She hasn’t met him yet?

Lu Qingyuan felt a little relieved when she read that comment.

【But I think Chunhong is a total hopeless romantic. She insisted on marrying that guy even though he already had someone he loved and rejected her multiple times. In the end, she tried winning over his parents…】

【Yeah, she kind of brought it upon herself, but if that man truly loved his first love, would he have let his parents force him into marrying Chunhong?】

【I haven’t read the original story. Can someone tell me what happened to Chunhong?】

【Basically, she fell in love at first sight and got completely obsessed. Even though the guy rejected her repeatedly, she believed she could win him over. To marry him, she kept trying to please his parents.】

【She eventually got what she wanted, but the guy never touched her. Instead, he had an affair with his first love and even brought two illegitimate children home for Chunhong to raise. When she finally found out the truth, she hanged herself.】

Lu Qingyuan could hardly believe what she was reading. She had grown up with Chunhong. Chunhong was strong-willed and bold, but she would never do something like what the barrage described!

“Why are you zoning out? Say something.”

Chunhong was waiting for her to continue speaking. Seeing her staring blankly, Chunhong reached out and poked her cheek.

“Wow, so soft! Your fiancé is really lucky.”

Thinking about the tragic marriage and ending that awaited Chunhong, Lu Qingyuan couldn’t bring herself to smile.

“Chunhong.”

“Hmm?”

Lu Qingyuan looked at her and cautiously asked, “I think my partner and I had a bit of love at first sight. Do you believe in love at first sight?”

【Your best friend doesn’t just believe in it—she’s completely obsessed with it!】

【So does this mean the guy wasn’t really a scumbag? Chunhong kind of brought it on herself, didn’t she?】

【The reason we call him a scumbag is that if he didn’t like her, he could have refused to marry her. If he did marry her, he could have kept his distance, but instead, he cheated and even brought his illegitimate kids home. That’s beyond unacceptable.】

“Hahahaha, you’re actually into love at first sight?”

Chunhong burst out laughing after hearing what Lu Qingyuan said.

Seeing the barrage filled with “hahahahaha,” Lu Qingyuan almost couldn’t bear to look.

【Hahahaha, oh my god, she actually laughed!】

【LMAO, but wait—since when did our Qingyuan fall for that bald guy at first sight?】

【Come on, if she didn’t feel something, would she have agreed to date him? She must have had feelings for him!】

“Stop laughing,” Lu Qingyuan steadied her. “I’m being serious. Love at first sight is a very magical feeling. If you experience it someday, you’ll understand.”

“I won’t!”

Chunhong wiped away the tears from laughing too hard.

“For me, I’d rather believe in physical attraction than something as vague as love at first sight.”

Lu Qingyuan thought to herself, was that man really that handsome? Is that why Chunhong was so fixated on him?

【Uh… remembering the original description of that guy’s appearance, I have to say, Chunhong’s current words are kind of ironic.】

What did that mean? Was he not good-looking?

【Let me check… Oh, here it is—he’s of average height and has such a forgettable face that you wouldn’t remember him after one glance. Chunhong, girl, what were you thinking?】

【+10088, what are your plans for the future?】

After that, the chat was filled with copied messages.

“Let’s not talk about my imaginary love life. What about yours? Did you meet through a blind date?”

[Livestream ended. Gained 67 new fans. Total fans: 331.]

Hearing the familiar mechanical voice, Lu Qingyuan relaxed her grip on Chunhong’s hand. “If we count it as knowing each other, I actually met him back in high school…”

She recounted to Chunhong how she first met Shu Beiqiu and how they later reconnected through a blind date. Chunhong laughed so hard she nearly teared up.

“That means you two were meant to be!”

Lu Qingyuan blushed. “If that’s the case, then that would be wonderful.”

She longed for that kind of love—where both hearts had always belonged to the same person from the very beginning.

“Look at you, you’re completely smitten.” Chunhong was genuinely happy for her best friend. “That’s great! When you get married, you have to let me be your wedding escort!”

“Of course, it has to be you.”

In their area, when a bride got married, two unmarried young people—one male and one female—would escort her to her new home. The female escort was usually a close friend of the bride, while the male escort was typically her unmarried brother or younger male relative.

The two chatted and laughed as they walked toward the production team, and before long, they arrived.

At a fork in the road near the entrance of the Guangfu Production Team, they parted ways.

Lu Qingyuan frowned slightly—she needed to find a way to learn who the man Chunhong had fallen for was.

Based on the barrage of comments during the livestream, Chunhong had fallen in love at first sight and was now relentlessly pursuing him.

Having known Chunhong for years, Lu Qingyuan was confident that she understood her well.

That man definitely wasn’t in a relationship when Chunhong met him.

Or maybe Chunhong simply didn’t know that he liked someone else. Otherwise, no matter how much she liked him, she wouldn’t have pursued him so boldly.

Lu Qingyuan trusted her best friend on that.

What she didn’t know was whether Chunhong, like her, had been forced into marriage by the author in the original novel, completely devoid of personal agency. Now that the book had somehow turned into a live-streamed experience, Chunhong should have “gained a brain” just like she did, right?

With these thoughts running through her mind, Lu Qingyuan arrived home. Before she could even reach the door, two little children came running toward her, calling out, “Aunt! Aunt!”

Each of them grabbed one of her hands, their sweet voices like honey.

“Aunt, you must be thirsty after walking for so long. I asked my mom to prepare sugar water for you and keep it warm in the pot!” Jiasheng said.

“Aunt, your legs must be sore after walking so much. When we get home, I’ll give you a massage!” Lusheng mimicked his older brother’s serious tone.

“Alright, alright.” Lu Qingyuan held back a laugh. “How’s your great-grandmother today?”

“She’s doing great! She had a bowl of porridge and an egg in the morning. At lunch, she ate half a bowl of rice, drank a bowl of egg soup, and even had a bit of meat!”

Jiasheng had been paying close attention to their great-grandmother’s meals all day, knowing that his aunt would ask about it.

“Yeah, yeah! I saw it too!”

Lusheng nodded repeatedly in agreement.

Lu Qingyuan was surprised—her grandmother’s appetite was indeed better than usual. But after a moment of thought, she had a rough idea why.

Still, she didn’t question the children about it.

Once she entered the house, she set her bamboo basket down. Mother Lu stepped out of the elderly grandmother’s room and immediately noticed the pearl hair tie in Lu Qingyuan’s hair.

“You didn’t have one like that before. Did Xiao Shu give it to you?”

Lu Qingyuan confidently pulled her braid to the front and showed her the hair tie. “Yes! Isn’t it pretty?”

“It’s beautiful! So beautiful! Did you have lunch together?”

Mother Lu asked with a smile.

“Mm-hmm.” Lu Qingyuan was about to say more when she noticed the two children staring at her bamboo basket, practically drooling. She and Mother Lu quickly took the items out.

“This is from Beiqiu,” she said, placing the things Shu Beiqiu had bought onto the table.

After handing out some candies to Jiasheng and Lusheng and sending them outside to eat, she leaned closer to her mother and quietly asked,

“Mom, did something happen at Grandma Yao’s house this morning after I left?”

“How did you know?”

“I heard from Jiasheng that Grandma ate really well today.”

Lu Qingyuan covered her mouth as she chuckled.

“Something did happen. And it was a big deal,” Mother Lu said with a sneer.