BXBX NOVEL Chapter 125 - One-Hundred and Twenty-Five: Seeking Help
Shi Nian nodded and thought, ‘So you do know that that was a loving confession. Then why aren’t you touched at all?
Looking at Yun Nan’s professional attitude toward a potential love rival, he couldn’t help but sigh heavily for himself.
“I’m free in the afternoons and evenings this week. Let me know when you’ve arranged the time; I’ll go with you,” Yun Nan said as she fried some eggs.
Shi Nian sullenly grunted in response and thought, ‘Why do I get the feeling she’s like a mother about to go and stand up for her bullied child? I don’t like it, but its fine as long as she comes!
Shi Nian believed that Yun Nan would definitely be able to make Gu Man give up. ‘Just look at how she negotiated with me back then; not many women could be her match.’
While eating, Yun Nan gazed at her phone as she asked, “Do you need me to show off my affection and stake my claim? Scare away your admirers?”
Shi Nian stared at her with great forbearance and responded with an affirmative “Hmm.”
Yun Nan nodded. “Understood. Rest assured, I’ll—huh?” She picked up her phone in surprise, not caring that her chopsticks had fallen to the ground. She quickly scrolled through the news on her phone with a shocked expression.
“What is it?” Shi Nian reached for her phone, wanting to look at it.
Yun Nan replied in a tight voice, “Shi Xiu went to participate in a live reality-variety show!”
“Ah, yes.” Shi Nian nodded. “She told me she would be away for around two months to film a program.”
Yun Nan held her phone before Shi Nian and said darkly, “Yun Liu is also in the show.”
Shi Nian’s gaze also landed on the phone. “So? What of it?” he asked. Yun Nan frowned; she felt like she was talking to a brick wall. She immediately called Fang Xi.
Fang Xi’s mind was a little scattered when she woke up; she couldn’t remember what had happened yesterday. She ruffled her hair, and then her phone rang. It was a call from Yun Nan, and she answered it.
When Yun Nan heard her voice, she said straightaway, “Fang Xi, did you know that Yun Liu is on the show Shi Xiu is participating in?”
Fang Xi paused for a moment and vaguely replied, “So? What’s the problem with that?”
Yun Nan worriedly stated, “Yun Liu is good at playing dirty tricks and messing with people. She might set Shi Xiu up! No, I can’t let that happen. You have to find some way to get her out. The contract she signed for this show… Does she have to participate for the entire show?”
Fang Xi rubbed her temples and tried to reassure her, “Yun Nan, don’t be so nervous. Shi Xiu isn’t one to be taken lightly. Yun Liu’s dirty little tricks probably won’t be able to harm Shi Xiu. Don’t worry!”
“Fang Xi!” Yun Nan interrupted her.
“Okay, okay! *Sigh* Fine, I surrender,” Fang Xi relented. She had no choice but to come clean. “I’ll be honest with you; Shi Xiu knew about the show’s guest list before she went, but she insisted on going because she had a score to settle.” “What score?” Yun Nan questioned, puzzled.
Fang Xi told her, “Tsk! How could you forget so quickly? Did you forget what Yun Liu did? Don’t you remember all those rumors she started? Do you think the whole thing’s over just by having Shi Nian stand up for you two and dispel the rumors? Even if the public opinion has been settled on this matter, Shi Xiu—that girl still holds a grudge! What could she do? It’s not like she could go to Yun Liu’s house and beat her up.”
Fang Xi continued as she got out of bed, “Shi Xiu decided to give Shi Xiu a taste of her own medicine. She wanted to expose Shi Xiu’s true colors and signed up for the show. I know you’re worried about her, and she knows it too! That’s why she forbade us from telling you about this. Let me tell you, she handled everything on her own—from asking me to help her take on this project until she set off—I didn’t need to step in at all. You can imagine how determined she was.”
Yun Nan was about to go nuts. She demanded, “But what if they had a conflict? Have you ever thought about that? What if Shi Xiu gets hurt? This is a reality show we’re talking about! It’s a live broadcast, Fang Xi! A live broadcast!”
“Honey, calm down! Calm down! How do you know that she will be at a disadvantage? Can you please have some confidence in her? I’ve said it before; that young lady isn’t someone to be trifled with! With her temperament, we’d be lucky if she didn’t bully others! Can you stop being so pessimistic? Relax a little, okay?” Fang Xi patiently persuaded her.
Yun Nan held her phone in her hands and wailed, “Fang Xi, how can I be at ease?! This whole thing is a ticking time bomb! Even if she didn’t get hurt by Yun Liu, the netizens online might still attack her. Fang Xi,” she began to breathe heavily, “Fang Xi, what should I do?”
Shi Nian reached out, snatched Yun Nan’s phone away, and said, “Easy there, don’t be so nervous. Fang Xi, ignore her. I’ll talk to her.” And with that, Shi Nian hung up the phone.
Fang Xi’s eyes were wide as she stared at her phone. ‘He just hung up on me.. Did he suddenly find his inner dictator?