"You're welcome." Yuan Meng said with a beaming smile. As soon as she entered the lounge, she flopped onto the sofa and took out her phone to scroll through Weibo.
She found that the news of Wolf Uncle being arrested had made it onto the trending list. Some insider had revealed that it was because he had bullied others, and immediately there was a storm of scolding on the Internet.
"Serves him right," Yuan Meng snorted softly. He was really lucky to have run into "Yuan Meng". Otherwise, she would have surely chopped off his wandering hands!
As she turned over, she saw Yan Ke'er on the phone, desperately contacting people.
"Yes, get me as many online trolls as possible. Strike while the iron is hot! Crush him for me!"
Yuan Meng, "..."
Goodness gracious, Ke'er, your persona has completely collapsed!
Where was the cute, weepy Ke'er she used to know? Had she lost her way?
However—
She liked this new side of her!
"Wow, Ke'er, I didn't even think of contacting online trolls! You're really thoughtful," Yuan Meng said, giving her a thumbs - up.
Yan Ke'er shrugged. "Scumbags like him deserve to be ruined. He's a hypocrite. He thought everyone liked him. He's just a self - assured guy. I really don't know where he got his confidence from!"
"I couldn't agree more!" Yuan Meng chimed in with a big smile.
Just as Yan Ke'er was about to open her mouth and continue her tirade, there was a commotion outside the door. The high - pitched screams were even louder than those of top - notch singers!
"We're really honored to have you here for our variety show..."
"You're too kind... Everything is negotiable..."
...
Yuan Meng, "???"
Did TuTu have such a big influence?
When she came, there was nothing like this!
Just as she was thinking, the conversation outside had reached the door.
"This is Teacher Sanyuan's lounge. You guys can talk first. I'll come and get you when everything in front is ready," the director said. He knocked on the door, and after getting a response, he pushed the door open, walking in while leaning over to talk to the person beside him. His face was bright red with excitement.
Yuan Meng tilted her head and looked past the director. A row of question marks immediately popped up in her mind, "???"
Hey, where was her cute TuTu? What was with these 1.88 - meter long legs?
Not only the long legs, but the face was also wrong!
Those sharp eyebrows and eyes, the handsome face, the relatively long black hair for a man tied into a short ponytail at the back of his head, and a pair of thin - rimmed golden glasses on his high nose bridge. The whole person exuded an ostentatious aura, completely the opposite of the 1.55 - meter - tall, delicate and gentle image Yuan Meng had imagined!
"Wow, it's Gu Mingchi! He's so handsome!" Yan Ke'er said excitedly, tightly grabbing Yuan Meng's arm and whispering, as if afraid of being heard by the person in question.
Yuan Meng was taken aback. No wonder he looked familiar! He was the youngest movie king in the industry!
Then... it should not be her TuTu, right?
Yuan Meng let out a sigh of relief and nudged Yan Ke'er's arm. "I thought you liked the uncle - type guys?"
"NONONO! There's nothing in this world that can compare to delicious food and handsome guys. As long as they're handsome, I'm all for it! If I can't even appreciate handsome guys, it would be such a waste!" While Yan Ke'er was talking to Yuan Meng, her eyes never left Gu Mingchi for a second.
Yuan Meng was at a loss for words. She rubbed her forehead and said, "Goodness, Ke'er, you're no different from a fangirl."
"What's wrong with being a fangirl? Aren't handsome guys a feast for the eyes?"
Yuan Meng didn't know how to respond for a moment.
He was indeed a feast for the eyes, but she wanted to see cute little boys!
So this must not be her TuTu!
Gu Mingchi turned around and said something to his agent beside him. The agent nodded and left the lounge.
Gu Mingchi then turned around, gave Yuan Meng and Yan Ke'er a gentle smile and a nod, sat down on the sofa beside them and started playing with his phone.
Yuan Meng was even more certain that the director must have invited him to boost the popularity and traffic!
"Goodness, Mengmeng, did you see that! He's even more handsome when he smiles!" Yan Ke'er said excitedly, shaking Yuan Meng's hand. "Do you think he'll give me his autograph if I go and ask for it?"
Yan Ke'er leaned over and whispered in Yuan Meng's ear, still stealing glances at Gu Mingchi, afraid that he might hear her.
"Well, there's no one else here. You can give it a try," Yuan Meng said, winking at Yan Ke'er.
Yan Ke'er struggled for a long time, but finally decided to give it a shot.
Gu Mingchi was just thinking about how to explain his use of the voice - changer when a voice came from above his head.
"Excuse me, Mr. Gu, could I get your autograph?"
Gu Mingchi looked up at the girl standing in front of him. He knew who she was. She was his Shihu's assistant! Judging from their interaction just now, they must be on good terms. This could be a good breakthrough!
"Sure," Gu Mingchi said, taking the pen and paper and scribbling down his name.
"Thank you, Mr. Gu!"
"You're welcome," Gu Mingchi said with a gentle smile. Yan Ke'er blushed even more. She covered her face with her notebook and ran back to Yuan Meng with the autograph in her hand.
"Mr. Gu is so gentle!"
"So, are you smitten?" Yuan Meng asked with a smile, looking at Yan Ke'er.
"Not really. Handsome guys are meant to be admired from afar, not to be too close to. I'll just admire him from a distance," Yan Ke'er said. But as she spoke, she carefully tore the paper from the notebook, folded it and put it in the innermost pocket of her backpack.
Yuan Meng shook her head helplessly. How many autographs had this girl collected? She didn't know what she was going to do with them.
Suddenly, Yuan Meng felt her phone vibrate. She took it out and saw that it was a message from her so - called cute TuTu, Xian Qing.
[Shihu, if I lied to you, would you be angry? Cat looking sad.GIF]
Yuan Meng, "?"
A bad feeling welled up in her heart. Subconsciously, she looked up at Gu Mingchi, who was frowning while playing with his phone. Then she looked at the "Shihu" on her phone screen, the "meow" and the cute sad - cat emoji. She immediately shook her head, trying to get rid of those wild thoughts.
Her cute TuTu! There was no way it could be the guy sitting opposite!
She thought for a while and typed, [No, TuTu is so cute. Shihu will forgive you for anything!]
Gu Mingchi, "..."
Oh no!
He dimmed the screen of his phone and looked at his own face in it. Then he looked at his long legs. None of it fit the definition of "cute". He suddenly felt hopeless.
[Has TuTu arrived? Do you want Shihu to come and pick you up?]
Gu Mingchi, "!"
He secretly glanced at Yuan Meng's expression. He felt even more guilty.
[I'm already in the lounge QAQ]
The lounge? There were probably three lounges here, right? Because she had helped to invite Xian Qing, the director had given her a separate one.
Oh no, now there was one more person.
The bad feeling grew stronger...
[Which lounge are you in?]
[The second one.]
The second one? Yuan Meng looked around. The lounge wasn't very big. She could see everything at a glance. Apart from the two of them, the only other person in the lounge was Gu Mingchi. This...
She refused to believe that thought!
[No way, TuTu, can you turn invisible?]
[Did something hold TuTu up and you can't come? Don't worry! Shihu won't be angry! Shihu will talk to the program crew for you!]
Gu Mingchi, "..."
His Shihu was definitely avoiding the truth!