Limited Possession - Chap 28
He lowered his head preemptively and put on a pitiful appearance
Within ten minutes after Tu Yan’s public video was posted on his personal Weibo, it rapidly climbed to the first position on Weibo’s hot search.
【Wow, Tu Yan is really brave!】
【An omega who’s married at a young age, I’m heartbroken.】
【Not a single explanation to the fans??? Not mentioning the sudden disappearance for half a year, when it’s your comeback, fans stayed up all night to make purchases for you to be in top place, buying endorsements, without a word of complaint and just wanting to continue walking along the flower-road with you. As a result, you came with a marriage so lightly, do you not take your fans seriously?】
【Sisterhood!! The blessings in the front row are all ghostwriters that were bought, it’s really disgusting.】
【Refund refund! The supporting force will disband. 】
【Stepping back and not spreading runours is my last love for you.】
【Goodbye to you, the next one is better.】
【The fans are so hostile, Tu Yan isn’t even an idol, why can’t he get married?】
【Tu Tu all the best!】
【I don’t know, since you’re already married, why did you have to get tied up with Qi He during your comeback?】
【The one upstairs, don’t mention Qi He!】
【Is Qi He your father? So filial that you have to talk about him every day?】
【……Tu Tu you’re only 23 years old! Mom doesn’t allow you to get married!!】
【Wait, why doesn’t anyone care about who Tu Yan’s husband is? Who saved a galaxy in their past life!?】
【I want to know too!】
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【I heard that it seems they’re from a rich and powerful family…】
……
Tu Yan switched off his phone and closed his eyes to let the makeup artist put on his makeup.
The director knocked on the door before coming in and walking up to Tu Yan, “The media has been kept under control, it’ll probably be suppressed in the afternoon. Also, Xu Jia’an has already made a public apology on Weibo.”
“Thank you.”
The director felt embarrassed when he heard, and said, “No problem, no problem, this should be done. It was a mistake in our work, it made you and director Gu get into trouble.”
“What time would the shooting end this afternoon?”
“Around four o’clock.”
Tu Yan nodded and thought: I can still catch up with Gu Chenbai for dinner.
When he entered the shooting studio, Tu Yan already felt that the atmosphere was wrong. Except for him, everyone else seemed to be nervous, holding their breaths and were afraid to speak. They were also afraid of talking to Tu Yan, probably for fear of becoming the next Xu Jia’an.
Tu Yan felt bothered. He stood up and spread his hands1 to the director, “How are we shooting this?”
The director hurriedly called a few artists over and took them aside to give them a lecture. Tu Yan’s assistant watched anxiously by the side; this time, others are going to say how Tu Yan is so proud of himself again. But Tu Yan didn’t care, he leaned against the back of his chair as he sipped his vegetable juice.
Finally, the program was successfully filmed. Tu Yan went back to the lounge to remove his makeup, changed to his private server, picked up his phone and turned it on. He then saw the text message that Gu Chenbai had sent two hours ago.
——Tu Bao, something came up at the office, I’ll go back to handle it first.
Tu Yan curled his lips, feeling fleeting disappointment. He dialed over, and Gu Chenbai was quickly connected.
“Tu Bao?”
“Have you reached the office?”
“Mn, I just arrived, has your program finished filming? Are you tired?”
“What’s so tiring about indoor variety shows,” Tu Yan grasped the corner of his shirt, picking at the fake diamond as he asked, “Gu Chenbai, have you had dinner yet?”
Gu Chenbai sounded like he was probably looking through his documents, he answered absently, “Not yet.”
“Don’t eat.”
“Hm?” Gu Chenbai paused for a few seconds. Suddenly, his tone went up as he said, “Does Tu Bao want to send me a love dinner?”
Tu Yan didn’t speak. He didn’t think Gu Chenbai would have guessed it right at first. He felt a little shy and also a little angry.
“Tu Bao, if you’re tired, the love dinner can be saved for another time. After filming the program for such a long time, you still have to take the car for more than an hour later, I’m worried that your body can’t bear it.”
“You care so much!” Tu Yan raised his voice and shouted, then hung up the phone quickly.
Give some colour and open a dyeing workshop2, Tu Yan thought angrily.
But after hanging up the phone, he felt empty in his heart. Actually, he wanted to have a nice chat with Gu Chenbai, like other couples’ sweet and affectionate lovers talk, but Gu Chenbai was too bad. He had the habit of expressing love. If Tu Yan wasn’t careful, he would fall into the trap he laid out, then let him tease and bully him. Tu Yan knew that he wasn’t as clever as Gu Chenbai, only knowing how to use words to fight back, and they were also childish words.
When they first got married, he felt resentment towards Gu Chenbai in his heart, not wanting to talk nicely to him and was deliberately mean and obnoxious. He wanted Gu Chenbai to give up on the idea of liking him as soon as possible. Later, it slowly became a habit that couldn’t be changed. Gu Chenbai was also very bad. He retreated step by step and endured all grievances, letting Tu Yan bully him more recklessly, then feel more regretful and guilty.
But he also felt more love. Love made Tu Yan unwilling to see Gu Chenbai suffer any grievances.
“Next time, I’ll try next time.” Tu Yan told himself.
He took the car back to Ming city. The driver asked if he was going home, but Tu Yan shook his head and told him the name of a restaurant.
This restaurant was invested in by Tu Yan’s friend, Shen Fei. The taste was very good. Tu Yan often asked them to deliver meals when he worked as a crew member before. He wasn’t as good as Gu Chenbai and had no pursuit nor ability to appreciate delicacies. He simply thought the taste was good, so he wanted to let Gu Chenbai try.
He called Shen Fei, asked him to order some signature dishes and pack them to-go in advance. Tu Yan would then leave right after he grabbed it.
Shen Fei was highly efficient when he did things. As soon as Tu Yan’s car arrived at the back door of the restaurant, he was already waiting on the steps. Tu Yan got out of the car and said hello to him.
Shen Fei handed the food boxes to Tu Yan, he hesitated and asked him, “Young master Tu, is the matter about your marriage real or fake? With whom?”
“It’s not marriage,” Tu Yan took the boxes and said casually, “It’s remarriage, with Gu Chenbai.”
Shen Fei was struck dumb, “W-why?”
“I regretted.”
“Ah?” Shen Fei had a very complicated and fascinated expression, half in disbelief, half beyond comprehension. In short, he was too surprised to even say a word.
Originally, Tu Yan didn’t like to talk about private affairs with others, even with friends of many years. He also didn’t want to share more. Putting the food boxes on the car seat, he was prepared to leave, but as soon as he stepped into the car, he suddenly stopped for some reason.
“What’s wrong? Young master Tu.”
Tu Yan got up slowly and turned over the phone in his palm. He clasped it, suddenly turning around and said, “Actually, he isn’t like what you all think.”
“What do you mean?”
Shen Fei was stunned when he looked at Tu Yan, feeling like Tu Yan had changed.
Tu Yan stood by the car with his hands behind his back. Although his face was expressionless, the corners of his eyes and the tip of his brows showed a smile that was difficult to hide. He said, “Appearance wise, ten Qi He’s can’t compare to him.”
How would Shen Fei reply to this? He pondered his vocabulary, and tested, “Can I take a look at his photo? I’m really curious.”
It seemed like Tu Yan had prepared for this. As soon as Shen Fei finished, he lifted his phone, opened his album, pressed a few times, then handed it to Shen Fei.
Shen Fei took a breath of cold air and was straight up baffled.
“How could it be like this?” Shen Fei asked.
“It just is.”
——
When Tu Yan got into the car, his heartbeat sped up inexplicably, like a bird with fluttering wings flying into his heart, its feathers tickling and making him flustered. He couldn’t lose himself in front of his assistant and driver, so he covered his chest and forced himself to calm down.
The car sped along the road.
Once he arrived at Hua Sheng headquarters, he flipped through his bag for the employee magnetic card that Gu Chenbai had given to him before, then let his assistant and driver leave. He put on a mask and sunglasses, carried the food boxes and went up from the private elevators, going directly to Gu Chenbai’s floor.
As a result, he ran into Gu Chaocheng as soon as the elevator doors opened.
Gu Chaocheng didn’t recognize him. He first stopped him vigilantly and asked who he was.
Tu Yan impatiently took off his mask and sunglasses, looking straight at him. Gu Chaocheng immediately released his hand and even moved away in disgust.
“What are you doing here?” Gu Chaocheng asked.
“What’s that got to do with you?” Tu Yan replied.
Gu Chaocheng said coldly, “Troublemaker, don’t think the post you sent on Weibo this morning means anything. I’ve said before; you gave up the opportunity yourself, it’s not easy to come back again, my parents won’t accept you.”
“I’ve also said before, you can’t change the fact that Gu Chenbai loves me.”
“How can a person like you deserve him?”
“You don’t even deserve to be his brother! If it weren’t for you, how could Gu Chenbai’s leg be injured?”
Gu Chaocheng was stabbed in the most painful spot. He couldn’t speak for a moment, even his eyes turned red.
At this moment, Gu Chenbai walked out of his office, and saw Tu Yan and Gu Chaocheng standing in front of the elevator in confrontation with each other, the atmosphere tense. Gu Chenbai sighed in his heart and went up in a hurry to stop the fight.
Hearing the sound of Gu Chenbai’s cane, Tu Yan lowered his head preemptively and put on a pitiful appearance. When Gu Chenbai came up to him, he squeezed into his arms without a word, burying his face in his shoulder and even sniffing his nose twice.
Gu Chenbai thought he was being wronged and said angrily to Gu Chaocheng, “Ge, Tu Bao is pregnant now, how can you bully him?”
Footnotes
摊手: meaning “none of my business”/ no opinions
给点颜色就开染坊: basically a metaphor for having a good attitude and doing things too much, “give some colour” refers to face/expression
