Becoming Popular Through The “All Villains” Variety Show – Chapter 68 Part 1

Please Like Her 19 – Let’s celebrate the New Year together

Shang Lu felt a bit embarrassed. Obviously, Ou Yi had already noticed. At this moment, covering it would only make matters worse! Ou Yi wasn’t a fool!

So, Shang Lu could only endure Lin Yanyan’s singing, lower her hands from her ears, make an ‘X’ gesture in front of her chest, and shake her head frantically at Ou Yi.

—It’s not like that! Let me explain!

However, Ou Yi’s heart was already ‘dead.’ At the moment Shang Lu desperately denied, he turned his head and no longer looked in her direction.

It was actually Ye Lu who noticed her actions and asked strangely, “What’s wrong? Is your neck uncomfortable?”

Shang Lu : “…”

Forget it; the concert will end soon anyway.

And the next second, Lin Yanyan’s singing stopped, and it was Ou Yi’s turn.

He opened his mouth, and this time the first note followed Lin Yanyan’s.

Everyone : “?”

[What’s going on?]

[Haha, I suddenly remembered when Ye Lu was led astray during the theme song recording]

[Is Ou Yi starting to mess up?]

[Ou Yi’s expression is so numb, as if he’s suffering the pain of resignation.]

[CL’s whole group doesn’t lip-sync! Let me say it again! It should be proved today!]

Fortunately, the last song was a grand chorus performed by the entire group, and the live fans sang along with tears in their eyes. The concert ended under somewhat normal circumstances.

There was a high level of discussion about this incident on the internet.

Some live fans gave their reviews:

[Well, I’ve watched Xiao Taoyan variety show, and I’ve always thought that Ye Lu was a bit exaggerating… Today, I’ve come to realize that there’s a big difference between experiencing the demonic sound live and watching on TV.]

Some online viewers were shocked:

[What? If it sounds this bad on the broadcast, can it be even worse live?!]

A ‘helpful netizen’ made a suggestion:

[Fans of Yan Yu and Ou Yi can consider using these two songs as alarm clocks. My wake-up alarm is “Chen” (untuned version), and every time I hear it, I’m instantly scared out of bed just to prevent that kind of singing from continuing in my world.]

[Woah, could it be that the previous commenter is my half-sister? When I started preparing for the postgraduate entrance exam, I did the same because I was lazy every day. It works better than any alarm clock!]

[Thank you, I’ve learned. I’m going to make the change. Going to Tsinghua or Peking University next year is not a dream.]

…

To avoid drawing attention, after the live audience gradually left, Shang Lu and Ye Lu, led by the staff, returned to Ou Yi’s dressing room.

The moment Shang Lu saw Ou Yi, he immediately reached out and revealed the hairpin he was holding, explaining, “Ou Yi, listen to me, it’s not what you think, I’m not…”

“I know,” Ou Yi sat in a chair, holding a tablet in his hand, with his left foot on a basketball and his right foot on a soccer ball. He raised his head slowly, “You’re not a fan of Yan Yu.”

Shang Lu : “?”

Ye Lu, standing behind Shang Lu, also said, “What’s there to explain? If you were a fan of Yan Yu, that would be too scary.”

Shang Lu : “!”

Shang Lu looked at Ou Yi and then at Ye Lu, finding it very hard to believe.

Although it’s a fact that anyone with a little bit of common sense could understand, it’s not that Shang Lu thought Ye Lu and Ou Yi were lacking common sense… well, it’s just that.

Shang Lu : “You guys could figure this out on your own?”

Both of them nodded together.

Ye Lu said confidently, “As fellow lead singers, you should be a fan of me instead of him.”

Ou Yi just smiled and directly turned his tablet towards Shang Lu and Ye Lu, showing a solo stage of Yan Yu.

Shang Lu couldn’t understand, “…Why are you watching Yan Yu’s stage?”

“I’m studying whether his skills have improved,” Ou Yi’s lips still carried a strange smile, and he continued, “Then I realized your good intentions.”

Shang Lu : “?”

What good intentions did she have?

After Ou Yi finished speaking, he clicked the play button, and Yan Yu’s singing voice began.

Shang Lu couldn’t understand, and she turned to look at Ye Lu with big eyes filled with questions.

Ye Lu analyzed it directly, “He’s slightly off the beat.”

Ou Yi nodded and then moved the progress bar forward, freezing the video on a mid-shot of Yan Yu.

Ou Yi said, “Before he started singing, he looked in your direction. So, Shang Lu, I understand now. You were trying to attract Yan Yu’s attention and distract him to create a stage mistake!”

Ye Lu was shocked, “So there’s such a complex reason behind this! I thought it was a gift from a fan sitting next to you, and I didn’t expect there to be such intrigue. Where there are people, it’s truly a world of its own.”

Shang Lu : “…”

You big-headed ghost! Can’t you stick to your original idea? Obviously, that’s the right answer, don’t be misled!

Shang Lu could only say, “You’re overthinking it. It was purely a misunderstanding by the girl next to me that I’m a fan of Yan Yu, so she gave it to me. I had no reason to intentionally distract Yan Yu.”

Ye Lu looked disdainful, “…At least come up with your own reason. Why copy mine?”

Shang Lu smiled at Ye Lu, and in just her one pair of eyes, murderous intent could be felt.

Ye Lu realized the danger and obediently kept quiet.

Ou Yi thought for a moment, then raised his voice, “You do have a reason! Yan Yu and I have a bet. We both chose high-difficulty solo stages this time. Whoever makes a mistake has to post an ugly photo with a pig’s head drawn on their face on social media!”

Shang Lu : “Honestly, I had no way of knowing about your bet.”

Someone knocked on the door.

Xu Ze stood at the doorway.

Ou Yi appeared very happy, completely ignoring Shang Lu’s previous words. He picked up a ball from the ground with one hand and walked over to Xu Ze, placing his other hand on Xu Ze’s shoulder, leading him outside, “Hey, buddy! Let me remove my makeup… never mind, I won’t. Let’s go play basketball!”

Shang Lu : “…”

She suddenly thought of the stubborn reasons Ou Yi used to insist that he and Xu Ze were real friends. He seemed to have a strange system in his brain that could turn everything irrational into rational.

Oh well, let it be.

At least Ou Yi didn’t misunderstand her as a fan of Yan Yu. Let him think whatever he wants.

*Bang, bang, bang—*

There were strange sounds from behind.

Shang Lu turned around in confusion and saw Ye Lu suddenly playing basketball indoors for no apparent reason. She asked, “What are you doing?”

Ye Lu smirked, “I’m a basketball expert! They dare not challenge me, so that’s why they didn’t invite me, right!”

Shang Lu understood now.

Shang Lu said directly, “You’re upset they didn’t invite you to play basketball with them.”

“No way!” Ye Lu denied it naturally, then made a shooting motion.

Shang Lu stared at the basketball and scanned the room again, confirming that there was only one ball inside.

Wait, something was off.

If basketball is here, what are Ou Yi and Xu Ze playing?

At the playground of a nearby elementary school.

Ou Yi had bribed the security guard in advance and arrived at the basketball court with Xu Ze.

It was a dark night with a strong wind, and two street lamps were shining in isolation.

Both of them fell into silence as they looked at the soccer ball that Ou Yi was holding.

Unexpectedly, it was Xu Ze who spoke first, unable to understand, and asked, “How do we play this?”

“Uh… I got the wrong ball,” Ou Yi scratched his head with his other hand, looking somewhat puzzled.

Xu Ze said, “Let’s go back and get the right one.”

It’s not that far anyway.

Then Ou Yi blocked his way and said, “There’s no need for that. My dad said that everything is the best arrangement by fate, and we should accept it. Come on, Bro, we can also play soccer; it’s not that different.”

Xu Ze: “…”

No, he wanted to refuse; the difference was just too significant.

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