Ning Xiaoyu was full of remorse. “I’m going to get stye for seeing something I shouldn’t.”

The love system retorted, 【How is this something you shouldn’t see? This is clearly a big perk! And it’s exclusive to you. Isn’t that good enough? If it were someone else, they would have been so excited that they’d slap their thighs!】

Ning Xiaoyu felt bad, and after catching a glimpse of a slightly long scar on the movie king’s back from the corner of her eye, this feeling became even stronger. Under what circumstances would a scar that long be left behind? And according to its color, it seemed to have been there for several years.

This wasn’t something a salted fish should explore.

Ning Xiaoyu sighed. “In ancient dramas, people who know too many secrets usually don’t survive more than three episodes.”

The love system said with a smile, 【It depends on what role you’re playing. It’s true that you won’t live more than three episodes if you’re a supporting character, but if you’re the female lead, even if you know a lot of secrets, you can properly live to the end of your days.】

Ning Xiaoyu didn’t think she was a female lead.

She didn’t bother to argue back and wanted to choose while there was still time.

She was about to choose option B, but unfortunately, her hand slipped slightly.

Somehow, unexpectedly, her hand slipped!

Her finger brushed past B, clicking C below it.

Normally, it would’ve been fine. Who hasn’t made a mistake before? Even great people sometimes make typos and choose the wrong options. However, this was a critical moment.

Ning Xiaoyu hurriedly said, “I picked the wrong one. Can I change it?”

The love system answered without hesitation, 【Of course not, Girl. Since you have chosen this option, it can only show that everything is arranged by fate.】

She hadn’t expected such a product of stellar civilization to speak about fate.

Never mind. Since she clicked option C, then just go with it. She could only pay more attention next time and not click wrongly again.

Finding cheer amidst bitterness, she thought that at least she didn’t click on option A. Then she would have to shout “Hi, Husband!” towards Lu Jingdu.

Ning Xiaoyu wasn’t in a hurry to do the show’s errand but was preparing to complete the task assigned by the love system first. However, at this moment, she accidentally noticed a row of massage chairs not far away.

It has to be said that the owner of this villa was very good at enjoying themselves. Massage chairs were arranged beside the indoor pool.

She walked over to take a look, not finding juice drinks or anything near the massager. That meant the movie king shouldn’t have been resting there.

Since no one was currently using any of the chairs, she could sit there for a while. Thinking so, she chose to sit down on the farthest side.

The villa’s massage chairs were naturally different from those in other places. Those massagers in public places have codes to be scanned first in order to enjoy it, but the ones in the villa do not.

It’s all free of charge.

She could use it as long as she wanted.

Ning Xiaoyu was just about to take out her phone to snap a picture of the movie king when a robot slid over from the side.

It has a round head, looking particularly cute. There were blue lights flashing in the place of its eyes, meaning it was on.

Ning Xiaoyu had no idea how this robot appeared there.

Was it there before?

Before Ning Xiaoyu could figure it out, the robot suddenly opened its steel belly.

A childlike electronic voice, like that of a little girl’s, sounded, “Please take your food.”

Ning Xiaoyu looked inside.

She saw a bottle of milk, a bag of potato chips, and a bag of dried fruits in the robot’s stomach.

She subconsciously pointed to herself, “For me?”

“For Guest No. 7.”

Ning Xiaoyu subconsciously glanced at the armrest, only to find that although there was no QR code on the massager, there was a number. The one she was sitting at was numbered 7. It was probably because she sat down there that the robot’s program was triggered.

She took the things out of the robot’s stomach. “Thank you.”

After the little robot left, Ning Xiaoyu examined the milk and other snacks in her hands with a curious expression.

The dates were all recent and new.

When she was filming an online drama before, she overheard other actors say that some wealthy tycoons nowadays have made their homes tech-savvy. Everywhere in their house was high-tech, which was very different from that of ordinary people.

When Ning Xiaoyu first arrived at this villa, it wasn’t that obvious.

It wasn’t until the robot appeared just now that Ning Xiaoyu felt the difference.

She commented, “It’s really nice to be rich.”

Ning Xiaoyu sighed and finally took out her phone, then snapped a photo of the movie king who was sweating his heart out in the swimming pool.

After doing so, she ignored the love system’s unreasonable request to take a good look at the photo. She opened the bag of potato chips with a serious expression on her face, then ate a piece and savored it.

As soon as she placed it in her mouth, her eyes lit up. “It tastes like cucumber? Delicious!”

The brand was imported and the foreign language on the packaging wasn’t English. Ning Xiaoyu couldn’t recognize which country’s writing it was. In her eyes, it was as difficult to understand as the heavenly book.

But this bag of cucumber-flavored potato chips was surprisingly delicious.

When Ning Xiaoyu was about to take another piece to eat, the movie king had already gotten out of the water at some point. With a towel in one hand to wipe the water droplets on his head, he took two steps towards her side.

Drops of water snake down along his profile and fall to the ground.

“Do you need something?”

The other party’s voice was indifferent with a somewhat fine texture, like velvet flowers brushing through a microphone, giving people a strange feeling.

To put it bluntly, it tickles the ears.

Ning Xiaoyu stopped moving.

The other party probably saw her sitting there the whole time, so he thought she was looking at him for something.

She replied, “No.” Ning Xiaoyu kept her eyes on her nose, trying not to see anything she shouldn’t.

Although she had accidentally glanced at the other party’s back, she would never take one look at the front!

Lu Jingdu nodded and didn’t say anything more. The amount of exercise he did today still hadn’t reached the standard he set for himself, so he turned around, took a few steps towards the pool, and jumped into it again with a splash.

The love system complained, 【You’re heartless! You’re unreasonable! What ‘no’? You obviously took a sneak shot of him just now!】

If Ning Xiaoyu spoke up about it, the two of them would have to continue the conversation rather than end it in just two sentences.

Ning Xiaoyu didn’t refute the system’s statement. Although it was only the back of the movie king’s head, she did take a candid shot of him.

She reckoned only die-hard fans would be able to recognize who it was.

But honestly, even if it’s just the back of the head, it looks good and gives off a certain aura. The back of his head was more eye-catching than the average person’s.

Option C only said to capture a photo of the movie king but did not specify how to do it. Therefore, just taking a photo of the back of his head was equivalent to capturing the ‘unique benefit’.

This matter of semantics was smoothly played by Ning Xiaoyu.

Besides, as it was only the back of the head, it couldn’t be regarded as secretly taking pictures of the other party’s privacy, nor was it extremely impolite.

So, in Ning Xiaoyu’s opinion, the task was completed perfectly.

Only, seeing the picture, Ning Xiaoyu’s mind couldn’t help but wonder a little.

The movie king’s hair has a lot of volume and the quality looked good, unlike her who tended to have a lot of hair fall from a young age. Such thick black hair was so enviable.

But Ning Xiaoyu quickly let go of this matter. Because, she was about to start enjoying herself!

She opened the bottle of milk, took a sip, and pressed the massage button on the chair.

Soon, the steel balls began to roll slowly. Shoulders, back, waist, legs— the massage chair takes care of all aspects.

Ning Xiaoyu set the timer to ten minutes. If it’s comfortable, she would add ten minutes more.

One look at the villa’s massage chairs and one would know they were high-end. However, one could feel it more clearly when using them. The pressure on each part was just right, which effectively relieved the user’s fatigue.

Ning Xiaoyu felt that the exhaustion in her whole body was gone.

While enjoying the massage, she took a sip of the milk on the side. Could there be a more wonderful life than this?

The love system who was watching all this looked incredulous.

【You’re actually enjoying yourself?】

Ning Xiaoyu blinked blankly. “Otherwise?”

The love system was about to die of anger. Otherwise?! Does she have to even ask?!

In front of her was someone with the most recently popular cool-toned skin, perfect body proportions like a work of art, big and broad shoulders like the Pacific Ocean, not to mention a narrow waist and long legs!

Such a perfect body of an adult man was just a short distance away from her!

But instead of feasting at the person’s figure with her eyes, she only cared about enjoying a massage!

The love system gloomily said, 【Girl, you have no heart.】

Ning Xiaoyu stretched out her index finger and shook it, “No, no, how am I alive if I have no heart?”

If Lu Jingdu’s ardent fans saw this scene, they would probably be so annoyed that they would beat their chests again.

Such a good opportunity, why was it not given to them, but to Ning Xiaoyu, this salted fish?

If it were an ordinary girl, she would have long been so excited. And with her cheeks red and her heart beating non-stop, she would secretly take lots of pictures of the movie king as he swims, which was worth keeping for a lifetime! It was also something worth remembering for a lifetime!

But as it happened, the one right there wasn’t an ordinary girl, but Ning Xiaoyu, who had never played according to the rules.

Therefore, this wonderful scene was destined to go unappreciated.

Lu Jingdu’s athletic and robust body cut through the water, releasing excess energy that caused waves to splash. While in the massage chair area not far from the pool, a salted fish was lying down and drinking milk in a leisurely and comfortable manner.

Movement and stillness— one active and one laidback— formed a sharp contrast.

About half an hour later, Lu Jingdu finished exercising for the day.

Ning Xiaoyu had also finished her half-hour massage session. She polished the bottle of milk, but there were still some potato chips left and she hadn’t touched the dried fruits.

Lu Jingdu took a fresh dry towel from the side and headed to the shower.

Ning Xiaoyu, on the other hand, got up and was ready to check the lockers.

The two passed by each other without communicating. But as they did, Ning Xiaoyu got a whiff of cold air that carried a hint of woody scent.

Even though the two of them didn’t look nor talk to each other, the love system was still screaming in excitement, 【I don’t know why, but seeing the two of you in the same frame makes me feel super, super, super warm. Perhaps this is the natural sense of CP. Wuuwuu, it’s so sweet.】

Ning Xiaoyu: “……”

This childish love system’s bar was really set quite low.

After Ning Xiaoyu finished the show’s errand, she took a photo for the staff to check, proving that she’d really done her task. When she went to submit it, Ning Yuwei happened to be also submitting hers.

Seeing her coming over, Ning Yuwei’s eyes bent in a smile as she asked, “What task did you take this afternoon, Teacher Ning?”

Ning Xiaoyu didn’t answer.

Mu Jiajia, who was beside Ning Yuwei, covered her mouth and said while grinning, “Teacher Ning seems to have received the leftover task.”

Ning Yuwei’s eyes widened slightly, a slight confusion hanging on her pretty face that was almost identical to her mother’s. “What task is it?”

Mu Jiajia shrugged. “What else? The cleaning one.”

Ning Yuwei let out an “Oh dear”, and added, “You’re working really hard, Teacher Ning. I feel distress for you.”

Ning Xiaoyu asked lightly in return, “Since you’re so concerned about me, why don’t you help me clean tomorrow?”

Ning Yuwei’s smile froze and Mu Jiajia on the side hurriedly said, “You won’t necessarily have to do that task tomorrow.”

Ning Xiaoyu rolled her eyes gracefully, took six friendship coins from the staff, then turned and left.

It was only after she left that Ning Yuwei said with a wistful look on her face, “I don’t know where he went this afternoon.”

She didn’t manage to run into Lu Jingdu in the garden, so Ning Yuwei wandered near Lu Jingdu’s room. Only after roaming for more than half an hour did she learn from the staff that he wasn’t in his room. Therefore, she decided to go back to the garden.

It’s just a pity that even after waiting there all afternoon, she still didn’t see him.

Ning Yuwei, who had never waited for anyone, was in a bad mood.

Mu Jiajia quickly comforted her, “Maybe he’s resting somewhere else. Anyway, you didn’t meet him so it’s even less likely that the others did.”

It was impossible that Ning Xiaoyu could meet the movie king in the morning and then happen to meet him again in the afternoon.

With such a small probability, it’s unlikely to happen.

After being comforted, Ning Yuwei’s mood improved a bit.

However, it didn’t last long.

Because once again, Ning Xiaoyu was on the hot search.

This time, she’s there because a certain viewer was extraordinarily attentive and picked up on some little details.

Speaking of this hot search, it had something to do with the camera locations of 《Hi, My Friend》.

They were set up in a confusing way.

In some places where one thought there would be cameras, there were none, and in some places where one thought there would be no cameras, there were.

Although there was no camera in the indoor pool, the way leading to it has.

However, its location was secluded, and very few people passed through there, so generally, no audience paid attention to this live panel.

But by chance, an audience happened to observe it.

Two figures passed this particular camera one by one with an interval of about ten minutes.

In a place where no one usually passed by, two people came one after the other. One was a popular movie star and the other was an unknown actress. What does this mean? Furthermore, the two stayed inside for nearly an hour.

Not to mention that both of them have already been on the hot search before.

So, this netizen quickly posted about her findings.

「I’ve seen the villa’s floor plan and there’s only an indoor pool on the seventh floor. The two of them came over at about 1:00 p.m. and did not leave after a long time. What does this mean? You guys decide.」

As soon as this post came out, it immediately sparked heated discussions among netizens.

【This actress has encountered Brother again and again. I don’t believe there can be so many coincidences in this world.】

【Is she really a salted fish or is it a trick to get away with these kinds of things?】

【This is my opinion. This 18^th-line actress, if she’s not a top-class green tea^[1]pretty and innocent in appearance, but promiscuous, debauched, materialistic or cunning in nature or a white lotus^[2]a metaphor for a pure, innocent and harmless person; a sarcasm for someone who appears sweet and innocent but is actually corrupt, cunning or deceitful, then she’s really a super big salted fish.】

【She feels like a scheming wh*re.】

Of course, some also stood for Ning Xiaoyu.

【Xiao Yu isn’t that kind of person.】

【Ning Xiaoyu: Green tea? That’s too difficult for me.】

【Ning Xiaoyu: Top-class green tea? No, you guys think too highly of me.】

【Ning Xiaoyu: This super big salted fish is completely lying flat.】

The person involved was still unaware.

Ning Yuwei looked at the trending list and her hand clutched the phone so hard it turned slightly white. So Ning Xiaoyu was with Lu Jingdu again this afternoon! She ridiculously thought Lu Jingdu was alone somewhere else and that she was just unlucky so she didn’t come across him. She never thought Ning Xiaoyu got to him before she did!

As for Ning Xiaoyu— the person in question— she was leisurely eating the bag of dried fruits she got earlier from the robot, happy and satisfied.