Chapter 61
Seeing her mortal enemy in her youth kneeling in front of her and finally admitting defeat, Mrs. Gong finally showed a faint smile at the corner of her lips.
She naturally knew how terrible Song Xuelian felt. Back then, they gave birth in the Gong Family's private hospital.
Unlike her, who only wanted Xuanan that one child and wanted to give him the best of the world, Song Xuelian could no longer have children because she was injured from giving birth to the twins.
Although the twins were born nearly a month earlier, they stayed in the incubator. Song Xuelian had been in the hospital in the ward next to her.
At that time, whether it was Jiāng Anguo or Gong Wei, the person they cared more about was Song Xuelian.
Even on the day she gave birth.
When Gong Xuanan was born, Gong Wei wasn't by her side, but drove across half the city to buy Song Xuelian's favorite cakes.
She knew all this.
She knew that Song Xuelian's two children were not of the Jiāng Family bloodline, but were born with her husband.
Everyone knew that Song Xuelian loved her precious daughter the most. So if she wanted to take revenge on Song Xuelian, the easiest way was through Jiāng Zhiyu.
In fact, Madam Gong had hesitated before.
After all, Song Xuelian's daughter Jiāng Zhiyu and her own Xuanan were half-siblings.
Later she thought it through.
So be it. Just don’t let Jiāng Zhiyu have children and it won't matter if they got married.
At most, she could arrange some young and beautiful women for her son. Once Jiāng Zhiyu is older and still can't have children, she could naturally ‘adopt’ one into the family.
After all, this was the only chance to torture Song Xuelian's daughter and make Song Xuelian suffer. She was unwilling to let it go.
Song Xuelian...not only Song Xuelian, but also her younger sister.
Lowly woman.
Both were lowly women.
As expected of sisters, they actually climbed into her husband's bed together. On top of that, they gave birth to children.
It was really disgusting to think about it.
Song Xuelian's son died a long time ago.
As for her younger sister's son Song Shiqing... Although he had some tricks now, she will get rid of him sooner or later.
Just like when she was young and forced the younger sister to death.
The life of such a lowly person wasn't worth anything.
One day, she will return all the suffering that Song Xuelian and her sister have made for her tenfold and a hundredfold to Song Xuelian and her most beloved daughter.
Though Mrs. Gong thought this mentally, on the surface she still helped Song Xuelian up, uttered some specious words, and perfunctorily dealt with her.
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At the door.
When leaving, Song Xuelian held her husband's arm. Her expression became indifferent again.
Noticing that his wife seemed to be in a bad mood, Jiāng Anguo frowned slightly and asked, "What happened?"
"Nothing." Song Xuelian shook her head, "I suddenly remember that Xueya's death anniversary is coming soon and I can't help feeling sad.
Although she and Gong Wei... did something that brought shame to the family. Forget it. She was my Younger Sister after all."
"En." Jiāng Anguo patted his wife's hand as a comfort, "Let's go to her grave together when the time comes."
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Gu Qi and Song Shiqing had finished talking and went upstairs to their room to rest.
When the door of the room opened, she saw Jiang Lechuan sitting at the end of her bed with a face full of resentment.
Gu Qi had never thought that there was someone in her room and took a step back in fear. After recognizing Jiang Lechuan, she breathed a sigh of relief and asked, "Why are you here?"
Jiang Lechuan had no expression on his face: "Yes, I shouldn't be here. Song Shiqing should be here, so let him come."
Gu Qi: "?"
In a second, she understood why Jiang Lechuan was acting up.
Gu Qi blurted out: "What did you see?"
Instinctively, she didn't want Jiang Lechuan to get close to these ‘dangers’.
"What did I see?" Jiang Lechuan was so aggrieved that he said, "I saw you holding hands with Song Shiqing in the garden!"
He didn't stop Elder Sister from dating.
Anyone else could do? Why was it Song Shiqing!
Why?
He didn't agree! He didn't agree! ! ! !
Gu Qi corrected, "It's not hand-holding, it's handshaking."
Jiang Lechuan: "?"
Did it matter? Wasn't it the same?
Jiang Lechuan gritted his teeth, "What is your relationship with Song Shiqing?"
Gu Qi was about to answer ‘no relationship’, but then she remembered that she had promised Song Shiqing to cooperate and could only hold back the words.
She didn't answer directly, but instead fired back, "Jiang Lechuan, stop messing. Answer me seriously. Was there really an irreconcilable conflict between you and Song Shiqing?"
Although she had already promised Song Shiqing, if Jiang Lechuan really couldn't accept it, she had to reconsider whether there was any other way to deal with this matter.
After all, in this world, the person she least wanted to be sad was Jiang Lechuan.
It was just the relationship between Jiang Lechuan and Song Shiqing...
She didn't quite understand it.
It was certain that Song Shiqing did not reject Jiang Lechuan. Jiang Lechuan's exaggerated disgust for Song Shiqing did not seem like a real deep hatred, but rather like a child's grudge when yelling ‘I don't want to play with him’.
Sure enough.
When asked this question by Gu Qi, Jiang Lechuan instantly became quiet, different from his usual noisy behaviour.
He instinctively wanted to answer "Yes, I hate and can't accept", but when meeting his elder sister's serious eyes, he chose to remain silent.
Jiang Lechuan knew that Elder Sister wasn't joking with him at this moment and was seriously asking for his opinion.
That was to say...
There seemed to be some relationship between Elder Sister and Song Shiqing.
If he said he hated Song Shiqing and couldn't get along with him at all, Elder Sister would choose him instead of Song Shiqing.
Because he was sure that he would be chosen. Even if Song Shiqing was with his elder sister, he was still the most important Younger Brother in his elder sister's heart. Therefore he became cautious when facing this question at this moment.
He didn't want Elder Sister to miss someone who really liked her because of the ‘contradictions’ between him and Song Shiqing.
He was like a deflated ball, quite dejected, "Elder Sister, don't ask. Anyway, my relationship with him isn't very good. His character is so-so, no big problem. If...if you really like him, I won't stop you."
Jiang Lechuan said, took a deep breath, raised his head, and smiled reluctantly at Gu Qi. His voice became firm: “Because I believe in Elder Sister, I believe in your eyes and choice. You must consider it carefully. You can't make a choice casually in this matter. "
What a serious scene.
Quite strange.
Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan had these two lines of words in their brains at the same time.
So Gu Qi reached out and rubbed Jiang Lechuan's head: "Of course, Elder Sister is much smarter than you."
"...Huh?" Jiang Lechuan immediately couldn't sit still: "Obviously I am smarter!"
What a very ignorant rebuttal.
Gu Qi's hand turned to flick Jiang Lechuan's forehead,: "Okay, go back, wash up, and rest early. I promise you that I will make a careful decision."
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Jiang Lechuan agreed.
An hour later.
He went to knock on Wen Renjing's door.
Wen Renjing almost drowsy off and looked at him with sleepy eyes: "What are you doing? "
Jiang Lechuan didn't say anything.
He stared at Wen Renjing with a complicated expression.
In fact, he didn't know what he wanted to do.
Just thinking about the one in ten thousand chance that he would call Song Shiqing his Elder Brother-in-law in the future, he was so anxious that he couldn't sleep.
This matter wasn’t even settled yet...
It wasn’t appropriate to tell Wen Renjing directly.
What if Elder Sister didn't have any feelings for Song Shiqing, but only had a special admiration for Song Shiqing. Elder Sister felt sorry for him and held his hand. Him kicking a fuss about it would be awkward.
So Jiang Lechuan didn't say anything.
He stared at Wen Renjing.
So depressed.
How come he, who was smart, discovered this secret? He wanted to be like Wen Renjing, live so carefree because of ignorance.
Jiang Lechuan's heart was filled with an emotion called ‘envy’.
After a while.
He poke up: "Forget it, pretend I haven't been here. "
After saying that, Jiang Lechuan didn't leave, but sat on the chair at the end of Wen Renjing's bed, and continued to frown.
Wen Renjing: "?"
Have you gone cuckoo?
How could he pretend that he had never been here after such a thing happened in the middle of the night?
Wen Renjing didn't want to pay attention to him.
He fell back onto the bed, covered his face with the quilt, and went to sleep.
Ten minutes later.
Wen Renjing sat up from the bed, looked at Jiang Lechuan, and smiled slightly at him with gritted teeth.
What craziness was he up to?
Okay! Then don't sleep!
Five more minutes passed.
Looking at Wen Renjing and Jiang Lechuan sitting side by side at the end of his bed, Mu Yuan sat at the desk. His hand that held the test paper trembled slightly.
Wen Renjing: "Young people can sure stay up late."
Jiang Lechuan: "Elder brothers are here to see you. You write yours and then go to bed early after finishing.
Mu Yuan: "..."
Looking at Wen Renjing, whose face was full of ‘unhappiness’, and Jiang Lechuan, who looked as if the sky had fallen, Mu Yuan quickly locked on the culprit.
Mu Yuan looked at Wen Renjing, then at Jiang Lechuan, and then at Wen Renjing.
Using his eyes, he ask silently: What was he doing?
Wen Renjing shook his head, indicating that he knew nothing.
Mu Yuan ignored them and continued to do his own questions.
Wen Renjing found a book in Mu Yuan's room and sat at the side to read it.
They all had things to do, leaving Jiang Lechuan alone there, thinking about things and fidgeting.
After a while.
As Mu Yuan and Wen Renjing expected, he couldn't hold it back.
Jiang Lechuan finally spoke, "Let me ask you, have you ever thought about what kind of elder brother-in-law you want?"
Just as Jiang Lechuan had finished speaking, Wen Renjing and Mu Yuan looked up at the same time.
The former seemed to be smiling, while the latter's cold face seemed to be covered with a thin layer of ice.
Jiang Lechuan shuddered for no apparent reason and tried to explain: "I'm asking! Just asking!"
Translator Note: just discovered that Wen Renjing’s name is translated wrong. From now on, it’ll be Wenren Jing.
Chapter 62
The atmosphere became strange at once.
Jiang Lechuan rubbed the goose bumps that suddenly appeared on his arm and silently shouted in his brain-
No! What was he feeling guilty about!
He wasn’t in the wrong! He didn't introduce a boyfriend to Elder Sister!
And as long as he thought that the possible Elder Brother-in-law was Song Shiqing, whom he hated the most, Jiang Lechuan felt that he should be the one who should be the most angry!
In an instant.
The expression on Jiang Lechuan's face changed from being at a loss to fury.
Wenren Jing and Mu Yuan looked at each other.
Wenren Jing had an ambiguous smile on his face and put forward his own guess: "It seems that our future Elder Brother-in-law is a person he hates."
Mu Yuan was slightly confused and directly gave the answer: "...Song Shiqing?"
Jiang Lechuan: "!?"
Damn, why did they both guess it?
He didn't say anything, okay?
The shock on Jiang Lechuan's face made Mu Yuan and Wenren Jing even more certain that they guessed right and their faces became darker.
The three people fell into pondering at the same time.
What on earth happened?
Why was it Song Shiqing?
After a while.
Mu Yuan brought up the key event: "Samoyed."
That’s right.
It started with the Samoyed. Everything could be traced.
Jiang Lechuan directly accused Wenren Jing: "It's all your fault! You shouldn't have brought my Elder Sister to the engagement party that day!"
In Jiang Lechuan's opinion.
If it wasn't for Wenren Jing who took Gu Qi to the Jiāng Family, Elder Sister would have no chance to meet Song Shiqing and there would be no chance for Song Shiqing to use conspiracy and trickery!
It was all Wenren Jing's fault!
Wenren Jing looked at him with an expression of looking at a mentally retarded person: "Do you really think that their meeting that day was a coincidence?"
Jiang Lechuan was stunned.
Wenren Jing narrowed his eyes.
From the subtle changes in Jiang Lechuan's expression, he saw that Jiang Lechuan knew something that he didn't tell them.
It was related to Song Shiqing and Elder Sister.
Wenren Jing softened his voice, patted Jiang Lechuan on the shoulder, and coaxed him: "Younger Brother, we are one family."
After that, he turned to Mu Yuan, motioning him to say something.
Mu Yuan: "..."
Sometimes he really wished he was a little dumber, so he wouldn't have to understand Wenren Jing's hints.
There were two little people fighting in Mu Yuan's mind.
One said that he didn't need to know so much, Elder Sister would make her own judgment. The other one was curious and clamored to cooperate with Wenren Jing, so that he could know what happened.
Finally, the latter won.
Mu Yuan looked at Jiang Lechuan and squeezed out a sentence very reluctantly: "...Elder Brother."
After a long while.
Jiang Lechuan raised his head, with exaggerated tears in his eyes.
Finally -
He stretched out his hand and called: "Elder Brother! Younger Brother!"
Yes! They were one family!
In the following moment.
Wenren Jing and Mu Yuan finally pieced together some information related to the legendary ‘contestant and mentor fight at the barbecue stall’ in the entertainment industry from Jiang Lechuan's intermittent narration.
The specific reason was unknown.
Song Shiqing knew that Jiang Lechuan and Gu Qi were siblings.
So during the idol survival show, in a completely closed environment, Song Shiqing privately stuffed snacks into Jiang Lechuan many times.
Jiang Lechuan was very scared.
He thought Song Shiqing had some improper thoughts about him, otherwise why would he take such good care of him?
Until one Sunday, when all the students were free to go out for activities, Song Shiqing proposed to treat Jiang Lechuan to a meal.
When Jiang Lechuan was ready to seriously reject the unspoken rules in the entertainment industry, Song Shiqing asked Jiang Lechuan to introduce Gu Qi to him.
At that moment, Jiang Lechuan realized that Song Shiqing's target wasn't him, but Elder Sister.
Because he had a crush on Elder Sister.
After testing Song Shiqing, Jiang Lechuan promised to find a chance to help Song Shiqing after the survival show and let him meet Gu Qi.
He couldn't do much more. It all depended on whether Song Shiqing was sincere enough. After all, their relationship was so so at that time.
"...Wait a minute." Wenren Jing showed confusion on his face and asked, "Did you agree?"
"I was still on good terms with him at that time." Jiang Lechuan rubbed his nose and continued, "Later we had a barbecue together, had a fight, and he retired from the circle. Afterward, there was no follow-up."
"Wait a minute." This time it was Mu Yuan's turn to speak. Without expression, he complained: "You didn't even say the most important thing. Why did you and Song Shiqing fight?"
Jiang Lechuan: "..."
It was still caught by Mu Yuan.
He sighed resignedly, "We went to have a barbecue... and then drank some alcohol. We casually chatted when we were drunk. A very cute child passed by and then we discussed whose surname the child would take if he and Elder Sister had a child together...
He said that the child should take Elder Sister's surname because he didn't like his surname. I said no. Even if my Elder Sister has a child with her surname Gu, my parents would definitely be upset and kick up a fuss. Elder Sister had it hard when changing her surname back then. If the child has the surname Jiang, Elder Sister would definitely not be happy. It would be better to take the surname from Song Shiqing.
We talked for more than an hour, but couldn't reach an agreement. In the end..."
Jiang Lechuan became more and more guilty as he spoke. Finally, he looked up at Wenren Jing, hesitant to speak. It was obvious that he had something to say, but he didn't dare to speak.
Wenren Jing felt that the bad premonition increased.
He forced a smile, "Continue."
Jiang Lechuan swallowed, "Finally, we decided to give his and Elder Sister's child your surname."
Mu Yuan, who was always taciturn, coughed suddenly when he heard Jiang Lechuan say this because he choked.
As smart as he was, he couldn't understand the logic in Jiang Lechuan's words.
Wenren Jing was stunned for a few seconds. He barely squeezed out a few words and asked, "Ww, why?"
Why did he get pulled into it?
Jiang Lechuan answered confidently: "You are the only person I know with a double barrelled surname, which is cool."
After that, Jiang Lechuan continued to complain about Song Shiqing: "We both agreed at the time, but he suddenly changed his mind after a while that it was too weird for his child to have your surname. How could he go back on his word after agreeing? Then we couldn't reach an agreement and we fought in the end."
It was a very absurd development.
It was so absurd that Wenren Jing scoffed out a laugh after hearing it.
Should he thank Jiang Lechuan? After all, Jiang Lechuan fought with Song Shiqing because Gu Qi and Song Shiqing wanted the non-existent child to have his surname.
Wenren Jing took a deep breath, looked at Jiang Lechuan, and asked: "That's it?"
That's it? ? ?
Facing Jiang Lechuan's righteous and innocent eyes, he understood--
It was really that simple.
Jiang Lechuan was the most face-conscious person. His fight with Song Shiqing was trending on the Internet and the whole country knew about it (the important thing was that he didn't win). He would never forgive or accept Song Shiqing as his Elder Brother-in-law!
Wenren Jing stood up, grabbed Jiang Lechuan's collar, and pulled him out: "Okay, I know. It's quite late, you should go back and rest. Don't delay Younger Brother's homework."
"...Ah?"
Before Jiang Lechuan could express his dissatisfaction, he was pushed out by Wenren Jing.
That's right.
He was pushed out alone.
Looking at the closed door, Jiang Lechuan was stunned for a few seconds. He felt that something was wrong, but he didn't want to understand where the problem was.
In addition, the grumbling just now relieved his dissatisfaction a lot. So Jiang Lechuan didn't think about it anymore, turned around and went back to his room.
Mu Yuan and Wenren Jing were so smart, they could definitely think of a solution.
It was over! He'll go to sleep first!
An hour later.
Jiang Lechuan, lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.
Wait!
He understood the problem.
Didn't he say go to sleep?
How come Wenren Jing pushed him out, while he stayed in Mu Yuan's room?
At this moment.
Sadness burst out.
Jiang Lechuan pulled the quilt up to cover most of his face, hiding his sadness in the quilt.
After Elder Sister might be snatched away by Song Shiqing, he faced a new dilemma.
He was excluded by Wenren Jing and Mu Yuan?
Sniff sniff. He was the cabbage in the field that no one loves or cares for.
Jiang Lechuan silently swore in his heart that he would be a cold-blooded machine from today on and let them regret their indifference to him for the rest of their lives.
Humph! ! !
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The next day.
Breakfast time.
Jiang Lechuan was the last one to come down. He deliberately sat in the corner of the long table, eating breakfast with his head down without a word.
Gu Qi looked over suspiciously, then turned to nearby Wenren Jing, and asked, "What's wrong with him?"
Wenren Jing smiled, "Maybe he slept too late last night, so he's sleepy. Don't worry about him."
Recalling that she heard Jiang Lechuan coming back from the next room before going to bed last night, Gu Qi felt that what Wenren Jing said made sense and didn't think much about it.
Today's breakfast was made by Zhizi herself. Since they didn't know what the next meal would be, filling the stomach was top priority!
When Jiang Lechuan tried to be the coldest man in the world for half an hour but no one noticed that he was angry, he fumed.
So he turned his spearhead to Song Shiqing, the troublemaker.
"What kind of clothes are you wearing? Such an ugly denim jacket, so outdated."
"And your shoes, they don't match at all."
"You are so slow even when washing dishes?"
With this, everyone could see that Jiang Lechuan was targeting Song Shiqing.
Since the rumors of the feud between the two have been around for a long time, no one dared to say anything to trigger the incident. They could only pretend not to notice.
Gu Qi had no choice but to look at Jiang Lechuan and ask, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Lechuan blurted out, "I'm not unhappy!"
Gu Qi: "..."
You confessed so easily, right?
The comments were full of hahaha.
[Gu Qi, don't knowingly ask. Jiang Lechuan is obviously upset with Song Shiqing]
[They have been at odds for years, it's not surprising!]
Gu Qi knew that Jiang Lechuan was targeting Song Shiqing.
Why? Were they on the same page last night?
Why did Jiang Lechuan turn into a pufferfish again when he woke up?
Chapter 63
What a headache.
Gu Qi couldn't imagine it. Jiang Lechuan felt Song Shiqing was an eyesore now. If he knew about her ‘romance’ with Song Shiqing in the future, he would explode.
At the same time, low pressure was emanating from the other side of the living room.
Mu Yuan didn't get any benefit from the ‘confrontation’ with Ning Xiwei yesterday, not to mention the inexplicable appearance of Song Shiqing.
In fact, compared with Song Shiqing, Mu Yuan was more hostile to Ning Xiwei.
In Mu Yuan's opinion, it was normal for a good person like Elder Sister to meet someone who cherishes her and live a happy life in the future.
Elder Sister will have her other half. As long as that person treated her well, he had no objection.
He wanted to stay with Elder Sister, becoming an irreplaceable and important person in her heart.
It just happened Ning Xiwei was very considerate. Since she wanted to be good friends with Elder Sister, she had a vague intention to replace him.
He couldn't think of any pro that he could have over Ning Xiwei.
And it just happened after realizing that Mu Yuan's eyes were on her from time to time, Ning Xiwei looked up and gave Mu Yuan a slightly provocative smile.
Zhizi saw all this and was helpless and could only pray in her heart that they would at least not quarrel.
Looking at the two younger brothers' faces, one more ugly than the other, Wenren Jing grinned from ear to ear and stretched out his hand, taking the initiative to greet Song Shiqing and even merrily chatted.
[Wenren Jing, your smile is so deliberate...]
[The sister above, you have me laughing so hard. I thought I was the only one who felt it a little awkward]
[In Wenren Jing's opinion, the enemy's (Jiang Lechuan’s) enemy (Song Shiqing) is a friend!]
Some people refuted.
[I feel that the relationship between the four siblings is pretty good now. Although Jiang Lechuan and Wenren Jing often have small fights, they are not enemies.]
[The look in Jiang Lechuan's eyes when he saw Song Shiqing standing next to Elder Sister is really worth recording in the acting textbook!]
[If Wenren Jing stood on Song Shiqing's side, Jiang Lechuan's heart would be broken]
[Wenren Jing: Song Shiqing and I are fake playing! You and I are playing for real!]
...
Shen Anran clenched her hands hanging by her side, and then reluctantly let go. Since Song Shiqing came to this variety show, she and elder brother seem to have less presence.
If she had known that Song Shiqing would come to today's recording, she wouldn't have asked her uncle to join this time...
Despite Shen Anran’s regret, it was useless.
The director announced the theme of today's recording, acting competition.
There were nine people on the scene, divided into four groups, and Song Shiqing was their instructor.
Next, they will go to the recording site.
The instructors who will assess them today were the five directors of Jinyue Film and Television.
Since Gu Qi and Shen Anran were both actors signed by Jinyue, they would each lead a team to compete to see who could win today.
Because Shen Anran couldn't accept it and thought that her acting skills were not inferior to Gu Qi.
She didn't understand why Wei Yan and Xie Yun were so determined to stand on Gu Qi's side and even say things that were almost directly slapping her in the face.
So Shen Anran begged her uncle, Shen Wei to persuade other directors of Jinyue to participate in the recording of this variety show.
She wanted to beat Gu Qi once in front of everyone.
Shen Anran originally thought that she could beat Gu Qi in acting this time to prove her strength to the audience, but now it seemed that with the presence of Song Shiqing, no one would pay attention to their performance.
Shen Anran felt a little disappointed.
And soon, they arrived at the recording location.
Of the five directors of Jinyue, only Hang Ze came.
Wenren Jing showed dissatisfaction on his face again and asked, "Where are the other directors? You come alone? I lose, it's hard for me to believe that you aren’t targeting me."
Wenren Jing's words were very clever. With a few words, he resolved the possibility that outsiders preconceived that Hang Ze would favor him.
Gu Qi was surprised and asked, "Why are you the only one here?"
Hang Ze shrugged: "Xie Yun is worried that Shen Wei and Fang Zhian will favor Shen Anran, and Shen Wei is worried that Xie Yun and Wei Yan will favor you. So after arguing for a long time, I, the neutral party, had to come first."
[? ? ? ]
[Hahaha, Director Hang, can this be said openly? ]
Some people don't believe what Hang Ze said.
[Is Director Hang really without a stance... No matter how you look at it, his relationship with Gu Qi and Wenrenjing must be better]
Some people refuted.
[I heard that Hang Ze voted for Shen Anran, not Gu Qi]
…
After Hang Ze finished speaking, he looked at Song Shiqing again, "I didn't expect that award-winning actor Song would be here too. Haven't seen you for a good few years."
After a few simple greetings, Hang Ze announced the rules for today.
First, the groups.
The lottery method was adopted.
According to the script, Gu Qi and Shen Anran respectively had to choose three partners, one female and two male.
Gu Qi's luck had never been very good.
She drew Shen Jinyi, Zhizi, and Mu Yuan.
The smile on Song Shiqing's face faded a little.
Anyone could see that Gu Qi's group was at a complete disadvantage.
Hang Ze patted Gu Qi's shoulder, his expression was solemn even though he was watching the fun: "Do your best."
[Oh my god... what kind of death group is this]
[Wenren Jing is actually picked by Shen Anran. He is a genuine award-winning actor]
[Ning Xiwei's guest roles are well done, at least better than Zhizi who had never learned acting]
[Although Jiang Lechuan is an idol who changed his career because of his bad acting, he had taken acting classes seriously. So there should be a gap between him and an amateur]
[Even if Gu Qi alone can act well, it’s useless... she can't act at all in this group]
[Putting aside the rest, with Wenren Jing present, Shen Anran can't lose. This grouping of actors is really not in the same league]
[How can she be so unlucky that none of the three actors in the group had ever learned acting. Two are pure amateurs and one is an influencer]
[I can understand Hang Ze's expression. What kind of hell is Gu Qi starting with]
Gu Qi naturally realized that the strength of the group was uneven, but there was nothing she could do. She had never had good luck, so she could only do her best and leave it to fate.
Shen Jinyi was even more nervous and fidgeted.
Younger Sister was so far away from him and he couldn't act. Would he be scolded by Gu Qi if he acted too badly...
Shen Jinyi felt bleak, feeling that he was unloved at this moment like a cabbage rotting in the field.
He didn't like studying in the first place. Now he was so anxious that he couldn't even read the script. He felt even more terrified at the sight of these densely packed words.
In a panic, Shen Jinyi raised his head and met Zhizi's eyes.
Seeing the same confusion and helplessness in the other's eyes, he instantly felt relieved.
Shen Jinyi whispered: "Can you act?"
Zhizi shook her head honestly.
Shen Jinyi turned to Mu Yuan on the other side.
Mu Yuan: "..."
He lowered his head silently and read the script in front of him more quickly.
He would not drag Elder Sister down.
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Gu Qi never thought of striving to win, so there was no pressure.
After all, this was a variety show. As long as the role was taken seriously and performed well, winning or losing wasn't important.
Shen Anran tried her best to suppress her rising mouth corner.
Heaven was helping her. With two completely polar opposite groups like this, it was difficult for her to lose to Gu Qi.
Shen Anran looked at Wenren Jing and half-jokingly reminded him, "Even she is Elder Sister, Teacher Wenren can't go easy."
Wenren Jing held his face with one hand and yawned, "Don't worry, I have a strong desire to win."
The way to truly respect the opponent was to compete with all their strength.
And in Wenren Jing's opinion, Gu Qi's acting skills don't require him to be deliberately humble.
Since the video of Gu Qi and Shen Anran's interview became a hot search, Wenren Jing went to watch her numerous roles.
Wenren Jing realized that many of the roles played by Elder Sister were criticized because of the bad scripts or bad character settings, not her acting skills.
So far, there was a doubt that had been buried in his heart.
Elder Sister was obviously a smart and opinionated person who knew clearly what she wanted, but why did she take those bad dramas.
It was just that Wenren Jing had never found an opportunity to raise his confusion.
If he could beat Elder Sister this time, he would ask her while he was at it.
Thinking this, Wenren Jing lowered his head and continued to read the script.
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Gu Qi finished reading the script at the fastest speed and began to arrange the distribution of roles in her mind.
The script was very simple.
In a family that favors sons over daughters, the parents gave all the good resources to their son. The daughter worked harder than others throughout her life and had it bitter.
A typical Chinese family. But because life had always been ordinary and bland, the parents' partiality hadn’t been verified by major events. Therefore it was barely harmonious as the constant conflicts had always been ignored and resolved.
This was until the daughter was about to get married and the male party's family was wealthy. The parents want to use their daughter's marriage to ask for more dowry to buy a new house for their son. The daughter who had been forbearing for many years exploded and an extremely fierce quarrel occurred in this small family.
The movie script wasn't complete. In the limited time, there was only time to rehearse this argument scene with the most concentrated conflicts.
To put it simply, the four people quarreled first. Then the daughter left and the son went back to the room. The parents quarreled a bit more and it was over.
The director team said that if it didn't contradict the original script, they could make some changes.
Gu Qi had no time to think about these for the time being. She could only look at the three people in front of her who had no acting experience and try to say something to encourage everyone: "In fact, acting isn't that difficult. You need to put yourself in the shoes of the characters, imagine yourself as the characters, and then express these emotions naturally like in our lives."
Suddenly, Shen Jinyi's face turned pale. Gu Qi asked worriedly: "Shen Jinyi, are you okay?"
Zhizi looked over and asked anxiously, "Are you feeling uncomfortable?"
"I'm fine." Shen Jinyi waved his hands repeatedly and took a big sip of the water beside him, "I feel a little nervous at the thought of quarreling!"
He usually had a good temper and had never had any conflicts with others. He always followed his father or younger sister's arrangements and did whatever they said.
Quarrelling until the face turned red was quite a task.
The next second.
Hearing Shen Jinyi's words, Zhizi's smile was a little forced, and she said, "Ah... have to quarrel."
She looked on the spot and a little restless.
Zhizi had a gentle personality and rarely quarreled with others. This kind of drama was really too much for her.
It was even more so for Mu Yuan.
Let alone quarreling.
He usually didn't talk to anyone at all.
Gu Qi fell into a dead silence.
While Shen Anran fell into a new situation.
Wenren Jing and Jiang Lechuan both wanted the same role and neither of them would give it up. Ning Xiwei slammed the table when she saw this (she didn't understand, she thought that the one everyone was fighting for was the good one) and joined the battle, expressing could play the opposite gender role.
[Hahaha, is this a group of i people and a group of e people? ]
[The e people are about to fight over the role, and the i people are in a despair because they aren’t good at quarreling...]
Chapter 64
[Even if you haven't eaten pork, have you never seen a pig run? You can learn things like quarreling by watching the people around you! ]
[Hahaha, Shen Anran's group (except Shen Anran) is teaching, right? ]
Gu Qi looked at the three heads in front of her, each lower than the other, and fell into deep thought.
This was really, extremely difficult.
Forget it.
All four characters have to participate in this quarrel.
Gu Qi knew that she was the backbone of the team. After asking them if they had any ideas, she directly assigned the roles.
There were only four roles in total, parents and children.
Gu Qi gave the role of the peacemaker father to Shen Jinyi, and the taciturn son to Mu Yuan.
Both of them had no objection to this.
Shen Jinyi didn't want to play someone's son and it was awkward to call Mu Yuan, a high school student, Dad. Mu Yuan was more satisfied with the role of a son with fewer lines.
Then Gu Qi looked at Zhizi and held her hand.
Gu Qi's hand was warm. Landing on Zhizi's hand, which was so cold that she even had some cold sweats because of nervousness, the warmth made her raise her head at once.
Gu Qi smiled at her, "If you want this role, I'll give it to you."
Zhizi's eyes widened as she met Gu Qi's gaze in disbelief.
One must know, the role of the daughter was the well-deserved protagonist in this play. Everyone assumed that Gu Qi would take the ‘main role’, but they didn't expect Gu Qi to say that she would give this role to her.
"No, no, no..." Zhizi even stuttered and waved her hands repeatedly, "I... I, I can't do it. This role is too important. No... no."
She shook her head repeatedly, grabbed Gu Qi's hand, and even looked at her with pleading eyes.
Zhizi felt that she could never be the protagonist with more scenes. Of course, she had to be in a supporting role with a lower presence to avoid delaying things. T
The problem was that there were only two female characters in this scene. Gu Qi knew very well that Zhizi could never play the mother's fierce personality. Nor could she even say those unreasonable words. Even if she said the lines, they sounded soft and powerless.
It would be better to let Zhizi play the silent female lead who suddenly explode but was left with greater despair. To some extent, Zhizi's sensible personality had something in common with the female lead. It was less difficult.
At least...
Zhizi could understand the character motivation of the daughter. She could empathize to a certain extent and may not act too badly.
Zhizi obviously realized this.
Whether it was the female lead with more scenes, or the mother with a completely different personality from her, she seemed to... not be able to act well. And the latter was even more difficult.
It was really too difficult.
It was so difficult that she had to back off.
Gu Qi looked at Zhizi, not anxious or annoyed: "Elder Sis Zhizi, don't be afraid, I will teach you."
Gu Qi looked at Shen Jinyi and Mu Yuan next to him: "It's great that none of you three have learned acting. With the same foundation, one can tell who is slower in learning. If the audience understands you, it’s a win for me!"
Though Gu Qi said something similar to a threat, she effectively eased everyone's emotions with this sentence.
Yes.
The audience knew that they had not learned acting and were not professional actors, so the requirements for them would not be too high. In addition, there were other people accompanying them. Everyone was learning from scratch. As long as they worked hard, they might not be worse than others.
Gu Qi patted Zhizi on the shoulder, "You have the same foundation and the same learning conditions as them, don't be afraid."
Zhizi was slightly stunned.
The speaker had no other meaning, but the listener did.
Since she was young.
She had been studying hard.
It was just that her living environment and educational resources were completely different from Younger Sister, so she had always been inferior to Younger Sister. Over time she had become accustomed to being a failure.
Gu Qi's words suddenly encouraged her.
Yes, it was different now. Everyone had the same foundation. She may not be worse than Shen Jinyi and Mu Yuan.
So.
Don't have low self esteem. There was nothing to escape.
Zhizi's hands, which were trembling slightly due to nervousness, slowly clenched into fists in the air. Finally, under Gu Qi's expectant gaze, she nodded, "...I, I will try my best."
She didn't know how she would perform.
But she wanted to try her best.
Shen Jinyi was convinced by Gu Qi's theory.
Seeing that Zhizi, who had such a weak personality, had made up her mind, and thinking that Mu Yuan was a high school student, he instantly felt no pressure!
None of them had learned acting! They were three cobblers! If they die, they will die together! There shouldn't be much difference!
As for Mu Yuan?
He was still reading the script.
Gu Qi was a little surprised by Mu Yuan's ‘enthusiasm’ for acting.
From beginning to end, he didn't reveal a trace of nervousness and worry like Shen Jinyi and Zhizi, but listened calmly to her analysis of his trial role and discussed a few points that he didn't understand. Compared to an amateur who was performing for the first time, Mu Yuan was more like a junior who was asking for advice attentively. It could even be said that there was no trace of rejection of performing in him.
Gu Qi was really curious and couldn't help but bring it up.
After Gu Qi finished speaking, Shen Jinyi, who said he wasn't nervous but kept forgetting the words, echoed: "Yes, to the unknown, they would think you are a professional actor."
Mu Yuan tilted his head slightly, pondered about it, and then looked at Gu Qi: "Because you all know how to, I want to try it too."
The comments interpreted this as.
[A genius was a genius. Others are afraid of acting for the first time, but Mu Yuan thinks it is an ordinary attempt]
[I feel that Mu Yuan isn't as socially anxious as I thought before (?)]
[I think that I misunderstood him before. In fact, he is a man of few words and doesn't like to talk to anyone! (Except Elder Sister)]
Gu Qi felt that Mu Yuan had a good mentality. Even if it was a performance, it was an ordinary job. Face it and study normally.
So Gu Qi said, "Then you should memorize the lines first. Come to me anytime if you have any questions."
Mu Yuan nodded.
He lowered his head and obediently continued to flip through the script.
Mu Yuan didn't have a strong goal for what kind of job he wanted to do in the future. He knew that he was a genius in the eyes of the world and he could get an easy job with a high salary. So it didn't matter what he did.
Since he appeared on this variety show, many companies came to him because of his outstanding appearance. Mu Yuan wasn't very interested in acting and found it troublesome, so he naturally rejected all of them.
Later Mu Yuan realized that the only thing he wasn't as good as his two elder brothers was that -
He wasn't from the entertainment industry, so he had fewer common topics than them.
If Mu Yuan was asked to sign with a company to debut, it would be absolutely impossible.
He was a smart man and would not live for others.
Even if that person was Elder Sister, it would not work.
He occasionally wondered about Elder Sister's life and what it's like to act.
He wanted to know more.
Know more about Elder Sister.
Get closer to... the family members of this family.
Realizing what he was thinking, Mu Yuan abruptly closed the script in his hand.
He looked up at Jiang Lechuan and Wenren Jing, who were fighting for some reason in the opposite room that was separated by two transparent glass doors. He shook his head.
No.
He didn't consider them as family members.
Absolutely...absolutely not!
The next second.
Jiang Lechuan seemed to sense his gaze, nimbly turned around, opened the door, and ran toward him.
Mu Yuan: "..."
Don't come over.
Jiang Lechuan pushed open this side door, stuffed two pink peaches that looked so sweet to Gu Qi and Mu Yuan, and quickly turned around to block the door with his body to prevent Wenren Jing from breaking in.
Gu Qi was startled by this sudden change and asked, "Jiang Lechuan, what are you doing?"
"One peach for each of you! I snatched Wenren Jing's share and gave it to you! It's washed! Eat it quickly!" Jiang Lechuan declared with a brave attitude of going to his death, determined to resist Wenren Jing's invasion and protect them from eating the snatched peaches.
Gu Qi really wanted to say that it was unnecessary.
Because-
There were fruits in their room, too.
Besides, who lacked this one fruit.
In such an atmosphere, she still took a bite of the peach in her hand, waved it in the direction of Wenren Jing, and the corners of her lips couldn't help but rise slightly.
Seeing Gu Qi eating, Jiang Lechuan grinned at Wenren Jing even more proudly.
[Feck! Gu Qi and Jiang Lechuan have the same provocative smile! ]
[I can tell that Jiang Lechuan did it on purpose...but Gu Qi's smile should be sincere. It's just that it’s a bit awkward with her stinky expression face]
[Hahaha, who cares! Anyway, from this smile, I can see that they are really one family]
Wenren Jing stopped chasing him. Smiling at Jiang Lechuan, he locked the door from the inside.
This time, it was Jiang Lechuan's turn to be dumbfounded. He was locked out by Wenren Jing and couldn't go back!
Zhizi couldn't hold back her laughter. Shen Jinyi stretched his neck to watch the fun.
Wenren Jing even added fuel to the fire and mouthed to Jiang Lechuan: Beg me.
Jiang Lechuan was a little embarrassed.
No matter what! He will not bow to Wenren Jing.
His clever brain turned. Afterward, he turned around and pushed open the door of Gu Qi's practice room.
Jiang Lechuan explained to the camera proudly: "Anyway, Wenren Jing is the best actor over there. He won't carefully teach me. It's the same script. Why should I stay there?"
[I’m actually convinced by this logic? ]
[There’s certainly no problem with it. I even think this is a better choice. Gu Qi will definitely teach him]
[...? Jiang Lechuan has become smarter? Huh? ]
Seeing that Jiang Lechuan had gone and never came back, Wenren Jing looked angry on the surface, but in fact he didn't waste too much time. He soon lowered his head to read his own script.
Although Ning Xiwei didn't hear Jiang Lechuan talking, she understood that he wasn't going to come back.
Suddenly-
She was envious and jealous.
Yeah... Anyway, she didn't think Wenren Jing would teach her anything. While she looked down on Shen Anran. It would be great if she could go to Gu Qi's side.
Sniff.
Why didn't she react as quickly as Jiang Lechuan?
Seeing that Jiang Lechuan had already run away, Ning Xiwei and Wenren Jing both looked like their ‘body was in Cao's camp but their hearts were with Han’, Shen Anran's teeth almost gnashed into pieces.
She tried to control her emotions and told herself not to care.
So what if they wanted to be in a group with Gu Qi?
It couldn't change the fact that they were teammates.
As long as Wenren Jing could perform normally, no one on Gu Qi's side could compare to him.
Plus...she had privately rehearsed this performance countless times under the guidance of her uncle. Every detail had been performed to the best.
This time, she would definitely not lose to Gu Qi again.
Chapter 65
Looking at Jiang Lechuan who was forcing his way in, Gu Qi felt helpless but knew that this was the ‘consequence’ of her indulgence and even joined Jiang Lechuan in provoking Wenren Jing. So she could only take responsibility and let him join.
Because Jiang Lechuan and Mu Yuan both played rebellious and indifferent sons, Jiang Lechuan took a bench and sat next to Mu Yuan, ready to study the role with his good Younger Brother.
Mu Yuan didn't pay much attention to him. Finally, after Jiang Lechuan asked ‘Why don't you pay attention to me’ for the umpteenth time, he couldn't bear it anymore: "I want to memorize the lines."
Of course, Mu Yuan had memorized those lines a long time ago. He was only finding a reason in hope that Jiang Lechuan would stay away and stop harassing.
"Oh!" Knowing that he had disturbed Mu Yuan, Jiang Lechuan turned to Gu Qi who was explaining the play to Zhizi. He could only focus on Shen Jinyi, the only idle person at the moment.
The two of them have similar personalities, except that Jiang Lechuan was more outgoing. They originally had a lot of common topics. They were currently short of crying and shouting ‘I can't act, help me!’
Jiang Lechuan really can't act. If he had a little acting talent, he wouldn't have debuted as an idol.
Shen Jinyi really couldn't memorize the lines. Looking at the dense words, he wanted to find a building to jump off.
At this moment, the gaze they gave each other seemed to be the only support in this cold world.
Gu Qi had analyzed the character's behavior and motivation for Zhizi. Looking at the two people chatting enthusiastically in the corner, she could only pat the nearby table, "Shen Jinyi, bring the script over."
Shen Jinyi stood up instantly. His whole body was slightly trembling, like a primary school student who was suddenly called by the teacher during a guessing game in class.
Jiang Lechuan was dissatisfied and asked, "Why don't you call me?"
Gu Qi explained, "You memorize the lines first and do it with Mu Yuan later."
Jiang Lechuan accepted this and could only lower his head and recite the lines.
Shen Jinyi walked to Gu Qi timidly, but was praised by Gu Qi: "I think you are more suitable for this role than Wenren Jing."
Shen Jinyi’s eyes widened. There was a hint of confusion in his eyes.
Gu Qi tried to show a gentle expression as much as possible, "Wenren Jing and Jiang Lechuan, they want to be fathers and take advantage of each other. So they fight for the role, not considering the role."
A few of Wenren Jing's most famous representative roles, including the male lead role which won the award-winning actor, have one thing in common -
Intelligent character.
Wenren Jing had an intelligent-looking face. It wasn't an exaggeration to describe him as a smiling fox.
The role of the father was a stubborn feudal fool who had no brains and thought that his family had some throne to inherit for his son.
Wenren Jing could play it well, because he could play any role well, not because he was highly compatible with this role.
Shen Jinyi was different. He didn't look very smart... No, Gu Qi said something more euphemistically: "You look more sincere."
The expression on Shen Jinyi's face changed from ‘confused’ to ‘suspicious’ to ‘surprised’.
Really?
He was more suitable than Wenren Jing?
One should know that the temptation of this sentence to Shen Jinyi was equivalent to pulling any boy to point at a star and say ‘I think you play football better than him.’
To be honest, Shen Jinyi was once curious about acting. After all, it was Younger Sister's profession.
Whenever he asked Younger Sister about acting, the other party would be very impatient and say that it wasn't his concern.
In fact, Shen Jinyi wanted to spend more time with Younger Sister and occasionally act with her instead of the servants at home.
If he could act better, maybe Younger Sister would agree next time!
Shen Jinyi clenched his fists, and suddenly felt full of fighting spirit. He even issued a challenge to Wenren Jing in his heart, knowing that he would lose and no one knew about it.
After practicing with Gu Qi for a while and being brainwashed by Gu Qi several times that ‘We will definitely win’, he went to the corner with extremely confident steps and recited the lines passionately.
Gu Qi: "..."
Although her original intention was to give Shen Jinyi some confidence, she didn't expect the effect to be so exaggerated.
Forget it, this was a good ending.
Looking at Shen Jinyi who suddenly abandoned him, Jiang Lechuan turned to Gu Qi incomprehension: "What kind of magic potion did you feed him?"
Gu Qi looked at Jiang Lechuan seriously: "Actually, I think you can act better than Wenren Jing today."
Jiang Lechuan: "?"
He was silent for a while and asked: "Elder Sister, do you have a fever? Why are you talking nonsense?"
It was important to have self-awareness. He had the confidence to compete with Wenren Jing in other fields, but comparing his own shortcomings with Wenren Jing's strengths wasn’t happening!
Gu Qi spread her hands and explained: "That's it. That’s approximately what I told Shen Jinyi."
Jiang Lechuan: "..."
Unable to understand, he stared at Shen Jinyi. There were such confident people in the world?
Gu Qi stopped talking nonsense and called Mu Yuan over. She sorted out the character motivations and several points that need to be paid attention to when playing roles with the duo at the same time.
The role of the son had the least lines and was the easiest to perform, because he was the beneficiary. Most of the time he needed to remain silent and enjoy the blood his parents sucked from Elder Sister.
Gu Qi made different marks on their respective scripts and sorted out two sets of performance focuses for the same role but completely different personalities in the shortest time.
Mu Yuan was introverted, so let him face this quarreling farce with indifference from the perspective of a bystander.
Jiang Lechuan got a forthright temper, so let him be complacent and enjoy it all with confidence.
[Gu Qi is really good at teaching students in accordance with their aptitude]
[First, encourage cultivation, give everyone confidence, and let everyone be willing to work hard for the competition of winning odds. Secondly, she taught each of them individually and made notes on the key points. Gu Qi, you really made me cry]
[It's been so long, and Gu Qi didn't think about herself at all. Trying her best to help everyone]
[It’s Director Jin Yue who is scoring them. No matter how you look at it, this competition is the most important for Gu Qi's future development, but she cares more about the state of the team members]
[Although I think Shen Anran's acting skills aren’t as good as Gu Qi, everyone know how important a good partnering actor is]
[I don't want Gu Qi to lose... but I still feel that the chances of winning aren’t great. I hope it won't affect Gu Qi's future development]
Gu Qi naturally knew about this competition. It was said to be a team competition for both sides, but in fact, the most important thing was determining who would win and who would lose between her and Shen Anran.
After all, the two of them entered the company at the same time. It would have more or less impact on the future allocation of resources.
But...
Gu Qi didn't care.
Just like she thought at the beginning, do their best.
After all, it was a performance, and a performance was only a fraction of one ten-thousandth of an actor's life.
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Guest lounge.
Five directors of Jinyue were watching the rehearsal of the two classrooms through countless cameras.
Of course, there was one more person, Song Shiqing.
Hang Ze sat in the middle, eating melon seeds happily. With one hand on Song Shiqing's shoulder, he spoke with a good buddy attitude: "Who will lose or win? Bet on it!"
Fang Zhian pushed his black-framed glasses and gave face and replied: "Shen Anran’s side has Wenren Jing. This is really difficult."
Shen Wei snorted coldly. The answer was self-evident.
Even Wei Yan's expression became solemn.
Hang Ze sighed: "All bets on one side? It seems that there was nothing to bet on."
Although he said so, his eyes kept swinging to Xie Yun. Xie Yun wanted to scoff out a laugh, but still said, "You don't have to judge so early. It’s not certain."
"What do you mean not certain?" Shen Wei said, glancing at Xie Yun , "Are you really brainwashed by Gu Qi's words, thinking that Jinyi is more suitable than Wenren Jing and they will definitely win? That girl is really arrogant and dares to say anything. She doesn't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is. Young people nowadays are really impetuous. They will know how to be humble after falling a few more times."
He knew his niece's weight very well.
In Shen Wei's opinion, despite Shen Anran’s gentleness, she was in fact firm on the inside and had always known what she wanted. Shen Jinyi was the opposite. He was so tall for nothing, and his personality could be described as weak.
What's more, it was a match of amateurs and celebrities in terms of role and group. There was no comparison.
Xie Yun stood up and looked at Shen Wei angrily: "Know when to stop. Don't think I don't know..."
Xie Yun was about to say something, but she held it back.
The scripts for the two groups' PKs were all set by Shen Wei this time. She wouldn’t believe it if Shen Anran wasn't provided with any convenience.
However, she happened to have no evidence. No one would believe her without evidence.
Shen Wei frowned: "What do you mean?"
Wei Yan was annoyed: "What are you arguing about? If you want to argue, go outside and argue!"
There were no good-tempered people here. The atmosphere became even weirder.
Hang Ze was about to say something to smooth things over, but a hand slowly rose up.
Song Shiqing stretched and stood up, as if he didn't understand the atmosphere and joined in the fun, "Make a bet? Count me in. I'll bet on Gu Qi to win."
His eyes fell on Shen Wei. He smiled gently, "If Gu Qi loses, I'll go to your Jinyue to sweep the ground for a month.
If Gu Qi wins, please formally apologize for those words that look down on her just now."