"Lu Chiyan, don't you have anything to say to me?" Duan Linfeng stared at Lu Chiyan, his face dark with displeasure.
Lu Chiyan gave him a careless sidelong glance.
Well, well. Had he come on the show to settle the score because I'd blocked him and he couldn't find me?
"What could I possibly have to say to trash?" Lu Chiyan curled his lip dismissively. "I don't speak the language of trash, after all."
At those words, the bullet comments erupted, almost all of them cursing Lu Chiyan.
[Calling someone trash right off the bat? That's so rude! Who even is this Lu Chiyan guy? Why is he so arrogant?]
[Seriously, isn't that way too disrespectful? President Duan took the initiative to greet him. Ignoring him was bad enough, but calling him trash? Who's the trash here, anyway?]
[Has Lu Chiyan lost his mind? Does he not know this is live?]
[Some people just have rotten character. They get a little popular and start acting like divas. Lu Chiyan is second-tier at best right now. If he ever became a top star, wouldn't his ego shoot into the stratosphere?]
[Live long enough and you'll see everything. Is this guy a scandal-ridden celebrity or something? The production team needs to get rid of him now! If a scandal blows up, the whole show could go down with him!]
[The person saying that is the real trash! Get out, you trash, Lu Chiyan! Stop polluting my eyes!]
Duan Linfeng was furious, his expression so dark it could have dripped ink. "Lu Chiyan, what did you say?"
"What? Was anything I said wrong?" Lu Chiyan shot Duan Linfeng a sideways look. "Haven't you heard the saying? Ex-boyfriends belong in the trash can. What's wrong with saying I don't talk to trash?"
"You..." Lu Chiyan's words left Duan Linfeng momentarily speechless.
Mostly, he had been caught off guard. He had never expected Lu Chiyan to speak to him in that tone, with that attitude.
As far as Duan Linfeng was concerned, Lu Chiyan loved him to death and could never possibly break up with him.
He must have been saying this to play hard to get, thinking it would make Duan Linfeng value him more.
Ha. Dream on!
In just two sentences, Lu Chiyan had left the livestream viewers at a loss, and the bullet comments grew even livelier.
[Huh? You two... what's your relationship? Ex-boyfriend? Does that mean what I think it means?]
[Sorry, I think I jumped the gun with the insults. If he's an ex-boyfriend, calling him trash really isn't a big deal.]
[I'm dying hahahahaha. Ex-boyfriends belong in the trash can, hahahaha! So that's what he meant by trash!]
[I thought Lu Chiyan was being rude to President Duan. Now it looks like I was being rude to Lu Chiyan. Sorry.]
[So Lu Chiyan dated President Duan from Linfeng Technology? And then they broke up? Why?]
[He's calling his ex-boyfriend trash. What else could they have broken up over? If it had been an amicable breakup, Lu Chiyan wouldn't be this resentful, right?]
[That doesn't necessarily mean President Duan wronged Lu Chiyan. We can't just listen to Lu Chiyan's side of the story. Waiting for a twist?]
"Lu Chiyan, I'll give you one chance to apologize. I can forgive you for blocking me and refusing to answer my calls." Duan Linfeng put on an exceedingly magnanimous air, his face practically saying, "Even though you wronged me first, I'll forgive you as long as you apologize."
Lu Chiyan: "???"
Good heavens!
So people really could be this shameless!
[Holy shit, holy shit, this is juicy! There really is a twist?]
[Huh? So Lu Chiyan blocked Duan Linfeng, ignored him, and unilaterally declared they were breaking up? Duan Linfeng refused to break up and even followed him onto this show? Oh my god, he can forgive even that? What kind of ultimate simp is this? You're a whole CEO. Why lower yourself this much?]
[This... Duan Linfeng, he really... I'm crying. He's so in love! Even if you wrong me and call me trash, I can't bear to blame you or break up with you!]
[Lu Chiyan, tell us why you blocked him! Are you seeing someone else behind his back?!]
[I'll keep quiet for now. I don't know why, but I keep feeling there might be another twist to this.]
"If you forgive me, what about your little lover?" Lu Chiyan's lips curved as he watched Duan Linfeng, looking a little as though he were deliberately enjoying the show.
Since Duan Linfeng insisted on bringing their relationship out into the open, they might as well lay everything out for everyone to hear!
He wasn't afraid of losing face, anyway.
Duan Linfeng choked again, his expression turning even uglier. "What little lover? What nonsense are you talking about?"
No sooner had he spoken than the villa door was pushed open again.
Whether the production team had done it on purpose was anyone's guess, but the person who walked in this time was actually Jiang Zhinian.
Lu Chiyan wasn't the least bit surprised to see Jiang Zhinian. Instead, his smile deepened as he said to Duan Linfeng, "There. Your little lover's here."
[Huh? Jiang Zhinian? Little lover? What exactly is going on with you guys?]
[Wait, is this for real? Is this some prank script the production team arranged?]
[When did this show I'm watching get so wild? Only three guests have appeared so far, and we've already got a love triangle? There are still five more to come!]
[You really don't have a script? Are you sure this isn't acting?]
[Our Niannian has always been a good boy. Can Lu Chiyan stop slandering people? It's one thing for you to be trash, but not everyone is trash like you!]
[His fans all know Niannian has never dated anyone. His romantic history is a blank slate. He only just turned twenty, and he's so innocent. Can you please not smear someone this innocent and blameless with some careless remark?]
[You Jiang Zhinian fans are hilarious. What proof do you have that Lu Chiyan is smearing him? Is Jiang Zhinian the only one with fans? Do you think our Lu Chiyan doesn't have any?]
"Hello, Senior Lu. Hello, President Duan." After entering the villa, Jiang Zhinian wore an obedient expression. Looking somewhat timid, he walked up to Lu Chiyan and Duan Linfeng and very politely bowed to each of them.
The bullet comments-
[Compare the two. Jiang Zhinian really is so much more polite than Lu Chiyan. He looks so well-behaved!]
[If I have to pick a side, I'm with Jiang Zhinian. I don't think he's the kind of person Lu Chiyan says he is.]
[I've watched Jiang Zhinian on other variety shows. He's genuinely such a hardworking, well-behaved kid. Lu Chiyan, on the other hand, doesn't leave me with a good impression.]
[Is Lu Chiyan bullying him just because he debuted two years earlier? This already counts as workplace bullying, doesn't it?]
Duan Linfeng had instructed Jiang Zhinian to pretend not to know him on the show. Although Jiang Zhinian felt somewhat disgruntled, he still had to act as though they weren't close. As if they were meeting for the first time, he said to Duan Linfeng, "Hello, President Duan. My name is Jiang Zhinian. It's a pleasure to meet you."