143 Sleuthing (1/2)

Footsteps echoed across the area, which was otherwise dominated by the sound of silence. The man looked menacing, getting nearer to Zhou Lei with each step he took.

Meanwhile, the latter was out of his wits, not knowing what to do. He looked around the arcade, searching for a particular girl with the surname of Lin.

After seconds of extensive searching, he gave up, failing to see even a single trace of that girl. 'That Ying...! Why did she abandon me?'

Eventually, Zhou Lei found that the man was right in front of him. The intimidating expression on the man's face made the meek Zhou Lei shudder once more, imagining what was going to happen.

”Kid, you...”

Just as the man was about scold Zhou Lei, the girl who had her head tilted down and stayed silent the whole time spoke up. ”M- m- m- me too!”

Her head raised and her eyes sparkled, looking at Zhou Lei as though he was a fellow kindred. Although she stuttered and looked kind of bashful, the sheer passion she showed overshadowed both of these shortcomings.

Zhou Lei's eyes started to sparkle, just like hers. 'So it turns out that... she did reciprocate my feelings!'

The people were dumbfounded. Especially the man that was about to scold Zhou Lei.

He felt cheated. 'Why would you act that way, girl? Why?!'

With a face burning red, the man decided to do a tactical retreat. Who knew where he went...

At that moment, multiple other eyes sparked, and they looked at each other before they rushed towards where Zhou Lei and the girl were.

.....

Lin Guiying waited for a few minutes outside.

”Hmm... I'm going back.”

Her initial embarrassment already subsided, with only a small trace of bittersweetness left. Besides, she felt guilty for leaving Zhou Lei alone in the arcade.

As she walked back to the DDR machine, the surroundings got progressively rowdier as she got closer. Fumbling around and bumping on other people, Lin Guiying eventually arrived at the center point of the mess.

A concentrated mass of people collected right beside the DDR machine, all of them looking fascinated by the technology.

Of course, these people couldn't care less about the machine, but Lin Guiying wouldn't know that.

She tapped someone on the shoulder. ”Excuse me sir, what's happening here?”

The stranger turned his head, exposing his face for Lin Guiying to see. ”Hmm?”

”Ah, er...” She discreetly scanned the face of the man. It was relatively normal and average looking. What caught her attention was the glasses that he wore...

What was supposed to be the lens that was attached inside the frame of the eyeglasses... were pictures of the famous teen idol, Lin Guiying.

Just then, she remembered the time when the agency she was signed up with, Crystall Entertainment, decided to produce limited edition merchandise. And this pair of glasses... was one of the merchandise.

She could remember being so angry and ashamed that one of the merchandise was that pair of glasses that didn't even allow one to see through! And that wasn't even the worst of the lot!

Because of her reminiscing, her mind was a mess. However, she was a top tier actor, so that didn't show on her face. Instead, she proceeded to ask the guy who wore the ridiculous glasses, ”What's the situation here? Why is everyone crowding around this place?”

The man, who was initially thinking that the girl was bothersome, suddenly turned enthusiastic. ”Oh, it was because my goddess Lin Guiying had been here!”

The sound of thunder resounded in Lin Guiying's mind. 'What. Are. You. Talking. About.'

”It's like this, last Saturday, someone reported a lost and found item to the staff of the arcade, and after some sleuthing, we found out that the item was Lin Guiying's!”

Composing herself, Lin Guiying continued her interrogation. ”Hmm, what kind of item is it? And what kind of sleuthing did you do?”

Seeing the girl becoming interested in the situation, the guy became slightly giddy. 'Awww man, I'm gonna rope this girl in the fandom, and then goddess Lin will have one more fan! She will surely be happy if I do this!'

”The item was a limited edition album, the 'White Flower Season 6 OST'.” The guy couldn't contain his ever-increasing smile as he continued to speak.

'White Flower... OST? So that's where it went!' She recalled that the one she bought went missing, so she bought a new one, albeit with the normal cover. Although she was slightly depressed that she didn't get the limited edition cover, it was fine.