After the empress transmigrated, she became the judge of the entertainment industry.

Cheng Yanye grabbed Yin Xiangming by the collar and lifted him up.

Yin Xiangming was already shorter than him, and when he lifted him up like that, the cold wind blew in through the gap in his clothes at the waist, taking away all the warmth from his body after taking a shower.

"!" Yin Xiangming sneezed, almost spraying Cheng Yanye's face, but luckily he turned his head in time.

"You fucking trying to disgust me to death, aren't you?" Cheng Yanye was almost hit by the sneeze, which made him even angrier. He raised his other hand to punch him.

What he didn't know was that although the people living in the yard might not be able to see this angle clearly, the camera could capture it perfectly.

[Help! Someone's being hit!]

This is real bullying.

Why didn't you all shout when Ye Sanqing was hitting people?

[Exactly, how do you know it wasn't Yin Xiangming causing trouble?]

"He's like that, looking for trouble? He's practically dead every day, do you think he'd cause trouble?"

[Huh, I'm starting to ship a hot-tempered school bully with a gloomy academic genius...]

It smells better when it's turned upside down.

Enough! Not every terrible couple is worth shipping!

"Young Master Cheng." Sheng Hanyu appeared beside him without warning and grabbed his wrist.

He was looking at a vacant lot next to the poultry pen, thinking that he could plant some scallions or cilantro, which would be more convenient, when he heard the noise and came over.

"Let me go!" Cheng Yanye didn't take him seriously and continued to exert force, only to find that he couldn't break free at all.

Sheng Hanyu didn't say anything, but quietly pried his hand down until it was back in its original position.

"Young Master Cheng, is it really okay to hit someone on the show?" After saying that, he tried to pry Cheng Yanye's hand off the other person's collar.

Yin Xiangming then realized that someone had come to help him and began to struggle.

He managed to break free, but because he used too much force, he fell sideways to the ground.

"I just changed into my new clothes..." Yin Xiangming stared blankly at the gray on his palm.

Hopefully the clothes aren't torn, otherwise Mom will find out and probably scold him for causing trouble outside.

"What's it to you?" Cheng Yanye was extremely irritable and unleashed a torrent of abuse on Sheng Hanyu. "You're a piece of trash, all you do is follow women around. Someone like you dares to meddle in my business? Wearing a mask all the time, you must be so ugly you can't show your face in public. You dare to compete with me for Qingqing? Do you dare to take off your mask?!"

【……？？？】

A million question marks wouldn't be enough to express my confusion.

[Is he blind? Didn't they pick it while they were eating?]

[He even accused others of chasing after women, but his own eyes are always on women, whether it's Ye Wanyin or Ye Sanqing, and yet he dares to criticize others!]

From now on, I will hate him for life.

"..." Sheng Hanyu was clearly stunned by his logic and speechless for a moment.

But it's okay, he has a good temper and he won't argue with someone who's mentally challenged.

Why did you say that Master Ye is an object?

"I didn't say that!" Cheng Yanye retorted angrily. How dare they stop him from hitting Yin Xiangming? What's so special about someone like Yin Xiangming that's worth protecting?

What he didn't want to admit was that yesterday, seeing Ye Sanqing even invite Yin Xiangming over for tea, yet beat him up, a secret fire of jealousy stirred within him.

“You said I’m going to take her from you, but the problem is, she’s a person, she has her own consciousness.” Sheng Hanyu looked at him with a very pitying gaze. “You don’t even treat her like a person, yet you think she’s special to you? Even though it’s nighttime, you can’t just dream about anything.”

[Hmm... Is Xiao Sheng this powerful even without Master Ye by his side?]

Don't underestimate any support player. They can support because they understand how to deal damage, while damage dealers may only ever be damage dealers.

[What kind of logic is this? It seems to make a lot of sense, yet it also seems to make no sense at all.]

Respect for women, I love it.

Don't fall in love casually; anyone can say nice things.

That's still better than those who keep talking about "stealing".

"...?" Cheng Yanye didn't think there was anything wrong with his statement.

After all, in his mind, if someone dares to have designs on his woman, then they are trying to steal her from him!

Although Ye Sanqing isn't his yet, it doesn't matter! He already has a special title, so it's only a matter of time!

"Anyway, mind your own business. Besides, this guy bullied Wanwan, and none of you even noticed. What's wrong with me standing up for Wanwan?"

"Xiaoming, what's going on?" Sheng Hanyu sighed as she looked at Yin Xiangming, who was still sitting on the ground in a daze, and reached out to help him up.

"I..." Yin Xiangming opened his mouth, facing Sheng Hanyu's affirmative gaze. He really didn't know what it was about.

"You dare to do it but not to say it?" Cheng Yanye was furious at his appearance and clenched his fists again.

“If you don’t even have this much patience, what can you do?” Sheng Hanyu said.

"...?" Cheng Yanye vaguely felt that this tone was very similar to Ye Sanqing's.

No, it's one thing for Ye Sanqing to talk about him, but why is Sheng Hanyu also talking about him?

“I don’t know,” Yin Xiangming said, gathering his thoughts. “I haven’t spoken to her at all. It was just one day when she called me ‘brother,’ and I was terrified, so I told her not to call me that anymore… That’s it. I swear, nothing more!”

"See, isn't it better now that we've explained it clearly?" Sheng Hanyu said gently to him.

Yin Xiangming nodded to him with gratitude.

"You're not bullying her? Don't you know how many people want to be called 'brother' by Wanwan? It's an honor for you that Wanwan is willing to call you that! You actually refused, that's hurting her feelings!" Cheng Yanye said righteously.

His righteous indignation made Sheng Hanyu wonder if he was just being abstract or genuinely that stupid.

No, he was tricked by his fiancée and there was no follow-up. Fine, let's just say he loves her. But why is his fiancée calling other people "brother" outside? When they reject him, he gets upset and even blames them.

If it's really that stupid, then it's stupid in such an abstract way.

"That's a real pity, after all, none of us here have ever declined such an honor," Sheng Hanyu said calmly.

"What do you mean? Does she really call you brother? Aren't you younger than her?" Cheng Yanye said, expressing his disbelief.

“I have a video recording, why would I lie to you? She not only called me, but also called me cousin! It made me think she was trying to steal my brother from me, it was really scary!” Sheng Hanyu gave him a cryptic smile. “I’m leaving, goodnight, Young Master Cheng, have a nice night in your tent.”

As he spoke, he pulled Yin Xiangming away.

Cheng Yanye stood there for a while and saw that it was indeed cold outside. Now that the courtyard had quieted down, he had no choice but to take a shower to warm up his body.

After that, he crawled into the tent and started to space out.

What does it mean that he calls everyone "brother" every night? But they are indeed older, isn't this just politeness?

But calling the younger Sheng Hanyu "brother" is a bit strange.

He found it strange, but couldn't quite put his finger on why, because Ye Wanyin's explanation had always been that she just wanted to be close to everyone, since she had never received any love from her own brother.

Why is he still sitting there?

It must be so cold inside the tent, I feel so sorry for my brother, sob sob.

Don't you dare shout like that, or Ye Wanyin will come and fight you for your brother's ownership.

[Seriously, Ye Wanyin called him "brother" so naturally after he arrived, as if she had been holding back for a whole week and finally someone came who made her call him that. She must have called him that a hundred times today.]

[Haha, how are Cheng Yanye's fans feeling? Your brother already has a girlfriend~]

[Thank goodness the voting hasn't started yet, otherwise I'd be making money off you guys to support my sister-in-law, hahaha]

You won't lose money if you withdraw your investment now!

Cheng Yanye's few fans and a large number of online trolls: ...

【These are all baseless rumors, we won't believe them, you're just spreading rumors】

If I were lying, why doesn't he sue me?

[Exactly, we should learn from Master Ip.]

[Did anyone notice a detail? Xiao Sheng didn't deny having feelings for Master Ye, he only denied treating her like an object.]

Oh, are you arguing? Do you really need to go into such detail? I certainly can't be that organized.

To be honest, the latter sentence carries a sense of "I'm Master Ip's spokesperson," as if he knows her very well.

I'm better now.

[No, anyone with eyes can see that! Master Ye has even the slightest bit of a crush on Cheng Yanye, I'll eat a keyboard while doing a handstand!]

It's hard to say; some wives may outwardly complain about their husbands, but in reality, they love them very much.

【Don't you want to look at what you're saying? The words "娇" (jiao, meaning delicate/precious) and "妻" (qi, meaning wife)—which one has anything to do with Master Ye? Don't make me laugh so hard I disturb the neighbors.】

[Why did you call off the engagement? Are you all mentally challenged, choosing to ignore such an important fact?]

[Allow me to ship this three-person CP: school bully, academic genius, and student council president who champions justice]

This is too weird...

Cheng Yanye hadn't slept well at all when he woke up in the morning, and sneezed several times in a row.

Ye Wanyin was in an even worse situation, sharing a small bed with Deng Lingxuan. Although the bed wasn't small for the two girls, Deng Lingxuan was a terrible sleeper. She had been woken up countless times in the middle of the night by arms and legs that came across her, and now she looked as resentful as a ghost.

"Good morning! You two clearly had a very good rest last night!" Ye Sanqing felt great seeing them like this.

"How could it not be good? Young Master Cheng bullied Xiaoming yesterday." Sheng Hanyu walked to her side and secretly complained.

"What? Cheng Yanye, you're just a punching bag, how could you do something so contrary to the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches!" Upon hearing this, Ye Sanqing glanced at Yin Xiangming, and seeing that he seemed to be alright, he immediately turned to Cheng Yanye in astonishment, as if he were some kind of punching bag that had come to life.

"No, I didn't. I was just chatting with him." Cheng Yanye was unaware of the night camera and made up a story. "You should be wary of this kid. He's just talking nonsense and trying to smear me in front of you."

"Oh, so what?" Ye Sanqing said. "It's good to let you experience what it feels like to be smeared, isn't it? But you probably won't get to experience it, because you're already black. Sigh! What a disappointment!"

When Ye Sanqing said this, he glanced at Ye Wanyin, shook his head, and walked away.

Sheng Hanyu smiled at Cheng Yanye and then left.

Cheng Yanye: Provocation? That's absolutely provocation!

But what did Ye Sanqing mean by what she said and what was that look in her eyes? Was she also slandered? Or by Wanwan? Impossible! Wanwan is the most beautiful fairy in the world; she wouldn't do such a thing!

He couldn't figure it out, so he gave up.

"Thank you for believing in me, Master Ye," Sheng Hanyu said softly.

"No need to thank me, but actually I don't really believe you," Ye Sanqing said. "He said he was chatting with Xiaoming! Only a fool would believe that. Xiaoming? Chatting? Can those two words even appear in one sentence? He's trying to fool me, this idiot. Hey, what should we eat when we get back from our run?"

"How about some wontons? They have meat filling, but I haven't made any yet, so it might take a little while," Sheng Hanyu said with a smile.

As expected of Master Ye, he has his own judgment no matter who says it.

"Wontons are great! Hurry up and run, I'll make some for you when I get back." Hearing about the delicious food, Ye Sanqing was even more motivated to run!