System 01100: [Ding~ Congratulations, host! Supporting male character rescue progress: 0.2%. You earned 10 System Coins. Keep it up~ Xiao Ling believes in you!]
Sheng Nian breathed a sigh of relief at the system announcement. Thank goodness he had reacted quickly.
Before he could speak, a faint hiss came from beside him, as though someone was gasping in pain.
Jiang Shu's attention immediately shifted. He hurried over and crouched down, asking gently, "Xiao Gu, what's wrong? Did you hurt yourself when you fell?"
He Gu raised his head slightly, his delicate face deathly pale and his eyes faintly red. He had always known exactly how to make people feel sorry for him.
He said quietly, "It's nothing. I was going to look for pheromone perfume with Xiao Nian just now. Maybe I... But it's all right."
Sheng Nian: "???"
What do you mean, it's all right? What did I do? How about finishing that sentence?
Ten thousand curses stampeded through his mind.
Hah o(´^｀)o. As if you're the only one who can put on an act.
Sheng Nian's eyes reddened too. He clutched his knee, tears threatening to fall, his round, doe-like eyes brimming with moisture. Just looking at him made one's heart ache.
Jiang Shu, who had been about to question Sheng Nian, hesitated at the sight. He looked from He Gu to Sheng Nian and asked with a frown, "How are you? Did you hurt yourself when you fell?"
Sheng Nian lowered his head. From Jiang Shu's angle, he could see two enormous teardrops fall onto his trousers, leaving two dark, damp patches on the light blue fabric.
He raised his head pitifully, his voice trembling. "Jiang Shu, my leg hurts..."
Seeing him looking so heartbreakingly pitiful reminded Jiang Shu of Sheng Nian as a child. He had been just as soft and cuddly then, following him around all day and calling him big brother in a sweet, spoiled voice.
At the thought, his heart softened. "Then I'll take you to the Production Team's doctor."
Just as he was about to move, He Gu let out another soft cry beside him.
Jiang Shu immediately turned around. "What's wrong?"
He Gu pressed his lips together, seeming terribly fragile, yet putting on a brave front as he said, "Ah Shu, I'm fine. Xiao Nian is delicate, so falling must have really hurt. Take him to the doctor first."
Jiang Shu's brow immediately furrowed. He wanted to pick He Gu up, but then he turned and saw Sheng Nian looking equally pitiful on the ground, and hesitated.
[Seriously, a full-blown romantic showdown in the very first episode? These three just happened to run into each other? This has to be scripted.]
[LOL, Jiang Shu's stuck between two men.]
[Die, Sheng Nian, die, Sheng Nian, die, Sheng Nian!]
[Can both of them stop clinging to our boy? It's so annoying!]
[As a casual viewer, I can't watch this anymore. Weren't Jiang Shu and He Gu the ones who came over? Sheng Nian was doing perfectly fine wandering around on his own.]
[That commenter must be a troll Sheng Nian paid for. Why pretend to be a casual viewer?]
A spoiled, pretty trophy Omega like Sheng Nian wasn't Jiang Shu's type, but he had always known Sheng Nian liked him. That was precisely why Sheng Nian kept making trouble for He Gu.
If he carried He Gu away right in front of him, Sheng Nian would definitely be upset, and might bully He Gu even more afterward.
Besides, he had only just misunderstood Sheng Nian yesterday. Today, Sheng Nian had been so well-behaved, and he was hurt too...
After thinking it over for a long time, Jiang Shu finally showed a little of a top alpha's good sense. He took out his Light Brain and notified the Production Team, asking them to send the medical team over.
Actually, after seeing both of them fall on the livestream, the assistant director had already sent the Production Team's doctor over, worried something might happen.
Seeing that things weren't going as he had imagined, He Gu's heart sank, but he didn't show it. Instead, he said gently to Jiang Shu, "You're always so dependable, Ah Shu."
Inside the lounge.
The doctor prepared to examine the two of them.
Sheng Nian wasn't afraid of being examined. After all, he really had taken a fall this time.
Sure enough, when he rolled up his trouser leg, a purplish-red bruise appeared on his knee. Against his fair, tender skin, it looked rather alarming.
Sitting beside He Gu, Jiang Shu couldn't help frowning at the sight.
Sheng Nian was very delicate and had been afraid of pain since childhood.
Sheng Nian's eyes really were brimming with tears as he thought, I'm not very good at this yet, since it's my first time. Next time, I need to fall a little more gently. It really hurts. Boohoo...
But since Sheng Nian wasn't acting spoiled and asking him for comfort as he used to, Jiang Shu couldn't very well take the initiative to comfort him on camera.
Once Sheng Nian's injury had been examined, things became a little awkward for He Gu.
Where exactly was he injured?
After examining Sheng Nian and spraying medicine on his knee, the doctor turned to He Gu. "Where are you hurt? Let me see."
He Gu smiled. "It's fine. It's nothing serious. I'll be all right after a little rest."
The doctor was puzzled. "Weren't you unable to get up just now? Are you really all right? Don't avoid medical care."
Remembering the assistant director's instructions on his way over, he was genuinely worried that something might happen to these pampered celebrities during filming. If it did, he and the Production Team would be held responsible.
He Gu clenched his hands and stammered out an explanation. "I was just dazed from the fall. I've recovered now. There's no need to waste medical resources."
"Besides, besides, I'm not used to doing this on camera..."
As he spoke, he covered a spot just above his waist, then glanced at the camera hesitantly and shyly.
Seeing this, the doctor couldn't very well insist on examining his injury.
[Don't be shy, Xiao Gu. Treating your injury is what matters most. If you're really embarrassed, they can turn off the camera first.]
[Exactly. Look how bruised Sheng Nian's knee is. Could Xiao Gu's injury be even worse? Don't just tough it out on your own.]
[I find this a little strange. It makes sense that Sheng Nian hurt his knee, but how did He Gu hurt the side of his waist? He didn't fall flat, and he braced himself with his hand, didn't he? Could he actually not be hurt at all?]
[That commenter is being way too malicious toward Xiao Gu. What would he gain from falling like that?]
[I think it's weird too, but I can't put my finger on why. And the atmosphere with these three together is so awkward. I'm getting secondhand embarrassment.]
Because of his injured knee, Sheng Nian gained a blessing in disguise: the director allowed him to rest in the lounge instead of going back out to find a pheromone perfume with a scent he liked.
Happy to take it easy, he lay on the sofa and started playing on his Light Brain.
He had avoided today's death scene. He should be able to enjoy a day of peace.
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