CHAPTER 131: CHAPTER 132: HIDDEN FEELINGS

"You really are something else, our planned arrangements have completely fallen apart now!"

"Also, Ruan Xingwen just signed a contract and doesn’t have any work yet, and now there are rumors with you, what do you expect him to do in the future?"

"Have you really considered Ruan Xingwen’s feelings?"

Sister He’s last words struck a chord in Yu Xiaozhe’s heart, which was why he hadn’t dared to message or call Ruan Xingwen since he saw the trending searches.

People become impulsive when it comes to matters of the heart, and Yu Xiaozhe was no exception.

He hadn’t slept a wink last night, and surely enough, he saw the photos posted online by that blogger.

Seeing the blogger’s description, Yu Xiaozhe felt a secret delight in his heart; if only Ruan Xingwen were really his significant other...

He had already noticed the paparazzi before the pictures were taken, but due to some unspeakable thoughts, he let them take pictures and kept it a secret.

Actually, when he got home, he felt a bit regretful; such emotions were rare in his previous life, causing a moment of hesitation that made him miss the best chance to intercept.

Now, Zhang He’s concerns were truly his too. Would Ruan Xingwen blame him for being selfish this one time?

Surely he would...

If someone disrupted his plans, he would make them pay a greater price. This was Yu Xiaozhe’s principle in business.

Zhang He on the other end of the line sensed Yu Xiaozhe’s silence and sighed helplessly. Even someone like Yu Xiaozhe became like a clueless child when faced with matters of the heart.

What else could she do? Naturally, help him clean up the mess!

"Sigh, there’s nothing I can do with you. Next time remember to discuss with me, especially things related to Ruan Xingwen. When it comes to him, your brilliant brain just stops working."

"Oh, right, don’t forget to tell Xingxing in a bit. The most important thing between two people is honesty. I’ll go to Xingxing’s place later, you should come too, so we can discuss how you two should post on Weibo."

After instructing Yu Xiaozhe, Zhang He hung up the phone. Before the line disconnected, she was vaguely heard complaining to Li Mu:

"None of them are easy, Little Mu is still the most considerate!"

Yu Xiaozhe: "..."

Li Mu really was considerate; at such a time, instead of caring about the person involved, he went to console their agent...

Indeed, Li Mu knew how to handle things!

Yu Xiaozhe held the phone and opened his contact list, hesitating to press the top name.

After a moment of hesitation, he finally dialed Ruan Xingwen’s number.

"Hello, Brother Ze, what’s up?"

The phone connected, accompanied by the sound of munching, Ruan Xingwen’s voice came through the receiver.

Judging by his tone, he didn’t seem angry, and since he could eat, he wasn’t angry, right?

Whew...

"Xingxing, did you see the Weibo?"

Ruan Xingwen burst into laughter, fortunately, he had already swallowed the food in his mouth, or he would have had a replay of Xiaoqi’s incident last night.

"Hahaha, Brother Ze, you mean the post about me and Xiaoqi being your wife and kid? The netizens really have wild imaginations."

Yu Xiaozhe picked up his coffee and took a small sip.

The coffee had cooled down a bit; it’s better hot.

"Yeah, it’s a bit far-fetched."

"Right, right?! Even if I were your wife, I couldn’t have kids! How could Xiaoqi be..."

Ruan Xingwen stopped abruptly, looking annoyed.

Damn it, how did he let that slip out?

But his words relieved Yu Xiaozhe, who had been a bit tense, and he was amused.

He asked with a smile:

"Why’d you stop? If Xingxing were my other half, what about Xiaoqi?"

Ruan Xingwen blushed, not expecting a phone call to make him so awkward! It was all his quick mouth’s fault!

"Ahem, uh, Brother Ze, your fans are really good to you. They consistently support you!"

Yu Xiaozhe, with a smile in his voice, asked back:

"Oh? What are they saying?"

Ruan Xingwen thought for a moment and summed up:

"They always have faith in you. I remember one fan named ’God Ze’s Little Wifey’ said they’d still stan you even if you were married with kids!"

Yu Xiaozhe, gentle and coaxing, threw out a lure:

"But, I’m neither married nor have kids? Xingxing, do you think they’ll be disappointed?"

Ruan Xingwen, naïvely biting the bait:

"How could they? Don’t worry, Brother Ze! Even if you’re single for life, we’ll support you!"

"Haha~ We? Turns out Xingxing is also one of my fans, why hadn’t I noticed before."

Yu Xiaozhe couldn’t help it, he chuckled. Ruan Xingwen also laughed, realizing Yu Xiaozhe was just teasing him, and feeling amused at his own foolishness.

Hearing his chuckle, Yu Xiaozhe spoke:

"Xingxing, I have to apologize to you for this matter."

"Hmm? Why?"

Ruan Xingwen was a bit puzzled. Although he was involved in a trending topic because of Yu Xiaozhe, he did gain some exposure, so why was Yu Xiaozhe apologizing?

"Because this incident disrupted the announcement plans Zhang He set for you."

Oh, that. Although Zhang He hadn’t told him, he felt she placed significant importance on it and his future, otherwise she wouldn’t have declined Yu Yue’s endorsement.

Ruan Xingwen pondered and then spoke:

"Actually, I’m fine with it, I’m not exactly a newbie, so I don’t mind much, but Sister He might be upset, I guess?"

More than likely, and she had already lectured me about it earlier.

Yu Xiaozhe mentally added.

"Also, because of this matter, you might be labeled with my tag by netizens in the future."

Ruan Xingwen analyzed Yu Xiaozhe’s words, being tagged with his label...

Basically, it meant being accused of clinging to a big shot, right? It was true, he really had latched onto Yu Xiaozhe’s sturdy golden thigh.

Imagining Yu Xiaozhe as a literal golden thigh amused Ruan Xingwen to the point of laughter.

"Xingxing?"

"Hmm? Ah, I’m fine, Brother Ze. What they said is half true after all."

As for the other half, Ruan Xingwen harbored some unspoken thoughts in his heart.

With this trending topic, even if the buzz eventually faded, in the public’s eyes, his relationship with Yu Xiaozhe wouldn’t seem just a mere superior-subordinate relationship within the same company.

In their eyes, they were at least really good friends, or why else would Yu Xiaozhe accompany him late at night to pick up a child?

Yu Xiaozhe was known in the industry for his propriety, not a single scandal.

This news, which had gone beyond mere rumors and hadn’t been blocked, was now prominently hanging at the top of the trending list, far surpassing the second place in popularity.

It looked suspicious no matter how you viewed it.

In this way, their relationship, in the eyes of outsiders, was at least that of friends.

It had to be said that the thoughts of these two individuals coincided perfectly.

Secretly, they harbored affection for each other, and they wanted their relationship to appear special in others’ perceptions.

Although both Ruan Xingwen and Yu Xiaozhe held an overly optimistic outlook on this trending topic, there was someone who was quite frantic.

That person was Zhang He.

She had no idea how much stress these two artists under her would cause in the future.

All she knew was that as long as the two of them weren’t together, she’d have to be on edge.

Not scared of them being together, but scared that if they weren’t, Yu Xiaozhe would keep causing trouble!

She never knew Yu Xiaozhe had such a penchant for stirring things up!