I'm Crushing on Gorgeous Faces in Variety Shows!-Chapter 83: Lin Banyan

The clouds drifted back and forth across the sky in a loop, passing through the field of vision, not pausing for anyone’s sorrow.

Mu Qiu had a decent ability to self-adjust, and by the third day, she had returned to her usual routine. She would wake up in the morning to respond to fan questions, make breakfast, check Weibo, and then write.

During the two days she was sick, the ambiguous rumors about Su Yan and Lin Banyan spread all over, successfully replacing the names of Shi Yuhuai and Shu Ran, unintentionally rescuing the two.

Su Yan attracted a huge amount of attention, and even the slightest thing he did would be magnified a countless number of times, let alone suddenly getting involved with a girl like Lin Banyan.

Rational fans might think Lin Banyan was indeed quite good-looking, while the fans who couldn’t accept it felt as if their faith was crumbling away.

In this situation, both Su Yan and Lin Banyan would definitely be subject to different degrees, but equally uncomfortable impact.

Even as an outsider using her novel-writing analysis, she thought this way, not to mention the parties involved.

It was the third time Lin Banyan heard someone scolding her in the backstage of a show.

The modeling and celebrity circles were no different, equally filled with disgusting people and things. Before, when she had good resources, she was accused of using the backdoor to rise to fame. Now, just linking with Su Yan slightly, those who previously smiled at her could curse her with all sorts of nasty words behind her back.

Lin Banyan said nothing, picked up her things, and walked out of the backstage with an expressionless face in her high heels.

She got into the car, wearing a large nude-colored hat, and the assistant in the front reminded her to wear a mask next time.

Lin Banyan ambiguously replied, unlocked her phone. Every communication app she opened was filled with Su Yan’s enraged fans’ insults, accusations, and inquiries.

She used to be with Su Yan, and no matter how others tried to dissuade her, she wouldn’t listen, thinking optimistically that even if they got exposed, she, having experienced everything in the modeling world from a young age, wouldn’t feel embarrassed by the fans’ insults. Others’ jubilant antics wouldn’t affect her and Su Yan’s happiness in enjoying their world.

But now, with nothing between them, seeing this hatred and maliciousness, she felt frightened, mentally shaking her head to deny her previous naive thoughts.

For the sake of being with Su Yan, she gave up her hobbies, her career, her resources, the company’s earnest advice, and even all the honors and achievements that were within reach back then, running towards him eagerly and without hesitation.

Looking back now, in their relationship, the only thing she hadn’t yet had the chance to give up on was her temper. And thankfully, she hadn’t given it up, so when the gap between reality and imagination disappointed her to the utmost, she could withdraw.

Sifting through these thoughts, Lin Banyan continued with an unchanging expression, skipping the fans’ questions, and went on to repost today’s show press release.

"Sister, I think there’s a car following us."

The assistant in the front, understanding the craziness of the traffic fans, looked at the rearview mirror with unease.

Lin Banyan frowned, pulled out a mask and put it on, adjusted her hat, and looked outside through the car window.

Sure enough, there was a black car following them, keeping a distance but sticking closely to their route.

The assistant, somewhat anxious, said, "Had I known, we would have brought those two bodyguards."

Lin Banyan’s expression remained calm and her tone cool, "It’s okay, just drive well."

She dialed a number, holding the phone to her ear, waiting for the other side to pick up while looking at the car in the rearview mirror.

The call connected.

"Hello? Senior, where’s your car?"

Twenty minutes later, Lin Banyan got into Shi Yuhuai’s car halfway.

Shi Yuhuai didn’t have a show today but went to the company once. Recently, aside from waiting for the annual brand show, he has been participating in reality shows. Because of the current show, he’s been impacted quite a bit, and the company specifically approached him for communication, fearing he might resist completing the show.

Without official business, he wore very simple casual clothes, leaning back in the rear seat, finally feeling like the car could fit him.

As Lin Banyan got inside, the bodyguard in the passenger seat closed the door from outside, she took off her hat and mask with relief, and first thanked Shi Yuhuai.

"Thank you, Senior, for giving me a ride home."

Shi Yuhuai had no sense of saying something like, "It’s my pleasure to send a beautiful girl back." He actually nodded in agreement and directly asked her, "Where to? Tell the driver."

It indeed felt like a "I’m just offering you a ride out of fellow companionship."

Lin Banyan couldn’t help but want to laugh, told the driver the address, then said, "Senior, you don’t have to be this straightforward. What if you can’t find a girlfriend later?"

Shi Yuhuai: "Right now, I don’t have that thought."

"...I’m talking about what if you have that thought later?"

"Then I’ll deal with it when the time comes."

Speechless, Lin Banyan stared at him for a bit, "Are you planning to be this straightforward on the show too?"

"What do you mean by straightforward?"

"Saying things girls don’t really like to hear."

"I’m not on the show to say things they like to hear."

"Then why did you agree to go on the show? Going on a show involves interacting with many people."

This time, to put it bluntly, he didn’t know how to interact socially, bumping into people and not knowing to apologize on camera, causing so much backlash.

She’s genuinely worried that if he’s like this on a show, fans would unfollow him.

Shi Yuhuai thought for a moment, then said, "Lian Yi and the others wish to see me."

Lin Banyan had nothing left to say.

A straightforward guy who dotes on fans is really a kind of disaster.

However, Lin Banyan looked at Shi Yuhuai’s "properly behaved" profile and sighed in her heart. Encountering these fans who accompany him now was really his fortune.

Although they were both at Jiali, and he was hailed by many as Jiali’s precious asset, Jiali’s Crown Prince. Yet their experiences were entirely different.

She was favored from childhood, while he was reshaped post-development, crushed bone and molded like this. He neither understood nor wanted to understand those complex, disgusting things, still relying on the confidence and protection of the fans.

So many times before, she had woken up in the middle of the night, realizing Su Yan was working away from home, while she was left, waiting earnestly at home. During such times, she’d reflect on the differences between her and Shi Yuhuai. Some people were forced to have nothing to care about, while encountering just one thing became their sole reason for thinking, while she, having gained so much, had so many things to care about, yet for pursuing what she cared most about but couldn’t grasp, she gave up on her fans.

The Crown Prince is not by blood, yet the biological Princess envies the Crown Prince.

"This direction isn’t the place you used to live."

Shi Yuhuai looked at her and said.

Lin Banyan replied with a hum, "I don’t live there anymore, moved to a company-arranged place, not far from you, Senior. You can visit when you have time."

"Forget it, I don’t want to be followed and reported on by paparazzi."

"..." She wanted to say, Senior, could you not be so straightforward, and was tired of saying it.