107. The gradually coming feeling of powerlessness
"Yeah, we arrived last night."
"Uh... I didn't provoke her. She's been sick for more than a day or two."
"Yes, yes, I know, I will take care of her."
"Okay, just rest."
"Bye~"
After finishing the morning call with his mother, Liu Xin'an crossed his legs and looked at Li Chenglu who came out of the bathroom with a fresh look on his face.
"Hurry up and find a hotel and leave today. Don't even think about staying at my girlfriend's house."
"Why? You are not Irene, why do you make the decision for her?"
Are you kidding me? Why did Li Chenglu look for a hotel when he had the chance to sleep at Pei Zhuhyun's house?
"Then do you think she listens to you or to me?"
"Tch, okay, it's a rare chance to come here, and I plan to take a good look around here."
"Turn around? Do you have a job here?"
"No, I plan to chase the stars for a while."
"Besides Red Velvet, do you have a favorite group?"
Li Chenglu nodded, reached out and untied the rubber band binding his hair, and his ink-like black hair fell smoothly.
"Apart from Red velvet, I also like BLAK and TWICE."
"...ah?"
This is really a blind spot in Liu Xin'an's knowledge. Although he has now met "Irene", and then Red Velvet, and even Girls' Generation, who he collaborated with not long ago, his understanding of the entertainment industry here is still very shallow.
Not to mention, he had never heard of the two names that sounded like a group that Li Chenglu mentioned just now.
Maybe I've heard of it, but I have no memory of it.
"I'm telling you, after all, my wife is also in the industry, so you have to get to know my wife's competitors no matter what, right?"
Liu Xin'an took a deep breath: "If you call Zhuxuan your wife again, do you believe that I will fall out with you?"
Li Chenglu snorted lightly and compromised.
"Okay, okay, your girlfriend's head office is gone. Your girlfriend's current situation is not good. Of course, I am definitely on your girlfriend's side unconditionally. But after all, your girlfriend's public opinion environment is very bad now, so I went to monitor her."
It’s my duty as a fan to keep track of the enemy!”
"...The enemy situation? Is it so exaggerated?"
"That's for sure. It's not like our country here, where a small third- and fourth-tier star can make a lot of money. If your girlfriend can't survive the current darkness, it will probably be difficult for Red Velvet in the future."
Liu Xin'an was silent. He knew about public opinion as he often dealt with it.
This kind of existence can easily make a person successful, and it can also destroy a person as expected.
Yesterday, there were many comments under Bae Zhuhyun's stage video, but for now, most of the comments he saw were positive, and there were no comments that did not welcome Bae Zhuhyun.
But this doesn't mean that my girlfriend is now free from those public opinions...
"Then...is there anything I can do to help?"
"You?" Li Chenglu was amused, "A game up owner with five million fans on a small website?"
"What is the problem?"
"No sister, I look down on you. Your fans and popularity are not even comparable to a hair of our Red Velvet's."
Li Chenglu smiled disdainfully, raised his little thumb, and said provocatively.
Although this was a bit exaggerated, she was not wrong.
If calculated in terms of popularity, Liu Xin'an's influence in Xiaopo Station is really not as exaggerated as imagined.
In the final analysis, he is just a game player, a bad game player who is lucky enough to be liked by many people...
Even now as the main UP leader, he is completely different from the real public opinion field and the pressures that real artists face.
"Then I can't help you with anything?"
Being unable to help the one you love is something that a man cannot accept.
Whether it is from a sense of responsibility or self-esteem.
"Uh... You definitely can't help with work. Please spend more time with her. Irene definitely needs your company now. You are so lucky to meet Irene when she is at her lowest.
She lives next door to her!"
Liu Xin'an pursed his lips and smiled bitterly.
"Am I lucky..."
"Hey, I'm just sighing. Don't think so wildly. I told you."
They have been friends for almost thirty years.
Even more so since childhood, best friend.
Looking at Liu Xin'an's expression, Li Chenglu already knew that this kid was going to get into trouble again.
She hurriedly spoke out to comfort her: "Stop talking about you. The situation Irene is facing now is not something that can be helped by artificial help. What she needs is to stay out of the public eye, and wait for this matter to be revealed."
After a person gradually forgets and reappears, don't think about helping or doing anything else. This is for your own good, you know?"
"Well, I know, and I will definitely not cause any trouble to Zhuhyun."
"That's fine. If there's nothing else, I'll withdraw. If you need anything, call me."
Li Chenglu breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that her comfort had worked, so she stopped worrying.
It's rare to travel far away, so today she first found a place to sleep, and then started her... little one-month trip!
Let's stay there for 20 days first, and then when Liu Xin'an returns to Shanghai to attend the Top 100 Awards, it won't be too late for her to go back with him.
"Go ahead."
"You...don't think nonsense!"
"Get out of here!"
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Because he already asked for leave yesterday, Liu Xin'an cannot take another leave and not broadcast today.
New Year's Day is a time for everyone to rest, and the popularity of live broadcasts in these two days will not be low, so after sending Li Chenglu away, he started the live broadcast at 10:30 in the morning.
This time in China is still around nine in the morning. For those social workers who have just finished a hard week's work, this time is the time to catch up on sleep.
Therefore, there were not many viewers in Liu Xin'an's live broadcast room in the morning.
However, although the popularity is not high, Liu Xin'an is still playing the game seriously, and from time to time he does not forget to chat with the barrage.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Just when he was playing seriously, the door of his house was quietly pushed open from the outside, and Bae Zhuhyun stepped in.
"Liu Xin'an~"
Pei Zhuhyun, who had just woken up, saw the empty sofa and quickly guessed that this person had returned.
However, she didn't know that Li Chenglu, who slept at her house last night, was also gone. She only thought Liu Xin'an was at home.
After shouting for a while but getting no response, Pei Zhuxuan walked to the door of Liu Xin'an's live broadcast room in confusion.
She quietly opened the closed door a crack and looked into the room along the crack. As expected, she saw the serious figure of her boyfriend from behind.
The next second, a smile appeared on Pei Zhuhyun's face.
Whether the man ignored her or not was secondary. As long as she saw him, she would feel extremely at ease.
After taking out her mobile phone and sending a message to Liu Xin'an, Pei Zhuxuan glanced at Liu Xin'an in the crack of the door.
The other person lowered his head and glanced at the phone, then turned back subconsciously.
Then, she pushed open the door, showed a cute smile to Liu Xin'an who was looking at her, and then helped Liu Xin'an close the door thoughtfully.
The content of the message was very simple, that is, she first watched TV at Liu Xin'an's house, and then asked Liu Xin'an to work honestly.
But Liu Xin'an did not follow Bae Zhuhyun's instructions honestly. He paused the game with a smile, muted the sound and stood up.
"Hey, isn't this the coward lady who ate garlic last night?"
This long list of titles made Pei Zhuxun breathe a little heavier. She closed the door hard and planned to lock Liu Xin'an in the live broadcast room.
But her little strength is really not enough in front of Liu Xin'an.
"Let go, I've worked hard."
Liu Xin'an shouted through the door. After waiting for a few seconds and exerting slight force carefully, he found that there was no resistance, and then he hurriedly opened the door.
Then, he saw Bae Zhuhyun sitting on the sofa with the words "I'm very angry" written on her face.
Knowing that his joke had gone too far, Liu Xin'an hurried over with a playful smile on his face.
"Are you kidding? Did you sleep well?"
"It's not good at all, my mouth smells like garlic!"
Bae Zhuhyun is very cautious, although she doesn't think so.
"It's okay, I don't mind it."
"Yeah! Go to work quickly. I don't want to disturb your work because of me. Go quickly."
Pei Zhuxuan pushed Liu Xin'an's arm forward in disgust. Before she calmed down, this guy wanted to hug her?
It’s so whimsical!
Having said that, if he presses further, he will put pressure on Bae Zhuhyun.
So he nodded honestly, not intending to go against Bae Zhuhyun's wishes.
"I'll send Li Chenglu away. She shouldn't bother us again in the next few days."
"Ah? Your friend is gone?"
"Well, she said she wanted to pursue something... TINK's schedule, so she left."
"...Isn't she a fan of ours?"
Bae Zhuhyun has a weird expression. Yesterday, this person looked like she was a huge fan. Why did he fall over the wall after one night?
Could it be because she lost her fandom after falling in love?!
"Well...she might be a little bit better than Bo Ai as you imagined."
"Huh...Okay, go live now!"
Pei Zhuxuan spread her hands, showed a speechless smile, and then pushed Liu Xin'an hard again.
"Okay, okay, don't forget to have lunch."
"Okay, I'll send it to you later."
"OK."
It’s still okay to have lunch during the live broadcast. The dedicated Liu Xin’an can look at the strategies of the games he has been playing in the past two days with his friends during lunch.
By the way, it can last a long time, which is really nice.
After Liu Xinan returned to the live broadcast room and started working, Bae Zhuhyun took out her mobile phone, thought about it and dialed Jiang Seulqi's number.
The phone was picked up quickly.
"What's wrong, Sister Zhuhyun?"
"When is everyone free?"
Now that her identity has been exposed, she is officially preparing to introduce her closest friends to Liu Xin'an.
I didn’t agree yesterday because I still don’t know your future schedule.
But things are different now. By this time, Kang Seulgi and the others should have already gotten their schedule for January, so the next thing to do is to pick a common time when everyone is free recently.