The next morning, Liu Rulan and Xiao Chen brought breakfast to call Xiao He.

Meeting Xiao He's dark circles and lifeless, vacant gaze, Liu Rulan was immediately startled: "What's wrong with you?"

Xiao He collapsed onto the sofa, looking exhausted. His eyes were fixed on the ceiling, and his voice was weak: "I feel so bad right now. I feel itchy all over, like ants are crawling on my chest."

"Huh?" Liu Rulan quickly touched Xiao He's forehead. "He doesn't have a fever... That's strange. Xiao Chen, let's take a taxi and go to the hospital to get checked out."

Xiao Chen immediately took out her phone: "Okay, sis."

"Ahem, no need for that." Xiao He immediately sat up from the sofa again, coughing lightly as if to sound serious. "Eh? I feel a little better..."

Liu Rulan, with an "I knew it" expression, casually sat down on the sofa next to her and crossed her legs: "So what exactly happened?"

What kind of antics is that brat up to now...?

Xiao He clutched his chest, heartbroken: "Why hasn't 'Yu Ye' had a finale yet? Why are they rushing to adapt it into a film or television series if it's not finished yet? Why isn't the author updating? My heart aches so much right now, and not only my heart aches, but my stomach is starting to hurt too—"

“You’re hungry,” Liu Rulan said bluntly, and gestured for Xiao Chen to set out breakfast first. “Hey, eat breakfast first.”

"All right."

Xiao He knew when to stop and began preparing breakfast.

"By the way, you were trending on Weibo again last night. Although you weren't at the top, you still made it onto the trending list and there was some discussion about you. You probably didn't know that, did you?"

Xiao He exclaimed "Ah!" and stuffed a small steamed bun from Beijing into his mouth: "Why?"

“Yesterday you dyed your hair white on the spot while filming, and when you got back to the hotel, fans mistook you for someone’s idol. After the photos came out, a lot of people were asking about you,” Liu Rulan said. “Then they thought you were a new resource star that ECL boy group was going to put in, so they went to ECL boy group’s official account to make a fuss.”

Xiao He: "These people are really full of energy..."

You're living such a leisurely life, don't you have anything to do?

"So what's the situation now?" Xiao He asked again.

Since Liu Rulan is only now telling him about what happened last night, Xiao He believes that Liu Rulan has already taken care of the matter for him.

Sure enough, Liu Rulan continued, "Liao Ronghui contacted me last night. I happened to have a few photos on my phone, so after confirming that there were no problems with Director Zhuang, our studio took the opportunity to release a new photo of your latest look."

Although there has been no official announcement yet that he will be joining Director Zhuang's new film, he has successfully capitalized on this small wave of popularity. After many fans learned that it was for the role, the comments section was buzzing with discussion, and they are very much looking forward to Xiao He's new film.

Of course, another reason is the popularity brought by the broadcast of "Shining Stars"—

[I originally came here to criticize Meng Zetian, but when I clicked in, who is this handsome guy?]

[Meng Zetian, it's me (birdsong and fragrant flowers), (birdsong and fragrant flowers), (birdsong and fragrant flowers)... Huh? Who are you? Sorry, wrong person.]

【Huh? Something's not right. How come it's still you after all this time?】

[Replying to the comment above, you haven't picked the wrong person; this really is Xiao He.]

【？？？】

[Dude, when did you switch to being an idol? You're so handsome! If you keep going like this, I'll feel really uncomfortable.]

【No—what are you doing? You've forgotten your roots! Have you forgotten that plaid shirt and jeans you wore that day, that year? Xiao He, you've changed! I declare you a disgrace to us programmers from this day forward—】

[What new drama is this by Xiao Ge? When will it air? Meng Zetian is really wicked; I want to watch something else to calm my nerves.]

To be honest, I think Brother Xiao has really become more handsome. Is this what they mean by "fame makes one more attractive"?

[Haha, with this idol makeup, who wouldn't look good? I think Xiao He is just so-so. If he can't get leading roles, he'll just have to rely on his looks to attract fans.]