Chapter 21: It's quite interesting that the beautiful woman gets her comeuppance.

Over here, Luo Jiayin was filled with anticipation, wishing she could turn around and buy another bag of melon seeds and pull over a small stool.

Suddenly, Gu Yishen's gaze swept across the crowd, and in an instant, he stared intently at him like a hungry wolf spotting its prey.

If she didn't use the wrong adjective, Gu Yishen's current state could probably be summarized as...

Eyes lit up...

An ominous premonition arose spontaneously, and Luo Jiayin immediately sensed something was wrong. She was about to pull Yu Jiu away and run away.

A voice, as eager as a spring breeze in March, rang out from ahead.

"Luo Jia, you've finally arrived!"

Yu Jiu and Luo Jiayin were both stunned and stood frozen in place.

Upon hearing this, the media members who had surrounded Gu Yishen in the center of the room all turned their heads away.

Sure enough, following the direction of Gu Yishen's gaze, they also saw Luo Jiayin, wearing a baseball cap and black-rimmed glasses, dressed casually at home.

Gu Yishen stopped dealing with the reporters and walked straight to Luo Jiayin's side through the crowd.

Yu Jiu looked completely bewildered, but Feng Xu reacted quickly, squeezing in front of her and speaking before Yu Jiu could ask.

"Oh, Assistant Yu, we've been trying to find you for ages, but we couldn't get through to you on the phone."

Yu Jiu: ? ? ?

Without saying a word, Feng Xu pulled Yu Jiu aside to "check the cell phone signal".

Gu Yishen walked up to Luo Jiayin and gave her a light, easy punch to the chest.

"You little rascal, you didn't answer the phone! Look what kind of trouble I've gotten myself into. I'm going to eat an extra plate of meat at this hot pot dinner tonight!"

Luo Jiayin is a remarkable person; to use Abu's words, he's practically a genius.

With Gu Yishen hinting so clearly, how could Luo Jiayin not realize that she had been temporarily brought in by the great actor Gu to save the day?

However, she did admire Gu Yishen's quick thinking and resourcefulness.

Although she was the one being framed for a staged accident...

Considering that Gu Yishen had helped her once before in the incident with the stalker fan, Luo Jiayin decided to repay him for his kindness.

After all, it wouldn't do her any harm to have someone like Gu Yishen remember her well.

Moreover, they are about to participate in the variety show "Hold On to the Villain's Script" together, with Luo Jiayin as the guest star for this episode.

She isn't very familiar with the other regular guests, so there will inevitably be times when she needs Gu Yishen's help.

In just one second, Luo Jiayin had clearly grasped the pros and cons in her mind.

Some reporters at the scene expressed doubt about Gu Yishen's statement, clearly not very convinced by his explanation.

Luo Jiayin glanced at Gu Yishen and saw that although he looked relaxed, his slightly pursed lips revealed his unease and guilt.

Luo Jiayin said "Hey" and nudged Gu Yishen's arm with her elbow.

"Mr. Gu, you don't need to sacrifice yourself like this if you want to take advantage of me. Look at the big fuss you've made. Anyone who didn't know better would think you'd been exposed for having a relationship, haha."

Luo Jiayin joked, and Gu Yishen wiped away his awkward expression.

Lin Manyi stood still and didn't follow, so she couldn't hear the conversation between Gu Yishen and Luo Jiayin very clearly.

But when she suddenly saw Gu Yishen and Luo Jiayin with their arms around each other so familiarly, her heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.

Not only Lin Manyi, but most of the people present at the time, including Yu Jiu, Feng Xu, and even Luo Jiayin herself, were almost stunned.

Everyone is very familiar with Gu Yishen's unapproachable demeanor.

But to be joking around and calling a popular idol "brother"...

They could never have imagined it!

The key point is that he's a male idol!!

Thinking back to the incident involving Luo Jia's obsessive fans that happened a couple of days ago, although Gu Yishen stated that he was not familiar with Luo Jia, his words clearly implied that he was speaking up for Luo Jia.

For a moment, several reporters couldn't help but scrutinize Gu Yishen and Luo Jiayin, trying to see if the two had any private relationship.

Luo Jiayin found it amusing to feel the probing gazes around her.

Unexpectedly, although Gu Yishen is not as aloof as the persona he has cultivated, his resistance to women seems to be genuine.

Luo Jiayin had heard a little about the background of this rising star; it was said that she was related to a high-ranking executive at Sega.

Moreover, this young actress seems to be specifically targeting Gu Yishen. It might not be so easy for the great actor Gu to distance himself from her.

However, she didn't need to worry about these things for Gu Yishen.

Right now, all she needs to do is cooperate with Gu Yishen, help him resolve the current troubles, and give him this favor. That would be enough for her to gracefully retire.

Luo Jiayin slapped Gu Yishen's arm away with a look of disgust, without feeling the slightest bit of awkwardness.

"Let me tell you, Lao Gu, I'm not taking the blame for this today. This meal is on you."

As she spoke, Luo Jiayin took a few steps forward and confidently stepped into the media's view.

"Dear friends from the media, this is Luo Jia. This... Gu Yishen and I just arranged to have hot pot together, I don't know how this caused such a commotion..."

"So, Luo Jia, you mean Gu Yishen is here because you two had an appointment?"

A reporter asked a question, and then handed the microphone in his hand to Luo Jiayin.

"Yes, Gu Yishen made an appointment with me. The reason we're here is because my home is near Xingda Shopping Mall."

"So Gu Yishen and Miss Lin just happened to bump into each other here by chance, is that right?"

Luo Jia looked completely oblivious, seemingly "unaware" of Lin Manxi standing to the side.

It wasn't until a reporter brought it up that she followed everyone's gaze and saw the cautious Lin Manxi.

The moment Luo Jiayin and Lin Manyi's eyes met, they both saw a hint of awkwardness in each other's eyes.

The difference is that Lin Manyi was genuinely embarrassed, while Luo Jiayin was just pretending to be embarrassed.

After all, it's not the behavior of a gentle and warm man to make a beautiful woman feel embarrassed in public; at most, she might feel secretly pleased.

The reporters looked at each other in bewilderment for a moment.

They glanced at Lin Manxi for a moment, then at Luo Jia.

Luo Jiayin didn't feel uncomfortable at all, but Lin Manyi was different.

Her face flushed slightly, and she awkwardly tucked a stray strand of hair behind her ear.

Fortunately, she didn't impulsively say anything ambiguous that might lead people to misunderstand her relationship with Gu Yishen.

Otherwise, if she were publicly humiliated like this, she would really lose all face.