Fortunately, Shen Huai did not wake up. He just frowned and went back to sleep.
Ye Cang breathed a sigh of relief, only then realizing that his palms and back were sweaty. He gently touched his lips with his finger, then awkwardly left the sofa.
-
Shen Huai slept for a full two hours, and when he woke up, it was already dark.
He sat up somewhat blankly, not expecting that he had slept on the sofa for so long. He raised his hand to comb his fallen hair back, then turned his head to look at Ye Cang, who was sitting at the table wearing headphones and writing songs.
Shen Huai felt a little uncomfortable when he recalled how he had practically revealed all his dark history in front of Ye Cang. However, he managed to suppress this discomfort before Ye Cang looked over.
Ye Cang took off his headphones: "Awake?"
Shen Huai responded, only to realize that his voice was a little hoarse.
Ye Cang poured him a glass of water: "Drink some water first, to soothe your throat."
"Thanks."
The warm water slid down his dry throat, making Shen Huai feel a little better.
He hesitated for a moment before saying, "Sorry, I just fell asleep."
Ye Cang leaned back on the sofa with his arms crossed, and smiled when he heard this: "It's okay, but your story isn't over yet. I'm still waiting for you to tell me who that friend was who influenced you and made you an agent."
“He…” Shen Huai wanted to say the other person’s name, but he paused and then said, “Okay, after we return to China, I will take you to see him.”
As Shen Huai spoke, he took out his phone, only to find that it was turned off.
Ye Cang quickly said, "I turned off my phone when I saw you were asleep so as not to disturb you."
Shen Huai turned on his phone, but after booting up, a flood of messages came out, almost freezing the phone.
Shen Huai frowned slightly and directly opened Ming Wei's voice call.
As soon as he answered the call, Mingwei's anxious voice came from the other end.
"Shen Huai, are you alright? Where are you and Ye Cang now?"
Shen Huai immediately had a bad feeling: "We're at the hotel, what happened?"
Upon hearing this, Mingwei breathed a sigh of relief and said quickly, "Your fight at the bar was filmed and posted online. At first, it was fine, but an hour ago, some marketing accounts started spreading rumors online, saying that you were involved in a fight in the United States and had been taken to the police station. I sent you a message but you didn't reply, and I couldn't get through to your phone. Xiao Xue and the others are not in the United States. I was almost frantic with worry."
Because of a problem with the overseas agency they were working with for the next stop, Xue Chengge ended his promotional trip in the United States and flew to the next stop ahead of schedule. Only Shen Huai, Ye Cang, and a few bodyguards were left here, which is why this happened.
While Mingwei was speaking, Shen Huai had already opened Weibo, which was already quite lively.
The hashtags #YeCangFighting#, #YeCangFightingInTheUSAndBeingSentToThePoliceStation#, and #YeCangMissing# immediately went viral and trended on social media. Many fans even went to Ye Cang's Weibo to pray for him.
Shen Huai quickly scanned Weibo and pieced together the events.
The incident started when someone posted what happened on the Yusheng Forum. The person was probably an international student who was at the bar at the time. He was probably just excited and wanted to share it with others. However, some people in the comments didn't believe him and thought he was being cheated on.
The original poster got so badly criticized that they posted the video directly.
Because of the dim lighting at the time, the video wasn't very clear, but Ye Cang's face was still visible. There were no signs of editing in the video, and it didn't look like a movie shoot; Shen Huai and Ye Cang were really fighting.
As a result, the post went viral instantly.
The original poster seemed to realize the problem and quickly deleted the video and post, but it was too late. The video had already spread and went viral from the Yusheng Forum all the way to Weibo.
Originally, the fans knew that Ye Cang had gone overseas for promotion, and they were all eagerly waiting for the official Weibo account to release some beautiful photos of Ye Cang so they could admire them. Unexpectedly, they ended up admiring him on the trending topics.
They didn't think too much about it, just shouting things like "Brother is so handsome!" and "Brother is so good-looking, I never expected him to be so manly." Although some people wondered if something had happened since the background was clearly overseas, not many people paid much attention.
But an hour ago, a marketing account suddenly posted on Weibo, vaguely stating that Ye Cang had been involved in a fight abroad and had been detained by the police.
Afterwards, many marketing accounts forwarded the story, and the rumors intensified. Some even claimed that Ye Cang was arrested because he was using drugs abroad.
This triggered panic on Weibo.
The people at Morning Star Entertainment realized the problem was already quite late, and Mingwei couldn't contact Shen Huai, which caused them to panic. Fortunately, Mingwei was a seasoned veteran and immediately calmed the publicity department down, preventing them from making any rash statements. Now that they had contacted Shen Huai and learned what had happened, they were finally relieved.
Shen Huai breathed a sigh of relief, confirming that this was not a premeditated attack by the rival company, but rather a piece of fake news released by a marketing account to create hype. As long as it was clarified, everything would be fine.
So, Morningstar Entertainment's official Weibo account and Ye Cang's Weibo account simultaneously released messages explaining what happened and posted a photo of Ye Cang and Nick to appease fans. The original poster also came forward to confirm that Ye Cang and Shen Huai were only on the defensive and that the other party had provoked them first.
Ye Cang has always been very firm in his attitude towards marketing accounts. Not long ago, the marketing accounts that slandered him were fined and apologized. So, before Ye Cang could even pursue the matter, these marketing accounts that spread rumors took the initiative to apologize.
The authorities swiftly and decisively resolved the rumor, leaving many rival companies that wanted to cause trouble with no chance to intervene, and they could only leave disappointed.
Although some people still refused to believe it, most netizens did.
Then netizens' focus shifted. At first, they were drawn to Ye Cang, but gradually, their attention was drawn to Shen Huai. From his leisurely unbuttoning of his cuffs to his crisp and clean movements, even if it wasn't clear, it couldn't hide the masculine hormones he exuded.
So, half an hour later, a new trending topic appeared.
——#AgentPleaseComeAtMe#
Chapter 72
Because of the time difference, the post was published in the morning in China, but it became a trending topic around noon. By the time the matter was clarified and the rumors subsided, it was already afternoon.
The afternoon and evening are precisely when network traffic is at its highest.
Chen Chiyu held his wife tightly, trembling with fear, worried that some fool might choose this moment to trend on social media, forcing his wife to go back to work overtime again.
The two were watching TV when Chen Chiyu heard his wife exclaim "Eh!" His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly leaned over to look at her computer screen, only to be left speechless.