Chapter 637: The Samoyed Who Mistakenly Wandered Into the Wolf Pack

What on earth is this "sister" thinking?

At this moment, Guo Qilin's heart was a tangled, uncomfortable mess—mainly because he couldn't come up with a good reason to refuse on the spot.

Likewise, the expectant look in the Second Princess's eyes before him had effectively pinned him in place.

He was sharp-tongued and, in truth, had a shrewd streak, but right now he really wanted to call his master and ask for advice on how to break the ice in a situation like this.

Master Qian would definitely come up with something!

Still, why did he feel this Second Princess was a bit different from what he'd imagined? That look in her eyes was exactly like a husky that had wandered into a wolf pack.

No, wrong—she was more like a Samoyed that had mistakenly wandered into a wolf pack.

Way more eye-catching than a husky!

"Alright, but the recording's about to start, right? The crew's coming over to get us."

Seeing the show's crew approaching, Guo Qilin breathed a sigh of relief—at least he wouldn't have to lead this Second Princess off to find some excitement.

Whatever you want to do, sort it out privately~

But as he said this, Guo Qilin still stole a glance at her expression—after all, by rights the show's crew couldn't exactly keep this Second Princess in check.

To his surprise, though, the Second Princess immediately nodded obediently at those words, her face looking rather eager to give it a try.

It seemed the start of the show interested her even more!

A guess surfaced in Guo Qilin's mind: could she really have come here to seriously debut?

The moment the recording began, it went straight into a thoroughly ridiculous segment.

Because the production team gave no instructions at all—they just told everyone to go inside and hold a meeting.

The moment they walked in, they saw a long table with a dozen or so chairs, and around it a bar counter and a rack for liquor.

Bai Liang sized the place up, feeling it was rather slapdash; he glanced up at the ceiling structure and figured it looked like a converted warehouse.

After the dozen-plus guests swarmed in, some casually remarked on the place while wandering around to look, and others picked a seat for themselves and glanced around.

At a moment like this, the advantage of a small clique showed—Meng Jie and her group simply huddled together, chattering away in low voices, occasionally covering their mouths and giggling.

In fact, they were the most at ease—even Dou Xiao Tian and Zhou Ye, who kept shooting each other dirty looks, seemed more natural than the others around them.

But the downside was that their little clique was a bit too large; add Bai Liang in, and they made up a full third of all the guests. Before long, with no one speaking up first, the others kept glancing over at them.

The evil kitty quickly noticed this, hurriedly sat up straight, and quietly nudged her sisters.

But Meng Jie, who was in the middle of an animated chat, couldn't keep the smile off her face and didn't notice the warning at all. Instead she said, "Aiya, Tongtong, what are you putting on airs for. Ga~"

After that inexplicable "ga," Meng Jie finally noticed the gazes around her, shrank her neck, and froze on the spot.

Several seconds passed before she ventured weakly, "Has it started?"

"If Meng Jie doesn't say it's started, we wouldn't dare bring it up either~" Guo Qilin, sitting across from her, picked up the thread.

The kid had a good sense of what was needed. On one hand, he actually knew Meng Jie—they'd filmed together before—so it was fitting for him to pick up the conversation.

On the other hand, he gave Meng Jie a way to step down gracefully, took the chance to tease her a little, and livened up the atmosphere.

He really had no choice—who else was going to do it? With that big brother sitting there smiling and not saying a word, he could only play the role of cannon fodder.

"Don't talk nonsense." Meng Jie was a bit flustered; those big eyes darted around like a thief's, and anyone who saw her would say she looked guilty.

While muttering under her breath, she also cast her gaze toward a certain someone, sending out an instinctive plea for help: Save me! Save me! Save me!

"Ahem."

Bai Liang coughed once, immediately drawing everyone's attention.

Guo Qilin breathed a sigh of relief—damn, was the "big brother" finally going to speak?

Apart from seniors like Song Dandan, Bai Liang had the biggest star power here; it felt like it was only right for him to speak first, and most people really would listen.

But after that one cough, the guy actually said, "Why are you all looking at me? My throat was just a little itchy—I'm not trying to speak~"

The next second, a bottle of water was pushed over from across the table.

"Little Watermelon's so thoughtful!"

That casual compliment from Bai Liang made Dou Xiao Tian unable to stop grinning, her dimples showing on her cheeks—though her expression was held very tight, so the smile came off a bit stiff.

After all, under the evil kitty's stern tutelage, she wasn't exactly keen on sticking her neck out either~

So she turned her head and glared fiercely at Zhou Ye again.

Zhou Ye:??? Why is this stray cat glaring at me?!

"So this is what filming a show is like—so awkward."

The Second Princess was already muttering complaints on the sly. Although she'd read the script very carefully, there really wasn't anything written about what this part was supposed to involve.

Are we just going to sit here like this?

Guo Qilin: No, sis, don't ask me.

He really felt his head swelling. With this many people, he'd only exchanged a couple of words with this Second Princess—so why did she even pick a seat right next to him? Was she here to chase Bai Bai Daxian offline, or was she here for him?

"Awkwardness is part of the show's effect too, maybe that's exactly what the production team had in mind," he could only guess and explain helplessly.

"Oh~"

But just then, something even more awkward happened!

Watching the young people on set refuse to speak up one by one, Song Dandan couldn't hold it in any longer.

"How about we do some self-introductions~"

The moment those words landed, most people's faces went "horrified."

Honestly, a segment where everyone does a self-introduction is genuinely terrifying—especially in an atmosphere this awkward.

But after speaking up, Song Dandan quickly slipped into the head-of-the-family mode and added:

"Let me explain now—starting now, we begin self-introductions. Say what you do, what made you famous. You've got achievements, right? So everyone say a bit."

Terror level up!

Plenty of people on set had their pupils shaking, some had even curled their toes up inside their shoes!

He couldn't help wondering—could Song Dandan really have come up with this on her own? Surely the production team had to have staged it for her, right?

The odds seemed pretty high! Otherwise, surely this old auntie hadn't just slapped her forehead and come up with this "brilliant idea" all by herself, right?

Bai Liang quietly observed the others' movements, snickering to himself.

Truly a grand performance art!

He'd been in the industry for over five years and had never seen a show that started off this awkward—playing it for cringe!

Look, even Meng Jie had settled down now, wearing a stiff yet polite smile, eyes on her nose and nose on her heart, not moving a muscle.

Seeming to dread being called on by the "teacher" to introduce herself first.

But just at that moment, Meng Jie's pupils suddenly quaked again!

Someone was touching her leg under the table!

She jerked her head up, and after meeting Bai Liang's smiling gaze, she let out a breath of relief.

But she also puffed out her cheeks slightly and glared at him—at a time like this, don't draw attention!

Sigh~ boring!

Bai Liang went to poke the evil kitten again, but she didn't move a muscle, didn't even roll her eyes; only that slender middle finger had quietly poked out at some unknown moment.

This little lady's fingers are really long~

But why isn't there a single bit of nail art, trimmed so neat and clean?

Zhou Ye was more fun though—after noticing Bai Liang's little tricks on her, the blushing puppy swiftly reappeared on the scene!

Forcing her to cover her face with both hands to hide the situation

As for Dou Xiao Tian, she was a bit more wild.