Shuangwen Female Main Character Doesn’t Want To Be a Sensation #93

Hey, first of all, thanks for reading my lousy Machine Translation. To be honest, I’d really like it if you guys corrected the mistakes I made. But please speak nicely and politely. My heart is not strong enough to read your too-harsh comments. Have a nice day. 🙂

Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!

Chapter 93

(Everything Smells Good…)

Shi Zhi: Listen, listen, listen!

She plugged in the earphones, and a lingering female voice flowed through, singing a foreign song. Brother Quan’s voice, searching for the culprit who took half a pack of milk candies, also became quieter.

After listening for a few seconds, Shi Zhi suggested to Cheng Yu, “How about turning up the volume a bit?”

She never knew Brother Quan’s voice had such penetrating power. She thought he might not need to be a manager anymore; he should consider being a tenor singer.

Shi Zhi had already started planning Brother Quan’s career, envisioning him signing an artist contract and leaving the manager position vacant—

She glanced at the handsome face in front of her.

Here was a ready candidate.

Cheng Yu wholeheartedly agreed with Shi Zhi’s suggestion, “Sure.”

The two shared the same earphones, increasingly looking like high school students secretly dating behind everyone’s back. Outside was noisy, but they curled up in a small space, listening to music, eating, and chatting intermittently.

Due to the short earphone cord, they inevitably had to lean closer. When they did, Shi Zhi could smell the scent of Cheng Yu’s shower gel.

Very refreshing.

Shi Zhi: She wanted to ask Cheng Yu what brand of shower gel he used.

But she suppressed the thought, fearing it might seem too flirtatious.

Cheng Yu’s inner turmoil wasn’t calm either. From his angle, he could see Shi Zhi’s fluttering eyelashes.

Wanted… to reach out and touch them.

…

Shi Zhi didn’t delay the shoot. After finishing the watermelon with Cheng Yu, she got out of the car.

She voluntarily confessed to Brother Quan that she had taken the milk candies. Brother Quan had no objections. After all, Shi Zhi was the one paying his salary.

Shi Zhi also told Brother Quan, “I think you’re very suitable to be a singer. Want to consider it?”

Brother Quan: ???

What’s with the sudden suggestion to make him a singer?

“You…” Brother Quan’s eyes were already filled with tears as he spoke, “How did you know I had a dream of being a singer!”

“Actually, when I was very young, I had a dream of becoming a singer. But as the saying goes, ‘If you don’t work hard when you’re young, you’ll end up being a manager.’ I thought I was destined never to be a singer, but you discovered it.”

He indeed followed the right person. He thought he had hidden his dream well, but Shi Zhi found out.

Shi Zhi listened to Brother Quan’s ramblings about his dream. She really didn’t know about it.

Shi Zhi earnestly reported her new findings to the butler.

“Cheng Yu smells nice.”

The butler, with a knowing smile, was happily shipping them.

I might not have love, but the couple I ship must be sweet!

Cheng Yu’s assistant found several wireless earphones in the trash.

Only the earphones were in the trash, which was very clean. The assistant thought the cleaning lady mistakenly threw them away and retrieved them.

“Mr. Cheng, your earphones.”

Wireless earphones were too easy to lose.

The assistant felt particularly thoughtful and deserving of those shares.

Cheng Yu glanced at the earphones, “Oh.”

Then, after the assistant left, he threw them back into the trash, covering them with waste paper.

The assistant felt thoughtful, but Cheng Yu was troubled. Why did the assistant keep digging through the trash?

From now on, he won’t use wireless earphones. If he had to use any, they would be wired.

…

The filming of “When the Wind Rises” was going smoothly. After Shi Zhi finished shooting the last scene as Third Madam, only some small scenes remained, and soon, Shi Zhi wrapped up.

The assistant director claimed that the director should treat them since Shi Zhi wrapped up.

The director laughed, “Haven’t I treated you enough!”

Whatever happened in the crew, the director treated them every day. If no one wrapped up, they finished early, so he treated them; if they worked late, he treated… anyway, there were 365 ways to treat.

But the director still said, “Shi Zhi wrapping up deserves a treat.” He waved generously.

Shi Zhi, as the excuse for the crew’s meal, definitely had to go. She asked Cheng Yu, “Cheng Yu, are you coming?”

Shi Zhi rarely attended crew gatherings, and Cheng Yu almost never did. This time, he answered readily, “I’ll go.”

“I’m not busy.”

Cheng Yu’s assistant: Can I say something?

Actually, today is really busy with other work scheduled.

Cheng Yu’s assistant remained silent. Mr. Cheng’s eyes clearly told him, no, he couldn’t speak.

Losing the right to speak involuntarily.

Knowing Cheng Yu was going, Shi Zhi arranged for Cheng Yu to join them in her van.

Cheng Yu didn’t decline and told his assistant he could go home.

“When the Wind Rises,” with Shi Zhi playing Third Madam, had the director holding high hopes for the drama. After all, Shi Zhi had recently won the Best Actress award, adding prestige. Shi Zhi was essentially saving the show, as she was initially approached for the female lead. The director was grateful to Shi Zhi.

To celebrate Shi Zhi wrapping up, they didn’t choose an ordinary restaurant but a decent hotel nearby.

The crew was lively, everyone shoulder to shoulder, creating a buzz. The atmosphere was quite good, with no troublemakers except Sister Kong, who had tried to block newcomers. After Shi Zhi’s reprimand, Sister Kong toned down and left early after finishing her scenes.

Shi Zhi and her team walked slightly behind Cheng Yu.

While chatting with Cheng Yu, the door of a nearby private room suddenly opened, and a man holding a tall beauty came out.

Seeing Cheng Yu, he looked surprised.

“Brother Cheng?”

“Brother Cheng, why are you here?”

He let go of the beauty and extended his hand to Cheng Yu for a handshake.

He also noticed Shi Zhi, “Isn’t this the big star!”

Shi Zhi looked at Cheng Yu: Acquainted?

Cheng Yu subtly shielded Shi Zhi, separating her from the drunken man.

While shielding Shi Zhi, Cheng Yu searched his memory for information about this man.

A distant relative’s child, who is good for nothing, once tried to get his family to arrange a job at Cheng Yu’s company but was rejected by Cheng Yu. His company wouldn’t take such useless troublemakers.

As the man spoke, a few rich playboys, each with a girl, came out of the private room.

This was the Film City, where playboys and their D-list actress companions gathered.

Cheng Yu was indifferent, “I’m here for something.”

The playboy enthusiastically tried to pull Cheng Yu over, “Brother Cheng, want to join us for dinner?”

Cheng Yu, “I already have plans.”

From Cheng Yu’s attitude, Shi Zhi could tell.

An unimportant person, not important.

The playboys still tried to pull Cheng Yu into their private room, but Cheng Yu firmly declined, leaving them a bit embarrassed.

“Then Brother Cheng, if you’re free later, come in for a drink.”

Cheng Yu was already escorting Shi Zhi to their crew’s private room.

Shi Zhi looked back and saw the playboy, who had been respectful to Cheng Yu, instantly change his demeanor when Cheng Yu turned his back, mumbling something under his breath.

Shi Zhi read his lips—

“What the hell.”

…

Shi Zhi had just sat down for a short while when she was on the move again.

Cheng Yu, sitting close to Shi Zhi, noticed her getting up and trying to sneak out.

Cheng Yu immediately sensed it, “What’s wrong?”

“Where are you going? Need anything? I can help.”

He also quietly got up.

Shi Zhi whispered, “I would love that.”

“But it might be difficult… I need to go to the bathroom.”

Can he help with that? It would save a lot of trouble in the future.

Cheng Yu choked, “…” He really couldn’t help with that.

“Are you taking your bag out?” “You can leave it with me; I’ll keep it for you.”

He noticed Shi Zhi carrying a big bag.

Shi Zhi, “I need something from it.”

Briefly, Shi Zhi felt Cheng Yu understood as his ears turned slightly red.

Shi Zhi found Cheng Yu quite clingy, though she admitted she liked it. Shi Zhi reassured Cheng Yu, “I’ll be back soon, don’t worry, it’s fine.”

Cheng Yu also felt he might be overthinking. It was just a trip to the bathroom.

The playboy felt he had lost face in front of his friends, and his D-list actress companion was clearly smitten.

“Who was that? So handsome.”

The playboy felt annoyed, “Interested?”

“Let me tell you, he’s out of your league…” Suddenly feeling he had lowered his own status, he changed his tone: “Even if he liked you, so what”?

“Handsome, right? Looks rich too, but he’s not good!”

The others perked up their ears. Why not?

The playboy said, “He had a car accident, became a vegetable, lay in bed for over a year, don’t you think his whole body is weak… just a good-looking shell, might die any day.”

He rambled on, laughing, with the others echoing and laughing, faces showing surprise.

They were so engrossed they didn’t notice when the door opened.

Noticed Shi Zhi only when she knocked on the doorframe with a wine bottle.

The playboy was tugged by his companion, and everyone’s laughter abruptly stopped, leaving a moment of awkwardness.

Shi Zhi, naturally, walked into the room, “I heard you’re a relative of Cheng Yu?”

“I’m a friend of Cheng Yu, here to toast you all.”

The playboy wanted Cheng Yu to join them, but Shi Zhi came instead.

Shi Zhi smiled warmly, “Not unwelcome, right?”

A quick-witted friend replied, “A big star, of course, welcome!”

The playboy echoed the sentiment.

Shi Zhi sat in an empty chair, “Sorry, I’m not familiar with the finance and business circles. Since you know Cheng Yu, your companies must be substantial, right?”

They exchanged glances.

No company; they were just idle, rich second-generation.

One mentioned a small company.

Shi Zhi looked thoughtful, “Oh, that one.”

The person was pleasantly surprised, “You know it?”

Shi Zhi’s face turned cold, “No.”

“…”

Shi Zhi summarized, “Any others?”

No.

“So, you’re all living off your parents!”