Sophia’s heart skipped a beat as she sneaked a glance at Michael at the side. She thought he would be very furious or at least show that he was slightly bothered by that, but he acted as though he didn’t hear it at all. He even held his cell phone and looked at himself on the screen, as if his cell phone was a mirror. He tidied up his hair and smoothed out the wrinkles on his shirt.
She told him hurriedly, “There’s nothing interesting to talk about on this subject. There is so much news on the Internet with unknown credibility. Who knows that maybe someone tried to defame him behind his back on purpose?
Let’s talk about the competition instead. Are you guys ready for it?” However, everyone seemed uninterested about the competition. They just couldn’t stop once they started gossiping.
“Eh? Sophia, this is your idol we’re talking about!”
“Everyone knows you’re a fan of Taylor. You were still giving out movie tickets in class last time when Taylor’s movie was up in the cinemas. This time, so many dark secrets about your idol have been exposed on the Internet and you don’t have anything to say about it?”
“Didn’t you say that the biggest dream in your whole life is to get laid by Taylor?”
Sophia goggled at them in shock with her jaw hanging, as though someone had exposed her evil deeds. She blushed with embarrassment as her eyes darted around. Her face became redder when she sneaked a peek at Michael beside her and noticed that he was chuckling in a low voice. She stammered, “U-Uh… It was just a joke. I was just joking around…” This is embarrassing! This is REALLY embarrassing!
Suddenly, everyone realized her real boyfriend was still sitting at the side. They stopped talking simultaneously. However, Michael seemed like he didn’t mind at all. He put down his cell phone and said with a smile, “You guys, please continue. Don’t mind me. I know she likes Taylor.
That’s why I purposely went overseas to have a plastic surgery and make myself look like Taylor.” He removed his glasses and purposely blinked at everyone. “The doctor said you absolutely can’t see any incision on my face at all. Now, I look more than 98% alike with Taylor.”
All the girls were utterly shocked. No wonder he looks like Taylor! It turns out that he had plastic surgery! That’s true love indeed to actually have a plastic surgery to turn himself into his girlfriend’s idol! The girls believed each and every single nonsense that Michael told them completely. Thus, they began to gossip openly without considering much about Sophia’s feelings.
“Your girlfriend likes Taylor very much! I just saw she has Taylor’s stickers all over her book two days ago!”
“She put a photo of Taylor in a pair of swimming trunks as the wallpaper on her cell phone screen!”
“She even has a bookmark with Taylor’s picture on it!”
Sophia became very embarrassed and uneasy, as if she was sitting on a chair full of prickly needles. She felt so nervous that her entire body froze and she sat there stiffly with her face lowered, not daring to speak a word. The Sophia within her arched her head heavenward and screamed desperately, Ah! Stop talking about that! It’s really embarrassing!
Finally, the competition began. Sophia grabbed her bag and dashed up the stage, not daring to look at Michael. “I’m off to the competition!”
Although she walked away, she still paid attention to the conversation that followed. A girl asked, “Your girlfriend is such a huge fan of her idol and admires him so much. Will that give you any pressure?”
Michael pondered about it for a while. Sitting by the window, the sun shone brightly on him and his brand new uniform, enveloping him in a golden hue. His eyes were filled with tenderness and love as he seemingly fixed his eyes on Sophia wherever she went. “As long as she likes it.” The words he said were full of love and adoration. Michael publicly showed his affection for Sophia in front of all the girls, making all of them feel envious of Sophia for having a boyfriend who loved her so much.
Sophia lowered her head too, feeling so embarrassed that she had goosebumps. Still, she was slightly touched when she heard the words Michael said.
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