Chapter 26 Drunken Butterfly
Despite the chilly autumn wind, Newbee Square was packed with people, all staring intently at the center.
In that instant, their spiritual world was elevated, and they became convinced that life is a stage, and as long as there is a dream in one's heart, everywhere is radiant!
And Fu Yanle on the round platform is the shining star.
Hundreds of women stood below, an arm's length apart, their expressions as solemn as Fu Yanle's as they awaited the call to arms.
As a short, concise intro began, Fu Yanle raised his microphone, precisely timed his lines, and sang: "No matter how hard I try, I can't escape this colorful world."
The sisterhood, raising their hands and taking steps in unison, danced gracefully: "Ha! Ha!"
A snapshot shows him crouching down, clutching his head in pain—damn!
Fu Yanle closed his eyes and said in a daze, "So I am a drunken butterfly."
The group of sisters twirled leisurely around once: "Hey! Hey!"
Gu Jiming and Lin Qingtong, who hadn't gone far, stood on the east and west sides, their eyes widening simultaneously: Holy crap!
“Your vow,” Fu Yanle’s voice trembled slightly at the end, “came so casually and lightly.”
The group of sisters, who raised their hands to form butterfly wings, exclaimed, "Sigh! Sigh!"
Tang Wanbai and An Shigou, who came running at the sound, grabbed each other's arms in terror: "Damn it!"
“But it cost me my entire life,” Fu Yanle said, each word dripping with tears, “a knot that can never be untied!”
The group of sisters, heads bowed and swaying, sighed: "Ah! Ah!"
Meng Xinqiu shivered in the autumn wind, her expression complicated: I... damn it!
Fu Yanle raised his arm and shouted, "Hey we dogs!"
The group of sisters sang loudly: "Spring departs like flowers in a mirror, autumn arrives like the moon in the water, it turns out I am that drunken one—"
Fu Yanle stepped to the side, extended both hands to the same side, and held up a heart above her head. Then she separated her hands and fluttered like a butterfly to the accompaniment of the sisters' group singing in unison.
His expression was sorrowful, just like a dizzy butterfly that had been betrayed and was drowning its sorrows in alcohol!
After the first round of singing, the group of sisters stopped singing together and watched Fu Yanle dance gracefully on the round stage.
The white fleece sweatshirt couldn't hide his perfect and elegant figure, and his pert buttocks were full of emotion!
The pale purple woolen hat landed freely as he twirled around, and even the strands of his hair were so beautiful!
With a single, upward-slip-on move, white, thin fleece socks with a dog-head pattern made a stunning appearance from under the light purple floor-length pants!
The purple AJ shoes seemed to be his transformed hooves, carrying this dizzy butterfly to an elegant stop!
A philosophical dance segment ended with the interlude!
Fu Yanle timed it precisely, but "no matter what I do, I can't fly out—"
"Ha! Ha!" Tang Wanbai excitedly rushed into the sisterhood, becoming the fourth lead dancer, "A World of Flowers!"
Fu Yanle was utterly captivated, "So I'm a—"
"Hey, hey!" An Shigou uncontrollably jumped out with unfamiliar steps he had never taken before, "Drunken Butterfly!"
Fu Yanle's expression was mournful, "Your vow—"
"Hey! Hey!" The director and filming crew swarmed in, bowing down before Fu Xue, "They came so casually!"
Fu Yanle sighed wistfully, "But it costs me my whole life—"
"Ah! Ah!" Assistant Xu clutched his agitated heart by the side of the path. "A knot that can never be untied!"
Fu Yanle raised his arms and shouted: "Butterflies all over the place!"
It only takes a second to get excited—
A thousand people sang together, creating an epic and magnificent performance!
Everyone tossed their heads, dancing out the unbridled spirit of their inner world!
At the end of the song, Fu Yanle raised his left arm and sang devoutly:
"A drunken butterfly."
"A drunken butterfly."
As the last note faded, Fu Yanle opened her eyes and said arrogantly, "Sisters, do you want to give me your hearts?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes!"
Tang Wanbai's shouts were drowned out by the crowd. She reached out and covered her fragile heart, murmuring, "She's just too charming!"
An Shigou cleared his burning throat, hugged his arm tremblingly, and said in a trembling voice, "Fu Xueming's reputation is well-deserved!"
Meng Xinqiu walked over unsteadily, shed her gentle and polite facade, and said hastily, "I think I'm falling for her!"
Gu Jiming felt as if his soul had left his body, and he couldn't help but tremble slightly, exclaiming in horror, "My heart is beating so fast!"
Lin Qingtong stood at the back of the crowd, biting her lip and wiping away the goosebumps all over her body, and said jealously, "Who is the main character anyway!"
Tang Wanbai, An Shigou, and Meng Xinqiu calmed their restless souls amidst the bustling crowd, then simultaneously looked up, their eyes meeting, as they recalled a cruel truth—
Fu Yanle has already earned a star!
The three of them vanished instantly and continued their search for the Star Thief.
On the other side, Fu Yanle received the rainbow star from the lead dancer and gave her a loving hug, saying, "Thank you, sister!"
"You're welcome, young man." The lead dancer patted him on the back and said confidently, "There will always be a place for you in the world of square dancing!"
"Sister, you flatter me!" Fu Yanle said shyly. "I just have talent, and I still need to learn more."
The lead dancer admired his calm and composed demeanor. When they separated, she looked Fu Yanle up and down carefully. "Are you a celebrity? I've never seen you on TV before."
"I don't act or sing, I sell my looks." Fu Yanle put her hat back on. "I have to go find the next star, I'm off!"
"Ah!" The lead dancer reluctantly let go of him. "I'll follow you on Weibo tonight, young man!"
"Thank you, sister!" Fu Yanle made a heart shape with her hands as she stepped back, then turned and ran away.
He did something amazing at Newbee Square, and everyone's eyes were on him. Overwhelmed, Fu Yanle, drawing on his decades of experience being chased like a dog by the old man, slipped into a path hidden behind a tree, and then—
I saw a familiar car.
"A car crash?" Fu Yanle ran closer and was startled by the familiar license plate number hanging on the back of the car.
The cameraman following Fu Yanle tried to move forward, but Assistant Xu, who got out of the car, gestured for him to step back.
Yu Jingchen was still dizzy and intoxicated by those mesmerizing two minutes when suddenly a head popped into the back window of the car—
"Brother Chen!"
Fu Yanle smiled brightly, but her dimples seemed to hold a sip of sweet juice, splashing it towards his face. Yu Jingchen's Adam's apple bobbed, and he reached out to touch the tip of Fu Yanle's hat. "Aren't you cold?"
"It's not cold. My hoodie has a thin fleece lining, and I'm wearing fleece socks!" Fu Yanle lifted one leg, pulled up his trouser leg, and pointed to the dog's head on the sock. "It's very warm."
Yu Jingchen reached out and pinched its dog ears, then moved a little higher and grasped Fu Yanle's calf, his palm softly touching the skin around it. He said, "You're not cold."
Fu Yanle felt that the area of skin was not cold at all, but rather hot and itchy, so he quickly ordered, "Let go."
The next second, he felt embarrassed to say that, so he quickly added, "I can't stand up!"
"Just lifting one leg, how could Yanle, who has been dancing for over ten years, not be able to stand?" Yu Jingchen's voice rose at the end, his face clearly saying "You're lying to me."
"That...that posture is very unseemly!" Fu Yanle's mind raced, and he threatened, "It looks like a puppy peeing!"
First, there was a puppy urinating in front of a tree, and then Fu Yanle splitting his legs in front of a luxury car—the postures were remarkably similar!
Upon hearing this, Yu Jingchen's gaze followed Fu Yanle's calves to that unspeakable area.
Fu Yanle quickly broke free and reached out to roll up the car window, blocking his view.
"Don't look around!" Fu Yanle gripped the half-height car window with both hands, blocking Yu Jingchen's view even more completely, his tone even more arrogant than on stage, "I'll get angry!"
So cute.
Yu Jingchen thought calmly for a while before saying, "Okay, I won't look."
Fu Yanle breathed a sigh of relief and said, "What are you doing here?"
"I came to check on you because I knew you were filming a variety show here." Yu Jingchen looked at his flushed cheeks. "You danced really well just now."
Fu Yanle shamelessly said, "Then why don't you dance with me?"
“…I don’t have that talent.” Yu Jingchen couldn’t help but reach out and pinch Fu Yanle’s cheek. “Alright, go find other stars. I won’t keep you any longer.”
Yu Jingchen not only watched his unruly and free spirit here, but also watched the previous preview live stream!
Fu Yanle felt a subtle joy at this discovery, took out a yogurt candy from his pocket and handed it over, "Here you go, the lead dancer gave me two, I'll share one with you, bye!"
After saying that, she turned around gracefully and walked away with the elegant gait of someone drunk.
Yu Jingchen's gaze remained fixed intently on Fu Yanle's back, like a sweet, cloying thread of candy, until it was severed by distance. He looked away, rolled up the car window, and raised his finger, letting the yogurt candy roll into his palm.
There was no need to peel it open; he had already tasted the sweetness he had longed for.
He couldn't bear to peel it open; he couldn't stand the sweetness gathering and dissipating.
The film crew following Fu Yanle quickly caught up and had a heated discussion along the way.
"Holy crap, what kind of car is that? It exudes an aura of wealth that I, a poor guy, could never afford in ten lifetimes!"
"It must be a limited edition luxury car; even with a lot of money, you might not be able to buy one. I think there was a man in the car!"
How did you see that?
"Didn't that man reach out and touch Fu Yanle's leg? He was wearing a wedding ring and a wristwatch!"
"Holy crap! So why would a married man touch Fu Yanle's leg?"
Everyone fell silent for half a minute before engaging in another heated discussion.
"They might be Fu Yanle's elders!"
"Do elders touch legs?"
"Could it be Fu Yanle's husband?"
"Fu Yanle wasn't wearing his wedding ring!"
"It can't be that Fu Yanle was kept by a married man, can it?"
Everyone fell silent for another half minute.
One person said quietly, "Who would want to keep him? Is it because he can write lyrics and create a funeral song for them? Or because he can dance and transform into a drunken butterfly at their own grave? Who would want to be driven to their death by anger?"
"But Fu Yanle sings really well, dances really well, and is fucking awesome. When he's not talking, he's fucking like a pretty little cutie." One person retorted quietly, "If I had a hundred million times my current salary, I'd want to piupiupiu too."
"Stop talking," one of them said with a complicated expression. "Didn't you notice that the little butterfly has disappeared?"
While the film crew's dog was sneaking around, Fu Yanle took off into the crowd, slipped into the snack street, and bought a rose taro ice cream cup. He started brainstorming in the cool sweetness.
The three main groups of people in parks and squares are: square dancing sisters, game-playing kids, and card-playing grandpas.
If there's a star hidden in the square dancing sisters' group, then the latter two might also be star hideouts, and the owners of this garden path are naturally a bunch of old men playing chess and cards.
After a well-reasoned analysis, Fu Yanle resolutely entered the garden path, only to find Lin Qingtong suddenly turning out from the side and walking straight towards him.
"Ha," Fu Yanle said, "A good dog doesn't block the way."
Lin Qingtong, her eyes red, accused, "Can't you tolerate me at all? I know you can't stand me, but I'm not the one who has the right to choose my birth. If I could, who would want to be an illegitimate child? I haven't provoked you, so why are you treating me coldly in front of the camera?"
"I'm not a burning factory, why should I tolerate you?" Fu Yanle sipped her rose paste, her tone sweet. "Don't try to play the white fox in front of me, or I'll just punch your face flat."
Lin Qingtong was on the verge of tears, but remained silent. He stared straight ahead, then looked away as if startled, roughly wiping away his tears. Only after the person approached did he manage a weak smile: "Shi Gou, what brings you here?"
Goodness, that's some serious acting.
Fu Yanle ate his ice cream, marveling to himself: No wonder Lin Qingtong's fans cry foul every day, "The entire universe's twelve star systems owe our Tongtong a Best Actor award." He glanced at An Shigou's serious expression, thinking that a proud and straightforward man like An Shigou would probably be a fan of this type.
An Shigou looked at Lin Qingtong, who was forcing a smile despite her grievances, and suddenly pulled Fu Yanle, who was happily eating, behind her, as if facing a formidable enemy.
"Don't bully Fu Yanle!"
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