Chapter 182. Habit
Arc E : Real World
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The alarm on his phone brought Du Yan back to his senses. He immediately returned to the mundane world from his worry about racial differences.
It’s time to go to work.
This alarm is a habit of Du Yan in order to avoid being too immersed in the feeling of enjoying delicious food after having a dream and delaying work.
Now Xiao Ba has temporarily left, as Shao Lingheng caught him red-handed this morning.
The two have agreed on three days, and Du Yan is considering how to tell the other party, Shao Lingheng, the truth.
In this case, Du Yan believed that the employment relationship between them was still in existence, and his work had to continue before the three-day deadline.
Du Yan is very dedicated in his work, whether in his dreams or outside of them. Since he is still Shao Lingheng’s assistant, he will not allow himself to get paid for nothing without doing anything.
Du Yan put those things aside for the time being, washed up briefly, and prepared to go out.
He had just opened the door a crack when he heard voices of conversation coming from outside.
Both voices were familiar. One was Qian Xing, and the other was Shao Lingheng, whom he had just separated from.
Logically speaking, it’s not yet time for Qian Xing to come, so it seems that something unexpected has happened.
Qian Xing’s voice also sounded full of surprise: “Shao Ge, what are you doing standing in the corridor?”
Shao Lingheng said: “Wake up early and exercise.”
Qian Xing was even more confused and asked: “Ah? Aren’t you used to going to the gym at night? What can you do in the corridor? Brisk walking is too little exercise for you.”
Shao Lingheng didn’t say anything, but Du Yan could imagine that he must be looking at Qian Xing silently.
In his dreams, when Zeus encountered this situation, he would have the same reaction.
Qian Xing quickly changed the subject: “Shao Ge, there are some negative public opinions online. The public relations team is waiting for your decision.”
Shao Lingheng nodded: “Let’s talk in the room. Right, go and call Du Yan.”
Qian Xing responded: “Okay.”
Shao Lingheng seemed to take a few steps forward, then turned back and added: “When you meet Du Yan, tell him that he has been performing well recently and that you are going to give him a raise. Don’t say I said this.”
Du Yan, who was eavesdropping, finally couldn’t help but curl his lips. This man’s method of keeping people was really the eternal and unchanging method of tempting them with benefits.
But Du Yan was quite attracted by this offer. In addition to the delicious food, there was also a generous reward. Even if the emotional aspect was not considered, this condition was extremely tempting.
Qian Xing spoke up: “But if you add more, it will exceed the band limit of a personal assistant. Shao Ge, if you think this guy is good, you can give him that band, just sign him as an agent to the studio. It is definitely more promising than being a personal assistant.”
The sound in the corridor disappeared again. Needless to say, Shao Lingheng probably looked at Qian Xing in silence again.
Du Yan actually admired Qian Xing. He had been with Shao Lingheng for so many years and was quite good at dealing with this taciturn cousin.
Qian Xing could often understand what someone meant with just a glance, and sure enough, not long after, Qian Xing spoke again.
“Okay, I get it. You are the boss. You decide how much to pay. It’s all up to you. It’s just the highest paid personal assistant in the industry. No problem at all. I’ll take care of it.”
Hearing this, Du Yan knew that Qian Xing would knock on the door soon, so he quietly closed the door again, pretending that nothing had happened.
***
Today’s breakfast was in Shao Lingheng’s room. Du Yan directly asked the restaurant downstairs to deliver it according to his daily habit.
Because what they were going to talk about later was not suitable to be discussed in public. If someone with ulterior motives overhears it, it may cause even greater trouble.
This matter was related to the last time Shao Lingheng participated in an interview.
During the last interview, the host asked some sensitive questions, and Shao Lingheng answered them in an uncharacteristic way, even describing in detail what his dream lover looked like.
Shao Lingheng has a huge fan base, many of whom are very talented.
These fans drew a headshot based on Shao Lingheng’s description and uploaded it to the Internet. After being processed by many fans, it became a CG that looked very much like a real-life photo.
This image was quickly forwarded like crazy and became a hot topic of the day.
However, some people found that the girl with long hair in this picture looked a bit out of place.
Finally, someone changed the gender of the girl in the photo, changing her long hair to short hair and her gentle features to look more heroic, and the incongruity disappeared instantly.
A single stone stirs up a thousand waves. The rumor that Shao Lingheng is a homosexual spread like wildfire.
The incident quickly went viral, and a large number of netizens who were not fans of Shao Lingheng also got involved.
The power of netizens is always endless. They caught the hot spots instantly and began to study all the details of Shao Lingheng since his debut.
This study shocked everyone.
Shao Lingheng is really too self-disciplined. The fact that he has never been involved in any scandal is just a basic fact.
He always uses gentlemanly gestures when taking photos with female stars, and according to information revealed by every female star who has worked with him.
When filming intimate scenes, Shao Lingheng would use a trick whenever possible, and if he couldn’t, he would be so polite and dignified that you would always know that he is indeed working with a dedicated attitude.
Some people even speculated that Shao Lingheng was so pure and unselfish because he was not good at something.
Now everything is explained. It turns out that Shao Lingheng likes people of the same sex. No wonder he is indifferent to those charming female stars in the circle.
After Qian Xing stated the facts, he added: Now that things have escalated to this point, we must officially come forward to clarify. Personally, I think it is better to keep things vague. After all, the issue of homosexuality is still very sensitive.”
Qian Xing said this not because he has any prejudice against homosexuals but because same-sex marriage was legalized not long ago.
At this time, all sectors of society are still very concerned about this aspect. On the one hand, the homosexual community is still a minority group, and some people in the general public still can not accept it. On the other hand, the issue of same-sex marriage involves the sensitive issue of human rights.
In Shao Lingheng’s position, if he admitted that he liked the same sex, some people might say he was trying to gain popularity or he might be attacked by extreme homophobic groups, while if he denied it, he would be attacked for discriminating against minority groups.
When it comes to such rumors, most celebrities usually use official statements, such as as long as it is someone they like, they don’t care too much about gender.
After listening to this, Shao Lingheng did not speak immediately but frowned slightly, as if he was in deep thought.
Qian Xing knew Shao Lingheng’s habits and continued to explain in detail the plan proposed by the public relations team.
At this moment, Du Yan, who lacked relevant work experience, naturally could not get a word in.
As a personal assistant, he only needs to ensure that Shao Lingheng finishes his breakfast smoothly.
Du Yan saw Shao Lingheng stop to think, so in order to save time, he handed him the bread with jam and then filled up the half-drunk milk.
After doing all this, Du Yan sat back down.
“Du Yan, are you there?”
At this moment, Xiao Ba’s voice rang in Du Yan’s mind. Although Xiao Ba had left this plane, he could still contact Du Yan remotely through the contract.
Du Yan realized that he probably didn’t have anything to do in the short term, so he put his mind at ease and talked to Xiao Ba.
Here, Xiao Ba was reporting to Du Yan, the results of his investigation after returning, and over there, Shao Lingheng finally started eating.
Perhaps it was because he was deep in thought, and some actions that became natural to him would always come naturally when he was absent-minded.
Shao Lingheng took the bread that Du Yan handed over but did not eat it. Instead, he put it to Du Yan’s lips.
Du Yan was listening to Xiao Ba’s report attentively, and his rationality was not in place at all.
At this time, the living habits of the two hundred years spent with Zeus in the dream world took over.
Without hesitation, he opened his mouth and took a bite.
Afterward, Shao Lingheng brought the bread to his mouth and continued to eat it.
Qian Xing’s voice suddenly stopped, and the room fell into silence.
Du Yan finally noticed something was wrong, interrupted his conversation with Xiao Ba, and looked over.
What came into view was Qian Xing, who was dumbfounded. His eyes, which were not small to begin with, were almost as big as an owl. Du Yan even suspected that if he didn’t blink, his eyeballs would fall into the juice glass on the table.
When Zeus’s nephew Eddie saw the two of them together, he had the same expression.
After Du Yan and Zeus settled in the Sagoru stellar system, Eddie set out again to find a suitable partner.
A hundred years later, Eddie had gained nothing and returned to the Sagoru stellar system in a depressed mood. On the first day after returning, when Eddie was having dinner with them, he fell on the chair with his hands on his chest and shouted dog abuse.
Du Yan felt a little guilty. He knew that Eddie’s compatible partner was supposed to be an Earthling. But because of the subconscious of the Lord of Dreams, Eddie’s compatible partner was lost by the butterfly effect.
So Du Yan felt that he was to blame to some extent, and from then on, he refused to continue this dining habit with Zeus.
After enduring for a while, Zeus issued a pardon and gave Eddie another fifty years to find a suitable partner.
Fortunately, ten years later, Eddie returned to the Sagoru stellar system with his soulmate.
At this time, Shao Lingheng also came back to his senses, and after remembering what he had just done, he became very calm.
He just threw out a word: “Habit.”
Du Yan was in a state of confusion after hearing this and wondered where this habit came from.
In the dream, when you were still Zeus, it was indeed a habit, and you had been doing it for two hundred years. But now, in the real world, if you talk about habits in front of your cousin Qian Xing, he probably wants to rush to the bathroom to take a cold shower to calm down.
Qian Xing stared at the two of them for a long time, and finally squeezed out a sentence: “Du Yan, you, even if you want to earn money, you don’t need to do this step of testing the poison yourself, right?”
Du Yan didn’t know whether Qian Xing really believed this or was just giving everyone an excuse. But given the current situation, playing dumb would be good for everyone.
He smiled and said: “Of course, with such a high salary, one should do their best.”
After the feeding controversy was resolved, several people continued to discuss how to deal with online public opinion.
Finally, Shao Lingheng made a decision and said: “Let the PR team handle the online incident vaguely. The promotion of the new movie will probably start during this period. There will definitely be reporters raising this question by then. Don’t worry, I will handle it.”
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