Even "psycho" couldn't describe your ugly jealousy

His secretive manner only made the Deputy Director more curious.

"Director, for the sake of all the years I've worked with you, tell me in secret. I won't tell a soul."

Director Ma laughed and scolded him. "With that mouth of yours? The moment I tell you, the whole production team will know."

The Deputy Director looked sheepish. "No way. My lips are sealed."

Director Ma gave him a look that said, "Do I look like I believe you?"

He pointed at the livestream. "Go take a look. Something's happening."

The Deputy Director looked at the livestream.

Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue were bargaining with the staff.

One minute earlier.

Tan Yaya ate a few bites of the food, looking miserable.

"The taste is hard to describe. Zhang Jue, are you full?"

"No." Zhang Jue struggled to swallow the food in his mouth. "Looks like we won't be finishing these dishes."

Tan Yaya was troubled. "We clearly followed the staff's instructions. Why does it taste so awful?"

Zhang Jue thought for a moment. "Maybe we don't have the talent."

Tan Yaya's lips unconsciously jutted into a pout. "But I'm so hungry."

Zhang Jue fell silent. "So am I."

He thought for a while. "How about we ask the production team to bring up some rice?"

"Sure." Tan Yaya nodded.

When the staff said rice cost ten yuan a bowl, both their jaws nearly hit the floor.

"Ten yuan for a bowl of rice? Is your production team so broke you have to resort to robbery?"

"No way. Five yuan a bowl, tops."

That was the scene the Deputy Director saw.

The Deputy Director gave Director Ma an accusing look. "Director, I told you ten yuan for a bowl of rice was too expensive."

"Only a sucker would spend ten yuan on a bowl of rice."

Director Ma said, "I was waiting for them to haggle."

The Deputy Director seized the opportunity. "Then five yuan a bowl?"

"Fine." Director Ma rolled his eyes at the Deputy Director. "Are you my deputy director or the guests' deputy director? Why are you taking their side?"

The Deputy Director ignored Director Ma and told the staff they had agreed.

On the villa's rooftop.

Holding their bowls of rice that cost five yuan each, Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue nearly wept with joy.

One mouthful of rice went down, and its deliciousness nearly left them dazed.

Without a comparison, they would never have known how delicious plain rice could be.

With the rice, the two of them still managed to finish half the dishes.

Watching them in the livestream, Tan Yaya's fans were heartbroken, while Zhang Jue's fans laughed their heads off.

[My poor Yaya. This must be her first time eating food like this.]

[Yaya, once the show's over, let's eat properly. No more dieting.]

[Hahahaha, seeing Zhang Jue like this suddenly feels so satisfying. It's just like when he keeps killing me in the game.]

[Hahaha, Zhang Jue, this is karma for killing your fans in the game.]

[No, I have to record this and clip it. When he streams games, I'll send it to him.]

[Person above, I'm your long-lost brother from different parents. Send me a copy.]

[I could laugh at Zhang Jue for a whole year over this.]

Things were cheerful on Tan Yaya and Zhang Jue's side, but not so good for Su Wanyue and Gu Yanzhou.

Three vegetable dishes could never fill up two adults.

When they learned that a bowl of rice cost ten yuan, both fell silent.

They only had a little over ten yuan left in total.

Su Wanyue instinctively opened her mouth to bargain, then suddenly remembered the production team's earlier refusal. After hesitating for a while, she still spent ten yuan on a bowl of rice.

When the rice arrived, Su Wanyue swallowed and pushed it in front of Gu Yanzhou with a pained look. "Brother Yanzhou, you eat it."

"I'm on a diet. I can't eat rice at night."

Gu Yanzhou swallowed his refusal and said with some sympathy, "Is it because of the audition in a few days?"

Su Wanyue nodded. "Yes. The role requires the actress to be very thin."

Gu Yanzhou took the rice. "Once you finish playing this role, I'll take you out for lots of good food to make up for it."

"You're already very thin. You don't need to lose any more weight."

"Mm." Su Wanyue tore her gaze from the rice with difficulty and picked at the vegetables.

She came from a mountain village and had eaten dishes worse than these. Although she had eaten plenty of good food since then, she could still swallow this.

Most importantly, if she didn't eat, she would go hungry tonight.

At that thought, Su Wanyue's eyes grew a little moist.

The comments were full of both sympathy and admiration.

[Waaah, my heart aches for Yueyue.]

[Does Yueyue have another role? She's so dedicated. She's already starting to lose weight.]

[Yueyue is amazing, unlike certain people who just sit around doing nothing.]

[Yueyue is wonderful. Love you, love you.]

[Yueyue is so thin, yet she still has to lose weight. It's so hard on her.]

After learning that rice cost ten yuan a bowl, Liu Yan fell silent for a while before asking, "Could it be a little cheaper?"

"Yes. Five yuan a bowl."

Liu Yan happily handed over ten yuan for two bowls of rice.

Wang Zihua's gaze fell on Liu Yan, a trace of disdain in his eyes.

Liu Yan scooped a little less than half a bowl of rice into her own bowl and gave the rest to Wang Zihua. "Young Master Wang, I don't eat much. Sorry for the trouble, but could you finish all this?"

Much of Wang Zihua's disdain instantly faded. "Fine. Since you can't finish it, I'll help you take care of it."

Taking a bite of rice with the vegetables, Wang Zihua couldn't help thinking that although this influencer came from an ordinary family, she was a decent person.

At the end of dinner, the men were to give the women roses prepared by the production team.

As for Xie Yuan, he simply took the flowers and placed them in Mu Ze's arms. "This is your reward for cooking."

Mu Ze was surprised for a moment, then looked down at the red roses in his arms. "This is the first time anyone's ever given me flowers."

Xie Yuan looked up. The person holding the flowers opposite him had a gentle expression, and the red roses tinted his cheeks, inexplicably filling one with delight.

His nose twitched, and he felt that Mu Ze smelled even sweeter. "If you like them, I'll give you flowers often."

Mu Ze looked up, his eyes full of delighted surprise. "Can I choose the flowers?"

"Yes." Xie Yuan discreetly drew a breath.

In an instant, his nose was filled with Mu Ze's scent.

So fragrant.

"Then I'll take you up on that." Mu Ze held the flowers, his eyes full of smiles.

In Xie Yuan's livestream.

[They both have feelings for each other. Why does this suddenly feel a little sweet?]

[Hehehehe, I noticed ages ago that the way Mu Ze looked at Young Master Xie wasn't innocent. Now it looks like the way Young Master Xie looks at Mu Ze isn't innocent either.]

[Mutual love? They're almost too shippable.]

[A man with another man. Just thinking about it is disgusting.]

The haters were late, but they arrived all the same.

[The person saying that, you're a certain someone's fan, aren't you? What, is him liking men eating into your rice supply or spending your money?]

[How hilarious. Are you some relic from a thousand years ago? Same-sex marriage laws are already in effect. If you live in a cave, don't come out and embarrass yourself.] (This is a fictional world. Every setting serves the plot. Don't take it too seriously.)

[Get out. I like men. So what? Don't make me slap you in person.]

[Unreasonable. You think anyone wants to watch this? A grown man with a palm-sized face and skin that looks softer than a woman's. Hideous.]

After posting that comment, the person behind that username slunk away.

Most people in Xie Yuan's livestream either liked Xie Yuan or had come for the two male leads. Naturally, they couldn't tolerate remarks like that.

[Even "psycho" couldn't describe your ugly jealousy.]

[If you can say something like that, you're just an ugly freak who only dares hide behind the internet.]

[Seriously, can people choose their looks? You're even using that to insult him? Just say you're jealous. Beating around the bush only makes you look more petty than a woman.]

[Why can't people choose their looks? Isn't he just jealous because he went to some country for plastic surgery and still doesn't look as good as Young Master Xie?]

[Don't insult women. Women can be very magnanimous, okay? When I'm jealous of someone, I say it outright. I'm jealous that Young Master Xie has better skin than me.]