《Peak Battle》 once again sparked discussions in China and successfully earned Zhou Chenxi a nomination for the Best Supporting Actor at the Rose Film Festival.
This marked his third award this year, and even Ren Qian, the reigning champion, admired him, saying he would surely continue winning awards in the next few years.
However, Zhou Chenxi felt like his accumulated luck from before had suddenly come back full force. Otherwise, his luck must have been stored at Luo Xinghe’s place, and now the world was returning it to him.
Otherwise, how could so many good things happen?
Life always has its ups and downs.
So, Zhou Chenxi casually went to J Country to receive an award.
At such a top-tier international award ceremony, where stars gathered, Zhou Chenxi was entirely a new face.
But fortunately, he remained calm. He walked the red carpet like an international superstar, listened to the presenter pronounce his name like an international superstar, and then, maintaining excellent expression management like an international superstar, he graciously took the stage, saying, “Thanks to Director Cabot for giving me this opportunity, thanks to the organizing committee for presenting me with this award, thank you all…” After expressing his gratitude, he added, “Today, Teacher Ren, don’t rush to the hot search, because I have another hot search to bring up.”
Applause erupted from the audience.
Only Ren Qian in the audience looked completely puzzled.
Ren Qian was a familiar face at the Rose Film Festival. Even if he didn’t win an award, he was often invited by the organizing committee to walk the red carpet or present an award. Many colleagues at the film festival knew him. Although they didn’t know who was standing on the stage, when they heard him mention Ren Qian, everyone chuckled.
“What hot search is this?” someone nearby asked. “Where can I find hot searches in Huacheng? Give me a link, I want to check it out.”
Ren Qian thought, thankfully, I didn’t plan to trend today.
Meanwhile, fans in China, after watching the broadcast, were already camping on Weibo, eagerly waiting for Zhou Chenxi’s hot search.
On that day, apart from #Zhou Chenxi Rose Film Festival Best Supporting Actor#, the hot searches #Zhou Chenxi Acquires Tianwang Entertainment# and #Zhou Chenxi Lu Ji Wedding# were also maintaining high levels of heat.
Initially, the Rose Film Festival took the top spot, but soon, the wedding trended rapidly, skyrocketing to the first position.
Human nature is inherently gossip-oriented. Zhou Chenxi initially thought he only had two hot searches, but unexpectedly, Zhuang Jingle, that big mouth, accidentally revealed on the show that his boss was about to have a wedding. Well, now, Zhou Chenxi had taken the top three hot searches.
Many people said it was fortunate that Ren Qian didn’t plan to trend today; otherwise, he would have nothing left to do but become a sandwich cookie.
This is simply the highlight of Zhou Chenxi’s acting career, with three consecutive trending topics. Fans couldn’t help but capture screenshots.
However, compared to that, fans were indeed more enthusiastic about gossip.
【Xi Xi won another award! [Cheering]】
【Being a fan of Xi Xi is so great. The kid is so promising, winning awards everywhere, and fans don’t need to worry. [Wiping tears]】
【And there are delicious snacks to buy. [Dog head] [Emptying the wallet]】
【Who can save me? Yesterday, I recharged a thousand yuan card at “Xi Xi’s Snack Shop” again. Those Xi Xi dried fruits are just too delicious; I ended up buying several boxes at once.】
【Zhou Mingxuan is truly a business genius.】
【Exactly, yesterday I passed by Xi Xi’s Snack Shop, and the line was even outside the store. The business is really booming!】
【Brother Zhou calculated: This year’s turnover is not bad, and his brother’s endorsement fee is likely to increase.】
【Haha! The momentum of giving away family property blindly can compete with President Lu.】
【Speaking of family property, Xi Xi is now the boss of Tianwang this year, a domineering CEO, working for himself, holding three major industries: Tianwang, Brother Zhou’s snack shop, and President Lu himself.】
【President Lu is too real, so when are they having the wedding?】
However, planning a wedding was not something that could be done in a hurry. Zhou Chenxi was very busy, and it got delayed until October.
During this period, he was busy selecting a wedding venue and meeting each other’s parents.
Zhou’s father and mother were quite easygoing. As long as Zhou Mingxuan agreed, they didn’t have any objections. After all, their eldest son had always been reliable. Zhou’s father and mother had said earlier that they wanted to find a decent person to take care of Zhou Chenxi. They were afraid he would suffer alone outside, and with someone as stable as Lu Ji by his side, Zhou’s father and mother could feel more at ease.
So, Zhou Chenxi and Lu Ji chose a holiday and went to the Zhou family together to meet Zhou’s father and mother.
Zhou’s mother didn’t sleep well the night before and got up early the next morning, dressing up as if attending a grand banquet. She even asked Zhou’s father, “How do I look like this?”
Zhou’s father praised her, “You look good no matter how you dress.”
Hearing this seemingly perfunctory remark, Zhou’s mother gave him a white look and busied herself asking Zhang Yi to take care of preparing lunch and serving tea to the guests.
Around eleven o’clock, the doorbell rang. Zhou’s mother opened the door, and Zhou Chenxi and Lu Ji stood outside. Zhou Chenxi smiled and said, “Mom and Dad, I brought Lu Ji to meet you!”
Zhou’s mother nodded, ushered Zhou Chenxi inside, and turned away to wipe away her tears.
Zhou’s father, confused, asked her in a low voice, “What’s going on?”
Zhou’s mother said, “Our child has grown up.”
Zhou’s father nodded, “That’s natural.”
The two of them had not been heavily involved in Zhou Chenxi’s upbringing, and now, looking at him, they felt somewhat guilty.
When Zhou’s mother gave birth to Zhou Chenxi, she had a difficult time, lying in the hospital for several months. She couldn’t even feed Zhou Chenxi once. Later, when Zhou Chenxi finally learned to walk, Zhou’s grandfather faced a crisis in his business. Zhou’s mother went to help Zhou’s father, and after this busy period, the child had already started school.
After that, Zhou’s grandfather passed away, Zhou’s father got sick from the stress of the business, and Zhou Mingxuan had also grown up.
They entrusted Zhou Xin to Zhou Mingxuan, and when Zhou Mingxuan could handle things on his own, Zhou’s father took the opportunity to recuperate while Zhou’s mother joined him for a break. When they returned, Zhou Chenxi had already entered society.
They always thought of Zhou Chenxi as a child at heart and didn’t expect him to do so well.
Outsiders might not know, but they would always praise Zhou Mingxuan to Zhou’s father and mother. Now, Zhou’s father and mother would also say, “Our younger son is excellent too!”
In any case, they all hoped for Zhou Chenxi’s happiness.
The whole family sat down, and Chang, the butler, brought tea.
Zhou Chenxi was busy opening gifts. “Mom and Dad, these are gifts from Lu Ji – a foot bath, a neck massager, the perfume you wanted, and a bag…”
Inadvertently, he let slip the truth, and only Zhou Chenxi knew that the perfume and bag were meant for his mother.
His mother didn’t expose him and accepted each gift.
Zhou Chenxi had gone out early in the morning to pick up Lu Ji, and while they were at the mall, they bought gifts. Fearing that his parents might be too picky and not like what Lu Ji gave, he was busy personally taking charge.
Luckily, Lu Ji was prudent and still gave items he had chosen himself. “Uncle, this is a type of tea that I specifically collected from a client. It’s grown by their family, and they say it has a unique tea fragrance. Please try it.”
“Aunt, this is an embroidered shawl from Shudu. My mother specially went there to pick it for you. Take a look.”
It was a shawl, and the color and style were exactly to Zhou’s mother’s liking. She put it on, looked at herself in the mirror, turned around, reluctant to take it off. “Oh, your mother has excellent taste.”
Zhou Chenxi breathed a sigh of relief.
Not only did they give a bunch of gifts, Zhou Chenxi’s picks and Lu Ji’s picks, they piled up on the sofa, and the butler spent quite a long time taking them away.
At least, the parents were satisfied, so it wasn’t all in vain.
Lu Ji stayed for lunch, and after that, Zhou Chenxi had to go with Lu Ji to meet Lin Yujiao.
This was a local custom in H City – meet the girl’s parents at noon, the boy’s parents in the evening, and then both families would have dinner together another day, completing the pre-wedding rituals.
Originally, Zhou Chenxi wanted to visit Lu Ji’s mother at noon. Later, after inquiring with Zhi Qi, Zhi Qi said there weren’t such rules anymore, especially with so many same-sex marriages. Zhou Chenxi then discussed with Lu Ji and decided to visit his family at noon.
Now, he thought it seemed like he was selling himself a bit.
However, Zhou Chenxi didn’t have time to consider these things. He was extremely nervous. The car was filled with gifts he had chosen for Lin Yujiao. He kept asking Lu Ji what he should pay attention to when meeting his mother. Lu Ji said, “It’s nothing, don’t be afraid. It’s just that she’s been a bit low on energy lately, maybe not very hospitable. Just don’t mind it.”
Zhou Chenxi was taken aback. Lu Ji’s mother wasn’t in good health?
“Why didn’t you tell me earlier!” Zhou Chenxi said angrily.
“She’s always been like this. She’s prone to catching colds when the weather is cool. She even told me not to mention it to you when you arrive,” Lu Ji said helplessly. “She cares about her face, so just pretend you don’t know.”
Luckily, Zhou Chenxi bought a bunch of supplements. When they arrived at Lu Ji’s house, indeed, Lin Yujiao didn’t look too good. The three of them had tea together. Before dinner time, Lin Yujiao asked Zhou Chenxi to chat with her in the small garden.
A sunroom had been built in the small garden. It was warm sitting there on this kind of day. Flowers and plants flourished all around, giving off a pleasant fragrance.
Lin Yujiao straightened out her shawl, the same as Zhou’s mother’s. She said to Zhou Chenxi, “I felt you looked familiar the moment I saw you. An An must like someone like you. He didn’t admit it at first.”
You clearly said before that Lu Ji had taken in a little star! Of course, he wouldn’t admit it.
Zhou Chenxi scratched his face awkwardly and didn’t dare to speak.
“But it’s good. I always wanted to find someone to take care of An An. He works hard, and there’s no one to talk to. Since he found a partner he likes, I feel relieved too.”
It turns out all parents in the world are the same!
“You must be curious about what An An was like when he was a child,” Lin Yujiao stood up and said. “I’ll take you upstairs to have a look.”
Zhou Chenxi hurriedly went upstairs with Lin Yujiao.
Next to the master bedroom upstairs was a small room, probably where Lu Ji used to live. Lin Yujiao opened the door, and a neat room came into view.
“He used to live here,” Lin Yujiao showed him a row of certificates on the cabinet. “An An is a good kid, sensible from a young age. Unlike other children, he wasn’t mischievous. He endured a lot.”
Looking at those certificates, Zhou Chenxi said, “Lu Ji is amazing.” Big brother too, with so many certificates. Truly a domineering CEO.
Lin Yujiao said, “Around the age of thirteen, I felt he became somewhat different from other kids his age. Although he was outstanding before, there was always… something not quite the same.”
Zhou Chenxi frowned, thinking this was probably when Lu Ji was reborn.
Afraid Zhou Chenxi wouldn’t understand, Lin Yujiao explained further, “He matured early, in a different way… The Lu family has many people. Seeing that the two of us didn’t have much support, they deliberately teased us. An An’s father passed away early, and I wasn’t good at managing Lu family affairs. An An said he would protect me from then on.”
Lin Yujiao sighed, “Since you’re going to be a part of our family, telling you these things doesn’t matter. I’ve kept them in my heart for a long time. Without someone to talk to, it always feels like there’s something pressing on my heart.”
Zhou Chenxi then sat down with Lin Yujiao.
Lin Yujiao continued, “An An’s grandfather used to dislike him, as you probably know. An An’s father was lost and then found because he didn’t look like his grandfather. He was often said not to be the biological child, although paternity test reports can’t lie. But talking about it too much always leaves a lump in your heart. Later, I married An An’s father…”
Lin Yujiao breezed through this part, saying, “After An An’s father passed away, it became even more difficult for the two of us in the Lu family. Because my parents had some influence, they helped a lot behind the scenes. Before An An’s father passed away, Chairman Lao Lu solemnly promised him that Lu Ji, his eldest grandson, would definitely take control of the Lu family in the future.”
Lin Yujiao chuckled, changing the way she addressed Zhou Chenxi, “But what’s the use? He allowed those people to harm us. Once, I don’t know who poisoned Lu Ji’s food. He almost…”
Zhou Chenxi got nervous.
“Fortunately, Lu Ji reacted quickly, didn’t eat much. Later, I told him, let me give you a nickname, call you An An, hoping we can safely get through our lives.”
Lin Yujiao said, “We didn’t want the wealth and power of the Lu family. We just wanted An An to live a safe and healthy life. But no, if you don’t fight, you don’t grab, there will always be someone who sees you as a thorn in their eye. We had to crawl out of the mud.”
“Later, my parents passed away, and they couldn’t help us anymore. With An An alone, he managed the Lu family better and better, allowing us to live a stable life.”
Lin Yujiao said, “Around the age of thirteen, I felt he became somewhat different from other kids his age. Although he was outstanding before, there was always… something not quite the same.”
Zhou Chenxi frowned, thinking this was probably when Lu Ji was reborn.
Afraid Zhou Chenxi wouldn’t understand, Lin Yujiao explained further, “He matured early, in a different way… The Lu family has many people. Seeing that the two of us didn’t have much support, they deliberately teased us. An An’s father passed away early, and I wasn’t good at managing Lu family affairs. An An said he would protect me from then on.”
Lin Yujiao sighed, “Since you’re going to be a part of our family, telling you these things doesn’t matter. I’ve kept them in my heart for a long time. Without someone to talk to, it always feels like there’s something pressing on my heart.”
Zhou Chenxi then sat down with Lin Yujiao.
Lin Yujiao continued, “An An’s grandfather used to dislike him, as you probably know. An An’s father was lost and then found because he didn’t look like his grandfather. He was often said not to be the biological child, although paternity test reports can’t lie. But talking about it too much always leaves a lump in your heart. Later, I married An An’s father…”
Lin Yujiao breezed through this part, saying, “After An An’s father passed away, it became even more difficult for the two of us in the Lu family. Because my parents had some influence, they helped a lot behind the scenes. Before An An’s father passed away, Chairman Lao Lu solemnly promised him that Lu Ji, his eldest grandson, would definitely take control of the Lu family in the future.”
Lin Yujiao chuckled, changing the way she addressed Zhou Chenxi, “But what’s the use? He allowed those people to harm us. Once, I don’t know who poisoned Lu Ji’s food. He almost…”
Zhou Chenxi got nervous.
“Fortunately, Lu Ji reacted quickly, didn’t eat much. Later, I told him, let me give you a nickname, call you An An, hoping we can safely get through our lives.”
Lin Yujiao said, “We didn’t want the wealth and power of the Lu family. We just wanted An An to live a safe and healthy life. But no, if you don’t fight, you don’t grab, there will always be someone who sees you as a thorn in their eye. We had to crawl out of the mud.”
“Later, my parents passed away, and they couldn’t help us anymore. With An An alone, he managed the Lu family better and better, allowing us to live a stable life.”
Outside the parking lot of the Lu family, it was too cold. Lu Ji kissed Zhou Chenxi for a while, afraid that Zhou Chenxi couldn’t stand the cold, so he stepped back, intending to let him into the car. However, the coquettish Zhou Chenxi grabbed his collar, pulled him back, and said to him, “Kiss me again.”
The aunt responsible for taking care of Lin Yujiao happened to come out to throw away the trash and unintentionally heard this. She shook her head, thinking, “Young Master Lu is indeed a young man. Tsk tsk, so full of youthful vigor. Madam can finally rest assured.”
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