79: He took revenge on the spot.

Everyone had been hungry for a long time. After sitting down and exchanging a few pleasantries, they each finished a bowl of rice first.

Under the camera lens, the hand Shen Lian had applied burn cream to was very obvious.

But Yu Ming felt no remorse, even thinking that Shen Lian was showing off on purpose.

His cold snort and micro-expression were captured perfectly by the camera.

[Is he even handsome? Appearance reflects the heart; why does he look uglier and uglier the more I look at him?]

Yu Ming's fans immediately jumped out to defend him: [Yu Ming is always this cool. You can tell by looking at his past videos. Stop wrongly accusing people, okay?]

Yu Ming indeed had many brainless fans, but the more they acted like this, the more idiotic they seemed to other normal fans. What, did being a fan of Yu Ming require throwing away one's brain?

"Shen Lian, are there any sweets?" Liu Tang felt that since she had already let herself go, she might as well go all the way.

"There are some small cakes in the kitchen," Shen Lian said as he stood up.

"I'll get them." Yu Ming moved faster than him, diving into the kitchen as soon as he finished speaking.

It took five minutes for Yu Ming to come out. He had even sliced the cake into pieces, appearing exceptionally considerate.

Shu Mingyue felt inexplicably uneasy.

Shen Lian didn't think much of it. While chatting with Chang Qing, he picked up a piece and took a bite. Instantly, the layer of chocolate cream melted in his mouth, followed by an intensely pungent spiciness. Shen Lian let out a muffled cough and immediately stopped chewing, his eyes uncontrollably turning red.

Chang Qing looked at the green filling and asked, "Matcha flavor?"

Before he could finish his sentence, Shen Lian stood up and headed straight for the bathroom.

"Hahahaha!" Yu Ming instantly doubled over with laughter. It seemed that since the start of the program, this was his happiest moment.

The others were confused and didn't join in the laughter. Chang Qing dipped a fingertip into the green filling and smelled a strong scent of mustard.

It definitely wasn't the production team's doing.

Chang Qing said with a cold face, "Did you stuff mustard in here?"

"Yeah." Yu Ming acted like a mischievous brat, deliberately putting on an innocent look. "I stuffed it into three pieces to see who would end up eating them."

Wu Shengsheng cursed inwardly.

Ren Yanfei restrained his smile and stood up to remove the top halves of the cakes. He found that the ones with mustard were all facing Shen Lian; no matter how one looked at it, it was targeted.

Shen Lian rinsed his mouth several times before he felt the pungent spiciness that had shot straight to his brain slowly dissipate. It wasn't that he couldn't eat mustard, but the sensation felt stuck in his throat and chest, making him feel uncomfortably congested.

Yu Ming, Shen Lian thought, you fucking... "Teacher Shen, are you alright?" a staff member knocked anxiously on the door.

Shen Lian had controlled himself from coughing just now, and his back was now covered in sweat. He adjusted his state, stood up, and went to open the door. With the camera in the corner following him, Shen Lian smiled slightly. "I'm fine."

Chang Qing carefully studied his face. "Really fine?"

"Really fine."

[His eyes are all red. From what Ren Yanfei meant, Yu Ming squeezed a whole tube of mustard in there. How much did Shen Lian eat?]

[Hey, it's just a variety show. Playing around is perfectly normal.]

[Yu Ming fan, you'd better watch your mouth right now if you want to keep your mother safe, got it?]

The atmosphere in the dining room was somewhat frozen.

Two minutes ago, Yu Ming was laughing so hard he could barely breathe. Ren Yanfei, as a senior, asked without much emotion, "Is it very funny?"

Only then did Yu Ming vaguely realize that he might have gone too far.

It wasn't that he hadn't bullied people on variety shows before, but back then, he was the big shot. The production team catered to him, and small stars avoided him. Even if he went a bit overboard, there would be no aftermath. Plus, with his powerful fan base, everything had always gone smoothly.

Yu Ming subconsciously assumed it would be the same this time.

But clearly, the situation was spinning out of control. Even so, Yu Ming wouldn't bow his head. In this circle, while strength was important, resources and backing were too. He didn't lack them, so he wasn't afraid.

Shen Lian stepped forward and said with a smile, "It's nothing. You guys eat. It won't taste good once it's cold."

"Exactly," Yu Ming leaned back lazily in his chair. "It's just playing around. We can all take a joke."

Wu Shengsheng felt bitter. Wasn't this just bullying? Shen Lian... "You can take a joke too?" Shen Lian seemed very satisfied. "That's good."

After saying that, Shen Lian grabbed one of the cakes smeared with mustard. With lightning speed, he shoved it directly into Yu Ming's mouth. Worried that Yu Ming wouldn't cooperate, he used both hands, using a clever bit of force with one hand to pinch Yu Ming's jaw and force him to open up. This made it easy to stuff the whole cake in. Once finished, he pinched Yu Ming's mouth shut and said with a bold expression, "Come on, chew."

There was no need to chew; a whole tube of mustard sent his soul to the heavens.

Yu Ming's nostrils flared, and his eyes quickly turned red. He immediately began to struggle, but Chang Qing and Ren Yanfei stepped forward from either side to hold him down.

Now was the time to show off some acting skills.

"Hahaha, you should try it too," Ren Yanfei laughed.

Chang Qing's voice was gentle. "Tastes good, doesn't it?"

Except for the weakling Yu Ming, everyone else present was a master at getting into character, including Wu Shengsheng.

Wu Shengsheng covered her mouth and laughed charmingly, exchanging a look with Shu Mingyue. "How many seconds can Yu Ming last?"

Shu Mingyue: "He's so impressive, probably three minutes."

He couldn't even last three seconds. Yu Ming was like a violently thrashing carp. As soon as Chang Qing and Ren Yanfei let go, he bolted for the bathroom.

Humph. Ren Yanfei watched Yu Ming's back and suppressed a cold sneer. If your acting is bad, you can practice, but if your character is bad, then it's just bad.

He had been tolerating him the whole way.

Before long, sounds of violent smashing came from the bathroom.

But everyone sat together in harmony, and no one paid it any mind.

Yu Ming's fans jumped three feet high: [Is this bullying?!]

[Is it possible that your idol was just too much and provoked everyone's anger?]

[If Ren Yanfei hadn't acted just now, Wei Kan would have.]

[He even sat back and scarfed down a few mouthfuls of rice after Yu Ming was held down.]

[Didn't Yu Ming's fans think that playing around was normal? Isn't this just normal playing around? Can't take it? Is it because you also subconsciously feel that secretly stuffing mustard into someone's mouth is going too far?]

[Am I the only one who thinks Shen Lian is really cool? Revenge on the spot.]

After Yu Ming came out of the bathroom, he left in a rage. The camera only caught a glimpse of his back. It was clear that he would not be participating in the rest of the recording.

And the production team made no attempt to ask him to stay.

Yu Ming's fans immediately gathered on the public feed, but as soon as their denunciations began, Yu Ming's various abnormalities on this show were exposed. Among them, an insider stated: Yu Ming's original intention was to create a CP with Shu Mingyue, but it didn't work out. This was followed by a list of "victims" from all the previous variety shows Yu Ming had participated in; he had tortured many people so unscrupulously.

Either the variety shows weren't popular, or the artists he tormented weren't popular, and with the suppression of capital, Yu Ming had managed to avoid any major backlash.

But this time was clearly different.

Sun Binghe's fingers flew across the keyboard as he coldly instructed the PR department on what to do. If they didn't strip a layer of skin off Yu Ming, the Boss would eat them alive when he got back.

Shen Lian hadn't guessed wrong; Chu Yilan couldn't stand this kind of behavior. A car was already waiting at the restaurant entrance.