For the first time, she saw unmasked ambition in his eyes, like a bright full moon, shining upon the flower that bloomed at dusk.
â¦..
At one in the morning, the car drove into Pei Muchanâs residential complexâs underground garage.
With a slam of the car door, he got out of the car and fetched her bag from the trunk, then looked up. Pei Muchan was standing by the front of the car, waiting for him, their gazes briefly met before drifting apart.
Their relationship was somewhat like the ambiguousness before college entrance exams. Making a little progress during every heart-to-heart, yet neither wanted to break this delicate situation.
âLetâs go,â he said.
He walked her to her door, well past one in the morning.
Xu Qingyan didnât say much, nor did he invite her to sit inside. Everything that needed to be said had been discussed on the way, and now the only activity leftâif they went insideâwould be rolling in the sheets.
Pei Muchan fumbled with the door, quietly said âGoodnight.â
âYeah, goodnight,â he replied, watching her close the door before he turned and took the elevator down.
A night without words, the next day.
The next day, all the studio staff happily returned to Xinghai for a three-day break, all except for Xu Qingyan and Pei Muchan, who were still at the studio as usual.
Pei Muchan was writing songs, spending most of the time in the composing room.
Xu Qingyan sat in front of the office computer solo, clicking away as he browsed through trending posts about Ji Chen.
This guyâs popularity was terrifying, dominating the trending searches for three days. After briefly looking through the comments, which were incredibly dim-witted, Xu Qingyan couldnât help but laugh each time.
âWhatâs wrong with being a sleep-fan? As long as itâs consensual among adults. Instead, itâs that sly young bitch who has ill intentions, ruining Brotherâs future for her own selfish desires.â
âAll you people who enjoy the spectacle, do you even have hearts? Get out of our super-topic, itâs you who have ruined our Ji Chen family!â
âThe matter isnât concluded yet, the police havenât issued a statement. A bunch of haters here jumping around, like really, youâve got nothing better to do! Canât you respect a normal adultâs physiological needs?â
Xu Qingyan was cracking upâthe super-topic was indeed legendary, but he thought it wasnât enough. So, he logged into his alternate Weibo account and posted a status under a big fan label.
Little Dove Hates Cilantro (Postgraduate Success Edition): âBrother did nothing wrong, he simply was in someoneâs way, hehe, those in the know understand. I wonât stop being a fan or leave the fan group, thatâs my stance.â
âAs for those who enjoy watching troubles unfold, those kicking people when theyâre down, I wonât blame them. Theyâre just a misled mob, all I want to say is that the innocent will clear their name!â
âIf Ji Chen geigei gets detained, Iâll change my nationality. I study at a prestigious 985 university, Iâll emigrate, and theyâll miss out on talent.â
âWe iChen fans donât look for trouble but arenât afraid of it either. Even if weâre targeted, so what? We have millions of iChen sisters in all industries. You all handle the jailbreak, and after I emigrate, Iâll serve his sentence with my foreign nationality.â
âBrother will be safe, and if necessary, we millions of iChen fans will clash with them, fight to the death. Let them see what iChen power is!â
After a flurry of typing, he hit the send button and instantly went offline.
Once the post went out, it surely attracted a lot of attention. In just half an hour, the replies passed eight hundred, exposure snowballing.
âThis is crazy, talking about jailbreaks. @CCTV @Youth League Central, arenât you going to manage this?â
âWoah, is this guy for real? Too many explosive statements, my CPUâs overheating⦠every sentence is iconic, not looking for trouble but not afraid of trouble, thatâs just idiotically bold.â
âThis account screams big fan, theyâre not pretending. Fandoms these days are really insane.â
The incident blew up fast, and Xu Qingyan checked the comments on his main account non-stop. He couldnât stop scrolling even while eating, the smile never left his face all day.
More troll accounts chimed in, like:
âThinking of climbing up without a thought? Did you think your ass is gold-plated? Now that youâve got Brother locked up, youâre satisfied, destroying the blessings of so many female fans!â
By two in the afternoon, even a prominent Weibo influencer jumped out to ride the wave.
âWhat could be a better benefit than celebrities sleeping with fans?â
This really had Xu Qingyan in stitches, doing nothing all day but lounging with his legs crossed, clutching his phone, scrolling through comments. Various media outlets followed up, afraid to miss any of the drama.
The fire grew larger, and what he said was like pouring fuel on it. But the police investigation would take time, allowing room for public opinion to ferment.
At six in the evening, Lin Chuan called Xu Qingyan; his voice was a bit excited.
âBrother Xu, the first day downloads surpassed one million! âThe Big Fishâsâ final sales data is one million one hundred thousand, with daily sales exceeding two million!â@@novelbin@@
No wonder Lin Chuan was so excited. When a king-level singer released a single, daily sales barely broke seven million. Despite the hype, most of it was fluff.
Even so, reaching nearly a fifth of a king-level singerâs sales was miraculous.
Compared to Lin Chuan, Xu Qingyanâs reaction was much more subdued.
âGot it, you go get busy, unlike me who has all this free time. Once youâre done with your work, weâll get together for a good meal,â he said.
âOkay.â
After hanging up, Xu Qingyan turned to receive a WeChat message from Jiang Ling.
âTeacher Xu, Lin Chuanâs new song blew up,â she said.
Without even a single emoji, the message seemed out of character for her, almost seeming resentful.
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