[I really want to whip out my forty-meter broadsword and chop him up!]
She withdrew her hand, her smile and expression unchanged. "Brother Chen, what are you doing here?"
"Huh, this is the ski resort?" Her eyes darted around. "Then I must've come to the wrong place. I meant to go to the Horse-Riding Park."
Like Tom, she wound herself up to make a break for it.
(ง ˙ω˙)ว
But Chen Sinian had the assistant he always kept by his side stop her. "The Horse-Riding Park is in the exact opposite direction. By the time you get there, they'll probably be finished."
Su Tangtang: "..."
[Shit, miscalculated.]
"No, wait, I meant the amusement park."
"The amusement park is also in the exact opposite direction."
"..." Su Tangtang said, "Don't tell me the zoo is in the exact opposite direction too?"
Chen Sinian smiled. "It is."
"Let's go in." With that, he headed toward the equipment room first.
[AAAAAH, I'm losing it! I think Chen Sinian is serious!]
[I think so too! I've never seen him smile so indulgently before /sobbing/]
After staring at his retreating figure for a while, Su Tangtang thought, [Wait, why am I scared of him? Since he likes men, we're basically sisters!]
[Sister, here I come!!!]
✧｡٩(ˊωˋ*)و✧｡
Chen Sinian: "..."
Sisters, his fucking ass.
After choosing their equipment, the two of them started putting on their ski clothes. The cameraman hadn't followed them in, but Chen Sinian's assistant was there, so they weren't a man and woman alone together.
Once they had their jackets and pants on, they sat down to put on their protective gear. Just then, Chen Sinian suddenly spoke. "Su Tangtang, there's something I want to tell you."
"?"
Su Tangtang turned to look at him. "What is it?"
[You've turned straight?]
[Nothing in the Chinese entertainment industry can shock me anymore except you turning straight.]
[Holy shit, wait! If he's straight now, I can't call him my sister anymore.]
She immediately scooted away.
Chen Sinian: "..."
The corner of his mouth twitched. "Actually, I'm gay."
"Oh, I know."
No, wait, wait!
Giao, my freaking giao-giao!
She stared at him with an expression of utter, earth-shattering shock. "S-Sinian, what did you just say?"
Chen Sinian repeated what he'd said.
Su Tangtang: "???"
She was genuinely bewildered.
[Did this guy just tell me, out of his own mouth, that he's gay?]
[Fuck, he's definitely up to something!]
"Brother Chen, just tell me what you want."
Chen Sinian liked getting straight to the point too. "I just wanted to discuss a collaboration. Sorry for the trouble, but could you interact with me more on camera? Name your price."
She kept mentioning pay deductions in her thoughts, so surely this would appeal to her?
And just as he'd expected, Su Tangtang's eyes lit up as soon as he finished. "I can name my price? Any amount?!!"
Chen Sinian nodded.
A normal person would name a reasonable price at a time like this, right?
Something like a million.
That was well within his acceptable range.
But Su Tangtang never played by the rules. "Then I want one modest little goal-a hundred million!"
Chen Sinian: "?!"
Under his stunned gaze, Su Tangtang thought, [Hehehe~]
[Trying to show off? Think you can outdo your daddy?]
[When your daddy was showing off back in the day, who knows where you were playing in the mud and molding little dicks!]
( *・ω・)✄╰ひ╯
Chen Sinian: "..."
"It's an honor to help you, Sinian." Her smile was utterly sincere. "I'm the one benefiting from interacting with you. Money doesn't matter."
[I'm just being polite. Surely he can tell, right?]
[Let me check how he ended up coming to me first! That'll make it easier to name a price later!]
[Oho, so this was the young sugar daddy's idea again. Even though he tearfully shoved Chen Sinian onto this Dating Reality Show, his family still hasn't dropped their suspicions.]
[Still, that young sugar daddy is pretty pitiful. His dad's completely bewitched by his stepmother. Not only has he gotten no love since childhood, but an outsider's trying to snatch away the family assets that belong to him too. Who could put up with that? Fuck her up!!!]
That final shout fired up Chen Sinian's fighting spirit too. Naturally, he knew the whole story; otherwise, he wouldn't have been so cooperative and let that brat make whatever arrangements he wanted for him.
After watching Su Tangtang's face for a few seconds, he said, "How does three million sound?"
Although they'd already informed the director over there about Bai Zhitao's tax evasion and there were no results yet, judging from his observations over the past two days, everything Su Tangtang said was probably true.
Whether it was the "information" in her thoughts or their on-camera collaboration, he owed her his thanks. If any good roles or variety shows came up in the future, he would recommend her too. With that book of hers, getting close to her certainly wouldn't be a loss.
As for Su Tangtang: "!!!"
[With a thunderous boom from the sky, your humble servant makes her dazzling entrance!]
The moment she heard "three million," she gave up any intention of playing coy. Who would turn down money?
Besides, she was genuinely broke right now. Who knew when she'd get anywhere with collecting what Mu Qing owed her? Filing a lawsuit would be another lengthy process.
And that dumbass had no money, just a research institute. They'd probably have to enforce the judgment and sell the institute or something. Who knew how long she'd have to wait before getting her money?
She'd get this three million in hand first and put her mind at ease. Wasn't it just acting and interacting? She could do that!
"Brother Chen, are we starting right now? Should I link arms with you?"
[Your young sugar daddy won't get jealous, will he?]
Chen Sinian: "..."
The speed at which she changed her tune was definitely unmatched in the Chinese entertainment industry. Everyone said she couldn't act, but maybe she just hadn't found a suitable role. Wasn't she doing a pretty good job now?
He scooted away from her. "We don't need to move quite that fast." With the way she was looking at him now, as though he were a solid gold bar, he was having trouble handling it.
He hurriedly changed the subject. "All geared up? Let's head out first."
Su Tangtang obediently nodded. "Okay."
[Whatever you say, Daddy Moneybags.]
"..." Chen Sinian led her outside. They picked up their equipment and headed toward the ski slopes.
Although she'd agreed to act and interact with him, once they got inside, they still went off to do their own thing.
The reason was simple: Chen Sinian was a total noob!
Noobs didn't deserve a seat at the table!
[Awoooo~~~]
٩(u)و
Su Tangtang sped merrily across the snow by herself. As she passed Chen Sinian, she even shot him a disdainful glance, as though saying, Why are you still here, noob? Watch how it's done!
Chen Sinian: "..."
And because of that, Su Tangtang, carried away with showing off, failed to notice that someone had suddenly appeared in front of her. By the time she looked ahead again and spotted them, it was too late to stop.
[Holy shit, my lifelong reputation!!!]
"Get out of the way!!!"
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