Superstar's Development Diary
Chapter 375 - 376: Talking about Money Hurts Feelings, Just Talk about Sentiment (Reward for More)

Chapter 375: Chapter 376: Talking about Money Hurts Feelings, Just Talk about Sentiment (Reward for More)

In the entertainment circle, many stars and agents wanted to know how Sheng Yan had managed to secure the Military Department’s endorsement. Sheng Yan, on the other hand, had kept tight-lipped about it, and no one from the entertainment industry dared to inquire directly with the Military Department. Thus, the real reason remained an unsolved mystery.

But at the same moment that "World" released its trailer, far away in M country, Sheng Yan revealed the real reason to He Jinxia.

It was raining steadily in M country, making their plans to visit the night market that evening utterly ruined.

The rain was too heavy for driving, so Sheng Yan booked a room in the same hotel where Jinxia was staying.

The extravagant Mr. Sheng didn’t opt for the most luxurious room in the hotel; instead, he chose the one closest to He Jinxia’s, which was right next door to hers.

Worried that he might be bored, He Jinxia boldly went over to his room to hang out.

After chatting in the room for a while, Sheng Yan went to take a shower, and He Jinxia played with Sheng Yan’s phone, scrolling through Huaxia’s W blog. His phone had international signal, but she had not arranged for it yet, so she couldn’t access the internet from Huaxia.

As she was scrolling, He Jinxia casually asked Sheng Yan a question that everyone in the circle wanted to ask:

"By the way, how did you become the Guardian God of Huaxia people, the Military Department’s spokesperson, and the star of the film that the nation was compelled to watch?"

Sheng Yan had just come out of the bathroom, his body covered in a mist of water vapor, wearing a gray robe with an open collar that faintly revealed his excellent physique, full of seductive appeal.

He replied carelessly, "My father has some connections in the Military Department. At that time, the military wanted to invite a star to be their image spokesperson, so I was resolutely pushed forward by my father."

He Jinxia blinked, a thought flashing through her mind, "So what about your compensation?"

Sheng Yan, imitating his father’s tone, said indifferently, "Talking about money hurts feelings, it’s better to talk about sentiments."

He Jinxia couldn’t help but snort with laughter. She understood; Sheng Yan hadn’t taken a cent!

She patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Right, talking about money does hurt feelings. Smart people never talk about money."

The pat was a bit too strong, accidentally causing his robe sleeve to slip down to his arm, partially revealing Sheng Yan’s upper body, his muscles solid and aesthetically explosive.

He Jinxia only glanced briefly before quickly turning her head away, silently reciting the Heart Clarity Spell to herself.

Wow, his body is really nice. Can’t think about this, stop thinking, stop thinking, ahhh!

Sheng Yan didn’t mind; he readjusted his slipping sleeve. Seeing He Jinxia’s shy expression, a shadow of a mischievous glint appeared in his eyes, and a playful urge surfaced in his heart.

He quietly leaned in close to He Jinxia and gently blew into her ear.

"Ah!"

Startled, He Jinxia’s body sprang up, and they bumped into each other.

Feeling both embarrassed and annoyed, she wanted to scold Sheng Yan yet realized their current position was a tad... suggestive.

He Jinxia struggled to get up from Sheng Yan, but suddenly he let out a muffled groan, his arm around her waist tightening as he murmured lower, "Don’t move."

He Jinxia immediately froze, feeling... pressed against from behind. Flushed and frustrated, her face burnt fiercely.

Sheng Yan worked hard to suppress the rising lust in his body, while part of his mind still appreciated the hues on He Jinxia’s face.

Reddish, pinkish, like an apple, quite tempting. He really wanted to take a bite.

After a while, Sheng Yan finally said, "Okay."

He Jinxia immediately jumped up from him and ran towards the door, her retreating figure looking somewhat like a hurried escape.

No sooner had she opened the door than she found Cheng Xiaohua standing there with a troubled expression, lost in thought.

Seeing the door open, Cheng Xiaohua’s eyes lit up, and she hurriedly said, "Jinxia, I found out that the local TV station here can tune into some of the channels from Huaxia. The reality show ’Burning Youth’ that you participated in is broadcasting on Huadu TV, and we can get Huadu TV here. I just tuned in, do you want to watch it?"

He Jinxia hadn’t yet reacted when she was met with Cheng Xiaohua’s enthusiastic gaze, and instinctively nodded dumbly.

Cheng Xiaohua quickly dashed past her, sprinted into the room, turned on the TV without a sideways glance, waited for the screen to come up, then adjusted the volume and changed the channel, before finally putting down the remote control in one smooth sequence without even taking a breath.

He Jinxia stood at the doorway, watching Cheng Xiaohua in the room, her lips parting and closing, opening and closing again, unable to utter a single word to stop her.

By the time she fully intended to stop her, Cheng Xiaohua had already tuned in to the TV channel and came back to her side smiling, "Jinxia, take your time watching. Here’s the room card; you can come back whenever you like!"

"Hey, wait!"

He Jinxia finally reacted, reaching out to pull Cheng Xiaohua, but could only grab at the breeze that passed by following Sister Xiao Hua’s swift exit, leaving without a trace as if to say ’wave your sleeves and don’t take a single cloud away.’"

He Jinxia: "..."

She turned her head towards the room, where Sheng Yan was already sitting on the bed watching TV. Noticing her gaze, he lightly nodded his head, "Aren’t you watching?"

He Jinxia gritted her teeth: "I’ll watch!"

Watch, definitely watch—bring it on!

She didn’t notice the faint smile that flashed through Sheng Yan’s gaze as he looked down, gentle yet clear.

What does it feel like to watch your own reality show for the first time?

For He Jinxia it was hilarious; nothing but hilarious.

Perhaps it was the bullet comments, special effects, and voice-overs done by the production team that were too amusing, but within a few minutes of watching, He Jinxia was completely immersed in it.

There were many people in the reality show, and each star had their screen time, hers being just a small part. Additionally, the production crew only included the highlights, and any moments where she performed poorly during the competition were not edited in.

By the time He Jinxia was watching, the reality show had already moved past the initial introductions of the stars and was diving into the main subject, with everyone searching for information about the victims.

Viewing it from a God-like perspective, she realized she had missed a lot of things.

So Ren Xiao had seen the death list on the desk... and also a CD before she even entered the study.

At that moment, something was off with Ren Xiao. Seeing the CD, he subconsciously removed it from the desk and placed it in a drawer.

Initially Ren Xiao wanted to hide the CD somewhere else, but just then he heard someone approaching, so he quickly lowered his gaze back to the death list.

On the other side, the search by the others was equally interesting.

In the living room, Ouyang Baoer found a stack of newspapers, with the first one reporting on a serial killing case. Because she was searching through them haphazardly, she ended up mixing an important second newspaper, which was underneath, with other unrelated newspapers, thereby causing everyone to lose an important clue.

Because the second newspaper detailed the victims’ life stories, revealing that all the victims had been to the police station for questioning at some point but were later released due to insufficient evidence.

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