The director never expected this.
He had just taken a shit, and because of constipation, he had delayed things by a few minutes… how could that have caused such a huge mess!
When he arrived at the scene, he saw the setup he had arranged with roses, a checkered tablecloth, and soft little string lights…
Shen Yan let out a Tarzan-style roar and did a cartwheel on the spot.
Behind Shen Yan.
A burly man, 185 centimeters tall and a solid 300 jin, with purple lips, bruised eye sockets, and a grayish-pale face, was chasing him while gasping for air and looking ready to collapse.
The director shouted in fury, “Abandon!”
『Hahahahahaha!』
『This was absolutely not what I expected!』
『A brainless fan causing chaos at the live show, trying to harm the guests but ending up getting beaten and dragged around instead… this was clearly a satisfying drama. Director, why did you have to jump out and turn my perfect satisfaction-fest into a comedy? Pay me back for my bowl of snail noodles!! That one word “abandon” made me laugh so hard I shook a bowl of snail noodles onto the floor, and now I can’t laugh anymore.』
At that moment.
Bai Jing was completely stunned!
The director, in a fit of rage, slipped and blurted something out, which only made him even angrier.
He strode forward and grabbed Shen Yan. “What are you doing!”
Shen Yan immediately stopped the monkey chest-thumping gesture. “He hit first.”
The director gritted his teeth. “Don’t think I can’t tell… you’re using him to liven things up!”
The burly man was panting and only wanted to kneel in front of the director and shout: Godfather!
I can’t run anymore!
Really can’t run anymore!
Not even a little bit!
As they spoke.
The police arrived.
The director let go of Shen Yan in a huff, then turned to the police and cried, “Officer, you finally came! We’re recording a show here, and this guy suddenly rushed out and chased our guest like crazy. Look how terrified our guest is… he’s practically losing his mind.”
Burly man: …
Godfather, how do you have two faces!
The burly man wanted to argue, but he only wanted to; he had no strength left.
He collapsed weakly on the ground and muttered through trembling lips, “You’re finally here.”
Bai Jing handed over the mineral water bottle she had picked up from the ground. “When he suddenly rushed out, he was going to use this to splash Shen Yan.”
The police took it and unscrewed the cap.
Immediately, a pungent smell hit them head-on.
It was sulfuric acid.
There was video footage as evidence at the scene. The burly man really had been frantically chasing Shen Yan, while Shen Yan had been running the whole time.
Even though he was escaping pretty easily, Shen Yan never fought back.
So after a simple statement, the police took the burly man away.
After seeing the police off, the director looked at Shen Yan with a weary expression, sighed, and ran a hand through his hair.
He instantly felt even more exhausted.
Damn.
He lost three more hairs.
The director spoke earnestly, voicing the doubt in his heart. “Are you always this outrageous?”
Shen Yan sat at the table with both hands propping up his cheeks.
He had just run hard, so he was a little sweaty, and there was a faint blush on his face.
He was already good-looking, and now that he sat there silently with his cheeks in his hands, he looked both obedient and pure.
The director thought to himself: what did Shen Yan do wrong? The one at fault was the person who rushed out.
If Shen Yan hadn’t run fast, this place would already have become a crime scene.
Shen Yan must have been frightened too.
Thinking of that, the director wasn’t quite as angry anymore. He was just about to comfort Shen Yan when the silently quiet Shen Yan turned to look at him and said very seriously, “I’m actually not always this outrageous. I just thought about it carefully…”
“This isn’t your fault.”
“Sometimes I’m even more outrageous.”
The director’s attempt at comfort and Shen Yan’s reply sounded at the same time.
Director: !!!
I fucking…
He slammed the table, his rage shooting straight to the top of his head. “You can be even more outrageous? How outrageous can you get? Come on, show me! How outrageous can you be!”
Amid the director’s roar, Shen Yan calmly took out that special privileges card. “I want to use this.”
The director looked at him warily. “How do you want to use it?”
Shen Yan said, “Bai Jing and I want to go back to the villa to play games.”
The director was dumbstruck.
The director was on the verge of tears.
The special privileges card clearly stated: the guest holding this card may make any legal request.
He was really stupid, really.
He only knew that on a dating variety show, guests would use the special privileges card to fight for their own benefits.
People always pursue profit and avoid harm; fighting for benefits is just to get more screen time and complete the task more smoothly… how could he not have thought that some guests simply aren’t people!
Anger erupted, and the director ground his teeth at Shen Yan. “But you and Bai Jing are a team. Whatever you do, you have to consider your partner, right? If you want to go back and play games, you should at least ask Bai Jing whether she wants to, right?”
The director looked at Bai Jing with eyes full of expectation and suggestion. “A rose-filled night, looking at stars and the moon here, from poetry and songs to life ideals…”
Bai Jing looked back with equal expectation. “None of that is better than going back to play games.”
Director: … dead.
Watching Shen Yan and Bai Jing leave.
Watching the topics that quickly shot up onto the trending list
#Monkey Teases Bear#
#Abandon Appears Again#
#Come Catch Me#
…
The director silently raised a hand and pinched the space above his upper lip.
He chose to go look at the other groups of guests, hoping to save the heart that was about to lose its rhythm, and silently paid respects in his heart to Shen Yan’s ancestors.
Song Qianshan and Lu Xingchuan had drawn the romantic starry sky.
They hadn’t gone very far. Outside this villa area was a large golf course, and the production team had arranged a simple yet romantic setup there.
Song Qianshan was wearing a dark red short-sleeved top and wide-leg jeans, her curly hair tied up. She sat cross-legged on the ground somewhat casually, half-tilting her head back to look at the stars in the sky.
Lu Xingchuan held a can of beer in his hand, leaning against the nearby table. He took a sip and also looked up at the sky.
『If I didn’t know Lu Xingchuan likes Xie Li, I’d honestly ship this pair’s looks.』
『Lu Xingchuan is just so versatile. Every female lead he works with has chemistry with him. His movie-star status isn’t undeserved.』
『Even though his private life has caused some trouble, Lu Xingchuan’s looks are always on point. As long as his face is there, the kingdom stands.』
『I remember Lu Xingchuan and Song Qianshan worked together on a movie before, right?』
“I remember that when we were filming the drama Bright Moon, there was one time we had to shoot a sunrise scene. Everyone was also sitting on the grass like this, looking at the stars in the sky and chatting. In the blink of an eye, four or five years have passed.”
Song Qianshan had not spoken since sitting down, so Lu Xingchuan tried to find a topic and chat with her.
Whether it was an illusion or not, even though he and Song Qianshan had worked together before, this time they met again, he always felt that Song Qianshan was avoiding him.
Logically, that shouldn’t be.
His status was much higher than Song Qianshan’s.
Song Qianshan should be the one eagerly coming over to chat with him and try to get close.
Could it be because of Xie Li that Song Qianshan was deliberately keeping her distance?
But earlier during the game segment, Song Qianshan had so bluntly said she didn’t choose him because his head had been in a toilet bowl.
Lu Xingchuan looked at Song Qianshan. “I still kind of miss those days when we watched the stars. These years have been so hectic. I haven’t stopped to quietly look at the stars for a long time.”
After Lu Xingchuan finished speaking, Song Qianshan still didn’t say anything.
Lu Xingchuan frowned and changed the subject. “Is something bothering you?”