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    Chapter 21 I want a hug You are a gay stereotype…

    There is a platter show this Saturday and they will sing three songs.

    They were the most popular among the invited artists and were the last to appear.Most of the audience were filled with their fans, holding their cheering sticks.

    I arrived backstage early to prepare, and while I was putting on makeup, there was a knock on the door. It was Cherry Pit, a new boy band from the lounge next door.

    They had met once before, but they were in a hurry and didn’t have time to say anything.There were a lot of people in this group, nine of them, and it was quite lively when they came in. The already small lounge now seemed very crowded, filled with people.

    Standing at the front was Huang Ming. He had put on makeup and stood out among the nine people with his handsome young face.

    All five people stood up to say hello. Li Huan was still putting on makeup and had not buttoned up his clothes. He stood up a step slowly and walked over. Tang Ruining stood in front silently, blocking Li Huan.

    Li Hu moved a little to the side, and Tang Ruining followed his footsteps, insisting on standing directly in front of him to block his sight.

    Li Hu:?

    He turned his head slightly and saw Huang Ming at the front opposite him. Then he looked back at the stubborn back of his head, and a guess arose in his heart.

    It can’t be so childish…

    Li Hu leaned forward and whispered in the ear of the person in front: “You are blocking me.”

    Tang Ruining didn’t give up her position or speak. She just stood upright, even her hair seemed to be trying to support herself, so that she could be higher and block the back more completely.

    Li Hu couldn’t help but smile, and simply walked away and stood at the edge so that no one could stop him.

    The nine people were led by the captain to greet them and say polite words.Just now, Jiang Yilan was blocked from seeing anyone, but now they saw Jiang Yilan emerging, and they all turned to look at him.

    A few of the nine people’s eyes lit up after seeing Jiang Yilan.Huang Ming is an outspoken person, and he praised without hesitation: “Brother Yilan, you are so handsome today.”

    Tang Ruining’s eyes seemed to be glued to Huang Ming. When he saw him waving to Jiang Yilan with a smile on his face, and when he saw the latter waving back with a smile, his fists clenched a little.

    Today’s children really don’t know what to eat when they grow up, and they are taller than him and Jiang Yilan.

    Huang Ming was very enthusiastic. He said to Li Hu: “Brother Yilan, last time you played the guitar song Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence on live broadcast, I watched it and went to find the sheet music to practice that song. Wow, it’s really difficult. You are so good.”

    “You can get familiar with it as long as you practice more.” Li Hu said.

    “Yeah, I used to have time to practice guitar, but now I’m so busy that I don’t have much time to practice.”

    “Yilan should be busier than you.” Tang Ruining said suddenly, her tone was very calm, and it was hard to tell whether he was joking or serious.

    Huang Ming nodded and affirmed: “Yes, so it’s really awesome! Now someone asks me who my favorite among the seniors is, and I always answer: ‘Jiang Yilan from To5’.”

    Tang Ruining crossed his arms and said nothing.

    After chatting for a while, Tang Ruining said to Li Huan unhappily, “Why do you keep looking at him? What’s so good about him?”

    “Are you talking about Huang Ming? I did take a closer look just now.” Li Hu said.

    The corners of Tang Ruining’s mouth dropped, and Li Huan said slowly, “I’m sure after reading it, you are indeed more handsome.”

    Tang Ruining’s tensed expression relaxed, the corners of his mouth straightened, then lowered, “Are you kidding me?”

    “I’m telling the truth.”

    Seeing his sincere expression, Tang Ruining thought for a moment and then said, “He doesn’t dance as well as I do.”

    Li Go looked a little surprised: “I have never seen him dance.”

    “You can see it later…forget it, you better not look at it, it doesn’t look good.”

    “Have you seen it?”

    “I’ve seen the video.”

    Li Hu tapped his chin with his finger and said thoughtfully, “None of the boy bands of our generation can dance better than you, right?”

    Tang Ruining’s expression completely relaxed and he smiled faintly.

    Li Go added: “But Cherry Pit, they have just debuted and there is still a lot of room for improvement.”

    “…” Cherry Pit, Tang Ruining read this name silently, but it was hard to pronounce it smoothly.

    “What is the name of a boy band called Cherry…” he complained.

    “Why can’t the boy band be called Cherry?” Li Xin said, you are gay, why are you so stereotyped?He didn’t say anything, but he made himself laugh.

    “Do you like it that much?” Tang Ruining asked dryly.

    The smile on Li Hu’s face turned into helplessness, “You are over-interpreting it.”

    He looked at Jiang Yilan who had not yet finished putting on makeup and had a smiling face. In fact, he could completely understand the expressions on those people’s faces when they saw him just now.

    To be honest, I don’t remember what it was like when I saw him for the first time.At that time, the first thing I heard was that he was kicking people in the air and relying on backstage to make his debut, but in fact he couldn’t sing or dance. I was extremely disgusted.Then I saw the real person, experienced his arrogance, and attitude of holding back and refusing to study hard, and when I saw his amazing face, I was filled with disgust.

    Tang Ruining suddenly reached out and touched his forehead.

    Li Hu was stunned and didn’t move.Tang Ruining said: “It’s stained with sparkles, on the eyebrows.”

    Li Go touched it himself and lowered his eyelashes, “Then I will go on to put on makeup.”

    “Yeah.”

    The three songs were performed very quickly, and the fans in the audience cheered enthusiastically. Even though it was a platter, the atmosphere was as enthusiastic as their concert.

    They were the last group, and fireworks were set off from the edge of the stage. The sparks shot high and burned with scorching heat.The organizer had reminded them in advance at which point the fireworks would be released. Others had experience, but Li Hu had never encountered fireworks on the stage before. He was still startled when the “boom” sound was suddenly released. Although he adjusted quickly, it was seen by Tang Ruining and was recorded by fans.

    The clip of his whole body shaking with fright and his pupils shaking was made into an animated picture by fans who praised him for being cute. The next day, Tang Ruining came across this Weibo post and silently clicked the save button.

    After the performance ended, several people returned to the backstage and met Cherry Pit who was doing a live broadcast. Huang Ming, who was holding his mobile phone, saw them and trotted over happily. He excitedly said to the fans on the screen: “They are the seniors of To5, look!”

    He might just be big-hearted and not think too much about it, but for a live broadcast like this, you need to agree with them in advance, so it would be foolish to suddenly bring people into the scene.Any “surprise live broadcasts” that fans usually see have been discussed in advance.Under normal circumstances, no one would suddenly push away a star’s lounge while holding a live broadcast mobile phone, or suddenly step forward to slap someone in the face without the other party knowing.

    The one he pulled was Li Huang. Huang Ming pointed the front camera at Li Huang’s face and said, “Look, it looks good! Wow, this face.”

    Li Hu was confused at first. He came down from the stage and was still thinking about what was going on on the stage. He didn’t even notice that anyone was live broadcasting. He didn’t know what Huang Ming was doing until he saw his enlarged face and the scrolling barrage on the screen.

    He had just finished dancing three songs, and his bangs were stuck to his forehead with sweat. He was still out of breath, but he still smiled cooperatively at the screen and said hello: “Hello.”

    Tang Ruining came over and took his arm, “Let’s go.”

    The people from the Cherry Pit on the other end wanted to take a photo with them. They had agreed to it in the lounge just now, but Tang Ruining was no longer willing. “How could they just come here with the live broadcast on? What if we didn’t find out that they were talking about private matters?”

    “Newcomers, you don’t understand, it’s normal.” Yuan Zhiyan said calmly.

    “When we are newcomers, that’s when we know how to wink best.” Tang Ruining sneered, “Even you wouldn’t do such a stupid thing.”

    Yuan Zhiyan: “…ah?”

    Huang Ming was enthusiastic about Jiang Yilan before, but Tang Ruining wasn’t seriously angry, just unhappy.But this thing really made him unhappy, and he had a strong sense of boundaries in this regard.

    “Forget it, we all agreed to take a photo together.” Li Hu said, “Don’t be angry, it’s not a big deal.”

    “Just take the photo and say I’ve left.”

    It’s not a big deal, but Tang Ruining sometimes gets excited and just wants to do things according to his own ideas. He is not afraid of offending others at all, and no one can persuade him.

    Li Hu lowered his voice: “Don’t you think your reputation for being a big name is not big enough?”

    Tang Ruining looked indifferent again, “Just right, I’ll show them what it means to be a big name today.”

    “Tang Ruining!” Li Gu’s face darkened, with a rare stern tone.

    There were not only the two of them present, but also many staff from various walks of life, as well as temporary workers, and there were many people.

    The other three people didn’t dare to say anything nearby, for fear that the two of them would quarrel like before, and no one would let the other go.That was the time when Rong Xiao had the biggest headache.

    Tang Ruining looked at him for a few seconds and pursed her lips.

    Rong Xiao was just about to say, “Forget it, don’t take it if you don’t want to take it. Just say that Ruining felt a little uncomfortable and went to rest. It’s nothing.” When Tang Ruining lowered his head, he said softly: “I know.”

    That indifferent look disappeared so quickly, Tang Ruining’s voice softened: “Don’t look at me like that… I’ll go.”

    Under the wide-eyed gaze of the people around him, Tang Ruining went to take a photo with Cherry Pit and had a good attitude without a straight face.

    Huang Ming was probably reminded by his teammates. After taking the photo, he ran to Li Huan again. He was no longer as excited as before and looked like he had done something wrong. “I’m sorry, Brother Yilan. I just took care of my own happiness and pulled you over. If I offended you, I will apologize to you.”

    There are many precedents for artists getting into accidents due to live broadcasts. Their company also specifically told them that they must be careful during live broadcasts and it is best not to start live broadcasts suddenly outside.Their company had a precedent in the past where an artist accidentally recorded another artist who was not wearing any clothes during a live broadcast. Fortunately, it was a male idol, but the male idol himself was still very unhappy.

    “It’s okay.” Li Hu comforted him, “Just don’t do this to others in the future.”

    Huang Ming nodded, “No.”

    He is not stupid either. When he saw someone being dragged away by Tang Ruining, he realized that Tang Ruining was unhappy. Some fans in the barrage were asking: [Was it Tang Ruining who just passed by?】【Why do you feel that he is angry?】【No, Shuangdan was passing by, he is like this usually, it is not directed at Mingming】

    Afraid that the more we talked, the more things went wrong, Huang Ming quickly changed the topic and started talking to other teammates about something else.

    Li Hu said: “You have just debuted, so it is always better to be cautious.”

    Huang Ming still nodded repeatedly.After Li Go said this, he shut up. Strictly speaking, he debuted a little later than Cherry Pit, so why is he acting like a senior here.

    Feeling guilty for being late, Li Gu smiled and ended the topic: “Go back early, we are leaving too, bye.”

    The two sides said goodbye to each other, and when Li Go turned around, he saw Tang Ruining standing behind him.

    He approached and said to Li Hu, “I listened to you. Can I get a reward?”

    …People really laugh when they are speechless. Li Huo: “I’m afraid your reputation will be damaged again, but you asked me for a reward.”

    I don’t know when Tang Ruining started to adopt a break-it-all attitude: “Anyway, I listened to you, otherwise I would really leave.”

    “Okay, fine.” Li Go couldn’t tell whether the smile on his face was speechless or angry, “Tell me, what reward do you want?”

    “I want a hug.”

    His heart seemed to be entangled by these words several times. When Li Huo met his extremely serious eyes, he felt uncomfortable breathing.

    A hug is nothing, he can give it to anyone.But Tang Ruining regarded it as a reward and asked himself if he could give it.

    “Go back and hug her.” Li Go said.

    Back in the dormitory, Tang Ruining had even taken a shower when she knocked on his door.

    With his hair half-dried, he approached Li Huo with the smell of moisture and shampoo, and asked him, “Can I hug you now?”

    Li Hu’s room only turned on a desk lamp on the desk, and the dim light made the atmosphere even more ambiguous.Li Hu almost called SOS in his heart. How could the situation suddenly become like this?On the way back, he just thought that at most they would hug each other and then separate like they did when they were filming the MV, and he rehearsed it several times in his mind.

    Tang Ruining walked over, one step, two steps… The room was only so big, and there was no more space and time for Li Hu to do some mental construction.

    ——No, this is not something that requires psychological construction.

    Just a simple hug.

    Li Gu closed his eyes and took the initiative to hug Tang Ruining, who was already in front of him.

    Calculating that the duration was almost the same as the hug duration in the MV, Li Go let go of his arm, but was tightly held by the man who had not moved just now, refusing to let him go.

    He tightened it so tightly that Li Hu felt pain.

    His damp hair touched his ears, making Li Hu feel uncomfortable.

    Li Hu was thinking in a daze that maybe Tang Ruining just wanted to hurt him and make him feel uncomfortable.He was feeling angry today and wanted to vent.

    I don’t know how much time passed, but Tang Ruining let him go, looked at him intently for a few seconds, and said warmly: “Good night.”

    Then he left his room and closed the door quietly.

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