Your news travels fast — he had only just made a contract with Su An’an, and Ji Xiaoyun already knew about it, even chasing after them to the variety show with obvious ulterior motives.
People like them would normally never show their faces online.
“Mr. Gu, what an honor to have you here,” the director hurried over.
It really was strange — why were these big shots coming to scare his tiny production team one after another?
“Mm.” Gu Zhan replied coldly, his low, magnetic voice indifferent.
Bai Jin’s view was blocked by Ji Xiaoyun, and she was extremely curious about what the male lead looked like.
【Just hearing the male lead’s voice sounds so domineering, no wonder…】
Bai Jin stepped slightly to the side to get a look at him, but Ji Xiaoyun moved at the same time, continuing to block her.
“… …”
Bai Jin was confused. The original host truly had no prior relationship with Ji Xiaoyun at all.
“You—”
“Be good. I’ll take you back.” Ji Xiaoyun rubbed her head gently, then turned her around and guided her toward the second floor.
Bai Jin tried to turn back to look at the male lead, but he pushed her face forward again.
By the time they reached her room door, Bai Jin still couldn’t figure out what was going on.
Downstairs in the hall, Gu Zhan frowned as he stared toward the staircase. Was Ji Xiaoyun here because of that woman?
He glanced at Su An’an beside him, who kept her head lowered, then turned and left.
Everyone else was baffled — no one knew why he had come at all.
On the second floor.
Bai Jin packed her luggage. With the first episode finished filming, she could finally go home.
Originally, the company was supposed to send a car to pick her up, but for some reason her agent texted her and told her to take a taxi by herself.
Because of this, she couldn’t get a taxi in front of the hotel — so if she wanted to leave, she had no choice but to ride in Ji Xiaoyun’s car.
On the way back, Bai Jin began to seriously wonder whether she had transmigrated into the wrong book.
Ji Xiaoyun was driving, and she sat stiffly in the passenger seat staring out the window, praying he wouldn’t start talking to her.
Just then, her phone rang.
It was a call from the original host’s mother. Bai Jin felt uneasy as the ringtone kept ringing urgently.
She glanced at Ji Xiaoyun before answering.
“Hello, Mom…”
“Xiao Jin, where are you? Come back quickly! Your dad— your dad is going to jump off a building, sob sob — hurry back!” Bai’s mother cried hysterically on the other end.
There was chaotic noise in the background, and Bai Jin vaguely heard the words “jumping off a building.”
Her heart lurched. She looked at Ji Xiaoyun, who immediately said, “Address.”
Bai Jin quickly gave it to him, and he sped up the car.
She tried to calm her mother on the phone, but her mind was buzzing.
Why would the original host’s father suddenly want to jump off a building?
Even more disturbing — this plot felt eerily familiar.
Ten minutes later, the car entered a high-end residential complex in the city center.
A crowd had gathered downstairs.
Bai Jin rushed out of the car and straight into the elevator. Ji Xiaoyun didn’t make it in with her in time.
On the rooftop:
Bai’s father sat slumped on the edge with a bottle of liquor in his hand, drinking. Bai’s mother knelt on the ground crying and begging him to come down.
When Bai Jin arrived, Bai’s mother finally seemed to find her support.
“Xiao Jin, quick — tell your father to come down!”
Security guards helped Bai’s mother up. Bai Jin stepped forward, and when she saw her father — a face identical to her own father in her past life — her eyes instantly turned red.
“Dad!”
“X–Xiao Jin… Dad is sorry… Dad is useless… The company went bankrupt and owes huge debts… I’ve failed you and your mother… I might as well just die…” Bai’s father sobbed and leaned dangerously forward.
“Dad, don’t!” Bai Jin panicked but didn’t dare rush forward.
Suddenly, a strange man’s voice came from behind her.
“Uncle, please come down. Look at how scared Auntie and Xiao Jin are.”
Bai Jin’s heart jumped. A deep sense of unease and irritation surged inside her.
She turned around — and memories of this person instantly flooded her mind.
It was him.
Bai Jin shivered slightly, her face pale, and a flicker of fear appeared in her eyes. At the same time, her head felt like it was splitting open in pain.
“Xiao Jin, long time no see. Did you miss your Mu Chen brother?” Sheng Muchen smiled gently and wiped away her tears.
Bai Jin froze. A childhood memory surfaced — Sheng Muchen cruelly killing the original host’s pet dog.
Even though it belonged to the original body, Bai Jin felt as if she had personally experienced it.
“Don’t be afraid. Mu Chen-ge will help you.” Sheng Muchen walked toward Bai’s father. “Uncle, please come down. With me here, I’ll take care of your company’s problems.”
He spoke arrogantly but confidently.
Bai’s father hesitated. “You… really can help me?”
The debt was astronomical. Could Sheng Muchen really pay it off?
“Uncle, we’re practically family. Trust me.” Sheng Muchen reached out and helped him down.
Bai’s mother rushed forward, and the couple embraced, crying together.
“Are you okay?” Ji Xiaoyun finally arrived upstairs and saw Sheng Muchen wiping Bai Jin’s tears — and clearly sensed that Bai Jin was afraid of him.
“…I’m fine.” Bai Jin shook her head, but her heart was racing.
【What is going on? Why am I so afraid of him? Can the original host’s memories really affect me this much?】
Ji Xiaoyun reached for Bai Jin’s hand — but suddenly Sheng Muchen pulled her away.
The two men glared at each other coldly, both radiating hostility and murderous intent.
“Xiao Jin, Uncle is emotionally unstable. Let’s accompany him home,” Sheng Muchen said, holding her hand.
Bai Jin forgot to resist and let him lead her downstairs with her parents.
Ji Xiaoyun remained standing on the rooftop, staring after them.
He felt a stronger sense of danger from Sheng Muchen than even from Gu Zhan.
Who was this man?
He wasn’t a character from the “book,” was he?
At the Bai household:
Bai’s father’s suicide attempt had terrified Bai’s mother. Seeing them reminded Bai Jin of her own parents in her previous life, and she felt deeply shaken.
Sheng Muchen declared that he would use his company’s connections and money to help Bai’s father.
What was an impossible debt to Bai’s family meant nothing to him.
But between the lines, he made it clear — he intended to marry Bai Jin.
The two families had once been neighbors. As a child, Bai Jin used to run after Sheng Muchen all the time.
Later, when he went abroad to study, they drifted apart.
But Bai Jin now knew from the original host’s memories that Sheng Muchen had tortured and killed her pet dog, traumatizing her so badly that she fell ill and began avoiding him.
Even now, that lingering fear still affected Bai Jin.
“Xiao Jin, you talk with Mu Chen. I’ll take your dad to rest,” Bai’s mother said and helped her husband into the bedroom.
As soon as the door closed, Bai Jin tried to make an excuse to leave — but Sheng Muchen suddenly pulled her into a tight embrace.
She trembled and struggled to push him away.
He buried his face in her neck and whispered hoarsely, “Xiao Jin, I missed you so much.”
His grip was so strong she couldn’t break free. Her anxiety and anger surged.
“Let go of me!”
Sheng Muchen tightened his arms for a moment — then finally released her.
Bai Jin immediately stepped back, staring at him coldly and warily.
He smiled, completely unbothered.
“Xiao Jin, I’ve come back to marry you.”
“Once you agree — in this lifetime, you can only be my bride.”