No Bounds for the CEO’s Spoiling

“I think Qin Xiaobai’s performance is great. Also, he’s new in this business, so there are no negative comments about him now. The point is, can I meet Qin Xiaobai’s parents first? We can only sign contracts with the parents of the underage actors.”

Director Chen looked at Yan Yuxiao and said that. Yan Yuxiao thought of Gu Zijin right away. However, that man had already specified that he didn’t want Qin Xiaobai’s identity as a member of the Gu family to be exposed. Therefore, Yan Yuxiao could only go to Qin Muxuan, no matter how annoyed she felt.

After Qin Xiaobai walked out of the studio, he jumped to Qin Muxuan at once while saying in a soft voice,

“Dabai, I think I heard the director say that I’ve passed the audition.”

Qin Muxuan kissed on Qin Xiaobai’s face and praised him,

“Well done, Xiaobai.”

Yan Yuxiao, seeing the intimate mother and son, had to hide her prejudice against Qin Muxuan and walked to the latter while saying,

“Miss Qin, Xiaobai needs a guardian to sign the contact for him, so you need to come in to talk to the director first.”

Hearing that, Qin Muxuan got dazed right away. If it was possible, she wished that she never needed to make contact with the people who might recognize her like the director. However, now that Qin Xiaobai had already passed the interview, it was not appropriate for her to ask Gu Zijin to fulfill the guardian’s duty. As a result, after Qin Muxuan had pondered for a while, she stood up and held Xiaobai up. Then she followed Yan Yuxiao into the studio. In the meantime, Yan Yuxiao still didn’t forget to remind Qin Muxuan in a cold voice,

“Miss Qin, remember this, don’t let others know that Zijin is Xiaobai’s father. You are Xiaobai’s mother, you don’t want your son to be discussed by others, right?”

Qin Muxuan knew that Yan Yuxiao was trying to imply that even if she was Qin Xiaobai’s mother, she would only bring humiliation to the Gu family due to her menial status. However, Qin Muxuan was not a weak person who would let others bully her so easily. Then she said with coldness in her eyes,

“Miss Yan, you don’t need to mind about our business.”

Qin Xiaobai grimaced to Yan Yuxiao and murmured,

“Dabai, can’t you stay with me? I don’t want Miss Yan’s company.”

“Xiaobai, you are a good boy. I still have work to do. Also, daddy has already arranged everything for you. If mommy is here, it’ll bring us trouble.”

Although Qin Xiaobai didn’t understand what kind of trouble it would bring to them, he still didn’t ask anything because after Qin Muxuan had left him once, he became more obedient than before. Right now, he was thinking, ‘What kind of trouble will that be? The kind which will let Dabai leave me again?’

Qin Muxuan behaved quite calmly when seeing Director Chen. Five years ago when Qin family was still very influential, she had always been engaged in this kind of social activity. As Director Chen saw Qin Muxuan, he got a bit dazed, feeling Qin Muxuan’s appearance a bit familiar to him. After a while, he said with a smile,

“Hi, you must be Xiaobai’s mother. May I have your name?”

“Qin Muxuan.”

“Qin Muxuan?”

Director Chen repeated that name in a low voice. Qin was not a common last name in City A. Then he remembered Qin family which used to be very powerful. A few years ago, he made a few films with the company of Qin’s family. Back then, he had met Qin Muxuan several times and that was why he found Qin Muxuan quite familiar. Now that he had realized that Qin Muxuan was the lady of the Qin family, he couldn’t help but wonder who Xiaobai’s father was.

After that, Director Chen came back to his sense and started to discuss what Qin Muxuan should do as Qin Xiaobai’s guardian as well as what kind of protection Qin Xiaobai, as a child player, would receive in the future. Qin Muxuan listened to him carefully while reading every page of the contract. Actually, Gu Zijin had already sent someone to take care of Qin Xiaobai’s career, so Qin Muxuan could rest assured. However, she still looked at the contract again for Qin Xiaobai’s sake.

“Miss Qin, that’s all the terms. If you are not satisfied with Xiaobai’s wage, there is still room for negotiation.”

Qin Muxuan had no disagreement about Xiaobai’s wage since five million yuan was already the highest amount a new player could get in the show business. Then she signed her name on the contract.

The film Qin Xiaobai starred in was a feature film which told a story of a mother and son supporting each other. Qin Xiaobai played the role of the son while Yan Yuxiao the mother. Although Qin Muxuan felt a bit uncomfortable about that, she still didn’t say anything since it was Xiaobai’s wish to act in a film.

It was getting dark.

Xiaobai would start shooting the film from tomorrow, which meant he would not be able to attend all the courses in the school. Gu Zijin had already invited a tutor for him and also used his connections to prevent Xiaobai’s identity from being exposed.

Even so, Qin Muxuan was still a bit worried about Qin Xiaobai, so she was frowning the whole time at dinner. Gu Zijin who noticed that said,

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Hearing that, Elderly Lady Gu said in a cold voice,

“It’s already too late, you should have a rest early instead of going for a walk.”

Qin Muxuan didn’t argue with Elderly Lady Gu and said that she was full. Then she went upstairs right away. Gu Zijin stared at Elderly Lady Gu suddenly with a frown, saying,

“Grandma, don’t forget about what I have said.”

When she heard that, the look on Elderly Lady Gu’s face changed a bit. Then she sighed and said nothing, knowing that her grandson was a man of his word. If he really decided to deal with the Yan family, she would not be able to protect her old friend’s family.

As Gu Zijin walked upstairs, he saw Qin Muxuan sitting by the French window in a daze. It was sprinkling now. Qin Muxuan was looking at the rain through the window and didn’t even realize that Gu Zijin had approached her. After a while, she suddenly felt a blanket being put on her body. Then Qin Muxuan, with a dazed look in her eyes, turned around and saw Gu Zijin. The latter compressed his lips and said,

“You don’t need to worry about Xiaobai. It’s his own choice.”

“But…”

“Qin Muxuan, Xiaobai will take over the business of the Gu Group in the future. He needs to go through lots of things instead of being protected all the time like a flower in the greenhouse. When I was at his age, I experienced a lot more than him.”

Qin Muxuan didn’t know what to say after hearing his words. It was true that all the big families would train their inheritors very strictly, let alone a prestigious family like the Gu’s. When Qin Muxuan lived in the Qin family, she already heard that Gu Zijin had been locked into a secret place to receive all kinds of harsh training. Even the outsiders knew that only the inheritors who had been trained sternly would be able to face the great challenges and not flinch like a coward when troubles came. Qin Muxuan knew that she had been shortsighted before.

Then she looked down and said,

“Sorry, I’ve thought too much.”

Gu Zijin didn’t say anything and pressed Qin Muxuan on the bed to kiss her. Qin Muxuan was totally muddleheaded and tried to push him away at once. With a soft look in Gu Zijin’s eyes, he held Qin Muxuan’s hand and said in a magnetic voice,

“Good girl.”

Qin Xiaobai was waiting for Qin Muxuan to tell him a bedtime story. However, after a long while, Qin Muxuan still didn’t show up. Then he couldn’t help but swing his legs back and forth, thinking, ‘Daddy must be bothering Dabai right now. Daddy is a bad person, why does he always strive for mommy’s favor with me?’

Qin Xiaobai climbed off the bed quietly and took out a piggy bank from under the bed. He believed that when he earned enough money and was able to stand on his own feet, no one would be able to bully his Dabai anymore.