Chapter Fifteen: The Origins of Entanglement

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Considering the balances of the two of them, Shi Hailing gave a bitter smile. “Resting probably isn’t an option anymore. We’d better earn more points.”

Bai Fuyuan nodded and looked down at the map beside him. Whenever he was away from Yu Zhi, at least he did not use his tea-making techniques to train other people.

Shi Hailing quietly let out a sigh of relief.

That had really scared her half to death.

How had someone suddenly sprung out in the guise of a demon just to frighten people? Bai Fuyuan must think she had overreacted.

[Seeing you two put on such a spectacular show and then pretend you barely know each other is making me so happy.]

[As expected of a three-time award-winning actress—Shi Hailing’s facial expressions remain flawlessly admirable even under circumstances like these.]

[That leap just now was absolutely gorgeous. Her skirt fluttering in the wind, a strong man’s powerful arms sweeping her up without hesitation—the sexual tension was overwhelming.]

[I wouldn’t mind if you two got together either… I do have one small request. Could I hide under your bed?]

After secretly glancing at Bai Fuyuan, Shi Hailing felt even more confident that she could forget what had just happened.

As for the points she had lost?

The generous Miss Ling declared: Consider them a gift!

“You kissed me, so I’ll kiss you too!”

Yu Zhi frowned, unable to understand how Xia Shuang’s mind worked or why she had made such an unreasonable demand. Well, Zhou Su’s demand had been unreasonable too, but…

Zhou Su’s eyes suddenly widened as he stared at Yu Zhi’s eyelashes from such a close distance.

Xia Shuang: Wait, girl—are you seriously kissing him?

“All right, now it’s your turn!” Yu Zhi wiped the corner of her mouth and beamed at Xia Shuang.

What was the big deal about one kiss? Kissing someone’s cheek still counted as a kiss. As for ambiguity, just a hint of atmosphere was enough. If the director still refused to deduct points from them and give them to her, she would rob him that very night!

Xia Shuang looked up and cast a secretly delighted glance at Shen Jiayu.

This couldn’t count as selfishness, right? It had been Yu Zhi’s request, after all…

Shen Jiayu should blame Yu Zhi for the points.

She steeled herself, closed her eyes, rose onto her toes, and went straight for Shen Jiayu’s cheek.

[You two are the ones taking things to another level. I have reason to suspect the director is enjoying the show too. But even though you’re going wild, I don’t find you ambiguous at all. You’re just hilarious. Hahahahahaha!]

[Seriously, when Yu Zhi and Zhou Su get together, it’s like putting two huskies in the same room. The production team hasn’t been torn apart only because those two have kind hearts.]

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[Why does Shen Jiayu look like a chaste maiden who’s just been violated? Screenshots of the rumors about him and Xia Shuang are still sitting in my phone!]

[It’s funny, but Yu Zhi and Zhou Su are going too far. Forcing another girl to kiss a man right out in the open is awful!]

[Are you kidding, sis? Didn’t Xia Shuang make the request? Didn’t your girl act on it? Just tell us—did Yu Zhi kiss Zhou Su or not?]

[…]

—Xia Shuang and Shen Jiayu’s team: minus twenty points.

—Yu Zhi and Zhou Su’s team: plus twenty points.

After all that, Yu Zhi had simply been after their points?

Xia Shuang had thought Yu Zhi was deliberately declaring her ownership in front of her, showing off that Shen Jiayu still loved Yu Zhi and not her. Even though Xia Shuang was now with him, he still would not act intimately with her in front of Yu Zhi.

And the result was this?

Yu Zhi was thoroughly satisfied. With a radiant smile, she patted Xia Shuang on the shoulder and said sincerely, “You’re a really good person!”

Yu Zhi understood perfectly well that one could not keep fleecing the same person forever. Once one rich fool had been slaughtered, wasn’t there still an entire flock left?

Watching the two of them walk away, Xia Shuang could not help asking Shen Jiayu, “Were you like this when you were together with Yu Zhi too?”

She regretted the question as soon as it left her mouth. Bringing up his ex in front of his current girlfriend inevitably sounded like an invitation to reminisce.

But Shen Jiayu stopped after saying that much and did not continue. That was a good sign, wasn’t it?

Xia Shuang could only console herself that way. Tugging at her clothes, she asked uneasily, “We lost twenty points. Should we keep earning points, or find somewhere to rest until today’s recording ends?”

“Judging from Yu Zhi’s actions, it seems that only ambiguous behavior can trick the points away from us. We can either go and take points from someone else, or watch for an accidental situation around us that forces us into an intimate act. That way, we can preserve the points we have left.”

“Let’s head back to where everyone gathered at the beginning. It’s spacious there, which will make it easier for us to act.”

Seeing that Shen Jiayu had settled everything, Xia Shuang nodded in agreement beside him.

[Shen Jiayu’s pretty smart.]

[Yu Zhi and Zhou Su practically fed the answer straight into their mouths. Anyone who couldn’t see it would have to be an idiot!]

[Still, we learned something new. Yu Zhi only turns into this crazy woman when she’s dating Zhou Su. So what was she like when she was with Shen Jiayu?]

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[Things were extremely ugly between them back then! Shen Jiayu was at the height of his popularity, and a lot of obsessive fans dug up Yu Zhi’s personal information. They mailed razor blades to her home and splashed it with animal blood, leaving her unable to return.]

[Some even spread rumors everywhere that Yu Zhi had died. She was filming behind closed doors with her team and knew nothing about what was happening, but her father died from the shock and distress it caused him. Between him and Yu Zhi stood the life of a family member. Even though she was not at fault, seeing him would surely have been painful for Yu Zhi.]

A fan who had followed Yu Zhi since she was still an unknown actress began explaining on the public chat why her attitudes toward Zhou Su and Shen Jiayu could be so different.

On the glowing computer screen were comments attacking Yu Zhi for treating the two men differently.

The fan let out a cold snort and continued exposing the truth.

If their own boyfriend or girlfriend had indirectly caused the death of a family member, would they really be this calm?

Spreading rumors took only a mouth, but disproving them took exhausted legs.

The next pair Zhou Su and Yu Zhi encountered was Gu Qing’s team.

Zhou Su still remembered how impatient Li Ze had been with him that morning. If Li Ze learned what Yu Zhi was trying to do this time, would he explode on the spot?

He had never actually seen Li Ze lose his temper.

“Qingqing, would you be willing to help your older sister with a little favor?”

Yu Zhi had learned her lesson this time. If every other approach failed, why not just kiss him outright?

She could treat it as a foreign custom—just a brief touch, over and done with. He would get his points, and everyone would be happy!

Gu Qing eyed Yu Zhi suspiciously. Seeing her half-lidded eyes, he sensed that something was wrong.

“Yu Zhi, what trick are you planning this time? Have you come up with some new scheme?”

Yu Zhi shook her head, her face filling with wounded sadness. “How could you doubt me like that? Qingqing, you’ve hurt me terribly. We’ve known each other for so long—have you ever seen me do anything bad to you?”

“The first time we met, you scared me with a grasshopper you had woven yourself—”

The moment Gu Qing began to speak, Yu Zhi reached out and covered his mouth.

“Qingqing, don’t be afraid. That was something Yu Zhi did. It has nothing to do with your Yu-jie. Just listen to me without hesitation. I promise it’ll be fine!”

“Then tell me. What exactly are you trying to do?”

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