Shen Yunzhi replied to Xiao Yao's message.
Ji Nanxian stared at the screen, reading the chat history between Xiao Yao and Shen Yunzhi that Xiao Yao had posted over and over.
Ji Nanxian gripped his phone so hard his fingertips turned white, an absurd sense of pent-up frustration rising within him.
It lodged in his chest all at once, refusing to move up or down.
When Ji Nanxian saw that pile of shit, he actually laughed in anger.
One was crazy, and the other was deranged!
Ji Nanxian finally lost his patience and sent Shen Yunzhi a message.
[I'll give you one more chance. Stop putting on an act. Do you think I have that much patience for you? When did you add Xiao Yao? Do you think Xiao Yao would ever be interested in you?]
The message went out.
But a red exclamation mark popped up instantly.
[Still stirring when the shit hits the fan has enabled friend verification. You are not his/her friend yet. Please send a friend request first. You can chat once your request has been accepted.]
Ji Nanxian shot up from the couch.
Shen Yunzhi had actually deleted him?!
Over the past five years.
No matter how many times Ji Nanxian had lashed out at Shen Yunzhi, she had never deleted him.
Why this time?
Because she had caught him with Jiang Yunli at her Birthday Banquet?
But it wasn't as though Shen Yunzhi didn't know what his relationship with Jiang Yunli was.
Hadn't she been jealous over Jiang Yunli enough times over the years?
He had told Shen Yunzhi long ago that if she behaved herself, he would honor their engagement.
He was willing to give him an official status, too.
What exactly was Shen Yunzhi making a fuss about now?
She had even come on this humiliating variety show.
If he hadn't been here to accompany Jiang Yunli, he would never have given a show like this a second glance.
Shen Yunzhi had even embarrassed him on the show.
Who exactly had given her the nerve?
Ji Nanxian was furious and even intended to call Shen Yunzhi to demand an answer.
But before he dialed, Ji Nanxian realized he was actually trying to guess what that crazy woman Shen Yunzhi was thinking.
Ji Nanxian's face alternated between livid and pale.
In the end, though, he couldn't help himself. He got up, went out, and knocked on Shen Yunzhi's door.
It was already past eleven at night.
Most of the guests and crew should have gone to bed.
So the entire livestream villa was quiet.
That made Ji Nanxian's knocking particularly conspicuous.
An Zhizhi and Xiao Yao, two gossip fiends, sprang into action and cracked their doors open.
Their rooms happened to be diagonally opposite each other.
So they both saw each other.
The guests the netizens had voted in weren't just hated across the internet; several of them even had grudges against each other.
An Zhizhi and Xiao Yao, for instance-their families were business rivals.
The moment their eyes met, they both promptly rolled their eyes.
When they saw that it was Ji Nanxian knocking on Shen Yunzhi's door, they immediately shut their doors in perfect sync, afraid their presence as spectators might stop the drama from unfolding.
Both pressed their ears to their doors and listened for any movement.
Shen Yunzhi only went to open the door when she couldn't stand the knocking anymore.
The moment she saw that jinx Ji Nanxian, her face fell.
Shen Yunzhi looked anything but welcoming. "What do you want?"
Ji Nanxian said, "Let's talk inside."
He had just lifted a foot to step inside when Shen Yunzhi leaned against the other side of the doorway, raised her leg, and braced it against the doorframe.
Shen Yunzhi gave the faintest scoff. "The two of us alone together? Aren't you afraid your darling will get jealous?"
Ji Nanxian stopped as well and gave her a cold look. "I want to discuss something serious. What did you think this was?"
Shen Yunzhi sounded languid and indifferent. "If it's nothing shameful, say it right here."
Ji Nanxian could clearly feel the change in Shen Yunzhi's attitude toward him.
In the past, if Ji Nanxian had said that, Shen Yunzhi would practically have welcomed him inside in a grand bridal sedan chair.
But now Shen Yunzhi merely leaned against the doorframe in her pajamas, looking ready to go to sleep.
She had completely dismissed the message he'd sent her that afternoon as nonsense.
Shen Yunzhi was beautiful, her features as exquisite as a meticulous painting rendered by the finest artist.
She hadn't used any skincare products or anything like that in the village, yet her skin was fair and delicate. She was a natural beauty, the sort a talent scout might spot just walking down the street.
Shen Yunzhi's eyes were bright and clear. In the past, when she looked at someone, she seemed sincere and attentive.
Now, however, they conveyed an impatience that said, "Hurry up and talk. You're so annoying. I want to sleep."
For some reason, Ji Nanxian felt a little irritated.
Still, he forced down his displeasure and asked, "Why did you delete me?"
Shen Yunzhi: "?"
So that was why he had come banging on her door for nearly twenty minutes in the middle of the night?
Shen Yunzhi said, "That's it?"
Ji Nanxian said, "What else did you think it was?"
Shen Yunzhi was utterly speechless. She put on an act. "Oh my god! Something this serious, and you haven't reported it to the United Nations? The more I think about it, the scarier it gets. It's enough to freeze my womb. I'll send you my payment code. Transfer me two hundred. It's not much, just consider it a little gesture to comfort you."
Ji Nanxian said, "You're still thinking about money at a time like this? ...Wait, that's not right."
Everyone else listening behind their doors: "..."
Hahahahahahaha!
Shen Yunzhi had Ji Nanxian practically breathing fire. "Shen Yunzhi! Playing crazy and acting dumb won't solve anything!"
Shen Yunzhi shrugged. "I don't have any problems I need you to solve."
Right now, she only wanted to deal with that bastard Ji Nanxian.
Ji Nanxian's train of thought clearly wasn't on the same track as Shen Yunzhi's.
Who knew what he had imagined this time? Through gritted teeth, he told Shen Yunzhi, "Fine, I apologize for what happened at the Birthday Banquet. But you only caught us that day because I was drunk."
Shen Yunzhi really had to hand it to Ji Nanxian.
She rolled her eyes. "If you weren't drunk and just went around doing the deed at other people's events, how would you be any different from a pervert?"
Ji Nanxian: "..."
Shen Yunzhi was provoking him again and again.
Ji Nanxian couldn't take it anymore, his eyebrows bristling with anger.
"Shen Yunzhi, give you an inch and you take a mile. What right do you have to throw your weight around in front of me? Is it because you think you've hooked up with Xiao Yao?"
Shen Yunzhi: "?"
Xiao Yao, eavesdropping: "?"
For real?
Was that why Shen Yunzhi had approached him?
Ji Nanxian had no idea how terrible the villa's soundproofing was.
He thought he was talking and Shen Yunzhi was listening.
In reality, he was talking and countless people were listening.
Ji Nanxian was still ranting, completely losing his cool.
"Do you think Xiao Yao would be interested in someone like you? Who in all of S City doesn't know you've spent five years being my lapdog? Stop dreaming."
"The show's off the air now, and there's no one else here. Shen Yunzhi, I'll just assume you were trying to save face earlier. Admit you were wrong, and I'll pretend none of it ever happened."
Shen Yunzhi: "..."
She only noticed the latter part of what Ji Nanxian had said.
Out of the corners of her eyes, she glanced left, then right.
Finally, her gaze returned to Ji Nanxian.
Shen Yunzhi asked, "There's really no one?"
Ji Nanxian said, "The director told me the stream ends at eleven. Who else would there be?"
Shen Yunzhi straightened up.
Ji Nanxian was already prepared to accept Shen Yunzhi's apology.
The next second.
Without warning, Shen Yunzhi.
Launched herself into the air.
And delivered a kick straight to Ji Nanxian's crotch.
Shen Yunzhi let out a long, satisfied breath. "No one's watching, and you're still acting so damn cocky?!"
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