Although the production team wasn't livestreaming, there were fellow patients watching the excitement.
When in doubt, start a livestream first.
[Does anyone get it? That line, "Dedicated to my hero," felt so fated. They're so shippable!]
[Young Master Fu is so doting and dreamy. The way they looked at each other was insanely sweet!]
[Chaochao's frightened, disbelieving expression breaks my heart. He's like a child who's always been ignored by everyone suddenly getting a piece of candy, delighted but at a loss.]
While the live comments squealed with excitement, Xu Chao was just as thrilled inside, like a wild horse breaking free of its reins and charging onto the grassland, racing out of control, wild and mad.
All those emotions desperately needed an outlet.
Then, in a flash, he snapped to attention and stood at ease, chest out, stomach in, head held high!
His right hand shot up, fingers together and straight, middle finger near his temple, palm facing down, wrist straight.
His expression shone, his eyes blazed, and his voice rang out.
"As citizens of this nation, cracking down on crime, maintaining social stability, and protecting the people's safety are our bounden duties! Forever serving the people! Striving for the rise of our nation!"
His words rang out with resounding force, shaking heaven and earth and soaring into the clouds.
They left everyone present utterly stunned, then fired them up.
Lin Yang shouted excitedly, "Our bounden duties!"
The others all joined in.
[Honestly, with how sickeningly sweet they were looking at each other just now, it'd be inexcusable not to kiss a couple of times. But the guy opposite him is Xu Chao, after all. That mental state...]
[Seriously, I thought this was a romance drama. Turns out it's a patriotic drama!]
After everyone finished laughing and joking, the lead police officer cleared his throat again and handed commendation certificates to the others, then announced something that made Xu Chao even happier.
"Comrade Xu Chao is awarded a total of five million yuan!"
Xu Chao's eyes widened when he heard that. How much? Five million!
His eyes curved into crescents with happiness as he turned joyfully toward Fu Sichen. "Five million!"
A faint smile touched Fu Sichen's eyes and brows. "Yes, it's your reward."
"Aaah, that's so much!"
Xu Chao was so happy he wanted to spin in circles. For one second, the thought even crossed his mind that he might as well quit show business, pass the civil service exam, serve the people, and specialize in catching criminals to make big... ahem!
But the thought lasted only a second. He knew his limits. Yesterday, he'd had foreknowledge and every favorable circumstance on his side. Most importantly, Fu Sichen had been there.
Without the deterrent of Fu Sichen's fighting prowess, even the performance of a lifetime wouldn't have worked so well.
He'd better forget about becoming a police officer.
He'd stick to being a freeloader!
At that thought, Xu Chao suddenly remembered something, rose onto his toes, and leaned close to Fu Sichen's ear to whisper.
Fu Sichen raised his eyebrows slightly, then soon smiled again. He said earnestly, "As long as you're happy, you can do whatever you want."
The way he put that.
He sounded like a bad parent spoiling a child rotten!
Xu Chao grumbled a little inwardly, then happily announced what he and Fu Sichen had just agreed on.
"I'm delighted to receive this commendation and such a large cash reward. I've decided to donate the entire five million yuan to Damai Village to support local agricultural development."
Xu Chao liked money because money was useful to him.
But now, this money would be donated to Damai Village, whether to improve the village's infrastructure, raise the villagers' quality of life, or help the village develop jungle adventure tourism.
To him, all of those were more meaningful than five million yuan alone.
Everyone froze at his words.
This was five million, not five hundred!
He was just donating it like that?
[Holy crap, Chaochao is so generous! Chaochao is awesome! Just giving away five million like that!]
[Heh, celebrities make money so easily. These 2.08-million-a-day earners are just building their public personas, right? No matter how awful and disgusting they used to be, donating a little filthy money whitewashes them into good people. Puke-]
[Exactly. Maybe he's just saying it for the cameras and putting on a show. Who knows whether he'll actually donate?]
[Laughable. Look at who's standing around them. They're all officials. How could this possibly be fake?]
[Goodwill like this should never be maliciously twisted.]
The lead officer looked at Fu Sichen in even greater puzzlement. Other people might not know, but the two of them knew better than anyone where this money had come from!
Fu Sichen's lips curved in a soft smile. "I fully support my spouse's charitable work. I'll donate an additional five million."
Five million plus five million made ten million!
Damai Village's chief was so excited he nearly fainted.
Ten million in investment had fallen out of the sky. This had to be a dream. It had to be!
No, he couldn't have dreamed that such a wonderful thing would happen to them!
Damai Village's chief ran over and excitedly clasped Xu Chao's hand.
After all, he didn't quite dare shake Fu Sichen's.
Fu Sichen lowered his eyes slightly. Rather than choosing to separate them, he forcibly joined them.
He held Xu Chao's hand, and the village chief held his.
The village chief felt immense pressure.
Xu Chao knew better than anyone that Fu Sichen's germophobia wasn't about keeping his surroundings tidy, but about his aversion to being touched by strangers.
So he hurriedly pulled Fu Sichen's hand free and sheltered it against his chest.
The village chief: "..."
Fu Sichen smiled happily.
The village chief awkwardly expressed his gratitude, the police expressed their praise, and the watching patients expressed their amazement.
The director expressed his panic!
Judging by how Xu Chao treated money like dirt, a five-million-yuan breach-of-contract penalty wouldn't scare him, and a five-million-yuan grand prize wouldn't keep him.
What if Xu Chao ran off?
Danger!!!
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