Chapter 3: Part 2 - Repulsive Yet Attractive

The 7 member idol group, “THE SEVEN,” had its fan meeting held in the gymnasium of Nan City’s new district. The weather on this day was particularly good, with the round moon handing in the air even while the night has not entirely fallen. In this crowd of people, Jin Yanliu’s head of red hair was especially conspicuous.

But the blurry night gave him a cover, allowing him and the fatty to enter the auditorium without anyone recognizing him.

Tt was rare for celebrities to humbly and honestly line up and enter with the fans like Jin Yanliu did; typically, they would go through a different route.

For the first time, Jin Yanliu felt the joy of freedom. He even took off his mask at the end.

Speaking of which, apart from attending public events, he hadn’t walked in a crowded community area without wearing a mask for at least three or four years.

Freedom indeed feels the best.

“Hello…”

Jin Yanliu immediately turned his head in the direction of the voice.

The one who called out to him was a handsome young man dressed brightly in a floral shirt. “Are you… Jin Yanliu?”

Fatty Xiao felt his heart clench, immediately saying, “No, no, no.”

Jin Yanliu was calm, speaking a lame Sichuanese dialect*, “Oh no sai , but many people say that I look like him sai .”

* Random TL note: I feel offended.

Next to the handsome young man, his companion spoke, “Like I said, there’s no way such a big star would sit in a seat so far away from the stage.”

Jin Yanliu saw the fan signs(? Not sure of the exact term) in their hands and asked amiably, “Are you also Zhou Beiyang’s fans sai ?”

Fatty Xiao’s forehead was full of black lines. Bro, Sichuanese people don’t say everything with “sai,” okay?

Unexpectedly, the other party became agitated. “You guys are his fans too?!”

Seeing that Jin Yanliu and Fatty Xiao didn’t have anything in their hands, they quickly handed over some left-over fan signs and a few light sticks. “Looks like you guys didn’t join the fan club. If you joined, then you could get all sorts of items to show your support for the (idol) group!”

“This is our first time chasing idols,” Jin Yanliu said.

“Since you guys are fans of Zhou Beiyang, then we’re a family now!” the other party said boisterously.

After going through the daunting experience without mishap, Jin Yanliu fully relaxed.

He found that Zhou Beiyang was indeed really popular.

With the venue filled up with 20,000 fans, the one with the most fans within the 7 member group was still Zhou Beiyang. His popularity was almost crushing. Bathed by the star river composed of light-sticks and fan signs, Jin Yanliu had the gratifying feeling of “seeing his son grow up.”

Very nice.

He had only ever watched Zhou Beiyang’s performances from his phone previously, and the feeling of coming to the concert personally was indeed different. Amongst the row of young men with superior height and appearance, the Zhou Beiyang, who stood in the middle, was still the most eye-catching.

Zhou Beiyang, with a height of 186 cm, good body proportions, and legs long enough to be called sexy, wore a loose white shirt and a pair of tight, dark gray suit pants, his expression cold upon his jade-like features. When his slim waist and abdomen muscles were occasionally revealed, the screams around the stage were deafening to the point that they could engulf the whole world.

The cute and handsome guy who stood beside Jin Yanliu was probably gay, his reaction exaggerated as he stamped his feet in agitation. “KYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!”

“Hey, hey! Isn’t that brother just sooooo handsome?!” He pulled on Jin Yanliu’s arm.

“That’s right, that’s right.” Jin Yanliu nodded enthusiastically.

No wonder the fans were so excited and passionately screaming to the point of ridiculousness; the Zhou Beiyang on stage was just truly too valiant and charming.

The cute guy went to pull on other friend’s arm, shrieking, “Did you see that, did you see that?! Those 8-pack abs, that mermaid line(?), and that waist full of vitality! My knees are getting weak!”

Jin Yanliu couldn’t suppress his chuckle. But this excitement was infectious, and he screamed along with the other fans, and without realizing it, he was already crying from agitation.

He, Jin Yanliu, has lived such a fulfilling life and also has such an outstanding brother! But now, he not only would have his life usurped by some imposter, he couldn’t even enjoy the last 100 days of his existence; he also had to part with his loved ones.

When Fatty Xiao saw the top star burst into tears, he was so scared that he didn’t dare to move while sitting in his seat.

Damn, so Jin Yanliu knows how to cry too.

Jin Yanliu has always been arrogant and incredibly proud of his life, and Fatty Xiao had even suspected that this idol has never tasted tears in his entire life.

Sure enough, Jin Yanliu and Zhou Beiyang shared a close-knit brotherly love. He must be agitated, seeing his little brother become so dazzling.

With this thought in mind, Fatty Xiao immediately lifted the fan sign in his hands and shouted along with the crowds of fans beside him, “Zhou Beiyang! Zhou Beiyang!”