Chapter 187: This Scene Leaks a Hint of Madness (Begging for Monthly Tickets)

Night fell.

After finishing her work in Yanjing, Yang Mi had to rush off to her next destination.

She glanced at the trending topic currently sitting at number three: #BaiLiangServesAsYangMiBodyguard#.

She couldn't help but smile to herself.

The effect really wasn't bad! The kid sure knows what he's doing!

Listening to him was definitely the right call.

But then she looked at the number one trending topic: #DilirebaRedCarpetSpin#

Mm. She figured, as expected, young Miss really do outshine everyone when it comes to "passion."

Jiaxing hadn't given Reba any of these little tips—she'd figured it all out herself.

Before the car arrived, Yang Mi spent a long while on her phone watching red carpet videos from every angle, and no matter how she looked at them, a wave of beauty and happiness washed over her.

Those two really do have incredible CP chemistry.

Mm. No, actually, it's just that Bai Liang this kid is way too versatile.

Because of the little airport joke and the photos that came out of it, Yang Mi felt she had amazing CP chemistry with him too—otherwise there was no way it would've shot up the trending list so easily.

Underneath, a bunch of fans were shouting things like "younger guy" and whatnot.

Younger guy what? How is he younger?!

Yang Mi felt she looked pretty much the same age as Bai Liang.

She couldn't help but stand up, walk over to the mirror, take a look at herself, and pose a few times that could easily make people get nosebleeds.

Basically sticking out her butt, pushing out her chest, tugging her clothes around a bit—that sort of thing.

Too bad there wasn't an audience right now.

In the end, Yang Mi had to admit she really wasn't all that "girlish" anymore.

All because of those two big thunder—her "young married woman" vibe just kept getting stronger.

She couldn't help feeling a tiny bit of envy. Being in your twenties—how wonderful that is!

As she was getting in the car to leave, her assistant suddenly handed her a small box.

"Mi-jie! Dou Xiao Bai's manager just dropped something off—said it's a little gift, thanking you for your help."

"A little gift too? This kid really knows how to play the game."

Any woman loves unwrapping presents, and Yang Mi was no exception.

She opened it and saw an octagonal little stone-shaped thing inside, with a rabbit printed on it.

"Hey! This kid didn't do his homework—I'm a Tiger zodiac, and he gave me a rabbit!"

After a small grumble, she picked up the thing and suddenly felt it looked somewhat familiar.

Only then did she notice there was a little note tucked under the stone.

It read: The agile rabbit grants you the power to reverse time and space.

The car had already started, slicing through the neon lights of Yanjing at night, merging into the stream of traffic on the elevated highway.

Like flowing water, time moved forward—unable to turn back even for a moment.

Yang Mi held the little stone, stared out the window for a long while, and finally couldn't help but smile.

"Stinky kid."

—

"Top-spinning demon!"

Nazza cursed under her breath, though not very loudly.

Chen Yao, standing nearby, heard this and at first didn't dare make a sound, but remembering what Cai Yi-nong had told her, she chimed in: "Right."

"She's the only one who knows how to spin—always has to spin. Why doesn't she go spin on the Spring Festival Gala? Xiao Cai Qi can spin for hours!"

"Right."

Nazza was a little speechless. Sis, if you don't know how to play along, you really don't have to.

It left her without much to say.

By now the two of them had already entered the venue, but before the Weibo Night officially began, they had to take care of some personal hygiene matters first.

The restroom area was still pretty crowded right now—they had to line up.

After all, a lot of the female artists on site probably needed to touch up their makeup in the bathroom, so naturally things moved slowly.

So they sneaked off to the side to gossip for a bit—once they sat down later, they wouldn't even have a pocket on them, and their phones would have to be held by their little assistants.

But in the short while they were playing with their phones, Nazza saw that trending topic and couldn't help getting a little annoyed.

She tugged at her gown, then glanced down at her own cleavage, feeling quite satisfied.

She'd gained a tiny bit of weight recently—heh, and her chest had filled back out too.

Peak condition!

But just then, the surroundings suddenly went quiet.

Nazza looked up and found a lot of people staring at her.

Instinctively, she turned her head—and sure enough, Dilireba had come over.

The other woman was clearly also there for the restroom, and had spotted Nazza too.

The two of them locked eyes outside the bathroom and couldn't look away.

If it were a man and a woman, their behavior might've been a bit suggestive—but two girls, of all things. The air seemed to fill with a hint of hostility.

Now everyone in the entire entertainment industry knew these two Xinjiang Miss were rivals! And the kind who'd nearly torn each other's faces off.

They'd been at it for months.

Generally speaking, rivals like this rarely appear on screen together—sometimes they go years without running into each other.

As it turns out, these two appearing on screen together came so quickly — no one quite expected that.

Many people guessed Weibo was stirring things up. Some young ladies were feeling oddly sorry for Bai Liang — tonight he'd definitely be restless.

"Meng Jie, you're dressed so pretty today! Want some sunflower seeds?"

"Is it really okay to eat sunflower seeds at an occasion like this? Fine, give me some~"

After Meng Jie found her seat, she discovered it was actually so close to Bai Liang — only two rows away — and her heart nearly burst with joy.

As she reached out to take the sunflower seed kernels Bai Liang offered, she suddenly caught something in her peripheral vision. "Oh~ Tongtong!"

Li Xin gave her a smile. "Hello."

"Uh, sorry!" Meng Jie was practically a model of taking the initiative to admit fault — she even gave Li Xin a little bow.

"It's nothing. The first time I met him, this guy was already hyping up a young lady named Li Yitong to me. They really do look alike, and even their birthdays are only a day apart. I don't blame you."

"You're so nice, sis!" Meng Jie delivered the flattery while shooting Bai Liang a glare she couldn't hold back.

You little hedgehog — how do you end up flirting everywhere you go?

She hadn't known Li Xin before, but taking a look now, she couldn't shake the feeling that the way the other woman looked at Bai Liang seemed a little less than innocent.

Just now, in that brief exchange of glances, Li Xin even seemed to arch an eyebrow.

A woman's sixth sense told Meng Jie: this is not simple!

It'd be great if Li Yitong were here right now — one more head to put together might actually come up with something.

Coincidentally, Li Xin was thinking the exact same thing.

She shot Bai Liang a slightly resentful glare, stretched out a finger, and took a few sunflower seed kernels from his pile as well.

Though taking the kernels was just an excuse — the real point was to tap his palm.

Bai Liang got a little tickled by her touch and looked up, only to find Li Xin acting as if nothing had happened, a smile on her face but an unusually cool expression.

"Want some more?"

"No, thanks." A flat refusal. Tonight's Li Xin had zero interest in being chatty — in her heart she thought, just wait, you'll get yours later.

Her seat was practically the ultimate gossip-watching spot of the evening — right directly behind Bai Liang.

She'd be able to take in every move of Dilireba and Gulnazar with effortless ease.

She didn't even want to watch the Weibo Night ceremony — she just wanted to see what the heck was going on between those two and Bai Liang.

At that moment, by the women's restroom, the eyes of two young ladies met, and sparks were practically flying.

Honestly, even someone like Tang Yan — an 85-flower actress — instinctively stepped back three paces at the sight.

Though in truth, she was secretly rooting for Gulnazar on the sly.

After all, Dilireba had pulled that stunt in *The Diamond Lover* where the second female lead upstaged the first, and Tang Yan had been so furious she'd refused to speak to that awful woman Yang Mi ever since.

So she was unconditionally on Gulnazar's side — even if those two were about to fight over a stall in the restroom, she'd back her up.

"Sis, let's head back."

Tang Yan's assistant was a little helpless — things were about to blow up over here, and she still wanted to get closer?

"Let's watch a bit longer, you think they'll actually curse each other out?"

The instant she finished saying that, the two really did start talking.

The people nearby pricked up their ears like crazy, then stared blankly. Because those two young ladies were conversing in Xinjiang dialect — damn it, it was encrypted! Not a single word was understandable.

Damn!

The onlookers all left disappointed, thinking how boring.

Whether they're fighting or making up, what's it to us if we get to hear a little?

Soon, the news that Dilireba and Gulnazar had been "arguing" at the restroom door spread everywhere.

When it came to gossip, these female celebrities were no different from the netizens online.

Back in their seats, they started hyping it up to everyone else, opening with: "Do you know what I just saw?!"

"Huh? They got into a fight? For real?"

"What gossip are you even eating! Aren't you going to go look?" Li Xin said to Bai Liang with a look of utter exasperation.

Bai Liang spread his hands. "It wouldn't be quite appropriate for me to run to the women's restroom, would it?"

The two locked eyes for a moment. Li Xin pointed at herself helplessly. "You're not actually asking me to go check for you, are you?"

"Bring Meng Jie along — she's super into this kind of thing."

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Meng Jie nodded excitedly — clearly, Bai Liang had hit the nail on the head.

Even though tonight's event had a slightly unhinged vibe to it, she really, really wanted to eat that melon!

She even had a bizarre thought pop into her head: Is my little hedgehog really this popular? As expected of me — great taste!

Li Xin and Meng Jie left quickly and came back quickly.

Let's put it this way — five young ladies came back together.

Bai Liang stared blankly for a few seconds, thinking to himself, surely he wasn't going to get a " firewood knife" tonight, was he?

They looked as if they'd reached some consensus and were preparing to finish him off together.

In reality, though, the five female artists who came back together weren't so absurd as to walk in arm-in-arm.

Dilireba walked the fastest, her stilettos practically sparking, and plopped herself down next to Bai Liang, then shot him a look.

Playing pitiful!

When it came to acting cute, she really did have a knack for it — she still had a bit of baby fat on her face, which gave her a natural advantage.

But acting cute always cost her a bit of presence, so Dilireba quickly pulled her expression back together — she just reached out and lightly pinched Bai Liang's left hand.

His right hand ached.

He turned his head and found Nazha looking at him with some displeasure, but the moment she opened her mouth to speak, her tone instantly softened: "Didn't you take that travel variety show on Mango TV?"

"Travel variety show?"

"Divas Hit the Road. I heard them say they sent you an invitation."

"Traveling with someone carrying a camera around feels kind of weird, and I've heard about that show, but of course, the main thing is I probably don't have the time. Wait, I don't think I've actually turned it down yet. I'll just say I'll think about it."

After explaining, Bai Liang realized he had apparently caused a misunderstanding.

Nazha's eyes lit up, but she also very much agreed with what Bai Liang had said earlier.

The previous season of "Divas Hit the Road" did seem pretty explosive.

Yang Yang and Jing Boren came out of that show looking completely drained, the light gone from their eyes.

But she's different—she's so gentle and pretty, how could she let Bai Liang suffer.

Nazha was just about to say something, when at that moment Reba, who was beside her, said in an equally gentle tone: "Dabai, when I go up to accept the award later, can we coordinate one more time?"

Dabai?!

That form of address echoed in the minds of several of the young women at once.

"How should we coordinate?"

"That's for you to figure out on your own. I believe in you."

"Sure thing."

"My company said this is the last time we'll ship a CP before 'Eternal Love' airs. Thanks a lot."

"No big deal. I'm getting paid for it, after all."

Honestly, Nazha really wanted to say "me too," but then felt like she didn't quite have the standing to.

All the current "drama" is actually built on that "CP" thing.

It's not like anyone's really fighting over a boyfriend.

She would absolutely never lose her composure and say something like "Bai Liang is my boyfriend, stay away from him."

Reba doing that has perfectly good reason—she's doing the CP thing to promote "Eternal Love."

If she got real and confrontational offline, she'd actually be the one losing face, so she could only sulk quietly for a while.

Where are the cameras? Where's the big screen?

Hurry up and point them at me! She wants to be on the same frame and outshine Reba!

But the event hadn't started yet, so Nazha could only mutter to herself.

At this moment, Li Xin was happily munching on melon seeds, while the two behind her were visibly trembling.

Meng Jie and Chen Yao didn't even dare to be too obvious about sneaking peeks and eavesdropping. The two exchanged a glance, and it seemed they both caught the awkwardness in each other's eyes.

"Um, hi, I'm Meng Ziyi."

"Hi, I'm Chen Yao."

"I know you. You were great in 'Wu Xin: Monster Killer.' I absolutely loved watching it!"

"I've also seen you in 'The Legend of the Condor Heroes.' You were especially beautiful in it."

After a round of mutual professional compliments, the awkwardness between the two actually deepened.

How to put it—top-tier stars have top-tier battles, and minor nobodies have minor nobodies' battles.

Sometimes you can't help thinking: I'm not as impressive as those two up front, but at least I'm better than the one next to me~

Li Xin:???

There's drama in the back too?!

Ugh, so annoying, can't even keep up with all the gossip!

"Give me some more melon seeds." She held out her little hand—not to join the battlefield, but to grab some snacks.

"The melon seed kernels are finished. I have other nuts here."

Bai Liang was like opening a treasure bag, starting to hand out snacks to the young women.

"Great immortal, did you come here for a damn picnic?! Here, share some with me too."

Lin Gengxin's arrival seemed to loosen the strange atmosphere between them a little.

His seat was right next to Gulinazha, which was perfectly normal. He'd only terminated his contract with Tang Ren, not fallen out with Tang Ren's artists.

Sitting together wouldn't be too awkward.

At this moment, Lin Gou still hadn't realized he'd accidentally stumbled into someone else's Shura field.

Mainly because Bai Liang's expression was way too damn relaxed and cheerful, which easily misled people.

See, after grabbing some nuts from Bai Liang, Lin Gengxin casually said: "Hey, Nazha, let's swap seats. I want to chat with Great Immortal for a bit, discuss some tactics for roasting people."

"No way!"

Awkward, that's so embarrassing~

Lin Gengxin scratched his head. At this point he finally realized something seemed off. Hmm, his scalp was itching!

But at this moment Bai Liang had no intention of letting him off either: "You owe me another meal. Last time I helped you curse someone out, I'm charging for that."

"What kind of nonsense is that? Those were your antis! I only got into trouble with that surnamed Wu's fans because I was helping you. Shouldn't you be the one owing me a meal?"

"I can crush him like a little chick. I need your help?"

"That's a bit much! Your fans don't outnumber his."

"But have you thought about this—our fans combined still don't outnumber those four people's fans." Bai Liang argued logically.

"Four people? Fair point, but I heard their relationships aren't that great. Sometimes I see their fans cursing each other, way more than the mutual insults between your two ladies—"

The moment Lin Gengxin realized what he'd actually said, he felt the temperature around him drop.

Dilireba and Gulinazha, the two great beauties of Xinjiang, both looked at him at the same time. Their gazes were neither sorrowful nor joyful—perfectly calm.

So calm that Lin Gengxin felt a chill run down his spine.

Holy shit!

Great Immortal, you fucking got me killed!

Something's off about today's scene! Twelve out of ten fucking wrong!

No, he just couldn't understand—why, under such a bizarre atmosphere, did Bai Liang still look so leisurely and at ease?

He really got fooled by it.

Bai Liang: That's because... I have no choice.

Still, he had no choice, but many hands make light work.

These Misses together—three cobblers with their wits combined equal a Zhuge Liang—were sure to come up with a good solution.

A Shura field?

He really didn't have much experience dealing with it.

But at this moment, just as he'd always done—trust his luck! —

Third watch, fourteen thousand words, see you tomorrow, muah~

Begging for monthly tickets.

(End of chapter)