TL: Hua

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Chapter 135: Fatalistic necessity

The explosive word “Wife…” traveled through the receiver, and in that instant, the entire studio went silent.

The smiles on the faces of the guests who had been waiting for a good laugh froze instantly. As for the viewers watching the live stream online, every single one of them was dumbfounded.

Wi… Wife??

While everyone was still doubting whether they were hallucinating, and before they could process what had happened, the director of “Incredible Journey” snapped to his senses before anyone else and swiftly cut the live feed.

Looking at the sudden black screen in the live room, the netizens finally snapped out of it!

[Holy crap holy crap holy crap]

[Don’t tell me that was a hallucination just now, I absolutely refuse to believe it!]

[It wasn’t a hallucination, it wasn’t a hallucination. It was ‘Wife,’ WI!!! FE!!!!!!]

[Aaaaaahhhh, he called him Wife!]

[Wife wife wife wife]

[Wife wife wife wife]

In the now-darkened live room, the number of viewers, far from decreasing, was skyrocketing. Every inch of the screen was occupied by “Wife” comments from netizens who had turned into screaming chickens from excitement.

You couldn’t blame them for being excited! Who wouldn’t be!

The show was almost over, and they hadn’t held high expectations, just looking for a bit of fun. Who knew they would accidentally stumble upon such explosive content? Most importantly, it was Gu Siye saying it to Lin Yanran!!!

[He called him ‘Wife,’ you understand?]

[This got me so hyped in the middle of the night!]

[Is this ‘wife’ something we non-VIPs are allowed to hear? Late-night benefits?]

[Aaaaah, the one calling him ‘Wife’ was Gu Siye, right?!]

[I’ve been a fan of his for eight years. That voice is definitely Gu Siye. If not, please revoke my fan status.]

[Aaaaah, so Gu Siye didn’t know they were filming and just straight-up called Yanran ‘Wife’!!]

[Teacher Gu, you’re quite wild in private!!]

[Ugh, why did he call him ‘Wife’!! Are they dating? Can some kind soul tell me? If there’s no follow-up, I will literally die… someone save me please, thanks.]

Once the word appeared during the phone segment, even though the production team cut the stream immediately, there was no stopping the news from fermenting.

After all, a heaven-shaking scandal involving two top-tier stars, and a romance scandal at that, was something no one could contain.

[I thought I heard a fake rumor, I didn’t expect it to be true!]

[I just worked a bit of overtime and I actually missed the live moment!!]

[Having heard it with my own ears, I feel like my life is complete.]

[Is it for real real real? Did he really call him ‘wife’?]

[Real real real.]

[This is a day that can be recorded in the history of the domestic entertainment industry. @ZhangShanfeng, good job! I’ll never curse you for pitting guests ever again.]

On Weibo, many people clipped the phone segment separately, and the two sentences “Wife, I just got off the plane” were instantly sent to the top of the hot search. Not just that, but soon topics like #Wife#, #GuSiyeYanranRomanceExposed#, #SiranisReal#, and #GuSiyeCallsYanranWife# dominated the front page.

For a moment, all top ten hot search terms were related to “Siran,” and the Siran Super Topic gained 300,000 new followers instantly.

Amidst the netizens’ burning passion for gossip, Weibo held on for less than half an hour before it crashed once again, as expected.

[Who would have thought that in just three seconds on a variety show phone call, my wife would become Teacher Gu’s wife? But why am I so excited?]

[I don’t care, I don’t care, real couples are meant to call each other ‘Wife’!]

[Call him ‘Wife’! Call him ‘Wife’! Lin Yanran is Gu Siye’s wife!!!]

[Sob sob sob, suddenly realizing I’m shipping a real couple, I’m so happy I could die.]

[Speaking of ‘Wife,’ sisters, do you remember the word-guessing game in “Unexpected Surprise”? When Teacher Gu was guessing ‘Lian Po,’ he called Yanran ‘Wife’!]

[My god, so Gu Siye was slipping in his private feelings way back then??]

[To think I laughed like a pig because I thought Teacher Gu guessed wrong. Teacher Gu, you are so calculating (doge face).]

[Hehe, the case is finally solved today. Because he’s the real wife, Gu Siye went abroad to follow his ‘wife’s’ schedule and even protected him with his life during a car crash. Good job, Teacher Gu!]

[Aaaaah, I’m dead!!! No wonder for the collaboration in “Imperial Power,” Gu Siye didn’t care about anything. He just wanted to be a supporting role for love and play a couple with his wife.]

[Aaaaah, no wonder the eye contact in the Yizhao scenes was so sweet and real. Siran is real!!!]

[So does anyone know when the couple started dating?]

[I don’t know when they started, but looking back at the details in “Super Idol,” with the close dancing and the chemistry, they were sweet enough to kill me at every moment.]

[Ugh, Teacher Gu was always prompting Yanran to flirt with him on the show. Especially the scene where he gave Yanran the ‘S’ card and deliberately fixed his tie. The sexual tension was off the charts, like they were going to kiss the next second.]

[Thanks, I’m fainting from the sweetness.]

[Real couples are just the best to ship.]

[So you’ve been giving out so much sweetness all along? @Siran fans, you guys have such sharp eyes! I misunderstood you before!!]

[I listened to the audio again and again. It turns out Teacher Gu’s voice is so gentle and alluring when he talks to his wife privately with a smile… So… Can you two go say this in bed? Words like ‘Wife’ and ‘Husband’ are better said in bed, right? (doge face)]

[Suddenly turning red.]

[I don’t know if they’re in bed, but please, Siran, keep the sweetness coming. Real couples should show off their love as much as possible. That’s the only way we can stay happy, work hard, and study well, so we have the energy to contribute to society.]

[What a clever little guy upstairs is]

While netizens were drowning in “Killed me with sweetness” and “I’m dead” comments, Weibo was quietly fixed, and the term #GuSiyeYanranRomanceExposed# firmly occupied the number one spot on the hot search. After Weibo was back, everyone quickly noticed other clues.

[Have you sisters noticed? It’s been so long, and Siyu hasn’t come out to clarify. There’s no movement from Jingshi either.]

[What is there to clarify for a real couple? I don’t want a clarification, I want sugar!]

[Sisters, never mind Siyu, the key is that Jingshi hasn’t done anything either!!]

[Does Jingshi’s silence mean they’ve already met the parents?]

[Aaaaaah, don’t say it, don’t say it, I’m dying. Where is the morality? Where is the baseline? And more importantly, where is the Siran wedding address… I want to give a 500-yuan wedding gift.]

[@Siran, we’re not outsiders, please announce it when you get married. I want to contribute to the gift fund too.]

While netizens were too excited to sleep over that “wife,” Gu Siye took Lin Yanran to see the stars.

They went to the mountain villa that had been full of cherry blossoms last time. It wasn’t cherry blossom season yet, but someone had carefully planted many freesias in the mountain garden.

The stars and moon were beautiful tonight. Small star-shaped night lights were scattered throughout the garden, reflecting the sky as if the stars were hanging on the freesias.

The night in the mountains was quiet and peaceful; the chaos of the outside world seemed to have nothing to do with them.

Neither Lin Yanran nor Gu Siye mentioned the “accident” on tonight’s show. It was going to be made public sooner or later anyway; to them, it wasn’t something worth worrying about.

Lin Yanran sat on the bench where he had first shared his secrets with Gu Siye, holding his guitar. Smelling the faint fragrance of the freesias in the air, his fingers lightly brushed the strings.

A simple and light prelude began, and Gu Siye immediately recognized the song.

“Love You Like the Movies.”

Lin Yanran lowered his eyes to the guitar strings and said softly, “A song suddenly came to mind. You sang it for me once before.”

That was back in the fan-fiction campus world. Lin Yanran had signed up for the school talent show. Because they were competing against a rival school, all the students took it very seriously. In the end, just as he was about to perform, an accident prevented him from going on stage. In that moment of extreme urgency, Gu Siye had taken his guitar and performed on stage in his place.

The breeze blew gently, and the long stems of the freesias swayed side to side, as if keeping rhythm for Lin Yanran.

“Learn to sign, cheesy lines, Like Baby, you complete me”

Lin Yanran turned to look at Gu Siye beside him. Flashes of that performance flickered through his mind.

Back then, that man had been the center of attention on stage. Yet his eyes, from beginning to end, were only fixed on him, filled with love.

“I promise if you let me, I’ll love you like the movies.”

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After a night of fermentation, the matter had reached the point where almost the entire nation knew. But everyone waited and waited, yet no official clarification came from either of their teams.

With no denial and no admission, netizens were a bit dazed.

[Could it be that they want to use the ‘cold treatment’ because it’s a same-sex relationship?]

[Please don’t!! I don’t care about gender! As long as it’s true love, we bless them!!]

Just as everyone was feeling worried, the official Golden Crane Awards released a message to drum up excitement for tonight’s award ceremony. Seeing the official Weibo, netizens remembered: tonight, Lin Yanran was nominated for two awards, and Gu Siye would also be attending!!!

Netizens grew even more excited!

Never mind the response from their teams. If they attend together, it’s going to be a massive sugar fest!

As a result, the Golden Crane Awards, which happened to coincide with this scandal, saw a record number of online viewers.

Before the ceremony even officially began, every live room with broadcasting rights was flooded with “Siran” comments.

The ceremony officially started at 8:00 PM, with the red carpet beginning at 6:00 PM.

As soon as it hit six, the live rooms opened punctually.

Various nominated crews began walking the red carpet one after another. Although viewers were dying for gossip, they showed respect when other crews or stars walked by and didn’t spam “Siran.”

It was only when it was almost time for the two to appear that netizens began intensely flooding the screen.

[They’re coming, they’re coming!!!]

[Oooooh, will Siran walk the red carpet together tonight!!]

[Teacher Gu, please hold your wife’s hand tightly as you walk together.]

[Well said! If there’s no hand-holding, I’m not watching this red carpet!]

The netizens were naturally hoping for them to walk together, but in reality, they found that Lin Yanran walked with the cast and crew of “Becoming an Older Brother Again.”

Tonight, he wore a white suit, which was rare for him.

He walked with elegance, noble grace, and natural ease.

He didn’t seem affected by yesterday’s events at all, facing the cameras candidly, smiling and waving to the reporters and fans on both sides, shining brilliantly.

The Golden Crane Awards allowed fan support on-site, so many fans had come.

Today, the majority were solo fans. Because the relationship wasn’t official yet, the CP fans remained low-key, and no one mentioned “Siran” in front of the star himself.

Seeing Lin Yanran on the red carpet, the fans excitedly raised their support light boards and shouted his name loudly.

The CP fans shouted along, but as they shouted, they began to notice something was off.

Because they discovered that the fans of Gu Siye standing next to them were actually joining in the cheers.

The Siran CP fans were filled with question marks.

The netizens watching the live stream were equally filled with question marks.

Why are the solo fans of this generation so excellent…

The red carpet wasn’t very long. As Lin Yanran finished his walk and was signing his name, he heard the host announce Gu Siye’s name.

He handed the pen back to the hostess, turned his head to look toward the end of the red carpet, and found that Gu Siye was also looking at him from across the carpet.

The two made eye contact across the space. A second later, Lin Yanran turned his gaze away with a smile and entered the venue first.

Although Lin Yanran and Gu Siye did not walk the red carpet together, their turns were right next to each other.

It would have been one thing if they were separated by a few people, but they appeared one after the other.

This scene made the netizens and the many reporters on-site, who were dying for inside information, feel an itch in their hearts, wishing the organizers had arranged for them to walk together.

Thus, when Gu Siye was halfway through his walk, a man in the crowd who truly couldn’t hold it in any longer suddenly shouted loudly at him, “Teacher Gu, why aren’t you walking the red carpet with your wife!!!”

This man’s voice was exceptionally loud; even the viewers in the live stream could hear his words clearly through the audio equipment.

Netizens didn’t expect someone to be so brave; they gave him thumbs up one after another and were extremely curious about how Gu Siye would react.

But in the camera frame, Gu Siye seemed to have no reaction. His expression remained normal, and his pace on the red carpet did not stop because of it.

Just as everyone was wondering if he had misheard, they saw his lips curve slightly upward on screen.

He looked toward the direction of the man, his peach blossom eyes turned up slightly, and the smile reached his eyes.

Netizens went wild instantly.

[Ahhhhhh, Teacher Gu, what’s with that smile?!]

[Is it because of the word “wife”? Hahahaha]

[This is a tacit admission, it’s a tacit admission!!]

[Sisters, did you notice Teacher Gu’s clothes? It’s a couple’s outfit with Yanran, it has to be a couple’s outfit!!]

[I checked, they are wearing the same series by the same designer. The couple’s outfit is set in stone.]

[Am I the only one who noticed the earrings? Yanran and Teacher Gu are each wearing one. Are they a couple’s earrings?]

[Sister, you must be the modern-day Leeuwenhoek[1]. I just zoomed in on the on-site photos. Yanran is wearing an ‘S’ and Gu Siye is wearing an ‘R’. My goodness, the little couple is showing off so blatantly!!]

[Aaaaaah sisters, Teacher Gu even signed his name right next to Yanran’s.]

[This is killing me with sweetness.]

[Siran is real, Siran is real.]

[I beg you two to go public tonight.]

While the netizens online were swooning, everything at the Golden Crane Awards was proceeding in an orderly fashion.

The ceremony officially began, and the presenters took the stage to announce the awards one by one.

Large-scale ceremonies like the Golden Crane Awards have their own unique charm. Although many people watched with the intent of finding

sugar, they were unknowingly infected by the atmosphere.

So when the presenters on stage announced the nominations for the Best Newcomer Award, everyone couldn’t help but feel excited for Lin Yanran.

Lin Yanran’s acting in “Becoming an Older Brother Again” was widely recognized; therefore, almost every viewer believed that this year’s Best Newcomer Award belonged to him.

However, when everyone heard the presenter read out a name that was not Lin Yanran’s, the fans on-site and the netizens watching the stream found it a bit hard to accept.

[Yanran acted so well, why couldn’t he win? His acting clearly crushed the competition.]

[I’m stunned. The Newcomer Award only happens once in a lifetime. Why didn’t they give it to Yanran?]

[It’s okay, sisters. There’s still the Best Actor nomination. Maybe they want to give him Best Actor instead?]

[He’s so young, forget about it.]

[What does acting have to do with age? Don’t be so narrow-minded, okay? If he acted well, why can’t he take it?]

The fans, who were originally depressed because their idol didn’t win Best Newcomer, were dazed to see these people praising Lin Yanran so sincerely and looking forward to him winning Best Actor.

Sisters, did you go out to control the comments?

No…

It seems… like passers-by are the ones controlling the comments…

Eh, it really is the general public!

The Best Newcomer Award was the award Lin Yanran had the highest hopes of winning tonight; an actor only gets one chance in their life.

Now, seeing that he didn’t get it, many people on-site felt regretful for him.

Many seniors around him were comforting him, saying his acting was great and it didn’t matter. The road ahead was long, and there would be many opportunities.

Lin Yanran thanked them with a smile.

He wasn’t that obsessed with awards, so not winning Best Newcomer didn’t leave him feeling too dejected.

He turned his head, and at the moment the venue lights dimmed, he saw Gu Siye in the distance.

The other party made a gesture toward him, seemingly telling him, “It’s okay.”

The lights dimmed again, and the ceremony continued.

Although the crew of “Becoming an Older Brother Again” missed out on Best Newcomer, they successfully swept subsequent awards such as Best New Director, Best Screenplay, and Best Supporting Actor.

Soon the ceremony neared its end and simultaneously reached the climax of the night.

This year’s Golden Crane Best Actor and Best Actress were about to be born.

The first to be presented was Best Actress.

The winner was a young actress in her early twenties.

The actress seemed very surprised that she could win such a weighty award, shedding tears on stage during her acceptance.

Everyone on-site clapped to encourage her, and Lin Yanran also clapped for her while looking forward.

After the actress finished her speech, the host walked onto the stage again.

After a quick transition, she excitedly began to introduce tonight’s presenter for the Best Actor award.

“Tonight we are very fortunate to have a heavyweight guest presenter.”

“This presenter has only attended three film festival award ceremonies since his debut.”

“Two of those times were when he won Best Actor himself.”

“The third time is tonight, as he comes to our Golden Crane Awards by invitation as a guest presenter.”

Hearing the host’s introduction, the fans on-site had already guessed who it was and loudly shouted Gu Siye’s name.

After the host held the microphone to interact with the fans for a bit, she stopped teasing and announced loudly, “That’s right, he is… Gu Siye!!”

“With a warm round of applause, please welcome Teacher Gu to the stage to present the award!”

Amidst enthusiastic applause and screams, Gu Siye walked gracefully onto the stage. As the lights hit him, his outstanding aura and temperament immediately made him the most dazzling presence in the room.

“Hello everyone, I am Gu Siye. It is a great honor to have the opportunity to be the presenter for tonight’s Golden Crane Award for Best Actor.”

After Gu Siye briefly introduced himself, he brought the topic to tonight’s five Best Actor nominees.

On the big screen behind him, images and photos of the five nominees were displayed.

When the clip of Lin Yanran in “Becoming an Older Brother Again” was played, the entire venue erupted in an astonishing wave of screams.

The director also knew what everyone wanted to see and deliberately cut to a shot of Lin Yanran and Gu Siye.

Netizens were already about to faint from the sugar.

Because they suddenly discovered that the arrangement for the Best Actor presenter was completely different from the previous ones.

For all the previous awards, presenters appeared in pairs, one man and one woman.

Yet, when it came to Best Actor, there was only Gu Siye alone.

To others, this might not seem like much; after all, with Gu Siye’s status, he could completely hold the stage by himself.

But in the eyes of netizens intent on shipping, Gu Siye presenting the award alone became:

[The wife is nominated for Best Actor for the first time, so Teacher Gu comes as the presenter. It doesn’t matter if he wins or not, but the wife’s first nomination must be announced by me!]

[Did you hear the subtext in the host’s words just now? The only time in Teacher Gu’s life as a guest presenter is only for his wife.]

[I understand now, the wife is nominated so he came to cheer him on.]

[Aaaaaah, Teacher Gu, you really know how to do it. You deserve to have a wife.]

While the netizens were dizzy with the sweetness of their new discovery, Gu Siye had already opened the envelope in his hand.

He quickly finished reading the contents inside.

At this moment, everyone wished they could look at his expression through a magnifying glass; they all wanted to deduce from his micro-expressions who would be crowned Best Actor tonight.

However, Gu Siye’s expression management was a perfect ten; his face remained unchanged throughout the process.

Netizens were already so nervous that they clasped their hands together in constant prayer.

Please, please, whether there’s still a chance to see Siran in the same frame tonight depends entirely on this final award!

Although the chances were slim, one must still have dreams!!

Just as the netizens were praying with their eyes closed, Gu Siye’s voice finally rang out.

“The winner of the Best Actor award at the 39th Golden Crane Awards is…”

While announcing the winner of Best Actor, Gu Siye looked up toward a certain spot. His eyes, which originally held no emotion, gradually began to reveal a hint of pride.

Seeing this change, everyone’s heads buzzed. Their minds were filled with “Holy crap!!”

No way, no way!!

Is the dream really going to come true tonight?

The camera remained locked on Gu Siye’s face. He smiled and fixed his gaze on the area where Lin Yanran was sitting.

As he announced the name of the Best Actor winner, his voice rose slightly at the end, and his peach blossom eyes were filled with love.

“Yanran.”

The spotlight shone directly on Lin Yanran, and the image on the big screen was immediately switched to a real-time shot of him.

As the newly crowned Best Actor, Lin Yanran had a hint of surprise in his eyes at this moment, but it was quickly replaced by joy.

Compared to his composure and calm, the “Becoming an Older Brother Again” crew around him had already reached the peak of excitement.

Everyone from the creative team gathered around, tearfully pulling Lin Yanran into a tight group hug.

Their shabby little movie, which was almost scrapped and wasn’t favored by outsiders, had become the biggest winner tonight.

And Lin Yanran, who had always given the crew the greatest help, had finally won Best Actor.

Subsequently, amidst the applause of the entire venue, Lin Yanran looked at Gu Siye on the stage and, under the spotlight, walked toward him step by step.

Tonight, Gu Siye had come as a guest presenter, so the two had not been seated together.

Therefore, this was the first time everyone in the audience saw the two officially appear in the same frame tonight.

Watching Lin Yanran and Gu Siye gradually approach and stand side-by-side on screen, the Siran fans were crazed with excitement, and netizens were swooning over the ship.

[To the sister who said Yanran could win Best Actor, you are a divine prophet!]

[This is too thrilling, too thrilling! Who would have thought that at the very end, I’d get to see such a sweet scene?]

[Wuwuwu, Yanran won Best Actor, and it’s Gu Siye presenting the award to him.]

[Exactly, exactly! Who would have thought that Teacher Gu just called him ‘wife’ on a live stream yesterday, and today he’s personally presenting his wife with an award?]

[Even a fanfic writer couldn’t come up with this magical plot.]

[Truly, even God couldn’t stand it anymore; He had to make them come out and show us some public affection.]

[Aaaaaah, it was worth squatting in the live stream room all night. My life is complete.]

After walking onto the stage, Lin Yanran graciously accepted the trophy from Gu Siye’s hand.

Seeing this scene, the fans in the entire venue screamed in excitement.

Whether they were solo fans, CP fans, or fans of others, they all couldn’t help but scream wildly for the two of them.

[Is this what a real couple is like? Even though there’s no hugging, no hand-holding, and no kissing, just the act of taking the trophy makes me so excited watching it.]

[Real couples are always the best to ship!]

[When are you two getting married!!!!]

Lin Yanran took the microphone from Gu Siye, his eyes filled with a gentle smile.

“I want to thank every important person in my life: my family, friends, fans, colleagues… thank you for every time we met; it has made my life more meaningful.”

After his brief acceptance speech, Lin Yanran did not leave the stage. Instead, he turned to look at Gu Siye beside him.

Gu Siye had been looking at him the whole time, his eyes filled with an unbreakable tenderness.

As the two locked eyes, the screams on-site almost brought down the roof of the award ceremony venue.

[Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhh]

[Siran Siran Siran Siran]

[Marry Marry Marry]

At first, everyone was excitedly shouting whatever they wanted, but later, led by someone, the fans in the entire venue began to chant “Siran” in perfect unison.

Lin Yanran smiled as he heard everyone call out his and Gu Siye’s CP name. He raised the microphone and spoke again.

“Many friends are very concerned about the relationship between Gu Siye and me.”

Under thousands of gazes, Lin Yanran graciously locked fingers with Gu Siye, his words carrying inexhaustible love.

“Yes, we are together.”

Throughout the past three worlds, it was this person who had always stayed by his side, never leaving or abandoning him.

Everything has its accidental coincidences, yet the result is like a fatalistic necessity.

Gu Siye was his fatalistic necessity.

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The author has something to say:

Gu Siye is his fatalistic necessity, and the same is true for Yanran regarding Gu Siye. You two must be happy and joyful forever, babes.

This chapter was revised many times. I wrote several versions of the final ending and discussed it with my friends for a long time, so I’m sorry for making you all wait so long.

The main story ends here. Thank you all for your support and encouragement along the way. I am immensely grateful to everyone.

I will update some extra chapters later. You can write down what you want to see, and if I can write it, I will include it in the extras.

“Everything has its accidental coincidences, yet the result is like a fatalistic necessity.” — Excerpted from Shen Congwen.

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[1] Leeuwenhoek invented highly advanced, single-lensed microscopes and was the first to discover and describe microorganisms.

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This will be all. Thank you for reading : )