After Saving Her White Moonlight, She Blackened?! (GL) - Chapter 16

At eight o’clock the next morning, the guests gathered and filming began as usual. Director Zhang once again divided the guests into groups to go out and buy food.

“Good morning, everyone. For lunch today, you need to go out in groups to purchase ingredients,” Director Zhang announced through his megaphone. “Teacher Lu Rang and Teacher Xi will buy the meat and rice; Teacher Leng and Teacher He will be responsible for cooking; and little Kunkun and Teacher Lu Qian will be responsible for cleaning.”

All the camera positions were set, and the live stream was officially live.

“Let’s go, Xi~ Lao~ Shi~ (Teacher Xi~)” Lu Rang said in his signature mischievous tone.

“Is it really necessary to pull this kind of stunt so early in the morning?” Xi Mengyao was speechless, but for the sake of decorum, she maintained a faint smile on her face.

The two of them went to Sam’s Club. The production crew waited for them at the supermarket, but they had to find their own way there.

“Teacher Lu Rang, Teacher Xi, over here!!”

While shopping, Lu Rang grabbed a ton of items. “Take it all! Take it! Grab this too! And this!!”

[All systems activated! Activated! Activated! And this too!!!]

[Why is Lu Rang so hyper this morning??]

[My younger son has just been a bit too lively since he was a kid…]

When he turned around, he realized Xi Mengyao had vanished. He looked around frantically. “Xi Mengyao? Where are you?? Director team? Did we lose a person??”

At that moment, Xi Mengyao was hiding in the shadows, silently observing Lu Rang’s shopping frenzy. She took a deep breath.

[Hahaha, he turned Teacher Xi into a social recluse.]

[Teacher Xi is having such a hard time.]

Xi Mengyao had originally planned to buy the groceries quietly and then regroup with Lu Rang.

Unfortunately, plans can’t keep up with changes. Lu Rang took a deep breath, stabilized his stance, and howled toward the food section: “XI! MENG! YAO! WHERE ARE YOU???!!”

[Hahaha!! Teacher Xi is about to crumble.]

[Teacher Xi: That was very loud.]

[Politeness: Are you Teacher Xi?]

With a “thud,” Lu Rang’s head took a hit, and he buckled. Xi Mengyao went back into hiding.

“??? Who hit me??” Lu Rang looked around when he looked up, but he saw no one. He circled the nearby area. “No suspicious people…”

“…” Xi Mengyao, who had circled with him, remained silent, simply observing him.

[Lu Rang is so dorky, it’s hilarious, hahahahahaha.]

[Is it funny? I only see a desperate Xi Mengyao and a manic Lu Rang, hahaha.]

[Xi Mengyao: Silence doesn’t mean I’m wrong~]

Eventually, Lu Rang finally got serious. He tossed a bag of rice into the cart, bought some meat, and even managed to swipe a bag of his favorite chicken feet while pretending to look at the meat.

[The Menu: ? What kind of filth just got mixed in?]

[Hahaha, Lu Rang: If I quietly take a bag of chicken feet, no one will notice, right?]

Lu Rang shopped seriously for half an hour. Once everything was bought and it was time to check out, he searched through his pockets. “Where’s my phone? I think it’s gone?”

[…Here we go again…]

[Lu Rang fans, don’t say a word!!]

Assistant Director Xu, who was following for the shoot, asked in confusion, “Teacher Lu Rang, did you not bring your phone?”

“Exactly!” Lu Rang looked very anxious. “My funds are on my phone! But I think I left it at the villa.”

“Don’t panic yet…” Assistant Director Xu comforted him.

“You didn’t bring your phone??” Xi Mengyao walked out. She recalled the scene this morning when she and Lu Rang rode a shared electric bike to the supermarket together.

“Why did you come out?” Lu Rang’s anxious expression faltered. “You…”

“You really didn’t bring your phone?” Xi Mengyao asked again, suspicious.

“Nope.” Lu Rang’s blinking frequency increased.

“Oh~” Xi Mengyao looked at Assistant Director Xu. “Director, I didn’t bring mine either.”

“Huh?” Assistant Director Xu didn’t quite believe that both of them had forgotten their phones. “This morning, you guys…”

“We ran here,” Lu Rang answered quickly.

“Right, right. We wanted to exercise. Actors have to stay in shape,” Xi Mengyao looked at Assistant Director Xu with sincere eyes.

“Really?” Assistant Director Xu was hesitant.

“Really! If I’m lying, I’m a dog!” Lu Rang’s gaze was earnest as he raised his hand to swear. “How could I lie to you in front of the vast audience in the live stream? Di~ rec~ tor~”

“Hiss…” Xi Mengyao felt her skin crawl.

[This kid…]

[He really does look genuinely anxious…]

Passersby watching the stream were also a bit worried.

“Alright then.” Assistant Director Xu shook off Lu Rang’s hand, took out his own phone, and paid.

After the payment, the two walked out carrying bags of food.

“How are you getting back?” Assistant Director Xu asked worriedly. “Should I help you take the food back?” Otherwise, I might get scolded.

“Ah, no need, Director. We’ll just ride back.” Lu Rang waved his hand, placed the groceries on the shared electric bike, and scanned the code to unlock it. “Thanks for your generosity!”

“Didn’t you just swear that you—” Assistant Director Xu swallowed his words.

“Huh? I didn’t lie to you, Director.” Lu Rang hopped on the bike. “Woof! Woof!”

Then he sped away.

“No… then you, you…” Assistant Director Xu looked at Xi Mengyao, who had just put on her helmet.

“I didn’t swear, Director?” Xi Mengyao smiled, waved her hand, and left a cool silhouette behind. “Bye-bye~”

“Huh?? Even the director gets scammed??” Assistant Director Xu was stunned.

The live stream chat scrolled wildly:

[Relax, Director. He wasn’t going to pay you back anyway.]

[Sigh~ Don’t worry, Assistant Director, you’re not alone~]

[Don’t forget, my son is an actor~]

[Does no one feel that the way Teacher Xi and Lu Rang are colluding is very synchronized?]

[True, it’s like they planned it, hahaha…]

[Come on! Join the ‘Shui Lu Liang Xi’ (The Land and Water Xis) CP squad!!!]

[Count me in!!!]

[Me too!!!]

[+1]

The two quickly had a CP name, a CP super-topic, and evidence videos of their collusion.

This CP was originally very niche, but once the video of them “committing a crime” together was released, it immediately hit the Top 5 trending topics.

#ShuiLuLiangXiCP!!!

#LuRangSuspectedOfCorruptingTeacherXi?

#IsTeacherXiBeingAssimilated?!!

The discussion continued to heat up, gaining tens of thousands of comments in a short time.

[Assistant Director Xu is so easy to scam, hahahahaha!!]

[Lu Rang has used this trick before to scam others. Hahaha, one trick to rule them all!!]

[They reached a tacit understanding after just two lines of dialogue. Who understands?!!]

[I’m dying, even their silhouettes riding away are almost identical.]

[Assistant Director, don’t be sad, because you’ll continue to be scammed later.]

[The person above has a tongue like poison, haha. If you lick yourself, will you die from it?]

As soon as Assistant Director Xu returned to the villa, he saw the Top 5 trending topics. His world collapsed—it was one thing to be killed, but quite another to be mocked for it.