Chà Chà Novel

“Director Zhao Chengye is hard to approach.” Su Yuchen sighed. He didn’t quite understand what Su Yujin was thinking these days.

If he valued this opportunity, why had he missed the audition? And after missing it, why come asking the family to pull strings?

Su Yujin’s voice caught. “I’m sorry, Ge. I’m too much trouble for you, aren’t I?”

“That’s not what I meant.” Su Yuchen softened after all. “I’ll do what I can.”

“I knew you were the best to me, Ge.” Su Yujin hugged him.

“All right, when did you become such a crybaby?” Su Yuchen stroked his hair. Whatever else, this was the brother he’d watched grow up. Even knowing now that they weren’t related by blood, he couldn’t just abandon him.

Watching Su Yujin act cute with him, Su Yuchen’s mind wandered. He was thinking about the brother who truly shared his blood. What kind of life was he living, and who did he turn to when he ran into trouble?

Su Nuo: “???”

Isn’t it obvious? My boyfriend, of course.

My boyfriend is amazing.

The Su family had some wealth and a few connections in show business, but when they approached Zhao Chengye about squeezing Su Yujin onto the production, he sternly turned them down.

Zhao Chengye didn’t care whether those trying to pull strings were some capitalist’s canary or someone’s little brother. If you didn’t make it through the audition, forget about joining his cast.

Rejected, as expected, Su Yujin got the news from Su Yuchen and was bitterly disappointed. He even couldn’t help resenting it: if it were Fu Baihan, would there be anything Su Nuo couldn’t get?

Of course, he wouldn’t say that to Su Yuchen. He needed more sympathy and affection from the Su family.

But he still didn’t want to give up, so he badgered the system.

“You know how important this opportunity is, don’t you?” Su Yujin asked the system.

The system didn’t answer, but Su Yujin knew it was considering.

“You dragged me here to do a mission and haven’t helped at all. Is that reasonable?” Su Yujin had completely lost patience with the system. His early caution had all turned into irritation.

“Host has insufficient points,” the system’s mechanical voice said.

The system had no emotions or thoughts, but it too had been puzzled why the mission in this world was making no progress.

When it came down to it, the problem was the host. The host’s competence was simply too poor.

If the host couldn’t complete the mission, the system would be stuck in this world too, affecting its performance review. Under Su Yujin’s relentless pestering, the system finally relented.

With the system’s cheat, Su Yujin went further into debt and also got into Zhao Chengye’s production.

Su Nuo told Chen Wenyu he wanted to play the Demon Lord. Chen Wenyu glared at him for stirring up trouble while going off to talk to Zhao Chengye anyway.

“The Immortal Emperor is the male lead. Do you know what it means to play the male lead on a Zhao Chengye production?” Chen Wenyu was exasperated by the young master’s whims and tried to talk him out of it.

Su Nuo cupped his face. “I think I should play the Demon Lord. Am I not charismatic enough?”

The Immortal Emperor was the male lead, sure, but Su Nuo liked the Demon Lord’s character more.

Chen Wenyu rolled his eyes. “Director Zhao says he’ll give you an audition. Tomorrow.”

Su Nuo gave a thumbs up. “There’s nothing Brother Chen can’t do!”

“Cut the flattery,” Chen Wenyu said, though inside he was pleased.

Sigh. The young master was just so likable.

Su Nuo had a personal reason for liking this role too. The Demon Lord was devoted to the female lead no matter what. By playing such a character, he hoped to lessen the impact of his CP with Wei Sinian.

He could act just fine without Wei Sinian. He didn’t want to be tied to Wei Sinian and talked about together.

At the audition, his expression was proud. Though he wore modern casual clothes, he gave the impression of flowing robes and wide sleeves, dashing and unrestrained.

“You truly mean to marry him?” The lofty Demon Lord should have been perfectly composed, yet up close he couldn’t hide the struggle and trembling deep in his eyes.

Ziqing seemed only just to notice him. She set down the jade pendant she’d been toying with and rose. She vaguely knew of the Demon Lord’s feelings for her, but she couldn’t watch him make a mistake. She understood her own heart for the Emperor. They would wed tomorrow, and however fine anyone else might be, no one else could catch her eye.

“Of course I’ll marry him. He waited sixty thousand years. Now that it’s all settled, won’t you let me enjoy a few peaceful days?” She was the princess of Qixia Mountain and soon to be Empress of the Yuqing Realm. That Emperor, cold and stern in everyone else’s eyes, was wonderfully good to her.

“Very well. He’s worthy enough of you, I suppose.” The Demon Lord gazed at her lovely face, suppressing the bitterness in his heart. “If he ever wrongs you, come find me in the Demon Realm.”

In the blink of an eye, the Demon Lord was arrogant and overbearing once more, as if he didn’t think the Heavens worth a glance.

“He wouldn’t dare.” Ziqing lifted her chin with a carefree, radiant smile. “In all the world, who would dare wrong me?”

Watching his scene partner, actress Xiang Yueling, smile like that, Su Nuo was momentarily dazzled. This peerless princess should be played by her. Every frown and smile was exactly like the character described in the script.

After the audition, Fu Baihan pinched both of Su Nuo’s cheeks, squishing his lips into a little goldfish pout.

“Mm?” he managed.

“Sweetie, is she pretty?” Fu Baihan scoffed.

Su Nuo gulped. This was why you needed some distance when dating. Waaah. Up close like this, every move gets watched.

Xiang Yueling really was “luminous,” true to her name. She’d debuted before Su Nuo but was only a year older, just twenty, youthful and pretty, versatile, with commendable acting.

Su Nuo had only glanced a couple of times out of admiration, with no other thoughts at all. But to Fu Baihan, it looked like he couldn’t take his eyes off a pretty girl.

How could the kid say he liked him and then turn around and like someone else?

Fu Baihan only pretended he was giving the kid a chance to think things over and change his mind. If Su Nuo actually changed his mind, he’d go crazy.

How could he look at a girl like that?! Was the kid’s orientation all over the place too?

Su Nuo rescued his face, studied Fu Baihan’s expression, and smiled ingratiatingly. “Ge, what are you talking about?”

Even breaking out that soft, coaxing tone showed how guilty the kid felt.

Fu Baihan turned and walked straight ahead. The “little assistant” had long legs and walked fast, leaving the rising star behind.

Su Nuo hurried after him. With people around watching, he couldn’t show anything, so it wasn’t until they reached the parking lot that he grabbed the hem of Fu Baihan’s coat.

“Ge…”

Fu Baihan said nothing. Su Nuo shook it coaxingly. “What are you mad about? Don’t ignore me, okay?”

“Sweetie, if you like someone like her, you shouldn’t be following me.” Fu Baihan took hold of his wrist as if to make him let go.

Su Nuo wasn’t about to let go. He quickly clung to him, wrapping his arms around his waist and pressing himself against him. “That’s not true. I don’t like anyone else. I only like you.” He sniffled and said, wounded, “Ge, you’re being unreasonable. You’re bullying me.”

Fu Baihan’s attitude softened, and he touched Su Nuo’s face. Su Nuo quickly nuzzled his hand. “Ge, carry me.”

“Not afraid of being photographed?” Entangled by this little rascal, Fu Baihan picked him up and carried him toward the car.

“Nope. Ge will take care of it.” Su Nuo was fully aware of being doted on by a big shot.

“Sweetie, don’t think you’re getting off that easy.” In the car, Fu Baihan buckled his seatbelt and patted his head.

Su Nuo tugged his tie, tilted his face up, and planted a kiss on his lips with a “mwah.”

Fu Baihan: “You…”

“Mwah!” Another kiss.

Fu Baihan finally smiled and tapped his nose. “All right. Let’s go home first.”

Su Nuo was a little smug but didn’t dare let Fu Baihan see it. He turned to look out the window and quietly curled his lips.

Ha. A paper tiger.

Back at the apartment, Su Nuo followed Fu Baihan into the walk-in closet like a little tail as he changed. “It’s just that during the scene I thought her acting was really good, and this drama has a real shot, so I felt relieved. There’s absolutely no other reason. What she looks like has nothing to do with me!”

Su Nuo eagerly hung up his coat for him. “Ge, you scared me.”

“Scared you?” Fu Baihan turned around. “Then I should apologize to my sweetie.”

“No need to apologize. I’m very generous. I won’t hold it against you.” Su Nuo lifted his chin.

“That generous, hm…” Fu Baihan drew out the words, then suddenly picked him up and set him on the table.

Su Nuo’s back pressed against the mirror. He wrapped his arms around him. “Ge?”

“Making it up to my sweetie.” Fu Baihan kissed him, one hand on his waist so he couldn’t escape. He caught the tip of Su Nuo’s tongue, nipped it lightly, and deepened the kiss, claiming every inch.

The kid’s lashes trembled. Kissed breathless, he couldn’t swallow in time, and a little wetness slipped from the corner of his mouth as he whimpered and clutched at Fu Baihan’s shirt.

Fu Baihan let him go, but they stayed close, their breaths mingling. “Forgive me now?”

Su Nuo reached out and glared at him, but with his eyes so full of desire, it looked more like an invitation than a warning.

Fu Baihan pretended not to understand. “What is it, sweetie?”

“Jerk!” Even Su Nuo’s scolding came out soft, though he was perfectly self-righteous about it. “Hurry up and lift me down. My legs are jelly.”

“That’s not how you ask for help.” Fu Baihan scooped him up by the backs of his knees. “Naughty kid.”

If you want to use a kiss to get out of trouble, you’d better learn what a real kiss is.

Su Nuo changed and hid under the covers. “I’m sleepy. You sleep outside.”

“Your phone’s ringing.” Fu Baihan pulled the blanket down, pinched his cheek, and handed him the phone. “Your manager.”

Su Nuo took a breath. “You answer it…” If he answered like this and his manager could tell something, he’d have to flee the planet overnight. Total social death.

Fu Baihan picked up, but before he could say anything, Chen Wenyu said urgently, “Nuonuo, Director Zhao Chengye’s team got back to us. The Demon Lord role has been given to Su Yujin.”

“Su Yujin?” Fu Baihan repeated the name.

“President Fu?” Chen Wenyu was a little surprised, but quickly switched to the tone of a teacher tattling to a parent. “Yes, Su Yujin. He’s been going after Nuonuo’s opportunities lately.”