For a fleeting moment, Shang Yechu actually missed the crew of "Tianban" very much.

There, everyone thought that everything was peaceful and calm outside, and that the biggest storm was the torment from the director and screenwriter. It seemed that with a single order from Xu Hanwen, even Ruguan TV would have to kneel down and kowtow to him.

Ji Juntao sighed: "Why is it so complicated to get along with people? If only it were as simple as playing mahjong, two tiles together—and you win! The next player never has a chance to turn the tables, and decisions already made can never be reversed..."

After delivering this nonsensical analogy, Ji Juntao seemed to want to give Shang Yechu time to think. He stopped talking and instead looked at the few pimples on his face in the mirror.

Shang Yechu stared silently at Ji Juntao, who was posing for the camera. After a long while, she slowly opened her mouth and asked, "What about you? What do you think?"

"Me?" Ji Juntao squeezed his pimple, looking extremely ugly. "Of course I advocate an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, flatten those two old bastards, make them pack their bags and get out of here, preferably with Shi Shan too. All the fans of 'Tianban' should be scooped up and made into a bowl, achieving an epic purification achievement."

*Snap*, the biggest pimple on Ji Juntao's face burst open, oozing a small stream of white pus. Ji Juntao disgustedly pulled out a tissue and pressed it against the pimple.

"Whether it's Zheng Bohan, Xu Hanwen, or Shi Shan, their lives or deaths are none of my concern. The decision-maker has never been me," Ji Juntao wiped his cheek. "It's you."

Shang Yechu swiped the screen, glanced at today's date, and suddenly asked, "Do you know what day it is the day after tomorrow?"

Ji Juntao casually replied, "I know, isn't it your birthday? I even bought the trending topic 'The highest ratings in the day coincide with Ye Chu's birthday.'"

Shang Yechu pinched the bridge of her nose. Seeing this, Ji Juntao stopped squeezing the pimple and asked curiously, "What's wrong? Do you want to hear me say 'Happy Birthday'? Don't you not celebrate your birthday? Last year when I celebrated your birthday, you scolded me."

Ji Juntao gets angry just thinking about it. As the company's cash cow, Shang Yechu's mental health is also in great need of care. Of course, Ji Juntao has to try to please Shang Yechu. Shang Yechu's birthday on her ID card is August 13th, so on this day last year, Ji Juntao ordered a huge chocolate cake and bought her a necklace as a birthday gift.

Last August, Shang Yechu was still working non-stop on the set of "Xiao Feng Que" and didn't have time to enjoy Ji Juntao's big cake. After some thought, Ji Juntao simply brought the cake and gifts to the set himself, and also ordered extra meals and milk tea for the other crew members, giving Shang Yechu a fairly lively birthday celebration on set.

Ji Juntao was convinced that he had arranged everything perfectly and done a wonderful job. Unexpectedly, Shang Yechu turned on him after eating the cake, and upon returning to the company, he started picking a fight and gave Ji Juntao a thorough dressing-down!

They've eaten and drunk their fill, and now that their bellies are full, they're throwing a tantrum!

Ji Juntao wasn't one to be easily fooled; he immediately challenged Shang Yechu to a duel. After a heated exchange, Ji Juntao finally understood that Shang Yechu never celebrated her birthday due to some family trauma. Ji Juntao's attempt to flatter her had backfired spectacularly.

Ji Juntao made a mental note of this. From then on, she treated Shang Yechu's birthday celebrations merely as a marketing gimmick.

Shang Yechu: "..."

Shang Yechu's eyes flickered.

Ji Juntao squinted his eyes: "What's wrong?"

Shang Yechu scratched his forehead: "Actually..."

Ji Juntao asked, "Actually what?"

Shang Yechu said slowly, "The reason I lost my temper with you last year wasn't actually because of any family trauma."

Shang Yechu had never felt grateful for her birth. But to say she hated it to the core wouldn't be an understatement. When you don't care about your parents, a birthday is just an ordinary day; Shang Yechu wouldn't be so dramatic as to go crazy over a date.

"What's the reason for that?" A look of surprise appeared on Ji Juntao's usually composed face. "Your period doesn't seem to fall during those days!"

Shang Yechu paused, then said in a low voice, "The cake you sent the other day tasted good. I ate too much, and I got chocolate on my teeth. My assistant was busy cleaning up the mess from the birthday party and didn't have time to remind me..."

Under Ji Juntao's murderous gaze, Shang Yechu slowly said, "I went to act with Li Yi with this set of teeth, and he laughed at me mercilessly... uh."

Actually, Li Yi didn't laugh too hard; he just paused slightly and then turned his face away. Shang Yechu's relationship with him was strained, so she didn't feel comfortable asking him what he was laughing at. The two of them ended up acting out the scene for two hours straight.

It wasn't until Shang Yechu got into the van that she saw her own set of chocolate teeth reflected in the car window. The thought of having acted with that toothy mouthful for two hours with the most annoying Li Yi, and how he must have secretly laughed at her countless times, made Shang Yechu feel utterly humiliated and indignant!

Unable to vent her humiliation and resentment at being humiliated in front of her hated rival, the culprit, Ji Juntao, became the scapegoat for Shang Yechu's anger. He was subjected to a barrage of veiled criticism from Shang Yechu, leaving her thoroughly bewildered.

Shang Yechu regretted it afterward, but at that time she was not very familiar with Ji Juntao and was too embarrassed to apologize, so the matter was put aside.

Unexpectedly, Ji Juntao interpreted this as Shang Yechu's childhood trauma.

Just before Ji Juntao was about to explode, Shang Yechu narrowly changed the subject: "Of course I wasn't talking about my birthday! What's so special about my birthday? How dare I, a lowly person, do that!"

Ji Juntao: "Haha."

Shang Yechu forced a smile and said, "What I mean is, August 13th happens to be the date of the photoshoot for 'Muse' magazine. Everyone else in the crew besides me was also invited."

Shang Yechu desperately wanted to use countless serious matters as topics to divert Ji Juntao's anger, so she spoke rapidly:

"The show is still airing and everyone needs to work together, so let's not make things awkward. Let's wait a little longer."