After Lu Youze woke up, he found himself standing in the center of a stage whose name he couldn’t even remember, with the audience below angrily booing. Some overzealous spectators even threw water bottles at the stage, shouting for him to get off.

The scene was chaotic, and as the focal point of the storm, Lu Youze was even more confused. He didn’t even know what had happened.

He remembered being at the annual film and television awards ceremony, where he had just received the trophy symbolizing the highest honor for actors from a respected veteran artist. He had become the youngest Best Actor in the history of the award.

And just as he was about to give his acceptance speech, he suddenly felt a blackout and lost consciousness. The new Best Actor fainting while giving a speech? This would definitely be a live broadcast incident, and by now, it must be trending.

Lu Youze guessed the reason for his fainting might be related to the underwater scenes he had filmed the previous night. He had been dissatisfied with the results, so he kept redoing them, which meant he spent the entire night in the water.

But there wasn’t much time for rest, and as soon as the sun came up, he rushed here without stopping.

As a result, his body couldn’t handle it and protested.

Lu Youze believed his studio would definitely handle the PR well and market his dedication as a persona. Perhaps they could even attract a few more casual fans.

Even if that wasn’t the case, this still shouldn’t be happening.

Lu Youze even suspected that he was dreaming.

The pain on his forehead brought him back to reality. Just when he had been zoning out, a water bottle had hit him square on the forehead. Fortunately, it wasn’t too close, and only a small scrape was left.

For an actor, this face is his tool for making a living.

So, what exactly had happened?

He wouldn’t dare claim that he was universally loved, as that’s something even the all-powerful RMB (Renminbi) can’t achieve. But compared to other rising stars, he had decent luck with casual fans! After all, a child raised in an orphanage would learn a few extra things about reading people, becoming more perceptive and polished than others, wouldn’t he? Moreover, whenever he attended events, his fanbase was huge. How could there be any haters? His fans could drown the haters with a single spit.

More inexplicable than these oddities, however, was the fact that he had fainted at the awards ceremony—shouldn’t he be forced to stay in the hospital now? If he woke up and participated in an event, his company and agent would be criticized by fans. Besides, he had never even known he was supposed to attend such an event.

His memory had gaps, and he had no recollection of what had happened in between.

Though everything felt strange and puzzling, the most urgent thing now was to handle the crisis before him.

The situation had already spiraled out of control. Why hadn’t the organizers come out to control the situation? Was the host asleep backstage? Lu Youze dodged the water bottles being thrown at the stage, thinking angrily, didn’t they care at all about the safety of the artists? He decided in his heart that he would blacklist this organizer in the future.

“Scumbag, get off!”

“If you have any conscience, you shouldn’t be here.”

“Get lost, we didn’t come to see you.”

“Just seeing this face makes me sick.”

“Ugh… I must’ve been blind to think this scumbag was handsome.”

“Why would the organizer invite such a scumbag?”

“How can this scumbag still show his face?”

“Yeah, this scumbag doesn’t deserve to be in the same frame as Li Li.”

“His skin is thick.”

“If he wasn’t thick-skinned, how could he cheat?”

“I feel sorry for our Li Li!”

As Lu Youze stood on the stage, the audience’s emotions grew more and more agitated, and their shouts became much louder than before. This allowed Lu Youze to clearly hear what they were saying, but the more he listened, the deeper his doubts became.

Were they calling him a scumbag?

He had struggled in the entertainment industry for years to achieve his current success, and he valued his reputation more than anyone. He never messed around, so being called a scumbag was a complete absurdity. Moreover, who was this “Li Li” they were talking about? Lu Youze was somewhat famous as a social butterfly in the industry, but he had no memory of any Li Li he supposedly “wronged.”

Could it be on a movie set? Lu Youze considered another possibility.

Although he was sure he hadn’t recently accepted any scripts related to the entertainment industry, he still quietly observed his surroundings. This didn’t look like a filming set at all, so the possibility of it being a movie shoot was ruled out.

Could it really just be a dream?

Lu Youze pinched his face hard. The pain felt incredibly real, and the spot on his forehead where the water bottle had hit him also throbbed. He could confirm he was not dreaming.

It wasn’t a prank show, nor a movie shoot, and he didn’t remember agreeing to such an engagement. Moreover, his current situation was completely different from his last memory. Given all these circumstances, there was only one possibility! Perhaps because of his acting career, a terrifying thought suddenly emerged.

But before Lu Youze could think it through, the situation on stage worsened, with some aggressive audience members attempting to rush onto the stage.

Although Lu Youze tried his best to stay calm, staying on stage was becoming too dangerous. His personal safety was the most important thing. Just as he decided to leave the stage temporarily, a burst of cheers erupted from the audience, replacing the earlier boos.

Amidst the cheers, someone walked onto the stage.

When this person arrived, the audience below shouted “Li Li” and “Yu Li,” each wave of applause growing louder.

Lu Youze felt that things were becoming more and more off. His headache intensified, and everything since he regained consciousness felt strange and unfamiliar, which only confirmed the thought that had just occurred to him.

Yu Li quickly reached Lu Youze’s side. Lu Youze quietly observed him. Yu Li was very good-looking, fair-skinned, and always smiling gently when he spoke.

He was the type of prince charming who would make young girls scream.

But Lu Youze didn’t like him, even though he actually had the kind of face Lu Youze preferred.

By the way, Lu Youze had a secret.

He liked men, but he kept it hidden very well, so hardly anyone knew.

After all, once it was out, his career in the entertainment industry would be over. He didn’t want to ruin his acting career for this, so after discovering his sexual orientation, he had prepared himself to be single for life.

Dating some popular young idol was something Lu Youze couldn’t even imagine, even in his dreams.

“I’m very grateful for everyone’s concern and affection, but I’ve peacefully broken up with Senior Lu, so please, everyone, don’t attack Senior Lu. That will only make me more upset.”

Hearing Yu Li’s words, Lu Youze stumbled and nearly fell.

He was now sure that this wasn’t his world.

So, he passed out and ended up traveling to another world? It was so absurd that Lu Youze just wanted to laugh. Nowadays, they don’t even allow time-travel dramas, right?

The emotional turmoil inside Lu Youze was unknown to others. Yu Li continued his “performance.”

After finishing his speech, Yu Li showed a gentle but clearly strained smile to the audience. His voice had a suppressed sobbing tone, which made it heartbreaking to listen to: “I ask everyone not to hurt him in the name of loving me. Youze… Senior Lu will always be someone I’ve… loved.”