The Scumbag A Really Doesn't Want to Become Famous [Entertainment Circle] - Chapter 67.1

[What are they talking about?]

[Enough with the testing, just get together already!]

[Seriously, they’re just casually chatting in the living room, and somehow it turned into a girlfriend discussion?]

[Ah, Teacher Jiang’s way of speaking, how is it so un-old-school? Has she never been in a relationship before? Fans, please enlighten us.]

[The fans are just as confused, thank you very much.]

[Can Yu Youqing’s fans explain why she’s also so awkward when talking about this stuff with Teacher Jiang? Weren’t they supposed to be players? The sugar baby of some big shot? How do they not know these things?]

[Hahahaha, new fans of Yu Youqing here: We’ve explained countless times, those were all just baseless rumors! No one believes them anymore!]

[I can’t believe the couple I’m shipping might actually be the most unexpectedly innocent pair in the entertainment industry?]

By dinnertime, Ji Fu and Wei Xi were in the kitchen, having shooed Yu Youqing away when she tried to cook. “You already brought us gifts this episode. We can’t let you cook for us on the first day, we’ll handle it,” they said.

When Yu Youqing headed to the kitchen, Liang Yitang had initially taken a step in that direction too. But seeing Yu Youqing go first, she redirected her steps and went to the living room to watch TV instead.

She sat down next to Shen Tingyao, who remarked, “No need to be so stiff.”

“Who’s stiff?!” Liang Yitang bristled at the comment. “Not everyone is as fake as her, always trying to show off.”

Shen Tingyao: “I never said I was talking about anyone in particular.”

Liang Yitang: “…”

She muttered, “Why do I feel like you’re always taking Yu Youqing’s side?”

“Am I?” Shen Tingyao said. “I just admire her.”

“Pfft.”

Since arriving, Liang Yitang had been the least familiar with the group, especially since the production team hadn’t immediately started tasks this episode.

While the other guests chatted and watched TV in the living room, Liang Yitang, having nothing to contribute, simply opted out of the conversation.

Once Yu Youqing left the kitchen, she made a beeline for the living room.

Noticing Jiang Musheng wasn’t there, she relaxed and began her covert charm offensive.

“Have you guys used the bear plushies yet? Are they comfy to sleep on?” Yu Youqing asked.

“They’re amazing!” Cheng Shunzhu was the first to respond enthusiastically. Even Wei Xi, still in the kitchen, called out, “I’ve already placed the bear plushie on my bedside and got its permission to sleep with me tonight!”

Yu Youqing laughed, her gaze meeting Shen Tingyao’s. She casually asked, “How about you?”

“It’s a very cute gift,” Shen Tingyao nodded, studying Yu Youqing’s face for a moment before smiling. “I’m glad there’s no scar left on your face. Otherwise, I’d feel terribly guilty.”

“Such a tiny scratch could never leave a scar,” Yu Youqing said.

Shen Tingyao: “A female celebrity’s face is precious, especially an omega’s.”

At this, Liang Yitang couldn’t suppress a grimace, her nose wrinkling in distaste.

[Hahahahahahahaha]

[Originally thought a delicate little princess like Tangtang wouldn’t blend in with everyone, but her micro-expressions are absolutely hilarious]

[When Yu Youqing speaks: Liang Yitang tsk. When Shen Tingyao speaks: Liang Yitang’s expression tsk tsk]

[Weird not seeing Liang Yitang and Yu Youqing fighting or competing for attention like before]

[Hey don’t be silly, those two never actually competed before – that was all media hype]

[What’s up with Shen Tingyao this episode? Did she change her style?]

[Ever since she accidentally hit Xiaoyu with the badminton last episode, she’s been acting strange.]

[Stop overthinking it, didn’t she say from the start she’s firmly into AA relationships?]

[Wouldn’t an AO relationship be better? Wait no, that would make Jiang-laoshi our love rival]

[Liang Yitang’s expression says: “Shen Tingyao your words are so acidic they’re burning me now please stop”]

Perhaps to mask her exaggerated expressions from the camera, Liang Yitang made a tactical move toward the fruit bowl – except her eyes didn’t follow, resulting in her fingers grabbing empty air at the bowl’s edge before awkwardly withdrawing.

“You want this?” Yu Youqing caught the movement in her peripheral vision and casually handed Liang Yitang a mandarin orange. “Here.”

Liang Yitang’s face instantly flushed red: “No! Who said I wanted an orange?”

“Weren’t you just reaching for it?” Yu Youqing found Liang Yitang amusing – whenever the girl got prickly with her, she resembled a puffed-up pufferfish ready to inflate at anyone who spoke to her.

But Yu Youqing wasn’t intimidated. She knew this was just Liang Yitang’s personality, and under Zhao Guili’s deliberate guidance, the girl had lost the ability to consider consequences for her actions.

To Yu Youqing, Liang Yitang was simply a hot-tempered but harmless fool.

When the pufferfish-like Liang Yitang jabbed at her again, Yu Youqing decisively peeled the orange and placed the bare fruit in Liang Yitang’s palm: “Need me to feed you too? Here, eat.”

Liang Yitang: “?”

What are you doing? You can’t do this!

All her refusal words stuck in her throat when she saw the peeled orange in her hand.

“You’re not eating it?” Shen Tingyao, who actually got along decently with Liang Yitang off-camera, noticed her flustered state. Having realized Liang Yitang didn’t actually dislike Yu Youqing tonight, she pretended to reach for the orange. “Let me have it then, don’t waste Xiaoyu’s kindness.”

“Who said you could help!” Liang Yitang snapped at Shen Tingyao before dramatically popping the whole orange in her mouth. “Tastes great,” she emphasized.

Shen Tingyao: “Wasn’t trying to steal it from you.”

Cheng Shunzhu and Xu Liyu, thoroughly entertained, started chanting: “We want oranges peeled by Xiaoyu too or we won’t eat!”

Yu Youqing: “?”

Just then, Jiang Musheng descended the stairs, surprised to find such a lively atmosphere.

“What’s going on here?”

Cheng Shunzhu announced: “Xiaoyu peeled an orange for Liang Yitang! We all want oranges peeled by Xiaoyu’s hands too!”

“Is that so?” Jiang Musheng’s gaze swept over the fruit peels in the trash bin, then noticed the orange juice stains on Yu Yousheng’s fingers. She casually sat down and said, “You just want to eat peeled ones, right? I can peel them for you too.”

“!” Cheng Shunzhu immediately backed down, “Teacher Jiang, I don’t want to eat anymore.”

It wasn’t that urgent of a craving anymore. Teacher Jiang really shouldn’t do this.

Shen Tingyao asked, “Teacher Jiang, are you being considerate of Xiaoyu alone or all of us?”

Jiang Musheng glanced at her and replied softly, “Interpret it however you like.”

In any case, the result was that Yu Yousheng no longer needed to peel oranges and dirty her hands. She could just comfortably lie on the sofa waiting to be fed.

Yu Yousheng secretly smiled to herself. She understood Jiang Musheng’s intention, but couldn’t show her happiness so obviously in front of the cameras.

“Dinner’s ready!”

Someone from the kitchen called out to those in the living room.

Their dinner was simple – noodles and two home-style stir-fried dishes. For two beginners in cooking, this was already quite an achievement. Yu Yousheng generously praised the meal throughout dinner and volunteered to wash dishes afterward.

Coincidentally, Liang Yitang also said she wanted to help with dishes.

But how could she possibly wash dishes? Yu Yousheng didn’t plan to teach her either, having already decided to handle it all herself. However, after Liang Yitang broke a bowl with a loud clatter, she called Shen Tingyao over to assist her.

It was quite bizarre – this was already the second time that day Yu Yousheng found herself with these two people she needed to win over.

How could she let this opportunity slip away!

“Don’t worry, stay still!” Yu Yousheng changed her attitude, extending her arms to block both Shen Tingyao and Liang Yitang. “You’re not used to kitchen work. Handling these could cut your hands. Let me do it.”

Her movements were quick and efficient as she cleaned up, leaving the two bystanders astonished.

“You’re not!” Liang Yitang looked at Yu Yousheng with complicated emotions, hesitating to continue, “Are you actually used to kitchen work?”

Though she asked, she had noticed from the start that Yu Yousheng was indeed very skilled at these tasks.

“Of course I am,” Yu Yousheng laughed while rinsing the cleaned bowls. “When you have no gigs and are starving, you naturally learn to cook and wash dishes yourself. It saves a lot of expenses.”

Shen Tingyao and Liang Yitang exchanged glances without a word. Eventually, one went to take out the trash while the other helped Yu Yousheng with some minor tasks.

[When Xiaoyu casually mentioned learning to cook to save money during her unpopular days, I saw the “I’m such a jerk” expression on Liang Yitang’s face]

[Before asking: You’re such a jerk. After asking: I’m such a jerk]

[Liang Yitang, I strongly suggest you make meme stickers instead – might earn more than acting haha]

[Ignoring everything else, these two are actually quite obedient]

[Why does Xiaoyu manage to effortlessly handle them with just a few simple words? LOL]

[Xiaoyu’s magic power unlocked]

[Share this Xiaoyu to bless all your subjects with passing grades]

Early the next morning, Yu Youqing changed into a set of comfortable clothes.

Having slept well the night before, she woke up naturally today. She even ran into Jiang Musong outside the villa in the morning, took a walk together, and returned feeling refreshed.

Yu Youqing wasn’t too worried about whether she and Jiang Musong would cooperate well. Her main task today was simply to complete her own mission.

Before the microphones were clipped on in the morning, Jiang Musong sought her out.

She asked, “Don’t be afraid when doing your task today. Just have fun.”

For a moment, Yu Youqing wondered if Jiang Musong already knew her identity.

But then again, Jiang Musong had said she should just enjoy herself so what if she did know? Judging by the tone, it seemed Jiang Musong would cooperate and wouldn’t expose her.

With a smile, Yu Youqing sincerely praised, “Jiang-laoshi, you’re so kind.”

Jiang Musong: Casually accepting this wife card.jpg

This time, they gathered at the sports stadium coincidentally, the same venue where they had played badminton in the previous episode.

As soon as they entered, Wei Xi exclaimed, “It’s this place again!”

“Will Xiaoyu have any lingering trauma?” Shen Tingyao joked, to which Yu Youqing immediately replied, “Of course! If I do, will you go easy on me?”

Shen Tingyao said, “No problem.”

Liang Yitang: frowning expression

Because she had struck up a conversation with Yu Youqing, Shen Tingyao ended up walking beside her.

Jiang Musong listened from the side, watching as the relationship between Shen Tingyao and Yu Youqing seemed to grow closer. She wanted to frown but couldn’t pinpoint the source of her dissatisfaction.

Confident in the understanding she had reached with Jiang Musong the night before, Yu Youqing spent the whole day making her presence known between Shen Tingyao and Liang Yitang. Maybe it was because of their chat while washing dishes the previous night, but the atmosphere between them was surprisingly pleasant.

They started with a series of warm-up activities.

Jiang Musong noticed that Shen Tingyao and Liang Yitang went all out against everyone else but the moment their opponent became Yu Youqing, the two of them seemed to have silently agreed to ease up. It wasn’t exactly throwing the game, more like they just weren’t in the mood to fight, letting every challenge against her pass lightly.

As a result, Yu Youqing effortlessly coasted to victory in her group.

Before long, the audience noticed too.

[Eh? Is today’s game a peaceful one?]

[Only when Ya Shun’s group is involved. Did you see how badly Xiao Zhu’s team got beaten?]

[Xiao Zhu: So what did I do wrong?]

[Zen players, lol.]

[Hahahaha what’s up with Liang Yitang and Shen Tingyao? Did washing dishes together spark something?]

[Let’s just say these two reds are still stuck in a “I’m such a terrible person” mindset.]

[Jiang-laoshi: What exactly are you all doing?]

[Ah! I get it, I see Shen Tingyao’s new strategy now.]

[You’re only realizing this now?]

[If Shen Tingyao gets close to Yu Youqing, doesn’t that immediately draw Jiang-laoshi’s full attention? Didn’t you see? The moment Shen Tingyao started talking to Yu Youqing at the stadium, Jiang-laoshi couldn’t stop staring.]

[“Girl, I have to say your perspective on things is truly one-of-a-kind.”

“Got it! Another daily tip on how not to get a girlfriend!”

Fortunately, although the guests were roused early in the morning, the production team was unusually merciful today. The morning games felt more like warm-up activities, with no real stakes. But in the afternoon, the crew introduced two seemingly simple games.

“Next up, we have the balloon game and the flour-blowing challenge,” announced the staff member acting as host, smiling at the unsuspecting guests. “This time, the punishment has been upgraded. The losing team in this head-to-head battle will face a truth-or-dare penalty though the exact details will only be revealed once the results are final.”

By the afternoon, the group’s enthusiasm had noticeably waned.

Cheng Shunzhu quipped, “Just say it outright, if we don’t embarrass ourselves enough during the day, you won’t let us rest, right?”

The staff member replied, “It’s all about participation.”

Cheng Shunzhu’s team faced off against Wei Xi’s group, with Wei Xi’s team emerging victorious. They then went up against Shen Tingyao’s team, who ultimately won, leaving only Shen Tingyao’s team and Yu Youqing’s group to compete in the final round.

By this point, Yu Youqing was the only one who hadn’t been completely covered in flour during the challenge her face was still clean, while everyone else looked like a bunch of messy kittens.

As everyone took their positions, the others gathered outside as spectators. Cheng Shunzhu cheered, “Go, Xiaoyu! Take first place!”

Xu Liyu shouted, “Come on, Shen Tingyao! If you go easy on them now, there’s no excuse!”

“Since when have I ever gone easy?” Shen Tingyao shot back in Xu Liyu’s direction. “Never question an alpha’s capability, I’m getting serious now.”

[LMAO, can you handle this, Xigou? Can you really handle it?]

[The rule is, don’t say an alpha can’t do something unless an omega is the one saying it. I can’t take this tension!]

[Everyone’s a flour-covered mess.]

[But you have to admit, none of them are acting spoiled, they’re not even asking to stop and clean up, despite how ridiculous they look.]

[If you’ve watched this show long enough, you’d know these guests stop caring about their image entirely by the end. They go full wild mode.]

The first challenge was the flour relay. Starting from the beginning, teams had three minutes to transfer as much flour as possible into a bucket at the finish line.

Yu Youqing and Liang Yitang were responsible for the first leg, passing the flour to their respective alphas, who would then pour it into the bucket.

The moment the game started, Yu Youqing quickly scooped up flour with an A4 paper held in her mouth. But when she leaned over to transfer it to Jiang Musheng, who was slightly bent forward to receive it, she accidentally exhaled too hard sending a cloud of flour straight into Jiang Musheng’s face.

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