CH 89

Chapter 89: Addicted to Fanfiction

Zhou Mushi knew he had become famous when he went to buy scallion pancakes in the morning and was whispered about by the girls queuing with him.

“Hey, isn’t that him?”

“Not sure, but it looks like him!”

“I think it is him.”

Although you are whispering with your mouths covered, girls, you do know that you’re close enough for him to hear you, right?

Zhou Mushi, with his handsome face and unique charisma, occasionally caught someone staring at him with infatuation, but it was generally within a reasonable range. Now, this situation is a bit too much.

After receiving the pancake, he arrived at his workplace where the employee’s eyes were all thoughtful towards him. Although they didn’t say anything, their eyes clearly conveyed that there was something going on.

Zhou Mushi was a little puzzled, feeling like he had experienced this kind of feeling before.

Young people in the 21st century are never willing to put down their phones no matter when, and on ordinary days, it’s not a big deal for Zhou Mushi not to pay attention to any gossip news. But now, he always feels like there is either toilet paper stuck on him or he made headlines.

This was originally just a joke, but when he opened his phone and clicked on Weibo, oh, he really made headlines!

“Aspiring young male star passionately kisses male friend in a car, and plays romance at the airport? It is said that this young male star used to be a boyfriend of a female star, Xinyuan. Rumors say that they broke up because he cheated with his male friend during their relationship.”

Two pictures were attached to the post, one was taken when he was in the car with Zhou Hang. Zhou Mushi was probably helping him with his hat, but because of the angle of the camera, it looked like they were kissing.

The second one was the recent incident at the airport.

The first picture was not a big deal to him, as his face was not clearly visible.

But the second picture was serious. At that time, how many girls held up their phones and cameras, recording this “sacred” moment. The angle was clear enough to enlarge his face.

When Zhou Mushi saw this news, he found it funny how these marketing accounts worked, but the severity of the situation was not something he could laugh off. He immediately called Zhou Hang, but it showed that no one answered.

Two hours later, Zhou Hang’s studio released a statement and a video that depicted the situation that led to the paparazzi being able to take intimate photos like the first one. In addition, they attached several childhood photos of Zhou Mushi and Zhou Hang, including one from Zhou Mushi’s elementary school years with only the surname “Zhou” visible, which indicated their brotherly relationship.

They strongly declared that the man who picked them up and was in the car was Mr. Zhou Hang’s “cousin”, not someone with a relationship as depicted by the marketing accounts.

Not long after, the comment section changed sides.

“Ah! I knew it, they look so much alike, you can tell they’re brothers at a glance.”

“Hey, my big brother is a good big brother, Xinyuan has no shame, scaring and pulling on someone’s brother.”

“Some third-rate actress is here to sell misery again, take away the brother, we’re not interested.”

“Ah, the younger brother is also so handsome, I really want to stand still for a second, what should I do?”

“Sisters, you’re not alone, I’ve already started writing fanfiction in the circle.”

Zhou Mushi looked at all of this in shock, feeling that something was not quite right.

Although it’s true that their relationship is completely innocent, like childhood friends who grew up together and have no romantic feelings for each other, when did he become Zhou Hang’s cousin?

Although they both have the surname Zhou, one comes from the north and the other from the south, and 500 years ago they probably weren’t even related, so how could anyone say they look alike?

But what on earth is fanfiction?

Curiosity killed the cat, so it’s best not to be too curious about everything.

If this happened to a celebrity who had been in the industry for many years, or to a not-so-famous one, it wouldn’t cause such a big stir.

But Zhou Hang is different. He’s currently very popular, and his fans are new blood1 in the industry.

With his excellent skills in various areas, he clicked on a fan’s post about a fanfiction story she had already started writing, out of curiosity, and then…

It was already 9:30 at night and Zhou Mushi had been holding his phone the whole time, giggling and wiping his tears, from the moment he got back home to when he ate dinner and took a shower before going to bed, which left his companion Jin Yang puzzled.

“What are you looking at?” Jin Yang felt it was necessary to understand his lover’s thoughts and asked.

To his surprise, Zhou Mushi immediately became vigilant and covered his phone with his hands. “Nothing, you’re not allowed to peek.”

“I’m a grown-up, why would I do something like peeking?” Jin Yang said.

Actually, he had just caught a glimpse of the screen filled with text, nothing else, like reading a novel.

But, was it necessary to hide like this just to read a novel?

Even if it was a novel about intimacy, they could study it together. It was a good time for physical communication to promote their relationship in the silence of the night.

Jin Yang hugged the person lying on his side from behind, and his hot chest rubbed against his back, expressing his thoughts.

But unfortunately, Zhou Mushi, who was addicted to reading, pushed his elbow over and said, “Don’t disturb me, I’m busy.”

Rejected…

Mushi refused him because he wanted to look at his phone…

Jin Yang was left hanging there, his face expressionless, but inside he was hit hard.

Didn’t he have a phone of his own?

He had seen the headlines during the day and knew that Zhou Mushi and Zhou Hang were not really cousins, and even had some ambiguity between them.

With things turning out like this, it would have been fine if he came back and explained, but now…

It’s not that he doesn’t trust Zhou Mushi, it’s just that trusting him and listening to his explanation are two different concepts.

Trust is not something that is innate between two people. Building an unconditional trust relationship between individuals is a difficult and fragile matter.

It can be unbreakable, but it can also shatter at the slightest touch.

Jin Yang trembled his eyes and turned off the bedside lamp, facing the other direction.

At this moment, Zhou Mushi was still happily browsing his fanfiction about himself and Zhou Hang.

To be precise, he was not browsing his own fanfiction because what was written there had nothing to do with his life.

But these articles were really silly and interesting, some were so sad but had a special appeal, and what was the relationship between Zhou Hang in the eyes of fans and the real Zhou Hang?

A young man in his mid-twenties suddenly developed an uncontrollable addiction to novels. Where could he reason with himself?