A Top-Tier Green Tea Actress Enters a Dating Reality Show - Chapter 6

The production team for this dating show was quite wealthy; the house arranged for filming was a duplex villa. Considering that the female guests had a lot of belongings, the rooms provided were large bedrooms with separate walk-in closets.

Meng Ziqing was standing in the inner walk-in closet when she heard the knock, so she didn’t rush over quickly.

“Knock, knock, knock!”

The urgent knocking created a hollow sense of urgency in the spacious room.

“Coming, wait a moment.”

Meng Ziqing frowned and quickened her pace.

Before Meng Ziqing could reach the door to open it, the person outside, completely out of patience, hammered on the door twice more.

The noise was significant, making Meng Ziqing’s temple twitch.

Who the hell is this idiot?

To come banging on a girl’s dorm room in the middle of the night—they must be insane.

Meng Ziqing stopped in front of the door, not immediately opening it for the person outside. She placed her pale hand on the doorknob, waiting silently, her eyes indifferent to the point of coldness.

The door was made of solid wood, painted red with gold accents, and the doorknob was inlaid with an elaborate relief, giving off a sense of luxury. The girl’s skin was cool and pale; her hand resting lightly on it resembled a piece of lustrous white jade. For a moment, it was hard to tell whether the embossed red door was more valuable or the girl’s hand.

Meng Ziqing listened quietly to the movement outside the door, lowering her eyes to sense the faint airflow, waiting for the person outside to make a move again.

Seeing that no one was coming to open the door, the person outside muttered a low curse.

Immediately afterward, Meng Ziqing’s phone vibrated a few times in her pocket—it was the vibration of a WeChat message.

The vibration stopped, followed immediately by a ringing phone call.

“I can overcome long distance, love is always beyond my control, I’d rather change the way, at least I can still love you from afar…”

The gentle music drifted through the bedroom.

Meng Ziqing remained unmoved, letting the phone ring continuously.

She tightened her grip on the doorknob, her lowered eyes and eyelashes trembling slightly, a solemn expression in her eyes.

The person outside finally lost their temper completely. Suppressing a surge of anger, he raised his fist and slammed it against the door with great force.

“Meng Ziqing, open up!”

Just as he was about to knock, the next second, Meng Ziqing behind the door pressed down on the doorknob and quickly swung the door open. Driven by momentum, he stumbled and plunged inside.

“Bang!”

His body, weighing over a hundred pounds, slammed onto the floor, making a dull, painful thud.

Presumably to make cleaning easier, there was no carpet in the room, and Gu Yang face-planted directly into a ‘dog eating shit’ pose, without any delay.

As the male lead, Gu Yang had a well-formed, tall, and handsome nose. Facing the hard floor, it was the first to suffer the impact.

“Ah…”

Gu Yang clutched his nose, agonizingly curling up and squirming on the ground. Small spots of red liquid seeped through the gaps in his fingers. It looked like his nose had suffered a severe injury.

“Wow, that’s really miserable.”

Meng Ziqing, the one who caused all this, exclaimed “Wow.”

She swayed out from behind the door, glanced at Gu Yang, and shed a few crocodile tears.

Meng Ziqing squatted down, looking down at the male lead. Seeing Gu Yang’s face all red and his nose bleeding from the fall, she let out a chuckle.

I hope he doesn’t just bleed; I’d love it if he broke it.

What a  scumbag, he deserved it.

She gloated, “Gu Yang, what are you doing? It’s neither the New Year nor any other holiday, you won’t get a red envelope for kneeling and kowtowing like this.”

Meng Ziqing propped her face up, smiling unrestrainedly. The maliciousness in her eyes was unconcealed; she looked at Gu Yang as if she were watching a clown.

Right now, it was just her and Gu Yang in the room. The room’s cameras would only be activated when filming officially began tomorrow.

Meng Ziqing wasn’t afraid of being discovered at all.

“Hiss… Meng Ziqing, you did that on purpose.” Gu Yang was in pain and glared fiercely at Meng Ziqing.

He stumbled up, leaning against the wall, covering his nose and threatening, “I came here just to tell you, don’t even think about being fickle and flirting with others on the show! Don’t you know your own status?”

“If you know what’s good for you, stay far away from Qin Yue,” Gu Yang said.

“Don’t try to eat what’s in the pot while looking at what’s in the bowl. Disgusting.”

I haven’t even had such close contact with Qin Yue, what right does Meng Ziqing have to stand beside Qin Yue?!

He looked at Meng Ziqing with disgust, as if she were worthless trash, truly acting like a fiancé.

He was like a jealous husband in his heart, which made Meng Ziqing, who could hear his thoughts, want to laugh.

Fortunately, her professional composure was high, and she held it in.

“Indeed, a person shouldn’t eat what’s in the bowl while looking at what’s in the pot,” Ziqing nodded in agreement.

She walked from next to Gu Yang over to the coffee table and slowly poured a glass of water, “But—”

Meng Ziqing slowly turned her head to look into Gu Yang’s eyes, her gaze sharp as an arrow, capable of penetrating his deepest, hidden thoughts.

“I want to ask you: who is the one eating what’s in the bowl while looking at what’s in the pot?”

Gu Yang’s expression hardened, and he watched Meng Ziqing cautiously.

This woman, what does she know?

Meng Ziqing spoke unhurriedly: “Why did you join this dating show?”

“Was it to find true love, or to chase after true love?”

To ‘find’ and to ‘chase after’—a difference of one word, yet a world of difference in meaning.

Meng Ziqing looked at Gu Yang with a half-smile, and upon seeing his flustered expression, she contentedly took a sip of water.

That felt good…

Her temple, which had been throbbing from the frantic knocking, had eased considerably.

Just then, the CP System suddenly zipped over and flashed in her ear, seemingly reporting something. Meng Ziqing’s eyes narrowed slightly, and she quickly glanced toward the door.

Gu Yang liked Qin Yue and regarded her as his “white moonlight.”

Now, Meng Ziqing had seen through his intentions and had even gotten close to Qin Yue a step ahead of him, clearly intending to cut him off.

If not to cut him off, then to stir up trouble between them.

Gu Yang instantly understood the chain of events, and his face immediately turned as black as charcoal.

This vicious woman…

She actually thinks that if she can’t win my heart, she’ll just destroy everything, forcing me to give up and marry her. Her mind is truly filthy.

Hearing Gu Yang’s thoughts, Meng Ziqing nearly choked on her water, and the moisture that was about to well up in her eyes almost disappeared out of sheer disgust.

What a revoltin slimy man.

She resisted the urge to roll her eyes and genuinely wanted to slap Gu Yang.

“Whose fault is it, Gu Yang?” Meng Ziqing asked.

Gu Yang didn’t answer. Instead, he threatened, “No matter what, you’d better stay away from Qin Yue, or you’ll regret it!”

“But you’re not Qin Yue. You can’t hinder her from making friends.”

Meng Ziqing listened to the faint footsteps coming from outside the door and slowly set a trap for him.

“Hmph, I will make Qin Yue fall in love with me within these three months. Don’t you dare set your sights on her,” Gu Yang said.

“Qin Yue can only be mine. You all need to stay away from her.”

Gu Yang looked at Meng Ziqing with contempt, “Look at yourself right now. A pampered young lady supported by her family, you’re not fit to be friends with Qin Yue at all.”

“You two are completely from different worlds,” he concluded.

“You… you can’t say that!” Meng Ziqing’s eyes glistened with moisture, and she puffed out her cheeks in indignation.

“I may still rely on my family now, but I like Qin Yue and just want to be her friend. I haven’t done anything wrong.”

“Your very existence is a mistake. Your incompetence is a mistake. You don’t deserve to stand with her!” Gu Yang cursed.

He was fully focused on his confrontation with Meng Ziqing and didn’t notice the crisp sound of high heels approaching from behind him.

“You’ve gone too far!”

Meng Ziqing’s shoulders trembled slightly, and she grasped the corner of the coffee table behind her as if she were about to crumble. With glistening tears in her eyes, she looked like a weak, helpless rabbit.

The corner of her mouth, hidden by the water cup, silently curved into a smile.

Gu Yang revealed a smug smile: “I’ll give you one last piece of advice: stay away from Qin Yue in the future. You don’t deserve to be with her!”

“Whether someone deserves it or not is not up to you to decide.”

A cool female voice came from behind them. The smile on Gu Yang’s face froze, and he stiffly turned his neck to look.

“Qin…”

Qin Yue walked past Gu Yang without giving him a glance: “I only make friends with people I want to. There is no such thing as ‘deserving’ or ‘not deserving.’ CEO Gu, you are being overly controlling.”

“Qin Yue, no… Meng Ziqing and I were just… joking,” Gu Yang awkwardly explained, his helplessness making him look like a child who had misbehaved.

“A joke?”

“Yes, Sister, Gu Yang was just joking. Please forgive Gu Yang, he didn’t do anything wrong,” Meng Ziqing added fuel to the fire.

“Everyone just has different perspectives. For example, I never interfere with my good friends’ social lives or stop them from making friends, even if it’s someone I like.” Meng Ziqing said, feigning grievance.

She glanced at Gu Yang, “But Gu Yang is just… a little too possessive.”

As she spoke, she made a ‘tiny bit’ gesture with her hand.

Gu Yang’s eyes widened, his nose-blood-stained face looking both ridiculous and funny, “Meng Ziqing, you’re slandering me!”

Meng Ziqing provocatively curled her lips at him, then turned and cried.

Her fair, pink face was moist with tears, and she sobbed, pleading with Qin Yue, “Sister, please forgive Gu Yang.”

“Don’t let your relationship change because of me.”

Qin Yue’s cool, clear eyes glanced at Gu Yang, “We never had a relationship to begin with.”

“Now, CEO Gu, you may leave.”

“Meng Ziqing and I have something to discuss.”

“Bang—”

Accompanied by a cold, almost ruthless, slamming sound, Qin Yue ushered Gu Yang out the door.

“Pfft…” That was satisfying.

Before Meng Ziqing could fully savor her amusement, she was seized by Qin Yue, who took her by the wrist and pinned her against the wall.

She had no time to react.

The room’s lighting was dim. Split by the light and shadow, Qin Yue’s features were half-lit and half-dark, blending coolness with a hint of melancholy. She looked like a siren appearing on a sea reef at dawn, her silent presence carrying a ghostly, enchanting power that tempted people to drown.

The distance between them was now intimate. Qin Yue’s hot breath mingled with her cool scent, lingering near Meng Ziqing’s nose, while the coldness of the wall pressed against her back.

Caught between fire and ice, Meng Ziqing uncomfortably twitched her nose, feeling that something was wrong. An inexplicable panic set in, and she asked.

“Sister? What are you going to do?”

“Hmm…” Qin Yue responded, her gaze slowly moving from Meng Ziqing’s flat abdomen up to her lips. Her voice was utterly cold, “To resolve the problem that just appeared in the living room.”

The problem in the living room?

Meng Ziqing didn’t immediately understand. Just then, a new instance of mind-reading reached her mind.

I want to try kissing her again.