Jiang Qingzhou kept the smile on his face, but inside he was on edge.
Liang Tingyun wouldn’t hit him, would he?
As the saying goes, you don’t raise a hand against someone who’s smiling at you.
Even though the “him” from before had been forced to imitate Liang Tingyun and gotten mocked across the whole internet for riding on his fame, this time he’d actively told him he was his fan.
If Liang Tingyun hit him after that, wouldn’t that be a little unreasonable?
From what he understood, when a celebrity’s fan told them they liked them, the celebrity would say thank you.
He didn’t even need Liang Tingyun to say thank you, as long as he didn’t hit him, that would be enough.
Otherwise he’d never be able to talk himself into pursuing a man capable of domestic violence.
Just then, Liang Tingyun, who had been standing still this whole time, suddenly raised his hand—
A flash of panic shot through Jiang Qingzhou’s dark pupils, and his throat bobbed involuntarily.
“Thanks.” Liang Tingyun took off his sunglasses, his cool, indifferent gaze sweeping across Jiang Qingzhou’s face.
Good. Not a domestic abuser. Safe to pursue.
“You’re welcome, you’re welcome, it’s the least I could do.” His heart, which had leapt into his throat, dropped back into his chest, and Jiang Qingzhou’s face broke into an even more eager smile than before as he reached out to grab the suitcase from Liang Tingyun’s hand. “This case looks pretty heavy, let me carry it for you.”
【Ahhhhh little bitch Jiang, don’t touch Daddy Tingyun’s luggage, ah! You actually dared to touch Daddy Tingyun’s hand, tch! Little bitch, you’re dead!!!】
【What is Jiang Qingzhou even trying to do?!!!!】
【I’m not a fan of Actor Liang, but I have to say it, how can Jiang Qingzhou be this shameless? From what I know—】
【Back when he used to freeload off the actor’s fame, if anyone brought up Actor Liang in front of him, he’d look full of grief and indignation, and now he’s suddenly saying he’s Actor Liang’s fan—】
【He’s probably cooked up some new angle to keep riding on the attention, hasn’t he?】
【Definitely! And this is a dating show! Ahhhhh little bitch Jiang, if you dare set your sights on Daddy Tingyun, I will fight you to the death!】
【Probably not, this show’s for men and women. Still, I have to say, Actor Liang is really unlucky, getting latched onto by a shameless bloodsucker like that.】
Jiang Qingzhou moved too fast, and before Liang Tingyun could react, the suitcase had already been snatched out of his hand.
In the rush to grab the luggage, Jiang Qingzhou moved too hastily and accidentally brushed against the back of Liang Tingyun’s hand, which had been gripping the handle.
Liang Tingyun’s sharp, sword-shaped brows furrowed slightly, and he quickly let go, letting Jiang Qingzhou take the suitcase.
Except for Zhong Yu, who was still sitting on the sofa scrolling her phone, the other guests all hurried over to welcome Liang Tingyun.
Liang Tingyun nodded back at each of them in turn, expressionless, his tone cold and distant. “Sorry, I’m late.”
Du Xinnuo smoothed things over with a smile. “Not late at all, we only just got here ourselves.”
“Mm.”
After putting away the luggage and coming back, Jiang Qingzhou glanced at the sofa, which was clearly split down the middle, on the left, the lively group of Pei Songming, Chao Shu, and Du Xinnuo, and on the right, the cold-faced actor and actress radiating an air of do-not-approach.
He trotted over and sat down right in the middle of that dividing line, next to Liang Tingyun, who was wiping his hands with a wet wipe.
【To be honest, I’m getting tired of yelling at this point.】
【How can this guy be so shameless?! Someone give me a fraction of that thick skin, seriously.】
【I really want to see Daddy Tingyun teach that little bitch Jiang Qingzhou a lesson he won’t forget!】
Even with the live chat going wild, Liang Tingyun showed no reaction at all, and kept his same posture, quietly wiping his hands.
As if he didn’t care in the slightest who had just sat down beside him.
That is, if the hand he happened to be wiping wasn’t the very one Jiang Qingzhou had just touched.
With everyone gathered, no host had come out to run the schedule. With two intimidating presences also sitting in the hall, no one else dared to say anything reckless either, and the mood turned cold again in an instant.
Just as everyone was about to reach their limit, Pei Songming suddenly spoke up, breaking the deadlock. “What are we supposed to be doing right now? We’re not just going to sit here the whole time, are we?”
“Why don’t you all introduce yourselves? This is a dating show, after all.” The staff had also noticed that none of these big shots had likely ever been on a variety show, let alone watched a dating show, and had no idea what was supposed to happen next.
They didn’t even know how to work the room.
If they left the guests to run the whole thing on their own, the show would probably fall apart, they wouldn’t even get through the first episode.
“After introductions, you can all get to know each other a bit. If anyone’s hungry, there are ingredients in the kitchen, cook whatever you like.”
“How should we introduce ourselves?” Pei Songming asked. “Should we mention our ideal partner or something like that?”
The staff member said, “Sure, that works.”
“All right.” Pei Songming turned to glance at the people sitting to his right and said with a smile, “Let’s start with me, then, and go in order around the seats. Everyone good with that?”
Chao Shu, sitting next to Pei Songming, answered, “Sure, no problem.”
The others chimed in with agreement one after another.
With everyone on board, Pei Songming began his self-introduction. “Hi everyone, I’m Pei Songming, thirty-one this year. When I’m not working, I like to travel and get some fresh air. As for my ideal partner, I don’t have any strict requirements, I might just prefer someone on the gentler side.”
“All right, that’s about it. Your turn…” Pei Songming looked toward Chao Shu, then trailed off as if catching himself. “Chao Shu, that name of yours could really take advantage of people.”
A wave of laughter broke out.
Chao Shu laughed just as hard, waving her hands. “No, no, Brother Pei, you can just call me Little Chao from now on.”
Pei Songming shook his head. “We’re not even sure which of us is actually older.”
Chao Shu said, “I looked at your profile, I’m born in October, you’re born in July.”
“All right, Little Chao, your turn.”
The joke passed, and Chao Shu, following Pei Songming’s format, began her own introduction. “Hi everyone, I’m Chao Shu, also thirty-one this year. I’m pretty much a homebody, don’t really have other hobbies, if I had to say something, I like small animals, and I like staying home petting my cats and dogs.”
“I haven’t really thought about specific standards for a partner, I’ll just go with first impressions.”
Next up was Du Xinnuo.
“Hi everyone, I’m Du Xinnuo, twenty-eight this year. I’m also pretty much a homebody, when I have nothing going on, I like curling up at home watching movies, reading books, that sort of thing.”
“As for my ideal partner.” Du Xinnuo paused, glanced up at Liang Tingyun, who sat with his legs crossed and arms folded, expressionless, as if none of this had anything to do with him, then continued, “Personally, I’m drawn to strength, I’d really like it if my future partner had some standout ability in their field.”
【Something’s off, why does this sound like she’s talking about our Daddy Tingyun?】
【She’s got to be talking about Daddy Tingyun, right? Right before Du said her standards, she glanced at Daddy Tingyun.】
【Daddy Tingyun is so outstanding, who wouldn’t like our Daddy Tingyun?】
【I’m drawn to strength too, Daddy Tingyun is the strongest there is!】
Finally, it was Jiang Qingzhou’s turn.
Before this, Jiang Qingzhou had already drafted his story in his head, and without blinking, he launched straight into the lie.
“Hi everyone, I’m Jiang Qingzhou, twenty-three this year. I also really like watching movies, especially Actor Liang’s movies.” Having said that, Jiang Qingzhou looked at Liang Tingyun with an expression of pure worship. “I was actually rewatching ‘Flying Flowers, Deep Regret’ again just last night. Actor Liang’s acting is truly amazing, I really, really like Actor Liang.”