His Mouth Was the Most Stubborn Part of Him

"Brother Hui, are you leaving already~?"

Pei Hanmo stood beside Wen Liangtian and asked.

Wen Liangtian had already reached the designated spot, while Chu Xinghui had decided to browse the streets around him.

That way, he could chat with him whenever he got bored.

The three shared one cameraman. Since Wen Liangtian still had his flatbread stall to take care of, the cameraman followed Chu Xinghui first.

"Have you gotten in touch with Lan Xiangxian?"

Pei Hanmo's voice suddenly sounded behind him.

Wen Liangtian turned around.

"What do you mean?"

Was he not allowed to have contact with Lan Xiangxian?

What kind of logic was that?

"I can help you fight for the Wen Family's assets."

Pei Hanmo spoke, naming his price outright.

"Take good care of Lan Xiangxian."

Wen Liangtian had no interest in things like family assets, but hearing how concerned Pei Hanmo was about Lan Xiangxian, he immediately put on a wary expression.

"What are you up to?"

Surely he wasn't some womanizer who wasn't satisfied with Chu Xinghui and wanted to compete with his own assistant too.

"Something's changed over the past few days. Lan Xiangxian might need you to look after him."

Pei Hanmo had received word that the person Gu Chupei liked would soon be returning to the country.

But Gu Chupei hadn't received the news.

That was supposedly the person he liked, but whether he actually liked him was uncertain.

Gu Chupei now showed even more concern for Lan Xiangxian than he previously had for that person.

No, possessiveness was a better word.

That day, he had urgently questioned Pei Hanmo about Lan Xiangxian's relationship with Wen Liangtian.

But he himself still hadn't realized anything was off about his behavior. Once that person returned, he was bound to hurt Lan Xiangxian.

To keep Gu Chupei from regretting it later, as his boss, he would give him a little helping hand while he was at it.

Wen Liangtian had heard about it from Lan Xiangxian and immediately understood what he meant.

"You mean 'he' is coming back?"

He was quite fond of Lan Xiangxian as a friend. If it was for Lan Xiangxian's sake, fighting for a share of the family assets wasn't out of the question.

Pei Hanmo nodded.

"All right."

Wen Liangtian answered.

"What are you two talking about?"

Chu Xinghui had finished a circuit and returned. Seeing the two chatting harmoniously, he looked puzzled.

These two could actually have a civil conversation?

"Nothing much. But Brother Hui, you finally remembered to come back and see this little lady?"

Pei Hanmo spoke.

"This little lady's had such a miserable wait~~"

[Wen Liangtian, look at this hat. Isn't it green?]

[Wen Liangtian: I'm already used to their public displays of affection.]

Wen Liangtian could now face Pei Hanmo's flirtatious antics without a change in expression.

After all, he only acted that way toward Chu Xinghui, so Chu Xinghui was the only one who suffered.

Sure enough, Chu Xinghui looked at Pei Hanmo with distaste, not particularly wanting to engage with him.

He turned away, ready to talk to a young woman passing by.

To his surprise, she beat him to it and called out first.

"Are you Chu Xinghui?! Oh my god, I've run into a celebrity!"

The young woman looked very excited. She swung the bag she was carrying around to the front and reached inside, searching for something.

She took out a book and held it out to Chu Xinghui.

"Huihui! Could you give me your autograph... Is that Pei Hanmo behind you?!!"

Her shriek grew even louder, her eyes filled with delight.

"Are you playing a married couple?! You must be! Brother Mo, could you give me your autograph?"

Chu Xinghui glanced at the book in his hands.

It looked like a novel, but the word "Xinghan" was written on it.

Was this... fanfiction?

Was this something they could show on the livestream?

The viewers in the livestream saw the novel's cover too.

[What can I say? She's the first to unleash her ultimate right in their faces in real life.]

[I've read this novel! It's so good! The Xinghan bible!]

Pei Hanmo picked up a pen and signed the book with a flourish.

Seeing that, Chu Xinghui could only sign his name as well.

The young girl happily took back her book and bowed to them.

"Thank you!"

That entire morning, Chu Xinghui had only managed to strike up a conversation with this one girl, and she was a shipper.

He now wondered just how many of the million followers he had gained on Weibo were shippers.

Lying on the bed, he looked at the scheduling messages Gu Kai had sent to his phone.

[Gu Bear: Once you finish this variety show, you'll have to do at least two livestreams.]

[Gu Bear: One is the official livestream for "Please Love Me a Little More," and the other is your thank-you livestream for reaching a million followers.]

[Gu Bear: Oh, and you need to wear women's clothes for the second one.]

There was really no need to be that specific.

Under Chu Xinghui's Weibo posts, a bunch of people were posting pictures of maid outfits, urging him to wear women's clothes.

He opened a shopping app, found a link to the outfit he wanted, and sent it to Gu Kai.

[Chu Xinghui: Buy this.]

Gu Kai opened the link. After seeing the clothes, he sent an incredulous message.

[Gu Bear: Huihui, you're going to wear this for the livestream? This is women's clothing?]

[Chu Xinghui: How does it not count?]

The tapping of Chu Xinghui's typing sounded in Pei Hanmo's ears. He rolled over and climbed onto the bed.

"What?"

Chu Xinghui looked back warily and scooted away.

"Nothing. I hadn't seen you for a few minutes, and I missed you, Older Brother."

Pei Hanmo sat on the bed and looked at Chu Xinghui with a smile.

"Didn't you miss me, Older Brother?"

He leaned his face toward Chu Xinghui, only to pull back just as Chu Xinghui was about to dodge.

"Who are you talking to? You look so happy typing away."

"None of your business."

After lunch, all three had agreed to return to their rooms for an afternoon nap.

Wen Liangtian couldn't wait to get away from the two of them and had returned to his room early.

"What do you think of Gu Chupei?"

Pei Hanmo asked. He didn't know whether this move of his was right.

Perhaps Gu Chupei really didn't like Lan Xiangxian.

He told Chu Xinghui about the two of them, wanting to hear his opinion.

He was always uneasy. Only by Chu Xinghui's side could he truly feel secure.

"Gu Chupei?"

Chu Xinghui placed his phone facedown on the bed and gave it some careful thought.

"If you sent him to a crematorium..."

"Mm?"

"His body would turn to ash, but his mouth would still be stubborn. It's probably the most stubborn part of him."

After hearing Pei Hanmo's account, that was the first thing that came to Chu Xinghui's mind.

Pei Hanmo chuckled.

His Older Brother always managed to reassure him without even trying.

Chu Xinghui opened Weibo, wanting to see which way public opinion was leaning.

Given what Wan Linqing was like, she was bound to play the victim first and claim Pei Hanmo had done this or that to her.

Fortunately, Gu Chupei had already prepared a lawyer's letter and sent it to Wan Linqing's entertainment company on Weibo.

It emphasized the personal safety of Huanyu's artists, and he had sued Chu Xinghui's former agency while he was at it.

The evidence posted was the photo of the razor blade Gu Kai had taken that day.

Wan Linqing's company issued an apology on Weibo, but made no announcement about terminating her contract.

They clearly intended to protect Wan Linqing.

After all, this incident had spread her name too. Bad publicity was still publicity.

Chu Xinghui's former agency, on the other hand, terminated Gong Wenxuan's contract outright. They could no longer afford to cross Pei Hanmo.