♡ Chapter 8.2 ♡

What is going on?!

She swallowed nervously and clicked on it.

The popular post was from a marketing account—#After Hugging the Wrong Idol, I Ended Up With My Idol#. The poster had been secretly in love with an idol for a long time but lacked the courage to approach him. Then, one day, she saw @Sanxia V’s comic and suddenly got a bold idea. After a week of planning, she drank a bottle of wine and rushed over in the dark to tightly hug him! Then…

The post included 18 images, including screenshots from a book blogger, popular comments, and the comic she had posted on Weibo.

The book blogger who pretended to hug the wrong idol detailed the entire plan, including some chat records. The plot development was full of twists and turns, with a strong emotional pull.

Yu Xia couldn’t help but feel a little moved. Wasn’t this blogger a novelist?

Dazed, she scrolled through the comments.

[What?! There’s actually such a way to flirt with your idol? I’m going to try it too! If I win, I win big; if I lose, that’s my fate! This will be my biggest gamble in life!]

[Learned it! I’ve already started planning!]

[Ahhhh, I’m so envious! I was squirming in my blanket while reading, can’t wait for the next part! Will the blogger confess to her idol?]

[This post is going to blow up. I bet the idol will find out sooner or later.]

[If she can flirt with the idol, the blogger must be very pretty, I want to see a photo of them together!]

…

It’s over…

After reading the hot comments, Yu Xia felt like she was doomed.

This will teach kids the wrong lesson, right?

From the looks of these comments and their likes, there will probably be a surge in heartbreaks soon.

…Will she be held responsible for this?

It’s trending now. Will Zhou Yu and Lu Yanzhou see this?

Ahhhhhh! It’s over, it’s over…

Yu Xia couldn’t imagine how they would think after seeing this. As for Zhou Yu, that jerk could think whatever he wanted. The real problem was how Lu Yanzhou would feel. Would he think she was intentionally trying to seduce him?

Even if she explained it, the fact that she drew him into a comic and brought him into the trending topics… he probably wouldn’t like this kind of attention. In fact, he might even find it annoying.

As she thought about having dinner at his place tonight, her anxiety grew.

Maybe she should tell him first?

She opened WeChat, only to be overwhelmed by more explosive messages.

Even old classmates who rarely contacted her sent messages, saying she was trending and had become famous.

Famous…

Famous for being burned in a fire?

Yu Xia sighed in frustration and replied to a few messages before ignoring the rest.

Tang Yue sent a new message: [After reading that blogger’s post, I regretted it. Why didn’t I have this kind of courage back then?]

Yu Xia typed: [It’s not too late to try now.]

Tang Yue: [Don’t mess with me. Don’t you get it? A lot of girls are probably going to be heartbroken because of your comic. I don’t want to join the heartbreak club.]

Living in winter: [……]

After chatting with Tang Yue for a bit, Yu Xia calmed down a little. Just then, a new message popped up at the top of her screen, and she straightened up.

L: [I’ll be home in half an hour.]

Yu Xia felt a little nervous and slowly replied: [Take your time, no rush.]

L: [Can’t drink with a sprained ankle.]

Can’t drink with a sprained ankle? Yu Xia didn’t fully understand, but she still replied eagerly: [Oh, okay, okay, I’ll listen to you.]

Lu Yanzhou had just left the office and was about to explain why she couldn’t drink when he saw her message. A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

As he passed the office area, he overheard a few female employees excitedly discussing something.

“Quick, look at the trending topic. I sent it to you all. Hurry up and learn how to flirt with your man!”

“It’s that comic, right? After hugging the wrong idol, she ended up with the idol. I just saw it trending. Why didn’t I see this two years ago? My idol is already engaged…”

“What do you think about this for our boss…”

“Shh, shh, shh!”

One of the employees noticed Lu Yanzhou and quickly pulled her colleague away.

Lu Yanzhou stopped in his tracks and looked at them.

Everyone instantly went silent, awkwardly smiling at him. “President Lu, you’re leaving work so early today.”

Lu Yanzhou nodded and asked, “What’s this comic you were talking about?”

Everyone fell silent, unsure of how to explain their sudden interest in such gossip.

The secretary spoke up: “It’s a comic trending on Weibo. The title is…” She wasn’t sure how to respond, paused for a moment, then said, “I’ll send it to you. If you’re interested, you can check it out.”

Lu Yanzhou gave a soft hum in response, “Thank you.”

After getting in the car, he opened the link shared by his secretary.

Previously, he knew that Yu Xia was a comic artist, but she had never told him her pen name, and he didn’t want to ask her directly.

After scrolling through her Weibo, Lu Yanzhou felt a bit conflicted. He didn’t expect Yu Xia to include him in her comic. Of course, he wasn’t self-absorbed enough to think that the mix-up that night was her way of flirting with him.

He kept browsing her Weibo, noticing that she had nearly half a million followers—quite impressive. Ten minutes later, he chuckled, put his phone down, and drove home.

In the elevator, Lu Yanzhou sent Yu Xia a voice message: “I’m here. Do you want to come now, or should I wait a little longer?”

Yu Xia had already changed into her clothes and was sitting on the sofa, waiting. Before she had made the trending topic, she had planned to observe the handsome guy cooking—it would definitely be a treat for her eyes. But now, the more she thought about it, the more awkward she felt, and she even regretted agreeing to come over for dinner.

When she heard the elevator doors open, the sound of footsteps made her heart race, and she couldn’t help but feel a little tense. It seemed like Lu Yanzhou paused at her door for a moment.

Only when she heard the door close with a thud did she breathe a sigh of relief and slowly reply: [I still have some things to do. I’ll come over later.]

Lu Yanzhou probably guessed the reason, but he didn’t say anything and simply replied with a “Good.”

He hung his suit jacket over the back of the sofa, rolled up his shirt sleeves, and went straight to the kitchen.

Yu Xia spent nearly forty minutes at home, then took the bottle of red wine and limped to knock on the door opposite. After two knocks, she realized the door was slightly ajar.

She pushed it open and heard the hum of the range hood from the kitchen.

Carefully stepping inside, she first looked around at the home’s décor. Although the place was rented, the landlord had good taste, and the design was very chic.

The living room even had a wine cabinet.

Lu Yanzhou came out of the kitchen and saw her looking around at the entrance.

“What are you staring at by the door?”

Yu Xia quickly turned her head. The moment her eyes met his, she felt flustered, almost as if she was caught doing something wrong. She almost blurted out, “I… I was waiting for you to welcome me.”

Lu Yanzhou walked toward her but paused when he heard her words. His gaze dropped to her feet. She was wearing slippers, with her left foot planted on the floor, while her sprained right foot was barely touching the ground.

He looked up, fixing his eyes on her as he asked, “Want me to carry you?”

“……”

Yu Xia’s legs went weak, and in her mind, a little figure waved a white flag, shouting: Ahhh, please spare me!!!