[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-entertainment-being-the-life-of-the-party-on-kee":3,"chapter-entertainment-being-the-life-of-the-party-on-kee-entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-455":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","Entertainment: Playing the Show-Off on Running Man, and Bai Lu Breaks Down",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},2015753,2995,"Chapter 455","entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-455",455,"\u003Cp>\"A sign of great luck.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu said, taking pictures of all the diagram road signs.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This scene was just like going to a scenic spot, which made Yang Mi smile bitterly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The two of them came to the Qian Courtyard during their conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In the night, this courtyard looked even more imposing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Under the eaves were colorful carved beams and painted rafters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On both sides were lifelike, graceful, and luxurious sparrow braces.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Wow! This door pier.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi's heart moved, and she stepped forward to touch the two white marble stone carvings like wheels in front of the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The owner of this house is truly knowledgeable.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This door pier is square for civil officials, meaning scholarly.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Round for military officials, meaning war drums.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"My grandfather couldn't find such a regular scholarly stone pier in the whole of Beijing back then.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi blinked, unable to hide her inner excitement.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This object cannot be imitated, so it must be real, at least passed down from the late Qing Dynasty.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sister Mi, you know so much.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Too smart.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu couldn't help but give a thumbs up and praise.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't praise me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"I should be the stupidest one in our family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"In our family, even a fool can get into Tsinghua or Peking University; I'm a drag on the family.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi shook her head with a bitter smile.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This should be a screen.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu pointed to a dark green, screen-like partition.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Mm-hmm.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The ancients tabooed seeing the courtyard as soon as they opened the door.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"This is called blocking evil.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"But if there were weddings or funerals, or if the emperor came to visit, this green screen door would have to be opened.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi nodded slightly and whispered the explanation.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The further they went, the more shocked they were!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi was both curious and a little timid.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However, Lin Yu was careless and directly pushed open the dark green screen door.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sister Mi, what does this 'several-entry courtyard' mean?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu looked at the signs in the house and asked curiously.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"The front and back of the Sihe Academy are called 'entry', and the left and right are called 'cross'.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Entering several doors is several-entry courtyard.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>While answering, Yang Mi specifically looked back.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On both sides of the dark green door, there really were the inverted rooms written in books; in ancient times, this was where nannies and security guards lived.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The owner of this house is really particular!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This house is basically repaired according to the configuration of a prince's mansion!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Sister Mi, seriously, if you like this house, I'll work hard for a few years.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"If it doesn't work, we'll find a few rich women to keep me.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu winked and said cheekily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Don't.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Although I like this house, it's not necessary.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Next time you invite me to dinner, just don't skip the bill.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi pouted and said in annoyance.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When she saw the side rooms in the house,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi's heart shrank, and her pupils trembled a few times.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>On the eaves, dragons, phoenixes, lions, and unicorns were all lifelike.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking down, the colorful rafters on the beams, the century-old mahogany pillars, every detail was full of aristocratic atmosphere.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking through the night light into the hall of this Qian Courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Ah!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi was so frightened that her legs went soft, and she collapsed to her knees.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>\"Lin, Lin Yu, this room has people!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi's eyes went dark, she felt a shiver on her crown, her whole body was enlightened, her pale lips trembling, she said in terror.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“How could there be anyone here?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Sister Mi, are you still stuck in character from the shoot?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu looked toward the main residence in the Sihe Academy with a feigned air of seriousness.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Is that so?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After being told this, Yang Mi felt a bit unsure. She had indeed been filming *Fox Spirit Matchmaker* lately, where many characters wore ancient xianxia costumes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Could she really have seen wrong?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Whoosh! Whoosh!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At that moment, the pomegranate tree and the crabapple flowers in the courtyard rustled.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was clearly just a pleasant evening breeze in spring, yet it made Yang Mi shiver all over.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Sister Mi, that’s a pomegranate tree, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I heard Master Huang Lei say before that rich people love planting these.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Something about ‘Gold pomegranates in the east, silver persimmons in the west, noble people from the south and north.’”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“It signifies having many children and many blessings.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Blooming year after year, as festive as big red lanterns hanging from the branches.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu spoke eloquently on the side, explaining it all.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Yang Mi didn’t take in a single word.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She cast another wary glance toward the interior of the main residence.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi had heard from her grandfather before that in the Forbidden City, many palace maids and concubines were thrown into dry wells.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Many strange and eerie supernatural events had occurred there.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Looking at this Sihe Academy, it was quite possible it was once the residence of some prince.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Perhaps something scientifically inexplicable could happen here too.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In Yang Mi’s eyes, the spring breeze had turned into a ghostly chill.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The entire courtyard full of pomegranate and crabapple trees—\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>In her mind, they automatically transformed into ghost-filled locust trees.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Let’s go. I feel a bit creeped out here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi tugged at the corner of Lin Yu’s shirt and whispered.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At first, she had been curious about the furnishings of this luxurious Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Once that curiosity passed, only fear and the urge to stay away remained.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“After all, this is someone else’s courtyard. It wasn’t right to come in and look around without asking.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“And I feel like there really was someone inside just now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi recalled the flickering shadows in the room again. She was certain she hadn’t seen wrong; there was clearly something in there.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Alright.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu didn’t say another word.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Taking advantage of the night, he crept toward the dark green screen door.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As Yang Mi quickened her pace, she felt a secret sense of relief.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>However,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>At that moment, the main residence and the side rooms on both sides went *snap*. In an instant, they were brightly lit.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It was as if the whole world had been illuminated.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Ah!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi’s eyes went wide with fright, and she stood frozen in place as if struck by lightning.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It’s over, it’s over. This time, she’d really stirred up a hornet’s nest!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Good news: it’s not a ghost, it’s a person.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Bad news: I’d rather it be a ghost!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Lin Yu, you’re agile, run out first.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“My status in the entertainment industry isn’t high, but I’m familiar with the big shots in the Beijing circle. They’ll give me some face, and I’ll explain it to them later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi quickly calmed down.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She hadn’t spent all these years in Yanjing for nothing; by using her connections to apologize and calling in a few favors,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>the other party shouldn’t make things difficult for her.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But Lin Yu was different; he was currently in the limelight, and his popularity was soaring.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If he were labeled with trespassing, his acting career would likely be cut short.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“If you don’t leave, Sister Mi, I won’t leave either.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu bit his lower lip hard, speaking with absolute certainty.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He was deeply moved inside.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Entertainment industry artists might seem high and mighty on the surface.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But everyone on the inside knows it’s a big dye vat. The \"every man for himself\" mentality is common practice and common knowledge.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>He hadn’t expected that, in such a situation, Da Da Mi Mi would be so loyal and righteous toward him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>A friend in need is a friend indeed; this mansion was worth gifting.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Lin Yu, don’t be like this. Go, listen to me.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Seeing Lin Yu unmoved, Yang Mi hurriedly pushed him a few times, urging him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Hehe!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I’m afraid none of you are leaving today.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>The person speaking had a very magnetic voice.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This sound, cutting through the air, instantly shattered the silence of the Sihe Academy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When Yang Mi heard this, her heart skipped a beat.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It’s over!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It seemed the owner of this mansion wouldn’t let this go easily.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But why did this voice sound so familiar?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Qi, Brother Qi?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi blurted out, testing the waters.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Hahahahaha!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Hearing Yang Mi guess the person, bursts of laughter erupted from all around the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi looked around and was instantly dumbfounded.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>How were all these people familiar faces?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Huang Mengying, Zhu Zhu Xudan, Zhang Zhang Binbin, and other employees of Jiaxing Media.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>And Qi Wei, Jing Tian, Zhang Zhang Dada, and others were Yang Mi’s close friends in the industry.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Even Yang Mi’s manager, Zhao Ruoxiao, was among them.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What the f*ck!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>What is this?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>After a brief moment of thought, Yang Mi turned her head and locked her gaze onto Lin Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“You brat, I said you were usually so steady, turns out you were setting me up.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As she spoke, Yang Mi bit down hard on Lin Yu’s arm.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This bite was fierce and heavy.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It left Lin Yu with a deep red \"Da Da Mi Mi\" brand mark.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Wow! Are you a dog?”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu’s agility was enough to dodge Yang Mi’s bite, but he bit the bullet and took it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>If it could help Da Da Mi Mi vent, this bit of pain was nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Sister Mi, happy birthday!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>As he spoke, their friends pushed out a delicate three-tiered cream cake from the side of the room.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu endured the sharp pain and stepped forward to light the birthday candles.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>When the birthday song began to play,\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi could no longer hold it together.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Tears welled up and streamed down her cheeks.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Throughout her many years in the industry, most of Yang Mi’s birthdays had been spent on set or working overtime at the company.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Since entering the business, she had never really had a grand birthday party.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Sister Mi, your actual birthday is when you’ll be on set, so Brother Yu had everyone give you a surprise to celebrate it early.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Surprise!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Confetti, confetti!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Zhu Zhu Xudan took the lead and offered her birthday wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>???\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>This counts as a surprise?\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>It’s more of a shock!\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Yang Mi sighed with a bitter smile, then blew out the candles, clasped her hands together, and made three wishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Baby Da Mi Mi, it’s time to open the gifts.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“We’ve all prepared exquisite gifts for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Qi Wei’s eyes welled up; after all these years, only their friendship had lasted to the end.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>She felt moved and held Yang Mi’s hand, speaking softly.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Brother Qi, if you can’t help it, just pinch your voice.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“This sounds too unlucky.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>Lin Yu joked while cutting the cake.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>But soon, Lin Yu regretted it.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>An overwhelming amount of cake was smeared all over him.\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Damn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“I was careless.”\u003C\u002Fp>\u003Cp>“Forgot, these are all family!”\u003C\u002Fp>",1834,"2026-06-15T17:51:09.876Z","2026-06-17T08:44:59.272Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","5aa3d13650bfe13a6cc613b545855282356c28c547f7f131b39b4ed51f63e98d","entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-456","entertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-chapter-454",525,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fentertainment-the-attention-seeker-on-running-ma-cover.jpg"]