Jiang Nian sat on the sofa, having finished watching an hour-long documentary, while her fourth brother still hadn't come out of the kitchen.
So he got up and went to the kitchen to see what was going on.
As soon as I entered, I smelled a burning smell.
Looking up, I saw Ji Yubai standing in front of the kitchen counter wearing an apron and holding a spatula. On the counter were three dishes that could barely be called "dishes".
Each plate was completely black. Judging from the ingredients, you could vaguely make out that the three dishes were probably braised chicken wings, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and shredded pork with garlic sauce.
Ji Yubai probably didn't expect his sister to come in so suddenly.
Seeing Jiang Nian glance at the dishes and then at him, the actor, who to outsiders always appeared as aloof and unapproachable as a flower on a high mountain, silently put away the spatula in his hand.
"...I don't think I did a very good job."
Jiang Nian was almost amused by her fourth brother.
"So, Fourth Brother, you can't cook at all? Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Ji Yubai was silent for a few seconds: "I originally thought this wouldn't be a difficult thing."
Jiang Nian comforted him, "Everyone has their own expertise. It's obvious that Fourth Brother's talent lies in acting, not cooking."
Ji Yubai looked at the appalling dishes and said, "Let's just order takeout."
"No need. With such heavy rain outside, even if a delivery driver accepts the order, we don't know when it will arrive."
Jiang Nian walked into the kitchen. "Fourth Brother, do you have any instant noodles? It's just the two of us anyway, so we can just cook some."
"have."
Ji Yubai remembered that Yu Xiao had stuffed a few packets of instant noodles in the kitchen cabinet before. He took them out and glanced at them. Fortunately, they hadn't expired yet.
"Then I'll tidy up the kitchen first, and then cook noodles. This time, Fourth Brother can go out and wait." Jiang Nian's tone was cool, but her eyes were gentle.
Ji Yubai stopped trying to be brave, took off his apron and tied it around Jiang Nian's neck, then walked out of the kitchen.
Since I had some free time, I finally glanced at my phone.
I didn't realize until I looked that I had twenty-eight missed calls, all from Yu Xiao.
Her delicate brows furrowed slightly as she returned the call: "What's wrong?"
"My goodness, why did it take you so long to answer the phone?" Yu Xiao said in a flustered voice on the other end of the line.
Ji Yubai said in his usual indifferent tone, "I was cooking for Niannian just now."
"You cook for your sister? You can cook? I didn't know that."
In his shock, Yu Xiao asked three questions in a row before realizing that this was not the point.
"Let's not talk about that now, let's get down to business. I really didn't expect that even in such terrible weather tonight, there would still be paparazzi staking out outside your apartment."
“When we got off the bus earlier, didn’t you see that the wind and rain outside were too strong and just carry your sister down?”
"This scene was captured by paparazzi and posted online. It's now trending at number one on Weibo, take a look."
Did someone take a picture of him and Niannian?
Ji Yubai frowned even more deeply.
Upon opening Weibo, the top trending topic, marked by a prominent red "hot" tag, was #JiYuBaiCarriesAWomanBackToApartmentOnRainyNight#.
Clicking into the entry, the first Weibo post is the paparazzi's exposé; it was a photo he posted that went viral and became a trending topic.
The photo wasn't very clear because of the distance and the dim, rainy night, but you could still make out his profile and figure. He was holding a girl whose face was covered by a coat.
Ji Yubai is a movie star and a top celebrity.
Even after registering a Weibo account, I have never posted a single Weibo post, and there is only one system update for my birthday status each year.
His account also has nearly 60 million followers. His automatically updated birthday posts also receive millions of likes, shares, and comments.
Ji Yubai debuted at his peak and has had no scandals in the four years since entering the industry. He rarely appears in public except for his work and award ceremonies, and he doesn't give any media interviews, which only fuels his fans' curiosity.
Even a candid shot of his profile by paparazzi is enough to make fans scream and save it.
So this photo of him carrying a girl back to his apartment was like a bolt from the blue. The revelation even caused a glitch in Weibo's servers.
Not only were the fans in an uproar, but even casual observers couldn't help but click in to discuss it.
Is the movie star in love?
And they even took him directly back to the apartment?
What kind of girl could date someone like Ji Yubai?
Although Ji Yubai is not an idol, he has a huge fan base, almost all of whom are female fans, including many fervent female fans.
It's not impossible for someone to think their idol is in a relationship and do something crazy.
Yu Xiao called again, seeking Ji Yubai's opinion: "What do you think? Should we ignore this and wait for the hype to die down on its own in a few days? Or should we issue a statement to clarify things?"
Ji Yubai thought for a moment and said into the phone, "I'll clarify it myself."
"You'll clarify this yourself?"
Yu Xiao didn't know how Ji Yubai planned to clarify things, as Ji Yubai usually ignored such news in the past.
But since Ji Yubai had his own plans, he agreed.
Ji Yubai hung up the phone one second ago, and another call came in the next second.
Seeing that the caller ID showed Ji Yuwei, Ji Yubai frowned slightly, but still answered the phone.
"Fourth Brother?" Ji Yuwei's soft voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Hmm," Ji Yubai responded indifferently.
Upon hearing Ji Yubai's voice, Ji Yuwei immediately said, "Fourth Brother, I saw it trending on Weibo. Did you really carry a girl back to your apartment? Do I have a sister-in-law now?"
Ji Yuwei never expected that the person Ji Yubai was holding was Jiang Nian.
Because she knew that Ji Yubai was a germaphobe and disliked being disturbed, how could she casually let someone into her apartment and personally carry them out of the car?
Throughout her life, her fourth brother had never touched her, let alone allowed her to go to his apartment.
Jiang Nian was at best a country bumpkin who had only met Ji Yubai once, and it was impossible for her to receive such treatment.
Ordering her a milk tea on set was already the most we could do.
So before Ji Yubai could even speak, Ji Yuwei spoke in a kind and considerate tone, as if she were thinking of Ji Yubai's best interests.
“I understand, Fourth Brother is at the age where he should be dating. But I see that since the news broke, Fourth Brother has lost over 100,000 followers on Weibo, and there are all sorts of rumors flying around. This isn’t good.”
"How about Fourth Brother has his agent clarify that the girl he's holding is me? Fourth Brother and I are siblings. If we reveal our sibling relationship, the rumors will definitely stop immediately!"
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