The cheeks were no longer so flushed. Jiang Mo picked up the glass of water on the table and gulped down a big sip, which helped calm down his rapid heartbeat.
Only then did he notice that the camera on the desk hadn’t been covered. He stared at the camera with a stiff expression, as if making eye contact with millions of viewers in the live stream.
A string of ellipses appeared in Jiang Mo’s mind. His cheeks turned red again, and with a flushed face, he grabbed the cloth on the table and covered the camera with it.
[“Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter! Baby, it’s useless to cover it now. We all saw your embarrassing look just now.”]
[“Still trying to deceive yourself, impossible!”]
[“Wuwuwu, Jiang Mo blushed for me. He’s so cute!”]
[“You’re talking nonsense. He was clearly blushing for me!”]
So embarrassing, so embarrassing!
Jiang Mo squatted back down on the floor, wishing to hide himself in a hole where no one could see him, so that no one would know about the stupid things he had done.
The familiar sound of a phone ringing at an inappropriate time interrupted Jiang Mo’s shame. He was still immersed in the embarrassment of being seen by others, but without looking, he answered the call.
“Jiang Mo, you’re getting bolder now, how dare you get so close to Chi Yingdi?”
Sister Hong’s sharp voice suppressed Jiang Mo’s shame. He crouched by the desk, suddenly feeling tired, his back hunched, curling himself up.
Jiang Mo didn’t speak, and Sister Hong didn’t mind. In fact, she preferred Jiang Mo’s honest and non-confrontational response.
Sister Hong scolded Jiang Mo for several minutes, repeating what Lu Xuan had told him twice.
Chi Yu agreed to create a CP with Lu Xuan.
She hoped he wouldn’t lack self-awareness.
Chi Yu was only helping him out of pity…
Jiang Mo suddenly felt tired. He hadn’t thought about using Chi Yu to climb up, nor was he sticking to Chi Yu. Why did so many people keep emphasizing that he didn’t deserve to stand with Chi Yu? He liked Chi Yu, so what’s wrong with not rejecting his idol?
“I understand,” Sister Hong must have been thirsty from talking. Finally, the voice on the other end stopped, and Jiang Mo whispered.
Sister Hong: “I don’t want to repeat myself for the second time today. You should understand the principle of getting along well and parting well. We don’t want to break ties with you, and I hope you can live a good life from now on.”
“I understand.” Jiang Mo mechanically repeated those four words, hung up the phone, and looked at the beige cake box on the table.
“From now on, I’ll only buy a single serving for you. If it’s not enough, I’ll get more. I’ll also write your name on it to avoid others misunderstanding that it’s for someone else.”
Chi Yu’s voice echoed in Jiang Mo’s ears as he wiped away the tears rolling down his face.
He would rather Chi Yu actually have some feelings for him, so he wouldn’t feel so sad when he heard, “Chi Yu is only nice to him out of pity. If it were someone else, Chi Yu would treat them the same.”
He didn’t want Chi Yu’s pity…
…
Desserts could solve many troubles.
Jiang Mo was about to open the cake when a staff member from the production team approached him and asked him to go to the living room.
No explanation was needed; Jiang Mo knew what he had to do in the living room.
They had gone out to play today and were divided into groups. They were definitely going to send heartfelt text messages.
The restaurant and the living room were close to each other. As the two groups of guests descended the stairs, they awkwardly bumped into each other.
The text messages hadn’t been sent yet, and everyone had their own thoughts. Nobody knew if they would receive a message from their crush later.
Chi Yu deliberately waited for a while before leaving. He was a step behind everyone else because he knew Jiang Mo always liked to walk at the back.
Sure enough, after he left the house, he saw Jiang Mo’s back at the staircase, and his pace suddenly quickened.
Passing the corner, Jiang Mo heard footsteps behind him. He instinctively looked upstairs and happened to catch Chi Yu looking down.
In that moment of eye contact, Jiang Mo reacted like a startled bird, quickly averting his gaze and hurriedly running downstairs.
“…”
Before he could even call out “Jiang Mo,” the person had slipped away.
Was he that scary?
They were fine during the meal, but after being apart for less than an hour, Jiang Mo started avoiding him again.
With a stern face, Chi Yu slowed down his steps as he descended the stairs, no longer planning to catch up with Jiang Mo.
Before, in front of the museum, he noticed that Jiang Mo was intentionally avoiding him. He guessed it was the command of Jiang Mo’s manager, and he was right.
Just now, after confessing his feelings for Jiang Mo to Manager A, A let out a sigh and said some words to him.
“You like someone, anyway, I can’t control it anymore. Let me tell you something.”
“Hmm?”
“I just told you, Jiang Mo was deceived into appearing on this show by his manager, Wang Hong, right?” A seemed to be smoking and exhaled a breath. “Given Jiang Mo’s popularity, he wouldn’t have been able to appear on this show. You must be aware that he was able to come in because Wang Hong intervened. I heard that it was Lu Xuan who asked Wang Hong to do this.”
The smile on Chi Yu’s face faded, and he said coldly, “Go on.”
A continued, “Jiang Mo came on this show to be a foil for Lu Xuan. He signed a contract with Wang Hong, agreeing to obey her commands completely. If he fails to fulfill them, he will have to pay a hefty penalty to the company…”
After Jiang Mo went to the restroom, Lu Xuan also went there. He waited for Jiang Mo outside for a long time, but Jiang Mo just returned to the bus without saying anything.
Lu Xuan must have said something to Jiang Mo.
Thinking of Jiang Mo, wrapped up tightly, curling up alone in the back seat of the car, a pang of pain arose in Chi Yu’s chest.
He understood why Jiang Mo wanted to avoid him. Anyone would act like Jiang Mo under such immense pressure.
He was one of the main culprits creating pressure for Jiang Mo, but he felt no guilt whatsoever.
Knowing that Jiang Mo would be in a difficult situation, he still didn’t want to let Jiang Mo off. He enjoyed seeing Jiang Mo blush and become speechless in front of him.
He was the only one who could put pressure on Jiang Mo.
He was the only one who could bully Jiang Mo.
When Jiang Mo arrived in the living room, there was only Jiang Ying there.
Jiang Ying was sitting in a single sofa, flipping through a magazine. Upon hearing footsteps, he raised his head and smiled slightly at the hurriedly approaching Jiang Mo. “Who was chasing you? Why were you running so fast?”
Chased by someone…
Chi Yu…
Jiang Mo shook his head, knowing that Chi Yu wasn’t chasing him. He couldn’t continue to indulge in his wild thoughts.
[“I saw Chi Yu and Jiang Mo on the stairs, but then they disappeared? What did they say to each other? Why did Jiang Mo run so fast?”]
[“I was excited to see them together again, but then it disappeared? Damn, your production team didn’t do a good job, and the camera on the stairs was poorly placed. It couldn’t capture anything! Can’t you position it properly!”]
“No one,” Jiang Mo slowed down a beat and waved at Jiang Ying. He didn’t know how to interact with strangers, so he still sat in the corner, leaning slightly so that his body would be out of the camera’s range.
When Jiang Mo settled down, Jiang Ying suddenly stood up and sat down beside him.
“Thank you for the cake,” Jiang Ying said.
Jiang Mo was puzzled. “Huh?”
Jiang Ying asked back, “Didn’t you have your assistant send me a cake just now?”
Jiang Mo blinked, even more confused.
When did he ask his assistant to send a cake to Jiang Ying? He didn’t bring his assistant here at all.
“I…” Jiang Mo’s explanation was interrupted by the arrival of two people.
Ye Lin and Lu Xuan finally arrived. When Jiang Mo saw them, he instantly closed his mouth, shifted his gaze, and began staring blankly at the oranges in the fruit tray.
However, this time, his train of thought while staring turned into “Who actually helped him send the cake to Jiang Ying?”
Lu Xuan always presented a gentle and courteous image to the public. He greeted Jiang Ying and Jiang Mo, but what puzzled Jiang Mo was the significant change in Jiang Ying today.
Just a few days ago, Jiang Ying was chatting and laughing with Lu Xuan, but now, although Lu Xuan greeted him with a smile, Jiang Mo sensitively sensed his indifference.
The one who changed the most was Ye Lin. Jiang Mo’s gaze inadvertently swept across Ye Lin, who sat down opposite him. Ye Lin’s expression still carried a strong scent of frustration.
They hadn’t seen each other for almost a day. What happened to Ye Lin? Did he have an unpleasant date with Shen An?
…
When they went downstairs, Jiang Mo had already decided who to send the text message to.
He only exchanged a few words with Shen An and had no connection or interaction with Li Heng. It was the most inappropriate to send the text message to those two.
The only ones left were Chi Yu and Lou An.
Jiang Mo didn’t dare to send the message to Chi Yu.
Firstly, Chi Yu was under a lot of attention, and he was afraid that the audience would misunderstand his intentions of trying to create hype with Chi Yu.
Secondly, it was to warn himself not to harbor unrealistic thoughts about Chi Yu.
Being with Chi Yu put him in a constant state of irrationality, to the point where he even thought about paying the penalty fee just to break the contract.
Sister Hong’s words woke him up.
He only had a few thousand yuan in his hand, and his distant relatives, Lu Xuan’s parents, who had no emotional attachment to him, wouldn’t help him pay the penalty fee. Even if they were willing, he wouldn’t ask.
It took Jiang Mo a long time to come to his senses. As Lu Xuan and Sister Hong said, Chi Yu was doing well. Chi Yu only felt that he was being marginalized by others and pitied him, so he helped him.
After this show ended, he would retire from the entertainment industry. He and Chi Yu would no longer have any intersections. He couldn’t immerse himself in illusions and couldn’t detach himself from them. It would only affect him.
Be more realistic and rational when being a fan.
Being able to spend a beautiful day with Chi Yu, he was stronger than all the fans who liked Chi Yu. He should be content.
Dreams would eventually come to an end.
Jiang Mo sent the text message to Lou An, and the content of the message was publicly visible to the live stream audience.
Jiang Mo didn’t like Lou An, so he wouldn’t send any ambiguous messages. It was reasonable for him to send a message to his partner since they were paired up today.
The message he sent to Lou An had only two words – “Good luck.”
He believed that Lou An would understand his meaning, and the audience who had seen their interactions would also understand.
[“Hahaha, good luck! Jiang Mo is so cute.”]
[“Hmm, is Jiang Mo trying to encourage Lou An to pursue Lu Xuan so that he can be with Chi Yu?”]
[“Some people have such a talent for misinterpreting things. The guests on this show are currently single, and they have the right to pursue relationships! What’s wrong with Jiang Mo encouraging Lou An? There’s nothing wrong with Jiang Mo liking Chi Yu!”]
[“I actually think Black Fan’s comment is clever. Lou An x Lu Xuan, Chi Yu x Jiang Mo, I think this combination is fantastic!”]
[“So, Jiang Mo and Lou An are comrades now, hahaha.”]
In the living room, the A team guests sat together.
The purpose of the production team gathering the guests together was to stir up some drama.
They instructed the guests not to silence their phones’ message notifications and to sit together so that everyone would know who received a message.
All four members of the A team avoided an awkward situation today, as they all received a text message.
But receiving the message didn’t bring the expected happiness to Chi Yu.
Because the sender of the message was Lu Xuan.
The content of the message was a heartfelt expression of gratitude to a senior that Chi Yu had heard countless times before. Chi Yu glanced at it and turned off his phone, scanning the expressions of the other three people in the room.
Shen An and Ye Lin were a pair, Li Heng and Jiang Ying were a pair. They must have received messages from their respective partners.
So, Lou An must have received a message from Jiang Mo.
After a date, it was normal to send a message to the person you went on a date with. Normal people would do that.
Knowing this, Chi Yu couldn’t help but feel displeased. His gaze locked onto Lou An.
Lou An, on the other hand, was not happy after receiving Jiang Mo’s message. Instead, he felt a bit dejected.
He wanted to receive a message that he couldn’t even hope to receive, so why did he feel dejected upon receiving it? What was he dejected about?
Chi Yu didn’t understand Lou An. Lou An naturally felt dejected for not receiving a message from the person he liked.
Lou An lowered his head, feeling the intense cold stare from across the table, making his scalp tingle. He looked up, confused, and unexpectedly made eye contact with Chi Yu, leaving him even more puzzled.
Why was Chi Movie Emperor looking at him like that? Did he do something wrong?
[“Does receiving a message from Jiang Mo make you unhappy, Lou An?”]
[“Don’t you guys think Chi Yu is also unhappy?”]
[“I have a daring thought. Maybe Chi Yu actually wanted to receive a message from Jiang Mo?”]
[“Did you two accidentally switch phones? If you exchange, everyone will be happy!”]
In the living room—
Jiang Mo thought he wouldn’t receive a message. At the moment his phone rang, the other three people in the room looked at his phone.
However, soon, Ye Lin and Jiang Ying looked away.
These two also had the same understanding. Jiang Mo was not single today, so it was not surprising for him to receive a message from Lou An.
Only Jiang Mo, Lu Xuan, and the audience with a god’s-eye view knew that the message Jiang Mo received was actually from Chi Yu.
[“F**k???”]
[“Holy s**t???”]
[“@Chi Yu, are you being that direct? I thought you would at least restrain yourself and send a polite message to Lu Xuan…”]
[“#Chi Yu’s High-profile Pursuit of Love#, sisters, I’ve already got the headline ready. Whoever faints, it’s on me!!!”]
Seeing the two characters “Chi Yu” displayed on the phone screen, Jiang Mo’s heart skipped a beat.
[“Chi Yu: If you dare to run away when you see me next time, I’ll chase after you directly.”]
The defense line he had worked so hard to establish collapsed in an instant.
hahahah not the ML going NOPE I don’t care if the story wants misunderstandings I am not having it
Lol, he’s threatening to chase. I think he is already chasing
I love the MLs boldness, it’s so effective in preventing misunderstandings and miscommunications
and despite MC’s timidity he’s so strong for himself 🤧