The film and television city starts from the courtyard

Upon hearing Zhao Shucheng's words, Mo Xiaomin glanced at Amy, who remained silent to the side, and after a long while, without saying a word, pulled Amy away from the table.

Zhao Shucheng watched the two figures disappear and shook his head helplessly.

Amy was pulled away by Mo Xiaomin, and suddenly felt a little uneasy: "Xiaomin, don't listen to Gu Xiaobai's nonsense, I'm not..."

"Amy, how many years have we known each other?"

Amy paused for a moment, then said, "More than twenty years, right?"

"Yes, all these years, I've always considered you my best friend. I tell you everything and never hide anything from you."

"I know, so everything I do is for your happiness."

"So you called Jack over here to ruin my relationship with Xiaobai?"

Amy looked at Mo Xiaomin with guilt and said, "I just feel that you two are not suitable. He is not a good person and does not deserve you."

"Then who are you worthy of?"

"Xiao Min, believe me, it's not like what Gu Xiaobai said. I don't like him, and I didn't fall in love at first sight."

"But that's exactly what you did. I don't understand why you can't stand to see me with Xiaobai. From the very first time you met him, you've been sarcastic and cynical. Xiaobai didn't offend you, did he?"

Amy said anxiously, "No, it's just that I feel you two aren't a good match. Why should he be with you?"

"You said before that my relationship with Xiaobai was a slow suicide because you thought he was unreliable, but you should have known later that Xiaobai isn't that kind of person. Why did you still try to stop us?"

Amy said, "I..."

"Actually, now that I think about it, I think Xiaobai made a point. There is no love without a reason, nor is there hatred without a reason. You targeted Xiaobai so much, it's hard for me not to suspect that you really like Xiaobai too."

"I didn't, I wasn't..."

“Amy, you are my best friend. If you really like Xiaobai, I can accept you competing with me fairly. But I can’t accept you constantly slandering Xiaobai for the sake of love, just so that we can break up and you can take advantage of the situation.”

"Xiao Min, you've really misunderstood, I..."

Mo Xiaomin waved her hand and said, "Amy, you and I both need to calm down. Like I just said, I can accept fair competition, but I absolutely cannot accept you using slander to break me up with Xiaobai. Of course, I know that Xiaobai is not a very faithful person, so I can accept that he is a womanizer, but I cannot accept that he is slandered."

Amy watched as Mo Xiaomin turned and left without hesitation, wanting to grab her, but she didn't know how to explain her actions.

She couldn't really explain why she had such a strong grudge against Zhao Shucheng, and why they had been at odds since their first meeting. She used to be able to use the excuse that she was doing it for Mo Xiaomin's own good, not wanting to see her break up with Jack. But after Zhao Shucheng approached her last time, and she learned that he wasn't truly worthless, but rather quite outstanding, even more so than Jack, this reason no longer fooled anyone.

She returned to her clothing store alone, sat down, and thought about the events of the past few days. She couldn't help but turn on her computer, log into her blog, and see the articles Zhao Shucheng had written before, falling into deep thought.

As Zhao Shucheng was leaving the restaurant and preparing to go home, he received a call from Zuo Yongbang, inviting him to have a drink together.

When Zhao Shucheng arrived at Zuo Yongbang's house, he saw Zuo Yongbang alone there, looking rather desolate.

"Xiaobai, you're here."

Zhao Shucheng looked at Zuo Yongbang curiously and asked, "No, Teacher Zuo, what's going on?"

"Don't even mention it. It's the same thing that happened last time. Miki's already gone, and she hasn't spoken to me for days."

So you're heartbroken now?

"I don't think so. I'm just a little bored by myself. Sometimes I feel like women are really untouchable. This way won't work, that way won't work either."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "It's rare to see a seasoned lover like you, Teacher Zuo, having trouble with someone like you."

"Don't talk about me. How have things been between you and Mo Xiaomin lately? Are you having a falling out because of her best friend?"

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "I don't think so. At least for the time being, Amy can no longer target me."

Upon hearing this, Zuo Yongbang asked curiously, "Tell me, what exactly happened?"

After Zhao Shucheng told Zuo Yongbang what had happened that day, Zuo Yongbang stared at Zhao Shucheng in disbelief and said, "Xiaobai, did you secretly sign up for classes?"

No, why do you say that?

"Of course, it's your actions that are too extreme. You know perfectly well that Amy is Mo Xiaomin's good friend. People say that you can love someone because of them, but you've really ruined her life."

Zhao Shucheng said with a smile, "There's nothing I can do about it. She's been targeting me like this, which is very detrimental to my relationship with Xiao Min. Besides, there's a limit to how much you can love someone just because they love you. And besides, she's just Xiao Min's best friend, and a best friend who doesn't like me at all. So naturally, I have to find a way to divide and weaken her."

Zuo Yongbang said, "But by doing this, you are not only putting Amy in a difficult position, but also Mo Xiaomin herself."

"I wouldn't say that, would I?"

"How can you not be considered a best friend? What kind of relationship is a best friend? A best friend is someone you can share everything with, even the details of your sex life. But a girlfriend won't share everything about her ex-boyfriend with you."

"I don't necessarily need to know those things."

“But you can’t separate them. Targeting Amy is targeting Mo Xiaomin. Sometimes they are one. However, I have to admit that what you’re doing might be the fastest way out of this predicament. I originally thought I was going to give you some advice; I have three strategies, the best, the middle, and the worst.”

Zhao Shucheng asked curiously, "Then I really want to know what the three strategies, superior, middle and inferior, are, and why you say my method is the fastest."

"Actually, there's nothing new about it. The best course of action is simply to apologize to Amy, reconcile, and then clean up the mess."

"This is the best option for others, but for me it's a worst option."

Zuo Yongbang nodded and said, "The next strategy is the middle one: you make Amy your person and make her fall in love with you. Then all the things she did to you before will be a slap in the face, and she will never slander you again."

"This method is good, but it also has risks. After all, my current woman is Mo Xiaomin," Zuo Yongbang said. "That's right, so your actions today are a poor strategy—divide and conquer. But doing this isn't without risk. What if—and I mean what if—Mo Xiaomin thinks Amy is more important than you and chooses to break up with you to let Amy be with you? Wouldn't you end up with nothing?"

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shucheng laughed and said, "Teacher Zuo, I admit there's an element of gambling involved, but it's not all bad. Maybe it will even turn out to be a blessing in disguise?"

When Zuo Yongbang heard Zhao Shucheng say this, he looked at Zhao Shucheng with some curiosity, wondering what Zhao Shucheng's intentions were.

Zhao Shucheng left Zuo Yongbang's house and took a taxi home. As soon as he got out of the car, a gust of cold wind blew him away, and the lingering effects of the alcohol disappeared with the wind.

When Zhao Shucheng arrived at his doorstep, he saw an unexpected figure: Amy was sitting at the door, banging on it repeatedly, seemingly quite drunk.

Amy, what are you doing here?

Amy looked at Zhao Shucheng through her blurry eyes, staggered to her feet, and said, "Gu Xiaobai, you're finally back."

"No, how much have you drunk? What are you doing in front of my house?"

Amy threw herself at Zhao Shucheng, giggling as she said, "Do you know why you did that during the day? It's because of what you said to her that Xiao Min is ignoring me now."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Shucheng couldn't help but frown. He helped her up, opened the door, and placed her on the sofa.

“You’ve had too much to drink. I’ll call Xiao Min and have her come and take you home.”

Suddenly, Amy lunged forward, snatched Zhao Shucheng's phone, and said, "Don't call!"

"why?"

"If Xiao Min knew I was with you, she would trust me even less."

"But what are you going to do? You can't stay at my house, can you? Where do you live? I'll take you home."

"I'm not going back. I want to make this clear to you: I didn't mean to ruin Xiao Min's happiness, nor was I targeting you on purpose. So, can you please not give up on liking Xiao Min?"

Zhao Shucheng looked at Amy with some helplessness and said, "When did I say I was going to give up?"

"Then why didn't you chase after her? You only made Xiao Min misunderstand even more, and she stopped talking to me altogether?"

Zhao Shucheng knew he couldn't reason with a drunkard, so he could only help her sit down and say, "You've had too much to drink, I can't explain it to you right now. Let's talk when you're more sober."

"I didn't drink too much."

Amy sat up straight and looked at Zhao Shucheng, saying, "Xiaobai, you're right about something. I fell in love with you at first sight, but Amy is my best friend, and I can't do anything to betray her. But seeing you with her makes me uncomfortable, which is why I did so many things to you."

"I don't want to lose Xiao Min as a good friend, so I can keep my feelings to myself and let you and Xiao Min be together. But you can't let Xiao Min down, and you can't disappoint me."

Zhao Shucheng looked at Amy, who was still talking about her, and suddenly paused, not expecting that his casual remark would actually come true.

If Zhao Shucheng hadn't known that this wasn't some kind of fantasy story, but just a normal urban world, he would have thought that he or someone else had some kind of magical ability.

He looked at Amy, who was leaning against the sofa and seemed to be asleep, with some confusion, but his mind was on Amy in the original story.

You should know that Amy was at odds with Gu Xiaobai, and later, after getting drunk, she accidentally became lovers with Luo Shuquan. They broke up and got back together many times, and in the end, they almost got married.

However, Zhao Shucheng also recalled the scene in the original story where Amy chatted with Mo Xiaomin, saying that Luo Shuquan was not actually the person she loved the most, but just someone she felt was suitable for marriage.

Looking back now, Zhao Shucheng suddenly realized that perhaps Amy really did fall in love with Gu Xiaobai at first sight, but only chose to be confrontational because of Amy's presence. Later, after discovering that Mo Xiaomin and Gu Xiaobai were truly in love, she chose to be with Luo Shuquan in order to have more contact with Gu Xiaobai.

However, the difference between love and indifference was obvious. So, after getting together with Luo Shuquan, Amy remained the same as always in front of him, without any change. As for their later breakup, it was inevitable.

Of course, Amy later discovered that Mo Xiaomin had become famous for shooting commercials and had a close relationship with a photographer. She immediately felt that her opportunity had come, so she chose to break up with Luo Shuquan, only using the excuse that Luo Shuquan was being ambiguous with other girls.

Unfortunately, before Amy could even make a move, Gu Xiaobai already had other girls around him, and Mo Xiaomin had also broken up with Gu Xiaobai. In order to get closer to Gu Xiaobai again, she could only use the name of Luo Shuquan's sworn sister, then fake a reconciliation, and even prepare to get married.

This made Zhao Shucheng sigh. Love in this world is really hard to understand. There was Zhong Zhen who, in order to hide her love for Gu Xiaobai, had Zuo Yongbang pretend to be her boyfriend, just so that Gu Xiaobai could attend her birthday party and say "Happy Birthday".

Aqian actually had feelings for Zhao Shucheng, but she had been suppressing them, even pretending to be his childhood friend. In reality, she almost confessed to Gu Xiaobai and they almost got together. However, because of Mo Xiaomin's appearance, she could only hide her feelings, move out of his house, and disappear from Gu Xiaobai's world.

Now there's Amy, who, in order to conceal her feelings, chooses to become Gu Xiaobai's friend's girlfriend, and even goes so far as to use marriage to get closer to him.

Thinking of this, Zhao Shucheng's gaze towards Amy couldn't help but soften with pity and sympathy. Perhaps Gu Xiaobai had missed out on so many people who liked him because of their different views on love, but Zhao Shucheng wouldn't do that.

Seeing that Amy was sleeping in the living room, Zhao Shucheng was worried that she would catch a cold at night. Since Aqian had moved out and the guest room was cleaned up, he simply sent Amy to the guest room to rest.

As Zhao Shucheng covered Amy with the blanket and prepared to leave, Amy grabbed his hand and murmured, "Don't go, don't go!"

Zhao Shucheng looked at Amy helplessly, knowing that she was not in a good mental state. He knew that if he tried to pull her away, she would get hurt. He could only stay with Amy and hope that she would let go on her own later.

Unfortunately, Zhao Shucheng had also been drinking. Although the cold wind had dispelled the effects of the alcohol, he was still feeling sleepy and fell asleep without realizing it.

The next day.

Sunlight streamed through the window, waking Amy. She looked at the ceiling and realized she wasn't in her own home, so she looked around curiously.

Upon seeing the layout of the bedroom and Zhao Shucheng still fast asleep, though covered by a blanket, her clothes were somewhat disheveled, and her hand was resting on Zhao Shucheng's body.

Amy looked around blankly for a moment before snapping out of it. She quickly checked herself over and then breathed a sigh of relief.

"Xiaobai, how did I get here?"

Zhao Shucheng was woken up by Amy's shaking. He opened his eyes, looked at the sky, then got up, straightened his clothes, and said:
"I should be asking you that. You're drunk and causing a scene at my doorstep, and you won't tell me where you live. I had no choice but to leave you here." (End of Chapter)