Chapter 123: Transmigrated as a Scumbag in a Boy Group Survival Show (5)
“Jiang Jueming!!!!”
“Li Yanxiao!!!!”
Perhaps because the two were considered mortal rivals in the fandom, the moment Jiang Jueming’s fans screamed, Li Yanxiao’s fans immediately bellowed in response.
By now, the front half of the van had already driven past the main gates, and an endless surge of fans swarmed both sides of the vehicle.
Positioned right beside the window, Cen Yu suddenly found countless hands and faces pressed almost directly against the glass… He genuinely hadn’t anticipated being in such close proximity. With the windows locked tight, the driver proceeded at a snail’s pace, attempting to squeeze through the dense crowd.
Before long, the second van trailing behind helped divert some of the crowd’s attention.
The two vehicles finally created a bit of clearance. Once the security guards pushed the fans back a safe distance, the window was slowly rolled down halfway.
Right after, Jiang Jueming, Cen Yu, Li Yanxiao, and the others offered brief greetings to the fans outside.
When Li Yanxiao’s fans initially spotted Cen Yu at the window, a wave of disappointment washed over them. Unexpectedly, right after Cen Yu exposed his face, Li Yanxiao’s face leaned in as well, squeezing into the exact same window gap to greet the crowd alongside Cen Yu.
“…” Cen Yu felt as if he were about to be crushed to death by Li Yanxiao.
Thankfully, the interaction lasted barely a minute.
The van window quickly rolled shut, carrying the full vehicle of passengers away from the venue.
After both Li Yanxiao’s and Cen Yu’s fans finished screaming their lungs out, Li Yanxiao’s fans lapsed into a brief silence—
“…Are those two really that close…? You couldn’t tell at all during the survival show.”
When they watched the show, the broadcast was usually filled with scenes of Cen Yu shamelessly trying to strike up conversations with Li Yanxiao, only for Li Yanxiao to ignore him completely.
Because Cen Yu’s clout-chasing was so glaringly obvious, Li Yanxiao’s fans thoroughly despised him.
Yet seeing them in person now, the real-life relationship actually looked pretty decent?
In the very next second, Li Yanxiao’s toxic solo fans began shutting down the speculation—
“No way in hell! The company definitely forced this on him!”
“Fucking trash company! My poor boy, being forced to business-partner with a clout-chaser like that!”
On the other side, a few of Cen Yu’s fans exchanged glances, immediately pulling up their private group chat—
[Group Chat: Every Man in the World Is My Daughter’s Clout-Chaser! (191)]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: Holy shit! You all should have seen it in person! I’m floating!]
[Your Wife Is My Wife Too: ? Care to share for the group’s entertainment?]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: (Video 1) (Video 2) (Video 3)]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: Close-up of Li Yanxiao squeezing in beside Cen Yu.jpg, Li Yanxiao greeting fans together with Cen Yu.jpg.]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: Husbands, hurry in and ship this @AllMembers]
[Your Wife Is My Wife Too: Yo? Isn’t that the legendary golden top? How did he get so pathetic after a few days of not seeing him? What happened to looking down on my girl and resolutely refusing to chase her clout? (covers mouth laughing)]
[AAAA Building Materials Sister Wang: Damn it, how many times have I said it! That trash show crew evil-edited them! Li the Dog couldn’t be more attached to my girl! Everyone at the scene back then knew he practically wanted to hold my girl’s hand to go to the bathroom together!]
[Your Wife Is My Wife Too: Elaborate on the bathroom part (smile)]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: Elaborate on the bathroom part (smile)]
[Hot Girl Yu Baby: Elaborate on the bathroom part (smile)]
[AAAA Building Materials Sister Wang: My girl had a solo interview scheduled back then, and the young master asked her to go to the bathroom with him. My girl said she had work and couldn’t go. The young master simply plunked his butt onto a nearby chair and said, “Then I’ll wait until you’re done and we’ll go together,” and actually waited until my girl finished her solo interview before going together.]
[AAAA Building Materials Sister Wang: That brain-dead show crew deliberately evil-edited it just to push the main CP!]
[Hot Girl Yu Baby: Can any family member share an analysis? What on earth does it mean when he insists my sister accompany him to the bathroom? (scary upon deeper thought) (smile)]
[Yu’s Wife #1 in the Universe: Terrified of you gays (smile)]
“Li Yanxiao.”
Once the van merged onto the highway, Zhan Kongqing—who had remained silent the entire time—suddenly spoke up.
Li Yanxiao pulled off one side of his noise-canceling earphone and looked back. “Something up?”
He maintained an idle, lazy demeanor toward everyone. Taking in Zhan Kongqing’s pensive expression, he added, “Speak directly.”
“I want to switch rooms with you,” Zhan Kongqing cut straight to the chase.
Li Yanxiao raised an eyebrow. Before he could utter a word, He Ci’s voice echoed from the front seat: “Impossible.”
Fixing his eyes on the tablet in his hands, He Ci had naturally overheard the dialogue behind him. “I don’t care whether you have conflicts with your roommate, personality clashes, or simply can’t get along…”
“I said it clearly from the start: once room assignments are set, no switches are allowed.”
“We have to film group variety shows later. Are you going to show everyone a cold war on camera?”
“Don’t bring up this kind of request ever again.”
He Ci’s tone was exceptionally stern. “I don’t want to hear it a second time.” Without turning his head, he added, “And don’t let me find out about any little tricks behind my back either.”
Grasping his noise-canceling earphone, Li Yanxiao looked at Zhan Kongqing, who was frowning at He Ci’s words. “What a shame.”
It was hard to tell whether he found it a shame that Zhan Kongqing couldn’t switch places with him, or a shame that he couldn’t switch with Zhan Kongqing.
“Guess we still have to listen to the big boss.”
“…Just call me Boss,” He Ci couldn’t help chiming in.
“Sure thing, Big Boss,” Li Yanxiao said nonchalantly. Turning his head to look at Cen Yu beside him… he saw Cen Yu staring out the window with his earphones on.
Cen Yu possessed a pale, cool-toned complexion; when he wasn’t smiling, he gave off a languid, cold impression.
From his angle, he could only catch Cen Yu’s side profile.
So pretty, Li Yanxiao thought. The colder and more dismissive he looked, the prettier he became.
With that thought in mind, he put his earphone back on and rested his head against Cen Yu’s shoulder once more. Idly playing with Cen Yu’s fingers, he then began gently stroking Cen Yu’s arm out of apparent curiosity, lightly tracing the angel tattoo on his skin with his fingertips.
Calluses lined his fingertips, though how he had acquired them remained a mystery.
They didn’t quite match his image of someone born with a silver spoon in his mouth.
Feeling a ticklish sensation from his touch, Cen Yu instinctively tried to pull his arm back, only to be held firm by Li Yanxiao.
“Let me lean on you for a bit,” Li Yanxiao put on a pitiful act to gain Cen Yu’s sympathy. “I couldn’t sleep at all last night. I was so nervous about the finals.”
He pointed below his eyes. “Look at my dark circles…”
Squinting his eyes, Cen Yu couldn’t spot a single trace of dark circles on Li Yanxiao’s face.
Sitting behind the two, Zhan Kongqing watched Li Yanxiao’s performance and averted his gaze—
Liar.
He thought to himself, How could Li Yanxiao possibly be nervous? He slept like a log.
