Chapter 45 : Patron, Please Keep Me 25 (2/2)
The number of times the ‘maintenance fees’ had increased was exactly the same as the number of times the two had met.
Seeing the airport get nearer, for the sake of not being bothered by his grandpa, Lu Qingyun could only spend his money. Besides, money was the last thing he was lacking in.
‘Though…’ Lu Qingyun suddenly drew closer to Shi Sheng. The scent unique to men enveloped her. “As my girlfriend, shouldn’t you give me some benefits?”
Shi Sheng was wondering what Lu Qingyun wanted when he suddenly drew closer. Hearing him mention ‘benefits’ her face sank. “Mr Lu, I’m only selling my skills, not my body.”
Lu Qingyun “…” ‘What kind of skills are you selling again? The only thing you do is to: Spend! Spend! Spend!!!’
As if she knew Lu Qingyun’s thoughts, Shi Sheng spoke in a righteous tone, “Spending money also requires skill, you know? All the money I spent recently may have come from you! ”
Lu Qingyun silently moved back. ‘The woman I’m keeping has such OP money-making skills I don’t have any hold on her! Bad reviews!’
People were coming and going at the airport. As a famous celebrity, Shi Sheng didn’t act like one as she openly waited at the arrival terminal for Grandpa Lu while holding on to Lu Qingyun’s arm. The two girls next to her had been staring at her for a while now.
“That seems to be… Little Meatball?”
“That’s impossible. As a celebrity, how could Little Meatball show up here…” Though she said that, it was obvious that girl also thought the person standing next to them was their idol, Little Meatball.
“Should we go up to ask?”
“Er… okay!”
They took a deep breath before sidling up to Shi Sheng. One of the girls tugged on Shi Sheng’s sleeve with a red face. “Excuse me, are you Jiang Wan?”
“Un?” Shi Sheng was confused for a bit before she nodded her head. “Yes, I am!”
The eyes of the two girls lit up as they excitedly pulled on each other. Their inner thoughts went something like, ‘We actually saw a real live Little Meatball! Aah so excited! We can die content now!
Calm down, calm down. As Meatball fans, we have to be classy.’
Forcing themselves to calm down somewhat, the two looked at Shi Sheng with an infatuated expression (imagine hearts in their eyes)[2].
“Uh… We’re your fans. Little Meatball, can you give us an autograph?”
“Being able to sign an autograph for such adorable fans is my honour.” Shi Sheng spoke while taking out the pen Lu Qingyun brought with him. “Where do I sign?”
Shi Sheng’s teasing caused their minds to enter a jumbled-up state. They woodenly took out a book from a bag and passed it over before continuing to stare infatuatedly at Shi Sheng. Meanwhile, they were going ‘Little Meatball is so cuuute! Little Meatball is hoooot! Wuuuwuuu, we want to be married to Little Meatball!!!’
Shi Sheng signed the books before handing them back. “It seems like you girls are students? Are you here to fetch someone? The weather’s been very warm recently, be careful not to get heatstroke.”
“Little Meatball also has to take care of your body. Don’t tire yourself out acting, our hearts will ache.”
“Little Meatball, the female general you’re acting in 《Emperor’s Book》 is so awesome {kakuii!!!}! Are you going to play similar characters in the future?”
《Emperor’s Book》 was the TV show she was acting in recently. She wasn’t the female lead but the supporting female lead; A female general, and a very handsomely awesome one at that.
Every time she appeared, she caused the audience’s faces to turn red from how awesome she was. And the background music every time she appeared was awesome too- To summarise, no matter how you looked at it, she was freaking awesome! Awesomerthan the male lead and definitely awesomer than the female lead!
“Perhaps I will!” Shi Sheng raised a brow wickedly.
The two nearly hugged each other and screamed. However, they forced themselves not to for they knew if they did, they would attract more Meatball fans who would fight them for her attention. ‘We’re not as dumb as other celebrities’ fans who scream upon seeing their idol and give up the opportunity to get close to them!’
The two girls even deliberately used their bodies to block off other people’s views. With Lu Qingyun blocking another side and Shi Sheng’s front being the arrival hall, no one noticed Shi Sheng.
What scheming fans! How utterly terrifying! {This is narrator-san}
[1] … I would take this with a grain of salt. In the raws, it’s ‘可怜之人必有可恨之处’ which translates to pitiful people must be detestable. However, usually it isn’t written like that (I think). Usually it’s translation would be that even pitiful people can be terrible human beings. Shi Sheng is just an extremist, but we already knew that, didn’t we? Anyways, this can be used the other way around sometimes where a detestable person might be worth pitying, ‘可恨之人必有可怜之处’.
[2] The author didn’t actually put this here but I figured it would probably make the story flow better. Let me know what you think about it.