Chapter 2

The like that Logan accidentally tapped did indeed trend again. However, unlike what he had expected, this time, some gossip netizens let their imaginations run wild, concocting a drama of a god-tier author secretly loving the current top traffic star but unable to have him, thus hating him out of love.

Isn't there a saying, the deeper the love, the harsher the criticism?

Logan pretended not to know about this, but Zachary shared a love song expressing secret love on Twitter, seemingly in response, which sparked another round of heated discussion.

"Is our Zachary saying he has a secret crush on someone?!"

"Taking Zachary away, going to listen to the song, not interested in anyone else."

"As an outsider, I feel a bit sorry for Zachary hahaha. He played the lead role but got harshly criticized by the author, really unfortunate."

"I think that Logan guy's criticism was quite right. What does Zachary have going for him besides his face? Fans, don't talk about acting skills. If that's called acting, I could win an Oscar."

"This song sounds so heartbreaking, so who hurt who hahaha..."

Of course, Logan also saw Zachary's Twitter post but didn't think much of it, assuming it had nothing to do with him. Who knew that later, Zachary would even share this song with him on SnapChat.

Logan: ???

Zachary: Do you like it?

Logan: Are you crazy?

Zachary: Come to the opening ceremony of "The Path" the day after tomorrow.

It wasn't a question, but a statement. Although Logan had previously agreed to attend, why did seeing Zachary say this make him so uncomfortable?

Logan didn't reply for a long time, and Zachary sent another question mark.

Logan: Want me to perform a live diss of Zachary for the reporters?

Zachary: ...

Zachary: Whatever makes you happy

Zachary: It's been a long time since I've seen you

Logan was taken aback. Indeed, since their breakup, they hadn't seen each other once in these six months. Thinking of this, Logan's not-so-young heart began to flutter again. He knew he was being a bit pathetic. They had already broken up, and it should have been a clean break, but he still couldn't help wanting to see him.

After all, it had been half a year, 6 months, 180 days.

Zachary: If I don't see you that day

Zachary: You better be prepared to get screwed.

????????WTF???

The opening ceremony for "The Path" was held at a high-end hotel near the film base in Hillsdale. The venue was packed, mostly with reporters from various media outlets. Logan sat on the stage with the director and main creative team, but he secretly grumbled, seeing the reporters' fiery gazes, knowing they wanted to see him and Zachary battle it out live.

Tsk, shouldn't have come.

Before going on stage, the event organizer's person in charge smiled apologetically at Logan while "advising" him to be considerate and not start a verbal battle on stage. It would be best to clarify that he and Zachary had a good relationship, which was why he had vented on Twitter.

Logan agreed with "okay, okay, okay" while inwardly mocking, do you think netizens are all idiots? They'll believe whatever you say?

Whether intentional or not, he was arranged to sit on the far left, with four or five people between him and Zachary. This way, even if they wanted to have a duel with their gazes, it would be difficult to achieve.

Zachary arrived relatively late, so Logan hadn't run into him yet. Even if they were face to face, he wouldn't know what to say.

Finally, it came to the media Q&A session at the end of the press conference. By this time, the reporters were all excited and eager to ask questions. Logan saw this and just wanted to roll his eyes.

"Zachary, may I ask how you view Logan's comments about you on Twitter?"

Zachary picked up the microphone and smiled, "I appreciate Logan's supervision."

"Zachary, do you have any thoughts on playing the male lead Crispian in 'The Path'?"

Hearing this question, Logan slightly turned his body to look at Zachary.

"I'm very honored," Zachary pondered for a moment, then continued, "I really like the book 'The Path,' and playing Crispian has been a dream of mine for a long time."

The reporters below nodded understandingly, just pleasantries after all, everyone would say that. However, the fact that Zachary could maintain this attitude towards someone who had publicly insulted him showed that his demeanor was indeed quite good. This statement actually gained Zachary quite a bit of goodwill.

Logan appeared very calm on the surface, but no one knew what emotions were hidden beneath that rather handsome face.

The next reporter then threw a question at Logan, "Logan, what's your opinion on Zachary playing Crispian?"

Logan: "Well, he needs to work hard."

The audience burst into laughter, looking at him with meaningful gazes.

Zachary suddenly chimed in, "In the future, I hope Teacher Logan will give me more guidance."

He said the last four words very slowly. For some reason, Logan suddenly had a bad feeling.

The reporters specially invited to the press conference all had a sense of propriety and wouldn't throw out questions that were too sharp or embarrassing. So this press conference ended smoothly without any incidents.

There was also a small banquet in the evening. Logan didn't plan to stay long, but Zachary had specifically called him on SnapChat to come, yet didn't even give him a glance or specially seek him out. What did that mean?

Logan said goodbye to the organizers and was about to leave when he was stopped by the staff member he had greeted earlier just as he was leaving the hotel.

"Excuse me, are you Mr. Logan?"

"I am, is there something?"

The staff member pointed to a young man holding a bouquet of flowers nearby, "This gentleman said there's a flower order, the address is here, and the recipient is you."

The young man also came over and handed the bouquet to Logan, "Sir, here are your flowers."

Logan was confused but accepted the bouquet. He found it contained a type of flower he had never seen before, with a card inserted in the middle that only had two lines of text, and next to it was a room key card. Logan's face darkened when he saw it clearly.

"Trash flowers for a piece of trash, perfect match."

"9 PM, Royal Hotel Room 1106, wait for me."

Zachary, you bastard!

Logan naturally refused to obediently go to the hotel and wait for him. Holding a bouquet of trash flowers, he decisively left.