No one fought over seats at this meal. Yun Chuan still sat on Yu Xiuyuan's right.
He served him food and ladled out soup with practiced ease.
After lunch, on the way back to the Villa, Yun Chuan quietly waited for a long time, but Yu Xiuyuan never fell asleep again.
It was already five in the afternoon when they reached the Villa. Filming would end in another hour.
The moment Yu Xiuyuan got out of the car, he raced into Director Liu's monitoring room. He had to hurry and edit the short video for Li Rou and Lin Xi.
He booted up the computer, imported the footage, and laid out the timeline, every step flowing seamlessly into the next.
He added music, inserted keyframes, and adjusted the slow motion, his fingers clattering over the keyboard. Before long, the edit was finished.
Then he took the video and left, right under Director Liu's nose.
Director Liu reached after him dramatically. "Don't go! I'll post it for you on the show's official account~"
Yu Xiuyuan had already stepped through the doorway, but he leaned halfway back in, tilting backward as he earnestly advised him:
"Xiao Liu, you can't be too greedy. Only I'm allowed to be greedy. You need to learn to be content."
Director Liu's face instantly went blank.
Yu Xiuyuan simply took a few steps back inside, leaned close to Director Liu's ear, and lowered his voice like a conspirator:
"Don't think I don't know. Qiu Ziye paid a hefty sponsorship fee to get on this show. You've been sneaky, huh? You even dared to use me to attract sponsors."
Director Liu: "..."
Yu Xiuyuan left in high spirits. He was in a good mood, so he'd given Xiao Liu a little scare.
Back in the Villa's living room,