NCCnovel Chapter 97 Never Been Single
Chapter 97 Never Been Single
Ning Xinian hugged him briefly before letting go, probably worried that Yan Xun's performance would be ruined.
"I came as soon as the production team mentioned it," Yan Xun said to Ning Xinian insincerely.
According to the pre-arranged script, he was also supposed to say things like, "How could I miss my good brother's important occasion?" or "What's the big deal? Even if I'm on a tight schedule, I have to support my brother."
However, Yan Xun objected after reading the script. The two of them were so fake, they hadn't even added each other on WeChat in the three years since the group was formed, and they didn't interact much on weekdays. Suddenly acting out such a scene was too out of character!
The company also thought there was some truth to it, but in the end, the agent made the final decision, saying that they should decide for themselves.
You can break the ice, you can be cheesy, but just don't act too greasy.
Ning Xinian had probably received a notification from the company as well. When he heard Yan Xun say that, he just smiled and didn't continue.
Yan Xun followed Ning Xinian to the makeshift bed set up by the production crew and sat down.
Next, several guests were revealed, and almost everyone had a unique skill. Of course, there were also those who mistook one person for another—Yan Xun thought that was an act, a setup for trending on social media later.
Once everyone was seated on the floor, the studio lights suddenly went out.
All that remained were the white candles next to each stall and a few beside the host.
The background music in the studio also changed to horror music at the right time, and the more lively regular guests were already huddled together with their friends, trembling with fear.
"Wow!"
"Why did the lights suddenly go out!"
Only then did the host slowly announce, accompanied by music, "The topic of today's talk is... a secret my friend doesn't know."
"You must have a secret that even your closest friends don't know."
As she spoke, she picked up a cardboard box beside her and said, "This box contains the secrets that everyone here has been hiding."
"You can guess whose secret it is."
Yan Xun only knew that before the dungeon began, everyone's secrets had been placed in this cardboard box—he didn't know what the original owner he was playing had put in, nor did he know Ning Xinian's.
You can't exactly say you have a sister-in-law, can you?
Yan Xun glanced at Ning Xinian out of the corner of his eye.
But then he saw Ning Xinian's hand on his shoulder.
Yan Xun: ?
Ning Xinian glanced at him; the only light around them was the dim candlelight… Yan Xun pondered Ning Xinian’s meaning for a moment and immediately understood that he wanted to show that the two brothers were on good terms.
So she leaned on Ning Xinian's shoulder and whispered, "What's your secret?"
"Give me a hint."
Ning Xinian seemed surprised that Yan Xun was quite good at acting. He didn't remove his hand from Yan Xun's shoulder, but after thinking for a moment, he said, "Aren't we good friends?"
"You should be able to guess it."
At the same time, almost all the guests were whispering among themselves.
Finally, the host brought out the first letter.
"I have come back from the dead, but no one knows it."
Upon hearing this, the temperature in the entire photography studio seemed to drop... Yan Xun suspected that this was a secret he had written, after all, he had just been brought back to life not long ago.
Ning Xinian's hand remained on Yan Xun's shoulder. "Resurrected from the dead?" He looked surprised, seemingly unable to believe such a fantastical thing could happen.
But soon, one of the guests exclaimed, "Is someone saying this because they've recently been injured?"
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone's attention turned to a guest who had fallen from a wire just a week earlier.
"It wasn't me!" the guest hurriedly waved his hand. "Resurrecting from the dead is too exaggerated! I'm afraid the production crew will sue me for spreading rumors!"
Laughter erupted in the studio, and Yan Xun smiled in response, though he himself was somewhat unsure—
Did you really write this yourself?
"The second one is also very exciting!" The host then pulled out a second letter from the box.
"My secret is that I'm secretly dating someone."
"Wow!!!"
An exclamation immediately erupted in the photography studio.
Of all the artists in the studio, apart from a few who are married, the rest are all single.
"Is this a truth or dare game?" someone joked. "They won't reveal who wrote which secret in the end, will they?"
Ning Xinian also cooperated by showing an expression of amazement.
However, the eyes of everyone present seemed to fall on Ning Xinian and Yan Xun, who were sitting together. Everyone knew that this couple had recently been embroiled in rumors about the sister-in-law.
"Yes, who wrote it?" the host smiled. "But don't worry."
"The production team won't reveal who wrote the notes. To maintain secrecy, the handwriting on the notes is all printed out." Her gaze lingered on everyone for a moment. "Otherwise, how would we get everyone to write down some exciting secrets?"
—Even so.
The remaining secrets were also insignificant; they were either secret crushes from school days or so trivial that no one would care even if the person who revealed them did.
After the recording of the program is completed.
The photo shoot is over.
Then someone half-jokingly, half-probingly asked, "The production team can't lie about their secrets, right?"
"So, some of you really did come back from the dead?"
"You weren't listening to ghost stories?"
Ning Xinian, like him, is a regular guest. "Maybe it's true." He thought for a moment, "Recently, some celebrities have been said to be reborn. Since rebirth is real, then maybe death and resurrection is also possible."
"Right? Yan Xun?"
As he spoke, he glanced at Yan Xun, who was standing beside him.
From the beginning to the end of the show, the two were practically inseparable.
Ning Xinian's arm never left his shoulder.
"I didn't expect your group to have such a good relationship." The other person was quite familiar with Ning Xinian, and seeing how intimate he was with Yan Xun, "I thought the rumors were true before."
“Rumors are obviously unreliable,” Ning Xinian continued, “After all, the rumors also say that Yan Xun is a playboy…”
He looked at Yan Xun, "But Yan Xun has never been in a relationship."
The guest standing opposite was stunned for a moment, unsure whether the two had a good or bad relationship.
After all, to him, the words sounded more sarcastic than sarcastic.
"Of course I've never been in a relationship," Yan Xun said matter-of-factly. "After all, everyone in our group has never been in a relationship..."
He looked at Ning Xinian, "Right?"