I Want To Retire From the Circle but Become Famous by Acting Poorly

The first half of the content was very harmonious, and the barrage response was also normal. No one mentioned much about Tian Rong.

When the show played the scene of them setting up stalls together at the night market and revealed the locations of Su Chengyang and Jiang Shanqi, the barrage exploded:

【Damn!! I passed by my sister’s booth that night!】

【Sister actually broke the rules by cross-dressing!】

【Oh my god, my brother bought a toy car from their stall that night.】

【Ah, I missed the chance to see sister with my own eyes. My house was right next door.】

【Damn it! I’m the boss lady of the pet shop next door! I’m dead, I’m done for.】

. . . . .

Seeing the barrage in chaos, Xiao Lu laughed so hard that she couldn’t stand up straight.

The harmonious and happy atmosphere of the barrage changed the moment Tian Rong appeared. Initially, many netizens hoped that the third episode of <Travel> could directly cut out Tian Rong’s part. However, they also wanted to know what Tian Rong experienced in the show and see her funny moments. In the end, the program team decided to keep Tian Rong’s part.

【Umm…】

【I was too happy too soon.】

【I regret it. I still want to see something fun.】

【Stay away from Chengyang, you woman!】

【Ah… I feel nauseated whenever I see her. I hope this is the last time we will see her on screen.】

. . . . .

The barrage was scrolling quickly, and wherever there was Tian Rong’s appearance, viewers manually covered up the screen.

Xiao Lu laughed happily, while Su Chengyang was starting to feel a bit drowsy.

Luckily, Tian Rong didn’t appear for too long, and the barrage returned to harmony.

Although Su Chengyang’s group was the only one without a performance program, the next day when they took the bus to the scenic area, they had to choose an electric tricycle for elderly person.

【I really want to sit in the back row of the female goose’s tricycle.】

【This episode feels so fun, if only there was no Tian Rong.】

【I can watch this kind of show forever!】

. . . . .

As expected, Su Chengyang’s group was the last to arrive at the scenic area.

【Everyone can go back and take a look at the scene when sister got off the tricycle.】

【Hahaha, did they secretly eat something on the way? There are crumbs on their lips.】

【Quickly release the footage on the road! I report them for loafing and eating during work hours!】

【Hahaha Su Chengyang quietly wiped her mouth!】

. . . . .

After arriving at the scenic spot, the assistant director introduced a few sentences and then invited the ambassador to come on stage.

【Warning ahead, manually censor!】

【Chunlin Mountain has suffered a big loss, and the ambassador has come to tarnish its image.】

【Chunlin Mountain: I’m screwed.】

【The developers of Chunlin Mountain are the biggest victims here.】

【(Covering my head) To be honest, it’s kind of good-looking.】

【Even if they’re good-looking, they’re still scum. If Starlight Entertainment doesn’t perform well, Baby Yang and other guests will get criticized.】

【It’s really disgusting to try to wash oneself by dragging others down. You already hurt Chengyang the first time, and still want to hurt her for a second time?】

【I have to praise Starlight Entertainment again, they are amazing!】

. . . . .

With the appearance of Tian Rong, different voices gradually appeared on the barrage. Although the voices were not loud, it caused a bloodbath on the barrage. Some deliberately stirred up trouble and sought attention.

When the program reached the segment of playing the poetry game, the barrage quieted down a bit.

【The program team really favors my sister. Sister’s poetry is so simple.】

【Youyu is amazing! She’s a true academic genius.】

The final three winners of the game were Qin You, Jiang Shanqi, and Song Mingan. When it was their turn to choose a guest to ride the cable car together, the barrage started up again:

【Guessing blindly, no one will choose that person surnamed Tian.】

【Well, after all, she’s an ambassador and a newcomer. It’s not appropriate to let her climb the mountain wearing that outfit. If they had a bit of emotional intelligence, they would choose her.】

【Fun fact: without Tan Qi, their average emotional intelligence is negative.】

【I’m laughing so hard. Tian Rong definitely thought she would be treated well, but she never expected that the only one with emotional intelligence, Tan Qi, just happened to have left.】

【I can already imagine what’s going to happen.】

. . . . .

“…Jiang Shanqi chose the guest’s name who would ride the cable car with her 一 Su Chengyang!”

Barrage:

【I thought she was going to choose Tian Rong!】

【Of course! No matter how aloof a person is, they can’t escape the charm of the female goose.】

“Qin You chose the guest who would ride the cable car with her 一 Su Chengyang, again!”

Barrage:

【Youyu seems to really like Sister Chengyang.】

【I suddenly have a very bad feeling…】

【I guess the little scholar also chose Chengyang!】

Qin You looked embarrassed: “I was afraid of repeating, but I thought Sister Shanqi would choose…”

The camera turned to Tian Rong, whose face was not as bright.

【Tian Rong: I believe in your evil.】

【Tian Rong: You guys must be brainless for not choosing me?】

【I’m sorry, they really are brainless.】

【I just like watching good-looking people with no brains participate in variety shows.】

“一 Su Chengyang!”

As expected, Song Mingan’s chosen guest was still Su Chengyang!

Song Mingan looked embarrassed, “I thought Shanqi would choose Miss Tian, and Xiaoyou would go with Sister He Xu, so…”

Barrage:

【Hahaha】

【Take the bamboo shoot1夺笋 (duó sǔn) a playful wordplay with 夺声 (duó shēng) which means “to take the limelight”. hahaha】

【No one chose Tian Rong, I feel embarrassed for her.】

【Is this what her fans call isolation? I’m laughing so hard, just because no one picked her does it mean she’s isolated?】

【Everyone chose Chengyang, hahaha】

The barrage of comments laughed out loud, and the program team was very thoughtful, focusing the camera on Tian Rong’s face, covered with a veil.

The rapidly scrolling comments blocked her pale face, and a group of people gloated.

【Is this about finding happiness by causing pain to others? It’s so satisfying.】

【I’m alive, I’m alive, as long as Tian Rong is unhappy, I’m happy!】

【I love seeing her lose!】

【Please, can the program team include all the shots of her being isolated, I really want to see it.】

【Hahaha, it’s the first time I’ve felt so satisfied watching a variety show.】

At this moment, someone in the barrage noticed something interesting:

【Does anyone remember? The assistant director said that guests with duplicate name can only choose to accompany one person, and the remaining guests taking the cable car must be chosen by her.】

【The pressure is on Su Chengyang’s side.】

【Hahaha, poor Chengyang, what’s going on? How will she choose?】

【Female Goose has a bit of emotional intelligence. She probably won’t just leave Tian Rong hanging.】

【Oh…no, I just want to see Tian Rong suffer.】

Immediately after, the program showed Su Chengyang choosing Han Songxue and He Xu, and finally throwing in a sentence: “Miss Tian, since you are a local, you must be very familiar with the terrain on the mountain. Please take Qi Fu and Shen Fu up.”

Tian Rong gritted her teeth and forced out a smile, “Don’t worry.”

【Hahaha, my perspective was too small.】

【Did you see the little eye contact between Chengyang, Qi Fu, and Shen Fu? I’m literally laughing to death.】

【They are so in sync, wow.】

【Look at the expression on Miss Tian’s face, she must be secretly cursing Female Goose in her heart.】

【Sister Chengyang is great, she should climb by herself.】

. . . . .

As the show aired, the more Tian Rong was left out, the more intense the audience’s emotions became. The entry “#TravelGuestsIsolatingTianRong” appeared on the hot search halfway through the two episodes.

Uninformed netizens thought there was another scandal, but when they clicked on it, they found a group of people celebrating and taking screenshots of Tian Rong following behind the guest, making them into memes. Passersby criticized them for being too cruel.

The heat of the third episode was almost as high as the first two episodes combined, even many celebrities in the entertainment industry were watching for the excitement.

Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu were watching the show when they received a call from Lin Yu, saying that several artists in the industry were paying attention to Su Chengyang and asking her to follow them back to avoid gossip.

Su Chengyang checked Weibo and found some familiar faces in the entertainment industry, who were also interacting with her in the comments. Su Chengyang replied to a few of them.

After the second episode, several other related terms from <Travel> appeared on the hot search, and everyone was no longer surprised.

After watching the two episodes, a group of people on Weibo complained that the show was too short and hoped that the program group could invite a few guests who had a grudge against the original guest. Everyone liked to watch for fun, and they were all fun-loving people.

From last night until the airing of the program, Tian Rong and Qingyan Entertainment did not respond to online public opinion, and it was unclear whether they intended to handle it coldly or had already given up struggling.

However, Su Chengyang estimated that even if Qingyan Entertainment wanted to keep Tian Rong, for at least the next year, Tian Rong would not be able to get many resources and could only be temporarily hidden by the company.

When Xiao Lu mentioned this, Su Chengyang thought it was good because after that incident, “Su Chengyang” was also temporarily hidden by the company.

That night, Su Chengyang slept soundly, and the next morning she was taken to record the fourth episode of the program.

This time Lin Yu couldn’t accompany her because Su Chengyang’s popularity was increasing, and various endorsements, scripts, and variety shows were constantly approaching her. Lin Yu had always been hands-on when it came to Su Chengyang’s affairs, even handling trivial matters like background checks himself. He really couldn’t spare the time to accompany Su Chengyang to record the program.

Before Su Chengyang left, he personally escorted Su Chengyang to the airport.

Su Chengyang and Xiao Lu sat in the waiting hall, thinking of Lin Yu’s instructions before leaving. Xiao Lu rolled her eyes and complained to Su Chengyang, “Why didn’t I know my cousin brother was so naggy before? It’s just going out to record a program for two days, but he made it sound like you’re going to jump into a fry pan.”

Su Chengyang chuckled and said, “Have you forgotten what happened before? Manager Lin is probably worried that we might be attacked again.”

Xiao Lu hmphed without comment and said, “With me around, how could anyone harm you?”

Su Chengyang agreed, “Yes, with you around, no one can harm me. It’s just a precaution.”

Xiao Lu crossed her arms and glanced at Su Chengyang, asking with a hint of testing, “Chengyang, do you think girls would like someone with a personality like my cousin brother’s?”

Su Chengyang looked at her in surprise and asked, “What’s wrong with Manager Lin’s personality? Why wouldn’t girls like him?”

Xiao Lu pouted, thinking to herself that she knew very well that her cousin brother was popular with girls.

When he was in elementary school, girls often came to do homework with him. In middle and high school, the situation was even worse. Because adolescents are very bold, foreign students are not as reserved as Chinese students in expressing their likes, and older female students often waited for him after school, along with some male students. At that time, Lin Yu was very strict and believed that students should focus on their studies. He was not moved even if he was flirted with by beautiful girls. Later, in order to avoid them, he even arranged for a driver to pick him up and drop him off every day. The situation improved slightly after that.

After college, Lin Yu gradually learned how to refuse others without making a fuss, so there were hardly any situations that bothered him. He could use his indifferent attitude to keep everyone at a safe distance, making people feel that if they crossed that line, they would be immediately abandoned.

However, whether or not other people like her cousin brother is not important. What’s important is whether Chengyang likes her cousin brother or not.

Although her cousin brother’s attitude is ambiguous, Xiao Lu has a hunch that her cousin brother definitely likes Chengyang.

“Will any girls like my cousin brother? Why can’t I feel any of his strengths?” Xiao Lu looked confused.

Su Chengyang said, “That’s because you’ve known him for too long. Manager Lin is the best person I’ve ever met, and he deserves to be liked.”

Xiao Lu intentionally bumped her shoulder and said, “What about you? Do you like my cousin brother?”

Su Chengyang was stunned for a moment, then lowered her eyes and whispered, “I can’t like Manager Lin.”

It’s not that she doesn’t like him, but that she can’t.

Seeing the hint of rejection on her face, Xiao Lu furrowed her brows.

Chengyang…reject what?

Su Chengyang is rejecting this topic. In her heart, liking Lin Yu would only bring trouble to him.

So, she doesn’t like this topic.

But Xiao Lu didn’t know that.

Seeing the rejection on Su Chengyang’s face, Xiao Lu silently closed her mouth.

Cousin Brother, it’s over.

Huft, it’s not easy for an iron tree to blossom, but unfortunately Chengyang doesn’t have any feelings for him. Even worse, she seems to resist liking him.

Well, it seems like karma has caught up with him.

Although Lin Yu is her cousin brother, she doesn’t want to make Chengyang unhappy. Besides, liking someone is a mysterious thing. If someone doesn’t like you, there’s nothing you can do about it.

The only thing she can do is to persuade her cousin brother to give up and hope that they can still be friends in the future.

Chengyang has no idea what’s going on in her mind, and the two of them didn’t mention Lin Yu again until they get off the plane.

During the filming of the show, Chengyang can clearly feel that Xiao Lu is deliberately avoiding talking about Lin Yu with her. Even when Lin Yu calls to ask about the situation, Xiao Lu stays far away, afraid that Chengyang might hear something.

Chengyang doesn’t know what Xiao Lu is up to and doesn’t pay too much attention to it.

In the fourth episode of the show, Tan Qi, who dealt with her ex-husband and child, returned. The guest invited by the program team was a popular comedian. According to Han Songxue, the comedian took the initiative to participated in the show, making the fourth episode very lively.

After the show was recorded, the guest specifically found Chengyang and invited her to the balcony for a chat.

Chengyang was lost in thought about Xiao Lu, feeling that she had been acting strangely lately, avoiding talking to her about Lin Yu. She didn’t pay much attention to it until Lin Yu recently called to ask for her opinion, and Xiao Lu snatched the phone away and acted as the messenger between them.

Chengyang was lost in thought until the guest called her a few times, snapping her out of her reverie.

“Brother Du?” Chengyang looked at him with confusion.

Brother Du looked hesitant and fidgety, as if he was unsure whether to speak or not.

Su Chengyang said helplessly, “Just say what you want to say.”

“My son… really likes you…” Brother Du found it difficult to say.

“And then?” Su Chengyang asked.

Brother Du coughed dryly, covering his mouth, and said, “He… well, he’s in his final year of high school this year and will be taking the college entrance exam next year. He said if possible… he wants to be friends with you.”

Su Chengyang felt that he was a bit incoherent and didn’t understand his meaning, “Huh?”

Brother Du gritted his teeth and said, “I came to participate in this variety show because of my son. He’s been paying attention to you since two months ago, always staying up late to read your news online. I’m worried that this will affect his studies, so I thought… could you be friends with him? Maybe exchange contact information? He shouldn’t bother you too much.”

Su Chengyang blinked and gradually became surprised, “So you came to the recording just so that I could be friends with your son? To exchange contact information?”

Brother Du nodded awkwardly, “Well, this variety show has been quite popular lately, so I came over.”

Su Chengyang laughed and said, “You don’t have to do this. I am happy to be friends with him.”

Brother Du breathed a sigh of relief and left Su Chengyang’s contact information.

Finally, he hesitantly asked Su Chengyang if they could take a few photos together, and of course Su Chengyang agreed.

Brother Du is completely different in private than he is on the big screen. He is even a bit introverted and doesn’t have much of an ego.

After parting ways with Brother Du, Su Chengyang returned to her room. Xiao Lu was on the phone, reporting their itinerary to Lin Yu. When Su Chengyang pushed open the door, Xiao Lu quickly hung up and flashed her a smile that she thought was flawless.

Su Chengyang: “…”

There’s really no need for that.

“What did Brother Du say?” Xiao Lu attempted to divert attention.

Su Chengyang gave her a deep look and said, “Why have you been avoiding me when you’re talking to Manager Lin on the phone?”

Xiao Lu laughed it off and didn’t admit to anything, “Have I? I haven’t, it’s just your imagination. Why would I avoid you?”

Su Chengyang stared at her and finally couldn’t help but express her long-held suspicion, “Are you afraid that I will like your cousin brother and pester him?”

Su Chengyang knows that people like them, who are wealthy, pay attention to marrying someone of the same background.

Xiao Lu: “?”

I wish you would like my cousin brother and pester him! If you are with my cousin brother, I can just ask you for things I need from him!

Of course, Xiao Lu could not tell Su Chengyang about this.

“Why do you think that way?” Xiao Lu chuckled.

Su Chengyang lowered her gaze and said, “Don’t worry, I won’t bother Manager Lin. I will leave after the contract expires.”

“Don’t… please don’t! My brother… ” Xiao Lu stopped herself abruptly.

Su Chengyang looked at her in confusion, “What about your cousin brother?”

Xiao Lu swallowed, she couldn’t say that she feels like her cousin brother likes Su Chengyang a bit. She was afraid that Su Chengyang would hate her cousin brother after hearing it, and her cousin brother would lose his chance. She was also afraid that her cousin brother would throw her abroad to reunite with her parents if he knew.

After struggling for half a minute, Xiao Lu waved her hand, “It’s nothing. Anyway, it’s not what you said. Let’s go to sleep. We will go home tomorrow.”

Su Chengyang was puzzled. What does that mean?