I’m Keeping the Overbearing CEO After He Went Bankrupt [Rebirth] 45

Chapter 45: Qingbao Gets Drunk!

“Reward…?”

Chu Qing looked up at Huo Li.

“Yes,” Huo Li leaned down with a smile. “How about a kiss?”

Chu Qing: “…”

“You said before that a kiss was a punishment,” Chu Qing said. “Now a kiss is also a reward.”

Huo Li: “…”

Wait… when did Chu Qing’s memory get so good?

“Then… then let’s make it a punishment,” Huo Li said without changing his expression. “Qingbao needs to be punished.”

“…???”

Huo Li said, matter-of-factly, “Qingbao is too unguarded. He just took the coffee and drank it without confirming with me first. That’s not right.”

Of course, Huo Li had watched Wang Zhenglan personally come in and put it there, and had also confirmed that it was safe.

Chu Qing asked, puzzled, “Why is it not right? This was a gift from a student.”

“Celebrities generally don’t eat or drink things given by fans.”

“Why? Aren’t fans people who like me?”

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Huo Li reminded him helplessly, “What if someone pretends to be your fan? For example, those people who curse you online all day.”

Chu Qing paused, then understood.

“Ah…”

Huo Li raised an eyebrow. “So put the coffee down first.”

Chu Qing did as he was told, not knowing why, and put the coffee on the table.

Then, Huo Li pulled him into his arms and planted a kiss on his forehead.

“Mr. Huo…!”

Chu Qing, who had been taken advantage of so suddenly, flushed red and nervously clutched Huo Li’s sleeve. “In, in public!”

“This is your private dressing room. What public?” Huo Li said, and then kissed the tip of his nose.

“…!”

Chu Qing quickly pushed him away.

He stood to the side, covering his face, and said in a very light voice, turning his head away, “Rogue…”

“I heard that,” Huo Li said with a grin.

“It was clearly a reward…” Chu Qing said, dissatisfied. “How did it turn into a punishment?”

“Ah… I see. There’s a reward too,” Huo Li said, raising an eyebrow. He went over and hugged him, his voice low. “What I’m giving you now… is a reward.”

He glanced at Chu Qing’s belt, sponsored by a brand, exquisite and durable.

“W-Wait!”

Huo Li’s hand went to a place that Jinjiang did not allow.

Chu Qing, who had received both a punishment and a reward: “…”

Something seems wrong…?

Did I just screw myself over?

Huo Li’s hand was broad, rough, and strong.

“Mr. Huo! N-No…”

He was both afraid that someone would come into the dressing room and unable to control his legs from going weak. A wave of pleasure swept over him, and he couldn’t even stand steadily.

Huo Li held his waist and let him lean against him, lowering his head to kiss the top of his hair.

“Be good, Qingbao. So good…”

“Ngh…”

“Alright, be good. It’s over,” Huo Li said, pinching his ear and coaxing him gently. “Was it comfortable?”

Chu Qing’s whole body was trembling.

Bastard Huo Li…

Rogue Huo Li!

He pushed him away and, with a red face, turned and ran away as if he were fleeing.

Huo Li rubbed his nose and smiled to himself.

Then, he also went to the restroom.

…

The next day, the recording continued as usual, and it was still the contestants’ ranking. Originally, some contestants had privately looked down on Chu Qing, but after witnessing the storm with Wang Zhenglan yesterday, they were all especially obedient to him now. After all, he was really talented and serious, not at all perfunctory.

After this episode was broadcast, he received a lot of good reviews.

In addition, Yu Weixi also became a topic, as expected.

As a top-tier celebrity, he brought traffic and buzz wherever he went. Not to mention, this time, he had… dissed Luo Yucheng to the point of a complete breakdown, making him doubt his life.

For the entire two days of the ranking recording, whenever Luo Yucheng opened his mouth, he was dissed by him. Not only did he have no chance to step on others, but he was also hit where it hurt. In the end, he didn’t even dare to speak and just shrank to the side, looking pitiful.

XXX: I came for Xixi, but I ended up becoming a fan of Teacher Chu. Someone so frank and real, who doesn’t create a persona or cause trouble, is too rare in the industry! And he’s also a talented musician. What kind of treasure boy is this

XXX: Me too… I originally wanted to watch for entertainment. After all, there are so many big shots, and Feng and Yu were even in the same frame. I didn’t expect my eyes to be drawn to Teacher Chu. He’s really a good teacher, serious and humble, and so good to his students!! Awww, I want to be his… student

XXX: Person above, I suspect you’re driving, but I have no proof

XXX: I was stunned watching that teaching segment. It was so beneficial to Wang Zhenglan. I, a Wang Zhenglan fan, have been converted to a fan of Teacher Chu. He was really treating him very seriously

XXX: 😭😭😭 Qingqing’s fans are growing so fast. Old fans are crying. I want my son to be seen by more people, but I also want to have him all to myself

XXX: Teacher Yu is as tough as ever… respect. I love his real self the most!

XXX: Hahahahaha Xixi is so arrogant and so cute. But who can blame him when my boy’s looks and dance skills are top 1 in the industry, hmph!

After this episode was broadcast, Yu Weixi’s and Chu Qing’s popularity soared, while the topic of Luo Yucheng, on the other hand, received a lot of negative reviews.

XXX: Sister, I’ve been through a lot. Let me tell you, Luo Yucheng is a male b*tch. If you carefully analyze every sentence he says, which one isn’t stepping on Teacher Chu? In the past, especially in the first season, Teacher Chu was submissive and let him use him as a stepping stone. He didn’t expect Teacher Chu to fight back now, did he? I died laughing watching him have a train wreck.

XXX: Yeah, you can tell at a glance, right? The traces of him creating a persona are too obvious, it makes me a little sick

XXX: I hate this kind of pretentious white lotus holy mother b*tch the most

XXX: Are you guys sick? Are you jealous of our Luo Luo?

XXX: It’s so annoying, so annoying. Why is there always a large group of people who insist on calling kindness and sincerity a holy mother b*tch? This society is too deformed, isn’t it? It’s because of people like you that the warmth in society is getting less and less! Fewer and fewer people are willing to do good deeds! It’s because our brother is kind and is always unaffected by outside rumors.

XXX: Brother’s kindness is not being repaid. He’s clearly always thinking of others. Can you guys not judge a gentleman with the heart of a villain??!

…

In short, public opinion was divided and bustling, but in any case, more and more people were slowly getting to know him.

After the level ranking was the theme song teaching.

All-Around Teen Idol would create a musical script and let the contestants choose and compete for roles. Each episode’s performance segment would be voted on by the audience to determine the ranking.

In other words, not only did the contestants have to fight for roles with a lot of screen time and exposure, but more importantly, they had to choose a role that suited them and perform well to attract fans. Otherwise, no matter how much exposure they got, it would be useless.

This week’s schedule was for all the contestants to practice the overall collaboration theme song of the musical together, so that the mentors could judge who was more suitable for roles with a greater proportion of singing and dancing than acting. The next week was for everyone to undergo acting interviews and training.

Acting and singing/dancing were on a rotating basis. As for rap, it was special. Within these two weeks, every contestant had the right to sign up for rap class practice and interviews.

This week was singing and dancing training, so Chu Qing and Yu Weixi, including their assistants, were busy, having to go to the recording site every day for guidance.

On the first day of teaching, Chu Qing stood outside the practice room, a little nervous.

“What’s wrong?” Huo Li reminded him from the side. “Aren’t you going in?”

“I…” he swallowed.

Ever since the incident in the dressing room, he had been avoiding him these past two days. In addition, the recording time was long, and he would go to bed as soon as he got home, so they didn’t have much opportunity to interact.

“What’s wrong? Are you not feeling well somewhere?” Huo Li said with a smile, trying his best to look honest.

“No…”

He paused. He thought, There are so many people inside, and they’re students waiting for my guidance.

What if I don’t do a good job…?

He twisted the hem of his clothes, suddenly regretting becoming a teacher. Of all things, why did I have to be a mentor? It’s not good to mislead the younger generation.

Not knowing whether to laugh or cry, Huo Li reminded him again, “Teacher Chu, we’re recording now.”

His position was also a certain distance from him, just behind the cameraman, opposite him.

He was startled and stared blankly at the cameraman. “It’s starting now?”

The cameraman nodded.

“N-Isn’t it supposed to start after I go in??” he doubted his life.

The cameraman didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and shook his head.

“…Then, then you have to cut this part out.”

This is too embarrassing. I don’t look like a mentor at all.

Now he had no choice. He mustered up his courage and pushed open the door of the A-class practice room.

Today, he had to go from A-class to F-class. This was just the first stop.

As soon as he pushed open the door, he heard a wave of enthusiastic shouts from inside.

“Teacher Chu!!”
“Welcome, Teacher Chu!!”
“Teacher Chu is finally here!”

Chu Qing: “…!”
Chu Qing: qaq

I want to go home.

He smiled and nodded by the door. “Hello, everyone…”

Even though this was not his first time on this show, he was still very nervous.

The students saw him standing nervously by the door, not knowing what to do with his hands and feet. He cleared his throat. “I’ll listen to you sing once first. You can go up in groups.”

“Okay, teacher!”

He walked to the keyboard and wanted to sit down, but when he pulled the chair, it wouldn’t move.

Huh…?

He nervously kept pulling at it.

“Teacher, let me help you,” a contestant immediately came over with a smile. “The leg of the chair is stuck!”

“Oh, oh, okay…”

The students below couldn’t help but laugh.

The teacher is so cute…! He’s completely different from the other teachers. The pressure was gone in an instant.

He turned his head and saw that the one who had come to help was a handsome and sunny big boy.

He had an impression of him. This contestant was named Lu Luan. He had gotten an A in the previous ranking, and his overall skills were not bad. His singing and dancing skills were passable, and he had also acted before and had a bit of fame. The production team and mentors predicted that he would be the center of this season.

“It’s done, teacher!” Lu Luan himself was also kind and sunny.

“Thank you…”

He then began to listen to the students sing and gave them suggestions one by one.

Although he was nervous with people, his teaching was not at all sloppy. When it came to professional matters, he no longer stammered or was timid.

He had to talk to a student for a long time, so his progress was very slow.

He glanced at his watch and said apologetically, “I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay, teacher. When you’re teaching, we can learn on the side or practice on our own. We’re also practicing here when you’re not here,” Lu Luan said. It seemed he had become the big brother of these contestants, and he was always the one to take the lead in speaking.

He taught carefully. By the time the recording ended, it was already night, and he had only gotten to C-class. Luo Yucheng had already gone from F-class to A-class and had completed his task. It seemed he would just be clocking in and leaving tomorrow.

The night grew deeper. When he pushed open the door of C-class, he saw that only Wang Zhenglan and a few other contestants were there.

“Teacher Chu…!” Wang Zhenglan’s eyes immediately lit up when he saw him. “I thought you weren’t coming!”

“I’m sorry…” he explained. “Anyway, there’s still a week… so I want to teach slowly and finish teaching well before I go to the next class.”

“It’s okay,” he said, and rushed up happily, then became cautious again. “Teacher, did… did you get my apology letter?”

“I did,” he nodded. “Thank you. It was delicious.”

He grinned happily.

“It’s already very late. Are you guys still here?”

“There are still some contestants… for example, those who are not particularly outstanding like me, need more practice, so we stayed behind,” he said.

Another contestant also said, “Teacher Yu is also still teaching dance next door! Students from several classes have stayed behind to learn from him. They’re all students who need extra training.”

He nodded.

Xixi is also here…

Wang Zhenglan glanced at him and said with a smile, “Teacher Chu and Teacher Yu are the ones who take care of us the most, the most serious and the kindest. Now you’re the only two left here.”

He was a little embarrassed by the praise and paused. “I’ll listen to you sing first.”

“Good!”

…

After he finished teaching the few students left in C-class, it was even deeper into the night. Just as he was about to leave, a student from the next class ran over with a smile. “Do you guys want to have a barbecue together?!”

“Ah… Teacher Chu is also here!! It’s perfect, Teacher Chu, join us! Teacher Yu is also going! Everyone is tired from practicing late at night. How about we go and relax?”

He saw that a few from A-class, including Lu Luan, had also come.

“We’ve called everyone to go together!”

He was stunned and subconsciously refused, “N-I…”

“Teacher Chu, come with us!”
“Teacher Chu, Teacher Chu! Come with us! Teacher Yu is also there!”

“Teacher Chu, we’re going to the small stall opposite the recording studio. The barbecue is especially delicious! Oh my, that lamb skewer, it’s so fragrant! And it’s not far!”

He had already won the love of a group of students today, so the students from the first three classes were all pulling him to go.

He couldn’t refuse and was dragged along just like that.

…

As the students had said, the barbecue stall was indeed not far. He and Yu Weixi sat in the main seats, and the students ordered a table full of roasted meat and beer.

“I didn’t expect you to follow,” Yu Weixi said. It seemed he was taking care of his figure and didn’t eat meat, just ordered a plate of tofu and was drinking on the side with his legs crossed.

“I… was dragged here,” he said, on the verge of tears.

The place was full of the smell of meat and wine, and the sound of everyone’s laughter and noise. He sat in the middle, extremely nervous.

“It’s okay. You can just be like usual,” Yu Weixi said with a grin. “And the roasted meat is really delicious!”

He turned his head to the students with a smile. “Hey! Aren’t you going to introduce it to Teacher Chu?”

Now the students all gathered around him and fed him, each one more lively and enthusiastic than the next.

“Teacher Chu! This lamb, look, it’s all cut!”
“Teacher Chu, the pork skewers with this sauce are especially delicious!”

“Teacher Chu, do you drink? Come, come, come, let’s have a glass together!”

A large group of boys gathered together, and with wine and meat, they became familiar and quickly went crazy.

He was overwhelmed. He ate slowly, and soon the table in front of him was filled with meat.

“Good, delicious…”

He held a lamb skewer in his left hand, a roasted gluten in his right, and was trying to chew on a piece of pork belly.

He thought, It’s really delicious. And when everyone is together, it’s even more flavorful.

He paused, feeling it was strange.

This was the first time he had had such an experience, the first time so many people liked him and kept handing him food.

It was as if… it was no longer like before, where he couldn’t fit in wherever he went, and could only watch a large group of people together, while he had nothing to do with it.

Actually… maybe being with everyone is not as scary as he had imagined.

Maybe being accepted by everyone… is not that hard.

The facts proved that maybe, he should, and he wasn’t that bad.

…

The few of them ate until the middle of the night. He was surrounded, and the students were all fighting to feed him, so he didn’t have to do it himself at all.

He still ate elegantly, unhurriedly. Even when eating roasted meat skewers, he ate them in small bites, slowly. His lips were covered in oil, but it didn’t look dirty. When he ate something delicious and liked it, his eyes would narrow in satisfaction. Watching him enjoy his food was very appetizing.

Yu Weixi noticed that after he finished eating, he picked up a cup that a student had handed him and drank it.

“Eh…!” Yu Weixi was too late to stop him.

“What’s wrong…?” he looked at him, puzzled.

He reminded him, “That’s wine… don’t you think it’s strong?”

He remembered that he never drank.

“No…? It’s just a little bitter.”

“You… amazing. You’re not the kind who can’t get drunk, are you?” the corner of his mouth twitched. “I can’t tell.”

After that, he drank a whole cup and only felt that his stomach was warmer and more comfortable. His face didn’t even turn red at all.

Yu Weixi: “…”

He was dumbfounded.

This is a drunkard?! How can he drink it like plain water!

Ten minutes later…

Thump!

Everyone was stunned.

They saw him fall onto the table, unconscious.

Yu Weixi: “………”

Yu Weixi: “…Pfft.”

No way?

Is his body as slow as he is?!

This reaction is so slow. He’s already finished a cup of wine, and he’s only passing out now.

“You’re drunk,” he said helplessly, poking his shoulder. “Give me your phone. I’ll call your bodyguard.”

He frowned and muttered, “I’m not drunk… you’re, you’re talking nonsense…”

Yu Weixi rolled his eyes, took his phone, held his thumb, and pressed it on it to unlock it, and found “Mr. Huo” in his contact list.

Huo Li arrived less than five minutes after receiving the call.

After all… he had actually driven over and had been secretly watching from outside, sitting in the car, waiting and looking at documents. When he saw that he was having fun, he didn’t interrupt.

He helped him into the car and buckled his seatbelt.

“Hic…” he leaned against the car window in a daze, grinning, and muttered, “Roasted… lamb leg… delicious…”

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry.

“Qingbao, you’re drunk,” he said helplessly, pinching his cheek and looking at his happy and silly appearance. “So happy?”

“Pork… is also delicious.”

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry and turned to drive.

“You have to take a shower when we get back. You smell of wine.”

“S-Smell of wine, so what,” he said, trying to sit up straight, looking at him with a red face and dazed eyes, and said seriously, puffing out his chest, “Don’t forget your status, man!”

Huo Li: “…”

Huo Li: “???”

He was so shocked that he only spoke after a full minute. “What… did you say?”

He grumbled, “You… you don’t listen to me, and you’re a big rogue. You lie to me and bully me all the time…”

Huo Li: “…”

Should he apologize…?

Then, the next moment.

He leaned against the back of the seat, crossed his legs, and said with a deep expression, “Damn man, you’ve successfully caught my attention.”

…

Huo Li: “………”