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    Chapter 63 Still Good Friends

    Chapter Sixty-Three

    The show then broadcast the segment where Gu Minghe helped his spouse with chores on Pei Huaixue’s duty day. The aloof male god was gone, replaced by the strong flavor of a devoted admirer.

    Chen Jin’s eyes widened again. Was this still the Gu Minghe he knew?

    It was unbearable to watch!

    Seeing his son being ordered around like this, no matter how much Zhong Manzhu liked Pei Huaixue, she should be angry, right?

    Chen Jin looked at Zhong Manzhu beside him, but the expected anger and displeasure did not appear on Mrs. Zhong’s face.

    Zhong Manzhu was still cheerful, looking completely accustomed to the situation, without a hint of surprise.

    “It turns out that Film Emperor Gu is so attentive when facing the person he likes,” the host said, slightly surprised, turning to Zhong Manzhu: “Auntie, don’t you think Gu Minghe is a bit too… uh, devoted when dating?”

    “Is he?” Zhong Manzhu frowned. “I think Minghe is quite enjoying it. Besides, it’s no big deal. Xiaoxue is naturally a bit younger than Minghe and physically weaker. It’s only right for him, as the older brother, to take good care of him.”

    Gu Minghe’s behavior on the show was already quite restrained. Thinking back to all the times since childhood when Gu Minghe had been completely obedient to Pei Huaixue, Zhong Manzhu had gone from initial surprise to numbness. Now, if she didn’t see Gu Minghe chasing after Pei Huaixue one day, she would find it strange.

    Those two have been inseparable since they were little.

    Hearing Zhong Manzhu’s answer, everyone couldn’t help but feel that their own reaction was making a mountain out of a molehill.

    Indeed, if you don’t dote on your spouse a little more while pursuing them, how are you going to win them over?

    A delicate beauty like Pei Huaixue deserves to be spoiled.

    Chen Jin began to reflect on whether he had been prejudiced against Pei Huaixue from the start, which made him constantly look for flaws. When he let go of these preconceptions, he was slowly drawn in by the sweet atmosphere created on the show.

    When Gu Minghe used the game rules to kiss Pei Huaixue on the show, he and all the guests in the observation room covered their mouths and screamed.

    “Ahhh, so sweet!” A guest smiled with a motherly expression, exclaiming that they were shipping it hard.

    Chen Jin also couldn’t help but say excitedly, “Gu Minghe, you little rascal, you’re so smooth!”

    “They finally kissed! What should I do, I think this CP is so good to ship! But Pei Huaixue still seems to like Gu Yanchen a lot right now. Will he accept Gu Minghe’s pursuit?”

    Hearing this question, Zhong Manzhu quickly denied it: “Xiaoxue’s feelings for Yanchen should just be brotherly affection. Their age gap is quite large; it’s not suitable.”

    Gu Yanchen and Pei Huaixue are relatives. It’s fine if others misunderstand, but she, as the mother-in-law, must clarify things properly.

    So, under Zhong Manzhu’s various analyses, the guests in the observation room were gradually brainwashed and agreed with her statement.

    “Exactly, exactly. This is just a younger brother’s admiration for his older brother.”

    “Pei Huaixue is clearly different only when he’s around Gu Minghe.”

    “He doesn’t order anyone else around, only Gu Minghe. He must like Gu Minghe.”

    Everyone chimed in, and the atmosphere in the observation room was particularly harmonious.

    Chen Jin even had the idea of inviting Gu Minghe and Pei Huaixue to star as a couple in his new film.

    Gu Minghe refuses to film romance scenes, but what if the person acting opposite him was Pei Huaixue?

    He would definitely agree immediately!

    The episode ended with Pei Huaixue suddenly falling ill and Gu Minghe taking care of him in the room.

    Then, Gu Yanchen accidentally stole the show.

    Pei Huaixue called Gu Yanchen his Husband right in front of Gu Minghe.

    Then the screen cut off abruptly.

    Everyone: ??

    Wait, why stop at such a crucial moment?

    Chen Jin was so anxious he was scratching his heart and liver. The production team was heartless! He had just gotten hooked, and it stopped here. What about the follow-up?!

    “The follow-up will have to wait until the next episode,” the host said with a smile.

    After this episode aired, the guests in the observation room had become sweet Shippers, and with Zhong Manzhu’s assistance, everyone couldn’t wait to see how Gu Minghe would successfully win Pei Huaixue over.

    In the living room.

    Everyone finished watching the show while eating and drinking, feeling somewhat unsatisfied.

    Watching their past performance on the show through a God’s perspective allowed them to more intuitively feel what they did well and what they did poorly.

    Pei Huaixue felt particularly guilty about the people he had inadvertently hurt while completing tasks before.

    Gu Minghe understood him, quietly held his hands tightly, and gave him a comforting smile: “It’s all in the past. You had no choice but to do that. Everyone won’t blame you.”

    Pei Huaixue knew that no matter what he did, Gu Minghe would support him unconditionally.

    He leaned his head against Gu Minghe’s arm and rubbed it.

    Then he said to Su Jin: “Brother Su Jin, I have something I want to talk to you about later.”

    Su Jin was a little surprised, wondering what Pei Huaixue wanted to see him about.

    He nodded, “Okay.”

    In the small courtyard garden, Pei Huaixue bowed very seriously to Su Jin.

    Su Jin was startled: “Xiaoxue, what are you doing?”

    “Brother Su Jin, I’m sorry. I kept doing things that made you misunderstand before, and now I want to apologize to you,” Pei Huaixue said to him solemnly.

    The live recording for the day had ended, and Pei Huaixue deliberately waited until this time to find Su Jin, not wanting others to misunderstand that he was putting on a show.

    Su Jin hadn’t expected him to talk about this matter.

    “Xiaoxue, actually, I’ve never blamed you,” Su Jin’s tone remained gentle. “Everyone has the right to pursue the person they like. Yanchen and I hadn’t confirmed our relationship at that time. We were just in fair competition. You don’t need to feel sorry for me because of this. In my heart, you are still my lovely little brother, just a little mischievous.”

    “Wuwuwu…”

    Pei Huaixue cried and threw himself into Su Jin’s arms. How could Brother Su Jin be so nice? He truly was the perfect protagonist in the original book. He had prepared to be scolded, but Su Jin not only didn’t blame him but also comforted him.

    Su Jin reached out and stroked Pei Huaixue’s head, which felt soft and fluffy.

    It felt really good.

    “Then, are we still good friends in the future?” Pei Huaixue asked tearfully.

    “Of course.”

    “Then can I call you Sister-in-Law from now on?” Pei Huaixue asked again.

    “Ah?” Su Jin’s face flushed. How did the topic shift to this?

    “Sister-in-Law, Sister-in-Law, I wish you and Elder Brother happiness!”

    Pei Huaixue offered his sincere blessings.

    All the farce was over. He believed that he and Gu Minghe, and Su Jin and Gu Yanchen, would all be happy!

    “Also, I actually didn’t like Elder Brother. I did that because…” Pei Huaixue quietly leaned into Su Jin’s ear and told him the whole story from beginning to end.

    The whole thing sounded very fantastical, and Su Jin listened, bewildered.

    Finally, he chuckled slightly: “Is this the script for the drama Minghe is going to film? It’s quite creative.”

    Su Jin treated it as a story.

    Seeing that he didn’t believe him, Pei Huaixue didn’t press the issue. As long as he and Su Jin were still good friends, that was enough.

    The plots that would have appeared in the original text would never happen now.

    “Are you done talking?”

    At that moment, two tall figures walked towards them from the darkness.

    Gu Yanchen and Gu Minghe had waited in the room for a long time but hadn’t seen their spouses return. The two men, left alone, couldn’t stand it anymore and came out to look for them.

    As soon as they stepped out, they ran into each other.

    The brothers gave each other cold looks but had to walk over together.

    Pei Huaixue immediately rushed into Gu Minghe’s arms. The man caught him steadily, holding his slightly cold hands and breathing warmth onto them. “Baby, let’s go inside. It’s too cold outside. I’m afraid you’ll catch a chill again.”

    Pei Huaixue nodded, waved at Su Jin, and was then embraced by Gu Minghe as they left.

    Su Jin looked at Gu Yanchen, thinking about what Pei Huaixue had told him—that he and Gu Yanchen were the protagonists of this world, destined to be together—and his heart pounded, his face flushing.

    He took the initiative to hold Gu Yanchen’s hand, something rare for him. “Yanchen, let’s go back too.”

    Gu Yanchen was a little surprised, then a smile curled up at the corner of his mouth.

    He squeezed Su Jin’s hand back and said warmly, “Okay.”

    On Weibo Super Topic.

    Since learning that Pei Huaixue was fine, fans were relieved and started shipping them again without worry.

    A wave of “archaeology” swept through the Super Topic.

    It started when someone dug through Gu Minghe’s Weibo and discovered that the secretly married Film Emperor Gu had actually shown affection multiple times on Weibo, yet no one had noticed!

    “I was wondering why Gu Minghe always posts photos of narcissus flowers. Does everyone remember Pei Huaixue once said in his video that narcissus flowers are his favorite?”

    This caused a sensation. Everyone rushed to dig up Gu Minghe’s Weibo posts and Pei Huaixue’s videos.

    Then, they simultaneously found traces of each other in the life updates posted by both of them.

    “This video of Pei Huaixue drinking milk tea must have been filmed by Gu Minghe. He’s smiling so sweetly.”

    “Gu Minghe’s phone screensaver and Pei Huaixue’s phone screensaver are the same!”

    “The pajamas Pei Huaixue is wearing, aren’t they Gu Minghe’s? They’re one size too big!”

    “They stayed in the same room when they went to the hot springs! The room decor is identical! And there’s the same pot of narcissus!”

    Fans were ecstatic.

    It turned out that the main couple was already so in love in places they didn’t know about.

    There were so many things they posted, and countless others they didn’t post. They couldn’t even imagine how sweet they were in private!

    “We’ve really shipped the real deal this time!”

    “What young couple? They’re an old married couple!”

    “They basically came on the dating show for a publicly funded romance!”

    “It’s not a younger brother seducing his sister-in-law at all; he’s his spouse!”

    “It wasn’t easy to keep it hidden for so long!”

    The fans who shipped this couple felt incredibly lucky.

    Did others know how well they were eating?!!

    Even Minghe Fanxue, who hadn’t been online for a long time, came to the Super Topic and liked various shipping posts, and replied under a fanfiction post: Bowl, waiting for food (Yellow Heart)

    He had only replied to a few posts when his phone was snatched away.

    Pei Huaixue looked up and saw Gu Minghe holding his phone with a half-smile, asking, “Wife, is there something I’m not doing well? Am I not satisfying you? Why are you reading fanfiction instead of looking at me?”

    Gu Minghe had just finished showering and wasn’t wearing a bathrobe, only a towel wrapped around his waist.

    The muscles of his tanned body were clearly defined, and water droplets slid down the lines of his abs, his V-line faintly visible.

    Pei Huaixue swallowed, the timid little cat reaching out to his Husband for a hug: “I won’t read it anymore, I won’t read it anymore, Husband, hug me.”

    Gu Minghe gave a soft hum.

    He was very satisfied that he had successfully pulled his wife’s attention away from the fanfiction.

    “Whichever fanfiction you like, I can help you make it come true.”

    All night long, Pei Huaixue tried all the positions from the fanfiction he liked, then cried and said, “Wuwu, you lied. It’s not as easy as they wrote in the stories. It’s impossible to do…”

    Gu Minghe kissed him: “Baby is so amazing. Baby clearly did everything.”

    Pei Huaixue bit him: “Big meanie!”

    He was exhausted!

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