Ji Xiaoyun slightly raised his eyebrows, glanced at Bai Jin beside him, then fixed his deep gaze on Su An’an.
Will he fall in love with this woman?
Thinking of last night — how this woman had clung to him in his arms and couldn’t be pushed away — a cold glint flashed through his eyes.
Su An’an, feeling her face grow even redder under his stare, directly left Zhao Wenlong and walked over to Ji Xiaoyun. “I never had the chance to properly thank you for what happened last time.”
When she woke up, she was already in the hospital and didn’t even know who Ji Xiaoyun was.
“Wow, what’s going on?”
“Why is she greeting Bai Jin’s ordinary partner first?”
“Ugh, she actually dared to ignore my Longlong!”
“Su An’an is such a b****!”
Most viewers in the livestream were Zhao Wenlong’s fans, and seeing Su An’an “ignore” him immediately triggered a wave of insults.
Zhao Wenlong awkwardly scratched his head where he stood. He had originally wanted to surprise Su An’an, but now…
Ji Xiaoyun didn’t speak. Su An’an, feeling increasingly embarrassed under his gaze, suddenly remembered Zhao Wenlong behind her and turned to introduce everyone to the livestream audience.
【Strange… why does the male second lead feel so cold toward the female lead?】
【In the original story, wasn’t Ji Xiaoyun completely devoted to her?】
Bai Jin looked at Ji Xiaoyun in confusion.
At the same time, Ji Xiaoyun looked back at her. Their eyes met. He faintly smiled and reached out to gently ruffle Bai Jin’s hair.
“……”
【What the hell? Where am I? Did I enter the wrong drama set?!】
【Who are you? Do we even know each other?!】
Bai Jin was completely stunned.
Carefully recalling the original character’s memories, she was sure she didn’t actually know Ji Xiaoyun. The only interaction they had was briefly passing each other in the hallway two nights ago.
Meanwhile, Bai Jin’s livestream chat exploded:
“OMG head pat! I’m dying!”
“Bai Jin’s confused face is hilarious!”
“This man’s smile is lethal — take my life, just smile more!”
“I ship this couple already!”
Fans were already frantically pairing them up.
The host focused heavily on introducing Zhao Wenlong, and his name quickly trended online. However, Ji Xiaoyun had already instructed the production team to suppress any trending topics about him and Bai Jin.
Next, ordinary people were paired with celebrities to complete tasks for lunch.
Bai Jin noticed that Su An’an kept sneaking glances at Ji Xiaoyun. She wasn’t surprised — in the original novel, Su An’an had feelings for him in the early stages.
Unfortunately, Ji Xiaoyun wasn’t the male lead — he was the tragic devoted second male lead who could never get the girl.
【The devoted second male lead is always heartbreaking…】
Hearing Bai Jin’s inner thoughts, Ji Xiaoyun’s lips twitched slightly. “What are you thinking about?”
They were standing close together looking at the task sheet, his voice right above her head.
Bai Jin shifted slightly away. “N-nothing… just thinking about how to finish this task…”
【His voice is so good… my ears are pregnant. If even the second male lead looks like this, how monstrous must the male lead be?!】
At that moment, Bai Jin became extremely curious about the male lead’s appearance.
Ji Xiaoyun’s eyes darkened as he took the task sheet from her.
Their mission was to find hidden menus in the leisure square. Bai Jin deliberately tried to keep some distance from him.
Just as she was about to search, she suddenly remembered a plot point — Su An’an would be framed by a female side character and get injured.
【No, I can’t say anything… if the plot changes too much, I might not be able to go back.】
【But… the plot has already changed.】
She glanced at Ji Xiaoyun, who wasn’t supposed to be here originally.
“I think there’s a high chance the menu is hidden over there,” Ji Xiaoyun said, pointing toward Su An’an in the distance.
Bai Jin looked over and saw Su An’an waving at them.
【Of course he came for the female lead… was all this really necessary?】
【Too bad — loving without being loved is your destiny as the tragic second male lead.】
Bai Jin looked at Ji Xiaoyun with pity. “Alright, let’s go over.”
Ji Xiaoyun raised an eyebrow: …is she pitying me?
They walked toward Su An’an.
“Bai Jin, Mr. Ji, did you find anything?” Su An’an asked warmly.
【I’ll just stay quiet and give Ji Xiaoyun more chances to interact with her.】
Bai Jin smiled lightly and said nothing.
Ji Xiaoyun also remained silent.
The atmosphere became awkward. Su An’an looked uncomfortable and a little hurt.
“Uh… no, what about you?” Bai Jin finally spoke, feeling annoyed.
【What’s going on? Is Ji Xiaoyun secretly shy? That wasn’t in the novel!】
Ji Xiaoyun clenched his fist slightly and coldly glanced at Bai Jin.
Bai Jin was furious.
【What the hell? I gave you a chance to talk and you didn’t, then I spoke and you get mad?!】
“Um… we didn’t find anything either,” Su An’an replied, sensing something strange between them.
Soon other pairs joined them. One couple found a “Tiger Skin Chili” menu near a trash can.
When Bai Jin saw Wang Shu approaching with her fake smile, she knew trouble was coming.
As they walked down the stairs, Bai Jin clearly saw Wang Shu stick her leg out to trip Su An’an.
In the end, she couldn’t just watch. Right as Wang Shu acted, Bai Jin grabbed her arm.
“Shu Shu, how about we swap our menus later?”
Wang Shu was shocked. “Uh… s-sure…”
She secretly hated Su An’an — they were both paired with ordinary people, so why did Su An’an get a top idol?
Su An’an had no idea she just narrowly escaped a serious fall. She kept trying to talk to Ji Xiaoyun, but his attention was entirely on Bai Jin.
Seeing Bai Jin seemingly predict the danger, his last bit of suspicion toward her disappeared.
So what she said about transmigrating into a novel is actually true.
He felt a chilling, almost insane rage inside.
So his entire world… was fake?
No — he himself might not even truly exist.
His eyes turned dark and dangerous.
Later, everyone split up again. Because Bai Jin remembered parts of the original plot, she quickly found three menus:
Red Braised Pork
Sweet and Sour Cabbage
Steamed Pork Ribs
All were her favorite dishes.
“Wow, Bai Jin, you’re amazing! You found three menus!” another couple came over.
“We searched everywhere and found none… can you give us one?”
Bai Jin hesitated, then handed over the Red Braised Pork menu.
“Uh… but red braised pork is too fatty… I’d rather have the steamed pork ribs, okay?” the actress pushed further.
Bai Jin’s inner voice:
【Hmph… how about I give you a slap instead?】