I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 158: Brother Cheng Often Watches Me—Is That So?
This is Cheng Zhirang’s own phone.
A very simple black phone without any case or decoration, the screen is clean, and the words on the screen are quite appealing.
#Cheng Zhirang Mu Qiu secret marriage having children#
#Cheng Zhirang paving the way for Mu Qiu’s debut#
Their two names put together, surprisingly harmonious.
After reading the two trending names, she extended her index finger to click on the content inside, roughly browsing through it.
While she was looking at the phone, Cheng Zhirang was watching her.
He placed the phone on the table in front of her out of habit, not expecting her to just lower her head and look at it in that position without picking it up.
Because the sofa and the glass table were the same height, both very low, her sitting posture seemed as if she was about to lie on the table, her legs together, hands placed back on her knees after clicking the trending topic, giving off a "I will never touch this beautiful thing in front of me" feeling.
His gaze moved from her posture upwards slightly, she was lowering her head, allowing Cheng Zhirang a clear view of her sleek neck beneath her ponytail.
Women’s bones are generally smaller than men’s, he has encountered petite actresses while filming, appearing slim and fragile due to weight loss.
But she is different, although she seems petite in height, she doesn’t look frail. If you have to describe her with any word, it would probably be healthy and normal.
And, she really has a lot of hair.
After quickly glancing around, Cheng Zhirang restrained himself, gentlemanly withdrawing his gaze.
Staring at an opposite sex’s appearance for a long time is not a polite behavior.
Mu Qiu: Feels like someone is alluding to me.
You could still vaguely hear the director talking on the phone from the balcony. Mu Qiu attentively, seriously read through the trending content, then lifted her head to gently push the phone back.
"Is the situation serious?" she asked.
Cheng Zhirang nodded, "It wouldn’t come out for no reason, and they deliberately chose the beginning of the program’s live broadcast, at a time when we can’t respond. It shows it is a purposeful revelation."
Saying this, he paused, then continued, "And looking at those synthesized videos, though some are fake, half of them are real. If someone stands up using self-exposure to say that the incident of me taking you to the hospital is true, there will definitely be a second round of backlash."
In the video, from the car to the special passage distance, he was still carrying her.
Mu Qiu furrowed her brows, looking directly into his eyes, saying, "Cheng Zhi fans aren’t that irrational. Can’t we solve this by explaining it clearly? Trouble the hospital, and also have Sister Chen verify it together."
"What if their purpose isn’t to defame us?"
Mu Qiu was stunned.
Cheng Zhirang lowered his voice, his long, handsome fingers pointing in front of him, gently moving to point at her: "New fans who are not very stable are more easily provoked. They don’t have such firm trust in me yet. At this time, if someone slightly guides them, they will start resisting those who are bound with me."
Those bound with him...
Mu Qiu’s gaze followed his fingertips, watching his hand placed in front of her, his index finger gently tapping once.
"But many people can see that you’re innocent, just dragged into this by me, so they might speak up for you, while the overall perception of all Cheng Zhi fans worsens."
That hand withdrew, Mu Qiu’s gaze moved from where his hand was placed to his face.
"So this is just a setup targeting you only? Chengcheng and I are used as the representative victims in this setup, and as soon as a compassionate leader comes out to sympathize with us, it marks the beginning of Brother Cheng’s deteriorating public reputation."
Cheng Zhirang was surprised by her summarization and descriptive ability, lifted his eyes to look at her, nodded, and said, "Correct."
"Then how do I cooperate in releasing a statement? I saw the workspace has already issued a clarification."
"Just explain it, the tone doesn’t need to be too serious," he said, then, thinking of her performance in the program added, "Shouldn’t be difficult for you?"
"Alright, I’ll edit it after I go back and send it for you to double-check."
Cheng Zhirang wanted to say there was no need, but Mu Qiu calmly and thoughtfully said ahead of him, "Even among close family, it’s better to make things clear, going through it in the open saves everyone trouble."
"That works too," he thought for a moment, agreeing, "Sorry to trouble you, dragging you into this."
"How could it be? Looking actively, it seems I’ve dragged you into this, Brother Cheng. If it weren’t for me, if you hadn’t acted out of righteousness, there wouldn’t have been a loophole for them to exploit."
Her eyes were clear, and as she spoke, the corners of her mouth lifted, but no laughter in her eyes.
Cheng Zhirang seriously corrected her, "I wouldn’t think that way. If I blame others for mistakes every time, should I even interact with people in the future? The problem lies with me. If I handle things more thoroughly this time, the same issue won’t occur next time."
Assistant Wen said before that Mu Qiu’s way of thinking is rational but tends to feel somewhat extreme. He also felt this now.
Verbally, she always leads herself to negativity, also tending to magnify and minimize matters infinitely. Initially, there’s no problem, but over time it grows a bit obsessive.
Mu Qiu pursed her lips, neither agreeing nor disagreeing, letting the matter go.
From the balcony, the director’s call seemed to be nearing the end. Cheng Zhirang stood up, gentlemanly and politely asking her to return to her room to post on Weibo.
Mu Qiu also stood up, walking towards the door with him. He wasn’t going outside, likely having more to discuss with the director, so he stopped about two meters from the door.
Mu Qiu’s hand was already on the doorknob ready to open it, twisted it down a bit, she suddenly turned back, looking at Cheng Zhirang, asking a very abrupt question.
"Brother Cheng, the audience says, you were always looking at me in this episode. Is that true?"
Cheng Zhirang paused, raising his eyes to gaze at her.
―― 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
After having Cheng Zhirang "review" it, Mu Qiu posted a clarification on Weibo.
Very simple, just one sentence,
[Fire Man @Mu Qiu: Such dreams I usually only have after lights out.]
Actually, you can imagine, when Cheng Zhirang saw this sentence, his expression was definitely not approving, but somehow, this sentence still "passed the approval".
After posting on Weibo, she sat on the sofa, reviewing Cheng Zhirang’s words again, calmly analyzing the impact of this scandal on her.
Then sent messages to a few people separately.
She didn’t send too many, just her parents and one Zhao Yu.
[The recent news online is fake, don’t believe it. I’m fine, if any stranger contacts you, make sure to let me know.]
Typing each word seriously, this short message took five minutes to draft. Considering her usual speed of writing, she could type two to three hundred words in five minutes, but when it comes to chatting with the closest people, every word and sentence became difficult.
There was no reply from that side; Mu Qiu avoided it, swiftly returning, and then clicked into Zhao Yu’s chat box.
This time, communication was much more smooth.
[I’ve made it on the hot search, no need to congratulate, it’s bad news. Be extra cautious lately, if you meet paparazzi or the like, just ignore them.]
[Unfilial Child: I actually learned about your secret marriage and childbirth from a third party... the netizens have great imagination!]
[Just try to reduce personal outings as much as possible.]
[Unfilial Child: Since three days ago, I haven’t been going out alone/Snow White shyly looks back.jpg]
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