In April at Nancheng City, a chill was carried within the air.
The broken beams of light were divided into several pieces by the window mullions, gradually falling onto the bed of snow.
How long had the cicadas been chirping? Gradually, Yan Qing drifted away from his thoughts.
As he opened his eyes, a dazzling ray of light instantly flooded his vision. His eyes stung, and he used his arm to shield the direction of the sun.
It wasn’t until he realized that he was in an unfamiliar bed.
How did he end up here?
Yan Qing sat up, pressing against his throbbing head, attempting to recall what had happened.
He remembered the scene from last night when his arranged partner stood him up and he decided to go for a walk, only to be involved in a car accident.
Horns blaring, lights mixing with intense weightlessness, and Yan Qing’s head spinning again.
He had been in a car accident!
But his current self, besides occasional throbbing in his head, seemed to be fine.
Looking around, Yan Qing reached for his phone. Unexpectedly, a stranger’s phone met his hand, and the face ID of an unfamiliar phone scanned open instantly, revealing the face of a stranger.
April 4th, 2022.
Huh? Is this… five years from now?
Yan Qing’s pupils contracted slightly, and then the door opened. A face with stubble appeared, belonging to a young man whose eyes carried the weight of exhaustion.
The young man hurriedly approached, a mix of relief and concern in his tone, “You’ve finally woken up! The doctor said there was no serious harm, just a minor concussion. The paparazzi who were tailing you have already been taken to the police station.” He then hesitantly asked, ”Also… You haven’t yet explained your marriage clearly to me and the internet was still in chaos. When did you two get married?”
Yan Qing looked at the familiar yet unfamiliar face, remained silent for five seconds, and then hesitated as he asked, “Senior, didn’t you go to the University in the Capital to study? Why are you here?” Kan Hai was stunned for a moment and asked with confusion, “What did you say?”
*
The doctor quickly came, then examined Yan Qing and eventually concluded that he had lost five years of his memory caused by a concussion or a trauma.
Kan Hai was anxious, “What should we do now? When will his memories come back?” The doctor also seemed helpless, “There’s still no definitive treatment caused by trauma in our current medical technology. It can only depend on the patient’s own recovery.”
Has he really lost his memory for five years? Really?
Upon hearing this news, Yan Qing was in a daze.
After all, in his eyes, he was a male student who used to worry about military training just ‘yesterday’. How did he suddenly turn 23 in the blink of an eye?
Despite his dazed state, once the doctor left, Kan Hai seemed less more capable of accepting the reality of Yan Qing’s amnesia than Yan Qing himself.
Kan Hai was Yan Qing’s senior in high school.
Yan Qing grew up in a well-off family and was outgoing and cheerful. During high school, he often attend various evening parties and competitions and that’s how he met Kan Hai.
But Yan Qing never expected that five years later, Kan Hai would become his manager.
Kan Hai mentioned that he became a talent scout for ZS Entertainment when he was 20 years old. For three years, Yan Qing was busy with acting, and the company provided him with numerous film and TV resources. However, for some unknown reason, none of the projects he worked on got released.
Despite his exceptional looks, he remained unrecognized in the entertainment industry.
This bizarre situation persisted for a whole three years. Yan Qing’s previous manager gave up on him, passing the burden of this “hot potato” to the new executive manager, Kan Hai.
Apart from the career situation, Kan Hai also informed Yan Qing that his family had gone bankrupt in those three years.
Fortunately, the company was taken over, and Yan Qing’s parents were not in debt. He sighed in relief.
Upon hearing that he had become an actor, Yan Qing was secretly pleased.
Having an interest in acting since he was young, achieving his dream made him genuinely happy.
“What’s wrong with being an unknown actor? Even if your work hasn’t been recognized yet, that doesn’t make you any less talented, right?’ Yan Qing comforted himself.
Kan Hai mumbled, “Xiao Yan.” He slowly raised his eyes and put on a serious expression, “Those are all small matters. Do you know why the paparazzi were chasing you last night?”
“It was because you’re married to Wen Jueli.” He continued.
Yan Qing slowly formed a question mark in his mind.
“Who? Wen Jueli??”
Yan Qing couldn’t believe his ears upon hearing that name.
Because ‘yesterday’, he was stood up by this person, who was his arranged marriage partner.
What do you mean by he’s married? Does that mean they didn’t get to escape their fate of being in an arranged marriage and ended up getting married?
Kan Hai questioned, “The news of your marriage was exposed all of a sudden. When did you hook up with him? I didn’t even know.”
Yan Qing didn’t want to say that this was an arranged marriage, and played it off casually, “Am I not an actor? I’m still a newbie on this field and getting married is okay. There’s no need to take it seriously so don’t be angry anymore.”
Kan Hai glared, “It’s okay to be in love with someone, but that depends on who the person is. And that’s Wen JueLi! The internet is getting crazy with this news!”
Yan Qing was a bit confused, “Is Wen JueLi that famous now?”
Wen JueLi entered the entertainment industry early. He was already an actor five years ago. With his natural talent for acting and exceptional looks, he indeed gained some recognition. But causing the entire internet to explode seemed a bit exaggerated.
Kan Hai explained, “Famous, you say? He’s only the Top figure in the current Entertainment Industry and in Fashion sense. A National-level Artist!”
Kan Hai opened the trending topics on Weibo, and the first post was about #WenJueLiMarriage, with comments increasing rapidly:
[I’m Heartbroken! Mr. Wen is actually married!! The world now has another heartbroken Mozart (crying emoji)]
[I’m crying so hard. I made chopin cry in the rain…]
[Who’s that guy? Does anyone already know?]
[What kind of rubbish is this? Mr. Wen isn’t married at all, okay? Why are you crying? You immediately believed he’s married just based on a photo? Did Mr. Wen admit it?]
[Mr. Wen is a cold man, how could he possibly get married? Surely it’s the other guy who posted it.]
**
The news of the marriage was taken and published by the paparazzi. The picture was very high-definitive. Yan Qing had clearly been squatting for a long time before the paparazzi took a frontal picture of Yan Qing kissing Wen JueLi’s chin.
The photo was taken a month ago, but it was only posted yesterday. It immediately became a hot topic due to the fact that the insider who leaked the marriage was accompanied by facts. Because the information revealed by the insider was real, almost everyone believed that they were truly married.
Derived entries includes:
#Mr.Wen’s youth is over#
#Who’s the marriage partner?#
#Mr.Wen is now married. What about you?# and so on.
We’re now in the era of the internet.
Soon after, Yan Qing’s personal information was dug up, and he couldn’t help but stop reading the comments. He swallowed hard, knowing that they wouldn’t be pleasant.
From yesterday until now, things continued to ferment on the internet.
Yan Qing sighed, “Looking at this situation, it seems like Wen JueLi is indeed very popular.”
Kan Hai responded, “Of course! Wen JueLi is an International Film Emperor! He’s skilled in his profession, adored by fans, and can even drown people in a sea of drool with just a glance!”
He continued, “The Boss has no intention of suppressing the matter for the time being. Although you’ve lost your memory, you can still do it! You might be able to remember something, right? If you truly can’t remember anything by then, things will surely get more complicated, and it’ll be a mess.”
However, even though five years have passed, Yan Qing has only met Wen JueLi three times, no, twice. The most recent time was ‘yesterday’ when he was stood up.
Given his circumstances, how could he even explain this?
He looked at Kan Hai’s eyes and pretended to be pitiful and acted, “Ah, Senior! My head hurts! I still can’t remember anything!”
One word. Beautiful.
It must be said that Yan Qing has always been the center of attraction because of his outstanding looks.
Even though Kan Hai worked with him every day, he still couldn’t help but be amazed by Yan Qing’s appearance in his heart. Sometimes he thought that with Yan Qing’s looks and acting skills, he could easily surpass the so-called “idol actors” in the entertainment industry. But why was luck so unfair to him?
Yan Qing still pretended to have a headache and Kan Hai couldn’t do anything to him. He had no choice but to pull his hair in frustration, saying, “We finally managed to secure a new role in a drama, and now this kind of incident happens. We’re becoming public enemies on the internet. Now we must brace ourselves.”
Yan Qing also felt helpless.
He couldn’t even accept the fact that he had acquired a husband.
*
Knock knock—
“Come in.”
Wen Jueli’s Agent entered the lounging area, there he saw Wen JueLi sitting on a high-quality sofa. His expression was cold and stern, his gaze deep, focused on a certain point. His cool and distant demeanor made it seem like there was always an invisible barrier around him.
His Agent began, “JueLi, the commotion on Weibo—”
Before the Agent could finish speaking, his eyes glanced at the computer screen. It displayed the trending topics on Weibo. At that moment, netizens were still discussing Wen JueLi’s marriage partner, as if it was the most pressing matter.
[Mr. Wen must not have gotten married for sure. I’ll only believe it when he officially announces it! Don’t spread rumors!]
[I can see that Yan Qing is a young actor. And He’ll have a drama soon to be broadcast. This must be a ploy.]
[Exactly, you can tell from the photos that Mr. Wen was unmoved. Yan Qing is clearly the one at fault here.]
***
The room fell into an unsettling silence.
Wen JueLi raised his eyes slightly. The black eyelashes could not hide the darkness in his eyes. He pursed his lips slightly as he calmly stated, “I’ll take care of this.”
The Agent hesitated, “Alright then… I have put the schedule for the opening ceremony of the film festival on the table. You can take a look at it later.”
After giving the instructions, the Agent looked at the cold-looking man and left the lounge.
It was quite evident that even though they had worked together with Wen JueLi for many years, what was going on in the mind of this enigmatic Film Emperor was often a mystery to figure out.
Just like this marriage.
He had no idea.
How could Wen JueLi, who had been so reserved and upright for many years, suddenly get married? Judging from the lack of pretense, it seemed genuine.
When silence returned to the lounging area, Wen JueLi’s gaze once again focused on the nasty comments about Yan Qing on the computer screen again.
There must be a positive clarification about this matter.
Wen Jueli posted on Weibo.
With some embellishments:
[Yan Qing and I are indeed couples. In legal terms, we are married. @Yan Qing is a handsome guy.]
*
After that, on the evening of April 4th, things took an unexpected turn.
The programmer struggled to repair the Weibo server, which had once again plunged into an unprecedented state of paralysis.
After the server was fixed, Everyone clicked on the hot search on Weibo. The first one was:
#WenJueLiYanQing [Explosion]
