After Transmigrating into the Main Shou, I Topped the Paranoid Big Shot 50

Chapter 50

Zong Mo realized he had forgotten his duty as a golden canary.
If anyone was to blame, it was Ruan Chi for also wanting to debut. From filming Conquering the Entertainment Industry to recording Field Diary, they had hardly been apart for several months, together from morning to night.
After Field Diary ended, they had lived together in the villa day and night for a month. Although Ruan Chi often left early and returned late, he would at least eat breakfast and dinner with him every day, almost never missing a single one.
Sometimes they would exercise after dinner, but Zong Mo actually preferred the time they spent eating face to face.
It gave a feeling of… home.
He, a golden canary, was actually treating his sponsor’s home as his own?

Zong Mo woke up on the sofa.
He sneezed from the cold. To avoid getting sick again, he tiptoed back to the bedroom and lay down beside Ruan Chi.
Hmm… actually, he didn’t really hate being sick.
But it was still better not to get sick. If he really did get sick, Ruan Chi might declare City B a forbidden place he was not allowed to set foot in.
He slipped into the quilt, bringing a gust of cold air with him. Ruan Chi, whose back was to him, rolled over, seemingly woken up by him.

“Where did you go?”
“…To the living room to feel the breeze.”
Ruan Chi opened his eyes, his deep gaze showing no sign of the haziness of just waking up.
Zong Mo couldn’t hide his panic, but he only felt a pair of warm hands cover his waist, continuing upwards, stroking his back.
Hmm, CEO Ruan was confirming what he had just said.
The touch of his hands was naturally cold. Ruan Chi looked displeased, “Zong Mo.”
Zong Mo: ?

“Why do you always want to linger wherever you go?” Ruan Chi closed his eyes again, his brows still slightly furrowed. “Don’t get sick again.”
Zong Mo: …
Ruan Chi must think he was trying to get himself sick on purpose. He had remembered something from almost half a year ago until now. He seemed to care about him more than anyone, yet he always had to put on a tough and overbearing front.
Ruan Chi didn’t ask for his answer. After speaking, he smoothed his brows and went back to sleep, leaving his warm hand on his waist.
Zong Mo’s eyes lowered, and he thought back again.
On New Year’s Day at the hotel, he hadn’t wanted to linger on purpose. It was because he had caught a chill from filming and stayed up all night to catch a flight, and had really fallen ill.
And at the hospital in City T, he hadn’t wanted to linger either, just to go downstairs to see the snow.
He took out his phone and added another line to his notepad: Watch the snow together.
Zong Mo: …

As for the large flat apartment they had stayed in while promoting Conquering the Entertainment Industry, compared to the villa, he did quite like it and had the idea of living there long-term.
Because the view was open, and he could see the other person in the house at a glance. They didn’t need to call each other even when living under the same roof.
If he were living alone, what difference would it make where he lived?

Zong Mo opened Weibo and almost thought his eyes were playing tricks on him. The likes on his blurry Polaroid photo had reached hundreds of thousands.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that Lu Bo had liked it, attracting a huge wave of traffic. The time was a dozen or so minutes after he had posted the Weibo.
…Why did Lu Bo suddenly like his Weibo?
Zong Mo also wanted to temporarily detach himself from these messy emotions, so he asked Lu Bo on WeChat:
[Teacher Lu, didn’t you go to the premiere last night? So early.]
Lu Bo replied quickly: [I did. After watching it, I went hiking to see the sunrise. It was beautiful.]
Zong Mo was suddenly stunned.
What was this… supposed to be?
No.

He stated his guess directly:
[Teacher Lu, did you see from that Polaroid photo that I went to the seaside to watch the sunrise, and that’s why you deliberately said that?]
Lu Bo only replied with two words: [Perhaps.]
Zong Mo: …
They hadn’t had much contact, but he had always been on guard against Lu Bo as the ultimate final boss. He was surprised to find that he understood him no less than he understood Ruan Chi.
If he were a few years younger, he might have really been moved by Lu Bo’s gentle sweet talk and meticulous care.
But this brief touch, like a feather lightly brushing past without leaving a trace, could not fill his lack of security.
The one who never said sweet or deceptive words, who was tired and dissatisfied but still drove with him to the seaside in the middle of the night, and the person lying beside him at this moment, were both Ruan Chi.

In the following days, the popularity of the movie Chasing the Light Boy remained high.
Zong Mo had not undergone any acting training, and it was his first time filming a movie. It was already good that he was not nervous on camera. Even with a world-class director to teach him, he couldn’t reach the level of being astonishing in one step.
Director Yang had chosen him mainly because of his appearance and temperament. His talent was an unexpected surprise. Yu Chi’s experiences were somewhat similar to his, and in several scenes, he could find something to relate to from his own life, acting naturally and with genuine emotion.
For example, the scene where he went to borrow money from his “big brother” Chu Nantian.
At that time, what he had imagined in his mind was the scene of Ruan Chi throwing money at him after they had slept together.
Even though half a year had passed, just looking at Yu Chi’s eyes on the screen, Zong Mo could once again feel that emotion, even more strongly than at that time.
If Ruan Chi had really thrown money at him, he would definitely not have developed this indescribable feeling for Ruan Chi, which he didn’t know where it came from, whether it was dependence or liking.
And, Ruan Chi had said he wouldn’t even lend him five thousand yuan, although the New Year’s money he gave him a short while later was several times that amount… not doing a losing business, yet wasting money to help him withdraw a trending topic. Why the contradiction?
Annoying!

What was more gratifying was that with the movie’s popularity, his image on the internet also had a… not very huge transformation.
【Why did I, who only craved my wife’s body, go to watch Chasing the Light Boy to torture myself, wuwuwu】
【Director, come out! Where the hell is the light being chased??】
【Although it’s very sad, it’s also quite lewd. I was wuwu-ing and hissing at the same time…】
Zong Mo: …
【Isn’t it just five thousand yuan? Mama will send it to you right now!!】
【My heart aches for my Mo-cub. I originally wanted to watch Field Diary to relax, but I happened to see Mo Mo say he’s an orphan, ahhh qw q】
【Hug Mo Mo. Nan Nan is also a little angel! So good to ship, 555】
【Cub has already worked so hard cooking every day. CEO Ruan, how could you still make him plant so many seedlings! You’ll lose your wife like this,awoo!!!!】
Zong Mo: Is there something not quite right with his mother fans?
He changed his disguise and sneaked into the Dyeing Vat CP Super Topic again.
Because of Ruan Chi’s previous shout-out on Weibo, many of his fans and their CP fans also went to watch the movie, looking for Ruan Chi with a microscope.
The movie was currently in theaters. They couldn’t take pictures or videos, nor could they pause and take screenshots. The audience could only rely on their naked eyes.
Even so, they found the few scenes where Ruan Chi appeared in the background.
Even more so—
【I calculated the time. When filming, Yin Qiao was not yet divorced and was more than a month pregnant. The kiss scene was so unclear, it must have been a double. Maybe I’m just dizzy from shipping, but I always feel that the double looks a lot like CEO Ruan.】
Someone else chimed in:
【Sister, I specially bought a ticket for the front row and watched it again. CEO Ruan didn’t show his legs, so it’s hard to tell, but the shape of his fingers is really a bit similar.】
【Ahhh, I’ve been staring at the hands. I finally saw the double slap, but it was too fast and it was the right hand. I couldn’t see clearly if there was a mole on the bone of his left wrist!!】
Zong Mo: 6

[6: A Chinese internet slang term that is a homophone for “溜” (liū), which means “skilled” or “awesome.” It’s a way of expressing admiration.]

He finally had the feeling of being a public figure with no privacy. A small detail that he had only discovered in such intimate contact was now spread all over the Super Topic.
He also couldn’t help but feel a little scared. Good thing he had held Ruan Chi’s wrist tightly when they were kissing, and only let go for a moment when he was about to slap.
Otherwise, Ruan Chi might have habitually wrapped his arms around the back of his neck, leaving no secrets hidden.

【Regardless of who the double is, I’m really okay with this body type. I can totally substitute!!】
【Today’s substitute meal get】
Having been in the CP Super Topic for a few months, Zong Mo of course knew what a substitute meal meant. Both parties of the CP were celebrities, and of the same gender. It was basically impossible for them to show too much intimacy in front of the camera.
At this time, to satisfy the CP fans’ lewd imagination, some nutritious substitute meals were needed.
It was quite something for the substitute meal to be directly substituted with the main person himself.
Zong Mo was in awe of the netizens’ observation skills.

The fans he had met at the cinema had also posted their group photo with Zong Mo in the Super Topic.
【Met Mo Mo at the premiere in a certain cinema in City A, and he was watching it with CEO Ruan!! Photo as proof~】
【Ahhh, a live Mo Mo, but where’s CEO Ruan?】
Poster: 【Because CEO Ruan found out I hadn’t followed his Weibo, he refused to take a photo :)】
【LMAO, that sounds like something CEO Ruan would do.】
Zong Mo gave it a like with his side account.
There were other replies below:
【Mo Mo watched the premiere in City A? But the background of the Polaroid he posted on Weibo this morning seems to be by the sea? City A is not by the sea.】
【Could it be an old photo?】
【I went to confirm. The clothes in the Polaroid are the same as in the poster’s group photo!!】
Zong Mo was shocked and suddenly understood the excitement of secretly showing off their love.
Such an obvious clue, yet some people still didn’t believe it.
【Mo Mo seems to really like this white shirt. He’s worn it many times. Confirmed with my eyes, he’s a thrifty and housekeeping wife.】
Zong Mo: …

Field Diary had already been live-streamed for seven days. The final cut was edited into eight episodes of highlights, airing twice every weekend, which happened to overlap with the release of Chasing the Light Boy.
The audience who had shed a lot of tears over Chasing the Light Boy would go to watch Field Diary to change their mood. And the audience who had become fans of Zong Mo after watching Field Diary and went to the cinema were tortured to the core and went back to watch Field Diary again to heal their souls.
Field Diary might be the biggest winner.
Director Yang, who had also been freezing in the great northeast for over a month: ?

Because of the popularity of Field Diary, Zong Mo had completely solidified his identity as the national wife, and had an added prefix of “silly.”
Zong Mo: …As long as it’s not “male mommy,” it’s fine.
The good news was that the Super Topic for Lu Bo and Ruan Chi had finally cooled down. Especially after the variety show aired the part where Zong Mo and Ruan Chi lived together in the small cabin and drew the curtains by the bed.
The rich family CP was completely BE.
The recorded version of the variety show could be downloaded and edited. Zong Mo skillfully went to the Dyeing Vat CP Super Topic to inspect what new food the sharp-eyed CP fans had produced.
As expected, some fans suspected that when he was woken up by having the quilt pulled over him, he had been woken up by a kiss.
Even heterosexual couples wouldn’t be so unrestrained in a live stream, and this show was rated 15+. But the CP fans were always very bold and enjoyed the drama.
…They had guessed correctly.
He also found a spliced video. It started with the scene from Conquering the Entertainment Industry where he was cross-dressing and was pinned to the bed by Ruan Chi, followed by the quilt-covering scene from Field Diary. Someone had also secretly recorded the sound of the kiss scene in the cinema while watching Chasing the Light Boy and had edited it in here.
Then there was a long black screen, with the caption: 4 hours later
Finally, he, woken up by a kiss, emerged from the quilt and shouted, “Ah! My back hurts so much…”
Zong Mo: ?
Compared to this stream-of-consciousness editing style that made it seem like he was on the bottom…
Wasn’t four hours even more excessive?

As a youth-pain drama with a niche audience, Chasing the Light Boy had achieved unimaginable success, earning the audience’s sympathy and tears.
Conquering the Entertainment Industry was a slapstick comedy—at least the character Zong Mo played was a slapstick character, and he was originally disguised as a woman in a disguise, so showing signs of acting was actually reasonable.
In comparison, such a huge leap in performance made the online evaluation of Zong Mo’s acting rise to a new level.

Before long, an invitation for a campus youth idol drama came his way. This time, it was a proper campus drama, sunny, healthy, and positive, about the budding love of a young boy and girl.
This was a job he had earned through his own performance. He didn’t have to deliberately act ugly, and he could even be cool like Ruan Chi in Conquering the Entertainment Industry. An Lan also felt this drama was very suitable for him, but Zong Mo hesitated.
He had self-awareness of his own acting skills. Although he had been handsome since he was a child, he had been busy with his livelihood for many years, and the plot of this kind of idol drama was actually quite far from him.
He was very sure he couldn’t act it out. He had no experience at all. His training with Ruan Chi had skipped the basic stage and gone straight to home base, far exceeding the scale that a proper campus drama could tolerate.
And…
“Filming in S City? No,” Ruan Chi refused at once, leaving no room for discussion.
Zong Mo didn’t feel any regret. Because filming Chasing the Light Boy in L City had caused him to fall ill twice, Ruan Chi had said that from now on, he was only allowed to film in A City. He had thought it was a restriction at the time, but now he himself didn’t want to leave.

A few days later, Director Tu came to him again.
Tu Bu actually wanted to strike while the iron was hot and have the original cast film a special episode of Field Diary—Island Diary.
And he promised on paper that this time, the show would be a real vacation. They just had to play games and eat delicious food every day. The ideal leisurely life was the theme of this show. Not only did they not need to farm, but they were also allowed to turn off the live stream during their rest time.
Zong Mo knew very well that no matter how beautiful a package Tu Bu put on Field Diary, it couldn’t change its essence as a large-scale love battlefield.
But this package was exactly to Ruan Chi’s liking. “Mm, let’s take it.”

Author’s Note:
CEO Ruan, wake up. You’re giving Gongs #1, 3, 4, and 5 a chance.
This variety show basically has no content, just finding a scenic place to fall in love.
ps. CEO Ruan says that borrowing money and giving it away for free are two different things.