The studio suddenly fell silent. Yang Wei opened his mouth in exaggeration: "No way? You really don't know?"

"Brother Zhang may have forgotten to say it." Shen Ci stroked his hair: "...What did I nominate?"

Yang Xuan stroked his chin in thought, frowning, "Best... Supporting Actor? Or the Best Newcomer, there seem to be quite a lot... Sorry, Xiaoci, I just heard the agent mention it, and now I can't remember clearly."

Shen Ci thought that it was amazing enough to have a nomination, but he actually nominated so many names. Could it be that Lu Xiao was spending money again?

When I get home tonight, I will torture that innocent guy and make him confess the truth!

Shen Ci sighed sadly. Even if it was Lu Xiao, money didn't come from the wind.

The more Shen Ci thought about it, the more painful it became. He simply changed the subject: "I'll ask Brother Zhang later. Let's get down to business first. Brother Qiong, when do we start recording?"

Yang Xi came over with two cups of coffee: "Are you in a hurry? If you start now, you can't drink coffee."

Shen Ci nodded quickly. He wanted to finish recording early so that he could go to Lu Xiao's company to have lunch with him at noon.

"Okay then." Yang Xi began to look through the pile of papers on the table. After searching for a long time, he finally pulled out the lyrics and gave them to Shen Ci and Lu An: "Did you learn the version I sang at home?"

"Of course..." Shen Ci looked down at the lyrics and replied casually, "I've memorized the lyrics."

Lu An gave the same answer, so Yang Xi played guitar and hummed to help the two of them get the feeling in advance.

The lyrics and music were all written by Yang Xi alone. It is a very light and empty song. The lyrics throughout the song convey a light and clear sense of sadness of a teenager. Both the bass and treble are difficult to control.

In order to sing this song well, the two often communicated with Yunxiao's music teacher in their spare time, and the results were remarkable. At least Lu An had no problem with the pitch being lowered and raised.

The high notes were sung by Shen Ci, who had been coached individually by Yang Qing before. He sang the high notes cleanly and naturally following the accompaniment, and the process was extremely natural.

After the song ended, Shen Ci and Lu An started to sing, and Yang Xi immediately started to praise Shen Ci crazily. Shen Ci hit Yang Xi with a pillow from the inner room of the studio, and then Yang Xi began to seriously instruct them on the details.

"I hear Brother Zhang play his little baby every day, but today I heard it myself and it's really unusual. You are going to make the sound engineer lose his job."

The door was pushed open at some point, and a young man in a suit was standing at the door with a smile on his face, and next to him was Brother Zhang.

"Brother Zhang." Shen Ci stood up and said, "Brother Qi said that I, Bai Zhizi, was nominated. Is that true?"

Brother Zhang said "Oh my!" and shook his head in regret: "You actually knew it? I was planning to tell you the day before the award ceremony to give you a surprise."

The airport also said it was a surprise last time... Shen Ci frowned, thinking that Brother Zhang might have some misunderstanding about surprises.

"Then I..."

"Let's talk in my office later. Yunxiao didn't give you any money anyway." Brother Zhang interrupted Shen Ci's questioning and waved to Lu An: "Xiao Lu, come here. This is your future agent. Let's meet him."

Yunxiao had already prepared for the contract signing with Lu An. As soon as Lu An signed the contract, his agent and assistant were all in place.

"Hello, I'm Cheng Xun." The agent extended his hand to Lu An with a smile on his handsome face.

Lu An politely shook hands and said hello. His well-behaved and obedient appearance made the agent smile even more happily. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand to pinch Lu An's cheek: "Hey, cute little fresh meat——"

Brother Zhang slapped Cheng Shun's salty pig hand away and said, "She's still a child, so you better be more restrained."

Cheng Xun ignored him, put his arm around Lu An's shoulders and muttered: "I'll take you to meet the other team members after the recording. Your assistant is also super cute..."

Shen Ci had heard about Cheng Xun, who had become Yunxiao's top agent at a young age, was successful in his career and handsome, a clear winner in life. The only thing he lacked was probably a wife.

It should be fine to hand Lu An over to him...right?

Shen Ci stared at Cheng Xuan's hand on Lu An's shoulder, and quickly searched his mind for any gossip about Cheng Xuan, but it seemed that all the artists he had worked with praised him endlessly...

Brother Zhang patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't worry, he's just talking nonsense. Xiaolu! Let's record the song!"

The recording process went smoothly. Shen Ci and Lu An had been practicing every day before and often asked professional teachers for details. The thorough preparation in the early stages was very useful.

As soon as he finished recording the song, Shen Ci ran away quickly because the car sent by Lu Xiao had already arrived downstairs.

Yang Xi looked at his idol's hurried back and sighed, "Ah, he forgets his friends for the sake of beauty again."

Cheng Xun stroked his chin and said, "Hmm... Shen Ci is a great singer, why didn't you let him pursue singing and dancing?"

Zhang Ge's mouth twitched: "Come on, forget it, let him do radio gymnastics on the stage?"

Cheng Shun laughed: "He's a terrible dancer? Oh, that's what makes him look like a vase! Otherwise, he can sing well and act well, but it really overshadows his standard vase face. He's simply a disgrace to the vase world."

Zhang Ge smiled and said, "Actually... I originally wanted him to be a popular vase, filming some dramas, singing some songs, and then quit the circle when he's had enough fun. After all, Mr. Lu is backing him up, so he can have fun however he wants."

"Who would have thought that his acting talent is so good...Thanks to Director Min's willingness to explore his abilities. Shen Ci can go further and further, and he will have to help him when the time comes."

Brother Zhang bumped into Lu An's shoulder, trying to build connections for Shen Ci.

Lu An usually had a cold expression, but he rarely smiled: "Of course."

***

Even on days when there are no major announcements, Shen Ci is still busy every day.

The huge exposure in one year made Shen Ci famous. As soon as he returned to China, Brother Zhang showed him the endorsement and commercial performance invitations, and the dense list of invitations scared Shen Ci.

After Lu Xiao learned about the situation, he immediately called the senior management of Yunxiao Entertainment and asked them not to allow Shen Ci to accept too many notices, for fear that it would tire out his baby.

So in the end, Shen Ci only took on a few projects that did not conflict with Yunxiao's products, but he was still very busy.

The hot pot restaurant he opened is also very popular. Many people come here to check in, and the restaurant is always fully booked with reservations every day.

But Shen Ci had no time to take care of it, so he left it all to his brother and Lu Xiao's people, and he didn't even have time to count the money.

As time went by, the White Gardenia Awards Ceremony soon arrived as scheduled.

The weather in G City had already turned cold. Before Shen Ci left the Shen residence, his brother urged him to put on layer after layer of clothes. He was so swollen that he looked like a big bun.

Only after getting in Lu Xiao's car did Shen Ci get rid of his heavy coat, but the koala still clung to Lu Xiao.

Shen Ci had a hydrating mask on her face, which was specially instructed by the makeup artist. Her loose hair was clipped up into a sky-high braid, which made her look particularly funny.

He counted on his fingers: "Later I have to find Brother Liu first, then walk the red carpet, and get autographs... Oh, it's so troublesome. If only I could be like my uncle and walk through the VIP channel without showing up."

Lu Xiao came here as a big investor in the entertainment industry, so his treatment is naturally different from that of the brick movers.

Hearing Shen Ci sigh, Lu Xiao, who was playing with his earlobe, smiled faintly: "If baby wants, you can walk with me."

Of course, the organizers dared not refute Lu Xiao's face. Shen Ci curled his lips and said, "Although, the artists must be on camera. Speaking of which... I mentioned so many names in one go. Did you really not spend any money, uncle?"

He squinted suspiciously again, trying to see through Lu Xiao's deep lacquered eyes.

Lu Xiao was helpless: "Baby, you've asked for the fifth time."

Shen Ci pouted in frustration: "...I just think it's ridiculous. Best Actor, Most Popular Newcomer...I don't deserve it."

Lu Xiao leaned over to help him take off the mask, and gently pinched the sensitive part of Shen Ci's waist. Shen Ci almost cried out: "...Uncle, what are you doing!"

Lu Xiao smiled gently and lifted Shen Ci's chin: "If you say such sad words again, I will punish you."

"..." Shen Ci was frightened by his deep and sinister gaze and immediately pursed his lips.

Shen Ci said goodbye to Lu Xiao in the underground garage, then got into Brother Zhang's nanny car to put on makeup and wait for Yang Xi to arrive.

With Yang Xing leading the way, Shen Ci went through the entire entrance process. Although he had no experience, at least he did not make any jokes.

He was pulled by Yang Xi to sit in the front row of artists' seats. He looked around boredly and unexpectedly caught a glimpse of Shao Jinhuan.

He was nominated for his leading role in "No Goodbye"? Then he would have no chance of winning the Best Actor award.

Shen Ci shrugged. He hadn't expected it in the first place.

The award ceremony started soon. Shen Ci knew that he was just a vase in the previous two dramas and was just a runner-up this time, so he sat in his seat and smiled obediently, cooperating with the applause and congratulations with a happy expression, always on guard against cutting to him.

After all, the White Gardenia Awards Ceremony is a nationally watched event, and any embarrassing moments will be ruthlessly broadcast.

"The winner of the Most Popular New Actor is—" The host began to keep the topic in suspense as usual, narrowing his eyes maliciously at the audience and shouting, "Shen Ci!"

"Puff——" Shen Ci, who was drinking water, suddenly spit out water in shock, and the camera lens was blurred by water. The photographer was embarrassed and pushed him away, and replaced him with a new camera to shoot.

"Look how excited we are about Xiaoyan. No wonder you are so popular. You are so cute, aren't you?"

The host laughed and joked to save the situation, and waited with a smile for Shen Ci to finish processing and go on stage to receive the award.

Yang Xi held back his laughter, cleaned the water stains on Shen Ci's face, and pushed him onto the award podium.

Shen Ci was totally unprepared to receive the award, and had made himself so embarrassed that he smiled nervously and shyly as he took the small trophy.

"Say a few words." The host handed him the microphone.

Shen Ci took it tremblingly: "Well... I didn't expect to win the award, anyway... thank you all for your support!"

He wore a simple white suit today, and his hair, which had been cut short, looked neat and refreshing, which made his facial features even more delicate. The camera immediately took a 360-degree close-up shot of him.

The host looked at him with a smile, as if hinting Shen Ci to say more. Shen Ci had no choice but to continue talking nonsense, casually looking up and scanning the audience.

Perhaps it was already destined, he saw Lu Xiao at first sight.

Lu Xiao was sitting a little far back, so the stage light was already quite dim by the time it reached his surroundings, and Shen Ci could only barely see it clearly.

But as he looked into those unclear dark eyes, Shen Ci gradually calmed down, as if he was being silently comforted.

Shen Ci held the microphone, lost in thought, and thought to himself how magical it was.

People come and go in the world, and it is noisy and noisy, but across the vast sea of ​​people and across thousands of years, they can still look at each other calmly.

In each other's eyes, there is always only each other, no matter in the distant past or in the near future.

No matter if you are bathed in sad blood or romantic roses.

Shen Ci saw Lu Xiao slowly stretch out his hand and snap his fingers.

All the lights in the venue went out at once, leaving only one spotlight.

The sudden change suddenly raised the volume of noise in the venue, then gradually died down. Everyone looked curiously towards the only light in the venue, which was still on the stage.

Shen Ci happened to be bathed in the only light, and he tried to step back uncomfortably, feeling a little flustered.

"Baby."

A deep, mellow and familiar voice sounded, coming from some dark direction, and Shen Ci stopped abruptly.

The audience in the darkness suddenly started to make a low noise and a rowdy crowd.

"Oh my god, what's falling down?"

"What a nice smell! It smells like flower petals!"

"Oh my god, look at Shen Ci, she's so beautiful..."

Under the spotlight, rose petals fell lightly, reflecting the faint light, and gently fell on Shen Ci's shoulders and hair. The overly delicate boy looked bewildered, accepting the gift of roses, holy and beautiful, like a poem or a painting.

Shen Ci picked off the petals that fell on his forehead, stared at them with trembling eyes, and his Adam's apple slid up and down involuntarily.

What is my uncle going to do?

Shen Ci turned around awkwardly, closed his eyes, and his long eyelashes trembled slightly.

He clearly shouldn't know what he would see, but he couldn't help but have sweet guesses in his heart. He couldn't hide his emotions at all, and they were all written on his red ears.

His heart pounded against his chest, Shen Ci clutched the trophy tightly, and finally opened his eyes——

Lu Xiao happened to be walking slowly away from the darkness. The dividing line between light and dark was clearly reflected on his deep facial features. His broad shoulders and long legs were gradually revealed in the bright light. He looked like a knight who had cut through the darkness, incredibly handsome.

Shen Ci's legs felt weak and he was breathing rapidly due to nervousness.

The tall man held a large bouquet of red roses in his hand. Through the falling rose rain, his eyes were deep and filled with tenderness as he gazed at Shen Ci.

As the saying goes, if you have a tiger in your heart, you can still smell the roses.

He handed over a bouquet of roses with a smile. Shen Ci took it slowly, but his feet were unsteady and his mind was blank.

The audience cooperated by keeping silent, although they were almost jumping up with their hands covering their mouths, their eyes wide open in shock, and even the Weibo post had to be edited several times.

"Baby."

Lu Xiao suddenly spoke, his voice was low and gentle, and his tone was particularly serious.

Shen Ci opened his mouth to respond, but his throat was too hoarse to make any sound, and the scene before him seemed a little hollow.

In his hazy and slightly blurred vision, he clearly saw Lu Xiao slowly kneeling down on one knee. There was something sparkling in the small box he handed over, which made Shen Ci even more dazed.

"Will you marry me?"

He spoke hoarsely.

Only Shen Ci could notice that his eyes were far less confident and determined than his actions.

His pupils were trembling, and he was suppressing a slight uneasiness, even a slight fear.

Shen Ci's nose suddenly felt sore. Here it comes again...

The suppressed emotions of the audience suddenly had an outlet to pour out their anger, and they began to shout "Agree to him" crazily, one wave after another like huge waves crashing down on Shen Ci's rationality. Shen Ci's beautiful deer eyes began to moisten, and unspeakable tears rolled out of his eye sockets.

It was so unexpected and sudden that Shen Ci was completely at a loss.

At the Bai Zhizi Awards Ceremony broadcast live nationwide, Lu Xiao actually proposed to him.

Shen Ci once imagined the scene of being proposed to. He should roar a few times and dance happily, or deliberately refuse to agree to bully Lu Xiao. At the very least, he should be reminded of the good times they had together and be moved.

But when this moment really came, Shen Ci's mind went blank. He just felt distressed that Lu Xiao had put down his attitude for him again. He wanted to hug Lu Xiao immediately and not let him wait any longer.

"Hmm..." Tears streamed down Shen Ci's eyes, his legs went limp, and he sat paralyzed on the ground.

He wrapped his hands around the ring box that Lu Xiao handed over, lowered his head and rested his forehead against it, choking as he spoke.

"Of course I do."

Shen Ci could not hear the sudden noise around him, nor the thunderous applause, he could only hear the heartbeats of him and Lu Xiao.

Plop, plop, plop…

Lu Xiao lowered his eyes gently, pushed the ring onto Shen Ci's left ring finger, lifted him up and kissed the ring.

He finally announced openly and solemnly to the world that Shen Ci was his.

The rose branch retracted its thorns and gently wrapped around the little prince, swearing never to let go.

The same style of rings on their fingers bumped against each other with a "ding" sound and rubbed against each other affectionately.

"Kiss! Kiss! Kiss!"

The audience started to boo again, shouting loudly and clapping rhythmically.

Shen Ci reacted, her face flushed with shame, and after being helped to stand up by Lu Xiao, she tried to step back embarrassedly - but Lu Xiao grabbed her slender waist and leaned over to kiss her.

At the moment of the kiss, the dark dome of the venue suddenly flashed with small spots of light, which gradually became more and more, like stars falling in the dark sky. Rose petals fell again, this time with tiny spots of light, and the scene in front of us suddenly became as spectacular as a sea of ​​falling stars, spreading the ultimate romance.

The audience rushed to take out their mobile phones to take pictures, and the passionate kiss between the two on the stage was also captured on camera.

“Hmm…”

Shen Ci raised his head and accepted Lu Xiao's passionate kiss. He could only see the magnificent scene in the darkness from the residual light, and his tears could not stop flowing.

How long had Lu Xiao carefully prepared...

He held on tightly to Lu Xiao's suit and was able to stand up with difficulty. He was finally picked up by Lu Xiao and hurriedly left the award ceremony stage.

Neither of them had time to pay attention to the screaming spectators behind them. Lu Xiao quickly carried the person into the car, drove directly to the nearest hotel under the company, and went up to the top-level suite specially prepared for the president.

Lu Xiao put the person on the big bed covered with rose petals, leaned over and kissed her eagerly. The dense and passionate kisses covered her all over. Shen Ci was forced to endure it as he held his wrist.

"Uncle... why is it so sudden?"

Shen Ci's breathing was uneven and his face was red as he tried hard to ask, trying not to make any strange noises.

Lu Xiao chuckled and bit his earlobe, removing their clothes one by one: "Did you forget, I told you before that I have prepared a surprise for you."

I’ve said it before... Shen Ci wrinkled his nose and thought about it carefully for a long time, but couldn’t remember it.

"Little fool..." Lu Xiao lay beside him, hugging Shen Ci's waist: "I wanted to propose at the banquet hosted by Mr. Min, but was interrupted by a few scumbags, so I had to move it to now."

After he said this, Shen Ci had a vague impression.

Lu Xiao said nothing more, came over and rubbed Shen Ci's forehead, their hot breaths intertwined.

The corners of Shen Ci's eyes turned red, and he didn't dare to look at Lu Xiao's deep black eyes that were filled with raging fire. His heart was beating fast, and he felt vaguely scared.

"Baby..." Lu Xiao whispered and kissed Shen Ci's ear. His body was very hot and Shen Ci shivered after being hugged tightly.

He clearly felt Lu Xiao's presence, felt the blue veins bulging on his skin, and felt Lu Xiao's reluctance to hurt him.

But no matter what, Shen Ci didn't want to make Lu Xiao sad.

Lu Xiao closed his eyes, tried to control his heavy breathing, and comforted her in a hoarse voice: "Baby, don't be afraid, today you can just use your hands--"

"But uncle, I want it."

Shen Ci interrupted the person on top of him, his watery eyes full of trust and infatuation, he took the initiative to wrap himself around Lu Xiao's neck, raised his head and bit his trembling lips, but was soon roughly suppressed in return...

***

The next morning.

Lu Xiao opened his eyes on time, and immediately lowered his head after waking up - Shen Ci was lying in his arms, sleeping soundly and peacefully.

"Baby..." Lu Xiao's brows softened instantly. He had never felt so satisfied before.

Like a sated and lazy beast, he lowered his head and rubbed his little trophy affectionately, his heart was soft and messy, and he was sick of the sweetness.

Shen Ci Guang's naked white body was covered with kiss marks and teeth marks, and was bruised and mottled, looking pitiful.

But it's so beautiful.

Lu Xiao touched the teeth marks on Shen Ci's neck with his cool fingers. Life was beating here, and this place... had been marked by him and would belong to him forever.

"Hmm..." Shen Ci opened his eyes in a daze.

Before he came to his senses, he snuggled into Lu Xiao's arms, unconsciously saying coquettishly in a hoarse voice: "Uncle, uncle...it's so cold..."

Lu Xiao raised his lips, hugged her lovingly, and pulled the quilt over her: "You called me by the wrong name. What did you say last night?"

Shen Ci blinked in confusion, and after a while he recalled what had happened. His face flushed, and he just pursed his lips without saying a word.

"Have you forgotten?" Lu Xiao narrowed his eyes and smiled: "Do it again, so that you can remember it?"

"Stop, stop, I'm almost falling apart..." Shen Ci hurriedly stopped him, his whole body aching.

Seeing that Lu Xiao refused to give in, Shen Ci had no choice but to close his eyes and shouted in a low voice in shame.

"……husband."