MTL - 69

Tang Yu discovered my secondary account. I’m doomed.

I’m afraid he’ll force me to confess.

— “Little Sugar Heart’s Diary”

“I am yours.”

This sentence is truly heart-stirring.

Tang Xin’s heartbeat skipped a beat. When he opened her main Weibo page and caught a glimpse of her username, “Fluttering Among Flowers TXX,” she suddenly froze, her heart nearly bursting out of her chest. She quickly snatched the phone away, exclaiming anxiously: “No!”

It was the secondary account she had used for years specifically for browsing discussions about unrequited love.

There were... quite a few secrets. She lowered her head, fiddling with the phone, unsure if he had memorized it.

She stuffed the phone into her pocket, looked up at him, and calmly repeated: “Let’s not make it public. I’m not a celebrity who needs an official announcement of a relationship. Making it too formal will make people think I’m relying on you to debut.”

This was true. If it weren’t for Lu Chuning’s fans being too overbearing, she wouldn’t have cared. Now, her biggest concern was whether Tang Yu had remembered her secondary account...

The suitcase stood in front of them, and the elevator was silent for a few seconds. Tang Yu looked down at the two whorls on top of her head, his hands casually tucked into his pockets, giving an ambiguous smile: “Aren’t you upset that I’ve been labeled something else? If you’re unhappy, just confront it directly. That’s how a little tyrant behaves.”

She tilted her face up to look at him: “Really?”

Ding—

The elevator doors opened. Tang Yu pushed the luggage with one hand and hugged her with the other as they walked out, heading straight to her apartment door. Casually responding to her question: “Mm, as long as you don’t break the sky, I can clean up the mess for you.”

“Father Tang, you’re really amazing.” She complimented him, giving him face.

“...”

It was almost midnight now.

Tang Xin didn’t refuse him. As she entered the password, her mind wandered. The hallway lights were still on, but inside the house, it was warm and pitch black. Tang Yu placed the suitcase by the door when suddenly someone hooked their arms around his neck. Her down jacket slipped off her shoulders, rustling a few times before all that could be heard was their suddenly heavy breathing.

Tang Yu pinned her against the shoe cabinet, lightly pecking her ear and murmuring: “Did you miss me?”

Her heart pounded like a drum. She buried her head in his firm and warm embrace, listening to his strong heartbeat, and rubbed against him forcefully—indicating that she missed him.

The man chuckled softly, pinching her chin to raise it. Bending his back, he leaned down to kiss her lips.

Tang Xin tilted her head back, her body arching backward as well. Her abdomen pressed tightly against his waist, her softness rubbing against his chest. Her breaths came in rapid gasps as their lips intertwined passionately. Her mind clouded, thinking this was indeed the correct way for lovers to reunite after a brief separation.

In the dark, they kissed passionately, unable to part. Suddenly, Tang Xin felt something fluffy brush against her ankle.

Caught off guard, she trembled in surprise.

Tang Yu bit her lip, laughing hoarsely: “Is our little tyrant so timid?”

He released her and reached up to press the switch on the wall.

The light flooded the room.

Mian Hua looked up at them curiously with round eyes.

Mian Hua was the name Tang Xin gave to the little kitten. Hua Juan was still with Tang Dingding, but she had brought Mian Hua back once. However, Hua Juan bullied Mian Hua a bit, and she worried that Mian Hua might get beaten when she wasn’t home.

Tang Xin took a deep breath, bent down to pick up Mian Hua, and handed her to him, smiling brightly: “Here, your Father Tang is back.”

Tang Yu: “...”

He looked at her helplessly, seemingly dissatisfied with her nickname for him.

Tang Xin’s face was still red, and she smiled triumphantly. Changing her shoes, she walked in and headed toward the kitchen. “Tang Yu, are you hungry?”

Holding the cat, he looked down and noticed a pair of blue slippers on the floor, matching hers as a couple.

To be honest, Tang Yu had never used couple items before.

He smiled faintly, changed his shoes, and walked in. Tang Xin had already enthusiastically opened the fridge. “Let me cook you some late-night snacks.” Upon opening the fridge, she found it empty and her expression fell. Turning around, she looked at him pitifully, “I forgot, the dumplings in the fridge are already cooked.”

Zhong Lijun always made her 100 dumplings every time she visited and froze them. Tang Yu had eaten them twice and said they were delicious.

He walked over, pulling her up. “I’m not hungry. Are you hungry?”

“No...”

“Then keep me company for a few minutes, then go to sleep.”

The heating was strong in the house. Tang Xin was wearing a long dress with thermal underwear underneath. Feeling too warm, she said, “I’ll go change clothes.”

As she went to the bedroom to change, Tang Yu lazily leaned on the sofa, cradling the little kitten in his lap. He absentmindedly petted the kitten, lowering his head to open Weibo and search for her secondary account.

His memory was good; he only needed a glance to remember it.

If it were just a secondary account, he wouldn’t have been so curious. But she had snatched her phone away too quickly earlier, which made it seem like she was hiding something.

Opening the homepage, there were over three thousand Weibo posts, covering a wide variety of topics. He scrolled through quickly, flipping through the posts rapidly. Before he could find anything significant, she came out wearing white loungewear.

Tang Yu put down his phone, set the cat aside, and when she approached, he pulled her into his lap.

“Come, let’s settle the score.”

Tang Xin looked at him and blinked: “What score?”

Tang Yu pinched her slender waist and chuckled: “The kidney-nourishing meal incident.”

“...”

It had been so long ago, and he was still bringing it up?

She feigned ignorance: “What meal? I don’t remember...”

Tang Yu ran his hand along her waist, and she jumped off his lap, ticklish. He watched her with an amused smile but didn’t press further. Checking the time, it was already past midnight. He stood up and ruffled her hair, “Go to bed, it’s very late.”

Tang Xin was reluctant to sleep, but thinking about how busy he had been recently and that he had just gotten off the plane, she assumed he must be tired and obediently nodded: “Okay.”

“Did you take a bath?”

“I showered before leaving.”

Tang Yu escorted her to the bedroom door, watching her lie down on the bed, her pale face peeking out from under the blanket. Her eyes revealed some reluctance. He quickly walked over, kissed her forehead, and turned off the light.

“I’ll leave after you fall asleep.”

“Okay,” she said happily.

After she fell asleep, Tang Yu didn’t leave immediately. He leaned against the bedside, acting like a thief, carefully scrolling through her Weibo posts, stealing her secrets.

A secondary account full of little secrets.

He discovered that she really enjoyed participating in various topic discussions about unrequited love.

#The most heart-wrenching thing done by the person you like# #What silly things have you done for the person you secretly love?# #How do you confess to the person you secretly love?#

...

Sometimes she would directly retweet and comment; other times she just liked the posts. Tang Yu clicked to take a look and found that her comments were often highly upvoted, usually appearing on the first page.

“The man I like asked me for my WeChat ID. I thought he was interested in me, and I was so excited that night that I couldn’t sleep. Every day, I waited for him to contact me, constantly pondering what to post on my Moments. In the end, he added me only to get close to my best friend. Sadly, I stooped so low as to become his teammate, helping him pursue my best friend. Every time I replied to his messages, I felt like an idiot. After he was eliminated, it felt like the sky cleared up.”

“I’ve done so many stupid things. It seems like in front of him, I’m always putting on a show, afraid that he’ll see that I like him.”

“How to confess? I have to think of the most appropriate way that won’t embarrass me.”

...

Halfway through, he suddenly couldn’t bear to read anymore because the timeline had already reached two and a half years ago.

Going further back, it was three years. He found it hard to imagine Tang Xin secretly loving him for three years under what circumstances.

He took a deep breath. Looking at the time, it was already 2 AM.

He rubbed his temples, gazing at the gently sleeping girl, his fingers lightly brushing her delicate cheek. He suddenly felt that no matter how much he gave her, it would never be enough.

...

The next morning, Tang Xin had just arrived at the company for a while when Tang Dingding and her agent came over.

Lu Zhixing led them to the photography studio. Since they were making an official announcement, photos had to be taken. The styling was based on Lu Zhixing’s discussion with the makeup artist. Tang Dingding sat in front of the makeup mirror, confused as the makeup artist and stylist worked on her.

In the mirror, she could see Lu Zhixing leaning on a chair, looking at her intently.

Although she knew he was in work mode, she suddenly felt a bit embarrassed being stared at like that.

The photography studio was just across from the office.

At noon, Tang Xin took a break to come over and check. The photo editor was retouching the images. The photos turned out great; Tang Dingding had a natural rapport with the camera, plus her good looks meant almost no retouching was needed.

Tang Xin looked at Tang Dingding: “Little Lamb, are you nervous?”

Tang Dingding was drinking juice. She shook her head: “Don’t call me that randomly. If you keep calling me that before my debut, I’ll end up with a nickname.”

Lu Zhixing chuckled softly and looked over: “That’s perfect. Most artists nowadays have nicknames. I think Little Lamb is quite cute.”

Tang Dingding: “...”

In the afternoon, Shiguang Film Company’s official Weibo account released an announcement—

Shiguang Film V: “‘A Dream For You’ is the first collaborative work between our company and @Director Lu Zhixing. The lead actress is a newcomer, @Tang Dingding, selected by Director Lu Zhixing and screenwriter Tang Xin. Filming is tentatively scheduled to start in March next year.” [Photo].

The accompanying image was a single photo of Tang Dingding. The Weibo account was newly registered and managed by her agent.

Tang Xin and Lu Zhixing immediately reposted the announcement.

Instantly, the internet exploded, and it quickly climbed to the top of the trending topics.

“Holy crap! The photo of Tang Yu’s sister exposed last night is her! Did Tang Yu really let his sister debut?”

“Holy crap! Her Baidu Encyclopedia is already up! So fast! Her agent is top-tier agent Zheng Xi. Height: 168 cm, Weight: 46 kg, Age: 23... Truly a complete newcomer, hasn’t acted in anything, not even commercials.”

“Having a CEO as a brother is great. With this background, she debuts with a famous director’s movie and the lead role.”

“It’s no surprise that Zhou Jialu got crushed. I suspect this movie was tailor-made as Tang Dingding’s debut work. Otherwise, look at Shiguang Film, when have they ever made this kind of movie?”

...

This question wasn’t just from netizens.

That evening, during the recording of a financial talk show, the host also brought it up.

Gao Heng stood backstage, watching Tang Yu casually lean on the sofa chair, multiple cameras pointed at him. The host asked: “Shiguang Film just announced this afternoon. Everyone is curious why Shiguang suddenly decided to invest in such a movie. Is it really custom-made for Miss Tang as the internet says?”

Tang Yu faintly smirked: “No.”

Host: “...”

He paused and laughed: “Because the book is very popular?”

“No.” Tang Yu’s smile was casual as he faced the camera, “Because this book was written by my girlfriend, and it’s also her first adapted movie.”