The Movie Queen's Silly CEO - Chapter 16

After a full ten hours of beauty sleep, Feng Xi was once again woken up by singing in the living room.

Having learned from experience, all five of them including Feng Xi got up from bed immediately, freshened up, dressed nicely, and gathered in the living room.

“Ugh, what kind of task do we have this time?” Shao Qiushuang had gone to bed late last night and was now sprawled on the sofa, half-squinting.

Seriously, if she had known earlier that Su Xiu had designs on Sister Feng Xi, she wouldn’t have shared a room with her! She was so annoyed she spent the whole night scrolling through Weibo, digging up all sorts of posts about Su Xiu.

“Did the production team forget to leave the mission card? I don’t see it anywhere,” Xu Leran wandered around but couldn’t find the card on the dining table or in the living room.

Su Xiu turned to the cameraman nearby. “No mission card? Does that mean we get a day off?”

The cameraman nodded up and down in response.

“Is the production team really that kind?” Feng Xi was skeptical. “We don’t have anything to do until tonight? And meals are all covered by the chef?”

The cameraman nodded again, confirming.

“Yes! That’s great news!” Shao Qiushuang perked up instantly and bounced off the sofa. “Sister Feng Xi, let’s go visit a nearby temple!”

“If we’re going to a temple, you can’t wear sleeveless tops or short skirts,” Su Xiu glanced at Shao Qiushuang’s clearly inappropriate outfit. “And some temples don’t welcome women. Plus, if you want to donate incense money, you’ll need a man to hand it over for you.”

Shao Qiushuang’s excitement was doused like a bucket of cold water. She slumped back onto the sofa. “Then forget the temple. We can go shopping instead.”

“You haven’t even sorted out the stuff you bought yesterday,” Su Xiu added another jab. “If you have time to shop, you might as well organize your suitcase.”

“…Can we just have fun, please?”

Feng Xi watched the two and suddenly felt they were acting like squabbling kids—so childish.

“How about this: let’s rest here during the day and check out the nearby night market in the evening,” Feng Xi suggested a compromise. After all, they were still filming, and going out came with a lot of restrictions.

“Sounds good,” Shao Qiushuang agreed quickly. “I didn’t sleep well last night, I’ll go take a nap.”

Su Xiu shrugged. “I’ll go get some fresh air nearby. Sister Feng Xi, want to come with me?”

“No thanks, I’ll rest here.” Seeing the rising tension between Su Xiu and Shao Qiushuang, Feng Xi wisely chose not to get involved.

Su Xiu and Shao Qiushuang exchanged glances, then quickly looked away.

After lunch and a nap, it was already evening.

Thailand’s night markets weren’t quite as lively as those back home, but the street food was still abundant everything from flying creatures to swimming ones.

Since they were heading out for dinner, the production team reluctantly handed over a few thousand baht for the five of them to buy food.

“There’s a barbecue place over there. Let’s go get some skewers,” Shao Qiushuang said, swallowing her saliva. She hadn’t had grilled skewers in ages.

Su Xiu followed her gaze and, catching a whiff of the delicious aroma, silently swallowed her usual “barbecue is unhealthy” comment.

Honestly, having it once in a while shouldn’t be a big deal.

With Su Xiu and Shao Qiushuang not arguing for once, they quickly settled on a nearby semi-self-service barbecue restaurant.

The production team gave them 5,000 baht, and when they saw the prices on the menu, their eyes lit up.

“Waiter, ten skewers of this, twenty of that!” Le Xiaoxiao, the language whiz, quickly started placing orders.

“Xiaoxiao, get twenty of this one too,” Shao Qiushuang pointed at the pork loin.

“Okay, twenty of this,” Le Xiaoxiao translated into English right away.

While the five of them were happily grilling and eating, Mu Qing finally got off the plane.

Stretching lazily, Mu Qing took the backpack from Chen Ning. “This won’t interfere with your time with your girlfriend, right?”

Chen Ning shook his head. “She’s busy with work right now, handling the planning and execution of events at the main store. She probably won’t get a break until after National Day.”

“In that case, I’ll triple your salary in October. No holiday for you during National Day,” Mu Qing considered himself a thoughtful boss if he made Chen Ning work overtime, he’d make sure the pay matched.

“Got it, President Mu. Just let me know what you need!” Chen Ning’s eyes lit up. Triple salary! His monthly pay was already tens of thousands tripled, it’d be close to a hundred thousand!

Seven days of overtime, triple pay totally worth it! His savings just got a big boost!

Mu Qing didn’t know Feng Xi’s exact schedule, so after getting off the plane, he pulled out his phone and sent her a message.

Mu Qing: Are you resting now?

Feng Xi was happily eating when she saw her phone buzz in her pocket. She quickly took off her gloves and unlocked it. Seeing Mu Qing’s message, she replied cheerfully.

Feng Xi: Having dinner.

Feng Xi: [Photo]

Mu Qing looked at the photo and sent another message.

Mu Qing: Where are you now?

Feng Xi didn’t think much of it and sent her location. When Mu Qing didn’t reply, she put her phone down and went back to her skewers.

“Pass me the cumin,” Feng Xi said, grabbing it and sprinkling it on the skewers. “These are almost done. Who wants some?”

“Me, me! Let me try Sister Feng Xi’s cooking~” Shao Qiushuang quickly grabbed the skewers from Feng Xi, not leaving any for Su Xiu.

Su Xiu snorted and redirected her hand to brush oil on her own skewers.

“Sister Feng Xi, I didn’t add chili to these. Once they’re done, they’re for you,” Su Xiu said with a smile. If she couldn’t eat Feng Xi’s skewers, she’d make some for her instead!

“Thanks,” Feng Xi smiled. It was just barbecue no big deal.

After receiving Feng Xi’s location, Chen Ning drove over, naturally taking on the role of chauffeur.

He drove fast and steady, and in less than half an hour, they arrived at the barbecue place.

“Go get your own dinner. I’ll call you when I need you,” Mu Qing said, adjusting his appearance in the car window, holding a small bouquet of roses he’d just bought.

Clearly here to woo someone. Chen Ning kept his mouth shut and didn’t ask any questions.

As the CEO of a major company, Mu Qing was fluent in international languages. He quickly found Feng Xi with the help of a waiter.

“Here, Sister Feng Xi, I just grilled this try it,” Shao Qiushuang held out a skewer, ready to feed Feng Xi.

Mu Qing arrived just in time to see Feng Xi “surrounded,” and his eyes narrowed. What was this? Some kind of reality show?

“Feng Xi,” Mu Qing called out, instantly drawing everyone’s attention.

“Huh?” Feng Xi was stunned. Seeing Mu Qing, she instinctively stood up. “President Mu, what are you doing here?”

Mu Qing handed her the roses and said confidently, “I came to see you. Mind if I join you for dinner?”

You’re asking like that how could I say no? Feng Xi smiled helplessly and took the roses.

“Miss, could you please move over?” Mu Qing looked at Shao Qiushuang, who was sitting next to Feng Xi, and politely asked.

Shao Qiushuang blinked and slowly put down her skewer. “Oh, sure, please sit.”

Mu Qing’s aura clearly intimidated her. She didn’t say a word and quickly moved to sit next to Su Xiu.

“Um, ma’am, we’re still filming,” the executive director said, confused. This person clearly wasn’t part of the cast was this okay?

“I know. I’ve already spoken to your supervisor. Film whatever you want, just cut me out later,” Mu Qing wasn’t reckless he’d already negotiated with Hongchen and invested five million into the show, becoming its top sponsor.

Before the director could respond, his phone rang. After taking the call, his attitude changed.

“Everyone, we’ve got enough footage for this episode. Filming is done for today,” the director smiled. “Whenever you want to head back, just call the driver.”

With the cameras gone, Feng Xi and the others felt much more relaxed.

“President Mu, do you eat skewers?” Feng Xi set the roses aside and continued grilling.

“If you made them, I’ll eat anything,” Mu Qing was always a straight shooter, and this time was no exception. One sentence drew everyone’s attention.

Su Xiu: This President Mu seems intense. Something’s definitely going on between him and Sister Feng Xi.

Shao Qiushuang: So this is President Mu the rumored CEO who spends lavishly for Sister Feng Xi.

Le Xiaoxiao: Confirmed he’s not someone to mess with.

Xu Leran: That line sounded like a cheesy pickup line.

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