Shen You’an, in a classical long dress, walks gracefully, the silver embroidery on the hem shimmering like waves, her every move composed and elegant, as if she were a celestial being.

Standing beside her, the young man is tall and poised, like jade and orchid; together they make a strikingly attractive pair, a golden couple of unmatched beauty.

They did not avoid suspicion; instead, they greeted others with open smiles.

Presenting the award to them is Wu Kun, the Senior Vice President of Operations at Deep Sea Group.

Under the watchful eyes of countless spectators and millions of live stream viewers, they accepted the award with great dignity and poise.

The host prompts them to give their acceptance speech.

Shen You’an: "Thank you all for your support and tolerance, and thank you to Deep Sea Sound for your recognition and encouragement. I will continue to work hard and not let everyone down."

Shen You’an glanced at the silent young man beside her, with a slight curve of her lips.

"I’d like to take this opportunity to promote Aning’s new album. It’s going to meet everyone soon; every song is composed by Aning himself, and it’s really good."

The crowd went wild.

The fact that Shen You’an actually took the initiative to promote Rong Xianning’s new album was simply delightful to their fans.

Rong Xianning stepped forward, looking at Shen You’an, and in that moment when their eyes met, the whole world seemed to pause.

If the repeated ’ah’s in the live stream had sound, it would probably deafen the ears.

"Reciprocating the favor, let me also promote An’an. Her new drama ’Double Shadows’ will premiere on January 23, it’s a very unique suspense drama; everyone should look forward to An’an’s groundbreaking performance."

The two embraced their trophies and walked off the stage, leaving the audience savoring the feast they had just witnessed.

Their combined presence on social media exploded, overshadowing everyone else.

#ShenYou’anAndRongXianningEyeContact

#ShenYou’anPromotesRongXianning’sNewAlbum

#RongXianningPromotesShenYou’an’sNewDrama

#ShenYou’anCallsRongXianningAning

#RongXianningCallsShenYou’anAn’an

Basically, even the smallest details about the two of them dominated the trending topics, reaching unprecedented popularity.

Their mutual promotion was more than the sum of its parts, and now even a passing ant would know that Rong Xianning was about to release a new album, and Shen You’an’s suspenseful new drama would premiere on the 23rd.

Backstage, Shen You’an had a private dressing room, where she was chatting with Rong Xianning.

"Do you have other plans for tomorrow?"

Rong Xianning paused, took out his phone, and opened his schedule: "A business photoshoot in the morning, and magazine interviews in the afternoon and evening."

"Postpone the magazine interviews; tomorrow you’re coming with me somewhere."

Rong Xianning looked at Shen You’an seriously.

Without asking anything, he nodded: "Okay."

Zhao Heng came in: "The media and paparazzi are waiting outside for the two of you; you must not be seen together, you have to leave separately. An’an, I’ll take you out first." 𝒻𝑟ℯℯ𝑤𝑒𝑏𝑛𝘰𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝒸𝑜𝘮

Shen You’an patted Rong Xianning’s shoulder: "I’ll pick you up at noon tomorrow."

With that, she donned a coat, hat, and mask, and left discreetly through the back door with her bodyguards.

Rong Xianning sat quietly for a while before Xiao Hu came in, handing him a hat and mask.

"Let’s go."

Under Xiao Hu’s protection, Rong Xianning left through the theater’s back door; the cold wind mixed with snow hit him in the face.

He stopped, looking up at the sky.

"It’s snowing."

As fans began to stir, before they could swarm, Xiao Hu successfully tucked Rong Xianning into a car, which sped away.

The second snow in Jingzhou arrived suddenly, and on this night of raging wind and snow, the trending topics were lively.

Shen You’an and Rong Xianning’s joint award acceptance and mutual promotion delighted the public, and their fans were as excited as if it were a holiday.

Their names didn’t leave the trending topics all night; Rong Xianning’s new album and Shen You’an’s new drama successfully broke out into public consciousness with this heat.

Faced with the explosive attention of these two top celebrities, other stars participating in Deep Sea Sound seemed much dimmer; they didn’t even get a chance to break out, and only Luuo Yunqi got backlash enough to trend.

Zhou Rong watched on TV as Rong Xianning appeared at Deep Sea Sound, confidently receiving his award.

"He blacklisted my number." Zhou Rong’s face was as dark as the bottom of a pot.

Rong Yuhe finished smoking and spoke in a muffled voice: "The kid’s grown wings and wants to shake us off, but it’s not that easy."

"Let’s not talk about him, when can I see our son?"

Zhou Rong looked at him warily: "What do you want?"

"He’s my biological son, do you think I’d harm him? I just want to know if he’s doing well."

"He’s doing wonderfully. He’s the heir of a prestigious family, living in luxury and privilege, a status you can only dream of."

"Knowing he’s doing well, I’m content. You handled this situation very well back then; otherwise, he’d be just a poor kid with us now."

Zhou Rong smiled smugly: "It’s the wisest decision I’ve ever made."

"With the way my health is, who knows how long I’ll live. If I could see him once before I die, I’d have no regrets... "

With that, he sighed heavily.

Over the years, Rong Yuhe’s constant smoking and drinking have deteriorated his health significantly, especially after that ordeal in Macau. Now, even light tasks leave him breathless, and he looks more than ten years older.

Zhou Rong glanced at him: "The old woman is having a big birthday celebration tomorrow, inviting many people. We can sneak in disguised as wait staff, but you must promise me that you can only see him from afar, no revealing, and don’t ruin the child’s future."

Rong Yuhe immediately assured her, pounding his chest in guarantee.

Zhou Rong finally felt relieved.

She, too, misses the child terribly but has no way to see him, so this birthday celebration by the Gu family is a rare chance. Even a glance from afar would satisfy her.

Lying in bed, they continued to dream of the future.

"Rong Xianning is turning against us; he’s not on the same wavelength as us at all."

"He’s not even ours by blood; if he continues to give us the cold shoulder, I’m not afraid to expose him to the media as an ungrateful brat. If he doesn’t make it easy for us, he shouldn’t have it easy himself."

Zhou Rong sighed: "Maybe it’s best to leave it; at least he still gives us ten thousand yuan a month. If you ruin his career, we might not even get that."

"Considering his status, a mere ten thousand yuan to brush us off, treating us like beggars, this kid needs a lesson or he’ll think we’re scared of him."

That night, Gu Bichen also couldn’t sleep.

He angrily closed the computer page; the talk of the golden couple was much too glaring.

Who is this Rong Xianning, anyway? Shen You’an is betrothed to him by their ancestors; it is them who are truly destined to be together.

Opening his phone, the chat screen still lingered on a conversation from more than half a month ago. When he finally gathered enough money to uncover the truth, the private detective seemed to have vanished from the earth.

Without a trace of that person, Rong Xianning always felt somewhat uneasy, but ultimately it didn’t affect the bigger picture.

Rong Xianning opened the drawer and took out an heirloom jade ornament, gently rubbing its cold jade surface.

At tomorrow’s birthday celebration, he will show everyone that Shen You’an is his rightful fiancée.