ASPWL Ch46: Attracting Bees and Butterflies

The change happened in an instant.

Even Wen Xiangyue and Liu Yan, who were close by, didn’t react in time, not to mention Duan Haoyan, who was still in a daze.

It wasn’t until the unfamiliar woman beside him pressed the cake base against Lu Bo’s face and rubbed it around several times that Lu Bo began flailing his arms and legs in a struggle. Duan Haoyan finally snapped out of it, quickly stepping back to put some distance between himself and the two.

Before he could ask what was happening, Zhou Zijian and Song Zhehan walked over to pull him away.

“This…” Duan Haoyan started in shock.

Song Zhehan whispered, “Say less, let’s just stand back and enjoy the show.”

Duan Haoyan was even more stunned, looking at Song Zhehan in disbelief.

He had worked with Song Zhehan before and thought he knew him well. Wasn’t Song Zhehan usually the most enthusiastic and helpful? Why was he not only refraining from helping but also advising him to watch the spectacle quietly?

Is this really the Song Zhehan he knew?

And weren’t they filming a variety show right now?

Wasn’t anyone going to stop this?

Duan Haoyan quickly looked to the production team.

A staff member hesitantly took a step forward, but before he could take another step, the producer suddenly appeared, tightly grabbing the staff member and pulling him back.

The staff member seemed to say something.

The producer’s voice was louder: “…This is a private matter, what are we supposed to do? Everyone stay out of it!”

With that, he dragged the staff member away, ignoring his protests.

Duan Haoyan was bewildered and quickly looked at the other guests.

He was once again stunned.

Not far away, Ye Leyao was already watching with bright, excited eyes, even letting out small exclamations: “There aren’t any candles in the cake, right?”

[Not that I feel sorry for the scumbag, just worried that if he gets disfigured, he’ll have an excuse to play the moral high ground during the divorce lawsuit. That would be troublesome.]

Huo Yan and Qin Yao laughed instantly upon hearing this.

Even if there were candles, they wouldn’t be enough to disfigure him, at most just worry about Lu Bo’s nostrils.

Li Siyuan laughed so hard he crouched down, his body trembling slightly, covering his mouth and whispering loudly: “Chrysanthemum blooming in spring, is it attracting bees and butterflies? Hahahahaha—”

Looking over at Wen Xiangyue and Liu Yan, the two female guests were a bit more reserved, but they also had obvious expressions of anticipation.

All the guests were present, but clearly, none intended to step forward and help.

Duan Haoyan’s mind was in chaos.

So what exactly happened while he was out of it?

Why did a stranger suddenly show up and smash a cake in Lu Bo’s face?

Can someone explain this to him?

Unfortunately, among the guests, only Ye Leyao, Qin Yao, and Huo Yan knew the woman’s identity. The other guests had no idea who she was.

But her identity wasn’t important.

What mattered was that she stood there, smeared a cake on Lu Bo’s face, and uttered a profound, meaningful statement. What did this indicate?

It indicated that the guests were about to witness some juicy drama!

The guests’ gossip spirits were burning intensely; of course, they wouldn’t go up and stop her.

If they did, the woman’s anger might subside, and what gossip would they have then?

By now, Lu Bo had finally come to his senses after having his face rubbed with the cake for a while, quickly reaching out to push the person away: “You… who are you… mmph… are you crazy?!”

“Yes! I’m crazy! If I wasn’t crazy back then, I wouldn’t have married an idiot like you!” the woman shouted angrily, her voice booming.

“Married?” Duan Haoyan finally started to understand, “So this is Lu Bo’s wife?”

Ye Leyao nodded quickly.

[Yes, this is Lu Bo’s hidden wife of three years, Tong Xin!]

[Duan Haoyan finally woke up.]

Hearing the familiar voice, Lu Bo’s body shuddered. He knew that voice too well. His struggles paused, and he asked incredulously, “Tong Xin… why are you here?”

Tong Xin finally stopped her actions, a cold smile on her lips: “You finally remember you have a wife? Married and still flaunting yourself outside, Lu Bo, do you have any shame?”

Tong Xin let go, and the cake on Lu Bo’s face fell to the ground.

Ye Leyao looked closely and burst out laughing.

[Hahahaha, there’s really a little piece of candle stuck in his nose!]

The others couldn’t help but laugh.

It wasn’t that they wanted to laugh, but Lu Bo looked really comical and ridiculous at this moment!

His entire face was covered with a thick layer of cake, even his hair was smeared with colorful cream, and he couldn’t even open his eyes. There was even a half-burned candle sticking out of his nostril.

Who could hold back from laughing at such a sight?

And Lu Bo was obviously still a bit dazed.

He still hadn’t figured out why Tong Xin appeared here, and suddenly remembered that they were still filming the show, and the live stream was even still on.

What did Tong Xin just say?

Tong Xin just said they were married! And she even said he was flirting with others outside!

Lu Bo felt a blackness before his eyes, almost fainting.

But he definitely couldn’t pass out now; he had to quickly handle the sudden situation in front of him.

Taking a deep breath, Lu Bo stood up and wiped his face fiercely with his hand so he could at least see the person in front of him. Then he met Tong Xin’s angry face.

Lu Bo got even angrier: “What nonsense are you up to?! Don’t you know we’re still filming?!”

Tong Xin was half a head shorter than Lu Bo, but her aura wasn’t any weaker. Hearing his words, Tong Xin laughed directly: “Of course, I know you’re filming, I’m here to give you birthday wishes!”

Did he need Tong Xin to give him birthday wishes?

Tong Xin was clearly here to cause trouble!

Lu Bo was furious, but he couldn’t argue with Tong Xin in front of the cameras, so he had to turn around and leave, suppressing his anger.

Tong Xin wasn’t about to let him go just like that; she grabbed Lu Bo’s arm, making him stumble.

Lu Bo instinctively tried to break free, but couldn’t for a moment, and he got even angrier: “Let go of me!”

A flicker of surprise crossed Tong Xin’s eyes, soon replaced by disappointment: “You weren’t like this three years ago.”

Ye Leyao’s mouth curved into a smile.

[Is Tong Xin implying that Lu Bo is weaker than three years ago?]

Is this association a bit far-fetched?

Huo Yan glanced at Ye Leyao, about to say that maybe Tong Xin was disappointed with Lu Bo’s current attitude toward her.

Then they heard Tong Xin shout in disappointment——

“Lu Bo! How many people have you slept with these three years? Look at your weak state! You can’t even break free from my hand!”

Huo Yan: “……”

Ye Leyao: [Hahaha!]

The other guests laughed, unable to contain themselves.

Lu Bo’s wife publicly saying in front of the live audience, the show staff, and so many guests that Lu Bo became weak from sleeping around.

Isn’t this too bold?

Aren’t they afraid?

The director and producer behind the monitor exchanged glances.

“How are the numbers…?” the director asked in a low voice.

The producer, sounding excited: “We’re nearing the peak live viewership from last night!”

The director’s eyes sparkled: “Keep an eye on it, try to minimize sensitive words to avoid getting the stream banned, and prepare a few backup streams!”

The producer quickly turned to the assistant director: “What are you standing there for? Get moving!”

It’s not every day that guests hand over trending topics on a silver platter. How could they miss this wave of attention?

Having weathered the storm of the last episode, the production team had clearly grown.

After all, if the audience liked it and they needed the traffic, why not give the audience what they wanted?

What?

You say this isn’t a travel show?

It is a travel show; aren’t they still in the grasslands?

What’s wrong with watching guests argue and spill secrets on the grasslands, then travel after they’re done?

The director and producer continued to watch the screen excitedly, where Lu Bo’s face was still covered in cake and cream, but it was clear from his expression——

He was infuriated!

Lu Bo’s voice suddenly raised: “Tong Xin! How long are you going to talk nonsense?! When did I become weak…?!”

“Don’t you know yourself?” Tong Xin laughed angrily and took a step back in disgust, looking at Lu Bo’s cake-covered face. “If you’re not weak, why can’t you break free? No way, Lu Bo, don’t tell me you can’t even beat a woman now?”

“You——”

“I!”

Lu Bo’s chest heaved with anger: “When did I ever hit you? Stop talking nonsense!”

“True!” Tong Xin nodded frankly. “After all, you were lousy three years ago, and now you’re even worse. I must have been blind to marry you back then!”

Ye Leyao suddenly remembered something, opened his notes, and laughed again.

[I see now, no wonder Tong Xin is so strong. Her family runs a taekwondo gym, and she won a city championship.]

[When Lu Bo first started, Tong Xin spent money and effort, being not only Lu Bo’s agent but also his personal assistant, taking care of him like a parent. And then——]

[Then Lu Bo started cheating within the first year of their marriage. What a scumbag!]

Qin Yao and Huo Yan frowned unconsciously upon hearing this.

Lu Bo really is garbage!

“Right here,” Tong Xin took a deep breath, seeming to have collected herself. “I don’t want to waste too much breath on you, let’s clear things up right here!”

Lu Bo was going crazy.

What was there to clear up here?

Could they discuss their issues in front of so many viewers?

No, he couldn’t let Tong Xin continue.

Luckily, she had only mentioned their marriage so far. Even if this got out, it could still be managed afterward.

But if Tong Xin reveals what she knows about other matters—

The key issue is that he doesn’t even know how much Tong Xin knows!

Last night, he had finally managed to appease her, and Tong Xin had agreed to have a proper discussion with him after the variety show recording was over.

Who could have thought she would show up at the recording site today!

And regardless of how much Tong Xin knows, if she starts revealing things, it would cause irreparable damage to his acting career!

Once Lu Bo figured it out, he instantly calmed down, took a deep breath, and spoke to Tong Xin in a soothing tone: “Alright, I’ll listen to you, let’s clear things up. But can you let me wash my face first, and then we can have a proper talk?”

Saying this, Lu Bo took a step towards Tong Xin, reaching out as if he wanted to pinch her cheek like he used to when they first started dating.

Tong Xin, being tough on the outside but soft on the inside, would surely yield if he was the first to back down—

Before Lu Bo’s hand could touch Tong Xin’s face, he heard a snap.

The next moment, the filming site echoed with Lu Bo’s pig-like screams.

“Ahhhhhh—my hand!!! It’s broken! It must be broken! Ah, it hurts! Tong Xin, let go—”

Tong Xin’s eyes were full of disgust as she kicked Lu Bo’s knee angrily: “Don’t you dare touch me with those dirty hands that served your sugar daddies. Who knows if your hands touched some disgusting black mushrooms, I’m going to vomit!”

Ye Leyao closed his eyes tightly, laughing uncontrollably.

[Hahahahaha I can’t take it anymore!]

[Tong Xin, can you stop saying such shocking things every time! I’m just a bystander, I don’t want to give my brain room for imagination!]

Huo Yan: “……”

Stop it.

His brain was also starting to imagine uncontrollably.

Qin Yao pressed his temples, feeling a headache coming on.

Imagination really isn’t something you can control.

Tong Xin let go of Lu Bo’s arm. Seeing him still wailing, she turned around, grabbed an apple from the table, and stuffed it into his mouth, instantly silencing his cries.

“Sister-in-law really has a way,” Li Siyuan said with a laugh.

Li Siyuan didn’t lower his voice intentionally, so Tong Xin naturally heard it. She immediately smiled apologetically and said to Li Siyuan, “I’m sorry if I’ve disturbed you, but I really couldn’t hold back. I watched your live broadcast yesterday, and this jerk is not honest at all. Did it bother you?”

Li Siyuan quickly waved his hand: “No, no, I don’t feel bothered,” after all, he had scolded Lu Bo on the spot when he was upset. He added, “You and Lu Bo can settle your matters, it won’t affect our filming, right?”

The last sentence was directed at Qin Yao.

Qin Yao: “……”

Qin Yao nodded.

Since the show had already turned into this, it was better to let things take their course than to forcefully stop them.

Thinking this, Qin Yao even glanced at the camera not far away.

Good, it’s recording.

Tong Xin instantly breathed a sigh of relief. She had been waiting for this, and quickly said with a smile, “Don’t worry, I won’t waste too much of your time. I’ve gathered all the evidence I need. Now I just want to confront Lu Bo face to face.”

That’s just how she was, unable to keep things to herself.

And it’s not like she hadn’t given Lu Bo a chance. It was him who never appreciated it. Even after knowing she discovered his infidelity, he didn’t restrain himself on the show, showing no regard for her as his wife.

That’s why she came directly to the filming site. Since she and Lu Bo were done for, it was time for him to taste the grievances she had suffered being his wife for the past few years.

Thinking this, Tong Xin looked down to see Lu Bo had already removed the apple from his mouth and was holding his right hand, grimacing in pain.

“Stop pretending. I know my strength, I didn’t really break it. Don’t act and waste everyone’s time. Let’s talk about Liang Yu first.” Tong Xin sat down opposite Lu Bo, hands on her hips, her face full of anger again.

Ye Leyao’s eyes lit up at this name.

[Liang Yu, isn’t that the male college student Lu Bo hooked up with?]

Lu Bo’s whole body shuddered, forgetting about his hand pain. He looked at Tong Xin in shock: “How did you…”

“He told me everything he knew,” Tong Xin took out a voice recorder from her bag, then a notebook and a pen, “Now it’s your turn to talk.”

Lu Bo was dumbfounded.

What was he supposed to say?

Was he supposed to admit his infidelity in front of countless viewers?

Was he crazy, or was Tong Xin crazy?

The other guests were even more wide-eyed.

Was it really going to be that straightforward?

She was going to make him confess right in front of them?

Tong Xin really didn’t see them as outsiders!

But everyone was quite happy about it.

Song Zhehan somehow walked over to Ye Leyao’s side, wearing his signature smile: “Looks like Lu Bo is completely done for. Did you know about this last night?”

Ye Leyao was about to nod when he heard Song Zhehan’s last sentence. He quickly played dumb: “What?”

[I know nothing! I didn’t know Lu Bo had been keeping Liang Yu for a year because his sugar daddy was…well, somewhat dissatisfied and needed someone else for fun.]

[And Liang Yu was just doing his job for the money. Later, when Tong Xin approached him, offering more money and being more generous than Lu Bo, Liang Yu naturally spilled everything.]

[I have to say, Liang Yu is smart. Even though he didn’t know Lu Bo was married, Lu Bo is still a public figure. If Lu Bo’s affairs were exposed later, Liang Yu would have a backup plan, so he had kept recordings of Lu Bo’s proposition to keep him.]

[That recording must be in Tong Xin’s hands now, right?]

Huo Yan suddenly realized.

So, Tong Xin now has evidence and has come to confront Lu Bo. Is she trying to use this information gap to see what else Lu Bo might reveal?

Song Zhehan waited quietly for a while, not receiving a response from Ye Leyao. He wasn’t annoyed and continued to watch the spectacle with keen interest.

Lu Bo, sitting on the ground, felt his mind buzzing.

He really hadn’t expected Tong Xin to know about Liang Yu.

What about the others?

Lu Bo suddenly felt afraid to think further.

If Tong Xin could find Liang Yu, then she must know about the others too!

No wonder she was so agitated last night, demanding a divorce…

No!

He couldn’t let Tong Xin control the narrative. They were still live, with so many viewers and fans watching. If he really admitted to it, his career would be over!

Even if Qiao…

“It seems you’re not planning to talk,” Tong Xin waited several seconds without getting a response from Lu Bo and lost her patience. “Fine, let’s not talk about Liang Yu for now. How about we discuss Qiao Jinhai?”

The moment Qiao Jinhai’s name was mentioned, there was an immediate stir in the director’s team nearby.

“Qiao… Qiao Jinhai?”

“Is it true?”

The staff’s conversation was kept low, but it was still clear in the quiet filming location.

Duan Haoyan suddenly said, “Isn’t Qiao Jinhai the biggest investor in ‘Blossoms in Full Bloom’?”

‘Blossoms in Full Bloom’ was the hit drama Lu Bo had starred in recently.

The site was abuzz with murmurs.

Song Zhehan, seeing that Duan Haoyan had finally spoken, leaned in with a smile, “Looks like Brother Duan has finally gotten over his heartbreak.”

Duan Haoyan: “…”

It wasn’t an illusion!

The Song Zhehan he knew before must have been a facade!

Ye Leyao: “Haha.”

[Song Zhehan really knows how to hit where it hurts!]

[But Qiao Jinhai didn’t just give Lu Bo ‘Blossoms in Full Bloom,’ right? After he married Tong Xin, he got involved with Qiao Jinhai. All his resources since then must have come from Qiao Jinhai.]

[Qiao Jinhai was very good to Lu Bo. If Qiao Jinhai finds out his kept lover secretly got married and has several other lovers…]

Ye Leyao just smiled without saying a word.

Huo Yan glanced at the camera. It didn’t matter; Qiao Jinhai would find out now whether he wanted to or not.

By now, it should be trending online, right?

“No wonder he got the lead role,” Li Siyuan said, suddenly enlightened, “I remember this drama was an S+ production, right?”

It wasn’t that he underestimated Lu Bo’s previous status; it was that Lu Bo’s previous status really didn’t measure up.

Tong Xin nodded repeatedly: “Yes, it was an S+ production. I was puzzled then why the director chose Lu Bo.”

[Of course, it wasn’t the director who chose Lu Bo.]

Ye Leyao laughed heartily.

If it weren’t for the cake on his face, Lu Bo’s expression would be quite spectacular.

At this moment, he sat dazedly on the grass, his mind blank.

Why could Tong Xin sit there so seriously talking to him about these things?

Didn’t she care about her career anymore?

Her career had just begun.

He did find a sugar daddy and betrayed Tong Xin.

But Tong Xin couldn’t just destroy him like this!

Others were still watching his drama and laughing at him…

Lu Bo felt like he was sitting on pins and needles. He couldn’t hold it in anymore, his emotions breaking down: “Tong Xin! Are you done? What did I ever do to you? Why are you slandering me in front of so many people and cameras?”

He couldn’t admit it.

Absolutely couldn’t admit it.

No matter what Tong Xin said, Lu Bo couldn’t admit to anything. As long as he didn’t admit it, he could still spin the narrative. But if he admitted it on camera, he would be truly done for.

Even though Lu Bo was internally panicking, he had to stay calm!

Hearing Lu Bo’s words, Tong Xin laughed: “Slandering you? If you want to see the evidence, I’ll show it to you now. There are even photos of you naked. Do you dare to look?”

Lu Bo turned pale. He opened his mouth, stammering for a while before saying, “It’s all slander! You’re doing this on purpose. We just had a fight recently, didn’t we? But haven’t I been good to you? I even gave you half of my pay from the last drama, I…”

Tong Xin couldn’t hold back any longer: “Lu Bo! Shut up! How dare you mention money to me?”

“If it weren’t for me marrying you, using my family’s money to pave your way in the entertainment industry, would you have had such a smooth start?”

“Do you have any idea how much money I spent on you? And your pay, I’m your lawful wife. Our relationship is recognized by law. Your pay is our joint marital property, isn’t it supposed to be shared with me?”

Lu Bo was also furious: “Yes, it’s supposed to be shared, so I gave it back to you. What more do you want? I just…”

“You just kept a sugar daddy behind my back, four lovers, and cheated?” Tong Xin cut him off.

The other guests widened their eyes.

Did she say four lovers?

Ye Leyao thought about the storyline.

[Those are just the current ones. If you count the ones he broke up with before, he could probably get two tables for mahjong.]

Qin Yao pressed his fist against his lips.

Huo Yan’s eyes widened.

“Tong Xin!” Lu Bo’s eyes were red with anger, reacting intensely, “So you came here today just to destroy me? Despite how well I’ve treated you—”

“Treated me well?” Tong Xin was even angrier. “What you call being good to me is two years of dating, three years of marriage, the first three years living off my money, the next two years making money while calling someone daddy’ in bed, and then giving me the money your sugar daddy gave you. Is that what you call being good to me?”

As soon as she finished speaking, the entire scene fell silent.

Only Ye Leyao gave Tong Xin a thumbs-up.

[Well said!]