Chapter 14
After the show, Fei Chang went back in Chen Yueyang’s nanny car1[A nanny van is a spacious van used by celebrities. The name probably comes from this type of car being used in Hong Kong as part of the private school bus service. ], as usual. The other seven green leaves couldn’t hide their jealousy. Uncharacteristically, Fei Chang was spiritless on the way back. He curled up on the seat, not daring to face Chen Yueyang.
Chen Yueyang said, “What’s wrong with you? Not even able to look at me.”
“No, no,” Fei Chang tried to hide.
Chen Yueyang said, “After the show, I saw you spent a long time in the bathroom. Are you feeling uncomfortable?”
Fei Chang was even more unable to speak.
The little assistant sitting across from them suddenly said, “Fei Fei, you didn’t throw up, did you?”
Fei Chang’s face suddenly heated up.
Normally, controlling your expression is a compulsory course for artists, but he still hadn’t learned to hide his emotions up until now. Full of panic and helplessness, he looked at them as if he had been caught red-handed.
The little assistant quickly poured a cup of hot water for him. “If you’re lactose intolerant, you shouldn’t have drank the milk the sponsor gave out earlier.”
Fei Chang didn’t understand. “Huh? Milk?”
Fortunately, his IQ caught up and he immediately responded with “Oh, oh, oh, yes, yes, yes, right, right, right!”
But Chen Yueyang understood. The baby giraffe grew up, and its neck also became longer. He decided, for the sake of the young man’s physical and mental health and growth and development, he would refuse to take Fei Chang to shows where the female host was B cup or above, in the future.
The car was very quiet. Fei Chang didn’t dare to speak, and Chen Yueyang didn’t want to speak. Halfway through the car ride, the driver suddenly disrupted the calm.
“Yang-ge, we’re being followed.” He glanced nervously at the rearview mirror. “At least three vehicles.”
Fei Chang quickly turned around. Less than ten metres behind the back of the car, there were three vans racing to outflank the luxury nanny van. Fei Chang instinctively grabbed his senior brother’s arm, asking nervously, “This, is this the triads seeking revenge?”
A “mafia boss is attracted to a male star and decides to kidnap him after love turns to hate” story popped up in his imagination. And he was already mentally preparing himself to “protect the idol and allow him to run away, while he dies tragically under the assailant”.
Chen Yueyang was calm. “What kind of gangster have you seen, driving a Wuling Hongguang2[The most generic and cheap Chinese car, like the domestic version of a Volkswagon Beetle or Toyota Camry]?”
“…”
The Wuling Hongguang cars drove faster and faster, and two of them were already parallel with the nanny car. A lowered car window revealed a few faces. Although they were wearing masks, it couldn’t hide their wild enthusiasm.
One of the girls cried out, “Chen Yueyang! I want to marry you! Why don’t you marry me!”
…It turned out that the cars chasing them were illegitimate fans3[The Chinese term for sasaeng fans, basically crazy and obsessive fans, frequently stalkers.].
Chen Yueyang immediately said to the driver, “Get rid of them.”
The driver hit the gas pedal to the bottom, but he still couldn’t lose them.
People who drive for illegitimate fans are not fans, but simply people who make money from it. They have long developed a set of “skills” when chasing stars. They are not afraid of traffic lights, traffic rules, or speeding. Like flies that have smelled blood, they won’t leave no matter what.
Fei Chang heard of a major event that happened in the circle a few years ago. In order to forcefully stop an idol’s nanny car, some illegitimate fans used vans to “squeeze” it. As a result, the star’s vehicle lost control on the highway, crashed into a guardrail, and burned until only the frame was left. The star himself ended up staying in the ICU for a long time.
The three vans were getting closer and closer, but for Chen Yueyang’s safety, the nanny car couldn’t drive the way they did.
Fei Chang suddenly spoke. “Just stop the car.”
Chen Yueyang replied coldly, “Absolutely not. Drive faster.”
“Senior brother4[In the entertainment industry, sometimes artists from the same company will call each other shixiong (senior brother) / shidi (junior brother).], stop the car.”
“You don’t understand. Right now, I definitely can’t give in. If they force me to stop this time, then next time they’ll follow me home.”
“Chen Yueyang!” Fei Chang shouted at him, completely forgetting to use honorifics. “I’m telling you to stop the car!”
“…”
“Let me drive.”
- 1[A nanny van is a spacious van used by celebrities. The name probably comes from this type of car being used in Hong Kong as part of the private school bus service. ]
- 2[The most generic and cheap Chinese car, like the domestic version of a Volkswagon Beetle or Toyota Camry]
- 3[The Chinese term for sasaeng fans, basically crazy and obsessive fans, frequently stalkers.]
- 4[In the entertainment industry, sometimes artists from the same company will call each other shixiong (senior brother) / shidi (junior brother).]