Chapter 732 - 502: Seems Lively Here (4k)

Even Shu Mei, behind the camera, started to worry.

She knew about Lu Yao and Sun Yueqing inviting her brother to dinner and understood that they definitely had ulterior motives!

After Wu Mu returned, she tried to subtly probe, but Wu Mu brushed it all aside casually.

Looking at Lu Yao now... could it be that this fool actually achieved something?

Shu Mei felt concerned.

Lu Yao, in the center of everyone’s attention, felt all eyes on her and raised her proud little head even higher.

She stood with her arms crossed, continuing to gaze at everyone nonchalantly, in a stance that invited questions.

The segment host naturally obliged her, quickly leading, "Oh? You had dinner with Teacher Wu Mu?"

Lu Yao was satisfied, excitedly opening up, "Yes, I took Wu to my favorite tea restaurant, their desserts are delicious, especially the durian mochi and the pudding..."

The host listened to Lu Yao expounding on what they ate, paused for half a second, then smiled and continued to lead, "Just hearing you say that makes me a bit hungry. Did you do anything other than eat?"

"Apart from eating?" Lu Yao hesitated, trying to recall, "I also comforted Wu not to be sad. Although he los... um, anyway, there are still many people who like him."

"Oh?" The segment host’s eyes lit up again, "Who are the ones who like him?"

Lu Yao actually remembered this, counting on her fingers, "Fans, viewers, Xiao Tian, Sister Mo Mo, including the employees of his agency, and so on."

The host couldn’t help but ask, "Doesn’t that include you, Yao?"

Lu Yao answered instinctively, "Of course, it includes me."

After saying this, she seemed to realize it, suddenly feeling guilty, her gaze drifting towards Wu Mu.

The host was very interested: "Did you say that at the time? Did you include yourself then?"

Lu Yao continued trying to recall, "I think, I included myself, right?"

The host smiled, thinking, "Expecting you to do anything substantial is too much to ask."

"This was merely a friendly dinner to offer comfort!"

Lu Yao remained oblivious, her face excited again, "After dinner, we went to Wu’s house and played video games all afternoon, haha, video games are so fun!"

Idiot.

Shu Mei muttered in her heart, finally relaxed.

Indeed, there was no real threat from such a fool.

The host also lost interest in digging deeper, switching the topic back to Wu Mu, "Teacher Wu Mu, the online voting for X’s King and Queen is very lively lately, have you paid attention? Who do you think will be this year’s X Queen?"

She paused intentionally for effect, gasping dramatically, "Who will be the X Queen for this year?"

X Queen?

Wu Mu thought for a moment and hesitated, "It should be Mo Mo, right?"

Although the voting for X King stirred quite a buzz online, the attention for X Queen was just as fervent, with an intense voting competition.

Currently, the leading votes are for Mo Mo, who’s considerably ahead in popularity among the new generation.

But...

Lu Yao, not quite convinced, popped her little head up, "Wu, I have a chance too!"

Seeing everyone look over, she slightly nervously continued, "Although I’m only ranked sixth, my votes haven’t fallen too far behind."

The voting for X Queen is exceptionally balanced, perhaps because Mo Mo has won many times, resulting in her fans being relatively laid-back and not too eager to vote.

So the gap between the top eight isn’t huge, theoretically, they all have a chance.

Wu Mu agreed, "Yao has a great chance too."

Previously, Lu Yao might have been considered a rising star, but now her popularity has indeed increased.

After all, last year’s "Star Agency" included Wu Mu’s participation, and with his consistent buzz-worthy presence each episode, the show’s popularity skyrocketed.

Naturally, this led to a rise in Lu Yao’s popularity as well, further boosted by her being a popular candidate for Wu Mu’s "CP" online discussions, frequently mentioned in topics related to Wu Mu, making her more popular than before.

The host continued to probe, "What about X King? Who does Teacher Wu Mu think will take it?"

There was no need for hesitation here.

Wu Mu said with confidence, "That would definitely be me."

Such a confident reply, placed before today, would surely attract relentless mockery from haters, considering the vote deficit was in the tens of millions. Who could be so shameless to think himself worthy of being X King with such poor self-awareness?

But now...

The live chat was already filled.

"If it were before today, I’d say Wu Gou you’re overly confident, given the vote deficit, but now... I support Wu Gou being this year’s X King!"

"I nominate Wu Gou, who supports, who opposes!"

"It’s likely Wu Gou, though his voting data may look bad, obviously those are stats manipulated by fandom fans. Truly considering popularity and fan base, Wu Gou is clearly number one."

The scene was too convincing, even foreign fans showed up in such numbers, claiming Wu Mu unworthy of X King was indeed ignoring the truth.

Of course, Wu Mu’s haters still held onto a last shred of hope:

"Who says so, offline presence doesn’t carry weight, considering the voting deficit, why should he take X King."

"Exactly, since the rule is based on votes, let the vote results speak, he’s behind by millions, why should he be X King."

The chat debate was hotly contested, but Wu Mu and the others naturally couldn’t see, it’s not time for the live chat interaction yet, so there’s no chat to view.

After chatting a bit more about today’s events, another commotion was heard outside Wu Mu’s dressing room as more people arrived.