Who Let Their Poodle Run Loose and Bark Everywhere?

What could not be endured?

Qian Feihe had only debuted not long ago. Praised to the skies by his fans, he had gotten carried away and truly believed he was the next superstar in the industry. All he lacked now was a breakout work to make him famous in one fell swoop.

Chu Tian's blunt confusion felt like a slap across his face, leaving it burning hot.

"You don't know who I am?" Qian Feihe's voice rose as he stared at Chu Tian in disbelief. "Didn't you read the guest profiles? You actually don't know who I am?!"

Chu Tian was even more confused and muttered quietly to himself.

[I'm just some nobody who reads novels. Why would I read guest profiles? Who let their poodle run loose and bark everywhere? What if it bites someone? That's so irresponsible!]

In the original novel, the filming of Haunted Mystery Exploration had not gone smoothly. The originally planned twelve episodes had run into plenty of setbacks before even half had been filmed, and the show was ultimately scrapped altogether.

The entire show served only to introduce Gu Shiyan, the male lead, and set up the hardships he would face. It was not described in much detail.

Poodle?

A trace of amusement flashed through Gu Shiyan's eyes. He proactively lowered his voice and introduced the man to Chu Tian. "He's Qian Feihe, an artist from Blue Orange Entertainment."

With that explanation, Chu Tian remembered him.

[Oh, oh, so he's one of the main culprits behind Haunted Mystery Exploration being shut down—the guy whose private contact with fans, sleeping with fans, and even drugging and raping them got exposed!]

Gu Shiyan narrowed his eyes.

Private contact?

Sleeping with fans?

After confirming that the voice he heard was not an illusion, Gu Shiyan had noted down several keywords and searched for them online. He had even tried to find a way to block out Chu Tian's thoughts—

He was not some pervert with a hobby of spying on other people's inner lives.

But now, Gu Shiyan suddenly understood the fun in it.

Chu Tian had never liked talking to rude people, especially when the other person had character issues as well.

Ignoring Qian Feihe's impotent rage, Chu Tian asked, "Director, when does the livestream start?"

The director looked innocently at Chu Tian and said softly, "It already started just now."

Chu Tian: "..."

The production team had prepared everything thoroughly. Aside from the main livestream showing all the guests, there were also individual guest livestreams that followed them throughout the filming.

This was Qian Feihe's first appearance on a web variety show. Ever since the official announcement of the livestream time, his fans had entered the stream early under the lead of the major fan accounts to wait for it to begin.

The moment the screen lit up, the public chat filled with fan-support comments that had been organized in advance. The atmosphere was incredibly lively—until they heard Chu Tian say, "Who are you?"

The ones whose emotions exploded in an instant were not just Qian Feihe, but also the wave of his fans who had just flooded into the livestream.

[Who is this person? He doesn't even know our all-round ACE, Hehe!]

[Shouldn't you learn about the other guests before joining a show? This is way too arrogant! Who is this person?]

[How can our Hehe be treated like this? The production team has to give us an explanation and make him apologize!]

[Apologize! Apologize!]

Idol fans had always had the strongest fighting power in the industry.

Thanks to the trending topic that had been up all day yesterday, Qian Feihe's most combative fans found Chu Tian's Weibo in minutes and flooded the only greeting post on his account with insults.

In contrast, the atmosphere in Chu Tian and Gu Shiyan's livestreams was peaceful and warm, filled with viewers there to admire their looks and ship them.

[Wuwuwu, those faces and that height difference! No one objects if I say they were made for each other, right?!]

[Ah, the world is cold and people's hearts have changed. Handsome men are all running off with handsome men. All I can say is... well done!]

[Are these looks even real? Are they real?! Even with a high-definition livestream filming them up close, they still look this incredible. His skin is smoother than mine, and I'm a woman. So jealous, so jealous.]

[Tian Tian is so pretty. What a waste to let that Gu guy have him, prrrr...]

Now that Chu Tian had noticed the camera, the cameraman stopped trying to hide it and openly carried the machine over for a close-up shot of him.

Chu Tian was still not used to appearing so openly in front of a camera. He instinctively leaned back, stiffly waved at it, and greeted the livestream viewers.

Gu Shiyan frowned slightly at his movement and instinctively reached out, hovering a hand behind his back to steady him.

Every movement between them was caught by the camera, once again prompting a wave of shrieking in the livestream.

[As expected of a married couple! This is way too sweet. Who's dying from the sweetness? Me!]

[Unconscious little gestures can't lie. Some jealous idiots were saying they were just clout-chasing and fake dating before. Got slapped in the face now, huh?]

In an entertainment industry ruled by looks, both Chu Tian and Gu Shiyan could be called exceptionally attractive. They drew in huge numbers of viewers who came to admire their faces, and the popularity of their livestream soon surpassed Qian Feihe's.

Qian Feihe's major fan accounts refused to admit defeat and encouraged fans to create as many alt accounts as possible to boost the popularity of Qian Feihe's livestream.

The moment Haunted Mystery Exploration went live, it attracted such enormous controversy and attention. Not only did the director have no intention of finding someone to control the public discourse, he was even delighted by it. He secretly hired paid commenters to stir up trouble everywhere, trying to make both sides fight even more fiercely.

The fiercer the argument, the more attention the show received and the higher its views became. Those would all count as his achievements as director!

Chu Tian could not help wrinkling his nose.

[This director doesn't seem like a good person. He started the livestream in secret without even informing the guests. No wonder the show got scrapped so quickly. Besides the guests courting disaster, the director's antics probably played a huge part too. Oh, right, why do I remember this director getting thrown in jail later? No, I have to find a chance to warn Gu Shiyan. He absolutely cannot attend any drinking parties this director invites him to! I just wonder whether he'll listen to me...]

As he thought, Chu Tian carefully observed Gu Shiyan's expression, hesitating over how to make him take his warning seriously.

Just as he was agonizing over it, Gu Shiyan cast him a meaningful glance.

Chu Tian: "?"

While the two exchanged silent looks, the director gave an order and called all the guests together to announce the upcoming filming arrangements.

In order to preserve a sense of mystery and capture the guests' most genuine reactions, the director had not arranged a script or filming schedule in advance. As a result, everyone was completely confused, and they merely exchanged awkward smiles as greetings.

The awkwardness of strangers meeting practically shot into the sky. Chu Tian's toes nearly dug a castle into the ground as he quietly edged toward Gu Shiyan. Only when Gu Shiyan did not move away did Chu Tian let out a small sigh of relief.

Gu Shiyan took in all of Chu Tian's little movements. The corners of his lips lifted slightly, but inwardly, he was quietly considering how the current Chu Tian was completely different from the arrogant, overbearing rich young master he used to be. It was as though... he had become a different person.

"First, welcome, everyone, to the filming of Haunted Mystery Exploration," the director said enthusiastically into a megaphone, beginning his opening remarks. "Today's filming location is a Western-style manor in Huaicheng with over a hundred years of history. Rumor has it that more than a dozen members of a family once lived here, and one day, they were all brutally murdered. To this day, no clues about the killer have been found. Since then, the place has been rumored to be haunted. Guests, are you ready for tonight's exploration?!"

"Tonight?" Chu Tian sharply caught the key point and could not help muttering under his breath, "Wow, the director really has some nerve. He found a century-old abandoned murder scene that's supposedly haunted, then scheduled filming for the middle of the night. He really stacked every possible buff!"