AN: Some lines from the manga. Finally found the volume where Kuu comes in ^^ Sorry for not updating for a long time! Moving became stressful because we have to move back after 3 months and thought that we were going to stay there for good. :( Now I have school again

OCs: Director Hong Long, Mai Lin

Characters: Gong Xi/Kyoko, Qin/Moko, Lian/Ren, Shang/Sho, Director Shen/Director Sawara, Qi Shu Fang/Amamiya, Yang/Sho's manager, Mr. Du/Yashiro, Fei Li Hua/Erika, Mei Shen/Mimori, Qing Yuan/Natsu, Wei Xu/Mio, Luo Li/Lory, Zhou Mi/Reino, Jai Li/Kuu

Places: Taidong/Kyoto, Taipei/Tokyo, Taiwan/Japan

Wan Lixue character: Gong Xi/Mulan, Lian/Jun Cheng, Fei Li Hua/Li Mei, Shu Fang/Ling, Shang/Yi Chen, Qin/Zhi Feng

Extravagant Challenge: Season 2

Previously: The filming of Wan Lixue has just finished. Shang gets a temporary manager that he's curious about. Gong Xi's gets a new Love Me mission and wonders why Lian is so uneasy about it.

~"Ai shi du xiu solo" Love is a solo show~ Ai shi Solo S.O.L.O!

Episode 5: Round Five, Stage Two, Part 1

Today, I am here without being satisfied as to why he's a super VIP leading to all the press here, yet why am I the one ordered to take care of him during his stay in Taipei? In addition for this job, why do I do I have to be here as a Love Me member? People staring at me and talking like I can't hear. But, of course, they don't recognize me out of my Wei Xu or Qing Yuan role.

"What is that?" A woman pointed to Gong Xi.

"I don't know. Isn't she a little mis-matched from the car behind her? Maybe she's here to greet him," a man replied.

"I guess so... But that's not the expression of someone to greet."

Gong Xi stood there, annoyed in her blinding bright pink Love Me overalls with her arms crossed. Chairman Luo Li had said Jai Li wasn't normal. He's certainly not normal... to have moved his base from Taiwan to America... Gong Xi looked up with a shocked expression. He's here. Cheering and praises rose as the actor approached them. They flashed pictures as he passed.

"Look here, Jai Li!" Many shouted.

Hmm, he seems like a nice a guy, Gong Xi thought as she watch Jai Li pose for the cameras. Jai Li made eye contact with her. She hesitated. "Uh, hi, I'm..." she froze as he looked at her with irritation.

Dun He Lian sat as he let the hairdresser fix his hair and listened silently to her jabbering. "I heard that Jai Li is here. Everybody is so festive about it. It's not like there would be a chance to see him. Him coming here is going to be everywhere and since Dark Moon topped Ahn Yue, they're surely ask to get a comment from him about it. They'll likely to do an in-depth comparison like: Ahn Yue vs. Dark Moon..."

Lian looked down with a distant expression. The hairdresser was shocked from his reaction. "Uh, it'll be okay though," she stuttered. "You'll never lose! You're much cooler, Dun He Lian!" She became embarrassed with herself for saying that. Lian smiled, though.

Do you feel like trying to meet him at all? Luo Li had asked him. He had stayed silent. Luo Li sighed. "I won't force you."

"Lian! Lian!" Mr. Du said excitedly.

Lian looked amused of his manager's behavior. "What is it?"

"I wasn't sure but I'm sure it's her. Just a glimpse, though, you can't miss the color that blinds your eyes," Mr. Du said in one breath.

"Huh?" Outside, his face was just pure confusion but inside, he knew what Mr. Du was talking about. His manager looked at him suspiciously, feeling some type of vibe from him. Lian gave him a smile. "I guess they're giving her work again. Come on, don't I have a meeting with the director?" Lian walked passed him.

Mr. Du shivered to himself, hoping that Lian wasn't angry.

"How was it?" Shang asked once they picked up Yang from the airport.

"Fine. Why, did you miss me?" Yang teased.

Shang sighed, checking his cell phone. "If I missed you then I wouldn't have come here late," he said. Yang saw him stare at the screen of his phone, a tiny smile forming on his lips, but it disappeared quickly when he looked up at her. "My schedule isn't busy today so let's get it over with already."

Yang stared at Shang. He's not in a bad mood yet he's not in a good mood either. So what's going on? Yang wondered to herself.

Bu Po Shang finished his schedule for the day without his lazy behavior. Something happened. I just know it, Yang thought. Throughout the day, he occasionally looked at his phone before stuffing it back in his pocket. He hasn't been flirting like the usual. Was he like this when Mai Lin took my place? Yang didn't know if it was a good thing or not. All she knew is that he's not acting normal.

"Yang," Shang spoke up.

"Huh?" His manager looked up at him.

"Where does Mai Lin work?" He asked.

"At Picture Perfect studios. Why?" Yang wondered.

Shang just gave her a smirk, heading back to the car after their last interview of the day. He ordered the driver to drop him off at Picture Perfect studios and told Yang that he'll when he wants them to pick him up. Yang had repeatedly asked why he wanted to go there, but she already knew the answer. Something did go on between them. Maybe something that would help Shang get over Gong Xi. After the Dun He Lian and Gong Xi scandals and the constant appearances of the famous acting couple on the news and magazines, Shang needed something or someone to get his mind away from it all. And I don't think Mei Shen would be much of a help, Yang thought grimly.

Bu Po Shang stepped out of the car with his hood up and his head low as he walked towards the studio. Rows of pictures hung on strings at the display window in different sizes. Many was of the usual friends, family, weddings, birthdays, and some idols, too. Behind the curtain of photos, Shang could peek into the studios where a familiar girl stood, taking pictures of three sister. They stood in front of a screen with the youngest of the sisters sitting on a stool and the two oldest standing behind her. He could see that she was struggling to make them smile, so he chose that time to enter. As always, when the bell of the door rings, everybody's head turns to the source. Right away the three sisters began to squeal as their favorite star walk into the studio.

"Shang, what are you doing here?" Mai Lin said, surprised. Her eyes shifted to the sisters, then she smirked to herself, raising the camera and took the picture as they were grinning from ear to ear at Bu Po Shang.

"I was around here and thought I'd stop by," Shang said casually.

Mai Lin rolled her eyes. "That is one of the most cliché excuses I ever heard. You need something. You want something. What do want?" Mai Lin lowered the camera and let the strap hang from her neck.

"Right now, I just need to talk to you. Privately," he added, nodding his head over to the girls.

"Okay, you three, stay here in the waiting area until your parents get here. If you get up from your spot, I will have to delete the picture I took and make you three take it again," Mai Lin threatened. Their eyes widened. They scrambled from their spot to the waiting area where a row of chair leaned against the wall. As they sat, their eyes followed the two young adults.

Mai Lin gestured Shang to follow her to the back room where they could have a secluded place to talk. Once they were safe in the room, Mai Lin closed the door behind them and set down her camera onto the nearest table. She grabbed two chairs and twirled them so they could both sit down.

"So what is it?" Mai Lin asked, crossing her arms. "Didn't Yang already came back?"

"She did. I just came here to... talk." Mai Lin gave him a look to show that she wasn't buying it. Shang took in a deep breath. "Mai Lin... I need you."

Gong Xi just couldn't believe the attitude of Jai Li. She just couldn't understand. And now they want her to cook food for this kind of guy. She shook her head, scolding herself that she should at least finish this mission and maybe have a chance to get out of Love Me Section. So, she cooked for him.

She began to get lost in her thoughts again. It's weird. Why do I feel this worried. Bu Po Shang hasn't done anything crazy lately. Even though I have no feelings for him, I feel like he's up to something. His attitude has changed ever since Mai Lin became his temporary manager. Maybe she would know why he's acting that way. And then there's Lian. I'm worried about him being worried. I know it doesn't make sense, but it's not normal. I know that fake smile when I see it, and I've been seeing it a lot lately. He hasn't said much but I'm worried that maybe this scandal thing has been giving him stress. A relationship between senior and junior could be awkward for him, especially because he's Taiwan's top actor. Even though it could be none of my business, I have a right to be worried. He's my senior, my teacher, and my... fake boyfriend. Gong Xi shook her head again, going back to work.

Half an hour later, she had finished the Taidong cuisine she heard Jai Li liked. I'll make him say that it's delicious! That man who only spoke english to me! 'When you've arrived at your homeland, can't you at least speak you mother tongue!' I so wanted to say that!

"I've got your order ready!" Gong Xi called.

"What the.. so you could understand english." Gong Xi spun around to face him. "You seemed oblivious on the way back from the airport so I thought you couldn't understand," he said in smooth Mandarin as he walked out of his room with a bag of popcorn, stuffing his face. "What a drag. I planned on yelling at you for being useless then throw you out." Jai Li picked up one of the dishes. "But what is this? It's too salty."

Gong Xi struggled to hide her annoyance. "That's because you were eating popcorn," she said. She grabbed the bag and zipped it closed.

Jai Li narrowed his eyes at her then walked towards the phone. "Yeah, it's me. Can you get me the best room service this hotel has to offer? Oh, no. I don't mind western-style at all."

WHAT?! What the heck! "I heard that on coming back, you'd only eat Taidong style food, so I killed myself making it!" Gong Xi accused.

Jai Li covered one ear. "Oh, and one thing," he continued, "there's a load of junk in the kitchen. Could you send someone to get rid of it immediately?"

Gong Xi's eyes widened in shock. So... so cruel.

"Certainly, since I was brought up in Taidong, I will definitely eat Taidong style food on return to Taiwan but I want to eat good food. I never said anything about wanting to eat disgusting food from an amateur's failed attempt at high-class cuisine. It's something that costs a lot of money."

Gong Xi's face straightened. "So, from the start, you never had the least intention of eating it, right?"

"And? If you've got a problem, let's hear it. Why don't you just tell your boss this: 'This job is beyond me. Please let me stop'," Jai Li mocked. I knew... I knew for some reason... he hates me. "In which case, how about phoning now?" Jai Li picked up the phone.

Gong Xi grabbed the phone from him, catching him off guard. Gong Xi smiled at him, taking the phone gently. It wouldn't be like me to quietly leave, would it? "I shall do that for myself," Gong Xi said. "Excuse me, if you're going to phone the president..."

"Chairman, there's someone on the phone for you," a worker in a turban said.

Luo Li looked up from his romance simulation game that got him agitated. He grabbed the phone. "Gong Xi?"

"What do you have planned?"

It's Lian.

An: Yay! I got this done! Sorry for you guys that had to wait 3 months :( I had to catch up on some work since I had to transfer back into another school and I entered 3 weeks before the first quarter ended. R&R plz