"Then is your boyfriend more handsome than me?"
Zhan Yu replied, "If I say that you can't compare to my boyfriend, your fans will probably be angry with me. But if I were to say that my boyfriend can't compare to you, my boyfriend will probably will be angry and ignore me for a good half a month. Despite this, I still want to say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder." It goes without saying what her answer was.
When the program was nearing its intermission, Zhan Yu thanked him for coming. He faintly smiled at him. "Thank you, Host Zhan. I had a relaxing and enjoyable conversation with you."
"Thank you. Hopefully, I will have a chance to invite you to our show again in the future."
"Of course."
The first half of the episode was successful and the audience reacted finely. While they were in an intermission, the makeup artist helped put some more makeup on for Zhan Yu. At the same time, he hurriedly called Lu Bai. While they were recording the episode, he kept an eye on stage and hadn't seen Lu Bai. Zhan Yu was worried that something might've happened at the last moment and he couldn't come.
Once the call was answered, Lu Bai answered, "Don't worry, I'm behind you."
Zhan Yu turned around and as expected, he was standing not more than twenty meters from him.
Lu Bai wore a black suit and intentionally fixed his hair. He looked immaculately dressed and attractive. If one looked closely, he gave off a dominant Chairman aura.
Zhan Yu sweetly smiled at him.
Lu Bai walked closer to Zhan Yu and helped him smoothed his scattered hair strands. He smiled and asked, "You're that scared of not being able to see me?"
"Of course I'm scared. If President Lu Bai doesn't come, what am I supposed to do for the next half an hour?"
Lu Bai squinted his eyes. "I saw that you were having a good time with that young man. You probably won't have a problem with chatting with him another few hours."
"I did have the intention of continuing the conversation but he doesn't have time. He even took time out of his work today to attend the show. He came straight over from shooting his scenes and needs to head back in a bit."
"I also took time out of my work to come over."
"Yes, yes, yes. President Bai, you must be tired."
The two caught up and then the show started again.
Because Zhan Yu had casually chatted with him, he appeared to be more relaxed now. He invited Lu Bai up the stage while people were applauding. After the two sat down, Lu Bai secretly glanced at their distance. That far? Negative.
"President Bai, the audience and friends are very curious about your life, especially your career. Can you share this with us?"
Lu Bai had a faint look on his face. "I inherited my family business and as the time passes, I've learned to master the field."
"Then during this process, have you encountered any thorny issues?"
"There were big and small thorny issues. You'll only know how to handle these sudden issues, successfully take down a contract, and handle a company through practice."
Zhan Yu realized that it was truthfully hard to have a conversation with Lu Bai. He would only tell you that you will learn how to handle problems after encountering it multiple times.
When Zhan Yu asked about his future plans or hope for his career, he said, "Create more splendid achievements."
They temporarily finished talking about work and they started chatting about his personal life. Zhan Yu asked, "Besides going to work, what would President Bai normally do?"
"Spend time with my family or my boyfriend." He smiled at her.
Zhan Yu's face turned crimson and he responded, smiling, "President Bai is really..."
For a moment, Zhan Yu couldn't find a phrase to describe him. If he said Lu Bai was considerate, after the show, he would definitely be arrogant. If he said Lu Bai was blessed, it seemed like he(Zhan Yu) was the person referred to. Zhan Yu was embarrassed to say that.
Lu Bai grinned, as if he had already seen through Zhan Yu's thoughts.
The audience was shocked by Lu Bai's confession to having a boyriend. Then they thought about how he claimed to be pursuing Zhan Yu in the past. Coincidentally, Zhan Yu had confessed to having a boyfriend earlier on stage.
The audience erupted. So they're a couple?
Lu Bai kneeled on one knee and the audience under the stage shrieked and cried out enthusiastically.
Was he proposing to Zhan Yu?
"Propose!" "Propose!" "Propose!"
Zhan Yu sat on the nude single person sofa, incredibly shocked.
"You..." Zhan Yu opened his mouth but struggled to find the right words.
Lu Bai kneeled on one knee and picked up Zhan Yu's left hand. In his right hand, he held a sparkling and exquisite looking ring.
"While I was preparing my speech last night, I thought a lot about what I was going to say. But now that I'm looking at you, my mind is blank and I can't remember anything. There's only one thing revolving in my mind. Marry me."
Lu Bai wasn't great at expressing his feelings. The fact that he was able to confess and say this in front of a live-broadcast and the hundreds of thousands of audience on stage, and in front of the TV, already made Zhan Yu incredibly touched. Zhan Yu didn't know how people would feel when they were proposed, but when he watched Lu Bai talk in deep emotions and lovingly, Zhan Yu really wanted to give Lu Bai a hug. This thought became more and more intense. In the end, when Lu Bai gently asked him with expectation, Zhan Yu suddenly threw his self in Lu Bai's arms. Zhan Yu hugged Lu Bai and nodded his head repeatedly. He said, "Yes! Ok!"
Lu Bai was ecstatic in his heart. He knew that he was proposing to Zhan Yu in front of the media. If Zhan Yu had any concerns, Zhan Yu would've refused. But when Zhan Yu actively embraced him and nodded without hesitation, he couldn't describe the happiness in his heart. He stood up and hugged Zhan Yu back. He chuckled and said in a low voice, "Wife of Lu Bai, there's no backing out of this!"
The tears that were in Zhan Yu's eyes fell down from his silly words. Zhan Yu reached over to wipe his tears and smiled at him. "I won't regret this. You can't regret this either!"
"Mhm, I swear with my whole life."
Under everyone's intense applause, Lu Bai wore the ring on Zhan Yu's left ring finger. Zhan Yu's fingers were slender and pale, seemingly more beautiful than ever after wearing this sparkling and dazzling ring.
He lowered his head and kissed Zhan Yu's ring finger. "Now, you're really mine."
"Yes." Zhan Yu nodded firmly.
Zhan Yu stood on his tippy toes to embrace Lu Bai.
The show ended in a warm atmosphere. After the show, everyone wanted to find Zhan Yu and ask about his feelings to being proposed in front of tens of millions of people by the handsome, rich, male god. But after looking around in a circle, they couldn't find him. There was no need to intentionally report or announce Lu Bai's proposal to Zhan Yu because the audience had done its job. Whatever one should or shouldn't know, everyone found out. Zhan Yu's fans were ecstatic and cheerful. With regards to Lu Bai's fans, however, they exploded. They ran to his Weibo and posted comments of them crying. The majority of the users were calm and commented, "Show some affection to singles!"
Lu Bai and Zhan Yu's friends found out about this one after the other. Mao Shiyuan and Zhuang Zhu called Lu Bai and the latter turned his phone off without sparing a look. After Zhan Yu got in the car, Zhan Yu noticed that his phone was turned off. Zhan Yu asked in confusion, "Why'd you turn off your phone?"
"I don't want to pick up the call."
"What?" Zhan Yu's phone rang almost immediately after his words. It was Zhan Qiancheng.
Zhan Yu was about to pick up when Lu Bai snatched his phone and carelessly turned it off.
"Hey! That's my brother!"
"The same goes for your brother!" Zhan Yu reached over and sat on Lu Bai's thigh.
Lu Bai lifted Zhan Yu's chin and frantically kissed him.
Gu Tong watched the entire process and happily wanted to call Zhan Yu to congratulate him, when he realized that Zhan Yu had turned his phone off for the first time ever.
Gu Tong called again. It was still turned off!
That was strange!
After Zhong Qin found out Zhan Yu's phone was turned off, Zhong Qin sneakily grinned and sent Zhan Yu a message. "Wow, you guys just can't keep away from each other. You must be getting it on with him!"
Mhm. Passion enveloped Lu Bai. After the kiss was over, Zhan Yu panted for air and became confused and disoriented. Lu Bai drove the car back to Zhan Yu's neighborhood, exceeding the speed limit.
Zhan Yu got into the elevator and was trapped in the corner by Lu Bai, enduring another round of passionate makeout. Zhan Yu was still conscious and pushed Lu Bai, reminding, "There are security cameras!"
"I blocked it." Lu Bai vaguely said in a low voice. He reached over and held Zhan Yu's waist, bringing Zhan Yu closer to his warm and burning body.
Zhan Yu exited the elevator and went into his house. Zhan Yu was still disoriented. Before he could look at his surroundings and close the door, Lu Bai pressed Zhan Yu against the back of the door. Their tongues were intertwined, playing with each other.
Lu Bai carried Zhan Yu to the bedroom. Their clothes and shoes were scattered on the ground and they couldn't care enough to clean up the mess.
The moment Zhan Yu's back touched the soft bed, it was suddenly dark.
Lu Bai took off his bothersome shirt. He lowered his head and kissed Zhan Yu again.
Kiss, tangle, tease.
Zhan Yu couldn't breath. "Slower...slow down..."
When Lu Bai heard this, he moved his way down Zhan Yu's lips. He kissed Zhan Yu's chin, neck, collarbone...leaving a path of faint hickeys.
Zhan Yu looked up uncomfortably. He couldn't stop the panting...
They took their clothes off and candidly looked at each other. Their bodies were touching...
Lu Bai's fingers slowly slid over Zhan Yu's skin, leaving kiss after kiss.
Zhan Yu trembled from this torture. His sensitive body could feel his fingertip's warmth and Lu Bai's lips on him.
Zhan Yu hummed and moved, wanting to be away from Lu Bai but Lu Bai would easily pull him back. Lu Bai lowered his head and gently kissed Zhan Yu's eyebrows, tip of Zhan Yu's nose, lips, earlobes... He gently bit Zhan Yu and noticed Zhan Yu's body trembling. Then Zhan Yu's originally faint red earlobes became crimson.
Lu Bai's eyes darkened a bit and his fingers slipped into a certain area. He said with a hoarse and sexy voice, "Relax, otherwise you'll be uncomfortable in a bit."
After all, Zhan Yu hadn't experienced this in his two lives. Although he read a lot of novels and seen scenes like this, he was a bit lost and confused when he was really experiencing this , he tried his best to calm down. He relaxed his breathing but realized that he was still very nervous. He slightly moved over and slid his slender and soft hands over Lu Bai's neck and Zhan Yu buried his burning face in Lu Bai's shoulders and murmured unsteadily, "Be gentle..."
Lu Bai's eyes were smiling. He kissed the side of Zhan Yu's neck and he deeply exclaimed, "I will."
...
The night was long and the room fell into a passionate paradise.
After Zhan Yu experienced the initial pain, his tears flowed down his cheeks. Thankfully, Lu Bai soothed Zhan Yu right away and then Zhan Yu slowly got used to it. They sunk into euphoria. What the two didn't know was that while they were being sweet and affectionate with one another, the two families' elders called them multiple times. However, their phones were turned off. Bai Family's elders directly called Zhan Family's elders and they had an enjoyable conversation. They even made plans to meet up tomorrow and discuss about their kids' marriage.
When Zhan Yu woke up the next morning, he noticed the bright ray of sunlight penetrating the window. It was clearly late morning. When he remembered he had to go to work, he quickly sat up and tugged a certain area. He felt the fiery burning pain. He hissed and knitted his eyebrows. He looked down to see his naked body and his chest full of hickeys. He immediately thought of the bashful scene last night. Then, he immediately pulled the blankets over to cover hisself. His body was entirely sore and painful. He laid back and pulled the covers over his head. Mhm. He wanted to go back to sleep. But when he saw the blanket's patterns, he realized that it wasn't his blanket at all.
"Aren't you afraid of suffocating yourself?" The clear voice rang.
Zhan Yu remained unmoved. Lu Bai dried his hair with a towel and scrunched his eyebrows. He walked over and sat by the side of the bed. He reached over and pulled the blankets down. "You'd even pant from kissing. What gives you the guts to put blankets over your head?"
Seeing that he just finished taking a shower and looked refreshed, Zhan Yu moved into Lu Bai's arms and rubbed against him. Zhan Yu mumbled, "I'm tired."
Lu Bai reached over and patted Zhan Yu's messy hair down. He smiled and said, "If you're tired, just go back and sleep."
"But I still need to go to work..." Even if Zhan Yu hurried there now, he'd still be late.
"I already requested a leave of absence for you."
Zhan Yu's eyes brightened at the news. "Really?"
"Yes."
Zhan Yu linked his hands with Lu Bai's hand and sweetly said, "Why are you so nice?"
Lu Bai looked down to see Zhan Yu's pale white skin under his collarbone. Lu Bai lost his control , Zhan Yu's last night and there were marks all around him.
Lu Bai kissed Zhan Yu's forehead and lowly chuckled. "If I didn't request an absence for you, do you think you can get out of bed today? And have the strength to wear shoes and continue to work?"
Zhan Yu was speechless.
No.
Zhan Yu's legs didn't feel like his anymore. It was all Lu Bai's fault! It was his first time and Lu Bai enticed him last night into having another round...
Zhan Yu kept his head buried in Lu Bai's arms, not leaving no matter what. "You have to stay with me today."
"Ok, I will." Lu Bai continued to ask, "So, Lady Lu, do you want to keep sleeping, or you want this servant to help you shower, or eat first?"
Zhan Yu chuckled. "Hm, let me think about it."
While Zhan Yu was thinking about his options, he was a bit curious. "Where is this place? I remembered that we were in my neighborhood. How come we're not in my house?"
Lu Bai pecked Zhan Yu and smiled. "Your bed is too small."
"I have a double bed." Zhan Yu argued.
Who knew that Lu Bai shamelessly responded, "It's too small and uncomfortable to roll around in."
Zhan Yu was embarrassed.
Zhan Yu took a comfortable warm shower. He was placed on Lu Bai's lap while they took their time eating breakfast. By the time he turned his phone back on, he just realized numerous people had sent him messages and he received many missed calls. His family had called him the most. While he was scrolling through the messages, he complained, "Look what you did!"
Lu Bai reached over and pinched Zhan Yu's waist and then helped massaging Zhan Yu's waist in order to relieve Zhan Yu's soreness. He chuckled lowly and said, "If I don't turn your phone off, do you plan on picking up the phone while we're in the middle of doing our thing?"
"You..." Zhan Yu noticed that Lu Bai was able to casually talk about this like talking about today's weather. He really...is shameless.
Zhan Yu reached over and poked Lu Bai's face. "President Bai, aren't you supposed to be cold and indifferent? It seems like you've tossed that to the other side of the world!"
"I'll only lose my face in front of you." Lu Bai said this and lowered his head, kissing Zhan Yu. He teased and played with Zhan Yu's tongue.
At first, Zhan Yu was avoiding Lu Bai. But after Lu Bai's persistent pestering, Zhan Yu tossed the phone out of his hand and rolled on top of Lu Bai. Zhan Yu cupped Lu Bai's face and returned the kiss with just as much passion. Lu Bai enjoyed Zhan Yu's taking initiative. Lu Bai held Zhan Yu's waist and lifted his head in order to allow Zhan Yu to do as he wanted.
After a while, Zhan Yu clearly felt the change in his body. He was embarrassed and wanted to get off Lu Bai, but Lu Bai held onto him.
Zhan Yu's face was red and he said unsteadily, "Calm down."
Lu Bai helplessly placed his hand under Zhan Yu's shirt. "Lady Lu, you want to leave after teasing me?"
Zhan Yu said, "...I really can't. It hurts."
Lu Bai knew his boundaries and he was just scaring Zhan Yu anyway. He buried his head on Zhan Yu's chest. "Ok, let me hug you for a while."
Therefore, after Lu Bai hugged and teased Zhan Yu for a while, Lu Bai let Zhan Yu go. Lu Bai had no choice but to do so because Lu An had called him. When the phone rang, Lu Bai harshly sucked the side of Zhan Yu's neck. He hoarsely said, "One day, I'll make you pay for it!"
Zhan Yu trembled when he heard this. He hurriedly got off him and sat on the other side of the sofa. He watched as Lu Bai picked up the phone and he ( Zhan Yu )remained well-behaved.
Lu Bai answered him and said, "Father."
Lu Bai glanced at Zhan Yu after Lu An said something to him. He faintly smiled. "Mhm, I'll find time to bring him over in a few days."
Zhan Yu's instinct was that he was referring to him.
After Lu Bai hung up, Zhan Yu saw Lu Bai staring at him meaningfully.
Zhan Yu nervously asked, "What did your father say?"
Lu Bai lazily said, "He will be your father not long from now."
Zhan Yu couldn't retort.
"We're not even married yet!"
Lu Bai glanced at Zhan Yu. "Father called to tell us that the elders had made plans to talk about our marriage. Coincidentally, they're all there now."
Zhan Yu was speechless once again. He looked dumbstruck and asked, "That can't be? This quick?"
"It's not that quick. I already proposed to you. We do need to set an earlier date."
Zhan Yu didn't know what to say. It felt like he was right but something felt wrong...Did he fall into Lu Bai's trap?
Lu Bai decided to return to Sheng Jin City in the afternoon.
Zhan Yu originally made an excuse, saying that he was uncomfortable and lacked strength. Who knew that Lu Bai threatened, "If you have no energy, I don't mind carrying you the entire way there once we're off the plane."
Zhan Yu didn't want to be on the headlines again so he listened to Lu Bai. Zhan Yu changed his clothes and found a pair of comfortable shoes to wear. He dejectedly hung his head down.
The plane landed in the evening.
Zhan Yu wanted to go home first but Lu Bai said, "Your parents are at my home."
Zhan Yu was sincerely frightened. Zhan Yu gloomily followed Lu Bai to visit his parents.
Zhan Yu was incomparably nervous that he naturally wasn't in the mood to admire the style and landscape of the Lu Residence. The moment he entered the living room, he noticed that Zhan Jin, Old Man Lu, as well as Lu An, were chatting happily. Meanwhile, Bai Ning and Weng Yinlin were preparing dinner in the kitchen.
Zhan Yu was somewhat ill at ease. After greeting his father, he looked at the two elders of the Lu Family and respectively greeted Grandfather Lu and Uncle.
Lu Bai stood by Zhan Yu's side and he placed one arm over Zhan Yu's shoulder. He corrected Zhan Yu, "It's grandfather and father."
Zhan Yu turned around when Lu Bai undermined him. Zhan Yu gave Lu Bai a look, indicating Lu Bai to behave.
Old Man Lu chuckled when he saw their interaction. "A-Bai is right. After a while, you will have to change the way you address us. You might as well start getting used to it now."
Zhan Yu faintly smiled, a bit embarrassed.
Weng Yinlin walked out of the kitchen and saw the two. She hurriedly said, "Zhan Yu, you guys are here. Go ahead and tidy up. Dinner is in a few."
Zhan Yu was embarrassed to stay in the living room while Weng Yinlin was cooking. He hurried to the kitchen to help out.
Zhan Yu listened to the two families' elders cheerful conversation. From that, he realized that they seemed to have picked a date for their wedding already. It was at the end of April.
Zhan Yu was shocked. Wasn't there less than two months before April?
Zhan Yu wanted to ask if it was too quick when Lu Bai who had been silently eating said, "I'll listen to grandfather."
Old Man Lu was very pleased. As a child, this boy had frequently resisted his orders. It was rare for him to be on the same side as him this time.
After dinner, they cleaned up. Then, Weng Yinlin had Lu Bai take Zhan Yu upstairs for a tour while the elders were talking about the details for the wedding.
Zhan Yu closed the door and said, "Wouldn't the end of April be a bit early?"
"No." Lu Bai said directly. "Your name is Zhan Yu and we'll be married by the end of April. It would be most suitable like this."
Zhan Yu glanced at Lu Bai and was still a bit hesitant. "I'm not prepared for everything. There are so many things we need to do before the wedding. Will we make it on time?"
Lu Bai knew that Zhan Yu was restless. He embraced Zhan Yu and comforted, "Don't worry. You got me and the family on top of the wedding details. Just remain calm while doing your job. When the time comes, you just need to stay happy and be the most handsome bride!"
Zhan Yu was silent momentarily before he looked up at Lu Bai. Zhan Yu smiled and nodded. "Ok, fine! You're in charge of the wedding. I have no experience."
Lu Bai kissed Zhan Yu hard and said, "If you had experience, I probably would harshly punish you."
Zhan Yu's smile was like a flower blooming. He reached over and hugged Lu Bai, remaining in his arms.
They already settled the date of the wedding. The hot search and headlines on the internet hadn't lost its popularity yet, so Zhan Yu on Weibo and announced their wedding date.
Zhan Yu received a lot of private Weibo messages and comments. Zhan Yu didn't have time to look at them through. It was Gu Tong who reminded him, "Two months from now, you'll be officially married. I better be one of the bridesmaids"
Zhan Yu was confused. "How do you know I'm getting married that day?"
Gu Tong laughed and said, "President Lu Bai already posted this on Weibo, announcing to the whole world."
Zhan Yu logged into his Weibo and realized that he really did @ him on Weibo. Then, Zhan Yu noticed that he hadn't even followed Lu Bai yet. After Zhan Yu did, he forwarded the post. Zhan Yu didn't dare to say too much but he responded with a bright red heart emoji.
Mhm. PDA. Dog food. The users probably would've exploded again.
When Zhan Yu thought of this, Zhan Yu couldn't help but chuckle. Zhan Yu was actually looking forward to showing off their love!
After Chu Hua saw the picture Mo Bei intentionally sent her, she was off the grid. Seeing that she hadn't responded to him, Mo Bei texted, "Last night, you said that he might be acting for the show. Look at today's Weibo. You should wake up now."
Mo Bei told her time after time. There's nothing she could do to intervene between Lu Bai and Zhan Yu's relationship. He wanted to remind her once again, thinking that he had been giving earnest and thoughtful advice. Chu Hua remained silent. In the end, Mo Bei sent one last message: If you want to drink, you can come find me.
In the middle of the night, Chu Hua called him out to drink as expected. By the time Mo Bei arrived, Chu Hua was already completely drunk.
Mo Bei couldn't tell if Chu Hua was laughing or crying when he walked over. "He's going to be married! He's really going to be married! It's impossible between me and him now, right? Mo Bei, why do you have to harshly remind me time after time that I can't have him!? Why..."
Mo Bei allowed her to tug on his lapel and he watched as her tears fell like rain.
"Because the Chu Hua that I know should be a strong, independent, and smart woman. She has ambition and perseverance. She can also be ruthless but she shouldn't lose her pride for a man. Sheng Wenyang should be living with arrogance and integrity." Mo Bei said this then paused. "Actually, I like you more when you were abroad. You were confident, charming, and dazzling."
"Xiao Hua, wake up. It's impossible between you and Lu Bai. Don't blame me for not reminding you. Don't think about stopping their wedding or try to obstruct Zhan Yu. Even if you have your way, Lu Bai will never forgive you."
The only answer he received was Chu Hua's uncontrollable sobs.
It seemed like she just understood that Lu Bai never placed her in his heart. He was going to be married and she had no chances. When she was abroad, there were numerous restless nights when she thought about how drastically her life would've changed had she not gone abroad to make herself a "worthy match" for Lu Bai If she had bravely stood by his side back then, would the result be different now?
But everything was too late now.
She couldn't change the past or future.
To be continued...
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