"Cangzai!! Mommy loves you!!"
"Cangcang, look this way! Aww! Mommy! I saw a living one!"
Ye Cang: "..."
Although he has been greeted at the airport several times, he still feels embarrassed every time he hears the fans' various nonsensical shouts.
Airport security immediately surrounded the fans, reminding them to be careful.
Surrounded by Shen Huai and several bodyguards, Ye Cang looked at the excited fans around him and said with some concern, "Don't push, everyone be careful."
To his surprise, his words only made the fans more excited.
Ye Cang had been in Zhongjing City before, and this was his first time visiting the city. The event organizers had also leaked the details of the trip well in advance, so there were an unusually large number of fans who came to greet him at the airport. They were so excited that even the security guards had trouble keeping up.
Seeing this, Shen Huai told them to hurry up, as long as they got on the car.
The fans quickly followed them, and someone pushed them from behind, causing one fan to fall towards Shen Huai with a look of terror on his face.
Shen Huai was protecting Ye Cang and didn't notice.
Ye Cang saw this, his expression tightened, and he reached out and hooked Shen Huai behind him, causing the fan to crash into him. The camera in Shen Huai's hand slammed heavily onto Ye Cang's head.
The camera lens shattered instantly, and a small piece of glass grazed Ye Cang's cheek, drawing blood immediately.
Screams erupted from the crowd.
The fan was also startled, and didn't even care about his already broken camera.
Shen Huai had already realized what was happening, and his expression immediately turned cold.
Before he could speak, Ye Cang had already grabbed his arm and, before the fans could react, left the airport terminal and got into the car.
The driver immediately drove the car away from the airport.
In the car, Shen Huai looked at the wound on Ye Cang's face and said with unusual impatience, "Why did you do that? Even if she had hit me, nothing would have happened. It's better than you being injured now..."
Ye Cang touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly. It was an unconscious action on his part; he did it without thinking. But even if he had to do it again, he would still do it.
At least, it's better for the glass to scratch his face than for it to scratch Shen Huai's face.
Shen Huai frowned, his expression serious. When they arrived in the city, he got out of the car, bought medicine, and applied it to Ye Cang's wound. Fortunately, the wound was not deep and would heal in a few days. However, even so, his complexion did not improve.
Ye Cang coughed lightly, trying to make conversation: "Well... I guess I won't be able to participate in tonight's event."
Shen Huai said coldly, "What's the point of participating? The organizers are also responsible for what happened today. You stay put at the hotel and I'll talk to them."
Ye Cang: "..."
Realizing that Shen Huai was truly angry, Ye Cang shut his mouth and stopped saying anything to provoke him.
Unbeknownst to him, Shen Huai was filled with lingering fear. The shard of glass was very close to his eye; had he been careless, it could have injured it. He also felt guilty; he should have considered these issues beforehand. However, he had been preoccupied lately and frequently made such mistakes. This time was fortunate, but what if…
For the rest of the journey, neither of them spoke again.
Upon arriving at the hotel, Shen Huai hadn't even had a chance to contact the organizers when they came to him first. It turned out that Ye Cang's injury had just happened and had already become a trending topic.
Ye Cang has been extremely popular recently, as the sales of "Rebirth" have been soaring, which has also attracted a lot of envy from the industry.
Many online trolls stirred up trouble under the trending topics, trying to create a negative atmosphere. There were already many people who disliked Ye Cang, and some even believed that "fame is a sin." They criticized everything from Ye Cang's music to his character, creating a storm of controversy that alienated many casual observers.
Although Ye Cang became very popular because of "Rebirth", he had too little foundation in the industry. If it were any other newcomer, he would probably have been suppressed long ago.
In the past, Shen Huai would have suppressed the trending topic first, and then dealt with the follow-up matters slowly.
But today his emotions were quite volatile, and he was somewhat irrational.
After negotiating with the organizers, he coldly stared at the trending topics and made a call to the publicity team: "If they dare to cause trouble, we'll play along. Do they really think they're clean?"
As a former investment guru, Shen Huai has a lot of inside information, and it's time to release some of it to warn these competitors who don't play by the rules.
But before he could do that, the trending topics were updated again.
A well-known gossip account posted a Weibo post.
@QuanneiBajieV: Holy crap! American rock legend Nick Garcia just praised Ye Cang on Twitter!!!
Below is a screenshot of Nick Garcia, with a translation thoughtfully provided next to it.
A friend recommended an album to me, telling me, "Hey Nick, you absolutely have to listen to this Asian boy's voice." So, I've been listening to this album on repeat since yesterday afternoon. I feel like my soul is trapped in it; even with the music off, I'm still shaking! My God, this must be the best rock singer in all of China! No, in all of Asia! I simply can't believe that such great music hasn't been released in the US?!
Chapter 66
In the United States, rock music is not as niche as it is in China. For example, the Columbus Awards are the highest honor in the rock music industry, and the competition is fierce every year. Nick Garcia has been nominated five times and won three times since his debut, and he is now one of the judges for the awards.
He has been famous for a long time, not only as a rock star in the United States, but also as well-known worldwide, and he is quite popular in China as well.
After his tweet was retweeted, topics related to him and Ye Cang quickly became trending topics, and the number of comments surged instantly.
My crush praised my crush! It feels like the dimensional barrier has been broken!
【Wow!! Cangcang is so handsome! He's made his mom so proud!】
[Old Ni's flattery is really good, hahaha]
[Yeah! Why hasn't it been released in the US yet?! Those living in different time zones are screaming themselves hoarse!]
[Even those living in a small European town, experiencing time zone differences, are issuing humble cries.]