My College Teacher is My Children's Mom-Chapter 720 Rubbed Shoulders with the Wrong Person
"It’s your turn, Xiaolu."
The director’s voice interrupted Lin Feng’s thoughts. He glanced indifferently at Xiaolu.
Xiaolu, a graceful girl, stood up with a slight smile. "Okay, I’m on my way."
The director sat in Xiaolu’s seat and asked, "What were you two just talking about?"
Lin Feng replied, "She didn’t know a foreign word and was asking me about it."
The director chuckled. During the subsequent conversation, he revealed quite a bit about Xiaolu.
Xiaolu had made her debut in a web series that became a hit with her very first role. Her sweet appearance and decent acting skills had won her a host of fans. However, the subsequent dramas she filmed in the same genre failed to match her initial success. Still, that didn’t prevent her from thriving in the entertainment industry. She had a powerful backer, and several major productions were already lined up for her in the coming year. In fact, the investors of this very drama had insisted on her being cast.
Such things were common in the entertainment industry. As Lin Feng listened, he suddenly spoke up. "You’re not going to rope me into investing again, are you?"
The director was taken aback for a moment, then couldn’t help but burst out laughing. "You can invest if you want to!"
He fondly remembered their last collaboration when an investor suddenly pulled out. What were they to do with the half-filmed movie? He had persuaded Lin Feng to invest, and they ended up making a hefty profit!
During the following shoots, no matter where Lin Feng was on set, he would ’coincidentally’ bump into Xiaolu. The implication couldn’t be more obvious!
A single man with no wife or kids—who wouldn’t welcome such a fortuitous encounter? But I’m a family man with a child almost her age. How could I possibly do something like that?
"Honey, are you busy?"
"Not at all. What’s up?"
"Nothing much. I just finished up here and was thinking of coming over to see you guys."
In all the years Xiaobao had been acting, Zhang Yuxi had visited the set only a handful of times, mainly because her tight schedule left her no time to get away. As it happened, she was free today and would be passing nearby anyway. She thought she’d drop by for a visit and also see the snowy scenery, as she had heard it was snowing there.
Lin Feng couldn’t have been happier. "Honey, please come as soon as you can! I miss you so much."
Zhang Yuxi was taken aback. What’s gotten into him?
Lin Feng pressed on, "When are you leaving? Can you get here quickly?"
"Ah? Let me check for the earliest flight. I’ll try to get there as soon as I can," Zhang Yuxi said.
Lin Feng hummed in agreement. "Great! And listen, it’s snowing right now. The three of us can build a snowman and have a snowball fight."
Zhang Yuxi laughed. "Okay!"
「That very night, a post went viral online.」
The post contained a series of ’intimate’ photos of Lin Feng and Xiaolu, showing the two of them laughing and talking. As the saying goes: start with a picture, and make up the rest of the story. The poster claimed that Lin Feng was a fan of Xiaolu, had asked for her autograph, and even said he would treat her to dinner someday! The poster insisted they were at the scene and had witnessed it with their own eyes and heard it with their own ears!
Lin Feng was a fan of Xiaolu! He was clearly interested in her, hinting that he hoped they could get to know each other.
And so, Lin Feng—a man with numerous titles like ’National Father-in-law,’ ’National Husband,’ and ’Richest Dad’—was dubbed ’Xiaolu’s Newest Fan’ that very night! The topic shot to the top of the trending list.
When Erbao called to ask about it, Lin Feng was helping Xiaobao with his homework. "Let me take a look," he said.
Lin Feng frowned as he read the post. He was utterly speechless. What on earth is this garbage?
"Dad, are you really a fan of Xiaolu?"
"I didn’t even know who she was until I joined the film crew. Who’s a fan of hers?"
"Could she be deliberately hyping this up herself?" Erbao mused.
"She did this herself?"
"Yeah. I just looked it up. This Xiaolu has a habit of riding on other people’s coattails in the entertainment industry. She latches on to whoever is famous."
"...So, should I issue a clarification saying I’m not her fan?"
"No need. Leave it to me. This person needs to be taught a lesson."
"Alright."
After hanging up, Lin Feng lovingly stroked Xiaobao’s head. "Xiaobao..."
"What is it, Daddy?" Xiaobao asked.
Lin Feng shook his head with a smile. "Nothing. Hurry up and finish your homework." 𝗳𝚛𝗲𝕖𝚠𝚎𝚋𝗻𝗼𝕧𝗲𝐥.𝚌𝚘𝐦
"Okay," Xiaobao mumbled, biting the end of his pen as he puzzled over a math problem.
Erbao acted with lightning speed. Less than ten minutes after the post started trending, the original poster was exposed for having numerous sockpuppet accounts. Without exception, all of them were related to Xiaolu! Further digging revealed that these accounts were all connected to Xiaolu’s studio. In the end, the poster was confirmed to be a certain Wang from her studio.
It was obvious this was a marketing stunt orchestrated by Xiaolu’s studio to ride on his fame. The tables turned so suddenly—from the accounts being exposed to Wang’s identity being confirmed—all in under ten minutes from when the topic hit the trending list. It caught everyone by surprise, especially Xiaolu’s studio! With a little thought, it was clear that Lin Feng had to be behind this swift counterattack!
"LMAO! She tried to ride the coattails of the wrong person and got what she deserved!"
"Haha, as soon as my favorite idol got popular, she immediately latched onto his fame! She should take a good look at herself and see if she’s even in the same league!"
"I couldn’t stand her for a long time. She has no notable work to her name but is constantly trending for no reason. Have some shame, will you?"
"Finally, someone stood up to put her in her place! On behalf of my idol, thank you, you legend!"
"You have to respect that speed! Let’s see if she dares to leech off my future father-in-law’s fame again!"
"She really hit a brick wall this time, didn’t she? His fan? Please. Compared to his daughter, you have no acting talent, and you aren’t even as good-looking. The nerve of you to even suggest it."
Next, the studio issued a statement. They claimed Wang had resigned and left the studio a year ago. Therefore, everything that happened was his personal action and had nothing to do with the studio or Xiaolu herself.
Shortly after, Wang himself came forward with a statement. He confirmed that he had left the studio a long time ago. He explained that he posted about Xiaolu because, thanks to his profession, he knew many inside stories about the industry. Moreover, he felt Xiaolu was an outstanding person who deserved the praise.
Finally, he claimed he must have misheard their conversation and mistakenly believed Lin Feng was a fan of Xiaolu’s, expressing his hope that Lin Feng wouldn’t blame him. He even added that a great actress and a wonderful girl like Xiaolu deserved to have Lin Feng as a fan. His final words dripped with sarcasm.
In less than three minutes, both Wang and the studio were ruthlessly debunked. A photo from the studio’s annual party was posted, showing the ’Employee of the Year’ award winner. The person’s face was censored, but the name tag clearly read ’Wang’. The user who posted it specifically tagged Wang’s sockpuppet account, Xiaolu herself, and her studio.
The studio, left with no other choice, shamelessly replied. The gist of their excuse was: Wang had won the award a year ago but wasn’t present to receive it, so they were just giving it to him this year.
Xiaolu approached Lin Feng with a sincere apology. "I’m sorry, Mr. Lin. I never expected things to blow up like this. It’s all a misunderstanding."
"I’m truly sorry, Mr. Lin. I deeply apologize for the trouble this has caused you."
The director came over to play peacemaker, a wide grin on his face. "Oh, Director Lin, she’s just a young girl who doesn’t know any better. Please forgive her this one time."
"Later, I’ll treat you to dinner, and we can talk about that investment," he added.
Lin Feng was dumbfounded.
After Xiaolu left, covering her face in shame, the director said with a chuckle, "An investor pulled their funding, which means Xiaolu has to leave too."
What a cause for celebration! I almost set off firecrackers.
"So, about the funding... I’m begging you, Director Lin, please take pity on this old man, won’t you? Don’t you worry, this drama definitely won’t lose money. It’s guaranteed to be profitable, believe me!"
Lin Feng was silent.
"Come on, I’ll take you out for some barbecue and drinks. I’ll arrange for someone to tutor Xiaobao," the director offered.
"My wife is coming over soon. Let’s do it another day," Lin Feng said.
The director rubbed his hands together eagerly. "Then, about the investment... what do you think?"
Lin Feng pressed a hand to his forehead. "Fine, I’ll invest! I’ll invest!"
The director beamed. "I’ll bring the contract over for you to look at in a bit!" With that, he dashed off.
