My ex-girlfriend's best friends are getting restless right after the breakup.

Chapter 99 This song is poisonous.

Upon seeing Xu Yueqing inside the door, Chen Bo revealed a roguish smile, as if asking her if she couldn't wait any longer!

At the same time, he sized up Xu Yueqing.

She was wearing that champagne-colored silk nightgown, which was still Zhou Lingyan's, with the neckline slightly open, revealing her collarbone.

Her hair was loose and a little messy at the ends. Her face was softly illuminated by the light, but her eyes were surprisingly bright.

"I can't wait any longer either," Chen Bo said as he entered the room.

Xu Yueqing's heart skipped a beat.

Chen Bo shook the plastic bag in his hand: "I brought some late-night snacks."

Xu Yueqing then saw what was in the bag: two cans of beer, a bag of peanuts, and a large box that looked like barbecue.

After entering the house, Chen Bo changed his shoes in the entryway.

Xu Yueqing looked at his familiar back and suddenly her eyes welled up with tears.

"What are you standing there for?" After changing her shoes and walking inside, Chen Bo placed the plastic bag on the coffee table and directed her, "Sit down."

Xu Yueqing snapped out of her daze and sat down on the sofa.

Chen Bo pulled out beer and barbecue from the plastic bag, and then magically produced two pairs of disposable chopsticks from his pocket.

"Here you go." He handed her a can of beer.

Xu Yueqing took the beer and watched him open the barbecue box.

Lamb skewers, chicken wings, grilled eggplant, and enoki mushrooms were still steaming hot, and their aroma instantly filled the entire living room.

"Did you go out of your way to buy it?" Xu Yueqing asked.

"Hmm." Chen Bo opened his beer, took a sip, and said, "That barbecue stall at the entrance of the neighborhood has been open for years, but you've never been there once."

Xu Yueqing was stunned.

She has never been there even once.

That barbecue stall is right at the entrance of the residential area, less than a five-minute walk away.

She sees it every time she drives in and out, but she never thinks of stopping to buy anything.

She's a rich, beautiful, and famous woman; how could she be sitting at a roadside stall eating barbecue?

"Try it." Chen Bo handed her a skewer of lamb.

Xu Yueqing took it and took a bite.

The lamb is crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, with the aroma of cumin and chili bursting on the tongue, carrying the unique smoky flavor of charcoal.

good to eat.

It's not the kind of delicious food meticulously prepared in a high-end restaurant, but the kind of down-to-earth food that reminds you of the delicious food from your childhood.

She took another bite.

Chen Bo looked at her, a slight smile playing on his lips: "How was it?"

Xu Yueqing nodded: "It's delicious."

Chen Bo laughed: "I knew you'd never eaten something like this before."

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Xu Yueqing didn't say anything and continued eating.

The two sat in the living room, eating barbecue and drinking beer, chatting casually.

The moon outside the window was very bright, shining through the French windows and casting a layer of silver light on the carpet.

Xu Yueqing took a couple of sips of beer, her face turning slightly red.

Seeing her like this, Chen Bo suddenly reached out, pinched her chin, and gently lifted it up.

"Xu Yueqing," he said, "do you know how adorable you are right now?"

Xu Yueqing was stunned.

cute?

Xu Yueqing was always described as aloof, noble, and unattainable; no one ever called her cute.

But Chen Bo said she was cute.

It wasn't the kind of perfunctory flattery; it was earnest, with a smile, and so adorable that it made her heart race.

Xu Yueqing's eyes suddenly welled up with tears, some of which were barely visible. She buried her face in his chest, inhaling his familiar scent.

The aroma carried the smoky scent of barbecue, the malty fragrance of beer, and a comforting scent that belonged only to him.

"Chen Bo," she said sullenly.

"Um."

"Do you... still like me?"

Chen Bo remained silent.

Xu Yueqing raised her head and looked at him.

Her eyes were red, and there were still tear stains on her face, but her eyes were filled with expectation and trepidation.

Chen Bo looked down at her.

three seconds.

Five seconds.

ten seconds.

Then he laughed.

That smile carried a hint of helplessness, a hint of indulgence, and a touch of cynicism.

"Xu Yueqing," he said, "what do you think?"

Xu Yueqing remained silent.

What does she think?

What does she think?

She felt that Chen Bo still liked her, otherwise he wouldn't have kept pursuing her again and again.

He had a physical attraction to her.

So is she.

That kind of liking that needs no reason, no explanation, just the urge to get closer when you see it.

That kind of liking that makes her lean against the wall.

The kind of affection that made her feel sore back and weak legs, yet she couldn't help but gravitate towards him.

the next day.

Haicheng, a building housing a popular online company.

Zhao Lulu sat in her office, staring at her computer screen.

The screen displays real-time data from major music platforms.

"Learn to Meow" was released at midnight.

Nine hours have passed since then.

Zhao Lulu rubbed her eyes and looked at the data again.

You read that right.

it is true.

"Learn to Meow" topped the new song chart.

It ranked first on the trending list.

It ranked third on the trending topics list.

The number of comments has exceeded 10,000.

The number of likes has exceeded one million.

Zhao Lulu's mouth hadn't closed since she saw the data.

"Mr. Zhao! Mr. Zhao!" The secretary rushed in, her face flushed with excitement. "It's exploded! It really exploded!"

Zhao Lulu stood up abruptly.

"Let's go! Let's take a look!"

She rushed out of the office and headed straight for the operations department.

In the operations department, everyone was staring at the big screen.

On the screen are real-time data curves.

That curve, starting from zero, has been soaring all the way up, and now it's almost bursting off the screen.

"Mr. Zhao!" the operations manager greeted him. "It's a hit! It's really a hit!"

"I know it's trending!" Zhao Lulu leaned closer to the screen. "How are the stats?"

"Number 1 on the New Song Chart! Number 1 on the Rising Chart! Number 3 on Trending Topics! Weibo topic views exceed 100 million! Discussions exceed one million!"

"What about TikTok?"

"TikTok is even more amazing!" another employee shouted excitedly. "The #LearnToMeowChallenge# is now trending at number one! Hundreds of thousands of videos are using this song as background music! It's surpassed 100 million views!"

Zhao Lulu stared at the data, feeling completely disoriented.

She knew this song would be a hit.

But she didn't expect it to become so popular.

It's only been nine hours.

Nine hours!

If it's 24 hours, 72 hours, a week, a month—

She didn't dare to think about it anymore.

"How many more fans have Wu Feifan and Zhou Xiya gained?" she asked.

The operations manager immediately retrieved the data.

"Wu Feifan's value increased by 500,000, Zhou Xiya's by 800,000! And it's still skyrocketing!"

Zhao Lulu flashed a bright white smile.

Five hundred thousand! Eight hundred thousand!

It's only been nine hours!

Her two livestreamers are about to take off!

Her company is about to take off!

And all of this is because of Chen Bo.

The man who wrote this song for her.

The man who slapped her in the recording studio.

The man who took her lace.

Zhao Lulu's eyes lit up.

She took out her phone and opened Chen Bo's WeChat.

Zhao Lulu: "Dad! It's a hit! 'Learn to Meow' is a hit!!"

Chen Bo: "???"

Zhao Lulu: "Teacher Chen!"

Chen Bo: "Oh."

Zhao Lulu: "The song 'Learn to Meow' is a hit, have you seen it?"

Chen Bo: "It's trending on social media; it's hard not to see it."

Zhao Lulu was so excited that her hands were shaking, and she suddenly understood why Xu Yueqing kept leaning against the wall.

Shaking is very tiring.