The viewers were asking too: [What's wrong with Chen Sinian?]
[Shit, is Su Tangtang behind this again? I'm starting to believe that girl earlier who said she slept her way onto this show!]
[I can't with you people. Why are you so vicious toward a woman?]
[Did Su Tangtang's agency hire the person above to whitewash her?]
[How much per comment? Let me earn some pocket money too?]
While they argued, Chen Sinian had already gotten up and quickly brought over a glass of water.
Su Tangtang glanced at him. She looked fairly composed, but inside, she was already howling: [Sister Du, look at him! Look at him! He's the one insisting on getting close to me. I'm not throwing myself at him! If his fans drag me onto the trending list, you can't dock my pay!]
(T ^ T)
Chen Sinian: "..."
Seeing the other two beside him stifling their laughter again, he looked up and swept his gaze over them. He said nothing, but his eyes made his meaning perfectly clear: Heh. Just wait until it's your turn. Then you'll understand.
The two hurriedly pressed their fists to their lips and gave light coughs. Only Qiao Yufan, whose secrets had already been exposed, still looked ready to enjoy the show.
He really wanted to say right then: Su Tangtang, can you do this or not?
Hurry the hell up and dig up some dirt on our award-winning actor Chen!
He wanted gossip! Gossip!
He had never wanted gossip so desperately before!
By then, Chen Sinian had already pressed a glass of water into Su Tangtang's hand. Not only that, he even smiled and said, "Have a drink."
Su Tangtang: "?!!"
[I've lost the will to live Ծ‸Ծ]
[Sister Du, you have to hear me out later. I'm really not the one trying to get close to him!]
She murmured an "Mm," still looking at him in confusion. After two sips, she pulled the glass away from her lips and immediately asked, "Ch-Chen Sinian, can I go unpack in my room first?"
[What's wrong with these people? Every single one of them acts like a lunatic. I'd better get out of here. Catching their craziness would be the least of my problems. Getting slammed by the whole internet again would be the real disaster!]
On the way here, Sister Du had made it perfectly clear: every time she trended because of hate, ten thousand yuan would be deducted from her pay. She hadn't even received her fee for filming this show yet. How could she let Sister Du take it away just like that?!
Only when she stopped bringing up his business did Chen Sinian smile and nod. He even carried her suitcase to the door of the women's room like a perfect gentleman.
For some reason, the others followed them too.
Just then, Xu Yuntong, the last of the four female guests, came over as well. She looked very gentle, and explained with a small smile, "Tangtang, the production team prepared two rooms for us, with three beds in each. Since you arrived a little later, the three of us already picked one to share. Would you like one of us to move over and stay with you, or would you rather wait for the later guests to arrive?"
Before Su Tangtang could answer, Xue Ruyin, who was standing nearby, spoke up. "How about I come stay with you? If you stay alone, people are bound to stir things up."
[Nope. Hard pass. I'm allergic to fake sweethearts.]
[Besides, what if she bumps that surgically enhanced face or body into something, knocks it out of shape, and blames me?]
[I don't have the money to get scammed by her!]
Xue Ruyin: "..."
Her fists clenched and she nearly ground her teeth to pieces, but she still had to keep that gentle expression on her face.
Don't panic. Don't panic. Who in the entertainment industry hasn't had a little work done? She refused to believe Su Tangtang was just naturally beautiful!
Besides, could one remark from her really prove she'd had plastic surgery?
Without even looking at her, Su Tangtang turned to Xu Yuntong. "I'll stay on my own. Thank you."
[Seriously, what's her problem? Is Su Tangtang deliberately targeting our Ruyin? Ruyin kindly offered, and she won't even answer her?]
[Look at it another way, guys. It's actually good that she didn't answer. I don't want Ruyin sharing a room with her!]
[Exactly. What if she rides our girl's popularity again?]
Because of what Su Tangtang had just said, Xu Yuntong was still staring at Xue Ruyin's face. When she'd first arrived, her elbow seemed to have accidentally knocked into Xue Ruyin's face. She hadn't used much force, but Xue Ruyin had looked in considerable pain. Could this be why?
The work she'd had done really was impressive, then. You could barely tell anything had been altered.
Only when she heard Su Tangtang speak to her did she snap out of it and reply, "Okay."
"If you're uncomfortable later, you can let us know. We can switch."
Su Tangtang smiled sweetly. "Okay."
(*＾ー＾)
Taking her suitcase from Chen Sinian, she said she would go inside and unpack first, and they could call her if they needed anything.
But even after she finished speaking, Chen Sinian still seemed unwilling to leave. He looked at her as though he wanted to say something but couldn't quite get it out.
Su Tangtang: "?"
[What's with this award-winning actor? Has he fallen for my face?]
[Sure, I know I'm naturally beautiful, stunning enough to make fish sink and geese fall, outshine the moon and shame the flowers, a peerless beauty who eclipses every other woman, radiant as spring blossoms, lovely enough to topple cities and kingdoms, unmatched in looks... but all I want is to make money. I have absolutely no interest in him!]
( ㊖ ˍ ㊖ )
[Besides, the book said he had a sugar daddy. The CEO of some corporation-which one was it again? A man. They've slept together!]
Chen Sinian: "..."
Great. All that effort had been for nothing.
He should never have thought about staying behind to say something that might stop her from digging up more gossip about him.
Faced with the utterly stunned expressions of everyone beside him, he gave Su Tangtang a soft "Hmph" before turning to leave.
Su Tangtang: "??"
[Seriously, what did I do?]
[Are all these people fucking nuts?]
ヽ(▼皿▼#)ノ
"..."
"Ahem." Hearing that, Xu Yuntong couldn't help giving a light cough. "Well, Tangtang, we'll head downstairs first. Come down once you've finished unpacking. The director probably has something planned."
Su Tangtang put on a faint smile. "Okay, got it. Thank you."
Inside, she started wondering again: [What was her name again? Did she introduce herself just now?]
[I don't think she did?]
[Then what am I supposed to call her later?]
[Whatever. I'll unpack first, then ask Sister Du or look it up on Weibo. The official account should have their pictures and names up by now, right?]
Xu Yuntong: "..."
There was no escaping it after all.
She forced out a dry laugh and hurried downstairs.
Downstairs, everyone exchanged looks. Even An Ruzhi, who had just hidden away in her room, had come down.
She kept sneaking glances at Chen Sinian, clearly having heard what Su Tangtang had just said.
[See? See? I told you nobody likes Su Tangtang. They're just keeping up appearances. The second she's gone, they all fall silent.]
[Managing to make the entire entertainment industry hate her is quite a feat.]
[Can everyone just ignore her? Watching them interact with her makes me sick!]
[I finally understand that saying: money is hard to earn, and shit is hard to swallow.]
[Tsk, I don't know what the comments are worrying about. The problems of people making 2.08 million a day aren't for those of us making 1,800 a month to worry about, okay?]
[Hahahahaha, finally someone who thinks the same way I do.]
[Girl making 1,800 a month, I might be a little better off than you. I make 3,000 /doge/]
[Did anyone notice An Ruzhi sneaking looks at Chen Sinian just now? Is this fangirl finally unable to hide it anymore? /heart/]
[My Ruzhi and Xuliang ship made eye contact just now too. So sweet!!!]
When Su Tangtang finished unpacking and came downstairs, everyone except Liao Xuliang and Xue Ruyin, who were still frowning deeply, was sprawled lazily on the sofas, looking as though they'd given up.
They had all figured it out.
Since she would expose them sooner or later anyway, they might as well get it over with early, like Qiao Yufan and An Ruzhi.
Then they could relax and enjoy everyone else's gossip.
They all worked in the industry, so naturally, they'd heard a few rumors here and there. But with those secrets exposed on a Dating Reality Show like this, it would probably be difficult to make their gazes smolder with chemistry.
From now on, their acting skills would truly be put to the test.
"Tangtang, you're here." Xu Yuntong smiled as she spoke.
Su Tangtang gave a small nod and was about to ask her something, but someone beat her to it. An Ruzhi suddenly stood and came over to her. "Tangtang, they haven't introduced themselves to you yet, right? Shall I tell you their names?"
Su Tangtang: "?!"
Her defenses activated: [Girl, are you trying to ruin me?!]
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