I was exposed for adding my female boss to my group of female friends.

"Say it again, who is that?" Lu Qianzi stared at the screen.

On the screen, Chen Liang crossed his arms and looked rather harsh as he made Jin Lan practice singing over and over again.

"Chen Liang?" Xiao Qing asked. "What's wrong?"

"Chen Ya," Lu Qingxuan suddenly murmured the name, "It's Chen Ya."

"No, Chen Liang..."

“It’s Chen Ya.” Lu Qianzi nodded vigorously, which puzzled Xiao Qing greatly.

“This is definitely the boss. He... he’s been here all along…” Liu Ruying said, her expression showing a hint of shock.

Qi Yunche grabbed his best friend's hand and said, "Do rich people like to spend money like this?"

Lu Qingxuan narrowed her eyes and said, "It's not that rich people play fancy tricks, it's that he likes to play these kinds of tricks. I wonder who he's going to harm this time."

Although she said it in a harsh way, Lu Qingxuan didn't even realize that she was actually very excited.

It wasn't just excitement; there was also a special kind of flutter in my heart.

It's as if her trip to Japan suddenly gave her all the meaning in the world.

Xiao Qing asked in despair, "What are you talking about?"

Suddenly, Liu Ruyan, who had been sitting quietly to the side, spoke up.

"teacher."

"Why is the teacher here?"

Chapter 476 I am yours, who are you to me?

"Why is the teacher here?"

"teacher?"

Xiao Qing turned her head in surprise.

"teacher?"

Lu Qianzi also expressed her doubts.

"teacher."

Liu Ruyan had already stood up, looking around anxiously. Although her face remained expressionless, everyone could see her eagerness.

Where is the teacher?

Lu Qianzi stopped her and shouted:

"Wait a minute, don't get excited. Explain yourself clearly. How did my brother become a teacher? When did he become a teacher?"

Lu Qianzi was unaware of Liu Ruyan's past and assumed that when Liu Ruyan mentioned "teacher," she simply meant the teachers at the school.

However, after hearing her words, Xiao Qing and Liu Ruyan's point was from a completely unexpected angle:

"Your brother??"

"Yeah...yes, what's wrong?" Lu Qianzi puffed out her chest, revealing an expression that seemed to say, "What, can't I be his sister?"

Liu Ruyan quickly moved closer to Lu Qianzi, scrutinizing her from head to toe, so close that she could hear her breath, and finally concluded:

"The smell is somewhat similar."

"Huh? How do you know my brother's scent?" Lu Qianzi's question was also very strange.

Xiao Qing was bewildered: "No, Ru Yan, which teacher are you talking about? I thought you meant 'that person'!"

"What 'that person'? What are you talking about?" Lu Qingxuan and Liu Ruying were completely confused.

“It’s ‘that person’,” Liu Ruyan said firmly. “The teacher is right here.”

"It's that person?!"

Xiao Qing took a step back, feeling a dizzy sensation from the sudden movement.

"Ruyan, you're not kidding, are you? That person... he... he... he is Chen Liang??"

“The teacher’s name isn’t Chen Liang,” Liu Ruyan said earnestly. “His name is Chen Ya.”

Whenever this name is mentioned, Liu Ruyan's tone always reveals a rare hint of emotion, which only those who know her well can detect.

Upon hearing the name Chen Ya, Lu Qingxuan, Liu Ruying, and the others exchanged knowing glances.

It seems I was right.

Everyone is talking about the same person; there's no mistake, and they don't look alike.

Liu Ruying, who was standing to the side, slowly said, "Sister Ruyan, do you mean that Chen Ya is the teacher who taught you writing?"

As Liu Ruyan's cousin, she naturally knew about Liu Ruyan's experiences. Hearing "teacher," she thought that Chen Ya might have another extraordinary identity.

"Yes," Liu Ruyan nodded in agreement.

"Ruyan only has one teacher left, the one from the legend," Xiao Qing said in a deep voice.

She's feeling very confused right now; she suddenly realizes how stupid she is.

It's not like I haven't seen Chen Ya before, how come I didn't recognize her after following the show for so long?!

Upon hearing Xiao Qing's words, Qi Yunche and Lu Qingxuan's expressions also changed to solemnity.

Even the most oblivious person should realize the truth by now.

Aside from Lu Qianzi, her brain was like a filter; she forgot things as soon as they were passed over. She had long forgotten anything about Liu Ruyan's teacher.

After receiving Liu Ruyan's affirmative answer, Liu Ruying took a deep breath.

Chen Ya is Chen Liang, and he is Liu Ruyan's "teacher".

The boss of Beichen is JX, that mysterious writer...

Chen Ya's existence was quite detrimental to her worldview; this was already the umpteenth time his worldview had been shaken by her.

What's even more terrifying is that she is now slowly weaving together the threads of her memories, and she has even woven a conclusion that she herself doesn't know whether she should say or not.

Liu Ruying stretched out two slender fingers and gently pressed them against her temples.

However, at this moment she wanted to find Chen Ya and ask him a question:

The boss is so busy that he can only show up during meetings. Is it because he's busy participating in variety shows?

“I want to see him,” Lu Qingxuan suddenly said. “I have something I want to tell him.”

Liu Ruying nodded: "I have one too."

Liu Ruyan's eyes were solemn; though she didn't say anything, her eyes said it all.

“I have one too,” Qi Yunche said, “but where is he? He doesn’t seem to be here.”

Xiao Qing took a deep breath and said, "He and Yun Shang'er are in the same group, so they should be together."

Lu Qingxuan looked down and took out her phone: "I have Yunshang'er's WeChat, let me ask her where she is."

"When did you add Yunshang'er on WeChat?" Lu Qianzi asked with envy.

"It just... naturally came up."

After everyone waited anxiously for a while, Lu Qingxuan looked up and said, "She's backstage. She said we can go find her."

The group immediately huddled together, acting furtively, and followed Qin Yunshang's instructions to the backstage preparation room.

When they arrived backstage, Qin Yunshang was holding a guitar. Not only her, but Lu Chujiu and Jin Lan were also there, both of them looking uneasy.

With only a few hours left until the final match, it would be a lie to say I wasn't nervous. All three contestants arrived early, but I just couldn't concentrate on rehearsing.

"Oh, you've all arrived?" Seeing the women coming over, Qin Yunshang quickly waved, "Come and talk to me, I'm so nervous right now."

"Even top idols get nervous?" Lu Qingxuan asked.

Qin Yunshang pursed her lips: "The more competent an idol is, the more nervous they will be. This shows that they are responsible to the audience."

Xiao Qing entered the backstage area, outwardly calm but inwardly astonished. Wow, Lu Chujiu is alive! Wow, Jin Lan is alive!

However, now is not the time to idolize celebrities.

"Yunshang'er, Yunshang'er, we have something urgent to ask you!" Xiao Qing went over and took Qin Yunshang's hand. "Where is Chen Ya?...No, where is Chen Liang?"

"Chen Liang? Dead!" Qin Yunshang rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Okay, he's not dead, but we don't know where he went."

She looked up at the crowd and said, "What do you want from him? Do you want an autograph or a photo? I'll let him take a picture when I run into him later. Now, talk to me, I'm so bored."

“Now is not the time to talk,” Lu Qingxuan said. “We have something urgent that we need to talk to Chen Liang about.”

Qin Yunshang was a little taken aback: "No, why are you looking for him? Do you know him?"

She glanced at the women and noticed the strange expressions on their faces. She asked, "You...do you really know him?"

“It’s more than just knowing him,” Qi Yunche said from the side. “He’s my savior. In ancient times, you would have to repay him with your life.”

Qi Yunche spoke with deep emotion, still feeling lingering fear about the kidnapping. If it weren't for Chen Ya, she might have been killed.

"what?"

Qin Yunshang wasn't the only one to voice her doubts; Xiao Qing and Jin Lan were also quite surprised to hear it.

Seeing how lively their conversation was, Lu Chujiu and Jin Lan also came over.

"Chen Liang has saved people? He actually did something like that?" Jin Lan asked with interest. "It doesn't seem like his style."

“That’s because you don’t understand him. He has a sharp tongue but a soft heart,” Lu Chujiu said.

Jin Lan pouted. How could she not understand that Chen Liang was all bark and no bite? It's just that she had only experienced his bark side.

Qin Yunshang then looked at the others: "You...were all saved by him?"

"No, no," Lu Qianzi waved her hand, a sheepish smile on her face, "Actually, I'm his sister..."

"what??"

Qin Yunshang's voice was even louder this time, her eyes wide open, her gaze darting back and forth across Lu Qianzi's face.

"Really? My own sister?" Jin Lan asked.

She and Lu Chujiu stared intently at Lu Qianzi, and finally concluded that she did indeed look quite similar to Chen Liang in some ways.

“Uh… to be precise, we are half-siblings…” Lu Qianzi’s voice trailed off as she spoke, because she could feel Liu Ruyan’s gaze was terrifyingly heavy.

"Chen Liang actually has such a background..." Qin Yunshang murmured.

“I’m different from you. I have a grudge against him.” Lu Qingxuan tossed her long hair and said decisively, “If this were ancient times, I would marry him, kill him on our wedding night, and then commit suicide, and no one would say anything.”

"..." Qin Yunshang stared at her in shock. She felt that the plan was so detailed that it was a little frightening. She didn't know if it was a metaphor or if she really wanted to do it.

"...and then you could even be featured in a documentary like 'Biographies of Heroic Women'," Lu Qingxuan added at the end.

Xiao Qing wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Okay.

I'd heard that scholars are often romantic, and looking at it from this angle, Chen Ya certainly has quite a few stories to tell.

She had a feeling something was off before; the way these girls were so excited to see Chen Ya clearly indicated they had a close relationship.

She glanced cautiously at Liu Ruyan and found that she remained calm, her thin lips reflecting the stage lights, and her bright eyes full of determination.

This guy is single-minded. Even if Chen Ya has relationships with a hundred other girls, she'll only consider her relationship with Chen Ya and won't care about the others at all.

After everyone else had introduced themselves, only Liu Ruying remained. Everyone turned their attention to Liu Ruying, seemingly wanting to know what else she could reveal.

Liu Ruying noticed the gazes, her face flushed slightly, and she coughed softly, saying:

"Well... to be objective, I was his fiancée..."

"Aaaaaaah???"

Qin Yunshang almost fell off the stool.

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After Liu Ruying said she was his "fiancée," Qin Yunshang almost slipped off the stool.

When she finally got up and looked up, her eyes were brimming with tears, and she said with a hint of grievance: