Chapter 47, The Apartment Showdown, Day 27, trending on social media.
[The wind blowing through the orange tree]: ...
[If you see me, please call me to study]: Is that sister in front of me a prophet?
One message immediately stirred up the viewers in the live stream again.
One message after another kept pouring into the live stream room—
Even netizens who had just switched to Weibo and posted comments to join the fun.
They all switched out at that moment, and when they switched back to look, extreme shock appeared on their faces—
[Can't get into the top three in the class, do a handstand to wash your hair]: Speaking of which, I just posted a Weibo about our celebrity double weekend event, specifically about the guy with the VIP seats. I never expected that my Weibo, with only a few hundred followers, would get over a hundred million views in just a few minutes! It scared me to death, so I quickly hid all the particularly embarrassing posts to avoid being found by acquaintances.
【Little Coco is the cutest】: Don't be scared by the sisters who have hundreds of followers. My Weibo account only has a few followers, and it has been forwarded tens of thousands of times... I never thought that someone as insignificant as me could have this level of popularity on Weibo?
[Pineapple Pineapple Honey]: Forget about my own Weibo popularity, sisters, something's not right. I'm begging you, please go check the trending topics!
New netizens have emerged.
Everyone followed the new online friend, curiously switching screens and jumping back to Weibo.
To their utter surprise, just as they were wondering what else could be trending on social media?
Most likely, it's Zhou Jingchi and Wen Hezhou, two artists who have absolutely no connection, who suddenly appeared during the celebrity weekend—
But they saw unfamiliar words that completely dominated the trending topics.
The top trending topic: #CelebrityWeekendMaleFans#
Second trending topic: #Rich male fan?#
Third on the trending topics: #Whose male fans are they?#
【？？？】
【？？？？】
The live stream and comment section were filled with a huge number of question marks.
Is this some kind of overreaction?
Isn't this an ordinary person??
Celebrity weekend shows are a national variety show.
In this case, the variety show itself attracted a large audience; even before it started airing, the number of online viewers exceeded 80 million.
Given the star power of Zhou Jingchi and Wen Hezhou, they naturally became the focus of attention without even needing marketing or buying trending topics.
How could an ordinary person dominate the top three trending topics within just a few minutes of the start?
Unheard of.
[Bobby Bobby]: Who remembers this guy who was wearing a baseball cap and a mask, not even showing his face? How come he's so popular?
[Farming requires pushing up glasses]: He looks really good-looking. If he took off his glasses, I wonder how good-looking he would be?
[Bobby Bobby]: Don't even think about it, if you don't pick it, it'll probably just not look good.
Netizens are discussing it extensively.
No one expected that the show, which already had its own audience, would reach another peak after Xie Ruan, an ordinary person, became a trending topic.
New viewers who flooded into the live stream could even see their own window lag for a moment.
Everyone watched as another hashtag related to Xie Ruan, #MaleFansClimbTheWall#, quickly climbed from eleventh on the trending topics list.
[Little Cutie]: This is way too exaggerated!
[Orange]: Those obscure celebrities' teams who buy weird trending topics every time they release a show to boost their presence must be crying now, right? They never expected that their own idol would generate less buzz than a completely covered-up ordinary person?
【Strawberry Boba, I Want to Drink】: How can you compare? This is a VIP male fan! Everyone's curious about which fan he is, right?
[Coco Road]: It seems Zhou Jingchi has male fans? She's quite popular.
[Running 10km today]: Wen Hezhou is also a fan, right? He was quite active a few years ago, I've been following him for many years. But he's always been very low-key, never showing his face, only sharing things like the collaborations he follows. So mysterious! Are you a fan of Wen Hezhou?
[Have you heard any gossip today?]: I know that one. Isn't that the fan who used to show off the same items as Wen Hezhouchuan every day, and who spent hundreds of thousands of yuan on them?
[I'm going to run 10 kilometers today]: I was showing off my villa a while ago.
[Have you been following the gossip today?]: But I haven't seen him lately? Otherwise, he would usually be fighting tooth and nail for tickets to these kinds of events, right?
There's been a lot of discussion online.
But no one knew who they were talking about.
It happened to be the original owner's account before Xie Ruan transmigrated.
Unfortunately, Xie Ruan was a person from the post-apocalyptic world, and he didn't know much about modern technology.
Even after playing on my phone for a few days.
Xie Ruan also didn't use Weibo.
Therefore, naturally, Xie Ruan couldn't interact with others through a screen he couldn't see. This explains why he had transmigrated into the original owner's body, which was why the original owner had stopped updating Weibo.
at the same time.
The fans in the live stream were still discussing it—
【I am your puppy】: So, does that mean one of our families has a rich male fan?
[The wind blows through the orange tree]: Whose tree is it? We don't even know yet!
[Bun Hair]: Looking at the situation, I even think he might be a fan of both sides? Did you guys see that it was eleventh on the trending topics? Now it's ninth!! I just saw the VIP guy holding up his light stick and frantically switching between different styles, it really cracked me up.
The hashtag #MaleFansClimbTheWall# has seen a slight increase in popularity.
Those who were dissatisfied with Xie Ruan naturally began to emerge.
[Lop-eared Rabbit]: I think it's a matter of personal freedom to be a fan, and whether someone has money or not isn't important. Besides, just because someone has VIP tickets, it's a bit much to say they're a rich male fan, isn't it? There are many ways to get tickets; having VIP tickets doesn't necessarily mean someone is rich. If they're not rich, then being a male fan is perfectly normal, at least that's the case with Zhou Jingchi's fans.
[Bubble]: +1
[Chocolate]: +1
...
Haters kept posting dissenting messages in the live stream.
Netizens have been debating whether Xie Ruan is rich or poor.
Until netizens discovered Xie Ruan's clothes—
【Corgi I Love to Death】: Stop arguing. You guys better take a look. This male fan, and the guy in the wheelchair next to him, do you know how much his clothes cost?
How much does a lop-eared rabbit cost?
【Corgi I love to death】: You can't hire a handcrafted haute couture from France even if you spend tens of millions.
[Lop-eared Rabbit]: ...
[Lop-eared Rabbit]: I'll fight you all! And that was just someone who came with him, wasn't it? This man in the wheelchair, he's obviously not a fan of either of them, he's clearly just accompanying him.
【Lop-eared Rabbit】: Besides, even so, you can't say that the man wearing the hat is rich, can you? The evidence you provided only shows that the man in the wheelchair is rich.
【I love this country dog to death】: I haven't finished yet!! @Lower-eared rabbit, I was just thinking, I feel like the clothes this male fan who climbed over the wall is wearing look a bit familiar... and they seem quite expensive too.
[Lop-eared Rabbit]: ...
[Lop-eared Rabbit] looked at [Country Dog I Love to Death]'s reply.
I also looked over from the perspective of "I love country dogs to death".
It would have been better if I hadn't looked at it.
Upon seeing it, the lop-eared rabbit felt as if it had a fishbone stuck in its throat.
【Country Dog I Love to Death】: Is this a collaboration with Wen Hezhou's family? No, it's not from my family. Our older brother always endorses sportswear.
[I love rural dogs to death] is a fan of Zhou Jingchi.
After confirming the clothes, he immediately sought help from the others present.
But unexpectedly.
The person who answered her plea for help was not the Wen Hezhou fan she had imagined.
Instead—
[Lop-eared Rabbit]: My pet...
Lop-eared rabbits aren't fans of anyone.
She is a fan of Ji Ye.
I never expected that just by casually going to watch the drama, I would see clothes that looked so familiar.
[Lop-eared Rabbit]: I didn't expect it to be a collaboration between my brother Ji Ye and this brand.
【I love country dogs to death】: ...
[Little Baby]: ...
Ji Ye?
Ji Ye? ?
In the live stream, fans of both Zhou Jingchi and Wen Hezhou were completely dumbfounded.
A large number of ellipses and question marks floated across the live stream screen once again.
No one expected that while everyone was still discussing whose fan Xie Ruan was.
Another one has broken in?!
Zhou Jingchi?
Wen Hezhou?
Ji Ye? ? ?
Everyone: Not buddies.
Everyone: Whose fan are you anyway?!
This discussion has been circulating ever since.
Even the lop-eared rabbit, who had just been watching the commotion, couldn't hold back and sent another message—
[Lop-eared Rabbit]: This guy... is he too good at climbing walls?
【Country Dog I Love to Death】: Exactly, Lop-eared Rabbit, do you mean that this brother not only wore Ji Ye's collaboration, but also got Wen Hezhou and Zhou Jingchi's support sticks, and even got VIP tickets to Wen Hezhou and Zhou Jingchi's event?
[Lop-eared rabbit]: Yes.
The live stream room fell silent instantly.
Nobody expected it.
Xie Ruan actually dared to do this.
[Lop-eared Rabbit]: However, the three of us really have almost no interaction, so he shouldn't be discovered, right...?
Even though the viewers in the live stream didn't know Xie Ruan, for some reason they inexplicably started to worry about her.
They instinctively held their breath.
Another message was sent—
[Wen Hezhou and I walked the flower path together]: Sorry, I zoomed in on the screenshot. If you can see it, you'll notice the phone case around his neck is a collaboration with my brother. Yes, it's a collaboration with Wen Hezhou.
[Xiao Tan, you need to keep up the good work!]: Actually, didn't you guys notice that his phone and Zhou Jingchi's phone are matching models? One is black, the other is white. Zhou Jingchi's is black, and his is white. You know, this phone costs 20,000 yuan.
[Drinking milk makes you taller]: I'm going to compete with you rich people, I'm going all out!! Being rich allows you to chase after three companies in a row!!!
...
The atmosphere in the live stream became increasingly heated.
Xie Ruan didn't know why, but the room suddenly felt chilly.
Xie Ruan felt as if everyone around her had inexplicably picked up their phones.
In an effort to fit in, Xie Ruan also tried picking up her phone.
But his phone had nothing on it.
?
Xie Ruan found it hard to understand what they were doing.
I just subconsciously swiped my phone, swiped it again, but still nothing.
Isn't this a joint event held on-site?
Were they all sharing the event with their close friends?
Xie Ruan had no one to share with.
He subconsciously withdrew his hand.
He awkwardly put down his phone.
Trying to maintain a normal expression, she turned her head and her eyes suddenly met someone's, causing her to flinch in panic.
he……
It feels like that person is watching him...
It wasn't just him.
And there was a whole group of people behind him, all of them seemed to be staring at him...
Even further on...
Xie Ruan felt increasingly uneasy.
Xie Ruan often felt that something was wrong with her face, and that she was often stared at on the street.
This feeling of embarrassment made him uncomfortable.
Xie Ruan felt increasingly uneasy.
Xie Ruan couldn't explain this strange feeling.
I just felt my scalp tighten.
QAQ!
What happened?
Is it because sitting in a VIP seat is too conspicuous?
But this is the only free internal ticket available?
Xie Ruan had no other votes.
Is this the lesson that there's no such thing as a free lunch?
Xie Ruan curled her fingers and twisted them for a long time before she could recall what she had just heard.
If I had known, he wouldn't have been so greedy for that little bit of money.
Waaaaah, Xie Ruan has been in office for so long.
The only lesson I learned was—
Don't be too greedy!
Greed will ruin a nanny!
Xie Ruan awkwardly withdrew his hand.
Xie Ruan appeared exceptionally petite because the man in the wheelchair next to her was 192cm tall.
Xie Ruan pulled his black baseball cap down, revealing his neatly trimmed white nails, which were slightly damp. The wetness hinted at his unease.
[Did Zhou Jingchi release a new album today?]: Why do I find this male fan strangely cute?
[Lop-eared Rabbit]: I kind of think so too! These fingers are so beautiful, it's hard for a hand fetishist not to like them.
+1
+1
The live stream chat exploded.
Xie Ruan was present, but couldn't see the live chat.
He was naturally unaware that he was already attracting a lot of attention.
Xie Ruan simply took a deep breath and shifted her gaze to the screen!
He was just here to slack off!
They shouldn't be concerned with anything else!
Xie Ruan looked up and just then heard the host still warming up the audience.
Host: "I heard that you, Teacher Wen, have recently been trying out a new villainous role in your film. What was the opportunity that led you to choose this role?"
Xie Ruan listened attentively to the host.
Unexpectedly, Wen Hezhou's gaze drifted towards Xie Ruan's location.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7.
Xie Ruan happened to be sitting in the 07 seat that Wen Hezhou had given him.
A subtle smile crept across Wen Hezhou's lips.
Feeling guilty and reddened by the sudden gaze directed at Xie Ruan, she hurriedly raised her silver cheering stick and waved it.
Knowing that Wen Hezhou was rambling on and on, Xie Ruan couldn't listen to a word he said.
Xie Ruan simply lowered her head anxiously.
I carefully tried to calm myself down.
Xie Ruan was flustered as she dealt with Wen Hezhou, but she didn't expect the host to be so professional and impartial. Having just finished interviewing Zhou Jingchi, he immediately started asking about Zhou Jingchi again—
Host: "Haha, I heard that our fans are asking when Jingchi will release a new album. Do you have any special thoughts on that, Jingchi?"
Xie Ruan silently looked up.
He thought Zhou Jingchi probably wouldn't be looking this way, right?
Unexpectedly, just as he made up his mind...
Xie Ruan and Zhou Jingchi locked eyes.
[Bun Hair]: What the heck is going on? Zhou Jingchi has looked this way several times.
【Xiao Bao, take good care of yourself】: Wen Hezhou too, oh my god, why do I feel like he's looking at baseball caps??
Xie Ruan quickly earned the nickname "baseball cap" on the spot.
However, he was too preoccupied with his own problems to know what was happening in the live stream.
Xie Ruan shrank back, looking uneasy. His fair fingers curled up, and when Zhou Jingchi looked over, Xie Ruan subconsciously smiled.
What else can I do but laugh?
Then, to counter the guilty conscience, they raised green glow sticks.
He's really about to die...
Please, please give him a save/load function in every book world he transmigrates into from now on!
If Xie Ruan had known earlier that he would get tickets for two people, he would never have come.
QAQ! What kind of paid slacking off is this?! It's even more nerve-wracking than going to work.
Xie Ruan finally finished satisfying the two patriarchs' desires.
He saw a cup of milk tea next to him and instantly felt energized.
Xie Ruan thanked her softly.
As you poke the milk tea, its rich and fragrant flavor spreads throughout your mouth.
Xie Ruan felt much better, and even unconsciously poked her toes a few times on the ground.
It wasn't until he had drunk half a cup that he vaguely looked up and remembered to check who had sent him the milk tea.
But when he turned his head, he met Jiang Zhi's gaze...
Jiang Zhi's gaze was truly unpredictable.
How could Xie Ruan possibly understand it?
This ancestor probably wouldn't mind him coming to see Zhou Jingchi and Wen Hezhou, right?
Xie Ruan's mind was racing.
Unexpectedly, the man took the opportunity to open his phone and gestured for him to look at it.
Xie Ruan opened it subconsciously.
The words that flashed on the screen were enough to make him almost jump.
Xie Ruan saw the message the man had sent.
【。】：You like Wen Hezhou?
[Xie Ruan]: ...
The original owner must have liked it.
But Xie Ruan didn't like it.
Xie Ruan thought that Jiang Zhi probably wouldn't investigate him.
Confess honestly—
[Xie Ruan]: I used to like someone, but not anymore.
Xie Ruan gave the man an honest reply.
When the man typed the next line, Xie Ruan sensed that he seemed quite satisfied.
Xie Ruan breathed a sigh of relief.
But then the man sent another message.
Xie Ruan didn't have time to look.
She looked up and saw Zhou Jingchi's gaze drifting over here again.
?
QAQ!
Ancestors!!
Even with people you know well, you can't keep watching them forever!
People will probably notice if we look at it like this.
Xie Ruan didn't even have time to reply to the man beside her.
She just subconsciously smiled at Zhou Jingchi and waved her green glow stick once again.
Completely unaware, Zhou Jingchi, seeing Xie Ruan's performance, surprisingly curled the corners of his mouth into a smile.
In Zhou Jingchi's mind: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...
Zhou Jingchi counted Xie Ruan's seats: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...
Xie Ruan likes money.
Zhou Jingchi specially chose number 8, 888.
Why isn't Xie Ruan sitting there? Why is she sitting in number 7 instead of there?
Zhou Jingchi did not want Xie Ruan to come with others.
He only gave out one ticket.
But why did he feel like Xie Ruan was sending a message to someone just now?
Even when replying to other people's messages, Zhou Jingchi saw Xie Ruan smile at the number 8 next to her?
Does he know Number 8?
Zhou Jingchi frowned.
An inexplicable emotion rose within me.
He always felt that when he saw Xie Ruan smiling at others, his heart seemed to skip a beat.
A strange feeling rose in his heart.
until……
He saw that Xie Ruan no longer looked at the man, but seemed to smile at him through her mask.
Zhou Jingchi had excellent eyesight and happened to see Xie Ruan smile. Her eyebrows curved into small crescents, and her smile was extremely beautiful and cute.
Zhou Jingchi didn't even realize that his heartbeat had missed a beat.
Once again, they were counting Xie Ruan's positions.
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7...
Xie Ruan did not sit in the seat he had prepared.
Zhou Jingchi's eyes were fixed on Xie Ruan, and he didn't even glance at the masked man next to Xie Ruan.
But Zhou Jingchi knew that he had seen Xie Ruan leave work at Pei's Group before he arrived. In other words, Xie Ruan's reply was definitely not directed at any particular employer.
Then there's only one possibility...
Xie Ruan's friend.
Or the person next to Xie Ruan.
If it's someone close to Xie Ruan...
Then Zhou Jingchi suddenly had a change of heart.
Zhou Jingchi suddenly thought of the VIP seats...
He remembered that Wen Hezhou took it on the 7th, but he didn't know who he gave it to.
Wen Hezhou has quite a few fans, so who knows, they might take them away for an event?
so.
Xie Ruan may have temporarily switched seats with the tall boy who was actually number 7, just to be closer to him?
And that tall guy, who was originally number 7, was probably a fan of Wen Hezhou?
Then Xie Ruan just replied to the message on her phone, also to thank the tall guy for giving him her seat.
Zhou Jingchi thought about it for a long time, and then suddenly had a breakthrough.
The jealousy that had been quietly sprouting in my heart vanished completely.
Zhou Jingchi carefully examined the number eight spot.
That location wasn't very good; it was quite low, on the side, and even a bit dark, making it difficult to see people clearly.
But number 7 is just right.
This allowed him and Xie Ruan to see each other.
Xie Ruanming is clearly a shy person who doesn't like to talk.
But Zhou Jingchi voluntarily changed his position for him?
No one knows how much effort Xie Ruan put in to get her face flushed!
Xie Ruan seems to really care about him?
Zhou Jingchi became more and more excited as he thought about it, and a smile unconsciously crept onto his face.
The thought even popped into my head: Does he seem to like me?
Zhou Jingchi became happier the more he thought about it.
As a straight man, he clearly didn't realize how many possibilities there are for the concept of "liking".
The corners of her mouth turned up, and Zhou Jingchi didn't even realize that her attitude towards the host had improved a bit.
Xie Ruan, however, was completely unaware of Zhou Jingchi's thoughts—
He finished dealing with Zhou Jingchi.
To deal with Wen Hezhou.
Deal with Jiang Zhi.
It's just to avoid being harassed or caught!
Xie Ruan had no idea that the sight of him being glanced at two or three times by Wen Hezhou and Zhou Jingchi was quickly causing quite a stir in the live stream.
[Temporary staff member hired by Bagua Subdistrict Office]: Um, did you see that? Wen Hezhou glanced over here twice.
[Bed Explorer]: I saw it. I think Wen Hezhou can understand. He probably doesn't have many male fans, right? The VIP made one, and there was a crazy support. I think even the brother was scared.
[The escaped pork tenderloin]: Wen Hezhou is still quite reserved, right? Didn't you see how many times Zhou Jingchi glanced this way?
It's worth noting that Wen Hezhou's public persona is that of a gentle person, so it's understandable if you take a second look.
But Zhou Jingchi was different.
Although Zhou Jingchi has an outgoing appearance, he is actually quite aloof.
Zhou Jingchi doesn't usually interact much with her fans.
They counted, and realized that in just over ten minutes since the broadcast started, Zhou Jingchi had glanced in their direction five or six times? That's too abnormal!
Fans watched in disbelief as Zhou Jingchi displayed a mixture of surprise and delight.
Input Send —
[I'm most likely destined for this relationship]: Zhou Jingchi looked this way so many times that I even thought...? It seems like Zhou Jingchi has found a girlfriend? Could that girl down there really be our sister-in-law?
【BerryBerry】: To be honest, I just imagined a whole scene, like Zhou Jingchi having a secret/underground relationship that he doesn't know about, and then suddenly discovering his sister-in-law visiting him on set, which startles him? And then he's secretly pleased with himself? I think that's really how it would be!! But Zhou Jingchi isn't straight, is he?! This doesn't feel right.
[Many grape granules]: I think so too. However, it's also possible that this person deliberately used tricks, taking the opportunity to wave their light stick more intensely than others, in order to attract the older brother's attention.
[Strawberry Cheesecake]: I agree. Thinking about it carefully, the people who started this trend were so enthusiastic, it's like they were paid trolls. Could this trending topic be bought? It's too much for just a rich male fan to trend, especially with so many fan-like characteristics… isn't that a bit excessive? Is some wealthy young master from a powerful company getting involved in entertainment industry hype again?
[Fengtian Orange Express]: What the person upstairs said about the sister-in-law is pure fabrication. Unless this guy in the baseball cap goes backstage after this is over, I absolutely will not believe it.
【Chocolate Grapes】: I think so too.
...
Public opinion continues to ferment online.
Only Xie Ruan, Zhou Jingchi, Wen Hezhou, and "Jiang Zhi," who were the subjects of the discussion, knew nothing about it.
*
Xie Ruan finally breathed a sigh of relief after the event ended.
Unexpectedly, just as Xie Ruan was about to push Jiang Zhi away...
Xie Ruan also received the message at the same time—
[Wen Hezhou]: Would you like to come backstage, Xie Ruan? I have some new autographed photos that you might like.
[Zhou Jingchi]: [Red Envelope: I'm waiting for you backstage, come on over, Aruan.]
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Author's note: Xie Ruan: [Cracked] Thank you for the invitation, but I feel like I'm a bit dead.
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