I was criticized on a dating reality show, but I retaliated and became an internet sensation.

"...You said goodbye to a sheep?"

Shu Zi nodded, her expression as serious as if she were attending a board meeting:

"Yes, it gave its life for me, and I want to respect it; it's a kind of ritual."

After she finished speaking, she put her hands together, closed her eyes, and muttered something in a low but clear voice:

"Brother Sheep, thank you. Your left leg is mine, your right leg is Gu Yan's, the ribs are shared, and the tail is for Jiang Yunyou, because he's more pitiful."

???

Jiang Yunyou whirled around, his eyes wide like saucers, his voice booming, "Why do I only have a tail?!"

Shu Zi opened her eyes, her face saying, "Is that even a question?" and said matter-of-factly, "Because you got third place."

Jiang Yunyou opened his mouth, pointed in Gu Yan's direction, his finger trembling:

"Why does Yan Shen, who came in fourth place, have a right leg?!"

Shu Zi glanced at him, her tone as calm as if she were saying one plus one equals two: "Because he can cook. Can you?"

Jiang Yunyou opened his mouth, then closed it again.

[Shu Zi's logic for dividing the sheep: first, ranking; second, cooking skills—Jiang Yunyou: I accept my defeat wholeheartedly, but I still want the legs]

"Brother Sheep, thank you"—and then he split the other person's legs apart. Hilarious! Brother Sheep probably thought he had performed a ritual to help the dead after hearing half of it.

[Jiang Yunyou only has a tail, hahaha, is there even a ounce of meat on that tail?]

[Shu Zi's mouth is so sharp, she can insult people without using a single dirty word; every word is cutting to the bone.]

Director Liu stood to the side, holding a megaphone, and announced one last thing, his voice drawn out: "Dinner is all-you-can-eat. Everyone, please help yourselves. Don't fight over the lamb, it's big enough."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Yunyou was the first to rush forward, as fast as Su Bingtian, but he suddenly stopped halfway, turned to look at Han Jingxue, and put his hands together in prayer:

"Sister Han, may I cut a piece first?"

Han Jingxue glanced at him: "Weren't you already cutting it?"

Jiang Yunyou looked down and saw that his hand was already on the lamb leg.

"...conditioned reflex."

Su Yanhuan covered her mouth beside her, laughing so hard her shoulders swayed.

Shu Zi stood to the side with a plate in her hand, waiting for Jiang Yunyou to finish cutting the food before slowly stepping forward.

Instead of cutting it, she circled the sheep, looking it over from left to right, like a discerning food critic examining a dish.

Su Yanhuan leaned closer, craning her neck curiously: "Sister Zizi, what are you looking for?"

"Find the best piece." Shu Zi didn't even look up, her gaze still sweeping over the lamb.

Su Yanhuan looked puzzled: "...How do you know which piece is the best?"

Shu Zi pointed to her eyes: "Look with your eyes, look at this piece, the outer skin is golden brown, the fat is evenly distributed, it's baked just right!"

With a swift motion, she declared, "That's it!"

The set of movements was so fluid and graceful that Su Yanhuan was completely dumbfounded.

"Sister Zizi, you're amazing!"

Shu Zi placed the meat on the plate without the slightest embarrassment, her chin slightly raised: "Of course!"

I watched Shu Zi's lamb-cutting move three times in a row; it was so smooth.

Did she secretly practice cutting lamb at home?

["Like a work of art"—then one cut, and the work of art is gone]

Fang Yutong stood at the very edge of the crowd and did not step forward.

Her makeup had been touched up, and her mascara had been reapplied, so there was no trace of her crying.

She stood two steps away from the table, holding an empty plate, smiling as she watched everyone scramble for the sheep, like a gentle bystander.

Su Yanhuan noticed her and greeted her warmly:

"Sister Yutong, why aren't you getting any? Come on, come on, the lamb is so delicious!"

Fang Yutong smiled and said softly, "You guys take them first, I'm not in a hurry."

Fang Yutong standing on the side looked both pitiful and fake.

Is she waiting for someone to call her? She didn't go even though Su Yanhuan called her.

[Maybe he really doesn't want to eat.]

"Don't want to eat? Look at the way she's staring at the lamb, she clearly wants to."

Tongtong is just too gentle, unlike some people who fight so fiercely for things.

Han Jingxue took the plate and sat down on a wicker chair in the corner of the courtyard, away from the crowd.

Shen Yihuai, holding his own plate, naturally sat down opposite her.

Han Jingxue looked up at him.

Shen Yihuai didn't look at her, his gaze fixed on the roasted whole lamb in the distance: "It's quiet here."

Han Jingxue didn't say anything and continued eating with her head down.

But upon closer inspection, it's noticeable that her movements were a bit slower.

Shu Zi walked over with a plate, intending to sit next to Han Jingxue, but seeing that Shen Yihuai had already taken the seat opposite her, she hesitated for a moment, about to turn around—

"Sit here."

Gu Yan appeared behind her at some point and pointed to an empty chair next to her.

The chair was a bit far from Han Jingxue's table, but it faced the whole roasted lamb, offering an excellent view, and—

Next to it was a plate of lamb leg that no one had touched.

Shu Zi glanced at the chair, then at Gu Yan: "Why should I sit next to you?"

"Because the leg of lamb is in front of you."

Shu Zi looked down and sure enough, the plate of sliced ​​lamb leg was placed on the table directly in front of the chair.

Without saying a word, she plopped down, her movements so quick it was as if she was afraid someone would snatch her away.

Gu Yan smiled slightly and sat down next to her, unhurriedly.

Fang Yutong stood in the food pick-up area, holding a plate.

There was only a small piece of lamb leg and a few lettuce leaves on her plate.

She glanced in the direction of Shu Zi and Gu Yan, hesitated for a moment, and seemed to want to go over and sit down.

But Shu Zi happened to look up and meet her gaze.

Shu Zi stared at her expressionlessly for half a second, then very naturally turned her head and said to Su Yanhuan beside her:

"Huanhuan, there's a seat here, come and sit down."

Su Yanhuan was carrying a plate and looking for a seat when she heard the call and immediately ran over: "Coming, coming!"

After she sat down, the empty seat was filled.

Fang Yutong stood there, holding the plate, her smile freezing for a moment.

She turned and walked to the other side.

Was Shu Zi's head turn just now intentional?

[This was definitely intentional! As soon as Fang Yutong looked over, she told Su Yanhuan to sit down and take the seat.]

[Holding a grudge is a firmly established persona]

Fang Yutong's expression was so awkward she was practically digging her toes into the ground.

[Why didn't she think about the consequences when she cried during her live stream?]

[Shu Zi is so petty! The other person even offered to sit next to her, is it really necessary to be like this?]

[Petty? Try being cyberbullied for a few days and see if you can still be so forgiving]

The table with Jiang Yunyou and Su Yanhuan was the most lively.

Jiang Yunyou had already finished one plate, so he went to cut a second one, his mouth stuffed full:

"Su Yanhuan, try this crust, it's crispy!"

Su Yanhuan took the sheepskin he offered, took a bite, and exclaimed, "Delicious!"

"Right! Let me tell you, the essence of roast whole lamb is the skin!"

"Then why do you still eat so much meat?"

"Because meat tastes good too!"

Su Yanhuan was speechless and rolled her eyes.

After finishing one plate, Shu Zi cut a second one. As she carried it back, she passed Fang Yutong's table.

Fang Yutong looked up at her.

Shu Zi didn't stop and walked right past her.

They didn't even give him a glance.

Fang Yutong lowered her head and continued eating the lettuce on her plate.

Shu Zi walked past Fang Yutong without even glancing at her.

This kind of ignoring is even more ruthless than insulting someone.

[Fang Yutong looking down while eating lettuce looks pitiful but also funny]

[What's so tragic about it? She brought it on herself.]

But she didn't do anything too outrageous, did she? Wasn't her crying on the live stream a misunderstanding?

[Misunderstanding? Did she specifically name Shu Zi? It's just netizens' guess, what does it have to do with Tongtong?]

After finishing her meal, Fang Yutong stood up, took the empty plate, and headed to the kitchen.

As she passed behind Shu Zi, she whispered, "Zi Zi, you've had a long day."

Shu Zi didn't even look up: "Mm."

Fang Yutong paused for a moment, then continued walking forward.

As she reached the kitchen doorway, she glanced back.

Shu Zi was talking to Gu Yan. No one knew what Gu Yan said, but Shu Zi smiled with her eyes crinkling and her lips curving upwards. She didn't even look in their direction.

Fang Yutong withdrew her gaze and went into the kitchen.

The security camera in the kitchen is broken and hasn't been fixed yet.

She closed the door, leaned against it, and closed her eyes briefly.

Then he put the plate in the sink, placed his hands on the table, lowered his head, and his shoulders rose and fell slightly.

After a few seconds, she straightened up, washed her hands, dried them, then tidied her hair in front of the mirror on the wall and put on that gentle smile again.

I pushed open the door and went outside.

Yu Shize sat in the corner, watching this scene without moving.

He finished the last piece of meat on his plate, put the plate down, and got up to go back to his room.

Nobody noticed him.

Dinner is over.

Everyone returned to their rooms one after another.

Fang Yutong walked at the very back, her steps very light.

As she went upstairs, she paused for a moment as she passed Shuzi's room.

The door was closed.

Shu Zi's voice came from inside, she was talking to someone, probably Han Jingxue.

"Senior sister, do you want to eat hot pot tomorrow? I want to eat tripe."

"You order it yourself."

"Then you order for me, yours tastes better."

"...You're not ordering food, you're ordering people."

"They're all the same, they're all the same."

Fang Yutong listened for a few seconds, then looked away and continued walking towards her room.

She pushed open the door, went inside, closed the door, and locked it.

The lights were not on.

Fang Yutong sat on the edge of the bed, a flash of coldness crossing her eyes.

It's okay.

The first episode will be finished in a few days.

Her smugness won't last long.