Overprotected By My Tsundere CEO

Chapter 1022 - 705: Showing Off Love [08] Nyah.

Nora Scott never expected that a piece of fake news she ignored years ago would be dug up again and pinned onto her pillar of shame by netizens.

After learning about this, her initial plan to "record smoothly" was immediately abandoned by Nora.

If she couldn’t outplay this couple, she’d consider it her loss.

The day before filming began, Nora, Pedro Langley, and Henry Chapman, who was drawn by the allure of martial arts, secretly boarded a plane without the knowledge of their fans. They headed straight to Xiangel City.

The weather in Xiangel City in early May was just right: single-layer clothing during the day, with a light jacket for the morning and evening.

After deplaning, the program’s crew had a driver ready to take them straight to a hotel in Xiangel City.

"This is part of the program’s process."

As soon as they checked in, the crew sent a deputy director to hand over a schedule to Nora and Pedro.

"Oh."

Nora took the schedule.

She browsed through it briefly.

The program was quite flexible, lacking a detailed script, only offering a rough schedule. It was simple yet procedural, with no particularly standout parts. Nora skimmed through it and passed it to Pedro.

This filming session was scheduled for two days, maintaining the usual nine-to-seven timeframe.

On the first day, they would travel by car to the neighboring Martial Arts Town, check in, and then partake in a "make money to eat" segment, supposedly to test their survival skills, but really just for show. After all, watching celebrities who earn millions per appearance rack their brains for money is a spectacle in itself.

On the second day, aligning with the theme, each couple would select a Martial Arts Hall for "training," learn a skill, and then perform on the street with the hall’s team to earn money.

Whichever couple made the most money would be the winner.

"Leaving tomorrow morning?" After scanning the schedule, Pedro faintly furrowed his brow and glanced at the deputy director standing to the side.

"Yes."

The deputy director, under the pressure of Pedro’s sharp gaze, quickly smiled and nodded.

Pedro asked, "What kind of transportation are we taking?"

"That’s a secret for now." The deputy director replied, bracing himself.

Once he said this, it was clear something was off.

Nora and Pedro instinctively exchanged glances.

Then, Pedro casually replied with an "Oh" and dismissed the deputy director.

The couple hadn’t asked much, seemingly adhering to the rules. However, for some reason, as the deputy director left and touched the doorknob, he realized his palms were sweaty.

Purely out of tension.

These two big shots, just with their invisible aura, could make anyone want to kneel before them from every angle.

"Something’s up." Pedro tossed the schedule onto the table.

Nora sat on the couch, crossing her legs, casually peeling a tangerine, unfazed, "It’s just a variety show. Let’s deal with whatever comes our way."

Pedro glanced at her and then lowered his gaze to her abdomen, showing no signs.

Although Nora successfully became pregnant, given her physical condition, the first three months are prone to miscarriage, so she needs to be cautious.

He initially thought it was just a health and leisure show, but now it involved going to the Martial Arts Village to learn skills.

"Don’t worry," noticing Pedro’s gaze, Nora smiled, "even if you and Chapman can’t handle it, there’s always Biel Hall."

"..."

Your Biel Hall even dabbles in variety shows?

Nora split the tangerine and handed half to Pedro, "Want some?"

Pedro took it, peeled a segment, and put it in his mouth.

Then he frowned from the sourness.

Silent, he returned the remaining tangerine to Nora.

Unafraid, Nora ate away, "Should we eat at the restaurant later, or find a spot nearby?"

"What about Henry Chapman?"

"He needs to disguise himself when going out, so he’ll usually opt for a restaurant."

Eyeing Nora, who also needed a "disguise", Pedro sighed, rubbing his brow, "Let’s go to the restaurant."

The hotel’s security measures seemed decent, unlikely to let paparazzi or obsessed fans in.

But—

No matter how good the hotel security, it can’t prevent intentional setups.

*

By evening, Nora and Pedro went next door to find Henry Chapman and dragged him to the restaurant for dinner.

They opted for a buffet.

Quite unexpectedly, while Nora was choosing food alone, she suddenly ran into—Lennon Turner.

"Nora?"

Lennon Turner called her name in apparent surprise, his face quickly lighting up with joy.

Nora Scott glanced at him.

Actually, she had almost forgotten about Lennon Turner, only remembering the name. In her past impression, Lennon Turner was a sunny youth, handsome and charming. Back when the concept of "fresh meat" was emerging, it was still a positive term, and he rose to fame with that label.

However—

Now nearing thirty, he hasn’t maintained his physique, his attractiveness has sharply declined, and he’s inexplicably greasy.

Compared to Pedro Langley, he couldn’t even match a single strand of his hair.

Tsk.

"Make some space."

Nora Scott felt uncomfortable just looking at Lennon, she quickly shifted her gaze and reached for the sliced pineapple in front of her.

Perhaps intentionally, Lennon’s hand suddenly reached out, and his tongs bumped against Nora’s.

Nora paused.

Lennon showed a smile he thought was gentle and kind, and said proactively, "It’s been a long time, didn’t expect we could participate in a show together."

"The recent marketing was bought by you, wasn’t it?"

Nora didn’t show any politeness to him, unwilling to even hint or play dumb, she directly revealed the matter.

"..." Lennon was momentarily embarrassed, then showed a bewildered and ignorant expression, "What are you talking about, I don’t understand."

With a cold snicker, Nora mercilessly mocked, "If you can’t understand that, you must be an idiot."

With things said this much, Lennon couldn’t pretend anymore, but of course, he wouldn’t admit it outright, "Are you talking about the online rumors about us? I really don’t know. After all, we both have families now, my team wouldn’t revisit old stories. Perhaps it’s because you have high popularity, and this matter has a topic to discuss, so—"

"Is that so."

Nora responded coolly.

Lennon hesitated a bit.

"All the best to you."

Choosing not to take the pineapple, Nora found it dirty, discarded the tongs, left her words and turned to leave.

Watching Nora’s departing figure, Lennon squinted, then threw a look toward someone hiding in a certain direction.

That evening—

A marketing account suddenly released several obviously candid photos on Weibo.

The photos’ setting was inside a restaurant, with Nora and Lennon standing together, both reaching for the pineapple, tongs colliding in the air. Another photo was of them conversing, seemingly very close, the side angle giving a very intimate impression. Others were quite similar.

In short, they all exuded a sense of "ambiguity."

The gossip-hungry crowd was eagerly anticipating Nora and Lennon’s performance on the show, and now with the release of these photos, they expressed this unexpected joy, sharing these photos wildly across the internet, afraid that some might miss out on this drama due to poor internet speed.

[No way, Nora’s sweet love with Mr. Langley for six years can’t even compare to a teenage crush?]

[What are they doing! Protect our Mr. Langley! My Mr. Langley can’t endure this injustice!]

[Where’s Mr. Langley? You’re about to get cheated on.]

[??? Heavenly Immortal, are you blind, do you need an eye exam? How is Mr. Langley worse than this guy?!]

[A pair of shameless couples, just looking at them is annoying. Nora usually pals around with some guys which is fine, that Mr. Jennings clearly has feelings for her, but hasn’t crossed the line, that’s tolerable. But with someone she had rumors with, her clingy first love, doesn’t she understand to keep a distance?!]

...

Netizens were loudly expressing their opinions, but most were criticizing Nora.

—Having ability is one thing, but being unfaithful to your relationship is another!

[I think Mr. Langley is wrapped around her finger, which is why she acts so recklessly.]

[In last week’s livestream, Mr. Langley spoiled Nora a lot, but Nora had an air of arrogance about it.]

[Mr. Langley is too affectionate. Nora doesn’t deserve it.]

[It was Mr. Langley who pursued Nora, right? But Mr. Langley, do you know how Nora used to be clingy with a guy? Ahhh, I feel secondhand embarrassment for him.]

...

When the news broke out, it was around ten o’clock at night, and by this time, Nora had already adjusted her routine and gone to sleep, while Pedro typically powered off his devices to join her for early rest and early rise when he wasn’t busy.

Meanwhile, in the neighboring room, Henry Chapman, who rarely logged into Weibo, did so this time and stumbled upon Nora’s big drama.

He messaged Nora.

No reply.

So he decided to drop it and went to bed after washing up.

*

The next day, Nora woke up refreshed.

However, when she met with Henry Chapman, the first thing Chapman asked was—

"Did you used to be clingy with Lennon Turner?"

Nora: ???

Approaching, Pedro Langley: ???