Huayu: You were supposed to be a top star, but you've become capital?

Night had fallen in the basement of Palm Bay.

Yang Chaoyue, who had been waiting for a long time, followed behind Lin Shen, jogging to keep up with his pace.

As the elevator ascends, the numbers on it jump one by one.

Yang Chaoyue asked with some curiosity, "Brother Shen, how did the dinner go?"

Lin Shen looked at the fluctuating numbers and smiled: "Of course we won."

Yang Chaoyue's eyes lit up: "Really? Then Sister Mengyan wouldn't be—"

Before he could finish speaking, the elevator doors opened, and Lin Shen walked out and opened the door directly.

The living room lights shone with a warm yellow hue, and the coffee table was covered with barbecue boxes, crayfish shells, and empty beer cans.

Bai Mengyan was scrolling through her phone on the sofa when she heard the noise and looked up.

The next second, she jumped up from the sofa.

"Brother Shen!"

Just as Lin Shen handed his coat to Yang Chaoyue, he was suddenly embraced by a soft body.

Bai Mengyan clung to him, her legs wrapped around his waist, her arms tightly around his neck, burying her face in his body and rubbing against him.

"Hehehehehe..."

She laughed like a cat that had stolen a fish, without saying a word, just sitting there laughing.

Lin Shen was knocked back half a step by her, but he steadied her with his hand and looked down at her: "You knew everything?"

"Of course I know!" Bai Mengyan looked up. "Teacher Gu even messaged me, telling me to prepare well for the audition!"

As she spoke, she nuzzled against his neck again, "Brother Shen, how are you so amazing..."

Yang Chaoyue stood to the side and silently turned his face away, but couldn't help but steal a glance. Seeing Lin Shen's calm expression and then looking at Bai Mengyan's posture as if she wanted to be stuck to Brother Shen, his lips twitched.

Sister Mengyan, you should at least have some self-respect...

Lin Shen carried Bai Mengyan to the sofa, sat her down where she had been, and put her aside before looking at the mess on the coffee table.

"How much did you two eat?"

"Not much, not much!" Bai Mengyan poked her head out, pointing at the boxes. "It was Chaoyue who insisted on ordering so much. I already told him we couldn't finish it..."

Yang Chaoyue, standing nearby, widened his eyes in surprise: "Sister Mengyan, you clearly ate more than me, okay?!"

Lin Shen turned his gaze to the coffee table and raised an eyebrow: "Is this for me, or for me to see your spoils?"

Bai Mengyan reached out and tossed a few empty bottles aside: "Of course we saved them! These are all leftovers... no, we specially saved them for you before we ate them!"

Yang Chaoyue nodded vigorously beside him, "Yes, yes, yes, it was left on purpose!"

Lin Shen chuckled, reached out and pushed the empty box on the coffee table aside, making room for Yang Chaoyue:

"Why are you standing? Sit down."

Yang Chaoyue then sat down, opened the takeout box on the coffee table, and found several untouched dishes inside.

"Brother Shen, look, these haven't been touched, they're still warm."

Lin Shen nodded, picked up his chopsticks, and took a bite. Bai Mengyan sat next to him, resting her chin on his shoulder, watching him eat with longing eyes.

"Is it tasty?"

"Um."

Bai Mengyan was satisfied and snuggled closer to his shoulder.

Yang Chaoyue looked down and fiddled with his phone, pretending to be invisible.

But I kept glancing in that direction out of the corner of my eye.

Lin Shen took a couple of bites, put down his chopsticks, and looked at Bai Mengyan: "Do you know what time my flight is tomorrow?"

"I know, I know." Bai Mengyan nodded. "It's ten o'clock, Xiao Zhang told me."

"Have you packed your things?"

"Alright, alright."

Lin Shen smiled as he looked at her obedient expression: "Okay, let's go to bed early then."

Yang Chaoyue glanced down at the time, then at the mess on the coffee table, and tactfully spoke:

"Brother Shen, my flight is early tomorrow morning, let's go over the itinerary?"

Lin Shen nodded, and Yang Chaoyue had already taken out his iPad, pulled out his itinerary, cleared his throat, and started reading:

"My flight is at 8:20 tomorrow morning, to Changbai Mountain. I'll leave at 6:30 and arrive at the airport at 7:00. I'll use the VIP channel, so I should have enough time."

She paused, then continued scrolling down: "We landed at Changbai Mountain at 11:40. The crew arranged a car to pick us up and take us directly to the hotel. We rested in the afternoon, and filming officially resumes the day after tomorrow."

Lin Shen listened and nodded.

Yang Chaoyue swiped his finger across the screen and then spoke:

"By the way, Brother Shen, Xiaohongshu has scheduled a trip to its headquarters in Shanghai in three days. President Mao said he wants to shoot a few videos and finalize some in-depth cooperation details in person."

Lin Shen hummed in agreement: "Three days later... that means flying from Changbai Mountain to Shanghai?"

"Yes, the production crew has requested two days off, and I've already arranged it." Yang Chaoyue finished speaking, then looked up at him, "Is everything alright?"

"no problem."

Yang Chaoyue put away the iPad, glanced at the time, then at Bai Mengyan, and very consciously stood up:

"Well, Brother Shen, I'll head back now. I'll come and wake you up tomorrow morning."

Lin Shen nodded: "Get some rest."

"Okay!"

Yang Chaoyue winked at Bai Mengyan, then quickly disappeared through the doorway.

The door closed.

The living room quieted down, with only the occasional sound of the night wind coming from outside the window.

Bai Mengyan turned to look at Lin Shen, still smiling, but her eyes were different.

"Is it tiring to attend so many dinner parties?"

"It was alright," Lin Shen said, looking at her. "How about you? How was class today?"

"I'm exhausted." Bai Mengyan nestled into his arms and muttered softly, "The posture teacher made me practice my core for two hours today, and now my back feels like it doesn't belong to me anymore."

Lin Shen smiled and placed his hand on her waist: "Shall I check you over?"

Bai Mengyan looked up at him, her eyes crinkling into a smile: "How do you check?"

Lin Shen didn't say anything, but simply picked the person up.

Bai Mengyan exclaimed "Ah!" and then laughed, wrapping her arms around his neck.

"Door, door, door..."

"It's locked from the inside."

The bedroom door closed behind me.

The night outside the window was deep and dark, but the living room light was still on, and there was still some unfinished late-night snack on the coffee table.

But nobody cares anymore.

The next morning, at Terminal 3 of Beijing Capital International Airport.

A black minivan came to a smooth stop at the entrance to the VIP passage. The door opened, and Lin Shen got out first, followed by Yang Chaoyue, and finally Bai Mengyan, who was being helped by Xiao Zhang.

Bai Mengyan was so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open. She leaned limply against Xiao Zhang, her steps unsteady, as if she were walking on cotton.

Xiao Zhang struggled to support her, whispering, "Sister Lu, you didn't sleep well last night?"

Bai Mengyan gave a vague "hmm," too weak to explain.

I didn't just not sleep well last night, I practically didn't sleep at all.

That bastard Lin Shen, he kept her up until 3 a.m.

She didn't even know how she fell asleep, only that when she opened her eyes again, Chaoyue was already knocking on the door.

Xiao Zhang wanted to ask more questions, but when he looked up, he saw a large group of people in the distance and was immediately stunned.

"Shen, Brother Shen..."

Lin Shen followed her gaze.

Outside the fence at the entrance to the VIP passage, at least a hundred people were standing densely packed together.

It was all young girls, holding up light boards, banners, and various support items, all of which were printed with the name "Lin Shen".

The crowd erupted in cheers as soon as he got off the bus.

"Brother Shen!!!"

"Lin Shen is here!!!"

"Brother Shen, we believe in you!!!"

Screams erupted one after another, and the light boards shone so brightly in the sunlight that they made people dizzy.

Lin Shen paused, turned around and glanced at Xiao Zhang.

Xiao Zhang immediately understood and helped Bai Mengyan walk into the passage. Bai Mengyan followed in a daze, and before she could react to what was happening, she was already being dragged into the VIP waiting room by Xiao Zhang.

Lin Shen withdrew his gaze and walked towards the group of fans.

Yang Chaoyue quickly jogged to catch up.

Lin Shen walked to the fence and stopped about a meter away, a gentle smile on his face.

The fans got even more excited and pushed forward, but none of them crossed the fence.

"Brother Shen! Brother Shen, are you alright?!"

"We don't believe anything people say online!"

"Brother Shen, we will always support you!"

Lin Shen listened to the shouts and glanced at the crowd.

Some were holding light boards, some were holding banners, some were carrying gifts, and a few little girls had red eyes, clearly having just cried.

His heart stirred, but his smile remained unchanged as he reached out to accept the gift.

"Here, take this."

"Thank you, Brother Shen!"

"Brother Shen, this scarf I knitted myself!"

"Thank you for your hard work."

One by one, Lin Shen patiently accepted each gift and handed it to Yang Chaoyue beside him. Yang Chaoyue's arms were almost full, so he had to give it to the security guard next to him.

Suddenly, a little girl wearing glasses squeezed to the front and handed over an envelope.

"Brother Shen, this is a letter I wrote to you!"

Lin Shen was about to thank her when the little girl suddenly choked up:

"Brother Shen, don't listen to what those people online are saying, they're all bad people! Just focus on filming, we're waiting for you!"

Several people nearby also shouted:

"Yes! Brother Shen, we believe you!"

"Shen-ge, you must take good care of yourself!"

Lin Shen was taken aback when he saw her red-rimmed eyes, then smiled and gently patted her shoulder.

"I understand, thank you."

The little girl was stunned on the spot, tears streaming down her face, laughing and crying at the same time.

Yang Chaoyue's heart softened as he watched from the side, thinking that this girl would at least have to write a 10,000-word essay on Weibo when she got back.

Lin Shen continued walking forward and received several more gifts. Suddenly, someone handed him a thermos.

"Brother Shen, this is some white fungus soup I made. Take it with you!"

Lin Shen took it, thanked him, and his gaze swept across the crowd, suddenly pausing on a girl holding a camera.

The girl's camera lens was pointed at him, but her gaze wasn't on the lens; instead, she was staring straight at his face, her eyes red-rimmed.

Lin Shen didn't say anything and continued walking forward.

"Brother, we don't believe what those people online are saying! Just focus on filming!"

A girl standing in the front row shouted until her voice cracked.

Lin Shen glanced at her, smiled, and nodded: "Thank you."

After walking a few more steps, another girl handed me a letter, her eyes red-rimmed, and said:

"Shen-ge, you have dark circles under your eyes, didn't you sleep well? Don't take those bad people's words to heart, we all support you!"

Lin Shen took the letter and smiled, "It's nothing, I've just been busy with work. Thank you."

His words made the eyes of the girls next to him even redder.

"Brother, you've worked so hard..."

"Those people went too far!"

"Shen-ge, you need to take good care of yourself!"

Lin Shen's heart stirred slightly.

Dark circles under his eyes? Of course he knew where they came from.

But in the eyes of fans, that's a different story.

They received more than a dozen gifts, which piled up into small mountains in Yang Chaoyue and Anbao's arms.

Lin Shen glanced at the time; it was about time.

He stopped, clasped his hands together in prayer position, and bowed slightly to his fans.

"Thank you everyone for coming to see me. It's getting late, I have to go inside now. You should all head home early too, and be careful on your way home."

The fans screamed again.

"Goodbye, Brother Shen!"

"Shen, take good care of yourself!"

"We're waiting for you to come back!"

Lin Shen smiled and waved, then turned and walked into the passage. After a few steps, he looked back.

The fans were still standing there, holding up their light sticks and waving at him.

Lin Shen withdrew his gaze, continued walking without stopping, and entered the VIP passage.

Yang Chaoyue followed behind, carrying a mountain of gifts, panting heavily, but still couldn't help but say:

"Brother Shen, your fans love you so much."

Lin Shen hummed in response but did not reply.

The passageway fell silent, with only the echoing sound of their footsteps.

After walking for a while, Lin Shen suddenly spoke up: "What did they mean by what they were saying just now?"

Yang Chaoyue paused for a moment, then looked up at him.

"What does it mean that I shouldn't believe those people online, and that they should believe what I say?"

Yang Chaoyue paused for a moment, then whispered, "Brother Shen... last night a lot of marketing accounts started stirring up trouble online."

Lin Shen didn't stop, waiting for her to continue.

Yang Chaoyue carefully considered his words and tried to explain the situation as briefly as possible.

Huayi stepped up its efforts last night.

Several marketing accounts with millions of followers launched their campaigns simultaneously, each using increasingly sensational headlines:

Exclusive Exclusive: Why Did Lin Shen Withdraw from "Mr. Six" at the Last Minute? Insiders Reveal the Inside Story

"From being incredibly popular to having a terrible reputation, who exactly did Lin Shen offend with his actions?"

"After Feng Xiaogang's interview, people in the industry finally dared to speak up: Lin Shen's actions were unethical."

The content is largely the same, but the core issue is that Lin Shen lacks professional ethics, delayed the filming of "Mr. Six" for several months, and ultimately failed to deliver.

The comment section was completely flooded with comments.

The top comments were all negative, and the few fans who tried to defend him were quickly drowned out by the sea of ​​negative comments.

As Yang Chaoyue finished speaking, his voice grew softer and softer, and he secretly glanced at Lin Shen's expression.

Lin Shen listened without showing any expression and continued walking forward.

Yang Chaoyue couldn't help but ask, "Brother Shen, you're so calm!"

Lin Shen glanced at her and smiled, "What's the rush?"

Yang Chaoyue was stunned for a moment.

Lin Shen withdrew his gaze and said in a calm tone, "The more they jump around, the louder the slap in the face will be later."

Yang Chaoyue thought for a moment, and his eyes slowly lit up.

Yup!

Brother Shen still has the official video in his hands!

Once those videos are released, these people will be completely dumbfounded!

She was immediately in a great mood, and carrying the pile of gifts, her steps became lighter.

Bai Mengyan and Xiao Zhang were already waiting in the VIP lounge. Bai Mengyan was much more awake now, and was sipping a cup of hot milk. When she saw Lin Shen come in, she glanced at his face.

Lin Shen sat down next to her, and Yang Chaoyue handed her a wet wipe and a cell phone.

Bai Mengyan leaned closer and whispered, "Brother Shen, your dark circles are so heavy, hehe."

Lin Shen glanced at her but didn't say anything.

Bai Mengyan blinked, then suddenly blushed and lowered her head to continue drinking her milk.

Yang Chaoyue pretended not to hear anything, looked down at his phone and started scrolling. As he scrolled, his brows furrowed.

"Brother Shen..."