Fighting over Someone [Corrections] (continued)

As her thoughts ran wild, the door opened, revealing an incomparably handsome face. Xie Jianyuan greeted her with a beaming smile.

The sight of this princeling made Su Li angry now, but mindful of his family background, she forced a smile.

"Where's Xu Chun? I'm here to pick him up."

Xie Jianyuan pointed her in the right direction. Su Li hurried to the door, but just as she was about to open it, a hand firmly blocked her way.

"Brother Chun is still getting dressed."

Xie Jianyuan looked straight at Su Li's furious face without the slightest hesitation and spoke in a low voice, completely unaware of how ambiguous his words sounded.

He even took his clothes off and slept with Xie Jianyuan. Well done.

Su Li took a deep breath and calmed down a little. Sitting down on the sofa, she said, "I'll wait for her here."

A few minutes later, Xu Chun finished getting ready and came out of the room. Seeing Su Li's back as she sat on the sofa, he hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth and walked over.

"Sister Su, let's go." Xu Chun smiled, trying to appear as composed as possible.

Su Li shot him a sidelong glance but said nothing.

Xu Chun knew she had misunderstood and sighed inwardly. He then explained the whole

matter

to her in detail. As Su Li listened, she gradually understood what had happened and realized she had misunderstood Xu Chun.

Even so, she was still a little angry. Xu Chun was far too carefree, sleeping at the home of someone in the same industry whom he barely knew. If the other person had wanted to harm him, he wouldn't even have been able to escape.

After they left Xie Jianyuan's home, Su Li continued earnestly lecturing Xu Chun. "Be more careful. Nothing good will come of getting close to Xie Jianyuan. His team has its eyes on the resources you have, and not only do you two look alike, you're also competing for the same roles. There'll be plenty more for you to fight over in the future."

"Besides, just because someone smiles at you, how do you know what he's thinking behind your back? This industry is much more complicated than you think."

A faint smile on his lips, Xu Chun recalled his previous life and said softly to Su Li, "Sister Su, I understand."

When his popularity had faded in his previous life, he had felt the truth of those words more deeply than ever. He could be said to have experienced the full extent of human indifference. Only his family had stayed by his side then; not a single entertainer in the industry, big or small, whom he had normally been friendly with had reached out to help him.

It was common to add flowers to brocade, but giving someone coal in the snow was truly precious.

Plenty of people around him applauded him while waiting for him to fall. Once he did, they would all swarm in and divide his resources among themselves.

What chilled Xu Chun most was that an entertainer he had considered a fairly good friend in his previous life had also kicked him while he was down.

That was reality.

The van didn't stop until it reached the central office building. Su Li went up the stairs, giving him instructions as she pressed the floor button.

"Make sure you answer this magazine interview properly. I gave you the questions ahead of time. If the reporter adds a question on the spot and tries to set a trap for you, just give a vague answer."

Xu Chun looked down at the questions listed on the paper, considering the most appropriate answers. Fortunately, they weren't too tricky.

"...Brother Chun."

The junior assistant beside him held out a cup of hot coffee. Xu Chun normally didn't like coffee, but the junior assistant looked somewhat unfamiliar and was probably new. Seeing that Xu Chun hadn't taken it, she thought she had made him angry and trembled with fear.

"Thank you." Xu Chun gave her a gentle smile and said a few reassuring words. "Are you new? Don't be nervous. It's not like I'm going to eat you."

Was there a new assistant like this in my previous life? Xu Chun wondered. But even if she had come then, he probably wouldn't have noticed her. After all, he had been completely focused on Jiang Xiuyan at the time.

The junior assistant had very ordinary features, somewhat greasy hair, a face full of freckles, and thick-lensed glasses. But an assistant didn't need to make a living off her looks, and Su Li had chosen her precisely because of her plain appearance.

"What's your name?"

The junior assistant's lips moved for a moment before she said quietly, "Luo Yao."

"Then I'll call you Xiao Yao."

Ding. The elevator doors opened. After Su Li stepped out, she called for Xu Chun to hurry and follow.

Only Luo Yao remained in the elevator.

Her head lowered, she bit her nails, her gaze very strange as she repeated the same words under her breath.

"He called me by my name. He called me by my name..."

Meanwhile, Xu Chun entered the room and saw that the reporter was already waiting. After a brief exchange of pleasantries, they got straight to the interview.

"First question. Netizens often say that a celebrity's public persona has fallen apart. What do you think about public personas?"

After gathering his thoughts, Xu Chun said unhurriedly, "I think there are many kinds of public personas. One is to identify a certain trait an entertainer has, then amplify it and package their image around it. Another is to give you a specific persona and have you act it out. That kind will be exposed sooner or later, which is what everyone calls a persona falling apart."

"Then do you think you belong to the first category or the second?" the reporter asked pointedly, without holding back.

Xu Chun smiled. "Wait a moment. I need to ask my manager what my persona is."

His answer was humorous without lacking wit. It defused the reporter's question and made everyone present laugh.

Su Li gave him an approving look.

"Second question. There are two kinds of fans celebrities fear most: haters and sasaeng fans. Both can be terrifying when they go wild. Not long ago, a member of a girl group was attacked by a hater. I'd like to ask, which of the two would you be more afraid of?"

Xu Chun thought for a moment and smiled. "I think it would be sasaeng fans. Haters simply bear ill will toward entertainers, while sasaeng fans like entertainers to the point of obsession. For me, that kind of crazy affection is more frightening than being hated."

The interview drew steadily toward its end. Just as Xu Chun was about to relax, the reporter suddenly threw out an unplanned question.