ASFSODS 102

Actually, Xu Zhouwei’s words earlier weren’t without reason. In China, it’s not just the dating variety show Heart’s Confession that exists. Many people who have participated in dating variety shows, once they experience the traffic from CP fans, they naturally won’t choose to abandon it.

Since hyping up a CP can bring them heat, then why not hold onto this heat tightly? Anyway, it’s just about hyping a CP, it’s a mutual thing, and it’s not illegal. So, even after leaving the show, they will occasionally post a selfie or interact on Weibo to solidify the CP fan traffic and heat.

However, Jiang Siheng doesn’t need this kind of heat. As one of the hottest celebrities in the entertainment industry, he’s always the one others want to ride on for heat. As for Wen Chi, he isn’t exactly an unknown figure in the entertainment industry anymore, but compared to Jiang Siheng, he still doesn’t measure up.

Because of Chen Pi Ah Chen Pi’s Weibo post, the next morning, quite a few locals came to the area near the film studio. Although they couldn’t go in, they were sure the actors would have to come out after finishing work. They didn’t believe they wouldn’t spot anyone after waiting here all day.

Among them, there were quite a few girls who were Wen Chi’s fans, and they didn’t know Wen Chi had already finished filming. Only the day before did they find out that Wen Chi had joined the production and was working as a partner with Jiang Siheng.

They waited here for more than half a day. When the fans from various fandoms saw their idols come out, they rushed out from all corners. Fortunately, the security at the film studio had already noticed them, alerted the production team, and set up a security line.

“Jiang Ge!!!”

“Ahhh, Jiang Ge, good evening!”

“Teacher Jiang, good evening!”

“Chen Li, baby!”

“Li Zi!!”

“Zhou Zhou, you’ve worked hard, go rest quickly.”

“When will filming be done? Zhou Zhou, can you secretly tell us?”

“Zhou Zhou, good evening!”

“Wen… I dropped it, why is Wen Chi missing again?” Wen Chi’s fans looked around, feeling confused. Last time, some of them couldn’t meet up with him at the airport, and this time, they had all come to the door but couldn’t see him.

“Maybe he hasn’t come out yet? Let’s wait a bit longer.”

“Jiang Siheng is already out, Chichi should have come out too, right?”

“Hmmm, true.”

Jiang Siheng was signing the book handed to him by a fan, and, hearing Wen Chi’s name, glanced over in that direction. After signing, he returned the book, told the fan to wait a moment, and walked toward the group of girls.

Wen Chi’s fans were still standing on tiptoe, peering inside, and didn’t notice Jiang Siheng approaching, until they realized when Jiang Siheng stood right in front of them.

“Jiang… Teacher Jiang… What a coincidence, haha.”

One girl was so eager to meet Wen Chi, she hadn’t had time to go to the offline events before, and now she finally had the chance to meet Wen Chi in person. So, braving herself, she took a step forward.

“Hello, Actor Jiang. I wanted to ask, is Xiao Chi not out yet? When will he come out?”

Jiang Siheng looked at the few girls in front of him and subtly glanced at what they were holding. Then he said, “Xiao Chi finished filming yesterday.”

“Huh???”

“Finished filming?”

“How did he finish filming so quickly?”

“If I had come yesterday, maybe I could’ve gotten lucky.”

Another time of no success, these fans were a bit unhappy or disappointed, but they quickly comforted themselves.

“It’s okay, it’s okay. It’s not like we can’t see Xiao Chi in the future.”

“Yeah, maybe we can meet Wen Chi during the offline drama promotion.”

Jiang Siheng listened to what they were saying, thought for a moment, took out his phone and sent a message to someone, and after receiving a reply, his lips curled up slightly. Then he said to the girls, “Xiao Chi wants to meet you.”

The girl who had just boldly asked was a bit confused. “H–how are we meeting? Didn’t he finish filming?”

The next second, they heard the exclusive ringtone for a WeChat call.

Could it be???

“Huh? Teacher Jiang, where are you pointing the camera?” A familiar, clear, and clean male voice rang out, and the girls immediately recognized it as Wen Chi’s voice. They excitedly covered their mouths.

Jiang Siheng glanced at it and realized he had been pointing the phone at the ground. “Sorry.”

Wen Chi let out a soft hum in the video call, and through Jiang Siheng flipping the phone, he saw the fans who originally planned to visit the set. His eyes curved into a smile. “Good evening, sorry, I left the production yesterday. I didn’t expect you all to come, otherwise I would’ve stayed at the set for two more days.”

The fans didn’t expect that although they couldn’t meet Wen Chi, they would one day be able to video call with him. The guy in the video was wearing a white crew-neck T-shirt, his black hair was smooth, and judging by his appearance, he seemed to be at home.

“Xiao Chi, good evening!”

“Good evening, Xiao Chi.”

“Chi Bao!”

Because it was through the phone screen, and the phone belonged to Jiang Siheng, the fans didn’t talk to Wen Chi for long. Being able to see Wen Chi made it worthwhile. After chatting for a few moments, the fans naturally said goodbye to Wen Chi, and then thanked Jiang Siheng again.

“Teacher Jiang, thank you, for letting us talk to Wen Chi for a few words.” The bold girl smiled a little shyly and said.

Jiang Siheng glanced at his phone and noticed the video call hadn’t ended. Naturally, he lowered his hand and said to Wen Chi’s fans and his own fans who had gathered to watch the fun, “It’s already late, you should head back soon.”

“Mmhm, we’ll head back in a bit.”

“We’re all locals, it’s fine if we head back a little later.”

“The hotel I booked is nearby, and it’s only about a 20-minute taxi ride back.”

“Jiang Ge, you should head back and rest early too, looking forward to your new drama!”

Xiao Pang walked over at this moment, and the fans saw him whisper something to Jiang Siheng. The man nodded.

Xiao Pang said to the fans, “The bus is already waiting in front, and the driver will take you home safely. If you have any problems, just tell the driver.”

Both fan groups were stunned for a moment, and one of them asked, “…Is it a private car service?”

Xiao Pang said, “Yes, the subway is no longer running, and Jiang Ge thought it would be unsafe for you girls to take a taxi home, so he asked me to arrange a bus for you.”

Upon hearing Jiang Siheng’s name, the two fan groups realized that Jiang Siheng had left at some point without them noticing.

“Okay, thank you.”

Xiao Pang led them toward the bus, and one fan, for some reason, suddenly turned her head to look elsewhere. She saw Jiang Siheng, who had already left earlier, standing not far from that spot, not too far, but not too close either.

The lighting outside the film studio wasn’t very good, but she could barely make out Jiang Siheng holding his phone, as if he was talking into it.

Jiang Siheng lowered his gaze, looking at Wen Chi in the video call, and the boy hadn’t hung up yet. “Aren’t you going to rest?” His tone always carried a smile when he spoke to Wen Chi.

“It’s still early.” Wen Chi glanced at the time, it was only just eleven o’clock, then he looked at Jiang Siheng again, “You guys finished so early today?”

“Yeah, the progress was faster today.”

The driver opened the backseat door, Jiang Siheng slightly bent down and sat inside, and the partition in the front immediately rose.

“What time are you going home tomorrow?” Jiang Siheng asked.

Wen Chi: “The morning flight, I’ll probably get home… around eleven o’clock.”

“Okay.”

Wen Chi continued to talk about the things he encountered today, and after chatting for a while, Jiang Siheng saw Wen Chi yawn twice after saying just three sentences, so he told him to go to sleep.

Xiao Pang hurried back, and after fastening his seatbelt, he was about to turn his head to report to Jiang Siheng, but all he saw was the partition.

The driver saw and said, “Jiang Ge is on the phone with Teacher Wen.”

Xiao Pang nodded, “Oh, oh.”

As soon as he finished speaking, the partition lowered, and Xiao Pang turned his head to look behind. “Jiang Ge, the fans have already boarded the bus.”

Jiang Siheng responded with a hum, “Did you talk to Li Jie?”

“Yes, I told her to stay in the car until the last fan gets off,” Xiao Pang said.

“Okay.”

After Jiang Siheng finished speaking, he noticed Xiao Pang was still looking at him, and glanced over, seeing Xiao Pang looking conflicted, unsure whether to ask. He chuckled and said, “Is there anything else?”

“Jiang Ge, why did you video call Teacher Wen just now, and then let him meet with the fans?” Xiao Pang really thought about it for a long time and couldn’t understand. He didn’t disagree with Jiang Siheng’s actions, he just thought it wasn’t necessary.

You should know, the phone that was used for Wen Chi to chat with the fans was Jiang Siheng’s own phone, and if something went wrong…

Xiao Pang couldn’t imagine.

Jiang Siheng gave a slight smile, lowered his gaze, and continued looking at his phone, with no intention of answering Xiao Pang’s question.

He sent a message to Wen Chi and waited for a while but didn’t receive a reply from Wen Chi. He then switched out of WeChat and opened a game.

Loading, logging in… In the friends list, Wen Chi’s game ID was dark.

Jiang Siheng backed out, pressed the black phone, and turned his head to look out the car window.

At this point, it was already late at night, and only a few scattered shops on both sides of the street were still open. Jiang Siheng remembered the question Xiao Pang had asked him earlier, why he had gone to this extent.

In the entertainment industry, even for those celebrity couples or close celebrity friends, they wouldn’t do that. They wouldn’t take the initiative to video call the other person because they ran into another person’s fans to let both sides meet. At most, they would verbally agree to pass on some message, and bring it up during private time or the next meeting.

Jiang Siheng looked at the street trees quickly passing by the car window, thinking to himself that they were Wen Chi’s most valued fans. He remembered when Wen Chi mentioned having many fans who quietly supported him behind the internet, and his eyes brightened. He wanted Wen Chi to know that it wasn’t just them, he also had fans coming to visit him on set.

…

Wen Chi returned home after more than two months. To be honest, Wen Chi felt like he was the celebrity who went home the most often, and he believed no celebrity in the entertainment industry went home as often as he did.

As soon as he exited the airport, he saw his dad. Wen Zhengde took his son’s suitcase, placed it in the car’s trunk, closed it, and looked up to see Wen Chi surrounded by several fans in front. He couldn’t help but smile.

A few girls happened to run into Wen Chi by accident, and while they were waiting for Wen Chi’s autograph, they saw a middle-aged man behind, looking at them. One bold fan asked, “Wen Chi, is he your new assistant? Where’s Sangsang?”

Wen Chi turned to glance at his dad, then turned back and smiled at them, saying, “No, he’s my dad. Sangsang didn’t come back with me.”

It’s actually Wen Chi’s dad?

The girls immediately greeted Wen Zhengde seriously and politely. “Hello, uncle, we are Wen Chi’s fans.”

Wen Zhengde waved his hand and smiled, saying, “Hello.”

Cars are not allowed to park here for too long, and the fans, holding the freshly signed autographs, said goodbye to Wen Chi and Wen Zhengde before leaving. Wen Chi had just sat in the front passenger seat and fastened his seatbelt when he heard his dad express in surprise, “This is the first time I’ve seen fans ask a celebrity for an autograph in real life.”

And they were asking for his own son’s autograph.

When Wen Zhengde thought of this, he suddenly chuckled.

Wen Chi noticed his dad’s expression and found it quite amusing. “Dad, what are you laughing at?”

Wen Zhengde ruffled his hair and said, “It’s nothing, I just suddenly feel like my son has already become a big star.”

The car drove into the city and continued for another ten minutes. Wen Zhengde didn’t drive Wen Chi home but went directly to the shop. He and Wen Chi hadn’t had lunch yet and planned to casually cook some noodles at the shop, then have a hearty meal in the evening.

Wen Chi got out of the car and walked into the breakfast shop. The man behind the counter, upon seeing him, stood up, smiled, and greeted Wen Chi, “Xiao Chi is back. Your mom is in the kitchen.”

“Zhang Ge.”

Zhang Ge was hired by Wen Zhengde to help out in the shop and has been working there for two or three years. He is also familiar with Wen Chi.

Wen Chi raised his hand, lifted the curtain, and walked into the kitchen. Although it was the kitchen, Lin Huixiu always cleaned it thoroughly before closing, so it wasn’t dirty.

“Mom, I’m back.” Wen Chi walked over to the vegetable washing sink and took over Lin Huixiu’s work.

Lin Huixiu was momentarily stunned when she heard Wen Chi’s voice, and then the vegetables in her hand were taken away. She looked at her son, who was much taller than her, and, both amused and helpless, thought about taking back the vegetables. “What are you doing working right after you just got back? Go sit outside and rest. Where’s your dad?”

“He went to park the car. It’s fine, I’ll wash it.”

Lin Huixiu wiped her hands clean. “Then I’ll cook you a bowl of noodles.”

“Thank you, Mom.”

Zhang Ge sat behind the counter, writing something, and smiled a little when he saw Lin Huixiu come out, as if it wasn’t surprising.

“Did Xiao Chi take over your work again?”

“Yes, as soon as he got back, he started working. I heard them say Wen Chi just finished filming two days ago, and when he got back, he didn’t even know how to rest properly.” Lin Huixiu spoke words of reproach, but her eyes were filled with joy and satisfaction because of her son’s filial piety. “Oh, I won’t talk to you about it now, I’m going out to buy something.”

Zhang Ge smiled helplessly, “Alright, you go ahead.”