CH 36.1

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

When the variety show <The Most Hated Her and Him> officially announced of Ou Yi as the guest for the sixth episode, it stirred up quite a controversy online.

As it is well known, Ou Yi quickly rose to popularity in a short period of time by replacing Xia Yuan. Furthermore, Xia Yuan was originally supposed to be a guest in the previous episode, but due to the leaked audio recording, he lost the chance to participate. His remaining fans felt extremely angry upon learning that Ou Yi would be appearing on the show. They began berate the show’s program team online, accusing them of shamelessly seeking attention at any cost.

Then, there were responses from bystanders:

[What’s wrong with you people? Isn’t the original intention of this show shady enough?]

[Hahaha, maybe you should check the show’s name before criticizing. No matter how many times you say it, they would never forget their original intention!]

[Inviting Ou Yi to this show is really consistent with their usual style. I really want to see Shang Lu and Ye Lu’s reactions to Ou Yi, hahaha.]

[By the way, I think Shang Lu and Ou Yi have met. I saw some fans saying they collaborated on the ending song for Shang Lu’s new movie.]

[Huh? Shang Lu singing? I’m getting scared now. I’ll run away as soon as the movie ends.]

Immediately, fans of Shang Lu came to her defense :

[Shang Lu’s singing is really good! Don’t just judge from the video clips; she got led astray. The first version of her singing was really beautiful!]

Online discussions were in full swing, but they wouldn’t hinder the formal recording of this episode.

The night before the recording, right after the official announcement, Lin Yanyan sent a WeChat message to Shang Lu, expressing some concerns about Ou Yi’s arrival.

Lin Yanyan naturally didn’t like Ou Yi, feeling that he was arrogant and almost negatively impacting her. In addition, based on what she knew about Ou Yi from online sources, he must be an arrogant person with a superior attitude and a tendency to look down on others.

Regarding Lin Yanyan’s speculation, Shang Lu pondered for a moment and then briefly recounted yesterday’s events, adding a sentence.

“He doesn’t seem like a difficult person to get along with. He’s talkative and a bit noisy, and he’s overly familiar to the point of being a bit strange.”

Lin Yanyan replied.

“How noisy? Noisier than Ye Lu?”

Shang Lu thought for a moment and answered honestly.

“Noisier than you and Ye Lu combined.”

Lin Yanyan : “?”

Huh? It must be that Ye Lu is too noisy. She’s just there to make up the numbers.

But since Shang Lu said so, Lin Yanyan felt relieved. As long as Ou Yi is easy to get along with, that’s all that matters…

What a joke.

Lin Yanyan was the second guest to arrive at the recording location for this episode. When she saw someone sitting on the couch wearing sunglasses from a distance, she initially thought it was Song Zeqian. It was only when she walked closer that she realized it was actually Ou Yi.

Lin Yanyan’s first impression of Ou Yi was not good at all, considering he had stood her up before. So, Lin Yanyan had no intention of greeting him first; she was going to wait for him to initiate the greeting!

With this in mind, Lin Yanyan sat down, chin raised, trying to make herself appear as confident as Ou Yi.

However, three minutes went by.

It was three minutes of awkwardness as if the world had frozen.

But the netizens were thoroughly entertained.

[Hahaha, could it be that Ou Yi and Lin Yanyan can’t see each other? Are they really not going to say a single word to each other?]

[They seemed pretty calm, but I started feeling embarrassed for them. Help!]

[This show suddenly has the feeling of its first episode, returning to the initial starting point.]

[Hahaha, the family members are displaying ‘never forget the original intention’ on the public screen!]

Whether Ou Yi is feeling awkward or not, Lin Yanyan doesn’t know, but she feels quite uncomfortable. At this moment, she is using all her acting skills to appear calm.

In her mind, Lin Yanyan thought, how could Shang Lu deceive her! Wasn’t he supposed to be talkative and a bit noisy? Which of these three words really applies to the person in front of her who looks so cool and suave?

Lin Yanyan starts pleading with the heavens to send someone to rescue her.

Heaven hears her wish, but not entirely.

Because the third person to enter is Xu Ze.

Xu Ze has always been a man of few words. Looking at the silent atmosphere on the scene, he silently finds the most secluded corner and sits down, also joining this silence.

[You don’t even say hello? Are you really not polite at all?]

[Is the previous commenter Ou Yi’s fan watching our show for the first time? This is normal!]

At this moment, Lin Yanyan is frantically scratching her toes inside her sneakers.

Oh heavens, her intention was to ask to send someone to break the silence, not to have someone join this silence!

When the fourth guest, Song Zeqian, appeared, Lin Yanyan’s eyes were filled with anticipation. She waited for him to say something, anything would do!

Song Zeqian looked at the three people sitting on the couch as if they couldn’t see each other, and hesitated for a few seconds before quietly taking a seat himself.

He also didn’t say a word.

Then Song Zeqian felt Lin Yanyan’s rare anxious gaze on him.

Song Zeqian : “?”

Why was Lin Yanyan looking at him with such eyes?

At the moment when Song Zeqian looked at Lin Yanyan, she frantically signaled him with her eyes to look at Ou Yi.

Song Zeqian followed her gaze and furrowed his brow.

After a brief hesitation and contemplation, he understood what Lin Yanyan meant, and then took off his own sunglasses.

Today, both he and Ou Yi were dressed somewhat similarly, wearing simple white T-shirts paired with black utility pants. Both of their hair colors were also a light golden blonde, and they were wearing similar sunglasses. They looked like the work of the same stylist.

Lin Yanyan must be reminding him of this point.

Lin Yanyan : “?”

Why did he take off his sunglasses?

The live comments also noticed this.

[Today’s Director Song and Ou Yi’s outfits clashed. They’re not exactly the same from head to toe, but they’re quite similar]

[The funniest thing is that Ou Yi is also wearing sunglasses. Is this intentional?]

[Director Song took off his sunglasses, as if nothing happened]

[It’s just a matter of styling, but they’re not saying a word?]

[Could Shang Lu and Ye Lu come over quickly? Hurry up and save those three, haha.]

Everyone is hoping for Ye Lu or Shang Lu to break the tension, and then Ye Lu arrives.

Ye Lu’s steps are very lively as he walks, wearing a basketball outfit today, with a black headband tied on his forehead, exuding a youthful and sunny vibe.

He enters with a smile, looking to be in a good mood.]

[I bet one hundred yuan that Ye Lu will say good morning and ask everyone if he looks handsome today.]

[It’s also possible that he’ll ask whether he or Xu Ze looks more handsome today.]

[And when Shang Lu appears, she might continue to choose Yu Su, who’s not here.]

The viewers in the livestream room know Ye Lu very well, and they’ve been guessing what he’ll say since he got off the car.

Ye Lu did indeed plan this way, but as he entered the villa, his hand that was already raised stiffened in mid-air, and his IQ suddenly shot up.

—Wait, something’s odd today.

—Why are there so many people here, yet the atmosphere is so eerily quiet?

Let him think, think.

There must be some game, perhaps the first segment of today has already begun, like a game of ‘one, two, three, wooden man, whoever speaks first loses’!

Ye Lu felt that he was very clever and saw through the program team’s little tricks at a glance.

So, for once, he maintained silence and glanced at the people on the scene, finally choosing to sit next to Lin Yanyan.

Lin Yanyan : “???”

Has everyone gone crazy today? How come even Ye Lu, who can’t stay quiet for a minute, isn’t saying anything?

Feeling Lin Yanyan’s gaze on him, Ye Lu chose to pull down his headband, directly covering his eyes.

Not looking, not listening, not speaking— he wouldn’t let Lin Yanyan disturb him. He must win this game!

Netizens became increasingly perplexed.

[Hahaha, Ye Lu is not only not speaking, he’s not even opening his eyes.]

[What are they doing? Is this some strange tacit understanding between them?]

[Did I miss something?]