From the moment Lin Lin first saw him, her heart had rippled.
Although she called him a scumbag, called him heartless and unfeeling.
But if you asked whether she hated him, there really wasn’t much.
After all, it had been her own choice back then, and she hadn’t had the courage either.
Now that he was in a bad spot, she couldn’t help wanting to help him.
It was only after listening to that song that she realized maybe she had never really entered his heart before.
This morning, her agent called and praised how well matched the two of them were, telling her not to miss this chance.
Maybe it really was Heaven’s arrangement, reuniting on a dating variety show like this.
I chose him, and he chose me.
Our story has only just begun. o(^▽^)oo(^▽^)o.
The close-up shot sent the bullet comments into a frenzy:
『No way, Lin Lin’s state is off.』
『Sister, it’s only the second day of the show; have some restraint.』
『It’s over. The goddess has already surrendered.』
『If this is acting, I don’t believe it. Lin Lin’s acting is notoriously bad.』
『It’s over. This is the pace of the show ending and me becoming a mother.』
『Whether it’s acting or not, I’ve already started shipping the Rekindled Flame CP.』
…
On the seaside path, the two walked one in front of the other.
They walked to the nearby harbor, where the production team had a boat to take them to the city.
The summer sun was a little dazzling, but the sea breeze made it not feel hot.
Lin Lin held up a parasol. Why had this fool been so silent ever since they came out?
“Do you want to share my umbrella? You’ll get sunburned.”
She couldn’t help it anymore. He was probably a little embarrassed.
After all, people from the production team were recording them with tiny cameras in front and behind, and they were also wearing microphones.
“No need, I’m fine.”
Li Lu had already felt that something was off. Lin Lin’s performance was too obvious.
She wasn’t taking the dating variety show seriously, was she? That wasn’t what he meant when he chose her.
He knew her fairly well. She wasn’t good at dealing with other people, and her personality was rather cool and aloof.
Back when the young people entered the company in the same batch, she had always treated him differently.
She wasn’t the kind of person who could act. Over the years, the company had even arranged some film and TV roles for her, but every single one had been a failure.
He had given up too. Her acting was zero.
Fortunately, her external conditions were excellent, and with a voice that was practically gifted by heaven, she instead became a huge star in the music world.
In recent years, she had also sung quite a few film and TV theme songs and became the OST queen.
Her current coy little-girl act was exactly the same as when the two of them first started dating.
With his rich romantic experience, this definitely wasn’t acting, and she couldn’t act it either.
If it were Liu Mian or Yaoyao, it might still be more possible.
He didn’t even dare to walk side by side with her, let alone share an umbrella with her. Wouldn’t that make people misunderstand even more?
Lin Lin, walking ahead, froze inside. What was wrong with him? She had already given him an excuse, so why was he still refusing?
『Are they really going to walk like this until the end of time?』
『Is he a straight guy?』
『Why does it feel like Li Lu is deliberately keeping his distance?』
『I was still expecting them to feed us sugar. How is this different from what I imagined?』
『They’ve been walking in silence like this for half the day. That’s too boring.』
『Lin Lin has always been pretty quiet. Watch it if you want, don’t if you don’t.』
『Our Lin Lin took the initiative to show kindness, and she was actually rejected.』
『This Old Six did it on purpose.』
…
The fans’ bullet comments erupted in a wave, completely different from what everyone had guessed.
They had thought the first-couple CP would definitely be all fire and passion, but unexpectedly, each of them was holding back more than the other.
The director decisively switched camera shots back to Heartbeat Cabin’s perspective.
On the boat, Li Lu originally wanted to find any random seat, but under his director’s hint, he still sat down beside her.
Lin Lin also noticed that something was off. Why did he seem to be deliberately keeping his distance from her?
“What have you been busy with lately?”
Li Lu found a clumsy topic. He had originally felt that his relationship with Lin Lin was the most normal.
But now, he suddenly couldn’t act anymore.
Had he misunderstood her, or had she misunderstood him?
Should he have communicated with her in advance last night?
“Collecting songs, recording songs, going on the show.”
Lin Lin felt a little better. She was just afraid that the two of them would keep not talking.
“What about you?”
“Playing games, watching movies. Just messing around.”
“I don’t believe you. You must have written a lot of songs.”
“Haha, really not.”
Li Lu knew that if he said that last night’s song had really been written on the spot, nobody would believe him, so he didn’t bother explaining again.
“Mr. Wang from the company asked me to check whether you want to come back.”
Lin Lin remembered the errand her agent had asked her to handle that morning, so she asked directly.
“No, of course not.”
“You’re worried about the contract, right?
The company is about to set up a personal studio for me. If you’re willing, the two of us can go talk to the company together.”
After saying that, she lowered her head. He should be able to understand, right?
The company would invest in setting up her studio, take a share of the equity, and the autonomy would all be hers. It was proper queen treatment.
If he joined in, he wouldn’t have to worry about being exploited either.
Li Lu naturally understood. Her meaning was to package the two of them together… wasn’t that just a husband-and-wife shop?
“I won’t join in. It’s more comfortable being alone.”
Li Lu turned his head toward the outside and didn’t dare look at her.
“Where are we going later?”
Let’s change the subject. He really didn’t know today’s arrangement.
According to the rules, the solo date had to follow the female guest’s opinion.
“In the afternoon, we’ll go to Luhuitou Park here and have some fun.
In the evening, we’ll go stroll around the night market here. After that year, I never went to the night market again.”
Lin Lin was a little disappointed. She had been rejected by him again.
A girl’s thoughts are extremely sensitive. Yesterday, he had been even warmer than he was now.
“Alright, I’ll go along with you.”
Li Lu’s smile was a little forced. She really had come prepared.
Luhuitou Park… why did the place she chose seem to carry some hidden meaning?
The night market? And she hadn’t been there again after that year?
That year, the two of them secretly went to the night market together. The next day, when they returned to the company, an agent called them over.
The contract was taken out, and the carrot-and-stick routine began.
Then the two of them broke up.
Her agent had come specifically to find him. Lin Lin’s future was very promising, and the company was already producing her solo album.
If he truly cared about her, then he shouldn’t hold her back at a time like this.
When idol artists first debut, dating is extremely damaging to their fans.
Lin Lin had asked him to come over and say sorry to her, so of course he couldn’t cling to her and refuse to let go.
Life was unpredictable. Half a year later, he became popular first, and then blew up across the entire country.