A set of photos suddenly made little internet celebrity Su Qing a breakout hit, and advertising deals came pouring in.
Then Su Qing got carried away. Really carried away. She even picked up a man and started supporting him.
The man was handsome, well-built, and obedient, but he didn't seem very bright.
Su Qing didn't expect him to be smart, anyway. A man kept at home just needed to cook, tidy up, and obediently wait for her to come home.
But she hadn't expected to pick up a genuine "beautiful idiot"
When she asked him to do chores, he either broke a basin or smashed a table. When he did laundry, the colors ran or suds overflowed from the washing machine. When he cooked, he nearly set the kitchen on fire...
Su Qing was about to lose her patience. "I don't think this is going to work..."
Before she could finish, the man, well over six feet tall, carefully caught the hem of her clothes and looked at her pitifully, his eyes nearly reddening. "Qingqing, are you going to abandon me? I'll be good. Please don't kick me out, okay?"
Su Qing looked down at the fingers clutching her clothes. They were long and pale, but dotted with a few burn blisters. His grip made the blisters bulge, shiny and painful to look at.
Su Qing's heart softened. She gritted her teeth and promised, "Just stay here and behave. You don't have to do anything. I'll hire someone to take care of you."
His dark eyes shone with delight and a hint of unease. "Is that okay?"
"Sure. I'm super rich."
*
As Su Qing's popularity grew, she received an audition invitation from a production crew. The show was one of Huansheng Entertainment's major projects for the year, and it had been trending constantly ever since casting began.
As a minor internet celebrity, Su Qing was already honored to receive an invitation. She figured getting a tiny supporting role would be great, and the paycheck might even be enough to take her beautiful idiot to Qingdao for some mantis shrimp.
Just as Su Qing was auditioning, the head of Huansheng suddenly showed up in person to oversee casting. The staff who heard the news were stunned. Huansheng Entertainment was an entertainment industry giant, but within the Huansheng Group it was only one business among many. The man himself had never even visited Huansheng Entertainment. How could the head of Huansheng be showing up for the casting of a single show?
Su Qing's audition was also interrupted.
The audition room door opened, and the beautiful idiot walked in, surrounded by a crowd.
Su Qing froze, unable to speak.
The man fixed his gaze on her, his dark eyes deep, a hint of laughter hidden in them. "She's the leading lady..." Amid everyone's astonished stares, he added casually, "Because she's super rich. Let her join the production with her own funding."
P.S. The "man," "man," and "man" throughout this blurb aren't the author trying to act cool. The author just hasn't thought of names for them yet. Surprised? Excited?
[Left on 2021.7.8]
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