Chapter 9 Digging to the Bottom

  Although the organizer asked to minimize conversation with Yuki during autograph sessions, every fan's excitement and thrill of seeing their idol in person would likely take three days and nights to express.

  This took up a lot of time, and basically everyone who signed was dragged away by Yunqi's bodyguards. After twenty or so people, Yunqi's face had already shown signs of fatigue, and the habitual smile that hung on her face had also faded away.

  At fifty-nine, Xiao Nan saw Yun Qi slightly yawning, she was forcing herself to stay awake, her signature speed was also very fast, the font was flying and dancing, as if she was perfunctory.

  It was Leng Xue's turn, and she excitedly opened the book to the title page and placed it in front of Yun Qi. "Yun Qi, you're even more beautiful than your posters, a hundred times more so! I'm your super fan, I've seen all your movies, like 'The City is Full of Big Wave Sisters' and 'The Most Boring Movie Ever', 'Crazy Dinner Spray'..." Before Leng Xue could finish speaking, Yun Qi furrowed her brow and quickly signed the book with a flourish, her handwriting barely legible. She slightly turned her head to the side, completely ignoring Leng Xue's flattering words. The bodyguard caught the hint and hastily pulled Leng Xue away.

  "I... I haven't finished speaking yet! Ah! Yuki, there's something important..." The voice of Leng Xue, who was being taken away by the bodyguards, grew fainter and fainter until it disappeared from the signing scene.

  This little girl, things are really not reliable. Xiao Nan shook his head helplessly.

  "Open your book's cover page." The fat man standing beside Yunqi reminded Xiao Nian, who was still observing the traces of Leng Xue.

  Xiao Nan opened the page, Yun Qi's head didn't lift, swooshing a few times, quickly signing her name.

  "Next!" The fat man shouted in assistance.

  "Wait a minute!" Xiao Nan looked at the signature and frowned slightly, saying: "I don't want your signature, give me another one."

  As soon as this was said, everyone in the room was shocked. Why? Yunqi is what kind of person? That's an international movie star, absolutely a super big shot. Let alone a small Xiaonan, even someone several times stronger than him, no one dares to speak to Yunqi with this tone.

  "You've taken the wrong medicine, or you're here to cause trouble. Security, take this ignorant guy out of here!" The fat man gave an order and immediately four security guards plus a bodyguard came over and surrounded Xiao Nan.

  "Wait!" Surprisingly, it was Yun Qi who said this. She hesitated for a moment, looked at Xiao Nan, and ordered those people: "Let him go." Then she asked Xiao Nan: "Since you're a cloud powder, I'll agree to your request. Tell me, what do you want me to write?"

  "You write it, I have a story with a man that must be told."

  "...Boom!" The fans behind the Yunfen immediately let out a burst of boos and whistles.

  Yun Qi's eyes were fixed on Xiao Nan, and she said with a hint of anger: "Don't be too excessive, there are many people watching here."

  "Alright, you don't write, I won't leave." Xiao Nan crossed his arms and shrugged, with a stance of fighting to the end.

  "Who is that! Beat him, thrash him!" Behind the crowd, there were several strong and sturdy young men who rolled up their sleeves, ready to rush forward to defend their idol, but were forcibly stopped by security guards.

  Yun Qi closed the book and handed it to Xiao Nan, gesturing for him to lean in close. She whispered something in his ear, her voice so soft that no one else could hear it, only the two of them knew what she said.

  After hearing Yuki's words, Xiao Nan happily waved at Yuki and said: "Thanks for the autograph, bye!" Then, under everyone's gaze, she swaggered out of the bookstore.

  Before I could leave, the host announced through the microphone: "Today, due to Yunqi's poor physical condition, the subsequent autograph session has been cancelled..."

  No need to mention the mess inside. Let's just say that as soon as Xiao Nan walked out of the book city, Leng Xue quickly came up to him, took his arm and curiously asked: "Nan Ge, have you talked to Yun Qie about the endorsement?"

  "No way!" Xiao Nan raised an eyebrow and smiled: "Aren't you the one who wanted to tell her? I'm saying, isn't it a waste of effort to take off your pants twice? What if Yunqi sees me being troublesome and changes her mind?"

  "Ugh!" Leng Xue's small fist punched Xiao Nan, saying angrily: "You didn't see that I...I was just excited for a moment and forgot to say the important thing. If you hadn't spoken up, this rare opportunity would have been missed."

  "It's a miss then! Anyway, it's only been two days, and there are still thirteen days left, plenty of opportunities." Xiao Nan was unconvinced.

  "It's going to be the death of me! You think it's that easy to see Yunqi, you know how much trouble I went through to get these two tickets, even... even..." Leng Xue's words trailed off, leaving Xiao Nan with endless imagination.

  "What's the matter? Did you mobilize your resources? That would be a loss, if it was for those two tickets and you ended up losing, I'd be the sinner." Xiao Nan smiled mischievously at Leng Xue.

  "Look for a fight! Who would have thought you'd be so despicable, they just asked...". Leng Xue threw another flurry of small fists, but soon showed a worried expression. "Forget it! Let's not talk about this anymore. Nan Ge, what do we do next?"

  "What to do? Let's go eat! I'll treat you to dinner!" After joking around, Xiao Nan glanced at her watch and saw that it was already past 12 o'clock. Her stomach was indeed growling with hunger, so she had to quickly find a place to fill up.

  There's a Wang Mama's private kitchen just across from Hua City Bookstore, Xiao Nan pointed and discussed with Leng Xue: "Let's go there to eat, the taste is not bad, authentic."

  "Hmph! You're so heartless, you don't even know how to worry, and yet you still have the appetite to eat." Leng Xue muttered under her breath as she followed Xiao Nan through the pedestrian overpass and into a restaurant.

  It was time for dinner, and the hall was crowded with people. After a while, under the guidance of the waiter, they found a seat near the corner, Xiao Nan handed the menu to Leng Xue and said: "What do you want to eat? Order whatever you like, I'm treating."

  Leng Xue obviously had no appetite, casually flipped through a few pages of the menu, and handed it back to Xiao Nan: "You come instead, I'm not hungry yet."

  "Hehe." Xiao Nan laughed and didn't stand on ceremony, casually ordering a few dishes that were the store's specialties. After sending the waiter away, Xiao Nan leaned forward with her hands clasped together and asked Leng Xue: "Tell me, how did you manage to get those two tickets?"

  "You're really nosy, asking so many questions about such a small matter." Leng Xue put the napkin on her lap, seemingly unwilling to answer.

  "This kind of ticket, the most expensive one online has been speculated to 5,000 yuan per ticket. And I also know that among the Yun fans who came to the scene today, there are twenty tickets that flowed out from the municipal party committee compound. You're just a little girl who's new to her job, where did you get such great skills? Not only did you get one ticket, but you even got two tickets. Tell me, what's your background?" Recognizing each other for several days, Leng Xue still saw Xiao Nan speak so formally for the first time, and it made her not know how to respond.

  The atmosphere was slightly awkward. Xiao Nan's attitude made it clear that he didn't want to change the current atmosphere, and he was patiently waiting for Leng Xue to speak the truth. But Leng Xue glanced around and spoke evasively with her eyes, indicating that she also didn't want to say anything.

  At this moment, a gentle-looking beauty with yellow-framed glasses walked over, looked at the two awkward people, and extended her hand to shake hands with Xiao Nan. She then introduced herself: "Hello, my name is Han Hui, I'm a reporter for the entertainment magazine 'Looking for Trouble'."

  Han Hui finished introducing himself, took out his business card and handed it to Xiao Nan with both hands. "May I sit down?" Han Hui asked politely, pointing to the empty seat next to Leng Xue beside Xiao Nan.

  The beauty's request, Xiao Nan has always been unable to refuse. Making a please gesture, Han Hui sat down next to Leng Xue, making Leng Xue stare at her in confusion.

  "Excuse me, are you Xiao Nan, an employee of Luo Lang Communications' marketing department?" No wonder he's a reporter, his ability to dig up information is really super strong.

  "What you said is very accurate." Xiao Nan nodded slightly and pointed at Leng Xue opposite him: "Her name is Leng Xue..."

  Han Hui smiled and interrupted Xiao Nan's introduction: "Her name is Leng Xue, your colleague, graduated from a university in this province, just assigned to your company, is..."

  Han Hui was about to continue speaking, but was interrupted by Leng Xue, who hastily poured a cup of water and handed it to her with both hands: "Sister Han, please have some tea."

  "What does the Korean reporter want from me?" Looking at Leng Xue who was more nervous than anyone else, Xiao Nan thought it was amusing. While asking Han Hui, she kept staring at Leng Xue, making her keep her head down all along.

  "This..." Han Hui hesitated for a moment, seemingly seeking Xiao Nan's opinion, and asked if it was convenient to talk with Leng Xue present.

  "You go ahead and say it, we're all family here." Xiao Nan spread out his hands and shrugged, looking like he didn't care.

  "I'd like to ask Mr. Xiao, do you know Yunqi?"

  Xiao Nan shook her head and directly denied it.

  "Since we don't know each other, today at the book signing event, you asked Yuki not to sign her name, but instead write: 'A story that I and a man must tell.' It seems that Yuki is quite unusual and didn't get angry, she even whispered to you, Mr. Xiao, how do you explain this?"

  "No explanation, nothing to report." Xiao Nan shrugged again.

  "What did Yunqi whisper to you?" Han Hui took a step closer, her eyes narrowing as if she wouldn't rest until she got to the bottom of things.

  "Nan-ge, I didn't expect there to be so many stories! Quickly tell me what's going on!" Leng Xue's eyes lit up as soon as she heard this, and she stared at Xiao Nan. As a super fan of Yun Qi, every move Yun Qi made was tied to her nerves. She cared about Yun Qi more than she cared about herself, and this reaction was only natural.

  Xiao Nan smiled faintly, looking up at the ceiling, and took a sip of tea from her cup. She said helplessly: "You guys shouldn't gossip like this, it's very simple for me to do this. I'm not a fan of Yun Qi, I don't worship her, and I don't need to deliberately try to please her. Her everything has nothing to do with me."

  It was Han Hui who, with the keen eyesight and insight of a journalist, seemed to have made some kind of guess. She smiled and pointed at Xiao Nan: "Mr. Xiao, just from your action of drinking tea earlier, you didn't tell the truth. I studied psychology, you looked up without looking at me and Leng Xue, which means you are guilty, you told a lie."

  "I'm out of here!" Xiao Nan couldn't help but blurt out a foul word: "Are you KGB or have you watched too many detective shows? I don't know how to explain it to you, you won't believe me no matter what. Fine, think whatever you want, my answer is still the same: 'No comment!'". She turned her head and stopped paying attention to him, as if she had issued an order to leave, almost saying "get out"!

  Han Hui knew she was being annoying, so she stood up and said to Xiao Nan: "Please forgive me for my questioning earlier. I'm a reporter, and this is also for my livelihood. Also, please pay attention to the internet, Mr. Xiao's conversation with Yunqi has already been posted online, go take a look! You're now a celebrity, Mr. Xiao! Sorry to have disturbed your mealtime, wishing you a good appetite, goodbye!" With that, Han Hui, wearing a cowboy outfit, slung her canvas bag over her shoulder and quickly disappeared from Xiao Nan's line of sight.