When Ji Nanshu woke again, he smelled food.
So hungry.
Yesterday, he had been so focused on leaving the hotel that he hadn't eaten anything.
Wait, yesterday?
Had someone saved him in the end?
Ji Nanshu looked toward the smell of food and saw an outrageously handsome man.
He had long, thick lashes, a high nose bridge, and deep-set eyes, with an air of cool reserve and distinction.
He was eating breakfast at a leisurely pace.
"Seen enough?"
Even his voice sounded good.
He just had both heaven-defying luck and rotten luck, but that was fine. This State Preceptor could graciously help clear away his misfortune as repayment!
Ji Nanshu's eyes curved with his smile. "No."
The man paused in his eating and slowly raised his head. After a long moment, he said, "Go take a shower."
Ji Nanshu raised an eyebrow and obediently went into the bathroom. One look in the mirror left him stunned.
Holy shit! Who was this rainbow feather duster caked in makeup?!
After carefully digging through the original owner's memories, Ji Nanshu finally remembered that the original owner was not only the Bai Family's adopted son but also an obscure minor celebrity plagued by scandals.
He had no idea what sort of taste the original owner's agency had to insist on making him look like this.
Thankfully, it was temporary, or he would have cried himself to death.
He, the esteemed State Preceptor, had suffered hardship, but he had never been ugly! He was the Qiang Kingdom's greatest beauty, after all!
After showering, Ji Nanshu admired himself in the mirror for ages before nodding in satisfaction and wandering out in nothing but underwear and a shirt.
"Hey, unlucky guy." Ji Nanshu plopped down beside the man. "What was your name again?"
The man said nothing. He actually didn't recognize him? And why was he calling him unlucky?
He looked Ji Nanshu up and down expressionlessly and said, "Put your pants on."
"No." Ji Nanshu even lifted one of his long, straight legs and planted his foot on the man's thigh.
The man stared at Ji Nanshu's rounded, pink toes and suddenly said, "You're seducing me."
It was a statement.
"Yep~"
At those words, the atmosphere in the room froze for a few seconds before the man pulled Ji Nanshu onto his lap.
Ji Nanshu straddled the man, facing him.
"Chu Mo." Chu Mo caught Ji Nanshu's chin and kissed him.
Their lips and tongues tangled.
Oops. Looks like I took the teasing a little too far.
But who was afraid of whom?
Chu Mo released Ji Nanshu. "Still going to seduce me?"
"Hey~ You're pretty good at this~" As he spoke, Ji Nanshu even rubbed against Chu Mo's crotch.
Chu Mo's face instantly darkened. This man! Absolutely shameless!
Oh, please. Who was the shameless one here?
"Oh~ You're getting hard~" Ji Nanshu wore an innocent expression as he felt the change between Chu Mo's legs.
Seemed... pretty well-endowed, too.
Chu Mo abruptly stood and hurried into the bathroom, slamming the door behind him.
Ji Nanshu shrugged, then leisurely enjoyed his breakfast.
The esteemed State Preceptor had never eaten any of these things before and was very curious.
Even after Ji Nanshu finished breakfast, Chu Mo still hadn't come out, so he could only wait for him.
Oh, this man was called Chu Mo... Wasn't he some triple-crown Best Actor, or however many crowns it was? He certainly lived up to the title. He was genuinely handsome. Back in the Qiang Kingdom, I would have taken him home and locked him up to admire all by myself, no matter what.
Unfortunately, he was only a nobody in another world now, and one look told him this was not someone he could lock up with his current status.
When Chu Mo emerged, he had showered again. His previously immaculate hair now hung damp over his forehead, lending him a touch of languid sexiness.
"Hi~"
Chu Mo stared unblinkingly at Ji Nanshu's fair legs, like some old lecher.
He slowly said, "Ji Nanshu, you're very short on money right now."
Oh, he'd even investigated me.
Smiling, Ji Nanshu propped his elbow on the table and rested his chin in his hand, his legs crossed. The upper leg kept swinging, making Chu Mo's vision blur.
"Ah~ Seems like it~"
Chu Mo said, "Be with me."
"I'll give you a million a month."
Hmm... Pocket money.
That should be fine to say, right?
"A million... That sounds like a lot!" Ji Nanshu dug through the vocabulary of this era in his mind until he finally found a very accurate description. "You... want to keep me?"
Tsk. A million? Was that all I, the esteemed State Preceptor, was worth?
Oh, wait. If I could sleep with this man, then... a million wasn't unacceptable.
"No... Hmm... Yes."
If the little guy liked that kind of play... that wasn't out of the question.
Ji Nanshu thought for a moment, then stood, looped his arms around Chu Mo's neck, and planted a smacking kiss on his cheek.
"Hey, my dear sugar daddy~ Can I call you that?"
Chu Mo lowered his eyes and touched the spot Ji Nanshu had just kissed. He gave a quiet hum of assent, then added, "When no one's around."
Well, you're paying, so you call the shots.
"Then sorry for the trouble, my dear sugar daddy, but please find me some clothes~"
Ji Nanshu was so practiced at ordering people around that it was hard to tell who the sugar daddy actually was.
Not long after having clothes delivered, Chu Mo left. The moment he did, Ji Nanshu's phone began ringing.
The screen read: Mom.
The esteemed State Preceptor's stance was: I'm an orphan! I don't have a mom!
As soon as he answered, a torrent of abuse came pouring through the phone.
Ji Nanshu didn't want to listen to that filthy language, so he put the phone on the table. Only when Liu Yanshuang finished ranting did he bring it back to his ear. "Done?"
Liu Yanshuang said, "Look what you've done! Get your ass back here right now!"
Ji Nanshu shot straight back, "Why don't you demonstrate? I'll learn from you."
Then he hung up with a snap, infuriating Liu Yanshuang so much that she smashed her phone.
Snapping back was one thing, but he really did need to return to the Bai Family. Something belonging to the original owner was still there! He remembered it was a jade ring. After the original owner's death, Bai Nanyu had later used that ring to gain the help of an influential figure. His acting career had been smooth sailing, and even the Bai Family had risen with him, becoming the richest family in Hai City in one leap.
But the current Ji Nanshu would not allow anyone in the Bai Family a single chance to get ahead.
Even if they had any, he would nip every last opportunity in the bud!