The Xiaoyao Club was brilliantly lit, and a luxurious atmosphere filled every corner.
The first and second floors were lively entertainment areas, where music and laughter intertwined. Meanwhile, the third and fourth floors were high-end VIP boxes, reserved for dining.
Xia Zhizhi had been forcibly dragged into one of the VIP boxes by Nan Yan without any chance to refuse.
Before she could even react, a burst of brilliance suddenly filled her vision—“Welcome, welcome!” people inside cheered warmly.
Confetti and ribbons poured down like a waterfall, accompanied by waves of enthusiastic greetings that instantly surrounded her.
Xia Zhizhi looked completely stunned.
Before she could recover, Nan Yan pushed her forward and made her sit between two handsome male models.
Xia Zhizhi glanced left and right—one was gentle and refined, similar in style to Gu Jingshen, and the other was an aggressive, wolf-like younger man with sharp good looks.
“Let me introduce them. These two are the top stars here—Shen Shen and Xiao Chuan. I specially ordered them for you.”
Nan Yan could not find a male model with even a hint of Mo Jinchuan’s aura, so she finally chose the wolf-like younger one as a substitute.
Xia Zhizhi: “……”
She did not understand what Nan Yan meant and could only observe quietly for now, planning to counterattack later.
Xia Nanfeng and Xia Nanye could not understand Nan Yan’s actions either, but they had followed along to join the fun.
“Let me say a few words. Today, Xia Zhizhi officially becomes our good best friend.”
“Heh.” Xia Nanfeng could not help but laugh.
Nan Yan was getting more and more interesting. Was this turning into a comedy banquet today?
Nan Yan shot him a glare. Xia Nanfeng, lounging in his chair, gently petted the curly-haired dog in his arms, the corners of his eyes lifted in amusement. “Go on.”
Nan Yan quickly put on a smile and introduced again: “Let me reintroduce him—this is Xia Nanfeng, your biological older brother. If he ever treats you badly in the future, tell me.”
She thought to herself: I must make the female lead feel my sincerity as a vicious female supporting character.
Xia Zhizhi looked utterly speechless.
Had Nan Yan taken the wrong medicine? How could she not know that this blind idiot of a brother abandoned his biological sister, fell in love with an adopted sister, and later even took the blame for Nan Yan and ended up in prison?
“Thud!” Xia Nanfeng fell off the chair in shock.
“Woof woof!” The curly-haired dog barked in alarm twice.
Xia Nanye narrowed his eyes. His gaze slid across Xia Zhizhi’s face, then toward Nan Yan, and finally toward the fool on the ground.
Big brother liked Nan Yan?
Xia Nanfeng crawled back up from under the table with the dog in his arms, his expression complicated as he looked between Nan Yan and Xia Zhizhi.
What had he just heard? Was he hallucinating?
Seeing Xia Nanfeng’s reaction, Nan Yan felt something was off. Why was he reacting so strongly?
Suddenly, she recalled what the system had said that night—it would upgrade itself so that everyone could hear her vicious inner thoughts.
No way…
Could others really hear her thoughts?
【Congratulations, host. After this system’s hard work and upgrade, all your family members can now hear your vicious inner thoughts.】
The system’s excited voice echoed in her ears.
Nan Yan: “……”
“Can the female lead hear it?”
The system sounded a little dejected. 【This system has lost contact with the female lead. She is completely unaffected. I feel very guilty toward her…】
Nan Yan: “……” Crazy.
Then she thought of something else and asked: “Can Mo Jinchuan and Gu Jingshen hear my thoughts?”
【Mo Jinchuan is temporarily considered your family member. He can hear it.】
Nan Yan understood.
So that was how it worked. Fine—then she would just praise everyone in her mind. If the system and the female lead could not hear her real thoughts, there was no problem at all.
What a genius she was.
Nan Yan smiled brightly and continued the introduction. “This one over here—you should have seen him before. Your biological younger brother, Xia Nanye, the Buddhist young master of the capital.”
She thought to herself: This younger brother is handsome, low-key, and kind-hearted—someone who would never retaliate even if beaten. One of the top ten model younger brothers, far better than that crazy older brother.
As she finished thinking, she blinked at the “Buddhist young master.” wondering if the system really worked.
Could he actually hear her thoughts?
Xia Zhizhi looked at the cold, rosary-bead-holding Buddhist young master.
He looked cold and detached on the surface, but in reality he was a twisted, gloomy yandere type. The more Nan Yan hit him, the happier he became. After learning that his brother liked his sister, he had once beaten Xia Nanfeng half to death.
“Cough cough.” Xia Nanye choked and hurriedly reached for tissues.
Xia Nanfeng quickly snatched away the tissue box. So that was it—you sick yandere brat. So you really were happy to be beaten.
The two brothers exchanged silent killing gazes several times.
Seeing this, Nan Yan pressed her lips together, increasingly convinced that the system’s ability really worked. They truly could hear her inner thoughts.
She felt extremely pleased.
She continued introducing: “These three over here are my good best friends. From now on, they are also your friends. Come, let us congratulate Xia Zhizhi, wishing you an early rise to becoming a top jewelry designer.”
Xia Zhizhi: “……”
What was this? Psychological pressure? This must be psychological pressure.
The two male models were very perceptive and helped Xia Zhizhi up from her seat on both sides. “Congratulations, beautiful sister.”
The expressions at the table were varied. The Xia family brothers kept glancing between Xia Zhizhi and Nan Yan, while Tang Can and the others treated it as entertainment and gave perfunctory congratulations.
Though they did not particularly like Xia Zhizhi, since their friend had suddenly decided to befriend her, they reluctantly supported it.
After the drinks were finished and everyone had just sat down again, the door to the VIP box suddenly opened.
Everyone turned toward the entrance in unison.
“Oh, what a coincidence.” Mo Jinchuan and Special Assistant Dong appeared at the door. “Madam is also dining here? Perfect timing—we’ll join the table.”
“……”
Nan Yan did not want to share a table with him at all.
But Mo Jinchuan did not wait for her response. He walked straight in and sat beside her without hesitation, his gaze briefly sweeping over Xia Zhizhi, who had just stood up.
The moment Xia Zhizhi saw Mo Jinchuan, she instantly understood Nan Yan’s intention today.
She wanted Mo Jinchuan to see her being close to two male models so that he would think she was a frivolous woman.
She even deliberately chose a male model resembling Gu Jingshen—the one called “Shen Shen.” Even the name was modeled after Gu Jingshen.
Nan Yan was truly calculating.
But unfortunately for her, Xia Zhizhi no longer cared about Gu Jingshen. Nan Yan’s petty schemes were simply laughable.
A foolish and malicious white lotus supporting character.
Xia Zhizhi looked at Mo Jinchuan and met his gaze. She quickly averted her eyes and said coldly: “Nan Yan, stop pretending to be a kind little white lotus in front of me. I am not Gu Jingshen—I don’t fall for that. Keep your substitute top star to yourself.”
She pushed the male model called Shen Shen slightly toward Nan Yan.
A substitute.
As long as Mo Jinchuan was not blind, he would clearly see that Nan Yan had chosen these men as replacements for Gu Jingshen.
Once Mo Jinchuan realized Nan Yan still loved Gu Jingshen, he would eventually divorce her.
Xia Zhizhi felt pleased with herself. From the moment he entered, Mo Jinchuan had looked at her several times—clearly, he was finally interested in her.
Winning him over was only a matter of time.
What she did not know was the real reason Mo Jinchuan was looking at her.
He had finally confirmed that he was not hallucinating—he could truly hear Xia Zhizhi’s inner thoughts.
After analyzing everything he had heard, Mo Jinchuan came to a conclusion.
Nan Yan was the vicious supporting female character. Then Xia Zhizhi, who kept targeting her, must be the female protagonist.
And since Xia Zhizhi’s target was him…
Then he was most likely the male protagonist.