Seeing her strong reaction, Gu Yueyue felt much relieved. It seemed that she wasn't the only one who felt that the timeframe was too rushed.
Gu Yueyue explained on behalf of Dean Wei, "Because she has waited for so many years, Dean Wei was afraid that things might change if she delayed. If it weren't for some special reasons, she would have liked to get the marriage certificate tomorrow."
Xu Yi was dumbfounded; she also wanted to get the marriage certificate immediately.
Actually, there's no problem; it's just that Gu Yueyue is having some difficulty accepting the fact that her mother is getting married again.
After talking with Xu Yi for a while, her mood improved.
"I hope Mom will always be happy." Gu Yueyue began to think about what gift to give her mother, neglecting Xu Yi.
For three days in a row, Gu Yueyue went to the sanatorium during the day, while Xu Yi went to work outside. When Xu Yi came back at night, he wanted to be intimate with Gu Yueyue, but Gu Yueyue was in the study looking at wedding-related matters.
After taking a shower, Xu Yi followed Gu Yueyue into the study and wouldn't let her go.
Gu Yueyue helplessly pushed away the head that was nibbling at her neck. "I told Aunt Wei that I wanted to organize the wedding. Aunt Wei agreed. Of course I have to put in a lot of effort for them, to give Mom an unforgettable wedding, a happy, sweet, and warm one. Ouch... are you a dog? Be gentle."
"Teacher Gu, you've been ignoring me for days." Xu Yi picked her up and carried her back to her room. "I also want happiness, sweetness, and warmth. Teacher Gu, please be kind to me."
Another night of irresistible pleasure.
The next morning, Xu Yi stayed in bed, feeling lazy and unwilling to move, but the doorbell rang right on time from Xiao Ye's manager.
"Ahhh—" Xu Yi angrily threw off the covers and got up. Seeing her lover lying next to her with his smooth and fair skin, she quickly covered him back up with the covers. "Teacher Gu, I don't want to work. I don't want to go to work. You said you would support me."
Gu Yueyue was exhausted after a long night and was still asleep, so she couldn't hear Xu Yi's mutterings. She frowned slightly in her sleep, and Xu Yi hugged her and kissed her reluctantly.
Despite Xu Yi's world-destroying gaze, Ono forcefully handed over a nutritious breakfast.
"Eat quickly, and then we'll leave right away."
Xu Yi sighed deeply, took a bite of her breakfast, and stared fiercely at Xiao Ye, as if she could bite a piece of flesh off Xiao Ye.
Ono wasn't afraid of her at all, and smiled as she drank her soy milk. "This is all for your own good. How can you be with Teacher Gu if you don't become strong? Even if the whole world agrees, your two fans won't."
Xu Yi left, and when she returned home that evening, Gu Yueyue was doing yoga at home. Upon seeing her return, she stretched out her arms and said, "Welcome home."
Xu Yi came over and hugged her weakly, her whole body exuding a sense of dejection and exhaustion.
Gu Yueyue stroked her soft hair. "Are you too tired? Let me talk to Xiaoye and ask you to take a break?"
"No need." Xu Yi's voice was somber, as if something had happened.
Gu Yueyue sensed something was wrong in her tone, pulled away from her embrace, and looked at Xu Yi's expression with concern, asking, "What's wrong? Were you bullied outside?"
"No," Xu Yi said, tears welling up in her eyes, threatening to fall, making her look incredibly pitiful.
"What's wrong? Don't cry, don't cry, tell me what's wrong."
Xu Yi sniffed. "It's nothing. I just ran into Han Muzhou today."
"Han Muzhou, what happened to her?" Gu Yueyue was able to connect Han Muzhou's grievances with Xu Yi's, and Han Muzhou didn't seem like the type to bully others.
Of course, it wasn't that he was being bullied. Rather, Han Muzhou spoke candidly about his fiancée on a variety show and even showed off his engagement ring.
Han Muzhou's actions made her so jealous she cried.
That evening, Xu Yi did not seek any intimacy. After dinner, she took a shower and then went to her study.
Gu Yueyue wanted to comfort her, but Xu Yi didn't give her the chance and pushed her out of the study.
"Teacher Gu, I'll tell you when I'm ready."
Gu Yueyue was still worried, so she went to the balcony to call Xiao Ye and ask her what had happened to her outside that day.
We can't let our child be bullied by others outside without her knowing it.
A note from the author:
Teacher Gu: I feel so wronged. I'm always the one who gets hurt, and I'm always the one at the bottom.
Chapter 127
However, Ono didn't know what had happened either, but having worked with Xu Yi for so long, she knew about what happened on the variety show today and had some idea of what had happened.
Ono told Gu Yueyue her guess, and Gu Yueyue felt a pang of heartache.
"Xiao Ye, how about Xu Yi and I just go public with our relationship?"
"No way!" Xiao Ye shrieked. "Sis, you absolutely mustn't go along with her nonsense. You know, right now is not the right time for either of you to go public with your relationship. You have to stay calm, don't let Xu Yi coax you a few words and you'll just give in and agree."
"Huh?" Gu Yueyue was both embarrassed and angry. Did this little girl not know how to choose her words? She was talking nonsense.
Ono then explained to her the reasons why they couldn't go public now, saying that they were afraid of losing a lot of fans.
If Gu Yueyue had arrived alone, it would have been fine, but now she has a studio behind her, and so many people are waiting for her to eat. She can't just go along with Xu Yi's nonsense.
But she couldn't bear to see Xu Yi feel wronged.
"Ono, let's try to move it forward a little earlier."
Ono had a headache, but she knew that if she disagreed again, Gu Yueyue might do something irrational out of pity for Xu Yi.
"Okay, okay, I'll do it as soon as possible." Ono sighed, then cheered up again. "A top agent must be able to withstand any challenge! Let's warm up a bit first and see how the fans react."
The next day, news of Gu Yueyue's secret marriage and childbirth became a trending topic.
That evening, Gu Yueyue's studio issued a clarification.
The next day, news of Gu Yueyue's non-celebrity boyfriend became a trending topic, along with blurry photos of the supposed boyfriend.
He was clearly a chubby man, not very tall, with poor taste in clothes, and looked exhausted.
Xu Yi was furious when she saw the photo of Gu Yueyue and the tech guy at the studio.
"Why are these people making baseless accusations? They just look at one picture and say you two are related. Teacher Gu and I have been seen together online for so long, how come they can't tell we're a couple?"
Xu Yi created a new account to fight back online, but was bombarded with insults by Xiao Ye's online trolls.
"Teacher Gu, are we being watched?" Xu Yi sensed something was wrong. The news from the past two days seemed to be maliciously orchestrated.
She's not the same Xu Yi who just came down from the mountain anymore. Now she's been in the entertainment industry for over a year and has figured out some things by now.
Gu Yueyue remained silent, somewhat guiltily avoiding her gaze.
However, rumors about Gu Yueyue's romantic relationships continue to surface online.
Moreover, those boyfriends were all extremely outrageous, especially the tech guy in their studio, who was caught on camera several times.
Xu Yi was furious in the middle of the night, "Teacher Gu, it seems like there's a mole in our studio!"
"Okay. Go to sleep first, and talk to Xiaoye tomorrow." Gu Yueyue looked directly at her instead of at her, after all, this was all part of her and Xiaoye's plan.
First, lower the fans' expectations and make them anxious for a while. After torturing the fans, reveal an ideal type that the fans can accept. This way, the fans will not react too strongly.
After all, compared to the chubby, balding, beer-bellied, and unkempt young man, Xu Yi, a sweet, soft, and highly capable insider, is much more likely to be accepted.
After all, Mr. Zhou said that if you ask to open a window after you've already removed the roof, they will usually agree.
After the internal traitor was discovered, Ono promised to investigate thoroughly.
The online news has mostly disappeared, but Gu Yueyue's Weibo account was hacked, and some ambiguous and unclear messages were posted, as if to confirm her relationship with the tech guy.
It was eventually discovered that the negligence was due to staff negligence.
Gu Yueyue was fine, and Xiao Ye also felt that clarifying online that her account had been hacked was enough. After all, she was a public figure, and there was no need to make a big fuss.
However, Xu Yi couldn't stand it and wanted to find the person who stole the account directly.
How could we really let her find someone? Wouldn't that have given us away this morning?
The marriage proposal was a surprise Xu Yi gave to Gu Yueyue.
The reason they want to go public now is that Gu Yueyue is preparing a surprise for Xu Yi.
For several days in a row, Gu Yueyue kept coaxing Xu Yi, afraid that she might accidentally investigate the truth behind the account being hacked.
Xu Yi was overjoyed by the sweet talk; the comfort and peace of being in this gentle embrace made her forget all those messy things.
After all, Teacher Gu's skills were getting better and better, and she was becoming more and more adept at sweet talk and honeymooning. Xu Yi vaguely saw a bit of the Gu family head's shadow in her.
Xu Yi was appeased and calmed down. With the news circulating online also gone, she felt much more relaxed and happy.
She always had a faint smile on her face when she went to work in the morning.
Ono teased her about this many times.
Xu Yi didn't care at all; she was living a very comfortable life lately anyway.
Xu Yi lived peacefully for a few days, and even cooperated with Gu Yueyue to do some promotions with Ma Youcai.
During the movie's promotion, a rumor suddenly surfaced online that if Gu Yueyue were to actually fall in love, then her fans would prefer Xu Yi as her partner.
In short, it can't be that fat pig.
The tech guy tearfully accepted the red envelope from Gu Yueyue as a token of his emotional support.
The days passed by at a leisurely pace. Xu Yi smiled broadly as she looked at the comments popping up online, and would occasionally tell Xiao Ye that the eyes of the masses are discerning, and that this statement was indeed true.
Ono was speechless about this.
She silently counted down the days in her mind, thinking that in a few more days she would be able to publicly announce Xu Yi and Sister Yue's relationship, and she would be very busy then.
For some reason, Ono felt a sense of loss, like... an old mother who was suddenly about to marry off her daughter, feeling a mix of joy and sorrow.
That evening, Xu Yi hummed a little tune as she walked home, her phone still showing the trending topics, with fans praising her and Teacher Gu as a perfect match.
"Teacher Gu, let's go public."
After taking a shower, Xu Yi went to find Gu Yueyue with the tablet she had hidden for several days.
Gu Yueyue was tidying up the room because her mother would be discharged from the hospital in a few days. Although her mother was going to move in with Dean Wei, as her daughter, she still wanted to prepare a room for her mother at home and decorate it to be cozy, so that her mother could come back to stay anytime, since this would always be her home.
Gu Yueyue was sweating profusely from her busy work, and then she saw Xu Yi standing outside the door with a tablet in her hand, her face full of expectant smiles.
"Why are you asking me when you've already made up your mind?"
Gu Yueyue laughed in exasperation. Actually, Xu Yi had been quite well-behaved lately, being very dedicated to her work and business, except that she would pester Gu Yueyue a lot when she came home at night.
Ono was quite pleased, feeling that their relationship was now completely settled after Xu Yi's proposal. While Ono breathed a sigh of relief, he became even more ruthless in squeezing Xu Yi out of work.
It's not like they can be all happy and content as a couple after their relationship is made public, while I'm stuck working overtime.
So what Ono often said was, "Do you work so hard for me? No, you work for Teacher Gu, your fiancée, your wife!"