CH 32.4

Do You Still Hate Her? 22 – “Come home with me.”

Jiang Yi also didn’t expect that she would bring up such a matter in public.

Today, Jiang Yi didn’t actively engage in any conversation with Shang Lu, because he knew too well that Shang Lu would definitely resist if he’s too enthusiastic and his purpose for coming to this variety show would be in vain.

He only needed to silently do some things that were good for Shang Lu here, allowing netizens to see his efforts and believe in his deep affection for Shang Lu.

Thinking this, Jiang Yi put on an expression of heartache and looked at Shang Lu. The camera quickly zoomed in to capture Jiang Yi’s expression.

Indeed, netizens were falling for the act of a man pretending to be deeply affectionate.

[Jiang Yi seems to know something… He really seems to care about her.]

[I think Jiang Yi is actually pretty good. I thought he would stick to Shang Lu today, but he didn’t actively approach her at all. He just silently did things.]

The staff members were also shocked and asked, “Why?”

Shang Lu replied, “This is the second question.”

The segment’s rule was for each person to answer one question.

The staff members were reluctant, but they could only move on to the next person. The next one to answer a question was Ye Lu.

He faced the question, “Have you been in a relationship before, or do you currently like a girl?”

[D*mn, the program team is really targeting each and every person. They’ve caught Ye Lu and asked about the most forbidden topic for idols : relationships.]

[Xia Yuan just had a mishap over this issue… I hope Ye Lu won’t follow in his footsteps.]

[I’m getting nervous already. If Ye Lu denies it and the lie detector shows a red light, everything will become awkward.]

After seriously contemplating for a while, Ye Lu answered, “No, I haven’t. I’ve been mostly in the practice room since middle school and haven’t really been to the school. The male and female trainees are separated in our company, let alone having feelings for a girl, I haven’t even seen any female staff.”

The lie detector showed a green light, he passed successfully.

[Hahaha, not even seen any female staff. I can sense a hint of resentment in Ye Lu’s voice.]

[Alright, alright, judging by his expression, I choose to believe him.]

[So, in this kind of situation, Xia Yuan is still able to date, unbelievable.]

Next, it was Song Zeqian and Lin Yanyan’s turn, facing questions that weren’t too sharp. It’s because the former didn’t have much to dig into, and the latter had already openly admitted the biggest revelation about herself.

And now it was Jiang Jing’s turn.

The staff directly asked with intensity, “Everyone knows about Teacher Jiang having a child. Have you considered revealing something related to the child’s father?”

Jiang Jing’s face instantly turned unpleasant.

Netizens : “!!!”

[Oh my god, this segment, the program team has gone crazy.]

[Are they targeting all the guests this fiercely? Can I really listen to the answers to each of these questions?]

At the moment facing this question, Jiang Jing’s face instantly turned pale, as if she didn’t know how to answer.

Shang Lu frowned.

Could it be Xia Yuan’s child?

The child is innocent.

Shang Lu looked at the staff and suddenly said, “How is it possible to have a reliable lie detector? Then the police wouldn’t need to judge cases. Are you manipulating things behind the scenes? Ye Lu’s experimental questions are all ones that can be easily distinguished at a glance.”

The program team denied Shang Lu’s speculation on the surface, but their attitude actually made it quite clear that she was right.

Jiang Jing also calmed down.

Yes, Shang Lu was right. This was just a game segment.

So she smiled and said, “He’s an outsider to the entertainment circle, a teacher.”

She wasn’t exactly lying, the biological parents of the child were indeed both teachers.

The program team asked some more detailed questions, and Jiang Jing reluctantly gave a few more answers, which was enough to gloss over this segment.

When it was Xu Ze’s turn to answer questions, Jiang Jing was somewhat absent-minded.

She guessed that Shang Lu must have misunderstood that the child’s father was Xia Yuan, but she didn’t understand why Shang Lu would remind for her at that moment.

Clearly… they already had a strained relationship with each other.

And Shang Lu didn’t look at Jiang Jing again. It was as if that sentence had been said casually.

The question that the program team gave to Xu Ze was, “Teacher Xu, in a previous interview, you mentioned that there is an artist in the entertainment industry who has been your motivation to persist. Can you reveal who this Teacher is now?”

Everyone looked at Xu Ze with a gossiping expression. Clearly, this was an intriguing question, as it seemed that people within the industry might know who this artist was.

Shang Lu also looked at Xu Ze with a curious expression.

Who could it be? Could there really be someone who had such a significant influence on Xu Ze’s popularity?

And then—

She unexpectedly locked eyes with Xu Ze.

Shang Lu : “…”

Why did she suddenly have a slightly bad feeling about this?

The next second, Xu Ze answered, “It’s… Teacher Shang Lu.”

Everyone : “?”

Shang Lu : “Huh—?”

[What did I just hear? Xu Ze’s motivation for persisting in the entertainment industry is Shang Lu?]

[As a fan of Xu Ze, I’ve always known about this person’s existence, but I never thought that this person could be Shang Lu.]

[My mouth is currently wide enough to fit an egg.]

[I’m genuinely surprised, but there’s someone even more surprised in this world, and that’s Shang Lu.]

[Shang Lu’s expression clearly says, “Are you joking with me?” Hahaha]

Instead, it was Song Zeqian who reacted first. He said directly, “? That movie where both you and Shang Lu starred in.”

Xu Ze nodded, confirming that Song Zeqian’s guess was correct. Then he looked at Shang Lu and said, “That was the second project I participated in when I started my career. It was winter, and you gave me…. a roasted sweet potato. At that time, I was feeling. But you told me to work hard together, and that we were both supporting characters at that time, but who knew, maybe we would become the male and female leads in the future.”

Everyone : “?”

Shang Lu was taken aback, frantically searching her memory—

She found it.

But in reality, she couldn’t remember very clearly. It seemed that it was a cold day back then, and she had encouraged another young actor who was being scolded by the director without retorting. She had even given the freshly bought roasted sweet potato as a gift.

Unexpectedly, that person was Xu Ze.

Shang Lu was quite shocked, and then she expressed her honor.

Meanwhile, netizens were going wild.

As this recording session ended, the fan discussions about Shang Lu and Xu Ze’s CP immediately surged into the top three of the trending topics list, rivalling other popular on-screen CP from hit dramas. Their popularity overshadowed all the other topics from this episode.

Due to the sudden fame of the Shang Lu and Xu Ze CP, Jiang Yi’s efforts could be said to have gone in vain. Even his previously trending ‘chasing wife to the crematorium’ storyline was overshadowed by what fans were now more interested in, which was the ‘mutual unrequited love coming true.’

Another netizen summarized:

[D*mn, why is the chemistry between Shang Lu and Xu Ze so strong? Putting aside the daily sweetness between Lin Yanyan and Shang Lu, Xu Ze could definitely win over Ye Lu. Both Shang Lu and Xu Ze has gone from being relatively unknown to becoming popular stars now. Their past joking promises are coming true now.]

[Who could have imagined that the two minor actors who had less than a minute of screen time combined in that movie would become the top male and female stars in the entertainment industry? So cool!]

[Any director, please take a look at Xu Ze and Shang Lu and realize their dream of acting as the male and female leads together, which they had years ago? I want to see it so much!]