Love Variety Show: The despised me exploded in popularity

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"You've read few books, are you proud of it?" Pei Muchan taunted, phrase by phrase, calmly and arrogantly, "Served a few years in the army, got beaten until you cried all night."

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"What's it to you?" Young Master Huang snapped, pointing to the girl beside him, "I'll tell you the truth, this here is my girlfriend, Su Ying."

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"Oh, someone like you was able to find a girlfriend?" Pei Muchan's mockery shifted into full gear, her tone smooth and serene, "Are you showing off, after all, it's the only thing you have to show for yourself."

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"You're crossing the line, Pei Fatty."

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"Alright, I can only stay for ten more minutes, I have work this afternoon." Pei Muchan ignored Huang Kefan, "Remember to pay for yourself later, our studio doesn't reimburse these kind of expenses."

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Furious yet helpless against Pei Muchan, Huang Kefan couldn't help but retort sarcastically.

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"What kind of work could you possibly have, aren't you washed up already? I heard you're still trying to work on 'originals', but all that effort hasn't seemed to get you anywhere."

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"Your tiny studio must be close to shutting down, dragged here by Uncle Pei for a blind date."

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Upon hearing this, Xu Qingyan coughed once and looked at Pei Muchan with a questioning glance. Pei Muchan turned her head and read a message in his eyes.

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Does this guy even go online?

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Pei Muchan shook her head, then turned to look at Huang Kefan.

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"Have you been playing a pirate in the Red Sea lately?"

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"What do you mean?" Young Master Huang was baffled, bursting out with his trademark confusion, "I'm too busy managing tons of affairs at the company, how do I have time to keep up with an old woman like you."

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Buzz, Pei Muchan grabbed a cup of water, ready to toss it over.

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All of a sudden, a hand reached out from the side and steadied it firmly. Xu Qingyan coughed, extended his other hand, and gently took the cup from her palm.

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"Don't be impulsive."

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Huang Kefan caught sight of Xu Qingyan and raised an eyebrow.

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"You her boyfriend?"

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Hearing this, Xu Qingyan smiled and glanced at Pei Muchan, as if to inquire.

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Pei Muchan followed his gaze, her face suddenly flushed, and she turned her head away.

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Huang Kefan felt disgusted by the two of them, clicking his tongue before settling back down.

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"No matter what your relationship is, you walk your cement path, and I'll walk my log bridge."

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After the recent episode, Pei Muchan had no interest in entangling with Huang Kefan any further. She conveniently excused herself to visit the restroom, leaving only four people in the private room, all of whom had pretty much given up.

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Xu Qingyan and Huang Kefan exchanged a glance, and it was the latter who spoke first.

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"What's your name?"

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"Xu Qingyan." He smiled, didn't bother to stand up, and casually replied, "Young Master Huang, it's a pleasure."

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"Pleasure my ass!" He scratched his hair and gave Xu Qingyan another look-over, somewhat impatiently, "What do you do, and how do you know her?"

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"I write lyrics and music. How we met? You can look it up online." Xu Qingyan grinned, neither simple nor kindly, instead, he carried a bit of a roguish air.

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"You're telling me to search?"

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"Search or not, up to you." Xu Qingyan leaned back in his chair, gave the other man a glance, relaxed in demeanor, "Young Master Huang is really good at playing dumb, surely you've looked it up?"

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Huang Kefan's face changed colors and then he laughed abruptly.

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"Buddy, you're interesting."

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"Yeah." Xu Qingyan looked back at Huang Kefan and gave a smile, "Buddy, you're quite interesting too, we should meet again sometime."

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"Let's not wait for next time, let's exchange contact information." Huang Kefan suddenly turned cordial, "I know Lin Chuan, he's mentioned you to me."

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"Sure." Xu Qingyan added him as a contact.

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Once they sat back down, Huang Kefan asked.

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"You really her boyfriend?"

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"Partner." Xu Qingyan still wore a smile, ambiguous whether he was joking or serious, "How about you, Young Master Huang? Is she your girlfriend?"

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"She works at the front desk of our company, Su Ying." Huang Kefan admitted upfront, "Like I said, I was forced by my family to go on this blind date; I have no interest in her."

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"We were from the same neighborhood, she was a fierce kid, I used to get beat up by her everyday. Can't stand this old woman, who became a completely different person when grown up, thinking I can't tell."

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"What a pretense, really..."

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Finishing his sentence, Huang Kefan leaned closer to the table, expressing his interest.

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"However, speaking of which, I'm quite intrigued by that music video you made. You've got skills, buddy. An old man was quite fond of it, and later..."

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He didn't continue, seemingly waiting for Xu Qingyan's reaction.

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"And then what?" Xu Qingyan asked, though he didn't seem very interested, "Lin Chuan mentioned it to me once; I'm lucky to have caught the attention of a leader."

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"And then... guess why they didn't approach you?" A sneer flashed across Huang Kefan's mouth.

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"I don't know, probably forgot about it."

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"Forgot? How could that be possible?" Huang Kefan laughed heartily, looking up at Xu Qingyan with a wry smile, "You're really something, but you're just not clever enough."

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"Well, of course, I can't compare to Young Master Huang, I'm indeed not that clever." Xu Qingyan laughed along, his gaze calm yet faintly proud.

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Huang Kefan immediately found him less interesting, adopting an appearance of lackluster enthusiasm.

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Before long, Pei Muchan returned. She picked up her bag without any intention of sitting down.

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"Ten minutes are up, I should be going back."

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"Heh, don't let me keep you." Huang Kefan resumed his aloof demeanor, glanced at Xu Qingyan, "Make sure to take your boy toy with you; you're quite good at picking up younger guys."

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At his words, Pei Muchan clenched her fist, fighting the urge to throw the cup.

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"Just a mongrel pretending to be a big bad wolf."

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Huang Kefan was hit below the belt, standing up abruptly, but seeing that the others had already left with Xu Qingyan, he slumped back down.

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He took a sip of the tea, stewing over the jab, then couldn't help but curse under his breath.

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