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The next day, the two returned to the capital and didn’t mention the matter again during the trip.

Su Chengyang acted as usual, no different than usual, but Xiao Lu seemed preoccupied and didn’t talk much on the way.

After returning to the capital, Su Chengyang first went home to drop off her luggage and then went with Xiao Lu to Lin Yu’s office to report.

When Lin Yu saw the two come in, he put down the documents in his hand and smiled, “Take a seat over there first.”

Su Chengyang nodded and sat down next to Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu absentmindedly looked at her phone, not sure what she was thinking.

She wasn’t someone who knew how to hide her emotions, so when Lin Yu left the office, Su Chengyang helplessly bumped her arm and said, “You’ve been thinking, what’s on your mind?”

Xiao Lu snapped out of it, sighed, and said, “It’s nothing.”

But judging from her appearance, it was definitely not nothing.

Su Chengyang hugged her shoulder and said, “Don’t think about it, it’s not important. The thing you’re worried about probably won’t happen.”

Xiao Lu knew what she meant, but she couldn’t explain it, so she just smiled and said, “I know.”

After a moment, Lin Yu walked in with two cups of tea and placed them in front of Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu.

These past few days, Xiao Lu has been reporting Su Chengyang’s schedule to Lin Yu one by one. He looked up at Su Chengyang with a smile and asked, “Are you having fun?”

Su Chengyang nodded, “Mm.”

Then Lin Yu sat down on the sofa next to them and said, “Have you figured out what to do with the seven million fans’ benefits?”

Su Chengyang shook her head, “No, Manager Lin, what do you think?”

“How about doing a livestream and chatting with fans?” Lin Yu suggested.

Xiao Lu immediately said, “Live streaming is great! I think it’s very interesting when they chat with fans.”

Su Chengyang had no objections and nodded, “Okay, I can do that.”

Lin Yu looked at her and said, “Okay, then prepare yourself. We will do the livestream on Weibo tonight at eight o’clock.”

“Okay.”

“Oh, and Director Wang hopes that you can take some promotional photos when you have time.”

“Promotional photos?” Su Chengyang looked at him in surprise. Although her role in <Sludge> had a role in driving the plot, she basically only existed in memories and would not usually be involved in promotion.

Lin Yu explained, “Your participation in the filming of <Sludge> has caused quite a stir. Many fans are watching the official account, and if there are no promotional photos of you, they may criticize you.”

Su Chengyang nodded understandingly, “I have time anytime, just let me know when you want me to go.”

Lin Yu responded with a nod and said, “The person in charge of the Chunlin Mountain Scenic Area contacted our company recently and hopes to invite you and Qi Fu to be the ambassadors. Due to Tian Rong’s influence, the online reputation of Chunlin Mountain is not good, so they hope that you and Qi Fu can help improve it. The price can be negotiated.”

Chunlin Mountain chose to invite Su Chengyang and Qi Fu for a reason. Qi Fu is from Sichuan, and Su Chengyang had some previous involvement with the previous ambassador. Having her become the next ambassador would be more easily accepted by the audience.

Moreover, Su Chengyang likes that place.

“Okay, Manager Lin, you can arrange it,” Su Chengyang said.

Lin Yu withdrew his gaze and said, “Okay, I understand. Let Assistant Xu send you back to rest. I still have something to discuss with Lu Yin.”

After Su Chengyang agreed, she left the office.

When Su Chengyang left, Lin Yu leaned back against the sofa and looked at the uneasy Xiao Lu beside him.

Xiao Lu felt her scalp tighten under his gaze and nervously said, “Cousin Brother, is there something you need me for?”

Lin Yu’s expression was calm as he said, “What happened?”

Xiao Lu acted ignorant and said, “What are you talking about? Didn’t I tell you everything?”

Lin Yu stared at her and said, “Something seems off between you and Chengyang.”

Xiao Lu raised her eyebrows, wondering why she didn’t notice what was wrong with Su Chengyang.

“Go ahead, I won’t get mad,” Lin Yu said patiently.

“That’s what you said,” Xiao Lu looked at him skeptically.

“I said so,” Lin Yu nodded patiently.

Knowing her cousin brother’s decisive personality, Xiao Lu breathed a sigh of relief and asked, “Cousin Brother, can you answer me a question first? Do you like Chengyang a little bit?”

Lin Yu looked at her without evasion and said, “It’s ‘like’, not ‘like a little bit’.”

Xiao Lu: “…”

What’s the difference?

However, she had guessed correctly. Her cousin brother did like Chengyang.

“Does this matter?” Lin Yu asked in confusion.

Xiao Lu sighed and nodded, saying, “Yes. Before recording the show, I asked Chengyang about her feelings for you.”

Lin Yu pursed his lips. He didn’t like others meddling in his affairs. After a moment of silence, he couldn’t help but ask, “What did she say?”

Xiao Lu furrowed her brows and said, “She didn’t say anything, she even complimented you. But when I asked her if she likes your type, she seemed a bit hesitant. I was afraid of upsetting her, so I avoided talking to you in front of her these past few days. She might have misunderstood and thought I was avoiding her because I was afraid she would cling to you.”

Lin Yu’s forehead wrinkled, as if he was about to get angry.

Xiao Lu immediately apologized, “Brother, I’m sorry, I know I was wrong. I just wanted to help you, but I ended up making things worse.”

Lin Yu furrowed his brows, seeming to be thinking about what she said. Hesitant? Why would Chengyang have a sense of resistance? Did he accidentally do something out of bounds? Or did his actions make Chengyang unhappy?

“Brother…” Xiao Lu saw that his expression was unclear and called out softly.

Lin Yu snapped out of his thoughts, his brows still furrowed. “Don’t interfere in this matter in the future.”

Xiao Lu felt a bit uneasy, “Then what are you going to do in the future? If Chengyang doesn’t like you…”

Lin Yu’s long eyelashes trembled slightly as he lowered his gaze, “I’ll try my best. She’s still young, there’s no rush.”

“But she’s going to terminate her contract with the company next year.”

Lin Yu glanced at her, “So what?”

Xiao Lu shrank her neck when she saw him, and couldn’t help but whispered: “But you’re six years older than Chengyang… at her age, doesn’t she prefer boys her own age? Last night she even exchanged contact information with Brother Du’s son.”

Lin Yu gritted his teeth and looked at her with a smile that wasn’t really a smile. Xiao Lu instinctively shut her mouth.

Lin Yu withdrew his gaze, “Who she likes is her freedom. I can only work hard to make her like me.”

Xiao Lu wanted to ask, “But what if your efforts are in vain?” However, she felt a little hurt for her cousin brother and decided not to speak.

Xiao Lu made an excuse to leave the office, leaving Lin Yu alone in the quiet office. He felt a strange feeling in his heart. He agreed with Lu Yin’s words. He was six years older than Su Chengyang, and maybe in her eyes, he was just a boss… or even closer, a friend’s brother. So, when it came to “liking,” she felt resistance.

On the way home, Su Chengyang posted a Weibo to her seven million fans, announcing that the benefit was a livestream. Assistant Xu dropped her off at her doorstep and went back to the company.

Su Chengyang took a shower in her room. When she came out, Xiao Lu had already returned.

“Chengyang, your phone has been ringing. Is something urgent?” Xiao Lu walked over from the living room and handed Su Chengyang her phone.

Su Chengyang was drying her hair with a towel and took the phone.

She unlocked it, opened WeChat, and found that someone had sent her several friend requests.

The first request had no nickname, and the second request had a nickname, “Dusenyu.” It seemed that he thought this was not obvious enough, so he sent another request, saying that his father was a guest on this season’s program.

Su Chengyang’s movement of wiping her hair slowed down, and she agreed to his friend request.

Almost instantly after Su Chengyang agreed, he sent a greeting message.

Du Senyu:【Hello, Sister, I am Du Senyu.】

Followed by a cute emoji.

Su Chengyang:【Hello, I’m Su Chengyang.】

Su Chengyang didn’t have too many fans before, and sometimes she would add some fans who have liked her for many years, so there wasn’t much reaction.

Du Senyu:【Sister, are you going to livestream tonight? I want to watch, but my dad won’t let me.】

Su Chengyang:【It’s Monday tomorrow, so you should have classes, right? You should rest early.】

Du Senyu:【I understand. Thank you, sister.】

After chatting for a few more sentences, Du Senyu was called by his father to study.

Although Su Chengyang didn’t go through the gaokaonational college entrance examination¹, she knew that many students in their senior year of high school experience stress, so having something to relieve stress was good.

After Xiao Lu returned from the company, things went back to normal, and Su Chengyang didn’t mention it again.

The news about Su Chengyang’s 8 PM livestream spread quickly, and before long, many fans were waiting on Weibo, saying that just in case Su Chengyang started livestreaming early.

But Su Chengyang didn’t.

Approaching eight o’clock, Xiao Lu finished setting up the equipment, and Su Chengyang put on light makeup, sitting in the room waiting for the livestream to start.

As this was Su Chengyang’s first livestream, Lin Yu and Assistant Xu rushed to Xiao Lu’s house to prevent any mishaps.

Just before the livestream, Lin Yu walked in and advised, “Chengyang, many eyes are watching you online lately. If someone tries to provoke you in the chat, don’t panic, just ignore it, and we will handle the rest.”

Su Chengyang nodded, indicating that she understood.

Earlier, while setting up the background with Xiao Lu, Su Chengyang didn’t eat much. Now, feeling hungry, she noticed several bags of small bread next to her and casually tore one open to munch on.

Lin Yu noticed and left the room, returning with a cup of warm milk, which he placed in front of Su Chengyang.

“Thank you.” Su Chengyang wiped off her lipstick and drank a sip of milk, just the right temperature.

After filling her stomach, Su Chengyang reapplied her lipstick.

At eight o’clock, Xiao Lu operated from backstage and opened the livestream.

Su Chengyang saw her face on the screen, with her big eyes, pointed chin, and looking like a snake demon.

Audiences watching the stream were frantically refreshing the comments:

【? ? ?】

【Finally, I’ve been waiting for my sister!】

【Hahaha grass, did sister forget to turn off her beauty filter?】

【Where did this little fairy come from?】

Su Chengyang was stunned for a moment, then immediately leaned over to look at Xiao Lu across from her and said, “Xiao Lu, you forgot to turn off the beauty filter.”

Because Su Chengyang was using a computer to livestream, all operations needed to be completed by Xiao Lu on the computer.

【Xiao Lu, come out and take a beating!】

【Last time at the airport, you hugged female goose and I haven’t settled the score with you yet.】

【Sister is so beautiful.】

【What shade of lipstick are you wearing?】

【Sister, are you wearing colored contacts?】

【Ah, ah, Sister is looking at me!】

Xiao Lu responded and turned off the beauty filter in the back.

Su Chengyang looked at the screen and breathed a sigh of relief as she returned to her normal appearance.

“Hello everyone, I’m Su Chengyang. Welcome to my seven million fans’ benefit livestream room. Thank you, everyone.”

Colorful things flew across the screen, garish and flamboyant, and Su Chengyang didn’t know what they were. She turned her head to look at Lin Yu.

Lin Yu glanced at the screen and then walked over to Su Chengyang and asked her to turn off the tipping function.

As soon as Su Chengyang heard it was tipping, she immediately waved her hand and said, “Don’t tip me anything, and don’t put any money in there.”

【Sister, say hello.】

【Shake hands, shake hands.】

【Don’t turn off the tipping.】

【Sister, you’re still a newcomer and can’t earn much money. We have money and we can support you.】

Su Chengyang was scared and shook her head, “What are you thinking? How could I not earn any money? I can earn over a hundred thousand yuan just by recording one episode of a variety show. I don’t need you to support me.”

【? ?】

【Sorry for the interruption, hahaha.】

【Sister, why are you so sincere?】

【Some people are so poor they eat leftovers every day, yet they still care about whether their master, who earns over a hundred thousand yuan a day, can make money or not.】

【Sister, are you streaming from your own home?】

Su Chengyang saw a few sarcastic comments rolling through the comments section, but she ignored them and replied to her fans’ questions:

“Not at my own house, it’s a house arranged by the company.”

【Wow! It looks like the decoration is really good.】

【Starlight Entertainment is too awesome!】

【Ah, why didn’t my favorite star sign with Starlight Entertainment?】

【How does the boss treat you, sister?】

Su Chengyang nodded, “The boss is very good to me. He helped me find this house.”

“Don’t worry about me, Starlight Entertainment treats all its artists well.”

【Is your relationship with the guests in <Travel> really good?】

【Do you stay in touch when you’re not filming?】

【The things that happened before weren’t just for the show, right?】

【I feel like everyone really likes you.】

Su Chengyang took out her phone, opened the WeChat group, and said, “Everyone’s relationships are really good. We stay in touch in the group when we’re not filming.”

As she spoke, Su Chengyang held her phone up to the camera and said, “Han Songxue talks a lot. You can always find her in the group when she’s not working.”

“When we first started filming, we didn’t even think about how many people would watch, so we were all really carefree.”

【Does Han Songxue really talk that much?】

Su Chengyang nodded and said, “She often speaks without thinking, but she doesn’t mean any harm.”

As soon as Su Chengyang finished speaking, a message popped up in the WeChat group.

Han Songxue:【@Su Chengyang, don’t you want to save my image in front of so many people?】

“She’s accusing me in the group chat, saying that I’m ruining her image.” Su Chengyang turned to the livestream fans to complain.

【Han Songxue is peeking at the screen?】

【What image? You have no image at all.】

【Sometimes I want to hit her even through the screen.】

【Han Songxue’s eyes are filled with clear stupidity.】

Su Chengyang glanced at the messages and said, “Don’t talk about her anymore. If you mention her again, you won’t see me anymore during the fifth episode. She said she’s going to secretly attack me tonight.”

The comments section burst into laughter, occasionally there were a few negative voices, but they were quickly suppressed by the normal fans’ comments.

Su Chengyang answered almost every question from her fans, and the atmosphere in the livestream room remained hot.

Later, when there was nothing to do, Xiao Lu went downstairs and cooked a bowl of noodles. In no time, she sat opposite Su Chengyang, eating with relish.

Smelling the aroma, Su Chengyang drank several sips of water and looked over there frequently.

【What are you looking at?】

【I only want you to look at me. Why do you need to look at others?】

Su Chengyang complains to her fans, “Xiao Lu is eating noodles in front of me and it smells so good.”

【Goodness!】

【I suggest that Mr. Lin deduct her salary for slacking off during work hours!】

【Sister, are you hungry?】

【Go find something to eat.】

Xiao Lu sees the scrolling comments and holds her bowl of noodles up to the camera, takes a couple of bites, and says, “It’s not working hours now. I haven’t even asked Boss Lin for overtime pay yet.”

“Hehe, you big baby Su Chengyang has a tendency to gain weight. If she eats too much, she’ll get fat. So, I’ll just eat in front of her.”

“She’s not fat, but she looks different on camera than in real life.”

Xiao Lu is a talkative person, so Su Chengyang shares her chair and listens to her chat with the audience.

“As for me? Debut? I’m not interested in the entertainment industry.”

“I used to be a soldier in a reconnaissance unit. I wanted to become a special forces soldier, but I was too young and lacked the willpower.”

“I have two jobs, assistant and bodyguard.”

“I not only hug Su Chengyang and live in the same place as her, but I also slept in the same bed as her.”

Su Chengyang kicks her from below, telling her not to stray too far from the topic.

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1. National college entrance examination. ↩︎

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The first half of the content was very harmonious, and the barrage response was also normal. No one mentioned much about Tian Rong.

When the show played the scene of them setting up stalls together at the night market and revealed the locations of Su Chengyang and Jiang Shanqi, the barrage exploded:

【Damn!! I passed by my sister’s booth that night!】

【Sister actually broke the rules by cross-dressing!】

【Oh my god, my brother bought a toy car from their stall that night.】

【Ah, I missed the chance to see sister with my own eyes. My house was right next door.】

【Damn it! I’m the boss lady of the pet shop next door! I’m dead, I’m done for.】

. . . . .

Seeing the barrage in chaos, Xiao Lu laughed so hard that she couldn’t stand up straight.

The harmonious and happy atmosphere of the barrage changed the moment Tian Rong appeared. Initially, many netizens hoped that the third episode of <Travel> could directly cut out Tian Rong’s part. However, they also wanted to know what Tian Rong experienced in the show and see her funny moments. In the end, the program team decided to keep Tian Rong’s part.

【Umm…】

【I was too happy too soon.】

【I regret it. I still want to see something fun.】

【Stay away from Chengyang, you woman!】

【Ah… I feel nauseated whenever I see her. I hope this is the last time we will see her on screen.】

. . . . .

The barrage was scrolling quickly, and wherever there was Tian Rong’s appearance, viewers manually covered up the screen.

Xiao Lu laughed happily, while Su Chengyang was starting to feel a bit drowsy.

Luckily, Tian Rong didn’t appear for too long, and the barrage returned to harmony.

Although Su Chengyang’s group was the only one without a performance program, the next day when they took the bus to the scenic area, they had to choose an electric tricycle for elderly person.

【I really want to sit in the back row of the female goose’s tricycle.】

【This episode feels so fun, if only there was no Tian Rong.】

【I can watch this kind of show forever!】

. . . . .

As expected, Su Chengyang’s group was the last to arrive at the scenic area.

【Everyone can go back and take a look at the scene when sister got off the tricycle.】

【Hahaha, did they secretly eat something on the way? There are crumbs on their lips.】

【Quickly release the footage on the road! I report them for loafing and eating during work hours!】

【Hahaha Su Chengyang quietly wiped her mouth!】

. . . . .

After arriving at the scenic spot, the assistant director introduced a few sentences and then invited the ambassador to come on stage.

【Warning ahead, manually censor!】

【Chunlin Mountain has suffered a big loss, and the ambassador has come to tarnish its image.】

【Chunlin Mountain: I’m screwed.】

【The developers of Chunlin Mountain are the biggest victims here.】

【(Covering my head) To be honest, it’s kind of good-looking.】

【Even if they’re good-looking, they’re still scum. If Starlight Entertainment doesn’t perform well, Baby Yang and other guests will get criticized.】

【It’s really disgusting to try to wash oneself by dragging others down. You already hurt Chengyang the first time, and still want to hurt her for a second time?】

【I have to praise Starlight Entertainment again, they are amazing!】

. . . . .

With the appearance of Tian Rong, different voices gradually appeared on the barrage. Although the voices were not loud, it caused a bloodbath on the barrage. Some deliberately stirred up trouble and sought attention.

When the program reached the segment of playing the poetry game, the barrage quieted down a bit.

【The program team really favors my sister. Sister’s poetry is so simple.】

【Youyu is amazing! She’s a true academic genius.】

The final three winners of the game were Qin You, Jiang Shanqi, and Song Mingan. When it was their turn to choose a guest to ride the cable car together, the barrage started up again:

【Guessing blindly, no one will choose that person surnamed Tian.】

【Well, after all, she’s an ambassador and a newcomer. It’s not appropriate to let her climb the mountain wearing that outfit. If they had a bit of emotional intelligence, they would choose her.】

【Fun fact: without Tan Qi, their average emotional intelligence is negative.】

【I’m laughing so hard. Tian Rong definitely thought she would be treated well, but she never expected that the only one with emotional intelligence, Tan Qi, just happened to have left.】

【I can already imagine what’s going to happen.】

. . . . .

“…Jiang Shanqi chose the guest’s name who would ride the cable car with her 一 Su Chengyang!”

Barrage:

【I thought she was going to choose Tian Rong!】

【Of course! No matter how aloof a person is, they can’t escape the charm of the female goose.】

“Qin You chose the guest who would ride the cable car with her 一 Su Chengyang, again!”

Barrage:

【Youyu seems to really like Sister Chengyang.】

【I suddenly have a very bad feeling…】

【I guess the little scholar also chose Chengyang!】

Qin You looked embarrassed: “I was afraid of repeating, but I thought Sister Shanqi would choose…”

The camera turned to Tian Rong, whose face was not as bright.

【Tian Rong: I believe in your evil.】

【Tian Rong: You guys must be brainless for not choosing me?】

【I’m sorry, they really are brainless.】

【I just like watching good-looking people with no brains participate in variety shows.】

“一 Su Chengyang!”

As expected, Song Mingan’s chosen guest was still Su Chengyang!

Song Mingan looked embarrassed, “I thought Shanqi would choose Miss Tian, and Xiaoyou would go with Sister He Xu, so…”

Barrage:

【Hahaha】

【Take the bamboo shoot¹ hahaha】

【No one chose Tian Rong, I feel embarrassed for her.】

【Is this what her fans call isolation? I’m laughing so hard, just because no one picked her does it mean she’s isolated?】

【Everyone chose Chengyang, hahaha】

The barrage of comments laughed out loud, and the program team was very thoughtful, focusing the camera on Tian Rong’s face, covered with a veil.

The rapidly scrolling comments blocked her pale face, and a group of people gloated.

【Is this about finding happiness by causing pain to others? It’s so satisfying.】

【I’m alive, I’m alive, as long as Tian Rong is unhappy, I’m happy!】

【I love seeing her lose!】

【Please, can the program team include all the shots of her being isolated, I really want to see it.】

【Hahaha, it’s the first time I’ve felt so satisfied watching a variety show.】

At this moment, someone in the barrage noticed something interesting:

【Does anyone remember? The assistant director said that guests with duplicate name can only choose to accompany one person, and the remaining guests taking the cable car must be chosen by her.】

【The pressure is on Su Chengyang’s side.】

【Hahaha, poor Chengyang, what’s going on? How will she choose?】

【Female Goose has a bit of emotional intelligence. She probably won’t just leave Tian Rong hanging.】

【Oh…no, I just want to see Tian Rong suffer.】

Immediately after, the program showed Su Chengyang choosing Han Songxue and He Xu, and finally throwing in a sentence: “Miss Tian, since you are a local, you must be very familiar with the terrain on the mountain. Please take Qi Fu and Shen Fu up.”

Tian Rong gritted her teeth and forced out a smile, “Don’t worry.”

【Hahaha, my perspective was too small.】

【Did you see the little eye contact between Chengyang, Qi Fu, and Shen Fu? I’m literally laughing to death.】

【They are so in sync, wow.】

【Look at the expression on Miss Tian’s face, she must be secretly cursing Female Goose in her heart.】

【Sister Chengyang is great, she should climb by herself.】

. . . . .

As the show aired, the more Tian Rong was left out, the more intense the audience’s emotions became. The entry “#TravelGuestsIsolatingTianRong” appeared on the hot search halfway through the two episodes.

Uninformed netizens thought there was another scandal, but when they clicked on it, they found a group of people celebrating and taking screenshots of Tian Rong following behind the guest, making them into memes. Passersby criticized them for being too cruel.

The heat of the third episode was almost as high as the first two episodes combined, even many celebrities in the entertainment industry were watching for the excitement.

Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu were watching the show when they received a call from Lin Yu, saying that several artists in the industry were paying attention to Su Chengyang and asking her to follow them back to avoid gossip.

Su Chengyang checked Weibo and found some familiar faces in the entertainment industry, who were also interacting with her in the comments. Su Chengyang replied to a few of them.

After the second episode, several other related terms from <Travel> appeared on the hot search, and everyone was no longer surprised.

After watching the two episodes, a group of people on Weibo complained that the show was too short and hoped that the program group could invite a few guests who had a grudge against the original guest. Everyone liked to watch for fun, and they were all fun-loving people.

From last night until the airing of the program, Tian Rong and Qingyan Entertainment did not respond to online public opinion, and it was unclear whether they intended to handle it coldly or had already given up struggling.

However, Su Chengyang estimated that even if Qingyan Entertainment wanted to keep Tian Rong, for at least the next year, Tian Rong would not be able to get many resources and could only be temporarily hidden by the company.

When Xiao Lu mentioned this, Su Chengyang thought it was good because after that incident, “Su Chengyang” was also temporarily hidden by the company.

That night, Su Chengyang slept soundly, and the next morning she was taken to record the fourth episode of the program.

This time Lin Yu couldn’t accompany her because Su Chengyang’s popularity was increasing, and various endorsements, scripts, and variety shows were constantly approaching her. Lin Yu had always been hands-on when it came to Su Chengyang’s affairs, even handling trivial matters like background checks himself. He really couldn’t spare the time to accompany Su Chengyang to record the program.

Before Su Chengyang left, he personally escorted Su Chengyang to the airport.

Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu sat in the waiting hall, thinking of Lin Yu’s instructions before leaving. Xiao Lu rolled her eyes and complained to Su Chengyang, “Why didn’t I know my cousin brother was so naggy before? It’s just going out to record a program for two days, but he made it sound like you’re going to jump into a fry pan.”

Su Chengyang chuckled and said, “Have you forgotten what happened before? Manager Lin is probably worried that we might be attacked again.”

Xiao Lu hmphed without comment and said, “With me around, how could anyone harm you?”

Su Chengyang agreed, “Yes, with you around, no one can harm me. It’s just a precaution.”

Xiao Lu crossed her arms and glanced at Su Chengyang, asking with a hint of testing, “Chengyang, do you think girls would like someone with a personality like my cousin brother’s?”

Su Chengyang looked at her in surprise and asked, “What’s wrong with Manager Lin’s personality? Why wouldn’t girls like him?”

Xiao Lu pouted, thinking to herself that she knew very well that her cousin brother was popular with girls.

When he was in elementary school, girls often came to do homework with him. In middle and high school, the situation was even worse. Because adolescents are very bold, foreign students are not as reserved as Chinese students in expressing their likes, and older female students often waited for him after school, along with some male students. At that time, Lin Yu was very strict and believed that students should focus on their studies. He was not moved even if he was flirted with by beautiful girls. Later, in order to avoid them, he even arranged for a driver to pick him up and drop him off every day. The situation improved slightly after that.

After college, Lin Yu gradually learned how to refuse others without making a fuss, so there were hardly any situations that bothered him. He could use his indifferent attitude to keep everyone at a safe distance, making people feel that if they crossed that line, they would be immediately abandoned.

However, whether or not other people like her cousin brother is not important. What’s important is whether Chengyang likes her cousin brother or not.

Although her cousin brother’s attitude is ambiguous, Xiao Lu has a hunch that her cousin brother definitely likes Chengyang.

“Will any girls like my cousin brother? Why can’t I feel any of his strengths?” Xiao Lu looked confused.

Su Chengyang said, “That’s because you’ve known him for too long. Manager Lin is the best person I’ve ever met, and he deserves to be liked.”

Xiao Lu intentionally bumped her shoulder and said, “What about you? Do you like my cousin brother?”

Su Chengyang was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes and whispered, “I can’t like Manager Lin.”

It’s not that she doesn’t like him, but that she can’t.

Seeing the hint of rejection on her face, Xiao Lu furrowed her brows.

Chengyang…reject what?

Su Chengyang is rejecting this topic. In her heart, liking Lin Yu would only bring trouble to him.

So, she doesn’t like this topic.

But Xiao Lu didn’t know that.

Seeing the rejection on Su Chengyang’s face, Xiao Lu silently closed her mouth.

Cousin Brother, it’s over.

Huft, it’s not easy for an iron tree to blossom, but unfortunately Chengyang doesn’t have any feelings for him. Even worse, she seems to resist liking him.

Well, it seems like karma has caught up with him.

Although Lin Yu is her cousin brother, she doesn’t want to make Chengyang unhappy. Besides, liking someone is a mysterious thing. If someone doesn’t like you, there’s nothing you can do about it.

The only thing she can do is to persuade her cousin brother to give up and hope that they can still be friends in the future.

Chengyang has no idea what’s going on in her mind, and the two of them didn’t mention Lin Yu again until they get off the plane.

During the filming of the show, Chengyang can clearly feel that Xiao Lu is deliberately avoiding talking about Lin Yu with her. Even when Lin Yu calls to ask about the situation, Xiao Lu stays far away, afraid that Chengyang might hear something.

Chengyang doesn’t know what Xiao Lu is up to and doesn’t pay too much attention to it.

In the fourth episode of the show, Tan Qi, who dealt with her ex-husband and child, returned. The guest invited by the program team was a popular comedian. According to Han Songxue, the comedian took the initiative to participated in the show, making the fourth episode very lively.

After the show was recorded, the guest specifically found Chengyang and invited her to the balcony for a chat.

Chengyang was lost in thought about Xiao Lu, feeling that she had been acting strangely lately, avoiding talking to her about Lin Yu. She didn’t pay much attention to it until Lin Yu recently called to ask for her opinion, and Xiao Lu snatched the phone away and acted as the messenger between them.

Chengyang was lost in thought until the guest called her a few times, snapping her out of her reverie.

“Brother Du?” Chengyang looked at him with confusion.

Brother Du looked hesitant and fidgety, as if he was unsure whether to speak or not.

Su Chengyang said helplessly, “Just say what you want to say.”

“My son… really likes you…” Brother Du found it difficult to say.

“And then?” Su Chengyang asked.

Brother Du coughed dryly, covering his mouth, and said, “He… well, he’s in his final year of high school this year and will be taking the college entrance exam next year. He said if possible… he wants to be friends with you.”

Su Chengyang felt that he was a bit incoherent and didn’t understand his meaning, “Huh?”

Brother Du gritted his teeth and said, “I came to participate in this variety show because of my son. He’s been paying attention to you since two months ago, always staying up late to read your news online. I’m worried that this will affect his studies, so I thought… could you be friends with him? Maybe exchange contact information? He shouldn’t bother you too much.”

Su Chengyang blinked and gradually became surprised, “So you came to the recording just so that I could be friends with your son? To exchange contact information?”

Brother Du nodded awkwardly, “Well, this variety show has been quite popular lately, so I came over.”

Su Chengyang laughed and said, “You don’t have to do this. I am happy to be friends with him.”

Brother Du breathed a sigh of relief and left Su Chengyang’s contact information.

Finally, he hesitantly asked Su Chengyang if they could take a few photos together, and of course Su Chengyang agreed.

Brother Du is completely different in private than he is on the big screen. He is even a bit introverted and doesn’t have much of an ego.

After parting ways with Brother Du, Su Chengyang returned to her room. Xiao Lu was on the phone, reporting their itinerary to Lin Yu. When Su Chengyang pushed open the door, Xiao Lu quickly hung up and flashed her a smile that she thought was flawless.

Su Chengyang: “…”

There’s really no need for that.

“What did Brother Du say?” Xiao Lu attempted to divert attention.

Su Chengyang gave her a deep look and said, “Why have you been avoiding me when you’re talking to Manager Lin on the phone?”

Xiao Lu laughed it off and didn’t admit to anything, “Have I? I haven’t, it’s just your imagination. Why would I avoid you?”

Su Chengyang stared at her and finally couldn’t help but express her long-held suspicion, “Are you afraid that I will like your cousin brother and pester him?”

Su Chengyang knows that people like them, who are wealthy, pay attention to marrying someone of the same background.

Xiao Lu: “?”

I wish you would like my cousin brother and pester him! If you are with my cousin brother, I can just ask you for things I need from him!

Of course, Xiao Lu could not tell Su Chengyang about this.

“Why do you think that way?” Xiao Lu chuckled.

Su Chengyang lowered her gaze and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t bother Manager Lin. I will leave after the contract expires.”

“Don’t… please don’t! My brother… ” Xiao Lu stopped herself abruptly.

Su Chengyang looked at her in confusion, “What about your cousin brother?”

Xiao Lu swallowed, she couldn’t say that she feels like her cousin brother likes Su Chengyang a bit. She was afraid that Su Chengyang would hate her cousin brother after hearing it, and her cousin brother would lose his chance. She was also afraid that her cousin brother would throw her abroad to reunite with her parents if he knew.

After struggling for half a minute, Xiao Lu waved her hand, “It’s nothing. Anyway, it’s not what you said. Let’s go to sleep. We will go home tomorrow.”

Su Chengyang was puzzled. What does that mean?

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1. 夺笋 (duó sǔn) a playful wordplay with 夺声 (duó shēng) which means “to take the limelight”. ↩︎

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In fact, this is the set of actions that Su Chengyang is most used to taking.

Perhaps because of her past experiences, she cannot turn a blind eye to the suffering of others. Therefore, she sincerely hopes that everyone she meets can be loved by life.

But for those who are not worthy, Su Chengyang has no extra kindness.

After hearing Su Chengyang’s words, the crying person on the other end obviously paused.

Su Chengyang didn’t have much patience and said, “If there’s nothing else, I’ll hang up first.”

Hearing that Su Chengyang was about to hang up, Tian Rong’s voice became sharp: “Don’t hang up!”

Su Chengyang moved the phone away and asked, “So what do you want to say?”

Su Chengyang’s cold attitude made Tian Rong realize that her crying had no effect on her. She stopped pretending to be pitiful and directly said, “Su Chengyang, I apologize to you. Both Xiuyi and I are indeed sorry to involve you, but now Xiuyi has received the punishment he deserves. He has legal troubles and debts that he will never be able to pay off in this lifetime. Isn’t this enough?”

“That’s his own fault. What does it have to do with me?” Su Chengyang replied flatly, unmoved.

“Yes, it has nothing to do with you! But he and I have already received the punishment we deserve. Isn’t that enough? Can you please let me go? Can’t you show me some mercy and give me a way out? I promise you that as long as you help me once, I will never appear in front of you again or oppose you! I can swear… I can give you money… This incident has caused too much trouble. If I can’t turn things around, it will really be over for me! I beg you… can I kowtow to you?”

Listening to her plea, Su Chengyang unexpectedly found that she was not moved at all.

She only felt sadness and thought, why didn’t she think twice before acting?

Su Chengyang sighed and said, “It’s too late.”

“If you had said these words to me before the show, maybe I would have helped you, but what you did disgusted me, so I won’t help you. Miss Tian, it’s not that I’m not giving you a way out, it’s that you chose the wrong path.”

“Su Chengyang…”

“Good luck to you.”

After saying that, Su Chengyang hung up the phone.

Looking at the black screen of her phone, Su Chengyang felt a sense of satisfaction, but more than that, she felt a sense of loss.

This time, she seemed to have pushed Tian Rong too far, and she didn’t know if she would be retaliated against by her fans.

Not long after Su Chengyang hung up the phone, Xiao Lu, who she thought had already fallen asleep, suddenly screamed loudly, echoing in the silent villa.

Su Chengyang was in a daze and was startled by her scream.

She sat up in bed and looked terrified at the door. The next moment, Xiao Lu, with messy hair, burst into the room.

“Chengyang! Chengyang! Chengyang!”

Su Chengyang thought something supernatural had happened and looked at her in horror, unconsciously shrinking back a little. “W-What’s wrong?”

“Damn it!” Xiao Lu looked strange.

Su Chengyang’s eyes became hot, “Don’t scare me…”

“My cousin brother, he…”

“What happened to Manager Lin?”

Xiao Lu jumped into her bed, “My cousin brother is so amazing!”

“What?” Su Chengyang looked afraid and confused.

“He posted on Weibo!” Xiao Lu couldn’t be bothered with small talk and grabbed Su Chengyang’s tablet from her bedside, searched for Lin Yu’s name, and pulled up his Weibo.

After clicking on his Weibo, they discovered that he had posted a Weibo a few minutes ago.

Su Chengyang had previously browsed Lin Yu’s Weibo, and the last time he had posted was six months ago to promote his alma mater, with a low number of likes.

However, his latest Weibo had already received nearly 20,000 likes.

The Weibo post contains two video clips, and there is no other explanation provided.

“What’s this?”

Xiao Lu clicked on one of the videos, which seemed to be secretly recorded in some corner. “What else could it be? It’s about what happened between you and Tian Rong that night!”

Su Chengyang furrowed her brow. In the video, Tian Rong approached her with a glass of wine in hand. Although there was some background noise, nobody was speaking at the time, so Tian Rong’s voice was clearly recorded as she apologized and raised the glass to toast her.

From the perspective of the video, the person filming was likely standing near the entrance, and could clearly see Su Chengyang’s face.

In the video, Su Chengyang whispered something to Tian Rong, then downed the contents of her glass.

Tian Rong was momentarily stunned, but then suddenly lashed out. She grabbed the wine bottle from the table, took a gulp from it, slammed the bottle onto the table, and the shattered glass hit Su Chengyang’s food plate, causing her expression to darken.

“Do you know that wasting food is a shameful thing?”

In the end, Su Chengyang’s emotional defenses crumbled as she looked at the food that Han Songxue had given her, now stained with her own blood from her injured finger. Tears fell from her eyes, and then Lin Yu led her out of the room.

Xiao Lu clicked on the second video, which was surveillance footage from the hotel restaurant, and showed the scene that had occurred in the room.

After watching the videos, Su Chengyang looked utterly bewildered. “Where did Manager Lin get these videos?”

Xiao Lu shook her head indicating that she didn’t know, “It should be one of the program’s staff members who took the video. As for the hotel’s surveillance video… My cousin brother has been extremely busy these days. He may have gone back to the hotel to buy it.”

“Ah! What did you say to her at the time? Why was she so angry?”

Su Chengyang shrugged helplessly, “I didn’t say anything, I just didn’t want her to lose face.”

“I have to say, my cousin brother can really hold back. The online comments were so unfavorable to you for the past few days, but he didn’t release the video until tonight.”

Su Chengyang knew that once the video came out, Tian Rong would have no chance of redeeming herself.

She habitually clicked on the comments and scrolled down:

【Translation by the expert lip reader: Baby Chengyang probably said, “I won’t accept your apology, but I’ll drink this glass of wine.” She didn’t want to embarrass Tian Rong too much, so she drank the wine Tian Rong offered her.】

【Oh my god! Is the top comment translation real? Tian Rong is so disgusting, how dare she humiliate my female goose?】

【Hey, a few days ago she was still swearing that the rumors were fake and that she would sue. Now where is she? Speak up! I suggest the female goose sue Tian Rong for defamation!】

【So everything the rumors said was true! Tian Rong just wanted to drag down the entire team of <Travel> to wash herself clean?】

【Ah, Han Songxue and my female goose are so cute, I’m going to be killed by their cuteness.】

【My poor female goose cried when she said she hadn’t eaten enough. How could anyone want to hurt my female goose? Ahh!】

【Seriously, Female Goose and her manager are having a good time! Female Goose acts like a spoiled child who has found a backer.】

【I am about to die from excitement! Did you notice how nervous everyone at the table became when Female Goose got injured? And they didn’t even notice that Tian Rong was also hurt! Did I really find true friendship in the entertainment industry during my lifetime?】

【I knew they had a good relationship since the first episode! I thought everyone except Tan Qi was foolish, but it turns out Tan Qi is also a fool. It must be fun for them to be together.】

【I’m looking forward to tomorrow’s third episode!】

【+1】

. . . . .

Su Chengyang looked at the constantly refreshing comments section and felt a strange feeling in her heart.

She felt like everyone around her loved her.

After Lin Yu’s Weibo post was released, it skyrocketed to the top three hot searches within a few minutes. Netizens were completely boiling, and no one could sleep.

【You guys have no morals to be up so late! Can’t we wait until daytime to reveal any gossip?】

【Woo hoo, I’m so excited I can’t sleep.】

【This is the first time I’ve had this kind of gossip that turns every minute.】

【Get out of the entertainment industry, you scumbags!】

【You can always trust Starlight Entertainment. They will always protect their artists (here refers to artists who are not demons).】

【Starlight Entertainment is awesome! I hope my favorite idol can sign with them too.】

. . . . .

The online public opinion gradually settled, and there was no response from Tian Rong’s side. Everything was considered settled.

In this battle, Starlight Entertainment fought beautifully.

Xiao Lu was too lazy to go back to her room, so she lay next to Su Chengyang and browsed Tian Rong’s super topic, occasionally letting out a few gloating laughs.

Su Chengyang clicked back to her Weibo homepage, and her fans had already exceeded five million, approaching six million.

As a new actor without a representative work, it was almost unprecedented for Su Chengyang to have so many fans.

Since this incident happened, Su Chengyang has not made any response, but at this moment, she urgently wanted to vent her emotions.

She chose a relatively subtle way, like others, by posting nine group photos with the promotional copy of the third phase of the program and the movie <Sludge>.

After selecting the photos, Su Chengyang returned to the editing page, and coincidentally, the only group photo of her and Lin Yu was right in the middle.

Su Chengyang hesitated whether it was too obvious, but then she felt it didn’t matter, after all, it was just a photo.

After posting the Weibo, Su Chengyang’s heart was like water being boiled by a warm fire, constantly boiling, and there was even a moment when she felt that she might, perhaps, never be able to stop boiling.

But so what? She was confident that the water would only boil in her heart.

That night, Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu slept very late.

Early in the morning, they heard a knocking at the door and both woke up groggily from their sleep.

Xiao Lu stayed up later than Su Chengyang the night before and couldn’t even open her eyes, so she let Su Chengyang answer the door.

Su Chengyang rubbed her sleepy eyes and went to the front door. When she opened it, a figure at the doorway made her eyes unable to focus. After realizing that the person was Lin Yu, she awkwardly tugged at her hair and mumbled, “Manager Lin, why are you here?”

Lin Yu was wearing a white suit, carrying a plastic bag filled with delicious smelling buns and holding a flower that Su Chengyang can’t name in one hand.

“I’m here to bring you breakfast,” Lin Yu said.

Su Chengyang invited him in, and Lin Yu put the flower aside and walked into the kitchen with the plastic bag. He put the steamed buns in a plate and placed it on the table.

Seeing Su Chengyang standing stupidly in the same spot, Lin Yu smiled and asked, “Aren’t you hungry? Wash up and change your clothes, then come down and eat.”

“…Oh.”

Su Chengyang turned and went to the bathroom to wash up. By the time she returned to the living room, Xiao Lu had already woken up and was talking to Lin Yu about what had happened last night, asking him how he got the video and surveillance footage.

Lin Yu said, “The video was taken by Miss Tian’s assistant, who I caught in the act. I spent some money to buy it from her. As for the surveillance…that hotel is owned by Jiang Shanqi’s father’s company. She found me a couple of days ago and gave me the footage.”

Xiao Lu was surprised and said, “Jiang Shanqi’s family owns a hotel?”

“I’m not sure, it’s probably just one of their businesses,” Lin Yu replied.

Su Chengyang overheard the conversation between the two people and thought that she should go and thank Jiang Shanqi later.

She found that she had been very lucky since coming to this world, winning without even trying.

This feeling made her feel both at a loss and relaxed at the same time.

Especially when everyone around you is so nice to you, Su Chengyang can’t help but have a thought 一 whether she deserves their kindness or not.

After finishing breakfast together, Lin Yu went back to the company.

According to Xiao Lu, there were many scripts and endorsements that came knocking on their door during this period of time, and Lin Yu had to personally screen them. They might accept a few endorsements first and then consider joining the cast.

Due to the incident last night, the heat for the <Sludge> crew was soaring on Weibo. They timely announced that the filming had wrapped up.

This movie had already been scheduled for mid-November while they were only halfway through the filming. That was why they were so anxious when Tian Rong quit. They needed at least a month for post-editing, dubbing, and a series of promotional activities.

The fourth episode of <Travel> was filmed on the day after the previous episode was aired, so Su Chengyang had nothing to do today.

During the day, she chatted with Jiang Shanqi for a while. Jiang Shanqi said that she couldn’t be contacted for a few days because her manager took away her phone and changed all her social media passwords. She only got them back after reporting to the police.

Since they were going to record the program tomorrow, everyone didn’t have much work to do today. Han Songxue was extremely pleased in the group chat. After Lin Yu’s video was posted last night, her fans increased by more than 400,000, praising her for being particularly cute.

Jiang Shanqi sneered and said, “Sorry, my fans increased almost 700,000 last night.”

Other people in the group also made a lot of money and everyone seemed very happy.

Su Chengyang chatted with Liu Wen and Tang Yue for a while. The two had asked about Su Chengyang’s situation a few days ago, but Su Chengyang hadn’t checked her phone much and hadn’t replied. After receiving her reply, the two smiled and said they had seen the message last night. Finally, Su Chengyang also interacted with Tang Yue on Weibo.

Tang Yue has been doing well recently and the two agreed to go eat street food together when they have time.

In the afternoon, Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu spent time at the gym.

Recently, Lin Yu had not forced her to control her diet much, and as expected, Su Chengyang gained a few pounds.

After spending a few hours at the gym, they returned home near dinner time, and Xiao Lu made some food for them. Then they watched the third episode of <Travel> on the projector.

Coincidentally, at this highly anticipated moment, the video platform they were using went down.

Despite the scheduled broadcast time passing, the third episode of <Travel> had not yet been updated, and angry netizens flooded Weibo with complaints about the video platform.

Finally, amidst the angry criticism of the crowd, the video platform released their third episode, but what surprised everyone was that they actually released two episodes at once! One part and one part below, and the duration of each part was not short!

After the sudden update of two episodes, netizens who had previously cursed the video platform turned around and praised it to the skies.

The third episode began with an advertising segment from a sponsor, then the screen went black, and a string of black numbers began scrolling frantically across the screen, bringing to mind the day when Tan Qi was criticized on a variety show.

“Sister Chengyang, do you think Sister Tan Qi would really do that?”

Qin You’s voice sounded and the next moment, a video appeared on the projection.

Su Chengyang and Qin You were sitting in a car discussing Tan Qi’s affairs.

Barrage:

【Screen-on beauty attack!】

【The female goose is so pretty!】

【Youyu is so obedient in front of her sister, even attending online classes. The child is so serious.】

【Stick to me, my two treasures.】

. . . . .

The two chatted normally for a while, and then the camera showed Tan Qi and Han Songxue slowly approaching the car from outside.

Suddenly, a special effect “Danger is approaching” appeared on the screen.

Hearing Han Songxue’s voice, Su Chengyang jumped out of the car like lightning.

“Sister, don’t worry, I’ll make sure… woo woo!”

Han Songxue hadn’t finished speaking when Su Chengyang covered her mouth and nose and dragged her backwards.

Barrage:

【Hahaha.】

【Han Songxue, don’t say anything, you’re definitely adding fuel to the fire.】

【Female Goose is so prescient.】

. . . . .

Su Chengyang dragged the person to the back to criticize and educate her before returning to the carriage.

The barrage burst into laughter.

There weren’t many shots of the guests on their way to the destination.

When they arrived at their destination, the assistant director introduced them to the special effects of Sichuan, and everyone tempted Qi Fu, the big muscular man, to speak Sichuanese words with repeated syllables. The barrage went crazy, and Su Chengyang almost didn’t recognize the word “ha.”

But during the game before dinner, when the others cooperated with Tan Qi to confess what had happened to her in the game, everyone couldn’t help but shed tears.

After dinner, everyone returned to their rooms. Nine different camera angles were given, and each guest was watching Weibo in their room, wanting to know the netizens’ attitude towards Tan Qi’s confession as soon as possible, because it meant whether Tan Qi could continue to stay on the show.

“What are they saying? Are they cursing at me?” Tan Qi threw her phone aside and asked anxiously.

Manager: “They cursed at you.”

“…How many?”

“Quite a lot.”

“What did they curse about?”

“They said you have water in your brain.”

“If you’re going to be a loser, then don’t aim for the top-tier.”

Tan Qi: “?”

Barrage:

【Hahaha, LOL】

【You guys have taken all the bamboo shoots on the mountain¹.】

【These netizens are too harsh.】

【I hope Sister Tan Qi can send the scumbag to prison.】

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1. It can be used to express dissatisfaction with a situation where one feels that they have missed out on an opportunity because someone else has already taken it. The sentence is often used in a lighthearted or joking manner, and may also imply a sense of admiration for the person who was able to take advantage of the situation. ↩︎

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“Jiang Shanqi has also become a hot search!” Xiao Lu suddenly screamed, startling Su Chengyang, who was on high alert.

“Shanqi?” Su Chengyang’s attention was immediately diverted as she leaned in front of Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu clicked on Jiang Shanqi’s entry, which was a Weibo post she had made two minutes ago.

“What the hell! She’s going to sue Qingyan Entertainment!” Xiao Lu excitedly patted Su Chengyang’s shoulder, causing her to gasp and press her hand down.

“Qingyan Entertainment illegally used her private social media account to publish false statements, causing her mental distress. She wants to terminate her contract with Qingyan Entertainment!” Xiao Lu hugged Su Chengyang in excitement. “Chengyang, Jiang Shanqi is helping you!”

Su Chengyang was struggling to breathe under her grip and coughed several times before wriggling out from under her arm, “Calm down.”

“I can’t calm down! Jiang Shanqi is so amazing! She dares to confront Qingyan Entertainment at this critical moment! I’m sorry, I actually cursed her in my heart before.”

Although an artist’s social media account has always been considered private, most talent agencies take control of their artists’ accounts. Even statements made by artists on their accounts require approval from their agencies. However, legally, social media accounts have always been considered private!

Qingyan Entertainment’s use of her account to publish statements caused a significant uproar, which has already infringed on Jiang Shanqi’s rights!

She is not trying to terminate her contract with Qingyan Entertainment, but rather wants to regain her freedom by suing them. She doesn’t even need to pay any breach of contract fees!

Internet users didn’t expect the successive heavy news. After only less than ten minutes, Tian Rong’s name appeared on the trending search list, and Jiang Shanqi also appeared on the list, even in a higher position than Tian Rong!

After Jiang Shanqi posted on Weibo, the internet exploded.

【OMG! Is this the benefit of staying up late?】

【Help! I can’t wrap my head around what this means.】

【Qingyan Entertainment stole Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo to support Tian Rong?? And Jiang Shanqi said it was a rumor?】

【OMG, so exciting! Is Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo post false? Is it true that Tian Rong really paid for herself to be in the <Travel> program and hurt Su Chengyang’s hand?】

【Wow, this gossip is getting bigger and bigger!】

【Jiang Shanqi posted on Weibo at this time to support Su Chengyang! Oh my god, how good must Su Chengyang’s character be to cause a falling out between fellow actors!】

【Sima marketing account¹! I advise Starlight Entertainment to protect their artists and sue directly! My girl is only eighteen years old, to hell with your mistresses, idiot!】

【OMG, I’ve found true friendship! Everyone, take a look at the Weibo of the guests in <Travel>!】

Upon seeing this Weibo, Xiao Lu took Su Chengyang’s phone and searched for the keyword <Travel> on Weibo. There were several related accounts recommended on the square, all of whom were guests.

Xiao Lu scrolled down and saw Tan Qi, Han Songxue, Song Mingan, Qi Fu… Almost all the guests posted on Weibo at the same time, as if they had agreed in advance. The text was promoting the broadcast time of the third episode, but the photos were a group picture of all of them, except for Tian Rong.

【I’m going crazy!!!】

【They’re really popular! The public opinion towards female goose is really bad now! I was really worried, but as soon as I saw their Weibo, I cried.】

【Their relationship is really good. You could tell from the first episode. I’m so touched! I want friends like that too!】

【I’m crying…Shan Qi left the company because of Baby Chengyang. I felt like she really liked her since the first episode. Baby is really good…】

【I declare! Even if Su Chengyang took Tian Rong’s role, it’s her own fault! Female goose’s acting is much better than hers. Everyone with eyes should choose female goose!】

【Who can understand this kind of feeling! Even Shen Fu, who hasn’t posted on Weibo for hundreds of years, posted. I’m so moved.】

【Everyone in the group of <Travel> is amazing!】

. . . . .

“Chengyang, they all posted on Weibo.”

Perhaps influenced by the comments from netizens, Xiao Lu’s eyes also started to feel hot.

Su Chengyang stared blankly at her phone screen, feeling a little sore in her nose.

What’s going on… Why are all the people she meets so good…

Lin Yu, Xiao Lu, Jiang Shanqi, Han Songxue… everyone is.

Did God see that she had a hard time in the past, so He sent these people to be by her side?

The entire cast of <Travel> expressed their support for Su Chengyang in a post, which appeared on the trending topics in just a few minutes, and the heat continued to rise. Tian Rong’s entry has been pushed down and no one cares.

Tian Rong saw that the trending topics were taken over by the cast of <Travel>, and her nose was crooked with anger.

Originally, after her name appeared on the trending topics, public opinion had completely shifted to her side, but she didn’t expect Jiang Shanqi, that wretched person, to post a statement to sue Qingyan Entertainment at this time! This was clearly intentional opposition to her!

Now the public’s attention is all focused on the entire cast of <Travel>, and no one is clicking on her entry! She is going to fail!

If she cannot reverse public opinion today, she will never have a chance to turn things around again!

She absolutely cannot allow such a thing to happen!

There must be a way… there must be a way…

“Sister Sen, keep buying! We must surpass their position!”

Sister Sen’s face turned pale, “We can’t get up, we’ve been pushed down.”

“What does that mean?”

“Someone paid to remove our trending topic.”

Tian Rong’s eyes widened with anger. “Pay more! Keep adding money! Bring the trend back…”

Sister Sen shook her head helplessly. “I already asked. They said it’s not possible. The people who removed our trend are untouchable.”

Tian Rong’s body trembled. “Who did it?”

“Starlight Entertainment.”

Tian Rong’s face turned pale and she fell back onto her chair.

Her hand, which was already wounded, began to bleed again, but she couldn’t feel the pain.

“Starlight Entertainment… Starlight Entertainment… Lin Yu…”

It’s him…It must be him…

No one else would do this…

Just then, Sister Sen’s phone rang.

She answered in a daze and her face turned even paler after hearing the voice on the other end.

“Over… It’s over…”

Tian Rong’s face turned pale, “What?”

Sister Sen’s eyes were red, and her voice trembled, “The crew of <Sludge> posted on Weibo.”

Tian Rong’s eyes clouded over, and she stared blankly.

“What?”

Sister Sen let her arms drop and her lips quivering, “The content of the Weibo is about the timeline of your removal from the cast and your attendance at the drinking party. This time, it’s all over…”

Sister Sen seemed to lose her strength and sat back two steps on the sofa, “Ah Rong, I’ve warned you more than once not to go against Su Chengyang. We need to win her over and the Starlight Entertainment behind her. We were not on the right side of this matter, and it was only a matter of time before we crashed.”

After speaking, Sister Sen let out a deep sigh.

There was a moment of silence in the room.

Tian Rong gritted her teeth, and tears as big as beans slid down her cheeks.

“There’s still a chance…there must be a chance…”

She suddenly threw herself at Sister Sen’s feet and holding onto her legs like a last straw of salvation, “Sister, there must be a way, there must be a way! We can still make up for it if we don’t admit it and let it pass. We can make plans again, and I can still get roles and stand up again, right? There must be a chance!”

Sister Sen shook her head wearily, “Ah Rong, we have gone too far. Lin Yu won’t let us go. You know, we can’t afford to offend either him or Starlight Entertainment. So many brands’ endorsements worldwide can only enter the Chinese market through Starlight Entertainment. You were too impulsive, and in the end, you also implicated the company…”

“No, no…the chairman said he would help me. He will help me settle things and get resources for me. I did so much for him…he won’t give up on me! Let’s think of another way…there must be a way!” Tian Rong cried.

After all, this was an artist that she had brought up herself. Sister Sen’s eyes became hot with tears as she said, “You didn’t spread the rumors. Even if you were fired by the <Sludge> crew, as long as you can get Su Chengyang to cooperate with you and forgive you, she admits that this matter has nothing to do with you, and your relationship with her is still good, maybe you still have a chance. But do you think she will do that?”

Tian Rong was crying hysterically and couldn’t stand up straight. She had already sacrificed too much to stay in the entertainment industry. She knew that because of Yang Xiuyi’s situation, her popularity had plummeted. So she was desperate to get back into the audience’s view. She would go drinking with people, sleep with them, do anything to get resources! She made the chairman happy and he promised her an international brand endorsement. But the brand was worried that her relationship with Yang Xiuyi would tarnish their image, so they asked her to clean up her image.

Perhaps because of the chairman’s promise, she actually thought that she could keep herself safe no matter what happened. That’s why she was reckless in whitewashing herself and offended so many people. But now Sister Sem told her it was all over! It meant that the company had given up on her and the chairman had given up on her. She would never have a chance to turn things around!

But she had already sacrificed so much, and she was unwilling to be pinned down here. She would do anything to continue her career in the entertainment industry!

She clung tightly to Sister Sen’s pants, as if burning her bridges, “I’ll go beg her! I’ll do anything to get her forgiveness! I can do it, I really can. Don’t give up on me…don’t give up on me…”

Sister Sen looked down at her with a complicated expression, “Ah Rong, if only you had known, why did you do it?”

“I… ” Tian Rong buried her face in her hands and sobbed uncontrollably, “I’m just unwilling. I really like Xiuyi…I really do!”

Sister Sen sighed and covered her eyes with her hand, “Go try. I’ll make sure the company gives you another chance.”

“Okay, okay…”

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Su Chengyang was chatting with others on WeChat when Jiang Shanqi, who had disappeared without a trace, came back.

Han Songxue was screaming in the group chat:【Jiang Shanqi, you’re my goddess!! Awesome!!】

【You actually dared to confront Qingyan Entertainment! You’re really amazing!】

Other guests in the group also echoed with a few words, even Shen Fu, who usually stayed out of their conversations, couldn’t help but exclaim with two exclamation marks.

Jiang Shanqi sent an eye-rolling emoji and said:【Can you please stop? It’s annoying.】

Han Songxue:【Jiang Shanqi is awesome!】

Jiang Shanqi:【…】

Su Chengyang was just about to ask Jiang Shanqi a few questions when Xiao Lu frantically slapped her thigh next to her.

“What’s wrong?” Su Chengyang looked puzzled.

Xiao Lu was very excited, “The <Sludge> drama crew has posted on Weibo that they’ve replaced Tian Rong! There are many chat records and her schedule inside. While everyone was waiting for her to shoot the drama, she was attending a party with the company leaders. There are also students from the university town who revealed that the drama crew had been holding auditions at the school but had not found anyone satisfactory. Someone recognized you from your clothes and said that you were walking around in the university town. It seems like the screenwriter encountered you by chance.”

Su Chengyang was a little surprised and glanced at her phone. The first sentence of the <Sludge> official account was, “Tian Rong, we have tolerated you for a long time.”

“Oh, and the actor who caused you to be hospitalized when filming has also reposted the news about Tian Rong being replaced.”

The situation had developed far beyond Su Chengyang’s expectations. She leaned on Xiao Lu’s shoulder and read through the comments of netizens on her phone.

【OMG! Are these online marketing accounts appearing to support Tian Rong and come to her aid, but in reality, is she trying to manipulate the situation and attack Chengyang?】

【My god, she hates her so much!】

【When I saw this part, I really laughed out loud. Poor Chengyang was so innocent. The crew pulled her to the rescue, but she ended up in trouble.】

【So Tian Rong wanted to use this incident to clear her name and drag Chengyang and the entire crew of <Travel> down with her?】

【Is there any gossip? Is there any gossip? I can’t sleep for fear of missing the most exciting part!】

【(Whispering) Tian Rong just left Qingyan Entertainment. She participated in the variety show to clear her name and stir up a sisterhood with Chengyang, but Chengyang didn’t agree. So she ended up playing the victim to gain sympathy (little did she know that no one cared because the guests on <Travel> lacked emotional intelligence). The reason why Chengyang’s company hasn’t responded to the online rumors these days is that they received news that Tian Rong is brewing something big and waiting for them to expose it. There will be more gossip later tonight, so nobody should go to bed early. Also, Chengyang is really kind and treats her assistant like a friend. Their relationship is enviable, and working with her is a real pleasure! But she really loves to eat meat and sometimes cries over it, which is especially cute! She deserves to be loved by everyone! I hope to see her on the world stage someday.】

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Su Chengyang looked at the online comments from netizens and couldn’t help but feel a bit amused and annoyed.

Xiao Lu said, “See, the netizens have sharp eyes! Of course, our little Chengyang is worth liking.”

Su Chengyang felt a bit embarrassed by her words, “Don’t talk nonsense.”

“How is it nonsense? Look at my brother…”

Before Xiao Lu could finish her sentence, Su Chengyang’s phone rang.

She picked it up and saw that it was a call from Lin Yu.

Xiao Lu bumped her shoulder maliciously and asked, “Why did my cousin brother call you so late?”

“Surely it’s because of work.”

Xiao Lu jumped out of bed and said, “You guys talk, I’m going back to my room.”

After that, she closed the door for Su Chengyang.

Su Chengyang chuckled as she watched Xiao Lu’s hasty departure, then answered the phone a few seconds later.

“Brother Lin.”

On the other end of the phone, Lin Yu lowered his voice and asked, “Are you asleep?”

“Not yet.”

Su Chengyang paused for a moment and asked, “Brother Lin, did you arrange everything with Shanqi and the others beforehand?”

Tian Rong’s name appeared in the hot search, followed by Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo accusing Qingyan Entertainment of infringing on her rights. Shortly thereafter, Han Songxue and others also posted on Weibo to promote it. The program group of <Sludge> also posted on Weibo at the same time, which was obviously not a coincidence.

Lin Yu responded with a sound of agreement.

Su Chengyang lowered her head and said in a whisper, “Why didn’t you tell me? Only Xiao Lu and I didn’t know.”

Lin Yu didn’t tell Xiao Lu, knowing her character of being unable to keep things to herself. After telling Xiao Lu, she would immediately tell her.

Lin Yu smiled warmly and said, “Because I want to gain your trust, I can handle all your affairs. You don’t need to worry about anything when you are with me.”

Su Chengyang’s heart trembled, her throat tightened, and she didn’t know how to react for a moment.

Help, Lin Yu… How could he be so good at this?

Su Chengyang even suspected that he knew her thoughts and deliberately lured her to speak them out, and then kicked her away.

Su Chengyang held her breath, afraid that her nervous heartbeat would be heard by Lin Yu through the phone. She said in a muffled voice, “I have always trusted you.”

Lin Yu smiled, “Then trust me even more.”

Su Chengyang felt that her phone was too hot, which made her face hot too, or maybe it was Lin Yu’s voice that was too close, too soft, and too gentle, making her confused.

She took the phone away and asked, “It’s so late, is there anything you want to talk to me about?”

Lin Yu said, “Tian Rong contacted me.”

“What?” Su Chengyang looked confused.

“She wants to apologize to you. Can I give her your phone number?”

Upon hearing this, Su Chengyang fell silent.

She didn’t know what Lin Yu was thinking right now, but her thoughts were clear.

“Brother Lin, please give her my phone number, but I won’t accept her apology. I… am not that kind.”

Lin Yu chuckled, “Chengyang, I should have told you that this time, I won’t let her go. So, you don’t need to forgive her. Besides, not actively harming others is the healthiest kindness. I’ll give her your phone number, don’t waste too much time, rest early. What do you want to eat tomorrow morning? I’ll bring it over.”

Lin Yu said a lot, and Su Chengyang hadn’t fully reacted yet, but she heard his last sentence and replied subconsciously, “Xiaolongbao.”

“Okay, goodnight, see you tomorrow.”

“See you tomorrow…”

After hanging up the phone, Su Chengyang was still immersed in Lin Yu’s gentle tone.

She couldn’t help rubbing her hot cheeks with her hand, what should she do… it seemed that she was liking Lin Yu more and more.

Not long after Lin Yu hung up, a strange phone call came in.

Su Chengyang guessed it should be Tian Rong and didn’t answer directly. She waited for the phone to ring for almost ten seconds before answering calmly.

“Hello…” There was a hoarse voice on the other end of the phone, with a strong nasal tone, “Is this Chengyang?”

When she asked, Su Chengyang felt that the other person was about to cry.

“Yes,” Su Chengyang said.

“I’m Tian Rong… I’m sorry…”

Before she finished speaking, Tian Rong began to cry softly.

Certainly, Su Chengyang was accustomed to being kind to others and couldn’t bear to see them cry in front of her. However, for those who repeatedly crossed the line and hurt her and her friends, Su Chengyang had no patience.

Hearing the sobbing of a woman, Su Chengyang smiled.

“Sorry, I’m not falling for this.”

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1. 司马营销号 (Sī mǎ yíng xiāo hào) It is a play on words that combines the name of the ancient Chinese historian Sima Qian (司马迁) with the modern term “marketing account” (营销号). The term is often used to describe social media accounts or online platforms that specialize in marketing or advertising, particularly those that use sensational or exaggerated headlines and content to attract clicks and followers. These accounts are often criticized for spreading fake news or manipulating public opinion. ↩︎

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Due to a recent incident, Su Chengyang’s popularity among the public is very high, so online comments almost unanimously blame Tian Rong.

Tian Rong and her agency are facing a huge online public opinion storm, but they did not respond immediately, perhaps thinking about what countermeasures to take, or simply not knowing how to refute the accusations.

Because both the <Travel> program’s Weibo and the Weibo of that influencer are based on facts.

Just as Tian Rong and her agency were being criticized online, Tian Rong lightly issued a lawyer’s letter, saying that she would sue netizens who spread rumors and made personal attacks on her.

However, her approach is obviously just a temporary measure to calm down her fans. Apart from her fans on Weibo, no one has been affected by this lawyer’s letter. The people who should be criticized are still criticizing.

“Tsk tsk.” Xiao Lu shook her head as she looked at the lawyer’s letter Tian Rong had sent out. “So she’s only good at talking tough? Was she relying on not being recorded on camera at that time?”

Su Chengyang got up and washed her face in the bathroom. When she came back, Xiao Lu was frowning and she didn’t know what she was looking at.

Su Chengyang asked in confusion, “What’s wrong?”

Xiao Lu tightened her eyebrows and said, “Jiang Shanqi posted on Weibo.”

Su Chengyang paused, “What did she say?”

Xiao Lu replied, “She’s speaking up for Tian Rong.”

“They are in the same agency, so it’s understandable that she would speak up for her. What did she say?”

“She said it was a misunderstanding and that nothing happened between you and Tian Rong. From the way she spoke, it seems like she’s implying that you’re belittling Tian Rong in your marketing strategy.”

Su Chengyang frowned.

Xiao Lu continued, “I don’t think she should have done that. Even if Jiang Shanqi wants to defend Tian Rong, she shouldn’t speak up during this sensitive time. If the program doesn’t help restore Tian Rong’s image, it will also affect her. She should remain silent for now.”

Su Chengyang was also a bit puzzled. Although Jiang Shanqi had a cold personality, she was not a person who couldn’t distinguish right from wrong. If she really wanted to defend Tian Rong, she wouldn’t have let Tian Rong be in such an embarrassing situation during the show.

Moreover, as Xiao Lu said, the situation with Tian Rong was not clear at the moment. If she speaks up to support Tian Rong now, wouldn’t she be inviting trouble for herself?

Su Chengyang felt that something was not right, so she went back to her room and took out her phone.

By the time she got her phone, there were already many messages on WeChat, including ones from Liu Wen and Tang Yue, as well as other guests.

Su Chengyang clicked into the program group chat, where Han Songxue was frantically tagging Jiang Shanqi, asking her what she meant and why she was backstabbing Su Chengyang.

Jiang Shanqi still hadn’t shown up, and Qin You and Tan Qi were trying to persuade Han Songxue to calm down.

Su Chengyang saw Tan Qi’s name in the chatbox and couldn’t help but sigh. What was happening with them? Just as Tan Qi’s matter was not completely resolved, something happened to Su Chengyang.

Su Chengyang:【@Han Songxue, calm down. Don’t forget that Shanqi and Miss Tian are from the same agency, and she has a contract with them.】

Han Songxue:【But… is she stupid? Posting on Weibo now is just asking for trouble, isn’t it? If it’s the company’s requirement, then are they planning to temporarily protect Tian Rong and ignore Jiang Shanqi’s future? Damn, are they crazy?】

Su Chengyang:【I don’t know, but her Weibo post didn’t have much impact on me, it had a greater impact on herself.】

Han Songxue:【Damn, does this fool not want to continue in the entertainment industry?】

Because of Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo post, this matter has entered a stalemate. Half of the people are still criticizing Tian Rong, while the other half are watching from the sidelines.

They believe that the incident with Yang Xiuyi has nothing to do with Tian Rong, and that Tian Rong did not participate in the program to intentionally disgust Su Chengyang. She was only there because it was her job. However, Su Chengyang isolated Tian Rong along with the other guests of <Travel> due to personal grudges.

When the public opinion had slightly eased, some marketing accounts began to release behind-the-scenes photos of the third episode of <Travel> online. In the photos, Tian Rong kept her distance from the other guests and had a bandage wrapped around her hand that was visibly more severe than Su Chengyang’s finger injury. As a result, public opinion began to gradually shift towards Tian Rong’s side.

【I’m like a jumping jack in a melon field, in just a few days, there are so many twists and turns. It’s so exciting.】

【I’m tired of seeing Su Chengyang’s name these days. She’s a rotten melon! Pah!】

【What kind of twist is this? Su Chengyang and the entire group of guests and staff of <Travel> isolated Tian Rong together. Everyone else went up in the cable car, while they made the ambassador climb up by herself. It’s really disgusting.】

【Tian Rong’s hand injury seems to be very serious. What about that idiot account? Did Tian Rong injure Su Chengyang’s hand? Did she injure her own hand after injuring Su Chengyang’s?】

【I support Tian Rong in suing the melon account for spreading rumors!】

【Suing the account is not enough. Didn’t they say there’s a main culprit? Let’s sue them together.】

【Jiang Shanqi, the good disciple of China, is standing up under the pressure of the program group and public opinion to help clarify for Tian Rong!】

. . . . .

During the heated argument online, Su Chengyang didn’t idle around. She worked with Zhang Hong, the screenwriter, to reshoot some scenes on set for a few days.

Originally, Su Chengyang’s scenes had already been filmed a few days ago. However, Zhang Hong inexplicably added a character who looked exactly like Yun Xiaoxi to the script, with the aim of pushing the male lead to complete his final revenge in the later stages.

The script had already decided on the final ending, where the male lead ultimately avenged Yun Xiaoxi and shot himself.

During the few days of reshooting, Su Chengyang didn’t see Lin Yu again. It was said that he was busy preparing for the public opinion after the airing of the third episode of the <Travel> program, and asked Su Chengyang not to go online or make any statements for the time being.

On this day, Su Chengyang finished filming and was on her way home with Xiao Lu.

Xiao Lu said, “You haven’t responded for the past few days. There are more and more unfavorable comments about you online. Cousin Brother… I don’t know what he’s thinking. He clearly has the evidence that proves Tian Rong was the one who injured someone, but he doesn’t want to make it public yet. He says he wants to wait until the public opinion reaches a certain height before releasing it.”

Su Chengyang looked up from her phone and said, “Because public opinion is a double-edged sword. Manager Lin is probably waiting for Tian Rong to take the next step. When public opinion reaches its peak, he will throw this bomb out.”

To prevent Su Chengyang from being distracted, Lin Yu asked her to temporarily uninstall Weibo and not go online. Su Chengyang didn’t really care about other people’s comments, so she didn’t pay much attention to this matter. Only occasionally, Xiao Lu would mention it. Su Chengyang didn’t need to worry about anything except filming, as Lin Yu handled everything else.

However, since Jiang Shanqi’s Weibo post, it was as if she had disappeared from the world. No one could reach her, which made Su Chengyang somewhat uneasy.

Tomorrow is the airing of the third episode of the <Travel> program. Whether Tian Rong can turn things around remains to be seen from the audience’s reaction after the program is broadcast.

That night, Lin Yu took Su Chengyang out for some barbecue.

During the meal, Lin Yu said, “Before the program airs, Miss Tian Rong should try to regain control of public opinion. It’s related to the movie you recently acted in.”

Su Chengyang buried her head and ate meat, and when she heard this, she was stunned for a moment. ” <Sludge>? “

The name of the drama that Su Chengyang accepted was called <Sludge>.

Lin Yu used a knife and fork to cut the steak into small pieces and naturally put a few pieces in Su Chengyang’s plate. Throughout the evening, Su Chengyang had not picked up the tongs once. Lin Yu had cooked the food and served it to her plate. She only focused on eating.

“Brother!” Xiao Lu raised her head dissatisfiedly, “You’re biased. Why are you only giving the food to Chengyang?”

Lin Yu glanced at her and said, “What’s the rush?”

Then he also put two pieces into Xiao Lu’s plate but didn’t eat much himself.

Lin Yu said, “Hmm, I didn’t think it was necessary to tell you before.”

“What?” Su Chengyang picked up the steak and asked vaguely.

“Yun Xiaoxi’s character was originally played by Tian Rong, but she delayed filming because of a few drinking sessions and ended up quitting,” Lin Yu explained.

Su Chengyang was surprised and said, “It’s her! Jiang Shanqi mentioned it to me before, saying that she quit to please the investors.”

“Yes, she wanted to be a spokesperson for certain fashion brand,” Lin Yu said.

Su Chengyang swallowed the food in her mouth and hesitated a bit before asking, “Brother Lin, do you know how Jiang Shanqi is doing? I haven’t been able to contact her.”

During this time, it was Lin Yu who had been dealing with this matter, so he should have some news about Jiang Shanqi.

Lin Yu nodded and used tongs to put a piece of bacon into Su Chengyang’s plate, slowly saying, “She’s okay, just busy terminating her contract with Qingyan Entertainment and hasn’t gotten her social media accounts back yet.”

Su Chengyang was surprised, “Terminating her contract? Is she doing it forcibly? Will she have to pay a penalty?”

Lin Yu smiled and didn’t say directly, instead teasing, “You’ll know when the time comes.”

Su Chengyang: “…”

Although she didn’t know what Jiang Shanqi was up to, knowing that she was okay still put Su Chengyang at ease.

Xiao Lu, a transparent person, felt unlucky and watched the two of them surrounded by an atmosphere that no one else could break. She quietly took another pair of tongs and started to cook her own food.

Alas! He’s already treating her with such care and attention, even though nothing significant has happened yet. If something really were to happen, Lin Yu would not have any consideration for his cousin anymore.

Just admit that he likes her. Last time she asked, he didn’t admit it.

Su Chengyang was sent back home by Lin Yu after eating her fill. It was already dark outside, and when she turned around, she realized that the direction Lin Yu’s car was heading was not towards his own home. She couldn’t help but ask curiously, “Where else is Manager Lin going?”

Xiao Lu burped and said, “Where else? The company.”

“Company? It’s already dark outside.”

“Everyone in the PR department has to work overtime tonight. He definitely won’t be able to leave work either.”

There was a hint of shock on Su Chengyang’s face when she heard this, knowing that it was related to her and Tian Rong’s situation. She sighed and returned to her room with Xiao Lu.

Lin Yu and the PR department are working overtime tonight to prevent any potential trouble from Qingyan Entertainment, especially since the third episode of <Travel> will be aired tomorrow.

After finishing her night-time routine, Su Chengyang downloaded Weibo again.

By 11 pm, some accounts had already posted about a big scandal that would be exposed tonight, using keywords such as Su Chengyang’s initials “scy” and the crew of “Sludge”.

Tan Qi heard the news somewhere and messaged Su Chengyang, warning her to be prepared as Tian Rong might take action tonight.

Su Chengyang thanked her and asked about Tan Qi’s ex-husband, to which Tan Qi replied that there were no major problems and that the next episode could be filmed as usual.

After exchanging pleasantries, Tan Qi left.

Since there were no updates on Weibo, Su Chengyang left and watched some videos for a while.

Just as she was watching a video of a famous internet celebrity checking in at a Korean restaurant, Xiao Lu suddenly screamed, “Holy一, Tian Rong is trending!”

In the last two minutes approaching midnight, Tian Rong’s name suddenly appeared as the 17^th trending topic.

Regarding this kind of sudden trending topic, netizens unanimously believed that there was some big news.

Su Chengyang quickly exited the video software and was about to check on Weibo when Xiao Lu ran over from the opposite side barefoot.

She jumped into Su Chengyang’s bed and the glow from her phone reflected on her face, looking unusually excited.

Su Chengyang was startled by her sudden arrival and almost dropped her phone. She turned her head and borrowed her phone to see, “What’s the content?”

Xiao Lu scrolled to the 17^th trending topic, which only had Tian Rong’s name in the title. After she clicked into it, it turned out to be a Weibo post from a marketing account.

“What is this?” Xiao Lu frowned and concentrated.

The Weibo post from the marketing account had nothing to do with Tian Rong. The content was about a screenwriter with the surname Zhang who changed a character during filming and recommended their underground lover to the production team. The attached picture was a photo of Zhang and their lover talking at the filming location.

“Damn it!” Xiao Lu suddenly cursed in anger. “Chengyang, the person in the photo is you.”

She clicked on the photo, and Su Chengyang saw the woman’s outfit in the picture. It was the same clothes she wore in the university town that day, and she even asked Xiao Lu to take a photo of her and post it on Weibo.

“Is this Tian Rong’s big move?” Su Chengyang was almost amused by the situation.

“Is she an idiot?”

Xiao Lu clicked on the comments section and finally saw Tian Rong’s name. It was the account’s own reply, and both overtly and covertly, people were saying that Su Chengyang got Tian Rong’s role through connections. Tian Rong appeared on the program <Travel> because the company required it. She didn’t want to make a big deal out of it and tried to show goodwill towards Su Chengyang. However, she didn’t expect that Su Chengyang would not accept it and even turned around to blame her. Tian Rong had originally planned to endure it silently, but as a bystander, he couldn’t stand by and decided to expose the matter.

“Damn, this is so shameless. How come you are so good at distorting the truth? Why didn’t you go to the Beautiful Country¹ to become a journalist?” Xiao Lu cursed while scrolling down.

The originally small number of comments instantly skyrocketed, and the screen full of question marks made Su Chengyang’s eyes hurt.

【? ? ?】

【Is this true?】

【Sister, are you blind? Being someone’s mistress?】

【? ? Foolish marketing account!】

【? ? Two pictures and she’s someone’s mistress?】

【Foolish marketing account!】

One moment, Su Chengyang saw all the comments cursing the marketing account, but after Xiao Lu refreshed the page, all the criticism disappeared, and the comment section changed its tone:

【Oh, I’ve always thought Su Chengyang wasn’t a good person. They really should investigate that incident with Yang Xiuyi.】

【Su Chengyang is so disgusting, stealing someone’s boyfriend and role, and even trying to shift the blame in the end.】

【Everyone can go to Tian Rong’s super topic to clarify. Tian Rong has always been a victim. Please don’t hurt her anymore!】

【Tian Rong’s super topic has clarified it. She has always been a victim!】

【Su Chengyang is disgusting, Su Chengyang should die…】

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Xiao Lu is so angry that she wants to smash her phone.

Su Chengyang looked at the curses and showing no expressions from start to finish.

She knew that the current situation was not good for her, because Tian Rong’s purpose in doing this was not afraid of Su Chengyang or the <Sludge> program group clarifying, but her goal was just to use this opportunity to whiten herself.

The person who posted on Weibo was not Tian Rong, but a “passerby.” Even if Su Chengyang can clarify in the end, she can still come out and say, “I had to cancel the role for various reasons. I didn’t expect this to be taken advantage of by someone with malicious intent.” She might even hypocritically apologize to Su Chengyang. But by then, Tian Rong’s goal had been achieved. She had cleared her name and could really turn the tables. After the third episode of the show airs, Su Chengyang and other guests will isolate her, and it will become a sharp weapon in her hand to stab Su Chengyang and others.

After realizing this, Su Chengyang was angrier than ever before.

How many people did Tian Rong sacrifice to clear her name?

The entire crew of <Travel>, including guests, including her junior sister Jiang Shanqi, and even the entire crew of <Sludge>!

Su Chengyang really didn’t expect that Tian Rong could be so unscrupulous in order to turn the tables.

It is not an exaggeration to say that at this moment, Su Chengyang was so angry that she was trembling all over.

Su Chengyang took a deep breath, opened her phone, and entered Weibo.

She absolutely could not let Tian Rong turn the tables on so many people, absolutely not.

Although Su Chengyang was very angry, her mind was extremely calm.

Lin Yu should have a plan. She can’t cause trouble right now. With her own abilities, she definitely can’t do much, but she believes in Lin Yu.

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TL/Note: Today, I will also upload 5 chapters at once.

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Lin Yu carefully cleaned her wound, put on a plaster, and reminded her, “Don’t get your finger wet for the next couple of days.”

Su Chengyang obediently nodded, “Can I go back to eat now?”

Lin Yu looked at her and said, “No.”

Su Chengyang’s face fell.

“What do you want to eat? I’ll have Lu Yin bring it over, and we’ll eat here,” he said.

Su Chengyang’s eyes lit up, looking particularly cute with her cheeks still a little flushed from crying earlier, “I want to eat a bowl of beef noodle, with two pieces of meat!” she said.

Lin Yu couldn’t help but want to laugh at her silly expression. He subconsciously reached out to touch her head, but when his hand was halfway there, he saw Su Chengyang bow her head as if avoiding him.

Lin Yu’s movement paused, and he immediately realized his mistake. He turned and took out his phone from the pocket of Su Chengyang’s coat hanging on her shoulder, then walked a short distance away to call Xiao Lu.

Su Chengyang saw Lin Yu’s series of actions and scolded herself in her heart for being so embarrassed. Just a moment ago, she thought Lin Yu was trying to touch her head, so she suddenly avoided his gaze. But it turned out that she had been overthinking it. Lin Yu just wanted to get his phone!

After a while, Lin Yu finished the call and returned to Su Chengyang’s side.

Su Chengyang wanted to return his coat, but Lin Yu stopped her, “It’s cold outside. Keep it on.”

“What about you?”

“I’m not cold.”

Su Chengyang blinked at him and wanted to suggest that they could go back to their room to eat so they wouldn’t be cold.

But for some reason, she didn’t want to bring it up.

While they waited for Xiao Lu to deliver their noodles, Lin Yu sat with her at the table.

Su Chengyang remembered the recent incident and hesitated for a long time before asking, “What about Tian Rong’s situation? It doesn’t have anything to do with Songxue and the others, but there were still many staff members at the scene. If it gets out, will it have a negative impact?”

Lin Yu said casually, “Did you do something wrong?”

Su Chengyang looked at him suspiciously, unable to distinguish whether he was being sarcastic or asking seriously, so she asked back, “So should I… have done something wrong or not?”

Lin Yu: “…”

Lin Yu paused for a moment and decided to phrase the question differently, “Do you think you did something wrong?”

Su Chengyang nodded honestly, “I don’t think so.”

“Since you did nothing wrong, why worry about the negative impact if the matter gets out? It should be Miss Tian Rong who should be worried,” Lin Yu nodded.

When Tian Rong was mentioned, Lin Yu’s expression became unclear and he seemed unhappy.

Seeing his expression, Su Chengyang thought he had a plan and couldn’t help but ask, “Manager Lin, what are you planning to do?”

Lin Yu glanced at her and said, “It’s not working hours now.”

Su Chengyang was stunned for a moment, then quickly changed her words, “Brother Lin, what are you planning to do?”

Lin Yu lowered his head nonchalantly and said, “Isn’t she looking to embarrass herself? Let’s just give her what she wants.”

“How are we going to do that?”

“After the first two episodes aired, the audience had some understanding of the nine guests to varying degrees. Your biggest characteristic is actually being ordinary and… “

Lin Yu paused for a moment before continuing, “simple, or to put it another way, stupid.”

Su Chengyang: “…”

“Would you like me to rephrase that?”

Lin Yu smiled and said, “Actually, it’s just naivete, the kind that doesn’t understand human nature. The flaws in each of you are obvious to the audience and have been accepted. In this situation, the series of behaviors you have shown in rejecting Miss Tian Rong is just your true nature. Miss Tian Rong’s current situation is not good, especially her popularity. I just need to spread the word before the program airs that Miss Tian Rong paid her way into the program team and is trying to whitewash herself using the program. After the program airs, her situation will only become a topic for the audience to talk about, a laughingstock.”

After hearing Lin Yu’s words, Su Chengyang was stunned.

Lin Yu continued, “Even if no one spreads the news about what happened tonight, I will make sure it spreads. She hurt you and should pay the price for it.”

Su Chengyang had always known that Lin Yu was decisive in dealing with these matters, but after hearing his words, she couldn’t help but feel some sighs in her heart.

Lin Yu not only acted decisively in handling problems, but was also very ruthless.

Tian Rong’s current situation is already precarious. If she loses more popularity, she will have no chance to turn things around and her career in the entertainment industry will be over.

But Su Chengyang didn’t think it was a pity, nor was she afraid of Lin Yu’s way of handling things.

Maybe because Lin Yu has been helping her all along, or maybe because she actually trusts Lin Yu a lot, she didn’t feel afraid.

Lin Yu looked at her stunned expression and asked, “Was my approach too heartless?”

Su Chengyang wanted to shake her head and say no.

But before she could answer, Lin Yu spoke again.

“Don’t be afraid, I will never treat you like that.”

He flashed a gentle look in his eyes and looked straight into Su Chengyang’s heart.

Su Chengyang didn’t understand why he had to explain to her, why he had to say this reassuring sentence.

When her heart rate became unbalanced because of his words, Su Chengyang knew that any emotion related to Lin Yu would no longer be under her control.

On a moonlit night with sparse stars, on a deserted terrace with a cool breeze passing over the mountaintop, under the soft and bright yellow lights, Su Chengyang’s heart crossed a boundary.

She didn’t cross Lin Yu’s safety distance, but she crossed her own safety distance.

Fortunately, only she herself suffered the agony. Lin Yu would never know about this matter, and she couldn’t cause any trouble for Lin Yu because of her thoughts.

This was an absolute prohibition that Su Chengyang had set for herself on this incredibly beautiful night.

Facing Lin Yu’s delicate gaze, Su Chengyang smiled and then naturally looked away.

“Brother Lin, I will never hurt you,” Su Chengyang said.

When Xiao Lu found the two of them, Su Chengyang and Lin Yu were sitting opposite each other, chatting about nothing in particular, and the atmosphere seemed quite good.

Xiao Lu smiled when she saw them from afar and then put the food aside and took two photos of them with her phone.

Soon, Su Chengyang heard footsteps behind her and turned around to see Xiao Lu walking towards them with the food.

Xiao Lu put the steaming beef noodles in front of her and asked, “Chengyang, how’s your hand?”

Thinking about what had happened earlier, Su Chengyang felt a little embarrassed and thought thankfully that the recording of the show had already ended; otherwise, she would have been embarrassed beyond words.

She shook her head and said, “I’m fine, but my emotions got the better of me for a moment. Did I scare them?”

Xiao Lu said, “Don’t you know them by now? They are carefree and forgetful. They are already planning how to have fun tonight.”

Su Chengyang breathed a sigh of relief but hesitated and asked, “What about Tian Rong…”

“She…” Xiao Lu hummed lightly, “probably felt like she had lost face, so she didn’t say anything and went back to her room.”

Su Chengyang nodded and, under the gaze of the two, picked up her chopsticks and ate slowly.

The reason Su Chengyang ate slowly was not to maintain her good image, but because the wound was on her index finger, and any slightly larger movement would cause pain.

Xiao Lu cursed Tian Rong a few times on the side, while Lin Yu smiled at the two of them.

After finishing a bowl of noodles, Su Chengyang’s gloomy mood finally disappeared along with her filled stomach.

She took a sip of the soup, let out a satisfied sigh, and then heard someone calling her from below the terrace.

Su Chengyang ran to the railing and looked down.

Han Songxue was standing downstairs, waving at her and shouting, “Su Chengyang, let’s go play!”

Jiang Shanqi and the others were standing next to her, all looking up at her.

“Wait for me!” Su Chengyang waved at them and then returned to the dining table, handing her coat back to Lin Yu and saying, “Brother Lin, I want to go down and play with them for a while.”

As she spoke, her eyes were bright, like a child asking an adult for candy.

Lin Yu took the coat from her hand and, under her sincere gaze, nodded slightly and reminded her, “It’s windy on the mountain, so wear a jacket when you go back.”

After hesitating for a moment, Xiao Lu said, “Cousin Brother, then I too…”

Su Chengyang immediately said, “Let Xiao Lu go with me. She doesn’t have anything to do tonight anyway.”

Lin Yu looked at her and suddenly asked, “Why didn’t you invite me to go together?”

Su Chengyang’s heart trembled, “So…are you going?”

Lin Yu regretfully said, “I really want to go, but I still have some work to do.”

Su Chengyang didn’t know if she was relieved or disappointed, but thinking of Lin Yu coming to accompany her to record the program in the midst of his busy schedule, her mood became a bit complicated. She said, “Brother Lin, don’t work too late. If you’re busy next time, just let Xiao Lu accompany me.”

Lin Yu smiled faintly, “It’s okay, go have fun and be safe.”

Xiao Lu hugged Su Chengyang’s shoulder and saluted Lin Yu, “I promise to bring Chengyang back safely.”

Lin Yu laughed and waved his hand, “Go ahead, don’t keep them waiting too long.”

Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu left the terrace side by side, and Xiao Lu kept talking in her ear, “I’ve been wanting to try the roller coaster during the day. It feels so exciting.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she heard a cold and ghostly voice behind her say, “You’re not allowed to ride the roller coaster.”

The two of them trembled and quickly nodded to show that they understood.

After leaving the terrace, Xiao Lu whispered to Su Chengyang’s ear, “Is my cousin brother particularly timid?”

Su Chengyang was confused, “Does he not like roller coasters?”

“No, when he was a child, he had an accident on a roller coaster and was left hanging in the air for over an hour until the firefighters arrived to rescue him. Since then, he never rides roller coasters and doesn’t allow anyone around him to ride either.”

Su Chengyang was a bit stunned after hearing this. She couldn’t imagine that Lin Yu had such a side to him. She couldn’t even picture what he looked like as a child. She had a feeling that he was a little troublemaker.

That night, Su Chengyang and the group visited all the amusement facilities in the mountains. She followed Lin Yu’s advice and didn’t ride the roller coaster.

They played until late at night, and then everyone went back to their rooms.

The next day, when they were recording, it took Tian Rong half a day to come out of her room.

She didn’t look well, her hand was wrapped in gauze, with bloodstains seeping through. When she saw everyone, she lowered her head and didn’t stand in the center like yesterday, but rather stayed on the edge of the crowd very conscientiously.

After a day of recording, Tian Rong barely spoke. Because of what happened last night, including Jiang Shanqi and the other guests, no one spoke to her. No matter where they went, she always followed behind the crowd, looking mentally unwell.

Su Chengyang felt disgusted with her and acted as if she didn’t exist throughout the whole time.

This episode of the show was one day longer than the previous two, supposedly because the second episode was edited too short and the audience criticized the show’s team, so they decided to make the third episode longer.

However, at present, Su Chengyang feels that there are many highlights in this issue, especially with Tian Rong. If all of it is edited, the length will definitely not be less than three hours.

After the recording ended, they returned to the capital, and it was already one day later.

After the program team’s preview was released, all the guests forwarded it, and within half an hour, it rushed to the hot search.

Xiao Lu is a gossip lover. She lay on the sofa in the living room with Su Chengyang and showed her the Weibo messages from netizens.

“The program team is being criticized so badly,” Xiao Lu said gloatingly.

Su Chengyang was applying a facial mask and glanced at her phone.

【Is the program team crazy? They knew that my female goose was criticized all over the internet because of TR, yet they still let TR be a guest? Are they trying to court controversy? Don’t they care about my girl’s reputation?】

【What the hell? Did you intentionally make TR disgust my sister? So damn unlucky!】

【So disgusting. Do they still expect my sister to welcome her with a smile?】

【Tian Rong’s current popularity is not as high as Su Chengyang’s, right? Why offend Su Chengyang for a washed-up artist like TR?】

【Sister, terminate the contract! Don’t collaborate with this garbage program!】

Xiao Lu handed the phone back to Su Chengyang after scrolling down some more. “Look! Tian Rong should have bought water army.”

Su Chengyang took off the face mask and threw it in the trash, then picked up her phone.

【What? Su Chengyang was previously criticized online because of Yang Xiuyi and what does that have to do with Tian Rong? Wasn’t she a victim?】

【Please, can you all clarify this? Tian Rong released chat records where she told Yang Xiuyi not to do it, but Yang Xiuyi did it anyway without her consent.】

【Tian Rong and Su Chengyang are both innocent. I just like seeing beautiful girls loving each other and dumping bad guys!】

【Tian Rong is really innocent. She didn’t want this to happen, it’s just that Yang Xiuyi didn’t want to clarify the situation. She’s bound by the company’s contract, and she can’t do anything without the company’s approval. Don’t blame her, okay?】

【Tian Rong participated in the show as a guest because of the program’s invitation, right? If you want to criticize the program team, go ahead, but why criticize Tian Rong?】

【Did you not see the preview? Tian Rong was always walking behind. Isn’t it Su Chengyang who brought their personal feelings into work and isolated Tian Rong from others? Disgusting!】

Su Chengyang was expressionless as they scrolled through Weibo, not feeling anything.

Just as netizens were arguing fiercely, the official Weibo account of <Travel> that was previously criticized by netizens posted a tweet claiming that they had never actively invited any artists from Qingyan Entertainment.

After the tweet was posted, the controversy was reignited.

Qingyan Entertainment is the agency where Jiang Shanqi and Tian Rong are signed.

Furthermore, during the previous recording sessions, Jiang Shanqi openly stated that she had paid to participate in the show.

The statement from the official Weibo account is undoubtedly like throwing a bomb into the crowd. They never invited Jiang Shanqi, so she joined the show by paying for herself. Similarly, they didn’t invite Tian Rong, so why did she appear on the program?

Of course, it’s because she is paying for herself too!

As soon as the news broke, the entire internet was in an uproar!

【Tian Rong has gone crazy? Did she voluntarily participate in <Travel>? Doesn’t she know that her relationship with Chengyang is sensitive?】

【Isn’t it obvious? She’s just trying to generate buzz, create public opinion. Doesn’t everyone know how many endorsement deals she lost because of Yang Xiuyi’s incident? How many drinking events did she attend to please the capitalists? She even pushed several scripts because of those events. And now she’s deliberately approaching Su Chengyang, it’s really disgusting.】

【Help! Have you seen the water army’s Weibo? Someone actually said that Su Chengyang and Tian Rong have a good private relationship. Is she planning to hype up some sisterhood on the show and then wash herself clean?】

【Wouldn’t the Female Goose disagree? When Yang Xiuyi offered her a 500,000 hush fee, she didn’t agree, so how could she hype up some sisterhood with her?】

The online comments were endless. A senior gossip blogger posted a Weibo analyzing why Tian Rong would pay for herself to participate in a variety show. The content was similar to what Lin Yu said: either to hype up a sisterhood relationship with Su Chengyang or to play the victim and be isolated on the show, then take the opportunity to clear her name.

At the end of the Weibo, the blogger added a note saying, “You should know that I also need to earn a living, but I never take false orders or spread rumors. Everything I post on Weibo is true, so enjoy the show. And according to relevant staff, Tian Rong even injured Su Chengyang’s hand during filming.”

The blogger is a self-proclaimed expert, and followers have benefited from his expertise. Therefore, after he posted on Weibo, it caused quite a stir online.

There were even some netizens who carefully examined the trailer frame by frame and finally, from a brief shot of less than a second, spotted the bandage on Su Chengyang’s right hand.

Su Chengyang suspects that some of Lin Yu’s hired internet water army is mixed in, but the result is surprisingly good, and the topic is trending without much manipulation.

#Tian Rong’s whitewashing attempt failed#

#Su Chengyang’s finger injury#

#The dog-like couple get out of the entertainment circle#

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TL/Note: Today, I will also upload 5 chapters at once.

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Su Chengyang told herself in her heart that it must be because of this.

Xiao Lu, didn’t know when she joined their group, left a message under the photo:
【There’s no activity tonight. Do you all want to go out and play together?】

During the day, they were still recording the show with staff following them, so everyone didn’t have too much fun.

Su Chengyang’s mind was a bit confused, afraid that she wouldn’t be able to think clearly, and afraid that she would think too clearly. In the end, she saved the photo and replied in the group chat:【Okay.】

As soon as Su Chengyang replied, Han Songxue jumped out and said, 【I want to go too! I want to ride a roller coaster!】

Song Mingan: 【+1】

Jiang Shanqi: 【+1】

. . . . .

A few more guests replied later, and finally, everyone decided to finish dinner and rest for a while before going out to play together.

Not long after, Tian Rong and He Xu arrived late, and the hotel staff started serving dishes.

Before dinner, the assistant director played a game with them again. This time it was the game of <Idiom Solitaire>, and Su Chengyang could barely hold on for a few rounds.

Xiao Lu and Lin Yu stood by the door watching everyone.

Lin Yu looked at Su Chengyang thoughtfully, unclear what he was thinking.

In the group chat, Xiao Lu saved a photo and showed it to Lin Yu.

“Brother, look at this, it’s a photo of you and Chengyang.”

Upon hearing this, Lin Yu looked away and glanced at her phone screen.

After a while, he said, “Send it to me.”

“All of them?” Xiao Lu asked.

Lin Yu glanced at her and asked, “What do you think?”

Xiao Lu pouted and muttered, “I wanted to help you, what’s with the attitude?”

Lin Yu narrowed his eyes and said, “Don’t meddle in my business with Chengyang.”

“Then you don’t want this photo?” Xiao Lu asked.

Lin Yu looked up and said, “Send it to me.”

“One photo costs 100,000 yuan”

“Okay.”

Xiao Lu felt a little regretful while also feeling pleased with herself. If she had known earlier, she would have said one million yuan instead. Her cousin brother had agreed so readily, he must have been able to give it to her.

After sending the photo, she received 100,000 yuan through Alipay. Xiao Lu was very happy holding her phone. This was much higher than her monthly salary. She didn’t need to be an assistant anymore, she could just be a paparazzi, specializing in taking photos of Su Chengyang.

After the game ended, the staff ended the day’s shooting and packed up the equipment to rest.

During the dinner, Tian Rong stood up to go to the bathroom while the others continued chatting at the table. Han Songxue was telling them some gossip from foreign entertainment circles, but Su Chengyang focused on eating, not really listening.

Tian Rong came out of her seat and couldn’t help but glance at Lin Yu by the door.

Lin Yu was helping the staff tidy up the equipment. When Tian Rong walked by, she slowed down her steps and accidentally bumped into the machine in his hand.

“Ah…”

Tian Rong cried out in pain and took a small step back.

Lin Yu was surprised to find someone behind him, “I’m sorry, are you okay?”

The machine was quite heavy, and Tian Rong wasn’t prepared for it, so she bumped into it. The back of her hand was instantly cut, and a red mark appeared. It was still bleeding a little.

She lifted her red eyes and looked at Lin Yu, shaking her head, “I’m fine.”

Then she blew gently on the cut on her hand and said, “I’ll just wash it when I get back.”

Lin Yu glanced at her and handed the machine in his hand to someone nearby, saying, “The wound needs disinfection.”

“It’s okay, I…”

“Please wait for a moment first, I’ll have the hotel bring a medical kit over. And where is your assistant?” Lin Yu interrupted.

“She’s feeling a little unwell and resting in the room. Mr. Lin, I’m fine, you don’t have to worry. It’s my own carelessness,” Tian Rong replied.

After speaking, she didn’t give Lin Yu a chance to say anything else. She smiled friendly at him and left the room.

Lin Yu frowned at her back.

After leaving the room, Tian Rong went to the bathroom and called her assistant to bring over a medical kit.

Her purpose in doing this was not to let Lin Yu care about her, but to leave an impression on him with this incident. She wanted him to always feel guilty about her and that they would have a chance to interact in the future.

If she had just accepted Lin Yu’s kindness earlier, he might have forgotten about this incident.

After learning about this, Sister Sen gave her a thumbs up and said, “No wonder you were able to win over Yang Xiuyi in such a short time.”

Tian Rong didn’t care and replied, “Men are all the same.”

Su Chengyang was focused on eating, and suddenly Han Songxue bumped her arm and said, “Just now, your Mr. Lin bumped into Tian Rong.”

Su Chengyang looked up in confusion, “What?”

Han Songxue lifted her chin towards the door, where Lin Yu was still helping the staff to organize the equipment.

“Just now, when she went to the bathroom, Lin Yu accidentally bumped into her and it seems she bled a bit. But then she just smiled and walked away, I don’t know if she has some ulterior motive.”

Su Chengyang followed her gaze and saw Tian Rong walking in from the door, with a band-aid on her hand. Lin Yu asked her something and Tian Rong shook her head with a smile, as if saying it was no big deal.

Su Chengyang shook her head to clear her mind as she watched them standing together. But her thoughts at that moment were unexpectedly about who would be the next person standing beside Lin Yu. Surely it would be a beautiful and outstanding woman?

After chatting with Lin Yu for a bit, Tian Rong returned to her seat.

She poured herself a glass of wine and slowly walked towards Su Chengyang.

“Chengyang, I’ll toast you a glass.” Tian Rong held the wine glass with the hand with the band-aid and raised it towards Su Chengyang.

Su Chengyang snapped back to reality and stared blankly at her.

Tian Rong continued, “Whether you believe it or not, I didn’t know what happened to you before. But I still want to apologize to you. I’m sorry, I caused you trouble before. If possible, I hope we can be friends in the future.”

Tian Rong’s expression and tone were both sincere.

During the filming of the program earlier that day, Su Chengyang had intentionally excluded her. Now that the shooting was over, Su Chengyang was even less likely to accept her apology and become friends with her.

She approached her proactively as a show, if Su Chengyang rejected her, her purpose would be achieved. Pretending to be pitiful and innocent is a better way to retaliate than threatening and cursing.

Su Chengyang’s mind was a bit confused, and she was too lazy to distinguish which of her words were true and which were false, let alone care.

Su Chengyang picked up the glass of wine from the table and, while holding onto it, whispered, “I won’t accept your apology, but I will drink this glass of wine.”

This was what Lin Yu taught her, just to avoid letting the other party lose face, nothing more.

Su Chengyang’s voice was not loud, and no one around them heard it except the two of them.

Tian Rong obviously didn’t expect Su Chengyang to react this way and was stunned in place.

Su Chengyang didn’t care about her reaction and drank all the wine in the glass before turning her head to continue eating her own food.

Tian Rong stood there without speaking for a long time before coming back to her senses.

No, if Su Chengyang easily let this matter pass, wouldn’t she be bowing her head to the other party for nothing?

Of course, Tian Rong couldn’t let this matter pass easily. She raised her head and forcefully gulped down a mouthful of wine.

“Miss Su, I know what happened before, and I apologize for what I did to you, but wasn’t I also a victim? If Xiuyi had talked to me about it beforehand, I would never have allowed him to do so. You don’t have to accept my apology, but there’s no need to humiliate me, right?”

Tian Rong’s voice echoed throughout the room, instantly attracting everyone’s attention.

Lin Yu stopped at the door and looked over at them.

Su Chengyang looked confused, with a few grains of rice still stuck to the corner of her mouth, and asked, “What?”

She just wouldn’t accept her apology. Shouldn’t this behavior be considered as not humiliating?

“Good! Since that’s the case, I’ll drink until you’re satisfied!”

After finishing speaking, she grabbed the bottle of wine on the table and poured it into her mouth without hesitation. She also slammed the wine bottle heavily on the table and the shattered glass cut through Su Chengyang’s dinner plate.

The splashing of wine and food residue almost hit Su Chengyang’s face directly.

Su Chengyang lowered her eyes, looked at the broken plate and the ruined food on the table in front of her, took a deep breath, took out a piece of paper, wiped the residue from the corner of her mouth carefully, and then looked up at Tian Rong, whose eyes were red.

“Do you know that wasting food is a shameful thing?”

When Su Chengyang had no expression on her face, it was already difficult for people to approach her. At this moment, when she became cold, it was taken to the extreme.

Su Chengyang was not a fool. She could see that Tian Rong was exaggerating things and taking advantage of the situation.

But others were still eating and hadn’t had enough. She shouldn’t have ruined their mealtime like this.

The people in the room knew Su Chengyang somewhat. Faced with the overwhelming criticism online, she could always laugh it off and had never shown an expression like this before.

Han Songxue was a bit confused, but seeing that Su Chengyang’s expression was not good, she offered her plate as if presenting a treasure, “Don’t be angry, here, have the crabs and crayfish that I peeled for you.”

Everyone: “…”

You really have no sense at all.

Tian Rong also froze, holding the bottle without moving for a moment. She didn’t expect Su Chengyang’s reaction to be so unexpected, and the others in the room were also acting strangely.

Under normal circumstances, shouldn’t they have stopped her and comforted her first? Why was all their attention on Su Chengyang?

Su Chengyang looked straight at her with no warmth in her eyes, “I won’t accept your apology, but I also don’t want to waste my time on you. Please don’t do such boring things in the future.”

Su Chengyang rarely spoke with such aggression, and everyone just looked at her in surprise without any other reaction.

Su Chengyang didn’t want to waste time talking to her, so she turned around and took the crabs and crayfish that Han Songxue had peeled all night but hadn’t had a chance to eat, and started eating on her own.

At this point, Tian Rong’s situation became very awkward.

But surprisingly, all the people present, including Qi Fu, who often acted as a mediator, did not speak to break the silence.

Jiang Shanqi looked at Tian Rong with a complicated expression, but in the end, she didn’t say anything and lowered her head.

“Chengyang, your hand!” Han Songxue suddenly exclaimed in shock beside her.

Su Chengyang suddenly felt a slight stinging sensation in her fingertips that held the chopsticks.

She lowered her head to find a small cut on her finger caused by a piece of glass, and blood stained the chopsticks and dripped into the bowl, staining the delicious food inside.

At that moment, Su Chengyang felt a wave of conflicting emotions and confusion. The pain in her finger combined with the frustration of repeatedly losing her appetite made her feel like a floodgate had been opened, and she couldn’t stop the surge of tears.

Her eyes quickly turned red, and she lowered her head, tears falling onto the back of her hand uncontrollably.

Tears kept flowing uncontrollably one after another.

Su Chengyang trembled and reached for a tissue to wipe the blood from her finger roughly.

Lin Yu appeared next to her at some point, grabbing her hand with the tissue and saying with a hint of concern in his eyes, “Let’s disinfect it first.”

Su Chengyang curled her lips and looked at him with her reddened eyes, “But I haven’t finished eating yet.”

She didn’t know what had come over her, but she felt like a little dog who had come home after being mistreated outside, hoping her owner would pat her head and comfort her with a few words.

But it seemed she had chosen the wrong way to be coddled. When Lin Yu heard her words, his expression darkened a little and he asked, “Does it hurt?”

Su Chengyang looked at him with watery eyes, hesitated for a moment, and then nodded slowly. “A little bit.”

After finishing her words, she added: “But it’s bearable.”

The meaning is that pain is bearable, but hunger is not.

Lin Yu laughed at her and roughly pulled her up from her seat, “Let me take you to treat your wound first.”

Feeling that he seemed a bit unhappy, Su Chengyang didn’t dare to speak and followed his movements to stand up from the chair.

Lin Yu’s palm was warm, and his five fingers easily clasped her wrist, pulling her outside.

Throughout the entire process, everyone remained silent and their eyes were fixed on them.

Tian Rong stood not far away, nervously watching the two of them.

As they passed by her, she unconsciously clenched the bottle in her hand and felt a slight pain in her palm. She lowered her head and discovered a cut on the side of her right hand, blood gushing out, but no one noticed.

Tian Rong looked up and continued to watch the two people passing by, but unexpectedly met the man’s cold gaze.

The man’s deep eyebrows and eyes should have been affectionate, and he usually had a smiling face. But at this moment, the only thing in his eyes was endless coldness.

Tian Rong couldn’t help but shiver, feeling like she had fallen into an ice cave. She involuntarily took a step back and quickly looked away.

“Miss Tian, your behavior is suspected of intentional injury. In addition…”

As he passed by, Lin Yu casually said another sentence.

“…Touching porcelain¹ is also illegal, please be respectful.”

Upon hearing his words, Tian Rong’s face instantly lost its color, and the pain in her palm became more intense, causing her fingers to curl up. The wine bottle slipped out of her hand and shattered into pieces on the ground.

Su Chengyang was led out of the room by Lin Yu, like an ostrich being pulled by its leash.

He asked the hotel staff for a first-aid kit and then took Su Chengyang to the outdoor terrace.

The night breeze was cool, and it felt like a drizzle, seeping into their clothes.

The pain in her wound was already covered by the warmth of his wrist. Su Chengyang hung her head, looking at the hand that Lin Yu was holding. Her heartbeat sounded like a drum, echoing in her ears.

What should she do?

She was really on the verge of losing control.

But this was not possible.

She and Lin Yu were people from two different worlds.

Her dream in this lifetime was to stop at a certain stage, but Lin Yu was different. He was destined to keep moving up. It was a very difficult thing for Su Chengyang to catch up with him, and she knew that she could never do it.

But what should I do…

Her mind was filled with Lin Yu at the moment.

If she couldn’t stop it in time, if he found out, Su Chengyang would be immediately abandoned.

What should she do?

The thought that one day Lin Yu might look at her with disgust made Su Chengyang shiver involuntarily.

On the way, Lin Yu didn’t speak or look back.

He brought Su Chengyang to an empty terrace, pressed her into a chair, and felt her tremble.

In the moment when Su Chengyang was stunned, a suit jacket was lightly draped over her shoulders, and a strange yet pleasant smell enveloped her.

Su Chengyang raised her head in a daze and saw Lin Yu half-kneeling in front of her, wearing a black shirt. His long fingers opened a first aid kit and took out iodine and cotton swabs. Then he looked up at Su Chengyang.

In the moment when their eyes met, Su Chengyang was at a loss, lowering her head and avoiding his gaze like a child who had done something wrong.

Lin Yu couldn’t help but laugh, placing the items on the bench beside her. “What are you afraid of? Shouldn’t you be angry?”

Su Chengyang wasn’t afraid, she was guilty.

She murmured, “I’m mad at her, not you.”

Lin Yu remained silent, placing her injured finger on his knee and using a cotton swab to apply some iodine, “It might hurt a bit, but bear with it,” he said.

After a pause, he added, “It shouldn’t be a big deal, right? You can handle it.”

Su Chengyang: “…”

She realized that Lin Yu was quite good at choking people up.

By now, the sky had grown completely dark, and a dim yellow light hung above them.

Lin Yu lowered his head and carefully cleaned her wound, while Su Chengyang watched him closely, taking in his serious expression.

Lin Yu was really handsome in every sense of the word, the most handsome person she had ever seen in this life or the previous two.

His deep eyes were always accompanied by a gentle smile, but now they were contorted with the expression of someone faced with a difficult problem, his brow furrowed in a look of caution.

After cleaning the scab from her wound, fresh blood began to flow once more. He leaned in slightly and blew gently on the wound, then looked up and asked, “Does it hurt?”

The yellow light cast his face in a soft glow, accentuating the strong lines of his features, and a faint golden gleam glinted in his eyes, captivating and bewitching.

Su Chengyang’s heart tightened, and she unconsciously twitched her finger.

He thought he had hurt Su Chengyang, so he softened his movements even more.

Su Chengyang stared at him intently, and an unprecedented idea popped into her head.

She wondered, if Lin Yu was willing, did she have the courage to try to keep up with him and stand by his side?

This sudden idea startled Su Chengyang.

It existed only for a moment before she erased it from her mind.

She felt that her idea was too bold.

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1. “Touching porcelain” or “碰瓷” in Chinese culture refers to a type of scam where a person intentionally puts themselves in a position to be hit or bumped by a vehicle or a person, and then they pretend to be injured in order to extort compensation or money from the person responsible. It is a form of fraud and is considered illegal. ↩︎

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Su Chengyang doesn’t care about the harm that others bring to her, but she is not someone who likes to compromise.

After making a decision, she first looked at Qi Fu and Shen Fu.

After spending some time together, they have come to understand each other somewhat. So when Su Chengyang’s gaze fell on them, the two of them smiled at her, filled with silent understanding.

Su Chengyang also smiled at them, then looked at the assistant director and said, “I choose Song Xue and Sister He Xu.”

Tian Rong’s body shook, and Han Songxue was ecstatic.

Amazingly, everyone present was not surprised by this choice except for the two of them.

After speaking, Su Chengyang looked at Tian Rong, whose face was ashen, and said with a smile, “Miss Tian, since you are a local, you must be very familiar with the terrain on the mountain. Please take Qi Fu and Shen Fu up.”

Tian Rong gritted her teeth tightly and used all her patience not to lose her composure. She forced a smile on her face and said, “Don’t worry.”

Su Chengyang could see that her face didn’t look good, but she didn’t feel anything about it.

Since Tian Rong chose to participate in this variety show, she should have known in advance that coming here was asking for trouble.

Although Su Chengyang was very firm when selecting people, when she was about to board the cable car, she unconsciously looked back in the direction of Lin Yu, wanting to see his reaction.

But when Su Chengyang turned around, she met a pair of deep eyes, as if he had been watching her all along.

Lin Yu probably didn’t expect Su Chengyang to suddenly turn around, his expression slightly stunned, and then he raised his lips, revealing a smile.

Seeing his reaction, Su Chengyang breathed a sigh of relief.

Su Chengyang’s cable car and the others was at the back. When they passed over the hanging valley, Han Songxue exclaimed in excitement, and Song Mingan turned his head and said something, and the two of them started arguing.

They were no strangers to bickering, and everyone was used to it.

Su Chengyang was a little afraid of heights, but couldn’t help but look curiously down at her feet.

Below the cable car was a dried-up riverbed, dozens of meters below, which made Su Chengyang dizzy, so she quickly lifted her head.

“Chengyang!”

Xiao Lu suddenly shouted from behind.

Su Chengyang turned sideways and looked back.

Xiao Lu and Lin Yu’s cable car was right behind them.

“Smile.”

Xiao Lu took out her phone and took a few photos of them.

Su Chengyang tapped Jiang Shanqi’s arm, gesturing for her to join in the photo.

Jiang Shanqi turned around and made a victory sign towards the camera.

Xiao Lu was satisfied with the photos she took and showed them to Lin Yu, sharing them together.

“I took good photos, right!”

Lin Yu looked down at the photos on Xiao Lu’s phone with a faint expression.

In the photo, a gentle and carefree smile appeared on the girl’s face as the wind blew through her hair.

After looking at it for a while, he nodded suddenly, “Yeah, it’s beautiful.”

Xiao Lu was taken aback by Lin Yu’s response, as she didn’t expect him to say anything.

She took a deep breath and cautiously asked, “Cousin Brother, you don’t mean…”

Lin Yu casually glanced at her and Xiao Lu didn’t continue speaking.

Based on previous observations, Xiao Lu suddenly had a bold guess in her mind!

Could it be that her cousin brother… has fallen for Chengyang?

Xiao Lu put away her phone, hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively, “Cousin Brother, you said before that you don’t forbid Chengyang from dating, is that true?”

Lin Yu gave her a glance and said, “Hmm.”

Xiao Lu coughed and said, “Well… I have a friend who is also a soldier and now an officer. He contacted me before and wanted to meet Chengyang. I think he quite likes Chengyang and he is also a talented and decent person. If you don’t mind, can I give him Chengyang’s phone number?”

Lin Yu looked at her calmly without showing any emotions on his face.

Xiao Lu was most afraid of his expressionless face. It was strange that she was not afraid of her own parents, but only afraid of her cousin.

Lin Yu’s gaze made Xiao Lu feel uneasy, but she was eager to know his attitude, so she plucked up her courage and said it.

After a while, Lin Yu withdrew his gaze and looked ahead.

Su Chengyang was talking to Jiang Shanqi.

“Have you read the contract that the company asked you to sign?”

Xiao Lu was stunned, not knowing why he brought up this topic. She answered, “No, if you ask me to sign, I’ll sign. You’re my cousin brother, how could you harm me?”

Lin Yu gave a snort of laughter, “No wonder. There’s a clause in the contract that prohibits the casual disclosure of personal information of artists, otherwise legal liability will be assumed.”

Xiao Lu: “…”

“Brother!”

As she spoke, the cable car gradually approached the station.

When Su Chengyang got off the cable car and untied the safety rope, she accidentally tripped over the rope and fell backwards. Fortunately, she grabbed the cable car’s handle in time to steady herself.

Lin Yu watched her back intently, his heart trembling with her every movement, and his eyebrows unconsciously furrowed.

Why was she so careless? What if she fell?

Lin Yu turned his head and his gaze never left Su Chengyang.

“Lu Yin, keep an eye on Chengyang when we’re on the mountain later, don’t let her fall.”

Xiao Lu was stunned and looked at him skeptically.

Lin Yu’s eyes were glued to Su Chengyang as if they were tied to her.

At this moment, the cable car arrived at the station. Lin Yu untied the safety rope and, without waiting for her response, chased after her.

Xiao Lu sat on the cable car, looking at his cousin brother’s hurried back with confusion.

Does he like her, or not?

After getting off the cable car, Su Chengyang was attracted by the scenery in the mountains.

There were large patches of lush greenery, well-built entertainment facilities on both sides, and some strangely shaped stones, which she didn’t know if they were man-made or naturally grown.

“Chengyang, help me take a few photos.” Han Songxue ran back from the front, handed her phone to Su Chengyang, and then ran to a giant rock shaped like a human face to pose.

Su Chengyang took a few photos for her and was then pestered to go to the next spot.

Because Qi Fu and the other two were hiking up the mountain, it took at least half an hour. During this half hour, the program team let them play in the mountains on their own.

“Xiaoyou, can you take a photo for us?” Han Songxue waved to Qin You not far behind, and pulled Su Chengyang to the edge of the railing at the viewing platform, behind which was a dry riverbed.

Qin You jogged over and took Han Songxue’s phone.

Han Songxue leaned on Su Chengyang’s shoulder, smiling brightly. The railing behind them was not high, and Su Chengyang was afraid that she would fall off if she was not careful, so she held Han Songxue’s waist with her hand and then looked at the camera, revealing a smile as well.

“Is it done?”

“Um! I took the photo!”

Han Songxue waved to the people behind her and shouted, “Sister He Xu, Jiang Shanqi, and Song Mingan, come over here quickly and take a photo together!”

Just then, Lin Yu and Xiao Lu caught up. Han Songxue handed her phone to Xiao Lu and said, “Xiao Lu, take a photo for us.”

“Sure.” Xiao Lu gladly took the phone and asked them to stand next to Su Chengyang.

Xiao Lu took a few group photos for them, then turned and threw the phone to Lin Yu, saying, “I’ll take a couple of photos too, you take a photo for us.”

Lin Yu nodded and took the phone.

Xiao Lu ran over to Su Chengyang’s side and took a few group photos with them.

“Mr. Lin, why don’t you take a couple photos too?” Han Songxue suggested.

Lin Yu handed the phone back to her and shook his head, saying, “No need.”

Xiao Lu had an idea and said, “Yeah, Boss Lin, why don’t you take a couple photos with Chengyang too?”

This time, Lin Yu didn’t immediately refuse. He looked up and glanced at Su Chengyang, wanting to see her reaction.

Su Chengyang was stunned for a moment. She realized she didn’t really have a reason to refuse, so she remained silent.

Seeing this, Xiao Lu went around behind Lin Yu, pushed him towards Su Chengyang, and said, “Boss Lin, why don’t you relax a bit and consider this a tourist trip?”

Lin Yu stood passively next to Su Chengyang and glanced at her.

Su Chengyang smiled at him.

Lin Yu discreetly breathed a sigh of relief and then approached Su Chengyang, leaning one hand on the railing behind her, and looked at the camera in Xiao Lu’s hand.

Su Chengyang stood properly, and when Xiao Lu’s countdown reached the last second, she revealed a slightly shy smile.

After taking photos for half an hour, Qi Fu and the others finally arrived on the mountain.

Tian Rong had probably never climbed a mountain before. She took off her veil because of the heat, and her cheeks turned red, and her posture became a little hunched.

Jiang Shanqi handed her a bottle of water, and Tian Rong glanced at her expressionlessly, then took the water.

Jiang Shanqi didn’t want to say much to her either, so she stood back next to Su Chengyang after giving her the water.

Qi Fu and Shen Fu, on the other hand, had no reaction and instead felt refreshed after climbing the mountain.

Standing on the viewing platform on the mountain, the assistant director asked Tian Rong to explain the facilities in the mountain.

Tian Rong climbed up from the bottom of the mountain, exhausted and speaking intermittently. Her cheeks were red, and her eyes were slightly wet.

After listening to her introduction, the guests naturally wanted to experience it for themselves.

The first few entertainment facilities were not very stimulating, and everyone played and took photos happily.

However, Tian Rong was in a slightly awkward situation.

She had definitely done her homework beforehand and had even told them many stories along the way.

Su Chengyang and Han Songxue weren’t interested in these stories and were just focused on playing. Jiang Shanqi wanted to support her, but her attention was always on Su Chengyang and Han Songxue. Song Mingan didn’t need to be mentioned 一 he had a little argument with Han Songxue within a few minutes. Usually, Su Chengyang stayed out of it while Qi Fu played the peacemaker. Shen Fu was not a talkative person, and He Xu was watching the facilities around them.

In the end, only Qin You managed to barely listen to her words.

Actually, no one intentionally ignored her, but Su Chengyang didn’t want to waste her energy and time on her, and the other guests’ behavior was the same as usual, with no difference.

Inevitably, Tian Rong’s presence was ignored by everyone.

Maybe she could use this as an opportunity to gain sympathy and win everyone over.

After a day of shooting, Tian Rong rarely had the opportunity to speak, and the program team seemed to be happy with this and did not remind them at all.

In the end, Su Chengyang’s emotions were influenced by Han Songxue, and she almost forgot that there was still a guest behind them.

Because the program still had one more day of shooting, the program team arranged for them to stay at a hotel in the mountains for the night.

Before dinner, the program team asked them to go back to their rooms to freshen up before coming out again.

Tian Rong wore a jacket all day and was already soaked in sweat when she returned to her room. She angrily pulled off her hairpin and threw it on the ground, cursing: “What a bunch of idiots! None of them have a brain! It’s one thing for everyone else, but has Jiang Shanqi lost her mind? She’s so obsessed with Su Chengyang that she thinks she’s so powerful! Ever since the first episode, she’s been impressed with Su Chengyang. Is it really true that stupid people have more money? Whatever others say, she believes it! She doesn’t have an ounce of brain!”

The assistant stood at the door trembling, “Sister Rong…”

“Shut up! I hired you to be my assistant, not to help them carry things! If you don’t want to do it, then leave!”

The assistant turned pale, “I just helped Miss Jiang…”

“Get out!”

The manager gave the assistant a signal to leave and she left without saying another word, tears in her eyes from the scolding.

“Ah Rong, I know you’re under a lot of pressure lately, and we’re still recording the program, so be careful what you say. The walls have ears,” said the manager.

“Sister Sen, look at them. I’m a guest and an ambassador. I’m also the most popular guest among them, right? Do they value me at all? When I climb mountains or introduce myself, do they listen to me? They are all gathered around Su Chengyang, aren’t they? Is it because Su Chengyang is currently more popular?” Tian Rong said with red eyes full of hate.

“Lower your voice. Given your current situation, it’s not unreasonable for them to attach themselves to Su Chengyang. Don’t forget our purpose for coming here!” the manager reminded her.

“Sister Sen, I don’t want to suck up to Su Chengyang. Let’s just use the last resort,” Tian Rong said with determination.

Sister Sen furrowed her brows and said, “Ah Rong, if it’s just Su Chengyang, the company won’t force you, but don’t forget that she has Starlight Entertainment behind her, as well as Prince Lin Yu. Offending her alone and the other guests on the show is small, but offending Starlight Entertainment would be difficult to handle. Have you forgotten what happened to Yang Xiuyi?”

Thinking of the incident, Tian Rong was filled with anger. She had finally managed to get close to Yang Xiuyi and obtain a few resources, only for Su Chengyang to ruin everything. How could she not be angry?

Unfortunately, Su Chengyang had signed with Starlight Entertainment and even got the opportunity to collaborate with Terry. It seemed as if she was on the rise, and how could Tian Rong accept this?

Sister Sen sighed and said, “I don’t know what kind of drug she gave to Lin Yu, but he sued his own company’s artists to court for her. And during that time, with so many actress auditioning, she chose a new actress who had conflicts and terrible rumors with the company’s artists. It’s too illogical.”

Tian Rong had also participated in Starlight Entertainment’s audition before.

At that time, because of her relationship with Yang Xiuyi, she almost thought it was a sure thing that she would sign with Starlight Entertainment. However, Lin Yu just asked her to wait for the notice, and then she never heard back. Shortly after, news came out that Starlight Entertainment was going to sign Su Chengyang.

If Su Chengyang had not signed with Starlight Entertainment, she would have had no chance of turning things around, and there would not have been a series of events that followed.

Tian Rong pondered for a moment and asked, “Are you suggesting that they have a secret deal?”

Sister Sen smiled and said, “It’s not impossible. How rare is this kind of thing in the entertainment industry? Moreover, when Lin Yu was abroad, he took an artist with him, and it was said that they had a secret relationship…”

Tian Rong frowned, “But we don’t have any evidence, and even if we did, we can’t just expose it. Wouldn’t that offend Starlight Entertainment completely?”

Sister Sen glared at her and said, “Use your brain. What makes you any less than Su Chengyang? What can Su Chengyang do that you can’t?”

“So, you mean…”

“If you can replace Su Chengyang, not only can you vent your own anger, but you can also get a lot of resources from Lin Yu, and besides, haven’t you seen Lin Yu? If you can have some kind of relationship with him, you won’t lose out.”

Thinking of Lin Yu’s superior appearance and family background, Tian Rong’s face became a little shy.

“But, he didn’t like me back then.”

“Back then, you were Yang Xiuyi’s girlfriend, but now you have no relationship with him.”

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Su Chengyang went back to her room, took a shower, changed clothes, and got ready to go to the gathering place.

As she walked to the corner of the stairs, she saw a girl crying at the window. Su Chengyang couldn’t help but stop and take a closer look.

He had seen this girl during the day, and she seemed to be Tian Rong’s assistant.

Su Chengyang originally wanted to leave directly. She didn’t want to get involved with Tian Rong, but the girl was crying so sad, her shoulders trembling uncontrollably.

After hesitating for a moment, Su Chengyang took out a small package of tissues from her pocket and gently placed it on the window sill in front of her, whispering, “We’ll be having dinner soon.”

The girl was stunned for a moment, raised her tearful eyes and glanced at Su Chengyang, suddenly feeling even more aggrieved. Her tears kept falling, choking, “Thank you…”

Su Chengyang couldn’t bear to see her cry. Su Chengyang guessed that she might have been scolded by Tian Rong, so she patted her shoulder with her hand and sighed, “Go wash your face and go back. I’ll go down first. If she sees you talking to me, you’ll get scolded again.”

The girl was amused by the teasing tone, “Um, thanks.”

After saying goodbye to the girl, Su Chengyang arrived at the gathering room.

Han Songxue was a little faster than them, and when Su Chengyang came in, they were exchanging photos.

“Chengyang, you’re here? I posted the photos in the group chat,” Han Songxue greeted her.

“Oh.”

Su Chengyang replied and sat down in a nearby seat since there were still two people missing. She had nothing to do, so she opened the photos and saved them.

As she scrolled through the pictures they took today, her fingertip stopped for a moment on the only couple photo with Lin Yu.

In the photo, Su Chengyang’s body was stiff, and her smile looked a bit awkward. Lin Yu’s right hand was propped up on the railing behind her, and he held her in his arm in a protective manner with a smile on his face.

Looking at the photo, Su Chengyang was stunned.

Was she really that close to Lin Yu at that time?

Moreover…

Su Chengyang scrolled up one more photo, and in that one, her expression was natural in the group photo, but why did she look so nervous when standing next to Lin Yu?

Was it because she subconsciously felt that Lin Yu was her boss?

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Han Songxue’s face hardened, and she immediately slapped Su Chengyang’s hand from her head.

“You guys always bully me!”

Su Chengyang asked, “How did we bully you? By talking about things you’ve done?”

The group laughed and didn’t notice that the cable car had already docked at the shore.

The assistant director cleared his throat, drawing everyone’s attention back to the person in the cable car.

Tian Rong still had a veil covering her face, revealing only her eyes and a forehead adorned with a flower hairpin.

“Let’s welcome today’s ambassador!”

Everyone applauded and didn’t intend to embarrass Tian Rong.

Tian Rong smiled and nodded to the crowd before speaking, “Welcome everyone to my hometown, I am Tian Rong.”

“Welcome, welcome.”

“Miss Tian is a local.”

“I thought I recognized you yesterday, it turns out to be you, Miss Tian.”

Everyone, whether they knew each other or not, exchanged greetings. After all, the program was still being recorded and they couldn’t really let her leave the stage.

Tian Rong smiled and echoed a few words, then stood with everyone in a row.

Su Chengyang and Han Songxue stood at the very edge. When they saw Tian Rong approaching, the others automatically moved aside, leaving the center spot for her.

Actually, in the previous episodes of the program, they didn’t pay much attention to their standing positions. It was all the same to them where they stood, so it was only polite to give up the center spot.

“Now that everyone is here, let’s play a game with everyone.”

“Is it a game where the winner gets to take the cable car and the loser has to climb up on foot?”

The assistant director nodded with a “children can be taught” expression.

“There are nine of you in total, and six of you can take the cable car up, while the remaining three guests need to climb the mountain on foot.”

Hearing this, Su Chengyang turned her head and looked at the endless staircase, feeling nothing.

Anyway, this trip was just for sightseeing, and climbing the mountain was meaningful.

“If only I had known, I wouldn’t have come down,” Tian Rong complained, glaring at the assistant director.

Everyone laughed in agreement and asked about the rules of the game.

The assistant director said, “The game rules are simple. It’s a poetry fill-in-the-blank. The program team will provide the first part of a poem, and you need to complete the second part. For example, ‘With a bamboo staff and straw sandals, one easily outpace a galloping horse,’ you would complete it with ‘Who’s afraid? With a rain cape, I wander carefree through a misty landscape.‘”

The group nodded in understanding.

“Since each cable car can accommodate two people, the three people who are first to answer correctly can choose a partner to ride with them.”

“Understood!”

“The first sentence is ‘At Yellow Crane Tower, is my old friend still there? Though the landscape is new, my feelings remain the same.‘ Let’s start with Xiaoyou.” The assistant director pointed to Qin You on the other side of the team.

Qin You nodded, “I would rather buy the osmanthus flowers and share a drink with you, but it’s not as good as when we were young. From <Tang Duoling> by Liu Guo.”

The assistant director laughed, “Perfect. Let’s have Xiaoyou tell us the source of each poem.”

“Next is ‘Small raindrops moisten the street, and the grass appears green from afar, but up close, it’s nothingness.‘”

Shen Fu thought for a moment, “It’s most pleasant in spring, where the imperial city is filled with willow trees and smoke.“

Qin You said, “From <Early Spring: Written for Water Officer Zhang, One of Eight> by Han Yu.”

“There is a beauty in the north, unparalleled and independent.“

“With one look, she conquers the entire city; with a second, she conquers the entire country.“

“<Song of Beautiful Women> by Li Yannian.”

“Qinghai’s long clouds obscure the snowy mountains, the lonely city gazes towards Yumen Pass.“

“The yellow sand battles wearing golden armor, if Loulan is not broken, it will never return.“

“<Departing for the Army> by Wang Changling.”

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Su Chengyang stood at the end of the line, listening to the poems recited fluently in front of her. She couldn’t help feeling a little regretful, as she didn’t know many poems. Although she didn’t understand the meaning of most of them, she still felt they were beautiful.

Because the program team chose relatively common poems, no one had been eliminated until Su Chengyang.

“Red beans grow in the south, in spring they sprout a few branches.“

Su Chengyang was startled. It was quite a coincidence that this was one of the few poems she could recite.

“I wish you would gather more of these, as this is the most heartwarming thing.“

Qin You said, “<Longing> by Wang Wei.”

“Correct! It seems that the poems we prepared for the first round were too simple. We need to increase the difficulty in the second round.”

“Come on! Who’s afraid of who!”

Su Chengyang breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. If she had been eliminated in the first round, it would have been a bit awkward.

As soon as Su Chengyang lifted her head, she saw a conspicuous figure in the crowd.

She looked up and unexpectedly met the gaze of that person. Under the four-eyed confrontation, Su Chengyang was the first to look away.

She almost forgot that Xiao Lu had said before that Manager Lin would come directly to today’s recording location.

Lin Yu stood in the crowd, and his gaze fell on Su Chengyang for a few seconds. Seeing her hurriedly avoiding his eyes, he frowned involuntarily.

In the second round, Qin You still led the way.

“On this day last year, east of Dongmen, Fresh makeup glows and peach blossoms are red.“

Qin You was stunned because this poem was derived from <Title of the Southern Mansion in the Capital>, which was not as well-known as the former.

“Peach blossoms are red. Blown away by the east wind. <Recalling Qin E> by He Zhu.”

“I haven’t heard of this poem before. Qin You, you’re amazing!”

Qin You was a little embarrassed and said, “I used to like reading poetry.”

Then they started the next one.

“Think of yourself and not of your desires, act according to your knowledge of what is right.“

Shen Fu paused and looked confused, “What?”

“What? I’ve never heard of this.”

“Yeah, how do we continue from here?”

Qin You said, “The second half of the sentence is very simple.”

“What is it?”

Shen Fu couldn’t answer and was eliminated. The assistant director asked Qin You to take over.

Qin You said, “The second half is ‘When we part, let’s not forget each other, and cherish each step we take.‘”

Everyone was silent.

In the second round, Shen Fu was the first to be eliminated.

The program’s prepared poems became increasingly difficult, and by the time it reached Su Chengyang, three people had already been eliminated.

“Flowers drift in the wind, water flows on its own, one kind of longing, two different sorrows.“

“Protest!”

As soon as the assistant director finished speaking, the eliminated Han Songxue shouted in protest.

“They’re all so difficult for us, but Chengyang’s is too simple!”

Shen Fu nodded in agreement.

Assistant Director: “Protest invalid, Chengyang please answer.”

Coincidentally, Su Chengyang happened to know this poem.

Although Lin Yu’s sudden appearance made her panic for a moment, she had a calm attitude and quickly regained her composure.

At this moment, she treated Lin Yu as if he didn’t exist, without any psychological burden.

“This feeling cannot be eliminated by any means, it sinks from the brows to the heart.“

Lin Yu found a seat behind the staff and, coming to his senses from Su Chengyang’s avoided gaze, relaxed his furrowed brows and heard her unhurried voice.

The meaning of these words is not difficult to understand.

This feeling cannot be eliminated by any means, it sinks from the brows to the heart.

Lin Yu was stunned for a moment, then laughed again. He blamed himself for thinking more and more.

Although Su Chengyang relied on luck to make it through the second round, she ultimately lost in the third round. The final winners were Qin You, Jiang Shanqi, and Song Mingan.

Qin You and Song Mingan winning against Su Chengyang was not unexpected, but they did not expect that Jiang Shanqi also liked reading.

“Please write down the names of the guests you want to invite to ride the cable car with you on the paper in front of you and hand it to the staff.”

“Got it.”

The three wrote down the names and handed the papers to the staff.

Tian Rong stood calmly in place, not so much that she didn’t care who they would write down, as she was confident that someone would write down her name.

She had participated in many variety shows before, and the old hands in variety shows would take care of newcomers to varying degrees.

Even if they didn’t like her because of Su Chengyang, they couldn’t openly show it, and besides, the clothes she was wearing were not suitable for climbing.

“By the way, I forgot to remind everyone that if the three guests invited have duplicate names, they cannot choose again. The guest who was chosen will decide who to ride with, and the empty cable car position will be filled by the guest with the duplicate name.”

Su Chengyang didn’t care about this. She covered her eyes with her hand, avoiding the bright sunlight, and glanced halfway up the mountain, wondering if she would encounter any small animals on the way.

The staff handed the note to the assistant director, who couldn’t help but pull the corner of his mouth when he saw the three names on the paper.

Everyone looked at him curiously.

The three winning guests looked at each other, suddenly feeling a sense of foreboding.

“First, let’s announce Jiang Shanqi’s chosen guest to ride the cable car with her 一 Su Chengyang!”

Su Chengyang was suddenly called out and looked over with a surprised expression. Jiang Shanqi felt a bit embarrassed when their eyes met.

“You drove me here earlier, so I’m repaying the favor.”

“Ah, I see,” Su Chengyang nodded, finding it quite reasonable.

She walked over to Jiang Shanqi on her own and passed by Tian Rong, she noticed that her face looked a bit ugly.

Of the three winning guests, Jiang Shanqi was in the same management company as her and was the most likely to choose her, but Jiang Shanqi had chosen Su Chengyang instead?

Tian Rong clenched her fists under her wide sleeves. She had even imagined that if she were chosen again, she would choose Su Chengyang as a substitute to convey a message that there was no animosity between them and to prepare for future events. Even so, she tried to keep a calm expression on her face.

She didn’t believe that the other two guests were foolish enough not to choose her, especially since she was there as an ambassador!

“Next, we’ll reveal the guest Qin You chose to ride the cable car with her 一 surprisingly, it’s Su Chengyang again!”

As soon as these words were spoken, including Su Chengyang, other guests were stunned.

Only Song Mingan, who was standing next to him, had a complicated expression and sighed imperceptibly.

“…ah?”

Su Chengyang was a bit confused and looked towards Qin You who was standing beside her.

Qin You was also a bit embarrassed and whispered, “I was originally worried about duplication, but I thought Sister Shanqi would choose…”

As she spoke, she glanced in the direction of Tian Rong.

They all knew that Tian Rong was Jiang Shanqi’s senior sister.

Tian Rong could no longer maintain her smile on her face, fortunately there was a veil blocking her face, so her expression couldn’t be seen.

It’s okay, there’s still one last person. She didn’t believe that anyone on this program could be so foolish as to not choose her as the ambassador!

However, if… none of the three chose her, she would lose face in front of the audience!

Tian Rong clenched her teeth and glanced in the direction of the assistant director. Generally, during the recording process of a program, to avoid accidents, the program team would remind the guests of certain things beforehand and would not embarrass them in public.

Su Chengyang looked at Jiang Shanqi, then at Qin You, hesitating, “This…”

At this moment, the assistant director interrupted: “Don’t rush to make a choice, there’s still a guest whose name hasn’t been revealed.”

Upon hearing this, Su Chengyang had a sense of foreboding and subconsciously looked in the direction of Song Mingan, who gave her an apologetic smile.

Su Chengyang: “…”

As expected, the assistant director’s next words confirmed her suspicions.

“Mingan’s chosen guest to ride the cable car with him is 一 Su Chengyang!”

“Hahaha…”

“Did you two make a deal?”

Qi Fu and Han Songxue burst into laughter, and others had teasing expressions on their faces.

Except for Tian Rong.

She never expected that in less than thirty minutes of the program’s recording, they would make it difficult for her to continue.

Tian Rong had three purposes for participating in this trip.

First, of course, was the publicity that came with the controversy after colliding with Su Chengyang.

Second, it is to show goodwill to Su Chengyang. After all, in Yang Xiuyi’s incident, she was almost invisible. As long as Su Chengyang is willing to accept her goodwill, she can not only clear her name but also gain popularity.

Thirdly, if Su Chengyang is unwilling to accept her goodwill and isolates her with others, as long as she acts pitiful and gains the sympathy of the audience, she can also take the opportunity to clear her name.

However, the agency prefers the second option because it is a win-win situation for her and Su Chengyang, without offending anyone.

If they have to resort to the third option, it will definitely have an impact on Su Chengyang and the other guests on <Travel>. At this critical moment, the company does not want her to offend anyone else.

Therefore, before coming, she had prepared for both actively showing goodwill to Su Chengyang and being isolated by Su Chengyang and the <Travel> program team. But she never expected that less than half an hour into the show’s recording, they would humiliate her like this.

Although not choosing to take the cable car with her does not necessarily mean isolating her, taking care of newcomers is an unwritten rule in the industry. Moreover, she is the ambassador here, wearing clothes that are not convenient for climbing. Their behavior will undoubtedly make Tian Rong a laughingstock.

Tian Rong’s face can already be described as expressionless.

Xiao Lu stood at the edge of the crowd and looked in. Seeing that Tian Rong’s face didn’t look good, she turned to Lin Yu and said, “Tian Rong must have thought that at least one of them understands human relationships and would write her name down. But she miscalculated. If these three understood a little about human relationships, they wouldn’t be so clueless in the circle, right?”

Lin Yu glanced at her and reminded her in a low voice, “The woman on your left is Miss Jiang’s manager.”

Xiao Lu’s face stiffened, and she slowly turned her head to look. The woman was looking at her with a smile that was not quite a smile.

Xiao Lu: “…”

Su Chengyang was really clueless. She was not joking at all. She never expected someone would choose her.

She felt that the only person who might choose Tian Rong among the three was Jiang Shanqi. Even if in the program, she had a better relationship with her, but in this episode, Tian Rong came, and she thought that anyone with a little emotional intelligence would choose their senior sister from the same company. She never expected that she would choose herself and leave her senior sister aside.

As for Qin You and Song Mingan, she never thought they would choose her.

Song Mingan awkwardly explained, “I thought Shanqi would choose Miss Tian, and Xiao You would be with Sister He Xu, so…”

Tian Rong: “…”

Can we not talk about this anymore?

Tian Rong gritted her teeth and couldn’t help but look at Jiang Shanqi. If only Shanqi had chosen her, things wouldn’t have been so complicated. Why did she…

Although Tian Rong complained in her heart, she dared not show it. Jiang Shanqi’s family background was not something she could afford to offend. She could only get a spokesperson opportunity before because of her.

Han Songxue has poor insight. When she heard Song Ming’an’s words, she laughed and pointed at them.

“Are you guys stupid? Now, our Ambassador Miss Tian has to climb up by herself! So pitiful.”

Han Songxue has always had a talent for being sharp-tongued, and this time is no exception.

As soon as she finished speaking, several familiar people beside her gave her a disapproving look.

Qi Fu even touched her quietly and whispered, “Don’t exaggerate.”

Han Songxue didn’t understand, but she restrained herself a bit and murmured, “I didn’t exaggerate, I just spoke the truth.”

The assistant director spoke up after everyone had enough laughter, “So Chengyang, you can choose who to ride the cable car with first.”

Su Chengyang looked around and Qin You and Song Mingan signaled her not to worry. Su Chengyang smiled at them and said, “I’ll go with Shanqi.”

The assistant director nodded and continued, “Then you need to choose someone to ride the cable car with the other two guests.”

Upon hearing this, Han Songxue widened her eyes and when Su Chengyang looked over, she flattered her by winking at her, suggesting that she choose her.

However, upon hearing the assistant director’s words, Tian Rong breathed a sigh of relief in her heart.

In this situation, if Su Chengyang had any brains, she would definitely choose her. Otherwise, the audience would definitely see that she was isolating herself and taking the lead. Tian Rong thought that Su Chengyang was not that stupid and would know how to avoid suspicion.

Su Chengyang hesitated and looked around the crowd.

She was very clear about the choice she faced. If she didn’t choose Tian Rong, the audience would think she was deliberately isolating her. If she chose Tian Rong… to be honest, Su Chengyang didn’t want to choose Tian Rong at all.

She remembered what Lin Yu had told her last night, that no matter what she chose, he would support her wishes.

Was that true?

It should be, Lin Yu is never a person who likes to boast.

So, if she doesn’t choose Tian Rong, it shouldn’t matter, right?

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Back in her room, Su Chengyang picked up her phone and glanced at it. Manager Lin had sent her a few WeChat messages, and the last one asked her to call him back at 11:50.

Su Chengyang checked the time and saw that there were still twenty minutes left. She decided to take a shower first. When she came back, she still had a few minutes left, so she half-dried her hair before sitting back on the bed and picking up her phone again.

“Are you asleep?”

Lin Yu had sent her a message during that time.

Su Chengyang replied, “No, I just finished washing up.”

She had just sent the message when Lin Yu’s video call came in.

Su Chengyang was startled by the sudden appearance of the video call. She had been lying in bed, but sat up and tidied herself a bit before answering the call.

“Manager Lin?”

For some unknown reason, Su Chengyang felt uneasy.

The phone screen showed an empty office chair facing her. Lin Yu was nowhere to be seen.

Su Chengyang hesitated and called out, “Manager Lin? Are you there?”

The next moment, a man in a bathrobe appeared outside the screen, “Sorry, I went to get a towel.”

Lin Yu seemed to have just taken a shower. His wet hair was dripping with water, and his loosely-fitting bathrobe revealed a beautifully sculpted chest with water droplets still on it. As he sat down on the office chair, he used a towel to dry his hair while looking at Su Chengyang.

From the moment he appeared on the screen, Su Chengyang was stunned.

When Lin Yu looked up at her, they both froze for a moment.

Su Chengyang quickly put the phone under her blanket, her cheeks feeling like they were on fire, while Lin Yu awkwardly moved away from the camera.

“Sorry, I thought it was a voice call.”

After a while, Lin Yu’s deliberately calm voice came from the other end.

Su Chengyang pressed her ice-cold palm against her face, hoping to cool down her cheeks. She muttered, “Should we hang up and call again?”

“No need, just wait for me,” Lin Yu replied.

Then there was the sound of rustling clothes from the phone, indicating that Lin Yu was changing clothes.

Su Chengyang’s heart tightened. Although she had only seen half of his chest just now, Lin Yu’s figure was still pretty good…

Su Chengyang! What are you thinking!

She cursed herself in her heart, feeling very unprofessional.

After a moment, Lin Yu cleared his throat and said, “I’m ready.”

Su Chengyang gritted her teeth, trying to calm herself down, and then picked up the phone.

On the screen, Lin Yu was wearing white home clothes, his black hair still wet, and he hadn’t put on his suit from work. He looked inexplicably younger and more energetic.

He looked a little embarrassed, his ears red, and he covered it up by wiping his hair with a towel. “Sorry, I pressed the wrong button.”

He was different from the Lin Yu that Su Chengyang usually knew. But facing him now, she felt even more flustered, and couldn’t help but look away, muttering, “It’s okay.”

Lin Yu placed a towel over his head, covering his reddened ears and appearing much calmer.

He asked, “Have you seen Tian Rong?”

Upon hearing the important matter, Su Chengyang quickly put away her inexplicable thoughts and nodded, “Yes, I have seen her.”

Lin Yu asked again, “What do you think of this matter?”

It seemed that no matter what happened, Lin Yu always asked Su Chengyang for her opinion first.

Su Chengyang looked up for a moment, then quickly looked away and said, “I don’t think it affects me. I don’t owe her anything. She’s just an ordinary guest on the show for me.”

Lin Yu’s hair obstructed his view, and Su Chengyang couldn’t clearly see the emotions in his eyes.

After listening to Su Chengyang’s words, Lin Yu said, “Well, your thoughts are not wrong. However, Tian Rong and her agency should know that participating in this program won’t do her any good and may even make her situation worse.”

Su Chengyang nodded, “I also think so, but…I can’t understand why she would do this.”

Lin Yu explained, “First, she wants to get closer to you, create a false image of both of you being victims, and gain more traffic. If she can successfully get closer to you, she not only gains traffic but also improves her popularity. Second, she knows that you get along well with the other guests, and they are all biased towards you. During the program recording, she’s highly likely to be isolated. However, most people sympathize with the weaker side. If someone clarifies that she’s also a victim, she can clear her name.”

Su Chengyang was a bit confused after listening. She thought she had seen big scenes before, but it was just being under the same roof with hundreds of other artists, eating, drinking, and having fun. She had never encountered such a situation before, and she had seen these kinds of scheming people, but no one had ever used it on her.

Lin Yu saw that she was silent and continued, “She will probably first try to get closer to you and test your attitude. If your attitude is good, she will use the first method. If you show obvious hostility towards her, she will use the second method. The first method is a win-win situation for both of you, while the second method may damage your reputation with others.”

After hearing Lin Yu’s words, Su Chengyang’s heart sank.

“So, you want me to cooperate with Tian Rong and get closer to her?”

Actually, no matter how you look at it, this is the best option, but Su Chengyang…feels a little uncomfortable in her heart. She doesn’t have much hostility towards Tian Rong, but it doesn’t mean she wants to be friends with her. In fact, even if it’s just pretending, she doesn’t want to.

Although she knew this was the best option, hearing it from Lin Yu made Su Chengyang feel inexplicably depressed.

Lin Yu stared at her in the screen, his face still slightly red but she unwilling to look at him at this moment.

“No,” Lin Yu said.

“Chengyang…” Lin Yu looked a bit complicated, “I am strict in my work, but it doesn’t mean I have to succeed at all costs. I hope you can become an excellent artist, not that I want to use you against your will. I just enjoy the process, do you understand?”

Su Chengyang was stunned for a moment, slowly lifted her head, and looked at him on the screen.

“No matter what you want to do, I won’t interfere. No matter how you choose, I will only provide you with the help you need the most. I will try my best to ensure that you are not hurt. So, can you trust me more?”

Perhaps because he had just taken a shower, there was still a hazy mist in his eyes.

Su Chengyang felt like she was being sucked in by his gaze and felt a suffocating sensation for a moment.

Heartbeats were amplified in Su Chengyang’s ears like drumbeats.

For a moment, she felt dizzy and disoriented.

She hastily averted her gaze, as if something would completely slip from her control if she were even a second too late.

Su Chengyang dared not, she was scared, she hated it, and she couldn’t even control her own emotions.

Lin Yu seemed to be oblivious to her abnormality and just stared at her expectantly, hoping for any response.

Su Chengyang lowered her head and forced herself to calm down, “Manager Lin, what do you think?”

Instead of answering Lin Yu’s question directly, Su Chengyang evaded it and chose to divert the topic.

The scene was silent for a while, and Su Chengyang didn’t dare to look into his eyes.

After a long while, a barely audible sigh came from Lin Yu’s phone.

Lin Yu didn’t pursue the matter but, taking her words as an opportunity, turned the page on the issue.

“Do what you want to do, and I’ll help you with the rest,” said Lin Yu.

Su Chengyang didn’t say much, just nodded in agreement.

Lin Yu’s gaze swept over her hair and he reminded her, “Make sure to dry your hair before you go to sleep.”

“Okay, I get it.”

“Goodnight.”

After bidding her goodnight, Lin Yu ended the video call.

Su Chengyang stared at the darkened screen and didn’t snap out of her daze for a long time.

She didn’t know what was wrong with her.

Lin Yu was only discussing work with her, yet she felt uncomfortable, as if he had crossed a boundary.

Su Chengyang covered her eyes and slowly slid under the covers. Lin Yu only hoped that she could trust him because he was her manager. She should trust him, and he had no other intentions.

She didn’t dare answer his questions because she felt guilty. She had her own demons and feared that once she let down her guard, she wouldn’t be able to control her emotions about Lin Yu. So she had to keep a distance and maintain the line between herself and Lin Yu.

Would Lin Yu be disappointed or angry with her reaction?

She sighed and thought, “I’m sorry, only a few months left. I have to hold on.”

That night, Su Chengyang didn’t have the energy to think about Tian Rong’s affairs. She lay in bed and reflected on herself before dozing off.

The next morning, after breakfast, the staff asked them to gather in the hotel parking lot.

“Everyone stand in the groups from last night and take out all the money earned by each team,” the assistant director said.

Su Chengyang had stayed up until midnight and was still a little groggy. She took out a few hundred yuan from her pocket, neatly stacked.

“Count how much each team has,” the assistant director continued.

Qi Fu said, “We have a total of two thousand.”

Song Mingan said, “We have one thousand eight.”

He Xu said, “Xiaoyou and I have a total of two thousand four.”

Su Chengyang looked at them with a puzzled expression: “…”

“What about you guys?”

Su Chengyang replied, “We have three hundred.”

“But you guys were recognized, right? How did you make so much money?” Su Chengyang and Jiang Shanqi looked confused.

Han Songxue looked innocent: “Because we performed on the show? The show’s rules stated that each person can only receive a maximum of five yuan.”

Su Chengyang: “…”

The assistant director said, “Don’t worry, the money comes from the show’s budget, and it will all be reimbursed.”

Just then, a luxury car slowly pulled into the parking lot, followed by an ordinary Volkswagen, a cool motorcycle, and finally an elderly electric tricycle.

“As you can see, these are the vehicles we will be using to reach our next destination. No matter what type of vehicle, it goes to the highest bidder.”

Su Chengyang looked at the three hundred yuan in her hand, then at the electric tricycle with a collapsible back seat for elderly passengers, and fell into a moment of silence.

She didn’t mind riding it herself, but Jiang Shanqi might not be able to bear the humiliation. Besides, she had chosen Jiang Shanqi and felt like she was dragging her down.

She nudged Jiang Shanqi’s arm and said, “We can only take the tricycle. Why don’t I switch with Songxue? She probably wouldn’t mind.”

Jiang Shanqi glanced at her and said, “No need.”

“Assistant Director, do we need money for any other activities today?” He Xu asked.

The assistant director shook his head, “No, the money in your hands is just for your transportation to the next destination.”

With that, it was a case of the highest bidder takes it all.

In the end, He Xu and Qin You got into the luxury car, Qi Fu and Han Songxue got into the Volkswagen, Song Mingan and Shen Fu chose motorcycles, and Su Chengyang was left with only a tricycle for transportation.

“Forget to remind everyone, guests who choose motorcycles and tricycles can choose to drive themselves or let the driver drive.”

Su Chengyang glanced at the back seat of the tricycle and thought it would be a bit tight for two people, so he said, “We’ll drive ourselves.”

However, Song Mingan shook his head and said, “I don’t know how to ride a motorcycle, let the driver drive.”

Shen Fu interrupted him, “No need, I can drive.”

Song Mingan looked at him in surprise, “You can?”

“I have a driver’s license and used to like racing.”

After the decision was made, the eight guests got into their respective vehicles.

Jiang Shanqi saw Su Chengyang skillfully open the back seat and asked with a frown, “How do you know how to drive this?”

Su Chengyang replied, “It’s not difficult.”

As soon as she finished speaking, Han Songxue ran over excitedly and said to Jiang Shanqi, “Miss, you probably can’t get used to this kind of vehicle. Let me switch with you as a thank you…”

Jiang Shanqi looked at her with a smile that wasn’t quite a smile. Before she could finish her sentence, she stretched her long legs and sat down, looking up at Han Songxue, “What did you say?”

Han Songxue’s face fell, “…”

She felt that riding a tricycle was more fun than riding in a car.

Su Chengyang said helplessly, “You should go back first, our vehicle is slow.”

Han Songxue nodded helplessly and walked away, turning back every three steps.

Su Chengyang had driven this type of vehicle before. Because no driver’s license was needed and it could also transport goods, but she hadn’t driven it in a long time, so she needed to get used to it first.

The other three groups of guests left the parking lot one after another, and Su Chengyang rode the tricycle slowly behind them.

Xiao Lu could have taken their luggage on a car ahead, but she had a playful personality and drove the same tricycle as Su Chengyang, pulling the camera man in the back seat, swaying with them in the back.

Fortunately, the filming location was not too far away from here, it was in a scenic area on the outskirts of the city.

“Chengyang, it feels like we’re on a tour!”

Xiao Lu smiled happily and greeted Su Chengyang.

The gentle wind blew on their faces, making them feel refreshed. It was indeed much more comfortable than riding in a car. It gave them a feeling of roaming, even Jiang Shanqi in the back seat couldn’t help but smile.

As there were not many shots needed along the way, the cameraman put down his camera and walked while chatting with Su Chengyang and the others.

The speed of the tricycle was really slow. Except for them, the other guests and program staff had already left ahead and couldn’t be seen anymore.

“The air here is pretty good. If you have the chance, you can come here for tourism.”

Looking at the pleasant scenery, Su Chengyang’s mood also became better. “Yes, it’s not as busy as the city here, and it can allow people to take a good breath.”

Jiang Shanqi sat in the back seat with a smile on her face and nodded in agreement, “Finally, we feel like we’re on a trip.”

Perhaps infected by their mood, the cameraman smiled and said, “This is the pinnacle of my life. I can slack off with three beautiful girls.”

Xiao Lu said, “Since you’re so honored, shouldn’t you show some gentlemanly style and treat us to something to eat?”

“Sure!” The cameraman swung his arms generously. “What do you want to eat? Just say it!”

Xiao Lu raised an eyebrow at Su Chengyang, “Quickly say what you want to eat. Our good big brother is treating us.”

Su Chengyang hesitated a bit, “But Manager Lin…”

“Forget it! The camera is already turned off. Who else knows besides us? We can just cut it out later,” said Xiao Lu.

Su Chengyang reluctantly nodded, “Okay, we just passed by a food street. Let’s go and take a look there.”

Twenty minutes later, the four of them left the food street feeling satisfied, carrying their hands full of things, and continued driving towards their destination.

The four of them chatted aimlessly, with Su Chengyang driving and unable to use her hands, while Jiang Shanqi occasionally stuffed food into her mouth from the back seat. Su Chengyang’s happy expression after eating the food made the other three burst out laughing.

On the way, the cameraman received a call from the program.

“Where are you guys? Why haven’t you arrived yet?”

The cameraman was still chewing and almost choked.

“We got lost just now, but we should be there in half an hour.”

“Hurry up, everyone’s waiting.”

After hanging up the phone, the other three couldn’t help but laugh.

Thinking that the others were already waiting for them at the destination, the four of them didn’t delay any longer.

Forty minutes later, they finally arrived at the foot of the mountain.

Su Chengyang looked up and saw many entertainment facilities built on the mountain, but most of them were new and had probably just been completed. They were invited to come here to film a commercial before the official opening.

“You’re so slow. Xiaoyou has already finished a test paper,” Han Songxue complained when she saw them.

Su Chengyang shrugged, “There’s no choice, this tricycle is just a little better than a bike.”

Su Chengyang got off the tricycle, and Jiang Shanqi also got out from the back seat.

Han Songxue wrinkled her nose, seeming to smell something, and approached them to ask, “Did you guys eat something?”

Su Chengyang and Jiang Shanqi kept a poker face and said in unison, “No.”

“Really?” Han Songxue looked skeptical.

Su Chengyang pushed her and turned around, walking towards the group of people, and said, “Why would we lie to you?”

After everyone arrived, the assistant director introduced their location as usual, and the scenic area behind them.

Actually, it is a mountain amusement park built with heavy investment. You can climb the mountain to enjoy the scenery or experience various entertainment projects. It is said that there are also many small animals in another area.

“As a final introduction, I’d like to welcome the ambassador of Chunlin Mountain, Welcome一 “

At the assistant director’s command, the cable car behind the crowd gradually started moving.

Everyone turned around in unison and saw a cable car slowly moving down the cable connecting to the other side of the mountain.

From a distance, Su Chengyang saw a woman sitting on the cable car.

The woman was wearing a pink and white dress and looked very dignified. As the cable car moved halfway through the air, her dress was blown up by the breeze, and smoke spread beneath her, making her look like a fairy from another world.

Han Songxue leaned half against Su Chengyang’s shoulder and whispered, “She seems to have become popular because of a historical drama.”

Su Chengyang nodded knowingly, Tian Rong’s costume was indeed eye-catching and made her look like a gentle and lively fairy from heaven.

“No wonder Yang Xiuyi likes her so much, and because of her, he…”

Han Songxue’s voice was not low, and everyone around her involuntarily turned their gaze towards her.

Han Songxue’s face stiffened, finally realizing that she had said something wrong. She looked at Su Chengyang timidly and covered her mouth, apologizing, “I’m sorry.”

Jiang Shanqi: “Maybe you should stop talking now.”

Song Mingan: “Donate your mouth if you don’t know how to speak.”

Qi Fu: “Songxue… I’ll give you a copy of <The Art of Language> when we return.”

Qin You: “<How to Improve Emotional Intelligence> might be more helpful.”

He Xu: “Just get scolded a few more times and you’ll remember.”

Shen Fu: “…Yes.”

Han Songxue knew she was in the wrong and lowered her head without saying a word.

Su Chengyang sighed and lovingly patted her head, “Don’t say that about her.”

Han Songxue looked touched, “Chengyang…”

“After all, she has a blank mind.”

Han Songxue: “…”

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