I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 373: Sunrise

At the break of dawn the next day, Mu Qiu sat quietly on the beach.

Brother Cheng was right beside her, along with Fu Ran, Ye Mian, Guan Yu, and Li Yang, all squinting at the horizon where the sea and sky met.

The sea breeze was a bit strong, messing up Cheng Zhirang’s hair. He draped his outer shirt over Mu Qiu’s shoulders without avoiding anyone.

The sun gradually rose, casting radiant golden light over the sea and land, enveloping all of them.

"It’s really beautiful," Mu Qiu praised.

Guan Yu: "Now I suddenly want to eat fried eggs."

"......"

Cheng Zhirang laughed, "The sunrise here, the Beisen sunset, the Yin Lake moon, and the Snow Mountain aurora are known as the four great scenic sights. Do you want to see the other sights?"

Mu Qiu turned away from Guan Yu, leaned closer to him, and replied, "Yes, I’ve heard about the Beisen sunset so many times."

"Then we can go next week."

"No way, Brother Cheng," Guan Yu lazily interjected, "You’ve just made your announcement. There will definitely be several rounds of development to come. It’s not the end of the month yet, so don’t just hand the paparazzi a KPI boost."

Mu Qiu paused and looked at Cheng Zhirang.

He had posted something on Weibo in the middle of last night, and she only saw it when she woke up this morning. It shot straight to the top of the trending list.

#ChengZhirangMuQiuUs#

The trending hashtag originated from his Weibo content—[Cheng Zhirang V: We’re fine, everyone go to bed early.]

The indirect announcement was one thing, but then an orange juice drinker asked him if he was in a relationship, to which he replied with a simple "yes".

It immediately soared to the top of the list, along with other hashtags about the relationship and related topics, six trending tags all at once.

Going out at this time probably isn’t a great idea.

Cheng Zhirang held her hand and shook his head gently at her, "It’s fine. A normal relationship shouldn’t require hiding."

"But let’s just stay quiet for a few days."

"Okay, whatever you say."

From the side came the sound of someone sniffing, as Guan Yu, hands in pockets, said wistfully, "Can you not sprinkle dog food around us single people during such a beautiful sunrise? It’s so unethical."

On the left side were them, while on the right was a couple. Li Yang, the single ally, was nodding off on the end, sitting in a spot that made her especially melancholic.

Mu Qiu glanced at her, "We’re just having a normal conversation, not sprinkling dog food."

"This is already dog food! Or do you want it to be an abnormal interaction?"

"...Never mind, we’ve seen the sunrise, let’s hurry back for fried eggs."

Once they stood up, a photographer far away behind them snapped the last photo, packed up the camera, and cheerfully ran to the staff breakfast distribution point.

On the way back, Guan Yu was still chattering away, complaining about the two people still lying in their rooms.

"We agreed to see the sunrise together, but Shu Ran couldn’t be woken up, and Brother Huai threw a tantrum and didn’t come. It was only Li Yang and I who felt obliged not to refuse you guys and fought off sleepiness to come out."

Mu Qiu rolled her eyes, "Can you be more down-to-earth? You said you wanted to join the sunrise team and asked me to wake you up, remember?"

"Don’t you understand a woman’s duplicity?"

"...I don’t really want to understand. Your heart already twists like a winding path."

"That’s called a Seven-orifice Exquisite Heart—"

"Oh, stop, stop," Li Yang dug at her ears, "Can you two be quiet? I was planning to go back for a nap, but you’ve talked away my sleepiness."

"You and your naps," Guan Yu snorted, "soon the program team will ’pack up and head home’, be careful not to leave you behind."

Li Yang was surprised, "They’re leaving so early?"

"Hard to believe you call it early. I thought you would have left early last night again."

As the hottest star, she often couldn’t leave with them on a private flight due to her busy schedule, but this time she had time.

"My manager said to focus on the show and concert right now; they’ve reduced some other things."

Li Yang rested his hands behind his head, walking with a relaxed and cool style: "I also want to experience the full service of a private jet pickup."

Ye Mian asked from the side, "A private jet service? Can we join too?"

Fu Ran, who hadn’t released his hold from her waist, said with a laugh, "We’re going to different places, they’re heading back to Hai City."

"Oh, oh, oh, I almost forgot."

"You’ve been forgetting things a lot lately..." Fu Ran suddenly stopped, his expression turning serious, "Are you pregnant?"

Ye Mian: "...Huh?"

Everyone else simultaneously looked down at her belly, including Cheng Zhirang, who instinctively glanced before quickly looking away.

Mu Qiu and Guan Yu were very curious, looking even more excited than Ye Mian herself.

Mu Qiu: "Pregnant? There’s a little baby in that flat tummy?"

Guan Yu: "No way, are there different levels of feeding us dog food now?!"

Ye Mian recalled with a scrunched-up face, then softly said, "I don’t think so."

Fu Ran’s tone became firmer, "We’ll check when we get back."

He held her waist even more gently, being extra cautious, and slightly distanced themselves from the others to whisper privately.

Li Yang withdrew her gaze, still feeling surprised and excited. It was her first time encountering a female guest suddenly pregnant during a show, which was a fresh experience.

Speaking of the private jet topic just now...

"By the way, is Tang Zi leaving with us?"

The atmosphere instantly felt off, and Li Yang’s voice lacked confidence, the last words trailing off into silence.

Mu Qiu raised her eyebrows calmly, "Probably not, right, Brother Cheng?"

Cheng Zhirang shook his head, "No, she left early in the morning."

Guan Yu was surprised, "She left? So early?"

She left so quietly, unnoticed, who knows how big of a shock she got last night.

Tang Zi’s screams were unmistakably heard by her.

Mu Qiu and Cheng Zhirang stood outside with a "delicate" female guest, "ruthlessly dealing with her." If it were a different setting and age, it would be called school bullying.

Cheng Zhirang nodded in acknowledgment. Mu Qiu didn’t react much; for her, venting was enough, and whatever happened to that person no longer concerned her.

As long as she doesn’t cause any more trouble.

Back at the beachfront house, everyone started packing their luggage.

Mu Qiu didn’t have much stuff; peeling off the sticky notes from her original room was all it took, with most of her things already in Cheng Zhirang’s room.

Halfway through packing, someone called.

Mu Qiu paused, guessing who it was before picking up her phone to check. It was Zhao Yu.

She inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief, picked up the call, and turned down the volume.

"Hello—"

"Hello, you cabbage head! Mu Qiu!!! You really captured him!!! Ahhhhh you’re amazing!!!"

The excited shrieks were so loud they distorted the phone speaker.

Mu Qiu smiled, "Surprised you managed to hold back yesterday."

"I was holding back legit screams! It’s unbelievable, okay?!"

"Believe it now?"

"I clocked in at Su Yan’s super topic, calmed down, and regained confidence in you."

"......"