Mu Fengyin immediately turned off the recording.

He hurried over to Cen Yu. He had guessed that Duan Zhou's fans probably wouldn't give anything nice, but he hadn't expected them to be so malicious—

This gift was delivered through the show's production team?!

The reason he said he wanted to film the video was because he suspected it contained something inappropriate, and he wanted to leave evidence so that he could pass it on to Cen Yu if needed later.

But he never expected that the contents inside would be so disgusting and vile.

The moment the box was opened, an unpleasant smell slowly spread throughout the space... He was worried that Cen Yu wouldn't be able to accept it, so he hurriedly went over.

He pondered whether to contact Cen Yu's agent first, or if there were other options.

He had considered many possibilities, but he never expected Cen Yu to calmly pick up one of the toads by the leg. Holding the toad, he looked up at Mu Fengyin and asked, "Teacher Mu, do you know where Duan Zhou lives?"

Mu Fengyin stopped in his tracks.

He looked at Cen Yu's calm expression, which seemed completely unangry... but inexplicably, he recalled the scene in the private room that day when he was talking to Ran Xuan with a smile.

If they are people who have struggled in the entertainment industry, they are disgusting creatures who wear human skin but are filthy inside.

Cen Yu was an innocent and unrestrained wild beast. He knew nothing about the so-called jungle law or rules of the entertainment industry. For him, revenge was the most important thing.

He suddenly realized that Qian Aige was Cen Yu.

It can only be melancholy.

Gu Hanyin probably saw this point, which is why he invited Cen Yu to audition. Apart from him, no one else was Qian Aige.

...

Duan Zhou heard from his assistant that Cen Yu and Mu Fengyin had both received gifts from their fans.

"Why is Mu Fengyin here too?" Duan Zhou immediately frowned.

In his opinion, it would be best if Cen Yu received this gift alone in her room.

Although he didn't have his manager hint at what the fans should send, he revealed the guest list early on. The fans were also very disgusted by Cen Yu, who was trying to put down Cen Yu's debut. Of course, Duan Zhou knew that this had nothing to do with Cen Yu.

After the production team quickly apologized and edited their Weibo post, they did not mention the name "Xiao Duanzhou" again.

But Duan Zhou really couldn't swallow this insult.

The show's producers deliberately targeted his sore spot. He knew that he had been ridiculed online for a long time because of that incident, and he also knew that his fans harbored resentment towards Cen Yu. Although they weren't as much as his rivals, they still disliked him a lot.

So after the studio hinted that "Zhouzhou is participating in a variety show for the first time, and many seniors will be there," fans immediately started to support him. Of course, some people also noticed the glaring Cen Yu.

Immediately, some big fans took the lead, saying that Zhouzhou was not going to hold a grudge, but they could not let Cen Yu off the hook.

Therefore, Duan Zhou knew from beginning to end what was in Cen Yu's gift.

Although he didn't know exactly what the fans had prepared, he guessed it wasn't anything good, and it would be best if they could make Cen Yu look foolish.

"...Do you think Mu Fengyin would meddle in this?" Duan Zhou suddenly asked his assistant.

The assistant thought to himself, "They've already done such despicable things, are they really going to be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door now?"

He was about to quit his job anyway, so he said dismissively, "Mu Fengyin doesn't seem to like meddling in other people's business." He looked at Duan Zhou, "Besides, receiving gifts... are you expecting us to open them in front of each other and compare whose gift is better?"

The assistant thought Duan Zhou was a complete idiot, and thankfully he was about to leave the company so he wouldn't have to serve such a good-for-nothing anymore.

Duan Zhou found this to be reasonable and immediately felt relieved.

He thought to himself that Cen Yu was a newcomer with little experience, and he must have panicked when faced with something like this... As for the poor performance and lack of screen time during the variety show recording, that was his own fault.

He was happily dreaming when he suddenly heard the door open.

Duan Zhou glanced at the gate. "Go and take a look."

The assistant reluctantly walked over and saw Cen Yu through the peephole...

His expression was a little strange, but he still honestly told Duan Zhou, "...It's Cen Yu."

"Cen Yu?" Duan Zhou asked, puzzled. "What's he doing here? Is he scared out of his wits?"

"have no idea."

"Then let him in." Duan Zhou didn't take Cen Yu seriously. He thought, what big things could such a nobody do?

The assistant opened the door and let Cen Yu into the room.

"Teacher Duan." Cen Yu's face lit up with delight upon seeing Duan Zhou. "I've heard so much about you!"

"..." Duan Zhou felt that Cen Yu's words were a bit strange, and didn't seem like something nice.

He glanced at Cen Yu and said, "I'm about to rest." This meant he wanted Cen Yu to get lost.

Cen Yu simply carried the gift bag and walked up to Duan Zhou.

There was a woven rug in Duan Zhou's living room. Cen Yu walked straight over to it and said, "I just received a gift from Teacher Duan's fans." He sat down next to Duan Zhou.

"I'm worried that if there's anything too valuable... I'd feel really bad taking it."

Cen Yu smiled and took the green box out of the gift bag.

“The items here don’t seem cheap. If they’re too valuable…” Cen Yu turned to Duan Zhou, “then I’ll probably have to trouble Teacher Duan to accept them on behalf of the fans.”

Duan Zhou immediately sensed that something was wrong.

He wanted to say something and leave, but found that Cen Yu had already grabbed his wrist—

I don't know what Cen Yu ate to grow up like this, but he was incredibly strong, like an iron clamp, gripping him so tightly that his wrist bones ached.

“Come on, Teacher Duan,” Cen Yu said with a smile, “let’s open this gift box together and take a look.”

He didn't give Duan Zhou any time to react after saying that, and together they opened the green gift box—

The moment Duan Zhou saw what was inside the box, he screamed in fright.

Cen Yu had carried that thing over and shaken it a few times, making it so disgusting that it made people want to vomit, and the smell was even more physically repulsive.

Cen Yu also made a mocking cry—

"Ah! How scary!"

"What's this?!"

After saying that, he seemed terrified and took a step back... Perhaps because he was so afraid, he lost his balance and accidentally knocked all the contents of the box onto Duan Zhou.

Then he stood up straight.

"Excuse me, Teacher Duan."

Cen Yu chuckled as he watched Duan Zhou covered in disgusting stuff, some of which had even landed on the carpet beneath them.

"But this can also be considered..."

"Has it been returned to its rightful owner?"

...

Mu Fengyin stayed not far from Duan Zhou's villa. He appeared calm, but deep down he was worried about Cen Yu.

Just as I was hesitating whether I should go over and take a look, I heard Duan Zhou's shrill scream and Cen Yu's insincere shout coming from the villa.

Mu Fengyin looked up at the villa for a long time... then suddenly lowered his head and chuckled softly.

He thought that Cen Yu was indeed an interesting person who always exceeded his expectations.