Second Take On Romance - The A-List Actor Wants Me
Chapter 107 : It Feels Good To Be Appreciated

Chapter 107: Chapter 107 : It Feels Good To Be Appreciated

During their trip back to the city, Zhu Dongyi was unable to keep to himself. He was eager to prove his dedication to his protégé, starting with a round of shoulder massage.

"Little Shen, I am in awe with your performance for the past two weeks. I watched every episode of ’3, 2, 1... Action!’. I checked your rating every night. You are practically the hottest actor in the entire country right now!"

Shen Jingwei scoffed.

"Don’t be ridiculous, Old Zhu. Ah yes, where is my phone?"

"Here it is!" Zhu Dongyi retrieved Shen Jingwei’s phone from his bag and thrust it into the latter’s hands. "See for yourself if you don’t believe me."

"..."

Certainly, the reality TV show successfully boosted his name in public. Now the number of his followers on Weibo already exceeded 1M. Users kept tagging him in their posts...

Wait, what posts?

Shen Jingwei’s jaw dropped to the ground.

His eyes were glued to a fanart depicting him and Yan Renzhong on the bed. Judging from the disheveled state of their clothing and the fact that Yan Renzhong was lying on top of him, they were about to do it!!!

And the artist even tagged the work with #RenWei4Eva.

That was not all.

There were fanmade videos featuring young handsome men who cosplayed as him and Yan Renzhong at the rice field patch. Their bronze skin was slick with sweat as they tossed the farming tools aside and started making out then and there. Their interaction was so hot and sensual that Shen Jingwei felt oddly inadequate in comparison.

That was not all.

There were fan fictions written for #RenWei couple, most of them tagged with #R18, #smut, #bl, #danmei, etc..

Some even had the #mpreg tag...

Shen Jingwei was close to tears. He knew the content of those fan fictions without even reading the summary or the first paragraph.

Apparently, he did not need to have sex with Yan Renzhong for real.

In those fans’ imagination, he and Yan Renzhong had already done the deed in every position possible!

In some omegaverse fan fictions, he had even given birth to Yan Renzhong’s children!

Heavens have mercy.

Shen Jingwei could not bear to look at his phone screen anymore. The barrage of embarrassing fan creations was too much for him to take.

"What kind of trash has been circulating on the net?" He exclaimed in utter distress.

"I know, Little Shen, you want to shed the homosexual image and re-brand yourself, but you should see it as an important stepping stone! In order to be less gay in the future, you need to be very gay this very moment!"

"..."

Shen Jingwei’s head hurt immensely.

What?

Be gay now and less gay later?

What did it even mean???

Shen Jingwei groaned.

"Old Zhu, maybe we can talk later."

Shen Jingwei turned off his phone screen.

"This is too much for me to digest. I just... I need to take a little nap. That’s all I need, yes."

"Oh yes yes yes, no worries, you must be tired."

Zhu Dongyi swiftly pulled a blanket over Shen Jingwei’s form and tucked him in properly.

"Big Brother Zhu is here for you. You can be at ease, Little Shen. Sleep soundly, shh, shhh.... Shhh..."

"..."

Zhu Dongyi had suddenly started mothering him. He must have received a grand bonus from Beihai Entertainment recently.

Five hours later, they arrived at Shen Jingwei’s apartment.

All the now famous actor wanted to do at that time was lie down on his bed and sleep until he needed some food to keep him alive.

Unfortunately, he couldn’t even do that.

When Shen Jingwei walked through the door, he came face-to-face with a mountain of boxes and gift bags.

"..."

His keys slipped out of his fingers and dropped onto the floor with a clang.

The only other person who had keys to Shen Jingwei’s apartment was Zhu Dongyi.

Shen Jingwei slowly turned his head to the culprit, who was dragging his protégé’s suitcase along the corridor.

"Old Zhu, what is this?"

"Oh!"

Zhu Dongyi grinned at him.

"After the reality TV show took off, you started gaining a lot of fans. They sent a lot of gifts to Beihai Entertainment’s headquarters, all addressed to you!"

Zhu Dongyi grabbed a framed artwork from the nearest stack. The adorable cartoon art showed Shen Jingwei and Yan Renzhong cooking in the kitchen. Thankfully with clothes on and devoid of any pornographic content.

"Look at this! ’All my love to my beloved RenWei’. They adore you so much, Little Shen!"

Shen Jingwei could burst into tears on the spot. He barely believed his eyes.

During the two weeks he was absent, the amount of fan gifts and letters sent to him was enough to fill his entire living room.

He barely had empty space on the floor to walk into other rooms.

"Amazing," he whispered.

These gifts were a heartfelt expression of the fans’ appreciation for his art and talent. It was incredibly gratifying to be recognized and celebrated in such a way.

"And I think you will like this one the most," Zhu Dongyi presented Shen Jingwei with a vase of the most exquisite red roses he had ever seen. The flowers were in full bloom, their petals a vibrant, fresh red that seemed to exude an otherworldly glow.

It was as if they had been picked that very morning.

"They came this morning before I picked you up," Zhu Dongyi confirmed Shen Jingwei’s guess. "A bouquet of a hundred red roses. Aren’t they exquisite? Guess who they came from."

"It must be him," Shen Jingwei muttered. He picked a white card attached to the red ribbon at the neck of the vase.

"Congratulations on completing the reality TV show. I watched every episode. Please continue working hard in the future.

Forever your greatest fan, SS."

Shen Jingwei took the vase into his hands and inhaled deeply. The fragrance was fresh and invigorating, filling his senses in no time.

"I wish I knew who the person was," Shen Jingwei muttered. "This is the second time I receive a gift from him."

"Eh?"

Zhu Dongyi blinked at Shen Jingwei in confusion.

"I don’t remember ever bringing you any gift from him before."

Now it was Shen Jingwei’s turn to be puzzled.

"Of course you did! It was a rabbit plush and a cake in a gift bag, hung at my apartment door."

Zhu Dongyi shook his head fervently.

"I brought you no such thing! Wait, does this mean that SS is someone close to you?"

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Author’s note :

Dun dun dun dun~