RSDH CH49

Duan Xingye had his back to the side of the stage. Cheng Duzhou couldn’t see his reaction. Seeing him ignore his show of goodwill, as expected but unable to hide a trace of disappointment, he put down the light sign awkwardly.

However, the other half of the audience suddenly became extremely excited. If not for being on the scene, each looked as if they were about to jump up.

Right at this moment, the band’s solo ended. Duan Xingye turned to face the front, a smile on his face that he hadn’t had time to wipe clean. Under the lights, his dark eyes appeared especially bright.

Cheng Duzhou’s breath paused slightly, his heart missing half a beat.

Xie Hang also sat in the first row, only a few seats away from Cheng Duzhou. Having been a fan of Duan Xingye for years, he had never seen Duan Xingye smile on stage, nor ever given any response to the audience off-stage. Duan Xingye’s smile made the audience even crazier.

Knowing the reason, Xie Hang poked his head out, looking at Cheng Duzhou not far away across the people in between, sighing in admiration in his heart.

Mistress (Teacher’s wife) is awesome.

The second half of the music started. Duan Xingye switched emotions in time. Exerting force, he bent slightly, fingers gripping the microphone tightly, continuing the chorus part, his clear and translucent voice pushing a few degrees higher.

At the same time, Cheng Duzhou raised the light sign high. The words [Wifey I Love You!] sparkled in the darkness.

As Duan Xingye’s singing sounded, the audience experienced goosebumps again. The attention of the whole venue was quickly pulled back. Laughter turned into cheers, glow sticks waving into a sea.

Bullet comments:

“Put this song online on major platforms quickly! I want to download! I want to loop! Sounds too good!”

“Duan Xingye’s adaptation not only retained the deep meaning of the song but also made it singable. This is the musician we need.”

“Turned into a fan by Duan Xingye. Talent and strength crush everything.”

“Treasure singer. Before only knew his songs were good, didn’t expect the live to be so explosive.”

“His breath is so stable. Average people would be out of breath singing this difficulty, but he walks on flat ground.”

After the explosive chorus, emotions transitioned slowly, calming down. Duan Xingye stood in the center of the stage, gradually stopping his swaying steps until he stood completely still, slightly bowing his head. The music also gently came to an end, but threads of emotion still lingered in the audience’s hearts.

Song ended, warm applause erupted off-stage, enduring for a long time. Duan Xingye finally relaxed the breath he held the whole time.

Bullet comments sighed: Finally heard the immortal panting.

Jin Zimi applauded while laughing happily: “Wow~ I don’t want to go on stage. This is too amazing.”

Tao Ziyi clapped his hands resentfully, sour beyond measure.

Duan Xingye not only contributed a god-level live performance but also had a husband sitting off-stage distributing dog food. Tonight’s topic popularity was maxed out directly.

Duan Xingye walked off the stage, going back to the lounge to rest for a while.

Singing wasn’t just moving the throat but also physical work. This was why stars worked out crazily before concerts; singing for two or three hours at a time, those with weak physiques couldn’t handle it.

Cheng Duzhou had already left his seat, waiting at the side of the stage.

The camera still followed Duan Xingye. Everyone expected the couple to hug after the successful performance; more intimate actions would be even better.

They saw Duan Xingye approaching, and faintly saw Cheng Duzhou taking a pack of tissues from his pants pocket, pulling one out and handing it over.

— For Duan Xingye to wipe sweat.

Just this?!

The audience hated iron for not becoming steel (resented them for not meeting expectations) again.

Bullet comments couldn’t sit still:

“Wipe his sweat! Hug him! Kiss him!”

“President Cheng is still somewhat introverted after all. Sigh, seven years of secret love isn’t without reason.”

“Maybe didn’t want to delay Teacher Duan’s program recording, embarrassed to express, so appeared restrained.”

Duan Xingye took Cheng Duzhou to the lounge together.

He sat on the sofa drinking water.

Xiao Dai was full of praise for his stage performance.

Duan Xingye was used to it.

Ask which performance of his wasn’t good.

Kan Dashan also sent a WeChat message at this time.

Grandpa: [Xingxing, resting now, right? You adapted Dawn too well, sang well too. Old Zheng said it sounds even better than the demo sent over. Netizen feedback is also very good. [Like]]

Grandpa: [You are the best. [Like]]

Duan Xingye replied.

Seen: [I’ll thank Grandpa Zheng again after recording ends.]

Elder Zheng authorized the song for Singer-Songwriter this time without collecting any copyright fees.

Grandpa: [I saw Duzhou on TV. Seeing you two getting along so well, Grandpa is happier than anyone. When not busy, remember to bring Duzhou home to visit. You’ve been married for two years and haven’t come back to see me together yet.]

“…”

The shelf life of this marriage was only two years.

Duan Xingye wouldn’t mention the agreement to his grandpa. Thinking about it, he sent another message.

Seen: [Not talking about now, just two years ago. You wanted Cheng Duzhou to take care of me; why couldn’t he take care of me as a friend? Why insist on rushing us to marry.]

Afraid his grandpa would think too much and suspect, he added another patch.

Seen: [Not saying you are bad, young lad. Just suddenly remembered we didn’t hit the point when arguing with you before.]

Two years ago, when Kan Dashan suddenly mentioned marriage to Duan Xingye, Duan Xingye was severely rebellious. One old and one young were both emotional, talking past each other, focusing on different channels. Not settling it, just busy being angry. Later Duan Xingye softened his heart, taking a step back. Then feeling asking was superfluous and meaningless; anyway, he married to reassure the old man.

Until yesterday, when Cheng Duzhou said the leading role opportunity wasn’t obtained through his grandpa, Duan Xingye completely let go of his suspicion of Cheng Duzhou, but became confused about his grandpa’s behavior again.

If not a transaction, on what grounds did Grandpa think Cheng Duzhou could be good to him?

Although he had many misunderstandings about Cheng Duzhou two years ago, given Cheng Duzhou’s feelings for him at the time, even without using marriage to bind interests, he believed he would be willing to help him in his career.

If just being friends, their interaction would be easier. But adding a marriage contract involving romantic aspects, the relationship was hard not to be complicated.

Shortly after, Kan Dashan replied.

Grandpa: [The entertainment industry isn’t clean. Xingxing is so good-looking. Marrying a decent person can save you a lot of trouble, avoiding irrelevant people buzzing around you like butterflies and bees, which Xingxing would also find annoying.]

“…”

So he was afraid he would be rooted by pigs.

Grandpa wasn’t an insider; having such worries was normal. Just the previous company forcing him to ship CP with Tao Ziyi made Grandpa quite fearful, let alone so many cases in this circle of making bad friends and getting involved in crimes. So Grandpa wanted him to be with Cheng Duzhou because Cheng Duzhou had impressive achievements at a young age, and the whole person was clean, liked by old people.

Duan Xingye also knew he was the type protected by family since childhood. Entering society, Grandpa definitely wanted to find a glass cover for him.

He had no objection to this, but wanting him to have a safe and stable development environment didn’t necessitate such a simple and crude method as marriage.

Childhood friends are different from lovers. Forcing two people without feelings together is awkward.

Seen: [How do you know I don’t hate Cheng Duzhou?]

Grandpa: [[Surprised]]

Grandpa: [Didn’t you two date before?]

Seen: [????????????]

What is his grandpa saying?

Three question marks weren’t enough to express Duan Xingye’s confusion.

Grandpa: [I remember when you were in high school, you dated. Family was afraid you two would be embarrassed, so didn’t point it out.]

Grandpa: [Actually we saw it long ago. [Big Laugh]]

“…………”

Duan Xingye sat up looking at the phone, deeply doubting this world.

Cheng Duzhou looked at him: “What’s wrong?”

Duan Xingye typed on his phone without looking up: “Nothing.”

He typed a paragraph in the chat box: We didn’t date, just friends in high school…

Paused, then deleted all.

Forget it. Whether parents misunderstood or not, they were already married.

Kan Dashan had more to say.

Grandpa: [Look how good your relationship is now. I won’t misjudge. Only Duzhou can tolerate and handle your temper. Handing you to him to take care of, I’m a hundred percent relieved.]

Grandpa: [In the middle, because Duzhou moved, I saw you had a little unhappiness. But Duzhou remained single later, never doing romance in acting. I knew he was waiting for you. Sure enough, when I called him to talk about your matter, he agreed to marry you without hesitation.]

Grandpa: [I’ve always favored you two. Since you want to enter the entertainment industry, I have to find someone who can protect you. You and Duzhou grew up together, knowing each other inside out. He has feelings for you, you have intentions for him; marriage couldn’t be more suitable.]

Messing around.

Duan Xingye didn’t know where to start roasting.

So Grandpa taking marriage for granted originated from misunderstanding that he and Cheng Duzhou dated in high school.

Seen: [[Smile]]

Duan Xingye ended the conversation hastily, kicking Cheng Duzhou beside him: “Local dog, tell you a joke.”

Cheng Duzhou: “???”

Who is a local dog?

“Grandpa thought we dated in high school.”

“…Did not.”

“So I said it’s a joke.” Duan Xingye put away his expression. “You have no sense of humor.”

Cheng Duzhou reacted for a moment, understanding.

He had thoughts about Duan Xingye long ago but hid them well. Moreover, Duan Xingye had absolutely no interest in him. Parents actually thought they were dating; didn’t know how they thought that, outrageously funny.

Cheng Duzhou tugged the corner of his lips lightly: “How could we date?”

Duan Xingye’s dark pupils sank.

The logic was correct, but Cheng Duzhou saying this sentence just made him inexplicably unhappy.

As if those occasional uncontrollable heartbeats of his were the joke.

Duan Xingye got up, preparing to go to the studio, voice indifferent: “Right.”

Cheng Duzhou immediately felt Duan Xingye’s air pressure was wrong, also realizing he didn’t express clearly, digging his own grave, cutting off future possibilities.

He grabbed Duan Xingye’s wrist, explaining: “I meant how could we date back in school.”

Unexpectedly, Duan Xingye’s brows and eyes became colder, ignoring him completely.

Cheng Duzhou tugged gently. Duan Xingye lost his footing, sitting on his lap.

“What!” Duan Xingye’s tone changed from irritability, pushing him.

Cheng Duzhou wasn’t pushed, hugging his waist tightly with both hands, saying more patiently: “I mean, back in school, you were so good, how could you date me.”

Duan Xingye stopped moving. Because of emotional agitation, a layer of pink appeared on his cheeks. looking at Cheng Duzhou coldly, hearing the element of lowering status to coax him in the other party’s words, seeing this person’s good attitude, he didn’t fuss much.

He turned his head to the side: “Count yourself self-aware.”

Cheng Duzhou stroked Duan Xingye’s hair with one hand, fingertips passing through his highlighted white hair strands, seeming to understand a bit.

When Duan Xingye gets angry, smooth the fur.

Duan Xingye was still that familiar willful appearance. Before, he only felt difficult to handle, but now Cheng Duzhou looked at his raised pretty white chin, lightly pursed rose-colored lips, half-lowered raven feather eyelashes, only feeling extremely cute. Perhaps having been together for a long time, knowing Duan Xingye’s heart was still soft like before, quality still clear and pure. Therefore, no matter how Duan Xingye treated him, it still couldn’t cover the fact that this person shone in his eyes.

Cheng Duzhou stroked Duan Xingye’s fur smoothly, holding the back of his head pressing slightly down, stretching his neck to kiss the corner of his lips.

“?”

Duan Xingye widened his eyes, breath quickening. This was outside, not at home, nor on the romance variety show. A sudden kiss almost gave him an allergy.

Duan Xingye slapped Cheng Duzhou’s shoulder: “You…”

— “Teacher Duan, the last mentor solo stage is almost over, you can go on stage.”

Xiao Dai, who went out just now, suddenly pushed the door in and looked up.

He saw Teacher Duan sitting on President Cheng’s lap flirting.

“…”

“…”

“…”

After two seconds of silence, Xiao Dai closed the door again.

Recording for Singer-Songwriter ended past seven.

Clips of Duan Xingye’s solo stage had long gone viral on major online platforms, directly reviving a golden song.

Because next was the weekly Friday time for All the Way With You, they couldn’t reach home by past nine, so the couple had to start the livestream on the road. However, they were prepared; the livestream phone issued by All the Way With You was brought along.

Getting in the car, Duan Xingye habitually seized Cheng Duzhou’s seat, flattened the super wide luxury seat back, and lay on it to rest.

Cheng Duzhou took a thin blanket from under the chair and handed it over: “I use this usually.”

Duan Xingye glanced at it, took it, spread it out, and covered himself: “Then I’ll make do slightly.”

Very unceremonious.

Duan Xingye turned on his side, lifting a corner of the blanket, nuzzling it next to his face.

The blanket quality was very good, fluffy and soft, carrying the low-key cold scent on Cheng Duzhou.

Just like this, he fell asleep.

Approaching nine, Cheng Duzhou woke him up, turned on the roof light, turned on the phone, preparing to start the livestream.

Old Xu controlled remotely from over there.

At the hour mark, a large number of bullet comments flooded in. Netizens relished Duan Xingye’s performance tonight, praising Duan Xingye to the sky.

Duan Xingye sat cross-legged on the chair, blanket piled on the side. Just woke up, rubbing his eyes, looking at bullet comments.

“Seeing President Cheng appear at Singer-Songwriter was really such a surprise!”

“I was tearing into fans of a certain family on Weibo at the time. As soon as President Cheng appeared, the other side instantly became mute. Satisfying!”

” Lü Ye Shu Huai is the real unadulterated sugar.”

“Why does Teacher Duan never post business Weibo? All the Way With You posted tomorrow’s preview; I saw other guests reposted.”

Duan Xingye felt for his phone, saying lazily: “Preview is out?”

He opened All the Way With You’s official blog; sure enough, saw the latest update.

All the Way With You V:

#AllTheWayWithYou# Season 2.

Tomorrow will start the thrilling Wedding Battle, don’t miss it~

The production team hadn’t communicated the specific process with them; probably would only know upon arriving at the scene tomorrow.

Just as Duan Xingye was about to close it, he paused, pressing the repost button.

Cheng Duzhou edited videos himself and came to visit the set; his business attitude was so active, so he would reluctantly cooperate.

As for whether to delete the post, talk about that later.

Duan Xingye turned the phone screen to the livestream, indifferent: “Don’t harp on Weibo business in the future. Will repost if I remember; not reposting means lazy.”

Bullet comments excited: Ao ao ao ao! Teacher Duan spoils fans too much!

Cheng Duzhou’s heart moved slightly. Taking out his own phone, just refreshing the homepage, he saw Duan Xingye’s latest Weibo.

Although just reposting the official blog’s latest preview without saying anything, it inexplicably made his heart hot.

Cheng Duzhou hid a trace of a smile at the corner of his lips, pressing repost on the basis of Duan Xingye’s Weibo, then also turning the phone to the livestream.

“I reposted too.”

Bullet comments:

“Rounding up, the couple interacted on Weibo!”

“Super sweet!”

“Wait, why didn’t I see President Cheng’s latest Weibo?”

Soon, someone stared at Cheng Duzhou’s phone screen and discovered the blind spot:

“President Cheng, why is your ID Night Crossing Star River!”

“Night Crossing Star River??? That big shot who gained 20,000 fans with one video yesterday and hasn’t revealed who the CVs are yet???”

Cheng Duzhou: “…”

Duan Xingye: “…”

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Author’s Note:

Couple: Died today from not switching accounts.