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Join the ServerJiang Yan had originally wanted to know why Mu An had stabbed him, so after recovering from his illness, he had been tracking him from a careful distance.
He pried into Mu An’s daily routines—when he had classes, what time he woke up, where he ate after getting up, what time he returned at night, what time he turned off the lights to sleep, and who he had contact with.
After several days, he still couldn’t determine the reason why Mu An had stabbed him, and he even began to wonder if he had truly misjudged the person back then.
Yet tracking Mu An gradually became a habit; even while working, he couldn’t help but wonder what Mu An was doing at that moment.
Looking at the content on the “Chief Manager Mu Mu” account, the corners of Jiang Yan’s mouth curved up slightly.
They were clearly people who hadn’t had much contact, yet he found himself starting to care about Mu An’s opinions, and looking at the star after star featured on his account, he felt wildly jealous.
Now, Mu An had also started stanning him.
Jiang Yan felt as though he had won a grand prize, unable to suppress his delight.
“Mr. Jiang, your makeup is done.”
Jiang Yan stood up and expressed his thanks.
On the dazzling stage, the hosts warmly welcomed the cast members of “Yearning for the Rivers and Mountains” to the stage.
When Jiang Yan, who played the third male lead, made his appearance, the applause was actually more enthusiastic than that for the male lead, causing the actor playing the male lead to look slightly cold.
“If you had to choose, whose role would you most like to swap with?”
The host asked the cast curiously.
The male lead actor looked at Jiang Yan, his tone slightly mocking, “Naturally, it would be Jiang Yan. His character is very likable; whoever plays it would become famous.”
The implication was that Jiang Yan had only become famous by relying on the charm of his character, and possessed no actual acting skills of his own.
Jiang Yan offered a bright smile, his eyes shining as if filled with starlight, looking exactly like the deceptively sweet junior disciple from the drama, “I also like my character, but if Brother Zhou wants to swap with me, I am fine with that. After all, as the male lead, you get to end up with the person you love!”
As soon as these words were spoken, the hosts let out hooting “oohs” and looked at Jiang Yan and the female lead, unintentionally promoting their on-screen ship.
The male lead ground his teeth in annoyance.
Meanwhile, Jiang Yan stared intently at the audience below, his beautiful dark eyes shimmering with faint light, looking exceptionally affectionate and gentle.
In the audience, a man with a red support sticker pasted on his face could not help but turn his head slightly, the tips of his ears growing warm.
Mu An felt a wave of panic from his gaze.
Why did it feel like the male lead was looking directly at him?
It shouldn’t be!
On the night he saved the male lead, he had kept his head lowered the entire time and even wore a face mask; he shouldn’t have been recognized.
Could he really have recognized him and, wanting to repay the favor, kept giving him fan service?
Mu An’s eyelashes trembled, his conscience extremely guilty.
If Jiang Yan ever found out that he was the one who had stabbed him, he probably wouldn’t be giving him such an affectionate look.
***
When the program recording ended, a torrential downpour began outside, and Mu An stood under the eaves, letting out a sigh.
“This rain is falling as if star-crossed lovers are parting; it is so tragic that I feel like crying myself.”
Hearing this, a fellow fan next to him who hadn’t brought an umbrella nodded in agreement, the exorbitant price of umbrellas sold nearby making him want to weep.
“Are there any Jiang Yan fans here?”
Someone suddenly shouted in the crowd.
“Jiang Yan sent me to deliver umbrellas to all the fans.”
A staff member approached carrying several umbrellas.
Hearing the announcement, gasps of surprise and expressions of envy echoed continuously through the crowd.
“Jiang Yan is simply too wonderful! He actually sent umbrellas.”
“Waaah! I love him so much, he cares for his fans in such detail!”
Mu An obtained an umbrella by virtue of his Weibo Super Topic level, and he could not help but admire inwardly that the male lead’s character was truly excellent!
Only a celebrity like this was worthy of his effort to stan.
However, despite having an umbrella, his inverted sleep schedule over consecutive days, combined with the sudden change in weather, caused Mu An to fall ill.
Confined to his bed with a cold in his room, he had no energy to edit videos for an entire week.
Many fans were prompting updates in his comment section, and Jiang Yan, who was filming in a distant location, felt even more anxious.
Why had he suddenly stopped posting?
Was there something he hadn’t done well enough, causing Mu An to unstan him?
Or had something happened to Mu An?
His mind was heavy with worry, and it took several NGs for him to get through a single scene.
He quickly paid a delivery courier to bring Mu An a delivery, in truth wishing to check on Mu An’s situation.
“This is my delivery? Cough, cough!“
Mu An stared in surprise at the bouquet of roses before him.
The courier looked at his slightly pale face and nodded slightly, “Yes, are you Mr. Lin?”
Hearing this, Mu An shook his head, “My surname is Mu. You have the wrong person.”
As he spoke, he spoke, coughing a few more times.
Hearing this, the courier carefully double-checked the phone number and address, finally admitting he had delivered to the wrong address and turning to leave.
Mu An did not think too much about it, turning back to pour himself a cup of hot water.
***
“He has a cold?”
Receiving the phone call, Jiang Yan’s heart sank, and at the thought that Mu An might have caught a cold from coming to watch his program, he could not help but feel guilty.
“Yes, he’s the only one in his room, there is no cheating.”
The delivery courier was still deeply immersed in his own drama of catching a cheating partner.
“Okay, thank you. I’ll send you the verification code.”
Jiang Yan thanked him and hung up the phone.
He had no reason to send Mu An medicine or lunch; after all, from Mu An’s perspective, they were merely a fan and a celebrity, and perhaps Mu An did not even like him.
Jiang Yan remained deeply unsettled by the scar Mu An had given him, finding it hard to believe that Mu An could actually like him.
Therefore, he used his studio’s account to contact “Chief Manager Mu Mu.”
Looking at the message sent to him by the studio, Mu An’s eyes lit up.
“A commercial collaboration! I get paid just for editing videos for Jiang Yan!”
Fantastic! Every day, he had to pinch pennies just to get by while completing missions; if editing videos could earn him some remuneration, he could ease his financial burden quite a bit.
Furthermore, the rate offered by Jiang Yan’s studio was exceptionally generous, making Mu An even wonder if his skill level was really worth that much money.
Yet the other party didn’t allow him to decline or hesitate.
Watching Mu An accept the collaboration, Jiang Yan felt relieved, hoping to use this opportunity to give him a bit more money to make it up to An’an.
***
Having secured the collaboration, Mu An was full of energy and immediately set to work on editing videos and drawing illustrations.
After a week’s hiatus, he finally published a new video, the exquisite quality of which was worlds apart from his previous work.
It let Jiang Yan truly understand what “value for money” meant, pulling in quite a few casual passerby fans to follow both him and Jiang Yan in the process.
[Chief Manager Mu Mu]: The new video is out. Have a look and see if you’re satisfied?
[Jiang Yan’s Studio]: Excellent. You can continue publishing them going forward, and payments will be processed per video.
[Chief Manager Mu Mu]: Thank you, Boss! Wishing Jiang Yan massive success and explosive popularity!
Looking at the other’s somewhat overly polite phrasing, Jiang Yan felt a hint of disappointment. He had originally thought he could get a bit closer to An’an, but unexpectedly, the youth was even more formally polite than a public relations statement.
Suddenly, another message popped up eagerly from the other side.
[Chief Manager Mu Mu]: May I boldly ask, what color envelope does Jiang Yan hate?
Jiang Yan raised an eyebrow in confusion.
[Jiang Yan’s Studio]: Why are you asking that?
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