Chapter 13 - Story 37-42 (1/2)
Translator: Sissy That Walk
【37.]
Two hours ago.
Tingting: @ Shortie Have you set out?
Xu Chi: Yes.
Tangtang: Ok.
Tingting: I’m coming. I’m wearing a beige hat today! And pink hair!
Xu Chi: I thought we wouldn’t see each other.
Tingting: It won’t hurt to let you know my look today. Maybe when you meet me at the show, you’ll be deeply attracted by my beauty. [starry eyes.jpg]
Tangtang: Why are you wearing a hat today? You didn’t wash your hair, huh?
Tingting: …
Tangtang: [giggle] I guess you don’t wash your hair often.
Tingting: I’m a lazy girl.
Tangtang: Well, I wash my hair every day. Shortie, you have no idea how greasy Tingting’s hair could be.
Tingting: Wow, how come you wash hair every day?
Tangtang: I wash it while taking a shower. You don’t do that?
Tingting: No.
Tangtang: Aha. The core of taking a bath is to wash hair!
Tingting: ?
Tingting: I hate to dry my hair.
Tangtang: It won’t take too long to dry your hair.
Tangtang: @Shortie Can you buy a Dyson (a brand of hair dryer) for Tingting?
Xu Chi: ?
Xu Chi: You mean Dyson vacuum cleaner?
Xu Chi: Tingting, Tangtang asked me to buy a vacuum cleaner for you to dry your hair.
Tingting: How weird!
Tingting: Why do Tangtang always taunt me?
Tangtang: …
Tang Yanzhi: I am jealous of you.
Tingting: What do you look like, Shortie? I wonder whether I can recognize you or not.
Xu Chi: Two eyes.
Xu Chi: One nose.
Xu Chi: One mouth.
Tingting: ?
Xu Chi: ????
【38.]
When Tang Yanzhi arrived at the Anime Expo, he was frightened by the crowd, which made him about to faint. Especially when he saw the banner that his fans pulled up spontaneously, he really wanted to run away.
What the hell? Is he so popular? How come he doesn’t know that?
X website has its own exhibition area. Wearing a mask, Tang Yanzhi walked through the crowd and found his own editor and agent. The editor was a lovely girl. Tang Yanzhi patted her on the shoulder. When she turned around, Tang Yanzhi saw her slightly dilated pupils and light brown cosmetic contact lenses.
Editor, “Who are you, handsome?”
Tang Yanzhi, “…”
Tang Yanzhi, “Guinea Pig.”
A loud yelling came from the exhibition area of X website. At the moment, Tang Yanzhi wanted to do nothing but hide himself under the ground.
Editor, “Whaaaaaat!!!! You’re Guinea Pig????!!!!”
Suddenly, many people around stared at Tang Yanzhi. Even he could also hear the discussion nearby.
No. 1 Onlooker: “Oh My God! Piggy actually looks like this?!”
No.2 Onlooker: “How come Piggy is so handsome?!”
No.3 Onlooker: “Goodness! Who is Piggy? Who is this handsome man?”
No.3 Onlooker’s ignorance invited others’ contempt. She said in a timid voice, “I just saw a lot of people here…”
No.4 Onlooker: “I… What the hell? He could have won popularity merely by his good look, but he chooses to gain success by working hard.”
No.5 Onlooker: “I have imagined how Piggy looks like many times. The stories he writes are so sweet, so I think he must be a lovely boy with a baby face. I never thought that… he would as good-looking as the school hunk of the college next to mine.”
No.6 Onlooker: “Friend, which college are you from?”
No.5 Onlooker: “Science and engineering…”
No.6 Onlooker: “So the college next to yours is…?”
No.5 Onlooker: “The Academy of Arts…”
No.7 Onlooker: “The eyelashes of Piggy… They’re even longer than my fake eyelashes…”
No.8 Onlooker: “That nose of Piggy… How come? He has such a high nose bridge!”
No.9 Onlooker: “I want to take off his mask…”
No.10 Onlooker: “Even masks could not cover his charm.”
No.11 Onlooker: “So how come Piggy is so handsome? Huh?! Should I be attracted by his appearance or his stories? Ah!”
All of the onlookers said together: “Both!”
【39.]
The book signing session began.
On the right side of Tang Yanzhi sat a boy with grey hair. The editor told him that this boy was Scottish Fold. Then Tang Yanzhi took a few more glances at him. This boy was good-looking, with red lips and white teeth.
Although his beauty was far from Xu Chi.
While signing, Tang Yanzhi paid attention to messages on his phone. There were too many people here, so his phone lost its signal since he entered the venue. Meanwhile, he wondered what Xu Chi was doing now, being afraid that he would get lost.
Lost? Tang Yanzhi was amused by this thought. While, a fan in front of him were frightened by him.
Fan: “Piggy…Why are you laughing?”
Tang Yanzhi: “No… nothing. Sorry. I’m just a little distracted.”
Fan: “It’s okay. You must feel tired to sign so many books!”
Tang Yanzhi smiled politely. “It’s okay. After all, you travelled afar from another city. Thank you for coming.”
This fan blushed at Tang Yanzhi’s smile and said, “No… no need to thank me! Piggy, you look so handsome! I think it’s worthy of coming here! I prefer attending such exhibitions for you for even ten times!”
Tang Yanzhi: “…”
Sure enough, it made sense that his fans were as frank as he was.
Tang Yanzhi: “Thank you.”
Fan: “You are welcome! Piggy, may I have a request?”
After Tang Yanzhi signed his name, he looked up and asked, “what?”
Fan: “May I… take a picture with you? Mhmm… If you don’t feel like it, that’s ok.”
Tang Yanzhi: “Let’s take one.”
After taking a picture, the next fan came up. After signing, the moment he looked up, he saw Xu Chi, who wore a white down jacket, a black woolen hat and the same mask with him. Tang Yanzhi raised his eyebrows surprisingly and wondered when he showed up.
Luckily, he wasn’t lost.
The fan in front of Tang Yanzhi was confused, “Piggy, what are you smiling for?”
Tang Yanzhi: “Nothing. I just saw a person.”
Fan gossiped: “Who?! Your girlfriend?!”
Tang Yanzhi smiled, seeing Xu Chi turning around and getting out of the crowd. Then he said, “No.”
That was his idol and his boyfriend in the future.
【40.]
After the book signing, Tang Yanzhi and the boy with grey hair returned to the lounge for a rest.
They were the only two staying in the lounge; the boy with grey hair break the ice to introduce himself. “I am Scottish Fold.”
Tang Yanzhi took off his mask and was relieved. “Guinea Pig.”
Seeing the face of Tang Yanzhi, Scottish Fold raised his eyebrows and said, “No wonder girls like you so much.”
Tang Yanzhi poured himself a glass of water. “They like you too.”
“I guess so…” Scottish Fold leaned against the table. “But they don’t like my writing that much.”
“Why is that?” Tang Yanzhi said, “You have become a focus by making use of my popularity and misleading the fans, haven’t you?”
“It’s not like that.” Scottish naturally took over the water poured by Tang Yanzhi and said. “It’s beneficial for both of us to increase our popularity… My boyfriend believed the gossips and misunderstood us. He has been angry with me for a long time.”
Tang Yanzhi poured himself another one glass of water, “But I think your writing…You don’t need to do this.”
“There are fewer and fewer people reading heartbreaking stories. Of course I should prepare for a rainy day.”
“You regard the reader as a fool, huh?”
“That’s not fair. I didn’t do anything. The fans imagined the nonsense themselves.”