Although the dinner was quite simple, everyone except for Long Cheng was very satisfied with the meal.
The more people there are eating together, the more delicious the food seems. Especially when there are many people and they need to fight for food, it becomes even more delicious.
After the meal, they were about to return to their respective accommodations when Liang Qi stopped them. Liang Qi said that they were, after all, recording a show, and after eating, they should chat for a while to enhance their relationships.
In short, they could not leave.
Since they couldn't leave, Mu Zhengqing glanced at Wu Pandan, then said to the person sitting on his right, Lu Yiwei, "Shall we switch seats?"
Upon hearing that Mu Zhengqing wanted to switch seats with him, Lu Yiwei immediately stood up and switched seats with him. He had been wanting to switch seats for a long time, especially since Mu Zhengqing and Fu Kaile, sitting to his left, kept whispering non-stop.
Mu Zhengqing: How far apart does one need to be for it to count as whispering?
Fu Kaile: Does saying less than five sentences count as talking non-stop?
Lu Yiwei: It does, why wouldn’t it?
However, not long after the seat change, he regretted it because he realized that the person he had to watch out for wasn’t just Fu Kaile.
After the seat swap, Mu Zhengqing didn’t continue chatting with Fu Kaile. Instead, he started whispering to Wu Pandan.
In Lu Yiwei's eyes, this "whispering" simply meant that Mu Zhengqing, fearing his voice might be heard by the online viewers in the livestream, moved slightly closer to Wu Pandan.
Although Mu Zhengqing didn’t want the viewers in the livestream to hear his conversation with Wu Pandan, there were so many people in the livestream that even as he spoke with Wu Pandan, viewers were translating in real-time.
"Brother Mu, why are you so close to me?" When Wu Pandan saw that Mu Zhengqing was even closer to her than to Lu Yiwei, she secretly glanced at Lu Yiwei and, with a slightly fearful expression, said.
"Close?" Mu Zhengqing looked at the distance between himself and Wu Pandan, which was almost twenty centimeters, and asked in confusion.
Alright, this distance did indeed qualify as intimate distance, and he had been too forward. He just wanted to say a few words to her alone. Why was it so difficult?
At Wu Pandan’s nod, Mu Zhengqing widened the gap between them to one meter. By increasing the distance with Wu Pandan on one side, it inevitably meant that he had to decrease the distance with Lu Yiwei on the other side.
Lu Yiwei was very satisfied with this result, as was Wu Pandan. Only Mu Zhengqing was dissatisfied.
He had originally wanted to explain his relationship with Lu Yiwei to Wu Pandan. He and Lu Yiwei had a perfectly clean and innocent relationship, with nothing that should warrant strange or suspicious looks.
That’s right, after the meal, he finally understood what kind of look Wu Pandan had been giving him and Lu Yiwei.
It was the fiery, burning gaze of gossip.
He was sure that Wu Pandan was speculating about him and Lu Yiwei being a couple. Actually, he should have realized this earlier, since he had seen that kind of look many times before.
As a figure in the entertainment industry who was often targeted by people trying to latch onto his fame, he should have been immune to such looks by now.
But when it came to Wu Pandan’s gaze, he really couldn’t be immune.
He and Lu Yiwei had even been labeled by netizens as the "least likely couple."
Considering they had known each other for a while, he wanted to stop Wu Pandan from getting the wrong idea.
Of course, what mattered most to him was that he truly had no relationship with anyone else.
But with Lu Yiwei, they not only had a relationship, but it was a deep one, and they were still in the "marriage survival period."
In his heart, he really felt a little guilty.
However, with the distance between him and Wu Pandan now, he wasn’t sure whether she could hear him clearly, but he was certain that Lu Yiwei and the netizens in the livestream would definitely hear him more clearly than she would.
Forget it, I’ll find another opportunity to talk to her next time.
Livestream Netizens: That's it? We still want to hear the big secrets of the entertainment industry!
Little Devil Whispering: You should consider yourselves lucky. You were almost personally stopped from being a couple by the main person.
To ignore the look that Wu Pandan was giving him and Lu Yiwei, Mu Zhengqing turned his head toward Lu Yiwei.
Then he realized that Lu Yiwei was also looking at him.
"Is something wrong?" Mu Zhengqing asked, puzzled.
"Nothing," Lu Yiwei answered, with a hint of grievance.
Although Lu Yiwei said it was nothing, Mu Zhengqing could clearly tell from his expression that it wasn’t nothing at all—it looked like something big was on his mind.
However, since Lu Yiwei didn’t want to talk, Mu Zhengqing decided not to press him. After all, with so many years in the entertainment industry, he knew where to draw the line.
Lu Yiwei's inner thoughts: We don’t need to draw lines.
Lu Yiwei's inner thoughts: I should have just admitted it right away. Friends are allowed to be jealous, right?
Seeing that they weren’t speaking up, Liang Qi started to get anxious.
He suggested that each person share one thing they only learned after entering the entertainment industry.
"Are there any points?" the eight of them asked in unison.
Even Long Cheng, who usually acted independently, now had his mind focused on how to earn points.
There was no choice—when it came to basic needs like food and shelter, everything else became insignificant.
He had just eaten plain rice earlier and wasn’t full yet.
The attitude of the eight people was very clear: if there were no points, they wouldn’t cooperate.
For the sake of viewership and dramatic moments, Liang Qi had no choice but to promise to give each of them one point.
There was no other option. Although the guests were all quite good-looking, even Fu Kaile, a regular person, couldn’t be called ordinary by the netizens, who honestly couldn’t say anything negative about his appearance, but peaceful, simple days didn’t bring any highlights.
What he wanted was discussion, the kind of "explosive" popularity that made someone go viral.
The first one to speak was the oldest among them, Shang Jingwei.
"Before entering the entertainment industry, you must be prepared to handle pressure," Shang Jingwei said.
Hearing him say that, everyone subconsciously nodded.
When it came to handling pressure, Shang Jingwei was indeed the most qualified to speak. He had long been known as "Yong Xinyi's husband," and many people didn’t even know his name. They mockingly called him names like "living off a woman" or "soft rice man."
Even though his acting skills were always excellent, most people still believed he only got roles because of his relationship with Yong Xinyi.
Seeing that no one else was speaking, Shang Jingwei continued, "Actually, I’m lucky. I’ve had the chance to showcase my acting skills. There are many talented and hardworking artists who never get the opportunity, and in the end, they don’t even get the chance to meet the audience."
"Xinyi, I’ve always wanted to say thank you. Thank you for letting the audience get to know me, and thank you for choosing me among all the people," Shang Jingwei said seriously, looking at Yong Xinyi.
Hearing Shang Jingwei’s gratitude, Yong Xinyi’s eyes turned red.
So many years had passed, and although their relationship had always been good, she had never dared to ask him one question: after marrying her, did he ever regret it?
Top-tier idol (just wants to make enough money and retire early) Mu Zhengqing: "Separating work and life makes everything much easier."
The netizens in the live stream and the people in the production team originally thought they would brush through this segment, but who knew they actually gave serious answers.
Seeing their cooperation, Liang Qi couldn’t stop smiling. This one point was definitely worth it.
Now, he slightly regretted letting them speak freely.
Every topic they brought up could spark heated discussions.
With enough buzz and discussion, Liang Qi finally relented and allowed them to go back.
However, before they left, Liang Qi cheerfully told them that, due to the strong requests from the live stream audience, the production team, under duress, had no choice but to install cameras in their bedrooms.
Upon hearing this news, the few of them looked at each other, unsure, and sat still without moving.
Their attitude was firm: if the cameras in their bedrooms weren’t removed, they wouldn’t go back.
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