Shen Aofu no longer had the mood to answer Su Zhi’s question. All she felt was that every part of her body that had come into contact with Su Zhi hurt as if it had been stung by hornets.
Hearing Shen Aofu’s miserable screams, Su Zhiyan’s face filled with distress and anxiety. “Ms. Su, could you please let Xiao Fu go? She was indeed impulsive just now. I’ll apologize to you on her behalf, okay?”
Su Zhi raised an eyebrow when she heard that. “Su Zhiyan, the way you’re putting it makes it sound like I did something to her. But I didn’t do anything at all. I even helped her up when she fell onto me. That’s all.”
Su Zhiyan looked at Su Zhi with disbelief. “But Ms. Su, why does Xiao Fu look like she’s in so much pain?”
Su Zhi rolled her eyes at her. “You’re asking me? Then who am I supposed to ask?”
After saying that, Su Zhi rubbed her ears that had been assaulted by Shen Aofu’s screaming. “Forget it, forget it. I’ll let go now. But remember this— don’t come near me again in the future. I don’t want to be falsely accused and be extorted.”
As she spoke, Su Zhi released Shen Aofu’s hand and pushed her toward Su Zhiyan.
“Xiao Fu!” Su Zhiyan stepped forward to support Shen Aofu, whose arm was trembling uncontrollably. But the moment she lowered her head, a trace of disgust flashed through her eyes.
At this moment, Shen Aofu looked utterly miserable.
The pain in her wrist, as if it had been pierced by tens of thousands of steel needles, had not only made her wail in the livestream but had also brought tears and snot streaming down her face. Paired with her smeared makeup, she looked like a complete clown.
After hearing Su Zhi’s words, the viewers looked again at the exposed skin where Shen Aofu had made contact with Su Zhi.
There was no wound, not even a mark.
Seeing this, many viewers looked at Shen Aofu with even greater contempt.
They had seen people try to extort others before, but this was the first time they had seen someone do it so blatantly.
Not only was it low, but it was downright embarrassing.
Shen Aofu had never expected that instead of humiliating Su Zhi, she would end up being the one humiliated instead.
Thinking about how her disgraceful state had already been seen by countless viewers, Shen Aofu could no longer hold it in. She covered her face and ran out of the room.
Seeing this, Su Zhiyan hurried after her.
The other guests, drawn over by Shen Aofu’s screams, had not yet figured out what had happened when they saw the usually domineering Shen Aofu crying as she ran out of Su Zhi’s room, with Su Zhiyan following close behind.
An Chenru, never one to mind watching chaos unfold, walked toward Su Zhi’s room. His face showed concern, but inside he was already laughing with delight.
To be honest, after suffering so many losses at Su Zhi’s hands, he had really been looking forward to seeing her get unlucky.
Then he could make a dazzling entrance at her most awkward moment and capture her favor under the guise of a savior.
However, what An Chenru did not expect was that after entering Su Zhi’s room, he saw no sign of grievance on her face at all.
“Little Sister Su Zhi, what exactly happened?”
When Su Zhi saw An Chenru appear, her eyes narrowed slightly, and her gaze suddenly became warm and friendly.
The moment 007 saw that familiar expression, it knew An Chenru was about to be in trouble again.
Sure enough, the next second, An Chenru heard Su Zhi say, “It’s like this, Ms. Su had her Heartbeat Coins cleared in the haunted house, so she has to sleep in the RV tonight. Because of that, Shen Aofu asked me to pay for Ms. Su’s room expenses to make up for her losses in the haunted house……”
After hearing Su Zhi’s account, the guests outside the room all frowned.
What Shen Aofu had said was completely unreasonable. Even Du Weihan, who did not get along with Su Zhi, felt sympathy for her after hearing the whole story.
As An Chenru listened to Su Zhi’s explanation, his initial eagerness to watch the drama instantly cooled. A familiar sense of foreboding crept over him, exactly like the feeling he got every time he was about to be set up by Su Zhi.
Sure enough, the next second, he heard Su Zhi say, “Brother Chen, what do you think?”
With that single question, both the viewers and the guests turned their attention to An Chenru.
They also wanted to know what he would do.
After all, logically speaking, the true culprit behind Su Zhiyan’s Heartbeat Coins being cleared was An Chenru himself.
Hearing Su Zhi’s question, An Chenru’s intestines practically turned green with regret. At this moment, he wished he could go back three minutes in time and knock himself out.
Serves you right for being too curious!
Serves you right for wanting to watch the drama!
Unlike Su Zhi, who could flatly refuse to pay without any scruples, An Chenru had been sent by Su Chengyu. Besides the main task of seducing Su Zhi, he also had a side task, which was to protect Su Zhiyan.
But now, not only had he caused Su Zhiyan’s Heartbeat Coins to be cleared, he was even being asked in public what to do.
It was easy to imagine that if An Chenru really let Su Zhiyan sleep in the RV tonight, his days would be numbered once the dating show finished filming.
Thinking that, An Chenru felt all the gazes on him. He clenched his teeth and said, “Little Sister Su Zhi, you really shouldn’t pay this Heartbeat Coin expense. The one who should pay is me. After all, it was because of me that everyone got chased by the NPCs, so……”
At this point, An Chenru’s heart felt a long-lost pain, but he still forced himself to say his decision, “So, I’m willing to take out half of my Heartbeat Coins for Little Sister Zhiyan.”
Hearing An Chenru’s answer, Su Zhi gave him a thumbs-up. “Brother Chen, you’re really generous. I’m not like that……” She would never be a sucker.
Listening to Su Zhi’s praise, An Chenru felt his heart bleeding, and the smile on his face almost cracked.
But since things had already come to this, he could only comfort himself by thinking that this move would probably win over quite a few fans.
Little did he know that both fans and passersby were looking at him as if he were an idiot.
【Uh…… did An Chenru get water in his brain? He’s actually paying?】
【I’m a fan of Chenru, and I feel the same……】
【Honestly, before Sister Zhi rejected it, I was really brainwashed by Shen Aofu’s sense of entitlement. But after Sister Zhi’s anti-gaslighting, I now look at An Chenru like he’s a pure sucker!】
【Even if the clearing of Heartbeat Coins is related to An Chenru, that is a program rule. Since you joined the show, you should follow the rules. Why is Su Zhiyan the exception?】
【Sis, you said what I didn’t dare say. I’ve always thought Su Zhiyan’s fans are really skilled at moral coercion.】
The viewers watched as An Chenru, wearing the metaphorical ‘sucker’s hat’, handed half of his Heartbeat Coins to Su Zhiyan, sighing repeatedly in their hearts.
……
The little episode after entering the Heartbeat House thus came to an end. At this moment, all the guests were lying on their beds resting.
They had gotten up early to put on makeup and then endured a grueling day at the amusement park. Everyone felt exhausted, both physically and mentally.
After dragging their suitcases into their rooms and eating something casually, they began to catch up on sleep.
Su Zhi was no exception. At this moment, she was immersed in an old dream from the past.
In the dream, Su Zhi returned to earlier days. Her parents and her brother were still alive, and they doted on her just as they always had……
She was so deeply immersed in the dream that she could not pull herself out. When she woke up, it was already completely dark outside.
Su Zhi did not turn on the light, nor did she know what time it was.
Just then, 007’s conflicted question sounded in her mind.
〖Host, 007 still doesn’t understand. Why did you set things up so that An Chenru would give Heartbeat Coins to the female protagonist?〗
007 could not figure out why its host was helping the female protagonist.
Hearing 007’s voice, Su Zhi came back to her senses and said, “007, do you really think that without An Chenru, the female protagonist would end up sleeping in the RV? Not to mention that the Su family is a sponsor behind the program, just the guests who currently have a good impression of her wouldn’t agree. I even reasonably suspect that the production team will find a way to casually reward the female protagonist with a large number of Heartbeat Coins tomorrow, allowing her to move into the Heartbeat House in a perfectly justified manner. All I did was take advantage of the time before the production team acted to create a conflict between An Chenru and Su Zhiyan. At the same time, I let An Chenru know that watching the drama isn’t always a good thing.”
After hearing Su Zhi’s explanation, 007 looked at her with eyes full of admiration.
The host was truly worthy of being the one it had chosen! So smart!
Just then, the production team’s announcement rang throughout the Heartbeat House.
“Attention, all guests. It is now 10:00 p.m. Please pick up your phones and, within one hour, send a text message to the person you are interested in.”
Su Zhi casually picked up her phone. Her gaze lingered over the names of the four male guests, then suddenly stopped. A wicked smile curled at the corner of her lips.
Already very experienced, 007 understood immediately that its host was about to cause trouble again.