Chapter 24

Bai Lu said deliberately with a smile: "I was joking, did you take it seriously? Do you really like Zhou Jin?"

Meng Ziyi breathed a sigh of relief and pounced on her to tickle her: "I was joking too."

She only had a bit of a fondness for Zhou Jin; to say how much she liked him, it definitely didn't count.

Besides, Zhou Jin hadn't expressed anything to her yet.

However, if Zhou Jin really wanted to pursue her wholeheartedly, she wouldn't mind agreeing.

Her Meng-jie was definitely going to have a sweet romance!

The two women wrestled on the sofa for a while, their clothes messy, collars crooked, and skirts flipped up, revealing sections of fair, tender skin.

If Zhou Jin were present right now, he would definitely have a feast for his eyes.

Bai Lu panted and suggested: "He probably needs to rent a place too. It's not good to ask rashly. How about this: if he hasn't found a place he likes after a while, we'll bring it up to him."

Meng Ziyi nodded: "Okay."

She had refused just now because she was shy; in fact, she wasn't really that repulsed by sharing a place with Zhou Jin.

Not only that, Meng Ziyi didn't even realize that a hint of anticipation for sharing a place with Zhou Jin had vaguely sprouted in her heart.

Over the next few days, Zhou Jin looked at several places in Yanjing but didn't find one he liked.

After tossing and turning for several days, nothing was settled.

And Meng Ziyi endured for several days, finally beating around the bush during a chat and hearing that Zhou Jin was still looking for a place.

Meng-jie was very enthusiastic and immediately volunteered to Zhou Jin, saying their three-bedroom apartment was still missing one person, and asked if he wanted to go see it.

Zhou Jin had nothing to do, so he simply followed Bai Lu and Meng Ziyi to see the place.

The more Zhou Jin looked, the more satisfied he was. The location was good, the decoration was nice, the community environment was quiet, and most importantly, the soundproofing of each room was done very well.

Zhou Jin immediately made the decision to share the place with Bai Lu and Meng Ziyi.

After signing the contract, the three of them went to the Chinese restaurant they had visited before to have a meal.

Next, Bai Lu found a role to audition for and went to a tutoring class every day to practice acting.

Meng Ziyi had passed several auditions, but they were all supporting roles in low-quality web dramas, and the quality was too poor.

Meng Ziyi, Zhou Jin, and Bai Lu discussed it and decided to refuse.

And Zhou Jin also began a rare period of rest. With nothing to do, he started looking for information online to see if there were any crews he could join recently.

"*The Return of the Condor Heroes*, a rare Jin Yong drama."

"I remember Li Yitong is playing Guo Fu in this group, but it has already started filming, what a pity."

Zhou Jin had to give up, then continued to flip through the internet, and soon discovered a bigger production.

*Nirvana in Fire*!

Zhou Jin felt happy in his heart.

The crew was still in the preparation stage, and many roles hadn't been decided.

But precisely because it was a big production, the threshold was definitely not low, and he, a newcomer, might not be able to get in.

After hesitating for a while, Zhou Jin still found the official email address for *Nirvana in Fire* and sent his basic information along with some internal clips of him playing Ling Yue in *Sword of Legends*.

Just after finishing this, Zhou Jin stretched.

The WeChat call on the table rang.

Yang Mi?

Zhou Jin was stunned for a moment, answered the call, and asked with a smile:

"How does Mi-jie have time to call me?"

Yang Mi's pleasant voice came from the other end: "Did you meet any pretty girls in Yanjing?"

"Of course I did," Zhou Jin smiled lightly, "but none of them are as pretty as you."

Yang Mi chuckled and said: "Still staying in a hotel? You've been to that place of mine in Star River Bay in Yanjing before. I estimate I'll be filming a lot in the next few years and won't stay there much. I'll tell you the password; you can go anytime."

Zhou Jin was somewhat helpless.

Why didn't Mi-jie say so earlier?

If she had made this call earlier, he wouldn't have shared a place with Bai Lu and Meng Ziyi.

"No need."

"Why?" Yang Mi's tone paused. "Don't tell me you're living with your girlfriend in Yanjing?"

"Of course not." Zhou Jin deliberately made his voice serious: "It's just that I don't like eating soft rice."

The other end of the phone was quiet for a second.

Yang Mi smiled indifferently: "I have a supporting role in a big production that I wanted to introduce to you. Since you don't like eating soft rice, then forget it."

Zhou Jin's eyes lit up, and he immediately changed his tone, saying with a smile: "Mi-jie, just kidding. You know me; my stomach is bad, and I was born to love eating soft rice."

Yang Mi's light laughter came from the other end.

Handling this stinky younger brother was easy.

"Mi-jie, what big production?"

"I'll give you a surprise tonight, and then I'll tell you."

Zhou Jin's heart jumped sharply.

Could it be *Nirvana in Fire*?

He immediately thought of the Luck Card he had used before. Could it really be working at this time?

His Mi-jie could even get a role in *Nirvana in Fire*.

Next time they meet, he must unlock a few more positions and really toss her around.

The two chatted for a few more sentences, and Yang Mi said: "Send me your current address; I'll send you some things." After saying that, she hung up the phone.

Zhou Jin hadn't moved in long, and the number of times he went out could be counted on one hand; he only remembered the building and unit number.

To confirm the specific address, he got up, walked to Meng Ziyi's door, and knocked.

The door opened.

Noisy music poured out from the room.

Zhou Jin sighed in his heart. The owner who decorated this house was indeed into music; the soundproofing of the three rooms was indeed good, and he hadn't heard a sound in his own room.

Meng Ziyi stood at the door, wearing headphones and a loose home outfit.

The collar hung loosely on her shoulders, revealing a large area of fair skin and two slender collarbones.

Zhou Jin's gaze swept over her collarbones.

Meng-jie was indeed generous, not defensive at all.

Meng Ziyi tilted her head to look at him, leaning carelessly against the door frame, completely unaware that her collar was open: "What's wrong?"

"What was our shipping address again? A friend is sending me some things."

Meng Ziyi's eyes lit up instantly: "Is it something delicious?"

She recited the address, and Zhou Jin wrote it down and sent it to Yang Mi.

"If there's something delicious, you have to share," Meng Ziyi looked at him expectantly.

Zhou Jin smiled: "If it's food, I'll definitely share it with you."

During the time they shared the place, Zhou Jin, Meng Ziyi, and Bai Lu had become very familiar, and joking with each other had long become a daily routine.

Zhou Jin returned to his room, and his phone vibrated again.

Reba sent a message, and Li Yitong, who was filming *The Return of the Condor Heroes*, also sent one at the same time.

Reba: "Jin-ge, I just finished a scene. What are you doing now?"

Li Yitong: "Is this what it feels like to be an actor? It's so tiring; my whole body is about to fall apart, I'm exhausted. Are you busy now?"

Zhou Jin looked at the two dialogue boxes, not panicking at all, his fingers switching back and forth between the two chat windows.

A scumbag's self-cultivation.

He didn't neglect anyone, chatting with Reba about the recent situation in Hengdian, and then expressing their longing for each other.

He hadn't reached that stage with Li Yitong yet, just occasionally sending a few messages to look at her legs, and after appreciating the black silk, caring about her filming progress.

Zhou Jin chatted on two lines, not only without feeling tired but actually enjoying it.

Just then, the doorbell rang.

Zhou Jin was somewhat puzzled.

Yang Mi said she would send him something; no matter how fast the courier was, it couldn't be this fast.

He walked to the door and pulled it open.

Seeing the person at the door, he widened his eyes instantly.

Yang Mi.

How did she come!