Touya Yaoyao

Looking at the cake and strawberry Santa Claus on the plate with a sense of annoyance, Yu Yaoyao casually put them aside. She wasn't going to eat something given to her by someone who was bullying her. Humph, trying to bribe her with this? No way.

Just as she was about to continue eating the strawberry cake Liu Ying had made for her, she belatedly realized that she couldn't find it!

How could this be?! It was just on the table a moment ago, how could it suddenly disappear?!

Almost subconsciously, Yu Yaoyao frowned and started searching around, but after searching for a long time, she still couldn't find it. Finally, Liu Ying patted her on the shoulder and pointed to the strawberry cake on the table, asking curiously:

Why aren't you eating??

Yu Yaoyao looked at Liu Ying with a puzzled expression and couldn't help but ask blankly:

"Brother Liu, where's the strawberry cake you gave me?! I clearly put it here just now, did you see where I put it?! I can't find it?"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ying subconsciously glanced at Bai Taoshi, who was handing a strawberry cake to a staff member. Her lips twitched slightly. Then, looking at Yu Yaoyao, who had an innocent expression on her face, she didn't know how to explain.

Can I tell you that when you accepted the cake from Bai Taoshi, he took the opportunity to steal the cake I gave you and then gave it to someone else?! I can't, so, Yaoyao, when you're in the world of martial arts, you're not in control of your own destiny, so... don't blame Brother Liu.

Thinking this, he chuckled to himself, a sheepish grin on his face.

"Is that cake yours?! I thought it was leftover and someone else ate it. If you like it, next time..."

Before she could finish speaking, Liu Ying instantly noticed Bai Taoshi's extremely unfriendly gaze from behind. Her face stiffened, and she hurriedly changed the subject:

"I'll do it, I'll do it, this is what I'm best at!"

After saying that, he ran straight to the employee who was preparing to clear the tableware. Without even waiting for the employee to refuse, he forced his way over to help. Yu Yaoyao looked at Liu Ying's panicked appearance with a puzzled expression. Why did she suddenly feel that Brother Liu was avoiding her like the plague?

The netizens watching the live stream understood what was going on, despite her confusion, and they all started to follow the story.

[It's hard to judge. To be honest, I had a strange feeling that Brother Liu had an overwhelming survival instinct just now.]

To be honest, Tao Tao's eyes scared me just now. I had a feeling that if Liu Ying said one more word, a knife would be held to his throat.

Is my Tao Tao really that fierce?! That look in his eyes really scared me?! I always thought he was very gentle.

[Same here, I was scared too. Tao Tao looks so fierce. She seemed so gentle and refined before, how come just one look from her makes me tremble?]

[The girl even asked Brother Liu where the cake was?! If you say one more word, Brother Liu's life is in danger!]

[It seems the girl didn't do it on purpose; she genuinely didn't know Tao Tao had taken the cake and given it away, and she searched for it for quite a while.]

.........

Unable to find a cake, Yu Yaoyao could only sullenly pick up the cake made by Bai Taoshi on the table and taste it. At first, she was somewhat disgusted, but after thinking about it, she decided to give Bai Taoshi face.

The cake tasted pretty good; at least it wasn't unpalatable. In fact, after she finished eating it, she felt a little unsatisfied.

When Yu Yaoyao picked up the cake made by Bai Taoyi with a look of disgust, Bai Taoyi looked displeased. But when she finished eating it and showed a satisfied expression, Bai Taoyi's originally cold and stern face softened considerably.

She didn't complain, and even finished eating?! Thinking this, Bai Taoshi felt a little excited, and Liu Ying, who he originally disliked, became much more pleasing to the eye.

After Yu Yaoyao and the others finished eating the cake, the live broadcast ended. Because she had eaten a piece of strawberry cake, Yu Yaoyao decided to take a walk around the hotel to digest her food. She was not the type to like crowds, so when she noticed the photographer packing up to leave, she left the bakery on her own without saying goodbye.

Bai Taoshi saw Yu Yaoyao leave and originally wanted to go with her, but before he could leave, he was caught by Liu Ying.

Bai Taoshi didn't know if Liu Ying had lost her mind to look for him, but seeing the pleading look on her face, he stayed. The two even found a quiet place to talk.

Liu Ying's reason for seeking out Bai Taoshi wasn't really that big. He just felt that if Bai Taoshi wanted to use this opportunity to solidify his relationship with Yu Yaoyao, he could suggest that the production team switch him back, or even have him continue to partner with Ye Lanmei and Yu Yaoyao.

Bai Taoshi was quite pleased with Liu Ying's pragmatism, but he didn't appreciate her advice. The reason was that Liu Ying wasn't very strong.

The fact that the opponent wasn't strong here doesn't mean Liu Ying was incompetent, but rather that the opponent didn't have a powerful backer, or that their backer wasn't strong enough. To put it bluntly, Liu Ying was just an employee and couldn't compete with Shen Junhe, who was standing behind Ye Lanmei.

Bai Taoshi, on the other hand, did not have such concerns. To put it bluntly, even if he deliberately humiliated Ye Lanmei in front of Shen Junhe today, Shen Junhe could only shamelessly agree with him, rather than settle scores later.

But Liu Ying is out of the question. If Liu Ying offends Ye Lanmei, he'll likely be finished in the entertainment industry. Therefore, Bai Taoshi merely glanced at Liu Ying's suggestion casually and said in a calm and confident tone:

"No need. As long as you're observant and cooperate with me, that's enough. I don't need you to do anything else."

These words sound arrogant, but Liu Ying has been in the entertainment industry for many years. While she may not be an expert in the intricacies of the industry, she understands about 70-80% of it.

Therefore, he did not feel that Bai Taoshi's complete rejection was an insult to him. Instead, he knew that if he were to switch places with Bai Taoshi, although Bai Taoshi would get what he wanted, he might offend Ye Lanmei and be punished by Shen Junhe, who was behind Ye Lanmei.

Thinking of this, he looked at the other person's proud and arrogant face, and thought about everything that had just happened in the baking room. He felt that Shiratoshi's personality was quite awkward.

He clearly likes Yu Yaoyao, clearly cares about her a lot, and clearly wants to get her attention, but he always uses an inappropriate method that makes her stay away from him.

Like now, even though I was thinking of myself, the words I said were hurtful, even rude.

Thinking of this, he looked at Shiratoshi's unusually young face and felt that he must be too young to have experienced love and not know how to express it, which was why he seemed so awkward.

"Actually, Yaoyao is quite easy to please. Just go along with her and you'll be fine. If you go against her, she'll actually dislike you."

For no apparent reason, Liu Ying looked at the plants and trees beside her and uttered these words in a seemingly ambiguous manner.

Shiro Momoya glanced at the other person subconsciously, pondered for a moment, seemed hesitant, and after a long while, finally said somewhat sullenly:

"Don't be fooled by her. She's not easy to appease. Trying to please her won't necessarily solve the problem. She's... extremely stubborn and self-righteous. She won't learn her lesson until she hits a brick wall."

Liu Ying was taken aback. Looking at Bai Taoshi's pained expression, she couldn't help but ask in surprise:

"You seem to know her very well?!"

Shiro Momoya snorted lightly, her face full of pride and a hint of smugness as she spoke:

"Of course, we met when we were kids, and we even went to junior high and high school together. If she hadn't quietly gone to study in Europe for university, we would still be classmates."

After saying this, a slight regret appeared on his face, but it wasn't much; clearly, this regret didn't hold much weight in his heart.

"Childhood sweethearts, inseparable since childhood, does she know how you feel?!"

Liu Ying asked out of curiosity, but Bai Taoshi inexplicably became resentful. He looked at Liu Ying with a sullen expression and couldn't help but complain:

"Look at her like that, does she think she knows what I'm thinking?!"

Liu Ying subconsciously recalled Yu Yaoyao's various behaviors and inexplicably chose to remain silent. To be honest, that girl had no sharp mind at all; all that remained was 'innocence'.

Shiro Momoya didn't expect him to answer, so she just looked at the sky with a frustrated expression and muttered irritably:

"She's always been like this since she was little, always changing her mind. She likes dolls, toys, video games, and books. She likes so many things that she simply doesn't have time to pay attention to me or even acknowledge me. But... I've made up my mind about her. For the rest of my life, it's only her."