Shen Wanwan heard the sound and lifted her face, just in time to see Shao Yuye standing there, stunned.
She smiled, familiar and casual. “You’re back.”
Qi Luozhou also turned his head.
Shen Wanwan’s fingers were still resting on his forehead, ready to flick.
Now, because of Shao Yuye’s interruption, the motion was suspended.
Even in such a perilous situation, Qi Luozhou remained calm and composed, as if none of this concerned him, lips lifting with indifference.
Jiang Rong and Lin Kexin said in unison, “Brother Ye, you’re here!”
Shao Yuye stood frozen, unable to believe his own eyes.
He had always thought Qi Luozhou was full of pretentious airs.
The two were never in the same lane since debut. One focused on the stage, the other on acting, so they should’ve had no overlap.
The year Qi Luozhou won Best Actor, Shao Yuye was hailed as the No. 1 idol in the industry.
They both shone in their respective fields, attracting countless fans.
Until that one dance competition show.
He participated as a contestant, preparing an elaborate, showy performance.
Qi Luozhou, however, appeared as a special guest judge for that episode.
Even now, that performance was extremely mature and technically perfect.
Not a single flaw, practically a perfect stage.
But Qi Luozhou, sitting on the judge’s panel, said:
“I don’t understand dance. But I didn’t see any emotion in your performance. Unfortunately, I think this was a failed performance.”
Back then, Shao Yuye was arrogant. He thought, “Different industries don’t mix, what the hell does a film actor know?”
But it was the first time since debut that someone embarrassed him so publicly, and the grudge was officially formed.
Later, he even tried watching Qi Luozhou’s films to find mistakes and argue back.
But Qi Luozhou’s emotional acting was indeed delicate, mainly because those peach-blossom eyes of his looked affectionate even when staring at a dog!
After that, Shao Yuye always tried to compete with Qi Luozhou, but Qi Luozhou always had the ability to suppress him. No matter how hard he worked, he couldn’t surpass Qi Luozhou.
And the worst part was: Qi Luozhou’s public persona had always been ‘effortless talent,’ someone who didn’t fight or scramble for anything.
According to Qi Luozhou, he entered the industry by accident, casually filmed a movie, casually became the male lead, casually became popular.
Not long after rising to fame, he casually won Best Actor.
And after winning, acting offers poured in, everything came so easily it made people furious.
Meanwhile, Shao Yuye’s path was full of thorns and sweat.
He wasn’t naturally gifted; he relied entirely on hard work, training desperately. Yet he was always overshadowed by Qi Luozhou. Thinking about it made him furious.
And now…
The mighty, untouchable Qi Luozhou had fallen into his sister’s hands.
Damn.
How satisfying was that?!
And it had to be his sister!
Even his lifelong rival was being subdued obediently!
Shao Yuye put down his suitcase and strode over.
“Qi Luozhou, you finally got what’s coming to you.”
He simply pulled out his phone and began recording.
Qi Luozhou: “Great.”
Shao Yuye snorted from the side.
This damn guy was pretending again.
He signaled to Shen Wanwan, “Don’t hold back, make him cry!”
Everything ready, Shen Wanwan adjusted the angle and flicked her finger downward.
The girl’s hand was soft and cool; she didn’t use much strength.
The intimidating momentum she created earlier turned out to be just a bluff. Her fingertip merely pressed gently against his forehead.
Qi Luozhou sat there with no expression.
Which gave Shao Yuye the perfect opening to strike.
After all these years, he could finally return those exact words to Qi Luozhou—
“Tsk. I don’t understand forehead flicking, but I didn’t see any emotion in your expression. Unfortunately, I think this was a failed forehead flick.”
Jiang Rong was baffled.
What? You need emotions for getting flicked in the forehead?
Beside her, Lin Kexin burst into laughter. She was a hidden ‘Yu Yu’ and knew Shao Yuye was getting revenge for that old critique.
“Brother Ye, you’re really petty.”
Shao Yuye hummed lightly, neither denying nor confirming.
Qi Luozhou had barely shown any expression since earlier.
Seeing this, Shen Wanwan raised a brow. “Did it hurt?”
Qi Luozhou lowered his lashes, thinking for a few seconds, then said seriously, “It hurt.”
Shen Wanwan laughed. “Good.”
Consider it revenge on her brother’s behalf~
Shao Yuye was overjoyed beside them.
Hahahahaha—
HAHAHAHAHA!
He couldn’t wait to announce this video to the entire world.
He was in high spirits at the moment. He eagerly rolled up the sleeves of his shirt, looking ready to fight.
“Are you guys still playing or not? I’m joining!”
Qi Luozhou narrowed his eyes dangerously.
“You sure?”
Shao Yuye began shuffling the cards. “Stop yapping. Bring your head here to be chopped.”
Just as well, Shen Wanwan didn’t want to play anymore.
She gave her seat to Shao Yuye. “I’m going to wash up and sleep.”
Eager to battle his lifelong nemesis, Shao Yuye nodded. “Okay, sleep early. Good night.”
Then he turned to Lin Kexin. “You and I are gonna crush them, leave them with nothing!”
Lin Kexin was fired up. “Okay!”
Full of fighting spirit and determined to help Brother Ye avenge himself, Lin Kexin’s luck nosedived the moment Shen Wanwan left.
In the first round, the two of them got completely wiped out.
Shao Yuye: “……”
Lin Kexin: “……”
Qi Luozhou hadn’t even tried that hard.
Shao Yuye clutched his head and spat threats. “Damn it, Qi Luozhou, just you wait!”
Soon the second round ended.
Good news: no total wipeout this time. Lin Kexin managed to escape.
Bad news: Shao Yuye had to endure the forehead-flick punishment again…
Shao Yuye: “Qi Luozhou, you dog, wait till Daddy shows you real pain later…”
Lin Kexin covered her face regretfully.
It seemed like… Brother Ye really didn’t put any skill points into this area at all.
By the end of the third round…
Shao Yuye couldn’t even be bothered with threats anymore.
He washed the cards while urging Qi Luozhou, “Move it, hurry up and flick!”
He was waiting to turn the tables next round.
Even Qi Luozhou, usually calm, was amused by him and asked gently, “Still going?”
Shao Yuye frowned and gestured for him to shut up.
“Quit dawdling, hurry up, hurry up!”
Lin Kexin was stunned watching them.
Everyone inside and outside the circle knew Shao Yuye and Qi Luozhou were mortal enemies—water and fire, mutually disgusted even by each other’s presence.
Yet right now…
Though neither was willing to back down…
The vibe was unexpectedly… harmonious!
Early the next morning, Shao Yuye finally remembered to ask Shen Wanwan:
“When I wasn’t here, did anyone mistreat you?”
Although the director had already explained how well his sister had been living here…
He still wanted to hear it from her mouth to feel at ease.
“No.”
Their rooms were on the third floor of the villa.
Standing in the hallway, Shen Wanwan motioned for Shao Yuye to look east.
There was her thriving little vegetable garden, the one that earned her 800 tokens.
Not just the garden, but also the luxurious villa that had given them all a comfortable night’s sleep.
Shen Wanwan said, “Look.”
Though she didn’t say anything afterward, in Shao Yuye’s mind, a line filled itself in:
—“This is the territory I conquered for you.”
Shao Yuye swallowed hard.
Alright.
Once again, he deeply realized just how incredible his sister was.
At breakfast, Shao Yuye finally saw their team’s ranking, and his pupils shook again.
Their team was now second to last…
Last episode, they had ranked second, giving them the advantage of starting directly from the third level.
But now their progress was only at level four. Meaning they had only cleared one level yesterday afternoon.
This! Was! Unacceptable!
He turned to question Lin Kexin. “With our ranking like this, how did you sleep last night?”
Lin Kexin, holding her bread, was completely confused: “……???”
—Did you not notice someone who slept even better than me?!
—At least I stayed up losing with you until midnight!!
Shen Wanwan returned with breakfast and sat beside them. Seeing Lin Kexin depressed, she casually asked, “What’s wrong?”
Lin Kexin snuck a glance at Shao Yuye and thought secretly, If Shao Yuye questioned Shen Wanwan like this, Shen Wanwan would definitely roast him back.
At this point, she didn’t care about her fan status anymore. Even as a ‘Yu Yu’, when it came to her idol’s ridiculous competitiveness—
She imagined all sorts of scenes for a while.
But the expected scolding never came.
The man who was fierce a second ago suddenly turned gentle as spring breeze when facing Shen Wanwan.
Shao Yuye: “You must’ve been tired yesterday? Clearing a whole level, you did great.”
Lin Kexin: “?”
Why does my idol have two faces?!