Chapter 431: Acknowledgment, Announcement, and Who is Laughing Now (1)

Translator: _Min

Nian Yi’an gazed at the name “Si Fuqing” and fell silent.

Despite her limited public recognition, lacking a major work to her name and the only project she was involved in, ‘Survival 66 Days’, being halted due to unforeseen disasters, Si Fuqing was not a prominent figure in the mainstream. She wasn’t the lead in ‘Youth With You’, and her fanbase couldn’t compare to the trainees’.

However, the youth demographic that followed ‘Youth With You’, especially Xie Yu’s fans, was enormous.

Xie Yu, having achieved top-tier celebrity status upon debut with fans numbering in the billions, had a significant following.

On the night of the group’s formation, people skipped evening self-study sessions just to watch, and the next day, all the girls in class discussed how Si Fuqing stood up to the investors on camera.

Nian Yi’an was aware of this.

His deskmate, a girl, had followed ‘Youth With You’ from start to finish and was a dedicated member of the ‘Mousses”.

Her pencil case was adorned with Si Fuqing’s pictures.

Having seen them, he could attest that the title “Divine Beauty of the Great Xia” was well-deserved.

Yet now, Nian Tingchu was asking him to search for Si Fuqing online, claiming she was his older sister?

Nian Yi’an exhaled slowly.

[Dad, are you under some stress? Should we see a doctor? Don’t worry, I won’t tell Mom. She must’ve fallen for you because of your looks, so even if your brain’s gone, you’re still a dumb beauty. No fear of her leaving you…] This time, Nian Tingchu didn’t reply.

Holding his phone, Nian Yi’an was genuinely baffled for the first time.

“What’s up?” his friend nudged his arm. “Who did your dad tell you to search for? A big star?”

“I need a moment,” Nian Yi’an rubbed his hair, trying to calm himself. “I need to cool down.”

Nian Yi An, already a notable figure in Northern State No.l Middle School as the basketball team captain, found the sudden emergence of a celebrity sister surreal.

“Who is it? Let me see if she’s a big star. You’re all worked up; she must be something special, like the nation’s first love Bie Yunxi, not just any ordinary celeDr1ty. come on, let me nave a 100K.”

“Just you?” Nian Yi’an glanced at him dismissively, “I’m studying now, you go play.”

“You, studying?” his friend laughed. “Come on, Yi’an, I’ve never seen you study seriously. Fine, fine, I get it, your sister’s a big star. Oh, Ning, the school beauty, is looking for you again. I’ll leave you to it.”

At the mention, Nian Yi’an frowned.

He looked towards the classroom door and saw Ning Tingyi standing there.

Ning Tingyi, the school beauty of Northern State No.l Middle School, appeared nervous.

“Yi’an,” she hesitated, “do you have time this weekend? I was hoping to invite you to the library, and maybe watch a movie in the evening. There’s a new release. Will you go with me?”

“Sorry,” Nian Yi’an smiled politely but distantly, “I have to go back to my hometown this weekend.”

“I see.” Ning Tingyi was visibly disappointed, her lips pressing together. “Then, I’ll leave first.”

As she turned to leave, glancing back three times with each step, she saw Nian Yi’an lost in thought with his phone.

From afar, she couldn’t make out the details, only discerning a photo of a girl.

Ning Tingyi’s gaze darkened.

Nian Yi’an seemed uninterested in anything beyond sports, and she had never seen any girls overly close to him, though rumors had him engrossed in gaming.

Could it be an online romance?

“Tingyi, why don’t you find someone else? You’re the school beauty, after all.

Boys are lining up for you all the way to the next school,” her friend sighed.

“Nian Yi An is just a block of wood. Why bother chasing him?”

Ning Tingyi’s eyes lingered on Nian Yi’an, her expression shifting, “You wouldn’t understand.”

“Alright, I don’t get it. The lovesick school beauty,” her friend changed the subject. “Did you know they’re filming ‘Crossing the Demon Realm’ here in Northern Zhou? They’ll even go to the snow mountains for some scenes.”

‘”Crossing the Demon Realm’?”

“It’s a sequel to ‘Celestial Sword’ , set a thousand years later. You know ‘Celestial Sword’, right? The top xianxia drama that sparked the genre’s popularity ten years ago. But this time, it’s a female lead story, starring Gu Zhinan. It’s worth looking forward to.”

Ning Tingyi nodded, only half-interested.

She glanced at Nian Yi’an once more before leaving.

Nian Tingchu’s phone kept buzzing with messages from Nian Yi’an, but he was too occupied to respond, rushing back to the hotel where Si Fuqing was staying with Ye Zhenmian at the fastest speed.

Arriving, he dashed inside.

Xijiang was stunned, “Feng San, what kind of speed is that? I’ve trained and still can’t match him..”