Chapter 14: You'll understand once you experience it yourself later

After Luo Ning sat down, she began chatting with the three people already there.

Soon, a young woman walked in.

The actress Su Qinglan had become popular two years ago due to a television drama. Her career had been developing quite well over the past two years, and she could be considered a rising star nearing A-list status.

She greeted the four of them with a smile and quickly joined the conversation.

A short while later, a man and a woman walked in one after the other.

The man possessed an unruly temperament and looked handsome and flamboyant; he was none other than the top-tier idol Ji Xingheng.

When he saw Luo Ning, his eyes flickered, and the corners of his lips curled up slightly.

The young woman was quite pretty, wearing a light green dress, and appeared pure and ladylike. She was Bo Xiangxiang, the other true female lead from the recent trending search.

After the two greeted those present, they also sat down.

Everyone present knew about Luo Ning changing her manager and frequently appearing on trending searches last week. Because of this, after Ji Xingheng entered, their gazes wandered back and forth between the two of them.

Luo Ning maintained her previous smile without revealing any strange emotions. She only gave a faint nod when greeting Ji Xingheng.

After everyone chatted for a bit, Bo Xiangxiang suddenly looked at Luo Ning and asked, "Teacher Luo, why don't you swap seats with me? You and Teacher Ji are quite familiar with each other; you two can catch up."

Her seat happened to be right next to Ji Xingheng.

In her previous life, Luo Ning had also encountered this situation. Because she was in a relationship with Ji Xingheng and they shared the same manager, she hadn't been coy and swapped seats with the other party, only to be slammed for it later.

This time, however, she smiled, shook her head, and said bluntly, "No thanks. I’d better stay away from Teacher Ji, otherwise his fans will curse me again for clinging to him for clout and exploiting his popularity."

Everyone present: "..."

They hadn't expected Luo Ning to be so tough. This was a live broadcast, yet she had actually said something so straightforward—impressive.

The smile that had been on Ji Xingheng’s lips stiffened, and his hand holding his sunglasses tightened. He stared with dark, heavy eyes at Luo Ning, who wasn't looking at him.

He understood her well enough; by distancing herself from him the moment she arrived, she could openly ignore him for the rest of the time.

Although he felt irritable inside, he endured it and didn't show it, merely letting his face darken.

Bo Xiangxiang was very surprised that Luo Ning actually wanted to draw a clear line between herself and Ji Xingheng. While she felt secretly delighted, she also thought Luo Ning was stupid.

On a live variety show like this, who wouldn't put on an act? This woman had actually confronted a top-tier idol the moment she arrived; she would definitely be cursed to death by Ji Xingheng’s fans.

"It shouldn't be that bad, right?" she said to Luo Ning.

Luo Ning looked at her with a half-smile. "You'll understand once you experience it yourself in the future."

Bo Xiangxiang felt uncomfortable under her meaningful gaze; after all, Luo Ning knew that she was the person in the trending photo.

But it didn't matter. Even if Luo Ning knew, what could she do about it? Did she have evidence to expose her? If not, she would just have to swallow it.

Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit off, Tong Jia immediately changed the subject. "I heard that Teacher Li, who was originally supposed to come, had a scheduling conflict, and a new mystery guest has been brought in. Who do you think the last person will be?"

He didn't have any malice toward Luo Ning. The previous topic was already a flashpoint, and he was afraid that continuing it would trigger a backlash from fans, so he steered the conversation to liven up the atmosphere.

The others followed suit and changed the topic. Wei Yao smiled and said, "This is really hard to guess, but since the production team calls them a mystery guest, they must be someone extraordinary."

Chai Jing laughed along, "Hurry up and reveal the mystery guest."

At this moment, the live broadcast's comment section began to jump frantically.

Sure enough, Ji Xingheng’s fans began to curse wildly.

[Luo the Vase is too much. Our Xing-zai doesn't care for her sitting next to him.]

[Exactly, saying that is already clinging to our Xing-zai for clout, okay? Shameless.]

[What right does she have to say that? Hasn't she clung to and hyped up her relationship with Xing-zai enough in the past? She’s really trying to be a saint after doing all that.]

[At least she has some self-awareness; our Xing-zai never wanted her to cling to him anyway.]

[Why did the production team invite a vase like Luo Ning? The other guests this time all have at least some singing or dancing ability. What about her? She can't do anything; did they invite her to be a decoration? It’s so annoying just looking at her!]

[Exactly, Luo the Vase can't do anything, but she's number one at clinging to top-tier idols. Is the production team blind to invite someone like this?]

[Who told her to have a sugar daddy behind her? She must have come because her sugar daddy invested in this show.]

In fact, many of Ji Xingheng’s fans were initially satisfied to see Luo Ning decide not to get close to their idol, but once the internet trolls arranged by Yan Qiuping and Bo Xiangxiang started stirring the pot, they couldn't help but join in with all sorts of nasty insults.

Luo Ning wasn't surprised at all that she would be fiercely cursed by Ji Xingheng’s fans. Since she would be cursed regardless of whether she swapped seats or not, she naturally did whatever made her feel comfortable.

The point of her doing this was to draw a clear line with Ji Xingheng from the start, showing that she didn't want to be involved with him. That way, it would become a matter of course for her not to have too much contact with him for the rest of the time.

As these people said increasingly nasty things, Luo Ning’s fans couldn't take it anymore.

[When Ning-bao talks to Ji Xingheng, you say she's clinging for clout. When she stays away from your idol, you also say she's clinging for clout. Are you guys sick?]

[Xing fans, that's enough. Our Ning-bao has already stayed away from your idol, what more do you want? Can you stop being unreasonable?]

[How do you know my Ning-bao can't do anything? Don't forget how you were slapped in the face last time.]

[My Ning-bao is just responsible for being beautiful, do whatever you want.]

[Exactly, can't you just watch the show quietly?]

[Everyone, stop arguing with the Xing fans. Let's give the live chat some peace and let the other viewers enjoy the variety show.]

[I'll just quietly worship Ning-bao's beauty. She's dressed so youthfully and beautifully today; in one word: gorgeous.]

[Yes, yes, hugging my Ning-bao, we're not interested, thanks!]

Luo Ning’s fans couldn't be bothered to deal with the Xing fans and the trolls stirring up trouble, and began to focus on the topic of how beautiful their Ning-bao was.

This made the Xing fans and trolls feel like they were punching cotton, making them furious, and they continued to curse in the comments.

By comparison, the difference in the quality of the fans was immediately apparent, which made other fans and passersby feel less negatively toward Luo Ning than before.

After all, as the Ning fans said, Luo Ning had previously been chased and cursed by Xing fans for clinging to their idol, and they had told her to stay away from him.

Now that she had changed her manager and publicly and clearly stated that she would stay away from their idol, it was a bit much for these fans to still be clinging to the issue and refusing to let go.

Watching the Ning fans rave about Luo Ning's beauty, everyone paid a little more attention to her.

She was wearing a goose-yellow short-sleeved T-shirt, denim overalls, and her hair in a bun. Her makeup was very light, making her look casual, youthful, and beautiful, giving people the feeling of a girl-next-door.

Compared to the other two actresses who had exquisite makeup and were wearing expensive dresses, she felt more in tune with this farmhouse courtyard and more grounded.

At this moment, the director smiled and said, "Now, let's invite our mystery guest to enter!"

This was the biggest highlight of the show today.

Soon, a handsome, elegant man with a tall, slender figure walked in, and the guests present and the audience in front of the screens were all stunned.

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