Whoa—
What a decisive and formidable career woman.
Before Shen Xingyao could utter a single word, the call was already disconnected on the other end. Clearly, the person had no desire to waste another word on a fool like her.
Well, now there was one more name added to her little black book.
Pei Yanqiu watched as she angrily tossed her phone onto the bedside table before asking, “You’re going to work? Did you find a job?”
Wow.
The original owner really had no idea how tough working life could be. It had been almost two months, and her boyfriend didn’t even know she had a job?
Shen Xingyao replied, “I’ve always had a job. I just don’t necessarily have to go into the office.”
Speaking of which, the original owner was actually quite lucky.
Back when she graduated from middle school, she had been bold and daring, relying on her good looks to rush into Hengdian, hoping to turn her life around overnight by working as an extra.
But after toiling away for over two years, all she ever played were minor roles with hardly any lines.
Not only did she fail to carve out a place for herself with her beauty, but she also lost the admirable qualities of diligence and perseverance.
It wasn’t until last summer that she got lucky and ran into a talent scout who signed her to a major agency.
If this had happened to anyone else, such a stroke of luck would likely have been a scam.
But the original owner truly was fortunate. This talent scout happened to be the son of the CEO of Brilliant Media, who had impulsively decided to experience life outside the family business.
She was the first and only artist he ever signed, receiving the best contract terms and being assigned a top-tier agent.
With her stunning looks, she should have been able to establish herself in the entertainment industry.
Unfortunately, her acting skills were so exaggerated that she failed every audition she attended. The top-tier agent, who managed big-name stars, had little patience for nurturing a talentless newcomer.
After giving her a few opportunities, the agent essentially gave up on her.
Now, she was only required to report to the company once a month to take on a project. If she couldn’t land one, she could just go home, sleep, and collect her base salary of five thousand yuan.
One would think someone like her wouldn’t be content with just five thousand yuan a month, but it turned out the original owner was a homebody. As long as she had games to play at home, five thousand yuan was enough to get by.
Not to mention, she later met Pei Yanqiu, the generous fool who provided her with even more money to indulge in her homebody lifestyle.
She even stood up her agent last month when she was called in for an advertisement shoot!
Well, now her agent had issued an ultimatum for this month.
In the original story, Shen Xingyao was unilaterally terminated by the agency for skipping work again, losing her monthly five-thousand-yuan salary.
Shen Xingyao certainly wasn’t going to repeat the same mistake. After all, if she only had to work one day—no, half a day—a month to earn five thousand yuan, only a fool would pass that up!
Pei Yanqiu, however, grew curious. “What do you do?”
Given how little time they spent together, he had assumed she just stayed home playing games. He never imagined she had a job.
Had he misjudged her? It really was true—you couldn’t judge a book by its cover!
Shen Xingyao carefully boasted, “I’m just a small-time entertainer, acting in shows and shooting ads.”
“Huh? What have you acted in?” Pei Yanqiu’s curiosity suddenly skyrocketed.
Had he been training too much and missed out on TV dramas? He didn’t even know his girlfriend was an actress!
He’d ask her about the shows she had been in and make time to watch them later, showing his support.
Shen Xingyao: …She had no idea either!
All that information earlier was from the original text, but what kind of extra role did she play? Where could she even ask about that now?
“Stop asking, it’s awkward,” Shen Xingyao twitched the corner of her mouth. “Alright, let’s sleep. I still have to go to work tomorrow!”
After saying that, she turned her back to him and started trying to fall asleep.
Seeing her dodge the topic, Pei Yanqiu thought she might have acted in some obscure drama and felt too embarrassed to tell him, so he considerately didn’t press further.
Both of them slept soundly through the night.
The next morning, Shen Xingyao was lured awake by a tantalizing aroma.
Rubbing her rebellious stomach, she got up, dressed, washed her face, and brushed her teeth at double speed.
After all, she had only eaten half a plate of fried rice the entire day before, and her stomach was already staging a revolt.
Once she finished freshening up, she patted on toner while rushing to the kitchen doorway, peering inside. “What’s for breakfast? It smells amazing!”
Gulp—she couldn’t even control her drool!
When Pei Yanqiu turned around, what he saw was a fair, tender little bun, patting her bun-like face—adorable and delicious-looking.
Her pink cherry-blossom lips were pouted from the patting, as if asking him for a kiss.
He wanted to kiss her!
Not getting an answer, Shen Xingyao leaned in next to him to look into the pan and exclaimed, “Wow, pan-fried dumplings for breakfast?!”
She was from the south, but she loved flour-based foods, especially things like buns and dumplings.
One of her college roommates was an older sister from the northeast, whose specialty was making dumplings. Every time they had a dorm gathering, she would show off her skills, leaving Shen Xingyao with a perfectly round, full belly.
Now, being able to have pan-fried dumplings first thing in the morning—how blissful was that?!
Pei Yanqiu nodded and turned off the stove. “Yeah, I made them myself. Try them and see if they’re good.”
The table in the living room was already piled high with Shen Xingyao’s clutter, so the two of them just stood in the kitchen to eat.
Shen Xingyao, unfazed by the heat, picked one up with her fingers and popped it into her mouth, mumbling praises through her chewing. “Hsss so gooood hss hss, really gooood”
It really was delicious—not only was the filling perfectly seasoned, but the frying was done just right too.
A delicacy in the human world
Pei Yanqiu widened his eyes in disbelief. “Really? Didn’t you say the dumplings I made before were awful?”
On their first day moving into this old neighborhood, to please her, he had personally cooked stewed dumplings, and she had almost thrown the whole pot at him.
It wasn’t until they went out for steak that the matter was finally put to rest.
Shen Xingyao was speechless. How could she possibly call such delicious dumplings awful with a clear conscience?
A flash of inspiration struck her. “Oh, it just shows how quickly your skills have improved!”
“Young man, it seems you’re not just talented at gaming—you’re top-tier at cooking too~~”
Hmm.
Flattery never fails.
With her praising him like that, he should be satisfied, right?
Pei Yanqiu blushed a little from the praise—just a little, though.
After all, his cooking talent might be uncertain, but his gaming talent was definitely exceptional.
Otherwise, how could a grassroots player who never went through youth training, and even started out as a booster, become an esports legend and establish his own team?
“Alright then, if they’re good, eat more,” Pei Yanqiu said, going to pour her some soy sauce and vinegar.
The two of them stood in the kitchen, finishing their breakfast around the pan.
After tidying up the kitchen, Pei Yanqiu said, “I have a meeting with an investor today, so I’m heading out first.”
“I’m ready too. I’ll go out with you and take the bus,” Shen Xingyao said, not even bothering with makeup, just slinging a small bag over her shoulder and following him out the door.
Pei Yanqiu looked at her bare-faced appearance and felt a bit unaccustomed.
After all, it was somewhat strange to see a beauty who always wore full makeup suddenly not even applying lipstick.
Although he also thought she looked better this way, it was as if she had changed her entire head.
A bit eerie~