kvmb Chapter 10: A stunning actress retired from the entertainment industry and came to seek refuge with
Chapter 10: A stunning actress retired from the entertainment industry and came to seek refuge with
Lin Xian took off the futuristic quantum headphones and casually tossed them onto the mousepad.
He leaned back in the leather back of his gaming chair, raising his eyebrows as he sized up the woman who looked like a thief.
The woman threw the heavy woven snakeskin bag she was carrying on the ground, making a dull metallic clanging sound.
She reached out and took off the black sunglasses that covered most of her face, and then pulled off the blue medical mask that was soaked with sweat.
A face covered in delicate makeup but dusty was revealed.
It was Chu Yiyi, the top female star who had just been recording a variety show at the village entrance.
At this moment, she bears no resemblance whatsoever to the nation's first love.
Her eyes were swollen and red, like two big walnuts, and long eyelashes were still dangling with tears.
The hem of the expensive silk shirt was torn by a tree branch, revealing her fair waist.
Mu Xiaotian held up a broom, her eyes warily fixed on the snakeskin bag on the ground.
"You're a big star, and instead of filming on set, you're here stealing metal from our internet cafe?"
Chu Yiyi sniffed and plopped down on the woven bag without any regard for her image.
"What kind of movie are you filming? I've been banned from the entire internet."
Lin Xian picked up the chilled watermelon juice on the table, took a sip, and looked at her indifferently.
Su Qinghan came out from behind the bar and handed Chu Yiyi a clean tissue.
Chu Yiyi took the tissue and wiped her face haphazardly before spilling everything out like beans.
It turns out that the show's biggest sponsor had taken a liking to her and wanted to use investment to force her to accept the unspoken rules.
The other person, who was heavily pregnant, actually stuffed the room key into her script.
She has a fiery temper; in front of the entire crew, she splashed a cup of scalding hot tea onto the investor's fat face.
The result can be imagined.
The investor threatened to blacklist her from the entire entertainment industry, making it impossible for her to move an inch in Shanghai.
The agency issued a statement overnight terminating her contract and freezing all her bank cards.
The agent who always claimed to treat her like a daughter ran away faster than anyone else.
The directors and producers who used to fawn over her avoided her like the plague.
No one would even lend her the money for a plane ticket back to the city.
She was penniless, and all she could think about was Lin Xian's miraculous tractor repair skills.
Taking advantage of the chaos on set, she stole the props department's car repair toolbox and made her way here.
"Lin Xian, I have nowhere to go."
"Please take me in. I'll be your apprentice and teach you how to build mechs."
Lin Xian interlaced his fingers on her stomach and glanced at her from head to toe.
"It's absolutely safe here. No matter how far the capital of Shanghai reaches, it can't stick to my little corner of the world."
Chu Yiyi's eyes lit up, and she was about to stand up and bow to express her gratitude.
Lin Xian changed the subject, his tone becoming cold and businesslike.
"But I never support idle people who just want to do nothing."
"Look at Xiaotian, she's my personal gaming companion and internet cafe manager, and she also makes sure I get online every day."
"Su Qinghan is responsible for serving me tea and water and washing fruit, and she also has to double as my financial manager."
"Xia Anran is responsible for warming my bed at night and cleaning the old house."
Hearing this, Xia Anran, who was standing next to her, blushed instantly to the roots of her neck and clutched the hem of her clothes, not daring to look up.
Su Qinghan snorted and slammed the freshly cut fruit plate heavily onto the table.
Two apple slices rolled out of the fruit bowl due to the vibration and landed on the table, spinning halfway around.
Chu Yiyi looked at the three girls whose looks were in no way inferior to hers and bit her lip hard.
"I can endure any hardship!"
"As long as I can get a full meal and have a roof over my head that doesn't leak, I'm fine with it."
Lin Xian stood up, put on his 9.9 yuan flip-flops (shipping included) and walked out the door.
"Alright, since you're still somewhat resilient, come with me."
Chu Yiyi quickly picked up the two heavy snakeskin bags and followed Lin Xian with a trot.
The group walked through the backyard of the internet cafe and arrived directly at the ecological farm behind the old house, which had just been fenced off by the system.
Chu Yiyi was stunned as soon as she stepped into the farm's territory.
The air here is so sweet, like it's been sweetened with honey. Taking a deep breath, all the fatigue from working non-stop all night just vanishes.
Several high-tech, transparent domed greenhouses are arranged in a staggered and orderly manner.
Sunlight streamed through the special glass, illuminating the entire farm like a dreamlike fairyland.
Lin Xian pointed to the constant temperature greenhouse at the far end, which covered an area of 200 square meters.
"Go and do the work inside."
Chu Yiyi put down the snakeskin bag and pushed open the glass door of the constant temperature greenhouse with anticipation.
There were no sophisticated instruments as one might imagine, nor any mecha parts.
A dozen or so snow-white piglets with pink little ears ran towards us.
These piglets didn't have an unpleasant fishy smell; instead, they emitted a faint milky aroma.
This is a high-grade ingredient that the system just distributed this morning: a purebred mutated miniature pig.
Chu Yiyi was dumbfounded and turned around to stare blankly at Lin Xian.
"You...you want me, a national female celebrity, to feed pigs?"
Lin Xian leaned against the glass door and casually picked at his ear.
"If you don't want to do this, then leave. Goodbye."
Chu Yiyi looked at Lin Xian's merciless back and then at the darkening sky outside.
She gritted her teeth, stomped her foot, and walked towards the feed bucket in the corner.
"I'll feed them if I have to, it's better than being sexually harassed by those disgusting old men!"
After half an hour.
Chu Yiyi changed into a pair of large black rubber water shoes and held a long-handled water ladle in her hand.
The expensive silk shirt paired with those muddy waders created a comical yet beautiful scene.
She poured the specially formulated nutritional feed into the automatic cleaning trough.
A dozen or so miniature pigs grunted and crowded around, eagerly burying their heads in the trough to eat.
Some of the piglets, enjoying their food, would even nudge her trouser legs with their soft snouts.
Chu Yiyi squatted on the ground, looking at these furry little things, and her nerves, which had been tense all day, completely relaxed.
There were no paparazzi taking photos, and no agents urging them on.
You don't have to eat those unpalatable boiled vegetables every day just to maintain your figure.
There's no need to force a smile at those pot-bellied investors at drinking parties.
Feeding the pigs right here, surrounded by the aroma of milk, gave me an unprecedented sense of peace.
She even felt that this was the kind of life she had longed for—the life of a freeloader.
"Eat more, eat more, if you get fat you'll be served braised pork by the boss."
Chu Yiyi chuckled as she poured feed for the piglets.
The laughter was completely unpretentious, as pure as that of a carefree country girl.
Lin Xian stood not far away and nodded in satisfaction.
The high-end ingredients in the system are finally being taken care of, and we can add another hearty dish to the dinner table tonight.
Su Qinghan walked over with a cup of tea, watching Chu Yiyi busy in the pigsty.
"You managed to trick a top-tier female celebrity into becoming a pig farmer, you're really something."
Lin Xian took a sip of the iced cola, enjoying the refreshing sensation of the carbonated bubbles bursting in his throat.
"This is called labor reform, to cleanse her of the stench of the entertainment industry."
Mu Xiaotian poked her head out of the internet cafe, chewing on potato chips.
"Boss, how about we make this suckling pig into garlic-flavored pork belly for dinner tonight? I'd like to eat two more bowls of rice!"
Lin Xian snapped his fingers, preparing to agree to the proposal.
Just as Chu Yiyi was happily feeding the pigs while wearing water shoes, the alarm lights on the perimeter of the farm suddenly flashed a blinding red light.
The red light stood out starkly against the evening night, accompanied by a sharp alarm piercing the sky.
The noise startled the previously quiet herd of miniature pigs, causing them to run around restlessly in the constant-temperature shed.
Chu Yiyi was startled, and the water ladle in her hand fell to the ground, splashing water everywhere.
A series of noisy footsteps and muffled metallic clanging came from outside the farm's large iron gate.
A group of shirtless thugs with dragon and tiger tattoos on their arms surrounded them menacingly.
They were armed with rusty shovels, steel pipes, and machetes, and they blocked the entrance to the farm completely.
A tense, hostile atmosphere filled the air.
Lin Xian's languid expression vanished instantly, replaced by a coldness that came from disturbed peace.
The bald man leading the group slammed a muddy shovel down on the farm's barbed wire fence with a deafening bang.
"Listen up, all of you! Raze this lousy farm to the ground! Anyone who resists, break their legs!"