Chapter 483: Life Is Not a Track but a Wilderness

"Renovating the new place?"

When Reba said this, Bai Liang was first stunned, then exchanged a look with Reba~

This kind of "using public business for private gain," huh?

He liked it!

Some things are just like slacking off at work—it makes you feel like you've struck it big!

Who wouldn't like doing their own thing while on the clock~

It's just that a few people in the observation room were rather curious: "Did the production crew specially prepare a house for them?"

The production crew couldn't answer this question.

Because the house was "provided" by Reba, but Reba herself put it this way: "A friend's place, just borrowing it for a bit."

As for how believable this nonsense is—well, that depends on the person.

Actually, with Reba's half-hearted, perfunctory way of brushing things off, anyone with half a brain could figure out what's going on.

But when making a show, you definitely can't just blab about someone's private affairs.

Besides, the only one in the know was the show's director, so he simply used the same kind of line to fob them off too.

Seeing that the production crew didn't seem to want to answer, the sharper guests could roughly guess what was going on.

At least Qi Wei had figured it out, and was clicking her tongue inwardly.

These two really have some nerve—one guy, one girl, both top-tier stars, and they dare to pull this kind of "little trick" on the show.

Aren't they afraid of accidentally letting something slip later? Netizens are very good at spotting highlights in all the selfies celebrities post!

You could say there's a whole bunch of Sherlock Holmeses staring intently—one tiny slip-up and they'll strip you bare.

With the kind of attention Bai Liang and Reba get, it feels like their love nest will inevitably be exposed for some reason or another.

And as the show's camera moved along, it soon arrived at the couple's new place.

A four-hundred-square-meter flat in Yanjing No. 1 Court.

This place—that's the house Reba bought!

Bai Liang was no stranger here, because he had arranged for someone to handle the hard renovation of this house.

During that time, he and Reba went back and forth many times discussing the style and such, the two of them hashing it out for about half a month.

"Wow! A mansion~ Director, you can't give the exact address, but surely you can reveal the rough price? Just to satisfy everyone's curiosity."

Hearing this, the show's director thought for a moment and said, "Over twenty per square meter."

When those words came out, even though everyone present was a celebrity artist earning plenty, they couldn't help but hiss a little—damn, just buying the bare shell of this place would cost at least eighty million.

Add in all the miscellaneous other expenses, and by the time it's move-in ready, the money spent must have broken a hundred million!

Those who'd figured out what was going on with the house couldn't help but sigh inwardly: Bai Liang really is generous~ worthy of the artist with the highest commercial value!

Bai Liang: Huh?

If he knew people were thinking this about him, he might wonder: he's the one mooching off her, yet earning a reputation for being generous—would that be a bit off

Luckily, he's thick-skinned~

As for Reba—Reba said she didn't care; she actually hoped the industry gossip would be that Bai Liang bought her the house.

Who paid doesn't matter, but she really wanted that face: namely, that Bai Liang spent a lot of money on her~

Mainly because it might be a "critical hit" against certain people!

Of course, she's overthinking it—if Nazha really thought Bai Liang had paid for her house, she might be angry at first, and then later think: see, you're no match for me, I wouldn't spend that much on him~

And this so-called new home renovation wasn't really about sitting down and discussing some renovation plan on the spot.

Most of the hard renovation and part of the matching soft furnishings were already done.

Things like the bed, sofa, wardrobe, chandelier, and so on—after all, this show isn't "Dream Home," surely they weren't going to follow up with a renovation process?

No way.

The so-called new home renovation was the two of them together adding some little things to this new house to give it more of a homey feel.

After Reba walked through the door, the whole person was like a little bird set free, happily circling around the house again and again.

She's very busy, so after the hard renovation of this house was done, she hadn't had time to come by and take a look.

For her, this was also the first time.

However, for some of the guests in the studio, this big flat looked rather familiar somehow.

Sunken living room, TV-less living room, panoramic floor-to-ceiling glass windows, oversized island kitchen—

The more they looked, the more familiar it seemed~

Until Yang Chaoyue suddenly "woke up with a start": "Hey! This house looks just like Qiao Jingjing's place in 'You Are My Glory'…"

One sentence woke the dreamers.

Everyone who'd recently watched this drama caught on!

It was practically identical, damn it!

Of course, "identical" is definitely a bit of an exaggeration, but being very similar—that's not wrong at all.

The layout and structure of the house were similar, the renovation style extremely alike, the furniture brands, types, styles… almost all the same~

Of course, you definitely can't remember this many details just from watching a drama, but they could pull out their phones right there and compare!

"This place can't actually be the house used for filming 'Glory,' can it?"

"Impossible, 'Glory' was filmed in Shanghai, the address has already been dug up by viewers, it's right next to Tomson Riviera, and Reba and the others are in Yanjing right now."

For a moment, they couldn't tell at all whether this was a shameless drama-promotion stunt for the sake of show effect,

or whether these two had really started linking real life with the TV drama, even getting a little "unable to move on."

Even the people in the observation room could tell how much this house resembled Qiao Jingjing's, so the two main characters themselves naturally couldn't be unaware.

So, rather than calling this a process of adding various things to the house, it was more like… the two of them were silently recreating Qiao Jingjing's home.

When reality and TV dramas have become so blurred, it no longer matters which one is real.

Both are real.

Of course, because the real-life versions of them are still somewhat different from the characters in the drama, so it's not a perfect replica.

For example, the idea of a home esports room and a simple gym—neither exists in the drama.

After all, in the drama they play "Honor of Kings," so they don't need an esports room; they usually just lie on the sofa and play on their phones.

From a certain perspective, Bai Liang and Reba's "date" was actually quite boring.

It was just thinking about what to put here and what to put there in the new house.

But for some reason, everyone watched it with great interest.

Even couldn't help but flash a smug, maternal smile.

Mainly because the feeling of a couple seriously planning their own little home was so strong, with zero performance art.

Plus, brands that had prepared in advance could say that once the two decided on something, the item would arrive within two hours—even faster.

A bunch of brands with no competing endorsements were desperate to insert themselves into this "couple's" scene, even if just for a fleeting moment.

Yet the first thing delivered was the computer host.

Because this was Bai Liang's pre-planned little surprise.

"Are you going to build it yourself?"

"Building a PC is a really interesting process, just like assembling a model."

Bai Liang, while explaining to Reba, pulled out his tools~

Today he didn't prepare any special talent—just showing everyone how to build a PC.

With his super-memory brain, this task was no challenge at all; it was just watching him, like an OCD patient, neatly organize all the cables and tie them all with zip ties that made the audience in the studio say: So satisfying!

Master Bai did this job beautifully!

When the somewhat sci-fi-looking water-cooled case lit up, Bai Liang received unanimous praise from the studio guests.

"So careful! It looks so nice~"

"I even want him to build me a computer!"

"His craftsmanship? He could charge three hundred yuan for PC assembly!" Yang Chaoyue gave the market price.

"Chaoyue, you know prices?"

"Of course I do—I even know how much corn costs per jin~"

Unfortunately, no one else cared about the price of corn, and no one responded to Yang Chaoyue's remark.

At this moment, the small screen inside the case also revealed Bai Liang's pre-set surprise: a rolling loop of videos of Reba, some cute, some sensual.

"Wow! The romance of a science guy!"

Accustomed to Bai Liang pulling off grand stunts, his sudden down-to-earth gestures—these little romantic touches—were surprisingly touching.

A true all-around god isn't just amazing in impressive areas—he must also be competent in everyday life.

Hmm. Bai Liang now really knows how to fix routers and set up internet connections.

He picked it up while filming "Honor of Kings."

Because there was a scene where Yu Tu visits Qiao Jingjing's set and fixes the internet for the crew out in the desert, with another actress's wealthy boyfriend as a contrast~

The arrogance-and-revenge scenes in "Honor of Kings" were shot with a touch of humor—just a light touch, never heavy or grim, just enough to make you chuckle.

Although Bai Liang didn't really need to know how to do this, he thought the skill was practical—might come in handy someday—so he actually went and learned it.

Driving a race car and climbing Zhufeng are cool, but building a PC and running network cables? Just as cool!

Reba thought it was super cool!

Her little hands clapped nonstop—her eyes full of admiration.

After this segment airs, it might make a lot of PC builders hallucinate that their skill is this useful?

But in reality, it mainly just adds a nice touch.

Even if Bai Liang's down-to-earth skill was unclogging drains, Reba would still clap happily like a cheerleader—maybe even hand him a plunger.

So it doesn't really matter what he can do—in the phrase "what he can do," the most important word is "he."

After Bai Liang finished showing off his PC-building skill, it was Reba's turn to "perform."

But she didn't have any special talent—she focused on detail.

Down to what color toothbrush to use and where each of their towels should hang.

Qi Wei, who was married, said: This is so life-like! They're clearly planning to live together!

Just as Bai Liang gave her a computer as a gift, Reba had her own small preparations and thoughtful touches.

"I had a custom Go board made—it'll go on the balcony, and next to it I want to place a tea table, so you can drink tea and play Go whenever you want!"

The board had already been brought over; Bai Liang glanced at it, but he didn't recognize the wood—couldn't tell what kind it was.

But he recognized the two boxes of stones.

"Are these made from Hetian jade?"

"Yes—white Hetian jade and blue Hetian jade, both from Xinjiang."

Honestly, the white and blue jade stones polished into Go pieces looked nearly identical—who knows how much she spent? It certainly wasn't cheap.

Definitely far more expensive than Bai Liang's hundred-thousand-yuan computer host!

If you just displayed them as collectibles, fine—but using them for actual play is a waste of precious material.

And with the number of stones, it couldn't have been made in a short time—she must have prepared this for a long while.

This thoughtfulness matters more than the price.

"The lovey-dovey stench from these two? So strong! I'm about to collapse!"

Upon hearing this, everyone in the studio nodded in agreement.

It's like watching a idol drama.

"Let's talk about Bai Liang—does he even play go?" Zhang Han finally took the initiative to bring up a topic, seemingly wanting to debate Bai Liang's go skills.

And it was Yang Chao Yue again!

Today she acted like a gossip machine—she could jump into any topic and knew a little about everything.

"I know, I know—he's been playing since way back! Probably for years~"

"Chao Yue, how do you know that? What's your relationship with him?" Qi Wei smiled slyly, setting a trap.

"Lots of his fans know—he's Xiao Nai, and Xiao Nai plays go!"

The place where dreams begin—the treasure god who walked out of a book.

Oh~ what a coincidence, Bei Weiwei is here too.

Zhang Han's expression froze; he began to regret it—damn, why did I bring up that exact topic?

He feared someone might mention Shuang Zi—after all, the original Bei Weiwei was her.

It was said that back then, she'd caused some trouble with the then-unknown Bai Liang, but Shuang Zi ended up becoming a "devotee."

All this is recorded in Shuang Zi's Book!

Fortunately, on one hand, the other guests on the show weren't eager to provoke the Shuang Clan Army; on the other, no one was so tactless as to deliberately stir up Zhang Han's bad memories.

As for Bai Liang's go skills, the topic was worth discussing.

And sure enough, he brought it up himself.

"Actually, my go skills are pretty average—I've played for years, but I'm still not good."

Upon hearing this, the male crew in the studio instantly relaxed.

Finally, someone average.

Bai Liang was just too overpowered—it imposed heavy invisible pressure on the other male artists.

They always felt like they'd be made to look like shit next to him.

Even Sister Reba was surprised, "You have something you're not good at?"

Bai Liang nodded honestly, "Yeah~ I can't even beat a 2-dan player—I lose more than I win."

"I don't really understand these dan levels—is it like the 'King' rank?"

"Something like that~ But go actually has a guaranteed winning method. Once, a Great Han Chess Saint taught his disciples: if you use it, you'll always win."

Wow~ Great Han Chess Saint—sounds so awesome!

But when Sister Reba looked up the Great Han Chess Saint's history and the origin of his nickname on her phone, her expression cracked.

What a "guaranteed winning method."

If you swing the go board at someone's head, how could you not win?

"Being with you makes me learn so many weird, random facts—so interesting!" She propped her chin up, smiling at Bai Liang. If not for the cameramen standing nearby, she'd already be lying in his lap on the sofa.

Now she could only sneakily nudge his foot with hers.

This level of intimate contact did nothing but make her heart itch—it couldn't quench anything.

"Life isn't a track—it's a wilderness. There are so many interesting things in this world."

Bai Liang casually dropped a golden phrase, making everyone in the studio light up.

This sentence felt like an eternal truth—vast and moving, possessing a magic that could free one from narrow-mindedness.

But this was the impact felt by outsiders; those inside—

"Track, wilderness, so… 'having an affair'?" Sister Reba tilted her head, offering her own unique interpretation.

Even Bai Liang was momentarily speechless, wondering if she'd been possessed by Meng Jie.

Fortunately, if it were Meng Jie, she'd say it with deadly seriousness.

Sister Reba was just joking~

Hehe, just kidding!

Bai Liang:.

Sister Reba: Actually, I was thinking of Gu Li Na Zha's line: "Ten thousand rivers and mountains—I'm willing to go with you to see them all."

Pfft!

Better than Meng Jie possessing her.

Sister Reba's eyes sparkled playfully, but her expression gradually turned serious. She pressed her lips together, then softly spoke with a gentle smile: "I'm willing to go with you to see them all."

"Wow!"

Though Sister Reba's voice was quiet, with her mic on, everyone in the studio clearly heard it.

Though they didn't share her inner fantasy or the silent eye contact with Bai Liang, just those words, the tone, and her expression were enough to make everyone feel a giant spoonful of sugar forcibly shoved into their mouths.

Definitely not industrial sugar!

These "experts" claimed they smelled the aroma of malt~

Sweet, sticky, clinging to the teeth.

So far, no couple of ordinary people on Heart Signal had ever created such a powerful impact as these two.

Even setting aside their top-stream status, it still held true.

It made viewers feel an irresistible urge to fall in love.

As night gradually fell, the new home's furnishings arrived one by one.

As if by magic, within just one day, it truly felt like a home.

Even the most intimate gestures Bai Liang and Sister Reba made on camera were merely linking arms and shoulder-to-shoulder contact.

But feeling matters most!

This carried more of that certain something than any forced intimacy.

The people in the broadcast hall even felt a sense of wanting more, but there was nothing to be done—the big screen still went dark.

Signal lost.

It's just that several of them had a strange doubt: would those two leave that house tonight?

(End of chapter)