Only Luo Zibai and Zhuo Jiahan could have said those words.
The two of them had been happily watching the drama unfold from the sidelines, but now that Jiang Lingye and Zhuo Xi were about to pair up, and with that little nudge just now, the leftovers would be…
This was a fire burning their butts—they had no choice but to hurry!
Luo Zibai gritted his teeth, and there was a hint of condescending magnanimity in his tone as he spoke.
“I’ll room with Jiang Lingye.”
The truth was, neither of the two surnamed “Zhuo” was a clean option.
Zhuo Jiahan quickly chimed in as well: “I’ll just room with my cousin.”
“No.” Jiang Lingye’s refusal was firm.
Even Zhuo Xi smiled and said, “Cousin, we’ll have plenty of chances to live together in the future. It’s been a while since I’ve talked with A-Ye.”
As if!
His cousin’s looks couldn’t even compare to his own—he was the worst-looking of the bunch. If he roomed with him, what camera time would he get?
He had already planned it all out.
As long as Jiang Lingye was on this show, he was going to latch onto him and leech off him for all he was worth.
Over here, despite the friction, both sides had agreed, so the pairing was a success; over there, no matter how unwilling they were, the ones left over had no choice but to form a pair themselves.
【The Shit-Eating CP’s expressions are so ugly, like they’ve all swallowed a fly】
【Shit-Eating Husbands: Mere flies…】
【Blegh blegh blegh blegh!】
Cen Xuyi: “A match truly made in heaven…”
Hearing her sigh, Qin Chaoyue added her own comment.
“I told you, this is great shipping. Ship the same CP as me and you’ll be blessed with good fortune.”
Cen Xuyi looked at Qin Chaoyue with a hint of surprise.
After all, this woman had seemed pretty cold and aloof ever since she first appeared…
With the men’s grouping settled, it was time for the women’s group behind them.
“Then I’ll pair with Sister Qin.”
Xu Mucheng was the first to step forward, her pitiful little deer eyes gazing at Qin Chaoyue, her voice sweet and delicate.
“Is that okay?”
【Huh?】
【Huh??】
【Is Xu Mucheng the female version of Zhuo Xi? She’s been slapped in the face like this and she’s still coming back for more?】
Xu Mucheng didn’t have many fans at the moment, but they were all elite troops, each one with astonishing fighting power.
【Isn’t this just a misunderstanding between Mumu and Qin Chaoyue? Just share a room and clear things up】
【You’re all on the same show and will be spending a long time together—you’ll be running into each other constantly】
【For the greater good, Mumu has suffered another grievance】
【So noble, no words needed】
【Chengzhi fans, everyone stand up and work hard to protect the best Little Fairy in the world! Let’s push the sales of that endorsement Mumu did before, so the whole universe can see how good Mumu is!!】
【Stole this month’s allowance from home and bought it all】
【Good, good, good】
This whole routine of whitewashing, purifying the fanbase, playing up the victim narrative, and boosting sales was so practiced it had stunned the passersby.
【Wait, wasn’t it Xu Mucheng who started trouble in the first place?】
【Don’t worry about that—just tell me, did the sales go up or not? (doge)】
Qin Chaoyue didn’t spare her a single glance, instead turning around to ask for Tang Yeli’s opinion.
“Shall we share a room?”
“Me?”
Suddenly called upon, Tang Yeli was pleasantly surprised, her eyes sparkling.
Her name contained the character for “pear,” and when she smiled, there was a shallow pear dimple on her left cheek.
Unlike Zhuo Xi’s feigned cuteness, hers looked genuinely bright and adorable.
—She definitely isn’t the type to favor women over men.
Qin Chaoyue thought.
So he nodded along his younger sister’s line of sight, his expression carrying even more tenderness than when he faced Jiang Lingye, his younger brother.
This drew a seemingly casual glance from the young man.
The younger sister nodded repeatedly, “Okay, okay! Sleeping with Sister Qin, I’d love that!”
Without a second thought, she tossed aside her manager and older cousin.
Still young after all, she came bouncing over—and promptly got a flick on the forehead from Qin Chaoyue.
Very light, though.
Jiang Lingye glanced again, a sound escaping his throat uncontrollably: “Heh.”
Qin Chaoyue looked at Tang Yeli standing before her and corrected her seriously: “One room.”
The little girl rubbed her completely painless head, “Same thing, hehe, all the same~”
Cen Xuyi covered her forehead.
Looking utterly unable to watch.
【Hehe, pretty lady, cuddles… who doesn’t love a soft, sweet-smelling beauty?】
【Qin Chaoyue, you thief! Sky-high bandit! Believe me, I’ll report you to the police—you stole my heart and won’t take responsibility!!】
【Just you wait! I’m gonna soul-transfer straight into Tang Yeli!!】
【I remember there’s a rumor in the industry that Manager Cen is… not really straight?】
【I think the little sister is adorable and cute, and the older sister is sharp and capable】
【So… so… sisters x?】
【Qin Chaoyue said it well—XP is free—I’m shipping this to the max!!】
【Get lost! All of you, get lost!! My wife is mine alone, hehe, hehehe…】
The bullet comments were a chaotic dance of demons.
Cen Xuyi also walked toward Xu Mucheng. “Miss Xu, then shall we…”
Xu Mucheng didn’t look at her at all.
As if!
She was on this show purely to leech off the traffic!
Cen Xuyi was just a manager—she’d abandoned her first;
Tang Yeli, as a former child star, had been popular for a while with good national recognition, but she’d left the industry to study. Now that she was back, the topic value that child stars naturally carried wasn’t actually that significant.
Under normal circumstances, she might have graciously accepted.
But now that a better option was right in front of her, why would she take the long way around?
Luo Zibai had disappointed her time and time again today!
Xu Mucheng was naturally highly sensitive to others’ favor, and even without seeing the bullet comments, she could imagine—
The current discussion around the show My Siblings was probably all focused on Qin Chaoyue, this nobody.
All the more reason for her to leech off it.
To smooth over relations, and moreover—
Xu Mucheng lowered her head, and when she raised it again, her eyes seemed to brim with glistening tears.
What a picture of tearful fragility—a pure little white flower, delicate yet standing strong against the wind.
“Jiejie, do you not like me?”
The previously pleasant atmosphere instantly fell silent.
Tang Yeli blinked, and whether it was because she was too young to understand, she even went over to comfort Xu Mucheng.
“Xu-jiejie, don’t be sad. Because I’m young, my dad, mom, and cousin all say adults usually let me have my way first.”
“I guess I have the age advantage, so it’s not that you did anything wrong, okay?”
Cen Xuyi also resumed her manager-and-guardian tone: “Xiaoli is young. Miss Xu, please don’t hold it against her.”
The two sisters, singing in harmony, instantly shifted Xu Mucheng’s conflict with Qin Chaoyue onto Tang Yeli.
Tang Yeli hadn’t done anything wrong in the first place. She was a fifteen-year-old girl, a former child star with excellent public goodwill—a simple “I’m young” could block most problems.
But how could Xu Mucheng let her have her way?
She lifted her hazy, glistening eyes and stared straight at Qin Chaoyue.
“I have nothing against Lili, I just… I just…”
Before she could finish, the tears came first.
Luo Zibai’s heart ached terribly. He rushed over and pulled her into his arms, then, no longer caring about anything else, he roared madly at Qin Chaoyue.
“Apologize to Mumu!”
Zhuo Jiahan’s hidden hand tightened as well.
Jiang Lingye said coldly, with an icy voice, “If she doesn’t like you, she doesn’t. You’re not money—everyone’s supposed to love you…”
Qin Chaoyue shoved aside Jiang Lingye—that brat who had spent most of the day playing mute, yet now jumped out on his own to speak up for her.
“Sorry, I really might not like you that much.”
Her voice was a little low, but no less pleasant to the ear.
The chat went wild with Chengzhi fans flooding it.
【What is she being so arrogant about?】
【She made Mumu cry!!】
【Get lost! Get lost, along with Jiang Lingye!!】
In a place beyond the reach of everyone’s eyes and the cameras, Xu Mucheng curled her lips slightly, a trace of smugness floating across her delicate, pretty face.
Then she quickly switched to biting her lip, looking all the more pitiful and delicate.
Faced with everyone’s accusations, Qin Chaoyue remained unhurried.
“I’m straight.”
“I only like normal, young, obedient, and good-looking—men.”