Chapter 36: Digging Out the Golden Core

That little brat really had a temper, and he was clearly asking for a beating. It was a good thing Lu Hui had added an egg for him.

Lu Hui nonchalantly said, “If you don’t want it, then don’t eat it.”

The little chubby boy’s eyes started to water in anger. What was wrong with this woman?!

He slammed the chopsticks down. “I hate you.”

With puffed-up cheeks, he angrily said, “You’re such an evil woman.”

Lu Hui ignored him, finished her own bowl of noodles, and then casually took his bowl and started eating it.

The little chubby boy watched her eat his noodles with wide eyes, growing angrier by the second. His chest felt like it was about to explode. How could she not comfort him?! How could she eat his noodles? He said he didn’t want them, and she just took them away without even asking!

He fumed and started throwing everything he could reach off the table.

“I want to go home! I want my grandparents! I don’t want you, you evil woman!”

Lu Hui burped, wiped her mouth clean, and slowly raised her eyelids, calmly looking at him, not at all angry.

The little chubby boy was now in a state of impotent rage. How could this woman not comfort him?!

He stared at her with wide, round eyes, refusing to let the tears fall, “You won’t give me food, you’re just a bad person who’s abusing children.”

“You said you didn’t want it, so I can’t force you to eat, right?”

Tears, like little pearls, fell from his lashes, landing on his face. It was so humiliating.

This woman, why was she so good at making him angry?

The little chubby boy jumped off the chair, placed his hands on his hips in a huff, and threatened, “Just wait, I’ll make sure you regret this!”

Lu Hui found his angry little face pretty cute, like a pufferfish ready to explode.

She reached out and pinched his chubby face in an exaggerated way, “Okay, I’ll wait for you.”

His face immediately turned red, and he slapped her hand away. “Don’t pinch me!”

Lu Hui smiled slyly, “I already pinched you, what are you going to do about it?”

Uh-oh! The little chubby boy felt like he had met his match. How could anyone be more unreasonable than him?

He turned his back on her, sticking his round little head towards her, took off his shoes, climbed onto the sofa, and angrily fiddled with the remote control, having already taken the batteries out twice.

The director, watching from the side, anxiously whispered to Lu Hui during a break, “The kid doesn’t know any better, you’re being too harsh. It’s not good for the show.”

Lu Hui blinked, “Am I really being harsh? I thought I was being pretty nice.”

The director didn’t know if she was really this clueless or just pretending. “Let me tell you the truth. The old lady from the Cen family sent him here for fun, not to suffer. If the grandparents see we’re not even feeding him, it’s going to be bad for the show.”

Lu Hui finally understood that this little tyrant was from the Cen family.

She nodded, stretching the words out, “But he doesn’t want to eat. I can’t force him, can I?”

The director was frustrated! Was it really so hard to comfort this brat? Couldn’t she just pamper him a little?

Sighing inwardly, he closed his eyes in resignation.

Fine, forget it.

He had thought he’d picked an easy target, but this was like walking into a bed of nails.

The director scolded the PD, “What kind of guests did you bring?!”

Is this the so-called easy-to-bully newbie?

This so-called convenient publicity stunt?

He had really learned something today.

The PD, terrified, didn’t dare to speak, cowering as he took the scolding. When the director had calmed down, he said, “After today’s recording, let’s have Chen the scriptwriter feed the kid some food and try to comfort him.”

There was still a chance to salvage the situation.

The director rolled his eyes. They had been filming all day, and by the time they finished, the food would be cold.

Lu Hui, completely unbothered, had already sat next to the little chubby boy, “Change the channel.”

The little chubby boy bared his teeth, not wanting to acknowledge her, but then couldn’t help himself, “I’m not changing it, I’m not changing it.”

So annoying.

On the balcony outside the camera’s view, a private resting place. Yan Zhao and Lu Hui stood at opposite ends.

Yan Zhao lowered his head, clenching his fists. “Have you eaten yet?”

Lu Hui replied, “Of course.”

Years ago, Yan Zhao not only tore open her heart but also dug out her golden core.

“I can’t give you my heart back.”

Without a heart, a person would die. Before Lu Hui died, Yan Zhao didn’t want to die.

Lu Hui let out a dry laugh. “Understood. We won’t force things we don’t have.”

Yan Zhao clearly didn’t have a genuine heart.

Yan Zhao opened his fingers, revealing a glowing golden core in the palm of his hand. He lifted his pale face, his dark eyes looking at her. He said, “This is my golden core. I dug it out. It’s for you.”

Yan Zhao’s face turned pale. “Eat it. Would you?”

Lu Hui gasped.

What kind of crazy person was Yan Zhao?

This golden core was too hot to touch. How could she dare take it?

Moreover, this thing was worth nothing to her now. A gold bar would be much more practical.

But for Yan Zhao, a man who valued ascension above his life, it must have hurt for him to dig out his own golden core. Thinking of that, Lu Hui felt a strange satisfaction.

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