Chapter 31 Happy Clubbing: We're Professionals at Breaking Up Couples

The viewers in the live stream had never seen Qin Shu like this before.

Some people are cool, arrogant, and domineering CEOs in public, but in private they are childish and need to be coaxed. I won't say who they are.

Qin Shu: You might as well just give me your ID card.

[At work, my boss asked me why I was smiling like his aunt.]

[By the way, have you seen the lawyer's letter released by Song Ying's fan club? Yesterday, all those online trolls and professional haters were sued. This is the first time I've seen a celebrity in the Chinese entertainment industry so brave, suing over a hundred people in one go.]

[A lawyer's letter is just a deterrent; let's see if they can actually file a case first.]

[The person upstairs is out of touch. Go check out the latest post from the fan club. The case filing document has already been posted, and the studio and agent Jiang Hong's accounts have also reposted it. It's time to clean up the internet atmosphere.]

10G surfing fans jumped and ran around in the melon patch.

Song Ying, arriving just in time, went downstairs with Qin Shu.

At the top of the stairs, they ran into Shen Linzhou and Jiang Yueyao. The former's eyes flashed with amazement, and his gaze lingered on Song Ying's slender waist and legs, unwilling to look away.

Without making a sound, Qin Shu stepped forward and pulled Song Ying behind him as a shield.

The moment their eyes met, his gaze revealed undisguised arrogance and haughty warning.

It happened in the blink of an eye, ready to erupt at any moment.

Jiang Yueyao took the initiative to step forward and greet him: "Qin Shu, what a coincidence!"

After saying that, he acted as if he had just noticed Song Ying: "Song Ying, you're here too."

"?" Song Ying looked at Jiang Yueyao with an expression that seemed to ask, "Are you alright?"

Qin Shu then volunteered to speak for her, saying, "My girlfriend is with me, shouldn't she?"

Jiang Yueyao felt awkward and was about to explain when Qin Shu had already taken Song Ying's hand and led the way downstairs.

Watching the two figures disappear into the distance, Jiang Yueyao bit her lip, feeling resentful. Just as she was about to complain to Shen Linzhou, she turned her head and saw that her boyfriend's soul seemed to have grown into Song Ying's body along with his eyes.

"Are you still thinking about that vixen?" Jiang Yueyao pinched Shen Linzhou's palm, her eyes wide, and questioned him in a low voice.

Shen Linzhou regained his composure, withdrew his hand, and frowned as he massaged the area.

With a hint of impatience, he denied it in a low voice, "Don't talk nonsense. Don't forget, there are cameras everywhere here."

"Whether I'm lying or not, you know in your heart. When we were filming 'Que Ge,' you were completely bewitched by that vixen Song Ying. When she didn't fall for your tricks, you settled for a minor internet celebrity who looked about 70% like her, and someone even took pictures of it. After knowing you for so many years, don't think I don't know your scheming ways."

Jiang Yueyao sneered and looked at Shen Linzhou.

"I don't care what you're up to now, as long as our relationship continues, you'll still be mine. Even if I, Jiang Yueyao, don't want you, Song Ying isn't worthy of taking your trash. I was able to get her last time, and I can do it again this time. Before you get any funny ideas, you'd better think about whether that little bitch is more important or your future."

After saying this, Jiang Yueyao went downstairs and reappeared in front of the camera with a smile on her face, completely different from when she had made those harsh remarks in private.

Shen Linzhou rubbed the fingerprints on his palm, a hint of ruthlessness flashing across his handsome face.

If Jiang Yueyao hadn't had something on him, he wouldn't have been entangled with her all these years.

Back then, he became a legendary actor with just one film, and although his career has declined in recent years, there are still plenty of people willing to come to him.

In contrast, Jiang Yueyao's Best Actress award was merely a result of spending money and pulling strings to win over the organizers. The gap between the two is now huge. He doesn't look down on her, but she's already showing off.

The two of them rarely saw each other throughout the year, and he would occasionally find a few people to relieve his loneliness. What's the big deal?

She repeatedly had someone secretly film her, then came forward to cry and pretend to be a good person, choosing to forgive him and expecting him to be grateful.

He'd had enough of this life for four years.

But now things are different. He has evidence that Jiang Yueyao stole the gold coins. From now on, it's uncertain who will be in control.

Squinting, Chen Linzhou leisurely descended the stairs.

The eight people finally arrived.

Director Bai glanced at the time. "It's four o'clock in the afternoon. Since everyone's score was the same when we were setting up the tents, you can buy barbecue ingredients for tonight at the discount supermarket."

As they spoke, a staff member pushed a small cart over.

"These foods will be offered at super low prices. Please use your shopping credits to select your favorite ingredients according to your personal preferences."

Song Ying glanced at them and exclaimed, "...? No, why do these ingredients look so familiar?"

"Teacher Song has a good eye!"

Director Bai gave a thumbs up, "These are the ingredients we pulled out of your fridge at noon. They'd be a waste to leave them lying around anyway, so we took them out and gave them to you at a discount, saving the production team the trouble of buying more."

Song Ying: "...Shall I praise you?"

Director Bai seized the opportunity, chuckled, and wrinkles appeared on his round, chubby face. "Shh, keep it low-key, keep it low-key."

The items laid out included meat, vegetables, and fruit—all high-quality ingredients that Qin Shu had previously purchased according to nutritional guidelines. They were perfect for barbecue, so you could buy them without hesitation.

Considering the need for a balanced diet, Qin Shu chose a bag of large prawns, while Song Ying took some shiitake mushrooms and lamb chops; Jiang Yueyao chose crabs, and Shen Linzhou took enoki mushrooms and beef; Zhou Ruoyu chose a bag of chicken legs, and Qiao Yu took large green peppers and bacon; Da Meng, who likes staple foods, took a bag of flatbread and pork belly, and the remaining chicken wings, fish tofu, crab patties, and other bean products all went to Tian Dou.

"Next, we'll be handling the ingredients. However, we'll need to split into groups to work on the ingredients."

Director Bai's terrible idea came to the fore, and the guests immediately looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Disorganize the groups?"

"But how do we divide it?"

"The two who chose seafood are one group, the beef and mutton are another group, the chicken legs and wings are a third group, and the remaining pork is a fourth group." Director Bai felt that he was simply a little genius.

[Shouldn't this be an interaction between couples? Why group them by pork, chicken, beef, and lamb instead of couples? What kind of twisted logic is this?]

[Are you new to this show? Other dating shows focus on pairing up couples, but "Detective Love" specializes in breaking up couples. In the first two seasons, all the guests broke up and had huge dramas. In the first half month of this season's premiere, both guest stars announced their breakups. I'm guessing that regular guests Zhou Ruoyu and Qiao Yu will be together soon too. Right now, only the "Win or Lose" couple and the Jiang-Chen couple are still together. I just don't know how long they can last.]

[Welcome to the cult-like dating reality show "Love Detective Journey," where sometimes it's a normal dating show, and other times it's chaotic and outrageous. How the rules are adjusted depends entirely on the director's whims.]

As expected, the result was that the ingredients were grouped together.

Qin Shu and Jiang Yueyao are in the same group.

Song Ying and Shen Linzhou are in the same group.

Qiao Yu is paired with Da Meng.

Zhou Ruoyu paired with sweet peas.

[Aside from Qiao Yu and Da Meng, who are considered normal, the rest are all in dire straits, right?]

This statement perfectly expressed what everyone was thinking.

Song Yinggang and Shen Linzhou were rumored to be dating, Qin Shu had just confronted Jiang Yueyao yesterday, and as for Zhou Ruoyu, she has always looked down on Tiandou and they even had a fight last night.

At this moment, apart from Shen Linzhou and Jiang Yueyao who were secretly delighted, everyone else was not in high spirits.

Song Ying asked directly, "Can't we each handle our own things?"

There's really no need to group and match ingredients when you're just preparing something simple.

"No way~" Director Bai shook his chubby little finger.

"What if couples switch partners?" Qin Shu would rather be in a group with Shen Linzhou than with Song Ying.

As a man himself, he had already sensed Shen Linzhou's unusual feelings for his wife.

Director Bai, who had also sensed the subtle relationship between the group, continued his cheerful dancing: "You must follow the rules! You can only cooperate within your group, no cheating across groups. The first two groups to finish processing the ingredients will receive a mystery ingredient gift pack! The two losing groups will have to work together and draw lots to perform a talent show!"

The mushrooms that Song Ying was holding were crushed by Qin Shu.

When Bai Dao met Qin Shu's gaze, he felt a chill in his heart, but he quickly straightened up.

He now has tens of millions in investments, and he doesn't care about anyone else except his big investors!

Nothing is more important than popularity.

Thinking this, Director Bai glared back.

Qin Shu's eyes could no longer be concealed.

Song Ying quickly whispered a word of advice, "It's just a group assignment, don't worry, I won't pay any attention to him."

With his wife's gentle touch, Qin Shu quickly calmed down, saying, "Then I won't pay any attention to her."

Since the indoor kitchen has limited space, the area for preparing ingredients is located outdoors.

There are four worktables, one for each group, each with a faucet and a cutting board, neither too far nor too close.

Qin Shu picked out a pair of scissors, squatted down, and began to process the shrimp.

Within two minutes, Jiang Yueyao came over carrying a cold box containing crabs.

The crab was alive; when the shell was opened, it was still waving its claws and teeth.

Jiang Yueyao's eyes welled up with tears, and she looked at him pitifully. "Qin Shu, this crab is so fierce. Can you help me deal with it?"