Chapter 509

Hide-and-seek is fun! We've got to play hide-and-seek!

To be honest, it's not that Bai Liang was seduced by beauty—he genuinely loves playing hide-and-seek.

So when Wang Yanlin suggested having another round, Bai Da firmly refused.

The first round was organized by all the guests on the show, and nearly everyone showed up except those who left early.

The second round is a private gathering.

Wang Yanlin figured he'd just call Bai Liang and Yang Yang, and the three of them could drink some more.

"Bro, listen to me, bro—I can't hold my liquor, damn it, Long Long Liqi just kept forcing drinks on me earlier, and you didn't even help me block any!" Bai Liang said with a sincere expression, choosing to tell a small lie.

Can't hold your liquor?

Yang Yang and Wang Yanlin both wore expressions of utter disbelief—you're clearly treating us like fools~

But seeing Bai Liang's retreating back, they still couldn't help wondering who it might be?

After all, this guy brought two girls on the show.

Pick one.

"Zhou Ye."

"Chen Duling."

If they hadn't been drinking, they wouldn't have gone this far—it's a bit disrespectful to the girls.

But after drinking, even if not drunk, just not trying to rule the world or commentate on the state of the nation is already a miracle; bringing up topics like this is perfectly normal.

But making a bet is easy—confirming the answer is hard.

You can't just go ask directly, can you?

Together, they couldn't beat Bai Liang—they might get pinned down and pounded together.

"Get up early tomorrow, go to the hotel lobby to say goodbye—they're taking a noon flight and should leave for the airport around nine."

Hearing this, Yang Yang frowned slightly. "Saying goodbye will tell us?"

"He was drinking! And he drank a lot!" Wang Yanlin said with a meaningful tone.

"Oh~~ That makes sense! Got it!"

Honestly, at this moment, under the influence of alcohol, Yang Yang was completely unreserved, talking about these slightly suggestive topics with zero pretense, laughing heartily with Wang Yanlin.

But the next morning, he was back to his usual self.

When Wang Yanlin texted him asking if he was going to the hotel lobby to wait and see, Yang Yang replied:

"Why would I do something so boring? I'm not going."

Wang Yanlin read it and gritted his teeth, wishing he could summon a shaman right then to exorcise this bastard.

No good! The previous intensity clearly wasn't enough for this guy!

After holding this act for so many years, it's deeply ingrained in his bones—and with age and added greasiness, it's only going to get worse.

Carrying this "concern," Wang Yanlin went to the hotel lobby himself, ready to lie in wait for Bai Liang and the others.

But the moment he arrived, he saw the guy who'd just said "I'd never do something so boring" sitting stiffly on the lobby sofa, sipping coffee.

He'd already put on that pretentious pose by 7 a. m.

Yang Yang hadn't expected Wang Yanlin to be this "boring"—he'd already said he wouldn't come, yet here he was alone, just to watch the spectacle.

The instant their eyes met, the "Pretender King's" aura shattered.

"Still on for the bet?"

"... Fine."

They didn't have to wait long—soon, someone came down.

First to appear was Chen Duling, yawning and scrolling on her phone, looking utterly sleepy.

This state clearly meant she'd gone to bed very late last night.

Meanwhile, her walking posture seemed slightly different from yesterday—her brows slightly furrowed, occasionally rubbing her thigh.

Yang Yang smacked his own thigh, glanced at Wang Yanlin, and lifted his chin.

Clearly, the outcome was decided.

He'd guessed right.

But Wang Yanlin wasn't in a hurry—he held one hand loosely over his mouth, tilting his body slightly.

The gesture looked eerily familiar to Yang Yang—he quickly realized: damn it, this bastard was cosplaying him!

Before he could curse, their bet took an unexpected turn.

Bai Liang and Zhou Ye came down the stairs almost simultaneously.

And today, that happy little puppy Zhou Ye had transformed into a blushing little puppy from the moment he appeared.

Just yesterday on the show, he'd been laughing and joking with Bai Liang, calling him "big brother" affectionately, acting so close.

But today, he was blushing, biting his lip, seemingly afraid to get too near Bai Liang, as if deliberately avoiding any appearance of impropriety.

The vibe of trying to hide something was painfully obvious!

Now both "boring" guys were stunned.

They couldn't tell anymore—both seemed... kinda off.

One had unusual physical reactions, the other had bizarrely extreme emotions and expressions.

Both looked exactly like someone who'd just had intimate contact with a man.

"Hey~ Why are you two here?"

Bai Liang's eyes were sharp—he spotted the two sneaky guys the moment he came downstairs.

He caught them red-handed!

"We..." Yang Yang froze, internally screaming: Stupid mouth, say something!

After holding it in for two seconds, he decided to pass the buck.

"Wang Yanlin wants to see you."

Wang Yanlin:???

Hey, bro! You picked up just to dump this on me? You weren't like this before!

Under Bai Liang's amused expression, his mind raced fast—he cursed Yang Yang inwardly while quickly concocting a perfect excuse: "I'm getting married next year, so I came to reserve your spot as my best man in advance."

Brilliant, bro!

Yang Yang clapped silently in his heart—this excuse was unbeatable.

Bai Liang, unable to spot any flaw, merely scratched his head. "I promised a Miss I won't be a best man anymore."

"Huh? Who? How could there be such a weird rule?" Wang Yanlin asked in surprise.

"It's just tradition~"

Bai Liang found it hard to explain that the wedding had already taken place—how could he now serve as a best man?

As for who he'd promised, it went without saying.

"Tradition?" Yang Yang pondered the word, then suddenly realized—"Holy shit, that show was real!"

He couldn't finish his sentence, because Bai Liang's gaze turned toward him, and at the same moment, Chen Duling and Zhou Ye came over to greet him.

Chen Duling stood casually beside Bai Liang, almost clinging to him, her arm linked through his.

Zhou Ye greeted them, stole a glance at Bai Liang, then quickly found a flimsy excuse to retreat several meters away—his face still flushed, yet he kept sneaking glances over.

His sixth sense told Yang Yang that if he spoke nonsense now, something terrible would happen—he'd definitely get unlucky. So he silently chose to shut up.

Meanwhile, Wang Yanlin had already understood everything, and silently gave Bai Liang a thumbs-up.

True and false, false and true—who could tell them apart? ~

All one could sigh: Great Immortal, awesome!

After bidding farewell to Yang Yang and Wang Yanlin, Bai Liang and the others left the hotel for the airport.

Everyone would now part ways temporarily until the movie's release; the variety show promotion schedule had ended, and whether to do roadshows after the release remained uncertain.

Once in the car, Chen Duling dropped all pretense, plopped down beside Bai Liang, leaned against him, her whole body going limp as if she had no bones.

Last night, she'd truly suffered.

She'd only "trained" with Bai Liang a few times and still wasn't used to it—then she got hit with an alcohol buff.

When she woke up, her legs were shaking, and her whole body ached faintly.

Add to that the heavy physical exertion from yesterday's recording, and the accumulated exhaustion made her thighs feel like they didn't belong to her anymore.

A light tap could make her jump like a startled rabbit!

But today, Zhou Ye didn't fight her for the seat like before.

In fact, he'd taken another car—he wasn't even in the same space right now.

Strange~

But she didn't overthink it, because Bai Liang had spent the entire night in her room.

Just from that, Zhou Ye clearly had no "opportunity."

Bai Liang: Not necessarily.

The so-called second "hide-and-seek" last night seemed initiated by Chen Duling, complete with a text message.

But Chen Duling herself hadn't hidden—she stayed in her room applying makeup, choosing her pajamas, waiting for Bai Liang to come find her.

The second hide-and-seek was just an excuse.

But another girl had truly wanted to play!

So she slipped directly into Bai Liang's room, planning to surprise him when he found her~

As for how she got into Bai Liang's room—

Zhou Ye wasn't some stranger; she simply told Bai Liang's assistant, who handed her the room key without hesitation.

It was perfectly natural.

Still, the assistant was responsible—he'd definitely inform Bai Liang someone was in his room.

The problem was here.

He only said someone was in the room—didn't say who.

And Bai Liang had received Chen Duling's text, assuming she was hiding in his room.

So when he returned, he didn't even turn on the light—he groped around in the dark searching for her.

After all, darkness was full of charm.

There were few places to hide in the room, and he couldn't cause trouble in the hotel, so Zhou Ye didn't hide too cleverly—just crouched behind the curtain.

Bai Liang found her easily.

Believing her to be Chen Duling, he didn't waste words—he pulled her close and kissed her. After a few seconds of slight resistance, she gradually began to respond.

In the other car, Zhou Ye recalled last night's scene, and her face burned again, her hands cupping her cheeks, feeling them scorching hot.

Oh no! How could it have been so sudden!

The more she thought, the redder her cheeks grew~

Of course, if Bai Liang hadn't sensed something wrong and suddenly exclaimed "Huh?", she might have felt better.

After all, no one wants to be mistaken for someone else.

But even so, between shame and anger, shame still held absolute dominance.

"What should I do?"

This morning, Zhou Ye's evasive, awkward behavior stemmed from not knowing how to face him yet.

Now, the moment she saw Bai Liang, her cheeks instantly flushed.

The happy little puppy look was completely impossible to keep up.

How could she possibly sit in the same car anymore!

On top of that, with Chen Duling still around, Zhou Ye felt like her CPU was overheating and overloading, her mind going completely blank.

Things have come to this point—better to stay alone for a bit and cool down~

Can't cool down at all!

Because she overlooked one thing.

"Goodbye~"

Chen Duling waved goodbye to the two of them and left, boarding her flight first.

While Zhou Ye and Bai Liang were on the same flight.

If it were before, Zhou Ye would have been thrilled in this kind of situation, because once Dulu-jie left, Brother would be hers alone, and she could cling to him however she wanted~

But after last night, being alone following beside Bai Liang made her so nervous instead, she even wished Chen Duling were here.

Five minutes after Dulu-jie left, she missed her~

"Dou Xiao Ye, our flight's still a while away. Let's go rest for a bit first."

"Ah, okay."

Called out like that by Bai Liang, Zhou Ye instinctively trembled a little—not out of fear, just couldn't hold it in after hearing his voice.

Then she silently lowered her head and followed along.

At this point she had already put on a mask, just to cover up the flushed look on her face.

After all, it really was too obvious—had to cover it.

But even though the mask covered most of it, the skin she had showing could still be seen to be in a reddening state.

And the way she was following step for step, a little careful and cautious, really looked just like Bai Liang's little tail.

Facts proved that Chen Duling still had to not be around.

See, from originally wishing to keep more than three meters apart to cover things up, to now closely following behind, and after reaching the lounge very consciously sitting on the same sofa as Bai Liang, the distance between them was only a few centimeters.

What one person says doesn't matter, and even what they think doesn't mean anything—you still have to see what they do.

Zhou Ye's actions were very straightforward—she still wanted to cling.

And after last night's little accident, the degree of clinging in her heart had already surpassed the usual.

First using her finger to brush against Bai Liang's hand, then shifting her leg over a little, lightly pressing it against Bai Liang's leg.

This action made the little girl's heart tremble for a long moment.

Itchy~

Lowering her head to look, she found it was Bai Liang's leg hair causing trouble.

Unlike these female celebrities of theirs, who wished they could remove every last bit of body and leg hair, for male celebrities, things like leg hair didn't really need much dealing with—as long as it wasn't absurdly thick.

And Zhou Ye went from the initial Regarding Yang Yang, to getting used to this unusual physical contact in just over a minute.

Feeling the warmth on Bai Liang's leg, she couldn't help wanting to press closer~

Although all along, her physical contact with Bai Liang on and off hadn't actually been little.

Touching his face, linking his arm, leaning on his shoulder—and the one and only time before when she kissed his cheek.

But these were completely different from that especially fiery and forceful feeling last night, as if she was about to be kneaded into the other's body!

His strength was so great—she couldn't move at all.

Her whole person was as if held in a vise, even breathing seemed to become much harder.

"Dou Xiao Ye?"

When Zhou Ye had leaned over with half her body, Bai Liang finally had a bit of a reaction.

At this point the Miss lowered her head, seeming a little too timid to look him in the eye.

But she said one sentence:

"Brother, last night's thing, you only did half of it."

——

There's another update later tonight.

(End of this chapter)