Chapter 256: Good Thing I Got Married

This year's Weibo Night, the artists who came to show their support felt even more numerous than last time.

Of course, this was just Bai Liang's personal impression; he hadn't actually checked this year's guest list.

If he only went by the people around him, the lineup was definitely far more exaggerated than last year's!

If it weren't for her over-the-top film results this year, Na Zha wouldn't have even been able to sit in the same row as Bai Liang.

Even though she'd squeezed into this row, there were still several people between her and Bai Liang.

To be precise, Bai Liang was completely surrounded by the 85 Flowers!

Yang Mi, Miss Jing Tian, Unlike Ni Ni, Liu Shishi, Zhao Liying.

For the melon-eating netizens, the fact that Dilireba didn't come to this Weibo Night meant they couldn't recreate last year's scene of two fresh-faced beauties sitting on either side of Bai Liang, and they were quite disappointed.

Who would have thought that this time Weibo didn't even place Na Zha next to Bai Liang.

It felt as if the organizers didn't want to play that trick anymore~

Yet in Bai Liang's heart, he didn't think that way. He felt like Weibo's side must have investigated him down to the bone.

First, there was Unlike Ni Ni, sitting to his right.

Although using the phrase "lingering spirit that won't disperse" to evaluate her was a bit unkind, when Bai Liang saw her beaming smile at him right now, he felt something seemed a little off.

He really wasn't some Cao-zei.

Second, the one sitting to his left was even more heavyweight, damn it.

She was a female artist who had been talked about many times.

When Bai Liang had just debuted, the entertainment circle legend he created—what about him almost bundling up all the female artists of Tang Ren, and it was fortunate that Liu Shishi was already married.

This topic started out as nothing more than Lin Genxin and Jiang Jinfu and a few others shooting the breeze and talking nonsense, but somehow it leaked out afterwards.

The most outrageous part was that it actually reached Liu Shishi's ears.

Look, the moment she sat down next to Bai Liang, this female artist, who had only recently been promoted to wife, looked him up and down with open curiosity.

After finishing her inspection, she nodded, then said with a sweet smile: "They weren't wrong, it's a good thing I got married~"

Bai Liang:.

It felt like the shame of having your own buddies spreading rumors behind your back, only to be caught red-handed by the person themselves.

He did offer a brief explanation, saying it was all nonsense made up by others.

But Liu Shishi just blinked and said: "This is what President Cai told me, you know~"

Bai Liang:???

What's going on with your Tang Ren? Even the boss, Cai Yinong, is leading the rumor-mongering?!

Speaking of which, the married Liu Shishi seemed prettier than before. She really did have a gentle, wifely air about her.

Unlike Ni Ni on his right listened with great interest, even nudging Bai Liang with her hand, "You're quite something, huh~"

"So-so."

"So-so where?" Unlike Ni Ni suddenly piped up with a mischievous look in her eyes.

Nobody knows who chimed in: "A man can never say he's so-so, you know~"

The next second, the women around them couldn't help but cover their mouths and start laughing.

Including Dou Dou Xiao Zhao-jiejie and Yang Mi.

Oh right, at this moment Yang Mi and Ni Ni were sitting on the same side, Dou Dou Xiao Zhao-jiejie and Liu Shishi on the same side, as if they were separated by Bai Liang.

Miss Jing Tian was next to Dou Dou Xiao Zhao-jiejie; the others were all giggling, but she alone puffed up her little bun-face, lost in thought, seemingly wandering off to another world.

Sandwiched between these women, Bai Liang felt like he'd accidentally stumbled into the Spider Cave today.

Where was he surrounded by beauties?! He was surrounded by she-demons and female rascals.

Big sisters and little sisters really do have an essential difference.

Especially when they gather in a pack.

The nerve and the things they dared to say, the scale really was.

Luckily, when it came to being teased, Bai Liang could be considered to have plenty of experience.

Let it ride.

Just lie back and let the sisters tease him; if at the end of the day someone wanted to take him home, Na Zha wouldn't allow it anyway.

With her standing guard, even if Bai Liang were drugged today, the only one who'd benefit would be her.

So they could only satisfy themselves with lip service.

However, it was Liu Shishi and Unlike Ni Ni, whose relationship with Bai Liang was the most "so-so," who were wildly setting the pace over there.

Yang Mi and Zhao Liying, who were much closer to him, just sat back and watched the show.

When Weibo Night officially began and Liu Shishi and Unlike Ni Ni went up together to receive some Weibo Goddess of the Year award, Dou Dou Xiao Zhao-jiejie did say: "Help me post a few more Weibo posts to promote my movie later."

"Sure, how about I post one for you every day?"

"Don't be so exaggerated."

"I still have to help my friend Huang Jingyu promote his 'Operation Red Sea.' I'll arrange them in a crossover schedule for you two."

"You sure know how to do favors, huh? Why not promote every single Spring Festival movie while you're at it?"

Prompted by her reminder, Bai Liang actually remembered:

"Wait, it's not just 'Operation Red Sea,' there's also 'Monster Hunt 2,' starring Jing Boran. He asked me to help promote it on Weibo too."

Bai Liang himself actually couldn't remember too clearly; this kind of Weibo-promotion favor was usually arranged by Sister Yanzi having someone handle it for him.

But Zhao Liying found it a bit ridiculous when she heard it.

How many blockbusters were there in the Spring Festival slate in total? Was this kid Bai Liang going to help promote more than half of them?

Apart from 'Detective Chinatown 2,' he was spreading the wealth evenly to everyone else, wasn't he?

She really couldn't hold back, reached out and pinched him, "You're exactly the same as when you're dealing with little girls!"

But soon Zhao Liying couldn't help asking, "Which one do you think will have the highest box office in the end?"

"Uh, you should all be able to beat *Boonie Bears*."

"Who couldn't beat an animated film?"

"That's the Wall of Famous Works — beating *Boonie Bears* is already impressive!"

"Only you come up with such crooked logic."

While the two chatted about this topic, Yang Mi listened in but didn't make a sound.

The year-end was approaching, and today's Zhao Liying could be called the hottest female star in domestic entertainment — at least in terms of momentum, she absolutely was!

Because the hype around the film *Journey to the West: The Women's Kingdom* was jaw-droppingly intense.

Some marketing accounts actually dared to put Zhao Liying side by side with Gong Li for comparison.

The film circle has always had the saying "Empress Gong, Goddess Man, International Zhang," and Zhao Liying wanting to squeeze into this "group" was clearly trying to grow fat in one bite.

Yang Mi: Too impatient~

If *Journey to the West: The Women's Kingdom* blows up, fine — but if the film flops, Zhao Liying's movie path might be over.

The harder the marketing now, the heavier the potential backlash.

Still, Yang Mi could understand — if it were her, she might do the same.

In life, golden opportunities are rare — of course you have to seize them with both hands!

But she still wasn't very optimistic about Zhao Liying.

No particular reason — just not optimistic. What if the other party really "made it"? Then among the 85 Flowers, wouldn't she be the only dominant one?

Question it first, talk later!

And Zhao Liying herself clearly wasn't as confident as the marketing suggested — there were far fewer smiles on her face, and she even sighed.

If *The Women's Kingdom* flopped, her movie path could truly blow up on the spot.

She instinctively glanced back at Nazha not far away — the other was propping her cheek with one hand, tilting her head as she looked at Bai Liang.

Completely unaware that she was being sneakily glanced at too.

Zhao Liying: Sometimes you have to believe in luck — this little girl from Xinjiang's luck is obviously the explosively good kind.

What these 85 Flowers dream of, Nazha does effortlessly.

The most infuriating part is that her fundamental goal isn't to hustle in the film industry — she's goddamned here for the romance.

And then she casually picked up the female lead of the highest-grossing domestic film — where the hell do you go to argue with that?

A bunch of career-driven types getting casually crushed by a romance-brained girl. Dou Dou Xiao Zhao thinks that if *The Women's Kingdom* really flops, her Dao heart might shatter.

As for clinging to Bai Liang's thigh — she can't bring herself to do it! She has her pride~

At least for now, she has her pride.

Thinking of this, Zhao Liying couldn't help glancing at Miss Jing Tian again.

This human "flower of wealth and nobility" really is a bit "shameless" — since her debut she's had such a big momentum, so many good resources she couldn't hold onto, and now she's actually fallen to the point of needing Bai Liang to carry her.

And she really can swallow her pride to cling to a post-90s young man's thigh.

Zhao Liying suddenly felt a jolt in her heart: Could Miss Jing Tian also make it in the future?

Probably not — their film is just a low-budget romance, she'd already looked into it.

If it could hit 500 million at the box office, they'd probably throw a celebration banquet — unlikely to make any big news. Probably.

Right now, Dou Dou Xiao Zhao had a very strange thought in her head — she hoped Bai Liang would do well, but also feared him doing too well~

If even a low-budget romance he could carry to the skies, in the future she might really have to go beg him to carry her too — just thinking about it feels so shameless!

As she thought and thought, when she looked toward Bai Liang again, she found Yang Mi smiling at her.

Zhao Liying froze for a moment, then looked away.

But she always felt Yang Mi's gaze was a bit strange.

"Let's go~ Time to collect the award."

This year Fan Fan Bingbing didn't come to the Weibo Night Gala, so the Weibo Queen became Yang Mi. After announcing it on stage, she quite naturally extended her hand toward Bai Liang.

Once he pulled her up by the hand, Yang Mi casually looped her arm through Bai Liang's — right in front of everyone, not avoiding anything at all.

After all, even if she were pressed half against him, there wouldn't be any scandal.

This kind of treatment — feels amazing!

The credit all goes to Dilireba~

Everyone knows Yang Mi and Reba are "as close as sisters."

Using her as an excuse, as long as Yang Mi doesn't kiss Bai Liang in public, a little intimate interaction is nothing.

Just say she's "family from the bride's side" — what can anyone do?

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On the way up to the stage, Yang Mi also whispered to Bai Liang: "Don't go making Liu Shishi get divorced again, okay~"

"Who did I make get divorced?" Bai Liang said, surprised.

Yang Mi said matter-of-factly: "Me~ Didn't I divorce for you?"

"Sister Mi, that's a bit of nonsense. What does your divorce have to do with me? And besides, haven't you announced it yet?"

"This year it's about time to officially announce the divorce." Yang Mi pressed her lips together and said.

But she quickly changed the subject: "Long Long Liqi is getting old. I think you still have a pretty good chance — Shishi seems to really have some interest in you. If you helped out a bit, she might even have to thank you~"

If Bai Liang believed even half a word of what she said, he'd be a stupid dog.

"Thanks a lot. Want me to help out, Sister Mi?"

Yang Mi said nothing, raised an eyebrow at him, and as her gaze shifted, there seemed to be a hint of moisture.

But by then the two had already reached the stage — whatever fierce words she had, she couldn't say them out.

But that look in her eyes seemed to have already said plenty of flirtatious things~ Bai Liang picked up on it, though.

To sum it up in one sentence: give it your all!

Indeed, one has to give it one's all—at just over thirty, this is precisely the age when a man needs to put in every ounce of strength he has.

It's the same principle as driving a car: once the vehicle is properly broken in, just stomp hard on the gas and that's that.

After Bai Liang finished receiving his award and had just stepped off the stage to sit down, Nazha ran over and said: "I've got to head out first~ See you at the Spring Festival Gala."

"Leaving this early?"

"Gotta catch a flight, no choice~"

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Throughout their conversation, Liu Shishi had been watching them curiously.

Hearing of a name is not as good as meeting in person.

Although she had long known Nazha, she truly had never seen her so love-drunk and head-over-heels as she was now.

She really couldn't help being curious!

And what was the deal with that other Miss Xinjiang?

But the current Liu Shishi was no longer at Tang Ren—she'd gone off to open a husband-and-wife shop with Long Long Liqi, so it didn't feel right to ask too many questions.

What if it was some kind of "trade secret"~

After all, someone like Bai Liang who ships CP like this—she really had never seen the likes of it.

But from the fact that Nazha made a point of coming over to say goodbye before leaving, combined with her almost completely undisguised gaze, it was clear these two were the real deal.

To be able to enchant the current top lady of Tang Ren like this—Liu Shishi acknowledged that this great immortal Bai Liang was something else!

No wonder those kinds of rumors had been going around.

And she felt that a few of the others nearby also seemed a bit off.

Heh, Yang Mi's gaze had already struck her as off.

And just now when he stood up, Liu Shishi thought she caught Yang Mi lightly trailing a finger across Bai Liang's palm.

Unlike Ni Ni on the other side was also a bit too enthusiastic—when Bai Liang had just mentioned Jing Boran, Unlike Ni Ni's boyfriend, Liu Shishi also noticed her expression seemed to shift for a moment.

As for Zhao Liying, tsk tsk, no need to say more about that.

The less Zhao Liying says, the more it proves something's off!

She and Bai Liang have already co-starred three times!

Three collaborations and still pretending to be strangers, huh?

Even when he went up on stage to receive his award just now, Liu Shishi actually hadn't forgotten to glance over this way.

Sure enough, the moment she and Unlike Ni Ni left, Zhao Liying couldn't hold it in.

Oh right, there's also one who slipped through the net—Miss Jing Tian!

This human "flower of wealth and nobility" had been off her game all day today, hadn't even spoken to Bai Liang.

This one is even more outrageous than Zhao Liying—the two of them had co-starred in two films back-to-back within a single year, playing a couple no less. Even if nothing had actually developed between them, they absolutely could not appear this "unfamiliar" in public.

They have to at least put on an act.

To sum up: aside from Nazha, they're all "actresses"—each and every one has a little secret!

It's just a shame Liu Shishi couldn't "interrogate" them one by one—she was genuinely dying of curiosity!

At the same time, she acknowledged the gold content of that Tang Ren "urban legend"—this guy Bai Liang really was something else~

But the strangest of all was Bai Liang himself.

Liu Shishi felt this kid had been deliberately avoiding something. When she spoke to him, he actually seemed quite "shy."

"Let's exchange contact info~" Liu Shishi said to Bai Liang with a beaming smile.

Bai Liang smiled back, looking quite obedient.

But no, you can't~—

"Hahaha, I'm dying, you actually had the nerve to brazenly lie to her face right in front of Liu Shishi—her face went dark!"

God knows how happy Yang Mi was today—she really couldn't hold it together at all.

By now the Weibo Night ceremony had ended. It was still the same commercial vehicle as last time, though this time the two of them weren't in such a rush.

So Yang Mi wasn't anxious in the slightest—in fact, the moment she thought of the scene at the venue and Liu Shishi's expression, she couldn't help but burst out laughing.

Bai Liang spread his hands: "I just made up an excuse, that's all."

"Right, right, right~"

Yang Mi covered her mouth and nodded frantically. "Phone's dead, can't remember your own phone number, can't remember your WeChat ID—couldn't you come up with a better excuse? You really don't want anything to do with Liu Shishi, huh?"

"I didn't mean to slight her. The main thing is, rumors are harmful. She just got married not long ago—if it ended up affecting her relationship with her husband, that wouldn't be good."

"That confident?" Yang Mi said, surprised.

What Bai Liang had just said could basically be translated as: too much contact, afraid the other party won't be able to hold back.

That was way too confident—downright arrogant, really!

Bai Liang spread his hands, smiled, and said nothing.

Yep, that confident!

And Yang Mi, on the other hand, thought about herself. Well, fair enough—she didn't really have the credibility to ask that question.

As if she had held anything back herself.

Being thrown into a tizzy by this kid's little stone gift~

The thing wasn't really any more high-end than the heart-shaped stone Da Heiniu had splashed all over the internet—at most it had a few "auspicious words" added on.

But Yang Mi had truly treasured it like a precious gem, keeping it safe and sound all this time.

Sometimes the words you use to mock others may just come back like a boomerang and hit you.

"But still, you're really not giving Liu Shishi any face here—"

The moment the words fell, Bai Liang's phone buzzed.

He picked it up and glanced at it, and his expression immediately turned strange.

"What is it?" Yang Mi leaned her head over for a look and burst out laughing on the spot.

"You won't give it to her, so she can just come find you herself~ She's latched onto you."

On his WeChat, there was suddenly a friend request, with the note from the other party reading: Liu Shishi.

Bai Liang didn't approve it at all—after all, his phone was currently "out of battery," wasn't it.

As for when to approve it, we'll talk about it later~—

There's still one more chapter tonight, no leave today, three updates as normal.

(End of this chapter)