Freeze! Don't move!

The reporters behind Shen Ting looked at the hotel in bewilderment. This looked less like an explanation and more like a trip to catch someone cheating.

Shen Ting beckoned the people behind him into the hotel.

As soon as they entered, the lobby manager came over. At the sight of the reporters behind Shen Ting, his right eyelid suddenly began twitching wildly, and he had an ominous feeling.

Shen Ting wasted no words with the manager and simply took out a black card, the key card to one of the hotel's luxury suites.

On the verge of tears, the manager pressed the elevator button for the group. The hotel's public relations staff wouldn't be getting any sleep tonight.

Shen Ting led everyone to the top floor, which had only five rooms.

Rather than going to his own room, Shen Ting stopped outside the room opposite it.

Shen Ting eased his glasses off with one hand and glanced at the room number, 8006. It was indeed the room number Hao Jian had given the original owner of his body in his memories. Hao Jian had said he always kept this room booked long-term, and had also told the original owner that if he ever changed his mind, he could come find him after seven in the evening.

In the original story, only after the Shen Family went bankrupt had a rookie reporter exposed Hao Jian, and it had happened in this very room.

Out of the corner of his eye, Shen Ting suddenly spotted a cleaning lady working in the corridor nearby. With a smile, he borrowed her equipment and pushed the little cart back.

Shen Ting straightened his clothes, then walked in front of the cart and knocked lightly on the door.

"Who is it?! What the hell are you knocking for this late at night?!" an irritable middle-aged man's voice rang out from inside.

The smile on Shen Ting's lips widened at the sound.

Some of the reporters behind him had a keen ear for voices and immediately realized that the voice inside sounded like Director Hao Jian's. But his tone was completely different from the one he used in interviews. If the voice hadn't been identical, they would never have believed this was Director Hao Jian, known for being a simple, honest man.

The reporters who knew who was inside quickly removed their camera lens caps and switched on their voice recorders. Those who didn't know followed their lead.

"Hello, sir. Room service." Shen Ting moved behind the cart, gripped its handle with both hands, and braced himself to charge as he called out in a raised voice.

Heavy footsteps sounded inside, accompanied by cursing.

With a click, the door handle turned, and the door opened just a crack.

Shen Ting charged inside with the cart.

"Yan Yi! Keep hold of him! Don't let him get away!"

Watching Shen Ting clear the way ahead, Yan Yi cooperated and grabbed the terrified man beside him. Hao Jian wore nothing but shorts, his enormous beer belly exposed to the air.

Camera flashes went off incessantly, leaving Hao Jian unable to open his eyes.

"Freeze! Don't move!" Shen Ting pushed the cart aside, formed a gun with his fingers, and looked warily into the room.

Afraid that Hao Jian had done something disgusting again or forced someone, Shen Ting planned to cover that person with a cloth first if that really was the case.

But the result took Shen Ting by surprise. Looking at Zhang Xin lying on the bed, also wearing only shorts but with his hands and feet bound and his eyes covered, Shen Ting let out an "Uh-oh." Well, wasn't this a coincidence? Two birds with one stone.

"Who are you? Where's Director Hao?" Zhang Xin seemed to have heard the commotion too, and his voice was full of panic.

"Stop yelling. He's being publicly humiliated right now and has no time for you. You'd better worry about yourself." Before Shen Ting finished speaking, the reporters at the door rushed inside.

The sight on the bed left the reporters dumbfounded too. Hao Jian really did get up to some wild stuff!

But a surge of excitement followed. Tomorrow's trending searches were going to explode!

Shen Ting took Yan Yi by the arm and quietly slipped away from the scene.

Passing a convenience store, Shen Ting bought two bottles of soda and handed one to Yan Yi.

Click...

"Ahh..." Shen Ting let out a long, satisfied sigh. That hit the spot!

"How did you know Hao Jian was here?" Yan Yi drank his soda, his eyes fixed on Shen Ting beside him.

Shen Ting gave Yan Yi a rough account of what had happened to the original owner of his body, and couldn't help laughing by the end.

"Would you say he shot himself in the foot?"

"Lust really will be the death of you." Yan Yi nodded.

After finishing their sodas, the two got into the car.

Shen Ting dropped Yan Yi off at the Yan Family's home before heading back.

Yan Yi walked into the living room and had just changed into his slippers when the living room lights suddenly came on.

"You're back." His mother's voice sounded behind him.

"Mm." Yan Yi nodded.

"Looks like everything's been settled. Feeling reassured now?" His mother adjusted the shawl over her shoulders.

"I was never particularly worried."

"No need to act tough in front of your mom. It's not as though I've never been smeared before, but I never saw you rush over to comfort me like that. My son really has grown up."

"Mom, I was only six then. Besides, Dad wouldn't have given me the chance." Yan Yi looked speechless.

"Really? Weren't you sixteen?" His mother's eyes were full of confusion.

"Mom, just wash up and go to bed." With that, Yan Yi strode upstairs.

At the Shen Family's home, Shen Ting returned cautiously, only to see three people sitting on the sofa the moment he stepped inside.

His mother threw her tear-streaked self into a bear hug around him and once again spun him around the living room several times in her arms.

Shen Ting was left dizzy by all the spinning and only recovered with difficulty.

Seeing the worry on all three faces, Shen Ting felt warmth flow through his heart. With a smile, he recounted what had happened that evening.

His father and Shen Rui nodded after hearing him out and said nothing more.

His mother took his hand curiously. "Sweetheart, why didn't you take me along? I wanted to see too... Mmph!"

Before she could finish, his father carried her away. "No, you didn't."

Shen Rui patted Shen Ting on the back and finally headed upstairs too.

Just as tears of gratitude were about to spill from the corners of Shen Ting's eyes, he suddenly couldn't help yawning. The two tears, produced in different states, collided, instantly changing the mood. He really wasn't suited to this sort of sentimental scene.

Well, I didn't get a good nap. Better go back and catch up on sleep.

The next day, sure enough, Hao Jian shot straight to number one on the trending searches.

Zhang Xin was still playing the victim, trying to extricate himself from the scandal.

When Shen Ting saw this, he immediately released the dirt he had on him.

The evidence dealt such a crushing blow that neither man could get back on his feet.

[These two are absolutely disgusting!]

[Oh my god, Shen Ting really got blamed out of nowhere.]

[Shen Ting is hardcore. Other people hold a press conference to clear things up, or go live to explain, but Shen Ting took the reporters straight into their lair.]

[Freeze! Don't move! (Shen Ting reaction image)]

[Hahaha, this reaction image has already taken over my Moments feed.]

The director of "Love in the Next Moment" jumped up in excitement at the trending searches and hurriedly made calls to prepare for the next day's filming of the second episode.

For the second episode's filming location, the Production Team splurged on renting a private villa and beach.

Shen Ting was the first to arrive. After putting his luggage in his room, he went to the living room and sat on the sofa, leisurely drinking the juice freshly squeezed by the Production Team.

Bai Yuanyuan and Yan Yi arrived at the same time, tying for second.

Yan Yi chose the room next to Shen Ting's, while Bai Yuanyuan chose the room farthest inside.