Gu Xuanze had been recuperating in the hospital for a whole week. Although he personally felt it was completely unnecessary and even considered handling his discharge procedures on the second day of hospitalization, under the firm requests of Gu Xuanhao and Lu Youze, this influential CEO of the business world had no choice but to compromise.

After all, these were the two people he cared about the most.

Lu Youze was not the kind of person to act difficult or pretentious. On the contrary, once he determined his thoughts, he would become proactive and passionate. After all, someone who started with nothing yearns for possession more than anyone else. However, he could not just go from rejecting Gu Xuanze one moment to throwing himself into his arms the next. Not only would that completely ruin his persona, but that brat Gu Xuanhao might also think he was using his brother’s feelings.

Lu Youze was a person who could remain calm under pressure. He didn’t show his thoughts too clearly, but little by little, he made the other person realize that he no longer rejected his pursuit.

Who wouldn’t like the feeling of being cared for so meticulously? Especially when the other person was outstanding, dazzling, and someone you liked.

Gu Xuanze was a smart man, and he quickly noticed this. Although he didn’t understand why Lu Youze’s attitude changed, for him, it felt like an unexpected surprise, a sudden stroke of luck, and naturally, he was eager to seize this opportunity.

During this week in the hospital, he was completely obedient to Lu Youze, speaking those sweet and heart-fluttering words with a serious face, which almost felt like a direct hit. Even someone experienced like Lu Youze couldn’t help but be flirted with.

While these two were flirting and showing off their love in the hospital, some people had to stay late at the office.

After the incident with Yu Li concluded, although Lu Youze had regained his reputation, there was still a group of people who labeled him a “scumbag” and had a very negative opinion of him.

All the follow-up work was naturally handed over to the public relations department of the Gu Corporation. As the vice president and head of the public relations department, Yuan Baiyue reluctantly had to work overtime. He couldn’t understand why, despite Lu Youze having once been the CEO of Lu Corporation and a renowned movie star, he didn’t have his own professional team. Why was he, a senior member of the Gu Corporation, still handling the image and public relations of a non-Gu contracted artist?

Sighing, Yuan Baiyue muttered complaints, but he still had to do his job—and do it well. After all, the other party was the future CEO’s wife, and offending her was not an option!

Yuan Baiyue was an elite in the industry, and his professional abilities were unquestionable, delivering immediate results.

On the third day of Gu Xuanze’s hospitalization, major marketing accounts and self-media on Weibo started reposting a lengthy article, reportedly written by someone with insider knowledge. This article, told from a third-person perspective, described how Gu Xuanze gradually opened up Lu Youze’s heart and saved him from darkness. In the article, Gu Xuanze was no longer cold and indifferent but a person who, though not good with words, silently cared for and adored the other person in his own way. Lu Youze, on the other hand, had fallen in love with someone he shouldn’t have, and in his desperation, even considered giving up his life.

The article was so realistic, and every detail could be linked to actual events, that many readers, touched by the love between the two, believed it to be true.

People often fantasize about beautiful love stories, and Yuan Baiyue took advantage of this mindset.

The reposting volume and heat of this article were astonishing. Even some people who didn’t care much for the entertainment industry were now “educated” on the apparent great love between the two.

The trending hashtag “You will definitely meet that person who brings you happiness” soared to the top of the search rankings. The amount of money Gu Corporation spent on buying the trending search is not worth mentioning. However, in this trending hashtag, a reporter posted a set of photos of the two. The photos seemed like candid shots, many of them showing Gu Xuanze standing a few steps away from Lu Youze, watching him with Yu Li, while Lu Youze’s eyes were entirely focused on Yu Li.

These photos were wildly reposted by netizens. After all, both men were handsome, and Gu Xuanze’s gaze was so heartbreaking that it resonated with many secret admirers.

It turned out that even a domineering CEO like him, who could control the business world with a wave of his hand, was just like ordinary people, silently guarding the one he liked from afar.

“Gu Xuanze is so heartbreaking.”

“From now on, all the domineering CEO novels will have a face.”

“I feel sorry for both of them. They both loved but couldn’t have each other. Thankfully, in the end, the movie emperor came back, and thankfully, Gu Xuanze got his happiness.”

“Thank you for the unrequited love of Yulianhua.”

Comments like these were common under reports or videos related to them. It was a bit lamentable, really—once known as a prince, now being referred to as “Yulianhua.”

This was the cruelty of the entertainment industry. Lu Youze still believed that talent could overcome everything, as long as no one made trouble.

In the following days, fanfiction about the two of them sprung up like mushrooms after rain, including edited videos, fan art, fanfiction, and even fan songs inspired by them. On one fan creation website, their fanfiction tag even ranked first.

The initial batch of works came from major creators in various circles, and they quickly attracted many people. In an instant, Lu Youze’s image was completely transformed, from the “scumbag” everyone despised to the victimized, devoted good man that moms felt sorry for.

Gu Xuanze was very pleased with this result. He waved his hand, directly giving the public relations department a pay raise, which instantly lifted the spirits of the employees who had been working tirelessly around the clock.