Chapter Six: Filming the Romance Reality Show, Part 5

“Do more, talk less. Even if you suffer some losses, it’s okay—that’s how you’ll gain followers.”
“Yes, I understand.” If it had been her before, she wouldn’t have done these things. But now, for Nan Chu and Zhuang Wenqi, she had to work hard to gain fans.

“Also, as your followers increase, those who bought fake accounts to smear you before will surely strike again. Don’t let it affect you. A clear conscience fears no shadow.”
“Yes, I won’t take it to heart.” Because she would fight back.

She was not Nan Chu!
She was someone who repaid every grudge.

After talking with Zhuang Wenqi, Nan Chu hung up and began some investigation.
The trending topics were mostly about the comeback of the Southern Palace’s leading actor and the variety dating show attended by CEO Meng.

Nan Chu logged into the Starlight app and saw her follower count had indeed risen significantly.
Scrolling through, she found those who were insulting and slandering her in the comments.

From her storage, she took out her Tianqi pen and some blank talismans.
Activating her talisman-drawing skill, she began to create a special tracking talisman.

Once finished, she wrote down the target to track, and the talisman’s glow vanished.
In less than three minutes, she found the person who had been blackening her.

It was a man. Nan Chu used the tracking talisman again, following from the man’s hand like Russian nesting dolls: from the fake accounts, to the leader of the accounts, then the boss of the marketing company, and finally to an assistant.

The mastermind behind it all was Guan Xin’er—one of the artists under Zhuang Wenqi’s management.
Guan Xin’er had joined the company before her and was initially managed by Ge Jun.

When Ge Jun switched companies, his three artists were reassigned to other agents, and Guan Xin’er ended up under Zhuang Wenqi.
Nan Chu had no significant interactions with Guan Xin’er and didn’t know why she had hired fake accounts to continuously badmouth her.

Whatever the reason, now that she knew who was behind it, she would definitely take revenge.

Nan Chu retrieved a voodoo doll from storage and found a photo of Guan Xin’er online. She printed the photo with a rechargeable printer and affixed it onto the doll, fusing the image with the doll.

She decided to start with a small punishment. Nan Chu took a small wooden stick and tapped the doll’s right foot.

At home, Guan Xin’er suddenly felt intense pain in her right foot.
Then her stomach was stabbed by sharp pangs, causing her to curl up in agony.

The pain lasted half an hour, then abruptly stopped, leaving Guan Xin’er pale and drenched in sweat.

Nan Chu punished her for half an hour, then cast a curse on the doll.
From now on, whenever Guan Xin’er did something wrong, she would suffer unbearable pain throughout her body.

Nan Chu also cast a spell on Fang You, determined to find the girls he had harmed.

After locating them, Nan Chu used a secondary account to contact five girls, sending them messages.
She thought that upon receiving her messages, the girls would begin to suspect Fang You.

But the five girls immediately blocked her secondary account.
Fang You had manipulated them, claiming some obsessive fans sent such messages to harass his female fans and warned them not to believe such information.

These girls trusted Fang You deeply, so Nan Chu’s messages had no effect.

Unaware of this, Nan Chu finished these tasks, then went to wash up.
Afterward, she read until the early hours before finally going to sleep.

At five o’clock, her alarm rang, and she got up for a run.
Though her powers remained, she believed a strong body was paramount.
To live long, one must maintain good health.

The live broadcast hadn’t started yet, but the fixed cameras were already recording.

Nan Chu ran for an hour before returning to the guesthouse.
She showered, changed into fresh clothes, applied light makeup, and went to the kitchen to make breakfast.

Since no one else was awake, she cooked noodles for herself.
After eating, she tidied the kitchen.

Just as she finished, the crew members began arriving one after another.

The director, surprised to see her up so early, asked, “Nan Chu, are you making breakfast?”
“No, I’ve already eaten. I’m just heading back to my room now.”
“What time did you get up to eat breakfast already?”
“At five. I ran for an hour, then washed up and cooked noodles.”
“Director, have you eaten?”
“Yes, we grabbed buns and porridge at the breakfast shop.”
“Oh, then I’ll head back for now and come down when the live starts.”

After speaking, Nan Chu went upstairs.
The crew began setting up the live broadcast equipment.

About ten minutes later, others gradually woke up. The male guests got ready quickly.
The female guests were still in their rooms doing makeup.

Hearing the noise, Nan Chu went downstairs.
Nan Gong Hengmo was making breakfast and asked, “Nan Chu, want some breakfast?”
“No, I’ve already eaten.”
“Already? When did you eat?”
“About half an hour ago. I cooked noodles.”
“Alright then.”

At eight o’clock, the live broadcast began.
Li Wenya came down wearing a green long dress with a pink bow.
The other three female guests had yet to come down.

After everyone ate breakfast, the director announced, “The male and female guests who exchanged heart-fluttering messages yesterday may go out on dates today.”
“As for the mutual results, you can check them on your phones.”

After speaking, everyone’s phones chimed.
They received an image showing the results of their mutual choices and the reasons for their attractions.

Jiang Han glanced at Nan Chu after seeing her message.
Nan Chu sent hers to Nan Gong Hengmo because he seemed familiar to her.

Though Jiang Han had helped her pack up until the end, he had never shown his true feelings, and Nan Chu kept her guard up around him.

[The director sure knows how to stir things up with a public reveal!]
[I thought no one matched up, but surprisingly, the Southern Palace’s leading actor and Nan Chu chose each other. Is it because they share the same surname Nan, and are drawn to each other?]
[You’re funny.]

Nan Gong Hengmo smiled at Nan Chu after seeing the results.
Li Wenya frowned upon receiving a message from Fang You, looking thoroughly displeased.
Sha Mengyuan felt a bit cautious seeing that Meng Yuan had sent a message to Li Wenya.
[She’s going for the girl-next-door vibe too.]
Xu Fei glanced at the results and glared at Nan Chu.
[Nan Chu, huh? How dare she try to compete for Hengmo. I’ll make her regret it.]
Fang You, after seeing the message results, thought, [Damn it, I knew Nan Gong Hengmo and Meng Yuan would steal the spotlight.]

The director then said, “Those who matched successfully may now head out on their dates.”

Nan Gong Hengmo nodded slightly.
He then looked at Nan Chu. “Nan Chu, do you need to grab anything?”
“I’ll get a bag. Lead actor, please wait a moment.”
“Sure, no rush,” Nan Gong Hengmo replied gently.

Nan Chu went upstairs to get a shoulder bag and then left with Nan Gong Hengmo.

“I’ll drive,” Nan Chu offered.
Nan Gong Hengmo’s breathing was slightly weaker than a healthy person’s, indicating he hadn’t fully recovered.
“Alright,” he said without insisting.