So I'm the Villainess- Screw the Plot, Let's All Go Down Together! - Chapter 9

While the live stream room was in an uproar, the on-site groupings were quickly finalized.

The results were as follows:

Fu Zhihan and Jiang Muxue in one group, Xie Jinyan and Su Keke in another, and Zhou Yu and Qiu Zefei in the third.

Even though Shen Zhi had successfully teamed up with Xu Che, she was still pondering how to bring up the matter with him.

After all, although everyone was now engaged in group activities, there weren’t as many eyes on them as before.

However, the follow-up PD was shadowing them closely.

It was inevitable that the live stream audience might notice something.

“Sister Shen, don’t worry.”

Seeing Shen Zhi frowning, Xu Che thought she was worried about not gathering enough ingredients for tonight and flashed her a big smile, “With me here, I won’t let you go hungry.”

Xu Che was very popular among the new generation of idols.

At this moment, many of his fans were in the live stream room, and seeing this, they began to speak out for him, even escalating their harsh words against Shen Zhi to personal attacks.

Shen Zhi was oblivious to this.

Looking at the pure and innocent smile in front of her, Shen Zhi couldn’t help but remember his fate in the novel, and she pursed her lips.

She couldn’t delay any longer; if she did, it might really be too late.

“You said you used to go beachcombing with your mom?”

“Yeah,” Xu Che looked a bit embarrassed, “Our family wasn’t well-off when I was young…”

But before he could finish, Shen Zhi interrupted, “In that case, it’s been many years since you last went beachcombing, right?”

For some reason, Xu Che felt that Shen Zhi no longer appeared as composed as she initially did, and she seemed somewhat anxious.

He was momentarily stunned and instinctively replied, “Yeah…”

“In that case,” Shen Zhi looked at him intently, “why don’t you call your mom now and ask her for some beachcombing tips? We might be able to achieve more with less effort, right?”

Shen Zhi’s words left not only Xu Che but also the director, who had been keeping an eye on her, frowning instantly.

What was Shen Zhi up to now?

Although they didn’t confiscate the guests’ phones during the dating reality show,

the program was being recorded, with countless eyes watching nationwide. What was the point of suddenly calling someone?

And for such a trivial matter?

However, the production team hadn’t explicitly forbidden guests from making calls during the live broadcast. After all, the guests who came on the show knew how to weigh the pros and cons and wouldn’t want to bring trouble upon themselves.

Since there was no such clause, the director couldn’t intervene.

He could only gesture wildly at Shen Zhi from behind the camera, hoping she’d focus on the show and stop with the antics.

But Shen Zhi didn’t even glance at them.

Seeing Xu Che hesitating, she urged, “Call now, okay? We don’t have much time.”

Xu Che’s first impression of Shen Zhi was quite positive, thinking she was different from the rumors. But now, seeing her aggressive demeanor, his expression cooled a bit.

“…We’re still recording the show; isn’t this inappropriate?”

As soon as he finished speaking, Shen Zhi’s expression turned extremely serious, “Xu Che, make the call.”

Despite finding it a bit inexplicable, Xu Che felt he saw a hint of urgency and… pleading in Shen Zhi’s clear and beautiful eyes.

Even though his rational mind told him not to,

he inexplicably took out his phone from his pocket and dialed that familiar number.

[Cheche, you’re being foolish!!!!]

[??? What’s this woman’s strange move? I truly don’t get it.]

[Damn!!!! Shen Zhi, are you crazy?! If you don’t trust Xu Che, pick someone else! Making him call his mom over this?!]

[Ahhh, if my Cheche gets scolded, I won’t let you off!]

[Don’t worry, the only one getting scolded is Shen Zhi; her Weibo homepage is already flooded with insults.]

As the barrage of comments raged on, Xu Che listened to the phone ringing without being answered, his frown deepening.

Since he became famous, his family’s situation had improved.

His mom had developed some chronic issues from work while raising him, so he funded a small shop for her and hired help, giving her something to do without overworking herself.

No matter how late it was, she always answered his calls immediately.

Logically, this should be his mom’s most free time, but why…

Seeing Xu Che’s call going unanswered, Shen Zhi’s frown deepened too. Could it be that his mom was already…

Sure enough, Xu Che lowered the phone a moment later.

Although slightly puzzled, he thought maybe his mom was busy with something and said to Shen Zhi, “My mom didn’t answer. Should we just…”

“No, why don’t you try calling a few more times?”

Xu Che sighed helplessly and attempted a few more calls, but there was still no answer.

His previously relaxed expression turned more serious.

By now, the live stream room was in an uproar.

Even the director’s face showed signs of anger, impatiently signaling to the staff, “Go, tell Shen Zhi to focus. All the other guests have made progress, and they’re still making calls! What’s going on!!”

Shen Zhi ignored the commotion from the director’s team, her eyes fixed on Xu Che with a serious expression.

“I have a friend whose father didn’t answer the phone for a while. My friend thought he was just busy and didn’t pay much attention to it. Later, he found out something had happened to his father, but it was already too late.”

Shen Zhi paused.

“Xu Che, I just don’t want something irreversible to happen.”

[Cheche’s mom just didn’t answer the phone for a moment, and Shen Zhi went as far as to curse her?! This woman is too vicious!]

[I initially had a good impression of Shen Zhi from watching this show, but I have to say her current actions are really off-putting.]

[Wasting so much time on phone calls while other teams have made progress, and they haven’t even got a single thing! Cheche is really out of luck!]

Shen Zhi’s eyes were too pure.

So pure that Xu Che was unwilling to maliciously speculate about her.

Her clear gaze made his heart inexplicably tremble for a moment, and without further hesitation, he directly dialed his agent’s number.

Hearing Xu Che instruct his agent to find someone to check on his home, Shen Zhi finally felt relieved.

But after all that fuss.

The two, who should have easily secured first place, now had nothing in their bucket and had fallen to the last place.