I’m Keeping the Overbearing CEO After He Went Bankrupt [Rebirth] 55

Chapter 55: Qingbao’s Date

After Chu Qing finished speaking, he said nothing more, lowering his head and not daring to look at Huo Li.

“Qingbao…” Huo Li stared blankly at him, thinking he had misheard.

Then.

Bang—!

Before he could react, he was pounced on by him, as if he had been pinned to the ground by a big wolf-dog.

He lay on the soft cushion of the tent, staring blankly at him.

“Your wish has been fulfilled at this very moment,” he said, panting heavily, and lowered his head to kiss his lips.

“My wish… has also been fulfilled at this very moment.”

He was a little scared and a little shy, but his nose was quickly invaded by his scent.

His kiss was still passionate and domineering, even more domineering than usual, almost pinning him to the ground.

He forcefully pried open his lips, deeply exploring every inch of his teeth, and wantonly teasing his soft tongue.

“Ngh… phew…” he gripped his sleeve, his head tilted up, his Adam’s apple rolling, and he subconsciously kicked his legs.

This was the first time he had kissed him so deeply, as if he were about to be torn apart and devoured.

He vaguely remembered that after he had returned to the country, before they had officially met, he had… hmm.

Speaking of which, their first official meeting was in bed, when he had asked him for a fee for his services.

No, wait, that’s not the point. The point is…

That night, although he had no strength, he was still somewhat conscious.

Huo Li…

In short, he was fierce, fierce in every sense.

He pushed him away, a little scared.

“Be good, Qingbao. Don’t be afraid…” he said in a low voice. “Let me get close to you…”

He held his face, paused, and then lowered his head to kiss him again.

“Ngh…”

This kiss was different from the last one, lingering and gentle as water.

Like the intimate whispers between lovers.

At this moment, he was rubbing the top of his hair, his lips gently brushing against his, full of affection.

Compared to that plundering passion, he preferred this.

He couldn’t help but wrap his arms around his neck and close his eyes in response.

The two kissed for a long moment. He supported himself on the ground, hovering over him and looking at him intently.

“Um…” he looked up at him blankly.

Then, he suddenly blurted out, “I’ve successfully made it to the top?”

It was also because he had noticed his nervousness and had deliberately changed the subject.

Chu Qing: “…”

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “What do you think…”

“Sponsor Daddy, did I get promoted to boyfriend because of my good performance?”

He turned his head and suppressed his laughter. “In the future… there will still be money coming in.”

“That’s great. I’ve gone from being a canary to a kept boyfriend.”

He couldn’t help but chuckle.

“Qingbao ah…”

He leaned over and hugged him, his voice low. “You’re mine… I will definitely cherish you in the future.”

He paused, put his hand on his back, and said nothing.

They held each other like that for a moment, and then he fell asleep, his hand also gently sliding down.

He smiled and carried him to the bed, tucking him in.

“Good night…”

…

The next day at noon, when he woke up, he saw him sitting by the bed, propping up his chin and looking at him.

“Mr. Huo…?”

“Shh,” he said with a smile. “We’re boyfriends now. Are you calling me that because you think I’m old?”

“I…”

He had just woken up, his mind was still not very clear, and his reactions were very slow.

“What?”

“I’m telling you to call your boyfriend’s name.”

“…?”

“At the very least, ‘Brother Huo’ is more intimate than ‘Mr. Huo,’ right?”

“N-No…” he said with a red face. “I’m not calling you that…”

‘Brother Huo’ is too… too cheesy!

“Then how about ‘husband,’ ‘darling’?” he said, propping up his chin and looking at him.

“…Pfft.” he covered his face and shook his head desperately.

He wouldn’t call him that even if he were beaten to death.

“Then don’t tell me you’ll still be calling me ‘Mr. Huo’ after we get married? When we have children…”

“Don’t, don’t say it…” he said, and got up to cover his mouth, his ears red.

“Hmm?”

Mmm…

He was a little troubled.

Then if I don’t call him ‘Mr. Huo,’ what should I call him…

Mr. Huo calls him… ‘Qingbao.’

He smiled, his face full of a mischievous grin. “Then in the future, I’ll call you… ‘Li-bao’.”

Huo Li: “…”

His body trembled.

The corner of his mouth twitched.

His features twisted.

“…Are you sure? Sponsor Daddy?”

“Then you also… call me that,” he muttered.

“You either call me ‘Brother Huo’ or ‘husband’,” he said, directly giving him a choice, his tone fierce. “Just these two options.”

“…”

Forcing someone!

He lowered his head, the tips of his ears red, his voice like a mosquito’s buzz. “Huo… Huo…”

“Huo…”

He twisted the hem of his clothes, still unable to say it.

“Stop ‘Huo’-ing. You’re not Santa Claus,” he said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry. “I’ll go get you breakfast.”

“Wait…!”

He thought he was angry and immediately looked up and took the corner of his clothes.

“Wait… Brother Huo!”

His eyes widened.

That “Brother Huo” was soft and sweet, like a spring rain falling on the ground.

“Mmm,” he said, taking a deep breath and gently taking his wrist. “Be good. I’ll go get you breakfast first.”

As he spoke, he turned and left the tent, his tone normal, his steps steady, and his manner calm.

Thump—!

Then, by the tent, he almost tripped on a rope and barely managed to steady himself by holding onto a nearby tree.

“You clueless rope!”

He glared at the rope, turned, and continued to leave calmly.

Chu Qing: “…”
Chu Qing: “…Pfft.”

…

This day, he had taken a day off at his request.

The production team knew it was his birthday, so they naturally agreed without a second thought, letting him take this opportunity to go out and have some fun.

“Mr. Huo, where are we going?”

Huo Li had borrowed a car from Starry Sky and was taking him to the city.

“To… places where couples usually go on dates.”

“Does Mr. Huo know?”

“I’ve done my research and my homework,” he said with a straight face.

“…Pfft… okay.”

He leaned against the back of the seat.

He was really tired these past few days. He could only be a little more interested when he was talking sweet nothings with him. The rest of the time, he was a little tired and a little lazy, just wanting to lie down or sit quietly.

Today was a good day to go out with him and relax.

Just as he was about to close his eyes and rest, his phone rang.

Eh…?

He unlocked the screen and saw that it was a strange number. He paused and then rejected it.

But not long after, someone came to add him on WeChat.

— Chu, I’m Teacher Kevin from XX Academy

He was startled and quickly accepted and sent a message to the teacher to apologize.

Kevin had been his main course lecturer when he was in school, and they had a pretty good relationship.

Chu Qing: Teacher, I’m sorry. I didn’t know it was you

Kevin: It’s okay, it’s okay. I was looking for you because I have something to tell you

Chu Qing: What is it?

Kevin: Recently, a director named Roseland, I don’t know if you know him. He came to find me and asked me to help him recommend some students. He’s planning to shoot an art-house musical film recently, adapted from An Zuo’s original musical. He asked me to introduce suitable singing doubles, instrument hand doubles, and young composers.

Chu Qing: Ah…

Kevin: I think you’re very suitable! Among my students, you’re not the best singer, not the best writer, and not the best performer, but you’re definitely the best at mastering all three at the same time. You’re a little genius. If you go, you’ll definitely bring honor to our academy.

Kevin also had good intentions. When he had just returned to the country, he had come to show his concern. When he learned that he was not doing well, he had immediately thought of him when a good opportunity came up. After all, he was abroad and didn’t know his current situation.

Although it was a double, to be able to join the team of a great director like Roseland, a regular guest at film festivals, and to write and learn with him, was still a very rare opportunity.

He also said that Roseland attached great importance to this work and was looking for the best actors with the right appearance, the best dance doubles, the best hand doubles… every detail was meticulous.

And the original creator of the musical, An Zuo, was notoriously picky and demanding. For this adaptation, he was most concerned about the music, so he was also helping him with the selection.

It just so happened that he was someone An Zuo favored. He had even spoken up for him publicly on the variety show and had given him guidance, and he was very fond of this child of his close friend.

After thinking about it, only he was the most suitable.

He was very flattered.

Chu Qing: Am I really… okay?

Kevin: Absolutely!! If you’re not, then I don’t know who is! I’ll send you his business card…

…

He saw his eyes flashing, not knowing who he was talking to, and was a little jealous. “Who?”

“Oh… it’s my teacher, named Kevin.”

He told him about it.

“A double?” he said with a frown. “It’s not like my Qingbao can’t act in movies, right? You’ve acted before. Although the effect was not good, it was because the role was not suitable, and you were not in a good state at that time.”

“Ah… well, it’s because the effect was not good…” he scratched his chin, a little embarrassed. “They all said the effect was not good…”

“We’re not going. We’re not going to be a double for them.”

“N-No,” he tried to explain. “This is a great director, a super, super amazing great director! Almost all of his movies have won awards.”

“So what? Just because he’s amazing, he can look down on my Qingbao?”

“No, no… Director Roseland is a perfectionist, meticulous. And there is no perfect person in the world who can do acting, dancing, singing, and playing to the best at the same time, so the director has separately invited different people. He has always been eccentric and special in his ways, and he also dares to do outrageous things. He…”

He frowned slightly and interrupted, “You don’t have to praise him to me.”

Why is it so troublesome?

In any case, I’m a rough man, and I don’t understand these things. But my Qingbao can’t be bullied.

He clarified again, “If I can successfully audition and get his favor, it’s a super amazing thing.”

“But you promised me that you would rest after this variety show.”

“It’s just a double. It’s not tiring!”

He held the steering wheel and raised an eyebrow with a smile. “Little one, you’re changing the subject very quickly. Didn’t you say that a double is also equal to the main character?”

“…”

He lowered his head and muttered, “I… I really don’t want to give up this opportunity…”

“And… I might not be able to get in.”

He looked at him helplessly. “If you’re going, you have to be the main character, to prove to everyone that you’re not a box office poison.”

“How could Director Roseland be willing,” he said, and before he could finish, he suddenly thought of Starry Sky’s and Mr. Pan’s power and quickly added, “Even if Huo, Mr. Huo got me the acting position, I don’t want it. I… I would be very sad.”

He lowered his head. “I don’t want to be like last time… like what Huo Liao did, deliberately praising me to death.”

He said, “Silly Qingbao, I certainly wouldn’t do that.”

“Then you just let me go to the audition…”

“…” he frowned slightly, worried that he would be tired.

He had also said that he would rest for a while.

“Mr. Huo…” he said, pulling on his sleeve, trying to act cute.

“Don’t,” he said, pinching his cheek. “Let’s not talk about this for now, hmm? We’re out to play today.”

“Good,” he nodded obediently.

After the car had been driving for a while, it arrived at its destination. He opened his eyes and saw that it was an amusement park.

Chu Qing: “…”

He didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. “I’m not a child…!”

“Nonsense. It’s not just for children. Look at all the couples. I’ve checked. Many couples come to this amusement park,” he said, pointing to the many couples who were checking their tickets outside.

“Oh…” he said with a smile. “I’ll listen to you.”

He opened the car door, and as if he had remembered something, he turned his head and reminded him seriously, “You’re not to get out of the car yet.”

Chu Qing: “…?”

He saw him get out of the car, go around to his side, and personally bend down to open the door for him.

“You can come out now.”

Chu Qing: “…”

The people passing by couldn’t help but look, and then they either envied or laughed.

After all, he was tall and handsome, with strong features and a very gentle look in his eyes, which naturally attracted a lot of attention.

He helplessly pulled up his hat and mask to hide his face and got out of the car.

After the two had their tickets checked and went in, he looked at the sea of people, the noise and bustle, and a little uncomfortably shrank back behind him.

He took his hand, their fingers intertwined.

He was stunned, then smiled.

“Let’s go.”
“Mmm.”

The two walked around for a bit, and he asked, “What do you want to play?”

He pointed to the biggest and tallest rollercoaster in the amusement park, with screams coming from it one after another.

Huo Li: “…”
Huo Li: “Do you really want to play that?”

He nodded a little embarrassed.

Huo Li: “Can you really handle it?”

“Mmm…!”

…

Ten minutes later.

“Qingbao?”
“Qingbao?”

After getting off the rollercoaster, he was leaning on him, his face blank.

He hadn’t screamed at all, but after he got off, his feet were floating, his whole body was limp, and his face was alternating between pale and white.

As if his soul had left his body.

“Qingbao, are you okay?”

He held him with concern. “Shall I help you to a side to sit down?”

“…Oh.”

After he finally sat down on a bench, he still had a “who am I, where am I” look on his face.

He clutched his stomach, feeling it churning, and his vision was blurry.

“Look at you,” he said, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, and pinched his ear. “And you’ve been exercising with me every day.”

“…Hic.”

He was extremely aggrieved. It was clearly a side effect of the medicine.

But despite his discomfort, he was still very happy.

“It’s okay… hic. It’s my first time. I’m happy,” he said while drinking water. “It was so fun.”

“Even if it’s fun, there’s no next time. We’ll come back when you’re stronger. Don’t even think about those thrilling rides like the pirate ship and the haunted house.”

“Oh…”

Worried that he was unhappy, he took his hand. “There are still many fun things to do. We haven’t been to the theme park yet. I’ll take you to win a doll first.”

“Huh?”

Wait, is it… winning?

He led him to a dart game stall. The closer the dart was to the bullseye, the richer the prize.

He looked around at the prizes, his gaze landing on the best, top-quality prize. He pointed to the row of top-quality prizes and asked, “Which one do you like? If you don’t like it, we can go to the next stall.”

Chu Qing: “…”

The way he said it, as if it were a sure thing?

His gaze moved to the row of prizes at the very top. There were three super-large dolls, a rabbit, a tiger, and a bear. They were all very cute, and they were also limited editions that were rare outside.

“I… I like them all,” he said, worried that he wouldn’t be able to win the one he wanted, and didn’t want to put pressure on him.

“Good. Then I’ll win them all for you.”

“…”

Wait?

“Hahahaha…” the owner was a hearty middle-aged man. He laughed when he heard their conversation. “Oh my, it’s not easy to please your boyfriend. Let me tell you, little brother, it’s not easy to win our ultimate prize. We have five targets here. You have to hit the bullseye ten times in a row. If you break the streak, it doesn’t count.”

“Alright,” he said, and bought ten darts from the owner.

Seeing that he had bought exactly ten, he pulled on his sleeve and said in a small voice, “I’m really okay…”

“It’s okay. If it’s not enough, we can buy more.”

He said stubbornly, “I’ve done my research. On the first date, you have to win a doll for your beloved. You can use a claw machine or this. The bigger the gift, the better.”

“…Pfft.”

He smiled so widely his eyes disappeared. He thought, Even if he doesn’t win, I’ll be happy.

He weighed the darts and then began.

Swish—

Bullseye!

The owner’s eyes widened. He hadn’t expected to hit it on the first try.

Swish—

The second one, still a bullseye!

Swish—
Swish swish—

All five darts were thrown, and they were all perfectly stuck in the bullseye.

The owner was stunned and stared at him blankly, his face first doubting his life, then on the verge of tears, and finally in despair.

No way…

Is this a robbery?!

He also looked at him with shining eyes. Not just him, but his performance had attracted many people to watch.

After all, the bullseye was very small, and the distance was very far. The darts were also deliberately made light and weightless, making the game harder than other stalls. But the prizes were really too good, and there were also co-branded limited editions, so many people still came to challenge it.

He said to the owner with a grin, “Take them down. I’m going to start the second round.”

“…”

Then, with a series of swishes, the five darts were once again thrown into the bullseye without any difficulty.

“Woc… little brother, you… what’s going on with you?!” the owner was dumbfounded.

He thought, What else could it be? If the other side were an enemy, wouldn’t he be dead if he missed a single shot?

“Qingbao, if you like them all, shall I throw two more times?”

“L-Little brother, how about this? This, I’ll give you a small gift from the advanced prizes, no, wait, two, a couple’s set! You can let me off, right…” the owner struggled.

He lowered his head with a smile. “I, I just want that little tiger…”

The same little tiger as on his necklace.

“Alright, owner?”

The owner on the side was so grateful he was about to cry. If all three ultimate prizes were taken, what stall would he have left!

After he took the tiger doll and handed it to him, the doll was almost as big as him, and he had a hard time holding it.

The onlookers were all clapping and cheering.

He held the big tiger, covering his face, his voice nasal. “Mr. Huo… I’m so happy.”

“I’ll listen to Mr. Huo from now on. I’ll definitely take good care of him…”

He was stunned.

Just a big doll, just because he had won it himself.

This silly…

But what he wanted to say was for home. He just put an arm around his shoulder with a smile. “Shall we go to the next stop?”

“Mmm, okay!”