Let’s Squander A Billion First!

Chapter 612: Chapter 612: Raising a Star (35)

Chapter 612: Chapter 612: Raising a Star (35)

Chuzheng looked at the person in the mirror, her lips slightly swollen, silently squeezing toothpaste onto her brush.

Feng Wang was incredibly clingy, sticking to her all night, making it hard even to breathe.

She definitely had to sleep in a separate room from him tonight!!

Buzz, buzz, buzz…

The phone on the bathroom counter vibrated, and Chuzheng slid to answer it.

“Chuzheng, is Feng Wang with you?” Lan Ling’s voice came through in a frantic rush, pulling the leisurely morning quickly into the fast pace of life.

Chuzheng spat out the foam: “Mhm.”

“I’ve been calling him, and he’s not answering. He has an event at ten, tell him to get up quickly!!” Lan Ling paused: “Are you… living together now?”

“He didn’t go back yesterday.” Chuzheng said, “He insisted on sleeping with me.”

Lan Ling: “…” Why does that sound so familiar?!

“Okay, whatever you guys are doing, just wake him up now, I’ll come over to pick him up later!!” Lan Ling seemed very busy and hung up right after speaking.

Chuzheng glanced at the time on her phone…

It was only eight o’clock.

After brushing her teeth, Chuzheng found a clean toothbrush and cup, and squeezed toothpaste onto the toothbrush, setting it on the cup.

Chuzheng went to wake up Feng Wang.

Feng Wang, hugging the blanket, rolled to the other side, dragging most of it with him, exposing his long legs.

The previous night, complaining of the heat, he had worn only boxers, and now not just his legs were exposed but his buttocks too.

The crumpled white T-shirt outlined his slightly slender back.

Chuzheng sneakily reached out to touch his hair, “Lan Ling will be here to pick you up soon; you have an event at ten.”

“…I’m not going,” Feng Wang turned around and reached out to hug her directly.

Chuzheng changed positions to make it more comfortable for him to hug her, she checked the time and decided to let him sleep for another hour.

Feng Wang was already awake, but he didn’t want to move.

Chuzheng indulged his embrace, and he felt perfectly entitled to hug her, hugging and hugging until he fell asleep again without realizing.

At nine o’clock, Lan Ling called again, asking if Feng Wang was up.

Only then did Chuzheng get Feng Wang up, “Go wash up.”

Feng Wang, groggy and yawning, grumbled as he got up, “Why is Lan Ling so annoying? I just finished filming, can’t she let me rest?”

His legs long and straight, the T-shirt a bit long, but not enough to cover his buttocks. He glanced down at himself, then at Chuzheng sitting beside him, his expression changing, and in a whoosh rushed into the bathroom.

–

After Feng Wang sobered up, he probably remembered the ridiculous things he did last night in the heat of the moment and lingered in the bathroom for ages.

“I’ll… go back to the apartment to change clothes.”

Chuzheng handed him the clothes.

Feng Wang: “…”

The clothes were brand new, and though it was hard to tell which brand they were, the fabric and workmanship suggested they were quite expensive.

They weren’t the loose hoodies he liked, but formal attire.

Considering he had an event to attend in a bit, Feng Wang had no choice but to put them on.

“Help me with the tie,” Feng Wang said, standing in front of the mirror handing the tie to Chuzheng.

“Tie it yourself.”

“I don’t know how,” Feng Wang said, “The assistants used to do it for me.”

Unless it was a formal occasion, he never wore such formal attire.

When there was no one to tie it for him, he normally didn’t wear a tie.

Chuzheng looked at him; why was he so troublesome, not even knowing how to tie a tie, was he even a man!

“Please help me.” Feng Wang directly resorted to acting spoiled.

“…” This little thing is going to be the death of me. “Wait a moment…”

Feng Wang watched as Chuzheng took out her phone.

“What are you doing.”

“Learn.” She’s not even a guy, how could she possibly know how to tie a tie.

“…”

Feng Wang was about to say forget it, take it off and later let the assistant tie it for him, but Chuzheng had already thrown away her phone and walked over.

Feng Wang pursed his lips, watching the girl tie his necktie for him.

There was inexplicably a sense that the two were living a domestic life together.

Times of peace and quiet, probably nothing more than this.

Chuzheng was learning on the spot and didn’t tie it very well.

She undid it and started over.

The third time it looked much better.

Chuzheng tidied his collar with satisfaction, “Done.” There’s nothing that can stump me.

Feng Wang looked in the mirror and was very pleased, “I’ll have to trouble my sugar mommy in the future.”

The words “sugar mommy” that came out of Feng Wang’s mouth sounded particularly pleasant, without any sense of discord.

Chuzheng, completely missing Feng Wang’s flirtation, “You’ll be late if you don’t leave now.”

Feng Wang: “…”

Feng Wang quickly grabbed his things and went downstairs.

Once Feng Wang had left, Chuzheng also hurried off.

With that little delay, she was going to be late!

She had arranged to discuss matters about the building today.

–

As Chuzheng’s TV series entered the promotional phase, Chuzheng, being the third female lead and an investor, naturally had to attend.

Lan Ling arranged Chuzheng’s itinerary; she just needed to show up, and Lan Ling and Liang Xi would handle the rest, so it wasn’t too troublesome.

Due to scheduling issues, the premiere came quickly.

The first two episodes made no splash, Jian Dan, as the female lead, had appeared from the beginning of the series.

Those who were critical of Jian Dan flooded the scene at light speed.

Jian Dan hadn’t studied acting, so naturally, her performance was… there was plenty to criticize.

No one knew who gave Jian Dan the courage to dare to play the leading role.

[Dream and Traveler: From the advertisement, I felt her acting wasn’t very good, but I thought it was because ads don’t need much dialogue, mainly constructed with dreamlike beauty. Now that the series is out, the truth is evident.]

[Walk With You: Oh my god, I was so looking forward to this drama, how could it be performed in such a ghastly manner? Who is the female lead?]

[This Palace is Handsome: Can we get a different female lead, please? The male lead and others are fine, but the female lead really feels off. She may look cute, but isn’t this drama mainly about business conspiracies? What’s the point of having such a female lead, to act cute for the competition?]

[Several People Guarding: If her acting were good, I might tolerate it, but with this acting…]

[Did Feng Wang Retire Today: Compares well with our home vase.]

[Mirror Moon Through the Glass: Feng Wang’s acting is trash, but at least he has a face that graces the age.]

Jian Dan originally thought that once the series aired, her situation would improve a bit.

She hadn’t expected the people online to be so merciless, criticizing her as if she were utterly worthless—of course, some of them might be hired critics.

But people online don’t have much of their own judgment.

If the majority say so, they will follow along and think it’s correct.

It was just the first two episodes, but by the second day, when Tong Xueyan came on the scene, Jian Dan’s performance as the female lead appeared even worse.

Tong Xueyan’s acting was on point throughout, even though she played a second female lead with a character not meant to be likeable, the audience found her more appealing than Jian Dan’s female lead.

Without comparison, there is no harm.

On the third day, Chuzheng made her entrance.

Chuzheng appeared in a meeting scene, with no shots of the male and female leads, but Chuzheng’s full-on queenly aura instantly held the whole scene.

That kind of presence made everyone focus on her.

Yet they didn’t dare to scrutinize her openly.