Chapter 22

"What?"

"Is Chu Yourong going too?"

Zhang Pandi immediately changed her expression: "Fishing? I've wanted to learn how to fish for a long time!"

"Hmph, a fickle woman!"

Zhang Xian smirked and took out the fishing rod he'd bought at a high price yesterday, carefully wiping it down.

"Xiaoxian, weren't you saying Chu Yourong is busy with work?"

"Why does she suddenly have time to go fishing with you?"

Zhang Pandi followed them into the courtyard and asked curiously.

"I want to fish, so she has to put down her work and come with me!"

"If she can't even do this, then she's not fit to be my girlfriend—just step aside and make room for someone else!"

Zhang Xian boasted with a smug grin.

But no sooner had he finished speaking than a familiar figure walked in through the courtyard gate: "Who are you making room for?"

"Zhang Xian, are you trying to cheat on her?"

Chu Yourong arrived at just the right moment—she'd heard Zhang Xian boasting as she reached the courtyard gate.

"Uh, just chatting casually."

"My fifth sister, Zhang Pandi."

Zhang Xian only paused for a moment, then shifted the topic—he had thick skin and didn't care at all.

"Yourong, I never expected you were really my brother's girlfriend!"

"I'm your biggest fan—I love you so much!"

When Chu Yourong walked into her home, Zhang Pandi was stunned—she only came to her senses after Zhang Xian introduced her to Chu Yourong.

"Fifth sister, hello!"

Earlier during dinner, Zhang Xian had told Chu Yourong about his family; she knew he had five older sisters, and yesterday she'd met his third sister, Zhang Zhaodi—she hadn't expected to meet his fifth sister, Zhang Pandi, today.

So now she'd met two of the five sisters.

Both Chu Yourong and Zhang Pandi had cheerful personalities, and they quickly became familiar with each other.

Zhang Pandi also got the photo she'd wanted with Chu Yourong.

"Xiaoxian, Yourong, I'm not coming with you to fish."

"I'm going to the market to buy some vegetables, then I'll cook a big meal and wait for you to come back!"

Zhang Pandi had zero interest in fishing—she just wanted to meet Chu Yourong and take a photo; now that her goal was achieved, she'd rather not be a third wheel.

Also, Zhang Pandi genuinely wanted Chu Yourong to have dinner at home, so she planned to cook a lavish dinner herself.

【Jingxi Electronics Factory】 livestream room.

"Here they come!"

"The Air Force Couple is here again!"

"Wow, they're here early today!"

"Question: My wife won't let me fish—what do I do? Answer: Turn your wife into a fisherman too!"

"Brothers, place your bets—do you think they'll catch anything today?"

"If you think they'll still come home empty-handed, type 'Air Force' on the screen!"

The livestream moderators prompted the chat, and the comment section was immediately flooded with the words "Air Force."

By the river.

Zhang Xian and Chu Yourong didn't know they were being livestreamed.

Although this livestream had over twenty thousand viewers, the number of people interested in fishing was still small, so its reach wasn't very wide.

Also, the surveillance cameras were far away, capturing only blurry figures; both of them had taken full sun protection measures, so not only did the camera fail to clearly show their faces, even if it had, only someone very familiar with them could recognize them.

Especially Chu Yourong—she was wrapped up like a giant rice dumpling, with a pair of large sunglasses on her nose; even her parents standing right in front of her might not recognize her.

Since the identities of those involved hadn't been exposed, no one notified Zhang Xian or Chu Yourong.

"Don't go fishing tomorrow—come with me to take wedding photos!"

As Zhang Xian was baiting the spot, Chu Yourong leaned over and said.

"Oh."

Zhang Xian answered absentmindedly, then immediately realized something was off: "What did you say?"

"Wedding photos!"

"I'm going to announce our engagement first!"

"Yesterday, my agent lawyer and the company's legal team talked it over—the company's stance was very firm," Chu Yourong explained.

"I see."

Zhang Xian patted off the bait stuck to his hands: "But our agreement doesn't seem to include taking wedding photos, does it?"

"I'm still a virgin bachelor—going straight to wedding photos doesn't seem quite right..."

"I'm an unmarried young man—going straight to get wedding photos taken doesn't seem quite right..."

Chu Yourong replied coolly.

"Uh, look at you, always so eager—I haven't even finished speaking yet."

Zhang Xian chuckled: "Although wedding photos aren't quite appropriate, I'm a professional—I promised to pretend to be your husband, so taking wedding photos is fine!"

Zhang Xian chuckled and said, "Although getting wedding photos taken isn't quite appropriate, I'm a professional—I promised to pretend to be your husband, so taking a few wedding photos isn't a big deal!"

Chu Yourong rolled her eyes at Zhang Xian—this man was utterly money-driven.

Chu Yourong shot Zhang Xian a withering glare—this man really did have money on the brain.

After making arrangements with Zhang Xian, Chu Yourong sent a WeChat message to her assistant Sun Yuanyuan, asking her to contact a professional filming agency.

On the other side.

Zhang Xian, having finished his preparations, had already cast his line.

I must catch a fish today!

No fish, no home!

Zhang Xian thought silently to himself.

Ding!

Check-in successful!

This is the eighth day the host has been lying flat and not going to work!

Reward: 10,000 R Coins!

Random reward: one Entertainment Blind Box!

Zhang Xian stared at the river surface for a while, and the system prompt sounded again.

Another random reward.

Open the blind box!

Ding!

Entertainment Blind Box opened successfully!

Obtained Z-Space song "Tǐmiàn"!

Ding!

Song "Tǐmiàn" has completed copyright registration in this timeline.

Copyright information available on "China Copyright Network".

Another song!

Zhang Xian opened the Copyright Network app and saw, as expected, a new song titled "Tǐmiàn".

Don't pile up nostalgia to make the plot melodramatic.

Having loved for years, why destroy the classic?

We're adults now, no debts, no obligations.

Wasting time is my own choice.

Zhang Xian read the lyrics—it was a melancholy love song, and its theme was "breakup".

This type of song clearly wasn't suitable for his own father.

Zhang Xian turned his head to look at Chu Yourong beside him; this performance between them would eventually end.

Singing this "Tǐmiàn" to her would be quite fitting.

Still, the copyright fee must be collected.

Hmm, it's settled then!

Zhang Xian made up his mind and refocused his attention on the river surface.

An hour later, the float suddenly plunged rapidly.

Fish on!

Zhang Xian was overjoyed and stood up excitedly.

But when the hook was pulled from the water, Zhang Xian stared in disbelief—something had bitten, but it wasn't a fish; it was a small turtle.

The little creature kicked its four paws frantically, clearly struggling and terrified.

Fuck!

Don't randomly release things like that, okay?

Don't you understand it ruins the local ecosystem?

Zhang Xian cursed as he removed the small turtle from the hook.

Chu Yourong, watching beside him, burst into laughter; when she saw Zhang Xian stand up, she had assumed he'd caught a fish and felt a twinge of resentment.

But she discovered he'd caught a turtle.

Chu Yourong instantly felt satisfied.

She posted a Moments update: Someone fished for hours and caught a turtle, hahaha...

To match her mood, she added a laughing emoji pack.