184: I will endure the humiliation and bear the heavy burden!
Twenty minutes later.
In the living room of Villa 18.
"Thank you, Teacher Chen, for your sharing," He Xing said, looking at the screen. "Thank you to all the viewers for your support. Our lucky gift packages are about to be drawn. Let's see which 10 lucky viewers will receive Teacher Chen's signed edition of ghost blows out the light 1: the ancient city of精绝!"
"3, 2, 1. Congratulations to 'God of Wealth's Sweetheart'…" He Xing saw that the second person's screen name was "My Dad Said If the Name Is Too Long, Idiots Will Follow Along and Read It," and immediately gave up on reading all of them. "...and the other 10 lucky viewers."
The seven guests applauded.
"Alright, then our live broadcast for tonight will end here. Tomorrow, we will move our base to the National Tide District and begin a week-long journey to the Traditional Culture Park! See you tomorrow morning at nine!"
Everyone waved to the camera, ending today's live broadcast.
Everyone had been busy during the day and had an internal conflict in the afternoon, so they were quite tired. Bai Wenbin and Zhao Jin praised Chen Fang a few times, then each headed to their bedrooms.
Only Liang Yan lingered, not leaving.
Seeing the others leave and Chen Fang about to get up, Liang Yan immediately went over. Upholding the principle of double flattery, his eyes lit up as he exclaimed, "My goodness, Teacher Chen, you are truly amazing! Flourishing in multiple fields at once, that's incredible! I stayed up all night to finish ghost blows out the light and was so impressed. No wonder he can write so many excellent songs; he's a true talent!"
Xie Yunxuan, who was about to walk out of the villa's main door, scoffed internally.
Hmph, flatterer.
He walked to the adjacent villa, entered the styling room with his assistant with a gloomy face, slammed the door shut with a bang, and suppressed his anger as he asked, "What's the fans' reaction now?"
The assistant smiled apologetically, "Everyone just thinks it's fun; there hasn't been any un-following."
Xie Yunxuan clenched his fists, looking at the assistant in disbelief, "Aren't they going to stick up for me?"
The assistant scratched his head awkwardly, "A very small number of fans are a bit angry, but most fans believe that this won't bring you any negative publicity, so they just see it as brothers bickering. Besides, you had a lot of screen time, and everyone was quite happy."
The assistant still had one sentence he didn't dare to say: Many fans already think you're silly, and a small number of fans treat you like an electronic pet; as long as it's not obvious bullying, they won't care.
"Brothers? Which eye of theirs saw that Chen Fang and I are brothers?" Xie Yunxuan raised his hand to cover his forehead, then leaned back, collapsing weakly onto the sofa.
I'm done, I'm done!
He forced a smile; couldn't his fans tell?
Xie Yunxuan sighed deeply, lowered his hand, and opened his eyes to look at the assistant, "Xiao Qi, tell me, did I do something bad? Why am I so unlucky, always setting the stage for Chen Fang?"
"Uh..." The assistant tried hard to swallow the ten thousand words of complaints in his heart, "No, absolutely not! And Chen Fang is truly unmatched when it comes to being a scumbag!"
Xie Yunxuan gritted his teeth, "Didn't I just trick him once in Qingtan Village? That time when I bought chewing gum, I wanted to see him embarrassed when he didn't know the price, but he ended up tricking me instead."
The assistant sat next to him, tentatively advising, "Brother, why don't we stop competing with him? You're best at dancing, and he can't dance at all. Don't always compare your weaknesses to his strengths."
Xie Yunxuan took a deep breath, covered his eyes, and sat quietly for a while.
There's still one week left. This week, he's been overshadowed by Chen Fang several times and deliberately led to promote ghost blows out the light. If he just swallows this anger and pretends nothing happened, would he still be a person?
And if he really did swallow it, netizens would definitely say he's as tolerant as a turtle, right?
If he showed anger, netizens would complain about him being petty.
What to do?
Two minutes later, he suddenly sat upright and snickered.
He turned his head towards the direction of the adjacent villa, his eyes glinting with a cold light, "I've decided!"
"Ah? Decided what?"
"To endure humiliation! That person is too despicable. I've decided to pretend to be his friend, but actually ride his coattails, let his fans see the human brilliance and dazzling radiance on me, and let his fans know what real quality is!"
Xie Yunxuan sneered a few times, looking at the mirror in the styling room.
His reflection in the mirror showed a determined cold smile, "My logic isn't flawed, right? My character is definitely better than his, right?"
The assistant sighed silently. Oh, you two are two sides of the same coin.
...
On the other side, Chen Fang was happily monopolizing the bedroom, quickly washing up.
Tonight, if someone was both a book fan and his anti-fan, they would probably feel like the sky had fallen, right?
As he expected.
As soon as the live broadcast ended, his fans quickly started promoting the novel.
Book fans who hadn't watched the live broadcast also quickly learned the news.
Among the book fans, those who originally disliked him instantly felt like their world had collapsed.
But most book fans didn't care; they were already waiting for the second part. Now that they found a place to urge for updates, they flocked to his social media accounts, vigorously demanding more chapters.
Some even fanatical book fans infiltrated the fan groups, instigating fans to urge for updates together.
A small amount of negative news had just emerged when Tianji Entertainment and the publishing house suppressed it to avoid affecting his image and the sales of ghost blows out the light.
As night deepened, the commotion gradually subsided.
On the second floor of Villa 18, the three female guests, having lived together for a week, had become familiar with each other and knew that everyone had good character, so their conversations grew deeper.
At this moment, the three of them were gathered together, gossiping.
Yue Qingzhu hugged a pillow and asked, "Wantang, what kind of guy do you like?"
Shen Wantang's eyes darted around, "I like the domineering, cool type, the kind who ignores me."
"What if you manage to win him over?"
"Then..." Shen Wantang's mouth slightly opened, "The sky would fall, and I wouldn't know what to do next. What about you?"
"I like handsome guys, someone I can get along with naturally, a bit mischievous," Yue Qingzhu noticed their expressions weren't quite right and quickly added, "Someone older than me!"
Zhao Jin and Shen Wantang looked as if they had been doused with cold water, a look of regret appearing on their faces.
"I'm sleepy, I'm going to bed first." Yue Qingzhu yawned, burrowed into the covers, curled up, hugged the blanket tightly, and stared blankly out the window.
Chen Fang is from the East; there should be many book fans in the entertainment industry, right? Like Xie Yunxuan.
So, would any girls pursue him because of that?
Ah, shoot, there are only seven days left in the show.
These two days after returning from the break, he and she haven't had much time alone.
But every time she saw him, she couldn't help but smile.
What was the result? He gave her a look that said 'I'm your accomplice' and returned a cunning, sly smile.
Sigh, it seems she's going further and further down the path of being a strategist.
It made her want to confess, but she didn't dare to confess at all, not even friends could they be.
Unrequited love is such torture.
Standing outside his peripheral vision, her heart pounded like thunder, yet she was as quiet as a background prop.
Sometimes, she thought he was looking at her, and she'd be overjoyed for a long time, only to realize he was looking at the props behind her for the show.
No, I must try harder! With seven days left, I absolutely must advance our relationship!
Yue Qingzhu picked up her phone. You like being a strategist, huh? Then I'll ask you!