So, this episode is very likely not going to be short on people.

Mu Qiu sighed, feeling troubled: "It truly is a coincidence, because this episode is about finding friends to come. Now, how is Sister Guan Yu supposed to find friends to join?"

"Don’t worry, they’ve considered making the show bigger and stronger, so they must have a strategy to handle this issue."

After all, they’re always thinking about giving themselves justice. The fact that the other program plagiarized from them and suppressed them, causing Guan Yu’s depression, is something that definitely won’t be kept under wraps; sooner or later, it’ll explode.

Smart people excel at prevention, they’re not stupid.

She nodded, then thought, "Sister Guan Yu always seems cheeky and carefree, but is actually very smart. She’s never made any mistakes on the show, so there should be a solution this time too."

But it’s really hard to imagine her being depressed.

"Do you think I should show some concern?"

Now neither side has issued a statement to clarify the rumors, and they can’t even retweet to help clear things up. Such silence will only lead to more speculation from the internet users.

Cheng Zhirang thought for a moment: "You can."

So Mu Qiu sat sideways, carefully choosing her words, and sent a message to Guan Yu.

[Hey? Getting up early, the mysterious curse really burned onto you?]

Guan Yu replied slowly but seemed to be in a good mood.

[Guan Yu: You call this early in the morning? Is this the world of adult love? The sun is almost at its peak, and you’re still calling it early morning.]

[Mu Qiu dry laugh.jpg]

[That’s not the point; the point is, do you guys want to hurry up and clarify the rumors? I’m waiting to retweet it.]

This time, Guan Yu replied even more slowly, and her words were concise.

[Guan Yu: No need.]

[Guan Yu: Tell Li Yang and the others, no need to wait either]

She didn’t clarify if it’s true or false, but it seems like there are other plans.

Mu Qiu climbed up and leaned against the back of the sofa, saying to Cheng Zhirang: "She said we don’t need to worry."

"Mm. She has an agent, and Director Guan, plus she learned from last time’s lesson, it won’t repeat itself. Do you want to stew some red date peach gum?"

Mu Qiu was still caught up in the matter of Guan Yu, and when she heard the question, she paused for a moment.

"Red date peach gum? Didn’t you give the peach gum to Auntie?"

"She sent some back, said to stew it for you. Do you want it?"

"I don’t think so?"

"Is your period over?"

"...It’s over."

She looked up to see his expression, but Cheng Zhirang seemed to have asked casually, and when he heard, he nodded and said: "Then have some. We’re not going out until the evening anyway."

"You know how to stew peach gum?"

"No," Cheng Zhirang chuckled softly, "but I’ve seen my mom stew it, shouldn’t be hard."

There wasn’t much to do today, waiting to meet with the program team in the evening, idle time was idle time, he really started researching how to stew peach gum.

A handsome man standing in the kitchen stewing peach gum for you was quite tempting, she looked at her phone for a couple of seconds and couldn’t help but steal glances at the man focused on making soup.

Eventually, she didn’t even bother with her phone anymore, snuggled up next to Cheng Zhirang, watching his every move.

"Less sugar,"

"Okay. Want to buy a can of rose buds to put in? You can have rose rice wine dumplings in the morning."

"Brother Cheng, you know about this?" She had never seen a man who worried about morning rose wine dumplings.

Cheng Zhirang covered the casserole pot, remembering the dream he had last night, a gentle smile spreading across his lips: "I just thought you might like it."

"If you make it, I definitely would."

The liking he mentioned was for rose wine dumplings, while her liking, without a doubt, was for him as a person.

He stood here in his usual home attire making soup, smiling at her when he turned around, she felt as if he was glowing. If the pot was cooking rose wine dumplings meant for her, it would be even more enticing.

She wrapped her arms around Cheng Zhirang, and when he scooped a little peach gum soup to feed her, she carefully stuck her tongue out to taste it.

"It’s a bit hot, but the sugar level seems okay."

"Is that so?" Cheng Zhirang’s gaze deepened, placing the spoon back, speaking softly, "Let me try."

Before he could lower his head, Mu Qiu tiptoed to kiss him. 𝑓𝑟𝑒𝘦𝓌𝑒𝑏𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝘭.𝒸𝘰𝑚

"Isn’t it sweet?"

"...It is."

Mu Qiu giggled twice, tiptoeing up again, as if reading his mind, she stood on her toes to receive his kiss.

...

The news about #Guan Yu’s depression# is still gaining momentum, and it’s getting more intense.

"Different Variety Show" has only reached halfway, and has already made six of them popular, with Guan Yu having the most fans among the show’s audience; many people watch the program precisely for her.

At the beginning, when the relationship between Guan Yu and the show’s chief director was revealed, many people guided the comments to say that the director invited several popular idols to support Guan Yu, which made some other fanbases somewhat displeased.

But the person behind it probably didn’t expect that shortly after the news was spread and before more severe actions could be taken, it was immediately followed by explosive news about #"Different Variety Show"being plagiarized# and #Guan Yu’s depression#.

Aside from the plagiarism part, all other news was unfavorable towards Guan Yu, leading to inevitable suspicion that each guest’s explosive rumor, including this time with Guan Yu, was targeted by the same group of people.

Add to that the plagiarism clause, think deeper and maybe it wasn’t targeted at them, but someone knew how to target this program.

Think deeper beyond that, and the love variety show accused of plagiarism is probably the mastermind behind it.

Considering it this way, plagiarism, betrayal by a boyfriend, and Guan Yu’s depression prompted more internet users to sympathize with Guan Yu and the show crew, directing their anger towards that love variety show.

Even though that show has long since aired and has already made its money, it still couldn’t withstand the internet users dragging it out for criticism, and even guests who participated in that show were affected.

It can be said that Guan Yu’s revelations had a larger impact this time, although not as explosive as Cheng Zhirang’s love, Su Yan’s breakup type of news, it sparked wide discussion.

Additionally, Guan Yu’s continued silence made many of her supporters anxious, as they continued to condemn that love variety show three times a day, drawing increasing sympathy from passersby.

Public opinion started siding with Guan Yu.

Yet she still did not come forward to explain.

By eight o’clock in the evening, Mu Qiu sat in the passenger seat, still engrossed in the latest news.

The marketing accounts and paparazzi were too skilled, Guan Yu’s side hadn’t said anything yet, still they’d released several versions of follow-up stories.

Some even messaged her on Weibo, wanting to know the latest progress through her. But now she’s learned to use a second account to browse gossip.

[Qiuqiu666],to this day, no one has recognized her.

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ps: Guan Yu: Please speak with your main account.

Qiuqiu666: No, thanks. Look, all the ones downstairs are second accounts.

Planet 520: Sorry, wrong place.

Shu Ran the most beautiful and flamboyant, won’t accept rebuttals: Li Yang, don’t run.

Shi Yuhuai: Eyesore name.