Guilongchao: I played the domineering CEO to the bone.

[Congratulations, host! You have used money to force the male friends of the woman you have your eye on to stay away from her, and then bribed them to act as undercover agents. Your "Domineering CEO" persona has increased by 3%. Current "Domineering CEO" persona: 53%.]

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Meanwhile, on the other side, Tong and Xiao Guang, having said goodbye to Wang Hui, returned to Longchao Pavilion together—the reason being that Tong didn't intend to pay Xiao Guang a salary, only a "profit share," but the film shot in the Dragon Realm was strictly banned from broadcast by the Zhenlong Division...

So there were no dividends, and all that work was for nothing.

So Xiao Guang decided to go to Longchao Pavilion to see if Master Du could pay her a salary.

Tong Gaodi is also a nominal director of Longchaoge. It's reasonable for us to act for Sister Tong and ask Longchaoge's finance department for our salary, right?

Surely not everyone in Longchao Pavilion is a stingy and immoral scoundrel?

"That Wang Hui guy, he's always thinking about that little bit of money~ He's so pathetic."

Xiao Guang and Director Tong chatted casually on the way.

Tong rolled her eyes—if Wang Hui hadn't been afraid to see Master Du... wouldn't you also be eyeing this little bit of money?

"From what you're saying, Xiao Guang... you're different from him? You're willing to act for free?"

Xiao Guang (screams like a groundhog!):

"Who wants to keep acting in your third-rate movies! You're such a logical genius..."

"I'm not working for you next time. Before you asked me to act in your movie, a rich woman with a red umbrella invited me to be the lead in a multi-million dollar blockbuster! She seemed much more reliable than you..."

After a day of wasted effort and countless dangers, Xiao Guang naturally harbored resentment. In front of Tong, she mocked her. To be fair, among the three of them, Tong had always been the wealthiest, and it was usually Tong who mocked her and Xiao Hui.

They're all my buddies, so a few sarcastic remarks won't easily break their guard.

Tong put her hands in her pockets and glanced at the silly-looking Xiao Guang—what kind of big-budget movie with hundreds of millions of dollars in investment would cast someone as unknown as you?

"Can something this good really be true? You'd better be careful not to get scammed—don't end up with a sack over your head and your kidneys ripped off..."

Xiao Guang pouted cutely and said defiantly:

"I think you're just jealous that I'm going to make a fortune!"

"Sigh... Kindness is wasted on others~ The world is going to the dogs, people's hearts are no longer what they used to be~"

Tong didn't try to persuade him much. She thought it would be easy to deceive Xiao Guang, but difficult to hurt him—unless the one deceiving Xiao Guang was a dragon's offspring—but how many dragon's offspring are there in the world?

Moreover, Xiao Guang didn't have any money to be scammed by that person... It was almost flawless.

Xiao Guang thought Tong was jealous of her, so he waved his hand magnanimously, patted Tong's shoulder with a boss-like demeanor, and encouraged her:

"Don't be discouraged~"

"There's an idiom, what's it again? Someone does this and that... and then his chickens and dogs all fly away, that's the gist of it. Just wait and see how I build a good relationship with that rich woman, and then I'll invite you to be the director of a big-budget production!"

Tong Qiang chuckled and glanced disdainfully at Xiao Guang—this good-for-nothing was still grinning like an idiot.

"Okay, thank you then. Just don't end up like this time, making a losing deal..."

Upon hearing Tong's words, Xiao Guang seemed to remember something. He reached into his clothes, pulled out a strange fragment of a mask, waved it in front of Tong, and grinned smugly.

"Hmph~ With your sister Guang here, we'll never leave empty-handed!"

"Ta-da! Look what I brought out from the Dragon Realm! It even glows!"

"I hid it very well to avoid the Zhenlong Division's search!"

The ominous aura emanating from the fragment of the mask was almost palpable, shimmering with a faint purple light...

Huh? Wait a minute? Where did Xiaoguang just pull that out from?

Tong inhaled the milky scent that filled the air and fell into deep thought...

Wait, that's not right!

Is now the time to agonize over this question?!

"Xiao Guang! My little darling! I'm begging you! Please don't pick up everything like a hamster, okay?!"

"Even I don't know how dangerous this weird thing is, you really dare to carry it on your person? And keep it close to your body???"

Incidentally, Tongtian possesses an extremely rare "pupil technique" that none of the other dragon heirs have, allowing him to easily sense the entrance to the Dragon Realm.

Tong reached out to grab it, thinking, "This is such a dangerous thing, I can't let this idiot have it! Something bad will happen!"

Xiao Guang thought Tong wanted to steal the spoils she had painstakingly brought out—"We can't even afford to feed Biaozi anymore, how can we just give them to you like this? Not even your own sister!"

He quickly withdrew his hand, then murmured in realization:

"No wonder I always felt cold when I wore it. I thought it was because I was hungry from not eating..."

"Hey—it can automatically cool down when worn? That's a great product! We'll sell it in the summer, I guarantee it'll fetch a good price!"

Seeing that he couldn't strike, and that Xiao Guang was on guard, Tong had no choice but to extend his hand in front of Xiao Guang and say with a serious expression:

"Stop messing around! Are you really that clueless, or are you just pretending?"

"You can't handle that thing... Come on, hand it over to your sister Tong, she'll help you handle it."

"Hurry up, I'm confiscating it."

Honestly, I wasn't after her treasure. How could this silly girl not understand?

"Ugh... This is clearly what I saw..."

With a mournful face, Xiao Guang reluctantly placed the mask fragment into Tong's hand.

Tong felt a pang of guilt, but she knew she had to harden her heart and not just stand by and watch such a dangerous thing stay by Xiaoguang's side!

She pouted and stubbornly said:

"You really treat this thing like a treasure...?"

Xiao Guang noticed the slight hint of guilt on Tong's face, and her pitiful expression vanished completely, replaced by a smug and energetic demeanor.

The evil plan has succeeded!

"In exchange, Director Tong, how about you buy me something to calm my nerves? I happen to know a good and inexpensive bubble tea shop..."

Tong covered her face in frustration, scratching her head several times with her hands before letting out a long sigh:

"Alright, alright..."

I (*Civilized Zhongpu*) have to spend money to save you! Where can you find a good person like me...?

Dear Wallet, I am ashamed before you!

Finally, with tears in her eyes and a heavy heart, Tong paid nearly 29 coins for a cup of "QQ Nene Delicious Tea" with full sugar, no ice, and pearls, in exchange for the mask fragment in Xiao Guang's hand.

I couldn't bring myself to order a milk tea.

"Waaaaaahh ...

Xiao Guang sat on a high stool in the corner of the milk tea shop, swinging his short legs. Tong squatted in the corner, repeatedly rummaging through her wallet, making indistinct whimpering sounds...

"Hey~ Why are you crying~"

Xiao Guang bent down and touched Tong's head, which was curled up in a ball.

"We're so excited that you only paid for a cup of milk tea and got our little darling! Plus, you got a friend who's full of energy after drinking the milk tea! You've hit the jackpot!"

"Hey, no need to be so moved you're crying anymore, get up, get up... Don't be so polite~ we're all sisters~!"

"Hikaru!!!"

Tong got angrier and angrier. Being a good person made her feel so frustrated. She suddenly got up from the ground, snatched the milk tea that Xiao Guang had already drunk, and before Xiao Guang could react, she sucked on the straw without hesitation and took a big gulp!

"Hey—how dare you steal my drink...!"

"Ah—that feels great! What's yours and mine, what's yours is mine! And I paid for it anyway!"

"you--"

"Your sister Tong could have just snatched that thing from your hand, but she insisted on trading it for a cup of milk tea! Your sister Tong is really too kind..."

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After a brief struggle, the large cup of milk tea was quickly finished. Patting their slightly full bellies, they walked out of the milk tea shop together.

Wow~ Milk tea feels so refreshing~

"Tsk, I'll have to ask Lao Du for reimbursement when I get back..."

"Speaking of reimbursement...? When are you planning to pay me for my work on this movie? Your Dragon Tide Pavilion is a large and powerful company, you can't possibly default on your debts, can you?"

Speaking of Lao Du, Lao Du has arrived! Tong's little smart earring rang, a message came in:

It's information from Master Du!

And you know what? Old Master Du's cat paw pads are quite dexterous! They can even type.

The content is as follows:

"It's getting late, Director. Why haven't you returned to Dragon Tide Pavilion to report back yet?"

"By the way, is Wang Hui with you? Chan Chan has been out of school for over an hour and no one has picked her up. The teacher is worried and won't let Chan Chan go home alone. She even complained to her mother. Her mother is out on duty and couldn't get through to Wang Hui on the phone. She even came to our Longchao Pavilion through Sister Hua's Maternity Matron and Domestic Service Center."

Tong stared at this long string of information, her mind filled with question marks.

Didn't Wang Hui go to pick up Chan Chan a long time ago...?

Tong also typed to tell Master Du that Wang Hui had parted ways with them a long time ago, saying he had gone to pick up Chan Chan.

After a moment of silence, Mr. Du finally replied:

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Director, to pick up Chan Chan. If Chan Chan's mother comes to Longchao Pavilion... it will cause some trouble."

"As for Wang Hui... we'll go find him later."

Tong stared at the gate of the Longchaoge Film Studio, less than a hundred meters away, right in front of her...

His hands flew across the little magic eye, typing out words and then deleting them—probably some profanities—ultimately condensing into just two words:

"Ok."

Tong sighed, put Xiao Ling Tong down, and frowned.

Xiao Guang was peeking out from the side, but couldn't see very clearly—that's why they're such close friends, besties who can see each other's chat history!

"What's wrong, Sister Tong? Is Master Du looking for Little Gray?"

Tong didn't reply to Xiao Guang, but clenched her fists and roared to the sky:

"Wang Hui!!! I'm on 8 AM—! Aaaaaaah!!!"

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Wang Hui, who had bowed down to Min Moyou, had now become Min Moyou's lackey. He also retrieved the small spiritual pupil that Du Juan had taken from him and turned off when she kidnapped him.

Wang Hui had just received the Little Spirit Eye and felt like he was in a different world—it's true what they say, these days, the Little Spirit Eye is practically an external organ! He'd only been offline for a short while, but it felt like ages had passed...

Now we're rich with ten million!

Looking at the Nine Coins scattered on the ground, and then at his face illuminated by the light from the activation of his Little Spirit Eye, Wang Hui's previous lazy expression vanished, and he appeared much more confident.

Who says ten million isn't a lot?

Ten million is fantastic!

Min Moyou didn't want to waste any more words with Wang Hui, a grown man. He gave Wang Hui his phone number for strategic communication purposes, patted him on the shoulder, and told him:

"Do as I say, work hard, and you will gain more."

"As for those nine-sided coins on the ground, you'll have to figure out what to do with them yourself."

Wang Hui nodded solemnly. Although he was greedy, lazy, and immoral, he was also an honest man. He would repay the large sum of money used to bribe him with his actions and efforts!

There was nothing I could do; he gave just too much!

He would never betray his sister Tong if she could give him even a fraction of what he had on the ground...

But Sister Tong couldn't even give him one ten-thousandth of what was on the ground...

Then I can only apologize to Sister Tong. I, Wang Hui, also want to pursue a better life.

Moreover, facilitating Tong Jie's relationship with this wealthy tycoon, so that Tong Jie wouldn't have to live a life of poverty, is clearly helping Tong Jie!

I, Wang Hui, am indeed a grateful young man!

Just then, Wang Hui's little spiritual eye successfully turned on.

The moment the phone was turned on and unlocked, a call came in. The ringtone, with Little Lingtong wailing, cried out, "Wang Hui! Get up and get to work! Wang Hui! Get up and get to work!"

Wang Hui glanced at the contact's note: "The ultimate stingy and unethical female director, the queen of bad movies."

Min Moyou happened to see it too, and immediately recognized the name from the contact information.

"Hitomi?"

"Oh right, it's Sister Tong..."

Wang Hui subconsciously agreed, but his expression changed drastically the next second!

He quickly hung up the call and changed Tong's contact name to "The Holy and Inviolable Boss Lady." Min Moyou then looked at the contact name Wang Hui had saved for him as "The Great and Handsome Boss Sir."

"You've got potential, kid. You deserve a reward."

Min Moyou pulled out a handful of nine-sided coins, not even bothering to check the amount—around tens of thousands—and slapped them into Wang Hui's hand.

Wang Hui chuckled and accepted it, bowing and scraping.

"You flatter me! You flatter me..."

The next second, Tong's phone rang again. Wang Hui looked at the incoming call in his hand, then looked at Min Moyou as if seeking instructions.

"catch."

At Min Moyou's prompting, Wang Hui answered the call from Tong and very considerately turned on speakerphone.

As soon as the call connected, he launched into a furious, barrage of highly aggressive and offensive insults:

"Wang Hui! Where the hell have you been?!? ***Wenming Zhongpu*** (500 words omitted here)..."

"Didn't you, *Wenming Zhongpu*, go to pick up Chanchan? How come Chanchan has been waiting for over an hour after school without anyone picking her up? *Wenming Zhongpu* (two hundred more words omitted here)..."

"Your sister Tong, *Wenming Zhongpu*, almost reached Longchao Pavilion! But just a few steps before entering, Master Du told me I had to turn back to pick up Chanchan?! He said the teacher had already told the parents! I'm so *Wenming Zhongpu* you *Wenming Zhongpu*... (omitting a hundred words with 'mother' in them)"

"Your sister Tong is already in her mid-twenties! You have no idea how embarrassing it is for someone her age to be pointed at and lectured by that persistent teacher! She lectured me for a full ten minutes before letting me take Chan Chan away! She said I was such an irresponsible guardian, I'm truly **a **civilized** person... (a thousand words omitted here)"

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On the other end of the phone, Tong's big hand held Chan Chan's little hand, and he had no choice but to slow down. With his other hand, he had to help Chan Chan carry her four or five-pound schoolbag. He then tucked Xiao Ling Tong to his ear and shoulder and started talking to her.

These past two days, Tong has been exhausted from filming, being in jail, and fighting. Seeing that the Dragon Tide Pavilion was her only hope for rest, she was called away to pick up Chan Chan. Tong's resentment was practically overflowing.

Chan Chan stared dumbfounded at the incredibly fierce Tong Jie in front of her... This was the first time young Chan Chan had ever seen someone with such formidable "fighting power"!

Tong realized what was happening and smiled kindly at Chan Chan:

"Chanchan, your sister Tong isn't talking about you, she's scolding your Uncle Wang Hui! Don't listen, it's not a good word to learn!"

"Ow~"

Chan Chan nodded meekly and then turned to play with her rabbit fairy.

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On the other end of the phone, Wang Hui was so frightened that his shoulders hunched.

He had never seen Tong Jie with such formidable fighting power before...

Just tell me?

Tong Jie is such a jerk, she's mean, swears, has a bad temper, and is also immoral and stingy...

Who would like this one...?!

It makes it impossible for people to have any wicked thoughts, right?

Only this big shot in front of me would have feelings for Sister Tong—well, to each their own, I don't understand but I respect that.

Wang Hui became increasingly convinced that he was helping Tong Jie and the big boss get married!

Otherwise, how could this girl ever get married in her lifetime?

If I, Wang Hui, were to find a girlfriend in the future, it would definitely be someone gentle, cute, quirky, with a soft, sweet voice, kind-hearted, and fond of animals...

As Wang Hui thought about it, he felt that his fantasy about his other half seemed to be getting closer and closer to Chan Chan.

"Snapped!"

Wang Hui slapped himself without hesitation.

No! I can't think about this anymore! This kind of thinking is too agonizing!

How could I, Wang, possibly...?

No! Absolutely not!

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