Outrageous! Who said my wife is vain?!

Chu Yu looked at Mingxi on the screen, who was staring intently at him, talking about how thrifty and hardworking she was. He couldn't help but laugh out loud. What a rascal!

"What's wrong with you? You're grinning like that!"

Along with that cheeky, teasing voice, a large hand slapped Chu Yu hard on the shoulder.

Zhao Haiting grinned mischievously and leaned close to Chu Yu's face, wanting to see what he was looking at that made him so aroused.

For a moment, the distance between the two became too close, and Chu Yu subtly shifted his body to the side.

Zhao Haiting said speechlessly, "Is it really necessary?! Avoiding me so much, you really have no brotherly love."

"Hey, let me introduce you, this is Mimi."

"Mimi, call him Brother Chu."

"Hello, Brother Chu." Standing next to Zhao Haiting, the person speaking was a tall, fair-skinned girl with long, flowing hair who looked very quiet and ladylike.

She was also the person Zhao Haiting had been flirting with earlier.

Chu Yu smiled and nodded. "Hello."

"Ting-ge~ I'm going to tell the girls who came with me. Wait for me."

"Go."

After giving Zhao Haiting a seductive smile, Mimi walked towards the table of several stylishly dressed girls, glancing back every few steps.

After they sat down, they immediately caused a commotion. Several girls were talking about something and kept turning around to look at Zhao Haiting and Chu Yu.

Zhao Haiting waved at them in a very flamboyant manner, causing another commotion.

He then sat down contentedly, took a sip of wine, and said, "Tell me about you, you're like a monk no matter what kind of place you're in, you don't get close to men or women."

"Today was even more outrageous! Not only did he ignore everyone who tried to chat him up, he just sat there looking at Mingxi on his phone?! You've already slept with her in person, what are you doing looking at your phone?!"

Zhao Haiting never understood why people wouldn't take advantage of opportunities when they had them. He thought that being faithful was something only men and women who lacked the means to play around with others did, and that they were just trying to make themselves look good.

His cousin is handsome and rich. Every time they go out together, countless girls throw themselves at him. Even if Mingxi is beautiful, she'll get tired of him eventually, right? Wouldn't it be better to change things up once in a while?

Chu Yu really didn't want to talk to him, but he still kindly explained, "He has a live variety show today, and he's told me to watch it a million times. You go and chat him up. I was bored and just watched his live stream."

"You're all alone and bored?! Ever since we came into the store, there's been a constant stream of people trying to chat you up, and you've ignored them all. And you call that boring?!" Zhao Haiting looked at him speechlessly.

However, Zhao Haiting's thought process was quite unusual. After criticizing Chu Yu, he suddenly changed the subject, "What live-streamed variety show?"

Who is the God of Cooking?

Zhao Haiting chuckled upon hearing this, "That show! What made you decide to go on that lewd show?"

"A rogue show?" Is that how you describe a variety show?

"I know the current owner of this show. He's a real scoundrel. He used to be the head of the online trolls. He has some connections and his hype skills are top-notch. The worst thing he ever did was trick a man, his wife, his mistress, and his other mistress into coming on stage together. In the end, they beat him up so badly that the police had to go. It was trending on social media for two or three days."

Zhao Haiting couldn't help but laugh when he mentioned it. Although he didn't see the live stream, he had watched the screen recordings from netizens several times.

Chu Yu made no comment on this. Snakes have their paths, rats have theirs, and in business, there are clean businesses and there are so-called "dirty" ones. This is normal.

"Although Mingxi isn't very smart, he's not the kind of person who would let himself be bullied. Whether the show is vulgar or not doesn't affect him," Chu Yu replied calmly.

"What do you mean he won't be bullied?!" Zhao Haiting thought to himself, "Nobody said he would be bullied. He's overthinking things."

"By the way, if you want to promote Mingxi, I know quite a few directors, producers, and executives in their industry. Leading a male role might be out of the question, but getting him into big productions as a supporting or third male lead is no problem."

Zhao Haiting had never said this before, mainly because he didn't take Mingxi seriously.

But now that he sees it, his cousin and Mingxi have been together for over a year, and so far no third person has come between them. He definitely has to show his appreciation for his cousin's sweetheart.

To everyone's surprise, Chu Yu directly refused, "Not for now."

"Why? Didn't you care about him quite a bit?" Zhao Haiting felt aggrieved that he had tried to make amends to Mingxi but was rejected by Chu Yu.

"I think he doesn't really care how famous he is in the entertainment industry. He just likes being fawned over by fans, being envied by others, and living a glamorous life. He often complains about how tiring his work is in private."

"He's fine as he is now. He has some small jobs now and then, he has fans who support him, and he can show off his wealth on social media to satisfy his spiritual needs. That's enough."

"Besides, even if he wins the Best Actor award, he'll still just be performing on stage for people. What's the point? We don't need the money he earns."

"But I appreciate your kindness, little cousin. I know how good you are to me." He said, getting up and patting Zhao Haiting's leg, with an expression that said no more words were needed to express their brotherly affection.

The most important point is that Mingxi never mentioned to Chuyu that she needed his help to find resources, neither explicitly nor implicitly.

Mingxi is the kind of person who will immediately say what he wants. If you ask him to hold back, he can only hold it in for two or three days at most.

So if he didn't say it, it means he didn't want to. Chu Yu didn't need to arrange anything for him just because he thought he was being kind to him.

"Depend on!"

Zhao Haiting stared at Chu Yu for a while, almost making Chu Yu uncomfortable.

Why are you looking at me like that?

"Cousin, you wouldn't..." want to marry him, would you? Zhao Haiting didn't say the rest of the sentence, and quickly shook his head to get rid of the strange thought.

Although my cousin's wife was also a celebrity, she was at least a popular actress at the time, and she was also the daughter of the head of Haiyao Shipping Group.

Even if she was an unloved illegitimate daughter—no, she was the daughter of the seventh wife—her background was much better than Mingxi's. They were barely considered a good match, and they also had business dealings.

Zhao Haiting changed his approach, "Cousin, do you know what the most important thing is for a man in a relationship?"

After pondering for a moment, Chu Yu said, "Our thoughts align."

"Wrong! It's about novelty. There has to be novelty. Can I interview you? How have you managed to maintain that freshness with Mingxi after being together for over a year?"

As Zhao Haiting spoke, he clenched his fist and held it up to Chu Yu's chin as if it were a microphone.

He only received a cold push away from Chu Yu, who said, "I can't be bothered with you."

"No, tell me now!" Zhao Haiting grabbed Chu Yu's neck and said, as if he wouldn't give up until Chu Yu told him.

"Sigh!" Chu Yu patted his arm helplessly. "Alright, let go, I'll tell you."

Zhao Haiting then released his hand and looked at him with a thirst for knowledge.

"Novelty is not necessary for me; suitability is more important. Just like combs, out of a thousand combs, I will only choose the one that looks the best and is the most comfortable to use."

"What if it gets old and worn out? Will you replace it then?"

"Why change? Clothes are better new than old, but people are better old than new."

This was such a bizarre theory that Zhao Haiting frowned. "But..."

"No buts, your Mimi is here to see you. Go and experience your newfound joy. It's time for me to pick up Mingxi too."

Before Zhao Haiting could say anything more, he heard a sweet, coquettish female voice beside him, "Brother Ting, I've already made plans with my friends, we..."

Chu Yu also spoke up, "Hurry up and go, don't keep the beauty waiting, I'll pay the bill."

Looking at Mimi, who kept giving him flirty looks, Zhao Haiting said helplessly, "Okay, we'll be going now. Say hello to Xiaomingxi for me, and we'll have dinner together later."

"it is good."

"Goodbye, Brother Chu."

"Bye-Bye."

After Zhao Haiting left, Chu Yu settled the bill and drove directly to pick up Mingxi.

Upon arriving at their destination, Mingxi's show was still on, so Chu Yu sat in the car and turned on the "Who is the God of Cookery" live stream again.

At this point, the show was coming to an end, and unexpectedly, Mingxi had actually won. She was now beaming from ear to ear as she gave her acceptance speech.

"I'm so excited! Holding this trophy, all I want to say is that it's not only a recognition of my culinary skills, but also a new starting point for my continuous pursuit of the pinnacle of gastronomy!"

"Thank you to the production team for providing the platform, thank you to every staff member who worked hard on this live stream, and especially thank you to all my lovely fans who have been supporting me in the live stream. Thank you!"

Anyone who didn't know better would think he had won first place in some nationally certified culinary competition. Watching him perform these elaborate routines, Chu Yu's smile never faded.