Chapter 26: The Enduring Undercover Agent

Yu Fuqing countered, “Does Little Deer want me to stay and keep you company?”

Bai Lu was speechless.

Shameless!

Yu Fuqing continued, “If Little Deer wants me to stay with you, then I won’t leave tonight.”

Bai Lu, swallowing her indignation, forced out three words with difficulty, “I want you to.”

Yu Fuqing nodded. “Alright.”

Bai Lu raised her voice and shouted, “Uncle Producer! Stop eating, stop eating, Yu Fuqing’s staying over tonight, quickly arrange a room for him!”

“No problem, I’ll take care of it!” came the reply.

A satisfied smirk curled at Bai Lu’s lips.

Director Zhang said, “Young Master Yu, you must treat Little Deer well. I may not have much right to say this, but she really likes you. Don’t let her down.”

Bai Lu was dumbfounded.

I’m falling apart here!

Yu Fuqing gazed at her deeply. “I promise.”

Bai Lu denied it three times in a row. “That’s not true, I don’t, stop making things up.”

Director Zhang merely took her reaction as shyness and ignored her, turning to Yu Fuqing, “Young Master Yu, Little Deer is sensible, obedient, and polite, but she’s only proud and bossy with you, ordering you around. She treats you differently from everyone else.”

“I understand,” Yu Fuqing nodded. “No matter how spoiled or willful Little Deer is, I’ll indulge her. If she throws a tantrum, I’ll coax her.”

Bai Lu, alarmed, waved her hands frantically. “No, no, no, this is a huge misunderstanding. I’d love nothing more than to stab Yu Fuqing a hundred times. How could I possibly like him! It’s all a misunderstanding!”

Director Zhang smiled faintly, exchanging a knowing look with Yu Fuqing as if to say, “Young girls always say the opposite of what they mean.”

Yu Fuqing replied with a look that said, “Yes, I understand everything.”

Bai Lu was utterly dumbfounded.

The more she tried to explain, the more it looked like her embarrassment had been exposed.

Forget it! To hell with it, no more explanations.

After all, she wasn’t planning on dating anyone. For a female celebrity, a little gossip was only natural.

The assistant director teased, “Old Zhang, are you marrying off your daughter here?”

Director Zhang nodded, “Honestly, it does feel a bit like that.”

Yu Fuqing looked especially delighted.

Bai Lu was at a loss.

How much does it cost to hire a hitman?

If she killed three in one go, could she get a discount?

Yu Fuqing smiled, “Little Deer, although I’ve already talked to your father, your opinion matters too. Are you willing to sign with Yuxing Entertainment? Director Zhang is right, you’ve grown up. You should have a more professional agency to plan your career. Emperor Lu’s studio is also excellent, and working with him, you’d learn a lot. The choice is yours—”

“No, I want to sign with Yuxing Entertainment.” Bai Lu cut him off, enunciating each word, “I’m not going anywhere except Yuxing Entertainment.”

“Alright, thank you for your trust, Little Deer.” Yu Fuqing let out a relieved sigh. “Brother Fuqing will give you the best resources and plan your career well.”

Watching his relieved expression, Bai Lu sneered inwardly.

In her previous life, Yu Fuqing’s ambition was boundless—he was unwilling to remain in the entertainment industry and sought to break into high-tech. Behind Old Man Yu’s back, he secretly mortgaged Yuxing Entertainment to take out a loan.

But Yu Fuqing was an utter fool; he knew nothing about high-tech and lost everything. It was only thanks to Old Man Yu, who put every last cent into bailing the company out, that Yuxing Entertainment was reclaimed.

But by then, the company’s accounts were empty and investments couldn’t be recouped for a while.

Back then, Yu Fuqing only managed to secure funding for several projects because of her signing, which gave the company some breathing room.

Yet even if she hadn’t signed, Yuxing Entertainment wouldn’t have collapsed. Because Old Man Yu had an ace up his sleeve that even Yu Fuqing didn’t know about.

So, she had to sign with Yuxing Entertainment if she wanted it to go down for good!

Otherwise, with that trump card, Old Man Yu would cling to life like an unkillable centipede.

The thought of refusing her father’s studio made Bai Lu miserable enough to cry.

Yu Fuqing assumed she was uncomfortable from overeating. “Little Deer, it’s late, get some rest.”

“Tomorrow is the wrap-up publicity event. Don’t stay up too late,” Director Zhang reminded everyone before going to bed.

“Yu Fuqing, wait a minute.” Bai Lu, resigned to her fate and no longer caring if people misunderstood her feelings for Yu Fuqing, fetched a rabbit plushie from her room and handed it to him: “Put this by your bedside. It’s my favorite. Treat it as if I’m keeping you company.”

Yu Fuqing took it and placed it by his bed. “Is this alright?”

Bai Lu nodded and turned to leave.

There were several staff members in the hallway, all trying to stifle their laughter.

“Little Bai is really shy. She gave Young Master Yu a gift and ran off.”

“Yeah, and her tone was so stiff when she gave it. She was definitely trying to hide her embarrassment!”

“What’s there to be shy about? She even said the plush could keep Young Master Yu company at night. That’s pretty bold, if you ask me.”

Bai Lu was at her wit’s end.

She really was enduring humiliation for her undercover mission.

But it didn’t matter. If all went well, tomorrow she could “heartbrokenly” stop liking Yu Fuqing.

2 a.m.

Everyone was asleep.

Shen Xinluo, wearing only a translucent lace nightdress, quietly opened her door, made sure the hallway was empty, and called Yu Fuqing on her phone.

Over ten minutes later, Yu Fuqing, rudely awakened, answered gruffly, “Hello!”

Shen Xinluo hung up and tiptoed to his door, knocking softly.

When Yu Fuqing opened the door and saw her, his expression changed instantly.

Shen Xinluo pressed her hands to her chest. “Brother Fuqing, I’m sorry to bother you so late, but there’s no water in my room. I wanted to borrow your bathroom—”

Yu Fuqing hooked an arm around her waist and dragged her inside.

4 a.m.

Bai Lu pounded on the door. “Yu Fuqing, open up! Open up!”

Young Master Yu, fresh from a shower after his “exercise,” panicked at the sound of her voice and glared at Shen Xinluo on the bed. “Don’t make a sound!”

Shen Xinluo was both aggrieved and furious.

Yu Fuqing cracked the door open. “Little Deer, what’s the matter at this hour?”

“The rabbit. Give it back. I can’t sleep without it.”

Seeing her in cartoon pajamas, Yu Fuqing felt a twinge of disappointment, but also a certain pleasure.

His girl was truly different from Shen Xinluo.

She would never throw herself at a man in the middle of the night.

Yu Fuqing went back inside, grabbed the rabbit plush, and handed it to her. “Here.”

Bai Lu took it and left without another word.

Yu Fuqing looked back at the floor, where the translucent lace slip he’d torn to shreds still lay, and felt a wave of disdain.

His girl would never wear something like that to seduce a man.

He tossed a robe onto the bed. “The hall’s empty. Go back to your room. Hurry.”

Shen Xinluo was deeply aggrieved, but remembering Wu Liping’s instructions, she obediently put on the robe and left.

Bai Lu hadn’t disturbed Yu Fuqing just to keep him up; she wanted to retrieve the rabbit plush.

Embedded in the rabbit’s eye was a tiny camera.

She had received the plush on her first day with the crew.

The gift had come from one of the staff.