Me & Villainess’s CP Exploded In The Entertainment Circle

Cheng Qing asked straightforwardly, and Kong Mingyan smiled and nodded.

“There’s a chance they might renew your contract, but it’s not confirmed yet. If they decide to renew, there may be changes to the upcoming programs. I suggest you keep some free time just in case, so you won’t miss the opportunity. If they do want to renew, it should be confirmed next week.” Kong Mingyan said, and it was clear that it was highly likely, otherwise, he wouldn’t have personally talked to Cheng Qing about it.

Cheng Qing didn’t quite understand. “Renew me? Only me?”

Kong Mingyan nodded, “Yes, if there’s a renewal, it will be only for you.”

Cheng Qing touched her forehead, took a sip of tea to clear her mind, and then became puzzled, “I don’t get it. Renew only me? Why? What’s the purpose?”

It didn’t make sense. As an unknown person, why would they renew a regular person and even change the program for her? Something didn’t seem right.

“Cheng Qing, in this circle, everything can be summed up in one sentence: popularity is the key,” chuckled Kong Mingyan, and Cheng Qing suddenly realized, unsure if Kong Mingyan was joking or not.

Kong Mingyan was not joking. He said seriously, “From last week’s broadcast, you had the fastest growth in popularity.”

Although Kong Mingyan gave her this assurance, Cheng Qing didn’t immediately agree. She said, “…I’ll think about it.”

Kong Mingyan patted her shoulder and said with a smile, “Young people can make sensible decisions. I believe in you. Take your time. The official notification hasn’t come yet, so there’s still time.”

Cheng Qing nodded, thanked him, and then left.

Outside, Zhang Lingling was teaching her three students how to make cakes, but the two men just couldn’t grasp it no matter what. They even started venting their frustration on Zhang Lingling.

Cheng Qing passed by and saw Zhang Lingling struggling. Unable to hold back, she spoke to the group, “Will scolding her help you learn?”

Cheng Qing’s sudden remark made Ye Lingyun feel uncomfortable, “It’s not that she’s a bad teacher. Look, which one of us three has learned it?”

Cheng Qing replied, “I can’t criticize that, but let’s respect the teacher!” Since both teams were practicing together, Cheng Qing naturally noticed whether the three of them were really putting in effort to learn.

Zhang Lingling, standing nearby, looked gratefully at Cheng Qing, who simply nodded at her before entering the kitchen.

As expected, the kitchen was already stocked with all the ingredients bought by the production team. Cheng Qing sighed, rolled up her sleeves, and began preparing the ingredients. Since she was helping Luo Xi cook, she wanted to teach her some simple dishes too.

This way, when Luo Xi was alone at home, she could order less takeout.

Lunch for over ten people was a big feast, and the workload was naturally enormous.

Cheng Qing carried all the ingredients into the kitchen and started washing them one by one…

After about ten minutes, Zhang Lingling suddenly walked into the kitchen. Cheng Qing, who was alone in the kitchen, looked dreamy in the sunlight as she prepared the vegetables.

Although there were many vegetables, Cheng Qing handled them efficiently. In no time, she washed a large basket of them and set them aside.

Standing at the doorway, Zhang Lingling asked Cheng Qing in a soft voice, “Do you want me to help?”

Cheng Qing was taken aback, turned to look at her, and chuckled, “It’s okay, this isn’t your job anyway.”

Seeing that Cheng Qing didn’t refuse, Zhang Lingling stepped forward to help move the washed vegetables to the cooking counter.

She explained quietly, “Thank you for standing up for me earlier. They quieted down afterward.”

Cheng Qing was puzzled, “I didn’t do anything.”

Zhang Lingling smiled and looked up at Cheng Qing, her eyes filled with admiration. “To you, it might have been just a casual remark. Before coming here, I also thought there might be some pressure, but what job doesn’t come with pressure? Bringing fame to the restaurant and attracting customers here is great. It’s just… I feel like we’re not in the same world as them.”

These days, both she and Zhou Yong were feeling an intangible pressure, which Cheng Qing probably didn’t know about!

“I and Zhou Yong don’t have the abilities like you, Cheng Qing… We don’t know how to get along with our students.”

Cheng Qing sighed, “Lingling, getting along well is a matter of fate, and if it doesn’t work out, it simply means the timing isn’t right. Why worry so much? To put it bluntly, two weeks is like a fleeting encounter. After we part ways, we may never meet again in this lifetime.”

Hearing this, Zhang Lingling smiled happily, “Cheng Qing, you’re really… so gentle.”

Cheng Qing replied, “Huh? Really?”

Because Zhang Lingling wanted to repay her, she had been helping Cheng Qing with the preparations in the kitchen since early in the morning.

When Luo Xi, Liu Suoyu, and Lin Shandie returned from completing their task with the car, they were proud and covered in a light sweat.

Luo Xi pushed open the door and called out, “Teacher, come check our work.”

However, Cheng Qing was not in the living room; only the three members of the dessert team were in the living room watching TV.

Luo Xi frowned and asked, “Where is Teacher Cheng?”

The dessert team members had just been humiliated by Cheng Qing earlier, and Li Mingyao couldn’t help but taunt, “She’s in the kitchen, trying to impress you with her cooking!”

Luo Xi was stunned at first, then became furious and shouted, “What did you say?”

Li Mingyao turned away and ignored her. Luo Xi was someone who couldn’t control her temper, and Li Mingyao, as a man, didn’t want to argue with her.

As soon as Liu Suoyu heard Li Mingyao mocking Cheng Qing, he knew trouble was coming.

Sure enough, Luo Xi rushed over to hold him accountable, but Lin Shandie quickly hugged Luo Xi and shouted, “Calm down! Calm down, Princess!”

Luo Xi pushed Lin Shandie away and pointed at Li Mingyao, saying, “How can anyone stay calm when he’s insulting our teacher? I’m giving him face!”

Ye Lingyun frowned and interjected, “Didn’t she treat you specially? There must be a reason for it, right?”

Luo Xi snorted, rolled her eyes at Ye Lingyun, and said loudly, “Is it not okay for someone to like me? You’re just not charming yourself, and you blame my endless charm!”

Ye Lingyun: “…”

Not only Ye Lingyun, but everyone else also felt choked by Luo Xi suddenly praising herself like that.

“What are you arguing about?” Cheng Qing came out of the kitchen, with a tight frown. Seeing the tense scene in the living room, she couldn’t help but speak up.

Upon hearing Cheng Qing’s voice, Luo Xi felt particularly wronged. Her eyes turned red, and she looked at Cheng Qing.

Cheng Qing was taken aback, wiped her hands, and stepped forward.

She walked up to Luo Xi, pulled her behind herself, and then coldly looked at Li Mingyao, asking, “Did you insult her?”

The icy glare was something no one present had ever seen from Cheng Qing. Everyone couldn’t help but shiver; they had never thought Cheng Qing could get angry too!

Li Mingyao took a cold breath and stammered, “I-I’m the one who was insulted.”

Cheng Qing: “…”

Perhaps influenced by the novel, Cheng Qing knew that Luo Xi had suffered a lot in this show, so she absolutely didn’t want Luo Xi to end up like in the novel. When she came, she had already decided that if Li Mingyao and Ye Lingyun treated Luo Xi with sarcasm and ridicule as in the novel, she would never let it go.

But she never expected that it would be Luo Xi who would curse at someone?

Cheng Qing looked bewildered and turned to Luo Xi, asking, “You cursed at someone… then why are you crying???”

With red eyes, Luo Xi hugged Cheng Qing tightly and accused loudly, “He insulted you!!!”

Luo Xi was feeling extremely upset. In her heart, Cheng Qing was truly kind. She was gentle, always smiling, and tolerant of everyone.

But Li Mingyao called Cheng Qing a scheming flatterer, and she couldn’t help but want to go over and slap him in the face!

Cheng Qing finally realized the situation and couldn’t help but laugh and cry, “If he wants to insult, let him insult. It won’t hurt me.”

Hearing Cheng Qing’s nonchalant response, Luo Xi became even angrier than Cheng Qing. She looked up at her and said loudly, “No! Why should he insult you? Who does he think he is! It’s too much! I’m going to report him!”

Li Mingyao: “-_-||”

Seeing Luo Xi so angry for her sake, Cheng Qing felt a warm, tingling sensation in her heart. She just wanted to hug Luo Xi tightly to express her joy. But she only raised her hand to pat Luo Xi’s head and comforted her, “It’s okay, Luo Xi.”

Luo Xi turned to glare angrily at Li Mingyao, “You’re just letting it go so easily? If he doesn’t apologize…”

Before she could finish, Zhang Lingling also came out from the kitchen, looking puzzled, and asked, “What’s going on, everyone?”

Luo Xi was shocked by this sudden change and stared at her for a moment. Then she grabbed Cheng Qing’s collar nervously and asked, “What were you both doing in the kitchen?”

Cheng Qing: “???” What were they doing?

Cheng Qing was completely puzzled by this question. What else could they be doing in the kitchen? Either cooking or washing dishes, right?

Because Luo Xi suddenly grabbed her collar, Cheng Qing couldn’t help but cough twice.

Feeling both amused and exasperated, she reached out and held Luo Xi’s hand, saying helplessly, “We were preparing food in the kitchen!”

Luo Xi pointed at Zhang Lingling and demanded, “Why is she also in the kitchen?”

Cheng Qing was puzzled, “Does that really matter?”

Seeing Cheng Qing so indifferent, Luo Xi felt even more aggrieved. She had been venting her anger for Cheng Qing by running, cycling, and exercising outside. Now that she came back, she wanted to confront those who upset her on Cheng Qing’s behalf.

As a result, she actually hid in the kitchen with Zhang Lingling, the little girl, and it was simply too much of an insult!!!

Luo Xi’s eyes turned red, “Of course, it’s important!”

Cheng Qing: “…She’s helping me prepare the food.”

“I don’t believe it.” All of Luo Xi’s anger instantly shifted from Li Mingyao to Cheng Qing.

Cheng Qing was completely stunned by this response. What was there not to believe about preparing food??!!!

At this moment, Zhang Lingling weakly interjected, “Or should I bring all the dishes out for you to see?”

Cheng Qing: “???”

But Luo Xi still couldn’t understand why she was so upset. Even if Zhang Lingling really brought out all the prepared dishes, she still had this uncomfortable feeling.

Since the filming of the program began, Zhang Lingling had expressed several times that she wanted to be with Cheng Qing. In Luo Xi’s eyes, she seemed to naturally hold some hostility towards Zhang Lingling.

When Zhang Lingling didn’t know what to do, suddenly Cheng Qing lowered her head and sniffed at Luo Xi’s neck. Then she smiled and walked away, saying to Luo Xi, “Luo Xi, your tasks are all completed. Go take a shower! We still need to cook together!”

Luo Xi’s anger reached its threshold, but at that moment, it suddenly disappeared.

She blushed and hugged herself, trembling as she pointed at Cheng Qing, “Y-you, you, you…” She stammered for a while, then turned and ran upstairs.

“Phew~” Everyone let out a sigh of relief, including Cheng Qing.

She clapped her hands, remembering Luo Xi’s fierce appearance just now, and a smile appeared on her face.

But she still reassured the others, “It’s alright, it’s alright, everyone, let’s continue! Go on with what you were doing.”

Meanwhile, upstairs in her bedroom, Luo Xi was holding onto her own body, her face flushed red.

The sudden feeling of Cheng Qing burying her head into her neck and the breath she took made Luo Xi shiver inexplicably.

Even because she was too embarrassed, she forgot everything, including her anger, and even her jealousy.

“Ch-Cheng Qing is just too much, I’m going to report her.” Alone in her bedroom, she could only mutter those words with little force.