Chapter 169: The Childish Ghost and the Arsonist of Hearts

"You might be curious about what this place actually is. I can tell you clearly: this is Zhou Yi's company dormitory in Taiwan. When he was in Taiwan, he spent most of his time living here."

In the Nordic-style living room, its soft furnishings slightly modified by Zhou Yi with a modern eye, Sun Yanzi stood before the camera in a pale yellow long dress. Like a lively little deer, she hopped back and forth, her eyebrows brimming with playful smiles:

"While he isn't here right now, let me take everyone on a tour of what our little Guo Tianwang has in his home. I hope he didn't leave anything behind in the room."

The moment the VCR froze, the on-site audience, their curiosity piqued, became as hyper as if they had taken stimulants.

Host Dai Jun, with a look of suppressed mischief, turned to the target who clearly showed surprise: "Well, Zhou Yi, is there anything you need to clarify for us beforehand?"

Zhou Yi, who had actually thought for a moment and realized he indeed hadn't left anything behind in Taiwan, raised an eyebrow uncertainly: "There shouldn't be... any, right?"

He really didn't believe Warner would hand over anything that couldn't pass censorship to the "Super Visit" production team.

At the beginning, the production team had asked if they could film the place he lived; he nodded and agreed, so he wasn't surprised that the Taiwan dormitory would be made public.

What surprised him was that the person publicly acting as the tour guide turned out to be Sun Yanzi.

Wasn't she whisked away by Chen Zeshan to attend events?

The more sensitive female host Li Jing immediately noticed his hesitation and loudly reminded the on-site audience: "You hesitated. You just hesitated, didn't you?"

"No, Sister Jing, don't talk nonsense. I have always been upright." As soon as Zhou Yi finished his triple denial, the frozen image on the big screen suddenly changed—

"Actually, this is only my second time at his place. But after the last visit, the media outside started saying my father and Zhou Yi's parents were discussing marriage or something, which scared me so much I didn't dare come over to play with him even when I had nothing to do."

Having skillfully found the location, Sun Yanzi stuck out her tongue, lied with open eyes, and pushed open the study door. In an instant, a whole bookshelf filled with trophies, along with computers and books, came into the public view.

However, unlike the books one would expect in a study, the "books" on the shelves in Zhou Yi's study were mostly comics and mysteries.

"As everyone knows, Zhou Yi has won almost every newcomer award at nearly all award ceremonies. I say 'almost' because he lost to me at the Singapore Golden Melody Awards."

Sun Yanzi, holding the camera and proudly lifting her head, bared her teeth. She effortlessly stood on tiptoe, reached up to the top shelf, took down a Singapore Golden Melody Award trophy, and placed it in front of the lens with a mischievous smile: "Because I often show off in front of him, he got so angry that he made a small replica of the Singapore Golden Melody Award for newcomers himself, even engraved his own name on it to show off that he had already achieved a Grand Slam of Chinese newcomer awards."

"I suggest hosts Brother Dai Jun and Sister Li Jing ask this childish classmate how he made that trophy; there might be a surprise."

Zhou Yi: "..."

Damn! Didn't he throw this thing away long ago? Why is it still here?

Did Sun Yanzi go through the company building's trash cans when she had nothing to do?

Watching the VCR end, Zhou Yi, who thought he could withstand the exposure of his childish history, blinked his eyes. For a moment, he felt as if he was being publicly executed, and facing the laughter of the entire hall, he felt somewhat awkward, his toes curling into the floor.

"Hey, I noticed you really like reading mysteries. I thought someone like you, a high-achieving student, would actually read those timeless classics in private."

Dai Jun, having spotted the key point, held back his laughter but couldn't stop the corners of his mouth from rising. He used the numerous works by mystery writers like Agatha Christie and the Quine brothers on the bookshelf to start digging into Zhou Yi's rarely exposed private life.

This is also why their show "Super Visit" became popular nationwide: it satisfied the audience's "voyeuristic desire."

"Ahem, well, I mainly read those classics in the school library."

Zhou Yi, coughing awkwardly, said somewhat uneasily: "Of course, now that I've graduated, the school library's borrowing regulations probably won't welcome me anymore."

"So you've become a Peking University alumnus, huh?"

Dai Jun followed up with an improvised tease: "You're the first one since the new century to become a famous Peking University alumnus before even graduating. I'm curious if your former classmates and roommates had any special reactions when they suddenly saw you become a big star."

"It was fine. I was quite famous at Peking University back then. This isn't me bragging; at most, they just asked me for autographed records."

Changing the subject, Zhou Yi self-deprecatingly said: "Don't the newspapers often say I have many scandals? Actually, if you ask me, they've seen too little. When I was at school, I often went to the bar street to sing. Back then, there were far more romantic rumors about me than now; basically, every night I'd have rumors with about four or five girls."

—?!

As they chatted, Zhou Yi's sudden self-exposure left the audience in the room collectively stunned.

Holy crap!

Is this something that can be said?

Before, media outlets had tried to dig up news about Zhou Yi's school days, but in this era, there weren't many means of information storage, making "evidence gathering" difficult.

With only "oral testimony," after witnessing Warner single-handedly fighting over sixty lawsuits, mainland media were somewhat intimidated.

And now Zhou Yi is confirming it himself on the show?

Li Jing asked in surprise: "Four or five girls in one night? Is that really that exaggerated?"

"Yes. Those who don't know might think I'm Tang Seng, with everyone wanting to take a bite."

Speaking of this, Zhou Yi said solemnly: "And do you know what's the most outrageous part? Many of the people rumored to be with me didn't look like my type at all."

"I also want to seriously tell those media outlets who are itching to act: please don't use your suspicious eyes to insult my normal taste."

Dai Jun: "..."

Li Jing: "..."

Down in the audience, Qian Jiang helplessly lowered his head, holding his forehead with one hand, speechless.

Realizing Zhou Yi was improvising, Dai Jun's smile almost broke, and he steered the topic back: "Then let's change the subject. How did you make that Singapore Golden Melody Award for newcomers trophy? It looks very realistic."

"..."

Zhou Yi, unable to dodge it, covered his face with his hand, smiled, and pursed his lips: "I snatched Yanzi's trophy and copied it."

"Snatched it? Really?"

"Ah, she tried to resist, but I convinced her with a huge sum of five yuan."

"..."

"?"

Are you two flirting across the airwaves here?

Watching the fans in the audience visibly excited and cheering, Dai Jun wished he could chat more about the gossip between the twin stars, but the schedule still included other female stars—

CCTV's Sa Beinan;

Elva Hsiao, who was still preparing for her Shanghai concert; Fan Bingbin, who had returned to the public eye with the rerun of "Young Bao Qingtian 2";

Zhang Shaohan, who was taking Li Yijie everywhere for shows and events; Zhou Xun, whose record contract was with Warner; the Twins, who were already popular in the Cantonese-speaking regions; as well as Warner's Zhou Jianhui and Chen Zeshan, and even Alpha's Wu Zongxian, Zhou Jielun, Liu Genhong, and Wen Lan, and so on.

Basically, everyone Zhou Yi had become familiar with since his debut made a VCR appearance at today's "Super Visit" venue.

Then, the on-site audience discovered something rather strange—

Over 90% were women, which was a first on the "Super Visit" stage.

"Zhou Yi, your charm with women is quite something."

Li Jing on the stage smiled and teased, "Dai Jun, learn from him."

"Can't learn, can't learn."

Dai Jun shook his head hurriedly, "Zhou Yi has the ability to set fires and dance in some women's hearts without punishment; I don't have that ability."

Zhou Yi: "……?"

Zhou Yi, suddenly hearing this familiar description, slowly typed out a question mark.

Noticing his expression, Li Jing smiled and said, "That phrasing is interesting, but for a man like you to say it, it doesn't seem very persuasive, does it?"

"That's not what I said."

As soon as Dai Jun finished speaking, the big screen immediately showed Chen Hao's face, blending charm and elegance—

"Hello, Chen Hao, come say hello to the audience of 'Super Visit'."

"Hello to the audience of 'Super Visit', I am actress Chen Hao."

Because of the 'Hua Tian Cuo' MV and the news stirred up with Zhou Yi while filming 'The Pink Lady' in Shanghai previously, Chen Hao's face is now somewhat famous.

However, the representative work listed under her name by the program team was only one movie: 'That Mountain, That Man, That Dog'.

Watching her wave sweetly at the camera with a smile, holding up Zhou Yi's 'Graduation' EP in her hand: "Zhou Yi, I bought your album with my own money to support you; next time you can't say I'm always freelancing off you."

"I heard you and Zhou Yi have known each other for a long time?"

The interview voice came again from off-screen; Chen Hao, sitting on the sofa at home, nodded: "We knew each other when he just started university, I suppose, if I remember correctly."

"Knowing Zhou Yi for so long, if you had to use one adjective to evaluate him, what word would you choose?"

"One word, huh..."

Facing the camera, Chen Hao raised her hand, instinctively brushing back the slightly messy bangs styled on her forehead, her eyes and brows radiating gentleness: "He has too many good qualities; I feel a common word is hard to define him.

"If I must say, I think 'Heart Arsonist' really suits him?"

"'Heart Arsonist'? What does that mean?"

"You'll have to ask him yourself." Although she couldn't hold it back in the end, Chen Hao's figure of covering her mouth and giggling still held a stunning beauty before the camera.

The VCR ended, and everyone's gaze on the scene turned sharply to the figure sitting on the single sofa, lips pressed together, not knowing if he was smiling or doing what.

"Alright, no more pretending; I'll lay my cards on the table."

Facing the stares, Zhou Yi simply gave up trying to maintain the facade: "I am that man who sets fires in women's hearts; people have given me the nickname 'Heart Arsonist'.

"Otherwise, how to explain so many rumors and scandals related to me? Those are all people who couldn't get my love, then turned to hate because of love."

Mortal realm!

Still available before twelve!

(End of this chapter)