Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Bah, Scumbag
Chapter 91: Chapter 91 Bah, Scumbag
Xu Qingyan stared at her for quite a while, zoned out for a few seconds, and then subconsciously offered the shell in his hand.
"I don't want it."
"Oh." Xu Qingyan pocketed it.
Pei Muchan: "....."
The wind was howling, and waves from the sea came crashing in, heavy like a mountain-smashing axe hitting the shore. A seven or eight-meter-high spray exploded suddenly, prompting a chorus of screams.
"Have you seen the trending topic?" She stood next to Xu Qingyan, coughed to clear her throat, and asked.
The wind was so loud it deafened; he responded with an "Ah?" as if he hadn't heard her clearly.
Pei Muchan pursed her lips, her gaze surreptitiously sweeping over the others, noticing no one looking their way. She then leaned slightly towards him, moving closer to his ear, and raised her voice. Your journey continues with m v|l--NovelBin.net
"Have you seen the trending topic?"
Familiar fragrance wafted through the air, only to be swept away by the fierce wind the next second.
"Hmm?"
"....You heard me just now, didn't you?" Pei Muchan said, exasperated, moving a bit away from him.
"No, I've been hard of hearing lately." Xu Qingyan said with a smile.
He was actually quite interested. The two songs were almost final, the reality show was coming to an end. Everything was progressing well, and his situation was gradually improving.
"Take a look." She said, patiently reminding him.
"Fine."
Xu Qingyan saw her earnest expression and wasn't in the mood to joke. He took out his phone and expertly opened the trending searches. Before the reality show, he never paid attention to these things, but now he was quite adept at it.
At the top of the trending searches was....xxx's selfie, followed by an explosion icon.
The celebrity gossip trending searches are always strange; it's not surprising to see anything at the top. If it's some top celebrity's name followed by an explosion icon, it's usually for a new drama promotion.
If it's something like xxx's eyelashes are so long, clicking it will waste an insignificant thirty seconds of your life.
The second trending topic was....xxx picking up a slipper for a fan, the third anniversary also followed by an explosion icon, which was utterly baffling. It's as if it's an alien report about primates, possessing an otherworldly beauty akin to fabricating academic papers out of thin air.
Scrolling down, the third spot was about the "Love Hunter" show, and the current girlfriend of male guest Chen Feiyu....holy shit, Xu Qingyan suddenly looked up.
Pei Muchan glanced at him and nodded.
"When did this happen?" He moved closer and asked, "Isn't my Great General Feiyu still...."
Xu Qingyan looked around and spotted Chen Feiyu walking along the shore with several other guests towards a lower area, seemingly wanting to get a closer look at the waves.
In the distance, waves rose and fell on the sea surface.
The sky was a dim gray, like ink and wash mountains and rivers sketched on rice paper. Below the hanging gray clouds, dots of local people watched the waves on the shore.
Further away, there were two or three-story red-brick houses built on the island's mountain ridges. The TV crew was heading in that direction, from a distance looking like migrating ants.
He and Pei Muchan were lagging far behind, and during their conversation, they had already fallen somewhat behind the group.
At the front of the group, Lin Wanzhou and Shen Jinyue were walking arm in arm, with the air of schoolgirls on a spring outing, showing deep interest in the seaside waves, chasing each other along the shoreline.
Chen Feiyu was squeezed in the crowd, not walking with Nian Shuyu. He was earnestly attempting to strike up a conversation with Cui Ying, flanked on either side by Bai Jinze.
Sss~
"It already blew up yesterday, but it died down," Pei Muchan walked on, "The production team is probably still watching, and now it's exploded again."
"So he doesn't know yet?" Xu Qingyan looked down at his phone while walking alongside Pei Muchan, noticing that the whistleblower had updated at ten o'clock in the morning.
That was ruthless, timing it just when Chen Feiyu was busy recording the show, with no time to check his Weibo.
After thinking about it, Xu Qingyan sent a message to Zhou Mian and forwarded the Weibo post as well. He gossiped for a bit, asking what the director's reaction was.
Zhou Mian replied almost instantly, "Bro, I'm in a meeting."
"It's all so sudden, I don't know if it's true or false."
"If it's true, Chen Feiyu might have to leave the show suddenly."
Xu Qingyan wasn't usually one to gossip, but he liked to be clear about things that concerned him. The dating reality show was already two-thirds of the way through, and it looked like it would be over in another two days.
Although they were broadcasting live first, the diehard fans who followed in real time were in the minority, with most people waiting for the edited version of "Love Hunter" to air later.
In other words, an incident involving Chen Feiyu could affect the shooting.
The agreed seven days could be extended because of this situation, which would impact Xu Qingyan.
Money aside, he really did not want to stick around in the middle of Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou any longer than necessary. Moreover, he felt awkward in front of the camera and wanted to finish a day earlier and get off work a day sooner.
He was so close to freedom, and then this happened out of the blue.
"This melon seems pretty credible to me, the woman is buying promotions and slamming him hard," Xu Qingyan said somewhat anxiously while bracing against the strong wind as he walked along the coast, speaking to Pei Muchan beside him.
"The post is too long, I didn't read it carefully, but it seems to be saying he's been two-timing. He hastily broke up before getting on the reality show, and now he has another girlfriend."
"Yeah, I heard he settled things with the current girlfriend," Pei Muchan stayed calm, "But he didn't tell his ex and just kicked her to the curb, now the ex has exposed him."
"Then it's all over, Zhou Mian said..." Xu Qingyan realized this was being broadcast live, the netizens might have already got the scoop, but there was no need to reveal the production team's decision.
Indeed, the bullet screen was fiercely debating, and it was all over in five or six minutes. A massive wave of gossip-hungry comments flooded from outside, and the uninformed viewers were completely confused, watching the screen fill with 'scumbag' comments.
"Scumbag? Xu the dog is definitely a scumbag!"
"Two-timing deserves to be killed. This episode's male guests are too incompetent, just playing a persona. They can't even compare to Xu the dog, they deserve to be killed too!"
"Commandant, calm down, seems you've hit the wrong person. It's not Xu the dog who blew the house down."
[Chen Feiyu two-timing],[Scumbag],[PUA jerk]
Such comments densely packed the screen, covering it entirely within two or three minutes, attracting people following the scent of drama.
Viewers who were watching the live stream made quick judgments on the bullet screen, mistakenly scolding Xu Qingyan for a while, but then realizing they had picked the wrong target. They decided to let it go and buried Xu the dog along the rest.
As for this, Xu Qingyan had no opinion, because he didn't watch the bullet screen at all.
However, when he and Pei Muchan caught up with everyone else, he vaguely sensed that the atmosphere was off; almost no one was surrounding Chen Feiyu anymore.
Feiyu the Great General's handsome, Korean star-like face was slightly pale, and his expression seemed stiff as he stood immobilized like a stone pillar.
Xu Qingyan was about to get closer for a better look when he suddenly got pulled back. Pei Muchan looked down and gestured for him to check his phone.
He was bemused as he took out his phone and saw she had sent him a message.
"Don't go over."
"You have no backing, be careful not to get implicated."
What the heck, even this could get him implicated? Xu Qingyan didn't understand but took the advice. If Pei Muchan told him not to go, he immediately fell back and began to watch the drama unfold quietly.