My Idol System: An Idol, But Also A Savior-Chapter 174: Joshua’s Birthday

[Joshua, Joshua, let me deal with that bunch online. Those bastards are getting more and more infuriating!]

[I’ll ban all of them from social media!]

The moment Joshua opened his phone, he saw a flood of messages from Nine.

He lowered his eyes and replied slowly.

MyJ: [No need. Extreme fortune gives way to decline. As long as nothing truly affects my reputation yet, we should stay quiet and watch how things unfold.]

Every time Joshua calmly explained things like this, Nine felt as though he had never truly understood him.

Well, actually, it wasn’t hard to understand. The only people who could stir Joshua’s emotions were those he loved, or those who loved him.

Right now, Joshua could even read antis’ comments with an expressionless face and feel nothing at all.

Nine could only reply: [In a week, they’ll know what pain is—courtesy of me!]

Joshua smiled faintly. When the others returned to the room and saw that smile, they couldn’t help but relax a little as well.

In truth, online disputes were common and never-ending. They were just always worried about Joshua.

As soon as Luther came in, he lunged over to Joshua’s side and said cheerfully, "So how was it? Did the audition go well? Did you get scolded?"

Leonard added coldly, "If Lance dared to scold you, I’ll beat him up. Just tell the truth."

Joshua felt a bit helpless. "Lance isn’t that scary. And everything went fine. Now we’re just waiting for confirmation."

During this period, they naturally had to hurry and finish filming the MV and the promotional stages.

In the midst of all this, Joshua’s birthday drew closer, coincidentally falling the day before the cast list for Lance’s new film was announced.

A birthday, of course, called for a livestream.

The waiting room had just been opened. The screen was still completely dark, yet the fans were already in an uproar. At this moment, Joshua sat in the center of the room. Behind him, the space had been lavishly decorated with balloons and shimmering streamers. In front of him, on the table, sat a rather large cake—pink, snow-peach flavored.

Joshua subconsciously licked his lips and glanced toward the camera at the side, wondering when the livestream would officially begin.

But at that very moment, the fans had already arrived.

[Just opened my eyes and saw Joshua’s beautiful face. I’m not sleeping tonight!]

[Aaaa, those eyes are way too pretty, still so bright and sparkling! Joshua, please look over here again!]

[Happy birthday, Joshua.]

[joshua happy birthday]

[So that means we can hug Joshua at the next fan sign?]

[hahaha, everyone still remembers that? Andy is really about to cry.]

[Where’s Brother Wolf? Please say something!]

[Joshua is adorable at his new age.]

"Hello everyone, we meet again," Joshua said softly, smiling. "Did you miss me?"

[We did!!!! We missed you so much we’re going crazy!]

[That’s right, we rewatch the vlogs and fan edits every day.]

[Every day I dream about going to a fan sign again hahaha.]

[Happy birthday, Joshua~]

The comments kept scrolling nonstop. Joshua began talking a bit about his work, naturally focusing on some interesting moments from filming the new album.

The fans excitedly pressed him for details about the album, but Joshua seriously crossed his arms. "I can’t reveal anything. Please be patient."

[Oh my god, even when he makes a serious face, I’m still in love. This is so frustrating!]

[Hahaha, we’re really beyond saving.]

"Ah, today I’ll be unboxing an album..."

[You’re about to release a new album and you’re unboxing the old one? CM really doesn’t know how to do marketing.]

[Now that you mention it, when On! was first released, they didn’t even do a livestream album unboxing. They really don’t know how to tease fans at all.]

"I feel like with these hands, I could even unbox myself. Huh? Who do I most want to unbox? Of course, me..."

[LMAO, your teammates are going to be so sad, Joshua!]

[Anyone but Joshua, and please say it’s Leonard!]

[Hahaha]

Joshua looked at the comments Elly had filtered out, thought for a moment, and finally said, "Then I’ll unbox four copies. Other than myself, I want one member from each album, okay?"

[That makes sense. Love really should be shared equally, hahaha.]

[Joshua really is fair! But random albums are truly unfair to this extent.]

[The comment above sounds very experienced.]

[Let me admit it: as someone whose hands can never pull their bias, I know all too well the tricks of these random albums.]

[This is when you find out which CP the heavens are really blessing.]

[Hahaha.]

Joshua picked up the first album and said softly, "For the first album, I hope I’ll pull the leader."

[The leader again! I know Joshua has favoritism toward Henry, but I can’t prove it!]

[Maybe he’s being threatened...]

[Hey, don’t slander my leader!]

[Bless our Honey!]

[Don’t use CP names here!]

To add some drama, Joshua simply flipped the card face down before pulling it out.

[The moment I see the back, I already know whether it’s Joshua’s card or not.]

"Everyone, take a guess—who do you think it is..."

As Joshua spoke, he flipped it over. In the picture, Luther was wearing his signature gold-rimmed glasses, a faint smile at the corner of his lips. He looked like a card straight out of a fantasy story, and Luther would definitely be an elf.

Joshua thought silently.

[Aaaa, Joshua is smiling. Oh my god.]

[Don’t look at the card and smile like that, it’s really suspicious.]

[Hahaha, the best-friends pair wins again!]

Joshua laughed. "Looks like I’m getting dodged just like everyone else."

With that, he pulled out the second card—it was still Luther. The third card was a unit card.

Joshua held it up to the camera. "Look, Leonard and Justin. Very strong brotherly vibes."

[Hahaha, Joshua says that without even blushing. Look at those fake smiles on the two of them.]

[Wow, are you guys not even trying to maintain ShineOn’s united image anymore? Joshua is clearly trying so hard.]

Joshua glanced at the scrolling comments and only found them amusing.

He continued opening the other albums. In the end, Joshua pulled three Luthers. The last album finally gave him himself, and among all the unit cards, none included him.

In the end, Joshua couldn’t help but clutch his head in helplessness. Finally, he looked up at the screen and gave a thumbs-up. "Polaris, you guys are truly top-tier."

[Hahaha, Joshua finally knows what despair feels like!]

[What despair? Luther’s face is beautiful enough.]

[Three Luthers and one Joshua—no unit card, but I’m confident no one named PP is unhappy today.]

[Hahaha, it really is fate.]

Joshua poked at the cards on the table a bit. By now, he was getting a little sleepy. But there were still thirty minutes left before it was time to blow out the candles.

Just then, a sudden burst of noise came from outside. Joshua couldn’t help but flinch slightly, and at the same time, the camera turned outward.

The comments paused for a moment, then erupted into laughter.

[Hahaha, hahaha, are these looks some kind of early Halloween? I’m dying.]

[What is Leonard wearing? A silly candy bread or something?]

With the appearance of the other members, the number of viewers in the livestream room surged dramatically, and the comments started to lag.

"Joshua blowing out the candles—of course ShineOn can’t be missing!" Luther said excitedly, lunging straight toward Joshua.