It wasn't just Lv Fan. At that moment, nearly everyone at their table had the same absurd thought.
No way!
"I'll be right back!" Chu Yu said politely, glancing at the manga artists he'd met that evening.
This...
What the hell? Was it for real?
It wasn't just Lv Fan. Even people at the other tables—Dong Yun, Wang He, Shen Xin, the serial manga artists from other magazines, and the staff from the various Moyu Departments—could make out that young face in the stage lights, though it wasn't very clear.
Nearly all of them had the same thought.
You've got to be kidding!
Chu Yu circled around the table and followed the stage for half a lap before finally finding the stairs leading up to it.
Maybe it was because Chu Yu was naturally a bit thick-skinned, but even though it was his first time onstage in front of so many people, he felt almost no nervousness.
As soon as he stepped onto the stage, the lighting technician turned off the other lights, leaving only a single beam shining on him.
So blinding!
Chu Yu grumbled inwardly, but still walked over to Su Ruo in a few steps.
He took the microphone Su Ruo handed him.
Chu Yu looked out at the audience.
"Hello, everyone. I'm Shui Xin, the author of Rurouni Kenshin: Trust and Betrayal. My real name is Chu Yu..."
The venue fell completely silent—quieter than before...
Shen Xin and Wang He exchanged a look. The two usually talkative guys were at a loss for words.
What were they supposed to say? This was so far from what they'd imagined.
Dong Yun and Song Jiayu remembered that Chu Yu was the newcomer at the next table who'd claimed to be Shui Xin. Had that joke actually turned out