Chapter 543: Chapter 542: Even Though I Really Am Outstanding

Fortunately, apart from a few newcomers, everyone else knew she would occasionally "have a tea fit," so Guan Yu didn’t react otherwise and even considered the suggestion.

Although she eventually gave up on it.

"He might bring out the contract and make me pay the penalty fee, and then give me a beating, so let’s drop it."

Shi Yuhuai added, "It’s gotten so serious with you, and he still lets you go on the show?"

"... How serious?"

He thought about the shocking news his assistant yelled at him about and said, "You’re not eating or drinking, you’ve lost fifteen pounds in a day, and you can’t get out of bed."

Guan Yu: "......"

Mu Qiu burst out laughing, and a group of people behind also laughed uproariously.

"Is this the result of information asymmetry? What kind of ridiculous rumors are these, haha!"

"Losing fifteen pounds in a day?! Even a two-hundred-pound pig wouldn’t dare to lose weight like that!"

"Not eating or drinking and unable to stand up in just one day, Guan Yu, are your legs made of cement powder?"

Only the three familiar with each other dared to laugh and tease; the other newcomers found it funny but held back their laughter, not daring to comment.

Guan Yu closed her eyes and took a deep breath, then opened her eyes and asked Shi Yuhuai expressionlessly, "Where did you see these fake news?"

"My assistant told me."

"Is your assistant a pig to believe such fake news?!"

Shi Yuhuai frowned, looked at her, and disapprovingly said, "You’re insulting people."

"......"

Mu Qiu kindly added, "She not only wants to insult people, but might also want to hit someone a little."

Li Yang started laughing again, his laughter strange, pulling Guo Yin behind him into laughter as well.

Mu Qiu glanced at the people beside her, seeing that Zhao Yu’s posture had shifted from straight to half-reclining against the chair back, relaxing invisibly.

After a quick look, she turned back to continue laughing along.

Now they were just waiting for Cheng Zhirang to arrive.

The small snacks on the table remained untouched. Without gossip, the scene fell into an unbearably awkward silence.

Perhaps because they brought friends who didn’t know each other, the atmosphere felt much stiffer compared to when it was just the six of them.

It felt a bit like the first or second meeting, with everyone just staring at each other, not knowing what to say.

Mu Qiu propped her chin with her hand, looking at Guan Yu across from her, winking and suggesting she find a more "interesting" topic to moisten the atmosphere.

Guan Yu understood immediately, tapping her fingers on the table to catch everyone’s attention before saying, "Mu Qiu suggests that while Brother Cheng isn’t here, we can talk about young people’s topics."

"... Don’t put words in my mouth! I didn’t say anything!"

"Your eyes told me."

"Are my eyes Morse code that they can tell you that?! And what do you mean by young people’s topics, isn’t Brother Cheng young?!"

Guan Yu pointed at Guo Yin, then Li Yang, and finally herself: "This is what young means."

"He is mature and charming! You’re finished; I’ll tell Brother Cheng."

"Tell him what? I only said we’re young, didn’t say anything about Brother Cheng. Such a good-looking, handsome, gentle, elegant, mature, and wise man doesn’t need to compare with us for youth." Guan Yu played it off seriously.

Mu Qiu rolled her eyes, "Complimenting negatively and positively, you’ve praised so much all the cattle in the world are in the sky."

"The other day, I felt something was missing," Shu Ran chimed in, her voice naturally coquettish,

"Hearing you two chatter now feels fuller. But can we save some topics for our new friends? Just hearing you two talk and Li Yang laugh, my ears are getting calluses."

Guo Yin, the new friend, immediately placed his hands in front of his chest in refusal, only for Shu Ran to press it down.

"Don’t be shy, talk... talk about your profession?"

Guo Yin stood up immediately and bowed, "Hello, brothers and sisters, my profession doesn’t need much introducing. I’m a singing and dancing artist, just like Brother Li Yang, but I debuted solo."

"What a polite youngster." Shu Ran’s eyes shimmered with an almost predatory light.

Li Yang: "Sister Shu Ran, your eyes are glowing, can you tone it down a bit?"

Shu Ran nonchalantly redirected her gaze, pretending to brush her hair, then looked over to Han Xizheng beside her.

"Your turn."

Han Xizheng, with his handsome face, smiled sincerely and said in a deep voice, "I’m just a small-time actor. Previously worked with Shu Ran on three projects, so we’re quite familiar."

"Worked on three projects?" Guan Yu was a bit surprised, "Then didn’t any CPs get stirred up?"

Qiu Shuang and Shu Ran just collaborated on one project, yet there are still CP fans.

Han Xizheng laughed, "Our usual interactions are limited to working out. Probably the fans didn’t sense any CP vibe from us."

Guan Yu replied with an "oh," "I’m different, I have CP vibes with anyone."

Chu Qiu naturally interjected, "For example, Brother Huai."

Guan Yu: "... Okay, aside from Brother Huai, I have CP vibes with anyone!" 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝕨𝕖𝗯𝚗𝚘𝕧𝕖𝗹.𝗰𝗼𝕞

Chu Qiu added again, "For example, Shu Ran."

"...Forget it, being alone is nice."

Shu Ran’s smile froze, "What do you mean?"

And just when tensions seemed to rise, Shi Yuhuai chimed in with the same phrase as her, "What do you mean?"

Guan Yu waved her hand in an enlightened manner, "Don’t force things, I know I’m outstanding, but do you all have to rush at me to form a CP?"

Mu Qiu: "Those rushing at you must be a swarm of wasps, having ulterior motives with stingers."

"... You’re the one who speaks the most! Can you become mute if you don’t talk?!"

Mu Qiu pouted, consciously "sealing her mouth."

Next, it was Chu Qiu who had naturally and smoothly picked up previous conversations to introduce himself, needing just one sentence:

"A comedian, just like Guan Yu."

Due to the profession’s constraints, the friends everyone knew were basically within their own industry circles, especially those being brought onto shows, barely seeking folks across different fields.

Except for Mu Qiu and Zhao Yu.

"I’m different from you," when it was Zhao Yu’s turn to introduce herself, she wasn’t as nervous, adding boldly though a bit reservedly about her career, "I’m just an office worker."

Mu Qiu conveniently added a follow-up for her, "Even as an office worker, she’s in a large multinational corporation, soon about to be promoted to a small foreign leadership role."

In short, super exceptional.

Guan Yu and the others graciously applauded.

"Impressive, my friend! Your foreign language skills must be excellent!"

Zhao Yu suppressed her delight, nodded, "Not bad, at least I won’t find myself unable to solve problems with food, drink, shelter, or transportation abroad."

Li Yang regretfully said, "Ah——"

"You should have been here on the last show."

Reciting foreign poems wasn’t within hand’s reach?

Mu Qiu gave another elegant French-style eye roll.

After Zhao Yu introduced herself, it was Shi Yuhuai’s companion, Chen Yi, who was up next, adding a bit more about himself with his baby-faced tall figure.

Before he even spoke, Shu Ran chimed in from the back, "Were you a model?"

Chen Yi shook his head, "I’m a fashion designer."

"Fashion designer?!"