404: Chapter 404 The Grand Finale

Lin Chuyan played a few more rounds, and after confirming he had no chance of beating Xia Zhi, he quickly tossed the controller aside.

"Haven't played in too long, lost my touch. A narrow defeat."

Ruan Xingyu didn't call his bluff, smiling as she started ordering takeout.

"By the way, my parents and yours are coming the day after tomorrow."

"Your parents or mine?"

"Both mine and yours."

"Then I'll book a hotel for them."

"I already had Wen Qi book it." Ruan Xingyu pursed her lips in a smile.

"There are too many people; the house won't fit everyone, so it's better if they all stay outside. They're all unfamiliar beds, but a good hotel is actually more comfortable."

"That's great, it can finally be settled." Lin Chuyan stretched.

"I really want to get married soon…"

Wen Qi reminded them from the side, "Brother-in-law, you said your inner thoughts out loud."

"That's called speaking from the heart, expressing my feelings." Lin Chuyan thought of the other house.

"It's a pity that the house we bought isn't ready for people to live in yet."

The detached villa they just bought in Magic City had decor that was originally too "minimalist." It looked good, but it felt quite oppressive, and neither of them liked it very much. They had been renovating it for a while, and it was estimated that they wouldn't be able to move in until they actually got married.

After dinner, the two returned to the bedroom. Ruan Xingyu asked about his future schedule, and Lin Chuyan hugged her, feeling a sense of comfort as if his soul was slowly returning to his body.

His voice slowed down significantly.

"I've accepted Director Du Qiyu's new film, titled 'the mission,' but it shouldn't start filming that quickly. I don't know the specifics yet, so I'll ignore it for now."

"At this stage, the priority is the pre-production work for 'la la land.' I'll be studying while flying all over the place; I have to meet a few people, otherwise, the work won't be able to proceed."

"By the way, I'll give you the script in a bit—the script for 'la la land.' We can even practice our Lines together."

"It sounds very busy, but my time should actually be quite abundant, so I want to start preparing for the concert as well. It's mainly the stage design; I can discuss it with the team first and then let them design it… I'll invite you to be a guest, and we can sing a few songs together?"

"Besides 'la la land,' I also have a short film I want to shoot, which I'll gradually start preparing for. This should be able to be released before 'la la land,' so that people in the industry can have some confidence in my filmmaking."

Ruan Xingyu couldn't help but kiss his face. "You're so busy, Brother."

"I'm taking advantage of being young and full of energy to work hard and earn more, preparing for retirement at 35."

"Good… you've got ideas, Brother."

Lin Chuyan hugged her and rolled onto the bed. "My good sister, has your Acting skills improved recently?"

"Didn't you just see Teacher Wentang? Didn't he praise me?"

"He did, but…" Lin Chuyan's fingers lightly touched her soft, slightly cool lips.

"There's one thing he can't teach, only I can. You know there's a kissing scene in 'la la land,' right?"

"I didn't know…" Ruan Xingyu blinked, looking very cooperative. "Brother, quickly teach me how to film a kissing scene."

"Then close your eyes."

Thin mist shrouded the distant mountains, starlight hid behind the clouds, and everything became hazy and gentle. All tenderness was hidden in that moment of closing.

The night breeze brushed over the treetops, the branches and leaves trembling slightly, as if whispering some secret emotion.

Ripples appeared on the lake, moonlight spilling onto the water surface like a layer of silver gauze gently spread out, tenderly wrapping the quietness of the night.

The mountain shadows in the distance met the horizon, like two clouds that had never separated, leaning against each other, silently telling of eternal companionship.

Starlight occasionally spilled through the gaps in the clouds, like secrets accidentally leaked, lighting up the depth of the night.

A breeze swept across the grass, the tips of the grass swaying gently, as if responding to some silent call.

The reeds by the lake hung low, listening to the murmurs of the water waves, their shadows reflected in the water, interwoven with the moonlight into a hazy painting.

The song of the nightingale came from afar, melodious and winding, like a love poem written for this night.

The mountains remained silent, the lake remained gentle, the starlight remained faint; all the scenery seemed to be waiting, waiting for that moment of closeness, waiting for that instant of fusion.

After a long time.

The air was filled with a faint floral scent.

The night was deep and quiet, as if all tenderness was hidden in this hazy scenery, just waiting for the wind to rise to gently tell it.

The next day at noon, the two of them finished eating and began preparing for the evening's event.

This year's "Sound of Nature Festival" was highly anticipated.

It wasn't for anything else, but because everyone was waiting to see them win awards.

Lin Chuyan's yellow album didn't need to be mentioned; named after his girlfriend, many had already enshrined it as the number one love song album.

Originally, everyone thought this year would just be watching his performance, but they didn't expect Ruan Xingyu's new album, "album," to emerge out of nowhere last month, also unstoppable.

Now it was getting interesting: who would the Best album and Song of the Year go to?

In fact, regardless of which album won, wouldn't it just be moving from one hand to the other in the end?

Both albums were written, composed, and arranged by Lin Chuyan; one was his own, and one was written for his girlfriend.

They were all one family, so maybe after winning the awards, the trophies would all be put in the same room when they got home…

However, netizens didn't think so.

The trolls just wanted to see the two compete for the awards, see who would eventually take them, and see a bloodbath.

[Blind guess: "in the name of the father" takes Song of the Year]

[Heh, not as good as "dragon fist"]

[Stop arguing, Lin the Dog isn't good enough; you all know in your hearts which show was the most popular at the Spring Festival Gala, right?]

[To the person above, wasn't that also a song written by Lin the Dog?]

However, it was a bit early to argue; there was still some time before the awards ceremony, and now it was time for the red carpet segment.

It was just that after waiting for a long time, the two of them still hadn't appeared.

[Where are they? Just waiting to see Lin Chuyan and Ruan Xingyu…]

[Hurry, hurry, I'm holding up the banner for "a thousand words"!]

[Should be a while, with their status they're definitely placed at the end.]

[Probably the closing act; after all, everyone is just here for them tonight.]

The organizers did indeed arrange for them to be the closing act.

At this moment, the two were chatting backstage, waiting to go on stage.

Their outfits were very generous, specially dressed like a couple's outfit.

Lin Chuyan was still in a black suit, and Ruan Xingyu had also specially changed into a black evening gown.

Both were ambassadors for Lumina Estrella jewelry, and today they were both wearing it—Lin Chuyan wore ear studs as an accent, while Ruan Xingyu wore long earrings.

However, she didn't pin her hair up this time; her long, straight black hair draped over her chest. It lacked a bit of elegance, but instead looked like a prickly, swaying black rose.

With this, the two of them matched even better in temperament.

"Teacher Lin Chuyan, Teacher Ruan, you can go on stage now." A staff member came over to greet them.

Lin Chuyan said thank you and tightened his grip on his girlfriend's hand, which he had been holding for a while. "Let's go."

Now that Lin Chuyan was the closing act, no one would question him anymore.

Netizens just felt that these two were a bit dazzling.

[My god, couple outfits, right?]

[My brother is so handsome, and sister-in-law is so beautiful!]

[A perfect match, such a perfect match!]

[Lin the Dog has got some style; the aura wasn't suppressed.]

Lin Chuyan never liked to linger on the red carpet for too long; he wanted to slip away as soon as possible.

However, he still had to answer reporter interviews.

Reporter: "Lin Chuyan, how does it feel to walk the red carpet with Ruan Xingyu?"

Lin Chuyan: "Uh… the feeling of being in love?"

Reporter: "…"

Never mind.

Next question.

Reporter: "Ruan Xingyu, who do you think will win more awards between you and Lin Chuyan tonight?"

Ruan Xingyu: "Actually, there's no difference, right? He and I are inseparable."

Reporter: "…"

Is that too much? Showing off for single people, right?!