Translator: Paperplane Editor: DarkGemn/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
However, Qiao Anhao eventually couldnât help but pick her phone up, when Lu Jinnian took a shower that night. The tip of her fingers tapped onto Weibo to find page after page of nasty comments about her. Whatâs more, the news lingered there for twelve whole hours, and it was only growing more ferocious. Lu Jinnianâs fans only commented under her name, begging her to let him go. Now they had managed to skyrocket [Let our dream man go] to the most searched topic.
She tapped onto it to and looked at the dozen million comments, unable to find any that supported her... Oh, no, there wasnât even a neutral comment. The screen was filled with words like [Youâre not worthy of our dream man!], [You vile woman], [Leave the entertainment industry], [I hope you get thrown away by my hubby!].
"What are you looking at?"
Suddenly, behind Qiao Anhao, the bed sank, and Lu Jinnianâs usual voice reached her ears.
She swiftly locked the phone screen and turned around, pushing herself into Lu Jinnianâs arms. "Nothing... I was just bored, so I was browsing Taobao 1 ."
Even though Lu Jinnian didnât see for himself what Qiao Anhao was looking at, but he knew she was lying. His eyes flickered for a moment, but he went along with her lie and asked, "So did you see anything you want to buy?"
"Nah." Qiao Anhao shook her head and laid her little head on Lu Jinnianâs chest. Then, she slightly looked up at his beautiful jawline and curved her brows. "I thought I saw something I wanted to buy, but as I was shopping, I remembered how we went crazy shopping not too long ago, like we were going to take the whole ACR back with us. Then I thought that I really didnât need it... ai... it left me so disappointed..."
Qiao Anhao wore a beaming smile as she said this. Just when she finished, she even put on a troubled look on her face and let out a sigh.
Yet, though it was just for a second, Lu Jinnian clearly caught the look of helplessness and sadness the instant she lowered her eyelids. Yet she pulled her lips and continued to wear a bright smile.
Lu Jinnian stared at her forced smile, and pain weighed on his heart. With a gulp, he reached his arm out and stroked her hair. "Qiao Qiao, if youâre unhappy, you donât have to smile."
Qiao Anhao was stunned by Lu Jinnianâs words.
So he could tell?
It was just for a second, but Qiao Anhaoâs smile bloomed like a flower once again. "Oh itâs nothing... Whatâs there for me to be unhappy about? Itâs just being shouted at, right? Itâs not like I havenât been shouted at whilst growing up. Itâs just that this time there are lots more people shouting at me. Whatever, theyâre just words, they canât hurt me. They basically canât touch me, so why would I be unhappy..."
The more Qiao Anhao spoke so care-freely, the more Lu Jinnianâs heart hurt. Eventually, he couldnât take it anymore. He sat up and pulled her into a tight hug.
Qiao Anhao suddenly stopped her words. After a while, she tried her best to relax her voice, and asked half-jokingly, "Why did you suddenly hug me out of nowhere?"
Lu Jinnian tightened his arms around her, and said in a dull voice, "Qiao Qiao, I know that youâre upset."
The rigid smile on Qiao Anhaoâs face gently froze.
Lu Jinnian spoke again in a quiet voice. "If youâre sad, just say it. You donât have to hold back in front of me."