Lin Yan didn’t press the like button.

He couldn’t allow his aesthetic sense to suddenly go lame.

Lin Yan was about to close Weibo, and the red number in the upper right corner of his messages started increasing rapidly.

He was startled and clicked to check. “What a Skillful Heartthief” had found his Weibo and liked every single one of his posts.

Lin Yan: “…”

Forced likes?

Lin Yan occasionally posted some Weibo updates, mostly about passing by certain places and snapping pictures of the scenery along the way. He would upload these to his secondary account.

Hardly anyone followed his secondary account, making it even more carefree than his close friends’ circle.

Since he didn’t post many Weibo updates, it didn’t take long to reach the bottom of the page.

Apparently, the skillful heartthief still wasn’t satisfied and left a comment below a picture of a dog.

—This dog is nice, chubby, and plump, looks like Wangcai (a popular cartoon dog character).

Lin Yan rubbed his forehead and pressed the “like” button on the skillful heart thief page.

[A Skillful Heart Thief: [Heart emoji]]

[No Name Don’t Look: Alright already? Stop bothering me.]

[A Skillful Heart Thief: Meeting each other is fate. We’re in a mutual liking relationship. Let’s follow each other.]

[No Name Don’t Look: No.]

[A Skillful Heart Thief: Alright then. [Pouting emoji]]

[A Skillful Heart Thief: Actually, I have a few more videos on my Weibo. How about giving them a like? Who knows, maybe you’ll be impressed by me.]

Lin Yan began looking for the “block” button.

Just as his finger was about to touch the “block” button, Lin Yan paused again.

Forget it

Even if this person looks like a fool, they’re still a fan.

Even though the video was poorly made, it took so much effort.

After being interrupted by the “Heartthief” like this, Lin Yan lost interest in browsing the fan super-topic.

Meeting one person with such a unique style was already enough.

Just as Lin Yan was thinking this, his phone rang.

[Lu Jin: I bought you a gift. It should arrive in about three days.]

[Lin Yan: Three days? Isn’t there a recording for a program?]

[Lu Jin: Yes, that’s right. That’s why I’ll come to pick you up. You wait at home for the gift. We’ll show it off together. Even if it’s just for show, I want it to be the sweetest!]

Lin Yan: “…”

He was wrong.

There was another person with a unique style.

……

On the morning of the recording day, the crew members of the program knocked on Lin Yan’s door.

Lin Yan had just woken up and thought it was a neighbor. He clenched his toothbrush and opened the door.

When he saw a group of people outside, Lin Yan remained silent for two seconds, muttered “wait a moment,” and then closed the door.

After closing the door, Lin Yan looked at the messy living room and let out a deep sigh.

He quickly washed his face in the bathroom, stuffed everything in the living room into his bedroom, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

At least it was just messy, not dirty.

Lin Yan opened the door and handed over two pairs of shoe covers to let the people in.

After everything was ready, a crew member said, “Teacher Lin, the main reason we came so early is to interview you with a few questions.”

Lin Yan nodded, “Sure.”

Crew member: “Can we start the live broadcast?”

Lin Yan glanced at the empty living room, “Go ahead.”

The questions revolved around the previous recording, mainly asking for Lin Yan’s thoughts.

But inevitably, Lu Jin was mentioned.

Crew member: “There are rumors that you have a bad relationship with Teacher Lu. Is there any truth to that?”

As soon as this question was asked, before Lin Yan could answer, the barrage in the live chat exploded.

[Is it okay to ask this question?]

[Did they forget to review the questions?]

[They’re biased; they wouldn’t dare ask about Lu Jin.]

Lin Yan calmly replied, “We don’t have much interaction in terms of work.”

What about privately?

The crew member almost blurted out the question but also knew when to stop. They promptly moved on to the next question, “Is the Teacher Lu you’ve met differently from what you imagined?”

Lin Yan answered, “There’s a difference. The imagined one doesn’t talk.”

Crew member: “So, which version of him do you think is better?”

Lin Yan: “The imagined one.”

[Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.]

[Hilarious, looks like we’re not the only ones who want Lu Jin to be quiet.]

The crew member couldn’t help but suppress a chuckle. She was about to ask the next question when she heard Lin Yan add, “But in reality, he’s more energetic.”

The crew member blinked, smiled briefly, and continued, “How do you plan to interact with each other in the future?”

Lin Yan lowered his gaze for a moment, contemplating, “I want to get to know him better, and we’ll interact seriously.”

The crew member followed up with a few more questions, and then the Q&A session concluded.

[Although Lin Lin doesn’t talk much, you can tell he’s sincere.]

[I just came from Teacher Lu’s live broadcast room. When I asked how to get along, Mr. Lu said to keep it secret. ]

[Wow, he can keep secrets even about this? Is he getting married or something?]

[Huh? Isn’t the interview over? Why isn’t he leaving yet?]

Lin Yan said to the camera: “Teacher Lu bought me a gift a couple of days ago. The delivery person called me, and they’ll be here soon. So, I’ll wait at home for a while.”

He paused and added, “I’ll open the gift before leaving.”

[!!!]

[Are we allowed to see this? What if they deliver something inappropriate?]

Lin Yan glanced at a red gift box in the corner of the room and said, “To thank Teacher Lu for his care, I also bought a gift to give him.”

[Are they starting to exchange tokens of affection???]

[Now I’m curious about what the gift is. I’m even more excited than opening my own presents!]

[Let me be a buzzkill, do you remember Teacher Lu’s eerie kite?]

During the time waiting for the delivery, Lin Yan put on a movie.

He “thoughtfully” invited the viewers to watch together.

Audience: Thanks, but I’m not really in the mood for a horror film.

The cameramen slyly managed to capture Lin Yan in the shot as well.

Viewers who wanted to exit were left with no choice but to cover the movie with their hands while sneaking glances at Lin Yan.

Fortunately, the movie was only played for twenty minutes, and some eerie plotlines were still unfinished when the doorbell rang.

Lin Yan got up to answer the door.

Standing outside was someone who surprised him a little.

Lu Jin smiled and waved at him, “Hey, I’m here to pick you up.”

Lin Yan was momentarily stunned before he remembered that Lu Jin had indeed mentioned coming to pick him up.

But was this too early?

Lin Yan: “The delivery hasn’t arrived yet.”

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow with a smile, “How could that be? Neither the delivery nor the gift is lacking.”

He brought the hand he had behind his back into view.

Only then did Lin Yan notice that Lu Jin had not only arrived but had also brought a trolley with him.

A trolley?

What kind of gift requires a trolley?

The wheels of the trolley rolled with a rumbling sound.

The trolley was pushed in front of Lin Yan and was even covered with a red cloth.

It had quite a ceremonial feel to it.

Lu Jin: “Go ahead and open it.”

Lin Yan turned around and fetched a pair of scissors.

He lifted off the red cloth, and it was a big box.

Everyone’s curiosity was piqued by this box.

Even Lin Yan was curious about what was inside.

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Lin Yan bent down and opened the box.

Once he saw what was inside, he held onto the box, pausing for a long moment.

This item was familiar to everyone, seen on the roads in various sizes.

But nobody brought it home.

Looking at the pair of spherical road bollards inside the box, Lin Yan found himself unusually perplexed.

What was this? Was he going to sleep on the road?

Did he need road barriers to protect him from traffic?