Chapter 77: I Lost, Let's Vote for Zhu Yuan

On the second day of voting, Ji Xiang looked at the gap in votes between Zhu Yuan and Ning Chu, unable to hold back her tears.

Zhu Yuan, on the other hand, remained as calm as ever, as if she didn't care about the online voting situation at all, and focused on preparing for her next performance.

Ji Xiang couldn't take it and went to the troupe leader to complain, "Leader, this isn't fair!"

The troupe leader had also seen the voting situation and was already getting a headache; hearing Ji Xiang chattering in his ear, he was so angry his face turned blue. "If you've got the ability, go buy internet trolls for Xiao Fengzheng too!"

Ji Xiang was stunned. "I didn't even say Ning Chu bought internet trolls, Leader, you..."

She widened her eyes. "So you think so too!"

Troupe Leader Hao immediately covered his damn mouth; who knew he would blurt out his inner thoughts? Embarrassed and angry, he shooed Ji Xiang out. "Out, get out!"

Who couldn't tell that Ning Chu had bought internet trolls?

But what could be done? He couldn't stop it!

What was he supposed to do now? Was he going to let Xiao Fengzheng's hard work go to waste again?

The more Troupe Leader Hao thought about it, the more annoyed he became, rubbing his reflective bald head vigorously and sighing.

It was Yuan Fengye's birthday, and he was throwing a party on a cruise ship.

Midnight had just passed.

The ship was sailing on the sea.

Enzo and Situ were sitting on the deck; hearing the midnight bell chime, they both took out their phones at the same time.

The two exchanged a glance. Seeing this, a bold thought crossed Enzo's mind, and he tentatively asked, "Tu Ge, you wouldn't happen to be..."

Situ looked at him quietly and handed his phone over for him to see.

Enzo didn't know until he looked, and one look gave him a start—he had actually guessed right!

He said with pleasant surprise, "You're voting for Miss Zhu too?"

Situ gave him a look that said, "That's a stupid question."

Two tall, strong men sat on the deck, finishing their votes for the stage actress.

"No, I have to call Doctor Qiao, in case he forgets after he wakes up." Enzo suddenly pulled up his contacts and called Qiao Mai.

The phone rang only once before the other side picked up, saying unhappily, "What is it, Enzo? You're interrupting my voting!"

Enzo: "... Doctor Qiao, don't you usually go to bed very early?"

"I set an alarm."

Situ couldn't help but chuckle.

Amidst the deafening music, Yuan Fengye was swaying on the dance floor with a group of women, one arm around a pure-looking student girl who looked like she had something to say but held back, and the other hand groping the butt of a young model nearby.

When he came down from the dance floor, he scanned his surroundings. "Where's Yu Ge?"

Dong Shu was operating her phone, too lazy to look at him. "He just went out. Your place is so foul and smoky, be careful or Yu Ge will get angry and kick you into the sea to feed the sharks. It's so noisy!"

"It's my birthday, can't you guys spoil me for once?" Yuan Fengye sat down with a glass of wine and scanned her phone screen casually. "What's that?"

"Voting." Dong Shu gave him an impatient look, then suddenly remembered something and reached out to him. "Where's your phone?"

Yuan Fengye generously handed his phone to her, asking curiously, "What voting?"

Dong Shu showed him the voting page, and Yuan Fengye hissed, "There's such a thing? How come I didn't know?"

Seeing Dong Shu about to vote for Zhu Yuan without a word, Yuan Fengye hurriedly snatched the phone back. "I didn't say I was voting for Zhu Yuan; what right do you have to decide for me?"

"Then you want to vote for Ning Chu?" Dong Shu said with a cold face.

"It doesn't matter who I vote for, but since you brought it up, why don't we play for higher stakes?"

Yuan Fengye downed the wine in his glass and tossed the cup aside. "How about this, let's play dice, best of five. Whoever wins, everyone present at the party today has to listen to them."

Upon hearing this, Dong Shu's expression worsened. "You know full well I can't beat you."

Although Yuan Fengye was lecherous, he was famous in their circle for being incredibly good at dice.

Yuan Fengye curled his lips triumphantly. "What, scared?"

Dong Shu suddenly thought, "I'll call Yu Ge over; you might not be able to beat him!"

"Pfft, Yu Ge wouldn't play such a boring game. Do you think he'd even pay attention to you?" Yuan Fengye said dismissively.

Dong Shu hesitated for a moment, and Qi Jing glanced behind her. "Speak of the devil."

Yuan Fengye turned his head and, seeing Sheng Yu's indifferent face, immediately stood up. "Yu Ge."

"Talking about what?" The man walked over with long strides.

His cold aura made the men and women on the dance floor stop dancing, and the music quieted down.

"It's Dong Shu; she wants to take my phone to vote for the little sister-in-law, but Ning Chu is also in our circle, and we can't be biased, right? So I said let's play dice to decide the winner; whoever wins, everyone here today has to listen to them and vote for whoever they say."

Sheng Yu's hand holding the wine glass paused. "Ning Chu and who?"

Yuan Fengye clicked his tongue. "Zhu Yuan."

The man held the wine glass with his slender fingers and said casually, "Just these few people?"

Yuan Fengye had invited about a hundred people today.

Upon hearing this, Yuan Fengye realized he wanted to play even bigger, so he immediately said, "Alright then, let's have their friends and family vote too."

Sheng Yu curled his lips nonchalantly. "Then let's begin."

Yuan Fengye and Dong Shu were both stunned by this turn of events. "Yu Ge, you want to play?"

"Wasn't it you who said you wanted to play?" Sheng Yu raised his eyes.

Dong Shu was just about to speak, but Yuan Fengye beat her to it. He smiled and said, "Then I'll set the rules. If Yu Ge wins, we vote for Ning Chu; if I win, we all vote for Zhu Yuan."

How could Sheng Yu possibly lose?

Wouldn't that mean they were destined to vote for Ning Chu?

Dong Shu gritted her teeth in anger!

Yuan Fengye had someone bring two dice cups, placing one in front of Sheng Yu, "Yu Ge, I'm the birthday boy today, so I won't be going easy on you."

Sheng Yu let out a soft chuckle.

The first round ended.

Dong Shu breathed a sigh of relief; Yuan Fengye actually had some skills!

Yuan Fengye felt smug inside and raised an eyebrow at Sheng Yu, "Yu Ge, I accept your concession, I accept."

The second round ended.

The entire room fell silent.

Qi Jing couldn't help but shoot a look at Yuan Fengye, signaling him not to go too far; he had won against Sheng Yu once, did he really want to win twice?

But Yuan Fengye hadn't done it on purpose; who knew Yu Ge was so bad at this!

Dong Shu clenched her fingers in excitement.

It was best of five, and Yu Ge had already lost two rounds!

The third round ended, and the entire sea area went quiet.

Yuan Fengye couldn't laugh anymore; it wasn't that he wasn't born with a sense of humor, it was that he didn't dare to laugh.

He was on the verge of kneeling to Sheng Yu, "Yu Ge, I... oh my, why did my disobedient hand just..."

"My skills were inferior." Sheng Yu tossed aside the dice in his hand.

He swept a faint glance over the petrified crowd, "I lost, go vote for Zhu Yuan."