My crush wants to be my sugar daddy.

Upon entering the banquet hall, Chi Yuan realized that the host of the birthday party was actually the director of Banana TV.

As soon as Jiang Haochen entered, everyone in the banquet hall recognized him. Since retiring from acting, he has rarely appeared in public, which makes his appearance all the more precious.

After exchanging pleasantries with everyone for a while, Jiang Haochen naturally introduced Chi Yuan to them: "This is Chi Yuan, an artist in our company."

Before today, probably few people in the banquet hall would have recognized Chi Yuan, but Chi Yuan performed at a Banana TV gala last night, and his performance went viral, so everyone has a memory of him now.

Station Director Wang immediately recognized him: "I know, the stage with the highest ratings last night, that was your work, right?"

Chi Yuan immediately replied modestly, "It's all thanks to the program team's excellent planning."

Director Wang laughed and said, "The production team planned so many stages, but only your stage went viral. It's clear that it's all thanks to you."

Chi Yuan: "You flatter me."

Director Wang even called over the chief director of last night's show: "Director Yang, such a good artist, we should have more opportunities to collaborate in the future and create more breakout stages."

Because of the "Fox Ancestor Sacrifice Dance" performance, the Lunar New Year's Eve gala achieved higher viewership than the New Year's Day gala, making Director Yang very happy. He naturally felt a greater fondness for Chi Yuan, especially since the station director had spoken, and immediately said:

"Let's add each other on WeChat later, and hopefully we can collaborate more in the future."

With this initial lead, a whole bunch of people came forward to add Chi Yuan on WeChat.

Even if Chi Yuan was slow to realize what this meant, he would know that from now on, whenever Banana TV had a suitable program for him, the people there would definitely think of him first. Even if they didn't think of him, as long as he took the initiative to contact them, they would definitely consider it.

Such connections are something many people can't achieve even after a lifetime in this industry.

Chi Yuan wasn't good at this kind of socializing. When he finally finished dealing with everyone and turned back to find Jiang Haochen, he saw Jiang Haochen standing in a corner, talking to a girl who looked about eighteen or nineteen years old.

The girl was holding a box, which contained the limited-edition merchandise they had just brought up.

The girl looked up at Jiang Haochen with her head tilted back, her face flushed, filled with admiration. Chi Yuan couldn't help but wonder if he had looked the same way when he first met Mr. Jiang.

Perhaps his gaze was too intense, for Jiang Haochen noticed it, turned his head to look at him, and then waved to him.

Chi Yuan strode over and saw the girl who had just been talking to Jiang Haochen staring at him with bright eyes.

No, to be precise, I was staring at his neck.

Just as Chi Yuan was wondering what was going on, Jiang Haochen said with a smile, "He's here. If you want to know something, just ask."

The girl immediately asked Chi Yuan excitedly, "Is it okay?"

Chi Yuan had no idea what the girl was going to ask, but since Mr. Jiang let her ask, he naturally wouldn't object: "Okay."

Girl: "Is the mark on your neck a hickey?"

Chi Yuan was caught off guard by the question and didn't know how to answer. He looked at Jiang Haochen somewhat helplessly.

Jiang Haochen, however, had no intention of helping him out: "Why are you looking at me? They're asking you a question."

Chi Yuan had no choice but to look at the girl again: "If I tell you, can you keep it a secret?"

The girl's eyes lit up, realizing she was about to learn some incredible secret, and she immediately assured her, "Don't worry, I'll keep it a secret."

Chi Yuan: "Yes."

"Ahhh~~" Although she had already guessed the answer, the girl still screamed excitedly when she heard the person admit it to her.

Fortunately, she knew to keep her voice down and didn't attract much attention.

"Although I really want to know who that person is, I will try my best to hold back."

The girl's straightforwardness made Chi Yuan, who was initially a little embarrassed, laugh out loud: "Then thank you."

This was the first genuine smile Chi Yuan gave after entering the banquet hall. The girl had just finished watching videos of the beautiful Fox Ancestor all night, and she immediately became immersed in the story, feeling as if the stunningly beautiful Fox Ancestor on stage last night was smiling at her.

Under the bombardment of beauty filters, the girl excitedly started rambling: "Although I can't imagine how good-looking that person must be to be worthy of you, I wish you happiness."

Chi Yuan glanced at Jiang Haochen subconsciously, and Jiang Haochen happened to be looking at him too. In the end, Chi Yuan didn't dare to express his opinion in front of Jiang Haochen, not even a polite thank you.

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As Chi Yuan emerged from the banquet hall, he saw Li Weiran and Xiao Zhao, who had come to pick him up, in the parking lot.

Chi Yuan was somewhat surprised: "Why are you all here?"

Li Weiran glanced at Jiang Haochen and said, "President Jiang sent us to pick you up."

Chi Yuan suddenly turned to look at Jiang Haochen, and subconsciously wanted to ask, "Didn't we agree to go home together?"

But when he looked at Jiang Haochen's face, he lost his confidence.

Jiang Haochen: "The news that I took you to the banquet must have already spread. It will be safer to take two separate flights, otherwise I don't know what the reporters will write."

Chi Yuan said "oh" and didn't ask any more questions. He obediently walked towards the car that came to pick him up.

Jiang Haochen frowned as he watched the boy's retreating figure. Shouldn't Chi Yuan be happy with his arrangement? He even had to hide the bracelet he wore as a fan, afraid that people would see it.

On the way to the airport, Li Weiran briefly learned about the events at the birthday party and was overjoyed to learn that Chi Yuan had obtained the contact information of so many directors and producers.

"Although I've always felt that you could do very well even without Mr. Jiang, I have to say that Mr. Jiang has been very generous to you."

Just by sleeping with someone for one night, one can gain such a great network of contacts and such a high return on investment. Even Li Weiran is tempted.

Yes, Mr. Jiang has been very generous to himself.

As if seeking approval, Chi Yuan asked Li Weiran, "Sister Ran, Mr. Jiang asked me to go back first, is that for my sake?"

Li Weiran: "Of course. The speculation about the hickey on your neck is still trending. Although we've always said it's just a mosquito bite, netizens don't believe it at all. Yesterday, President Jiang went backstage. Although he went discreetly, many people recognized him. Today, he brought you to Director Wang's birthday banquet in a high-profile manner. If you even go back on the same flight, I don't know what those entertainment reporters will write."

Chi Yuan: "Should I thank Mr. Jiang?"

He didn't even dare to turn around and say goodbye to Mr. Jiang when he left.

Li Weiran nodded: "Of course."

As for how to express her gratitude, Li Weiran didn't offer any suggestions. After all, given their relationship, she wasn't particularly interested in the details of how to thank them.

However, Chi Yuan did not plan as she had imagined. In his mind, being with Mr. Jiang was not out of gratitude or to repay him, but because he liked him.

He would not express his gratitude to Mr. Jiang through his own body.

So, he awkwardly picked up his phone and sent a WeChat message to Jiang Haochen.

Chi Yuan: {Mr. Jiang, thank you for considering my situation.}

Chi Yuan couldn't think of anything more, because deep down he didn't want to consider such a thing.

When Jiang Haochen saw this WeChat message, he curled his lips in a sarcastic smile, thinking to himself that he had indeed overthought things and actually thought that Chi Yuan looked disappointed when he left.

Jiang Haochen: {You're welcome.}

Chi Yuan: {I'm waiting for you at the apartment.}

Is this a way of repaying oneself with one's body?

Jiang Haochen, who had just been frantically taking advantage of the boy's body last night, suddenly felt bored.

Jiang Haochen: {I still have work to do today, it will be very late.}

Chi Yuan: {No matter how late, I'll wait for you.}