"Ji Nanshu! You're getting bolder by the day!! You moved without even telling me? Do you still think of me as your manager?!" Liang You started ranting the moment she came through the door, growing more worked up and angrier with every word. "Do you have any idea how much I've worried over you? You..."
Ji Nanshu blinked and offered her a glass of water, looking utterly innocent.
Liang You downed the glass in one go, then caught sight of Ji Nanshu and froze mid-sentence. "You... who are you?! Where's our Nanshu?"
It wasn't Liang You's fault she hadn't recognized Ji Nanshu. The original owner's rainbow feather-duster look had simply left such a deep impression that it never occurred to her that this was her own artist.
Ji Nanshu said helplessly, "Sister Youyou, it's me, Ji Nanshu."
Liang You was stunned. "Holy shit... you finally came to your senses and stopped parading around with that shamate look?"
Liang You couldn't understand Ji Nanshu's bizarre, chuunibyou way of thinking, either. With such a "magnificent" face, he absolutely could have become an overnight sensation in the entertainment industry, yet he'd spent an entire year as a little nobody.
What a... waste of heaven's gifts!
Ji Nanshu couldn't respond to that. The original owner had dressed that way to get the attention of the Bai Family's parents and older brother in the first place. He wasn't the original owner, so he had no reason to run around looking like such an eyesore.
Ji Nanshu changed the subject. "Sister Youyou, what did you need me for?"
Only after Ji Nanshu reminded her did Liang You remember why she'd come to see him.
"You made me so mad I forgot. There's a variety show the company negotiated for you. You need to sign."
Ji Nanshu tilted his head and picked up the cushion beside him. "What variety show? Let me see."
"It's a lifestyle variety show-Ideal Life. You'll spend three days living somewhere different each episode. There's no script, and it'll be livestreamed."
The original owner's memories included this variety show. It was with this show that the original owner, an eighteenth-tier nobody, had first become the target of online abuse.
Besides, the brothers Bai Nanchen and Bai Nanyu were both taking part. Whatever happened, he had to collect a little interest on the original owner's behalf, didn't he?
Ji Nanshu swiftly signed his name on the contract. "Done. When does the livestream start filming?"
"Filming starts the day after tomorrow." Liang You wasn't quite used to Ji Nanshu being so obedient. "You're agreeing just like that?"
"You're right. Should I tear it up, then?" Ji Nanshu nodded, looking thoroughly agreeable, and pretended he was about to tear up the contract.
Liang You cried out, "No, no, no!!!"
After snatching the contract away with ease, she realized she'd been fooled.
That little liar!!
Liang You shot Ji Nanshu a fierce glare, then changed the subject. "What made you decide to rent such a nice place?"
She remembered how firmly he'd refused when Lin Kainan had offered him his downtown home.
"Well... people have to learn to enjoy life." Ji Nanshu began ushering her out. "All right, all right, Sister Youyou, hurry back to the company and confirm the other details of the contract."
Could he tell her this was his sugar daddy's home? He couldn't!
Otherwise, Liang You would probably seize every spare moment to lecture him in pained dismay, going on and on like Tang Sanzang chanting scriptures in the storybooks. Of course he'd keep it from her for as long as he could!
After leaving Qingyan Garden, Liang You thought, Oh no, I forgot to ask Ji Nanshu for his door code. Never mind, I'll ask another day.
After Liang You left, Ji Nanshu looked at the brand-new sofa and the two soft pink cushions in the living room, then flew upstairs like a happy butterfly and dove straight into Chu Mo's arms as he worked on some documents.
"My dear sugar daddy~"
Chu Mo wrapped an arm around Ji Nanshu's waist and gave his lips a light peck. "Be good and stay quiet for a little while. I'll keep you company once I finish these."
All right, then. As a proper lover, of course whatever his dear sugar daddy said went~ Look how considerate he was~
Once Chu Mo finished the documents, he set Ji Nanshu on the desk and asked, "What would you like to do?"
Ji Nanshu gazed at Chu Mo with sparkling eyes. "The sofa and cushions~ I saw them~"
"Do you like them?"
"My dear sugar daddy changed them especially for me, so of course I like them~" As Ji Nanshu spoke, his leg brushed lightly against Chu Mo's thigh.
Chu Mo caught Ji Nanshu's ankle and held it in front of him. "What did your manager want?"
"Oh... she said she'd signed me up for a variety show. Filming starts the day after tomorrow~ Three days per episode... sigh!" Ji Nanshu even started sighing as he spoke.
"You don't want to go?" Chu Mo's hand stroked Ji Nanshu's fair, tender calf.
Ji Nanshu suddenly leaned forward, caught the other man's tie, and pulled him closer, breathing softly against Chu Mo's ear. "It means I won't get to see my dear sugar daddy for three days~ I'll miss you so much."
Chu Mo stood and held him firmly in his arms, then said abruptly, "Open your mouth."
Huh? What?
Before Ji Nanshu could understand what he meant, Chu Mo pressed a hand against the back of his head and kissed him, his other hand slipping beneath the hem at his waist and slowly moving upward...
The tingling, warm, soft touch against his skin made Ji Nanshu's ears burn and his body go weak, and he couldn't help making muffled sounds of protest.
"You... let... go of me!" Chu Mo had kissed Ji Nanshu until the corners of his eyes were red, and even his voice had taken on an involuntary tremble.
Chu Mo obediently released Ji Nanshu, yet still confined his body, keeping him from leaving the desk.
Chu Mo pulled off his tie and leisurely unbuttoned his shirt, revealing his muscular upper body. He pressed Ji Nanshu's hand to his chest, then leaned in. "Satisfied?"
Ji Nanshu glared at Chu Mo, embarrassment turning to anger. "Let go of me right now!!"
"All right." Chu Mo took a step back and raised his hands at his sides, releasing Ji Nanshu.
Ji Nanshu clutched his collar and jumped off the desk, shooting Chu Mo a furious glare. After running a couple of steps, he seemed unable to let it go and pattered back to kick Chu Mo.
This Chu Mo... was simply... simply a lecher! A filthy pervert!
"Heh..." Chu Mo chuckled to himself as he watched Ji Nanshu flee. What could he do? Go take a cold shower.
He'd brought this little boyfriend home himself, so he would have to bear the sweet burden himself, too.
Ji Nanshu fumed: ...Pah!! Who agreed to that?!
The day passed quickly. Liang You had originally planned to come to Qingyan Garden to pack Ji Nanshu's luggage, but Ji Nanshu stopped her, saying he could manage perfectly well on his own and she only needed to wait for him at the airport.
Seriously, how could he let Liang You see Chu Mo!
In the end, though, Chu Mo was still the one who packed Ji Nanshu's luggage, and he drove him to the airport, too.
Before Ji Nanshu got out of the car, Chu Mo held him in place for another round of kisses, only letting go after Ji Nanshu elbowed him.
Chu Mo patted Ji Nanshu's head. "Wait for me to come see you."
"Hmph! Who wants you to visit!"
Then he slammed the door and ran off.