Chapter 27

Qin Yao glanced at the cameras ahead, unable to imagine the barrage of comments on the live stream right now.

The only ones who could eat popcorn and watch the drama while keeping an eye on the comments were Papa and Mama Huo.

They expressed: Live broadcasts are indeed more fun than edited versions!

As soon as Liu Yan boarded the bus and went straight to sit beside Zhou Zijian, some sharp-eyed viewers noticed the displeasure on Du Yueqin’s face:

—”Why do I feel like Du Yueqin doesn’t like Liu Yan?”

—”Of course, Du Yueqin is interested in Zhou Zijian. Liu Yan comes and sits next to him; how could she be happy? With Du Yueqin’s temper, this won’t end simply.”

Viewers were puzzled by this comment.

Du Yueqin had a bit of a temper, but she was still filming a show. She wouldn’t embarrass Liu Yan in front of the cameras, right?

Then, just a few moments after this comment appeared, Du Yueqin got up and walked over to Liu Yan and Zhou Zijian.

Seeing this, viewers’ gossip radars went off.

—”No way, will Du Yueqin really start a fight with Liu Yan in front of us?”

—”Impossible, right? After all, they’re still filming…”

But before this comment was even finished, the screen showed Du Yueqin angrily yelling at Liu Yan, “What do you mean—”

—”WTF???”

—”Are they really fighting?”

Just when viewers thought this was the most dramatic moment of the premiere, Liu Siyuan stepped in, pushing the drama to its peak.

Upon hearing Liu Siyuan’s long tirade, the screen was flooded with comments for almost a full minute.

Shocked, confused, and gossip-loving viewers made “Let’s Go Traveling Together” the number one trending live stream on the entire platform.

The barrage of comments in the live chat was relentless:

—”Wow, live celebrity fight!”

—”First time watching a celebrity fight, any tips?”

—”Hahaha, what’s wrong with your show? It’s just the first day, and the guests are already fighting.”

—”Although, Liu Siyuan’s words really hit the mark for me.”

—”Haha, this is great. I love it. Give me more!”

The director and producer looked at each other in the live monitoring room.

The director hesitated and looked at the producer, “Should we stop the live stream?”

The producer pondered for a moment, “Didn’t President Qin just say…”

Since the content had already aired, stopping the live stream halfway would lead to viewers demanding the full version. It would be better to let the audience enjoy the show.

The director: “…”

Although this kind of live “accident” was a first in his career, their live stream was now the hottest on the platform, so maybe it wasn’t so bad?

On the bus.

Du Yueqin, her chest heaving and her face red with anger, stared at Liu Siyuan, speechless for a moment.

Partly due to her anger and partly because she was genuinely taken aback by Liu Siyuan’s relentless tirade.

As a senior in the entertainment industry, Du Yueqin was used to people showing her respect wherever she went.

She had never encountered someone so disrespectful who would point at her nose and scold her!

Ye Leyao saw through Du Yueqin’s thoughts and shook his head silently:

[Ma’am, times have changed!]

[Haven’t you seen the younger generation reshaping the workplace? Why should the entertainment industry be any different?]

After a long pause, Du Yueqin finally spoke coldly, “Liu Siyuan! How dare you speak to your elders like that?!”

Ye Leyao blinked.

[Is it possible that Li Siyuan talks to his own elders like this too?]

Qin Yao was a bit stunned.

Really?

The next second, Li Siyuan proved Ye Leyao’s point with his actions.

Li Siyuan: “How is that not possible? Everyone in my family talks to elders like this. It’s not that I don’t respect elders; I just don’t like people like you who are disrespectful despite their age.”

Alright.

Qin Yao believed it.

“Who’s being disrespectful despite their age?” As Du Yueqin said this, her expression changed again, and her tone rose, “Who are you calling old?!”

Ye Leyao covered his face again, unable to stop laughing in his mind.

[Haha, Du Yueqin is completely getting dragged into this in terms of arguing…]

Ye Leyao glanced at Song Zhehan, who was openly enjoying the show, and then at Li Siyuan.

[The two of them should be evenly matched.]

Zhou Zijian couldn’t sit still and spoke up again to mediate, “Sister Du, Siyuan, maybe we should all just say less… we’re still live right now!”

Yang Qi also chimed in, “Yeah, let’s not argue; we’re still filming the show…”

Saying this, Yang Qi looked at the camera worriedly, hoping they weren’t actually live.

Liu Yan opened her mouth to try and mediate as well, but remembering the harsh words Du Yueqin had said earlier, she decided not to say anything after all.

Li Siyuan had a “so what” expression, unafraid.

After all, it wasn’t his first time arguing with a guest during a show.

The first time is unfamiliar; the second time is easier.

Du Yueqin glared angrily, “Stop arguing? Who started it? The live stream is perfect; let the audience decide who’s at fault!”

Ye Leyao had already taken out his phone secretly. Hearing Du Yueqin’s words, he quickly checked the comments, quietly counted for a while, and then summarized softly to himself:

[Most netizens and viewers support Li Siyuan because they also dislike people who chat loudly and inconsiderately in public places and dislike unreasonable people like Du Yueqin even more.]

[Some netizens think it’s Li Siyuan’s fault, as we’re currently live, and Zhou Zijian and Liu Yan chatting isn’t unreasonable; he’s overreacting.]

[The rest of the netizens believe Zhou Zijian, Liu Yan, Du Yueqin, and Li Siyuan are all at fault since the director did say before getting off that there wouldn’t be any important filming during the journey and everyone could rest.]

[Zhou Zijian and Liu Yan were wrong for chatting loudly, Du Yueqin was wrong for going out of her way to cause trouble, and Li Siyuan was very wrong for standing up and scolding people.]

[But Li Siyuan’s scolding was indeed well done—no dirty words, but every word was scathing.]

Qin Yao couldn’t help but chuckle at Li Siyuan’s sarcastic tone earlier.

Du Yueqin glanced around, seeing no one backing her up, and hearing that soft laugh, she turned her head sharply and said, “Xiao Qin, what do you think!”

Ye Leyao immediately turned his head, looking at Qin Yao with pity.

[President Qin, are you trying to stir up more drama? Dragging yourself into this?]

Qin Yao: “…”

He just couldn’t hold back a laugh.

But it wasn’t about dragging himself into it; it was that the farce had gone on long enough.

Qin Yao tilted his head slightly, looking at the furious Du Yueqin standing in front of him, and said calmly, “These are just minor disagreements, Sister Du; there’s no need to really hurt your relationship with Siyuan over such small matters.”

“He almost pointed at my nose and scolded me, and this is a small matter?” Du Yueqin’s anger flared even more when she saw Qin Yao not siding with her, “Xiao Qin, don’t try to downplay this—”

Qin Yao suddenly raised his eyes, his sharp gaze piercing through Du Yueqin.

Du Yueqin’s heart skipped a beat, and the rest of her words got stuck in her throat.

Qin Yao had always been polite to her, but in her anger, she almost forgot that Qin Yao was not like the other entertainers she could easily manipulate.

Qin Yao had the entire Qin Group behind him. Offending him would mean not only trouble for this show but also no chance of future collaborations with the Qin Group.

No matter how angry she was, Du Yueqin calmed down when she met Qin Yao’s icy gaze.

She looked away awkwardly, glared at Li Siyuan one more time, and said, “Alright, for Xiao Qin’s sake, as an elder, I won’t hold it against him.”

Li Siyuan rolled his eyes unceremoniously and sat down, ignoring Du Yueqin.

He did have a bad temper, but as long as he got his anger out, he could quickly return to being the quiet, silent young man he usually was.

However, not arguing didn’t mean Du Yueqin would let it go, “If it were anyone else… I wouldn’t let him off so easily!”

Du Yueqin then said to Qin Yao, “Xiao Qin, it’s not that I was just angry, but these young people nowadays really don’t know how to talk…”

Qin Yao nodded slightly, not responding.

Du Yueqin smiled awkwardly, feeling a bit left out.

Sitting in the row in front of Ye Leyao, Song Zhehan suddenly stood up and looked back at Du Yueqin.

Du Yueqin’s eyebrows moved, just about to ask if he had something to say, when she saw Song Zhehan walk forward and sit somewhere in the middle of the bus.

Du Yueqin: “…”

Ye Leyao quickly turned to look out the window, trying hard not to laugh.

[Don’t say President Qin’s look just now was pretty cool!]

[But President Qin ended the fun a bit too quickly!]

Qin Yao glanced at Ye Leyao with amusement.

So you haven’t had enough yet?

After a while, Ye Leyao felt his phone vibrate.

Not wanting to miss any gossip, Ye Leyao had specifically created a small Weibo account to follow the “Gossip History” account and set it as a special follow.

The recent vibration was a special notification.

Ye Leyao quickly opened Weibo and couldn’t help but burst into laughter:

[Hahahahahahahahaha——]

Qin Yao was annoyed by Ye Leyao’s sudden laughter, so he instinctively turned his head to look at him.

Ye Leyao buried his head in his hands, his body shaking slightly with laughter.

Qin Yao was about to ask him what was going on when he heard Ye Leyao’s unrestrained laughter:

[I can’t believe it. Did Song Zhehan really go that far just to post on Weibo?]

[Hahahaha, he’s so good at insulting people!]

Qin Yao: “…”

So what exactly did Song Zhehan say?

On the staff bus, Mama Huo directly opened the latest Weibo posts from the “Gossip History” account.

There were two consecutive posts, sharp in language and precise in their criticism.

[Gossip History: Young people these days have such high standards. If their standards weren’t high, would they still let you sit here and babble?]

[Gossip History: Still insisting on making a fuss? Sometimes I really wonder if she has some intellectual difficulties, since she can’t tell right from wrong.]

The wavy lines gave the text a very sarcastic tone, making Mama and Papa Huo laugh.

Li Li, curious about what they were laughing at, glanced over, and Mama Huo generously handed her the phone.

After reading, Li Li also laughed, but as she laughed, her smile faded. She looked at Mama Huo with a slightly frightened expression: “This Weibo account… it couldn’t be Ye Leyao’s, could it?”

She had just seen Ye Leyao looking at his phone earlier.

Mama Huo laughed: “How could it be?”

Our Leyao usually says what he wants to say on the spot!

Li Li breathed a sigh of relief: “That’s good, that’s good.”

After a while, Li Li became curious again. The person criticizing Du Yueqin was clearly one of the eight guests, but Mama Huo already said it wasn’t Ye Leyao, and it couldn’t be Qin Yao, so whose small Weibo account was it?

Li Li couldn’t help but pick up her phone and search for the “Gossip History” account. The more she read, the more shocked she became.

She looked up at the screen again, and there was Song Zhehan sitting quietly in his seat, scrolling through his phone, his fingers seemingly moving quickly over the keyboard, as if typing.

Suddenly, Song Zhehan put away his phone.

Li Li looked down at her phone screen. A second ago, “Gossip History” had posted another new Weibo:

[Gossip History: Alright, if she’s intellectually challenged, then as a magnanimous and handsome young man, I’ll let her have this one.]

With a crisp snap, something seemed to break.

Li Li looked at her phone screen, knowing it was her illusion of Song Zhehan.

…

After the farce ended, the bus became exceptionally quiet.

The bus drove quietly, but the internet was not so quiet.

During the time the live stream was buzzing, many marketing accounts also caught wind and came.

Soon, the exciting “celebrity argument” segment was clipped by the marketing accounts and posted online.

It happened to be summer vacation, a rest day, and with many celebrity tags, the video quickly became popular.

Netizens, after watching, were both shocked and amused:

—”I’ve lived long enough to see everything. I never thought I’d see celebrities arguing in person in my lifetime!”

—”Honestly, it was very exciting and interesting!”

—”Who wouldn’t agree? When I saw the title, I thought it was an exaggeration by the marketing account. After watching, I’m thoroughly impressed! Li Siyuan’s words are my words!”

—”Okay, ‘Let’s Go Traveling Together,’ I’m definitely following this variety show!”

—”Ahhh, my idol is so handsome. Just one glance stopped the farce. Who wouldn’t call him a king? So, Qin Yao, when are you going to come back and make more movies?”

—”Agreed!”

—”Wait, is that Ye Leyao next to Qin Yao? Why is he there again?”

Soon, someone asked, “Who is Ye Leyao?”

Modern netizens, true to their 5G surfing reputation, quickly dug up two other clips of Ye Leyao.

One was the live stream clip of Feng Ziqi’s mishap, and the other was the live footage from the esports scene where Ning Xu and his sister were deceived emotionally and financially, with Ye Leyao’s face flashing by.

Netizens quickly spliced the three clips together and posted it.

Gossiping netizens were instantly entertained.

—”No way! Ye Leyao was present at all three gossip scenes?”

—”Okay, Ye Leyao, you’re better at gossiping than I am!”

—”How is Ye Leyao everywhere?!”

—”Li Siyuan’s insults are 100% funny. Ye Leyao being present is 10000000% funnier.”

…

In just half an hour, various topics about “Let’s Go Traveling Together” were trending in the top ten, with Ye Leyao’s related terms also appearing on Weibo.

Ye Leyao, unaware of his brief popularity online, felt satisfied after enjoying the drama and then got a bit tired. Since there was still some distance to their destination, he leaned back in his seat to rest, unexpectedly falling asleep.

Until a voice in his ear said: “Leyao, wake up.”

Ye Leyao groggily opened his eyes and found his head resting on Qin Yao’s shoulder. He quickly sat up straight.

[How did I fall asleep on President Qin’s shoulder?]@@novelbin@@

Ye Leyao looked around:

[Du Yueqin didn’t see, did she? She won’t hold a grudge against me, will she?]

Qin Yao: “…”

What are you thinking?

Du Yueqin really has no issues with you!

You’re really overthinking it!

Qin Yao, sounding quite helpless, said: “We’ve arrived; get ready to get off.”

Only then did Ye Leyao realize that, besides the two of them, everyone else had already gotten off the bus. He breathed a sigh of relief.

[Du Yueqin is not here; it seems she is still more interested in Zhou Zijian.]

Qin Yao: “…”

Yes!

She likes Zhou Zijian more!

“Alright, thank you, Brother Qin.” Ye Leyao thanked Qin Yao.

The program team prepared a small house for the guests, a three-story seaside villa. By the time they arrived at the villa, it was already late. The setting sun was sinking to the horizon, casting a layer of brilliant color over the sea.

Ye Leyao pushed his suitcase and followed Qin Yao out of the car, only to notice that other staff members had also arrived. Why did two of them look so familiar?

Mama Huo smiled and waved at Ye Leyao.

Ye Leyao’s eyes widened.

[Aren’t Mama Huo and Papa Huo supposed to be on vacation? Why did they come here too?]

Mama Huo and Papa Huo exchanged glances, thinking to themselves, if they hadn’t come along, how could they witness such interesting things firsthand?

Of course, they couldn’t just leave.

Can a vacation be more important than enjoying the drama?

The cameraman was still filming, so Ye Leyao couldn’t go over and greet Mama Huo and Papa Huo. He could only wave at them before following Qin Yao into the villa.

As soon as Ye Leyao entered with Qin Yao, Du Yueqin spoke up: “We just went upstairs to take a look and found that there are only four suites in this villa. Let’s divide the rooms now, shall we?”

[Four suites?] Ye Leyao’s expression instantly became a bit strange.

Qin Yao was wondering what the problem was when he heard Ye Leyao say again: [Doesn’t that mean a man and a woman will have to share a suite?]

Qin Yao frowned. There shouldn’t be any problem with a man and a woman sharing a suite.

The suites are combined rooms, with each suite having two separate bedrooms. Sharing a suite doesn’t mean sharing a bedroom; it just means that two bedrooms share the same living room and bathroom.

Even if they didn’t want to use the same bathroom, guests could use the guest bathroom outside the suite, so there’s nothing to worry about.

Rarely, Mama Huo and Papa Huo agreed with Qin Yao’s thoughts. As long as a man and a woman aren’t sharing the same bedroom, there’s no problem.

What was Ye Leyao worried about?

Unfortunately, after saying that, Ye Leyao didn’t continue to mutter in his heart. He just gave Qin Yao a meaningful look, then looked at Zhou Zijian.

Qin Yao felt a chill down his spine under Ye Leyao’s gaze but couldn’t ask what Ye Leyao was thinking. He was filled with unease.

The guests began to choose their rooms one by one.

Yang Qi and Liu Yan, the two female guests, naturally wanted to stay together. They didn’t get along with Du Yueqin, and Du Yueqin didn’t seem to want to stay with them either, so they quickly chose the east suite on the third floor.

Song Zhehan, seeing the two female guests had chosen their rooms, smiled and said, “Then I’ll choose the west suite. Who will stay with me?”

Ye Leyao was amused.

[Song Zhehan remembers his persona again?]

Li Siyuan said, “I’ll stay with you.”

Song Zhehan nodded.

So, only the two suites on the second floor were left for the remaining four people to choose from.

Ye Leyao glanced at Du Yueqin and suddenly looked at the two remaining male guests with pity.

[Now let’s see which male guest Du Yueqin will choose.]

It was like a bucket of cold water poured over him, and Qin Yao finally realized. He shivered all over, alarm bells ringing.

How could he almost forget? Even though Du Yueqin probably didn’t have any feelings for him, but…

Zhou Zijian hadn’t realized the impending crisis. He looked at Qin Yao, then at Ye Leyao, thinking to suggest that Qin Yao stay with him since Ye Leyao was young and staying with Du Yueqin shouldn’t be an issue.

Du Yueqin suddenly smiled and said, “Xiao Zhou, there are only two suites left. Why don’t you stay with me?”

Zhou Zijian was shocked, his expression fearful.

Ye Leyao couldn’t hold back and laughed wildly in his heart:

[Hahahahahahaha, in the end, Zhou Zijian still bore it all!]

Qin Yao took the opportunity to say, “Then Leyao and I will share a suite.”

Ye Leyao nodded repeatedly.

[Okay, okay, I have no problem with that!]

Zhou Zijian, dazed, looked to Qin Yao and Ye Leyao for help.

Ye Leyao laughed inside:

[It’s not that I don’t want to help you, Brother Zhou, but Du Yueqin chose you! She really likes you!]

[Very well, now I can confirm that Du Yueqin is definitely going to confess to Zhou Zijian on our show!]

At this moment, Du Yueqin had already walked up to Zhou Zijian, smiling gently, “Let’s go, Xiao Zhou?”

Zhou Zijian: “…”

He wanted to escape but couldn’t.