Ye Chen returned the signed album to the man wearing a Big Orange mascot head.
After taking the album, the man asked, "Can I give you a hug?"
"Of course." Ye Chen smiled and stood up, then warmly hugged the man like an old friend and took a photo with him.
Everyone in the livestream was even more envious after seeing that.
The comments section quickly buzzed with activity.
"┭┮﹏┭┮ I'm so jealous. If Ye Chen hugged me like that, I'd be excited for three days and three nights."
"If Ye Chen hugged me like that, I wouldn't shower or change my clothes for a whole week."
"Ye Chen is just so, so, so good to his fans. He's so approachable."
"In this lifetime, I absolutely have to attend one of Ye Chen's autograph signings! Ye Chen, wait for me..."
"I want the same Big Orange plushie too. It looks so warm and cuddly. If I can't hug Ye Chen, I'd be happy just hugging the same plushie he hugged. Please, someone post a link."
"I love it too. I've collected all of Ye Chen's merch. I'm such a huge fan!"
"..."
At the venue.
After hugging Ye Chen and taking a photo with him, the man wearing the Big Orange mascot head reluctantly left the signing table.
Soon, the second fan in line arrived. She was a pretty little girl of about eleven or twelve, wearing a cute bunny hair clip and a pink frilly dress.
Looking at the pretty girl, Ye Chen seemed to see what Dabao and Erbao might look like when they grew up. A fatherly tenderness crept into his eyes.
Blushing, the girl held out a jar filled with little paper cranes she had folded by hand. In a soft voice, with an expression that