Chapter 113

“Boss, come over and have breakfast. This is soybean milk from Aunt Wang’s place, and I went quite a distance to get it.”

“…But you didn’t buy it,” De’er grumbled.

“I never said I bought it.”

“…” But that’s exactly what you implied!

Su Hua shrugged nonchalantly.

After all, the Chinese language is rich and nuanced.

Lu Yunche clearly misunderstood as well, and his early morning grumpiness completely vanished after hearing her words.

“You eat first; I’ll help tidy up.”

Lu Yunche wanted to say it wasn’t necessary, but before he could, the girl had already gotten up and swiftly started packing the instant noodle containers and other trash into the garbage bin.

Breakfast included his favorite soybean milk from Aunt Wang’s, along with a bowl of Korean noodles and a basket of steam buns, all made authentically, reminiscent of the flavors of his childhood.

As Lu Yunche ate breakfast on the couch, the girl busied herself tidying up the room, and suddenly, he felt like they were a young married couple.

She really had changed from how she used to be.

Lu Yunche’s house was really a mess, mostly filled with instant noodle containers and snack wrappers.

Su Hua filled four large garbage bags before she was done.

After taking the trash out to the hallway bins, she started mopping the floor and wiping down the tables.

De’er was amazed and couldn’t help but say, “Host, I never expected you to have such a virtuous side.”

In her previous worlds, she had never done any housework, except for that one time in Mo Han’s plane when she cooked a bit.

But she had always been someone whose hands never touched household chores, and now she was doing it all so skillfully.

“Do you think I wanted to be virtuous? It’s all because of the identity you gave me.”

Lu Yunche’s temper was no joke; it was just that the setbacks of the past two years had tempered it a bit.

But deep down, he was still someone with a fiery temperament, which Su Hua guessed had something to do with his sleep issues.

Just imagine suffering from insomnia for so many years, unable to sleep at night—no wonder he had such a bad temper.

If she pursued him aggressively, it obviously wouldn’t work, and with his current fragile state, her privileged background would only make him overthink things.

Adding the original owner’s history to the mix, it would definitely backfire.

For now, she had no choice but to take the gentle approach.

Once she successfully wins him over, she can settle the score later.

“…”

Everything’s always its fault! She used to complain that it didn’t fix the bugs well, and now she’s complaining about the identity it gave her!

Hmph! It wasn’t going to say anything more. It’ll just take the blame, okay?

When Su Hua finally finished cleaning, she glanced at the couch and saw that Lu Yunche had fallen asleep again.

“Boss, go sleep in the bed,” Su Hua said, gently shaking him.

Instead of getting up, he pulled Su Hua into his chest and hugged her tightly, the fresh scent from her making him feel very comfortable.

He mumbled, “Don’t disturb me; I’m sleeping.”

With Lu Yunche hugging her upper body like this, Su Hua had no choice but to maneuver herself into a more comfortable position and lie down fully beside him.

“Bzz, bzz, bzz.”

Her phone vibrated in her pocket, and Su Hua quickly took it out, switching it to silent mode.

After rejecting the call, she sent a quick text saying she couldn’t talk right now and asked for any messages to be sent via text.

Not long after, Director Luo’s message came through, informing her that Yu Yue had been replaced, but the Leng Group’s subsidiary Xiyao was also offering investment, with the condition that Yu Yue be the female lead.

Relying on her knowledge from a previous life, Yu Yue knew that ‘The Rise of the World’ would be a huge hit, and this role was crucial for her to transition into a top-tier actress.

So, despite her reluctance, she sought out Leng Yao to help her secure it.

Originally, she had managed to land the role using her foresight, but it was unexpectedly ruined by Su Hua.

Yu Yue wasn’t going to take that lying down.

“I’ll add another twenty million with the same conditions.”

Trying to outbid her? That was impossible.

It wasn’t that Leng Yao didn’t have the money; rather, entertainment companies rarely had much liquid capital on hand.

Typically, as soon as funds were recovered, they’d be reinvested into the next project to generate more income.

This is why major productions often have so many sponsors and advertisers—the investment costs are too high for a single company to bear alone.

After all, there are many projects within a company that require funding.

Of course, there’s risk involved as well.

In summary, for Xiyao Media, a subsidiary of the Leng Group, being able to come up with even a hundred million in liquid capital would be impressive unless Leng Yao was willing to use his personal funds.

But with Su Hua already having invested sixty million, it was unlikely for Leng Yao to make any further profitable investments.

Investing too much is not always a good thing; the higher the costs, the more people have to share the profits, so naturally, the returns are lower.

But all this didn’t concern Director Luo.

Hearing Su Hua’s offer, he was delighted; the more investment, the more he could pocket.

At Leng Group.

“President, Miss Gu from the Gu family specifically requested that Yu Yue not be cast as the female lead in ‘The Rise of the World’. Just now, Director Luo reported that she has increased her investment to sixty million.”

Leng Yao frowned.

As a businessman, he could see that Gu Hua’s total investment had now reached sixty million, almost seventy million with smaller contributions.

‘The Rise of the World’ was just a historical drama, and this kind of investment was already astronomical.

If he invested more, he’d likely lose money.

Moreover, he still had to force someone into the cast, meaning he’d need to invest more than sixty million to get a chance. If the other side raised their bid, he’d have to increase his investment again.

Aside from the financial loss, there was simply no need to do this.

The money could be better spent on producing an even better historical drama.

“Did you find out why?”

The man on the sofa sat in a relaxed posture, yet his presence exuded an air of nobility.

His features were sharp and defined, and his thin lips pressed into a displeased line.

The secretary, meeting his gaze, quickly lowered her head and respectfully answered, “According to the information we have, there seems to be no interaction between the two. However…”

“However, what?”

“Miss Gu previously played a role in ‘The Rise of the World’ because the male lead was Chu Tianhao. Yu Yue once teamed up with someone named Han Yu from the crew to make things difficult for Miss Gu, leading to her being bullied by Han Yu in the crew. Eventually, Miss Gu left the set and later returned as an investor.”

Leng Yao frowned, “Is that all? Did you find out why Yu Yue targeted Gu Hua?”

“No, sir.”

The secretary lowered her head even further, fearing the president’s anger, “Before ‘The Rise of the World’, Miss Gu was abroad. The two had no prior interaction.”

“Leave me.”

The secretary, feeling relieved, quickly left the office.

Leng Yao sat on the sofa, frowning in deep thought.

Previous investigations had shown that she had targeted several people for no apparent reason.

Given her personality from their previous encounters, she didn’t seem like the type to act without cause.

And now, she was targeting Gu Hua for no reason.

What secret was she hiding?

When Yu Yue received the call for a meeting with Leng Yao, she immediately agreed.

At a private room in a certain club.

Yu Yue arrived well-covered and spotted Leng Yao already there.

Anxious, she directly asked, “Leng Yao, what’s going on with ‘The Rise of the World’?”

A flash of displeasure crossed Leng Yao’s eyes, but he quickly hid it.

“I called you here to discuss that matter today.”