CH 28.4

Do You Still Hate Her? 18 – Really went to romance variety show

Before Xia Yuan could respond to Tang Qingqing’s teasing, Shang Lu chimed in, “With long hair and pretty eyes, you also fit the bill. You could be considered as well.”

Shang Lu directly tossed the ball back to Tang Qingqing.

It’s widely acknowledged that Tang Qingqing has long hair and pretty eyes. If she claimed not to be Xia Yuan’s ideal type, it would be foolish. But if she admitted it, it wouldn’t hurt Shang Lu either.

Tang Qingqing was truly caught in a difficult situation and could only force a smile and quickly move on to change the subject and cue the next part of the process.

As love observers, they couldn’t just chat here all the time; they had to immerse themselves in the process of observing the amateur guests’ love journey.

Today, they were going to witness the date between Male #1 and Female #2.

Interestingly, this Male #1 was actually friends with Xia Yuan, but not many people knew about it.

So Xia Yuan took the initiative to praise him, saying, “I’ve watched your show, and I think the Male #1 and Female #2 match quite well.”

Because he had previously seen some hot search topics, the CP of Male #1 and Female #2 is the most popular in this show.

Fans immediately praised.

[Xia Yuan really did her homework! Praise, praise!]

[Hahaha, Xia Yuan, are you also into CP pairings? Why are you so cute with such a contrasting style?]

Then, Duan Anguo turned the conversation back to Shang Lu and asked, “Do you know, Xiao Lu, that Male #1 and Female #2 were the most powerful CP on this variety show? Do you think they are a good match?”

“Not a good match.” Shang Lu seemed uninterested in their date and even criticized, “In the previous episode, Female #2 and Female #1 became good friends. This Male #1 used cold and violent methods for several months to force Female #1 to break up. After Female #2 learned about this, her attitude towards Male #1 obviously changed. In the previous episode, she even sent her Heartwarming Message to Male #3, which is solid evidence. They were only put together this time because they were the last two remaining.”

Netizens : [?]

[Wow, Shang Lu, you know so much! As a seasoned CP pairing expert, I think she’s absolutely right.]

[Hahaha, how can Shang Lu analyze things so clearly? Turns out she’s the true audience member.]

Shang Lu’s remarks made Xia Yuan a little uneasy.

But fortunately, he quickly came up with a response to smooth things over : “Oh, I see. I haven’t had the chance to catch up on the previous episode yet.”

Next, the scene quickly switched to the date between Male #3 and Female #3.

Shang Lu had an expectant look on her face.

Duan Anguo noticed the change in her expression and asked, “Shang Lu, do you like this pair?”

Among the male and female contestants, they were considered one of the least popular couples. The audience thought they were better suited with other participants.

“Yeah,” Shang Lu nodded and said, “The female guest is sweet-talking but lacks any genuine charm. The male guestt gets jealous but tries to act tough. Although they don’t seem sweet to each other, whenever there’s a vote for a Heart-throbbing Guest, they always vote for each other. It doesn’t matter what they say; the important thing is that they never choose anyone else besides each other.”

Shang Lu’s words made many longtime viewers of <Love Is Love> ponder.

[I feel like Shang Lu’s perspective is quite unique; she really understands the situation.]

[How did this unpopular couple suddenly become so interesting after her comments? I need to re-watch the previous episodes after this one ends.]

[I can see that she genuinely understands; haha, this is great!]

In this episode’s recording, there were many shots of the male and female guests, which made Shang Lu very happy and satisfied.

Then the program team gave a preview of the next episode: Due to the slower pace of the show’s progress, they needed some catalytic events to drive the development. Therefore, they would invite the past ex-boyfriends of the Female #1 and Female #3 to join this love battlefield.

Upon hearing this plan from the program team, Shang Lu furrowed her eyebrows, unable to conceal the disgust in her eyes.

[Shang Lu, do you have something to say?]

[Hahaha, program team, hurry up and pay attention to Shang Lu!】

The staff also noticed and asked, “As a loyal audience of our show, Teacher Shang, are you dissatisfied with this segment?”

Shang Lu replied directly, “I remember that Female #1 and Female #3 were in relationships for about three years. As for the one before that, who cares about something so long ago? If they can’t let go of an earlier relationships, then there wouldn’t be any room for Male #1 and Male #3 in their life, right?”1

[Shang Lu makes a lot of sense. I can hardly remember what my ex from three years ago looks like.]

[Even a year ago feels distant; well, my current partner is better anyway.]

[Hahaha, that’s true. If you can’t let go, how can you date someone else? It does make sense.]

The director of <Love Is Love> has also watched <The Most Hated Her and Him>. So, he quickly asked, “Teacher Shang, do you have any better suggestions? Let’s hear them out.”

“Two choices,” Shang Lu said as she took a sip of her coffee, then continued, “You can either find their first love or the unrequited love that they once had but couldn’t be together for some reason.”

[Hahaha, wow! That does sound more exciting!]

[First love is probably the most special existence; unrequited love is simpler, as what we can never obtain always seems the best.]

[Compared to repeating the same settings with previous characters, these two are indeed more interesting!]

[The Most Hated Him And Her : QAQ, Shang Lu, you said you were going to study. Why are you still helping them come up with ideas? You’re deceiving us!]

[I never expected that even in a different variety show, Shang Lu still successfully joined the program team. Hahaha.]

[So, will they invite Shang Lu for the next episode? She must see her own plan through!]

This episode’s recording ends here.

Shang Lu and Tang Qingqing both returned to the dressing room, as they had a simple interview to be filmed as extra content after half an hour.

After touching up her makeup, Shang Lu sat down to rest, while Tang Qingqing left directly, taking the makeup artist with her.

Soon, there was another knock on the door.

Shang Lu raised her eyes and said, “Come in.”

The door was pushed open, and this time, Xia Yuan walked in again.

At this moment, there were only two people in the room, Shang Lu and Xia Yuan.

Shang Lu directly asked, “Is there something you want to talk about?”

Xia Yuan smiled and said, “It’s nothing much, I just wanted to ask if you have time later? Can we have a meal together?”

Shang Lu put down his phone and felt a bit puzzled. He looked at Xia Yuan and asked, “Will your girlfriend agree to it?”

Xia Yuan thought that Shang Lu was trying to find out if he was currently single. Although this line of questioning was a bit cliché, he felt happy inside. He didn’t expect that Shang Lu also had feelings for him.

So he blushed a little and said, “Stop kidding, I’ve been single for a long time. Where would I get a girlfriend?”

Shang Lu wasn’t really concerned about whether Xia Yuan had a girlfriend or not. In any case, she didn’t want to have a meal alone with him, so she refused, “No, thanks. My manager will come to pick me up.”

At this moment, Xia Yuan became even more convinced that Shang Lu had feelings for him. He thought that her previous indifference was just a way to get his attention. He had encountered this type of woman before.

In Xia Yuan’s view, Shang Lu was completely playing hard to get, and he knew that girls should be reserved, but he wasn’t a patient person. He preferred to be straightforward.

So he lowered his head, gathered his emotions for a moment, and then looked a bit embarrassed as he said to Shang Lu, “I know this may come out of the blue, but I’ve actually had feelings for you for a while, ever since we first met. But I’m not great at expressing myself, and even after adding each other on WeChat, we haven’t talked much, and I’ve always felt regretful about that. However, when you mentioned your ideal type today, I felt like I could meet those criteria, so I want to take a brave step for myself.

“So, Shang Lu, could you give me a chance? I want to formally pursue you starting from today.”