Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

Xiao Guang was furious that Biao Zi had revealed his true nature. He grabbed Biao Zi's tail, pressed down on Biao Zi's head, and forcefully poured water down on him.

You think you're some kind of mythical beast? You stole my money, didn't you? And you still dare to talk back?!

That mythical beast must have a very good physique, right?

Xiao Guang, I'll put some effort into fixing it, it won't break, right?

Right?! Right?!

"Stop...stop shaking me...I'm going to die..."

Biaozi's weak voice came from its empty mouth—perhaps it really had digested it, because Xiao Guang vomited for a long time, but nothing came out except Biaozi's saliva.

"I was wrong...I was wrong...I won't do it again..."

"You said the same thing last time!"

"I'll trust you one more time... Humph!"

But Xiao Guang still let Biaozi go. She had listened to Biaozi's slander the same way last time, and she had let him go the same way last time.

The time before last...

The time before last...

She went before... before that... before that...

"Aaaaaaahhhhh!!!! You bum, tell me, how am I supposed to buy breakfast for Director Tong when I'm broke? How am I supposed to build a relationship with Director Tong? How am I supposed to smoothly embark on my acting career?!"

"You fat cat! You've ruined my plans!"

Biaozi was timid and hesitant, but his mouth just wouldn't stop talking; even with a concussion, he still couldn't stop ranting.

"Does she need you to buy her breakfast? That girl is very clever; she'll find food herself when she's hungry, unlike you..."

"Biaozi, shut up! Go back to my bag and sleep!"

"Alright~ Why didn't you say this earlier? You had to drag me out and give me a good scolding..."

"...Biaozi! Are you never going to stop?"

"I'm going to sleep, I'm going to sleep right now! Seriously... how come this young lady..."

Biaozi is actually quite cute, if he didn't have that mouth full of sarcastic remarks.

In the end, Biaozi shut up, and Xiaoguang didn't get breakfast either. He walked angrily toward Longchao Pavilion.

As Xiao Guang passed through a dark alley, a cold, slender hand suddenly touched his shoulder.

"Hey there, little girl, wait a minute, wait a minute!"

Immediately afterwards, a strange and cunning female voice came from behind Xiaoguang.

Xiao Guang turned his head and saw a woman holding a big red umbrella in broad daylight. She wore small round-framed sunglasses on her nose, an old-fashioned gold longevity lock around her neck, a blue vest, a short skirt tied around her waist, black tights and leather shoes, and carried a small bag with a panda keychain hanging from it...

He looks like... a strange rich person?

The visitor was none other than the Longevity Lock, who had been spying on Xiao Guang for a while.

If Changming Suo had met someone with rich social experience like Hui and Tong, they would probably have been able to tell at a glance that the person in front of Xiaoguang was definitely a shrewd businessman.

But Xiaoguang can't tell!

"Uh? Hello? What can I do for you?"

"Hey, didn't I just hear you say you're going to make a movie, and you're going to play the lead role?"

"...The film industry is a deep and complicated place~ Little girl, you can't handle it."

"These days, many bad film directors like to trick young guys like you into acting, then subject you to all sorts of unspoken rules, beatings, and abuse. You endure all that humiliation for the sake of success, only to find out at the end—"

"That director made a terrible movie, and if you act in it, you'll ruin your future acting career!"

"But I'm different. I happen to have a movie project here, with an investment of hundreds of billions, and I'm just missing a female lead. It's fate that we've met, and I think you're quite good..."

Changmingsuo paused, then stopped talking—too much of a good thing is bad, she wanted Xiaoguang to take the bait himself.

"Hundreds of billions!?"

Xiao Guang also screamed in surprise!

Although she didn't know anything about Director Tong's filming skills or scriptwriting abilities, she at least knew that Director Tong probably wouldn't subject her to any sexual harassment or abuse...

But! She also knew!

Director Tong definitely doesn't have hundreds of billions.

Xiao Guang's breath hitched; his heart was fluttering.

However, her sense of morality compelled her to refuse the longevity lock scam:

"But... I already have plans and I'm not available... Thank you for your appreciation, I'm so sorry..."

"Oh, really? That's a pity."

There was no trace of regret on the longevity lock's face.

“But we’re so destined to meet, so I can give you more chances… If you think it through tomorrow, come back here to find me, and I’ll still let you play the lead role.”

"At most... I'll have you compensate me for a tiny bit of the delay in filming, how about that~?"

"Wow! Really! You're so kind! If I finish filming today, I'll definitely come tomorrow!"

Xiao Guang was so excited he almost hugged the longevity lock.

"Okay, it's settled then, hehe."

The longevity lock dodged to the side, turned and disappeared into the dark alley.

............

Half an hour later, Xiao Guang, full of excitement, was the first to arrive at the entrance of Longchao Pavilion to meet Tong. Tong's cat food was too dry, and even with water, it took her a long time to eat. Plus, Tong had a bad habit of swiping her little spirit eye while eating...

This allowed Xiaoguang to even get a taste of Tong's "compressed biscuits" for breakfast when he arrived.

It's just that Xiaoguang didn't know it was cat food. If she had known it was cat food that Tong had taken from Master Du's place...

They'll definitely enjoy their meal more.

Then, Wang Hui, holding Chan Chan's hand, slowly walked towards Longchao Pavilion.

Because Chan Chan is young and her legs are too short, and there are all kinds of roads and cars along the way, Wang Hui had to bend his body slightly, knees slightly bent, and half of his body tilted to slow down and follow Chan Chan's pace in small steps.

Fortunately, Chan Chan was very happy to be able to put down her math homework. She half-walked, half-ran, and jumped, so Wang Hui didn't have to slow down too much and it wasn't too uncomfortable for her.

Upon arriving at the entrance of Longchao Pavilion, Wang Hui first greeted Chan Chan, Tong, and Xiao Guang, then immediately led Chan Chan towards the pavilion.

Wang Hui first opened the door a crack and peeked inside. He saw Master Du intently working on the accounts, and was delighted. He carried Chan Chan into the Longchao Pavilion, put her down, and gently pushed her back.

"Go on, Chan Chan, and make sure you get along well with Master Du."

Master Du quickly noticed Wang Hui's spying and unusual behavior.

"You little rascal, you..."

"Snapped!"

With lightning speed, Wang Hui slammed the door of Longchao Pavilion shut before Master Du could react or scold him!

"Awesome! Mr. Du is taking care of my child, and I can go out with Director Tong for a day and still get paid by the housekeeping center! Awesome!"

Wang Hui, feeling refreshed, met up with Tong. He assumed that he and Tong had joined forces to capture Master Du. He pounded his chest, his meaning clear without saying a word.

Tong secretly admired Xiao Hui's courage—she hadn't told Master Du about offering to help take care of the children...

Only Chan Chan and Master Du were left staring at each other in the same Longchao Pavilion.

"That little rascal! When he comes to pick up that little girl, I'm definitely going to demand payment from him!"

"Wow~ Little gray cat, you're so amazing! You can actually talk! Just as amazing as the rabbit fairy!"

Just as Master Du was momentarily enraged, Chan Chan appeared beside him and reached her devilish hands towards his back...

The soothing sensation spread from his cervical spine to his coccyx and then throughout his entire body, causing Mr. Du to shudder.

"You rude little brat! How dare you touch me like that? And you even compare me to your stupid rabbits..."

"You're not allowed to talk about Rabbit Fairy like that!"

Enraged by Master Du's arrogance, Chan Chan lost her composure, uncontrollably releasing the power of her second-tier Purple Dragon Curse. The two, human and rabbit, glared at Old Cat Du with unfriendly expressions.

Oh no! What kind of monster is this? It's stronger than Xiao Guang and that scoundrel combined?!

This lord... for the sake of Dragon Tide Pavilion... isn't incapable of "learning from the common people to become heroes"...

"Then I won't say anything more."

"Hmph~ That's more like it!"

As Master Du lowered his head, Chan Chan's mood turned to joy, and she managed to control the dragon curse power that had been accidentally leaked.

"But why am I a little gray cat?"

To avoid getting bogged down in its impolite remarks, Master Du quickly changed the subject.

"Hmph~ You just don't understand, do you~?"

Chanchan crossed her arms, looking like she was super smart, super capable, and super proud.

"You're half white and half black, if you mix them up, you'll be a little gray cat!"

"...I won't stoop to the level of a little girl like you."

"Hey little gray cat, can you do a backflip?"

"What's so difficult about a simple backflip that I can't do?"

"Can you perform for me? I really want to see!"

"...(Don't I have any pride?) Then I won't do it."

"You can! You just said you could! Little Grey Cat~ Just show Chan Chan what you can do~"

"I don't know. I really don't. You must have misheard me."

"Mommy said that dishonest little ones get punished! Little gray cat, if you lie again, Chanchan will call Mommy to spank you! Chanchan is giving you one more chance. Will you do it or not?"

"I won't call anyone, no matter who you call."

"Really? You can't? Uncle Grey said you can!"

"........(That damn little brat!) No! It can't be!"

"Chanchan's mother is from the Zhenlong Division."

"........."

Chan Chan didn't know what Zhenlong Division was. She only knew that her mother was usually very busy, and that Uncle Hui, who was also a dragon's offspring like her, was very afraid of Zhenlong Division. So she felt that when she couldn't solve the problem, bringing up her mother was always the right thing to do!

How dare this little gray cat refuse my attention!

Not obedient at all! Not even as well-behaved as the adorable little rabbit fairy!

Longchao Pavilion is indeed a shell company ostensibly a film production studio, but in reality, it engages in some shady dealings... It's like an all-purpose agency; as long as the money is right, they'll take on any job that isn't too criminal or unethical.

The commissions that Tong has come across are already some of the more respectable ones—the dirty and hard work is all done by Zi Shu and his team.

So when the Zhenlong Division was mentioned... Master Du was actually a little flustered.

As an industry operating in a gray area, it's best to avoid dealing with government officials whenever possible.

Thus, the once arrogant Master Du, who held supreme financial power over the Dragon Tide Pavilion, yielded for the second time in front of a little girl.

"...I've suddenly learned something new again, do you want to see?"

It just so happens that Zishu and the others are all busy with their commissions, and Tong is off working on her unprofitable, terrible film today, so no one will see Master Du make a fool of himself.

Furthermore, the other party was a young girl, and it was only out of consideration for the overall interests of the Dragon Tide Pavilion that Master Du reluctantly agreed...

"Yay! Little gray kitten is great!"

Chan Chan clapped her hands, excitedly shouting "Wow!", her eyes narrowing into crescent moons.

Chanchan's mom is amazing!

...............

Meanwhile, Tong took Xiao Hui and Xiao Guang to various locations to take pictures, but the results were not very satisfactory:

Little Grey looked tired and listless, like he was on a picnic. He didn't want to act properly at all. While walking down the street, he saw a rich woman and insisted on going up to her and begging for her contact information. No one could stop him or persuade him! He had been rejected several times but still wouldn't give up!

So young, and she has no ambition at all! This girl even dares to say that she lacks motivation because she doesn't believe that Director Tong's movies can make money!

You deserve to be a nanny! You'll be taking care of kids for the rest of your life!

Actually, it's not entirely Wang Hui's fault. He accepted Tong's invitation because he wanted to take the opportunity to look after Chan Chan, enjoy a paid vacation, and also see some friends he hadn't seen in a while, namely Tong and Xiao Guang.

On the other hand, ever since he met Hitomi, he'd felt like something was watching him, especially noticeable when he and Hitomi interacted. Even when Hitomi was about to touch him, or even just touched his clothes, she would reveal a fierce killing intent...

To verify this, he could only discreetly avoid Tong. His attempts to get the rich woman's contact information and his seemingly listless and lethargic demeanor were all tests—and in the end, he did indeed confirm that what he thought was the prophecy of "hitting the jackpot" pointed to a crisis for Tong.

Although he is indeed quite lazy and also hopes to be kept by a rich woman.

Even though he could barely sense the threat, he couldn't pinpoint its source—Little Grey had never seen Boss Mirage, and Pupil was the strongest Dragon Heir he'd ever seen, with Entangling second—but now, he felt he was facing a threat that all the Dragon Heirs he knew combined couldn't defeat...

He felt very heavy-hearted. His good friend was in danger without even realizing it, which made the loyal Wang Hui very anxious!

So, with Tong treating him to lunch and dinner, Wang Hui devoured two large buckets of instant noodles to alleviate his feelings of helplessness!

Xiao Guang was different; he acted with extreme seriousness and enthusiasm.

But her acting is terrible!

In any case, she seems to only have a passionate, radiant side; she simply can't act out sadness or anger...

As night fell, Tong, along with Xiao Hui and Xiao Guang, squatted on a street corner, slurping instant noodles. She pointed at Xiao Guang and Xiao Hui with a plastic fork.

"Hey! I gave you guys a chance, but you still couldn't do it..."

Wang Hui: I was clearly giving you a chance...

Guang: Waaaaah... Am I really that useless?! Am I destined to work my whole life...? It turns out that besides making milk tea, coffee, delivering food, unlocking doors, cooking, serving meals, greeting guests, picking up passengers at the airport, carrying luggage, acting as a tour guide, and even doing stand-ins... (hundreds of skills omitted here)... I can't do anything else...