My Idol Secretly Loves Me: Chapter 11

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Chapter 11:

They were given no specific flavors for the ice cream, and in the end, Su Yan chose it. He asked Luo Tang what she wanted to eat, and she absentmindedly replied, “Anything.”

When paying, Su Yan, dressed in his school uniform, was immediately recognized. Amidst the enthusiastic cries of the cashier aunt saying, “Oh my, my daughter and I love your movies!” he reluctantly signed two autographs.

During this time, Luo Tang had already left.

Just after she had taken the lead, Su Yan looked at her for a while. His eyes were slightly deep, and he smiled lightly. “There's nothing to be ashamed of.”

It was a very gentle tone.

It was just as gentle as when he coaxed her in memory.

She stared at the tree across from the store, lost in thought for who knows how long until Su Yan's voice came from behind again. “I've bought it, let's go back.”

Luo Tang immediately turned around, looking up at the man who still looked exceptionally clear and distinguished despite holding a plastic bag. She responded, “...Oh.”

Apart from the initial ambiguous conversation, Luo Tang never mentioned anything about the past again.

She discovered a new topic and resumed the easy and natural way she came as if nothing had happened.

Everything seemed very normal.

Normal conversations, normal developments, it was just that she couldn't help but reminisce about the sweet times of the past.

That’s what she thought.

But for some reason, she always felt an emptiness in her heart.

Fortunately, after so many years, the little girl who used to squat by the roadside crying her heart out, unable to control her emotions, had long since grown up.

--

When delivering ice cream to the film crew, everyone saw that it was indeed Su Yan who brought it back, and they teased each other. Zhang Yun said with a smile. “He's back! Time to eat!”

Xiao Ying said while taking the ice cream. “Ice cream bought by my idol Su! I’ll probably ascend to heaven after eating it, damn!”

He was handsome and likable, with a personality similar to the second male lead in the drama, practically playing himself. Everyone was familiar with him and knew he was a fan of Su Yan, jokingly saying, “Look at the ice cream your idol bought for his baby bird, tsk tsk, so pitiful.”

Xiao Ying cooperated, “Tweet!!”

Luo Tang also laughed for a while.

Cheng Cheng went back to the company to handle things today, and almost everyone in the crew was there. Luo Tang thought that she couldn't just go up to Su Yan in front of so many people, so she found a new ally, Liang Zi Yue.

They sat on the grass under a big tree, and the ice cream bag just reached Liang Zi Yue. When Luo Tang went over, she handed it over. “There are a few left, pick one yourself.”

Luo Tang chose a regular cone and passed the ice cream bag to others.

In just a moment, Su Yan was already gone. He didn’t seem to take any ice cream, and she didn’t know where he went.

Liang Zi Yue said while eating ice cream. “Actually, a big reason I became a fan of Su Yan is because I started following him from his debut.”

Luo Tang looked over: “Hmm?”

“I was from the same art school as Su Yan, a year junior to him,” Liang Zi Yue said. “At that time, I mainly focused on singing in the music department while he was in the performing arts.”

“Su Yan back then seemed colder than now.”

Luo Tang was surprised. “...Cold?”

Liang Zi Yue thought for a moment. “Not exactly cold. He always kept to himself, looked particularly unapproachable, and because of his handsome face… there were some not-so-good rumors.”

“But Su Yan was always top in his professional courses, started taking various roles from his sophomore year, and seldom came to school, so he didn’t have much time to make friends.”

“It felt very…” She concluded, “Lonely.”

“...”

“At that time, I silently followed him, truly feeling that Su Yan’s achievements today are well-deserved, and I was genuinely happy for him.” Liang Zi Yue was somewhat emotional. “Ah, that’s how I became a career fan.”

Holding half a cone, Luo Tang was lost in thought for a long time, until Xiao Ying’s shout interrupted her thoughts.

“Eh? Whose lollipop is this?” Xiao Ying was about to eat his second ice cream but accidentally found a stick. He held it up and laughed. “Yo, it’s a Zhenzhi stick. I haven’t eaten this thing in a long time. Luo Xiao Tang, did you buy this? If not, I’m eating it.”

“...”

Luo Tang stared at the candy.

The ice cream was bought by Su Yan, and she just stood around gawking the whole time.

The red-wrapped Zhenzhi stick was lychee flavored.

It was obvious who bought it.

Luo Tang felt her throat dry and spoke up, “Mine, mine!”

Luo Tang got up and ran over, snatching the small candy.

Xiao Ying watched as the girl, who was originally expressionless, suddenly became lively, her smile embedding itself on her fair face.

“It’s mine, I forgot to take it out, thanks.”

Because of Liang Zi Yue's words, Luo Tang was restless all afternoon.

The brief description of Su Yan's college life by Liang Zi Yue made her uncontrollably imagine certain scenes.

A slender and upright young man walking alone on campus, eating alone, returning to the dorm alone, completing his studies alone, and also going to the film crew to act.

Because of his delicate and beautiful face, he had to endure a lot of slander and criticism in his isolated life.

Thinking this way, her heart ached as if it were sick.

She suddenly began to regret it.

Why didn’t she watch domestic TV dramas when she first went abroad? Why didn’t she notice him playing a supporting role in some drama? Why didn’t she come back earlier to find him.

Why did she wait until he became famous nationwide and even got nominated at international film festivals, and only then, when watching a live broadcast, she saw “Su Yan,” his face, and realized he had become an actor.

If only she had realized sooner...

Would that time have been less difficult for him?

Luo Tang had almost no scenes in the afternoon, and the few she had were routines she was already familiar with. Just standard performance was enough.

She received a rare call in the middle of it, from Bai Xiangyi herself.

Luo Tang had to be fully alert when dealing with her own queen. She pinched her cheeks and lifted her tone. “Hello? Mom, what's up?”

“Tang Tang,” the queenly voice of Bai Xiangyi carried an air of nobility, “Free up three days next week to go to Paris with me. I'll tell you the details when we get back.”

Bai Xiangyi spoke at a moderate pace, continuing, “By the way, I'll take you to order a dress. I saw a few nice pieces in Dior's haute couture this season.”

Luo Tang roughly thought about her schedule. She was actually quite free most of the time, and recently, her character Shi Yin hadn’t caused much trouble in the script. Squeezing it a bit, three days should be easy.

“Alright, I’ll ask the director this afternoon.”

“If you can’t ask, I’ll talk to your Uncle Zhou about it,” Bai Xiangyi said. “Come back early, I'm hanging up now.”

Luo Tang put away her phone and got up to find Director Chen to briefly discuss compressing her scenes. Director Chen readily agreed.

She glanced at Su Yan, who was talking to the cameraman nearby. His profile was very serious. Even though this school drama was basically no challenge for him, he was still very dedicated to every frame, every scene.

Luo Tang watched for a while, then suddenly felt much better.

Her idol was now successful and beloved by millions of fans.

She was so close to him.

Next week, there will be a beautiful dress to add to her collection!

Life was so beautiful! Why be sad?

—At this moment, she didn’t realize that in five minutes, she would be running for her life.

Everything started with Luo Tang happily going to the nearest teaching building and entering the first-floor restroom.

Due to her previous depression, after eating ice cream and the lollipop given by her idol, she drank a bottle of water to quench her thirst, naturally leading to a buildup of physiological needs.

Luo Tang, who had just resolved her physiological needs, was very happy.

It was class time now, and she didn't expect to meet anyone. She didn't wear the usual mask or hat when going to the toilet and just went like this.

As she opened the door—

Wow! A whole row! Six girls lined up there doing their makeup!

Silence.

Do these people enter the door without making a sound? Or was she too engrossed…?

Luo Tang thought about the loud water sound she had just made in the toilet and felt very embarrassed.

In the mutual gaze, it was the other party who reacted first.

“Luo Xiao Tang!” A girl with slightly gray hair suddenly pointed at her. “You are Luo Xiao Tang!”

“Damn!” Another girl with brown hair said: “It’s really her! Luo Xiao Tang!”

A girl with yellow hair also exclaimed, “Damn.”

Luo Tang didn’t understand why they were so... excited.

Pointing at her as if saying, “Damn, there’s money! Quick, go rob!”

But history tells us that when a group of girls with various hair colors and elaborate makeup appear on a high school campus, these out-of-place girls are definitely an extraordinary organization.

Luo Tang blinked. “I'm not, I'm your classmate, you've mistaken me for someone else.”

“She’s lying!” The girl with green hair said to the gray-haired one. “This is definitely Luo Xiao Tang! Sister, can’t you see?”

“Of course, I can see,” the green-haired girl said to the gray-haired one. “Babe, hurry back to the classroom and grab it! Fast! The more, the better!”

Luo Tang: “???”

Grab what?

Are they planning to kill and silence her?

Luo Tang glanced at their attempt to lock the restroom door and immediately tensed up—she never knew she had such explosive power. Luo Tang gritted her teeth and in the blink of an eye, rushed to the door. Before the others could react, she ran towards the direction of the teaching building entrance.

Footsteps followed closely behind her.

They were indeed chasing her!

Luo Tang ran faster.

While running, she remembered to take out her phone for help.

It took ten seconds for the other side to answer.

“Su Yan, Su Yan!” In the school, the first person she thought of for help was him. Luo Tang's voice was extremely unstable. “Su Yan! I'm being chased, what should I do!”

“...What did you say?”

“Right now—” Luo Tang looked back and said urgently. “I'm being chased by a group of people!”

Su Yan's voice entered her ears, carrying a strange power. “Don’t panic, tell me slowly, what's happening, why are they chasing you?”

Luo Tang’s mind raced.

Right, why is this happening? Why do they want to corner her in the restroom and then grab something to deal with her?

Could it be—ah!

They are Su Yan’s fans!!!

It must be because of last week’s cult propaganda video! Surely, it’s because they are dissatisfied with the Yin Yu CP video! They don’t want Su Yan to be linked with a woman! So they hate her when they see her!

Luo Tang immediately said, “I guess it’s because of last week's video! Do you remember the link I sent you by mistake? They must like you, so they hate me being made into a CP video with you!”

She glanced back again.

Sob, they’re getting closer!

“Are you sure?”

“...Huff... I don’t know why else they would be chasing me...”

The sound of heavy breathing could be heard on the phone.

Su Yan had been walking towards the playground since he received the call. After leaving the playground, he didn’t see anyone. He frowned. “Don’t talk too much, just tell me where you are, don’t panic.”

"…Huh… I am now at… ah… I see it ahead!" Luo Tang's voice suddenly became excited: "I see it there!"

"Where?"

"Just two hundred meters in front of me! Do you remember? The small grove we used to visit!"

"…"

"The small grove we used to sneak into during high school! Did you forget—"

"I haven't forgotten." Su Yan closed his eyes, his forehead twitching. "But we've been to more than one."

"…"

"Which one are you talking about."

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