There’re Always Paranoid Thoughts to Monopolize Me - Chapter 46.2

However, in reality, the cameraman opposite had already zoomed in for a close-up and accurately captured his swallowing motion.

The unscrupulous post-production team even directly enlarged the movement of his Adam’s apple.

At this point, the spectators in the bullet screen comments were laughing uncontrollably.

[Hahahahahaha our poker-faced handsome boy was so scared hahahahahaha]

[I’m dying of laughter hahaha what kind of treasure girl is this top student little sister]

[Broad daylight human tragedy: Why did our iron-blooded, upright poker-faced Xiao Gu suddenly turn pale and tremble?]

[That smile was absolutely killer hahahaha]

[Ahhh mama I’m falling in love with this treasure little sister!]

[So good at language, great logic, and beautiful too, wuwuwu I’m so jealous]

[Above, you missed a very important point: She’s terrifyingly good at scaring people, even more effective than the big bad wolf, look how scared our poker-faced Xiao Gu was hahaha]

[………..]

A minute after Gu Yuncheng was genuinely frightened, new guests finally entered the hall.

[Fool] Ling Shuang.

Ling Shuang’s attire was not too different from what Qin Ke was wearing now, just slightly plainer, with darker colors. The only eye-catching features were the white fake hair bun and a small white paper flower pinned beside her ear.

As soon as they saw her enter, both Qin Ke and Gu Yuncheng’s eyes lit up.

Qin Ke had made a discovery, while Gu Yuncheng… was probably still suffering from the aftereffects of Qin Ke’s smile.

Ling Shuang entered the hall and, seeing only two people, asked, “The others haven’t arrived?”

Qin Ke nodded, “I was the second, you’re the third.”

Just as she finished speaking, a voice came from outside the hall—

“I, I’m the fourth.”

It was clearly July’s voice, but when everyone looked outside, they didn’t see that eye-catching light golden hair.

Qin Ke paused, “July?”

“I’m here.”

Again, only the voice came back.

This time, Qin Ke’s expression was clearly more hesitant, “Your identity isn’t… that concubine who’s already dead and only exists as a ghost, is it?”

Ling Shuang: “…Pfft.”

Even Gu Yuncheng couldn’t help but turn away and laugh.

July seemed to choke for a while before angrily walking out from behind the corridor pillar outside the hall.

——

He was wearing colorful green and floral clothing, and obviously, it was a dress.

As if afraid the other guests wouldn’t notice, July had also pinned a light pink flower to the front of his fake long hair bun.

Ling Shuang and Gu Yuncheng were dumbfounded.

Qin Ke also exclaimed in amazement.

“So it really is.”

July: “……”

July was about to explode with anger, jumping up and down on the spot. “I’m not! I’m alive!”

Beside her, Gu Yuncheng finally came to his senses, his mouth twitching as if he wanted to laugh but didn’t know how.

Finally, he coughed lightly, “No, he’s wearing…a maid’s clothes.”

Qin Ke understood upon hearing this.

Gu Yuncheng had mentioned earlier that he had seen a character from the story, a maid in the household, which must have been wearing the same clothes July was wearing now, allowing Gu Yuncheng to be so certain.

July heard this and walked in dejectedly.

“Yes, I’m the most unlucky. The director’s team said they had originally prepared roles for two men and three women, but I just happened to have ‘good luck’ and drew the cross-dressing role.”

“…”

Qin Ke seemed to think of something, her gaze shifting.

But soon she couldn’t be bothered to think further and couldn’t help but smile at July, “It actually looks quite good.”

——

Qin Ke was telling the truth.

July was naturally mixed-race, with about one-eighth Spanish blood, so his skin was naturally a bit fairer than most people’s, his features were on the delicate side, and with that light golden soft hair, he looked even more like the boy next door.

Now dressed as a female maid, there wasn’t much sense of incongruity.

However…

“There should be many maids in the household, why are you the only guest?” Ling Shuang asked the question that was on Qin Ke’s mind.

July seemed to still be immersed in the pain of cross-dressing, and replied with a miserable face, “Because I’m the primary wife’s personal maid, and I was the first to discover the murder scene.”

“…”

Qin Ke’s fingers, which had been unconsciously tapping lightly on the edge of the table, suddenly stopped when she heard this. She thoughtfully glanced at July, then resumed lightly moving her fingertips—this kind of rhythmic light movement could to some extent improve the efficiency of her brain’s operation.

Gu Yuncheng suddenly turned to Ling Shuang at this moment.

“So Qin Ke, who got the ‘Sinner’ sign, is the primary wife, I, who got the ‘Blind Person’ sign, am the master of the house, July, who got the ‘Performer’ sign, is the primary wife’s maid, then what’s your identity?”

“…”

Ling Shuang’s expression froze. She didn’t speak, but gave Gu Yuncheng an unpleasant look.

“?”

Gu Yuncheng was baffled by the glare, and July also looked curiously at Ling Shuang.

At this point, Qin Ke heard the question and came back to her senses. She turned her head and quietly reminded Gu Yuncheng—

“She might be your mother-in-law.”

Gu Yuncheng: “???”

Although Qin Ke intended to “quietly remind,” she had obviously forgotten again that she was in a program recording scene and forgot about the small microphone on her collar, so this sentence was once again recorded.

As you can imagine.

The unscrupulous post-production team would never miss such an opportunity to tease one of the guests, especially a guest like Gu Yuncheng who had a natural freezing effect.

When the audience watching this variety show saw Gu Yuncheng’s face replaced with a black question mark face emoji, many people burst into earth-shattering laughter.

In the show, Gu Yuncheng finally turned back.

With fear of the unknown deep in his eyes, he gave Qin Ke a complex look, “It’s you…”

Before he could finish, Qin Ke promptly corrected his misunderstanding.

“Not mine, but the mother of your deceased concubine.”

Gu Yuncheng: “……”

While the others hadn’t reacted yet, Ling Shuang unexpectedly looked at Qin Ke.

“How did you know? I shouldn’t have had time to talk to you since I came in, right?”

Qin Ke pointed to her eyes.

“Deductive reasoning.”

Ling Shuang & July & Gu Yuncheng: “…?”

Faced with the bewildered looks of the three people, Qin Ke silently sighed.

Bullet screen comments: 

[Hahahaha the top student’s sorrow] 

[Top student little sister: Life, ah…] 

[Once again feeling the entire program team being crushed, turns out it’s not just the director’s team hahahaha] 

[Feel sorry for little sister, she’s probably going to be the brains for the entire program team from now on]

Meanwhile, Qin Ke had already explained to them as concisely as possible.

“Look at the wig, white hair, advanced age, obviously an elder of the masters.”

July obediently raised his hand, “Maybe it’s an old servant of the household?”

“…” Qin Ke’s gaze fell on the crudely made clothes he was wearing, “This kind is worn by servants and maids.” Her gaze swept over to Ling Shuang’s finely stitched clothes, “This kind is obviously worn by someone with a higher status in the household.”

July, once again hit where it hurt and entirely by his own doing, was on the verge of tears.

Gu Yuncheng took over the “spot the difference” game, continuing to question. “Then how do you know it’s the concubine’s mother, not yours, or simply mine?”

Qin Ke pointed with her hand.

July and Gu Yuncheng’s gazes followed, but Ling Shuang couldn’t look because Qin Ke was pointing at her.

Following the girl’s fair finger, they also saw the small white flower Ling Shuang was wearing on her ear.

Qin Ke withdrew her hand.

“The concubine’s status in the household isn’t high. If the master and primary wife aren’t wearing mourning clothes, their mothers certainly wouldn’t—so it can only be the concubine’s mother.”

“…”

After Qin Ke finished speaking, the hall became even quieter.

In the corner, the director’s team staff member who was used to Qin Ke’s ability remained expressionless, while the other three guests who were experiencing it for the first time exchanged glances. July reacted first.

He jumped in front of Qin Ke—

“Madam! Ling’er will cling to your leg from now on!”

“…”

Qin Ke was shocked for two seconds, “Ling… Ling’er?”

July looked at her pitifully, “That’s what’s written on the servant tag I got.”

Qin Ke: “…Ah.”

Before they could say more, July was pulled aside by Ling Shuang. Ling Shuang folded her arms, stood next to Qin Ke, raised an eyebrow and curled her lip, looking at July very coldly.

“Men and women should keep their distance, you can’t hug, so I’ll claim this leg first.”

“…?”

For the next few dozen seconds, Qin Ke watched helplessly and Gu Yuncheng expressionlessly as Ling Shuang and July engaged in a kindergarten-level struggle over who had the right to be the accessory to this golden leg.

This struggle finally stopped when the last person entered the hall.

[God], Qi Tian.

After the four people in the hall stared in disbelief for a few seconds—

July: “Pffft hahahahahaha…”

The fair-faced “maid” with light golden soft hair hugged his stomach, laughing so hard he was almost rolling on the ground.

After being stunned, Ling Shuang even wiped off her expressionless face, not hiding her schadenfreude smile at all.

Even Gu Yuncheng couldn’t hold back, turning his face away.

——

Qi Tian, with his face painted a glossy charcoal color, a crescent moon drawn on her forehead, and a freshly glued-on full beard, almost cried from anger.

In the hall, only Qin Ke calmly made a sarcastic comment.

“[God], indeed living up to the name.”