That One Rich Fan of Mine

In the cafe, a booth table had two people on each side, looking at each other in an awkward atmosphere.

After Lin Xiting’s explanation, Lin Xizhou reluctantly believed that Glutinous Rice was the reason they were here, as an appreciation lunch.

Glutinous Rice’s exam result was unexpectedly quite good, except for the average performance in science. Even English that was previously an alien language to the younger boy ended up scoring over one hundred points, a shocking performance.

No wonder Bighead sighed—the power of love was the greatest! 

Glutinous Rice’s total score was worthy of the lower-end of prominent high schools in the city, and his only requirement to enter was to pay the school expense, which his parents were already ecstatic about—neither of the two thought that their boy could get such a high grade after one year of rest. Originally, they wanted their darling son to attend an average high school, to get a high school diploma at least, which would be helpful after he retired from esport. But never would they expect for him to have prominent high schools as an option.

So, no matter how much Glutinous Rice objected and refused, they still planned to pay tens of thousands to let their precious son attend a good high school.

Even if he quit school because of unsatisfactory grades, he could still say he attended a great school.

Glutinous Rice himself looked dismissive, but in fact, he was very satisfied with this score, especially in English—as soon as the result was released, he praised Lin Xiting to death as it was her credit for his achievement.

Lin Xizhou frowned and glared at the proud boy, who was boasting with an awkward smile.

When he was filming in movies, it interrupted his studies. Didn’t he still get into the best high school in the city? Even if he didn’t attempt the majority of his classes in high school, wasn’t his college entrance examination beyond the key universities’ baseline score of forty to fifty?

Watching the way Glutinous Rice was drunk on his small success, an unknown fire ignited in Lin Xizhou’s heart.

Look at Ji Beiling, who skipped a grade in the third year of junior high school, started high school at the age of fifteen, received admission to Z University at the age of sixteen, the same year he became an esport professional player. See how calm he was acting and not showing off? 

Lin Xiting could almost hear her brother grinding his teeth. She was afraid that her brother would crush Glutinous Rice into glutinous rice powder. Then she glanced at Glutinous Rice, who was sitting upright and nervous with a pale complexion. She couldn’t bear it any longer.

She quietly gave Ji Beiling a hint with her eyes, pleading for help from the only man present who could subdue Lin Xizhou.

Ji Beiling watched Lin Xizhou stab the dessert with a fork. He pinched the younger man’s neck with a smile, like holding an alert little animal in his hand. Lin Xizhou, who was angry, felt numb all over from the sudden pressure on the back of his neck. He could sense the heat coming from the other man’s fingers hovering behind his neck, hot shame flushed his face.

Glutinous Rice was also someone who could read the situation. Seeing that his future brother-in-law’s attention had been diverted, he quickly made up an excuse and made his escape. 

It was a pity that his thought-out plan for the date was ruined just like that.

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After such an experience, Lin Xizhou couldn’t continue his own date with Ji Beiling. He took his unlucky sister back to the apartment. The atmosphere between the siblings was strange as they looked at each other, both had thousands of questions to ask.

“Tbe jcv Rbgat Xbv—”

“Tbe jcv Xiealcber Elmf—” 

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Olc Wlalcu ralii mbeivc’a oluegf bea tbk rtf ofia jybea Xiealcber Elmf. Ca wbra, rtf kjr rilutais obcv bo atf sbecufg ybs. Pa kjr lwqbrrlyif ab rjs atf reyrajcalnf qgbugfrr, rb rtf yiertfv jcv delmxis vfclfv la.

“There is nothing between us. You and your perverted mind maliciously speculated about our pure friendship as teacher and student!”

Lin Xizhou didn’t have substantive evidence. He couldn’t refute her for the time being. Instead, she asked him a counter question, which he couldn’t come up with a lie for. 

Finally, with a victory smirk, she crossed her arms and watched her brother, whose face was getting redder and redder.

“Together? Then you guys are together. Why are you making it such a big deal?”

But inside, she almost broke her new manicure—shit, they were really together!

Watching his sister’s calm appearance, he was also a little confused. He couldn’t figure out whether this thing was an earth-shaking event or not. 

Lin Xiting had already mentally prepared, but at the moment, the ocean in her heart still raged in violent waves. Even if she had created countless CP’s, it was all on paper. When she really saw her brother with a man, everything felt unreal.

First, she needed to worry about her brother’s current state, followed by endless warnings—why not show affection in public, don’t use nicknames, and don’t use couple names on side accounts…

All the prepared speeches turned into nothingness at Lin Xizhou’s sweet smile.

She didn’t have the heart to school her brother. 

There was nothing wrong with love.

She witnessed Lin Xizhou’s enthusiasm for Ji Beiling in recent years and his progress of getting closer to the other man. For Lin Xizhou, not only his acting career but also his favourite games and Ji Beiling were an important part of his life.

In the end, she just pinched Lin Xizhou’s pure, natural face.

“Whoever lost their single status needs to treat the other person. I’m going to empty your wallet with a single meal!!!” 

This pissed her off. How could Lin Xizhou have such a perfect life and manage to date his idol? Why couldn’t that be her!!!

In early summer, summer movies have their premieres.

Lin Xizhou’s Reunite with My World also came out in the summer.

The premiere at the small screening hall was overcrowded with journalists, film critics, and lucky audience members. 

Director Li Yizhang was a domestic cutting-edge director, who had won numerous awards for his debut, and Reunite with My World was also a carefully polished work he spent years on.

Although the name of the film was Reunite with My World, which sounded like an ancient setting, it was actually a film based on the modern era and contemporary society. It was about a young man named Xu Xiaonian who was born on the street. His parents died early, leaving him facing all the challenging experiences of growing up alone.

When he was a child, he learned some acrobatics. After escaping from the clutch of an acrobatic master, he met an old man in the alley who taught him martial arts. The old man looked very down-to-earth and what the old man taught was a smattering of knowledge. However, the young man made a living with his amateur martial arts and finally became a martial artist substitute in the entertainment circle.

Xu Xiaonian was born good-looking and skilled with martial arts on top of that, but it was unfortunate that he would always be the others’ shadow. He had debts to pay, a bottomless one at that. He should have been a strand of duckweed. However, during a large-scale production shooting, he met a martial arts instructor from a famous school who was invited by the crew, and it happened that Xu Xiaonian’s martial art skills came from the same school as them. 

Deciding to switch to a job he was not trained for, Xu Xiaonian entered a large martial art school and became a famous figure in the new society.

Today’s era was a time when traditional martial arts was a shadow of its former self. Xu Xiaonian had no ambition, wanting to only make a living in the world. He had no intention to revitalize his martial arts. He just wanted to make money and pay off his debts.

As time passed, he gradually lost his original passion. He had seen the ugly side of the entertainment circle. He also saw the eventful past in the shadow left by the old times. Xu Xiaonian’s journey was a roller coaster that didn’t end very well.

He paid off his debts, made friends, and regained his past ambition. Later, he became a creditor and a stranger. He went to a high place and fell from a high place. 

In the new era, in the age of overflowing carnal desire, how did the old martial hero walk the earth and learn ‘martial arts’ without ‘breaking the taboo’?

Xu Xiaonian was like a silhouette at the intersection of the times. The tears the old him left in prison also left questions for the world.

Lin Xizhou spent a long time acting in this film. He played the main character during his youth to the end of Xu Xiaonian’s life. After this work was finished, he couldn’t even look back on Xu Xiaonian’s life for a long time.

Li Yizhang really liked Lin Xizhou very much. The innocent heart, which was well preserved under his family’s safeguard. He also thought highly of the young man’s performance as Xu Xiaonian. 

When the screen turned dark and the ending song appeared, the audience applauded like a tidal wave.

When Lin Xizhou and members of the crew took to the stage and bowed, he was more mature and experienced than before.

Ji Beiling was sitting in the audience.

Although Lin Xizhou gave him a ticket, he never thought Ji Beiling would really come. 

Ji Beiling, who never requested a leave of absence during his training, regardless of rain, hail or shine, spent an afternoon watching the premiere of the movie that Lin Xizhou played in.

Sitting in the audience, Ji Beiling never felt so close to Lin Xizhou, or so far away from him.

For Ji Beiling, the side he saw the most was Lin Xizhou as his little fan.

Lin Xizhou appeared awkward and lovable in his sight after donating him a hefty amount of money. 

Lin Xizhou’s sincere love and unstained emotion moved him deeply.

But now Ji Beiling found that maybe…his heart was moved at an earlier time.

As early as when he saw his team members sitting together catching up with the drama, he sat down to investigate what all the fuss was about, but the moment he joined his teammates, he was spellbound by Lin Xizhou…

Ji Beiling never enjoyed watching TV dramas or movies. For him, this kind of entertainment was unnecessary and could only be regarded as something to pass the time. 

But before he knew Lin Xizhou’s name, the aura of Lin Xizhou’s role had attracted him.

This was the brilliance and talent of the younger man.

The young actor’s screen appearance could catch anyone’s attention, enough to halt them in other interests.

As for him, he was no exception. 

After the premiere, Lin Xizhou returned to the lounge.

Where he met an unexpected person.

Ji Beiling wore a formal suit, his hair was gelled upward, and he held a bouquet in his hand.

With the older man’s wide shoulders, long legs, cool eyebrows and handsome eyes. No one would associate him as an esport player. He was like a celebrity, like an overbearing CEO, or someone with a powerful role. 

Lin Xizhou was at a loss for words.

Qi Qi slowly disappeared from the side. He brought this person in because of the heavy pressure.

“Congratulations.”

Ji Beiling smiled at Lin Xizhou. 

He gently hugged Lin Xizhou and sighed in his ear.

“My little famous celebrity just gained a new fan today.”