The True Young Master's Metaphysical Road to Fame in Showbiz Ch. 111

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He narrowed his eyes. "Director, you never said anything about giving us any startup cash. Don't tell me... you're not giving us any money?"

The cast's expressions turned to righteous outrage in an instant. They all closed in on the director, trying to surround him.

The director gave two weak laughs, rubbed his thinning hair, and began subtly edging backward.

Ugh. Why did Actor Chi always have to see through his schemes so fast?

He glanced around—Lu Man was still at the arrivals hall waiting for Shen Wenxing and Xue Jinshi. There was no one to shift the blame to.

Left with no choice, the director braced himself and said, "Well, you see, this episode's theme is budget travel, right? I'm just sticking to the theme!"

Tang Qichen snorted. "Budget travel means limited funds. You're not giving us anything. That's not budget travel—that's called begging."

The director gave a sheepish smile, clearly thinking about bolting, but Chi Qingzhou calmly placed a hand on his shoulder. The director instantly froze.

Meanwhile, the viewers were losing it.

[Brother Tang coming in with the truth bombs, I love him.]

[LMAO Actor Chi-laoshi just casually shuts the director down and he instantly panics. I swear I saw the "please don't hurt me" in his eyes.]

[Confirmed. Actor Chi is at the top of the food chain on this show. Not even the director can control him.]

Inside the bus, the director did his best to shrink into the seat and disappear, while the stream's chat rolled by in a flurry of laughing emojis and memes.

Right then, Lu Man led the two guest stars onto the bus. Seeing the oddly cheerful vibe, her smile twitched a little awkwardly.

Xue Jinshi and Shen Wenxing exchanged a look full of mutual disdain before brushing past Lu Man and heading to the back of the bus.

It hadn't even been a few days, but somehow Xue Jinshi had managed to add two new highlights to his hair—thin streaks of red woven into his bangs, giving his already haughty face an even more arrogant flair.

He didn't bother hiding his distaste as he rolled his eyes at Chi Qingzhou and let out a loud, dismissive scoff through his nose. Then he turned and spotted Chi Qingning, and his expression instantly softened.

Noticing Chi Qingning hadn't yet managed to lift his suitcase onto the overhead rack, Xue Jinshi rushed over to help him out.

Just then, Xing Shuangzhan reached out and lightly pinched a spot in Xue Jinshi's shadow.

A wave of intense, raw emotion surged into Chi Qingzhou's shadow, soaking into the torn seam of his fragmented soul and slowly mending it.

Chi Qingzhou felt a strange ripple and glanced in their direction, faintly curious.

Xue Jinshi today seemed much more pure in emotion compared to the last time they met.

Recently, Xing Shuangzhan had been helping him collect emotions from the entertainment industry, but the little bit he had gathered over the past two weeks didn't even come close to what Xue Jinshi had just provided.

Today, he also ran into a snow lotus on the move. His luck was really good.

Chi Qingzhou slightly curved the corner of his lips.

Chi Qingning caught sight of this subtle expression and immediately felt a chill down his spine.

He turned around in a bit of a panic, and Xue Jinshi's eager, passionate expression made him suddenly feel a pain in his knee.

No, what was Xue Jinshi being so enthusiastic about?

His second brother, who didn't seem very human, wouldn't have misunderstood that cold grunt from earlier as something he had instructed, right?

He hadn't! It was a misunderstanding!

Chi Qingning wasn't an idiot.

If before he didn't take Chi Qingzhou seriously because there was Chi Shuhong behind him, then the recent events with Chi Shuhong had clearly made things clear—

The so-called ally he thought he had wasn't even a match for his second brother.

So why would he go against this second brother?

He didn't want to die!

Chi Qingning took a deep breath, yanked his suitcase back, and with one swift motion, tossed it onto the luggage rack.

He said loudly, "No need, Brother Xue. These days, I've been following my second brother's advice and strengthening my physical training. Now, I can easily lift the suitcase."

Xue Jinshi: "...Huh??"

He was puzzled for a moment, not expecting Chi Qingning to respond this way. After thinking it through a few times, he barely understood what was said.

The next moment, he furrowed his brow.

"What's going on? Weren't you injured before? Why is Actor Chi still letting you do physical training?"

He glanced at Chi Qingzhou, his gaze growing more fierce, his words full of reproach.

"Actor Chi, didn't you know Qingning's foot was injured? How could you let him do strenuous exercise?"

Chi Qingzhou calmly met his gaze, "My brother definitely started training only after his injury healed."

He hadn't hit his head, after all.

Chi Qingning immediately nodded. "I wouldn't joke about my health."

Chi Qingzhou turned his gaze back to Chi Qingning, showing an approving smile. "Good boy."

Chi Qingning relaxed and quickly returned a slightly stiff smile. "Because you're right, Second Brother, exercising is good for the body."

The other guests also chimed in, "Yeah, physical exercise is a good thing. Xiao Xue, don't overreact."

Xue Jinshi, who was told he was overreacting: "... ???"

He looked at Chi Qingning's expression and realized that Chi Qingning actually seemed to agree with what the others were saying. For a moment, he was left speechless.

He was clearly standing up for Chi Qingning, so why was Chi Qingning reacting like this?

It made it seem like he was butting into things that weren't his business.

But even if he was meddling in Chi Qingning's business, what were the others making a fuss about?

What did it have to do with them?

He clenched his fingers, glancing at Chi Qingning again.

Chi Qingning's expression remained neutral, with no intention of comforting him.

His chest tightened instantly, he closed his eyes, randomly found a spot to sit, and said no more.

When his fans saw his expression, they immediately exploded, unleashing a barrage of criticism at all the guests and Chi Qingning.

The little sweet plums who had originally wanted to speak up for them: [...]

Whatever, it seemed like Jin Wu fandom was beyond saving, so whatever happened, happened.

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