I was criticized on a dating reality show, but I retaliated and became an internet sensation.

Is this what I mean?

[Probably, maybe, probably... right?]

My son Youbao is straight!!

As soon as he said that, all eyes in the room turned to Gu Yan.

The crowd glanced at Jiang Yunyou and then at Gu Yan, their eyes gleaming with excitement.

Gu Yan silently took a step back and looked at Jiang Yunyou with a strange expression.

Jiang Yunyou immediately realized that his words were too ambiguous, and hurriedly waved his hand to add:

"No, what are you guys thinking! I'm talking about the kind of love fans have for their idols!! I forgot to mention yesterday, I'm actually a long-time fan of Yan Shen!!"

[Gu Yan: Don't come any closer!]

[Jiang Yunyou: I'm really just a fan of Yan Shen.]

Hahahaha, this is a huge misunderstanding!

[Youbao, next time you talk, don't pause to breathe! You scared me to death!]

Director Liu was so angry upon hearing this that he was practically fuming. He turned and shouted into the crowd:

"Su Yanhuan! Don't hide! Did you also send messages to other women you're interested in?!"

Su Yan Huan immediately put on a fawning smile and spoke softly:

"Um... I just wanted to thank Sister Han properly, since she gave me her room last night."

[Huanhuan: I really just wanted to express my gratitude~]

Director Liu pinched his philtrum, took a deep breath, and shouted at the top of his lungs through a megaphone:

"Starting today! Messages expressing affection are only allowed to be sent to members of the opposite sex! Sending them to members of the same sex again will result in double the punishment!"

[Director Liu: I don't want to work another single day on this lousy job!!!]

Director Liu scanned the crowd: "Did everyone hear that?"

Everyone nodded quickly: "Yes, we heard it!"

Director Liu then stared intently at Shu Zi and asked in a more emphasizing tone, "Shu Zi, did you hear me clearly?"

Shu Zi nodded obediently, looking very compliant.

"Don't send this to yourself! And don't not send it!!"

∑(°口°๑)❢❢

Shu Zi's eyes widened instantly, staring at Director Liu in disbelief, her eyes seeming to say: How did you know I wanted to do this?!

Director Liu snorted coldly, looking completely at ease. "I know you all too well!"

Shu Zi pouted and muttered under her breath, "There's a lot you don't know..."

Director Liu shot her a sharp look and slowly said, "Shu Zi, what are you muttering about? Why don't you say it out loud, and I'll help you analyze it?"

[Shu Zi: Director Liu, are you a tapeworm in my stomach?!]

Shu Zi quickly waved her hand and replied listlessly, "No, it's nothing, I said I know."

Director Liu nodded in satisfaction and continued, "Alright, now I'll officially announce the punishment task for Shu Zi and Gu Yan's group: make money!"

Shu Zi: ? ? ?

What are you going to earn?

make money?

It's only the second day, and the production team is already out of money?

Surely not?

Shu Zi looked at Gu Yan, her eyes clearly saying: How much money did your Gu family invest? It's gone so quickly, could it be... bankruptcy?

Gu Yan immediately understood the unspoken message in her eyes, and a barely perceptible smile played on his lips as he replied in a low voice:

"What nonsense are you thinking?"

Shu Zi pursed her lips. There was absolutely no way the Gu family would go bankrupt. It must be that the production team was trying to create some kind of drama.

[Hey, what are you two talking about? Are you pretending we don't exist?]

Director Liu, holding a megaphone, clearly explained the details of the mission with a strong voice:

"This punishment mission involves earning money on the streets for a limited time!"

Shu Zi and Gu Yan, you must earn your first sum of money with your own hands before lunch today. The amount doesn't matter, but it must be legal income!

This money is all of our food expenses for today. In other words, if you don't earn enough money, everyone will go hungry today!

During this period, they are not allowed to use their personal bank cards, make facial recognition payments, ask their assistants for help, or take advantage of their celebrity status for personal gain!

Violations will be punished twice as severely, with zero tolerance!

Shu Zi was completely stunned. It was bad enough that she and Gu Yan were punished by going hungry, but how did it also affect everyone else?

Shu Zi couldn't help but ask, "...Director, are you sure this is punishing us, and not everyone?"

Director Liu shook his head smugly. So what? He did it on purpose.

Director Liu looked at Shu Zi: "What, are you scared? If you're scared..."

Without even thinking, Shu Zi interrupted him, "What good will it do if you're scared? Just cancel the mission? Fine, fine, I'm scared then!"

[Director Liu, you know how to use reverse psychology (thumbs up), but it doesn't work on Shu Zi! Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]

Good, good, good! A wise person knows when to yield. Zizi's ability to be flexible is so cute!

[This guy admitted defeat way too fast, I can't laugh anymore!]

Director Liu: ...

He remained expressionless and said calmly, "Being scared won't help. Otherwise, you can all expect to go hungry tomorrow!"

Shu Zi: ...

She instantly puffed up her cheeks and retorted, "Then why did you say that earlier?!"

Shu Zi said defiantly, "Director Liu, repeat what you just said."

?

Although Director Liu didn't understand, he did as instructed: "Being scared won't help, or you'll all starve to death tomorrow!"

"Not this sentence, the one before it."

"...What, scared? If you..."

Before she could finish speaking, Shu Zi straightened her back and interrupted confidently, "Who's afraid! It's just making money, what's so difficult about it? I'm Shu Zi!"

Since there's no way to avoid it anyway, might as well have some backbone!

After saying that, she grabbed Gu Yan's arm and started walking out, excitedly shouting, "We shouldn't delay, time waits for no one, let's go!!"

Director Liu watched the two figures hurrying away, speechless for a moment.

The guests standing nearby were dumbfounded.

Fang Yutong hesitated for a while before speaking softly, "Is it inappropriate for Teacher Shu to be pulling on Teacher Gu like that...?"

Han Jingxue glanced at Fang Yutong indifferently and said calmly, "Gu Yan doesn't mind, so we outsiders shouldn't worry about it."

Fang Yutong's expression froze for a moment, and then she didn't say anything more.

*

Outside the villa.

The camera followed the two as soon as they stepped out of the villa.

The man looked down at the small hand clenched in his arm, its fingertips tinged with a faint pink. The smile in his eyes was so intense it was almost impossible to hide.

[Help! Zizi dragging Yanshen along is so cute!]

[Yan Shen's eyes are so full of affection, am I seeing things?]

[Family members, as I get to this point, I'm becoming more and more certain that the person Yan Shen was talking about is Shu Zi!]

This isn't punishment, it's a paid date!

After walking for a while, Shu Zi let go of his hand and then followed Gu Yan into the car arranged by the production team.

Afterwards, the production team abandoned them on the side of the road.

Shu Zi: "..."

May I ask?