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The scene momentarily fell into stagnation

Shi Qiu, facing opposite, had mixed emotions. On one hand, she felt emotionally drained, and on the other hand, she secretly rejoiced—Rong Yuheng had truly managed to deter Wen Zhecheng with his strength.

However, before she could revel in this triumph for two seconds, she saw Wen Zhecheng happily approaching and offering the sushi he held in his hand to Rong Yuheng…

“Have this, it’s already peeled.”

His expression not only lacked any disgust but also seemed to radiate joy, as if this were a heaven-sent opportunity!

Shi Qiu’s pupils contracted: Wen Zhecheng had not been deterred at all!

Rong Yuheng shyly lowered his head and said, “Is this okay…”

With that, he opened his mouth, rolled his tongue, and the sushi in Wen Zhecheng’s hand instantly disappeared.

Qu Youhe and Shi Qiu simultaneously took a sharp breath: …so hypocritical and pretentious!

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The filming of the drama continued as scheduled, and “Treasure Hunt” concluded its run as planned.

“Treasure Hunt,” under Yang Wen’s eager anticipation, finally climbed to the top of the variety show ratings and naturally, its finale caused a new wave of excitement on Weibo.

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In the topic #TreasureHuntFinale, apart from the heartfelt sentiments of “Treasure Hunt” fans and their anticipation for the second season, there were also cries of despair from fans of the “Ze Cheng Yi Yu” CP.

“#TreasureHuntFinale Congratulations on the finale! It’s a pity that we won’t see my Rongbao and Teacher Wen on screen for a long time now [crying].”

“#TreasureHuntFinale #Zechengyiyu Let’s get ready for the second season! I can keep shipping them for another ten thousand years! @TreasureHuntOfficial”

“In the behind-the-scenes footage, Cheng Ge and Rong Rong are so sweet! Cheng Ge even fed Rong Rong and helped him finish his drink. Su Laoshi’s intriguing expression will keep me intrigued for a long time… [Su Yuyin side-eye.jpg]”

“Wuwuwu, Cheng Ge and Rong Rong joined another show, ‘Journey of the Plain-Robes Traveler,’ to look forward to after ‘Treasure Hunt’ [heart emoji].”

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Perhaps by prior arrangement, the excitement from the finale of “Treasure Hunt” hadn’t subsided when interviews from the opening ceremony of “Journey of the Plain-clothes Traveler” were posted on Weibo.

Rong Yuheng and Wen Zhecheng’s back-and-forth banter predictably became the focus of the entire interview:

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“He can’t play the lead male role.”

“It’s because I’m not interesting enough.”

For a while, the phrase “Rong Yuheng is the first choice for the lead male role, but Wen Zhecheng isn’t interesting enough” went viral on the internet! Even fan communities came up with numerous memes and remixes.

Some people took a clip of Wen Zhecheng’s teary scene from a movie, with the golden sunlight casting a melancholic and determined glow on his rugged profile…

But in the next moment, it abruptly cut to a shot of Rong Yuheng crying on his debut night with snot hanging from his nose! The glistening snot stretched and retracted like a yo-yo, synchronized with the whimsical rhythm, Cry Scene vs. Cry Scene—

Rong Yuheng: “He, he, he, he… He can’t, he can’t play the lead male role!”

Complementing this was Wen Zhecheng’s iconic scene from “Treasure Hunt” where he ripped off his headphones cord, also played repeatedly several times, along with his earnest voice punctuating each beat,

“It’s, it’s, it’s, it’s… because I’m not enough, I’m not interesting enough!”

Netizens: “Hahahaahahaha!!!!”

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Within the production team, Rong Yuheng scrolled through Weibo, speechless.

He used to hardly check Weibo, but ever since he and Wen Zhecheng teamed up for CP, he seemed to have become a regular in the trending topics, which increased his frequency of checking the platform.

While Wen Zhecheng continued shooting. Xun Guang saw Rong Yuheng, feeling bored, walked over and teased him,

“Wow, the ‘Ze Cheng Yi Yu’ is going viral again in a whole new way.”

Rong Yuheng: “…”

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Perhaps it was prejudice, but he always felt that Xun Guang’s tone was filled with a sense of watching a drama!

Rong Yuheng’s eyes showed disapproval. “Why are you also lurking on Weibo and watching the show?”

Xun Guang replied, “The creator’s mind needs a constant influx of fresh ideas.”

Rong Yuheng asked, “Is that for creating ‘Ze Cheng Yi Yu’ fanfiction?”

Xun Guang choked for a moment and then let out a light sigh. “You saw through it…”

Curious about the fanfiction, Rong Yuheng climbed onto the fanfiction website with Xun Guang’s pseudonym “Fei Wu.”

Last time she checked, Xun Guang claimed to have six thousand followers, but now it had surged to thirteen thousand.

Rong Yuheng remarked, “You’re gaining followers really fast…”

Xun Guang didn’t take credit. “It’s all thanks to the main characters.”

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The most popular fanfiction on “Fei Wu’s” profile was titled “[Ze Cheng Yi Yu] The Transformation of My Raised Offspring!”

Xun Guang was undoubtedly a rising star in the fanfiction community. Judging by the publication time of this story, it was written on the night when the relationship between the two leads was officially revealed.

Rong Yuheng was astonished. “So, you’re the relentless typing machine!”

Xun Guang shyly said, “I’m an unfeeling money-printing machine,” referring to the royalties from the fanfiction.

The popularity of this fanfiction was due to its quick, precise, and impactful targeting of the fans’ sweet spots—adorable pets, nurturing, and intimate scenes!

It depicted the famous actor Wen Zhecheng unexpectedly finding a small hamster, naming it “Rongrong” because of its fluffiness. He brushed its fur, bathed it, and fed it daily. They even took baths together in the bathtub…

In addition to this, Wen Zhecheng also created a hamster nest by his pillow, and both he and the hamster drifted into a sweet dream together.

However, one dark and stormy night, while Wen Zhecheng was still in deep slumber, the hamster suddenly rolled out from the pile of pillows, shook its fur, and transformed!

After its transformation, the hamster Rongrong, with tiny paws, crawled… crawled into Wen Zhecheng’s embrace and found a comfortable spot to continue sleeping.

So, the next day when Wen Zhecheng woke up, he found a pale and tender little baby in his embrace. “…”

What was even more troublesome was that the transformed hamster still insisted on sharing baths and meals…

Rong Yuheng quickly pressed the screen-off button, feeling dizzy and disoriented. What on earth was all this!

Xun Guang was still reveling in her glory and proudly said, “How is it? Isn’t it an amazing plot twist?”

Rong Yuheng had been feeling uneasy since she saw the transformation of “his self”—why was this baituanzi so yellow? Wasn’t it like a custard bun? Moreover, Xun Guang’s descriptions were so vivid that he couldn’t look at Wen Zhecheng in the eye anymore.

This indescribable state continued for two days.

Two days later, they were shooting the scene where Huai Qing and Lintian Gang were about to split up.

After the original high-ranking members of Lintian Gang retired, they recruited a large number of newcomers, and Jingyan took over to maintain the gang’s substantial daily expenses while stabilizing the new lower-level structure.

With the loss of many high-ranking members, Lintian Gang showed signs of decline. Jingyan urgently needed the newcomers to grow into a solid foundation. He had to continuously reduce the expenditure of the old high-ranking members, which led the new gang members to treat Lintian Gang’s abundant resources as their due compensation.

They provocatively used the name of Lintian Gang to challenge other gangs externally and engaged in fierce competition to seize the remaining resources within the gang.

Lintian Gang’s reputation was declining day by day, and the differences between Huai Qing and Jingyan grew increasingly significant.

Finally, one day, three gangs that had been provoked by Lintian Gang united and sent a challenge to them. Jingyan couldn’t spare himself for the fight and had to send Huai Qing to accept the challenge.

In the conference hall of Lintian Gang, where there used to be twelve people sitting around the redwood lacquered table, now only two figures remained.

Jingyan sat at the head of the table, looking at Huai Qing, who was leaning against the wall lazily.

“The newcomers aren’t strong enough to face the alliance of three gangs. You have a connection with the leader of the other side, so I want you to lead our people into this battle. Maybe you can gain some goodwill,” Jingyan said.

Huai Qing’s gaze passed through the lattice window and fell on the grassy pond behind the conference hall, showing no emotion. “I thought adults should take responsibility for their own actions. Jingyan, you’ve been too lenient with the newcomers.”

Jingyan responded, “We are all part of the same gang. As the gang leader, it’s my duty to protect them. They call you ‘Brother Huai Qing’ on a regular basis. Can you bear to let them go out and suffer?”

Huai Qing tightened his grip on the hilt of his sword, his knuckles turning white. After a moment of silence, he spoke calmly, “Jingyan, this is the last time I’ll work for free to clean up your mess.”

Jingyan furrowed his brow. “Huai Qing, you…”

Huai Qing turned to face him, raising an eyebrow and casually interrupting him, “My appearance fee is quite high, you know.”

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This scene was meant to depict a fight between Huai Qing and the three major gangs, and most of the people on the opposing side were stunt performers. There was also a supporting actor, Lu Jing, who was going to have a fight scene with Rong Yuheng.

The two of them were suspended on wires, but Rong Yuheng had a fear of heights, causing him to wobble unsteadily.

Seeing that Rong Yuheng hadn’t adapted yet, Qian Xinlei decided to suspend him about ten meters above the ground to help him get used to it.

Rong Yuheng was trembling as he hung in mid-air…

At this moment, he no longer cared about the “transformation” issue. He even wished that Wen Zhecheng could really transform into a guardian angel with wings behind him!

Trembling, Rong Yuheng clutched the two ropes of the wire, and with trembling courage, he looked down at the ground, trying to spot the sturdy figure of his “Wen Caretaker”…

After about ten seconds, Rong Yuheng finally found the upright figure of Wen Zhecheng sitting on a lounge chair in the distance.

Wen Zhecheng held his phone up high, aiming it towards himself, seemingly recording Rong Yuheng’s trembling experience of being suspended in mid-air for the first time.

Rong Yuheng muttered to himself, “…”

He unilaterally declared a 30-minute break for “Ze Cheng Yi Yu.” 

This challenging farce was brought to an end by Rong Yuheng, who struggled to complete the aerial fight scene, which took about three hours.

When Rong Yuheng was finally lowered to the ground, his legs felt like jelly. Even though it was early winter, sweat was pouring down his forehead and back.

Rong Yuheng glanced around, but he couldn’t see his ever-eager “record the beautiful moments” Wen Caretaker. He was puzzled when Qian Xinlei called him over, saying, “Xiao Rong, come here!”

Rong Yuheng responded with a “coming,” but suddenly his legs gave way, and he collapsed.

“Be careful, Rong Rong!”

“Oh my god, Rong Rong!”

The sound of Rong Yuheng collapsing to the ground, mixed with the exclamation of the crew members, sounded quite dramatic.

Before he could get up, a stranger’s face suddenly appeared beside him, wearing a genuinely worried expression.

“Fuck! Are you okay, sis…” The newcomer began to shout but abruptly stopped.

After a two-second pause, he changed his tone and said softly, “…sexy.”

Rong Yuheng: “??”

When Wen Zhecheng returned with a down jacket from the business car, he saw his friend Kuang Zhao engaged in a tense standoff with his little hamster.

Even from a distance of ten meters, he could sense the subtle atmosphere…

Approaching them, Wen Zhecheng first draped the down jacket over Rong Yuheng’s shoulders and then turned to ask them, “What’s going on? Have you greeted each other?”

Kuang Zhao remained silent.

Rong Yuheng, with a deep look in his eyes, turned to Wen Zhecheng and sincerely handed him the interview, saying, “Could you please tell me, what kind of image have you portrayed of me to your friend?”

Author’s Note: Rong Gua (Rong Yuheng): What kind of image do I have in your friend’s eyes?

Kuang Jiao (Kuang Zhao): (Sister-in-law) sexy creature… sexy creature…

Wen Zhecheng: … (Death Stare)

Kuang Jiao: What am I supposed to do!!! (Crying loudly)