What Should I Do if My Best Friend Is a Green Tea? [Transmigrated Into a Book]

In news dissemination, there needs to be enough sensational points to leave an impression on the audience.

For example, "Zhou Qingyu slaps Ye Luoyi" or "Zhou Qingyu interferes with the Baiyi couple," these kinds of headlines are sensational and easily attract netizens to click and watch.

On the other hand, many clarifying news stories lack such sensational points, so they attract fewer viewers. Moreover, clarifying news often comes across as an attempt to cover up, making its authenticity questionable.

Therefore, even though Starlight Entertainment quickly clarified that the slap was part of the script, many netizens didn’t buy it, dismissing it as just a cover-up for Zhou Qingyu’s fans.

But when these words were repeated by industry insiders and the whole story was laid out clearly during a live broadcast, the effect was quite different.

Kang Boye chuckled, "So it’s just a misunderstanding! It’s good to clear things up!"

He was trying to provide a way out for everyone to save face.

Ye Luoyi chimed in, "It’s all because of the paparazzi making up stories based on rumors. That’s why things got out of hand. Actually, Ms. Zhou and I both just want the best for the project!"

Qin Li also supported Ye Luoyi, "These days, paparazzi just make up anything they see. I think Luoyi and Qingyu have a good relationship, otherwise they wouldn’t agree to appear on the same variety show."

At this point, Ye Luoyi just wanted to brush things over.

Zhou Qingyu was a bit confused. Just moments ago, everyone was pressuring her to apologize, but after Yan Xi casually said a few words, the situation completely reversed. She didn’t even understand what had happened.

But not having to apologize was good; she really didn’t want to apologize to Ye Luoyi.

Zhou Qingyu felt relieved and helped Yan Xi up.

But Yan Xi wasn’t done. She looked at Zhou Qingyu with sincerity, "Qingqing, the incident yesterday blew up so much. Are you sure you didn’t misunderstand the script? I’m an outsider to the entertainment industry, but since we’re going to be on the same show together, we can’t let Ms. Ye suffer, right?"

Ye Luoyi suddenly felt a sense of foreboding, "No, no, Qingyu acted correctly. It was just a misunderstanding by the fans!"

In an attempt to get closer to Zhou Qingyu, Ye Luoyi didn’t address her formally as "Ms. Zhou" but instead used a more affectionate nickname.

"Really? Is that so?" Yan Xi tilted her head, looking at Zhou Qingyu with an innocent expression. "But if it was just a misunderstanding by the fans, why didn’t Ms. Ye step in to clarify when her fans were causing a fuss all afternoon yesterday? She couldn’t have intentionally let you take the blame, could she?"

Then, as if realizing she had said something wrong, Yan Xi quickly covered her mouth. She deliberately spoke in a low voice, but just loud enough for everyone to hear, "Ms. Ye doesn’t seem like a bad person. Oh well, the entertainment industry is too complicated. I can’t figure it out!"

But there was nothing to figure out. Everyone present understood perfectly.

Especially Jiang Tao and his wife, Kang Boye, and the show’s staff, who all looked at Ye Luoyi with complicated expressions.

Yan Xi, despite being an outsider, had seen through the essence of the problem.

—Even though she herself didn’t seem to realize it.

Ye Luoyi could have clarified things for Zhou Qingyu. As one of the parties involved, all she needed to do was post a Weibo update, letting her fans know that the slap was part of the script and that the director had insisted on a real slap. That would have been enough to clear up yesterday’s misunderstanding. It wasn’t a difficult thing to do.

But she did nothing, and in the end, she even expected Zhou Qingyu to apologize to her!

The victim apologizing to the perpetrator—this was the first time Jiang Tao and the others had seen something like this.

Netizens in the live stream were also amused—

[You can’t deny it, Yan Xi radiates that ‘clueless college student’ vibe, but she always hits the nail on the head!]

[College students are everywhere! Yyds!]

[Zhou Qingyu is so unlucky. She didn’t do anything wrong, but a bunch of people were forcing her to apologize! If it weren’t for Yan Xi, she’d probably have another scandal to her name!]

[Ye Luoyi allowed her fans to curse at Zhou Qingyu without clarifying. Shouldn’t she apologize too?]

[Ye Luoyi should apologize to Zhou Qingyu!]

Ye Luoyi had always been more sensitive than Zhou Qingyu and more adaptable.

After Yan Xi’s remarks and the complicated looks from Jiang Tao and the others, Ye Luoyi realized that most netizens had already pieced things together thanks to Yan Xi’s few words.

In the past, because Zhou Qingyu had a lot of scandals, whenever something happened, both netizens and fans would assume it was Zhou Qingyu’s fault. But this time, Yan Xi had confronted her directly, leaving her no room to maneuver.

Ye Luoyi was furious, her back teeth clenched so hard they might shatter, her nails digging deep into her palms.

But she showed none of it on her face. She gracefully walked up to Zhou Qingyu, "Qingyu, I’m sorry. When my fans were causing a fuss yesterday to defend me, I should have stepped in to clarify. But after I was hit, I went to the hospital. The doctor said my injuries were serious and that I needed to stay for observation. I only just found out about this... Qingyu, you’re not mad at me, are you?"

Her words were flawless.

She had apologized, but she had also completely absolved herself of any blame.

She had been injured and hospitalized, which was why she couldn’t clarify in time. And it was her fans who had caused the trouble—how could she be blamed for that?

Zhou Qingyu wanted to lash out, but Yan Xi held her back.

Ye Luoyi’s apology was just for show, meant for the netizens and fans. There was no way she was genuinely sorry. But since Ye Luoyi had already taken this stance, and at least appeared sincere and polite on camera, if Zhou Qingyu continued to press the issue, netizens would likely turn against her again.

Besides, all Yan Xi wanted was for Ye Luoyi to apologize.

Most netizens just enjoy the drama and rarely pay attention to the full picture. The process doesn’t matter; only the outcome does.

This was also why Pei Yubai had insisted that Zhou Qingyu apologize to Ye Luoyi. If Zhou Qingyu had apologized, it would have confirmed that the slap was her fault.

But now that Yan Xi had forced Ye Luoyi to apologize, in the future, when this incident was brought up again, everyone would understand that the real wrongdoer was Ye Luoyi.

The slap would no longer be a scandal for Zhou Qingyu.

[Ding! Changed the plot of Zhou Qingyu’s apology. Zhou Qingyu’s luck points increased by 5. Current luck points: 9.]

The system suddenly popped up, announcing the latest luck points to Yan Xi.

Yan Xi had already anticipated that the apology scene was part of the novel’s plot, so the system’s announcement didn’t surprise her. What made her happy was that this time, reversing the plot had earned her 5 luck points!

The highest reward she had received before was only 1 luck point!

Indeed, relying on reversing the novel’s plot to gain luck was the key!

With the slap incident resolved, the guests all got along harmoniously again and continued recording the variety show.

Ye Luoyi and Su Lingling were in charge of booking the flight tickets this time, and they collected everyone’s ID cards. When they got to Zhou Qingyu and Yan Xi’s IDs, Su Lingling shot them a cold glare.

So what if the slap was part of the script? In Su Lingling’s eyes, the real issue was that Zhou Qingyu had shamelessly interfered in Ye Luoyi and Pei Yubai’s relationship. And even if it was part of the script, that didn’t prove Zhou Qingyu hadn’t taken the opportunity to bully Ye Luoyi!

Luoyi was just too kind-hearted! That’s why Zhou Qingyu could bully her!

Ye Luoyi and Su Lingling collected all the IDs and went to the service counter to check in and handle luggage.

But when selecting seats, the staff reminded them, "I’m sorry, but you’ve only booked seven tickets for this flight. You can’t select eight seats."