Lin s.h.i.+heng's popularity was very high, especially since he was currently on the hot searches list. Whether people wanted to listen to gossip or scold him, they poked their heads in to take a look when he turned his live broadcast on.

From then on, ‘Zhao Xingguang is Lin s.h.i.+heng's little fan', quickly replaced the previous two people on hot searches.

At the same time, the number of Zhao Xingguang's fans had increased rapidly. Judging from the messages they left at the bottom, except for some onlookers who were watching the hustle and bustle, the fans should have been from Lin s.h.i.+heng's fan base.

Zhao Xingguang looked numbly at the comments under his microblog.

To be honest, since the news of the discord between the two got out, his Weibo account had long been reduced to a disaster zone. Most of Zhao Xingguang's fans were older and gave support when he starred in TV dramas and movies, but his Weibo would be relatively deserted.

Therefore, when an army consisting of Lin s.h.i.+heng's fans rushed in, his fans announced that they were defeated, with little resistance. Zhao Xingguang suffered from toothache from grinding his teeth all day.

In the end, however, his microblog was still completely occupied by Lin s.h.i.+heng's fans, but the content was even more painful than the scolding wars.

[It doesn't matter what he says, don't lose heart! s.h.i.+heng is very good, stick to it and he will admit you are his fan one day, stay strong!]

[We are both unhappy — to the sky's end. It was wrong of me to scold you before. I apologize to you. You have to stay strong. You have to take advantage of this. Maybe he will let go of his dislike of you.]

There were also people who seriously gave advice to Zhao Xingguang. [My Lin-ge likes to drink milk. Send him a bottle of milk every day and stick to it. He will one day be moved by you. Come on!]

[Wuwuwuw…The elder brother was really nice even when he was whining. He obviously didn't like you, but he wanted to help you clarify the situation. It's really our honour to have such a good idol.]

Zhao Xingguang: “…”

What do you mean ‘our'!?

Who wanted such an idol?

He was so angry that the company had to call him at once to tell him not to delete his Weibo account.

Lin s.h.i.+heng's fans were famous for protecting his faults, but there were many others watching him. Before, he never respected anyone and didn't pay attention to anyone. Now, he even gave Zhao Xingguang an ‘acknowledgment', and they were shocked by his increase in fans.

“Zhao-ge, what the company wants is for you to prop this person up and take advantage of this opportunity to gain some fame. When the show is broadcasting, the company will publicize it, and then have you take part in a few more programs. Your value will definitely go up.”

The a.s.sistant kept comforting him, “Think about the money, think about the resources, there would be no need to struggle for money, only relief. ah~”

He didn't know why Zhao Xingguang was so short of money, but he knew Zhao Xingguang had been working hard at it. Now that there was such an opportunity, there is no need to ignore it.

Zhao Xingguang had long pa.s.sed the age of being naïve. What was more, his present conditions did not give him the opportunity to be an idiot.

In the end, he endured the liver pain, nodded, and proclaimed himself as Lin s.h.i.+heng's fanboy.

 (liver pain = metaphor for enduring humiliation so painful you feel it in your gut.)

“Er, well, then I'll inform the company to let them work on it. Zhao-ge, you can rest a.s.sured.”

The a.s.sistant went out, and Zhao Xingguang managed to calm his emotions down in the room before leaving out the door with a calm face.

It was just being a fanboy.

Anyway, talking to the media could allow him to attract many fans. Right now, it was not him who should buckle up, but Lin s.h.i.+heng.

Think about it, Lin s.h.i.+heng gave him the status of a fanboy in order to respond to him. But now he, who has been targeted several times by Lin s.h.i.+heng, had taken advantage of this favorable wind. A rising tide lifts all boats, and more money meant more resources.        

(A rising tide lifts all boats/shuǐzhǎng-chuángāo [水漲船高] = things improve with the improvement of the general situation.)

If Lin s.h.i.+heng knew this, he would be the one with the liver pain.

Think of it this way, Zhao Xingguang didn't have a toothache anymore and his liver didn't feel bad any more. The corners of his lips even showed a smile.

He was about to look for his sister under the tree where she had taken a seat when the mood he had just calmed down exploded again.

Lin s.h.i.+heng, that guy, was standing in front of his sister and talking to her. He couldn't see his face clearly from here, but there were definitely no good words coming from it.

What did he want to do to her?!

Zhao Xingguang's eyes were black and he tried to calm down. He took a few breaths to let himself calm and forced his brain to still.

Lin s.h.i.+heng was notoriously cheeky. Even if he came forward to scold him now, it probably wouldn't work on this guy.

Didn't he take revenge on him on purpose?

Then let him see how much good this revenge had brought him!

It was time to make this guy angry.

Back to half an hour ago, Lin s.h.i.+heng looked around and saw Yun Xiangyi, who was reading a book under the tree. Today's drama shoot had no need for the leading role.

“I like reading, too. I have never seen your book before. What is it about?”

Yun Xiangyi still remembered that Zhao Xingguang told her to stay away from Lin s.h.i.+heng, so she moved the chair to another place as soon as the man arrived. If someone else saw her doing so, even if they were upset, they would certainly take the hint and leave voluntarily. But she was dealing with Lin s.h.i.+heng.

Yun Xiangyi moved to the left, Lin s.h.i.+heng followed. Yun Xiangyi would stand up and Lin s.h.i.+heng would also stand up. In the end, she frowned and called Zhao Xingguang, only to find that there was a call in progress.

She had used all the methods given by Zhao Xingguang. Since they were ineffective, Yun Xiangyi no longer hid and sat in her original position while reading quietly.

Lin s.h.i.+heng was still jabbering at her, “Why don't you talk to me, did Zhao Xingguang tell you not to?”

He talked for quite some time, Yun Xiangyi continued quietly reading her book page by page as if she had not heard anything. Lin s.h.i.+heng bent down to look at the name on the book.

“Criminal Psychology.”

“What are you doing with such books? Did Zhang Dao release the news about the movie I was going to make?”

Yun Xiangyi was about to turn the page but paused when she heard the man's magnetic voice had a hint of hesitation in it. “Do you want to play the teenage killer in it?”

“What do you want to be? I've read the novel. Show it to me. Maybe I can give you some advice.”

Yun Xiangyi still looked cold, but she weighed in her heart whether she wanted to listen to this senior or not.

For her, acting was no longer an interest or a career, but the only thing that could make her happy.

She didn't answer. Lin s.h.i.+heng didn't feel left out at all. She didn't know where he took out an apple from but he stuffed it into her hand.

“The plot is about how a female killer lives next door to a family and is very kind to their child. She would sing for her every day, play with her, and coax her to sleep. One night, something happened to the family, and the adults needed to go out. The parents were worried about leaving the child home alone, so they ask the neighbour to take care of her.”

Yun Xiangyi held the apple, looked at Lin s.h.i.+heng, and whispered, “She killed her. “

“Yeah.”

Lin s.h.i.+heng brought some of the long hair on his head to the front and smiled and said, “Now I am the little girl, and you are the female killer.”

“This apple is the knife used for the murder.”

This is what Yun Xiangyi and Zhao Xingguang often did, reading the script, the two of them would rehea.r.s.e at home over and over again. For Zhao Xingguang, it was to hone his acting, but for Yun Xiangyi, it was a game that made her feel alive.

She didn't resist, she looked at Lin s.h.i.+heng, who didn't care if he got dirty, quickly lay down on the ground. Sitting on the ground herself, she imitated the movement of sitting on a bed, singing softly.

Humming, Lin s.h.i.+heng's open eyes slowly closed, his face also showed peace of mind and dependence, because she was the person he trusted, so he could rest a.s.sured in sleeping soundly.

The next second, the woman who coaxed him to sleep stuck the knife into his heart.