Chapter 16 (Part 1)

During the book signing, Guan Tang wore sunglasses at first, but then he realized he had a fever and put on a mask. After a while, he felt that it was strange to be fully equipped like this, so he took off his sunglasses.
Unexpectedly, someone photoshopped together a picture of him wearing sunglasses and a picture of him wearing a mask, creating a complete face that was smiling at the reader with clear and bright eyes and faint dimples visible and appearing both handsome and sweet. The picture was not particularly clear, but it was precisely this kind of semi-blurred feeling that made it seem real and enticing.
It has only been five years since Guan Tang started writing, and although he is already considered to be part of the top tier of writers, there are still many seniors and icons who have stronger skills and greater popularity than him. However, what is rare is that the proportion of his female readers far exceeds the average. According to Xu Yuan's words, this is because his "gay vibes" have permeated his writing, and some of the ordinary straight male's thought patterns are easily prone to offending female readers, while Guan Tang is completely able to avoid such pitfalls.
平时这只是关系好的作者拿来消遣玩笑的一个点，但这一刻，女性读者的数量决定了局面的走向……
——明明我们都在现场！为什么博主这么优秀！
Shocking! A certain young male celebrity anonymously went to the sea to write, but unexpectedly was discovered...
Ahhh! Shangmu must know that once he reveals his identity, I will never pay attention to his talent again!!!
- I have a bold guess. Is Shangmu still studying, secretly writing articles without telling his family, and therefore never daring to participate in offline activities? Honestly, even as a guy, I find him quite good-looking. With the label of a male idol writer, he could easily debut without hiding his face. [Digging Nose.jpg]
- This... after all, it's p-rated, the picture is for reference only [dog head.jpg]
- Damn, you haven't even grown all your hair and you dare to lie to us and call yourself dad. From now on, I'm the child!
……
Under Guan Tang's Weibo post, the comments section is exploding with a rapidly increasing number of fans, approaching one million. Some readers express their delight in seeing updates from Guan Tang, while others are drawn in solely by the photos and identify as casual internet users who were intrigued by Shang Mu's appearance, and have now formed their own fan group to learn more about him on the platform.
Mò Chéngchuān said, "It looks like your girlfriend's fans are going to come after you."
"..." Guān Táng snatched back his phone, "Don't joke around, I don't have any girlfriend's fans."
"Not anymore,"
"They're all just jumping on the bandwagon for a moment of excitement, they'll disperse soon enough, unlike you—"
Meng Chengchuan stared at him calmly, waiting for him to continue. But after a while, he didn't say anything more. So Meng Chengchuan leaned a little bit towards him and asked, "What's wrong with me?"
"From menopause to puberty..." Meng Chengchuan continued to stare at him with his usual intensity, but Guan Tang couldn't bear it any longer and asked, "Hey, what should I do? Do I just leave it alone, or should I take an ugly picture and post it to prove my innocence?"
"Ugly photo?" Mo Chengchuan couldn't help laughing at Tang Qingqi's quirky way of thinking. "You take one first, and I'll see if it's ugly enough."
Tang Qing heard his sarcasm and glared at him. "So, what should we do? I'm not good at dealing with this kind of thing."
"I thought you would have gotten used to it by now," Mo Chengchuan paused. "From menopause to puberty, you're talking about yourself, right?"
Guang Tang was taken aback, almost blurting out, "Are you jealous again?"
He had such a face and such a carefree attitude that he was eager to help everyone and naturally attracted many admirers. Every time this happened, he would trouble Mo Chengchuan to step in and eliminate them one by one, while he himself would hide nearby and watch the fun. Every time Mo Chengchuan finished his ruthless activity, he would have this expression on his face, which revealed neither anger nor joy, but his tone of voice was indifferent and required some effort to coax him out of it.
Guantang also owes it to himself, so she likes to coax him and feels particularly accomplished after coaxing him.
When Mo Chengchuan saw that Guantang was not talking, he said, "I can find someone to help you deal with it."
关棠下意识准备答应，忽而完全回过神来，这才想起来眼前这位刚给人发了警告，叹了口气：“算了，不用了……你那手段，跟杀鸡用牛刀有什么分别。”
"Just forget it," Mo Chengchuan stood up. "Take your medicine again in half an hour. I'm leaving now, see you tomorrow."
Guantang also stood up.
"Don't look at your phone, go to bed early."
"Um..."
Mo Chengchuan stood still and looked at him.
"How's your grandma? – Your grandma." Guan Tang explained, "I saw you taking her shopping on the internet."
Initially, because of the old lady, Guan Tang took the initiative to learn about her illness and knew that it could not be cured, only delayed. Although he didn't meet the old lady often, he had a soft spot for her and always treated her like his own grandmother, trying his best to make her happy. Even though he had broken up with Mo Chengchuan for many years, he still cared about the news of the old lady when he saw it again.
Meng Chengchuan paused and said, "It's good. The situation is deteriorating slower than expected."
Guan Tang nodded, "That's good."
He knew that even if he asked more questions, Meng Chengchuan wouldn't say much, but unexpectedly, Meng Chengchuan looked at him and said, "She mentioned you a few days ago."
"Mention me? Does she remember me?"
Mo Chengchuan smiled as he looked at Guan Tang's confused face: "Yes, she remembers you gave her candy. I had no choice but to take her to buy candy, and we ended up being photographed."
Guantang had never expected this to happen and didn't know what to say for a moment.
"I'll take you to see her when we get back."
"...... Okay."