The name Wu Heng... should have been completely unfamiliar to every player present except Su Bai. Lian Xiangyu looked embarrassed too, his brow twitching slightly and his lips pressed into a stiff line, as though he could already foresee being forced to call a stranger "Dad" in this absurd game.
But no matter how lost, resistant, embarrassed, or helpless they felt, the players had no better way to deal with the nightmare game.
At least in the early stages, all they could do was follow the prompts step by step.
Ning Yi continued introducing the audition script in a smooth, natural tone. "Next, according to the script, the Master forcibly brought Mr. Lian home, trying to make him go through with marrying Miss Shen. However, Mr. Lian defied his family's pressure and instead invited the female lead-that is, me-to the villa, deciding to break off his engagement to Miss Shen immediately."
As she finished speaking, she deliberately gestured once more toward Shen Dong'er opposite her. Shen Dong'er sat there with a cold expression, idly twirling a strand of hair around her finger, as though this trivial farce had worn out her patience.
"Miss Shen in the script was naturally unwilling to accept this," Ning Yi continued. "She couldn't accept having her husband stolen from her, much less bear to see two people who had once been so close become strangers. So she began venting her accumulated resentment on my character. According to the script's introduction, she tried one scheme after another-framing me, spreading slanderous rumors, drugging my food, and even hiring an assassin-all the usual tricks a villain uses in a melodrama. Unfortunately, Mr. Lian foiled every one of them."
With that, Ning Yi closed the script and sighed softly.
"The ending, naturally, is that Mr. Lian and I get