Chapter 332
Chapter 332
In the end, Yellow Hair still sat with Yang Zhen, while Mu Xin and Lin Junruo sat together.
Neither woman was willing to yield. Finally, Yang Zhen grew impatient with the argument, picked up Yellow Hair, and carried him away, putting an end to the dispute.
Mu Xin and Lin Junruo both cast Yellow Hair looks of envy and jealousy.
Yellow Hair felt numb.
He no longer wanted to say a word.
It was nothing more than a minor interlude.
Their seating arrangement remained the same as before. Since their group now had an odd number, Zhou Jingying ended up sitting alone. Xia Zeqin would not join their team.
After they sat down, the other matched Players appeared as well.
They were two men.
Among them was a familiar face.
Naturally, Jian Fan did not recognize him. Neither did Yellow Hair or Yang Zhen. Lin Junruo and Mu Xin, however, grew excited, while Qin Nan also noticed him and showed a trace of surprise.
One of the newly arrived Players was a young man dressed in a white shirt, casual trousers, and a pair of fluffy slippers. His hair was somewhat messy, yet the disorder possessed a beauty of its own.
He was a very beautiful man.
But his beauty was different from Jian Fan’s.
Qin Nan looked at the man, then at Jian Fan, and sighed. “If you entered the entertainment industry, you’d definitely become famous.”
Jian Fan was baffled.
“That man’s name is Shen Xianglan. He’s a newly risen top star who started out as an idol. He’s an excellent singer and dancer, and most impressive of all, he can actually act. He can’t compare with veteran actors, of course, but he’s considered pretty good among his generation. His drama became a huge hit at the end of last year and propelled him straight to the top,” Qin Nan explained. Then he clicked his tongue. “I didn’t expect him to be so laid-back in private.”
Jian Fan was baffled again.
He had no interest in any of that.
How boring.
Still, probably because Qin Nan had brought him up, Jian Fan glanced at Shen Xianglan.
Qin Nan had merely given a brief introduction, but Mu Xin and Lin Junruo were especially excited.
He was a top idol, after all. How could girls like them not know him? Shen Xianglan also had a fairly good reputation. Although neither of them was a fan, they both viewed him favorably enough.
After their excitement subsided, Lin Junruo lowered her voice. “Why do I think Jian Fan is a little better-looking?”
Mu Xin glanced toward Jian Fan and lowered her voice as well. “I think Jian Fan has a more outstanding presence. One look at him and you can feel that Big Shot aura. Shen Xianglan doesn’t have it. Especially with his styling–he looks too feminine on television. He looks better like this in private, but he still doesn’t have Jian Fan’s bearing or force of presence. Their looks are evenly matched, but in every other respect, he loses.”
Although the two women kept their voices low, the bus was only so large.
Shen Xianglan still heard them.
In truth, he did not care much about such things.
But to think he had actually lost a comparison of looks. Shen Xianglan’s interest was piqued, and he casually swept his gaze over.
He saw Jian Fan.
Tsk.
It was true.
But then Shen Xianglan looked at Jian Fan’s physique and silently straightened his back.
He was a regular at the gym, after all. In certain respects, he was still superior to that handsome man.
Shen Xianglan had only glanced at Jian Fan, but Jian Fan somehow caught a hint of what he was thinking and fell silent.
Shen Xianglan looked away from Jian Fan, though he still glanced that way out of the corner of his eye. The glance made him pause.
He turned his head back, and delight suddenly blazed in his eyes.
“Ms. Zhou!” The previously languid Shen Xianglan seemed to burst with light. He rushed to Zhou Jingying’s side and extended a hand. “Hello, Ms. Zhou. My name is Shen Xianglan. I’m a fan of yours. I’m so happy to meet you.”
Everyone was baffled.
They were in the Realm of Death, were they not?
Was this reaction not a little inappropriate?
Shen Xianglan did not care. He asked nervously, “Ms. Zhou, may I sit beside you?”
Zhou Jingying clearly had not expected to meet a fan here, much less encounter something like this.
After a moment’s thought, she smiled and nodded. “Of course.”
Once Zhou Jingying agreed, Shen Xianglan immediately sat beside her and began talking nonstop. “Ms. Zhou, I’ve loved watching your shows since I was little. I entered the industry because I wanted to chase my idols, but by the time I joined, you’d already retired.”
At this point, Shen Xianglan looked quite regretful.
Zhou Jingying gave him a gentle smile. “Thank you for liking my work. I’ve seen yours too. It’s very good.”
“Really?” Shen Xianglan asked in delight. Then, somewhat embarrassed, he scratched his head. “The plots in the things I’ve acted in aren’t very good. No one puts their heart into them anymore. Even I can barely stand watching them.”
Zhou Jingying’s tone remained gentle. “Doing everything within your ability is the best answer you can give.”
“Mm-hmm. You’re right, Ms. Zhou.” Shen Xianglan agreed wholeheartedly.
The senior and junior began chatting just like that. Mu Xin and Lin Junruo exchanged a look, finding the whole scene rather surreal.
First an internationally acclaimed actress, and now a top idol. The thing was, Mu Xin could accept Zhou Jingying’s personality, but Shen Xianglan… Was a top star really like this in private?
He went out lazily dressed in slippers, but the moment he met his idol, he turned into a silly boy experiencing his first crush.
It seemed… no different from the way they acted when chasing stars?
Two new teammates had been matched with them this time. Shen Xianglan was now sitting beside Zhou Jingying, while the other was a man in his early thirties, dressed in a finely tailored suit and wearing gold-rimmed glasses.
Lin Junruo glanced at him, then looked away and lowered her voice to gossip with Mu Xin. “Is this world selecting people based on looks?”
As a top star, Shen Xianglan’s looks spoke for themselves. The elite-looking man was slightly less handsome, but his bearing made up the difference.
Mu Xin nodded and replied quietly, “A cultured scoundrel.”
Lin Junruo immediately nodded, looking as though she had found a kindred spirit.
Mu Xin thought for a moment, swept her gaze around them, and said, “The looks in this world really are on another level.”
Besides the two new teammates, the people in their original group were attractive too. Zhou Jingying had become an internationally acclaimed actress; though she had grown older, her charm remained. Jian Fan needed no explanation, and then there was the great beauty Lin Junruo. As for the others, while their looks might not reach the same level, in the real world they would still be universally regarded as beautiful women or handsome men whenever they went out.
The difference was probably that people like Lin Junruo and Jian Fan were campus-belle-and-heartthrob level, while Mu Xin, Qin Nan, and the others might only rank as the beauties and heartthrobs of their respective departments.
There were exceptions, however.
Lin Junruo glanced at Yellow Hair with obvious disdain.
Yellow Hair was the odd one out among them.
Yellow Hair was utterly baffled.
It was not that Yellow Hair was unattractive. His styling simply dragged his looks down far too much.