Chapter 250: Arrogance!

Mao Xiaotong's tear-streaked face adjusted back to normal pretty quickly though.

This young lady is a tough one~

Just from how decisive she was, not falling into any hesitation or indecision at all, you could already see a bit of her true colors.

Of course, that's a good thing.

It's just that, after putting the luggage on the car, Bai Liang listened to the conversation between Miss Jing Tian and Mao Xiaotong, and the more he listened, the more something felt off.

At first they were just talking about scumbags, condemning Chen Xiang.

But as they chatted, the topic started to drift.

The two of them began analyzing the types of scumbags, what kind of behavior definitely meant a scumbag.

Bai Liang didn't really take much of it in, but one line was rather jarring.

"That kind of central heating type is definitely a scumbag!"

When this was said, both Misses glanced his way~

Bai Liang: I haven't even done anything with you two. Why are you staring at me with those big eyes?

Seeing him strike a "dead pig that doesn't fear boiling water" pose, the two Misses exchanged a glance, seeming to feel there wasn't much they could do about this guy Bai Liang.

At parting, Mao Xiaotong did indicate she had some "private words" she wanted to say to Bai Liang.

Miss Jing Tian, for her part, sensibly gave them space.

Mmm. Half-sensibly.

Because while she appeared generously to give them space, letting Bai Liang get into the other's car, she actually turned around and had her own car parked right next to Mao Xiaotong's car.

Right up against it, her face pressed against the window, even though she couldn't see anything inside the other car at all, she still strained to observe, as if afraid Mao Xiaotong's car would suddenly start rocking~

Clearly she was overthinking it—how could such a scene possibly happen!

But Bai Liang, the rascal, before Mao Xiaotong could even speak, first put a finger to his lips in a "shh" gesture at her.

Mao Xiaotong's eyes went wide, full of confusion—huh?

"Is your car's suspension any good?" he asked with a smile.

"I don't really know much about that."

"Never mind, a business van isn't that fragile—if I break it, I'll fix it for you."

Fix? Fix the car?

Under Mao Xiaotong's dumbfounded expression, Bai Liang started jumping up and down inside her car.

And he means it literally!

Mao Xiaotong didn't understand Bai Liang suddenly devolving into a monkey, but she was greatly shocked.

In the end she really couldn't hold back, and even bounced along with him a couple times.

And from the outside, this black business van just sat there shaking and wobbling.

Looking exactly like a car in the throes of passion.

Miss Jing Tian: You two are really doing it?!

She had no time to think it through, didn't even consider how unreasonable it was for these two to get into the act so fast.

Not even foreplay, straight to shaking?

"Bang bang bang~"

Seeing Miss Jing Tian immediately jump out of the car and grit her teeth as she knocked on the window, Bai Liang rolled down the window and asked her with a smile: "What's up?"

Miss Jing Tian tried hard to peer inside through the window, and after clearly seeing the state of those two—clothes so neat, nothing out of place—she seemed to suddenly understand what was going on.

Her face flushed bright red, yet she couldn't get a word out.

She turned and ran back to her own car.

Mao Xiaotong could barely hold it in, "You're teasing her like this? That's not very nice~"

"I'll buy her some sunflower seeds later and apologize."

"Right now I'm a bit worried—next time it'll be Dilireba going with you to catch you cheating, you better take it easy." Mao Xiaotong said this in a wistful tone.

She felt her words weren't an exaggeration at all—back on the "Weiwei" set, she was nearly sickened by the sweetness between Bai Liang and Dilireba.

You could say she might have been the first CP fan of those two.

That wonderful interaction on set had her hooked, driving her to wild imaginings.

Oh right, she actually did get along pretty well with Dilireba.

But today seeing Miss Jing Tian come with Bai Liang... honestly, with the caliber and quality of these girls around him, if there really were a "catching cheating" scene, the trending searches would probably explode.

And the problem was exactly there—who would be catching whose cheating?

Whether it's Reba or Miss Jing Tian, neither is some small-timer like Jiang Kaitong who'd feel guilty meeting up.

Each of them probably thinks she's the main one.

Bai Liang was stunned hearing this, then waved his hand, "It won't happen."

"That confident?"

"No, she wouldn't ask you to go with her."

Mao Xiaotong found it a bit funny: Who taught you to talk like that? You've killed the whole mood.

But Bai Liang smiled and looked at her, "Are you feeling a bit better now?"

Ah, this.

So it was all to cheer her up.

Mao Xiaotong paused, drove all the messy thoughts out of her head, and said with a serious face: "Then switch back."

"Switch back to what?"

"Switch back to Xiao Nai's look. I want that male god—I can only be happy when I see the male god." Mao Xiaotong said matter-of-factly.

"Just this once, okay~"

When it came time to act, Bai Liang always got into character fast.

He'd picked up this little trick from Yang Yang — striking a slightly solemn pose really did make it easier to get into the right headspace at times, but holding it the whole time wouldn't work.

The next second, he felt something soft press against his chest.

He didn't look down, didn't peek — just let her enjoy those few seconds.

"Now I finally know what it feels like to be Reba's big white teddy."

She even knew that — looks like those two really did get along well behind the scenes.

Bai Liang didn't dwell on it, though. He just asked, "Happy now?"

"Mm~"

"Mission complete. I'm out. Gonna sleep well tonight."

Watching Bai Liang fling open the car door and vanish with such panache, Mao Xiaotong was, to say the least, a little stunned.

But after thinking it over for a moment, she shook her head.

Just then, Miss Jing Tian fiercely reached out and pinched Bai Liang — payback, apparently, for his earlier "teasing" DJ stunt.

But she didn't forget to wave goodbye to Mao Xiaotong.

While waving back, Mao Xiaotong's inner thought was: Miss Jing Tian was "done for."

What is a scumbag, really?

The kind who only ever says "I want to wake up tomorrow with you" — at worst that's barely scraping the label; scumbag is too strong, more like a rogue.

A true "scumbag" only ever says: I don't want you to be unhappy.

If scumbags had ranks, the one she'd just caught red-handed upstairs was clearly the lowest tier.

But Bai Liang — he was the truly "fatal" kind.

So what is it, in the end, that traps a person?

—

CCTV Spring Festival Gala rehearsal backstage.

Yang Yang stared at Bai Liang, speechless.

Bai Liang stared right back, grinning ear to ear.

A bleating sheep and a capybara locking eyes — and honestly, the staff traveling with both of them thought the scene had a certain charm.

Two handsome guys — what a sight for sore eyes!

The director team really knew how to pick people!

That's right — the two of them would later share the Spring Festival Gala stage, singing a song called something like "My Spring Festival Gala, My Year."

What song it was didn't really matter, but who he was singing it with mattered quite a bit to Yang Yang. How did this guy Bai Liang keep showing up like some kind of ghost?!

Always popping up in the strangest ways, and always leaving him with some new psychological scar.

This time, the scar was—

"Are you performing a crying scene this time? I can play along — we can cry together. How about it?"

Hearing that nonsense, Yang Yang's face darkened. "No crying this time. And last time I wasn't acting either — that was real emotion."

"Fine then. Too bad — so we're just striking poses? Feels a little boring."

"Why don't you go next door to Huang Bo's group? They sing and dance — it'd definitely suit you, and it'd be way more fun." Yang Yang couldn't help but grumble.

Bai Liang lit up. "That 'Jump Up!' thing, right?"

"Their segment is called 'The Best Stage.'"

"Oh, that 'Jump Up!' needs actual dancing — I can't dance." Bai Liang said it straight out.

That segment was a collaboration between Huang Bo, Zhang Yixing, Chen Weiting, and a few others.

During rehearsal earlier, Bai Liang had popped over to take a peek, and thought the one who danced with the most swagger was actually the actor Huang Bo.

"You can't dance?" Yang Yang blinked, his eyes actually lighting up!

Holy—!

Could it be that finally, finally, he could outdo this bastard at something?

"That's right~"

"I can. Want to learn? I'll teach you."

Bai Liang appreciated the kind offer, then politely declined, saying if he ever needed to, he could always learn a bit from Li Xin.

Everyone says men and women make a good team — work goes easier, so the learning efficiency should be higher too.

Yang Yang:???

Li Xin doesn't know the first thing about dancing — she's a Kunqu opera singer. How is that even the same track?

Bai Liang: Then may I ask what your specialty is—

"I graduated from the PLA Academy of Arts, Dance Department." As he said it, Yang Yang couldn't help but straighten his back a little more.

Today he had to hold it together! "PLA Arts Academy's campus heartthrob — I know. You'll definitely end up like Shen Teng and Sha Yi someday."

On the surface, it sounded like Bai Liang was praising him — after all, Shen Teng and Sha Yi were both very famous mid-career actors in the industry.

Especially Shen Teng — one of the very few male stars in the domestic entertainment scene with serious box-office pull.

But hearing it from Bai Liang's mouth made Yang Yang feel like the guy was saying his looks would "develop" the way theirs had… A tall, cool, handsome guy like him would never turn ugly and become a comedian.

"You've actually got pretty good comedic effect." After holding it in for several seconds, Yang Yang squeezed out that line as a "counterattack."

"You've got a real eye!" Bai Liang offered up his daily like.

He thought the guy's summary was pretty accurate — after all, everyone on the variety shows said he had good comedic effect.

Especially after "Divas Hit the Road 3."

The bids from all sides are becoming increasingly shocking; even Sister Yanzi is struggling to hold back, thinking about whether to get Dou Xiao Bai a couple of regular spots on variety shows.

They're offering way too much!

Yang Yang: Same "Flower Young" series—why did I come out of that show with my Dao heart shattered, while this guy walks away with both fame and fortune?

Unfair!

He was so angry he nearly stood up, but halfway up, he remembered something and quickly sat back down.

Not a single mistake in content, one by one, all visible!

Before the shoe inserts are properly in place, he absolutely will not stand up!

Precisely because of this, he has a hard-to-explain problem—he's needed to use the restroom for a long time, yet he's been holding it in.

To be fair, from this perspective, he truly lives up to the name "Duan Wang."

Very professional.

Must look cool; must not show weakness.

Even backstage, he cannot expose his weaknesses.

As an artist, this level of professional ethics is truly admirable, but acting this way during filming is a bit excessive.

It's too easy to break immersion.

Fortunately, his assistant is still reliable—he slipped in the shoe inserts and brought over a pair of high-top leather shoes.

The arrival of his "battle boots" gave Yang Yang the courage to stand up and face Bai Liang directly.

But the moment he stood up and straightened his back, he immediately had to bend down again.

"Jing Ge, Big Brother, hello."

Because Wu Jing and Big Brother Cheng came by to visit.

This year's Spring Festival Gala can't miss Wu Jing—he and Big Brother Cheng are performing a duet titled "China."

Just from the title, everyone knows this song is far more impressive than Bai Liang and Yang Yang's, clearly a heavyweight performance.

Yang Yang felt somewhat intimidated—who the hell is he, that these two would come greet him?

But after glancing at Bai Liang, he thought he might be overthinking it—he figured it was just incidental.

"Today's young artists are really tall!"

Big Brother Cheng complimented both, but Yang Yang felt a little awkward and instinctively bent his waist even lower.

Bai Liang casually replied: "Height doesn't necessarily have anything to do with stature."

This made Big Brother Cheng's eyes light up, his face creasing with smiles.

But Wu Jing wasn't happy—this kid is clearly playing favorites! When he's around, he never lets out such flavorful farts, and when drunk, he even calls him "Jingzi."

The whole point is being completely disrespectful and overly familiar.

Just as Wu Jing was about to "fly off the handle," another knock came at the door.

Miss Jing Tian's voice came from outside: "Bai Liang, are you in?"

Hearing the voice, Wu Jing reached to open the door, but Bai Liang stopped him and shouted outside: "Password."

Miss Jing Tian didn't want to play along—it wasn't on set.

She reached to open the door, but Bai Liang, anticipating this, held the handle from inside—her strength couldn't budge it.

"It's me~"

"Who cares who you are—no password, not even the Heavenly Emperor gets in."

Wu Jing, Big Brother Cheng:???

Their social hierarchy just got upgraded—this made them feel uneasy, as if they'd lost years off their lives!

Between fury and reluctant surrender, Miss Jing Tian naturally chose the latter—she was always easy to bully.

Hesitantly, she uttered the so-called "password" they used on set:

"Poisonous snake spits its tongue."

"No footprints~"

The moment the door opened, Miss Jing Tian tried to dart inside—her password exchange outside had been mortifying.

There were plenty of people in the hallway~

But when she looked up, she froze.

Big Brother Cheng and Wu Jing were smiling at her; beside them, Yang Yang was barely holding it together, his lips slightly curled, almost devilish.

Miss Jing Tian: Destroy me now!

Social death, right on the spot.

Her big eyes brimmed with righteous fury—she'd probably leap onto Bai Liang and beat him senseless if given a chance to clear the room.

Fortunately, Big Brother Cheng and Wu Jing quickly ended their visit, chatted a few words, and left.

But Miss Jing Tian left behind a heavy pressure on Yang Yang.

He kept feeling her eyes kept drifting to his neck, as if she wanted to kill him to silence him.

He sighed deeply, feeling the cruel disparity of the world.

The culprit, Bai Liang, is just sitting there~ Go bother him!

You won't dare touch him, so you take it out on the bystanders, is that it?!

How hilarious!

As he thought this, his muscles twitched—and suddenly his urge to urinate surged even stronger.

He absolutely had to go to the restroom.

But just then, someone knocked again—so Yang Yang decided… to hold it a little longer!

Because the visitor was Gu Li Na Zha.

Even if he pees himself today, he absolutely has to see Bai Liang's show — you这家伙 clinging to him like an octopus~

Actually, ever since Yang Yang came back from Tokyo, he just couldn't understand it.

Why, when Bai Liang clearly went on a "night tour of Tokyo" with Zhang Tian'ai, did it not cause any stir at all?

He had watched with his own eyes as those two left together, and based on his understanding of Zhang Tian'ai — that woman is no pushover.

But there wasn't even a hint of news, which left him utterly baffled.

Accumulating again and again, Yang Yang's desire to see Bai Liang's embarrassment had reached its peak!

No matter what, he had to see him in a sorry state!

This year, the equally high-profile Nazha being invited to the Spring Festival Gala was naturally nothing strange.

Moreover, she also had a minority identity boost, so putting together a medley of ethnic song-and-dance numbers was no problem at all.

But Bai Liang had gone to watch their rehearsal earlier, and it seemed the effect wasn't as memorable as the future Reba's "Xinjiang Is a Good Place."

Nazha was good-looking, sure, but in this aspect her infectious power did have some gap compared to Reba~

Of course, that was on stage.

In private, Nazha's ability to transmit emotion was still extremely strong.

Acting cute and coquettish came naturally to her, and with Bai Liang's "blessing," her eyes and face were far more vivid than under the camera.

"I've been looking everywhere for you — weren't you wandering around outside earlier? Why are you hiding in the lounge now?"

Awesome!

The moment Nazha arrived, she gave everyone a demonstration of what it means to see no one else, with only you filling her eyes.

It was as if she hadn't seen Miss Jing Tian or Yang Yang at all — her gaze had only one target: Bai Liang.

When she scooted up to him and cooed a couple of lines, the smile and warmth on her face were about to spill over — and only then did she notice there were other people~

"Hello there."

Nazha wasn't the least bit shy, greeting them with a cheerful grin.

In her dictionary, there was nothing to be embarrassed about — the whole internet knew she had her eye on Bai Liang.

"Hello~" Miss Jing Tian pressed her lips together slightly, sizing up this Miss whose CP gossip with Bai Liang had reached earth-shattering levels of virality.

She had to admit — the girl really was stunningly pretty.

Perhaps this was the value of making one's way through the world on nothing but a pretty face.

At the same time, Miss Jing Tian's first impression of her was — so arrogant~

The reason was that Nazha's attitude toward her was actually quite friendly — there was no Mars-crashing-into-Earth scene like the one Yang Yang had just imagined.

And as everyone knew, this Xinjiang beauty's acting skills were rather ordinary.

So there was only one answer: she simply didn't take Miss Jing Tian, that "flower of worldly wealth and nobility," seriously at all.

Arrogant!

Miss Jing Tian immediately imagined the line delivered on set by the actor playing Zhu Gaosu when filming *Great Ming's Splendor*.

It felt quite fitting.

Although she and Bai Liang really hadn't had anything between them yet, whether there was anything between them was actually just a matter of a single thought.

What gave this little girl the right to "look down on her"?

On top of that, the two of them already had a "grudge" — previously Miss Jing Tian had splashed six million at the Bazaar Charity Gala, and it got spun into her playing "proxy war" for Gulinazha.

Just on that alone, it counted as "making an enemy"!

Yang Yang: Fight! Fight! Come on~ Bro's still holding his pee here!

(End of chapter)