The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 109

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"They've been studying this for days, but they still don't understand how the bodies managed to avoid the police guards and left the criminal investigation unit... This whole thing is just... just..."

Zhong Lingshu couldn't finish the sentence, and the voice message ended there.

She sent a text message: [Xiao Chi, did you hear all of that? I'll retract the message once you've listened.]

[Chi Qingzhou: I heard it.]

Zhong Lingshu quickly retracted the voice message.

Chi Qingzhou thought for a moment, then typed: [Miss Zhong, do you know the names of the victims?]

[Zhong Lingshu: I don't know the specifics, but I've heard that their last name is Luo. They also have a son working elsewhere, who managed to escape.]

[Chi Qingzhou: Are all of them named Luo?]

[Zhong Lingshu: The man and the children have the last name Luo, but the woman's last name is Xiao. Their son works in Shenzhen, but the police haven't managed to contact him yet.]

Luo and Xiao?

Chi Qingzhou lowered his eyes. It seemed like they weren't related to Sheng Yihang's family.

But it didn't matter; in two days, he would be going to Shaoqiu City. He could take a closer look then.

Zhong Lingshu seemed worried: [I feel like the production team shouldn't have chosen this place, but Lao Hu said the other locations were even worse, so this one is just the least bad.]

[Not sure if the shooting will go smoothly. I hope there won't be any more problems.]

Chi Qingzhou smiled faintly, his peach blossom eyes deep with meaning.

[It will be fine.] he replied.

After all, the place they were heading to, Yuexi Ridge, was near Jingming Mountain.

Chi Qingzhou put his phone down, curled his lips, tossed his slippers aside, and, barefoot, lightly stepped on Xing Shuangzhan.

"Brother Su, does this count as going back home?"

Xing Shuangzhan also smiled.

He stepped out of the shadows, supporting Chi Qingzhou as he placed him on the desk. He grabbed Chi Qingzhou's ankle, which was still playfully kicking, with a knowing look in his eyes.

"Are you coming back home with me? Then guess, do you think we'll make it there?"

Chi Qingzhou leaned on the table with both hands, his body leaning back slightly. He rested one foot on Xing Shuangzhan's thigh, tilted his head to the side, and his eyes sparkled.

There was a hint of innocence in his smile. "Brother Su, did you find something out again?"

Xing Shuangzhan stared into his eyes for a moment and let out a low, muffled chuckle from his throat.

"I don't know anything. Not a thing."

Chi Qingzhou: "Really?"

Xing Shuangzhan: "Really. Did you forget? Ever since we formed a contract, I haven't been able to see your fate anymore."

Chi Qingzhou pressed his lips together and turned his head away. "That's what you said last time too. Wanna guess if I believe you?"

Xing Shuangzhan reached out and gave the back of Chi Qingzhou's neck a light squeeze, something flickering in his eyes that Chi Qingzhou couldn't quite read.

"It's late," he said. "You should get some rest."

Chi Qingzhou glanced at the clock hanging in the study—it pointed to nine o'clock.

He shook his head. "I'm not sleepy yet."

Xing Shuangzhan didn't bother arguing. He just scooped him up and walked toward the bedroom. "Go to bed early, I'll stay with you. You've got a shoot in a couple days. It's not gonna be as comfy out there as it is at home."

Chi Qingzhou pouted in protest, but after washing up and lying down, he quickly curled into Xing Shuangzhan's arms and fell asleep.

Xing Shuangzhan turned off the bedroom light for him. He watched him for a while under the moonlight, tightened his arms around him, and closed his eyes too.

At nine the next morning, Scenery Along the Way's official Weibo posted the promo video for the new episode, along with solo interviews from the two guest stars.

Chi Qingzhou casually reposted it, then got pulled into packing by Guan Xihua, who came rushing over.

"Where's your skincare stuff? Where the hell did your skincare go?"

Guan Xihua spun around the bathroom, but other than shampoo, body wash, and face wash, he didn't see anything else. His scalp itched with frustration.

"You're an idol! How are you this bad at taking care of yourself?"

He looked at Chi Qingzhou's clueless face and smacked his forehead.

"Ugh, my bad too. I've been too busy helping Xiao Mu and that mess with our old agency's trash contract. Totally forgot you're still new to the industry and didn't get a proper crash course."

Guan Xihua looked Chi Qingzhou over carefully. Thank god his artist had a face that could take a beating. If anyone else went months without any skincare, getting blasted by the elements out there, their skin would've been wrecked by now.

Chi Qingzhou really didn't get what Guan Xihua was freaking out about.

"I do take care of myself. Every day."

Guan Xihua: "For real?"

Chi Qingzhou nodded confidently.

Guan Xihua: "Then where's your skincare stuff?"

Chi Qingzhou: "Skincare can't beat the essence of the sun and moon."

Guan Xihua: "...??" He was speechless. He pointed at Chi Qingzhou. "Essence of the sun and moon?! Who do you think you are, some kind of spirit?! Why don't you just ascend already?!"

Chi Qingzhou blinked innocently.

He did practice under the moonlight every night, and he rarely pulled the curtains when he slept.

Cultivating was good for your body—that should count as skincare, right? He wasn't wrong.

Xing Shuangzhan chuckled.

His little contract partner had been getting more and more unpredictable lately, and way livelier too.

Seemed like healing that soul fracture had actually helped.

Compared to how hollow and ghost-like he'd been before joining the variety show, this was a definite improvement.

Maybe, in a little while, Qingzhou could go back to how he used to be three years ago.

Guan Xihua, of course, had no clue what was really going on with Chi Qingzhou. After nagging him a bit more, he dragged him off to buy skincare.

Even though Zhenji hadn't officially announced anything yet, the endorsement money had already hit Chi Qingzhou's account.

Guan Xihua checked the balance, picked out a quality set of products, and had Chi Qingzhou test them out.

Then he shoved the whole set into his suitcase and reminded him not to slack on skincare during the shoot.

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