Chapter 56: The knot dissipated

The plane traveled steadily, but Shen Ci didn't fall asleep even though she was wearing noise-canceling headphones; she was just closing her eyes and feigning sleep.

Xu Junhuan next door was looking at the script absentmindedly, but the corner of his eyes always glanced at Shen Ci from time to time.

She didn't know him?

She actually didn't know him!

A top celebrity in the entertainment industry was sitting beside her, and she actually fell asleep without caring at all?

"Hello, Mr. Xu, it's time for our meal. This is the first-class menu. What would you like to eat?"

The flight attendant suddenly appeared, leaning over and kneeling halfway to hand over the menu, asking with a smile.

Xu Junhuan had just taken the menu when he saw Shen Ci, who had been closing her eyes, slowly sit up straight. "Meal service is starting, right?"

"Yes, Ms. Shen. Please wait a moment. I will serve you after Mr. Xu finishes ordering."

Shen Ci nodded and subconsciously glanced at Xu Junhuan, finding that Xu Junhuan was also looking at her.

Although separated by sunglasses, Shen Ci could still feel the complexity of the gaze under his sunglasses.

He seemed very bothered by the fact that she didn't know him.

"You order first."

Xu Junhuan suddenly handed the menu to Shen Ci, signaling ladies first.

Shen Ci wasn't polite either. After reaching out and taking it, she scanned it casually and said, "I'll have a 'Chicken Soup Wonton Noodles', and give me a glass of iced lemon black tea."

"Okay, Ms. Shen."

After Xu Junhuan took the menu, he returned it directly to the flight attendant. "I'll have the same as her."

The flight attendant was stunned, but the corners of her mouth still maintained a smile. "Okay, Mr. Xu."

Seeing this, Shen Ci couldn't help but look at him more, while Xu Junhuan lowered his head and continued to read the script pretentiously.

Shen Ci raised her eyebrows slightly and ignored him, turning her gaze toward the sky outside the window. The red sun was setting, and the clouds were plated with a circle of afterglow, which was exceptionally beautiful.

"Do you really not know me?"

A low inquiry suddenly came from behind, and the tone even carried a trace of unwillingness.

Shen Ci wanted to laugh, but she held it back.

"Sorry, I'm a bit face-blind and can't really remember people," Shen Ci turned her head and said.

As a result, the two words "face-blind" stepped directly on Xu Junhuan's minefield.

The biggest taboo for stars is lacking recognizability. Shen Ci said she was face-blind and couldn't recognize the other party, which was saying that Xu Junhuan's appearance had no features.

But he was the one rated by the media as one of the "20 Most Handsome Faces in China," and he was fourth. How could he lack recognizability?

His mouth under the mask wanted to say something but stopped. Finally, he gave up powerlessly. As a top celebrity, he really couldn't do the act of forcing others to be fans of himself; it was too shameful!

After eating a bowl of hot food, Shen Ci finally had some sleepiness. She didn't speak all the way until the plane was about to land and the broadcast sound came, and she woke up sleepily.

"Passengers, we are about to land at Shengang International Airport..."

After the plane landed steadily, it began to slide on the airport runway. Shen Ci was just about to turn off the flight mode of her phone when she heard a commotion suddenly rise in the economy class behind her.

Before she could react, a group of young girls swarmed into the first class. Some were holding mobile phones, and some were holding cameras, instantly blocking the aisle of the first class.

These people screamed and took photos frantically, and the target was not someone else, but Xu Junhuan next to her.

"Ahhhhh, Junhuan! Junhuan!"

"Oh my god, so handsome. Junhuan, can you take off your mask and look at the camera?"

"Is Junhuan here in Shengang to participate in a brand event? I will follow your flight tomorrow too. My name is Miaomiao, do you remember me?"

"Junhuan, I like you so much!"

The actions of these sasaeng fans were extremely crazy, which directly stunned Shen Ci. Although she had seen similar videos on the internet, seeing it at close range in reality still felt incomparably shocking.

So he is Xu Junhuan!

Shen Ci's memory also recovered, and she remembered seeing him at the press conference of "Destiny as Phoenix" a few days ago. He was indeed a top-tier male actor who was currently popular in the entertainment industry.

Some sasaeng fans in the front row even deliberately created a feeling of crowding, taking the initiative to stick to Xu Junhuan, trying to have some physical contact with him.

And Xu Junhuan seemed to have long been used to this kind of scene, only lowering his head with an expressionless face, ignoring the words and actions of these crazy fans at all.

"The plane is still sliding, please return to your seats and sit down!"

"Please return to your seats and sit down, do not disturb the order on the plane!"

The flight attendant's voice maintaining order fell into the sea and couldn't play any role. Not long after, the people from the management team broke through the human wall by force and came to Xu Junhuan's side, protecting him and taking him off the plane as soon as the plane stopped.

Before parting, Xu Junhuan took a deep look at Shen Ci. When he saw her shocked expression, a trace of triumph actually surged in his heart.

"Look, you don't know me, but there are plenty of people who know me and are crazy for me."

But Shen Ci only felt incomprehension and lack of respect in her heart at this moment.

After these sasaeng fans chased Xu Junhuan off the plane, the first class finally returned to the calm it should have. The chief flight attendant kept apologizing to other passengers, but this kind of thing had already become common. As long as there were popular stars on the plane, it would always happen, and they were helpless.

Lowering her head, she found the paper Xu Junhuan had just signed for her left in the seat gap. Shen Ci picked it up and looked at it again, finally able to find the traces of the three characters "Xu Junhuan" on the signature.

She folded it and put it into her bag casually, thinking that the drama-chasing demon Gu Lianxing might like him.

Xiangdong District, Shengang City, Fumao Residential Area.

At this moment standing at the door of her home, Shen Ci's heartbeat was faster than ever before, as if her heart was about to fly out of her throat.

Light shone through the peephole. Shen Ci stared at the peephole, and in a trance, she seemed to see her mother's appearance.

She raised her hand, which was trembling slightly uncontrollably, and knocked on the door gently.

"Is that Xingxing back?"

Her mother's voice came from inside the room, and the next second the door was pushed open from the inside.

The moment Shen Jingjing saw her daughter standing outside the door, she was stunned, and she didn't come back to her senses for a long time, staring at her daughter's face without blinking, as if confirming whether she was dazzled and had recognized the wrong person.

"Mom."

Shen Ci's voice trembled as she spoke first, but tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably the moment she spoke.

This "Mom" actually made Shen Jingjing's body tremble slightly subconsciously, and then excitement and joy finally dawned on her eyes later.

"Aci, you're back..."

At this moment, Shen Ci could no longer control herself. Endless longing and self-blame swept over her. She stepped forward and hugged her mother, crying endlessly.

Her daughter, who had always been stubborn and strong, was as fragile as a child in her arms at this moment. Shen Jingjing also couldn't help but burst into tears. The unspoken apologies and longing that had been suppressed in the bottom of her heart for the past year were finally released at this moment.

"Aci, don't cry. It was Mom who let you down." ===== CHAPTER 57 =====