The Film Queen’s Live-In Son-in-Law is the King of the Women's Kingdom (GL) - Chapter 16

A night that should have been passionate and earth-shattering ended up being uneventful due to a sudden power outage. 

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The next morning, Yu Chiyin woke up in the arms of her little “live-in husband,” feeling dazed. She couldn’t believe it. She, the great three-time award-winning actress, the eldest daughter of the Yu family, adored by everyone and with millions of fans…

She had prepared mentally and even studied up on all sorts of things, determined to be a professional and competent submissive. But the result…

That was the result.

With a heart as cold as ash, Yu Chiyin came to a conclusion: Shen Ji can’t do it.

So, she angrily grabbed her phone from the pillow, opened “Big Eyebrow” (a social media platform like Weibo), and posted a furious complaint.

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[@YuChiyin]: After I showered, @ShenXiaoJi held me and told me stories all night. Literally, just told stories.

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Yesterday, the trending topics were all about how Shen Ji was insatiably demanding. And now, the same little live-in husband who brazenly went to buy “battle gear” in broad daylight was now, in her sleep, put on the trending list by her own actress wife.

The new hashtag [#ShenJiCan’tDoIt] immediately shot to the top of the hot searches. The “Big Eyebrow” technical team quietly added two more servers, feeling like the people who suffered the most from Actress Yu’s marriage were all the overworked employees.

They had to eat “dog food” (cutesy couple content) and also silently do everything to keep the network stable. It was a tough job.

Looking down, her phone vibrated with a message from her manager, Li Ran.

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[Sister Ran]: Xiaoyin, are you intentionally giving the show more buzz? 

[ycy]: ……

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Yu Chiyin really wanted to throw away her phone. She was genuinely complaining about Shen Ji! But since they had a collaboration agreement, the more buzz she and Shen Ji created, the better. The show’s director, who hadn’t even officially announced the guest list yet, was already grinning from ear to ear.

There’s no such thing as too much free traffic.

Shen Ji’s voice came from above Yu Chiyin’s head. 

“Are you awake?”

The voice of someone just waking up in the morning was so husky and sexy. Yu Chiyin was instantly soothed by those two simple words. She decided that Shen Ji’s inaction last night was completely due to the fact that Yu Chiyin herself was afraid of the dark, which interrupted what was sure to have been a night of passion.

“Yeah, just woke up,” she replied lazily. Shen Ji lightly rubbed her chin against the top of Yu Chiyin’s hair, predictably causing it to stick up.

Little Live-in Husband Shen was still a bit foggy and didn’t notice. Yu Chiyin was also wondering if she should initiate a morning workout, since the little live-in husband seemed to be looking forward to it.

As a good “sugar mommy,” Yu Chiyin wasn’t sure if she should just ignore it.

After all, Shen Ji was still wearing the same scantily clad “battle gear” from yesterday. A cool breeze from the air conditioner wafted by, and Yu Chiyin could smell a faint hint of cedar. It was the lingering scent of the two pumps of perfume Shen Ji had sprayed on last night.

If Yu Chiyin remembered correctly, Shen Ji had even put on music to set the mood.

She hesitated, thinking of being more proactive. She was the one in charge, after all, and she was three years older than Shen Ji. She should take on the role of an older sister.

Shen Ji, unaware of all the things Yu Chiyin was agonizing over in her head, decided to get up with the instinct of a good live-in husband. “What do you want for breakfast?”

“You.”

“……”

Yu Chiyin was still caught up in her mental debate about whether to tempt her little live-in husband. Her mind was filled with thoughts of eating and being eaten, so when she heard the question, she blurted out those two words. She snapped back to reality at Shen Ji’s stunned silence.

It was so embarrassing. Her toes wiggled awkwardly, wanting to curl up and burrow into the floor, but they were far from it.

Giving up the useless struggle, Yu Chiyin knew that if she wasn’t embarrassed, then Shen Ji would be.So Yu Chiyin stayed calm, using her years of acting experience. She hooked her finger under Shen Ji’s chin and smiled slyly.

“What’s wrong? Can’t I eat my own wife?”

She’s like a hedgehog, Shen Ji thought to herself. The person who had shown her soft belly last night was now desperately trying to stand up her thorns. It wasn’t harmful, just very cute. Shen Ji loved how adorable she was when she was trying so hard to stay calm.

A paper tiger.

It was a very fitting description, but as the live-in husband, Shen Ji was sensible. She wouldn’t say anything that would make her wife feel ashamed.

“Of course, my dear. You can eat me whenever you want.” Shen Ji leaned in, and Yu Chiyin instinctively held her breath.

Sh-she’s so close.

It was a little intoxicating. This feeling was so great; she wanted to get closer, but Shen Ji pulled back. “However, my dear, you have to eat a full meal first before you can consider eating me.”

She got out of bed with an elegant, quick movement. Yu Chiyin squinted as she watched her graceful figure.

Okay, I was just teased by my little live-in husband, and now she’s leaving.

Yu Chiyin had to admit that she was gambling just now. If Shen Ji had actually taken the bait and done something, she probably would have timidly refused. But thankfully, Shen Ji didn’t do anything.

Everything was just right. She liked this kind of perfect interaction that didn’t make her feel defensive. To be honest, Yu Chiyin was afraid of intimate relationships. She had never thought she would get married one day because she had seen a terrible marriage up close.

When she had convinced Shen Ji to sign the marriage agreement, a big part of it was because Yu Chiyin wanted someone who could both anger her father, Yu Baichuan, and completely stop him from using her marriage as a bargaining chip for business partnerships with other families.

She was Yu Chiyin, not a pawn to be controlled on someone else’s chessboard.

From a purely business perspective, this partnership was turning out to be better than she had ever expected. Shen Ji was an excellent partner in every way.

She was like a gentle and understanding little wife and a perfect business partner. She even made Yu Chiyin feel comfortable with the idea of sleeping in the same bed and potentially having an intimate relationship.

The reason they had played “Candy Crush” all night on their first night together was because Yu Chiyin was nervous. She looked calm on the outside, but her personal space had been invaded by an outsider. Yu Chiyin, who had always suffered from insomnia, was on high alert all night.

But the little live-in husband acted so normally, never showing any surprise at her reactions. Shen Ji was like warm water, slowly cooking her like a little frog.

Yu Chiyin thought, even if I’m a little frog, I’m the prettiest one.

After she was done with her random thoughts and came out of the bathroom, Shen Ji had already made breakfast.

It was quite a feast, at least for Shen Ji.

Yu Chiyin held the heart-shaped sandwich Shen Ji had made for her and looked, dumbfounded, at Shen Ji’s plate, which was stacked with seafood porridge, beef rice noodles, fried dough sticks, millet cakes, steamed buns, and two tea eggs.

Besides their identical glasses of milk, was there anything similar about their breakfasts?

“You’re giving me this?” Yu Chiyin was puzzled. 

Did she need to remind her little live-in husband of her identity?

A question from the “sugar mommy” needed an immediate answer. Shen Ji swallowed a steamed bun, her face completely innocent. “Didn’t you say you’re going to start filming soon? I looked it up, and the internet says actors have to stay in shape so they look good on camera.”

“Not good on camera?” Yu Chiyin’s tone was dangerous. 

She huffed, “Are you talking about me?”

“No, no, of course not!”

The little live-in husband immediately peeled a tea egg and offered it to her, flattering her. 

“My dear, have a tea egg?”

“Too late. I’m taking five thousand yuan out of your allowance.”

Yu Chiyin slowly ate her sandwich. It’s actually delicious. The “little live-in husband brand” sandwich was much better than anything she could buy outside.

“Ahhh, you’re taking away so much?” Shen Ji looked glum. She hadn’t even gotten a raise yet, and her wife was already docking her pay by five thousand yuan.

It seemed her “live-in husband” skills still needed work. Shen Ji thought for a moment. 

“So from now on, when I cook for you, should I just make a normal amount?”

Yu Chiyin looked at the pile of food in front of Shen Ji and had a good idea of what her little live-in husband considered “normal.” She shook her head.

“If you want to know, I’ll have Dou Dou send you my diet plan for the show. Just follow that.”

Anyway, her little live-in husband was going to be with her on set, and Yu Chiyin didn’t mind her being idle. Her little “canary in a cage” should be by her side at all times.

Besides, Shen Ji’s story-telling had been quite effective last night. Even with the power outage, Yu Chiyin had slept soundly. She quietly thought that the money was well spent.

Looking at the little live-in husband, who was pouting because her allowance had been docked, the great actress took pity. “Since you behaved well last night, I won’t punish you this time.”

“Okay!”

Shen Ji replied instantly, afraid that if she was a second too slow, her wife would change her mind.

“……” Yu Chiyin found it funny. 

Then she remembered the investigation she had ordered into Shen Ji’s past. It wasn’t easy for her. She was probably traumatized by being poor as a child, which was why money was so important to her now.

Yu Chiyin didn’t mind. She had plenty of money, and her little live-in husband liked it. It was a perfect match.

Of course, she was only talking about their business partnership.

She didn’t rule out the possibility of her little live-in husband becoming her real partner. But for now, Yu Chiyin chewed on her sandwich, her cheeks puffed out.

She thought that having Shen Ji around would make the rest of her life very interesting.

Just thinking about how angry and speechless her father, Yu Baichuan, looked yesterday when he saw Shen Ji, Yu Chiyin was happy. And when she was happy, she remembered that she needed to be a good “sugar mommy.”

So she suggested, “How about we go shopping for clothes today?”

When she was getting changed, Yu Chiyin had noticed that in the huge walk-in closet, there was only one small corner where Shen Ji’s clothes, shoes, and bags were neatly stacked.

Her live-in husband really was poor.

Shen Ji had no objections. Whatever her wife said, she’d do. She nodded and smiled sweetly. “Okay.”

Yu Chiyin suddenly felt that the milk she was drinking was a little bland, and she wanted to add more sugar. So she made a point of clarifying, 

“We’re going to buy clothes for you.”

Shen Ji froze. The little princess had never had anyone offer to buy her clothes. As a child, she hadn’t envied other princesses for their new clothes, but she did feel a little jealous when she saw them wearing new clothes their mothers had sewn for them.

In Changyuan, it was a tradition for mothers to sew new clothes for their children for the New Year.

Shen Ji had never received one. More than the throne, perhaps the one thing the little princess had most wanted was a piece of clothing sewn by hand. It was too much to ask for.

Even though Yu Chiyin was just taking her shopping and not making clothes for her, Shen Ji was still very grateful. Her eyes grew red as she said, 

“Thank you, my dear.”

“……” Yu Chiyin was silent. 

Was her little live-in husband really that poor? She was so touched by a new set of clothes that she was about to cry.

If I buy her a new car or a new house, will she be so moved that she gives herself to me?

Ah, never mind, she thought. Even without that, the little live-in husband was already planning to give herself to me anyway.

Yu Chiyin began to look forward to tonight, wondering if Shen Ji would…