Chapter 176: Big-Head Son, Small-Head Dad (Double Vote Beg for Monthly Tickets)

Actually, compared to Li Xin, Sun Yi has fewer similarities with Li Yitong.

Still, from certain angles, the two really do make people confused.

At that moment Deng Chao happened to be half-dazed from mosquito bites, and at first glance he thought the two were practically identical.

It took him several seconds to react, and at the same time the look he gave Bai Liang was a bit off.

Hehehe, you kid. You've got something going on!

Between men, a look is enough.

Bai Liang knew exactly what that old rogue meant at one glance~

You could say men's brains work pretty much the same at times like this.

After all, cartoons have taught us one truth: the big head is the son, the small head is the dad.

Sure enough, Dong Zijian only stole a couple more glances before Sun Yi smacked him twice again.

Still looking? Still looking?!

Li Yitong, on the other hand, very politely greeted everyone, though she was slightly puzzled after seeing the expression on Deng Chao's face.

She even quietly asked Bai Liang: "Does Teacher Deng Chao have something against me?"

"That's just how lonely old men are~ Don't mind him."

Ah, this.

Li Yitong paused, thinking to herself that Deng Chao's age hadn't quite reached the lonely-old-man level yet.

"He can't even use mobile payment. My grandma can." Bai Liang muttered under his breath.

Yesterday when he was out "hunting" he happened to pick up a wallet, with a thick stack of cash inside.

He was still wondering—who carries that much cash on them?

As it turned out, when he walked up to a convenience store near the hotel, he saw Deng Chao frantically patting his pockets, holding his phone but unable to pay, only able to use it to call someone, trying to get his assistant to come settle the bill.

Who the wallet belonged to went without saying.

Of course the wallet wasn't picked up for nothing—Bai Liang bought a pile of stuff at the convenience store, and in the end Deng Chao footed the entire bill.

"Your grandma is that trendy? My parents had to learn for a while." Li Yitong seemed very interested in this topic.

Bai Liang grinned: "My grandma even helps me boost numbers and climb charts on Weibo~"

"For real?! You taught her, right?"

"You guessed that too?"

"Who told you to always be doing such shady stuff, you little fox~"

Bai Liang waved his hand, "Give the old lady something to do, she's more than happy. She sits there all day laughing at her phone, and her typing speed is probably faster than yours now. When I go home for New Year this year, I'm going to teach her to play games, and then teach her to flame people online."

Li Yitong: Are you a dog?

But imagining that scene, she thought it actually sounded pretty fun.

She didn't know why, but ever since that hospital incident, she'd always felt a bit awkward chatting with Bai Liang on her phone, or discussing Bai Liang with Meng Ziyi.

She'd expected meeting face-to-face would be even more awkward, but now it turned out to be nothing like that at all.

She'd only been a little awkward for a few seconds when they first met, and after that it was as if she'd immediately gone back to how things were when they filmed together.

Oh right, Li Yitong still remembered~

Back when they were on set, Bai Liang had said his parents really liked her.

"By the way, when you usually come to visit the set, how many days do you stay? You're not leaving tomorrow, are you?" Bai Liang asked curiously.

"I've really got nothing going on lately—not as popular as you, so I do have vacation time. How many days do you want me to stay?" Li Yitong asked with a grin.

"I'm fine with anything."

"By the way, how many days has she been here? She was already there during our video call. She doesn't seem to be an actress in your crew, does she?"

Li Yitong subtly gestured with her eyes toward Sun Yi not far away and asked.

Bai Liang laughed, "Her purpose is different from yours."

"Isn't it all just visiting the set?"

"They're in a rush to have a kid, so of course they have to put in extra hours. And they're living together, so the crew doesn't have to spend any extra money—naturally they can stay as long as they want."

Who made Dong Zijian accidentally let it slip earlier, and even took the chance to pick Bai Liang's brain for a bunch of knowledge points about having kids.

Sun Yi also looked like she was settling in for the long haul, until this film wrapped.

If nothing unexpected happens, the two of them will have the baby during filming.

These past two days, when Bai Liang and Deng Chao were drinking, they invited Dong Zijian several times, but he never went.

With Wang Jinghua as his own mother, the Crown Prince wouldn't be that clueless about how the world works—there had to be something more important going on.

Obviously hiding in the room making a little person.

At the dinner table, that old rogue Deng Chao never missed a chance to tease him about it.

And Bai Liang knew even more, because his room was right next to Dong Zijian's. Sometimes when he opened the window at night for some air, and the next door forgot to close theirs, he could still hear some sounds.

Little Dong really was putting in the effort.

Occasionally when Bai Liang was bored, he'd even silently cheer him on in his heart.

"I see," Li Yitong felt a little awkward, thinking Sun Yi was three years younger than her—was she really in that much of a hurry?

No wonder Deng Chao's expression was so strange just now—she was gradually figuring out what was going on.

Luckily it was nighttime, so the blush wasn't easy to spot.

"So, how many days are you staying?"

"M-me, whatever, I can stay as long as you want."

After saying that, Li Yitong felt the words suddenly sounded ambiguous, so she quickly added: "As long as you don't mind the media snapping a photo and giving us another scandal."

"I don't mind that, but I'm afraid you won't be able to handle it~"

"Why can't I hold on—fine, I really can't hold on."

She wanted to talk tough for a second, but Li Yitong recalled the terrifying scene online of Gulnaza and Dilraba going at each other with magic blasts, and after a brief mental image, she figured that if she got dragged into it, she'd probably turn into cannon fodder in minutes.

That half-wit Mencius didn't dare get involved either—she'd stay as far away as possible.

A "smart miss" like her naturally couldn't make that kind of mistake.

Just like the saying goes: the wise don't wade into the river of love~

Li Yitong had always thought of herself as a very rational player in this area.

She's not a love-brained fool.

So—

"Then you think of something~" Li Yitong very naturally started passing the buck.

But the way she said it was like she'd tacitly agreed to stay a few more days too.

"A provocation ploy?"

"Yep."

"I really do have an idea!"

Bai Liang's plan was actually very simple—go straight to Han Han and have him casually find Li Yitong a cameo role.

Then she could stay here openly and legitimately, even if it meant staying three to five days, no problem.

With a proper reason, what is there to fear?

At this, Han Han was a bit impatient: "Why tell me about something this small? Just pick a role for her yourself."

"How would I know whether you've already picked someone in advance?"

"Let me look—two options. One is the villain Luo Li, the one who likes Japanese culture and later hooks up with Huang Zhiqiang's girlfriend. The other is on Liu Yi's romance arc—the KTV girl Jiayi he's trying to chase, his so-called true love."

"These two roles are cameos?"

"Your little girlfriend—giving her a few more scenes is no big deal. Now get lost, I'm busy. Pick one yourself and tell me tomorrow."

Han Han couldn't be bothered to figure out exactly what Li Yitong's relationship with Bai Liang was—he just defaulted to "little girlfriend."

Bai Liang: She's two years older than me, almost old enough to be carrying a gold brick together, and you call her my little girlfriend?

But Han Han said nothing, just tacitly agreed.

When it came to arguing, he'd eaten more than enough losses from Fang Jiuzi back in the day.

In this life, he never wanted to get into arguments with anyone again.

Besides, having several little girlfriends—how normal is that~

Little brother, keep at it, keep up the good work—if you can land a few more, that just means you've got the skill.

On the way back to the hotel after wrapping today's shoot.

Bai Liang told Li Yitong about the role arrangements and asked which one she wanted to play.

Li Yitong was slightly tongue-tied. "You just got me a supporting role like that?"

"Not really, more like a big extra. Don't expect Han Han to pay you."

"Who cares about the pay? The opportunity is way more important than the pay." Li Yitong had plenty of say on this matter.

Because she was exactly the kind of girl who'd rather skip the pay as long as she got the chance.

Money? Once you're famous, there'll be plenty of chances to make money.

She was the classic workplace "grinder"—out-hustling herself on price. Back when she did *The Legend of the Condor Heroes*, her pay was even less than Bai Liang's.

Back in the hotel room, Li Yitong first checked in with her manager, reporting the matter of "joining the production again."

Though she only said she'd come to a friend's place to do a cameo, to avoid any weird moves from the company.

After making that clear, she held her phone and agonized for a while, then finally sent a message to Mencius.

"Meng Jie, guess where I am?"

Mencius replied with a confused sticker.

"I'm at the production, playing a small role, but it's with a certain someone's favorite 'turning-back grass.'" "Huh?! How did you end up at the *Ride the Wind* production?"

"Came to play a small role, mix in a bit, not many scenes. Plus I can keep an eye on things for you~"

When she said that, Li Yitong herself felt a little guilty, a sense of sin from bullying a "dummy."

But Meng Jie was being unusually "smart" at this moment, firing back: "Sis, I'm a little worried you might be stealing from the pantry."

"Pfft! I'm not interested in that public fox—it's too nerve-wracking. Want me to video-call you and prove my innocence?"

"No need, I was just kidding. But Li Ying-jie is at that production, so I'm not afraid of you stealing from the pantry."

Seeing that, Li Yitong's heart skipped a beat. "Zhao Liying? You know her too?"

"Last time he brought me along to dinner with her. That big sis really likes me—we even exchanged contact info. Be careful~ Don't let her catch you!"

Good, good—this is exactly how besties should be, playing little mind games with each other.

Otherwise, how could you call them besties?

Li Yitong wasn't about to be outdone: "You watch out, big sis might steal your man! That is a public fox~ Big sis might just love that flavor."

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Faced with this "attack," Meng Jie at this moment displayed a startling train of thought, vividly and graphically demonstrating the diversity of the human species.

She said matter-of-factly: "Isn't that why I have you keeping an eye on things?"

"Damn! Now you're making us supervise each other?!"

"Yep~"

After the pleasant late-night chat ended, Li Yitong tossed her phone aside, caught between annoyance and amusement.

She pulled the covers over her head, thinking about this and that.

But tonight she didn't have insomnia—she slept like a log.

After waking up, she felt refreshed and energized.

She checked the time, suddenly remembered something, then ran barefoot to the window, opened it, and waited for a while.

Sure enough! Bai Liang, who had come out for a morning jog, appeared in her field of view shortly after.

"Morning!"

"Hey~"

Bai Liang, who was almost done with his morning exercise, looked up and saw Li Yitong waving at him from the window. He waved back at her too. "Have you eaten breakfast?"

"Not yet~"

"Then wait a moment, I'll bring you a portion."

"Okay!"

After saying this, Li Yitong immediately disappeared from the window.

She hurriedly washed up and tidied her personal hygiene, then combed her hair and tied it into a bun.

Finally, she started putting on makeup in a rush.

It was impossible to do it very delicately, but she could manage to make herself look a bit more lively.

Just as she finished applying lipstick, Bai Liang was already knocking on the door.

"That fast?"

"Breakfast was just taken from the hotel, of course it was fast since I didn't go out to buy it. I figured you didn't even bring your assistant, poor thing."

"I'm not a kid, come on in."

This time Bai Liang hesitated, not because he was embarrassed, but mainly because he had worked up a sweat from running and it wouldn't be very polite.

"How about I go back and take a shower first?"

Li Yitong shot him a look. "It's fine, I don't mind you. A male fox is supposed to be smelly anyway."

However, even though she said that, looking at Bai Liang's T-shirt soaked with sweat on his upper body, now clinging to him and outlining the contours of some muscles—

This sight made her heartbeat unconsciously quicken, and she couldn't help but recall the rowdy "acting hooligan" antics with Jin Cheng at the hospital.

She really wasn't as wild or bold as Jin Cheng, so she didn't know exactly how far those two had ended up going.

In any case, hiding in the bathroom and listening to the sounds back then was enough to let her imagination run wild.

"Your face is red."

"I'm hot."

"Oh."

Eating breakfast with the smell of a boy's sweat on him was truly a first for Li Yitong.

But strangely, she didn't feel disgusted at all, and even felt her appetite was much better than usual.

Thinking about it, she inwardly sucked in a cold breath.

This damned male fox—has his "cultivation" advanced again?! —

"The heartthrob of our middle school was Lu Han. All the girls in the school went to see him, and during class they wished they had a few extra heads to peek out the window at him~"

Chatting on set, when Deng Chao jokingly mentioned that the movie "Pegasus" went from filming to release too quickly, otherwise it could have caught next year's "Running Man" season and done some promotion.

Dong Zijian suddenly got excited.

Because Deng Chao added: Let's take a closer look at Lu Han later, and compare who's more handsome between him and Bai Liang~

Just last month, the official Weibo of "Running Man" posted officially confirming that the next season had entered preparation, and also confirmed that Lu Han was officially joining the Running Man team.

As one of the reality shows with the highest traffic nowadays, many artists really would fight tooth and nail to get on it once.

And Lu Han's joining as the current peak top-tier star naturally brought more attention and traffic to the show.

It was unexpected that Dong Zijian and Lu Han were actually classmates from the same school.

And just hearing the name Lu Han got him excited, even looking a bit agitated.

Ruling out the possibility that he had a crush on Lu Han, Bai Liang boldly guessed: "The girl you liked back then must have been his fangirl, right?"

"Exactly! He already had his own Tieba forum back then." Dong Zijian nodded frantically, seeming to still get a bit worked up just thinking about it.

But he quickly caught himself. "How did you know?"

Bai Liang spread his hands. "I have experience."

"The girl you liked before was also someone else's fangirl?"

"Is there a possibility... that it's the other way around?"

"Damn!"

This guy is pretty impressive. The others had already noticed the murderous look in Sun Yi's eyes.

When he came today, he could tell Xiao Dong's complexion was a bit pale—looks like the energy he spent last night was really no small amount.

He figured tonight would be tough for him too~

"Did you have a Tieba forum in high school?" Li Yitong suddenly asked Bai Liang curiously.

The others' eyes lit up too. Right, there's still a top-tier star here. Although not as exaggerated as Lu Han, Bai Liang's face was clearly the type with plenty of teenage stories.

But Bai Liang shook his head.

"That can't be right. They say only good-looking people have a youth. Someone like you must have been the heartthrob at your school too."

"The heartthrob at our school was a crooked-necked tree. Who would seriously vote for that thing? Someone did try to start a vote on the school Tieba before, but when the first person actually posted a photo of a weed, the whole election immediately became abstract."

Human nature is all about abstract fun and jokes.

If everything really went by votes, that aircraft carrier would be called the Mantis Shrimp.

Zhan Lao's becoming Hupu Goddess proves everyone is pretty abstract.

Dong Zijian: Feeling better now, turns out not all handsome guys get that treatment.

But Li Yitong always felt Bai Liang was holding back in what he said, so she secretly searched online.

Of course there was a Bai Liang fan forum by now — checking the date, it really had only been created last year.

"Seriously, there isn't one?"

"There's no fan forum for me, at most people just chat in the school forum, but there is a group chat."

"A fan group?"

"It's apparently called the Ex-Girlfriends Group," Bai Liang recalled.

Li Yitong:???

"Don't get the wrong idea — they're not all ex-girlfriends, those girls just made it for fun."

But in fact, Bai Liang really did have a genuine Ex-Girlfriends Group, only he himself wasn't in it.

He'd tried to sneak in but failed.

And he still had no idea how those girls had managed it — they'd actually linked up every single one of his exes from childhood on.

He'd only found out last time he went to Harper's Bazaar for a magazine shoot, when one of those exes happened to run into him and mentioned it in passing.

That group was still active to this day; the other party had said with a grin: I want you as my brand ambassador not just because of our connection — when the time comes, plenty of people will pay to buy it, I'll just hawk the goods right there in the group.

Facts proved the other party hadn't lied to him.

That September issue of Harper's Bazaar sold out instantly.

It directly cemented Bai Liang's "top-tier celebrity" reputation — the fandom circles are very good at digging up this kind of data.

Many people noticed that, in terms of sheer follower count, Bai Liang might still have a bit of a gap compared to the other top-tier stars, and would need some more time to catch up.

But the number of rich-woman fans he had was a bit excessive — they were throwing money around way too viciously!

Oh right, yesterday Bulgari officially announced him as their brand ambassador — the reason it had been dragged out so long was because of all the materials that needed to be prepared.

In a few days Bai Liang would have to take some time off, heading back to Shanghai to attend some Bulgari gala dinner.

At the same time, online, Wu Yifan's fans also began their "riot" — a great fandom-circle war about to erupt seemed already within sight.

(End of Chapter)