict inspection, it was easy to be exposed. So no matter where Lin Cheng used to go, he asked his assistant to drive there and whenever there’s an itinerary that needs to be taken by plane, Lin Cheng will turn it down with all kinds of excuses. 

His current ID card was obtained by Qin Shen, so he didn’t have to worry about being found out and can go anywhere. 

On the plane, Jiang Yu sat by the window and looked out of the window excitedly. When they took off, after a period of discomfort, he leaned on the window, looking at the cotton candy-like white clouds floating outside intently.

Yu Fei debuted at the age of sixteen, he has flown countless times in recent years. He sat only an aisle away from Jiang Yu. As soon as he turned his head and saw Jiang Yu’s excited expression, his lips pursed speechlessly. He asked a stewardess for a blanket, put on his headphones and eye mask, then went to sleep. 

The plane was about to land in half an hour when Yu Fei awoke. The program team would start filming them from the airport so he got up to go to the restroom to fix his hair. He saw Jiang Yu in the same position he had last seen him in, still in good spirits.

“Country bumpkin,” he muttered before heading to the restroom. 

His voice wasn’t loud, but it just drifted to Yan Shu’s ears as she flipped through the magazine. Yan Shu frowned as she turned her head to look at him.

 

There can be no agents or assistants to follow in this program. Yan Shu accompanied Jiang Yu because it was his first flight. When she arrived at the airport, she had to purchase a return ticket.

After getting off the plane, the production crew was already waiting at the airport. Yan Shu said a few words to Jiang Yu before leaving him to the crew and left. Jiang Yu pushed his suitcase and got into the car. It will take them more than an hour from the airport to the filming site. So the production crew interviewed the two on the way. The interview’s content is nothing more than asking them to introduce themselves first, and then asking them what they think of the show and how they feel about participating for the first time. 

Yu Fei had obviously prepared in advance. Despite the fact that his words come off as cold, his sentences made people laugh. When Jiang Yu said a word, he immediately changed the topic to himself, and Jiang Yu had no opportunity to speak along the way.

The female director who came to pick them up didn’t care. Although Jiang Yu has already acted in one drama and one movie, both of which were works of famous directors, his roles were of third male lead and there weren’t many scenes. Compared to the popular Yu Fei, he was just a newcomer who hadn’t debuted for a year yet. Moreover, Jiang Yu’s two works have finished broadcasting and its heat has already dissipated. And he hasn’t appeared in public for several months. The entertainment industry is a place that needs exposure. The more exposure, the more the audience will remember you, and more resources will follow. Without exposure, the audience will easily forget you. 

Xingying Media suddenly removed two artists who were going to be on the show, and Mr. Gu of the Haiyin Entertainment suddenly invited the chief director of the show to dinner, allowing Jiang Yu and Yu Fei to take the place of the two artists. Therefore, during the recording, she took it for granted that Haiyin Entertainment took the initiative to repair the relationship with the production crew for the popular Yu Fei, while Jiang Yu relied on Yu Fei to bring him exposure. So her attitude towards Yu Fei was warm, but cold towards Jiang Yu. 

When they arrived at the village where the recording takes place, there were already three guests waiting at the meeting place set up by the production crew. One is Zhang Wei, who has acted in several action movies and has been in the circle for seven years. The other two are young girls, one is Li Yiyi and the other is Hu Xin. Li Yiyi has acted in two very popular ancient costume dramas. They are the little flowers their company strongly supports. Hu Xin is a newcomer who has just debuted in Li Yiyi’s company. In Li Yiyi’s ancient costume drama, she played as her Junior Sister. 

The show invites six guests every season , except for the five of them, one person has yet to arrive. The five of them greeted each other and continued to wait. Except for Li Yiyi and Hu Xin, the other people were not familiar with each other. The camera was already rolling so they were embarrassed not to speak, so they had a small chat, and fortunately they didn’t have an awkward conversation before they saw another car coming. 

The car door opened and someone got out of the car. Jiang Yu’s heart sank as he saw the man’s appearance, it turned out to be Qiao Mo. 

Qiao Mo greeted several people then looked at Jiang Yu with a smile and said in a joyful tone, “Long time no see, we meet again.” 

They last met at Fang Miao’s father, Fang Hua’s, movie audition after working together on his first TV series. They were competing for the same role at the time, but because Qiao Xin organized a dinner party with her connection, Jiang Yu received the guidance of the film’s screenwriter and won the role. 

“Long time no see,” Jiang Yu smiled back at him. He could tell Qiao Mo was being hypocritical because the joy in his words was fake. 

“By the way, what have you been up to these past few months? I heard you were recording another show. What became of it? How did it get canceled? Why have I not heard of anyone else taking part in that show?” Qiao Mo greeted him with concern, as if he genuinely cared. But what he really wanted to know was if the program existed at all.

In this way, the cameras are aimed at Qiao Mo and Jiang Yu. Yu Fei, who was upset, quietly came up and interrupted their conversation. Li Yiyi also stood beside Qiao Mo with a sweet smile, joining their discussion.

The most important thing when participating in a variety show is to have more footage taken. Li Yiyi and Yu Fei are used to standing under the spotlight, so naturally they won’t want to be a backdrop. 

Jiang Yu wasn’t angry at all after being robbed off the camera, but rather thankful to them for saving him the trouble of answering Qiao Mo’s questions. 

After they talked for a while, the program crew took them to the place they’d be staying for this week. It was a very quiet yard, with a sweet-scented Osmanthus tree planted in the middle of the yard and a stone table beneath. Six people surveyed the area and began dividing rooms. There are three rooms in the courtyard, good for one to two persons, provided by the program crew. The two girls were automatically roomed together, and the rest can freely choose who they will share the room with. Along the way, Yu Fei discovered that Jiang Yu didn’t like to  steal the spotlight, much to his liking. The two of them were from the same company, so he quickly asked to be roommates with Jiang Yu. 

The last thing Jiang Yu wanted was to live with Qiao Mo, so he agreed as soon as Yu Fei said it. 

Qiao Mo swallowed the words in his mouth, and smiled casually. 

After assigning roommates they each went to their respective rooms bringing their suitcases. In each room there are two beds, one by the window and one against the wall. Yu Fei chose the one by the window as soon as he entered, and Jiang Yu had to go to the one by the wall.  

After unpacking his luggage, he went out to wander around the yard again and since it was getting late, the program crew asked them to have an early rest. The filming will officially start early the next day. 

When Yu Fei went to the bathroom to take a bath, Jiang Yu sat on the bed and called Qin Shen. Qin Shen asked about the situation of the place they were staying, then said, “As soon as you left, the nanny received a call from home saying that her husband had been in a car accident and had a broken bone. So she needs to go to the hospital to take care of him.” 

 

 

The author has something to say: Qin Shen will be alone with the cub, what will happen  →_





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