Bai Yan looked at the two hands resting on the back of hers and chuckled softly. After all, she had gained a lot from this program.
An sat back down in her chair, her gaze falling on Bai Yan again, filled with worry.
...
As evening fell, An arrived at Bai Yan's bedroom door, but did not see her.
An lowered her eyes and thought for a while before walking towards the garden outside the villa. Under the bright moonlight, she was sitting on the swing in the garden with her face lowered.
An walked over to her, half-squatted beside her, and looked up at her: "You can hug me..." He hesitated for a moment, then placed her hand on his abs: "You can touch me wherever you want."
Bai Yan almost couldn't hold back her feigned sadness; she leaned her head on An's shoulder for a while before managing to suppress her laughter.
An thought she was about to cry, so he hugged her tightly and asked, "What can I do to make you stop being sad?" He felt an urge to make the whole world pay for her unhappiness.
“I want to make our relationship public, okay?” An said.
Bai Yan shook her head. She got up from his embrace, looked at him, and stroked his handsome face: "I know you want to help me, but I can't wash away this stain in this way. I competed fairly and squarely, and I don't want people to say that I relied on you."
An understood, but her face fell again: "Then what can I do for you?"
Bai Yan touched his high nose and perfect eyebrows. Just looking at his handsome face made her feel good. So Bai Yan moved closer to him, placed her hand on his large palm, and gently scratched it. "I have two days off after the third competition."
After settling in, Bai Yan looked up and asked, "You have a kitten, don't you?"
An nodded, and Bai Yan looked at him with innocent, cat-like eyes: "I want to go to your house to see that cat."
But the tickling sensation in her palm... was she just looking at the cat?
Anxiang.
"Is it okay?" Bai Yan asked again.
"Okay, okay."
Back in his room from the garden, An snapped out of his dazed state of being in love. He shook his head and then called his trust company to transfer his funds to China.
Bo Yaodong and the other stars must pay the price for this.
At that moment, An received a message on his private terminal. The first page of the message contained a photo of Bai Yan and Bo Yaodong having dinner at a restaurant. He opened it without hesitation.
As he scrolled further down, he realized that these were exactly what he wanted right now...
Ann: "Why are you giving me this? What do you want?"
The person's profile picture on the other side had already gone black.
At this moment, Bai Yan rested her chin on her hand and smiled as she looked at the chat box. The light in the room cast a soft glow on her face. She had originally wanted to give this information to the paparazzi, but giving it to him wouldn't hurt... so he wouldn't be both angry and anxious.
She wasn't worried at all that he would ignore the information, because she knew her place in his heart.
...
Before the third round of public performances, Shen Lian posted a message on her personal account: "I admit I'm not magnanimous enough. I can't work on the same stage with someone who's trying to ruin my relationship. If the production team doesn't terminate Bai Yan's contract, I will end my cooperation with Tomato TV."
Shen Lian refused to participate in the recording of the third public performance, and Shen Lian's fans also joined their idol in boycotting Bai Yan.
The controversy grew so intense that someone even started a poll on the platform demanding that Bai Yan be kicked out of the entertainment industry. Fans of Shen Lian, Lu Lu, and others shared the poll, and the number of votes quickly exceeded one million.
Zhu loves being in the spotlight the most, but seeing this kind of attention now, he can't feel happy at all.
The assistant director also looked worried: "Director, what should we do? Should we still let Bai Yan appear on stage? Many viewers are saying they will boycott our program if we let Bai Yan appear on stage."
Because the production team hadn't issued a statement regarding Bai Yan's situation, some people even accused the director of having an affair with Bai Yan, but the assistant director didn't dare to say anything.
Zhu Ze was actually a little hesitant, but after looking at the contract he had signed with Bai Yan before... ten times the penalty for breach of contract: "We make programs, and that's what we do to take the audience out of their comfort zone."
"Let her go."
Inside the studio, the camera was focused on the seats of several mentors. Teacher Zheng and Liu Yan were already seated, but Chen Lian's seat was empty.
Outside the studio, the actors' cars arrived, and Lulu and the others got out of the vans one by one.
A man in a black overcoat stood on the outside of the crowd, his eyes fixed on the person getting out of the van, until another car drove up, Bai Yan got out, and he walked over the crowd toward Bai Yan.
"Who is it?" a staff member asked curiously.
The man strode forward, and just as he got close to Bai Yan, he suddenly pulled a bottle of liquid from his pocket and splashed it on her.
"Even Chen Lian isn't recording the show anymore, how dare you, you bitch, record it!"
The liquid had a strong, pungent smell, and the people around screamed and ran away. An took two steps closer to Bai Yan, took off her coat and draped it over Bai Yan's smooth arms, then stepped forward and kicked the man hard in the stomach.
The surrounding security personnel reacted immediately and subdued the man.
Bai Yan's expression also turned serious. She was still wearing An's clothes when she went over and took his arm: "Let me see your arm..." She smelled it; it was concentrated sulfuric acid.
"I'm fine, don't worry." It's not as safe abroad as it is in China. He's been kidnapped before, and he's trained, so he's pretty good at fighting.
Bai Yan breathed a sigh of relief, then looked at the man who seemed to have been subdued, her gaze as cold as ice.
"I'm fine." An noticed this and hugged her a little tighter.
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