Chapter 25 Fu Xue Fu Cui

Do you think Fu Yanle has a boyfriend outside the entertainment industry?

A. Yes B. No

Tang Wanbai hesitated, then clicked on option A with his alternate account, only to find that the selection ratio for A and B was about the same. He then went into the comments section, where a heated discussion was taking place.

[Damn, I initially thought he wasn't, but after the first interview, I think he probably is. Those who say he isn't, have you heard of that mysterious "brother"?]

[Didn't they say he was the older brother?]

[Upstairs sister, would you dare to brazenly praise your brother as a walking aphrodisiac? Would you show a lewd expression towards your brother? Most importantly—Fu Yanle hesitated when saying "brother," indicating that this title is very likely just a pretense; he actually wanted to call him "husband"!]

[Is my ship about to break up right after I started shipping them? I thought that after shipping so many couples in Star Trek Part 3, one of them would finally become a real couple, but then this "older brother" came along?!]

[Where can I find 50 cents? Isn't it 40 cents? Sister, you don't still ship Fu Yanle and Lin Qingtong, do you??]

No! It's that handsome assistant wearing white gloves, who looks to be over 185cm tall!

Sister, since you can beg for 50 cents, why not beg for 60 cents?

Holy crap, this opens up a whole new world of possibilities.

...

Just as she was engrossed in watching, the car door suddenly opened. Tang Wanbai quickly stuffed her phone into her pocket, turned to the person who entered, and flashed her signature business smile, "Welcome!"

"Lin." An Shigou got into the car.

Tang Wanbai leaned in front of the camera and said enthusiastically, "Welcome my first teammate. My lovely viewers in the live stream, let's get 'An Shi Gou' flowing! This time it's three people in two teams, and now we can start looking forward to my second teammate."

"Hello, everyone's pretty punctual." An Shigou greeted the camera while unbuttoning his jacket. The photographers in the front row quickly winked and hinted, and An Shigou, feeling helpless, could only ask directly, "Who would you like as the third teammate?"

The live stream chat was flooded with comments like "Fu Bai is handsome!"

"Yan Le!" Tang Wanbai said excitedly, "I'm a fan of Yan Le now—a fan of her looks, her physique, her voice, her dance, and her personality!"

Amidst a sea of ​​comments praising Fu Bai's good looks, An Shigou earnestly asked, "Would you secretly use a secondary account to look at Fu Yanle's Weibo?"

"Of course, I'll still give it a thumbs up!" Tang Wanbai twisted open the water bottle, took a sip of hot water, and said, "If possible, I'd like to become Yan Le's apprentice and properly study 'Fu Xue - Fu Cui' so that I can argue with haters online in the future and never have to suffer the pain of being unable to win an argument with haters and having to endure the pain of being furious!"

An Shigou promptly dissuaded him, saying, "'Fu Cui' is exquisite, but it's not suitable for you."

"You can always learn something from what you see and hear!" Tang Wanbai immediately pointed at the innocent water bottle and launched an attack in a vicious tone, "Idiot!"

An Shigou: "..." Damn it, Fu Yanle is indeed a menace!

At this moment, the car door was opened again, and Meng Xinqiu appeared in the frame, prompting another round of screams from the viewers. Then, after the comment, "Damn, Fu Yanle and Lin Qingtong are in the same group!" appeared, the live stream and the three guests present fell into an eerie silence.

As Fu Yanle opened the car door, Gu Jiming and Lin Qingtong turned their heads simultaneously, their gazes carrying completely different meanings. He didn't bother to distinguish between them and got into the car with his large, light purple thermos.

"Wow!" said the photographer in the front row with a kind smile, "This thermos must hold more than two liters of water, right?"

"Pretty much." Fu Yanle disassembled the thermos into two small, round bottles with a cool gesture, showing off expressionlessly, "Half for hot water, half for milk tea, environmentally friendly and convenient."

They snapped photos and applauded enthusiastically, exclaiming, "Wow, that's cool!"

Fu's fans in the live stream also showed their support by flooding the screen with comments like: "[You cheeky kid, give me the link!]"

As Fu Yanle leaned back, Gu Jiming smelled a familiar scent. He knew it was the essential oil Fu Yanle usually used—a cool and sharp rose wine fragrance.

Gu Jiming unconsciously turned the ring on his hand and found that his brother, who used to dote on him, now had a sharp, unyielding expression and was disgusted by his approach.

In the past, Lin Qingtong would have enjoyed being in the same frame as Fu Yanle, because it would let everyone know that Fu Yanle was arrogant and rude, while he was approachable. But now, being in the same room with Fu Yanle only made him feel extremely uncomfortable.

Despite her inner resistance, with the camera in front of her, Lin Qingtong had to crane her neck and say gently, "Good afternoon, Yanle."

"Good afternoon," Fu Yanle replied politely, then looked at the snapshot, "Your rule card is already itching to be used."

Sensing his perfunctory attitude towards Lin Qingtong, the photographer immediately chimed in, "That's right, we started the preview live stream fifteen minutes ago. The six guests have now been successfully grouped, and the three guests in the same car are teammates for this episode! This episode will begin the journey mission!"

Gu Jiming said, "Except for Brother Yanle, we all still owe money. The production team should give us a chance to pay it back in this episode, right?"

“Jiming is right. The results of this task are linked to rewards and penalties, and the rewards and penalties mean that everyone may have the opportunity to have their debts cleared or reduced.” Suipai waved. “Now we will head to our destination. I will distribute task cards to everyone along the way. Let’s go!”

"Each team's task this time is to obtain three stars, and these six stars are hidden in the crowd. You need to find the 'heart thieves' wearing the program's logo, defeat them, and take back the stars!" Tang Wanbai waved her hand, "Next!"

"If a team gets three stars first, they win and the game ends; if both teams get the same number of stars within the time limit, the team that got the first star wins; otherwise, the team with the most stars wins; if both teams get zero stars, both teams lose." An Shigou waved his hand, "Next!"

“Each star is worth 300 yuan per person. Only the winning team can redeem them, and the redemption amount will be automatically added to each player's account. The losing team will have to send out a ‘reverse MVP’ to receive the penalty.” Meng Xinqiu handed back the task card. “Does this mean that even if the loser has a star, its value is 0 yuan and it cannot be redeemed?”

He nodded and said, "Yes!"

"The production team is a real scoundrel!" Tang Wanbai said angrily. "Even if we get three stars, each of us will only receive a reward of 900 yuan."

"That's not even enough to pay me back," An Shigou scoffed. "The production team is a real scoundrel!"

He snapped angrily, "Don't show off your 'Fu Cui' here!"

"Achoo!" Fu Yanle rubbed his nose, looked up and glanced outside. "Isn't this Newbi Square?"

“Yes,” the photographer said. “Has Yanle been here before?”

"Oh, right." Fu Yanle didn't mention that the developer of this building complex was his scumbag father.

Lin Qingtong clenched his fist, remembering once again that Fu Yanle was the rightful heir of the Fu family, while the original owner of this body was just an illegitimate child.

The production crew's car was parked next to the grass field.

As soon as Fu Yanle got out of the car, he felt the vibrant and energetic culture. The phrase "The vast horizon is my love" transformed into a heat wave, relentlessly assaulting his eardrums. He even felt his heart start beating faster than usual.

"Where should we look?" Lin Qingtong said. "Let's make a plan."

Gu Jiming looked around. Directly in front of him was a row of snack shops, to his left was a small group of elderly people, to his right was a group of children blowing bubbles, and in the very center were nationally renowned square dance enthusiasts. At a glance, he couldn't see any program crew logos at all.

"Forget the plans, isn't it three stars? Let's each take one and split up."

Gu Jiming was conflicted.

In the past, he would definitely have wanted more time alone with Lin Qingtong, but he hadn't forgotten the tragic fact that he had been cheated on.

Although Lin Qingtong had explained and even apologized while crying, now whenever he saw Lin Qingtong, he felt that having a full head of black hair was just self-deception and a charade. Even if he splashed ink on his head every day, he couldn't hide the green glow!

The cool fragrance of rose wine drifted away, and Gu Jiming turned his head to find that Fu Yanle had already headed towards the center of the crowd.

"..."

Gu Jiming withdrew his gaze with mixed emotions. He should have continued to pester Fu Yanle as before, but Fu Yanle's attitude towards him had changed abruptly, clearly not wanting to give him a second glance.

No one can be with me, so let's just split up!

Fu Yanle walked naturally around the square dance group, and after being ignited by the flame of life, he finally found the person wearing the program team's logo in the heat wave!

During the song change at the halftime, Fu Yanle rushed up to a lead dancer, her steps steady yet playful, and exclaimed, "Yes!"

The lead dancer auntie flinched, "Huh?"

Fu Yanle said gently, "May I ask, sister, are you a star thief?"

Before the lead dancer could recover from the impact of that pretty face, she was completely charmed by the sweet "sister" she was addressed.

But she accepted money from the production team.

"Ahem! No, young man, you've mistaken me for someone else!"

"How could that be?" Fu Yanle gently scolded her. "The moment I saw my sister, I felt strange all over. I looked down and realized my heart had been stolen. Look—"

He pointed to the program's logo on the lead dancer's post—a rainbow star—and said, "The evidence is there, so please don't lie to me."

The lead dancer clutched her pounding heart, the program team's exact words echoing in her ears:

[Remember to make things difficult for the guests appropriately. Of course, if the guest is Fu Yanle—a pretty little devil with curly hair—then make things as difficult as possible for him!]

Admittedly, the allure of money is eternal and immense, but at this moment, she must condemn the shamelessness of the production team—such a handsome and sweet-talking young man deserves to be surrounded by love!

"Yes, that's me!"

Upon hearing this, Fu Yanle breathed a sigh of relief in a pure and unpretentious manner, and said sincerely and pitifully, "Kind sister, how can I get the star?"

Damn it, I'll give it to you! I'll give it to you right now!

Just as the lead dancer was about to take out the star, she heard the person taking photos nearby cough loudly.

“…Ahem.” She shyly withdrew her restless hand. “It’s actually very simple. It’s like the saying, ‘If there’s a man, we share the joy; if there’s a woman, we share the trouble.’ This whole area is full of my sisters. If they’re willing, I’ll give you the star!”

"Oh, I see!" Fu Yanle turned to look at her group of nearly a hundred girlfriends. "Sister, let me think about it!"

Snapshot: Wow, you guys are so awesome!

Fu Yanle thought for three seconds, then turned to her and said, "Sister, can I borrow your speaker and microphone?"

"Use it as you like, use it as you like!" The lead dancer smiled kindly and sweetly, "I spoil you!"

"Thank you, sister." Fu Yanle gave her a heart gesture, then turned and took a few steps up three flights of stairs to pick up the microphone on the round platform. "Good afternoon, sisters!"

"Oh my goodness, where did this handsome young man come from!"

"Young man, are you married yet? I have 108 unmarried girls here!"

"I'm just thirty this year, and my family owns a building with eight storefronts. Handsome young man, would you mind considering me?"

"..."

Despite the heat, Fu Yanle maintained a sweet smile and asked enthusiastically, "Sisters, what time is it now?"

"Three o'clock in the afternoon!"

"3:27!"

"..."

"No!" Fu Yanle waved his arm. "Now it's my turn—"

Under the witness of the vast horizon, let's offer a sweet token of love to our sisters!

In the embrace of this vast and fertile land, let's connect with our sisters and share a little more happiness!

In the chilly autumn wind, I awkwardly try to please my sisters with a touch of sincerity!

"No way?" The photographer seemed to sense something and took a step back in alarm.

"Let us transform into 'Drunken Butterflies' and dance passionately in this corner of the world, like moths drawn to a flame in the sublime realm of human art!"

Fu Yanle pointed to the speaker, his tone cool and arrogant.

"Sisters, keep playing the music, keep dancing!"

Author's Note:

Today's question: Does Xiao Fu have a boyfriend outside the entertainment industry?