Upon hearing the sound, Lin Yang immediately withdrew her fingertip, startled, and jumped back to sit ten feet away from where she had started.

His hands and feet were in a panic, not knowing where to put them, and he scratched his head as if he had been caught cheating.

Controlling his extremely unnatural expression, he cleared his throat before looking up to see who it was.

What came into view was a gentle and refined face, with a smile in his eyes, finding Lin Yang's strong reaction quite amusing.

"Senior Wen... Senior Wen." Lin Yang tried to appear calm because of her injured tongue, but her stammering words gave her away.

"I've seen you two sitting here for quite a while. What are you talking about so seriously? Would you mind if I joined you?" Wen Yuli was quite unceremonious. Without waiting for their reply, he blew the dust off the ground and plopped down between Xu Chengzhi and Lin Yang.

"No... I don't mind." Lin Yang stammered, her words failing to precede Wen Yuli's actions.

Wen Yuli had come between them, and the conversation they had finally managed to break the ice with was now at a loss for how to continue.

Let's find a new topic...

Lin Yang fiddled with her newly done manicure, quietly passing by Wen Yuli and forgetting to look at Xu Chengzhi.

Xu Chengzhi definitely wouldn't be interested in gossip or anything like that.

No, Senior Wen might not be interested either.

Just as Lin Yang was struggling with how to bring it up, Wen Yuli made the decision for her.

Let's continue with that topic!

"Xiao Xu, I've heard a bit about that. I've been through it, so I can only tell you not to take it to heart, and it's best not to look at it either. Time will solve everything." Wen Yuli reached out and patted Xu Chengzhi's shoulder to encourage him.

Judging from the tone of his voice, it seems that he is quite familiar with Xu Chengzhi.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Wen." Xu Chengzhi nodded.

Lin Yang swallowed hard, his mouth stained with blood, and cautiously interjected, "Senior Wen, you said you've been through this before? What do you mean by that?"

“That’s a very long story,” Wen Yuli sighed, not wanting to continue the topic.

Her eyes were dull and unclear, and she lowered her head slightly, glancing intentionally or unintentionally at the necklace around her neck.

It seems that all the words in the world have converged into this one small gesture, and everything points to the person who gave him the necklace.

"Do you have any cigarettes?" Wen Yuli chuckled self-deprecatingly, then turned to look at Xu Chengzhi, who remained silent.

Before Xu Chengzhi could even finish his question, Wen Yuli touched his nose and said, "Sorry, I forgot, you've quit smoking now."

Xu Chengzhi nodded, his gaze falling on Lin Yang, the woman who had made him quit his years-long smoking habit so easily.

This sight drew Wen Yuli's attention as well.

Lin Yang felt inexplicably guilty and stiffly turned around, not daring to look back at them.

"Everyone get ready! Break over, get ready to start the machine!" Zheng Linzhou picked up the megaphone again, turned it up to the maximum volume, and shouted to the crowd.

The sudden shout startled Lin Yang.

I almost forgot, break time is over.

After receiving a notification from Zheng Linzhou, Lin Yang and the others dusted themselves off, composed themselves, and prepared to immerse themselves in the script.

Wen Yuli left Xu Chengzhi with a sentence: "Cyberbullying is not scary; what is scary is not being strong enough."

He didn't react at all and continued walking forward.

I wonder if Xu Chengzhi took those words to heart.

Anyway, Lin Yang listened to what she said.

And after hearing it, I felt even more uneasy.

Isn't the source of this cyberbullying itself?

Although she only wanted to complete the mission so she could go back as soon as possible, cyberbullying wasn't the outcome she wanted.

Or, she could come forward and explain the situation, saying it was a fabricated recording?

No, no, Lin Yang, how can you help that scumbag?

But……

"Lin Yang, why are you spacing out again?! Let's reshoot!!"

As expected, Lin Yang's thoughts drifted away, earning her a severe scolding from Director Zheng.