Chapter 47: Brother, You Won’t Be Angry That I Spilled It All Over You, Right?

The photographer pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to him.

If the celebrity being woken up was sleeping too deeply to hear, he had the right to enter the room to wake them—this entire process broadcast live. It was all to create unexpected surprises for the viewers and let them enjoy the celebrities’ bare faces just out of bed.

Pei Qiaonian entered the room smoothly. He didn’t glance at the person on the bed but went straight into the bathroom. The photographer waited at the door, not going in, instead aiming the camera at Pei Jin, who was still asleep.

[What’s Xu Yunzhu doing in the bathroom? Changing clothes to seduce him first thing in the morning?]
[Laughing so hard, seduction my foot. But hey, maybe someone really could get up for that... cough.]
[Hey, your underwear just landed on my face.]
[Are you all that thirsty? Shipping this kind of woman with Best Actor Pei, please don’t be disgusting. Have you forgotten all the things Xu Yunzhu has done before?!]
[What things? Let me think... Like being too honest and saying a female star’s heavy makeup made her look old? Come on, that actress is already sixty, makeup or not, she looks old. People can’t even speak the truth nowadays. Looking back, I think Xu Yunzhu is pretty cute.]

Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Pei Qiaonian was already prepared. He filled a basin with cold water and walked toward the bed, mimicking Xu Yunzhu’s soft, coy voice: “Best Actor Pei, it’s time to get up. I’ve brought you water to wash your face.”

But as he walked, he tripped over his own feet, let out an “oops,” and his hand slipped—the basin and all its water landed right on Pei Jin’s face.

Pei Jin, who had been pretending to sleep, was jolted awake by the pain. Water soaked him from head to chest.

He sat up straight, furious. “Xu Yunzhu, what are you doing?”

Normally, Pei Qiaonian would never have tolerated someone shouting at him like that. But after returning to his room from Xu Yunzhu’s last night, Sister Cheng had been waiting. She cornered him and talked his ear off, analyzing the pros and cons. Even if only for public image and his future career, he shouldn’t slap others in the face so directly—otherwise, he’d attract the wrong kind of attention from those in power, making it hard to extricate himself.

He didn’t care much—anyone who dared trouble him would pay tenfold—but after calming down, he realized if he made too many enemies for Xu Yunzhu, what would she do in the future?

For Xu Yunzhu’s sake, he held back and changed his approach.

He’d crammed all night on how to act like a “green tea” white lotus, and found it surprisingly enjoyable.

Now, he covered his mouth in feigned shock, his voice sweet and laced with subtle malice: “Oh my, are you alright? I didn’t mean to! I was just trying to help you save time by bringing water to wash your face. I’m so sorry, I messed up with good intentions. You’re not angry with me, are you?”

[LMAO, Xu Yunzhu is too much. ‘Brother, I spilled water all over you, you’re not mad, right? I won’t dare do it again~ So much tea.]
[Unbelievable, a new way to wake people up. Best Actor Pei’s face turned green.]
[She did it on purpose, right? That basin landed square on his head. She’s so wicked—I love it even more.]

No matter how much Pei Jin loathed her, he dared not show it on camera. He could only grit his teeth and swallow it. “I’m not angry.”

Pei Qiaonian raised his brows at him. “Then you’d better get up soon, or you’ll miss the eight o’clock bus and have to walk there yourself.”

With that, he left, not wasting a second.

The next room was Ning Qinghuan’s. He used the same trick, this time switching to makeup remover, dousing Ning Qinghuan’s carefully crafted no-makeup look until it was ruined.

Pei Qiaonian even twisted the knife by plucking a false eyelash from her face. “Oh, did your eyelash fall off?”

Ning Qinghuan was speechless.

[Wait, was that makeup remover? Her eyelashes even fell off! And wasn’t she famous for her natural beauty? Is her persona crumbling?]
[Wow, Xu Yunzhu is so nasty, she did it on purpose! Just to set up Qinghuan. That eyelash was probably put in the water and then thrown at Qinghuan’s face. Poor thing!]
[So what if she wears makeup? It’s the ones who deny it that put people off. Not a Ning Qinghuan fan, but today she seems a bit fake. Don’t take celebrity personas too seriously.]
[She must’ve woken up at 3 a.m. to do her makeup.]

Ning Qinghuan calmly took the eyelash from Pei Qiaonian, smiling gratefully. “Yunzhu, if not for you, I wouldn’t have realized I forgot to remove my false lashes last night. No wonder I felt uncomfortable all night.”

She then pulled off the lashes from both eyes and smiled gently at Pei Qiaonian. “Thank you.”

Pei Qiaonian stared for a moment—not because he thought she was beautiful, but because he couldn’t help but scoff internally. What a formidable woman, to turn things around even now.

[I knew it, there’s no way Qinghuan would get up in the middle of the night to do her makeup. She’s always been naturally pretty!]
[Well, Xu Yunzhu is all natural now too. Her features are so stunning, she doesn’t need makeup. Next to her, Ning Qinghuan looks plain.]
[Did you see her in that recent team event video? She had no makeup on, and I couldn’t take my eyes off her face—I didn’t even notice her performance. Say what you want, but her looks are otherworldly.]

That much was true. They could curse Xu Yunzhu’s character and morals all they wanted, but no one ever insulted her looks. She was the universally acknowledged decorative vase.

Pei Qiaonian tossed the eyelash into the basin and smiled back. “You’re welcome. If you forget to remove your makeup next time, I can help you again.”

Ning Qinghuan thanked him politely, her smile warm and gentle.

Pei Qiaonian moved on to the next room.

Only Gu Qi’s wake-up call ended in chaos—she got doused too.

The others leapt out of bed at the first shout, probably having heard Gu Qi’s screams.

So when everyone gathered in front of the van at 7:30, Pei Qiaonian was satisfied.

Standing before the six of them like a drill sergeant, he announced, “Next, we’re heading to Moon Lake Resort. There’s a private villa there, our destination for today. It’s an hour’s drive. Who has a driver’s license?”

The six exchanged glances.

Hu Biting raised her hand first. The rest slowly followed, like schoolchildren answering a question.

This whole atmosphere irked both Gu Qi and Pei Jin, but Yan Feixing’s eyes lit up as she looked at Pei Qiaonian. “Sister Yunzhu, I have a license—I’ll drive, you just sit in the back and relax.”

As soon as she said that, the comment section exploded:

[Yan Feixing called Xu Yunzhu ‘Sister Yunzhu’? Is he really that bold? Does he forget his official ship is Ning Qinghuan?]
[Lol, look at him acting so cheap. My guy’s found love (dog head).]
[This script is so dramatic. Why do I feel Yan Feixing and Xu Yunzhu have better chemistry than with Ning Qinghuan?]

At this moment, Pei Qiaonian had no idea he’d gained a new batch of CP fans with a man.

He tossed the car keys to Yan Feixing and patted him on the shoulder like a leader. “You drive then. Thanks for the trouble.”

Moon Lake Resort was next to Sunlight Peninsula—his own property.

At noon, Xu Yunzhu would meet Fu Tianze there to discuss a contract.

Maybe he’d run into her.

The thought flashed through his mind, and he got into the car and closed his eyes to sleep.