The Heartless Jing Xiaoyi~~

He walked from downstairs to upstairs, pushing open every door and inspecting each room carefully. Ideas gradually took shape in his mind—how to renovate the place, what to add. Jing Yi felt that aside from being too large—too large for a single man, making it feel lonely—everything else was perfect. This would be his home from now on!

Yang Chun watched him happily dart around with a smile, then called loudly from the living room downstairs, "How is it? Do you like it?"

Only then did Jing Yi remember there was someone else there. He calmed himself and came downstairs, his eyes bright and dazzling. "I love it! It's fantastic!"

Yang Chun nodded, but what he was really thinking was: Although he hadn't explained Jing Yi moving in to Qin Meng in detail, Qin Meng should have figured it out, right?

Jing Yi asked him, "Which room did Amon... live in?"

Yang Chun pointed to the bedroom by the slanted wall on the first floor. Luckily, he had come to see Qin Meng a few times before, or he really would not have known how to answer that question.

"Huh?" Jing Yi found it a little strange. "Didn't he stay in the master bedroom?"

"Uh... maybe because this room was closer." Yang Chun answered hesitantly. The master bedroom in this house was upstairs, and aside from the living room, it was the largest room. Yang Chun had not found it strange until Jing Yi brought it up. Now, putting himself in Qin Meng's shoes, Yang Chun thought the most likely explanation was that Qin Meng wanted to walk a few less steps...

Jing Yi pushed open the bedroom door and took a look. Fortunately, he still remembered his "devoted widower" persona. He put on a sorrowful expression, then closed the door. "Sigh, he really left behind so little... I'll clean it often and preserve it exactly as it is..."

Yang Chun awkwardly assumed that Jing Yi probably wanted to go in alone later and properly mourn him.

He was truly sorry that he could not tell him Qin Meng was still alive. After all, it was an S-class military secret, and revealing it would put Qin Meng and the others in grave danger. But watching this innocent man remain in the dark, grieving so deeply and missing him so dearly, felt unbearably cruel and stifling.

"Well, I have things to do, so I'll be leaving first. Once I've spoken with Fan Qiao, I'll have him contact you directly." Unable to bear staying any longer, Yang Chun said goodbye to Jing Yi.

Jing Yi thanked him again, then invited him to attend his housewarming celebration three days later. "There'll be lots of delicious food, and I may invite some neighbors. If you're free, please come."

Among the Mi Star people, moving house also called for a small celebration, so Yang Chun did not find it odd. He nodded. "I'll be there."

But Jing Yi grabbed him again. "Come to think of it, once I've sorted out my assets, I plan to make some products and open an online shop! What did you think of the insect meat I treated you to before? Does the military district slaughter insects and beasts every day? If I wanted to buy that meat, what procedures would I need to go through...? Well, all I can say is, price-wise, I definitely won't let the military district take a loss. Could you help me find out whether I can buy it?"

Yang Chun was both surprised and enlightened. "You plan to sell insect meat? But would anyone buy it?"

"Who knows?" Jing Yi shrugged. "I'll give it a try. You didn't eat it at first either, but didn't you accept it eventually? So I'm confident. And I don't just want to sell processed, cooked insect meat—I want to sell other things too. I need to earn money to support myself; I can't just live off my savings forever, right? Then I want to study mech manufacturing. I hope that one day, I'll be able to sell high-quality mech parts, or even an entire mech!"

After hearing his ambitious plans, Yang Chun could not help looking at Jing Yi in a new light.

At first, he had thought Jing Yi was an overly seductive-looking, somewhat "crazy" effeminate man. Later, after getting to know him and seeing his photos and videos, he gradually added qualities such as "devoted," "fragile," "strong," and "pitiful" to his impression of him. It had changed greatly. But now, Jing Yi gave him yet another impression. He was not some delicate little flower who only knew how to grieve over the changing seasons and dwell on the past. He might also be a resilient, tenacious man with dreams!

The former made people pity him; the latter made people respect him.

"I'll help you!" Yang Chun nodded. "Wait for my good news."

Jing Yi watched him leave.

It looked like his Taobao shop would be opening soon!

The Heartless Jing Xiaoyi~~

Jing Xiaoyi knew very well that if he wanted to become an internet celebrity, he could use the pure-white-lotus persona once, maybe twice, but he absolutely could not keep using it a third or fourth time just because it worked.

You could not stay exactly the same forever. It was like being in a relationship—you had to keep giving the other person a sense of freshness for them to fall passionately in love with you. After that, freshness alone would no longer be enough; you would need to add a little sentiment, a little resonance... That was too far off, though, so there was no need to talk about it yet.

So yes, he had moved into his husband's house, but it would not do to make a huge fuss about it—at the very least, he could not go around shouting about it himself like a peacock spreading its tail. That would make him seem too frivolous. Just like the routines from the past two days, it would easily leave his fans tired of him and resentful.