Unexpected disaster

"Hmm." Shi Yunshan nodded. "Besides, if I say it, I'm just mentioning you, it has nothing to do with me."

After saying that, Shi Yunshan deliberately glanced at Nie Chuiying's phone.

Nie Chuiying felt subtly threatened, so she quietly raised her hand, stopped the reading in her headphones, and said through gritted teeth, "You don't treat other people like this."

Why do you always argue with me?

Shi Yunshan paused for a moment, then said, "Are you the same as them?"

Nie Chuiying: "..." Insulting me? No, right? Yes, right?

Yu Nianxi's favorite scene was about to unfold. She had just rushed back and put down two plates of cookies when she said, "You two, you said you weren't allowed to isolate us, and you're still playing riddles?"

Xi Ai thought to herself, "Why do you have to bother them?" But she didn't say anything, silently took the first cookie, and handed it to Chu Yiqi.

Chu Yiqi was stunned for a moment, and Xi Ai said, "You should try it first, as a deposit for... you not standing on the other side."

Chu Yiqi's forehead twitched, but he didn't say anything. He took the cookie, but was immediately burned and instinctively let go. Then Xi Ai took the cookie back: "Oh, I'll eat it myself then."

Xi Ai had a great time this time, and turned back with a grin, stuffing the whole cookie into her mouth.

Chu Yiqi was even more speechless. Looking at Xi Ai, he had suspected for a long time that she was doing it on purpose!

She had to pretend it wasn't hot, which was really tough on her... no, she was really dedicated.

My hands were definitely all red...

“Staring at me won’t do any good.” Xi Ai turned her head and saw Chu Yiqi staring at her. She found it somewhat amusing and said, “Alright, here’s another one for you.”

Chu Yiqi prepared himself mentally and took out a piece of paper to put under his nose.

After chatting for a while, Meng Yike took the initiative to push the progress bar.

"Didn't you say there would be a surprise with the cookies?"

Only when Yu Nianxi mentioned it did she remember that she had dug a hole and hadn't filled it in. She immediately said, "Oh, right, there were a few pieces with coins inside. Whoever eats it... will then draw a punishment."

[ber, other people are lucky to get the food, why are you making it a punishment?]

[You'll get used to it; they're just a little bit eccentric.]

"The punishments I came up with after a lot of effort haven't been drawn yet. I finally came up with three to include." Yu Nianxi looked at the comments with a "so what?" expression.

Holding the biscuit, Chu Yiqi said objectively and calmly, "It's so-so. It's easy to dig your own grave with this kind of thing."

Xi Ai frowned, slowly raised her head, looked at Chu Yiqi, and then at Yu Nianxi.

Xi Ai: "...?"

I feel like someone is subtly criticizing me...

Chu Yiqi felt Xi Ai's gaze, paused for a moment, and suddenly realized that Xi Ai was the one most likely to do this.

It's been like this for a long time. Xi Ai seems to have some kind of bug in her body. Whenever there is a punishment involved, the rules are fine, but as long as Xi Ai participates in a part of it, the traps she sets will often fall into her own feet.

At every stage of their relationship, Chu Yiqi was often an innocent victim caught in the crossfire.

She coughed lightly and said, "I didn't mean to scold you, don't misunderstand, Teacher Xi."

Xi Ai: "..."

Well... I'm sorry? I misunderstood you.

She remained silent for a moment, as speechless and helpless as if she were being forced to drink pure milk: "Actually, Teacher Chu, you might not remember everything if you don't tell me."

[Ai Ai understands me, sending you love~]

[Haha, Ai'ai's biggest secret: all the "Easter eggs" I participated in backfired on me!]

[Qiqi is so cute, who doesn't understand? Let me pet her~~]

[Did nobody actually order the "Teacher Xi" and "Teacher Chu" stuff? My boss almost saw my doting smile this morning...]

Xi Ai knew those people too well, so their expressions were quite interesting when they looked at the projection together.

One of them practically had "See, I told you so" written all over their face, and once they weren't the ones feeling awkward, they would calmly watch the other person; the other person's expression would go blank for a moment, then return to the same awkwardness as before, and finally turn into "As long as I'm not awkward, no one else will be."

Xi Ai smiled as she looked at Chu Yiqi, and was somewhat surprised by her final expression: "Oh my, it's been so long, you're so different now. You never used to be so self-righteous."

Chu Yiqi calmed herself down and said without any guilt, "If you hadn't looked up and glared at me just now, I wouldn't have remembered it."

What's wrong with the person involved taking a look? Can't they just say they have PTSD?

They're blaming the victim when they're the ones who said it. Have they no shame?

Xi Ai couldn't say or even think of such a thing. She still found it a bit funny. She said logically, "Then you should blame Sister Luo. If she hadn't left the place for us, she might not have cooked herself, and there wouldn't have been these cookies, the Easter egg, or these conversations."

Chu Yiqi actually thought it made some sense when she heard it, but then she realized that she couldn't blame her. So she changed her tune indignantly: "Then blame Yu Nianxi. What's wrong with Sister Luo wanting us to be more comfortable?"

Yu Nianxi: "..."

Alright, you two...

I said, you've already broken up, can't you change that same thought process that you've been using for years?

[Qiqi is terrified: Sister Luo, let me explain! Xi'ai, don't talk nonsense!!]

[Qiqi's expression, both defiant and slightly timid, is so cute!! My sweet baby, ignore her, she'll regret it.]

[Xi Ai makes so much sense, hahaha—Upstairs, our Ai Ai isn't that worthless!!]

[It really exists]

What did little Xixi do wrong this time...?

[Milkshake: Oh my god, what a bolt from the blue!]

Xi Ai had just turned her gaze away and was slowly eating her biscuit when she suddenly felt a pain in her only remaining canine tooth—it was hurting.

She quickly grabbed a tissue, spat out the coin, and frowned deeply: "Yu Nianxi, can't you compensate me? I think I've lost my last canine tooth. Give me the money! I'll go get it fixed!"

Everyone burst into laughter, but the culprit laughed the loudest, leaning against Meng Yike's shoulder. She then called on the person who had been the most silent all along: "I think it's Qiqi's problem. You can ask Shumiao if you don't believe me."

Shi Yunshan said with a blank face: I don't know, I don't know. Don't leave me stuck in the middle of a bad ending couple. Okay, I like it. I'm the best wingman in the world.

"I don't know, but some people's predictions have always come true, right, Qiqi?"

Especially what you said about Xi Ai, whether good or bad, often fits in certain situations.

Chu Yiqi suddenly had a selfish thought and decided to treat it as a CP (couple) promotion, since they couldn't be untied for the time being anyway.

"I don't know. Anyway, some people just don't get the good things, but they always manage to get the bad things."

Xi Ai: ...

"They rubbed salt into my wounds!"

[Ai Ai is going to break, hahaha]

My friend said I looked like a hater when I smiled. ←_←

[The main point about the saplings is: don't talk about my business!]

[Qiqi, you didn't treat Ai'ai like this last time...]

[Last episode was great! But not mentioning the time was bad! New fans, check out the latter part of our second episode again.]

After Xi Ai finished her accusation, Chu Yiqi noticed that she was distracted again, perhaps because of the comments on the screen.

*

That episode of the group's variety show was in July, which also happened to be Xi Ai's birthday. So in the afternoon, she treated everyone to hot pot, but halfway through the meal, two cakes suddenly appeared.

One was ordered by Chu Yiqi. Xi Ai could tell at a glance that she was the only one with butterflies hanging on the side. Moreover, this person had even checked her birthday early in the morning.

But seeing Chu Yiqi staring blankly at the second cake, she felt like laughing and didn't really want to show that she knew.

As for the other cake, that must have been ordered by Mu Jin.

"Wow, how incredible, the boss ordered the cake himself."

Why do you make it sound like I'm someone with connections?

Chu Yiqi smiled and cut a piece of the cake he had ordered for Xi Ai.

Chu Yiqi joked along, "Anyone who didn't know better would really think it was you."

She had actually heard Xi Ai mention that their agent, Su Luojian, and this "de facto boss" were high school classmates. Naturally, she took the cake as a gesture of goodwill towards Su Luojian.

Xi Ai didn't offer much explanation, but her sharp eyes spotted the trophy in the center, and she asked Su Luojian, "Is this trophy edible?"

Su Luo glanced at it and said, "It's edible."

Chu Yiqi also took a look and then said, "Hmm."

—What a load of rubbish.

Xi Ai bit down and quickly pulled away, leaning against Chu Yiqi, touching her teeth as if she was about to cry.

Chu Yiqi quickly helped Xi Ai up and checked her teeth: "Are you alright?"

"pain……"

After recovering, Xi Ai said, "I felt a click just now, are my teeth crooked...?"

"No, no, no." Chu Yiqi started to say, then swallowed hard and said very slowly, "Hmm... why do your canine teeth look different?"

The others immediately looked at Su Luojian, their expressions a mixture of schadenfreude and disbelief, almost as if they were about to exclaim: "Sister Luo, you're so vicious..."

Xi Ai immediately took out her phone and opened the camera: "Huh? No? Ahhh..."

"You...take a look for yourself?" Chu Yiqi wanted to laugh a little, but also felt a little sorry for him, so she spoke hesitantly and tactfully.

"..."

"Does it hurt?"

"A little..."

When they returned home that day, the birthday celebrant quietly slipped downstairs and pushed open Chu Yiqi's door in the dark.

"How come I can't see that Teacher Xi has a habit of sneaking into other people's rooms?" Chu Yiqi had just removed her makeup and was sitting on the edge of the bed reading a book.

Xi Ai walked over and deliberately blocked the book so that Chu Yiqi could only see her. Then she said, "I didn't realize that ACE would leave the door open for me."

Chu Yiqi smiled, put the book aside, and looked up to kiss Xi Ai. Xi Ai propped herself up on the edge of the bed with her leg, and ran one hand through Chu Yiqi's hair.

When Chu Yiqi unconsciously put his hand on her shoulder, Xi Ai deliberately bit Chu Yiqi.

Chu Yiqi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized that Xi Ai had deliberately used the side without her canine tooth, which not only didn't hurt but was also quite funny: "Why did you bite me? It's not my fault..."

“You still bring that up…” Xi Ai’s voice sounded extremely aggrieved.

—But Chu Yiqi is susceptible to this: “Okay, okay, it’s alright, Danbian is very well-behaved.”

"..."

Xi Ai sat down next to Chu Yiqi and picked up the book to read together. She asked Chu Yiqi, "Does it hurt?"

Chu Yiqi was stunned for a moment, then realized what was happening, smiled and said: It's nothing.

Anyway, one of his canine teeth is gone...

*

Xi Ai seemed to come to her senses. She looked at the barrage of comments on the screen without saying anything, but glanced at Chu Yiqi—who was also about to look away from Xi Ai.

[Ouch, does it hurt?]

[A little bit——]

Chu Yiqi smiled unconsciously, still showing some concern, but before she could say anything, Meng Yike interrupted her: "Okay, let's put the punishment aside for now, we still need to care about the image of the store."

Chu Yiqi swallowed his words, glanced at Xi Ai's phone, and said, "Nothing's missing or broken. This time is different from last time, unless your teeth have suddenly become particularly bad in the last two years."

Xi Ai pouted, "It's a pity, I could have had two canine teeth..."

Chu Yiqi lifted his eyelids and looked at Xi Ai: "...Why don't you get it fixed—you'll remember it every time they mention it? Then it's not my fault."

In reality, Xi Ai was just pretending to be calm and normal, but her mind was racing with a lot of thoughts: for example, why Chu Yiqi's attitude had suddenly changed a little, and what she really meant...

However, it doesn't seem that different. It just doesn't have that awkward, unsettling feeling from the beginning, although it's still a bit strange.

Xi Ai thought about it for a moment and suddenly understood: at least before the CP pairing is broken up, they need to appear normal in front of the camera, and they need to interact and promote themselves...

The interaction was a bit sudden and a little hard to follow.