Chapter 642: My Mom Told You to Perform Well

"This single room's bed is pretty comfy lying on it, huh~"

After hearing Xiao Tian's weakly questioning voice, the evil little kitten quickly changed the subject to save face.

But right now, this tactic clearly wasn't working.

No one responded at all.

Even Xiao Tian didn't pick up her remark—after all, lying here together was a bit awkward.

The evil little kitten had no choice, but she gritted her teeth—how could that damn male fox have such good luck?!

As the first contestant to hide here, she'd surveyed the whole scene.

Every girl who came in said nothing inappropriate or overly intimate.

This was insane!

It made them all seem like ordinary friends with Bai Liang.

There wasn't even an opportunity to drop a hint about Meng Jie—otherwise, that idiot wouldn't have put all her guard right on me.

Yes, in Meng Jie's eyes, besides the mysterious Second Princess, the only person she needed to watch out for was the evil little kitten; she had no suspicion toward the other girls.

Thinking of this, the evil little kitten got another idea and prepared to stir up trouble.

But when she turned her head, she saw Meng Jie's eyelids drooping—this girl was napping now? Was this male fox's bed really this comfortable? He hadn't even slept on it yet!

"Meng Jie!"

"Huh? Is it over?" Meng Jie rubbed her eyes, looking confused.

She'd been nervous when she first hid in here, but later relaxed—plus, she'd woken up way too early today, the bed was way too soft, the sunlight was way too pleasant—just closing her eyes for a bit was perfectly reasonable, right?

"Over? No—we're having a meeting!" the evil little kitten said seriously.

At these words, the two girls instantly felt a strange unease.

Having a meeting while lying in bed? That sounded ridiculous.

Zhou Ye finally couldn't hold back anymore: "Shouldn't we get up first? This is Xiao Bai's room!"

Li Yitong and Meng Jie had at least kept their clothes on while hiding—otherwise, she'd have suspected Bai Liang was secretly doing something illegal and lewd.

Of course, filming the show was the best excuse anyway.

It diluted the ambiguity of everyone hiding under the covers, adding instead a mischievous prank vibe.

Too bad this scene definitely wouldn't appear in the official episode.

When Zhou Ye spoke up, the evil little kitten thought, "Perfect timing!"

She immediately framed her with an ambiguous tone: "Xiao Ye, you came here alone to see the male fox for what?"

At these words, Meng Jie, who'd been half-asleep, snapped awake, eyes wide and darting around.

Zhou Ye naturally flushed red and panicked: "I—"

After a moment of speechlessness, she came up with a decent excuse: "She came too!"

The "she" referred to, of course, was Xiao Tian.

Xiao Tian: Huh? Pulling someone else down with you?

She shot back bluntly: "I came because I couldn't find Tong Tong and the others, so I came to ask."

This answer sounded utterly reasonable, leaving Zhou Ye no room to shift blame.

Meanwhile, Meng Jie began to suspect her own friend wasn't being honest either—she'd picked up the same "stealing snacks" habit as the evil little kitten!

But then, the one who'd caused the trouble extended a helping hand.

The evil little kitten, who'd started this topic, now helped Zhou Ye cover it up: "I knew hiding here would catch you two coming to complain... Xiao Ye, you're too impatient! Why don't you just get along better with Xiao Tian~"

Ah—Zhou Ye suddenly "understood" why these two were hiding here: they'd been lying in wait to ambush her!

This instantly cleared all the dirty thoughts she'd just had.

She felt a bit guilty for wrongly suspecting Tong Tong.

Of course—how could Tong Tong, who'd helped her fight Chen Duling before, suddenly betray her now?

"Let's talk about that Second Princess who came to fanboy offline—I feel she's about to break!"

Seeing how easily she'd fulfilled the "pacify internal threats before dealing with external ones" condition, the evil little kitten resumed steering the conversation.

But rather than saying the Second Princess came for some so-called "offline fangirling," she seemed more like she'd just come to say hello.

At least Bai Liang thought it was normal—but to the girls hiding under the covers, it sounded suspicious as hell.

This blame mostly fell on the evil little kitten.

Because there's a saying: first impression sticks!

She'd already assumed the Second Princess had "bad intentions" and "hidden agendas"—and under this filter, any "visiting" behavior naturally acquired all sorts of strange, suspicious colors.

If you had no motive, no agenda, why come knocking at all?

Second Princess: Isn't this a show?

Right now, the Second Princess was actually quite happy—she'd finally made contact!

For her debut, she was dead serious.

Bai Liang thought she'd just come to say hello because her gaze at him was different from that of other girls with hidden motives—there was no fluttering attraction to a handsome guy, only excitement at grabbing a powerful ally.

In a way, it was similar to how Da Tian Tian first met Bai Liang—back in her "step-back" phase.

Back then, Da Tian Tian had also recognized Bai Liang's "male fox" nature, wanting to keep distance yet unable to resist the lure of clinging to a powerful ally.

The more she thought about it, the more similar they seemed—this noble flower of wealth and the Second Princess were both holding their breath.

One resisted being labeled as "unpopular" and "flop movie queen"; the other was simpler—the Second Princess had plainly said in her debut documentary: Why do people like older sisters but not me?

Obviously, netizens wouldn't give her any serious answer—they'd only mock or turn it into entertainment.

So the Second Princess stared at the comments, making her mental state even worse.

This trip to join the show, though seemingly backed by the Second Princess's golden aura that no one dared touch, was in fact one where she herself tiptoed carefully, afraid to offend anyone.

It was only because he felt Guo Qilin, that chatterbox, seemed fairly easygoing that he began to exchange a few words with him.

After completing the "Paying Respects to the Local Powers" achievement, the Second Princess visibly grew more relaxed and cheerful.

Sure enough, when the time came for everyone to gather for dinner, the Second Princess took the initiative to greet the Evil Little Kitten and the others, and joined them in their activities.

But this behavior only made the others more wary. Bad—so this was really about to begin!

At this moment, Bai Liang was not with them.

Long before the girls borrowed his bed for their blanket meeting, he had slipped away after the Second Princess greeted them, heading over to the house where Guo Qilin and the others were staying, as agreed, to wander and drop by.

It was also part of fulfilling his work KPI; after all, as the show's predetermined main star, he had to give the production team plenty of material.

When the girls arrived, he was earnestly discussing cooking with Song Dandan.

"Green beans must be stewed until fully cooked!"

"Exactly!"