The Big Shot’s Girlfriend Is a Demoness chapter 23

The corners of Boss Feng’s eyes twitched as he looked at Luoxi, who was soaking in the pool. In front of her was a tray floating on the water, filled with small and exquisite desserts.

It’s not like you’re soaking in a hot spring, and you’re even indulging yourself in desserts. 

Boss Feng sarcastically remarked. Ever since that day when Luoxi came and said she had discovered a delicious patisserie, from the next day onward, the deliveries from that place started arriving on time every day. It was said that she had arranged dessert deliveries for a full three months.

Observing how much she was enjoying them, the boss truly believed that she and Gong Xu indeed went out to eat desserts. However, it was not until he accidentally bumped into the delivery girl and inquired about their prices.

The boss: “How much?”

Holding the desserts, the boss started to doubt his own existence.

Are these made of gold? Why are they so expensive? No, wait.

If these desserts were so expensive, where did their artist get money to eat them every day?

You see, Batian Entertainment was on the verge of bankruptcy. B-list celebrities like Li Na at least had some income from commercials, TV dramas, and other sources.

But Luoxi was different; she was a newcomer without any work or money. She lived in Batian Entertainment, and every month, the boss gave her a symbolic salary of 1800 CNY as pocket money. It was simply not enough for her to afford such expensive things on a daily basis.

As for the recording fees for the Deserted Island Survival show, Luoxi was a newcomer and was taken along by Li Mo. Even if there were any, they wouldn’t even be that high, and besides, the production team hadn’t paid them yet due to the show being halted by a sea disaster.

So, where did she get the money?

The boss narrowed his eyes, crouched by the poolside, and asked tentatively.

“Gong Xu gave me,” Luoxi answered bluntly, without any attempt to conceal it.

“What?” The boss’s mind raced.

Why would Gong Xu give their artist money, and so much that she could afford to eat this super expensive dessert for three months?

If you say that Gong Xu had no ulterior motives, he wouldn’t believe it.

He had also seen the media’s concocted love story about the sea disaster. But, he had more interactions with Luoxi, and in this lass’s eyes, there was no such thing as love. Even Gong Xu’s name was brought up only after he asked.

That love story was rubbish. It was more likely that lad Gong Xu wanted to poach her. Everyone knew that Batian Entertainment was broke, so this money was certainly offered to her as a sweet incentive.

That day, when Gong Xu invited their artist to the patisserie, it was probably to discuss poaching her. Unfortunately, he didn’t grasp Luoxi’s personality well, and the money he gave her went down the drain. She probably only remembered delicious desserts.

After piecing together the truth, Boss Feng got up with an evil grin.

Alright then, it’s Gong Xu, isn’t it?

If he sees that guy again, he will surely chop off his claws. Anyone who dares to steal his person can forget about it.

Boss Feng left with a fierce expression on his face, and as soon as he entered the office, he bumped into his secretary.

“Boss, Mr. Lu from Lu Group wants to meet Miss Tang.”

The fierceness on the boss’s face froze and he hesitantly asked: “Lu Haozhi from Lu Group?”

The secretary nodded.

The boss: “…”

F*ck, did Lu Haozhi also want to poach their precious treasure?

He dared to set a trap and chop off Gong Xu’s claws, but when he thought about facing Lu Haozhi, he remembered the chilling look in his eyes. The boss pondered with a pained expression on his face.

Could it be that he was born with no lack of wealth, and the precious treasure he has managed to pick up might really be impossible to keep after all?

Meanwhile, Luoxi was unaware of the boss’s inner struggle. She was listening to the Little Golden Dragon’s explanation of this world.

Little Golden Dragon occupied a corner of the tray, munching on a piece of dessert.

It had long ago hacked into the surveillance here with its Hyperbrain, so when there were no outsiders around, it didn’t have to pretend to be dead and could come out for a breath of fresh air.

Unlike Luoxi who was content with a laid-back life as long as there was water to soak, Little Golden Dragon was more proactive in exploring this world.

There were two words: The Inner and the Surface Worlds. The Inner World wasn’t easy to integrate into; without connections, they couldn’t even touch the edge of it. Hoping to find the descendant of that skeleton anytime soon was unlikely, so they should focus on developing in the Surface World first.

To possess money, status, social standing, connections, etc. If they could stand at the pinnacle of the Outer World, they could gather some insight into the matter of the Inner World to some extent.

Money was the most indispensable among these, and how to earn it had become a challenging issue for both Little Golden Dragon and Luoxi.

Luoxi’s spirits lifted slightly; earning money was indeed quite important.

Not to mention anything else, although her swimming pool was sponsored by the Navy, without money, she couldn’t even afford the desserts in front of her, let alone the maintenance of the swimming pool.

“Look, prostitution, gambling, and drugs seem to make a lot of money.”

Little Golden Dragon listed the three fastest ways for humans to make money, as summarised by the Hyperbrain, and asked Luoxi which one she would choose.

Luoxi: “…”

Luoxi rejected all three options. After all, she had some experience with the Navy and has received commendation from the higher-ups. Furthermore, Boss Feng was worried that she might be unreliable and cause trouble, so he educated her about the laws of society.

Those three methods might make quick money, but they were all illegal in Huaxia and would get her arrested.

Little Golden Dragon clicked its tongue and mumbled: “How troublesome! Then, how about we start a gaming company? The games in this world are quite low-end. Let’s develop a holographic online game; it’ll definitely make a fortune.”

Luoxi asked: “Can you make games?”

Little Golden Dragon declared with assurance: “Well, the Hyperbrain can.”

Even if the Hyperbrain couldn’t, it still stored multiple holographic games that were once popular in Asmana. They could just take one of them out.

Luoxi looked at it with a compassionate and indulgent expression, as if looking at a moron, “You can’t, and neither can I and then we suddenly come up with a game that far surpasses the technology of this world. Do you want both of us to be thrown into a research institution for study?”

Little Golden Dragon choked on its words, knowing that Luoxi had a point.

It took a mouthful of dessert depressingly, and even its golden scales seemed a bit dim.

Alas, without capabilities to back you up, you can only be a meek dragon. 

But it was not willing to give up just like that. It has done the research, and making games could bring lots of money. Those big-shot whales¹ can throw tens of thousands of money at once, and there were even rich players who could single-handedly sustain an entire server.

In addition, this world enjoyed widespread peace, people had abundant entertainment options, and there was a massive gaming community. Almost everyone who had played games had spent some money. Selling virtual goods for real money, this industry seemed like a gold mine from any perspective.

Not to mention that it could just take ready-made ones, saving on research and development costs. It was as easy as getting it on a silver platter.

Little Golden Dragon racked its brains, trying to figure out how to make the holographic game appear without arousing suspicion. Suddenly, a brilliant idea struck it, and it excitedly slapped the tray, “I’ve got it! You can go to school!”

Luoxi: “Huh?”

Little Golden Dragon rambled on, explaining the basics of the human education system in this world. It had everything planned out – it wanted Luoxi to learn computer programming. Then, they could pretend she had extraordinary talent and develop the holographic game.

As it kept talking, it became more and more excited, “Computer science is a new industry with many geniuses, and they won’t care too much about your age. As long as you have officially studied, just by having the label of a prodigy, you can easily pave a clear path for the game. Not only will the authorities not come after you, instead, they’ll reward you with tremendous technical support. Your age is just right for entering university. We only need to endure for two years, and then we can count money in the bed.”

Luoxi blinked, indicating she understood.

However, she had never attended school, so how could she go to university?

Little Golden Dragon patted its chest and assured it would take care of it. The Hyperbrain will arrange educational credentials for Luoxi ranging from kindergarten to high school; the only missing piece would be the university qualification. All it needed was a little manipulation, and she could pass Huaxia’s gaokao².

“I’ll find some study materials for you. It is said that the five-year high school entrance examination and three-year mock exams are particularly helpful. If you do more practice, you will definitely pass.”

Luoxi nodded, “Okay, sure.”

Both the Siren and the dragon, who have never been exposed to Huaxia’s Gaokao, didn’t think it was a big deal. With a major problem solved, Luoxi and Little Golden Dragon happily enjoyed two more pieces of dessert.

After returning to the dormitory, Little Golden Dragon used the Hyperbrain to hack a set of Gaokao’s question bank and threw the test papers to Luoxi.

Luoxi lighted up the lamp and diligently studied late into the night.

After a while, she put down the papers and said seriously: “I don’t think we need to do it ourselves. The boss always stays behind the scenes and gives directions. For the actual work, we should find competent subordinates and let them take care of the tasks.”

Little Golden Dragon looked shocked, “Don’t tell me you can’t do it?”

Weren’t Sirens supposed to be a highly intelligent race?

Luoxi responded with a sarcastic chuckle. She placed the papers in front of Little Golden Dragon and softly uttered a few words: “If you can, then show me.”

Little Golden Dragon held its head high, “Step aside, I will handle it.”

It proudly crouched in front of the test papers, excitedly thinking that even Sirens had weaknesses. As long as it solved these questions that she couldn’t handle, it would prove that she couldn’t be without it. It felt immensely satisfied.

After some time, Luoxi poked the stiff Little Golden Dragon, “If you can’t do it, never mind. We’ll figure something out.”

Little Golden Dragon straightened its neck, “I-I definitely cannot not do it. It’s just a bit difficult. I’m thinking.”

“Oh, then you think. I’ll go to sleep.”

Luoxi yawned, got into bed, and pulled the blanket. Tonight, she decided to sleep on the bed to avoid facing the boss’s wails the next day.

Little Golden Dragon stared at the gaokao questions, eyes filled with dizziness.

It held great admiration for those students who were fighting on the frontline. It turned out that gaokao was such a terrifying thing. It was a dragon that had lived for hundreds of years, and yet it fell short of those babies who were in their teens.

Little Golden Dragon received a big blow, especially since it had already boasted in front of Luoxi and wanted her to view it in a new light.

From this night on, Little Golden Dragon started a battle with gaokao’s question bank. Later, it even bought a set of five-year high school entrance examinations and three-year mock exams, getting obsessed with solving them.

Lu Haozhi wanted to meet Luoxi, not in a private dinner setting, but through a formal invitation, showing proper etiquette.

Logically, Boss Feng had no reason to refuse. But deep down, he was one hundred percent unwilling.

Right now, Tang Luoxi was like a precious treasure he managed to bring back to his nest after much effort. He saw everyone as having ulterior motives, wanting to covet his treasure.

He wanted to make excuses to brush off Lu Haozhi, but he didn’t have a good reason.

He couldn’t simply reject him as they both were in the business circle. Moreover, the Lu Group also had some business operations in the entertainment industry. If he did that, it would be like he didn’t want to live a comfortable life anymore.

The boss felt melancholic until Li Na, who was having a great time outside, surprisingly appeared in the company.

“Commercial.”

The boss was astonished, “The renowned century-old patisserie is looking for Luoxi to shoot a commercial?”

“Uhm.”

Li Na tapped her phone, browsed through a video, and showed it to him.

It was a clip taken from a live-streaming of a food vlogger. The screen displayed Luoxi savoring the desserts with each bite, her eyes squinted in bliss, making others feel tempted to take a bite as well. The live-streamer shared this video on his homepage, and it rapidly gained a large number of shares and views. If this food vlogger hadn’t been relatively low-key and was not into gimmicks, the video’s popularity would have been even higher.

“That shop belongs to Qin Ran’s family and they are planning to shoot a new season of commercials. The advertising department happened to come across this video and recommended it. Qin Ran thinks Luoxi is suitable and suggests giving her a try.”

Li Na pouted her red lips and explained to the boss, “I think it’s not a bad idea. With me overseeing it, I won’t let Qin Ran treat her poorly in terms of the advertisement fee.”

The boss looked at her and asked in surprise, “Aren’t you afraid Qin Ran might fall in love with someone else?”

Qin Ran, the youngest son of the Qin family, was also Li Na’s boyfriend of over two years.

The boss knew Li Na very well; this gal’s biggest dream was to marry into a wealthy family and she was quite adept at pleasing men. That man, Qin Ran, was a bit of a playboy and Li Na was the only woman he has publicly acknowledged as his girlfriend. It appeared they were even discussing marriage lately.

The boss has lamented countless times that if Li Na could correct her sneaky motives and use her skills of pleasing men in her work, she wouldn’t be still stuck in the second tier after all these years.

This realization made him feel that he was the most miserable one. None of the notable artists in the company had any intention of seriously pursuing a career in the entertainment industry.

Li Na: Marry into a wealthy family, and then spend days shopping, getting beauty treatments, and playing mahjong.

Luoxi: Soaking in the water, soaking in the water, soaking in the water.

Li Na cast a flirtatious glance at the boss, “Even though you have confidence in Luoxi’s looks if you’re this biased, I would still feel angry.”

He made it sound as if Luoxi’s mere presence would cause Qin Ran to lose control.

Alright, he might indeed lose control.

The boss chuckled awkwardly.

The youngest son of the Qin family. Qin Ran could be considered a talented individual with a high level of education and decent work abilities. It was just that men with his status were often surrounded by many women, so they tended to be somewhat causal when it came to that kind of affairs.

Li Na’s ability to make Qin Ran go this far for her was already quite surprising. Over the years, the boss has been moved by her determination to marry into a wealthy family, so naturally, he didn’t want her marriage to encounter any problems just as it was about to be realized.

Li Na snorted, “Don’t worry, it’s because he doesn’t lack this kind of attention. As long as the other party doesn’t take the initiative, Qin Ran won’t be interested in playing any pursuit games.”

As a pampered youngest son, with a wealthy background and surrounded by beautiful women, he had everything he wanted. He might be momentarily enchanted, but he definitely wouldn’t have the patience to persistently pursue anything.

When it came to Luoxi, she felt reassured.

That girl didn’t even have the slightest interest in Qin Ran, or rather, she hasn’t become receptive in matters of romantic feelings yet.

“Sure, as long as you know what you’re doing.”

The boss nodded in agreement, thinking that now he had a reason to brush off Lu Haozhi.

They will send Luoxi to shoot a commercial, stalling Lu Haozhi first. Even if he came in person, Luoxi would not be there. By failing to meet her up once, given Lu Group’s busy schedule, it was likely that after a few days, Lu Haozhi wouldn’t remember this matter.

In the future, as long as Lu Haozhi doesn’t come in person, even if they send someone else, he can definitely handle it and dismiss them.

Luoxi was handed over to Li Na by the boss, who led her to negotiate the contract with Qin Rang.

The boss himself was full of energy, preparing to deal with Lu Haozhi. He was also planning on how to dig a pit for Gong Xu and chop off his audacious claws.

On the other hand, Gong Xu thought he had made things very clear to Luoxi. Judging from the atmosphere that day, she seemed quite satisfied. Because of Luoxi’s heavenly voice, Gong Xu, the Second Young Master, patiently waited for a few more days and refrained from rushing her.

The result was that he waited and waited, but instead of meeting the person he longed for, he received news that his own elder brother was going to Batian Entertainment.

The Second Young Master Gong was dumbfounded, what did this mean?

His brother went to poach the person for him?

No, that was not right. How could his brother dote on him like this? He wasn’t his sister; his brother would never become a doting and understanding elder brother.

Then, there was only one possibility.

Thinking about those people in the entertainment circle who tried to throw themselves onto him, the Second Young Master Gong shuddered and thought this was bad.

Damn, his brother went to intimidate the woman he was interested in.

The Second Young Master Gong anxiously paced around the room, unable to come up with a way to deal with his elder brother.

Ever since he was a child, he had never won against Lu Haozhi.

Frantic, Gong Xu pulled out his phone and began looking for reinforcements.

Mo Nan, who answered the call, had a look of frustration on his face. F*ck. He really didn’t want to know about the affairs between these two brothers. This content belongs to thehlifestyle.com, if you see this translation elsewhere, it’s been stolen!

What did he mean by my elder brother seems to misunderstand the woman I’m interested in, and he now went to give her a lesson and how should he handle his elder brother?

Handle who?

Lu Haozhi.

Heh.

If your elder brother is going to fix the woman, you should be sensible and take the initiative to withdraw. Don’t involve innocent people. Anyway, even if you struggle, it’s useless. If you drag it out for too long, in the end, the woman will definitely abandon you and choose Lu Haozhi over you. Instead of suffering a double blow, you should cherish the pitiful brotherly bond.

Mo Nan roared inwardly. After a moment of silence, under Gong Xu’s relentless questioning and urging, he half-heartedly uttered, “Give up. There are plenty of fish in the sea.”

It’s not that you’re weak, it’s just that the opponent is too strong.

If Lu Haozhi wanted to deal with someone, it meant there was something wrong with that person and they meant harm to you.

Gong Xu gritted his teeth, “No, I really, really like her.”

Mo Nan was taken aback and became slightly more serious.

It was the first time he saw Gong Xu so persistent. When did this guy fall in love? Why hasn’t he heard any news about it?

Gong Xu rarely showed such determination. As his good pal, Mo Nan believed that he wouldn’t be so blind as to fall for a lousy person.

On Lu Haozhi’s side, it was probably a routine inspection, nothing serious. After all, it involved his brother’s happiness, so the inspection was necessary. It was just that Gong Xu cared too much about the other person and love clouded his judgment, making him anxious and unable to understand Lu Haozhi’s intentions.

After understanding all this, Mo Nan felt like teasing and said, “If you can’t give up, then stand up like a man and face your brother without backing down.”

On the other end of the phone, Gong Xu fell silent for a moment, then suddenly blurted out, “You’re right.”

After that, he hung up the phone decisively.

Mo Nan held the disconnected phone, dumbfounded.

Wait, what is that idiot planning to do? Is he really going to confront Lu Haozhi? My goodness, just imagining Lu Haozhi, who always took care of his younger brother, being confronted by him… and if he asked and it was me that had encouraged him to do it… 

Mo Nan felt like a bolt struck down from the blue sky; his heart, liver, spleen, and lungs all started to ache.

He immediately called back, but the other side didn’t pick up. Later, perhaps because Gong Xu found the constant ringing annoying, he simply turned off his phone.

Mo Nan: “…”

Destiny dooms me to fall!

He immediately dialed his manager’s number and quickly said: “Is the script for that drama set in Tibet still available? Tell them I’m taking the job. I can join the production right away. I’m immediately leaving, so help me arrange my flight ticket.”

The manager was at a loss, “Wait, didn’t you say before that the script required staying in a remote place in Tibet where people rarely visited for over half a year, and you wouldn’t go no matter what?

Mo Nan: “I’ve changed my mind. What’s a little hardship? A man can become stronger only by overcoming hardships and sufferings.”

The manager: “….”

His artist must have gone crazy again.

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Translation notes:

[1] Whales refers to someone who spends a lot on microtransactions or in-app purchases in free-to-play games.

[2] Gaokao refers to a National Higher Education Entrance Examination.

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