So I'm the Villainess- Screw the Plot, Let's All Go Down Together! - Chapter 10

Knowing that someone had already been arranged for Xu Che, Shen Zhi finally put her mind at ease.

After all, she had done everything within her power.

The rest could only be left to fate.

With more than half an hour left until the end, the other guests had all achieved varying degrees of success.

Even the seemingly delicate Jiang Muxue had caught something.

Her cheeks, slightly flushed from labor, and her sparkling eyes made Fu Zhihan’s heart soften into a puddle.

What a pure girl she was!

She could be so happy with even a tiny gain-in this industry, she was truly a lotus blooming unstained from the mud.

Just like her name, so clean and pure.

From the corner of his eye, he caught sight of Shen Zhi. She seemed to have just had some kind of spat with Xu Che. The two had been at an impasse for quite a while before finally starting to collect ingredients.

He didn’t even have to think to know it must have been because Shen Zhi found it too tiring and dirty and refused to lift a finger, which led to their quarrel.

After all, she had always been one to make a fuss about everything, hardly the type to endure hardship.

Fu Zhihan withdrew his subtly mocking gaze, thinking to himself: As expected, only Jiang Muxue was truly worthy of him.

Just as he was lost in thought, Jiang Muxue suddenly let out an “Ah!” as if she had slipped on something, and was about to fall backward.

Luckily, Fu Zhihan reacted in a flash, reaching out without a word to catch her slender waist.

Due to inertia, Jiang Muxue crashed straight into the man’s arms.

Their eyes met.

Fu Zhihan’s face was filled with doting affection and tenderness as he spoke in a gentle, bubbly voice, “Are you alright?”

[Ahhhhhhh!!! Who can understand this!! The height difference is perfect!!!]

[They hugged, they hugged!]

[Fu Zhihan’s big hand is holding Baby Xue’s slender waist!!!]

[Hard to imagine they live next door to each other-will they be able to resist doing something wild late at night?]

As for the other two groups, their gains were mediocre.

Qiu Zefei, ever the proud one, had tried her best but was still flustered and clueless.

She almost caught something several times, but found it too ugly to be worthy of her bucket and just let it go.

Watching from the side, Zhou Yu wore a smile, but couldn’t help cursing inwardly.

As for Xie Jinyan, always pampered and a clean freak, he’d never done anything like this before.

The moment he stepped into the water, his face soured, his brows knit so tightly they could crush a fly, stiff and out of place, a look of total disdain on his face.

Su Keke: “……”

Sure enough, Mom was right. What use is a handsome man? Just because he’s good-looking, does that mean he won’t go hungry?!

Stuck with such a useless teammate, both Zhou Yu and Su Keke were inwardly crying. But if they wanted anything to eat tonight, they had no choice but to grit their teeth and work hard.

[This is hilarious. Good thing Xie Jinyan and Qiu Zefei weren’t grouped together. Otherwise, those two would definitely have gone hungry tonight.]

[I just saw Xie Jinyan trying to learn seriously. I thought he’d at least pretend for the cameras, but I was too naive.]

[If looks could kill, the director would already be a corpse by now.]

[Director: ? Have some manners, will you?]

[Honestly, out of these four groups, only Fu Zhihan and Jiang Muxue seem to actually be here for romance.]

[So frustrating! Now everyone else has something, but our Cheche is going to go hungry because of Shen Zhi! Ugh, can’t this troublemaker get off the show already?!]

[What time is it, and she’s still just standing there doing nothing! I’m really about to explode!!]

Back when Xu Che was still talking to his agent, Shen Zhi had already been quietly observing the environment, thinking about what tools would make collecting ingredients twice as effective with half the effort.

Speaking of which, in her previous world, her background was something many envied.

By all rights, she should have been just as clueless as Xie Jinyan when it came to beachcombing.

But she had a brother who loved to mess with her.

Once, on a whim, the two of them made a bet: whoever lost would have to accept a punishment from the other.

Back then, naive and innocent, she had no idea how treacherous people could be-she ended up being sent by her own brother to a so-called summer camp, which was really more like a re-education boot camp.

Under the pretense of teaching them self-reliance, they did all sorts of dirty, exhausting chores.

She spent two months in that “den,” and when she finally came home, her father almost thought his precious daughter had been sold off to a coal mine.

Never thought that after transmigrating into a novel, those experiences would come in handy.

Just as she was forming a plan and wanting to say something to Xu Che-

She saw that Xu Che, who had seemed distracted for a while now, suddenly pulled out his vibrating phone and answered it directly.

After the call, Xu Che’s face visibly paled, making Shen Zhi’s heart skip a beat.

Could it be…

Xu Che quickly hung up, looking as if his soul had left his body, his lips trembling involuntarily, as if he was making a difficult decision.

Shen Zhi understood instantly.

Knowing it wasn’t appropriate to speak openly in front of the cameras, she said to Xu Che, “If you have something to take care of, go ahead. Don’t worry, I can handle things here on my own.”

Hearing the agent’s words over the phone had already thrown Xu Che into a panic.

Now, listening to Shen Zhi, he struggled internally for a moment, but in the end, he pursed his lips and apologized to Shen Zhi.

Then he strode towards the direction of the director’s group.

It seemed he said something to the director, then left immediately.

Unexpectedly, such a change occurred, leaving the guests looking at each other in surprise, and even the clueless staff were a bit bewildered.

What’s going on here?

Jiang Muxue watched Xu Che’s back, furrowing her brows with a worried expression, murmuring, “Is Xu Che having a conflict with Shen Zhi…”

Although she spoke softly, the guests nearby and the audience in the live stream room heard her.

Fu Zhihan’s dislike for Shen Zhi deepened.

Xie Jinyan glanced at Jiang Muxue discreetly and sneered.

In the live stream room, the audience initially only saw Xu Che answering a phone call, then Shen Zhi seemed to say something to him, and Xu Che left with a grim expression.

Upon hearing this, the room instantly buzzed with excitement.

[What the heck! I was wondering why Xu Che suddenly left!!]

[I can totally guess what’s going on! Didn’t Xu Che just take a call? Shen Zhi must have complained about something, making Xu Che leave in anger!!]

[That woman Shen Zhi is simply sick! I’m so fed up with her!]

[No wonder her reputation is so bad, even our notoriously ill-tempered Cheche couldn’t stand her!]

[Wait, why is everyone blaming Shen Zhi? Didn’t Xu Che just get a call? Maybe there’s something urgent!]

[Laughing, we’re filming a show, no matter how big the issue is, it’s not a reason to just walk away like that, right?]

Most of the audience in the live stream room were cursing Shen Zhi, while a small portion were gloating, waiting to see the drama unfold.

Their teammate was driven away.

They were curious to see how Shen Zhi would manage to gather ingredients alone without Xu Che.