Chapter 217 The Prince of Trending Topics

Lu Yanhe didn't hold back at all when dealing with Chen Ziliang.

Chen Ziliang had come to confront Lu Yanhe, never expecting him to respond so forcefully.

Even though Lu Yanhe has become popular and gained some fame recently, it still can't compare to him.

Chen Ziliang still remembered the last time he was on the video of the Northern Lights, he said some sarcastic things to his agent, which Lu Yanhe overheard. Lu Yanhe could only hold back and dared not refute him to his face.

Why does he seem so confident today, completely disregarding him?

Chen Ziliang turned his head and saw the crowd in the corridor, and his brows immediately furrowed.

He glared fiercely at the people at the door and slammed the door shut.

Only he and Lu Yanhe remained in the room.

Lu Yanhe looked at him silently.

Chen Ziliang sneered and asked, "Do you think you can disregard me now?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head, looked at him calmly, and said, "I have never looked down on anyone, but if you ask me if I find you annoying? Well, I do."

Chen Ziliang clenched his fist, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

"You don't like me either, do you?" Lu Yanhe looked at him with slight confusion. "What's the problem with that?"

That's certainly not a problem.

It had been a long time since anyone had said such things to Chen Ziliang's face.

Chen Ziliang has a bad temper and often acts like a diva, causing all sorts of trouble for those around him. His agent has talked to him about these problems many times and tried to persuade him earnestly, but Chen Ziliang simply doesn't bother to listen.

So what? As long as he remains popular, no matter how dissatisfied or angry those people are with him, they will not say a word against him, and they will still greet him with a smile when they see him.

Chen Ziliang's career has reached a bottleneck. He himself is aware of this. His music has consistently failed to gain professional recognition within the industry. His fans are also not entirely satisfied. The market's perception of him remains stuck in the early years of his career, hoping he will sing more mainstream pop songs.

Chen Ziliang's singing skills are not particularly outstanding, nor is he capable of handling a variety of different styles.

Therefore, in the past year or two, Chen Ziliang has repeatedly oscillated between trying new styles and returning to his previous styles, which has increased the controversy surrounding him.

This is also why Chen Ziliang's sense of crisis is growing stronger.

When recording "Little Songs Gathering," Chen Ziliang felt hostile towards Lu Yanhe upon hearing his song "Remembrance," partly because Lu Yanhe possessed abilities he lacked—specifically, his lack of creative talent. Chen Ziliang always felt that this was why many of his ideas had to be expressed through other composers and lyricists, leaving something missing.

Lacking exceptional singing talent and relying solely on popularity and fame, Chen Ziliang's sense of crisis is growing increasingly acute.

He is particularly sensitive to how others treat him.

Chen Ziliang himself couldn't explain whether he was deliberately causing trouble or simply trying to assert his continued power and that no one should dare to challenge him.

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Upon hearing the news, Chen Ziyan hurriedly headed back, only to bump into Chen Ziliang's agent, Yan Wei, at a corner.

He had obviously come after hearing the news.

Chen Ziyan's gaze swept across Yan Wei's face as if she could kill.

A bitter smile crossed Yan Wei's face.

"Sister Ziyan, I'm sorry."

"Let's not rush into an apology. If Chen Ziliang dares to lay a hand on Lu Yanhe, I won't let this go." Chen Ziyan's face flushed with anger.

The person who sent her the message described it in a way that terrified her.

"Chen Ziliang was acting like he was on drugs, in an abnormal state of rage. He questioned Lu Yanhe, and after seeing a lot of people gathered at the door, he slammed the door shut in front of everyone. No one knew what was happening inside, and no one dared to knock or go in to see..."

Yan Wei said, "Chen Ziliang won't lay a hand on Lu Yanhe, don't worry."

"You weren't even there, how did you know?" Chen Ziyan asked coolly.

Yan Wei's bitter smile deepened as he said, "If Chen Ziliang had that kind of guts, I would think more highly of him."

Chen Ziyan never expected that Yan Wei, as Chen Ziliang's manager, would suddenly say such a thing to her.

Isn't this a direct insult to Chen Ziliang?

At this point, Chen Ziyan roughly understood Yan Wei's attitude. It seemed that Yan Wei had also been thoroughly tormented by Chen Ziliang recently.

In the past year or two, Chen Ziliang has been frequently rumored to be unprofessional, absent from work, and act like a diva. Yan Wei must be exhausted from cleaning up his messes.

Chen Ziyan then stopped causing trouble for Yan Wei.

When the two hurriedly arrived at the entrance of Lu Yanhe's lounge, there were already more than a dozen people gathered there.

Just as Chen Ziyan was about to open the door, Chen Ziliang suddenly opened it from the inside and charged out like a bull.

Chen Ziyan couldn't dodge in time, and Chen Ziliang couldn't stop either. The two collided directly. Chen Ziyan cried out in pain, took a step back, and covered her nose. Blood seeped from between her fingers, a bright red and glaring sight.

The others gasped in shock at the sight.

Chen Ziliang did not expect that he would suddenly bump into someone.

"Ziyan, are you alright?" Yan Wei was shocked to see this and, forgetting about Chen Ziliang, rushed to help Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan covered her nose with one hand, while the other person waved at her and said in a muffled voice, "Take him away quickly."

The "he" in Chen Ziyan's context obviously refers to Chen Ziliang.

She went into Lu Yanhe's room.

"Sister Ziyan?" Lu Yanhe was about to close the door when he suddenly saw Chen Ziyan come in, covering her nose in a disheveled state. He was very surprised. "What happened to you?"

Chen Ziyan waved her hand and continued in a muffled voice, "Give me a few sheets of paper first."

Lu Yanhe quickly pulled out a few tissues and handed them to Chen Ziyan.

Chen Ziyan went to the makeup mirror, carefully wiped away the blood that had flowed out of her body, and tilted her head back.

"Chen Ziliang didn't do anything to you just now, did he?" Chen Ziyan looked up, glancing sideways at Lu Yanhe as she asked.

Lu Yanhe immediately said, "What can he do to me, Sister Ziyan? Don't underestimate me."

Chen Ziyan glared at Lu Yanhe and said, "What, you mean you still want to fight him, right?"

Lu Yanhe quickly smiled and waved his hand, "That's not what I meant. I meant, don't worry about what he might do to me. I'm not a block of wood, what could he possibly do to me?"

"Who knows? I see you're usually quite tolerant, but who knows if you're just swallowing your anger in front of him?"

“No, I’ve disliked him for a long time, and my first meeting with him wasn’t pleasant either.” Lu Yanhe immediately recounted his first meeting with Chen Ziliang to her.

Chen Ziyan: "A singer who debuted several years earlier than you and has a higher status than you, yet you are so intolerant. You are really petty."

"Hmm." Lu Yanhe shrugged. "Anyway, I tried my best to avoid contact with him to avoid conflict, but I didn't expect to run into him by chance this time."

"It's just a coincidence." Chen Ziyan lowered her head and breathed a sigh of relief after seeing that her bleeding had stopped.

Just then, Chen Ziyan's phone rang.

She looked and realized, oh, it was someone from the company.

"I guess it's because of the conflict between you and Chen Ziliang. I'll handle it. Calm down and prepare for the rehearsal later. Don't think about it."

Chen Ziyan gave Lu Yanhe some instructions, answered the phone, and then left Lu Yanhe's lounge.

After all that commotion, Lu Yanhe's lunchbox was almost cold.

I haven't even had a few bites yet.

Lu Yanhe was not full at all, and when he looked at Chen Ziyan's portion, it was about the same.

He thought he might as well heat it up and eat it later.

Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.

Lu Yanhe said with some surprise, "Please come in."

Song Linxin opened the door, poked her head in, and called out to Yan He.

Lu Yanhe was taken aback when he saw that it was Song Linxin; he hadn't expected her to come at this time.

"You—want to see me for something?"

With a cautious expression, Song Linxin asked, "Yan He, you didn't have a serious conflict with Chen Ziliang just now, did you?"

Lu Yanhe shook his head and said, "No, he just came over, vented his frustrations, and then left."

Song Linxin breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good."

Lu Yanhe looked at Song Linxin, but for a moment he didn't know what to say to her.

He looked at Song Linxin hesitantly and asked, "Are you here to show you concern for me?"

"Hmm." Song Linxin nodded, then suddenly pinched herself with both hands and said, "There's one more thing. I'm sorry, but the duet I did with you was later asked to be sung with Chen Ziliang."

Asked?

Lu Yanhe was somewhat surprised and asked, "Did your agent request this?"

"No, no, it's the production team." Song Linxin lowered her head, not daring to look Lu Yanhe in the eye or meet his gaze. "I'm sorry, I only asked you for help, but it turned out to be a waste of your time and effort."

Lu Yanhe was initially furious, but his anger subsided somewhat after hearing what Song Linxin said.

Actually, a large part of the reason Lu Yanhe was angry before was because of Song Linxin's attitude.

Lu Yanhe didn't necessarily want to sing this duet with Song Linxin, but Song Linxin's lack of explanation in the previous sentence made Lu Yanhe feel like he was being "taken advantage of" and "betrayed".

"Since it was the director's request, why didn't you just tell me?" Lu Yanhe asked.

Song Linxin: "I feel so guilty, I don't even dare to contact you."

Lu Yanhe saw that Song Linxin's eyes were red, as if tears were about to fall at any moment, and he was completely speechless.

"Yan He—" Chen Ziyan suddenly pushed open the door and came in without even knocking, clearly not expecting there to be a second person in the room.

She looked at Song Linxin in surprise, and Song Linxin also looked up in surprise, staring at her, at a loss for words.

The two stared at each other for a second. Suddenly, Song Linxin realized what was happening, her cheeks flushed, and she hurriedly said, "I'll go back and prepare first." She lowered her head, walked past Chen Ziyan, and left.

Chen Ziyan glanced at the girl's back with surprise, then turned to look at Lu Yanhe, her eyes becoming suspicious and ambiguous.

"What did you say to her? Her eyes are all red."

"I—" Lu Yanhe quickly explained to himself, "It has nothing to do with what I say, I didn't make her eyes red."

Chen Ziyan, however, still scrutinized Lu Yanhe with a critical eye, as if she did not believe what Lu Yanhe said.

"I've suddenly realized that you're quite popular with women. There are always girls around you."

"Sister Ziyan, don't talk nonsense, I didn't!" Lu Yanhe quickly defended himself.

Chen Ziyan: "Let me tell you, you better watch out. I don't care if you're dating, but if you're juggling multiple relationships, every year several scumbags like that get exposed and their futures are ruined."

Lu Yanhe was speechless: "...Sister Ziyan, you're overthinking it. I'm not that kind of person, juggling multiple relationships. I haven't even secured one of them yet."

Chen Ziyan: "I'm just reminding you, in the end, what you do is none of my business, I can't control which woman you sleep with."

Lu Yanhe didn't know what to say.

"Sister Ziyan, what did you want to tell me when you came in?" Lu Yanhe really didn't want to continue talking to Chen Ziyan about this topic, so he quickly asked.

Chen Ziyan then said, "Oh, I just wanted to tell you that when Chen Ziliang rushed into your room just now, your live stream wasn't turned off. Someone captured the video and posted it online. Now you and Chen Ziliang are trending on social media. Congratulations, trending prince."

Lu Yanhe: "..."

Chen Ziyan said, "Now, regarding this matter, Beijing and Taiwan have privately expressed their apologies to me, saying that the boxed lunches they prepared for us were indeed a bit subpar."

"Actually, it's alright," Lu Yanhe said.

Chen Ziyan: "Yes, you also explained it in the live broadcast. The leaders from Beijing and Taiwan saw it and felt even more embarrassed. They said they would give your performance more promotion and publicity tomorrow, and asked you to cooperate with Beijing and Taiwan in responding to this matter."

Lu Yanhe: "What do you need my cooperation with?"

"According to what you said, Chen Ziliang's lunchbox has more food because his team has four people, while you only have the two of us, so the preparations are different. Although everyone knows this is not the case." Chen Ziyan looked at him with some appreciation. "I was surprised that so many people came to your live stream to mock you, and you were able to respond so calmly without getting angry at all."

"Mainly, I really think the boxed lunches they prepared for us were quite delicious," Lu Yanhe said sincerely. "There's nothing to be angry about; they didn't mistreat us."

Chen Ziyan: "Tsk, you must cherish and preserve this virtue of being content with what you have."

Lu Yanhe: "How can you be content with what you have..."

Chen Ziyan didn't say anything more.

She patted Lu Yanhe on the shoulder and said, "Keep yourself pure and upright. Your future is bright, young man. Be sure to control your lower body and don't let it ruin your life."

Lu Yanhe's mind was buzzing.

Her face turned as red as a monkey's bottom.

"Sister Ziyan..." Lu Yanhe didn't know what to say at this moment.

(End of this chapter)