Xia Yu lowered her gaze to look at their hands.

Huo Yun Chen tightened his grip on her hand as if giving her some courage. It was as if he was telling her that as long as he was around, she did not have to be afraid.

The warmth from his hands slowly spread all over her body.

"You are celebrity Huo Yun Chen, right?

" The girl asked again. This time, her voice sounded that she was sure of it.

Seeing the sparkle in the girl's eyes, Huo Yun Chen smiled and placed a finger on his lips, motioning the girls not to make too much noise.

The girl clasped her hand on her mouth. She had not thought that she would run into this idol on her vacation!

"Huo Yun Chen, I am your fan! Can we have a picture together?

"

Huo Yun Chen glanced at the person beside him and raised a brow.

"What do you think?

"

Xia Yu was stunned when the man had asked for her opinion.

"Why are you asking me?

" She whispered back.

The corner of his lips tilted into a smile. Huo Yun Chen sensed that his girlfriend was anxious and decided to stop teasing her again. He turned to the girls again and spoke,

"You can take a picture. However, I will have to ask you not to post the photo on your social media immediately.

"

The girls were too excited and had immediately agreed.

They took turns taking some pictures with the celebrity and got Huo Yun Chen's autograph as well. They introduced themselves as Xiao Man and Xiao Li and watched as the celebrity wrote a special dedication on their book.

The girls were smiling brightly. As they were fangirling at the side, they finally noticed the woman beside Huo Yun Chen seemed a little familiar.

"Excuse me,

" the girl who had introduced herself as Xiao Man, spoke. There was a hint of uncertainty in her eyes.

"You are Miss Xia, Huo Yun Chen's girlfriend, right?

"

Hearing the girl's question made her tense. Xia Yu recalled the bad experience again and grew afraid that the girls were going to scold her.

"Mhmm... she is my girlfriend,

" Huo Yun Chen answered. He pulled Xia Yu close to him and smiled at the girls.

"She is a bit shy.

" He wrapped his arms around her waist, holding her tightly.

The girls were stunned upon noticing how Huo Yun Chen was being protective towards his girlfriend.

Just now, they were too excited to run into the celebrity. They did not expect that Huo Yun Chen would be in this country with his girlfriend.

Looking at the way they were dressed up, it seemed that the two of them were on a date.

Xiao Man suddenly smiled up brightly.

"Miss Xia, you are very pretty in real life.

"

Xia Yu was stunned upon hearing the girl's praise. She glanced at Huo Yun Chen, wondering what was going on. Her lips turned into an awkward smile.

"Thank you.

" Xia Yu was doubting the girl's compliment but she could not sense any malicious intent toward her.

The girls were whispering to each other excitedly. Then, they turned to Xia Yu again and smiled.

"Miss Xia, work hard!

" Xiao Li said.

"I hope that the two of you would be happy together for a long time.

"

Xia Yu was shocked at her good wishes and was unable to react. From the very beginning, she was preparing herself to be scolded. She had not expected that she would be hearing supportive words from Huo Yun Chen's fans.

"We saw how some so-called fans were scolding you when the dating news first came up,

" Xiao Li spoke again.

"They were very harsh. I hope that you won't take their words seriously. The two of us are rooting for you two as a couple.

"

Huo Yun Chen could not hide his surprise as well. However, he quickly adjusted his mood and spoke,

"Thank you. I really appreciate your kind words.

"

The girls looked at Huo Yun Chen shyly.

"We have been your fans for a few years,

" Xiao Man spoke.

"As long as you are happy, as your fans, we would be very happy as well.

"

"Un. Un. That's right.

" Xiao Li nodded.

"Besides, Miss Xia, you let us fans have a little dream as well.

"

Xia Yu looked at the girl in puzzlement.

"We heard that you are one of Huo Yun Chen's fans before you get together with him,

" Xiao Li explained.

"Previously, we can only dream about getting together with our idol. Hearing that another fan is living this dream made us feel that nothing is impossible. You are an inspiration to other fans!

"

Xia Yu looked at the girls speechlessly. Although she was very sure that the girls were exaggerating, she never expected to hear that someone would think of her as their inspiration.

The four of them chatted briefly before they parted on their separate ways.

Xia Yu glanced at the girls who were walking happily on the street and could not help but smile.

"What are you thinking about?

"

Hearing his voice, Xia Yu looked up to meet his gaze and smiled.

"The two girls are too adorable.

"

"Mmm... You were only thinking this way because they had complimented you, right?

"

Xia Yu poked at the man's shoulder, feigning her anger.

"But they are right.

" Huo Yun Chen's face turned serious.

"Xia Yu, you are very pretty.

"

Her face turned bright red at his sudden compliment. Xia Yu thought that Huo Yun Chen was getting better at flirting.

She lowered her gaze to compose herself.

"I didn't think that we would run into your fans. Unexpectedly, the two of them were supporting us together.

"

Huo Yun Chen laughed. He pulled her closer and kissed her temple.

"I told you that not all my fans are brainless. There were a lot of others who were very supportive as well. It was just that, the number of hate messages was a lot more online. But, that was also because someone had hired some internet water army to post those comments.

"

…

Both Xiao Li and Xiao Man only posted their encounter with Huo Yun Chen and his girlfriend in the evening. The two of them complimented Huo Yun Chen's warm treatment as well as Xia Yu's good look.

Hearing that someone had the chance to run into the celebrity overseas made the fans a little jealous. However, they quickly paid more attention to the news of the celebrity and his girlfriend's good relationship.

The post only created a small ripple among Huo Yun Chen's fans before more hateful messages were posted to blacken Huo Yun Chen's name.