【Too arrogant!!】
【Is there no law anymore? Why do they keep targeting our Zhuo Xi just because he has a good temper and is easy to bully?】
【I’m shaking with rage. I can’t watch this anymore. Fine, we’ll just withdraw; our baby isn’t staying on this show.】
【Why should we be the ones to withdraw? Fuck! @Ping’anJingCity @Ping’anJingCity, there’s a criminal here participating in the show—are you guys going to do something about it or not?】
【To be fair, Jiang Lingye didn’t even acknowledge Zhuo Xi. Hasn’t Zhuo Xi been the one proactively pushing himself onto him every single time?】
【Fans of that violent maniac, get lost!!】
Jiang Lingye’s goal in joining this show was to show everyone, especially his fans, his true self beneath the scandals and rumors.
His current reputation was poor—one could say it had hit rock bottom.
In his original plan, he wasn’t supposed to be so aggressive at the start.
But whether it was the influence of Qin Chaoyue’s “recklessness” or because he had someone backing him up, his rebellious nature suddenly resurfaced, and the livestream chat was instantly flooded with negative comments.
The next second.
Smack—
Jiang Lingye’s head was flicked.
He turned around to see Qin Chaoyue, who had to stand on her tiptoes just to reach his head. Her face, which was more radiant and unrestrained than even his personality, showed little emotion.
However, her aura was undeniably powerful, capable of completely suppressing Jiang Lingye even at a time like this.
“Did that sound good?”
Jiang Lingye: “.”
“If it sounded good, then it’s a good start.”
Jiang Lingye: “…”
The older girl began to lecture him in a deadpan manner. “Don’t be so arrogant. Haven’t you learned your lesson from before?”
Jiang Lingye lowered his head slightly, though his face still showed defiance.
“There are so many cameras watching, and we’re livestreaming. If you really can’t hold it in, find a place where no one is…”
The youth suddenly looked up, his eyes flashing brightly, as if all the stars in the sky had converged into his gaze.
Brilliant as the scorching sun.
Beside them, little Tang Yeli’s mouth dropped open in shock once again, only for Cen Xuyi, her manager and older sister, to cover her ears.
The young girl blinked in confusion.
Cen Xuyi: “Don’t learn from her.”
Zhuo Xi’s expression was slightly stiff. “Sister Qin, isn’t it inappropriate to say such things in front of the cameras? There might be minors watching our show…”
“How old are you?” Qin Chaoyue suddenly asked.
“T-twenty-five.”
The look Qin Chaoyue gave him became meaningful. “And yet your fans keep calling you ‘Little Brother Zhuo Xi’…”
“Baby face. You look like you never grew up.”
“Yes.”
When Zhuo Xi smiled, shallow dimples appeared on both cheeks, making him look cute and sunny.
Inside, however, he was already cursing!
Age was his greatest pain.
He was twenty-five now. Twenty-five!
In the acting industry, one might say his future was promising; but in the idol industry, he was practically an old man. The end was in sight, and he would soon be knocked down on the beach by the new wave of talent.
The most hateful part was—
Jiang Lingye was only seventeen!
Relying on his face, he had been far ahead in the survival show voting; he was a true “people’s choice” debut.
Since forming the group, he hadn’t even turned eighteen!!
Good looks, a willingness to work hard, and youth… his future held so many possibilities. A glittering starlit path was paved before him, within arm’s reach.
He was too good.
So good that…
It made people jealous! It made people crazy!
It made people—
Desperate to destroy him!!
By joining forces.
Countless dark and despicable emotions fermented in Zhuo Xi’s heart like wild weeds.
Qin Chaoyue: “Then I’m younger than you, so I can’t accept being called ‘Sister’.”
Zhuo Xi’s smile froze for a moment. “Miss Qin.”
“I suppose that doesn’t quite fit either.”
Only then did Qin Chaoyue answer the confrontational question from before. “Since I dared to say it during a livestream, naturally, I wasn’t being serious.”
“I know, but since Miss Qin is on the show, you’re now half a public figure. You should be more mindful of your influence.”
Zhuo Xi had asked his company about it earlier; he was one of the first to know Qin Chaoyue’s identity.
Initially, he noticed her expensive attire, but now that she was determined to stand by Jiang Lingye—which meant standing against him—he wouldn’t be polite.
Don’t blame him for being ruthless!
They were the ones who forced his hand!
They were the ones leaving him no way to survive!!
Qin Chaoyue replied unhurriedly, “When a little child hits their head on a table and cries for comfort, they always say, ‘The table is bad, Mommy hit it’.”
“My current situation is just like those children.”
She turned back, her dark eyes staring directly at Jiang Lingye. “Come here. Lower your head.”
Jiang Lingye was untamable and proud.
The atmosphere between them grew tense. Even Xu Mucheng felt a slight surge of smugness watching this.
Eventually, the youth lowered his head.
Qin Chaoyue reached out and ruffled Jiang Lingye’s hair a few times, instantly messing up his styled look.
With his hair in disarray, the aggressiveness of the youth’s handsome and sharp features vanished by seventy percent.
Especially after being “attacked” by the older girl, he looked somewhat dazed and cute.
“He’s a minor, still a child. Why don’t you be the bigger person and forgive his ‘childish talk’?”
【??? Since when can ‘be the bigger person’ be used like this?】
【Jiang · Still a Child · Childish Talk · Lingye : )】
【Is Zhuo Xi really that old? A baby face is such an advantage!】
【A baby face makes you look young, but it really makes people…】
【I feel you. Back during the survival show stages, I actually… toward a child… I am a sinner.】
【Bloodline suppression from an older sister.】
【Jiang Lingye actually looks kind of obedient like this? Help, I’m not into the ‘cool guy’ type, I’m into this ‘puppy younger brother’ persona!】
【Now I know why Zhuo Xi is so anxious. He’s afraid Jiang Lingye is going to steal his livelihood.】
【Zhuo Xi is acting a bit ‘tea’.】
Zhuo Xi shut his mouth.
Having finished bullying her “younger brother,” Qin Chaoyue was in a great mood, so she took the opportunity to ask for the party’s opinion.
“What do you think?”
“I don’t care.”
The youth returned to his cool demeanor.
Jiang Lingye wasn’t brainless. Given his current reputation, it was inevitable that he would be wronged on a show.
He had anticipated it.
Now that Qin Chaoyue was here, the fact that she wasn’t dragging him down and was even helping him out of jams was already more than enough.
The next second, he took another hit to the head.
Jiang Lingye was shocked!
Qin Chaoyue: “Speak in a way that humans can understand.”
Jiang Lingye: “.”
Under the older girl’s pressure, the former top star could only obey. “Fine.”
Qin Chaoyue stared at his face.
Jiang Lingye: “Didn’t you want to see a CP between that one and that one? Then let them stay in one room.”
He disliked Zhuo Xi, but since they were on the same show, the two of them were bound to have contact.
Qin Chaoyue nodded, her eyes meaningful. “You’re a real one!”
【I get it now.】
【Even a former top star cool guy is afraid of…】
【Eating shit…】
“I object!” X2