140: Why did he take Yue Qingzhu with him?!

Chen Fang felt a little embarrassed by Yue Qingzhu's trusting gaze.

Just then, the makeup artist returned, so he didn't say much and sat back down.

Is this guy really that honest and naive? Wouldn't it be easy to harvest negative emotional value from someone like him?

Chen Fang was a bit confused.

A conscience, appearing out of nowhere, questioned his soul: She trusts you, and you're still trying to fleece her? Are you even human?

A moment later, his dark side roared: What are you? When did you appear in my body? Get out! Xie Yunxuan even promoted you, didn't you still fleece him? Besides, there's a 'lie' in 'believe', so she says she trusts you and you're fooled? Idiot, get out, you don't deserve to be in my noble body!

His conscience instantly vanished into thin air.

Chen Fang straightened his back.

It must be because of Yue Qingzhu's styling that his kind self couldn't bear to fleece her, but once she changed into a zombie costume, he definitely wouldn't hold back.

...

Forty minutes later, Chen Fang, who had finished his styling first, went out to eat breakfast.

Twenty minutes later, he returned again, and as soon as he opened the door, a crisp voice came from beside him.

"How is it?"

A figure in a black robe with a pale face bounced in front of him, looking up at him. Her eyes, under thick eyelashes, were as lively as water. Her smooth long hair was braided and draped behind her, giving her a touch of innocent charm.

"How is it?" Yue Qingzhu excitedly tugged at her clothes and asked again, looking up at him.

Ah, don't look at him with that kind of gaze; his damned conscience is about to pop out again. She should have been dressed as a wicked witch instead.

Chen Fang frowned, stroked his chin, and thought for a moment, then pointed to his forehead, "I think you need a talisman here."

Yue Qingzhu tilted her head slightly, "Why?"

"Otherwise, you'll be easily recognized."

"That makes sense, you're so clever." Yue Qingzhu realized, turned, and walked towards the stylist.

...

Half an hour later, at 8:30 AM, there was still half an hour until the amusement park opened.

On the cobblestone path not far from the amusement park employees' changing room.

A bear, a rabbit, and a fox stood together, holding flyers.

The brown bear stood foolishly in place; Liang Yan inside was even more bewildered than the brown bear mascot's expression.

What had he just heard?

Chen Fang actually took Teacher Yue, dressed as a little zombie, to beg for food? Oh no, to perform?

And Yue Qingzhu even agreed?

Before this, his impression of Teacher Yue had always been that of a aloof, icy, high-mountain flower, sitting on the judging panel with a calm expression.

Just last month, with the "flammable and explosive" MV, she became the embodiment of both the white moonlight and the red rose in countless boys' hearts.

Now she's dressed as a zombie to perform?

Was the breakfast mushroom poisonous? Can someone please slap him?

"That's very creative," Shen Wantang, inside the fox mascot, chuckled softly.

"Huh? Playing a zombie, huh?" Zhao Jin, inside the rabbit mascot, raised her hand to cover the mascot's mouth, but could only reach its chin.

How envious!

If it were her, wouldn't she have a chance to transform? She really wanted to play a zombie!

At the same time, at the villa entrance, Xie Yunxuan and Bai Wenbin, who were about to get in the car and leave, were also a bit stunned when they heard about this.

Xie Yunxuan's mouth was slightly agape as he looked at the car behind him.

He seemed to have taught Chen Fang the secret to being proactive with girls last night, but now it seemed Chen Fang's methods were a bit beyond his imagination.

They were dressed as zombies singing for money—was Chen Fang the pervert, or was Teacher Yue the pervert?

In the car within his line of sight.

Chen Fang was fastening his seatbelt, listening to small amounts of negative emotional value from staff and guests arriving, feeling physically and mentally pleased.

What kind of emotions were these? Jealousy, fear, confusion?

Forget it, who cares about them, it was all due to his excellence anyway.

Just as he thought of this, his phone rang. Chen Fang picked it up and saw it was a call from Tang Chen.

He pressed the answer button, and Tang Chen's voice came through the earpiece: "Chen Fang, what were you thinking? You're going to take Yue Qingzhu to beg..."

On the other end of the phone, Tang Chen was walking down the company corridor. Halfway through his sentence, he saw the elevator open and Liu Lu walk out with a grim expression.

He quickly darted into another corridor, covering the microphone, and continued in a low voice: "To beg for food? Do you want me to die?"

"No, we're going to showcase our talents and provide emotional value to everyone. To let everyone know that even without a celebrity halo, we can create happiness for everyone!"

"Stop giving me those high-sounding excuses." Tang Chen quickly walked in a circle towards the elevator, "Next time you do something like this, tell me earlier. Go beg for food, I'm hanging up."

"We clearly provide emotional value." Chen Fang had just retorted when the call was hung up, and at the same time, his shoulder was patted.

Chen Fang turned around to see Yue Qingzhu with a yellow talisman on her forehead, her eyes sparkling, excitedly asking: "Are we really going to beg for food?"

"We are artistic workers."

Yue Qingzhu lowered her head slightly, seemingly a little regretful.

...

Ten minutes later, the two entered the amusement park. They had already contacted the park management earlier that morning and were approved to set up a stall in the Ancient Style Fantasy themed area.

Now they had to walk there. Guo Congxin and three staff members followed them at a distance. Once they reached their destination, Guo Congxin would set up several cameras. The three staff members would ensure their safety from a nearby spot.

As Yue Qingzhu walked, she looked around, then glanced at Chen Fang's clothes and curiously asked: "Teacher Chen, do you also know a bit about cosplay?"

"I've only seen it, I don't really know much."

"Who's the most amazing coser you've ever seen?"

Chen Fang thought for a moment, "Should I tell the truth?"

Yue Qingzhu nodded, looking at him with some curiosity.

"Ginger."

"Ginger? Which Teacher Ginger?"

"Just ginger, like the ginger in braised chicken and rice."

Yue Qingzhu was stunned, slowly walked forward, blinked, as if a new world had opened up for her.

"Wow, your mind is so flexible."

"Stop praising me, you might as well curse me a bit."

"Huh? You have strange tastes. But since you insist, alright. You're really tall, like a telephone pole."

"..."

No attack power at all. Can she curse him from the bottom of her heart?

Chen Fang tried to provoke her, "You're really short."

Yue Qingzhu curiously looked at the water slide not far away, her expression unchanged as she replied: "So you have to look down at me."

Chen Fang turned his head in disbelief.

Oh no, was it his illusion? Yue Qingzhu didn't seem to be a pushover after all.

...

Soon, the two entered an ancient street market within the Ancient Style Fantasy themed area, with gray-bricked, green-tiled houses, dart agencies, and taverns. Shops hung old-fashioned archways and lanterns.

The two arrived at a themed street lane located near the edge.

Their approved location was in the middle of the themed street lane, with red brick and tile behind them, and the wall was painted with characters from a popular ancient-style anime from last year.

Not far to their right was an ancient-style haunted house.

Across from them were also ancient-costumed blacksmith NPCs and an old man selling sugar figures.

They walked to their approved spot, and the production crew quickly helped them set up cushions and install miniature cameras.

The two uncles across from them didn't recognize them, thinking they were minor internet celebrities or filming a promotional video for the park, so they watched the fun without surprise.

Chen Fang sat on the cushion, glanced at the excited Yue Qingzhu beside him, "Teacher Yue, we're about to start filming, do you want to tone it down a bit? Isn't your persona that of a cold, high-mountain flower?"

"The company didn't create a persona for me." Yue Qingzhu was stunned for a moment, then showed a look of realization, "Oh, you mean my usual style."

She pursed her lips, hesitated for a moment, and said: "That's just because the entertainment industry is quite chaotic. If you get too familiar with people, it's easy to get scammed, so I put on an expression that says 'strangers keep out.' And I'm a little bit... introverted, I guess." She hugged her knees, her voice getting softer and softer as she spoke.

Chen Fang understood. Social anxiety, right?

He used to have a college roommate who also had social anxiety. In reality, he was socially anxious, expressionless, spoke little, and was polite, but online, he was the king of sarcastic trash talk, and in online relationships, he became clingy.

Yue Qingzhu should have similarities to him, but she seemed much more honest.

He turned his head to Yue Qingzhu, "Thank you for truly treating me as a friend. I swear, I will never scam you."

"Mm, I know you're not that kind of person." Yue Qingzhu smiled.

As soon as she finished speaking, Chen Fang saw Guo Congxin, not far away, make a gesture to them, "Don't talk about that anymore, we're about to start filming."

"Mm."

Everything was ready, and it was time for the amusement park to open.

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PS:

We have a God's eye view, so let's add some information, just in case Chen Fang leads everyone astray.

He misjudged because he didn't understand Yue Qingzhu well enough.

Yue Qingzhu only has very mild social anxiety. The main theme is the post-traumatic detachment caused by childhood experiences, which led to psychological defense mechanisms, similar to concepts like "interpersonal trust damage" or "emotional isolation."

Social anxiety is the fear of being judged or making a fool of oneself, with the main emotions being anxiety and shame, and the presumption that others will mock me.

She is afraid of being exploited or hurt, uses indifference as armor, and presumes that others will scheme against her. Then, long-term isolation from others led to mild social anxiety.

That's why she secretly loves cosplay, hiding within other people's personas, because that way she feels safe. ღ ( ´ ･ ᴗ ･ ` )