Chapter 35 Yes, she's with me.

Yu Yue was indeed hungry, and she ate the simple bowl of beef noodles with relish.

In addition to ramen, the aunt also prepared a fruit platter and mango pomelo sago.

After eating and drinking their fill, the two of them lounged on the sofa in the living room.

The large 100-inch TV in front of me was broadcasting an entertainment news channel.

News always has a time limit, and Yu Yue believes that countless people are working overtime right now to rush to produce news.

Sure enough, the Top 100 awards ceremony just ended, and the news is already reporting on it.

“My Kaixin is handsome,” Xin Qi said, pointing to the two dogs on TV. “Of course, Meili is also very cute.”

"What about me?" Yu Yue raised an eyebrow.

“Hmm, you too…” Just as she was about to hit her, Xin Qi finally said, “You’re quite cute too.”

"Hmph." Yu Yue pouted, looking at herself in the camera with a mixture of curiosity and a little pride. "Am I not pretty? Take a closer look."

"Hmm..." Xin Qi teased her, "It's alright, passable."

Yu Yue: ? ?

"Don't think I'll let you off just because you came to save me today." She pouted, her lips practically hanging on a bottle. Then she pulled out her phone and pointed at the screen. "See? Sure enough, someone filmed it, and it's high-definition."

Entertainment reporters were quick to respond; just two hours after the incident, photos of her and Xin Qi running away hand in hand were already all over the internet.

Xin Qi leaned over for a look and said as if she had expected it, "He's quite handsome."

Yu Yue: ? ?

She glanced at the photo again. Well, there was a hint of that. Looking at her, her face was filled with shock and surprise, along with a little panic. She looked exactly like a frightened fawn, running after the other person while holding up her skirt.

“You’re cute too.” Just as she was sulking, a slender finger pointed at the 'frightened deer' above. “Send me the photo, I want to save it.”

"Hmph, I won't send it to you." Yu Yue blushed. "What's there to keep? You narcissistic jerk."

Xin Qi couldn't help but chuckle and stealthily kissed her puffed-up cheek.

"After all, this is one of our most important moments, and it's very memorable," Xin Qi said, opening his phone and finding high-definition photos with a quick search. He downloaded and saved them to his album, then set them as his phone wallpaper.

Yu Yue remained silent and let him be. Looking at the overwhelming photos and videos online, she was still somewhat worried, wondering how her family and friends would react.

She's in a relationship, but she hasn't told her mom at all. She's even afraid to open her phone's messaging app.

Because she discovered that her messages were increasing exponentially, soon reaching 999.

Yu Yue knew that their junior high school group must have contributed the majority of these contributions.

Actually, we were already talking about it in our classmates' group a couple of days ago.

Of course, back then, no one knew that the blogger was Yu Yue. They were just more interested in Xin Qi's gossip and rumors, and would chat about it in the group whenever there was any news.

She dares not imagine how people will react after she appears at the awards ceremony.

"You don't dare to look? Then I'll look for you." Xin Qi wasn't in his junior high school classmates' group, but he knew they often talked about him in the group because Yu Yue would occasionally open it and tease him.

"Forget it, let's talk about it tomorrow. I don't want to watch it today." Yu Yue decided to avoid seeing it and simply turned off her phone.

At this time, the TV had already started broadcasting news about Xin Qi's performance at an international film festival awards ceremony. In fact, the news had already been transmitted back to China during the day, but the official interview would not be broadcast until prime time in the evening.

Yu Yue watched someone speaking fluently in English on the podium, and pouted, unwilling to admit that this rare serious look of his made her blush and her heart race.

No wonder it's said that whether it's a man or a woman, they are most charming when they are focused and working diligently in their professional field. They shine and are captivating.

"Isn't your boyfriend handsome?" someone started bragging again.

Yu Yue ignored him and continued watching TV. Sure enough, the person on TV was more charming.

After the awards ceremony ended and the interview session began, a reporter from a tabloid gossip newspaper rushed out, found someone, and offered a few insincere congratulatory words.

Then he asked, "Have you seen the recent rumors about you online?"

Someone frowned: "No, it's fake."

Reporter: "Okay, can you tell me about your first love?"

Someone remained silent.

Reporter: "Can't we talk about it? Or have we never talked about it before?"

The person remained silent, their brows furrowed with impatience.

The reporter was shrewd and naturally knew that the other party was already unhappy, but he was unwilling to give up. He hadn't dug up any scandalous news, so how could he go back and explain himself?

So he pretended to be shocked and said, "Someone like you must have a lot of suitors at school, how come you've never been in a relationship?"

Actually, he wasn't sure; he was just testing the waters.

The person's face darkened, and they remained silent.

Undeterred, the reporter changed to a gentler approach, "Surely you have some fond memories from your student days?!"

Xin Qi thought for a moment, then finally spoke.

"I had a sworn enemy back then, and we fought every day."

Reporters and onlookers: ??

"Okay, next." Just as the reporter was stunned, Xin Qi had already passed him and then addressed the other media in English, "I hope you can ask questions related to the film, thank you."

Clearly, that tabloid reporter had already made him very unhappy.

The reporters behind him naturally didn't provoke him further and began to conduct interviews about topics related to film awards in a proper manner.

Yu Yue walked over, turned off the TV, and glared at someone.

"A mortal enemy? Hmm?"

Although she used to use this word all the time, it doesn't sound very pleasant now. It always feels like a subtle mockery of her for actually being with her mortal enemy. What a slap in the face!

At this moment, she was wearing the same cartoon-themed camisole nightgown as him, her hands on her hips, glaring at him as if she were being fierce.

Xin Qi's Adam's apple bobbed, and a popular internet slang term instantly popped into her mind: "cute and fierce."

It's getting late; the clock on the wall is pointing to 11:30. It's time to go to sleep.

A thought struck him, and he stood up and walked towards her. Under her glare, he said calmly and expressionlessly, "Yes, she's my mortal enemy, and also the person I love most."

Yu Yue's fierce demeanor vanished instantly.

Her face flushed, and she feigned satisfaction, saying, "Alright, then I forgive you."

"Can I go to sleep now?"

"Oh." She glanced at the clock; it did seem quite late. Thinking about the pile of tedious things she had to deal with tomorrow, she nodded subconsciously and said, "Let's go then."

To her surprise, the very next second after she finished speaking, a large hand swept her up around the waist and carried her straight to the bedroom.

"What are you going to do?!" Yu Yue exclaimed in surprise, only to hear a muffled, cool voice coming from above her head.

"Let's fight."

Yu Yue: ? ?

The villa was large, but even the largest villa couldn't match the deliberately quickened pace of someone's long legs. In the blink of an eye, Yu Yue found herself being carried into his bedroom and then thrown onto the soft bed.

Wait, what's going on? If you're fighting, why are you putting her on the bed?!

Yu Yue was stunned for a moment, then finally realized that she had been teased, and her face instantly turned bright red.

Fortunately, the other party knew when to stop, and left after taking her to bed.

Seeing his departing figure, Yu Yue finally breathed a sigh of relief. She was still a little nervous if he really intended to do something.

However, before she could completely relax, Xin Qi didn't go out at the door; instead, she locked the door from the inside.

It turned out he just wanted to close the door. Yu Yue watched him walk back to the bedside, then pull back the covers and lay down.

Yu Yue was stunned.

Seeing that she was still in a daze, Xin Qi patted the empty space next to her, "Why aren't you coming over?"

"Huh?? No..." Yu Yue finally realized, "Why are you sleeping in my room?!"

"What do you mean, 'your room'?" Xin Qi said matter-of-factly, "This is my room."

Yu Yue: ……

She gritted her teeth, knowing this guy had no good intentions. He even offered to give her his room, only to pull this stunt.

"If you don't come over here, I'm going to come and grab you."

Yu Yuexin's voice was in her throat, "I..."

Before she could finish speaking, someone with little patience pulled her into the bed, hugged her tightly in his arms as if he were holding Abeibei, and straddled her with his long legs.

"You you you you..." Yu Yue was already incoherent, her mind completely blank.

The two hadn't even kissed yet, and they jumped straight to the final step, sharing a bed, which left her feeling completely stunned and feverish.

"Didn't you want to eat? Now you can." The person shamelessly said, "A rare delicacy is placed in front of you, so cherish it."

Yu Yue: ……

Her face turned even redder with anger.

Suddenly overcome by a sudden surge of malice, she reached out and touched the hem of his open pajamas, instantly feeling the warmth of his skin.

Xin Qi was taken aback when she realized she would actually do it, and her body stiffened instantly.

Her hands were cold, but when she touched them, his body felt unusually warm.

Hot, scalding, scorching.

Clearly, the person was much more nervous and shy than he appeared.

Yu Yue was quite surprised. After discovering this secret, she was no longer nervous. The corners of her mouth turned up, and she couldn't help but reveal her cute little tiger teeth.

Xin Qi reached out and turned off the bedside lamp.

The room went dark instantly, but their breathing became unusually clear.

His breathing was heavy and rapid, carrying a burning heat that was fully conveyed.

"Yu Yue..." His voice was a little hoarse, "You're really in my arms, right? We're really together, aren't we?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Yu Yue rolled her eyes in her arms.

"I'm not dreaming, am I?"

"Yes, that's right, I really am."

"I don't believe you." A voice paused in the darkness, then pointed to its own lips. "Unless you kiss me."

Yu Yue said "Oh," and then pinched his stomach hard with her index and middle fingers.

Do you believe it now?

Xin Qi remained silent, then sighed, grabbed her wicked hand, and sighed again.

"You heartless little brat."

As he spoke, he took the initiative to kiss her.

"..."

After a long time, the room seemed to quiet down, their breathing became less rapid, and a weak, almost inaudible complaint came from the darkness.

"Do you even know how to kiss...?"

"I have no experience. Unlike you..."

"That's slander! How could I have any experience?!"

"Then I'll try again... This time it'll be perfect."

"Perfect my foot... Waaah..."

It was another long, blush-inducing silence.

"By the way... I feel like I've forgotten something."

Another voice said impatiently, "Don't think about it anymore, we'll talk about it tomorrow."

...

In a luxurious five-star hotel room in the city center, Yu An and Yu Le, who had been forgotten, lay on the bed, their minds filled with mixed emotions.

"Sis, do you think our eldest sister will come back to pick us up?"

Yu An remained silent.

Yu Le also remained silent.

Finally, the two of them sighed in unison.

Yu An: "Go to sleep, my older sister probably doesn't have time to reply to messages."

...

The next day, after a night of fermentation, everyone who knew about it and those who didn't know about it now knew about it, and almost every young person was talking about this gossip.

[Shocking! Xin Kaixin's father is actually Xin Qi...]

I never imagined that the pet blogger I follow would end up with my crush. I have mixed feelings.

[Are the photos of them holding hands real? They look photoshopped, probably AI.]

[I can't accept this. Why would Xin Qi date an internet celebrity? And she's prettier than actress Zhou Zhixi?]

We're used to seeing scandals between celebrities, but the combination of a celebrity and a pet blogger with millions of followers who seems to have no connection to each other is quite rare.

When Yu Yue woke up, she finally saw the news about her younger brother and sister, and then she remembered what she had forgotten last night.

Fortunately, the two of them are adults, so staying in a five-star hotel for one night is no problem; the staff will take care of everything.

We can't stay at Jingxiu Jiayuan for the time being, so Xinqi sent a driver to pick up the two little ones from the hotel. Anyway, their villa is big enough for them to stay in.

As for clothes and daily necessities, they are easy to buy; as long as you have money, it's not a problem.

Of course, Yu Yue felt embarrassed to let her younger siblings pay for their things, so she let them order them online and she would reimburse them.

As soon as they entered, Yu An and Yu Le couldn't stop talking. They knew their brother-in-law was rich, but they didn't expect him to be this rich.

Xin Qi replied calmly, "This is all my dad's money, it has nothing to do with me."

Yu Yue curled her lip, thinking, "Only this young master thinks that way. He's their only son; if they don't give him the money, who else will they give it to?"

"Who knows if that old man has anyone outside?" Xin Qi retorted stubbornly.

Deep down, he knew that his personality was almost exactly what his father had inherited. Otherwise, they wouldn't always be arguing, because two tigers can't share the same mountain. People with similar personalities, especially those who are decisive, somewhat authoritarian, willful, and stubborn, are definitely not compatible.

They wouldn't yield to anyone except those they were willing to accommodate, not even their fathers and sons.

So throughout Xinqi's upbringing, his mother was the lubricant of the family, keeping his father in check. And now, he has met someone he is willing to accommodate.

"Stop badmouthing your dad. Everyone online knows that the CEO of the Xin Group and his wife are a loving couple who have maintained a great relationship for decades."

"That's all just a persona. That old man is no good at all. Don't believe him," Xin Qi muttered discontentedly. "Why do you keep bringing up that old man?"

Yu Yue: ……

Didn't you bring it up first?!

Never mind, Yu Yue knew that this guy in front of her was just being stubborn; he actually cared a lot about his father.

So he changed the subject, asking, "How should we handle things that happen online?"

She saw it all; netizens were saying all sorts of things, some even quite harsh. Yu Yue wanted to pretend she didn't care, but she couldn't bring herself to say she didn't care at all.

"What needs to be dealt with?" Xin Qi genuinely didn't care. "Just issue an announcement. It's not like we're doing anything shameful."

As he spoke, he opened his social media account, logged into his main work account, and posted a new message.

[Xinqi v: That's right, she's with me @YuMeili and her best friend dog XinKaixin]

Simple, straightforward, and clear, without any unnecessary words—that's always been his personality. This, ironically, made Yu Yue feel very safe and secure.

Just one second after the content was posted, the number of red dots indicating comments, likes, and shares in the software's backend began to increase exponentially, instantly reaching 99.

Holy crap, it's actually real grass!!

[My whole family was shocked! The happy owner really is Xin Qi. The two are indeed together!]

[I never imagined that photo of them holding hands was real. I'm unfollowing them and never seeing them again.]

[Hilarious! Those who say it's photoshopped, come take a look. Your brother has already admitted it but is still denying it.]

Xin Qi glanced at the two latest comments and then turned off her phone.

"What should I reply?" Yu Yue swallowed hard as she looked at the ever-growing number of comments. She had never encountered anything like this before, and she was a little nervous.

"You don't need to reply to anything, this is fine." Xin Qi coolly shoved her phone into her pants pocket, hands in her pockets, "I can be with whoever I want."

A typical quote in the style of Xin Qi.

At this time, everyone at Yu Yue's parents' house also saw the official news announcement. Yu Yue's parents were called by a relative to watch the news.

They were dumbfounded after seeing it.

The two looked at each other in bewilderment.

"Wait a minute, isn't our daughter's boyfriend Xiao Gu?" Liu Yu looked at her husband with a bewildered expression. "Isn't that guy in finance? How come he's a big star now..."

Mr. Yu was also a bit confused. He glanced at the news on the computer, then at his wife, and couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

"Oh my god, this kid is so handsome! What does he see in Yueyue?" Liu Yu couldn't figure it out for a long time. "He's a big star! They're from completely different worlds. How can they be together? I heard the entertainment industry is a mess... and this is the most handsome one. Lao Yu, do you think... our Yueyue can hold on to him?"

Parents are happy when their partner is outstanding and handsome, but when their partner is too outstanding and excellent, they start to worry.

"What's wrong with that?" Old Yu said, sticking out his neck. "Our daughter is a big celebrity now, isn't she?"

Liu Yu fell silent.

Meanwhile, in a luxury mansion, Xinqi's parents naturally also saw the news.

However, it was Xinqi's mother who discovered it first, and she even witnessed the whole thing. Because now, her only daily activity is following everything about her son online.

After the movie was released, Xin's mother even booked the entire movie theater to go see it with her girlfriends.

Needless to say, her girlfriends were incredibly envious, exclaiming how they couldn't have given birth to such a handsome son, which made Ms. Wang, Xin's mother, quite proud.

But the joy was short-lived; rumors of a romance between her son and actress Zhou Yinghou spread like wildfire.

No one knows a son better than his mother, and how could this matriarch of the household not know what her son was thinking?

Like her stubborn old man, he had a bad temper, wasn't very tactful, and was inflexible. But he also had his merits: he was focused, had clear goals, and was devoted to his partner.

She knew her son had someone he liked since junior high school, and he even cried for that girl. He still can't forget her, so how could he possibly be with this so-called movie queen?

Her son is obsessed with romance, which has caused her a lot of worry.

Xin's mother had actually inquired about the girl at the school. She said that the girl's living conditions were not good, her parents did not care for her, and she lived with her grandparents.

But she was very well-behaved and sensible, which made her lovable. She also had a strong sense of self-respect and was unwilling to accept gifts from her own son.

Xin's mother could understand it, but her own foolish son had grown up in a wealthy life and had never experienced hardship since he could remember. How could he know the girl's little thoughts?

In his view, two thousand yuan was his pocket money, which was a considerable amount for the girl and for an ordinary family.

You won't succeed in getting a girl this way.

However, Xin's mother didn't want to interfere too much. She was the kind of parent who let her child grow up freely, and she believed that everything should take its natural course.

The conflict between the two is not insurmountable, but so what? Their upbringings are too different, and if they were to actually be together, there would be even more conflicts in their lives.

So Xin's mother knew all this, but she didn't intend to remind her son. Watching him be happy and hopeful, he turned into sadness, confusion, and depression.

She was also heartbroken, and even felt some resentment towards the little girl.

Her greatest strength and greatest weakness is her devotion to her son. She doesn't want to interfere, because if she does, it's like putting a tight rein on her son at home; if she doesn't, her son will complain. Either way, she won't please him.

The best approach is to let nature take its course; at worst, it's not a big deal if our son never gets married.

Xin's mother didn't care, but she also knew that Xin's father had a more traditional mindset and might not be able to accept it.

Because Xin Fugui had a fulfilling career and love life, he naturally felt that people should get married and not find a partner. He didn't understand that not everyone is so lucky to find a good partner who loves them and whom they love in return.

Especially for those who are devoted to love, finding a good partner can bring lifelong happiness, while finding a bad one can be the biggest obstacle in their lives.

She would rather her son remain single for life than have him endure such hardship.

fortunately……

Ms. Wang Guihua couldn't help but laugh when she saw her son's domineering declaration on social media.

From the moment that forum post appeared a few days ago, and she saw the pet blogger's account in it, she knew it was real.

The girl from back then, the girl who has always lived in her son's heart, has the surname Yu.

Now, through their own efforts, they are living a good life. When they meet again, they no longer misunderstand each other as they did before. It is an incredible fate that they can be together.

This is a stroke of luck for both of them.

She knew her son would be a great boyfriend, husband, and father.

Just like the son's father, even after becoming wealthy and achieving their current status, the couple's relationship remains good, without any outside affairs or messy, sordid matters.

Conversely, her son was also extremely lucky to be able to grow old hand in hand with the girl he loved, instead of dying alone.

"Honestly, what kind of behavior is this? Still so impulsive and reckless." Mr. Xin was drinking tea, his face a little sour. "He doesn't even know how to come home, bringing that young girl back with him."

Xin's mother rolled her eyes at him. She had been looking at that sour face for decades and was almost tired of it. The father and son were exactly the same. What was there to argue about? They both inherited it from him.

Wang Guihua, of course, didn't say it aloud. She said indifferently, "I don't know who it is that has made me not see my son for more than a year."

Xin Fugui felt a little guilty. "Didn't you just video chat with your son last week?"

"Oh, you were eavesdropping. You say you don't miss your son? I think you miss him more than anyone else." Wang Guihua was furious. "Why are you getting angry with your son? What's wrong with saying something nice? He's your son."

“I’m his father, how can a father bow down to his son?” Xin Fugui said sternly. “No way.”

Wang Guihua sighed.

Just then, her phone popped up with another notification.

A gossip post about his son and girlfriend.

It was a post on a forum that revealed that this internet celebrity blogger surnamed Yu was actually fired from her company before she started doing self-media. The reason for her dismissal was that she maliciously photoshopped Xin Qi's legs into those of a corgi when editing photos. This incident also became a trending topic at the time.

In other words, Xin Qi's girlfriend was originally his hater.

The internet has a long memory. After the post was published, everyone found the trending topics related to the incident, and public opinion exploded again.

There were countless people calling someone shameless and saying Xin Qi was blind, which made Xin Qi's mother, Ms. Wang Guihua, frown deeply.

"What's wrong?" Mr. Xin had been watching his wife closely. Seeing that she looked unwell, he couldn't sit still any longer and stood up to go to her side.

Wang Guihua grew increasingly angry as she looked at it, and handed the phone over.

"See for yourself, someone is messing with your son and his girlfriend."

Xin Fugui frowned as he looked at it, and finally tossed his phone onto the sofa.

“I told him back then not to go into the entertainment industry, and look what happened, it’s a mess.”

"You old man, isn't your circle of the wealthy a mess too?" Ms. Wang Guihua said discontentedly. "Instead of nagging like this, you should think about how to protect your son and daughter-in-law."

After being lectured by his wife, Comrade Xin Fugui immediately fell silent, turned around and took out his phone to call his assistant.

...

Meanwhile, in a villa in S City, Li Youliang received a phone call and then put it down with a heavy expression.

"It was the people from Flying Studio who hired online trolls, and they also provided the materials to leak the information."

Although the forum posts claimed the individuals were former employees of the partner company, it wouldn't be difficult to investigate them. The strong connection made it hard not to suspect Feixiang.

Moreover, they had already investigated this company from the beginning.

As soon as Yu Yue heard that it was her former company, she knew who had done it.

“My colleagues and boss also live in Jingxiu Jiayuan.” Yu Yue frowned deeply, feeling a pang of guilt. “I just never imagined they would go so far…”

"Don't overthink it." A slender finger touched her forehead, smoothing away the frown between her brows. "That company is nothing to worry about. I've found something on them, and it'll be easy to take care of."

Yu Yue looked up in surprise. "You investigated them? When?"

“Back in the very beginning, when I knew someone was bullying you, how could I let it go unchecked?” The man said it as if it were the most natural thing in the world, without the slightest hint of taking credit, but it stirred up a bittersweet feeling in Yu Yue’s heart.

“We didn’t get along well back then…” she said.

"So what?" Xin Qi reached out and pinched her cheek. "Only I can bully you. What are they anyway?"

Yu Yue laughed. What a corny CEO declaration! But why couldn't she suppress the smile on her face?

Li Youliang, who had just witnessed the couple's public display of affection, couldn't stand it anymore. He had incriminating evidence against Flying Studio for tax evasion, which was indeed easy to resolve, but...

“The problem now is that they have someone backing them.” He frowned and said, “Someone just told me that the people behind Actress Zhou are planning to blacklist you.”

"Just because I rejected her?" Xin Qi narrowed his eyes. "Or have they already made their move?"

“I guess so,” Li Youliang nodded. “She is probably the mastermind behind this.”

Yu Yue was surprised; this was the first time she had heard him say that there was such a story behind the scandal.

So this matter is not only directed at her, but also at him.

“The online sentiment is almost one-sided right now, which makes it difficult to handle,” Li Youliang said.

"What should we do then?" Yu Yue asked anxiously, as she really didn't understand the intricacies of the entertainment industry.

“It’s not that it’s unmanageable, but it’s not that it’s unmanageable.” Xin Qi finished speaking and turned to wink at her manager, then said, “You go and have fun with Meili and Kaixin first. We need to think about it.”

"Alright, call me if you need anything." Knowing she couldn't help, Yu Yue didn't insist and turned to leave with Meili and Kaixin.

Dogs don't have worries, so they should play as much as they want, otherwise they'll destroy the house.

"Actually, it's not that difficult. Capital is something you have to deal with using capital." After Yu Yue left, Li Youliang looked at someone and said meaningfully, "Just find..."

Xin Qi glared at him.

"You want me to find that old man?!"

Li Youliang shrugged. "I know you're not afraid. You've already proven yourself. Even if you retire at the peak of your career, it's no big deal. You can still go home and be the young master, the heir to the conglomerate. But what about her..."

The business that I worked so hard to build was affected by this incident.

The people at Flying Studio are easy to deal with; they're just two clowns. If they wanted, they could send them to jail anytime. The root of the problem ultimately lies with him. Actress Zhou has considerable power behind her; otherwise, she wouldn't have stood out so young and won the Best Actress award. Besides talent, resources are also indispensable.

What's the use of good acting skills if there's no good script? The entertainment industry has no shortage of beautiful female stars.

Xin Qi was able to succeed on his own because his face was unique, he seized that one-off opportunity, and luck plus ability were both indispensable.

Li Youliang was right about him. Back then, the reason why the two of them were able to take a gamble and go it alone was because of Xin Qi's face.

As it turned out, he made the right bet.

"So what's your decision?" Li Youliang left it at that, knowing he understood what he meant.

After a long pause, Xin Qi said calmly.

"Buy a plane ticket, I'll go back tonight."