(Doubleĉ´/First Love Purity, Marriage of Convenience, Chaebol Power Fantasy, Sweet Pampering, Team Pet/Crowd Favorite, Male Lead's Long-term Scheme)
At twenty-one years old, Jiang Wanning ...
Su Zhihan and Gu Lingyang are together.
The two got engaged immediately.
When both families were notified, they were completely bewildered.
The Gu family is an old-fashioned family with a rich heritage.
My son is getting engaged, so naturally we have to follow the traditional customs and be very particular about it.
First, various betrothal gifts were prepared and sent to the Su family. The parents of both sides met and agreed on the engagement date.
After the engagement, a formal wedding date will be set.
Gu Lingyang already knew that Fu Chenyuan was going to be a father, and he didn't want to go several years without getting married after the engagement.
Having experienced the incident with Su Zhihan's fanatical fan, Gu Lingyang was very worried and only felt at ease when he had Su Zhihan by his side.
Therefore, the engagement took place in mid-June, and the formal wedding was scheduled for October, National Day, a day of universal celebration.
Su Zhihan and Gu Lingyang are together, but Su Zhihan wants to keep it a secret because she's under a lot of pressure.
She's only been in the industry for a little over a year. Although she has decent resources and is doing quite well, the gap between her and Gu Lingyang is enormous.
Gu Lingyang has so many female fans, she's genuinely afraid that if they find out they're together, she'll be torn apart by their online attacks.
The two of them finally finished their work today and were able to find time to be together, so naturally they went on a date.
The two of them used to spend a lot of time together, but their status was different back then.
Su Zhihan has become much more ladylike now; she wants to maintain a good image in front of Gu Lingyang.
Gu Lingyang stared at Su Zhihan in an extremely ladylike dress for a long time without saying a word.
Su Zhihan was annoyed by the stare, her ladylike image instantly crumbling: "Why are you looking at me like that? Is it strange that I'm dressed like this?"
Gu Lingyang pulled the person over, hugged them, and then lowered his head to kiss them, stealing a kiss.
"No, who said that? You look beautiful. I was stunned. You're so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off you."
This man could speak sweet words with ease, and Su Zhihan knew she was no match for him, so she surrendered with both hands raised.
"I want to eat spicy hot pot tonight, will you come with me?"
"Of course I'll keep you company. You don't have to film these next few days, right?"
How did you know?
Gu Lingyang smiled but remained silent.
"I don't have any filming these days, so it's a good opportunity for us to relax together for a few days."
Su Zhihan glanced around cautiously: "You weren't photographed when you came over, were you?"
"Of course not."
They're already engaged, but Su Zhihan is still afraid of being discovered by fans.
"Is your future husband really that shameful?"
"It's because you have too many female fans. I'm too low-profile right now, and I'm afraid of being criticized."
Gu Lingyang looked thoughtful upon hearing this.
Gu Lingyang took out his phone and called a friend, requesting a private room.
He softened. Seeing how worried Su Zhihan was, he decided not to rush into making it public and would take it one step at a time.
Inside the private room, the waitress looked at them with starry eyes; she was a huge fan of the two and had actually shipped them.
After serving them all the dishes, the waiter hesitantly asked, "Are you two really together? Are you just friends? Or are you actually dating?"
Some people had previously speculated whether Su Zhihan and Gu Lingyang were together, but both of them insisted that they were just friends.
In particular, the fans on both sides seemed afraid of causing trouble for their idols, and neither of them took the initiative to suggest creating a CP (couple pairing) or getting involved.
Before Su Zhihan could speak, Gu Lingyang asked first, "Do you hope it's true? Or do you hope we can just be friends?"
The waiter's face was full of excitement: "Of course I hope it's true. Because you two look so sweet together! I'll be very sad if you're not together."
"Can you keep it a secret?" Gu Lingyang smiled very gently.
"Of course."
"Then your vow was real, we're together." Gu Lingyang held Su Zhihan's hand and raised it up for her to see.
The waitress, a young woman in her early twenties, covered her mouth upon hearing this, her eyes sparkling. To avoid screaming, she even stomped her feet a few times in excitement.
After the initial excitement subsided, she quickly apologized, "I'm sorry, I was just really too excited. I promise I won't say anything, I'll quietly wait for your official announcement. It's just..."
She wondered if asking them for autographs and photos would annoy them.
Gu Lingyang was indeed a very considerate person. He took the initiative to ask, "Would you like to take a photo and get an autograph?"
The little girl nodded vigorously, feeling as if she were dreaming.
She was still dizzy even after leaving the room.
Looking at the photos on her phone, she finally believed that this really wasn't a dream.
Su Zhihan was somewhat surprised to suddenly encounter a fan, especially one so devoted to the CP (couple pairing) pairing.
Gu Lingyang looked at Su Zhihan: "Are you still afraid? Even if there are female fans who oppose us, there are also CP fans. Hanhan, I want to announce it when the time is right. Don't worry, I will face all the storms with you."
His wedding with Su Zhihan was on National Day. He didn't want to secretly marry Su Zhihan; he wanted to announce to the world that he and Su Zhihan were together.
"I'll go see if there's anything else we need to add. You eat first."
Gu Lingyang stood up, walked to Su Zhihan's side, leaned down and kissed her on the cheek before leaving.
The young girl was still waiting outside; she knew Gu Lingyang had something to say.
Gu Lingyang closed the door and went to an open area where people passed by from time to time.
Gu Lingyang kept it brief: "Hanhan and I are getting married on National Day, and I hope you can help create some buzz. Do you have a fan group? You can release our photos and reveal that we are real. Of course, if any paparazzi are willing to buy photos of me and her from you, you can sell them too."
The girl immediately shook her head: "I wouldn't do such a thing. Also, we do have a fan group."
Gu Lingyang left Huang Jiafei's phone number: "This is my agent's contact information. Contact her to cover any expenses you may have. Thank you for liking me and Hanhan. Please don't spend any money on me. I will cover all costs incurred during the operation. Please, please don't spend any money."
After the two parted ways, Gu Lingyang called Huang Jiafei, and now he has also joined that fan group.
Gu Lingyang was afraid that the young girl would be too shy to ask Huang Jiafei for money.
The first thing Gu Lingyang did after joining the group was to send everyone a large red envelope.
The little girl, her hands trembling and her heart pounding with excitement, snatched a red envelope, completely stunned by Gu Lingyang's generosity.
She's the only one who knows that Gu Lingyang himself is in the group chat.
Gu Lingyang returned to the private room and found that Su Zhihan hadn't eaten and was waiting for her.
Why aren't you eating?
"I'm waiting for you. Good food tastes better when shared with someone."
Seeing Gu Lingyang smiling broadly, looking like he was in a good mood, Su Zhihan couldn't help but smile along with him.
It turns out that happiness can be contagious.
"Is there some good news? You seem quite happy."
Being with you makes me happy.