Urban Film and Television: Jiang Lai is the Top Choice

It's fortunate that Gan Jing didn't hear what Yang Chu just said. If Gan Jing had heard it, he would definitely have had a good argument with Yang Chu.

When Yang Chu went grocery shopping, he originally intended to cook Western food, but then he thought that since Lu Yuan and Jiang Haokun were treating Gan Jing to dinner, most of the food would definitely be Western.

So Yang Chu thought of cooking a Chinese meal for Gan Jing to express his gratitude, since Gan Jing had been busy with the renovation of all three houses, and even bought the clothes for the house.

After Yang Chu returned to Ode to Joy, he went straight into the kitchen and started peeling onions and garlic.

Gan Jing, on the other hand, was tidying up several rooms.

Just as Yang Chu was about to finish preparing the meal, the system suddenly popped up.

"Ding, a protagonist with good fortune has been detected nearby. Do you wish to sign in consecutively?"

"Sign-in consecutively!"

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for signing in next to an important and influential figure in the Ode to Joy storyline. You have received: Top-tier painting skills (Chinese and foreign, ancient and modern), 100 million in cash, and +1 sign-in point."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for signing in next to an important and influential figure in the Ode to Joy storyline. You have received: Top-tier Financial Expertise, 100 million in cash, and +1 sign-in point."

"Ding! Congratulations, host, for signing in next to an important and lucky character in the Ode to Joy storyline. You have received: Top-tier fashion outfit, 100 million in cash, and +1 sign-in point."

After serving the dishes, Yang Chu frowned as he looked at the three skills that appeared in the system check-in results and asked, "Why are there only three? Shouldn't there be five?"

"Ding, the system has only found three protagonists with destiny, and no other protagonists with destiny have been found."

When Yang Chu heard that the system had only found three, he roughly guessed what was going on. It must be that Qu Xiaoxiao and Andy had not yet moved in, so there were only Guan Juer, Fan Shengmei, and Qiu Yingying.

Yang Chu looked back at the three system skills. Fashion Styling was definitely Fan Shengmei's, but as for Top-Tier Painting Skills and Top-Tier Finance, Yang Chu really couldn't tell which of these two skills belonged to Guan Juer and which belonged to Qiu Yingying.

However, Yang Chu quickly threw the question to the readers. He was too lazy to think about it anymore. As long as he had the skills, who cared who owned them?

Yang Chu brought the food to the dining table and called out to Gan Jing in the room, "The food is ready. Wash your hands and eat."

"Okay! Coming right away."

After Gan Jing washed his hands, he walked to the dining table and looked at the food on it, saying, "You really know how to cook! Braised prawns! Braised pork ribs! Stir-fried lettuce! Stir-fried green peppers with pork! Seaweed and egg drop soup! It looks pretty good!"

Yang Chu smiled and handed the chopsticks to Gan Jing, saying, "Is what I say really that unconvincing?"

Gan Jing glanced at Yang Chu with a sneer, took the chopsticks, and said, "Tch! Who told you to be so irresponsible all the time! You've been back in the country for three or four months now! Look at you, you haven't even found a job, you haven't started a company, you just wander around aimlessly every day, and you spend money like water. Do you have any sense of propriety? Can anyone believe what you say?"

Gan Jing's rebuttal left Yang Chu speechless. Apart from the funds he received from signing in, he hadn't earned a single penny. To outsiders, he was just a good-for-nothing, a good-for-nothing, and wasting his life savings.

Seeing Yang Chu lost in thought, Gan Jing wondered if what she had just said had gone too far.

So he pretended not to care and looked at Yang Chu, saying, "You have food and rice, why no wine?"

Yang Chu snapped out of her thoughts and looked at Gan Jing, saying, "I forgot to buy wine! Besides, it's not appropriate for just the two of us, a man and a woman, to drink together."

Gan Jing glared at Yang Chu, then walked to a cabinet, opened it, took out a bottle of red wine, and said, "I don't care, so why do you care?"

As Gan Jing spoke, he opened a bottle of red wine, took two more wine glasses, poured the wine, and handed them to Yang Chu.

Yang Chu, holding a glass of red wine, looked at Gan Jing and said, "You may not care, but I do! If I get drunk, I'm afraid I'll lose my innocence."

"Do you want to die? Believe me or not, I'll throw red wine on you."

Yang Chu smiled, raised his glass to Gan Jing and said, "Thank you for your help with the renovation of my three houses! This glass is for you."

"Hmm! At least you have some conscience."

The two clinked their wine glasses together, took a small sip, and then started picking up food.

Gan Jing picked up a piece of braised pork rib, took a bite, and said, "For so many years, I've always eaten Western food and rarely Chinese food. I thought you would cook Western food today!"

"I originally planned to cook Western food, but then I remembered that you eat Western food all the time, so I gave up on that idea and decided to cook some Chinese food instead!"

"So you're doing the opposite! Confess honestly, do you have something on your mind about me?!"

"Can an idea be realized just because you have one?"

Gan Jing paused slightly as he picked up some food with his chopsticks, but quickly pretended to be nonchalant and said, "That's not necessarily true! You should always have dreams! What if they come true!"

Yang Chu paused slightly when he heard Gan Jing's words, not understanding what Gan Jing meant. Did Gan Jing really have feelings for him?

So Yang Chu said with a smile, "What you said is right, but what if I don't make any promises or take responsibility for my ideas?"

"Tch! So you're a scumbag! And you still keep calling him a bastard, you must have been a scumbag just yesterday!"

Yang Chu smiled and shook his head, saying, "It's true that I want to be a scumbag, but I don't know how, so I really am a scumbag son."

"Do you think I believe it?"

"Whether you believe it or not is up to you; I'm just telling the truth."

"What? You're starting to give up now that I've called you out?"

Yang Chu smiled and shook his head, picked up his wine glass, and clinked it against Gan Jing's glass again.

"I'm not giving up; this is just my attitude towards life."

Gan Jing paused for a moment upon hearing Yang Chu's reply, seemingly lost in thought, before raising his wine glass and clinking it against Yang Chu's again.

Whether it was because they each had their own thoughts or for some other reason, they picked up food less often and clinked their glasses more frequently.

Soon, the bottle of red wine was empty.

Gan Jing looked at Yang Chu and asked with a playful smile, "Want some more?"

Seeing Gan Jing's amused smile, Yang Chu felt as if Gan Jing had seen through his thoughts.

So Yang Chu touched his nose and said with a smile, "Forget it, it's getting late. If you drink any more, you won't be able to get home even if you call a designated driver."

As soon as Yang Chu finished speaking, thunder and lightning struck outside the window, followed by the sound of rain hitting the window.

Gan Jing glanced out the window, then looked at Yang Chu and said, "It seems I have no choice but to stay today."

Yang Chu looked at Gan Jing shyly and said, "Then... then stay!"

Gan Jing's amused smile became even more unrestrained.

"That wine...do you still want to drink it?"