NOVEL NEXT Chapter 106.3: “So He Can Smile!” (3)
On the day of the fan meeting, all of the staff members couldn’t resist the urge to look toward the entrance. They were all curious to know just who exactly the legendary Chen Yunsheng was.
Even the backstage crew was dying with curiosity. They couldn’t head to the front to check out Chen Yunsheng themselves, so they could only resort to finding an alternate source of information.
Faced with countless curious eyes, Ji Fanyin calmly explained, “He wrote me a good letter. His bootlicking made me feel satisfied and accomplished, so I decided to give him a ticket for this fan meeting. Is there a problem here?”
“… Of course not. You’re our boss, so anything you say goes…”
Ji Fanyin didn’t spend too much time on her clothes since this was really just a fan meeting for her to play around. Wearing just a simple knitted loose top and a pair of jeans, she confidently began making her way toward the stage.
The host for the event quickly ran after her while exclaiming in a fluster, “Wait, Boss Yin! Wait! It’s not time yet! You should at least let me go on stage and warm up the crowd first!”
From afar, Ji Fanyin shot a sweeping glance at her excited but nervous fans seated on little stools.
“Ah! Boss Yin, are you looking for Lil’ Chen? He’s seated at… Let me take a quick look at the seating arrangement.” The host quickly flipped through the cards in his hand.
“There’s no need for that.” Ji Fanyin smiled. “I see him.”
The young man whom she had parted ways with half a year ago was seated quietly by the corner with an upright posture. He was wearing a black hoodie, but the words, ‘cool guy’, were practically scribbled on his face.
Some of the fans near the makeup room swiftly noticed Ji Fanyin and screamed with pent-up excitement, “Ahhhh!! Our big sis is here!”
The crowd quickly turned their feverish eyes over, including Chen Yunsheng. His calm eyes visibly wavered a little, rippling as if a pebble had been thrown into an old well.
While Ji Fanyin looked different from Ji Xinxin and the other ‘Ji Fanyin’, Chen Yunsheng’s appearance was the same as ever. It was just that his disposition and demeanor felt different from before.
He feels… more mature?
Her gaze didn’t linger on Chen Yunsheng despite her intrigue. She waved her hand and greeted the crowd, which induced a series of excited screams.
It was a small-scale fan meeting consisting of just fifty fans, and all of them had cleared the security check. The atmosphere was comfortable and light-hearted, and Ji Fanyin made sure to interact with everyone.
When it finally came to Chen Yunsheng, he picked up the microphone and hesitated for a moment before asking, “Do your young movie fans… all call you big sis?”
Amicable laughter broke out in the room.
“You can also address me so too,” Ji Fanyin replied with a chuckle.
Chen Yunsheng stared at her for two seconds before his lips curled into a smile, revealing two little dimples. “Mm, big sis.”
Ji Fanyin noticed some of her staff members lurching in shock in the shadows. Then, they gossiped amongst themselves. “So he can smile too!”
The final event for the fan meeting was an autograph session. Chen Yunsheng awkwardly queued at the back of the line, allowing everyone else to go ahead of him.
Ji Fanyin paid him no heed and continued signing for her fans. She would patiently ask each of them for their names and their favorite line before writing them down. As a result, it took her a while to finish giving out autographs to the first 49 fans.
When it finally reached Chen Yunsheng, Ji Fanyin took his Blu-ray disc and perfunctorily scribbled her name on it. There was an indignant look on Chen Yunsheng’s face as he took back the disc and popped it back into its container. He was just about to say something when Ji Fanyin suddenly grabbed his wrist.
“Now that the fan meeting is over, it’s time to go about my private business.” Ji Fanyin blinked her eyes at him. “You want to get some ice cream?”
Ji Fanyin’s manager: “… Boss, I’m begging you here! Are you really going to go out for ice cream? Just how many times do you want to get photographed on the street?”
Ji Fanyin put on a baseball cap and requested a mask from her assistant. She then turned to her manager and coolly replied, “Let them take pictures all they want.”
Ji Fanyin’s manager: “…? Hold on for a moment. What do you mean by that? Boss? Hello?”
Ji Fanyin didn’t answer her. She grabbed Chen Yunsheng’s hand and quickly ran away.