The darkness can amplify one’s senses, especially on such a special day. Qiao Shu knows clearly what will happen next.
His body easily slipped into a state within the sweet kiss of the cake.
He twisted uncomfortably.
Then he heard Gu Chenyan’s muffled groan.
Qiao Shu: “…”
In the darkness, Qiao Shu blushed.
Gu Chenyan, he too…
Qiao Shu tightened his fingers on Gu Chenyan’s shoulder, his breath slightly ragged as he asked in the kiss, “Mr. Gu, do you want some red wine?”
Gu Chenyan: “Hmm?”
Qiao Shu: “I want to get drunk.”
He felt the hand around his waist tighten slightly, then he heard Gu Chenyan’s hoarse voice: “Okay.”
The sweet scent of cake.
Intoxicating red wine.
The ringing of the bell echoed in his ears and pierced his heart, making Qiao Shu’s body tremble.
…
Gu Chenyan went to work.
Qiao Shu leaned on the sofa and table in the living room, his waist and legs sore as he tidied up.
Traces of cake and red wine were left on the sofa, along with some others… they were from last night.
Thinking about last night, Qiao Shu’s face blushed again.
Too wild!
After being married for so long, this was the first Qiao Shu let himself go like this. He also witnessed a different side of Gu Chenyan from usual.
Last night, Gu Chenyan was particularly—excited, and also particularly forceful.
He held onto Qiao Shu, thrusting vigorously. Eventually, Qiao Shu couldn’t help but beg for mercy.
“Ah!”
Qiao Shu patted his flushed cheeks, “What are you reminiscing about? Qiao Shu, you’re so lecherous!”
“But…”
Qiao Shu couldn’t help but shyly cover his face, “Occasionally experiencing this seems quite nice.”
Ah!
lsp, you’re exposed!
It was difficult to deal with the traces left on the sofa, so Gu Chenyan called a housekeeper to handle it. However, Qiao Shu felt guilty and wanted to remove those traces that could lead to wild fantasies.
Unfortunately, his waist wasn’t cooperating.
The tools at home weren’t cooperating either.
Qiao Shu struggled for a while, but the traces remained. He seemed to have made them even more obvious.
Qiao Shu: “……”
“Forget it.”
Qiao Shu persuaded himself. Anyway, he was moving back to Lanting today, and the housekeeper who came to clean wouldn’t know that he was the owner here.
If they found out, so be it.
Qiao Shu leaned on his old waist and returned to bed to continue lying down. He needed to rest well these days; he couldn’t afford to be reckless.
Gu Chenyan seemed particularly busy at work today. At noon, someone delivered lunch to Qiao Shu on his behalf. Gu Chenyan called to remind Qiao Shu to eat well, but he hung up hastily without much conversation.
In the afternoon, Gu Chenyan’s assistant appeared in the apartment.
Assistant: “Madam, Mr. Gu asked me to come and help you pack.”
Gu Chenyan had discussed this with Qiao Shu before, so Qiao Shu let the assistant in.
The assistant accidentally saw the somewhat messy living room and immediately turned red, unable to look anymore.
He hadn’t expected Mr. Gu to be like this in private…
He dared not think further.
But his eyes couldn’t help to occasionally glance at the living room and then at Qiao Shu, who couldn’t help but clutch his waist.
Qiao Shu: “…”
Cough!
Qiao Shu noticed the assistant’s gaze, but he remained outwardly calm, still able to naturally direct the assistant.
Qiao Shu: As long as I don’t feel awkward, it won’t be me who’s embarrassed!
QAQ
There was little to tidy up in this temporary living space, just clothes.
Qiao Shu calmly packed up their clothes and accessories with the assistant, then carried the suitcase and left the place they had stayed for less than half a month.
Of course, Qiao Shu didn’t forget the big teddy bear that Gu Chenyan had won for him last night.
That was a Valentine’s Day gift!
As he left, Qiao Shu felt a bit reluctant. Here, it was just him and Gu Chenyan.
Qiao Shu rubbed his nose.
He received a chat from Jiang Jiayu.
Jiang Jiayu: Wow! Qiao Shu! You and Mr. Gu had a great time last night! Ahhh! It’s so sweet!
Jiang Jiayu: I’m so jealous!
Jiang Jiayu: Mr. Gu is so indulgent!
Jiang Jiayu: Envious, envious! Woof!
Qiao Shu: ???
Qiao Shu: How did you know?
He hadn’t even had the chance to boast to Jiang Jiayu yet, and he already knew?
Jiang Jiayu: Check the hot search! The whole country is shipping you and Mr. Gu now.
Jiang Jiayu: I also found something.
Qiao Shu: ???
Jiang Jiayu: The ‘GuQiao’ CP fan base has been taken over by you and Mr. Gu’s CP fans.
Qiao Shu: ???
Isn’t the ‘GuQiao’ CP fan base established by him and Gu Chenyan’s CP fans? Why use the term “taken over”?
With questions in mind, Qiao Shu opened Weibo.
Trending topic 1: #The Love of the Richest#
Trending topic 2: #I Believe in Love Again#
Following these two trending topics was a blazing “explode” icon. Qiao Shu blinked and clicked on trending topic 1.
Qiao Shu saw photos of himself and Gu Chenyan.
There were photos of Gu Chenyan kissing his forehead in the cinema, photos of them holding hands on the pedestrian street, photos of Gu Chenyan buying skewers for him, photos of Gu Chenyan getting snacks for him, photos of him feeding Gu Chenyan, photos of him cheering Gu Chenyan on at a stall, and photos of him happily jumping onto Gu Chenyan and hanging onto him in the crowd…
But in these photos, Qiao Shu’s face was pixelated, replaced with a cute little cake emoji.
These photos came from different bloggers and were finally compiled by a marketing account.
Qiao Shu rubbed his heart, feeling both puzzled and excited, and clicked into the comments.
【Wow! So sweet, is this what love feels like?】
【It seems that the love life and dates of wealthy people are just like those of ordinary people. Rounded up, I guess I’m wealthy too (drooling)】
【Ah ah ah, so indulgent!】
【Rich, handsome, and still spoiling his wife! Wow! Did Mr. Gu’s wife save the entire universe in his past life?!】
【Looking at Mr. Gu’s photos on Baidu, he seems cold and aloof, but who would have thought he would spoil his wife like this? QAQ I believe in love again.】
【Envious, so envious!】
【Mr. Gu is so handsome! So sweet!】
【(dog head) Mr. Gu has such good stamina. With his wife hanging onto him like that, he still has such a loving smile on his face.】
【I was also on this pedestrian street with my boyfriend last night. Ahhh! What did I miss out on?!】
【Forehead kisses! Holding hands! Buying snacks! Feeding each other! Winning prizes! Holding a child in public! And kisses! Wait for me, it’s like you brought the Civil Affairs Bureau here, no, you’ve already registered your marriage!】
【Why pixelate Mr. Gu’s wife’s face? I want to see the wife! I want to see the wife!】
【So Mr. Gu’s wife is a man?】
【Mr. Gu is good at shooting (dog head)】
…
Qiao Shu: “…”
Blushing.
He also thought Gu Chenyan’s shooting skills were superb. Not just from last night’s balloon shooting, but also because he could always hit his heart, even on ordinary days…
And also…
The skills in that area have improved after some study…
Cough!
Qiao Shu, rein in your thoughts!
Watching others ship himself and Gu Chenyan’s CP, Qiao Shu felt particularly happy. Although he didn’t know why his face was pixelated, it didn’t diminish his joy at all.
Ah!
Qiao Shu watched with relish.
A restrained smile hung on his face as he continuously scrolled through the comments praising his and Gu Chenyan’s heavenly love, feeling delighted inside.
He watched for a long time.
Until the car arrived at Lanting and parked below the familiar little villa, Qiao Shu still couldn’t shake off the joy from the comments.
Assistant: “Madam, we’re here.”
Qiao Shu snapped out of it.
He looked up at the familiar little villa outside, then patted his face, trying to tone down the smile. But he found it had no effect.
Qiao Shu: “…”
He decided not to conceal it anymore, so he cheerfully jumped out of the car with a smile that puzzled the assistant.
The assistant scratched his head.
The assistant helped Qiao Shu carry the luggage upstairs and then left. After the assistant left, Qiao Shu excitedly jumped in place for a moment, then pounced onto the soft bed with an “Ahwoo” sound.
He took out his phone and continued happily browsing through the trending topics.
This time, he clicked into the “GuQiao” CP fan base.
Unlike its usual quietness, the fan base was bustling now, and the number of fans had skyrocketed from less than a thousand to a hundred thousand in no time.
Qiao Shu: “!!!”
Then Qiao Shu quickly understood what Jiang Jiayu meant by the fan base being taken over.
When this fan base was initially established, it was for shipping Qiao Shu and the “Mr. Gu” from the variety show “We’re Here”, who had only shown his voice.
Now, the fan base was flooded with discussions about “Qiao Shu” and Gu Chenyan.
Qiao Shu even saw his own dedicated fans.
Dedicated fan: Please, fans of Qiao Shu, let’s ship the CP rationally. We’re shipping “Qiao Shu” and not our Qiao Shu, and we’re shipping Gu Chenyan, not “Mr. Gu.” Please differentiate rationally and don’t attract negativity to Qiao Shu.
There were also original “GuQiao” CP fans: We warmly welcome fans of the “GuQiao” CP to join our fan base. From today onwards, we’re all one family. Those who understand will understand.
And there were confused newcomers to the CP: Although we don’t quite understand why we’ve taken over to this fan base and are still so happy, let’s just ship the sweet CP! Ahhh!
Qiao Shu also saw what seemed to be employees of the Gu Group: Ahhh! Anyway, joining this CP fan base is right! Our Mr. Gu and his wife are so sweet.
Meanwhile, the group chat of the Gu Group was also very lively.
[xx54: I’m dead, I’m alive, I’ve stopped breathing, I can’t handle this anymore! Mr. Gu and his wife are really so sweet, so sweet, so sweet, so sweet…
xx35: The noise from upstairs is hurting my eyes, but this time, I’ll generously let it slide.
xx99: I almost didn’t recognize that was our Mr. Gu! Even the King of Hell can have such sweet days!
xx88: Thanks to Madam for saving my dog’s life yesterday.
xx23: Mr. Gu actually ate street food! Last time, I saw the tech department ordering barbecue delivery for overtime and Mr. Gu solemnly told them how outdoor barbecue isn’t hygienic and is bad for health, advising them to eat less.
xx109: I know about this. Later, Mr. Gu actually set up a barbecue stall on the sixth floor hahaha, with super strict hygiene inspections.
xx133: First time I’ve known Mr. Gu, this serious old man, can be so romantic.
xx156: After all, it’s still the wife who’s amazing.
xx33: I get it now. Next time I feel like I’m getting the death stare from Mr. Gu, I’ll go up when Madam is around.
xx12: +123456789
“…”]
Top floor CEO’s office.
In the office, Gu Chenyan was on the phone, very serious: “Hmm, keep it confidential for now.”
“Control the discussion well. Don’t let Qiao Shu’s photos leak out.”
“If you don’t understand, you can contact the Legal Department.”
…
By the time Gu Chenyan finished work, it was already late. When he got home, it was already eleven o’clock.
Qiao Shu was in the kitchen, keeping an eye on the time as he prepared a snack for Gu Chenyan. He cooked a simple dish of shredded pork and vegetable noodle soup.
Gu Chenyan took off his coat and placed it on the chair before sitting down at the table.
Qiao Shu placed the bowl of noodles in front of Gu Chenyan.
Qiao Shu: “Try it.”
Gu Chenyan: “Sure.”
Gu Chenyan picked up a chopstick full of noodles and carefully tasted it. After swallowing, he looked up at Qiao Shu and said, “It’s delicious.”
Qiao Shu smiled happily, “Then eat more. You must be hungry after such a busy day at work.”
Gu Chenyan: “Okay.”
Gu Chenyan: “Are you going to eat?”
“No need, I’m not hungry,” Qiao Shu blushed slightly. “I’ve been lying down all day today, didn’t exert much energy, so I’m not hungry.”
Gu Chenyan: “Does your back hurt?”
Gu Chenyan: “I’ll massage it for you when we go back to the room.”
Qiao Shu, with eyes curving with joy: “Okay.”
Gu Chenyan began quietly eating his noodles.
Qiao Shu sat opposite him, holding his face with a happy expression.
Watching Gu Chenyan eat made Qiao Shu very happy, especially since he had cooked the noodles himself.
“Oh, by the way,” Qiao Shu couldn’t resist sharing with Gu Chenyan, “Our date last night was photographed by someone.”
“It trended on social media this afternoon.”
“A lot of people are shipping us.”
Qiao Shu couldn’t help but smile sweetly as he spoke. After finishing, he expressed his confusion, “But I don’t know why my face was pixelated.”
And there was no activity from Yu Qiong’s side, so he wasn’t worried at all about being exposed on social media.
The fireworks incident last time was the same.
He remained very calm.
Although the outcome afterward didn’t affect him negatively at all. On the contrary, because of these two trending events, his popularity increased, and he gained many more fans.
Gu Chenyan: “I know.”
“Huh?” Qiao Shu blinked. “You also saw the trending topics? I thought you were too busy with work to notice. Those photos were actually quite well taken.”
Gu Chenyan: “I saved them.”
“Huh?” Qiao Shu was taken aback. “…”
It took Qiao Shu a while to react, and then he desperately wanted to cover his heart.
It’s racing! It’s racing!
Damn, heart!
Weibo was right; Gu Chenyan’s marksmanship was indeed accurate, with significant impact.
Qiao Shu recalled the last time.
On New Year’s Day, because of the fireworks, he and Gu Chenyan trended together.
Just like this time, he joyfully shared it with Gu Chenyan. Then suddenly, Gu Chenyan said, “I forgot.”
Qiao Shu: “???”
Gu Chenyan: “I should formally introduce my wife to everyone.”
Qiao Shu: “Huh?”
Gu Chenyan tinkered with his phone for a moment, then handed it to Qiao Shu to look at.
It was a post on his Moments.
[Gu Chenyan: I got married. My wife is cute and sweet. His name is Qiao Shu.]
Later, this post of his was screenshotted and posted on Weibo, sparking a lively discussion.
Qiao Shu quietly rubbed his heart and then reached out to suppress the almost “skyward” corner of his lips.
He didn’t suppress it.
In a low voice, he said, “Actually, I saved it too.” Then he added somewhat disappointedly, “It’s just a pity.”
He looked at Gu Chenyan. “I was pixelated, so I can’t find the original photo.”
Last night, he was too focused on the date to think about taking pictures. Although it was somewhat unexpected to be photographed by someone else, Qiao Shu was mostly happy.
Because in the photo, Gu Chenyan smiled so gently and his gaze was so indulgent.
This kind of Gu Chenyan made him want to preserve it forever.
The only regret was that he, who was supposed to be the main character, was pixelated.
Wasn’t he the legitimate one?
Why pixelate the legitimate spouse?
Taking a step back, he still had some fame. Even if the blogger didn’t recognize him, there was no reason to pixelate him. If they did recognize him, they should have avoided pixelating him even more, right?
What a great opportunity to gain traffic!
Why let it slip by?
QAQ!
Gu Chenyan: “I have it.”
Qiao Shu: “Huh?”
“Huh? You have? What do you have?”
Qiao Shu blinked in confusion.
Gu Chenyan: “I have the original photo.”
Qiao Shu: “???”
“…”
“!!!”
“You… you have the original photo?”
Gu Chenyan: “Yes.”
Gu Chenyan set down his chopsticks, reached over to his coat on the side, and took out his phone. He unlocked it with his fingerprint, opened the photo album, and then handed it to Qiao Shu.
Qiao Shu took the phone.
He lowered his head to look at Gu Chenyan’s phone, and what met his eyes was an original photo.
This picture hadn’t undergone any processing and Qiao Shu’s face wasn’t adorned with a cute little pastry icon.
In the photo, Qiao Shu had his mask pulled up above his mouth, looking quite comical. However, neither Qiao Shu nor Gu Chenyan felt anything was amiss.
Both of them had smiles in their eyes.
In the picture, Qiao Shu was tilting his head back, offering skewers to Gu Chenyan and feeding him.
Qiao Shu: “!!!”
First reaction: Ah! So sweet!
Second reaction: Ah! So silly!
So that’s how he looked like when he had his mask pulled up like that at the time! Qiao Shu couldn’t help but feel embarrassed.
He felt both sweet and embarrassed.
Qiao Shu looked at it for quite a while, then flipped to the next picture, which was also unaltered and unedited.
One after another.
All of them were unaltered, and Qiao Shu even noticed that there were more photos stored on Gu Chenyan’s phone than what was on Weibo, and many of them weren’t on Weibo.
Qiao Shu: “???”
He looked at Gu Chenyan in confusion.
Gu Chenyan: “Hmm? What’s wrong?”
Qiao Shu licked his lips. “Why do you have these photos?”
Gu Chenyan paused.
The noodles in front of him were almost finished. He set down his chopsticks again, straightened up, placed his hands properly, and his expression turned serious and solemn.
Qiao Shu: “???”
Gu Chenyan: “Qiao Shu, do you mind if I get involved in your work and career?”
Qiao Shu: “Huh?”
Gu Chenyan: “Before the New Year, I asked Yanqing to help establish a studio to coordinate with your agent.”
“But don’t worry, establishing this studio is just to handle the comments about you better online so that the incident with you and Yanqing hitting the hot search last time won’t happen again.”
Gu Chenyan, as a newlywed, didn’t know what was best for Qiao Shu.
He could only continue learning.
In his circle, many couples are in marriage alliances, and they have a line of interaction with each other, not interfering too much in each other’s lives and work.
Initially, Gu Chenyan followed suit.
But then he started to care about Qiao Shu.
Gu Chenyan’s thoughts gradually began to change as he cared more. He began to wonder if he and Qiao Shu should also interact this way.
Not interfering, not asking.
After he realized that he was increasingly concerned about Qiao Shu, he once asked Chen Wenyuan this question. After collecting a lot of information, Chen Wenyuan told him that couples should respect each other and not interfere too much in each other’s careers, as this could affect the relationship between them.
Because some people have strong self-esteem.
So Gu Chenyan has always carefully maintained this line, even though he wants to help Qiao Shu, give Qiao Shu the best, let Qiao Shu play the lead in big productions, and give Qiao Shu access to resources that many people in the industry want but can’t obtain.
“Huh?”
Qiao Shu was stunned.
Gu Chenyan: “Are you upset?”
He pursed his lips, then lowered his head. “Sorry.”
“I just don’t want to see those negative comments about you on the internet.”
“I don’t want you to be unhappy.”
“I’m afraid you’ll be unhappy.”
“Yanqing said many people in your circle can’t handle this kind of public opinion pressure.”
Qiao Shu: “No, no!”
Qiao Shu, who had recovered from his shock, hurriedly explained, “I’m not unhappy!”
“I’m just too happy.”
Indeed, Qiao Shu was happy.
From Gu Chenyan’s words, Qiao Shu could understand that Gu Chenyan was afraid he would be upset if he saw those comments, which is why he had set up this studio.
Gu Chenyan cared about him and was concerned about him.
How could Qiao Shu be unhappy about this thoughtful gesture from Gu Chenyan?
Qiao Shu: “I’m very happy.”
“Because you care about me.” Qiao Shu smiled. “No one has ever done these things for me before.”
Even Qiao Shu himself, after his parents passed away, became accustomed to not letting himself dwell on things that could make him unhappy. Instead, he focused on striving forward.
Does Qiao Shu not care about the comments made about him on the internet? No! Qiao Shu has simply learned to not let himself care.
As long as he doesn’t look and doesn’t care, he can still be very happy.
Gu Chenyan looked at him.
Seemingly confirming.
Qiao Shu smiled as he stood up and walked around the table. He approached Gu Chenyan from behind and embraced him while leaning over the chair where Gu Chenyan was sitting. “Mr. Gu, you’re so sweet.”
Gu Chenyan smiled.
Unable to resist, Qiao Shu leaned in and kissed Gu Chenyan’s eyes.
Mmm.
Sweet.
Gu Chenyan’s eyes were also sweet.
Gu Chenyan: “Actually, the manager of the studio told me this morning.”
“I was originally planning to suppress it.”
He held Qiao Shu’s hand. “But I only allowed them to put a cute little cake code on your face.”
Qiao Shu: “A little sweet cake?”
Gu Chenyan: “Yes.”
During the process of adding the code, the studio staff communicated with Gu Chenyan, and in the many coded images sent by the studio, Gu Chenyan immediately chose the little sweet cake.
He felt that Qiao Shu was just like a little sweet cake.
Very sweet.
Gu Chenyan: “It suits you very well.”
Qiao Shu couldn’t help but laugh.
He hugged Gu Chenyan’s neck, silently arguing in his heart: It’s not me who suits the little sweet cake. Gu Chenyan, haven’t you noticed, you’re also very sweet?
Even sweeter than the little sweet cake.
It’s making me, Qiao Shu, excessively sweet.
Ah ah ah!
Flagrant violation!
Gu Chenyan: “And…”
Qiao Shu: “Hmm?”
Gu Chenyan: “I also want to share.”
Qiao Shu blinked.
So that’s why there was that hot search that shouldn’t have been released?
Ah ah ah!
Qiao Shu didn’t know that Gu Chenyan had another reason: he knew that Qiao Shu liked it this way.
Author’s Note:
Gu Chenyan: This coded image actually has a story behind it.
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