In the next few days, Fang Qiu and Jiang Miaoyu stayed together all the time. However, during this period, Fang Qiu was employed in answering Jiang Miaoyu’s questions about the book.

  Under Jiang Miaoyu’s relentless inquiry, Fang Qiu had no choice but to answer her questions one by one.

  Unknowingly, a few days passed.

  At Comores International Airport, Jiang Miaoyu leaned against Fang Qiu’s chest and said softly, “I’ll read the book carefully. You must perform well at the New Year’s Gala. I’ll wait for watching your show.”


  Fang Qiu stroked Jiang Miaoyu’s soft long hair and nodded, saying, “Okay. Don’t worry, I won’t let you down.”


  The two of them were clinging together just like that.

  Jiang Miaoyu didn’t let go of Fang Qiu until the sound of urging him to board the plane rang three times. She watched Fang Qiu boarding the plane returning home.

  Just as Fang Qiu was resting on his way home, another piece of news was exposed on the Internet.

  “Fang Qiu is still nowhere to be seen in the third rehearsal of the New Year’s Gala. It’s almost certain that Fang Qiu has no chance to perform at the New Year’s Gala!”


  The one who revealed the news was the person who released the breaking news of Fang Qiu performing at the gala.

  In addition to the message, the photos he posted also added a lot of credibility to the fact that Fang Qiu did not participate in the third rehearsal of the New Year’s Gala!

  Soon, the news spread.

  On the Internet, everyone felt rather disappointed, especially Fang Qiu’s fans.

  “Fang Qiu didn’t show up for the second and third rehearsals. It seems that he wouldn’t perform at the gala.”


  “The chief director can’t decide who can perform at the New Year’s Gala on his own. It involves the reputation of Central Television and the image of Huaxia. Therefore, shows of every New Year’s Gala will be rehearsed over and over again. The purpose is to prevent any accidents from happening!”


  “If one doesn’t rehearse twice in a row, it means that he won’t make it to the final stage of the New Year’s Gala!”


  “It’s a pity. I was looking forward to Fang Qiu’s performance at the New Year’s Gala, but I didn’t expect it to be cut.”


  “If only Master Fang could perform at the New Year’s Gala!”


  “Yes, this is the greatest stage in Huaxia. As long as he can grasp this opportunity, he can definitely attract millions or even tens of millions of fans.”


  “How could Master Fang Qiu’s show be cut? It should be Master Fang Qiu himself who doesn’t want to perform at the gala, right?”


  “What a pity. What a great pity……”


  As soon as Fang Qiu got off the plane, he received a call from Director Li Huawen.

  “Hello, Director Li?” Fang Qiu answered the phone.

  Director Li Huawen asked, “Fang Qiu, it’s almost New Year’s Eve. Have you finished your work?”


  “What’s wrong?” Asked Fang Qiu, stunned.

  “Well, although you showed up in the first rehearsal, you didn’t participate in it at all. You didn’t come to rehearse the second and third times. You can’t just skip all the rehearsals before the gala, can you?”


  Director Li Huawen added, “Three days later, it will be the fourth rehearsal. No matter what happens, you must come. Now the news went viral online. I don’t know how those paparazzi sneaked in. They took photos of the last three rehearsals without us knowing, and they keep claiming that you won’t perform at the gala. If they continue to take photos secretively like this, the security of our gala will become a laughing stock. So, you must come the next time. You should at least show up and let the netizens know that the news and photos secretly taken by those paparazzi are unreliable!”


  Fang Qiu nodded with a smile and said, “Okay. No problem. I’ll be there for the fourth rehearsal three days later.”


  “That’s a deal. I’ll wait for you.” Director Li Huawen nodded with satisfaction and hung up the phone.

  As soon as he hung up the phone, Fang Qiu immediately took a taxi to the high-speed railway station.

  He ordered a high-speed train ticket online to return his parents’ home.

  At Fang Qiu’s home in Linxi County, his parents, who were already on leave, were both at home. Although they made plenty of special purchases for the Spring Festival as they did in previous years, the house seemed very empty because only the two of them were left in the house.

  Fang Qiu’s parents were busy with their own things, and only the TV at home was on.

  “Knock, knock, knock……” Suddenly, they heard someone knocking on the door.

  “Who is it?” Fang Qiu’s father asked, but no one answered.

  He glanced at the gate and found that there was no movement outside the door. Then he continued to do what he was doing.

  Shortly afterward, there was another knock on the door.

  “Who is it?” Fang Qiu’s father was confused. He stood up to wipe his hands and then walked toward the door.

  As soon as he opened the door, Fang Qiu’s father was stunned.

  “Why are you back?” Looking at the young man wearing a cap and a mask in front of him, Fang Qiu’s father asked in amazement.

  He knew that this person was his son, Fang Qiu, even though the latter covered himself up tightly.

  “Let me go in first.” Fang Qiu carefully turned his head and glanced at the left and the right like a squirrel before he hurriedly got into the house.

  Fang Qiu’s father also swept around the door and then quickly closed the door to come back to the house.

  “Who knocked on the door just now?” As soon as Fang Qiu ran to the living room, his mother came out of the kitchen while wiping her hands.

  Fang Qiu’s mother couldn’t help but freeze as she saw Fang Qiu.

  “Why are you back?” Fang Qiu’s mother asked, staring at him. “Don’t think I can’t recognize you with a mask on your face. Kid, didn’t you need to perform at the New Year’s Gala? What are you doing here?”


  At this time, Fang Qiu’s father walked up to them.

  Hearing Fang Qiu’s mother’s words, Fang Qiu’s father rolled his eyes at her seriously.

  Fang Qiu took off his cap and mask, looked at his parents with a smile, and said, “I came back to see you guys. I’m going to perform at the New Year’s Gala, so I can’t have the New Year’s Eve dinner with you. I want to come back a few days earlier to spend some time with you and celebrate the Spring Festival with you in advance.”


  “It’s nice of you to think about this,” Fang Qiu’s mother chuckled and said, “have you eaten yet? I’ll cook for you.”


  Fang Qiu nodded and said, “Yes. Don’t make yourself busy. Have a good rest.”


  Fang Qiu’s mother came forward and said, “Can I have a rest? It’s almost New Year. I can rest only after the festival. I have to prepare more food, vegetables, and fruits.”


  “Mom, only you and Dad are home during the Lunar New Year’s Eve. What’s the point of preparing so much food? Can you guys finish eating them?” Asked Fang Qiu with a smile.

  “Who said that only your father and I are here?” Fang Qiu’s mother smiled proudly and said, “You think your dad and I will be lonely if you are not home, right? I’m telling you. This year, our relatives would come to our house to have a reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Our house will be so lively. You need to perform well at the New Year’s Gala by then, okay? Don’t embarrass your dad and me in front of all the relatives.”


  Fang Qiu was speechless.

  He assumed that they would be lonely during the Lunar New Year without him.

  It turned out that it was the same even if he was not at home.

  It even became much livelier than before.

  “All right, all right, stop nagging,” Fang Qiu’s father rolled his eyes at his wife and said. “Our son has grown up. He has his own thoughts in everything he does. It hasn’t been easy for him to come back to stay with you, and he still needed to hear your nagging. I wouldn’t have come back if I were him.”


  “Dad, it’s fine.” Fang Qiu grinned and turned to his mother, saying, “Mom, don’t worry. I’ll do my best. I won’t bring shame to our family.”


  Fang Qiu’s parents didn’t tell anyone that their son had come back home. The family spent the next two days together at ease.

  When the fourth rehearsal of the New Year’s Gala was about to come, under Director Li Huawen’s constant urging, Fang Qiu arrived in the capital on time. He took a taxi to the building of the Central Television to participate in the fourth rehearsal.

  The rehearsal requirements this time were very strict. The whole rehearsal process needed to follow the actual process of the New Year’s Gala strictly.

  Soon, Fang Qiu arrived at the entrance of the studio hall of the New Year’s Gala in a taxi.

  A large group of media reporters from all over the country was already waiting there.

  Seeing a car coming, the media reporters were stunned at first.

  As they saw a man getting out of the car, they recognized the person at first glance.

  “Fang Qiu?” When they took a closer look, a reporter suddenly exclaimed.

  Everyone looked at him carefully and found that it was really Fang Qiu!

  All the media reporters were excited while catching sight of Fang Qiu.

  “Didn’t they say that Fang Qiu couldn’t perform at the New Year’s Gala?”


  “It’s the fourth rehearsal today. Could it be that Fang Qiu was allowed to skip the first three rehearsals and is directly participating in the fourth one?”


  “This is the treatment of a superstar. Only celebrated singers are allowed to merely participate in the last rehearsal because these celebrated singers are very professional. Normally, nothing can possibly go wrong in their performances on the stage. In addition, they are very busy, so they can have this kind of treatment!”


  “No way. He already got the treatment like a superstar and he still came here by taxi.”


  The media reporters looked at the taxi that Fang Qiu took, showing a wry smile.

  How could a person who could earn tens of millions or even hundreds of millions casually not have a minivan?

  Soon, to chase his clout, some media reporters immediately posted the news and photos of Fang Qiu’s appearance at the fourth rehearsal onto their own media platforms and exposed the news on their official Weibo account.

  The other media outlets also rushed to expose the news at the same time.

  When those media platforms revealed the news at the same time, this news immediately spread on Weibo.

  “Fang Qiu shows up to participate in the fourth rehearsal of the New Year’s Gala. FYI, by taxi.”


  This news article attracted considerable attention on Weibo.

  Everyone read the news.

  Fang Qiu truly showed up.

  All of a sudden, they were all excited.

  They thought that Fang Qiu had no chance to perform at the Spring Festival Gala, but they didn’t expect that Fang Qiu would show up again.

  When they saw Fang Qiu get out of the car in the photo and found that he really took a taxi, they didn’t know whether to laugh or to cry.

  In the eyes of netizens, Fang Qiu was definitely a superstar.

  Therefore, they were speechless.

  “Other celebrities have minivans or luxury cars. Fang Qiu, you are such a big star. How can you take a taxi?”


  “Fang Qiu, you’re a man with high social status after all. You’ve just donated more than 30 million. Why did you take a taxi to the rehearsal of the New Year’s Gala?”


  “No way. You’ve made so much money. How come you don’t even have a minivan?”


  “Maybe Fang Qiu doesn’t have any assistants to accompany him. It’s awesome to take a taxi to attend the rehearsal of the New Year’s Gala!”


  Meanwhile, Fang Qiu’s fans were also dumbfounded.

  “What the f*ck. My idol is so frugal. My heart aches for him.”


  “Billion Fang, how come you seem so poor?”


  “Can’t you keep some money for yourself?”


  “Master Fang Qiu, you’re so frugal that I’m too embarrassed to be your fan. What should I do?”