You Really Don't Care Whether I Live or Die!...

Wen Feiran braced himself for a second, then immediately lost his nerve. He hunched his shoulders and leaned toward the door.

"Fu Changze, that's enough!" The moment Lin Lin spoke, the atmosphere changed, and a chain appeared around the vicious dog Fu Changze's neck.

"I threw the ring. If you have a problem, take it up with me," Lin Lin scolded. "What kind of attitude is that? Feiran got caught up in this through no fault of his own. Not only did he not get angry, he even helped bring you to the hospital. Is this how you thank him?"

"Th..." Fu Changze stumbled over his words and sucked in a breath. "Thank you."

He said it so forcefully that Wen Feiran worried he might bite his tongue off. "It was nothing," he said quickly. "Like I said before, it was no trouble at all."

Lin Lin glared at Fu Changze. "Stay here and rest. I'll see Wen Feiran out."

When Fu Changze saw that his wife was leaving with another man, he immediately panicked and lifted his backside off the bed. A casual glance from Lin Lin pinned him back in place, and he could only watch helplessly as she and Wen Feiran left.

Only after the door closed did Wen Feiran let out a long breath and rub his tingling arms.

"Changze is usually quite normal. It's just when something involves me that he has a bit of a problem... here." Lin Lin sounded apologetic as she tapped her temple.

Wen Feiran smiled. "It seems like he really likes you."

Lin Lin gave a self-deprecating smile. "That's not what people out there think. They say I'm a kept canary, that Fu Changze could dump me at any moment and find someone new. They say I'm materialistic and would give up anything for fame. They even made up a poor ex-boyfriend for me!"

Wen Feiran didn't follow the entertainment industry and knew nothing about any of this. He sounded surprised. "But the truth is obviously the opposite!"

Lin Lin shrugged. "All they care about is buzz, not the truth. I tried to clear things up many times before, but they just mocked me for wishful thinking."

"It's all right. I don't care anymore." Lin Lin sounded relaxed. "Actually, Changze wants to announce our marriage plans, but I don't want to marry him yet."

Although it was their first meeting, Lin Lin felt an inexplicable closeness to Wen Feiran. She treated him as someone she could confide in and told him everything about her relationship without holding anything back.

The two were so engrossed in their conversation that neither noticed someone sneaking along behind them, a camera flash going off nonstop.

Lin Lin was the female lead of a hit drama and already attracted a great deal of discussion. On top of that, her flamboyant personality and controversial love life had made her a queen of hot topics. The slightest development involving her could make the trending searches, let alone something this explosive.

@Paparazzo Number One: Lin Lin fainted and was taken to the hospital, only to be admitted to obstetrics and gynecology! Her boyfriend didn't come to visit, but a mysterious man unexpectedly appeared by her side. Who exactly is he? Does Fu Changze know he exists, and what is his relationship with Lin Lin?!!

The more complicated the relationships and the messier the romantic entanglements, the more popular the gossip. Related topics were pushed onto the trending searches, and speculation ran rampant, with everyone offering a different theory.

[Lin Lin's career is on the rise. She finally managed to become a popular young actress, and now she's pregnant? What was she thinking!]

[She knows exactly what she's doing. How could building her own career compare to becoming a rich man's wife? She must be using the baby to pressure him into marriage.]

[There isn't much information about Fu Changze, but I hear he comes from a prominent family and is ruthless. He isn't going to force Lin Lin to get an abortion, is he?!]

[Pay attention: Lin Lin fainted and was hospitalized. There's so much going on behind closed doors in wealthy families. Aren't they afraid both mother and child could die?]

[Who's that mysterious man? There's a third person in this relationship... I have a bold guess!]

[...Could the baby be the mysterious man's? Fu Changze found out, and that's why Lin Lin fainted and was taken to the hospital. Fu Changze was cheated on, so naturally he couldn't be bothered to show up. Tsk, tsk, what a mess your circle is.]

[Modern-day Sherlock Holmes! That explanation makes everything fit!]

[The paparazzi these days are no good. It's been this long, and they still haven't dug up the mysterious man's identity.]

[You have one minute. I want to know who he is. Don't make me get on my knees and beg you!]

Chapter 16: You Really Don't Care Whether I Live or Die!...

How could Zou Yuxing miss out on the fun? He logged in three or four times and boldly followed the gossip on his main account.

Not only that, he shared the Weibo post in the group chat and specifically tagged Wen Feiran.

[Number One Handsome Guy: Who's this mysterious man?]

[Number One Handsome Guy: Feiran, do you know?]

[Entertainment Industry Gossip King: .]

How was he supposed to tell them the man was him?

[Number One Handsome Guy: So there's gossip even you don't know about, hahahaha.]

[Co-Number-One Handsome Guy: He already said it was a coincidence. Doing this will only bother Feiran.]

[Number One Handsome Guy: I was only joking. I know this gossip can't have anything to do with Feiran, and he doesn't know anything about it either.]

Wen Feiran, who had been racking his brains for a way to admit he was the man: "..."

The conversation had nothing to do with him from start to finish. The two of them had gone ahead and answered for him.

[Co-Number-One Handsome Guy: Feiran, are you really not filming the next episode?]

Wen Feiran had signed a confidentiality agreement with the production team. He was going to appear as a mystery guest and couldn't reveal it yet, so he said he wasn't filming it.

The group chat fell silent at once. It was three minutes before a new message appeared.

[Number One Handsome Guy: Feiran, ignore him. He's so old, but he's still throwing a childish tantrum.]

[Number One Handsome Guy: I'm actually pretty sad too. We just met and haven't had a chance to spend much time together, and now we're going to be busy with our own things. Crying.jpg]

[Number One Handsome Guy: It's okay, I know you have more important things to do. When you have some free time, let's have a meal together. Rose.jpg]

[Entertainment Industry Gossip King, okay. Rose.jpg]

Wen Feiran opened Weibo with his heart in his throat, intending to see how far things had escalated. Instead, he took a critical hit from the opening screen and flung his phone away.

Forgive me, forgive me.

The paparazzi had photographed him, but thankfully he was covered from head to toe. There was only a side profile, and he had his back to the light, making it very blurry. Surely no one could recognize him from a figure alone.