I Became Popular After Acting Like a Green Tea

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Names mentioned in this chapter (which can also be found in the glossary):

–夏安(xià ān)- Xia An, the female lead. 

–盛知言(shèng zhī yán)- Sheng Zhi Yan, the male lead and the NPC provided by the system. 

–李景清(lǐ jǐng qīng)- Li Jing Qing, the person the original Xia An likes and he is supposedly Xia An’s fiancé. He is also the original novel’s male lead.  

–苏晚(sū wǎn)- Su Wan, the original novel’s female lead. 

–晚晚(wǎn wǎn)- Wan Wan, Su Wan’s nickname. 

–柠檬台(níngméng tái)- Lemon Broadcasting Station

With a sullen expression, Li Jing Qing stood behind the two and watched them.

Xia An’s room, like his, was assigned to the third floor. He originally thought that Xia An would definitely seek his help due to such a distance.

He also hesitated on whether to heartlessly refuse Xia An, for fear of giving her the impression of false hope.

He had never thought that not only did she not seek his help, but also tilted her head and looked straight at Sheng Zhi Yan.

What does this mean?

He spoke with a cold expression, “An An.”

The corners of Xia An’s mouth drooped instantly.

She secretly glared at Sheng Zhi Yan.

The look meant: Look at you. If you don’t make a move, she has to face Li Jing Qing again.

Are you as an NPC even capable?

The young girl’s eyes were too expressive. The corners of Sheng Zhi Yan’s lips unconsciously raised. He finally reached out his hand and easily carried the two large boxes.

With a low voice and a hint of imperceptible laughter, he said, “Let’s go.”

Only then did the corners of Xia An’s mouth rise. She skipped as she followed behind him upstairs.

After climbing up about ten steps, she suddenly thought that she did not reply to Li Jing Qing.

Her persona has shattered!

Xia An immediately turned around, she obediently intertwined her fingers and blinked her eyes. “Brother Jing Qing, I’ll go up first.”

 

She appeared as if she was a little shy and had finally plucked up courage to talk to Li Jing Qing.

Li Jing Qing paused his movements, he looked at her entwined fingers and pursed his lips.

When did Xia An become so well behaved?

He returned to his senses. He looked at the obedient Xia An, who was waiting for his reply. He let out a sigh inwardly. When he was about to respond, Xia An turned around.

Hm? Has he replied to her?

How would Xia An be patient enough to wait for Li Jing Qing’s reply? She totally did not care.

She raised her head and saw that Sheng Zhi Yan was looking at her with downcast eyes .

Xia An secretly winked towards Sheng Zhi Yan.

Sheng Zhi Yan’s face did not change. He swept a glance at Li Jing Qing standing under the stairs, he remained silent and continued walking.

Pretty interesting.

Xia An lived on the third floor. The production team arranged for Li Jing Qing to be in the room beside her. Sheng Zhi Yan’s room was a distance away from them.

Xia An looked at the door of the room beside hers. The production team is quite good at causing trouble, she thought.

Such a pity. It would be more exciting if Su Wan and Li Jing Qing were partnered together compared to the current Xia An pairing together with Li Jing Qing.

This was their first day staying in Blissful Hut. The production team naturally had tasks assigned.

Two teams of paired couples were assigned to go buy groceries at the supermarket, while the others stayed at the villa, tidying up the kitchen and organising the kitchen.

The two pairs of 24-hour time limited couples had several tasks.

Firstly, before going out, they had to determine what to call one another.

Su Wan and Li Jing Qing were familiar with each other privately, so they naturally called each other “Wan Wan” and “Jing Qing”.

After it had been decided, they looked at Xia An.

While Xia An was racking her brains as she bit her lips, Sheng Zhi Yan was too lazy to think and spoke, “Xia An.”

Xia An immediately shot a glare at him.

She was extremely anxious, her eyes gesturing to the sidelines where Su Wan and her partner were. The look meant: Look at the others. They are called by nicknames. The way you address me makes people think we are brothers.

Sheng Zhi Yan detected Xia An’s dissatisfaction. He lowered his eyes and asked, “What would you call me?”

Xia An’s eyes lit up. She proudly gave him a demonstration. Using a voice that was sweet to death, she called him, “Brother Zhi Yan.”

After saying that, she batted her eyelashes at him. It meant: You saw it, right? You saw it, right? This is the correct way of introduction to a relationship variety show!

The corner of Sheng Zhi Yan’s mouth quirked. To be honest, no one had ever called him that before.

Or rather, no one dared to call him that.

He lowered his body and slightly leaned towards Xia An. He asked probingly, “Then what do I call you? An An?”

Xia An nodded her head contently, praise filled her eyes.

Not bad, not bad. You’re learning quite fast.

The face of Li Jing Qing, who was watching from the side, did not look too good.

Brother Zhi Yan? It’s quite funny.

Although the kind of person like Sheng Zhi Yan is not too old, his status is almost the same as the elders.

She even called him “Brother”, when he is almost an “Uncle”.

Li Jing Qing looked at Xia An and met her gaze.

Xia An looked as if she had no choice and it was the production team who forced her to call by nicknames. She appeared to be very reluctant.

Li Jing Qing’s heart was slightly more comfortable.

When they arrived at the supermarket, the two couples had a task of competing against one another.

Both couples have a shopping list, whichever group bought all the items first would be awarded a couple heart fluttering task.

The heart fluttering task, as the name suggested, was an ambiguous small task to promote feelings within the couple.

Su Wan looked towards Xia An. She said inwardly that she must definitely win.

The reason she participated in this variety show was to pave the way for her and Li Jing Qing to be together officially in the future.

Li Jing Qing was too popular and had many girlfriend fans. Thus, if she suddenly got together with Li Jing Qing later on, she would definitely be cursed to death.

Now, it was just right. That slow-witted Xia An would take the initiative to rush in front of her and help her block the bullet. On this basis, the fans thought that it was thankfully not Xia An when she and Li Jing Qing formed a couple.

It greatly increased their acceptance of her.

If she could promote their couple in the show and increase their couple shippers, it would be easier later on.

It was best if Xia An could come and make a fuss a few more times.

This time, Su Wan was very confident that Xia An would never allow her and Li Jing Qing to do the “Heart Fluttering” task.

When the production team gave them the signal, with a flash, Su Wan dashed into the supermarket.

Li Jing Qing, Sheng Zhi Yan and Xia An stood in the same spot and hadn’t reacted to what happened.

It was a little bit embarrassing.

【Pfft! What the heck! Su Wan dashed in so quickly! 】

【Hahaha. To be honest, it is so awkward. Hahahaha.】

【I originally thought Xia An would be the first to rush out, but I never expected that it would be Su Wan. Hahaha. 】

【It can’t be, right? Isn’t Su Wan not interested in Li Jing Qing? Why is she so proactive? Something is amiss. 】

【Hold on, Elder Brother can’t be entering a wolf’s den right after he got out of a tiger’s den, right? 】

The third second Su Wan rushed out, she noticed that something was amiss.

She stopped in her tracks awkwardly and immediately asked the director beside her, “Director, what’s the punishment for losing? I’m a little worried.”

The director was also surprised by her behaviour just now. When he heard her asking this question, he understood and replied with a smile, “No, no, don’t worry. There’s no punishment.”

【Ah, so she was afraid of the punishment. I thought she really wanted to win. That scared me.】

【Thank god. Thank god. I thought Elder Brother was tricked again. 】

【Hahaha. But to be honest, it was really awkward. Hahaha. 】

Su Wan’s palms were sweating.

It was really embarrassing, especially since it was a live broadcast. The whole nation saw that scene.

She originally thought that Xia An would rush very quickly and frantically, and she had slightly controlled the speed.

The audience would certainly place their eyes on Xia An’s body.

But she never expected that Xia An wouldn’t budge.

How come Xia An didn’t move?

Su Wan looked at Xia An in disbelief.

Xia An was extremely relaxed.

She didn’t want to win. It was great that Su Wan and Li Jing Qing went to do the Heart Fluttering task.

It would be even better if they agreed to be together for a lifetime right away and not bother her.

Xia An and Sheng Zhi Yan walked side by side. She liked to push the shopping trolley while leaning against it. It felt extremely comfortable.

She passed the list to Sheng Zhi Yan and she was responsible for taking what she liked to eat.

Anyway, she was rich.

In contrast, Su Wan walked from the other side. She became a little anxious when she couldn’t see Xia An.

But after what happened just now, she didn’t dare to express it.

She had to think of other ways to divert the attention of the audience.

As she pondered, she happened to bump into Xia An and Sheng Zhi Yan. Xia An was holding the last bag of cucumber-flavoured potato chips.

Su Wan laughed inwardly.

As expected, Xia An was trying to find ways to sabotage her mission.

The two parties’ list of items were not the same. This potato chip was on her list, so it was definitely not in Xia An’s.

It turns out that she was trying to use this method.

Su Wan sneered in her heart.

She learnt to be smart.

Su Wan immediately pushed the shopping trolley across to them, just when the potato chips were about to be thrown into Xia An’s shopping trolley. Su Wan said, “Oh my!”

Xia An’s movements paused and looked at Su Wan in bewilderment.

What are you saying ‘Oh My’ for?

Su Wan appeared to be very troubled. She glanced  at the potato chips in Xia An’s shopping trolley, then looked at Xia An. “An An, can you give me that bag of potato chips? I have it in my shopping list and this is the last bag.”

Before Xia An could say anything, Su Wan added, “It’s not in your shopping list.”

Xia An immediately did not want to speak.

What do you mean by that? As if she did it on purpose!

The bullet screen immediately became lively.

【As expected, Xia An purposely took it. 】

【Xia An, give it back. What’s the point of snatching things like that?! 】

【Return to Su Wan! Shameless Xia An! 】

Li Jing Qing came over and asked, “What’s wrong?”

Su Wan immediately replied, “Nothing. It’s just that Xia An took our items by mistake.”

Li Jing Qing instantly frowned and reflexively said, “An An, give it back.”

Xia An laughed.

She did it on purpose?

She snatched it?

She won’t return the chips after being asked to return them!

Wouldn’t it be humiliating when she already placed it in her shopping trolley,then take it out?

She! Doesn’t! Want! To!

The corners of Xia An’s eyes immediately drooped, appearing to be very aggrieved. “This is what Brother Zhi Yan wants to eat.”

After saying that, she looked up at Sheng Zhi Yan. Her eyes were filled with emotions.

Quick! It’s time for you, as the NPC, to shine!

Sheng Zhi Yan lowered his eyes and glanced at the potato chips in the shopping trolley.

He never eats these things.

He raised his eyes slightly and saw the young girl’s shimmering eyes.

Being up to mischief.

On the other hand, Su Wan did not really believe her. “An An, President Sheng probably definitely won’t eat these. Don’t do it because…”

“Mm.” Sheng Zhi Yan suddenly spoke. Su Wan froze.

“I eat them.”

【Beep—Bad luck level reduced by 5. 972 remaining.】

Xia An was very satisfied. Instantly, she vigorously nodded and emphasised, “Right! He likes to eat the cucumber flavour!”

This time, Su Wan did not dare to speak.

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Say what? To snatch from Sheng Zhi Yan? Is she seeking death?

She would rather fail the mission than to mess with Sheng Zhi Yan.

In the end, Su Wan urgently contacted the supermarket  to get the goods, but was still a step late. Xia An and the others were already at the checkout.

Xia An divided her snacks out, paid them for herself, and held the bag with satisfaction.

She threw all the items requested by the production team to Sheng Zhi Yan.

Sheng Zhi Yan also had no objection. He carried the bags and remained silent.

The two sat in the back seat of Sheng Zhi Yan’s car. There were no cameras. Xia An opened the bag of snacks and took out the hard-earned potato chips.

She gave it a peck.

The corners of Sheng Zhi Yan’s mouth raised. He turned his head to the side and asked, “Isn’t it bought for me?”

Xia An immediately hugged her potato chips and appeared to be in a panic. “It’s not nice. The cucumber flavour tastes so terrible.”

Sheng Zhi Yan asked, “Really?”

Xia An vigorously nodded her head. “Really!”

It’s alright for the NPC to take her money, but he definitely can’t take her cucumber flavoured potato chips!