◎This useless system has two brushes◎

The atmosphere in the courtyard was strange for a moment.

Su Baiwei widened her eyes, not understanding what had just happened.

Jiang Ninglu, who was standing by, saw Song Leyao's gloomy face and understood what was going on. It turned out that this was how the superpower of "making someone vomit" was used.

A meaningful smile flashed across her eyes, but she immediately put it away, lowered her eyes, and asked Su Baiwei in a nervous and concerned tone, "Weiwei, what's wrong with you? Is it because Miss Song's cooking is so delicious that you ate too much?"

Su Baiwei hadn't recovered from the sudden situation yet, and without thinking, she took over Jiang Ninglu's words to make amends: "Yes, yes! It's because Le Yao's cooking is so delicious, I—yue!"

There was another silence at the table.

Su Baiwei was stunned, not understanding why she suddenly felt like vomiting so uncontrollably.

She covered her throat, looked at Song Leyao's obviously unhappy face, and hurriedly explained: "Leyao, listen to me, I didn't mean it, my stomach is a little uncomfortable, it has nothing to do with your cooking, your cooking is really delicious!"

But her words were obviously not convincing, because as soon as she finished speaking, she vomited again, and this time, her stomach was churning, and Su Baiwei didn't have time to cover her mouth, and she vomited all over Song Leyao in front of her.

The air was suddenly filled with an unpleasant smell, and the guests all showed expressions of disgust on their faces. Even the staff who were filming nearby couldn't help but cover their noses.

Su Baiwei was completely dumbfounded.

She stared blankly at Song Leyao's limited edition high-end dress that she had soiled. It took her a long time to come to her senses. She grabbed the paper towel on the dining table to wipe Song Leyao's clothes.

However, as soon as he extended his hand, it was slapped away by the other party in disgust.

Song Leyao's face turned pale and blue. She stood up from her chair without even looking at Su Baiwei. She picked up her skirt and walked away angrily.

The audience in the live broadcast room were stunned.

What happened to Su Baiwei? Why did she suddenly vomit like this? Could it be that she really had an upset stomach?

[But didn't she say that Song Leyao's cooking was delicious? It has nothing to do with her cooking.]

Is it possible that Su Baiwei was lying? Look at the other guests' restrained expressions just now. It's obvious that they were trying to save the eldest lady's face.

If that's the case, Su Baiwei is so hypocritical. She can still praise the food even though it tastes so bad. She's really two-faced!

[Haha, when others praise you, it's just to save your face, but when it comes to Weiwei, you're being hypocritical. You guys understand double standards.]

[But no one else vomited in front of Song Leyao. Isn't this just being two-faced? She can't be pregnant, right?]

[Don't mention it, I actually heard gossip a few days ago about Su Baiwei and a mysterious man going in and out of the apartment. Maybe it's true.]

[As for the previous part, I hope you understand that spreading rumors is illegal. Weiwei is so focused on her career and hasn't even been in a relationship, how could she possibly be pregnant? If you spread rumors about a female celebrity like this, be careful I'll sue you for defamation!]

The barrage area was filled with smoke for a while.

In the courtyard, Su Baiwei was still vomiting. In the end, she even vomited out the acid in her stomach and felt exhausted.

The accompanying medical staff were extremely busy today. First, they rescued Jiang Ninglu who had drowned, and then in the evening another artist had a stomachache.

The program director saw that Su Baiwei could not stand steadily, her steps were unsteady, and her face was as pale as a piece of paper. He asked worriedly whether they should send her to the hospital.

Su Baiwei thought of something, a hint of panic flashed in her eyes, and she quickly raised her weak hand and waved it, saying that it was not necessary. She had an old stomach problem and just needed to rest for a while.

Seeing that she insisted, the director had to send her back to the room to rest. At the same time, he instructed the medical staff to pay attention to her physical condition and send her to the hospital immediately if she felt unwell.

After this happened, Su Baiwei vomited all over the yard, and no one else had an appetite to eat.

The poolside dinner ended abruptly, and the official had to apologize to netizens, saying that due to the physical condition of the guests, today's live broadcast would end here, and everyone was asked to watch it again tomorrow.

As the audience was arguing, the screen in the live broadcast room suddenly went black, so they had to angrily change the battlefield and continue arguing.

Jiang Ninglu returned to the room in a very happy mood.

The system popped up in my mind to claim credit: [So, I'm awesome, right? I helped you fight back. Doesn't that feel good? I told you I was useful!]

Recalling Su Baiwei's embarrassed look just now, Jiang Ninglu nodded undeniably: "It's pretty cool. But..." She changed the subject, her clear and beautiful almond-shaped eyes tinged with a hint of coldness, "Compared to me almost drowning, her public embarrassment is nothing."

The system had a bad feeling: [Are you still thinking about letting Su Baiwei experience the same feeling of falling into the water?]

Jiang Ning and Lu Liangliang asked back, "Why not? Give someone a taste of their own medicine. I used to be too easy to talk to, so anyone could step on me."

The system choked, and suddenly felt that saving the host was a long and arduous journey.

Because it was a rare occasion for Su Baiwei to be humiliated, Jiang Ninglu was in a good mood and slept well tonight.

The next day, she woke up early and prepared to go to today's recording location to familiarize herself with the venue before the show started filming, to see if she could find a suitable opportunity to make Su Baiwei fall into the water without realizing that it was her who did it.

There was a clanging sound coming from the kitchen. Jiang Ninglu walked over in confusion and saw Lu Chang busy at the island counter.

It is seven o'clock in the morning and the live broadcast starts at nine o'clock. At this time, other guests are usually sleeping in their rooms, not to mention the staff who have been working hard all day.

Apparently, the man in front of the counter also thought so, so he showed a stunned expression when he saw Jiang Ninglu.

"Good morning." Lu Chang greeted Jiang Ninglu.

He was handsome, tall, and standing in the still-bright morning sunlight, he looked gentle and beautiful like a painting. His tone was a little unnatural.

Jiang Ninglu poured herself a glass of warm water and said calmly, "Good morning."

There was a long silence afterwards.

Jiang Ninglu finished her water and was about to leave when Lu Chang stopped her: "Are you... feeling better? I made some porridge, you can have some later."

Jiang Ninglu stopped and said politely, "Thank you, but it's okay."

The man was silent for a moment, then suddenly said, "Why are you always like this?"

Jiang Ninglu turned around and looked at him puzzledly.

It was these eyes, watery and misty, like a deer that accidentally wandered into the woods in the early morning, with a naive simplicity and innocence that made Lu Chang's heart beat violently and his eyes soften every time he saw them.

But it also made him feel annoyed: "You always look indifferent, and I can't tell what you are thinking. You never ask about my mood or thoughts. I have always been curious, have you ever considered me your boyfriend?"

"Lu Chang," Jiang Ninglu frowned, feeling the need to interrupt him. "Didn't we agree to pretend we didn't know each other on the show? Besides, we've already broken up."

After a pause, Jiang Ninglu added, "You were the one who broke up."

Lu Chang was stunned, as if a knife was stabbed in the heart.

He opened his mouth to say something, but Jiang Ninglu had already quickly left the kitchen.

Walking on the beach with the cool sea breeze blowing on her face, Jiang Ninglu felt that her good mood for the whole night was ruined.

What is it like to appear on a variety show with your ex-boyfriend?

Apart from the initial awkwardness, Jiang Ninglu quickly treated each other as strangers as they had agreed.

After all, Lu Chang is no longer the nameless extra who has been hanging around in various drama crews for many years, but a new rising star who has become the "national husband" with a hit ancient idol drama this year.

From any perspective, they are not suitable for further contact.

In fact, when recalling this relationship, Jiang Ninglu even felt it was a bit mysterious.

When she first came to Beijing and was in trouble, Lu Chang extended a helping hand to her several times.

Later, Lu Chang confessed his love to her. Jiang Ninglu, who didn't know how to refuse and didn't know how to repay him, agreed in a daze. But less than three months later, Lu Chang proposed to break up.

It would be a lie to say that she wasn't sad. This was her first relationship in her life, and it made her doubt herself.

But she soon realized that separation was the norm in life, and perhaps the other party had made a better choice. Just looking at Lu Chang's reaction just now, he seemed to have a lot of opinions about her.

But none of this matters anymore. For Jiang Ninglu, the most important thing right now is Su Baiwei. She wants to get back all the humiliations she has suffered in her limited life.

After Jiang Ninglu left, Lu Chang stood in front of the island and looked out the gate of the villa for a long time before he gradually came to his senses.

He filled a bowl of hot porridge and knocked on the door of the room across the aisle from his own.

After a while, the door opened, and the person inside rushed over quickly after seeing him clearly, hanging on him aggrievedly, his voice soft and tender, sounding very distressing.

"Why did you come to see me just now? Did you forget about me?"

"How could that be?" Lu Chang carefully moved away from the hand holding the porridge to prevent it from spilling on her. "There were too many people here last night, and I was afraid they might notice something. I got up early to make porridge for you, worried that your stomach was still upset."

"I'm sorry, I wronged you." Su Baiwei sniffed, sat down in front of the bed, wrapped her arms tightly around Lu Chang's strong waist, and buried her head in his arms, afraid that he would leave.

Seeing her so cute and cuddly, Lu Chang felt soft-hearted. They had met before when filming a movie, and now they were on the same variety show together. Lu Chang had no resistance to this type of pure white and well-behaved girl, and he couldn't control himself when he saw her showing her affection frequently.

Although he still couldn't forget Jiang Ninglu, he was a man after all, with normal psychological and physiological needs. During their relationship, Jiang Ninglu always resisted his touch, refusing to let him kiss or hug her, and her attitude towards him was no different from before they started dating.

This made Lu Chang feel very frustrated.

But Su Baiwei is different. She is gentle, considerate and attentive. Lu Chang feels sweet and happy every second with her.

The two of them snuggled in a camera-free room, spending some time together. After Lu Chang finished feeding Su Baiwei porridge, he remembered the Weibo post he saw last night and asked her hesitantly, "Are you really feeling sick? Could it be... you're pregnant?"

"How is that possible!" Su Baiwei immediately raised her head from his chest upon hearing this and denied it outright, "We always take such good protective measures, it's impossible. Did you also read those fabricated stories online?"

"No, I'm just asking." Lu Chang smiled, patted her back and comforted her softly, "If you really are pregnant, don't be afraid. We can give birth to the child secretly. I will be responsible for you."

When Su Baiwei heard this, her back stiffened and her expression changed rapidly.

But soon, she returned to her smiling face and shyly pinched Lu Chang's chest: "You are so annoying. You always tease me."

It's just a casual affair, a way to boost his popularity and have a romantic relationship with a handsome guy at public expense, and it's an exciting underground relationship. He wouldn't take it seriously, right?

In the room, two people had their own thoughts.

On the other side of the beach, Jiang Ninglu had already explored several good spots to fall into the water and had thought of several plans, just waiting for Su Baiwei to enter the net.

However, when the show started filming at nine o'clock, Jiang Ninglu saw other guests arriving one after another, but Su Baiwei was nowhere to be seen. She couldn't help but ask the staff, "Where's Weiwei? Why can't I see her?"

"Oh, Teacher Su. Her stomach is still not feeling well, so she asked for leave this morning to rest in the house."

Jiang Ninglu: “…”

In other words, she had worked in vain all morning.

The system appeared to gloat over the misfortune: [I've told you to put away those devious thoughts. Bad people will not have a good end. Just honestly walk my sunny path. Together we can turn the tide!]

Jiang Ninglu sneered and responded in his mind: "If you hadn't activated that vomiting superpower without permission last night, my plan wouldn't have been disrupted."

The system wronged: [I did this to help you, you are such an ungrateful person, humph!]

Jiang Ninglu was too lazy to pay attention to it and looked far away in the direction of the villa.

Su Baiwei was lucky and escaped.

But there is still a long time to go, and they still have several episodes to record, so there will be plenty of opportunities to retaliate in the future.

"Ninglu, the drawing of lots has started. Why are you daydreaming?" Gu Ye's voice interrupted Jiang Ninglu's thoughts.

Jiang Ninglu came to her senses and saw a staff member from the program team walking up to them with a cardboard box.

Today's event is that the guests are divided into two groups to participate in a sea powerboat race. Because Su Baiwei took a leave of absence, there is one missing guest, so the program team selected someone from the enthusiastic audience to replace her to participate in the challenge.

Jiang Ninglu was not in the mood. She reached into the paper box and found that the ball she took out was the same color as the eldest lady Song Leyao. Both of them had unhappy expressions on their faces.

Song Leyao has always looked down on Jiang Ninglu. Besides hearing that she was a country bumpkin from the countryside, she also couldn't stand her hypocritical appearance of speaking softly and trying to please everyone she met, which was not sincere at all.

Jiang Ninglu also did not forget the disdainful look the eldest lady gave her and what she said when she was drowning yesterday.

Neither of them concealed their disdain for the other, and Song Leyao was shocked. Was she mistaken? That usually timid persimmon dared to look at her like that.

She raised her head, chin up, and said in a condescending tone, "I always strive for perfection in everything I do, so even if it's just a game, I want to take first place. I hope you won't hold me back."

"Really?" After what happened yesterday, Jiang Ninglu was no longer the Jiang Ninglu that anyone could step on. She blinked her innocent eyes and suggested in a very sincere tone, "If that's the case, then you need to improve your cooking skills. Don't make people vomit next time."

"you--"

Song Leyao was so angry that she choked, and the expression on her face that turned pale and blue was quite spectacular.

Jiang Ninglu's words obviously reminded her of the terrible night before. The dinner she had carefully prepared was ruined by Su Baiwei, a woman who had always hidden her double-faced nature very well, making her a laughing stock in everyone's eyes.

The audience in the live broadcast room was equally surprised.

[What's going on? Why is Jiang Ninglu suddenly so tough? Hasn't she always been the easiest to talk to?]

[Yeah, she actually dared to confront Song Leyao in public. Isn't she afraid that Miss Song's producer aunt will kick her out of the program team?]

[I've already told you that Jiang Ninglu's cuteness is all fake. Do you really think there are pure and flawless little white flowers in the entertainment industry?]

[Why not? Su Baiwei is right. She was just upset yesterday because of her stomach. Besides, if the eldest lady's cooking wasn't so unpalatable, how could she have vomited? She was just being kind and trying to save her face.]

[6. Where did you buy your filters? Please recommend some to me. I often feel that my heart is too dark, and I want to put on a filter to feel the beauty of the world.]

[But honestly, it's quite satisfying to watch Jiang Ninglu get defensive. She was so frustrated before, I felt really bad for her.]

[I agree. I don't understand why I have to be so humble and submissive in front of others, even though I'm not bad looking.]

Song Leyao walked angrily to the motorboat, which was an inflatable kayak. She needed to paddle with Jiang Ninglu to reach the designated location. The one with the shortest time would receive points as a reward from the program team.

These points will be of great use in future activities, so even though Jiang Ninglu also saw that the eldest lady was dissatisfied, she did not intend to get angry with Song Leyao during the competition.

One of them had a mysterious obsession with victory, and the other wanted points, but they cooperated unexpectedly well. Not only did they leave the group of Gu Ye and Jiang Mingyi, an old man and a young man who had a disagreement, far behind, they also overtook the group of Lu Chang and the amateurs and won first place.

After picking up the small flag, Song Leyao was in a very happy mood, and even looked at Jiang Ninglu with a more favorable attitude.

"I can't tell. You look so skinny and weak that you could be blown down by a gust of wind, but you actually have quite a lot of strength."

Jiang Ninglu glanced at her indifferently, not wanting to tell her that if she were forced to live in hardship and bullying for a long time, and had to work hard to earn money and avoid being bullied, she would do the same.

However, no one is willing to understand these things, and even if they do, they will not be able to truly empathize with them.

Jiang Ninglu silently turned the kayak around and paddled towards the shore.

Song Leyao didn't get a response and tutted. Jiang Ninglu was indeed an unpleasant person.

If Su Baiwei were here... Never mind, Su Baiwei is even more hateful.

The eldest lady's joy was halved. She lay on the kayak, waving the small flag of victory in a rather bored manner.

Suddenly, a big wave came and lifted their kayak high up.

Before either of them could even open their mouths to scream, they were both flipped into the sea.

At the moment of falling into the water, Jiang Ninglu vaguely saw that the reef not far away was one of the "Su Baiwei's expected falling points" that he had specially surveyed in the morning.

Jiang Ninglu: “???”

What a mess!