Ning Ran was about to say something when someone else came around.
Actually, it wasnât just that one person. There were dozens of fans.
The room was instantly flooded with 20-year-olds.
Those fans started taking tons of photos the moment they showed up.
Ning Ran wasnât happy about it, but she didnât dare to show it.
âIt is her!â exclaimed one of the ladies, âSheâs even more beautiful in person.â
âOf course,â gloated Zhang Ying, âAnd you guys didnât believe me when I told you.â
As far as Zhang Ying was concerned, Ning Ran was her trophy, and Zhang Ying was the most powerful person in the group at that moment.
âI donât think sheâs worthy of Lunlun,â complained another woman, âShe may be beautiful, but our Lunlun deserves a renowned celebrity. She is unknown and is just using Lunlun to get to the front page.â
A chill ran down Ning Ranâs spine. She had seen dozens of comments just like this online. The only difference was that those commenting online were meaner.
âI think sheâs okay,â said another fan, âBesides, Lunlun is probably just having fun. Itâs not like heâll definitely marry her.â
âI think so too. Lunlun should be with a celebrity or at least a model. At worst, he could go for a female socialite. This woman is nothing but a nameless actress.â
âEverybody, please behave! We still need her help to get Lunlun here.â
Ning Ran was surrounded like she was a caged animal in a zoo and was judged incessantly.
Worse still, Ning Ran couldnât talk back because a couple of fans were obviously angry with her, and she may be hurt if she werenât careful.
The tone used by those fans showed that they werenât a good person. A few of the ladies were glaring at Ning Ran with hatred in their eyes.
Ning Ran had reasons to believe that some of these fans were the haters who had been cursing her online.
The truth was that they werenât respectful when they talked about Zheng Lunlun either. It was as if he wasnât their idol, but their slave instead.
They were discussing his choice of partner and his life and were making decisions for him.
It was clear that they knew Zheng Lunlun would never be aware of their discussions, but they were acting seriously.
If Zheng Lunlunâs actual life was different from their private expectations, they would turn into haters immediately and would attack him mercilessly just like they had with Ning Ran.
Ning Ran didnât dare to speak and was thinking of ways to get out of that situation alive.
âWhen is Lunlun coming over?â demanded one of the ladies.
Ning Ran never said that Zheng Lunlun was coming over! That was all in their head!
Unfortunately, Ning Ran couldnât say otherwise because she might enrage them.
âHeâs busy,â replied Ning Ran weakly, âI canât get in touch with him at the moment.â
âThen when will you be able to reach him?â
âIâm not sure yetâ¦â
âAre you making a fool out of us?â said one of the women fiercely.
âIâm not! I couldnât reach him just now, but I may be able to do so laterâ¦â
Ning Ran had just gotten her phone out when one of the men snatched it away from her. âWhat are you doing? Are you calling the cops?â
Ning Ran forced a grin and said, âWhy would I do that? You are Lunlunâs fans while Iâm his friend.
Weâre on the same side. Why would I call the cops when I know you wonât hurt me?â
Ning Ranâs act effectively pacified some of the angry fans, and the situation became calmer.
âWhen did you meet Lunlun?â asked one of the fans.
âWeâve known each other for a while,â answered Ning Ran honestly, âWe met when we were abroad.â
âYouâve been out of the country before?â asked one of the suspicious fans.
âYeah.â
âThen show us your language skills.â
Ning Ran had no choice but to speak in a foreign language to prove that she had, indeed, lived abroad before.
âItâs passable. How did you and Lunlun meet? Give us some details.â
Ning Ran grinned awkwardly, âThat is a long story. Letâs talk about it some other time.â
âHave you two slept together?â asked one of the ladies.
Ning Ran was stunned. Wow, that was direct.
âNo.â
âReally?â
âReally.â
One of the ladies was relieved to hear that and said, âOh, thank god.â
âHave you kissed?â
âNo.â
Ning Ran felt disgusted. Those fans werenât treating her like she was human, and showed no respect for her privacy.
âYou guys stay, Iâm heading out for a bit,â said Ning Ran as she stood up.
Three men surrounded her immediately and demanded, âWhere are you going?â
âTo the toilet,â replied Ning Ran.
âThereâs a toilet right here. Why are you going out to use the bathroom?â
âThereâs a lot of people here, and I have this thing where I canât go when someone else is outsideâ¦â
grinned Ning Ran shyly and awkwardly.
âYou want to call the cops, donât you? We donât intend to hurt you. Weâre just trying to get you to invite Lunlun over. If youâre calling the cops over something so minor, weâll be mad!â threatened one of the men.
âThatâs right! We love Lunlun, not you. Weâre already showing our kindness by acting civil despite the fact that you had destroyed his reputation.â
âIâm not calling the cops,â said the troubled Ning Ran, âYouâre overthinking it.â
At that moment, Ning Ranâs phone rang, but she didnât have her phone with her because it was with another man.
Ning Ran looked at her phone and asked, âCan I pick it up? It could be Zheng Lunlunâs assistant calling back.â
Everyone turned to one another and talked things over before returning the phone to Ning Ran. They demanded that she turn on the speaker so they can listen in though.
The call was from Cheng Xiangyun.
âMs. Cheng, is Lunlun free now?â asked Ning Ran.
âHeâs almost done. Which hotel are you staying in and whatâs your room number?â
Ning Ran was about to tell Cheng Xiangyun when a man snatched the phone and asked, âWho are you?â
âWho are you?â asked Cheng Xiangyun.
âYou donât need to know that. Just tell me who you are.â
âI am Zheng Lunlunâs manager,â answered Cheng Xiangyun.
âWhen is Lunlun dropping by?â asked the man again.
âI donât know who you are and Iâm not talking to you,â said Cheng Xiangyun, âPut Ding Mi on the phone.â
The man had no choice but to hand the phone to Ning Ran because he was sure that he needed Ning Ran to get to Zheng Lunlun.
âMs. Cheng,â said Ning Ran, âThere are a couple of fans here who are eager to meet him. Youâll let them meet him, wonât you? The room number isâ¦â
Ning Ran said the room number like it was just a part of a normal conversation.
âIâll make the necessary arrangements,â said Cheng Xiangyun.
The man snatched the phone over again and said, âDonât try anything fishy. If we see cops, weâll toss this woman out of the window!â
âWho the hell are you? What right do you have to toss anyone out of the window?â said Cheng Xiangyun who was acting tough, âLunlun would be too scared to visit if youâre going to act all hostile.â
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