The Tycoon’s Enchanted Mermaid

Chapter 90: Chapter 90: Made a Profit

The night had deepened. Qin Yu didn’t tease her any further, leaving her with the words, “From now on, you don’t need to go through me if you want to go out. Just tell Song Ma, and she’ll arrange a car to pick you up and drop you off.”

Ah Da froze, a look of surprise spreading across her small face.

Qin Yu turned and walked towards the incense burner. He took down the aromatherapy box from the high shelf, and as usual, began lighting the incense.

The young girl followed behind step by step, her soft skirt swaying gently over her calves, her head cocked to the side as she watched him without blinking, full of questions.

She hadn’t misheard just now, had she? Had Qin Yu agreed to let her come and go as she pleased?

Knowing she was behind him, Qin Yu, after lighting the incense, turned to look at her. His gaze seemed to ask: What are you standing there for? Why aren’t you going to bed?

Ah Da stopped in her tracks, instantly understanding his look, and hurriedly said, “I’m going to sleep now.”

No matter, it was his words. Being able to come and go freely was certainly for the best, the most delightful news of the day.

Before heading to the incense burner, Ah Da remembered to take her phone. She could use her Spiritual Power to shrink the phone and take it into space with her, where she wanted to fiddle with how to connect to the Longquan Treasure Appraisal live broadcast.

All fun and games aside, she couldn’t forget the important stuff.

Ah Da sat cross-legged on the Jade bed, solemnly turning on the Douyin app. The interface was the account she had registered that evening. After searching for a while, she finally found the search button on the homepage.

Typing “Longquan Treasure Appraisal” into the search bar, an account popped up. Ah Da clicked into it to find the live broadcast room empty. A line of small text at the bottom indicated that the live broadcast ran every day from four in the afternoon to nine at night. It was almost midnight now; no wonder no one was there.

Ah Da sighed softly, lay flat on the bed, and the phone slipped from her palm as she thought about dealing with it tomorrow.

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The scent from the aromatherapy permeated the Jade, flowing through Green Jade and turning into glowing specks that fell from above the space like misty rain. Ah Da closed her eyes, enjoying the nourishment of Spiritual Energy, and quickly fell into a deep slumber.

When she woke up, Qin Yu was no longer in the room.

Ah Da walked to the window, facing the lake and the Qingshan mountains outside. She stretched her arms out wide, enjoying a languorous stretch.

The weather wasn’t great today; the horizon was shrouded in a layer of shadows, looking as if it was about to rain.

However, this did not interfere with Ah Da’s plans for the day. She turned and went to change her clothes, preparing everything before heading downstairs.

When Song Ma saw her come down, she immediately approached her with a smile and asked, “Miss, is there anything specific you’d like to eat this morning?”

After pondering briefly, Ah Da found herself missing the dense yet refreshing taste of porridge, “I’d like some porridge, seafood, if possible.”

“Alright, Miss Ade, you can wait in the dining room for a bit,” Song Ma said and then headed towards the kitchen.

Ah Da didn’t dawdle; she went straight to the dining room. In the beginning, having to eat three meals a day like a normal person was something she somewhat resisted, finding it a nuisance. But after tasting the flavors, she gradually came to enjoy eating.

The benefit of eating was not the feeling of fullness but the taste of the food itself, as well as the satisfaction and joy that came with eating something delicious. This feeling was addictive.

Her phone vibrated twice; Su Qingtong had sent a message.

When Ah Da opened it, she saw a picture of herself in front of a mirror, dressed in ancient costume with a heap of fancy decorations on her head, which looked quite heavy.

Su Qingtong: [I’ve taken ten shots and still can’t pass. I’m about to go crazy, almost wanted to reveal my true form and chop them all up!]

Su Qingtong: [Big chopping knife, chop chop chop!]

Ah Da hastily typed in a response: [Don’t be impulsive. If you use Spiritual Power, Lingcheng Mountain will detect it.]

After sending the message, Su Qingtong quickly replied.

[I know, I’m just venting. Right now, I don’t want to see anybody from Lingcheng Mountain, human or otherwise.]

Ah Da replied: [Okay, send me your location address. I’ll head out after I finish breakfast.]

Su Qingtong, who was sitting on a blue plastic chair drinking milk tea, choked suddenly upon receiving the message. She coughed continuously, covering her mouth. Her eyes quickly glanced to the side as someone handed her a piece of tissue. Thinking it was her assistant without looking, she reached out to take it.

After calming down, Su Qingtong crumpled up the tissue into a ball in her palm and thought about replying to Ah Da’s message, when a man’s voice suddenly interrupted her from the side.

“Feeling better? Do you want some water?”

Su Qingtong looked up to see Zhou Zhixiang, the male lead of the production crew, a singer playing the male lead whose acting was even worse than hers, who had just started acting mid-way through life. He had the most NGs in the crew, but who could argue when he had such a massive fan base and was the male lead, causing the director and the screenwriters to tread carefully around him.

“Thanks, but I don’t need it.”

Su Qingtong replied politely, not wanting to interact with him more than necessary off-screen. With fame came trouble, and his girlfriend’s fans were terrifying. An accidental spoiler released could result in a wave of haters for her.

Zhou Zhixiang watched Su Qingtong’s aloof face with patience, not discouraged by her perfunctory response; instead, he thought she was playing hard to get. He had seen this type of girl before.

As a guest star with a stunning appearance, she had a certain flavor. Zhou Zhixiang always treated women he admired generously. Since she liked to play this game, he thought there was no harm in playing along.

It could be a bit of fun for the otherwise dull life on set.

“Alright, take a good rest, and be mindful of mosquitoes outdoors. If you need anything, feel free to directly contact my assistant.”

Zhou Zhixiang’s voice was gentle and considerate. After finishing, he didn’t wait for a response, opened the prop folding fan in his hand, and turned to leave.

Thinking of himself as the epitome of grace.

Su Qingtong’s mouth twitched. No, was this guy crazy? What the hell was he going on about?!

And why should she go to his assistant for anything? Didn’t she have her own assistant?

Completely baffling.

Su Qingtong grabbed her phone and vented to Ah Da on WeChat.

[Little Incense Burner, you won’t believe it, but I just encountered a nutcase. With my fiery temper, I really wanted to storm over and knock him down a peg. How dare he act all high and mighty in front of me!]

Ah Da, who had been enjoying her seafood congee, understood why she hadn’t replied earlier—it was because she had run into a nutcase. Putting down her spoon, she responded.

[Don’t be impulsive, even a nutcase is human. Think about Lingcheng Mountain, think about Yao Qingzhi!]

After sending the message, Ah Da realized something was off. Wait, wasn’t Bronze Sword on the film set? Where did this nutcase come from?

Immediately following this, Su Qingtong sent two more messages.

[I’m holding back, there’s no point in arguing with people who have brain problems. Sigh, you don’t know, I’m almost turning into a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle.]

[By the way, are you really coming? I thought you were just saying it. How did Qin Yu agree to it?]

A smile crept onto Ah Da’s lips as she typed back, [Hehe, last night Qin Yu told me that from now on, I don’t need to ask him if I want to go out, I just need to inform Song Ma.]

Su Qingtong: [What happened? Did he have a moment of conscience, or did you agree to some kind of bad deal with him?]

A bad deal? Ah Da thought about the kiss from last night, just a simple touch of the lips. If that was the reason, she didn’t feel at a loss at all, in fact, she felt like… she had gained.

[I’ll tell you about it when we meet, I’m almost done eating.]

Receiving Little Incense Burner’s reply, Su Qingtong felt something was off and wanted to ask more, but the next second she heard the director calling her name through a megaphone. Reluctantly, she had to put down her phone.

Ah Da waited a minute, but seeing no reply from Su Qingtong, she felt inexplicably annoyed.

She turned off her phone screen and picked up her spoon.

By the time she finished breakfast and everything was ready, it was already eleven o’clock in the morning.

Time to set off!