Chapter 104 – Unexpected Official Announcement

The entire way back, Shen Fubai sat in the passenger seat, doubting his life.

Jiang Heng drove calmly, gripping the steering wheel tightly.

The car was unusually silent.

Shen Fubai spent the whole journey thinking about what he had done in the past.

Actually, it wasn’t much.

He was just a hardcore fan of Jiang Heng, blowing rainbows on Weibo every day, venting his sorrows to him when he thought Heng Heng was dating Yang Yingying, forging a sisterhood with Heng Heng, using each other’s memes in a crazy battle, boasting that he wanted to get on each other’s family register, insisting he was the top, getting Heng Heng to curse his own character Chu Yu, consulting him on relationship issues, and saying he felt his boyfriend was so damn hot.

It was nothing, right? Hahahahaha…

Damn.

How could such terrifying things happen in the world?

The worst part was that they had celebrated their newfound relationships together, flaunting their love blindly, only to find out that the so-called boyfriend was right on the other end of the internet.

Shen Fubai had thought nothing could ever be more embarrassing than mistaking Jiang Yuan for Jiang Heng at the engagement party. He was too young.

What the hell was this?

Jiang Heng didn’t feel much better than Shen Fubai inside.

After all, he had done all the foolish things Shen Fubai did.

And he did something even more foolish. He shared a 2GB package of resources with Shen Fubai, which included some erotica.

Who was more shameless than who?

“…Hey, there’s a tree ahead.” Shen Fubai suddenly reminded him.

Jiang Heng coughed lightly. “I see it, I’ll, I’ll go around it.”

“No, what I meant was…” Shen Fubai said sincerely, “Should we crash into a tree and die?”

Jiang Heng: “…”

At the Jinyuan Residential Area.

Shen Fubai slammed two bottles of brandy onto the table, full of heroic spirit. “Here! Let’s finish this bottle of wine, and honestly confess! When did you actually meet me?”

The account @Amber had been following him for a long time, far earlier than when they first met on set.

Jiang Heng poured himself a glass of wine, gathering courage from it, and whispered, “…Six years ago.”

“When you debuted, I saw you on TV. I fell in love with you,” Jiang Heng said. After the words left his mouth, they weren’t as hard to say anymore. He confessed everything straight away. “Back then, I thought, since you were so beautiful, I had to chase after you. I wanted to marry you and take you home.”

Shen Fubai finished his cup of wine in one gulp, laughing and cursing, “That’s called falling for someone based on their looks.”

Jiang Heng shook his head. “I’ve seen many people, but I’ve only fallen for you.”

Shen Fubai took out his phone and flipped through the old messages between his small account and @Amber, but he closed it after flipping through a few pages.

It was too shameful.

Conversations that seemed normal before now felt completely different once he knew the other party was Heng Heng.

Thinking about it, there were signs. His small account had started talking to @Amber because of a Weibo post by @Amber.

They had just met in real life then, went up to the hotel rooftop to eat and stargaze, and posted on Weibo almost simultaneously, within ten seconds of each other.

He found it fateful and connected with @Amber.

Now, he wondered if it was fate or karma.

Shen Fubai suddenly remembered something, switched to his main account, and clicked into @Amber’ private message page. Sure enough, there were many unread messages.

They were mundane greetings like good morning, good afternoon, and good night. Sometimes, when he was out for events or concerts, @Amber would send him a cheers. Or telling him to stay warm when it was cold outside, not to catch a cold. Or narrating everyday life.

Celebrities received so many messages every day that Jiang Heng probably never expected a reply, treating Shen Fubai’s main account like a confessional.

Even though he knew the other party might never respond.

This was probably the love fans had for their idols.

@Amber used to send him a lot of messages, but hadn’t sent much in the last half year. Because they had direct contact in real life, they no longer needed to communicate through Weibo.

As Shen Fubai read on, he covered his mouth and laughed until tears came out. “Idiots, we’re really two big idiots.”

Jiang Heng was embarrassed being seen sending these messages. “It is pretty silly…”

“No, look at your main account. Look at what I sent you.” Shen Fubai bent his eyes in amusement.

Jiang Heng was taken aback and immediately switched to his main account, inputted the user ID of ‘Did Wine Get Heng’s Attention Today’, and clicked into the private message interface.

He had noticed Shen Fubai once with his main account, but hadn’t checked previous messages. Fans sent so many messages every day that he couldn’t read through all of them.

Now, he realized what he had missed.

…Shen Fubai had also sent him good mornings, good afternoons, and good nights for two whole years. He had also confided many things to him. In 2017, Fubai had sent him this message.

Did Wine Get Heng’s Attention Today: Thank you, Heng Heng. The doctor said my condition has improved a lot. I’m really grateful to you. I really like the movie you filmed, ‘Waiting for Light’. I’ve watched it twenty times, and you’ll definitely get better in the future. I’ll also get better.

Jiang Heng read each message carefully, unwilling to miss a single one.

“We were both so silly, greeting each other every day, thinking we’d never get a response.” Shen Fubai took a sip of wine, half-drunk and smiling. “But we didn’t know… we got a response from each other every day.”

The two had sent each other messages for years, but neither knew of the other’s existence. Who would believe it if it was told out loud? But it happened.

Jiang Heng chuckled, not knowing what to say. After a while, he asked, “You’re really called Wine?”

“My nickname is Wine,” Shen Fubai waved his wine glass. “Didn’t you know? My English name is Madeira, which translates to ‘Madeira Wine’, a type of alcohol.”

Madeira wine, fragrant and sweet, was a popular dessert wine.

Shen Fubai hooked Jiang Heng’s neck and looked at him closely. “Now you, explain the name Amber. What was your intention?”

It didn’t seem like anything at first, but once he knew the other party’s identity, everything could be connected.

Jiang Heng’s face reddened. “There’s nothing to explain, it’s just the literal meaning.”

Amber, Amber, isn’t it because it contains the character ‘Bai’ from Fubai?

His intentions had been clear for a long time—

“Aiyowei, Jiang Heng Heng, you’re quite the closet pervert.” After three glasses of wine, Shen Fubai was already quite drunk. “You sent me a 2GB package of literature, and you cursed yourself a scumbag. Hahahaha, for me to worship you as a god, you’re too down-to-earth!”

“…” Jiang Heng was helpless. “Wine, stop drinking.” He said that, but he was also feeling a little tipsy. Tonight, he had accompanied Fubai through several cups, and his head was spinning.

After finishing three bottles of brandy, they weren’t usually heavy drinkers, so it was no surprise they were drunk.

“You changed your address pretty quickly.” Shen Fubai supported his cheek and squinted.

“Wine sounds nice, I’ve always wanted to call you that.” Jiang Heng’s deep voice fell on his ear. “Wine, Wine.” It was irresistibly sweet.

Shen Fubai, drunk and dazed, turned his head to look at him, suddenly opened his phone, grabbed Jiang Heng’s hand, and took a photo of their clasped hands. Including their engagement rings and the huge diamond ring.

Then, he lowered his head, edited the post, and posted it on Weibo.

Shen Fubai V:

My former idol, my past faith. My current boyfriend, my future sun. [Image]

Jiang Heng’s nerves were dulled by the alcohol. “What are you doing?”

“Posting on Moments! Why hide your boyfriend instead of showing him off?” Shen Fubai was righteous.

Jiang Heng narrowed his eyes. “But this seems like Weibo…”

“It’s fine, we’re logged in to our small account. Not many people will notice.” Shen Fubai completely forgot that he had just switched to his main account. “Quickly, like and retweet it.”

Jiang Heng agreed. A boyfriend should be shown off.

He opened Weibo and liked and retweeted it casually.

Jiang Heng V:

The honor of my lifetime. Shen Fubai V: My former idol, my past faith. My current boyfriend, my future sun. [Image]

After doing all this, neither of them felt anything was wrong.

After posting on Weibo, Shen Fubai exhausted his last bit of sobriety, slumped onto the table, and fell asleep deeply. Jiang Heng barely maintained his last bit of consciousness, carried Shen Fubai to the bedroom, tucked him in, and went to bed.

Their phones were left on the coffee table in the living room, ignored throughout the night—

The next day.

Shen Fubai woke up in Jiang Heng’s arms.

He held his head and struggled to sit up, sitting in a daze for a while, going through his daily three minutes of mental loss, his mind gradually clearing.

What had he done last night?

He drank a lot last night.

What did he do before drinking?

Watched a movie with Heng Heng… Then, he discovered that this guy was @Amber.

Then, their years of dark history were thoroughly exposed.

It was truly shameful!

Shen Fubai covered his face, buried it in the quilt, rubbed it, and sighed.

Suddenly, his shoulder was pulled, and Jiang Heng woke up, sitting up. “What’s wrong? So early in the morning.”

Shen Fubai put down his hand, his eyes blank. “Nothing, just thinking, how embarrassing.”

Last night, he had relied on alcohol to numb himself, but when he came to his senses, what he had done was indeed off-the-charts shameful. His deepest secrets were laid bare; they were truly honest with each other.

Jiang Heng rubbed his messy hair. “It’s okay, we’re embarrassed together.”

Shen Fubai: “Don’t mess with my hair!”

Jiang Heng pinched his face. “Can’t help it, you’re so cute.”

“Off, off. What kind of flirting is this early in the morning.” If it was during the honeymoon period, Shen Fubai would have blushed and dodged away. Now, as old husbands, Shen Fubai grabbed a pillow and hit Jiang Heng with it.

Jiang Heng leaned against the headboard, just looking at him.

“What time is it now?” Shen Fubai asked him the time.

Jiang Heng instinctively reached for his phone on the bedside table to check the time, but didn’t find it.

“Hey, where’s my phone?” Jiang Heng was a little puzzled.

Shen Fubai also searched under the pillow and sheets. “I can’t find mine either…”

Phones, such important items, were usually never farther than three meters from their owners.

Jiang Heng suddenly remembered. “Our phones are in the living room.”

“I’ll go get them.” Shen Fubai threw off the covers, put on his slippers, and ran to the living room, checking his phone along the way.

Holy cow.

Eighteen missed calls.

Nine from Sister Li, three from Xiao Lin, and some from friends in the circle.

Shen Fubai returned Sister Li’s call. “Hello? Sister Li, why are you looking for me…”

“You didn’t tell me about your official announcement!” Sister Li’s voice came from the phone. “What were you guys doing at eleven last night?”

“Huh? We were sleeping, had a little to drink, and went to sleep early.” Shen Fubai was confused. “When did we officially announce?”

Although they had planned to pick a day to announce, they hadn’t gone public yet, right? At most, they couldn’t resist showing off their love with their small accounts last night… Wait, small accounts?

Shen Fubai usually defaulted to logging into his small account, only logging into his main account when he needed to post an advertisement, occasionally posting food pictures.

Had he switched accounts last night?

Had he? Hadn’t he?

Shen Fubai cautiously asked, “…Did we officially announce?”

“Don’t you know about this yourself? You two slept comfortably, but Weibo was down all night, how many programmers worked overtime for you two, losing their hair working late into the night? You two are trending again, take a look yourself.” After Li Man finished speaking, she hung up the phone.

She wasn’t angry that Shen Fubai was dating Jiang Heng; this matter wasn’t a secret in the circle anymore. She was angry that he didn’t tell his agent about such a big deal. It was so sudden that she nearly had a heart attack when she saw the trending news.

Shen Fubai cautiously looked at Weibo.

Shen Fubai V:

My former idol, my past faith. My current boyfriend, my future sun. [Image]

Jiang Heng V:

The honor of my lifetime. Shen Fubai V: My former idol, my past faith. My current boyfriend, my future sun. [Image]

Retweets and comments had already surpassed a million, likes exceeded ten million. No need to think about the storm that had happened online while they were sleeping.

Shen Fubai paused for five seconds on Jiang Heng’s phrase “the honor of my lifetime.”

He had been drunk last night and hadn’t seen Jiang Heng’s reply. Looking at these five words now, he felt a little happy.

And the Weibo post he had sent subconsciously was surprisingly rhythmic.

He was indeed talented.

Wait…

They really forgot to switch accounts!

Shen Fubai had chosen so many auspicious days, painstakingly picking the perfect day to announce, and ended up making such an absurd public announcement??

The date was February 22, 2020.

It was a blatant mockery of how they were two in every direction!