Hot Search Incoming: The Yandere Heiress’s Wife-Chasing Livestream - Chapter 21

Gu Zhichou noticed Ren Qingwen’s lingering gaze and her expression turned peculiar.

“Why are you staring at me? Is there something on my face?”

Ren Qingwen nodded slightly, her eyes grave with a hint of concern.

Gu Zhichou touched her face and pulled a mirror from her bag.

“No, there’s nothing…”

“There is,” Ren Qingwen said, crossing her legs and a smirk playing on her lips. “You’ve grown a stupidity tax.”

Gu Zhichou: ……

If I say another word to you, I’ll change my name.

She huffed and leaned back on the sofa, scrolling through her phone.

Where’s the best cake shop in the city…?

Already picking out gifts?

If you ask me, girls prefer surprises.

Gu Zhichou blew her bangs upward. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to surprise Shi Mi.

It was just that surprises required knowing when the other person would appear so she could prepare.

She glanced at the bullet comments and suddenly realized these people didn’t seem to know what she and Shi Mi had said when they parted.

They didn’t know she had promised to bring cake.

So, could the bullet comments be filtered or have invisible elements?

How much could they actually see?

Gu Zhichou didn’t always pay attention to the comments, so she didn’t know how to block them.

After all, she really didn’t want her every move being watched; it felt like a complete invasion of privacy.

If only there were physical manga books…

She could tell how far the plot had progressed.

Gu Zhichou had no idea that the very thing she longed for was less than twenty meters away.

Her mind was consumed with planning her next attempt to test how to block the audience.

But then she reconsidered. Every time she grabbed something in one panel, it vanished in the next.

If she bought it too early, wouldn’t it be gone by the time she saw Shi Mi?

But a promise was a promise. She couldn’t break her word.

How else would she maintain her image in front of the Little Mute?

Gu Zhichou’s gaze involuntarily drifted to Ren Qingwen, a sly smile creeping across her face.

Why not have her buy it?

Supporting characters didn’t get much screen time. Perhaps items they bought would persist?

Ren Qingwen glanced up at her, her expression conveying a clear message without a word: No help.

Gu Zhichou adopted a pitiful expression. “Cousin…”

“Then come to work.”

“Can’t we negotiate the terms?”

Ren Qingwen raised an eyebrow, a hint of mockery in her eyes.

“What do you think you have that I don’t?”

She had a point.

Gu Zhichou collapsed onto the sofa, groaning in despair.

In the end, she could only nod in agreement.

Ren Qingwen finally curled her lips into a smile. “Alright, tell me what you want me to do.”

Gu Zhichou scurried over and whispered her request.

Now it was the bullet comments’ turn to complain.

Why are you keeping secrets from us?

Two people in the office, afraid of being overheard?

But they had to guard against fire, theft, and, most importantly, the readers.

Gu Zhichou simply didn’t want them to know, and she was using this opportunity to gradually test methods of blocking them out.

Ren Qingwen let out an enigmatic chuckle, and the phone on the desk suddenly vibrated.

Gu Zhichou glanced at it and nearly dropped her jaw in shock.

The caller ID read “Baby”.

Ren Qingwen hung up the call and shot her a cold look. “If your eyes are idle, go do some work. Don’t look where you shouldn’t.”

But Gu Zhichou was now wondering:

Did my cousin have a boyfriend in the original plot?

I don’t think so.

But without her own consciousness, how could she have a boyfriend?

This has to be deliberate.

Ren Qingwen is the ultimate deceiver, always pulling out new tricks.

Yet she maintains such a cool and aloof facade.

Gu Zhichou secretly grumbled to herself, but she couldn’t deny it:

Ren Qingwen was undeniably far more charismatic than her.

Her original character design had never been likable, and now that she had developed her own sense of self, it was even worse.

A spoiled brat, careless about details.

She wondered what Shi Mi thought of her.

Suddenly, she felt deflated.

It was as if she had never considered this before. Could Shi Mi also dislike some aspect of her?

Was he just being polite, hiding his true feelings?

Gu Zhichou’s personality shift wouldn’t raise suspicion among the supporting characters.

After all, she was still herself, not possessed by another soul.

But if a character gained their own consciousness, they would sense something was amiss.

Ren Qingwen hadn’t questioned it because she possessed the original manga.

Gu Zhichou relied on this to identify any other awakened individuals.

So far, she hadn’t found a single one.

She turned to Baidu again:

How to cope with excessive anxiety about something?

The all-knowing netizens responded:

Netizen A: Get a partner and kiss them. That should help.

Netizen B: If that’s not an option, an ambiguous romantic interest will do.

Netizen C: First, you need someone to be with you.

Gu Zhichou’s ears burned as she finished reading, her thoughts inexplicably drifting to Shi Mi.

A kiss?!

It’s not some magical cure-all. How could a kiss possibly help?

Besides, they weren’t even dating.

What if it’s too forward? What if the Little Mute stops talking to me?

Lost in thought, Gu Zhichou unconsciously licked her lips.

Shi Mi possessed a gentle, refined beauty, her star-bright, watery eyes often gazing at Gu Zhichou.

Of course, there was always a hint of mischief lurking within those depths.

Gu Zhichou might deny it, but she wasn’t entirely oblivious.

After all, she wasn’t that naive. She simply couldn’t fathom Shi Mi’s true intentions.

To put it bluntly, she saw Shi Mi through rose-tinted glasses.

In her eyes, Shi Mi was a harmless lamb, incapable of wanting anything from her.

And Shi Mi couldn’t even speak.

Everything was perfect, right?

Gu Zhichou covered her mouth, stifling a giggle. The thought of Shi Mi, if she harbored ulterior motives, only wanting her body struck her as utterly absurd.

Cough, cough. No, no, I’m a young lady. I need to maintain professional decorum.

Forcing an air of composure, Gu Zhichou awkwardly exited the office, her thoughts still drifting to distant horizons.

Ren Qingwen glanced at her before lowering her head to sip her coffee.

Staring at the missed call notification, her eyes narrowed slightly before she finally pressed the callback button.

Gu Zhichou returned to her office and found that Qiao Zhiyue had already packed up and left.

She breathed a sigh of relief, grateful that such dramatic scenes didn’t happen multiple times a day. Otherwise, she wouldn’t be able to handle it.

Her mind was filled with the words “kiss me” repeated endlessly.

Suddenly, she remembered that trendy online bakery.

Though she wasn’t sure if Shi Mi still worked there—the woman had a way of appearing and disappearing without a trace—it was worth a shot. What if she happened to be there?

With this thought, Gu Zhichou specifically searched for the bakery and discovered they had their own delivery service. She ordered several slices of the same cake Shi Mi had packed for her last time, finally setting down her phone with satisfaction.

This isn’t love yet?

If you miss her, just go find her!

Zhizhi, you need to be more proactive in pursuing your wife!

Gu Zhichou sighed. It wasn’t that she didn’t want to, but Shi Mi’s identity was too fluid. Besides, now that the plot had brought her to the company, it definitely wouldn’t let her leave so easily.

Her eyes darted around, and she called someone from her staff, instructing them to have the delivery person bring the order directly to her office.