Chapter 88
It is difficult to describe the atmosphere at the scene after the red-haired man said that.
Quiet but eerily quiet.
Everyone was frozen in place like stone statues, no matter if it was the short male student or the bald athlete, even the white-collar worker who had just spoken was frozen in place.
The red-haired man was the only one in the audience laughing happily.
Although there was a wound on the corner of his mouth, his expression was quite relaxed, as if he was not the one who announced his identity as a criminal suspect.
At this time, the entire barrage had exploded.
“Not buddy??? Huh???”
"You're such a wealthy man, and you're on a dating show??? Are you bored with the life of a millionaire???"
"The one in front, he shouldn't be here just because he's bored—Oh my god!"
Along with these surprised voices, many people in the barrage began to wonder what was wrong with this name?
"For those on the screen, let me explain: the Aldrin family is a multi-generational business family operating overseas. Their business involves arms, oil, and other things. Originally, they operated solely on Old Europe's side, but in recent generations, they've gradually shifted their focus to our side."
"But I don't know if this generation has some kind of bad luck, but everyone is in jail, except for this Chris Aldrin—although he also managed to get himself in jail for 48 hours a while ago. It was the wealthy kidnapping case."
After the popularization of science, the barrage of comments also reacted, and then a burst of wocwoc sounds rang out.
Some people couldn't believe that this guy, who wore a baggy baseball jacket and sneakers and looked like the most common school bully in campus dramas, was actually a rich man.
Feng Chuan was no exception. He looked at Aldrin in the live broadcast room and subconsciously turned on the screen recording, fearing that the entire live broadcast room would be shut down in the next second because of broadcasting illegal and criminal personnel.
The barrage also worried about this.
"Wait, why is he here? And he imprisoned someone before, right? Does that mean his claim of liking Mr. Ye and forcefully kissing him was just an act?"
"No, no, no. Don't forget that he came from a free country. Imprisoning that person and kissing Mr. Ye might be two completely different things in his eyes."
"But I feel really awkward. Now I feel that although this guy is still good-looking, he is full of the aura of a scumbag."
At this time, the host who had been silent for a long time finally reacted. He lamented in his heart why he had received the hosting responsibility of the amateur guest today, while trying to save the situation with a smile on his face.
"Ah, Mr. Chris, I think the fact that you can appear in front of the camera openly means that you have been found not guilty, right?"
Although it was a bit presumptuous, the host asked this question that would determine the fate of the live broadcast room at the first opportunity.
"Of course, otherwise I wouldn't even be able to get a visa. In fact, the whole thing was just a misunderstanding."
The red-haired man said with a nonchalant smile.
The barrage of comments now had an even worse impression of him. People in the barrage looked at him as if he were a class enemy.
And with their understanding of that free country, they naturally began to speculate about how much money the victim was willing to settle to release this person, and how much money he spent to hire a lawyer to make the poor victim speechless.
The host's skills were not good enough and it showed a little in the end.
Fortunately, the red-haired man was not angry. He just shrugged indifferently and then turned to look at the handsome young man on the other side and said with a smile.
"Sweetheart, please say something."
The lingering tone made it seem as if a little heart floated out at the end of the words.
“…”
The scene fell into silence again. No matter whether it was the host or the audience on the barrage, their eyes were darting back and forth between the two of them, as if it was unbelievable.
And this kind of look made the handsome young man seem to finally be unable to bear it. He clenched his mobile phone, making it ring loudly. Finally, as if he could no longer bear it, he was finally willing to look the red-haired man in the eye and said.
"Where did you learn that kind of talk? And don't push your luck!"
However, the handsome young man's angry tone did not make the red-haired man retreat. On the contrary, he became even more excited. He raised the corners of his mouth even wider, like a lion that had received a reward.
"Sweetheart, your indifference is just as cold as before, and it really breaks my heart - just like my identity documents that are torn up and spread all over the ground."
The man was clearly speaking pitifully, but his tone was filled with excitement.
Fortunately, the handsome young man still remembered that this was a live broadcast and did not say any words that would get the live broadcast room banned, but it was still enough to make people scared.
"—I should have made your heart bleed!"
The young man said with complete disgust.
This time the barrage finally couldn't be held back anymore.
"Huh??? So the victim was sitting across from him? No wonder he was so confident in saying it was a misunderstanding? Turns out it was just a romantic interest between a young couple."
"No, no, no, they shouldn't be a couple. Mr. Ye said before that she is a widow and has a good relationship with her husband."
"Even after playing this kind of game, they're still not a couple."
"I mean, uh, friend."
"Your friend can make one of them look like he wants the other to die right there? Isn't that robbery?"
The barrage was suddenly filled with messages hoping that the program team would call the police.
Of course, there are also some inappropriate comments.
"...Although, I'm sorry, the widow who was forcibly taken away smells really good."
"Wait for me, the guy in front, I've already gone to the master bedroom to play with my brain. It's really not my fault, it was my brain that ran away!"
Just as the comments were in chaos, the red-haired man ignored the disgusted expression on the handsome young man's face and said to him with a joking smile.
"Oh, really? Honey, if you're really willing..."
The red-haired man gestured to the young man in front of him to look down at his phone.
"——Your phone is right in your hand, why don't you call 110?"
The original questioning voices in the barrage also paused, and the audience was also full of doubts.
The handsome young man's eyes wandered in front of millions of viewers in the live broadcast room.
Although he quickly strengthened his gaze, this scene had already been captured into an animated GIF by netizens with extremely fast hands.
However, the handsome young man didn't know this. He even took a deep breath and wanted to say something, but was interrupted by the red-haired man.
"Sweetheart, don't talk about the project. When did you ever take a small project worth a few million seriously? Besides, even if you lose money, you won't lose much."
The red-haired man tapped the sofa again and again, looking at Ye Wangxing on the armrest. His expression was still cynical, but his golden eyes were staring at the handsome young man like a dragon.
The handsome young man remained silent for a long time and ultimately did nothing.
The red-haired man finally smiled sincerely at the scene and said.
"Oh sweetheart, you can't bear to leave."
The barrage has completely crashed.
The internet trolls who originally claimed that the comments were a script now dare not move their posts.
Let’s not talk about which script can make foreign tycoons cooperate with them to perform - just looking at such a dramatic plot, if they wrote it into the script, the domestic entertainment industry would not be in such a state!
Later, some curious people counted and found that in just over an hour, they reversed four or five times.
The director is both happy and sad. She is happy because she doesn't have to worry about the ratings anymore, but she is sad because her love variety show might become a playground for these two people.
——After all, who would watch other people’s love life when these two gossip sources are standing by?
Fortunately, the ratings helped the director quickly calm down and asked the host to come forward and say something to lighten the atmosphere.
Host: ...Even cows and horses are not used like this!
But what can the host do? He can only swallow his bitterness and beat up the director 800 times in his mind, hoping that he will be stuck in traffic when leaving home, that someone will occupy the elevator when returning home, and that he will always run into the late delivery man.
After all this, the host finally felt relieved, but he still forced a smile as he walked in front of all the guests and started the formalities, asking them to get into the business car.
"...Next, I'll lead you in a little ice-breaking game, and I hope you'll spark some romance through the game."
After the host left the audience in suspense halfway through his speech, he asked the director to cut the live broadcast back to the observation room to prevent the audience from getting bored watching these people riding in the car.
——Anyway, if there are any interesting scenes, we can just switch back to the live broadcast room.
However, when the screen of the live broadcast room switched back to the observation room, before the barrage could express any opinions on the observing guests, they were suddenly startled by a dark face.
"What's wrong with Shi Xuanzhu's husband? Why is his face so dark? Did he cheat on her when we weren't seeing?"
The commenters below thought of a reason and spoke up quickly.
"I guess you came in halfway through. I wonder what our pretty widow said earlier—that pretty widow is Shi Xuanzhu's brother-in-law, his partner's younger brother, the kind who came from the same mother. Now you understand why he's so gloomy, right?"
The previous comment: "...I understand."
"No wonder he's so gloomy. He just witnessed his brother being forcibly kissed, and also witnessed his brother defending the red-haired guy."
"No, when did that widow defend that red-haired guy? Didn't he just remain silent?"
"Come on, if this kind of thing were reported to the police, they'd have the exact on-site video footage as proof, but this guy didn't even make a single call, even if it was because of that project. Mr. Widow must have complicated feelings for Red Hair."
The comments were chatting, and the topic gradually deviated as the host spoke clichés, but it was still in line with the theme of the dating variety show.
"...But if that's the case, the couple that's bound to be successful in this romance show should be Red Hair and Mr. Widow, right?"
"I don't know. It seems like the widow has a really good relationship with her husband. Even if she has some feelings for Red Hair, six months won't be enough for her to get over it."
"To put it simply, the initiative of this team should be in the hands of Mr. Widow, right?"
"Otherwise, Red Hair may seem to have Mr. Widow completely under his control, but in reality, all Mr. Widow needs to do is press a few buttons on his phone to call the police and he'll be finished."
The barrage of comments was heatedly discussing this matter, but some other people and internet trolls wanted to transfer the attention back to the guests in the observation room.
But unfortunately, the gossip this time was so attractive that the internet trolls didn't cause any trouble at all - all the audience were discussing the live broadcast accident and gossip, and they could just filter out the comments that mentioned other people at this time as background.
However, the discussion in the barrage has always been very heated, and even if the number of viewers in the live broadcast room has decreased, it has not dropped much, which makes the director very satisfied.
Ye Wangxing was also very satisfied.
He seemed to be closing his eyes and staying away from the red-haired man, but in fact the two of them were having a lively conversation in his mind.
This time, the effect was quite good. Not many people were discussing Song Yun anymore. Even if there were, it was only because of my brother's identity. They expressed sympathy and understanding for Song Yun because they had witnessed their brother's death at the hands of the Red Haired Man.
Ye Wangxing said as he laughed so hard that he fell backwards.
Yijiu, who was standing aside, once again carefully protected his host from sliding down, while also monitoring the barrage and judging the reactions of the audience on these barrages to his host.
"This is so much better than the original story." Ye Wangxing smiled, wiped away the tears from his eyes, sat down again, and said to the panel in front of Yijiu.
In the original novel, Song Yun encountered some problems when she first appeared on a variety show, but she adjusted quickly. Unfortunately, some people on the Internet just like to criticize others for fun, especially the weak, so Song Yun did not have an easy time at this stage in the original novel.
His mental pressure gradually increased. Even though the cyberbullies gradually subsided because Song Yun did not respond, his mental state could not return to what it was before. At this time, Shi Xuanzhu's views on marriage and love in the variety show gradually aggravated his condition.
But fortunately, these will not happen now.
Ye Wangxing thought with a smile, then he sorted out the situation and began to ask about Yijiu's current situation.
Currently, the internet is focused on you and Chris. They're quite interested in your relationship, and some have even started creating fan fiction. However, they're only active within a small circle. Do we need to block all their posts, host?
Ye Wangxing, who just wanted to know whether they were the focus of current online attention, suddenly remembered the afternoon when his curiosity opened the door to a new world.
Ye Wangxing felt numb all over when he thought that those words would be used on him.
"...If it's used commercially, report it. As for the rest," Ye Wangxing swallowed hard before saying, "I'll just block all of these works and everything related to them from my phone and social media."
A flash of data flashed through Yijiu's eyes, and he nodded and said, "Okay, the host has blocked all those works and tags from your phone, and they will not appear in your big data push."
Ye Wangxing breathed a sigh of relief and turned around to continue observing the situation in the observation room.
He didn't notice a problem.
——If Yijiu blocked those things, does it mean that he has already seen them?
Next to Ye Wangxing, a two-meter-tall silver-haired man sat on the sofa, with streams of data constantly flashing in his golden eyes.
Although I have seen most of these routines, I still think that the person who can create these words is quite amazing.
——How did they come up with these postures and such intense emotions?
Ye Wangxing didn't know what was going on in Yijiu's mechanical brain. He was still frowning as he looked at the situation in the observation room.
Although everyone in the comments was talking about their own things, as time passed, the comments couldn't help but talk about the guests this time because there was no new big news to fill in. Fortunately, they had missed Song Yun's nervous period - or rather, Song Yun was not nervous at all this time.
If anyone is nervous and sees his younger brother who just returned home being seduced by a red-haired guy, the nervousness in his heart will turn into anger!
So among the guests who were optimistic about Ye Wangxing and Chris, Song Yun's whiteboard with the words "I don't know" written on it was extremely conspicuous.
Fortunately, both the barrage and the on-site guest hosts were very satisfied with the show's effect. Even Song Yun's dark face could not hide the smiles on their faces.
"...Brother Song, we understand you, but allow us to laugh for a few minutes first, hahahaha!"
The actress laughed heartily, and her exaggerated expression refuted the rumors that she had plastic surgery.
——Who who has had plastic surgery would laugh so loudly that it almost dislocates their jaw?
On the other hand, the top star on the side was smiling with an awkward expression. The agent and the singer were both laughing non-stop, while among the veteran actor couple, only the wife was laughing non-stop, while the husband was frowning and staring at the TV above.
Specifically, staring at the red-haired guy.
Fortunately, Shi Xuanzhu did not laugh. Instead, while the barrage was laughing, he took the time to praise him for being a good husband all his life. At least he did not mean to laugh at his partner.
Then he happily typed "Hahahahahahahahahaha" on the barrage.
"...Ahem, so Mr. Song is against this because of his brotherly relationship with Mr. Ye?"
The host asked with a smile, but Song Yun could tell that this was an obvious trap.
He shook his head, put away his gloomy expression, and spoke calmly.
"That's just one of the reasons. Another reason is that Ye Wangxing's dislike for him is very real. It's not just a romantic interest or anything like that. As his brother, I'm very sure of that. But no matter who he chooses to be with in the end, or whether he insists on staying single, I respect his opinion."
Song Yun said with a smile.
The perfect family atmosphere made people on the comment board feel envious.
The guests also nodded and applauded, and the atmosphere was quite peaceful.
——Until the husband among the veteran actors frowned and criticized.
"Xiao Song, I have to talk about you. Your brother has already divorced his husband. You should find him another one as soon as possible. It doesn't matter if it's a boy or a girl. Otherwise, it won't be enough time to have the first child..."
The husband, an old actor, continued speaking with a serious expression. His square face, like Shi Xuanzhu's, had the kind of didactic air that was unique to middle-aged men.
After all, he was a senior in the circle, so Song Yun didn't want to offend him. She just whispered back, "Um, senior, my brother is only 26 this year, and he doesn't like women."
"That's his problem. As his brother, you have to pay attention to it."
The husband, an old actor, said confidently that it was like every person who went home for the holidays and saw elders urging them to get married.
"But that man is not good. He seems frivolous. Even if his family is rich, he will definitely cheat in the future. I am more optimistic about the white-collar man. He has a stable income and it will be more prestigious to tell others about it."
As he was talking, the veteran actor husband started to comment, and he didn't even notice that his wife was holding him by his side.
The barrage was also speechless, and everyone asked where this old feudal man came from. Then, when they saw his age, they realized that he was indeed very feudal.
However, no one present paid attention to the old actor's words, and just said "hmm" and "ah" and let the matter go. Suddenly, Shi Xuanzhu on the side spoke up.
"Teacher Liu is right. I should really put more effort into it. But after all, I have to find someone who is a good match for me. I can just take my time."
Shi Xuanzhu's words made most of the commenters feel uncomfortable. Although it sounded polite, how could this directly lower his own status?
Although in the entertainment industry, they have to call them seniors, but in family life, they are just the bossy old men!
Song Yun also felt a little uncomfortable, but when he was about to say this, Shi Xuanzhu beside him pulled him back.
When he heard someone talking to him, the old actor became even more excited and started to talk nonsense. In the barrage, many people felt that the old actor was similar to some of their annoying relatives.
But Shi Xuanzhu insisted on talking to this person until the amateurs came to the game site.
After seeing the large and small obstacles on the scene and the bright lights above, the amateur guests showed surprised expressions.
The handsome young man and the red-haired man seemed to be thinking about something.
"Alright everyone, this is our game venue this time - real-life CS!"
After adding a few emphasises, the host quickly began to read out the rules for this time.
The barrage was quite normal at the beginning. I thought it was a good ice-breaking game, and it could even have a suspension bridge effect.
——Until a barrage appeared.
"...After all, having someone come to save you in a critical moment really adds to your goodwill."
"Yes, this will indeed make people feel good, but everyone, have you forgotten one thing?"
"——There are two people from free countries in this game!"
Just as the barrage of comments realized this, someone in the live broadcast room also reacted. The white-collar worker who had previously exposed Chris's identity whispered something to the host.
The host nodded in understanding, and then began to discuss with the director to temporarily cut off the microphone on the scene for five minutes.
Five minutes later, both the handsome young man and the red-haired man had one of their hands tied behind their backs.
This is also fair.
The director felt quite satisfied that he had found a balance for the game.
Ten minutes later.
Looking at the other six guests, three men and three women, who had already been wiped out, and the two people standing in the middle of the fallen crowd who could have wiped them out even with one hand behind their back.
Director: ...What should she use to fill the next one-hour live broadcast time?
Just when the director was going crazy, the barrage was full of screams. There was no way, it was too cool! The two didn't even exchange a word, just looked at each other and solved the other guests.
Even the headset was in a great position! They could even hear the two people's heavy breathing.
Just as the barrage of comments was screaming, sound finally came from the headsets belonging to the two people in the live broadcast room.
"Well done."
The cold and panting sound immediately made a group of people smile strangely.
"It's not easy to get a compliment from you, sweetheart~"
The red-haired man's voice was as frivolous as ever, and he was only breathing slightly - he even managed to smile and tease the widow in front of him.
But the playful smile on his face didn't last long.
Because the handsome young man was walking towards him with a gun, the red-haired man looked at the handsome young man in a daze, not knowing what to do, but the smile on his face was still maintained.
He could only see the handsome man approach him, then lower his head, take his large, half-gloved hand and raise it.
“Pah.”
The handsome young man high-fived him.
"It's a pleasure to work with you." The young man said with a rare smile.
The sound of the high five was very light, much lighter than the slap on the red-haired man's face.
But the red-haired man's reaction was much more intense than the slap.
——The tall and strong man suddenly squatted down and covered his face.
The cameraman subconsciously lowered the camera, and the next second the audience in the live broadcast room saw the reddish skin showing through the fingers of the red-haired man.
Barrage: ...
"——No, big brother, you're not the one who comes up and forcefully kisses me. You're blushing like a bubble teapot when I high-five you!"
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