“What?”
“Are you serious?”
“I’m not kidding, what did he do to you?”
“This is a big deal, don’t act on impulse!”
Yu Yang looked at Su Ni—and the next second, Su Ni began crying.
Yu Yang blinked a few times.
—Oh no, this is serious!
Su Ni cried while venting.
“I know our marriage is basically a secret. Our identities are special, so keeping it hidden has always been tricky. Now it’s even harder to explain our relationship!”
“But he’s no longer the unknown Xie Huaili from before. He could easily refuse certain company arrangements. That company relies on him as their only cash cow.”
“He’s obviously trying to use this to force me—to make me initiate the divorce!”
“Do you know? He… he actually wants to join a dating reality show!”
Su Ni took the paper from Yu Yang’s hand.
“I, Su Ni, have never suffered this kind of grievance before. If I’d known he was this kind of person, I never would have married him. What a marriage!”
Yu Yang gently covered Su Ni’s mouth.
“Keep it civil!”
“Boohoo, civil? I don’t know what that means!”
Yu Yang silently handed her a tissue.
“Let’s just say, maybe there’s some misunderstanding in all of this!”
“Misunderstanding?” Su Ni looked at Yu Yang, and the next second became even more aggrieved. “I heard it with my own ears—misunderstanding my foot!”
Yu Yang patted Su Ni’s back like comforting a child.
“So, there’s nothing to negotiate between you two!”
“Negotiate what? He’s dying to divorce me. I’d just be blocking him from pursuing happiness.”
Yu Yang silently listened to Su Ni, who was lost in emotion, without giving any judgment.
Finally, after Su Ni cried enough, Yu Yang took her hand and walked back into the hotel.
Qin Nuo and Qiao Luoluo, seeing the two return hand in hand, were completely shocked.
Yu Yang gave them a look, and the two assistants immediately tried to become invisible.
Su Ni, still crying, glanced behind Yu Yang.
“The two new assistants you hired?”
“Yep, I chose them myself, not someone shoved in by others.”
Su Ni went “oh.”
“Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Sis, we hardly ever meet. Not even five minutes before we each go to our own crews. On our phones, we’re either gaming or gossiping!”
Su Ni stared at Yu Yang, recalled a moment, and then started cursing Xie Huaili.
Yu Yang couldn’t stop her even if she tried.
She silently regretted letting Su Ni drink a bit today.
Qiao Luoluo and Qin Nuo listened, exchanging a glance.
Qiao Luoluo stared at Su Ni.
“So… you actually married my brother!”
Su Ni blew her nose.
“How did you just realize that? I’m telling you—climb the wall fast! That jerk doesn’t deserve a cute fan like you.”
Qiao Luoluo didn’t know whether to defend her fan honor or just float in pink bubbles because someone called her cute.
Yu Yang gave the assistants a look, sending them to sit aside.
Qiao Luoluo sat up straight.
“Su Ni, is it possible there’s some misunderstanding between you two?”
“Huh?” Su Ni blew her nose again. “What misunderstanding? I heard it with my own ears.”
Qiao Luoluo quickly moved next to Su Ni.
“From all my years as his fan, if he didn’t like you, why would he marry you? Besides, haven’t you noticed? Every time you post something, he likes it!”
“And every birthday, he sends flowers—and always gypsophila!”
“Didn’t you say before that gypsophila is your favorite?”
“Trust me, I’m a little CP expert. There’s definitely some misunderstanding between you two that hasn’t been cleared up.”
Su Ni looked at Qiao Luoluo, then back at Yu Yang.
“But he still wants to join a dating reality show!”
“Rubbish!”
Qiao Luoluo slammed the table beside her.
“Where did you hear that rumor? He personally clarified that he’s not joining any dating show, and he’ll handle any related matters immediately.”
Su Ni was even more shocked, staring at Yu Yang, unsure what to do.
Yu Yang looked at Su Ni.
“Today, try to control your emotions a bit. Rest properly. Tomorrow, ask him yourself—ask him directly what he means!”
Yu Yang had known Su Ni for so many years and truly thought she was sometimes too careless.
She’d listen halfway and then go hold a grudge afterward.
Su Ni eventually lingered in Yu Yang’s room, and Yu Yang helplessly spread her hands.
She was already used to it.
Qiao Luoluo watched Yu Yang like a spectator.
“Sis, you two are really close!”
“Just… average.”
Qiao Luoluo remembered something.
“Sis, the big fan quarrels before—was that the former assistant causing trouble?”
“You’re clever!”
Yu Yang gave her a thumbs-up.
“That’s why I specifically requested you two when hiring, without letting anyone else intervene.”
Qiao Luoluo recalled that period of black PR against Yu Yang and felt even more sympathetic.
“Don’t worry, we definitely won’t be like that ungrateful wolf.”
Yu Yang’s gaze lingered between Qin Nuo and Qiao Luoluo.
“Of course you’re not like her!”
Yu Yang sent them back to rest, tidied up herself, and saw Su Ni staring at her phone in a daze.
“If you want to ask now, go ahead—otherwise, you won’t sleep!”
Su Ni rotated her phone.
“He’s still filming in the mountains. I’m afraid if I call now, I won’t control my emotions. He’ll worry and rush back.”
“Then put down your phone and rest properly!”
Reluctantly, Su Ni set the phone aside.
Yu Yang had already closed her eyes to rest.
After sensing a focused gaze, she slowly opened her eyes.
“Su Ni, you two need a chance to talk things through. You’ve always feared that what you did back then would hurt his pride.”
“All these years, I felt so insecure around him!”
“You’ve placed yourself too low, and haven’t given him the chance to explain!”
Su Ni recalled these years and buried herself in the blanket.
Yu Yang heard a muffled voice from under the covers.
“I understand!”
Yu Yang glanced at her phone. A new contact popped up with just three characters:
[Pei Yuheng]
No extra symbols. The avatar was pure black.
Yu Yang felt extremely uneasy.
After thinking, she accepted the friend request.
Even after the lights were off and blankets pulled up, Yu Yang got back up. She looked at the message: “I’ve accepted your friend request, now we can chat.” She snorted.
She typed a long message, then deleted everything.
Su Ni slept soundly beside her, but Yu Yang was wide awake.