He didn't want to go back

Gu Ze had caught the scent too. For the first time in his life, he was truly angry with his fans.

He understood that fans came from all walks of life, but he had always believed that fans and idols should be friends—the kind who might not see each other often, but kept each other in their thoughts without intruding on each other's lives.

What happened today, however, made him realize he had been wrong. A tiny minority of fans were different. They were obsessive and extreme, spying on his life like insects lurking in the dark.

It affected not only him, but the people around him as well.

The people today might have come from families wealthy enough to let them disregard the rules. They might not even care about human lives. Otherwise, how could they have done something like blocking their car?

"I'm so sorry. I didn't know they would do something like this." For the first time, Gu Ze felt how powerless words could be. Now, apart from an apology, he couldn't find anything to say.

"Why are you apologizing, Brother Gu?" Ye Qing asked, puzzled.

"They're my fans."

Ye Qing saw things differently. "You think they're your fans, Brother Gu? I don't. Aren't they toxic solo stans? To me, that kind of behavior is twisted."

"Yes, their behavior is twisted, but I can't deny that they're my fans."

Compared to toxic solo stans, obsessive stalkers were the ones Gu Ze refused to consider his fans.

But toxic solo stans...

"I can't deny what they might have contributed to my career, so I feel I should take responsibility for their behavior." Sometimes, he felt there was some truth to the saying that idols were responsible for what their fans did.

Of course, idols couldn't take all the