Xie Chen remained seated in the audience the whole time, but he did greet them, ensuring the cameras wouldn't focus on him.
The new song Bai Li is going to sing has an instrumental version that Xie Chen recorded in advance.
On stage.
Bai Li completely ignored the glances cast at her by many contestants.
With her older brother and her favorite husband around, Bai Li felt incredibly safe.
Not long after.
As the familiar accompaniment began, Bai Li sat in a chair, facing the microphone in front of her, and looking at Xie Chen not far away, she softly opened her mouth.
For his new song, he chose the simple and straightforward title "I Like You".
Xie Chen listened quietly, his deep, cold eyes reflecting the figure of the person on the stage.
Without a doubt, his Lili sings very well.
When the song ended, the whole hall applauded.
Bai Li smiled and looked at Xie Chen below the stage.
Their eyes met, and Bai Li clearly saw that the gentleman smiled slightly at him.
My husband doesn't smile much, even though he's very kind and gentle to me.
That smile made Bai Li's heart pound like a drum.
He played well, and when the results were announced, sure enough, he advanced to the next round.
“Lili”.
The agent, Fatty, came up to her. He now knew Bai Li's name, so he called her Li Li in private.
He immediately showered Bai Li with compliments: "You did a great job! Keep it up! Oh, and didn't I tell you? If you advance to the next round, the company will reward you with ten thousand yuan."
"I'll take you to collect the money in a bit."
Fatty spoke excitedly, but Xie Chen frowned, clearly disapproving of the reward.
He has already confirmed with Lili that she will not be pursuing a career in the entertainment industry.
So, the more the company invests in Bai Li now, the more demands they will have later.
The company isn't a charity, and neither is his cousin.
Bai Li was naturally unaware of these intricacies. He nodded to Fatty and happily went to collect his money.
On WeChat.
Xie Chen transferred 20,000 yuan directly to his cousin.
"Lili's reward money."
Xie Mao: "?"
Xie Mao: "You still won't let Lili into Starlight?"
Xie Chen: "He's not suitable."
Xie Mao: "He's very suitable. Ah Chen, Lili is a good prospect. I can make him a star."
Xie Mao: "Besides, with us protecting him, you don't need to worry about him at all."
Xie Mao's various attempts to persuade Xie Chen were all in vain.
Xie Chen knew very well what kind of place the entertainment industry was.
Letting Lili in was just a way to let the little one get bullied.
Xie Chen was very protective of Xie Mao, and Xie Mao, as his cousin, really couldn't force him to stay.
"Alright, I'll respect your decision."
After resolving the matter on WeChat, Xie Chen watched Xie Mao collect the money and then arranged to have a meal with him.
"gentlemen."
Bai Li grabbed Xie Chen's large hand and shook it, saying, "I'm going to collect the money. Do you want to come with me?"
"Um."
The child, whose head was still bandaged, dared not leave his side for even a moment.
Not long after.
Bai Li received a bulging 10,000 yuan, which he handed over to Xie Chen.
"Please keep this for me, sir!"
"Okay?" Xie Chen accepted the money and patted Bai Li's head.
Fatty originally wanted to appeal to Bai Li's emotions, telling him that the company valued him highly and that he should work hard so he would receive good benefits in the future...
But now that I see Xie Chen, what good is it? All the benefits? He swallowed them back.
With Xie Chen around, how could Bai Li really be short of money?
Fatty chuckled and said a few polite words before watching Bai Li being led away by Xie Chen as they left the company.
It wasn't too early, but Xie Chen still went to the company.
Bai Li obediently followed, talking to him as they walked: "Sir, when can I take off my bandages?"
"Wait a few more days."
"oh."
Bai Li reached out to touch Xie Chen's forehead, but before she could, Xie Chen stopped her.
"Don't touch me."
Xie Chen grabbed his hand, preventing him from moving.
Upon arriving at the company, Anna was extremely busy. When she saw Xie Chen and Bai Li, she quickly caught up with them.
"boss!"
Anna suppressed the excitement in her voice: "You're back?"
Xie Chen sat down at his desk and asked Anna to bring him another chair.
He skillfully flipped through the documents piled on his desk, while Bai Li obediently stayed beside him.
Anna quickly moved a chair over for Bai Li to sit down, and then brought out various snacks, taking up half the table area. As she expected, the boss didn't have any objections.
"Lili, what happened to your forehead?"
Anna put her things away and couldn't help but ask him.
Bai Li reached out with the snack in her hand, and upon hearing this, obediently replied, "Did you fall off the bed?"
Anna: "..."
Anna subconsciously glanced at Xie Chen.
Xie Chen coughed, pressing his fist to his lips. Anna immediately looked away, not daring to say anything more.
Bai Li was playing with Xie Chen's tablet. He wasn't watching TV; instead, he was searching for information.
Xie Chen worked for a while, and seeing that the person next to him was behaving himself and not disturbing him, and was even occasionally writing something on a piece of paper, he became a little suspicious and turned to take a look.
"Are you settling accounts?"
"Yes, I'm looking into how much it costs to open a cat cafe."
Bai Li gripped her pen, seriously considering: "The information I found says that buying a cat is the most expensive thing, so I don't need to buy a cat."
"Then, all that's left is the money for renting a place..."
Bai Li meticulously calculated the costs of the cat café.
Seeing this, Xie Chen stopped him from continuing the calculation.
“I have a shop available.”
Xie Chen, with his long, handsome fingers, tapped the rent item: "The rent doesn't need to be included."
Bai Li shook her head: "It should be given."
Xie Chen raised an eyebrow: "You really want to give it to me?"
"Um!"
Bai Li said earnestly, "Yes, I want it."
With rent so expensive, why wouldn't he become a freeloader?
"Okay."
Xie Chen knew his temperament, so he immediately gave a "reasonable" suggestion.
"If I also get involved in the cat café, then we'll be partners. I'll provide the shop, you provide the cats, and we'll do it together, how about that?"
Bai Li: "..."
Bai Li was a little confused by this suggestion: "Sir, do you want to partner with me?"
"Right, Lili doesn't welcome her?"
"You're welcome, but I want to go with Meimei too—"
"Then add me, the three of us together."
Under Xie Chen's various persuasive tactics, the naive cat, who had never done business before, could only nod and nod.
Xie Chen, having achieved his goal, pinched his cheek with satisfaction.
It's very soft.
It feels just as good as petting a cat.
Anna listened silently as her boss rambled on, sighing inwardly.
well.
Lili looks so good? She seems too good? Has she been coaxed?
If I work with the boss from now on, won't I be completely under his thumb?
Xie Chen took over the cat café business and then delegated it to his subordinates.
Bai Li took another day off from the seafood restaurant, and he planned to work overtime to catch up on all the outstanding orders later.
The other cats, escorted by the dogs, continued to go to work on time every day.
In the production crew.
Bai Li advanced smoothly through the competition. He was good-looking, learned to dance from Zhou Zhi, learned to sing from Xie Chen, and also had a third brother who was quite good at acting.
In summary, the cheat software is just too powerful; it's difficult for others to compete with it.
By the fourth round, there weren't many contestants left.
Diao Ling, Wan You, He Yu, Zhan Xue, and Bai Li, who changed her name.
Xie Chen continued to give his cat extra lessons every night, and everyone else was also full of fighting spirit.
The reward for first place is so generous that they all want to seize this opportunity to make a name for themselves.
Bai Li follows the rules step by step, neither perfunctory nor aggressive; he strives to do his best in every match.
In the period leading up to the final match.
Xie Chen listened to what Anna and Xie Mao told him: "They have already suppressed quite a bit of the negative trending topics about Lili."
On various popular forums, there has been no shortage of "dirt" about Bai Li since he joined the production team.
But Xie Chen is no pushover.
Those "dirt" stories won't last long; they'll all be suppressed.
Night falls.
As Diao Ling was looking at the news online, she suddenly slammed her phone onto the floor with a "bang".
"It's no use."
She gritted her teeth and said, "It's still no use!!!"
You can't even get the black and white color right?
She tried to hire marketing accounts, but none of them dared to take the job.
The relationship between Bai Li and Xie Chen is even more ambiguous than the one between Tan Yi and Xie Chen back then.
No one dares to offend Xie Chen.
As Diao Ling pondered, a sudden inspiration flashed through her mind.
Since we can't get through to Bai Li, then all we need to do is get Xie Chen to shift his attention away from Bai Li, right?
Talking about...
They could use their words to suppress Bai Li.
Diao Ling thought about it more and more and it seemed feasible. She narrowed her eyes, picked up her phone, and strode to the study.
late at night.
The trending topics about Tan Yi and Xie Chen were unexpectedly pushed to the top.
The hashtag for Tan Yi and Xie Chen's CP (couple pairing) has also been actively promoted.
"Xie Chen and Tan Yi were so sweet back then, they even raised a cat together, I can't believe my favorite couple is going to break up like this?!"
"To be honest, Xie Chen's rumored girlfriend right now, emmm, she looks quite young. Tan Yi is probably the most suitable match for him."
"I also feel that Xie Chen's feelings for Bai Li might just be father-son affection! Chen-Yi CP, let's go!!!"
These online shippers aren't paid trolls; you can't suppress them even if you try.
And in the production team.
Bai Li, by some coincidence, overheard others discussing Xie Chen and Tan Yi.
"Xie Chen and Tan Yicai are a better match. As for Bai Li, what does he know?" "I think so too..."
When Bai Li heard these comments from Mr. Ke and Third Brother, he stopped in his tracks.
"A perfect match."
Bai Li's beautiful amber eyes revealed a hint of confusion.
"Third Brother and Mr. are a perfect match..."
And what about him?
Are he and his husband not a good match?
Just as Bai Li stopped in her tracks, Tan Yi, who was also on the show, walked over in a few steps.
“Lili”.
He examined his brother's injury, and seeing that the gauze was clean and there was nothing wrong, he pressed on his brother's shoulder and led him forward a few steps.
"Did you hear what they said?"
"I heard you?"
Bai Li lowered her head, not looking at her third brother: "They say that third brother and the gentleman are a couple."
Tan Yi: "..."
Tan Yi's expression twisted for a moment.
"good."
He endured the chill and led his younger brother aside, saying, "Don't be jealous."
"Third Brother doesn't like people with the surname Xie."
The silly third brother thought his precious younger brother was jealous of him, afraid that he liked Xie Chen and didn't like his brother anymore?
He assured his younger brother firmly, "Third brother won't date. Third brother has Lili, that's enough."
His younger brother is so well-behaved and nice? Look, when he looks for a girlfriend, if she's not as well-behaved and nice as her brother, she definitely won't want her.
And if we exclude him like this, well, he'll probably end up alone.
"Lili, watch this."
Tan Yi took out her phone in front of Bai Li and gave him a demonstration of what it means to break up a couple on the spot.
[Talking V: Let me clarify the rumors about Mr. Xie Chen @谢沈V. We are just ordinary friends. Regarding the online rumor that Mr. Xie and I share the same cat, that's a misunderstanding. The cat belongs to my younger brother, Bai Li.]
The name Bai Li was mentioned.
The fans who were happily shipping Xie Chen and Tan Yi were suddenly faced with a tragic ending.
Bai Li, as everyone knows, is the young man in Xie Chen's live stream.
In Xie Chen's Weibo comment section, the phrase "He is my little friend" is still posted.
Shortly after Tan Yi posted the Weibo message, Xie Chen also reposted and commented on it.
"The cat's name is Lili, and it's raised by Lili and me."
In this sentence, the two "Lili" characters represent the kitten and Bai Li respectively.
After breaking up the original pairing, Xie Chen stabilized the official pairing again. From now on, it will be difficult for any CP cult to survive!
"See that?"
The two brothers looked at their phones head to head, seemingly discussing what they thought was a good conversation. The older brother asked Bai Li.
Bai Li glanced at Xie Chen's repost, and the slightly downcast mood she had just felt completely dissipated.
"You saw it?"
Bai Li looked up at Tan Yi with delight: "Third Brother, you're so kind!"
Now that Third Brother has said that, everyone will stop spreading rumors.
"Of course."
Tan Yi pinched his fair cheek and said smugly, "If Third Brother doesn't treat you well, who else would he treat well?"
This attempt to discredit the couple completely failed. Thanks to Xie Chen's repeated defense on Weibo, Bai Li's status as the main love interest has been deeply rooted in everyone's hearts.
The night before the final match.
Diao Ling was called over by Lin Chao. She looked at Lin Chao on the sofa, then at the curly-haired boy next to him, a hint of unease flashing across her face.
"Brother Lin."
With a forced smile, Diao Ling leaned coquettishly against Lin Chao: "It's so late already, why are there other people here?"
This curly-haired boy always made Diao Ling feel a strong sense of crisis.
The reason is simple: Lin Chao spoiled this boy too much. Plus, the boy was so good-looking…
"Stand still, don't touch me."
With Bai Liu present, Lin Chao sat upright, not allowing this woman to touch him.
Xiao Liu is still young, he can't let her be led astray!
"I'm here to ask you, the person you asked me to clean up last time, her name is Bai Li, right?"
Diao Ling almost lost her smile.
She didn't understand why Lin Chao would say such private things in front of outsiders. If word got out, wouldn't she be in trouble?
"Brother Lin."
Thinking of this, Diao Ling tried to cling to him again in a coquettish manner: "There are still people here, why did you suddenly bring this up?"
"Answer me."
Lin Chao frowned and shifted his body to the side.
Seeing his unpleasant expression, Diao Ling had no choice but to nod reluctantly.
"Yes, I did mention it to you."
Diao Ling was panicking terribly, but she still tried her best to remain calm: "That Bai Li, he only got this far because he knows how to climb into someone's bed."
"Brother Lin, you—"
Before she could finish speaking, Bai Liu had already poured a glass of cold water onto her face.
Diao Ling's exquisite makeup was ruined by the water, making her look somewhat disheveled.
She pinched her fingertips into her palm, wanting to slap the white-haired man, but with Lin Chao around, she had to hold back.
"Brother Lin, what...did I say something wrong? Why is he treating me like this?"
"You insulted my brother?"
Bai Liu stood up and looked coldly at the woman: "You said he slept with you?" "And you even secretly hired someone to deal with him?"
With each question Bai Liu uttered, Diao Ling's heart grew colder.
Bai Li, how could Bai Li be this boy's younger brother?!
"Xiao Liu, Xiao Liu, don't get angry."
It was rare for Lin Chao to see Bai Liu lose her temper. He couldn't care less about Diao Ling, who had been splashed with water. Even if it were sulfuric acid, he would still be protecting Bai Liu right now.
For him, Diao Ling was just a pastime.
Bai Liu was a little genius whom he had personally funded and nurtured; he was his pride, even his glory.
It's easy to see which of these two is more important.
"Don't worry."
Lin Chao patted Bai Liu on the shoulder and coaxed him gently, "Leave this to me."
"She touched your brother, I won't let her get away with it, and she'll never be a hindrance to your brother again."
Upon hearing this, Diao Ling's face turned deathly pale. He stammered, "Brother Lin, Brother Lin, you can't do this to me! I've followed you for so long..."
"Shut up."
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