Jiang Yi Deserved It: Exactly, where are Jiang Yi's fans? Why aren't you coming out to curse people anymore? Didn't you bite everyone you saw? Why have the ones who bit the hardest all deleted their accounts? Before, whenever I said anything, you'd jump on me and curse me out.
I Love Big Pig Trotters: We should all apologize to Shen Xuanrun. How awful must he have felt, enduring all that online abuse alone? Just like that young woman before... Some people were even deliberately stirred up by Jiang Yi and threw sulfuric acid at Shen Xuanrun, sob sob sob.
My Ship Can't Have a Bad Ending: Is Shen Xuanrun okay now? Sob sob sob, if his face was disfigured, that would be so tragic. Sulfuric acid really hurts. It literally chars your flesh!
Never Being a Keyboard Warrior Again: We even formed a team to denounce him before. I honestly want to slap myself to death.
Soon, #SorryShenXuanrun# shot up the trending list again. But seeing that the Jiang Yi affair was winding down, Shen Xuanrun had stopped following Weibo and was focusing peacefully on filming, unaware of this.
Shen Xuanrun had just finished filming his scenes for the day when Gu Weichen arrived on set.
"It was my fault you suffered online abuse for so long and nearly had sulfuric acid thrown on you. Treating you to dinner isn't too much to ask, is it?" Gu Weichen said, looking into Shen Xuanrun's eyes. He had heard that looking at someone this way made it hard for them to refuse.
"But I have filming tomorrow, and it's pretty far from here to the city. Wouldn't that be inconvenient?"
"Cheng Hao already told me you don't have any scenes tomorrow."
I suspect you did this on purpose, but I have no proof, Shen Xuanrun thought silently.
There was a smile in Gu Weichen's eyes. That's right. I did it on purpose.
"All right, then." After saying that, Shen Xuanrun followed Gu Weichen into his car.
Ooh~ What's he taking me to eat? Please don't let it be a Western restaurant! Will there be big pig trotters? The food on set is pretty good, but there aren't any big pig trotters. Sob sob sob, I miss them so much. They must miss me too.
Gu Weichen sat silently in the back seat, watching the gentle-looking Shen Xuanrun beside him think about his big pig trotters, and discreetly took out his phone to send his assistant a message.
When they arrived, Shen Xuanrun discovered that it was a Chinese restaurant, and the photo of the signature dish on the wall showed big pig trotters.
Woohoo, can Gu Weichen read my mind? Waaah, my favorite big pig trotters! They look so delicious in that picture! Slurp, slurp.
Although Shen Xuanrun's face was expressionless, his eyes shone as he stared at the photo on the wall.
Once they were seated, Gu Weichen handed Shen Xuanrun the menu. Shen Xuanrun didn't stand on ceremony, checking off fragrant braised pig trotters first, then picking another dish or two at random before handing it to Gu Weichen.
Gu Weichen also chose two dishes at random, then handed the menu to the server.
Fragrant braised big pig trotters, braised big pig trotters, big pig trotters, pig trotters~ Why isn't the food here yet? Let me sneakily swallow my drool first.
Quietly observing Shen Xuanrun, Gu Weichen saw the cool, aloof young man before him swallow slightly. Ahem, so cute.
The dishes soon arrived, and Shen Xuanrun devoted himself to eating, completely unaware that there was a voyeur sitting across from him.
Ah~ So delicious~ Nom!
Looking at the young man's lips, Gu Weichen suddenly remembered the fan fiction he had been reading lately: "The young man's rosy lips parted slightly, as though inviting him. He slowly lowered his head..."
Gu Weichen gave a quiet cough and immediately stopped that train of thought, inwardly cursing himself for being a beast before casually crossing one leg over the other.
Only after the young man had eaten and drunk his fill did he notice that Gu Weichen didn't seem to have eaten much.
Huh? Why hasn't Gu Weichen eaten much? How did he get those abs, then? Why don't I have any when I eat so much? And I work out every day, too. Comparing yourself to others really is infuriating! Shen Xuanrun began grumbling inwardly and glanced down at his round little belly.
Looking at the young man's slightly bulging little belly, Gu Weichen curved his lips slightly and thought, You're cute this way. It must feel soft to the touch. What do you need abs for? They're all hard.
Watching the young man sit there digesting his meal, Gu Weichen gradually brought up his question.
"How did you find out about those things Jiang Yi did? He kept them very well hidden, after all."
Hehe, because I'm naturally brilliant and have an outstanding memory! Shen Xuanrun praised himself inwardly.
Gu Weichen: Yes, yes, yes, you're the smartest.
"Even something well hidden will have holes. I met Lu Lu when I first entered the entertainment industry. She wasn't that sort of person, and she'd been in contact with Jiang Yi before what happened to her."
"Just because of that?"
Of course not! All that height for nothing. Where's your brain?
Gu Weichen...
"Not long ago, a girl left the industry after coming into contact with Jiang Yi. I thought something was wrong, so I contacted Lu Lu's younger sister and asked her to check whether any evidence had been left behind. Then she found that diary."
Shen Xuanrun had already guessed that Uncle Shen, Gu Weichen, or one of the others would ask, so he had thought up an excuse in advance.
And it really was quite a coincidence. Just after entering the entertainment industry, Shen Xuanrun had appeared on a variety show with Lu Lu. The girl who left the industry had also entered it at the same time as him, and both women were his WeChat contacts.
When that girl finally left the industry, she had also posted on her Moments feed. It had said something along the lines of, "I never thought Jiang Yi was this kind of person. I'm so disappointed. I'm leaving the industry." Although she had blocked Shen Xuanrun from seeing it at the time, Gu Weichen and the others didn't know that.
After hearing this, Gu Weichen didn't notice anything amiss either. His doubts were put to rest, and the matter passed just like that.
Shen Xuanrun also relaxed a little.
It was getting late after dinner, so Gu Weichen drove Shen Xuanrun back to the set. When they reached the entrance, they found a crowd gathered there.
Oh hey, have some star's fans come? So many showed up at once. How am I supposed to get back in?
Gu Weichen told Shen Xuanrun to stay in the car while he got out first to see what was happening.
Shen Xuanrun watched Gu Weichen approach the crowd and find someone to ask. Soon, he turned around and walked back.
"What's going on? Have some star's fans come?"
Gu Weichen hesitated, then finally said quietly,
"They're here to see you. Mostly to apologize."
"Apologize for what?" Shen Xuanrun, who had long since stopped following Weibo, was puzzled.
"They cursed you pretty viciously online before, and they felt very sorry after learning the truth. Also, after hearing that sulfuric acid had been thrown at you, they wanted to see whether you were hurt."
What, what, what! They're here to apologize? What should I say? Should I go out? This is so awkward!
"Oh," Shen Xuanrun answered blandly, then stared at Gu Weichen as Gu Weichen stared back, the two looking at each other.
Why are you looking at me? I don't know what to do either! There are so many people. I'm a little socially anxious. What if there are some of Jiang Yi's die-hard fans among them? Little Li isn't with me either. I'm scared. Hugging myself tight. I'm so pitiful, sob sob sob...
Gu Weichen: ...So you have this much going on inside your head?