So You Won't Let Me Be an Idol, Huh?
Chapter 26

Falling in Love with a Wild Horse

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The name Bai Youlou, at this moment, on the stage of "Tomorrow's Star Show," held a certain magic!

It was as if he were Voldemort in "Harry Potter"; everyone present would rather not utter the name.

He could truly be called a mysterious person.

After all, Zhen Dongjun was sitting in the mentor's seat.

The biggest victim of the "hair incident"!

Zhen Dongjun here was like Harry Potter; anyone who saw him would want to lift his bangs to peek at the scar on his forehead.

To put it bluntly, the peak of his fame since his debut was when the entire internet knew he'd been cuckolded.

Mentioning Bai Youlou in front of him was like rubbing salt into a victim's wound, dancing on their landmines.

So, after Long Ziqiang spoke the name, Yu Zhan regretted his own nosy question.

On one hand, this felt like a spoiler, and on the other, Zhen Dongjun's face had turned dark.

If Bai Youlou actually came on stage later, wouldn't he just refuse to perform?

Long Ziqiang truly didn't know that the victim of the Bai Youlou incident was one of the mentors. He was just doing his job, promoting his movie.

When he got off stage and returned to the waiting area, he saw Bai Youlou giving him a thumbs-up.

Well done!

And at the recording site at this moment.

The lead mentor, Yu Zhan, secretly observed Zhen Dongjun's expression. Feeling that it had slightly improved, he signaled the host to quickly move on to the next contestant.

At the same time, he inwardly mourned for Zhen Dongjun again. Brother, your mentality is definitely going to collapse today. You're already this dark before the main character has even appeared; when the main character stands in front of you, you'll probably just explode on the spot.

He couldn't even imagine how low the air pressure would be then.

Meanwhile, Yu Zhan also greatly admired another mentor, Jiang Yuanchu. This young lady was incredibly composed, as if she had no idea about the "hair incident." She didn't show any unusual expression upon hearing Bai Youlou's name.

Her serious critiques and encouraging smiles were truly heartwarming.

However, this state, while seemingly approachable, actually created a distance. Upon trying to get closer, one would realize how far away she was.

An absolute master of emotional management.

As a senior with nearly twenty years in the industry, Yu Zhan felt he couldn't achieve that. He hadn't been able to hold back just now, acting like a weasel in a melon patch.

No wonder people online always said Jiang Yuanchu seemed a bit fake~

People always believed that perfection didn't exist, and the very existence of an idol like Jiang Yuanchu, who was perfect from almost every angle, seemed like a mistake.

Attacking an idol for being too perfect sounded absurd, but it had genuinely happened, almost throughout Jiang Yuanchu's entire idol career.

Not long after Long Ziqiang, Bai Youlou was also preparing to go on stage.

However, after Tong Fangming foolishly cheered Bai Youlou on, he noticed quite a few more people watching from not too far behind.

Their gazes... were hard to describe.

In such a scene, whether it was Bai Youlou or Long Ziqiang, they were already accustomed to it.

Wherever they went on these shows, they were always mobbed and watched like rare animals.

It was mostly curiosity, mixed with a faint malice, a desire to see them embarrassed.

Tong Fangming, being straightforward, asked, "Brother, why are all these people looking at you like that?"

Bai Youlou glanced back and smiled, "Maybe I look like their family member~"

"Huh?"

At this moment, Bai Youlou, guitar in hand, was already walking towards the stage with the staff.

Long Ziqiang chuckled and translated his words, "Brother Lou means: I'm their dad!"

"Cough cough..." Tong Fangming almost choked himself.

However, from this moment on, Bai Youlou became clearer in his eyes, finally matching a familiar image!

Tong Fangming: Holy crap, he's actually...

What a freeloader!

His reaction was still too slow. That bottle of Erguotou was truly "harming others and oneself."

And at this moment, Tong Fangming, now completely sober, didn't have time to marvel that he had chatted with this "legendary figure" for so long.

His mind was filled with the song title Bai Youlou had told him earlier.

"Miss Dong"!

Why of all the surnames, was it Dong?!

It's over, this stage is going to be a disaster!

This guy is here to cause trouble!

How could someone write a song about sleeping with someone else's wife and then shove it in the victim's face?!

The most crucial part was that the guitar Bai Youlou was holding was the one he had lent him.

Before he could regret it further or think too much, the guitar notes had already been played, and Tong Fangming's mind had gone blank.

"Miss Dong, you've never forgotten your smile, Even though you, like me, long for old age. Miss Dong, you look beautiful when your mouth curves downward, Just like the clear water under Anhe Bridge."

"."

"A rogue tone."

That was Long Ziqiang's heartfelt evaluation after hearing Bai Youlou sing many times.

This was what he found truly magical, because when he listened to some of Bai Youlou's songs from when he was still an idol, he'd at most thought his voice was good.

There was absolutely none of this feeling now, where just opening his mouth made the crown of your head go numb, even though this guy wasn't even trying that hard.

The simpler the accompaniment, the stronger this feeling became.

It was like rowing a boat on water, always leaving ripples behind.

"So those might not be the real Miss Dong, You're not a girl with no story at all. I fell in love with a wild horse, but I have no grassland at home, This fills me with despair~ Miss Dong."

"Bang!"

The stainless steel water cup fell to the ground with an exceptionally loud noise.

Undoubtedly, this was a program accident.

Zhen Dongjun, sitting on the judges' panel, clasped his hands together to apologize to everyone present. However, the only person on the scene who seemed unaffected was Bai Youlou.

His hand, strumming the guitar, didn't even tremble.

The director on site decisively signaled to continue the recording without stopping.

One song, one accident, multiple reactions.

Almost as unaffected as Bai Youlou on stage was Jiang Yuanchu, because she had been staring fixedly at Bai Youlou from the beginning. The smile on her face had disappeared at some point, and a faint trace of conflict and confusion appeared in her eyes.

This time, she didn't need to distance herself, because she truly felt as if she had never known Bai Youlou.

The person before her felt incredibly unfamiliar.

As for the other judge, Yu Zhan, his reaction was more complex: admiration, pity, astonishment... plus a bit of schadenfreude.

The expression on his face was like a pie chart.

He never expected this guy, Bai Youlou, to create such an exaggerated program effect.

"Miss Dong," what a "Miss Dong"!

From a musical perspective alone, Yu Zhan liked it very much. If they weren't recording the show, he would have wanted to join in for a smoke, otherwise, he felt something was missing.

But from the perspective of the song's title and lyrics, Yu Zhan thought this kid was going too far!

It wasn't just a direct hit anymore; it was practically rubbing Zhen Dongjun's face into the ground!

Normally, people write songs for their exes after a breakup to express regret or remembrance. He had never seen Bai Youlou write a song for his brother's wife who had seduced him.

Are the cuckolds nowadays this brazen? Dancing on the faces of pure love warriors?!

And "fell in love with a wild horse"...

So... is that Dong Lu really that wild?

Cough cough!

Yu Zhan quickly cleared these messy thoughts from his mind, wrestling with how to complete the program group's task.

After all, he was supposed to be the one to eliminate Bai Youlou.

A program accident was more than just Zhen Dongjun's water cup falling to the ground.

Eliminating Long Ziqiang earlier had already taken all his strength. Fortunately, that guy's appearance was a bit unfortunate for the audience, and the DJ for that song was too ridiculous.

Even so, Yu Zhan felt a bead of sweat on his forehead, worried about his reputation being ruined when the show aired.

And now... Bai Youlou had delivered an even bigger one.

Eliminate him?

How the hell was he supposed to eliminate him?!

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