This translation is by Pocketrobbin at S h a n g h a i f a n t a s y . c o m
After the eight guests regrouped in the main hall of the Heartbeat House, everyone’s expressions looked subtly complicated.
They sized up one another, trying to find cracks in the others’ faces.
Unfortunately, neither the guests nor the viewers could determine who the werewolf was through expressions alone, because every guest looked perfectly normal.
Just as the atmosphere grew stagnant, Su Zhi broke the silence with a single sentence.
“I want to rest.”
Her words shifted everyone’s attention away from the werewolf issue and back to the present moment.
That was right. They still had an entire week to find the werewolf.
After enduring the production team’s grinding schedule all morning, what the guests wanted to do now was simply rest.
Shen Aofu had never liked Su Zhi to begin with. Hearing Su Zhi’s words, she could not help snapping, “Su Zhi, don’t tell me you’re the werewolf. Otherwise, why would you want to rest when everyone else is thinking about the werewolf?”
Shen Aofu said that purely to frame Su Zhi. She had not actually considered the possibility that Su Zhi might be the werewolf.
Su Zhi heard Shen Aofu’s words, glanced sideways at her, and said, “We’ve been tired for half the day already. Isn’t it normal to want to rest? On the contrary, you’re so certain about pinning the werewolf identity on me. Could it be that you’re the werewolf instead?”
As soon as Su Zhi said that, Shen Aofu felt several gazes land on her. Those suspicious, scrutinizing looks made her experience for the first time what it felt like to have blame dumped on her.
“Su Zhi, what nonsense are you spouting? How could I possibly be the werewolf? Don’t frame me!”
Su Zhi blinked and replied lightly, “Oh? Did I hit the truth and make you lash out in embarrassment?”
Shen Aofu’s face flushed visibly, and the way she looked at Su Zhi was practically shooting sparks.
She completely forgot about the livestream. The impulse to lash out at Su Zhi surged through her mind again and again.
Su Zhi watched the other party quietly. To be honest, she was truly looking forward to seeing what Shen Aofu would do in her rage.
Just as Shen Aofu was about to lose control, Su Zhiyan suddenly spoke up and stopped her next move.
“Xiao Fu.”
Su Zhiyan’s voice was a perfectly timed reminder that this was a live broadcast.
Seeing this, Bai Ye also stepped in to mediate.
“Alright, alright, let’s stop arguing. Everyone has a point. Finding the werewolf is important, and resting is important too. There’s no need to quarrel over something so small. After all, we’ll be living under the same roof for a while. We’ll see each other all the time.”
Shen Aofu accepted the olive branch Bai Ye offered. After snorting coldly at Su Zhi, she stopped speaking.
Only then did she realize how close she had come to losing control on a variety show.
Her persona was that of a straightforward, sharp-tongued, and proud young lady, famous for her fiery temper.
However, if she actually got physical with Su Zhi on a variety show, she would lose at least hundreds of thousands of followers.
Hearing Bai Ye’s words, Su Zhi nodded indifferently. She did not continue arguing with Shen Aofu. Instead, she pulled the suitcase that the production team had delivered to the Heartbeat House in advance and went straight upstairs to choose a room.
An Chenru knew this was a chance to earn goodwill while also avoiding any physical contact with Su Zhi.
So he enthusiastically stepped forward and helped her carry the suitcase.
The guests left behind could no longer suppress their own restless impulses when they saw Su Zhi and An Chenru heading upstairs.
Du Weihan had never been someone who forced himself to suffer. The moment Su Zhi said she wanted to rest, he had been nodding wildly in his heart.
However, thinking about his past conflicts with Su Zhi, he kept his mouth shut.
But now that Su Zhi had already taken action, he stopped holding back.
He followed closely behind her, lifting his own suitcase as he went upstairs to pick a room.
Cheng Feiran and Jiang Guxue said nothing, but they also picked up their suitcases, using their actions to show their decision.
The guests’ behavior made Shen Aofu feel as though she had been slapped hard across the face several times. Anger and humiliation made her whole body tremble.
Seeing her like this, Su Zhiyan immediately took Shen Aofu’s hand and said softly, “Xiao Fu, don’t be angry. Everyone is really tired today, and you’re tired too. Don’t think about so much right now. Go upstairs and rest with Brother Ye.”
Hearing her best friend’s words, Shen Aofu finally calmed down a little, but then she suddenly remembered that Su Zhiyan did not have any Heartbeat Coins.
“Zhiyan, what about you if I go upstairs? You can’t seriously sleep in the RV tonight. Your body can’t take it!”
Bai Ye frowned slightly when he thought of that. After pondering for a moment, he intended to give his Heartbeat Coins to Su Zhiyan and go to sleep in the RV himself.
But before he could voice that decision, Shen Aofu spoke first.
“I’ll go find Su Zhi right now. She has so many Heartbeat Coins. Why can’t she spare some so you can stay in a bedroom?”
As she spoke, Shen Aofu really did stride toward the room where Su Zhi was.
Su Zhiyan had clearly not expected her to say something like that. Her face filled with shock, and by the time she reacted, Shen Aofu was already on the second floor.
“Xiao Fu, don’t do this!”
Su Zhiyan looked anxious. Her palm-sized face appeared pale and innocent, successfully winning the sympathy of many viewers.
After hearing Shen Aofu’s matter-of-fact words, Bai Ye’s impression of her dropped sharply.
Although he did not have a good impression of Su Zhi, the Heartbeat Coins were something Su Zhi had earned bit by bit through hard work. Now Shen Aofu was morally coercing her, which made Bai Ye, who had experienced something similar before, feel uncomfortable.
He did not develop any negative feelings toward Su Zhiyan over this matter. After all, the one morally coercing Su Zhi was Shen Aofu.
Listening to Bai Ye’s steadily rising favorability for her, Su Zhiyan curled her lips slightly at an angle no one else could see.
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On the other side, Shen Aofu went straight to Su Zhi’s room. After rolling her eyes at Su Zhi, she stated her purpose outright.
“Su Zhi, you have so many Heartbeat Coins. Hurry up and take some out for Zhiyan to use. She’s in poor health and can’t sleep in the RV!”
Su Zhi set down the freshly brewed coffee in her hand and said calmly, “So, are you trying to morally coerce me right now?”
007 looked at Shen Aofu with pity, as if it had already seen her tragic ending.
007 was not worried at all about Su Zhi being morally coerced, because she simply did not have that concept.
Come to think of it, the last person who tried to force Su Zhi, was it their left leg or right leg that got broken?