When Fu Yunxi noticed her gaze, his eyes shifted unnaturally, as though he had remembered something.
He gave a light cough.
"I mean, Xie Lin is younger, after all. Cut him some slack."
"..."
Damn it, he would have been better off saying nothing.
Fu Yingying took a deep breath and swallowed the curse on the tip of her tongue.
She just had to put up with this for now.
Xie Lin rubbed his chin thoughtfully.
Something was wrong. Very wrong!
Everything about this atmosphere felt bizarre.
What had Fu Yunxi been like before? He had practically worshipped the ground Fu Yingying walked on.
Otherwise, he wouldn't have done something as rotten as failing to rescue Xie Lin because he was celebrating her birthday.
But looking at him now, could it be that he minded Fu Yingying having been married and couldn't get past it?
Tsk. He didn't love her all that much, then.
"Hahahaha."
Director Sha suddenly burst into awkward laughter, then slapped his cheeks hard twice and pushed the corners of his mouth up with his fingers, forcing himself into host mode.
"It looks like you've all gotten pretty well acquainted, so next, let's move on to today's official game segment-
The compatibility challenge!"
He held up his megaphone, brimming with enthusiasm.
"We'll keep the same teams as before. Teacher Xie and President Lu, Teacher Yue and Teacher Yu, Teacher Jin and Teacher Wu, and Film Emperor Fu and Teacher Fu."
Fu Yingying instantly switched into actress mode, covering her mouth and blinking several times.
"Then my brother and I are sure to win this round."
Yue Lan scoffed and licked her red lips.
"Of course. Who could possibly beat you 'siblings'?"
She put particular emphasis on "siblings."
The smile on Fu Yingying's face froze for a moment.