Ke Jingyang's reputation as a top-tier idol wasn't just for show. Even as he was recording the program, online posts about him were being hotly debated.
Around 8:30 in the morning, someone suddenly posted online, saying that while jogging and exercising in ×× Park that morning, she saw Ke Jingyang working. To prove that what she said was true, this person also posted two candid photos.
The person who posted this seemed to be a die-hard fan of Ke Jingyang for many years. In just a few hundred words of introduction, you could see her excitement about seeing her idol early that morning.
There were also many replies under this post. Because there were pictures and proof, there weren't many people questioning it, and it quickly became a "hot" topic.
The candid photos posted by the original poster were a bit blurry. Because the production crew had temporarily set up a cordon around the area, they were quite far away, so the photos only barely showed a man's facial outline.
But Ke Jingyang's fans had already recognized him by his dazzling silver-gray hair.
"Ahhhh! Is my oppa filming a movie? Love it, love it."
"It shouldn't be. Looking at these two candid photos, it doesn't seem like it. It might be some kind of variety show."
"Wow! My oppa is so hardworking. He immediately took on a new job after the concert."
"Is our wuli oppa finally starting his variety show career?! Does anyone know which station this variety show is on? When will it air? Even if my oppa's variety show airs at three in the morning, I will watch every episode without missing a single one!"
"Upstairs +100086"
The Traveling with Babies program team had already considered this kind of situation when they arranged the recording location for the temporary father-daughter pilot episode in a park in the capital.
The reason why Yi Zhuo didn't plan to change to a less crowded place was to get free publicity. However, since the first episode of the program hadn't even started recording yet, and there was still some time before it aired, the exposure couldn't be too obvious, so they could only use this kind of method to achieve a warm-up effect.
Letting netizens discuss it online, but not giving a definite answer, would make everyone maintain a strong curiosity about the variety show that Ke Jingyang was participating in.
When the official announcement of the guest lineup is announced, the program's popularity would be driven up all at once, and it would definitely trend on the hot search list.
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Gu Suisui held the freshly made cotton candy, looking completely satisfied.
This cotton candy is pink... just like me! (/≧▽≦/)～
However, before Gu Suisui could admire her beloved cotton candy, a large hand reached out from the side and unexpectedly snatched her cotton candy away.
If you were to ask what Gu Suisui's special skill was, crying would definitely be number one. She could cry anytime, anywhere, without needing any buffer time.
The moment Gu Suisui realized that the cotton candy in her hand was gone, tears began to well up in her eyes, making her look extremely pitiful. Her voice choked with emotion as she said, "My, my cotton candy." Sister Tao Yao said that everyone who steals snacks from children is a big bad guy!
Even if this gege (older brother) is good-looking, he… he is still a big bad guy!!
Ke Jingyang, who had already been labeled as a "big bad guy" by a certain little girl, seemed to think that the trouble he had caused wasn't big enough. He tore off a small piece of pink cotton candy, kneaded it, put it in his mouth, tasted it, and said with a disdainful tone, "This cotton candy tastes very average, tsk, too sweet."
It was too unreasonable to ignore his existence as a handsome guy just because of this "average-tasting" cotton candy, wasn't it?
Was his good looks not worth as much as a piece of cotton candy?? Ke Jingyang thought gloomily.
“Bad guy… Brother is a big bad guy!”
Originally, Gu Suisui was just having her food stolen, and she could barely hold back her tears. But now, hearing this brother openly slander the cotton candy's taste, Gu Suisui, as a little cotton candy marshmallow spirit, couldn't bear it any longer. So, she burst into tears with a "wah."
There weren't many passersby on the west side of this small square. Besides the old man selling cotton candy, there was only an elderly couple sitting there.
Seeing this cute little girl crying like this because her cotton candy was stolen, they all looked at Ke Jingyang with condemning eyes.
"..."
Ke Jingyang lowered his head and looked at the little girl standing in front of him. Her pair of big, watery eyes were clear and bright, like a pool of clean spring water. It was just that her eyes were red now, making her look extremely pitiful.
And the culprit who caused the little girl to look like this... seemed to be him?
Ke Jingyang scratched his hair with a slightly annoyed expression. Where had he ever interacted with a three-year-old girl before? Even when he was young, he only played with the group of little boys who lived in the same compound. He had no interest in paying attention to those girls.
Moreover, Ke Jingyang didn't expect that girls of this age would be so delicate. Just stealing a bite of cotton candy could make her so sad. When he was about five or six years old, he and his cousin Lu Yuanzhi fought over food, and even when he was beaten black and blue by that cunning guy, he didn't cry, not a single tear!
"You, don't cry!" he said, pretending to be fierce, thinking that this should make the child listen, right?
Who would have thought that his roar would scare the little girl even more, making her cry even harder.
Hearing her crying, Ke Jingyang stood stiffly in place, his handsome face losing its usual flamboyant and unrestrained expression, looking a little helpless.
The staff of the program team saw that Gu Suisui was being bullied by this "intern dad" and couldn't be coaxed no matter what. In the end, they had no choice but to temporarily stop the recording and then have someone bring the little girl's mother over.
Feng Yaoqin, who had been standing not far away watching Suisui record the program, immediately walked over when she saw that the recording had suddenly stopped. She hugged her tearful daughter and comforted her gently, "Suisui, it's okay, Mommy will buy you another cotton candy, okay? Let's not cry."
Yi Zhuo, as the chief director and producer, was also shocked by this sudden situation and didn't know what to say. Like—Ke Jingyang is such a big person, what was he doing stealing a little girl’s cotton candy?!
Is he just that bored?
"Director Yi, what should we do now?" a staff member at the scene asked cautiously.
"What else can we do? We have to coax the child first," Yi Zhuo said. He knew that the temporary father-daughter pair would have a hard time getting along, so he didn't even think about going to see the filming at the other celebrities' houses today. He focused on staying here, afraid that something would go wrong at the recording site.
Ke Jingyang was not only the guarantee of the ratings for the program, but also a living ancestor who completely didn't follow the rules. If something went wrong with his recording, how could this reality show continue?
Thinking about Ke Jingyang's importance to their program, Yi Zhuo took a deep breath and said, "Go to the entrance and call Manager Lu over. Tell him everything that just happened, and let him persuade Ke Jingyang properly. If nothing else, he should at least get along with the child peacefully."
Ke Jingyang might not listen to what others said, but only his manager, Lu Yuanzhi, had a way.
……
Ke Jingyang came to the stall of the old man who sold cotton candy earlier and said sullenly, "Give me a cotton candy, the... pink one."
"Young man, you're buying this for that little girl, right?" The old man grinned and started putting special sugar into the machine.
After a while, pink sugar threads emerged from the small holes. The old man calmly took a bamboo stick and twirled it around, his movements were skilled. As the sugar threads came out faster and faster, the fluffy cotton candy on the bamboo stick became more and more, eventually becoming bigger than a basketball.
"Young man, this is an extra-large version of cotton candy. Hurry up and take it to coax the little girl."
Ke Jingyang took the cotton candy from the old man. Just as he was about to pay, he touched his pocket and realized that he didn't have the habit of carrying cash at all. He only carried a phone and a credit card when he went out, which he left in the car.
"Teacher Ke, our program team will pay for this," a staff member said proactively, seeing that Ke Jingyang was in the awkward situation of not having money to pay.
Ke Jingyang didn't say much and accepted the help from the staff: "After the recording is over, I will ask my assistant to return the money to your program team."
After speaking, he took the cotton candy that he got on credit and walked to the little girl, saying in an awkward tone, "Here, this is returning your cotton candy. It's much bigger than the one you bought earlier, so don't cry anymore."
Gu Suisui looked blankly at the brother who came to return the cotton candy. In the blink of an eye, a teardrop hanging on her long eyelashes fell onto the back of his hand with a "plop."
Ke Jingyang, the devil who had been fearless since childhood, retracted his hand as if he was burned by the tear.
Realizing the abnormality of his action, he clenched his back teeth together, thinking Kids are just trouble…
Delicate little girls are even more troublesome!
If it were a little boy, Ke Jingyang might have already grabbed his collar, lifted him up from the ground, and scared him with a fierce look, telling him not to cry anymore.
It was all Lu Yuanzhi's fault. If he hadn't signed him up for this reality show and arranged a little girl that he couldn't hit or scold, would he be feeling so stifled now?!
Speak of the devil—Lu Yuanzhi showed up just then, summoned by the crew. He looked at his difficult artist and said, “Ke Jingyang, come with me for a moment.”
Ke Jingyang pouted and muttered in a low voice, “Fine, whatever. It’s not like I did anything…”
After the two walked away, Gu Suisui, who had stopped crying, was still unhappy and still holding a grudge.
Because this brother not only ate her cotton candy, but also said in front of her that the cotton candy didn't taste good!
This was too much! Even more excessive than stealing snacks from children!!
"Mommy, this brother is always bullying people. I don't want to play games with this brother anymore. Can I apply to change to a different 'dad'?" Gu Suisui snuggled in her mother's arms, her soft and glutinous little voice sounding extremely aggrieved.
The director sister told her earlier that this brother was her intern dad this time. In the future, she would be traveling with him.
Feng Yaoqin looked at her daughter, who was obviously unwilling, feeling both distressed and conflicted. After all, Suisui had already signed a contract with the program team, and this reality show had to continue no matter what. Their small family couldn't afford the contract penalty.
"Suisui, this brother stealing your cotton candy earlier... wasn't intentional. Let's give him another chance, okay?"
Gu Suisui hesitated. "But—" But he also said bad things about the cotton candy earlier!
Feng Yaoqin touched her head and said, "Mommy knows that you are a good baby. Although this brother made a mistake, it's good to correct mistakes. Can you also give him a chance to become an 'excellent intern dad'?"
Gu Suisui was simple-minded and didn't usually hold grudges. After being persuaded by Feng Yaoqin, she felt that her mother was right and that she should give that brother another chance... Actually, he wasn't that bad. He even gave her a cotton candy earlier.
More importantly, she didn't feel any malice from him.
After Gu Suisui figured it out, she felt much better. She wiped away her tears with a tissue and looked around. Finally, she saw that brother under a big tree.
Thinking of what her mother had said to her, Gu Suisui bit her lip, hesitated for a moment, and finally mustered up the courage to trot over to her intern dad. She held his big hand with her little hand, and said in a baby voice, "Big Brother, seeing that it's your first time being a 'dad,' I forgive you."
"...??!"
Ke Jingyang had just been lectured by Manager Lu and was feeling depressed. Suddenly, he realized that his left hand was being held by someone. The soft and delicate touch made him stunned and he even forgot to break free.
So children's hands are this soft?
It took him a moment to snap out of it. Then he realized what the little girl had just said—and his expression turned ugly.
Damn it!
Who the hell wants to be this stupid “daddy”? Just keep calling me big brother!!