Chapter 166

Regarding posting a Weibo statement to clarify the situation, Sister Yanzi and Bai Liang disagreed.

"Big Brother Dou Xiao Bai, let's not rush—Wu Moufan's popularity has been suppressed to almost nothing; now the entire internet is discussing your incident. Let the bullets fly a little longer."

Sister Yanzi said she had racked her brains and couldn't think of any way to outdo him, but her own Big Brother Dou Xiao Bai merely gave a "light" bump—and instantly broke the deadlock.

But this method was simply too outrageous.

Not just her—even if Yang Jie came, Yang Jie would be stunned.

So why has Sister Yanzi been consulting Yang Jie less and less these days?

Mainly because Bai Liang is truly unlike other entertainers!

Too many outrageous things happen to him too frequently, making him utterly unpredictable.

In fact, Wu Moufan's team is now stunned.

What the hell?!

Dead? If he really were dead, that'd be fine—worst case, we'd pay our respects with incense and be done.

We'd just sigh: "He was doing fine—why suddenly spray pesticide?"

Then we could pop champagne, since we'd lost a competitor!

But they naturally researched more than netizens and wouldn't fall into this kind of "celebration."

After confirming Bai Liang walked onto the ambulance himself, they roughly understood this guy definitely had no issues.

Huh. Weird!

They'd just wanted to suppress Bai Liang's popularity and give this new rising star a lesson—to show him not everyone's resources could be hijacked.

Of course, there'd be other follow-up tactics later.

But this had barely begun, and the opponent pulled this move—leaving everyone completely baffled.

Is this some self-directed, insane attempt to snatch trending topics?

That's not how the entertainment industry works! Who actually risks their life like this?!

Ultimate self-directed performance—or just absurdly lucky?

Can't figure it out yet—investigate further! Report again!

In the hospital, Bai Liang was "explaining" to Sister Yanzi:

"No, you don't understand what I mean."

"I just sent messages to Sister Reba, Meng Jie, and others, telling them you're perfectly fine and not to worry."

Sister Yanzi said she wasn't that clueless—she'd already handled all the aftermath.

Today's car might've exploded, but Big Brother Dou Xiao Bai's "harem" couldn't explode!

What she, Sister Yanzi, said—no one else mattered!

"Impressive~"

Bai Liang gave Sister Yanzi a thumbs-up; she beamed with pride.

But her expression quickly turned to "what the actual dog."

Because Bai Liang said: "Add a few more names—send them all."

"Not again, Big Brother Dou Xiao Bai—I'm with you most of the time, when did you even…"

"No no, they're all friends, but among friends, some are closer—what if someone's in Shanghai right now? That'd be trouble."

"True! But they're all girls—what about the guys?"

"No need to notify the guys—if anyone shows up empty-handed, tell them to go buy some fruit first, and remember to get the ones I like."

After saying that, Bai Liang glanced at his "wound"—dammit, it was healing already.

Ahhh~ Sister Yanzi was barely holding it together.

Okay okay okay!

"Have you two finished chatting? I'm here to check your body!"

Outside, Jin Cheng was yelling impatiently.

Sister Yanzi stifled her laugh and opened the door. "Sister Jin Cheng, don't bother Big Brother Dou Xiao Bai—today's car crash was seriously bad."

Hearing this, Jin Cheng grew slightly serious. "Was it really as exaggerated as the online videos? I saw the car on fire."

"It really was that bad, but Big Brother Dou Xiao Bai wasn't hurt at all—though he was definitely terrified."

"What incredible luck! No wonder he's a cultivator!"

"Who says otherwise~"

With Sister Yanzi's words, Jin Cheng became more serious, sat beside Bai Liang, and studied him. "How are you?"

"Fine. Don't just sit there—peel me an apple."

"Hey! Fine fine fine~ You're Master Bai, I'll serve you today—but I can only stay a bit, I've got to rush to the airport next."

Though this sounded perfectly normal—just casual complaining.

But Bai Liang felt Jin Cheng had stressed the word "serve."

As it turned out, he was right.

This female rogue couldn't possibly behave after peeling the apple.

As promised, she was definitely checking him over today.

Honestly, without today's incident, who knew when they'd meet again?

Some things are easier to ignore when you don't see each other—just occasional thoughts.

But once you meet, you just can't hold back.

When Jin Cheng went to the door to check if it was locked, Bai Liang felt something was off.

This is totally inappropriate—in a hospital!

"Hey hey hey, what are you doing?"

"Slap~"

Seeing Bai Liang writhing like a giant maggot and refusing to cooperate, Jin Cheng slapped his thigh outright: "I already said, I'm just checking you over—it'll be quick!"

"You female thug, just stop already—I've got plenty of friends who could show up any moment!"

"So we need to hurry! Don't be shy, come on, sister'll teach you~ getting an injection!"

Of course you can't do much inside a hospital, but you can give injections.

Jin Cheng thought there was nothing wrong with that.

Injection? Who's giving whose injection?

To be honest, Bai Liang rarely felt helpless—but right now, he truly did.

I should've never let that Za go back.

In fact, Sister Yanzi was also a little worried about her Xiao Bai's situation, but figured it was still a hospital, and even if Jin Cheng was careless, she was still a female celebrity.

She probably wouldn't act recklessly~

So she faithfully guarded the elevator entrance, while Old Zhou and his men kept watch at the stairs.

It wasn't for guarding the door—mainly to keep out the media.

Fortunately, he was in a premium ward, and the confidentiality measures were decent; the media couldn't possibly know which room Bai Liang was in.

Searching room by room was even less realistic.

But the news industry does have some real geniuses—just now I heard some media broke into the hospital morgue.

Some people probably still think Bai Liang being dead is more newsworthy than him being alive and kicking.

"Sister Yanzi, I bought a new phone."

"Great."

After transferring the SIM card from that nearly shattered phone into the new one, it actually worked!

Just as Yanzi was about to hand the phone to Bai Liang, someone appeared!

Sneaky and furtive, just like a thief peeling off wall plaster.

She still had sharp eyes—even with the disguise, she recognized them at a glance.

"Yitong-jie? What are you doing here?" Yanzi asked in surprise.

"My company's in Shanghai—I just happened to be back. How's he doing?" Li Yitong, fully armed, brightened upon seeing Yanzi and pulled off her mask.

"Sis, I already messaged you about it."

"Ah, I saw it. But I was right nearby anyway," Li Yitong explained.

Liar. Lying!

Don't ask how Yanzi knew—she just had this ability now.

Anyway, since she'd come, and Li Yitong and Jin Cheng were old classmates and acquaintances.

But after telling her Xiao Bai's room number, Yanzi still had a tiny doubt: Hmm… isn't she Meng Jie's best friend? Did she even report this visit?

"Jin Cheng?!"

"Holy shit, Li Yitong, what are you doing here?"

"I came—why are you locking the door?!"

"I—"

"Why is your face so red? Hey? Why are you covering your mouth?" A barrage of questions left Jin Cheng speechless, but her eyes swept over the other's face, then narrowed suddenly.

She instantly had an idea.

"Come in, come in!"

"What's that smell?"

Bang—the door slammed shut again.

At the same time, the sound of a lock clicking inside echoed.

Outside, Yanzi opened Bai Liang's phone and saw the pile of missed calls and messages—her head throbbed.

She didn't plan to reply—this was better left for Xiao Bai to handle himself.

Besides, everyone who needed to be notified had been notified; nothing else needed saying.

No one else should come today, right? After all, there were still plenty of reporters outside.

To be honest, she didn't know how Li Yitong and Jin Cheng had even slipped in without being photographed.

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These two heroines clearly have some skills—no wonder they're from North Dance.

But the truth proved that visiting Bai Liang didn't need to be done secretly.

Someone came openly.

When Cai Yi Nong appeared at the hospital entrance with Hu Ge and Chen Yao, they ran straight into Lin Genxin—everyone froze awkwardly.

Hehe, why didn't Jin Cheng and Jiang Jinfu come? Don't the traitorous ninja team up?

Cai Yi Nong narrowed her eyes and said nothing, but Hu Ge calmly stepped forward to greet them.

Lin Genxin: Forget it, no need to go in—Big Immortal's fine anyway.

He just had Hu Ge carry up the fruit he bought.

He hadn't planned to buy any—until he contacted Yanzi, who happened to be right beside Bai Liang, and got "extorted" on the spot.

At a time like this, still able to "extort" fruit—he must be fine.

But that car crash really looked terrifying—even Wang Sicong called to ask about the situation, thinking Bai Liang was dead.

Actually, the Mercedes-Benz endorsement does have some connection to the esports circle.

Because Mercedes-Benz has also been exploring the esports field and is currently in talks with League of Legends officials about a collaboration.

Bai Liang's identity as an "esports pro player," combined with a possible Mercedes-Benz endorsement deal, might just play a role in all this.

Besides, games need endorsers too~

When the time comes, everyone teams up to make content, rake in traffic — wouldn't that be lovely.

——

"You okay?"

"I'm dying." Bai Liang said weakly.

That startled Hu Ge — just a few days ago the guy had been bouncing around right in front of him, and now in the blink of an eye...

He and Bai Liang weren't actually that close, but Hu Ge had quite a bit of "personal experience" when it came to car accidents.

The old him had nearly been ruined by one car accident.

Although unlike Bai Liang, who "asked for it" himself, it still felt like different paths to the same destination.

But before Hu Ge could start empathizing, Cai Yinong tilted her head and studied Bai Liang for a few seconds, then laughed: "You little punk, even your fake death acting is that convincing — you really were born to be an actor."

"Huh? Acting?" Hu Ge said, surprised.

Bai Liang let out a sheepish chuckle. "Not entirely — I did get a little hurt."

"Where?" Hearing that, Cai Yinong made as if to flip back his blanket.

Bai Liang naturally held it down tight. "Sister Cai, don't mess around, I'm not wearing pants."

"Your leg is injured?"

"Not exactly~"

After seeing the so-called wound Bai Liang showed them on his hand, both Hu Ge and Cai Yinong fell silent.

Sometimes you really want to beat someone to death.

"You're so lucky!" Hu Ge said, shaking his head with a laugh after a moment of speechlessness.

"My luck has always been great."

"No lingering trauma or anything?"

"Nah — I'm getting discharged tomorrow and hitting the track for a couple of laps, signing the deal with Mercedes while I'm at it."

Hearing that, Hu Ge was thoroughly impressed.

This little bro is just too damn awesome!

Now online, more and more details and even videos of today's car accident are surfacing, and the severity is gradually being pieced together.

Even though he dodged a bullet and wasn't hurt, anyone in his shoes would probably feel a chill of fear.

And yet Bai Liang is actually planning to hit the track for a couple of laps tomorrow.

This is way beyond just having big balls!

Hu Ge: No wonder Sister Cai wants to sign him so badly!

That mentality is perfect for being a star — no rhythm, scandal, or rumor could ever take him down.

His inner strength is like freaking titanium alloy — he literally doesn't know how to write the word "fear"~

While Cai Yinong and Hu Ge were making their "warm and caring" small talk, Chen Yao, who hadn't been around in a while, had been standing off to the side the whole time without saying a word.

She just blinked at Bai Liang, and whenever their eyes met, she'd smile at him.

This Miss is as gentle as ever~

"Um, could I borrow the bathroom?"

Hiss... better not!

The moment Chen Yao opens her mouth, it's trouble!

There are two people hiding in the bathroom right now~

But no matter how hard he tried, Bai Liang couldn't come up with a reason to refuse, so he could only nod with great difficulty.

However, Chen Yao didn't actually need the bathroom — she had seen the fruit on the bedside table and wanted to wash some for Bai Liang.

The moment she opened the bathroom door, she saw two Misses inside grinning sheepishly at her.

At the same time, Jin Cheng made a "shh" gesture, followed by a "please, please"~

Chen Yao:...

She couldn't help but glance back at Bai Liang lying there, now seriously wondering just how much information was packed into that earlier "I'm not wearing pants."

But then she looked at Jin Cheng and Li Yitong — two people, probably not that bad~

After washing the fruit, she came out normally, with no intention of "reporting" them.

She figured Jin Cheng was probably dissolving her contract with Tang Ren, so she didn't want to run into Cai Yinong.

Only, for the rest of the time, this Miss stopped looking at Bai Liang's face and kept sneaking glances at the blanket.

"Alright, since you're fine, kid, we'll get going. If reporters ask, we won't say anything — wait till you post your own Weibo announcement~"

Hearing Cai Yinong's farewell, Bai Liang gave his usual "Thanks, Sister Cai."

Hu Ge found it strange — just hearing a "thank you" could make her that happy... he'd never seen Cai Yinong like this before~

But seeing that Bai Liang hadn't forgotten to peel two bananas and stuff them into their hands, he had to admit this little bro really was something.

The last person who played mind games with Cai Yinong was Yang Mi — now they don't even acknowledge each other's existence.

Yet when it came to Bai Liang, supposedly hospitalized and injured, Cai Yinong still came specifically to see him.

Chen Yao was the last to turn and leave.

But before she turned, she did something very bold — she reached her hand into the blanket.

In less than two seconds she yanked it back as if electrocuted, her face instantly flushing red.

Before leaving, she glared at Bai Liang — pity the look had zero killing power.

As for the two in the bathroom, they also snuck away one after the other over the next hour or so.

As if they had never appeared at all.

That evening, the online buzz about the car accident had already exploded, as if it had returned to the scene from when Bai Liang had dominated the trending charts.

And his Weibo finally updated.

One photo — precisely the flash-of-inspiration work of the photographer who had pressed the shutter by chance.

In the photo, Bai Liang was decked out in full battle-worn style, a far cry from the male-god image in "Weiwei," looking a bit dusty and disheveled, but giving off a ruggedly handsome vibe.

The kind of handsome that even other men can't deny!

A few meters behind him was the frozen frame of the sports car erupting in flames.

Oh right, there was also a caption.

"Just a little weathering (crossed out), only scraped a bit of skin."

Netizens: WTF, are you shooting a movie?! —

Third watch, fourteen thousand — see you tomorrow, muah muah.

Begging for monthly tickets!

(End of chapter)