CHAPTER 871: CHAPTER 873: GO AHEAD AND MAKE HIM WORK HARD (BONUS CHAPTER FOR REWARDS)

Jinxia helped carry the gifts inside, while Sheng Yan came out of the kitchen with a plate of sliced fruit.

He saw Yu Yanyu, showing no surprise, glanced over casually, and sat on the sofa as if everything was normal, saying indifferently, "Have some fruit."

Yu Yanyu swallowed nervously, suddenly feeling a bit scared.

This, this Big Brother Sheng felt a bit unfamiliar...

He sat uncomfortably on the sofa, looking at the two of them, wanting to say something but unsure of how to start.

Jinxia had no idea what he was thinking, her mind absorbed in the gifts. She opened them with a burst of excitement, like unboxing a surprise, not knowing what interesting things she might find.

She started with a small gift, discovering it was a limited edition lipstick from a luxury brand, with a note attached, signed by Qin Siqin.

"Lipstick from Sister Qin, I have to say, the moment I saw the lipstick, my heart suddenly calmed down, and my anxiety lessened a lot."

Jinxia looked up at Sheng Yan, blinking as she spoke.

Sheng Yan pondered for a moment and suggested, "How about I give you a bunch of lipstick?"

Jinxia glared at him, "I don’t want that, it’s not sincere, I want a surprise!

I don’t need that much lipstick. If you give me hundreds of them, I wouldn’t be able to use them all, I just stick to a few shades."

She continued unwrapping gifts, this time opening one from a fan. It was really unique, a handkerchief with handmade embroidery.

The embroidery was special, depicting a chibi version of Jinxia and a chibi mysterious man in a mask!

The design was exactly like the photo from the news about the romance!

Because of the chibi style, it was even cuter than usual, especially the mysterious man. The embroidered mask was really cool!

Jinxia couldn’t help but show the handkerchief to Sheng Yan, saying with a giggle, "Look, your masked disguise is here, hahaha, they made you look so cute."

Sheng Yan took the handkerchief, glanced at it, a helpless smile appearing on his face, his expression softening a bit.

He said lightly, "It is quite nice."

Jinxia: "Actually, I’m more looking forward to you wearing the Iron Man mask, with little cat ears on top, how cute would that be!"

Sheng Yan paused, not feeling much when wearing it then, but thinking about it now, if that scene was captured and made into a chibi version, he would feel somewhat... embarrassed.

He reminded softly, "The paparazzi didn’t capture that photo, so fans won’t be making it."

Jinxia’s eyes flashed with slyness, "No fans making it, but I can, didn’t you say it wasn’t captured? I have all the props, I can take the photos for you."

Sheng Yan: "..."

Jinxia: "What, you don’t want to?"

After a moment of silence, he said with a voice giving away no emotions, "No, I do want to."

Jinxia burst out laughing, "But now I don’t want to anymore."

She lowered her head, muttering quietly, "Not fun at all, no sense of humor."

Yu Yanyu, sitting in a corner, thought, "..."

Ah, he finally understood why he felt so uncomfortable, it was the aura of a loving couple tormenting him!

Can’t bear it, can’t bear it, this world has no room for him!

After unwrapping all the gifts, Sheng Yan stood up to help Jinxia put the gifts back in the room.

Jinxia also stood up; she wanted to go to the room to see how to arrange them.

When she stood up, Yu Yanyu stood up too, first pulling Jinxia back a few steps, watching Sheng Yan ahead cautiously, and asked softly, "Is this how you usually interact with Big Brother?"

Jinxia was momentarily confused, puzzled, "Why do you ask?"

Yu Yanyu, excitedly: "You’re amazing, actually taming this Demon King, don’t you think his aura is strong?

Oh my, you even dare to instruct him to do things! Wow, I’ve never seen Big Brother so obedient to anyone; Aunt Rui can’t even do that!"

Jinxia smiled, "Maybe, but it’s nothing special, it’s normal for couples to interact like this. Once you find a girl you like, you’ll do the same."

She thought a bit and continued, "Your brother is rarely so obedient with me usually. Recently my career is on hold, and he’s afraid I’ll get bored or upset, he almost spoils me like crazy.

Once some time passes, he won’t be this easygoing."

Yu Yanyu: "..." So take advantage of this time to tease him as much as you can!

He really wanted to say that, but due to reason and cowardice, he didn’t.

Yu Yanyu chatted with her for a while longer but didn’t want to endure more of their affection, so he took his leave, having to return to the filming site of "Rescue 5 Hours" that evening for night scenes.

After Yu Yanyu left, Jinxia sat in the living room thinking, her expression slightly heavy, not even noticing Sheng Yan coming to her.

Sheng Yan reached out and pinched her cheek, "What are you thinking about?"

Jinxia rubbed her face with her hand, holding his hand up, and asked seriously, "Do you know, Yanyu is thinking about quitting the entertainment circle?"

Sheng Yan pondered for a while, "I didn’t know, he hasn’t mentioned it to me, but you can tell."

Jinxia: "What do you mean?"

Sheng Yan: "Yanyu’s schedule is much lighter this year than last year, he’s deliberately reducing his workload.

As a singer, he can only really be on variety shows, but this year, ’Rescue 5 Hours’ is his first variety show.

He got really famous because of ’Xiao Xiangyu’s Many Sorrows’. He’s had a lot of offers from film and television, and this is the best time for him to transition from singer to actor, but he hasn’t taken any roles."

Jinxia was puzzled: "Did something happen to Yanyu, or is his family not allowing him to be a star?"

Sheng Yan shook his head. His family knows Yu Yanyu’s family, and they have a good relationship.

Based on his information, nothing’s wrong with the Yu Family, and they haven’t been strict with Yanyu either.

The desire to leave the entertainment circle is probably Yanyu’s own decision.

Sheng Yan patted her on the head, "Don’t worry, everyone has different thoughts at different times, Yanyu is still young. A career in entertainment isn’t everything to him, he might want to quit to do something he likes better. But you—"

He paused, then said, "How did you know he wants to quit? Did he say something to you?"

The scene shifts back to when Yanyu hadn’t left yet. He mentioned leaving, but Jinxia tried to keep him for dinner.

However, Yanyu refused, saying he needed to eat with the show’s crew later, and scenes needed to be filmed.