Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

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"It's been three minutes since I've heard the waiter's story; my reflection addiction is kicking in, satisfy me quickly."

"Can't take it anymore. Can you stop praising and play some sensible rock? I beg you, all you cloud rockers, seriously hype things up but stop claiming it's the top rock."

"Pure stupid dog, looking so damn cheap."

Xu Qingyan refreshed the page, and those three comments suddenly disappeared. They were probably spotted and deleted by another admin, but they still hinted at something.

The ad campaign had indeed taken effect, at least it had provoked some people's disgust.

In the super-topic forum, most comments were mindless flattery, with even more insane fangirls declaring that Ji Chen brother ranks ahead of their biological dads and matchmaking moms.

Whether they were just caught up in the moment was not certain.

Xu Qingyan looked around and was quite satisfied with the current situation of the ad campaign. He wanted to do something, but felt it wasn't quite the time yet, so he refrained from making any moves.

Noon.

Pei Muchan leisurely got up at 12:15, glanced at her phone, and then made herself a cup of coffee.

She clearly didn't want to be punctual for the lunch, a fact which Xu Qingyan understood all too well. He didn't bother asking, leaning back in his chair, he lazily started a mobile game.

At 12:30, Pei Muchan took the initiative to sit next to Xu Qingyan, watching him play his game, still unhurried and not showing any signs of urgency.

Xu Qingyan glanced at her. Drinking a cup of coffee before leaving, she was preparing to have an excuse to visit the restroom midway. Eating less after drinking coffee meant she planned to stay for a short while and then leave.

It indeed seemed like just going through the motions, she wasn't lying about that.

After the game ended, Xu Qingyan looked up at her, inevitably curious, he asked.

"What kind of lunch is it?"

"My father's comrade's son, said he wanted to meet. Just a formality, will leave after a short while," Pei Muchan lowered her eyes, stealing a glance at him.

"A blind date?" Xu Qingyan was somewhat confused.

A hint of hesitation flashed in Pei Muchan's eyes; she worried he might get angry. After all... not too long ago, the two of them had... Now, suddenly she was taking him along for a blind date.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival at home, she had made her stance very clear.

Her career was finally looking up, she wouldn't consider anything else before she turned thirty. She just wanted to focus on work, and moreover, she could find someone on her own.

Pei's father, who had transitioned from the military to civilian life twenty years ago as a company commander, was a deputy department-level official. After working as a civil servant for over a decade, he utterly detested the entertainment industry.

He'd always call them 'actors', men who weren't masculine and women who weren't feminine. Not only was he strict with his daughter, but he also emphasized repeatedly: marry a male celebrity, and you're never to come back home.

Seeing his daughter at twenty-six still indifferent, he finally started to panic.

When Pei Muchan declared she'd not marry before thirty, her father nearly passed out from anger on the spot. He threw a two-day fit, insisting that she go on blind dates.

Pei Muchan refused, and in a moment of desperation, blurted out "I have a boyfriend." She was met with her father's mocking laughter and a proud, confident figure walking away.

She thought she would be free once back in Xinghai, but last night Pei's father called formally. He instructed Comrade Pei Muchan to complete the task assigned by the organization.

"If you're meeting a friend, won't it be bad to bring along a high-quality male like me?" Xu Qingyan said self-assuredly, "Should I change into uglier clothes?"

"No need, they will bring someone too." Pei Muchan sighed with relief and said, "I don't want to go alone. I can just say we knew each other before and haven't been in touch for many years."

During the drive, Pei Muchan leaned on the passenger side and closed her eyes to sleep. At some point, she opened her eyes, stared blankly at the traffic ahead, and suddenly spoke.

"I never thought about going on a blind date; this time it's because I know them, it would be troublesome to refuse."

"Hmm." Xu Qingyan drove, appearing somewhat nonchalant.

She wasn't sure if he had really listened to what she just said, and her mood started to irritate her. Marriage... she simply wasn't ready for it.

Her life was a mess right now, with her career and emotions all tangled up; the thought of marriage was just too far away.

If it wasn't for Lin Wanzhou, her childhood friend-turned-rival, maybe things wouldn't be so complicated. But the other person was also a little queen and her old rival, really a narrow road for enemies.

They fought over everything, fame, titles, and now neither seemed able to fight anymore.

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As she pondered, Pei Muchan couldn't help but sigh in her heart. From the very beginning, her motives were impure, desiring only to secretly take revenge on Lin Wanzhou.

Yet, unforeseen and by mistake, she seemed to have stolen something that originally belonged to someone else. So much so that now, every time she saw Lin Wanzhou, she felt a sense of guilt.

But even so, she still didn't want to give it back.

The car arrived at its destination.

Upon entering the restaurant, a host escorted the pair to a private room.

Pushing the door open, they saw three people sitting inside, two men and one woman. One of the men wore half-frame glasses and was dressed appropriately, clearly a bureaucrat.

Probably the mediator, the other man had a somewhat brash appearance, not particularly handsome. There was a mischievous air about his eyebrows as he looked up at people.

Xu Qingyan truly feared he might blurt out, "Damn bumpkin, came to Xinghai to beg?" Thus, she turned her gaze to the only woman among them, quite attractive.

Curly hair, a V-shaped face, black stockings, short skirt, long legs, a bit of an internet celebrity look.

Someone who spent all day with two little divas had their aesthetic standards raised by leaps and bounds, and felt no interest in this kind of internet fame.

Her gaze swept past, returning to the disdainful young master.

Bowing her head, she pondered for a second, and couldn't help but feel amused. This meal seemed interesting, not so much a meeting as a declaration of one's stance.

"You must be Uncle Pei's daughter, right? Please, take a seat, sit down," the mediator bustled about, adjusting his glasses, standing up to pour tea, "And who is this?"

"Male BFF," Xu Qingyan responded, without waiting for an introduction, directly taking a seat next to Pei Muchan.

The atmosphere suddenly became awkward, and the mediator paused while pouring tea, glancing over at Pei Muchan. The latter didn't explain and simply took out her phone.

At the dining table, the man accompanying the internet celebrity seemed displeased and spoke bluntly.

"What do you mean by that?"

Xu Qingyan thought to herself that the world really was absurd. Wasn't it said online that the second generation should be humble, courteous, understand the rules, and be stronger and more diligent than most?

What happened to the supposed good upbringing, and where did this knucklehead come from?

Xu Qingyan smiled, "I'm also a partner, the honorary partner of Chanming Studio."

"Oh, a partner," the mediator sat down, about to say something when Pei Muchan spoke first.

She sat down, looking across the table at the other man for a while, her arms folded and brow furrowed.

"Huang Kefan, is she your dad's illegitimate daughter?"

That sentence caught young master Huang completely off guard, and he stood up abruptly.

"Pei Muchan, what do you mean by that?"

"The big question, eh?" Pei Muchan's face showed disgust as she spoke with her arms folded, "Always asking others what they mean, don't you understand what I mean?"

Watching from the side, Xu Qingyan couldn't help but go 'Oh' internally, realizing they were acquainted. It was the first time he had seen Pei Muchan confront someone, and he took a strategic sip of tea to calm his nerves.

"Pei Fatty, do you think I wanted to come?" Huang Kefan pointed at her, "If it weren't for my mom forcing me, I wouldn't bother coming for a blind date with you."

"Just thinking about it makes me want to throw up my dinner from last night!"

Pfft!!

Upon hearing "Pei Fatty," Xu Qingyan couldn't hold it in and sprayed his tea out, coughing uncontrollably, drawing a distant gaze.

The mediator, with a face full of embarrassment, sat at the table unsure of what to say, since the two sides hadn't mentioned they already knew each other.

Pei Muchan gave Xu Qingyan a deep look, then shifted her gaze away towards Huang Kefan.

"Mind your language, what are you swearing for?"

"When did I swear, I clearly..." Huang Kefan stopped mid-sentence, froze, and then said, "I can't stand you educated people, all of you..."