After Transmigrating into a Cannon Fodder Submissive, I Became Popular by Foraging on the Beach - Chapter 9

“What are you doing?”

Lu Yidong’s voice suddenly rang out from behind him.

Shen Qiu shuddered all over, and his phone slipped from his hand.

He quickly caught it and turned the screen off.

He was just now facing away from the door and stammered: “W-when did you get back…”

As he spoke, he awkwardly hid the phone behind his back, afraid of what might be seen.

“Just got back.” He looked at the phone in Shen Qiu’s hand. “What was that sound?”

No sooner had he spoken than the phone croaked twice, unwilling to be silent.

You’re dead! Chen Xinhuan!

Shen Qiu’s face flushed crimson. He fumbled to silence WeChat: “M-my WeChat notification sound. Was it too noisy?”

The expression in Lu Yidong’s eyes was unreadable. He gave him an easy out: “It’s fine. I thought a thief had broken in.”

Shen Qiu scratched his head awkwardly, changing the subject: “Let’s hurry up and eat.”

He served the rice and brought the dishes. He took the spoon and chopsticks. He just wouldn’t look at Lu Yidong.

Lu Yidong watched his back, his fingers slightly curled.

When he came in, Shen Qiu was chatting happily. He didn’t intend to eavesdrop.

But with a quick glance, he happened to see the last two lines of their conversation.

【Of course, I like him very much! Why else would I agree!】

Lu Yidong’s gaze fell on the dinner tonight, his eyes slightly fixed.

Seeing that Lu Yidong wasn’t speaking and feeling awkward about what just happened, Shen Qiu desperately searched for a topic.

“Eat, eat. Is it delicious?”

Lu Yidong’s expression was subtle.

There were three dishes on the table. Apart from the greens, the remaining two—sweet and sour pork ribs, and eggplant with minced meat—were both dishes he had eaten a few days ago and said were delicious and that he liked very much.

Shen Qiu’s words seemed to ring in his ears again, “Young, handsome, and rich, who wouldn’t like him?”

Lu Yidong slightly turned his head, avoiding eye contact: “…It’s delicious.”

Shen Qiu felt the atmosphere was strange. Lu Yidong seemed to be paying him unusual attention.

He was too awkward to speak, so he lowered his head and furiously ate his rice.

After eating, he slipped back into his room and quickly changed his WeChat notification sound.

He wasn’t in the mood to chat with Chen Xinhuan either, so he opened the editing software directly to work and prevent himself from overthinking.

Soon, a new video was released.

Fans quickly gathered to watch.

【Checking in with the sea foraging creator!】

“Friends, today I’m making the mantis shrimp I picked up from sea foraging before.” In the video, Shen Qiu held up three of them for display. “But there were too few, so I bought some more.”

【Bought a little too much, hahahaha】

“Sigh, the ones found from sea foraging are truly big.”

【Last episode, mantis shrimp’s cause of living: Too small】

【Underage Shrimp Protection Law】

“Today we’re making salt and pepper mantis shrimp. First, we still need to wash them briefly…”

In the video, Shen Qiu skillfully changed the water, prepared the scallions, ginger, and garlic, and cut and processed the shrimp into segments.

“Next, stir-fry them in the wok. The soul of the dish is sprinkling on the salt and pepper.” Shen Qiu directly pulled out a bottle of seasoning, thoughtfully censoring the brand.

“Don’t say that food bloggers must start from growing rice,” Shen Qiu said righteously. “I’m here to teach home cooking! For convenience!”

【Aren’t you a sea foraging blogger? Where is the food part?】

【Why is this content creator so funny! One moment his hands are full of mud, the next he’s making gourmet food】

The mantis shrimp segments were evenly coated with the seasoning, slightly charred, and the heat was turned off with steam rising.

Shen Qiu picked one up with chopsticks, easily peeling off the outer shell.

The shrimp meat inside was white and tender. Even through the screen, one could sense the freshness and sweetness.

With a light slurp, he cleaned the meat off the shell.

【Oh my god, there’s roe too. I love it to death】

【Tears are shamelessly flowing from the corner of my mouth】

“The fragrant salt and pepper, and the shrimp meat is tender and soft, but very easy to chew,” his tone was content.

【So hungry—】

【Seriously, the mantis shrimp from sea foraging is noticeably larger than the ones bought later!】

Shen Qiu watched the final product once and looked up to realize it was late at night.

He stretched his neck, suddenly remembered something, and downloaded Weibo to repost and promote himself.

He had to take this content creation career seriously.

After finishing all of this, he was indeed too exhausted to worry. He washed up and immediately fell asleep on the bed.

Fortunately, Lu Yidong was extremely busy in the following days and didn’t cross paths with Shen Qiu much.

Shen Qiu slowly relaxed, confident that he hadn’t seen anything.

Another day of staying up late to edit videos, Shen Qiu rubbed his eyes.

He saw that the light in the study was still on.

Yawning and squeezing out a few tears, Shen Qiu went downstairs, planning to drink some milk to help him sleep.

Turning around, he saw Lu Yidong also coming down with a frown.

“I see you’ve been very busy lately. Are you okay?”

Lu Yidong softened his expression: “I’m fine. Get me a cup of coffee.”

Shen Qiu frowned slightly: “Coffee at night is bad for sleep. I’ll heat up some milk for you instead.”

He nudged Lu Yidong: “You go back up and continue working. I’ll bring it up to you in a bit.”

Lu Yidong paused: “Thank you then.”

He was indeed incredibly busy lately.

To further expand the domestic market, Sheng Hao Group had recently acquired an entertainment company, which was supposed to be developing smoothly according to plan.

However, a newly launched variety show had encountered a problem.

An artist suddenly breached the contract after filming a few episodes, and other artists of the same caliber were all unavailable. If they were to randomly replace the person, it would not only affect the show’s popularity but, more importantly, whether the capital behind it would be optimistic about it.

Lu Yidong sat coldly in the study, not hiding the dissatisfaction in his voice: “Did the entire planning department not have a contingency plan?”

The person in charge on the other end was sweating profusely.

He wiped his sweat, inwardly cursing the idiots below who tried to conceal the incident and failed to report it immediately, leading to him only just finding out.

At this point, he could only apologize profusely: “I’m sorry, President Lu. This truly is our mistake. We didn’t anticipate them poaching our talent, and this person just left…”

Lu Yidong wearily supported his forehead: “Just tell me the solution.”

“We are already looking for a replacement, but it will take some time… Please rest assured, President Lu, it will definitely be resolved before filming begins.”

Filming was scheduled to start in two days.

Lu Yidong remained silent. The person in charge didn’t even dare to breathe over the phone, thinking he was finished.

Just then, the study door was lightly knocked. Two seconds later, Shen Qiu twisted the doorknob and poked his head in.

Seeing Lu Yidong on the phone, he mouthed quietly: “Did I disturb you?”

He pursed his lips cautiously.

Lu Yidong’s imposing aura eased. He covered the phone: “It’s fine. Just put it down.”

Shen Qiu tiptoed to place the hot milk on the desk, using gestures and lip-reading to ask: I’ll leave now?

Lu Yidong suddenly looked up at him: “Wait a moment.”

What was the theme of the show the person in charge just mentioned?

It seemed to be the seaside?

Lu Yidong said to the person on the phone: “I have something here. I’ll contact you later.”

The person in charge on the other end was bracing himself for a storm, but the sudden change in tone made his eyes almost pop out.

Even though Lu Yidong muffled the receiver, it didn’t block much sound.

When has President Lu ever been so gentle to anyone?!

And just two sentences were enough to pull President Lu back from the brink of anger.

The person in charge rubbed his hands. It’s so late. President Lu must be at home…

Could it be a secret mistress…

He vigorously shook his head, not daring to think further.