"Sweetheart, who taught you this sarcastic talent?"
Sarcastic?
"I'm not being sarcastic!" She glared at Pei Chiyao again. "I really think it's amazing!"
Adding this sentence made her sound even more sarcastic.
Shen Yilian got annoyed and left in a huff.
Watching Shen Yilian's retreating figure, Zhi Yao felt a bit reluctant. "Why did the pretty sister leave?"
Pei Chiyao didn't even look at her, playing with Zhi Yao's little hand. "Perhaps she felt inferior being near someone as beautiful as you."
"Ah! Actually, I don't think I'm that pretty. But if she feels that way, there's nothing I can do." Zhi Yao touched her face and said with a smile, "I'm grateful to my Mother for making me look so good."
The saying "give her an inch and she'll take a mile" perfectly describes Zhi Yao.
Pei Chiyao felt a bit helpless. Just then, the awards ceremony on stage was announcing, "The winner for Best Actor at this film festival is—Pei Chiyao! Congratulations, Pei Chiyao!"
At the moment the spotlight shone on Pei Chiyao, he was still holding Zhi Yao's hand.
Receiving so many gazes, Zhi Yao was startled and tried to pull her hand away from Pei Chiyao's, but he tightened his grip.
"Pei Chiyao, you should go on stage!" Zhi Yao whispered a reminder to him, gesturing for him to let go.
After gazing at Zhi Yao for a while, Pei Chiyao finally released her hand and stood up to go on stage.
He walked in a casual, unbothered manner, without a hint of excitement.
But no one found it strange, because this was Pei Chiyao's fifth award.
In less than ten years since his debut, he had won five Best Actor awards, a testament to Pei Chiyao's talent and popularity.
"Best Actor Pei, this is your fifth win. Can you share your thoughts at this moment?"
Pei Chiyao didn't have many thoughts. "As expected."
Those four simple words revealed Pei Chiyao's arrogance. But no one thought he was frivolous or conceited.
Because he was Pei Chiyao.
The host wasn't surprised either. "Well, we hope that in the time to come, Best Actor Pei will bring us more great works, alright?"
Pei Chiyao didn't respond, so the host continued jokingly, "What if our Best Actress presents this award to you? It wouldn't be too much for the Best Actor and Best Actress to be captured together, would it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the audience cheered loudly.
Pei Chiyao simply smiled faintly, but changed the subject. "Sorry, I'm afraid that won't work."
His gaze landed on Zhi Yao sitting in the audience, deep and devoted. "My little lady has mysophobia. To be honest, all of my trophies are her toys—she doesn't like others touching her things."
Pei Chiyao wasn't lying about this.
He had several trophies displayed in his study. Once when Zhi Yao was in her fox form, she slept inside one of his trophies. He searched everywhere for her and thought she was lost until he suddenly noticed a furry lump inside the trophy...Zhi Yao was sleeping in there.
According to the little lady after waking up...it felt just like the nest her Mother used to make for her...
This time, the little lady has a new nest. She must be very happy, right?
His eyes and brows showed a rare tenderness.
Everyone was dumbfounded. None of them expected the great Pei Chiyao to be such a lovesick fool! Those trophies were made of pure gold! Yet he let Zhi Yao use them as toys...
Shocking! Truly shocking.
The originally waiting Shen Yilian was completely stunned.
She couldn't even force a smile on her face anymore.
She never imagined that Pei Chiyao would so shamelessly disrespect her in such a public setting!
The host was momentarily stunned, but quickly recovered with a bright smile. "Our Best Actor Pei is truly a winner in life. At such a young age, he has achieved success in both love and career. Let us congratulate Best Actor Pei once again!"
In the end, the host still presented the award to Pei Chiyao.
It wasn't until the faint scent of sandalwood wafted into Zhi Yao's nose from Pei Chiyao that she finally regained her senses.
Pei Chiyao examined the trophy in front of him. This one was much larger than the previous ones, so Zhi Yao should be able to sleep more comfortably.
He just needed to disinfect it with alcohol when they got home since that host had touched it.
He glanced at the little lady beside him, only to meet Zhi Yao's dazed eyes.
"What's wrong?"
Zhi Yao finally came back to her senses. "Pei Chiyao, why did you say that earlier? People will think I'm very ill-mannered!"
Using Pei Chiyao's trophies as toys! That's something only a child would do.
"Who dares." He glanced at the not-too-distant Shen Yilian and told Zhi Yao, "Yao, someone is eyeing me hungrily. I said that intentionally for her to hear."
An excellent partner would never let their lover handle a romantic rival themselves.
Pei Chiyao would deal with Shen Yilian himself.
Shen Yilian had been struggling to make it in the international entertainment industry for many years before recently returning to the country.
Unexpectedly, as soon as she returned, she started clinging to him again...
Zhi Yao wasn't stupid. Since Pei Chiyao said that, how could she not know who he was talking about?
She hadn't realized it earlier!
"That sister likes you?" The little lady's eyes widened in disbelief as she looked at Shen Yilian.
Pei Chiyao was suddenly struck with the urge to tease Zhi Yao. "Yes, what if she tries to take me from you? What would you do?"
Zhi Yao didn't respond.
Seeing this, Pei Chiyao couldn't help narrowing his eyes, a dangerous undercurrent seeming to surge in their depths.
If Zhi Yao dared to say something like giving him up, he would absolutely make sure she didn't sleep a wink tonight!
After a moment, Zhi Yao's somewhat slow little mind finally came up with a solution. "Then I'll unleash my charm! Make her like me instead! That way, she won't try to take you from me, but try to take me from you."
At that point, it would be Pei Chiyao's problem to solve.
Heh heh, she really was a clever little vixen!
Pei Chiyao: "..."
Sometimes he didn't know whether to call Zhi Yao stupid or smart.
Call her stupid, yet she could come up with such a solution!
Call her smart, yet she could come up with such a solution!
Passing the problem to someone else to solve... Well, how could that not be considered smart?
Zhi Yao's response made Pei Chiyao laugh as he pinched her chubby baby cheeks hard. "Zhi Yao, you're not bothered at all that she likes me?"
He could tell that she seemed quite unconcerned about it.
At the thought of this, Pei Chiyao felt very uneasy! Previously, she wouldn't even let him keep a cat, but now with a whole living human being, Zhi Yao didn't seem to care at all?
