The public opinion on the Internet subsided not long after. Lin Jianshen personally expressed his stance and forest fans realized that this was his way of protecting the woman.

Losing fans was inevitable, but Lin Jianshen was essentially an actor, not an idol singer, and he was usually low-key enough, so most fans still maintained rationality and wished him happiness.

Just like the group managed by Yu Mian, the members gradually calmed down after going crazy for a day or two.

As for the photos on the Internet, no one has found out who the woman was, or even if someone did, they were suppressed by Lin Jianshen’s team.

Since the identity of ‘True Love’ was unknown, the matter was only popular for a day or two before getting pushed down the trending list by other news. In modern society, people’s memories of hot news were too short. Within a few days, the news about Lin Jianshen’s relationship became no longer so important.

The only people who were concerned about it were forest fans. Unfortunately, their brother personally said not to make random speculation, so the fans could only give up helplessly.

After all, Lin Jianshen wasn’t a person who doted on fans. What if he got angry because his girlfriend was exposed and never open for business again?

Long-time fan Deep Sea posted a long Weibo post, advising fans to stay calm and not to probe on their brother’s private life at will. Since he doesn’t want to publicly reveal his girlfriend, they were the ones who should support him the most as his fans. They were on the same front as him, so they shouldn’t let others take advantage of this matter. If their brother got angry, he might really withdraw from the circle, and then the gain would outweigh the loss. What’s more, with a girlfriend, their brother had become different from before. Wasn’t his happiness what they want to see most?

As the president of Lin Jianshen’s support group, what Deep Sea said was naturally convincing, especially the matter of quitting the industry. In recent years, Lin Jianshen’s projects had been decreasing. He only works in one or two movies a year and people couldn’t see him at other times. Based on this trend, it was really possible that he would retire from the industry.

Most of Lin Jianshen’s fans were impressed by his acting skills and charisma. The vast majority of them were career fans and casual fans. His girlfriend fans do not account for a large number. So under the support group’s rule handled by Deep Sea, the matter ended peacefully after the initial huge uproar.

Outsiders were still watching the fun, thinking that Lin Jianshen was going to capsize, and fans would definitely make a fuss.

Unexpectedly, he just made a post and everything calmed down. People in the industry couldn’t help but admire his control over his fans.

【Send Me Flowers: Actually, after thinking about it, it isn’t a bad thing. We can’t get Shenshen anyway. We can’t selfishly ask him to be single for the rest of his life, right? Look at how much he has changed since he fell in love. He posts on Weibo every now and then. Just on that basis, I support True Love.】

【Send Me Flowers: As long as Shenshen stays on business, I’ll be True Love’s number one fan!】

Flower was joking with her sisters in the group. Yu Mian looked at the fandom that was gradually returning back to its usual appearance, and her heart finally relaxed.

She wasn’t afraid of being exposed, but she was afraid that these fans would make a fuss and Lin Jianshen’s opponents would take advantage of it to mess with him. Deep Sea was probably worried about this as well so she soothed everyone’s hackles.

No one knew that Deep Sea and Red Cotton Tree, two head fans who usually ignored each other, had been communicating privately in the past few days in order to deal with this matter quickly.

As a main character in the issue, or rather the source, Yu Mian had been slammed by Deep Sea both overtly and covertly so many times. Her idol was in a romantic relationship but she had to help her love rival handle the trouble. She could only imagine how Mu Lan was feeling.

Now that everything was back to calm, Yu Mian naturally breathed a huge sigh of relief.

Life had also returned to normal. Her presence was now known by the public. The engagement between Yu Mian and Lin Jianshen was also known to almost everyone in the upper class circle, and even though they wouldn’t disclose it to the public at will, this matter couldn’t be kept hidden for long.

The weather was getting colder and colder. In late December, Shengming University entered its final examination period, and classes were greatly reduced. Students were either studying in the library or carrying art boards to catch up on their homework.

Yu Mian gradually stopped going to school. She was really afraid of the cold, so she usually stayed at home to read and paint, which was the same as reviewing at school. Shen Shang was usually very free, but since it was the end of the term, he had become busy dealing with final arrangements and various matters, thus Yu Mian could only study by herself these days.

The painting competition mentioned by Shen Shang was about to start, and all works must be submitted around February. They invited well-known domestic painters to form a jury. The first round would be screened before the year ends and the second round of re-selection would be done after that. It would include online voting and the final results would be released by February of the following year.

Time was already tight but Yu Mian was still looking for inspiration during this period.

She only had a vague idea about the theme of her entry but still wasn’t clear what to paint.

The teachers at school attached great importance to the painting competition so Yu Mian had to take it seriously. Although they often praise her works that she casually did on the spot, Yu Mian didn’t want to be perfunctory. She wanted to make the best painting and send it.

She would give her best in whatever she does. This wasn’t only to fulfil her teacher’s request, but also her own persistence.

While she was staring blankly at the art board, her phone, which was resting on the side, quietly lit up.

Yu Mian noticed it out of the corner of her eye and reached for it. A new message reminder was displayed on the screen and a smile appeared on her face before she even looked at it.

Opening the phone, she saw that Shenshen had sent her a WeChat message, 【I’m going back to X City today and will visit your home later. Do you want me to bring you a cup of milk tea?】

Yu Mian pursed her lips and her eyebrows curved into a smile as her fingers tapped on the screen.

【Mianmian: You’re back! Have you finished filming?!】

【Shenshen: En, I’ve finished all my scenes so there’s nothing else for me to do. I’m going back today.】

【Mianmian: Okay~ I’ll wait for you. No need for milk tea, I’ve already gained four pounds this month! [Crying while beating the ground.jpg]】

【Shenshen: [Head pat.jpg] Don’t cry. I like you no matter how you look.】

【Mianmian: [Cover face.jpg] You do your thing, I’m still painting. See you in the afternoon~】

Even though several days had already passed, Yu Mian still felt that it was so surreal every time she chatted with Lin Jianshen like this. Looking at their chat history, they seem like an ordinary couple, but who would have thought that the person opposite who would send emojis to coax his girlfriend was the famously cold movie king, Lin Jianshen?

Sometimes Yu Mian’s imagination would run wild. Could it be that she died after the car accident and everything happening right now was actually just a beautiful dream?

She couldn’t be blamed thinking this way. Who made her life so beautiful that it’s almost unreal?

Unknowingly, Yu Mian fell into a daze again. After a long time, she came to her senses and looked at the garden outside the floor-to-ceiling window. The branches of the magnolia tree were thin and lonely, and the green leaves have fallen away long before the arrival of winter. The circle of roses planted in the garden, on the contrary, remained green with thin layers of snow falling on the tiny leaves, and some branches even have pink flowers on them.

The sky was grayish-white, empty and vast.

Yu Mian suddenly opened her phone and switched to her old WeChat account.

There were many red dots of unread messages. They were all basically advertisement contents sent by the app and there were also holiday greetings and condolences sent by a few friends. Apart from that, there were also a few new messages from Wen Quyi which surprised Yu Mian.

Since she entered university, she has had less contact with this childhood friend. She remembered that before her death, they hadn’t contacted each other for more than half a year.

Yu Mian always thought that he only regarded her as a friend, otherwise, why would he go abroad in the blink of an eye?

But when she saw a series of messages from Wen Quyi, Yu Mian was a little bewildered.

【Wen Quyi: I found someone who looks extremely similar to you and her name is also Yu Mian. Do you think it’s such a coincidence? Whenever I look at her, I always feel as if you’re still here, rather than going to another world.】

【Wen Quyi: I’ve always regretted why I didn’t tell you that I like you and to wait for me to comeback. This is probably retribution for me. Look at me now, I can’t even tell you anymore.】

【Wen Quyi: I followed that Yu Mian and watched her every move. She looks just like you and her every little gesture is so similar, although I clearly know that she isn’t you. She has a happy family, beautiful and outstanding, and is loved by countless people. The more I look at her, the more painful it feels. How I wish she was you, so I don’t have to lose you no more.】

【Wen Quyi: I want to pursue her, will you forgive me? Give me a chance to make up for my mistakes, please, okay?】

【Wen Quyi: Sure enough, she’s not you at all, she just looks like you. Don’t you like me the most? I still remember, when you looked at me, your sparkling eyes were so bright, imprinting themselves into my heart. I will never forget them for the rest of my life.】

【Wen Quyi: I was wrong. I shouldn’t have gone to someone else. No matter how much she resembles you, she’s not you. You are the Yu Mian that only belongs to me. We’re in love with each other, aren’t we?】

【Wen Quyi: My time as an exchange student is coming to an end. I won’t stay here for long. Without you, I have no ties in this city anymore. I’m leaving. But I think you prefer this city more, right? After all, your family is here. Would you be happy if I buried you next to your parents?】

【Wen Quyi: Goodbye. I owe you a confession, can you still hear me now?】

At some point, Yu Mian was already in tears. Her vision was blurry, as if she was seeing the handsome young boy who built a snowman for her in winter and played her favorite tunes every day when she was young.

The despair and pain conveyed in the other party’s words were so clear that it made her heart feel even more sour.

At this moment, she felt the unpredictability of fate.

It turned out that it wasn’t just her wishful thinking back then. Unfortunately, they had already missed out on each other. She now had someone she loves and she couldn’t give him any response. Letting him leave without any ties was the best arrangement.

After calming down, Yu Mian also collected her emotions.

Her eyes fell on one spot. If she wasn’t mistaken, Wen Quyi had placed her ashes next to her parents?

Yu Mian thought for a while and decided to visit her original parents. She wanted to tell them that Mianmian wasn’t dead, that Mianmian was living a good life now, and that they no longer had to worry about her.