3RYB 81-90

Chapter 81

The atmosphere seemed to become heavy at this moment.

In fact, it wasn't difficult to guess.

Gu Qi didn't like to play dumb, directly stating: "You’re suspecting that your father's death was related to my parents?"

In fact, this kind of rumor had not been unheard of in recent years.

After all, when the Jiang Family first ventured into the business field, the person who had contact with the Jiāng Family wasn't Gu Qi's parents, but Wenren Jing's father.

At that time, Wenren Jing's father was Jiāng Anguo's most capable assistant. He was so valued that he even managed a company with the help of Jiāng Anguo and was very successful for a while.

Wenren Jing's father valued friendship and remembered his brother who was quite smart, a.k.a. Gu Qi's father. Wanting to help them, he found a good job for the couple in the company.

Benefitting, Gu Qi's parents naturally did their best. For their children to have a good life, they devoted themselves to working and running around for the business. They were considered to have some talent for business and even entered in the eyes of the Jiāng Family.

At that time, the Jiang Family was already dependent on the Jiāng Family for survival. Everyone said that the Jiang Family was the confidant cultivated by Jiāng Anguo.

That was until an accident happened.

There were problems in the business. Several workers wanted to get back their hard-earned money but to no avail. A fight broke out, and many people were killed and injured. In the end, Wenren Jing's father felt guilty. It was rumored that he used public funds to study for a doctorate, which led to the break of the capital chain. In the end, he chose to commit suicide after getting drunk.

Because the matter was too big, it alarmed the Jiāng Family. It was them who used money to solve it.

Some people have doubts about whether Wenren Jing's father committed suicide.

Everyone who had come into contact with Young President Jiang said that he liked reading and was kind and upright. Although he had worked under the Jiāng Family, he helped the poor when he could. Everyone who had interacted with him had praised him. No matter how one thought about it, he wasn't like a drunk gambler.

More importantly, as long as Wenren Jing's father died, the most direct beneficiaries would be Gu Qi's parents. They could directly take over all the ready-made businesses given to him by the Jiāng Family. And because they had the surname Jiang, they could replace him as quickly as possible.

So naturally, some people suspected that the death of Wenren Jing's father and the mastermind behind all this might be Gu Qi's parents.

Later, the two families got along like normal and the rumors gradually died down.

Everyone gradually believed it. How could people not make mistakes? Young President Jiang was kind-hearted by nature. He knew that his one thought had broken so many families. He could not bear such psychological pressure and chose death as a relief.

So far, no one talked about this matter anymore.

"Elder Sister is still the same as always, so smart that I can't tell a lie to deny lying to you."

Wenren Jing smiled helplessly. He didn't want to involve Gu Qi, but she was attentive and noticed something strange.

And he didn't want to lie either.

He stared into her eyes, trying to find some emotions in them.

For example, surprise, fear or disgust, but in the end he only got a helpless smile.

Gu Qi didn't seem to be in a bad mood. She said, "Wenren Jing, I'm glad that you are willing to tell me. It means that you trust me now."

Wenren Jing shrugged and didn't admit it: "I think since they treat you like that, they aren’t worthy of your love. So Elder Sister won't stand against me and I don't need to hide it from you."

Gu Qi saw the sincerity covered under his brazen facade: "If one more person knows, you will have an additional risk of failure if you want to investigate the truth. This isn't a smart decision."

Yes, he didn't need to hide it from her, but for safety, there was no need to tell her.

Wenren Jing told her only because he cared about her and Jiang Lechuan.

In any case, they were her and Jiang Lechuan's parents.

If Wenren Jing discovered some unacceptable truth without them knowing anything, their current relationship would make people doubt whether it was sincere and whether it was a fraud from beginning to end.

Wenren Jing didn't deny it anymore, but asked directly: "If it is as I think, how will Elder Sister choose?"

"Why should I choose?" Gu Qi looked at him with some amusement: "Whether it is true or false, it will be judged by the law. Good people should not be wronged, and people who do evil things should pay the price."

Wenren Jing continued asking: "What about Jiang Lechuan?"

Gu Qi was slightly stunned. She understood what Wenren Jing meant.

She wasn't close to her parents, and it wasn't an exaggeration to say that she hated them. If there was that day, she would naturally not care.

What about Jiang Lechuan?

He was different.

No matter how disappointed he was with his parents now, he grew up under their love. The affection over the years could not be erased.

In Jiang Lechuan's heart, they were his family after all.

Wenren Jing had some concerns, because he had already regarded them as real family.

If that day really comes, will Jiang Lechuan be torn between two sides?

Parents plotted to kill Eldest Uncle and Elder Brother sent his parents to prison. It was quite a drama.

Wenren Jing didn't hesitate too much.

Was life not good now? If he did not investigate, could everything remain the same, like it had been for so many years.

No one knew what the final result would be if he had to investigate.

Would the relationship between them change? Could the current wonderful time still exist?

A short silence.

Gu Qi smiled lightly, took the sour plum soup from Wenren Jing, and drank another sip, then said: "I used to feel that life is very tiring. I know that you have felt sorry for me and pitied me over the years. But don't I look at you the same way?"

Wenren Jing admitted: "This is why our relationship seems to be good, but aren’t very familiar with each other."

In the whole family, they were the most similar people and were forced to experience growth.

They sympathized with each other's situation. So they always have to be careful to take care of each other's emotions when they interact, for fear that they would accidentally hurt each other's self-esteem and add a bit of bitterness to the other's already sad days.

If it weren't for this variety show, they would always be this kind of brother and sister who get along on the surface and could help each other but won't really open their hearts.

Only after gradual interaction, they understood each other amidst the joking. This was the way they broke through the window paper without realizing it and could truly be called family members and have today's confession.

Gu Qi continued: "I am much more relaxed now because I understand a truth. People living in this world always have something they want to protect. This isn't a shameful matter, but a beautiful thought. But before that, we must treat ourselves right first. If we wrong ourselves for the people we love, the people we love will be sad."

Saying this, Gu Qi mischievously reached out and pressed the sour plum soup cup against Wenren Jing's cheek. The cold touch brought him back from his trance.

Gu Qi stared into Wenren Jing's eyes seriously: "Jiang Lechuan... Though he is a childish child in our eyes, he is an adult who knows right from wrong.

If that day really comes, I think he will only feel extremely sorry for you.

Just like me at this moment."
Chapter 82

Gu Qi knew Wenren Jing well enough.

Wenren Jing had always been cautious. If he wasn't 70% sure, he wouldn’t come to tell her these things. It was really unnecessary to make a misunderstanding.

He must have evidence in his hands. Even if he cannot convict for the time being, he could confirm that her and Jiang Lechuan's parents were related to that year’s incident.

If it was really her parents who caused the kind Eldest Uncle to atone for his sins with his life, the originally happy family of the young Wenren Jing was broken up and forced to bear all this.

Just thinking about this, Gu Qi would feel guilty.

Even if she and her parents were not on good terms and the truth of the past had nothing to do with her, she still couldn’t stay out of it completely.

After all, they were her parents who gave birth to her. Even if they were separated by death one day, they couldn’t but admit that this blood relationship didn’t exist.

Gu Qi's words finally made Wenren Jing feel relieved.

He finally showed a sincere smile, "As long as you don't blame me."

As long as they don't alienate him because of this, he would have no worries and could do what he wants to do with confidence.

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Late at night, there was a knock on the door.

What surprised Gu Qi was that the visitors were actually her parents.

She was only home this one day and they coincidentally came knocking this day.

Not to mention that Wenren Jing's words today made her mind a mess, Gu Qi didn't want to see them in the first place. Not having a good attitude at this moment, she asked impatiently: "Why are you here? Just get to the point."

"Is this the way you talk to your father?" Although Father Jiang was in better health than the last time they met, he had been ill for too long in the end. After saying such a sentence, he was anxious until coughing.

Mother Jiang patted her husband's back and blamed Gu Qi: "Really you child. There is no overnight hatred among family members. Are you happy to make your dad angry like this? Last time we told you to go home, you verbally said okay, but there was no news since. Dad and Mom don't look for you, so you’re preparing to not go home in this life?"

"If there’s no matter, I'm going to sleep. Please go back." Gu Qi said as she stretched out her hand to close the door.

It was quite late and she wasn't reading the script or sleeping. So listening to their nonsense was a waste of time.

Seeing that Gu Qi was really leaving, Mother Jiang finally couldn't endure it and stopped saying those reproachful words. She directly voiced out the purpose of the visit: "What's the matter between you and the illegitimate child of the Gong Family?"

"Heh." Gu Qi chuckled, "So it's for this matter."

Father Jiang knocked on the ground with his cane a few times, questioning: "Instead of marrying Jiāng Fengzhi, you want to marry an illegitimate child? What are you thinking"

They didn't care about or believe the gossip and rumors on Weibo. They knew that the two children were stars in the entertainment industry and sometimes they had to cooperate in acting. So it was hard to tell what was true and what was false.

It wasn't until the Gong Family came to visit and directly stated that they wanted to arrange the wedding for the two children that they realized that this matter wasn't a joke.

"Yes." Mother Jiang chipped in, looking at Gu Qi: "Qi Qi, listen to Dad and Mom for once. Fengzhi grew up under our watch. He has a good character and a good family background. He is a definite successor and has a bright future. Most importantly, he is sincere to you. Don't ruin your life's happiness over a tantrum with us."

She said this in a rare gentle tone, eyeing at Gu Qi pleadingly.

Gu Qi hadn't properly looked at their faces for a long time.

It was almost the same as in her memory, but there were some differences.

Father's always serious face became much paler because of a serious illness; his lips were pale and his hair gained a lot of white hair.

Even with expensive skin care products and countless medical beauty projects, Mother's face could not cover up the traces of time. The crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, the tiredness under her eyes, and the slightly loose skin made her look much more haggard.

It was the parents in her memory, but they were no longer as gentle and loving as before. Maybe she didn't know them anymore.

Gu Qi's eyes met Mother's. An unsmiling smile pulled up her lip corners, asking, "Are you trying to stop me for my future? What if I say that I truly like him and I'm happy only when I'm with him. I want to spend my whole life with him. No one else can do."

"You!" Father Jiang wanted to say something else, but was suddenly halted by his wife’s hand.

Mother Jiang gave a gaze to her husband, turned her head around, and called the driver to come forward to help, "You're not in good health and can't stay in the wind for too long. Get in the car first, I'll talk to her."

Father Jiang felt that this kind of matter was easier to talk about between women and didn't insist on staying here.

Gu Qi found it laughable, "What difference does it make if you or him who talk."

She didn't understand why she implemented such a useless tactic of getting her father away.

Mother Jiang looked at Gu Qi, with a hint of helplessness and sadness in her eyes,: "I still remember when you were little, when you were only this big and everyone who saw you praised you for being well-behaved and cute. In a blink of an eye, you have grown up so big."

"Why are you saying this?" Gu Qi frowned slightly and cautiously took a half step back.

Playing the emotional card was useless.

She was unwilling to forgive anyone on the behalf of the little girl who had been alone in the Jiāng Family for so many years.

"I know you hate Dad and Mom and it’s right to." The woman who always spoke harshly showed such fragile emotions on her face for once: "If you really don't want to be with Fengzhi, I won't force it. As the child of the Gong Family, you must make sure that he is sincere to you. Don't regret it in the future as no one can help you."

For some unknown reason, Gu Qi caught a trace of unconcealable sadness on the haggard face in front of her and inexplicably felt a sense of ‘people who were about to die speak kindly’.

Mother always spoke to her in an imperative tone, forcibly trying to interfere with her life and decisions, and rarely used such a gentle attitude that she only showed in front of outsiders.

Following this, Gu Qi felt that she was really thinking too much. Still maintaining a cold face, she spoke: "I will be responsible for my decision. If nothing else, I will rest."

After that, she closed the door and no longer cared about her mother standing in front of the door.

Mother Jiang stood at the door, her eyes slowly swept to the window.

Looking at the warm and light-colored decoration in the room and the hand-painted family portrait on the wall, her eyes instantly turned red.

She naturally recognized the ‘family portrait’. It was personally painted by Jiang Lechuan himself.

At that time, the young son was crying while drawing the family portrait. He sobbingly asked her why Elder Sister never came home.

At that time, when her daughter came back for the New Year, she would still act like a spoiled child in her arms, look at her with longing eyes, and ask her when such a life could end.

It was only later.

With each passing year, her daughter's eyes became more and more indifferent. She knew everything and no longer held any expectations for them.

Had she ever regretted it?

Maybe. Occasionally walking on the side of the road and seeing a mother and daughter walking hand in hand, she thought if her daughter stayed by her side, would their family be very happy.

If she were given another chance to start over, she would still make the same choice, sacrificing a child in exchange for the family's prosperity and wealth. This deal was really worthwhile.

Now that she had wealth, she yearned for the family affection that she once chose to abandon.

She knew her daughter better than anyone else. She was as stubborn as she was when she was young. Broken mirrors cannot be mended, and things that have been determined could never be turned back.

So...

Help her once and fulfill a mother's responsibility once.

She ruined her daughter's happiness in the first half of her life, so let her be with the person she really loves in the second half of her life without being bound by family arrangement. This was the last compensation she could give to her daughter as an unqualified mother.

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Gu Qi felt that too many things happened that night. Drained, she quickly washed, tuck in, and had a good sleep.

After waking up, other things were not so important to Gu Qi now. As an actress, what she needed to do most at the moment was to take out her best state and continue to face the filming.

When Gu Qi reached the crew, she keenly sensed that the entire crew was immersed in a depressing atmosphere and she realized a problem existed.

She left yesterday with the consent of Xie Yun and it was after the filming was over. Today she came back early. It shouldn't be her problem, right?

Can't put it like that. Did the crew suddenly hold an emergency meeting at midnight yesterday... Gu Qi was in a state of anxiety, not knowing what she had missed, and even a little restless.

So Gu Qi's expression became serious along with them.

This last until the assistant brought the hot breakfast over. The other party peeked at Gu Qi cautiously, "Elder Sister Qi, it's actually not a big deal. Don't worry about it. Director Xie will definitely handle it."

Gu Qi finally couldn't help it and asked in a whispered voice, "What happened?"

Facing Gu Qi's confused eyes, the assistant was more surprised than her and asked, "Didn't you see the hot search?"

Gu Qi: "?"

Gu Qi took out her mobile phone and clicked on Weibo.

The top hot search.

＃Lin Haoyin quits the ‘Chun Sheng/Spring Life’ crew＃

Following this was one word, ‘explosion’.

The amount of information was so huge.

The filming had already started and the contract had been signed. Everything was going smoothly, but the male lead suddenly ran away.

If it was for other reasons, it would be fine, but Director Shen Wei posted on Weibo at this moment.

Shen Wei V: @Lin Haoyin, welcome to ‘Qiu Chao/ Autumn Tide’, my male lead.

Chapter 83

In the comment area, netizens were full of question marks. They could no longer understand the development of this plot.

Liu Haoyin quit Xie Yun's crew and joined Shen Wei's crew. What was going on?

[Aren't Director Shen and Director Xie from the same company? What is the meaning of competing for actors from the same company? ]

[This time they really don't hide it at all. Are the two directors declaring war publicly? ]

[My god, the gunpowder smell is getting stronger and stronger]

[Liu Haoyin must have read the scripts of both sides and still chose Director Shen's side. Doesn’t it prove that he thinks Qiu Chao has a greater chance of winning the award than Chun Sheng? ]

[Yes, these two scripts are obviously aiming for awards. It depends on who wins in the end]

This speculation had been supported by many netizens. How big of a gap could make a qualified actor like Liu Haoyin choose to break the contract even though he knew how much it would cost to offend a qualified and famous director like Xie Yun .

For a while, the online public opinion began to discredit 'Chun Sheng' and the curiosity about ‘Qiu Chao’ doubled.

Gu Qi had never thought that such a thing would happen. She immediately went through the schedule.

Although Liu Haoyin's role wasn't too important, his overall presence was still quite strong.

Sure enough, he was supposed to be in a few scenes today.

How troublesome. The progress of the entire crew would inevitably be slowed down by the male lead's abrupt cancellation of the contract.

At this moment, Director Xie Yun came out of the lounge. She directly turned to Gu Qi and called, "Gu Qi, come in for a moment."

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Gu Qi sat quietly on the sofa, listening to Xie Yun insulting Shen Wei to vent her dissatisfaction, and at the same time silently agreed with what Xie Yun said in her mind.

Once tired of berating, Xie Yun sneered and drank a sip of water before continuing: "I was wondering why their crew kept it secret so tightly. It turned out that from the beginning, they didn't want to properly find actors, but planned to directly poach people from our side. Only he can use such a despicable method! It's clearly provoking us!"

Gu Qi pursed her lips and raised her doubts: "How much benefit did Director Shen give Liu Haoyin to make him do such a thing?"

Although netizens speculated that it was probably because of the configuration gap between the two crews, suspicion of hidden talents on Shen Wei's side, or the quality of the script was too poor made Liu Haoyin more willing to bet on Qiu Chao. In addition to paying a hefty penalty for breach of contract, he had to bear the stain of breaking a contract. The cost was too great.

Unless, the benefits he gained were greater than the losses.

No matter how one thought about it, the gap between the two crews couldn’t be that different.

So what could Shen Wei give Liu Haoyin?

Xie Yun was silent for a while and put forward her own guess: "Money? Shen Wei excelled at this."

Before Gu Qi answered, Xie Yun vetoed it herself: "No, he has a villa in the capital. So he should not be short of money. What’s more, the salary I pay him isn't low."

Sure enough.

Reaching here, even Xie Yun didn't have the mind to be angry.

She also found it strange.

It seemed that there was no logical reason.

Gu Qi suggested: "Should we ask Director Hang Ze to find out the news?"

Hang Ze and Xie Yun always quarreled on the surface. In Shen Wei's opinion, he probably felt that he and Hang Ze were closer.

Xie Yun immediately thought it made sense and called Hang Ze. As usual, the two of them almost quarreled after a few words. In the end Hang Ze agreed to help them go to Shen Wei to uncover the situation.

Xie Yun naturally knew that it was meaningless to fume at this moment. The top priority was to find a suitable new male lead in the shortest possible time and resume normal filming as soon as possible.

Liu Haoyin's temporary withdrawal made some actors in the industry doubt Xie Yun's film.

They were all outsiders and didn't know which party was at fault in this matter, so they didn't dare to enter the scene for the time being.

Especially male actors with similar status to Liu Haoyin were naturally unwilling to accept this movie. If Liu Haoyin left and they came to the rescue, wouldn't it be equivalent to proving to the outside world that they were Liu Haoyin's substitutes? This would invisibly lower their own status.

If a male lead who was too far behind Liu Haoyin was found, it would only make netizens more convinced that the problem was on Xie Yun's side.

It was even more difficult to find a candidate with a higher status than Liu Haoyin, was of the right age, and had a time in schedule recently.

For a while, even Xie Yun was in a dilemma.

This matter was a big deal. Wenren Jing soon called. After understanding the situation, he asked: "How about I do it? I am willing to sacrifice myself for art."

In terms of status, Wenren Jing had won the award-winning actor trophy. Although the few movies he participated in were far behind Liu Haoyin in terms of box office, his overall strength wasn't much worse.

Gu Qi shot him back with some amusement: "You willing, but are the audience willing? Which siblings play husband and wife can make the audience not put off?"

If they had not appeared in variety shows and the brother and sister image wasn't so deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, it might be considered, but now it was absolutely impossible.

Wenren Jing knew that what Gu Qi said was right, so he could only say: "I know some seniors here. Although their box office appeal may not be as strong as Liu Haoyin's, their acting skills are absolutely excellent. I will ask if there is anyone who can save this scene."

Wenren Jing paused for a moment before asking: "There is a more suitable candidate. As long as you ask, he will definitely come. His acting skills are not worse than mine. Though his box office appeal may be far behind Liu Haoyin, his popularity is even higher."

Gu Qi was amused by Wenren Jing's words: "You can just say Song Shiqing's name." "En." Wenren Jing admitted, "No matter how you think about it, there is no better candidate than Song Shiqing. Although he is younger than the character in the script, makeup and acting skills should be able to make up for it. It's not a big deal."

Gu Qi understood Wenren Jing's words. Wenren Jing was right. As long as Song Shiqing joined 'Chun Sheng', all problems would be solved. It might even be better than before.

Gu Qi had considered this before.

This was the best resource she had ever had since she started acting; a top-notch script and director team. If it was ruined like this, she would really be unwilling to accept it.

Even now, the netizens’ calling for Song Shiqing was the highest. Song Shiqing's fans were eager to take this opportunity to see him return to the big screen.

Her relationship with Song Shiqing wasn't real in the end. They cooperated to get what they needed. How could Song Shiqing come back to play the leading role for her after quitting the entertainment industry for a few years?

Gu Qi fell into deep contemplation.

What rang in her ears was the last words of Wenren Jing before hanging up the phone.

"Unless you can dig Mo Ming out of the deep mountains and old forests, there is no one in the entertainment industry who is more suitable than Song Shiqing. My dear Elder Sister, just hug Song Shiqing, shed some tears, and he will definitely come to help."

Mo Ming.

The number one male actor on the box office list. In the years when he had the most works, he won many award-winning actor trophies.

A real drama fanatic and threw himself into acting. Because he felt that there were no roles that challenged him, he had been in a state of retreat in recent years.

Of course, there were gossips and rumors outside that he had a one-sided love for the movie queen Meng Hanjiao because the two were once a well-known screen couple. It was only after Meng Hanjiao got married that he faded out of the public eye.

However, the truth of this matter was unknown. After all, Mo Ming was a famous lone wolf. He had been in the entertainment industry for a long time. Let alone friends, there were only a handful of people who have his contact information.

Gu Qi didn't think that she could invite this senior who had never come in contact with her and stopped thinking about it anymore. Instead, she stared at the WeChat chat page with Song Shiqing in a daze.

After hesitating for a while, she still came out.

She wasn't good at taking the initiative nor did she like to trouble others and burden others.

The next second, Song Shiqing's message popped up.

[Are you free tonight? Let's have dinner together]

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In the evening.

The dishes ordered on the table were all Gu Qi's favorites.

Song Shiqing took out two cups of milk tea that she had posted on Weibo from the ground, "Is it what you like to drink? I probably haven’t bought the wrong one?"

"No, I like this one very much." Gu Qi accepted the milk tea and expressed her gratitude to Song Shiqing before sitting next to him.

Song Shiqing clipped up a piece of food for Gu Qi and went straight to the point: "I've heard about your crew’s matter. In fact, I'm willing to join. If the last movie in my acting career is to play with you, it will be a perfect ending."

Gu Qi looked up in surprise and met Song Shiqing's smiling eyes: "Aren't you very busy?"

She certainly knew how difficult Song Shiqing's current situation was. With his identity, he had to work many times harder than Gong Xuanan to survive and take power in the Gong Family.

If Song Shiqing joined the crew, it would divert his attention at a critical moment.

"Yes, I'm very busy. I'm not the most suitable candidate for this role." Song Shiqing said with a regretful look on his face. He opened his cup of milk tea and took a sip: "Sorry." "It's okay." Gu Qi understood Song Shiqing’s meaning. Before she asked him for a request, he rejected her decently. It was better that Song Shiqing said it so bluntly, so that she would not have any inappropriate fantasies. It would be even more embarrassing to be rejected when she asked.

She understood the reason, but for some reason, she still felt a sense of loss in her heart.

Maybe it was because Song Shiqing smiled so beautifully just now when he expressed his willingness and made her have expectations and fantasies that she shouldn't have.

Gu Qi lowered her eyelashes and hid the unnatural emotion by lowering her head to drink milk tea.

The next second, the slightly cool fingertips landed lightly on her eyebrows. Gu Qi looked up at once and saw Song Shiqing staring at her helplessly: "What's wrong with you? You were obviously teased by me. You should be angry."

Gu Qi was slightly stunned: "You are not in the wrong."

He had no obligation to help her.

Song Shiqing grinned from eyes to eyes, raised his phone, and shook it toward Gu Qi. He stated with some pride: "I have given you Mo Ming's contact information. After you add him, send him the script first, and then arrange a time to meet. I almost worn out my lips by talking so hard today and can only convince him to give you a chance. The final result depends on you. Don't have too much pressure and do your best. In the worst case scenario, I am still your backup."

Gu Qi stared at Song Shiqing.

When he said this, she felt that there seemed to be a fluffy tail behind him, wagging proudly.

Chapter 84

Gu Qi was stunned.

Just as Wenren Jing said, the best solution that everyone could think of was for Song Shiqing to help save the situation so that the filming could continue smoothly.

Song Shiqing gave her Mo Ming's contact information.

In the past two years, there were investors who wanted to find Mo Ming to act. Despite using a lot of connections, no one had Mo Ming's contact information and at most they could contact his former assistant.

In the end, the investor was desperate and even sent a Weibo to ask the public for help. If anyone could help him and Mo Ming to connect, there would be a big reward regardless of whether it was successful in the end.

Even so, the matter was still left unresolved and there was no follow-up.

Some people said that if they wanted to invite Mo Ming, they had to invite all the senior directors in the entertainment industry to gather and have them hold a Director 101 to discuss their new movie ideas. Mo Ming might be willing to meet the director who won first place.

Of course, this was a joke and was enough to prove how mysterious Mo Ming was.

Gu Qi was shocked for a while. When she recovered, she couldn't help asking, "You know Mo Ming?"

Song Shiqing shrugged, "If I must say, he is half my master."

Song Shiqing's talent was amazing, but he still needed the guidance and help of some predecessors to learn and grow so fast.

Among them, Mo Ming was the one who made the greatest contribution.

There was no other reason. Song Shiqing was so famous at that time, and Mo Ming, who loved acting, wanted to see him in person. Afterward, he pointed out his problems.

Song Shiqing was unwilling to admit defeat. He didn't think there was anything he couldn't master. Smart and talented, he corrected his shortcomings quickly. His amazing learning ability was regarded differently by Mo Ming.

After that, the two of them faded out of the entertainment industry one after another. When Mo Ming occasionally got drunk and wanted to reminisce about the past, Song Shiqing, who had a similar ‘fate’, became a good candidate. They kept in touch occasionally over the years.

Song Shiqing rubbed his chin with one hand and reminded: "Though he has a bad temper, it comes and goes quickly. So don't take it too seriously. By the way, he hates polite words and likes people who are more direct. He is most susceptible to provocation."

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That night.

Gu Qi added Mo Ming's WeChat and sent the script to him, but only received a location from the other party and a concise sentence.

[Come tomorrow at 11 o'clock]

After learning the whole story, even Xie Yun was amazed. Her originally irritable expression improved a lot, and she said: "Good fortune and misfortune are interdependent."

The first choice was Mo Ming, and the backup was Song Shiqing. Neither of them was worse than Liu Haoyin.

"By the way." Xie Yun latched onto Gu Qi's arm again, looked up to make sure there was no one around, and then said: "Hang Ze replied, saying that the conditions given to him by Shen Wei are... to change the script and give him more scenes. It is said that a highlight plot of the female lead was directly switched to the male lead. Shen Anran probably doesn't know about this. It should be a yin-yang script, and the female lead will be dubbed later to change the scene. Shen Wei hid it very well. Only after drinking a few bottles of wine and being completely drunk before he let it slip."

Gu Qi's eyes flashed with undisguised surprise,: "Give the male lead more scenes? Isn't that a female lead oriented script?"

Since Shen Wei wanted to compete with them, he chose a similar theme, where the male lead in the script was a background configuration as a supporting role.

"Originally it was." Xie Yun 's eyes flashed with a trace of helplessness.

Some things didn't need to be said too clearly.

It was also a movie that was used to win awards. Who would want to be a supporting role when they could be the protagonist?

The script.

Filming just started and there was nothing that couldn't be changed.

Gu Qi felt a little lament, but she couldn't feel much sympathy for Shen Anran. Then she hurried to Mo Ming's house.

Gu Qi arrived nearly an hour early.

For the sake of courtesy and in order not to disturb Mo Ming too much, she had breakfast at the gate of Mo Ming's community before knocking on the door at the last minute.

Mo Ming was wearing casual clothes. His beard was unshaved and his hair looked messy. While texting with his friends about where to go fishing in the afternoon, he came out in slippers to open the door for Gu Qi.

"Disposable slippers are on the ground, change them yourself. Casually sit." Throwing this down, Mo Ming walked into the house while chatting on his phone.

Gu Qi changed her shoes and saw that Mo Ming had entered the house and disappeared from his sight. She looked around and finally sat on the sofa with the script.

It was a full half an hour.

Mo Ming appeared again, holding two cups of tea in his hands and placed them on the coffee table. He unapologetically sat on another sofa beside Gu Qi, as if he had left for a moment.

"Senior Mo..."

Gu Qi was about to introduce herself and explain her purpose, but Mo Ming waved his hand first, "I know you, and I know why you are here. Then I will say it directly, I have never opened the script you sent and I will never agree to join your crew."

After Mo Ming finished speaking, he picked up his phone and asked Gu Qi again: "What do you want to eat? I'll order takeout. Since you gone through the trouble to make this trip. Eat and quickly go back. Better not delay the filming."

Gu Qi's gaze fell on Mo Ming's face. She didn't feel fear because he was a senior, but was more curious.

Seeing Gu Qi staring at him, Mo Ming felt uncomfortable. He touched his stubble that he hadn't shaved for a week. Thinking to himself, was it because he looked so ugly that the other person kept staring at him?

Just when Mo Ming was about to speak, Gu Qi spoke first and asked directly, "You said it's impossible, so why do you want to meet me?"

When it comes to this, Mo Ming's expression was a little irritated: "It's all that Song Shiqing lad. You are his girlfriend, don't you know him? Though he looks so gentle, his throat is like a parrot. If you don't agree, you will never have a peaceful life!"

He seemed quite distressed. He agreed to meet Gu Qi because Song Shiqing tormented him to wit’s end.

Gu Qi didn't believe it.

She continued: "There are many ways to perfunctorily deal with him. Adding my contact information is enough. You don't need to meet me."

Mo Ming's expression paused for a moment. A clear flaw was revealed, but he adjusted himself as quickly as possible, "You are right. I would have not met if I had known earlier."

Gu Qi didn't dwell on this issue and simply changed the subject: "Senior Mo, may I ask you a question. What made you choose to leave acting?"

Song Shiqing left naturally. Initially, he wasn't so passionate about acting.

Mo Ming was different.

When he was young, he was a famous acting fanatic. It was impossible for him to quit his beloved career without a reason.

When asked this question, Mo Ming was silent for a while, but still told the truth: "I feel bored. I have played all the types that could be played. There is no challenge."

He had done the most dangerous real-life shooting. He had successfully portrayed the most difficult roles and had been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. And he had worked with the best directors and actors.

His acting career was long. Countless small hills were encountered along the way and stepped over them all.

Reaching the end he thought of and climbed to the top of the mountain in his heart, he could only stop in confusion.

Gu Qi pursed her lips slightly.

She recalled what Song Shiqing said.

Mo Ming was most susceptible to provocation.

Gu Qi looked up at Mo Ming again and summoned up the courage to say, "If I can overpower your performance when I act with you, would you consider joining?"

Gu Qi wasn't so self-conscious as to think that her acting skills were better than Mo Ming's, but she had spent too much time and energy on this movie. No one knew the role of Chun Sheng better than her, so she wanted to take a gamble.

At least in this script, no matter which scene, she would not lose to anyone.

For once, Mo Ming's eyes lingered on her for a while and then he said helplessly: "Your unwillingness to admit defeat is really similar to her. It seems that Xie Yun made a good choice."

Like her?

Who was she?

Though Gu Qi was confused, she knew it wasn't appropriate to ask at this time.

Mo Ming knew that he had made a mistake and immediately changed the subject: "I know your acting skills are not bad and are talented in performance. If not, Xie Yun would not choose you. Moreover, in my opinion, cooperation is for mutual win and there is no need for male and female actors to compete for victory or defeat. It should be a mutual win. There is no competition between us."

Speaking, Mo Ming raised his wrist to check the time: "If you don't want to eat lunch, you should go back early."

It was obviously an order to leave.

Gu Qi's brain was spinning rapidly.

From the beginning to the end, she didn't think Mo Ming was really rejecting her. He was willing to meet her, which was a chance.

Give her a chance to convince him. He was definitely opposed to acting, but he couldn't find a reason to come back.

And she needed to give him that reason, a powerful step.

"Bored… no challenge."

"There is no competition between us."

...

Every word of Mo Ming was repeated in Gu Qi's brain.

It finally came to her.

Gu Qi looked up at Mo Ming, "You have won the award-winning actor, and you have competed with other equally excellent predecessors. Every battle could be described as fierce, but you are always the winner in the end. Of course, the competitors can’t be compared to you. Award-winning actor was locked in on you in advance and this kind of situation of being in favor with the general public had occurred."

Mo Ming yawned, obviously not caring about what Gu Qi said.

Gu Qi smiled politely and continued, "I won’t hid it from you. Our biggest competitor is Director Shen Wei's Qiu Chao. We are caught off guard by Senior Liu Haoyin's departure and our chances of winning are much smaller. The reason why he is willing to break his promise is because Director Shen Wei promised him to change the script, add a highlight plot for him, and change the movie from a female lead oriented to a male lead oriented one.

I know you have participated in too many good crews and played too many excellent roles. One more or one less isn't that important to you, not to mention that this role isn't really a good choice for you.

As a side male lead in a female lead oriented movie, the highlight plot isn't even as good as the supporting role. You can only rely on your acting skills to prove to the audience that good actors do not need despicable means like changing the script to snatch from the female lead and it is possible to achieve the role from another level through their own performance. Don’t you find it challenging?"

If 'Chun Sheng' and ‘Qiu Chao’ were opponents, the person Mo Ming was to win against was Liu Haoyin.

He came to rescue the scene that Liu Haoyin had left from. So he had to prove that he was a million times stronger than Liu Haoyin, so that he would not be his ‘substitute’.

Under equal conditions, even if Mo Ming won, everyone would only think that he was more experienced and it was natural to win.

Under completely unequal conditions and everyone thought he should lose, winning would be a real blow.

Mo Ming's eyes were originally a little sleepy. Now he frowned slightly because of Gu Qi's words and actually began to ponder.

The most important thing for the success of a role was the shaping of the script and the performance of the actors.

Without a highlight plot, it was already half lost. It was difficult to turn the tables.

However, difficult was interesting.

Chapter 85

To turn the tables under absolute disadvantages and overcome all external factors with acting skills was extremely difficult. For an actor, this could be called a challenge.

Mo Ming admitted that he was moved by this.

After all, it was Director Xie Yun’s crew. Every actor in it must have gone through many tests before being selected. No one would hold him back. What he had to do was to make himself the highlight of the movie that no one expected, or even a classic.

A role that wasn't prominent enough jumped out of the public's eyes and broke the upper limit of everyone's expectations of it.

What's more, his opponent was the award-winning actor Liu Haoyin, who had won many awards and box office in the past two years.

He had no grudge against Liu Haoyin and wasn't essentially comparing with Liu Haoyin.

It was just that in the entertainment industry today, Liu Haoyin could be ranked and was already one of the top actors.

If he beat Liu Haoyin in this situation, it would prove to everyone that even if he didn't act for a few years, his strength and status could not be shaken by anyone.

There was one more thing.

Looking at Gu Qi's determined expression, he thought of an old friend he hadn't contacted for a long time.

Because on Gu Qi's unconcealed face, he saw the most honest and direct ambition he hadn't seen in a long time under the hidden rules of the entertainment industry, which seemed harmonious on the surface but was actually full of scheme.

She wanted to win, wanted to make the most beautiful comeback with this movie and this role. This wasn't a shameful thing.

Therefore, the pressure of the unknown impact of the male lead's running away on the film should have belonged to Xie Yun and the investor. However, she took it all on herself and made efforts to invite him to participate.

As a senior, he was willing to support such a junior and looked forward to seeing her get what she wants.

Mo Ming finally budged.

He said: "You being chose for the female lead role is the most correct decision made by Xie Yun ."

＊

Both Song Shiqing and Xie Yun held the mentality of giving it a try and hope for the best when letting Gu Qi go to find Mo Ming.. When she actually brought Mo Ming back, the shock on Xie Yun 's face lasted for half a minute. Finally, she sighed: "Actually invited you here."

Mo Ming waved his hand and smiled: "I'm here now. Your crew better not let me down. You know my personality. I hate losing to others the most."

Mo Ming's words were very clear.

He will not lose to Liu Haoyin and the crew of 'Chun Sheng' cannot hold him back.

Currently on the Internet, the discussion about which male actor the crew of 'Chun Sheng' will find to save the situation was high.

It wasn't difficult to find a male actor in such a short time.

It was difficult to find a male actor whose strength and fame were not lower than Liu Haoyin.

Artists who have enough strength, time and possibility to come have been listed by netizens. Of course the most popular one was Song Shiqing.

Suddenly, a paparazzi posted a video.

Just last night, Gu Qi and Song Shiqing entered the same restaurant one after another.

The paparazzi wrote.

[It seems that the role of the male lead will fall to Song Shiqing, so you can look forward to it]

This paparazzi was naturally found by Shen Anran and Shen Wei. Since Liu Haoyin was poached, they arranged paparazzi to keep a close eye on Xie Yun and Gu Qi's movements, wanting to get first-hand information.

Countless netizens were extremely excited.

[Will we really see Song Shiqing make a comeback in our lifetime? Here's one to Elder Sister-in-law]

[Ahhh, real couples are pendant <Note: raw is 坠吊的, never encountered this, so unable to translate>]

[Let's congratulate the crew of 'Chun Sheng'. They lost sesame seeds and picked up watermelons]

Some people supported it, and naturally some people who were originally prepared to watch Gu Qi and the entire crew of 'Chun Sheng' be in disgrace jumped out with unwillingness to accept.

[Oh, in the end, Song Shiqing is asked to save the situation]

[Awesome, let Song Shiqing make a comeback for love]

[So no matter how hard a woman tries, it's better to find a good man. When encountering any problems, her boyfriend will come out to help her solve them]

[If there is no Song Shiqing, they would be finished now, right? ]

…

Just when everyone thought that Song Shiqing would play the male lead, Song Shiqing stood up and posted a Weibo to respond to this matter.

Song Shiqing (V): Wrong guess

Everyone: "???"

[What does Song Shiqing mean by this? ]

[What does he mean? He doesn't want to act! ]

The fans who waited for a long time were disappointed, while Shen Anran's fans were instantly puffed out their chests.

They thought that 'Chun Sheng' invited the great god Song Shiqing and were already feeling anxious. They felt that their family’s Sister's new movie started shooting and lost to Gu Qi in the male lead. Unforeseen, Song Shiqing personally posted a Weibo to ‘slap face’!

Instantly, they joined the battlefield.

[Hahaha, Gu Qi's fans, can you stop licking? Do you really think your family’s Sister is so important? ]

[Yeah, Song Shiqing had been out of the circle for a long time. How can he come back like that, to help your Sister out of an urgent need? Do you really think he is so love-brained? ]

Some people even began to over-interpret and lead the rhythm.

[Is Song Shiqing standing out to slap Gu Qi in the face? ]

[+1 above, is there a crack in their relationship? ]

…

Song Shiqing: “???”

After seeing such speculation, Song Shiqing was stunned for a long time.

He had retired from the circle for too long and never thought that such a sentence could be interpreted like this now.

He wanted everyone to know that the male lead of 'Chun Sheng' wasn't what they thought, him coming to the rescue, and that they were too short-sighted.

'Chun Sheng' had not been officially announced yet, but netizens have focused their attention on him.

He was being proud! Why did it become him rushing to distance himself from Gu Qi and 'Chun Sheng'?

Song Shiqing regretted it in his heart, thinking that he should be careful in his words and deeds in the future.

His mind wandered further, worried that Gu Qi would have the same misunderstanding? Even if there was a one in ten thousand possibility, it couldn't do.

However, whether it was deleting the Weibo, denying, or actively explaining to Gu Qi, it seemed too deliberate, as if there was something fishy going on.

Song Shiqing mulled over it and could only click on Wenren Jing's chat box and send him a message.

[Do you have the contact information of Director Xie Yun? Can you recommend it to me? ]

＊

After Song Shiqing's clear statement that he would not participate, the official account finally responded to the hot topic of who else could Chun Sheng find to save the show.

Movie Chun Sheng (V): @Mo Ming (V), welcome to Chun Sheng, the best male lead.

The comment area was full of question marks and exclamation marks. Everyone was shocked.

[Wait a minute? Who did you invite? ]

[I was so scared that I clicked on the homepage to make sure it was the official blog and not a joke]

[Mo Ming? Ah? How did you convince him? ]

[The answer that shocked my whole family more than Song Shiqing appeared...]

[Although both are excellent actors, Mo Ming is indeed more suitable for the role]

[The real best choice has appeared and no one even guessed it before]

[Is it that we don’t want to guess? We dare not guess! ]

Who would have thought that a male protagonist with a relatively poor character setting and in a situation where someone was needed to save the situation, Mo Ming was invited!

[Did no one notice this official announcement? The smell of gunpowder is too strong hahaha]

[ROFL, my focus is here, completely copied from ‘Xiu Chao’]

[It has changed a little, ‘the best male lead’’]

[@Director Xie Yun @Shen Wei (V), stop fighting! If you want to fight, can you broadcast it live for us to see? ]

[With these two crews forming such a deadly feud right after the filming start, there will drama to see when the press conference is held after the filming is completed]

……

For a while, the netizens who were watching the excitement and making sarcastic remarks about 'Chun Sheng' were all slapped in the face.

Even though it had been officially announced, some people still didn't believe it.

One had to know that a senior like Mo Ming who had almost retired in the entertainment industry was equivalent to a senior who had ascended to the world of cultivation. No one considered that 'Chun Sheng' would actually invite him back.

Shen Anran's fans were dissatisfied.

They thought that their Sister would definitely beat Gu Qi this time and win back all the face she lost in the previous interview video and the PK failure in the variety show. Now it seemed that this may not be the case.

So they commented on Mo Ming's Weibo some unpleasant words.

[Award-winning actor Mo, how much money did 'Chun Sheng' give you? ]

[Liu Haoyin must have paid a lot of liquidated damages, so probably a sky-high salary]

[It seems that even a senior like Award-winning actor Mo still bows down for five dou of rice]

[What five dou of rice? Is it rice made of gold? ]

They all thought that the crew of "Spring Life" gave too much, and that was why Mo Ming came out to act.

Seniors like Mo Ming would never accept such dirty water.

He directly posted on Weibo.

Mo Ming V: I will donate all the proceeds from this shoot to charity organizations. The rumors that are completely unfounded should be stopped. Otherwise, I will consider using legal means to defend my rights

When Gu Qi saw this Weibo, she simply helped to forward it. Anyway, she shared the same thought.

Gu Qi (V): I support Senior Mo. As a female lead, all my income will be donated to rural girls’ education. I welcome everyone to supervise me at any time. //Repost Weibo

Even Xie Yun stepped forward and posted on Weibo that when 'Chun Sheng' is released, part of the box office income will be donated to the Women's Protection Association and spread some love with the leading actors. Basically, an invisible promotion.

[Director Mo is cool! Slap them in the face! ]

[Don't make me laugh to death. This is Mo Ming. If he loves money, why hadn’t he accept roles in recent years]

[Gu Qi! You are my only Elder Sister! ]

[Oh my god, isn't the whole crew's trend opened up? ]

[If it's true, when 'Chun Sheng' is released, contribution to a movie ticket can be regarded as doing charity and spreading love! ]

…

At this moment. Shen Wei's face darkened as he watched the netizens who were full of expectations for Mo Ming's participation and the public opinion that was optimistic about 'Chun Sheng'.

Waste of saliva.

It was impossible for him to donate any money to charity, unless it was used to offset taxes. However, he had a special tax avoidance company so there was no need for that.

At his side, Shen Anran pursed her lips, forced a smile, and comforted him: "Uncle, don't be angry. We will not lose to them if we make a good movie."

"I know."

Shen Wei understood the reason, but he couldn't figure out how they convinced Mo Ming.

Shen Wei had thought about inviting Mo Ming to star in his movies over the years, but no matter how high the salary and how generous the conditions were, he was rejected every time.

Shen Wei racked his brain and couldn't figure it out. At this moment his assistant spoke up and tentatively said: "Director Shen, didn't we receive a video taken by paparazzi?"

Shen Anran abruptly raised her eyes and looked over.

Shen Wei sat up straight again.

Yes, a video was taken.

In the video, Gu Qi went to Mo Ming's house.

At that time, they all thought that Gu Qi had obtained Mo Ming's address by some means and visited rashly.

They didn't think Gu Qi could succeed and it went without saying no one took the video seriously.

The assistant continued: "Director Shen, we don't need to say it too obviously. Let the paparazzi put the video online and it's up to netizens to interpret it."

How could it be interpreted?

As a yellow rumor about Gu Qi; lead the public opinion to direct it to Gu Qi selling her body in exchange for Mo Ming's willingness to act; say that she had her feet in Song Shiqing and Mo Ming’s boats at the same time. This was much more attractive than any high salary.

They were all in the entertainment industry. Who hadn't seen such low-level means? They all knew it.

Shen Anran slightly halted and the smile on her face faded a little.

In a trance, the memory returned to her green and immature youth.

Countless classmates, whether they knew her or not, would whisper about her when they saw her on the street. Even her drawer would be stuffed with notes saying ‘slut’ and ‘seduce men, kill the whole family’.

Perhaps they were right. She had long chosen to exchange dignity for benefits. She was such a person.

When she saw these cruel and hurtful words, she still felt depressed to the point of crying.

She hated Gu Qi and wanted to win over Gu Qi. Due to this, she had used many underhanded means to do so.

Shen Anran never regretted it, nor did she feel that she was wrong. After all, if a person does not work for themselves, they will be punished by heaven and earth.

If Gu Qi, this vicious female support, had everything, how could she, the female lead, survive? They inherently had a you-die-I-live relationship.

When Shen Wei nodded and asked his assistant to find the media to release the video, Shen Anran unconsciously stood up and called, "No... No!"

Facing her uncle's confused eyes, Shen Anran tried to put on a calm expression, "I think this method is meaningless. It is well known that Gu Qi's boyfriend is Song Shiqing. Now they are a popular couple. Netizens probably won't believe it.

Moreover, once it is discovered that we are behind it… Gu Qi is backed by the Jiang Family. As far as I know, Jiāng Zhiyu's elder brother Jiāng Fengzhi actually... likes her and has not given up the plan to compete with Song Shiqing. What if Gu Qi marries the Jiāng Family in the end, it will not be good for the future development of our Shen Family. "

Shen Anran knew that using public opinion to talk about things might not be able to convince her uncle. However, her uncle didn't understand business matters and it would be easier to bluff him with this argument.

Sure enough.

Shen Wei's expression became more serious and he hesitated.

Though throwing these dirty water on Gu Qi and Mo Ming could only be a temporary pleasure, it had no actual effect. It wasn't worth letting the family take risks.

In the end, Shen Wei nodded, "That's right, forget it. Let's shoot the movie first. "

Shen Anran breathed a sigh of relief.

Her feelings were entangled and she didn't know why she wanted to help Gu Qi.

Maybe it was because no one understood the feeling of being humiliated by such a label better than her. Or maybe it was because she always remembered that at the Jiāng Family banquet, when the light-colored dress was stained with traces of red wine and everyone around was laughing at her, only Gu Qi helped her.

The dark suit covered her, maintaining her last bit of dignity.

So this time, Shen Anran chose to help Gu Qi once and maintain her reputation once.

From then on, she no longer owed Gu Qi anything.
Chapter 86

Due to the participation of Mo Ming, this storm was successfully dealt with.

Mo Ming was someone with a bad temper. He almost never took the initiative to talk to anyone in the crew. Even if others took the initiative to talk to him, he would ignore them most of the time. Majority of the staff members were a little afraid of him.

Xie Yun said indifferently: "Just ignore him. Anyway he will properly act and not hinder everyone's work. "

Hearing this, everyone looked up and laughed it off. Each and every one of them were grumbling in their hearts.

What a joke! That was Mo Ming, the award-winning actor! Who would dare to ignore him?

Although the atmosphere in the crew was a little tense, the filming continued smoothly.

It was the weekend in a blink of an eye and the recording of the new episode of the variety show was welcomed.

Because it was agreed in advance with Xie Yun, the schedule was adjusted according to the variety show recording and didn't affect Gu Qi's participation.

To the surprise of many people, Wenren Jing was absent from this recording. The studio issued an apology blog post, but didn't clearly explain the reason. This caused countless people to speculate.

[Generally speaking, there are only two reasons for absence from recording, either work conflict or poor health, ]

[It shouldn’t be a work conflict... Gu Qi is in Director Xie's crew and she can come. What bigger pie could he have recently? ]

[Off to the side. He hasn't been in a crew for the past few months, okay? ]

[His health shouldn't be that bad. Someone saw him working out in the gym a few days ago]

[@Wenren Jing’s Studio, what's going on? Can you at least explain it clearly? ]

…

People were curious, while fans were worried, but no one knew the real reason for Wenren Jing's absence.

Even Jiang Lechuan didn't realize that he really wasn't coming today until he arrived at the scene and didn't see Wenren Jing.

Jiang Lechuan looked at the people in front of him, stretched out his fingers and counted one by one. Finally opened his five fingers and lowered his head in contemplation. His expression showed a little confusion.

[Jiang Lechuan: Strange, why are there fewer and fewer people on this show? ]

[From the beginning, two hands are enough for counting when including the flying guests. But now I could count them with one hand]

[No one survives (Not)]

Gu Qi's feelings were a little complicated.

She knew that Wenren Jing bought a plane ticket to City C last night. Pretending to be relaxed, he told her that he would bring back local specialties.

Although Wenren Jing didn't say it too clearly, Gu Qi could basically guess what he was going to do.

She was a little worried.

Jiang Lechuan was always slow. Only now, he realized the problem and turned to Gu Qi and asked, "Elder Sister, do you know what he is up to?"

He couldn't help muttering, "Is he going to play somewhere without us?"

Gu Qi didn't know how to answer and didn't want to lie to Jiang Lechuan.

It was just that now wasn't a good time and it wasn’t up to her to tell Jiang Lechuan about this matter in person.

Although Ning Xiwei didn't know what happened, she noticed that Gu Qi was unwilling to answer this question and immediately stood up to help. She rolled her eyes at Jiang Lechuan: "Do you think that an excellent actor like Wenren Jing would be like you and not fulfill his job properly? "

"Huh?"

Sure enough, Jiang Lechuan was distracted in a second and immediately hollered: "What do you mean? How am I not as good as him?"

Zhizi was more attentive to detail. She looked at Gu Qi and asked with concern: "Did you not get enough rest?"

Zhizi gave Gu Qi a reasonable way out.

This was to tell everyone that Gu Qi wasn't unwilling to answer questions related to Wenren Jing, but was not in good condition. This was to avoid netizens taking advantage of this to stir a topic.

Gu Qi naturally understood what Zhizi meant and immediately smiled friendly: "Yes, I had insomnia last night and went to bed late. "

This wasn't a lie.

This was the first time she had received such a female lead script, so she had a heavy workload and great pressure. She had spent too much energy these days and was indeed a little tired.

Mu Yuan, who had not participated in their conversation, immediately made a cup of coffee for her after hearing what Gu Qi said. He only added milk and no sugar according to Gu Qi's habit.

These were all Elder Sister’s preferences that he detected by observing some items in Gu Qi's apartment these days.

Gu Qi took in how Younger Brother dragged his injured leg that had not yet fully healed and was still running around for her. She felt guilty and took the coffee with concern: "Your injury isn't fully healed yet, you should walk less."

Mu Yuan smiled lightly and looked sensible: "It's almost better. As long as I don't run, it’s fine. "

Jiang Lechuan immediately remembered that his obedient and sensible younger brother injured his leg in order to climb over the wall to support his concert!

He instantly felt guilty and could no longer care about anything else. He almost knelt on one knee in front of Mu Yuan to be a slave for him.

Jiang Lechuan was willing to do this, but Mu Yuan felt it was embarrassing and unnecessary.

Finally, each person took a step back.

Mu Yuan sat on the wheelchair that Jiang Lechuan had prepared in advance with an expressionless face.

Mu Yuan: "..."

Forget it, there was no need to argue with him. It was a waste of time.

Anyway, the director team said that this week's recording was an individual battle. He will come down after Jiang Lechuan leaves.

Through drawing lots, everyone got a job of their own and became one of the ordinary people living a busy life in this city.

Unfortunately, Mu Yuan's job was a courier, responsible for delivering door-to-door items to a community.

Jiang Lechuan's eyes lit up. He immediately pulled the back of Mu Yuan's wheelchair outward. A few ropes appeared, tied directly to the courier cart pushed by the staff, and even equipped with a lock to firmly bind the wheelchair and the cart together.

He was very proud: "As expected of me! Bought an excellent wheelchair! ”

This wheelchair was custom ordered. The ropes were originally used to make it convenient for Mu Yuan to walk the dog. It could also play dog sledding with the wheelchair. Unexpectedly, it had a new use.

Watching Jiang Lechuan put the key back into his pocket, Mu Yuan became more expressionless.

He knew that he couldn't leave this wheelchair today.

Forget it!

Forget it...

Forget it.

One person, one wheelchair and one cart slowly drove away from everyone's sight.

The cameraman captured Mu Yuan’s scene from a distance. He was wearing a mask, and his lonely but ‘heavy’ back gave a vibe that he was ‘disabled but strong-willed’.

Gu Qi: "。 "

The corners of his lips twitched slightly.

The tasks assigned to other people were similar, all simple manual labor.

Gu Qi put on a doll costume and went to the street to distribute flyers.

One thousand flyers and it was victory after they were distributed.

[Ah? So simple? Isn't it too unchallenging?]

[Gu Qi: Look at the thousand flyers in my hand and say it again that it isn't challenging (smile)]

[This unchallenging meaning is too ordinary, right?]

...

Gu Qi felt the same way.

This task was too ordinary and normal. And they separated all of them and used various ways to prevent them from showing their ‘true faces’.

There was nothing interesting at all.

Looking at the cameraman who was hidden in the crowd at a distance from her, Gu Qi realized the problem.

She took out the mobile phone the production team gave to contact them and pulled everyone in the group and requested their location.

Sure enough, after searching, Zhizi, who was closest to her, was less than 500 meters away, and Jiang Lechuan, who was the farthest away, was only a little over 1,000 meters away.

The director team deliberately let them set out at different times and even took different routes, so that they thought they were far away from each other, but in fact they were in the same area.

And all of their work was outdoors.

In addition to her handing out flyers and Mu Yuan delivering express mail, there were Jiang Lechuan sweeping the streets, Zhizi had a small stall selling fruit slices, and Ning Xiwei even got a complete set of tools and squatted in an alley waiting to polish people's shoes.

She touched the mask in the pocket of her big frog shell. It seemed that this was stuffed by the production team on the grounds of the recent flu epidemic. Gu Qi had a vague guess in her heart.

Gu Qi directly sent a message in the group.

[Everyone please find a secluded place to stay, wear masks, and be low-key]

Netizens were puzzled.

[What does Gu Qi mean? What is she trying to do?]

[Don't understand +1]

Although the guests didn't understand, they all chose to obey because of their trust in Gu Qi.

When the director team saw this situation, they knew that Gu Qi had probably guessed it. So they simply stopped acting and directly assigned the real task.

"Our city is facing the invasion of ghosts and all survivors are the last hope of the earth.

There is still half an hour before the ghost invasion. Please complete the initial task within half an hour, and then continue to disguise yourself in the next two hours without being discovered by the ghosts.

Please note that survivors cannot hide in any sealed places such as houses or shopping malls. Once more than half of the survivors are captured by ghosts, our world will usher in eternal darkness.

For the earth! To save all mankind! Please try to hide your identity and survive! "

After listening, Gu Qi concluded: "It turned out to be hide-and-seek. ”

[Hahaha, great summary!]

[ROFL, such a passionate background, but if you think about it carefully, it is indeed hide-and-seek]

There was no time to complain, the initial task must be completed within half an hour, i.e. the work at hand.

Everyone’s task was refreshed. Actually, Gu Qi had to send out 100 flyers, while the others only had to complete part of the original task. The rest of the time was used to disguise their identities under the guise of work.

Gu Qi knew that she had the most advantage. The doll costume completely blocked her figure and appearance.

The ghost must be a flying guest. As public figures, the stars would not come up and take off her doll costume without sufficient confidence.

As long as there was no big flaw, she was the safest.

No.

She thought too much.

After completing the task of distributing flyers at the right time, a car with the production team logo stopped fifty meters in front of her. She went silent.

Bad news.

It was coming for her.

Because her outfit was the most concealed, all the ghosts were drawn to her side.

Gu Qi stared at the car door and saw a familiar figure coming down from it.


He Quanyi.

She didn't expect that the guest of this episode would be her.

She was wearing a beautiful black maxi dress, delicate makeup, and high heels. Simply exploding with an A grade vibe.

Sure enough, the barrage of comments started screaming as soon as He Quanyi appeared.

[Ahhh, it's He Quanyi! ]

[Elder Sister! My destined Elder Sister! ]

[Shashasha! ]

The person who got off the car right behind He Quanyi was——

Chen Yunyao in a suit.

Gu Qi frowned slightly.

The memory that he almost caused her to miss Jiang Lechuan's concert last as well as the other party's attitude while saying that he loves performing made her look down on him from the bottom of her heart.

If this person finds out her identity, she will only feel more aggrieved.

So Gu Qi made up her mind that she must survive to the end of this game and not let her teammates be discovered.

The most urgent matter right now was her own safety.

The director once again prompted the ‘survivors’ through the headset. When the two ghosts were within a diameter of 300 meters from them, the pocket watch hanging on the ghost's neck will vibrate and the survivor's watch will have a slight vibration prompt.

At this moment, He Quanyi had lowered her head and held the pocket watch. It was obvious that the ghost had received the prompt and knew that there were ‘survivors’ nearby.

Gu Qi knew that she couldn't escape. When He Quanyi and Chen Yunyao walked toward her, she took the initiative to greet them.

Waste of saliva.

There were still many middle-aged and elderly people around her who were basking in the sun. At least the number couldn’t be checked at a glance. If she didn't take the initiative now, when will she take the initiative?

Gu Qi quietly approached the production team's car, tore off the production team's logo on the car with lightning speed and directly stuck it on her chest before walking toward He Quanyi.

[! ? ? ? ]

[What is Gu Qi doing? ]

[Gu Qi: I won't pretend anymore. I'm showing my cards. Your target is me! ]

[It's not that simple, right? I feel that Gu Qi must have other ideas]

Stopped by the ‘staff member wearing a doll costume handing out flyers’, Chen Yunyao was puzzled: "Excuse me, what can I do for you?"

Gu Qi took out a pen from her pocket, handed a clean flyer to Chen Yunyao, acted out a writing motion, and pointed at Chen Yunyao.

Chen Yunyao almost understood, but still didn't believe it. He asked: "Do you want my autograph?"

He knew himself well and knew that he was barely considered an actor. However, no one would care about him in the performing arts industry, right? Still, he threw in a lot of money to squeeze out another traffic spot to participate in this program and was prepared for no passers-by to recognize him.

Gu Qi nodded, put her hands together and shook her head, obviously looking like a little fan girl.

Chen Yunyao felt embarrassed for a moment and quickly signed for Gu Qi.

Looking at the production team logo on the doll costume Gu Qi was wearing, Chen Yunyao realized that this was a staff member arranged by the production team. He felt a little disappointed, but asked: "Excuse me, have you seen other guests?"

Gu Qi nodded.

She squatted on the ground, made the action of washing dishes continuously, and pointed in a random direction.

Chen Yunyao was surprised: "Are you saying that they have people washing dishes in the restaurant?"

Gu Qi continued to nod. Chen Yunyao was completely confused at this moment. He thought that the direction pointed out by his fans (although they were staff members, she looked for him instead of He Quanyi, so she must be his fans) must be right. This was the preferential treatment given to him by the production team!

So Chen Yunyao called He Quanyi and pointed in the direction pointed by Gu Qi: "Let's go over there! Focus on restaurants!"

He Quanyi had checked the majority of remaining people and didn't find any survivors, so she had some doubts in her heart.

It just happened that she didn't have much game experience.

Gu Qi guessed this point.

He Quanyi and Chen Yunyao had almost never participated in any variety shows, so they would have a natural trust in the staff with the production team logo on them and there was a probability that they would not doubt her. Even if they doubted her, they might not dare to directly grab her.

Sure enough.

Although He Quanyi was confused, she followed Chen Yunyao after hesitating for a few seconds. The two walked in the direction pointed by Gu Qi together.

Missing a survivor was a small matter. But if one forcibly took off the costume's head and the other party was a staff member, it would be a big deal to be accused of bullying the staff.

As for Chen Yunyao?

Of course he believed his fans would not lie to him.

Seeing the two people walking away. To prevent their suspicion after the pocket watches stopped ringing, Gu Qi hesitated for two seconds and pushed the trash can beside her.

The trash can rumbled forward and she moved with it.

[Ah? ]

[Gu Qi...you...]

[I laughed so hard, Gu Qi, why do you suddenly have such a strong desire to win? Hahaha]

He Quanyi vaguely realized that something was amiss.

She stopped, looked back, and asked in confusion: "Is there a trash can there?"

Why didn't she see it when she passed by just now?

"Stop suspecting everything. Quickly go. Catching people is the top priority." Chen Yunyao pulled He Quanyi's sleeve and quickened his pace. After all, this was his first variety show. He had to perform well!

The two walked forward and didn't hear the pocket watch stop vibrating. They no longer had any doubts.

Seeing the two people going downstairs and it was too late to turn back and catch her, Gu Qi simply cast the trash can aside and turned around and ran.

Waste of saliva!

Once their pocket watches stopped vibrating, the first person to come to mind would be that she, the fish that had slipped out, was a survivor!

Gu Qi immediately found a corner, took off her frog doll costume, and gave it to a college student passing by. She watched the other party put on the doll costume and took over the remaining 900 flyers from her and happily distributed them. Then she climbed up the tree.

Cameraman: "?"

He was dumbfounded.

[Hahahaha! Ah? Ah! ]

[Climbing a tree in three seconds? Young hero, you are so skilled]

[Good, good, good, Gu Qi, what other surprises do you have that I don't know about? ]

Cameraman couldn't climb trees, so he could only look up at Gu Qi pitifully.

Gu Qi pointed to the production team's car and told the cameraman to go there.

After all, it was the production team's car. So it was reasonable for the cameraman to be there!

In less than five minutes.

He Quanyi and Chen Yunyao went and came back.

He Quanyi cared about her image and didn't dare to personally grab the doll costume. However, Chen Yunyao went straight for it.

When the two saw a clear and naive face under the doll costume, they were stunned, bowed to apologize, and left in disgrace.

Chen Yunyao muttered: "How odd."

The pocket watch hanging on his neck was vibrating all the time and everything pointed to the existence of survivors around them, but they couldn't find anyone even after searching everywhere.

He Quanyi calmed down at this moment, "It's obvious that even if there was a survivor hiding here, we won't be able to find her for a while. We can win the game by catching half of the survivors. There's no need to waste time on this one."

Chen Yunyao thought it made sense.

Because they had spent too much time, the two decided to go their separate ways.

Watching the two walk away.

Gu Qi suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, climbed down the tree, and took back her doll clothes and flyers from the college student, "A signed photo of Jiang Lechuan, right? I’ll remember it. Contact my studio."

Fortunately, she saw a small card of Jiang Lechuan in the back of the other person's backpack on the side of the road, otherwise she wouldn't know how to deal with the situation.

Next.

As long as she didn't leave here, hiding in the doll clothes that have been checked by He Quanyi and Chen Yunyao was the safest.

Gu Qi had solved her own crisis. Now she was concerned about the others. She sent a reminder to everyone in the group.

[Today's two ghosts are Chen Yunyao and He Quanyi]

[Chen Yunyao was pointed in the wrong direction by me and won't be able to find you for a while. He Quanyi went in the direction of Ning Xiwei and Jiang Lechuan]

Ning Xiwei: [! ? ]

She instantly became nervous.

One must know, she was sitting in a bare alley waiting to polish shoes for someone. There was no shelter nearby and she didn't know where to hide!

At this moment, she felt her watch vibrating.

Ning Xiwei only had time to reply in the group, "The watch is vibrating, near me," and hurriedly packed up her toolbox and prepared to flee.

There wasn’t enough time.

Although they no longer needed to be forced to continue working, they had to bring all the tools with them during their escape.

It was too late.

Ning Xiwei had only finished stuffing these things into the box. Before she could close it, she noticed He Quanyi who had already appeared at the intersection.

She felt a little desperate.

Being caught wasn't a big deal, but Gu Qi had been sending them all kinds of intelligence information in the group, so she must want to win.

She couldn't hold Gu Qi back.

Seeing He Quanyi approaching, Ning Xiwei lowered her head and smeared a handful of black shoe polish on her face.

The thick black shoe polish obscured her facial features, not to mention that she had deliberately worn old clothes. The moment their eyes met, He Quanyi fell silent.

He Quanyi felt... there was something amiss with the person in front of her.

There were only three female survivors, Gu Qi, Zhizi, and Ning Xiwei.

The person in front of her looked too petite and not too tall, so Gu Qi and Zhizi could be ruled out.

Only Ning Xiwei was left.

He Quanyi and Ning Xiwei had shared a lounge on the red carpet and had socialized together. She knew that the other party was a well-known ‘perfect idol’ and had been troubled by Ning Xiwei's seemingly perfect and easy-going but fussy behaviour behind the back.

In He Quanyi's opinion, Ning Xiwei cared most about her image and she would never allow her face to look like this.

She didn't dare to recognize that it was her.

Really. This wasn't something Ning Xiwei could do, otherwise it would be too scary.

Anyway, the ‘hunting’ had begun, so there was no rush.

Coincidentally, there was a restaurant in front of her and a bunch of women sitting in front of a large basin washing dishes were sitting at the door, completely agreeing with the information Chen Yunyao had given her about washing dishes and didn't violate the production team’s outdoor principle.

So He Quanyi rushed forward to investigate and temporarily let Ning Xiwei go.

Ning Xiwei seized the time, packed up her things, and ran with the box.

She didn't know where to go, hesitated for a while, turned on her phone, and chose Gu Qi's positioning navigation.

Gu Qi met He Quanyi and Chen Yunyao at the same time but was still not discovered, so she should be safer.

And... as long as she went over, even if she was discovered, she could be responsible for attracting firepower and increase Gu Qi's escape time.

When Gu Qi saw Ning Xiwei, she was perplexed despite recognizing her because of their long relationship: "What happened?"

Ning Xiwei briefly explained what happened, Gu Qi understood, and was shocked, feeling that Ning Xiwei's desire to win was so strong.

Looking at Ning Xiwei's face, Gu Qi suddenly had an inspiration in her heart, and she said: "I know a place that is very safe for you."

Ning Xiwei eagerly asked: "Where?"

＊

Ten minutes later

Gu Qi used her skills to braid Ning Xiwei's hair into a messy dreadlock and evenly applied shoe polish on her face, neck and hands. Every inch of skin exposed to the outside wasn't spared.

When looking in the mirror, Ning Xiwei didn't know who the girl in it was. (Note 1)

Then-

Gu Qi took Ning Xiwei to the corner of the park.

Gu Qi pointed to a nearby group of foreigners. Amongst them included a few black people. She turned to Ning Xiwei, "They often practice Chinese here, join them."

Ning Xiwei: "......?"

Ah?

Ah.

Ah!

Looking at Gu Qi's sincere eyes and meeting the friendly and welcoming eyes of the foreigners over there, Ning Xiwei could only bite the bullet and walk up.

She took a deep breath and mustered up her courage: "How are you? I'm fine! My name is Wang Hua! My father likes noodles! What does your father like to eat?"
Chapter 87

"Wow!"

There was a burst of exclamations over there.

Although Ning Xiwei's Chinese level was too "low-level" for these foreign friends, they still gave the most exaggerated and friendly response. There was even applause as encouragement.

A blush appeared under Ning Xiwei's dark face that no one could see. Afterward, she actually joined them.

She could almost understand what they were saying and casually added some accents to mix among them.

After a few exchanges, they could properly communicate.

Ning Xiwei looked up, saw Gu Qi waving at her, and mouthed: Hide.

Then Gu Qi put on the frog headgear again. Since Ning Xiwei was settled, she left with a swagger.

Thinking how Mu Yuan had a very fast electric wheelchair, He Quanyi and Chen Yunyao would probably not be able to catch up even if they saw him and Zhizi was now in a relatively safe position, Gu Qi re-opened the real-time location and prepared to find Jiang Lechuan, who was nearby and most likely to be exposed.

Everyone had to bring their own initial tools, so Jiang Lechuan should have a half-snake skin bag of plastic bottles and a garbage clamp next to him.

Soon.

Gu Qi found him.

Jiang Lechuan hid behind a trash can, trying to use the trash can, the snake skin bag and the tree behind him to block three sides together. However, he was so big that he couldn't be fully blocked.

Gu Qi walked over and asked him: "Are you going to squat here all the time?"

Jiang Lechuan heard Elder Sister's voice and shot up. He recounted what had happened with a nervous face: "Just when I walked to the bridge in front, my watch started vibrating. Scared, I ran all the way!"

He didn't know what happened at all. In short, he was relieved when the watch stopped vibrating.

As soon as Jiang Lechuan finished speaking, his watch began to vibrate again.

What was even more terrifying was that they were in an open flat area with only an old shopping mall in front of them but they could not enter. As long as the ghost appeared, there would be no escape.

Jiang Lechuan's face gradually turned pale, and he murmured: "Am I going to die here? No... No!"

He looked up at Gu Qi, and their eyes met.

Gu Qi began to take off her doll clothes and told Jiang Lechuan to pour out all the plastic bottles in the snakeskin bag.

Although Jiang Lechuan didn't understand, he did it.

Gu Qi took off the costume as quickly as possible, handed them to her cameraman, and looked up at the second floor next to him.

Jiang Lechuan's cameraman was hiding there.

Gu Qi's cameraman: "..."

He really hoped that he could not understand what Gu Qi meant, but there was no way, he was too smart!

Gu Qi's cameraman could only hold the camera with one hand and carry Gu Qi's doll costume with the other hand, and also went up the stairs with difficulty.

The two people's watches vibrated more and more strongly, indicating that the ghost was getting closer and closer to them.

When Gu Qi caught a glimpse of He Quanyi behind the building in front, she took the snakeskin bag from Jiang Lechuan, swiftly laid on the ground, and then covered herself with the snakeskin bag.

Netizens: "???"

Jiang Lechuan: "!"

[Ah? Gu Qi, what on earth did you go through? ]

[Jiang Lechuan squatting in the corner, and Gu Qi covers herself with a snakeskin bag. The operation level of the two of you is comparable]

[I’m dizzy from laughing. What kind of sibling gene is this to cover up the truth]

Netizens laughed so hard. Jiang Lechuan was completely confused.

Who was he? Where was he? Where was he going?

When He Quanyi looked in Jiang Lechuan's direction, he instinctively knelt on the ground.

Some unbearable memories came to mind.

At that time, there were no mobile phones or game consoles. Children played games like playing house together. There were generally two types of games, happy events or sad events.

Either they played together as parents and lived a happy life, or they pretended to be dead. Usually, two people worked in a group to see who could cry the loudest.

He and Elder Sister once joined this competition. It was like this at that time. He was responsible for kneeling and howling, while Elder Sister was responsible for lying beside him and pretending to be dead.

Every time he imagined that Elder Sister was dead and could not accompany him, he wailed loudly.

However, this game wasn't played for a few times before the neighbors saw it and reported it to the parents. After returning home, they were severely punished and dared not play it again.

Jiang Lechuan had grown up now. He had a little shame. He couldn't cry, so he could only kneel on the ground, hunch his back and bury his face in front of his knees.

In order to look more like a beggar, he even opened WeChat on his mobile phone and put a payment code.

[I’m shocked silly]

[Jiang Lechuan knelt without hesitation]

[+1 above, I don't know why, I can even see some subtle tacit understanding]

[Let them win! They have worked so hard! Let them win! ]

[Really... In order to make Jiang Lechuan fit the character, the director gave him patched clothes. Such a heart tearing sight]

[Not only clothes, there is such a big hole on the sole of his left foot! ]

[《Bankrupt Sister and Begging Brother》]

He Quanyi had never seen such a scene.

Seeing a person kneeling on the street, she walked forward in perplexion, but was stunned when she saw a sack lying behind him.

Instantly, her expression changed from confusion to pity.

He Quanyi was essentially a kind person and occasionally did some public welfare. Moreover, she was now in front of the live camera. She couldn't turn a blind eye.

So she walked up, crouched down and asked with concern: "Did you encounter some difficulties?"

Jiang Lechuan inwardly cursed, but hurried to respond.

He pointed to his ears and waved at He Quanyi, indicating that he couldn't hear. He wanted He Quanyi to leave quickly.

In an instant, He Quanyi found it awkward. In order to save her image, she looked around and picked up a stone to write on the ground.

She wrote: Do you need help?

After writing this sentence, He Quanyi patted Jiang Lechuan's shoulder again, indicating that he looked over there, and handed him the stone in her hand.

Jiang Lechuan was so anxious that he didn't dare to raise his head and could only swiftly sweep a glance over.

He wanted to say that he didn't know how to read, but he was afraid that He Quanyi would be too enthusiastic and help call the police. He could only take the stone and reply: Thank you, no need.

He Quanyi wrote again: could I take you to have a meal?

Jiang Lechuan took the stone and replied: My mother and I are both deformed. We are afraid to scare you.

Jiang Lechuan was smart for once. He didn't dare to mention Elder Sister, fearing that the sibling relationship would arouse He Quanyi's suspicion.

He Quanyi felt distressed, turned around to borrow a mobile phone from her own cameraman, scanned the QR code on the ground to transfer 1000 yuan, patted Jiang Lechuan on the shoulder, and wrote on the ground for him: Do your best.

Jiang Lechuan caught He Quanyi's eyes, which were already filled with tears,: "..."

Thank you, but it's really not necessary.

Jiang Lechuan wrote: Thank you.

He Quanyi hadn't left yet.

Jiang Lechuan was anxious.

After all, there were not many people around. If He Quanyi didn't go to the front to search, she would be suspicious of them!

In order to force He Quanyi to leave quickly.

Jiang Lechuan closed his eyes and began to kowtow to He Quanyi to express his ‘gratitude.’

Startled, He Quanyi quickly said "No need, no need".

She reached out to help the person in front of her to stop him from continuing to kowtow. She was afraid that something might happen because of her kindness and didn't dare to stay any longer. She fled and went to a coffee shop not far away to search around.

The barrage was covered with hahaha at this moment.

[Good gosh, what makes the top idol kowtow on the road like crazy? Behind this, is it the moral degradation or the annihilation of humanity?]

[It seems like He Quanyi got a fright hahaha! ]

[He Quanyi: Save me! Save me! ]

[Oh, He Quanyi participates in too few variety shows. If it was some one with a strong sense of variety, they might kneel down and exchange kowtow. Hahaha]

He Quanyi naturally found nothing again.

She stood in front of the door of the coffee shop and checked all the people she could see, but still found no suspicious people.

He Quanyi thought of the shoe polisher with shoe polish all over her face. After she checked the restaurant, she disappeared. Obviously, that was Ning Xiwei.

Now it was a similar situation to the previous one. No matter how impossible the answer is, it was still the answer.

He Quanyi slowly turned around and looked at the direction where Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan were hiding again.

Of course saying hiding was really too flattering.

Looking at the man kneeling there and recalling of the crazy kowtowing behaviour of the other party to her just now, she shuddered with fear.

Forget it, let's not go over there.

If that was a mental patient, what if he causes trouble?

She was losing patience after failing to find the person again and again.

Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan were not in a good situation either.

They had wanted to deal with He Quanyi, but they didn't expect that after she had gained experience from the two previous failures, she never took her eyes off them even when she went to the coffee shop to search and not give them a chance to escape.

At this moment, the sound of heavy wheels sliding on the ground was heard--

Mu Yuan, sitting in an electric wheelchair, dragging a courier trailer behind him, appeared from the alley like a god.

After receiving Gu Qi's help message, he was responsible for leading away the ghosts.

On the way to deliver the courier, Mu Yuan mastered the operation of the wheelchair skillfully and even raced against an electric scooter on the road (a forced one).

Mu Yuan appeared in front of everyone without any disguise.

When passing He Quanyi, he increased the speed of the wheelchair. Elder Sister's instructions came to his mind and he was forced to hook his finger at He Quanyi expressionlessly.

[There's a voice in my head]

[You! Come! Over! Ah! ]

[Mu Yuan? You? Ah? ]

[Mu Yuan... have you finally been forced to this point? Such a provocative expression on such a cold face really ruins the character! ]

[Think how Ning Xiwei has changed ethnicity. This is nothing! ]

He Quanyi was stunned for a moment. She scanned across a public electric bike on the side of the road before locking her target on Mu Yuan.

After so long, she finally saw a survivor clearly. She would never let him go easily!

Though Mu Yuan seemed expressionless, he suddenly felt a little emotional in his heart: the earlier race turned out to be a rehearsal.

When He Quanyi hopped on an electric bike to chase Mu Yuan and passed by Jiang Lechuan and Gu Qi, Jiang Lechuan, who had covered his face and looked up to watch the drama, immediately buried his face and began to kowtow in an immersed ‘bang bang bang’ manner. That was called diligent effort.

In sharp contrast to him was Gu Qi behind him. She pulled the snakeskin bag up to cover her face completely, without any exposure to the sun. She was as leisurely as if on vacation.

What a wonderful and warm life.

[Shocking, this scene could only be described as shocking]

[Okay, okay, okay... I can see that you want to win]

[Jiang Lechuan, stop kowtowing, I'm scared! ]

[It's hard to judge who sacrificed more in this game (stun silly jpg.)]

Chapter 88

Jiang Lechuan went all out with the kowtowing. Even until the vibration of the watch on his wrist stopped completely, his speed didn't slow down at all.

Can't see him, can't see him!

Sincerity was the key!

Gu Qi slowly got up from the ground and was stunned at the sight of Jiang Lechuan's movement. She grabbed the back of his neck and stopped him.

Jiang Lechuan raised his head and met Gu Qi's gaze with a little confusion. Then he realized that he was safe and breathed a sigh of relief.

He quickly got up from the ground, changed his fearful expression, and triumphantly declared: "I am so smart. Fortunately I gave Mu Yuan an electric wheelchair, otherwise we would be finished now!"

"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you are really smart." Gu Qi perfunctorily answered Younger Brother with the simplest words. After looking around and confirming that there was no problem, she directed to him: "You stay here now."

"Ah?" Jiang Lechuan didn't react and asked: "Where are you going?"

"Look for Zhizi. Chen Yunyao went in her direction." Gu Qi waved her phone. The shared map with five small green dots on it could be seen opened. This time, there were two more small red dots.

It was the golden finger given to them by the director team. If they evaded the pursuit more than three times, the survivor camp could open a one-minute shared map for all members to help them determine the location of the ghosts so as to escape better.

On the map, one of the red dots was moving very fast and was chasing another green dot. It was obvious that He Quanyi was chasing Mu Yuan.

The other two small green dots were together, which were her and Jiang Lechuan.

There was another one farthest away from the two ghosts, which was Ning Xiwei, the safest one at the moment. She must still be practicing Chinese, so no need to worry about her for now.

While Zhizi was in danger.

Chen Yunyao was rushing toward her.

Gu Qi reminded Jiang Lechuan: "Be flexible. If He Quanyi comes, keep kneeling. If Chen Yunyao comes, run."

Jiang Lechuan's ‘tools’ were a snakeskin bag of plastic bottles and garbage tongs, which were easier to carry like her flyers and Ning Xiwei's toolbox.

Jiang Lechuan nodded repeatedly to show that he understood and asked Gu Qi pitifully: "When will you come back?"

"After rescuing Zhizi." Gu Qi answered while piling Jiang Lechuan's plastic bottles under the snakeskin bag, pretending that there was still someone here.

Before going to find Zhizi, Gu Qi went to a supermarket on the roadside to buy a lighter.

Because everyone was equipped with a mobile phone and the account they logged in was provided by the working group, there was some money left in the balance. The production team would not stop this kind of not too outrageous consumption.

After much effort, Gu Qi found Zhizi through telephone communication.

Zhizi was so scared that she pushed the fruit cart and hid everywhere. Fortunately, she was lucky that there were many alleys over there and Chen Yunyao hadn't found her for a while.

Still, this wasn't a long-term solution.

They had to leave here quickly. However, looking at Zhizi's fruit cart, Gu Qi showed a trace of on-the-spot on her face. This was really inconvenient.

Zhizi saw her concerns and took the initiative to explain: "The cart isn't a necessity. My must-have is the fruit on it."

Gu Qi nodded to show that she understood. Like Mu Yuan who didn't actually need to carry the express cart and only needed to run with the express post.

So Gu Qi said: "Then let's solve the cart first."

Under Gu Qi’s leadership, she and Zhizi first put all the fruits on the ground. Then... the cart was disassembled.

This was a very simple cart. A screwdriver wasn't even needed. An adult could unscrew the screws with bare hands.

The cart turned into a wooden board on the ground with the efforts of the two. Gu Qi looked around and wanted to find a trash can to throw it away, but was reminded by the production team not to casually throw things around.

Although there were many buildings in sight, they were all residential areas and it wasn't convenient to place them there.

Even if they could, there was a dead end ahead. If they ran back, they would most likely run into Chen Yunyao who was rushing over. They didn't have time to hide anywhere else.

Gu Qi thought for a few seconds, took a stone and started digging in the nearby corner.

[......? Gone mental! This world has finally gone mental! Crazy is good! ]

[What are they doing now? ? ? ]

Zhizi stared at Gu Qi with confusion.

Gu Qi was very fast. She instantly stuck the wooden board into the ground and piled it into a rectangular block stuck in the ground.

At this moment, the watch vibrated again.

Gu Qi wasn't in a panic. She put a piece of the largest extra wooden board in front of the rectangular object and placed a plate of fruit slices on it.

[This scene is so weird]

[…I think I know what she wants to do, but I don’t want to say it]

[No wonder Gu Qi wants to buy a lighter, haha]

[…You guys won’t say it? Then I won’t say it either]

[What is it? Am I the only one who doesn't understand it]

[Sisters in front, me too]

Gu Qi took out a lighter, expressionlessly began to light her flyers, piled them on the ground one by one, and actually formed a small fire.

Beside her, Zhizi had her mouth wide open.

As the watch vibrated faster and faster, footsteps seemed to be heard bouncing across the wall.

Gu Qi pulled the corners of her lips, smiling.

She didn’t want to, but she really had nowhere to run.

She could only wait for Chen Yunyao to leave and then find a way to climb over the wall with Zhizi. There was still a chance of escaping.

Gu Qi glanced back and confirmed that even if Chen Yunyao came out from that road, he could only see their backs.

She ruffled her hair, pulled Zhizi to kneel on the ground with a ‘thump’ and stuffed some of the flyers in her hand to Zhizi: "Cry."

"Sniff sniff..."

"Oh... sniff waaa——!"

The two cried together, kneeling on the ground and supporting each other, as if they were about to faint in the next second. Although they knew it was an act, they felt a little bit of pity when watching it.

Their bodies blocked most of the simple ‘tombstone’ and only revealed the altar’ with fruits.

[Good, good, good... a TV series, right?]

[What's going on today? You let yourself free. I can't stand it. Hahaha]

[@Jiang Lechuan, come here to kowtow too. It's lively when everyone is together]

When Chen Yunyao arrived, he saw such a ‘mortal tragedy’ scene.

The sacrificial fruit plate and burning paper money. Although only the smoke could be seen, the two women were crying hoarsely. This sight was quite heartbreaking.

It was really unethical to talk to people who were in the ‘mourning period’ or let them accept the camera's recording. Chen Yunyao wasn't a beast, so he naturally wouldn't do it.

Chen Yunyao watched more variety shows than He Quanyi and still had some doubts in his heart. He wasn't so easy to fool.

For example, although he was very nearsighted, he could vaguely tell that there was something wrong with the paper money they burned.

There were different colors on it, which wasn't the same as his impression.

Chen Yunyao stood there. After a mental struggle, he strolled toward them.

"Are you here to pay respect to my husband as well?" Gu Qi suddenly turned around, With one hand covering her lowered face and her long hair shrouding most of her face, she thrusted the flyer toward Chen Yunyao with the other hand. Deepening her voice, she said, "Then let's burn some paper together."

Chen Yunyao: "..."

Though he couldn't see clearly, he didn't dare to look again.

This person had very dark yellow skin, obviously not a well-maintained female star. And she dared to invite him! So she shouldn't be a guest.

"Sorry, I went the wrong way. Pardon my offense... My condolences."

Chen Yunyao bowed three times in their direction with a serious face, not daring to look at them for a second longer and quickly turned back to wave to the cameraman and quickly fled from here.

No need to waste saliva.

It was not convenient to record this kind of thing. The more you say, the more mistakes you make. It was better to leave quickly.

[Chen Yunyao fled the scene quite speedily]

[Chen Yunyao: He looked calm on the surface, but was panicking inside]

[Our Elder Brother Yao was so scared that he walked with his hands and feet moving at the same time]

[So... why didn't he recognize Gu Qi when she turned her head around? ]

[Sister above, didn't you look carefully just now. Why don't you take another look? Would you recognize her if it was your turn? ]

[It's no secret that Chen Yunyao is nearsighted. There are a lot of red bloodshot in his eye sockets today. I guess he's not in good condition and didn't wear contact lenses, so it's even harder to see]

The camera gave a close-up of Gu Qi's face at this moment.

The dark yellow skin and almost unrecognizable facial features. The whole face was covered with a layer of mud.

Gu Qi watched Chen Yunyao's departing back, hesitated for two seconds, and then made a victory gesture to the camera.

Great success.

[Good gosh, Ning Xiwei phenomenon appears to be passed from person to person, one applies shoe polish and the other applies mud]

[ROFL, are all you female stars so brave? ]

[Wait a minute...isn't the soil on the ground dry? What did she use to mix the mud? ]

[Maybe, you should look at Gu Qi's right hand]

Gu Qi's left hand had a lot of traces of mud, while her right hand had crushed a big ugly orange.

Very obvious.

It went without saying what she used to mix the mud now.

Zhizi showed a look of admiration on her face and stood up, "We better go too."

Gu Qi peeled the completely deformed ugly orange with one hand, stuffed the flesh into her mouth, waved her hand, and muffled out, "You go first, follow the location sent by Jiang Lechuan to find him. I'll find a place to wash my face first."

Zhizi said, "I'll wait for you. We'll go together."

Gu Qi refused again.

She seriously stated, "No, there's no room for two people to lie down, I need to find another way to make a living. Don't hold me back."

Zhizi: "???"

What did she mean by no room to lie down?

Zhizi thought she had heard it wrong. That lasted until she got rid of Chen Yunyao and met Jiang Lechuan after going through so much hardship.

Jiang Lechuan was a enthusiastic person. He still didn't dare to stand up. Kneeling on the ground, he opened the snakeskin bag behind him for Zhizi, "You're finally here! Lie down quickly!"

Zhizi: "......?"

Ah?

Seeing Zhizi standing still and the watch vibrating again, Jiang Lechuan got anxious, "Come in quickly! Mu Yuan has been taking He Quanyi for a walk nearby. They will be back soon!"

Zhizi: "?!"

Though Zhizi didn't understand, she complied.

Though she had a complicated expression, she laid down obediently.

At the same time, the sound of a wheelchair dragging a cart on the ground was heard.

Mu Yuan had no expression on his face and drove the wheelchair past them quietly.

It was fully automatic, so not exhausting at all. Just had enough.

And a hundred meters behind him.

He Quanyi had already discovered that the electric car could not catch up with Mu Yuan and began to pedal. She was panting and shouting.

Jiang Lechuan quickly got into the role, repeatedly kowtowing like a lucky cat.

Zhizi: "..."

This sight was really weird. She silently pulled up the snakeskin bag to cover her face.

Couldn't watch. She absolutely couldn't watch it!

If she kept watching, she would die of laughter.

With this thought, Zhizi couldn't control her body shaking slightly because she couldn't hold back her laughter.

Sorry, she really hadn't seen such a scene.

Unforeseen, He Quanyi noticed this detail, stopped chasing Mu Yuan, and stopped the electric bike in front of Jiang Lechuan.

She looked at Zhizi, got off the bike, squatted in front of Jiang Lechuan and wrote: "Your mom's body is shaking."

Jiang Lechuan was very nervous and reacted quickly. He took a stone and wrote on the ground: Epilepsy, old problem, it’s fine.

He Quanyi wanted to continue to confirm, but Jiang Lechuan continued to kowtow to her.

He Quanyi used to think that she was fearless, but now she was afraid when seeing this ‘poor man’ kowtow in front of her.

The other party said that it was an old problem, and she, a passerby, could not do anything.

He Quanyi hesitated for a while. Feeling that they looked more and more pitiful, she scanned the QR code that Jiang Lechuan had left and paid 1,000 yuan, hoping to help them in some way.

When hearing ‘1,000 yuan had been deposited to Alipay’, He Quanyi noticed that the ‘mother’ lying behind him was shaking even more.

He Quanyi's eyes were red. She thought to herself: Since his mother had such a reaction, she must be thanking her in her heart.

He Quanyi couldn't stay any longer. Afraid that she would cry for the pitiful fate of the deformed deaf-mute mother and son in front of her, she rode hwe electric bike to continue chasing Mu Yuan.

She rode and rode. After chasing for another minute, she suddenly stopped and turned around to ride back.

The photographer followed and asked: "Teacher He, what's wrong?"

He Quanyi's voice was a little excited: "No, we were deceived! There is something wrong with him! I can't even write the word epilepsy!"
Chapter 89

[? ? ? ]

[Elder Sis He, you finally realized the problem, but isn't this angle too strange? ]

[... Now that you said it, I don't seem to be able to spell it either? ]

[Sister He's perspective: A deformed deaf-mute who looks uneducated can't be so cultured]

[Then there is only one truth! ]

...

He Quanyi realized that something was wrong and immediately rushed back with the cameraman. She didn't rush up to confront him directly, but chose to command the cameraman to squat in the corner with her to observe.

Never be impulsive.

There was no way to be 100% sure.

If she rushed over and forcibly pinched someone's face and if it was a mistake, she would really have to quit the entertainment industry overnight. He Quanyi squatted in the corner.

Jiang Lechuan and Zhizi had already felt the vibration of the watches on their wrists. Both had already immersed themselves in their roles.

Zhizi didn't have to move, just laid there obediently.

Jiang Lechuan returned to perpetual motion mode in a second and continued to kowtow repeatedly.

One minute.

Three minutes.

Five minutes.

He could only feel the vibration of the watch, but could not hear any footsteps or ghosts. Jiang Lechuan's head could not withstand such kowtows even if it was made of iron.

After not seeing the ghosts for a long time, his speed finally slowed down.

Jiang Lechuan still maintained the most basic vigilance. He crouched on the ground and asked in a low voice: "Elder Sister Zhizi, do you see anyone?"

Zhizi quietly pulled down the snakeskin bag, revealing a small gap, and looked around and answered: "It seems there’s no one."

"Then it’s probably Senior He who is following Mu Yuan in circles." Jiang Lechuan said as he climbed up from the ground, looked in Zhizi's direction, and pointed at his forehead: "It hurts so much. Please help me see if it’s scratched."

Zhizi sat up from the ground, checked Jiang Lechuan's forehead with concern, and then breathed a sigh of relief: "It's okay. Just got some gravel. Not scratched."

Then Jiang Lechuan rubbed his face randomly and removed the stone that was in the way.

[It's over... Everything is over...]

[Jiang Lechuan! Zhizi! Danger! ]

[I can already imagine what their expression when they confront He Quanyi later]

Now.

He Quanyi, who was hiding in the corner, saw Jiang Lechuan's face clearly. At the same time, she realized that she had been deceived for so long!

Sure enough!

She was saying it was illogical. Generally, beggars tried to show their physical defects to passers-by as much as possible to win sympathy and get donations. How could they go all out to keep their heads down!

The cameraman whispered: "Teacher He, are we going out now?"

"No." He Quanyi’s fire blazed more and more. She would never allow herself to be fooled in vain.

So she turned around and waved to the cameraman, beckoning him to follow her.

She didn't expose Jiang Lechuan directly, but chose to-

Go around in a circle.

He Quanyi deliberately made a very obvious shout, giving Jiang Lechuan and Zhizi enough time to adjust and return to the ‘begging’ state.

When He Quanyi passed by Jiang Lechuan and Zhizi again, she stopped again.

Jiang Lechuan buried his face in the ground, not realizing that he had been discovered. He was a little annoyed that Mu Yuan didn't take her away and kept sneaking around here.

Because he didn't have his phone, he didn't know that Mu Yuan had sent a message in the group.

[Mu Yuan]: He Quanyi suddenly stopped chasing me, you guys should be careful.

He Quanyi bent down, picked up the stone on the ground, and wrote on the ground again: What's your name.

Jiang Lechuan: "?"

What a strange question.

Jiang Lechuan didn't want to write so many words, so he wrote very briefly: Wang Yi.

He Quanyi wrote again: Is it the name Mom gave you?

Jiang Lechuan replied: Yes.

This time, He Quanyi stared at him for a long time. She didn't write the next sentence, nor was she ready to leave.

Jiang Lechuan was grumbling in his heart.

He was afraid of being discovered and hoped that He Quanyi would leave quickly.

Just when he was racking his brains to think of a way to make He Quanyi leave, he heard ‘Alipay had received 1,000 yuan’ again.

His body had almost formed an instinctive reaction.

When the payment reminder sounded, Jiang Lechuan began to kowtow to He Quanyi.

[I’m going to faint from laughing. Jiang Lechuan, you really work hard]

[Jiang Diligent·Hardworking· Lechuan]

[Jiang Lechuan: No need to talk. Let the woman spend 1,000 yuan for me. The secret behind a successful man]

[Professional kowtow, 1,000 yuan in salary? ]

[@Jiang Lechuan, if you don't want to kowtow, let me. We'll split the money 50-50]

[30% is fine for me! I'll do it! ]

[Can you guys not have a rat race at this time! ]

However, some people raised doubts.

[What is Elder Sis He doing? She obviously knows everything, but still wants to play along with them? ]

[Above, can't you see what happened? Our Elder Sister He is famous for her straightforwardness. After being played by Jiang Lechuan, she will definitely take revenge, hahahaha]

Jiang Lechuan was still kowtowing.

Although he was tired, he was relieved.

He Quanyi was still willing to ‘donate’ for him, which should prove that she didn't find out.

After kowtowing for a while, Jiang Lechuan felt that it was enough and buried his face in the ground again, hoping that He Quanyi would leave quickly.

Everything didn't go as he wished.

The familiar reminder sound sounded again. Another thousand yuan arrived in Alipay.

Jiang Lechuan: "..."

He could feel a burning gaze above his head. He Quanyi was staring at him.

After a few seconds of silence, Jiang Lechuan could only continue kowtowing.

He wailed silently in his heart -

Will it ever end?

＊

When Gu Qi saw Mu Yuan post a message in the group, she vaguely guessed the situation.

[Gu Qi]: Everyone, don't get close to Jiang Lechuan. It's probably dangerous.

The notification sound of Jiang Lechuan and Zhizi being out hadn't sounded yet and they need to focus more on avoiding Chen Yunyao.

Ning Xiwei was the first to reply.

[Ning Xiwei]: My place is safe.

Chen Yunyao actually passed by her three times. At the sight of a bunch of foreigners at a glance, he didn’t even give her a glance, let alone doubt.

[Mu Yuan]: They can't seem to catch up with me.

Even if the electric wheelchair was towing a cart, it was faster than He Quanyi's electric car. He could escape He Quanyi for so long, so he was naturally not afraid of encountering Chen Yunyao.

[Gu Qi]: Very good, everyone keep going. There is still half an hour left.

[Ning Xiwei]: Do we need to rescue Jiang Lechuan and Elder Sister?

Gu Qi rejected it immediately.

As long as the three of them could hide until the end, they would not lose even if Jiang Lechuan and Zhizi were caught.

Ning Xiwei was safe. This point didn’t need to be disputed. The ghost couldn't catch up with Mu Yuan. Now it seemed that the person in most danger was herself.

Gu Qi thought about it, took the remaining half of the flyer, changed into the frog suit again, and returned to the starting point.

Doing this may not necessarily win, but it was the way with the highest survival rate now.

Gu Qi miscalculated.

When the watch on her wrist vibrated, she realized that something was wrong.

Sure enough.

Chen Yunyao appeared not far away, holding a flyer that was the same as hers, but more than half of it was burned.

Gu Qi thought to herself that it was bad.

It seemed that they left too hastily and the key evidence was missed when cleaning up the scene.

No matter how stupid Chen Yunyao was, he knew that no one would burn the ‘Learn about Swimming and Fitness’ advertising paper for her dead husband. In addition, he remembered that he first saw this flyer today when he got off the bus. So he naturally connected all these things together.

Gu Qi picked up her phone and took another look at the location of everyone in the group, then took off the frog hood and faced Chen Yunyao directly.

Seeing that the face under the hood was the one he expected and with Chen Yunyao’s initial bad impression of Gu Qi, his heart was filled with anger at being teased all day.

He walked up quickly, "Gu Qi! It's you! You can't run away this time!"

"I didn't want to run either. I'm so tired." Gu Qi looked at Chen Yunyao calmly and raised her wrist to check the time, "There are still ten minutes left. No one has been eliminated yet. You can't change the outcome even if you catch me."

Just now, she asked Mu Yuan to come over there. She had already determined the situation between Jiang Lechuan and He Quanyi. He Quanyi wanted to wait until the end to attack Jiang Lechuan and make him hopeless in the end.

Gu Qi relied on her understanding of Chen Yunyao. This rich young man liked women who were gentle to him. He probably wouldn't communicate too much with teammates like He Quanyi, who had a strong female personality. In other words, he probably didn't know the situation over there. So she said this.

"So what?" Chen Yunyao certainly didn't know and nor did he care. His target was Gu Qi.

"Nothing much." Gu Qi looked up at Chen Yunyao and suddenly took the initiative to walk toward him.

Chen Yunyao was shocked. He couldn't understand why Gu Qi didn't run away but took the initiative to approach him. He took a step back, "What do you want to do?"

Gu Qi took something out of his pocket, but held it tightly in her palm. At the same time, she hid this hand behind her back with a smile, "I'm tired. You should eliminate me quickly. I want to rest."

Being vigilant, Chen Yunyao noticed Gu Qi's little action, "Take your hand out! Let me see what you have in your hand!"

Gu Qi naturally didn't agree, but kept inviting Chen Yunyao to get closer to her. The two of them kept in this stalemate.

Until the last three minutes.

Chen Yunyao knew that he would not win if he continued like this, so he could only decide to give it a try. He approached Gu Qi.

At this moment, Gu Qi turned around in fear.

"Damn it! It's really a bluff!" Chen Yunyao cursed and kept picking up the pace to catch up with Gu Qi.

He was good at sports. During his school years, he won first place in every race. He didn't believe that he couldn't catch up with Gu Qi.

He ran very fast, while Gu Qi was wearing a clumsy doll costume. So the distance between the two people kept shrinking.

Just when Chen Yunyao thought he was going to succeed, he suddenly noticed an electric wheelchair coming around a corner.

Mu Yuan appeared in a wheelchair with a blank expression and Gu Qi nimbly jumped onto the cart behind him.

Mu Yuan pressed the accelerator and the wheelchair pulled the cart faster.

Although the speed of the wheelchair was slower than before due to the weight limit, it was impossible for Chen Yunyao to catch up with them in the last two minutes with his legs.

Gu Qi was in a good mood and generously waved goodbye to Chen Yunyao.

Of course, her move could only make Chen Yunyao more infuriated.

Chen Yunyao widened his eyes and looked at Gu Qi with resentment as she departed away.

[Hahaha, Chen Yunyao's hard work was in vain]

[Don't mention it. Gu Qi's last scene was still a bit handsome hahaha]

[Okay, okay! Our Elder Sis Qi worked so hard! She deserves to win in the end! ]

In the last second of the final countdown that sounded in everyone's earphones, He Quanyi reached out and grabbed Jiang Lechuan and Zhizi at the same time.

Jiang Lechuan was stunned and couldn't believe what happened.

It was only when He Quanyi told him that she had already noticed the truth and it was intentional, he gave up struggling in despair.

In the end, two to three. The survivors still won.

Finally, when they gathered, everyone waited for Ning Xiwei to show up.

Gu Qi phoned Ning Xiwei. After a moment of silence, she replied: "Let's go back first. She is consulting her friends about studying abroad. It will take a while. She will go back later."

Everyone: "......?"

Jiang Lechuan stroked his red forehead and asked in confusion: "Friends? What friends does she have?"

Gu Qi was silent for two seconds, turned her phone to all of them, and a group photo of a group of foreigners appeared on the screen.

Jiang Lechuan stared for a long time and asked, "Where is Ning Xiwei?"

"... En." Gu Qi pointed at the screen and answered sincerely, "The one with the darkest... no, the one with the whitest teeth."

Chapter 90

Jiang Lechuan: "?"

Others: "!"

Only Zhizi couldn't resist curling her lips into a smile. A look of understanding appeared on her face.

In her opinion, such a scene happening was quite natural.

Based on Zhizi's understanding of her younger sister, she yearned for a wider and freer world outside. She had once said back at home that she wanted to travel around the world and see all the customs and people in the future.

When Ning Xiwei walked on the street, she would bravely approach and talk to foreigners as long as she saw them.

That was a rare and brief period of easing in their relationship.

During dinner, Ning Xiwei talked about her future and dreams. Then she looked at her as if in a struggle and reluctantly said in the end: "I could take you with me, but don't think too much. I agreed to take you with me because I’m afraid that others would know that I have a bumpkin sister. I’ll take you out to see the world."

Later, everything happened too suddenly and they never ate together again and she never heard her younger sister talk about her dreams.

Zhizi's eyes fell on the photo in Gu Qi's hand. Ning Xiwei smiled happily, with black shoe polish all over her face and big teeth on display. Simply no care for image at all.

Such younger sister, in her opinion, was the cutest.

＊

In the evening.

Ning Xiwei came back more than an hour late. The others had already prepared lunch.

"Sorry, sorry!" Ning Xiwei walked in with gusto and immediately apologized for her late return and delaying the overall progress. She took the initiative to take on the task: "Thank you for your hard work! I will wash the dishes later!"

She seemed to be radiating. Her face was clean, her skin was fair and translucent, and her eyes were bright, giving people a sense of confidence from the inside out.

She was a little different.

This was Gu Qi's first feeling about Ning Xiwei's current state.

Unlike in the past, Ning Xiwei's eyes were always erratic, but now it seemed that she had some kind of firm goal and direction.

Gu Qi didn't ask, but placed the dishes and chopsticks: "Don't thank us. Zhizi is the main contributor."

Although Mu Yuan's cooking skills were not bad, when Zhizi was present, naturally everyone was still her assistant.

Zhizi couldn't mind about Younger Sister's little matter, saying, "Okay, quickly sit down and eat."

Today, Wenren Jing wasn't present and there were new guests, so the seating order changed a little.

In the eyes of Jiang Lechuan and Mu Yuan, it was natural that the two of them to sit on both sides of Gu Qi.

He Quanyi took the lead and pulled out a chair next to Gu Qi. She turned to her and said, "I'm not familiar with everyone and had only talked to you before. Today, I'll be sticking to you."

Everyone’s gaze swept to Gu Qi.

A big question mark appeared in Gu Qi's mind.

Her relationship with He Quanyi...

It could be said that it wasn't very good before. Later it was barely considered reconciled. Still, the relationship was the kind where they could discuss anything.

Then looking at the other people, it seems even less likely that they will have any communication with He Quanyi.

So Gu Qi nodded: "Okay."

[Beautiful girls sticks together! ]

[Who doesn't know that Shen Anran maliciously bought notices to step on Gu Qi? It was our Elder Sis He who released the full interview video to help Gu Qi slap her in the face. When Gu Qi got such a good cooperation resource from Director Xie, Elder Sis He congratulated her. Gu Qi replied to He Quanyi, "I hope my competitor is you." Oh my heart! ]

[They are destined competitors. They are actors who appreciate each other. It's a dual strong script! ]

As soon as He Quanyi finished speaking, Chen Yunyao abruptly pulled out the chair on the other side of Gu Qi, "Then I'll sit here too."

Gu Qi turned to him and tilted her head slightly.

She couldn't understand this.

Gu Qi herself was a good-tempered person, but what Chen Yunyao had done before affected the two things she cared about most at the same time: Younger Brother and acting.

Gu Qi hated him, so much that she didn't even want to cover it up.

So she simply refused: "Don’t want."

Everyone: "?"

Everyone's impression of Gu Qi was that she was like water, gentle and tolerant. Or in other words, she didn't care about many things, so her emotions weren't easily affected.

It was rare to see Gu Qi not giving face to someone like this and directly refusing in front of the camera.

Ning Xiwei immediately came out to save the situation, slapping the table: "It's usually so hard to snatch the position next to Gu Qi. Finally, competitor Wenren Jing is not here. Why are you, a stinky man, joining in the fun!"

She walked over as she said that, pushing Jiang Lechuan and Mu Yuan aside: "Here I come!"

Jiang Lechuan: "?"

Jiang Lechuan was truly bubbling with anger. Why push him? And! This was his own elder sister! What qualifications do these people have to compete with him?

The originally serious atmosphere was muddled away by such a joking way.

Still, Gu Qi raised her head and gazed at Chen Yunyao across from everyone, with no expression.

She was clearly conveying: It doesn't matter if you hate me, because I hate you more.

There were also the audience who noticed the strangeness.

[Is it my imagination? I feel like Gu Qi doesn't like Chen Yunyao very much]

However the whole scene was too funny and deviated from the main point because Ning Xiwei and Jiang Lechuan were about to fight; Jiang Lechuan pulled in Mu Yuan's injured leg to sell pity. Mu Yuan was speechless, Zhizi stood at the side and wanted to persuade but didn't know how to start.

[Hahaha, I don't know what the relationship between Gu Qi and Chen Yunyao is, but I know that Ning Xiwei is really annoyed with Jiang Lechuan, and Jiang Lechuan is truly anxious]

[Don't fight anymore! Younger Brother Mu Yuan finds it embarrassing! ]

[Chen Yunyao's face is full of question marks. Does anyone care about him! ]

He Quanyi couldn't stand it anymore. She stopped the ruckus and turned to Chen Yunyao: "What are you talking about? I am your elder sister. If you want to sit, you should sit next to me."

When He Quanyi said this, everyone present was stunned.

Ning Xiwei's finger was about to poke Jiang Lechuan's nostrils, but now she turned her head around and widened her eyes.

Even Gu Qi's brain stopped working for a few seconds.

He Quanyi and Chen Yunyao, were actually one family?

This had never been said.

[? ? ? ]

[What? Another shocking siblings appeared in the entertainment industry]

[I remember that He Quanyi debuted with the persona of a hardworking strong woman. Isn't Chen Yunyao a rich second generation? How can they be one family? ]

[Who is lying? ]

Seeing that everyone was staring at her, He Quanyi could only continue to explain: "We are a blended family. My father married his mother. We are siblings without blood relationship."

Everyone: "?"

Jiang Lechuan began to scratch his head. His IQ wasn't sufficient: "Your father married his mother..."

What kind of relationship was this? It sounded so strange.

He Quanyi answered without hesitation: "My father is very poor, but fortunately he has a good-looking face. His mother's family is very rich. So he is a son-in-law who married into the family. On top of that, he had me, a not so young luggage, in tow.

The Chen Family is rich, but there is no essential relationship between me and them. That’s why it had never been made public."

[《My father married his mother》]

[《My father is very poor》]

[《The son-in-law married into the family》]

[《Me? I am a luggage》]

[I’m laughing so hard. Elder Sis He’s mouth is so bold. Outside, she normally refutes everyone. Even when it’s herself, she doesn’t hold back]

This makes sense.

Gu Qi was keenly aware that He Quanyi and her step-brother, Younger Brother Chen Yunyao, didn't have a good relationship.

Every word He Quanyi said was to distance herself from the other party and the entire Chen Family.

When He Quanyi called herself a luggage, Chen Yunyao should have denied it and said ‘We were a family’. However, he nodded and had no intention of denying it.

Gu Qi was a little curious.

Why did they come to this variety show together?

At this moment, the director team took the opportunity to introduce to everyone: "In the last three episodes of our recording, Teacher He and Teacher Chen will join our big family as permanent guests."

Everyone clapped in cooperation.

They were not flying guests?

Gu Qi's eyes flashed with surprise. Her mood dampened even more.

Didn't that mean that she would have to see Chen Yunyao all the time in the last few episodes?

Headache.

The smile on her face became more and more forced.

[Am I the only one who thinks that Gu Qi doesn't like Chen Yunyao very much? ]

[Above friend, please trust your intuition]

[Gu Qi's smile proves everything. If you don't want to smile, don't smile, Elder Sis, or I will laugh]

[Gu Qi's expression is indeed different from usual, but why does it make me feel vaguely familiar? ]

[Familiar is right! Why don't you rewind this variety show back to the first episode? ]

[Hahaha, the answer is revealed - because Gu Qi had returned to the indifferent and perfunctory state of the first episode! ]

…

Netizens have not yet noticed that Gu Qi hates Chen Yunyao. After all, in their opinion from Gu Qi's temper when she gots along with Shen Anran, she was one to never have any big conflicts on the surface. So she won't target Chen Yunyao.

It must be because she wasn't familiar with Chen Yunyao and Chen Yunyao wasn't a very friendly person. That was why it was like this. It would be fine in the future!

Mu Yuan looked at Gu Qi.

The boy who had always been attentive was keenly aware of Elder Sister's emotions at this moment.

Instantly, he frowned slightly and silently labeled Chen Yunyao in his heart.

He was someone Elder Sister didn't like.

Then he also disliked him.

＊

Gu Qi decided to act perfunctory.

Compared to Chen Yunyao being an eyesore in front of her, she was more worried about the situation on Wenren Jing's side.

Don't know...

Forget it. Better not think too much.

In the evening, during the break after the program recording, Gu Qi sat on the rooftop.

She wanted to send a message to Wenren Jing to show her concern for the current situation, but she didn't get Wenren Jing's reply.

The production team was unkind. Except for the necessary time period for using the phone, they only allowed her to glance at the phone for a moment and not a moment more.

The production team wasn’t wrong. They needed to get up early tomorrow. If they gave the guests phones, it would delay the recording if they didn't go to bed early.

Gu Qi really couldn't sleep.

She could only sit here in a daze.

This lasted until the sound of the door being pushed open behind her sounded and another person walked out.

He Quanyi held a cup of hot milk in her left hand and a blanket in her right hand. She asked: "Why are you hiding here alone? I only found out after I asked the staff."

"I can't sleep, so I’m stargazing." Gu Qi naturally couldn't tell the truth, and simply changed the subject: "Why are you here? Are you looking for me?"

He Quanyi walked to Gu Qi and sat down. She awkwardly handed the milk in her hand to Gu Qi and then told her why she came.

She said: "I am facing a choice now. I must reply to both sides by next Monday at the latest. I really don't know what to do. I want to hear your opinion."

"Go on." Gu Qi took a sip of milk: "Since this tastes good, I can give you some suggestions. But first of all, it's suggestions. I don't take any responsibility."

Since Gu Qi had agreed, He Quanyi stopped beating around the bush and got straight to the point: "It's not complicated. It's that I should join the crew. The company helped me get an audition opportunity for the leading actress in a famous director's crew. It's a big production with a high investment. It looks like it's going for awards. Logically speaking, my status isn't enough, but I have paid a lot for this role. After the interview, the producer said that it’s ninety percent certain to be mine.

I am overjoyed, but... I received an invitation from another crew the day before yesterday. The actors aren’t famous and the director had only a few obscure films that I have not seen. With the mentality of passing time, I skimmed a bit. However, I end up being pulled in by the plot. The laughable part is that such a second-rate crew gave me the role of the second female lead. It's ridiculous to let someone with worse status than me play the leading female role."

Gu Qi understood and asked, "Are you hesitating between these two crews?"

He Quanyi nodded.

"As you said, it's ridiculous. Your hesitation is really ridiculous." Gu Qi took a big sip of milk. Once feeling warm all over, she continued: "You’re hesitating when the gap is so big. This only proves that your heart has already leaned toward the second role."

"Yes." He Quanyi didn't deny it: "Although the second script is female support, it has very charming characters and strong logic. I love it. If the two movies didn't collide with the release date..."

There was no need to say the rest. If she chooses the second script and even if she wins the award in the end, it will only be female support. Not to mention failure, if she refuses the famous director's movie and gets nothing in the end, she will be a joke of the entire industry.

Gu Qi nodded to show that she understood, "Between award-winning high-box office and unpopular popular films, the latter is really not attractive for most people. I can only tell you that if it were me, I would choose the second one. It should be a very proud thing for an actor to meet a role that resonates with your soul in your life and be able to interpret it to the max."

He Quanyi was silent for a while. Then she looked up and smiled at Gu Qi, "I understand, thank you."

This was the answer in He Quanyi's heart.

Gu Qi was clear about this. What she said gave He Quanyi affirmation and support. Only like this, she could completely muster up the courage to take the path she wanted to take.

"No need to thank me." Gu Qi yawned, "Maybe I want you to compete for the best female support, so that I have one less competitor."

"No." He Quanyi denied, "You are not that kind of person."

Gu Qi raised her eyebrows, as if she was a little surprised that He Quanyi trusted her answer so much.

The four eyes met.

He Quanyi felt that this scene was very warm. The feelings within was mixed. She couldn't help but sigh--

Could it be that she and Gu Qi were going to become friends?

At this moment.

Scenes appeared in He Quanyi's mind.

In the near future, she went to the crew to visit Gu Qi, and Gu Qi supported her.

What a picture of sisterly love...

Wait!

Feeling the chill in her body, He Quanyi slowly lowered her head, only to find that when she was looking at Gu Qi ‘affectionately’ and imagining a beautiful future for the two of them, Gu Qi actually stole her blanket!

Gu Qi wrapped herself in her fluffy blanket, feeling so comfortable that she squinted her eyes, "Just consider it as the fee for teaching you. When you're done, leave quickly. I like quietness. Let me be alone for a while. Treat it as if I'm asleep. Good night."

He Quanyi: "?!"

She took back her thoughts just now.

Sure enough! She and Gu Qi could never be true friends!

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