Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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Yan Qingchi turned to Guan Mei, “Did you notice when this ring fell out?”
Guan Mei shook her head, looking at the chain and ring around his neck, “It’s quite pretty, did you buy it?”
“If I really bought it, it would be simple.”
“Huh?” Guan Mei was puzzled.
Yan Qingchi was a little worried. There were so many fans just now, wouldn’t they have taken pictures? What if they did?
Without saying a word, he picked up his phone and sent a WeChat message to Jiang Mochen: I accidentally showed my ring just now, be careful with yours, it absolutely mustn’t be discovered.
Jiang Mochen had just finished filming and returned to his chair to rest when he saw this WeChat message. He replied casually: Okay.
“Never mind, you should take it off, otherwise it would be terrible if it accidentally showed.”
Jiang Mochen: ???
“I request to retain my right to wear the ring.”
“Application invalid, rejected.” Yan Qingchi was cold. “If you want to wear it, wear it at home when you get back, don’t wear it out.”
“Is it that strict?”
Yan Qingchi explained, “The main thing is that even if it’s on a chain, it might still be visible. Mine is already exposed; if yours is exposed too, with such an obvious design and shape, are you trying to reveal it prematurely?”
Jiang Mochen sighed inwardly. Of course, he wanted to reveal it prematurely, but then all their efforts over the years would be wasted.
“Okay, I understand, I’ll take it off in a bit.”
“Okay, the plane’s about to take off, I’ll turn off my phone now, we’ll talk again when I get back.”
“Okay.”
Yan Qingchi thought for a moment, and to appease him, sent him a kissing emoji before turning off his phone.
He leaned back in his chair, silently thinking that revealing only one ring shouldn’t cause any problems.
However, the way things unfolded was completely unexpected. Yan Qingchi even thought that this generation of netizens was too amazing— what kind of eyes were these, so sharp and discerning!
It all started when Pao Jie posted airport photos on Weibo. As Yan Qingchi had expected, they indeed captured the ring he was wearing around his neck. Because the ring was shaped like a swallow, Pao Jie even gave it a close-up, captioning it: “So cute!”
Then, the second episode of “Best Partner” aired. This episode featured a competition between the six groups. In the previous episode’s editing, the production team had cut out Fei Jingyu’s provocative words and Yu Xiaoyu’s tantrum in the kitchen, only keeping the scene of Yu Xiaoyu getting angry while rowing. Although this caused some dissatisfaction, since the focus wasn’t on her, the criticism was quickly forgotten.
This episode began with the painting competition between Yan Qingchi and Fei Jingyu. The same project, different combinations, inevitably led to comparisons, and these comparisons revealed the differences between them.
“Holy crap, Yan Qingchi is a hidden gem! He was already amazing last time, and this time he’s even better.”
“Fei Jingyu is no good. His fans were always promoting his ‘painting prince’ persona, saying it was his forte. I was expecting him to crush Yan Qingchi, but now he’s the one getting crushed.”
“Crush Yan Qingchi? Are you serious? I remember Yan Qingchi always dominating others on variety shows, never being crushed by them.”
“Yeah, he’s practically a human cheat code. It’s kind of satisfying to watch, hahaha.”
“Am I the only one who dislikes Fei Jingyu’s attitude towards Yue Ziming? They don’t act like a couple at all. They’re much more accommodating than Yan Qingchi and Jiang Mochen next door. Whatever Yue Ziming draws, Fei Jingyu thinks it’s inappropriate, only letting her draw a few strokes before stopping her. In contrast, Yan Qingchi even let Jiang Mochen draw several times, smiling the whole time, so gentle.”
“Speaking of President Jiang, I have to ask, did I fast-forward? Jiang Mochen was only responsible for drawing…straight lines?”
“Why are you spouting such obvious truths upstairs? It’s clearly a street lamp and a bench!”
“The street lamp pole, the bench seat, 666, amazing, Mr. Jiang!”
“Enough! Doesn’t Mr. Jiang have any pride?! Our Mr. Jiang clearly drew two little swallows! Such cute swallows, can’t you see them?!”
“Please, upstairs, stop talking about swallows, or I’ll…”
“Hahaha, that’s me, I can’t help but think dirty thoughts when I see ‘swallow’.”
“Wait, this swallow looks so familiar, I think I’ve seen it before, didn’t Yan Qingchi wear it???”
“!!!! …”
“Breaking news! There’s new gossip next door, hurry over and get some!!”
Yan Qingchi, who was watching with bated breath, was so startled by the news of another juicy story that he almost dropped his phone. He quickly joined the other gossip-loving crowd at the new scene. The headline read, “Let’s Talk About Yanzi from Jiang Mochen’s Writing: Who Exactly is To Mr. Q!”
Yan Qingchi couldn’t believe his eyes. How had they even uncovered his own identity? But what did this have to do with Jiang Mochen?!
“Let’s talk about this without any responsibility! It’s just too much of a coincidence, I just had to get it off my chest! Please discuss this peacefully, no personal attacks! It all started when I was watching ‘Best Partner’ recently. I saw the latest episode and felt that the swallow Jiang Mochen drew looked familiar, but I couldn’t remember where I’d seen it before. Then, before going to bed that night, I was scrolling through Weibo and suddenly remembered seeing this swallow on To Mr. Q’s Weibo. So I went back and checked To Mr. Q’s Weibo, and sure enough, the drawing had appeared there. [Image]”
“I compared them carefully, and the two swallows are really similar. The movements, shapes, and appearances are almost identical. It’s too much of a coincidence that I haven’t seen them before, just a clash of inspiration. So I think Jiang Mochen is either To Mr. Q or a fan of To Mr. Q, like QQ Candy. But while To Mr. Q has a certain reputation in the artist community, would a celebrity like Jiang Mochen follow an artist? I’m so confused.”
“The confused OP was watching To… And I stumbled upon this [image] by chance. Those who follow To Mr. Q know that To Mr. Q usually only draws small animals; this is probably one of the few portraits he’s done. Does it look familiar? If not, take a look at this [image]. This is the second painting Yan Qingchi did when he was competing with Fei Jingyu; it’s the original one. Look at the composition, brushstrokes, and character treatment in these two paintings— aren’t they very similar? The most conclusive evidence is that the eyes of the two girls are almost drawn in the same way; apart from the size, there’s no difference! So, this leads to the conclusion that either Yan Qingchi is either To Mr. Q the artist, or he’s a To Mr. Q fan.”
“So, what exactly is their relationship with To Mr. Q?!?! I’m about to collapse!!”
“After reading the main post, I’m also collapsing.”
“Same as above.”
“I’m not collapsing, let me sort this out. From the way they drew the swallow, we can deduce that Jiang Mochen is To Mr. Q, or a To Mr. Q fan. From the way they drew the character, we can deduce that Yan Qingchi is To Mr. Q, or a To Mr. Q fan. So either one of them is To Mr. Q, or both are To Mr. Q fans. Right?”
“I think they’re probably fans, or maybe not fans, just people who’ve seen To Mr. Q’s drawings. After all, I’ve never really encountered someone who’s both an actor and an artist. The main thing is, if one of them is To Mr. Q, why doesn’t they just post it on their main account?”
“Because Jiang Mochen didn’t draw a character, just a simple swallow, so it feels like Yan Qingchi’s drawing was more difficult. From this point of view, he’s To Mr. Q.”
“Q is more likely than Jiang Mochen, but maybe Jiang Mochen also draws it, just hasn’t done so yet?”
“I still think they can’t be To Mr. Q, it’s too far-fetched. I’d rather believe they’re both To Mr. Q fans.”
“Wait, if that’s the case, then the swallow ring on Yan Qingchi’s neck explains it. Since they’re both To Mr. Q fans, they both draw that swallow. Yan Qingchi made a ring with that swallow, and Jiang Mochen drew it in the competition. The source is To Mr. Q.”
“That hits home! You’re practically tearing apart a candy with your bare hands!”
“Candy-tearing expert.”
“So you’re just assuming they’re both To Mr. Q fans, both QQ candy?”
“Hahaha, QQ candy, is To Mr. Q’s fan name that cute?”
“The main problem is there’s no stronger evidence to prove who is.”
“Look at their Weibo posts?”
“None of them seem like it. Jiang Mochen’s are all ad posts, and Yan Qingchi’s are almost all ad posts too. To Mr. Q is different from them, probably because he draws sketchbooks for children, so he seems gentler and warmer.”
“Even if he’s a fan of To Mr. Q, why did Jiang Mochen draw a swallow? Why not other animals?”
“I know the answer to this question, because it’s easy. And judging from the current situation, the two of them should have been learning To Mr. Q’s drawings together. Yan Qingchi probably learned first, and he’s already made a ring with that swallow. Jiang Mochen should have just started learning.”
“So the question is, why did they both learn To Mr. Q’s drawings?”
“Did the production team spoil it in advance, knowing there would be a drawing segment, so they learned in advance?”
“Upstairs, do you think if they learned in advance, would their division of labor be like that? Jiang Mochen only draws straight lines and swallows?”
“…”
“…”
“…Completely confused”
“…Completely dumbfounded”
Yan Qingchi breathed a sigh of relief, extremely grateful that he still had the To Mr. Q persona to cover it up. He’d been careless, so incredibly careless. He glanced silently at the ring in his hand. Luckily, Jiang Mochen had designed the stars to be very small, and he’d covered them up at the time, so in the photo that Pao Jie posted, only the general shape of a swallow was visible. He could still use the swallow from To Mr. Q’s drawing to conceal it. If even the stars had been captured in the photo, that would have been quite alarming. Yan Qingchi carefully put the ring away, deciding never to wear it again until it was officially announced. Meanwhile, the Chengchi CP fans didn’t care about the online analyses. They unanimously believed that Jiang Mochen drew a swallow because of Yan Qingchi’s surname, and that Yan Qingchi’s choice to make a swallow ring instead of any other shape was because of love!
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