A Top-Tier Green Tea Actress Enters a Dating Reality Show - Chapter 51

Meng Ziqing looked at Tao Tao and Qin Yue who were exchanging greetings, feeling momentarily indescribable. She pursed her lips; no drastic expressions or movements appeared on her delicate face, but the look in her eyes as she watched them was somewhat inexplicable.

Qin Yue only assumed Meng Ziqing found Tao Tao unfamiliar and that she was still feeling deflated from Tao Tao’s “bandit” description just now, so she didn’t think much of it. She only wanted to finish the conversation quickly and leave with Meng Ziqing, as the usually lively and talkative junior was now silent, which worried her a little.

As for Tao Tao’s phrase, “Long time no see,” she didn’t find it problematic. She had played with Tao Tao for a while when she was young. After her psychological issues improved, she followed her father to France to settle down. Since they were both from the same circle, it was perfectly normal for Tao Tao to have had contact with Meng Ziqing after she left.

“You guys have no idea how I’ve spent these years. You heartless people, you don’t care about my show at all; you care more about the postpartum care of a sow than my program.”

Tao Tao chugged another gulp of wine, her temples throbbing painfully, feeling wronged. “Because of that idiot Gu Yang, my show was suspended for a month—a whole month! My variety show was suspended for a month at its peak!!”

“That was Gu Yang trying to hit someone; Qingqing was also a victim,” Qin Yue countered lightly, standing up to snatch the wine bottle from Tao Tao.

“You drank all night yesterday, and now you’re drinking again. Be careful of alcohol poisoning,” Meng Ziqing quietly warned, feeling that this Tao Tao was simply unbearable to look at right now. “The Gu Yang incident is over. With all this heat in the ratings, it won’t be a flop.”

Tao Tao slumped like a salted fish on the sofa. “But now, I finally managed to start again, and before I could even get going, I almost got shut down again because of a married ‘phoenix man’ man who marries up. Was it easy for me?!”

Qin Yue immediately followed up, “Wait until he causes some trouble himself; it’ll be even harder to deal with.”

“Tch, woman, you’re just like that,” Tao Tao scoffed dismissively. “Don’t think I don’t know anything just because I’m drinking. You only ever care if it concerns Meng Ziqing. You’re confronting him like this only because Wen Siliang said…”

The color in Qin Yue’s clear, sapphire-like eyes slightly changed, and her gaze towards Tao Tao became somewhat profound.

Tao Tao: “…”

Sigh, I guess I can’t even mention it.

Under Qin Yue’s highly pressured gaze, Tao Tao smacked her lips and rolled a huge eye.

“Anyway, let’s put the Wen Siliang matter aside for now. After the Tibet trip, I’ll find a chance to get and delete that little X-rated video of my cousin, and then we’ll deal with him, okay?” Tao Tao sat up straight, the lazy, salted-fish look gone, replaced by a serious and solemn expression.

She negotiated with Meng Ziqing and Qin Yue, “I know you’re both disgusted by him, and I am too, but he has something somewhat unspeakable right now. If we push him too hard, he might actually send it out and cause Lin Zhao social death.” Speaking of her cousin, Tao Tao rubbed her temples, “Although Lin Zhao is a bit stupid and dramatic, her sin doesn’t warrant such a blow. I know we only have that childhood friendship, but just for my sake, can we agree?”

“Don’t touch Wen Siliang for now. Give me three days. After I return to A-City, I’ll find and delete the video within three days. Then, we can strike and retaliate as we planned, alright?” Tao Tao looked at the two of them, making a promise. “After this, Lin Zhao and I will owe both of you a favor. In the future, no matter which of you needs help, you can come to us, and we will definitely do our best to assist.”

Meng Ziqing and Qin Yue exchanged a look, and then Meng Ziqing nodded reservedly.

“Tao Jie’s favor, of course, we’ll take it.”

On the matter of dealing with Wen Siliang, the three reached a consensus.

During the discussion, Meng Ziqing maintained a reserved and elegant smile on the surface, but her fingers were tapping rhythmically on the back of her hand. Faced with something beyond her control, Meng Ziqing was in a bad mood, very irritated—even though what was happening was a good thing.

In the original host’s memory, it wasn’t that the person Tao Tao didn’t exist at all. Although the original plot mainly revolved around the two protagonists, Gu Yang and Su An’an, and the dramatic, melodramatic love triangle involving the wicked green tea female antagonist Meng Ziqing, the ‘White Moonlight’ Qin Yue, and a host of supporting characters, Tao Tao, the background director, still had a line or two of presence in the book.

In the original host’s memories of the events that followed, Tao Tao was also present. However, Tao Tao’s existence only began after the original host participated in the dating show, and their relationship was only as bland as show director and show guest.

Tao Tao was the only daughter in the Tao family, already twenty, around the same age as Qin Yue. But she was four or five years older than Meng Ziqing. Under such conditions, it was impossible for them to have intersected in childhood, become childhood playmates, or have the current familiarity in their attitude.

Meng Ziqing scrutinized Tao Tao carefully. Her features were well-defined, but she didn’t seem to have had plastic surgery. Changing her name was also unlikely. Given the Tao family’s status, any minor change would spread quickly in the upper circle, and the original host’s memory had no recollection of the Tao family changing names.

So, this meant: either Tao Tao remembered incorrectly, or Qin Yue confused the details, or the original host’s memory—the one the CP System initially transmitted to her—was flawed.

Meng Ziqing shifted her gaze to Qin Yue. Qin Yue was casually responding to Tao Tao’s increasingly excited planning, her eyes momentarily distracted and vacant, but she concealed it well.

The room’s lighting was dim. The woman in light clothing sat upright, her waist slender and resilient, like a straight, clear jade bamboo. The blue pupils seemed to have scattered gold flowing within them, and her features were deep and coolly intense. Light and shadow slanted across her face, one half soft and fair, the other half dark and spreading. Her long eyelashes lowered slightly, casting a small shadow beneath her eyelids, making it look as though she was intently considering what the other person was saying.

Given Qin Yue’s intelligence, the probability of her confusing the details was zero.

It was confirmed…

Based on the current situation, Tao Tao was fine, Qin Yue was also fine; the problem lay with Meng Ziqing herself.

Meng Ziqing’s heart sank, and a sense of unease surged into her mind.

The three chatted for a while longer, and soon it was evening.

As Meng Ziqing and Qin Yue were leaving, Tao Tao invited them to come back for a drink later that evening, an invitation that was, of course, tacitly and uniformly declined by both Meng Ziqing and Qin Yue.

Tao Tao scoffed with a “Tch,” muttering something vague like “The couple is just like they were when they were kids.”

Meng Ziqing didn’t catch her mumbling. A drunkard’s mind was full of chaotic thoughts, and nothing could be discerned, so Meng Ziqing simply gave up. After all, instead of trying to pry open a drunkard’s mind, it was better to ask the machine brain that should provide her with the correct answer.

After reaching the room, Meng Ziqing separated from Qin Yue under the pretense of needing to use the restroom.

Facing the mirror above the sink, looking at a face identical to the one she had before transmigrated, Meng Ziqing’s long eyelashes trembled. She slowly raised her slender hand and gently caressed her face. She was examining it, but only she knew what she was examining.

After a long time, the small ball, which had been off playing around, finally reappeared in Meng Ziqing’s line of sight, wobbling back.

The CP System floated over in confusion, “Host, what are you doing?”

Meng Ziqing: “Waiting for you…”

Meng Ziqing slowly raised her head, as if in thought, and asked the question that had been perplexing her all along, her thin lips speaking clearly and firmly.

“System Sir, I want to know why—”

“The original host’s memory deviates from everyone else’s memory.”