Rong Bo met my gaze. Being quick-witted, I instantly understood his intention. We had discussed in the car on the way here that more affectionate gestures during our conversation would make our story more convincing.
Just as I was about to loop my arm through his, he reached out and pinched my cheek.
"Big brother."
"Gently."
"It hurts."
After Rong Bo expressionlessly completed this affectionate gesture, he said coldly like a robotic announcer, "Why do we have to get engaged first? Can't we just get married directly?"
Me: ……
Mrs. Rong: ……
Mr. Rong: ……
Probably realizing that his impatience had given him away, Rong Bo once again shifted the blame onto me. "I'll follow my wife's lead on such trivial matters."
Me: !!!
With just one sentence, he shifted the focus of the argument onto me.
Is this how you treat your ally?
I'm not that naive!
Under the scrutiny of Rong Bo's parents, I forced a smile and said, "I did mention to Rong Bo that marriage is just a formality. We young people are afraid of trouble, so we really hope to simplify the wedding process as much as possible."
Mrs. Rong said, "I've wanted to ask for a long time. Rong Bo, don't you think your relationship is progressing too fast?"
Rong Bo replied, "I'm afraid that if I'm any slower, she'll run away."
Me: !!!
Mrs. Rong said in disbelief, "Rong Bo, can you be a bit more ambitious?"
Rong Bo said, "All I know is that I love her. I like her so much that I won't be at ease for a moment until I marry her and keep her by my side."
Considering the listless state the big shot had been in recently, his words were quite convincing.
Mrs. Rong said in despair, "I should have encouraged you to fall in love early..."
Mr. Rong smiled and comforted his wife, "Since our son likes her so much, we can only support them."
I heaved a sigh of relief.
Mrs. Rong finally only said, "You two go and see grandma together and ask for her opinion."
Me: Pfft.
This is an easy question.
I thought I'd have to wait until the weekend.
But the next day, Rong Bo drove to pick me up downstairs from the company, and we went to grandma's house together.
When grandma saw Rong Bo and me coming together, she put on a stern face again. "I heard you two are getting married?"
Rong Bo said, "I hope grandma won't object."
Grandma snorted. "I won't object. But let me make it clear first. There are conditions for transferring this 15% of the shares to you."
Rong Bo, who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea, looked up upon hearing this. "What conditions?"
Grandma showed a sly smile. "If I find out that your marriage has ulterior motives, this 15% of the shares will be immediately transferred to Ke Ran's name."
I thought Rong Bo would endure the humiliation and make a declaration of love or something, but unexpectedly he said, "You can transfer it to him now."
Me: !!!
Grandma was also stunned. "What?"
Rong Bo suddenly grabbed my hand and held it tightly in his palm. He said to grandma, "To prove that my feelings for her are genuine, I've decided to give up this share of the shares."
Me: !!!
Going all out?
Grandma said calmly, "Not bad. You have guts."
Rong Bo said, "I hope grandma will be nicer to Wen Xing in the future."
Grandma glanced at me and said proudly, "I won't treat her badly."
Rong Bo said, "I'll ask Wen Xing to come and accompany you these days and discuss the wedding by the way."
Me: …… Are we really getting married?
Grandma looked puzzled. "Why are you in such a hurry? Could it be..."
Then her gaze fell on my flat stomach.
Me: !!!
No!
Grandma!
I'm still a virgin!
Rong Bo got up and went out to answer a phone call. When he came back, his face looked a bit solemn.
I whispered, "What's wrong?"
He glanced at me and said coldly with anger in his voice, "See for yourself."
Then he handed me his phone.
My name was actually tied to Ke Ran's on the hot search!
I clicked on it and it was a video.
The scene was shot very beautifully.
Ke Ran was looking at me affectionately. I was caressing his lips with my fingers up close. From some angles, it looked like we were kissing. The atmosphere between the two of us was extremely ambiguous.
I held the big shot's phone and suddenly looked at the third spectator who was there at that time.
Grandma was quite straightforward. "I uploaded it to the Internet."
I said with a headache, "Grandma, why did you do this? It will make people misunderstand!"
Take a look at the comments —
[So the celestial makeup that night was done by Xing Zai!]
[Xing Zai is the best! She actually completed the whole makeup look with just eyebrow powder!]
[She really is a woman with God-kissed hands.]
[Ke Ran's look is so affectionate. Oh my god, who can resist this!]
[I'm curious about their relationship!]
[Ke Ran was also supposed to be photographed at the WM show!]
[Don't you guys know that Ke Ran is Xing Zai's favorite idol!]
[Sorry, I'm going to support this unorthodox CP!]
[Mr. Rong's head is turning green.]
……
I wiped my face and didn't dare to look anymore.
Grandma said to Rong Bo, "I think the two kids look quite well-matched. Compared to you, Ke Ran seems more suitable for her."
Rong Bo said, "Grandma, you're going too far."
Grandma said, "If you don't have confidence in yourself, what's the point of getting married? This is just a good opportunity to test your fiancée's feelings for you. Can she resist the temptation in front of her idol?"
To be honest, I can't.
If Ke Ran was a bit more flirtatious, I would definitely have an affair.
Fortunately, Ke Ran is upright, so I don't have the chance.
Rong Bo glanced at me.
I immediately started my act. "Grandma is really good at joking. Hehe."
Then I said to Rong Bo, "I'll issue a statement now to clarify the rumor."
I started to edit the text on my phone. After a while, I received a call from Ke Ran. "My agent asked me to post a Weibo to clarify that we're good friends. You just need to repost it."
I glanced at Rong Bo. "How about just saying that we're sister-in-law and younger brother?"
Ke Ran laughed. "Sorry, my identity can't be revealed."
I said with difficulty, "Good friends. Isn't that too ambiguous?"
Ke Ran laughed. "Ambiguity is good. It can stir up the CP and topics."
Rong Bo coughed.
Ke Ran said, "Is big brother there too?"
Grandma said, "I'm here too."
Ke Ran said with a smile and a hint of reproach, "Grandma, you're being naughty."
Then he asked me, "Sister-in-law, do you have any ideas?"
I quickly answered, "I'm going to post an intimate photo with your big brother to prove that our love is unshakable. Then the rumor will be self-defeating."
Ke Ran said disdainfully, "That's too deliberate. As the president of a large group, doing such a flashy and childish thing with a female celebrity is so beneath him!"
Rong Bo: ……
I said with difficulty, "Then what should we do?"
Ke Ran said, "My public relations team has already written the public relations manuscript. I'll post it later. Sister-in-law, you just copy and paste the lines I send you into the repost content."
I asked Rong Bo for his opinion.
Rong Bo had been cornered by the three of us. Being in a dilemma, he could only pretend to be magnanimous. "Let the professionals handle it."
Soon, Ke Ran posted a Weibo: [@Xing Zai. Have you all seen the video of her doing my makeup? (Tongue-out smiling face.jpg) I'm so happy that my idol finally agreed to do my makeup! I really hope she can be my personal makeup artist so that I can be a red-carpet killer for the rest of my life! (Laughing and crying.jpg)]
And he attached a high-definition video, proving that it was shot by a "colleague".
Me: ……
Ke Ran.
You call this a "clarification" video?
Is this kind of relationship called "good friends"?
He's clearly a fangirl who's flirting with me!