She had social anxiety herself. She had no way to save him.
The siblings' reactions appeared on the livestream, sending the audience into fits of laughter.
What else was there to figure out? Two people with social anxiety, both total introverts. Who were the most fun to tease? Introverts, of course.
[(Crying) T_T, so us introverts are just playthings for you extroverts, huh? (┳Д┳)]
[Ren Anwen is literally me, and her fans are hilarious too! Hahaha!]
[I get it. This is the first time I've seen someone look so shifty, and her family actually has two of them. I'm dying! Hahaha!]
[They probably never thought fans would recognize them when they were so bundled up. But her fans are genuinely adorable. They know Ren Anwen has social anxiety, so they don't approach her. They just sneak along behind her and watch her board the plane.]
[I feel like her brother has it worse. At least Ren Anwen has spent all this time in showbiz, but her brother literally only knows her. That pitiful little look in his eyes just now was so funny!]
"Chi Shuran, you're the only woman here. Aren't you going to look after her?"
Song Wenjing ran a hand through his hair. Seeing Ren Anwen still standing where she was, he nudged Chi Shuran's arm.
"Isn't there a man over there too? Look at Lin Yuxuan, then look at yourself. You don't even know to take the initiative and look after someone."
Giving Song Wenjing an enormous eye roll, Chi Shuran tossed her head and walked toward Ren Anwen.
As Chi Shuran strode toward her with an intimidating air, Ren Anwen tightened her grip on her suitcase slightly. For a moment, she wanted to turn around and flee.
She had never interacted with Chi Shuran before, but what she had heard of her reputation in the industry really wasn't good. Supposedly, Chi Shuran had a bad temper and would hit people, regardless of the occasion.
Coming at me like that... she isn't going to beat me up, is she?
Boohoo, I haven't done anything wrong, have I? Someone, save me.
She squeezed her eyes shut in fear, but the expected pain never came. Her hand loosened, and when she opened her eyes, Chi Shuran was standing in front of her with her suitcase in tow.
"Let's go."
"Huh? Oh, oh, okay."
Chi Shuran strode ahead, and Ren Anwen jogged after her. At 160 centimeters tall, she looked small and pitiful next to Chi Shuran, who stood over 170 centimeters tall even before adding her high heels.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Gu Zijin. The 'jin' from the line 'your blue collar.'"
"I'm Chi An."
"Fu Yanci."
Pulled in front of so many people by Lin Yuxuan, he grew nervous for a moment and stammered as he spoke. "I... I'm Ren Wuyang, Wenwen's older brother."
"Hello, everyone. I'm Ren Anwen."
After introducing herself, she looked at her brother, then at Chi Shuran beside her, and decisively turned to stick close to the latter.
Brother, your little sister can't help you right now. We're different genders. I'm sure you wouldn't want your little sister to get harassed online either, so just stay there for now.
[Both male guests have had dating rumors with Chi Shuran. We know about Song Wenjing's, but how did the one with Lin Yuxuan start?]
[Judging by how they're getting along now, Chi Shuran and Lin Yuxuan aren't that close, while she and Song Wenjing are bickering rivals. I want to know where those rumors came from too.]
[Those brainless gossip accounts, obviously. Picking through polite interactions for shipping crumbs. It's like looking for salt in seawater. They have way too much time on their hands.]
[Sunny, outgoing guy × cool, aloof queen. Hilarious! Looking at these two now, Lin Yuxuan at least sort of fits, but what is Chi Shuran supposed to be? Did those gossip accounts even know she was this funny?]
[Who came up with this persona for her? Isn't that persona mostly why she gets so much hate?]
With the introductions over, the group suddenly fell silent, looking at the deserted path and the production crew, who showed no intention of speaking.
Song Wenjing said, "How much longer do we have to stand here?"
There were already eight people present, but the director was still making them stand there. They weren't asking for water, but surely they could at least get stools to sit on.
Ren Anwen looked around, wanting to ask whether the cameras were on, but she couldn't work up the courage.
Gu Zijin asked, "Is someone still missing?"
Chi Shuran said, "They're here."
Watching the car pull to a stop, Chi Shuran ran through the guest list in her head. When she realized who it was, disgust flashed through her eyes, and she nearly rolled them clear into the sky.
The car doors opened, and two women in gorgeous princess dresses stepped out gracefully, lifting their heads to greet them with smiles.
"Wow~"
Lin Yuxuan's exclamation made Lu Wanqing lower her head bashfully. Covering the corner of her mouth lightly with one hand, she giggled. Then she took Li Nanyi's hand and walked over to the group.
"Since we all know each other... I suppose I don't need to introduce myself."
"This is my younger sister. Go ahead and introduce yourself to everyone."
"Hello, everyone. I'm Li Nanyi. I'm very happy to be here on this show with my sister." As soon as she finished, Li Nanyi made a heart gesture at them.
The comments instantly exploded.
[Wow! My heart is melting!!!]
[Baby Wanqing!!! She's like a sweet, soft little cupcake!!! So adorable!!!]
[Her little sister is so adorable too!!! They're both cute little angels~~~ I really want to give them a kiss!]
[Lu Wanqing really has a great attitude. Toad and Ultraman are standing right in front of her, and she can still smile so happily.]
[I mean, could it possibly be that they've both taken their headpieces off, and she just hasn't noticed them yet?]
The applause and praise she had anticipated never came. Li Nanyi turned awkwardly to look at Lu Wanqing and slowly lowered her hands.
"Uh..."
Chi An said, "The livestream hasn't started yet."
Finding it rather funny, Chi An made no attempt to hide it, the corners of his mouth curving upward.
The dresses looked nice, and the women looked fine too. Everything was pretty good overall-if there hadn't been a task. But the production crew had assigned this task, and they surely weren't making them do it for nothing, so... he hoped these two young women could accept the punishment that came later.
Just looking at Lu Wanqing like this, he really couldn't tell she would be so scheming. Appearances really could be deceiving.
"Ah... it hasn't... hasn't started yet?"
Lu Wanqing awkwardly tucked a stray lock of hair by her ear, smiled, and said nothing more.
Sensing the awkward atmosphere, Lin Yuxuan smiled and picked up the conversation. "Wanqing, did you come here dressed like this today? Your fans must have recognized you right away, right?"
"Yes. It's fine. We couldn't let the fans boarding the plane come for nothing, could we? They would've been so disappointed."
Boarding the plane? Come for nothing?
Chi An carefully considered those words, thinking of all the extra people at the airport and the crowd that morning.
So Lu Wanqing was the one surrounded this morning? So she was the reason so many people suddenly showed up at the airport?
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