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#SweetOrangeCP'sFirstOffShowAppearanceTogether#

#Tian Xiwei makes a surprise appearance at Zero Autograph Session#

#Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei's Offline Interaction#

Just half an hour after the autograph session ended, several topics had already topped the Weibo hot search list.

The most popular one was clearly the first one; clicking on it revealed a video filmed by a reader.

At the autograph table, Cheng Che held a pen in his hand, looked up in surprise at the girl behind him who had taken off her hat and mask, her eyes crinkling with smiles.

The caption consisted of only four simple words and two exclamation marks:

"Wow! Cheng Tian!"

In the comments section, the CP fans were ecstatic—

"This is their first time appearing together outside of the comic book series! Xiaotian even changed into a staff uniform; he must have wanted to surprise Che-ge!"

"I watched the live stream replay. The moment Xiaotian took off her mask, I was so shocked my phone almost flew away. Now my tempered glass screen protector is broken. Cheng Che, can you give me 9.9 yuan to buy a new one?"

Fun fact: Xiaotian has been shooting GG in Shanghai for the past two days. A fan site admin posted pictures. She just finished shooting in the morning and went to Che Ge's autograph session in the afternoon.

"Holy crap! Those who missed the autograph session or arrived too early are totally missing out! People in line behind me wanted Oda's autograph too, and he agreed to every single one! Not getting a double autograph is worse than death for me!"

"Huh? How did you know I got both Che-ge and Xiao-tian's visas?"

……

"Tsk tsk tsk..."

A black minivan was parked on the side of the road, with a warm yellow overhead light shining inside.

Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei sat in the back seat, while in the passenger seat was a woman who looked to be in her thirties with a neat short haircut.

She held her phone, looking at the trending topics on Weibo with a surprised expression.

"You two are incredibly popular right now!" she exclaimed. "The live stream just ended, and you've already made it into the top ten trending topics."

"If you ask me, there are very few people on the entire internet right now who are more popular than the two of you!"

It's already 7 p.m., and an hour has passed since the book signing ended.

Cheng Che followed Tian Xiwei into her van, ready to go out for dinner together.

"This is my manager," Tian Xiwei explained to Cheng Che. "You can just call her Sister Zhang."

"Hello, Sister Zhang." Cheng Che nodded.

Sister Zhang looked him up and down, becoming more and more satisfied, unable to suppress the smile on her face.

"Mr. Cheng Che, I've been waiting so long to finally meet you. I wonder if you'd be interested in signing with a company?"

"Our terms are definitely the best. Profit sharing is negotiable, business resources are easy to negotiate, and most importantly, Xiaotian is also involved, so you two can confidently promote yourselves as a couple!"

Sister Zhang raised her eyebrows, her expression saying: Aren't you tempted yet?

"Sis! What did you say!" Tian Xiwei protested. "We're just friends, and we agreed not to talk about work tonight!"

The first half is fine, but what does the second half mean?

"Alright, alright!" Sister Zhang didn't argue with her and immediately raised her hands in surrender. "Never mind, you two talk."

Yes, yes, you are just friends. You are completely innocent and have no ulterior motives. There is no ambiguity in your relationship.

She simply cannot refute this at the moment.

But... Sister Zhang glanced in the rearview mirror and saw Tian Xiwei chatting happily with Cheng Che.

Dear Ms. Xiaotian, if this trend continues, you will eventually become entangled in a mess.

……

……

The van stopped in front of a private restaurant.

Sister Zhang had booked a private room in advance. The room wasn't large, but it was quiet and private, and you could see the dazzling night view of Shanghai through the window.

Since we were in Shanghai, the three of us ordered a table full of rich and flavorful local dishes—braised pork belly, stir-fried shrimp, sweet and sour spare ribs… you name it.

The three of them ate and chatted.

Well... to be more precise, it was Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei chatting. Sister Zhang wanted to join their conversation, but there was no space at all. She could only listen to their chatter silently while eating with her head down.

"By the way," Tian Xiwei swallowed the shrimp in her mouth, pulled out a tissue to wipe her mouth, "have you recorded both of your songs? When are you planning to record them?"

"Good question." Cheng Che thought for a moment. "Actually, the arrangement is already done, all that's left is to record it."

"I've already found a recording studio; it's owned by one of my college seniors, and it should be ready in the next few days," he said.

Even if Tian Xiwei didn't mention it, he would still have to find time to record and release the song.

After all, I made a promise to Uncle Xie, and I can't go back on my word.

Besides, what if the old man accuses him of abusing the elderly? Wouldn't that be outrageous?

Hmm... He felt that the old man was perfectly capable of doing something like that.

"Which days exactly?" Tian Xiwei pressed.

"It's not decided yet. What, are you very interested?"

Tian Xiwei nodded, her tone filled with anticipation: "Actually, I wanted to hear you record a live version, but my flight leaves tomorrow afternoon, and I don't know if I'll be able to make it in time."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Che stroked his chin.

"How about we go record after we finish eating? I remember the recording studio isn't far from here, only about ten minutes away."

"Huh?" Tian Xiwei's eyes lit up. "Really?"

"If you don't mind being tired," Cheng Che said.

"I'm fine!" Tian Xiwei said, raising her arm. "I work out regularly, I'm in great shape!"

"..."

Cheng Che looked at the clear muscle lines on her arms, then looked at his own arms, which were slightly weak from years of typing.

Hmm... if he has time, he should go to the gym too.

……

At 10 p.m., the three left the restaurant and headed to the recording studio.

The late summer evening breeze carried a hint of coolness, blowing in from the end of the street.

There weren't many people on the street, and the streetlights cast a warm yellow glow, making the shadows of the trees lining both sides sway gently.

Sister Zhang was walking at the front, fiddling with her phone with her head down.

Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei followed behind, chatting casually.

Not far away by the roadside, there were three unsteady, dark figures, most likely drunk.

Cheng Che glanced at it but didn't pay much attention—it was perfectly normal to see a few drunkards on the roadside late at night.

The three walked to the van, preparing to get in and head to the recording studio.

Unexpectedly at this moment.

"boom--"

A dull thud shattered the tranquility of the street.

"?"

Cheng, Tian, ​​and Zhang all looked toward the source of the sound.

One of the three dark figures was seen repeatedly elbowing a white car parked on the side of the road.

The force was so great that the car door visibly dented.

Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei exchanged bewildered glances—they'd seen drunk people act crazy before, but this was the first time they'd ever seen someone elbow a vehicle while drunk.

"No..." Sister Zhang murmured in a tone of awe and reverence for natural disasters, "This isn't just being drunk, it's like being completely out of control!"

"Bang, bang, bang—"

The dark figure didn't stop after the first impact; instead, it intensified its attack, continuing to elbow the car door as if it had some overwhelming grievance and anger to vent.

As he elbowed someone, he mumbled something incoherently.

I couldn't hear clearly, but I figured it probably wasn't anything good.

The commotion successfully attracted the attention of all passersby, many of whom had already raised their phones to take pictures, and it even seemed that some had called the police.

Sister Zhang reacted quickly.

She yanked open the car door and urged, "Come on, get in the car quickly. You two can't get involved in this kind of thing. If you get photographed with a drunk man, who knows what the headlines will say tomorrow."

Cheng Che and Tian Xiwei wholeheartedly agreed—since someone had already called the police, they didn't need to get involved in what was happening here.

The two opened the car door and got in one after the other.

After fastening her seatbelt in the passenger seat, Sister Zhang glanced out the window at the drunk man still elbowing the car door and suddenly paused.

"Hiss..." She clicked her tongue. "That person who elbowed the car door looks kind of familiar."