7:30 AM
It’s the peak of the morning rush hour.
Shao Si was woken up by a knocking at his door while still half-asleep.
The knocking at the door was accompanied by a familiar hoarse shout.
“DAD! DAD OPEN THE DOOR!!”
“SOMETHING BIG HAPPENED! ARE YOU STILL SLEEPING? DON’T SLEEP ANYMORE, QUICKLY WAKE UP!”
Shao Si instinctively pulled the blanket up and covered his head to muffle the sound.
“IT’S A MATTER OF LIFE AND DEATH——!!”
Just when Li Guangzong was about to shout so loudly that his throat was starting to ache, the proud and arrogant door in front of him finally swung open.
——He saw very clearly that the big celebrity he managed, who was currently flourishing in his career, had a face that looked like he hadn’t woken up yet, leaning against the door, with a touch of morning grumpiness, and the whole person seemed to be the epitome of aloof.
It seems like this young master has absolutely no idea that chaos has just exploded outside.
Li Guangzong quickly entered the room, closed the door, and demanded, “Why was your phone off when I called you?”
Shao Si tousled his hair, went to the kitchen to pour a glass of water, and then sat down on the sofa. “Should I have kept my phone on, and allowed the radiation to harm every inch of my skin without anything blocking it?”
Li Guangzong was so angry that he huffed and fiercely widened his eyes, “Keep making excuses. Your phone was clearly turned on the first time I called. It was only turned off when I called back after you hung up.”
Shao Si thought for a moment, “What do you want me to say? Do you really want me to admit that I just didn’t want to answer the phone?”
Congratulations to Li Guangzong for successfully achieving the feat of getting pissed off everyday.
While Shao Si was drinking his water, Li Guangzong ran around helping him close all the curtains of the windows in the room.
Then he stood in front of Shao Si, crouched down, and placed his hands on his shoulders. “Listen to me, something very serious happened.”
Shao Si had no expression and was still immersed in the annoyance of having his good dream interrupted.
Yesterday, he had malatang with Chi Zijun and then went home in a perfectly satisfied mood to sleep.
A few years ago, Chi Zijun, someone who used to go in and out of dance studios and go on variety shows together with him, had successfully transitioned into a malatang restaurant owner. He wore an apron around his torso, rolled up his sleeves, and skillfully cooked fish balls for him in the hot pot. Once he perfectly timed it up and scooped them up, he swiftly poured spicy chili oil over them.
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Shao Si took the phone and found that the first hot search trending topic only contained two names. It was the mysterious combination of his and Gu Yanzhou’s name; the two names sat side by side, separated by just one space.
The second and third hot search trending topics were their individual names.
Shao Si couldn’t think of anything that would connect them together like this. He rubbed his chin and placed the water glass aside, “Did the media find out that he didn’t follow me back? And that’s why we’re trending together?”
Li Guangzong didn’t really know how to explain it to him and just commented, “Actually, let your imagination be even more creative.”
Shao Si raised his eyebrow when he heard him say that, causally clicked on the trending topic, and then was shocked stiff by the screen full of “marriage” comments.
[Exclusive News: Suspected Marriage of Gu Yanzhou and Shao Si! Let This Editor Take You Into the Private World of the Two Film Emperors!]
Below are some of the most popular comments:
— OH MY GOD! GU YANZHOU AND SHAO SI GOT MARRIED! RINGS! COUPLE TATTOOS! HONEYMOON! DAMN, IT EVEN FEELS A BIT ROMANTIC!
— THEY GOT MARRIED???
— I usually just dare to fantasize about them, but they actually got secretly married without anyone knowing! And they’re even wearing rings! Those rings look so beautiful!
— Both my husbands got married, but unfortunately, not to me. Are all the handsome men gay these days?
Shao Si raised his head, his face devoid of any expression, and said to Li Guangzong word by word, “…I got married?”
Li Guangzong: “…Who knows.”
Shao Si clicked on the headline article full of vivid images and read it with a furrowed brow.
Introduction: “When it comes to these two, it could even be said that they are both well-known by everyone and everything in the industry. If it weren’t for some netizens unintentionally noticing that they had once worn the similar designed rings, we might have never known the truth about this shocking hidden marriage. [/attached photo]”
The picture is a promotional photo of Shao Si taken around May from about two years ago when he attended the opening of a certain event. Enthusiastic netizens have circled and marked a red circle around the ring he was wearing on his hand at that time.
Coincidentally, in March of that same year, the paparazzi captured a photo of Gu Yanzhou on the streets, and he was wearing a similar modeled ring on the ring finger of his right hand.
The first netizen to uncover these two photos was a user named “A Sweet Smile,” who is also a CP fan of Gu Yanzhou and Shao Si.
It seemed that even she herself did not expect what would happen. After uncovering these two photos, it stirred up an enormous response among netizens. In less than a few hours, many netizens started unearthing other conclusive evidence. The once uncertain rumor of the two getting married, has now turned into an undeniable truth that cannot be washed away.
‘A Sweet Smile’ explained that she became their CP fan because of the Golden Dragon Awards Ceremony. When Gu Yanzhou presented the award to Shao Si, the two looked very compatible standing together that it presented a very picturesque image, so she secretly became infatuated with this CP. As a result, she collected various photos of the two from different events, cropped them out, and then photoshopped them together to make it seem like they were posing together, fulfilling her fantasy while also satisfying other CP fans.
But she never would’ve thought that she would discover such a secret.
As for the ring, since it was something from two years ago, Shao Si couldn’t remember it very clearly. But he’s certain that all the accessories he wore at various events were carefully arranged by his stylist.
And the other so-called “evidence” is even more far-fetched.
“The couple tattoo… I’m pretty sure that the one on Gu Yanzhou’s lower back is indeed a tattoo,” Shao Si enlarged the picture and compared it carefully, “but mine is just the edge of my underwear slipping and it got exposed. Are these people stupid?”
Li Guangzong commented, “…Who knows.”
Shao Si continued to read, his fingers tapping lightly on the sofa armrest, “Three years ago, I was on vacation in Sweden, and coincidentally, Gu Yanzhou was also in Sweden for an event as well. So, because we’re in the same place, they’ve rounded it off to us having our honeymoon together, and even deduced that we got the marriage certificate a few months before the honeymoon or secretly got it in Sweden… their imagination is really something huh, it’s quite rich.”
“Actually, if I wasn’t your manager, after reading that article… I might’ve almost believed it too,” Li Guangzong said, turning his face away.
“Don’t start saying stupid things that make me question your intelligence,” Shao Si replied in annoyance.
“Then should we think of something positive?” Li Guangzong said, “Look at the comments. There are still many people who believe that you two are just doing it for publicity and haven’t really gotten married. Look, dad, don’t you feel a bit relieved?”
“You might actually have something wrong with your brain,” Shao Si replied as he was just about to exit the app, but accidentally liked a comment with a slip of the hand.
Shao Si: “……”
Li Guangzong: “…………?!?!”
“WHAT ARE YOU DOING!!!! ヾ(｀Д) ARE YOU TRYING TO GET US KILLED!!!!” Li Guangzong frantically snatched his phone back, quickly unliking the comment, and then triple-checked to make sure the account he had logged into was…
Fuck, he logged into Shao Si’s main Weibo account.
He’s the one who’s mostly managing Shao Si’s Weibo now. He’s mainly responsible for posting regular updates to keep the account active and would occasionally interact with the fans in the comments, such as sending birthday wishes to fans on their birthdays.
So… at some point, whenever he logged into Weibo, it automatically signed into Shao Si’s Weibo.
However, at this point, unliking didn’t make much of a difference, as eagle-eyed netizens had already taken screenshots as evidence. A new trending topic soon began to rise: Shao Si Liked.
Faced with Li Guangzong’s resentful gaze, Shao Si just shrugged with his hands spread and showed a small hint of apology, “Slip of the hand.”
Because of Shao Si’s slip of the hand, the situation was hyped to its peak, and the topic continued to gain momentum throughout the day and most of the night.
— Young Master liked it, is this him confirming?
— IT”S PUBLICITY!!!! It’s definitely a publicity stunt!!!!
— The one above, stop with your publicity bullshit. Who spends three years planning a publicity stunt? This is clearly true love!
……
Netizens have various opinions on this matter; while some fans blackened to haters, passersby turned into fans, it’s a constantly changing situation.
Of course, there are also many rational fans who @ tagging both parties hoping to hear what the individuals involved have to say.
After Li Guangzong finished the call with the company, he immediately called Gu Yanzhou’s manager’s number. He was so busy that he was like a spinning top, not even having the time to pause and take a sip of water.
“Brother Chen! Hello, it’s like this, I’m sure you’re aware of the situation on Weibo. I’m calling to discuss what we should do next and some countermeasures.” Li Guangzong was feeling quite troubled. The company wanted to use this incident to generate hype around Shao Si, but it also depended on whether Film Emperor Gu Yanzhou was willing. Therefore, he had to go to Gu Yanzhou’s manager, Chen Yang, to ask about their stance. “I’m not sure how you guys would like to clarify this situation?”
Chen Yang had also been bombarded with phone calls since early in the morning. He secretly glanced at Gu Yanzhou and then turned on the speaker, “…Let’s resolve this quickly. Find evidence, explain those fabricated photos, clear our positions, and then send a lawyer’s notice demanding for those rumors to stop.”
Gu Yanzhou had not been involved in any scandals since his debut. Previously, his rumored relationship with Yang Yinyin was solely hyped by Yang Yinyin’s company as a way to indirectly promote their new movie.
“Alright, sure,” Li Guangzong also had a similar perspective on this matter. He turned around and found out that Shao Si had already made breakfast for himself.
As a result, Gu Yanzhou and Chen Yang clearly heard this conservation transmitted over the phone:
“Dad, how do you even have time to eat? And when did you fry this egg? You’re so carefree… instead of eating, you should quickly figure out how to resolve the like you accidentally clicked before. You’re really angering me to death here.”
“If you’re hungry, there’s still a bag of instant noodles in the kitchen.”
“…I’M! NOT! HUNGRY! JUST SHUT UP!”
The author has something to say:
Yesterday, I had another family dinner. My relative just finished renovating their house, so they’re hosting a 3 day family banquet…
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I’m sorry, I’m sorry! I’ll see if I can write another chapter in the afternoon! Of course, if I can’t, that’s okay too…
The Like incident—pfft! Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣
The like incident is becoming a trope in entertainment novels
Loving shao si’s ‘idgaf’ attitude 😂👍💯
“I got married ? Well anyway I’m making myself eggs” #priority
bro lmaooo
Lol ty for the chapter 💐
Loving this, thanks for the chapter!
Dang I guess this novel has been abandoned
Just found out about this novel, and I’m soooo camping here 😂😂😂😂😂 I love it!!!!! Dear translator, you may be working on your first project, but the flow is smooth and the notes on point, such a good taste and good job!!! ❤️ I’m looking forward to your work!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️
❤️❤️❤️ thanks for reading!
I’m guessing this has been dropped?
I’m sorry! I didn’t drop this, I literally forgot about this for the longest time, sorry for the wait!!
Loollll. Happy to remind you. Thank you so much for continuing 💕