HEIFEIGU -Chapter 99

With Chen Mengyu and Song Chu’s stiff exchange, the atmosphere gradually warmed up.

Yin Lening, who had come seriously looking for love, honestly pushed the process forward.

“Hi everyone, I’m Yin Lening. How about we introduce ourselves and also check our first-impression choices?”

【You can tell she’s really eager to start dating, LOL.】

【Cool sis saves the world, or they’d sit here till tomorrow.】

Except for Wei Junyuan curling his lips, no one objected.

Everyone introduced themselves.

Yin Lening took out the phone provided by the show and asked eagerly,

“Who chose the sky photo?”

Yu Yueting beside her raised her hand shyly, ears red.

“I did.”

Yin Lening straightened instantly and focused on her.

“Did you guess who posted it?”

Yu Yueting scanned the room and stopped at the safest-looking Gao Xingchuan.

“Gao Xingchuan?”

Yin Lening’s eyes dimmed slightly.

“That was my post.”

“So… no match.”

“Next—who chose the desk photo?”

“I… I did.” Xie Jixing sneaked a glance at his senior brother and raised his hand.

Song Chu and Zhu Qian leaned forward slightly.

“I think it was…”

For the first time, his gaze drifted sideways.

Qian Shuyun had peeled two mangosteens and an orange, even stuck little forks in the fruit, and was wiping his hands.

“It was Teacher Qian’s, right?”

A small fruit plate was gently placed in front of Xie Jixing.

Qian Shuyun nodded.

“Yes, it was mine.”

He glanced at Song Chu and Zhu Qian, smiling politely.

“So, Teacher Xie gets one early-date opportunity with me.”

“Want to use it?” he turned back. “Teacher Xie?”

Show-off. Just keep showing off.

Xie Jixing chewed his mangosteen fiercely, glaring at him.

“Later.”

Mouth full, he sounded muffled.

Song Chu and Zhu Qian glanced at Qian Shuyun, then leaned back.

Under the table, Chen Mengyu clenched her fists.

Hehehe—so shippable!

“Third, the stage photo—anyone besides Teacher Song?”

Zhu Qian raised his hand.

“I guessed wrong, so don’t count me.”

“What about the starry sky? Was it only me?” Yin Lening asked Yu Yueting again.

“Was that yours?”

Yu Yueting shook her head shyly.

“Not mine.”

“It was mine,” Zhu Qian said.

Yin Lening looked even more disappointed.

“Oh… another miss.”

As she scrolled, she unconsciously held the phone farther away.

“This one…”

When the selfie appeared, the room fell silent.

Wei Junyuan’s face darkened.

But Yin Lening was too busy being upset about her wrong guess to notice.

“What about the keyboard one?”

“I chose that,” Jiang Tutu said, looking at Qian Shuyun.

“But I guessed wrong. I thought it was yours.”

Everyone looked at Qian Shuyun.

He seemed completely unaware.

Xie Jixing’s plate was empty. He muttered that the orange was too sour and mangosteens were better.

Qian Shuyun was carefully refilling it.

Jiang Tutu didn’t get a response. She felt awkward and a little hurt, so she picked up her tea.

【Isn’t this script a bit much?】

【Is Qian Best Actor trying too hard? Forcing a sweet CP?】

【Ignoring her like that is rude.】

【Be reasonable. He’s gay—how’s he supposed to respond?】

【Dating shows are like this. If he responds to everyone, he’d be a “central AC.”】

“What about the moon photo?” Yin Lening continued.

“No one chose it?”

“That was mine,” Yu Yueting said, relieved.

Yin Lening wanted to slap her thigh.

“I should’ve picked that!”

The text post was ruled out.

Only the nine-grid collage and lucky cat remained.

“Let’s claim these two.”

“I chose the nine-grid,” Gao Xingchuan said excitedly.

“The eyes were obvious—it should be Tutu.”

Jiang Tutu set down her cup and smiled at him.

Gao Xingchuan’s ears instantly turned red.

He almost knocked over the table when he turned.

“I chose the lucky cat,” Qian Shuyun said, half-filling the plate.

“I mentioned it in the interview—it’s Teacher Xie’s.”

“Fine, two more correct,” Yin Lening said sourly.

“So this segment’s over. As for dates, you decide yourselves.”

Her tone was full of envy.

She was about to chat with Yu Yueting.

Then Wei Junyuan, who had been silent, spoke up to Yu Yueting.

“Xiao Yu, haven’t you had any roles lately?”

“Why do you look fatter than when you debuted?”

“Actresses can’t let themselves go. You need discipline for the camera.”

“I remember when we filmed together, I could barely carry you. I forced myself for work. You’ll burden male co-stars like this.”

【Is this guy sick?】

【Way out of line. No one chose him, so he’s taking it out on her.】

【But honestly, she is bigger than the others—even Xie Jixing looks slimmer.】

“So what if I’m fat? Did I eat your family’s rice?!”

When Yu Yueting had just debuted, she really had acted alongside Wei Junyuan. In that drama, the two of them played a couple.

Back then, she still had a bit of baby fat. While filming a scene where he was supposed to carry her in a bridal carry, Wei Junyuan dropped her onto the ground several times. He even mocked her for being too heavy and impossible to carry.

Later, that segment was edited into behind-the-scenes footage and repeatedly circulated online as promotional material, with no regard for Yu Yueting’s feelings.

During that period, whenever she went online, her screen was filled with words like “fatty” and “fat woman.”

After that drama, she began dieting like crazy.

She ate only one meal a day. Sometimes it was just a sweet potato, sometimes a single corn on the cob. When she was so hungry she couldn’t stand it anymore, she drank water to hold herself over.

Every time she squatted down and stood back up, she felt dizzy. When it got bad, she even fainted on set several times.

She developed severe bad breath, brushing her teeth several times a day and constantly chewing sugar-free gum.

After paying such a huge price, she finally managed to shake off those labels.

But this year, her body finally couldn’t hold on anymore and began sending out full-scale warning signals.

First, she didn’t get her period for ten whole months. Her hands and feet were ice-cold. Even in forty-degree summer heat, she didn’t feel warm at all.

Gradually, she started experiencing tinnitus and insomnia.

Certain parts of her body would twitch and tremble uncontrollably from time to time.

One day, she couldn’t help but cut herself with a knife. Looking at the blood all over her hands, Yu Yueting finally realized that she might be ill—seriously ill.

Fully disguised, she went to the hospital, filled out questionnaires, had her hormones tested, and got blood drawn.

The results weren’t good. She needed hormone treatment, and those medications would definitely cause weight gain.

She hesitated for a long time between taking them and not taking them.

It wasn’t until she stood by the window, about to jump, and was tightly held back by her manager, that she finally started taking the medicine.

After that, she felt exhausted and hungry every single day.

Her body swelled up like an inflating balloon. Even though she tried exercising, it had no effect.

She had no energy to work. Even going outside or speaking felt like a burden. She even smashed all the mirrors in her home.

Yu Yueting felt as if she had turned back into that “fat girl” everyone once mocked.

Things went to the other extreme.

She stayed inside all day, unwilling even to turn on the lights.

To help her adjust physically and mentally, her manager patiently persuaded her and got her onto this variety show, hoping she could step out of her closed-off world, meet new people, and make new friends.

But unexpectedly, she ran into Wei Junyuan again.

His question made Yu Yueting’s hands start trembling uncontrollably. Her face turned pale, her lips quivered, and she couldn’t say a word in response.

I’m a disgusting fat person. I’m so embarrassing.

Those words kept flashing through her mind.

She shouldn’t have come on this show.

She shouldn’t have tried to walk out of that darkness.

She should have just rotted in that muddy abyss.

“Where are you fat?”

Her cold, trembling hand was suddenly grasped by someone. Yu Yueting wanted to see who it was, but didn’t dare lift her head.

Beside her, Yin Lening curled her lips disdainfully.

“With a figure like this, in our team, she wouldn’t even meet the weight standard. She’d need to gain at least another ten jin.”

The next moment, Yu Yueting’s whole body left the ground.

She was scooped up in someone’s arms.

The embrace was soft and warm, carrying a fresh, clean scent. It felt incredibly safe.

Her surging emotions slowly began to calm down.

“So you’re the kind of guy who can’t even lift an 80-jin actress?” Xie Jixing spat out a mangosteen seed and mocked him openly.

He rudely scanned Wei Junyuan from head to toe.

“Honestly, your physical condition is terrible.”

“Good thing this is a dating show and doesn’t require medical checkups. Otherwise, being this weak, you’d basically have no chance of finding a partner.”

“Pfft.” Gao Xingchuan couldn’t hold back his laughter.

After being glared at by Wei Junyuan, he lowered his head, his shoulders shaking.

“This girl can lift her with one hand. And you couldn’t even manage it with both hands years ago?” Xie Jixing tilted his head and offered sincere advice. “Why don’t you try swimming or working out?”

Wei Junyuan’s face flushed red, and he couldn’t say a word.

Qian Shuyun and Song Chu exchanged the same helpless look, as if to say: There he goes again.

But neither of them tried to stop him.

Zhu Qian’s expression, however, was somewhat strange.

Chen Mengyu, standing beside Xie Jixing, also got up.

“I’ll try.”

She was just over 160 cm tall and very slim, looking small and delicate.

Without hesitation, Yin Lening handed Yu Yueting to her.

Surprisingly, Chen Mengyu held her steadily.

“She’s really light. Only a bit heavier than my instrument.”

Her voice was soft and cute, her tone sincere, and two sweet dimples appeared on her face.

There wasn’t a trace of mockery, yet the impact was doubled.

“If you still can’t lift her like this, you might need to go to the hospital for a checkup.”

Feeling the person in her arms gradually relax, Chen Mengyu whispered in Yu Yueting’s ear,

“I’m going to put you down now, okay? Stand steady.”

“Okay.” Yu Yueting felt as if a new strength had been injected into her decaying heart.

She could stand firmly in front of the camera again.

【Well done!】

【I’m so sick of these trashy men—so greasy themselves, yet attacking women’s weight.】

【Lening is so cool! So reassuring!】

【Goose’s mouth never disappoints!】

【Did you see the Best Actor’s expression? Full of doting—he’s so in love!】

【Where are those haters who said Chen Mengyu was fake-cute? Come out and take another look!】

After everything settled, Xie Jixing even stuffed a plate of fruit into Yu Yueting’s hands.

“Eat more. You’re too thin.”

Yin Lening pulled her to sit down and picked a strawberry, watching her eat it.

The strawberry was quite sour and not particularly tasty. But after years of dieting and bingeing, Yu Yueting had almost lost her sense of normal flavors.

So this is what strawberries taste like.

They have fragrance.

They’re sweet.