A person in Wuha: The whole internet is urging me to get back together with my ex!

Lu Han raised her head.

"Want some drinks?" Lu Han asked.

Chen Ye nodded. "Okay."

Lu Han tossed his phone onto the sofa, got up, and walked to the bar. A moment later, he returned with a whole case of chilled beer, along with several bags of potato chips and peanuts.

"Click".

Lu Hanqi opened a bottle of beer, handed it to Chen Ye, then opened another one for himself, tilted his head back, and took a big gulp.

Chen Ye took the bottle, took a sip, and the cool liquid slid down his throat, dispelling some of the heat.

Neither of them spoke.

The only sound in the hall was the ticking of the second hand on the wall clock.

Chen Ye leaned back on the sofa, glancing sideways at Lu Han.

This kid is up in the middle of the night, not sleeping. What's with this pretentious, melancholic male lead act? Usually when he's with Chen He, he laughs so hard his back teeth almost fly out. This deadpan look of his today definitely means something's up.

And it's not a small matter.

A full five minutes passed.

Lu Han finally put down the wine bottle in her hand.

He stared at the beer opener on the coffee table.

"Ye Zi," Lu Han said, her voice a little hoarse. "Do you really think becoming a top star is a good thing?"

Chen Ye almost choked to death on a mouthful of beer.

In the middle of the night, you want to discuss the philosophy of the entertainment industry with me?

Do you think you're recording a lecture series?

Chen Ye took out a tissue and wiped his mouth.

"It depends on how you look at it." Chen Ye crumpled the tissue into a ball and threw it into the trash can. "In our industry now, traffic is king. With traffic, you have a voice and you can make money. But personally, I don't think being a top star is very meaningful. You live under the spotlight every day, and even your farts are analyzed. It's exhausting."

Lu Han nodded after listening.

"That's true." Lu Han smiled wryly. "You're such a lazy bum, all you think about is fishing and slacking off all day long. Whether you're a top star or not really doesn't matter to you."

Chen Ye rolled his eyes.

"You were being so hesitant with me at the dinner table and in the car, just to bring up this kind of 'soulmate' topic?" Chen Ye pointed at Lu Han's nose. "What's wrong? Just say it straight, stop with the preamble. I need to go upstairs and cuddle with my wife to sleep."

Lu Han was momentarily speechless after Chen Ye choked her.

He rubbed his face.

"Um..." Lu swallowed hard. "I have a friend..."

"stop."

Chen Ye immediately raised his hand to interrupt.

"Don't try that charade of making up friends with me," Chen Ye bluntly exposed him. "Besides us, who else do you hang out with? Is your friend surnamed Lu and named Han?"

Lu coughed twice and rubbed his burning cheeks.

"Fine." Lu Han gave up struggling, picked up the bottle, and took another sip. "How did you feel about me before?"

Chen Ye was a little confused by his nonsensical question.

"What do you mean by 'how was it before'?" Chen Ye looked him up and down. "Pretty good. Back then, he was a top star in the Chinese entertainment industry, unmatched by any other. He could just take a picture with a mailbox, and that mailbox would become a popular spot for internet celebrities, with long queues. He was incredibly awesome."

Lu Han lowered her eyelids as she listened to Chen Ye's teasing.

He gripped the glass bottle tightly with both hands.

"I have something to tell you, Yezi." Lu Han looked directly into Chen Ye's eyes.

Chen Ye dropped his nonchalant expression.

"Go ahead," Chen Ye nodded.

"Actually, I broke up a long time ago."

Lu Han's voice wasn't loud, but it was exceptionally clear in the empty hall.

Chen Ye's hand, holding the wine bottle, suddenly stopped.

Holy crap?!

Is this melon guaranteed to be ripe?!

The number one warrior in the Chinese entertainment industry who crashed Weibo's servers back then, that pure man who disregarded everything for love, has long since broken up with him?!

If this gets out, the Weibo programmers will probably all jump off buildings again tomorrow.

"Brother Chao and Brother He have never known about this." Lu Han lowered her head, looking at the patterns on the coffee table. "I was too impulsive back then and just announced it. Actually, we only dated for a little over half a year back then. Now, we basically don't interact anymore and we're living our own lives."

Chen Ye tilted his head back and took a big gulp of beer.

"Continue." Chen Ye raised his chin.

Lu Han glanced at Chen Ye.

"You know how popular I was back then, with tons of fans and tons of haters," Lu Han sighed. "So, I might really be a jerk, but I was young and impulsive back then, and I didn't think about the consequences of my actions."

He paused.

"Back when I was on Running Man, about that incident... Chao Ge and He Ge were always bickering about it."

Chen Ye's radar went off in a flash.

Running Man? Is this a publicity stunt?

That matter?

A stunningly beautiful face with an exotic flair flashed through Chen Ye's mind.

A couple from the mainland?!

Chen Ye sat bolt upright. Good heavens, this melon is not only guaranteed to be ripe, but it's also a chain reaction melon!

Hotball?!

Lu Han didn't notice Chen Ye's shocked expression and continued speaking on her own.

"She had just become famous at the time, and the company was very strict; they absolutely refused to announce her relationship." Lu Han's voice was filled with deep regret. "I'm a very stubborn person, and I felt that since I was already so famous, why should I have to keep my relationship a secret?"

Lu Han grabbed a handful of hair, messing up her carefully styled hair.

"Then, on a whim, I approached the actress I was working with at the time, and we officially announced our relationship."

Chen Ye almost dropped the bottle in his hand.

Are you kidding me?

"I was thinking that I was indirectly giving her some publicity, and since I'd officially announced it, her company couldn't use me against her anymore, right?" Lu Han's voice trailed off. "Who knew... I'd only pushed her further away."

Lu Han covered her face with both hands, rubbing it in pain.

"I'm not human."

Chen Ye was completely dumbfounded.

He stared blankly at Lu Han sitting opposite him.

I love it!

What kind of utterly absurd and brain-dead idiot operation is this?!

To spite your crush, you just publicly announce your relationship with someone else?!

You're not just pushing someone away, you're kicking them right out of the galaxy!

Was your brain made of reinforced concrete?!

"So..." Lu Han lowered her hand, her eyes bloodshot. "Today I checked the messages on the table, and I sent a WeChat message to Reba. I want to invite her to Wuha."

Lu Han's lips twitched slightly.

"Who knew, they didn't even reply to me."

Chen Ye slammed the wine bottle down on the coffee table.

"Bang!"

"Brother Lu," Chen Ye pointed at Lu Han's nose, his tone filled with disbelief, "Are you out of your mind?!"

Chen Ye was practically going crazy.

"That was such a huge incident back then! You crashed Weibo, lost millions of followers, and were condemned by the entire internet! And now you're telling me you did it just to spite them?!"

"If Chao Ge and He Ge find out about this, you believe me?! They'd drown you in the toilet!"

You were a true man, certified by the entire internet back in the day!

So, after all this time, he's a pure-hearted war god with brainstem deficiency?!

Lu Han was so scolded by Chen Ye that she couldn't lift her head.

He stammered in his defense, "I...I was too impulsive four years ago, you know? I never imagined the consequences would be this serious..."

Chen Ye leaned back weakly on the sofa, rubbing his throbbing temples.

Gan.

The entertainment industry is a deep cesspool, deeper than the Mariana Trench.

Who would have thought that the truth behind that sensational official announcement that shocked the entire internet was actually a petty squabble among elementary school students?

"Forget it." Chen Ye waved his hand, looking disgusted. "I won't say anything about this mess. You made this mess yourself, so you have to pay for it."

Chen Ye picked up the bottle and took a sip.

"Don't keep this a secret anymore. Find an opportunity to tell Chao Ge and the other guy yourself, so that they won't betray you if you get caught one day."

Lu Han hung his head.

He was just about to open another bottle of beer to drown his sorrows.

Suddenly, the sound of slippers shuffling came from the stairwell.

"Pat, pat."

Chen Ye and Lu Han turned to look at the same time.

Deng Chao and Chen He, dressed in matching floral shorts and each holding a palm-leaf fan, were seen swaying as they walked down the stairs.

These two old fogies, instead of sleeping in the middle of the night, are pretending to be the Four Great Talents of Jiangnan.

Chen He, with his sharp eyes, immediately spotted the beer and snacks on the coffee table.

His eyes lit up instantly.

"Fine!" Chen He yelled at the top of his lungs, his voice echoing in the empty hall. "I knew you two were doing something bad behind our backs!"

Deng Chao quickened his pace, rushing over in two strides.

"Exactly!" Deng Chao plopped down next to Lu Han and unceremoniously grabbed an unopened bottle of beer. "A lone man drinking alone on the first floor in the middle of the night! Confess, what shady business are you discussing?"

Chen He walked around the coffee table, sat down next to Chen Ye, and casually grabbed a handful of peanuts and stuffed them into his mouth.

"You two were drinking without inviting us! Are you even brothers?!" Chen He complained while chewing.

Chen Ye looked at the two clowns, then glanced at Lu Han, whose face was stiff beside him.

A smirk appeared on his lips.

You delivered yourself right to my door.

"We didn't talk about anything." Chen Ye leaned back and crossed his arms. "It's just that Xiao Lu told me he has a huge secret to tell you guys."

Lu Han suddenly turned to look at Chen Ye.

His eyes almost popped out.

You fucking sold me out?!

Deng Chao and Chen He immediately stopped chewing.

Two pairs of gossipy eyes locked onto Lu Han.

"A secret?" Chen He didn't even bother to swallow the peanuts. "What secret? Tell me quickly!"

Deng Chao joined in, his face beaming. "Is there some new gossip? Come on! I love gossip!"

Lu Han felt a cold sweat break out on her back as the two men stared at her.

He gripped the beer bottle tightly in his hand.

Tonight, things are unlikely to end well.