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    Chapter 21: Seduction

    The main cast of the drama “Dark Tide” had been finalized, and in order to get into character as soon as possible, Qi Yanwang joined the crew a month early.

    Before joining the crew, Che Ye had expressed that he didn’t want to work at the nightclub anymore and wanted to follow Qi Yanwang, even if it was just as an assistant.

    Qi Yanwang honestly went to Zhuo Huaimo about it.

    Zhuo Huaimo directly rejected him with a simple “not suitable.”

    Qi Yanwang’s trust in Zhuo Huaimo was 100%. Since he said “not suitable,” he didn’t ask any further questions.

    But he still felt somewhat guilty towards Che Ye.

    He just thought, maybe the timing wasn’t right, maybe… just wait!

    Che Ye’s visits to the set became noticeably more frequent, and he gradually became acquainted with the crew members.

    He carefully concealed his ambition, kept a low profile, and worked hard without complaint.

    But he never got his wish and never saw Zhuo Huaimo again.

    Strangely enough, since the first day he sent Qi Yanwang to the set, Zhuo Huaimo hadn’t been around for a long time, only sending things over every few days.

    “Teacher Qi, you have a package!”

    A handheld mini electric fan.

    Just because he complained in a message, “This damn weather is too hot, I’m sweating while applying makeup every time, I feel sorry for the makeup artists!”

    “Teacher Qi, you have a package!”

    The latest model of game console.

    Just because he mentioned to the actors who were waiting for their scenes in the same crew, “Waiting for scenes is so boring, I knew I should have brought my Switch from home!”

    “Teacher Qi, you have a package!”

    Zhuo Huaimo’s favorite shower gel.

    Because Qi Yanwang had said it smelled good!

    Qi Yanwang looked at the newly received shower gel, and the corners of his mouth turned up unconsciously.

    “Hey, he’s really a good brother, he remembered it after I said it once!”

    Che Ye took it and looked at it, “Zhuo always sent it?”

    Qi Yanwang then hummed in agreement, and took the shower gel back,

    “This kid is quite thoughtful, he actually remembered it after I said it smelled good last time!”

    Che Ye forced a smile on his face and joked, “You’re becoming more and more particular, you never said anything when you used soap before.”

    Qi Yanwang nonchalantly scoffed, happily took the shower gel and turned to enter the bedroom.

    Watching Qi Yanwang’s back, the smile on Che Ye’s face instantly disappeared, replaced by endless unwillingness and jealousy.

    “Buzz——”

    His phone vibrated, and a message popped up directly.

    “Tomorrow at 3 PM!”

    He quickly replied, “Got it!”

    Che Ye turned and left the set. On the way back, he deliberately took a detour to the supermarket to buy the same shower gel.

    The next day, Zhuo Huaimo finished playing squash and was about to change clothes to take a shower.

    As he bent over to change his shoes, he suddenly felt something behind him pressing against him.

    “Excuse me, just passing through!”

    This voice was disgusting and familiar.

    Zhuo Huaimo straightened up abruptly, quickly distanced himself from the other person, and looked back at him.

    The person was Che Ye, who had just come out of the shower, with a thin bath towel wrapped around his lower body. Under the bath towel, that bulge was faintly visible.

    Thinking of being touched just now, Zhuo Huaimo felt a wave of disgust.

    “Zhuo always?”

    Che Ye pretended to be surprised, but his acting was too bad.

    It turned out that when a person was speechless to the extreme, they would really laugh.

    Like now!

    Zhuo Huaimo put on his shoes again and began to pack his clothes, no longer in the mood to take a shower.

    “Zhuo always, what a coincidence, I can meet you here, you came to play ball?”

    The other party’s acting was too bad, Zhuo Huaimo felt that even acting along was cheap.

    If it wasn’t for Qi Yanwang’s sake, he wouldn’t even bother to hum in response!

    Che Ye deliberately approached him, opened the locker next to him, and slowly wiped his body.

    The familiar scent of shower gel instantly caught Zhuo Huaimo’s attention.

    The movement of packing things in his hand paused, and he glanced at him.

    Che Ye pretended not to know, slowly squeezed out a little body lotion, gently applying it to every inch of his skin, a subtle smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

    Zhuo Huaimo looked at his less-than-qualified gigolo figure, carrying his bag, a smile on his lips, walking towards him unhurriedly.

    “Zhuo, Zhuo always…”

    Che Ye’s face flushed, his eyes glistening, looking at him affectionately.

    Zhuo Huaimo suddenly leaned closer, his tone ambiguous,

    “Can you handle it?”

    Was he asking if he could handle it… in that area?

    Che Ye was ecstatic in his heart, but he had to forcibly suppress this excitement, continuing to pretend to be shy and timid, trying to lean on him.

    Zhuo Huaimo quickly backed away and dodged, his tone contemptuous,

    “Doing this, I thought those fat women in the nightclub had drained you dry!”

    After saying that, he picked up his bag and added as he turned around,

    “The road is still long, take it easy!”

    “Zhuo! Huai! Mo!”

    Che Ye felt extremely humiliated and was so angry that his face turned completely pale and he trembled all over.

    “Tsk tsk, what a poisonous tongue, you’re already disgusted? Isn’t your little darling used to work there before, why didn’t you Dislike him?”

    Zhuo Huaimo was currently on vacation.

    A few days ago, System Meow had a whim, saying that he wanted to put Zhuo Huaimo’s pickup techniques into practice. He disappeared for a few days, and when he came back, he saw this kind of eye-stinging scene, and couldn’t help but complain.

    Zhuo Huaimo sneered, “Is it the same? That stubborn donkey Qi Yanwang only knows how to use brute force to carry water when he works! If he could do public relations, I would have succeeded long ago!”

    System Meow rolled his eyes, but when he heard that Zhuo Huaimo hadn’t won over Qi Yanwang yet, he instantly perked up,

    “Yo yo yo, I said there’s a problem with your secret, it’s definitely not my problem, I’m so handsome…”

    “What’s wrong? Rejected again?” Zhuo Huaimo hit the nail on the head!

    “Alright, alright, let’s stop this topic here, if we continue talking, there will be no mutual affection left!”

    This round, System Meow was defeated again and obediently shut up.

    Zhuo Huaimo called his assistant as soon as he got in the car and directly fired the person who leaked his whereabouts.

    Then, he stepped on the gas and drove straight back to the villa.

    ……

    Qi Yanwang had already looked towards the door three times today, no package, no message,

    He poked the little head of the Nezha figure on the table irritably,

    “What the hell is this guy doing? Not a peep!”

    “Who are you talking about?”

    A low voice sounded behind him, and Zhuo Huaimo suddenly appeared.

    Qi Yanwang turned around in surprise, seeing Zhuo Huaimo standing there, a trace of unnoticeable light flashed in his eyes.

    “You… when did you come?”

    Zhuo Huaimo raised his eyebrows and repeated the question just now,

    “Who were you talking about just now?”

    Qi Yanwang was stunned for a moment, then laughed, his eyes wandering,

    “Oh, I was talking about Che Ye, he was running to the set every day a few days ago, but I haven’t seen him these days!”

    “Tsk tsk tsk, not talking about you, disappointed!” System Meow gloated.

    Just then, a head poked in from the door, Che Ye carrying a full load of afternoon tea in his hand, smiling and saying

    “I seem to have heard someone saying bad things about me?”

    Zhuo Huaimo’s face instantly darkened…

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