Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

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By the time he looked up, it was already eleven o'clock, and he was about ready to head back, only to see his phone had countless missed calls.

Most of them were from Zhou Mian, and some were from the director. There were also missed calls from Pei Muchan, Lin Wanzhou, and surprisingly, even Shen Jinyue.

In the WeChat group, even more people @ed him, with texts and WeChat messages completely blowing up.

He didn't look at any of them, and replied to Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou's messages first.

Although he didn't know what had happened, judging by their messages, which were only sent half an hour ago, it seemed that the problem must be on his side.

Pei Muchan and Lin Wanzhou were apparently still awake, replying almost instantly, and the miraculous thing was they both said the same thing.

(Pei Muchan) (Lin Wanzhou) "Where are you?"

"At the studio."

While waiting for messages, he slid out and opened Zhou Mian's messages, this guy was a master of intelligence. He clearly explained the cause and effect of the situation and also screenshotted the content of the post.

He quickly skimmed through the messages; Xu Qingyan didn't even click on the screenshot to look at it. There wasn't time to click, as Lin Wanzhou's call came directly through, and he hesitated for a second before answering.

"Are you still at the studio?" Lin Wanzhou's voice was a bit shaky.

"Yeah, what's up?" Xu Qingyan turned on the speakerphone and glanced at the new message from Pei Muchan, his eyelid twitched and he felt a numbing sense of dread.

Pei: "I'm coming over."

"I'm going to find you now," said Lin Wanzhou with a stubborn tone, "Don't look at that post, it's all slander."

"Too late, I've already seen it," he said with a smile, "Coming to find me won't help, and you have work tomorrow, you're almost going on the show."

"No, I still want to come over," she insisted.

"Don't bother, it's the middle of the night, let Qi Ting get some good sleep too," Xu Qingyan said while talking to Lin Wanzhou and simultaneously replying to Pei Muchan, "It's not a big deal, it's not like I haven't been slandered before."

At the same time, he swooshed off the message to Pei Muchan.

"No need, I'm fine, planning to go back to sleep."

Lin Wanzhou was even more anxious, "What if you get cyberbullied? It's very dangerous, I'm coming over now, don't leave."

"Listen, I'm really okay," Xu Qingyan said, "It's more dangerous for you to come over in the middle of the night, and you still have work tomorrow. There's no need to worry, the production team is more anxious than I am."

After much persuasion, he finally managed to dissuade Lin Wanzhou from rushing over in the middle of the night.

No sooner had the call ended than a new one came in. It was from Pei Muchan; he had to answer since it was clear she had been calling repeatedly.

"Why won't you let me come over?"

"Because I'm going back to sleep now... Sister, it's really late," Xu Qingyan sighed, his voice tinged with helplessness, "I'm really fine, my mom has gone back to the village."

"Our village is all one surname, outsiders can't even enter, we even have clan laws in place."

"Besides, it's just me, unencumbered, and this matter really doesn't affect me that much. It's also night now, the production team will handle it urgently, I can't be of much help."

"Why don't we just go to sleep and see what the situation is like tomorrow after a good rest, what do you think?"

Pei Muchan was silent for a long time, and only after a while did she say.

"No."

"You have to come over?" he asked.

"Yes."

"But I'm going home, planning to take a shower and sleep," Xu Qingyan's voice was apologetic, yet he could still muster a smile, "You surely can't follow me home, right?"

On the other end of the phone, there was only heavy breathing, "Why not?"

Xu Qingyan: "..."

After hanging up, he suddenly felt a bit powerless.

Although he was invulnerable and had no strings attached, to the people around him, this was a real disaster.

Qi Ting was with Lin Wanzhou, looking at her crouching under the streetlight with a bit of heartache, letting out a slight sigh.

"Teacher Xu, at least he said a human word, not wanting me to stay up all night," she said.

After speaking, Qi Ting was afraid that Lin Wanzhou would start crying, so she quickly added another sentence.

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"Don't worry, Sister Zhou Zhou. Nothing happened last time, so Teacher Xu will definitely be fine this time."

Lin Wanzhou squatted outside the recording studio; recently, she and Wen Yun had been living in an apartment near the studio, and she had stepped out to make a call half an hour earlier.

During that time, Qi Ting worried about her safety and followed her throughout.

"Ting Ting," Lin Wanzhou looked up with red-rimmed eyes, "last time he was falsely accused on the show, I wasn't able to help at all, and now it's the same situation."

"I want to go keep him company."

"It's not a good idea, it's the middle of the night." Qi Ting felt numb, struggling with whether or not to speak her mind—what if someone else was already keeping him company?

She hesitated for a moment but didn't dare say it.

"However, if you're really worried, Sister Zhou Zhou, I can sneak you over in my car right now. You know my driving skills; we'll be there in half an hour for sure."

"Have Teacher Xu order some barbecue, and I guarantee that when we arrive, the barbecue will still be steaming."

Lin Wanzhou stood up, her long, flowing hair drifting gently under the streetlight.

"But he said he's not staying in the studio and plans to go home to sleep. I... I don't know where he lives, what if he doesn't tell me."

Sleep?

Qi Ting was stunned, almost doubting her own ears. The world's in chaos and he sleeps? With such a major incident, how can anyone sleep?

Driving home, Xu Qingyan's phone was on speaker, without a moment's rest from returning calls.

"Director Chen, it's like seeing you in person just by hearing your voice, how have you been lately?"

"Xiao Xu, did you see the content of the posts attacking you online today?" Chen Fufeng coughed twice, "Tell me, which of those stories are true?"

"It's half true, half false; half fact, half twisted. Director Chen, you have to defend me. It's been a month of hard work filming, why do I keep getting targeted."

"Do you know who did it?"

"Who else but Bai Jinze, wasn't it him last time?" Without a second thought, Xu Qingyan straightaway pinned the blame on the now-inactive Bai Jinze.

"How could it be him!" Chen Fufeng blurted out and then abruptly hung up the call.

Xu Qingyan couldn't care less if it was Bai Jinze or not, or what the truth was. Just by mentioning it casually, he could make Bai Jinze's life difficult for the next year and a half.

Anyway, he had already collected a million; let whoever deal with it, we'll talk tomorrow.

His instinct pointed to Ji Chen as the suspect, but regardless of whether it was him or not, Xu Qingyan made a note to hold it against Ji Chen's head. The story was unified—damn it all, blame Ji Chen.

Just as he got home, Pei Muchan drove over directly.

Xu Qingyan sighed heavily, cursing Ji Chen, the BYD owner, for ruining his high-quality sleep.

His rental was a spacious three-bedroom flat with a good location. Originally sublet from a client of Pei Muchan, the rent was discounted to twenty-five hundred.

While waiting for the elevator, Lin Wanzhou called.

"Where... Where do you live?"

At that, Xu Qingyan's headache intensified, already cursing Ji Chen's family in his mind, although he faintly felt this farce didn't seem like the stupidity of that fool Ji Chen.

"It's so late, how are you coming?"

"Qi Ting is driving me over," Lin Wanzhou whispered, her voice tinged with apprehension as if fearing reprimand.

"Okay, okay, I'll send you the location." He sighed, with nothing in particular to hide, "I'll order some supper for you guys; Qi Ting would probably want to eat."

On the other end of the line, Qi Ting's voice indeed rang out.

"Teacher Xu, love you!"

"Stop with the love, just drive safely and slow, okay?" He hung up, rubbing his face in the elevator and sighing, "What a long day."

Today, he went with Lin Wanzhou to Pucheng District to visit temples and confirmed her appearance on the show. In the evening he also dined with Pei Muchan, learning she would be appearing on the show, too.

The MV shoot is currently on hold, the album's progress stalled, except for the debut of "Always Quiet". Currently, it seems Pei Muchan is seriously preparing for "I'm the King of Songs".

Coming home to work overtime, within two hours, his life became a complete mess.

It's all damn Ji Chen's fault! Damn it!