Chapter 450 (1/2)
Chapter 450: Internet Celebrity
Translator: GravityTales Editor: GravityTales
Like the saying goes, fame portends trouble for men as fattening does for pigs.
Prior to this, the reason Tang Xiu kept a low profile was due to his personality. But now he finally tasted the bitter fruit. People pointed fingers at him when as he walked on the road to campus. A few bold ones also came over to converse with him, the female students boldly making confessions. He also became the focus of attention in the classroom, and all the topics that people talked about were almost inseparable from him.
Furthermore, the most frustrating thing that made him helpless was that, when he wanted to leave the campus, when he was not even outside the campus gate, the media, that had slipped inside, blocked him in. If he hadn’t slipped fast enough under the cover of several brothers, he would have been blinded by the flashlights.
The only thing that made him somewhat contented was that the class teacher-in-charge, Han Qingwu, had asked for a leave, and was replaced by another English teacher.
In the male student dormitory.
With a weary smile, Tang Xiu turned off his mobile phone. An immense headache struck him just by merely answering phone calls. While watching the gloating guys around him, he sat on the chair and said, “Guys, any of you wanna help me buy dinner? I really can’t go out.”
The sincere and honest Xue Chao promptly replied after hearing Tang Xiu’s plea, “I’ll go. What do you want to eat?”
“Anything will do, as long as I can fill my belly,” Tang Xiu waved his hand and didn’t bother to elaborate. “Also, the dorm is about to be locked, so I’m going to sneak out. I already spoke to the teacher, saying that I’ll be studying home by myself for the next few days.”
The trio gazed at Tang Xiu with sympathetic expressions. Yue Kai threw the Land Rover’s keys to Tang Xiu and said with a smile, “Well, since you wanna slip out, it’s better for you to have the car. I heard that Internet celebrities are actually no different from big stars. I was doubtful at first, but now, I finally realized that an Internet celebrity also possesses an attraction force that is no worse than that of a big stars’. In other words, internet celebrities are another, alternative from of a big star.”
“I have no interest in becoming an Internet celebrity nor a big star at all.” Tang Xiu forced a smile. “If I could, I’d give you a chance to become one, though.”
“You get what you deserve.” Yue Kai laughed. “Who told you to show off in the freshmen welcoming party? Even Zhang Xinya’s limelight was stolen by you. If you don’t become popular, who would?”
“Ugh…” Tang Xiu helplessly shook his head.
Star City, at a certain upscale villa complex.
After a busy day, Kang Xia dragged her tired body back to her place. She took a shower and then put on clean and cozy pajamas. Out of habit, she poured a glass of red wine and savored it while sitting on the sofa, holding her laptop and surfing the internet.
“Hey, Chief. Open the door! Open the door!”
Andy’s cry was heard outside the villa.
Kang Xia was startled. Though the villa where she lived and Andy’s villa were only tens of meters away, rarely did Andy visit her. After opening the door by pressing the remote control key, Kang Xia saw Andy rush inside and head straight to the second floor. She couldn’t help laughing, “Hey, is the sky collapsing or something? Just look at your anxiousness…”
Raising her hand to interrupt Kang Xia, Andy then pointed at a laptop next to her and said, “Chief, open your browser. You don’t need to search anything. Just look at the headlines.”
_The headlines?_
Puzzled and confused, Kang Xia opened the browser according to Andy’s instruction. She then immediately saw top news content:
_“A Heaven-Defying Saint Of Music Unexpectedly Appeared Singing And Playing The Zither At The Shanghai University’s Freshmen Welcoming Party…”_
After Kang Xia got in, a vivid picture immediately appeared in front of her. The image was of a handsome young man playing the zither.
“T-T-This… isn’t this the Boss?”
Kang Xia suddenly looked up and stared at Andy, asking.
“Yeah, that’s our Boss for sure,” Andy repetitively nodded. “Scroll down more. There’s a footage of our Boss playing the zither. You must concentrate and listen to our Boss’s play. You’ll be shocked!”
Kang Xia played the video and calmly enjoyed it. She was instantly attracted by the wonderful musical notes right after the music started. Unknowingly, her entire mind was immersed in the zither’s sound; even the world before she seemed to have changed…
Eventually, she slowly opened her eyes. When she subconsciously wiped away the falling tears on her face, she looked at the somewhat dazed Andy and murmured, “Boss’s zither play and the song are like some magical power. It’s beyond logic and above reason. Truly unfathomable!”