Translator-Rhapsodite
Editor- yuki_shuichi, Proofreader- adjective
One minute later, Ruan Song sat at the dining table, and the animated GIF of him smirking with his eyebrows raised and his head tilted became extremely popular.
His line, ‘Even if I’m just saying it for the show, shouldn’t you take the bait?’ directly became a popular catchphrase that broke through the circle.
Along with the animated GIF, it was also shared by numerous influential bloggers on Weibo.
[If someone still doesn’t know Ruan Song’s name after tonight, I suggest that China Telecom and Unicom immediately send someone to fix their internet at their home. Either their internet is broken or their internet speed has been secretly reduced. Hands clasped in prayer.jpg]
As the only person in the world who had the confidence to win the Best Actor at the age of only 26, Ren Qinming said this line.
Ruan Song rose to fame and became completely popular.
Screenshots and short videos about him were flying all over Weibo. Xu Lan rarely saw such a situation where the entire internet was focused on and sharing something.
In her memory, besides the exposure of Ren Qinming’s relationship, there was only one other time when everyone’s attention was so concentrated on one person, and that was when the “National Little Brother” was exposed for drug use.
Seeing that the public opinion situation was very favorable, she quickly climbed out of bed after coaxing her child to sleep and quietly reached out to find Xiao Lu on WeChat.
[Sister Lan: Are you busy?]
Xiao Lu was also online, and he opened his mouth to ask.
[The Warhorse Lu is Super Quick: Sister, what are you thinking about now? Don’t hesitate to tell me, I don’t need to follow Brother Qinming around, so I’m very free.]
[Sister Lan: Hurry up and contact the support group, and tell them to release CP content about him and Ruan Song, and sort out some original works that are convenient to forward, so they can attract some fans.]
[The Warhorse Lu is Super Quick: Seize the higher ground, got it!]
They had only prepared negative-oriented PR plans before.
No one could have expected that Ruan Song would become popular in just a few hours of exposure.
The “fame” that happened was positive-oriented, and the PR plans were completely useless.
Even the Weibo post previously released by the fan club was a spontaneous decision made by Xu Lan in the heat of the moment.
[Sister Lan: Remember to tell them that the most important thing is to improve the number of original Weibo accounts. Let the water run naturally, and don’t fake the numbers. Make it more natural.]
[The Warhorse Lu is Super Quick: Got it!]
Xiao Lu held a tablet with his left hand to watch the variety show live while working on his computer with his right hand. He pushed his glasses up his nose, and his ten fingers flew, typing on the keyboard with a clattering sound.
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The flourishing fortune on the internet was maintained, and the live broadcast room was also bustling.
Tonight, Chen Yan happened to have a meeting near the hospital. Thinking that Ruan Song was not around, he decided to help check the work of the caregivers.
Recently, there has been much negative news about the irregularities in the caregiving industry. It would be reassuring for Auntie to see how Ruan Song worked in the live broadcast.
Although Ruan’s mother’s memory was somewhat confused due to her illness, the fact that she didn’t want to increase the burden on Ruan Song had always been engraved in her heart from beginning to end.
Previously, Ruan Song couldn’t afford the surgery and didn’t want to burden her.
But suddenly, the surgery was happening. Mother Ruan was even more uncertain and occasionally asked Chen Yan where the money came from.
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She was worried that he had done something stupid or he did something illegal.
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After Ruan Song and the group of six finished eating at the restaurant, Liang Yi started collecting the bowls as previously agreed upon.
Ruan Song originally wanted to say that Ren Qinming was the only one who cooked the meal, and he didn’t help much, so they should share the dishwashing duties.
But suddenly, the built-in broadcast in the cabin sounded:
[Due to the limited basic conditions, such as the water pressure in this cabin located halfway up the mountain, the hot water capacity allows for a maximum of two people to shower at the same time. The second round of hot water will be ready after a 15-minute interval. Please allocate shower time, order reasonably and finish bathing before midnight when the hot water stops.]
At that time, the sky outside had already become thoroughly dark.
The live broadcast officially started at 8 p.m., and now with the cleaning and dinner, everyone was already busy, and it was not early at all.
Jiang Qiqi was the first to lament after hearing the broadcast, her delicate face expressed her frustration. “How can the hot water be stopped?! Why didn’t the production team mention it when they invited me to participate in the show?!”
Liang Yi glanced at the time on his watch and immediately asked Ruan Song, who wanted to help him, to leave the kitchen, “It’s already half past ten now, and Qiqi will take at least 50 minutes to shower. You guys go ahead quickly, or you won’t make it in time.”
The barrage immediately flooded with comments, “Oh…”
[How come my little face suddenly turned yellow, hehehe.jpg]
[Let me just say that the youngest guest on this season of ‘19 Days of Cohabitation,’ Jiang Qiqi, is already 25, they’re all adults. Everyone understands.]
[So my brother also knows how long Teacher Ruan showers for, right, hehe]
[This is an adult variety show. Little kids should cover their eyes on their own, pervert.jpg]
[Excuse me, I’m already an adult, how can I see all the teachers shower, doge]
Amidst the joking comments, there were also quite a number of those who disliked Jiang Qiqi for being so fussy.
[Let me just say, has the eldest young miss never seen the previous seasons of ‘19 Days of Cohabitation’ before? Seeing as you’ve decided to come, you should have done some mental preparation. The program team definitely wouldn’t let the guests off easy.]
[Altogether, they only have half an hour, but she alone can shower for fifty minutes??? Eating melons.jpg]
[Does Liang Yi believe that other people can’t see that he’s biased? When they assigned tasks, he directly gave the easiest task of contacting the buyer to ask about prices. What kind of big injustices do the others have to endure just to spoil her?]
Of course, others felt they were speaking excessively.
[Can you guys be less malicious? Can’t you see how long Qiqi’s hair is? Do beautiful girls irritate you or something, rolling eyes.jpg]
[Being beautiful is part of a celebrity’s job, is there something wrong with being dedicated to their work? Later, when they’re not good-looking, they’ll still have to endure your scolding.]
[That’s right, isn’t it just that the filming started late today? There’ll be plenty of time in the future.]
[The program team did it on purpose. They didn’t mention it before and insisted on waiting until 10 pm to say it, eating melons.jpg]
That was how live broadcasts were, there were all kinds of comments in the barrage.
Fortunately, the guests couldn’t see them, so they wouldn’t be affected.
To save time, Qin Sijia subconsciously thought of showering at the same time as Jiang Qiqi, as the two girls took a similar amount of time to shower.
But Ruan Song stopped them and said, “After each shower, we have to wait for 15 minutes. It might not be enough time for both of you to shower together.”
Qin Sijia was completely confused. “Wouldn’t it be even more rushed if we shower separately?”
Zheng Qing speculated, “Ruan Song must have considered the water usage issue, right?”
Ruan Song replied, “Exactly.”
Jiang Qiqi was also puzzled.
Whether at home or staying in a hotel, she had never considered whether there would be enough hot water. “Didn’t the speaker just say that two people can shower together?”
Ruan Song estimated that they usually lived lavishly and had probably never experienced this.
“The general rule is that two people can shower together, but girls with long hair often find it insufficient.” Ruan Song sometimes would stay in rundown accommodations when he went out as an assistant screenwriter.
“To be on the safe side, it’s better to shower separately. It would be more troublesome if we ran out of hot water halfway through.”
It would waste time and increase the risk of catching a cold or getting sick.
Qin Sijia finally understood this time. “So the idea is for Qiqi to go and shower immediately, then we’ll arrange another guy to join, 50 plus 15, leaving us with 25 minutes, and then I’ll shower, and the remaining three guys can join me… No, wait, if there are still three guys left, the water definitely won’t be enough…”
Jiang Qiqi knew that the ‘dispute’ arose because of her. She crossed her arms and thought. Suddenly, she grew excited and clapped her hands together. “Brother Song and Qinming can shower together! If they shower together they can save water!”
The bullet screen was first slowly filled with question marks.
Then the entire live stream immediately drowned in countless ‘Ha’s.
[How clever, see which smart little brain thought of such a clever way to save water, doge]
[I said that Qiqi is a sweet little sister. How could a sweet little sister be unreliable, shy.jpg]
[Little sister knows how to talk, so she should speak more later!]
[I sincerely apologize to the beauty, Jiang Qiqi. Before I shouldn’t have scolded her, it was me that failed to recognize her great talent, cupping my fist.jpg]
[I’m laughing my ass off, everyone. Hurry and look at my brother’s bright eyes, it’s irrefutable evidence that he’s a sweet pea puppy!]
When a possibility opened up, it was like opening Pandora’s box, and everyone in the barrage changed their critical tone towards Jiang Qiqi.
But just like how Pandora’s box could be opened, it would only take a blink of an eye to close it.
As soon as Jiang Qiqi finished speaking, Ruan Song almost immediately said, “I won’t shower with him!”
At that moment, everyone was shocked and turned around.
Not for any other reason, but because Ruan Song raised his voice so high and spoke with such intense emotions!
As the only amateur among them with an undisclosed appearance, information, and personality, everyone has been observing Ruan Song since he walked into the room wearing a t-shirt and jeans.
They discovered that rather than saying he was gentle, it would be better to describe him as being thoroughly indifferent.
He didn’t react to seeing celebrities, didn’t feel shy or uncomfortable in front of cameras, and even used a level tone of voice when speaking.
Just when everyone thought that even if the sky were to fall, Ruan Song would still be the same, he suddenly spoke loudly about taking a bath with Ren Qinming!
Anyone with eyes could see that these two have a good relationship, so they must have bathed together, right?
Ruan Song suddenly realized that he was being watched by so many eyes and that his reaction was a bit excessive.
Jiang Qiqi tried to come up with one or two reasonable excuses for him, uncertainly looking at Ren Qinming.
“…Could it be that Brother Song has a cleanliness obsession?”
Others might not know the reason, but how could Ren Qinming not know?
In just a short minute, he had already experienced a rapid cycle of blooming and withering, his bright eyes turning dull again as he looked deeply at Ruan Song and denied, “No.”
“If it’s not a cleanliness obsession, then…”
Everyone stared at Ruan Song with puzzled looks.
In the live broadcast room, countless more eyes were also watching Ruan Song through the screen.
It seemed that if he didn’t explain today, the show couldn’t continue.
Under the watchful gaze of everyone, Ruan Song’s first reaction was to use his eyes to signal Ren Qinming.
They were just pretending to be a couple, not a real couple!
But Ren Qinming wished they were real, so he wouldn’t help him. Not only did he not help, but he also looked at him resentfully, along with everyone else, to see what reason he intended to give.
The silence at that moment was so long that the barrage on the public screen had already imagined a “marital upheaval” drama.
Even the marketing accounts couldn’t help but start concocting conspiracy theories about their relationship status.
But Ruan Song had a sudden inspiration and innocently blinked his eyes, saying, “…Do I have to say it? I’m not sure if I can say it.”
The audience almost died of impatience.
What couldn’t be said about this?
Only Ren Qinming’s brow twitched, thinking that this was the moment when they couldn’t continue pretending and had to come clean.
Unexpectedly, Ruan Song explained out of the blue, “Doesn’t anyone think that if I wash with him, it takes more time and water?”
A new Pandora’s box was opened.
The guests fell silent, “…”
The bullet screen was silent […………].
Ren Qinming’s face turned from black to white, then from white to red, and finally he couldn’t help but cover his lips with his fist, turn to the side, and lightly cough.
Just that one sound, but it was like blowing the horn of a certain color.
The barrage exploded, the live broadcast room exploded, and Weibo exploded again.
[Is this something I can listen to for free!!! Pervert.jpg]
[Why would you use more water? Why do you have to shower for longer? Teacher Ruan can you please explain?? Ear.jpg x3]
[Shower together, shower together, don’t force me to kneel, I’m begging you!!!]
[Ahhhhhh, I immediately imagined a 10,000-character fanfic, this is what adults like us should watch!!]
[Shock! My brother is blushing! Right! The camera should follow! Zoom in and take a close-up shot! How could you let him turn around to hide it, hahahahaha.]
Ruan Song once again excitedly entered the hot search that night—
[Ruan Song made Ren Qinming blush with one sentence, doge]
Chen Yan, who was far away in the hospital, had just arrived at the ward and was about to open a live broadcast to show Ruan’s mother. But as soon as he heard this sentence, he immediately closed it.
He coughed frantically and switched to WeChat to send a message to Ruan Song.
[Fat Man Weighs Over 1000jin, and His Face Accounts for 800jin: You never told me that the scale of this variety show is so large! Society and its people are all watching. There is no one else in this world that you love besides Ren Qinming, right?!]
Ruan Song is hilarious. 😂
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Thank You for the new chapter (⋈◍＞◡＜◍)。✧♡
That’s a writer for you. A lot of random excuses.
And his reason makes perfectly sense too! 😂 Let’s see how long this ‘pretend couple’ thing will last uwu
Ruan Song, think of your mother!
Haha thank you for translating!!
Ruan Song is so ruthless 😂 poor Ren Qinming never stood a chance lol
Hahaha 🤣
RS is so hilarious
Kkkkk all yellow thoughts!
Thanks for the chapter!