DTBS – Chapter 63

Chapter 63: Haven't Divorced Yet

As Tao Qiuyun pushed the door open, everyone in the room turned their gaze towards her, except for Jiang Lihe, who equally looked down on everyone present.

Mr. W naturally knew that the last guest was also a non-celebrity. The Miss Z just now had directly told him she wasn't interested in men when he went up to talk to her, instantly stifling the pickup lines he had prepared. Now, this female guest was clearly more beautiful and had more of a "Sister" vibe. If he didn't make a move now, how could he be worthy of that beautiful face?

"Hello, Sister!" Mr. W, who considered himself a lively and cute little wolfdog, showed his most innocent and enthusiastic smile. He stepped forward and held down the woman's suitcase. "Your suitcase looks heavy, Sister. Let me help you carry it!"

It was rare that this female guest didn't immediately enter the room. If he helped her carry the suitcase in and put it away now, maybe he could earn some goodwill.

"Thank you," Tao Qiuyun looked at him, the indifferent emotion in her eyes hidden by her glasses. "But I can manage myself."

"It's okay, Sister!" Mr. W was very enthusiastic and instantly lifted the suitcase with force.

His face turned red, veins bulging on the back of his hand, and he stubbornly said, "Sister, there's quite a lot of stuff in your suitcase."

So heavy!

Sister, did you pack iron in there?

"It's alright, just some professional supplies," Tao Qiuyun explained. Seeing that he insisted, she didn't want to embarrass him. Instead, she looked up at the guests in the living room.

Strange, isn't Miss Qin here?

However, it suited her perfectly. By staggering the time she gave the roses, maybe she could talk to Miss Qin a bit more.

Tao Qiuyun decisively changed into slippers. While arranging her shoes, she noticed a pair of pink and white sneakers on the top shelf.

These were Qin Qingshang's shoes; she had seen her wear them once.

With a bit of a secret admirer's thought, she placed her short boots next to those sneakers.

After wiping her hands with a wet wipe from the counter, Tao Qiuyun turned her attention to the three female guests nearby.

Ming Siwen was the most shocked. If her acting skills weren't online, the cup in her hand would have probably trembled.

Tao... Tao Qiuyun, the CEO of Chunjin, a top predator in the entire business world... actually came to participate in an entertainment romance reality show?

Could it be that her feelings for Qin Qingshang weren't just a wealthy person's casual fling?

"Hello, Miss Z," Tao Qiuyun handed the red rose in her hand to the woman wearing gold-rimmed glasses in front of her, her smile as warm as a spring breeze. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Th-thank you!" Seduced by her smile, Miss Z, who had already targeted the non-celebrity female guests, instantly blushed.

Did her giving her a flower mean she was also interested in her? And she was wearing silver-rimmed glasses, although only half-rimmed, didn't that also indirectly show their fate?

Miss Q carried a gentle enthusiasm that made it hard not to feel good about her.

Mr. W had just finished putting away the suitcase. As soon as he turned around, he saw his designated "dream Sister" giving the red rose to Miss Z, who had said she was a lesbian. His vision instantly went dark...

No way? No way? Sister Q! You can't be a lesbian! If you are, many men will be heartbroken!

Miss Z took the rose, the blush on her face instantly erasing her previous serious expression and showing a hint of shyness. Before she could respond, she saw the woman in front of her walk towards Ding Yuyan.

Then, she also handed a red rose to Ding Yuyan and said the same words.

Ding Yuyan: ?

Miss Z and everyone else present looked disbelieving.

Only Ming Siwen, who noticed the number of roses in Tao Qiuyun's hand, guessed a possibility after a moment of surprise:

CEO Tao and Qin Qingshang didn't want their relationship exposed!

But what did CEO Tao's current behavior mean? Even if she didn't want to expose their relationship, there was no need to give roses to all the female guests, right? Unless...

Ah, could it be that she wanted to use giving flowers to all the guests to hide the person she truly wanted to give the flower to?

What kind of suffocating move is this?

Even elementary school students wouldn't do this, right?

Is she really not afraid of Qin Qingshang getting jealous?

"Um," Ding Yuyan glanced at her name tag. "Miss Q, didn't you just give a flower to Miss Z? Isn't it a bit inappropriate to give me one too?"

"There's nothing inappropriate," Tao Qiuyun placed the flower in her hand and smiled. "I prepared flowers for all the female guests."

Show Director: Did you prepare them? You clearly just took them from us!

Ding Yuyan was speechless, but since it was their first meeting and they would be spending many days together, she forced a dry laugh and accepted the rose to avoid being rude.

The bullet comments right now... must be explosive, right? Unfortunately, she could only watch the recording after the show ended.

"Miss Ming," Tao Qiuyun saw Ding Yuyan accept the rose, then turned and walked towards Ming Siwen. She handed over a red rose. "It's a pleasure to meet you."

"Thank you!" Ming Siwen quickly accepted it with a smile, while secretly glancing at the last rose in the woman's hand with her peripheral vision.

Indeed, compared to the ones given to them, the one CEO Tao kept in her hand looked much fresher.

Qin Qingshang hid in the bathroom for a long time. After all, she really hadn't expected Jiang Lihe to also be on the romance reality show. Was this some kind of plot repair for the novel? Insisting on getting the male and female leads together.

Calculating the time, all the guests should have arrived. If she went out now, she might just catch everyone exchanging pleasantries, which would prevent Jiang Lihe from finding an opportunity to talk to her.

The cat praised her own cleverness, but as soon as she walked into the living room, she saw a scene that made her fur stand on end.

Tao Qiuyun was actually wearing glasses, had changed her dressing style to something free and easy, and came to participate in a romance reality show!

More importantly, even if you're participating in a romance reality show, what's the meaning of giving Ming Siwen a red rose?!

The cat was going crazy...

Do you still remember that you're married, and your wife hasn't divorced you yet!

After giving the rose to Ming Siwen, Tao Qiuyun saw Qin Qingshang walking over. She lowered her gaze slightly, trying her best to suppress the surging emotions within. After her emotions calmed down a little, she walked towards Qin Qingshang, who had a calm expression.

She handed over the rose in her hand: "Hello, Miss Qin, it's a pleasure to meet you."

【Ahhhhhhh stay away from my Sister! You bad woman!】

【Player, get lost!】

【Help, although... I actually think they look super compatible standing together】

【No, why do I feel like this Miss Q looks a bit familiar】

【The player must have been called out before, right? I'll go complain on Weibo and see】

Qin Qingshang was stunned, not expecting her to have prepared a rose for her too. She subconsciously turned to look at the other guests.

Then she discovered... all the female guests had a rose in their hands.

Tao Qiuyun, what exactly does she want to do?

The cat was confused.

Do you know that your behavior is very player-like, and you're doing it so openly on a romance reality show? Are you really not worried about being cursed to death by netizens?

Oh no, the anger is a bit hard to suppress.

"Miss Qin?" Tao Qiuyun saw her staring at the rose but not accepting it and explained, "Every female guest has one. Miss Qin doesn't need to worry about anything."

【Worry about you, this player! Player Q, don't you think your behavior is scummy? Scum woman! Go away, go away, go away!】

"Oh~" Qin Qingshang took the rose from the woman's hand and shook it. The fresh petals trembled slightly.

Mimicking a master of passive aggression from a famous work, she said with a smile, "So it wasn't just for me alone. It turns out the other sisters and younger sisters all got one."

Her gaze was teasing, and she tapped the shaking rose against Tao Qiuyun's name tag. She slightly raised her eyes, looking nonchalant. "And it's one that was picked over by others. Miss Q, you're really quite nice."

Heaven knows, when she saw Tao Qiuyun give a flower to Ming Siwen, all the hairs on her body almost stood up!

Now that she knew this person actually gave roses to all the female guests, how many times did she have to use her emotional calming method to restrain herself from hitting that rose against Tao Qiuyun's... superficial face!

You idiot!

Tao Qiuyun opened her mouth, wanting to say that this rose was specially saved for her, but when she spoke, she rationally changed her words: "It's not what was left over. Because for everyone, I randomly selected and gave them out. It's quite fair."

After she said this, the entire scene fell silent again. Even Jiang Lihe, who was sitting on the sofa, straightened up, unable to resist watching.

Bai Yunquan pushed up his glasses and wrote furiously in his notebook.

Qin Qingshang: Cat's anger level +1

The bullet comments were blank for a moment, then exploded again...

【《Randomly selected》】

【《Quite fair》】

【Hahahahaha, help, although she's really a player, I somehow feel this Sister has a bit of humor about her】

【Sorry, although she's a scum woman, she's openly scummy. With that face, what should I do, I kind of like her】

【I suspect her previous girlfriends were attracted by her face and that clear stupidity】

【I can't take it anymore, is this really a romance reality show? This flirting method makes me laugh like a pig. I admit, I'm from the countryside, I've never seen a scene like this hahahaha】

The production team really couldn't watch anymore. What kind of strange creature of love was this Miss Q? With her alone, she had silenced all the guests present. Where were the green tea brother and the arrogant domineering CEO? Come out and confront her!

Looking at the live bullet comments, the director didn't want his romance reality show to turn into a silly variety show where the comments were just "hahahaha". He had no choice but to grab the loudspeaker, interrupt their greetings and pleasantries early, and tearfully push forward the mission process.

"Ahem, ahem, ahem! Attention, everyone!" The voice-over arrived. "Presumably, after some chatting and getting to know each other, you all have a general understanding of each other!"

"Because this season is special, mixing non-celebrities and celebrities, we now need to divide into two teams: the non-celebrity team and the celebrity team. Come, please divide into two sides and gather in the hall."

Seeing the guests stand properly, the director continued: "Now we need the celebrity team to guess the surnames of everyone on our non-celebrity team. You only have two chances to guess. For each correct guess, the production team will add a dish for you tonight. If you don't get any right, then you'll be miserable tonight! You'll only have pickles and steamed buns."

"We can cook ourselves," Meng Wuzhong looked towards the kitchen. "There are a lot of ingredients in the fridge."

"I'll cut off your gas!" The director threatened sinisterly. "Tonight, you can only eat what the production team gives you."

Everyone: Fine, it's only the first day. You're the director, we'll give you this face.

Jiang Lihe smiled indifferently. He looked at Qin Qingshang with eyes full of tenderness: "There won't be just pickles. Qingshang can definitely guess my surname."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qin Qingshang raised her hand and asked, "Director, I have a question. How should Mr. J's situation be handled?"

The director knew that Jiang Lihe was the CEO of Sufeng and must know Qin Qingshang, so he responded straightforwardly: "Qingshang will not participate in guessing Mr. J's surname."

Seeing this, Ding Yuyan also raised her hand. "I also know Mr. J's name. According to what you said, I also can't guess his surname."

She deliberately used the word "name" to tell netizens that Mr. J didn't have any special private relationship with Qin Qingshang; she also knew his identity.

After all, Jiang Lihe's previous "Long time no see" would definitely cause a stir, and now this "Qingshang" would further ignite netizens' gossip.

Jiang Lihe's identity as the CEO of Sufeng would be exposed sooner or later. At that time, the Sufeng CEO's attitude on the romance reality show, combined with Qin Qingshang's contract termination, would definitely cause a big uproar. She didn't want Qin Qingshang to be dragged into such gossip.

In the process of judging male-female relationships, women always inexplicably bear more questioning and slander, and afterwards, the harm women suffer far exceeds that of men.

She had once been caught in such a baseless incident. It was very painful and powerless. Things she hadn't done were fabricated and pinned on her, and the cyberbullying even made her almost lose emotional control to the point of suicide.

Qin Qingshang was a very good actress. She hoped there would be more rising stars like her in the entertainment industry, and she was willing to help shield them.

Jiang Lihe's face changed, and his gaze towards Ding Yuyan instantly became displeased.

Qin Qingshang was one thing; after all, that woman was disrespectful to him because he liked her. It didn't matter, he could forgive her actions for the sake of that face similar to Xiaoxiao (White Moonlight). But what was this female star? How dare she try to claim a connection with him.

Had they ever met?

Qin Qingshang naturally understood Ding Yuyan's intention. She was very grateful, but since the microphones were on, everything would be picked up. So she planned to thank her privately, away from the cameras and with the mics off.

"Then let's begin now!" The director's voice continued. "Our celebrity guests, whose surname do you want to guess first?"

The six of them looked at each other...

Qin Qingshang originally wanted to play it safe, but seeing Ming Siwen about to speak, she instantly became anxious. She raised her arm high: "I'll do it!"

"Okay," the director liked decisive and supportive guests and asked with a smile, "Whose surname does Qingshang want to guess?"

Qin Qingshang regretted it a little. She had been too impulsive just now. The previous rose conversation already showed some signs. What if she guessed Tao Qiuyun's surname correctly on the first try? Wouldn't netizens dig up that they knew each other?

Actually, this was completely overthinking. At that time, netizens were only busy laughing and had no time to carefully consider if there was anything wrong with the conversation, because... a certain person's player image was still very solid.

"I'll guess Miss Q," the cat prepared to make a feint. "I guess she has the same surname as me, Qin!"

I'll deliberately get it wrong first, then change it to the correct answer.

"Um, Qingshang guessed too quickly! We haven't finished the process yet! Let's have Miss Q step forward and face Qingshang... Yes, just like that. Come on, Qingshang, say what you just said to Miss Q again."

Qin Qingshang: ...

The cat was speechless.

But she had signed the contract, so she had to follow the rules of the game. She stepped forward and faced Tao Qiuyun.

Looking at the woman so close, when their eyes met, Qin Qingshang felt her heart rate involuntarily quicken a bit.

Damn, Tao Qiuyun with glasses on now, she's just too...

"Come on, Qingshang, loudly guess what Miss Q's surname is?"

"Qiu, is it?"

The moment the sound of "Qiu" came out, Qin Qingshang knew it was definitely picked up by the mic. She couldn't change her words now, or it would seem like she was trying to cover something up. So, relying on her excellent acting skills, she pretended nothing happened and smoothly finished her sentence.

"Uh..." The director paused for a few seconds. "Didn't you just guess her surname was Qin?"

He was very depressed. Why did she suddenly change her answer and get it right in one go? Is this even possible?

What, could it be that this Miss Q's eyes can talk? You looked at each other and had a telepathic connection?

"I guessed the same surname as mine before," Qin Qingshang said without changing her expression, staring at Tao Qiuyun. "But I caught a hint of confusion flash in Miss Q's eyes in time, so I believe her surname is not Qin."

Not only was the cat talking nonsense, but she also sought affirmation: "Right? Miss Q, your surname isn't Qin."

Tao Qiuyun nodded. She adjusted the plain glasses she used as a disguise, covering the smile in her eyes.

"Then I guess your surname is Qiu. Did I guess correctly?" The cat blinked.

"Yes, my surname is Qiu."

The woman's voice was calm. The words "gentle and humble" seemed to be embedded in her soul. Even with her current free and easy image, when she looked at Qin Qingshang with gentle eyes, she unconsciously carried a hint of refined and elegant demeanor...

"My name is Qiu Yi."

Qin Qingshang's heart rate accelerated at this moment. She couldn't help but suspect she had stayed up late again and had arrhythmia.

Go to bed early tonight!

"What 1?" Bai Yunquan pushed his glasses.

"The 'yi' from 'clothing' (yī), the 'Qiu' from 'thermal underwear' (qiūyī) that you wear when it's cold."

The cat pursed her lips...

If it weren't for the live broadcast, she would really want to grab Tao Qiuyun by the collar and ask her:

Thermal underwear! Did you peek at the WeChat nickname I saved for you!

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