CH 36.2

Do You Still Hate Her? 26 – Brainless fanboys and fangirls

On the other side, at the entrance of the villa.

Shang Lu and Jiang Jing happened to meet as they arrived one after the other in their respective cars.

Because of Xu Ze’s confession and Shang Lu’s disclosure of her family background in the previous episode, the minor ‘conflict’ between her and Jiang Jing had largely been forgotten by now.

Jiang Jing seemed a bit awkward at first, but after hesitating for two seconds, she looked at Shang Lu and said, “Good morning, let’s go in together.”

Seeing Jiang Jing’s attitude seemingly returning to normal today, Shang Lu didn’t want to embarrass Jiang Jing, so Shang Lu agreed and walked over.

At the moment they entered the villa, Shang Lu’s gaze instinctively searched for Lin Yanyan, but when she met Lin Yanyan’s eyes filled with grievances, she paused.

“What…?”

What had happened?

Before Shang Lu could say a word, another excited voice cut her off.

“Good morning, Teacher Shang!” Suddenly, Ou Yi stood up, his gaze fixed on Shang Lu as he asked, “Do you often drink coffee? I have Americano and Latte here. Which one do you prefer?”

As Ou Yi spoke, he quickly took out two bottles of instant coffee from his side pockets for Shang Lu to choose from.

Shang Lu: “Thank you, but I haven’t had breakfast, and I won’t drink coffee on an empty stomach.”

Shang Lu was just trying to come up with an excuse to decline, but then she watched as Ou Yi immediately pulled out a whole wheat croissant and a box of sushi from his backpack on the sofa, asking, “Which one would you like?”

Shang Lu : “…?”

Under Ou Yi’s enthusiastic gaze, she eventually made a choice to avoid prolonging the interaction, and said, “I’ll take the croissant, thank you.”

Ou Yi quickly handed her the croissant, appearing extremely proactive.

Everyone : “?”

Netizens : “?”

[Is this Ou Yi? Is this the legendary Ou Yi who acted high and mighty as soon as he became popular?]

[If this counts as acting arrogant, then there are no polite artists in the entertainment industry, right?]

[I feel like he’s just a step away from feeding Lulu with a sandwich in one hand and coffee in the other.]

[I used to be a casual fan of Ou Yi. He’s usually not this courteous.]

[I’m a fan of Ou Yi, and I feel like my arrogant and domineering idol has been possessed by someone else.]

[I once thought Ou Yi was here to compete with Lin Yanyan and Ye Lu to see who has a worse temper, but he’s surprisingly well-behaved today.]

And at this moment, Ye Lu pulls off the blindfold from his eyes and asks, “Why are you talking? Isn’t this a silent challenge?”

Lin Yanyan looks at him puzzled, “What are you talking about?”

[Hahaha, is this why Ye Lu remains silent?]

[Ye Lu’s second attempt at seeing through the show’s routine fails, a second blooper.]

[They say it’s not easy to learn Shang Lu’s character! It takes brains! Ye Lu, you don’t have that, so don’t even try!]

Realizing that he had overthought this so-called competition, Ye Lu felt annoyed for a few seconds, but his focus quickly shifted.

He glanced at Shang Lu and then at Ou Yi, asking, “Do you know each other?”

Shang Lu instinctively shook her head, thought for a moment, then nodded and replied, “We just met yesterday.”

Ye Lu couldn’t quite figure out what was wrong, but he felt something was off.

However, everyone present except for Ye Lu understood what was going on.

Met yesterday… Ou Yi’s attitude towards Shang Lu is way too enthusiastic!

With so many people here, Ou Yi hasn’t spoken to them at all, hasn’t even looked at them properly! Yet, as soon as Shang Lu arrives, he’s practically wagging his tail! That’s such a differential treatment!

Especially Lin Yanyan, she looked at Ou Yi with a vigilant gaze, suddenly feeling a strange sense of crisis.

She felt as if a wolf had set its sights on her cabbage.

At this moment, all the guests had arrived, and the program team began the opening statement. They read sponsor advertisements for about two minutes and then had Ou Yi give a brief self-introduction.

In the morning, they didn’t rush into the task segment. The program team even chatted with them for a while. Of course, the focus of the questions was still on Shang Lu. They asked a very sharp question, “Mr. Shang, how do you respond to the online comments that label you as the ‘magic mirror’ of the industry? About the guests who came to our show… well.”

The program team didn’t finish the sentence, but those who understood, understood.

The viewers watching the livestream : “!”

[Wow, they truly live up to their show’s reputation. They’re really not afraid to ask.]

[Is it that direct? I also want to hear Shang Lu’s opinion.]

[LinJiang CP used to be the number one on the BG CP Super Topics list for years. We don’t need to say much about Xia Yuan’s status, right? But now… tsk.]

[‘Magic mirror’ of the industry, to put it simply, anyone who has had a conflict with Shang Lu and came (or about to) on this show is definitely not a good person!]

“It’s not my concern.” Shanglu innocently shrugged and then counted on his fingers, “You see, Yu Su and Director Yue Qi are fine, and Ou Yi is also okay. But the three of them have something in common.”

Ou Yi couldn’t help but ask first before the program team did, “What’s the common point?”

“I participated in Yu Su’s MV, joined Yue Qi’s crew, and also collaborated on OST with you yesterday.” Shang Lu smiled and looked at the camera, saying, “So, the next guest who’s coming to join our Xiao Taoyan, remember to invite me to collaborate to ensure your safety.”

Netizens were amused by Shang Lu’s attitude.

[What she said actually makes sense, hahaha]

[Hahaha, who’s the next guest? Remember to invite Shang Lu to collaborate, otherwise, the next collapsed house will be yours!]

[Offering incense money for safety (kidding)]

Some people also focused on the wrong point.

[Wait, what is this ‘Xiao Taoyan’ thing?]

[Hahaha, obviously, Xiao Taoyan refers to this show, but being called by her like this makes it so cute.]

[Thanks Shang Lu! Congratulations to the program team for the new name!]

Because of Shang Lu’s funny response, she managed to avoid the small trap set by the production team.

Of course, those who still support Xia Yuan or LinJiang are not exactly rational fans now. Even if Shang Lu doesn’t say anything, they would still mindlessly dislike her. So, this point isn’t that important either.

Soon, the first game segment of today began—

Embroidery.

The production team led them to sit in front of a long table in the living room. The table was covered with various tools, and they even invited a specialized teacher to instruct them.

Each person needs to create a satisfactory piece of embroidery during the morning, which will be auctioned online, and the money raised will be donated to children in mountain villages for education.

They will be divided into two groups, and the funds they raise will also be compared. The winning group will receive a privilege in the next episode.

As always, they drew lots to form the groups, resulting in a group of four and a group of three. To ensure fairness, the funds raised by the three-person group will be increased by one-third for the comparison.

The result of this draw placed Shang Lu, Song Zeqian, and Ye Lu in one group, while the remaining four people formed another group.

Except for Jiang Jing, disappointment was more or less visible on the other three’s faces.

In terms of popularity, there isn’t much difference between the two sides. The final selling price of the items will also depend on the quality of the finished products.

So, Shang Lu turned to Song Zeqian and asked, “Can you embroider?”

Song Zeqian naturally shook his head.

“I can’t either,” Shang Lu said and then looked at Ye Lu. At this moment, Ye Lu picked up a needle and began acting like Nanny Rong pricking Ziwei1. However, the needle fell to the ground, and he struggled for a while before finally finding it, but he couldn’t pick it up.

Watching his clumsy appearance, Shang Lu didn’t really intend to ask him at all. Instead, she sincerely looked at the program team and said, “What if we can’t sell it?”

[Hahaha, Shang Lu looked at Ye Lu and suddenly lost confidence in their future.]

[I feel like besides Jiang Jing, probably no one else there can do it. It should be quite challenging for everyone.]

[I’m curious about what they’re planning to embroider, hahaha.]