No~ way~!

Pei Hanmo had only just sat down when two more people came over from one side.

Chu Xinghui compared them with the pictures on his phone. They should be Man Feiluan and Yuan Zhanpeng.

One of them, a boy in a plain white T-shirt and shorts, came bounding over.

The man behind him wore a black shirt with his sleeves rolled up, pulling a suitcase in one hand as he watched the boy ahead.

"Hi, you guys! I'm Man Feiluan, and I'm nineteen! It's great to meet you! This is my first time on a variety show!"

The boy hadn't noticed anything off about the atmosphere, nor did he think anything was strange about the two men sitting at opposite ends.

Instead, he bounced into the very middle to introduce himself.

Perhaps because he was still young and didn't understand the perils of variety shows, his eyes actually sparkled with excitement.

He turned to glance at Pei Hanmo. He knew this man was a major award-winning actor, but who was the handsome white-haired guy beside him?

Pei Hanmo nodded at the two of them in greeting.

Man Feiluan walked up to Chu Xinghui and tilted his head.

"What's your name? My manager said two new people were joining this time. Are you one of them?

"You have white hair too! It's so pretty!"

As he spoke, he moved forward to hug Chu Xinghui.

The man pulling the suitcase behind him immediately let go of it and stepped forward. He lightly hooked his fingers into the back of Man Feiluan's collar and tugged, forcing him to stumble back two steps into his arms.

"Yuan Zhanpeng." He had only just greeted Pei Hanmo when he saw his little lamb running up to hug someone else, so Yuan Zhanpeng immediately stepped forward to stop him.

"Chu Xinghui." Chu Xinghui gave Man Feiluan a friendly little smile.

This kid was very cute.

"Ah!" Man Feiluan slapped his forehead and exclaimed, "So you're that fox who's been so popular lately!

"No wonder! How old are you? Can I sit next to you? You're really so good-looking!"

While training at the company, they couldn't check trending topics most of the time, to keep the artists' mindsets from being affected. They could only rely on word of mouth.

White foxes were a relatively rare breed in this world. He had never seen one in his entire life.

Man Feiluan picked up his phone to take a picture. He'd finally gotten a chance to come out and have fun, so he had to make lots and lots of Weibo posts!

"Thank you..." Man Feiluan would definitely post the photo on a platform afterward, which wouldn't be good for him. After all, Chu Xinghui was universally hated.

He declined the photo.

"Someone else is sitting next to me."

To create the impression that everyone at their company got along well, Wen Liangtian had just messaged Chu Xinghui to save the seat beside him, planning to sit there when he arrived.

"Okay..." Man Feiluan wilted at once, nearly curling into a ball to express his disappointment. "Then I'll sit one seat over from you."

After all, admiring handsome men was still very necessary!

Chu Xinghui looked up and met Yuan Zhanpeng's gaze, giving an inward scoff.

Good thing he hadn't agreed. The man behind the little lamb before him looked ready to turn into a wolfman and bite him clean in half over him.

Man Feiluan turned around and took Yuan Zhanpeng's hand, pulling him over to sit down.

Chu Xinghui watched Yuan Zhanpeng's expression go through eight hundred feints in a single second as he concealed his jealousy.

He rubbed his chin. He hadn't expected these two to seem like a real couple.

No wonder their clothes looked like matching couple outfits too.

But when was Wen Liangtian coming?

He looked toward the road beside them and suddenly found himself staring into a pitch-black camera lens.

Chu Xinghui: ?

[Little lamb is so cute! Mommy wants kisses, kisses, kisses!]

[Wolfie is such boyfriend material! He's even pulling little lamb's suitcase for him, sob, get married right here!]

[Help, I think Chu Xinghui noticed. That baffled expression is killing me!]

[Screenshot taken. Making it into a meme.]

[Wait, haven't you noticed Pei looking at his phone? What's he looking at that's making him so happy?]

Chu Xinghui suddenly understood why there wasn't even a director here.

Because they were already streaming live!

He adjusted his posture and sat upright in his chair.

[Pei Hanmo: [Baffled fox.jpg] Look good?]

[Chu Xinghui: ??? Dumbass.]

Pei Hanmo had spotted the camera at some point and had been watching the livestream on his phone all along.

He'd taken a screenshot just now and turned Chu Xinghui into a meme.

Chu Xinghui didn't understand. How did this guy have so much bullshit to pull every single day??

[Chu Xinghui: Delete it. Don't make me bite you.]

[Pei Hanmo: No~❤ way~❤!~❤]

For some reason, before taking him off the blocklist, he'd thought he and Pei Hanmo would surely be like strangers, with nothing in common to talk about.

But both of their recent conversations had been unexpectedly normal.

There hadn't been the slightest awkwardness.

...Pei Hanmo had even become more of a shameless flirt than before.

Who exactly was supposed to be the aloof award-winning actor here?!

This? This?!

Where exactly was the aloofness, please?

Was it because Pei Hanmo was so tall that the air up there was cold?!

He pressed his lips together, took a screenshot of the blocklist on his phone, and sent it to Pei Hanmo.

A second later, Pei Hanmo swiftly sent back a meme.

[Pei Hanmo: [I'll behave, please spare me.jpg] Meme deleted.]

Chu Xinghui sighed, put away his phone, and met Wen Liangtian's gaze head-on.

When had he come over?

Chu Xinghui waved, indicating that there was a seat beside him.

Wen Liangtian had changed clothes and put on light makeup. He walked up beside Chu Xinghui without stopping.

Chu Xinghui: ?

Originally, Wen Liangtian had wanted to promote his senior-junior bond with Chu Xinghui.

But then he'd suddenly noticed that nobody was sitting beside Pei Hanmo.

Wasn't this a ready-made opportunity?

In fact, he had always been Pei Hanmo's fan. He simply didn't usually show it.

If the award-winning actor fell for him on this variety show, that would be ideal!

His father really liked Pei Hanmo. That way, he could earn his father's praise too.

He stopped in front of Pei Hanmo, his face flushed, and began introducing himself.

"H-hello, Mr. Pei. I'm Wen Liangtian. I know a lot of your work!"

Without giving Pei Hanmo a chance to speak, he sat down right beside him.

Man Feiluan quietly shuffled over on his bottom, sitting beside Chu Xinghui to whisper:

"Is that the person you meant? He's not sitting next to you!"

Chu Xinghui lowered his head to play on his phone rather than look at the two over there. He hadn't expected Wen Liangtian to be Pei Hanmo's fan. There hadn't been the slightest hint during their time together these past two days.

[Oh my god! They're such a good match!]

[A rookie fan and an award-winning actor. I'm all for it!]

[LMAO, who needs Chu Xinghui? Isn't this better?]

Ever since the shipping supertopic for Chu Xinghui and Pei Hanmo had taken off, Wen Liangtian's fans had been unhappy.

Because it brought Chu Xinghui traffic, and there was always some overt and covert competition within the same company.

Now they were all trying to steer the live comments.

Wen Liangtian, that fool, was still completely oblivious as he exclaimed:

"Do you know? I've listened to your debut song, 'Him,' so many times!

"I remember you interacted with the composer on Weibo back then too. That composer was seriously amazing!"

Pei Hanmo hadn't started out as an actor, but had gained a little fame with a song.

Only afterward had he gone into acting.

Yet that composer's Weibo account had been deleted back then.

The composer's Weibo username had been "pH Test Paper." Nobody knew his true identity.

"Him" was a song about sweet romance, sung by many young couples.

"Cough... cough, cough, cough!"

Chu Xinghui suddenly choked on his saliva and began coughing violently.

"Are you okay, Huihui...?" Man Feiluan immediately patted Chu Xinghui on the back.

At the far right, Pei Hanmo looked past Wen Liangtian at the coughing Chu Xinghui, amusement in his eyes.

Wen Liangtian's whole face glowed with excitement.

[Holy shit, why do I feel like something could happen between the award-winning actor and Wen Liangtian?]

[Right? That gaze feels positively smoldering!]

Wen Liangtian's fans immediately got to work.

[But haven't you noticed... his gaze is going over Wen Liangtian's head?]