26 Good People

"Zhenzhen hasn't been feeling well these past few days, so I won't invite you to Mantingfang. There's a suite on the top floor of a hotel on Central Avenue that you can stay as long as you like."

Gu Tingshen had heard about Jiang's situation at his mother's birthday banquet last time, and after a moment's thought, he made arrangements for him.

The Jiang family is extremely wealthy, and Jiang Cheng himself owns several properties, so it's not that he can't find a place to stay. It's just that wherever he can find a place, his mother can always find the right one, so it's better to ask Gu Tingshen for help.

This was also a way of showing his mother: Stop looking, I really don't want to go on blind dates! If you keep pressuring me, I'll disappear!

"I trust you to make the arrangements!" Jiang Cheng felt reassured upon hearing the hotel's location. The hotel there offered top-notch security and privacy protection, which meant he could have a few days of peace and quiet. "Zhenzhen isn't feeling well, so I need to go visit her."

In the courtyard filled with fragrance, Zhao Nanqiao looked at the glittering golden seashell in the exquisite box, her face beaming with delight. "As soon as Fengming released their new product, I took a liking to this golden clam, but it was sold out before I could act. I was thinking of asking you to order one for me another day. Thank you, darling~"

"I'm glad you like it." Ye Zhenzhen was happy to see her take it out of the box, put it on, and happily take pictures. "Here, let me help you fasten it."

Zhao Nanqiao admired herself in the mirror for a while, then took out her phone to take pictures. "I'm going to post them online later to stir up envy. Didn't you see online? So many netizens who didn't manage to snag one are full of resentment, and they're all green with envy when they see people showing off their orders. It looks so good, I'm a Phoenix Girl now!"

Since Fengming's transformation, its high-quality promotional videos have attracted a large number of young people. They have become fans of Fengming and changed their views on traditional gold jewelry. However, they cannot buy Fengming's jewelry even with money. They criticize Fengming's official Weibo account every day with disappointment. When they see others criticizing Fengming, they attack them like a group protecting their own child.

This group, which has a love-hate relationship with Fengming, is mostly composed of young girls and is jokingly referred to by netizens as Fengming Girls.

She contacted Ye Zhenzhen today and heard that she wasn't feeling well, so she came to check on her.

Seeing that she was in good spirits, they were relieved. Ye Zhenzhen had been cooped upstairs all day and wanted to go downstairs for some exercise, so the two went for a walk in the backyard. Zhao Nanqiao was immediately captivated by the black leopard.

Zhao Nanqiao looked at the black leopard lying on its back, being ravaged by Ye Zhenzhen, with envy on her face.

"Black Panther is even cuter than it is on TV," Zhao Nanqiao said, adding with even more regret, "Why won't it let me touch it!"

"It's not familiar with you yet. Just play with it more often, and it'll get used to you." Ye Zhenzhen could only comfort her when she saw the longing look on her face.

Black Panther is usually very friendly to the family of three, but it's different with strangers. Although it won't attack unless provoked, it is very wary. Now, apart from Uncle Li and Wang Meng, who often comes to train, no one can touch it.

"My sister-in-law's Teddy bear can be fed by anyone, but Black Panther won't eat anything I feed it." Zhao Nanqiao put down the dog biscuits in her hand, extremely surprised. She had waved the dog biscuits that Black Panther loved for a long time, but it ignored them completely. This little guy only eats the food in Ye Zhenzhen's hand.

"It seems to be protecting you! Look, as soon as I get close to you, it sits up straight and stares at me. It's so young and already so protective of its owner? What a good dog!"

“Yes, Black Panther is the best dog.” Ye Zhenzhen picked up Black Panther, who was squatting next to her, and kissed its head. The little guy nudged her affectionately.

"It makes me want to raise one! I'm going to film a video later. Black Panther is a mini-internet celebrity now. Let Auntie get some traffic!" Zhao Nanqiao took out her phone and filmed Black Panther's different treatment of the two of them, then uploaded it to Weibo and C-site.

She's a long-time anime and manga fan, an early user of C-site, and a fairly well-known content creator. Given her background in directing, some of her practice videos are of such high quality that they often outshine those from non-professionals. After learning that her best friend had invested, she became even more closely following the website's development.

The video title is "Your Favorite Black Panther".

Since the second episode of "Let's Go Traveling" aired, Black Panther's appearance has attracted everyone's attention.

When Ye Zhenzhen posted photos of Black Panther on Weibo last time, a group of people clamored to see more, and a large number of Black Panther fans also emerged on the show's official Weibo account.

As soon as the title was posted, netizens flocked to it. The comment section and live chat quickly became lively.

"The bullet comments on this C-site are quite interesting. Once you get used to them, you feel uncomfortable watching other videos without them." Zhao Nanqiao watched for a while, put down her phone, and sighed, "You made the right investment back then. Recently, C-site has launched several new anime series and attracted many creators to join, and the quality of the works has also greatly improved. Some of the edited videos have such novel ideas that I find them very fun."

As the two were talking, a bright black Maybach pulled up in the yard.

After Gu Tingshen got out of the car, another tall figure in a suit followed him out.

When the man turned around, the two recognized him as Jiang Cheng, whom they had met a while ago.

Both dressed in formal attire, Gu Tingshen's shirt was buttoned all the way up, covering half of his neck, exuding an air of ascetic aloofness; Jiang Cheng, on the other hand, left his silk shirt collar casually open, a nonchalant smile playing on his lips, the very embodiment of cynicism.

"Who would dare let such a carefree doctor treat their patients?" Zhao Nanqiao muttered to Ye Zhenzhen, pursing her lips.

Ye Zhenzhen wanted to laugh, but held it back, giving her a look to be serious, as the person was almost there.

"How is it?" Gu Tingshen walked to Ye Zhenzhen's side, naturally placed his hand on her waist, and asked in a low voice.

"Much better," Ye Zhenzhen replied softly, feeling a little embarrassed as the two people beside her watched her.

"Oh, Nan Qiao is here too?" Jiang Cheng, who came over later, greeted Zhao Nan Qiao first, then turned to Ye Zhenzhen, "Ting Shen said you weren't feeling well, are you feeling better?"

"I feel much better after taking the medicine," Ye Zhenzhen replied with a smile. "Qiaoqiao was worried about me and came to check on me. It's getting late, why don't you stay for dinner before you go back?"

“Okay, I’m going to have a good taste of your chef’s cooking.” Zhao Nanqiao agreed with a smile, took Ye Zhenzhen’s arm and walked towards the backyard. “It’s still early for dinner, let’s go see Black Panther.”

Once they were some distance away from the two, he winked and nudged Ye Zhenzhen with his shoulder, "Hey, you two, is there some progress? Your old man came back just for you, huh?"

"What are you thinking? My stomach hurt last night," Ye Zhenzhen rolled her eyes at him. "He's just a gentleman to ladies. I feel like he takes care of me just like he takes care of Nan Nan."

"...You mean Gu Tingshen looks like your father?" Zhao Nanqiao was speechless for a long time before finally managing to squeeze out a sentence.

"What kind of description is that? Why are you lowering my generation? Can't you just say 'brother'? I've always wanted a gentle and handsome brother since I was little." The more Ye Zhenzhen talked, the more she felt it made sense. Gu Tingshen was simply perfect as a brother!

Zhao Nanqiao was speechless. She really wanted to crack open Ye Zhenzhen's brain to see what kind of bizarre logic was inside. It was obvious that this girl had never seen how siblings interacted before. Who looks at their sister with such a lovestruck gaze?

She even felt a little sorry for Gu Tingshen. At the prime of his life, he slept in the same bed with his sweetheart every day, unable to do anything and completely clueless. How frustrated must President Gu be?

She didn't want to talk about relationship issues with this blockhead anymore, so she changed the subject to work. "Didn't you ask me to keep an eye out for good scripts for you? A senior of mine has a really great script that's currently looking for investors. Once you're better, take a look at the script and see what you think."

"You're sure it's good!" Ye Zhenzhen squinted her eyes happily.

After Gu Sinan returned, the group had a sumptuous dinner, and Jiang Cheng and Zhao Nanqiao prepared to leave.

The family of three stood at the door to see them off, and Gu Tingshen felt that Zhao Nanqiao's gaze was complex and unfathomable...

After Zhao Nanqiao returned home, she posted a photo of herself wearing the "Golden Clam" online, and sure enough, a bunch of envious people quickly showed up.

"Look what I just saw! The amazing blogger I follow and my new crush are actually best friends! Did you get your golden clam through connections?!"

"Why?! Why does everyone else have one, but I can't get one?! I seriously suspect there's something fishy going on!! @FengmingJewelry @YeZhenzhen, come out and explain yourself!!"

Zhao Nanqiao, always eager for drama, replied to the most upvoted comment: "Mine is different from everyone else's. This is a sample; Zhenzhen put it on me herself~"

"I'm so jealous! I really want Zhenzhen to put a necklace on me too, and I really want to pet the little black panther. Oh, the little black panther is so cute, MUA~~"

After showing off, she went offline to edit the video, unaware that the comments section was gradually becoming strange.

Today happens to be the day the second episode of "I Am an Actor" airs, and some sharp-eyed viewers spotted Ye Zhenzhen in the center of the audience and Zhao Nanqiao wearing a baseball cap.

Subsequently, resourceful netizens unearthed a series of previous interactions between the two, including a photo of them wearing formal attire at a dinner party at the Jiang family home.

Ye Zhenzhen, in a black velvet gown, was as elegant as a black swan under the moonlight, while Zhao Nanqiao, in a Grecian-style long dress, revealed clearly defined, muscular arms, exuding a heroic and dashing aura like a female warrior. There were photos of Ye Zhenzhen being surrounded by fans in front of the stadium; until Gu Tingshen arrived, Zhao Nanqiao, wearing a hoodie and a baseball cap, remained protectively by Ye Zhenzhen's side...

"What should I do? I'm starting to feel like shipping them..."

"Want to ship them +1"

......

"Both of their names are derived from the Book of Songs, how sweet!"

"Hiss, Ye Zhenzhen's constitution is a bit mysterious. How come she's so compatible with everyone?"

That night, a bizarre couple's supertopic was quietly created, simply named Qiao Zhiyaoyao....

Meanwhile, Ye Zhenzhen lay comfortably in bed, watching the live commentary on "I Am an Actor" on her phone. She didn't even notice Gu Tingshen getting into bed from the other side.

"Hey, why does the camera keep panning to the audience area today? What's going on? With 'Travel' becoming a hit and Ye Zhenzhen's reputation turning around, is Director Li regretting not inviting Ye Zhenzhen to 'The Actor' back then?"

"Even if Ye Zhenzhen really comes, she might get criticized along with the production team! She said on the show that she wasn't going to act anymore, so she's at least self-aware. She had a good reputation on the show because of her personal charm, but she'll get criticized here for her poor acting skills!"

"Is this the time we were surrounded? What was Ye Zhenzhen doing there?"

"Don't you know, upstairs? Zhou Jin and Zhan Yan are both artists under Tao Yao's management. Ye Zhenzhen is going to cheer on her own artists. I must say, Zhan Yan and Zhou Jin are becoming more and more surprising. They weren't overshadowed by a group of veteran actors. Their scenes today were fantastic!"

"Yes, Zhou Jin perfectly portrayed both the gentle and refined nature of the Crown Prince and his desperate gamble. Zhan Yan's portrayal of the elderly Empress Wei was also very convincing; her physical performance gave me goosebumps!!!"

There's another type of person who's obsessed with looks, and they simply stop paying attention to the matches in each group and start discussing Ye Zhenzhen's clothes and accessories.

"The fabric of this outfit is so unique! It doesn't have the usual sheen of silk, but it looks quite thick, and the color is absolutely gorgeous!"

"I couldn't find the brand, but I guess it's haute couture. She looks so good in this kind of traditional Chinese style clothing, paired with Hetian jade jewelry, she instantly embodies the feeling of a beauty as beautiful as jade."

"A master photographer took a high-resolution photo! Wow, that fabric is kesi (silk tapestry)!!! Kesi is so expensive that an inch of it is worth an ounce of gold! Even a palm-sized piece is incredibly pricey, and they're using it to make a dress! Haute couture is nothing compared to this; this is the true pinnacle of luxury in China!"

Some viewers are also questioning the acting skills of these popular celebrities.

"How come I never noticed Bai Xue's acting was so awkward before? This sinister look is nothing like the innocent and pitiful little white flower. I would believe it if you told me she could kill the villain's whole family behind his back!"

"Snow White's appearance is quite fitting for the role, but she can't make any facial expressions. My goodness, she could scare a child to tears in a second!"

"That young heartthrob surnamed Liu should go back to shooting for magazines. My old image of him as a handsome guy is completely shattered. Now, when I see him cry, I just want to laugh..."

Soon after, fans from various groups flooded the screen with messages defending the person who left the negative review, effectively driving the person who left the negative review to despair.

There were also trolls using fake accounts to subtly spread negative information about other actors, trying to divert attention. The entire comment section turned into a chaotic mess.

Ye Zhenzhen found it so interesting that her stomachache lessened a bit.

To avoid catching a cold, the air conditioning temperature in the entire Mantingfang apartment had been raised by two degrees these past two days. Now, covered by a blanket, she felt a bit hot, so she kicked the blanket off casually, revealing her feet that looked so white on the gray sheets that they seemed to glow.

Gu Tingshen frowned as he came out of the bathroom and went over to cover her with the blanket.

Just as Ye Zhenzhen was feeling hot, she was kicked away again.

Gu Tingshen raised an eyebrow, got into bed, and reached out to grasp that slender ankle. Sure enough, it was a little cold.

Ye Zhenzhen was engrossed in looking at her phone when suddenly her foot was grabbed. The heat of the man's palm made her jump. Turning around, she saw Gu Tingshen about to cover her with a blanket again, and she quickly stopped him, "No need to cover me, I just aired it out!"

"The doctor said you can't get cold, especially your feet and lower back," Gu Tingshen said, covering her up again.

"I'm sweating so much, don't cover yourself with a blanket!" When my aunt has her period, she's both sensitive to cold and heat; if she's cold, her stomach aches, and if she's hot, she breaks out in a cold sweat.

She was feeling hot and irritable, and as she kicked off the blanket, she unconsciously raised her voice. "Feel it if you don't believe me, my back is covered in sweat!"

Gu Tingshen's eyes were full of smiles. Ye Zhenzhen, who was angry like this, was unusually lively and intriguing to him.

When they first got married, she always had a cold face and completely ignored him; later she probably came to terms with it and gradually started to smile, but she was always very polite to him. This is the first time I've seen her like this, shedding her pretense and revealing her true nature.

A slight smile crept onto his lips as he reached into her pajamas. Sure enough, her smooth, silky back was covered in a fine layer of sweat, its texture delicate and cool to the touch, like touching a piece of mutton fat jade.

Ye Zhenzhen froze instantly, like a cat caught by the scruff of its neck.

Unexpectedly, he actually touched her. His large hands were burning hot, and wherever they touched, it felt like tiny electric currents, a mixture of itchiness and numbness. Her waist was already sensitive, and now it was so weak that she couldn't move at all, and her face turned completely red.

She hurriedly pushed the man's arm away, staring at Gu Tingshen with disbelief.

But those eyes were shimmering, with a hint of peach blossom red at the corners, giving them an inexplicably vibrant color.

“You’re weak right now, and the sweat you’re producing is cold sweat. Your back and feet are cold.” Gu Tingshen adjusted his posture before speaking slowly and deliberately, “Be good, cover yourself with the blanket, otherwise you’ll be the one who gets cold and hurts.”

"I can do it myself! You don't need to help me!" Ye Zhenzhen was so angry when she saw that he still wanted to reach out that she felt her hair stand on end. She quickly pulled the blanket over herself.

After lying down, she felt Gu Tingshen pull back the covers and lie down next to her. He then rubbed his hands together to warm them and began massaging her lower back through her pajamas.

Ye Zhenzhen awkwardly flinched twice, but the man didn't seem to mind and continued massaging her.

It's very comfortable.

"I'm sorry..." Ye Zhenzhen felt the heat coming from her waist and suddenly felt that she was being unreasonable.

This outburst of anger was entirely due to misplaced anger, but the man remained calm and tolerant throughout.

A man's soft chuckle came from above her head. "It's alright, I'm your husband. You can relax a bit more in front of me." His deep voice had a rustling quality, like a pen tip brushing against paper, making her ears tingle.

Ye Zhenzhen was suddenly stunned.

This person appears aloof and seemingly averse to marriage, yet his inherent gentleness is deeply moving. In the original story, he silently fulfills his duties as a husband to the original owner of the body, with whom he has no feelings whatsoever.

The same applies to myself now.

She was all alone in this world. Although she was busy every day, the loneliness and anxiety deep in her heart could not be shaken off.

She had to be careful in front of the original owner's family and friends, for fear of being discovered that she was an imposter.

Before she transmigrated into the book, Gu Tingshen had almost no interaction with the original owner of the body.

Therefore, Ye Zhenzhen is only real and without any pretense when she is in front of him.

She felt more trust and reliance on Gu Tingshen, and was more relaxed and at ease around him.

As expected of the moral high ground in the entire book, President Gu is truly a wonderful person!

Auntie was in pain for three whole days during her period. Ye Zhenzhen was extremely bored at home, so she simply asked Song Chengcheng to send several scripts selected by the production department, including the one recommended by Zhao Nanqiao, to Mantingfang.

She treated it like reading a novel, hoping it would distract her. But the more she read, the more pleasantly surprised she became. The scripts were generally of high quality, the business plans were extremely detailed, and most importantly, she discovered two hit TV series mentioned in the original books!

We've struck gold!

[Author's Note]

A note from the author:

Zhenzhen: My brother Shen is such a good person!

Gu Tingshen: Friend card? (Death ray looking at Gigi)

Gigi: (wiping sweat) It's just a compliment to your character... The child is just a little slow to understand...