"What do I care if she doesn't come back? Am I her father? It's just a small area, are you worried she'll get lost? If you're really worried, go find her."
"you……"
Bang--
Zhuang Yan gripped the cleaver tightly and slammed it into the cutting board: "Stay away from my food, don't spit your saliva in there."
Gu Qian glanced at the live stream camera in the kitchen, held back, and went out to find Xia Wan. He finally found Xia Wan sitting on the ground on a hillside.
"Wanwan."
Xia Wan looked up abruptly and saw that it was Gu Houqian, and her expression couldn't help but show some disappointment.
Unbeknownst to Gu Qian, he came to Xia Wan and shielded her from the sun.
"Your face hasn't fully recovered yet, you shouldn't be in the sun."
"I know." But her body was cold. Just recalling what Zhuang Yan had said to her made her shiver, and she even felt like crying.
She squatted on the ground with her arms crossed, burying her head in her arms as if she could escape reality that way.
Gu Qian squatted down in front of her: "Wanwan, how did your talk with Zhuang Yan go? Will he drop the charges?"
Xia Wan said in a muffled voice, "I didn't tell him any of that."
If you're not going to talk about something this important, then what are you talking about?
Gu Qian suppressed his displeasure: "So what did you all talk about?"
"It's nothing. I'll find another opportunity to talk to Zhuang Yan about withdrawing the lawsuit. Today isn't a good day."
“Wanwan, Zhuang Yan has no feelings for you anymore. Playing the emotional card won’t work. You either need to talk about interests directly or threaten him. You’ve been with him for so many years, he must have something on you. Don’t drag this out… Uncle Xia can’t wait.”
Xia Wan and Zhuang Yan have been together for three years. She might know the truth about Zhuang Yan's sister's death, so Gu Qian decided to test her.
"I know."
You'd better know. Gu Qian had a lot of complaints about Xia Wan. After all, no man could tolerate his woman having another man in her heart, especially since that man was her ex.
"Let's go back, I'll help you up." Gu Qian bent down and helped Xia Wan up.
Zhuang Yan cooked quickly, using two pots. One pot was used to stew ribs, and the other was used to stir-fry vegetables. With two meat dishes, two vegetable dishes, and a soup, it was enough for eight people.
Zhuang Yan went to wash his hands and was the last to sit down at the table.
Lu Yan and Jiang Ning saved him a spot, between the two of them.
With the addition of two more people, the seating arrangements changed. An Xinrong was pushed further away and now sits right next to Fang Chen, forming a fixed couple.
In order to sever An Xinrong's feelings for Zhuang Yan, Xia Wan deliberately forced the two together.
Upon seeing Fang Chen, she immediately began praising him, saying he was young and promising, handsome and dashing, and knew how to care for others.
“When I was in the observation room, I was very optimistic about Xinrong and your pairing. You even have a pairing name, Chen An CP. Xinrong is a friend of mine for many years. We were in the same class in junior high school. She is a very nice person. Although she is a bit stubborn sometimes and speaks harshly, she is very easy to coax, just like a little child. Someone like her is suitable to find a man who is four or five years older than her, so that he can take better care of her.”
Fang Chen is 28 years old this year, which is five years older than An Xinrong, who is 23 years old.
In the past, An Xinrong would have been overjoyed to hear someone praise her like that, but now, hearing Xia Wan's words only made her feel annoyed and even nauseous, to the point that she couldn't eat.
Fang Chen was delighted to hear this, beaming from ear to ear: "Really? I'd be happy to take care of Xinrong."
An Xinrong said coldly, "I'm not a child, I don't need you to take care of me."
Xia Wan said to Fang Chen, "Look, they're arguing again. She's like this when she's shy. Speaking of which, you and Xinrong have already gone on two dates. You're really destined for each other. She participated in this show because she wants to find a suitable boyfriend to marry."
An Xinrong didn't want to lose her temper at the dinner table, so she gripped her chopsticks tightly.
Lu Yan glanced at her. "What you're saying is ridiculous. Who comes here without wanting to find a boyfriend and get married? My little niece, I'm here to find you a husband. You must have seen it all clearly in the observation room. Speaking of couple names, what's my couple name with Zhuang Yan?"
Lu Yan made no attempt to hide anything and went straight for the enemy's face to unleash her ultimate attack.
What started as a discussion about An Xinrong has now become a topic involving multiple people.
Xia Wan retorted stubbornly, "I don't know you guys, but these days audiences don't like relationships between older women and younger men, so there's nothing to say."
"Is that so?" Lu Yan turned her head, put her face close to the live stream camera, and said with a wronged look, "Really, nobody likes relationships between older women and younger men? Does nobody support me and Zhuang Yan?"
Xia Wan suddenly realized that it was her first time recording this kind of live-streamed program, and because she wasn't used to it, she often forgot that it was being broadcast live.
Xia Wan's expression changed.
The live stream chat was flooded with comments.
Sister, I like relationships where the woman is older than the man!
Don't listen to her, Xia Wan is lying to you because she's jealous of you.
[The road post CP is carrying the banner, and we're just pretending we don't exist by staying silent, right?]
She's talking nonsense, spouting rubbish, being unreasonable, and a bully using someone else's authority.
[Yanbao, you're the most popular, we all like you.]
[That face that suddenly appeared so close to mine, it's so beautiful it makes my heart race, I can't take it! Yan Yan's face is so beautiful, I'm practically licking the screen.]
Lu Yan easily steered the conversation away from An Xinrong.
An Xinrong stared blankly at Lu Yan across from her, and suddenly realized that Lu Yan wasn't so bad after all.
Zhuang Yan served the last dish, braised pork ribs with potatoes and green beans, on the table.
"The dishes are all served, let's eat." Zhuang Yan looked at Gu Qian with a kind expression. "The first bite of this dish must be eaten by the two newlyweds."
As he spoke, Zhuang Yan quickly picked up his chopsticks and placed a piece of green bean in Gu Qian's bowl, warmly inviting him to eat, "This dish was specially made to welcome you."
Whenever Zhuang Yan was friendly to him, Gu Qian felt a chill run down his spine and was a little scared.
After all, Zhuang Yan was in the same situation last night. Gu Qian looked at the green beans in his bowl and wondered if they were poisoned, since they were taken from the same dish.
Zhuang Yan couldn't possibly poison everyone just to poison him, could he?
Moreover, with so many live cameras on site, Zhuang Yan probably wouldn't dare to do anything underhanded.
With this thought, Gu Qian gradually felt relieved and picked up the green beans in his bowl to eat.
"Is it tasty?"
Gu Qian nodded: "Delicious."
"As long as it tastes good." Zhuang Yan gave him a meaningful look, then sat down. "Eat up, and get some rest after you're done."
An hour after lunch, Gu Qian suddenly experienced abdominal pain, followed by nausea, vomiting, and even some dizziness.
At first, no one took Gu Qian seriously, assuming he had just suffered from heatstroke, since it had only been discovered that morning that he had poor physical condition and some minor health issues.
Two hours later, Gu Qian, who had taken the medicine, still did not feel better and continued to have diarrhea. Later, he started to sweat profusely and his limbs became numb.
Gu Qian suddenly remembered the green beans Zhuang Yan had given him at noon, and weakly grabbed the director's hand, saying, "Director, Zhuang Yan poisoned him..."
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