After updating his Weibo post, almost immediately someone jumped in to comment. Zhou Cheng refreshed the page and saw his fans screaming and yelling in the comments. He smiled helplessly, then logged out of Weibo without hesitation and sent a message to Xiang Fei.
Z: Try to get the trending topic down, distance yourself from us, and just say we're friends.
Xiang Fei: Brother Cheng, are you sure? I don't think anyone will believe you.
Z: Yes.
Seeing his unwavering belief, Xiang Fei didn't say anything more, but logged into Zhou Cheng Studio's official Weibo account and posted an update.
— Zhou Cheng Studio: We're just friends, there's no need to worry, please don't spread rumors.
This Weibo post was quickly shared by many people.
[Jingbao can't jungle: See, I told you we're just friends. You guys kept guessing. Cheng said he'd tell us if he was dating.]
[Black Apple: Just friends. The entire Sima family is stirring up trouble.]
[A Little Rice Ball: I don't know why, but after seeing the studio's Weibo post clarifying things, I felt a little disappointed. I was hoping they really were a couple.]
[Tangli Bujianxue: Me too, me too! Cheng Ge is already thirty, not young anymore, and still hasn't had a girlfriend. The only actress I'm close to, Xu Zhaodi, also has a boyfriend. I'm so anxious!]
[Mimi: Is Cheng Ge gay?]
[I'm thinking of stopping updates: Upstairs, please don't do this. Now that you mention it, I'm panicking too. What if Brother Cheng really does die?]
[Little Lily: So what if he's gay? It's 2030 already, same-sex marriage has been legalized for a long time, what's there to be afraid of?]
[SpongeBob: Oh my god, I'm a step too late! How did the conversation suddenly shift from girlfriends to Cheng Ge being gay?]
[Zhou Cheng's First Wife: That's right, stop overthinking. Brother Cheng has already mentioned what kind of girl he likes; he just hasn't met her yet.]
...
After posting, Xiang Fei kept an eye on the comments section and naturally saw what the fans were saying. He quietly took a screenshot and sent it to Zhou Cheng.
Xiang Fei: Brother Cheng, you've become gay.
Zhou Cheng upon seeing the screenshot: ...
Z: Don't worry about it, let them be.
Xiang Fei: Okay.
Z: Please keep an eye out for me at Huaying. Nan Sheng is going to record a talent show at the end of the month. They didn't say exactly when, but it should be around those few days. I think there will be a live stream. Remember to watch the live stream. If anyone insults her, ask the administrator to ban her account.
What could Xiang Fei say? Huaying's affairs were not under Xingji's jurisdiction, but Zhou Cheng had said so, and Qiao Nansheng was Zhou's wife, so he had no choice but to agree.
But Xiang Fei still tried to struggle: Brother Cheng, being infamous is still being famous. If more people criticize your wife, she might become famous because of it. Isn't that much faster than your wife becoming famous on her own?
Z: ...Three seconds.
Xiang Fei quickly retracted his message: "Brother Cheng, I was wrong, I understand. Brother Cheng, are you about to board the plane? I won't bother you anymore, goodbye Brother Cheng."
Z: ...
They slipped away pretty quickly.
Zhou Cheng snorted coldly, exited the chat page with Xiang Fei, found Qiao Nansheng's chat box, edited a message and sent it.
Almost as soon as he sent the message, the announcement over the loudspeaker in the waiting room reminded him that it was time to board his flight.
Zhou Cheng put away his phone, stood up, and walked towards the boarding gate.
…
Qiao Nansheng was unaware of what was happening on Weibo.
After Sheng Zhuo took her home, he got out of the car and hurriedly ran back to his room to catch up on sleep. He had gone to bed late last night and had gotten up so early today, he was exhausted.
She didn't even see the messages Zhou Cheng sent her.
She slept until 5:30 in the afternoon before waking up. She was woken up by Liu Xu to eat, otherwise she would still be sleeping at this time.
Qiao Nansheng sat at the dining table with a tired face, eating mechanically with a blank expression.
Seeing her like this, Liu Xu couldn't help but ask, "Madam, what did you and Cheng-ge do last night? You don't look like you slept well."
She swallowed the food in her mouth, and was about to speak when she heard Liu Xu gasp: "Are you guys building a mini-city? Brother Cheng is too fierce, just like the 'seven times a night' man in novels, and then the wife is drained dry..."
Qiao Nansheng's lips twitched slightly, and she glared at her: "Squeeze your sister dry! Acting together!! You're up late."
"Oh, okay." Liu Xu nodded and chuckled at her, "But Madam, are you really not planning to have a baby with Cheng-ge? Cheng-ge is already thirty, and Grandpa Zhou has been urging us so many times. I think you two could..."
Qiao Nansheng covered her ears with her hands: "I don't want to listen to this bastard's rambling."
Willow catkins: "..."
My wife is so childish.
However, seeing that Qiao Nansheng didn't like the topic, Liu Xu didn't press the matter further.
After finishing her meal and drinking a small half-cup of honey water, Qiao Nansheng was so full that she couldn't fall asleep. She went upstairs to sleep but couldn't either, so she went to sit on the sofa and watch TV.
She remembered that "Man vs. Wild" was supposed to air today.
Thinking to herself, Qiao Nansheng checked the calendar and found that it was indeed today.
However, the variety show doesn't start until 8 o'clock, and it's only 6:30 now, so there are still almost two hours left. She switched the channel to the satellite TV channel for "Man vs. Wild" and started playing on her phone.
She hadn't touched her phone all afternoon, and didn't even realize when it ran out of battery.
Feeling lazy and not wanting to go upstairs to get the charging cable, Qiao Nansheng called out to the kitchen, "Liu Xu, can I borrow your charger? It's a Huawei."
"Okay, ma'am, wait for me a moment." Liu Xu replied and went back to the bedroom from the kitchen to get the charging cable.
Qiao Nansheng took the charging cable, found the socket, and plugged it in: "I'll return it to you later."
Liu Xu went back to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
It took several minutes of charging for the phone to turn on successfully.
Within ten seconds of turning on her phone, there were no messages.
Ten seconds later, a flood of messages and countless missed calls suddenly popped up on her phone screen, making her already laggy phone even laggy.
Qiao Nansheng: Damn it, this crappy phone is already so laggy even though I just bought it? I want to smash it, what should I do?
She took a deep breath, resisting the urge to smash her phone, and waited for about ten seconds before the phone slowly started to recover.
Qiao Nansheng looked at the missed calls, all of which came from one person—Tang Xuerou.
Why is she calling me again? Is she asking me out? But I already told her a couple of days ago that I'm very busy and don't have time.
Qiao Nansheng wondered, and then went to WeChat with 99+ messages.
She has over 300 friends on WeChat, but she knows no more than ten of them personally. Apart from Grandpa Zhou, both sets of parents, Zhou Cheng, and Tang Xuerou, the others are all characters created by her fans; she doesn't know any of them.
Qiao Nansheng saw that many friends who had only seen her post updates on WeChat Moments had sent her messages, as well as more than thirty messages from Tang Xuerou.
Even Han Ye and Han Xiaoxing sent her about ten messages.
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