Hua Yan narrowed her eyes dangerously: "What’s up? It’s one thing that you won’t let date, but now you want to mooch off ?"
Ling Yao retorted with his neck stiff: "What’s that supposed to an? Mooch? How can you even say that? When have I ever mooched off anyone? I’m a proper man, even if I don’t have as much money as you now, who knows what the future holds."
Hua Yan gave him a aningful look: "But right now, you’re clearly riding on my coattails."
Ling Yao was speechless, sweat forming a large exclamation mark on the back of his head.
"Didn’t I say already? I didn’t think it through; really, who could have known the fans would be this intense? Hey, don’t just point fingers at , what about your streaming backdrop and all those videos and images you post? Have you checked them? Aren’t you worried your other identities might get exposed too?"
Hua Yan’s eyes flickered. It seed she hadn’t paid attention to this issue either. Yet, it was this mont of hesitation, as she lowered her head, that Ling Yao caught.
"See, you didn’t notice either, did you? I didn’t either, so you have to believe . It wasn’t on purpose."
Hua Yan ignored him, directly picking up her phone and deleting all the related selfies from her author’s account, silently warning herself to thoroughly check any photos or videos before posting them in the future.
"So, what should we do now?"
Hua Yan looked at him expressionlessly, took out the keys to Ning Hao’s ho from her pocket, and tossed them to him.
"Go stay at Xiao Hao’s place, cook for yourself, and buy your own house as soon as possible. How does it look to keep couch-surfing at others’ hos? Why not take up Uncle Liang’s offer and stay at the company dorms? We’re on good terms, but I don’t want to generate CP buzz, you understand?"
To say she wasn’t angry would be a lie; she simply couldn’t refuse him, enduring a lot. But that doesn’t an it’s love.
People have emotions and desires. She had just turned twenty, now an adult, and with countless experiences of world-traveling, whether the past tasks were completed well or not, or whether the way she dealt with n was right or wrong, this life was a punishnt life. The path to fa was incredibly arduous, how could she act recklessly? Not marrying or dating was one of the mission’s principles, how could she be foolish enough to violate it?
Regardless of whether Ling Yao’s feelings for her were possessive or dependent, there were so things she had to make clear. Additionally, they are demons. Although different tribes could unite, she had already set a clear goal for this life. Becoming a superstar was her ultimate goal. As for other things, well, she didn’t even want to think about them.
Ling Yao naturally noticed her displeasure, wondering if he had pushed too hard. Today’s brainless actions were indeed fatal to a celebrity. Seeing her starting to collect ingredients for him to fend for himself, Ling Yao could only helplessly call Liang An.
"Uncle, find a dorm room, please. Co pick up tonight."
After hanging up, he shook his phone at Hua Yan: "Alright, no need to pack for . I won’t go to Ning Hao’s place; I’ll go back to stay at the dorms. Don’t worry, I won’t do this again, OK?"
Seeing her silent resistance, Ling Yao felt uncomfortable inside, but what could he do? Wrong from the start and brainless after, it was still his inadequacy. Otherwise, why has he remained so humble and yet still hasn’t received her nod?
Maybe he really should give himself a fresh start.
That evening, Ling Yao was picked up by the company van, with Zhou Zhou personally coming to get him. Hua Yan stood on the balcony watching, neither going downstairs nor showing any reaction, silently acknowledging his departure.
The main characters didn’t need to say anything further. Elaborations would only worsen the situation, and sibling relations won’t apply. The company had to step in and issue a statent.
The statent succinctly explained that Hua Yan and Ling Yao grew up as childhood friends, and while their feelings for each other were genuine, it was not romantic love but familial love.
After returning from WH, the two isolated together (now separated). The public was asked not to make baseless speculations about their relationship as they were still students with their own life goals and dreams.
The last malicious attack felt like it was just yesterday, and the keyboard warriors were asked to hold their fire.
It must be said, this statent hit the nail on the head for Hua Yan, neither denying they lived together nor leaving room for misinterpretation about the truth. As for whether the outside world believed it or not, that was their business; the company had clarified what needed clarifying.
After Ling Yao’s departure, Hua Yan’s life beca solely focused on studying and exercising, with occasional livestreams.
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