80: Big news!

Shen Lian was actually quite grateful for the fact that everyone was speaking up for him.

When he stuffed the wasabi cake into Yu Ming's mouth earlier, he had already prepared himself to be attacked by Yu Ming's fans afterward. He didn't expect Chang Qing and Ren Yanfei to act at the same time; with everyone in the same boat, the heat was naturally dispersed.

As soon as Yu Ming left, that irritating and restless atmosphere vanished. Shu Mingyue and Wu Shengsheng raised their cups in celebration, drinking hand-made milk tea, having long forgotten their Agent's instructions.

The atmosphere was very harmonious.

Soon, it was time for the segment where the guests answered questions from the audience or fans.

The projector screen behind them lowered, displaying the relevant questions and the designated guests, all randomly selected from the messages in the background.

The first one selected was Shu Mingyue, and the question was: [What kind of boys do you dislike?]

Shu Mingyue blurted out, "The ones who love to act like hot shots."

After saying it, she covered her own mouth, then felt that since she hadn't named names, it wouldn't matter unless Yu Ming's fans admitted it themselves.

But as for who exactly it was, it was an open secret among everyone.

When it was the other guests' turns, the questions were about either romantic plans or career goals; it was clear the fans cared a lot.

A fan asked Chang Qing when the next fan meeting would be.

Chang Qing smiled and said, "Only in your dreams."

[Ahhh, I knew it! Are you so afraid of seeing us because you've found some little vixen on the side?]

"Hey, unfortunately, that little vixen is none other than me," Xu Jingge whined in front of the screen.

Shen Lian had just taken a bite of Zhajiangmian when he saw his name appear in the bottom right corner of the projector, and he quickly swallowed.

[What does Shen Lian's ideal partner look like?]

This question startled the others present; did the production team intentionally pick this to stir up trouble? That CEO from the Zhou Corporation, and Zheng Ge—the three of them had been trending on the Social Media Platform for over a month, so who didn't know?

But Shen Lian's expression didn't even change. Thinking of something, he chuckled.

Everyone: "???"

Bullet comments: "???"

No, what are you so giddy about?

"Tall and handsome." Shen Lian actually began to describe him. The world had long since become accepting of homosexuality, so revealing that his preferred gender was male was no big deal. Shen Lian held his chopsticks with a serious expression. "He usually looks as cold as a block of ice, but he's actually very tsundere and very easy to coax. Oh, and a buzz cut—I absolutely love buzz cuts." As he spoke, he turned to ask Wei Kan, "Do you know how much of an impact a man in a buzz cut and a suit can have?"

Wei Kan nodded half-understandingly. "I had a buzz cut for an advertisement before, and the fan feedback was very high."

"Yours didn't look good."

Wei Kan: "?"

Since Shen Lian was willing to share, Wu Shengsheng couldn't help but gossip, "Then do you have any requirements for their real-life conditions?"

"No requirements," Shen Lian chuckled. "As long as he catches my eye. At worst, I'll just support him. Oh, and his surname has to be Chu."

Under the table, Chang Qing discreetly kicked Shen Lian. Why didn't you just blurt out the name "Chu Yilan" directly?

Shen Lian cleared his throat. "Um, that's all for now."

Inside the car outside, Chu Yilan shifted his position.

A tablet was on his lap, his arm was draped over the back of the seat, and one hand unconsciously touched his buzz cut.

"It's the first time I've heard of someone having a requirement for a surname," Ren Yanfei said curiously. "Is there some logic behind it?"

Shen Lian made something up on the spot: "A fortune teller said it would bring me luck."

"Hahaha!" Wei Kan laughed. "You still believe in that stuff?"

Liu Tang was enjoying her food and chimed in, "Is believing in that rare in this circle? Didn't Yu Ming go to a temple to ask for a peace talisman before?"

"Forget it, he just used that as an excuse. He took a stroll in the temple and then turned around and entered a private villa three kilometers away," Wei Kan added.

The scene fell silent instantly.

Wei Kan closed his eyes gently.

[I knew it!]

[Where is my army? Go investigate, quickly!!]

Wei Kan provided a general outline, and left the rest to the netizens.

Yu Ming had gone to a temple once and specifically posted a profile photo with a hazy Buddha light effect to win over fans, only to head to a private villa three kilometers away... Holy crap?

Netizens checked the timeline and found that there was indeed a major event that day.

The singer Chen Yue, who lived there, was caught cheating by his non-celebrity girlfriend of eight years. The person he cheated with was wrapped up very tightly, showing only a hazy figure. It didn't seem like it before, but looking at it now, it looks a lot like Yu Ming.

[It is Yu Ming. I restored and processed the surveillance photo. Look at the red string on the wrist; Yu Ming asked for one just like that when he went to the temple.]

Gossip! Major gossip!!

Various celebrity events clashing in the entertainment industry happens every day, and everyone is used to it. But if two of those events are connected, that's a different story.

Yu Ming's fans still wanted to argue, but they gradually shut up in the face of the "evidence" being dug deeper and deeper.

Wei Kan forced a smile in front of the camera that looked worse than crying.

As the camera panned over, the guests stopped eating and were all following the gossip—real gossip.

[This episode is also quite exciting.]

[Five trending topics on the search list; it truly is the number one live-streamed variety show.]

Netizens were all digging around. Some with sharp intuition felt like Shen Lian wasn't joking. They really started checking for people around Shen Lian with the surname Chu, but found nothing.

Of course they didn't. Chu Yilan had almost zero public exposure. Even when he was rumored to be in a love triangle with Zhou Tangsi and Zheng Ge in the industry, no one dared to post his information online.

The program ended, and the guests stood up to leave.

Shen Lian got his phone back. Upon turning it on, his expression changed slightly at whatever he saw, then he took a deep breath and exhaled. Finally, he exchanged contact information with everyone.

Liu Tang leaned toward Wei Kan and whispered, "You did that on purpose, didn't you?"

Wei Kan smiled. His expression was no longer the silly and cute one from the camera; instead, it held a hint of coldness.

The girl Chen Yue betrayed was someone he had silently looked after and couldn't even dream of being with. Neither of these two scumbags would have an easy time.

Shen Lian was the first to rush out of the restaurant and quickly got into a large black Mercedes-Benz.

Then Shen Lian leaned against the car door and looked at Chu Yilan, who was two meters away, with a look of surprise. "Why did you come here?"

"To catch someone." Chu Yilan reached out, and as soon as Shen Lian grabbed his hand, he was pulled into his arms.

The physical collision between two adult men wasn't exactly gentle, but Shen Lian's heart softened instantly. His gaze became blurred as he reached out to touch Chu Yilan's lips, then tilted his head up and kissed him.

Chu Yilan went to press on his waist but was stopped by Shen Lian.

"Wait." Shen Lian's eyes were bright as he pulled an orange flower from his pocket and handed it to Chu Yilan. "For today."

During the daytime recording, the production team didn't give them phones, and he hadn't pre-ordered, so he was short a bouquet.

Chu Yilan took it with a frown. "This is..."

Shen Lian: "A carrot flower. It'll have to do."

It was carved from a carrot. It sounded pathetic, but it triggered Chu Yilan's primal instincts, and he immediately pinned the man down firmly.

Shen Lian laughed and leaned back, letting him release all his emotions.

As everyone came out of the restaurant, a car just happened to drive by. Nothing could be seen from the outside. Wu Shengsheng tightened her coat. "Did Shen Lian leave by plane? He disappeared so quickly."