246: Chapter 246 Hello, Teacher

Although there was a lot of news about him online and everyone was discussing it fervently, none of it mattered to Lin Chuyan anymore.

He loved reading comments praising the loving relationship between him and Ruan Xingyu, and he would even screenshot them to send to his girlfriend. As for the excessive flattery that praised him as someone rare in the heavens and scarce on earth, he decided to ignore it. It wasn't that he didn't like reading them, but seeing too much of that stuff made one prone to getting carried away—he still knew exactly how much he was worth.

Lin Chuyan lowered his head, busy replying to messages.

There were too many WeChat messages congratulating him on winning the awards. They were all from good friends and elders, so he couldn't just ignore them; he had to reply to them one by one manually.

Besides his teachers and senior fellow students, there were quite a few others like Su He, Zhao Jinpeng, Actress Xin Ya, Dong Peng, Qu Zhen, Shi Shilan, Producer Zhang Man... Most of his friends came from the acting circle.

The director of a little red flower, Ma Wenbo, and Director Chu Dong, who was currently filming pegasus 2, had both posted another message on their official Weibo accounts. Director Ma was fine, after all, the movie had already finished its theatrical run. Director Chu Dong, however, had done a proper job promoting it—good heavens, my movie hasn't even been released yet, and the theme song has already won a major award?

What do you call this? This is called a flying start! That 10 million in remuneration was definitely money well spent!

But then a thought crossed his mind: Wait, that's not right, this song seemed to be a different price...

Besides these, there were two other people he had to reply to properly.

One was his mother, and the other was his future mother-in-law.

Ms. Su Lanxin: "I watched the live stream. Keep it up, son. You know what I want to say."

Lin Chuyan replied: "Looking at your son's acceptance speech, isn't that hardworking enough?"

His mother only replied with four characters, but added a parenthetical note: "Guard against arrogance and rashness (your dad said this)."

Ms. Chen Wanyi didn't send him a message, but it was even more explosive than a message.

She directly posted a Moments update and then tagged him to see it.

Content of the Moments post: "Congratulations to Xiao Yan for winning six major awards at the Golden Melody Glory Night, breaking the historical record of the Golden Melody Awards. Keep it up, the future will definitely get better and better."

The post was accompanied by three official photos from the Golden Melody Awards: Lin Chuyan taking the trophy from Ruan Xingyu, the two of them hugging gently on stage, and Lin Chuyan holding the trophy high.

Auntie is really something. It felt like this sentence, "the future will get better and better," along with these photos, carried some hidden meaning.

It felt like his status as the future son-in-law was becoming more and more secure... Hehehe.

Lin Chuyan was much more cautious when replying to her than to his own mother, but after racking his brains, he only replied with a simple sentence: "Thank you, Auntie! I will definitely continue to work hard!"

Let's leave it at that; say too much and you say the wrong thing.

Stay calm, handle it with composure.

After the award ceremony ended, Zheng Hai, Sun Yiyi, Wawa, He Xi... and a few friends Lin Chuyan was meeting for the first time—the organizers of the Golden Melody Awards—a group of people changed their clothes and, using the excuse of "celebrating Lin Chuyan winning the award," called for Lin Chuyan to treat them to a late-night snack.

Late-night snack culture was prevalent in Star City. A dozen or so people had a solid meal of crayfish before heading home.

There was a temperature difference at night in Star City. Back at the hotel, Lin Chuyan helped Ruan Xingyu hang up her coat, got her slippers, and ran over to the refrigerator.

"I'll get you some water. What would you like to drink? We can finally get some proper rest."

Ruan Xingyu sat on the edge of the bed, watching him bustle about, her eyes shining: "Rest? But I'm a little excited."

"Hmm?"

Lin Chuyan looked back at her: You're acting strange, Ruan Xingyu.

Indeed, someone had been drinking again, and her face was flushed red.

Ruan Xingyu nodded, her expression a bit odd: "I drank too much, my head is a little dizzy."

"Is that so?" Lin Chuyan brought a bottle of purified water to her and touched her forehead, "That shouldn't be..."

Ruan Xingyu's eyes were alluring: "I'm just drunk. Maybe one can get drunk even on soft drinks."

"How is that possible..."

Past events flashed before his eyes; he couldn't forget how Ruan Xingyu looked when she was drunk last time. Honestly, it was a bit scary—the kind where you had to carry her to the bathroom.

So, Lin Chuyan had learned his lesson this time; he switched to soft drinks after only a couple of glasses.

He was purely looking at the script for the knockout, and on a whim, he had ordered AD Calcium Milk, thinking that would prevent his girlfriend's second form.

The result? Just those two glasses? Still drunk?

"How is it not possible? If you don't believe me, touch it."

"That wouldn't be appropriate..."

He looked at Ruan Xingyu. Under the lights, her face did seem quite red, and her gaze was fixated, as if she really were drunk.

Goodness, goodness.

Ruan Xingyu: "What are you thinking about? Hurry up."

Lin Chuyan obeyed, reached out, and touched her face.

Ruan Xingyu grabbed his hand: "Is it hot?"

Lin Chuyan nodded: "It is a bit. You lie down and don't move. I'll go get a towel to wipe your face first."

Ruan Xingyu held onto his hand and wouldn't let go: "No, you sit down."

"Hmm?"

"Be good, listen to me." Ruan Xingyu let go of his hand but hooked her leg around his calf, "Where are you going?"

"That... I... "

Lin Chuyan's brain suddenly crashed: What was he about to do just now?

Ruan Xingyu patted the bed as if giving an order: "Sit down."

The Lin Chuyan who had been high-spirited at the award ceremony, spraying Haters one moment and pouring out his heart in a long confession the next, suddenly couldn't speak a complete sentence.

"...Oh."

He sat up straight.

Ruan Xingyu raised her right hand, delicate as congealed fat, her fingertips nimble: "You performed very well tonight... I reward you by letting you sit down and talk."

Lin Chuyan felt like a bad student who was punished by her every day. At this moment, he had returned to the classroom and was finally allowed to sit down.

"You seem like a teacher about to give me a lesson."

Ruan Xingyu ignored him, instead acting as if she had entered the role: "Then tell me, since you performed so well today, how should the teacher reward you?"

His Adam's apple bobbed, and he couldn't help but swallow: "That... the teacher decides."

"So obedient." Ruan Xingyu reached out, smoothed her hair back, and nodded, "Very good, now it's my turn."

"Ah?"

"This is fair."

"Hmm?"

"Lin Chuyan, look at me."

The lighting, adjusted to a soft, warm tone, seemed to drape a gentle veil over the room.

It was neither harsh nor too dim, illuminating their faces just right without ruining the hazy beauty.

"Wait a moment, let's take safety precautions."

"Be good, listen to the teacher. You are not allowed to go."

"Okay..."

This night seemed to have become long once again.