Chapter 2 They were making love in the toilet, unaware...
It was as if an invisible thread suddenly pulled everyone's necks, causing them to twist in unison toward the source of the sound.
Lin Ke's smug smile froze on his face, appearing extremely abrupt.
Meng Huaiwen stood up and glanced at everyone in the practice room: "I didn't have time to say it earlier, but I'll remind everyone now. You've all seen our group's song and choreography. The song is very difficult, so it's best to choose someone with good singing skills to be the center."
"The performance is broadcast live, and the audience can tell whether we sing well or not right away. No one will edit our voices. If the center with the most parts doesn't sing well, we have almost no chance of winning against other groups."
Immediately, several other neutral contestants chimed in: "Meng Ge is right." "Yeah, I think so too." "We definitely can't beat their groups with their strong drumbeats in dancing; for ballads, we can only shine by singing them well."...
Several of Lin Ke's former lackeys exchanged glances and nodded, seemingly having made a decision.
Upon hearing Meng Huaiwen's words, Lin Ke's smile vanished completely.
He was already somewhat wary of Meng Huaiwen's background, but it seemed that the other party didn't intend to debut but just wanted to gain experience and didn't have any intention of competing with him, so he gradually lowered his guard.
So that's where he was waiting!
Lin Ke rolled her eyes, which were covered by large-diameter black contact lenses: she knew her singing skills were just average, but Meng Huaiwen was terrible at both singing and dancing! What good would it do him to use the excuse of choosing someone with better singing skills to argue against her?
Moreover, regardless of whether the selection is based on singing ability or other factors, as long as it is still a vote within the group, he will definitely win by teaming up with others.
Thinking of this, Lin Ke felt a little relieved: "Huaiwen, you're right, then let's continue voting..."
Meng Huaiwen interrupted Lin Ke with a calm but undeniably firm voice: "I agree that Lin Suxing should be in the center position."
Lin Suxing: ?
system:? ? ?
Lin Suxing looked at Meng Huaiwen with a blank expression, but then suddenly heard Zhang Xiyi, Lin Ke's lackey, speak up: "I also agree that Suxing should be in the center position!"
Next up was He Jiayang: "I also agree with Su Xing being in the center position. His singing skills were praised by mentor Rika during the initial stage performance."
Meng Huaiwen wasn't the only one who heard Lin Suxing's conversation with the system.
In the practice room, everyone except Lin Ke heard the preview of the incredibly exciting and juicy gossip: "A popular contestant in the talent show cheated on her boyfriend with another contestant from the same program!"
Only a fool wouldn't want to hear such juicy gossip! (Fool Lin Suxing: ?)
Although no one except Meng Huaiwen knew who this popular contestant was, it didn't stop everyone from being eager to hear the gossip.
As for Lin Ke's original lackeys, they naturally chose to defect after Meng Huaiwen spoke up.
Anyway, for them who want to curry favor with powerful figures, it doesn't matter whose powerful figure they curry favor with. Meng Huaiwen is the heir of Xinghe Entertainment, and he can give them more resources than the stingy Lin Ke. It would be beneficial for them to side with Meng Huaiwen.
Previously, it was just that Meng Huaiwen seemed indifferent and didn't want any followers. Since they couldn't curry favor with Meng Huaiwen, they had no choice but to settle for currying favor with Lin Ke instead.
Following Zhang Xiyi and He Jiayang's statements, the contestants in the practice room successively chose Lin Suxing as the center.
Lin Suxing & System: ? ? ?
The system was dumbfounded: "Ber, what's going on? Why are they all suddenly choosing you for the center position? You didn't say a word!"
In the original text, Lin Suxing did not defend or fight for herself, so Lin Ke was successfully elected as the center by banding together, while Lin Suxing was squeezed to the outermost part of the formation and was almost invisible and had zero screen time in the performance.
But reality is completely different from the original text, even though Lin Suxing has not changed anything!
Lin Suxing was also confused: "Why is Meng Huaiwen suddenly speaking up for me..."
The system looked at Meng Huaiwen gratefully: "He is such a good person."
Lin Ke's face had completely collapsed, and she could no longer pretend in front of the camera: "Meng Huaiwen, we've already voted halfway through and you suddenly pull this stunt, what are you up to?"
"The rules don't say you can't talk during the voting process, do they? I'm just telling everyone my thoughts, hoping that choosing a suitable center position will help our group perform better. What's wrong with that?" Meng Huaiwen retorted without any politeness.
Meng Huaiwen's emphasis on the word "suitable" was like a slap in the face to Lin Ke, making him tremble all over. He rushed towards Meng Huaiwen and grabbed his clothes: "What do you mean? Do you think I'm not good enough for you?!"
Lin Ke is ruthless, but because she was spoiled since childhood, she doesn't have much deep scheming. She immediately loses her mind after being provoked.
He originally thought that the center position in the first performance was already in his grasp, but he never expected that Meng Huaiwen would suddenly appear!
Seeing the two getting into a fight, the others immediately stepped in to separate them: "Hey, talk this out, don't get agitated!" "Yeah, the cameras are still recording, it's not good to cause this going on." "The election officials said fighting isn't allowed, calm down..."
It would have been better if they hadn't intervened, since Lin Ke, with his slender build and height of only 175cm even with shoe inserts, wouldn't have dared to fight Meng Huaiwen, who was 188cm tall and had trained in Muay Thai.
A group of people gathered around, and Lin Ke immediately seized the opportunity, pointing her finger at He Jiayang and Zhang Xiyi and angrily cursing, "And you guys, you opportunistic fair-weather friends! You're worse than dogs!"
These were harsh words, and He Jiayang's face darkened, but she did not refute them.
He didn't want to lose his composure in front of the camera, after all, he came from an ordinary background and had no connections. If he said something wrong, he might be sacrificed by the production team as a blood bag or used for malicious editing.
At this moment, Lin Suxing, who had been at the center of the storm but had remained silent, finally spoke up: "Lin Ke, we are all contestants here to participate in Produce 101. What gives you the right to curse and insult others like this?"
Lin Suxing didn't want to interrupt, lest he be caught out by the conflict and maliciously edited, but Lin Ke's words were too harsh. He himself came from humble beginnings and couldn't stand Lin Ke's superior attitude that insulted his teammates who came from ordinary backgrounds.
He Jiayang was stunned. He didn't expect that Lin Suxing, who had been secretly ostracized by them, would stand up and speak for them at this moment.
Overwhelmed by the stark contrast between his imagination and reality, Lin Ke lost his mind and began to indiscriminately hurl insults: "You country bumpkin, how dare you stand up for others? Mind your own business!"
"Now that we've chosen the center position, let's start rehearsing. Time is tight, so let's not waste it." Meng Huaiwen smoothed out the wrinkles in Lin Ke's clothes with his palm, as if he hadn't seen Lin Ke going crazy.
He had been waiting for Lin Suxing's system to reveal more gossip details, but unfortunately Lin Suxing seemed to have no interest in these things and showed no intention of asking the system. He could only continue to wait for Lin Suxing's system to speak up and reveal more information.
Seeing that there was no room for negotiation, Lin Ke stomped her foot and shouted, "You! You! I won't rehearse with you! You're bullying me!"
After saying that, he slammed the door and left, ignoring the reactions of everyone in the practice room.
Lin Suxing didn't even bother to lift his eyelids, and complained to the system: "If he can't get the result he wants, then others are bullying him. Seriously? Has his worldview been eaten by a dog?"
The system almost hiccuped from laughing: "Host, you're clearly very quick-witted! Why don't you say a few words to advocate for yourself!"
"Your mouth is borrowed; there's a limit to how much you can say each day." Lin Suxing's humorous reply made Meng Huaiwen burst out laughing: "Pfft, hahaha!"
Realizing his lapse in composure, Meng Huaiwen looked at his teammates, who were all pursing their lips, and explained, "Haha, I just suddenly remembered something happy. Let's start rehearsing!"
Lin Suxing and the system were busy complaining and didn't notice Meng Huaiwen's strange behavior.
Since Lin Ke had already left, everyone quickly chose all the positions except for the center position, leaving Lin Ke with only the far left position, which was almost impossible for the camera to capture.
During the break after half an hour of dance practice, the boys' hair was soaked with sweat, some strands dark and some light, clinging tightly to their foreheads.
Some leaned against the cold wall, their bodies sliding down little by little, their eyes glazed over, yet they were still silently chanting the rhythm; others simply slumped on the ground, their long legs spread out uncontrollably, their heads tilted back against the wall, their Adam's apple bobbing up and down with their rapid breathing.
The system then spoke softly, "Host, do you still want to hear the juicy gossip I just told you?"
Lin Suxing glanced at Meng Huaiwen out of the corner of her eye: "...You go ahead and say it."
Although she rarely socialized and was oblivious to the outside world, Lin Suxing still vaguely knew that Meng Huaiwen's family owned an entertainment company. Could it be that the underground boyfriend the system mentioned... was Meng Huaiwen?
He was grateful to Meng Huaiwen for speaking up for him earlier. If it really was Meng Huaiwen's boyfriend who was cheating, then he would have to find a way to remind Meng Huaiwen not to let her be deceived by this kind of man.
The system chuckled mischievously: "Right now, this popular cheating guy is in the bathroom on the east side of the 6th floor with another guy... hehehe, you know what I mean, they're so engrossed in their lovemaking they've lost all sense of reason..."
Lin Suxing was stunned: "Are they really that bold? Even though the contestants are all on this floor and downstairs right now, it's possible that someone might go up."
Meng Huaiwen pushed himself up and said, "Excuse me, I need to go to the restroom."
"Meng Ge, I'm going too!" "Oh dear, I also needed to go to the restroom!" "Me too, the coffee I drank must have been too diuretic." "With so many of us, let's not stay on this floor. Let's go upstairs to a restroom where there's no one around, so as not to disturb other people." "Agreed, agreed, Xi Yi, you're so thoughtful!"
In an instant, everyone except Lin Suxing put their arms around each other's shoulders and walked out the door!
“...Then I’ll go too.” Lin Suxing, who was alone, silently followed, but Meng Huaiwen put his arm around her shoulder.
Meng Huaiwen looked at him and said, "Let's go up to the sixth floor."
Lin Suxing: ? I have a feeling something's not right.
"You just said that the cheating man is currently engaging in unspeakable harmonious activities in the sixth-floor restroom?" Lin Suxing asked the system.
The system also sensed something was wrong: "Wait a minute, their direction seems to be towards the toilet on the east side of the sixth floor!!"
The sixth floor is an indoor stadium used for group activities. At this time, the corridor lights were not on, and only the vending machines emitted a dim glow.
Eager to get some gossip, everyone strode forward quickly, and before they even reached the restroom, they heard a series of blush-inducing gasps and moans.
"Slow down... I can't take it... I can't take it..." "Why are you so tight-lipped? What, you have a problem with me?" "Hmm... If I had a problem with you, would I have taken you... ah... here during my break..."
In an instant, Meng Huaiwen seemed to be rooted to the spot, frozen in place.
He recognized the voice all too well; it belonged to his boyfriend, Sun Xin!
Lin Suxing, like the other contestants, had already widened his eyes and fallen silent, with the thought of turning around and running away already forming in his mind.
After all, there's a feeling that if you stumble upon something like this, you'll be silenced!
Before Lin Suxing could turn around, she felt Meng Huaiwen, who was draped over her shoulder, trembling quite violently.
It seems that Meng Huaiwen has recognized the cheating man inside; he really is Meng Huaiwen's boyfriend.
Lin Suxing looked at Meng Huaiwen with some sympathy, and opened his mouth with a word he couldn't say in the U.S.: "Um..." He tried to comfort him, but didn't know what to say.
In the darkness, the moans grew more urgent and higher-pitched, clearly a man's voice yet so alluring it seemed as if it could be squeezed to release water at any moment.
No, it might have already surfaced.
"Depend on!"
Meng Huaiwen reacted to Lin Suxing's voice and immediately rushed into the bathroom!
A note from the author:
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[I recommend Xiaosong's completed gossip novel of the same genre, "The Butler in a Dramatic Novel Becomes the Darling of the Group After Live-Streaming Gossip," see the synopsis below ↓]
Pu Yan has transmigrated into the book.
He found himself transmigrated into the body of a random butler who was responsible for saying, "Young Master hasn't laughed like this in a long time." The world he lived in was a fusion of several melodramatic novels. His employers, the three Gu brothers, were all villains in the novels. The eldest Gu brother was a backup male lead in a scumbag male lead/submissive male lead/abused male lead/male lead/male lead who had his boyfriend stolen by his father in a stepmother novel. The third Gu brother was the real young master male lead in a fake young master/male lead/male lead/male lead novel who was completely crushed by the fake young master and eventually retired from the entertainment industry.
As soon as Pu Yan opened her eyes, she saw Gu Ershao's boyfriend wearing sexy black stockings, embracing Gu's father at the door.
Pu Yan turned and left.
In the original book, the butler kindly informed the family, but was dismissed and kicked out of the house by the love-struck Second Young Master Gu, and eventually died a miserable death on the streets.
Therefore, Pu Yan didn't want to get involved in their family's messy affairs; she just wanted to observe the drama unfold.
Unhappy with the gossip he was watching, he opened his live stream and complained to the three viewers the system had given him: "Family, we've got some juicy gossip for you! Today I accidentally saw the employer's boyfriend wearing black stockings walk into the employer's father's room. Guess how many days it will take for the employer to find out?"
The immoral terms like "boyfriend," "his father," and "male stepmother" instantly struck the hearts of viewers who had clicked in unintentionally: ? ? Please continue!
Pu Yan's live stream popularity soared, and it was soon spotted by Gu Ershao, who loves watching videos.
The more Young Master Gu listened to the details, the more he felt that the story was about him. He immediately went to catch his boyfriend in the act, caught him red-handed with his black stockings torn, and broke up with him.
The next day, Gu Ershao transferred the 5.2 million yuan that he was going to give to his boyfriend to Pu Yan: "It's for you."
*
Lin Zhiming is the real young master who has just been recognized by the Gu family. He and Gu Xueting, the fake young master, are both newcomers to the entertainment industry.
In the original story, the fake young master deliberately guided Lin Zhiming to curse him on the live broadcast of the show in order to create a persona of an innocent and naive girl and gain public sympathy.
The night before the variety show recording, Lin Zhiming was sent a live stream link by his second brother. When he clicked on it, he heard: "My employer is going to participate in a variety show that is being broadcast live, but he doesn't know that. I just happened to hear someone trying to trick him into swearing. Wuhu, this is going to be interesting!"
Lin Zhiming felt a chill in his heart. The next day, when the fake young master plotted against him, he directly revealed the truth about his background: "Little brother, although you're not the Gu family's biological son, everyone will still treat you well~"
The trending topics exploded, the carefully crafted image of the fake young master as a rich young man collapsed, and he was ultimately criticized so much that he had to leave the entertainment industry.
To express his gratitude, Lin Zhiming gifted 100 Carnival gifts to Pu Yan's live stream, propelling Pu Yan to the top of the popularity charts.
*
The cold-faced CEO Gu, a powerful figure in the business world, is asked for help by his childhood sweetheart, whom he plans to take home the next day.
The third brother sent him a live stream ID, and when he opened it, it said: "What should I do, family? My employer is going to be the one to take over my job, but how am I supposed to explain that I went to the hospital and saw my employer's childhood sweetheart holding a pregnancy test result?"
Gu, who almost became a father unexpectedly, had a gloomy expression. He pulled his childhood friend aside and sprinted to knock on Pu Yan's door: "You went to the hospital? Are you feeling unwell?"
*
Pu Yan started live streaming simply to satisfy his urge to confide in others, but the way the three Gu brothers looked at him became increasingly strange.
The three Gu brothers: He loves us so much, he must have known we would see the live stream, that's why he used this method to remind us!
After most of the melodramatic plot of the story came to an end, and the three Gu brothers escaped being cheated on/green tea bitches/unjustly becoming fathers, Pu Yan simply shut down the live stream and continued to be the housekeeper.
But the next day, a friend request popped up on WeChat: "I'm number one on the leaderboard, so I can't listen to your gossip in your live stream anymore?"
Pu Yan was shocked: Isn't this the young head of the Lu family, who is on good terms with the Gu family?! She never imagined that this seemingly aloof and domineering man would have such a hobby in private!!
【Eating Guide】
1. Pairing: A timid but lovable, silly beauty (uke) × A quiet, cunning, and secretly passionate CEO who also loves watching the drama unfold.
2.1v1 HE (Happy Ending), a gossip-loving guy + a heartthrob, probably a sweet little treat with watermelon in it~
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