Transmigrated as the Lord’s Darling Pet

Fu Yunzhou’s expression was unsightly. Yuan Xi felt guilty and strange because of Fu Yunzhou’s strange attitude in the morning. Now that he saw that Fu Yunzhou’s face was very serious, he stood beside him very obediently and didn’t dare to move.

Fu Yunzhou had seen Yuan Xi’s shadow long ago. He couldn’t help thinking about what to do with Yuan Xi. When he returned to his senses, the person he was worried about was still standing at the door, maintaining the posture of entering.

“What’s wrong?”

Fu Yunzhou glanced at Yuan Xi a little strangely, and couldn’t help but look at the desk next to him, but he didn’t see anything inappropriate.

Yuan Xi immediately shook his head, then walked to the desk in small steps. He took a few folders and pretended to be very serious after sitting down.

Fu Yunzhou chuckled and shook his head, staring at Yuan Xi’s profile for a while. “Xiao Xi, if I resign from Xingyao Entertainment, would you still be willing to work as an assistant here?”

Yuan Xi held the folder. His hands were shaking, and the document fell on the desk with a crisp sound, extraordinarily loud in the quiet office. Yuan Xi's eyes widened, and he looked at Fu Yunzhou in surprise and panic. With a trembling tone in his voice, he said “Yes, what did I do wrong? Why are you resigning, is it because of me?”

The matter had not been resolved yet, and now that Fu Yunzhou was about to resign, Yuan Xi felt awkward and panicked.

Fu Yunzhou opened his mouth. He didn’t expect that Yuan Xi would have such a big reaction when he had only mentioned leaving. Seeing Yuan Xi’s panicked appearance, he immediately explained, “No, this matter has nothing to do with you. It’s my own fault.”

Yuan Xi looked at Fu Yunzhou aggrievedly, not believing what he said at all.

“Really, there isn’t much to do here at Xingyao, so later… The people above will arrange for others to come, and I will be assigned to other jobs. So I may not be able to continue being your boss after that. Chen Yang wants you to be a star, so how about that? Are you interested?”

Yuan Xi shook his head with a firm expression: “I just want to be your assistant, I don’t want to become a star.”

Fu Yunzhou raised his eyebrows in confusion. He didn’t miss the look of disgust and loss in Yuan Xi’s eyes.

“Xiao Xi, don't you like acting?” After being silent for a while, Fu Yunzhou changed his questioning tactics. He didn’t ask if Yuan Xi wanted to become a star, but if Yuan Xi would like it if he was.

Many people went to different professions because they had a small interest in it at the beginning. If Yuan Xi really liked acting, then he could perfect his acting skills after he became an actor.

Fu Yunzhou’s expression was very serious. Yuan Xi looked at him, and the denial came to his lips, but he couldn’t say it.

Under Fu Yunzhou’s gaze, Yuan Xi slowly lowered his head and hummed.

Fu Yunzhou nodded and said nothing. After a while, he smiled: “Okay, let’s work.”

Yuan Xi: ???

Yuan Xi, who originally thought Fu Yunzhou would ask more questions, felt a little strange after seeing Fu Yunzhou’s attitude. However, seeing that Fu Yunzhou had lowered his head to start working, Yuan Xi couldn’t say anything. He could only lower his head and continue to chat with Shen Xiyun.

After that, Fu Yunzhou never mentioned anything about becoming a celebrity again.

At lunch, Fu Yunzhou still hadn’t said anything to Yuan Xi about changing jobs.

Just when Yuan Xi thought that Fu Yunzhou had forgotten about the matter altogether, after Yuan Xi returned from putting away the lunchbox in the kitchen, he saw Chen Yang who had entered at some point.

When Chen Yang was originally called to the Manager’s office, he was in a panic. He kept thinking about whether he had done something wrong, or if someone reminded the Manager of his situation again.

However, when Chen Yang arrived at the office, all he did was stand very awkwardly. Fu Yunzhou only glanced at him when he knocked on the door and lowered his head to keep working.

Just when Chen Yang started fidgeting, Yuan Xi opened the door of the office.

Seeing Yuan Xi, Chen Yang’s eyes lit up, and he completely forgot Fu Yunzhou’s existence by his side: “Hey kid, are you here to sign with me? I didn’t lie to you, I’m an agent here. If you agree to sign with me, as long as you pass the test, I will arrange the best resources for you. Even if you don’t pass, I won’t abandon you.”

After Chen Yang finished speaking, his eyes fixed on Yuan Xi. He kept talking about the benefits and advantages of Xingyao Entertainment.

Yuan Xi twitched the corners of his mouth before carefully glancing at Fu Yunzhou, who was busy processing documents. After seeing that he wasn’t paying them any attention, he couldn’t help but feel a bit of loss in his heart.

“Sorry, I really don’t want to be a celebrity. Actually, I’m Manager Yun’s assistant.”

Yuan Xi continued to refuse. He liked the idea of being a star and he liked acting, but he didn’t like the atmosphere of the entertainment industry. More importantly, Yuan Xi had already failed in the entertainment industry, and still had no idea how to navigate it's twists and turns.

Yuan Xi’s words brought Chen Yang back to his senses. After hearing the word “assistant”, Chen Yang subconsciously glanced at Fu Yunzhou behind him. After realizing Fu Yunzhou was not upset, he was relieved.

At the same time, in his heart, Chen Yang was still a little disappointed.

Being an assistant to Fu Yunzhou was definitely better than being a celebrity, at least he didn’t have to face people.

After the two of them finished talking, Fu Yunzhou raised his head and looked at Chen Yang: “Chen Yang, give me a copy of the highest contract in your hand, and a copy of Xingyao Entertainment’s promotional brochure.”

Chen Yang looked at Fu Yunzhou with a bewildered face, and didn’t really understand what to do.

But thinking of Fu Yunzhou’s identity, Chen Yang could only nod his head, not daring to refuse.

After Chen Yang left, Yuan Xi looked at Fu Yunzhou with red eyes. He didn’t dare to ask questions.

Fu Yunzhou smiled helplessly, got up and walked to Yuan Xi’s side, and seriously said, “Yuan Xi, I know you want to be an actor, and I can see that keeping you as an assistant is a waste. As for why you keep denying you want, I think I can understand the general reasons.”

Fu Yunzhou looked at Yuan Xi. At first, he really wanted to protect Yuan Xi under his wings, but after a while, he realized that this approach was wrong.

Most people did not know why Yuan Xi was taken to the Fu residence, but Fu Yunzhou knew very well.

Ever since he was a child, he was sickly. The fortune teller said that Yuan Xi’s horoscope and his own were very suitable, and that his body would heal after they got married.

At first, Fu Yunzhou really did have no feelings for Yuan Xi, but after getting to know him, Fu Yunzhou had the urge to treat him like his own younger brother. He couldn’t help but want to protect Yuan Xi, and he has the abilities to do so.

However, Fu Yunzhou’s identity was a problem.

He kept Yuan Xi at his side as an assistant, but Fu Yunzhou didn’t dare to reveal his true identity. Fu Yunzhou knew Yuan Xi’s love for Fu Yushen, so he was afraid that after being exposed as Fu Yushen’s brother, Yuan Xi would start to fall for Fu Yushen again.

The call this morning forced Fu Yunzhou to make up his mind.

Fu Yushen was not suited for his position, and he couldn't adequately sort through all the documents of the entire headquarters. Xingyao Entertainment was not busy at all, but because of Yuan Xi, he couldn’t be on call to help. Moreover, in order to discipline himself, Fu Yushen worked overtime at night, but all of headquarter’s documents were eventually placed on Fu Yushen’s desk.

Now the backlog was quite large, and Fu Yushen could no longer bear the pressure of being president. In desperation, the secretary could only call for Fu Yunzhou’s aid.

If Fu Yunzhou went to headquarters, Yuan Xi definitely could not stay there.

If Fu Yunzhou went to headquarters, that would mean Fu Yushen would come back. If Fu Yushen returned and Yuan Xi became his assistant, it would be a recipe for disaster.

He knew that Fu Yushen had a girlfriend, and he also knew that Yuan Xi had feelings for Fu Yushen. Recently, Yuan Xi had stopped dreaming about a relationship with Fu Yushen, but if they were in close proximity, Fu Yunzhou felt that he could not guarantee something would happen.

When Fu Yunzhou thought of them working closely together, he couldn’t help but want to beat his younger brother up.

So for the sake of Fu Yushen, he seriously considered arranging another job for Yuan Xi.

Knowing from Director Li that Yuan Xi was interested in the entertainment industry, Fu Yunzhou had an idea. Since Yuan Xi liked acting, he could consider signing Yuan Xi directly to Xingyao Entertainment so that he could debut as an actor.

And in Xingyao Entertainment, with him as a backer, nothing bad could happen to Yuan Xi.

After signing a contract came to mind, Fu Yunzhou immediately thought of Chen Yang who had entangled with Yuan Xi before.

Chen Yang was the best agent of Xingyao Entertainment. He had a lot of resources in his hands, and he was an honest person. He had a good understanding of people he represented, and didn’t force artists to do anything they didn’t want to do.

Recently, there was an artist who inexplicably changed agents, but most of the people in Xingyao Entertainment spoke very highly of Chen Yang. Fu Yunzhou asked many people, and in the end, decided to contact Chen Yang.

Yuan Xi didn’t know what was in Fu Yunzhou’s heart. He only knew that Fu Yunzhou wanted to fire him. Although he did like the idea of becoming an actor, he wanted to stay by Fu Yunzhou’s side more.

“But I…”

Fu Yunzhou knew what Yuan Xi was going to say, and he interrupted Yuan Xi: “Xiao Xi, I know that you are afraid that this company will make you do something you don’t want to do, and I also know that the entertainment industry has its own unspoken rules. That’s why I found Chen Yang. He’s a gold star agent in the entertainment circle, and his resources and personal character are very good. With him, I can rest assured that you will be well taken care of.”

Reminded the Manager of his situation: originally “gave [Chen Yang] eye drops in front of the manager” meaning person A (intentionally or not) made person B [Chen Yang] look bad in front of a superior. Don’t ask me why I looked at some explanations but I didn’t really understand them

Unspoken rules: “the water in the entertainment industry was very deep” → there are certain rules you have to understand so that you don’t sink

T/N: not Fu Yunzhou wanting to "cherish Yuan Xi like his own little brother" and then imagining beating up his actual little brother like, 3 paragraphs later.