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Following closely was #Sheng Zhou Liu Yingxia Relationship#, also trending high, with a ‘BREAKING’ tag trailing behind!
Xu Yao and Sheng Zhou’s scandal had been exposed for five days. During these five days, Xu Yao had logged into Weibo multiple times but had not responded at all. Yet today, her response was such explosive news.
Netizens munching on the gossip jumped back and forth between the two trending topics, the discussion heating up, making the entire Weibo lively as if it were New Year’s.
[Oh my god, just now a bunch of marketing accounts analyzed that Xu Yao couldn’t possibly retire and might even take ads to make big money, and then she suddenly announces her retirement!]
[Although I really dislike Xu Yao, this girl is brave to say she’s retiring and actually does it… pretty gutsy.]
[I genuinely worry about Xu Yao’s mental state; she’s been attacked by Sheng Zhou’s fans for five days, and suddenly she can’t hold it in anymore and posts about retiring. Does she know she has a contract?! I bet five cents this Weibo post will be deleted by her company.]
[Xu Yao retiring to collect rent? What a joke! According to our digging, she came from an orphanage and has no property at all! She’s currently sharing a rental with two 28th-tier small artists.]
Of course, some haters were overjoyed: [Hahaha, she’s retiring! Xu Yao is finally out of the entertainment industry; we’ve won!]
Sheng Zhou’s fans were ecstatic; in the past, those stars who caused trouble would never retire, shamelessly continuing to appear in public, making the industry a mess.
Forcing Xu Yao to retire, they felt like little police officers, defending the environment of the entertainment industry!
But just as they were celebrating, they noticed the latter half of Xu Yao’s statement and could no longer smile—
Sheng Zhou and Liu Yingxia are dating??
[Zhouzhou is dating Liu Yingxia? This is impossible! I can’t accept it! Sheng Zhou and Lingling are the real deal!] This clearly comes from a heartbroken fan of the Sheng Zhou and a certain female star’s CP.
Liu Yingxia’s male fan also finds it hard to accept: [Yingxia isn’t single? She said in an interview that she wouldn’t date before 35!]
Other netizens are also excitedly speculating: [Xu Yao and Liu Yingxia co-starred in ‘Seeking Immortals,’ meaning Sheng Zhou wasn’t secretly visiting Xu Yao, but seeing his girlfriend Liu Yingxia?]
[Emmmm… If what Xu Yao said is true, SZ and LYX are going too far, right? Using an innocent actress as a shield. Poor Xu Yao!]
Neither Sheng Zhou nor Liu Yingxia’s fans can accept the fact that the two are dating. They’re jumping up and down on Weibo, threatening to sue Xu Yao for spreading rumors!
pls do not share this anywhere or u will always stub ur toe when u walk past a door frame !! this translation has been stolen from mioscorner.com, pls only read there i’m begging u :kneels:
“Miss Yao, your flower tea.”
Xu Yao, nestled in a soft, oversized sofa, was playing on her phone. A maid brought over expensive flower tea, along with cut fruit and pastries, placing them on the table.
Xu Yao happily munched on the pastries. This is the life!
Her phone vibrated. It was a call from her agent, Sister Fan, who immediately started yelling, “Xu Yao, have you lost your mind? What was that Weibo post? Quitting the industry? Can you afford the five million yuan in breach of contract?”
Sister Fan was pacing frantically. She felt that Xu Yao had been acting strangely for the past two days, speaking and acting unlike herself.
Posting that idiotic Weibo about quitting was bad enough, but dragging Sheng Zhou and Liu Yingxia into it? She’d offended two celebrities in one fell swoop!
Xu Yao leisurely blew on the surface of her teacup, calmly saying, “Talk to my legal team about that. Oh, and remember to return my social media accounts.”
Celebrities’ social media accounts, like Weibo and Red Note1 don’t actually belong to the celebrities themselves but to the company. Even if they terminate their contract, the accounts must be returned to the company.
She wants her accounts back. Sharing her retirement life shouldn’t be a problem, right?
Little 6: [That’s right, host. Happy retirement is most important.]
Ignoring Sister Fan’s furious ranting on the other end, Xu Yao hung up.
Holding a pillow, her delicate chin resting on it, Xu Yao asked Little 6 if, according to the plot, she was about to completely offend the female lead?
In the original plot, the male lead was actually someone else; Sheng Zhou was at most a supporting male character. In the future, Liu Yingxia would meet the original male lead. The original male lead, with his strong sense of possessiveness, would be jealous many times because of Liu Yingxia’s past. Liu Yingxia never told the original male lead that Sheng Zhou was her ex-boyfriend, only vaguely referring to him as a pursuer.
Now that she’s confirmed it, who knows if the male and female leads will still end up together.
But this doesn’t affect Xu Yao’s current happy mood. Even if the sky falls, it has nothing to do with her. Xu Yao excitedly opened Taobao2, clicked on her shopping cart, selected all items, proceeded to checkout, and entered her fingerprint password.
The actions were smooth and decisive, without a moment’s hesitation!
Then her phone received a message confirming the purchase.
Xu Yao held up her phone, sighing, “An empty shopping cart is so much cleaner.”
Little 6 chimed in: [Host, the perfect retirement life should include shopping, indulging in shopping!]
Xu Yao thought for a moment, “Little 6, I can’t indulge yet.”
Xu Yao wasn’t in a hurry. She had just reunited with Xu Jing today, and there would likely be some busy days ahead, with many things to handle. She had plenty of time in the future.
Little 6 thought the host was complaining about only having five million yuan, and quickly explained: [Host, your first retirement payment is only five million, but it will increase every month.]
Little 6 explained: [As long as the host is in a retired state and hasn’t passed away, it will be continuously paid until your death.]
In other words, no retirement payment if you work.
Xu Yao immediately swore she would never go back to work.
Working is impossible, never in this life!
Little 6 continued painting a rosy picture: [Host, if you live to eighty, your monthly retirement payment could be tens of billions.]
Xu Yao, however, became cautious. If she were to die today, would the Quick Transmigration Bureau still pay next month’s retirement payment? Xu Yao immediately felt that her personal safety was the top priority.
And… the Quick Transmigration Bureau’s retirement payment increases monthly? In the normal world, retirement payments only increase annually!
Xu Yao suddenly felt that all those years working for the Quick Transmigration Bureau hadn’t been in vain.
At that moment, a handsome young man appeared at the entrance of the double European-style doors. A long, old scar ran from his eyebrow to the corner of his eye on his cold, stern face. Xu Yao estimated him to be nearly six feet tall, his tall figure encased in a black suit, walking towards her with several employees carrying stacks of documents.
The man stepped forward, his tone calm and respectful, “Hello Miss Yao. I’m Lu Ye, mainly responsible for family property matters. These are your property documents. Please take a look.”
Xu Yao’s eyes lit up. Lu Ye!
In the original story, Lu Ye’s combat prowess was almost maxed out, making him the most powerful character in the book!
Lu Ye didn’t come from a good background, growing up in a harsh environment. At sixteen, he was severely beaten by a group of thugs, the scar on his face a reminder of that time. He was rescued when he was near death by her grandfather, Xu Guoxiong, and has been working for the Xu family ever since.
Later, when Xu Jing took over the company, he didn’t approve of Lu Ye’s ruthless and unorthodox methods, so he only assigned him to manage the family’s property rentals, not letting him work for the Xu Group.
In the later part of the book, Xu Jing offended the female lead and became the slapped-in-the-face richest boss. Lu Ye physically protected Xu Jing, taking bullets and knives for him, and lived to the end, his combat prowess off the charts!
Most importantly, he was an all-rounder. Besides his maxed-out combat ability, he was also excellent in other areas, managing rentals perfectly despite Xu Jing only assigning him to that role later on.
Xu Yao looked at Lu Ye, her eyes sparkling. In the book, he had saved Xu Jing and said, “I just work for the Xu family.”
Xu Yao slightly restrained her gaze and eagerly flipped through the property documents of her more than a hundred buildings. This was all her future retirement capital!
Soon, Xu Yao was surprised to discover a phenomenon. She asked, “Most of my more than a hundred buildings are not rented out?”
Lu Ye nodded and said, “Yes, apart from two office buildings, two urban village properties, and some luxury residences in school districts that are currently being rented out, the majority are vacant. Moreover, the gentleman has not paid much attention to the rental income of these properties.”
In fact, in terms of occupancy rates, ordinary residential complexes near subway stations have much higher occupancy rates than luxury high-end complexes. Many luxury complexes have only one-third occupancy after three or four years of being handed over.
Xu Yao thought for a moment and immediately said, “Except for a few properties in Haicheng Bay No. 1 and the properties in my hometown Jiangnan, list the rest all for rent.”
She wanted to be a landlord, lying back and collecting money!
Unless there were special circumstances, she wouldn’t sell her properties for cash.
Lu Ye nodded in acknowledgment, and Xu Yao eagerly asked, “What about my two office buildings in Haicheng and Jing City? When is the rent due?”
Office buildings are different from luxury apartment complexes; these top-tier Grade A office buildings are rarely vacant, as they are leased by large companies and well-known foreign enterprises. Moreover, they are not easy to rent, so the rent should be quite considerable!
“Miss Yao Yao, the rent for the office buildings was due at the end of last month, paid every six months. They just made the payment at the end of last month,” an employee behind Lu Ye said shyly.
So that’s how it is. Therefore, the major rental income from the A grade office buildings won’t be available until at least six months later.
Xu Yao felt a bit disappointed but then remembered she had other properties, some with monthly payments and others with quarterly payments. Just the pure rental income should still be quite good.
Lu Ye continued, “Miss Yao Yao, we have already started notifying the landlords of the rental properties to change the ownership. As for the monthly rental income…”
Xu Yao cut straight to the point: “Have them pay me directly.”
There was no other reason; she just wanted to experience the joy of being a landlord collecting rent!
Having traversed 999 worlds, Xu Yao had never done such a enjoyable job!
Lu Ye was first surprised, then understood that Miss Yao Yao simply wanted to personally collect rent and experience life.
When she no longer wanted to do it herself, he would bring someone to take over.
“Yao Yao, you’ve been waiting for a long time. Come have lunch with me,” Xu Jing said as he came out of the study near noon, noticing Lu Ye was coordinating with Xu Yao about the properties. He added, “You come along too.”
Xu Jing walked down the spiral staircase, holding a luxurious gift bag, and smilingly handed it to Xu Yao: “A small gift.”
Xu Yao took out a beautifully packaged decorative box from the bag and gently opened it to reveal a sparkling diamond necklace, embedded with blue gemstones.
At a glance, Xu Yao recognized that this necklace was worth at least a million. A three-bedroom apartment in an ordinary second-tier city costs about a million; her billionaire brother had essentially gifted her a house to wear around her neck!
Xu Yao placed the necklace back into the high-end box and smiled, saying, “Thank you, brother. I really like it.”
The three of them walked towards the dining room. Xu Jing recalled that he had briefly checked social media in the study earlier and saw some netizens were quite harsh in their comments about Xu Yao. His brows furrowed with concern for the safety of this sister he had finally found.
Xu Jing glanced at Lu Ye, who was quietly following behind, and suddenly said to Xu Yao, “Yao Yao, let Lu Ye protect your safety from now on. I trust his skills.”
Xu Jing was also worried that Xu Yao might not be used to having someone follow her, so he reassured her, “Yao Yao, Lu Ye knows how to keep his distance; you don’t need to mind him following you.”
What a timely offer!
Great!
Xu Yao looked at Lu Ye, who stood at nearly 1.9 meters tall, a few centimeters taller than Xu Jing, and felt a strong sense of security. No wonder he was the top in martial prowess in the entire book. However, she wasn’t the type to squeeze every bit of work out of someone without giving them time off, right?
“No, no, no, I don’t mind!” Not only did she not mind, but Xu Yao also eagerly asked Lu Ye, “Do you know where I can hire a top-notch bodyguard team? Help me hire a few dozen first.”
Lu Ye’s face stiffened as if he had received a great shock
Xu Jing was no better off, his mind racing with thoughts—
Hire a few dozen? Is my sister more afraid of death than I am as a billionaire?
the entertainment circle in novels always seems so surreal — it feels like all the netizens have way too much time on their hands
