Chapter 525

"Yeah~" Bai Liang nodded, admitting frankly.

Because he also thought his parents might genuinely have such thoughts.

He was already in his late twenties, getting closer to thirty, so it was perfectly normal for parents to start pressuring him to marry.

But his blunt admission instantly deflated Xiao Zhao's sister's momentum.

You dare admit it, you little brat?!

After he admitted it, Xiao Zhao's sister didn't know what to say anymore.

After all, she couldn't just blurt out, "Pick me! Pick me!"

That would shatter her entire persona in Bai Liang's eyes.

Moreover, she had no such feelings herself—she just didn't want to see Bai Liang actually get involved in something like this.

In plain terms, she felt she wasn't suitable, yet didn't want to see anyone else marry him.

After holding back for several seconds, she finally sighed, "Then make sure they choose well."

But Bai Liang waved his hand, "They all have decision paralysis—this is just for fun."

Realizing she'd been played, Xiao Zhao's sister glared at him and walked away.

It was exactly like a TV drama scene—in theory, Bai Liang should've chased after her.

But today's situation was this: one left, the next one was even more obedient, the next one even cuter.

The next one was even younger~

"Hey, Bai Mengyan, why didn't you run off with them?"

"Big Brother Bai, I'm not close to them," Bai Lu knew exactly who he meant; she didn't pretend, directly stating her stance, clearly not aligning with them.

After all, "Seductive Sister Duo"? What a disgusting name!

"Not close is good—stay away from them, they're no good people," Bai Liang added, as if remembering something.

He could've just said Li Yitong directly, since the whole toxic atmosphere was mostly her fault.

She came up with all sorts of weird and bizarre tricks.

The first "thief" Bai Liang ever met was her.

To some extent, the nickname "Seductive Sister Duo" was accurate—she and Li Xin were the ones who loved using props the most.

Hearing the description "no good people," Bai Lu almost laughed—it was so true!

But she quickly blinked and added, "When I went home for Spring Festival, I checked—we're not related."

"Cough, cough. You actually checked? There are plenty of people with the surname Bai—how could they all be related?"

"It'd be better if we were! I'd just hug your leg and call you Brother—then I'd have everything I want," Bai Lu lied.

In her heart, the perfect relationship was just barely related—beyond the fifth degree of kinship, that'd be ideal!

She'd use this as material for tonight's dream~

Although both were from Jiangsu Province, one from Jin Ling and the other from Diao Zhou, not far apart.

Yet they simply couldn't find any connection—just the same surname.

About this result, she didn't know whether to be sad or relieved~

After a long, meandering chat, Bai Lu still didn't know how to bring up the TV drama—mainly because she felt awkward, as if it were too direct and opportunistic.

But Bai Liang was so considerate—he noticed her hesitation, his super brain spun briefly, and he understood exactly what was going on.

He casually brought it up, "I heard the female lead of 'Police Glory' approached you? Has it been settled?"

Bai Lu lifted her head in surprise, but upon meeting Bai Liang's gaze, she instantly understood—she'd been exposed.

Her face flushed instantly, stammering, "Umm… not quite finalized yet, but I'll work hard to get it."

"Then go for it—I've never acted with you before~"

At those words, Bai Lu's blush deepened from faint red to bright red—the former from embarrassment, the latter from excitement.

Was he "opening his golden mouth"?!!

When Bai Lu finally left the premiere, got into the car, her roommate and assistant saw her state but didn't scream or celebrate like before.

After all, they'd already opened a bottle of champagne once, thinking she'd slept with the god, only to find she'd gotten nothing.

Only when Bai Lu seemed slightly calmer did she ask, "Bai Mengyan, did you succeed?!"

"Uh… sort of succeeded, but not clearly."

In fact, Bai Lu was starting to realize now—Bai Liang had just told her to try hard. It was pure encouragement~

He hadn't actually stated the female lead role was hers alone.

But his words still made her feel he was quite willing to act with her.

Why did it feel so much like a player? Neither refusing nor helping, no follow-up.

Watching Bai Lu's expression grow increasingly conflicted, the assistant sighed, "Damn it, you didn't accomplish anything again—what's wrong with you?"

"How come I didn't accomplish anything? I'll tell you—I almost beat Li Yitong to a pulp today, you know that?"

"You?" Clearly, her roommate didn't believe a word.

Beat her to a pulp? Though she had some confidence in Bai Lu's fighting ability, neither of those Seductive Sister Duo members were easy targets~

"Who are you looking down on? Wait till I push harder—I'll beat both of them to a pulp!" Bai Lu gritted her teeth, recalling her previous showdown with Li Yitong and Li Xin.

In the entertainment industry, if you look alike—even if your paths aren't identical—you're naturally rivals.

Though she couldn't understand why Li Yitong and Li Xin didn't tear each other apart but instead acted like fake sisters, Bai Lu made it clear: if she wanted to rise, she had to crush them both.

But "beat them to a pulp" was definitely exaggerated.

She hadn't lost—that was true.

Last time, those two had just been dishonorable, teaming up to gang up on her—single combat? Who's afraid of whom?

After hearing Bai Lu recount a bit of what happened at the premiere, her assistant wore a deeply strange expression.

"You didn't even eat any meat—why did you tear into it so hard? What's it got to do with you?"

"Yeah!"

Only then did Bai Lu realize she hadn't eaten a thing—but had gotten herself covered in filth.

No wonder, after she'd argued separately with Li Yitong and Li Xin, she'd felt people watching her with strange eyes.

There was this inexplicable hostility.

At first she hadn't taken it seriously, thinking it was just that toxic female rivalry atmosphere.

She'd been single-mindedly focused on revenge.

Now that she thought about it, most of the female performers who'd been acting up today had all had rumors with Bai Liang.

But she didn't regret it—she just gritted her teeth: "After we finish filming together next year, I'll have my share too!"

Her best friend instantly perked up.

Words like "reverse-pushing the god" and "set couple" tumbled out one after another.

As if she couldn't wait to eavesdrop.

She was practically ready to peel Bai Lu bare and deliver her to Bai Liang as a "bed servant."

In the end, she successfully made Bai Lu flush red-hot—almost got into a fight with her in the car~—

To be honest, Bai Lu's on-the-spot brawl with Li Yitong and the others today was extremely eye-catching.

These three look alike, right~?

It naturally made people think of things like "triple the joy." That's why Chen Duling, who'd quietly gathered tons of intel to log in her "Death Note," couldn't help but ask Bai Liang:

Senior, do you like playing Link Link?

"Huh? Not really—I've hardly played it. Why?"

"You haven't played it much? Then you've played it before, right?"

Little Duding, unusually for her, sighed with resentment—this was harder than any game she'd ever played.

What kind of demons and monsters are these?

After understanding the implication, Bai Liang finally got it—oh, so that's what Link Link means?

Indeed, the term "triple-fold" didn't exist yet.

"I really haven't."

Duding nearly blurted out, "You could have!"—but Bai Liang's direct denial made her believe him.

It sounded a bit weak—she believed whatever he said.

But as someone skilled at gathering intel, the person she'd gathered the most on wasn't any female star—it was Bai Liang himself.

So what he said carried high credibility with Duding.

But even if he hadn't played Link Link or triple-fold, it didn't really matter to her anyway.

Because by now, Duding's drive to climb upward had been utterly shattered.

It'd take at least two years to mend her Dao heart.

Of course, she was already quite "strong"—some cowardly person named Meng Jie, who hadn't dared to make a move in five years, only tried once—and got smacked like a spinning top in a massive xiu-luo battlefield.

But Meng Jie's mindset was even tougher—even after being whipped all night, she was now happily eating midnight snacks with her sisters.

She was already pointing at the江山, analyzing the whole thing.

The only pity was—she never got to face off properly with Gu Li Na Zha.

Today, Na Zha acted like she'd taken the wrong pills—only at the very end did she snap at Re Ba; the rest of the time, she smiled like a laughing Maitreya Buddha, so sweet and innocent.

Just as everyone was dispersing, Bai Liang, with Duding and Zhou Ye, had finished saying goodbye to their last few buddies—when Na Zha, whom everyone thought had left, suddenly appeared out of nowhere.

Chen Duling and Zhou Ye were startled—how was she like a ghost?

Fortunately, Na Zha had "returned to normal"—she grinned and encouraged Duding and Zhou Ye again.

Things like "promote well," "roadshow, good luck," "."

These phrases left the two girls stunned—as if the woman standing before them wasn't Na Zha, but their movie's producer.

Producer Sister Yanzi said she didn't mind Na Zha stealing her job.

But Na Zha had waited this long not just to "encourage" the two lead actresses—she had another important purpose!

"Little Bao, where did your mom and dad go?" Na Zha asked, slightly serious and solemn.

Bai Liang didn't hesitate at all: "They went home."

Hearing this, Na Zha instantly brightened—went home? That's great!

As long as they weren't taken away by Di Li Re Ba—no, as long as they weren't taken by some other woman, wherever they went was fine.

It was just a pity she hadn't gotten to bond properly with Bai Liang's parents this time.

Not that she wanted to impress them—Na Zha didn't think Bai Liang's parents would dislike her~

Aside from her fellow villagers as rivals, who wouldn't like her?!

She was beautiful, gorgeous, well-behaved, and sensible.

In this regard, Na Zha was extremely confident!

Her main reason for wanting to chat with Bai Liang's parents was to offer blessings.

He's been married twice already~

She already had blessings from her own elder sister—she felt if she got blessings from Bai Liang's family too, it'd be perfectly complete!

Before today, she'd already forced Bai Liang's driver—his cousin Dapao—to give a hearty blessing.

She'd pushed Dapao so hard he nearly ran out of words.

But he's just a cousin—how could he compare to real parents?

"Is Dou Xiao Bai leaving already?" Zhou Ye muttered under his breath.

After asking Bai Liang a question, that Zha left happily and vanished—without the slightest intention to linger or pester—leaving both girls stunned.

Was it just to give them one last pep talk, to encourage them to spread the word, that he hung around until now?

They didn't understand, but they were utterly shaken!

Especially Chen Duling, who, upon seeing Zha reappear after everyone else had left, couldn't help clenching her small fists, already bracing herself to "lose" her senior tonight.

So he just left? Then her senior is still hers today?!

The surprise came too suddenly, making it feel almost strange.

Mostly because today's spectacle had left such a profound impact on the two girls.

Meanwhile, news of this unusual premiere had begun to surface online.

Thanks to Sister Yanzi's prior preparations, the large-scale on-site drama didn't make it to the trending list.

Netizens merely marveled at the absurdly star-studded lineup of this premiere and joked that Bai Liang had too many beautiful female celebrities as close associates.

Currently topping the trending charts were still various updates regarding the film "Youth."

In a certain sense, no matter how chaotic today's premiere was, on the surface, the only true leading lady was Chen Duling.

Even photos of Reba and Zha sitting together failed to crack the top three trends.

But the girls' support and "passionate contributions" wouldn't go to waste.

They would be released gradually and controllably later, to boost the film's momentum.

This time, Sister Yanzi's various marketing and PR efforts were utterly seamless.

Because, to some extent, the entire film industry—from upstream to downstream—did not wish for Bai Liang's movie to flop.

For the first time, she felt the strange sensation of "when fortune arrives, heaven and earth all lend their strength."

Everything she did succeeded; no one threw obstacles in her way—instead, everyone around her offered support.

It was utterly intoxicating.

Sister Yanzi: So this is Dou Xiao Bai's daily life? —

I went to the hospital—shingles broke out on my head. The pain was unbearable.

I thought I was just stuck in a writing slump and my head hurt from not being able to write, but turns out it was this thing flaring up again.

I originally planned to tough it out with painkillers, but the pain level was absurdly extreme—I couldn't even sit still.

I'll make up the missed chapters—I'll do my best. Please keep track for me~ I won't skip a single one.

But I dare not make big promises anymore; tomorrow I still have to go for light therapy at the hospital, so I can only guarantee ten thousand words for now.

I haven't missed a single day of updates since I started this novel over six months ago, yet I never imagined I'd be forced to pause because of this—really painful, and I'm truly sorry to everyone.

I'm truly sorry!

(End of Chapter)