The next day, Gu Luosheng arrived with dark circles under both eyes.
"What, were you out catching mice last night?" Wang Lang burst out laughing as he teased her.
"You even guessed that!" She really had spent the whole night playing cat and mouse.
Except she had been the mouse.
Ye Nanshen... had really... been too ruthless. He just wouldn't let her off.
Ugh, poor her.
[Host, could we maybe not share this with everyone? You really don't treat them as outsiders.]
[It's fine. This kid isn't that sharp. He won't get it.]
Sure enough.
Wang Lang looked curious. "Sister Sheng, scrimp on anything but yourself. You must've made a fair bit of money, right? Why not get yourself a nicer place?"
Gu Luosheng sighed and put on an act. "You don't understand. The director docked most of that little bit of money I earned. Not much actually makes it into our hands."
"Are we allowed to say that?" Wang Lang asked cautiously.
"No. The director probably wouldn't like hearing it," Gu Luosheng said frankly. "But it's fine. Our director's hearing isn't great either. He won't know."
Director Tai, who had just walked over: ???
"Forget Aristotle. It's all about earning every dollar through toil," Gu Luosheng couldn't help saying.
Wang Lang nodded in agreement. "Forget Socrates. It's all about having your family cover your fees."
Well, hey! They were on the same wavelength.
Gu Luosheng looked thrilled, as though she had met someone from her hometown and was about to burst into tears.
"Bro!"
"Sis!"
Taita's mouth twitched. "Well, our drama isn't about wishing you'd met sooner. It's about trying to kill each other when you meet. It's a suspense drama. You two are going to be enemies..."
"Oh, right." Gu Luosheng hurriedly nodded. "Almost wandered onto the wrong