Without any hesitation, Zhu Mingyue directly sent the chat history to the assistant director.

"The chat log has been sent, assistant director, hurry up and post it." She smiled slightly at the camera, gently urging the assistant director.

"..." The assistant director grinned, too embarrassed to know what to do.

He wasn't stupid. Su Ying was so sensitive about this chat log and refused to let Zhu Mingyue release it, it must be because she said something shameful during the chat.

The chat was being streamed live. If he actually posted this chat log, Su Ying would be completely finished...

But if he doesn't comply, will those three troublemakers let him off easily?

"Assistant Director, what are you standing there for?" Seeing that he hadn't moved for a long time, Shi Jing "gently" urged him.

He glanced sideways at Shi Jing's expression and saw that although the other man was smiling, there was a naked threat in his eyes.

No… he immediately came to the conclusion. If he didn't post the chat logs, these three troublemakers would definitely not let him off the hook!

He was torn between putting it on and not putting it on, and he was so anxious that he kept hitting his head.

When he turned to look at the live stream, he found that the viewers were also urging him on.

[Old Deng, what are you dawdling for? Hurry up and post the chat history.]

[Zhu Mingyue has already posted the chat history, why haven't you posted it yet? Is this operation very troublesome?]

[You bald guy, everyone knows this chat log is suspicious. You're dragging your feet and refusing to post it; are you trying to protect Su Ying?]

I spit on you: [You old bastard, you dare to protect one and see what happens? You think I won't have someone throw rotten eggs at your doorstep tomorrow?]

Here comes your powerful reply: "We're netizens, not idiots. Your little tricks won't fool us. If you don't want the production team to be implicated by our anger, I advise you to post the chat logs immediately."

Xiao Da Congming: [A high level of education doesn't mean I'm of high character. If you dare to play tricks under my nose, I don't mind dragging the entire production team and Su Ying down with you. Just paid trolls, anyone can afford that.]

The barrage of comments scrolled rapidly past the assistant director's eyes. He watched as the content of the comments changed from urging to threatening, and finally to intimidation.

He had already witnessed how sharp the netizens' mouths could be. If he really offended them all, it would be a big problem whether the next episode could be filmed smoothly.

And to put it bluntly, if Su Ying had behaved herself and not caused any trouble, none of this would have happened today, right?

The production team is just a complete scapegoat who got dragged down by her!

With this in mind, the inner turmoil he felt finally began to subside.

"Wait a minute." He touched his bald head and stammered before Shi Jing could get angry.

"How long is 'wait a moment'?" Shi Jing sat up from the recliner, looking at the assistant director with a half-smile.

The assistant director gritted his teeth, unfolded the chat history, and posted it on the live stream's public screen.

"No, no need to wait, I've already posted the chat history."

"!!!" Su Ying's face turned pale instantly.

"What did they talk about?" Zhu Jinzhao actually knew perfectly well, but he pretended to know nothing and went to the live broadcast room to gossip with many netizens.

The chat logs only include the last three days, so they are not very long, but the content is somewhat explosive.

Su Ying: Mingyue, are you home yet?

Zhu Mingyue: We've arrived. How about you?

Su Ying: I've arrived too, but I'm going to the company now.

Zhu Mingyue: Thank you for your hard work.

Su Ying: It's alright, that's just how it is in our line of work.

Zhu Mingyue: Mm-hmm.

On their first night apart, they only exchanged a few words.

The next morning at nine o'clock, Su Ying initiated the second chat.

Su Ying: Good morning, Mingyue. Have you had breakfast yet?

Zhu Mingyue: Good morning, Sister Su Ying. I woke up late today, so I didn't have breakfast.

Su Ying: Skipping breakfast is not good for your health.

Zhu Mingyue: It's too late today, let's eat it tomorrow.

Su Ying: Okay.

Zhu Mingyue: (The kitten nods)

They exchanged polite but distant good mornings, and that was pretty much the end of their chat for the day.

The next day, they began a new round of exchanging good morning greetings.

Up to this point, their conversation was still quite normal, only it seemed a little awkward.

Su Ying suddenly became depressed and acted strangely yesterday afternoon.

Su Ying: [Forwarded from a netizen who bumped into Shi Jing at a handmade workshop and was unexpectedly fed a mouthful of dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection).]

Su Ying: Mingyue, have you seen this post? Could it be that Shi Jing and Jinzhao are actually having an affair?

Zhu Mingyue didn't reply for quite a while.

—They do have a good relationship, but I don't know if there's anything going on between them.

Su Ying: They're being so ambiguous, there must be something going on... Didn't Jinzhao mention this to you?

Zhu Mingyue: As Chaochao grows up, she has her own privacy and won't casually talk about these things anymore.

Su Ying: So you didn't tell her? Isn't she your sister? How come she didn't even tell you something like this?

Zhu Mingyue: Maybe it's because I didn't ask. (Sending heart emoji)

Su Ying: Oh... by the way, Mingyue, can I ask you a question? It's a question I've wanted to ask for a long time.

Zhu Mingyue: Ask away.

Su Ying: Have you been happy these past few months since you returned to the Zhu family?

Zhu Mingyue: I'm happy. Why did you ask that?

Su Ying: I'm just curious. After all, Jinzhao has lived in the Zhu family for over twenty years. Even if she's not the Zhu family's biological sister, her relationship with your brother is still deeper than yours.

Su Ying: Although blood ties cannot be erased, the more than twenty years of living together day and night are irreplaceable. Mingyue, you've grown up so much and are only now coming home; I'm really worried you won't be able to fit in with them.

Zhu Mingyue: ...

Zhu Mingyue: ...

Zhu Mingyue: ...

Zhu Mingyue remained silent, only sending out ellipses.

Su Ying: Although it's cruel, I still have to say it: in this society, only honest people suffer the most. You treat someone like a younger sister, protecting and caring for them in every way, but they may not treat you like a older sister.

Su Ying: She's not even willing to share her romantic progress with you; she doesn't consider you family at all.

Zhu Mingyue: ...666, you're too lazy to even act anymore, huh?

Su Ying: Mingyue, I've been in this industry for many years and have met countless people. I can tell you're an honest and kind girl, but I can also tell that while she appears innocent and harmless, she's actually quite cunning. I genuinely want to be your friend. If you don't mind, you can also consider me a close older sister.

Su Ying: I've been through this before, and I know how difficult your situation is. If you need help, you can come to me anytime, and I will do everything I can to get you out of this predicament.