Chapter 117.1: (Extra)

#SGS Xu Pearl’s Relationship Status: In Love#

#Xu Heran Xin Nuo In Love#

#Xu Heran Xin Nuo Kissing#

The entertainment section’s trending topics were a string of phrases that revolved around two names, and the repeated use of the word “explode” gave many netizens goosebumps and hairs standing on end. They exclaimed that they had never seen such fervor.

“…I can hardly recognize the words ‘Xu Heran Xin Nuo’.”

“Add another ‘explode.’ If it were announced today that a heterosexual couple was in a relationship, I doubt it would create this kind of sensation!”

“I don’t know why, even though I’m just a casual bystander, right now I’m excited for no reason, just like the fans! This is too thrilling!”

“I’m a fan… but my feelings are complicated, how should I describe it?”

“Please elaborate!”

“It’s like… my OTP (Once True Pairing) from three years ago, who I shipped so hard, actually told me they’re together now! This feeling! Who understands?!”

“Ah—ahhh!!! Ah—”

“Another crazy one, scroll it down!”

“Even if I die and my body decays, I will use my soul to shout out in desperation—Grandma! The OTP I shipped is real!!!”

“Grandma sits in her rocking chair, knitting a sweater, and the gaze from under her reading glasses, seeing through the vicissitudes of the world, turns to you. She raises her index finger and shakes it in front of you, cautioning you: ‘Child, don’t ignore rumors or spread them.'”

“Hahaha, what’s wrong with you all! It’s your ‘Exciting Xin’! Why are the onlookers and general fans more excited?!”

“Are they all silly? Hahaha, both the general fans and casual onlookers are sending their blessings, only the hardcore shipper fans are frantically leaving question marks under Xu Pearl’s Weibo.”

“I had the honor of taking a glance. If you don’t understand, just ask. Is this the sea of question marks?”

“Thanks for the invite. What’s a question mark? I’m lost now, help!!!”

Xu Heran and Xin Nuo’s Weibo accounts were surrounded by their fan circles. They toggled between them, looking at Xin Nuo’s “In Love” status, then immediately switching to Xu Heran’s page, seeing the exact same “In Love” status, chuckling foolishly. Then, they clicked on an entertainment account’s video that had been dug up from a staff member’s social media platform in the Blue Nation. They watched it for the hundredth time, and after finishing it, they were filled with mixed emotions, sighing with melancholy. Their fingers hesitated over the keyboard for a while, then transformed into octopus-like activity.

“I’m not mistaken, right?! It’s ZhuZhu and NuoNuo, isn’t it?!”

“That’s right!! I can remember their figures even if they turn to ashes! Ahh, I’m going crazy! The neighbor downstairs climbed up from the window in the middle of the night to tell me not to smash my bed! (Adjective, my standalone villa)”

“Your adjectives not only are long but also carry a hint of horror…”

“Hahaha, in any case, I’m so thrilled! The pleasure of watching my daughter-in-law of ten years become a wife, hahaha! Finally together, thankfully I didn’t give up! Here, I’m thankful to the ‘Wang Mom’ who’s been producing the scarce genuine interactions that kept me alive during these three years of infrequent ‘Exciting Xin’! Thanks to Universal Entertainment that produced ‘Exciting Xin’ alongside me! Thanks to Grandma Diana! Thank you—isn’t this like meeting the parents?”

“Going crazy! Nobody stop me! I’m already going mad!”

“How’s ‘Wang Mom’? With ‘Exciting Xin’ being revealed, what’s ‘Wang Mom’s’ reaction?”

“Hahaha, ‘Wang Mom’ just uploaded a wedding photo! It’s a wedding photo where a big round white pearl is photoshopped next to Xin Nuo’s real photo! Hahaha, ‘Wang Mom’ is so talented!”

“Breaking news—’Wang Mom’ just photoshopped a series of pictures, in the video where Xin Nuo was playfully jumping onto Pearl, ‘Wang Mom’ turned Xu Heran entirely into a big pearl, and Nuo Nuo’s legs wrapped around the big pearl, kissing it! Hahaha, so much fun! 

“Truly ‘Wang Mom’! Ever since ‘Exciting Xin,’ ‘Wang Mom’ has acquired more and more skills. I have no doubt that she’ll be editing videos in the future!”

“Speaking of which, who would’ve thought that the ‘In Love’ NuoNuo… would be so clingy, so sweet~”

“I really didn’t expect it. NuoNuo in love… so clingy, so cute~”

“Still holding on and cuddling, are you a little kitten?”

“Breaking my filter for NuoNuo! NuoNuo isn’t calm, gentle, and warm from afar; can’t you get close and intimate with her? I thought ZhuZhu would be the clingier one!”

“Only ZhuZhu gets close and intimate~”

“ZhuZhu got lucky!”

“That’s right!”

Under Xu Heran and Xin Nuo’s Weibo posts, they talked shamelessly about the couple’s romantic status, using the comments section like a public square. Before long, the sea of question marks was filled.

At this moment, it was nearly 4 in the morning, but Weibo’s activity was even higher than during weekend peaks. Soon, fans who had been seeking information from external sources excitedly returned with their findings.

“Breaking news—sisters! I asked my friend’s friend, who knows someone whose sister works on the Blue Nation set of Universal Entertainment. She found out about Xu Heran and Xin Nuo’s announcement and revealed that this video was shot during the time when Xin Nuo and Grandma Diana were filming an art film. During the filming of this movie, Xu Heran was holding a concert, and you remember, Xu Heran held a total of nine concerts domestically! Originally, they planned for five, but the fans’ outcry at the time surged onto the hot search, and Universal Entertainment added more and more shows. The three shows in Blue Nation became five. During that time, ZhuZhu was shuttling back and forth, and she got so thin from exhaustion!”

“At that time, Xu Heran and Xin Nuo hadn’t seen each other for a whole year. After the work ended, ZhuZhu immediately went to the set to see NuoNuo. This video is the scene of their first meeting. The sister said that they haven’t been apart since then. When NuoNuo was filming, ZhuZhu was right by her side, holding her arm and smiling. Oh my~”

“My mouth’s been stretched to the crown of my head! Sisters, do you have more detailed content to share?”

“Sister, why do your words always carry a hint of horror…”

Thousands of comments fervently discussed the matter. Until now, the fans who once openly shipped them or discreetly followed the pair suddenly snapped back to reality, with only one thought in their minds.

Xu Heran and Xin Nuo, they really got together!

“Thumping Xin Movement,” it’s real, it’s really real!

“Ah—”

The awakened CP fans transformed into a huge wave, surging toward the comments section, shouting “Thumping Xin Movement” with even more intense and enthusiastic voices than before. They asked when they would get married, how many tables at the wedding, and since “Thumping Xin Movement” was real, could they also sit at Jiang Qiong’s table?

No matter how noisy the internet was, when the phone was turned off, the online tumult had nothing to do with reality.

Xu Heran rose from her seat, her expression calm, showing no trace of the appearance of the “culprit” who had stirred up a huge storm on the internet. She reached out, gently took Xin Nuo’s hand, and walked out of the screening room with her companions.

The cinema was incredibly quiet. As they walked into the lobby, they indeed saw the signature board that the staff had mentioned, thoughtfully equipped with pens. Jian Yueyin, who was at the front, was the first to raise her hand. Under the sparkling eyes of the staff not too far away, she signed her name and then passed the pen to the next person…

Eight beautiful calligraphic characters formed a chubby circle intentionally signed like this. The last person to put down the pen did so after forming the last character. Following the group, when they stepped out of the cinema, camera flashes lit up, and countless people seemed to appear out of thin air, surrounding them.

“Sorry, we’re not accepting interviews at the moment,” Jian Yueyin said with a smiling face.

These eight individuals were top celebrities in Huazhou, and two of them had even gained international recognition. Their individual auras were strong, making the reporters hesitant to approach them recklessly. They maintained a distance of half a meter and raised their microphones to ask questions.

“Is it really the two of you in the video?”

“When did Teacher Xu and Teacher Xin start dating?”

“Is Teacher Xin the one Teacher Xin announced her relationship with at the awards ceremony three years ago?”

“… “

The reporters kept bombarding them with questions incessantly. Even though the eight of them kept smiling and saying, “Sorry, not accepting interviews,” the reporters didn’t give up. At this point, bodyguards and assistants from Universal Entertainment hurried over, creating a barrier between the reporters and the eight girls.

The reporters gazed reluctantly at their retreating figures. At this moment, someone among the reporters couldn’t hold back and shouted, “Xu Heran and Xin Nuo, I wish you happiness!”

Jiang Qiong burst into laughter, shaking her head.

Beside her, Xu Heran suddenly reached out, embracing Xin Nuo’s shoulder. The tall girl didn’t turn back, instead she raised her left hand towards the sky, extending her index and middle fingers.

The photograph showed Jian Yueyin, Song Fenghua, Jiang Qiong standing to Xu Heran’s left, while Laurel, Lin Weining and Haya stood to Xin Nuo’s right. The eight girls stood side by side, their shadows lengthened by streetlights, cast alongside the early morning darkness.

This photo appeared at the top of the trending searches the next day. Simultaneously, news about SGS’s ten-year concert, released by Universal Entertainment, spread far and wide. Fans of SGS, still dazed from the news of Xu Heran and Xin Nuo’s relationship and the upcoming concert, felt like they were floating in a dream for a week. In their dreams, Xu Heran stood in front of them and said, “I’m in love,” and the subject was Xin Nuo.

Fans were suddenly awakened, thinking it was indeed a dream. They unlocked their phones and the photo in their album made their scalps tingle with excitement. They felt both happiness and disbelief, wondering if this was still a dream.

Just as everyone was lost in this state of bewildering emptiness, as if they were about to fall into despair in the next moment, Universal Entertainment officially announced the date of the ten-year concert. It would be on September 15th, the year Xu Heran turned twenty-six.

There was less than two years left until that day.

Simultaneously, in preparation for the ten-year concert, SGS would go through a year of reorganization and engage in variety shows as a girl group.

Including Xu Heran, Xin Nuo.

Upon hearing this news, the fans were too shocked for words. They gestured in the air with their fingers for a while, Xu Zhizhu, Xin Nuo—could the little couple participate in variety shows together?

Ah, what else could be said?

Charge forward!!!

“As a manager, you should have the psychological resilience to handle unexpected events,” Manager Cui’s voice was cold. “But when it comes to announcing a relationship, could you at least let me know beforehand?”

Xu Heran sat upright, serving tea—milk tea—to Manager Cui.

“Sis, I didn’t really give a direct response, did I?” Xu Heran scratched her face, smiling mischievously. “I didn’t explicitly say on Weibo that I’m in a relationship, but my girlfriend is Xin Nuo. Thanks, everyone!”

Manager Cui: “…”

She lifted the cup of milk tea.

Xu Heran immediately admitted, “I was wrong.”

“Thank you, Manager Cui,” Xin Nuo said with a light laugh.

After the explosion of the trending search, Universal Entertainment promptly announced the return of SGS, diverting some attention from their relationship. Originally, they had planned to announce it next summer, but by announcing their return, the company indirectly indicated its acknowledgment and support for their relationship.

Manager Cui let out a cold laugh. “Ever since the day you two confirmed your relationship, I knew this day would come. However, I didn’t expect Ranran to hold out for so long. That surprised me.”

She looked at Xin Nuo and smiled, saying, “It was quite a shock when you announced your relationship three years ago.”

Xin Nuo lowered her eyelashes, fingers touching her nose.

With this gesture, Cui Qi was reminded of Xu Heran.

Indeed, when lovers are together for a long time, they become more and more alike. If one were to calculate, Xu Heran and Xin Nuo had known each other for over eight years and been in a relationship for six years. It’s not a short period of time.

In the bustling entertainment industry, their steadfast commitment to each other at such a young age was truly remarkable. Cui Qi thought to herself, her voice involuntarily softening. “The company’s current stance is neither confirming nor denying, not explaining nor concealing. You two should also be mindful of your boundaries on shows.”

“Okay,” Xu Heran nodded, assuring Cui Qi, “I definitely won’t directly say that I have a girlfriend. I’ll say it’s Xin Nuo. Thanks, everyone. So, when we’re filming, can I sleep with Nuo Nuo?”

Xin Nuo propped up her chin and grinned as she looked at Manager Cui holding the milk tea cup.

“Be careful that Manager Cui doesn’t throw us into a fantasy adventure,” as they left, Xin Nuo held Xu Heran’s hand and whispered softly.

“It’s fine, even if we end up on a fantasy adventure, I won’t be afraid. I’ll protect you.”

Xu Heran tightly gripped Xin Nuo’s fingers.

Luckily, Manager Cui cared for the children. Over the past two years, Xu Heran and Xin Nuo had been traveling both domestically and internationally. They hadn’t fully regained the weight they lost earlier, so after careful consideration, Manager Cui packed the eight of them and sent them to a slow-paced variety show for a vacation.

“Only the eight of us?” Jian Yueyin asked the accompanying director.

The accompanying director smiled and said, “If Teacher Jian has any guests she’d like to invite, please let us know. We’ll actively invite them.”

Jian Yueyin immediately shook her head. “No need, eight is enough.”

In another car, the accompanying director asked, “What’s the biggest feeling when you’re with your members on regular days?”

The cold-looking girl wearing a black eye mask replied expressionlessly, “Noisy.”

“Xu Pearl, put down the weapon in your hand and surrender quickly!”

A clear and loud voice echoed from a beautiful rural courtyard. As soon as Song Fenghua, who had just gotten out of the car, heard this, she gave a knowing look to the accompanying director. “See.”

She pulled her suitcase and walked into the courtyard.

Five people were already in the courtyard, each holding different weapons: fans, chicken feathers, dustpans, brooms… Laurel picked up a hoe leaning against the wall, and Song Fenghua stood at the doorway and observed. While she wasn’t entirely sure what was going on, years of experience made her lift her hand, touch the door panel, and give it a tug.

The door panel swayed, and Song Fenghua’s eyes brightened. This startled the accompanying director, who immediately shouted, “Don’t dismantle the door!”

“Oh,” Song Fenghua lowered her hand.

The accompanying director said, “…Why do you look so disappointed?”

“Fenghua, hurry and go put away your luggage,” Jian Yueyin called out.

Song Fenghua quickened her steps into the house. Although the courtyard had a rustic farmhouse style, the interior of the house was very modern and comfortable. As Song Fenghua came out holding clothes she had found inside, everyone had already finished their battle and was now relaxing in the sun. One person was lying on a rocking chair.

Song Fenghua: “…”

She hung the clothes hanger on Jiang Qiong’s head.

Jiang Qiong: “?”

“Fenghua is quite disappointed because there’s no stand to fight on,” Jian Yueyin said with a smile.

Xu Heran immediately turned to Jiang Qiong and said, “Quick, cause some trouble!”

“That’s your specialty, I won’t steal it!” Jiang Qiong refused.

The six of them lay in a row in the corridor. The courtyard was spacious, with a flat cement ground in the center. To the front, there was a garden on the left and a cultivated vegetable patch on the right, waiting for them to tinker with. A black chauffeur-driven car approached, and Xu Heran’s eyes lit up.

The chauffeur-driven car stopped at the entrance. The first girl to get out was wearing a pink dress. Haya immediately jogged over and helped Lin Weining with her luggage.

Xin Nuo got out of the car after Lin Weining. She saw the group waving on the veranda and responded with a smile.

Jiang Qiong: “Look at Haya. Someone is incapable, yet she doesn’t even go to serve.”

Others: “Exactly.”

Xu Heran not only didn’t get up, but also stretched lazily, lying down and asking, “What are you saying?”

Jiang Qiong immediately shook her head. “I can’t understand how people like this could have partners. I don’t get it!”

“You don’t understand many things,” Xu Heran bantered with Jiang Qiong. At this moment, Xin Nuo arrived in the latest model of the intelligent robot and drove up to them from the rear. Xu Heran’s voice, which had been arguing with Jiang Qiong just a moment ago, instantly turned gentle.

“Are we here? I’ve packed your luggage. Are you tired?”

“Not tired,” Xin Nuo’s voice was equally gentle. She patted the robot’s head and shared the bubble tea she bought on the road with everyone.

Lin Weining held four more cups in her hand. The assembled SGS members lay down and gazed at the distant mountains and blue sky, unable to resist wiggling their feet.

“When I was coming, I took a turn around. The scenery here is quite nice. Over there, there’s even a lake with endless green lotus leaves touching the sky,” Jiang Qiong raised her thumb.

Everyone: “… Oddly descriptive.”

Haya said, “Then, can we go mountain climbing and lake touring?”

As soon as she finished speaking, everyone except Xu Heran immediately lay down, pretending not to hear.

Xin Nuo pulled down Xu Heran’s hem, and Xu Pearl followed suit, lying down. Haya gave Xu Heran a look that said, “Friend, you’ve betrayed us.”

“Let’s divide the tasks first. We’re going to live here for a month,” the captain spoke, “No housekeeper, no takeout.”

“But we have Her Majesty Hua,” Xu Heran immediately suggested, “We can cook together.”

“Clothes washing machine, dishwasher for dishes, robot for sweeping the floor. Perfect, technology changes life,” Haya said.

The director reminded, “What about vegetables and fruits?”

Her gaze shifted to the empty space in front of the eight people.

The eight lowered their heads in response.

“I guess by the time I grow vegetables, Qiong’er would have turned into mustard greens?” Xu Heran sighed.

Jiang Qiong: “???”

“Please cherish Little Jiang Qiong, thank you.”

“It seems there’s a mission as well,” Jian Yueyin said. She turned around, looked at the orderly and neatly arranged group, couldn’t help but smile, and continued, “Don’t forget that we came with our own mission too.”

“Regarding the concert?”

Many of the on-site staff were SGS fans and couldn’t help but whisper in surprise upon hearing this.

“Since we’ve negotiated with the company about the design of the ten-year concert, we should do it well,” Jian Yueyin said.

Xu Heran raised her hand, “For the concert, we should just enjoy it however we like. Don’t go for those sentimental tactics, definitely not!”

Her tone was resolute.

“Exactly, those who don’t know might think we’ve disbanded,” Haya chimed in.

Jian Yueyin facepalmed and nodded.

“What about the theme of the concert?”

Xu Heran didn’t hesitate, “Reunion?”

Xin Nuo raised her hand and lightly tapped the back of Xu Heran’s head.

“Think seriously.”

Xu Heran took it seriously, “We meet again.”

After another playful tap, Xu Heran covered her head and fell to the ground, deliberately rubbing against Xin Nuo and closing her eyes as if she were playing dead.

Jiang Qiong touched her chin, “Long time no see?”

The person playing dead replied, “Not really. We’ve seen each other a lot, endorsements, variety shows, TV dramas, movies. Who hasn’t seen us?”

Jiang Qiong grabbed Xin Nuo’s wrist and patted Xu Heran’s face. Xin Nuo laughed and pinched Xu Heran’s cheek.

Song Fenghua thought for a moment, “Hello?”

Xin Nuo nodded, “Sure, hello, how are you?”

Xu Heran opened her eyes again, “Right, to show respect, you can also add a heart, ‘Hello, nice to see you again.'”

Before Xin Nuo could react, the others rushed in and started playfully hitting Xu Heran.

“Hahaha, how does Pearl manage to be both likable and annoying?”

“Eight years have passed, and Pearl is still the same Pearl. What’s different is that everyone dares to tease Pearl now.”

“And then Pearl turns the tables and dominates.”

“Hehehe, everyone’s discussing the concert, and I’m just here enjoying my sweets. The atmosphere of a young couple is different from others, really! The feeling of enjoying sweets is truly different from faking it!”

“Universal Entertainment is really bold, letting the young couple appear together on variety shows. Even though it’s just simple interactions between them, why is my face so red?”

“Same here! When Pearl and NuoNuo exchanged glances, I’ve already imagined them embracing and passionately kissing!”

“Troublesome! You’re thinking about kisses, while I’ve already surveyed the environment inside and outside the house, and I’ve unlocked different locations, you see!”

“??? You’re not right!”

“So! Concert! Concert!”

SGS’s popularity on variety shows was extremely high, and fans’ demand for a concert was increasing. After the variety show ended, SGS members dispersed to participate in different programs, bringing attention to the upcoming concert.

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Translator: Glariosa
Editor: Sinensis
Proofreader: Ruu

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