Chapter 186: Big Day-Night Temperature Difference, Even Sweeter

"Teacher Bai, good work!"

"I'm fine, everyone else worked harder. Happy New Year."

"I'll take your kind words."

After exchanging a few pleasantries with the commercial's directing crew, Bai Liang also wrapped up the last task before the Weibo Night Gala.

The Red Bull commercial shoot.

Still, he wasn't too fond of this entertainment-circle habit of calling everyone "Teacher" wherever one went.

It wasn't that he thought the address was bad — mainly because he and Nazha had been calling each other that when they were "learning" from each other before.

That had a certain flavor to it.

But once he'd made it big, everyone started using it, and the address lost its original meaning to him.

It became dull.

But something interesting was coming soon enough.

After the crew shooting the commercial wrapped, someone from some unknown department of the Red Bull brand side sidled over with a shifty look.

"Liang-ge! After the new year, want to do something fun? Of course, anything outside the endorsement is a separate price — definitely way more than the usual entertainment-circle appearance fee."

Bai Liang blinked, not caring about the money either way. "How fun?"

"The specifics would need to be discussed with the insurance company."

"How about I do a skydive without a parachute?"

"Ahem, ahem, ahem — anything with a hundred percent fatality rate, we at Red Bull don't sponsor."

"What if there's a net below?"

"Mm."

Sister Yanzi came charging over, glaring fiercely at the Red Bull guys. "What do you think you're doing?"

Without waiting for an answer, she turned to look at Bai Liang: "Dou Xiao Bai-ge, we're not playing along with their crazy ideas! Last time these guys came asking if you were interested in recreating that Yellow River jump — what nonsense is that!"

"True, other people have already done that, recreating it wouldn't be much fun." Bai Liang said very matter-of-factly.

Sister Yanzi:.

Is this a question of fun or not?

In her view, these Red Bull people were just trying to egg her Dou Xiao Bai-ge into doing dangerous stunts!

If she'd known, she wouldn't have taken their endorsement — nothing but wild ideas in their heads.

Compared to Bai Liang's fans, the people who currently understood his "skills" best were these Red Bull folks — far more "devoted" than the fans.

Each one racking their brains, trying to team up with Bai Liang to make some big news.

If the ideas they came up with weren't so dangerous, Sister Yanzi would've agreed long ago.

But it was either fancy car stunts or wild motorcycle tricks — just hearing about it made her break out in a cold sweat.

Watching Bai Liang get dragged away by Sister Yanzi like that, the Red Bull people looked thoroughly disappointed.

Let's discuss it more~

These things need more discussion — there's always a way to satisfy everyone.

Still, they weren't discouraged, because they could tell at a glance that Bai Liang was actually like them — the type of "hot-blooded youth" who couldn't sit still.

The moment they saw this kid's stance behind the wheel, they could tell he was no "ordinary man."

They'd work it out eventually~

When the time comes, the top-tier fame plus Red Bull's "illustrious sponsorship" — guaranteed to be a smash hit!

"Dou Xiao Bai-ge, don't listen to their nonsense. They even asked me if I'd seen that movie *Point Break*, some ridiculous Ozaki Eight — like telling fairy tales."

"You even know about the Ozaki Eight~" Bai Liang said with great interest.

"I heard about it and looked it up, each one more outrageous than the last." Sister Yanzi suddenly whipped her head around. "Dou Xiao Bai-ge, you're not, are you?"

"Not what?"

"We absolutely must not go thinking about this messy stuff — people die."

"I never take part in sports where you die." Bai Liang winked at her, stating his position "firmly."

"That's more like it! I don't believe anyone could actually complete those things."

Sister Yanzi was actually shooting her mouth off a bit — the Red Bull people, however crazy, wouldn't push Bai Liang into doing those things; they were just giving examples.

But then again~

Bai Liang: Bro really has done a few of them, pretty thrilling.

That topic was quickly skipped. Sister Yanzi suddenly thought of something happy, and couldn't help showing a bit of a smile.

"Dou Xiao Bai-ge, I think compared to the extreme sports in movies, you should worry about the real-life extreme sports first."

"What do you mean?"

"I got the seating chart for Weibo Night — our seats are way up front."

"That's great, means we've made it big."

"On the left is a fresh-meat girl, on the right is also a fresh-meat girl."

Sister Yanzi could barely hold it in, looking at her Dou Xiao Bai-ge with sympathetic eyes.

Speaking of which, if she didn't know about Bai Liang's relationships with Reba and Nazha, she'd probably have gone to cause trouble with the Weibo people.

But she knew, and clearly understood just how deep her Dou Xiao Bai-ge's relationships with these two fresh-meat confidantes went.

Mm. Right now, the relationship with Nazha should be deeper — much deeper.

Sister Yanzi had even cleaned up the battlefield together with Nazha's little assistant — that "shocking" sight meant those two must go at it super intensely.

As for Reba... probably not that far yet, mainly because the other party was too busy.

To put it bluntly, she probably couldn't even spare the time for a quick roll in the hay.

So, regarding the Weibo Night matter, let's just hand the decision over to Bai Liang himself.

"That's pretty good, actually. You know both sides, so you can chat with people when the time comes."

Hearing this, Sister Yanzi looked at him as if she'd seen a ghost. "Dou Xiao Bai, chat? Aren't you afraid they'll start fighting?"

"They're both pretty gentle. It won't come to that."

Sister Yanzi: Really? —

On the day of Weibo Night, Bai Liang took a plane to Yanjing.

He had set out fairly late. After landing, he figured he'd change clothes and tidy up a bit, then head straight to the red carpet.

Mainly to avoid the "peak hours."

He'd heard that fans of many artists were blocking the airport, so he pulled a fast-then-slow move, timing it just right.

Saved him the trouble of hiring security too.

In the end, he still underestimated the perseverance of star-chasing girls. After all, most of them couldn't get into the Weibo Night venue anyway—some were outside as the atmosphere crew, and plenty more were staking out the airport.

On top of that, flight info is really easy to look up, so what awaited Bai Liang was still a dense crowd and media from every direction.

"Sister Yanzi, are you sure you told the fans not to come to the airport?"

"Dou Xiao Bai, I absolutely said it! And these aren't necessarily fans—a lot of them are professional paparazzi. Let's just walk and be done with it." Sister Yanzi said, steeling herself.

Walk?

Where was it that easy!

Bai Liang had only brought Sister Yanzi with him. With the dense crowd of fans and media outside, even Zhao Zilong wouldn't be much use, and Lü Bu would be the same—after all, he didn't even have his Red Hare to ride.

Just as the two of them were at a loss, not daring to step outside, another group of people suddenly arrived behind them.

Familiar faces!

"Oh, Dou Xiao Bai?"

Hearing the voice, Bai Liang turned his head and saw that it was actually Yang Mi.

"Sister Mi, didn't you say you weren't attending this Weibo Night?"

"I'm not attending—does that mean I can't come back to Yanjing?" Yang Mi took off her sunglasses and rolled her eyes at Bai Liang. "What are you doing? Like a thief."

"Can't get out. Too many people outside."

"It's not like there's no other passage. You two idiots."

She'd scolded him already, so she tossed Sister Yanzi in for free too~

Sister Yanzi ducked her head, not daring to talk back. She might dare to slam the table and shout at other people at Jiaxing, but facing this lady, she'd better behave.

"Alright, come with me." Yang Mi's eyes darted, and she suddenly thought of a good idea. "Hey, let me leech off your buzz for a bit. How about we hit the trending list?"

"The 'Yang Mi has that girlish vibe' kind?"

The words left Bai Liang's mouth a little too fast, and he immediately got a taste of a death stare.

To be fair, today's Yang Mi was doing that 'disappearing lower half' look again, an outfit full of girlish charm. Looking at her slim legs and figure, it was sometimes hard to imagine this woman had already had a child.

"Give me your arm. I'll loop mine through yours and we'll walk out."

As she spoke, Yang Mi's hand had already looped through Bai Liang's arm, the motion perfectly natural.

She even tried leaning against him for a moment, then commented: "What a solid arm. Very manly!"

Bai Liang didn't mind letting her hold his arm for a bit—the experience was actually quite nice; this older sister's figure really was something.

Except, he thought of an even better idea.

"Wow! Yang Mi!"

"So beautiful!"

"Sister Mi, look here!"

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The big star Yang Mi walked out of the airport passage wearing sunglasses, surrounded by a group of bodyguards, carving a bloody path through the crowd.

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Among those bodyguards, the one closest to her wore a black mask, had smiling eyes, was dressed in a black suit, tall and upright, reaching out to shield Yang Mi's head and body, occasionally letting her lean on him for support.

Yang Mi fought hard to hold back her laughter, keeping a straight face so she wouldn't accidentally sell Bai Liang out.

Honestly, her experience was fantastic!

A handsome male bodyguard—so much vibe!

Whether a young woman or an old one, who hasn't read a romance novel or two?

Besides "Domineering CEO Falls in Love with Me," there are also "The Handsome Bodyguard and the Young Lady," "The Handsome Bodyguard and the Glamorous Lady," and so on.

But if she only thought about these things, she wouldn't be Yang Mi.

Just cooperating with Bai Liang for a bit of fun, she immediately thought of a TV drama that had launched in Korea this year, "The K2."

It told the story of a bodyguard, a lady, and a young lady.

Once that drama aired, its buzz and popularity were both extremely high. The actress playing the lady, Song Yoon-ah, even outshone the female lead, Lim Yoon-ah.

It was just too captivating!

She couldn't help glancing up at Bai Liang again, feeling he was quite a bit more handsome than Ji Chang-wook, and that figure... Yang Mi had watched "Love O2O" too.

Buy the rights and adapt it, play the lady herself, and let Reba play the young lady?

This idea tumbled around in her head for a while, and she suddenly felt a little uncomfortable.

Yang Mi: Holy crap! What am I even thinking?!

What lady—she's only thirty. That Song Yoon-ah is about a full twelve years older than her, after all.

Although she killed the thought for now, Yang Mi couldn't help feeling a touch of sorrow—she was already thirty.

After the New Year, she'd be thirty-two in nominal age.

Huh? What's going on?

On the final stretch, Bai Liang felt Yang Mi was acting strange.

She was almost pressed up against him.

"Sister, I'm off~ The car's waiting for me over there."

"Get in my car, I'll take you there, and let the car picking you up follow behind."

Yang Mi grabbed Bai Liang's wrist and yanked him straight into the car.

At that moment, the media crew following the shoot immediately noticed something odd: Wait, why is the bodyguard getting into the star's minivan?

But since they hadn't been paying attention to Bai Liang, they could only slowly review photos and videos later.

Still, media folks have their instincts—even with his mask on, it was only a matter of time before they dug him out.

Of course, being recognized wasn't a problem—that was the whole point.

Help Yang Mi pull off this stunt so she trends.

Can't let her help out for free.

After discovering that their Dou Xiao Bai had been taken by Yang Mi, Sister Yanzi—who had slipped out earlier—wasn't worried.

Expected.

While having the car follow hers, she pre-arranged for the studio to post: Thank you, Sister Mi, for the airport assistance!

Trending is a must, but no rumors with a "married woman."

Many of Bai Liang's fans saw this Weibo and were baffled: What kind of assistance? What happened at the airport?

Don't reply. Play the expert. Wait for the trend to drop, then let it fly for a while.

As for Bai Liang, "kidnapped" by Yang Mi, he wasn't worried either.

Big sister sometimes does things no one expects, but he'd never come out worse for it.

Besides, you can't catch a tiger without entering its den.

He treated the minivan like his own, told her where he wanted to go, then adjusted the seat and lay down comfortably.

"Hey! Why don't you lie on my lap?" Yang Mi teased playfully.

"Can I?"

"Of course not! I'm wearing a dress today—don't get ideas."

"What were you troubled by just now?" Bai Liang asked casually, hands behind his head.

"Troubled? Was I?"

"Maybe I imagined it~"

"You're such a flatterer. Seeing a young guy like you just makes me feel old," Yang Mi dropped the act and showed her vulnerability.

"You're fine—you're only thirty. It'll really show after thirty-five."

"Can you say it more nicely?"

"Forty?" Bai Liang tried his best.

After all, stretching it further than that would be a bit unscientific.

Everyone grows old, eventually.

But for female celebrities, as they age and lose their youthful advantage, the problems multiply.

Even with the best cosmetic procedures, time always leaves its marks.

"Time flies—before you know it, it's gone. Be good to Reba."

"Why are we suddenly talking about Reba?"

"New Zeng people, exotic charm—age might hit them faster."

Oh.

Alright, alright—tonight Bai Liang would tease Reba about this, let her know what her "Sister Mi" really looked like behind her back.

But he raised another point: "Sister Mi, do you know the temperature difference between day and night in New Zeng is huge?"

"Of course I do. So what?"

"Big day-night temperature difference means sweeter fruit."

Yang Mi covered her mouth and laughed. "Are you talking about fruit or people? Little rascal!"

Definitely people.

At the Weibo Night red carpet, two cars driving toward each other stopped simultaneously.

Amidst the surrounding crowd's screams and exclamations.

Dressed in a red gown, her skirt fluttering, she looked like Bei Weiwei from the drama had stepped back to life.

As Bai Liang walked toward her, Di Li Reba stood still, lips curved in a smile, and when he drew near, she lifted her skirt.

"Wow!"

Under the sudden, overwhelming wave of screams.

Just like before, Di Li Reba spun around—and her hand landed perfectly in Bai Liang's palm.

Everything felt rehearsed, perfectly timed.

(End of Chapter)