The mental conversation between the system and Yu Jiaojiao was heard loud and clear by the gossip-loving netizens, and the barrage of comments flew across the screen at lightning speed.
【I’m really starting to believe the gossip manhua might be true.】
【Where are the two of them even talking? It sounds like they’re right in front of Sun Yu, Wei Luting, and the others…】
【If you’re going to livestream, can’t you show your faces? You can show the manhua, but not showing faces is kind of a letdown.】
【Could this be edited? But it doesn’t seem like it.】
【I just want to know—is Chen Yizun really having an affair with Sun Yu?】
【Is Sun Yu really tattling to Chen Yizun and trying to get the production team to kick Yu Jiaojiao off the show?】
【LOL, it seems Yu Jiaojiao really didn’t know who the “C-actor” was referring to.】
【Is she faking it?】
【Things are getting more and more confusing, but I have to admit, this gossip has definitely caught my attention.】
The system was speechless for a moment, then chose to remind Yu Jiaojiao, “Shouldn’t your focus be on Chen Yizun trying to get the production team to kick you off the show?”
“He says kick me off, and they’ll just do it? I say let him get out of the entertainment industry,” Yu Jiaojiao replied. She was never one to let things slide.
“Yes, yes, yes! Host, you should be this domineering!” 101 clapped its flippers together like a seal.
It then reported on Sun Yu and Chen Yizun’s chat. “Chen Yizun asked Sun Yu to meet him tonight at Hailan Hotel.”
Yu Jiaojiao didn’t know where Hailan Hotel was, so she didn’t respond.
Just then, Sister Wang returned. Seeing that the other guests were chatting among themselves, with Wen Qiang sitting beside Yu Jiaojiao listening in, while Yu Jiaojiao alone sat there looking disinterested and doing nothing in particular, she walked up and whispered in Yu Jiaojiao’s ear, “The director said we should take the bicycle back.”
“Huh?” Yu Jiaojiao looked utterly confused. “The diamonds already fell off. I’m not a junk collector.”
Sister Wang was instantly at a loss for how to respond.
In Yu Jiaojiao’s mind, spending two million yuan was like someone with a few hundred thousand spending a hundred bucks. And since a few of the diamonds on that bicycle had already fallen off, why on earth would she want it back?
Her voice wasn’t exactly quiet, and it caught Wen Qiang’s attention. “What’s wrong, Jiaojiao?”
“Well,” Yu Jiaojiao had a sudden idea, “do you like the bicycle you rode today?”
Wen Qiang had no idea how much the bicycle was worth, but in terms of appearance, it was absolutely gorgeous. Still, she couldn’t help thinking about those real diamonds encrusted on it…
“It’s very beautiful.” But it wasn’t something she could ever dream of owning.
“Then I’m giving it to you.” Yu Jiaojiao looked as if she had just offloaded a huge burden, her face instantly lighting up with a smile.
“Ah??” Wen Qiang was utterly dumbfounded and quickly waved her hands. “I can’t accept this. Really, I can’t.”
“If you don’t want it, just throw it away.” Once Yu Jiaojiao made up her mind, no one could change it.
“It must be very expensive. Even though some diamonds fell off, you could just have someone reset them,” Wen Qiang tried to persuade Yu Jiaojiao to take back her words.
“There will be people responsible for repairing it. If Miss Wen doesn’t want it, she can also choose to sell it,” Sister Wang said. She had asked Butler Li and knew the bicycle came with dedicated free after-sales service. She also knew a bit about Wen Qiang and was aware that she seemed quite short on money.
“It’s too expensive. I can’t accept it.” As the female lead of this novel, Wen Qiang was a woman of principle.
“It’s not expensive at all, not at all,” Sister Wang said, never imagining she would live to see the day she’d say such a thing with a straight face. “You’re Jiaojiao’s first friend on this variety show. If you don’t accept it, Jiaojiao will think you don’t like her.”
That last sentence clearly struck a chord with Wen Qiang.
She hesitated for a moment, confirmed that Yu Jiaojiao was absolutely set on it, and finally agreed to accept it.
In Wen Qiang’s heart, it was still just a bicycle. At most, it was probably worth a hundred or two hundred thousand yuan. She planned that once she had some spare money, she would give Yu Jiaojiao something of similar or slightly greater value in return.
Yu Jiaojiao only concerned herself with making the declaration. As for the rest, she couldn’t be bothered. Someone would always take care of everything for her.
“I don’t want to stay here anymore,” she told Sister Wang.
“Then let’s head back to the square. Your clothes and things are still over there.”
“Okay.” Yu Jiaojiao nodded.
Sister Wang bid farewell to Wen Qiang and her assistant, then left with Yu Jiaojiao and two assistants.
After they were gone, Wen Qiang’s assistant leaned in and whispered in her ear, “Qiangqiang, do you know how much that bicycle costs?”
“Over two million yuan,” the young assistant said with a tone of amazement. She had overheard it by chance.
“What?! No way!” Wen Qiang was shocked. “Then I definitely can’t accept it…”
“Oh, come on!” The young assistant knew her personality all too well. “Can’t you tell what kind of person Yu Jiaojiao is? She simply doesn’t allow anyone to refuse her. And do you really think she cares about that kind of money?”
She had given away tens of thousands of yuan worth of fishing rods to the production crew like it was nothing. She had refused to take back the diamond-studded bicycle because, as she put it, she wasn’t a junk collector…
Wen Qiang had nothing left to say, but she still felt uneasy inside.
“Maybe Yu Jiaojiao knows about your mother’s situation…” The young assistant’s eyes filled with concern.
Wen Qiang bit her lip. After a moment, she said firmly, “I will definitely repay her someday.”
Yu Jiaojiao had no idea that Wen Qiang had mistakenly assumed she gave away the bicycle to help her out of a difficult situation.
Back at the square, the stylist carefully touched up her look again. Uninterested, Yu Jiaojiao declined any elaborate necklaces and simply chose a simple bracelet to wear on her wrist.
Sensing that Yu Jiaojiao wasn’t in high spirits, Sister Wang found a topic to ask her: “Jiaojiao, among the female guests on this variety show, other than Wen Qiang, is there anyone else you like?”
“No one I like, but there is one I dislike,” Yu Jiaojiao said, thinking about how the system had mentioned Sun Yu tattling on her to Chen Yizun, and how Chen Yizun had agreed to have someone kick her off the show.
“Oh?” Sister Wang was puzzled. Yu Jiaojiao came across as difficult, but in truth, she was simple by nature. As long as you didn’t go against her, she would mostly just ignore you. This time, however, she had actually said the word “dislike.”
The system, listening nearby, sensed trouble and quickly interjected, “Host, you can’t tell her about Sun Yu and Chen Yizun!”
“Why not?”
“If your agent asks how you know, are you going to reveal my existence?!”
Reminded by the system, Yu Jiaojiao pouted. “I dislike Sun Yu and Chen Yizun. I heard that Chen Yizun wants to kick me off this show.”
The system had only said she couldn’t tell them about Sun Yu and Chen Yizun’s affair—it hadn’t said she couldn’t say this.
The system: “…” You win.
“Chen Yizun? You’re not talking about Best Actor Chen, are you?” Sister Wang heard these abrupt words and all her attention landed on Chen Yizun.
“How much money would it take to make him get out of the entertainment industry?” Yu Jiaojiao asked sincerely.
Sister Wang was completely dumbfounded by the question.