WWSEG – Chapter 26

Late at night, in the Sweet Day WeChat group – 【We’re Getting Rich Today】

Qi Ke: 【Screenshot】@Zhong Yi ?

Zhong Yi: So shippable. When are you getting married?

Song Yushi: …

Zhong Yi: Damn! Why is no one asleep? @Meng Ying @Chengzhi Come ship the CP!

Song Yushi: …It’s for business.

Zhong Yi: I know.

Song Yushi: ?

Zhong Yi: Forced love and all that is even more shippable!

Qi Ke: 【Contact Recommendation: Dr. Chen.】

Zhong Yi: ?

Qi Ke: A psychiatrist. If you’re sick, you need treatment.

Meng Ying: Ahaha, ahaha, ahahahahahahaha!

Zhong Yi: Why are you still awake?

Meng Ying: Going to work! That’s right! I have a job!

Zhong Yi: What job?

Meng Ying: Can’t say, especially not to Keke and Yushi.

Zhong Yi: …Shouldn’t you maybe say this in a group chat they’re not in?

Qi Ke: Oh, you’re tomorrow’s guest star.

Meng Ying: …

Zhong Yi: Ahaha, ahaha, ahahahahahahaha!

Qi Ke: @Zhong Yi Remember to see a doctor.

Zhong Yi: Qi Ke! I’ll fight you!

Zhong Yi: @Qi Ke Why aren’t you talking? Don’t think I don’t know you’re watching. If you have the guts to lurk, you have the guts to turn on your mic!

Song Yushi: She’s asleep.

Zhong Yi: ? Shipping it.

Song Yushi also turned off her phone.

At three in the morning, the suburban villa was so quiet that the only sound was the rustle of falling snow, blanketing the entire world. She listened quietly. Suddenly, the person beside her moved, turning on her side to face her. “Tomorrow’s guest star is Meng Ying.”

Song Yushi also turned her face.

The wall lamp was on, like a glimmering light on a summer night, enveloping her and Qi Ke within it.

They had spent the whole day on a magazine cover shoot and then rushed back to Yunzhou City overnight. The show hadn’t started recording yet, and they had originally planned to go to their respective homes. But Qi Ke had suggested that since they wouldn’t get more than a few hours of sleep if they went back now, they might as well go to the recording location and sleep in.

For the sake of sleeping in, Song Yushi had agreed.

There was no one left in the villa, even the cameras were on a break. The night was silent, with only the two of them.

Song Yushi avoided Qi Ke’s gaze and hummed in agreement.

Qi Ke propped her head up, thinking. “There are two guest stars. Who do you think the other one is?”

“Chengzhi, probably, or Zhong Yi.” To generate buzz, it had to be someone from their Sweet Day.

Qi Ke shook her head. “I don’t think so. Want to make a bet with me?”

Song Yushi gave her a speechless look. “Boring.” After a pause, she asked, “What’s the bet?”

Qi Ke laughed heartily. “How about whoever loses has to proactively give out candy during the recording tomorrow?”

Song Yushi fell silent.

She placed her phone on the nightstand, turned off the wall lamp, and buried her face in the quilt. After a long while, a small, muffled voice emerged, “I won’t lose.”

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The next day.

Song Yushi and Qi Ke stood at the entrance. Outside, Meng Ying was smiling brightly. Next to her stood a tall, stunningly beautiful woman.

Song Yushi stared for a moment, then lowered her head and rubbed her eyes.

Qi Ke quickly invited them in. “Meng Ying, long time no see. And this is—ah! I’ve seen the drama you were in. You played Chen Guyun in 《Bloom》, right?”

The actress who played Chen Guyun also smiled and exchanged pleasantries. “Hello, I’m Zhou Er. I really like your songs too.”

While those two were being polite, Meng Ying waved a hand in front of Song Yushi’s face. “Yushi? What are you thinking about?”

Song Yushi came back to her senses. She looked at Zhou Er again and murmured, “She doesn’t look like Zhong Yi or Chengzhi in disguise.”

So, she had lost.

It was like a bolt from the blue for Song Yushi.

“What are you talking about?” Meng Ying turned off her mic. “Her! You don’t remember? The one who got me into that banquet last time. She’s the top actress at our company. Don’t be fooled by how she looks now, she actually has a terrible personality. You should be careful.”

Song Yushi nodded as if she hadn’t heard a word.

She turned around.

Qi Ke was twisting the cap of a mineral water bottle. Song Yushi’s eyes widened slightly. In three quick steps, she snatched the water bottle away.

Qi Ke: ?

Song Yushi squeezed out a smile. “Let me.”

Qi Ke: “…”

Had the Captain been possessed?

No, the Captain was just seriously giving out candy.

Song Yushi twisted open the cap, took a sip, and handed it to Qi Ke. “Perfect, it’s not cold.”

Qi Ke: ?

Zhou Er looked at Meng Ying with a bewildered expression: ??

Meng Ying wanted to return a look of surprise, but then she remembered Zhong Yi’s messages in the group chat and had a flash of insight. “I’m shipping it!”

With guest stars visiting, Song Yushi and Qi Ke’s task was to be good hosts. Song Yushi took giving out candy as her personal mission, believing she had to be considerate of Qi Ke and dote on her. So, she took on the entire grocery shopping task, dragging Meng Ying with her to the supermarket in the snow.

Meng Ying: “…” Captain, you’re doting on Qi Ke by torturing me?

Qi Ke also: “…?” How are we supposed to give out candy if we’re not together? Hey!!!

Even if she wanted to run out after them, it was too late. Qi Ke sighed wistfully in the living room, made eye contact with Zhou Er who was sitting on the sofa, and they both entered the bathroom with a tacit understanding.

Zhou Er tossed her a pack of cigarettes. “I saw your grandfather the other day. He still wants to break your legs.”

Zhou Er, Qi Ke’s childhood friend. They were deliberately pretending not to know each other for the sake of the variety show, just waiting for the post-production team to add a caption: “We grew up together, went to school together, entered the entertainment industry together, but we’re not close.”

Qi Ke took the cigarettes, hesitated for a moment, then tossed them back.

Zhou Er was surprised. “Quit?”

Qi Ke shook her head. “Our captain doesn’t like the smell of smoke. I’m afraid she’s allergic.”

Zhou Er let out a soft “ah.” She leaned against the door, put a cigarette between her lips, and mumbled something. Qi Ke didn’t hear clearly and asked, “What?”

Zhou Er exhaled a small smoke ring, her voice hidden in the hazy smoke. “I said—”

“Are you two dating?”

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