More than a year after Ning Chuchu's parents divorced, Tan Qingzhu met Sui Zheng. At that time, Tan Qingzhu was still immersed in her previous failed marriage and couldn't get out of it. She had no mood for love, so Sui Zheng stayed by her side like a frog in boiling water.

As Tan Qingzhu and Sui Zheng became more familiar with each other, their children also became friends.

At that time, Ning Chuchu was often wronged in her father's home, so she tried every means to stay with her mother. Sui Zheng often went to see Tan Qingzhu at that time, and would bring his son Sui Feng with him. Over time, the two children became familiar with each other.

Compared to her step-sister Yun Yirou who competes with her for everything, Ning Chuchu still likes Sui Feng, her "future step-brother" who will protect her.

When he was young, Sui Feng was a bully who gave his father a headache. He was arrogant, naughty and playful. He would only behave himself in front of the gentle Aunt Tan. Because he loved Aunt Tan, he was also willing to play with Aunt Tan's daughter.

At that time, Ning Chuchu was not as smooth and gentle as she was later. She was still a little princess who was spoiled and a little naive. She was secretly bullied by her stepmother and stepsisters, and she would only get angry.

At that time, Ning Chuchu often cried in front of her little friend Sui Feng. The little bully was impatient with her tears, but he racked his brains to give her advice. The two children stayed up late together reading fairy tales books, studying how to deal with the "evil stepmother".

In fact, the reason why Ning Chuchu later decided to "use magic to defeat magic" and learned Yun Shu's weak and green tea style completely was also a "bad idea" that Sui Feng gave her on a whim.

From then on, Ning Chuchu embarked on the path of no return as a green tea girl, until the system showed up and forcibly brought her back.

In short, for Ning Chuchu, Sui Feng has always been the most important friend and family member in her heart for more than ten years.

No matter how gentle, kind, delicate and pitiful she pretended to be in front of outsiders, she never needed to pretend in front of Sui Feng.

He was the only one among her peers who knew her true nature. Ning Chuchu always felt comfortable and at ease when she was with him, as if she had returned to the carefree days of her childhood.

Unfortunately, after she took the initiative to get engaged to Xie Jinqiu two years ago, a fierce quarrel broke out between them, and they have been in a cold war since then, with no one bowing down.

Although they both tacitly concealed the matter from their parents, only they themselves knew the torment and depression they felt.

Maybe it was because Ning Chuchu was really reluctant to lose her best friend, or maybe it was because the truth system had somewhat changed her mindset.

Compared to her past extremely sensitive and selfish self, Ning Chuchu's mentality has calmed down a lot. She feels that there is no point in having a cold war with Sui Feng, so, she, who has always been proud, is willing to take that step first.

Ning Chuchu was a little absent-minded when recalling the past, but soon Uncle Sui's voice brought her back to reality.

"Please sit down." Sui Zheng greeted him warmly.

Sui Zheng and Tan Qingzhu took their seats one after another, and finally there was only one seat left at the table - next to Sui Feng.

Ning Chuchu hesitated for a moment, trying hard to suppress the strangeness in her heart, and sat down next to Sui Feng with a calm expression.

Sui Feng was lazily putting one arm on the chair, and now that Ning Chuchu sat down there, he did not take his hand away.

For a while, Sui Feng and Ning Chuchu sat close together. Sui Feng even put his hand on the back of Ning Chuchu's chair. The two seemed very close.

In particular, Sui Feng's narrow, sharp eyes were always staring at Ning Chuchu as if there was something wrong, and there was an inexplicably strange atmosphere between the two of them.

Fortunately, the two parents didn't care too much, and as the hot dishes were served, the atmosphere at the table quickly became lively.

Although Ning Chuchu has become a straightforward and sharp-tongued person under the "reformation" of the system, she certainly won't be so rebellious or thorny when facing close elders.

On the contrary, she could always please others as long as she wanted to. Even if she could only tell the truth, she could still make people obedient.

At the moment, Ning Chuchu was chatting warmly with the two elders, just like a family. In contrast, Sui Feng seemed particularly silent and out of place.

Ning Chuchu glanced at Sui Feng's nonchalant expression calmly, and thought about what she was going to say to him later...she sighed helplessly in her heart.

Alas, who made them so awkward back then? Both of them were proud and arrogant, and neither of them was willing to bow their heads first.

Ning Chuchu originally wanted to take advantage of the dinner party to break the ice with Sui Feng. Now that she has already taken the first step, she might as well take a few more steps.

Thinking of this, Ning Chuchu took a deep breath and decided to take action.

Her eyes scanned the rich dishes on the table, and her eyes lit up when she saw celery.

She remembered that Sui Feng liked to eat celery!

Growing up, the two of them often went out to eat together, and Sui Feng would always order different kinds of celery.

On this point, their tastes are surprisingly similar.

Ning Chuchu’s favorite dish is celery.

Ning Chuchu took a deep breath and a gentle and considerate smile appeared on her lips. She picked up some celery with the serving chopsticks, trying hard to recall her mentality when she was getting along with Sui Feng, and put the celery into his bowl as easily and freely as possible.

Just like before, they would often pick up food for each other.

Ning Chuchu was about to put the celery into Sui Feng's bowl, and smiled gently, "I remember Sui Feng...hates eating celery the most."

Ning Chuchu: “……???”

She was completely stunned, with her chopsticks hanging in the air frozen, and she didn't put the celery into Sui Feng's bowl for a long time.

What's going on?

Ning Chuchu reacted quickly and realized that what she had just said had triggered the forced correction mechanism of the truth system.

So... what she just wanted to say, "Sui Feng likes to eat celery the most", was actually a lie?

The truth is... Sui Feng hates eating celery the most?

Ning Chuchu was extremely confused, this was completely different from what she had always known!

Ning Chuchu held her chopsticks stiffly, not knowing whether she should put the celery, which Sui Feng hated the most, into his bowl.

Tan Qingzhu and Sui Zheng looked at each other, not knowing what the two kids were up to. The originally bustling box suddenly became silent.

Ning Chuchu was really embarrassed.

Originally, she wanted to show goodwill to Sui Feng and take the opportunity to ease the strained relationship between them. But now, she said that she knew Sui Feng hated celery the most, but she still pretended to give him some celery... It was like a deliberate provocation!

But she really didn't mean it! She clearly remembered that Sui Feng often ate celery with her before!

Just as Ning Chuchu was hesitating, Sui Feng, who had been silent all this time, suddenly lit up his deep phoenix eyes when he saw Ning Chuchu take the initiative to pick up food for him.

His expression gradually softened, the corners of his lips seemed to curl up, and a slight smile appeared on his handsome and delicate face.

He slowly raised his hand, held the back of Ning Chuchu's hand and pressed down lightly, and the celery in her chopsticks fell into his bowl.

Sui Feng raised his eyebrows and said nonchalantly: "You are wrong, I like eating celery the most."

Feeling the fleeting warmth on the back of her hand, Ning Chuchu was slightly startled, then silently withdrew her hand.

The next second, Sui Feng ate the celery she picked up without any reluctance. His face was gentle, his tone was smiling, and he said, "Thank you Chuchu for picking up the food for me, you eat it too."

After saying that, he also gave Ning Chuchu a piece of celery with his chopsticks as a courtesy.

Their interactions were casual and natural, as if they had always been good friends and had never had the cold war period of nearly two years.

Ning Chuchu silently lowered her head, looking at the food in the bowl, her brows slightly furrowed, and she was unconsciously in a daze.

Celery is indeed her favorite, and she once thought Sui Feng liked it too, but she just realized that this is not the case.

Ning Chuchu couldn't help but fall into deep thought.

But she thought for a long time and still had no idea. Fortunately, the situation seemed to be much better than she thought. She took only a small step, and Sui Feng almost couldn't wait to take her outstretched hand.

Although Ning Chuchu still didn't understand why Sui Feng pretended to like celery even though he obviously hated it, causing her to misunderstand him for so many years, she felt relieved when she saw that their relationship had improved.

After finishing the meal, Sui Zheng and Tan Qingzhu both had to go back to work, so Sui Zheng naturally told his son, "Xiao Feng, please send Chu Chu off."

Ning Chuchu was stunned for a moment, and just when she was about to refuse, Sui Feng said "hmm" lazily.

Ning Chuchu turned her head and met Sui Feng's deep gaze, so she silently swallowed her polite words.

The two of them walked into the underground parking lot together. Sui Feng silently opened the passenger door for her. Ning Chuchu thanked him softly and got in.

On the way, Sui Feng was the first to break the silence, "You have changed a lot recently."

Ning Chuchu smiled and chatted with him naturally, "Really? Maybe it's because your mentality has changed."

The two of them tacitly put aside the quarrel and chatted as usual. After chatting for a long time, even the slight strangeness and awkwardness gradually dissipated, as if they had never met strangers.

Sui Feng smiled in an ambiguous way, his eyes were filled with unpredictable emotions. After a long while, he whispered to himself, "This is good."

Seeing that they were about to return to the hotel booked by the crew, Ning Chuchu quickly told him the main purpose of this trip: "By the way, do you have time recently?"

Sui Feng glanced at her and said calmly, "Yes."

Ning Chuchu's eyes widened in surprise, and she pressed on, "Then can you accompany me to participate in a variety show? "My Brothers and Sisters", you should have heard of it, right?"

Sui Feng raised his eyebrows in surprise, "You want to join? With me?"

"Of course." Ning Chuchu smiled, then pouted in disdain, "Do you want me to go with Yun Yirou?"

Sui Feng chuckled, and his deep, magnetic voice spread in the quiet carriage, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed.

He tapped the steering wheel twice with his slender fingers and nodded quickly, "Okay."

Hearing this, Ning Chuchu looked at him in surprise and asked jokingly, "You agreed so readily?"

Sui Feng had always had a good relationship with her and was very tolerant of her. Since Ning Chuchu wanted to invite him to the show, she was sure that he would agree.

It's just that Sui Feng is a person with a bad taste. He likes to contradict her on purpose. He always makes her really angry before trying to coax her in a humiliating way.

Ning Chuchu thought he would make fun of her, but she didn't expect him to agree so quickly.

Sui Feng glanced at him, snorted, and said, "I'm afraid of making you angry again."

Ning Chuchu smiled and said nothing.

Soon, Ning Chuchu returned to the set. Before she got out of the car, Sui Feng suddenly asked, "How are you and your fiancé?"

Ning Chuchu's movements paused for a moment, then she smiled and said, "Not bad."

Xie Jinqiu has become more and more popular recently, and she is very satisfied with her golden-legged fiancé~

"Oh." Sui Feng still smiled lazily, but his eyes had become much darker. He unconsciously tightened his grip on the steering wheel, and after a long while he calmly said, "Go back, be careful on the road."

Ning Chuchu didn't notice anything unusual about him. She waved at him with a smile and left quickly.

Neither of them noticed that in a corner, a reflection of a camera flashed by.

After returning to the crew, Ning Chuchu patted her chest in fear.

When Sui Feng suddenly mentioned Xie Jinqiu just now, she was shocked. After all, it was because of Xie Jinqiu that they quarreled and broke up. Now that they had just reconciled, she didn't want to cause any more trouble over this matter.

In fact, the reason why she had a cold war with Sui Feng at the beginning was very childish when she thought about it now. It was just that both of them were stubborn and arrogant, which led to the stalemate.

When they were young, Sui Feng took the initiative to suggest to her that she should learn Yun Shu's Green Tea style and use magic to defeat magic. Ning Chuchu tried to perfect the method and it really worked.

The two children were proud of their own intelligence and wisdom. Every day they discussed how to make their evil stepmother suffer a disaster. They were so happy that they could eat three bowls of rice.

Later, Ning Chuchu gradually turned into a qualified Green Tea. Her delicate and scheming Green Tea behavior almost "got into her". Even though she would not deliberately disguise herself when she was with Sui Feng, she would occasionally inadvertently behave like a "Green Tea" in front of Sui Feng.

Sui Feng found it hard to accept her change.

It was an idea he came up with casually at the beginning, and his original intention was to help Ning Chuchu get out of the predicament, but he didn't expect that his pure, straightforward and lovely little sister would become such a hypocritical person.

He began to doubt himself and felt that it was his fault that Ning Chuchu became what she is now.

The two had quarreled several times over this issue, but nothing came to an end until Ning Chuchu took the initiative to get engaged to Xie Jinqiu for her own purposes.

That day, Sui Feng went to Ning Chuchu in the rain. The heavy rain wet his black hair, making his dignified and elegant face look ferocious for the first time. He stared at Ning Chuchu with his deep phoenix eyes and said in a hoarse voice, "Don't be like this."

"No matter what, you can't take yourself away."

At that time, Ning Chuchu was immersed in the joy of a successful engagement, and was eager to use Xie Jinqiu to deal with Daddy's family. How could she listen to Sui Feng's words?

She said nonchalantly: "Xie Jinqiu is very good. I don't feel wronged at all."

Sui Feng looked at her in disbelief, as if he no longer knew her. After a long while, he said in a cold voice: "Chu Chu, you have really changed."

Seeing Sui Feng's disappointed and sad eyes, Ning Chuchu felt an inexplicable pain in her heart. She angrily accused him of being so careless and not understanding her pain at all.

They had a big quarrel and neither of them could convince the other, so they had to go their separate ways.

Recalling these past events, Ning Chuchu shook her head helplessly.

In fact, these things are a mess and it is hard to tell who is right and who is wrong.

She was indeed too extreme back then and wanted to take revenge on Ning Guangzhong and Yun Shu. She even used any means to take advantage of an innocent person like Xie Jinqiu.

But Sui Feng was indeed too naive. He did not stand in her shoes, so he could not understand her suffering. When he said casually, "You have changed", wasn't it like stabbing her in the heart?

They were good friends who grew up together. Ning Chuchu thought he would understand everything she did, but Sui Feng blamed her in the end.

Fortunately, two years have passed, and both of them have matured a lot. They have also reflected on the previous incident. It can be seen from their extremely smooth reconciliation this time that Sui Feng must have regretted his impulsiveness at that time.

Since the two have reconciled, Ning Chuchu doesn't want to dwell on the past anymore. Uncle Sui and her mother have always had a stable relationship, and she and Sui Feng also get along well, so they should just get along well in the future.

Since Sui Feng had agreed to go with her to participate in "My Brothers and Sisters", Ning Chuchu finally felt relieved. She asked her agent Sister Zhang to contact Sui Feng to finalize the contract, and she no longer paid attention to the matter.

She wanted to complete the filming of "Swordsman" before the filming of "My Brothers and Sisters" started.

However, when Ning Chuchu was concentrating on filming, a piece of news released by paparazzi quickly swept across major news websites and successfully topped the hot search list -

"Shock! Popular and straightforward female star was picked up by a young handsome man and behaved intimately",

"She already has a lover but still appears on a dating variety show, deceives the male guest's feelings and fools the audience. Has the image of the honest actress collapsed?"

…

One after another, the sensational news headlines once again pushed Ning Chuchu into the bloody storm.

[Honest actress? Get out of here, you mystifier. If you want to expose something, just do it directly. Who are you talking about with vague and malicious intentions? ]

[It's obvious, isn't it Ning Chuchu? ]

[Fuck! Sister Ning has a boyfriend? I’m heartbroken…]

[Wuwuwu… My “Ningpei (Pei)” is BE?! I don’t accept it! ]

[Although I know that romance variety shows are basically scripted, I would still feel a little uncomfortable if Sister Ning really fell in love...]

[Oh, that's true. I hope Sister Ning is in a new relationship. Otherwise... if she's in a relationship and still goes on a dating show, that's inappropriate.]

[I saw the video. When the woman got off the car, it was clear that it was indeed Ning Chuchu. So who was the man? Was he someone in the industry? Does anyone know? ]

[The man looks really handsome! Handsome guy hissing hissing...]

[A handsome man and a beautiful woman are a perfect match! ]

[Sister Ning, please don’t fall in love… I don’t want to QAQ]

…

In short, the public's comments on this news are mixed. Some people are blessing, while others are criticizing Ning Chuchu for having a relationship while on a dating variety show.

Many people are also concerned about whether Ning Chuchu had this relationship before participating in the romance variety show, or whether it only developed recently.

Ning Chuchu is not an idol, but she is also a popular actress, so the love rumors have some impact on her popularity and reputation.

As for the person with the greatest influence...

Xie Jinqiu was sitting in his office, staring at the computer screen with his eyebrows furrowed, as serious as if he was attending a big meeting. However, there was only entertainment news on his computer screen.

Xie Jinqiu looked at the various speculations about his fiancée and this man on the Internet, his face was cold, his eyes were deep, and it was obvious that he was not in a good mood.

Xie Jinqiu didn't believe this kind of entertainment news, nor did he really think that his fiancée was in a relationship with another man. Xie Jinqiu thought he was very good at reading people. Although Ning Chuchu liked acting, she couldn't do such a thing.

He believed her.

But... who is this man? Why did he send Ning Chuchu home? Does he have any plans for her?

At this moment, Xie Jinqiu had many thoughts running through his mind, and finally an idea suddenly came to him - if he and Ning Chuchu could disclose their relationship as an unmarried couple, wouldn't there be less such disturbing news?

Xie Jinqiu's brows moved slightly, but when he thought of Ning Chuchu's attitude, his heart sank again.

Xie Jinqiu stared intently at the news on the computer, as if staring at a hole in the computer screen.

Suddenly, his cell phone on the table rang. Xie Jinqiu frowned slightly, took the phone and looked at it, then picked it up with an unhappy expression.

"Hello?"

On the other end of the phone, Gu Yunfei shrank his neck in fear after hearing Xie Jinqiu's cold and solemn voice.

He covered the phone with one hand, winked at the agent frantically, and whispered, "My cousin seems to be in a bad mood. You tell me."

The agent waved his hands frantically and winked at Gu Yunfei frantically, silently urging him: Hurry up and speak!

Gu Yunfei took a deep breath and said, "Well, cousin... I'm planning to appear on a variety show under the Xie Film and Television Department called "My Brothers and Sisters". Is that okay?"

Xie Jinqiu pressed his eyebrows impatiently, "Whatever you want."

Gu Yunfei scratched his head and said awkwardly, "Cousin, this variety show needs to be performed with your brothers and sisters, and you are my only cousin..."

Gu Yunfei hesitated for a long time, and finally showed his true intention. He closed his eyes and shouted, "Cousin, can you come with me to participate in the variety show?"

Xie Jinqiu was stunned for a moment, and then laughed angrily: "If you don't have a clear mind, go see a doctor and stop bothering me."

After saying that, he hung up the phone mercilessly.

Gu Yunfei listened to the busy tone on his phone and drooped his shoulders dejectedly. He complained to his agent in frustration, "It's all your fault! I told you that my cousin is so busy every day, how could he accompany me to the variety show? He scolded me for that..."

The agent coughed uncomfortably and said in an awkward tone: "I think... after all, he is your cousin!"

Gu Yunfei rolled his eyes in disdain. "In his eyes, work is more important than his parents, not to mention me, his cousin."

The agent sighed and said, "What should we do now? If Mr. Xie doesn't accompany you to participate in the variety show...are you going to give up this opportunity?"

Gu Yunfei rubbed his hair irritably...Oh, he has no hair now.

Gu Yunfei touched his shiny scalp irritably and said unhappily, "How should I know? Otherwise, I won't participate. I just need a few days' rest."

"How can that be possible?! This variety show is very popular! Why don't we just find a stepsister right now?"

"Go see a doctor if you're not in the right mind, don't bother me!" Gu Yunfei directly threw his cousin's words in the agent's face.

Agent: “…”

After hanging up Gu Yunfei's call, Xie Jinqiu continued to stare at the entertainment news with a heavy gaze.

After a while, there was a knock on his office door.

Special Assistant Lin came in to do his routine reporting. After seeing the entertainment news on the computer screen of his boss, Mr. Xie, his eyes flickered and he became increasingly excited.

He knew it! As expected, President Xie was very concerned about Miss Ning's affairs, and he would definitely feel sad when he saw Miss Ning's scandal.

Special Assistant Lin curled the corners of his lips subtly. As a qualified special assistant, he must predict the boss's mood in advance and then solve the boss's problems appropriately.

At that moment, Assistant Lin casually mentioned: "Mr. Xie, there is something I need to report to you. A piece of news about Miss Ning just appeared on the Internet, and I took the initiative to contact Miss Ning's agent and asked if there was anything I could do to help."

Xie Jinqiu paused and looked at Assistant Lin silently.

Assistant Lin straightened his back unconsciously and smiled, "Ms. Ning's agent assured me that they will issue a statement to clarify the matter soon."

"The man who sent Miss Ning back to the crew is Miss Ning's stepbrother. The reason they met was because they decided to participate in the variety show "My Brothers and Sisters" together and were discussing matters related to the recording of the variety show."

"So don't worry, this scandal about Miss Ning is just groundless and will be clarified soon. It won't have any impact on her."

Special Assistant Lin was very considerate. He only said that Mr. Xie was worried that Miss Ning's career would be affected by the scandal, but he did not say that Mr. Xie would be jealous because of Miss Ning's scandal. He really gave his boss enough face.

Sure enough, after listening to his words, Xie Jinqiu's expression slowly softened, and the fierceness in his eyes gradually subsided.

But soon, his expression froze slightly, and he frowned and asked, "You just said... what variety show Chuchu is going to participate in with her stepbrother?"

Special Assistant Lin smiled and said, "My Brothers and Sisters is our Xie family's variety show."

Xie Jinqiu: "..."

Xie Jinqiu gently rubbed his eyebrows, his expression seemed a little helpless. After pondering for a moment, he silently picked up the phone and made a call.

"Yun Fei, I will participate in the recording of "My Brothers and Sisters" with you, so please get ready."

After saying that, Xie Jinqiu said in a deep voice to the dumbfounded Assistant Lin: "Did you hear that? Go ahead and make arrangements. You can start recording as soon as possible."

Lin Tezhi nodded blankly until he walked out of the president's office in a daze, and then he slowly came to his senses.

Holy crap! Mr. Xie is going to be on a variety show with Ms. Ning?!

If you live long enough, you will see everything...

On the other side, when he received the call from his cousin, Gu Yunfei was very nervous, but after hearing the words Xie Jinqiu said, he was stunned at first, and then felt ecstatic.

"My cousin said he wanted to go to the variety show with me!" Gu Yunfei excitedly boasted to his agent.

"Is it true?!" Gu Yunfei's agent was so excited that he almost jumped up and asked repeatedly.

"Of course it's true!" Gu Yunfei raised his chin proudly, "It seems that my cousin still loves me very much!"

The agent smiled and replied repeatedly: "Indeed, indeed! After all, blood is thicker than water!"

At this time, Ning Chuchu didn't know that her cold and taciturn fiancé was going to participate in the same variety show with her. She was in a very bad mood because of the "scandal".

Her Weibo has collapsed.

Logically speaking, she and Sui Feng had nothing wrong, so it would be easy to clear the air, but she was quick to discover that someone was muddying the waters.

During this period of time, Ning Chuchu's popularity has been rising, and she can't help but feel a little complacent.

It was not until this moment that she sensed a hint of danger lurking in the darkness amidst the riot of flowers, which instantly woke her up.