Chapter 55 Topic Character

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  Cooking is He Mu's duty, while serving dishes is the job of Zhang Zilin and Liu Shishi.

  Liu Shi found out that He Mu's dish was overcooked, and naturally also discovered that He Mu had made a very sumptuous dinner, which looked so appetizing that it made one drool. At this time, Zhang Zilin took on the attitude of the hostess and asked: "Do you want to stay and have dinner together?"

  If it were an ordinary woman, she would have lost and fled the scene long ago, but Liu Shi was not an ordinary person. She nodded hastily to stay, there were so many delicious foods here, and she didn't want to go back to eat instant noodles alone.

  Although the unexpected addition of Liu Shi made their world a bit incongruous, He Mu was not someone who would neglect his friends just because he had a girlfriend. At the dinner table, He Mu carefully told Shi Shi which dishes had pork and which didn't, warning her to be careful what she ate. Zhang Zi Lin also learned about Shi Shi's ethnic background from this, and then He Mu asked her how she had found this place.

  Liu Shishi pointed and said, "I now live opposite you."

  "What? You live opposite me?" He Mu was astonished.

  "Yeah, I also signed with Hu Wu, the company rented a house for me across from you, but it's far inferior to yours, only one bedroom and one living room." Liu Shi had originally intended to move his things over and surprise He Mu at his doorstep, but instead he saw a beautiful woman half a head taller than himself, thinking he had knocked on the wrong door, until he heard He Mu's voice coming from inside. Today's experience was indeed exciting.

  It turned out that he already had a girlfriend. Liu Shi Ci was picking at her food and sipping her soup, perhaps only delicious food could make her stop thinking about all sorts of things.

  "Your family is from Beijing, why don't you live with your parents?" He Mu asked again.

  "I'm already so old, I should try living on my own. Can't always be relying on family." Shi explained, actually moving out to live, she was also very reluctant, but thinking about being able to be neighbors with He Mu, she felt it would probably be pretty good.

  When she heard that Shi Shi lived next door to He Mu, Zhang Zilin was indeed tense for a moment. However, seeing Shi Shi busy dealing with the delicious food on the table, she relaxed again. Perhaps it was her first love, and she always wanted to take care of him carefully, so when a seemingly threatening beautiful girl appeared out of nowhere, she felt a bit tense and had some subconscious hostility towards this girl.

  However, after being in contact with Liu Shi for a while and seeing the interaction between her and He Mu, there wasn't even a hint of ambiguity. Zhang Zilin found that he had indeed thought too much. Who doesn't have a few friends of the opposite sex? This was just normal social interaction. Moreover, Liu Shi was quite likable. Within the time it took to eat a meal, he already had a good impression of this girl, on the condition that she wouldn't compete with him for He Mu.

  Two girls couldn't stop praising He Mu's cooking skills, which made him extremely confident. As the ancient saying goes, to capture a woman's heart, one must first capture her stomach. But now that He Mu has captured two women's stomachs, things are getting a bit complicated. He seems to have already anticipated the terrible scene of Shi Shi coming over for free meals in the future, and to accommodate her, he can't even eat pork!

  After dinner, the two girls sat on the sofa chatting, He Mu washed some fruit for them. Perhaps out of curiosity about the modeling profession, Liu Shi and Zhang Zilin chatted endlessly. Seeing that it was almost ten o'clock, He Mu gave Zhang Zilin a look, meaning: It's already ten o'clock, aren't you leaving yet?

  Zhang Zilin also exchanged a look: I'll leave later.

  He Mu suppressed a smile, and in one glance, he saw through Zhi Lin's little thoughts.

  Seeing the two exchange affectionate glances, Shi Shi immediately realized her own awkward situation. They should be going to sleep now, but she was still lingering and wouldn't leave, definitely annoying them. Thinking that He Mu and Yu Lin were already sleeping together, she felt a little flushed and her heart racing. The world of adults always made her curious yet afraid to touch.

  "It's getting late, I'll leave first, you guys rest." Shi Shi took the initiative to leave, He Mu and Yu Lin sent her to the door, Shi Shi pointed to her own residence and invited them to come and sit anytime.

  After returning home, He Mu hugged Zhang Zilin from behind and rubbed his face on her long hair. "It's already past 10 o'clock, aren't you leaving? I can sleep on the sofa."

  He Mu is a considerate man, it's rare for him to proactively offer to sleep on the sofa at this time. He won't make excessive demands when the relationship has just started for one day, which is disrespect to Zilin and also disrespect to this relationship.

  Zhang Zilin turned around, pressed He Mu's shoulder, making him lower his head, and then printed her red lips on He Mu's forehead. "I'll give you a seal too, from now on you're mine, no one can take you away. Today, I'll go back home to sleep."

  "Heh, I'm not washing my face today," He Mu said with a smile.

  In the bathroom, He Mu observed the pink lip print in front of the mirror for a long time and concluded: just the right size, just the right thickness, it's indeed a masterpiece among lips. He Mu touched his mouth with his finger, then fell on Zhang Zilin's lip print on his forehead in the mirror, wondering when he could taste her flavor.

  The next day, He Mu knocked on Liu Shi's door and asked if she was going to the company. She said she had to go to school, then glanced behind He Mu and asked, "Where's Zi Lin?"

  "She just left." He Mu didn't tell the truth, because he thought it would be more face-saving to let his girlfriend stay overnight at home. Unbeknownst to him, Liu Shi had seen him send Zi Lin away last night, and now hearing He Mu's words only made her laugh, while also feeling a little relieved in her heart.

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  He Mu drove to the Tiger Wolf alone, parked his car downstairs and was about to enter the building when he saw a reporter rushing past beside him with a microphone in hand, followed by a camera. The guy holding the microphone even tripped and fell, got up and continued to charge at He Mu recklessly.

  "Hello, He Mu. I'm a reporter from Star News. There have been rumors that you've been chosen by Zhang Ji Zhong to play the role of Emperor Kangxi in the new version of 'The Deer and the Cauldron'. Is this true? And why do you think Zhang Ji Zhong chose you?"

  "It's too sudden. After a brief moment of distraction, He Mu replied very officially: 'I'm not clear about this yet, let's wait for the company's arrangement. If there's any news, I'll definitely inform everyone.'"

  He Mu Gang had just finished answering, when a group of people appeared on the left side, followed by the west and south sides... Many reporters who were lurking around all came out, surrounding He Mu tightly. The questions they asked were mostly about "The Deer and the Cauldron", with a few asking for details about He Mu's injury from saving someone last time. Overall, people are still very concerned about the new version of "The Deer and the Cauldron", which has already gained popularity before filming even started.

  Surrounded by reporters, He Mu finally felt like a star. Facing the reporters' uniform and highly repetitive questions, He Mu gave unified answers, although clear and straightforward, but too official, lacking punch and not meeting the reporters' expectations. To get more accurate answers, the reporters surrounded He Mu, not letting him leave.

  He Mu found it funny that he, a practitioner of Ba Ji Quan, which emphasizes fierce and powerful movements, was unable to break free from these few people. However, fighting back was not an option for him, as he wanted to maintain his upright and kind image. So He Mu waited until the building's security guards arrived to rescue him before he could escape.

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  In the general manager's office, after He Mu entered, Xiao Fang put down the book in his hand and said, "It's almost done, right?"

  "Uh-huh," He Mu nodded, "I'll fly back this afternoon, just came to say goodbye to you guys." He saw the book on Xiao Fang's desk and exclaimed, "You're reading 'The Flight Attendant'? What do you think of it?"

  "I've already watched it three times, and it's still very enjoyable." This is Xiao Fang's evaluation.

  "What do you think, is it possible for this play to be adapted into a TV series?" He was actually helping Li Jun sell the copyright.

  Xiao Fang thought for a moment, "This has a great influence, and it's more suitable to be adapted into a TV series. I've considered this before, but recently the company's funds have been invested in several plays that haven't yet returned, so we won't consider new plays for now."

  "Oh." He Mu didn't feel too disappointed, because he hadn't held out much hope to begin with. After all, Hu Lu was just a small company, with limited production capabilities, and it was already good if they could produce one or two works per year. Many small domestic film and television companies even went several years without producing a single show.

  "By the way, have you seen your new neighbor?" Xiao Fang asked with a sly smile. At first, Da Tang had suspected that Xiao Fang and Liu Shi, who were in the same drama group, were dating. Later, he came up with an idea to bring Liu Shi into the company as well, keeping them under his watchful eye, so even if something did happen, he could make timely adjustments. Influenced by Da Tang, Xiao Fang also misjudged the relationship between He Mu and Shi Shi, and foolishly let them live so close together, thinking he was doing a good deed.

  "I see," He Mu said with a sigh, "it seems that from now on I'll have to cook for two people." In his heart, he added another sentence: and can't put pork in it.

  Xiao Fang hehe laughed and obviously thought crookedly again: Hehe, not only do we need double portions of food, but also a double bed...

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  The paparazzi downstairs had all dispersed, and He Mu was sent to the airport by Mi Min. There, he encountered another wave of siege. These paparazzi were originally waiting for Liu Yifei, who was returning from outside Beijing. However, since they ran into the popular newcomer who had recently been rumored to play the second male lead in "The Deer and the Cauldron", they didn't mind harassing He Mu while waiting for Liu Yifei, hoping to get valuable material.

  After shaking off the paparazzi and entering the gate smoothly, He Mu saw a round-faced beauty with a sun hat walking out of the exit, accompanied by a middle-aged woman.

  "Who is this person? Looks quite familiar." Because the brim of the sun hat was too big, the girl only showed her lower face, and He Mu couldn't be sure for a moment.

  Before He Mu could think of a reason, the entertainment reporters who were just chasing him for an interview suddenly surrounded the girl, their enthusiasm was much stronger than before. He Mu also heard something from the noise outside, "It's Liu Yifei, no wonder she looks so familiar." He Mu had collaborated with her once before, after a smile, he continued on his way, Soldier Assault is not far from ending...