Gu Luosheng, did you get plastic surgery again?

This guy was a little too full of himself.

"You're overthinking it. I just turned around normally. You were the one rushing..." Gu Luosheng stopped halfway through her sentence as she looked up and saw a handsome face drawing close.

It belonged to the novel's male lead-Shen Zhe.

As the novel's male lead, Shen Zhe certainly had some good looks.

But after seeing the main villain, Ye Nanshen, Gu Luosheng felt that Shen Zhe was just... a man.

"You're..." Shen Zhe was stunned when he saw her breathtaking face.

She looked a little familiar, but he couldn't remember who she was.

"Gu Luosheng," she introduced herself lazily.

Was it really that dramatic? Why did nobody recognize me?

"You're Gu Luosheng!" Shen Zhe's eyes widened in disbelief.

Gu Luosheng chuckled. "I'm just not wearing makeup today. Is that enough to make me unrecognizable?"

Shen Zhe really hadn't recognized her. Even her own mother wouldn't have, surely?

In the past, Shen Zhe had only thought that Gu Luosheng had a nice figure. Her face, with makeup on, had been rather ordinary.

He hadn't expected... that she would look this beautiful without it.

It was a fresh, ethereal beauty that made him want to look again after the first glance.

Gu Luosheng couldn't help it either. Before, she hadn't been popular and could only serve as a foil for the leads, so she couldn't be too beautiful, or she would outshine them.

But she wasn't afraid of that now.

With all her experience in the entertainment industry, she was going to put her strengths to good use.

"Don't look at me like that. I'll think you have a crush on me," Gu Luosheng said with a cheeky grin.

Once Shen Zhe snapped out of his daze, he quickly put on his aloof expression again and snorted dismissively. "You're a nobody actress. Why would I be interested in you? I bet you bumped into me on purpose just now to ride my coattails!"

"Oh, please. Have you spent so much time acting that you actually think you're a big deal? Honestly, I'm not interested in you." Gu Luosheng waved a hand. "If you've got time to spare, work on your acting. Don't think having a pretty face makes you some award-winning actor."

To be fair, Shen Zhe really was riding on his good looks to achieve his current popularity. Plenty of his fans were only there for his face.

"What did you say?" Shen Zhe hadn't expected a nobody actress who usually fawned over him to dare talk back today. His mind raced in circles, and he nearly failed to process it.

Gu Luosheng blinked. "If your ears aren't working, go see a doctor. Every word I said was pure gold. If you want to hear it again, you'll have to pay. How about you transfer me five thousand, and I'll repeat it?"

"Hah. I couldn't be bothered to listen to your nonsense," Shen Zhe scoffed.

"Perfect, perfect. Thank goodness we're not on the same wavelength." Gu Luosheng tossed out that line and left.

Shen Zhe didn't understand what she meant.

Only after searching it on Baidu did he get it:

A chicken talking to a duck. Gu Luosheng was calling him an animal.

Shen Zhe narrowed his eyes. Very nice. Looks like this Gu Luosheng is rather interesting.

Only when Gu Luosheng reached backstage did she slowly breathe a sigh of relief.

She really hadn't been able to hold back just now and had gone straight for a confrontation.

Mostly, seeing Shen Zhe had reminded her of the original owner's tragic fate. She couldn't let any of those people off.

Still, offending the male lead right out of the gate probably meant her life would be hell from now on.

Meanwhile, elsewhere.

"Mr. Ye, our company's variety show, Let's Fall in Love, officially launched today. This time, we're using a completely new format: a live broadcast where all viewers can interact online. Would you like to watch?"

Ye Nanshen rubbed between his brows. "No."

He had no interest in the entertainment side of the business and left it all to his assistant.

"The stars this time are Capital City's top celebrity, Gu Luoxi, and her golden partner, Shen Zhe. It's a top-tier lineup. Mr. Ye, why not take a quick look?" His assistant, Chen Yu, kept trying to sell him on it.

He hoped his boss would give both sides of the business his attention. After all, entertainment was the way of the future, and his boss ought to spare it at least a little thought.

Ye Nanshen slowly opened his eyes. "Do you think I have nothing to do all day?"

At that, Chen Yu immediately shut his mouth.

Whenever the temperature inside the car dropped, Chen Yu knew nothing good was coming. Of all the people he could annoy, his boss was the last one he should mess with.

Chen Yu wanted to play a song to ease the icy atmosphere.

But who could have known... the variety show was being streamed all over the internet.

It happened to be Gu Luosheng's turn to introduce herself.

"Hello, everyone. I'm Gu Luosheng, a Chinese beauty, elite internet commando, the one who slipped through the cracks of character education, online debate champion, representative of all-round nondevelopment in morals, academics, sports, arts, and labor, a patient suffering from beauty-induced dizziness, nationally certified expert in chickening out, and global ambassador for the Stay Up Late and Go Bald Championship. I have lots of strengths. My only weakness is that I have no weaknesses."

The instant Gu Luosheng's sweet voice rang out, Ye Nanshen's gaze sharpened.

Seeing his boss's expression change in the rearview mirror, Chen Yu jumped in fright. He tried to find the off button, but somehow... he searched and searched without finding it, growing frantic.

Chen Yu coughed. "Sir, this... this woman is just a washed-up nobody, a small fry in our industry. I'll have her shelved another day. Please don't be angry."

Chen Yu prayed inwardly.

If this Gu Luosheng really ruined his boss's mood, he would go silence her for good one of these days just to vent his anger.

"Shelved?" Ye Nanshen narrowed his eyes. "Who gave you that authority?"

"Huh?" Chen Yu froze, unable to process it for a moment.

"She's just some minor actress..." Chen Yu hadn't taken Gu Luosheng seriously at all.

Ye Nanshen gave a soft laugh and brushed nonexistent dust off his legs. "All your bonuses for this year are canceled."

Huh?

Chen Yu was dumbstruck.

Ye Nanshen looked out the window, the corners of his lips slowly curving upward.

Come to think of it, he still had a score to settle with that little troublemaker.

She had agreed to wait outside, only to jump out of a window and run away.

She was the first person to escape right under his nose.

"Go to the filming location," Ye Nanshen said abruptly.

Chen Yu hadn't yet recovered from the grief of losing his bonuses when he heard those words.

With no time to collect himself, Chen Yu stepped on the gas and drove straight to the filming location.

At that moment,

When the livestream viewers heard Gu Luosheng introduce herself,

The scrolling comments were nothing but laughter.

-Is she okay?

-Is she mentally all right?

-She's so unhinged.

-Something's off. Why did Gu Luosheng suddenly get prettier?

-Gu Luosheng, did you get plastic surgery again?

-Wait... is this some new way of chasing clout? Is she trying to go viral by being weird?

-Get her out of here. I don't want to see Gu Luosheng. I want to see my goddess Xixi!

-This nobody is chasing clout again. If you want to crash and burn, can you please leave our Xixi out of it?