The Whole Internet is Shipping Me with My Ex-Boyfriend-Chapter 282: Big Boss Chi Throws Money Like Water

After Chi Yu arrived in this world, he became obsessed with seeing Gu Yuan.

After going around in circles, he didn’t expect to see such a scene of a happy family of three.

——Chi Yu, you’re just despicable!

——You thought of her for ten years, but she had completely forgotten about you long ago!

——Didn’t you see that while you were enduring those torturous years, she had already gotten married and had children.

——She never loved you, it was always your wishful thinking!

Countless voices argued in Chi Yu’s ears.

Countless disagreements tore at Chi Yu’s eardrums.

His eyes turned red, his breathing became erratic, and his tightly clenched fists nearly crushed his bones, even breathing was a tearing pain...

If he couldn’t be her first husband, he’d be her second.

Even if he had to be a stepfather, he would do it!

...

A few days later, the male and female leads for "Heavenly Emperor as a Partner" had been decided, and the announcement was posted on Weibo. The competition for several supporting roles also officially concluded.

The male lead playing the Heavenly Emperor is Xiu Cheng, who just won Best Actor this year, with the female lead being the newly popular actress, Yan Zhi.

Xiu Cheng’s popularity and status are self-explanatory, recognized in the industry as a skilled actor, having won numerous television awards, and just last year, he claimed the highest award of his career — the Golden Magnolia Best Actor award.

This time, rumors say he has accepted the role of the male lead in "Heavenly Emperor as a Partner".

There was very little controversy, and the original author had even expressed early on that Xiu Cheng was her ideal choice for the role of the Heavenly Emperor.

The producers valued the endorsement from the original fans and the recommendation of the author, and eventually coordinated schedules with Xiu Cheng and signed on for the show. 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

While there was little controversy over the male lead, the choice of female lead stirred some turmoil after the Weibo announcement.

Yan Zhi came up from the bottom, having played zombies, beggars, and minor roles in her early years, and although her story should be inspirational, she somehow developed a bad reputation, often mocked whenever she appeared on screen.

However, Yan Zhi’s professional skills are outstanding, a fact recognized by directors and producers she has worked with, and with the original author’s strong support this time, they signed Yan Zhi.

Chi Yu also secured a role in this drama.

It was a villainous role with a total screen time of less than ten minutes spread over three episodes, playing an androgynous Sky-swallowing Python, rumored to have an exaggerated look.

Chi Yu had no objections to getting this role.

His manager, Sister Fan, felt relieved yet frustrated by his lack of ambition: "There was such a great opportunity that night at Xiangxilu, and you didn’t appreciate it. You disappeared halfway through, and I had to break my back convincing them to get you this role, so cherish it."

Chi Yu replied blandly, "Okay."

"The script for the supporting role will be available in a couple of days, it’s very little, just two A4 pages."

"Okay." Still with the same indifferent attitude.

Sister Fan always thought that the person before her had a rare exceptional appearance.

Among so many people, she picked Chi Yu at first glance.

It’s an established belief in the entertainment industry that major fame depends on fate, while minor fame depends on promotion. Not everyone who looks good can become famous. Sister Fan once thought that if she could make this person famous, she’d be able to walk anywhere with confidence in the future.

However, the resources she could secure were the scraps not needed by the higher-ups, so it was tough.

The good resources were monopolized by those top-level agents... like Yi Shu, agents of their status didn’t have the voice or qualifications.

Actors had to rely on themselves to secure opportunities.

Either sacrifice for art, or vomit blood from the pressure.

Sister Fan pondered before saying, "Do you want to go to such a dinner gathering again? If you want to, I can arrange it."

She initially thought Chi Yu wouldn’t want to sacrifice for art anymore.

But then she heard him say, "I can."

Sister Fan felt pleased, extending her hand to pat Chi Yu’s shoulder, but before it landed, he glanced over.

That gaze was so cold it seemed like it could freeze the next second, sending chills down her spine. Sister Fan withdrew her hand awkwardly after a few seconds, wondering internally, all those big shots she had seen weren’t as intimidating as him.

Unsure of where to place her hand after pulling it back, she returned to business and mentioned, "On the 16th, the Eastern Restaurant will host the opening banquet for ’Heavenly Emperor as a Partner’. There will be many people, and the producer rented an entire floor. Your role doesn’t qualify you for an invitation, so I’ll give you my slot, then I’ll provide you with some information on certain individuals to familiarize yourself with."

"Okay."

No matter how much Sister Fan said, Chi Yu only responded with a brief, indifferent answer.

Sister Fan assumed he was internally struggling and just needed to get past this obstacle.

After Sister Fan left, Chi Yu took out his phone and made a call.

The voice on the other end answered cautiously, "Young Master, what is it?"

"Does our family have shares in the Eastern Restaurant?"

"Um..."

"If not, then invest immediately."

"Okay, young master, I’ll report to the old madam right away to invest in the Eastern Restaurant."

The young master has just returned to the country and is now in Sui City. There’s only one famous Eastern Restaurant in Sui City, so there’s no need to ask which one it is.

Chi Yu waited only half a day before receiving the report that the Quan Family had invested in the Eastern Restaurant.

A few days later.

Eastern Restaurant.

Chi Yu came to the launch banquet under Sister Fan’s name and smoothly entered the inner venue. The reason today’s launch banquet didn’t invite the entire cast is because several important figures would be attending, and too many people would make it too noisy.

A banquet for the entire cast would have to wait for the celebration party after the show’s broadcast.

Chi Yu mingled among the crowd of clinking glasses and exchanging pleasantries. Many had already noticed his appearance, all drawn to look over.

But no one in the circle had seen such a face before.

Someone couldn’t help but wonder, "Who’s that man in the hoodie?"

"Probably staff," replied someone, not looking up from their phone.

"Staff? With such elegance and looks... no way a staff member would waste such perfect looks, I wonder which company signed this newcomer."

Yi Shu had been looking at his phone and only raised his head at these words: "You’re not new to this circle; there are good-looking people everywhere, haven’t you become immune yet."

"Come on, it’s because you didn’t see that new face; he’s gone now. If he were still here, I’d definitely chat with him."

Yi Shu remained indifferent, putting away his phone, "Come on, the important people are coming."

By important people, he didn’t mean one person, but several influential investors within the circle.

Tonight’s launch banquet was held smoothly because the show was produced by Yingcan, a leading entertainment company, and investors kept coming in waves. Gu Yuan needed to make an appearance tonight because many investors were attending the banquet, but she returned to the hotel’s top-floor suite shortly after making an appearance.

Gu Yuan’s attire tonight was more on the professional side, with an elegant newspaper-print suit, the print on both the chest and the hem, paired with wide-leg trousers of the same color scheme and a pair of high-heeled shoes with a strong queenly vibe and red soles.

As she walked, her presence was commanding.

Arriving at the top-floor suite, Gu Yuan took out the room card and opened the door.

Inside, Suisui stood two meters away from the doorway, hugging a Bobo plushie in her arms, with a pouty little expression on her face.

Seeing her mom open the door, Suisui not only didn’t rush to hug her, but instead turned her back and huffed proudly, "I don’t want to talk to you anymore."

Gu Yuan walked in with a smile, not directly addressing Suisui, just saying, "It was your own choice to come. You know how busy mom is."

"I don’t know." Little Suisui pouted so much her lips almost pointed to the sky with grievance.

Gu Yuan only had the launch banquet of "Heavenly Emperor as a Partner" to attend tonight, nothing else. Suisui insisted on coming, so Gu Yuan brought her along, leaving her in the hotel’s top-floor suite with the nanny accompanying her.

The nanny came over, hands on hips, helplessly saying, "Miss Gu, the little princess started fussing to see you just three minutes after you left. Nothing I did could calm her down. In the end, I had no choice but to call you."

Gu Yuan nodded, "Thank you, nanny."

How could she not know her own daughter? Since agreeing to bring her over tonight, she had anticipated that the little one wouldn’t behave as promised when leaving the house.

Gu Yuan squatted down in front of Suisui and asked, "Shall we go home now?"

Suisui turned her face to the left, "No."

"Shall I take you home?"

Suisui turned her face to the right, "No."

"Mom still has things to do; I can’t just leave and not come back. Didn’t you say you understood mom the most?"

Suisui bit her cheek, her little face puffed up, and didn’t say a word.

Gu Yuan’s patience ran out, "Chi Yao!!"

Calling by the full name usually meant Gu Yuan was upset.

But this kind of upset divided into two types: one pretending to be angry for Suisui to see, and the other truly being mad.

Suisui knew her mom was genuinely upset, so she dared not act out any further.

She calmed down, snuggling into Gu Yuan’s embrace, little arms wrapping around her, murmuring, "I’m sleepy."

This time Gu Yuan didn’t relent, she handed Suisui to the nanny directly, "Take her back to the mansion. I’ll try to be back by ten."

One moment Suisui was in her mom’s arms, and the next, in the nanny’s arms without even realizing. Though unresponsive at that moment, when she saw Gu Yuan go out the door, she burst into tears, struggling and crying, "Mom, mom, I want mom..."

The nanny couldn’t bear the little princess crying, her heart twisting like a tangled rope.

She comforted the little princess with her much-improved Chinese, having some effect; the little princess stopped fussing after crying for a while, not sleepy anymore, saying she wanted to go out and play.

Before coming today, the nanny knew that Miss Gu had booked the entire top floor for the little princess to play. Earlier, the little princess sulked in the suite since Miss Gu hadn’t returned, but now that she’s gone, the little princess finally wanted to play. The nanny was, of course, thrilled.

When Chi Yu wanted to go to the top floor, he was understandably stopped: "The top floor has been reserved by a prestigious VIP client; no one else can go up."