Suddenly, as if recalling something, Yu Nian hesitated for a moment before saying to Xiao Yubai, "Should we tell A Xian about his real identity? I'm worried that Xiaobai might do something stupid. He and Er Lan are the closest. But there are so many grudges between him and A Xian. I'm afraid he won't be able to accept all this."
Xiao Yubai was also a bit torn. After thinking for a while, he said, "We can tell Xiaobai first, but don't rush to tell Lin Xian. Firstly, Uncle won't be back for some time. Secondly, although Lin Xian is a top - tier actor now, his position in the industry is not yet stable. If this news breaks out now, it will surely cause a huge stir, which won't be good for him."
Yu Nian nodded. This was the best solution.
Xiao Mubai always said that Yu Nian was being overly nice to Lin Xian. What he didn't know was that Lin Xian was her younger brother and the only heir to the Yu family.
It all happened more than twenty years ago. Yu Nian was actually an orphan. She was taken in by Old Man Yu and raised as his daughter. A year or two later, Mrs. Yu got pregnant with Lin Xian. The family of four lived happily until Lin Xian was two or three years old.
One day, on a whim, Yu Nian took Lin Xian out to play, but she lost him. At that time, she was too young to do anything. By the time the Yu family learned the news, it was already too late.
Just like that, they truly lost their only son.
After that, Mrs. Yu was so heart - broken that she fell ill and her health got worse and worse. She couldn't get pregnant again.
However, the Yu family didn't blame Yu Nian. On the contrary, they treated her better. Although they never stopped looking for Lin Xian, they never got any news.
At that time, the Yu family wasn't a very powerful family. They had just managed to gain a foothold in the upper class of the imperial capital. There were many things they were powerless to do, and they didn't have the ability to search for the child across the country.
Old Man Yu always said that they had already lost a son, and they couldn't afford to lose their daughter. Moreover, they knew that Yu Nian didn't do it on purpose, so they didn't blame her. They even trained her as the heir, saying that if they couldn't find Lin Xian in the future, the Yu family would be handed over to Yu Nian. Even if they found him, if he was useless, they would just raise him as a younger brother. The Yu family should be given to someone with the ability. Even if he was their own flesh and blood, they couldn't let him ruin the family.
But Yu Nian couldn't forgive herself. She even changed her name. Yu Nian, which meant to miss Lin Xian.
More than a decade passed. Everyone was almost giving up on finding Lin Xian, but Yu Nian still persisted. Now, Yu's Group was no longer the small company it used to be. It was a big company that dominated the entertainment industry.
She always thought that she must find her younger brother no matter what.
Fortunately, she saw a boy during an audition. He looked very much like Old Man Yu, and most importantly, his age matched.
She asked him to fill out a resume and learned that he was an orphan raised in an orphanage.
They were about 80% sure that this was the young master of the Yu family who had gone missing.
The remaining 20% was confirmed by a paternity test.
Of course, this was all kept from Lin Xian. They organized a physical examination for all the artists in the company and got Lin Xian's blood sample.
When Yu Nian learned that this boy was her younger brother, she couldn't help but want to cry. After discussing with Old Man Yu, they decided not to tell him his real identity for the time being.
Instead, they chose to help him silently and let him achieve his current status through his own efforts.
So, no one outside the Yu family knew about this except Xiao Yubai. This was also the reason why Xiao Mubai had such a big opinion of Lin Xian. He always thought that Yu Nian was being overly nice to Lin Xian. He even suspected that his own brother had been cuckolded, but he trusted his sister - in - law. So he defaulted that all the problems were with Lin Xian.
Yu Nian came back to her senses. Looking at the time, she knew it wasn't early. She changed her clothes and prepared to go find Ye Erlan. No matter what, tonight couldn't be ruined.
*
On Ye Erlan's side, when he woke up from his nap, he smelled the food Yu Nian had made for him. It really smelled good. He kept thinking that if it weren't for the fact that his team couldn't do without Ning Qian, he would have sent her to be a chef a long time ago.
"You're awake. Come quickly. I made braised pork. It must be delicious," Ning Qian said just as she was about to go wake Ye Erlan up after putting the food on the table. She saw him standing behind her.
"Your cooking skills are wasted on cooking for me," Ye Erlan joked. Then he went to get two sets of chopsticks and bowls and motioned for Ning Qian to sit down and eat.
Just as they were almost done eating, they received a call from Yu Nian, saying that she was on her way. She told them to change their clothes and specifically told them to dress nicely.
After hanging up the phone, Ye Erlan was a bit confused. He wondered why Yu Nian had such a suggestion.
Ning Qian naturally knew why. She thought to herself that it was all for Ye Erlan to have the most perfect experience. Otherwise, why would they go to so much trouble.
She chimed in, "You're a leading figure in the fashion industry. Can't you dress nicely? If your identity as L is exposed in the future and people find out that you, Ye Erlan, are a slovenly man wearing flip - flops, it would be so funny."
Ye Erlan ignored Ning Qian. This girl was always so talkative. He wondered who would end up marrying her.
It was almost eight o'clock when the three of them met up.
"Let's go to the Hengfeng International Center. I heard they have some new lipstick shades," Yu Nian said, using this as an excuse to lead Ye Erlan there. Ning Qian echoed, "Let's go. I also want to take a look. Brother Ye, just follow me and Sister Yu Nian."
After saying that, she winked at Yu Nian. Yu Nian immediately understood that this girl was also a wingman. It would be much easier. As long as they worked together, it would be easy to lead Ye Erlan anywhere.
Sure enough, Ye Erlan didn't notice anything strange. He casually took the two ladies' bags and went to drive.
When they got there, he found that the two ladies didn't go to the beauty stores at all. Instead, they dragged him straight to the center of the square.
Ye Erlan thought to himself, weren't they going to buy lipstick? Why did they just skip those beauty stores?
"Hmm? Why are we suddenly going this way?"
Yu Nian didn't say a word. Ning Qian replied with a smile, "Come on, come on. It's right over there."
As she said that, she took the bags back. Ye Erlan was a bit confused, but Yu Nian and Ning Qian had already planned it. They thought that it would be strange if Ye Erlan, one of the main characters, was still holding two girls' bags when Lin Xian came out to confess his love.
Ye Erlan didn't say anything and continued walking forward. Suddenly, the fountain in the center of the square started spraying, and a light show appeared. There were several big words on it.
"Ye Erlan, I love you."
The words kept playing over and over again. Ye Erlan was completely stunned on the spot. What was going on? Why was this happening?
Wasn't Lin Xian out of town for a work assignment?
Did Yu Nian and Ning Qian bring him here for this?
Just as he was wondering, the lights dimmed again, and then red roses started falling from the sky. It was Ye Erlan's favorite scent.
Along with the roses came Lin Xian.
He was wearing a black suit. On closer inspection, one could tell that it was the one Ye Erlan had made by hand. There were embroidered patterns on it and some shiny rhinestones.
Lin Xian was holding a bunch of red roses. With a smile on his face, he walked towards Ye Erlan.
Ye Erlan didn't know what to say for a moment. He was so shocked that he couldn't even speak.
The people around also didn't say a word. Some of them were recording videos, and some were posting on their WeChat Moments. But even though they could clearly see that it was Lin Xian, no one made a sound.
In such a grand scene, it seemed that if anyone made a sound, the extremely romantic atmosphere would be destroyed.
That boy, wearing the clothes he had made by hand and holding his favorite flowers, walked towards him step by step under the gaze of everyone.
Ye Erlan understood that this was the ceremony Lin Xian wanted to give him. He would never miss any beauty again, and there would be no more regrets.
He ran towards the boy who loved the fragrance of flowers with the fragrance of flowers all over him.
Lin Xian walked up to Ye Erlan, then knelt on one knee and offered the flowers to him. His voice was extremely gentle and pious.
"Yezi, I love you. It's been many years. Although I had some doubts, fortunately, it's not too late. Will you be with me?"
Ye Erlan suddenly had an urge to cry. He knew that Lin Xian would give him a surprise, but he didn't expect it to be such a grand and unexpected one.
Surprise, shock, and touch.
Countless emotions rushed in at this moment.
He was so excited that he could hardly speak.
"I love you too."
Lin Xian didn't stand up. Instead, he continued to speak. He thought that he must tell Ye Erlan all his love over the years and also tell him about the misunderstanding back then.
"Yezi, do you know? After you left, I was so scared. I went crazy looking for you, but I still couldn't find you. It seemed that no one knew your news. Later, I worked hard to become a big - name star so that one day you could see me and I could see you. Fortunately, you're back. You're back with all your glory, with your love for me, and with my salvation. Do you know how happy I was when I knew that this suit on me was made by you? It was as if the whole world had lit up, and my whole world had come back. Do you still remember this, Yezi?"
Lin Xian pointed to the leaf pattern on the collar of the suit. Ye Erlan always felt that the pattern was familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it. The only thing he knew was that almost all of Lin Xian's custom - made clothes had this pattern.
"Maybe you've forgotten, but it's the most important thing to me. It was something you drew casually when we first became deskmates. You said you wanted to be a very good painter."
Yes!
That's why it felt so familiar. It was something he had drawn back then. But it had been so many years, and he had forgotten. Moreover, he was always drawing, so he had long forgotten these small patterns.
It turned out that Lin Xian had always been telling the world in this way that he loved Ye Erlan, that he loved him.
"Get up first," Ye Erlan's voice was already tinged with sobs.
Lin Xian slowly stood up. Before he could stand firmly, Ye Erlan threw himself into his arms. The flowers fell directly to the ground. But the person in his arms was already like the whole world.
*
Soon, the video of the confession spread like wildfire on the Internet.
"Ahhhhh, what's going on? I haven't been on the Internet for just half a day?"
"Wow, Lin Xian is actually gay. I'm shocked."
"Are you discriminating against homosexuality in the comment above?"
"Come on, it's 2022. There can't still be people who discriminate against homosexuality, right?"
"I'm crying. My youth is over."
"Everyone is crying. I don't know if they're touched by the ceremony or if their idol's image has been shattered."
"Waaaaa, what are you doing, hubby?"
"Damn it, who is that guy? It's so disgusting."
"What are you talking about in the comment above? Watch your mouth, okay? Don't be so vulgar!"
"So is this a scene from a movie, a hype, or for real?"
"Have you guys forgotten what Lin Xian posted on Weibo today? I suspect that was a warning for us. Damn it."
"I'm really crying. I think the boy in the amusement park photo last time was also this guy. Look at all these roses on the screen. I'm crying so hard that the Great Wall might collapse."
"Tell me about it! I even feel like dying. No wonder Brother was so determined to clear his relationship with Shen Manmei. So that's why."
"Am I the only one who thinks this little brother is really handsome? Although I can't hear what they're saying, I really think they're a perfect match. I'm so happy to have found a real CP."
"Damn it, you're crazy. Stop shipping. Get out of here. How could Lin Xian like a guy? Fuck."
"I'm waiting online for information about this little brother."
"Let's just give our blessings. Brother must hope that we bless them."
...
It was already midnight when Lin Xian came out. After they left there, Yu Nian drove Ning Qian home, while Ye Erlan went for a walk with Lin Xian by the river to calm down.
When Ye Erlan got home, he didn't say a word. He drank a glass of wine and then went to sleep.
Lin Xian, on the other hand, couldn't fall asleep. Should he go back to his own home or just sleep here?
In fact, if he went back, it would only be a wall away. But now he was Ye Erlan's legitimate boyfriend. It shouldn't be a problem to stay, right?
But if he stayed, would Ye Erlan be angry? That would be terrible.
In the end, he decided not to think about it. He knew that there was a huge stir on the Internet. Since he couldn't sleep anyway, he decided to go online and check the situation. If it got too serious, he might as well quit the entertainment industry and be an ordinary person.
As soon as he logged on to Weibo, sure enough, there was a huge stir. Almost all the top - trending topics seemed to be related to the name Lin Xian.
He thought for a while, then took a photo with Ye Erlan, showing half of Ye Erlan's face. Then he wrote the following content.
"He walks with the stars. Like the fragrance from afar, he rushes towards me. Fortunately, I've caught my starlight. From now on, there will only be starlight in my eyes. Good night."
After posting this, it was truly an official announcement. The whole Weibo exploded again.
"Wow, it's an official announcement! It's really an official announcement!"
"Ahhhhh, it's really true?"
"So sweet. This brother is also so handsome."
"Damn it, two guys. It's so disgusting."
"They're just using this to get attention. It's so shameless and disgusting."
"I'm unsubscribing. I'm really disappointed. Lin Xian, you could have been a good idol, but you're acting like a whore. Fuck. I'm ashamed that I ever liked you."
"Are the people in the comments above crazy? It's their love life. What does it matter to you?无语子."
"Exactly. As a girlfriend - fan, I still support them."
"Just focus on their works, okay? Why do you care about their personal lives? Besides, is homosexuality a crime?"
"Love knows no boundaries. Love transcends everything."
"I'm so sweetened!"
"Best wishes."
"Best wishes + 10086."
"Best wishes + ID number."
...
Lin Xian had actually expected that some people would be dissatisfied and some would unsubscribe. But it didn't matter. He just wanted to give Ye Erlan a proper name. Even if the whole world opposed, as long as they had infinite expectations for this love in their hearts, it would be okay, it would be okay...
"You can sleep here. It's too late to go back," Ye Erlan said.
Hearing this, Lin Xian suddenly turned around and found Ye Erlan staring at him.
"You... you're not asleep?"
Ye Erlan nodded. "No. I just... don't know how to face you for the time being."
Lin Xian laughed after hearing this. So this guy was just shy. No wonder he went straight to bed as soon as he got home. He really acted the part.
Since Ye Erlan had invited him to stay, he definitely wouldn't decline. He would stay as long as he could. As for tomorrow's work, Yu Nian would definitely help him solve it.
Holding his baby and sleeping was the most important thing.
The next morning, when Ye Erlan woke up, Lin Xian was still sleeping. He looked really comfortable.
Ye Erlan tiptoed into the kitchen and started making breakfast.
After finishing making breakfast, he belatedly turned on his phone. Lin Xian was a public figure, and so many people were there last night. There must be a stir. It was his fault that he didn't think of this last night.
Sure enough, as soon as he opened Weibo, the video of them popped up. Some people were giving their blessings, and some were scolding them for being disgusting. There were almost no neutral people.
Some people were suspecting his identity and asking for his information.
Ye Erlan thought for a while. Lin Xian had so generously introduced him to the public. How could he back down? He logged on to his account as L and then reposted Lin Xian's Weibo from last night.
"I went to bed too early last night, so I can only take this opportunity to quietly make you a breakfast. Good morning, my boyfriend."
After posting this, he didn't look at the messages anymore. He could predict what would happen next. It didn't matter what happened. What