Chapter 51 Chapter 51 Hello, are you there?

After finishing her short study session at the art studio, Wen Yu began packing her belongings at home. The concert was in another city, not too close to where she was staying. She'd have to take the high-speed rail, so she couldn't get there and back the same day. She'd have to pack an extra change of clothes and check into the hotel there in advance.

After Ye Yinuo completed her resignation paperwork, Wen Yu and she, each carrying a suitcase, set off in a grand procession. Ye Yinuo was fully responsible for the trip, including concert ticket booking, route and transportation, hotel reservations and check-in, and so on. Ye Yinuo promised Wen Yu that she would have a fantastic first concert experience.

Wen Yu saw through Ye Yinuo and said, "Are you being so nice to me just to gain followers for your brother?"

Ye Yinuo chuckled and said, "If after watching this concert, you can accept my recommendation and become our brother's 38,558,000th fan, that would be great."

Wen Yu asked, "Why are there both zero and whole numbers in the number of fans?"

Ye Yinuo said: "Because this is the number of fans on brother's Weibo! Why don't you follow him now? You will be brother's tonight, hehehehe..."

They were sitting on the high-speed train, and Ye Yinuo's brothel-like laughter inevitably attracted some attention. Wen Yu shielded her face with one hand and covered Ye Yinuo's mouth with the other to stop her from drooling. She lowered her voice and said, "Stop laughing! Everyone's looking at us strangely!"

Ye Yinuo said, "After becoming a fan of Brother, I've gotten used to the strange looks... They always think Brother is just a pretty face, but he's clearly working really hard... Where's your Weibo? Hand it over! Where's your Xiaohongshu? Hand it over too! Go follow Brother's account."

Wen Yu had no idea what to do with her, so she handed over her phone to calm her down. Ye Yinuo followed Wen Yu on various social media platforms, finally satisfied. The high-speed train arrived amidst Ye Yinuo's infatuated behavior and Wen Yu's speechless expression. They left the station and took a taxi to the hotel. Ye Yinuo booked a standard room, and inside, both suitcases were unpacked. Wen Yu stared in shock at the various items in Ye Yinuo's suitcases; many of them she didn't recognize.

There were all sorts of cheering items, like glow sticks, hand banners, and light signs. Larger items included folding stools and telescopes, as well as smaller items like small fans, cooling patches, and throat lozenges. Ye Yinuo explained their uses to Wen Yu one by one, then instructed her to hold up her banners and shout out the cheering slogans, in unison with her, without making any mistakes.

Wen Yu held up a banner: "..."

Many of these things come in double or even multiple copies, such as the yellow T-shirts that represent his brother's support color. Ye Yinuo brought two and gave one to Wen Yu; for example, support items came in multiple copies, which can be distributed to fans who didn't bring support items while they are waiting outside the concert venue.

Wen Yu held the yellow T-shirt Ye Yinuo had forced upon her, and sweat began to form on her head. This thing was so yellow, were you sure it wouldn't turn her into a banana when she put it on? She swallowed hard, and said, feeling trapped, "Didn't you tell me to wear a hottie outfit? Can I wear a hottie outfit?"

"Sure!" Ye Yinuo said kindly, "Just wear this hot girl outfit over top of my brother's cheering color clothes and you'll be done!"

“…”

Wen Yu spent three seconds thinking whether it was too late to take a taxi back overnight.

"Don't feel pressured." Ye Yinuo continued to comfort her, "When the time comes, you will do whatever I do. If I hold up the light board, you will hold up the light board. If I wave the glow stick, you will wave the glow stick. If I call your brother's name, you will call your brother's name too. Be loud! Let your brother hear you! Don't be afraid!"

“…”

That's why I'm scared, okay? I feel scared just by listening to it...

But now that it’s done…

Wen Yu sighed and risked his life: "Okay! Tonight! I am here because you are here! You shout! I will shout!"

"Yeah!" Ye Yinuo shook Wen Yu's hand vigorously, and shook it a few times, officially reaching a brief cooperation with Wen Yu's fans tonight.

They packed up all their belongings and went to line up outside the concert venue in advance.

Unexpectedly, with more than an hour left before the show, the queues were already as long as the Red Army's 25,000-mile Long March. Seeing the huge crowds everywhere, Wen Yu felt a little dizzy and asked Ye Yinuo, "Are all the fans so enthusiastic?"

Ye Yinuo puffed out her chest proudly and said, "This is just the beginning. My brother is a top star!"

The venue was packed, and security had already been dispatched to maintain order. Summer nights are incredibly hot, especially in this city nicknamed "The Furnace City." The fans were enthusiastic, completely undeterred by the 38-degree heat. Instead, they chanted their support in unison outside the venue. So many people, yet they seemed like one. Wen Yu couldn't help but think: If only her fifth-grade choir had been this well-coordinated, they wouldn't have been scolded by the choir teacher.

Wen Yu was almost deafened by the bustling crowd. She wanted to ask Ye Yinuo when the ticket check would be open, but Ye Yinuo was standing right in front of her, so close that she didn't hear anything. Wen Yu patted Ye Yinuo on the shoulder. Ye Yinuo turned around and shouted, "What's the matter? Can I give you my brother's sign now?"

"...No!" Wen Yu also shouted, "I want to ask how long we have to stand here and wait?!"

"What? You want to leave? No! Once you're on this pirate ship, you can't get off! You're not allowed to leave!"

“…”

Wen Yu was speechless for a moment, took a breath, and then shouted again: "I'm asking when we can go in?!"

"What? Where are you going? Wait right here! You're not allowed to go!"

“…”

The descendant of the deaf, right? Speechless.

Forget it. Wen Yu no longer tried to communicate with the crazy Ye fan. She turned away and looked around. There were crazy fans everywhere. She, a fake fan, was surrounded.

As time passed, waves of people arrived. Wen Yu felt like a dumpling, squeezed by other dumplings. She'd be cooked once she was out of the pot. Security guards struggled to maintain the cordon, shouting at fans to keep their distance. Suddenly, Wen Yu was squeezed by someone next to her.

She turned her head to look, but she didn't know which dumpling had squeezed her. When she turned back, Ye Yinuo was gone.

She was clearly in front of her just now! Wen Yu looked forward, but could not find the familiar figure of Ye Yinuo. Most people here were wearing the same cheering colors, so Wen Yu could not find Ye Yinuo by her clothes. However, Ye Yinuo had tied her hair into two ponytails with some small bows on them, which looked very fairy-like and easy to identify.

But Wenyu couldn't find it. It just wasn't there.

She suddenly became anxious. There were so many people here, and now everyone was pushing and shoving each other. Ye Yinuo disappeared inexplicably. What if there was a stampede? What if something happened? She didn't find him in front, so she turned back to look.

Standing behind her on the left was a security guard. He was so tall that Wen Yu could only see the buttons on his uniform. Wen Yu raised her head and anxiously grabbed the security guard and asked, "Excuse me, have you seen a girl with twintails? My friend is missing!"

The security guard was young, but his tanned skin and sharp features overcame his youthful appearance, making him appear robust and powerful among the other security guards. He turned his stern face and looked at Wen Yu: "Are you talking about this?"

His voice was deep, but penetrating. As he asked, he raised his arms and picked up something from below. Wen Yu looked down as he followed his movements, and suddenly Ye Yinuo grew out of the ground. The security guard's big hands pinched Ye Yinuo's shoulders and helped Ye Yinuo up who had accidentally fallen to the ground. Ye Yinuo's head popped up like bamboo shoots after rain, just in front of the security guard's chin.

Wen Yu regained his lost possession and slapped Ye Yinuo on the arm, anxiously asking, "Where have you been?!"

"I was just pushed to the back. It's okay, it's okay!" Ye Yinuo explained with a giggle. Her whole face was red, as if she was wearing a big red lantern. She happened to be wearing a yellow T-shirt, and the red and yellow combination looked like scrambled eggs with tomatoes.

Wen Yu was amused and angry at the same time. How could someone be so indifferent when they were almost trampled? And how dare they laugh so evilly? Wen Yu scolded her, "Stop laughing! Evil twintails!"

Ye Yinuo tossed her twin ponytails and turned back to thank the security guard. The security guard let her go and took a step back. Ye Yinuo looked at him, tilted her head and asked, "Can I add you on WeChat? You look like my brother."

Security: “…”

Wen Yu: “…”

Who would ask for WeChat like this? Crazy.

Ye Yinuo also realized that what he said was a bit ambiguous, so he added: "Ah... I'm not talking about my biological brother. I'm an only child and don't have a brother. I'm talking about the brother who's having a concert today."

Wen Yu pulled Ye Yinuo's arm and asked, "What do you want to do?"

Ye Yinuo turned around and whispered to her: "You're just a low-profile version of my brother. Why are you adding me on WeChat? Just stand there!"

Wen Yu: “…”

The security guard had no smile on his face, his skin was dark, and he looked scary when he lowered his eyes to look at them. Wen Yu suddenly thought of the door gods posted on the gate of her hometown during the Spring Festival. They were also very ferocious.

bite--

The WeChat QR code was scanned successfully and the WeChat friend was added successfully.

Wen Yu:?

Ye Yinuo added WeChat and returned to the line. The long line finally moved. It took a long time to check in the tickets for such a long line. Wen Yu followed Ye Yinuo into the venue. The lights dimmed, then came on again. The stage rose and the music suddenly became deafening.

In the huge venue, everyone was jumping and cheering, shouting at the young men on the stage. Ye Yinuo was working especially hard, and the muscles in his neck were bulging from shouting. Wen Yu had never seen such a scene before and was a little at a loss. Ye Yinuo suddenly grabbed her wrist and shouted at her: "Learn from me! Learn from me! Brother! Ahhh! Love you!"

Wen Yu: “…”

After a moment of restraint, Wen Yu decided to go along with the local customs. Led by Ye Yinuo, she and the crowd roared for hours. Her throat burned, her body was covered in sweat, but these were minor matters. The warmth of the crowd, everything around her, made Wen Yu feel a surge of passion. She was unfamiliar with the boy bands on stage and had no feeling for them, but the sound, the temperature, the atmosphere were right, and Wen Yu felt it too. She roared until she was hoarse, but not for the people on stage, but for herself, for tonight, for freedom.

After the show, Wen Yu was still very excited and chatted all the way back to the hotel with Ye Yinuo.

Wen Yu went to take a shower first, while Ye Yinuo lay on the bed and looked at his phone. When Wen Yu came out, Ye Yinuo had finished looking at his phone and stood up from the bed. Wen Yu wiped her hair and said to Ye Yinuo, "I'm so hungry! Let's order some takeout!"

Ye Yinuo said: "I'm going out for a while."

"Ah?" Wen Yu grabbed her arm. "Where are you going so late?"

Ye Yinuo didn't answer, but pursed her lips and looked at Wen Yu. As the two looked at each other quietly, Ye Yinuo's face gradually turned red, and the corners of her pursed lips gradually lifted.

Wen Yu:?

What? The evil twintails turned into shy twintails.

In a flash, Wen Yu suddenly understood. He subconsciously glanced at Ye Yinuo's phone and said, "No way? That security guard?"

"He said my support items fell and were with him, so he brought them to me." Ye Yinuo explained, "Maybe they got squeezed out when I fell in the queue just now. After the show, he couldn't find me, so he asked me about it on WeChat. The venue is very close to our hotel, so he walked over and is now downstairs."

"...No way? Are you sure? We are in a strange city now, and he is a stranger too. Are you going to go down and find him?"

Ye Yinuo thought for a moment and said, "I'll go quickly and come back soon."

Wen Yu stared in amazement as Ye Yinuo slammed the door of the room. After the disbelief, he suddenly felt inexplicably familiar.

Eh? Did she go through the same thing? That time, on a business trip with Peng Yan, also in an unfamiliar city, on a dark night, Pan Xianchen suddenly drove to find her and waited downstairs at the hotel. It seemed she had abandoned Peng Yan, just like Ye Yinuo had.

Wen Yu: “…”

The TV was making a lot of noise. Wen Yu sat down, watching the TV program, but his mind was thinking about the past.

What is Pan Xianchen doing now? Today is a workday, and Ye Yinuo also said that the company has been very busy recently, so Pan Xianchen should be working overtime now, right?

Wen Yu pulled out her phone and opened WeChat. The WeChat list on her new account swiped to the bottom, revealing only a handful of friends. She clicked the search bar and typed in a number. A familiar profile picture and nickname popped up on the screen. It was then that Wen Yu realized she had memorized Pan Xianchen's phone number.

She hesitated for a long time, and after more than ten minutes, she clicked "Add to Contacts".

The friend request message is: Hello, are you there?

Until Ye Yinuo came back in a hurry with a smug look on her face, the other side ignored her.