Qi Shao Has a Bit of an Idol Image to Maintain

Qi Wang's gaze turned cold, his voice sending chills through the phone.

"Breach of contract? Do you think I can't afford your paltry termination fee?"

"No, no! Of course not!" Xiang Qianchong shuddered and hurriedly apologized. "Chairman Qi, you must be joking. That little termination fee wouldn't even be enough to fill the gaps between your teeth! But Chairman Qi, perhaps you should ask Young Master Qi what he thinks first? What if Young Master Qi wants to go, but you decide to make him withdraw without discussing it with him? Aren't you afraid he'll get angry?"

Xiang Qianchong did not dare offend Qi Wang either, but compared to Bo Fuyu, Qi Wang had one advantage.

Qi Si was Qi Wang's weak spot.

As long as he could keep Qi Si steady, there was still room to maneuver with Qi Wang.

How could Qi Wang not know what Xiang Qianchong was plotting?

If this matter had not involved Qi Si, Xiang Qianchong would have been completely blacklisted by Qi Wang by now.

From then on, Xiang Qianchong would not have had an easy time either.

But this matter happened to concern Qi Si, so Qi Wang truly did not dare go too far.

In the end, he merely warned Xiang Qianchong a few times before hanging up angrily.

Qi Wang hesitated for a long time before finally asking Qi Si for his opinion.

"Have you thought this through? Do you really want to go on the show? Lin Weiwei will be there, and you..."

"Brother, I know what you're worried about. Don't worry. I said I don't like Lin Weiwei anymore, and I mean it. You have to trust your little brother!"

Qi Wang looked at Qi Si, wanting to speak but stopping himself.

It was not that he did not want to trust Qi Si. He simply did not dare to.

After all, Qi Si had far too many prior offenses in his record.

Qi Si also knew it would be difficult for Qi Wang to trust what he said now. He was helpless too!

But he really was not the one who had done all those brainless things!

"Brother, I swear, if I still have feelings for Lin Weiwei, then I'll spend the rest of my life loving her without ever having her! If that's not enough, you can freeze all my cards!"

Having his cards frozen was truly a terrifying thing for Qi Si.

He could earn money himself, but his lifelong goal was simply to coast through life as a useless salted fish, so earning money himself was impossible!

Not even if he starved to death!

Once Qi Si said that, Qi Wang was somewhat moved, seeming to believe a little more in Qi Si's resolve.

After all, for his younger brother, having no money was truly a terrifying thing.

"You'd better mean it!" Qi Wang raised a hand and tapped Qi Si's forehead, warning, "If I find out you're mixed up with Lin Weiwei again, don't expect me to care whether you live or die anymore!"

"Fine, fine, fine! I definitely won't get mixed up with her! She's not even as good-looking as you, Brother. I was only temporarily blind before, but now I've completely recovered!"

Qi Wang: "..."

Looking at his glib-tongued younger brother, Qi Wang had no way to deal with him.

He knew very well that although he said he would not care about Qi Si anymore if he messed up again, he could not actually do it.

How could he stand by and watch his own younger brother suffer?

He could not bear it, not even a little.

In the end, Qi Wang still went along with Qi Si's wishes.

When Xiang Qianchong received the news, he nearly wept with joy.

He knew Qi Si would come in handy!

As long as Qi Si was on his show, Qi Wang could be kept in check at least for the duration of the broadcast.

He understood Qi Wang, this younger-brother-obsessed man. Anything related to Qi Si was something Qi Wang would not destroy.

So far, the only person who had probably angered Qi Wang was Lin Weiwei.

Even so, before Qi Si clearly stated that he had nothing to do with Lin Weiwei, Qi Wang did not dare touch her rashly.

He was afraid his younger brother would get angry and upset.

Xiang Qianchong could not help sighing. This brother worried more than a biological father.

The problem was, he had never seen any father spoil his son this much.

No matter what, with Qi Si not withdrawing, Xiang Qianchong finally let out a huge sigh of relief.

On the day filming for the variety show began, Qi Wang dragged Qi Si out of bed early in the morning. By the time he sat at the dining table, his eyes were not even fully open.

Only after muddleheadedly finishing breakfast did his brain slowly begin functioning again.

"Did I not wash my face or brush my teeth?" Qi Si slowly turned to look at Qi Wang.

Qi Wang was clearing the dishes when he heard this and looked over at Qi Si.

Qi Si's foolish expression made him laugh, but he quickly held it back the next second.

"It's fine. There are no outsiders at home. You can go wash up now."

Qi Si's eyes widened at Qi Wang's answer, and he clutched his head in despair.

"How can that be the same?! I ate breakfast without brushing my teeth! My stomach is dirty now!!!"

Qi Wang looked at Qi Si speechlessly. "Is that necessary? If you put it that way, did you not swallow even a single mouthful of saliva when you woke up?"

Qi Si was stumped by Qi Wang's question.

Thinking about it carefully, it seemed like... he had swallowed quite a few times?

"By your logic, your stomach was already dirty before you ate breakfast, so it doesn't matter if it gets a little more contaminated."

Qi Si: "..." Damn! That made so much sense!

But something still felt wrong?

"Brother, you're so strange. Isn't eating breakfast without washing up really unhygienic? What parent teaches their child that?"

"I don't know about other families, but ours does. I tell you to brush your teeth diligently to prevent cavities, not so you can uphold principles under standards that don't necessarily need to be followed."

Qi Si gave his brother a strange look. "But Brother... I remember you have a cleanliness obsession, right? If someone else ate breakfast in front of you without washing up after getting up, would you be this calm too?"

Qi Wang shot him a sidelong glance. "Do you think there are lots of you in this world?"

If it were anyone else, breakfast would be canceled altogether!

After saying that, Qi Wang did not wait for Qi Si to think it through. He looked up at the clock on the wall and reminded Qi Si, who was still sitting at the table in his pajamas, "Let me remind you, the production crew will be here soon. Aren't you going to fix yourself up?"

His younger brother still cared somewhat about maintaining his idol image. If the production crew arrived and saw Qi Si looking like this, the show would probably be unable to continue.

It had to be said, Qi Wang truly understood his younger brother.

Hearing that, Qi Si immediately stopped agonizing over whether he had brushed his teeth. He sprang up from his chair and dashed upstairs.

"Slow down! You just ate!" Qi Wang shouted after him.

Fortunately, with Qi Wang's help, all the necessary luggage had already been packed the night before.

By the time Qi Si had hurriedly finished getting himself ready, the production crew had arrived at the door as well.

Go for It! All-Round Charge! Just from the name, it was clear that this was not some easygoing variety show.

The words "All-Round" alone were enough to show how difficult the show was.

At the start of every episode, the production crew personally went to the guests' homes to pick them up.

Do not misunderstand. It was not because the production crew was so warm and considerate.

Their main purpose was to inspect the guests' luggage before they left, preventing them from bringing items that violated the show's rules.

They also took the opportunity to show viewers the guests' living environments.

And sure enough, the audience loved this segment.