Seeing this, Fu Shan raised an eyebrow.
*It seems this "Brother Mingyao" isn't someone to trifle with.*
"Um, we shouldn't just stand here. Let's go inside and chat," Guo Ning interjected at the opportune moment.
His suggestion perfectly aligned with Fu Shan's own thoughts.
Fu Shan nodded immediately. "Right! Let's go in, Yifei."
With that, he took Xu Yifei's small hand, picked up the suitcase, and walked straight toward the main villa. The other guests followed suit.
As they entered the living room, a young man with slicked-back hair and a somewhat effeminate demeanor slowly descended the stairs.
Yu Xiaoqian immediately rushed forward to greet him. "Hi, Brother Mingyao! You're down now. Did you rest well?"
This was Xia Mingyao, the male guest referred to as "Brother Mingyao" by the others.
Xia Mingyao was a traffic star who had exploded in popularity last year. Rumored to be born into a wealthy family, he had cultivated the image of a rich second-generation noble since his debut.
He was notoriously arrogant, yet his fans ate it up, taking his arrogance as a sign of his nobility. They constantly chanted, "Brother Mingyao is so expensive! So expensive!" "Brother Mingyao is radiating luxury!" "Brother Mingyao, the most expensive star in the entertainment industry!"
Faced with Yu Xiaoqian's enthusiastic approach and overt flirtation, Xia Mingyao remained as arrogant as ever... *ahem*, as "expensive" as ever.
"Hmm."
Hearing Yu Xiaoqian's warm yet concerned words, Xia Mingyao merely lifted his neck haughtily and gave a perfunctory "Hmm" as his reply. He didn't even bother to look at her.
A flicker of embarrassment crossed Yu Xiaoqian's face, but she quickly regained her usual sweet smile. However, if one looked closely, they could still detect the stiffness and unnaturalness in her smile.
Seeing this, a viewer couldn't help but comment:
"What's with the attitude? Does Xia Mingyao really need to be so arrogant?"
To be fair, this viewer had simply made an offhand remark based on what they'd seen.
However, they had inadvertently stirred up a hornet's nest.
Immediately, Xia Mingyao's fans swarmed the comment section in a frenzy:
"What do you mean 'arrogant'? Our Brother Mingyao is just being dignified!"
"Exactly! This is how wealthy second-generation noble sons like Brother Mingyao carry themselves."
"Right! Right! This is the perfect style for someone of Brother Mingyao's noble upbringing! Our Brother Mingyao is a wealthy noble, not some stray dog you can just treat casually!"
"You brain-dead idiot! What do you know? You're just hating on him!"
"I've got this IP memorized! Delete your comment now, or I'll flame you every time I see you. How dare you slander our Brother Mingyao? Go die!"
***
As a top-tier celebrity, Xia Mingyao had a massive fan base, and his followers were notorious for being a "cult"—fiercely loyal, unreasonable, and utterly unreasonable.
Just recently, a viewer casually spoke a simple truth and was immediately torn apart by Xia Mingyao's "cult" fangirls.
Not only did they blindly defend Xia Mingyao, but they also resorted to personal attacks and verbal threats.
The viewer, annoyed and unable to reason with these rabid fans, and frankly, unable to make any sense, had no choice but to delete the comment and flee.
*Gone! Gone!*
*Best not to mess with Xia Mingyao's "cult" fans.*
*Manual goodbye!*
Noticing Yu Xiaoqian's awkwardness, the other guests exchanged glances and collectively greeted Xia Mingyao:
"Brother Mingyao, you're down here."
"Brother Mingyao, come sit down."
***
As expected, their greetings only earned them a haughty, dismissive "Mm" from Xia Mingyao.
The other guests were already accustomed to this. After all, Xia Mingyao's arrogance was notorious in the industry, and they had all experienced it before.
*Sigh, what can you do when someone's a top-tier star?*
*Just endure it, what else can you do?*
Witnessing this exchange, Fu Shan and Xu Yifei exchanged glances, both raising their eyebrows.
So *this* was the "Brother Mingyao" the guests had been talking about—Xia Mingyao.
Xu Yifei didn't recognize him. He was a recent traffic star who had only entered the entertainment industry in the past year or two, and hadn't produced any truly memorable works since his debut. As a fellow actor who focused on quality and let her work speak for itself, she wasn't familiar with this top-tier star. This was her first time seeing Xia Mingyao in person.
As for Fu Shan...
He didn't follow the entertainment industry or have any interest in celebrities.
Fu Shan had vaguely heard of Xia Mingyao.
The man and the company behind him were simply too good at grabbing attention and generating buzz.
They would blow up the smallest incident into a trending topic, marketing relentlessly, stirring up topics, and hyping everything up.
Even Fu Shan, who had never seen a single one of Xia Mingyao's works, knew his name well.
Most of these traffic-chasing celebrities were like this.
Of course, they all shared another common trait:
Their professional skills were questionable, and they had no notable representative works to speak of.
They had no interest in acting properly, only in making money.
Xia Mingyao embodied this perfectly.
He was a master at making money.
The reason he agreed to participate in the dating show *Sweet Hot Romance* was simply because the production team had offered him an exorbitant fee.
As for the other guests on this season's show, Xia Mingyao held them in utter contempt.
*Tch, what a joke.*
*Just a bunch of unknown small-timers.*
*How dare they share a show with a top-tier celebrity like me?*
It was already quite a feat that he even grunted at them!
*You should be grateful for what you have, you know?*
Xia Mingyao swept his gaze arrogantly across the few people in the living room. But when his eyes landed on Xu Yifei, they suddenly lit up, an involuntary flash of admiration crossing his face.
"Xu Yifei, hello! I've seen your shows. You're even more beautiful in person than on screen!"
Xia Mingyao's gaze locked onto Xu Yifei as he strode directly toward her, adopting an overly familiar tone.
*Men all like beautiful women, right?*
Xia Mingyao was no exception.
In fact, having studied abroad for years and returned to the country, he was known for his "Westernized" ways and decadent private life. His greatest pleasure in private was hunting for beautiful women.
So, the moment he saw a stunner like Xu Yifei, his eyes lit up with instant interest.
As he spoke, Xia Mingyao secretly appraised Xu Yifei, growing more captivated with every glance:
*Tsk tsk, the national goddess truly lives up to her reputation!*
*What a figure!*
*He'd decided!*
*This Xu Yifei would be his!*
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