Chapter 27: A Reckless Task

After Tang Xin arrived at the Emperor Hotel, Qi Shu asked if she needed him to accompany her.

She immediately refused.

It wasn’t that having a third person present during her dinner with Yue Yuze was entirely off-limits, but she was worried about Little Beauty suddenly issuing another ridiculous task. Yue Yuze, as the primary party involved, was already used to her antics, and she didn’t care much about what he might think. However…

Qi Shu was still an “outsider” in a sense. She didn’t want to confuse him unnecessarily.

When she stepped into the Emperor Hotel, Yue Yuze called, instructing her to head to private room 333 on the third floor.

She went straight to the room, where Yue Yuze was already waiting.

With a look of surprise, she exclaimed, “Wow, Mr. Yue, you’re so fast!”

Yue Yuze: “…” Why does that sound so wrong?

“Take a seat.”

The private room wasn’t large but was tastefully decorated, with a cozy, Western European vibe. The dining table was a small one for two, with one chair on each side. Beside it was a large window overlooking a small balcony adorned with flowerpots bursting with colorful blooms. The air was filled with a faint, refreshing floral fragrance.

The aroma was enough to whet one’s appetite.

Soon, a waiter entered with… two bottles of red wine.

Tang Xin’s heart skipped a beat. The wines looked expensive, and this meal was on her!

She was painfully familiar with the prices at the Emperor Hotel—after all, in her novel, this place was exclusively frequented by the rich and extravagant!

Here, even a casual meal could easily cost tens of thousands. For larger parties, it could reach hundreds of thousands. The dishes were pricey enough, but the wine? Ridiculously expensive!

The cheapest wine here started at tens of thousands per bottle. Yue Yuze ordering two right off the bat—was he planning to bankrupt her?

Once the wine was served and both parties were seated, they began ordering.

It was Western cuisine.

Astronomically expensive.

But undeniably delicious.

While her heart bled, Tang Xin ate with gusto. Since she was already spending so much, why not indulge a bit more?

Besides, if she ended up drunk and couldn’t pay, Mr. Yue would surely cover the bill, right? Haha…

As this mischievous thought crossed her mind, her mood lifted, and so did her appetite.

“I heard Lin Shiyin deliberately made things difficult for you during today’s shoot,” Yue Yuze began, breaking the silence.

Tang Xin looked up at him, shook her head, and swallowed the food in her mouth before replying leisurely, “Not really. Actors often upstage each other. Besides… there’s nothing I can do about it. After all, I’m the wife of the person she likes.”

The wife of the person she likes.…

She was talking about him.

Yue Yuze let out a soft laugh. “So, it’s my fault for dragging you into this?”

“Exactly,” she joked with a smile. “But didn’t you already help me resolve it, Mr. Yue?”

In truth, she was puzzled. Why wasn’t the male lead helping the female lead?

Instead, he was helping her, a mere side character.

Could it be…

No, no way.

She sneaked a glance at him, her heart pounding wildly with an ominous feeling.

Wiping a bit of sauce from her lips, she looked at the man across the table and asked, “Mr. Yue, I’ve always been curious. Don’t you… like Lin Shiyin? Why are you helping me instead of her? Are you mad at her?”

“Who told you I like Lin Shiyin?” Yue Yuze’s phoenix eyes narrowed slightly.

Uh…

No one needed to tell her. She wrote it!

But, of course, Tang Xin couldn’t say that.

She blinked innocently and said, “Just a guess.”

Yue Yuze responded with a cold chuckle.

Frightened, Tang Xin buried her head in her food, deliberately ignoring his piercing gaze.

Just as she was happily eating and drinking, Little Beauty’s voice suddenly rang out:

Ding! New task issued. The transmigrator must grab the male lead’s chin, kiss him, and say: “Man, don’t you dare fall in love with me. If you do, I’ll break your heart!”

The wine glass in Tang Xin’s hand froze mid-air.

What kind of ridiculous—no, suicidal task is this?!

Little Beauty’s voice chimed in again:

Ding! Completing this task will reward you with 100 answer pack fragments! Condition: The task must be completed within ten minutes.

Tang Xin was furious. “Little Beauty, you… screw you!”