【89】 Already Have a Partner, Relationship Stable (Two in One) part 1
Aside from the official SPL matches, Ling Xiao also held some entertainment and exhibition matches during the off-season.
They would invite some professional players and players from the secondary league to form teams.
For the sake of the show’s entertainment value, players from the same team were not selected. The invitees this time were Ling Han, Nan Xi, Fourteen, and Chengzi.
There were three people on the commentary desk. Only one was an official commentator, Ying Li. The other two seats were filled by the invited Wen Ran, and surprisingly, Mu Wan.
Inviting someone from the entertainment industry wasn’t a big deal, especially for an exhibition match of this nature.
However, as soon as this news came out, it immediately caused an uproar online.
[??? What is going on?]
[Oh my god, Cat and Dog are going to meet!]
[The CP I ship is real!]
[Mu Wan already posted on Weibo saying he fought for the opportunity just to see his Senior Brother.]
[Why can’t I understand this?]
[You don’t know? Mu Wan and Dawn are rumored to be dating right now. They have so many CP fans.]
[Who knows what methods he used? The person originally scheduled was Fang Mo. Why did it suddenly change to him?]
[Snatching resources from a teammate by shipping a CP. Truly impressive.]
[Speechless. An esports pro player shipping a CP with an entertainment idol. Truly impressive.]
[This Dawn was full of crooked ways to begin with. He just wants to be famous, I guess.]
[I’m actually speechless. Anyone with eyes who watched that crappy variety show could see that Dawn was just interacting with him normally, right?]
[I read that analysis post. I don’t know what kind of delusional freak imagined all that.]
[Pure nonsense. Dawn isn’t that kind of person at all.]
[So disgusting. Can Dawn not go?]
[This Alliance is really a dog. Think about it, does he even know about these things happening online?]
Wen Ran’s first reaction upon seeing the news was shock. But thinking about how he had already torn off all pretenses with Mu Wan, sharing a stage shouldn’t have much impact—provided Mu Wan still had any shame and wouldn’t forcibly flirt with him like before.
Besides, Ying Li would be there.
Ying Li was a professional commentator with excellent crowd control skills. She likely wouldn’t give Mu Wan much space to pull any stunts.
However, Wen Ran was obviously mistaken.
One hour before the exhibition match began.
Mu Wan’s assistant posted a Weibo and deleted it seconds later, yet it still hit the trending search.
A high-ranking trending topic—obvious at a glance that it was bought.
Although it was deleted instantly, the relevant video had already been saved.
It was the clip of Mu Wan teaching Wen Ran to dance in the practice room, where Wen Ran pushed him away.
And the segment where Wen Ran spoke very angrily.
The video had no sound, only the physical actions. But with the guidance of the water army, everything was pushing Wen Ran to the forefront of the storm.
[What is Dawn doing?]
[Poor Mu Wan treated him so well. This person is really an ungrateful white-eyed wolf.]
[I feel so sorry for Mu Wan. He just wanted to teach him a dance, and he got pushed away.]
[And Baby Mu Wan even posted on Weibo tonight saying how happy he was to see him.]
[I don’t know what kind of bewitching potion this Dawn fed Mu Wan.]
[He entered society early and is battle-hardened. Isn’t it normal that Mu Wan couldn’t handle his flirtatious tricks?]
[Really so disgusting. His state in the show was so moody.]
[So gross, so gross. Mu Wan even went to give him gifts. No wonder he looked unhappy that day.]
[He’s PUA-ing (gaslighting/manipulating) Mu Wan, isn’t he? Is he?]
[Mu Wan, stop going to this commentary desk. You’re giving this Dawn heat for nothing.]
[Exactly. Without us, who would watch their crappy match?]
[If your brain is sick, go register at a hospital quickly, don’t delay treatment. You guys are just a handful of people coming to cause trouble; don’t take ignorance as capital, okay?]
[Do you really think our Dawn has no one looking after him? Can’t you see your ‘older brother’s’ posture? Dawn being held like that by an unfamiliar man counts as sexual harassment, right?]
[As if anyone would look at him. Dawn obviously likes the type like Wind, okay?]
[It is widely known that Dawn doesn’t like noobs.]
[Last time, people believed that messy stuff without verification. Really bad luck. If you have the guts to scold my son, don’t close your DMs.]
[Still talking about PUA. You learn a word and use it indiscriminately. Dawn is only 19. PUA-ing an idol who has been in a boy group for so long? Use your brain—which is smaller than popcorn—to think if that’s possible.]
…
As the views on this trending search increased, many people flooded into the livestream room to watch the drama.
No matter how fast the PR department was, they still needed to come up with a plan first.
And trending topics weren’t that easy to remove.
The internet was arguing incessantly. The Little Roses had superb combat power; one person could spray three or four others. But mixed with water armies and CP fans, Mu Wan’s Weibo fan count was still shooting up.
Wen Ran wanted to send a message to Brother Wu, but on second thought, the man must be swamped right now, so it was better not to disturb him.
Wen Ran closed his eyes. He hadn’t expected this Mu Wan to be like a lingering ghost.
He really wanted to enter the fray personally, but having signed a contract, he couldn’t directly curse people out.
Earning this money was truly not easy.
They had already finished their makeup. With one hour left before the start, Wen Ran took out his phone, drafted a Weibo post, and saved it to his drafts.
Ying Li arrived first. Seeing Wen Ran, she took the initiative to greet him. “Dawn, you’re here?”
She was a fan of Wind, very pretty, and her professional skills were impeccable. She had always been able to suppress Youzi (Grapefruit). She was generous and bright, maintaining good relationships with most players in the professional circle.
She was especially close with Xing Yue.
It was said that the two were junior high classmates and neighbors.
Although commentators were supposed to be fair and impartial, whenever there was a match involving Wind, Ying Li would blindly stand by Wind in her predictions.
And since Xing Yue liked Dawn and the two communicated a lot privately, Ying Li also carried a bit of fondness for Dawn.
Wen Ran gave a hum of acknowledgment.
Ying Li continued, “It’s your first time on the commentary desk. If there are any issues later, just throw them to me.”
Just as Wen Ran was about to say thank you, he heard someone push the door open.
Mu Wan smiled at him. “Senior Brother, we meet again.”
Seeing Ying Li and some staff members, Mu Wan added, “I missed you very much.”
Wen Ran felt nauseous just looking at him now. A straight man, who would stop at nothing for traffic and goals, forcibly flirting with a casual acquaintance while completely disregarding the other person’s feelings.
Ying Li didn’t like this Mu Wan either. He looked exceptionally oily. She frowned with a bit of disdain.
Wen Ran huffed coldly. “Is that so?”
“Then I’m quite unfortunate.”
Mu Wan: “…”
If it weren’t for the traffic, he wouldn’t want anything to do with this person.
Wearing a stinking face as if someone owed him money.
Don’t know what he’s pretending for.
But he was of no use anymore. Tonight, Mu Wan would purify his fan base and drive up the heat and traffic. As for what Wen Ran would do next, he didn’t care.
Wen Ran tried hard to suppress himself, afraid that a moment of inattention would lead to a quarrel with this person.
Seeing Wen Ran ignoring him, Mu Wan started chatting with Ying Li. Ying Li only exchanged a few words with him because it was her job.
Just as they were about to enter the studio, Wen Ran hit send.
They weren’t allowed to look at their phones after entering, so Mu Wan wouldn’t know.
The Weibo post Wen Ran sent contained only a simple sentence:
[Already have a partner, relationship stable. Have absolutely no relation to a certain boy group member.]
During the livestream, they were essentially cut off from information and couldn’t see the audience’s bullet comments. To maintain his “deeply affectionate” persona, Mu Wan kept looking in Wen Ran’s direction, but Wen Ran didn’t respond at all.
Mu Wan wasn’t embarrassed in the slightest. This was exactly the result he wanted. Wen Ran needed to ignore him like this so he could better “abuse” his fans (make them feel sorry for him) and purify them.
He had his own calculations in his heart, completely unaware that the sky had changed online.
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