How to Tame a God and the Lucky Beasts-Chapter 144 - 145: Friends

The first to respond to Li Li’s words was Shi Mu.

With gentle eyes, he said to Li Li:

"Sister Li, rest assured, we will definitely work hard."

After saying this, Shi Mu turned to look at the three behind him, as if they had a particularly good relationship, and said warmly:

"Do we have any grudges? It’s all just a misunderstanding! Right?"

The three behind didn’t want to pay any attention to him at all, but Sun Yuan, being impatient, snorted and sarcastically said:

"Yeah, who dares to go against Brother Shi?! After all, we don’t have anyone backing us! I say, it’s the pretty boys who always do well, but we have integrity and won’t eat soft food! Am I right, Brother Shi?"

A few days ago, Shi Mu used his relationship with Li Li to snatch away a variety show invite that originally belonged to Sun Yuan.

Shi Mu knew Sun Yuan was venting his anger at him, but he couldn’t refute it.

He knew that these people had already realized that his relationship with Li Li was not ordinary, but he didn’t want to admit it.

When he first got together with Li Li, it was also to compete for status with Ruan Xingwen.

Shi Mu knew he wasn’t as good-looking as Ruan Xingwen, nor as capable, and if he wanted to outshine under Ruan Xingwen’s shadow, he had to start from other aspects.

So he set his sights on Li Li, who managed the five of them.

The first glance he took at Li Li, he could tell she was a woman who acted emotionally.

And later, this was indeed proven true, leveraging his relationship with her to snatch many resources from the other four.

Lately, the way Li Li looked at him made Shi Mu understand her thoughts.

Li Li wanted marriage.

Shi Mu inwardly sneered, a woman with no ability, no money, and no resources, still wanting to marry him?

Is it that his acting skills were too good, or was Li Li too naive?

He now understood Li Li’s gaze so well; he had seen it countless times in his own exceedingly foolish mother’s eyes.

Even though the man he called father didn’t like her at all, and she knew very well that father had other women outside, she still married him without hesitation.

After marrying, she continued to play the role of a virtuous wife.

Every time she saw father, the glimmer in her eyes was exactly the same as the way Li Li looked at him now.

Stupid woman!

But now he still had to rely on Li Li to have a chance at turning the tables, so he could only continue playing the role of the devoted lover.

Even though he felt like killing Sun Yuan, Shi Mu still smiled warmly and said:

"Little Yuan is right."

Of course, if it weren’t for the stiffness in the corners of his smiling mouth and the veins bulging on his neck, Sun Yuan might actually believe Shi Mu wasn’t bothered by his mockery.

"Heh."

Sun Yuan no longer spoke, leaning against the back seat with Yuan Xin and Li Qingyue, pretending to sleep.

The atmosphere in the car quieted down again, and Li Li felt helpless watching their interactions.

After all, she and Shi Mu had already been snatching resources, and even though the others didn’t say it, they were keenly aware.

Besides, the contracts of the other three were about to expire, as they had signed them at the same time as Ruan Xingwen.

Zhao Tianyu also saw no future in her, so didn’t allocate any new artists to her.

If Sun Yuan and the other two did not renew their contracts, then she would only have Shi Mu left in her hands.

So this was why Li Li and Shi Mu dared to blatantly snatch their resources.

The people from Tianyu Entertainment didn’t speak another word all the way to the audition location.

On Ruan Xingwen’s side, the atmosphere was noticeably more joyous compared to those from Tianyu Entertainment.

Even though they were about to attend an audition, Ruan Xingwen and the others showed no signs of nervousness at all.

"Hahaha, Xiaoqi, did you just do something naughty?"

Zhang He teased from the passenger seat.

Ruan Xiaoqi was being held in Ruan Xingwen’s arms, his face flushed.

If he hadn’t been a bit paler today than yesterday, he would probably be black and red now.

He denied it, puffing out his lips angrily:

"It wasn’t me! I didn’t fart!"

Zhang He’s voice carried a smile:

"But I didn’t say what it was～"

It was only then Xiaoqi realized he seemed to have confessed unwittingly, annoyed with himself.

Yet he still stubbornly retorted:

"Hmph! Anyway, I didn’t fart!"

"Pfft, hahaha～"

Everyone in the car was amused by Ruan Xiaoqi’s adorable actions and reactions.

Even Li Mu, whose face showed almost no emotional change, had a rising curve on his lips.

Zhang He inadvertently noticed, exclaiming loudly in surprise:

"Little Mu! Did you just smile?!"

Then he confirmed to himself:

"Really! You did smile just now!"

The upward curve at Li Mu’s mouth line instantly straightened back.

Zhang He was still marveling:

"Xiaoqi, you’re amazing! You know, Brother Mu is famous for his emotion management! Making him laugh, wow! Incredible!"

Saying so, he even gave Ruan Xiaoqi a thumbs-up gesture.

Ruan Xiaoqi had not long been in human society, nor had he been human for long, so he couldn’t fully understand the meaning behind human speech and facial expressions.

He simply thought Zhang He was praising him, so he proudly raised his chubby little chin, with an air of "I’m the best."

This action filled the nanny van with laughter once again.

This time, to conveniently look after the child, Yu Xiaozhe voluntarily took a seat in the back row.

Looking at Ruan Xingwen’s joyful expression, even his calm eyes exuded a smile.

The laughter and joy continued all the way until they reached the agreed audition location, encountering the people from Tianyu Entertainment.

Needless to say, with a larger group, there appeared to be a greater momentum. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

However, confidence wasn’t something that increased with numbers.

As the two groups approached from opposite directions, it was obvious that Yu Xiaozhe and his side had a more composed air, while the slightly larger group from Tianyu Entertainment seemed a bit agitated.

Impatient as always, Sun Yuan was the first to speak, waving his hand excitedly:

"Xingzai!"

"..."

Ruan Xingwen looked helpless; this nickname had been found out by Yu Xiaozhe and them!

But he missed Sun Yuan and them a lot.

It had clearly been less than a month, yet it felt like they hadn’t seen each other in ages.

With a little one in his arms, he couldn’t wave back, so he responded vocally:

"Brother Yuan..."

Beside him, Yu Xiaozhe naturally reached out to take Ruan Xiaoqi.

Having had that incident in the morning, Ruan Xiaoqi knew the stern-faced uncle holding him now wasn’t to be trifled with, so he obediently hugged Yu Xiaozhe’s neck.

Besides, he knew Ruan Xingwen had important things to do today, so naturally, he wouldn’t cause trouble.

The people opposite them showed looks of shock upon seeing this.

The man before them, expressionless but with gentle movements, was that legendary aloof Yu, Yu Xiaozhe?!

Did the rumors deceive them, or was Yu Xiaozhe deceiving the public?!

Ignoring their surprise, Yu Xiaozhe entered the restaurant as if nothing had happened.

Perhaps it was really the cycle of things.

The previous time Ruan Xingwen had auditioned, it was also in a restaurant, but the result wasn’t pleasant, as Zeng Xu snatched the role that was already in his hand.

Now it was another restaurant...

Ruan Xingwen took out his phone and waved it at Sun Yuan and the others, indicating they’d chat in detail over the phone later.

Sun Yuan and the others knew that now wasn’t the time to catch up, so they nodded.

Ruan Xingwen then put his phone back in his pocket, took a deep breath, and slowly exhaled.

He confidently stepped into the restaurant.

Moving towards a new life.