Unexpectedly became popular
In the evening, you and Chen Peiyuan finished your last shoot, said goodbye to the filming crew, and headed to the hotel. You planned to rest for the night and go home the next day.
The two sat in the back seat of the car that came to pick them up from the hotel. "Our plane tickets are for 6 PM tomorrow. We're free to do whatever we want in the meantime."
You looked at your schedule on your phone, then glanced at him after speaking. Seeing that he didn't quite understand, you explained again, "It's just that if there's anywhere you want to go during this time, you can go. After all, holidays without work are rare."
Today, you were busy with filming and had to reply to messages in your spare time, but your assistant handled most of it well without your intervention. She will compile the messages into a file and send it to you later. You can check it over to see if there are any minor issues.
You gaze at the setting sun in the distance, the sky bathed in a golden hue, exceptionally beautiful. You're captivated, mesmerized. You've never seen this view outside of work hours. It feels like every day of the year, you go to the office before dawn and return home after dark. Since starting work these past few years, you've hardly witnessed sunrise or sunset. In this moment, time seems to stand still. You involuntarily close your eyes, the sounds of the wind and your own breathing gently drifting past you until…
The man beside you spoke, breaking the brief silence. You opened your eyes and turned to look at him.
The man's lips moved slightly, "There's a place I want you to go with me."
He lowered his head, and all you could see was his fair forehead and high nose bridge, a handsome face sculpted by a god. You sighed a thousand times. During the filming, you heard the staff around you constantly saying things like "Chen Peiyuan is so handsome." By the end of the day, you were numb.
You immediately picked up your phone, turned on the camera, and carefully examined your features. You became increasingly satisfied and patted your chest, feeling fortunate that you also possessed such beauty.
The man, not receiving a reply, looked up in confusion.
You put down your phone, smile at him, and say, "Tell me where you want to go first."
You're going to pick up the bag your best friend left at the store later, you thought to yourself expressionlessly. Just thinking about how, before you left, your friend kept pestering you on the phone to get her a limited edition bag that was only available in that city, as soon as she heard you were going there. You couldn't resist and agreed. As soon as the photoshoot was over, your friend bombarded you with messages on the app, even giving you the store information and asking you to come over.
The man bit his lip, hesitant, unsure whether to speak up.
Looking at Chen Peiyuan like this, and then at the constantly vibrating messages on your phone, you immediately said, "Okay, it doesn't matter where we go, but before I go with you to this place, I have something important to do." Seeing his hesitant expression, you immediately made a '1' gesture, "It doesn't need to take too long, just an hour, no, maybe less than an hour."
Chen Peiyuan immediately raised his hand, "Then I'll go with you. That way, if you need any help, you can ask me for help."
"To order around?" You repeat it, finding the use of this word somewhat novel, as if it feels incongruous to apply it to him.
The man nodded, a smile playing at the corners of his eyes, and looked at you. "As your soon-to-be husband, it's only natural that I help my dear wife solve her problems." Although his face was slightly flushed, he still forced a look into your eyes and said firmly.
"Wh-what!" His sudden words startled you so much that you paused for a moment, unsure how to react. Your eyes darted left and right, unable to find a direction, your upper lip pursed. The way he said "husband" and "wife" felt really strange. You twisted the hem of your clothes, trying to convince yourself that it was just weird, like a fish drinking wine or a horse riding a human. No, it wasn't shyness or anything.
Seeing your flushed cheeks, Chen Peiyuan realized how embarrassing those words had been. A wave of heat spread from your neck to the top of your head, and your mind was buzzing like water boiling in a kettle.
Even the driver couldn't help but laugh out loud. When he saw you looking at him, he quickly stopped laughing and apologized, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, guests. I wasn't making fun of you. I was just thinking about when my wife and I first got married. We were just like you two, shy and unable to call each other by our names. Thinking about it now, it was really so innocent."
Then, glancing at you through the rearview mirror, he smiled and said, "You two must be married."
Chen Peiyuan smiled at him without saying a word.
No, it's about getting the marriage certificate soon, you lower your eyes and deny it in your heart.
The driver, seeing him, assumed he had guessed correctly. He smiled, his eyes narrowing into slits. "Congratulations to the newlyweds! May you be happy and blessed with many children. Back in our day..."
Seeing that the driver seemed unable to stop once he started talking and began reminiscing about the past, you exchanged a glance and smiled helplessly.
Listening to the driver's voice, and following the flow of traffic, you each sat on one side, lost in the driver's sweet memories, looking outside, seemingly lost in thought. Only your exposed ears were noticeably red.
"Welcome back next time." SA pushed open the door, a smile on her face, and bowed slightly to respectfully escort you to the door.
Watching you walk out, and then a customer walks in and immediately buys five bags without even blinking, she feels a surge of joy. Today's sales target has been met. The SA becomes more and more excited as she thinks about it, and her smile becomes even more sincere and touching.
Chen Peiyuan, carrying four or five gift boxes, followed you away.
"Alright, Chen Peiyuan, I've finished my business." You picked up your bag, now that you were done, "Where did you say you wanted me to go with you? You can go now."
Chen Peiyuan held up a finger to his lips and said, "Shh, Lanlan, it's a secret." Then he winked.
You stare at him expressionlessly, once again admiring him. How could someone do something like that without feeling embarrassed? Does he think he's some kind of domineering CEO?
You glance at the busy traffic lights again, slap your forehead, and silently scream inside, still doing this kind of thing on the street.
"Shut up, go." After taking a few steps, you stopped and turned around speechlessly. "You go first, I don't know the way."
Chen Peiyuan followed with a grin and stretched out his hand, "Lanlan is holding my hand, I'm afraid she'll lose me later."
You rolled your eyes at him, grabbed his hand in an annoyed tone, and followed behind him.
You seem to be getting more and more used to holding hands with Chen Peiyuan. You glance at the large hand that is holding yours tightly, and you don't know if it's a good habit or a bad habit.
Who knows? The sun doesn't know, the moon doesn't know, the stars don't know, and even if you know in your heart, who would know?
"Mr. Chen, I have some good news that isn't too bad." Secretary Liu stood outside the door and knocked.
You were still dealing with the work that had piled up from your business trip a few days ago when you heard Secretary Liu say this. You immediately looked up from the pile of documents, raised your eyebrows and looked at her. What do you mean by "not too bad good news"?
Secretary Liu placed a mobile phone in front of you. "Mr. Chen, please take a look."
You pick it up and see that a netizen posted a video on a certain platform yesterday, but why are you and Chen Peiyuan the main characters in the video?
You remember now, it's the video from a few days ago when you went to take your wedding photos together, the one where you were running on the beach with Chen Peiyuan in your wedding dress. You looked at Secretary Liu in confusion, what is this?
"This blogger filmed a video of you and Mr. Chen and posted it online, which went viral. Then, anonymous netizens dug up your and Mr. Chen's identities in the comments section." She clicked on the speech bubble icon, and tens of thousands of comments popped up instantly. The comment at the top received 106,000 likes. As you read the content, you gradually frowned.
A netizen named "Chaos Kills Talented People" posted a comment.
"The woman's name is Chen Yulan, and the man's name is Chen Peiyuan. As for their identities, just Google it and you'll thank me later." This ambiguous statement aroused the curiosity of many netizens. Those who checked and returned remained silent, only sending a thumbs-up emoji. This attitude made others even more anxious, and soon the comment was liked by more and more netizens and rose to the top.
You frowned and scrolled down with your finger. The other comments were all saying how beautiful the sister looked, how gorgeous she was in her wedding dress, and how handsome the man was. Except for the first one, none of them seemed to be kind comments.
"Mr. Chen, do you need us to step in and guide the process, or contact the platform administrator to delete it?" Secretary Liu asked in a low voice.
You raise your hand to indicate that you don't need it, point to a comment you've scrolled to, and smile, "You see, opportunities and risks always go hand in hand."
Secretary Liu leaned closer for a look, her eyes lighting up instantly, and she understood your idea: "Is President Chen planning to use this opportunity to promote the new store?"
"Bingo-" You snapped your fingers, rested your other hand on your chin, tilted your head and smiled at her, "I'm so glad that Secretary Liu understood my thoughts so quickly."
To be honest, Assistant Li has really brought you a great talent. Thinking this, you suddenly wondered if you would mind helping her if she could rise further in her career. You rubbed your cheek. But who knows what the future holds?
Secretary Liu immediately straightened up and lowered his head, saying, "It's because President Chen taught me so well that I was able to quickly understand what President Chen meant."
You laughed heartily, handed the phone back to her, and said playfully, "Alright, let's stop flattering each other. Since Secretary Liu understands what I mean, I'm looking forward to what she'll do next. Who knows, there might be a huge surprise waiting for us."
"Okay, Mr. Chen, I'll head out now." Secretary Liu said and left.
"Shake~ Shake~"
You pick up your phone and see a screen full of messages. You remain calm. The internet, oh the internet, always binds people together so tightly that even the slightest movement is like a butterfly flapping its wings. Do you really think you can stir up a sandstorm in the tropical storm circle?
After filtering out useless information, you put down your phone, rest your hands on your chin, and slightly upturn the corners of your mouth with a playful smile. With a casual look in your eyes, you utter an invisible word to the air.
Let's see who has the last laugh.
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