Chapter 146 "Thank you... Boss."
Even Xia Mian himself didn't realize that when he asked that question, a glimmer of hope flashed in his eyes.
Upon hearing Zhou Pingchuan's reply, the light slowly faded away, disappearing back into the depths of his heart.
Tch, I thought this guy would come up with something different, but it turns out he just wants to go back to how he was before he joined the group.
Indeed, before Tan Jingcheng appeared, he tried every means to get close to Zhou Pingchuan, hoping to gain his attention and make him like him.
Looking at it now, the difference is too great; people who are used to being pampered definitely can't accept it.
"It's all my fault," Xia Mian thought. "The distance between us was too obvious. As smart as Zhou Pingchuan is, he must have noticed it."
"Let's make it a little more perfect," Xia Mian took a deep breath and looked up. "I admit I was being stubborn, angry that you and Tan Jingcheng had a scandal, making me lose face on set. But, considering you got up in the middle of the night to cook noodles for me, I'll forgive you one more time."
After saying that, he smiled, picked up his chopsticks, and began to eat his noodles.
Standing opposite him, Zhou Pingchuan looked at his satisfied expression and felt a strange sense of melancholy.
This bowl of noodles soothed my hungry stomach. My belly was full, my body was warm, and drowsiness gradually crept in.
Before going to sleep, Xia Mian sneaked into Zhou Pingchuan's arms when he wasn't paying attention, and then clung to him like an octopus.
Zhou Pingchuan glanced at the hairy little head. They had been sleeping like this until Tan Jingcheng appeared.
But that inexplicable sense of melancholy lingered in my heart, refusing to dissipate for a long time.
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I haven't slept in late in a long time; I slept until the sun was high in the sky before waking up.
The first thing he did after waking up was to take out his phone and send a message to Zhou Pingchuan.
Summer: [Work ages you! No need to wake up early, and my dark circles have faded considerably!]
ATM: [Early to bed and early to rise prevents dark circles under the eyes]
summer: Just because you don't have it doesn't mean others don't.
Because you're not even human!
ATM: [Coming to the company?]
summer: [No, I haven't exercised in ages, I've almost lost all my muscle mass, I'll just stay home and work out some weights.]
Zhou Pingchuan replied with an "okay" and went back to his work.
Xia Mian stared at the word "ATM" at the top of their chat window and found it incredibly irritating.
At first, because Zhou Pingchuan always angered him, he decided in a fit of rage to treat Zhou Pingchuan like a cold ATM, only spending money and not talking about anything else.
As they spent more time together, his feelings for Zhou Pingchuan gradually changed. His initial vision had been shattered, and keeping the contact name in his phone was meaningless.
It's better to change it.
Xia Mian opened the editing bar, deleted those three letters, and when she entered a new note, she didn't know how to change it.
Changing it to his full name seemed cold, but he couldn't think of a nickname. After struggling for a long time, he finally typed a capital letter "Z".
This is also Zhou Pingchuan's WeChat nickname. Their relationship is a little deeper than work partners, but a little shallower than friends or lovers. Not changing the nickname is just right.
However... after reverting to their original nicknames, they seemed to have come full circle back to where they started.
But can the state of mind still be the same?
Zhou Pingchuan may not have changed, but he... is no longer the same person he once was.
Summer closes her eyes, gets up, and goes to the gym to lift weights.
He didn't say he wanted to work out to avoid Zhou Pingchuan; he genuinely wanted to lift weights. He'd been on set for so long without time to exercise, and the thin layer of muscle he'd painstakingly built up was almost completely gone.
He changed into his workout clothes, put on his sports watch with great enthusiasm, and realized that both exercise and food can release dopamine, which is addictive. The more he exercised, the more excited he became, and he completely forgot about the emotional rollercoaster he had experienced the day before.
After finishing his weightlifting, he felt the urge to dance. He rested for a while, ate a small cake, reported to Zhao Wei, and then opened his live streaming app after a long time.
The link was just shared on Weibo, and a large number of netizens, including those who are currently following the "secret meeting," flocked to it.
[What is this? What is this? What is this? Oh, it's my idol whose live streaming app password I forgot!]
[It's been so long since you last visited! The cotton is good, but the cotton itself is bad!]
Xia Mian was met with unanimous criticism from fans and quickly begged for mercy: "I've been on set the whole time."
I don't care, you have to make it up to me anyway.
[Double the runtime, broadcast for two hours!]
Two hours is hardly enough to soothe my wounded heart; four hours, it has to be at least four hours!
Four hours isn't enough, where's Jay Chou? I want to watch a live reunion!
The number of likes and comments on this "reunion live stream" skyrocketed. Among them were fans who were worried that the "secret meeting" would affect their idol's marriage, passersby who liked to join in the fun, and of course, there were also trolls who had bad intentions and wanted to mock Xia Mian's marital status.
Especially Tan Jingcheng's fans.
The scandal caused him to lose many fans, but some still firmly believe that Tan Jingcheng is innocent, or even if they know there is something wrong, they still choose to continue to love him.
Anyway, there is always a great variety of species.
Xia Mian also saw this comment. He didn't want to explain, because no matter how he explained, it would be easy for others to find fault with him. He ignored this comment and replied to a few more.
Even without explanation, it became a topic of discussion, with some making sarcastic remarks: "Why are you ignoring the topic of their joint live stream? Have the couple broken up?"
Although he and Zhou Pingchuan didn't get along, they hadn't reached the point of a complete falling out. Besides, even if they did fall out, what would it have to do with him?
Xia Mian couldn't hold back any longer and wanted to ask this hater what it had to do with her. Just then, fireworks suddenly exploded on the screen.
Z gifted streamer Xia Mian 10 romantic fireworks.
It's a special effect used when sending virtual gifts on live streaming platforms.
—Someone gave him his most expensive gift, a five-thousand-yuan one, with colorful special effects that looked like real fireworks, it was really beautiful. And it was announced at the top of the screen across the entire platform, which made him look very impressive.
In addition to the streamer, viewers in the live stream can also collect treasure chests, which can randomly contain tokens, virtual gifts, platform mascots, and more, and the prices are not expensive.
Even the smallest thing is still something, and freebies always taste better than things you buy yourself.
Fans started scrambling for the treasure chests, and viewers who were watching other live streams also joined in the fun after receiving the message, causing the number of viewers to increase slightly in an instant.
While everyone was busy grabbing treasure chests, Xia Mian quickly clicked into the profile of the viewer who had sent the gift. His profile was clean; his nickname was "Z," his gender was male, and nothing else was filled in. Besides that, he had been a platform member for one day.
In other words, he is a newly registered member.
Xia Mian had a vague guess in her heart.
After grabbing the treasure chest and drawing the gifts, the fans started thanking "Z," and the screen was filled with a dense barrage of "thank you" messages. Xia Mian silently planned in her mind: Once this wave of comments subsided, she would start dancing, so that no one would urge her to do a joint live stream again.
Unexpectedly, amidst the numerous "thank you" messages, a line of brightly colored text suddenly appeared: "Aren't you going to say thank you, host?"
Xia Mian felt sorry for her fans and never allowed them to send gifts in her live stream, which led to Z taking the top spot on the live stream's donation leaderboard and receiving a dazzling barrage of comments.
Summer sleep remained silent.
The next second, another burst of fireworks flashed across the screen, layer upon layer, this time the flashing lasted a long time: [Z gifted streamer Xia Mian 100 romantic fireworks]
Xia Mian pursed her lips.
Z gifted streamer Xia Mian 1000 romantic fireworks.
Xia Mian swallowed hard.
Z gifted the streamer 9999 romantic fireworks.
—Platform limit: a maximum of 9999 can be sent at a time.
The fans in the live stream were stunned. They had seen wealthy people give streamers large gifts before, but they had never seen such a large amount.
Holy crap, boss, please accept my bow!
[Is the platform bugged? 9999 x 5000 yuan... fifty million! That's fifty million! What kind of person could casually take out fifty million yuan to tip a streamer?]
[I don't even have 500 yuan in my account, and you casually swiped 50 million?]
Hurry up and mend your relationship with the big boss! Mianmian, I hate that you have such a blockhead!
If Xia Mian doesn't thank him soon, her fans will get anxious. They've finally met a rich guy, and if they maintain good relationships with him, he'll be a great help in things like chart rankings, fundraising, and distributing materials!
Xia Mian was actually anxious too, because the revenue from the gifts had to be split 50/50 with the platform. Giving that money to the platform was less appealing than giving it directly to him!
"No, stop swiping," Xia Mian bit her lower lip and quickly stopped the other person, "Thank you... boss."
The word "boss" is just too shameful.
The fans didn't know who Mr. Z was, but Xia Mian did. It was as if they were acting out a play amidst the clamor of the crowd, a secret play that belonged only to the two of them and no one else knew about it.
And fireworks, blooming alongside them for a long, long time.
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