Chapter Seventeen: Were You Climbing the Social Ladder Behind My Back?

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Hearing Jiang Weicheng’s tone, Zhao Liheng realized he truly didn’t know about Yu Zhi’s situation and bluntly said, “You artists come from quite a background. Don’t worry about being dismissed with nowhere to go. Cling tightly to her—she’s the top agent in the industry, and no one else could match her.”

Jiang Weicheng kept munching on his snack, skeptical about what deep connections Yu Zhi could possibly have. Even Zhao Liheng had to know his exaggeration had its limits.

“Enough with the nonsense. You can’t just let Yu Zhi run wild on your show. She really needs this program to turn her fortunes around!”

“Tomorrow, or at the latest the day after, Shanming will officially announce that they’ve terminated Yu Zhi’s contract. By then, you’ll need to keep a close eye on her. There will definitely be a flood of rival fan accounts spamming her livestream.”

Zhao Liheng was speechless. Jiang Weicheng seemed to treat Yu Zhi like an underage child—when did he start seeing her as some kind of tantrum-throwing kindergartner roaming the world?

“Yu Zhi doesn’t need me. The show’s guests have almost kicked her out by now! She’s even been flirting with my female guests. She’s not here to record a show; she’s clearly here to fish for attention!”

Jiang Weicheng nodded where Zhao Liheng couldn’t see, knowing that Zhao Liheng had agreed.

“Kneel in peace!”

Zhao Liheng: …

Looking up at Yu Zhi’s latest move, he nearly threw whatever was in his hand away.

Heh heh heh, this artist and her agent were his bane—

Yu Zhi grabbed Gu Qing, excitedly running over to Shi Hailing, boldly saying, “Sister Ling, can your partner lend us a hand?”

Shi Hailing didn’t quite understand but seeing their earnest expressions, she gave a wry smile. “Fuyuan, why don’t you go with them?”

Bai Fuyuan wasn’t a naive youth; besides, he knew Yu Zhi and understood that when she looked like this, nothing good was coming.

“Sister Yu~ shouldn’t you ask me first?”

Bai Fuyuan wanted to get to the root of the problem and cut straight to the chase.

Gu Qing had just come to her senses from the previous scene and quickly realized Yu Zhi’s intent, her face full of resistance.

“Yu Zhi, I won’t agree to be your puppet! You can forget about that!”

[Emmm, I’m kinda starting to like Gu Qing… just for the way she stands up to Yu Zhi, hahahaha.]

[Isn’t she just a classic tsundere heiress? Every girl has her cute side.]

[Though, Yu Zhi making guests kiss is a bit unethical; only Gu Qing’s foolish enough to go along with it…]

When Bai Fuyuan and Shi Hailing met them, they were on their way to the next house to earn points, having overheard the radio announcements about their scores.

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Sticking to the principle that as long as they earned enough, they wouldn’t worry about deductions, the two worked hard to rack up points.

Then, as fine wine doesn’t fear a hidden alley, the bandits came right to them.

“Zhi Zhi, tell us, what exactly do you want to do? Gu Qing looks very unwilling and troubled.”

Four pairs of sincere eyes fixed on her, and suddenly Yu Zhi couldn’t bring herself to say anything ambiguous.

“Alright, Sister Ling, it’s nothing… Gu Qing and I were just joking around!”

Yu Zhi secretly winked at Gu Qing; they cooperated, splitting any points earned 60-40 in their favor.

Gu Qing: She actually understood… Yu Zhi’s offer isn’t impossible to accept…

After settling on a plan, the two, lacking perfect chemistry, began their moves. They held the upper hand; the other two were still baffled, making it easier to manipulate.

Yu Zhi first made a fake stumble, causing Shi Hailing to rush to steady her. Gu Qing also faked a fall, leaning onto Yu Zhi.

She clearly saw that Bai Fuyuan wouldn’t support her, so if she fell onto Yu Zhi, who was already ‘hurt,’ he definitely wouldn’t let her touch Yu Zhi.

Just as she expected, Bai Fuyuan kept a cold face, helping her up from Yu Zhi. Gu Qing pretended to have twisted her ankle and suddenly lunged forward.

She had scoped out the angle beforehand; this trick never failed her, though this time might be disappointing.

Bai Fuyuan tugged her arm, smirking but didn’t throw her off. It’s like when two teas meet, one must lose—Gu Qing had always lost before; this time…

Yu Zhi knew Bai Fuyuan well and knew Gu Qing was no match. She weakly used Shi Hailing’s strength to prop herself up, but just as she slipped again, Shi Hailing tightly gripped Bai Fuyuan’s wrist.

Yu Zhi: ? Sister Ling, you’re not playing by the usual rules…

However, Yu Zhi used some strength, forcing Shi Hailing to lean forward along with her movement, just as Gu Qing was ready…

By perfect timing and circumstance, Gu Qing and Shi Hailing ended up kissing…

[What a brilliant performance…]

[I was stunned watching it, didn’t even dare to crunch sunflower seeds. You guys just gave me this?]

[Is this how you treat your esteemed VIPs? Although the Tea Spirit and the goddess senior sis are pretty ship-worthy too.]

[Four people, three are geniuses, and one looks like one—had me laughing so hard!]

Yu Zhi: …

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Gu Qing: …

Bai Fuyuan: 6

Shi Hailing: …

Gu Qing couldn’t believe she had just shared such a vivid and spirited kissing ceremony with the triple Golden Horse Best Actress Shi Hailing…

They quickly separated and burst out laughing.

Yu Zhi had given up hope; no matter what, she couldn’t snag those points. She pouted, waiting for Zhou Su to arrive and figure something out.

The tense atmosphere among the four eased somewhat.

“Yu Zhi, are you trying to steal our points?”

Bai Fuyuan understood why Yu Zhi had been so secretive, letting out a helpless smile.

Since the other side had seen through their actions, Yu Zhi dropped the act. “Yes, exactly as you think. But the director is too sly; I think he just doesn’t want to give me points. I need to have a chat with him!”

The director, nagged about by Yu Zhi, shivered inexplicably.

Shi Hailing laughed so hard her stomach hurt, pulling Gu Qing to a seat to calm down. “After all that fuss, this is what you were up to? We were busy guarding against sudden staff checks this afternoon and forgot the director never forbade guests from taking matters into their own hands.”

“But it looks like you didn’t steal much. Planning to slack off and skip tasks?”

Yu Zhi was facing Bai Fuyuan, who smiled warmly against the sunset, his unfocused eyes gazing nowhere in particular. “Recording the show step by step, the same old routine is boring. The director definitely likes my antics.”

Second rule of charming a handsome youth: Never pity yourself. Feel relieved, then use your skills to win him over…

Tsk!

What nonsense is this, stuck in my mind and won’t leave!

“Gu Qing, why are you getting involved with Yu Zhi? You look more like the victim.”

[Sister Ling’s gaze is sharp; Gu Qing really is the hostage victim here.]

[Yu Zhi’s done for. Rumor has it this time she’s finished. Stay tuned…]