I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 333: ...What Egg?

Mu Qiu had her hair dried and even applied some hair oil before coming out.

Because Cheng Zhirang was blow-drying her hair while reassuring her not to worry.

Although she just talked tough to Tang Zi, she started to worry after Tang Zi left; they were hugging so openly, what if Tang Zi, in a moment of impulse, ignores advice and spills the beans?

If it does get out...saying Cheng Zhirang made the first move, she wasn’t sure if anyone would believe her.

Cheng Zhirang knew she was worried, so as his fingers combed through her hair, he softly shared his plan.

He didn’t plan on avoiding suspicion excessively.

They were a normal dating couple, no need to hide like it’s something shameful, just need to give fans some time to adjust.

Plus, he really wasn’t the type to act overly affectionate for the camera, sacrificing professional integrity just to show off their love, so their interactions weren’t that frequent.

As for Tang Zi, nothing to be afraid of. If she calmed down and used her brain, she wouldn’t offend him at this critical point.

So, just interact normally, no need to avoid suspicion.

For everything else, he’ll handle it, no need to worry.

Mu Qiu leaned into his embrace, clutching his shirt and nodding, and as he lifted the hairdryer close to her face, she turned her head slightly and gently kissed his wrist.

Cheng Zhirang nearly dropped the hairdryer, helplessly reminding her to be careful.

Sometimes Mu Qiu thought he was too much of a gentleman, with too much self-restraint.

Even though there have been moments where they were super close, they hadn’t even kissed yet, let alone move on to anything more, uh, exciting.

Yet she loved his restraint and gentlemanly behavior.

Quite the dilemma.

After rushing out from the sea-view room, she had the staff reattach her mic, ran down the walkway, and into the camera’s view, bumping right into Shu Ran.

Shu Ran gave her a meaningful look at the corner of her lips and, with her back to the camera, gave her a thumbs up.

Mu Qiu pretended not to understand: "What do you mean, I don’t get it."

"It’s fine if you don’t get it, I just wanted to compliment you."

"...Thank you."

As they walked towards the center of the beach, Mu Qiu figured Shu Ran must be gossiping about her and Cheng Zhirang in her mind, especially as she saw Tang Zi and Shu Ran standing together just now.

"Sister Shu Ran, just now..."

"Just now Tang Zi was telling me that no one waited for her."

Mu Qiu smiled, "Really? I’m slow, and Sister Guan Yu and their group are super fast, maybe there was a time when no one was around."

"Makes sense, you’ve got a lot of hair, it must take a while to dry it, unlike Li Yang who comes out in three minutes."

"It’s really tough to dry with thick hair, my arm’s sore from holding it up. I should go explain to Sister Tang Zi later, sorry about that."

"No need, she just said it casually, didn’t really mind."

"Alright, I was worried she might have minded."

Like a game of Tai Chi, they talked about unrelated things, though both knew what was up.

Reaching the task selection area, the place was bustling.

Guan Yu and Li Yang were calling out Shi Yuhuai’s name, and Mu Qiu ran over curiously asking:

"What’s up? Did Brother Huai choose some fun game?"

Guan Yu was excited, "You won’t believe it! Brother Huai chose the task where you make a story during a phone call!"

Mu Qiu and Shu Ran were both shocked, Shu Ran even raised her eyebrows in surprise.

"Brother Huai making a call? Did Brother Huai really talk to someone on the phone yesterday?"

"Brother Huai making up a story? Can he really lead the other person to make up a melodramatic love story?"

"You wouldn’t believe it, right?!" Guan Yu laughed heartily, "I seriously doubt Brother Huai has ever made a phone call!"

So there was no last but one call to speak of.

How would he make a story call then? Call each person live and pick the second to last one?

That’s a bit much, Huai.

Mu Qiu looked at Shi Yuhuai, asking him a question: "Brother Huai, are you that eager for the two skewer meals?"

Li Yang, also shocked enough, joined in, "Brother Huai, do you really have someone to call? By the way, do you know what a melodramatic story is?"

Shi Yuhuai gave them a light glance, not wanting to answer these pointless questions, then resolutely chose the task.

An electronic voice announced the task rules, the assistant brought over Shi Yuhuai’s phone, unlocked it, and opened the call log.

Mu Qiu glimpsed at his thumb scrolling down and exclaimed, "Wow, Brother Huai’s call log actually exceeds one page!"

Guan Yu: "All of them are 10086 and real estate or insurance sales calls."

"Hahaha too logical, I can’t argue!"

Shi Yuhuai shot them a glance, scrolling up and down twice, and clicked into the second log, dialing out.

The loud beeping sound, clear and loud, came from the big screen speakers, followed by a connected call sound.

A female voice echoed, slightly probing: "Hello? Senior?"

Mu Qiu and Guan Yu exchanged surprised glances.

At the peak of rumors, he actually still called Lin Banyan. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

Shi Yuhuai didn’t look at the others’ expressions, and after the call connected he said, "It’s me. I need a favor from you."

There was some background noise from Lin Banyan’s side initially, but it quieted down, probably after entering a room.

"A favor? You didn’t answer my call the day before yesterday, Senior."

Wow! Time for some juicy gossip!

On the day their relationship was leaked, Lin Banyan called Shi Yuhuai, but the straight man didn’t answer! And he missed more than one call!

Was it a love triangle collapsing with the third party sulking, or Lin Banyan desperately trying to salvage it but in vain?

Stay tuned for the next episode.

Shi Yuhuai acted like he didn’t hear the previous question, repeating as he asked her, "Need a favor, can you help?"

"Let me hear it."

"Need your cooperation to describe alternately, telling a story. The story begins with Tie Dan and Xiao Hua being childhood sweethearts."

Lin Banyan paused for two seconds: "...What ’Dan’???"

Mu Qiu tried to brace herself but couldn’t help it and laughed out loud, laughing with Guan Yu and the others nearby.

"Hahahahaha what ’Dan’?!"

"Careful Tie Dan will come asking for your heart!"

"No, no, be careful Tie Dan plays all sorts of instruments under your apartment! Plays the erhu to drive you to leave the country overnight!"

"Banyan must have suspected Brother Huai has gone bonkers haha!"

"Even Brother Huai himself is amused! That line was golden!"

"What ’Dan’? Hahahahaha, hahahaha, hahahahaha, hahaha, save me, I can’t stop!"

Apparently, hearing their laughter, Lin Banyan moved the phone slightly away, seemingly asking someone else: "Is it Saturday today?"

Upon getting a confirmation, she asked Shi Yuhuai in an exasperated tone: "Senior, are you filming a show? Is this your task?"

"Yes, can you do it?"

"...I guess I can."

"Then let’s start, three minutes, aim for melodramatic, do you know what melodramatic means?"

Lin Banyan: "I’m more uncertain if you know what melodramatic means."