Come Take a Chop Too

An Ruzhi nodded dazedly and hurriedly looked away. What do I do? Her smile is so gorgeous too, with those crescent eyes and such white, straight teeth!

I want to buy her every handbag in the world!

[Is Zhizhi... blushing? /covers face/]

[Aaaaaah, baby, you're so cute, but rein it in a little. You're drooling! /snickers/]

[So just how beautiful is Su Tangtang in person? Not only do the guys stare at her, even the girls fall for her.]

[To the person above, you might not know this, but girls love looking at beautiful women even more than guys do!]

Since the groceries from the delivery app hadn't arrived yet, and everyone had nearly finished their tasks, Su Tangtang returned to her seat and stopped helping-or rather, making a mess.

But when her gaze swept over the vegetables left in the bag, her inner voice suddenly rang out: [Sure, they're pretty gross, but they're still food. Wine and meat rot behind vermilion gates while people freeze to death on the streets.]

[I won't eat them, but they could. It's not like they know, especially those two culprits, Xue Ruyin and Liao Xuliang. How dare they throw those vegetables away just because they don't like them?!]

[What a disgraceful waste!]

Liao Xuliang: "?"

Wait, what does this have to do with me?

He had only just entered the kitchen. Forget the vegetables-he hadn't touched a single thing in there!

But Su Tangtang had no idea what he was thinking. She secretly clenched her fists to psych herself up: [Let's go! For these poor veggies!]

[I'll make the first move!]

٩(°̀ᗝ°́)و!

Everyone: "?!"

Sensing trouble, they all looked toward Xue Ruyin, their meaning obvious: hurry up and deal with that bag of vegetables.

Xue Ruyin had already been feeling a little embarrassed because they knew about her and Liao Xuliang, but the looks they were giving her now made her truly uncomfortable.

Still, with the cameras rolling...

She walked over with a smile and picked up the bag. "Since we aren't eating these vegetables, let's take them out to the crew. It would be a waste otherwise. What do you think?"

Without waiting for a reply, she carried them out on her own.

Su Tangtang, who hadn't even made her first move yet: "?"

[Something feels a little off.]

She glanced sideways at the others, but they were all calmly going about their own tasks, paying no attention to her or Xue Ruyin.

[Then I guess I'm overthinking it.]

[Whatever, forget it. Let me check where the director's daughter ended up.]

[Oh ho! She's in Apricot Blossom Village, in Duanlin County in the neighboring city. Those adoptive parents are fucking monsters. She's only five, and they already make her cook and do laundry. Their biological daughter is the same age and gets to go to kindergarten, while she's stuck at home feeding chickens and pigs!]

[Holy shit! Fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck! They even beat her! She's got at least ten scars of all sizes on her body. Fucking hell, where's my knife?!!!]

[I'm hacking away at these adoptive parents. Once they're dead, the little girl won't have to suffer anymore. Come take a chop too~]

An Ruzhi blurted out indignantly, "I'll chop them ten thousand times!"

The director was crying and furious: I'm her biological father. I'll chop them a hundred thousand times!

He handed the show over to the assistant director, then turned and hurried away again.

Su Tangtang: "?"

Su Tangtang, who had just decided to tell him about this: "?"

[Wait, where's he going? I've got something really important to tell him! Hey!]

When Xue Ruyin returned with the groceries she had ordered through the delivery app, she saw the director running out with tears and snot streaming down his face. He didn't even respond when she called to him.

Puzzled, she went into the kitchen, put the groceries down, and asked everyone what was wrong with the director.

Everyone shook their heads and said they didn't know. After all, Su Tangtang was there. Leaving aside whether they could even say it aloud, they couldn't discuss it in front of her even if they could. Otherwise, she would probably start feeling that something was off again.

Seeing how they were shutting her out, Xue Ruyin struggled to maintain her expression.

It's not like I deliberately didn't wash my hands. Haven't I already bought replacement vegetables? Do they really have to keep treating me like this?

Could they be jealous that I got together with Liao Xuliang so quickly?

A mocking smile flickered across her face, but she quickly hid it and continued gently, "I've bought fresh vegetables. Let's carry on."

As she spoke, she walked over to Liao Xuliang. "Xuliang, what home-cooked dishes do you usually like?"

Liao Xuliang never turned down a beautiful woman who offered herself to him. Besides, their little encounter in the storage room had been quite exciting. This woman was adventurous, exactly what he wanted.

He had worried there would be no fun to be had on this show. Now that he had someone to keep him company, he certainly wouldn't push her away. He didn't mind giving her a little encouragement and playing along. "That really depends on the person. Anything made by someone I like tastes good, no matter how it actually tastes."

[Aaaaaah, is Liao Xuliang hinting at something?!!]

[I feel like he's hinting that Yinyin is the person he likes! Like, he'd love anything Yinyin cooked! Aaaaaah, so sweet!!!]

[Wait, I genuinely don't see what's sweet about this. Isn't he saying he wants the person he likes to cook for him? Why doesn't he cook himself? Couldn't he say he likes the home-cooked meals he makes for his partner?]

Hearing his answer, Xue Ruyin immediately put on a bashful expression. "I like sweet-and-sour ribs. How about we make that together later?"

Liao Xuliang nodded.

The others didn't even look their way. They simply busied themselves with their own tasks, pretending not to have heard the exchange.

Su Tangtang walked over too and took out a lotus root to peel.

An Ruzhi had just finished washing the green beans and was looking for something else to do when her manager suddenly called and told her to check her messages.

Her manager had sent a message telling her to hurry up and interact with Chen Sinian.

She glanced at Chen Sinian out of the corner of her eye, and the words "A man! They've slept together!" instantly popped back into her head.

After wavering for a moment, she decided against it. She put her phone away and went to Xiao Ziyao instead. "Xiao Ziyao, let me give you a hand."

At her call, Su Tangtang followed the sound of her voice and looked toward Xiao Ziyao.

Xiao Ziyao: "..."

A bad feeling rose within him.

Just as he had feared, Su Tangtang's inner voice immediately rang out: [I don't think I've checked out this guy's gossip yet.]

[I'm bored anyway. Let me look him up. Hehehe.]

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Xiao Ziyao: "..."

He shot An Ruzhi a distinctly unfriendly look.

An Ruzhi guiltily rubbed her nose, but she also looked toward Su Tangtang with curiosity.

She had heard that Xiao Ziyao was the son of some wealthy family. He was quite mysterious; nobody in the industry had ever managed to dig up his background.