The Trumpet Call of His Return

Bai Youlou's decision not to participate in "New Rap" wasn't entirely because of the bird-walking incident.

Rather, Old Zhou had messaged him to say that "The Voice" seemed to genuinely want him to go further. If that was the case, then forget "New Rap"—he wouldn't be able to participate in several of the later shows either.

And it wasn't really a shame. "The Voice" was the hottest of them all, so participating in that one alone would actually bring the most benefits.

But before he could slip away, someone came to "persuade" him.

"Are you really not going to reconsider? I'm still really looking forward to seeing you onstage."

Who was this guy?!

Bai Youlou looked up.

"Huh?"

He hadn't heard a word the other party had said. The man's build and voice seemed somewhat familiar to Bai Youlou.

Give him a few seconds to think. Who the hell was this guy?

Seeing that Bai Youlou remained silent, Long Ziqiang assumed the man had some kind of grudge against his Brother Lou and immediately stepped forward. "Who are you?"

"Me?" The other man smiled politely again. "I'm one of this show's mentors. Oh, right—in the previous season of 'New Rap,' he was the mentor and I was a contestant. You could say we're fated to meet."

That content, that tone. There was no need to say more—the bastard had come looking for trouble!

Clearly, the reversal of their roles made the man feel quite pleased with himself. He couldn't wait to show off his presence in front of Bai Youlou and satisfy his vanity.

But Bai Youlou showed no reaction for quite some time, leaving Long Ziqiang puzzled. That's not right. Brother Lou, you're not going to deal with him?

He refused to believe that Bai Youlou—someone who had dared to get right in the "victim's" face and go all out against him on a show—could suddenly be this timid.

At that moment, Bai Youlou suddenly understood. A look of surprise appeared on his face. "Ah! I remember now~"

"You remember?" A trace of mockery appeared on the other man's face. What are you pretending for? Does this even need remembering?

"Yes, yes, yes~" Bai Youlou really did remember everything. There was even a hint of amusement in his gaze as he looked at the other man. "You're pretty damn impressive."

"Brother Lou, this guy—"

"By the way, what was your name again?" Bai Youlou ignored Long Ziqiang and asked the man that instead.

"Huh? My name? What are you pretending for?"

"Never mind. It's not important. From now on, your nickname in my eyes is 'Loves Sister-in-law.'"

The words "Loves Sister-in-law" instantly left the man dumbfounded. The faint mockery and superiority in his gaze vanished completely.

He looked exactly like someone whose misdeeds had been exposed.

"You..."

"A Qiang, give Zhen Dongjun a call and ask him how much he'll pay if I help him beat this guy up."

Long Ziqiang didn't have Zhen Dongjun's number, of course, but he still chuckled and pulled out his phone, pretending to make the call.

"You fucking dare to do it here?" Loves Sister-in-law said, fierce on the outside but weak underneath.

"One bluff and you gave yourself away, you idiot."

Bai Youlou shook his head. The old me actually took the blame for an idiot like this. That's more than a little embarrassing.

That's right. Loves Sister-in-law was the brave man who had genuinely cuckolded Zhen Dongjun that night.

Originally, Bai Youlou's memories of him had been rather hazy. He had been truly drunk that night, and everyone had looked like they had double images.

If this guy hadn't come jumping in front of him, Bai Youlou really wouldn't have remembered who he was.

But the man had actually come right up to provoke him, instantly awakening Bai Youlou's memories.

No wonder he had won last year's "New Rap." His rapping skills had been enough to handle Dong Lu, whose profession matched his perfectly.

After all, not everyone had a special talent like Bai Youlou. Sometimes, you also needed the ability to hold a pearl in your mouth and advance or retreat with ease.

He had even tested him to make sure. Tsk, tsk.

He'd only been famous for a year, yet success had already gone to his head. This guy clearly hadn't opened a book in his life!

"A Qiang, drag him to the emergency exit and beat him up!"

You're serious?

Long Ziqiang had been ready to act the moment he heard Bai Youlou say that, but he still hesitated a little when he saw the surveillance camera above them.

Bai Youlou immediately added another one. "This guy uses drugs. If he calls the police, we'll say we caught him using drugs, which was why the conflict happened. Then beating him up won't count for anything."

Loves Sister-in-law: "What the fuck are you saying? That's slander!"

"Damn it~ Why didn't he fall for it this time~"

Bai Youlou looked deeply disappointed.

If Loves Sister-in-law had given him one more strange reaction, Bai Youlou really would have teamed up with Long Ziqiang to beat him senseless.

He didn't particularly care about the blame he had taken, but that didn't mean other people could dump their blame on him. Damn it, he wants me to take the fall without even calling me Dad?

Unfortunately, the man had gotten smarter and hadn't taken the bait or revealed anything else.

The Rapper scene was a complete mess, with all kinds of characters in it, but Bai Youlou truly couldn't be certain whether this guy used drugs.

He had no way to use that excuse to beat him up for free. What a pity.

Loves Sister-in-law:

Damn, this bastard is really sinister!

He suddenly regretted provoking this guy. More precisely, he shouldn't have gotten carried away and gone right up to his face to provoke him.

He was filled with regret over his choice and could only steel himself, snort, and walk away.

He had made up his mind. Since Bai Youlou had already taken the blame, he couldn't do anything to threaten him anymore. There was no need to do anything else to provoke him.

He also didn't forget to comfort himself inwardly: I'm already famous now. There's no need to fight Bai Youlou, this stray dog, to the death.

Watching the man's rapidly retreating back, Bai Youlou shrugged. "As expected, folk singers have to stay poor, while Rap has to stay underground. Once they really make it, how could they still have the temper of wild Rappers? In their lyrics, they're killing everyone and declaring themselves number one under heaven..."

"Once they become famous, they start having concerns. He definitely doesn't want to return underground."

"Why do you sound so deeply moved? Have you ever been famous?" Bai Youlou asked in surprise.

Long Ziqiang scratched his head. "It's only a matter of time if I follow Brother Lou. Are we going to deal with him later?"

He didn't believe that Bai Youlou had really let Loves Sister-in-law off so easily. As Old Zhou put it, Bai Youlou was crazy now. It would be strange if he didn't deal with the man.

"I feel like it's time to have a chat with Zhen Dongjun~"

Although he hadn't been able to participate in "New Rap," the trip hadn't been a waste.

What Bai Youlou hadn't expected was that this incident would spread so quickly.

Don't misunderstand. What spread wasn't the conflict between him and Loves Sister-in-law.

As long as Bai Youlou didn't take a loudspeaker and announce it to the world, the other party absolutely wouldn't say a word about it publicly.

He didn't even dare mock Bai Youlou for signing up for "New Rap" and then failing to participate.

He had completely shut his mouth.

It was obvious that he truly cherished his current state of fame.

As for what had spread, he had those big-mouthed Rappers who dared to say anything to thank for that.

It was hard to say whether these people's performances onstage were explosive or disastrous, but before they became famous, they really were bold. They dared to chase any kind of publicity.

"I came to participate in 'New Rap'~ The auditions haven't even started, but they told us to go to the hotel's conference room for a urine test!"

"Then guess who I saw?!"

That's right. Who had he seen?

That day's third-ranked hot search was: #BaiYoulouUrineTestStunsTheRapScene#

It was fucking vulgar!

But the attention it received was genuinely huge.

Just like how celebrities' relationships, breakups, and affairs attracted extraordinary public attention, netizens loved discussing this kind of lowbrow gossip.

At first, it was merely one Rapper talking about it, so it hadn't caused much of a stir. But when one person after another joined in to "share their firsthand accounts," the matter became impossible to stop.

In the self-media era, the marketing accounts had been worrying about having nothing to write about lately. Their performance targets had delivered themselves.

And so, on the day before "Talent Show" aired, Bai Youlou once again stormed back onto the hot-search rankings!

Last time, it had been because of something done with a hook. This time, there was no middleman taking a cut—the hook itself had climbed aboard~

The posture of his return to the entertainment industry was admittedly a little strange.

But it had indeed sounded the trumpet call of his return.