Chapter 5
After having his tongue cut three times, Kou Wuzhe finally came to his senses from the shock and pain, and loudly defended himself: "Wait, I didn't commit any verbal sins. I typed everything on the keyboard. I didn't say it out loud, so it doesn't count as verbal sins. You can't punish me like this!"
The four little ghosts were silent.
"Yeah, now you don't even need to open your mouth to curse, so does that still count as creating bad karma?"
"Why not? Using hands is more sinful than using mouths. They must be punished! And even more severely!"
"Since they're using their hands instead of their mouths, it's useless to just cut their tongues. We have to cut our hands as well."
The three little devils looked at each other and laughed wildly, "Extremely, absolutely, not only will I cut off your tongue, I'll cut off your hands too!"
Kou Wuzhe watched in horror as the little devil pinched his right hand with a pair of scissors and cut it with a click. In the severe pain, a terrible voice sounded faintly in his ears: Those who commit bad karma with their words will go to the hell of tongue-pulling.
That night, Kou Wuzhe, who had repeatedly experienced having his tongue and hands cut, felt immense regret for his actions for the first time.
It was not until he woke up from bed at dawn that he realized that everything he had experienced last night was just a nightmare.
When he touched his forehead, he felt it was very hot. He opened his mouth and his throat was dry and sore. The horrible experience last night seemed like a nightmare. But when he opened his mouth slightly, he felt a pain at the root of his tongue that went through his bones. Fortunately, his hand was fine.
This thought remained with him until he got up. He stumbled and fell directly to the ground. He subconsciously supported himself with his hands, and there were two cracking sounds. The severe pain transmitted from his hands back to his brain made him clearly realize that both of his hands were broken!
Coincidentally, there are many people who have had the same terrible experience as him. There is even a water army company that was completely wiped out and had to be sent to the hospital for intravenous drips and plaster casts.
The entire water army industry was shaken.
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Gu Yunshuang slept until the doorbell rang, then he got up in a daze and went to open the door.
Outside the door was his agent, Sister Hua.
Seeing Gu Yunshuang's listless appearance, Sister Hua asked worriedly, "What happened?"
Gu Yunshuang perked up and replied nonchalantly, "Nothing, I just slept a little late last night."
Sister Hua didn't believe this at all. Gu Yunshuang looked listless now, with red and swollen eye sockets, as if he had suffered a great injustice.
She was the one who brought Gu Yunshuang into the entertainment industry. She had been with him through many ups and downs in the past few years, and she knew his personality best.
Given Gu Yunshuang's usually indifferent personality, even if he was severely criticized by online trolls for making groundless accusations and was deliberately excluded by others, he would not even blink an eye.
When he was acting, he lost his pressure and broke his hand, but he didn't say a word and still had no expression on his face, let alone look aggrieved.
Sister Hua almost thought that she was still asleep, but she was more worried.
"Really, it's okay." Gu Yunshuang repeated.
Knowing he didn't want to talk more, Sister Hua decided to stop dwelling on the issue and change the subject, asking him, "Didn't you text me last night saying your childhood sweetheart was coming over? I brought the clothes according to the sizes you gave me. Where's he?"
Gu Yunshuang thought of someone leaving without saying goodbye, and his mood became depressed again. "No need, why does he need it?"
A low chuckle came from the room.
"Why don't you need it? Shuangshuang, do you want to see me running naked? I didn't expect that after not seeing you for a few years, your heart has become so cold and hard. I'm so sad~"
Sister Hua saw a tall man who was as handsome as Gu Yunshuang but a little more mysterious walking out slowly. He was wearing a bathrobe, but he wrapped himself tightly and even gave off an abstinence vibe.
Gu Yunshuang turned around and saw the man was stunned for a moment, then his expression immediately brightened, his eyes shining more like glowing stars, but then he turned his head away and asked angrily: "Didn't you leave last night? Why are you still here?"
Suddenly, Sister Hua realized that the brother she had taken care of for so many years was no longer some aloof, white moonlight. He was clearly just a kitten waiting for its owner who had left home.
Finally, the owner came home. The kitten was so happy that he wanted to jump into his owner's arms and act cute, but he had to hold back. He meowed angrily at his owner, asking, "Didn't you abandon me? Why did you come back? Go away, I don't need you!"
It also waved its pink little paws as a threat, looking so fierce and cute that it made people bleed.
Qi Yue was also touched by this cuteness. He stared at the sulking Gu Yunshuang for a moment before coaxing him with a smile, "I just went out for a while last night and came back quickly. You were already asleep by then, so I just slept on the sofa all night. Look, my back and waist are sore from sleeping. It wasn't comfortable at all."
As he said this, he pretended to hit his waist, as if he had suffered a great deal of punishment.
Hearing him say that, Gu Yunshuang forgot her anger and said distressedly: "This sofa is so small, how can you sleep on it? You should sleep in my room."
Qi Yue: "You were very tired after a busy day yesterday. I didn't want to wake you up and let you sleep poorly. That would make me sad."
Gu Yunshuang looked up and met his gentle and focused gaze, her face feeling a little hot, but thinking of the man's departure without saying goodbye last night, and her worries all night long, the grievance of being alienated and ignored surged into her heart again.
Perhaps it was the man's unchanging tolerance and pampering that made him subconsciously know that he still had the confidence to toss in front of the man. He mustered up the courage to question the man: "Brother, do you really still feel sorry for me?"
Qi Yue felt a pang of pain in his heart, but the gentle smile on his face remained unchanged: "Of course, you are my little brother who grew up under my watch. If I don't feel sorry for you, who else can I feel sorry for?"
Gu Yunshuang puffed up her cheeks: "Really? I don't believe it."
Qi Yue tried to hold back, but couldn't help it in the end. He stretched out a finger, all the nerves in his body tensed, and then he carefully approached and gently poked his bulging cheek.
This gentle poke was lighter than a feather, but it was like a signal of reconciliation. Gu Yunshuang's anger was dispelled by this gentle poke, and the corners of his mouth curled up, revealing a bright smile.
Sister Hua was stunned. This was the first time she saw Gu Yunshuang's smile of genuine joy from the heart. It was like the unreachable snow lotus on the Tianshan Mountains, turning into a pink lotus slowly blooming in the pond, less fairy-like but even more brilliant and dazzling.
Qi Yue finally understood how much his avoidance and alienation had hurt Gu Yunshuang.
Fortunately, he lost control so easily last night because he had just returned to the human world. After venting and settling down all night, his control was much stronger, and the excitement of finally reuniting with Shuangshuang also calmed down. It was just a brief touch, and he should be able to control it.
He felt that he should give Gu Yunshuang more sense of security.
Thinking of this, he slowly opened his arms, wanting to give Gu Yunshuang a belated hug.
Gu Yunshuang couldn't wait to throw herself into his arms before he opened his arms completely, hugged his waist tightly, and rubbed her head against his neck.
"Brother, it's really you. You're finally back."
Qi Yue was almost out of control by his thrusts and rubs. He quickly calmed himself down and managed to stabilize the violently churning ghost energy in his body before he could lose control. He gently hugged him back and replied softly, "Yeah, I'm back."
"Brother, welcome back." Gu Yun's eyes were hot and he quickly buried his face deeper.
Qi Yue slowly tightened his arms, wanting to hold her forever and never let go, for he was afraid that if he let go, this treasure he had always kept in his heart would fall heavily from a great height into the dust, shattered beyond repair.
Sister Hua, who was standing by, watched their interaction from beginning to end. She no longer doubted that this person was an actor hired by Gu Yunshuang.
The fact that he could make the seemingly otherworldly Gu Yunshuang appear so lively and full of life meant that he couldn't be fake.
But here’s the thing…
She is starting to worry now. Are these two really childhood friends who haven't seen each other for several years, rather than a young couple?
In just a short while, Sister Hua felt her stomach was filled with dog food.
Seeing that the two had been hugging each other for quite some time and were reluctant to separate, Sister Hua coughed lightly twice.
The two men didn't respond.
She coughed heavily twice again, finally waking up the two people who were hugging each other. Both pairs of eyes turned to look at her at the same time.
Sister Hua swore that she definitely saw the same meaning in these two pairs of eyes: It turns out there are other people here!
Sister Hua: ...
I'm so sorry, I shouldn't be here, I should be under the car.
After Gu Yunshuang introduced Qi Yue and Sister Hua to each other, the three of them sat down on the sofa after breakfast.
Sister Hua told Qi Yue about Gu Yunshuang’s current situation.
Gu Yunshuang was discovered by a scout and assigned to her team after signing with Xinchao Entertainment.
As soon as she saw Gu Yunshuang, she felt that Gu Yunshuang would definitely become famous and would remain popular in the entertainment industry for a long time.
As expected, according to her arrangement, Gu Yunshuang became the white moonlight in the hearts of the people by virtue of his role as the third male lead in the first movie - a Taoist priest who was detached from the world and gave up love for the sake of spiritual practice and the world.
At this time, Sister Hua had already made a plan. She wanted to strike while the iron was hot and let Gu Yunshuang take on more roles to hone his acting skills, shoot fewer commercials, and let him become a powerful actor.
But before she could start implementing the plan, her superiors poured cold water on her and insisted that Gu Yunshuang take the black-and-red route, first black-and-red, and then whitewash herself when she became black to a certain extent, so that Gu Yunshuang could gain greater popularity.
Sister Hua was very opposed to this, because she knew that Gu Yunshuang was beautiful, talented, and capable, and didn't need any of this fancy stuff. She only needed to follow the rules and continue to be a popular figure in the entertainment industry. Taking shortcuts would likely leave a stain and limit Gu Yunshuang's career.
But she was powerless and her objection was ineffective. It was only then that she realized that Gu Yunshuang had signed a very harsh contract and she could only obey the company's arrangements.
Since then, the films the company offered Gu Yunshuang, though big-budget, were all dreadful, and the roles he played were all faceless, empty-faced vases that required little acting. Then there were the constant advertising and marketing. And then there were the occasional false negatives, the increasingly fierce fan-hat war.
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