Only a Fool Would Miss This Show

Silence hung over the scene for more than ten seconds before the assistant director accompanying the guests on their night shoot stepped forward and politely asked, full of confusion, "Excuse me, are you residents of Miemeng Village?"

This was not a segment arranged by the production team. As their filming location, Miemeng Village had naturally been cordoned off to prevent too many outsiders from disrupting the shoot, so under normal circumstances, ordinary people could not possibly appear here.

There were only two explanations:

One, these were local residents of Miemeng Village, and the production team had inadvertently offended them, perhaps during filming, so they had come to demand an explanation;

Two, these people had "snuck in," traveling all this way in secret to vent their anger or seek revenge.

Going by his instincts about people, the assistant director was certain it was the latter.

The hatred and malice radiating from them were so intense that even a dog by the roadside would tuck its tail and flee!

When no one answered her, and all of them instead glared at her with dark, vicious eyes, the petite, slender female assistant director could not help looking to Huo Yuchen for help.

After all, among everyone present, this young heir was the most formidable in both ability and background.

Huo Yuchen sensed her pleading gaze but did not respond. Instead, he narrowed his eyes slightly, swept a cold, ruthless gaze over the crowd, then abruptly turned to Xu Su.

"Would you like to stay here and watch the show, or go back to sleep?" he asked gently.

Xu Su: ?

What was that supposed to mean?

Everyone: ??

It was one thing not to help, but he was actually planning to stand by and watch??

The assistant director, with nowhere to turn for help: ???

Was that something a decent person would say???

Ignoring everyone else's reactions, Huo Yuchen simply kept his eyes fixed on Xu Su, waiting for an answer.

His unwavering manner made it seem as though, with just a wave of Xu Su's hand, he would happily trot after him like a lapdog.

And that was indeed the case-

Xu Su blinked his bright, dewy eyes and, after a brief second of consideration, replied, "No rush. Only a fool would miss this show."

Huo Yuchen immediately gave a slight nod and took him by the wrist, leading him aside to watch the show with him.

After all, Xu Su was a "novice transmigrator" who had only recently arrived, and he had never worked in the entertainment industry before, so he had no idea what this group wanted.

Out of curiosity, he decided to stay and watch.

Of course, if danger arose later, he would employ the best of the Thirty-Six Stratagems.

Still, he did not think there would be any danger.

Because Huo Yuchen was right beside him-

They stood less than ten centimeters apart, with Huo Yuchen half a step ahead of him and a third of his body overlapping Xu Su's.

-This formed a protective stance.

If anything stirred ahead of them, Huo Yuchen could shield him from danger at any moment.

Xu Su was a little puzzled.

He did not understand why this young heir, whose life was more precious than gold, treated him so well when they had only known each other for a few days.

Meanwhile, the livestream viewers were shipping them for all they were worth.

[AAAAAA Nezha, Bodhisattva, Tathagata, does any god understand how much sweeter it is to ship a couple that hasn't made it official yet?]

[Repressed love!!! Concern he can't contain!!! Sob sob sob, Huo Yuchen, you really-I'm crying myself to death]

[Mom, this is how I ruined my brain]

[A coarse pig can't appreciate fine bran! But I got fine bran! Therefore I'm not a coarse pig!]

[Come on, let's practice rounding: holding hands equals confessing, getting close equals doing it...]

[Sis above, did Aoi-sensei teach you math?]

The comments were shipping them so feverishly that they completely failed to notice the atmosphere at the scene had turned utterly bizarre, assuming this was a special segment arranged by the production team.

After another ten-odd seconds of silence, the masked leader opposite them suddenly raised her right hand and shouted:

"Come on! Let's teach these two scumbags who scam fans out of their love and money a good lesson! Let them understand! Justice may be late, but it will never fail to arrive!"

"?!"

Everyone present was startled by her words.

The two men she had called scumbags looked the worst of all.

Their breath caught as they immediately realized these were hardcore haters who had come specifically to settle the score over yesterday's incident!

This was bad.

Although the production team had arranged security, most of the guards had stayed near the villa rather than accompanying them. If these haters really caused trouble, the consequences could be serious.

The quick-witted assistant director now understood their true purpose as well and immediately pulled out her phone to call for backup.

But before she could act, the twenty-odd people opposite them charged over, waving fluorescent lights and flashlights with the swagger of fighters ready to punch out the Four Tigers of the Southern Mountains and kick down the Roaming Dragons of the Four Seas, "frightening" Xu Su into opening his eyes twice as wide.

Huo Yuchen glanced back and saw his expression. Thinking he was genuinely afraid, he reassured him quietly, "It's all right. Don't worry."

Xu Su watched without blinking. At those words, he was just about to say, "You're overthinking it. I'm not worried at all," but the moment his mouth moved, the people over there went straight at it.

"Hey, you..."

"Kick him to death!!!"

"Care... someone, mmph..."

"Motherfucker!"

"Help!!!"

"Behold my Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms! Hah! Hah! Hah!"

The scene instantly descended into chaos.

The viewers were stunned.

[?????]

[What's happening?!?!?!]

[No, this, ah, you guys, hey, I, huh?!!]

[Holy shit holy shit holy shit, what an iconic dramatic moment (screaming) (screen recording) (eyes wide) (toes gripping the floor) (shouting go on, kick harder)]

[Somehow I just became an eyewitness]

[What is wrong with these people? This is outrageous! It's one thing to carry out such acts of justice in public, but how could they not invite me?!]

[? Person above, want to take another look at what you just said?]

The trending searches rapidly shot to the top of the rankings.

#Return to a Simple Life: Haters crash the filming location#

#Li Weizhou and Zhuang Luo suffer violent assault#

#Shocking!!! First variety show in history to suffer a shocking attack by haters#

#Unethical celebrities Li Weizhou and Zhuang Luo face justice#

#Half the entertainment industry comes under attack#

After this incident, Return to a Simple Life had no choice but to announce that filming would be suspended for several days.

All six guests, whether they had been beaten or not, were forcibly sent to the hospital by the production team for comprehensive examinations.