Because a guest had been rushed to the hospital, the show was suspended for a day. During that day, the production team made several trending lists, while the trending searches on Weibo were:
"Gu Nian'an fainted"
"Gu Nian'an fever"
"Yu Songqing lost control of his emotions"
"Gu Nian'an called Ji Baiwei Mom"
Many casual browsers saw the familiar name and instinctively clicked on the trending searches. After reading the contents, they couldn't help typing out: ???
Was this the same pretty face they knew who acted like a diva and made snide remarks about his teammates?
Then someone made a post.
[A closer look at that Z-list pretty face: First, a disclaimer. I'm a Yu fan, a former hater of the pretty face, and now a casual mom fan of his.
My first impression of Gu Nian'an during the talent show was that he was good-looking but didn't talk. Still, because he had a nice face, I was a casual fan of Gu Nian'an for a while.
Later, seeing how poor his skills were and how he kept slacking off, I stopped being a fan.
Then the reports about him acting like a diva came out, and the clothing incident with Yu Songqing turned me into a hater.
I watched "Leisurely Little House" for Yu Songqing too. When Gu Nian'an appeared, I wanted to step over a brazier to ward off the bad luck.
Later, when I saw Gu Nian'an bring Yu Songqing bread while cooking, honestly, I thought he was putting on an act.
Then, when he was asked about his family over dinner, I finally learned he was an orphan. I'd still been cursing Gu Nian'an in the live comments then, but the moment I learned he was an orphan, my fingers froze over the keyboard.
I shut up right then. I couldn't bring myself to curse him anymore. Although I didn't like him, I really couldn't bear to curse someone without either parent...
Then came the game with Mu Chen, Yu Songqing, and Gu Nian'an. Watching him faint halfway through made my heart clench.
Later, when they reached the foot of the mountain, Yu Songqing was very worried about Gu Nian'an's health, and his tone was a little harsh. Once he realized it, he stood there silently, not daring to look up at Gu Nian'an. As a longtime Yu fan, I knew our boy's personality very well. He seemed cold, but he was actually very gentle with people important to him. He was just very socially anxious and sensitive.
Because of that personality, his relationships with his teammates had always been lukewarm. Although his peers respected him, they also kept their distance.
I really wanted to rush into the screen and hug our boy then, but then I saw Gu Nian'an suddenly step forward, take his hand, tell him not to worry, and head up the mountain with him.
Suddenly, everything I'd done before felt so damn stupid. It was really wonderful that our boy could find a friend who cared about him and valued him like that.
Then came the part where Gu Nian'an went back and developed a fever. He cried, pressed Ji Baiwei's hand against his cheek, and nuzzled it, saying, "Mom, I miss you." I was absolutely bawling.
From then on, I went from hater to mom fan.]
[Reply 1:
Bubble-loving slacker: Yes, yes, yes! That feeling of "I understand how you feel, I understand your concern for me and your sensitivity" is just so wonderful!]
[Reply 17:
Huahuazi:
There's another detail I don't know if anyone noticed. On the second morning, when they were drinking soy milk, Gu Nian'an brought Yu Songqing some rock sugar from the kitchen. Yu Songqing froze for ages. I didn't understand at the time and was wondering what that pretty face was doing. Later, a Yu fan friend told me that Yu Songqing really loved sweets, but only a few people knew. Seriously, what an amazing friendship!
He was so gentle and attentive. It really got me.]
[Reply 18:
Want to have Yu Songqing's babies:
Yes, yes, yes! I noticed too! He seriously made me cry my eyes out! Also, our boy had stomach problems because he often practiced dancing intensely and skipped meals.
When I saw Gu Nian'an bring our boy bread and milk, I stopped thinking they were on bad terms. If they were on bad terms, how could he know the other liked sweets? If they were on bad terms, how could he know about his stomach problems and bring him food to line his stomach? If they were on bad terms, how could he understand our boy's sensitivity so well and look after him in every way!
[Reply 166:
Pudding chocolate:
So many people are talking about Yu Songqing and Gu Nian'an, but I'd like to talk about Gu Nian'an himself. Let me say first that before watching this variety show, I didn't have a very good impression of Gu Nian'an either.
My impression of him had always been that he was very gloomy and withdrawn, until I learned he was an orphan. A lot of my questions were answered instantly.
There's an orphan in our class. Life in some orphanages isn't very good, and with so many children, the caregivers sometimes can't look after them all, so a lot of children in orphanages are fairly withdrawn.
That was probably why Gu Nian'an didn't communicate with his teammates and seemed gloomy during the talent show. He couldn't sing or dance because he grew up in an orphanage, where even getting enough to eat was difficult, let alone learning performance skills.
And the talent show recruited publicly. Gu Nian'an himself said in his first interview that he entered for the money. People cursed him for it then, but he was an orphan who was already eighteen, and the orphanage no longer supported him.
He didn't have any specialized skills either. What was wrong with wanting to earn money to support himself?
As for him and Yu Songqing, I think they really weren't particularly close before and only grew closer on this variety show.
About the clothing incident between Gu Nian'an and Yu Songqing, here's a fact: celebrities' Weibo accounts aren't operated by the celebrities themselves, let alone a newcomer without any backing at all.
Gu Nian'an didn't have any particular talents. He had a pretty face and was called an empty vase, so naturally, the route available to him was fame through notoriety. That meant the person who posted on Weibo back then, putting Yu Songqing down to elevate him and making snide remarks about Yu Songqing deliberately wearing the same clothes as him, most likely wasn't Gu Nian'an himself but his team.
And Yu Songqing's attitude toward Gu Nian'an on the variety show further confirmed my guess. Think about it: if Gu Nian'an really were the kind of person described in those scandals, would someone with Yu Songqing's personality treat him so well?
And there's Best Actor Mu. He's been in the entertainment industry for years, so he definitely knows these tactics inside out. After meeting Gu Nian'an in person and seeing what kind of person he was, he took such good care of him. He must have known all that stuff was false.
Back to Gu Nian'an himself. My impression of him really is of someone who's been through a lot but doesn't constantly talk about his suffering. If he'd said he was an orphan during the talent show to gain sympathy, plenty of casual fans would definitely have felt sorry for him.
But he didn't play the pity card. He openly admitted his skills weren't good and that he was only there for the money. I admire him for that alone.]
[Reply 175:
Corn who wants to get rich:
I really agree with reply 166. Also, before their first meal, Gu Nian'an waited and saw that no one said they could cook before saying he could cook a little, but it might not taste good. Some people in the live comments cursed him for being fake.
I didn't think so. It seemed more like low self-esteem, being afraid of disappointing people after raising their expectations. That really did seem like a child who grew up in an orphanage.
Then, when he became friends with Yu Songqing, he could sensitively pick up on all sorts of preferences of Yu Songqing's, as well as his personality and moods. I think it was because he had that sort of personality himself, so he could relate.
That's why he took particular care of Yu Songqing when he saw him. Maybe he was actually taking care of his own sensitive past self, or even his present self.
Also, after Gu Nian'an fainted the first time and reached the foot of the mountain, he said he was fine and that it had only been low blood sugar at first. But they'd gone out after eating that day, and they'd also eaten along the way to replenish their energy. It couldn't possibly have been low blood sugar.
Gu Nian'an looked more like he was in pain then. He'd probably had poor health since childhood.
His fever the next day further confirmed that idea for me.]
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