Heart has Ling Xi

Chapter Six Harem of three thousand

Hong Kong Island was extremely hot in June. People couldn’t wait to plunge into an air-conditioned room and wait for sunset before coming out again. But as a star, An Ruifeng rarely had the right to be lazy in the past two years.

At the beginning of that year, An Ruifeng had won the endorsement of a menswear brand. The contract was signed for three years. Although the endorsement fee was not up to the level of being considered "astonishing", it was still extremely generous. In June, this men's clothing brand was set to enter the Hong Kong market. The three-story flagship store was located on the most popular commercial street on Hong Kong Island. As the spokesperson, An Ruifeng had taken a flight after the audition in N City yesterday and arrived in Hong Kong.

Today he woke up at five in the morning for the fitting, make-up, and styling. It would be wrong to suppose that male celebrities were worry-free compared to female celebrities. Recently, An Ruifeng had been trying hard to lose weight for the thin image required in his first movie. Last month his custom-made men’s suit fit well, but today that same suit was so loose, it looked like it had been draped on a cloth-hanger. The clothing assistant raced against the clock for a long time to get the alterations done. He hurried to ensure that the suit fitted perfectly before the ribbon-cutting ceremony began.

In order to attract popularity, the ribbon-cutting ceremony and the subsequent press conference were outdoors. An Ruifeng was dizzy because of the sun. In the eyes of fans, this dazed look transformed into a feeling that their idol had added a “melancholic” temperament, and they pressed the shutter harder.

At the end of the long and difficult ceremony, the exhausted An Ruifeng fell on the sofa as soon as he returned to the rest area. He had to maintain his image in the presence of the people from the company and did not lie down directly, but anyone with eyes could see how tired he was. Today, he shook hands, signed autographs, hugged, and posed for photos with more than a thousand fans. An Ruifeng wondered who had this foolish idea to turn a ribbon-cutting ceremony in a store into a fan meeting.

Xu Zhiqiang walked to him and handed him a glass of water. An Ruifeng was about to take it, when suddenly his stomach growled. It was so loud that everyone in the room heard it clearly.

“Sorry! I was impolite." The apologetic smile on An Ruifeng's face hit people directly in the heart. He lightly pressed his stomach with one hand, frowning slightly. This slightly distressed look made the female manager sitting across from him feel upset.

The female manager hurriedly instructed her secretary: "What are you still waiting for? Mr. An has been working hard the entire day. What about the takeaway you prepared in advance? Quickly bring it and let Mr. An have his fill."

The secretary rushed and brought a box of lunch. She was about to hand it to An Ruifeng, when she was stopped by his agent Xu Zhiqiang.

"Thank you, but Ruifeng is trying to lose weight. It is enough to wash a cucumber for him."

Miss Secretary: "..."

Xu Zhiqiang calmly took out a thin and short cucumber from the assistant’s backpack. The cucumber was solemnly handed over to the secretary.

The secretary’s mind was chaotic as she held the cucumber and washed it. When she brought it back, there was still water on its surface--she even forgot to pat it dry. Xu Zhiqiang accepted the cucumber from the secretary and with a "crunch", broke it into two sections. He compared the size of the two sections, and then handed the smaller section to An Ruifeng.

Seeing other people watching his movements curiously, Xu Zhiqiang explained: "The rest is dinner."

The female manager's eyes as she looked at An Ruifeng were suddenly full of maternal brilliance.

An Ruifeng took the cucumber, had a small bite, and explained with a forced smile: "I am shooting for a movie soon, and the director asked me to strictly control my weight. I need to lose ten kilos[1] for my role." An Ruifeng’s figure was tall and strong. The men's clothing brand had asked him to endorse because of his good physique. Now that he was ten kilos thinner, his face had become sharper than before. In fact, his whole temperament had become a lot more incisive. Fortunately, his eyes were still the same as before, just as gentle.

Originally, after the ribbon-cutting ceremony, the company had a celebration banquet, but in view of An Ruifeng's special circumstances, the female manager did not force him to attend. In spite of this, An Ruifeng took part in the drinking party to give them face. He held a glass of wine in his hand, sipping occasionally. Whenever someone offered a toast, he would give it to Xu Zhiqiang to drink.

It was late at night when the celebration party wrapped up. An Ruifeng stayed in the top suite of a five-star hotel in Hong Kong. He slept in the master bedroom, and his agent, assistant and bodyguard slept outside. When he walked out of the bathroom after taking a bath wiping his hair, he saw Xu Zhiqiang frowning at his office laptop, pressing the right button of the mouse tightly and scrolling down the webpage with great strength.

An Ruifeng held the half cucumber that was his dinner in his hand and walked over to ask what he was doing.

Xu Zhiqiang looked back at him, and said with a blank face: "Your fans are gathering together to provide a CP for you again."

"It’s not like they have given me a CP only once or twice." In the beginning, An Ruifeng was caught off guard by the sudden appearance of his gossip girlfriend. But after experiencing it many times, he was no longer surprised. Whether he starred in a series or had a guest role in a MV, as long as there was an actress who worked with him, she would be imagined by his fans as his rumored girlfriend. At present, he carried the burden of three imperial noble consorts, five consorts and eight beauties, sharing more rain and dew than the emperor[2]. “Who had the bad luck to get shot this time? You call the other's agent. Let's discuss what kind of statement we should make."

"This time is different," Xu Zhiqiang got up and gave the laptop to An Ruifeng: "I... you should watch it yourself.”

As expected, the page that Xu Zhiqiang had opened was the gossip section of his fan website, but the name in the title shocked him so much that he couldn’t even hold on to his cucumber.

Ling Xi? How could Ling Xi and he become a couple?

Title: 〓Maple Leaf Flutters 〓Heart has Ling Xi 〓150702|| Airport pick-up and drop off fans gossip! Ling Xi and An Ruifeng’s covert friendship! Lots of materials and pictures!

: LZ is a die-hard fan of Prince Ruifeng, how can Ruifeng come to N City without me going for pick-up at the airport! Early that morning, my friends and I arrived at the airport and waited eagerly. After three long hours, the plane landed! I held up my phone, ready to take photos, but after the crowd left, it was Ling Xi who appeared at the arrival gate!

LZ was shocked at the time! LZ has actually been Ling Xi’s passerby fan for eight years. When he participated in the talent show, I voted for him. Although the later songs were also good, I felt the people who like him are inclined to the urban-rural fringe. In addition, his fans and Zhu Linlin’s fans often quarreled with each other, and I gradually became indifferent to him...but his face! LZ will never forget! He hasn't changed at all in these eight years. He still suffers so much...No, he is still so thin ah!

[photo 1]

Then Prince Ruifeng came out. He’s still so handsome, but he’s lost a lot of weight. It seems that there was big insider news that he was slimming for the new movie... LZ is so distressed!

[photo 2]

Suddenly! Prince Ruifeng held Ling Xi's shoulders and accepted the interview with him talking and laughing!

[photo 3]

Look at Prince Ruifeng’s doting little expression!

[photo 4]

Look at this beautiful hand on the shoulder!

[photo 5]

Look at this tacit understanding of looking at each other and smiling!

[photo 6]

Look at Ling Xi's shy little expression!

[photo 7]

Looking at the news interview later, it turned out that Ling Xi was going to create his own fashion brand, and he also said that he would help Prince Ruifeng make the same suitcase, right?

[photo 8]

See this meng[3] face!

However, the location of the LZ station was not good enough, and the photos taken are very blurry. Friends, you are welcome to add!

Two days after this was posted, the replies had already reached up to tens of thousands of floors. An Ruifeng knew how amazing his fans’ fighting power was, and read the replies. Sure enough, the overwhelming majority said that LZ was a water army harboring unfathomable motives sent by the has-been star Ling Xi’s faction, who took the opportunity to bind An Ruifeng at the airport to hype.

Of course, occasionally some fans who also came for pick-up on that day expressed their agreement with the landlord’s[4] point of view.

86L… : Ah, ah, ah, I’m also a CP fan ah! Seeking inside story!

234L Yunyou: CP fans raise their hands to report! Seeking gossip!

538L passerby: Is this the beginning of CP fans? Or is it about to get hacked to death?

1078L I’m sorry: It’s like seeing the birth of a CP building...

Of course, these few replies were quickly drowned in the countless spitting remarks. It stood to reason that this kind of building would soon be locked by the moderator. But the next day, LZ actually added a new picture, which instantly gathered a large number of believers and brainwashed countless fans.

It was a picture taken at the airport. On the right side of the photo, An Ruifeng had his head buried in autographs, surrounded by fans. Beside him, the bodyguards helped him separate the crazy crowd, but the fans still scrambled to get his autograph with obsessed smiles. On the left side of the photo, Ling Xi carried his unique suitcase as he walked around the crowd going away. There was no one beside him. He turned to look in the direction of An Ruifeng, with a lonely smile on his face.

"..." An Ruifeng rubbed his temples. If he hadn't been the person involved, he would have felt that the two protagonists in the photo had an affair.

He didn't read the replies after that. No matter whether it was pinched or praised afterwards, he didn't want to read it again.

"Is there any reaction from Ling Xi now?" An Ruifeng asked.

Xu Zhiqiang took out his phone and clicked on Weibo: "He is still a little clever in trivial matters." With that, he pointed Ling Xi's Weibo to An Ruifeng. As an agent, he managed An Ruifeng's account on his behalf.

Just a few hours ago, Ling Xi had published a photo on Weibo. It was the same photo as the "CP town notice photo" that An Ruifeng fans made viral on the Internet.

@Ling Xi 007: Unexpectedly, I saw this photo while strolling online[doge]. My agent asked me to help him ask you a question [doge]--LZ why did you take him out of P? [doge][Weibo picture]

"Puff...hahahahahaha!" An Ruifeng laughed, shook his head helplessly, followed and reposted Ling Xi's Weibo. He raised an eyebrow to look at Xu Zhiqiang, and said playfully: "Do you think he is only clever in trivial matters?...... I think he’s extremely smart."

Footnotes:

[1] 22 pounds.

[2] Those who read the historical genre will be familiar with this. These are all titles used for concubines in the emperor’s harem said to have 3000 beauties. The chapter title refers to this. Sharing rain and dew refers to the emperor spreading his “love” equally amongst the harem.           

[3] Adorable. Loanword from Japanese “moe”.

[4] Original poster.