CH 4

Everything in the little shop was going well. It was unknown why but business was going so well today. Mr. Zhang and his wife were making rice cakes inside, and Jian Xingsui was helping outside, doing bill collection work. It was a bit messy for Jian Xingsui to work there first, but after learning for a while, his movements had become more familiar. Although not as good as a professional, fortunately, he still acted nicely when facing customers.

The surrounding people were noisy. He had lowered his head and was busy looking for money. When the other two were busy preparing cakes for others, it was the next customer's turn. A slightly low-pitched male voice sounded above his head: "Hello, please pack two glutinous rice cake dumplings and another set of your family's signature set meal."

Jian Xingsui froze.

Somehow a very familiar voice entered into his ears. It was an ordinary afternoon, but Jian Xingsui's heart suddenly seemed to have missed a beat. He raised his head suddenly. The person in front of him was wearing a coffee-colored coat, sunglasses, and a mask. Even though he couldn't see his face clearly, his hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and even his breathing began to tighten. If you have been a die-hard fan of someone for many years, you can definitely tell who that person is just by listening to their voice.

Zhang Xia's voice came from behind: "Sui Sui, this dumpling is ready."

Jian Xingsui quickly recovered and said to the customer, "Okay, please wait a moment."

He was in turmoil. The noise of the surrounding people, coupled with the interruption of the woman, made the originally determined heart of his hesitated. How could Film emperor Fu come to such a place? Even after thinking using his toes, it's impossible for him to come here, right? Maybe people who have similar voices exist in this world. Besides, who was he? A mere vicious cannon fodder. Could he still dare to imagine that there will be such good luck as meeting the protagonist so casually?

He tried to calm himself down. It was definitely impossible.

Zhang Xia put the prepared set in the tray, and Jian Xingsui packed it and handed it to Fu Jinxiao. He had calmed down a bit. So he said, "Hello, the total is 67 yuan. May I ask if you are paying through cash or scan code."

Fu Jinxiao: "Cash."

The man took out the wallet from his pocket. It was a pure black wallet. The brand name was not clear. The style was very classic. There were neatly arranged cards. He took out a hundred yuan bill and handed it to Jian Xingsui. His slender fingers were pale and clean. His familiar set of movements made Jian Xingsui ecstatic for a moment.

Fu Jinxiao raised his eyebrows. His eyes fell on Jian Xingsui and he asked, "What's wrong?"

Jian Xingsui quickly returned to his senses. His ears even blushed a little because of shame. 

He actually stared at the hand of a strange customer in a daze! It's really a fool's behavior. What a shameless thug he is!!!1

"No, nothing!" Jian Xingsui hurriedly put away the money. He opened the cash drawer and began to get the change for the bills. Because of the range of motion, his sleeve slipped down, revealing the wound that had not fully healed yet. But he didn't notice it, and handed the change to Fu Jinxiao: "Your change."

Fu Jinxiao nodded lightly: "Thank you."

The man just glanced around at his own change. He took out a 20 yuan bill and handed it to Jian Xingsui and said, "You gave me more, you should have given me a ten yuan bill."

Because he was too flustered, he had given him the wrong money bill! 

Jian Xingsui felt that he didn't know where to hide this shameless face of his. So he quickly took the money and bowed, "I'm sorry."

The Zhang couple behind him cast exploratory glances. Jian Xingsui quickly found a ten-yuan bill and handed it to Fu Jinxiao, and also reminded him: "Try not to eat too much of the dumplings you pack at night, as they are not easy to digest. If you can't finish eating them, you can store them in the refrigerator."

Fu Jinxiao took the change: "Thank you for reminding me."

Jian Xingsui's heart was still chaotic. He wanted to be sure, but he wasn't sure. Heaven is dry and my heart is being fry and I don't want to cry............WHAT TO DO WHAT TO DO??? HIS IDOL IS LEAVING HIS IDOL IS LEAVING!!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

Just when he was a ''little'' flustered, a voice came from above his head: "Then let me remind you too."

Jian Xingsui was stunned for a moment. He then raised his head in surprise.

The tall man stood across the counter. He picked up his things and spoke slowly: "If you are injured, you still need to pay attention to the wound. The weather is hot and it is easy to get inflamed."

Jian Xingsui froze in place. The wound on his arm was not fully healed because he hadn't been treated properly. However, after getting along for a few days, the Zhang couple still turned a blind eye to his wound. As for the man in front of him, they had just met by chance, but he noticed it. This feeling was very strange. A warm feeling flooded into his heart. After taking a closer look, he found that there was actually a band-aid on the counter.

HE had left it there........

Jian Xingsui didn't know why, but at this moment all of his hesitations were thrown away. He looked at the person's leaving back and said, "Thank you!"

When he picked up the band-aid, its temperature was still hot, as if it was still covered in that man's body temperature. He...........might be his IDOL.......He might be himmm..................... If he will miss this opportunity, he might never be able to see him again. Jian Xingsui gathered up his courage and looked at him. He said, "May I know who you are, next time... I'll thank you properly again."

The man stopped and turned around: "No need to be too modest."

Very strange............ Obviously, Jian Xingsui couldn't see the other man's complete face. But when he stood in the sun, Jian Xingsui's heartbeat was still unstable. The tall man had an elegant breath all over his body. He curled his lips: "As for who I am... ..."

Jian Xingsui looked at him and saw the man wave at him. His tone seemed to contain a bit of a mocking smile, but it made Jian Xingxui's heart feel hot: ''I'm not anyone special, just a passerby.''

......

The same evening,

The shop was closed and Jian Xingsui also returned to his room.

He was sitting beside the bed and was still reminiscing about the afternoon. He really would not mistake Fu Jinxiao's voice. No matter how much he told himself it was impossible, he still thought that person should be Film emperor Fu himself. If it was someone else, it was indeed possible that he would recognize the wrong person. But the person opposite to him was someone who he had been following for almost ten years.

Fu Yingdi debuted as a singer at the age of 19, and Jian Xingsui was only 15 years old at that time. After hearing his singing on a street corner by chance, Xingsui's feelings for him had been uncontrollable. For countless times over the past ten years, he had been quietly pursuing him behind his back, step by step, witnessing Fu Jinxiao's transformation from being an unknown star to being a big hit, from being adored by people and being hated on the Internet, to a large number of fans throwing shades to him to, In the end, his fame and he himself shining brightly to ascending to the film emperor's throne, during all these period of time, he had never left following that man.

Is it really him...

Jian Xingsui held the band-aid in his hand. He was even reluctant to use it, looking at it over and over.

Thinking of the final end of the book of Film emperor Fu and Jian Anran getting married in the original novel, his heart ached for a while. According to the laws of the world, can a vicious cannon fodder have such an opportunity? Thinking about it, Jian Xingsui suddenly froze after remembering a certain plot point—

If going through the plot of his previous life accordingly, An Ran had still lived in the rice cake shop because Jian Xing had refused to leave the Jian family's house........ That means An Ran and Fu Jinxiao should have met this afternoon!

WHAT IN THE DEMON'S HOLE??????????

Because he was reborn and made a different choice, the butterfly effect's wings were slightly flapped, causing the current situation?

Jian Xingsui went to the bed and breathed a long sigh of relief: "No way..."

"Jingle Bell Jingle Bell"

His cell phone rang.

Jian Xingsui picked it up, but he didn't expect that it was the phone call from his agent who had not been in contact with him for 800 years. In case you are lost, Yes, he had also signed with an entertainment company. But he was still just an amateur, because firstly he had just graduated, and secondly, he had been focusing on fighting with An Ran before. So he hadn't wanted to do his personal things well at all.

The agent said, "Xiao Sui, how are you doing? I've heard everything about you. Everyone has their own good times and bad times. But one should never give up, you know?"

"Brother Wang." Jian Xingsui said honestly, "Don't worry, I'm fine."

The agent breathed a sigh of relief. He said, "All's good as long as you're fine. So I have a variety show in my hands now, and I have invited more than 100 amateurs to participate in the final debut. I think it's quite suitable for you, you... are you going to participate?"

Jian Xingsui thought of this show. He indeed remembered a variety show from his previous life, so he asked, "Is it the "Starlight"?"

Bro Wang, the agent, was shocked: "How do you know?"

Jian Xingsui couldn't explain it, so he could only say: "I have heard a little about it, but I don't understand it in detail."

Brother Wang took the phone and said, "This is a good opportunity. It will give you more chances to show your face and show your talents. If you are lucky, you will make your debut in a group, and you will have a bright future."

Jian Xingsui knew that it was impossible for him to make his debut in a group.

In the last life, the protagonist An Ran relied on this variety show to become popular and finally debuted. Whatsmore, the mentor invited by this variety show was now the popular top actor Fu Jinxiao. This was an indispensable plot in the novel for the protagonist Shou and Fu Yingdi to develop their relationship. But he hadn't participated in that variety show in his previous life, because he had just been kicked out of the house at that time and he was staying in the hotel with a cheque.

Brother Wang asked him, "What is it? Are you going or not?"

Jian Xingsui hesitated: "I'll consider it."

Of course, he wanted to go. If he went, he might be able to meet his idol. Moreover, he was jobless right now and had no source of income at all. It was a perfect opportunity for him. But he didn't want to have anything to do with An Ran or the Jian family anymore. His death in his previous life still seemed to be vivid in his eyes. He knew that he will not end well if he goes against the protagonist again. Now he just wanted to stay away from An Ran and it was best for him to not see him again in this life.

Brother Wang sighed: "Then you can call me anytime in the next two days."

Jian Xingsui responded.

Almost as soon as the call was hung up, there was a knock on the door.

Jian Xingsui sat up and said, "Please come in."

It was Zhang Xia who opened the door. She said, "Sui Sui, come down to eat."

Jian Xingsui responded and followed her downstairs. He still lived in that small study room. The key point was that there was no air conditioner in this study, only an electric fan. It was very hot in summer. Fortunately, the air conditioner was turned on below, which finally made him feel much cooler. 

Zhang Xia gave him a bowl of noodles: "Sui Sui, is this enough?"

Jian Xingsui said, "Yes it's enough."

He didn't sit down to eat directly, but went into the back room and took chopsticks and a bowl to help.

After Zhang Xiangyang closed the door outside and came in for dinner, only then did they start to eat together. In the past few days, except for when Jian Xingsui went to help with the shop in the afternoon, they all had their meals together.

Zhang Xia said, "I did the math today and it seems that we sold more than 1,000 pieces today."

Zhang Xiangyang nodded and said, "Now is the weekend, of course, the business will run more smoothly."

"I roughly calculated the quantity and materials of the rice dumplings and those cakes. Today we probably earned more than 2,000." Zhang Xia was a woman who was very good at calculating: "But the amount sold the day before yesterday was about the same, but the amount we had earned was about 3,000 ah."

Zhang Xiangyang ate the noodles and said, "It should be because of the quality difference of different types of goods. An Ran had helped to collect the bill the day before yesterday. It's Suishui now, so I don't know."

Jian Xingsui finally understood what the purpose of this meal was.

"I have recorded every account on the machine." Jian Xingsui put down the tableware and said, "If there is anything unclear, you can check it out."

Seeing that he was a little unhappy, Zhang Xia hurriedly said: "Sui Sui, that's not what I meant. Look, when a gentleman came this afternoon, you seemed to have given the wrong change. It must have been because of your carelessness. It must be hard for you. You were a young master before, and you must have never done this kind of work. Otherwise, I will collect the bill later, and you will help Xiang Yang in the back..."

It was because the shop was busy these days that Jian Xingsui wanted to help with the cashier.

He didn't expect to face such doubts from his ''own'' parents. Looking at Zhang Xia's face, he suddenly thought of An Ran. He finally understood where the protagonist's set of tricks and acting skills came from and how similar it was from ''his'' parents.

Jian Xingsui's mouth curled into a sarcastic smile and said, "No need."

Zhang Xia was taken aback.

"I'm going to work in two days and I'll probably live in the company's dormitory, so I might not come back here." Jian Xingsui stood up: "If the two of you are really busy, I'll hire a helper in the store. Well, I am inexperienced in working as a bill collector, so I am indeed incompetent."

Zhang Xiangyang didn't expect this to happen. He glared at his wife and said quickly, "Sui Sui, don't misunderstand, that's not what your aunt....... your mother meant, why do you want to move out?"

Jian Xingsui stood from the table and looked at him. He took a panoramic view of the faces of the two, and opened his lips: "Whether I misunderstood or not, I think you guys know better than me. I am indeed not as good as An Ran, but I have clean hands and feet, and I will never do any shameful deeds for a few hundred yuans. I don't know why you look at me like that with those cheap eyes of yours. In the past 20 years, I might have wronged An Ran by sitting on his throne all these years but I have never wronged you guys.''

On the contrary,

The one who held the wrong child and directed your schemes resulting in all those tragedies, and the one who had wronged your own child........are you guys.

Jian Xingsui didn't say anything after he threw out the words. He turned around and went back upstairs. He then closed the door, took out his mobile phone and called the agent: "Brother Wang, I'm sorry to bother you. I just wanted to tell you that......the variety show you talked about, I'll go."