Chapter 89—Scripted Murder Mystery: "Who Is the One I Truly Love?" Concluded

Suddenly, the man's cold expression shifted. Jiang Qingyue's gaze trembled; she opened her mouth tentatively, "Is that you, Teacher Jiang?" Jiang Luoyu pressed his lips tightly, his eyes flickered over Jiang Qingyue and nodded before turning to gaze affectionately at Huang Qin, who was clutching Jiang Qingyue's hand.

"It's me, Huang Qin. I'm Jiang Luoyu. Don't be afraid, be good." Huang Qin looked up timidly, uncertainty filling her eyes. "You're not Jiang Luoyu?" The man smiled gently at her, reassuring, "Don't worry, Chen Jinsheng's personality is gone now. It's all right."

Jiang Qingyue slowly released Huang Qin's hand. Huang Qin stepped forward, gripping Jiang Luoyu's hand, tilting her head up, "Jiang Luoyu, you're ill and need treatment!"

The next moment, Jiang Luoyu gently embraced her, "I know, Xiao Qin, don't be scared. Once we're married, he won't appear again."

"But Chen Jinsheng likes Qingyue..."

At this, Jiang Qingyue's face was etched with deep bitterness. Just moments ago, when Chen Jinsheng's personality was present, that man had also told her not to be afraid.

The pair turned together to look at Jiang Qingyue behind them.

Unexpectedly, she spat out coldly, "Stop filming for now, pause."

The cameraman, confused, looked up at the calm-faced Mu Ran, whose tone was less than friendly.

"Mu Ran, is something wrong?"

Mu Ran forced a smile at the cameraman. "I have something to say to him." She pointed at Gu Beicheng across from her.

"What, haven't hugged enough yet?"

Having been reborn, Mu Ran would never allow herself to suffer the slightest grievance. Watching Gu Beicheng embrace another woman, acting deeply affectionate—even if it was just a scene—she was still displeased!

As soon as she finished speaking, Gu Beicheng quickly pushed Xu Yunshu aside.

He strode toward Mu Ran, large hands cupping her small face, his mature and refreshing scent enveloping her.

"My dear."

Mu Ran shot him a cold look, lips pursed. "I don't like it."

The man's face gradually showed nervousness; faced with her cold anger, he was at a loss.

"My dear, that's how it's written in the script, I..."

Gu Beicheng spoke anxiously, wanting to explain, his long arms tightly circling her shoulders.

Sensing a tension in him she had never seen before, Mu Ran was surprised—was she really so important to him?

"Your acting is excellent, always chasing perfection."

Her expression remained icy, eyes sweeping fiercely at Xu Yunshu.

She had noticed Xu Yunshu deliberately sidling up to Gu Beicheng.

Mu Ran's gaze dropped to Xu Yunshu's hands—the very hands that had just clung tightly to Gu Beicheng's arm.

She'd sensed Xu Yunshu's interest in Gu Beicheng since the last episode, but hadn't cared then.

Yet this senior was being rather presumptuous right in front of her.

Mu Ran withdrew her gaze, raising her head to glare coldly at Gu Beicheng. "If someone tries to steal my man, I'll let her have him. Men are everywhere. What she dreams of, I've already played with and tossed aside."

The cameraman, young and fond of gossip, stared wide-eyed, glancing from Mu Ran and Gu Beicheng to Xu Yunshu.

Just as Mu Ran finished speaking, the cameraman caught the anger and resentment radiating from Xu Yunshu.

Xu Yunshu pursed her lips, the artery in her neck bulging, chest heaving with suppressed emotion.

But Mu Ran and Gu Beicheng seemed utterly oblivious to her mood—or more accurately, they simply didn't care.

"Yes, my dear, forgive me."

Gu Beicheng felt Mu Ran's intense jealousy; he wasn't pleased that she was jealous for his sake.

He was angry, remorseful. He hadn't made Mu Ran comfortable; instead, he'd made her angry and upset.

"It was my fault. It won't happen again." Gu Beicheng's tone was humble, his palm soothing her back gently.

Mu Ran snorted coldly, signaling the cameraman with her eyes to continue filming.

Xu Yunshu suddenly interrupted, "Mu Ran, your temper isn't great. In the entertainment industry, it's hard for people to like you."

Xu Yunshu had been holding back against Mu Ran for a long time.

Ever since Mu Ran joined the group in the first episode, everyone from producer Gao Minglang to the cameraman had looked up to her!

Why?

Mu Ran was nothing but a minor celebrity, constantly embroiled in scandals.

What right did she have to boss others around?

"Mu Ran, this is work time. No matter how close you and President Gu are, you shouldn't flaunt it."

Her subtext was clear—Mu Ran was spoiled, nothing more than Gu Beicheng's plaything, yet pretended to be important.

Mu Ran sneered, yanking Gu Beicheng's tie downward. He lowered his head, and she rose on tiptoe to press her lips to his.

"Are you jealous because you can't have him? How pathetic."

"And don't call me Mu Ran—we're not that close."

"You'd better not use that condescending tone with me. I won't indulge you, Xu Yunshu."

Mu Ran gave her no room to retort.

Her cold words and enigmatic expression made Xu Yunshu realize, in her rage, that she was nothing but a clown.

Xu Yunshu glared at Mu Ran, only to feel an even icier gaze pierce her—it was Gu Beicheng!

Xu Yunshu was unwilling, but didn't want to completely ruin things.

"You! Why does everyone listen to her?"

She turned, pointing at the cameraman.

Being pointed at like that was humiliating; the cameraman frowned, his face darkening. "Xu, you're really disrespectful!"

"Do I need to respect you? Just answer my questions!"

Xu Yunshu involuntarily shivered, avoiding the chilling aura radiating from Mu Ran and Gu Beicheng.

"Mu Ran is a world champion! Who are you? She's our idol, and we're friends in private. Her mood was off, so of course I paused the recording."

The cameraman had seen Xu Yunshu's attempt to cozy up to Gu Beicheng.

Xu Yunshu—an outdated star.

Two-faced, polite in person, disparaging behind their backs.

Of the six guest players, she was the least liked.

She'd invite them to dinner for appearances, then gossip about them later.

More importantly, she never respected the staff, always bossing them around.

"Get out."

Gu Beicheng's voice was lazy but full of authority, his tone an undeniable command, cold and decisive.

Xu Yunshu instinctively shrank, a chill running up her spine.

She trembled all over, fists clenched tightly.

"What happened?"

The broadcast suddenly cut off; Gao Minglang, monitoring outside, hurried into the recording room to check.

Upon entering, Gao Minglang immediately sensed the oppressive, suffocating atmosphere.

He instinctively looked at Xu Yunshu, his gaze disapproving. "Yunshu, can't you record properly? Can't you be professional? Mu Ran and President Gu are busy—you're wasting everyone's time!"

Xu Yunshu looked aggrieved, trembling as she pointed at herself. "Me? What did I do wrong?"

Mu Ran shot her a cold glance, lips curling into her signature icy smile.

Xu Yunshu, worthy of being Gao Tiange's junior, was every bit as adept at twisting the truth and pulling rank.

"It's fine, Director. Let's continue," Mu Ran offered a calm smile to Gao Minglang.

He nodded, apologetically bowing slightly to Gu Beicheng, then shot Xu Yunshu a "warning" look, signaling her not to cause more trouble.

Gao Minglang didn't want this murder-mystery show to devolve into chaos like their previous dating travel series.

Mu Ran and Gu Beicheng were beyond his control.

But the others—he could still manage.

Recording resumed—

"Jiang Qingyue, stay away from Huang Qin from now on. And hand me your phone."

Jiang Luoyu looked coldly at Jiang Qingyue, and while she was stunned, snatched her phone.

He deleted her contact labeled "Chen Jinsheng."

"Chen Jinsheng will never appear again. In this world, only Jiang Luoyu exists!"

Mu Ran thought to herself: What a melodramatic line!

Jiang Qingyue didn't stop him; she raised her hand to wipe away her tears.

Tilting her head stubbornly, she grinned at Jiang Luoyu, "Alright! Congratulations to Teacher Jiang and Huang Qin—may you have a hundred years of happiness!"

With that, Jiang Qingyue grabbed her phone from him and turned to leave.

Jiang Luoyu's deep gaze followed her retreating back, his heart aching.

"The One I Love—Who Is It?" murder-mystery ended.

The players returned to the deduction room, sitting at the long table.

DM Hua Rujin: "I'm sure everyone found this script rather confusing. The players' tasks were few, but the only real deduction involved the character with dissociative identity disorder."

"Yeah, totally confusing. So what's the story's ending?" Wei Xingran was puzzled; all they knew was the male lead Jiang Luoyu had split personalities.

But what was everyone's ending? Did his character die?

"Exactly—it's confusing."

Chief director Gao Minglang approached the players, smiling, and looked at Mu Ran and Gu Beicheng.

"Now, let's have Mu Ran and Teacher Cheng Beigu recap for us."

Mu Ran stood, smiling gently. "My character, Jiang Qingyue, died in the end, along with Ye Qiao—Wei Xingran's character. She chose to leave the capital and accompany her ex-boyfriend Ye Qiao abroad for treatment, so Huang Qin and Jiang Luoyu could be together."

"Ye Qiao was already gravely ill; after arriving in country B, they died together in a car accident on the way to the hospital."

Gu Beicheng continued, "The day after Jiang Qingyue left, Jiang Luoyu's second personality—Chen Jinsheng—returned. He was deeply devastated by her departure. He hated Jiang Luoyu's selfishness and also hated Huang Qin. In the end, Chen Jinsheng replaced Jiang Luoyu's personality; he didn't marry Huang Qin. He spent his life waiting for Jiang Qingyue."

Wei Xingran wiped away tears, sniffling. "So moving. By the way, Hua Rujin said at the start this was based on a true story?"

Hua Rujin nodded, equally saddened. "Yes, it's written exactly as it happened."

"So who is Chen Jinsheng in real life?"

Lan Yanzhi stared blankly at her script.

"Thank you all for being moved by what happened to me. Life is like this—nothing is certain."

A man's voice sounded from outside.

Everyone was shocked, turning toward the source.

"Hello, everyone. I am Chen Jinsheng from the script."