After Transmigrating into the Main Shou, I Topped the Paranoid Big Shot 55

Chapter 55

The chef’s meticulously prepared breakfast ended up all going to the program team. The guests didn’t starve either, enjoying a sumptuous bonfire barbecue by the sea at night.
Zong Mo looked up Ling Han’s information and found that this broken kid was about to turn nineteen, the time when he would be shelved for refusing the casting couch.
Zong Mo once again intentionally or unintentionally hinted at him to try writing songs. He didn’t know if Ling Han had listened, but he awkwardly hugged his guitar and didn’t say anything. The number of times he gave him a cold shoulder had decreased a bit.
He knew that Ling Han had a cold face but a warm heart. This morning, he had even kindly told him the location where he had found the breakfast coupon—although it didn’t have any effect in the end. But this stinky kid was prone to tantrums and would even resort to coercive love. It was best to avoid him as much as possible.

And the twins had been fine yesterday. It seemed they had only become strange after he woke up this morning. Zong Mo couldn’t quite understand and could only try to keep his distance from them.
Not to mention the matter of pushing him into the swimming pool, just judging from their words and actions, Qi Zhiyi only had good intentions towards him, and so did Qi Nanfeng.
He had even asked him if he could swim before pushing him. It was a bit like venting, and also like deliberately showing it to someone.
It was also very much like… something his ill-intentioned husband fans would do.

Zong Mo dawdled, not wanting to go back to his room, and paced back and forth in the corridor.
The tenth or so time he inadvertently passed by the double room door, he happened to run into Lu Bo, who was pushing the door open.
Zong Mo quickly glanced into the room, but unfortunately, Lu Bo immediately closed the door, leaving him to see only himself.
“Teacher Lu,” Zong Mo withdrew his gaze and asked in confusion, “Why are you out?”
“Ruan Chi is showering,” Lu Bo said.
Zong Mo was slightly stunned.
The meaning was… because the bathroom was frosted glass, he had come out to avoid suspicion. Lu Bo was worthy of being the main gong*, a model of male virtue!*
Zong Mo was very satisfied and breathed a sigh of relief.

Lu Bo observed him and asked, “What are you doing here?”
Zong Mo stammered, “Um… taking a, a walk.”
“Want to go for a walk by the sea?” Lu Bo suggested, taking the opportunity.
While Zong Mo was hesitating, Lu Bo added, “It’s getting late. It’s fine to go back to your room and rest early.”
Zong Mo looked at him again. He suspected that he was saying this because he was afraid he wouldn’t dare to refuse in the live stream, giving him a choice, which was respectful and considerate.
This way, Zong Mo found it hard to refuse. Not because of the outside rumors, but because he felt bad.
Although he couldn’t directly tell Lu Bo, “you’re chasing the wrong person,” “you only like me because of the influence of the script,” but he would feel guilty for stringing him along like this. There were some things he really had to make clear to Lu Bo.

Seeing that Zong Mo had agreed, Lu Bo politely declined the cameraman who wanted to follow them. Keeping a polite distance of half a step, they came to the beach together.
Zong Mo remembered the sea breeze he had felt in City B. It was the same moist and slightly salty, but after a month, it was much warmer. The dark blue sea surface was like a huge mirror, reflecting the dark night sky from below, making the night scene deep and clear.
Lu Bo walked slowly by the sea for half a day without saying a word, making the atmosphere at this moment like a tacit date. Zong Mo suddenly stopped his steps, but Lu Bo was still walking forward, the distance between them gradually increasing.
Zong Mo looked at his back from afar, deep in thought for a long time, and finally called out, “Teacher Lu.”
Lu Bo stopped and turned back. His hair was gently blown by the sea breeze, but his eyes were as calm and deep as the sea at night. He only let out one syllable, letting the gentle sea breeze carry it over, “Hmm?”

Zong Mo took a deep breath and asked directly, “Teacher Lu, do you like me?”
Lu Bo was stunned. He didn’t answer directly but threw back a question, which was completely different from Ruan Chi’s aggressive retort.
He asked, “Do you feel very troubled by it?”
Zong Mo was also stunned, speechless.
If Lu Bo denied it, he would feel relieved and could even be friends with Lu Bo.
If Lu Bo admitted it, he would of course immediately refuse and say that it was absolutely impossible between them.
But Lu Bo only asked him, “Do you feel very troubled by it?”
Schemes were schemes, but Lu Bo was truly a qualified and gentle main gong.

“Teacher Lu, I’m really not worthy of your liking,” Zong Mo said helplessly. “You will meet someone better.”
He must not hang himself on a counterfeit main shou like him!
Then he would die of guilt.
“You might have misunderstood. I do have some good feelings for you,” Lu Bo’s voice was gentle and warm, neither salty nor bland. “Even if it’s liking, after just a few short contacts, it hasn’t reached the point where we can’t be without each other.”
His words were very tactful, and seemed to be hinting that he was being over-sentimental. Zong Mo realized this but felt happy.
He smiled sincerely, “That’s good!”
Lu Bo also smiled slightly, “Mm. And you’re not unworthy.”
“Then I’ll go back first?” After clearing the air, he felt much more at ease. Zong Mo rarely took the initiative to invite, “Or… shall we go back together?”
Lu Bo also rarely entangled with him and chose to decline this compensatory invitation, “You go back first. I’ll take a walk for a while longer.”

Zong Mo returned to the homestay and was called out again by the mysterious Tu Bu, who gave him a temporary task.
“He wants me to chat with Nanfeng and Zhiyi about their ideal type and views on love…?”
Very good. An Lan was not here, and someone had already taken over the role of wingman.
This idea had come to Tu Bu after observing the bullet comments.
The twins had lived under the watchful eyes of their fans since they were young. Not a single tiny clue could escape the all-pervasive camera. When they were in university, they had to balance their studies and work and were quite busy. They were already twenty-three and had not had any scandals.
Mother fans were mother fans, but when the children grew up, motherly love would also change.
Tu Bu felt that it was extremely appropriate for Zong Mo, who was in the same room, to take on this task, and promised him more screen time when the recorded version was broadcast.
Zong Mo: …
He didn’t really want this blessing.

But he was also curious about what the twins really thought of him. Qi Zhiyi’s actions today had really confused him.
If they were really interested in him, then he had to make things clear as soon as possible to avoid more serious consequences. Using their ideal type to probe was a good way.
Zong Mo agreed and returned to the three-person room with his mission.
After he clumsily guided the topic, the twins’ answers were surprisingly consistent:
“I prefer someone who is complementary to me.”
“Me too.”
Zong Mo: …?
Then aren’t the twins a perfect match for each other?
The live stream was still on. He could completely imagine what a spectacle the bullet comments would be, but it was not very suitable to describe it on “Green JJ.”

Zong Mo first asked Qi Zhiyi, “What kind of complementary?”
Qi Zhiyi thought for a moment, looked at him, and said word by word, “Mm, I like someone who can listen to me seriously, someone who is gentle, kind, considerate, and patient. It’s best if they’re not too lively, because I talk a lot.”
Zong Mo: …
Years of surfing experience told him that when a celebrity’s ideal type became specific, it was mostly because there was something going on.
Although he couldn’t help but see himself in the description, he felt that Qi Nanfeng also fit this standard very well.
He then asked Qi Nanfeng.
As a socially anxious person who needed to draft his words in his mind before speaking, Qi Nanfeng didn’t think for long and answered quickly, “I prefer someone who is a little cute, optimistic, loves to laugh, and is good at taking care of others.”
Zong Mo: …
That’s right, Qi Zhiyi also, also fit very well!
He didn’t want to ask anymore. He still had to sleep between the two of them tonight.
But the bullet comments were still not satisfied: [Can you ask about their appearance standards, ahhh]
Zong Mo hadn’t forgotten, but he had deliberately not asked. What if the twins gave him an answer like “short hair, tall, occasionally long hair and wears a dress, can be handsome and beautiful”…
Then he wouldn’t have to sleep tonight.

In the novel, besides the behind-the-scenes overbearing CEO, Gong #2, whose romance line was a mystery, Gongs #3, 4, and 5 were all artists who had a thick arrow pointing at the main shou. Their pursuit of the main shou in private was very fierce. After all, they hadn’t succeeded, and they hadn’t come out until the end of the novel.
But besides the exciting love battlefields, the romance scenes in this novel were actually written very poorly. It wasn’t explicitly stated how Gongs #1, 3, 4, and 5 had fallen for the main shou. The one-sided love came suddenly and awkwardly, as if they would be captivated just by hearing the main shou say a few words or seeing him smile a couple of times.
Considering the main shou‘s natural halo, and that Zong Mo had never been in love, he could still accept it.
However, the answers the twins had just given were clear and accurate, every one of them a quality beneath the surface.
Not entirely the same, but they all seemed to point to himself…
And not the original main shou.

Zong Mo couldn’t sleep, and he didn’t dare to toss and turn and disturb the two people on either side of him. He could only lie stiffly, staring at the ceiling in a daze.
He didn’t understand why so many people liked him. He even found it incredible.
Besides this shell of his, was he really that good?
He would rather believe that it was the main shou‘s irresistible script that was secretly at work.
Speaking of which, why did Lu Bo like him?
No, Lu Bo had just said a few hours ago that his feelings for him were just good feelings.
Zong Mo had just relaxed when, in the process of recalling, he suddenly realized with hindsight—were all of Lu Bo’s words based on the premise of “not wanting to trouble you”?
Thinking this, his whole person was not well.
Because he didn’t want to trouble him, he had downplayed “like” to “good feelings”?

Besides Lu Bo, according to the description in the novel, Gongs #3, 4, and 5 were all “him or no one else.”
Zong Mo hadn’t had much contact with Gongs #3, 4, and 5 in person. Their feelings for the main shou were also brief and shallow, not enough to leave a deep impression on Zong Mo.
He had seen the whole story from the perspective of the main shou. Now, standing in the position of the main shou himself, he could completely imagine and feel the sadness and sorrow of the main gong‘s unrequited love.
As for Gong #2, Ruan Chi… he was too mysterious in the novel. Zong Mo knew almost nothing about his personality, preferences, and feelings.
After living together day and night for several months, Ruan Chi had no more secrets from him. Whether it was any small detail in his life, or every inch of his body.
But, he still knew nothing about the heart inside this body.

Zong Mo tossed and turned, unable to sleep, because of these paper-thin people.
They were clearly paper-thin people, yet they were more complex and changeable than him, making them hard to understand.
He could personally feel their happiness and sadness, and also felt guilty for not being able to give back accordingly.
As for Ruan Chi…
Is CEO Ruan happy? He must be very happy when he’s acting and tormenting him.
Sad… he really couldn’t see it at all. It was very likely that it didn’t exist at all.
In the middle of the night, a flash of inspiration. Zong Mo finally figured out why he couldn’t see through Ruan Chi’s heart.
Ruan Chi had no heart!
The moment this thought popped up, he couldn’t squeeze it out of his mind, and it directly caused him to have insomnia until dawn.

Author’s Note:
Someone’s intuition is not accurate when it comes to the person they like
Ruan Chi: ?