The production team panicked instantly and immediately sent people to check the springboard.
Gong Yu's face turned deathly pale, but she forced herself to remain calm: "Teacher Li, what do you mean by this? Do you suspect that it's me...?"
Li Yuheng sneered and interrupted directly: "Gong Yu, your agent just called you, right?"
Gong Yu's pupils constricted sharply: "You...how did you know?!"
Li Yuheng was too lazy to waste words with him, so he took out his phone and played a recording.
"Is everything arranged?" (Gong Yu's voice)
"Don't worry, Li Yuheng's springboard has been tampered with. As long as he jumps hard, he'll definitely fall hard." (Agent's voice)
The entire audience erupted in uproar!
The production team's expressions changed drastically. They immediately stopped filming and took Gong Yu and his agent into custody.
Gong Yu panicked completely, her voice trembling: "This...this recording is fake! Li Yuheng, you framed me!"
Li Yuheng scoffed, his eyes icy: "Framed? The springboard breaking is a fact, the recording is a fact, and your agent's call log is still there. Do you want to check it?"
Gong Yu's face was ashen, and his lips trembled as he was unable to speak.
Shu Bai stood to the side, his brows furrowed, looking at Li Yuheng with a complicated expression.
...When did this guy record this?
0090 sighed silently: [The Crown Prince's entrapment scheme has led Gong Yu to walk right into the trap.]
The chat exploded:
[This newcomer actually wants to harm Li Yuheng?!]
Holy crap! This is an absolutely shocking piece of news!
Where are Gong Yu's fans? Come out and defend him!
I knew Gong Yu was no good!
After an emergency meeting, the production team decided to hand Gong Yu and his agent over to the police for investigation and announced the suspension of Gong Yu's recording privileges.
Yu Keke's eyes reddened with fear, and she whispered to Zhao Wen, "Gong Yu... he really did this?"
Zhao Wen sneered: "The recording is out, how could it be fake?"
Jiang Wei crossed his arms and glanced at Li Yuheng: "You're quite capable, you even managed to get a recording."
Li Yuheng shrugged, his tone relaxed: "Good luck."
Shu Bai walked over and whispered, "You knew all along?"
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow: "Otherwise what? Wait until he really cripples me?"
Shu Bai stared at him for two seconds, then suddenly sneered, "You seem to value your life quite a bit."
Li Yuheng grinned: "Of course, I haven't lived enough yet."
"...Are you really alright?"
Li Yuheng grinned: "Worried about me?"
Shu Bai's face immediately turned cold: "...Never mind, I didn't ask."
Li Yuheng didn't mind and casually put his arm around his shoulder: "Let's go, Teacher Shubai, let's go back and wash our socks."
Shu Bai: "..."
That evening, the production team made last-minute adjustments, canceling Gong Yu's scenes and issuing a statement condemning her behavior.
Shu Bai stood alone in the shadows of the villa's backyard, smoking.
The firelight flickered in the darkness, and amidst the swirling smoke, the two small moles under his right eye were faintly visible.
The phone call from his agent was still echoing in his mind.
"Shu Bai, the company's upper management... wants to extend your contract. Now that public opinion has turned around, it's the perfect opportunity for you to make a comeback..."
He sneered and stubbed out his cigarette on the railing.
A comeback?
They were simply after his restored commercial value.
He lit another cigarette, and hearing footsteps behind him, Shu Bai didn't turn around: "Get lost."
"Teacher Shu Bai, you're really angry." Li Yuheng's lazy voice came from behind him, waving two cans of beer in his hand. "Want a drink?"
Shu Bai frowned: "I won't drink."
Li Yuheng pulled the tab on his own, foam overflowing and wetting his fingers. He licked it carelessly: "I heard your manager called?"
"You were eavesdropping?" Shu Bai turned his head sharply.
"Just passing by." Li Yuheng shrugged. "You guys were talking too loudly on the phone." He took a swig of beer. "Want to renew your contract?"
Shu Bai was silent for a moment, then suddenly laughed: "What, is Li Dingli going to introduce me to resources?"
Under the moonlight, Li Yuheng's eyes shone brightly: "If you ask me for help, I can consider it."
"Dream on." Shu Bai turned to leave, but was grabbed by the wrist.
"Hello." Li Yuheng's voice was unusually serious. "Just say so if you need help."
Shu Bai pulled her hand away from his, her eyes filled with complex emotions: "No need. I'm..." He paused, "...barefoot people aren't afraid of those wearing shoes."
Li Yuheng stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed: "Okay, that's tough enough."
He raised a beer can, "To the barefoot."
Shu Bai didn't reply, but he didn't leave either.
The two stood there in the moonlight, one drinking, the other smoking, in an eerie harmony.
…
Li Yuheng suddenly started coughing, it was unclear whether it was from the smoke or the alcohol.
Shu Bai glanced at it, stubbed out the cigarette, threw it on the ground, and stomped it out.
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow: "That cigarette is quite long, why throw it away? It's a waste."
Shu Bai ignored him, reached out and took the other can of beer from Li Yuheng's hand, pulled the tab, took a swig, and frowned: "...It tastes awful."
Li Yuheng: "?"
Shu Bai shoved the beer back into his hand, her tone disdainful: "Beer doesn't taste good, but liquor does."
Li Yuheng laughed: "Oh, so Teacher Shubai has taken a liking to someone?"
Shu Bai said coldly, "The alcohol content is too low, it's not effective."
Li Yuheng shook the beer can and grinned mischievously: "I really didn't know that Teacher Shu Bai smokes and drinks in private?"
Shu Bai glanced at him sideways, the two small moles at the corners of her eyes particularly noticeable in the moonlight: "None of your business."
"Tsk, so hot-tempered." Li Yuheng tilted his head back and finished the last sip of his can of liquor, the aluminum can cracking in his palm. "But coincidentally, I know the director has a bottle of Yamazaki 25-year-old..."
Shu Bai turned and left.
"—Put it in his RV's refrigerator!" Li Yuheng shouted at the retreating figure, "Go steal it now?"
Shu Bai paused in his steps.
Three seconds later, without turning his head, he raised his middle finger.
Li Yuheng laughed so hard his shoulders shook.
After seeing Shu Bai walk away, Li Yuheng tilted his head back and took another gulp of wine.
When I put the can down, I realized that what I was holding was the can that Shu Bai had taken a sip from and then put back in my hand.
He had already drunk all of his own.
He stared at the lip print left on the rim of the jar for a few seconds, then, as if possessed, took another big gulp.
It's the same brand of beer, but this can has an inexplicably sweet taste.
Li Yuheng wiped his mouth in frustration, but couldn't help but keep gulping it down his throat, as if trying to verify something.
He only snapped back to reality when the last drop of wine slid down his throat, staring at the empty can in deep thought.
Just as 0090 was about to say something, Li Yuheng had already blocked his signal with a blank expression.
He casually crushed two empty beer cans, the metal making a slight deforming sound, and then tossed them precisely into a trash can a few steps away.
The night wind lifted the hem of his coat, and he walked into the brightly lit villa without looking back, his hands in his pockets.
As soon as Li Yuheng stepped into the villa's living room, he was caught red-handed by Jiang Wei.
"Oh, you're back from stealing wine?" Jiang Wei leaned against the stair railing, a slight smile playing on her red lips. "How was the Yamazaki 25-year-old?"
Li Yuheng remained unfazed: "What Yamazaki? I'm drinking beer."
Jiang Wei rolled his eyes, then suddenly lowered his voice: "How do you plan to handle the Gong Yu matter?"
Li Yuheng raised an eyebrow: "What, cousin, are you concerned about me?"
"Get lost." Jiang Wei kicked him. "I'm just afraid you'll mess things up."
Li Yuheng shrugged: "Don't worry, I know what I'm doing."
Jiang Wei stared at him for a few seconds, then suddenly said, "You've been quite interested in Shu Bai lately, haven't you?"
Li Yuheng paused, then said nonchalantly, "Is that so?"
"Pretending." Jiang Wei sneered, "When have you ever been so enthusiastic towards others? I've known you for twenty-five years, and I've never even seen you pour a glass of water."
Li Yuheng turned and walked upstairs: "I'm getting old, and my personality has changed."
Jiang Wei said quietly from behind him, "...You wouldn't happen to have blossomed like an iron tree, would you?"
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