Chapter 14

"If they were celebrities, I'd totally stan them. They're so gorgeous—absolute face-card kings. And they're both handsome in their own ways."

"What do you think their relationship is? Hehehe."

"Hehehehehe..."

The two young girls clasped hands excitedly and communicated with their eyes.

Given Cai Jinbai and Xuan Yu's sharp hearing, it was naturally not difficult for them to overhear the conversation.

Neither of them cared much, though. They had long since grown accustomed to such things. One continued sitting in the chair, calmly scrolling through his phone, while the other remained in line, leaving a huge gap both in front of and behind him. Xuan Yu had deliberately kept his distance from the person ahead, while the people behind him did not dare get any closer.

Xuan Yu discreetly glanced at the two girls. What relationship? Of course, he and Xiaobai shared a bond of life and death, an extremely intimate relationship. But that was not something they could know. Still, he did not understand why the two girls were smiling so strangely.

Cai Jinbai was browsing Xu Yuqing's Weibo profile page.

After Xu Yuqing officially terminated his contract with Star Universe Entertainment, he posted the news online—his contract had expired, and the termination was mutual. They would each go their separate ways from then on.

He also stated that he had officially signed with Jinbai Entertainment, tagged Jinbai Entertainment's official Weibo, and even changed the company listed in his profile bio to Jinbai Entertainment.

The announcement did not spark any major buzz. It only prompted cheers among his fans on a small scale.

[Great, great! Gege is finally online!]

[We waited forever for this day. Little Xu, you finally posted! You finally got out of that trash company, Star Universe Entertainment!]

[When will Gege come back to acting?]

[Little Xu, Little Xu, is your new company called Jinbai Entertainment? What kind of company is that? Why have I never heard of it before?]

[Jinbai Entertainment? Uh... I'm in the industry, but why haven't I heard of a company like that? Could it be some especially tiny company?]

[Gege joined a new entertainment company. Having a company is better than having none, right?]

[Not necessarily. Some small companies specialize in exploiting The Actors. Little Xu, don't jump from one pit straight into another.]

[Girls, I just checked that Jinbai Entertainment official Weibo. It was only registered recently! The entire page is completely empty! Empty!]

[I went to look too. It really is blank! They haven't even acknowledged our Little Xu!]

[What kind of shady company is this? Little Xu, don't tell me you got scammed?]

[Little Xu, please reply to us. We're so worried.]

Xu Yuqing's fans all expressed doubts and concern about the company he had newly signed with. They feared he had joined some obscure little company with no decent resources, one that might even exploit him and force him to act in low-grade trashy web dramas or short films.

The more worried and apprehensive the fans were, the more the antis reveled.

[Hahaha, Jinbai Entertainment? What kind of garbage company is that? Never even heard of it. Where did this shady company come from?]

[Tsk, tsk. Their Weibo was only just registered. There probably isn't even anyone working at that company.]

[I'd say it's more than just having no employees. They even took in an actor like Xu Yuqing. Maybe they don't even have an office door. Hahaha, did they open an entertainment company in a factory? Your Little Xu is a factory worker, pfft.]

[You're giving the company too much credit. A factory? It might just be a tiny studio in some residential building, rundown and shabby.]

[Looking at it this way, Xu Yuqing would have been better off staying at Star Universe Entertainment. At least it's a major company in the entertainment industry, with no shortage of resources or connections.]

[Like Xu Yuqing could stay just because he wanted to. Star Universe Entertainment didn't want him, or they wouldn't have shelved him for three years.]

[Star Universe has finally gotten rid of that toxic actor. A day for universal celebration, hahaha. Applause, applause.jpg.]

For a while, the fans and antis started fighting again.

Cai Jinbai scrolled a few more times, then entered Jinbai Entertainment's official Weibo and officially acknowledged Xu Yuqing.

The timing was just right. It was not that he had not wanted to acknowledge Xu Yuqing earlier, but Weibo verification took time, and Xiang Yizhou had resolved the matter too quickly.

Besides, Cai Jinbai needed the hype to build a little more, and this was the perfect moment.

—[We are delighted that Mr. Xu Yuqing has signed with our company. We look forward to a pleasant future partnership and jointly...]

After posting some official corporate phrasing, Cai Jinbai stopped looking at the fans and antis who were immediately drawn over and closed the page.

Just then, Xuan Yu returned after buying the ice cream and let Cai Jinbai pick one first.

"Jinbai, which one do you want?"

"This one. The matcha flavor."

Xuan Yu handed it to him. The remaining two were original and coffee flavored.

As soon as this internet-famous ice cream shop opened, it attracted plenty of customers who came to check in and buy some. Naturally, online influencers and bloggers also came to film videos and check it out.

Nuannuan was a food blogger. She often shared the food she made online, then later expanded into visiting restaurants and shops, specifically checking in at and taste-testing foods, desserts, and other treats that were especially popular online.

This ice cream shop was on her taste-testing list, so she came over as soon as she had some free time and started a livestream on her phone.

"Ah, I found it. This is the ice cream shop. No wonder it blew up online—there are so many people." Nuannuan held up her phone and glanced at the people lining up outside the shop. "I hope there's still some left by the time it's my turn. I'm going to get in line too. Oh, there are tables and chairs over here. Let me show you."

Nuannuan stood in line, turned around, and aimed her phone camera at herself as well as the scene behind her.

As the camera moved, the livestream comments on her phone suddenly increased.

[Holy shit, what did I just see?!]

[Nuannuan! Move the camera back, move it back!]

[Handsome guys!!!!!!]

[Ahhh, gorgeous guys! Hurry, move the camera back for me! Right there!]

[Oh my god, just one glimpse!]

[Nuannuan, Nuannuan, they're handsome guys! Handsome guys!!!]

Confused, Nuannuan blinked and leaned closer to read. "Handsome guys? Where?"

She had been watching the comments just now and had not paid much attention to what was behind her. Otherwise, she would not have noticed the viewers' messages so quickly.

[To the left! Move the camera a little more to the left!]

[Yes, yes, yes, on your left! A little farther—ahhh, those two handsome guys!!!]

The comments instantly surged to an unprecedented degree.

Nuannuan also widened her eyes at the image on her phone screen.

Without realizing it, her face moved out of frame. The image zoomed in slightly, making the two people the viewers were staring at even clearer.

They were obviously just sitting on cheap, simple plastic chairs that might not even have been very sturdy, yet the two of them somehow made it feel as though they were seated outside a high-end café. Their postures were relaxed and elegant, their looks strikingly handsome, completely at odds with everything around them.

Cai Jinbai finished the matcha ice cream on top, leaving bread underneath.

He paused. Not wanting to eat it, he handed the remaining bread to Xuan Yu and said, "I want the original flavor too."

Xuan Yu traded with him and naturally took a bite of the leftover bread, which was still wrapped around matcha ice cream.

"How does it taste, A-Xuan?" Seeing Xuan Yu frown after taking a bite, Cai Jinbai smiled. "Is the ice cream bread good?"

Xuan Yu did not like sweets and was not particularly interested in either ice cream or bread. He had not taken a bite from either of the two he had been holding before, and only now ate the bread Cai Jinbai did not want. Hearing that, he said, "It's average."

Cai Jinbai took a bite of the original ice cream and said, "Let me try the coffee flavor too."

He held ice cream in one hand and his phone in the other.

Xuan Yu brought the coffee-flavored ice cream to his mouth and directly let Cai Jinbai take a bite.

"This one is pretty good too. It's not too sweet," Cai Jinbai said.

"Is that so?" Hearing that it was not too sweet, Xuan Yu lowered his head and tried some as well.

"How is it?"

"It's indeed not bad."

Cai Jinbai curled his lips into a smile. "Then you can finish this one, A-Xuan."

Xuan Yu raised his eyes and gave a soft snort. "You bought this one for me in the first place, didn't you, Xiaobai?"

Knowing that he did not like sweet things, Cai Jinbai had deliberately chosen coffee-flavored ice cream.

However, Xiaobai was not picky about flavors, so Xuan Yu had waited for him to choose before eating.

Cai Jinbai said, "Yes, I bought it for you."

There was nothing embarrassing about admitting it. After all, this was how he and A-Xuan had always gotten along.

With a smile in his eyes, Xuan Yu said, "As if I don't know you."

Then his smile faded slightly. With a sharp, exceptionally fierce glance, he looked toward the phone camera Nuannuan was livestreaming with.

Nuannuan was so startled that her wrist jerked, making the camera shake as well.

Cai Jinbai did not turn around to look. He only said, "A-Xuan, it's fine. Being filmed was part of my plan too."

Chapter 13

A food blogger named Nuannuan had filmed a video that went viral, but the video was not about food. It was about two gorgeous men!

More precisely, the food blogger Nuannuan had been livestreaming while visiting an internet-famous ice cream bread shop. Then, by chance, two exceptionally handsome men entered the frame. They looked no less stunning than popular celebrities, and in that instant, the viewers watching the livestream were utterly stunned.

They were simply too good-looking. It was not just their appearances—the atmosphere between them was also impossible to look away from.

Someone immediately screen-recorded the livestream, and the video soon spread wildly across the internet.

There was more than one video, as well as screenshots of the two men.

In the most complete video, Nuannuan, the food blogger, had only just arrived outside the shop. The camera swept over the tables and chairs behind her, and sharp-eyed viewers immediately began frantically tapping the screen to remind her to move the camera back. There were two incredibly handsome men behind her, and they were absolutely not to be missed.

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