[Aaaah, hubby, I'm dead, he's so handsome, so swoonworthy...]
[That god-tier face really lives up to its name. They're both Alphas in the industry, but Lu Zhou looks so ordinary in the same shot as him.]
[Please, can Film Emperor Huo's fans stop putting other people down to praise him? Taking our boy away, we're not interested.]
[How can he be so good-looking? I don't understand. Even if all my brain cells meditated together for a trillion years, they couldn't unravel why he's this beautiful.]
[I'm wearing Buddhist prayer beads around my neck holding a cross in my left hand and a talisman in my right I took a good look and my nose started gushing blood I slapped myself desperately harder and harder but my tears still flowed helplessly from the corners of my mouth I don't know what to do I'm going crazy how can a man as perfect as Huo Xingye exist [licks screen][licks screen]]
[Where are the people who said he was ugly based on his voice? Come on out and show yourselves!]
[Huh??? So just now, Film Emperor Huo and Nan Zhou??? Huh???]
The guests stepped forward one by one to introduce themselves to Huo Xingye.
Seriously, this was Huo Xingye, a big name in the industry, not some scandal-ridden nobody like Nan Zhou.
Huo Xingye didn't have to know them, but they couldn't neglect to introduce themselves to him first. If possible, they even wanted to build a connection with him.
Gu Tang finally recovered from his shock. His cheeks flushed and his eyes seemed to shine as he gazed at Huo Xingye. "M-Mr. Huo, I'm Gu Tang. A streamer on D Platform."
He was so tall, taller than the six-foot Lu Zhou, and a whole head taller than Zhang Shi, who was somewhere in the five-foot-seven to five-foot-ten range.
The powerful Alpha's presence left Gu Tang, a Beta, feeling unsteady on his feet without even having to act.
The man hadn't even released the slightest trace of pheromones.
Huo Xingye gave a faint nod, his gaze sweeping toward Lu Zhou on the other side as though by chance.
Lu Zhou had never expected Huo Xingye to take part in this dating show.
Originally, he and Wen Yu had been the biggest names with the largest followings among all the guests.
But now Huo Xingye had appeared on the show...
"Hello, Mr. Huo. I'm Lu Zhou."
"I know you."
Lu Zhou's eyes widened slightly.
This was the first time Huo Xingye had responded while everyone greeted him and introduced themselves.
He actually knows me?
Has some big-name director in the film industry noticed me?!
For a moment, Lu Zhou felt nervous, but also a little hopeful and excited.
But the next second, he heard Huo Xingye say, "Nan Zhou's former bandmate."
"..."
[LMAO hahaha, he even stressed "former bandmate"!]
[Two sentences, and Lu Zhou's heart went from the mountaintop to rock bottom.]
[Aaaah, so is Film Emperor Huo standing up for Nan Zhou? Why am I kind of shipping this?!]
[It's just acting. How could Huo Xingye possibly know someone like Nan Zhou? The production team must have something else planned.]
[Did some of you not watch the livestream from the little dark room earlier? It was enough to make you ship them to death and back! I hereby declare that from today onward, I'm a Xingzhou CP fan!]
[If this really is scripted, please let Nan Zhou act well enough not to ruin the immersion. I can watch it like an idol drama, please, please!]
Lu Zhou still couldn't believe Huo Xingye and Nan Zhou knew each other.
Obviously, if Nan Zhou knew Huo Xingye, and they were close enough to go on a dating show together, why would he still be slogging away in a boy band? He would already have more TV and film offers than he could handle.
"Mr. Huo, you and Nan Zhou..."
"Mr. Huo, come sit over here." Gu Tang interrupted Lu Zhou, eagerly gesturing to Huo Xingye.
Lu Zhou, you dumbass. Huo Xingye being paired with Nan Zhou is obviously the production team's arrangement.
Given Huo Xingye's standing, Nan Zhou couldn't reach him now even if he went to the moon. Asking about their relationship to his face was just putting Film Emperor Huo in an awkward position.
Though he also really wanted to know why on earth Film Emperor Huo had come on this show!
But this was Film Emperor Huo. Making a connection with him and securing his backing was what really mattered.
Huo Xingye didn't even look at him. At that moment, he turned slightly and looked toward the entrance.
There, Nan Zhou, who had disappeared for quite a while, strode toward them with a black trench coat in his arms, looking straight ahead.
[So where exactly did Nan Zhou go just now?]
[To put away his guitar. The way he couldn't bear to let go of it and was terrified the production team would take it back was so cute!]
[What a drama queen. Nan Zhou can't play guitar for shit.]
When he reached Huo Xingye, Nan Zhou held out the trench coat. "Here, take it back."
Huo Xingye lowered his eyes, his gaze settling on the black trench coat. He neither reached for it immediately nor said anything.
"Hurry up and take it, or I'll change my mind," Nan Zhou urged.
In truth, he didn't want to return this coat to him at all.
Although its scent had gradually faded with time, it was still the only thing that could ease his discomfort right now.
But...
The man had just given him an electric guitar.
[Huh??? What's going on??? Nan Zhou even has Film Emperor Huo's clothes?!]
[Holy shit!!! Isn't this guy overdoing the act? Now there's even some clothing business, making it look like they're so close!]
[Just wait for the humiliation. Film Emperor Huo is a clean freak! Even Luo Nan doesn't dare casually touch his things.]
[This coat... isn't this the one he was wearing the day he was photographed going to the hospital...]
[Aaaah! Screaming at the top of my lungs! Can Nan Zhou get lost!! Can he!! Please stay at least five meters away from my idol!!!!]
Huo Xingye drew his gaze back and looked into Nan Zhou's eyes. "Can't bear to part with it?"
"Mm. I really like the scent..."
"It makes me feel so comfortable, just like you..."
"I know." Huo Xingye reached out and took the black trench coat from his hands. "We can discuss the rest in private. I have another gift for you."
That gesture instantly sent the livestream audience into an uproar.
[Aaaaaaaaaah!]
[In private? Why in private? Is there something I, a VIP, am not allowed to hear?!]
[Waaah, he's so doting, does anyone get it? My idol treats Nan Zhou completely differently from everyone else!]
[That look when he raised his eyes. I'm dead. Is-is this a film emperor's acting?!]
[Did nobody notice what Nan Zhou said? Scent, comfortable, like... my mind's filling up with filthy scenarios.]
[So the clothes really are Film Emperor Huo's?!!! He actually took back clothes someone else had touched?! What happened to being a clean freak?]
[A clean freak? Just a selective one. world-weary cigarette lighting.jpg]
[So disgusting, I can't watch this anymore. Has Huo Xingye lost his mind? Going on a dating show is one thing, but his partner is Nan Zhou... I'm no longer a fan...]
[Then don't watch if you can't stand it, you tasteless thing!]
Another gift?!
Startled by Huo Xingye's generosity, Nan Zhou's eyes instantly widened into round cat eyes again.
Seeing the change in his expression, Huo Xingye's lips curved slightly, and he added unhurriedly, "You'll like it."
His expression and tone were utterly certain.
"You could've just come. Why bring gifts?" Nan Zhou wasn't embarrassed at all at having been seen through, and his manner remained casual. "You're awfully polite."
With that, he looked at each of the other guests in turn. "What were you all talking about?"
"Nan Zhou, you and Mr. Huo know each other?" Gu Tang immediately asked.
From the way Huo Xingye had behaved just now, he hadn't seemed unfamiliar with Nan Zhou at all!
But to say he was dating Nan Zhou-how was that possible!
The person Nan Zhou liked was Lu Zhou!
"Know each other?" Nan Zhou looked at Huo Xingye, seemingly seeking his opinion.
Huo Xingye said nothing.
Nan Zhou asked earnestly, "Want to know?"
Gu Tang: "..." Obviously!
Nan Zhou flashed a brilliant smile. "That costs extra."
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