Chapter 30: I'll Give You a Salary Increase, and Promote You, So Don't Resign

When DuYan stepped out of the white halo, he happened to land next to the floor-to-ceiling window of his room.

What entered his view was the scenery outside.

The white fish belly on the horizon was but for a moment. Soon, the light spread and the flaming sun jumped out with vigor and vitality, burning its way across the entire sky.

Instead of this scenery, what swept through DuYan's consciousness was the feeling surging out of his soul.

DuYan was immersed in this feeling of floating in the clouds. It was not a simple feeling of being that could be explained with words. Apart from the tip of the tongue and the belly, the soul felt the ultimate satisfaction.

This was truly the best delicacy.

At the same time, someone sat up on the big bed in another room.

Shao LingHeng sat on the bed in silence for a while. His sleep quality had never been so good. The whole person was extremely relaxed from body to heart. Since he became an adult, he had never had such a complete sleep due to being troubled by nightmares every night.

He had visited a psychologist because of the nightmares, but it was in vain. He even suspected that one day he would be admitted to the hospital because of these nightmares and mental breakdowns.

Shao LingHeng raised his hand and opened the curtains, watching the sunrise outside the window. His body’s comfortableness did not fade, but a sense of loss suddenly surged in his heart.

This was the first time he woke up and had no memory of the night's dreams. But he felt as if he had forgotten something important.

After the sun completely jumped out of the horizon, did DuYan's reasoning come back online.

When Xiao Ba spoke, he was also very satisfied, "I didn't expect the quality of this nightmare to be so high."

"What I didn't expect was that even with this ending, I was still able to eat the dream.” DuYan was silent for a while, "Dreams are a manifestation of the subconsciousness, and I keep having this bad feeling.”

Xiao Ba didn't understand, "What do you mean?"

"Forget it, I’ve decided to resign anyway. Shao LingHeng’s problem has nothing to do with me.”

DuYan looked down at the time. Six o'clock in the morning. He walked into the bathroom and began to wash.

The sensation of leaving the dream that seemed like a world away, finally disappeared completely the moment the cold water hit his face.

DuYan remembered everything in his dream. It just seemed to have been covered with a layer of veil, like watching a movie. There was no longer the feeling like he had experienced it.

This was the Boqi’s bloodline’s gift.

DuYan looked at himself in the mirror, his overly white skin was slightly flushed, and his pale eyes still looked a little confused.

These symptoms were all caused by the lingering satisfaction of swallowing the nightmare, but it was not as strong anymore.

DuYan skillfully chose a foundation that was two shades darker than his own skin, and began to apply it on his face. His fair skin quickly became tan and lacklustre.

This foundation ranked among the top in the beauty black list all year round. DuYan bought a lot of it in order to fully prepare to be Shao LingHeng's assistant.

Xiao Ba found it a little weird, "Actually, ever since the first day, I’ve found it strange. Why do you apply as an assistant, and then make yourself look like a young man with kidney deficiency."

DuYan replied, "Film Emperor Shao is a person in the entertainment industry. In this circle, face is the most sought after. I just want to be his assistant in order to have a full meal. I don't want to cause any trouble."

Xiao Ba wanted to complain about DuYan's narcissism, but he was telling the truth. DuYan's appearance was much better than those around him. With the white skin and pale eyes, there was a special temperament that made people unable to look away.

DuYan skillfully used the foundation and shadows to flatten the contours of his face, and then pulled his hair forward, placing it on his forehead, almost covering his eyes. Finally, he took the black-rimmed glasses on the sink and put them on.

The young man with the outstanding temperament in the mirror immediately became an ordinary young man with upright facial features.

During the year-long preparation, DuYan specially found a makeup artist to learn makeup techniques. But when others learned to make themselves more attractive, DuYan did the opposite.

After doing this, he went straight to the dining room downstairs to get breakfast. Although DuYan was about to resign, he was still in this job for one day, and his job still needed to be done well.

As a newly hired assistant, DuYan was responsible for handling these daily chores in life. When he knocked on the door next door, the time was just right.

QianXing, Shao LingHeng's longest assistant, was checking today's itinerary with Shao LingHeng inside.

DuYan pushed the breakfast inside and said hello, "Mr. Shao, Qian-ge, breakfast is ready."

QianXing nodded, "Thank you, Brother Shao will leave for the studio at 7:30 later. You go and inform Xiao Sun."

"Okay." DuYan nodded and turned around to leave.

"Wait." Shao LingHeng said suddenly.

DuYan stopped and turned to look at Shao LingHeng, "Yes, Mr. Shao."

Shao LingHeng looked at the assistant standing in front of him, always feeling that something was wrong.

The little assistant had only taken up the post for two days. Shao LingHeng usually ignored these things and generally handed them over to QianXing. When he had first taken up the job, QianXing had led the assistant to meet him.

At that time, Shao LingHeng didn't have any impression. He didn't even remember the appearance of the assistant called DuYan.

But today he felt that this little assistant shouldn't be like this. His skin should be fairer, and his eyes half-hidden by bangs were a bit hard to see.

But Shao LingHeng somehow knew that the color of his pupils should be lighter than ordinary people.

Shao LingHeng squeezed his eyebrows and felt that something was wrong with him. Obviously, the quality of his sleep was surprisingly good last night, but why was he still in a trance.

"The hair is too long. Ask David to fix it for you later.”

David was Shao LingHeng's exclusive stylist. He always only takes care of Shao LingHeng's styling. Lots of female stars asked him to design a red carpet look with a high price, but he was too lazy to do it.

DuYan walked out of the room in confusion. Was this boss always so warmhearted? On the surface, he didn’t seem to be such a person at all.

Of course, DuYan didn't go to David for a haircut. He was ready to resign, so naturally he wouldn't do anything redundant.

However, the morning was the busiest time, and DuYan wisely chose not to bother QianXing at this time. After he followed QianXing to the set, he found a corner to sit down and waited for QianXing to finish his work.

DuYan did not eat breakfast. Although he was mentally satisfied with eating the nightmare, he still needed ordinary food to replenish physical energy.

From his bag, he took out the sandwiches and milk brought from the hotel and began to eat. DuYan's brows wrinkled slightly after taking a bite.

The hotel’s sandwiches were good, but to DuYan it tasted a bit dull.

Xiao Ba also felt the strangeness in DuYan's heart, and couldn't help asking, "Are you sure you really want to resign? The meal this morning was really hard to come by. In such a low level plane, a dream with this high-quality energy is almost impossible."

DuYan said, "What do you think? This Shao LingHeng is too evil. I couldn’t forcibly leave and he also forcibly changed the plot. I don’t want to take risks just to eat.”

After he finished his breakfast, Shao LingHeng started discussing today's scene with the director, and QianXing was finally a bit free.

DuYan walked over and whispered, "Qian-ge, I have something to tell you."

There was a lot of noise on the set, and it was not a place to talk about things, so the two went into Shao LingHeng's lounge together.

DuYan didn't beat around the bush and directly asked to resign, “Qian-ge, I’ve thought about it these two days and feel that this job is not suitable for me.”

QianXing didn't care about DuYan's staying or going. An assistant like him who was in charge of daily chores didn't need too many professional skills and contacts. It was enough as long as he was cautious and didn't talk too much.

When QianXing signed DuYan, it was only because the other party looked quite ordinary and did not seem to have any ambitions. He was a very quiet young man with simple social skills, which would save a lot of trouble.

But now was the trial time, and everyone had two choices. Since the other party didn’t want to continue, he wouldn’t force it.

QianXing thought for a while, and when he was about to say something, the door was pushed open.

Their boss, Shao LingHeng, was standing at the door.

The situation was a little embarrassing, and DuYan didn't know how much the other party had heard. After all, he had only been on the job for two days before resigning. No matter how it was considered, it was a bit insincere.

However, there was nothing different in Shao LingHeng's expression. So DuYan thought that he had only just arrived at the door and heard nothing.

QianXing probably thought the same way. He asked, "Brother Shao, did you forget something?”

Shao LingHeng nodded, walked into the room and picked up a black notebook on the table, and then walked to the door.

"Xiao Du, we'll talk later." QianXing finished speaking to DuYan, and wanted to turn his head to follow Shao LingHeng.

"There’s no problem on my side. It’s almost time to start filming anyway. If there is something then finish talking to Xiao Du.” Shao LingHeng waved his hand and paused. "Xiao Du has done a very good job. QianXing, you double his salary."

After speaking, he closed the door and left, leaving QianXing and DuYan looking at each other.

DuYan didn't understand. He had only been on the job for two days, where did his boss see that he was doing a good job? With a wave of his hand, his salary was even doubled.

Thinking about the haircut incident that morning, DuYan wondered, whether Shao LingHeng was a cold face but a warm hearted character?

QianXing was also taken aback at first, but after having followed Shao LingHeng for several years, he soon understood what his boss meant, "Xiao Du, you see, Brother Shao values you very much. Brother Shao now runs his own studie, and you are now his assistant. If you perform well, you will naturally become part of the management of the company. The job prospects are very good. It would be a pity to give up so easily. Why don't you think about it again?"

"Ok." DuYan nodded.

Since he had not formally resigned, today's work had to continue. DuYan walked out of the lounge to buy coffee.

When he went around the corner, he almost ran into someone. It was the man who claimed that the filming was about to start.

"Mr. Shao." DuYan faithfully performed his duties as an assistant, "Is there anything you didn’t get? I’ll go get it for you.”

Shao LingHeng ignored his question and answered, "You can call me Shao-ge. As my assistant, the benefits are very good and there is a lot of room for improvement."

After saying this, he nodded to DuYan, turned and walked towards the set.

Looking at Shao LingHeng's back, DuYan's firm resignation began to shake.

Of course, he was not convinced by the power of money. He was originally a person who didn't have much demand for material things. After awakening the Boqi blood, his desire for money and the like also became weaker.

What made him change his mind was the delicious scent exuding from Shao LingHeng's body just now. Or rather, the smell of a new nightmare.

If the dream he ate yesterday was a baked lobster with cheese, today’s dream was probably a Buddha Jumping Over the Wall, a completely different style of delicacy (1).

He thought of the contrast between that feeling in the morning to the dull breakfast he had later.

DuYan imagined a future where there would be no delicious food. During the day, he would eat food as light as water, and he would feel as if life had faded into a black and white greeting card.

In the morning, he was determined because Shao LingHeng didn't have any nightmare energy fluctuations. But now, just a few hours later, the energy that extremely attracted DuYan was exuding from him again.

Why did this person accumulate nightmare energy so quickly? According to this trend, a new dream would probably be formed tonight.

The situation in front of him was far beyond DuYan's imagination. Although he knew that Shao LingHeng was suffering from nightmares, the frequency and quality were extremely high. But in Xiao Ba's database, it should have taken at least a month for a new nightmare to form after being swallowed by the Boqi blood.

Even in a high level plane, there had never been a precedent in which a nightmare was formed within a day. Shao LingHeng had nightmares so frequently but still didn’t have a mental breakdown that showed that he was a really determined person.

He suddenly understood why in last night's dream, the final plot line would change because of He Jin's firm belief.

Thinking of this, DuYan said in his mind, "Xiao Ba, find cases in which one could not forcibly separate and there were sudden changes in the plot line. Include the failure probability and the final consequences of these cases.”

Xiao Ba complained with one sentence, "I seem to have seen a large-scale real life incense scene (2)."

"I just want to analyze it with probability theory. It's not worth taking a risk for the sake of delicious food."

"The amount of data is relatively large, I may need some time."

As a split part of the Great Demon Dandelion, Xiao Ba was extremely efficient, and listed the results soon after.

After analyzing the dense data for a long time, DuYan finally made up his mind.

"Xiao Ba, I’ve decided to gamble once." DuYan said, "I’m going to try again tonight. If the accident happens again, I will resign."

"I have never seen you being so irrational."

DuYan was silent for a moment, but still opened his mouth to say, "That's because you haven't tasted the ultimate delicacy. When the dish that suits your heart is placed in front of you, all other food becomes survival food.”

Xiao Ba also understood DuYan's thoughts. It was really not easy meeting such a person that was in line with the Boqi bloodline.

***

After Shao LingHeng finished filming his own scene, he returned to his seat and scanned the area unconsciously.

He didn't see the little assistant called DuYan, and thought about what he had heard about him wanting to resign.

He asked, "Where is Xiao Du?"

QianXing was taken aback for a moment. Shao LingHeng was actually a somewhat indifferent person. Apart from his particular focus on work, he didn't have much care about the things around him. This was the first time he took the initiative to ask about where a young assistant was.

"Oh, he went to buy coffee."

"How was the talk about the resignation?”

QianXing said, "So you heard us just now, Brother Shao. I said I’d give him some time to calm down. If by tomorrow morning, he still wants to resign, to come to me again."

Shao LingHeng thought for a while and said, "If he is not satisfied with the treatment, let him come to me directly.”

"It seems that you are quite satisfied with Xiao Du." QianXing smiled and did not ask much. "Although I have not been with Xiao Du for a long time, it’s not often for young people to be like him who are not impetuous and don’t talk much.”

He was just speaking casually and wasn’t thinking of getting a response. After all, to Shao LingHeng, DuYan should still belong to the category called strangers.

Shao LingHeng nodded, "He is very good."

QianXing was shocked. If he weren't Shao LingHeng's cousin, he would have started to worry about whether he would be replaced by DuYan.

This was the first time Shao LingHeng had such a high evaluation of an unfamiliar person.

Shao LingHeng didn't care how surprised QianXing's expression was. He had already gotten the answer he wanted, so he could continue his work with a peace of mind.