new year

The Cat Cult has countless followers.

Normally, every time Maoshen posts a cosplay photo, Mao fans can just give him a few compliments and push him to the top of the trending searches, overwhelming those marketing gurus with traffic.

Yi Jingchen is the trainee who has appeared on the most trending searches in the entire "Super Idol".

Although he has been enjoying the melons several times, he is recognized by everyone as having a "hot search physique".

Logically speaking, if the two of them are related, the popularity will definitely be doubled, and the hot search terms will be followed by a very popular "explosion".

Unexpectedly, Maochu and Yi Jingchen fans reached a consensus and worked hard to get netizens to stop opening boxes (publishing their real life information and leaking three-dimensional privacy).

The "self-explosion" incident did not cause much splash and did not even make it to the top of the trending searches.

On the way back to the "Super Idol" recording base, Li Jibai monitored public opinion trends in real time through the in-car Internet TV.

[Fortunately, the worst situation did not happen.]

Li Jibai secretly rejoiced and turned to look at Yi Jingchen in the co-pilot seat.

A stupid silver-colored cat was scratching at the car window, looking out with its beautiful cat eyes, its back looking extremely lonely.

——So depressed?

Could it be that this incident really hurt the senior?

Li Jibai felt worried, thinking that he was secretly digesting his emotions again, and was thinking about how to comfort him.

"Little JB!!"

Yi Jingchen suddenly called out to him loudly.

"Ah?!" Li Jibai was caught off guard and almost turned the steering wheel the wrong way, hitting the curb on the side of the road.

Yi Jingchen ordered, "Stop the car!"

"Okay." Li Jibai didn't think too much and stopped the van, only about twenty centimeters away from the curb.

As soon as the van braked, Yi Jingchen immediately unbuckled his seat belt and rushed out like a mad cat.

"Senior, don't be impulsive...uh." Li Jibai raised his eyes, trying to stop Yi Jingchen.

Through the windshield, I saw him running excitedly towards a supermarket on the side of the road.

About half a minute later, he turned back and knocked on Li Jibai's car window.

"I wanted to buy Wangzai milk for Mu Gan, but I didn't bring my wallet." Yi Jingchen pointed at his finger with grievance and asked expectantly, "Did you bring your wallet?"

“…”

[Senior, I am your humanoid ATM.]

Li Jibai's face was wooden. He picked up the mobile live broadcast device and said without emotion, "I'll go with you."

[Hahahaha! Three seconds of love for little JB]

Poor little JB, he was worried about his senior the whole time, but Yi Jingchen only had Mu Gan's... Wangzai milk on his mind.

[Little JB still has to pay the bill, accept your fate, you are just part of your roommate’s play]

[What a stupid Shura Field triangle, xswl]

The big wronged Li Jibai paid the money, and carried three large boxes of Wangzai milk back to the recording base.

As soon as they got off the van, they saw the entire recording base decorated with lights and colors.

Several trainees who stayed behind were pasting red Spring Festival couplets on the guard room and the iron railings at the entrance under the direction of the security uncle.

The instructors and most of the staff of "Super Idol" are on vacation, but the daily live broadcasts are still going on.

In order to ensure audience stickiness, the program team cannot let their parents, who make a living, watch boring and lazy programs during the New Year.

At the same time, in order to care for the left-behind children at the recording base, a special New Year event was planned to let the younger brothers celebrate the New Year in a lively manner.

Even during the Chinese New Year, my younger brothers were not allowed to use their mobile phones and could only focus on celebrating the New Year.

Because of the Internet outage, the trainees who stayed behind at the recording base worked together, and the "New Year atmosphere" was even stronger than outside.

This was the first time Yi Jingchen celebrated the New Year with so many people after leaving the Yan family.

Seeing them busying around, I immediately rolled up my sleeves and joined the ranks of pasting Spring Festival couplets and hanging ribbons.

Today is the 29th day of the twelfth lunar month, and tomorrow is the joyous New Year's Eve.

The 60 trainees worked together to set up the recording base, put a "Fu" character on the door of each dormitory, and decided to go to bed early today.

Tomorrow, the cafeteria aunties will also go home to celebrate the New Year.

Before the holiday, I specially prepared a sumptuous meal for them for the New Year's Eve dinner, letting these big boys enjoy as much as they wanted.

Everyone has to get up early to prepare the New Year’s Eve dinner, there is a lot to do.

For the past ten or so Spring Festivals, Yi Jingchen was always alone, watching other people's family reunions through the screen.

Going back further, he did have a home at that time.

The Yan family is wealthy and powerful, and the old man in charge is old-fashioned and stubborn, and insists on going through all kinds of complicated rituals.

Every time he holds a family dinner, it is Yi Jingchen's nightmare, not to mention such a big day as 'New Year'.

He had to get up at five in the morning, put on his clothes with a cement board stuffed on the back, and return to the ancestral home early to pay his respects to the old man.

Please, be well!

Oh, what a feudal ceremony!

The people of the Qing Dynasty were really difficult to kill. They survived for more than a hundred years after their death.

After Yi Jingchen left the Yan family, he realized that at other children's homes, they could sleep until they woke up naturally during the New Year.

Not only do you not have to "pay your respects", you can also receive lucky money and gifts.

Although little Yi Jingchen is already past the age to receive New Year's money.

However, this should be the first lively and normal New Year in his life.

Yi Jingchen returned to the dormitory, opened four cans of coffee for Benzhi, and squatted beside him, waiting for him to finish eating before going to sleep together.

Ontology:? ? ?

Four, four cans!

Could this be my last meal?

The main body, which usually can only eat one can, raised its furry face and looked at Yi Jingchen stupidly.

Yi Jingchen petted it with a smile, "Your original form is so cute, you are the cutest kitten in the world!"

The main body shrank suddenly, and Amber's eyes widened even more.

It’s confirmed, the shit scooper is not normal today!

Yi Jingchen planned to stay with the main body, and wait until it finished eating the can, and then hold it to sleep together.

Before the main body took the first bite, there was a knock on the door.

Yi Jingchen opened the dormitory door and saw a colorful mushroom squeezing in, which excitedly blocked him in the corner.

"Yi Jingchen! You!"

Du Xingwei tried to do a cool 'wall-dong', but he was shorter than him, so his arms couldn't reach his head at all, and could only barely touch his shoulders, without any sense of oppression at all.

Yi Jingchen squinted his eyes and glanced at Senior Mushroom's arm that was resting on his shoulder, thinking that he was suddenly going to engage in his usual homosexuality with him.

[Mushroom-senpai, you must have failed the fu class, right?]

[No one would eat such a strong industrial saccharin.]

"Who..." Who wants to be gay with you!

Du Xingwei was brutally slandered. He withdrew his hand in frustration, raised his mushroom head and asked, "They say you are the Cat God. Is that true?"

When Yi Jingchen heard him mention the 'Cat God', he realized belatedly:

During his first performance on stage, Mushroom Senior said that he likes cats.

Even if it's not to the level of becoming a believer, at least it's a good impression.

No wonder he would sneak into his dormitory on a dark and windy night to confirm this matter.

"no."

"Ah?" Du Xingwei muttered, "Did I eat a fake melon?"

[As expected, the credibility of melons without the seal of the melon god himself is questionable.]

Seeing that Senior Mushroom believed in him so much, Yi Jingchen thought for half a minute before slowly telling him, "'Cat' is the ID I use for cosplay, not my normal state."

"Ah?" Du Xingwei was puzzled. "Is there a difference?"

"Yes." Yi Jingchen tried to persuade her, "For example, as an idol standing on the stage, I am not in my normal state. Can you understand?"

Du Xingwei shook his head in confusion, "My state on the stage is the same as usual~"

"..." Yi Jingchen, who always overdraws his energy on stage and feels like he has died once, raised his hand to block the invisible light from Du Xingwei. "Okay, okay, I shouldn't have given you this example."

[I almost forgot, Mushroom-senpai has no dark side.]

Yi Jingchen changed his mindset, appealed to his emotions and reasoned with him, and explained to Senior Mushroom for a long time, finally making him accept that 'Cat', 'Yi Jingchen', and 'idol version of Yi Jingchen' were three different versions.

Du Xingwei seemed to understand what he was saying, so he grabbed Yi Jingchen's sleeve and asked seriously, "Then answer me, why does Maoshen never participate in offline events?"

As soon as Du Xingwei finished asking the question, the barrage of comments instantly boiled over.

[Du Xingxing, good job!!! I declare that you will be my mouthpiece today]

[I'd like to know, too. I heard a rumor before that Mao's high-resolution photoshop and heavy makeup are because he looks too... well, he has low self-esteem, so he doesn't participate in offline events.]

"Look at that face. You're telling me he's embarrassed by his appearance? I can't even imagine what troubles someone like him would have."

[I'm a five-year believer! I'm not that experienced, but I love it so much that I dream of participating in the Cat Chef offline event.]

[It’s no exaggeration to say that I’ve participated in more than 20 offline scenario simulations. Everything is ready except for the cat god.]

Yi Jingchen! Answer me! Why doesn't Maoshen participate in offline events?

Yi Jingchen lowered his eyes and met Du Xingwei's serious gaze, and he knew that he couldn't fool him.

He cleared his throat and gave the real reason somewhat awkwardly:

"Actually, Cat also wants to participate in offline activities and meet everyone."

"But the organizers took into consideration that the cat has a great influence in the circle and is considered a public figure."

"For reasons of social order and event procedures, participants in comic conventions must attend as 'performance guests' and under the arrangement of the organizer."

"However, for guests under 18 years old, permission to attend large-scale events requires a signed consent form from their guardian."

Yi Jingchen explained helplessly, "Well, I can't find a guardian who can sign."

“…”

Du Xingwei was silent.

【……】

The audience in the live broadcast room also fell silent.

Everyone seemed to have just realized that Yi Jingchen was only 20 years old this year and only two years away from adulthood.

He was nominally raised by his father.

If Old Man Yan knew that he was doing cosplay, he would definitely find it embarrassing. How could he possibly sign the consent form?

Before this, no one thought that the reason preventing cats from participating in offline activities was actually age!

Yi Jingchen was at least a rich young man, and he had never been deprived of nutrition. He had been tall since he was a child.

In addition, although he is stupid now, when he first entered the public eye, he was precocious and emotionally stable, and you couldn't tell that he was an 11-year-old elementary school student.

Yi Jingchen has never announced his age to the public, so people can only infer his age through heavy makeup and highly photoshopped photos.

Those photos from the early years still had a bit of a youthful feel, and everyone speculated that Mao Shen was probably around a teenager at that time.

Over the next two years, he grew significantly taller, reaching 175cm by the time he was in middle school. Coupled with the maturity of makeup and photo editing, it became even harder to tell his age.

Considering that Maoshen has been in the circle for ten years, people in the circle subjectively speculate that he should be around 25 or 26 years old.

Who would have thought that Yi Jingchen, who plays the role of Cat God, was still a minor without the right to make his own decisions two years ago.

The cat fan who secretly peeked at the screen felt stupid and tortured at the same time.

Last month, when Yi Jingchen was forcibly taken to the hospital by Yan Shan for matching, and later forcibly taken back home to be imprisoned for play, most cat fans had no feelings for Yi Jingchen and treated him as an ordinary melon.

Some cat fans hate Yi Jingchen for riding on the popularity of Cat Palace and even gloat over it.

Now, listening to him explain in person that 'there is no parent who signed the Guardianship Consent Form for me', Cat Chu felt Hart's pain at the same time.

It was like being slowly tortured by a blunt knife that fell late.

The cat never reveals his three-dimensional condition. He is always warm, clean, and strives to heal everyone who needs him.

Believers of the Cat Cult have always believed that the Cat God can radiate so much love, he must have grown up in an environment full of love.

Until this moment, everyone realized why the cat said in the video:

'Yi Jingchen is the believer he saved the most.'

That unexpected child built a pure land for himself that was infinitely close to perfection.

Let yourself have lots of love, and give back lots of love to the world.

Cat fans can't help but feel fortunate that they share the cat world and protect that world.

Du Xingwei figured out the reason for not attending the comic convention before, and after a long period of sadness, he continued to ask, "What happened next? After the cat became an adult, why didn't he participate in offline activities?"

"..." Yi Jingchen looked away and gave a more cruel reason, "The people in the middle are working overtime every day, rushing to finish their manuscripts and doing endless interviews. They really can't spare the time."

After hearing his answer, fans who had previously researched Yi Jingchen came out and said:

Given his workload, it's a miracle he's still alive.

Looking at the history of talent shows, which fans have been kept awake every day trying to uncover the truth about their idols?

The archaeological project has not yet been completed for two months, but I feel like I have witnessed the changes in my motherland over the past three years.

Yi Jingchen, don’t work too hard!

Du Xingwei cried out "Ah!", and the colorful mushrooms wilted visibly.

Yi Jingchen quickly comforted him, "Don't be sad, you will definitely have a chance to see the cat offline!"

"Really?" Du Xingwei spread the spores.

"Really...right?" Yi Jingchen answered vaguely, not 100% sure.

He knew very well that he couldn't give up his job at the news station just because of his debut.

After his popularity skyrocketed, Yi Jingchen was no longer suitable to appear in public and give interviews everywhere.

After becoming a full-time employee, I will consider becoming a news anchor.

Being a host requires certification and experience. You have to clock in on time every day and review your scripts in advance. You strive to be error-free during live broadcasts. If you make a single mistake, your salary will be deducted and your speech will be included in the compilation of your gaffes.

Occasionally, during the live broadcast, temporary reports appear, which particularly test the host's professional ability.

It is difficult for Yi Jingchen to guarantee that he can find time to prepare for offline comic exhibitions outside of his busy work.

He thought about it carefully and nodded affirmatively.

"Yeah, sure!"

[I almost forgot, after debuting, we will still be a limited group for two years.]

[Being an idol is much easier than working, I can definitely make time for it!]

Other trainees at the recording base: ...Is it easy to be an idol?

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Du Xingwei got a satisfactory answer and finally let Yi Jingchen go.

Yi Jingchen sent Senior Mushroom away, and when he turned around, he found that his original body had only eaten the second can and was already burping.

"Are you full? You're such a loser. Normally I open a can for you, but you always think I'm skimping on your rations."

Yi Jingchen picked up his main body with disdain, looked at the three unfinished cans, and muttered, "What should I do? I can't let you eat leftovers during the New Year."

"Meow!" The original body swung its tail and placed it on Yi Jingchen's wrist, trying to awaken his "fatherly love".

Yi Jingchen was touched by the cuteness and thought seriously: Yes, I can’t let my original body eat leftovers during the Chinese New Year!

[So the question is, what should I do with the two half-opened cans?]

[How about secretly giving it to them while the others aren't paying attention...]

[For example, if you mix it into Mu Gan’s Wangzai milk, he definitely won’t be able to taste it!]

Mu Gan, who had fallen asleep, opened his eyes alertly.

There are always villains who want to harm me!

I can understand why you mix canned cat food with Wangzai soft candies.

You actually chose milk. Do you think I have no sense of taste?

Fortunately, early the next morning, staff helped take the two cans away and fed them to the stray cats at a nearby pet rescue center.

When Yi Jingchen heard that he was going to the pet rescue station, he packed up all of his food for the next two months and asked the staff to wish the cats in the rescue station a happy new year.

The main body saw the empty cat food storage area and was filled with despair.

That meal yesterday was indeed a beheading meal!

Fortunately, the owner still had some humanity and went to the kitchen to steal two red devil shrimps prepared for the New Year’s Eve dinner, so that the cat could eat until its belly was full.

The trainees who were preparing the New Year's Eve dinner saw this scene through the surveillance camera and were so angry that they pointed fingers at Yi Jingchen:

"You know what? The prawns are prepared according to the number of people, and each person only has two!"

"The main body ate yours, you're gone tonight!"

"...Ah?" Yi Jingchen never thought that the production team would be so stingy that they would not even prepare two more prawns.

He looked at the shrimp, which was bigger than his palm, and asked hesitantly, "Can't I eat it?"

"Can't!"

A stupid silver-colored cat dropped the last drop of pearls before the New Year.

During the holiday period of "Super Idol", trainees are allowed to apply to go out during the day but must return to the recording base at night.

Especially on the 30th day of the twelfth lunar month, after 12 noon, everyone must stay at the base to prepare the New Year's Eve dinner together.

The cafeteria aunties were very responsible. They had prepared the dishes in advance, fearing that the older boys would be clumsy and unable to handle the dishes.

Wash and cut the ingredients, then put them into the pot.

Audiences who often watch variety shows know that the issue of "cooking" is also a major disaster area for the entertainment industry's character to be screwed up.

The two most common character types on the market are either all-rounders with good looks, fragrance and taste, as if the food has special effects and will make your clothes explode after eating it.

Either they know nothing about the kitchen and can't even tell the difference between salt and vinegar, and their cooking can create the effect of a nuclear bomb exploding.

The reason is simple. Only extreme characters and exaggerated performances can deepen the audience's impression.

Artists who are not good at cooking will not be remembered by anyone at all.

Yi Jingchen came to the kitchen and found that the trainees with these two types of personalities were clearly distinguished.

Those who can cook gathered in front of the kitchen stove and showed off their various skills.

A glance at the "kitchen killer" faction headed by Ling Qiu reveals that they are almost all young masters who have never done housework.

Yi Jingchen took a closer look and found that some of them knew how to cook, but because they were not very good at it, they would rather pretend that they couldn't cook than go into the kitchen to help.

These rich young masters hid outside, wiping tables, chairs and arranging benches at 50 times slower speed, pretending that they were doing something.

Yi Jingchen was too lazy to expose them.

[During the New Year, stay away from all unhappiness~]

Yi Jingchen walked into the kitchen and saw the golden-collared brother wearing an apron and standing in front of a big pot cooking.

Shu Lang heard the noise and saw Yi Jingchen sneaking in. He asked casually, "Can you cook?"

While asking the question, Shu Lang actually didn't have any hope.

In terms of being a "young master", Yi Jingchen is even more so than those outside.

Even if he could do a little, it would be of no use.

When facing the camera, no one wants to appear shy, so they won't admit that they can only do a little.

The trainees nearby who claimed that they were "not good at cooking" were now trying their best to show off their skills, bringing the essence of being a school bitch to the extreme.

Shu Lang thought: If Yi Jingchen says he can't do it, then I'll arrange for my stupid brother to peel or mash garlic, so that he won't be disliked by netizens for "not working".

Unexpectedly, Yi Jingchen washed his paws and answered honestly, "It depends. I can make it by looking at the recipe or having someone teach me."

"Have you done it?" Shu Lang got a positive answer and handed the spatula to Yi Jingchen, "You stir-fry first, I'll go over there to check on the fried food. Just be careful not to burn the pan."

"Okay~" Yi Jingchen took the spatula, took down an apron next to him, tied it around himself, and muttered, "There are more weird plays."

Beside him, Li Jibai glanced at him and said with disdain, "Senior, the apron play of my dreams is not this kind of auntie apron."

Yi Jingchen didn't bother to pay attention to this otaku and took the radish slices from his hand.

Then, while cooking, he took the time to carve a little white rabbit for Tian Xitu.

Although he has not learned to cook systematically, he once interviewed a Michelin restaurant and learned a lot of carving and plating techniques from the chef.

Yi Jingchen had some basic knowledge of art, and after two hours of study, he was able to do quite well.

His cooking skills haven't improved much, but he's good at making ordinary dishes look so unaffordable.

Yi Jingchen put the little white rabbit aside and carefully stir-fried the twice-cooked pork in the wok.

As the pork is stir-fried, the lard from the twice-cooked pork comes out, sizzling in the pan and emitting a particularly tempting aroma.

Yi Jingchen couldn't help himself. Feeling that the dish was almost cooked, he dug out a clean small bowl for himself and scooped out some food to taste it.

The dish has just been taken out of the pot and the hot oil is still jumping on the surface.

Yi Jingchen hid under the stove, shouting "It's hot" while stuffing slices of meat into his mouth.

When Shu Lang came back, he found that there was no one in front of the stove. Yi Jingchen was hiding underneath and eating secretly. He almost laughed out of anger.

"You are the kind of college student who absolutely cannot be locked up with New Year's goods." Shu Lang grabbed Yi Jingchen by the back of his neck and pulled him up.

Yi Jingchen swallowed the last bite of meat, thinking Shu Lang was going to be angry.

Unexpectedly, he reached out and took Yi Jingchen's small bowl, and picked up two pieces of freshly fried hairtail fish and a few fragrant fried meatballs for him.

"Here, you are responsible for tasting the saltiness."

"Brother!" Yi Jingchen raised his cat-like face, his eyes sparkling with excitement.

"Shh!" Shu Lang quickly signaled him to keep his voice down. "They'll all come over to taste the food later. Forget about having New Year's Eve dinner tonight."

"Oh oh oh!" The stupid silver tabby who stole the fish shut his mouth obediently and hid behind Shu Lang and started eating.

The VIP audience in the live broadcast room couldn't help but lock the camera on them, which made Yi Jingchen hungry.

[Stupid minister, eating alone is delicious, right? ]

[I'm getting hungry now, and I can't help but reach for the New Year's goods in the kitchen...]

[I can’t eat secretly anymore, otherwise my family’s New Year’s Eve dinner will only have vegetarian dishes left, burp]

[Wait, why can you all steal the New Year's goods? Is my mom the only one who locked up the New Year's goods?]

[Hahahaha! Think about how much you stole in the past few years.]

[Off topic, the interaction between the Gold and Silver Gradient brothers is so casual, it’s hard to believe they are not relatives]

[I don't care! They are brothers!]

[The stupid little minister is playing a real role. Everyone else is screwing with their character, but he is the only one cheating.]

[The cooking part is also quite realistic. I guess Gua Shen’s level is about the same as mine. He can handle a meal occasionally.]

[u1s1, this is normal for Melon God, right? How can everyone be a five-star chef or a kitchen killer?]

Those so-called "chefs" are only so-so at cooking. And there are a few who can't cook outside, who, to avoid cooking, make up stories about "not being able to tell the difference between salt and vinegar."

[Laughing, I understand that salt and sugar are hard to tell apart, but vinegar, eh? Can't you tell the difference between solid and liquid with the naked eye?]

【It’s Chinese New Year, give people a break, stop fucking them】

In fact, when everyone was arranging the preparations for the New Year's Eve dinner, Shu Lang was not among the "chefs".

Because his ancestral home is in Northeast China and his family is large, every Chinese New Year they buy hundreds of kilograms of cabbage and kill a pig for the New Year's Eve dinner.

He has been helping his mom and dad since he was young and cooking with the adults, so he volunteered to come in and help.

But after entering the kitchen, I found that the chefs were only good at steak, sashimi, and cream stewed Du Xingwei.

Occasionally showing off your skills in making those high-end dishes can shock people and make you look like a superb culinary artist.

However, their exquisite and elegant specialties were of no use in preparing the New Year's Eve dinner for sixty trainees and the security guards who stayed at their posts.

As time went by, Shu Lang and Yi Jingchen, who had originally come in to help in the kitchen, actually became the main force in the kitchen.

Although Yi Jingchen did not prepare a New Year's Eve dinner for many people, he worked as a poverty alleviation reporter for a year, interviewed countless Hope Primary Schools, and often cooked for the children there with volunteers.

As long as Shu Lang gave instructions, he would prepare the big pot meal conscientiously.

While Shu Lang was cooking, he scooped hot food from the pot and fed it to his stupid brother.

There were only two main dishes left. Shu Lang saw that Yi Jingchen was burping while eating, and he thought he might not be able to finish the New Year's Eve dinner later.

I stuffed him with a bowl of hawthorn candy snowballs that he was supposed to eat after dinner, drove the stupid silver gradient out, and asked him to walk around the recording base a few more times to help digest the food.

Yi Jingchen walked out of the cafeteria holding a hawthorn candy snowball and walked around the recording base aimlessly.

I saw a few girls standing guard outside the railings and waved at them from a distance:

"It's Chinese New Year, aren't you going back home to have the New Year's Eve dinner?"

The fangirl yelled, "Go back after you finish filming!"

Yi Jingchen cooperated and let them take a few photos, and was about to drive the fangirl away.

Suddenly, as if they had rehearsed it, they shouted loudly to Yi Jingchen:

"Yi Jingchen, Happy New Year!"

“May all your wishes come true in the new year and may you be happy every day!”

"There are many people who love you now. We are here to tell you that we will be with you for many years to come!"

"You won't be alone anymore!"

Yi Jingchen had already turned around and prepared to leave, but the hawthorn he stuffed into his mouth tasted extremely sour.

When Yi Jingchen heard the call from his fan club, he immediately felt that he must have made a mistake.

It’s so sweet!

"Well, it's a date!"

Yi Jingchen turned around and made a pinky gesture in the air.

"I will always be with you during the New Year!"

“Ahhhh!”

The station girls suddenly became excited.

"Okay, okay, pinky promise!"

They pulled the hook for a long time through the air.

In the end, Yi Jingchen was afraid that they would not leave, so he took the sugar snowball and ran away.

The fans packed up their things and prepared to leave, still immersed in excitement.

Nearby, there were a few cat chefs who had quietly sneaked over to observe secretly, and the words they spoke tasted sour.

"Has he always been like this?" asked the cat chef sourly.

Chen's elder sister replied boastfully, "Yes, our silly little Chen is too clingy, there's nothing we can do about it."

Cat Chef took 10,000 points of damage.

Their cats stop updating every now and then, and their social media platforms are rarely used except for posting pictures.

In the crowd, there was a cat fan who had always been strong-willed and tried to feel superior, "That's because your idol is stupid!"

Chen Jia's fangirl not only did not refute, but was also very happy, "What's wrong with being a little stupid? Being stupid is so cute!"

Another fangirl retorted, "We just like stupid little losers. If you don't like them, then don't stand here and wait!"

The cat fan was speechless after being scolded. Suddenly, he caught sight of her checking the time on her phone screen and immediately jumped up and said, "If you like stupid silver gradient, why do you use my cat's picture as your screensaver?"

Chen Jia's fangirl was speechless, muttering, "You all know how awful the official photos for 'Super Idol' are. While the regular photos are pretty, they're all just uniforms. I'm tired of seeing them."

Cat fan: "No need to explain, you really do dislike your stupid idol."

Chen's sister: "Your cat is smart. Does he pay attention to you now?"

"Neko-dono is only on hiatus for now. He'll be back in two months! And he's wearing women's clothes for us. Would your stupid idol wear them?"

"My idol made merchandise for me!"

"My cat-dono has done that too! And it's free!"

"Well, stop arguing..."

The other fans who were watching were really confused and tried to mediate, "If you dislike it so much, cat fans should stop picking Yi Jingchen, and Chen's sister should stop saving pictures of cats, okay?"

"not good!"

The cat chef and the elder sister of the Chen family refuted at the same time.

"You don't understand the joy of having two cats!"

At the same time, Yi Jingchen was unaware of the quarrel outside and came to the edge of the recording base with a sugar snowball.

He walked to the wall and stamped it, muttering, "Brother asked me to circle the base twice, and I did~"

After saying that, he turned around and prepared to go back to eat the New Year’s Eve dinner.

Just after taking a step, the quack made a 'quack' sound again.

"A melon? It's New Year's Eve." Yi Jingchen just wanted to eat the New Year's Eve dinner, so he asked reluctantly, "Is it a big melon?"

"It's not a big deal, but it might interest you," Quack replied.

"Huh?"

Guagua reminded, "I smell the host's favorite melodramatic eight o'clock drama."

When Yi Jingchen heard that there was a melodramatic eight o'clock drama to watch, his eyes lit up instantly and he started jumping up and down in the melon field excitedly.

"Where is it?"

Gua Gua's melon-eating radar was really useless. Fortunately, Yi Jingchen relied on his understanding of the recording base and successfully found the nearby surveillance blind spot.

Before he even got close, he heard the classic melodramatic eight o'clock drama opening:

"Let's break up."

"Wow~"

Yi Jingchen held the sour hawthorn in his mouth and chewed it with relish.

"Break up? You want to break up with me?"

The voice of the other protagonist is none other than Ying Xiao, the love-sick illegitimate son of a wealthy family whose true identity Yi Jingchen had to dig deep into the ground to uncover.

"Ying Xiao, keep your voice down!" Zhuo Wenjie saw his reaction and was afraid that Ying Xiao would go crazy and call others over, so he quickly calmed him down and said, "What I mean is, we are not mature enough now. Once our careers are stable..."

"Once your career is stable, you can terminate your contract with the company and completely get rid of me?" Ying Xiao rarely used his brain and said fiercely, "Zhuo Wenjie, I love you, but I'm not stupid!"

There was a sound of someone smashing the wall from inside, which scared Yi Jingchen.

[Does the male protagonist of this kind of melodrama always destroy public property when he vents his emotions?]

[Why don't you punch yourself twice?]

Yi Jingchen took a few steps back, fearing that he would be affected.

As he was backing away, he stepped on a branch, which seemed to have startled the two people inside.

Zhuo Wenjie and Ying Xiao noticed it and did not continue to perform the melodramatic eight o'clock drama. They walked out one after another and glanced at Yi Jingchen respectively.

When Ying Xiao saw Yi Jingchen and thought of the embarrassment at the second public performance, he clenched his fists in anger and tried not to keep Zhuo Wenjie.

"Since you want to break up, the contract will be transferred back to the overseas agency. Take care of yourself."

After saying that, Ying Xiao started walking away without even looking back.

"Ying Xiao, wait a minute!" When Zhuo Wenjie heard that Ying Xiao was going to send him back to the foreign company, thinking of the blacklisting and cyberbullying he would face, he eagerly begged Ying Xiao and changed his words to say that he could not break up.

Ying Xiao was a little shaken when he saw that he spoke sincerely.

Yi Jingchen stuffed a sugar snowball into his mouth, but it still didn't block the sound.

[Exciting, exciting! A good melodrama should have twists and turns~]

[The protagonist of Little White Flower will not let go of the spare tire until he has squeezed out all its value.]

[As for the aftermath of being drained dry, according to the typical melodramatic drama, Ying Xiao's company would likely go bankrupt and become indebted, his family would be ruined, and he himself would face a decade in prison.]

The more Ying Xiao listened, the worse his expression became. It was as if his love-brain was instantly healed, and he forcibly pried open Zhuo Wenjie's hand.

Zhuo Wenjie saw that the money tree he was clinging to was completely away from him, and he was furious, looking at Yi Jingchen with piercing eyes.

Yi Jingchen chewed nonchalantly, looking like he was throwing a tantrum, and asked casually, "What? Are you planning to take your anger out on me?"

Zhuo Wenjie instantly became timid.

He knew that Yi Jingchen's background was much greater than Ying Xiao's.

If he were to retaliate, it would be more than just 'hiding'.

Zhuo Wenjie didn't dare to offend Yi Jingchen too much, but he still felt resentful and couldn't help but say sarcastically, "People like you, born at the top, can trample on those who are climbing up. It feels good, right?"

Yi Jingchen finished watching the melodramatic eight o'clock drama and was about to leave.

Hearing Zhuo Wenjie complaining about himself, he stopped.

"All men are created equal."

Yi Jingchen said:

"When you choose to look up to others, you put yourself in a lower position by default. Who can you blame?"

Yi Jingchen glanced at him indifferently, without any emotion.

"I'm not the cause of your miserable situation. If you want to know who the culprit is...will you be interviewed?"

He turned around, faced Zhuo Wenjie, and made a serious invitation for an interview.

"I want to know about your deceased teammate who was buried in a foreign land to prove his position."

"What was your position when you remained silent at that time?"

“…” Zhuo Wenjie’s expression immediately changed. Without saying a word, he walked away dejectedly.

Yi Jingchen looked at his back and seemed to have guessed the answer.

[All those nice words, are they any use?]

How can someone who can't even stick to a basic stance have the courage to reach the top?

Yi Jingchen frowned slightly, his expression somewhat serious.

In the distance, Tian Xitu and Du Xingwei were running towards them together.

Seeing Yi Jingchen, he shouted at him.

"Yi Jingchen!"

"Your brother asked you to go back for the New Year's Eve dinner!"

"Oh~" the silly silver gradient ran over happily, "Here I come~"

[Stop, stop thinking!]

[It’s the first normal New Year’s Eve in my life. I don’t want to be unhappy because of a bad person!]