This scene was captured by the live stream camera, and netizens were instantly agitated.
[Holy crap, what's going on? Ning Shi is looking at the Crown Prince, but the Crown Prince is looking at Zhu Jinzhao!]
[And wishing you well this morning—you look no further than your mind is filled with nothing but the sunrise…]
[I know Ning Shi likes Shi Jing, but Shi Jing likes... Zhu Jinzhao, right?]
[Impossible! Absolutely impossible! Shi Jing belongs to my precious Shi Bao, waaaaah!]
[Oh my god, this is a super long, bittersweet story about unrequited love...hehe, I love reading it.]
[Ning Shi's expression suggests she's guessing Shi Jing might have feelings for Zhu Jinzhao, right? How will she interact with Zhu Jinzhao in the future? Will they end up fighting on the show?]
"I saw Chaochao being criticized on the trending topics yesterday, and I was so scared that I smashed my mouse," Zhu Ning said to Zhu Xingye at the dining table as she came down the stairs, yawning.
It was barely dawn outside when Zhu Xingye had already tidied himself up. From his neatly combed hair to his shiny red-soled leather shoes, he was impeccably dressed.
After finishing the egg in his hand, he picked up a towel and wiped his hands, staring at his phone on the table without saying a word.
With his messy hair, Zhu Ning slumped on the sofa like he had no bones, continuing to talk to himself: "Brother, why are these netizens all so crazy? Chaochao hasn't done anything wrong or offended anyone, so why are they attacking her? If it weren't for my sensitive position and the fact that the team doesn't allow me to speak out casually, I would have already rushed to Weibo and fought these idiot netizens to the death!"
"..." Zhu Xingye scrolled through his phone, ignoring Zhu Ning.
"Sigh..." Zhu Ning sighed, staring at the ceiling. "Chao Chao is so gentle; she must be heartbroken to be scolded like that. Luckily, Ming Yue is there for her..."
“But she doesn’t seem to need Mingyue.” Zhu Xingye turned off his phone, his tone a little strange. “She only recorded a variety show for one day and made two good male friends. Why would she need Mingyue to accompany her?”
"Big brother, you already said they're of the opposite sex, how can you still call them good friends?" Zhu Ning didn't catch his sarcasm and explained seriously, "One is Shi Jing, and the other is Li Weiwan. Netizens don't consider them good friends at all; they're all shipping them as a couple."
"...I also had a little bit of a crush on him. I think that Shi Jing really has some feelings for our Chaochao."
"Hmph." Zhu Xingye sneered and didn't respond.
Zhu Ning: "But then again, it would be a good thing if Chaochao could make other friends on the variety show, because Mingyue can't be tied to her forever. Mingyue also has her own life and shouldn't revolve around Chaochao all the time."
Zhu Xingye pushed back his chair and stood up from the dining table: "Mingyue has no chance to turn around even if she wants to. The production team released two videos last night, and in both videos, Chaochao was with Shijing, so Mingyue had no chance to get close at all."
Zhu Ning didn't take it too seriously: "Oh, let Chaochao stay with whoever she wants. As long as she's not affected by these criticisms, it doesn't matter whether Mingyue gets close to her or not."
"Mingyue should also make her own friends!"
"...I'm too lazy to talk to you." Zhu Xingye rolled his eyes at Zhu Ning, feeling like he was talking to a brick wall.
"Huh?" Zhu Ning was taken aback by the disdain. "What's wrong, brother? Why are you suddenly unhappy?"
"..."
Zhu Xingye took the car keys and left, ignoring him completely.
...
As the sun slowly rose higher, the seaside gradually warmed up.
The guests turned back to the villa and began a short period of free time.
"Is it okay to do anything?" Zhu Jinzhao had an idea, but was afraid the production team wouldn't agree, so she asked this question.
"Sure," the assistant director replied confidently. "As long as you don't wander off and arrive at the villa's first floor at 10:30 sharp, you can do whatever you want."
"Oh..." Zhu Jinzhao understood.
Without saying a word of nonsense, she turned around and strode upstairs.
"Chaochao, where are you going?" Zhu Mingyue asked, standing still.
Zhu Jinchao: "I'm going to sleep. I got up too early today and I'm so sleepy."
"Huh??" The other guests were all puzzled.
[Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard I'll get rich! Wishing you a truly great mental state today!]
[What a load of rubbish! They're just loading cargo; they're starting to give special treatment again...]
[You filthy big-butt guy, didn't you get a good scolding from Shi Jing yesterday?]
[Wow, things really change once you've hooked up with a guy. Even the comment section is getting idiots speaking up for you.]
[You bastard, you yell at a little girl for going to bed when she's sleepy, but you have a tumor on your neck, right? Damn, I'm a fan of Zhu Jinzhao, come at me!]
It's a blessing in disguise. After enduring so much torture yesterday, Zhu Jinzhao has somehow managed to gain some fierce fans. Although half the people in the comment section still dislike her, at least half like her.
Wow, the future is bright!
"Ha... I'm going back to sleep too." Li Weiwan yawned and followed Zhu Jinzhao upstairs.
"I'm going too." Shi Jing clung to Li Weiwan like a persistent ghost.
"Are you guys... sleepy? Do you want to go back to sleep together?" The three of them had already gone back to sleep, and Fang Lei thought it would be better if everyone slept together.
Ning Shi nodded: "Okay, I am indeed a little sleepy too."
Zhu Mingyue chimed in, "Me too, a little."
"Then let's all go back to sleep." Su Ying clapped her hands and said with a sweet smile, "We need to be well-rested to have the energy to continue our mission."
Fang Lei: "Let's go!"
[Ahhh, Yingying is so sweet! Why does her suggestion to go to sleep sound so much better than Zhu Jinzhao's? And the other guests seem more willing to listen to her too!]
[Maybe it's because our Yingying is pure; Yingying hasn't licked any man's boots.]
Yingying wouldn't stoop to fawning over men; she's the queen of her own life!
Here we go again! When will you guys stop? Praising your idol is fine, but why do you have to take a jab at Zhu Jinzhao? Do top female stars need to find validation by targeting newcomers?
The arguments in the bullet comments section never stopped, but I hope that if I can't see them today, I won't feel bad.
She set an alarm, drew the curtains, and immediately fell asleep...
At 10:15, I woke up on time this morning. But the alarm clock didn't go off; instead, the mirror rang.
"Jinzhao →, Jinzhao ↑, Jinzhao ←, Jinzhao ↓." Shi Jing used four different tones to wake Zhu Jinzhao from bed, successfully replacing the alarm clock.
Zhu Jinzhao got up with her eyes closed, tidied herself up with her eyes closed, and then opened the door with her eyes closed, showing a speechless expression in front of Shi Jing for the first time.
"How about it? Isn't my sexy voice more effective than an alarm clock?" Shi Jing asked shamelessly, propping himself up on the door frame.
"..." Zhu Jinzhao was speechless.
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