Cat O, But Traveling Into The Normal World Chapter 23
byChapter 23: You have paid too much to make up the soup.
Jiang Qingyan specially took the time to send it over in person.
It was Yu You who ran to open the door. The boy’s eyes were clear and bright, and his cheeks were white and rosy, like delicate roses watered by love, showing a vigorous sense of vitality.
He greeted warmly: “Brother Qingyan, long time no see!”
Jiang Qingyan responded politely: “Xiao Yu, long time no see.”
While giving way, Yu You asked curiously: “What did Brother Qingyan get?”
Jiang Qingyan walked in, holding two gift boxes in his hands. The packaging was simple and printed with complicated English. It was hard to tell what they were.
“Samples sent by partners.”
Jiang Qingyan kindly saved the last bit of face for his brother, and then asked, “Where is Jiang Xunzhou?”
Yu You said obediently: “He and Assistant Wan are discussing work in the study. Brother Qingyan, do you want to stay and have lunch together? Aunt Liu made sea cucumber and pigeon egg soup today.”
“…No, I have other appointments at noon.” Jiang Qingyan declined politely, “Let him make up for it on his own.”
Only then did Yu You realize that this was a tonic. He also knew that he had been a little too entangled during this period, and his ears felt hot, so he smiled a little sheepishly.
In fact, in the last two days, the intense period of passion has passed, and all I need is the comfort and companionship of my partner Alpha in the same space.
He himself knew that he shouldn’t continue, but he was really attached to Jiang Xunzhou’s arms and couldn’t bear to be separated for even a second.
And just by pulling on Jiang Xunzhou’s clothes and looking at him pitifully, Jiang Xunzhou’s attitude would soften and he would coax in a low voice: “I won’t leave.”
In the study, Jiang Xunzhou was talking to Assistant Wan about work, when the door was knocked twice and the young man’s furry head popped out.
The young man’s tone was sweet: “Honey, Brother Qingyan is here.”
Assistant Wan said wisely: “Mr. Jiang, I’ll leave first.”
Jiang Xunzhou hummed and nodded lightly: “I will go back to the company tomorrow and discuss this matter in detail.”
Like a diligent little bee, Yu You sent Assistant Wan downstairs again with brisk steps.
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 leisurely: “What do you mean? A charging station for men, a gas station for energy, a production line for supplies, and the secret to making your partner happy.”
Jiang Xunzhou’s face almost lost its expression: “What a mess, I never said I needed this.”
He coughed again, pretending to be reluctant, and said: “But since you worked so hard to bring it up, I will accept it reluctantly, and I can’t waste your efforts.”
Jiang Qingyan sneered, but did not expose him. He only said meaningfully: “I doubted whether you two were real some time ago, but now I completely believe it. If it is fake, you have paid too much for a whole week.”
Jiang Xunzhou’s ears turned red and he emphasized seriously: “Brother, where did you think you were? Baby Xiaoyu is sick and needs someone to accompany him.”
Jiang Qingyan thought about it too.
How could it really last a week?
No matter how young you are, if you do this again and again, no matter how energetic you are, you can’t hold it back.
Jiang Qingyan said: “That’s good.”
Seeing that he had been fooled, Jiang Xunzhou breathed a sigh of relief, but he also had some doubts in his heart.
During this week, there were a few days in which Yu You showed a puzzling and insecure state.
He just went to the study for a little too long. Even in his sleep, Yu You would wake up uneasily, get out of bed with his bare feet and come to him in a panic, thinking that he had been left behind.
That’s not the only thing that’s unusual.
The boy’s body temperature would heat up from time to time. The lower the fever, the more enthusiastic he would be like coquettishly and infatuatedly. He would hug him until his legs were shaking, and he would tirelessly ask for more.
He will say some words that are incomprehensible, such as “alpha mate”, “passion period”, “lifetime mark”, etc. It seems like a fantasy.
She also bit his ear, breathed hot air, and whispered to him gently, saying that if she didn’t want a baby for the two of them, she couldn’t get into the reproductive cavity.
In the last two days, Yu You’s state obviously turned sober.
The young man looked at him with timid eyes, hiding uneasiness, as if he knew that he had done something wrong, which made people unable to help but feel soft-hearted. He had no choice but to pretend that he had not noticed anything unusual in the past few days.
Jiang Xunzhou suppressed the doubts in his heart, and calmly chatted with Jiang Qingyan for a few more words about work, and then went downstairs to see him off in person.
It was just lunch time. Aunt Liu wore thick gloves and brought the sea cucumber and pigeon egg soup stewed in an enamel pot from the kitchen to the dining table with a smile. Dark cistanche was added to it. The soup was dark in color and did not smell wonderful.
Yu You pulled Jiang Xunzhou to sit down and served himself a bowl first.
He held the bowl and took a sip, pondering for two seconds. Afraid that Aunt Liu would be sad if she heard it, he whispered angrily into Jiang Xunzhou’s ear: “Hubby, this soup is not very delicious.”
Jiang Xunzhou took away his bowl expressionlessly: “Just stop drinking.”
If Yu You overcompensates, he will be the one who suffers the consequences.
“Oh…”
Yu You acted extremely well-behaved and didn’t dare to say more for fear that Jiang Xunzhou would suddenly remember and ask what happened a few days ago.
Fortunately, Jiang Xunzhou returned to the company the next day to deal with the backlog of work, and was too busy to pay attention to him.
He took the initiative to sleep back in the guest bedroom, using the excuse of reading the script to hide away. After being on tenterhooks for a few days, he finally felt relieved when he saw that Jiang Xunzhou was busy working, leaving early in the morning and coming home late every day, with no intention of questioning, as if he had forgotten.
Too qualified.
Yu You couldn’t help but feel emotional.
Although Jiang Xunzhou has a bad mouth and is mean, looks at people coldly as if he is looking at garbage, and is still a big Alpha, he is very capable and has a long working life, and has a strong sense of service. He can easily pick him up, making him a very qualified partner during the passion period.
Yu You silently apologized for questioning Jiang Xunzhou last time.
Mr. Jiang, I was wrong. You are really good, very good.
I’ll look for you next time, not anyone else.
This time the 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 his normal life.
News came from the crew of the next episode that the actors needed to go in advance to participate in a half-month closed training. Yu You told Jiang Xunzhou, took Shi Sanlin with him, and happily packed his bags and joined the set.
As soon as the training started, it became clear which actors were participating, causing an uproar on the Internet.
The director’s last film just won an international award and attracted much attention. He collaborated with a gold medal screenwriter in the industry with a resounding name. The original script is both best-selling and literary, and it was both well received and well-received. This project can be called a strong combination.
So when the crew announced that they would adapt the original work into a movie and began to select actors, the marketing accounts happily slipped out one well-known actor after another. Fans also fought fiercely for the film, and occasionally made headlines on trending searches.
What is shocking is that the protagonist falls on a little-known star who does not have any aired works. He is most famous for his love scandal with the CEO of Star Entertainment.
Strong doubts came in like a tidal wave, flooding the comment area of Yu You’s latest business Weibo.
Even the director’s comment section was in trouble, with everyone accusing him of falsehoods in his previous noble remarks, of not choosing traffic and not accepting any arrangements from capital, and finally gave in to the smell of copper.
Jiang Zuwen also saw the news on the hot search and sent a special message to Jiang Xunzhou.
[Brother, this is awesome. Andy is famous for his bad temper and refuses to accept investors, but you can actually impress him with money.】
[To tell you the truth, you can squeeze Yu You into Director An’s crew, and how many hits will you get in total?】
Jiang Xunzhou only replied lightly.
[I didn’t help him spend money.】
Star Entertainment has invested in this drama, but it is only one of the investors, not even the largest one.
The crew of this film is already a hit, and they don’t have to worry about attracting investment. Not to mention Director An’s own rebellious personality, in terms of the proportion of investment, Star Entertainment has no say in arbitrarily inserting people.
It’s a pity that even if the facts are presented, netizens still firmly believe that there is some gray transaction behind it and do not believe the so-called clarification statement at all.
Jiang Zuwen: [?】
Jiang Zuwen: [What do you mean?】
Jiang Zuwen: [You wouldn’t tell me that Xiao Yu auditioned for An’s film by himself, right?】
The corners of Jiang Xunzhou’s lips curved.
【yes.】
Jiang Zuwen: [Holy shit!!true and false??】
There was so much noise outside that it didn’t affect Yu You’s place at all.
He returned the social media account to his assistant for management and management, and practiced intensively in a closed crew training camp, and also sat with other actors in the crew for script reading.
Yu You accidentally noticed Shi Sanlin holding his cell phone and clicking on the screen, with an angry expression on his face, gritting his teeth as if he had seen an enemy, and typing with his hands so fast that afterimages appeared.
But when asked if something happened to Shi Sanlin, Shi Sanlin hid his phone for another second and shook his head decisively: “It’s okay, nothing happened!”
Some staff members would cast loving glances from time to time and suddenly come over to cheer him up.
“Little fish baby, come on!”
“Don’t listen to those comments on the Internet! It makes sense for the director to choose you!”
Yu You could probably guess what was going on outside. He couldn’t laugh or cry, so he could only politely thank you and continue to pretend not to know in front of Shi Sanlin.
The schedule of the training camp is so tight that it makes people breathless, and there is basically no free time.
The last time he took on the third role in a school drama, the filming was simple and easy. When Yu You was bored, he could send messages to Jiang Xunzhou from time to time. This time, he only had time to pick up his phone when he returned to the hotel room at night.
But he didn’t expect Jiang Xunzhou to start sending him messages.
In addition to a brief report of the itinerary, some photos will also be sent.
The orange-gold sunset outside the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office, the banquets of lavish celebrities, the new clubs won from betting on the golf course…
He doesn’t pay much attention to the composition, doesn’t care about the light and angle, it’s so casual, it’s like he just took a photo in a hurry as he thought of it.
One time I accidentally slapped my finger in a corner.
Yu You circled that one specifically and replied enthusiastically: [Husband, look at your hands.】
Jiang Xunzhou actually took a photo and sent it back.
【Want to see this?】
The sapphire watch is exquisite and luxurious, the iris bracelet is sparkling, the veins are bulging on the back of the broad hand of a mature man, the fingers are long and strong, and the joints are clearly defined. They are just resting lazily on the table, but there seems to be an extreme sexual tension breaking through the screen.
Yu You looked at it again and again, his ears turned red, and he quietly clicked “Save”.
Needless to say, Jiang Xunzhou’s hardware facilities are indeed good.
During the time when they were together, Jiang Xunzhou used to deal with urgent work on the computer with one hand, and helped him sitting in his arms with the other hand.
The long fingers are covered with rough thin calluses, the joints are hard, and the ribs have a strong sense of foreign matter. When they rub against each other, waves of fine tingling currents will appear.
Whether it was due to distraction from work or simply bad intentions, he moved extremely slowly, forcing him to hug the side of Jiang Xunzhou’s neck, whimpering aggrievedly and taking the initiative to cater to him, and then he was messed up.
Jiang Xunzhou also wanted to teach him a serious lesson: “Baby Xiaoyu, you made my pants all wet.”
Even forced him to apologize.
How could there be such a bad person!
Thinking back on it now, Yu You feels flushed and hot, but he only dares to sulk on his own and doesn’t dare to show it at all.
He pretended that the focus of the photo was elsewhere: [Honey, how many watches do you have? I don’t think I’ve ever seen you wearing a similar one.】
Jiang Xunzhou: [I haven’t counted them.】
Jiang Xunzhou: [They are all in the cloakroom. If you are interested, you can see them yourself when you come back.】
Yu You pouted.
Evil capitalist.
On the surface, he responded positively: [Okay, okay, okay.】
The two of them just chatted briefly at night. Sometimes Yu You was too tired and too lazy to type, so he would directly dial the video number.
The young man lay on the pillow, supporting his chin with his arm, his eyebrows curved like a crescent moon, and asked: “Husband, do you miss me?”
Jiang Xunzhou was sitting in the background of the study. He glanced at the computer screen and sneered condescendingly: “You know how to think.”
Yu You answered without thinking: “Yes, yes, I miss my husband.”
I still miss the super soft big bed at home, the quiet environment of the villa, and Aunt Liu’s soup-making skills…
The young man’s expression became more and more yearning, and his clear eyes seemed to be filled with stars, flashing with tiny rays of light.
This sentence finally caused someone behind the camera to have subtle fluctuations. His face softened a bit, he looked down and said casually, as if casually: “Do you want me to come and visit you?”
Yu You shook his head: “The director said it on the first day. The first thing he hates is fans visiting the studio to support him, and the second thing he hates is acting as Reuters.”
Jiang Xunzhou changed his identity according to local conditions: “I am not a fan, I am a financier.”
Yu You laughed: “That’s not okay. Sister Mingyan knew that I joined Director An’s team and told me a lot of gossip about him – Director An has a very bad temper and is easy to get along with. The third most annoying thing is that the management comes to the set to point fingers and interfere with the filming progress.”
Jiang Xunzhou clicked his tongue: “It’s like a minefield, it will explode wherever you step on it.”
Yu You laughed so hard that his shoulders were shaking. He was lying on the bed videotaping with Jiang Xunzhou. The neckline of his pajamas was wide, and his delicate skin was like the soft white moonlight, with a flash of pink.
“Sit up.” Jiang Xunzhou suddenly said, “Don’t lie down.”
While Yu You was cursing someone for having so many rules in a video, he turned over, knelt down on the bed upright, and asked coquettishly in his voice: “What about this, husband?”
Jiang Xunzhou’s lips curved upward slightly, he hummed, and then said: “The old man’s eightieth birthday is at the end of the year, and we plan to hold a large birthday party.”
Yu You calculated the time. At the end of the year, it happened to be when his film crew was finishing filming. He asked, “Should I go too?”
Jiang Xunzhou nodded: “This is the most reasonable opportunity to take you back to see the old man. But don’t be nervous, just treat it like visiting an ordinary elder. We don’t need media hype during this period. Being too obvious will be too much. 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 already the time when he usually went to sleep. He felt sleepy and raised his hand to yawn. The ends of his eyes were a little wet and red, and the water shimmered slightly.
“It’s getting late, go to sleep.” Jiang Xunzhou said.
Yu You responded and retracted himself into the quilt. Seeing that Jiang Xunzhou was still sitting behind the computer with no intention of moving, he asked confusedly: “Aren’t you going to sleep? Are you going to continue working?”
Jiang Xunzhou made an understatement: “I’m helping my brother handle some things in the group. I’ve been quite busy recently.”
Yu You had also heard a few things about the increasingly fierce power struggle within the Jianghe Group. He showed a surprised expression and said thoughtfully: “Then I won’t keep you talking. You should finish your work and rest early.”
He stretched out his hand and was about to hang up the video, but Jiang Xunzhou suddenly said: “No need to hang up the video.”
Yu You tilted his head in confusion: “Huh?”
Jiang Xunzhou knew that Yu You could fall asleep with the night light on, so he whispered: “Put your phone on the bedside. You don’t need to talk to me. Just sleep by yourself.”
Yu You understood.
Just like the game that the young girl in the crew likes to play, the character stands on the screen and acts as a companion during study and work, so that you don’t feel alone.
Unexpectedly, Jiang Xunzhou is such a big man and needs to accompany the system for work.
“Okay.”
Yu You complied obediently and turned off the main light, leaving only a small wall lamp on the bedside. He placed the phone on the bedside and adjusted its position so that it was pointed right at the pillow.
He lay back, huddled sideways in the fluffy quilt, his hair fell softly, revealing a palm-sized face, and his slender, snow-white and pink fingers gently rested on the flat sheets.
Under the hazy tones, the scene resembles a romantic retro oil painting from the last century.
“Husband, is this okay?” Yu You asked, blinking.
“Okay.” Jiang Xunzhou’s eyes flashed with a smile, and he lowered his voice, “Go to sleep, baby.”
The corners of Yu You’s red lips curled up, he closed his long eyelashes, and fell asleep peacefully.
He was awakened by Shi Sanlin knocking on the door in the morning.
Yu You’s sleep quality was so good that he could not be shaken. Every morning, Shi Sanlin had to knock on the door to remind him.
He sat up sleepily, responded, climbed up, and picked up his phone first.
The video call last night has been hung up, and the chat history shows that the call lasted for more than four hours.
Yu You was speechless.
After he fell asleep, Jiang Xunzhou continued to work for another four hours?
Being a CEO is not easy, it’s very hard.
After the closed training period ended, the crew began official filming.
As the lead actor, Yu You had the most important role. He was so busy that he couldn’t reply even a few words to Jiang Xunzhou’s messages.
Time was tight and the filming tasks were heavy. The wheels were spinning day and night. The young man often fell asleep from exhaustion while leaning on a chair on the set with his coat wrapped around him. Then he would be woken up by Shi Sanlin and go to prepare for the next scene.
Two bodyguards joined the team pretending to be assistants. They would silently take photos of Yu You’s daily life and send reports back to Jiang Xunzhou regularly.
In the background of the photo, the lights of the filming studio are bright and dazzling, and the figures are swaying, shouting and running. You can tell at a glance that the scene is noisy.
The young man tilted his head and leaned on the uncomfortable-looking recliner. There was a hint of fatigue in his beautiful eyebrows, and there was a shallow shadow under his eyelids, giving off a pitiful look.
The chin was pointed, and the little soft flesh on the cheeks that he had developed at home some time ago was quickly reduced by fatigue.
“I saw that the drama that Mingyan and Xiao Yu filmed has started to release trailers? It has only been a few months since the filming, and it is already edited and ready to be broadcast? This is too fast!”
Jiang Zuwen sat on a chair with his legs crossed, holding a milk tea cup and sucking pearls.
Jiang Xunzhou looked away from the photo, put down his mobile phone, and said in a calm tone: “This script is short to begin with, and the post-production was very fast, so I ran into some trouble when it was submitted for review.”
“As soon as the ten-second shot of Xiao Yu in the trailer was released, and Mingyan also retweeted it on Weibo to help promote it, the voices questioning Xiao Yu’s acting skills on the Internet became much quieter.”
Jiang Zuwen couldn’t help but inquire curiously: “Did you arrange for someone to send the play to review as quickly as possible just for this reason?”
Jiang Xunzhou raised his eyelids and said: “This is a drama produced by Star Entertainment. The sooner it can be broadcast, the sooner we can attract investment and make money back.”
“Wow, it turns out that our Jiangda president is here to make money, and has no selfish motives at all -”
Jiang Zuwen put down the milk tea cup and applauded exaggeratedly.
Jiang Xunzhou’s eyebrows twitched: “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 are recently.”
Jiang Xunzhou was too lazy to pay attention to him and continued busy with his work.
The two have known each other for more than ten years, and Jiang Zuwen also knows his character and doesn’t care at all.
He sipped milk tea and shook his feet, marveling: “Even my sister is watching the ten-second preview clip over and over again, searching for when to watch the show every day, and her mobile phone wallpaper has been changed to Xiao Yu’s photo. Where did you find this piece of jade? He didn’t come from a major, right? His acting skills are purely based on talent?”
The tip of the pen used to sign the black-and-white document suddenly paused, leaving a long ink mark.
Jiang Xunzhou raised his head and said, “He took acting classes in the company.”
Jiang Zuwen shouted: “Is your company’s acting class so good?”
Jiang Xunzhou said: “The person 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 some autographed photos from Yu You, and left calmly.
Jiang Xunzhou was the only one in the spacious office.
Jiang Xunzhou’s eyebrows were depressed, his expression was thoughtful, and his slender fingers gently tapped the table.
Da, da, da——
Then at a certain point, the sound suddenly stopped, and the room fell into silence.
He closed his eyes and informed the assistant department to ask Assistant Wan to come in.
“Mr. Jiang, do you have any plans for me?”
Assistant Wan pushed up his silver-rimmed glasses and asked respectfully from behind the table.
“I remember that there are regulations for the performance classes in the company. At the end of the class, a written version of the rating report will be uploaded to the student’s profile for archiving. However, the class process will be videotaped and retained, right?”
Jiang Xunzhou asked calmly.
Assistant Wan nodded: “That’s right, Mr. Jiang, we have always strictly implemented this rule.”
“Okay.”
Jiang Xunzhou’s eyebrows were deep and his gaze was as sharp as a blade: “I want all the course videos of Yu You since he joined the company.”