Chapter 103: A Song for the Scoundrel

In just one short week, the entertainment industry was rocked by the sudden revelation of romances involving the two top stars, Zhou Miao and Lin Zekai. Yet their responses were worlds apart.

Zhou Miao openly and boldly acknowledged the relationship. Although this caused a wave of fans to turn away, he gained the goodwill of many casual admirers. His courage to admit the truth marked him as a genuine man.

Lin Zekai, on the other hand, was caught red-handed with photos alongside Li Qin that left no room for denial. Yet he stubbornly refused to admit anything, playing dead in various creative ways, only to become the subject of ridicule across the internet once more.

His Weibo post declaring, "We are just ordinary friends," quickly became a running joke. Following the actor Lin Zekai, he earned a new moniker: “Ordinary Friend Lin Zekai.”

Soon after, Li Qin was spotted late at night drowning her sorrows in a bar, and she unfollowed Lin Zekai on Weibo, fueling speculation that they had broken up.

Zhao Li, upon seeing the news, was heartbroken. She called Li Qin repeatedly, but her calls went unanswered. Frustrated, she went on Weibo and liked all the comments berating Lin Zekai.

Still unsatisfied, Zhao Li sought to spite Lin Zekai directly. She posted a Weibo message tagging Zhou Miao: “Brother Miao, when will you write a song about scolding scumbags? I feel like songs like that would be really popular right now!”

Zhou Miao immediately perked up at the message—disgusting people was his specialty!

Within two minutes, the requested “scumbag song” was recorded. He uploaded the video to Weibo and tagged Zhao Li, simply saying, “Done.”

So fast? Netizens were stunned—were these two in cahoots? But with a new song to listen to, they eagerly clicked in.

What they found was a six-second video. Zhou Miao, dressed in pajamas, sat on the edge of his bed cradling a guitar. With a simple strum, he shouted with all his might, “Get lost!”

The video ended there.

Fans, nearly deafened by Zhou Miao’s shout, were initially dumbfounded but soon found it hilarious. What more needed to be said to a scumbag? You simply tell him to get lost!

Zhao Li laughed uncontrollably after watching the video. Brother Miao was truly talented when it came to roasting people.

Thanks to enthusiastic fans spreading it around, Zhou Miao’s video quickly went viral. Some even reposted it with captions like, “A song for Lin Zekai.”

Li Qin scrolled through Weibo numbly. Even seeing Zhou Miao’s video stirred no emotion. She felt like a joke.

She had sacrificed her shared career and dreams with her best friend for a scumbag, only to end up with nothing.

Recently, many fans had messaged her, urging her to return to Rainbow and reform Bubble Summer.

But Li Qin knew that was impossible. Setting aside whether Zuo Qiu would accept her rebellious return, she couldn’t even forgive herself.

She still had dignity. Jumping back and forth between two companies would only make her look like a fickle person.

Even if she ended up completely washed out and unable to survive in the entertainment industry, she would never go back to Rainbow.

Her only worry was Zhao Li. That foolish girl had been relentlessly mocking Lin Zekai online for her sake, attracting too much animosity from Lin Zekai’s fans. This was no good for Zhao Li.

She already owed Zhao Li so much; she couldn’t keep dragging her down. Li Qin picked up her phone, tears streaming as she typed, “Enough. I don’t allow you to insult him anymore.”

“Dingdong.”

In her room, Zhao Li, feet propped up as she browsed Weibo, opened the message. Her expression instantly shifted, a mix of grievance and anger filling her eyes with moisture. She couldn’t hold back, collapsing onto her bed and crying out, “I’m never playing with you again!”

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Meanwhile, Zhou Miao was fiddling with a phone stand at home. At the pressing request of his fans, he reluctantly agreed to do a live stream, a small treat for those loyal fans who hadn’t unfollowed him.

After some effort, he finally started the live broadcast, waving his hand, “Can you see me?”

The moment the stream began, his popularity soared, and the comment section exploded. Zhou Miao adjusted the camera and sat awkwardly on the sofa, unsure what to say.

“Uh… have you all eaten yet?”

“Oh, it’s already past ten? I haven’t eaten. Just finished homework, about to make instant noodles.”

They chatted in fits and starts. Fans didn’t feel awkward. When Zhou Miao ran out of things to say, he picked up the milk candy—a pet cat—and let it take over the broadcast. Seeing “So cute!” flood the comments, he felt a swell of pride.

Anyone who owns a cat knows that feeling—when others say your cat is adorable, your heart swells.

But just as he was enjoying the moment, the door suddenly opened. Hu San walked in carrying a takeout box and asked, “What are you doing?”

Fans erupted with excitement at the voice. “Caught her!” “Say something, sis-in-law!” “Brother Miao, get lost! We want to see sis-in-law!”

Zhou Miao broke into a sweat at the comments, unsure how to respond. Hu San came over curiously. “Late at night, are you taking a selfie?”

Before Zhou Miao could stop her, Hu San leapt into the frame. When she saw it was live, she immediately jumped out—literally jumped—as if she’d stepped on something sharp.

“Why didn’t you tell me it was live?” she whispered off-camera, cheeks red. Unbeknownst to her, fans could hear every word.

“You moved too fast; I didn’t get a chance to say anything.”

Zhou Miao thought, since it was already out there, why not? He waved at her, “Since you’re here, say hello to everyone.”

Hu San blushed but, encouraged by Zhou Miao, sat beside him and shyly waved at the camera. “Hello, everyone.”

The screen instantly flooded with messages praising the “sis-in-law,” though Zhou Miao guessed most were older than Hu San.

These days, Hu San was a goddess in the eyes of countless girls at their school. Even Zhou Miao, the rebellious top idol, had fallen for her—truly impressive.

The confession wall at North Science and Technology University was plastered with messages from girls wanting to learn from Hu San, hoping she’d reveal the ultimate secret to winning over the male idol.

Fans were curious too, flooding the chat, begging her to share how she managed to win him over.

Zhou Miao’s stomach growled. Sitting aside, he started eating, handing the livestream over to the love coach.

Hu San scratched her head and said charmingly, “Actually, when I first chased him, he rejected me. He has this problem—he distrusts any girl who approaches him, thinking she just likes him because he’s handsome. He hates groupies the most.”

“So, to prove I wasn’t a groupie, I studied hard and took the exam with him to come to Beijing.”

“When did we meet? Back in tenth grade. We were deskmates for three years. Every morning, I used to bring him pancakes—I learned how to make them from the boys in our class.”

“Did I ever think he’d become famous? Who could have guessed? Before, aside from being handsome, he never showed much else. Then after ‘Change of Destiny,’ he suddenly blew up. He’s just too low-key.”