On Saturday morning, Su Yaya had an advertisement shoot scheduled. Shen Xiuqi was aware of this, yet he still tangled with her in bed the night before. He tossed her around for most of the night until she finally begged for mercy. Shen Xiuqi insisted that he wanted the porridge and steamed buns she made and refused to let her go unless she agreed. Su Yaya was on the verge of tears, but her will to live was too strong. She quickly capitulated to Shen Xiuqi’s unequal compromise, crying as she did so.

When morning arrived, Su Yaya was still asleep when Shen Xiuqi woke her. “Hurry up and make me porridge and steam some xiaolongbao,” he ordered.

“Come on, let me sleep for another five minutes.” Su Yaya mumbled, still groggy as she turned away, hoping to drift back to sleep.

But Shen Xiuqi had other plans. He reached out and pulled her up from the bed. “Get cooking; you promised,” he said in a stern tone.

This time, Su Yaya couldn’t ignore him. She opened her eyes to find Shen Xiuqi’s strikingly handsome yet furious face hovering above her. Despite his good looks and piercing gaze, she could detect a hint of grievance in his expression.

Her heart raced. Frustrated, she grabbed a handful of her beautiful dark hair. How annoying! She wanted to be angry, seeing how Shen Xiuqi was the one pretending to be pitiful! She was the one who hadn’t slept enough, yet she still had to get up to make him porridge and steam xiaolongbao. He truly was a natural-born businessman!

“You promised,” Shen Xiuqi reiterated, his gaze fixed on her like a child throwing a tantrum for candy.

Ahhh! This guy was too much!

Su Yaya couldn’t stand him any longer. Not only was he pretending to be the wronged party, but he also knew how to throw a tantrum!

She mentally roasted him but didn’t dare to show it on her face. Su Yaya felt terrified—after all, Shen Xiuqi was the male lead, the one person she could never offend while she was merely cannon fodder, forced to fawn over him and please him as best she could.

Resigned to her fate, Su Yaya got out of bed and stumbled to the bathroom. As she squeezed the toothpaste onto her toothbrush, she almost missed it entirely. It was actually Shen Xiuqi who had held her hand and helped her with the toothpaste.

After brushing her teeth for a while, she finally snapped awake and turned to Shen Xiuqi, who was standing next to her. “Why are you here?” she asked.

Shen Xiuqi crossed his arms and raised an eyebrow as he looked at her. “I noticed someone still hadn’t completely woken up, so I kindly followed her to the bathroom to make sure she doesn’t fall into the toilet.”

Su Yaya: “……”

He was being too much—way too much!

Wasn’t it entirely his fault that she hadn’t fully woken up yet? So why did he act so confident and self-righteous when he said that? Ahhh!

“Stop grinding your teeth; that expression is too ugly!” Shen Xiuqi said as he walked over and cupped her face in his hands, forcing her to look at her reflection in the mirror.

The woman in the mirror had red lips, white teeth, smooth skin, a youthful glow, and a pair of captivating eyes. She looked as though she had been fiercely loved.

Su Yaya gazed at herself and couldn’t help but feel a surge of narcissism. Which part of her was ugly? She was clearly stunning—absolutely beautiful, even more so than most! She felt like she might just die from her own beauty!

Shen Xiuqi nudged her. “I’m hungry. Hurry up.”

Su Yaya pursed her lips and took her time washing her face and applying her skincare products, making sure every inch of her skin was thoroughly cared for.

When Shen Xiuqi saw that she was still dragging her feet, he leaned in close and whispered in her ear. “Do you still want those resources?”

The moment Su Yaya heard that, she immediately nodded eagerly. “Yes, yes, I do!”

She’d be foolish to say no. The resources Shen Xiuqi had access to were excellent, and getting her hands on them would be a huge advantage.

Shen Xiuqi chuckled softly and pinched her cheek. “If you want them, then hurry up and cook for me. After all, you did promise.”

Su Yaya didn’t dare slack off anymore. She quickly finished her skincare routine and rushed to the kitchen to make porridge.

Making porridge was simple: wash the rice, boil some water in a pot, add the rice once the water boils, and let it simmer on low heat. Steaming the xiaolongbao was easy too—she had already made a batch the previous morning, and there were still a dozen or so in the freezer. All she had to do was take them out and steam them until fully cooked.

Before long, both the porridge and xiaolongbao were ready. Su Yaya picked up a bowl of porridge, placed the xiaolongbao on a plate, and brought everything to the table. Shen Xiuqi was already seated, waiting to eat.

The reason Shen Xiuqi wanted to eat Su Yaya’s xiaolongbao was because he couldn’t stop thinking about how delicious they were after having them the day before.

Su Yaya had only eaten four, while Shen Xiuqi polished off the remaining eight along with a bowl of porridge.

Su Yaya glanced up at him, wondering if he planned to hit the gym for a two-hour run again.

After breakfast, Su Yaya cleaned up and informed Shen Xiuqi that she was heading out to shoot an advertisement for K Group’s couple’s watch.

Zhou Peiyun accompanied Su Yaya to the shooting location where the crew was still setting up. Zhou Peiyun first introduced Su Yaya to Director Qu Jing and the representatives from K Group, but they soon learned that Yan Junyi, the male lead, was running late and hadn’t arrived yet.

“Then we’ll wait,” Zhou Peiyun said with a smile. “In the meantime, Yaya can go get her makeup done.”

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