Chapter 535: He Hasn

From Teddy Sisters to the Three Beauties of Immortal Sword III, Big Mi Mi has gone through countless close girlfriends and sisters over the years.

Breakups, cold shoulders, reconciliations—her experiences in sisterhood feel far more interesting than any celebrity romance.

I wonder if that's why her gaze, once tender and lively, has slowly grown sharp and heavy.

When Bai Liang first met her, he sensed an unshakable weariness clinging to this sister.

Eyes are the windows to the soul—just like Sister Tian Tian's look, which always resembles a husky's, or Li Yitong's smile, even when curled into crescent moons, you can still tell if she's truly happy or plotting mischief.

But today, when he picked her up, Bai Liang noticed her eyebrows lifted, her whole demeanor radiating open joy.

Even her walk seemed noticeably more girlish.

"Huh~ Sister Mi, what's the good news?"

Big Mi Mi smiled without answering, cradling a bouquet—the very flowers Bai Liang had given her when she got in the car.

Logically speaking, at her age, she shouldn't be moved by such a small gesture.

What hasn't she seen?

But one must admit: some things depend on who gives them.

Even her posture matters—Big Mi Mi herself hadn't noticed that, though she always played the big sister, acting like she could control him, she'd actually been lowering her stance more and more around Bai Liang.

Put more plainly: she felt inferior.

Of course, it was only a faint, vague feeling—the kind she wouldn't even admit to herself.

What nonsense—how could she feel inferior? She was Big Mi Mi! A top-tier female star who'd been red for years!

"The flowers are nice—I love them!"

"Glad you like them~ Since you're this happy over them, I'll have someone send you flowers every day during your guest role." Bai Liang acted very generous.

The next second, her fingers pinched his cheek, and a high-pitched, childish voice chimed: "I heard someone gave Sister Reba a very expensive piece of jewelry—yet all I get is flowers worth a few dozen yuan?"

"No such thing," Bai Liang immediately shook his head, utterly unbothered.

Seeing his reaction, Big Mi Mi paused—could Sister Reba be bragging?

After all, Bai Liang's "never lies" reputation was rock-solid with her—he was bold enough to blurt out anything.

But then Bai Liang added after shaking his head: "How could it be just a few dozen? It was a few hundred~"

Big Mi Mi:

She nearly laughed in anger—trying to dodge the point, huh?

You can't shift topics so easily with me!

"I'm talking about the jewelry—those earrings of hers look nice."

They really did—Sister Reba had shown them off to her just two days ago.

Two million yuan for earrings—though Big Mi Mi could afford them, spending that much on just earrings felt utterly unnecessary.

Having money doesn't mean you should waste it like that~

Of course, if someone else gave them—

"Sister Mi wants them too? Sure~" Bai Liang replied with easy generosity.

But his casual agreement made Big Mi Mi suddenly embarrassed—she waved her hands frantically. "Wait, no—I didn't say that! I don't want them!"

"Really not? Then I won't buy them~"

As soon as he said it, the sister tapped his forehead lightly with a finger.

"So you were just talking nonsense?" Big Mi Mi complained.

Bai Liang shrugged like a little bear. "What? I can go buy them right now—if you don't want them, I'm just respecting your wishes."

Now it was Big Mi Mi's turn to latch onto the keyword.

"Woman… am I that old?"

"According to the Modern Chinese Dictionary, 'woman' is the general term for adult females."

"Hmph! You're so smart~ Don't waste money like this again. Do you have so much? Buying such expensive things raises your threshold—you won't be able to lower it later."

Bai Liang:???

His expression turned peculiar.

Wow—so this sister thought he'd spent so much on Sister Reba and was worried it would inflate her expectations.

Clearly, Big Mi Mi's information was incomplete—she didn't know those earrings were a gift from Bai's mother.

Nor did she seem aware of how much Sister Reba had spent on Bai Liang.

Thus, her judgment unfairly slandered Sister Reba.

Maybe it was because Sister Reba had been showing off too blatantly, making her dislike it.

In fact, Big Mi Mi really did think exactly that.

What bad intentions could she have? She just wanted to save her little brother some money.

Besides, she hadn't even said this aloud: if he spent so much on Sister Reba, what about the others?

Spending a few million on a girl isn't much for an artist of Bai Liang's status—but if that scale keeps rising, the thought alone was terrifying.

From this angle, Big Mi Mi felt Bai Liang needed to plan better.

She was actually quite thoughtful.

After thinking it over, Bai Liang tentatively asked Big Mi Mi: "Money is for women to see, not to spend on them?"

Big Mi Mi: Hss.

After chewing on the phrase, she clapped lightly. "Absolutely right!"

"Sister, you're a woman too."

"Yes—a woman who's married, had children, yet still radiates charm~"

As she said it, she threw him a flirtatious glance—seeming like she was just joking, but actually conveying her true meaning this way.

Her niche was different—she wasn't after any of that messy stuff, and she wasn't seriously dating Bai Liang either.

But although she seemed to be at the same table as Jin Da Xi, in reality Big Mi Mi should have her own separate table, and it wasn't quite the same as Jin Da Xi's kind either.

Since things had been said to this point, Bai Liang simply got a bit more straightforward.

"Actually, it's usually girls who give me gifts. I've never really spent much money in this area."

"Oh~ I get it now!"

Big Mi Mi nodded, then told the driver not to rush off to the film crew.

An hour later, Bai Liang stared at the Richard Mille that had appeared on his wrist, lost in thought.

Hmm. Something seemed a bit off~

What on earth did this older sister think she understood?

And now she's eating again?

He hadn't been a male model for many years, but right now that sense of déjà vu was incredibly strong.

That wasn't right—even when he was a male model, he wasn't this kind of male model~

At this moment, Bai Liang, who was resting his head on Big Mi Mi's lap, shifted his attention away from her silky black stockings, wanting to take a peek at Big Mi Mi's current expression.

Unfortunately, he couldn't see it.

Those two were blocking it completely.

Bai Liang could only reach out to push them aside, trying to peek through the gap in the middle.

But the moment his hand touched, he got swatted. "Lie down properly. We'll talk about it back at the hotel."

Honestly, Big Mi Mi had been made a little blushy by him.

Touching is one thing, but what are you poking around for? What good stuff are you looking for?

Even if there really were something, could it be tucked in there?

But after glancing at the watch on Bai Liang's wrist, she felt an inexplicable little thrill inside.

Now you know big sis is the best, right? Doesn't take your money, and spends money on you~

After the car drove back to the crew's hotel, Bai Liang thought about heading to his room first to grab the script for Big Mi Mi. After all, filming officially started tomorrow.

And Big Mi Mi was a little impatient, though at her age, it was understandable.

But in the hotel lobby, the two of them ran into a "tiger blocking the road."

"Brother! You're back~"

Zhao Jinmai spotted Bai Liang and called out in pleasant surprise, then very politely greeted, "Mi Mi jie."

Big Mi Mi did have some impression of this little girl. At Bai Liang's movie premiere earlier, the girl seemed to have some friction with another little girl, Zhou Ye, though her presence wasn't strong.

And because of Zhao Jinmai's age, she hadn't paid much attention to her.

"I'll just call you Student Student Mai Mai then, so cute!"

The sweet, girlish voice that had been on the phone earlier now appeared before her in person. On top of that, Big Mi Mi was wearing an outfit today that really showed off her figure—slender yet full on top, legs wrapped in black stockings and perfectly straight, with high heels adding even more presence.

At the same time, that sweet, cloying scent about her was a full-on mature big-sister impact!

It made Zhao Jinmai feel... envious.

If she could be like that in the future too, that would be great~

But this seemed to rely heavily on natural talent—she probably couldn't pull off this style.

When the other woman had walked over just now, that slight trembling, bouncy look was something a little girl like her couldn't even fake.

Luckily she was young—being eighteen had its own beauty!

That woman was already over thirty, so brother probably wouldn't...

The next second, Zhao Jinmai's eyes widened slightly, because she saw Big Mi Mi's fingers seemingly lightly scratching the back of Bai Liang's hand.

After noticing his gaze, Big Mi Mi immediately restrained herself, silently cursing herself for getting a bit carried away.

But then, looking at Zhao Jinmai's blank stare, her eyes suddenly turned strange.

"Student Student Mai Mai, big sis is heading back to her room first, I'll treat you to dinner tonight~"

"Thanks, Mi jie."

"No need to thank me, it's only right~ But right now I have to borrow your brother for a bit, let him show some gentlemanly manners and help me carry my luggage."

In front of a player of Big Mi Mi's caliber, even though Zhao Jinmai was actually quite smart, she still had absolutely no power to fight back.

Just like that, Bai Liang was whisked away right in front of her.

And only then did Zhao Jinmai make a new discovery—huh? When did brother get a watch on his wrist?

This morning it didn't seem to be there~

When Bai Liang walked Big Mi Mi to her room door, before he could say anything, this older sister suddenly grabbed his clothes and yanked him straight into the room.

During this process, Bai Liang didn't resist at all—in fact, he even cooperated a little, otherwise Big Mi Mi's thin arms and legs couldn't have dragged him in.

"Hmph~ Where do you think you're going? You accepted big sis's gift, aren't you going to repay me?"

"I wasn't planning to leave. I'm staying here tonight."

This answer pleased Big Mi Mi greatly. She propped up her foot and lay on Bai Liang's chest.

Obviously, the white shirt he was wearing was basically done for.

First it had been yanked by her like that, and now Big Mi Mi was actually using her teeth to bite his shirt buttons.

The lipstick was smeared everywhere.

You had to hand it to big sis for knowing how to have fun. At the same time, Bai Liang instantly understood what she meant: today, no using hands to take off clothes—only mouth allowed.

Of course, this method was definitely quite inefficient, but the point was the inefficiency, the point was this slow, lingering feeling that kept the flame burning.

"How are you so skilled at this... must've used this method plenty, huh?" Big Mi Mi hummed softly.

Obviously, even without using his hands, Bai Liang's speed at undressing a woman was still quite fast.

Upon hearing this, Bai Liang said nothing, just pulled the covers over his head and "got to work."

By now, she had already nibbled the edge of the stocking between her teeth.

But at that moment Big Mi Mi stopped him, shot him a coquettishly charming glare, and said, "Dummy, you don't have to take this one off."

After saying that, she suddenly recalled Bai Liang's behavior in the car earlier.

So she adjusted her position a bit.

She really hadn't been hiding any treasures before, but now she could hide them.

But unfortunately, no matter how heaven-defying her talent, no matter how she nearly looked down on all rivals in the entertainment circle, she still couldn't hide them completely.

Luckily, the older-sister type always had her ways—if one spot wasn't enough to hide them, then use two spots.

In a certain sense, she could be considered quite indulgent toward Bai Liang.

Whatever he wanted to do, she immediately went along with it; he didn't even have to speak up first.

Fully automatic.

However, because she was so caught up in it, Big Mi Mi completely forgot that she had told Zhao Jinmai in the hotel lobby that she'd treat her to a meal.

It wasn't until around eight in the evening that Big Mi Mi, lazily draped across Bai Liang's chest, not minding that his sweat had smeared onto her face, closed her eyes, rested for a while, and then finally said: "After we wash up later, let's just stay in your room."

Bai Liang, who was also resting over there to recover his stamina, glanced at the messy bedsheets and the rest of the bedroom, and nodded in agreement.

Meanwhile, Zhao Jinmai was still waiting on an empty stomach for tonight's dinner.

And by the time Bai Liang and Big Mi Mi had freshened up and gotten clean, it was already past nine.

The two of them temporarily ignored that messy room and relocated straight to Bai Liang's room.

Big Mi Mi, now in pajamas, lay on the sofa in his room, painting her toenails, while feeling as though she had forgotten something.

She picked up her phone and checked—no one was looking for her at this hour.

"Does it look good~"

After finishing her toenails, Big Mi Mi lifted both legs, her rounded toes wiggling nimbly, showing off her handiwork to Bai Liang.

But the other guy didn't pay her any attention, because at that moment Bai Liang was wearing earphones, watching the newly released trailer for *Black Myth: Wukong*.

The trailer opened with the monologue of an old man twirling Buddhist beads in a temple: "You've all surely heard the stories about him, but the story I'm going to tell—you've definitely never heard before."

Then a golden cicada flew out; from the player's perspective, they slipped into the mountain wilderness patrolled by demons, and finally the monkey protagonist with a hairy face and thunder-god beak appeared.

The earlier part was mainly real gameplay footage, and this section was completely uncut.

The scenes faithfully recreated the Twenty-Eight Constellations colored sculptures of the Jade Emperor Temple in Shanxi Jin Cheng, the Dazu Rock Carvings in Shancheng, and other ancient architectural relics; the weapon and motion design incorporated elements of traditional Chinese martial arts.

Actually, just this alone was already quite captivating—anyway, Bai Liang was watching with great relish.

Want to play~

And at the trailer's end, set against the classic *Journey to the West* soundtrack "Cloud Palace Swift Sound," the eight characters "After the White Bone, Retrace the Journey West" appeared.

Watching all the way to here, Bai Liang still hadn't seen the Yang Jian he had played.

He thought his old man had been stringing him along.

But then, after those eight characters, suddenly the scene cut—Heavenly Soldiers, Heavenly Generals, the Four Great Heavenly Kings.

The trailer actually had an Easter egg!

(End of this chapter)