This Concubine Accuses the Production Team of Stealing Underwear, an Unforgivable Crime...

Lu Zhi looked at Director Chen and asked seriously, "Do you really want to know?"

Director Chen: "..."

Even though Lu Zhi had not said anything, why did it feel like he had said everything?!

Shen Ranxin: "..."

The heart hanging in suspense finally died.

Shen Ranxin's breathing turned scorching as he lowered his head and staggered upstairs.

As he passed Lu Zhi, Lu Zhi instinctively reached for his wrist, only for Shen Ranxin to violently shake him off at once.

Because he had used too much force, his hand slammed into the stair railing and immediately turned bruised and purple.

Lu Zhi frowned.

Gu Yifei called softly, "Shen Ranxin, are you okay?"

Shen Ranxin took a deep breath, forced a smile, and said, "I'm fine."

After saying that, he dashed into his room without looking back, slammed the door hard enough to shake the walls, and locked it from the inside.

Like a trapped beast, he paced around the room twice. The sight of every item in there that belonged to Lu Zhi filled him with inexplicable irritation.

Even now, he could not remember what had happened at the hospital that night.

Lu Zhi seemed to know something, but he did not appear willing to tell him much.

At first, he had thought he was simply unlucky enough to end up transmigrating into a cannon fodder tool character.

But the plot had gone completely off the rails from the moment he met Lu Zhi.

Things did not seem that simple. Lu Zhi and Cheng Cheng both appeared to be hiding some enormous secret that could not be told to outsiders.

Caught between the two of them, he had somehow become the object of their struggle, yet he still knew nothing.

The feeling left Shen Ranxin suffocated and uneasy, but what felt even more troubling was that, somewhere deep in his subconscious, Lu Zhi was special. He even instinctively trusted Lu Zhi.

That was not a good habit.

With every step Lu Zhi took closer to him, that feeling grew stronger.

But this world was far too unknown to him.

Why had the original plot changed into this?

Could it be because of some bug?

If it was a bug, would it be fixed?

How would it be fixed?

If the bug were fixed, what would become of Lu Zhi and him?

But no matter what, he should not let his feelings sink into something so unknown.

Shen Ranxin went into the bathroom and splashed cold water on his face. He stared at himself in the mirror for a long time before turning around, drying the water from his face, and walking out.

Gu Yifei stood outside his door, one hand raised as if he had been about to knock.

Shen Ranxin paused and asked, "What is it?"

"...Cheng Cheng is back from the hospital." Gu Yifei glanced at him. "Jiang Ye and Teacher Fang are back too. Director Chen said we can resume the livestream."

Shen Ranxin nodded. "Got it. Let's go."

Gu Yifei followed behind him. "Are you okay?"

Shen Ranxin paused. "Why wouldn't I be?"

"Your hand..."

Only then did Shen Ranxin belatedly feel the pain in the back of his hand.

He casually shook his hand. "It's fine."

*

By the time Shen Ranxin went downstairs, he had actually returned to normal.

Whatever secrets Lu Zhi and Cheng Cheng had, what did they have to do with Shen Ranxin?

He just needed to finish all his plotlines, collect the ten-billion prize, and completely bid farewell to those two lunatics.

Then he could live the life he had always dreamed of: a villa by the sea, doing nothing but eating and waiting to die.

When Director Chen looked up and saw that Shen Ranxin and Gu Yifei had both arrived, he quickly prepared the equipment and restarted the livestream that had been interrupted due to Cheng Cheng's hospitalization.

[It's finally starting. Yesterday, without Fleeting Moments livestreaming, even my meals didn't taste good.]

[Little Cheng is so dedicated. He was seriously injured enough to be hospitalized, yet he only rested for one day before coming back to film the show!]

[Wait, no one is going to do anything about Lu Zhi beating Cheng Cheng into the hospital?]

[Fleeting Moments' official account already released a statement saying it was just an accident during filming. Cheng Cheng himself reposted it too. It had nothing to do with our President Lu!]

[The Lu Group really is impressive. They not only throw their weight around in the business world, but now they've even extended their reach into the entertainment industry.]

Everyone had plenty of speculation about Cheng Cheng's injury and hospitalization. Although Fleeting Moments' official account had deliberately tried to suppress the trending searches, and Cheng Cheng himself had clarified that it was merely an accident, they still could not stop the endless chatter online.

Lu Zhi, however, seemed utterly unconcerned by the rumors. His gaze rested on Shen Ranxin, carrying a trace of gloom.

...Had he been too hasty? Had he pushed his treasure too far?

The moment Shen Ranxin sat down, he saw Cheng Cheng's pale face and frowned slightly.

Cheng Cheng walked toward him and called in the same gentle tone as always, "A-Ran."

Although he could not remember what exactly had happened that night, when he smelled the white tea fragrance on Cheng Cheng, his body instinctively rejected Cheng Cheng's approach.

Shen Ranxin responded, but said nothing more. The atmosphere became awkward for a moment.

Director Chen coughed twice and said, "First, let's congratulate Cheng Cheng on successfully being discharged from the hospital and returning to Fleeting Moments' livestream set. Next, I'll announce today's task. You'll still be in teams of two—"

He paused, instinctively glancing in Lu Zhi's direction before quickly continuing, "But this time, teams can be randomly assigned, with no gender restrictions."

[Okay, we get it. President Lu used his money powers again, right?]

[President Lu is so serious about chasing his wife. A friend of mine works at the Lu Group and looked at this month's accounts. They invested over ten million just into Fleeting Moments, this dating show.]

[Honestly, with President Lu's qualifications, what exactly is Shen Ranxin still dissatisfied with?!]

[When are Shen Ranxin and Lu Zhi getting into bed?]

[You CP fans are really... Shen Ranxin is leeching off him again. If he wants to make a comeback, he should clean up his own mess first. The fire on the set five years ago still hasn't been explained!]

Under the production team's manipulation behind the scenes, Shen Ranxin unsurprisingly drew a team assignment with Lu Zhi.

He paused, expressionless as he crumpled the slip of paper and stuffed it into his pocket.

This task was not much different from the last one. They still had to go downtown and earn what they needed for daily living.

But because Shen Ranxin had pulled far too many wild stunts, the production team had tightened the restrictions. Only rewards earned through physical labor could be exchanged for points.

This time, Gu Yifei was paired with Cheng Cheng, while Fang Yu was still with his old partner, Jiang Ye.