Mr. Zhou Doesn’t Want to Work Hard Anymore!

Zhou Chenxi, are you a pig?

After resting in the room for a while, someone knocked on the door outside.

Zhou Chenxi walked over and opened it.

Lu Ji stood outside the door with one hand in his pocket, “They called us down.”

“The director’s team?” Zhou Chenxi rubbed his eyes, and listened to the outside corridor. It was quiet, as if only the two of them existed.

“The others have already gone down.” Lu Ji said.

Zhou Chenxi had just rested on the bed, and a small tuft of hair faced the sky. Maybe because he didn’t sleep enough in the car or maybe because he sat up too soon, he was muddle-headed all of a sudden. His voice sounded a little bit nasaly, “Mn, then I’ll go down right away.”

Lu Ji’s gaze flashed over the messy hair on top of his head, and he wanted to reach out and pat it down, “Then I will wait for you outside.”

Zhou Chenxi woke up instantly, and said quickly: “Right away!”

He hurriedly went back and took a look in the mirror. Seeing the mess of hair, he took a small comb and brushed it down, then turned to Lu Ji, “Let’s go!”

Lu Ji nodded and glanced at the top of his head again. The soft light-linen short hair had been put back in place, and he looked very cute.

Lu Ji’s fingers twitched as he turned around and stepped downstairs before him.

Zhou Chenxi followed him sleepily, thinking– Mr. Lu’s back looks wide, would he be in good shape without his clothes?

How far had Luo Xinghe and his harem developed?

It seems that the details weren’t written in the novel, probably because they were afraid of being locked out due to censorship.

Hey, it’s a bit regretful.

Just as he was thinking about it, Lu Ji in front of him stopped suddenly, “Did you find your teacup?”

“What?” Zhou Chenxi was startled.

Lu Ji conjured a bottle of mineral water from nowhere, like magic, “This is a sponsorship. It has been placed in various conspicuous places in the inn. You can drink it whenever you want.”

Zhou Chenxi took the bottle of mineral water in wonder.

This brand of mineral water… seems to be Lu’s, right?

But he remembered that he didn’t see a display of it in the room when he entered, and when Zhuang Jingle was talking about the broadcast, he didn’t mention the mineral water of this brand either?

Was it because Mr. Lu was thirsty and wanted to drink water, so he randomly sponsored their company’s mineral water?

Worthy of being an overbearing president.

Zhou Chenxi hahaha’ed in his heart for a while, following Lu Ji into the kitchen.

When they arrived, everyone was already there. Zhuang Jingle reportedly had other tasks and was missing. The other three people were worried about the pile of dishes in the middle of the kitchen.

“Which one of you can cook?” Ren Qian raised his hand, “I’ll say in advance that I can’t. I’m afraid I’ll blow up the kitchen.”

Shao Yunyi spread her hands, “Same here, don’t count on me.”

Everyone looked to Luo Xinghe.

Luo Xinghe decided to star in this show on a whim. He was a reborn transmigrator who knew all the plots of this book, and that among the few people in front of him, Ren Qian and Lu Ji would be his harem in the future. He also knew that Zhou Chenxi was just a stepping stone to his success.

Some people were just born to be the protagonist.

Luo Xinghe was an ordinary actor before he transmigrated. He wasn’t successful, no better than Zhou Chenxi in his real world, but after he came to this world, he suddenly had his koi luck.

At first he couldn’t believe it, but after observing, he found that the world was exactly the same as it was written in the book.

Luo Xinghe has already lived a lifetime in the book, and he knew that once Zhou Chenxi loses his value of use, there would be a steady stream of new supporting characters in the future to pave the way and help him succeed.

Luo Xinghe, who had read the full text, knows that this was actually an upgraded novel that seemed to share romance, but actually had no CP that escalated into love. The protagonist Luo Xinghe would eventually abandon everyone in his harem and become the king of TV and film, then use his resources to acquire the largest two companies, Lu Shi and Zhou Xin, to dominate the business world.

Luo Xinghe, who had walked to the end of his previous life, was panicked, thinking that he would return to his original world, but later found out that he had not. He was actually reborn.

After rebirth, Luo Xinghe was ecstatic, he didn’t abandon his ambitions. This kind of cool rebirth, he could do 10,000 times, and still wouldn’t get tired.

Luo Xinghe saw that Zhou Chenxi didn’t respond, and said helplessly, “Neither can I.”

In fact, he could. Not only could he cook, but he could cook delicious dishes. This was a skill that the protagonist of the original book has already powered up. He even won Lu Ji by relying on this skill. Lu Ji, who suffered from stomach problems because of overwork, successfully noticed him.

But this time the plan had changed, and he plans to advance his role first.

Zhou Chenxi looked at Luo Xinghe in surprise.

He clearly remembered that Luo Xinghe could cook?

“Who do you think I am?” Luo Xinghe looked at him, “I really can’t ah?”

Zhou Chenxi was the change in his plans.

He didn’t know why Zhou Chenxi didn’t follow the original plot in the book. At this time, he should’ve been competing with him for an advertising endorsement for a shampoo brand, and in the end would fail, leading Xinghe to win.

This time Zhou Chenxi was absent, and Luo Xinghe almost failed to win the endorsement.

And he didn’t seem to be lucky recently. Zhou Chenxi didn’t come, he has lost his support, and there are many people questioning him online.

With the mindset “If the mountain doesn’t come to me, I will just go to the mountain.” He took the initiative to apply to join the variety show that Zhou Chenxi had just taken on.

Sure enough, with Zhou Chenxi, his luck was much better. Producer Zhu Fang quickly agreed and signed a contract with him.

Regardless of whether Luo Xinghe could cook or not, as long as Luo Xinghe said no, Zhou Chenxi had to follow him.

“Then…I can!” Zhou Chenxi said firmly.

Luo Xinghe: “…?”

“So are there any other tasks?” Ren Qian asked from the side, “None of us know how to cook, and we can’t let Chenxi do it all alone, or do we have to fight for the position to be his assistant?”

Everyone was discussing as Zhuang Jingle came in from outside. He was holding a few sets of jumpsuits, “Here, here, I’ve been exploring for you. There is a lotus pond not far from the town and it’s the perfect time to pick lotus roots. Tomorrow we’ll make a few dishes with lotus roots. If you don’t know how to cook, come with me to pick lotus roots!”

“None of us know how to cook, only Xiao* Zhou can personally…” Shao Yunyi said awkwardly. 

*term of endearment

“I’ll cook too,” Lu Ji rolled up his sleeves, “We’ve both got it, you guys go pick lotus roots.”

And like so, the grouping was set.

While Luo Xinghe was changing into his jumpsuit, he regretted not saying that he could also cook. He was originally here for Zhou Chenxi. He heard that the lotus pond was full of sludge, and he would definitely cut a sorry figure after soaking.

Luo Xinghe looked back at Lu Ji and Zhou Chenxi next to him.

Luo Xinghe never expected that Lu Ji could cook. This was a good opportunity to get Lu Ji while he was cooking, but he missed it.

But it didn’t matter, accidents would inevitably happen. In his previous life, he also encountered deviations from the original plot, and relied on his koi luck to get back on track. He believed that there would be no big problems in this life.

After the few people left, the kitchen became empty. Zhou Chenxi also adjusted his sleeves like Lu Ji, “Mr. Lu, do you want to be the chef or have me be the chef? In fact, I know a little of everything, chopping vegetables and stir-frying a few dishes is no big deal.”

Lu Ji said, “I can do whatever.”

“Then let’s prepare the ingredients together?” Zhou Chenxi proposed.

Lu Ji nodded, and the two got busy.

Zhou Chenxi thought that Lu Ji was pampered and wouldn’t be familiar with the kitchen, but when he watched him wear the apron prepared for him by the show team, and listened to the kitchen knife “dongdongdong” cutting vegetables on the chopping board, he only discovered Lu wasn’t lying about being able to cook.

A serious man is handsome. Zhou Chenxi couldn’t help but watch for a while, and said with emotion, “I thought the president wouldn’t know how to cook.”

His brother Zhou Mingxuan couldn’t cook, he might blow up the kitchen directly, like Ren Qian.

Lu Ji asked, “Why did you think I couldn’t cook?”

Because the novel didn’t say you could.

Zhou Chenxi complained in his heart. Could it be that Lu Ji deliberately pretended that he could not cook, was moved by the few dishes Luo Xinghe made, and then was willing to accept him?

Zhou Chenxi curled his lips.

Thinking about it this way, it didn’t seem to be a big deal to know how to cook.

Unless it was Mr. Wang Gang, his male god and the master uploader of the gourmet area, no one could ever impress him.

“Because I had to be independent, I learned to take care of myself. Are you satisfied with this reason?” Lu Ji laughed.

Zhou Chenxi was startled.

He suddenly remembered that Lu Ji’s life experience was not very good. As a wealthy family, the Lu’s were full of intrigue.

But at that time, Chenxi was paying attention to Zhou’s affairs. Some plots about Lu Ji were skipped, so he didn’t pay much attention.

Maybe Lu Ji had a gloomy time just like him.

Zhou Chenxi put on his pink apron-—he was a little confused about how the apron got into his hands. As if the show crew just handed them two aprons, one blue and the other pink, Lu Ji didn’t even look at it. He took the blue one and handed the pink one to Zhou Chenxi.

He was just lost in thought and didn’t have time to care…

But he already put it on, and he didn’t want to take it off.

“I learned how to cook because I love to eat…” Zhou Chenxi was a hidden chatterer. When doing things, he couldn’t help but ramble, “My senior… No, even before, if I was bored of acting, I just stayed home and learned how to cook, honestly, it’s because it’s cheaper to cook at home! But I’m really lazy, so I mostly watched easy recipes, such as lazy rolled egg*, lazy fried rice*, and so on, but now I just watch normal food videos.”

Lu Ji’s vegetable chopping paused, as he remembered the way Chenxi was standing on the side of the road happily nibbling a pancake fruit, and smiled knowingly, “Then you are already great.”

Zhou Chenxi turned his head, his ears and cheeks bright red.

——Why did President Lu suddenly tease him!?

What should he reply with at this time? Thank him politely?

No, it seemed to be a little too embarrassing, maybe he should echo it?

Thinking like this, Zhou Chenxi nodded politely, “You too.”

——Ah, ah, this seems even more embarrassing, Zhou Chenxi, are you a pig*?  

*pig is a term that comes from “Run Brother”- like korean “Running Man” and it’s used among friends to be like “are you stupid?”

——Ah, ah, this seems even more embarrassing, Zhou Chenxi, are you a pig*?  *pig is a term that comes from “Run Brother”- like korean “Running Man” and it’s used among friends to be like “are you stupid?”

–you too! You are great too!

Zhou Chenxi cut vegetables viciously while silently crying, why on earth were they talking about each other in business here!

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The author has something to say: Congratulations to Mr. Lu for his affirmation.