Yu Bai touched the person's face in his arms, and the touch on his fingertips told him that none of this was a dream.
"Didn't you say you can't make it?" He hugged Sheng Xing Ze's waist tightly, letting the other's warmth emit his whole body.
Sheng Xing Ze stretched out his arms to wrap them around the older man's waist, "I told Director Ye that I would like to take time off to get married, could he still not let me go?"
Yu Bai held Sheng Xing Ze as the missing piece in his heart was finally filled with warmth.
"Xing Xing."
"I'm here," Sheng Xing Ze leaned on the man's shoulder, the longing in his heart was similar to Yu Bai's yearning.
"Silly Xing Xing," Yu Bai placed a kiss on Sheng Xing Ze's forehead, with tenderness in his eyes.
Sheng Xing Ze was being held quietly by him for a while, reluctant to part with Yu Bai.
A harsh hork suddenly sounded nearby.
Yuan Yuan poked his head out apologetically, "Brother Sheng, Brother Yu, Sister Tao said that we can't let you stay outside for too long."
Sheng Xing Ze also realized that he and Yu Bai had been standing outside for quite some time. Although this floor was a private parking lot, there was no guarantee that no fans would sneak in.
It was not the time to make their relationship public yet.
"Let's get into the car," Sheng Xing Ze pulled Yu Bai into the back seat. Before Yuan Yuan stepped on the accelerator, he leaned up to the passenger seat to take out a gift box and handed it to Yu Bai.
"Your birthday gift, don't shake it. Be very careful, it's fragile." Sheng Xing Ze watched Yu Bai carefully holding onto the gift, for fear that he would suddenly break the item inside.
When Yu Bai looked at Sheng Xing Ze's careful movement, he had an idea of what inside the box, "is there pottery inside?"
He asked.
Sheng Xing Ze felt a little awkward after Yu Bai had correctly guessed the content of the box, "I will take it away if you don't want it," he said in a vicious voice.
Yu Bai looked at him with a wide smile on his face.
"The most famous thing in B City is pottery. Director Ye will definitely recommend it to you."
"You know everything already, where are the surprises in it?" Sheng Xing Ze muttered softly.
Yu Bai ruffled his head, "Can I open it?"
Sheng Xing Ze nodded like a chicken pecking on rice, staring at Yu Bai's expression, not wanting to let go of any detail on Yu Bai's face.
Yu Bai deliberately opened the box slowly in Sheng Xing Ze's expectant eyes. Seeing the content, he resisted the urge to laugh, "Xing XIng, is this a vase?"
Sheng Xing Ze did not see the surprise look he was expecting, his eyes looked away and said, "just...it is what it is."
"The porcelain in B City is so good, this one looks a bit deformed," Yu Bai commented solemnly.
Sheng Xing Ze gave a perfunctory hum, thinking in his head that it was too late to say that this was not a birthday present.
Yu Bai took out the porcelain and held it in his hand as he observed it. From Sheng Xing Ze's perspective, the deformation of this vase was indeed a bit serious, and he could not help but want to take it back.
"But I like it a lot."
Yu Bai evaded Sheng Xing Ze's hands from taking it, then embraced the man and the vase in his arms.
"Xing Xing, I really like it." He ruffled Sheng Xing Ze's soft hair with a satisfied expression.
"But you just said it looked ugly."
"How can something Xing Xing make be ugly." Yu Bai looked at Sheng Xing Ze with sincere eyes.
Sheng Xing Ze was a little suspicious, he is very well aware of his own pottery skill, "Really?"
"Because it is Xing Xing who made it."
Sheng Xing Ze turned his red face to the window, and pretended to ask Yuan Yuan how long before they arrived home.
After hearing the conversation in the back seat, Yuan Yuan wanted to plug his own ears. He told himself that if this goes on, he would need to ask his boss to compensate him for the suffering he has to go through each day with them for him being the single one.
"About five minutes," Yu Bai replied for Yuan Yuan. He patted Sheng Xing Ze on the shoulder and was not surprised being clawed at.
Yu Bai touched the scratch made by Sheng Xing Ze, the smile in his eyes could drown someone in sweetness.
The little kitten is still shy.
Early the next morning, Sheng Xing Ze and Yu Bai took their household registration books from their home, and drove to the Civic Center with the blessings of their parents.
The Civic Center was still not open yet, Yu Bai made a call and not long after a man in suit and leather shoes walked out to greet them from the back door.
"Mr. Yu, Mr. Sheng," He walked the two people into the Civic Center through the back door, "Mr. Yu has explained everything to me and I'm here to serve you two."
"Thanks a lot," Sheng Xing Ze said, and Yu Bai nodded beside him.
The man took the two of them to take photos, copied their IDs, had them sworn in, and finally stamped and issued a red book.
When he walked out of the Civic Center, Sheng Xing Ze was in a daze. He was now married.
He did not even dream about it in his previous life, love and family affection, he now had it all.
Sitting in the car, Sheng Xing Ze looked at the red book in his hand and could not help but kiss Yu Bai on the side of his cheek.
"Mr. Yu, congratulate on your wedding."
**
Yu Bai announced his retirement on the day he finished filming his current movie. For a while, his fans in the fan group had been wailing for his decision. Letters were sent to the company, all requesting Yu Bai to return to the film industry.
To end this, Yu Bai did a short livestream on Weibo. In the video, he told his fans that he is 30 this year and has been in the industry for more than ten years. He now wants to spend some time with his family.
Sharp-eyed fans noticed a red marriage certificate in the background of Yu Bai's video, and there was also a pendant that looked like a ring on Yu Bai's neck, and asked if Yu Bai was married during the livestream.
Yu Bai took the ring from his neck and shook it in front of the camera.
"I'm a married man now, so please do not call me husband, my other half is not happy."
When Yu Bai got married, the girlfriend fans were the one being hit hardest. The former Yu Bai was everyone's husband. Now they are told that Yu Bai is exclusively belonging to one person. For a short period of time, it was a little hard for them to accept, so they threatened to stop being his fans.
But facts have proved that those who claimed to stop being his fans, they just could not leave him altogether; therefore, they switched to "silent" follow him on Weibo, it was impossible for them to not be his fans forever.
There were endless speculations about Yu Bai's marriage partner. Some people speculated that it is a girlfriend who is not in the industry, some speculated that it is one of his co-stars in the movie, and there were even some speculation that it was Tao Yi Ning who is his partner, after all they have been working together for so many years, it just felt natural that way.
Regarding this, Yu Bai did not respond to any of the speculations, letting people take wild guesses left and right on the internet.
Even after knowing the news of Yu Bai's marriage, the CP fans of the master and apprentice are still active at the forefront. Seeing that Sheng Xing Ze was not being mentioned among those speculations, they were a little dissatisfied.
"Don't our Xing Xing deserve to have his name mentioned?"
As soon as this sentence was said, this comment was immediately being targeted by the mass.
"Some CP fans are being too much. President Bai is from a wealthy family. Everywhere is Yu Group's property, Sheng Xing Ze should just forget about it."
A fan of Sheng Xing Ze immediately retorted, "What's wrong with Xing Xing? Our Xing Xing's family is also very good."
"It is understood that Sheng Xing Ze's father is a nouveau riche in the Imperial City. If it weren't for having the resources at the right business, he would still be farming in the countryside. How can he be compared with a wealthy family like President Bai?"
"The two of them have no interactions except for the first movie and variety show. His birdthday's greeting on Yu Bai's birthday was obviously timed. Yu Bai replied to so many people but did not reply to him. Also, Sheng Xing Ze did not send a wedding blessing. I don't need to say much about their relationship at this point."
"Families like President Bai shouldn't allow him to marry Sheng Xing Ze, and I dont' think the older generation is well accepted of the same sex marriage just yet."
"It's okay to fall in love but not to get married."
"The CP fans, you need to stop. From the beginning, you made up this CP. Now President Bai is already married, so it's not a good idea to keep going at it, have some consideration to President Bai's other half."
CP fans had always been spontaneous in enclosures, and there was no real evidence that Sheng Xing Ze and Yu Bai are together. But if they two are together, even if they don't say it, the atmosphere around them is so real, that the CP fans could not let go. Although the group had grown in number, there really was nothing good they could use to prove the validation of this.
Under such circumstances, CP fans gradually dared not to take their opinion publicly on Weibo, and a lot of them were persuaded by other netizens to leave the CP group.
There was just one thing that has been bothering the CP fans since Yu Bai announced his marriage; Sheng Xing Ze, who has been in a good relationship with Yu Bai, did not immediately send his blessings.
Some people had speculated that they must have been in a relationship before, and now they just pretended to be strangers.
After all, who can calmly give an ex-boyfriend a wedding blessing?
Although they knew this possibility is unlikely, it was extremely popular among CP fans. Every day, one could find endless stories about Sheng Xing Ze and Yu Bai sadomasochistic love in small forums.
Some paparazzi were confused by the comments on the Internet, and in the end they really camped outside of the filming studios to catch some news of Sheng Xing Ze and Yu Bai dispute.
It was a pity that Sheng Xing Ze was stuck in a closed filming crew under Ye Shuang Yang's violent suppression. He did not know what was happening outside.
Like him, Ye Shuang Yang and Yun Zi Bo, who did not say their wedding blessings, are also friends with Yu Bai.
The reason was not only that they have spent all of their energy every day for the filming, and they have no time to watch Weibo. What was more, they have already sent their blessings on the day of Yu Bai's marriage certificate, and his "mysterious" other half is suffering with the crew; what else do they need to tell Yu Bai when they are this busy?
Yu Bai took over the company's affairs in the Imperial City. After a few days of adapting to it, he flew to B City with his laptop to accompany Sheng Xing Ze at the filming site. Yuan Yuan was successfully being promoted from the assistant of the actor to the assistant of the president. Mi He Qui envied him.
Sheng Xing Ze's room is a family-style suite with a refrigerator, stove, and washing machine.
Since Yu Bai came to the crew, Sheng Xing Ze would definitely see a man wearing an apron standing in front of the stove every day when he got home from filming, asking him to wash his hands and eat quickly.
The man who once stood on the peak of success was now willing to leave everything behind, so now he can make soup for his lover.
Sheng Xing Ze hugged Yu Bai from behind, rubbing his face happily against the man's back.
"Have you washed your hands?" Yu Bai patted the hands wrapped around his waist, turning his head to look at the hair swirling above Sheng Xing Ze's head.
"I have," Sheng Xing Ze opened his hand to Yu Bai for inspection, and after checking them, Yu Bai gave him a kiss without hesitation.
"I'm going to bring out the plate," Yu Bai was about to bring the fried dishes to the table, and Sheng Xing Ze was still following him behind, one step after another.
"Why are you so clingy today?" Yu Bai turned around and hugged Sheng Xing Ze tightly, rubbed his head and kissed his hair.
"I haven't seen you for a day, I missed you."
At the beginning, Yu Bai would go to the crew to deliver lunch to Sheng Xing Ze. Since Ye Shuang Yang discovered every time Sheng Xing Ze had lunch in the same room with Yu Bai, the afternoon filming would hardly be done in one take, actually it was a miracle that they were able to complete the scene. From then on, Yu Bai was not allowed to appear in the crew.
Sheng Xing Ze made sure to return to the hotel early to make love with Yu Bai; in order to do so, his efficiency of filming was very high. He even made other actors quickly get into characters, and the filming progress was fast.
Ye Shuang Yang was very satisfied with the status quo. Although he wanted to keep this enthusiasm until the whole team is finished, for the health of the actors, he gave everyone a two-day off, except for leaving the filming site, they could freely do whatever they want during their off days.
Yu Bai handled company affairs in the hotel during the day and prepared dinner for Sheng Xing Ze in the afternoon. Now that Sheng Xing Ze had two days off, he still has to work diligently. Many times Sheng Xing Ze sat next to him, but he could only accelerate his work on his laptop.
When Yu Bai was working, one of Sheng Xing Ze's hobbies was to read his and Yu Bai's fanfiction, and often laughed out of place when Yu Bai was at a loss for documents.
In the end, it was usually when Sheng Xing Ze was being pressed down on the sofa by Yu Bai and being kissed until he was out of breath, begging for mercy in a dumb voice.
A year later, Sheng Xing Ze was being nominated the Best Actor.
This time without Yu Bai by his side, Sheng Xing Ze and the "Twins" crew sat together, with Ye Shuang Yang on one side and Yun Zi Bo on the other.
"He didn't come with you?" Yun Zi Bo whispered in Sheng Xing Ze's ear.
Sheng Xing Ze glanced at him strangely, "He is the guest of honor."
"For Best Actor? He is giving the award specifically to you, right."
Sheng Xing Ze smiled embarrassedly, "He didn't tell me which award he was going to present."
Yun Zi Bo touched his chin, a mysterious smile appeared on his face, "my little friend, do you want to listen to my inference?"
"Please do say it."
"Based on my understanding of Yu Bai, if the Best Actor award belongs to you, then you will see him on the podium; otherwise, he is likely to give an award casually and leave."
"Are you sure?" Sheng Xing Ze smiled.
Yun Zi Bo raised his eyebrows triumphantly, his expression unpredictable, "Of course."
Yu Bai appeared among the award-giving guests to personally give the Best Actor's trophy to Sheng Xing Ze, how could it be given to others.
However, Yun Zi Bo did not say this sentence.
"If I didn't get the Best Actor award, he would be very sad." Sheng Xing Ze stared at the host on stage and said.
"Probably."
A smile appeared on Sheng Xing Ze's face, "I have agreed with Film Emperor Yu that once I get the Film Emperor title, I will make our relationship public."
Originally Yun Zi Bo wanted to tell Sheng Xing Ze that even if he did not get it, it should be a matter of qualifications, and it is not due to his acting skill; but he suddenly stopped from saying it.
Oh, lovey dovey people.
When the host announced the nomination for the Best Actor, Yu Bai walked onto the stage wearing a custom suit as the award-giving guest, and the screams in the venue bursted up the roof.
Sheng Xing Ze could not move his eyes away from the man the moment he saw him. He saw Yu Bai glancing over in his direction. Although it was only a short second, Sheng Xing Ze believed that Yu Bai saw him.
A smile appeared on his face, and Yu Bai, who was standing in the center, curled up his mouth.
This is the first time that Yu Bai has appeared in public after announcing his retirement. Although he has been away for a while, his popularity has not decreased one bit.
"His suit is a couple suit with yours, right?" The sharp-eyed Yun Zi Bo whispered in Sheng Xing Ze's ear.
Before Sheng Xing Ze went out today, Yu Bai deliberately chose a white suit for him, it perfectly highlighted Sheng Xing Ze's youthful aura.
In contrast to his, Yu Bai had a pure black suit with a full of abstinence, and Sheng Xing Ze had chosen the tie on his neck.
At first glance, the clothes of the two people do not seem to be related, but a closer look reveals the similar tailoring styles of their suits and the patterns that screaming couple suits.
Sheng Xing Ze laughed very loudly, "Film Emperor Yu specially asked someone to do it, you don't need to envy it."
Yun Zi Bo gave him a sneer and talked to other actors next to him.
He really did not want to look at Sheng Xing Ze, and definitely not wanting to look at Yu Bai.
"Good evening everyone," Yu Bai's voice was deep and gentle to the ears. Sheng Xing Ze unknowingly was immersed in the beauty of his voice. The smile on his face gradually become idiotic, even Yu Bai called his name, Sheng Xing Ze did not react.
"Go up to accept the award," Yun Zi Bo pushed Sheng Xing Ze who had been sitting motionlessly in the chair.
Sheng Xing Ze suddenly realized that Yu Bai on the stage looked at him with a smile, and everyone in the crew stood up and applauded him, the big screen TV showcased his movement on screen.
He adjusted the expression on his face and walked toward the stage. When he got closer and closer to the trophy on stage, the excitement and joy in his heart started to catch up to him.
Sheng Xing Ze had never been so excited about winning an award. He thought this is probably due to the power of love.
When receiving the trophy from Yu Bai's hand, Sheng Xing Ze raised his arms and hugged the man.
"Mr. Yu, do you want to make it public with me?" He whispered softly in Yu Bai's ear.
"Very happy to."
The people in the audience were quite puzzled, they could only see the lips of the two people moving, thinking that they were saying some blessings, but they had been hugging each other for quite a long time.
Sheng Xing Ze took the lead to letting go of Yu Bai and walked to the microphone in Yu Bai's encouraging eyes.
"It's a great honor to stand here today to accept this honor..." He routinely thanked his parents, fans, and the crew.
When the host felt that he had basically finished speaking and was about to step down, Sheng Xing Ze cleared his throat, his gaze fell on Yu Bai, who was standing next to him, and the two exchanged glances tacitly.
Sheng Xing Ze spoke to the microphone again.
"Standing here today, I also want to thank a very important partner in my life, who is also my husband. He has always given me a lot of help and encouragement, and I am also very grateful to him for his tolerance of me for so long and never leaving me."
He paused for a second, and the audience began to constantly whisper to each other because of his words, and flashes were constantly shooting at him.
Sheng Xing Ze did not look down the stage, he looked at Yu Bai and smiled.
"I know I have many shortcomings, just tell me, and I can change it, after all, we have a lifetime to be together."
He held the trophy in one hand, and stretched out the other to Yu Bai, "Yu Bai, please look after me for the rest of my life."
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End of Story
Translator Note: I will not be translating the extras of this story. The extras are about the side couple, and I'm not feeling them, so I won't be translating them. So the story actually ends here. The extras have absolutely nothing to do with the main couple. There is no continuation of the main couple in the extras either. So you guys are not missing out on anything about the main couple ^^