AMBTMS Chapter 53

In the company, Mo Yanzhi was definitely comparable to a demon king. He was unsmiling and strict in his management. No one in the large secretary team dared to joke in front of him. He was definitely not an approachable leader. However, his strong abilities and rarely wrong decisions earned him the trust and respect of the employees in the company. Especially since he took up the decision-making position in the massive Mo Group at a young age and led the Mo family, which was vaguely declining, to rise again and develop far beyond the past.

Those who could have direct contact with Mo Yanzhi were mostly the old employees of the company. Most of them had witnessed the bloody years when Mo Yanzhi rose to power. They knew the temperament of their boss very well. He was an extremely cold person. It was because of this that they were so surprised today.

Today’s President Mo was too abnormal. Some people with wild imaginations even began to suspect that their president had been possessed. Of course, more people were wondering what exactly had happened to President Mo today.

Among these people, the calmest was Assistant Xu. He had seen the process of the boss chasing stars with his own eyes, and had long developed a strong heart. Now, even if President Mo suddenly announced that he was getting married, it wouldn’t scare him.

“Assistant Xu, you seem completely unsurprised. Did the boss encounter something today?” Finally, someone couldn’t help it and, during break time, moved closer to Assistant Xu’s desk and asked quietly.

This was a newly recruited assistant. She was very capable at work but a bit of gossip. There was nothing big or small in the company that she didn’t know about. Actually, she wanted to ask if President Mo had been stimulated by something, but that was her boss, so she could only ask indirectly.

Finally, someone asked the question that everyone had in mind. For a moment, everyone pricked up their ears. They seemed to be doing their own thing but were actually paying close attention to the situation around Assistant Xu. Everyone had a gossipy heart, and they also wanted to know what had happened to their boss.

Assistant Xu pushed up the glasses on the bridge of his nose, calmly looked around, cleared his throat, and just when everyone thought he was going to reveal some earth-shattering secret, he said, “What could possibly happen to the boss? Isn’t it just like any other day?”

After tidying up the materials at hand, he ignored the resentful gazes behind him and went to find the object of gossip. No matter how the boss was feeling, the work that needed to be done still had to be done.

On the other hand, Li Shu was lounging on the bed when he received a call from Qin Ran, discussing matters related to the album with Wei Yangyun. Wei Yangyun’s new album had been in preparation for a long time, and the shooting date was set for this month. The location was a small island abroad, which was a private island of the Wei family.

He got himself ready and went to the company to discuss with Qin Ran.

Before he could knock on the door, the office door was opened from inside, and a man in a navy blue windbreaker walked out. Seeing Li Shu, he stopped in his tracks.

The man was tall, almost half a head taller than Li Shu. He had fair skin and was wearing sunglasses, revealing a high nose bridge, thin lips, and sharp jaw. Even if only part of his face was visible, it could be seen that he was an extremely handsome man.

“Are you the new artist brought by Brother Qin?” The man took off his sunglasses, revealing a handsome and perfect face. His eyes were dark green, deep and charming.

Li Shu immediately knew the identity of the other party, Fu Xilan, the undisputed number one in Mo Lan Entertainment, a super A-list star who was about to challenge the “Golden Man” award, and also an artist under Qin Ran.

“Brother Fu, hello, I’m Li Shu.” Li Shu remained neither humble nor overbearing.

“Not bad. No wonder Brother Qin took a liking to you…”

“What nonsense are you talking about again?” Qin Ran followed closely behind, frowning, “Why are you talking like that outside, come in and talk.”

“No, I won’t disturb the busy people’s work anymore,” Fu Xilan put on his sunglasses again, “I’ll leave, goodbye.”

Qin Ran watched Fu Xilan’s leaving figure in silence until the figure disappeared completely around the corner. Then he rubbed his forehead and said, “Come in.”

“That person just now was Fu Xilan. He actually didn’t have any malicious intent. I’ll introduce you to each other another day,” Qin Ran smiled helplessly, “I originally wanted to find a good opportunity to introduce you, but who would have thought… Anyway, let’s talk about business.”

The two sat down, and Qin Ran picked up a document from the desk and handed it to Li Shu.

“The schedule this time is very tight. You need to go abroad with Wei Yangyun during the break from filming ‘I’m Not a Star.’ Wei Yangyun has already contacted me about it. You will take a private jet with him. Is that okay?”

Li Shu glanced at the document. “No problem, Brother Qin.”

“Ahem,” Qin Ran hesitated for a moment before speaking, “Regarding Boss Mo…”

After spending some time together, Qin Ran knew that Li Shu was not a delicate person so his concern was never Li Shu, but Mo Yanzhi. Li Shu had told him that he and Boss Mo were not in a romantic relationship, just meeting each other’s needs, but Qin Ran could clearly see Boss Mo’s feelings for Li Shu. Sometimes the way Mo Yanzhi looked at Li Shu even surprised him. This was definitely not what Li Shu called “meeting each other’s needs.”

Some time ago, Mo Yanzhi specifically found him and changed Li Shu’s original C-level contract to an A-level one. If it weren’t for the fact that Mo Lan currently only had Fu Xilan enjoying the S-level contract, and that changing Li Shu’s contract to S-level would be too conspicuous, Li Shu’s contract would be S-level now.

Qin Ran still remembered that when he left that day, Mo Yanzhi suddenly stopped him, stared at him intently, and said in a deep voice, “Remember, I don’t want him to be harmed in this circle, both physically and emotionally.”

Work must be moderate, not exhausting. Online comments must be monitored at all times to prevent deliberate smearing…

Qin Ran’s face was wooden when he heard these words. He really never imagined that he would see Mo Yanzhi like this one day.

Qin Ran knew a little bit about the contract between Mo Yanzhi and Li Shu. This was also the source of his shock. The contract was really beneficial to Li Shu in every aspect. Rather than saying that Boss Mo was sponsoring a small star, it was better to say that Mo Yanzhi was using this contract to make things convenient for Li Shu.

He was not a party involved, so he couldn’t intervene too much in the relationship between the two. But he was Li Shu’s agent, so he couldn’t completely ignore the affairs of the two. Regardless, Mo Yanzhi’s attitude directly affected his future plans for Li Shu.

This time, going to the island to shoot the MV was the same.

Seeing Qin Ran’s slightly worried expression, Li Shu understood, “I’ll talk to Boss Mo about it. Brother Qin, you just stick to the plan.”

After a day of maintaining a good mood, Mo Yanzhi quickly finished his work and returned home, only to receive such not-so-good news.

“The MV shooting time has been moved up?” Mo Yanzhi brought a glass of water and sat down beside Li Shu.

Li Shu was reading the script for “Seeking for the Sword” on his tablet. Without lifting his head, he replied, “It was moved up by half a month. After the next filming of ‘I’m Not a Star,’ I’ll fly directly with Wei Yangyun and won’t come back here.”

This news was not good for Mo Yanzhi. Just when his relationship with Li Shu had finally eased, they were immediately facing separation. He pursed his lips and asked expressionlessly, “How long will you be gone?”

Li Shu closed the tablet and turned to look at the man beside him, raising an eyebrow slightly. “Are you unhappy?”

Even if he hid his displeasure, Li Shu could feel it. He couldn’t understand why Mo Yanzhi was showing this mood. It was just shooting an MV, and it wouldn’t take long. He wasn’t leaving forever. Why was Mo Yanzhi reacting like this?

“No,” Mo Yanzhi denied outright, although he was indeed uncomfortable inside. He didn’t want Li Shu to leave, not even for a day.

When he came back from work today and saw Li Shu sitting cross-legged on the sofa reading a book, his heart softened. At that moment, the emptiness in his soul was filled, and he wanted someone to be waiting for him at home every day in the future.

But he knew that this that the possibility of this wish coming true was low. Li Shu’s profession destined him to spend most of his time outside. Could he change this situation? Yes, he could, but he wouldn’t. Li Shu was not a caged canary but an eagle soaring freely. If he tried to keep Li Shu by his side by force, he would only lose him forever.

“You’re not happy,” Li Shu changed his posture to kneel, grabbed the man’s shoulder and looked into his eyes, saying firmly.

Unable to resist those clear eyes, Mo Yanzhi completely gave in. He turned his head slightly and insisted, “I’m not unhappy.”

“Alright, you’re not unhappy,” Li Shu said, moving back to continue reading the script.

Suddenly, a strong force pulled him back. Before he could react, Li Shu was already being hugged by Mo Yanzhi. With a bit of force in his arms, Mo Yanzhi lifted Li Shu off the sofa and onto his lap.

After what happened last night, Mo Yanzhi had gained some courage. He left another small strawberry mark on Li Shu’s neck, and his voice came out muffled, “Don’t leave me.”

Li Shu touched the back of his head, not answering. He couldn’t make that promise right now.

After the filming of the second episode of “I’m Not a Star,” Li Shu and Wei Yangyun boarded a private jet to Wei Yangyun’s private island. Qin Ran followed them all the way.

While they were shooting on the private island, “I’m Not a Star” aired as scheduled.

The show received great feedback. Even though Qin Ran was abroad, he still kept an eye on what was happening online. This reality show was a new starting point for Li Shu’s career, so it had to be taken seriously.

Li Shu performed well on the show, whether it was catching fish in the beginning or later showing excellent mental arithmetic skills while selling fish, or his interactions with Wei Yangyun. It was all eye-catching enough.

It’s actually quite simple to gain fans. Li Shu had the looks, skills, and a good personality. Once the show aired, he gained widespread attention, and the number of followers skyrocketed.

At the same time, a small group of people focused on the interaction between Wei Yangyun and Li Shu. They edited videos, drew fan art, and wrote fanfiction. For a while, the CP of Wei Yangyun and Li Shu became popular.

[Wei Yangyun is really spoiling him.]

[Wow, there’s so much sugar between these two. Look at their eye contact; even through the screen, I can feel the pink bubbles.]

With more and more comments like these, some fans started producing content automatically, and the army of CP fans grew stronger.

Mo Yanzhi was always keeping an eye on Li Shu’s news. As soon as “I’m Not a Star” aired, he opened his computer and became one of the first viewers. However, the more he watched, the more uncomfortable he felt, especially when he saw comments in the barrage saying “Wei Yangyun and Li Shu are a perfect match,” his face turned completely dark.

A perfect match? He was obviously the most compatible person with Li Shu!