In November, the weather was turning colder.
"Get him hot water, not cold. He had a bit of a cough a couple of days ago, and a singer's voice needs to be well protected," the manager shouted to Lin Jianlu's assistant.
Having just finished recording the music video for his album, Lin Jianlu put on a thick coat and took the thermos cup handed over by the assistant.
"We're done shooting! Great job, Mr. Lin," said the photographer.
"Thank you," Lin Jianlu replied.
"In the afternoon, you have to go to the recording studio to continue working on the album," the manager came over and said, outlining the schedule. "And then in the evening..."
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Lin Jianlu held the thermos cup in his hands. "I have to go to the awards ceremony."
"You remember that quite clearly," the manager gave him a sidelong glance. "The Hidden Blade team has been nominated for several Golden Bamboo Awards."
Since Hidden Blade was released in early summer, it has broken countless records and maintained an incredible popularity. At tonight's Golden Bamboo Awards ceremony, Hidden Blade was the most anticipated contender among netizens.
As a special guest star and part of the Hidden Blade creative team, Lin Jianlu was naturally expected to attend tonight's awards ceremony.
Most importantly, his alpha would be wearing a black suit tonight, which was bound to look damn sexy.
[YoYo]: Are you going tonight?
[Lan]: Yup! I'm an also-ran.
[YoYo]: You are too modest. When The Night Before is released next year, the Best Screenplay Award will definitely be yours.
[Lan]: There are quite a few Fierce A nominees tonight. I'll compile a list for you to check out later.
[YoYo]: No need.
Wei Lan sent a file.
"Sign your name on this commercial performance contract," the manager handed over a few thin documents along with a pen.
Lin Jianlu reached out to take them, but as he moved, the fingers of the hand holding his phone accidentally touched the screen, opening the file Wei Lan had sent.
"I've signed it," Lin Jianlu said, pushing the documents back.
"Alright, take a break for now," his manager said. "I'll pick you up for the recording studio later."
At this time, Xie Wang was probably on the set of The Night Before, busy with filming.
The message he had sent to Xie Wang hadn't been read yet.
He really wanted to visit the set.
The Night Before was a big-budget film, with top-notch costumes, makeup, and sets. Just for the fighter pilot uniforms, Xie Wang had nearly ten different styles, each unique in design, and Lin Jianlu liked them all.
What a shame his recent work schedule had been too packed, leaving him no time to visit the set again.
However, there should be plenty of leaked costume photos online, right?
Lin Jianlu used his phone to search for Xie Wang's name. The search results were ranked according to the degree of discussion, and he saw himself in the first one.
#Xie Wang and Lin Jianlu spotted on a late-night walk#
Lin Jianlu: "…"
A few nights ago, he had been working late at the company's recording studio. Xie Wang had come to wait for him, and the two had gone out for a late-night snack together.
How come even this got sneak shot by someone?
The photo was blurry, but it was clear enough to see that it was indeed him and Xie Wang.
Under the soft, hazy glow of the streetlamp, Xie Wang had his hand resting on Lin Jianlu's waist, pulling him close. The two stood so near that their shadows overlapped.
Comments section—
@Dandelion: Hey, Lin YoYo really gives off sweet omega vibes when he's with Xie Wang. He even leaned his head on his alpha's shoulder!
@Cornflower: These two are literally killing me. They even went out for a late-night snack together after work. It's so real, like I can suddenly relate to celebrity life.
@Pansy: Can't you all tell? The coat Lin Jianlu is wearing belongs to Xie Wang! [Image] It's the one he wore to an event earlier that day!!!
@Sunflower: OMG, you're right! Awesome sugar hunting sisters.
Lin Jianlu scrolled down a few more posts. The most popular ones were all about him and Xie Wang together. Below those were fan edits focused on Xie Wang alone.
He had watched Xie Wang's personal edits from Hidden Blade more than five times.
After thinking for a moment, he searched for the words #XieWangTheNightBefore#
What appeared this time were exactly the leaked photos he had been looking for.
From the angle, it was obvious the pics had been intentionally released by the production team.
Xie Wang was dressed in an all-black flight uniform, his medals gleaming brightly. He wore flight goggles that pressed his hair into a messy, rebellious look.
The alpha sat on the wing of the aircraft, legs casually apart. His left leg dangled freely, while his right foot, clad in a polished black military boot, rested on the silver-white wing. His elbow rested on his knee, fingers holding a cigarette, and his lips curved in a smirk full of disdainful confidence.
Too handsome. His face and physique were simply the pinnacle of perfection.
Lin Jianlu saved the picture and even liked the post shared by the blogger who uploaded it.
On the set of The Night Before, Xie Wang had just finished shooting a scene. He accepted a bottle of mineral water from his assistant and tilted his head back for a long drink, during which he heard muffled laughter around him.
"What's so funny?" Xie Wang asked.
He seemed to have heard Lin Jianlu's name.
"What did Lin Jianlu do?" he pressed.
The assistant handed him a phone, signaling him to check Lin Jianlu's social media profile.
[@NineColoredDeerYoYo's Profile]
The man had just liked five posts.
What's this?
Xie Wang raised an eyebrow and clicked on the five pictures. They were all his own pics.
Xie Wang: "..."
The comments from netizens were both hilarious and lively—
@Hydrangea: Missing your hubby, huh? Hahaha!
@MorningGlory: He's actually searching for his alpha's photos and liking them one by one, hahahaha, is this really the Lin Jianlu I know?
Xie Wang chuckled and shook his head.
Come to think of it, he and Lin Jianlu hadn't seen each other for four or five days.
It seemed someone couldn't hold back anymore.
In the recording studio at Xingluo Entertainment, Lin Jianlu had just finished adjusting the equipment with the music teacher and was about to put on his headphones when the screen of his phone, placed on the table, suddenly lit up.
[Da Wang] sent a picture message.
Picture?
Lin Jianlu opened it.
Lin Jianlu: "…!"
His right hand instinctively flew to cover his mouth as his cheeks flushed and his ears turned red bit by bit.
Xie Wang had sent him a selfie.
In the photo, Xie Wang wore a sharply tailored flight uniform. His posture was perfectly straight, head held high, and his polished black leather boots pressed against the ground, emphasizing the deep-gray trousers tucked into them. Where a cold leather belt should have been tightly fastened, it hung loosely at his waist. The crisp white shirt that should have been tucked into his uniform pants had its hem teasingly pulled out, and all the buttons were undone, his collar tilted provocatively, revealing perfectly sculpted abs and a V-line.
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In his left hand, the alpha casually held the unfastened belt, its silver buckle gleaming coldly. His right hand lazily held his phone, snapping the shot in front of a mirror.
[Da Wang]: You can tell me directly if you want to see it. No need to browse through other people's posts.
Lin Jianlu: "…"
The calm rhythm of his heartbeat was utterly disrupted by Xie Wang, pounding wildly in his chest, making his breath quicken.
"Shall we start recording?" the recording studio teacher asked him.
"…Alright." Lin Jianlu forced himself to calm down, saved the photo with feigned indifference, then put his phone away before finally putting on the headphones.
But he was inattentive, his mind completely occupied by the image Xie Wang had just sent him. The difficulty of recording the song skyrocketed—he was dissatisfied with several parts and ended up re-recording them multiple times.
On the set, Xie Wang finished another scene, checked his phone, and finally saw Lin Jianlu's reply.
[YoYo]: Interrupting my work. Pushes up glasses.jpg
Xie Wang laughed out loud.
Finally done with his session at the recording studio, Lin Jianlu headed early to the Golden Bamboo Awards ceremony venue.
From a distance, Wei Lan spotted him and called him over to sit.
"Why are you here so early?" Lin Jianlu asked.
"Yu Ran is an award presenter, so he had to come early, and he dragged me along," Wei Lan replied, giving Lin Jianlu a once-over. "Why do you look so thirsty?"
Lin Jianlu froze: "…Me?"
"I was just teasing you, and you took it seriously." Wei Lan laughed, clearly amused. "You seem to be in a good mood—something nice happen?"
"Mhm." Lin Jianlu nodded. "Da Wang sent me a selfie."
"Well, he sure knows how to make a move," Wei Lan remarked.
A journalist's camera swept toward them. The two omega, who had been whispering and chuckling moments earlier, instantly wiped the smiles off their faces—one turning cold and cheerless, the other looking serious.
"What were you two talking about?" the special reporter for the Golden Bamboo Awards asked.
Lin Jianlu: "The inspiration behind the drama's soundtrack."
Wei Lan: "The five hidden foreshadowings in the Hidden Blade script."
"I heard you two were college roommates?" the reporter continued.
Lin Jianlu: "Yes."
Wei Lan: "We often stayed late at the library together, reading all kinds of interesting books."
The corners of the reporter's mouth twitched.
Interviewing these two blockheads is so awkward and boring.
"Who do you think will win Best Actor tonight?" the reporter asked Lin Jianlu.
"My detective," Lin Jianlu replied.
The reporter finally managed to dig up something interesting for the interview and wiped the sweat off his brow.
"I'm going to find Xie Wang," Lin Jianlu said. "He seems to have arrived, we can catch up another day."
"Yeah, yeah, go," Wei Lan said, jerking his chin in Xie Wang's direction, his hands never stopping on the keyboard as he typed away.
As Lin Jianlu had expected, Xie Wang was indeed wearing a sharp black suit.
The alpha who had been standing disheveled in front of a mirror and taking selfies for him in the afternoon, now looked perfectly put together, with his fit body neatly encased in the well-tailored suit and his tie in an impeccable knot.
The sudden contrast left Lin Jianlu feeling a bit unsatisfied, wanting more.
Xie Wang was chatting with Chen Yimo and Pei Yan about their recent work when his back suddenly felt hot, as if sensing... a lecherous gaze.
"Hi, YoYo!" Chen Yimo got up and waved. "Come over here."
Lin Jianlu gave a slight nod and walked toward them.
Xie Wang could sense that the gaze of a certain horny deer seemed to have stopped on the tie right over his chest, lingering, which made him feel hot and bothered.
As more guests arrived and took their seats, the crowd settled in, with people occasionally chatting with those next to them.
"Busy today?" Xie Wang asked. "You were slow to reply."
"Not too bad," Lin Jianlu said.
The slow reply was because he had spent a while admiring the photo and was then called away to record.
Lin Jianlu had been looking forward all day to seeing Xie Wang in that black suit with an abstinent feel.
But now, he felt that the tie was an eyesore.
If only he could loosen it and perhaps unbutton one or two of Xie Wang's shirt buttons, it would look even better.
Just as he was thinking that, Xie Wang lazily raised his hand, pinching the knot of the tie between his thumb and index finger and loosening it just a little.
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But in the next moment, he quickly tied it back.
Xie Wang caught Lin Jianlu narrowing his eyes slightly.
When dealing with Lin Jianlu, it was no loss at all to give him a taste of his own medicine.
Lin Jianlu raised his hand and carefully touched his tie, his gaze vaguely drifting off to the side as he gave up for the time being.
The reason was that he had received a new message.
[Lan]: There's a li'l bro at your nine. His chest muscles seem pretty impressive.
Xie Wang, who happened to glance over: "…"
Xie Wang took another look, and saw a certain "Fierce A list" that had already been accepted.
"I… didn't look," Lin Jianlu said.
The speed of the clarification was so fast that Xie Wang was taken aback, torn between anger and amusement.
"Then who was staring fixedly at me just now?" Xie Wang asked in a low voice.
The omega in front of him clearly looked guilty.
The award ceremony happened to start at that moment. The nominated films were all works released that year, and there were several that Lin Jianlu hadn't had the chance to watch due to being busy, so Xie Wang whispered the plot of the films to him in his ear.
"If there's one you like, I'll watch it with you sometime," Xie Wang said.
As the camera swept over, Xie Wang grabbed his omega's hand and waved to the audience.
The host was interviewing the nominated actors one by one. When it was Xie Wang's turn, the host asked, "This year, you gave us an excellent work like Hidden Blade. Sitting here now, are you nervous?"
Xie Wang shook his head.
"I've already won the best," he said.
He had won the Golden Bamboo Award for Hidden Blade once, and he had also received applause and flowers.
Everything except Lin Jianlu.
Now, he had finally made Lin Jianlu his.
The entire audience erupted in thunderous applause.
"The winner of this year's Golden Bamboo Award for Best Actor is…" On stage, the host read out the result. Lines of audience votes and film data appeared on the screen behind him, and finally, the screen froze on a still from Hidden Blade. "Our detective Chen Ding; congratulations to actor Xie Wang!"
Confetti and streamers flew, and everyone around them stood up to congratulate Xie Wang.
Xie Wang took the bouquet and stuffed the trophy and flowers into Lin Jianlu's arms.
"Congratulations," Lin Jianlu said.
Xie Wang wasn't nervous, but Lin Jianlu was.
He had seen Xie Wang's efforts in Hidden Blade bit by bit.
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Meanwhile, the host continued to read out on stage: "The winner of this year's Best Feature Film and Best Film Music awards is the movie Hidden Blade!"
Lin Jianlu's eyes widened.
A Hidden Blade montage with background music played on the screen.
The detective rushed out of the fire and smoke holding his lover whom he had found with great difficulty.
The song playing in the background… was his own voice.
The ending song he had composed for the film had actually won an award?
He and Xie Wang had both won Golden Bamboo Awards.
"Congratulations to the movie Hidden Blade for winning multiple awards." The host's voice came again.
His peripheral vision caught a glimpse of the Hidden Blade director jumping up and down like a monkey in front of the stage, and Lin Jianlu couldn't help but smile.
Amid the background of flowers and applause, Xie Wang slowly turned to face him.
"Congratulations to you too," Xie Wang said, "My YoYo."
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