Gu Zhan didn’t want to recall the state he woke up in today anymore.
He had stayed up all night yesterday reading Stop Making Trouble. Because he had booked the entire floor and no one came in or out of the fourth floor, Gu Zhan had sat in a chair to rest for a bit in the morning.
He hadn’t expected that in just that short while, he would wake up tied up.
Aside from the one hand propping up his head, both his other wrist and his ankles were tied to the chair, even tied into beautiful, playful bows. 1
Gu Zhan didn’t need to guess to know who it was. …Shi Yi. Other than her, no one would be so audacious, and no one could get close to him while he was asleep.
The difference between reality and his dreams was too great; Gu Zhan couldn’t quite recover from the shock—perhaps because he had read Stop Making Trouble, he had just dreamed of the Shi Yi from the past. Back then, Shi Yi was extremely clingy.
“Gu Zhan Gu Zhan Gu Zhan Gu Zhan, pay attention to me~” “You’re not allowed to call me stupid. Couldn’t you tell I was just trying to make conversation with the boy I like?” “Rocks are so annoying, my feet hurt. Boyfriend, carry me on your back for a bit?” “I was originally sick, but I feel better the moment I saw you.” “I want to stay with my boyfriend~” “Why are you so good to me?”
Look at how good she was at pouring ecstasy soup.
…It was too different from reality.
The room door was open. Without needing to look, he knew Shi Yi had already run away.
The man moved his wrist. It was unknown how he maneuvered, but the tied strap slipped right off his wrist. After freeing both hands, he untied the two shoelaces on his feet.
Now there was only one problem left—Gu Zhan looked toward the surveillance camera.
“…” After taking care of the surveillance, Gu Zhan didn’t go chase after Shi Yi.
On one hand, the bodyguards guarding the fourth-floor entrance hadn’t caught up to her, so he didn’t know Shi Yi’s exact whereabouts. On the other hand, he now knew Shi Yi’s secret identity. The monk could run, but the temple wouldn’t move; he didn’t need to be anxious for the time being. The most important thing was that Shi Yi was always thinking about slipping away.
Gu Zhan couldn’t possibly lock Shi Yi up, so he had to think of a solution.
— Hahahahahaha! Hahahahahahahaha!
The taxi driver glanced at the rearview mirror from time to time. “Miss, did you run into something happy?”
Shi Yi tried her best to hold it in, but thinking of Gu Zhan’s expression when he woke up, she couldn’t help but laugh out loud again. “Yes, sir, something very happy.” As for her, the sea was boundless for fish to leap, the sky was vast for birds to fly.
The driver was probably around forty or fifty years old. Hearing this, he also smiled. “That’s good, it’s good to smile more… Miss, where are you heading?”
“Where’s a more bustling place?” Shi Yi wasn’t very familiar with S City. She had chosen this place because the headquarters of Huanfeng Film and Television was here. Xu Meimei was also here. …Speaking of Xu Meimei, after she blacklisted her last time, did she ever pull her out of the blacklist?
The driver looked out through the rearview mirror. “Miss, you aren’t from around here, are you?” “If we’re talking about bustling places in S City, it would be the S Film and Television City. It’s incredibly lively over there, lots of celebrities are inside filming, and the facilities for eating, drinking, and playing are fully equipped. There’s also an ancient water town next to it which is super beautiful. If you come here to play, you definitely have to visit it once.”
“Is that so? Thank you for the recommendation, sir. Then let’s go to the Film and Television City.” Shi Yi’s heart was moved; she could conveniently watch a live filming on set.
“Alrighty.” It wasn’t until Shi Yi entered the Film and Television City that she realized she had been wrong. The perimeter of the crew’s filming sets was guarded by bodyguards; she couldn’t get in at all.
Shi Yi dragged her suitcase and retraced her steps, sending a message to Xu Meimei, “Sister, where are you right now?”
Xu Meimei: ???
—Hah, you still have the nerve to add me?
—Are my feelings worth nothing?
—Tui1.
Shi Yi replied: Plastic feelings indeed aren’t worth much. She thought about it. Last time, it was Xu Meimei who had blacklisted her. The cause was that when the two of them were video chatting, Xu Meimei took a screenshot on a whim and discovered that Shi Yi looked paler in the screenshot. Xu Meimei stubbornly refused to admit that she had tanned, angrily accused Shi Yi of being treacherous, and blacklisted her for two days.
—???? —You still dare to say that! —You’re dead!
Shi Yi reminded her: You did it once, I did it once, it’s fair.
Xu Meimei thought to herself, how could that be the same? In the heart of a plastic best friend, she and the other party were fundamentally not the same concept. I can blacklist you, but you cannot blacklist me.
But she couldn’t say these words out loud.
Miss Xu reluctantly glossed over the blacklisting issue and answered the question, “I’m at the Film and Television City, here to see my little Male God.”
As expected! Shi Yi’s voice automatically softened by two degrees. “Sister, take me in for a bit?” Xu Meimei: Where are you? Shi Yi: At the entrance of the Film and Television City. Xu Meimei was shocked: You got on the bus first, buy the ticket later?
??? Shi Yi stopped at the corner and conveniently bought a meat bun. The Film and Television City actually sold meat buns. She replied: Promise me you’ll hire a language arts teacher to take some advanced courses. Xu Meimei: It basically means the same thing, just get the gist of it.
Smells so good. Taking a bite of the fragrant bun, her whole body felt comfortable. Shi Yi sent over an address. “Come pick me up.”
Xu Meimei also sent back an address: Sorry, can’t do it. My foot is injured, you can only come over yourself. Pick her up? Just run over yourself.
A sliver of slyness flashed through Shi Yi’s eyes as she feigned injustice. “Alright.”
—
As soon as Xu Meimei put away her phone, she had several aunties quickly clean up the house, ensuring it reached a spotless state before Shi Yi walked through the door. She absolutely couldn’t lose face in front of her. She also had a bodyguard wait outside the door to notify her when Shi Yi arrived.
“Ahem.” Following the address, Shi Yi walked to the door. The bodyguard cleared his throat, stepped forward to welcome her, and took her suitcase. “Is it Miss Shi Yi? Please.”
Shi Yi pushed the door open and went in. The first thing catching her eye was a small round table set in front of the floor-to-ceiling windows. A bouquet of white daisies and two cups of steaming tea sat on the table. Xu Meimei, wearing a red gauze dress, was sitting there striking a pose.
Shi Yi and Xu Meimei kept in frequent contact, so she changed out of her high heels without any unfamiliarity. “What are you zoning out for?”
Xu Meimei picked up her teacup. “Drinking tea.”
She glanced at Shi Yi, curled her lips, and suppressed the sourness in her heart. She looked good even just casually wearing a dress. “One wouldn’t visit the Three Jewels Temple for nothing2. What are you looking for me for?”
Shi Yi refilled her cup with tea. “Is your little Male God currently at the Film and Television City?” One who is unaccountably solicitous is hiding evil intentions. Xu Meimei raised her guard. “Why are you asking this?” Shi Yi: “I want to go into the production crew to take a look.” Xu Meimei blurted out, “You still want to hit on my little Male God?”
“…” Shi Yi paused her actions and asked a soul-searching question. “What on earth is going on in your head?”
Xu Meimei felt a bit awkward; it did seem quite unlikely. Shi Yi already had Gu Zhan, so why would she settle for plain porridge and side dishes. However, she remained stubborn and muttered softly, “You can’t blame me. Who was it that previously swore she had nothing to do with my Male God, only to turn into his unforgettable ex-girlfriend in the blink of an eye?”
Xu Meimei had always believed that, as long as it was kept within limits, someone who was a little pretentious and dramatic would be very cute. She had always strived in this direction herself. What she hadn’t achieved, Shi Yi had. After going out to attend high school for two years, it was as if this person had attended a pretentiousness training camp; she was completely reborn. Before she left, she could smash someone’s skull with a single palm strike. When she came back, she couldn’t even twist off a bottle cap. The key point was that her pretentiousness wasn’t annoying at all; she was delicate and adorable.
Xu Meimei knew it was bad news back then, and sure enough, this girl even managed to hook up with Gu Zhan. What if she went to the film set and lured her little Male God away too?
Shi Yi: “…” After Shi Yi explained, Xu Meimei barely agreed. She still muttered that since Shi Yi wasn’t a director, watching the shoot wouldn’t be very useful, and she’d be better off finding a proper screenwriter.
The two chatted while drinking tea. Shi Yi said, “I don’t know anyone in the screenwriting field. I’ll look around first and decide after watching the shoot.” Xu Meimei comforted her half-heartedly: “Your luck has always been good. Maybe a screenwriter will automatically deliver themselves to your door.”
Neither of them took these words seriously. It wasn’t hard to find a screenwriter; saying she didn’t know anyone was just a joke. With money, wouldn’t it be easy to hire a screenwriter?
Who knew someone really would deliver themselves to her door.
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