Star Rice Ball is an app that Lin Qinghan had heard about when he happened to pass by the secretary's office. A few newly graduated female secretaries who liked chasing stars mentioned it. He had just passed by and heard a few girls excitedly exclaiming, "Ah, ah, the male god is online!"
"Hurry, I want to be the first to comment, so the male god remembers me!"
Of course.
That day, they not only didn't become the first to comment, but when they saw him appear behind them, they thought they were going to be fired. Their faces turned pale, they stood up, and stammered, "M-Mr. Lin, we, we..."
Lin Qinghan didn't reprimand them.
He was a little indifferent, but not the kind of ruthless and unfeeling person who exploited employees. Besides, it was lunchtime, and he just watched them and asked, "What is this?"
That day, his secretaries told him a lot about Star Rice Ball.
Download this Star Rice Ball, and you can always keep track of your favorite idol's information. When they make a post, when they make a Weibo, when they reply to someone, you can immediately know!
You can grab a seat first and make your idol notice you!
You can also show support and improve your idol's commercial value!
But most importantly—
You can keep track of your idol's schedule.
That day, Lin Qinghan downloaded Star Rice Ball and, like Weibo, only followed Soft. However, Soft wasn't online often, and apart from her initial official announcement, she had only posted a photo yesterday.
Clean and neat.
Unlike a celebrity's Weibo, it was more like an ordinary person's.
Ignoring Zheng Xu.
Lin Qinghan opened Weibo directly and saw that Soft was featured in a variety show, and she had just reposted it, writing four words [Looking forward to meeting].
Her fan base wasn't large, but for a newcomer, it was already quite impressive.
After making a post with 500,000 Weibo followers, within a few minutes, there were already hundreds of comments. Most of them were from sunflower girls showing their support. Occasionally, there were a few verified accounts, people from the industry, and many acquaintances.
Such as Zheng Fu, and Ji Xi, and so on.
At this moment, Soft was replying to a few friends in a gentle tone and sometimes adding a few cute emojis, just like when she sent WeChat to him in the beginning.
Lin Qinghan looked at it enviously, completely forgetting the things Soft had said to him just now. He directly reposted it and it became his second Weibo post, then he leaned back in his chair and waited, refreshing the page from time to time.
Waiting for Soft to reply to him.
***
Meanwhile, Soft was
She is still replying to a few good friends.
She didn't expect that besides the fans, there were so many friends forwarding advertisements to her. The girls from the group need no mentioning, even Xia Youyou rallied a group of classmates and friends to cheer for her.
Also, a group of children she met during an acting class were actively promoting her now.
She felt quite moved.
She isn't a very proactive person and is even a bit slow to warm up, so she hasn't made many friends over the years. She didn't expect to receive so much love and support from so many people now, which made her feel very happy and content.
After replying to a few friends, she was planning to refresh the Weibo comments.
Unexpectedly, a prompt popped up at the top saying, "@Lin Group President Lin Qinghan reposted @Wen Ruan's Weibo."
This wasn’t the first time she had seen such a prompt, so this time Wen Ruan just lightly frowned, then refreshed the Weibo notifications, and sure enough saw Lin Qinghan reposting and commenting on her Weibo. She didn't feel particularly happy. Her first thought was only—
It seems I was too light with those earlier hits.
Men don't remember the pain.
"What the heck?!" Xiaomai, holding her phone, stood up in shock, looking at Wen Ruan with a surprised expression. "Soft Soft Sister, did your ex-husband repost your Weibo again?"
Ex-husband?
Wen Ruan raised an eyebrow, somewhat surprised by this address.
Xiaomai, also feeling a bit embarrassed, hurriedly explained, "I just saw many comments calling him that, so I just followed and called him that." Actually, it wasn't, the name "ex-husband" is a unique term that Xia Tian and the Asking Sisterhood use to refer to Lin Qinghan.
She had become close to Xia Tian now, and sometimes she would unconsciously call him "ex-husband" as well.
But this matter couldn't let Soft Sister know.
Especially, she couldn't know that, besides being the Sunflower Girl online, she also had two pairs of CP girls.
Wen Ruan didn't mind.
The terms they used for Lin Qinghan had nothing to do with her.
But—
"How did you see it? Did it trend again?" It shouldn't be, Lin Qinghan had just commented on hers, and the comment was still at the bottom, how could it be known so quickly?
Xiaomai, of course, couldn't say that Xia Tian and the others had been watching to see if Lin Qinghan made any moves, so she casually made up an excuse, "I just casually scrolled and saw it."
Afraid of further questions, she quickly sat down, picked up a piece of fried chicken, and mumbled, "I'll continue scrolling through Weibo."
Wen Ruan smiled, but didn't say anything.
She continued to reply to other friends' comments, but didn't reply to Lin Qinghan's.
On the other hand—
Her WeChat was being bombarded by messages from Xia Tian.
"I told you! I told you! Our ex-husband will definitely repost and cheer for the goddess! Look, did you see it? What is this? This isn't just a Weibo post, this is a symbol of love!"
"Ah ah ah, I nearly love our ex-husband to death, how can this man be so amazing? wuwuwu, I've been registered on Weibo for so long, he still only follows the goddess, and the contents of his Weibo are all related to the goddess. Even if so many people accuse him, even if so many people scold him, he continues forward! Take a look, take a good look, isn't this love?"
"He's electric, he's light, he's the one and only myth, ohohoh, make a scene, the Asking Sisterhood is celebrating today, raise the banners, set off the firecrackers, tonight we're not returning sober!"
Xiaomai:
Is it necessary?
Is it necessary?
He just reposted a Weibo, the goddess hasn't even commented, why get so excited? Get excited when the goddess replies!
Hmph!
Thinking about it made her a little angry.
That stinky brat Yan Shen, our ex-husband came over to win people, showing off his sovereignty, and he doesn't know how to react! It's hopeless! Chewing on the chicken wing, tapping out words, expressing strong sourness [Your ex-husband can only attract the goddess by reposting Weibo, while our Yan Shen can be close to the goddess for a whole month, which is 720 hours converted, and 43,200 minutes.]
So.
Our Candy can hold out! Our Candy is the best!
As she was chatting, Xiaomai suddenly remembered something. Wasn't the Maybach she saw today that A88888 license plate? Wasn't that our ex-husband's? When Xia Tian was gathering information about the ex-husband, she also glanced at it.
There was a photo of the ex-husband getting out of that Maybach.
How ridiculous!
This time, Xiaomai was shocked. Could it be that the Asking Sisterhood is the best?!
Wen Ruan didn't know what Xiaomai was thinking. She had just finished replying to a few friends and her eyes were sore from looking at Weibo for so long. She had just closed Weibo and was thinking of pouring a glass of lemon water when her WeChat suddenly received several notifications.
She glanced at them and saw that it was a chat group set up by Ji Xi, with Li Jiao and others, named "[The Five Most Beautiful People in the World]"
[Zheng Fu: [Image]???]
[Ji Xi:??? What's that dog man up to again?]
[Xia You: I was just about to send that, just now my classmates were still talking, Qinghan Ge reposted Soft Sister's Weibo, and now it's climbing up to 18 on the hot search]
[Li Jiao: I just held a meeting, and the world has turned magical again? Lin Qinghan is really empty now.]
The group chat is so lively.
Warm and gentle couldn't possibly miss it. She glanced at it, it was about Lin Qinghan forwarding a Weibo to her. He is a public figure and a billionaire, with countless people watching him every day. It's normal for him to trend, but she didn't pay any attention to it.
It's his business if he wants to forward it.
It's other people's business how they think.
It's none of her concern.
She casually replied with three words, "[Ignore him]", then got up to the kitchen to pour some lemon water. She even asked Xiaomai if she wanted some.
Xiaomai is currently in a state of emotional breakdown with Is Rio, how could she have the mood to drink water? Originally, everyone was just enjoying the sweetness, casually fantasizing. Besides, none of the two pairs were real. But now — thinking about the Maybach appearing in the neighborhood.
Thinking about the moment when she saw Soft Sister, she couldn't help but suppress her smile.
Ugh.
No way.
Could Soft Sister really be going back on her word?
She really wanted to ask the main character, but she didn't dare, she didn't even dare to tell Xiaotian. Afraid that after she says it, today would not just be a festival for the sisters, but the New Year, and they would probably have to battle it out online.
Being human is too hard.
Especially being a shipper is even harder.
When Warm returned with the lemon water, Xiaomai was still buried in her phone, tapping away at the keyboard. Meanwhile, her WeChat group had already finished criticizing Lin Qinghan and was now discussing other matters. She had just picked up her phone when a new message popped up.
[Zheng Fu: Do you know? Ms. Lin Xiu'e, Lin Qinghan's aunt, was forcibly sent abroad by someone a few days ago. I heard she even got her immigration procedures done and will directly settle overseas in the future.]
[Xia You: I know, I know. I happened to pass by that day. That Ms. Lin made quite a scene, she kept saying that Lin Qinghan had let her down.]
[Ji Xi: Oh, Ms. Lin finally left, this is really something to celebrate. Let's set off some firecrackers to celebrate another day.]
The WeChat group is still abuzz.
But Warm held onto her phone as if in a daze.
Lin Xiu'e was forced overseas? Why would that happen?
***
Private hospital.
Zheng Xu was also genuinely free, after examining Lin Qinghan's injuries, he didn't rush to leave, just stood on the side waiting for Warm's reply. He also wanted to see what Warm would say to Lin Qinghan.
But it had been ten minutes.
Lin Qinghan still hadn't received a response from Warm, although plenty of other netizens had replied, and even the fan club would occasionally pop up with some reminders.
He refreshed Weibo with a stern face and saw that there were already thousands of comments. The top few comments were from insiders. In addition to Warm's reply, there were also the cute sunflower girls commenting below, "[Thanks for the support, we'll cheer on Soft Soft]." His comment had also been pushed to the top, but Warm hadn't replied to him.
Lin Qinghan pursed his lips and opened the comments.
"I thought I was blind."
"I thought I was blind, too."
"So, is this the billionaire? Didn't he divorce? Why is he still constantly paying attention to his ex-wife's Weibo?"
"Just took a look, indeed a billionaire without a doubt. So what does the billionaire want? Only paying attention to the goddess, and even his two Weibos are all about the goddess, does he want to win back the goddess?"
"Take away the goddess, don't date us."
"Just took a look, the goddess is offline now. So the goddess replied to all her friends, but didn't reply to her ex-husband? Hmmm, this comment is really filled with a strong sense of awkwardness."
The more Lin Qinghan scrolled down, the more unpleasant his expression became. He checked the fan club again and indeed, Warm had already gone offline. Even those who posted after him, she had replied to.
But on his end, she didn't respond with a single word. He felt uncomfortable, not because he felt embarrassed, what relation did those people's comments have to him?
He just felt a little upset, really upset.
It turns out being ignored by someone you care about feels like this.
Those three years —
Thinking of Warm's repeated contacts, repeated waiting, repeated anticipation, until the last time, repeated disappointments, was it the same for her? Waiting eagerly, only to get nothing in the end.
Was she as upset as him?
The phone screen turned black, Lin Qinghan held the phone tightly in his hand, lowering his head, closing his eyes, his eyelashes fluttering gently, his thin lips gently pursed.
He really is a beast.
Zheng Xu had been watching all this time, even shouting in their brother group after Lin Qinghan reposted the Weibo, originally wanting to see a good show, but now seeing him like this, he started worrying a bit.
After all, he's a man.
Moreover, he's a public figure.
Being embarrassed like this by his ex-wife in public is really embarrassing.
Lin Qinghan patted his shoulder, cleared his throat, and prepared to comfort him, "Lao Lin, there's beauty everywhere in the world, um, you..."
Before he could finish speaking, Lin Qinghan interrupted him with a hoarse voice, "It's my fault."
So everything he was going through was what he deserved.
He said so.
Zheng Xu didn't know how to comfort him, he was always a player, toying with women to make them happy. But when it came to matters of love, he felt lost.
Why bother with real feelings? Isn't playing around enough?
Every relationship has its end. Instead of ending in enmity, it's better to always enjoy the happiness. If you like each other, be together, if not, say goodbye stylishly.
He wanted to smoke.
But being in the hospital, Zheng Xu could only take off his mask, lean back in his chair, and ask, "What do you plan to do now?"
"I don't know." Lin Qinghan leaned back in his chair, holding his phone in one hand and gently pressing the tiredness from his eyes with the other. After a while, he suddenly opened his eyes and asked Zheng Xu, "How do I pursue someone?"
This group of people.
Zheng Xu was always good at dealing with women.
Suggestions just popped up, so Zheng Xu replied without much thought, "Just give her what she likes. If she likes bags, buy her bags. If she likes cars, buy her cars. If she likes jewelry, buy her jewelry. Everything in this world has a price, just give her the corresponding things."
But he didn't dare to say this to Lao Lin.
Wen Ruan is different.
He's afraid of getting beaten.
He cleared his throat and shifted comfortably in his chair, continuing, "Wen Ruan has entered the entertainment industry, you can just splash money on her. Participate in big movie productions, TV shows, endorsements, she won't be able to ignore you."
Lin Qinghan looked at Zheng Xu as if he was a fool.
If pursuing Wen Ruan were so simple, would he be so distressed now? He had thought of the idea of spending money on her long ago, but Wen Ruan was not that kind of person. If she liked money, she could have taken half of his assets when they divorced.
With that half of the money, she could have bought half of the entertainment empire and become a queen herself.
And he was very clear about it.
If he really splurged on Wen Ruan, it would probably not just be a matter of getting a few punches.
Looking at Lin Qinghan with a bewildered expression, Zheng Xu shrugged and said, "If Wen Ruan doesn't even care about the money, then I have no other way. How about you go to the forum and ask?"
Lin Qinghan frowned, "Which forum?"
"Just a moment, I'll ask someone for you." Zheng Xu directly found someone and soon copied and pasted a link into Lin Qinghan's WeChat. "This is a forum that some of our hospital nurses often visit. There are intense discussions there. You can go there and ask."
Lin Qinghan clicked on the link, with a pink background at the top and several posts and responses below.
#Is it a dead end to marry an only child?
#What to do if husband has emotional affair?
#My husband loves me a lot but is really mean to me, what should I do?
#Daily fear of marriage, always feel like I will never get married, any sisters the same?
It looks formal enough.
Lin Qinghan thought that it wasn't a problem for him to think alone. So he followed Zheng Xu's advice and registered an account and posted a question '#May I ask, how do I win back my ex-wife?#.'