Chapter 537
[528] Actually I
"The trending topic has already been removed."
Inside the hotel room, Chen Xingruo, her hair disheveled, sat up from the covers and stretched. Her assistant, who was already quite familiar with her, admired the beautiful curves revealed by her pajamas, her expression a little envious, but her tone was also gossipy as she asked, "It wasn't us who did it. It seems like another company helped remove it. Could it be that some other suitor was jealous and paid to have it removed?"
"You've been reading too many female-oriented novels, haven't you?"
Chen Xingruo rolled her eyes. "Whoever it is, just take it down."
She suddenly sighed, her energetic demeanor from just waking up instantly deflated, her back slumped, and she said irritably, "These people are so annoying."
Turning to look at his assistant, he suddenly had a whimsical idea and laughed, "Do you think if I announced to the public that I like girls, would these people stop bothering me?"
The assistant was startled, shaking his head and hands in a panic, saying, "No, the consequences are too uncontrollable. Even if you really mean it, you can't say it like that. The company will go crazy."
"Tch, I was just kidding."
Chen Xingruo lay down again, picked up her phone with both hands and held it up in the air to look at it, casually asking, "When do we leave?"
"At the latest, forty minutes later; twenty minutes is recommended."
"Ok."
Chen Xingruo held her phone, briefly replied to two messages to her friend, and then typed a message to Chen Xingzhu: "Sister, I have a very serious question for you. If I like women, will you still consider me your sister?"
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Chen Xingzhu was working. She no longer sat in the public office area but moved into her own private office, which matched her status as the third largest shareholder. She was still in charge of concept art and was discussing the concept art for this year's Lunar New Year limited skin with her colleagues in her office. When her phone rang, she picked it up and glanced at it, feeling completely puzzled. She had no idea what this girl was thinking.
Even when you liked my man, I never disowned you as my sister?
She waited until the discussion ended and her colleagues left the office before typing out her message in a rather annoyed tone.
On her way to the show's location, Chen Xingruo asked with a mixture of curiosity and gossip.
"..."
Chen Xingzhu didn't want to talk to her anymore. She seriously suspected that this younger sister had been corrupted by Song Zhiyu. Otherwise, how could she have so many strange words when she had never even been in a relationship?
"Hello, Brother Deng! Hello, Sister Deng!"
Chen Xingzhu didn't answer again. Chen Xingruo was already used to it. She arrived at the recording site of the program she was attending today. This is one of the two most popular outdoor competitive reality shows in China. Although Chen Xingruo's popularity has been on the rise in the past two years, she is still not as good as these people. In addition, due to the difference in seniority and status, she naturally did not put on airs and greeted them very politely.
These people aren't exactly easy to get along with off-camera, but they were all very aware of the power behind Chen Xingruo, and their attitudes were equally warm. After exchanging a few polite greetings, they began recording the program.
"Xingruo, tell me, who do you think is more handsome, the two of us?"
"That's right, Xingruo, you tell the story!"
This was Chen Xingruo's first time participating in such a program. Although there were two minor incidents, they didn't really concern her, and she generally had a lot of fun during the recording. Midway through the program, the two regular guests, in an attempt to create a dramatic effect, deliberately struck up a conversation with Chen Xingruo, saying, "Xingruo, if you had to choose one of us as your boyfriend..."
At this point, she suddenly remembered the trending topic that had just been removed this morning and the related rumors, and changed her mind: "Forget about boyfriends. If the two of us were pursuing you at the same time, who would you feel more prestigious pursuing you?"
Although Chen Xingruo hasn't participated in many variety shows, she has a playful and mischievous personality. Naturally, she wouldn't get along with these two, but that doesn't stop her from knowing how to amplify the show's impact.
But as the words were about to come out, she suddenly had a flash of inspiration and remembered the joke she had made with her assistant after her afternoon nap. So she smiled and, as the camera captured this stunning moment of radiant beauty, said playfully, "Actually, I like girls!"
The two male guests were visibly stunned for a moment, and the female guest next to them stepped in to add to the entertainment value. Everyone immediately responded with corresponding emotions and burst into exaggerated laughter.
This episode will air next month. With its existing popularity, coupled with marketing and the buzz generated by the competition between the two variety shows, the hashtag "Actually I like girls" naturally trended on social media after the episode aired that evening, attracting many comments and jokes from fans.
Chen Xingruo has been a celebrity for several years, and the people around her have long lost interest in this matter. They've also heard her complain about it quite a bit, so they're too lazy to even watch related variety shows. In the end, it was Chen Xingruo herself who forwarded it to the group, and that's when Xu Jinhuan saw it in the group.
“Hey, I saw a news report about this,”
Song Zhiyu was the first to chime in, looking very excited, and sent several emojis, "Do you guys think it's possible that she deliberately used a joke to tell the truth?"
Neither Chen Xingzhu nor Xie Wanqing responded. She continued talking to herself: "@Chen Xingruo No wonder you always go against me. I finally understand. You did all this to get my attention."
Chen Xingruo sent a silly dog emoji and then said, "Even if I were to look for a beautiful woman, I definitely wouldn't choose you, because I only need to look in the mirror to see the most beautiful woman in the world. I wouldn't even look at you ordinary girls."
Xie Wanqing was rather conservative in this regard. Seeing that the two were getting more and more intimate, she came out to advise, "Don't talk nonsense. Xingruo, you are a public figure after all. Sometimes you have to be careful about what you say."
"Just kidding, nobody's going to take it seriously."
Chen Xingruo acted as if she didn't care at all, but after putting down her phone, she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "It would be even better if it were true!"
She then shared the relevant video in her family group chat, and it indeed achieved the desired effect:
Yu Peishan offered a few words of advice similar to Xie Wanqing's. At lunchtime, Chen Guiliang also sent a voice message in the group to reprimand her, with a similar meaning: You are a girl, you should be careful and not say things carelessly!
"really!"
Seeing that her father and Aunt Shan were indeed quite sensitive to this, Chen Xingruo followed the plan and sent a message on her phone: Come home with me in a couple of days!
She was in a good mood and didn't even bother to pay attention to the feedback from the company that there were many online trolls spreading rumors about her and Shu Yunlang. Anyway, fake rumors wouldn't become true. No matter how much Shu Yunlang tried to create a CP (couple pairing) effect, he would disappear quickly if she ignored him.
"Is that guy still hiring online trolls to stir up trouble?"
Not only did the public relations department of "Double Star Entertainment" have "extra tasks," but the same was true for "Weaving Rain Games." Therefore, after discovering very obvious signs of online trolls, the public relations department directly sought advice from Xu Jinhuan, who quickly gave the instruction: "Give them a warning." (End of this chapter)