After dinner, everyone played cards or watched TV.

Lu Jin was dragged to play cards, and before leaving, he whispered to Lin Yan: “I’ll be back soon.”

Lin Yan didn’t care: “Go ahead, I’m fine.”

Not everyone was like the great aunt who asked questions that made people feel uncomfortable.

A relatively unfamiliar woman glanced at him and said, “Our school uniform looks good, doesn’t it?”

Lin Yan was startled, “Yes?”

The woman replied, “I am his aunt and also the principal of the elite school. Didn’t he tell you?”

Lin Yan finally understood why he could easily get the filming opportunity.

“I must have been too busy and forgot,” Lin Yan said.

The aunt smiled, “It’s okay, just don’t forget next time.”

Zhima and Dousha came running over and squeezed themselves on both sides of Lin Yan.

As soon as they sat down, the two sisters began to sing together.

Zhima: “The other day, Grandma was watching a TV drama starring Uncle.”

Dousha: “Wow, what’s it about?”

Zhima’s tone was very exaggerated: “Little Uncle is so shameless, he insists on stealing someone else’s girlfriend.”

Dousha’s eyes and mouth were wide open: “Oh my gosh!”

Lin Yan: “…”

In some situations where there were no choices, he indeed took on some brainless scripts just to make a living.

Shen Xingyue chuckled and handed them two pieces of apple, “TV dramas are all fake. Little Uncle is married to your Uncle, he won’t steal someone else’s girlfriend.”

Zhima raised her head, holding a toothpick, and asked Lin Yan: “Little uncle, will you show love to my uncle like you did on TV?”

Dousha added: “Yeah, like saying, ‘The stars in the sky can’t compare to the brilliance of your eyes. When you smile, my world lights up.'”

Lin Yan didn’t remember which drama it was.

But this line abruptly brought back his memory.

It was a campus drama, and he played the second male lead in it.

The second male lead was an academic genius who was obsessed with writing love poems for the female lead every day.

However, the way the scriptwriter wrote that line… was really hard to describe.

#Dead memories suddenly attacking me#

The twins were waiting for his response.

Lin Yan: “…Yes.”

Zhima: “How often do you say it?”

Lin Yan: “…Anytime.”

Dousha: “What will you say?”

Zhima patted her, “What are you asking, little uncle is shy.”

Dousha: “Is it going to be more cheesy?”

Zhima looked up and asked Lin Yan: “Is it? Is it?”

Lin Yan could barely defend himself.

Are kids nowadays so mature?

Lin Yan cleared his throat, “Children shouldn’t ask about these things.”

Zhima pouted.

“Asking about what?”

A familiar voice sounded from above.

They all looked up to find Lu Jin standing behind the sofa, with his hands supporting himself on both sides of Lin Yan, looking down at him.

Shen Xingyue asked, “Is the card game over?”

Lu Jin replied, “We’re not playing anymore. They teamed up to gang up on me.”

Lu Jin then asked, “What are you guys talking about?”

Lin Yan was silent.

Shen Xingyue laughed and said, “Zhima and Dousha were asking if you both would express love to each other.”

Lu Jin didn’t hesitate, “Of course, we would.”

Lu Jin grabbed the air and gave them a performance without hesitation. He lowered his head slightly and looked at Lin Yan affectionately: “The stars in the sky can’t compare to the brilliance of your eyes. When you smile, my world lights up.”

Zhima: “…”

Dousha: “…”

Shen Xingyue: “…”

The eavesdropping aunties and uncles: “…”

Lu Jin: “???”

Lin Yan was silent for a moment, “Don’t you feel that this sentence sounds familiar?”

Lu Jin really thought it sounded familiar, otherwise, he wouldn’t have blurted it out.

Before he could figure out why, his mouth acted faster than his brain, “You say this to me often, of course, I remember.”

Lin Yan: “…”

Lu Jin continued, “You also said, ‘The sweetest candy in the world can’t compare to my love! The most fragrant flowers can’t match my smile…'”

Shen Xingyue coughed and interrupted him: “You let Yanyan say everything, what about you? What did you say?”

Lu Jin smiled slightly: “Me? I’ll say ‘me too’.”

Lin Yan: “…”

Everyone present was stunned by this “me too.”

When Lu Jin pulled Lin Yan upstairs, not even Shen Xingyue tried to stop them.

Lu Jin’s room was already tidied up.

It was Lin Yan’s first time staying overnight here.

Lu Jin usually had to work during the Chinese New Year, so they would finish dinner early and there was no need for him to stay overnight.

“You can sleep on the bed tonight.”

Lu Jin was searching in the closet but couldn’t find the mattress. He made a perplexed sound, wondering if it had all been thrown away.

Lin Yan walked to the closet door, “I won’t sleep on the bed. It’s too soft, and I don’t like it.”

Lu Jin looked up, “Then the sofa?”

Lin Yan replied, “It’s too soft too. I’ll sleep on the floor.”

Lu Jin hesitated, “There’s no mattress.”

Lin Yan didn’t mind, “Just for one night. I’ll manage. Just find a mat to put on the floor.”

Lu Jin closed the closet door and turned to face Lin Yan, “Do you think it’s summer? It’s already autumn.”

As they walked toward the bed, Lin Yan looked at the lone blanket on the bed and fell silent for a moment, “There’s only one blanket as well.”

Lu Jin said, “Wait a moment, I’ll go sneak into the guest room.”

Lin Yan: “….Will we be asked about it?”

Lu Jin raised an eyebrow and smiled, “Why do you think I said ‘sneak’?”

Lin Yan sat on the sofa waiting for him.

Not long after he sat down, someone knocked on the door.

Lin Yan thought it was Lu Jin struggling with the blanket, so he went to open the door.

To his surprise, Shen Xingyue stood at the door holding a fruit plate.

Shen Xingyue walked in with a smile, “You didn’t eat much for dinner, have some fruit. You are really too thin. Don’t skip meals to maintain your figure; it’s not good for your health.”

She looked around, “Where’s Ah Jin?”

Lin Yan: “…Exercising.”

Shen Xingyue nodded, “Really, it’s rare that you all have time to gather together, and he’s off exercising alone.”

While replying, Lin Yan discreetly glanced at the door, hoping Lu Jin wouldn’t return at this moment.

Just as Shen Xingyue turned around, she noticed Lin Yan looking outside the door, “What’s wrong?”

Lin Yan: “It seems like something passed by.”

Shen Xingyue’s expression changed, “Really?”

Lin Yan: “Maybe I’m just tired and saw it wrong.”

Shen Xingyue felt a bit scared, “I’ll invite a spiritual master to perform a ritual at home tomorrow. If you’re tired, rest early.”

Lin Yan breathed a sigh of relief.

He sent Shen Xingyue off to the door, but the room door opened on its own.

Lu Jin carried the quilt: “Look what I found…Mom?”

Shen Xingyue’s expression was not good: “What are you doing with the blanket?”

Lu Jin was also stunned for a moment, and caught a glimpse of Lin Yan mouthing him, and then said, “Exercise.”

Shen Xingyue asked suspiciously, “Exercising with a blanket?”

Lu Jin: “I forgot to bring the yoga mat.”

Shen Xingyue didn’t say anything and left, telling them to rest early.

Once Shen Xingyue was far away, Lin Yan asked, “Did we pass?”

Lu Jin sighed, “Not really.”

Lin Yan: “Didn’t Auntie leave?”

Lu Jin spread his hands: “There is good news, she’s more willing to believe that we had an argument.”

Compared to being suspected of a fake marriage, this was indeed good news.

Lin Yan was a bit uneasy.

Shen Xingyue treated him very well, but when he called her “Mom,” it was accompanied by deceit.

He felt a weight on his head.

Lin Yan was startled and met Lu Jin’s gentle gaze.

Lu Jin gently rubbed his head, “Go to sleep, don’t think too much.”

Lin Yan calmed down and took his hand off, “I want to go to bed early, and I don’t want to get up in the middle of the night to catch crabs.”

Lu Jin: “…”

Lin Yan made the bed, and the two took turns going to the bathroom to take a shower.

He indeed preferred sleeping on a firmer bed. A soft one would make his back ache.

The floor was covered with a thick quilt, and Lin Yan could still smell the sun when he lay down.

His phone vibrated.

Lin Yan opened it and saw a message from Yang Shu.

[Yang Shu: You’re trending.]

[Lin Yan:? ]

[Yang Shu: You and Lu Jin’s CP is trending. Wow, you guys are quite bold.]

[Lin Yan: . ]

Yang Shu sent several links.

[Yang Shu: There’s an uploader called “Little Strawberry.” You know them? Never mind, you probably don’t. After watching the official BE video, Little Strawberry made their own sequel, and it’s quite impressive.]

[Yang Shu: Also, the segment of you two at the school is also going viral. There are many fan-edited videos. I picked a few for you to see. If you have time, take a look.]

Lin Yan clicked on the first link.

Title: No matter how many times I meet you, I still love you.

The video already had over a million views, with more than two thousand people watching it live.

The entire edit had no dialogue.

Lin Yan saw many scenes of him and Lu Jin in different roles they had portrayed. Though they seemed unrelated, they were cleverly edited to evoke a sense of ambiguity.

This video featured three pairings.

The first pair was in ancient costumes. A waste prince, living in an abandoned palace, and a thief who intruded into the imperial palace. The waste prince unintentionally found the injured thief and took care of him attentively. The thief initially wanted to take some things and leave, but when he woke up and saw the prince, his face turned red. He left all the stolen items behind and ran away, blushing.

They got acquainted and fell in love with each other, but on the day the waste prince regained his identity, the thief was killed by enemies chasing after him, while the prince was still waiting for his return.

The second pairing was a teacher and his student, a derivative from the official edit.

The teacher was exasperated by his lazy and unruly student, yet he cared for him attentively, using all his patience. However, just when the student finally improved, the teacher was diagnosed with an incurable illness.

The student left his hometown to find medicine for him, but they never had the chance to meet again.

The third pairing was set in modern times.

The film emperor fell in love with a relatively unknown star, holding his hand and accompanying him on his journey to success.

In the final scene, Lin Yan won the Best Actor award. The person presenting him the trophy was no longer a well-known senior in the industry but Lu Jin.

In front of everyone’s eyes, Lu Jin held Lin Yan’s hand and hugged him.

This couple of lovers finally found happiness.

Looking at the scenes, Lin Yan felt a bit hesitant. Did he really film these scenes?

After some hesitation, he decided to save the videos.

[Yang Shu: But I have something to tell you, I don’t know if you’re interested.]

[Yang Shu: Since your CP is trending, why don’t you ask Teacher Lu if he’s willing to stir up more CP? Create a better script with some twists and turns, what do you think? Of course, if you’re not interested, forget I mentioned it.]

[Lin Yan: Hmm, not interested.]

[Yang Shu: Cry, cry.]

Lin Yan didn’t reply anymore.

He didn’t want to tie Lu Jin down or drain him of his resources.

In their three years of marriage, he had never asked Lu Jin for any favors or resources, and he didn’t plan to start now.

Yang Shu had mentioned multiple times that Lin Yan now had good word-of-mouth, but his popularity still didn’t rise much. However, Lin Yan was very open-minded about being famous or not. Audience popularity was something mystical and couldn’t be forced.

What he didn’t expect was that teaming up with Lu Jin in a CP had caused their popularity to skyrocket. For Lin Yan, this was already enough, and he didn’t need any more publicity stunts.

“Click.”

The bathroom door opened.

Lu Jin sat down on the bed and asked him, “Do you want me to sleep farther away or closer to you?”

Lin Yan snapped back to reality, “Closer.”

Lu Jin tilted his head, “Oh?”

Lin Yan put away his phone and closed his eyes, “Don’t roll over here.”

Lu Jin saw him close his eyes and didn’t bother him anymore.

He lay down on the side closer to Lin Yan and checked the time on his phone; it was only 9 pm.

Lu Jin put on his earphones and started watching a part of one of his better movies.

Suddenly, the door opened again.

Shen Xingyue’s voice came through, “Oh, I forgot to ask you, tomorrow…”

Lin Yan, with his eyes still closed, suddenly opened them wide, reached out, and pulled Lu Jin towards him along with the blanket, pulling both of them down.

Lu Jin almost blurted out, “What the f*ck,” but he managed to restrain himself, pressing down on Lin Yan.

Lu Jin quickly took off the earphones and covered the two of them with a quilt.

Shen Xingyue’s voice stopped abruptly.

“… I’m sorry, pretend I haven’t been here.”

Lin Yan’s view was blocked by Lu Jin, and he couldn’t see Shen Xingyue. He could only judge from the hurried footsteps that she was really embarrassed.

Before the door closed, Lin Yan vaguely heard her say, “So intense, they all fell to the ground.”

Lin Yan: “…”

The room fell quiet again.

The two didn’t move for a moment, only hearing each other’s breathing.

Lu Jin’s body was hot, enveloping Lin Yan with the scent of shower gel.

The warm breath sprayed on Lin Yan’s neck, and his ears gradually turned warm. He closed his eyes and coldly said, “Aren’t you getting up?”

Lu Jin suddenly came back to his senses.

He sat up, “No wonder you asked me to sleep on this side.”

Lin Yan resisted the urge to rub his ears and silently threw the blanket back onto the bed.

Lu Jin: “?”

Lin Yan sighed: “To avoid this happening again, I’ll sleep on that side first, and go down in the middle of the night.”

Lu Jin didn’t object and watched as Lin Yan lay down on the other side.

He ran his hand through his hair, half-leaning against the headboard, absentmindedly looking at his phone.

After a while, Lu Jin thought, ‘Actually, we could lock the door…’