HuaYu14: Female celebrities are going too fast.

After Bai Mengyan sent this message, her heart was pounding.

Before, she had stayed with Zhou Xun for a long time by herself, and she even cooked for him.

The final result was the same: she and Zhou Xun were alone in a house.

But now that it was her turn to invite Zhou Xun to her room, she still felt a little inexplicably nervous.

She had heard that a girl's bedroom could have a strange driving force on a boy.

If Zhou Xun does something then, should she refuse or not?

"Calm down, calm down." Bai Mengyan gently patted her face to calm herself down.

"Zhou Xun isn't that kind of person. We just stayed together as usual, and went out when the time was up."

Bai Mengyan tried her best to convince herself, and finally collapsed onto the bed with a cry of "Ouch!", covering her face with a pillow.

The message could have been retracted within two minutes, but Bai Mengyan never intended to do so.

Ding!

Bai Mengyan lifted her head from under the pillow, picked up her phone, and thought Zhou Xun wouldn't refuse, after all, no boy would refuse, but Zhou Xun's reply was different from what she expected.

Zhou Xun: [Someone's following me, so it's inconvenient to go to your hotel.]

Upon seeing the message, Bai Mengyan felt a sense of relief mixed with a touch of disappointment. She knew she would see Zhou Xun less often in the future, and this was all for him…

"Ugh! Bai Mengyan, what are you thinking?!"

She quickly kicked the mattress with her feet, then picked up her phone to reply:

[Paparazzi?]

Zhou Xun sat facing the main entrance, glanced up at the two people hiding in the greenery, and then typed:

[That should be true.]

He didn't understand why he was being targeted after he held a press conference.

Perhaps it was simply a judgment that Zhou Xun had the potential to become famous.

Bai Mengyan rolled over. Zhou Xun had just begun to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry, and it would be her turn to make a name for herself soon. It wouldn't be good if she were photographed like this now.

So she typed back: [Okay, then find somewhere to rest for a while, we'll meet at the restaurant this afternoon.]

Zhou Xun: [Okay.]

After finishing his noodles, Zhou Xun paid the bill and left.

Zhou Xun glanced at the two people following behind him, quickly walked into an alley, and then hid behind it.

Soon, two figures, one fat and one thin, entered the alley. The fat one spoke first:

"Oh dear, where did they go? They've disappeared!"

The thinner one chimed in, "There's nothing useful at all. How come this guy is so clean? He's so handsome, has he never had a girlfriend?"

After listening, Zhou Xun got up and left, finding a high-end internet cafe and booking a private room.

With nothing to do in the afternoon, and since Bai Mengyan couldn't go to her hotel, she could only go to an internet cafe to play games.

Zhou Xun had just sat down when a notification sound popped up on WeChat.

He now spends almost as much time on his phone as he does on WeChat.

Zhou Xun picked up his phone; it was a message from Zhang Ruonan:

[Is your new drama about to be released? I'm going to get the whole dorm watching it together, to boost your ratings.]

Although Zhou Xun hadn't visited her at school since the last time, the two maintained contact via WeChat.

The conversation shifted from being entirely about acting to a mix of acting and her sharing of everyday campus life and photos.

The two chatted quite frequently, but sometimes Zhou Xun would reply very late.

The last time the two chatted was yesterday.

Zhou Xun typed a reply: [Yeah, it'll be released in a couple of days.]

Zhang Ruonan probably didn't expect Zhou Xun to reply to her so quickly, since he should be very busy right after the press conference.

She seized the opportunity and chatted with Zhou Xun for a long time: "When can you come see me again?"

Zhou Xun smiled when he saw the message: [I don't know.]

[Okay.] Zhang Ruonan sent a poking hand emoji.

The conversation between the two ended there.

Zhou Xun only bought one hour of computer time because this internet cafe was terrible.

It's located inside a shopping mall, and it costs fifty yuan an hour. Not only that, there are no black-stockinged receptionists or JK uniform waitresses. The worst part is that the toilets are public restrooms in the mall.

Having given up on the internet cafe project, Zhou Xun chose to go to the gym. It was only 3:30 when he came out of the gym, still early, so he found a decent bathhouse and took a shower.

He didn't expect that as soon as he took off his clothes, a man in his forties would come over with his phone and ask to take a picture with him.

Zhou Xun squeezed his legs together and covered his groin in one swift motion: "Uncle, you can't take pictures in the bathroom!"

"You're an actress from 'God of War,' right? Can we take a picture together? I really love Lin Yuer."

"So you're a fan of Sister Yu'er."

Lin Yu'er's image was the ideal type in the hearts of many middle-aged men at the time.

"A photo is fine, but can I put on some clothes first?"

"Oh, sorry, I got so excited I forgot." The middle-aged man tactfully turned his phone away.

After taking a shower, scrubbing his back, and getting a salt massage, Zhou Xun felt much better.

He lay on the bed in the lounge area with his legs crossed, scrolling through Weibo on his phone.

The opening ceremony of "God of War" received a very good response on Weibo, and the ratings when it is officially released are expected to be good as well.

He also changed his name back and posted his first message:

[I ran into one of Yu'er's fans while showering today. He wanted to take a picture with me, but I wasn't wearing any clothes at the time, so it was incredibly embarrassing.]

Below is a photo of him wearing a short-sleeved yellow bathrobe with the older man.

Of course, the uncle's training was photoshopped out.

Ding!

A WeChat message popped up.

Bai Mengyan: [I'm done here. I'll tidy up a bit, and then we can go have dinner together.]

Zhou Xun: [Okay. Address.]

Bai Mengyan sent him the address of a restaurant that wasn't far from here. Zhou Xun stayed for another half hour before getting up, changing into clean clothes, paying the bill, and leaving.

Following the navigation, Zhou found a Western restaurant.

Zhou Xun looked around before finally spotting Bai Mengyan in a secluded corner.

She craned her neck and looked around, raising her hand happily when she saw Zhou Xun.

Bai Mengyan wore an asymmetrical off-shoulder top today, revealing a thin white camisole, and a regular knitted long skirt on the bottom.

"Have you been waiting long?"

Zhou Xun sat down opposite Bai Mengyan, and his fragrance wafted into her nose.

"I just arrived too," Bai Mengyan said. "Did you just take a shower?"

"Yes. I have to dress up nicely to have dinner with you."

Bai Mengyan's lips curved into a smile, revealing her little tiger teeth:

"I've already ordered, this meal's on me!"

"You've made a lot of money?" Zhou Xun raised an eyebrow.

"Soon."

Zhou Xun picked up the water glass on the table, took a sip, and asked:

When are you going back to Shanghai?

Upon hearing Zhou Xun's question, Bai Mengyan placed her hands on the table and looked at him with a smile:

"I've signed with Joyful Entertainment and I'm not going back to Shanghai."

Zhou Xun nodded. "Congratulations, you're one step closer to your dream of becoming a star."

"Don't forget me after you become famous!"

Bai Mengyan rolled her eyes at him: "This is nothing. It's you, the senior, who should take good care of me, the junior."

"Of course, I'll take care of you."

The two chatted and laughed.

The food arrived, and Bai Mengyan, while eating her steak, asked:

"Didn't you say you were being followed by paparazzi? How did you shake them off?"

Zhou Xun cut off a piece of meat and threw it into his mouth: "No, they're filming us eating."

"what?"

Bai Mengyan put down her cutlery, covered her face, and looked around through her fingers, but didn't find anything.

Turning her gaze back to Zhou Xun, who was leisurely eating his steak, Bai Mengyan realized that she had been tricked.

She lowered her hand and kicked Zhou Xun hard.

"You dare to play me!"

Zhou Xun couldn't help but chuckle at Bai Mengyan's annoyed yet adorable expression.

"Let's eat, let's eat."

When the two came out after dinner, it was already seven o'clock.

"Alright, go back now." Zhou Xun put his hands in his pockets.

"I don't know when we'll see each other again."

Bai Mengyan tugged at the bag strap, "How about we hug each other as a farewell gift?"

"OK."

The two simply hugged. Zhou Xun didn't feel the pressure of being a Double A.

"I'm gone."

Zhou Xun waved his sleeves, bidding farewell to the clouds in the western sky.