Chapter 53

Chapter 53

At the same time, inside Rose Apartment, the driver and the other two Fiends sat with their mouths hanging open, staring at the news on TV.

“No, seriously, why am I getting a little scared? He was only gone for two days, and his boss ended up crippled, the hospital got blown up, the company vanished, and even that friend of yours got killed. That’s way too brutal,” the Shadow Fiend said, trembling.

“The problem now is, the company is gone. What do we do when he comes back?” the driver said miserably.

The three Fiends fell silent in an instant.

That night, Liu Ye returned to Rose Apartment.

“Big Bro! Old Man! Ah Biao! I’m back! I missed you guys so much!” Liu Ye said excitedly.

The three Fiends: “…”

You mean you missed us being dead, right?

“Big Bro, I even brought you guys gifts!”

As he spoke, Liu Ye pulled a pile of snacks out of his backpack.

He had brought them back from the island.

He had originally planned to eat them himself, but since he was back living here, he couldn’t be stingy, could he?

When the three Fiends heard that, they were actually a little touched. This really was rare. He had actually thought of them.

But the moment they picked up the food, the driver’s expression changed. He stopped the Shadow Fiend and the Old Man.

He had sensed a familiar aura on these things.

First, he fooled Liu Ye into leaving. Then he took the snacks into a secret room.

Inside the secret room, a fat man was curled up in the corner, shaking all over. When he saw the driver come in, he was so frightened he wet his pants.

“Don’t be nervous. I just want to ask you something. Do you know this company?”

The driver had discovered that all of these products were made by the same company, called Guangming Production Company.

This company was also a major business in Huicheng. Although it did not cover the entire city, it was extremely popular in Huicheng.

The fat man glanced at the snacks in the driver’s hand and did not dare hide anything. He immediately said, “Th-this is one of our organization’s subsidiaries. It’s specially… specially used to earn operating funds.”

“That’s not all, is it?” the driver said with a smile that was not quite a smile.

“You added something to them, didn’t you?” As he spoke, he took out the little bottle he had searched off the fat man earlier. Inside it was a strand of pink aura.

“Before, you refused to say what this was even if it killed you. I won’t force you. But what do you think would happen if I used it on you…”

“No… don’t!”

The fat man suddenly screamed like a madman.

“I’ll talk… I’ll talk…”

…

Two days later, although Liu Ye had already been in this city for more than a week, because he had left the apartment before staying there for a full seven consecutive days, the Old Man’s task had started counting from scratch again.

Of course, that was a small matter. During this period, Liu Ye was at home worrying, because he was unemployed again. Without a job, he could not earn money, and if he could not earn money, he could not bring his parents out of the village.

Fortunately, Fu Yang called him just then. Because the settlement had already gone through, Fu Yang’s body had recovered. Aside from the fact that every time he thought of Liu Ye, his whole body hurt, there was nothing else wrong with him.

“What? You want me to be on TV?”

Liu Ye said in shock.

“That’s right. I recently took on a new show, and they need some ordinary people on it. So I signed you up,” Fu Yang said.

“No, Brother Yang, you know I’m a pretty shy person. If you make me go on TV…”

“Two hundred a day!”

“I’m in!”

Liu Ye’s eyes almost turned into the shape of money.

“But Brother Liu, there’s one thing I need to tell you. This will require you to make a little sacrifice.”
“Do I need to take my clothes off? I heard Brother Guiwa mention it before. But Brother Yang, can we talk this over? Can you at least let me keep my underwear?”

Fu Yang: “…”

“You don’t need to take off your clothes. It’s just that a lot of rich and powerful people are coming this time, and they need a few people to play the clowns and make them look good.”

“Sure, sure! I can do that!”

What was there to hesitate over? As long as he was getting paid, what did a little sacrifice matter?

Seeing that Liu Ye had agreed, Fu Yang told him the time and place and told him to get ready. He also told him to buy some clothes and whatnot. After all, he was going to be on TV. Liu Ye thought about it and figured that made sense, so he immediately dug out the best clothes he had been saving at the bottom of his trunk and put them on.

The moment he stepped outside, he saw the driver.

“Big Bro, what do you think of this outfit?”

The driver: “…”

“Good grief. If you hadn’t spoken, I would’ve thought my great-grandfather had come back to life.”

“These clothes…”

“Belonged to my great-great-grandfather!”

The driver: “…”

Why did he suddenly feel like he’d lost out somehow?

“What… exactly are you planning to do?”

Liu Ye immediately explained the whole thing. The driver instantly cheered up. Great. It was great that he’d found work. As long as those people didn’t end up seeing him, that was good enough.

But after the initial joy passed, the driver looked at Liu Ye’s outfit, and his whole body went rigid.

If he went there dressed like that, good grief, he would become famous for all the wrong reasons. Wouldn’t they send him straight back?

“Uh, how about you buy some clothes?”

“What’s wrong with this outfit? My great-great-grandfather treasured it. Before I left the village, I specially stripped it off him,” Liu Ye said with a frown.

The driver: “…”

Now that was true filial piety!

“Well, this outfit of yours is a bit… vintage. Since we’re going on TV, you should dress a little more trendy. Trendy, got it? Something flashy.”

“Oh, flashy, right? I got it!”

Liu Ye immediately went back inside. A while later, he came out wearing a floral padded jacket, with a big flower pinned to his head.

“Big Bro, this outfit belonged to my great-grandma. How is it? Flashy enough?”

The driver: “…”

Three days later, Liu Ye and the driver arrived at a villa on the outskirts of Huicheng. Before they went in, the driver kept reminding him over and over.

“Listen, this is a big show. There’ll be more than a hundred people altogether. You absolutely cannot hit anyone, got it?”

“Big Bro, come on. Don’t you trust me? When have I ever let you down?”

The driver instantly conjured a three-word stone statue and slammed it down on his head!

“Too many times!”

Liu Ye: “…”

“In short, I’ll be beside you to cue you. Whatever you do, do not run your mouth. Do you hear me?”

“Got it!”

Liu Ye answered obediently, and then the two of them entered the villa.

All kinds of equipment had already been set up inside. The scale of it really did make Liu Ye feel a little nervous.

When he went over, he met the director.

The director’s face showed a faint trace of dissatisfaction when he saw Liu Ye. There was no helping it. Liu Ye’s appearance and the way he dressed were just too rustic. Putting him on camera would practically burn people’s eyes.

But there was nothing they could do now. Filming was about to start, and for certain reasons, no one else was willing to take this job, so they had no choice but to make do.

“Do you know what you’re here to do?” the director asked.

“I know. I’m the plant.”

“Mm, you can understand it that way. But let me tell you, being this kind of plant isn’t as easy as it sounds.”