Outrageous! Who said my wife is vain?!

After exercising, the two collapsed onto the bed, panting. After a moment of silence, Mingxi rolled over and lay on top of Chu Yu's firm abs, suddenly asking, "Brother Chu, where are you going on your business trip? How long are you going?"

"The plan involves six cities and will take about a month from start to finish."

"Huh?! You've been gone for so long?"

Chu Yu reached out and patted his head. "For our first collaboration, we need to visit the factory in person. Besides the factory that produces the important equipment, we also need to inspect the raw material production base."

"It's our first collaboration, so we need to be cautious. Besides, I work in the food industry, so we have to be even more careful about things that are ingested."

Mingxi grabbed the hand that was messing with her head, bit it in frustration, and muttered, "You have so many employees, can't they go? Why do you, the boss, have to work so hard, going away for such a long time, a whole month!"

Chu Yu wasn't annoyed and let him bite. "Of course, the people under you can do it too, but it's better to do some things yourself. A boss can't take on everything himself, but he also can't rely on his subordinates for everything."

"Raw material suppliers are a very important part. Future dealings will definitely be handled by the purchasing department, but as the boss, I must personally visit them and personally finalize the first contract."

"For any crucial aspects of a company, whether it's a startup or a large company later on, you must keep them in your own hands, understand?"

Chu Yu spoke calmly to Mingxi, sharing some of his valuable experiences.

Mingxi felt increasingly uneasy as he listened. Was this a lesson for him? It sounded like he was teaching a child.

She stretched out a finger and poked Chu Yu's full pectoral muscles, saying, "Being a boss is too troublesome. I'm getting sleepy listening to all these business stories."

"Haha, think about what I said when you have free time. You'll find it useful when you want to start a business in the future."

"I don't want to be a boss."

"So what do you want to be, a big star?"

Mingxi thought to herself, "I want to be your wife who doesn't work every day and just spends money as soon as she opens her eyes."

But he still said, "Yeah, I want to be a top-tier celebrity, the kind that's incredibly famous."

Seeing through his insincerity, Chu Yu still went along with him, saying, "Then you need to work harder. The competition in your industry seems exceptionally fierce."

"However, although I don't know much about your industry, with your looks, don't talent agencies promote you?"

In Chu Yu's opinion, Mingxi's face has great potential to become popular, and for the boss, wouldn't it be more cost-effective to promote an artist with superior looks than to promote an ordinary artist who needs all kinds of packaging?

Speaking of this, Mingxi had a lot to say: "From the boss and senior management to the agents, everyone in our company is an idiot, especially my agent. He likes those people who are always around him calling him 'Brother Wang, Brother Wang,' and fawning over him. He also loves to pimp."

"In a film crew I joined before, that lousy producer actually tried to sexually harass me. He was so pregnant, like he was about to give birth, and he wasn't even as tall as me when I was sitting..."

"If he's really handsome and has a great body, you'd go for him?" Chu Yu suddenly interrupted Mingxi's rant, then looked at him with a smile.

"Uh...what?! How could this be!" Mingxi realized something was wrong and quickly scrambled her body upwards a few times.

She stretched out her arms to wrap around Chu Yu's neck, then pressed her face against his collarbone, pouting, "You just know how to frame me, I wouldn't do that."

Chu Yu reached out and put his hand on Mingxi's shoulder, then patted it. "You'd better be."

"Of course, okay, I haven't finished speaking yet, but Wang the Bald actually came to persuade me. When I didn't agree, he threatened me, saying that the entertainment industry is lacking in everything except a constant stream of young people with good looks and figures."

"If I don't agree, plenty of people will be eager to agree. They even said that someone like me, who thinks they're so great just because they're a little good-looking, will never become famous. How shameless is that!"

"Then my scenes were cut to shreds. Not only were my shots incredibly few, but the ones shown were all of me with really weird expressions. Ugh, it makes me so angry just thinking about it!"

Mentioning Mingxi makes me grit my teeth in hatred. That drama was quite popular at the time and became a minor hit. Many fans of the main and supporting actors would praise their idols while taking the opportunity to put him down.

It wasn't really directed at Mingxi, but he was good-looking in the drama and his acting was so bad that he was the best choice to highlight the acting skills of their "older brother and sister".

Mingxi grew angrier as she spoke, but seeing that Chu Yu showed no sign of sharing her anger, she stood up in dissatisfaction and glared at him, "Why aren't you reacting at all!"

So cute, like a kitten baring its teeth and claws at him, Chu Yu couldn't help but chuckle, which made Ming Xi's big eyes widen even more.

Chu Yu quickly comforted him, "Alright, don't be angry. Your industry makes money faster than other industries, so the competition is naturally more intense. Intense competition will inevitably breed some dark rules, and these rules are not targeted at you alone."

"Damn! Is this supposed to be a consolation?!" Mingxi was speechless. "So, does that mean someone like me, who's naturally beautiful but has no connections and isn't willing to accept unspoken rules, is just going to stay like this? I'll never become famous."

"I didn't say that. Nothing is absolute. What I mean is that you don't need to plunge headlong into the entertainment industry. Doing some business would be a good option too."

"I don't want to. I'm not cut out for business. I'd rather be a celebrity. Maybe I'll become famous someday." Mingxi had never considered going into business.

Chu Yu shook his head helplessly and sighed softly, "Didn't you say you offended your agent and the company isn't promoting you? How are you going to become famous?"

"Although the company doesn't promote me, and Wang the Bald doesn't like me and doesn't give me resources, they haven't sidelined me either. They occasionally give me small jobs, and they don't turn down the production teams I'm interested in. Maybe I'll become famous with one of those roles."

As they talked, Mingxi suddenly realized that Wang the Bald wasn't so bad after all; he was much better than many agencies and agents.

No! What the hell?! I'm being self-hypnotized here. Mingxi quickly shook out those strange thoughts in her head.

Chu Yu suddenly asked, "When does your contract expire?"

"There are still more than seven years left; the original contract was for ten years."

"It's practically selling yourself into servitude," Chu Yu commented.

"Uh...more or less." Mingxi thought to herself, "That's a really accurate critique."

Considering that Chu Yu was about to go on a business trip and he was also going to join a production team, the two of them wouldn't see each other for a long time, so he should at least give him a little compensation.

Without hesitation, Mingxi suddenly picked up her phone, swiped a few times, stopped at a certain page, and then held the phone screen up to Chu Yu's eyes.

"Honey, look at this bag, isn't it pretty?" He was much more skilled at acting than when he was filming, with a look that said, "I just want you to see if it looks good, nothing more."

Chu Yu stared at the bag for a long time before saying something that made Mingxi furious again: "Is this a men's bag? It's just so-so."

"Of course it is, it's so beautiful, what kind of taste do you have?" Mingxi felt that Chu Yu just didn't want to buy it for him and was saying these things on purpose, so she turned around and lay down on the bed in a huff.

His life is really tough. He married a rich and handsome guy, but he won't buy him a single handbag. He gets nothing and has to live in this tiny apartment...

The more she thought about it, the more wronged she felt. Just then, a sigh came from behind her, and Mingxi was pulled back.

Chu Yu pinched his puffed-up cheeks and said helplessly, "I don't usually carry bags, so it's normal that you don't like it, right? Why are you angry? If you like it, then buy it for you."

"Really?! Long live my husband!" Mingxi beamed instantly, wrapped her arms around Chu Yu's neck, and showered him with kisses on the cheek.

Chu Yu laughed and said, "You like this bag that much? You're crying and laughing like a child."

"I just like it, I just like it." After her initial excitement, Mingxi suddenly remembered something and said in a fake tone, "Oh dear! But didn't you say before that we wouldn't have any money until the company made a profit, so I can't accept it..."

She stared intently at Chu Yu's mouth as she spoke, afraid he would say, "Alright then, let's not buy it for now."

This time, Chu Yu didn't tease him. "The company has already made all the financial plans. We don't need your money for a bag. Buy it if you like it."

"Thank you, honey! You're so handsome!"