Jiang Yuchao sat up and looked out the window for a while. On a workday, with people and cars bustling about, even living on the sixth floor, one could still hear the noisy sound of honking horns.
... She's back? Her memory was still stuck in that world where she lost her idol... Wait a minute, idol?
Jiang Yuchao suddenly turned around, lifted the covers, found her phone, and went straight to Weibo, wanting to find out what was going on with her idol Shaoyuan. As soon as she opened Weibo, a stream of messages refreshed. The number one trending topic on Weibo was a bus crashing off the Lidong Bridge into the Datong River, with seventeen people, including the driver and passengers, killed in the accident.
The second trending topic was that the popular idol actor Xi Shaoyuan fell seriously ill after entering the crew of "The Domineering Prince's Special Agent Abandoned Consort" and was sent to the hospital. His condition was still unknown, and only the company issued a statement, calling on everyone to wait patiently, indicating that there was no life-threatening danger.
Many people tagged Jiang Old Wine, this tear-inducing toxic fan, because now many people were arguing on Weibo. Because Xi Shaoyuan was injured, fans were very worried and spontaneously prayed on Weibo for their idol to recover soon. It happened to coincide with the bus crash incident, and many people couldn't stand it, scolding them for not having a bit of sympathy and only caring about celebrities when such a thing happened.
Of course, the fans wouldn't take it lying down. To them, their idol was like family, friends, and lovers. Of course they would be worried if something happened. These people who came out to scold others really thought that by posting a candle emoji on Weibo, they could take the moral high ground and criticize others at will.
Who knows when this strange modern Weibo custom started, but whenever a tragic event occurs, one must express sympathy and grief. If you don't post on Weibo, you will be scolded. If you post something happy on Weibo during such times, you will also be scolded.
It's as if everyone in the world must grieve together for one thing and be happy for another. If you don't conform, you'll be killed.
Weibo was a bloody mess, with many people tearing at each other. The fans who were truly anxious and worried about Xi Shaoyuan's condition didn't actually argue - just like those who truly cared about the bus incident were not the ones bickering about it on Weibo.
Jiang Yuchao's Weibo private messages were filled with invitations to battle from those fans, nothing more than wanting her to go out and scold away those idle people who came knocking, completely forgetting that they had a great time scolding her, this toxic fan, in the beginning.
Jiang Yuchao didn't pay attention to these "temporary allies". She deleted them all without even looking, then found Shaoyuan's Weibo and carefully typed a sentence: "Zhuoyu, are you back? I am Jiang Old Wine."
There was no response from the other side. She sat there and waited for a long time, still with no reaction. She couldn't help but send one more word: "Prince?"
Suddenly, the phone rang, with the words "stepmother" flashing on it. Jiang Yuchao clicked her tongue in annoyance and answered the call.
On the other end was a delicate voice, "Yuchao ah, why didn't you come to the company today? Do you still feel it's too tiring? Sigh, didn't your dad say early on, if you find it tiring, you can just play at home. Why do you have to be in such a hurry to enter the company..."
Jiang Yuchao: "As long as you haven't given birth to a little brother for me, whether I go to the company or not, this company will be mine, understand?"
The other side choked, "What kind of thing are you saying? I'm just concerned about you, making it seem like I want to fight with you over something!"
Jiang Yuchao: "That's right, I think you're the one who shouldn't go to the company to work. Anyway, you just go there to drink coffee and paint your nails. If you have that time, you might as well go home and make a baby with my dad. Maybe it'll be more efficient."
After she finished speaking, she could feel her stepmother's anger through the phone, but she directly hung up the call, then got up to change clothes and wash up.
Just now, she really wanted to check which hospital her idol was in and go see how he was doing with her own eyes, but this sudden phone call made her sober up.
She's back, but is her one-sided thinking really correct?
Is the idol she met in that world the same as the idol in this world?
Does this Shaoyuan remember the interactions she remembers?
Or rather, was it all real?
Jiang Yuchao didn't dare to make any assumptions; she could only stand in front of the sink and try her best to calm herself down.
She doesn't need to be in a hurry. If he is, he will definitely find her. If he isn't... that's fine too. At least he's still alive and well now.
......
At Ning City's Second Hospital, Xi Shaoyuan's manager Sister Xu was busy and frazzled. Last night, the artist she was in charge of, Xi Shaoyuan, suddenly developed a high fever and fell unconscious.
He still hadn't woken up. She had to deal with the company and crew, and postpone scheduled interviews and an advertising shoot. She also had to contact Xi Shaoyuan's mother and stepfather.
What made her feel the worst was that Xi Shaoyuan's condition didn't seem very good. He kept talking nonsense. When she finally had a bit of time to rest, Sister Xu sat in a chair and took a nap. She had just fallen asleep for a short while when an assistant ran over and woke her up.
"Sister Xu, Sister Xu, Shaoyuan is awake!" The assistant was overjoyed.
Sister Xu was shocked awake and hurriedly went to see him. The doctor also came and examined him, sighing in relief, "The fever has gone down. We still need to do a few more tests."
In fact, this fever situation was very strange, and this morning's persistent high fever was also very strange. It's good that the patient's condition had finally stabilized.
Xi Shaoyuan looked around and let out a long sigh. Sister Xu went up to ask him how he felt and heard him ask, "Sister Xu?"
"It's me. What's wrong? Don't tell me your brain got fried from the fever?" Sister Xu looked at his eyes, not knowing why she felt like he didn't recognize her.
Xi Shaoyuan quickly reacted. He had just woken up and was in low spirits. After asking what time it was now, he mustered up his energy and said, "I want to see someone. Sister Xu, can you... arrange it for me..."
Sister Xu barely heard what he was saying, "Who do you want to see? Your mom? I'll call your stepdad in a bit and have your mom come over."
Xi Shaoyuan: "No, it's Jiang Old..."
Sister Xu: "Jiang*? What do you want ginger for? To eat?"
*T/N: Jiang also means ginger.
Xi Shaoyuan: "... Old Wine..."
Sister Xu was at a loss, "Alcohol? You want to drink alcohol now?"
Xi Shaoyuan shook his head, feeling a headache coming on. "No, it's Jiang Old Wine."
Sister Xu's mind hadn't caught up yet, but the assistant beside her hesitantly said, "Is it 'Jiang Old Wine', that toxic fan, one of Shaoyuan's fans?"
Sister Xu: "That can't be what he means. He doesn't even know Jiang Old Wine, so why would he suddenly want to see her?"
She had just finished speaking when she saw Xi Shaoyuan nodding on the bed, saying, "It's her, I want to see her."
Sister Xu: "Huh???"
Jiang Yuchao received the call in the evening. The person on the other end claimed to be Xi Shaoyuan's agent and gave her the hospital address and room number.
"Although it's very sudden, I still want to ask, are you willing to come see our Xi Shaoyuan? He suddenly wants to see you for some reason. The thing is, he's sick now and may be a bit confused, so please be understanding."
Sister Xu rambled on for a bit, and heard the person on the other end of the phone reply firmly, "I'll be right there!" Then the call ended.
She waited for about thirty minutes and saw the breathless 'Jiang Old Wine' outside the hospital room. So in Ning City, during the peak of traffic, how did she get to the hospital in thirty minutes? And she came in such a hurry, yet she was still holding a bouquet of freshly bought flowers.
Feeling that the whole thing seemed strange no matter how she looked at it, Sister Xu brought the person into the hospital room, ready to observe the whole process.
Jiang Yuchao stood at the door holding the flowers, her gaze meeting Xi Shaoyuan's. It was the short hair she was most familiar with, the appearance she had seen countless times across vast distances on the internet. It was also the gaze she was familiar with, the gaze belonging to Prince Yuling, Xi Zhuoyu.
Xi Shaoyuan was in much better spirits at this point. Seeing her appear, he smiled slightly and reached out his hand to her, "You're here."
Jiang Yuchao couldn't hold back. She quickly stepped forward and placed her hand in his. Xi Shaoyuan grasped it, and the two silently gazed at each other. After a while, they both started laughing.
Sister Xu on the side: "???" No, what happened? Why does Shaoyuan seem to know this Jiang Old Wine? And this atmosphere is unusual! Why do these two have the excited look of long-lost lovers reuniting?
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