CFFMWSABR - Chapter 3

Chapter 3

After Jian Xingsui entered his new room, he sat beside the bed to rest.

When sitting beside the bed, he accidentally grazed his arms and flinched reflexively. After rolling up his long sleeves, he saw there were many dazzling scratches. He had gotten these gifts when he had been pushed down and fell. Of course, these were not the gifts that our dear protagonist An Ran himself had given him. Instead, he had fallen when he had been pushed by the security guard who was patrolling the street.

Everyone said that An Ran was kind and simple, but Jian Xingsui didn't think so. An Ran himself had come to find him and had tried to deliberately insult him to provoke him. He took advantage of the time when the security guard came and finally fainted in the pose of a victim. Obviously, he was unscathed, but everyone felt that he was wronged and bullied. And when it came to him, everyone felt that he was the only one who was guilty of the worst crime.

Jian Xingsui poked the wound, and unconsciously took a breath: "Hiss..."

It hurt.....

He knew his stupid ass should have gone to buy some medicine in the afternoon earlier.

He didn't know if there was any anti-inflammatory water in this house, or if he should go out and buy some himself.

Jian Xingsui came out of the room, but he didn't see the couple. At least he didn't have to greet them while going downstairs. He was not familiar with the environment here, but at this time many people were getting off work in the evening. When they saw him coming out of the couple's shop, they all looked at him, and some people even commented in a not so small voice:

"Is that the child you were talking about?"

"I heard that his conduct is very poor."

"Look at the clothes he's wearing, tsk tsk..."

When Jian Xingsui heard what they said, he simply stopped when he was passing by a glass door to look at himself. He was wearing ripped trousers, his hair was yellow, and his bangs were so long that his eyes were covered. His whole existence was shouting that he was a local thug or even a hooligan.

He simply abandoned the thought of going to the pharmacy and directly went to a barber shop instead.

The owner of the barber shop was stunned when he saw him. He nervously said, "Young man, do you want to wash your hair, or what hairstyle do you want?"

After reliving his whole life, Jian Xingsui's aesthetics were not the same as before. In his past life, he liked to pursue trends and fashion. He was simply following his heart, so he had thought that pursuing fashion and being stylish was his personality and made him look cool😎. It was unknown why, but he seemed to have a different idea after being reborn once: "Cut it all off, and I want to dye it black."

The barber shop owner said, "Okay, okay."

Because the two sides reached an agreement quickly, they acted even quicker. His hair was dyed black and the long bangs were cut off. The face of the person who looked a little gloomy at first was completely revealed. He actually had a pair of big eyes that were very energetic. But they were always covered by his cool😎 bangs. Now that he was clean and tidy, his whole appearance seemed to be completely new.

The barber shop owner said: "It is said that to test a person's appearance, you'll have to cut an inch of their hair. Young dude, you really are good-looking."

Jian Xingsui took a general look and smiled lightly: "Thank you."

The boy with red lips and white teeth showed a shy smile in the mirror. The barber shop owner was stunned and said with a slight emotion, "You look pretty when you smile. Back when you entered the store, I was a little nervous."

Jian Xingsui was suspicious: "Why?"

"That......I don't know." The owner of the barbershop was also an honest man. He touched his head and said naively, "Maybe it's just because of the aura you emitted when you entered..... I don't know how to describe it."

He couldn't tell, but Jian Xingsui could at least guess why.

In the world of this book, he is a vicious cannon fodder character. So of course he naturally emits the aura of vicious cannon fodder. It is destined that many people will not like him at first sight, and will even develop a heart of resistance and vigilance. It was the exact opposite of the protagonist, who had an aura of affinity and was naturally likable.

Some people were born to be the rising sun in the sky. But he was different. He was mud on the ground.

Seeing that his expression was somewhat dark, the boss hesitated: "Did I say something wrong?"

"No." Jian Xingsui's eyes were a little indifferent: "You are quite right."

So what if he's nothing but mud? In his previous life, he had tried hard to please everyone and ended up with a tragic end. In this life, he just wanted to stay away from the junk of the Jian family, and didn't want to work tirelessly to please anyone in vain ever again.

The boss saw that he was a little silent, and thought that he was bored: "How about some TV?"

The TV was turned on, and the TV show on it was " The Battle of the World" , a drama starring film emperor Fu Jinxiao. It was today's most popular show- never leaving online discussion boards, and topping the popularity charts without fail. 

The boss was afraid that Jian Xingsui could not understand it, so he recommended it to him: "Don't just watch this as an ordinary war movie. It's just more than that. Film emperor Fu's acting skills are outstanding. My wife and children all like him. There are also many little girls who come to me for haircuts who are his absolute fans. Do you know him? He did a good job in this drama. There was also one of his movies based on the republican era before. What was it called..."

Jian Xingsui opened his lips: "Mission."

The boss clapped his hands: "Yes, Mission! Hey... How did you know? Young man, this movie was quite unpopular. After all, it was one of Fu Jinxiao's earlier works."

Jian Xingsui replied in a low voice, "I'm his fan."

In the past and present, if there was one thing that had not changed, it was his idol. He had admired and liked Fu Jinxiao since he was young. As long as it was Film emperor Fu's work, he would rewatch it over and over again. Unlike many fans who followed him afterward because of his fame, he had been following that person since Fu Jinxiao's first album debut. He had been supporting Fu Jinxiao ever since he had very few Weibo fans, and in the following years, he had never slacked off when it came to Fu Jinxiao.

It's a pity that he didn't get to see his idol even when he had died.

Later, after learning that this was world inside a novel, he also accidentally discovered that the real young master, An Ran, was the protagonist.

An Ran's hard work and talent caught Fu Jinxiao's attention. After that, An Ran's journey in the entertainment industry went smoothly, and he worked together with Film emperor Fu to make many movies. Because of a drama that both of them starred in, the two finally united and became married, while Jian Xingsui died in a nameless street with nothing.

The boss said, "Young man, did my cutting force hurt you? Why are your eyes red?"

Jian Xingsui pulled away from his memories. He looked at himself in the mirror and smiled: "No, I haven't slept well these days. I'm just a bit sleepy."

"Young people these days...tsk tsk... they like to stay up all night." The boss said, "How is this a nice thing? It's better to treat yourself well, listen to this old man and wake up now so you don't end up sleeping life away."

Jian Xingsui nodded lightly as if telling both the boss and himself: "Yes, it's time to wake up..."

......

The next day

A nanny car was driving down the street. In the back of the car sat a man wearing sunglasses over his closed eyes. The man was wearing a light coffee-colored coat. His slender legs were folded, and he was reclining lazily in the back seat. His almost perfect jawline gave him a look of being a bit indifferent. Beside him, there was someone who was constantly chattering.

Agent Wang Meican said helplessly, "My dear brother, very handsome bro, dear ancestor, are you listening?"

Fu Jinxiao responded lightly.

Wang Meican handed a band-aid to him: "That private meal at the airport yesterday was too scary. There was actually such a sharp knife. Have you cleaned the wound on your arm? Do you want to go to the hospital for a look? I didn't have time to get a full first-aid kit, so I just brought some band-aids here." 

Fu Jinxiao took the band-aid and played with it in his hand. He replied casually, "It's not that serious."

The agent wanted to say even more: "I've told you many times that even dedication should have some limits. You got off the plane in the early morning while still being injured. And even when you were injured, you still took your fans into account. You didn't go through the VIP pass just for them, you..."

Fu Jinxiao responded, "I know where limits lie clearly in my heart."

The manager was about to say something when she heard the man's "tsk". Fu Jinxiao took off his sunglasses and revealed his inky eyes that were dark and deep. The man's voice was low and slow. While chuckling softly, he said: "Great manager ma'am, it's just a little injury. It's not worth your 10,000 word lecture, right?"

Although it was an interrogative sentence, Wang Meican shut up.

She had followed Fu Jinxiao for many years, so she knew when to stop her nagging.

This man is well-known in the circle as a good-tempered man. He has a good reputation and is unpretentious, but he is actually very cold in his bones, with a deep calculative mind under his smiling face. Dealing with this Fu Jinxiao, one must know their limits. Otherwise, you never know, when your funeral will be!😢

The driver in the front seat said, "Sir, the shop you're looking for is right up front."

This was a narrow street, surrounded by various scattered shops selling food and toys. There were many people coming and going, but it was definitely not the area Film emperor Fu usually frequents.

The agent said, "If you want to buy something, shall I get out of the car and buy it for you?"

"No need." Fu Jinxiao waved his hand: "I have been in the car for a long time. I'll go down to get some air."

The agent just gave up.

The weather in August was a bit hot. There was a pavilion outside the small shop selling rice cakes. There were many people sitting under the pavilion eating pastries and chatting. The business of this store was good, and there was a small queue outside. Fu Jinxiao stood at the end and happened to hear a few girls discussing the latest gossip.

"Have you seen that post on Weibo?"

"I saw that. Film emperor Fu actually made his own fans wait for nothing."

"I liked Brother Fu very much. Why is he suddenly like this?"

"I don't know what happened to him in the past two years. I heard that his previous movie "Jinghua" also flopped."

Fu Jinxiao stood not far away and listened casually, but there was no response.

He is used to seeing too many fans in the entertainment industry who chase after the fame of other people. These kinds of fans who stop following their ''idol'' after seeing one-sided events didn't bother him much. Their words had no effect on him. 

A boy in a white hat came out of the store. He had come out carrying a tray of rice cakes. The duration and extent of his listening were uncertain. After the boy put the things on the tables of several girls, he said, "I'm sorry, but I want to correct that the main actor starring in the movie "Jinghua" is not Mr. Fu."

Those few little girls were stunned.

After Jian Xingsui straightened his waist, his tone was plain but clear: "Mr. Fu starred as a supporting character in "Jinghua", not as the main actor. And also this film did not flop. It won the Best Film Editing Award and the Best Original Arrangement Award in Magnolia in 2018. At that time, Mr. Fu who had only acted as a supporting character in the movie had also won the Best Supporting Actor Award."

His words didn't flutter even once while saying these words. Those few little girls were stunned when they heard it. Passers-by fans had no power to badmouth in front of die-hard fans.

Fu Jinxiao, who was originally careless, also raised his head and set his eyes on the young man under the sun. His usual indifferent eyes were filled with a little interest.

The little girl murmured to retort: ​​"But he was so cold rejecting the fan's gifts in those videos..."

Jian Xingsui sneered. Holding the tray, he answered without any fear: "Just with a glance one can tell that the video was edited. Mr. Fu had once mentioned in an interview in 2016 that he only accepts letters from fans but not gifts, so what's wrong with him rejecting expensive gifts from fans?"

The girl with long hair was not convinced: "Then what about the news of him making his fans wait for nothing today? I guess he simply couldn't live up to the fans' wishes ah."

Jian Xingsui responded calmly and without any hint of arrogance, "The airport offers a VIP pass for notable individuals. He had an early morning flight, and his fans had been waiting outside all night. He chose to skip the much more convenient VIP pass, and used the regular path instead, not wanting to disappoint the fans who had been waiting since midnight. Now, tell me, when did he ever leave his fans waiting for nothing?"

The little girls on the table were left speechless.

A battle between die-hard fans and passersby fans, it was obvious who would win.

The girl with long hair said embarrassingly, "Why do you defend him so much? Who are you to him? How do you remember everything about him so clearly?"

......

The whole area was silent for a moment.

After a while,

Jian Xingsui leaned a bit towards the girls. His tone was calm and no one knew the sadness he had hidden underneath his voice. He replied, "I'm not anyone special to him, just a passerby."

Not only the three little girls looked at Jian Xingsui in shock, but Film Emperor Fu who was behind those girls also raised his eyebrows.

When Jian Xingsui passed the queue, his delicate face still looked a bit immature. He obviously was a very young boy, but unexpectedly, he remembered something that had happened several years ago so clearly.

Is he really just a …. passerby?

Fu Jinxiao's eyes fell on the boy's back, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This young boy...…interesting...

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The author has something to say:

Film emperor Fu: Boy, you caught my attention!

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