Going home for Chinese New Year, I squeezed onto a bus with three energetic young women.

The next morning.

Bright light streams through the large floor-to-ceiling windows of Villa No. 1 in the Cloud Palace.

Bai Li got up from the master bedroom and leisurely walked towards the bathroom.

Pushing open the glass door, amidst the rising steam, three girls with different hair colors were busily working in front of the sink.

Hearing footsteps, Zhang Qian didn't even have time to wipe the toothpaste foam from the corner of her mouth.

Her silk camisole slipped down to her shoulders, her long blue hair was casually tied up, and she was barefoot on the non-slip mat.

Zhang Qian immediately turned around and handed over a toothbrush with toothpaste already squeezed on it.

Li Jiaxin casually took a glass of warm water and handed the glass to Bai Li as well.

Bai Li took the toothbrush and glanced at the group of people.

"Xiao Shuang hasn't gotten up yet?" Bai Li asked.

Chen Tingting was washing her face with water. She straightened up, spat out a mouthful of water, and pulled off the towel next to her to dry the water droplets on her red hair.

"have no idea."

Chen Tingting hung the towel back on the rack:

"I haven't seen her since I came back from outside last night."

Bai Li quickly finished her washing routine, turned on the tap and washed her face, water droplets dripping down her jawline.

"Let's go wake her up."

Several people, wearing slippers, arrived at Lin Xiaoshuang's bedroom door.

Chen Tingting raised her hand and knocked on the door.

"Xiao Shuang!"

"Time to go to work!"

I shouted twice, but there was no echo at all from inside the house.

Bai Li didn't wait any longer, grabbed the handle, and pushed the door open to enter.

But this scene startled Bai Li.

Even the three girls who were about to knock on the door swallowed their words after seeing the scene inside.

The ground was in mess.

The ground was covered with brightly colored pieces of paper, some scattered in piles.

Some of them have been pieced together into five-pointed stars, and they are stuck together with transparent tape.

There wasn't even a place to put your feet inside the entire room.

In the middle of this workshop-like ruin, Lin Xiaoshuang nestled on a mattress.

She was fast asleep, clutching a glass jar half-filled with origami stars.

Breathing sounds rose and fell in the quiet room.

Her bright yellow short hair stood up in a messy, stick-out manner.

"Big brother..."

Lin Xiaoshuang smacked her lips and let out a very soft murmur in her sleep:

"It'll be finished soon... and I'll be able to give you these stars soon..."

The three young women were stunned by the scene.

Even Chen Tingting, who usually loves to play around, was silent at this moment.

"She..." Zhang Qian pointed to the debris scattered on the ground, her voice trembling, "Was she doing all this last night?"

Li Jiaxin's fiery temper flared up instantly; her eyes blazed with anger, and her fists clenched so tightly they cracked.

"I want to go beat up that brat who tore up the little double stars again."

Zhang Qian said with some concern:

"Big brother, how about we help her? Let's glue the rest back together."

Bai Li noticed the obvious dark circles under Lin Xiao's eyes and knew that the girl must have stayed up until the early hours of the morning.

He reached out and stopped Zhang Qian, who was about to step forward to help.

"No need for help."

Bai Li's gaze was gentle, and his voice was very low:

"She definitely wanted to do this herself."

She's a spirited young woman who's worked her way up from the bottom; she doesn't have expensive gifts or outstanding talent.

This was the only presentable gift she could offer, and even if it was clumsy and time-consuming, she wanted to piece it together herself to complete the task.

Just then, Lin Xiaoshuang on the bed let out a soft moan, her short eyelashes trembling.

She raised the back of her hand and rubbed her eyes:

"Hmm..."

Lin Xiaoshuang opened her eyes and stared blankly at the group of people who had finished washing up and were dressed neatly at the door.

"Huh?" She sat up straight, still holding the jar.

"Big brother, Sister Tingting, what are you both doing in my bedroom?"

As soon as she finished speaking, her gaze swept over the digital clock on the wall.

8: 05.

"Ah!" Lin Xiaoshuang exclaimed, her yellow ahoge (cowlick) swaying wildly in the air.

"It's already eight o'clock! Time to go to work!"

As she frantically rummaged through the coat by the bedside, she caught a glimpse of the mess left on the floor.

The embarrassment of being caught red-handed made her face turn red all the way to the roots of her neck.

"I stayed up a bit late last night..."

Lin Xiaoshuang scratched the back of her head sheepishly and whispered her explanation:

"I'll wash up now, it'll only take five minutes!"

Bai Li looked at her chaotic state and said helplessly:

"Why don't you take a break today?"

"No need to rest!" Lin Xiaoshuang straightened her back, stubborn as ever.

A few minutes later.

After washing up, Lin Xiaoshuang jumped back into the living room.

She forcefully suppressed her fatigue and transformed back into a vibrant, energetic little sun.

It was as if the person who had been murmuring aggrieved thoughts in her dream just now wasn't her at all.

"Let's go, brother!"

……

Bai left Panamera, taking four colorful girls with him to the studio.

We stopped at the entrance of the old street halfway and bought a few baskets of steaming hot breakfast.

The carriage was filled with the aroma of meat buns, and the four girls squeezed together in their seats, eating with their mouths full of oil.

While waiting for the traffic light to change.

Bai Li held the steering wheel with one hand and took out his phone with the other.

I opened WeChat, clicked on Lin Xiaoshuang and Chen Tingting's profile pictures to transfer money, and entered 1,000 yuan for each of them.

The two women's current level of affection is what it is, and they consistently max out the system's investment limit of two thousand yuan every day.

"Received payment via WeChat, 1000 yuan."

A female voice from the system sounded from the back row.

Lin Xiaoshuang was eating half a steamed bun when her phone screen lit up.

Immediately afterward, an electronic voice announcing investment returns popped up in Bai Li's mind.

[Ding! Investment target: Lin Xiaoshuang, investment of 1000 yuan. Target's affinity value: 99. Triggered 50x return.]

Funds received: 50,000 yuan.

[Ding! Investment target Chen Tingting, investment of 1000 yuan. Target's affection value 100. Triggering a 100x return.]

Funds received: 100,000 yuan.

Hearing the crisp notification of the payment being credited to his account, Bai Li locked his phone and tossed it onto the center console.

With a tap of the accelerator, the Panamera accelerates smoothly.

Not long after, the car came to a stop downstairs at the studio.

The five people pushed open the door and entered the office area. Bai Li glanced at them and paused for a moment.

A person was sitting casually on a leather sofa in the rest area.

Jiang Ruyue was wearing a white hooded sweatshirt, paired with gray casual pants and white sneakers.

That lovely, moonlit face still held clarity and vitality.

Seeing Bai Li walk in, Jiang Ruyue put down her milk tea and raised her arm to wave excitedly in the air.

"Good morning, you big stallion!"

Jiang Ruyue's clear voice echoed in the empty studio:

"I've come to play with you!"

Li Jiaxin and Chen Tingting, who were following behind, exchanged a glance and rolled their eyes.

This little brat is so self-assured; she treats this place like her own home.

Li Jiaxin tossed her purple hair and retorted without hesitation:

"You're quite proactive, showing up uninvited."

Just as the group was bickering...

Li Jiaxin's gaze inadvertently swept over the corner next to the water dispenser.

The slightly chubby figure was trying to minimize its presence by hiding behind the potted plants.

It's Wang Wei.

Last night, this guy was tied to a utility pole in the villa's yard by a few young women, and he even called them tigresses for escaping.

"Wang Wei!" Li Jiaxin shouted sharply.

She rushed over in three strides:

Why were you running around yesterday?!

Chen Tingting also ran over, and the leader's fist slammed directly onto Wang Wei's shoulder, making a dull thud.

"Do you still dare to call us tigresses?" Chen Tingting demanded fiercely.

Having been beaten up early in the morning, Wang Wei didn't dare to fight back.

These ladies are Bai Li's girlfriends and also actresses in the film crew; they hold very high positions.

And one's own status...

Hehe, let's not even mention it. It's probably not as good as the bow on my underwear.

Wang Wei rubbed his aching shoulder, huddled in the corner, his face full of resentment, only daring to mutter to himself, trying to find a way out.

"Hehe." Wang Wei sniffed, forcing down the chicken soup:

"If I can endure the bitterness of life, I will surely taste the sweetness."

The words had barely left his mouth when he said them.

Jiang Ruyue, who was sitting on the sofa watching the show, suddenly stopped drinking her milk tea.

She turned her face and spoke stiffly:

Actually, that's not the case.

Jiang Ruyue's dark eyes stared at Wang Wei:

"Life is like a supermale patient who disguises himself as a submissive in the BDSM community."

"You think that after being beaten up, things will be sweet, but actually life is just like a super-male addiction; it simply wants to beat you up."

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