Chapter 187: Chapter 187: Artificial Snow

“What did you say?” Yun Xie asked, his voice cold.

An inexplicable chill washed over her, but it only made Mia more agitated. “I’m talking about you—a male who doesn’t know how to be faithful.”

“If I were your female master, I’d gouge out those eyes of yours that love looking at other females. We’ll see if you still dare to let them wander then.”

’?? Is this woman nuts?’

Yun Xie was so angry he nearly reverted to his beast form to lash her with his tail.

’This female is only acting so arrogant because she’s banking on her identity as a female.’

Fortunately, Jiang Qin stopped him. Her tone was icy as she said, “Since you know you’re not his female master, you should know your place. Mind your own business, lest your words bring you trouble.”

“Hah. So what if I said it? What are you going to do about it?”

“You’re just a C-level female. Don’t tell me you actually think you’re somebody special just because a few crude males gave you a couple of compliments, do you?”

With a sarcastic smile on her face, Mia finished speaking and walked away.

An assistant who was rushing over to call for her hurried to catch up. “Miss Mia, where are you going? It’s your turn to go on stage!”

“Hmph. I’m in a foul mood. I’m not working this crappy shift today.”

’Besides, there were hardly any customers. She couldn’t care less about such a pathetic amount of business.’

’Besides, she was a little scared. What if that low-level female got pissed off and attacked her?’

’She didn’t have a partner with her for protection right now.’

’If that low-level female was ruthless enough, she could easily have her male trade his life for hers.’

’And Jiang Qin, as the male’s partner, would get a light punishment at most—two or three years in prison, that’s all.’

So, while Mia wanted to vent her frustration, she hadn’t completely lost her mind.

Yun Xie narrowed his eyes and snorted. Leaning close to Jiang Qin’s ear, he whispered, “Don’t be angry. I’ll get back at her for you.”

“Don’t do anything rash.”

“Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing.”

Since he said that, Jiang Qin didn’t say any more. She just thought that having a colleague like that would inevitably lead to more trouble.

’It seems I’ll have to go put in a bad word and see if I can get her replaced.’

’As for getting the customers to gang up on her, Jiang Qin wasn’t fond of that approach. It would harm not only Mia’s interests but also those of the regulars.’

’So, the best solution was to have the person switched out and keep her distance.’

’But where to transfer her… now that was another question entirely.’

***

She had no time to waste thinking about such insignificant people.

Jiang Qin and Yun Xie left the bar, met up with Shi Lichuan who was waiting by the door, and hurried to the film set.

Since she had promised not to pull an all-nighter, she only went to review the day’s footage.

She then watched the night shoot for a while and went over the details with the crew at length before leaving.

By the time they returned to their residence, the clock had just struck midnight.

“We should be able to move back into our villa in about three days.”

“They’ve finished the repairs and also replaced a batch of the materials.”

Jiang Qin nodded. “Then let’s move back once it’s ready. This place, after all, doesn’t feel as comfortable as our own home.”

Even though it was a dorm the bar had prepared for her, she still didn’t like living here.

“Alright. Get some rest. You have to be up early tomorrow to go to Tianwen.”

There was a casting audition the next day.

She wasn’t sure if they’d have enough time, but Jiang Qin wanted to release a movie by the end of the year.

’In truth, if everyone just gritted their teeth and filmed around the clock, she thought it might be possible. After all, Interstellar technology was highly efficient.’

’As for the other administrative hurdles, with Tianwen’s resources, fast-tracking the approvals wouldn’t be a problem.’

The movie she had chosen was *I Am Not a God*.

However, the original script couldn’t be used as-is. She had made a few subtle changes.

She also added more detail to supplement the historical background and time period.

After all, if she wanted Interstellar People to empathize, they first had to understand just how precious medicine was in that era.

This required adding a historical supplement, which added over ten minutes to the original runtime.

In truth, she felt that Interstellar People ought to be able to empathize.

After all, even now, the raw materials and formulas for many medicines were in the hands of the Myriad Races and the Empire.

Otherwise, Chaotic Star wouldn’t have elevated a group of scientists to god-like status simply because they sold the fruits of their illegal research.

They didn’t care about the buyer’s identity—as long as you paid, they sold.

And in places with laws and regulations, there were some medicines you couldn’t buy even if you had the money, let alone the people who couldn’t afford them in the first place.

The number of people living in the lower rungs of Interstellar society was far greater than it had been on Earth.

Some of these people lived honest, law-abiding lives, while others became outlaws who managed to make a name for themselves on Chaotic Star.

That made casting for this film all the more difficult.

…

After the sweltering night, Jiang Qin woke up to the surprising discovery that it was snowing in Central City.

’I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen snow in the Interstellar era.’

’It seems it doesn’t snow on Blue Star.’

So when she saw snowflakes drifting down from the sky, she was completely stunned.

Yun Xie, looking utterly content, wrapped his arms around her waist from behind. He chuckled. “Why are you spacing out? Never seen snow before?”

“Mm, I don’t think it snows on Blue Star.”

’It didn’t snow on Barren Star, either.’

“Most planets don’t. After all, maintaining four distinct seasons is incredibly expensive.”

“Unless it’s essential, no city would waste the money.”

“Central City is different. Most of the residents here are either rich or powerful. If they didn’t even have this, they’d probably be buried under complaints.”

“I see.”

’No wonder it hardly ever rained all year. And here I was, thinking it was just a planetary or regional thing.’

’Who would have thought? So Interstellar weather is basically a premium, pay-to-have feature?’

’It’s so unnatural. No wonder everyone’s bodies have all kinds of problems.’

’After all, some planets even needed artificial suns and moons.’

“Want to go out and play in the snow?”

Jiang Qin shook her head. “No, work is more important.”

“Alright, then.”

KNOCK KNOCK—

Just then, Shi Lichuan knocked on the door. “Qinqin, are you two awake?”

“It’s almost time. I made breakfast. Why don’t you get up and eat something before you get busy with work?”

Unbeknownst to Jiang Qin, Yun Xie had secretly trained both Shi Lichuan and Lan Yuyan.

Now, while the two of them couldn’t make any complex dishes, they had no problem preparing things like breakfast.

…

Jiang Qin felt her cheeks grow warm.

’She was lazing in bed with her “big husband” while her “little husband” made breakfast and called them to get up and eat.’

’Good heavens, what a delightfully decadent household this was.’

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