Superstar Assistant [GL] - Chapter 21

Chapter 21

Zhou Tiantian’s expression immediately caught Li Ziyu’s attention. She instantly walked up to Zhou Tiantian, took the spoon from her hand without a care, scooped up a spoonful of the congee, put it in her mouth, and immediately rushed to the kitchen to spit it out.

Afterward, she didn’t come out right away, instead standing in the kitchen contemplating life. Li Ziyu was quite confident in her culinary skills. She knew her cooking wasn’t good-looking, but the taste had always been decent. But now, even the taste had gone bad.

Zhou Tiantian saw that Li Ziyu remained in the kitchen, so she stood up from her seat and walked to the kitchen doorway, saying to Li Ziyu, “Why don’t I make it? You probably haven’t rested well. Why don’t you go back to sleep for a bit?”

Li Ziyu shook her head, turned back to look at Zhou Tiantian, and said, “No need, you sit and rest. I’ll make it again.”

Zhou Tiantian felt that Li Ziyu was very strange, but given what happened last night, she knew Li Ziyu should be feeling odd. After all, she herself hadn’t calmed down yet.

Zhou Tiantian, sitting on the sofa, glanced toward the kitchen from time to time. When she saw Li Ziyu’s back preparing food for her, although she felt uneasy, she also felt very warm. She raised her hand to cover her heart and gently exhaled.

Li Ziyu’s second batch of congee, though still ugly, had recovered to her usual level and was much tastier. Zhou Tiantian happily finished a bowl of congee, but Li Ziyu insisted on serving her another. Zhou Tiantian quickly covered her bowl and said to Li Ziyu, “I won’t eat anymore, I’m quite full.”

Li Ziyu’s hand paused. She released Zhou Tiantian’s bowl. She felt like she was truly going crazy, as she had just been thinking that Zhou Tiantian was eating for two now, so she should eat more. But Li Ziyu remained skeptical about whether the medicine her mother brought was truly helpful for female-female conception.

She raised her hand and rubbed her temple. When Zhou Tiantian saw that she had finished eating, she stood up and started clearing the table to wash the dishes.

Li Ziyu’s nerves immediately tensed up. She said to Zhou Tiantian, “Leave it, I’ll do it.”

Zhou Tiantian, however, was very confused. She bit her lower lip, holding the bowl tightly with both hands, looking at Li Ziyu with hesitation, and finally said, “Ziyu, I think you’re acting a bit strange.”

How could Li Ziyu not know she was acting strange? But she was still worried. If Zhou Tiantian truly became pregnant with her child… Li Ziyu felt like she was about to explode. She couldn’t even imagine how nervous she would be if Zhou Tiantian really carried her child.

Li Ziyu sighed deeply, then stood up and forcefully snatched the bowl from Zhou Tiantian’s hands, then said to Zhou Tiantian, “Don’t ask me anything yet. Give me the bowl. I’ll tell you after I figure things out myself.”

Zhou Tiantian watched her snatch the bowl away, feeling even more panicked, as she remembered Li Ziyu saying she would take responsibility when she woke up this morning. Watching Li Ziyu’s back as she washed the dishes, she thought, Does Li Ziyu think I’ll use this to cling to her? After all, Li Ziyu was a celebrity, and as her fame grew, her wealth would increase. Zhou Tiantian, on the other hand, was not only poor but also had a burdensome family. Being clung to by someone like her would indeed be a terrible thing.

Her heart suddenly felt a pang of pain. She slowly walked to the kitchen door, looked at Li Ziyu’s back, and spoke softly, “Ziyu, are you worried that I’ll cling to you because of what happened last night?”

Li Ziyu’s headache worsened. She turned around, her hands still covered in dish soap foam, and looked at Zhou Tiantian with a complicated expression. “I’m not afraid of you clinging to me. Do you think my resources can’t handle you?”

Zhou Tiantian suddenly realized, “Oh, right.” Li Ziyu was so capable, how could she be afraid of her? With Li Ziyu’s explanation, Zhou Tiantian was even more puzzled. Then what was the cause of Li Ziyu’s current anxiety?

Li Ziyu originally wanted to step forward and rub her head, but finding her hands covered in foam, she stopped, only saying to her, “Don’t overthink things. I need some time to figure out a few things first.”

Zhou Tiantian obediently and meekly nodded, indicating that she would wait for Li Ziyu to sort things out.

Li Ziyu turned to continue washing the dishes, but halfway through, she turned back to look at her, and her gaze instantly softened. “But what I said this morning wasn’t just casual talk. If you are willing, I am genuinely sincere about taking responsibility for you.”

Zhou Tiantian suddenly blushed, lowering her eyes and daring not to look at Li Ziyu.

Zhou Tiantian, back in the living room, felt a little lost. What was love? She didn’t know. Even though this was her second life, she still didn’t know what love was, because she had never experienced it.

However, she hadn’t forgotten Li Ziyu’s words from last night. It turned out that Li Ziyu hadn’t treated her as a friend in high school, but as a girlfriend. It turned out Li Ziyu had liked her back then.

Zhou Tiantian realized her heart rate was becoming abnormal. In the next moment, the face of her previous husband appeared before her eyes, and scenes of domestic violence followed. She couldn’t help but shiver, feeling as if she had been doused with a bucket of ice water, chilled from head to toe.

Whether it was the terrifying marriage of her previous life or her heavily burdened family, they all prevented her from letting Li Ziyu ‘take responsibility,’ because she didn’t want to drag Li Ziyu into those miserable affairs.

After Li Ziyu finished cleaning up the kitchen, she walked into the living room and said to Zhou Tiantian, “Don’t go for your driving test for now.”

Hearing her say this so suddenly, Zhou Tiantian was even more at a loss. “Why? Do you have a new schedule?”

Li Ziyu truly didn’t know how to explain it to her, sighing, “No, don’t overthink it. Just don’t go for the driving test for now.”

“But I’ve already paid the fee,” Zhou Tiantian said, feeling a little regretful. When Li Ziyu had her winter break, she would definitely start filming a drama, and Zhou Tiantian wouldn’t be able to continue the driving test once she joined the crew.

Li Ziyu frowned. “Just listen to me, okay? Get some good rest at home today. I’m going out first.”

Zhou Tiantian stood up. “Eh, don’t you have class this morning?”

Li Ziyu, whose schedule was completely managed by Zhou Tiantian, twitched her lips. “I have private business. Don’t worry about it.”

Zhou Tiantian acknowledged this. After watching her leave, Zhou Tiantian couldn’t possibly sit still. She looked at the already very tidy and clean house and decided to do a big spring cleaning!

…

After leaving the house, Li Ziyu immediately called her mother.

Zhong Yanjun took a while to answer, her tone cool. “What do you need me for? Did you take the medicine and get pregnant?”

Li Ziyu: “…”

Li Ziyu’s silence put Zhong Yanjun on alert. Her tone became a little more serious. “Ziyu, don’t tell me I guessed right. Are you really pregnant?”

Li Ziyu said coldly, “Mom, what delusion makes you think I’m the one who accepted the pill?”

Zhong Yanjun raised an eyebrow. “Then did you make someone else pregnant?”

Li Ziyu let out a long sigh. “Where are you now? I’ll come and talk to you in person.”

Zhong Yanjun immediately packed her things. “I’m coming home right away.”

Zhong Yanjun was already back when Li Ziyu arrived home. Li Ziyu had moved out when she debuted because, as a celebrity, she would attract attention from reporters and fans. If she lived at home, even her mother’s privacy would be invaded. So, she ended up living in the apartment rented for her by her company, only occasionally coming home to eat with her mother.

A home is a place that gives people a sense of belonging. Li Ziyu finally felt less panicked after returning home. She walked into the living room, sat on the sofa next to Zhong Yanjun, and seriously asked her mother, “Mom, is that medicine you gave me really a pill that allows two women to have a child? You’re not playing a trick on me, are you?”

Zhong Yanjun sneered. “Heh, that medicine has been tested by several same-sex couples. The conception rate has reached $50%$ for both Chinese and foreign couples. One couple’s child has already been born, and all indicators are normal. The child’s DNA verification also confirms she is the biological daughter of those two women.”

“Daughter?” A small phantom image of an infant suddenly appeared in Li Ziyu’s mind. Frighteningly, the infant looked remarkably like Zhou Tiantian.

She broke out in a cold sweat, then heard Zhong Yanjun say, “Could you provide a Y chromosome to the embryo?”

Li Ziyu uncontrollably exhaled again, raising her hand to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.

“What exactly is going on?” Seeing her so nervous, Zhong Yanjun knew the matter must be serious and became anxious herself.

Li Ziyu didn’t know where to start, so she finally told Zhong Yanjun the key points. “I got drunk last night and had sex with my assistant. Before that, she took that medicine, thinking it was cold medicine.”

Zhong Yanjun immediately looked at Li Ziyu’s hand. Li Ziyu’s finger was covered with a waterproof bandage. “Before that, I accidentally broke a bowl and cut my hand. The wound is a bit deep.”

Even though Zhong Yanjun was somewhat prepared, she was overwhelmed by the magnitude of the information. After a long silence, she grasped one key point. “Isn’t your assistant your high school girlfriend?”

Li Ziyu’s mood became even more complicated. She raised her hand to her forehead. “Yes. I offered to take responsibility this morning, and she refused me.”

Zhong Yanjun: “…”

Zhong Yanjun: “You really should reflect on yourself. Why did your girlfriend leave without saying goodbye and disappear, and now she doesn’t need you to take responsibility? I always thought you were very popular.”

Li Ziyu felt a sharp stab from her own mother, looking at her and wondering if she had been picked up from a garbage dump.

Zhong Yanjun then frowned and analyzed. “Your situation is complicated. She broke up with you in that way back then and now doesn’t want you to take responsibility. She might genuinely not have feelings for you. If she is pregnant…”

“Mom…” Li Ziyu interrupted Zhong Yanjun. “The reason I was drinking last night was that I found out she only considered me a good friend in high school. She thought my relationship with her was just a close friendship.”

“Hehe.” Zhong Yanjun unconsciously let out a cruel, cold laugh, stabbing Li Ziyu a second time, because she didn’t know what else to say.

Li Ziyu also felt that she was truly tragic. She came to her mother today just to verify if the capsule was indeed a pregnancy drug. Now that she knew the truth, she stood up and said to Zhong Yanjun, “Since the medicine is real, I’m going back now.”

Zhong Yanjun frowned and asked her, “So, what are you going to do?”

Li Ziyu smiled bitterly. “What can I do? If she’s pregnant, I’ll win her over. If she’s not pregnant, I’ll let nature take its course. If she likes men, I’ll help her find a good man. After all, I’m a celebrity, and this path is harder than for ordinary people.”

Zhong Yanjun looked at Li Ziyu and finally sighed. “Starting today, I need to redefine your charm.”

Li Ziyu’s lips twitched. She also felt quite embarrassed.

On her way back, she kept wondering whether to tell Zhou Tiantian about the medicine. Finally, she decided to tell Zhou Tiantian. After all, Zhou Tiantian was someone who could really endure hardship and was dedicated to her work. If the baby in her belly died due to overwork and dedication before they even knew about the pregnancy, both she and Zhou Tiantian would blame themselves.

…

Upon returning home and opening the door, Li Ziyu saw Zhou Tiantian standing on a stool, dusting the living room chandelier with a feather duster. Her heart instantly jumped into her throat. She strode up to Zhou Tiantian, grabbed her legs, and sharply told her, “Get down from there!”

Zhou Tiantian was startled and nearly fell off the stool.

This frightened Li Ziyu into a cold sweat. She lifted Zhou Tiantian down from the stool, regardless of Zhou Tiantian’s surprise, gently placed her on the sofa, and then stared at Zhou Tiantian with a dark expression.

Zhou Tiantian still held the feather duster, staring blankly at Li Ziyu, at a loss. “W-what’s wrong?”

Li Ziyu took a deep breath, slowly suppressing the anger in her heart. Then, with lingering fear, she said, “I told you to rest at home when I left. What are you doing? Standing so high! Do you think I’m so poor I can’t afford to hire a maid to clean the house?”

Zhou Tiantian stammered, “I had nothing to do at home, so I decided to do a big clean-up.”

A big clean-up! Li Ziyu was practically fuming. She snatched the feather duster from Zhou Tiantian’s hand and gently poked Zhou Tiantian’s shoulder with the stick end. But the poke was full of intimidation, and Zhou Tiantian immediately froze.

Li Ziyu looked at her seriously and said, “Zhou Tiantian, I am telling you something very serious right now. You must listen carefully! If anything unexpected happens, I don’t think you can bear the responsibility!”

Zhou Tiantian was completely motionless, staring rigidly at Li Ziyu and saying, “Yes.”

Li Ziyu took a deep breath, then said to Zhou Tiantian, “I gave you two capsules last night, right?”

Zhou Tiantian nodded, her heart skipping a beat. Was there something wrong with the medicine? Was it poison?

However, Li Ziyu’s next words were more shocking than the idea of poison.

“That medicine is a newly researched fertility drug, mainly for two women to have a child.” After Li Ziyu finished speaking, she watched Zhou Tiantian, closely observing her reaction.

Zhou Tiantian was a little confused. She didn’t immediately grasp what “two women having a child” meant. Wasn’t having a child with a man?

Li Ziyu, seeing her expression, added, “You took the medicine last night, and we went to bed. My finger was cut, and there was blood left inside you.”

Boom! Zhou Tiantian felt like she had been hit by a bomb!

Two women having a child. She was a woman, and Li Ziyu was a woman. She took the medicine yesterday, went to bed with Li Ziyu, Li Ziyu’s hand was cut, and there was blood left inside her. So… Zhou Tiantian’s face turned pale. She widened her eyes and looked at Li Ziyu. “So I’m pregnant?”

Li Ziyu said, “My mom said there’s only a $50%$ chance.”

Zhou Tiantian repeated her words. “So there’s a $50%$ chance I might be pregnant?”

This time, Li Ziyu nodded.

Zhou Tiantian didn’t know what she was feeling now. She only felt cold all over and had trouble breathing. It wasn’t that she didn’t want the child, but she was afraid. In her past life, her weakness prevented her from protecting her child, who died inside her womb. Even now, she could still recall the feeling of the baby moving inside her. At that time, the child was her only hope, but that hope was shattered.

She had already planned not to marry again in this life because she was scared. But now, Li Ziyu told her that she might have a child again. But how was that possible?

She raised her hand and grabbed Li Ziyu’s hand, gripping it tightly due to nervousness. But Li Ziyu didn’t pull her hand away or even frown.

Zhou Tiantian clung to Li Ziyu’s hand as if it were a life raft, asking her, “Can I really be pregnant?”

Li Ziyu nodded. Although Zhou Tiantian’s face was still pale, Li Ziyu could sense the expectation in her heart. Then, her own ears turned slightly red. She looked at Zhou Tiantian and said, “If you really want a child, if this time isn’t successful, I can ask my mom for more medicine. We will succeed eventually.”

Zhou Tiantian blinked. After realizing what Li Ziyu meant, her face also flushed.

Zhou Tiantian finally felt her heart begin to beat again. Blood rushed to her face, which instantly turned scarlet, even emitting heat.

She looked at her hand holding Li Ziyu’s, wanting to let go, but Li Ziyu flipped her hand and grabbed hers, tossing the feather duster aside. She sat beside Zhou Tiantian and said to her solemnly again, “Tiantian, do you really not need me to take responsibility for you?”

Zhou Tiantian looked at their clasped hands, not daring to look up at Li Ziyu’s face. Her heart started pounding, and her ears were burning hot. Her voice was soft and full of shyness. “I-if we have a baby, we still need to give her a complete family…”

Li Ziyu breathed a sigh of relief. Catching sight of the feather duster on the floor, she immediately got angry again. “So you be careful from now on!”

Zhou Tiantian was suddenly scolded and looked up at her blankly. Li Ziyu snorted coldly. “You might not be alone now, so you need to be careful! Don’t always go looking for things to do!”

Li Ziyu even started considering finding another life assistant to help Zhou Tiantian with her duties.

Zhou Tiantian now dared not take it lightly and quickly nodded. “Yes, I understand.”

Li Ziyu finally relaxed. Their eyes met, and they both blushed again. The situation was now even more embarrassing than it had been in the morning. Although they had known each other for a long time and had a relationship that wasn’t quite a relationship, they felt like a newly confirmed couple. That state of flushing and being on the verge of fainting from shyness just by looking at each other lasted for a long time.

…

Fortunately, a few days later, Li Ziyu joined the variety show filming again. They finally had other things to focus on, and the atmosphere was no longer so awkward.

Zhou Tiantian checked the time on her phone again, then pushed the luggage and said to Li Ziyu, “Ziyu, time to go.”

Li Ziyu silently walked up to her and took the suitcase from her hands. “How many times have I told you? I can do these things. Your priority now is to ensure your body is okay.”

Zhou Tiantian followed behind her. “But I’m your life assistant. If I don’t help you with your luggage, what kind of life assistant am I?”

Li Ziyu turned back and glared at her. Zhou Tiantian immediately shut up and obediently followed Li Ziyu to the car to go to the filming location.

The variety show was now popular, and many media and entertainment accounts were following it because they needed to report more news related to the show to keep their accounts active and trending.

Xiao Ma was the founder of a self-media account. She mainly focused on celebrity street photography, often staking out airports and places celebrities frequented to take candid photos and post them on her various accounts.

Many celebrity management teams knew Xiao Ma, and some would even proactively provide Xiao Ma with their own “candid photos” and pay her to post them to maintain the celebrity’s popularity. Xiao Ma also made some money from this.

She originally thought Li Ziyu’s management team would contact someone to pay her to post some candid photos of Li Ziyu to expose her popularity. However, to her surprise, no one contacted her. So, she went out to the variety show filming location herself, planning to take photos. Since there were many celebrities today, the trip wouldn’t be a loss.

After waiting for a while, she saw Li Ziyu get out of the car, followed by her assistant. Xiao Ma took out her camera and started filming, but she was surprised to find that Li Ziyu went to the trunk herself and pulled out the luggage. Wasn’t this the assistant’s job?

She filmed while wondering, Why is Li Ziyu’s assistant acting more important than her?

Li Ziyu, pushing the luggage, said to Zhou Tiantian, “I told you not to worry. Why are you always so anxious? What if others see it? Is there a rule that says if a celebrity has an assistant, they must give the luggage to the assistant? What if my suitcase has gold inside, and I’m afraid you’ll steal it?”

They walked past Xiao Ma while saying this. Li Ziyu didn’t even glance at Xiao Ma, as all her attention was on Zhou Tiantian.

Zhou Tiantian blushed and said, “It hasn’t been confirmed yet. Don’t overreact like this. What if it turns out to be negative?”

Li Ziyu leaned close to Zhou Tiantian’s ear. “If it’s negative, how about we try again?”

Zhou Tiantian’s face instantly flushed scarlet.

Of course, Xiao Ma didn’t hear the latter part of their conversation.

Before Xiao Ma could post the candid photos, Li Ziyu began filming this episode of the variety show.

The guest today was a TV drama actress, Gu Feng, who was there to promote her show. Gu Feng was petite and cute. When she saw Li Ziyu, who was wearing high heels today, she immediately stepped back and chuckled, “Ziyu, you’re so tall! I don’t dare stand next to you.”

Li Ziyu was exactly $170text{ cm}$ tall, which was indeed taller than the average girl, but fine in the entertainment industry. Gu Feng, however, was only $158text{ cm}$. She was $12text{ cm}$ shorter, and today she was wearing flats for comfort, creating a stark contrast with Li Ziyu.

Li Ziyu smiled helplessly and said to Gu Feng, “I’ll go up and change my shoes.”

Gu Feng blushed and quickly said, “No need, I was just joking.”

Li Ziyu still went up and changed her shoes, choosing a pair with the thinnest soles.

This episode’s guest was also curious about Li Ziyu’s cooking. Gu Feng even said to Li Ziyu, “I can cook too. I’ll help you out in the kitchen later.”

Li Ziyu was very pleased. “Finally, someone can help me cook.”

Chen Xiaoxiao quickly said to her, “Are you so happy that you even hope Gu Feng takes over the kitchen today and kicks you out?”

“Yes.” Li Ziyu shamelessly nodded, then went into the kitchen with Gu Feng.

Gu Feng had watched Li Ziyu’s cooking videos before, but now seeing the live version, she complained to the camera with a bittersweet laugh, “Being here in person, the impact is much greater!”

Finally, she couldn’t watch anymore. She walked over to Li Ziyu and said, “Let me cut the vegetables.”

Li Ziyu nodded, gladly accepting, and started doing other things. Today, the guests wanted to eat Yuxiang Rousi (Fish-Flavored Shredded Pork), salt-and-pepper shrimp, and pan-fried dumplings.

Li Ziyu cut the meat and vegetables very crudely. Gu Feng finally gave her the task of peeling the shrimp. Gu Feng was confident that peeling shrimp couldn’t result in oddly shaped pieces.

This time, Li Ziyu didn’t disappoint Gu Feng. Regardless of how Li Ziyu peeled the shrimp, the final shrimp tails didn’t look completely appalling.

However, when making the dumplings, Gu Feng was shocked again. Were those oddly shaped, varying-sized lumps really dumplings?!

Li Ziyu looked at her shocked expression and said as a matter of course, “A dumpling is just meat wrapped in a flour wrapper. The taste and shape aren’t significantly related.”

Gu Feng finally chased Li Ziyu out of the kitchen, saying Li Ziyu could only come back for the final stir-fry step. Li Ziyu went to the living room, finally able to rest for a while before dinner.

At this time, Bai Song was trying to convince the other guests about Li Ziyu’s cooking. The guests were almost convinced, when Gu Feng walked out of the kitchen, looking nervously at Li Ziyu. “Should I be the one to cook?”

Li Ziyu nodded. “Sure, I don’t mind.”

The other guests looked at Gu Feng and smiled. “What’s wrong? Don’t you trust her?”

Gu Feng said with a wry smile, “Her initial prep work is really too much. I suspect your show is using this contrast to trick us, then giving us a script to say the food is delicious, continuing to trick the next guests.”

Bai Song smiled and said, “I thought the same thing when I accepted this show. But after I ate Li Ziyu’s food, I realized what ‘never judge a dish by its appearance’ truly meant. I suggest you try it.”

The male lead of the TV drama, however, said to Bai Song, “But Gu Feng’s cooking is also excellent.”

Everyone was immediately expectant. In the end, they decided to let Gu Feng cook. Li Ziyu was even happier and was teased by Chen Xiaoxiao for a while for not controlling her expression.

At dinner time, everyone looked at the dishes on the table and exclaimed, “Wow, so beautiful!”

“It smells so good, too! It looks especially delicious.” Even Bai Song, who had been selling Li Ziyu’s cooking, started to jump ship.

Li Ziyu was the first to pick up a shrimp, put it in her mouth without hesitation, and remained silent for a while. Bai Song looked at Li Ziyu and challenged her, “Ziyu, how is it? Whose cooking is better?”

Li Ziyu chewed the shrimp, swallowed it, and smiled with a hint of surprise. “Her cooking is better than mine. It’s truly delicious.”

Bai Song immediately picked one up and put it in his mouth, then looked at Li Ziyu. Li Ziyu was still smiling, and Bai Song immediately showed a delighted expression. “Ah, it’s truly a surprise! The taste is super good!”

Gu Feng smiled faintly, picked up a shrimp, ate it, and also smiled, “Mmm, I’m performing exceptionally well today. It’s better than usual!”

Zhang Feng was instantly interested and quickly picked one up. As soon as he put it in his mouth, he noticed Li Ziyu and Bai Song both smiling and exchanging glances with him. He raised an eyebrow, then ate with relish, saying to Chen Xiaoxiao, “Hurry and try one! You won’t let Ziyu in the kitchen again after this.”

Chen Xiaoxiao was full of anticipation. “Really? Is it really better than Ziyu’s cooking?”

She picked up a shrimp and put it in her mouth, then her smile froze on her face. She looked at Zhang Feng, Bai Song, and Li Ziyu, saying, “Where is your conscience?! How could you do this to me!”

Li Ziyu smiled. “Because I discovered that waiting for a meal like this today feels truly wonderful.”

Bai Song laughed heartily. “I ate it, so how can I let you off the hook!”

Gu Feng was momentarily confused. She looked at Li Ziyu, then at the other regular guests. “Was my cooking not good?”

Chen Xiaoxiao quickly comforted Gu Feng’s wounded heart. “It’s not that your cooking wasn’t good. It’s just that Ziyu is a little too outstanding.”

Gu Feng and the other guests were genuinely curious now. “You mean you weren’t following a script? Her cooking is really that delicious?”

When this segment aired in the show, the audience in the bullet comments no longer doubted Li Ziyu’s culinary skills.

“A-Fengfeng, you know nothing about good food!”

“Goddess, you know nothing about dark cuisine!”

“Ziyu, you’ve gotten lazy! How can you not cook just to slack off? I’m looking at my takeout right now, and I wish you would cook something so my takeout would look more appetizing!”

“The screen viewers who can only watch the video are also relying on Ziyu’s cooking to eat! Every time I look at her dishes, and then look at mine, I feel my own dishes are both beautiful and delicious!”

During the filming process, Li Ziyu was eventually sent back to the kitchen to re-process some shrimp and make a salt-and-pepper shrimp dish.

The other guests ate the pan-fried dumplings outside. The best dish that evening was the pan-fried dumplings because the filling was mixed by Li Ziyu.

By the time Li Ziyu finished the salt-and-pepper shrimp, they had already eaten all the dumplings.

A plate of salt-and-pepper shrimp, whose color challenged the visual senses, was brought to the table. Bai Song quickly grabbed one. After putting it in his mouth, he made a sound of satisfaction. Chen Xiaoxiao also picked up a shrimp and said to Gu Feng and the others, “Hurry up and eat! Try to look at the dish as little as possible. It will taste better.”

Gu Feng and the other guests looked at the dish, almost starting to doubt life itself. Is this dish really okay? Can this color actually be eaten? Will it really taste delicious?

Gu Feng swallowed hard. Remembering the delicious dumplings, she chose to believe this wasn’t a show effect. Then she reached out with her chopsticks and picked one up. Her gaze remained fixed on the shrimp. She couldn’t bring herself to put it in her mouth. It truly proved Chen Xiaoxiao right: the more she looked at the dish, the less she wanted to eat it, because she felt like she was eating… She immediately shook away those disgusting thoughts, then put the shrimp in her mouth. The next moment, her expression started to change.

“What’s going on?” She looked at Li Ziyu in surprise. “Why is it so delicious?!” It was several times better than her own cooking!

Li Ziyu sighed. “I’ve said it many times. My cooking is just not good-looking.”

Every time a new guest arrived, someone’s understanding would be shattered by Li Ziyu. The audience now loved watching these scenes, which were full of teasing.

…

This time, the location shoot was at an ancient town that had only recently been developed and didn’t have much commercial atmosphere yet. Li Ziyu also decided to explore it with them.

Upon arriving at the ancient town, the group split into small teams. Li Ziyu, Bai Song, and Gu Feng formed one team because their interests were similar.

Bai Song was a chatterbox, and Gu Feng was also quite cheerful, so the two chatted the whole way. Li Ziyu was like an autistic backdrop, neither speaking nor interrupting the two. She leisurely wandered behind them, very unsociable.

However, the fans loved it, flooding the bullet comments with “My President Li is so unconventional.”

As the three walked, Gu Feng accidentally tripped and fell to the ground. Her eyes immediately welled up. Her ankle was red and swollen, and her knee was scraped.

Bai Song quickly went up to her and said, “How are you? Are you okay?” The director’s team was outside the ancient town at this point. They only had one or two staff members and a camera operator with them. So, Gu Feng needed to go outside the ancient town to get her wound treated, but she couldn’t walk in her current state.

Bai Song quickly squatted in front of Gu Feng and said, “It’s okay, it’s okay. I’ll take you out right away.”

He then put one arm under Gu Feng’s bent knees and the other around her back.

The audience watching the show could guess that he was about to pick up Gu Feng, but at this moment, the screen was flooded with bullet comments that only said four words: “High energy alert!”

The audience immediately perked up. Bai Song in the video tried to lift her with a sudden force, but Gu Feng remained completely motionless.

“Hahahahahaha! Oh my god, if I were Gu Feng, I’d be furious! How heavy must she be at $158text{ cm}$ that he can’t pick her up!”

“It really is a high-energy moment! I’m dying of laughter!”

However, besides these laughing comments, the video was once again taken over by four words: “Second high energy alert!”

The audience watched the video closely again. They saw Bai Song and Gu Feng both looking embarrassed. Li Ziyu smiled faintly, walked up to the two, and said, “How about I do it?”

Bai Song looked at Li Ziyu with an expression that said, “You truly know nothing about strength,” and said, “Forget it. You wait here. I’ll go find the staff.”

Saying this, Bai Song released Gu Feng and stood up to leave. Who knew that at that moment, Li Ziyu crouched down smoothly, putting one arm under Gu Feng’s knees and the other around Gu Feng’s back.

Gu Feng quickly said awkwardly, “No need, I’ll wait for the staff to come… Ah!”

Before she finished speaking, Gu Feng let out a cry of surprise. Bai Song turned around and saw Li Ziyu effortlessly lift Gu Feng in her arms, then stride along the way they came. As she walked past Bai Song, as if to appease him, she said, “If we wait for the staff, the injury might get worse. Let’s just go out directly.”

Bai Song was stunned for a moment. After recovering, he followed behind Li Ziyu and said, “Don’t think I’ll forget my embarrassment just because you said that! But why are you so strong for a woman?! Are you a muscle barbie?”

Li Ziyu explained, “I specifically trained my arm strength.”

Bai Song was still indignant. “Why would a woman train her arm strength? Are you planning to arm wrestle someone? Isn’t it better for girls to be gentle and delicate? You just had to come here and embarrass me!”

Li Ziyu looked at him helplessly. “I didn’t realize you were so weak. Gu Feng is really very light.”

Bai Song yelled, “A-a-a-ah, don’t talk to me! I’m an idol, a star! I have an idol burden! I must make the post-production team cut this part out. It’s too shameful! I’ll lose fans if this airs!”

The episode was incredibly effective when it aired. Li Ziyu once again became the focus, and a trending topic #LiZiyuArmStrength even appeared that day.

After the filming was completed, Gu Feng said to Li Ziyu when they said goodbye, “You are truly amazing! Let’s exchange contacts and hang out again sometime.”

Li Ziyu added her as a friend. On the way back, Li Ziyu drove while saying to Zhou Tiantian, “Can we test it today?”

Pregnancy tests can be done 7-10 days after intercourse. Although the longer the time, the more accurate the results, Zhou Tiantian and Li Ziyu were both a little impatient. As soon as the seventh day arrived, they wanted to know the result.

Li Ziyu parked the car on the side of the road and said to Zhou Tiantian, “I’ll go.”

Zhou Tiantian immediately shook her head. “No, I’ll go. You’re a public figure. It’s not good if you’re discovered buying this.”

Zhou Tiantian then got out of the car. A few minutes later, she returned with a pregnancy test kit. She guessed that it might not be possible to accurately measure the result today, so she bought a few more to use later.

Back in the car, Li Ziyu continued driving home. Both were relatively quiet on the way. Li Ziyu was a bit nervous and decided to say something to ease the tension. She suddenly remembered hugging Gu Feng today and asked Zhou Tiantian, “Were you unhappy when I hugged Gu Feng today?”

Zhou Tiantian was also very nervous and was briefly confused by the sudden question. “Why would I be unhappy?”

Li Ziyu was immediately dejected. “Oh, you’re not jealous?”

Zhou Tiantian blushed. “Weren’t you working?”

Li Ziyu thought for a moment, then said to Zhou Tiantian, “But I didn’t train my arm strength for work.”

Zhou Tiantian was confused again. “Then what was it for?” She had always thought Li Ziyu worked out to prepare for filming, as acting wasn’t as easy as she imagined and required physical fitness and stamina.

Li Ziyu glanced at her, cleared her throat, and said to her, “Why, aren’t you the clearest about that? If I recall correctly, your reaction that night was quite intense, which proves that my arm strength training was indeed necessary.”

Zhou Tiantian didn’t immediately grasp what Li Ziyu was saying. When she finally understood, her face instantly flushed red. She lowered her head and ignored Li Ziyu.

But the thought of Li Ziyu suggesting they try again if she wasn’t pregnant made her want to find a hole to crawl into. That time, they wouldn’t be in an unconscious state. Whatever happened, both she and Li Ziyu would clearly feel it and remember it… Zhou Tiantian felt like she was about to catch fire.

When Li Ziyu arrived home, she realized Zhou Tiantian had been shy the entire time. After parking the car, she looked around the underground parking lot and saw no one. She leaned close to Zhou Tiantian and said, “What’s wrong? Why are you so shy?”

Zhou Tiantian pushed her away and opened the car door to get out, only to hear Li Ziyu say close to her ear, “I suddenly don’t want you to be pregnant. That way, we might have a chance to try again?”

Zhou Tiantian felt like she was about to burn up. She stammered a reply, “No, no chance.”

“Is that so?” Li Ziyu chuckled softly.