Breakfast was quite a spread, with all kinds of pastries and snacks, and, of course, milk from their generous sponsor.
The assistant director had someone put up a whiteboard, on which he had written instructions for everyone to take a sip of milk.
Everyone except Liao Xuliang did.
Su Tangtang picked up a bottle too, gently unscrewed the cap, and took a sip.
When she had said she could still eat, she had meant it. It was just a second stomach. Who didn't have one?
Putting down the milk, she immediately picked up a sandwich and took a bite. As she ate, she contacted Du Lanxi, reminding her to come pick her up later.
Du Lanxi coolly replied: [.]
Message received.
But half a second later, apparently having spotted her eating, she dropped the cool act and sent a roaring voice message: "Just try taking one more bite!!!"
Without paying attention, Su Tangtang played it aloud. It had absolutely no effect on her, but everyone else put down whatever they were holding.
It was almost an instinctive reaction.
Only when they came back to their senses did they realize that she didn't seem to be their manager.
They all started looking at Su Tangtang.
Su Tangtang: "..."
How awkward.
But she had always adhered to the principle of "as long as I'm not embarrassed, everyone else is." She smiled naturally at them. "Looks like it's one world, one manager."
Everyone: "..."
[Hahahahaha! Everyone except Liao Xuliang and Xue Ruyin put their food down in perfect unison. Surely this deserves a spot among this Dating Reality Show's iconic moments!]
[Yin Yin really is one of the most disciplined people in the entertainment industry. She's probably so disciplined that her manager never has to worry about her, which is why she didn't have that instinctive reaction /goofy grin//goofy grin/]
Ignoring them, Su Tangtang lowered her eyes to her phone again and sent Du Lanxi several bomb emojis and several piles of poop before exiting their chat.
There was no way she would eat anything else. Things were different now. She would be seeing Du Lanxi soon, and she had no intention of courting death.
Still, she finished the sandwich she had already bitten into, little by little. She couldn't waste it, after all.
As she started taking her second bite, she whispered to the camera beside her, "Sister Du, I'm only eating this one. I already took a bite, so I can't waste it."
Du Lanxi: "..."
She sent Su Tangtang a message: [Just this once.]
Su Tangtang saw it and ignored it.
Besides, the assistant director had caught her attention. Lu Youqi said, "Our first episode is about to end. How have these past two days been for everyone?"
Su Tangtang stared at him. Besides finding out that he likes licking his wife's feet, I remember there was another juicy bit I hadn't checked out. Let's see what it was!
The assistant director said, "...Su Tangtang, why don't you answer?"
He had a feeling that whatever gossip she meant couldn't be anything good.
Some viewers grew agitated when they heard him call on Su Tangtang first.
[Seriously? It's bad enough that Su Tangtang has a dirty little secret with the director. Now she has one with the assistant director too?]
[To the person above, spreading baseless rumors is illegal.]
[There isn't even a shred of evidence, but they insist on making it sound true. I honestly can't with these people.]
[Oh, please. "Not even a shred of evidence"? How do you think Su Tangtang got on the show? I remember the original guest was supposed to be Yu Xinrou!]
[Let me put it this way: if she didn't have connections, the director and assistant director wouldn't keep calling on her and giving her screen time in the main livestream!]
The viewers launched straight into an argument over it. Meanwhile, Su Tangtang herself, who knew nothing about any of this, went, "?"
Me? Did Lu Youqi take the wrong medication today or something? Is he just targeting me? It was bad enough that he didn't tell me the Production Team would provide breakfast, and now he's specifically calling on me to answer?
May he end up kissing his wife's feet after she hasn't washed them for seven days!!!
Lu Youqi: "..."
The only reason the Production Team had prepared breakfast was that none of them had come downstairs at the appointed time. If they then had to discuss what to eat and order delivery, it would be noon already!
Didn't they want to finish work early?
He certainly did. He wanted to go home and kiss his wife!
But seven days without washing? Did she have to be that vicious?
Su Tangtang answered, "It's been great. I've enjoyed it."
Oh, oh, oh! So the gossip was about his younger brother!
Lu Youqi: "??"
She could multitask now?!
Still, as long as the gossip wasn't about him, his brother's affairs didn't... matter.
Before he could finish that thought, he heard her suddenly exclaim in shock, Holy shit!
His younger brother actually wants to sleep with his sister-in-law!
Lu Youqi: "???"
What did she say?!
Could she say that again?!!
He's already made several moves on his wife. Luckily, she's clever and managed to fend him off every time. But it's left her in a difficult position. He and his younger brother are close. If she told him, whether he'd believe her would be one issue. If it damaged their relationship, his father would definitely demand that they divorce.
Lu Youqi: "!"
He instinctively protested in his head: Close, my ass! He wants to steal my wife, and I'm supposed to stay close to him?!
His wife is already more than a decade younger than him. Aside from her pretty face, she has nothing going for her in terms of family background or anything else, so his family has always treated her like a scheming seductress. If this got out, it would only reinforce their opinion of her. They'd probably really try to force them to divorce.
Wow, this younger brother really is rotten. He actually told his sister-in-law that his brother couldn't perform, and that he was hideous, with a bald crown at such a young age!
Lu Youqi: "!!"
Well, well, Lu Youbing. So you've been slandering me in front of my darling wife? I'll settle the score with you when I get home!
Still, nothing he says makes any difference. His wife truly loves him! Come to think of it, she's had a pretty rough life. She was born into a family that favored boys over girls. Neither parent loved her, and her grandmother even beat and kicked her. When she met someone who genuinely treated her well, she married him right away. She'd only just turned twenty when she married him, right in the bloom of youth. Lu Youqi, oh, Lu Youqi, you'd better not betray that young woman's sincere love.
Lu Youqi rolled his eyes. Of course he wouldn't. Did she really need to tell him that?
He loved his wife too, so much it hurt.
He just hadn't known that she was now trapped in such a difficult situation!
When he got home, he would expose the whole thing. If they tried to force him to divorce her, he would take her and leave home!
"Hurry up and eat, everyone," he said.
Hurry, hurry! I need to get home to my wife and sort this out while I'm at it.
Having listened to this whole string of juicy revelations, no one said a word. They all diligently got on with eating.
Once they finished, they waved at the cameras and said goodbye to the viewers, bringing this episode to a perfect close.
Su Tangtang went back to her room with the others to collect her already-packed luggage.
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