A person in Wuha: The whole internet is urging me to get back together with my ex!

Wang Zhengyu dashed out of the bedroom.

Chen Ye leaned against the wall, his arms crossed over his chest.

That old fox is full of bad intentions.

He wanted to see what excuse Wang Zhengyu could come up with.

They were able to make the four of them disappear out of thin air right under Song Yuqi's nose.

At the corner of the corridor.

The assistant director was holding the crew's boxed lunch and frantically shoveling the pork knuckle that had just been packed into his mouth.

Suddenly, Wang Zhengyu grabbed him by the back of his collar.

He lunged forward, lunchbox and all, nearly falling into the trash can.

"Cough cough cough! Director, what are you doing!"

The assistant director looked terrified, dropping his chopsticks to the floor.

"Stop eating! Stop eating! Get back to work!"

Wang Zhengyu lowered his voice.

Two eyes gleamed with a thieving light in the dimly lit corridor.

"Go get some props right now, and we'll call everyone out to play a little game later."

"Playing games again?"

The assistant director was completely dumbfounded.

"I just had Boss Chen treat everyone to a meal that cost over 20,000 yuan, and these pampered kids are currently sprawled on the sofa digesting it. Who's going to cooperate with you?"

"Nonsense, they're beholden to those who pay their bills, so we're doing this while they're too embarrassed to refuse!"

Wang Zhengyu glanced around and then whispered in the assistant director's ear.

"You rigged that lottery."

"When the results come out, we must make those four guys, Deng Chao, Chen He, Lu Han, and Chen Ye, lose."

"Remember, it can only be the four of them!"

The assistant director stood there, stunned.

Behind-the-scenes manipulation?

It's one thing to sabotage others, but to sabotage those four living fathers?

This is a variety show that is both live-streamed and recorded throughout.

If Boss Chen and his team discover something amiss, wouldn't they tear down the entire production crew on the spot and use them to fill the river?!

"No way, Director Wang, are you crazy?" The assistant director swallowed hard. "What's the punishment for losing? Are you trying to kill them?"

Wang Zhengyu grinned.

"The punishment will only last a short while. These four people will come with me ahead of time to do some extremely difficult small-scale public welfare work in a remote rural area."

"We'll rejoin the main group the day after tomorrow, and those four will cooperate with you. Just secretly give them the lottery results."

The assistant director's eyes widened.

Chen Ye is going to do charity work?

This excuse is even more fantastical than Chen He's vow never to eat late-night snacks again.

And the four of them would even cooperate with him to tamper with things? What exactly is going on?!

But seeing Wang Zhengyu's unquestionable expression, he could only swallow his doubts and obediently go and get the props.

……

at the same time.

In the guest rooms at the other end of the guesthouse.

Chen He was holding up his phone.

On the screen, his mother was frantically arranging tiles at the fully automatic mahjong table, making a loud clattering sound as she rubbed the tiles.

"What do you want? Speak your mind, I'm on a winning streak, don't interrupt my winning streak."

Chen Ma didn't even look up.

Chen He rolled his eyes dramatically.

He now strongly suspects that he was a free gift with a phone top-up.

"Mom, put down the mahjong first, this is a really big deal."

Chen He covered the microphone.

"Where's my dad? Call him here."

The scene shifts to Mr. Chen, who is wearing reading glasses and reading a newspaper on the other side.

"What exactly happened?"

Chen Ma leaned closer to the screen with suspicion.

Chen He lowered his voice, his face trembling slightly with excitement.

"Great news is coming to our family!"

The cards in Chen Ma's hand fell onto the table with a "thud".

"What good news? Is Xuanxuan pregnant again?"

"Can't you be a little more mindful of your behavior! Even though you're going all out, your speed is terrifying!"

Chen He broke down on the spot.

I'm pregnant again! Do you guys think I'm just a heartless breeding machine?!

"It wasn't me! Don't make wild guesses!"

Chen He growled, afraid that Chen Ye outside would hear him.

"Our family is about to welcome a new member!"

Mr. Chen put down the newspaper he was holding.

Chen Ma fell completely silent.

A full five seconds passed.

Chen Ma's eyes widened instantly.

"Ono has it?!"

"This kid usually seems so composed, how did he manage to get that young girl pregnant without a word!"

"No! I didn't get pregnant!"

Chen He was practically going crazy.

"Ono proposed!"

"He's planning to propose in the next few days! That's why I wanted to let you all know!"

As soon as those words were spoken...

There was no sound on the other end of the video call.

Followed by.

"Oh my God!!!"

Chen Ma slammed her hand on the mahjong table, her voice rising eight octaves.

"Where will you propose?! When?!"

"Your dad and I will buy tickets and go tomorrow!"

"Slow down, don't hurt your back!" Mr. Chen squeezed into the frame.

"You guys hurry up and buy tickets to L Prefecture. Sister Sun Li and the others are probably going tomorrow too. We need to sneak out tonight to scout out the venue..."

Chen He hadn't finished speaking.

"Alright, I got it! Stop nagging!"

"L state, right? I'll have someone book tickets right away! You keep a close eye on them!"

"beep--"

The video call ended cleanly and decisively.

Chen He stared at the blacked-out phone screen.

Complete silence.

He is now very certain.

I was definitely adopted back then, Chen Ye is the true heir of the Chen family!

……

The next room.

Deng Chao was holding his phone and wandering around the room.

The video call was connected.

Sun Li's face, covered by a face mask, appeared on the screen.

"What's wrong? Did you finish filming today?"

Sun Li looked a bit tired from just finishing filming.

Deng Chao grabbed his hair.

"Honey, don't worry about whether the recording is finished or not! It's great news! It's incredibly great news!"

This excitement was ten times more exaggerated than when he won the Best Actor award back then.

Sun Li frowned.

"What good news? Your secret stash of money wasn't confiscated by the production crew?"

"Or did those limited-edition sneakers you secretly bought arrive?"

"That's so tacky! Talking about money is so vulgar!"

Deng Chao spoke rapidly, spitting everywhere.

"Quickly open your phone and check flight tickets, search for flights to L state!"

"I'm not kidding, let's see the earliest bus tomorrow!"

Sun Li ripped off the face mask.

"What happened? Tell me already! Why are you keeping me in suspense in the middle of the night?"

Deng Chao covered his mouth tightly, suppressing his voice.

"Ono is going to propose to Yuqi in the next few days!"

"Aren't you, as the eldest sister-in-law, going to come and help?"

"What does that blockhead know about romance!"

Sun Li sat up straight instantly, her eyes shining.

"Really?"

"Ono has such a sharp tongue, how could he actually propose?!"

"Would I lie to you about something like this?!"

Deng Chao nodded frantically.

"Hurry up and come, and bring your sister and Dengdeng with you!"

"It's their godfather's big day, our whole family has to be there in full force and make a grand entrance!"

Sun Li made a decisive decision.

"Okay! I'll buy the plane tickets right away!"

"I'll definitely take the earliest flight tomorrow and bring my whole family there on time!"

The two quickly hung up the phone.

Sun Li was always decisive and efficient; she immediately went to the back office to start buying tickets.

Deng Chao put his phone in his pocket with satisfaction and opened the door.

Just as I stepped outside, I bumped into Chen He, who was coming out from across the street.

Chen He looked utterly dejected.

The two hadn't exchanged a word yet.

Chen Ye and Lu Han also walked over from the end of the corridor.

Lu Han was still immersed in the sadness of not having a wife, and he looked dejected.

Chen Ye stood with his hands in his pockets, looking relaxed and carefree.

It was as if the person about to propose was not him at all.

The four of them exchanged a knowing glance.

"Cheer up, everyone."

Chen Ye raised an eyebrow and lowered his voice.

"Don't give yourself away later."

"Especially you, Lu Han, put away that lifeless face of yours and show some of the professionalism you have as a former top star."

Lu Han's lips twitched twice as she forced a fake smile.

Chen Ye rolled his eyes helplessly.

Hopefully, this acting will fool the rich young woman.

……

The four of them staggered back to the hall.

Chen He plopped down on the sofa and started crunching on an apple.

Deng Chao picked up the remote control on the table and randomly tuned to a news channel.

Lu Han pulled up a chair and sat down in the corner furthest from Reba.

Chen Ye slowly walked over and sat down next to Song Yuqi, casually pinching the little rich girl's slightly flushed cheeks.

At this moment, Wang Zhengyu walked out of the corridor carrying his thermos of goji berries.

He cleared his throat and glanced at Chen Ye and the other three on the sofa.

His left eye blinked slightly.

Chen Ye received the signal in his peripheral vision.

That's it.

Old Wang has dug the pit.

"Dear teachers."

Wang Zhengyu raised the megaphone.

"Since everyone's got so much free time, and the night's long, let's play a little game!"

The four people playing mahjong in the hall stopped instantly.

Baby rolled her eyes as she arranged the cards.

"Seriously, Lao Wang? Playing games this late?"

"Are you seriously ill? Can't you let people get some sleep?"

Wang Zulan slumped on the other sofa, rubbing his stomach and chuckling bitterly.

"Why are there so many mini-games every day?"

Wang Zhengyu ignored him, his smile growing even brighter.

"Don't worry, everyone. This time it's really an extremely simple game that requires absolutely no physical effort."

He paused.

"However, there's a mysterious punishment for the loser of this game."

A mysterious punishment?

Upon hearing these four words, everyone frowned.

The punishment Old Wang mentioned would definitely not end well.

The atmosphere in the entire hall instantly became tense.

……

Zheng Kai, sitting in front of the fully automatic mahjong table, held a two of bamboo tiles in his hand.

The call hasn't been made yet.

From the very beginning, his peripheral vision was fixed on Chen Ye and the other three.

Not right.

Something's definitely not right!

Based on his understanding of Deng Chao and Chen He.

After those two scoundrels have eaten and drunk their fill, they'll definitely pounce on the mahjong table, shouting that they're going to win all his underwear.

But what about today?

Chen He was sitting on the sofa, eating an apple.

Deng Chao is watching the evening news?!

Lu Han hid in the corner furthest from Reba, keeping her head down and remaining silent.

The most important one is Chen Ye.

Although Chen Ye was still rubbing Song Yuqi's face on the surface, he acted as if nothing had happened.

But Zheng Kai keenly caught the less than half-second eye contact between Chen Ye and Wang Zhengyu.

It was a look of perfect understanding, yet full of calculation.

Zheng Kai's brain was working at lightning speed.

Just now, these five people sneaked into the room, locked the door, and had a little meeting.

Now they're all pretending to be dead again.

Immediately afterwards, Lao Wang announced that they would be playing a game with penalties.

This is hardly a coincidence.

This is clearly a tailor-made, multi-layered scheme!

Old Wang and these four guys must have made some kind of underground deal!

They are definitely plotting something big.

Zheng Kai sneered inwardly.

Are you trying to scam me?

No way.

I'm going to see what kind of rubbish you guys are selling in this game today.

Anyway, it's better for my fellow Daoists to die than for me, as long as it doesn't involve me.

Today I'm just going to be a quiet bystander and watch how you veteran actors put on your show!