After Sharing Senses with the Paranoid CEO, the Infamous Starlet was Forced into Pampering Chapter 45

Chapter 45: Full of Dirty Thoughts

[What are you talking about? It’s a society ruled by law right now. If you want to go to jail, I certainly don’t.]

[If you miss Xia Mu, just come see him yourself. You’re his boyfriend anyway, just find a random excuse to cohabitate. Why let him hole up in Shengyi’s tiny dorm?]

Seeing Ren Zhilin’s message, Li Yanzhou also really wanted to cohabitate, but he knew the current Xia Mu definitely wouldn’t agree, and might even think he wanted to keep him as a sugar baby.

Mission accomplished, and the breakfast was all eaten. Ren Zhilin patted his butt and left.

In the space of a morning, Xia Mu finished reading all the scripts in his hand. He already made a decision in his heart, so he went to find Xu Wenyi.

After hearing Xia Mu’s thoughts, Xu Wenyi smiled and said:

“I guessed early on that you would pick the campus one. Plus, the character setting suits you quite well, and your physical appearance fits too. But the audition is tomorrow afternoon, so time is a bit tight. Go back and immerse yourself more in the character’s state of mind, and see how the emotions should be expressed.”

“Thank you, Yi-jie. Then I’ll head back first.” Xia Mu was just about to leave when he suddenly remembered something and turned back to ask, “Oh right, Yi-jie, can I sign up for a personal training course at a gym? I haven’t controlled my weight recently and my face has gained some meat. I’m worried that if I pass the audition, I’ll look too fat when filming starts.”

Xia Mu said with some embarrassment, but it resulted in Xu Wenyi laughing even louder:

“I actually wanted to mention this a long time ago. With your height, being able to maintain your current weight is already quite good. But wanting to work out is also a good thing. If you develop abs, who knows how many body fans you’ll gain.”

Xu Wenyi patted Xia Mu’s shoulder.

“Also, a reminder for you: the clarification will start at noon. If you don’t want to read the comments, don’t look at them, same goes for private messages. Um… try your best not to go out until tomorrow’s audition.”

“Why?” Xia Mu asked reflexively.

“For the sake of your personal safety, try your best to listen to me.”

Although Xu Wenyi said this, she inexplicably felt a bit guilty. She had just omitted one thing—regarding the posters Xia Mu shot. She didn’t know what Xia Mu would think if he saw EK’s promotional tactics. But it should be fine, right?

“Okay, I got it.”

Xia Mu nodded obediently. After all, Yi-jie was doing it for his own good.

After eating lunch, Xia Mu cooperated by sharing the long post and video from the pet doctor, Ting-jie. However, he was shocked to discover that she actually still had the voice recording of him frantically seeking her help to save Xiatian in the middle of the night a year ago.

Xia Mu thought it was a fake recording the company had given Ting-jie to post. As a result, the moment he clicked it open, he heard his own crying and shouting, on the verge of breaking down:

“I beg you, doctor, please save her. She’s a stray cat from the set, dystocia… I just called a few nearby hospitals, and they either wouldn’t take her or the call wouldn’t go through. I’m not familiar with this place either, and only found your pet hospital on the map. It’s already 2 AM now, I know it’s not business hours… I’m sorry to presumptuously knock on your door, but can you save her? Please, I’m willing to pay any amount of money, as long as you can save her first…”

Hearing this, Xia Mu’s nose stung. The scene from that night had appeared countless times in his dreams. It was a nightmare every time. If only he could have been a bit earlier, would Xiatian’s mother have not had to die?

Besides this recording, Xia Mu also saw a blurry photo. It was of him crying his eyes out back then, his clothes covered in the blood of the cat in his arms. He looked incredibly disheveled.

Ting-jie’s words were simple and sincere. Coupled with the release of so much evidence, Xia Mu’s action of neglecting himself to save the cat during the earthquake evoked empathy from many passersby.

Ting-jie also posted chat logs between her and Xia Mu, showing that every so often, Xia Mu would send her updates on Xiatian’s recent situation.

Especially after reading Ting-jie’s deeply touching account of Xia Mu’s cat-saving incident, many pet bloggers spoke out in support of Xia Mu.

Even every Weibo post on Xia Mu’s page featuring Xiatian was dug up:

[#FurryChildrenAreChildrenToo#]

[#PetsAreFamilyToo#]

[#MayEveryFurryChildBeTreatedGently#]

[#IfItWereMeIMightNotHaveDoneBetterThanXiaMu#]

[#XiaMuIsKind#]

[#XiaMusCatIsNamedXiatian#]

[#XiatianMaleCalicoCat#]

[#RarityOfMaleCalicoCats#]

…

Amidst countless trending tags, Xia Mu also saw a topic that left him not knowing whether to laugh or cry. Because he saved a cat, this classic debate question resurfaced:

[#MuseumFireSaveTheCatOrSaveThePainting#]

It also made it to the trending searches due to the massive volume of discussion.

Xia Mu didn’t listen to Xu Wenyi. He couldn’t resist scrolling through the comments under the Weibo post he had reshared from Ting-jie. Seeing someone ask how Xiatian was doing now?

Xia Mu turned his head and glanced at Xiatian, who was currently curled up on his bed, resting on his pillow and sleeping soundly. Smiling, he snapped a photo and posted it in the comment section.

Seeing that not too many abusive comments appeared in his comment section, Xia Mu felt that Xu Wenyi was indeed worthy of her name; this clarification route was very clever.

However, Xia Mu still didn’t understand why Xu Wenyi didn’t want him to look at the comment section. The previous cyberbullying-like abuses had almost entirely been washed away, leaving only comments from normal passersby or fans.

Xia Mu was too lazy to think about it. He tossed his phone aside and continued to immerse himself in the script. He truly wanted to play the second male lead in this campus drama.

As a result, when EK’s new products were released that night, Xia Mu finally understood Xu Wenyi’s words.

Because his trending status had been quite high recently, plus today’s trending searches were almost entirely about him, now EK, an internationally renowned brand, had released his underwear promotional photos at this exact juncture.

In just half an hour, the likes on EK’s official Weibo post had reached a terrifying 1.36 million.

Xia Mu felt a bit helpless, as if he had returned to the day after the earthquake incident.

The trending searches were full of his butt and his cat, and today was the same.

But Xia Mu still underestimated his own curiosity. He clicked into EK’s comment section:

[Good lord, this is actually Xia Mu? His butt is even perkier than on the day of the earthquake!!]

[EK really knows how to pick people. Now they definitely have the buzz.]

[An international brand picking such a scandal-ridden nobody starlet? Is EK sick in the head? I’ll avoid them from now on.]

[Holy crap, so sexy (Licking screen) (Frantically licking)]

[This underwear really saves on fabric.]

[So small, get lost. EK must be sick in the head to find this nobody starlet and lower their own status.]

[You’re the one sick in the head. Isn’t it just because they didn’t pick your gege? Do you need to spew shit here?]

[My destined wife!!]

[I have something to say but I don’t know if I should say it… (Smirking)]

[All the civil and military officials are hemming and hawing.]

[Wifey, do you know how I feel inside when you dress like this?]

[I can’t take it, wifey is so sexy!]

[Help, this waist, so thin and slender, I wonder how it feels to grip it? (Drooling)]

[Wifey wifey wifey wifey (Kisses)]

[…]

Although he didn’t see too many comments cursing him, seeing these countless dirty-minded remarks and the screen full of [Wifey], Xia Mu’s hand couldn’t help but tremble a bit.