My agency went bankrupt before I even got on stage.

At 11 p.m., the four of them finally finished their hot pot. Xia Yan patted her belly and exclaimed how satisfying it was.

They said they would only eat hot pot, but along the way, whenever Xia Yan saw something delicious, she would drag Lian Xiaoyu along and rush over excitedly.

Duck feet, cold skewers, grilled cold noodles, grilled squid...

When they arrived at the hot pot restaurant, the three girls had six hands, carrying eight different kinds of snacks, with at least 20 skewers emitting a delicious aroma.

For Xia Yan, this was the most comfortable meal she had eaten in years.

I don't have to worry about being recognized by paparazzi, I don't have to worry about a random fan suddenly appearing, and I don't have to be afraid of a random fan suddenly rushing up to ask for an autograph. I am just like the person I should be at this age, an ordinary girl, happily eating hot pot with my friends and eating the food I want.

You can eat and laugh out loud without worrying about being caught on camera and being pointed at by the media.

She could freely compete with Lian Xiaoyu for the lamb slices, duck intestines, and shrimp paste in the pot, instead of always watching helplessly as Lian Xiaoyu devoured everything without any regard for her image, while she could only maintain an elegant demeanor and feed herself bite by bite.

In fact, Xia Yan is a real foodie, and this hobby is well known to her fans. Every time she goes to a new place to perform, she asks her assistant Chen Yuan to buy local snacks for her. Even though she can only eat a small bite each time for the sake of her figure, she can't stop herself from eating.

For foodies, nothing is more important than eating.

Unfortunately, as her fame grew, even if she asked Chen Yuan to buy food for her, she had to choose more respectable dishes and not street food. Even though Chen Yuan wasn't an idol, her fans still considered her an idol singer. How could her idol eat such mundane food?

Unable to sample authentic local snacks or indulge herself without restraint, Xia Yan sometimes felt she might as well be an ordinary music teacher. But she loved music so much, loved singing so much; she felt music was her life, and sharing her favorite music with the world was Xia Yan's lifelong dream.

It was this dream that forced Xia Yan to suppress another dream of his—to eat all the delicious snacks in the world.

Now, with Lin Fan's help, he can indulge himself a little, even if it's only for a little over four hours. But it's the happiest time he's had in recent years.

So, on the way back, Xia Yan couldn't help but rest her chin on her hand and look at Lin Fan with a beaming smile: "Lin Fan, thank you so much for today!"

"What are you thanking me for?"

Lin Fan felt somewhat bewildered. He hadn't even thanked Xia Yan for lending him the money to treat him to a meal yet. Thinking of this, Lin Fan couldn't help but say, "Let's make it clear first, I'll definitely pay you back the money I borrowed after I leave the island!"

"What a disappointment!"

Xia Yan was secretly annoyed; this Lin Fan was such a blockhead, a hopeless straight man.

After being annoyed for a while, Xia Yan couldn't help but smile and look out the car window.

You can make music with like-minded people.

You can eat, chat, and play with friends you get along with.

The key point is that this like-minded friend, with whom I can chat and eat, is a handsome guy who's easy on the eyes.

This kind of life is wonderful.

……

After dropping Xia Yan and Chen Yuan off at the villa, Lian Xiaoyu drove Lin Fan back to Dachang. As Lin Fan got out of the car, she suddenly remembered something: "By the way, didn't Zhang Xinlan want to buy the cover song rights from you? Have you two reached an agreement on that?"

Lin Fan shook his head: "Teacher Zhang is quite busy. She went to her next appointment right after the live broadcast yesterday. But her assistant told me that she will come to talk to me with the contract before the next live broadcast."

Lian Xiaoyu's eyes lit up: "Then how about I come and help you negotiate? After all, contracts are quite troublesome. By the way, do you know how to read contracts?"

Lin Fan really doesn't know how to read contracts.

"Wouldn't that be too much trouble for you?"

After all, Lin Fan was no longer an artist managed by Lian Xiaoyu. Lian Xiaoyu had already gone to great lengths to help him record songs, register copyrights, and upload music. Now she was even helping him negotiate contracts, which made Lin Fan feel a little guilty.

Lian Xiaoyu said nonchalantly, "It's okay! My company has gone bankrupt anyway, and I have nothing to do! I'll just use this to kill time! And it's not troublesome. Zhang Xinlan and Yan Yan are good friends, so she won't cheat you for Yan Yan's sake. I'm just looking around."

Lin Fan admitted he was convinced: "Then thank you in advance. I'll treat you to dinner after I'm eliminated!"

Lian Xiaoyu looked at Lin Fan with a strange expression: "You're still worried about being eliminated?"

"Absolutely!" This is my brother's wish!

Lian Xiaoyu was genuinely impressed: "Hehe, whatever makes you happy."

Just as Lin Fan was about to turn around and enter the "Morning Star" studio, Lian Xiaoyu called out to him.

"Do you know that everyone online is speaking out for you right now, condemning Jiang Jie for suppressing your data! You're incredibly popular right now; releasing a song at this time will definitely make you a sensation!"

Lian Xiaoyu, feeling a little embarrassed, said, "By the way, Lin Fan, I didn't handle this well. I didn't expect Jiang Jie to do such a thing to you. And after this happened, I wasn't able to help you resolve it in time, so I had to trouble Yan Yan to step in..."

"But I promise! This will only happen once! I'll be more careful in the future! I'll definitely learn how to be a good agent and make you a top star!"

"Boss Lian, wait a minute!" Lin Fan was completely confused by Lian Xiaoyu's words. "What's going on? What Jiang Jie? Miss Xia even made a move? What kind of move? And what agent? I didn't plan to enter the entertainment industry!"

Lian Xiaoyu slapped her forehead: "I forgot, you've been recording songs all day, you don't even know what happened."

Lian Xiaoyu took out her phone, opened the Super Weibo trending topics page, and handed it to Lin Fan: "Take a look for yourself!"

Lin Fan took the phone in a daze, and seeing that he had practically dominated the trending topics on Weibo, he couldn't help but feel a pain in his teeth: "How did I end up trending again?"

"Look at what you're saying! Is that even human language? It's so Versailles-esque!"

Lian Xiaoyu rolled her eyes: "It's so hard for most people to even trend on social media once in their entire lives, and you've trended for two days in a row, and multiple times already! Isn't that an honor? And you even used the word 'again'! If you keep this up, you'll lose me as your manager!"

Lin Fan didn't even look up, and retorted with a single sentence.

"Take care, and don't bother seeing me off!"