Chapter 82

Lihuan raised his head and looked at Quan Baolan, whose face was flushed with anger. He suddenly smiled and said, "Alright, I was just joking with you. Haven't I always been optimistic about your debut? So there's nothing to be surprised about. And... if you have something to say, just say it. You've been hesitating ever since we started eating. Are you scared without Zhiyan, your little nanny, around?"

Typical of giving a slap and then a sweet date, but Quan Baolan still fell for it, and her expression improved significantly.

"Then I'll say it!"

"Okay!"

"Can you write a debut song for us?"

"..."

"No!"

"Why!!"

Quan Baolan looked at Lihuan in disbelief. Although she didn't like Lihuan joking with her and treating her like a little girl, she still affirmed their relationship. Although it was a bit embarrassing to directly ask for a song, she thought Lihuan would just tease her a bit and then agree. Unexpectedly, Lihuan refused straightforwardly, and for a moment, Quan Baolan felt hurt.

Although they often joked around, because Lihuan always picked on her, if she were to be honest, she wasn't the type to get close to people easily. At this moment, Lihuan's response...

"Does he not consider us friends at all?"

Lihuan put down the chopsticks in his right hand and the phone in his left, and looked at Quan Baolan, who was trying to hide her disappointment and looked a bit flustered. He was slightly stunned for a moment, then smiled and said, "Why are you so upset? I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Quan Baolan was taken aback by this, and a feeling of joy welled up inside her. Suppressing this feeling, Quan Baolan still asked with some concern, "Then what else do you want to say!"

"I won't write the debut song for you. If possible, I'll go and talk to your bald president and take on the role of your first album's producer. But you know, my current abilities are still a bit lacking. By the time your debut single is released and the first album is recorded, I believe I will be capable enough!"

Seeing Lihuan's confident look, Quan Baolan felt relieved and a bit happy. But then she suddenly thought of something and said, "Are you planning to use us as guinea pigs?"

"Ha~ Ha~ How could that be? We help each other!"

"Can you say that while looking me in the eye?"

"It's getting late, let me take you home!"

"Hmph!"

...

Twenty minutes later, the two were in the car, heading towards the dormitory prepared by CCM for the pre-debut group.

The atmosphere in the car was slightly silent. In fact, Quan Baolan knew very well that by the time they really debuted and the single was released, Lihuan would have changed a lot. The talk about using them as guinea pigs was just a joke.

From their interactions over this period, Quan Baolan had already placed a lot of trust in Lihuan's abilities, whether in creation or promotion.

But she was still very curious about Lihuan's intentions... what he wanted, what he was trying to do?

"Li Odou, do you really like music?"

"Boom!"

"Ah!"

Seeing Quan Baolan startled by the sudden thunder, Lihuan said speechlessly, "You're so big, and you still get scared by this!"

Quan Baolan came to her senses, her face slightly red, and turned her head to look out the car window, watching the lightning in the distance and listening to the raindrops slowly falling on the roof... She didn't expect it to really rain.

"Swish!"

The first spring rain after the start of spring fell suddenly, and the noise from the surrounding cars and the sounds from the streets on both sides became much weaker.

Quan Baolan turned her head again and asked seriously, "Do you really like music?"

Lihuan turned his head to look at the serious Quan Baolan, then shifted his attention back to the road.

After a moment, Lihuan said calmly, "Not particularly, and I don't particularly dislike it either!"

Quan Baolan stared at Lihuan, suddenly remembering something, her face slightly red, just a little bit, and then asked, "Is it really because of your ex-girlfriend that you chose to enter this industry?"

"Uh~~~ You actually believe that?" Lihuan looked at her speechlessly, then shook his head, giving the impression that he was saying, "Baobao, you're too naive."

Quan Baolan was also stunned. Since the last program, Quan Baolan had been curious about Lihuan's love history, especially after hearing him say he entered the industry because of someone, her curiosity couldn't be suppressed.

But after all this, I even... cough, after all this, you're just messing with me?

"Then what about your girlfriend? Someone as smooth-talking as you can't possibly not have a girlfriend, right?"

"We've already broken up. And to be clear, I'm not a smooth-talker. Well, is this the place?" Lihuan parked the car in front of an apartment building and asked.

Quan Baolan turned her head and saw that he had found the place accurately. But hearing him mention his ex-girlfriend again, she felt curious again.

But at this moment, Quan Baolan also realized something was wrong with her. Why should she care so much about this jerk? She turned her head and cautiously looked at Lihuan's profile as he gazed out the window. Quan Baolan suddenly froze.

At this moment, Lihuan looked different from what she usually saw. There was no trace of his usual cheerful demeanor, nor the sternness when he was angry. Instead, he looked slightly melancholic, lost in thought.

Although it was just a brief moment, Quan Baolan suddenly felt that, apart from his foul mouth, Lihuan was actually a rather charming man.

"What am I thinking!"

"Click!"

"I'm going, bye, I'll call you when I come over tomorrow morning!"

After opening the car door, she left with these words and quickly ran towards the nearby dormitory building.

Lihuan came to his senses and wanted to say goodbye, but Quan Baolan had already rushed into the building.

"Phew!"

The rainy season always evokes a sense of melancholy, and Lihuan was no exception. At this moment, he suddenly felt a strong urge to find someone to chat with and relieve the pressure in his heart.

But after some thought, apart from his "cheap" sister, Lihuan didn't have a good confidant for some matters, and he didn't want to tell others.

At this moment, Lihuan was also thinking that if he hadn't broken up with Suozhen, she would have been a good confidant.

He restarted the car and didn't go anywhere else but drove back home, then returned to the computer room, leaned back, and started typing on the computer.

This strange mood could only be alleviated by doing something, and he even forgot to check the reaction to today's program.

...

Although Lihuan forgot to pay attention, it didn't mean others did. After the broadcast of that night's "Starking," the internet was abuzz with discussion.

If the previous videos were popular because of Quan Baolan and Li Zhiyan, and most of the discussions were about them, this time the focus was on Lihuan.