Chapter 527: Stealing a Puppy, Prepare to Die!

Bai Liang naturally noticed something was off immediately.

After all, if he couldn't even feel someone touching him, he'd be half-paralyzed at minimum.

The main thing was he never expected Zhou Ye's guts would suddenly grow so big—had she been infected by Dou Xiao Tian after a few clashes with her?

After all, Dou Xiao Tian was truly the boldest girl Bai Liang had ever met.

Not to mention her earlier moves—just on premiere night, she dared act as "enforcer" for everyone, wielding the lowest status in the room yet delivering the highest output, second only to Reba's "mass slaughter" energy.

Originally, Zhou Ye had been seated at the same table as Meng Jie.

Though she was a clingy little puppy, she only dared show off her presence in front of Bai Liang—overall, still rather childish.

It made Bai Liang recall the female classmates back in school who went to great lengths to draw his attention.

She had no guts to push him backward, but plenty of nerve to bounce around in front of him, trying to snag his gaze.

Had no unexpected incident occurred, Zhou Ye would've likely remained in this state for a long time.

There was a tiny bit of ambiguity, but nothing over the line.

Occasional, not overly exaggerated physical contact was enough to turn her into a blushing little puppy.

Then came that "little accident" last time—who could've guessed the brother could strip a girl's clothes so fast, his big hands moving so skillfully and burning hot?

It truly left her dizzy, mouth slightly open, almost drooling.

If that hotel incident had been almost drooling, the one in the car afterward was actual drooling.

As she recalled these chaotic thoughts, Zhou Ye crept forward like a little thief, her small hand reaching further.

Though she'd done this before in the car, that had been a passive situation—not like now, where Bai Liang sat perfectly still, letting her take control.

At that moment, Chen Duling, who had been curled up on the other side, seemed to see something on her phone and suddenly sat up, leaning over.

The motion startled Zhou Ye; her whole body froze for a second, trying to pull her hand back—but found it stuck.

"Senior, our movie rating's dropped."

As her voice sounded, Bai Liang reached over and grabbed the pillow beside him, placing it on his lap.

The motion was utterly natural—in Chen Duling's eyes, this was the senior inviting her to lean closer, right into his arms.

So she didn't hesitate, lying sideways and pressing against him.

But this perfectly blocked Zhou Ye's line of action—her view was cut off, and the pillow provided some cover.

In a certain sense,

Blind spot under the lamp!

At this point, Bai Liang glanced at Chen Duling's phone and said: "A rating drop is normal—earlier numbers were inflated, 9.5 was absurd."

The movie *Youth in the Wild* was decent, but absolutely not to that extreme.

Most films operate this way—early on, they always try to inflate scores.

Of course, it depends on whether your own troll army is stronger than the opponent's.

Some films are initially panned with low scores but later make a comeback through word-of-mouth.

Troll armies can help a bit, but if they were truly that effective, you'd be underestimating China's massive movie market.

"But this drop is too fast… Could someone be hiring trolls to deliberately trash our movie?" Chen Duling worried.

"Actually, a slight drop might be good—too high a score invites backlash; some viewers might resent it, think our movie doesn't deserve such a rating, then turn hostile."

"Really?"

"I'm just making it up," Bai Liang admitted honestly.

He wasn't a film critic, didn't care about movie promotion—knowing even a tiny bit about this was already more than enough.

He just answered based on his own understanding since Chen Duling brought up the topic.

"Huh?"

Hearing this, Chen Duling laughed, "I actually thought you knew everything, Senior~"

"I don't know plenty of things—when we played 'Cuan Tian Hou' before, you knew more than I did."

As he spoke, Bai Liang placed his hand on Chen Duling's shoulder.

A man placing his hand on a woman's shoulder is always just the beginning.

If conditions allow, that hand never fails to slide downward.

Previously, Chen Duling might've felt shy—but these past two days had completely erased her nervousness.

That familiar big hand slipping inside her robe, she barely felt the tickle; instead, she instinctively pulled her nightdress down slightly, widening the neckline.

Then she let Bai Liang do as he pleased.

As long as he didn't suddenly scoop her up and torment her like before, it was all fine.

But to be fair, no head-petting.

Not just Chen Duling—Zhou Ye beside her was the same.

These two girls were so thin, it made you sigh.

Their skin was decent, smooth and slippery.

At this moment, Chen Duling finally remembered Zhou Ye, who'd been silent for ages—wondering if that shameless little puppy was sneaking glances at her and the senior's intimacy.

Though she thought of her, Chen Duling stayed quiet—partly because she felt embarrassed, partly to crush that little brat's ridiculous notions!

Though rivals were already many and fiercer each time, she still didn't want the one closest to her, the one she knew best, to jump in too.

So she simply shut her eyes.

Bai Liang: Aren't you two secretly coordinating, playing this act together?

It wasn't that his mind was perverted—it was just that the déjà vu was too strong!

Zhou Ye's hand was all sticky over there, and here she's closing her eyes?

The two of them, left and right, barely half a meter apart—really doing their own separate things?

Bai Liang looked down at the pillow and thought, this thing's isolation effect is way too good.

He'd have to tell the hotel later—he wanted to take one with him.

Might come in handy later~

The truth proved that a person shouldn't scatter their attention too wildly.

When Bai Liang was already distracted, and then dared to drift off thinking about the pillow, he accidentally pressed a little too hard.

He squeezed Dou Dou too hard, and she couldn't help letting out a soft grunt.

Actually, making a sound wasn't a big deal—but after being squeezed just a bit too hard by this guy, she got annoyed, pulled his hand away, and sat up.

Then she saw Zhou Ye, already turned into a blushing little puppy.

"Xiao Ye, you're—"

At this point, if he didn't blow the cover, it would be rude.

Just as Bai Liang was thinking how to explain, Chen Duling suddenly fell silent mid-sentence.

Because she suddenly realized: she and her senior were practically about to go to war right on the sofa, and it was perfectly normal for Xiao Ye to sit beside them blushing!

Besides, the pillow had just done a great job—though Chen Duling now faced Zhou Ye, the most important part was still hidden.

That gave Zhou Ye the chance to quietly pull her hand back.

After she pulled her hand back, Bai Liang promptly pressed the pillow down again—he had to, he had to suppress the gun.

At the same time, Chen Duling suddenly said, "I'm going to nap in the bedroom for a bit, I won't eat dinner—can you wake me up an hour early, Senior?"

Bai Liang stared blankly: Huh?

After nodding unconsciously, he was completely lost—what did these two girls even mean?

Could they really be teaming up to trick him?

Deliberately creating this atmosphere—one acting openly, the other sneaking around—when they'd already planned it all along?

Though unlikely, it wasn't entirely impossible.

After all, Bai Liang knew an evil little kitty who had pulled every kind of brutal stunt on him.

And under Bai Liang and Zhou Ye's stunned expressions, Chen Duling actually dashed off—tap-tap-tap—back to the suite's bedroom and slammed the door shut.

Zhou Ye was now equally bewildered: What does Dou Dou mean? Did she figure it out and is giving us an opening?

After thinking long and hard, she could only come up with this one possibility—nothing else made sense.

After a moment of silence, listening to the sounds from the bedroom, Zhou Ye looked at Bai Liang: "Brother—"

"What is it?"

Zhou Ye gently bit her lip, thinking: Dou Dou has helped so much—if she backs down now, it won't do.

She closed her eyes for two seconds, then opened them again.

The next move would be much bigger than before!

Bai Liang took a deep breath: Holy shit, these two girls really planned this in advance.

He'd thought the things said on the bed were just playful banter—occasional insulting remarks for fun, or deliberately mentioning other people.

Yesterday, when Chen Duling begged for mercy, she'd even said, "I can't take it anymore, Senior, go find Xiao Ye~"

Bai Liang hadn't taken it seriously at all—he'd heard such lines many times before.

Even Zha had once mentioned Re Ba for fun, then immediately "turned on her" and started arguing with Re Ba again.

But he never expected someone would actually do it for real this time!

What kind of sisterhood is this?

Even though Bai Liang had accidentally done something similar before, the girls had never planned it ahead—they'd always been accidental or due to misunderstandings. Afterwards, they never mentioned it, as if nothing had happened.

But this time was different!

The lights were still on!

Not long after, Chen Duling, half-asleep in the bedroom, felt she heard sounds from outside.

It sounded like someone was crying out in pain.

Then came strange, whimpering sobs.

This woke her up gradually, though she'd nearly fallen asleep.

Once awake, the faint sounds became clearer.

At first Chen Duling was confused, but after listening for a while, fully awake, her face turned pale.

This this this—

She immediately jumped up, barefoot, pressing her ear against the door.

Then she quietly cracked the door open a little—suddenly, the sounds became unmistakably clear.

With experience, she instantly realized what was happening in the living room—her eyebrows nearly shot up.

But just as she was about to burst out and catch the two red-handed, her foot froze.

That pause lasted half an hour!

She stood barefoot by the bedroom door for half an hour, waiting until only faint rustling sounds remained, then complete silence—only then did she fling the door open and stride forward.

Furious!

Sneaky little pup, prepare to die! —

That night, the main cast of "You Are My Sunshine" held a live-streamed promotional event together.

Today's livestream was a crossover with "Full of Vitality, Big Brother"—the episode Bai Liang appeared in had aired yesterday.

The popularity was extremely high!

This episode had too many explosive moments—it rivaled Zheng Kai's infamous fart on "Running Man"!

After the episode aired, the hashtag #PityYangYang surged to number one on trending topics.

Whether it was the stunt of smelling smelly shoes or later being pushed around in a stroller by Bai Liang, it truly maximized both the show's entertainment value and the pitiful personal treatment.

Of course, there was also a contrasting reason.

Previously, Yang Yang had always been so composed; everyone had never seen him break down so completely, playing games until he completely abandoned all dignity.

Meanwhile, Chen Duling and Zhou Ye's presence in this episode was also very strong—their chemistry and sisterly bond on the show stood in stark contrast to this livestream!

Because careful netizens noticed that the female lead and the second female lead seemed to have broken up!

Yes, Chen Duling and Zhou Ye barely exchanged a word throughout this livestream promotion, with hardly any eye contact at all.

Netizens are extremely good at catching details!

For celebrities who are married or publicly dating, even a slightly delayed birthday wish is unacceptable; if they appear together but give cold faces, it's immediately assumed their relationship has soured—some even analyze micro-expressions.

So how could anyone pass up such a juicy rumor of female stars fighting?

Added to that, The Young You is currently at peak popularity, and both girls' fame has risen by more than one level.

So even before the livestream ended, rumors of Chen Duling and Zhou Ye's rift hit the trending list.

A crowd of onlookers went wild analyzing it, confidently declaring: These two definitely broke up!

As for Bai Liang, some sympathized with him, others blamed him~

"That Big Daxian is definitely a祸水—he's somehow linked to most of the recent female celebrity feuds in the industry!"

"Weren't Chen Duling and Zhou Ye getting along well before? They were actively interacting for a whole year—how could they break up so suddenly?"

"Don't blame Big Daxian for everything—five out of six girls in a dorm having separate groups is standard practice. Female friendships are inherently volatile; they fight and break up all the time—how can you blame Big Daxian for that?"

"That's fair—I think Big Daxian looks kinda pitiful stuck in the middle."

"Haha, Bai Liang finally got his comeuppance! This livestream had me laughing my ass off—he had to promote the movie while constantly feeding these two girls topics."

"What exactly happened between them? The tension was so obvious—Zhou Ye was okay, but Chen Duling practically wore a sour face the whole time."

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The two girls' behavior was so blatantly obvious that even their own fans couldn't lie with a straight face and claim they were still fine.

It seemed only one side needed to ignite the flame for an outright war to break out!

Sure enough, the situation escalated to the point where Meng Jie couldn't help but jump in.

She tagged Chen Duling and Zhou Ye in the small group chat and asked: "What's going on between you two?"

Chen Duling: "Nothing."

Zhou Ye: "Nothing."

Damn, they replied so fast and in such identical wording—it's obviously something's up!

Meng Jie was practically frantic holding her phone—she wanted to eat the melon!

But these two just ignored her~

Even if she didn't ask in the group, and went to DM them directly, they still wouldn't answer.

So she immediately contacted Bai Liang: "Little Hedgehog, what's wrong with them? What did you do?"

Bai Liang:.

My reputation in the martial arts world might now rival Duan Wang's.

Meng Jie immediately pinning him as the culprit and asking "What did you do?" made him feel a bit embarrassed.

Because he really did do something wrong.

The stains on the sofa hadn't even been wiped clean yet.

Mainly, he never expected these two girls had never agreed on anything—it was all just his own imagination.

After the livestream, Chen Duling directly moved out of his room.

Zhou Ye didn't immediately move into the empty space either—on one hand, she felt Chen Duling was ungrateful; she had given the hint, voluntarily cleared the space, yet still turned on her afterward.

On the other hand, she needed to recover from her injury~

Chen Duling's sour face didn't need explanation; Zhou Ye's grim expression during the livestream was mainly because her butt hurt.

Fortunately, although these two were indeed broken up—as netizens had analyzed—they had no intention of escalating the situation.

Neither had unfollowed the other on Weibo; they still interacted normally, and their teams didn't engage in any smear campaigns.

So their fans remained relatively restrained and didn't launch magical duels online.

It was basically being handled with cold treatment.

But netizens clearly weren't going to let this go easily—the rumors of their breakup were making a huge stir.

Fortunately, just then, the "rescuer" arrived~

The events from the premiere screening began to ferment!

Of course, the full video could never leak out—Sister Yanzi would never allow such a thing.

And although those female celebrities fought among themselves, few actually wanted to fight publicly.

Most had already informed Sister Yanzi.

But even the released clips and bloopers were packed with information for eagle-eyed viewers!

So damn interesting!

"Holy shit, this premiere was insane—any full version? Did they fight or feud?"

"Holy crap, awesome! No wonder Big Bai Daxian—he got the two ice queens to appear together! I thought I'd never see this in my lifetime~"

"Ice queens? What's that? It's weirder that Re Ba and Na Zha sat together without fighting—Na Zha was even smiling! This is the first time I've ever seen her smile at Re Ba."

"Tian Tian was sandwiched between Zhao Liying and Big Mi Mi—why did she look so pitiful? Was she bullied? I even felt like picking on her myself~"

"I knew Na Zha was dating Bai Liang—only the winner could be so calm. Re Ba looked miserable, like she was forcing a smile."

"Shuangzi showed up too? I'm not satisfied! Why so little screen time for Shuangzi? Did she kneel down on one knee and tell Big Daxian: 'You're my god'?"

"Hai Qing gave you a like~"

To be fair, the premiere lineup for this Big Immortal movie is ridiculously over-the-top—has half the entertainment industry's famous female stars shown up?

Although Chen Duling and Zhou Ye are the female lead and co-lead of the film, their online buzz still falls far short of the celebrities attending the premiere.

Not to mention they arrived together!

Fortunately, Sister Yanzi kept tight control and didn't let a single frame of the full video leak out.

Even those who recorded with their own phones captured little of the outrageous content, so online discourse remained mostly lighthearted.

If the full video had been released, it would've blown up instantly.

After all, this spectacle was far more extreme and direct than the Baasha Charity Night.

Initially, the premiere's heat focused on top-tier stars like the Xinjiang Double Beauties, the Double Ice Queens, Big Mi Mi, Big Tian Tian, and Little Zhao—but then a "thunderbolt" struck!

Bai Liang's parents showed up too!

Netizens instantly spotted the two in the leaked footage, and also found Meng Jie and Li Yitong sitting beside them.

A new scandal was born!

Are these two girls really that close to Bai Liang's parents?

Daughter-in-law?!

Naturally, Meng Jie—sitting right next to Bai's mother—was the first target; crowds flooded her Weibo comments asking if she'd met the family, even inquiring how much bride price she'd demand.

Of course, Meng Jie wouldn't answer such questions—but she could secretly gloat~

Hehe, finally it's my turn!

Meng Jie saw no issue: Bai Liang was so close to her mother, and she'd known Bai's mother for so long—wasn't that already mutual family introduction?

But Li Yitong flew into a rage!

"What the hell? Why am I being called just a cover for Meng Jie? Are these netizens blind?!"

She deeply regretted going to the restroom—otherwise, Meng Jie wouldn't have had the chance to snatch the prize.

If she'd known, she'd have just wet her pants instead of going to that restroom.

Otherwise, wouldn't the title "daughter-in-law" have been hers now?

Watching Meng Jie boast nonstop in the group chat, Li Yitong muttered sourly: Still gloating? Those two Xinjiang girls are coming for you!

Meng Jie: Huh?!

That remark did make her slightly nervous—people always feel fear after the adrenaline fades.

Although Meng Jie was fierce that day at the premiere, it didn't mean she could stay fierce forever.

After being teased by that evil little kitten, she truly grew uneasy.

If she had to face two at once, her chances of winning were slim~

(End of Chapter)