Rebirth from the Ashes

Over at the audience stand, the eagle-eyed Chu Ying followed Song Wenye’s line of vision and was taken aback by what she saw. “Alpha Xu, isn’t that Yu Yuanxi?”

Was he not filming a movie? What brought him here?

Oh, my. Some people were closeted starstruck fans.

Pei Xu looked over to find it was indeed Yu Yuanxi. Taking a glance at Song Wenye who was on stage, he had a sneaky feeling about the two!

Chu Ying felt for Yu Yuanxi to be squashed and shoved around in the standing pit. Surely, he bought the pit tickets because it was cheaper than the seated tickets. She waved her arm and shouted, “Yu Yuanxi.”

The International Class students were seated over at this side while on the outer edge were students of No. 4 High School. Since everyone was schoolmates, there was no issue to make room for him.

While turning to the source of someone calling him, Yu Yuanxi’s sunglasses were knocked off after being pushed from the left. Although he tried to pick up his sunglasses, there was simply no room to maneuver. Hence, he could only watch as his sunglasses were trampled on. What a shame.

In the blink of an eye, his mask was pulled and ripped off as well.

Since there were mostly girls around him, Yu Yuanxi’s appearance made heads turn. With someone amid the crowd calling him a cutie, many looked his way.

Hunks, especially the gentleman type, tended to stand out in a crowd. It was like they had a spotlight on them.

“He’s handsome. Why do I get a familiar feeling?”

“I think I’ve seen him before.”

The set was abuzz among the crowd, and a few of the bold girls elbowed their way towards him with the intention to chat him up. As fans, they all had a common topic to talk about. Perhaps they were supporting the same idol!

“Come here, Yu Yuanxi!” Chu Ying waved her arms and yelled, curious who his idol was.

The International Class was familiar with Yu Yuanxi’s financial situation. To him, it was a luxury to idolize celebrities because a loyal fan would splurge on concerts, albums, and merchandise to support their stars.

Truth be told, fans spent money to vote for their favorite idols on this talent show.

Although Yu Yuanxi believed no one could recognize him, he was not a hundred percent sure. There was a press release with photos of the production team and actors taken during the opening of the shooting.

He now had fans, albeit scarce. On occasion, some fans came to visit the set. This, to him, was a new and magical experience.

Their director was not some renowned big shot and splurged all the money on the movie. With no money left for publicity, Yu Yuanxi was baffled by how fans came to know him.

Pei Xu frowned as Yu Yuanxi reservedly tried to make his way out of the crowd. Why did he have to act all prim and proper when he could just jump over the barrier? He could not stand to see Yu Yuanxi squished to a pulp. “Yu Yuanxi, just jump over.”

Caught in an awkward moment, Yu Yuanxi glanced at the fans in the audience and hesitated. It did not sound like a good idea to skip over the hurdle.

“Our people are all here.” Pei Xu swung his arm and shouted. Yu Yuanxi’s dilly-dallying drove him crazy.

Indeed, the people here were from No. 4 High School who first hated Song Wenye before turning into her fans. Yu Yuanxi may not know them, but they recognized Yu Yuanxi. Yu Yuanxi was specially enrolled by the school and was also a celebrity. He signed on to a managing agency a few months ago and was off to act in a movie.

In a show of respect to Pei Xu, the group merrily gave way for Yu Yuanxi to pass. It was sad to see an actor in the making standing in the pit.

Having never done such a thing before, Yu Yuanxi was blushing to his ears. Still, the scorching gaze from the girls around him was a harder pill to swallow. Caught between a rock and a hard place, he chose to jump the fence.

Soon, he arrived at the International Class’ seating.

The international class was nice to Yu Yuanxi because of Shen Xi. Alpha Xu also had a good relationship with him and ate together several times. Sure, they were not the closest friends, but they were not strangers either.

“Who are you a fan of?” Curiosity got the better of Chu Ying as she eagerly asked the approaching Yu Yuanxi. It was hard to believe that Yu Yuanxi would come and support his idol.

“I’m here to watch Song Wenye’s performance.” Yu Yuanxi was not one to lie.

Last night, Song Wenye sent him a message, asking if he was coming for her debut performance. Since he wanted to see if it was possible to take a day off, he told her to wait for a reply.

Yu Yuanxi was held up in the shoot without any time to take a breather. By the time he found the time to check his phone, the girl had blacklisted him.

He knew Song Wenye was angry for his prolonged non-response. Without waiting for the production crew, he finished his scene, bought the ticket, and came here directly.

“There’s something…” Raising a brow, Pei Xu offhandedly curled his lips and dragged out his sentence. “…fishy going on between you two!”

“We’re friends,” Yu Yuanxi explained.

“Are you done with the shoot?” Ignoring the answer, Pei Xu inquired further.

“No.” Yu Yuanxi shook his head.

“Where did you fly from?” Pei Xu asked another question.

“K Town.” Yu Yuanxi replied as questioned.

Pei Xu chuckled. “Oh, you flew all the way from K Town to watch your friend’s performance in secret. Got it.”

Yu Yuanxi furrowed his brows. “Alpha Xu, don’t poke fun at me.”

They were not suited for each other.

“Jesus! So you like our Song Wenye? You’re the bomb! I’m all for you to go after her!” Chu Ying caught up to the story.

Yu Yuanxi turned red in the face. Clearing his throat, he changed the topic by pointing to the stage. “The debut performance is starting.”

For some reason, he was reluctant to refute Chu Ying. Perhaps he was… into Song Wenye?

On stage, Song Wenye noticed Yu Yuanxi’s engagement with Pei Xu and the rest. Of course, she was too far to pick up on their conversation. However, her eyes might be playing tricks, but she had a feeling that Yu Yuanxi was blushing.

Yu Yuanxi was quick to turn red in the ears, especially when talking to girls. Song Wenye did not know if he was like this with all the girls or only when she teased the heck out of him.

“Lil’ Ye.” Ye Weiyang caught Song Wenye absent-mindedly gazing toward the audience. With the premiere of their debut performance about to begin, she urged her, “Stay focused.”

Han Yan’s keen eyes picked up that Song Wenye was looking at her fans. Nevertheless, since there were three hotties there, she was unsure which one was Song Wenye staring at.