The Apocalypse of the Book: So What If I'm Just a Cannon Fodder? I Can Still Have Fun

78: Excellent acting skillsSu Mianmian chuckled, knowing that Xu Qing and Xu Huan were just having trouble accepting it for the moment.

Once they came to terms with it, they wouldn’t act like this anymore.

After arguing for a while, Xu Qing and Xu Huan rested outside, while Su Mianmian returned to her room to write lines.

Soon, she brought out the finished lines.

”Alright, you two, hurry up and memorize your lines.”

”Soon it’ll be time for your improvisation, so don’t mess things up.”

Su Mianmian handed them two sheets of paper; the red-marked parts were mandatory to memorize, while the black parts allowed for free improvisation.

She was very much looking forward to seeing their performance, her words full of anticipation.

Xu Qing and Xu Huan glanced at the content on the paper, and the more they read, the more excited they became.

Shi Xu and Su Jinxuan, who were nearby, looked a little confused.

Su Jinxuan raised his hand and tugged at Su Mianmian’s sleeve, asking in a low, curious voice, ”What did you write for them that made them so excited?”

Shi Xu also looked at Su Mianmian, indicating that he was a bit curious too.

Su Mianmian didn’t answer, giving them a look that implied it was a secret for now.

Seeing this, the two became even more curious.

Time passed minute by minute, with Xu Qing and Xu Huan quietly memorizing their lines, while Su Mianmian and Shi Xu stayed nearby, not disturbing them.

After an unknown period, Xu Qing finally put down the paper in his hand, letting out a comfortable sigh.

Seeing that he had finished memorizing, Xu Huan quickly jotted down the last sentence.

After confirming he had memorized it, he also put down the paper in his hand.

”You’re all done memorizing?”

”That was fast.”

Seeing them make a sound, Su Mianmian stood up, her face full of admiration.

She knew what she had written, and for them to memorize it in such a short time showed their excellent memory.

Xu Qing and Xu Huan nodded proudly, saying in unison, ”Our memory is excellent!”

Su Mianmian smiled, making the final arrangements.

”From my frequent monitoring, I’ve learned that the twentieth floor is full of very gossipy people, and many things spread from there.”

”If we want Su Ran’s matter to reach Yao Sheng’s ears, we need to spread it from the twentieth floor.”

Xu Qing looked at Su Mianmian with a serious expression.

Su Mianmian nodded, agreeing with him.

The twentieth floor wasn’t just home to gossipy people; it also hosted shady projects, and many people went there for entertainment, making it an open platform.

Su Mianmian’s lips curved slightly upward, wondering if Su Ran was ready to receive her gift.

Xu Qing and Xu Huan chose the best time to go down to the twentieth floor.

When the two arrived on the twentieth floor, there weren’t many people out in the open yet.

However, they knew that many people were actually hidden in the shadows.

The two pretended to start arguing as soon as they reached the twentieth floor, and as they argued, they naturally shifted the topic to Su Ran.

”That woman who delivered food today, she’s so kind!”

”If I had a daughter-in-law like her, I’d be overjoyed.”

Xu Huan shook his head, his face full of envy.

Xu Qing pretended to look at him with a disdainful expression, his face darkening as he said, ”Don’t you know her?

She’s Su Ran, Miss of the Su Family.

I heard she used to often be a mistress to rich men and had countless abortions.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Huan showed a shocked expression.

He suddenly grabbed Xu Qing, saying in a panicked voice, ”Old woman, you can’t say such things! You just said she’s Miss of the Su Family, how could she possibly lack money to do such things!”

Xu Qing gave him a look that said, ”You don’t understand, do you?” and said mysteriously, ”I heard that the Su Family’s development prospects haven’t been good these past few years, and Su Ran wants to maintain her glamorous public image, which is why she’s like this.

You don’t know, when I heard it, I also thought it was very explosive, but then they showed me photos, and I couldn’t not believe it.”

He suddenly thought of something and said triumphantly, ”Let me show you the photos, luckily I still have them.”

After Xu Qing finished speaking, he took out the photos.

He even ’accidentally’ dropped a few.

Those few ’naturally’ flew into a corner, and the two ’didn’t notice’ them.

Xu Huan took the photos, repeatedly exclaiming in shock, ”Oh my god!” ”Goodness gracious!” ”How could she play such big games!”

The hearts of those hiding in the shadows were tickled by these sounds.

”I feel like she’s giving food to atone for her sins, otherwise, who would give food away for free?”

”But it’s also possible she wants people to think she’s kind and forget about her past.”

”See? Weren’t you just fooled by her?”

Xu Qing looked at Xu Huan with an expression of disappointment, complaining.

Xu Huan quickly showed an awkward expression, reaching out to shake Xu Qing’s arm, saying ingratiatingly, ”Alright, alright, I get it, wasn’t I just too naive?”

He thought for a moment, then handed the photos back to Xu Qing, ”Quick, put these away, don’t let anyone see them, it wouldn’t be good if she came to cause trouble for us later.”

Upon hearing this, Xu Qing quickly put the photos into his pocket, saying hastily, ”You’re right, I’ll burn them as soon as I get back.”

The two also chatted about some of the bad things Su Ran had done in the past, their actions and expressions so convincing that Su Mianmian couldn’t help but praise their acting skills while watching on the monitor.

”Shi Xu, where did you find Xu Qing and Xu Huan?”

”They’re too capable, aren’t they?”

These two were skilled in both literary and martial arts, and even their acting was superb; Su Mianmian couldn’t help but admire them.

Seeing her like this, Shi Xu felt a little uneasy in his heart.

He felt as if he had been outdone.

”Mianmian, I’m also very amazing, even more amazing than them.”

”You can’t just praise them.”

Shi Xu looked at Su Mianmian with a wronged expression.

Before Su Mianmian could say anything, Su Jinxuan, who was nearby, couldn’t help but burst out laughing.

At his mocking laughter, Shi Xu couldn’t help but look at him with a cold expression.

”Su Jinxuan, if you don’t want to stay here, then get out!”

Shi Xu’s face was full of warning, and upon closer inspection, a slight blush could be seen on his face.

Clearly, he was lashing out in embarrassment.

Su Jinxuan quickly covered his mouth, indicating that he wouldn’t laugh again.

He didn’t want to miss these good shows; even if he couldn’t laugh now, he could watch and save the laughter for later.

In any case, watch first.

Su Mianmian smiled; how could she not understand that Shi Xu was jealous?

She hadn’t expected him to get jealous, and Su Mianmian felt she had learned something new.

”Shi Xu, so you can get jealous?”

”You’ve really surprised me.”

Su Mianmian’s face was full of smiles. Shi Xu didn’t dare to threaten her; he opened his mouth, then turned his head away, no longer looking at her.

Watching his obvious pouting, Su Mianmian couldn’t help but laugh.

The more she laughed, the more Shi Xu sulked.

Su Mianmian stopped laughing, reached out and poked Shi Xu’s waist, coaxing softly, ”Alright, I won’t laugh at you anymore. You’re not jealous, you just don’t like me praising others, that’s all. I’ll only praise you from now on, okay?”

Su Jinxuan, who was nearby, felt a little displeased upon hearing this. Su Mianmian quickly noticed his displeasure and gave him a look that said, ”Don’t mess around, pacify Shi Xu first.”

Seeing this, Su Jinxuan turned his head away, annoyed.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Su Mianmian silently sighed. Shi Xu wasn’t even pacified yet, and now Su Jinxuan was angry again. She felt life was difficult.

Hearing Su Mianmian sigh, Shi Xu couldn’t help but turn his head to look at her.

Seeing that he finally turned around, Su Mianmian struck while the iron was hot and said a few more sweet words.

Shi Xu was so coaxed that his heart blossomed, and his temper vanished in no time.

Su Jinxuan rolled his eyes at Shi Xu, thinking he was too embarrassing.

Shi Xu would be fine as soon as Su Mianmian coaxed him, showing no temper at all, unlike him... Su Jinxuan was just complaining about Shi Xu when Su Mianmian secretly poked him.

He instantly cheered up.