After Transmigrating as a Scumbag Alpha, I Ended Up with the Movie Queen - Chapter 14

Facts proved that Shen Zhibei was only saying it to feel good in the moment.

After returning home, although she acted affectionate and spoiled with Yin Yuehua and Gu Tiansheng, looking for all the world as if she were the biological daughter of the two wives, she truly did not say a single bad word about Gu Nan. She even praised her a little.

Gu Nan cut off a small piece of steak and switched plates with Shen Zhibei, thanking her for everything she had done today for the peace of this household and for Gu Nan’s physical and mental health.

Shen Zhibei ignored Gu Nan and continued eating her salad with difficulty.

At that moment, her phone rang several times, receiving several messages.

Shen Zhibei glanced at the lit-up screen. The messages were from Sister Yan.

“Eating a little steak won’t make you gain weight,” Gu Nan persuaded. “And watching you eat grass while we eat meat beside you makes us feel so embarrassed.”

Shen Zhibei pushed away the plate with the steak with difficulty, then explained to Gu Tiansheng and Yin Yuehua, who were also looking at her with concern, “I’m going on a show soon, so I have to start dieting. I ate too much these past few days.”

Then she glared fiercely at the person who actually still dared to tempt her.

She mouthed at Gu Nan, “I’m really going to tell on you.”

“I sincerely want you to eat some,” Gu Nan also mouthed back with an aggrieved expression.

“Only a ghost would believe you,” Shen Zhibei replied with a fierce expression.

Gu Tiansheng and Yin Yuehua watched the two of them interact from above and smiled in relief. Then they focused on eating their own food, pretending they had not seen anything.

Dinner, where three people ate meat and one person ate grass, was extremely difficult for Shen Zhibei.

After the four of them chatted casually for a few moments, they prepared to return to their own rooms and do their own things.

Only then did Shen Zhibei finally have free time to unlock her phone and check the messages she had received.

Just then, Gu Nan’s manager, who had not shown up all this time, appeared at her home as if she had specifically timed it for when everyone was present.

Gu Nan’s manager, Ruan Shuyi, was Chengxin’s top-tier manager. If Gu Nan had not had her family background, Ruan Shuyi probably would never have been the one managing her.

After greeting everyone, Ruan Shuyi took out a variety show invitation and handed it to Gu Nan, saying, “A Poetic Life has invited you to be a regular guest.”

After receiving the variety show invitation, Gu Nan could not control herself and immediately turned to look at her mom’s expression. She saw that both her mother and mom were gazing up at the ceiling at a forty-five-degree angle.

Then she turned to look at Shen Zhibei’s expression.

Shen Zhibei was looking at her phone with a complicated expression, but she quickly noticed Gu Nan looking at her, and her expression immediately calmed.

Gu Nan hesitated slightly.

Although her mother and mom clearly wanted her to participate together with Shen Zhibei, and judging from her mom’s strange attitude when she heard that Shen Zhibei was taking A Poetic Life, there was obviously something else going on—

Shen Zhibei probably did not want to spend a long time under the cameras with her.

Ruan Shuyi also took in everyone’s expressions. After silently going over what she was about to say again, she continued persuading, “The production team invited you because they value the current popularity between you and Miss Shen.”

“During this time, Chengxin and Miss Shen’s Yaohua have both been doing PR, and the effect has been very good. But none of that PR is as effective as the two of you appearing on the same variety show and showing affection.”

At this point, Ruan Shuyi did not ask Gu Nan. Instead, she directly asked Shen Zhibei, “Miss Shen, do you have any concerns?”

Shen Zhibei was still looking at her phone and casually said, “I don’t have much. I’m mainly afraid Gu Nan won’t adapt to this kind of variety show format, and the effect might end up even worse.”

Ruan Shuyi actually agreed with Shen Zhibei.

She herself did not approve of Gu Nan going on the variety show with Shen Zhibei either. After all, A Poetic Life was a livestream-style variety show. If Gu Nan’s temper flared during filming, the show would become popular, yes, but Gu Nan would be scolded to death.

And the current Gu Nan was no longer like before, when she did not need any PR. The difficulty of the task had practically risen exponentially.

But who told President Gu to have already sponsored the show through one of the companies under her? She insisted on sending this little ancestor there.

So Ruan Shuyi could only stand here and persuade Gu Nan, who also did not seem particularly eager to go.

“Nannan, what do you think?”

“I don’t have experience,” Gu Nan declined.

“Experience can be slowly accumulated.” Ruan Shuyi rejected this excuse. “Could it be that Miss Shen has appeared on this kind of variety show many times?”

“I’m actually not very good at publicly showing affection either. I’m afraid going there would have the opposite effect.” Gu Nan continued declining.

“Just act the way you usually do. Didn’t you accompany Miss Shen to shoot the endorsement ad today very well?” At this point, Ruan Shuyi was practically lying with her eyes closed. “Besides, you and Miss Shen just got married. Don’t you want to spend more time with your newlywed wife? This variety show is a slow-paced countryside show. Just treat it as accompanying Miss Shen for a few days of fun and relax.”

She doesn’t need me to accompany her.

Gu Nan thought. If I go, she’ll probably start worrying instead.

At this moment, Shen Zhibei had already finished reading all the message contents and was thinking about what she should do next.

Seeing that Gu Tiansheng and Yin Yuehua were still maintaining their posture of looking up at the ceiling, yet were clearly paying attention to the conversation on this side, she guessed that they also very much wanted her and Gu Nan to go on this variety show.

Then she thought of the two things Sister Yan had just told her.

The first was that they had found out Bai Rui’s other secret boyfriend had records of buying hallucinogens. And on the day of the banquet, the assistant who had followed Gu Nan was the one who had been fired.

The other matter was that Bai Rui would also be participating in A Poetic Life.

So, had the two of them really both been schemed against by Bai Rui that day?

Otherwise, there truly was no way to explain the huge difference between Gu Nan that night and the Gu Nan she had been interacting with these days.

They had learned this important information far too long after the incident happened. Even if they had Gu Nan undergo testing now, if she had really been drugged with hallucinogens, the residue would have disappeared long ago.

If they wanted to learn the truth as soon as possible, it seemed the only option was to let Gu Nan go on this variety show with her.

If the two of them participated together, and Bai Rui really wanted to step on Shen Zhibei to rise, she definitely would not let go of such a good opportunity.

At that time, if they were prepared and responded as things came, they should be able to directly drag her out.

There were only people who stole for a thousand days, not people who guarded against thieves for a thousand days.

Thinking this, Shen Zhibei overturned her previous thought of not wanting Gu Nan to go with her. Following Ruan Shuyi’s words, she said, “Go. Don’t you want to accompany me?”

“?” Gu Nan looked at Shen Zhibei in shock.

I’m trying hard to decline for your sake, so why did you betray me first?

Shen Zhibei turned her head away, not looking at Gu Nan’s shocked little eyes, and continued, “I thought about it, and Sister Shuyi is right. Going on that variety show really would be much more effective than this kind of PR.”

“Exactly.” Ruan Shuyi nodded. “It’s not that I’m exaggerating, but the current development trend is that variety shows are king. Many small celebrities with comedic talent can gain a proper status just by appearing on variety shows.”

Gu Nan was still in shock from being “backstabbed” by Shen Zhibei and did not immediately come back to herself.

Yin Yuehua finally withdrew her gaze from the ceiling and could not help saying, “Zhibei already said she wants you to accompany her. Why aren’t you agreeing quickly?”

“Ah, right. I definitely have to accompany Zhibei.” Finally recovering from the shock of being “backstabbed” by the person involved, Gu Nan then revealed a smile, opened the variety show invitation in her hand, and said in a saccharine tone, “After all, we’re newlyweds. We don’t want to be apart for even a moment.”

Shen Zhibei could not bear to look directly at her. That sounded far too fake.

Ruan Shuyi did not care whether Gu Nan’s statement sounded fake or not. In any case, she had agreed, so Ruan Shuyi’s task was complete.

“All right. Then I’ll reply to the production team. These next two days, watch A Poetic Life and familiarize yourself with it. Then wait for the production team’s notice together with Miss Shen.”

Ruan Shuyi was still very busy. After giving Gu Nan her instructions, she left.

Gu Tiansheng and Yin Yuehua also returned to their room right after. For a moment, only Gu Nan and Shen Zhibei were left in the dining room.

“Weren’t you supposed to not want me to go? Yet you actually backstabbed me,” Gu Nan asked first.

“How can that be called backstabbing?” Being questioned first by Gu Nan made Shen Zhibei feel a little guilty, but she immediately became confident again and said, “I was clearly following Mother and Mom’s wishes to make them happy.”

“To make Mother and Mom happy, you wronged yourself.” Gu Nan could not control the sourness creeping into her tone. “Your relationship with my mother and mom really is good. Then again, comparing how you and I are treated in front of Mother and Mom right now, I’m practically becoming the adopted one.”

Gu Nan’s tone, as if she had eaten a whole pile of lemons, made Shen Zhibei want to laugh.

At this moment, Gu Nan’s expression finally reminded her that the other party was much younger than her.

If it’s proven that matter really wasn’t done by Gu Nan, then I’ll give in to her a little.

Shen Zhibei thought this, but outwardly, she said calmly, “Sister Yan sent me a message just now. Bai Rui will also be participating in this variety show.”

“Bai Rui?” The moment Gu Nan heard this name, she could not help thinking of conspiracies. “Is that a coincidence? Or is she coming for you?”

“I don’t know.” Shen Zhibei also shook her head with a solemn expression. “But what’s certain is that if she really is the one causing trouble behind the scenes, then with both of us going this time, she won’t let go of such a good opportunity.”

“So that’s why you changed your mind later and asked me to go too?” Gu Nan suddenly understood. “So you weren’t actually following Mother and Mom’s wishes at all. You wanted both of us to act as bait and see if we can lure Bai Rui into taking the hook?”

Shen Zhibei neither confirmed nor denied it. Instead, she said, “Sister Yan also found out that Bai Rui’s other secret boyfriend bought hallucinogens. And the assistant you brought with you to the banquet that day was the one who was fired. Don’t you want to clear your own name?”

When Gu Nan learned that the blurry images she had seen might have been caused by hallucinations after being drugged, she immediately felt a sense of vindication.

“I do want to, but I’m not Bai Rui’s main target. If you want me to help you like this, shouldn’t you say what you’ll give me in return?”

“What do you want?” Shen Zhibei’s movements paused, and her eyes fixed on Gu Nan, waiting to see what condition she would propose.

“If we really can draw out the mastermind, then you’ll act as a loving married couple with me and make my mother and mom happy. This agreement lasts until you meet your true love, or until I meet mine.”

“All right.” Shen Zhibei agreed without hesitation. “Then it’s settled. Behave properly on the show. If we really draw out the mastermind, then I’ll act as a loving married couple with you in front of Mother and Mom.”

“Pinky promise.” Gu Nan extended her little finger.

“How childish.”

Although Shen Zhibei said that, she still extended her little finger and hooked it around Gu Nan’s.