Chi Feiran contemplated the previous comment from Rong Jin about his lack of positivity in songwriting and couldn’t help but wonder if he should address it face to face.
He had no idea how Rong Jin would react upon learning that the songs were inspired by watching his movies. Chi Feiran imagined the expression on Rong Jin’s face and couldn’t help but laugh. As he was about to close the wardrobe door, he noticed a white shirt placed separately.
It was the white shirt Rong Jin signed for him during their first meeting when Rong Jin mistook him for a fan. Chi Feiran couldn’t have imagined becoming Rong Jin’s fan and, even more surprisingly, becoming friends. The twists of fate between people were truly magical.
Smiling, he closed the wardrobe door and went downstairs for breakfast before diving into a busy day of running between two shooting locations in the morning and squeezing in a radio station visit. Lunch was a quick affair in the car.
The afternoon brought a break from the constant movement, but he had a signing event scheduled at a city center mall. Arriving at the venue, Chi Feiran was astonished by the unexpectedly large crowd. He realized he already had a dedicated fan support group when he noticed many fans wearing matching starry blue T-shirts and some even equipped with professional camera lenses for photography.
Did they plan the color preference from his previous inquiry?
Chen Mengyang, standing beside him, asked, “How is it? Surprised?”
Chi Feiran was genuinely surprised and delighted that people liked him. It was a happy feeling. When he appeared, the screams from the fans were almost deafening. It was his first time facing so many fans, and he hadn’t anticipated their level of excitement. After a moment of surprise, he smiled and waved at them.
The host took advantage of the situation, now that the venue had calmed down a bit, and initiated a short interactive session. After a few opening words, Chi Feiran randomly selected a few fans from the audience for on-the-spot questions.
However, the first girl he chose asked with great excitement, “Feiran! I want to know, are you and Movie Emperor Rong relatives?”
Chi Feiran was taken aback. Thinking about Rong Jin’s earlier comment about their resemblance, his polite smile deepened. Holding the microphone to his lips, he answered, “No, I’m just friends with Brother Rong. He’s a senior who takes care of me.”
The girl immediately asked, “Then, did you write your songs after watching Rong Rong’s old movies?”
Chi Feiran hadn’t expected such a question and hesitated on how to answer. Saying it directly would mean Rong Jin would be the first to know.
While he was contemplating, the host interjected, “Remember, each person can only ask one question! Feiran, please pick another lucky fan!”
The disappointed girl handed the microphone to the staff. Holding his own microphone, Chi Feiran said, “Yes, but I haven’t told him yet. Can you all keep it a secret for me?”
After saying this, he couldn’t help but smile, thinking about Rong Jin’s possible reaction when he found out.
The crowd, stirred by his words, erupted in excitement once again. It took a while for them to settle down, and the subsequent questions were much easier to handle.
After answering each question and performing two songs live, the interactive session concluded, and the majority of the time was allocated for the signing event.
Seated for hours, Chi Feiran tirelessly signed autographs. Initially, he could engage in small talk with fans, write some blessings, but as time passed, he found himself unable to keep up. However, with the venue still crowded, he felt reluctant to leave, not wanting to disappoint the fans who had patiently waited.
Li Yuan, worried about him being too tired, suggested ending the event multiple times, even restricting the number of people in the queue. Finally, Chi Feiran managed to finish the signing session. By then, the day had turned to night.
Exhausted, he returned to his accommodation, skipping dinner. After a quick wash, he collapsed into bed. Unaware that videos of his signing event were circulating in a certain online community, analyzed frame by frame by enthusiastic fans, he fell into a deep sleep.
The little white rabbit who wants to eat sugar: Ah ah! Look at Ran Ran! He never smiled so sweetly while singing! And his songs are really written based on Rong Rong’s movies! My goodness, I’m going to suffocate!!! [GIF attached].
The attached image is a screenshot from the video during Chi Feiran’s questioning session at the signing event. The gradually deepening smile was directly made into a GIF by the blogger.
Immediately, someone replied: “It’s really super sweet! Oh my! I don’t believe they’re just friends!”
“Ran Ran’s eyes have stars in them! Why is he so cute! It seems like he can’t hide his happiness!”
“Wow, this sugar, if I eat it, I want to eat more!!!”
“Oh my, are they that kind of relationship where ‘I like your movies, like you, and then I entered this circle for you, I write songs for you, and make movies for you’ kind of relationship!!!”
“At first, I thought it was nothing, but seeing the comments above, I’m instantly in love! Rong Rong is still so good to him, damn, it’s incredible! They must be together already!”
Rong Jin saw Chi Feiran’s signing event video on a video platform. He was in need of some interesting content and casually clicked on it.
And then…
In the obviously handheld video, although clear, there was some slight shaking. Chi Feiran answered a question, saying, “Yes, but I haven’t told him yet. Can you all keep it a secret for me?”
The background audio in the video suddenly became noisy, filled with the voices of fans.
However, Rong Jin could only see that young man in the frame, showing a deep smile, his eyes curving with joy.
The barrage on the video platform also exploded at that moment, and Rong Jin watched as the video was drowned in the barrage.
“Ah ah ah! It’s this smile! Damn! It’s so sweet!!!”
“Talking about Rong Rong makes him smile so sweetly…”
“From Weibo to watch, it’s really sweet! His smile is making me all fluttery!”
“This is love!”
Rong Jin: “…”
Rong Jin recalled Chi Feiran’s expression when he said the songs weren’t positive. He remembered the times they worked together, how Chi Feiran blushed while talking to children, thinking about this…
So, it’s because of this…
It turns out it’s related to him…
He likes me…
Rong Jin directly closed his laptop, reminding himself with the prominent Tianyun Group logo that this thing was a gift from someone.
Rong Jin felt he might need to calm down. Chi Feiran was definitely his fan, so liking might not necessarily be in that sense.
But thinking about how the kid talked naturally with everyone but blushed when looking at him…
All those seemingly inconspicuous details now appeared suspicious. Rong Jin also thought about the fact that he actually let the kid sing live before, and suddenly his scalp tingled.
He thought he was just teasing the kid, but what if the kid didn’t see it that way?
Did he give any wrong signals? Previously, Chang Haoqing suspected that his thoughts were wrong. Did Chi Feiran also think that way?
Rong Jin rarely felt so shocked. Not to mention the orientation, the kid is so young!
Rong Jin almost wanted to find an anonymous forum and post a thread with the title, “My promising junior seems to like me, and I may have done things that could be misunderstood. The other party is not of legal age. What should I do?”
Of course, he would never actually post it. After the initial panic, Rong Jin calmed down.
He analyzed it himself. The kid is still young, and young kids don’t understand the difference between admiration and liking. It’s easy for them to mistake admiration for idols as liking in that aspect.
Besides, it might not be true. He might just be scaring himself.
At this moment, Chang Haoqing happened to lift the tent curtain and come in. Seeing that Rong Jin wasn’t online, he was quite surprised: “Is the sun going to rise from the west tomorrow?”
But as soon as the words were spoken, he noticed that Rong Jin’s expression wasn’t quite right. He asked, “…what’s wrong with you?”
Rong Jin looked serious: “I feel like, there’s someone, who seems to like me.”
Chang Haoqing: “…”
Chang Haoqing asked back: “Is this kind of thing that fascinating?”
Although his opinions about Rong Jin were very high, did he have to have this expression for such a thing?!
He scared him, it’s really annoying!
As Rong Jin listened to him, he also felt that he was right.
And then, the barrage in his mind was all: “It’s over, it’s over. The kid really likes me.”
Author’s Note:
Emperor Rong: He likes me…
Ran Ran: ???
