Gu Yiming was bewildered by Jiang Hua. "What are you doing, Jiang Hua!" Jiang Hua didn't have time to explain; she just kept pulling Gu Yiming back. Gu Yiming suddenly stopped, causing Jiang Hua to bounce onto him instead of pulling him. Gu Yiming then slowly said, "Those are paparazzi I hired." Jiang Hua's eyes widened upon hearing this. "Are you crazy, Gu Yiming! Do you know that these gossips are enough to make people tear your bones apart? Do you know what kind of impact these news stories will have on you once they're released? And you still come to hire paparazzi? Didn't you see those flashes? You…" Jiang Hua wanted to say something more, but Gu Yiming covered her mouth. Gu Yiming's eyes were full of laughter as he put his index finger to his lips. "Shh, don't talk."

Then, letting the paparazzi snap photos, Jiang Hua tried to break free, but Gu Yiming said, "I hired them." Jiang Hua's eyes widened even more. Gu Yiming released her mouth. "Why?!" Gu Yiming slowly straightened his clothes. "Because I don't like you having rumors with other people, you know?" Jiang Hua was somewhat amused and exasperated. "So you hired these professional paparazzi to spread rumors about me?"

Gu Yiming chuckled and said, "It's not just a rumor, it's a real date."

Jiang Hua felt something slowly, quietly beginning to change within her. It was growing, subtly stirring her heart without her even realizing it.

Looking at the gentle, jealous man beside her, Jiang Hua suddenly felt that life was probably just this wonderful. So, she took Gu Yiming's hand and said with a smile, "Let's go on a date."

Jiang Hua and Gu Yiming emerged hand in hand, their faces beaming with an unspoken smile. The paparazzi, seeing this, instinctively pulled out their cameras, regardless of whether they minded being photographed. But Gu Yiming and Jiang Hua, at that moment, only had eyes for each other. They walked past the camera's lens as if it weren't a paparazzi taking pictures, but simply a reporter taking photos nearby—nothing serious.

Jiang Hua happily rushed to the front and shouted to Gu Yiming behind her, "I'm going to buy so many things today! You better be prepared for me to max out your credit card."

"Okay, I'm ready." Gu Yiming looked at Jiang Hua tenderly, as if he were looking at something extremely precious, something he was afraid of dropping if he held it in his hands or melting if he kept it in his mouth.

Did they ever think about what the paparazzi following behind was thinking? The paparazzi, holding a camera in one hand and wiping away tears and sweat with the other, said, "Do you know how hard it is for me? I've been following you from so far away, and you even paid me to do this, just to see you two showing off your love. I have to film it all and find the right angle."

The paparazzo slapped his thigh hard. "Back in the day, I was a famous paparazzo! Now look at me! I've been reduced to watching others eat dog food (a Chinese slang term for witnessing public displays of affection), and I even have to take pictures of them." But who can blame him? They're rich, and they pay more.

Gu Yiming sat in a corner of the restaurant, reached out and took out his phone. "Hello? Secretary, I'll give you an entertainment news story in a bit. Buy a headline and 'insert' this entertainment news story into the page, understand?" Gu Yiming was in a great mood, but his tone did not diminish his domineering manner when giving orders.

"Yes, President. How long do we need to buy the top spot? One day or several days?" The secretary wisely avoided specifying the time in hours. Usually, buying trending topics is calculated by the hour, but the secretary wasn't so tactless as to resort to such tactics. She sensed that her boss was in a good mood, and that she had upset him, leading to a scolding.

"It's calculated by the day? Then let's buy one day's worth first." Gu Yiming reached out and patted Jiang Hua's head gently, like petting a puppy. Surprisingly, Jiang Hua didn't get angry. She held a large cup of ice cream, a sweet smile on her face, and ate it with gusto. The paparazzi reporters, instead of hiding, found a seat nearby and openly took pictures, sometimes lying down and sometimes standing up, claiming they were finding the right angle.

"Would you like something to eat? You've been with us all day." Jiang Hua lifted her head from her ice cream and looked at the paparazzi reporter. "It's really not easy for you to remember me. I thought you had forgotten about me." The paparazzi reporter took out a tissue and pretended to wipe his sweat, but he wasn't sweating at all.

"If you're hungry, find somewhere to eat," Gu Yiming instructed. "Can't I eat here?" the paparazzi complained. "I've been following you all day, after all." Gu Yiming didn't say anything, seemingly waiting for him to leave on his own. "Oh, he's been following us all day too, don't be so stubborn." Jiang Hua's coquettishness immediately made Gu Yiming lose his composure. As soon as Gu Yiming lost his composure, Jiang Hua quickly led the paparazzi to another seat. "Quickly, quickly, let me see how the photos turned out. Are they good? Did you find the right angle?"

Jiang Hua was very anxious. "Found it, found it! The photos are beautiful, they even have long legs and stuff." The paparazzi reporter confidently patted his chest. "It's great, you can eat slowly, Gu Yiming and I are leaving now."

Jiang Hua remembered that she seemed to have a scene to shoot today, so she quickly walked towards Gu Yiming. "Come on, there seems to be a scene we haven't shot yet. I'll go to the set to check."

Without saying a word, Gu Yiming picked up the keys and drove Jiang Hua to the film set.

On set...

"Director, is there a scene with me to shoot today?" Jiang Hua asked the director cautiously, but the director noticed Gu Yiming behind Jiang Hua. "President Gu is here too. Is he here to visit Jiang Hua on set?" Gu Yiming ignored him.

The atmosphere became awkward for a moment. "Oh, right, there is a scene to shoot." The director remembered that he hadn't answered Jiang Hua's question. "Then let's start shooting later." The director gave the order, and seeing that Gu Yiming wasn't paying much attention to him, he didn't bother Gu Yiming anymore.

Seeing the couple so affectionate and the media rushing to report on it, Jiang Shiwan felt that Jiang Hua was scheming; otherwise, Gu Yiming wouldn't have gone to such lengths for her. Based on her understanding of Gu Yiming, it was impossible for him to go to such lengths to please a woman. She had witnessed his coldness and domineering nature, so she wanted to find Gu Yiming and get to the bottom of it.

Gu Yiming, busy in his office, heard his phone ring. He picked it up and glanced at the caller ID; it was Jiang Shiwan calling. He decided to ignore it and continue with his work, but she was persistent, calling repeatedly. Frustrated, Gu Yiming decisively hung up and silenced the phone.