The CEO’s Substitute Wife Is A Genius
Chapter 241: Surprise for Her in the Little Forest

Chapter 241: Chapter 241: Surprise for Her in the Little Forest

"The part where Yin Zhiping defiles Xiaolongnu."

"..."

"You’re Xiaolongnu? Manman is Yin Zhiping?" Wen Rui was speechless.

When she had watched that scene, she truly hated Yin Zhiping!

And he even dared to joke about that scene?

"Don’t defile Xiaolongnu; if you dressed as a woman, you’d definitely be a dinosaur, scary." Jiang Man retorted unkindly.

Xu Chengzhou wasn’t angry when he was scolded.

He thought this game was fun and would play it again with Jiang Man when the opportunity arose.

"Alright, it’s getting late, shall we end the game here? We girls are tired and need to take turns resting."

Mi Duo noticed Zhou Ying’s mood wasn’t right, so she timely interrupted the conversation among them.

"Okay, Ruirui, you and Manman can rest first," Lu Zhan said subconsciously, not realizing his bias had long spilled out onto the screen.

"I’m not sleepy yet." Wen Rui blinked, looked up at the sky, and said, "The stars are beautiful tonight, I want to keep looking."

"Okay, then I’ll stay with you." Lu Zhan glanced around and said, "Manman, Ruirui and I will go over there to stargaze."

"Go ahead," Jiang Man waved her hand and sat back to add more wood to the fire.

Seeing this, Mi Duo took Zhou Ying by the hand and walked towards the small shed.

The ground beneath the shed was covered with a thick layer of leaves.

Mi Duo took a four-piece bedding set out of her suitcase.

She always brought these with her on trips in case the hotel’s bedding was unclean.

"Yingying, are you okay?" Mi Duo took a tissue from her bag and handed it to Zhou Ying.

The two had been on general terms, but they had quickly hit it off during the past couple of days.

Zhou Ying took the tissue, and at being asked this way, her emotions suddenly broke free.

"Xu Chengzhou is so excessive! How could he do that? He knows this is a reality show with cameras, yet he still said those things."

Zhou Ying’s eyes reddened, and she couldn’t help but shed tears.

Mi Duo patted her back and whispered, "Breaking up CP (celebrity pairings) can actually be a good thing."

She turned off her microphone and signaled for Zhou Ying to do the same.

Waving at the cameramen, she said, "Could you guys shoot from farther away? We have some private things to discuss."

The cameramen obediently backed away.

How could the director miss out on such a good show?

He had already thought of the headline: "Zhou Ying Jealous, Breaks Down in Tears, ’Addicted’ CP Unbinds Tonight!"

"Why is breaking up CP a good thing?" Zhou Ying sniffled and looked up to ask.

"Do you know who Xu Chengzhou’s backer is?"

"I don’t know," Zhou Ying shook her head.

She didn’t have a backer, and the fact that she had become popular was partly because her acting was decent and partly because she was lucky.

She thought Xu Chengzhou was the same; a mixture of talent and luck.

"His backer is the Chen Family from Harbor City."

"What?" Zhou Ying exclaimed, almost biting her tongue.

Who didn’t know the big name of the Chen Family?

Even if people from other industries weren’t clear, everyone in the entertainment industry knew it all too well.

The Chen Family had a hand in nearly half the entertainment industry.

"He actually... then I shouldn’t break up with him at all!"

"Silly girl," Mi Duo touched Zhou Ying’s head and said, "Think about it, why would the Chen Family want to boost Xu Chengzhou? Is it because of his good looks? To be honest, Bei Ling is much more handsome than him. Have you ever thought about the reason why?"

Zhou Ying continued to shake her head.

"It’s because the third miss of the Chen Family is smitten with him!"

"Chen Anna? Are you saying she has taken a fancy to Xu Chengzhou?" Zhou Ying was stunned.

Mi Duo nodded, "It has always been Chen Anna boosting him. If you keep being tied to him as a CP, watch out for Miss Chen’s petty revenge!"

"Now that the conflict has shifted to Jiang Man, I think it’s a good thing."

"That way..." Zhou Ying mused for a long time.

She really didn’t know these gossips in the circle.

Mi Duo added fuel to the fire, "Stay away from Xu Chengzhou, or you’ll be unhappy. Do you remember the last actress who was hyped up as a CP with him?"

"Jiang Ruru? She skyrocketed to fame and then suddenly left the industry."

"You’re not aware, are you? She was taken advantage of by several backers at a gathering... Afterward, she was traumatized, her family took her abroad, and they disappeared from the public eye."

"In a society ruled by law, there are still such things?" Zhou Ying could hardly believe it.

Mi Duo huffed, "It was consensual, nobody forced Jiang Ruru. It’s just that, she offended Chen Anna and was targeted by her."

"..." Zhou Ying’s heart seemed to skip a beat, and she dared not continue listening.

Every circle has its dirty and disgusting side, and every circle has people you can’t afford to offend.

"I’m scared... From now on, I will definitely stay far away from that person..."

"Yeah, that’s right, it’s just a travel variety show, no need to take it so seriously."

...

Under the small wooden shelter, the conversation was lively, but at the campfire, the three of them were roasting the fire and remained relatively silent.

Bei Ling had a lot to talk to Jiang Man about alone, but he knew this wasn’t the right moment.

Xu Chengzhou was like a couple hundred-watt bulb, glaring and oblivious.

"Jiang Man, did you grow up abroad?"

Suddenly, Xu Chengzhou broke the silence.

Jiang Man raised her eyebrows and gave him a look, "Are you very interested in me?"

She was quite direct.

Xu Chengzhou was taken aback by her straightforwardness, but at the same time, he admired it.

The women he encountered were all pretentious, and few showed their true colors.

"Sort of." He responded just as bluntly, unable to suppress a smile.

"But I don’t want to answer your question," Jiang Man said unapologetically.

Xu Chengzhou was confused, "I don’t mean anything by it, I just want to make friends with you."

"I’m not the type of person who loves making friends."

"..."

The atmosphere instantly turned awkward again.

Bei Ling glanced at a spot not too far away, "Manman, let’s go fetch some more water?"

"Chengzhou, keep an eye on the campfire, you can’t let it go out."

"Me?" Xu Chengzhou pointed at himself.

He looked around and reluctantly said, "Okay, you guys go and come back quickly."

"Mhm." Bei Ling nodded, picking up several empty mineral water bottles.

Jiang Man then took a flashlight and also casually grabbed a torch.

There was a puddle nearby, and soon they had filled up all the bottles.

"Manman, come here for a second," said Bei Ling.

"Hmm?" Jiang Man screwed on the bottle cap, ready to head back.

"I have something to show you," Bei Ling said mysteriously.

"What is it?" Jiang Man walked over to him.

"Put out the torch first."

"Hmm?"

Seeing Bei Ling’s excited demeanor, Jiang Man did as instructed, extinguishing the torch into the damp soil.

The surroundings instantly plunged into darkness, leaving only a faint luminescence cast by the moonlight.

"We’re here," Bei Ling led the way for a while.

Jiang Man focused her eyes and to her astonishment, saw some light points scattered among the trees!

The lights twinkled, and although sparse, they were particularly eye-catching and stunning in the darkness of the night.

"Fireflies?" Jiang Man said in disbelief.

In the tropical autumn, to still see fireflies?

"Thailand is one of the most beautiful places in the world for firefly sceneries. There are a lot of insect caves around here, but the ones people know about on the internet are those in New Zealand."

"There’s a firefly sea of stars in Thailand’s Phatthalung Province. Let’s go see it together if we have the chance."

"Sure," Jiang Man readily agreed.

Isn’t this variety show about traveling?

Since they were here, why not go see it?

"Manman, close your eyes."

"Hmm?" Jiang Man raised her eyebrows in confusion.

"Just close them for three seconds."

"What’s all this mystery about?"

"Close them, and you’ll know when you open them."

Jiang Man couldn’t stand it when people coaxed and badgered her like this.

"Fine, closed," she said, her voice lazy as she closed her eyes.

"Open them now," the cool yet somewhat warm voice of Bei Ling sounded next to her ear.

When Jiang Man opened her eyes, her pupils dilated sharply.

In front of her, thousands of fireflies had appeared out of nowhere, twinkling like stars, even more beautiful than the Milky Way overhead!

Upon closer inspection, Bei Ling was holding a backpack, from which the fireflies had been released!

"What’s going on?" Jiang Man was pleasantly surprised.

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