Zhang Chaohe: We're doomed!
Cheng Jixue had finally stopped using such formal pronouns lately. Whenever he addressed someone as "you," he would switch into Lin Daiyu mode, acting sarcastic, weak, and pitiful—at first, Cheng Jixue found this very appealing, but now…
I still really like this.
I'm sorry, I'm such a loser!
“How could that be!” Zhang Chaohe said sincerely, “Do I even glance at the other beautiful golden retrievers on the street?”
A melon-skinned dog gets its status by virtue of its master!
Cheng Jixue slammed the bowl of rice onto the table: "Yeah, all you do is look at Samoyeds and Huskies on the street..."
Zhang Chaohe lowered his head guiltily. His wife was his wife, his baby was his baby, but was it wrong for him to look at the other breeds of dogs? —No!
The two bickered all the way through lunch. After lunch, Zhang Chaohe eagerly washed the dishes to show off, and Cheng Jixue pushed out the custom-made suits that had just been delivered, along with their racks... Zhang Chaohe immediately spotted the most unique suit with peacock gold and blue embroidery!
He immediately urged Cheng Jixue to try it on!
While Cheng Jixue was carrying clothes back to her room, Zhang Chaohe was also rummaging through the new clothes he had ordered. One of the two-tone runway pieces was particularly eye-catching—it was originally a deep sea blue, but Zhang Chaohe loved color blocking and insisted that the designer change it to a dark, blood-red color with black accents.
However, while it looks better after the modification, the overall style is also much more exaggerated. Wearing it out in daily life would probably attract the attention of the entire street.
Zhang Chaohe was eager to try it on—Little Zhang was indeed a natural clothes hanger. His overall features were already deep and imposing, and wearing this outfit made him look even more luxurious and retro, as if he were an ancient vampire who had stepped out of a shadowy castle.
Just then, Cheng Jixue came downstairs. His custom-made suit was elegant and sharp, highlighting his broad shoulders and narrow waist to the fullest; the design of the peacock blue trim on the cuffs and collar complemented the kingfisher feather brooch perfectly, revealing a unique Chinese courtly beauty.
The two of them stood in front of the full-length mirror. Although they were two completely different styles, they actually looked surprisingly good together and didn't look out of place at all.
Zhang Chaohe straightened his collar, feeling that his outfit was a bit too plain and he needed to add some fancy accessories, when he saw Cheng Jixue suddenly pull his hand and put a huge pigeon blood ruby ring on his finger.
Zhang Chaohe felt the face looked familiar for some reason, so he examined it against the light and then remembered: "Is this that one?"
Cheng Jixue nodded with a smile.
This is the very beautiful ruby ring that Consort Cheng Jixue wore in her palace costume when she took the costume photos for "The Golden Hairpin". He joked at the time that he would give Cheng Jixue a real one in the future. Thinking about it now feels like it was just yesterday.
The ring was extravagant and luxurious, its gemstone table so large it resembled a beautiful mirror, and when held up to the light, it seemed as if blazing flames were flowing within it. Zhang Chaohe weighed it in his hand and joked, "I'll give you this one; I'll return the favor with a real one later!"
I must say, because it's made with high-quality materials, it actually hurts quite a bit when it hits someone in the hand.
Cheng Jixue said somewhat embarrassedly, "It's true."
Zhang Chaohe was just halfway through his "haha" when he heard this, and his hand trembled, almost causing the ring to fly away! He hurriedly grabbed the ring and stammered, "Huh?"
Cheng Jixue seemed quite calm, as if she were talking about an ordinary brick on the roadside: "It really is... This was left to me by one of my deceased masters."
Actually, there's nothing wrong with that. It's just that the ring given to him by his master was a glass prop, and Cheng Jixue later happened to photograph a 15ct pigeon blood red jade of similar size, so he had it set with an identical one and kept the original ring safe and sound.
Zhang Chaohe held the ring in shock... At the time, he was marveling at how advanced the craftsmanship had become, but the truth ruthlessly slapped him in the face: this was a genuine gemstone.
Wait a minute, the bigger it is, the more expensive it is... right?
Zhang Chaohe: He's incredibly rich!
I actually thought he was truly penniless, and I offered to pay off his three million debt for him! Overwhelmed with sorrow, he lightly punched Cheng Jixue with his ring on his hand: "You don't have any other... like that, do you?"
What appears to be a prop is actually a genuine collectible item!
Cheng Jixue decided to take the opportunity to reveal the tip of the iceberg of a big secret, subtly eroding his wife, who was working hard to earn money, "There are also a few sets of jewelry, hair ornaments, and the like."
Zhang Chaohe: It doesn't sound particularly scary.
Cheng Jixue added, "The one in the X Province Museum is a replica; the original is with me."
Zhang Chaohe: "..."
Zhang Chaohe almost burst into tears: "Give me back my three and a half million!"
How could anyone do this?! You said you had no money! Why does this person have this kind of thing in their hand?!
Cheng Jixue looked flustered: "Then I'll write you an IOU. These are only for collection, not for sale on the market." He glanced at the large gemstone ring in Zhang Chaohe's hand and said apologetically, "How about I give you that as payment?"
Zhang Chaohe hid the ring in his hand and pretended to be angry, saying, "You've already given it to me, you can't use this as collateral, you can't go back on your word!"
Then he started to act shamelessly: "How about you kiss me to pay off the debt!"
Cheng Jixue looked at him with a half-smile: "Then President Zhang is really at a disadvantage, he should kiss me more."
The two exchanged a long, minty kiss, and then Cheng Jixue gently pecked his handsome wife twice: "Ouch, I kissed her a little too much."
"Mr. Zhang, would you like to kiss me again?"
Zhang Chaohe had no choice but to blush and kiss him again—what a fool not to take advantage of a good deal!
However, he was also thinking about setting another beautiful ring for Cheng Jixue... It had to be extravagant, with a large circle of diamonds around the main stone!
We must crush Duanduan in both cost and scale!
When the topic of rings came up, Zhang Chaohe suddenly remembered that everyone else wore pretty couple rings when they were together, and he and Duanduan had to have some too! So he happily suggested that they go and order rings that afternoon.
Cheng Jixue was afraid that his enthusiasm would come and go quickly, and even more afraid that he would lose his charm and mysterious allure in Da'e's eyes in a short time. He thought for a moment: "I have to keep my appointment with President Zhang this afternoon, how about we reschedule for another day?"
Zhang Chaohe thought about it and realized it was indeed very important: "Good luck!" He hesitated for a moment: "If he's really fierce... just say you're going to the bathroom and run away!"
Cheng Jixue was amused by the wonderful ideas in his little goose's head. The two of them cuddled for a while before going back to their rooms to take a nap.
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Zhang Chaohe woke up at his usual time around noon. He stretched and decided to skip work openly in the afternoon, staying in bed playing on his phone while waiting for Cheng Jixue to return.
He opened the pink website, intending to see if there were any new interesting videos. After the homepage displayed a warning about the supervision of minors, another message suddenly popped up: "You still have 8 hours of contracted live streaming time left this month. Please start streaming as soon as possible and don't keep your fans waiting too long!"
Zhang Chaohe sat up abruptly: ?
What contract? What is the duration of the live stream?
He went to his notification mailbox—Zhang Chaohe never liked to check push notifications, but he only found out today that the official team had reminded him several times.
He immediately went to ask Assistant Chen, who in turn went to the operations department before finally giving him a reply: "Mr. Zhang, your Pink Fantasy account has a cooperation contract that requires you to stream for a minimum of 12 hours each month. You should have 8 hours of streaming time left before the contract expires this month... Keep it up!"
Zhang Chaohe thought to himself, "That's true. I just did a live stream to promote 'Rebellious Light Year' last time... How come there are still eight hours left!"
He used to be a content creator in the film and television section, and he had experience in padding his video time. He was a skilled worker at padding his video time. He also knew that 12 hours was actually a very low requirement, since the platform wasn't doing charity work!
Power on! Steam game launch!
Zhang Chaohe thought smugly—this can't be blamed on me for playing games!
He changed into a relatively formal yet comfortable shirt... Some people dress formally on top but still wear baggy shorts on the bottom! Because he was too lazy to go to the study, Zhang Chaohe brought his laptop and did a live stream while sunbathing by the window in the activity room next door.
He opened his live stream and randomly selected an adventure puzzle game from the game library to fill his time.
The platform also sent a notification to his followers who were following his account, and soon everyone rushed into the live stream!
Wow! What a blessing for slackers! My beloved Goose has actually started broadcasting!
[Wuhu! Grandma, the streamer you follow is actually going live!!]
[My wife even turned on the camera! She's so handsome!]
Zhang Chaohe, who had been secretly watching the comments, frowned slightly—why are there people calling someone "wife"?
Please show some basic respect to our beloved husband, thank you!
Everyone was surprised that Mr. Zhang suddenly started broadcasting. Some fans even noticed that Mr. Zhang seemed to be broadcasting from home.
Why aren't you at work? Why aren't you at work?! (pointing and gesturing)
[Okay, I'm going to report the boss for not showing up to work to that assistant with the big chest muscles from last time. I hope Mr. Zhang will immediately hand over the assistant's contact information!]
[One person wrote a petition in blood to replace the webcam! How could the domineering CEO use such a blurry webcam! Let me see it clearly—]
Zhang Chaohe calmly replied, "I'm using a laptop, feel free to take a look."
It's just a matter of time. I don't want to turn on an external camera. What if everyone sees the sleep in my eyes when I just woke up if it's too high definition?
Doesn't a domineering CEO have any pride?
Zhang Chaohe's fingers flew across the laptop's built-in keyboard, and everyone could only make out his stunning good looks through the laptop's slightly fisheye-effect webcam...
Just as Mr. Zhang had passed another test and was loosening his wrists, the door behind him suddenly opened!
Not only were the audience members taken aback, but even Zhang Chaohe was startled – Cheng Jixue, who had just returned, was looking at him at the door of the room, holding a freshly packaged shaved ice: “Dian Dian, stop playing around and come eat some shaved ice. I specially went to that place on Shiyiwei Road to get it.”
The number of comments surged:
——
[Wow, an amazing group photo!!]
【Is this Cheng? ?】
Wait a minute, what did he call out? Dian Dian? Diandian?
In the blink of an eye, Zhang Chaohe swiftly exited the live stream and slammed the laptop lid shut—his first thought wasn't "Oh no, I've been exposed," but rather…
Oh no, now the whole internet knows my name is DianDian!!
Could anything be more socially unacceptable than this?
A note from the author:
Big Brother: A female singles player tried to find a mentor (just kidding);
Duanduan Xiaoxiao Cheng: Seemingly poor, but actually has very expensive collectibles;
DianDian: The only limited-edition sucker in the entire event (?);
It's here! Sorry for the late update, but it's finally done! I'll update as usual tonight! (kiss!)
Today's feeding list! My darling little angels!
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 76
The topic went viral on Weibo, with various forces fanning the flames and fans engaging in heated discussions. Topics such as #Zhang's Relationship Exposed#, #Cheng Jixue's Backer#, and even #Hexue Cohabiting# rose to the top, instantly dominating the entertainment news.
A chaotic free-for-all ensues, while others remain calm and observe.
【Does this count as living together?】
[No way, no way, I thought Cheng was a promising and upright talent, but this scandal came too fast!]