Reading the comments, Xu Wang could not help glancing up at Pei Yanchuan, who was working intently nearby.
He did not know if he was imagining it, but for a moment, the other man seemed to have grown a little taller.
Sensing the familiar gaze, Pei Yanchuan silently straightened his back. Taller, a little taller.
Xu Wang shook his head, took another selfie, and posted it in the comments.
[A beauty attack the second I open the app! Wifey looks gorgeous.]
[Wifey looks gorgeous. As a fan of his looks, I can rest easy.]
[That outfit is so pretty! My urge to get the same one has reached its peak.]
[With a wife that beautiful, can President Pei even make himself walk away?]
[Hahaha, if he can't manage, let me take over. (scheming furiously)]
[The person above really has some nerve. (thumbs-up)]
[When are they filming the second episode? I can't wait anymore.]
[+1, +1. These empty days are making me lonely.]
[Tagging The Newlyweds' Honeymoon Journey's official account.]
[Tagging the director of The Newlyweds' Honeymoon Journey.]
[Tagging...]
In just two hours, Xu Wang's post passed a million likes, a million comments, and five hundred thousand shares.
Meanwhile, the director, who was planning the second episode, stared at the game proposals in front of him and racked his brains.
This time, he would make those guests fear him. Heh heh heh.
"Boss, boss, we're on fire! We're seriously on fire!" The assistant director rushed in excitedly from outside, holding a phone with its screen lit.
"Calm down. There's a fire extinguisher outside." Without even looking up, the director held out a hand, hoping he would get his emotions under control.
"No, Director, we're blowing up online." The assistant director slapped his hand aside, too excited to control his strength.
Smack!
"Hiss... What's the rush? With that brute strength of yours, that hurt like hell." The director pulled his hand back against his chest and blew on it, speaking irritably.
"Ah, sorry, boss. I got excited and wasn't paying attention." The assistant director gave an awkward chuckle.
"But none of that matters. Boss, look! The show's official account has received so many private messages, likes, and tags." The assistant director offered up the phone as though presenting a treasure.
"Seriously? You're not fooling me?" The director shot up from his stool like a rocket, snatched the phone, and began reading intently.
"To be precise, Teacher Xu's post blew up, and we got some traffic out of it too," the assistant director explained carefully beside him.
The director's expression grew increasingly serious.
The assistant director looked baffled. He had practically grinned wide enough to show his front teeth reading it, so why were the corners of his boss's mouth turning down?
"Why didn't Teacher Xu include our show's hashtag?" The director sat back down, his expression grave.
"Maybe he was just sharing something from his daily life?" Unable to figure out what his boss was thinking, the assistant director answered cautiously.
"Hmm..."
"Hmm?"
"I've got it!" The director suddenly stood up in excitement, clenched his left hand into a fist, and smacked it into his right palm.
"Boss, what have you figured out?" The assistant director was even more confused.
"It must be because we haven't done enough. I've decided. This time, we'll add another fifty thousand yuan to the cash the production team brings." The director solemnly held up one hand, spreading all five fingers.
Three black lines seemed to cross the assistant director's forehead.
Having said that, the director took his own phone from his pocket and made a call.
Seeing the contact's name on the screen, the assistant director nearly had the life scared out of him.
"Boss, getting some traffic out of this is good enough. Don't get into an argument with Teacher Xu..."
"Hellooo~ Is this Teacher Xu? It's your little director. Have you had dinner yet? Not yet...?"
"Huh?" Hearing his boss's impossibly affected voice and seeing him smile so widely his eyes disappeared, the assistant director felt a chill for the first time. So this is the kind of boss you are.
At the Pei Corporation building, Xu Wang, who was waiting to leave work with Pei Yanchuan, put down his phone and let out a deep breath.
"What is it?" Having changed his clothes, Pei Yanchuan walked over to Xu Wang.
"Nothing. The director just called me. His voice sounded completely different from before. I nearly hung up on him." Xu Wang shuddered at the memory of that voice.
Pei Yanchuan took Xu Wang's hand.
On their way home, Xu Wang and Pei Yanchuan happened to pass a dessert shop, so they bought a small cake before heading back.
That night, Xu Wang lay against Pei Yanchuan's chest, refreshing his phone.
"Still not sleepy?" Pei Yanchuan asked with concern, holding him in his arms.
"I think I slept a little too much during the day." Xu Wang was not lying. That afternoon, while keeping Pei Yanchuan company, he had fallen asleep on the sofa before he knew it.
Just as Pei Yanchuan was about to say something, the screen Xu Wang kept refreshing suddenly changed completely.
Pei Yanchuan's phone also began vibrating furiously.
Looking puzzled, Pei Yanchuan picked it up. It was a call from Assistant Yang.
Pei Yanchuan frowned at the time on his phone: nine at night. But remembering what had happened that afternoon, he answered in the end.
As Pei Yanchuan listened to what Assistant Yang was saying on the other end, his brows drew tighter and his expression grew colder.
Xu Wang sat up cross-legged and looked at the newly posted trending searches on his phone.
#Pei Corporation president's office romance exposed#
#President Pei's tender embrace in his office#
#Richest man's scripted marriage#
#President Pei's true love is someone else#
#New fan-favorite couple comes crashing down#
[No way! I only started shipping them today! (sobbing up a storm)]
[Impossible. Absolutely impossible!!!]
[I knew it. Their relationship was scripted. The fans were so obsessed with shipping them that I didn't dare say anything.]
[Exactly. The photos are out now, and people are still turning a blind eye.]
[Wait, what do these photos actually prove?]
[I'll wait and see.]
The comments under every trending search were in chaos, with haters and shipping fans at war while bystanders watched with curiosity.
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