Chapter 31: Sweeping the Trending List: The

The official start time for the Kiwi Scream Night's "Screaming Red Carpet" is 2:30 PM.

Jin Xia is a big name this summer and one of the last celebrities to appear, so by the time Chi Ye and the others came out, the red carpet was already at its peak.

Aside from the lingering heat of Meng Yixun’s downfall, the trending topics were almost entirely filled with entries about the Screaming Red Carpet.

It was just that Brother Meng fell a day too early; if he had fallen today, he would have completely hijacked the Screaming Night.

"Hiss... it's so cold."

The Old Buddha was originally sitting in the car and only needed to get out when it was time to make her entrance.

But because she couldn't find a chance to have a "private conversation" with Chi Ye, she took the initiative to step out.

As soon as she got out of the car, the delicate Old Buddha couldn't quite handle it.

Of course, while she complained, her charming and exquisite little face still wore a dignified smile, her posture elegant as she nodded and greeted the artists passing by.

Chi Ye glanced at her exposed, standard right-angled shoulders; her skin was fair and tender, her collarbones like the ridges of a sculpted snowfield, draped in starlight, elegant and composed, without a single physiological reaction to the cold.

He had no idea how she trained for that.

"Xiaxia, why did you come down? It’s such a cold day, what if you catch a chill?!"

Sister Mi, who had just finished communicating with the event organizers, returned to see this scene. Her vision went dark, and she hurriedly grabbed a portable heater from a team member nearby.

Chi Ye suddenly understood.

So the "portable heater" the Old Buddha mentioned earlier was for this kind of situation...

"No need, no need, Sister Mi, I'm not cold!"

Seeing someone approach, the Old Buddha’s little face changed.

Chi Ye caught on immediately and snatched the portable heater from Sister Mi’s hand: "Let me do it; let me be the sun for once."

Sister Mi: "?"

You kid trying to steal my job?

Others around them cast frequent side-glances, their eyes looking toward them with a vague sense of strangeness.

Curiosity, gossip, disgust, disdain, sneers...

In reality, ever since Chi Ye followed Jin Xia out, many people in the circle had been pointing at them.

Clearly, the two "catfights" that had occurred in such a short time had already spread like wildfire.

—This incident once again proved that there are no secrets in the circle.

"What are you looking at?"

Facing those strange gazes, Chi Ye didn't change his expression and looked back: "Never seen someone living off a woman before?!"

Everyone: "?!"

Holy crap, can he really just say something like that out loud?!

Not far away, hiding in a car and "spying" through the window, Shen Qingyu cursed loudly: "He really has no shame!"

Peng Chen, sitting in the car, glanced at him, his expression slightly displeased.

Shen Qingyu was startled.

He forgot, this one is also a player who takes shortcuts.

He paused and changed the subject: "They’ve only known each other for a few days? Don't worry."

Peng Chen looked at him: "Did Yuenar get back to you?"

Shen Qingyu nodded, delighted: "My agent gave me the word, things have changed a bit... Yuenar headquarters is already very dissatisfied with Chi Ye. He’s finished; no one can save him."

Peng Chen fell silent upon hearing this: "His value is gone, his reputation is ruined, he really has no value left. Actually... he’s quite pitiful."

Pitiful? Pitiful, yet you bullied him even more fiercely than I did back then?

Shen Qingyu felt disdain in his heart; Peng Chen was great in every way, except for being too hypocritical.

Peng Chen didn't know Shen Qingyu's thoughts; the "sadness" was fleeting, and his expression turned calm: "I can team up with you, and I can cooperate with you to use Chi Ye to stir up your fans, but... the resources for Meng Yixun’s movie and Director Liu’s new play..."

"Don't worry, the resources you're snatching are all invested in by Yuenar; it's guaranteed."

"That’s it then... I won't meet with those losers like Zhang Xianming; walk the red carpet with me later."

Hearing that the "bundling" with Peng Chen was finally settled, Shen Qingyu was ecstatic: "Brother Peng, take it slow, see you later!"

Peng Chen’s expression wasn't good; he ignored Shen Qingyu entirely and went straight back to his own red carpet car.

Shen Qingyu didn't mind; everyone in the circle knew that while Peng Chen looked good and had decent professional skills, he had one flaw: he was too short!

At 170cm, he and the equally 170cm Meng Yixun were both recognized in the circle as "little giants"!

The two little giants always walked the red carpet alone whenever possible and never held hands with partners who were too tall.

Shen Qingyu was 178cm tall, officially lied about being 185cm, and wore thick insoles; for Peng Chen to agree to "team up on the red carpet" with him, he must have made a huge decision.

……

"Teacher Chi, what is she drinking?"

On the other side, the Old Buddha maintained her dignified and elegant posture, but her peach-blossom eyes were locked onto the milk tea cup held by a certain actress.

She feigned confusion: "It looks quite ordinary."

Chi Ye glanced sideways; that actress was likely a young starlet known for her "foodie" persona, having just received the milk tea from her assistant, probably to build her image.

"It should be the mountain spring water specially supplied to the British Royal Family."

Jin Xia: "?"

She glanced at Chi Ye: "That's not right, mountain spring water doesn't have this brand."

Chi Ye looked at her sideways: "Do you want to drink it?"

The Old Buddha was dead serious: "I only drink pure, natural, unpolluted, specially supplied mountain spring water."

"No problem, I'll tear off the packaging for you later and stick a mountain spring water label on it."

Jin Xia’s eyes lit up, then she hesitated: "...Is that okay?"

"Yeah, maybe not. Forget it then."

Jin Xia: "?!"

She wanted to put her hands on her hips, but remembering she was outside, she could only keep a straight face and say coquettishly: "Teacher Chi!"

"If you want to drink it, just say so. Why do you always make it like a spy meeting..."

Seeing the Old Buddha had "stiffened her little face" and was about to "throw a little tantrum," Chi Ye couldn't help but laugh: "Fine, fine, I'll buy it for you."

"Mm!"

"By the way, have you never had milk tea before?" Chi Ye asked curiously.

"Does pure milk tea count?"

Chi Ye shook his head: "Oh, that doesn't count. That's too healthy; normal milk tea is full of additives, sweeteners, and fruit essences."

Jin Xia: "..."

"I'll order one for you too; you can drink it secretly after you receive your award."

"Mm!"

The Old Buddha nodded heavily, then corrected him: "Teacher Chi, the word 'secretly' isn't very elegant."

Chi Ye looked sideways: "...Then please, later, 'hide from others to enjoy the fragrant tea, and let no idle gossip fall into the world'."

The Old Buddha was very satisfied: "Mm-hmm, that works, that's good!"

Chi Ye: "..."

As the two were talking, a commotion suddenly broke out on the red carpet.

Immediately after, three muscular men wearing tight, leopard-print, cutout outfits stepped onto the stage and began to shake their hips wildly to the beat of the background music.

Chi Ye: "..."

Jin Xia: "...?"

Chi Ye sighed: "The three brothers are still 'edge-balling' (teasing/flirting)."

"Teacher Chi."

The Old Buddha felt her eyes had been hit by a magic attack, turned her exquisite face toward Chi Ye: "What are they doing?"

"Edge-balling."

Chi Ye replied casually.

Jin Xia’s peach-blossom eyes seemed to understand: "So this is edge-balling."

"What's wrong?"

"It's so disgusting."

Chi Ye: "..."

Jin Xia remained puzzled: "Does anyone really like watching this kind of disgusting performance?"

Chi Ye paused and said sincerely: "I generally like watching girls do it."

"Oh."

The Old Buddha suddenly realized: "So you like being disgusted by girls like this."

Chi Ye: "?"

Then I suggest you disgust me more.

"Alright, I have to go get ready."

Jin Xia fluttered her peach-blossom eyes; the "secret" talk finished, she saw Sister Mi’s gesture in the distance and turned to wave at Chi Ye: "Teacher Chi, remember to buy it for me!"

"Don't worry, it's guaranteed."

Chi Ye patted his chest.

"Mm-hmm! See you later!"

The Old Buddha walked happily toward her red carpet car.

Chi Ye watched her get into the car, then called Keke over and asked her to help find a nearby milk tea shop and time it to order three cups.

Keke nodded, logged into Meituan, and began to check.

—She wasn't interested in these men who were just trying to stir up controversy anyway.

Fortunately, this kind of controversy-seeking didn't last too long.

Soon, after two more A-list stars walked by, the media and fans around the red carpet were all watching with bated breath.

Since the disbandment of the boy band Rise, its two most popular members were about to reunite on the red carpet—a "century-defining frame"!

Chi Ye heard the commotion, looked up, and saw Peng Chen and Shen Qingyu get out of the car together, then walk onto the red carpet with smiles on their faces.

Click, click, click.

In an instant, the fans screamed and the camera flashes flickered; the atmosphere of the red carpet reached a small climax once again.

On the red carpet.

Since getting out of the car, Shen Qingyu had been walking side-by-side with Peng Chen, feeling the flashes and the cheers of the fans around him, and his mood grew increasingly high.

The only downside was that, in order to match the "little giant," he had originally intended to wear two height-increasing insoles, but this time he only wore one.

Looking at Peng Chen again, damn it, he looked even taller than him; he had actually padded his way from 170 to 180!

Did you buy out the height-increasing insole factory?

Thinking this, Shen Qingyu became a bit distracted and, failing to pay attention for a moment, tripped over his own feet.

Who would have thought that this very trip would cause Peng Chen—who was already struggling to walk because he had stuffed N height-increasing insoles into his shoes—to stumble and fall flat on his face!

With a bang, Peng Chen fell to his side, and a pair of shoes flew right off.

"Whoosh, whoosh," at least four or five height-increasing insoles flew out from inside.

Before some people could even react, they were hit squarely in the face by an insole.

Everyone: "?!"

With a "clatter," the scene was stunned for a second.

Immediately after, the camera flashes went off like crazy.

"Peng Chen fell!"

"Brother, are you okay? Shen Qingyu, what are you doing!"

"What the hell flew onto my face!"

"Who pooped their pants?! Why does it smell so bad?!"

The scene was in chaos, and Chi Ye watched from the side, dumbfounded.

Come on, man, why are you resorting to biochemical warfare?!

"Are you okay? Brother Peng, are you okay?"

On the red carpet, Shen Qingyu was stunned, but after reacting, he hurriedly went up to try and help Peng Chen up.

Peng Chen was trembling all over, his face flushed red—it was unclear if it was from the fall or from being angered by the insoles flying out.

He shivered and signaled to Shen Qingyu with his eyes: What are you standing there for? Go pick up my shoes for me!

Shen Qingyu froze, his expression instantly turning ugly.

What does that mean?

You want me to go pick up your stinky insoles?

Who the hell do you think you are?

Anger rose in his heart, but seeing the murderous look in Peng Chen's eyes, he calmed down.

I still have to be tied to him in the future... just pick them up, pick them up, and I'll get used to it!

He stood up, full of apologies, and started jogging while bending over to look for Peng Chen's insoles.

Upon picking up two of them, a pungent, sour stench hit his face, making Shen Qingyu roll his eyes.

"Ugh!"

He cursed inwardly, why does it smell like feces? Damn it, Peng Chen, you don't wash your feet, do you?

Out loud, he was still communicating with the media and audience off-stage, pointing to a certain area: "Pass them over, please pass them over!"

"What are you doing, what are you doing? Don't come over here!"

Whoosh.

Everyone subconsciously scattered.

Chi Ye was right there, vigilantly protecting his own shoes: "What are you looking at? Looking for food? Go away, I don't have any here!"

Shen Qingyu: "..."

Chi Ye, you're dead!

He gritted his teeth and turned to look elsewhere.

The surrounding media had already gone crazy, snapping photos frantically.

"Stop taking pictures, stop taking pictures!"

Shen Qingyu waved his hands, sweating profusely, trying to stop the media, but everyone clearly wasn't going to listen to him.

Peng Chen's height-increasing insoles being flung out on the spot—what a huge news story!

Shen Qingyu was so angry he gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do; he could only find the three stinky insoles as quickly as possible and hurry back.

Peng Chen's face didn't look much better than his; it had evolved from bright red to purplish-red, from a yellow-skinned person to a red-skinned person. He haphazardly put his insoles back in, didn't wait for Shen Qingyu at all, pushed aside even the interviews, and turned to leave.

"Hey, wait for me!"

Shen Qingyu hurriedly followed.

Peng Chen stumbled again—he had only found three of the height-increasing insoles, and he was walking unevenly, not used to it!

He stopped, just wanting to steady himself, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of Chi Ye watching him from below.

Peng Chen: "..."

Chi Ye: "..."

After a long while, Chi Ye blurted out: "How do you fall and end up with a limp?"

Damn!

Peng Chen's teeth itched with rage, but he didn't pay any attention to Chi Ye at all; he was just a nobody, and giving him any screen time was a gift.

He turned and quickly left, "limping" away.

"We still have to reunite with Zhang Xianming and the other two later, you promised!"

Shen Qingyu ran over like the wind and reminded him urgently in his ear.

"Reunite with your mother!"

Peng Chen cursed inwardly; he had to think about crisis PR quickly, who cared about that?

—His official reported height was 178!

"Hey! Why did he just leave!?"

At the same time.

Nearby, Zhang Xianming and the other two, who had been waiting eagerly for Brother Peng and Brother Shen to reunite so they could leech off some of the buzz, were dumbfounded.

The three brothers had spent the whole winter day trying to stir up controversy, wasn't it all for this bit of heat?

Seeing that Peng Chen "didn't keep his promise," the other two were fine, but Zhang Xianming was anxious.

He had been reduced to living off controversy and was preparing to transition to livestreaming and selling products; this was his only chance to advertise his "career"!

Thinking this, he strode directly onto the chaotic red carpet and greeted the people off-stage: "Hello everyone, I am Rise's Zhang Xianming, Zhang as in Zhang!"

"On February 15th, my 'Xianming Chicken Feet' brand will officially launch on Xiaohongshu and Douyin Mall. Combining culture and sports, promoting chicken feet culture! I hope everyone will come to support us. Look for Xianming Chicken Feet, made with a conscience, eaten with peace of mind...!"

The other two Rise members who had also reacted and reached Zhang Xianming's side were stunned.

The fans and media at the scene were stunned.

The general director of the Screaming Red Carpet was also dumbfounded.

"???"

After reacting, the general director was so angry he was trembling and gasping for air, pointing at Zhang Xianming and cursing: "Him! Him!! Damn it!! Where did this beggar come from? Get him off! Get him off!"

"Quick, quick! Someone, carry him off!"

"What the hell is Xianming Chicken Feet, Xian-your-mother!"

"Are they crazy?!"

A group of people rushed up, but Zhang Xianming's movements were faster; he had already opened the bag he was carrying, reached in, and pulled out a huge handful of chicken feet!

Then he threw them toward the crowd and shouted: "Look for Xianming Chicken Feet! All the members of Rise love to eat them!!"

"Everyone have a taste, Xianming Chicken Feet, the good chicken feet of the Chinese people!"

"...!"

His gaze suddenly paused, and he saw Chi Ye in the front row of the crowd. His eyes lit up, and he reached out and threw a handful of chicken feet toward him, shouting: "Captain, Captain, try my chicken feet! They're delicious! Remember to help me promote them after you finish eating!"

Chi Ye: "??!"

He subconsciously caught two chicken feet, one in each hand, and only then did he react and hurriedly put them down.

He was completely numb at this moment!

Unbelievable, inconceivable, he couldn't hold it together anymore!

Having you is my blessing!

Bang!

The chief director saw Zhang Xianming still frantically promoting his chicken feet and rolled his eyes in anger, cursing, "Cut the live stream! Cut the live feed!"

"You! Damn it!! Die!! All of you, die!!"

The on-site security team rushed up collectively, forcibly dragging Zhang Xianming off the red carpet, and even carried out the other two Rise members who hadn't done any of this.

The two of them had expressions like their mothers had just died, their blood pressure skyrocketing to 1000!

Zhang Xianming, f*** your mother!

Over here, although the director reacted quickly and had security go up to carry the people away the moment the incident occurred, the signal source was cut too late; this scene had already been broadcast, causing an earthquake on the Kiwi platform, with comments pouring in like rain.

"？？？？？"

"Holy crap, what just happened?"

"Rise is killing me, what kind of 'divine group' is this! Are they all lunatics?"

"Hahaha, I'm laughing so hard the neighbors downstairs are coming to knock on my door."

"Has Zhang Xianming gone crazy? To live-stream and sell goods, he doesn't even want his face anymore?"

"An incident on the red carpet that rivals the red carpet forced kiss!"

"Rise is so full of surprises!"

"Rise's grand reunion of the century? A reunion of what?"

"A reunion that took a giant dump!"

Chi Ye also reacted at this moment, looking at the chaotic red carpet scene, amazed, feeling that today's red carpet show was destined to "go down in history."

What did Kiwi invite Rise here for this time?

"I am the last shred of dignity for Rise."

Chi Ye shook his head and sighed.

Beside him, Keke silently handed her phone to him.

Chi Ye was puzzled, took it, and looked.

It displayed the current Weibo trending search list, from one to ten.

#Peng Chen biochemical weapon#

#Peng Chen suspected of defecating on site#

#Shen Qingyu vomited from the stench#

#Shen Qingyu intentionally tripped Peng Chen#

#Zhang Xianming caught#

#Three Rise members carried out of Scream Night by security#

#Chi Ye forcibly crashed Scream Night#

#Chi Ye came uninvited and was blocked#

#Rise's favorite chicken feet#

Finally, there was even a new trending search for Jiang Yi, a senior who hadn't attended and whose reputation had collapsed, who was also live-streaming to sell goods: Jiang Yi started a broadcast saying that Zhang Xianming's chicken feet were all artificial, and suggested everyone go to his live stream to buy "Jiang Yi Chicken Feet," claiming those were the real chicken feet that Rise loved to eat!

Chi Ye looked at this scene, speechless for a long time, remaining silent.

The back that Rise had been bending all along had finally snapped.