DTBS – Chapter 72

Chapter 72: Sleepless Night

"CEO Tao," Wang Huai walked over to Tao Qiuyun, holding a document box. "Since we've left the production team and there are no cameras here, and we're already here, why not take this opportunity to handle these few documents before you leave? These all require your signature."

Tao Qiuyun looked at Qin Qingshang's back, then turned to take the document box from Wang Huai and began flipping through it. "Oh, right, Executive Assistant Wang, please help me investigate the production team of 《Super High-Speed Heartbeat》. I don't want a project I invested in to turn around and deceive me. My money isn't that easy to get."

"Understood," Wang Huai saw her sit down to sign the documents and, after thinking for a moment, reminded her, "CEO Tao, although revealing outside information to you violates the production team's rules, I still want to say... your image among netizens seems to be that of a Sea King."

"Sea King?" Tao Qiuyun frowned slightly, looking confused. "They think I'm a Sea King? A scumbag woman?"

"That seems to be the case currently. Do we need to stop this kind of talk?"

"It's fine," Tao Qiuyun organized the documents in her hands. "That's good too. At least no one will figure out what my real goal is."

Wang Huai hesitated... After all, it's Qiuqiu's personal matter. As an outsider, it's not appropriate for me to interfere, right?

"Oh, right, Executive Assistant Wang, is Doctor Bai free recently?" Tao Qiuyun looked up at her. "I want to make an appointment to see her."

"Bai Xiaoxiao?" Wang Huai was startled, then nervously said, "Is it Qiuqiu, your..."

"No, it's not as serious as you think," Tao Qiuyun smiled and shook her head. "I just want to talk to her about my recent situation and ask for a professional's opinion."

"Doctor Bai is still abroad. If you want psychological counseling, would you prefer video or...?"

"Does she not plan to return to the country?"

"Given how the Bai family treated her, she probably won't return. Coming back would just mean getting upset. It's better to live freely abroad. With CEO Tao's protection, who would dare touch her?"

"The country is my home ground," Tao Qiuyun finished signing and handed the documents to Wang Huai. "Ask her if she's willing to come back and develop her career. If she is, I'll handle the Bai family."

"And you call this not serious?" Wang Huai frowned. "You never used to meddle in these kinds of affairs."

"I hope I can completely change for the better," the woman stood up. "I want to show my best side in front of my wife. No one would like a violent person."

"Qiuqiu, you're not..."

"Sister Huai," Tao Qiuyun interrupted her. "I know, but I want to be someone whose actions match their words."

"...Alright, I'll ask her."

"Thank you for your trouble. Oh, right, give me a stack of letter paper. I want to write something."

"Understood, CEO Tao."

By the time Tao Qiuyun and Qin Qingshang returned to the production team, it was already quite dark. The director had prepared a big meal for them.

He had almost thought his show was going to be ruined!

But thankfully, the investor boss was indeed a boss. Having backing was different; despite such a major incident, the live broadcast continued as usual, and the review departments didn't raise any objections.

This incident was serious in nature and thrilling in process, but it also brought immense traffic to the live stream. If the server hadn't been provided by the investor, it would have been difficult for their previous server to handle so many people online simultaneously.

【Ahhhhh! Sister Qiu and Sister Qin are back, that scared me to death, I thought they were going to leave the show】

【Ah? Why would you think they would leave?】

【Because they were going to leave and then go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their marriage certificate (not)】

【Did you guys notice, after coming back this time, I feel like Sister Qin seems to be in a bad mood】

【Yeah, the atmosphere between her and Sea King Qiu is a bit strange】

【Wuwuwu, did the sisters have a fight】

【Give it a rest, it was just acting before. How could a celebrity fall for a civilian?】

【What's the deal with the person above? You're acting and risking your life?】

【Lol, my Sister Qin blocking that knife, in a TV show it would earn enough tears from the audience, let alone in reality】

【I'm just asking, in reality, how many people would block a knife for someone they look down on? You call this looking down on them?】

【Redefining "looking down on": only looking, not getting on (x)】

【I saw the exhaust fumes, but Master, I haven't gotten on the car yet】

The comments were lively and cheerful, but the atmosphere between Tao Qiuyun and Qin Qingshang was indeed not cheerful.

Tao Qiuyun's explanation report had already been given to Qin Qingshang. It was ridiculous, but she had indeed written it, and even deliberately used French that the cat couldn't understand...

Ahhhhhh, so annoying! I have no idea what she wrote, and looking up translations is so tiring!

The cat collapsed.

"It's good that you're okay," Ding Yuyan looked at Qin Qingshang. "Why did you rush up there? We were all stunned."

"I actually didn't know either, my brain just got hot. After all, my role at the time was Qiuqiu's girlfriend, and when I got into character," Qin Qingshang made an excuse for herself, "I felt like rushing up to block the knife was something that character would do."

"Wow," Wu Shenfeng blinked. "Sister Qin, no wonder your acting is so good. You're so dedicated in your daily life, you're definitely going to succeed!"

Believe you? Never!

Ding Yuyan and Ming Siwen didn't believe her.

"I have a question," Meng Wuzhong looked intently at Tao Qiuyun. "Qiu Yi, did you know that man wasn't a good person early on?"

"I just guessed," Tao Qiuyun briefly repeated the deduction she had told Qin Qingshang earlier. "To avoid arousing suspicion, I acted that way."

"Sister Qiuqiu, what's your profession?" Ai Yi was very curious. "You seem so sharp!"

"Cough cough!" The host interrupted their dinner conversation. "The professions of our civilian guests absolutely cannot be revealed. This is related to later activity segments."

"This romance show," Zhou Linwan leaned back in her chair and slowly exhaled. "It feels particularly long."

Although it was only the second day, it felt like so much had happened, and she was so tired!

"Yeah," Ming Siwen propped her head up. "It's been life and death."

Anyway, she never wanted to play Werewolf again! If she had to play, she would draw the Witch card and use the poison!

"It's already evening now. According to what was said yesterday, is it time to choose tomorrow's partners?" Jiang Lihe was already a bit impatient.

Hurry up! He didn't want to be partnered with a man again. This was a romance show! What would he do with a man following him around!

"Um, Mr. Jiang, it's not this segment yet!" The host shattered Jiang Lihe's beautiful dream. With a smile on her face, she continued, "Since everyone became partners, you've teamed up and experienced many things together, from escaping the escape room to singing with affection, or the sweet trip to the amusement park, and of course, the tense and exciting combat segment. All of this has been seen by the netizens in our live stream."

"Today's fulfilling day is about to end. We will now give each guest a heart signal letter. You need to write the name of the person who currently makes your heart beat the most on it, then seal it in an envelope. You don't need to write your own name, it's completely anonymous. Finally, hand it back to the production team."

"It's worth mentioning that while you are writing the names, we will not live stream the content on the paper. Afterwards, the envelopes will be opened by us, and the person with the most heart signals will receive a special surprise~"

The staff placed pens, envelopes, and pink heart signal letters on each guest's table, signaling them to start writing names.

Bai Yunquan looked thoughtful, then picked up his pen and began to write.

【Wait, why does the name Teacher Bai is writing seem to have so many strokes?】

【First, we can rule out Ai Yi and Qiu Yi】

【Is it Qin Qingshang? Her name feels quite complicated】

【Qingshang is such a beautiful name!】

【Qingshang is a musical mode, right? And a very sad one】

【Looked it up, there's another meaning (dog head)】

【Qingshang also refers to the bleak autumn wind. Think about it, think carefully】

【Sisters who ship Qingqiu are divine!】

Ai Yi put on a pained expression. After a moment's thought, he wrote down Bai Yunquan's name.

Ming Siwen twirled her pen and wrote down Ding Yuyan's name.

Ding Yuyan, Jiang Lihe, Tao Qiuyun, and Meng Wuzhong wrote down Qin Qingshang's name without hesitation.

Wu Shenfeng, Qin Qingshang, and Zhou Linwan wrote down the two characters for Qiu Yi.

"Okay, the envelopes are now in our hands," the host opened the envelopes. "Let's start counting the votes... Wait, is there a guest with this name?"

The host showed the heart-signal letter in her hand. Many slashes were drawn on it, and finally, the large characters "求情" (begging/pleading) remained.

Bai Yunquan raised his hand and pushed up his glasses. "This is the CP name I came up with for the guests I believe are most likely to become a couple in this variety show. I think it's very suitable. Qiuqing, hoping Qiu Yi can plead for the love she wants."

【Qiuqing (dog head)】

【Qiuqing is amazing!】

【Wuwuwu, Teacher Bai is on the front lines making sugar for us to ship! Hurry up and say thank you, Teacher Bai!】

【Ahhhhhh, Teacher Bai, homophone pun, cultured person, it has to be you (thumbs up)】

Tao Qiuyun and Qin Qingshang exchanged glances. As their eyes met, it was as if they were electrocuted, and they instantly looked away.

Tao Qiuyun fell into doubt: ...Why would he say that? Am I that obvious?

Qin Qingshang self-hypnotized: ...Going to get divorced! Going to get divorced! Going to get divorced!

"Let's thank Teacher Bai on behalf of our Qiuqing CP first," the host smiled. "But according to the show rules, Teacher Bai wrote two votes by himself, so we will take the first vote, which is Qiu Yi, a homophone of 'Qiu'."

"Now the vote count is out. Qiu Yi and Qingshang both received four votes, tying for first place. Of course, our production team unanimously agrees that a tie for first place is still first place and enjoys the same rewards as the first place winner. Now, Qiu Yi and Qingshang, who got first place, listen carefully!"

"For the guests who got first place, we will open an exclusive channel section. Netizens can upload fanfiction they've written about the first place winner and other people below. Of course, the CP partner must be chosen from among our guests. The piece with the most likes and highest popularity will be read aloud by the first place winner the next morning..."

The cat's vision went dark again.

Wuwuwuwu, why, what did I do wrong! It's bad enough I'm getting divorced in half a year, now I have to read fanfiction that might make me socially die of embarrassment! The 《Super High-Speed Heartbeat》 in the novel wasn't like this. What kind of demons and monsters are writing the script this season!

After the "reward" for first place was announced, the comments section exploded:

【Ahhhhhh, I'm not saying anything else, I'm going to start writing now. Director, I remember this show has an age rating restriction, right?】

【Only 18+ can watch, and it's been reported and approved, you're welcome】

【Sister Qiu Sister Qin, since the production team set the rating themselves, don't blame me, cackle 】

【I'm going to smash my keyboard tonight!】

【I know, it will be very embarrassing to have the text I wrote read out, but when I think that there are people on the scene who are more embarrassed than me, I'm not afraid of anything anymore. There's nothing left to be afraid of!】

【Hahahaha, I'm not crazy, I'm not crazy, give me a pen, I can still write!】

At the Tao family's old house...

Xia Xianglu, who was watching the live stream, was sitting with her legs crossed, cracking melon seeds while complaining to Tao Shizhou, "See, I told you everyone loves this kind of scene! Dad, wait and see, I'm going to write some fanfiction right now. I guarantee it will make Qiuqiu's heart surge when she reads it and make Qingshang's enthusiasm soar when she hears it, giving them a super high-speed heartbeat first thing in the morning."

Tao Shizhou stroked his beard. "After so many years, Qiuqiu still hasn't figured things out. It has to be you!"

West Wind Courtyard...

The little cat, watching the live stream with Big Bold, also rubbed her paws together and said to the System, "Sys, after I finish writing, remember to help me post it under that section. Use black technology to make my fanfiction's popularity leave others in the dust!"

Tao Aiqin: "I must make the female lead read the text I wrote tomorrow."

System: 【Don't worry, leave it to me!】

The big dog wagged its tail: "Woof!" Woof wants to see too! Woof wants to see too!

One person and one Sys were full of fighting spirit, and the big dog also howled and barked along, pretending to be a bugle.

Tonight was destined to be a sleepless night.

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