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Thinking about it, Liu Tao couldn't help but quietly examine the man beside her.

The more she looked, the more she felt he was exceptionally handsome, far surpassing the architect she had once been fond of.

Suddenly, a thought came to her, making her face flush red as she shyly asked, "So… what exactly is our relationship now?"

"We're… casual companions! Unless you want to take it further?"

"What's a casual companion?"

"Just companionship, no emotions involved."

Du Sheng, fully in "sage mode," replied confidently.

It took Liu Tao a moment to process his words. When she did, she glared at him and bit down on his arm. "You jerk! Taking full advantage and then being so shameless about it! Are you even human?"

"Hiss! Are you part dog? Let go; it's breaking the skin!"

Du Sheng winced in pain, trying to tickle her to make her let go but careful not to hurt her teeth.

After venting her frustration, Liu Tao finally released her bite. Seeing the clear row of teeth marks on his arm, she couldn't help but laugh, her anger fading.

Half-leaning against Du Sheng, she lightly touched the mark she left and asked teasingly, "Do you have a girlfriend?"

"Nope," Du Sheng replied casually.

"Oh…" Liu Tao's eyes sparkled with curiosity, though she didn't say more.

After enjoying the silence for a moment, she started absentmindedly tracing her finger along his chest, letting it slide downward. Suddenly, she quipped, "Are you… not capable anymore?"

Du Sheng was immediately furious and flipped her over. "The word 'incapable' does not exist in a man's dictionary! Today, you won't leave this room until you beg for mercy!"

"Wait, first clarify what our relationship is!"

"Whatever you say it is."

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Thirty minutes later, Du Sheng got out of bed looking refreshed. With skills to back him up, his confidence soared—he felt like he could keep going.

Liu Tao, on the other hand, was utterly spent, lying weakly on the bed, unable to move a single finger.

She couldn't believe it. How could such terrifying stamina exist in the world?

"By the way, you still haven't clarified what our relationship is."

"Casual companions!" Du Sheng declared with conviction.

"You jerk!" Liu Tao threw a pillow at him in frustration.

She swore to herself she'd never drink again—never give this scoundrel another easy advantage!

But little did she know, some things in life have a way of repeating themselves. What happens once often happens again.

Over the next day and a half, under Du Sheng's "divine" moves, Liu Tao embarked on a third, fourth, and even fifth "journey."

Eventually, she gave up entirely.

The two stayed holed up in the hotel, even ordering food to be delivered to their room.

Their relationship became an ambiguous, undefined one. As adults with needs, they found comfort in each other without too much overthinking.

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As the saying goes, a good day begins in the morning.

One morning, while Du Sheng and Liu Tao were "revisiting classic lessons from ancient texts," his phone suddenly rang.

"Riiing riiing~"

"Answer it," Liu Tao mumbled weakly, nestled in Du Sheng's arms.

Du Sheng casually picked up the call. "Hello?"

"Brother Sheng, Snow Goddess Dragon is gearing up for production!"

On the other end was Wang Yaoyang.

"Oh? Tell me more."

Du Sheng paused what he was doing, his curiosity piqued.

Since Fan Bingbing had briefly mentioned it, he had been keeping an eye on Snow Goddess Dragon.

From the information Wang Yaoyang had gathered, the show was notoriously tumultuous in its development.

It originally began with a former top star from Hong Kong, who had been blacklisted by her company, trying to make a comeback. She collaborated with a director and investors to draft a concept, but the project was shelved under mounting pressure.

Director Zhang Jun then sought investments in the mainland, but production companies were unimpressed by the show's cast and overly clichéd plot—stories of lovers reuniting, children avenging parents, and other tired tropes.

Two months ago, Zhang Jun turned to Zhongyao Films, with whom he had previous business ties. However, the actress recommended for the female lead, Xiao Qiang from Taiwan, demanded an exorbitant fee, so negotiations fell through.

Zhang Jun then approached Zhonglu Films, a smaller company, which expressed interest but only offered a modest budget of a few million yuan and insisted on casting their choice of male lead.

Reluctant to offend the Hong Kong film industry, Zhang Jun reluctantly agreed after several rounds of negotiation. However, the limited budget and the need for extensive desert filming, combined with a demanding schedule, made casting especially challenging.

Actors above the third tier weren't interested, and finding a suitable female lead with a heroic presence proved difficult.

Now, they had no choice but to hold public auditions.

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Du Sheng hung up the phone and looked thoughtfully at the woman lying against him.

"Is your part almost finished?" he asked.

Liu Tao blinked, her face still tinged with a rosy glow. "Probably in about a week. Why?"

Her character, Ah Zhu, would ultimately be mistakenly killed by Qiao Feng, exiting halfway through the story and leaving the rest to Ah Zi.

"Do you have any plans for your next project?"

Liu Tao shook her head. "No, my current show hasn't aired yet, and the company hasn't lined up anything else for me. It's been hard to find roles."

She was signed with Zhongjie Culture under Qiong Yao's team but was essentially left to fend for herself.

If the timeline remained unchanged, Du Sheng knew that next year's My Fair Princess 3 would bring her some recognition. However, her subsequent projects like Infinite Blade would fail to make a splash, and it wouldn't be until The Legend of White Snake four years later that her career would pick up again.

This pattern suggested her ability to choose roles wasn't great, as she seemed to accept anything offered.

Du Sheng considered this and suggested, "There's a show called Snow Goddess Dragon holding auditions soon. If you're interested, you could give it a shot."

In his previous life, the role of the female lead, Shangguan Yan, went to Dong Xuan, primarily because the production wanted to curry favor with her backer in Beijing. Dong Xuan's looks suited the character's heroic and elegant persona.

But now, with no Dong Xuan in the current acting cohort, the opportunity was wide open.

Liu Tao, who had once played a female general in Nirvana in Fire, exuded a similarly commanding aura. Combined with her previous projects, she might have a good chance of landing the role.

Liu Tao turned to face Du Sheng, burying her head in his chest with a hint of reliance. "Snow Goddess Dragon? I've never heard of it. Do you think it's worth trying out for?"

Though their relationship hadn't been defined, Liu Tao trusted Du Sheng's judgment.

It wasn't his style to bring up something without reason, and he wouldn't set her up for failure.

Given how little she knew about the show, it was unsurprising. Every year, hu

ndreds of projects were launched in Hong Kong and the mainland, and even agents couldn't keep track of them all without thorough research.