I'm a web novelist, and you want me to work in the entertainment industry?

"Then it's a deal. You can't go back on your word if you lose." Tian Xiwei smiled happily, seeing that her plan had worked.

"Don't try to cheat, you lost last time," Cheng Che retorted dismissively.

"I'm definitely going to win this time!"

"I don't think so."

"It's not just uncertain, it's certain!"

"Aren't you afraid of biting off more than you can chew before the game?"

"That's the truth, because you really, really are weak!"

The two stood by the pond, bickering pointlessly, oblivious to everyone around them, arrogant and domineering, arousing the wrath of both gods and men.

[Are you there? Hello? What do you two mean by this? Did Wang Zheng pay you two to show off your affection?]

[I'm begging you two, this is a variety show recording, can't you even handle this? What are you doing?!]

If they behave this badly in front of the camera, I can't even imagine what they're like off-camera!

[Off-camera, is there even a question? It's definitely something like calling each other "baby" in private, holding hands, and maybe even kissing...]

Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei's words and actions drew a barrage of comments, which naturally caught the attention of Xia Ziyi and Yang Mo standing nearby.

Xia Ziyi stood to Tian Xiwei's left, and Yang Mo stood to Cheng Che's right. The four of them lined up from left to right along the ridge of the field.

Xia Ziyi put her hands on her hips, turned her body slightly to the side, narrowed one eye, twitched her lips, and looked at Tian Xiwei and Cheng Che with a look that seemed to regard them as trash.

Yang Mo's expression was also somewhat complicated—although he wasn't a die-hard fan, seeing his favorite celebrity interacting so intimately with another guy was still hard for him to contain himself.

"I've watched all the episodes of the fourth season of 'Comic Books' so far." Yang Mo felt a little speechless. "They were like this when I watched the live stream, but seeing it in person is still a bit unexpected."

Watching others show affection on screen is one thing, but witnessing it up close in real life is quite another.

Thankfully, he wasn't a die-hard fan of Tian Xiwei, but a rational career-oriented person... otherwise, his future would have been completely unpredictable.

There is no creature in the world more tragic than Oda's die-hard fans!

"You'll get used to it." Xia Ziyi felt that she was definitely smarter than those two idiots, Cheng Che and Xiao Tian, ​​in this situation.

Hey……

Men and women in love are like creatures at the bottom of the food chain.

[I'm dying of laughter, Xia-jie, where does your sense of superiority come from?]

But you know what, Sister Xia was right. You'll get used to it. The main thing is, those two are like this every day!

So what? Does that mean I can't even date?

"Ahem." Cheng Che coughed lightly, pretending to be nonchalant.

"Let's get in the water quickly, or it'll be noon soon."

Tian Xiwei coughed lightly and nodded in agreement: "Yes, let's go into the water first."

Xia Ziyi and Yang Mo then withdrew their mischievous gazes.

All four of them put on waders and wore sun hats.

"Go in slowly when you get in the water. It's not deep, and the mud is a bit soft but you won't sink in." After saying that, Yang Mo was the first to step off the paddy field ridge and into the water.

With a "splash," ripples spread across the calm water, and tiny water hyacinths swayed gently in the waves, like small boats drifting with the current.

Cheng Che was the second to go into the water. He stood steadily in the water, then turned around and helped Tian Xiwei, who was stepping down, so that she could also enter the water safely.

So Xia Ziyi was left alone on the shore.

Xia Ziyi stood on the edge of the field, one foot dangling above the pond, maintaining the "one-legged stance" without moving.

It's just like when the screen freezes while you're watching a movie... Here, "movie" refers to an animated film.

She had a conflicted expression on her face, as if she was pondering some unsolved mystery of the world.

"...It's obvious that Sister Xia has some dance background," Cheng Che said.

She has maintained this one-legged standing position for almost a minute, and she hasn't swayed at all!

Hmm, that's a pro!

"What are you struggling with, Sister Xia?" he asked.

Xia Ziyi retracted her dangling foot and clasped her hands in front of her stomach.

"Could there be leeches or other insects in this pond?" she asked worriedly.

"I've heard people say before that if you're bitten by a leech and don't take care, the leech can burrow into your body through the wound..."

She was scared.

"It's alright, Sister Xia," Cheng Che reassured her. "Don't worry about worms getting inside you. Do you think you don't have worms in your body right now?"

"At most, there will just be one more, a slightly larger one. Don't worry, the native insect inside you will take care of eliminating the intruder."

[Brother Che, you're a human being! You're bullying an idiot again! Protecting idiots is everyone's responsibility, don't you understand? I'm going to the United Nations to condemn you!!]

[Please take this matter seriously.]

[Is it possible that what Che-ge said is true? If there are no worms in the stomach, then why would there be a stomachache? (serious face)]

Common stomach aches are usually caused by sustained spasmodic contractions of the intestinal smooth muscle, leading to accelerated intestinal peristalsis and the secretion of large amounts of water, resulting in both cramping and diarrhea.

[What are you babbling about? You're wrong! Grandma says that a stomachache means little bugs are biting your tummy, but would my grandma lie to me?]

Xia Ziyi's face paled upon hearing this, and she silently moved away from the pond.

Tian Xiwei glared at Cheng Che.

"Ziyi, ignore him. How could a leech possibly crawl into a person's body? Even if it wanted to, it couldn't," Tian Xiwei said, offering a fair opinion.

"Besides, it crawled inside and can't breathe. Isn't it doomed? What's it trying to do?"

Xia Ziyi thought about it and realized that it did make sense.

She immediately breathed a sigh of relief and lifted her foot to prepare to go into the water.

"We can't be so sure. What if that leech gets corn disease and decides to take a human with it?" The pond owner's voice drifted over from the side.

Xia Ziyi silently withdrew her foot again.

Oh?

Cheng Che looked at Yang Mo, his eyes filled with admiration—this is how my readers should be!

Tian Xiwei sighed and rubbed her forehead in exasperation.

"Alright, enough joking around." Yang Mo continued, "It's already October. In this season, and considering it's our own pond, I wouldn't say it's impossible to encounter leeches, but it's almost certainly impossible."

"Why does your head look pointy, fellow reader?" Cheng Che scratched his head, feeling that his head was actually quite smooth.

He then reached out and patted Tian Xiwei's head next door.

"What?" Tian Xiwei was a little confused, but she didn't dodge.

It feels surprisingly comfortable...

"It's alright, your head is smooth too," Cheng Che said.