Chapter 1
By the time the grand anniversary celebration of a certain video platform completely ended, it was already nearly midnight.
Jiang Shiyu smiled and waved goodbye to his excited fans, then quickly bent down and slipped into the nanny car.
As a member of an idol boy group, Jiang Shiyu was still wearing the handsome performance outfit from the grand finale stage of the anniversary celebration—
His flashy little leather shoes, the stylish cropped pants. Coupled with Jiang Shiyu’s dazzling face, he looked incredibly handsome.
From head to toe, a perfect idol.
However, after bathing in the warm and comfortable air conditioning inside the car, the handsome and flawless idol Jiang Shiyu sneezed several times in a row.
Rubbing his hands, which had turned icy cold from the chill, he hurriedly warmed up the ankles that had been bravely exposed to the air all along for the sake of looking cool.
So cold.
Frozen feet.
This damn winter.
After silently cursing the beautifully freezing ghost weather in his heart, Jiang Shiyu quickly pulled out his phone and opened his WeChat.
As expected, in the WeChat group chat named “Noon♂Night♂Passionate♂Chat♂Companions,” Xie Yi, who had joined earlier, was already “beautifully” active, chatting to himself and spamming over thirty messages.
Flirtatious Handsome Guy: Frozen to death, dad.jpg
Flirtatious Handsome Guy: Tonight I’m the most flirtatious.jpg
Jiang Shiyu quickly glanced at the silly memes Xie Yi posted in the group chat. His hands itched, almost tempted to take screenshots and post this supposedly cold-but-actually-flirty boy band idol on Weibo.
But considering their pathetic “plastic” team friendship mixed with passionate gossip, Jiang Shiyu held back.
Now warmed by the air conditioning, his previously frozen hands could move flexibly again. So he hurriedly shared his current mood with Xie Yi.
Rowing Without Oars: Brother CEO (Brother) didn’t come today, I’m withering 【crying emoji】.jpg
Flirtatious Handsome Guy: Pat on the shoulder, stay strong.
The “Brother CEO” Jiang Shiyu referred to was Fu Jinyao, the famous current head of Jintian Entertainment Group in the entertainment industry.
As a ¹seasoned fan of domineering CEOs, Jiang Shiyu had quietly joined Fu Jinyao’s fan army and become a devoted fan of his stunning looks after seeing Fu’s breathtaking profile for the first time in a gossip news article.
As a fan, when Jiang Shiyu learned that Brother CEO might appear at tonight’s anniversary gala, he had been nervous for quite a while. Even on stage, he dared not glance anywhere else, fixating on the dark crowd below, hoping to share a rare, tragic, and beautiful eye contact with the Boss in the sea of people.
However, Jiang Shiyu performed on stage like a peacock showing off its feathers, but the Boss never appeared from start to finish tonight.
Missing the chance for close contact with his idol, Jiang Shiyu’s mood was colder than this December midnight.
Reading Xie Yi’s comforting words, Jiang Shiyu’s wounded heart felt a tiny bit of warmth. But who would have thought that the next moment, this faint fake warmth was ruthlessly extinguished by Xie Yi.
Flirtatious Handsome Guy: This was just once. For the rest of your life, you probably won’t see your Brother CEO either.
Flirtatious Handsome Guy: Be realistic, just settle for looking at photos.
Seeing Xie Yi’s brainless and provoking reply, Jiang Shiyu’s disappointment from missing his idol instantly vanished—he just wished he could reach through the phone screen and pluck every single feather off this flirty chicken!
Ding~
With a soft beep, a new message suddenly popped up on Jiang Shiyu’s WeChat screen. It was from his manager, Sister Hong.
Sister Hong: Xiao Jiang, tomorrow at 6:30 PM, dinner with Le Jia and Producer Zhang. Don’t forget.
Seeing Sister Hong’s message was like a roller coaster ride for Jiang Shiyu — he instantly felt like he was floating again.
With two fingers quickly tapping the screen, he replied a simple “Okay” to Sister Hong, then immediately shared the good news with his close brother.
Rowing Without Oars: dbq (sorry) to disappoint you, but I might see my Brother CEO tomorrow~ crying with emotion.jpg
Flirtatious Handsome Guy: What?
“Xiao Jiang, we’re here.”
The driver’s voice interrupted Jiang Shiyu’s explanation to Xie Yi.
Having successfully teased Xie Yi’s curiosity, Jiang Shiyu watched him spam eighteen calls in the group chat, while a crazy smile spread across his face — but he held back from saying more.
Putting away his phone, he hummed a random tune. After wrapping himself in the long down coat his assistant left in the car, Jiang Shiyu got out and happily ran toward his apartment like a carefree 23-year-old kid.
What Jiang Shiyu told Xie Yi wasn’t exactly a lie, but not entirely true either.
Tomorrow’s dinner did have something to do with Fu Jinyao.
Only, it was related to a TV drama investment by Jintian Entertainment that he was trying hard to get involved in — a minor male supporting role, not officially confirmed yet.
Of course, even with eyes closed, anyone would know Brother CEO definitely wouldn’t attend such a small project.
But what did it matter? For a devoted fan, this kind of vague connection, rounded up, was basically the same as meeting Brother CEO in person~
Who needs a bicycle?!
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¹“seasoned fan” means someone who has been a fan for a long time and has a lot of experience in that fandom or interest.