Chapter 250: Are They Dating?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“Holy sh*t, it really is Su Qingcen!”
At this moment, Su Qingcen had already removed her face mask, appearing on stream. Meng Fan naturally became the cameraman.
“Bada.s.s!”
“Wow they really were role playing! 666!”
“I only respect Meng Fatty! Who else could be such a loyal fan!”
“Hehe, there are people more bada.s.s than Meng Fan such as Zhu Liqian, Chen Ruoyi, Zhen Yuncan, Chen Huilian, Li Lianglei, Hannah Quinlivan…”
“….Those are all examples of female fans marrying their male idols.”
“There are several cases of male fans marrying their idols, too, like Stephanie Sun, Ella, and Guo Jingjing.”
“You guys are taking this too far!”
“Are you trying to start something?!”
“Stop BSing!”
“The hole in your brain is too big!”
“Stop trying to start sh*t, take Shan Jin bro away!”
“Stop trying to start sh*t, take Meng Fatty… Wait, I’m bullsh*tting, I can’t carry him!”
“…”
Is this allowed?!
After seeing the chaotic situation calm down from Meng Fan’s statement, Su Qingcen felt nothing but respect for Meng Fan.
She’d seen way too many chaotic scenes caused by her appearance, but she had never seen a situation calm down so fast due to one sentence. No amount of bodyguards could have stopped it, nor could she have if she were alone!
Was Meng Fan’s voice too charming and magical? Or was his tower-like stature too much a deterrent? Perhaps people just feared his reputation?
After all, everyone had seen the video of his fight. He had not been joking; in the blink of an eye, he’d drop-kicked the guy American style!
Maybe it was a combination of all these factors.
However, Su Qingcen had forgotten a seemingly unimportant reason. That was the friend-and-enemy relations.h.i.+p between an idol and her fan.
The standup comedian, Li Dan, once said that the biggest enemy of idols — who constantly thank their fans — are their fans. Otherwise, why would they hire so many bodyguards?
Although he had said this as part of a stand-up sketch, it had inevitably become reality.
Idols couldn’t live without their fans, but their fans were also the source of their annoyance and precaution.
n.o.body was in the wrong here, but the attributes of the two are just too conflicting.
How can an idol interact peacefully with their fans?
This was a hard question!
The best way, no doubt, was to maintain a safe distance.
Not many fans could reasonably stand in front of their idol calmly without being excited and confused, and not many idols who could be brave and calm enough to approach their fans. On this earth, there were only a handful of people who were powerful yet intimate like Zhou Runfa.
It’s not that idols didn’t want to approach their fans; they were just concerned for safety. Not just their own safety, but that of their fans as well. There were way too many incidents of chaotic stampedes occuring because of idols, so few idols dared take that risk nowadays.
Of course, there were also idols who wanted to maintain their mysteriousness, too.
Returning to the scene, Meng Fan’s bellowing statement had temporarily broken the frenemy relations.h.i.+p between the idol and her fans, informing them to maintain a safe distance, and rea.s.suring them that Su Qingcen was not going to run. There was no need to shove, or chase, or go crazy. You could see her if you just looked.
Let’s make another irrelevant example. It was as if Su Qingcen had been spotted by a pack of hungry wolves, and if she had revealed even the slightest bit of fear, the wolves would jump her immediately — including the pedestrian wolves nearby who didn’t even know what was happening. It would be a mess.
Even if Su Qing Cen wasn’t in a rush to run away, there might still be a wolf from the pack that wasn’t thinking straight and jump her anyways. He had probably held in this instinct however, due to there being a ‘hunting rifle’— or in this case, Meng Fan — present on site.
Besides, the metaphysical attribute of Voice Appeal also played a large role.
“This trip has got me starved. You guys don’t know how annoying this guy is. During the entire broadcast, he used the narrator’s voice from ‘Taste of China’ to introduce everything. I was scared to eat as well, and when I finally couldn’t help the temptation and took my mask off to eat, you guys discovered me. Now I feel liberated hahaha, do you guys have any recommendations?”
After the chaos subsided, Su Qingcen also calmed down. Her chill and outgoing big brother personality began to s.h.i.+ne through and she actually managed to eat her way through the street.
Seeing that Su Qingcen wasn’t going to run, her fans calmed down as well. After calming down, they realized how delightful it was to watch their idol happily eat. It was much more entertaining than running after her screaming.
Normally, you wouldn’t even be able to see this kind of interaction on television.
Moreover, some sentimental individuals felt idols were quite pitiful since it was difficult for them to do mundane tasks like shopping or going out to eat.
A girl with an excited yet embarra.s.sed expression approached. “Shan Jin bro, this BBQ store is really good… I just bought this, it’s clean…”
“Really?” Su Qingcen did not wait for her to finish before asking with a smile. “Can I have a skewer?”
“Yes yes yes yes!”
The girl was ecstatic, handing the entire bag to Su Qingcen.
“Thanks.”
Su Qingcen took the skewer and bit into it. Immediately, her eyes formed into small half moons. “It really is delicious.”
“Shan Jin bro, over here!”
“This potsticker is delicious!”
“Shan Jin bro!”
Instantly, the people surrounding them began to offer the snacks in their possession.
This was getting out of control!
“Hey hey hey!”
Meng Fan, who had already returned the loudspeaker, screamed once again from his belly. “You guys are going overboard, hey? I’m still here, and I’m huge. How come n.o.body wants to feed me? Do I look full to you?”
Everyone heard this and laughed heartily, setting the scene in order again. Of course, some people rolled their eyes internally. Please buddy, who are you? Why should we feed you?
The remaining half of the street would not take much time to eat through, plus every restaurant they wanted to try had food readily available so they were able to finish in a short time.
It wasn’t long, but Su Qingcen was very happy. She hadn’t been able to shop like this for a very long time. Nevermind domestically, she didn’t have many chances to do this even internationally.
Everytime she went shopping, she’d been overly cautious. She felt no different from a thief when making purchases, afraid someone would recognize her.
“Thank you, everyone!”
They had arrived at the last stall on the street. Su Qing Cen finished the last bite of her food, and turned to the fans who were closing in behind her. She bowed and smiled warmly at them. “I loved eating all the delicious food and had so much fun shopping around. Thank you for accompanying me!”
“See you!” She waved.
The driver had already pulled up to the intersection. The two waved and entered the car, which quickly disappeared from the crowd’s sight.
“Goodbye!”
“Bye bye!”
“Shan Jin bro, I love you!”
Amidst a sea of confessions and infatuated screams, one particular voice stood out: “Are you guys dating?”
Once this was heard, the crowd went silent.
Yeah, why was Su Qing Cen out wandering alone with this guy!
Her a.s.sistant was missing, and so was her manager. It was just them; a man and a woman!
During this hour, and in disguise as well… No matter how you look at it, it was a famous TV idol secretly dating her fan!
This was way too suspicious!