Chapter 68.2

The topic #Wen Tang’s New Boyfriend# quickly soared to the top of the trending list, surpassing #Wen Tang Appears at Lingcheng Airport# and becoming the number one trending topic.

[The whole internet is hunting for this man! Who exactly is he?!]

[After a year of silence, I thought Wen Tang had finally turned over a new leaf. Turns out I was too naive!]

[What has Wen Tang been doing for the past six months? Why haven’t I heard any news about her since her tragic background was revealed?]

[With a murderer for a father, I really don’t understand how someone like her can still be in the entertainment industry!]

[What murderer? She’s publicly cut ties with him, so what’s the problem? Anti-fans, stop stirring up trouble and get lost!]

[Oh my god, why are you all still arguing? I can’t understand. I’ve been drooling over that hand for more than half an hour—it’s simply perfect! Do you understand the divine gift of this hand?? Hand lovers like me have already screenshot it for my screensaver. I could look at these hands a thousand times!]

[Me too! So stunning! With such a perfect hand, where is the person?!]

[I can’t even imagine!]

[That hand, that figure, those long legs… Absolutely perfect, exactly my aesthetic! Who is this? Really stunning!!]

The online discussion about the man who helped Wen Tang push her suitcase at the airport was lively and detailed. At this moment, the mysterious man had already taken Wen Tang back to her home. He was sitting on the sofa with a notebook on his long legs, and, feeling bored, began to work on the notebook.

Meanwhile, the female lead in the online gossip, the famous actress Wen Tang, was surrounded by a group of people for skincare and beauty treatments.

What’s most important for a female celebrity?

Of course, it’s her beautiful face and her delicate, flawless skin!

After three months of neglect, exposed to sun, wind, and rain, Wen Tang couldn’t bear to have rough skin for another second. Even before she arrived home, she had already arranged for her personal beautician to wait at her doorstep, ready to start the skincare routine as soon as she got back. Meals could wait, but rescuing her dry, yellowed hair and her terrible skin couldn’t!

The beauticians were professionals, part of an exclusive team that regularly served Wen Tang, and since they had signed confidentiality agreements, Wen Tang wasn’t worried about them leaking her private matters.

The whole skincare process took about two hours.

Wen Tang arrived home around 5 PM. The online gossip only started trending over an hour later. Originally, Wen Tang and Zhou Jingyu were completely focused on their respective activities—one on beauty treatments and the other on work—without paying attention to the internet. However, there was someone who had just returned from a few months abroad and was bored, spending every day online. While others might not recognize the exceptional man helping Wen Tang with her suitcase, Lu Yi certainly could.

That figure, those long legs, and that hand—who else could it be but his good buddy from childhood?

Looking back, his decision to meet Wen Tang alone in Lake City was a moment of impulse driven by emotional distress. Still grappling with past emotional pain, he interfered in Zhou Jingyu’s love life, believing he was doing it for his friend’s good. In reality, it was more about his own dark feelings and a desire for revenge against the entire entertainment industry’s female celebrities.

Of course, part of it was genuine concern for his friend.

But after the deed was done and he returned to Lingcheng City, Lu Yi began to regret his actions on the plane. Why did he feel the need to interfere in someone else’s emotions? It was completely unlike his usual style and seemed excessive. But he didn’t have the courage to confess to Zhou Jingyu, nor did he dare to ask or explain.

Zhou Jingyu always kept his emotions under control, and even when they met, Lu Yi couldn’t tell if he had broken up with Wen Tang or not. Zhou Jingyu seemed a bit weary, dealing with internal and external troubles—company disputes and his grandfather’s critical illness. Adding a breakup with his girlfriend…

Lu Yi couldn’t bear to think about it.

He felt deeply guilty.

And so, he fled abroad for a vacation.

After being away for three or four months, he returned only to find the online buzz.

When Lu Yi saw the photo, he was overjoyed! It was great news that his good buddy hadn’t missed out on a relationship because of him. After all, it’s as rare as a centuries-old iron tree blooming! If his interference had led to a missed opportunity, he would have felt deeply responsible.

Originally, Lu Yi hadn’t contacted Zhou Jingyu after returning to the country because he felt guilty. But now, he couldn’t hold back any longer and quickly dialed Zhou Jingyu’s number.

After a few rings, Zhou Jingyu answered. Lu Yi said, “I’m back in the country. When can we meet for a drink?”

He didn’t mention the trouble he had caused a few months ago.

The intermittent amnesia and the meddling in Zhou Jingyu’s love life were issues he wasn’t going to bring up.

Since Zhou Jingyu hadn’t really broken up because of him, any lingering guilt was easily dismissed from his mind.

Zhou Jingyu was handling an important document. Since it wasn’t the weekend and he had specifically left work early to pick Wen Tang up at the airport, he had some free time.

It had been almost four months since Lu Yi went abroad. A small gathering wasn’t out of the question.

Holding his phone with one hand while his eyes remained on the computer screen, Zhou Jingyu casually asked, “When?”

So Wen Tang hadn’t told Zhou Jingyu!

Otherwise, Zhou Jingyu wouldn’t have responded like this.

Lu Yi relaxed a bit. Making this call still required a bit of courage. He promised himself never to do anything morally questionable again!

Feigning indifference, Lu Yi asked, “I heard your big star seems to have returned to Lingcheng City today. Do you want to bring her along?”

Zhou Jingyu paused with his hand on the mouse and asked, “How do you know she’s back today?”

Lu Yi replied, “Don’t you check Weibo? Someone took a picture of you picking up your big star at the airport today! Fortunately, only your hand was visible in the shot. Tsk, tsk, tsk, I didn’t expect you to have such a low profile moment. They didn’t even bother to take a proper shot of you, saying it was a waste of space. I feel so much better now, haha!”

Lu Yi was indeed quite the teasing friend, skillfully mocking his buddy.

Zhou Jingyu was indifferent. Hot searches were just part of the job. As for whether he made it into the frame, he didn’t comment on that during the call.

“She doesn’t have any work commitments recently and is free anytime,” Zhou Jingyu said to Lu Yi. “Otherwise, let’s meet tomorrow evening. I just remembered there’s something I haven’t told you.”

Lu Yi was curious and couldn’t wait. He asked, “After not being in touch for so long, you don’t have to wait until tomorrow. What is it?”

Zhou Jingyu didn’t mind discussing it now or later, but when he mentioned this, his mouth couldn’t help but curve up slightly.

“I’m married.”

He told Lu Yi on the other end of the line.

Lu Yi couldn’t believe his ears!

He thought he hadn’t heard correctly.

“What did you say? Say it again!” Lu Yi’s mouth was moving faster than his brain, and he began to stutter: “When did you get married? Is this for real? Did you really get married? To whom? To Wen Tang?? The big star???”

Lu Yi felt as if the world had changed while he was just traveling!

Zhou Jingyu had actually told him he was married?????

There was no end to the shocking news, and even more astonishing things were yet to come.

Zhou Jingyu’s tone was calm and nonchalant as he answered each of Lu Yi’s questions: “The wedding was three and a half months ago, shortly after you left for your trip. As for who I married, who else could it be besides Wen Tang?”

Lu Yi, who was now fully comprehending each word, was left speechless: “……!!!”

Just by going abroad, he had missed out on so much.

Lu Yi’s mind raced. Originally, he only intended to catch up with Zhou Jingyu and, while he was at it, privately apologize to Wen Tang. After all, she was his good buddy’s serious girlfriend, and it wouldn’t be good to have a strained relationship with her in the future.

But the fact that Zhou Jingyu had already married Wen Tang was truly shocking and gave him a new perspective.

“Have you told anyone about your marriage?” Lu Yi asked.

He strongly suspected that Zhou Jingyu hadn’t told anyone, considering he hadn’t even informed Lu Yi himself.

As expected, Zhou Jingyu replied, “No.”

Lu Yi said, “…… It’s better to let people know about such a big event. It seems you don’t want to keep it a secret. How about I invite everyone over tomorrow for a gathering and share your joy?”

By “everyone” Lu Yi meant a few friends and those from their school days who were close to them. Once they knew, the news would spread quickly, and within a day, everyone would know about Zhou Jingyu’s marriage.

Lu Yi knew that Zhou Jingyu didn’t want to cause a fuss. His lack of notification showed that, but it was still a major life event, and informing friends and family was the right thing to do.

Zhou Jingyu hadn’t intended to keep it a secret. He and Wen Tang had been busy after the wedding and hadn’t found the opportunity to announce it.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Jingyu said to Lu Yi, “Hold on for a moment.”

He then stood up and, with his long legs, walked towards the beauty treatment room where Wen Tang was.

Upon entering, Zhou Jingyu saw several beauticians surrounding Wen Tang, working on her face, hands, and feet, leaving no detail overlooked.

Zhou Jingyu stood at the door and knocked, drawing the attention of everyone inside.

“Tang Tang.”

He called out to Wen Tang.

The beauticians turned to look at him. Even though they had already been struck by Zhou Jingyu’s appearance when he arrived, they couldn’t resist looking at him again.

Everyone appreciates beauty.

Wen Tang who was lying on the beauty treatment bed and feeling extremely comfortable, was nearly falling asleep. When she heard Zhou Jingyu’s voice, she subconsciously murmured “Hmm?” and slowly opened her eyes.

Zhou Jingyu stepped inside.

Ignoring the odd things Wen Tang was wearing during the treatment, he asked her, “Is it alright to have a meal with some friends tomorrow?”

Since there were outsiders present, he didn’t mention the reason for the meal.

Wen Tang was a bit puzzled. Why was he asking? He knew she had no other plans until the New Year.

Without much thought, she replied, “Sure, when?”

Zhou Jingyu said, “We’ll set the time later.”

“I’m currently on the phone with Lu Yi, I’ll let you know afterward.” Zhou Jingyu showed her the phone that was still on call.

Wen Tang acknowledged with an “Oh.”

Zhou Jingyu left the room.

Once outside, he closed the door and put the phone back to his ear, saying to Lu Yi, who had been waiting, “So it’s tomorrow. You can arrange the time.”

Lu Yi, having listened to the entire conversation, was stunned: “……”

He felt like a free laborer, being sent on an errand, and it was very frustrating!

Lu Yi took a while to respond, prompting Zhou Jingyu to ask, “What’s wrong? Any issues?”

Lu Yi: “…… No.”

How could he dare to have any problems?

But he had another question in mind.

“When I invite them, can I let them know about your marriage?” Lu Yi asked.

Zhou Jingyu replied without hesitation, “Sure.”

With the command given, Lu Yi went to execute it.

He was actually eager to see if others would be as shocked as he was when they learned about Zhou Jingyu’s marriage.

So, instead of using a common group chat, he took the tedious approach of calling each person individually.

As expected, everyone was shocked and kept asking who Zhou Jingyu’s wife was.

How could things develop so quickly? It seemed like it was just a few months ago that he announced he had a girlfriend.

Besides these acquaintances and even strangers who had never met Zhou Jingyu, Zhou Jingyu’s close family also learned about his marriage.

Zhou Jingyu had only shown the marriage certificate to Zhou Donghai and informed him alone.

Zhou Donghai was in a nursing home. Although his sons occasionally visited, they had little to talk about with him and were genuinely fearful of their father. Despite his illness, Zhou Donghai’s past influence was deeply ingrained, and his children found him intimidating.

As a result, for three and a half months after Zhou Jingyu’s marriage, only two people in the family—Zhou Donghai and Zhou Jingyu’s aunt—knew about it.

That evening, Zhou Jingyu’s father, Zhou Jiaren, received numerous calls from friends and relatives congratulating him on his eldest son’s marriage.

Zhou Jiaren was completely bewildered.

He had some reservations about his son, who had managed to oust two uncles and take over the company’s core.

After hanging up another call, Zhou Jiaren sat on the sofa for two minutes, calming himself. His current wife sat beside him, giving him encouraging looks.

Finally, Zhou Jiaren called Zhou Jingyu.

After a short while, the call connected.

Zhou Jiaren, trying to adopt a fatherly tone, didn’t wait for Zhou Jingyu to speak before scolding him, “Why didn’t you even notify the family about such a big event as your marriage? I had to hear it from others. Is this how you treat your father?”

“Tomorrow, you need to come home, and bring your… um, wife!”