Chapter 3431: Cater to His Preferences

The next day's performance, Ye Chen even had some thoughts of backing out.

He wanted to have Gu Qiuyi and Tawana swap dance partners, but encountered strong opposition from both.

Gu Qiuyi felt that no one else could possibly achieve the effect Ye Chen did.

Tawana, however, knew full well that it must be her own improper conduct on stage the previous night that had troubled Ye Chen.

She therefore sincerely said: "Mr. Ye, rest assured, today I definitely won't misbehave..."

Seeing Tawana's sincere attitude, Ye Chen thought that if he kept refusing, it would seem petty, so he nodded and said: "Then we have an agreement—no overly intimate interactions in the upcoming performances."

Tawana, delighted, nodded repeatedly and promised: "Rest assured, I won't—my manager even scolded me yesterday..."

Seeing Ye Chen's jumpy reaction, Gu Qiuyi found it amusing, covered her mouth and giggled: "So there's actually something Ye Chen gege is afraid of."

After saying that, she linked arms with Tawana and deliberately laughed as she said: "I've never seen Ye Chen gege this nervous about anything before—I guess you scared him with your passionate enthusiasm."

Ye Chen couldn't help but roll his eyes at her, thinking to himself: "I'm not just afraid of her—I'm afraid of you too. You must have picked up bad habits from that American woman."

Because yesterday's performance was too explosive, it had topped global entertainment hot searches for a day, so today's audience was full of anticipation for Gu Qiuyi's performance segment and eagerly hoped to witness Tawana's passionate enthusiasm on stage firsthand.

When Gu Qiuyi's song "Assassin" began again, Ye Chen stepped onto the stage and immediately triggered a roaring cheer from the crowd.

The audience didn't know who Ye Chen was, but felt that this male dancer's physique, posture, and every movement while sword-dancing were flawlessly perfect—using the phrase young people often say nowadays, it was sexual tension maxed out.

Although they couldn't see Ye Chen's face, everything visible was already impeccable, so the masked Ye Chen actually retained a hint of hazy charm, making people feel he was even more perfect and more anticipated.

After all, everyone's expectations for appearance differ—some men may be handsome but lack masculinity, some may be masculine but have less striking features, some like long faces, some like square faces, some like thick brows and big eyes, and some like single-eyelid men.

So, if Ye Chen didn't wear a mask, there would always be someone who disliked his facial style.

But once he wore the mask, nothing could be faulted.

When Ye Chen began his swordsmanship performance, to these audiences it was even more of a unique audiovisual feast.

When Tawana appeared, the venue erupted in deafening cheers; today's audience also hoped to witness her passionate scenes with the male dancer firsthand, but Tawana had indeed become much more restrained—although she had some physical contact with Ye Chen during the performance, she ultimately controlled herself and did not go forward to embrace and kiss him.

As the song ended and the audience still hadn't seen a kissing scene, fans below picked up their light sticks, and someone shouted in English, "Kiss!"—upon which the entire crowd went wild, shouting in unison, nonstop: "Kiss! Kiss!"

After Tawana finished her song, logically Ye Chen and Gu Qiuyi should exit and return the stage to her.

But the audience, with their mindset of enjoying the spectacle no matter how big, kept stirring things up, wanting to see something explosive on stage.

Seeing the audience's uproar, Tawana couldn't help but whisper in Ye Chen's ear: "Mr. Ye, could you just give me a light kiss? The audience is so enthusiastic—if we don't satisfy their demand, it might be hard to get through this..."

As she spoke, her expression carried a mix of grievance and pleading.

I had promised not to initiate kissing Ye Chen like yesterday, but seeking his consent first should still be acceptable, right?

If willing, then willing; if unwilling, I won't force myself.

Anyway, with so many fans vouching for me, making this request is understandable—it just depends on whether Ye Chen will accommodate me.

At this moment, Ye Chen also felt like he had a thorn in his back—these fans really shouldn't be gossiping this much!

Other fans hope their idols don't fall in love or get ambiguous with others—how come Tawana's fans seem to just want to watch the drama?

But after thinking it over, he couldn't really blame them—Tawana herself has given her fans the impression of a rich love life; besides liking her songs, they also enjoy watching her pursue relationships and seeing her act ambiguously on stage, which is even more interesting than watching her date someone.

Hearing the mountain-shaking, sea-roaring chants of "Kiss," and seeing Tawana's pleading expression, even Gu Qiuyi not far away wore a look of eager anticipation as she watched him—so to exit quickly, Ye Chen could only helplessly whisper: "Alright, alright, hurry up, hurry up."

Seeing Ye Chen relent, Tawana was overjoyed, quickly rose onto her toes, and lightly kissed him through the mask.

The tens of thousands of fans below instantly felt immense satisfaction, with cheers rising and falling without cease.

Ye Chen felt helpless, yet also relieved, and hurriedly exited the stage together with Gu Qiuyi via the lift.

Since yesterday was a deep kiss and today only a light one, today's video wasn't as explosive as yesterday's.

But precisely because he kissed yesterday and also today, it instead gave the audience the feeling that this should just be part of the stage design.

Back in the lounge, Gu Qiuyi scrolled through Weibo hot searches while smiling and saying: "Ye Chen gege, now fans all think this is part of the stage design—they estimate that in the day after tomorrow and the day after that, you'll still have to kiss Tawana on stage."

Ye Chen had already become indifferent, casually saying: "Whatever—anyway, it's through the mask, so it doesn't really count as a kiss."

Gu Qiuyi immediately clung to him like a little rabbit, deliberately putting on a proud expression and speaking in a soft, coquettish voice: "Tawana is so pitiful—she can only kiss Ye Chen gege through the mask, unlike me, who can kiss Ye Chen gege directly."

After saying that, she brought her face close to Ye Chen's, her lips nearly touching his, her warm breath spraying directly onto his face, as if she were about to kiss him at any moment.

"You..." Ye Chen hadn't expected that this little girl, after initiating a kiss with him yesterday, would now let loose—this unmarried man and woman weren't just not shy, but were even teasing him.

So he instinctively dodged slightly and said seriously and sternly: "Gu Nannan, let's be a bit more restrained, okay?"

Gu Nannan paid no mind, pressed her face against his chest, and softly said: "You've already proactively asked me for a son—what's there left to be restrained about?"

Ye Chen was left speechless by her words, only able to rub his temples and sigh inwardly.

At the same time, he secretly vowed in his heart that no matter who it was, he would never again agree to such a request.

……

Tawana's performance schedule is two shows, then a day off, then two more shows.

So on the third day, she temporarily had a day of rest.

To better win Ye Chen's favor, she specially arranged a full-day tour of Yanjing, and even wanted to broadcast it globally in sync.

Thus, early the next morning, Tawana and her entourage—her manager, assistant, bodyguards, and over twenty others—set off in a mighty procession toward the Great Wall.

Several camera crews simultaneously streamed live across multiple platforms to the whole world, attracting over ten million netizens watching online.

During the live broadcast, Tawana showed full engagement, giving high praise to everything she saw, and also allowing overseas netizens who had never been to China or Yanjing to see the magnificence and grandeur of the Great Wall.

After touring the Great Wall, her convoy swiftly returned to the city, first visiting the Summer Palace, then touring and sightseeing at the Old Summer Palace.

Many people thought Tawana didn't understand Chinese history and didn't know the background of the Old Summer Palace—she chose it merely because she knew it was famous and close to the Summer Palace, so she treated it as the third stop.

But no one knew that Tawana had actually done thorough preparation in advance.

She knew Ye Chen was very patriotic, so to make him look at her anew, she specially arranged a global live broadcast, then deliberately pretended to casually choose the Old Summer Palace—just to declare her stance in this broadcast: to cater to his preferences.

When she entered the Old Summer Palace, she still wore a look of innocent bewilderment like a little white rabbit, praising the scenery while asking the guide about the history of the Old Summer Palace.

Her guide also assumed this American superstar didn't know the history behind the Old Summer Palace, so he began explaining its origins and how it had been burned down.

The live broadcast camera pointed at the "Great Water Law" ruins of the Old Summer Palace—this is the most direct and famous remnant of its destruction.

When everyone saw the ruins of the Great Water Law, the live chat was instantly flooded with bullet comments from netizens worldwide, all in various languages saying, "What a pity."

Tawana pretended to be surprised and asked the tour guide: "Excuse me, who burned this place down?"

The tour guide said: "This place was burned down by the Anglo-French Allied Forces in 1860. At that time, they launched the Second Opium War, intending to smuggle opium into China. After invading Yanjing, they looted and destroyed the Yuanmingyuan. Even today, many artifacts from that time are still housed in the British Museum."

Tawana feigned shock, exclaiming: "Did the British and French really do something like that? Did they ever apologize for their actions back then?"

"Of course not," the tour guide replied. "The Anglo-French forces colonized the world, committing every conceivable atrocity—burning, killing, looting. As far as I know, they have never publicly apologized to any country. Moreover, the artifacts they looted have never been returned and remain on display in the British Museum."

"My goodness!" Tawana said, indignant: "Do you know? I think their behavior was truly excessive! In the past, if someone made a mistake and sincerely apologized, they could often be forgiven. But how could they be so shameless? Not apologizing, not returning the looted artifacts—would have been bad enough. But why do they still brazenly display these stolen treasures in their own museum? Are they proud of their past global colonization and plunder? Is this what British gentlemanly conduct amounts to?"