Yu Mian held the door and closed her eyes tightly. The person on the sofa remained sitting upright. He didn’t disappear nor was he an illusion.

She muttered incredulously, “Lin Jianshen……”

The man raised his eyes, his gaze was light and like a quietly flowing stream, refreshingly cool. He was sitting on the single sofa with his hands resting on the armrests. His posture was naturally relaxed and had a sense of calmness and ease.

Seemingly puzzled by her actions, he slightly raised an eyebrow and said in a low and hoarse voice that Yu Mian was very familiar with, “What are you doing standing there?”

Yu Mian snapped back to her senses and felt tightness in her chest. She realized she had been holding her breath for too long and was about to suffocate. The breath she was holding in was released in an instant and she took a deep breath. The air poured into her throat in a rush, choking her and causing her to cough violently. 

She was coughing so much that she couldn’t straighten her back. Lin Jianshen stood upon seeing this. He poured a glass of water and walked quickly to Yu Mian’s side, lifted a hand and gently patted her back as he handed it to her.

“Drink some.”

Yu Mian coughed until tears were almost coming out of her eyes again. She couldn’t say a word. She stroked her chest and took a deep breath, her face turning red. Drinking water when coughing doesn’t work at all. She waved her hand and didn’t take the glass, coughing while shedding tears in her heart.

The first time she met her idol, she was in all kinds of state. Either she was crying miserably or was coughing until she was out of breath. She’s afraid she had completely lost face.

After finally recovering, Yu Mian dropped her head, full of shame and chagrin. She didn’t dare to look at Lin Jianshen.

The other person said nothing and returned to his seat with the water glass in hand. Yu Mian followed him to sit with her head down, like a frightened quail shrinking its head.

He didn’t stay silent for long. Lin Jianshen was the first to spoke up, “Is your body okay now?”

“……Um, I’m okay.”

Yu Mian’s voice was as low as a mosquito’s hum and one wouldn’t hear it clearly unless they listen carefully. She really wanted to take a look at her idol, but she had just made a fool of herself in front of Lin Jianshen, so she no longer had the courage to raise her head again. She was afraid that her hot cheeks would reveal her embarrassment.

“I heard that you’re at the hospital……” After a pause, Lin Jianshen looked at the red tips of the young woman’s ears peeking through her hair, and his eyes moved slightly. “Is it because of Chu Yan?”

Hearing what he said, Yu Mian raised her head incredulously. She shook her head like a rattle drum and denied, “No, no, how could it be because of him?”

Her denial was firm but was inconsistent with the information he learned. However, the man’s expression remained unchanged and he said slowly, “I don’t mean anything else. I came this time because I want to reach a consensus with you.”

“What?” Since her head was already raised, Yu Mian simply stared at him openly, her eyes firmly fixed on him and was filled with the man’s handsome face.

As an actor, Lin Jianshen has a good appearance and his facial features matched with his cool toned skin. He has long eyebrows and deep set eyes, a straight nose, and thin lips. He lowered his eyebrows slightly and narrowed his eyes. His eyelashes were thick and long, and the dark pupils hidden underneath were deep and distant, exuding a cold aura.

Leaning back on the sofa with his hands clasped together on his abdomen, Lin Jianshen said with a face devoid of any emotion, “If you’re dissatisfied with our engagement, or if you wanted to do your own thing, I can propose to your father to terminate the engagement.”

The man’s gaze was calm and his narrow eyes were like a bottomless pool of still water. His fingers were long and slender, and he was accustomed to tapping his fingertips lightly when speaking. His tone was bland and had no fluctuation, as if he was just talking about the weather that day.

Yu Mian remained silent, her eyes still glued to the other person. Her cheeks were flushed and her heart was filled with the satisfaction of a fan girl meeting her idol.

After waiting for a long time without hearing an answer, Lin Jianshen frowned slightly. “What are your thoughts?”

“Huh? ……O-oh.” Yu Mian jolted, her brain half a beat slower in picking up his words.

Recalling when the other Yu Mian went to her father to propose to break off the engagement and the cooperation mentioned by Father Yu, she said without hesitation, “I have no dissatisfaction, nor do I have other ideas. Besides, don’t you and dad have a cooperation? If we break off the engagement now, won’t it undo everything……?”

Although she didn’t have an idea what the cooperation between them was, it mustn’t be ordinary if it could make Lin Jianshen agree to marry someone.

Father Yu had also said that the marriage between the two of them was very important. If she had a change of heart at this time, it would be tantamount to a complete failure. She wasn’t the other Yu Mian. Since Father Yu had explained the importance of the engagement, she wouldn’t be capricious.

What’s more, the marriage partner was Lin Jianshen, her idol for many years. With the opportunity to get close to her idol, Yu Mian was more than happy, so how could she take the initiative to ask for the dissolvement of the engagement.

Hearing her words, Lin Jianshen fell silent for a moment. His eyes stared at her face, looking at her deeply for a long time, as if he was getting to know her again.

The atmosphere began to become stagnant. Yu Mian was flustered by his look and her cheeks were getting hotter. She could imagine that her face must be getting increasingly red.

After a while, as if confirming that she wasn’t forcing herself, Lin Jianshen withdrew his gaze and said, “Our cooperation doesn’t need to be based on the misery of others.”

“I’m consulting your opinion and since you have no intention of withdrawing from the marriage agreement, then the cooperation will continue. If you change your mind in the future, you can make it clear to me.”

He took out a piece of snow-white A4 paper from the envelope on the side and placed it flat on the table. His well-defined fingers pressed on the paper and gently pushed it in front of Yu Mian.

“Due to my previous lack of consideration and oversight of your feelings, I decided to draw up a contract this time. If you think it’s okay, we can sign it.”

Yu Mian took the paper in surprise. A few words were written in black and white. She swept it a glance and then looked straight down below. There was a name written on the black ink pen with three clear and powerful characters, Lin Jianshen.

It’s actually signed by her idol!!!

“Is this for me?” She held the paper and looked at Lin Jianshen with glowing eyes. She had just cried and they were still a little red, but right now, they were surprisingly bright.

“You can sign below. Our engagement is also a cooperation. Once either party change their minds, he or she can propose to terminate the cooperation. Normally I will try not to affect your life, but because of the special nature of my profession, I will sometimes require your help and will need you to play along.” Lin Jianshen paused slightly, then asked, “Do you have anything to add?”

“I don’t have any objections.” Yu Mian clutched the A4 paper with bright eyes. “Can I have this one? If you want my signature, I’ll go and make another copy for you, is that okay?”

Lin Jianshen was strangely silent. He was speechless for a while, then said while looking at her, “Did you hear what I said?”

Yu Mian was all smiles. “Yes. What you mean is that our engagement is just a cooperation and we only need to play along, right?”

“En.”

“Since I understand everything, can I have this piece of paper?” Yu Mian held the paper with both hands as if afraid that someone would snatch it as she looked at him eagerly.

It’s her idol’s autograph!!! She must properly frame it and hung it above her bed to be passed down as a family heirloom. On the market right now, because Lin Jianshen was too aloof and low-key, his autographs could be sold for an extremely high price. She would treasure it for years to come and by then it would become priceless.

Thinking of this, Yu Mian felt uncontrollably excited.

As for the marriage agreement between the two, Yu Mian had never taken it seriously. In her heart, her idol was like the sun in the morning sky and the bright moon in the night sky, someone unattainable. Even if he wanted to start a family in the future, she never imagined that that person would be herself.

An engagement or something wasn’t as real as an autograph to her.

She knew that Lin Jianshen had many girlfriend fans, but she had always been very sensible. Perhaps it’s because her original intention of becoming Lin Jianshen’s fan was different. From the time when Lin Jianshen was just an unknown small star, until now when he had become the movie king, she had always adhered to her identity as a fan and never crossed the line.

Yu Mian was an orphan. Her parents died unexpectedly when she was ten years old. She received a small amount of compensation and after living frugally for two years, the money left behind by her parents was no longer enough to support her in continuing her education. That year, she was only in the sixth grade of primary school.

Faced with the predicament at home and unwilling to enter the orphanage, Yu Mian was ready to drop out of school.

She didn’t go to school for two consecutive days so the class teacher from school came to her house and learned about her specific situation. Unable to bear to see a student who should have a promising future give up her studies because of reality, the class teacher went around and eventually helped her contact a social donor.

Every month Yu Mian would receive money transfers from a kindhearted person to help her finish primary school and high school, until she finally entered university. The transfers continued year after year.

Since the donation went through an intermediary channel, Yu Mian initially didn’t know who the other party was. Later, Yu Mian spent a lot of effort and found out that the kindhearted person was Lin Jianshen, who had just entered the entertainment industry.

The kindness of a drop of water should be repaid by a gushing spring. She had nothing at that time and all she could do to repay him was to give him her support and encouragement.

So Yu Mian became Lin Jianshen’s first fan. She left messages of encouragement on his social media account every day, and just like the money that came in on time, it has never been interrupted.

She had witnessed his hardships along the way. When he was attacked, faced setbacks and at his low, she was always at the forefront giving him the most solid support.

After several years of being there for him, not only does she love him as a fan, she also felt sincere gratitude and heartfelt admiration for him.

Following him in silence, she understood him better than most people. He looked cold and indifferent, and seemed to have no interest in anything other than filming.

However, she knew how he secretly donates to a lot of charity causes, how much hardship he’s enduring for acting, and knew the gentleness and purity deep in his soul.

Just like this engagement, after discovering the other Yu Mian’s rejection of him, he was able to draw up a contract without any grudges, and most of the contents of the contract were in favor of her.

All this was a proof of his character. What’s an idol? It’s a person like him, someone who set as an example and leads others upward.

How dare she try to possess such a person privately?