My Idol System: An Idol, But Also A Savior-Chapter 175: Reading the Letters

Of course, there had been plans for the other members to appear long ago. It was just that Joshua had never expected them to show up in this way. Luther had turned into a giant hot dog, Leonard into a sandwich, Justin into a cup of bubble tea, and Henry... he was a bundle of vegetables.

[Where’s the fairness in this? Everyone knows Joshua hates vegetables!]

[Leader, don’t even think about getting Joshua’s attention this time!]

[Hahahaha, I’m dying of laughter. You can bet they had a fierce battle over who had to wear what.]

[I feel like Henry could’ve knocked all of them out, but in the end he still got stuck wearing the vegetable costume.]

[Actually, it might’ve been a game of chance, and Henry’s luck... yeah, let’s not talk about it.]

[hahahahahaha]

Mocking comments flooded the screen nonstop. Joshua poked his head out from the thick layers of Luther’s costume, looking at them with a mix of surprise and amusement. "You guys... you didn’t give any notice at all."

Justin laughed. "If we gave notice, where would the surprise be?"

Joshua grinned. "Then where’s mine? Or do I not have one?"

Leonard suddenly flicked Joshua on the forehead. "It’s your birthday today. Do you really want to dress up like this?"

Joshua covered his forehead, smiling, and said nothing.

The group immediately dragged chairs together and crowded in. Normally, Henry never cared much about seating, but today his movements were astonishingly fast. He sat down right next to Joshua at once. The other spot had long since been claimed by Luther.

Leonard frowned in annoyance, but by then Joshua was already happily hugging Henry. Leonard did not say anything to avoid making things awkward for everyone, partly because he was certain Joshua would choose Henry anyway. Joshua’s fondness for Henry was not something he even bothered to hide.

[It feels like Joshua has turned into a tiny person.]

[The vegetables and the hot dog are crushing my son!]

[So there’s no need to sit in order today?]

[Don’t play dumb, everyone knows Joshua likes Henry more than someone.]

[Hey, it’s Joshua’s birthday today. If you want to argue, get out!]

At this moment, Luther also cheerfully picked up the stack of cards on the table. "Hahaha, Joshua, so you’ve finally learned what true love is, huh? You love me way too much. Don’t even try to deny it."

As he spoke, he even looked toward the screen and laughed. "Don’t you all think so?"

The fans immediately responded in unison.

[Yes, yes, yes. Joshua and Luther together for a lifetime!]

[Tsk, best buddies. Absolutely perfect.]

At this point, Henry took out a small box. The top was hollow, like a lottery box, and he held it out to Joshua.

In a gentle voice, he said, "Inside are letters we wrote. There are no signatures. You can read them and guess who wrote each one."

Hearing this, Joshua could not help but ask, "Can I read them out loud without revealing the writer?"

Henry nodded. "That’s right."

Joshua took the box and could not help smiling. "There won’t be any overly cheesy lines, right?"

[Can Joshua guess who’s who?]

[I feel like it won’t be hard to guess.]

[You can tell just by the handwriting...]

Joshua agreed with the comments, even though he actually did not often see the others’ handwriting.

At this moment, the first sheet of paper was opened, and Joshua could not help but pause for a moment.

[What is it? What’s wrong? Is there something shocking in there?]

[Hahaha, it feels like Joshua’s gone completely stiff.]

[I bet it’s Luther’s thousand-word essay!]

Just then, Joshua held the letter in his hand up toward the camera. On the paper were messy, barely legible lines, like the handwriting of a child just learning to write, or even worse.

The comments froze for a second, then instantly burst into laughter. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

[What the heck is this? This is our idol’s handwriting? I feel like any antis lurking around just found fresh material to use!]

[If it’s handwriting like this, I can’t even defend it.]

[Lmao]

Joshua waved his hand, laughing as well, and shook his head. "No, that’s not it. Everyone’s handwriting is actually very nice. This must have been written with the left hand."

Luther snapped his fingers at once. "Bingo. In that case, don’t even think about identifying the writer by the handwriting. Joshua, if you guess wrong, you’ll have to eat a plate of vegetables."

The smile immediately vanished from Joshua’s face. "Can we stop playing now?"

"Do you hate me?" At that moment, Hen—vegetable—ry beside him suddenly spoke up, looking gloomy and aggrieved.

Joshua: "..."

He looked at Henry in surprise, finding it a little funny. "Since when did you start joining in on this kind of game too?"

As he spoke, he wrapped his arms around Henry, leaning his whole body into the soft, oversized costume, and said, "Don’t ask me whether I’d hate you if you were vegetables, because the answer would definitely be yes."

The group froze for a moment, then burst out laughing together. Even the comments clearly had not expected Joshua to say something like that.

[That’s awful, Joshua. You’re hugging him so affectionately, yet you can still say something so hurtful?!]

[Joshua still likes Henry. He just hates vegetables, hahaha.]

[So his hatred of vegetables outweighs his love for Henry, is that it?]

[Hahaha, stop it, you’re killing me.]

Henry looked at Joshua’s mischievous expression, and the corners of his lips curved up slightly.

[Am I seeing things, did Henry just smile?]

[If it’s a smile for Joshua, then you’re not mistaken.]

[Tsk, that special vibe. No wonder Joshua is always obsessed with Henry, Henry, Henry.]

Just then, Luther suddenly pulled Joshua over. "All right, enough. Hurry up and read!"

Joshua complied, leaning against Luther as he began reading the first letter.

"I don’t like cute things, Joshua, but you’re the exception. One day, I’ll bite you."

[...]

[....]

Joshua could not help glancing toward Luther. Luther immediately jumped in protest. "It’s not me! Why are you suddenly looking at me?! What kind of beast do you think I am?!"

Unexpectedly, Leonard on the other side immediately complained, "What do you mean, beast?! You really are a beast! You’re the only one who usually bites Joshua anyway!"

"That’s exactly why I wouldn’t write something like this!" Luther raised his voice.

[...I can actually guess who wrote it already.]

[They really can’t hide anything.]

[Or maybe they’re deliberately letting Joshua know, hahaha.]

Joshua raised both hands. "All right, stop arguing."

Leonard immediately looked at him. "Who do you think wrote this?"

Joshua smiled. "Let’s wait until the end to reveal it." Then he looked toward the camera. "Everyone, you can guess along with me."

[Hahaha, too easy.]

At this point, Joshua picked up the second letter. "You are the bright moon of my life. I will stay by your side forever. Let’s look at the most beautiful things in the world together."

[...]

[This is allowed too?]

[It sounds like a confession...]

[That’s basically an indirect confession. Who wrote this?]

[Hahaha, I think I’ve figured it out.]

[Being this romantic is kind of not okay...]

"So cheesy. Who wrote this?!" Leonard roared, his cold gaze sweeping over the others.

Joshua laughed. "Leonard, are you a sandwich, or a volcano?"