Don't Fool Yourself Too

Lu Xingchuan froze.

At the time, he had thought Shen Yan was locked in the cabinet. When Bai Jing was pulled out instead, disappointment rose in his heart, and he wondered whether Shen Yan had overlapped with Pei Heng again. He really had not noticed whether there was any durian.

But now that he thought about it, there did seem to have been a rather strong smell...

Pei Heng said expressionlessly, "A friend knew I was filming here and specially sent them over. Since Teacher Lu and Teacher Xie do not like special treatment, then you should not eat any either."

Xie Li had not expected it to be that. He hurriedly complained to Lu Xingchuan, "Brother Xingchuan, why did you not explain things clearly just now? You made me misunderstand President Pei."

Lu Xingchuan's already ugly expression became even worse because of Xie Li's complaint.

But Xie Li merely apologized to Pei Heng. "I'm sorry, President Pei. I'm sorry, Shen Yan. I misunderstood you just now. Actually... it was not exactly a misunderstanding. I just..."

Xie Li pressed his lips together, looking aggrieved and somewhat afraid to speak.

In the end, he gathered his courage.

"Wasn't this a game of tag? Just now, I wanted to use the durian to draw your attention, then take the chance to catch someone. I didn't expect everyone to take it seriously. I'm sorry, it was all my fault."

[Ahhh, Li Bao did nothing wrong!]

[Exactly, it's tag. Li Bao was just playing the game, what could he possibly have done wrong?]

[It's all Lu Xingchuan's fault for not explaining clearly. What does he even have a mouth for?]

[Li Bao fell, and he did not even help him up. I'm speechless!]

[If Lu Xingchuan had not insulted President Pei, it would not have come to this!]

[Lu Xingchuan is such a turnoff!]

#LuXingchuanCharacter# instantly shot up the trending searches.

Even his large fanbase could not hold back the attacks coming from every direction.

Lu Xingchuan's manager was so anxious that three huge mouth ulcers broke out. He immediately packed his luggage and rushed to the production crew.

Lu Xingchuan himself knew nothing about any of this.

He still stared at Pei Heng with an unfriendly expression. "Didn't President Pei say that you had just found this durian? Didn't you say that you had specifically asked the staff to buy it for Shen Yan? What, now it was sent by your friend instead?

"If President Pei had not deliberately said something ambiguous, would I have misunderstood?"

Pei Heng looked at Lu Xingchuan with a smile.

In the livestream, Huancheng's upper management saw that smile and instantly clenched up.

Oh no.

That was a dangerous sign.

"First of all, Shen Yan and I did indeed just find this durian. There were many durians in the villa courtyard, and the two of us picked for ages before choosing this one. Is there a problem with that?

"Second..."

Pei Heng leaned against the table behind him, his long legs crossed. He looked at Lu Xingchuan with a half-smile.

"A friend sent over many durians. Since I did not want Shen Yan to eat something someone else had sent, and only wanted him to eat something I had given him, I specifically asked the staff to buy another one for him and hid it among the other durians. Is that a contradiction?"

Bai Jing:...

Eek!

He was so good at this!

So sweet!

Waaah!

Bai Jing wanted to clench her fists and stomp her feet on the spot.

[Ahhh! Dog food! This is the dog food I wanted!]

[Lu Xingchuan, why did you have to provoke him? Are you satisfied now? Does the dog food taste good?]

[Is this what they mean by killing Lu Xingchuan to liven things up?]

[Sacrifice Lu Xingchuan, bring happiness to you, me, and everyone!]

The Jury CP fans immediately set up tables on Weibo to celebrate.

Pei Heng went straight for the kill.

"Why does Teacher Lu think what I said just now was ambiguous? And why does he think I deliberately wanted to mislead him? Is there any need for me to deliberately mislead you?

"I'm not competing with you for traffic or status, and you cannot beat me even if you try to steal my business. Is there not a natural gulf between us?

"Could it be... could it be because you have a crush on me, so you pay such close attention to every word I say, analyzing and interpreting it?"

[Pfft!]

[I never saw that coming!]

[Hahahahahaha!]

The fury on Lu Xingchuan's face instantly turned into utter shock.

Pei Heng clicked his tongue and shook his head. "Unfortunately, I'm quite picky. Give up on that idea. There is no possibility between us. I'm officially rejecting you here, okay?"

Lu Xingchuan's face immediately turned livid. "What nonsense are you talking about? I don't like you at all!"

Pei Heng shrugged. "Whatever you say."

Lu Xingchuan nearly choked to death and roared again, "I don't like you!"

Pei Heng shrugged once more. "It's fine if you fool other people with some things. Just do not fool yourself too."

Lu Xingchuan was about to explode!

Fortunately, the director's furious roar sounded from above them. "You are still in the middle of a game!"

With a livid face, Lu Xingchuan charged at Pei Heng and reached out to grab him.

Pei Heng jolted. "I knew it! You searched high and low for me several times just so you could catch me and kiss me! That was close!"

[Hahahahaha]

[Why does President Pei seem a little unhinged too?]

As he spoke, Pei Heng grabbed Shen Yan by the wrist, dragged him around, and jumped out through the window.

Shen Yan rolled across the ground with Pei Heng, then got up and demanded in shock, "You were afraid he'd kiss you, so why did you drag me along when you ran?"

Pei Heng asked in return, "Aren't you afraid?"

Shen Yan instantly replied, "I could beat him up! What a perfect chance! The rules never said I couldn't hit him."

The director:...

The little bee immediately buzzed. "Humans may not hit ghosts."

[I'm dying laughing!]

[The director is yelling, 'That was close!']

Shen Yan's face fell at once. "Fine. But what a pity about my durian. I did not get to eat it."

Pei Heng comforted him, "It's okay. That one was a dud."

"Hm?" Shen Yan raised a brow and lifted his hand to punch Pei Heng. "Didn't you say that durian was specially bought for me? You specially bought me a dud? I was wondering why you suddenly bought a durian just for me. So you wanted me to eat a dud! I think you're the dud!"

Pei Heng took off running.

Shen Yan raised his foot and chased after him.

Bai Jing stomped her foot on the spot. Eek!

He chased!

He fled!

He could not escape!

The staff member beside her:...

Enough already!

"Brother Xingchuan, don't be angry. Let's hurry up and play the game." Xie Li comforted him considerately. "You and President Pei just have a misunderstanding. You can find a chance to clear things up. President Pei is not an unreasonable person."

Lu Xingchuan kept a dark face and said nothing.

From the second-floor window, he watched Shen Yan and Pei Heng chase and fool around below. All he felt was an irritation that made him want to hit someone.

Catch Shen Yan and beat him up!

The director had just said humans could not hit ghosts. He had not said ghosts could not hit humans!

Hm?

Lu Xingchuan instantly felt fully revived. He turned and headed out. "Come on, let's go catch them!"

Bai Jing hurriedly said, "Sister Shanshan is on the top floor. I'll go catch Sister Shanshan."

Xie Li hesitated for a moment. "Then Brother Xingchuan and I will go catch President Pei and Shen Yan."

Bai Jing nodded and parted ways with them at the second-floor stairway.

Thirty minutes later.

The director watched the four people in the footage, exhausted as dogs, panting as they surrounded and pursued Pei Heng and Shen Yan.

Pei Heng and Shen Yan ran up and down everywhere, crazily energized.

They kept shouting at the four people chasing them—

"Come on, come on, come on~"

The director had a bad feeling.

If he did not call a stop, would they keep chasing each other forever?