I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 266: Shu Ran’s Rumba

Mu Qiu suddenly perked up, her eyes wide open as she half-sat up.

"You and him are still outside at this time?"

"Ah, yeah, we were having dinner together, and there’s a hotel upstairs, adult stuff, you know."

"Adult stuff I don’t understand," Mu Qiu frowned, "How long have you known each other and been together? Isn’t this developing a bit too fast?"

Zhao Yu earnestly asked, "Fast? I think it’s pretty normal."

Mu Qiu still felt uneasy.

They graduated less than a year ago, and her job is still unstable. Entering such a deep relationship always made her feel anxious.

But among friends, meddling too much isn’t good either.

She hesitated for a moment and asked, "Do you think he’s reliable?"

Can you entrust a part of your life to him?

She hadn’t met the man, didn’t know if he would treat Zhao Yu well, or if they were suited for each other.

Of course, meeting him might not necessarily reveal anything.

But having not met him at all and forming a deeper relationship with her best friend made her uneasy.

As she worried over here, expressing her deep friendship, Zhao Yu yelled it all away.

"What’s reliable or not! Why are you asking so directly?! I haven’t even tried yet; how would I know if he’s reliable?!"

Mu Qiu’s worries got stuck in her throat: "......"

She shouldn’t have picked up this call to begin with.

Forget it. She wouldn’t ask how that guy really is anymore.

Anyone who fancies Zhao Yu is either true love met by chance or a fraud through and through; either way, it’s his journey.

Thinking this, she asked again:

"Didn’t you say you’d treat me to dinner and introduce your Prince Charming? I’m free lately, I can come back."

Zhao Yu: "Really?! Then hurry back, just as your scandal with that asshole Cheng Zhirang just blew over. There might be a second wave.

And, your show’s been crazy, every episode seems to stir up some drama by the next day.

Just come back quickly, you can get an alibi, stay far from those rumors and scandals."

"Makes sense." Mu Qiu looked up at the ceiling, the phone earpiece right by her right ear.

But......

"But what if I go back and those paparazzi follow, messing with your normal life with your Prince Charming?"

"Please! I’ve been in the fan circles for years! This is normal social interaction. If they dare come to my door, I’ll curse them out and report them all right?"

After saying this, Zhao Yu paused, "No, why are you thinking so much? If it was gonna affect me, it would’ve already. You’re not avoiding coming back just for this, are you?"

"No."

"Bullshit, you don’t like going home, but you love staying in Yun City. It’s been over a month since you came back... By the way, there’s something I should tell you."

"What?"

There was a two-second silence from her side, followed by a sigh.

"Your parents were recently asked about you while teaching at school.

There was a fan of Cheng Zhirang who apparently asked some excessive questions, really angering your parents."

Mu Qiu raised her brows, "What excessive questions, like why do I, as a teacher’s child, have a baby out of wedlock?"

"If it was that question, it would be more than just anger. No, the usual question of why you don’t enroll in a good school and pursue academia."

"Because I’m afraid of holding back the nation’s technology and academic progress."

"Can’t you say something like shining brightly elsewhere? Have Uncle and Aunt called you?"

Mu Qiu: "No."

"How long has it been?"

Mu Qiu thought back: "Not long, a few days, just since the day the revelations came out."

"That’s not long? Whose parents count calls with their kids weekly or monthly?"

"It’s not monthly," Mu Qiu corrected earnestly, "I’ve been trying, I can call once every few days now."

Though each call lasts only a minute.

Zhao Yu: "That’s impressive. Come back tomorrow, it’s Sunday and there’s no work, treat me to something nice."

"Oh right, bring me some autographs. You’ve got some, right? Even if not from my Yan Shen, anyone else’s will do."

Mu Qiu rolled her eyes.

About to comment on her shamelessness, Zhao Yu’s side suddenly erupted with an explosive laugh.

"Hahahahahaha what is this?!"

"???"

Mu Qiu picked up the phone to take a look, moving it close to her mouth to ask, "What are you laughing at?"

"Laughing at Shu Ran! Go on Weibo and watch Shu Ran’s video hahahahaha! What was your production team thinking, such wild imagination!"

Shu Ran?

Mu Qiu suddenly remembered the punishment Shu Ran drew at the end of the show.

There was no on-the-spot punishment, just a requirement to post a video at night, wearing special clothes and dancing a rumba.

Having also been punished, knowing the past experiences, she could basically deduce the video’s effect wouldn’t be poor.

She got up, opened Weibo, and searched for Shu Ran’s latest video update.

An unremarkable transparent raincoat turned into a glowing stick figure as the lights turned off, sketching a person figure haphazardly.

Then the glowing multicolored stick figure began awkwardly doing the rumba, pretending to have a dance partner...

"...puhahahahahahahahahaha!"

Almost simultaneously, the laughter from two rooms on the third floor was so loud it couldn’t be muffled by closed windows and doors.

Splashes of oil in the quiet night.

Cheng Zhirang, who had been lying on the bed resting his eyes, opened them helplessly and sighed with mixed emotions.

Told her to get some good rest, not to play too late with Guan Yu.

She promised readily, but now not only playing, but playing so excitedly.

Listening carefully, in the quiet setting, their laughter really stood out.

Very soon, an even louder voice joined in, cutting through the night like a sharp blade, sounding obviously annoyed and embarrassed.

"Mu Qiu! Guan Yu! You two, stop laughing!"

Cheng Zhirang: ... Great, Shu Ran joins in too.

No idea what the three girls were talking about, but their excitement was palpable even from several rooms away.

He got up, picked up his phone for a look, confirmed it wasn’t about him, then checked Mu Qiu’s Weibo.’

Didn’t see the reason for their laughter, but saw some comments still dripping with sarcasm.

Frowning, he pulled off the covers and got out of bed, his loose white loungewear shifting with his movement, revealing a smooth and prominent collarbone as it slid down his left shoulder.

"Hey, Sister Chen."

Sister Chen didn’t expect him to call at this time, thinking something was wrong, quickly asked, "What happened?"

"Release those two pieces of news we got before, tomorrow."

"The ones about those two third-line actresses?"

Sister Chen thought for a moment, realizing he wanted to prevent further escalation by releasing that stuff now.

"Alright, the production team should also take preventive steps this time, I’ll discuss with them."

"Mm, I’ll take her back to Yishan tomorrow, have Assistant Wen keep a close eye on the online stuff."

Sister Chen pinched the bridge of her nose, "Okay, got it. Be careful yourselves."