I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 143: Will We Become Friends?

The recent incident brought a bit of seriousness to everyone, making the atmosphere less lively than before.

Guan Yu walked in the middle, striving to restore the harmonious atmosphere, frequently coming out with golden quotes, making everyone laugh together.

Mu Qiu also laughed along, originally walking side by side with Lin Xixi, Li Yang intentionally slowed his pace, dropping back to walk alongside Mu Qiu.

He gestured for her to slow down.

Mu Qiu roughly knew what he wanted to say, so she cooperated by slowing her walk, letting Cheng Zhirang and the camera move ahead, while the two of them fell to the back of the group.

Li Yang was tall too; as he pursed his lips and walked beside her, he completely shielded her from the last bits of sunlight in the afternoon.

She waited for a good while before Li Yang spoke, unsurprisingly saying another "sorry."

"About earlier, let me say sorry again. I didn’t consider you were behind me, almost causing you to fall—are you really okay?"

His attitude was somewhat awkward, as if without the cameras, their relationship was just a bit more familiar than industry colleagues.

Mu Qiu shook her head, "Just bumped my foot a bit, but it doesn’t hurt much."

Li Yang breathed a sigh of relief, "That’s good, don’t be upset."

After saying that, he scratched his head and stopped talking.

"I’m not upset, as I said, it’s fine."

Her long ponytail swung behind her as she slightly tilted her head and said, "I thought, after working together for so long, our relationship should be fine enough that speaking wouldn’t be this awkward."

Li Yang smiled a bit, "Just felt a bit embarrassed, since I almost caused you to fall..."

Mu Qiu glanced at him.

Before joining the show, Zhao Yu had provided her with plenty of advice about the styles of people in the entertainment industry, teaching her things like "no place to speak if feeling wronged," "less talking, less trouble," "don’t get too close to popular stars," and so on.

Zhao Yu said, usually veteran entertainers in the industry are like those second-generation rich kids with connections everywhere, not very cultured or polite—a simple "sorry" and some compensation are the best you’ll get.

Moreover, with popular figures who have lots of fans, if any incidents occur, even if you’re the one wronged, you might face online backlash just because they apologized more profusely.

Especially those so-called apologies from not-so-genuine popular stars.

Mu Qiu remembered all these clearly, but the guests of this show weren’t those extreme types.

The popular star said apologies many times, his attitude more reserved than hers.

Though not sure about fan attitudes, Mu Qiu felt, saying sorry many times to a non-celebrity with reserved and apologetic behavior, Li Yang was quite nice.

Continuing like this, he might indeed be worth befriending.

They walked side by side for a while, and just when Li Yang thought the conversation would end there, Mu Qiu suddenly asked him a question.

"Li Yang, if we put aside the cameras, the program, and the difference between artist and non-artist, do you think we could become friends?"

Li Yang stopped, turning to look at her.

Mu Qiu feared her assumption wasn’t complete enough, so she added two more sentences.

"Solely from our personal characters, the enjoyment in our communication, and whether or not we agree with each other’s style. You’re not surrounded by millions of fans as a popular star, and I’m just someone you’ve met a few times, participated in a couple of joint activities with, a stranger."

Li Yang hadn’t considered this kind of question before.

To him, accepting this variety show meant getting along with the guests nicely, aiming not to let his public affinity drop while maintaining good relations within the industry.

If paths aligned happily, relationships would be slightly better, maybe meeting for meals or games during the recording period, but how many remained in contact after the show ended?

Let alone becoming friends in life.

The word ’friend’ is sacred.

Nevertheless, looking at Mu Qiu’s eyes, clean and sincere, it seemed this question was indeed worth pondering.

He started trying to imagine.

A moment later, they started walking again, moving forward.

He said, "Perhaps we could."

"And how about with Sister Guan Yu?"

"Probably would, Sister Guan Yu is quite amusing."

"How about Lin Xixi?"

"Hmm...if there’s no interaction further, probably wouldn’t."

"What about Qi Feng?"

"Probably wouldn’t."

"How about Brother Cheng and Brother Huai?"

"Possibly."

"Your responses are all uncertain. If I press you for certainty, like if you’re unsure whether we could be friends, today if we win first place, we might consider not giving you the lottery chance."

"...So heartless? That could be a great salvation."

"You know it, women are generally ruthless."

"Alright then, we can certainly be friends."

"That’s so reluctant, I initially meant to say there’s an amazingly delicious restaurant in Yun City, planning to invite friends over, seems you..."

"No, I can."

Mu Qiu stopped, giving him a sidelong glance, and Li Yang also stopped, scratching his head and making eye contact with her.

A moment later, both of them burst into laughter.

The same brightness, the same cheerfulness.

"Hey, seriously, are you okay from earlier?"

"Of course there is! When Brother Cheng saved me, my foot hit the steps, conservatively estimating a bump, it probably won’t recover without a 500 yuan meal treat."

"No problem! As soon as I get my phone, I’ll send you a red envelope! Need me to escort you?"

"I just bumped it, not paralyzed, thanks."

"Then we’ll get you some ice and a chair later, you can sit back and watch, it’s Brother Cheng’s turn anyway."

"...What about Brother Cheng?"

"The well-known issue, aren’t you smitten with Brother Cheng?"

"Li Yang! I’m not!"

"Come on, Sister Guan Yu secretly told me, your eyes almost fell onto Brother Cheng’s face!"

"Shut the mic! Shut it quickly!"

"Hahaha the mic is off, but my commentary will forever drift freely in the sky!"

It was quiet just now, everyone thought it was a negotiated apology, suddenly turning into the laughter of two people.

Those at the front couldn’t help but turn to look.

Li Yang ran ahead like a soaring rocket, casually running into the camera range, occasionally glancing back at Mu Qiu, while Mu Qiu followed behind him, gritting her teeth and shouting "Li Yang, you’re done for!"

Guan Yu clicked her tongue twice, "Yangyang, what did you say this time to make a lady so furious? The cleared misfortunes only lasted two seconds, right?"

Li Yang circled Cheng Zhirang and Shi Yuhuai, ran to Guan Yu’s side, "Sister Guan Yu, don’t reprimand me. I’ve realized, you only have one chance left, I’m just watching whether you clear instantly or carry debt, compared to you, I’m clearly doing better."

Guan Yu: "..."

Mu Qiu ran ahead, hands on hips laughing with Li Yang.

The group circled Guan Yu, emitting "good-natured sarcasm," choosing collectively to forget the recent unpleasantness and seriousness.

Both parties reconciled, everyone present wasn’t someone new to the entertainment industry without maturity, forgetting unpleasantness is just everyone’s mandatory lesson.