Chapter 441: Open Her Mouth, Birdsong and Flower Fragrance

Tencent Star Awards.

This thing is more or less like Weibo Night; frankly, Bai Liang couldn't tell the difference between these weird award ceremonies and all sorts of awards.

They invent a bunch of fancy titles to hand out prizes to all kinds of artists, but hardly anyone actually cares about these so-called awards.

Netizens care more about who sat with whom, who appeared in the same frame, and whether there was any interaction.

The biggest attraction is still the stars captured by the cameras.

So the greatest value of such events is gathering all the top-tier celebrities together to create some shared moments.

Like Yang Mi and Zhao Liying, Yang Mi and Sister Reba, Yang Mi and Liu Yifei, Yang Mi and Tang Yan—zoom in however you want, you've got Sister Mi! She truly deserves to be a long-reigning top star.

She can form a "CP" with anyone~

This year's Star Awards also gathered three top 85-born female leads: besides Yang Mi and Zhao Liying, the latecomer who surged ahead—Big Tian Tian—is also here.

The three of them ignored each other, sat there without speaking or chatting.

But unlike Yang Mi and Zhao Liying, who focused their attention on each other, Big Tian Tian seemed distracted, her gaze occasionally flicking to the side.

Ni Ni: Can you stop staring at me already?!

I was in such a good mood today

Recently, due to the popularity of "Twelve Hours in Chang'an," Ni Ni's attention has surged, and her CP heat with Bai Liang has also kept rising.

Today, both of them walked the red carpet together.

But after entering, she found Big Tian Tian had somehow eaten the wrong herb—those big eyes kept glaring at her.

Ni Ni wasn't exactly afraid, but she was definitely unsettled by the stare.

What the hell? Why is Big Tian Tian so hostile toward her?

The conflict between them really only happened back when "The Time Traveler's Wife" premiered, when Ni Ni slightly showed her face.

They called each other "sister" back then. Can't you just let it go?

Big Tian Tian: I'm holding a grudge!

She feels Ni Ni is deliberately opposing her—when her movie with Bai Liang premiered, Ni Ni came over to stir up trouble.

Now she and Bai Liang are about to film "Si Teng" together again; the team is preparing to revive netizens' memories and dig up their old "Liang Chen Mei Jing" CP for more heat.

In the movie, it's a time-travel romance; in the TV drama, it's a romance across the years—it's practically a crossover.

After all, she's the Great Auntie~

But Ni Ni got there first.

Even though it's just a small thing—her CP (couple/pairing) with Bai Liang could be hyped anytime, no need to do it now.

But Big Tian Tian thinks Ni Ni did it on purpose!

She's targeting me~

And when Ni Ni went over to the "Twelve Hours in Chang'an" set as a guest actress, Big Tian Tian took it as: someone's copying my face!

Hugging the thigh was my move first~

Old grudges and new ones piled up, Big Tian Tian even started feeling wronged—she simply lifted her skirt and, before the event began, stormed right over!

If she could come to my face and provoke me, then I can do the same.

If he can go there, so can I!

She plopped down beside Ni Ni, said nothing, just stared at her with wide eyes.

I'm staring~

Ni Ni: Isn't this sexual harassment?

Can't people promote film and TV CPs anymore? There are tons of actors with CPs with Bai Liang—why are you fixated on me?

And only you can hug the thigh? Others can't? Then go take down Gu Li Na Zha first~ Why are you showing off to me?

Big Tian Tian: I can't beat Gu Li Na Zha, but I can beat you~

The two of them stared silently at each other for over ten seconds, their gazes strangely "deep."

Xi Zi Ge, sitting beside Ni Ni, initially thought these two had a decent relationship—look at them exchanging looks like this.

He was just about to greet Big Tian Tian

"Sister Tian Tian!"

"Sister Ni Ni!"

Open her mouth, and bird song and flower fragrance pour out.

One of the biggest contributions Gu Li Na Zha and Sister Reba brought to the industry is that now many artists love using "encrypted speech."

Even Big Tian Tian and Ni Ni, who were about to clash head-on, still remembered to cover their mouths with their hands.

Xi Zi Ge: Holy shit, I really want to run.

He didn't understand who was saying the entertainment industry's feuds weren't as fierce as before, claiming that back then Fan Bingbing and others fought openly, while now everyone pretended to be nice and avoided conflict.

From his perspective, that wasn't true at all!

These two sisters were practically about to roll up their sleeves and fight.

No one knew when the inner entertainment atmosphere started to "revert."

Female stars' open feuds have become more frequent, creating plenty of topics and trending searches.

Xi Zi Ge couldn't help mentally reviewing: when did this start?

In the end, he couldn't help looking at the "mastermind."

After he appeared in the inner entertainment scene and became famous, the open conflicts and feuds among female stars increased dramatically.

He was practically an ancient-style gender-swapped "beauty who brings disaster."

Countless storms had erupted because of him, yet he himself, always at the center of the storm, remained untouched.

As if, while the female stars were all "brawling" with each other, they still had to spare some energy to watch over him, making sure he didn't get hurt by accident.

This is insane!

Bai Liang: Huh? Who's looking at me?

He turned his head and saw Xi Zi Ge, so waved at him.

But for some reason, the other guy instinctively shuddered.

Bai Liang: Huh? Are you secretly talking trash about me behind my back?

He gave the guilty-looking Xi Zi Ge a curious glance, but decided not to take it personally.

Sitting beside Bai Liang now were this year's new top flows, Wang Yibo and Xiao Zhan.

They're red-hot right now~

Even someone like Yang Yang, a "little floater," had to step back and watch the "youngsters" overshadow him.

But these two seemed oddly nervous around Bai Liang.

Xiao Zhan was fine—it was mainly Wang Yibo. This guy didn't know what was wrong; after greeting Bai Liang, he kept making small movements, occasionally sneaking glances at Bai Liang, then quickly looking away.

Bai Liang assumed it was because his drama The Longest Day in Chang'an had suppressed and influenced their drama The Untamed.

But what could you do? They'd collided—could Bai Liang really be expected to step aside out of good manners?

Yang Yang paid so many "friend fees" and still didn't get this treatment—these two "newcomers" certainly couldn't hope for it.

In fact, Xiao Zhan also thought Wang Yibo seemed strange. Dude, what are you doing? Why are you acting like you've seen a ghost around Bai Liang?

When Bai Liang went off to chat with the young ladies, Xiao Zhan seized the chance to ask.

"You're acting weird today. What's going on?"

"A couple days ago, I ran into him on the Shanghai racetrack," Wang Yibo said after hesitating.

"Racetrack? Like riding a motorcycle? I thought he only drove four-wheeled cars."

Xiao Zhan knew Wang Yibo was quite "multi-talented"—he did all sorts of things, like skateboarding and motorcycles.

A few months ago, he even signed with some Yamaha team and became a professional motorcycle racer.

But Xiao Zhan didn't really understand this—he had no idea how serious the guy's involvement really was.

Still, he felt a little envy for the skill, since Wang Yibo's fans kept calling him the next Bai Liang.

Same drama blew up, same multi-talented persona—directly comparing himself to Bai Liang made perfect sense.

Xi Zi Ge did the same thing, right?

Bai Liang's fans, for their part, showed a certain degree of tolerance—they didn't go after him.

Comparing yourself to a god? Good luck~

No, wait—pay attention to safety!

The safest way to compare yourself to Bai Liang is to read more books.

Compared to his insane stunts, the "scholar" persona is the easiest to imitate.

Not hard—just get into Peking University.

If that's impossible, make a low-spec version—reading more books can't hurt anyway.

It's far safer than copying his insane stunts.

But in the entertainment industry, this was the hardest to imitate—after all, there were legions of desperate illiterates.

Wang Yibo thought riding a motorcycle was better~

Then, just a couple days ago, he was happily riding his beloved little motorcycle on the track, having a blast.

Then a "ghost" appeared beside him.

A motorcycle flying through the air, plus a "poor guy" rolling and tumbling on the ground.

He was genuinely terrified—but after rolling around for a while, the guy just got up like nothing had happened, brushing off his pants.

The craziest part? Twenty minutes later, he switched to another bike and roared past Wang Yibo again, full throttle.

This incident didn't spark any online buzz because the news never leaked—Bai Liang hadn't taken off his helmet.

Plus, people who regularly went there seemed used to it.

Then others told Wang Yibo the legend of the "Track Phoenix."

The story shook him deeply—so when his team later tried marketing him as "the next Bai Liang," he felt inexplicably guilty.

Could this persona really compare?

How do you compare interests with risking your life?

"Actually, his skill isn't necessarily better than yours," Xiao Zhan said, shaking his head, then casually reassuring the younger guy.

Wang Yibo thought about it, then concluded: "He's definitely better than me!"

"Did you two race?"

"A nutcase who always picks the latest braking point, whether driving or riding—if he keeps surviving, his skill is definitely rising linearly!"

Forget Bai Liang's already insane learning ability—even if he were an idiot, with courage this extreme, constantly pushed to the edge of life and death, how could his skill be bad?

In extreme sports, the most enviable "talent" is actually tolerance for error.

"Hey, I remember you ride motorcycles too—let's go together sometime?" Bai Liang, returning from his chat, suddenly remembered something and casually said.

He'd learned from Yin Zheng that this little brother liked riding motorcycles—but this year, the little brother had become a top flow~ His motorcycle time had dropped a lot.

After all, top flows are really busy.

Bai Liang could relate—he himself, whenever he had spare time, went all-out, playing like he was trying to die.

Previously, when riding on the Shanghai track, he'd always prepared three bikes.

Hearing this, Wang Yibo's expression froze. "Bro, I just ride for fun."

"I ride for fun too. I saw on trending topics the other day you're a professional—let's race sometime, remember to let me win."

Wang Yibo nearly cried, instinctively shuddering. "No no no, bro, you let me win—I'm a professional in name only."

He suddenly remembered that the last person to "race" with Bai Liang was Wu Moufan.

Both of them were driving four-wheeled vehicles back then, and Wu Moufan had set some record with his Porsche.

Now that guy probably wants to break the record for stepping on a sewing machine inside.

Thinking of this, he dared not challenge Bai Liang in this area—it was bad luck!

So he no longer cared about his face—he outright admitted his professional driver status was fake.

He made it clear he wouldn't challenge Bai Liang under any circumstances.

Bai Liang:???

Come on, I'm not going to eat you.

At this moment, he turned to Xiao Zhan—but before he could say anything, the guy started trembling on his own.

Sigh~ This was the lowest-quality batch of top streamers he'd ever "guided."

Yang Yang, Lu Han, and others: Is this guy found a new top streamer to torment? Good—now that he has a new victim, he probably won't come after "persecuting" us again.

"Huh~ She's not coming back yet?"

When the Starlight Awards officially began, Yang Mi noticed that Big Tian Tian was still "entangled" with Unlike Ni Ni, showing no intention of returning to her seat.

"Why do you care so much? Isn't it better to have more space?" Zhao Liying said casually.

Looking at Zhao Liying, whose demeanor had grown increasingly mature, Yang Mi lifted her eyelids. "You've been surprisingly low-key lately. What have you been up to?"

Zhao Liying glanced at her. "Pregnant."

"Huh?!"

"Keep your voice down. You're acting so startled—you've given birth before, haven't you?"

Yang Mi:. I believed your bullshit.

She carefully observed Zhao Liying's belly, and two seconds later realized she'd been fooled.

She couldn't help rolling her eyes and blurted out: "Want me to share some tips with you?"

To her surprise, Zhao Liying perked up immediately. "Sure~ Tell me then. This Starlight Awards is pretty boring anyway, and there's plenty of time."

On this point, the two quickly reached an agreement.

Yang Mi, regardless of whether Zhao Liying was serious or not, began chatting casually about her own experiences and insights from giving birth.

She found Zhao Liying was listening very attentively.

"You're not serious, are you?"

"When have I ever lied to you?"

This opponent of hers felt much stronger than before.

Yang Mi couldn't tell whether Zhao Liying was just making things up or being serious.

She blurted out: "Who's the father? Do I know him?"

"You definitely know him—maybe even very well~" Zhao Liying raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Hah, my ex-husband? I know him best." Yang Mi sneered.

"Is that so? Not necessarily~"

Yang Mi:. What the hell are you implying?

Zhao Liying: Don't get nervous. I was just testing you, you naughty fox—I tested you and got the answer right away.

The two locked eyes for a while, evenly matched; Zhao Liying had won a slight edge through information asymmetry.

Because Yang Mi was genuinely intrigued by this nonsense she'd spun, and had been successfully hooked.

"Who else could I be close to? Why not be more explicit?"

Facing the increasingly sharp and mature Xiao Dao, Big Mi Mi swiftly adjusted her verbal strategy.

Want to go explicit, huh?

Fine~

"Then it's hopeless—the one I'm closest to can't possibly be your child's father."

"Why's that?"

"You're too small. You can't accommodate him."

Zhao Liying froze for two seconds, then wore an expression of utter disbelief.

Bullshit. Is this even talking about humans?

But then she thought—she'd never actually asked that kid whether he'd fully… cough… completed it.

After all, in that tall, imposing brat's hands, she really did feel like a tiny figurine~

Thinking about it was kind of embarrassing.

In fact, she'd said this partly out of pique.

Last time in that Shanghai residential complex, she'd calculated her cycle, canceled many of her own jobs, and genuinely prepared to get pregnant.

But for over a month afterward, every test result showed she wasn't pregnant.

She'd even begun to suspect something was wrong with her body and went for a checkup.

The results showed nothing wrong—she actually had a constitution and body structure that easily conceived.

At this moment, Yang Mi had already checked Zhao Liying's travel history over the past year on her phone and found that although she had indeed taken breaks from work, it wasn't nearly enough time to complete a full delivery.

The other was lying.

Both of them inexplicably found this topic fascinating.

Zhao Liying genuinely wanted to extract more insights from Yang Mi, and also to probe what exactly this naughty fox had done, and what kind of relationship she truly had.

And Yang Mi also wanted to know how far the relationship with that someone had progressed, and whether there were real intentions on that front.

With each harboring secret agendas, when the live camera focused on them, the audience watching the stream were stunned.

Are those two really that close?!

That can't be right! The two of them were clearly from rival sides.

Even the fans of both sides were dumbfounded—huh? Nobody had heard that their own sister had developed a "new bestie."

So the question is, if the two of them look this close, will the fans on both sides still be hurling insults at each other from now on?

Everyone was completely baffled now.

Even more baffled were the fans of Sister Tian Tian and Unlike Ni Ni—the cameras on site also caught these two clearly not getting along, faces sour, in what looked like a scene of them trading barbs.

The fans on both sides, who had never had any conflict before—you could even say they had barely interacted at all—didn't even have any "ammunition" at this point.

They hurriedly rushed off everywhere to dig up dirt on the other side.

A century-level grand reconciliation and a sudden falling-out appeared at the same time at this edition of the Starlight Gala.

At the same time, there was a third iconic moment.

Bai Liang was suspected of "bullying" the two newly crowned top-tier stars on site.

(End of chapter)