Chapter 11: Erasing Her… or Falling Deeper?

Lou Yanchen: “…”

Where the hell did that surnamed Song come from?!

Lou Yanchen felt like he had swallowed another fly.

“Who allowed you in here?”

Lou Yanchen glared at him with a fierce expression.

“This is my house.”

After buying this villa, he should have hired some servants to avoid clueless people wandering in uninvited.

“Oh ho?

President Lou is so generous, buying this place outright?”

Song Ying’s tone was exaggerated.

“With all that money, remember to buy a lock next time, otherwise I can just push the door open like that.”

Lou Yanchen’s temples throbbed with anger.

Completely ignoring Lou Yanchen’s reaction, Song Ying looked at Sang Zhiyi.

“Oh right, Miss Ren, I didn’t get a chance to properly say this to you before.”

Song Ying smiled in his roguish manner.

“The first-meeting gift you gave me, I really liked it.

Liked it a whole lot.”

He was referring to how Sang Zhiyi had told him, as soon as they met, that there was a chance to see Lou Yanchen making a fool of himself.

For Song Ying, that was definitely a gift.

Seeing Song Ying suddenly appear uninvited, Sang Zhiyi had already formed a guess.

Now hearing Song Ying say this, she was even more certain of that guess.

She smiled sweetly.

“I also really like the return gift Director Song gave me.

Thank you, Director Song.”

For someone to prevent Lou Yanchen from having her removed from the show’s guest list, they first had to know that Lou Yanchen was an investor, and second, have the financial power or status to rival Lou Yanchen.

Third, they needed a quick channel to contact the production team.

And finally, they had to oppose the idea of kicking her out of the show.

Using process of elimination, only two people fit the criteria: Zhongli Miaomiao and Song Ying.

Sang Zhiyi knew it wasn’t Zhongli Miaomiao.

And Song Ying had always disliked Lou Yanchen, plus she had previously shown goodwill toward Song Ying, and he had expressed that he was very satisfied.

So it was basically determined who it was.

Being able to bring Song Ying on board to help was an unexpected bonus for Sang Zhiyi.

Raising an eyebrow, Song Ying hadn’t expected Sang Zhiyi to react so quickly, and his gaze involuntarily carried a hint of approval.

“I specifically told the production team not to let that surnamed Lou influence things, so you wouldn’t lose this variety show job.

Looks like that was a wise decision.”

“That surnamed Lou rarely has such good taste.”

Song Ying had just admitted it himself.

But Sang Zhiyi gleaned even more information from Song Ying’s words.

For example, Song Ying knew she was a kept mistress that Lou Yanchen had found.

Even if he didn’t know she was a substitute, he definitely knew the status of mistress.

When Song Ying first barged into this small reception room, what he said was that Lou Yanchen was “here sneaking away with your little lover.”

At that time, neither Lou Yanchen nor Sang Zhiyi had contradicted that statement.

The first episode’s filming was very short, so Song Ying might not have been certain about her relationship with Lou Yanchen, but he could certainly tell there was considerable conflict between them.

Lou Yanchen had been provoked to such an extent clearly because of Sang Zhiyi, and Sang Zhiyi had even taken the initiative to lead Lou Yanchen’s rival to go watch the drama.

Even if only to continue seeing Lou Yanchen lose face in the future, it was worth it for Song Ying to protect Sang Zhiyi’s spot as a guest.

Moreover, Song Ying and Lou Yanchen had been at odds for so many years, they knew each other quite well.

The rumors about Sang Zhiyi and Lou Yanchen had been spreading wildly after the first episode aired; there was no way Song Ying didn’t know at least something.

Today, Song Ying came over and casually probed the two parties involved—wasn’t that enough to determine it?

Sang Zhiyi also smiled and complimented him.

“Director Song has sharp eyes.”

From the moment Song Ying walked into this room, he and Sang Zhiyi had only exchanged a few words, but the two of them were like close friends who had a tacit understanding for many years, playing off each other, understanding without words.

The atmosphere was so harmonious and natural that Lou Yanchen felt quite redundant.

Lou Yanchen: “…………”

Back when Song Ying wanted to protect Sang Zhiyi, his exact words to the producer of Love of a Limited Season were, “Let Ren Xiaoqian stay properly in the show.

If that surnamed Lou has a problem, tell him to come talk to me.”

But of course, the producer didn’t dare to relay that directly to Lou Yanchen.

He tried his best to soften the wording as much as possible.

“Director Song said… he really appreciates Miss Ren and asked us to take a little care of her…”

Hearing this familiar word “appreciate,” Lou Yanchen couldn’t help but recall how he had told the production team that he appreciated Jiang Yingru, only to end up drawing the number 6.

They couldn’t understand him, but with Song Ying, the production team understood immediately?!

With new grievances stacked on old, Lou Yanchen’s frustration reached its peak.

Why did Sang Zhiyi seem so familiar with Song Ying?!

Was there some secret between them that he didn’t know about?!

“Ren Xiaoqian!”

Lou Yanchen’s voice was angry and low.

“When did you hook up with Song Ying?!”

Lou Yanchen felt like his head was practically green.

Sang Zhiyi was his person!

Even if he grew tired of her, threw her away, tossed her in the trash, it was none of Song Ying’s business to get his hands on her!

The sudden loud reprimand made both Sang Zhiyi and Song Ying look over.

Song Ying smiled even more delightedly, even actively stepping back toward the door, as if he hadn’t heard that the remark also implicated him, just wanting to watch the drama between Lou Yanchen and Sang Zhiyi.

Sang Zhiyi cast a sidelong glance at Song Ying.

Aren’t you asking for a beating, Director Song?

“President Lou asked when I hooked up with Director Song, didn’t he?”

Sang Zhiyi got up from the sofa, sauntered gracefully over to Song Ying’s side, and turned back to smile at Lou Yanchen with her eyes curved.

“It’s right now.”

No one she wanted to drag into this was going to escape.

Lou Yanchen: “……??!”

After half a month, Lou Yanchen once again felt the sensation of nearly being pissed off to death by Sang Zhiyi to his face.

Song Ying also hadn’t expected Sang Zhiyi to come over directly.

A clear look of surprise appeared on his face, and then he laughed out loud.

His voice was clear and magnetic, quite pleasant to the ear.

Song Ying glanced at Lou Yanchen in the distance, whose expression was dark and unreadable, then looked at Sang Zhiyi with keen interest.

“Miss Ren Xiaoqian, are you really trying to hook up with another man right in front of your sugar daddy?”

His tone was full of mischievous instigation, along with a hint of casual intimidation.

But Sang Zhiyi showed no sign of being intimidated.

She lowered her head and smiled shyly.

“Sugar daddy?

What sugar daddy?

I worked so hard to get myself a spot on a variety show, but President Lou didn’t support me at all and kept trying to kick me out.”

Sang Zhiyi looked up at Song Ying, her eyes sparkling.

“Director Song is different.

If it weren’t for Director Song specifically helping me, I’d probably be at home crying my eyes out right now!”

Song Ying raised an eyebrow.

Just like last time, Sang Zhiyi’s eyes as she looked at him were still filled with pure joy.

But Song Ying could still see the slyness of a little fox within them.

Sang Zhiyi’s voice was soft, each word scratching at people’s hearts.

“Even if I wanted to find a sugar daddy, I wouldn’t go for someone like President Lou.”

The end of her sentence gently curved, as if containing unfinished meaning—”I’d rather go for someone like you, Director Song.”

But Sang Zhiyi ultimately didn’t say it out loud.

Like a hook, swaying back and forth in front of a person, neither up nor down.

Song Ying was certain: Sang Zhiyi was doing this on purpose.

Only then did Lou Yanchen finally come to his senses, suddenly turning to look at Sang Zhiyi.

“You already knew I wanted to replace you on this variety show?!”

So Sang Zhiyi’s earlier words about “I misjudged you” were all fake?!

Lou Yanchen finally recalled that she had said those lies to avoid answering his question!

He still had no idea where Sang Zhiyi had been during this time, and Sang Zhiyi had been playing him for a fool again!

As for how furious Lou Yanchen was, neither of the other two people present cared.

Sang Zhiyi took out her phone and waved the screen at Lou Yanchen.

“President Lou, five minutes are up.”

Before coming upstairs, Sang Zhiyi had said she was only giving Lou Yanchen five minutes.

Then, Sang Zhiyi put away her phone and turned to walk out of the small reception room.

Seeing how decisive and ruthless Sang Zhiyi was, Song Ying followed her with keen interest.

“Miss Ren, the more I look at you, the more you suit my taste.”

He elegantly made a “please” gesture toward Sang Zhiyi, extending his arm to her.

Implying that she could take his arm and walk down together.

Since she had already said in front of Lou Yanchen that she was going to “hook up” with him, she might as well make it happen.

Where they were standing now, Lou Yanchen inside the room could clearly see them.

Sang Zhiyi looked at Song Ying’s arm and smiled very shyly.

Then, Sang Zhiyi reached out and touched Song Ying’s arm—barely, just a suggestion of contact.

She quickly withdrew her hand, walked around Song Ying, and hurried away.

Leaving only a soft remark behind.

“Thank you, Director Song, but we… are not really that kind of relationship.”

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