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Chapter 387 Meng Ziyi: I've been promoted!

At 18 PM, in the greenway of the Xiangshan Qingqin residential area.

A car stopped in front of the security gate of the detached villa.

Meng Ziyi put on her mask and asked the driver to take her assistant back to her dormitory before jumping out of the car.

Then, she immediately reached out her hand to the open car door: "Dudu, give me the chocolate!"

"oh oh."

Chen Duling handed the dog she had been carrying the whole way to Meng Ziyi, and then went to the trunk to get her luggage.

Carrying her small suitcase, Chen Duling followed Meng Ziyi and walked into the newly opened iron gate.

As the house drew closer, Chen Duling suddenly felt uneasy: "Ziyi, is it inappropriate for you to let me stay here?"

"What are you afraid of? You stayed there last year, didn't you?"

“Last year, Chen Xiu knew I was coming, but you haven’t told him yet this time…”

"It's alright! Xiu-ge'er isn't the kind of man who likes to fuss over every little thing. If he knows you're coming, he'll probably just say: 'Stay as long as you want!'"

Upon hearing this, Chen Duling pursed her lips with a gloomy expression, her feelings rather complicated.

With the front door in sight, she temporarily suppressed her thoughts and quietly followed Meng Ziyi.

Upon reaching the door, Meng Ziyi paused for a moment as her hand touched the doorknob, then turned and waved to Chen Duling.

"Dudu, let's not make a sound, let's go in quietly and see if we can scare Xiu-ge'er."

"Hmm? Isn't that a bad idea?"

"It's alright, his cardiopulmonary function is very healthy according to the physical examination."

"No, I mean, can chocolate go well with it too?"

Meng Ziyi followed Chen Duling's gaze and looked down at the dog in his arms, who was tilting its head in confusion, for two seconds. He thought to himself: Chocolate, I can only apologize to you!
……

"Brother Xiu! We're back!!"

Holding a dog in one arm and holding Chen Duling's hand with the other, Meng Ziyi shouted his entrance slogan as he entered the living room.

The next second, she met Chen Xiu's eyes as Chen Xiu was manually unpacking a takeout box on the sofa.

Their eyes met, a glance that seemed to last an eternity, and together they asked the same question that had been on each other's minds.

Why are you unpacking takeout?

Why are you putting a mask on the chocolate?

The two questions, in no particular order, appeared simultaneously.

Chen Xiu and Meng Ziyi were both taken aback, continued to look at each other, and then gave their answers at the same time.

"These takeout orders are for dinner!"

"I put a mask on the chocolate because I was afraid it would make a sound... Didn't you say you'd take care of dinner? Why did you order takeout?"

"Ordering takeout is one way to solve the problem. If you put a mask on your dog, will it stop barking? Chocolate?"

"Wang Wang!"

The dog barked twice, its mouth covered by a mask.

Chen Xiu spread her hand with the plastic cap in her hand, and Meng Ziyi reluctantly took off the mask from the dog's mouth.

As an observer, Chen Duling witnessed the interaction between the two and felt a surge of inexplicable envy...

While she was lost in thought, Meng Ziyi suddenly pulled her hand and said, "Oh, right! Dudu is going to stay in a hotel when she comes to Beijing. I just told her to cancel her hotel reservation and come stay at home for a few days."

"Oh, it's okay. You're home these days, so she can stay as long as she wants."

"Hehe, I knew you would say that."

Meng Ziyi smiled, her eyes crinkling, but her gaze was fixed on Chen Duling. She mouthed, "Am I right?"

Chen Xiu didn't pay much attention to this kind of interaction between best friends.

In his opinion, since Chen Duling had already visited last year, it wouldn't make a difference if she stayed a few more days.

"Sister Meng, come quickly and help me pour these takeout orders into plates."

"We can just eat it directly, why bother turning it into a plate?"

"Well, that's true, there's no need to pretend anymore."

"..."

Meng Ziyi mouthed something to Chen Xiu, put the chocolate on the ground, and pulled Chen Duling over to help carry the takeout to the table.

Looking at the dozen or so open takeout dishes, Meng Ziyi said, "If I had known you were going to order takeout, I would have brought Dudu over earlier so she could cook dinner for us."

"She's a guest, how could you lay a hand on her..."

"I can do it, I can do it tomorrow."

Chen Duling raised her hand to volunteer to cook, and Meng Ziyi smiled smugly, thinking that her best friend was standing up for her.

Chen Xiu was perfectly content with having someone cook for her.

He thanked Chen Duling and then shifted the topic to Meng Ziyi, saying in a very ceremonial manner, "Sister Meng, the ratings for 'Ashes of Love' continue to rise. Congratulations on your successful promotion!"

"Thank you! I've successfully upgraded to a higher level!"

Meng Ziyi clasped her hands together, tapping her fingers lightly. The joy in her eyes was impossible to hide, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but turn up, but she forced it back down.

Since its premiere, "Ashes of Love" has seen its ratings and buzz soar. Even before the series has finished airing, the popularity of the male and female leads has already been significantly boosted. Meng Ziyi has steadily built her career over the past few years.

His personal representative works include high-quality and well-received dramas such as "Qin Wang Po Zhen Qu" and "Day and Night," and his popularity is considered to be at the second-tier level.

Her performance on "Back to Field" also won over many netizens who became fans because of her personality.

Her path to fame is traceable; she didn't become an overnight sensation. Therefore, netizens are more forgiving of her.

Meng Ziyi, who openly revealed his secret joy but felt he had "hidden" it very well, started joking and teasing Chen Xiu about the topic after eating until he was about 80% full.

"Brother Xiu, now that I'm popular enough, can I act in movies like Dilraba?"

"..."

"What does this have to do with Dilraba?"

Chen Duling spoke up to defuse the situation, but she was fully aware of Chen Xiu's concern. However, she was more curious about the extent to which Meng Ziyi understood and received the information.
Realizing he had made a slip of the tongue, Meng Ziyi explained, "Reba is the top female star in our company, so of course my goal is to take her down..."

"Cough cough."

"My goal is to surpass her."

Meng Ziyi reluctantly changed his mind, thinking to himself: "If you're not happy even when I say a few words to her, what if we start fighting in the future?"

Chen Duling, with her keen observation skills, had already guessed from Meng Ziyi's reaction and words that she knew about Reba's existence and thus tacitly acknowledged Chen Xiu's relationship with her.

The thought flashed through Chen Duling's mind so quickly that she unconsciously tightened her grip on her chopsticks, thinking to herself: I was still hesitant to make a move against Chen Xiu...

The meaning is, since you can tolerate the heat, you should be able to tolerate me too, right?
Seeing Meng Ziyi's downturned lips, Chen Xiu comforted her, "Your path is different from Reba's, and I've already prepared a movie for you."

"what movie?"

"The Wandering Earth! The Han Duoduo you played in the cameo role will be the female lead in the next prequel story."

"Oh, okay then."

Meng Ziyi's smile returned, and she was happy with Chen Xiu's arrangement.

Chen Duling then recalled that she had worked for "The Wandering Earth" for a period of time last year without any compensation, and Guo Fan had promised to let her play the second female lead when filming the sequel...

"You have a great personality, you're kind and gentle and not aggressive, which makes you very suitable for lifestyle variety shows. That's why you were so popular on 'Back to Field'. But you still need to spend some time honing your acting skills."

Chen Xiu elaborated on the merits of the character "孟" (Meng), while only briefly mentioning its shortcomings.

Then, without giving Meng Ziyi time to react, she went on to talk about her other arrangement.

"The biggest selling point of 'Back to Field' is still Huang Sanshi's exotic food and He Jiong's nostalgia market. These things will soon stop selling. Sister Meng, you need a new variety show to provide a second source of popularity growth besides film and television works."

"Hmm? Does that mean I'm going to record a new show?"

"It's just an idea right now. We'd like you to host a lifestyle and social variety show with a variety of guests... I'll have the people at the company refine it into a plan, and then we'll find a platform to collaborate on production. Are you interested in becoming a program producer?"

Meng Ziyi pointed to his nose, his mouth agape in an "O" shape, completely unexpected that Chen Xiu would want him to be the producer.

Chen Xiu explained with a smile, "It's just that you're nominally invited to go and learn from the professional producers how they arrange programs. It doesn't matter if you don't learn anything in the end."

"That's okay."

"If you have experience, you can also arrange program guests according to the situation to make the program more effective."

"Um???"

Meng Ziyi's eyes widened, and he thought to himself: Then wouldn't I be able to arrange for Reba, Nezha... Hehehe, how fun!
"Ms. Meng?"

"Well, what happened?"

Chen Xiu looked at her suspiciously and said, "Are you thinking about something strange?"

"No!"

“It’s obvious. Whenever you’re thinking about something bad, your eyes always wander.”

"Hey, I won't tell you!"

Meng Ziyi openly admitted that he had bad intentions, but he just wouldn't say it.

Seeing this, Chen Xiu had no choice but to do something about her.

Watching their back-and-forth interaction, Chen Duling, though unable to be there in person, longed to join them.

In particular, Chen Xiu's actions in helping Meng Ziyi plan his career were seen by Chen Duling as a display of maximum boyfriend potential. Men who can talk a good game are superficial, while truly reliable and capable men are one in a hundred.

Just as Chen Duling was feeling a pang of jealousy, Meng Ziyi suddenly asked, "Xiu-ge'er, after you finish eating, will you still be busy with work?"

"Yes, we need to coordinate with the United States, which will probably take one or two hours."

"Then Dudu and I will go take a shower first, and you can take care of Chocolate."

"You two, are you going to shower together?"

Chen Xiu's expression was strange as she shifted her gaze back and forth between Meng Ziyi and Chen Duling.

Chen Duling was also completely bewildered, thinking that there was no mention of such a project!

Meng Ziyi casually put his arm around Chen Duling's shoulder and said, "It's normal for us girls to shower together. What? You want to join us?"

"……May I?"

"Of course not! Is that even a question?"

Meng Ziyi stood up angrily and shielded Chen Duling behind him, completely blocking her view.

From this angle, neither she nor Chen Xiu saw Chen Duling's expectant yet complicated expression...

(End of this chapter)