Why did Zhuo Rui show up? Jiang Yu looked at Qiao Mo, who was as taken aback as he was.
Following the introduction of the guest, the group proceeded to the location where they will be staying this time. Zhuo Rui and Qiao Mo were both artists from the same company, and after greeting Jiang Yu, they were all talking to Qiao Mo.
Could it be that Zhuo Rui was the solution that Qin Shen came up with? Jiang Yu’s heart was troubled as he looked at the backs of the two people who were happily conversing in front of him.
This time, accommodation is still in groups of two; Jiang Yu and Yu Fei continue to live together, while for Qiao Mo, he will be living with Zhuo Rui.
Zhuo Rui, relying on the title of film emperor and his deep popularity, signed with Qin Shen’s Xingying Media and became the company’s first brother. If he comes, even well-known artists like Qiao Mo will flatter him.
However, he has no airs, and he is very enthusiastic and caring for Qiao Mo. Whether in front of the camera or behind the camera, he was full of praise for him, and he always accompanied Qiao Mo when doing the tasks. Zhuo Rui is very familiar with the art of variety shows, as well as the gags and tricks. He also understands the highlights and jokes that the program crew wants, so he and Qiao Mo have more scenes together than the others.
With him pestering Qiao Mo, Jiang Yu and Qiao Mo didn’t have much contact after the first episode of the show. On the last day, when the recording was finished, Qin Shen picked him up at the airport, and on the way back, Jiang Yu asked Qin Shen, “Did you ask Zhuo Rui to go?”
“Well, is he useful?” Qin Shen asked, holding the steering wheel and looking at the road ahead.
“…Very useful,” Jiang Yu agreed, “but he can’t go to every issue,” he added, a little distressed.
There are still several episodes left in the show, and who knows what Qiao Mo will do without Zhuo Rui’s restraint?
Qin Shen’s lips curled into a smile as he reached out and squeezed the back of Jiang Yu’s neck, comfortingly saying, “Don’t worry, you won’t have to see Qiao Mo again after the next episode.”
Next episode? Jiang Yu blinked, seeing that Qin Shen had no intention of explaining, leaving him with no choice but to bury his doubts in his heart.
They will film one episode, which will be split into two parts for broadcast. The first episode had already aired when the second episode was being shot, and the ratings were positive. Jiang Yu stayed at home for a few days, then the second episode aired. Zhuo Rui was introduced at the end, and the trailer mainly featured funny clips of Zhuo Rui and Qiao Mo, which drew many fans and viewers with high hopes. When Jiang Yu arrived at the new episode’s shooting location, he discovered that Zhuo Rui was still present.
The program crew explained that the audience had high expectations, and they also believe that the appearance of Zhuo Rui in the previous episode will lead to higher ratings, so Zhuo Rui was invited back in this episode.
The third episode, in which Zhuo Rui appeared, was released during the fourth day of filming. The ratings had reached a new high, as they had expected, and Zhuo Rui and Qiao Mo were among the top searches. Qiao Mo was understandably pleased to see the increasing number of fans and trending searches. Even though he’s already popular, who wouldn’t want to be even more popular? But he was irritated because Zhuo Rui was by his side and he couldn’t get close to Jiang Yu.
Originally, he disliked Jiang Yu because of Qin Shen, but later he met Pei Yun, and after a drunken encounter, he learned about the existence of mermaids from Pei Yun’s mouth.
He initially assumed it was Pei Yun’s drunken nonsense, but he inadvertently discovered a photo of a baby mermaid in Pei Yun’s phone, which was clearly Pei Yun’s missing son. He served wine to Pei Yun several times in order to start a conversation, knowing that Pei Yun suspected Jiang Yu and Lin Cheng were the ones who had taken away the missing son and that Jiang Yu and Lin Cheng were also mermaids.
No wonder Lin Cheng sings so well, and Jiang Yu can use his voice to confuse others. Once you accept the fact that they are not human beings, all previous doubts are cleared up.
This kind of creature really exists in the world. Before he could even recover from his astonishment, he learned that Pei Yun had been eaten by a shark while sailing out at sea.
Jiang Yu and Lin Cheng disappeared for a few months, and Pei Yun resurfaced as soon as he died. They must have had something to do with Pei Yun’s death.
It was so ruthless that someone died and no one really knows the truth about it. They must have thought that if Pei Yun died, no one would know about their secret. So all he has to do now is enlighten the rest of the world. If he said it, no one would believe him, so he’ll just let Jiang Yu expose himself to everyone.
Zhuo Rui is not a regular guest, so he will not appear in the next episode, which will be filmed in a village surrounded by water that must be entered and exited by boat. He must expose Jiang Yu in front of everyone at the appropriate time and place.
He wasn’t worried that Jiang Yu would inform Qin Shen. The last time he made such an obvious attempt, there was no movement from Qin Shen’s side, indicating that Jiang Yu had not revealed his secret to Qin Shen. Also, using Pei Yun as an example, how dare Jiang Yu tell Qin Shen that he was a mermaid, one should be aware of one’s own identity.
He thought everything was going perfectly well, but something went wrong on the last day of filming.
This day’s task was to sell vegetables on the street and then use the money earned to buy gifts for a widowed old man in the village with poor eyesight for his birthday. Qiao Mo and Zhuo Rui were still together in the same group. When the vegetable was sold out, Zhuo Rui suggested buying the old man a pair of reading glasses. When they arrived at the optical shop, he found that Zhang Weiyi and Yu Fei had the same plan. Since it was stipulated to buy different gifts, Zhuo Rui took advantage of their unpreparedness; he slipped the money, took the reading glasses, and quickly fled with Qiao Mo.
Zhuo Rui ran very fast, and when he stopped, Qiao Mo was already out of breath; only then did he realize that the cameraman and staff who had been following him had been left behind. Zhuo Rui patted Qiao Mo on the shoulder and asked him to sit on the side of the road for a while and wait for the staff to catch up, then went to the nearby store to buy water.
Something happened while he was buying water. Qiao Mo pushed an elderly old man down, which was caught on video and then posted online the same day.
In the video, Qiao Mo was disgusted by the shabby-dressed old man in front of him. The old man circled him twice and said something to him. Qiao Mo suddenly extended his hand and pushed hard, knocking the old man to the ground. When Zhuo Rui saw Qiao Mo about to take a step forward, he came over with water he had bought to stop him, but Qiao Mo punched him in the face.
When this video was posted on the Internet, it quickly rose to the top of the hot search. In the video, the old man trembled and looked pitiful, while Qiao Mo looked at him with disgust. He probably thought no one was watching, so he dared to push the old man and, worse, beat up Zhuo Rui. Qiao Mo received a barrage of criticism.
Jiang Yu felt very familiar when he saw this trending search. He remembered being framed for pushing the old man after giving it some serious thought. He quickly realized that this was what Qin Shen had said.
The events that followed became increasingly unfavorable to Qiao Mo. He moved his hand because he couldn’t stand hearing the old man’s obscene words. The thing is, the issue with the old man was not what they were more concerned about, but the fact that Zhuo Rui was beaten by him was the most critical. Zhuo Rui’s fans and the fans of the show blew up the issue even more, saying that Zhuo Rui treated him so well in the show, but he did that to Zhuo Rui. But at the time, he simply swung his fist to get away from Zhuo Rui, who knew it was going to hit him in the face.
Even his previous incident of hitting and injuring someone while driving drunk was revealed, and the Internet is full of his □□.
On the Internet, Qiao Mo’s fans are questioning whether this incident is the same as what happened to Jiang Yu the last time, claiming that Qiao Mo was also framed. However, Jiang Yu was alone at the time, but this time Qiao Mo was with Zhuo Rui, who somehow knew the truth. Zhuo Rui’s delay in coming out to help Qiao Mo speak meant that Qiao Mo had not been framed.
After all, Zhuo Rui was so warm and caring to Qiao Mo in the show; if Qiao Mo wasn’t wrong, why didn’t he come out and speak for him?
Qiao Mo called Zhuo Rui for the tenth time, but there was no answer and he couldn’t get through. He clenched his fist, remembering what had happened that day; his hands trembled with rage; he had been calculated by Zhuo Rui. Zhuo Rui had no grudges against him, but he used the same method he used to plot against Jiang Yu the last time, clearly to help Jiang Yu exact revenge.
He thought Jiang Yu hadn’t moved, but it turned out that he had planned it for a long time and was just waiting for him.
Zhuo Rui sighed as he looked at himself in the mirror, particularly at the injury on his eyes. He should have aimed better and put his fist in Qiao Mo’s face that day. It would have been better if he had been hit in the mouth rather than the eyes. Look at his eyes, they resemble those of a giant panda, which has diminished his attractiveness, all for the sake of increasing his resources. He was still considering how to approach Qin Shen about providing him with more resources when the doorbell suddenly rang.
He walked to the door and looked through the peephole to see Jiang Yu standing outside. He was about to open the door when he paused for a moment, went to the mirror to straighten his hair, and put on sunglasses before going out.
Jiang Yu was taken aback when he saw him and asked, “…Why do you wear sunglasses at home?”
Zhuo Rui adjusted his sunglasses before lowering his head slightly, and in his deep and magnetic voice, he said, “I just want you to remember my most handsome appearance.”
Although the little beauty in front of him is already taken, and the owner is still his boss, they aren’t married yet, so it doesn’t prevent him from exerting his masculine charm. If the little beauty is willing to abandon the boss and instead like him, he will take him away from the boss without fear of power and will resist with all his might.
A tall man suddenly appeared from the side. Qiao Mo exclaimed, “Boss!” as he staggered and quickly removed his sunglasses.
Qin Shen hummed lightly and looked at him, holding a fruit basket in one hand.
“…Boss, you can just come, why are you being so polite by bringing fruits?” Zhuo Rui appeared calm on the outside but was terrified on the inside. Did the boss just hear his rustic love words? What was the boss’s expression like? Is he going to die?
Jiang Yu took the fruit basket from Qin Shen and handed it to Zhuo Rui, smiling as he said, “You were beaten because you helped me, thank you.”
Ah! Ah! Please don’t smile at me. Zhuo Rui took a careful glance at Qin Shen, whose eyes instantly became icy when he looked at Zhuo Rui after he noticed that Jiang Yu was smiling at him. “It’s a small matter; I didn’t take the initiative to help; the boss will be giving me resources in exchange; just thank the boss,” Zhuo Rui humbly said, taking the fruit basket with soft legs.
It’s impolite to keep talking at the door. Gulping, he asked, “Do you want to come in…..?”
Before he could finish his sentence, he noticed Qin Shen’s cold stare and quickly said, “I, I, and I have something else to do, so I won’t invite you in to sit down.”
“Then we’ll go.” Jiang Yu nodded, then turned around and walked to the elevator with Qin Shen.
When they entered the elevator, Zhuo Rui shut the door, placed the fruit basket on the table, took out an apple, wiped it, and bit into it. The boss is amazing, he can be intimidating like that. When he has enough money, he will start his own business and be the boss. When it becomes a large international corporation, he will buy all of the Qin, Li, and Zhang families, have them kneel, and then call him Father.
While making great ambitions in his heart, he took out his mobile phone and quickly sent a message to Qin Shen, “I was memorizing a script just now, Boss, please don’t misunderstand!”
He followed this up by sending an adorable emoji.
He’s already old, a magnificent actor with a plethora of fans, but he still needs to sell meng just to save his life. In grief and indignation, Zhuo Rui took another big bite of the apple.
He screamed, “Ah!” after biting his tongue too hard.
Following this, Qin Shen naturally requested that the program crew replace Qiao Mo. There were many requests for Zhuo Rui to replace him on the show, and the program crew had the same idea, but Qin Shen flatly refused and replaced him with a popular artist from another company.
Qin Shen had someone keep an eye on Qiao Mo every move. He will never let anyone who wishes to harm Jiang Yu go unpunished. He’ll just wait for Qiao Mo to fade from public view first, before dealing with him.
Qiao Mo is an artist of Qin Shen’s company. It is very simple to remove him from public view. Take away all of his resources, replace his manager, refuse to make any announcements for him, and have him hidden. In the entertainment industry, where newcomers emerge all the time, it doesn’t take long for them to be forgotten.
Jiang Yu flew to the airport after the fourth episode of the show was recorded. Qin Shen had a meeting and was a little late leaving the house, so it would take him a while before he arrived. Jiang Yu pushed his suitcase and prepared to wait at the airport’s entrance.
After a few steps, he was bumped into by a man wearing a hat and sunglasses. The man apologized, but then he grabbed Jiang Yu’s arm and dragged him into the nearby bathroom.
It was Qiao Mo! Jiang Yu recognized the person who was dragging him. He broke free from Qiao Mo’s grasp, took two steps back, and cautiously asked, “What do you want to do?”
Qiao Mo closed the bathroom door, took off his sunglasses and mask, revealing a thin and pale face, and said, “I want to make a deal with you.”
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