Brother, Brother, Brother, Am I a Green Tea Bitch?

The farce finally came to a temporary end when Chu Tian was thrown out of the hospital room.

Standing outside the room, Chu Tian stared at the tightly shut door in front of him, sighing in regret as he reflected deeply on his mistakes.

I have to uphold the self-awareness of a proper gossip-eater. Next time I watch drama unfold, I absolutely cannot make a single sound!!!

Gu Shiyan chuckled and left the hospital with Chu Tian, who was reluctant and kept looking back every few steps.

By the time they hurried back to the filming location, they had both missed mealtime.

After hastily grabbing something to fill their stomachs, they began preparing for that evening's shoot.

The other guests also noticed that the two had disappeared and reappeared together, and their reactions varied.

Tian Qianqian and the others were relieved that the bickering couple seemed to have made up, while Zhang Yang was simply annoyed and jealous.

During that night's group evidence search, he pulled one ridiculous stunt after another, practically ready to plaster himself onto Gu Shiyan.

Enough was enough.

"Sweetie," Chu Tian reminded Zhang Yang with a smiling face, "this is an adventure mystery game, not a dating show, okay, sweetie~"

"Pfft."

Someone could not hold back their laughter.

Zhang Yang's expression became a little strained, but he still tried to save face. "Sorry, I just haven't seen Brother Shiyan in a long time. I got too excited."

"But sweetie, your Brother Shiyan isn't here," Chu Tian mocked. "There's only a bunch of dolls here, and they can't understand what you're saying."

Chu Tian's retort turned Zhang Yang's face green. Embarrassed and furious, he looked toward Gu Shiyan as though waiting for him to say something.

Unfortunately, Gu Shiyan did not even spare him a glance. He simply smiled as he ruffled Chu Tian's golden hair and shared the evidence he had just found.

Treated like thin air, Zhang Yang's face flushed bright red, and he covered his face as he fled.

The livestream viewers were thoroughly satisfied, flooding the comments with praise for Chu Tian.

[I've disliked him for ages. He has no respect for the game at all. Doesn't he know that in this kind of immersive role-playing mystery, using real names is the biggest taboo because it breaks immersion?]

[It's not that he doesn't know. He just doesn't take the show seriously at all. What's wrong with the production team? Can they stop inviting guests like this who can't immerse themselves in the game? It ruins the viewing experience.]

[Those who tear apart my CP deserve to be struck by lightning! He knows they have a boyfriend, and that boyfriend is right there, yet he still keeps clinging to him. Does he have no shame?]

[I've watched quite a few dramas Zhang Yang acted in and still had childhood nostalgia for him, but why is he like this in real life? Advice to actors with personality flaws: stop going on reality shows and exposing your true nature, or people won't even be able to watch your dramas afterward.]

[Tiantian, well done! When dealing with someone trying to steal your man, you have to confront them head-on! Shut him down!]

[But Zhang Yang is a new guest, after all, and this is a livestream. Wasn't Chu Tian being too harsh and not leaving him any dignity? His personality really isn't great.]

[If your personality is so great, then you go do it. I hope that when someone tries to steal your partner someday, you can still smile and step aside. Otherwise, stop making sarcastic remarks here!]

After being put in his place by Chu Tian, Zhang Yang behaved much better and finally began searching for evidence patiently.

Without him causing trouble, Gu Shiyan and Chu Tian worked together and quickly uncovered quite a bit of useful evidence. When they met up and compared notes, the progression of the entire case gradually became clear.

By the second group discussion, Gu Shiyan and Chu Tian gave the final summary. Combining the evidence and clues the other guests had found, they pieced together part of the truth.

"The victim was a famous dollmaker. He worshipped demons and made a deal with the devil, using souls as bargaining chips, thereby gaining the ability to give dolls souls..."

They were all dolls created by him, and to successfully infuse a doll with a soul, he had to carefully select a target and incorporate one part of that person's organs into the doll's construction.

The dollmaker, who had long since sold his soul to the devil, greatly enjoyed the entire process. He meticulously recorded the making of every doll.

Whenever a "perfect doll" was completed, he would hold a grand banquet to celebrate its birth, inviting fellow doll enthusiasts to admire and play with his masterpieces.

One of the dolls awakened under unknown circumstances and discovered the dollmaker's diary. To avenge itself, it killed the dollmaker.

"This is the dollmaker's notebook that we found." Chu Tian showed everyone a photograph. "Every section containing writing was torn out and destroyed. We rubbed pencil graphite over the blank pages to reveal impressions of the handwriting, which recorded the creation process of one particular doll. That allowed us to piece together the truth above. As long as we find evidence related to the notebook, including scraps and fragments, we can directly identify the murderer."

The guests were dumbfounded by the story's Western fantasy elements, and the comment feed instantly exploded.

Dolls, souls, devils, deals... The screenwriter's imagination was wild!

And how had Chu Tian and Gu Shiyan nearly pieced together the entire story based solely on the evidence already available?

How were their brains even built?

They were far too smart!

Tian Qianqian could not help voicing her admiration. She even reached out and rubbed Chu Tian's arm, claiming that she was "borrowing some smart energy."

Zhang Yang nearly ground his teeth to pieces at the sight. Whether to secure more screen time for himself or simply because he did not want Chu Tian to steal all the spotlight, he raised an objection.

"The soul explanation is too fantastical. What if it's just a smokescreen?" Zhang Yang argued over every detail. "There's no evidence proving that right now. What if the dollmaker was mentally ill, and the things in his notebook were just delusions he made up? Making deals with the devil and all that—have you read too many novels?"

Seeing that it was getting late, the guests were all physically and mentally exhausted and only wanted to finish the task and call it a day.

Chu Tian was not in the mood to waste time arguing with Zhang Yang, so he resorted to perfunctory agreement.

"Mhm, mhm, yes, yes, yes. You make a very good point."

Zhang Yang: "..."

It was like punching cotton. Not only did he fail to gain everyone's admiration and attention as he wished, he was instead thoroughly angered by Chu Tian's reaction.

"What kind of attitude is that!"

"Huh? Did I do something wrong?" Chu Tian looked innocently at Zhang Yang. Under his furious stare, he lightly leaned into Gu Shiyan's arms. "Everyone has the right to raise questions. Is it wrong for me to go along with what you said?"

Gu Shiyan wrapped an arm around Chu Tian's waist and lowered his head to hide the curve of his lips.

"You—" Seeing their intimate posture, Zhang Yang was so angry that his mind went blank, and he blurted out, "Green tea bitch!"

Chu Tian was getting addicted to the act. He looked at Gu Shiyan pitifully. "Brother, brother, brother, am I a green tea bitch?"

"You're not green," Gu Shiyan cooperatively reassured him gently. "You're perfectly white."

Zhang Yang: "..."

*

On the final day of that episode's livestream, Zhang Yang seemed to have finally learned his lesson. He did not stir up trouble or cause any scenes throughout the whole day, and he completed the tasks obediently.

Since he had stopped pestering them, Gu Shiyan and Chu Tian became even more wary.

When something was abnormal, there had to be something behind it.

Sure enough, after the program ended smoothly, Zhang Yang suddenly announced that he wanted to treat the director and all the guests to a meal.