491 It’s Fine Even If You Don’t Wear Clothes
“How can a hotel be cleaner than staying at home?” Ron asked. “The hotel is not as comfortable as Shi Chen’s!”
“He even has his own swimming pool at home! You don’t even need to wear any clothes inside!”
Shi Xi was expressionless.
Shi Chen looked over coldly.
Ron knew that he had said the wrong thing, so he quickly changed his words. “What I mean is that you’ll have more freedom staying at Shi Chen’s place, unlike staying at a hotel with so many restrictions. There are so many people with bad intentions now. Shi Chen is worried about you and doesn’t want you to be hurt by those with bad intentions.”
This was a reasonable statement.
“It’s not like in China. Guns are legal, street fights are not safe here, and I’m worried about you living outside alone. We haven’t seen each other much in China. Don’t you want to spend more time with me?” Shi Chen continued.
“Alright, I’ll have to trouble you then, Second Brother,” Shi Xi said after some thought.
Indeed, she had not spent much time with Shi Chen.
Most of the time, it was with Shi Xu.
Besides, when Shi Xi thought about the director, she felt that staying in a hotel wasn’t a good decision.
The car followed the planned route and arrived at Shi Chen’s house.
Shi Xi did not have a good impression of Shi Chen in the beginning. She had always been with Shi Xu, so it was inevitable that she would be closer to Shi Xu.
When Shi Chen had taken over the position of the Shi Corporation’s president the moment he had returned to the country, Shi Xi had felt that he was a scheming person.
However, after spending some time with him, Shi Xi felt that she had probably misunderstood.
It didn’t take long for the car to enter the villa.
Shi Chen had a huge villa here. Just as Ron had said, there was a huge swimming pool inside.
When they arrived, Shi Xi said, “You haven’t had your meal, have you?” I’ll make dinner, okay?”
“You can cook?” Shi Chen asked.
“I only know how to do some simple things.” Shi Xi stuck out her tongue.
She opened the refrigerator and took a look. “Is beef noodles okay?”
“I haven’t eaten yet either,” Ron said. “Can you make me another bowl?”
“If you haven’t eaten yet, hurry back to eat,” Shi Chen said with a smile, “I won’t keep you.”
Ron leaned on the table and shamelessly stayed behind. He said, “You can’t do this! I only came back from the bar to accompany you!”
“Did I ask you to accompany me?”
“It’s alright. I’m going to make more anyway.” Shi Xi smiled.
She hadn’t eaten either.
Shi Chen stared at Ron and reminded him. “Leave quickly after you’re done eating. You’re not allowed to stay any longer!”
Ron nodded.
When Shi Xi was cooking, Ron wanted to go to the kitchen to harass her but was stopped by Shi Chen.
“Shi Chen, don’t you want our relationship to go further?” Ron asked with a thick face.
“Stay away from me, you g*y!” Shi Chen said in disdain.
“I’m not! I’m saying, I want to be your brother-in-law!” Ron explained frantically.
Shi Chen laughed coldly. “I don’t want a brother-in-law like you.”
He was only interested in his precious little sister’s beauty.
This kind of man wasn’t worthy of being entrusted with.
…
Shi Xi cooked a sumptuous pot of beef noodles with tomato and potato, and she also fried an egg.
Shi Chen had initially thought that Shi Xi did not know how to cook. However, when the food was served and he had a taste of it, he changed his mind.
Ron couldn’t stop praising Shi Xi’s cooking.
After the meal, Ron said with a thick face, “It’s getting late. Shi Chen, I’ll stay here with you.”
Shi Chen looked at him coldly. “Don’t even think about it. Get lost!”
“Have you forgotten the times we used to stay up late together?” Ron tried to play the emotional card.
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492 No Matter Which Country You’re From, You’re All Gossipy
“I’ve forgotten.” The emotional card was not useful in Shi Chen’s hands!
Ron looked at Shi Xi with reluctance and said, “Pretty sister, let’s exchange contact information?”
Shi Chen’s face darkened as he stood between the two of them. “There’s no need. This is the last time you two will meet.”
He did not want his precious sister to be fished up by Ron.
Shi Xi smiled as she watched Shi Chen chase Ron away before she cleared the table.
“There’ll be a part-time helper coming to clean up tomorrow,” said Shi Chen.
“Okay.” Shi Xi placed the bowls and chopsticks in the kitchen sink and asked, “Which room do I sleep in?”
Shi Chen brought Shi Xi to the guest room next to the bedroom and said, “I’ll go get a blanket.”
When Shi Xi saw the pink decorations in the room, she asked in confusion, “Did someone stay in this room before?”
“No, why would you think that?” Shi Chen came back with a blanket.
“Don’t tell me that Second Brother’s girlfriend didn’t stay here before?” Shi Xi asked with a smile.
Shi Chen smiled helplessly. “Since when do I have a girlfriend?”
After he came here, he had been busy with his career. How could he have time to date?
Shi Xi was puzzled. “Then why is this room so cute? It looks like it’s for girls.”
“This room was originally prepared for you.”
Shi Xi looked at Shi Chen in surprise.
Shi Chen laid the blanket on the bed and said, “I’ve thought about it before. You can come here to study so that you can stay with me.”
“In the end, you wanted to stay in the country to study, so this room was abandoned. I thought that no one would stay in it in the future.”
Shi Xi could no longer remember.
Shi Chen opened the closet next to him and said, “Inside are some clothes that I bought previously. They’re all new, but I’m not sure if they fit. You can pick whatever you want.”
Looking at the wardrobe full of clothes, Shi Xi smiled and said sincerely, “Thank you, Second Brother.”
Shi Chen patted Shi Xi’s head and said, “Go take a shower and rest early. I’ll send you to the recording studio tomorrow morning.”
Shi Xi, who couldn’t avoid it: “…”
‘Forget it, I’ll wash my hair later.’
*
The next morning, Shi Xi got up to make breakfast.
When Shi Chen woke up, Shi Xi had already prepared breakfast.
Seeing the fried eggs, warm milk, and egg pancakes, Shi Chen smiled lazily and said, “Looks like I brought back a thumb-sister.”
Shi Xi removed her apron. “I wanted to make you coffee, but I couldn’t find the coffee beans. So, I heated up the milk.”
“It’s okay, just have some milk.”
Not to mention milk, even if his baby sister made poison, he would swallow it.
As they ate their breakfast, Shi Chen sighed. “My precious little sister is becoming more and more sensible. She even knows how to wake up and make breakfast for her brother.”
Shi Xi smiled.
Last night, someone even said that she was insensible!
Humans!
After breakfast, Shi Chen sent Shi Xi off to film.
When they arrived at the recording point, Shi Xi got out of the car.
Shi Chen stuck his head out of the car window and said, “Call me when you’re done tonight. I’ll come and pick you up. Don’t run around.”
Shi Xi nodded her head randomly. “Yes, yes.”
“Be good, I’ll take you out for a big meal tonight,” Shi Chen said.
“I’m not a child,” Shi Xi couldn’t help but say.
“My precious little sister will always be a child,” Shi Chen teased her, then drove away.
Shi Xi didn’t have many fans here, so there wasn’t anyone around when she alighted.
But!
In the end, the staff still managed to catch sight of Shi Xi alighting from a luxury car!
No matter which country they came from, they were all gossipmongers.
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493 Could Only See the Luxury Car
The news of Shi Xi alighting from the luxury car quickly spread.
In this way, it reached the director’s ears.
The director sneered. “I thought she had a backbone. It turns out that she already has someone backing her up. Do you know who sent her here?”
However, when Shi Chen sent Shi Xi down, they were too far away to see her clearly.
They could only see the luxury car.
The news of Shi Xi alighting from a luxury car spread like wildfire.
…
Today’s recording was the theme song practice.
Following the script’s instructions, Shi Xi entered the practice room and patiently taught the trainees.
There were only 50 participants this time, so there were no classes A, B, C, and D. Instead, they were divided into two classes: The male and female classes.
Moreover, the dances learned by the two classes were different.
Shi Xi went to the boys’ class to teach first.
However, after entering, Shi Xi realized that some people were looking at her with strange eyes.
Shi Xi didn’t understand what they were laughing about, but she knew that she was pretty and it was common for a few perverts to be perverted.
After teaching her with a cold face, Shi Xi went to the girls’ class.
However, the girls’ class still harbored ill-will toward Shi Xi.
Many of the girls looked at Shi Xi with disdain.
Especially Felomina.
Shi Xi knew that Felomina had accompanied the director the night before, so she pretended not to know anything and continued to teach her.
Felomina didn’t take it to heart at all. She chewed her gum and said disdainfully, “I thought you were so loyal and unyielding!”
Shi Xi didn’t understand Felomina’s words and asked, “What do you mean by that?”
Felomina shrugged. “Since you’re pretending not to understand, I have nothing more to say.”
With that, she bumped Shi Xi’s shoulder on purpose and left the practice room laughing.
Shi Xi was speechless.
Was this person sick in the head?
The lesson was only halfway through. Shi Xi didn’t care where Felomina was. She calmed down and continued to teach the theme song.
After all, they were in front of the camera, so Shi Xi had to maintain her best state.
Although she didn’t know what had happened, it was definitely related to last night’s incident.
Perhaps the director wanted to make life difficult for her?
Shi Xi frowned.
Indeed, no matter where one was, one could not escape the unspoken rules.
It wasn’t until Shi Xi finished her class and heard others talking about her in the bathroom that she realized what had happened.
She had only come to film in a luxury car, and that was considered unspoken rules?
Couldn’t she have her own luxury car?
Why were these people so short-sighted?
Shi Xi pushed the door open and saw the two people gossiping about her. She said coldly, “Tthe one who sent me here is my brother, not some sugar daddy.”
The two of them didn’t expect Shi Xi to be inside. Feeling extremely awkward, they washed their hands in embarrassment and hurried out.
Shi Xi was even more depressed than the two of them.
She clearly did not do anything!
Yesterday, when everyone went to the bar, a group of people hugged each other. It was either an unspoken rule or another unspoken rule.
She was the only one who left that place.
In the end, the next day, all that spread was negative news about her!
This world was too infuriating!
What made her even angrier was that her manager, Han Chuan, did not accompany her here. He did not even know where to clear her name!
Did this matter make it to the hot search overseas?
Shi Xi glanced at Twitter.
It didn’t make it to the hot search.
Forget it, she was innocent.
*
Shi Xi arrived at the canteen during lunch.
The seats in the canteen were four people to a table. The other mentors were seated at a table, so there were four people.
Shi Xi knew that they were all talking about her behind her back, so she took her meal and found an empty seat.
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494 I Did Come To Work In a Luxury Car Today
No matter what, Shi Xi was still a mentor.
Most of the trainees still respected Shi Xi.
Occasionally, they would glance at Shi Xi with probing and suspicious eyes.
As they were eating, two people sat down beside Shi Xi.
They were Bai Cangyang and Li Jinfan.
Upon seeing the two of them, Shi Xi smiled and asked, “How’s your practice?”
“I’ve already learned it,” Bai Cangyang replied politely.
Li Jinfan, who was at the side, felt indignant and said, “You’re still in the mood to eat? Everyone’s saying that you got out of a luxury car!”
“I did come to work in a luxury car today,” Shi Xi said with a smile.
“Is he your friend?” Li Jinfan’s expression changed slightly.
“He’s my biological brother,” Shi Xi replied while shaking her head.
Li Jinfan heaved a sigh of relief. “I knew it. You’re not that kind of person.”
With a smile in her eyes, Shi Xi asked, “Why are you so confident in me?”
“If you really want to take a shortcut, you will definitely be exposed in China.”
“There’s no need to come here and play by the unspoken rules with this group of uncivilized gorillas,” Li Jinfan said in disdain.
Shi Xi: “…”
An undeveloped gorilla?
Li Jinfan really knew how to talk.
Say more.
After some thought, Shi Xi looked at Bai Cangyang and said, “I’m sorry I couldn’t help you.”
“It’s because I’m not strong enough,” Bai Cangyang replied.
Li Jinfan felt indignant and said, “It’s not your problem. It’s obvious that the Festival Group wants to promote that person. It’s easy to tell.”
The person he was talking about was Felomina.
Everyone came from a talent show, so who didn’t know who was who?
However, when they were in China, Bai Cangyang and Li Jinfan were the ones who had the script.
At this point, the two of them did not have any names, so they could only rely on themselves to make a living.
“Oh, right. Why isn’t Pei Jie with you guys?” Shi Xi asked.
In terms of ability, Pei Jie’s singing and dancing were not inferior to Li Jinfan’s.
“The quota is limited,” Li Jinfan shrugged and said indifferently.
When she thought about how Pei Jie’s resources were so terrible, Shi Xi roughly understood.
In a company, there would always be famous artists and unknown artists.
Most of the resources would be inclined to famous artistes. This way, the artiste’s popularity would increase.
As for the unknown artistes, they became more and more silent and were more and more easily forgotten.
Pei Jie had a dull personality and could not speak much on variety shows.
Thinking of this, Shi Xi felt that she had not seen Pei Jie for a long time.
The last time they met seemed to have been a long time ago.
After that, there was no news of him.
Li Jinfan gave his chicken leg to Shi Xi and said, “Eat more. Don’t be affected by what others say. We all know what kind of person you are.”
Shi Xi took a look at the chicken leg and put it back in Li Jinfan’s bowl. “You guys should be the ones eating more. You still have to practice at night. You can only practice dance properly when you have enough energy.”
Then, Shi Xi thought of something and said, “If you do well, I’ll bring you fried chicken tonight.”
“Sure, sure!” Li Jinfan was overjoyed.
Bai Cangyang poured a basin of cold water on him and said, “If you don’t practice well, then don’t even eat dinner.”
Li Jinfan’s face was filled with a complicated expression.
His dance was not bad, but in comparison, it was slightly inferior to Bai Cangyang’s.
After a while, Mu Zhao walked over and greeted Shi Xi, “Hello, Teacher Shi Xi. Can I sit here?”
“Of course you can. Are you used to being here?” Shi Xi looked at Mu Zhao and smiled.
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495 Do You Guys Live Together With Girls?
“It’s alright.” Mu Zhao sat in the remaining seat.
“I remember that you’ve been filming, right? Why are you on a talent show?” Shi Xi asked.
Shi Xi remembered that Mu Zhao was in the film and television industry, so there was no need for her to suffer here.
Mu Zhao smiled shyly. “I’ve offended someone in the country. I came out to hide.”
Shi Xi wanted to ask who she had offended, but when she saw Bai Cangyang and Li Jinfan beside her, she held back her curiosity.
She couldn’t just watch the show so blatantly.
Logically speaking, Mu Zhao had Ning Yu as her backing, so she shouldn’t be afraid of anything, right?
Just as she was about to look away, Shi Xi suddenly saw a red mark on Mu Zhao’s wrist.
“What happened to your hand?” Shi Xi asked.
Mu Zhao hurriedly pulled down her long-sleeved clothes to cover herself up. “It’s nothing. I accidentally got scalded by hot water.”
Bai Cangyang also looked over.
“The people here drink cold water,” Li Jinfan said. “Where would we get hot water?”
Mu Zhao said embarrassedly, “It’s the water from the water heater. When I was testing the water temperature, I accidentally scalded myself.”
Li Jinfan did not care about the other girls and casually said, “Then be more careful in the future.”
Li Jinfan then looked at Shi Xi and asked, “Where do you live? I don’t think it’s very strict here, so some people go out to play at night.”
He thought that he could go out to look for Shi Xi at night.
That would be too lax!
“Don’t learn from others,” Shi Xi said sternly. “Rest well in the dormitory and practice your dance. Don’t get caught doing anything out of line.”
Li Jinfan was lectured and instantly lost his temper. “Alright.”
Meanwhile, Mu Zhao lowered her head to eat and did not say anything else.
Because of this, even though she was the last to bring food over, she was also the first to finish it.
“I’m done eating. I’ll go back to practice my dance first.” After they finished eating, Mu Zhao left with the empty plate.
As she watched Mu Zhao’s back, Shi Xi asked, “Do you guys live together with the girls?”
“How’s that possible?!” Li Jinfan was shocked.
“I mean, are you two in the same building?” Shi Xi quickly explained.
“We’re in the same building,” said Bai Cangyang. “The girls are on the second floor while we are on the third. The practice room is on the first floor, and you can often see it.”
“Then take care of Mu Zhao when you’re practicing,” Shi Xi said thoughtfully. “I’m afraid she’ll be bullied by the people here.”
“Alright,” Bai Cangyang replied.
Li Jinfan poked the vegetables in his bowl and said, “Sister Xi, aren’t you afraid that we’ll be caught in a scandal?”
“I’m not asking you guys to go on a date!” Shi Xi said grumpily. “I’m just asking you to take care of Mu Zhao!”
Li Jinfan turned around and asked about Shi Xi. “Sister Xi, if you’re staying here, what are you going to do when you’re not filming?”
“You have too many questions.” Shi Xi had already finished her meal. She picked up the empty plate and said earnestly, “Practice well. When your grades are good, I’ll take you out to play! If you don’t practice it well, don’t blame me for not showing mercy!”
Li Jinfan + Bai Cangyang: “…Yes.”
After Shi Xi left, Li Jinfan finished the rest of his meal in a few bites and pulled Bai Cangyang to the practice room.
“We must practice this theme song today!” Li Jinfan said with great fighting spirit.
Bai Cangyang sighed helplessly when he saw that Li Jinfan had suddenly regained his fighting spirit.
Before Li Jinfan came, he had no interest in this variety show and did not even want to come.
It was only when he heard that Shi Xi was coming to participate that he started to prepare in high spirits.