37 got angry
She is innocent.
Lu Shutian immediately grabbed Yan Sui's hand and started touching her face downwards.
"You..." Yan Sui was about to stop him when the other person was already faster and had touched her neck.
She gave up and let the other party inspect her.
Jian Liyun said coldly, "She's fine now. She bled last night because of malnutrition."
"Malnutrition?!" Lu Shutian's voice suddenly rose. "How did you take care of Jian Liyun? You managed to make her malnourished. If you can't take care of her, then find someone else."
Yan Sui nudged Lu Shutian with her elbow, "How dare you address her like that?"
They've started calling Senior Jian by her first name instead of her proper respect.
Lu Shutian had already imagined a whole drama unfolding in her mind.
Her expression became particularly strained and burdened. "You... it's one thing to be so outrageous and unrestrained all the time, but sister, you need to make sure you get enough nutrition. Excessive indulgence isn't good for you; your body won't be able to handle it."
Yan Sui pointed her index finger at her nose. "Me? What did I indulge in?"
She has never had a proper rest since she came into this world.
Back when she was learning Go in the original world, at least she would get half a day off each week to relax.
Yan Sui felt she was truly wronged.
The person involved didn't understand the implied meaning in Lu Shutian's words, but Jian Liyun did.
She spoke gently, "This was my fault, but it's also a matter between Sui Sui and me. Miss Lu, as an outsider, you shouldn't interfere. Sui Sui is soft-hearted; some people might gain temporary sympathy by deliberately playing the victim, but..."
"Who are you calling an outsider?!" Lu Shutian interrupted sharply.
Jian Liyun even smirked and laughed out loud, "Who knows?"
"alright!"
Yan Sui stretched out her hands, one on each side, and precisely covered the mouths of the two people.
“You’ll have a lot to say during the recording later, so take a break now.” After saying that, she leaned forward slightly and looked at the driver who was too afraid to move in the driver’s seat. “Let’s go.”
The driver wiped away non-existent cold sweat from his forehead and finally stepped on the gas and set off.
Yan Sui gave each of them a warning look and tentatively lowered her hand.
Good, the two of them have finally quieted down.
"elder sister……"
It's unlikely to quiet down.
Yan Sui glared at her, "Think carefully before you speak."
Lu Shutian smiled ingratiatingly, "I'm not the kind of person who holds grudges. I won't argue with petty and unreasonable people. Sister, do you need to hire a nutritionist to cook for you since you're malnourished? If so, I can help you find someone."
The system displayed again: [The female lead introduced herself.]
Yan Sui quickly chimed in, otherwise she figured the two of them would start arguing again.
“No need, Li Yun has already hired a nutritionist,” Yan Sui said, feeling that she could speak so fast that she could be a rapper. “Besides, my malnutrition is really my own fault, it has nothing to do with anyone else.”
The more Yan Sui took all the responsibility upon herself, the more dissatisfied Lu Shutian became.
She scoffed, "If my sister lived with me, this would never have happened."
Jian Liyun spoke softly, her eyes lowered slightly, her usually cool gaze filled with sorrow and regret. "Sui Sui, you don't have to be like this. I know it was my fault, but I won't let you suffer anymore."
[The supporting female character has such a commanding presence, I'm totally shipping her with everyone!]
Even though Yan Sui was busy, she didn't forget to mentally retort to the system, "Did you install some new gossip system? You talk so gossipy, and everyone seems to like me, but that's not what I really think."
"Stop! You guys really need to stop arguing, it's giving me a headache."
After arguing with the system, Yan Sui loudly stopped the two of them.
Actually, if we have to pinpoint the exact cause, the blame should fall on Lu Shutian.
But Yan Sui thought she would never let Lu Shutian know what she had sacrificed.
After using the excuse that they were tired and wanted to rest, Jian Liyun and Lu Shutian finally stopped talking.
Yan Sui was indeed exhausted, both physically and mentally. The sunlight outside the car window was still a bit dazzling, and she went from pretending to sleep to actually falling asleep.
The sleeping person's center of gravity was unstable, and Yan Sui's head began to slowly tilt to one side.
Lu Shutian bit her lower lip and held her breath.
Finally, fate smiled upon her; the sleeping Yan Sui unconsciously tilted her head and leaned against her shoulder.
If she weren't afraid of waking Yan Sui, Lu Shutian would have loved to sing at the top of her lungs all day.
Sister! She's asleep, nestled against my shoulder!
She couldn't hide her smugness; although she couldn't move her body much, her eyes were incredibly bright and alert.
Lu Shutian glanced at Jian Liyun with disdain, looking like she had won.
Jian Liyun remained silent, but took out a folded blanket from the storage bag, unfolded it, and gently draped it over Yan Sui.
Yan Sui frowned slightly and shifted her body.
She didn't open her eyes, her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she muttered a sentence.
Both of them who were awake heard it.
"Thank you, Li Yun."
Jian Liyun smiled silently.
Compared to Jian Liyun's smugness, Lu Shutian's face turned from sunny to stormy, becoming completely dark.
...
"Sui Sui, we've arrived."
"Hmm..." Yan Sui wanted to sleep a little longer, but she knew that the situation could not be delayed any longer. She forced herself to open her eyes and saw Jian Liyun, who had just unbuckled her seatbelt.
Yan Sui habitually wanted to hug the other person.
Although the two were not familiar enough to sleep in the same room before, Yan Sui has now gotten used to looking for the other person after waking up.
Yan Sui leaned closer to Jian Liyun, reaching out to hook her arm around the other's neck, but was stopped by an even stronger force.
"Varied……"
Before Yan Sui could finish speaking, her sweet breath brushed against her ear, "Sister, you've been sleeping on my shoulder for so long, and now you're going to look for someone else as soon as you wake up. Isn't that a bit too much?"
Yan Sui was startled, and she trembled slightly. "I'm sorry."
She softened her tone and coaxed Lu Shutian for a long time before Lu Shutian finally let go.
Yan Sui felt as if she had been reborn. She practically fled the car and followed closely behind Jian Liyun, never leaving her side.
The two arrived at the lounge, where the makeup and styling team hadn't arrived yet. Yan Sui looked at her with a reproachful expression, "Why didn't you wake me up when I was asleep?"
Jian Liyun slowly looked at today's program schedule, "There's no need to call you when you can rest properly."
Yan Sui was about to lose her temper, "But if I sleep on her like this, it will... Never mind, anyway, next time this happens, you have to wake me up no matter what."
Jian Liyun turned the page and said indifferently, "Don't you like her a lot? If I wake you up and separate you two, wouldn't I become the villain who breaks up a loving couple?"
Wait, those words sound familiar.
She remembered that when she first didn't understand the situation, she had told Jian Liyun that she wouldn't break up the couple.
The "Mandarin Ducks" refers to Jian Liyun and He Chenyu, and Jian Liyun angrily rebuked her for randomly pairing them up.
Yan Sui stammered, "You, what are you doing..."
The intelligent system is online: [Host, the female supporting character has launched a callback in response to you.]
Yan Sui crossed her arms over her chest, making a big X, "I don't like her, Li Yun, don't talk nonsense."
Jian Liyun turned her body away from her, saying, "You're lying to me."
Yan Sui immediately ran up to the other person and said, "I didn't lie to you. I really don't like her."
She thought to herself, "I don't even have the ability to like people anymore, so how could I possibly like someone else?"
Jian Liyun still avoided looking at her, "Then do you like me?"
Yan Sui hesitated for a moment: "Whether I like you or not is not important. What's important is that you are happy."
“But this is very important to me.” Jian Liyun’s eyes were piercing.
Knock knock.
A knock on the door interrupted their conversation; the makeup and styling team had arrived.
Yan Sui breathed a sigh of relief. "I'll go open the door."
Makeup artist Sister Wei stood at the door with her makeup case, the dark circles under her eyes were so prominent that even concealer couldn't hide them.
Yan Sui raised an eyebrow. "Sister Wei, didn't you sleep well last night?"
The makeup artist waved her hand, "Don't even mention it, I hadn't fallen asleep until four in the morning. Luckily, we started work this afternoon, otherwise I wouldn't have been able to get out of bed."
Yan Sui took the makeup case and helped push it over to Jian Liyun. She looked at the makeup artist who kept yawning and asked, "Sister Wei, why did you go to bed so late last night?"
The makeup artist hesitated for a moment, then finally beckoned to Yan Sui with her finger.
Yan Sui leaned closer, and the makeup artist lowered her voice, saying in a tone only the two of them could hear, "We'll tell you during our break from recording the show later; there's a lot of juicy news."
Yan Sui nodded calmly: "Okay."
Since it was the second time recording the program, everyone was more experienced and quickly made preparations before the recording.
Jian Liyun's outfit today was still predominantly dark-toned. Yan Sui called over the stylist, "In the future, you can also try some lighter-colored clothes for her."
The stylist smiled and said, "Dark-colored clothes suit Miss Jane's temperament better."
Yan Sui hesitated, but Jian Liyun finally stepped forward and said, "It's okay, I'll just wear it like this."
After seeing Jian Liyun off, the makeup and styling team members went to the staff lounge one after another, leaving only the makeup artist and Yan Sui behind.
"Sister Wei, you can talk now, it's just you and me here." Yan Sui crossed her arms and leaned against the wall.
The makeup artist took a sip of her life-saving black coffee, then took a deep breath. "You know, in the entertainment industry, the celebrities themselves probably know less gossip than we staff do."
Yan Sui nodded; what the other person said was indeed the truth.
The makeup artist chuckled, "Yesterday, I had already put on a face mask before bed and was planning to get some beauty sleep, but a friend called me and we talked for a really long time."
Yan Sui chimed in, "Your friend? Is she also a makeup artist?"
She nodded smugly, "Yes, and she's right next door to us. I bet she's still doing Miss Lu's makeup right now."
Yan Sui feigned interest, "Miss Lu's makeup artist?"
“Yes,” the makeup artist took another sip of black coffee to moisten her throat, “My friend isn’t Ms. Lu’s personal makeup artist. This time, Ms. Lu’s company contacted her to do her makeup. But even though it was our first meeting, my friend witnessed the struggle between the artist and the company. It was quite interesting.”
"A struggle? Is Miss Lu at odds with her company?" Yan Sui asked curiously.
The makeup artist shook her head. "My friend and I don't understand. Ms. Lu debuted at the beginning of this year. To be fair, her company has given her much better resources than the average newcomer. Even the amount of publicity she receives is comparable to that of top-tier artists in the industry. But even so, yesterday when my friend was doing Ms. Lu's makeup, she saw Ms. Lu arguing with her manager, saying things like she wanted to change companies."
Yan Sui had a bad feeling. "Change companies? Which company does she want to change to? The agency she's with is already a leading company in the industry. Even if she changes, she won't be able to find a better one."
The makeup artist winked and said, "It's both far away and right in front of you."
Yan Sui didn't want to believe it, but she had no choice but to believe it: "She wants to come to my company?"
Yan Sui thought Lu Shutian was joking when she said she wanted to change jobs, but she didn't expect her to be serious.
The makeup artist chuckled, "Right. She had a fight with her manager, and then my friend left temporarily after finishing her makeup. I don't know what happened after that. But aside from her job-hopping, something quite puzzling happened during the recording of the show."
Yan Sui's teasing expression disappeared, and she sat back on the sofa. "Is it related to my Li Yun?"
The makeup artist clicked her tongue. "As expected of you, you guessed it right away. A friend of my makeup artist friend told her about this. That person is one of the show's cameramen and participated in the entire recording of the show's studio."
"Whether Ms. Lu is truly like this or not, she always presents a sweet and charming image to the public. She was quite cheerful during yesterday's recording and actively started conversations, but..."
The makeup artist kept her in suspense, but Yan Sui pressed, "But what?"
The makeup artist shrugged. "You know how shrewd people are in the entertainment industry. Yesterday, during the recording, all five guests had to promote their recent works. Ms. Jian is an actress, so she naturally had to talk about her films and TV series. She herself was alright, just giving a brief introduction. You and I both know the specific reasons."
Yan Sui said with certainty, "Because He Chenyu had a falling out with the He family, and He Chenyu has a role in both of Li Yun's upcoming films."
The makeup artist took off her shoes, crossed her legs, and became interested. "Yes, so everyone tacitly agreed not to talk much, but there is one exception, and that is Miss Lu."
This Lu Shutian is really...
Yan Sui sighed, "What did she do now?"
The makeup artist curled her lip. "Ms. Lu asked Ms. Jian some interesting anecdotes about the shoot, which seemed like she was trying to increase Ms. Jian's screen time. However... Ms. Lu kept mentioning He Chenyu intentionally or unintentionally. If the show cuts out this part, the audience might think there's something between Ms. Jian and that man."
Although Jian Liyun is positioned as a talented new generation actress, the exposure of her relationship will not have a significant impact on her resources. However, He Chenyu's background is unfathomable, and getting involved with him, regardless of whether anything actually happens, is not a good thing for Jian Liyun.
Moreover, Yan Sui already knew that He Chenyu was trying to steal Jian Liyun's luck points, so she couldn't allow the two to have too much contact.
Yan Sui immediately understood what had happened. She closed her eyes and said wearily, "Thank you for telling me all this."
The makeup artist exclaimed, "It's alright. I've worked with Ms. Jian many times before. Just tell her to be a little more careful. I don't think the production team will cut these scenes. After all, this variety show was organized by Ms. Lu."
Yan Sui hummed in agreement, "Okay, I'll tell her to be careful."
After seeing the makeup artist off, Yan Sui's face remained expressionless.
[Host, are you angry?]
The system, which used to be playful and joking, is now speaking cautiously.
Yan Sui remained noncommittal.
After a long silence, she looked up at the ceiling and said, "I will explain it to her."
After learning this information in the past few days, Yan Sui had actually thought that since He Chenyu was the villain of this world, she could join forces with Jian Liyun and Lu Shutian to get rid of this scum.
She knew there was some friction and dissatisfaction between the two women, but she didn't expect Lu Shutian to really want to harm Jian Liyun.
It's time to have a serious talk with Lu Shutian.
After the first half of the show's recording ended, Jian Liyun returned to the dressing room.
Yan Sui had already opened the lunchbox and broken the bamboo chopsticks. "Li Yun, you've worked hard."
Jian Liyun shook her head, "It's alright. Today is a bit tight. Tomorrow is the last day of recording. Before the recording, I'll have the nutritionist prepare your dinner for tonight. You won't be eating boxed lunches tomorrow night; you can have a nutritious meal instead."
Yan Sui looked at Jian Liyun, but didn't touch her chopsticks. "It's no use."
She knew this was the price to pay for helping Lu Shutian, and it was foreseeable that she would most likely use up all three of her chances.
Jian Liyun paused, "No, we'll take it easy and your body will gradually get better."
Yan Sui smiled and changed the subject, "Did the first half of the recording go smoothly?"
Jian Liyun nodded slightly, "Successfully. The video played today also revealed their past and the reasons for their breakup. The reason for Jin Lan and her partner's breakup was quite unique. Other couples had very specific reasons, but only Jin Lan and Tian Yufu's breakup was initiated by Tian Yufu without any conditions or reasons."
It's likely that Tian Yufu has awakened to the truth of this world, which is why she wants to break up with Jin Lan.
Although Yan Sui knew the truth in her heart, she didn't show it on her face. "Is that so? Will they make up?"
Jian Liyun shook her head. "I think it's very difficult."
Yan Sui placed her sweet and sour pork ribs on Jian Liyun's plate, saying, "You should eat more; I'm not hungry right now."
Jian Liyun chuckled, "What, have you been worrying enough?"
Yan Sui was somewhat surprised; she thought she had concealed it well.
Jian Liyun put down her chopsticks, took Yan Sui's hand, and said, "I can tell if you're happy or not. Did something happen?"
Yan Sui shook her head, removed her hands, and continued eating.
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But she really had no appetite right now. She poked the innocent-looking grain of rice with her chopsticks and said in a low voice, "Did Miss Lu make things difficult for you during today's recording?"
"She didn't make things difficult for me..." Jian Liyun realized, "Did someone tell you?"
Yan Sui hummed in agreement.
Jian Liyun comforted her, "I can handle this situation, you don't need to worry."
Yan Sui shoveled down a few mouthfuls of rice. "I'm full. I'm going out for a bit, I'll be right back."
Jian Liyun called out to her, "Are you going to find her?"
"Yes, there are some things that absolutely cannot be done."
Yan Sui left after saying those words.
Lu Shutian's room was next door. As soon as Yan Sui closed the door to Jian Liyun's rest room, she stepped into the next room, knocked on the door, and introduced herself.
"Miss Lu, it's me."
The person inside hurriedly opened the door, and Lu Shutian greeted them with a joyful expression, "Sister, come in quickly."
Yan Sui calmly surveyed the room; only Lu Shutian was inside.
Perfect, we don't need to look for a venue anymore*.
After closing the door, Lu Shutian happily took Yan Sui's arm. "Sister, you can call me Miss Lu when there are other people around, but now it's just the two of us. If you want to call me that again, you'll have to call me Tiantian."
Yan Sui shook off Lu Shutian's arm.
Her eyes remained expressionless. "Miss Lu, let's have a proper talk."
Lu Shutian was a little frightened. She softened her voice and said, "Sister, please don't do this. I'm scared."
Yan Sui spoke at a moderate pace, "Ms. Lu, if there's anything I do that displeases you, please tell me, and I'll change whatever I can. But please don't drag innocent people into this."
"An innocent person?" Lu Shutian thought for a moment before realizing what she meant. "You mean Jian Liyun? How is she innocent?!"
Yan Sui's voice was icy cold, "This is no excuse for you to talk nonsense on the show. Li Yun has had a tough time since her debut, and rumors will ruin her."
Lu Shutian laughed in exasperation, "Ha, so that's why my sister suddenly came to find me. Turns out it's because ** came."
Yan Sui remained motionless, frozen in place. "It's not about venting your anger. I know your past has been painful, and you've suffered a lot of injustices. But Li Yun knows nothing; she's innocent. Trying to link her with He Chenyu is harming her..."
She took a deep breath, trying to suppress her anger, "You know perfectly well that He Chenyu has ill intentions and is a complete scoundrel."
After listening to the end, Lu Shutian pulled up a chair and sat down.
Her eyes were bright and pure, so pure that Yan Sui could hardly tell whether she was speaking from the heart.
“But sister, what is poison to you is honey to her. I’m actually helping Jian Liyun by doing this, after all, she loves He Chenyu to death—”
Lu Shutian smiled sweetly, "In the first timeline, Jian Liyun committed suicide because of unrequited love."
“Sister, if you want to help Jian Liyun, then I will help her for your sake. You can’t say that to me; I’m just trying to be helpful.”
[Author's Note]
They're about to start arguing. [newbie]
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