Qi Luozhou didn’t answer, just lazily lifting his eyelids.
“What’s the matter?”
Shen Wanwan stood behind Qi Luozhou with her arms crossed, as if watching a farce.
Su Tingxuan opened his mouth, then closed it again.
That matter between him and Shen Wanwan wasn’t something that could be easily brought out into the open.
“I have something to say to her in private.”
He pointed at Shen Wanwan, intending to enter quickly, but with Qi Luozhou blocking the doorway, he could only stay stuck outside.
Qi Luozhou stood in front of Su Tingxuan. “She’s about to sleep.”
As soon as the words fell, a crisp laugh came from behind.
Qi Luozhou turned his head and met her gaze.
Shen Wanwan smiled, lips slightly raised, and winked at him.
Su Tingxuan, standing off to the side, felt as if there was some kind of undercurrent flowing between the two.
A strange emotion welled up in his heart. He asked hesitantly, “What were you two… just doing?”
Shen Wanwan leaned against the door frame, watching with interest as she waited for Qi Luozhou’s answer.
Unexpectedly, he directly tossed the question to her, his tone relaxed and unreadable.
“Miss Shen, what were we doing just now?”
Shen Wanwan had no good feelings left for Su Tingxuan.
She had no need for any back-and-forth with him. One blunt and unladylike “None of your damn business,” followed by slamming the door shut, and everything would be solved neatly.
Everything that needed saying had already been said.
The rest had nothing to do with her.
When Shen Wanwan closed the door, she shut Qi Luozhou out along with Su Tingxuan.
Qi Luozhou was half a head taller than Su Tingxuan and looked down at him.
There was no expression in his eyes, but Su Tingxuan felt his shoulders stiffen as a chill crept over him.
Later, after Shen Wanwan finished washing up and got into bed, she saw a message from Qi Luozhou on her phone.
Qi Luozhou : [You might want to change how you address me.]
Shen Wanwan : [Hm?]
Qi Luozhou : [Calling me “Mr. Qi” feels too distant.]
Shen Wanwan couldn’t help but laugh at the message.
So… could it be that because she called Su Tingxuan ‘Mr. Su’ earlier, now he couldn’t stand being called ‘Mr. Qi’?
Shen Wanwan : [Then should I call you fiancé?]
Qi Luozhou : [That works.]
…Ha.
—No way.
Shen Wanwan simply turned off her phone and went to sleep.
The next morning, the moment Shen Wanwan opened her eyes, 001 eagerly delivered good news :
001 : {It looks like your glow has gotten a little brighter again!}
001 : {That’s a great sign! Probably means more people online are starting to like you! Keep up the good work!}
Shen Wanwan snorted coldly. “It’s not like I’m a lightbulb, what’s the point of glowing all the time?”
001 : {…}
001 : {I was trying to tell you some good news!}
“Oh. That’s just so amazing.”
Giving the little light orb a perfunctory brush-off, Shen Wanwan headed downstairs for breakfast.
Surprisingly, Shao Yuye was nowhere to be seen.
Shen Wanwan raised an eyebrow. “Where’s my Brother?”
001 : {I’m just your newbie guide, not some all-seeing oracle!}
Fair enough.
Shen Wanwan calmly sat down at her seat and started eating breakfast.
Diagonally across from her, Su Tingxuan’s gaze kept flicking back and forth between her and Qi Luozhou.
He’d thought about it all night and still couldn’t figure out what God Zhou was doing in her room.
Could it be that God Zhou was Shen Wanwan’s new fiancé?
He quickly recalled that Shen Wanwan had mentioned on the phone that she had a new fiancé.
Could it really be God Zhou?!
No way.
With Shen Wanwan’s background, she’d definitely marry into a rich family.
Even if Qi Luozhou was a Best Actor, he had no background whatsoever. There’s no way she’d seriously consider him.
Which just brought Su Tingxuan back to the original question…
What on earth was Qi Luozhou doing in her room last night?
Even by the time breakfast ended, Shao Yuye still hadn’t shown up.
The director was getting anxious and sent an assistant to go wake him up.
The assistant hesitated, clearly nervous.
“I heard Shao Yuye has really bad morning temper…”
And he’s got a volatile personality. Barging in to wake him might not be a great idea.
The director glared at her harshly. “If you don’t go wake him up, I’m docking a month’s bonus. Go!”
The assistant : QAQ
It’s really too hard being a worker stuck between two people she couldn’t afford to offend.
She slumped her shoulders in defeat and was about to head upstairs.
Then a clear voice cut in.
“I’ll go wake him.”
Assistant : “Huh?”
She had just spent ages pleading with everyone she could think of, but no one dared go wake Shao Yuye. Everyone was afraid of angering this short-tempered ancestor and setting him off.
Who was this savior?
She looked up in delight, only to be caught off guard by the beautiful face of Shen Wanwan.
Shen Wanwan wanted to wake Shao Yuye?!
“Maybe… better not…” The assistant quickly waved her hands. “Thank you, Shen Wanwan, but it’s really not necessary…”
Are you kidding me? Letting Shen Wanwan wake Shao Yuye was like—Mars crashing into Earth.
She didn’t want her entire career to end here and now.
The audience might not know, but everyone in the industry had heard: Shao Yuye and Shen Wanwan had reached a consensus. Their constant feuding online had terrible audience feedback and damaged both of their reputations.
That’s why Shao Yuye chose to work with Shen Wanwan again, and this episode, both were aiming to present a perfect image to viewers.
And clearly, their cooperation was working.
Audience response had been very positive.
But what was shown on camera was one thing, what happened off-camera was obviously another.
Shen Wanwan raised an eyebrow. “You sure you don’t want me to do it?”
The assistant waved her hands emphatically. “Mmhmm mmhmm…”
Since that was the case, Shen Wanwan couldn’t be bothered to meddle further.
Five minutes later, the assistant slunk back to the director to report.
“Director, what do we do? Shao Yuye won’t open the door…”
“I’ve been shouting outside for ages…”
Director : “Idiot! Can’t you just open it with the key?!”
Assistant : “I was afraid of barging in on something private…”
The director cursed a storm.
Five minutes later, the assistant came down again alone.
“Director, I used the key and went in, but I still can’t wake him…”
Time was slipping by, second by second.
Now there was only one minute left until the livestream started.
The director was at his wit’s end. Just then, Shen Wanwan started heading upstairs.
“Huh? It’s almost live. What’s she running off for? Go stop her.”
The assistant quietly murmured, “Is Shen Wanwan going to wake up Shao Yuye?”
The director froze.
…Eh?
That might actually be a highlight?
Worth trying.
The production team had keys to the guest rooms.
But under normal circumstances, they would never unlock a guest’s room.
Today, however, wasn’t a normal situation. The assistant nervously used the key to open the door, just as the livestream officially began.
Fans clicked into the stream and were greeted with a dark scene.
But they could vaguely make out that it was a room.
Shao Yuye lay flat on his back on the bed, eyes shut, breathing even, fast asleep.
The director of the live broadcast did a great job zooming in on his face.
Even in the dim light, Shao Yuye’s sleeping face made many viewers squeal at their screens.
[Ahhh, Brother Ye still hasn’t woken up?]
[So today’s stream is just watching Brother Ye sleep? 😏]
Until Shen Wanwan strode confidently up to the bed—*swish!*—and yanked open the curtains. The bright sunlight, no longer blocked, poured directly onto Shao Yuye’s face.
[Holy crap! Fresh-out-of-bed Brother Ye!]
[Husband! Husband! Husband! Husband! Husband!]
The sudden brightness made Shao Yuye frown slightly.
But he still kept his eyes shut, sleeping soundly.
It was then that the viewers finally saw Shen Wanwan.
She knocked on the table.
“Wake up.”
The livestream chat instantly exploded—
[WTF! Shen Wanwan’s nuts! He was sleeping just fine, and she’s pulling open curtains and pushing him around?!]
[So this is a wake-up segment the production team deliberately planned? With all due respect, there’s nothing entertaining about it, just that Shen Wanwan is super annoying!]
The constant noise was making Shao Yuye sleep a little restlessly. He turned over, facing the wall to continue sleeping, leaving only the view of his back curled under the blanket.
The ‘Yu Yu’s felt a little sorry for him.
[Looks like this competition is seriously exhausting. Brother Ye has sleep issues, yet he’s sleeping so soundly, amazing!]
[Hahaha, just keep putting him on shows like this from now on! Whether we want to watch him or not doesn’t matter. It’s all about making sure Brother Ye gets good sleep. 😏]
[The production team’s really bold, huh? I remember Brother Ye has major morning grumpiness. Since he has trouble falling asleep, being woken up just after finally dozing off… that’s the kind of thing that makes you want to stab someone… They really don’t care if Shen Wanwan lives or dies, do they.]
[Damn, is the production team trying to stir up trouble again?! Shen Wanwan’s already getting hate right now. If Brother Ye gets woken up and snaps at her next…]
Everyone still clearly remembers the last episode when Shao Yuye got slammed with criticism…
And sure enough…
When Shen Wanwan reached out and started nudging Shao Yuye, trying to drag him out of bed—
The constantly disturbed Shao Yuye finally raised his fist. Eyes still closed, he opened his mouth first:
“So annoying—”
“It’s me.”
A clear, cool voice.
It yanked Shao Yuye straight out of his groggy dreamworld and slammed him into reality.
He opened his eyes.