Shu Nian knew that Xie Ruhe had a Weibo account, but she had only looked at it once.

Xie Ruhe didn’t follow anyone on his Weibo, and he rarely posted anything. The total number of his posts could be counted on one finger. His last Weibo post was from two years ago, making his account seem like a zombie account.

That was shortly after she had reunited with Xie Ruhe.

She happened to see a popular post about him that had tagged him. Shu Nian instinctively clicked to check it out, but didn’t follow him, and quickly exited.

Shu Nian rarely used her Weibo. She only followed some seniors she admired and a few bloggers she had randomly followed. The app sat on her phone like a decoration, and she would only check it occasionally when the mood struck.

She stared at that Weibo post for quite a while, her heart beating faster.

After a moment, Shu Nian sent Ke Yiqing a stunned emoji. Then she secretly glanced at Xie Ruhe, and seeing that he wasn’t looking in her direction, she lowered her head again.

Like a thief, she opened Weibo and typed in Xie Ruhe’s account name.

Unlike mainstream celebrities, Xie Ruhe didn’t have many Weibo followers, and his posts didn’t receive many likes or comments. Probably because he hadn’t posted for a long time, this new post had already garnered over ten thousand comments in just a day.

Shu Nian clicked to see the comments.

[I’m crying. I thought you’d forgotten your Weibo password.]

[Okay, okay! We know this song was written by you! It sounds great!!! Are you satisfied now!!!!!!!!!]

[Missing person finally appears.]

[???? Husband, who is this Shu Nian? [angry face]]

[Hehe, when will you release another album? I want to hear you sing QAQ]

[Ahe, is this you? [image]]

The image in the last comment was the previously leaked photo. The pixels weren’t clear, but you could faintly make out Xie Ruhe’s facial features, showing his handsome appearance and outstanding temperament.

Even sitting in a wheelchair, the light around him was particularly bright.

There were many replies below.

Shu Nian instinctively clicked to see them.

[I said this is fake news, reported. (Although I also think this is Ahe)]

[What’s wrong with you, seeking attention? (Actually, I think it’s him too, so handsome)]

[? Is that you? (It should be)]

“…”

Seeing this series of comments, Shu Nian’s expression became confused, unable to tell if these were anti-fans or genuine fans. She backed out, her expression hesitant, and quickly followed Xie Ruhe.

When Shu Nian returned to her homepage, she suddenly noticed that her followers had increased by several thousand.

The red notification number also showed several thousand.

Shu Nian was startled, not knowing what was happening, and curiously clicked on it.

There were quite a lot of likes, and about a few hundred comments, all talking about the song “Star Falls Down.” Most were harmonious, and the few who came to seek attention were quickly shouted down by others.

Before this song was released, Shu Nian had fewer than a thousand followers, but now she was approaching ten thousand. She looked at the “Voice Actress” in her profile description, feeling complicated emotions.

Shu Nian selected a few comments and carefully replied: [Thank you for your support.]

Then she exited Weibo.

Shu Nian put her phone back in her bag, hesitating whether to ask Xie Ruhe about this, her attention focused on him. Soon, she noticed that when they were waiting at a traffic light, Fang Wencheng would actively talk to Xie Ruhe.

He was mostly reporting recent events to him.

But Xie Ruhe didn’t respond at all, his expression lazy and dismissive.

This attitude was similar to how Xie Ruhe had treated Fang Wencheng when Shu Nian was recording at Xie Ruhe’s home earlier. But it was also possible that it had always been this way, and Shu Nian had rarely seen Fang Wencheng during this period.

She hadn’t paid much attention to how the two of them interacted.

Coincidentally, the car had arrived at the building of Huang Lizhi’s company.

Shu Nian gathered her things, said goodbye to Fang Wencheng, and then got out of the car with Xie Ruhe. She put on her hat and couldn’t help asking, “Why don’t you respond to Assistant Fang?”

Xie Ruhe looked up: “Hm?”

“I think he’s very good to you,” Shu Nian said quietly. “Don’t always be so cold to him. What if he gets tired of it and resigns? It would be very difficult for you to find such a good assistant again.”

“…” Xie Ruhe rubbed his brow. “What did he tell you?”

“Nothing,” Shu Nian answered honestly. “I just saw that you weren’t responding to him just now.”

Xie Ruhe explained: “He was just telling me about some matters.”

Shu Nian thought for a moment, hesitantly saying: “But you were like this before too.”

“…”

“I’m just reminding you,” Shu Nian mumbled. “It doesn’t seem good. I mean, if someone tries to poach Assistant Fang in the future, and he feels you don’t treat him well, he might leave right away.”

Xie Ruhe: “…”

Then let him go.

Shu Nian said seriously: “Then what if he tells your secrets to others? What would you do?”

Xie Ruhe turned to look at her, somewhat wanting to refute her words, but thinking she might come up with more arguments against him. He pressed his lips together, and after a long moment: “…I understand.”

Shu Nian went upstairs with Xie Ruhe.

After receiving Shu Nian’s message, Huang Lizhi walked out of the company door. She waved after noticing Shu Nian coming from the elevator direction, and then quickly noticed Xie Ruhe.

“And who is this?”

Shu Nian touched her head, her voice very small: “Teacher, this is my boyfriend, he came up with me. He’s about to leave, he won’t disturb…”

Huang Lizhi immediately understood: “It’s fine, come in and sit.”

Hearing this, Shu Nian looked at Xie Ruhe, as if asking for his opinion.

Xie Ruhe didn’t refuse and nodded: “Okay.”

Huang Lizhi had known Shu Nian for several years but had never paid much attention to her love life, though she had never seen any male friends around her either. Seeing someone by her side for once, Huang Lizhi was happy for Shu Nian and said with a smile: “It’s good that you’re dating. You look prettier now.”

Huang Lizhi led them inside.

The space wasn’t large, with only two separate offices. There were several people inside, all seniors that Shu Nian knew, and a few semi-new voice actors like her.

Huang Lizhi called one of them over and asked him to pour water for Xie Ruhe.

Then she took Shu Nian into her office.

After closing the door, Huang Lizhi didn’t rush to discuss the contract, but first asked: “How is it that I haven’t seen you for just a few days, and you’re already dating? What does your boyfriend do?”

Shu Nian answered honestly: “He’s a composer.”

“He writes songs? Is he good to you?”

Shu Nian nodded, saying seriously: “He’s very good to me.”

“That’s good,” Huang Lizhi felt relieved. “How’s your health recently?”

“Much better.”

Huang Lizhi took out a contract from beside her, saying: “You need to take good care of yourself.”

Shu Nian obediently replied: “I know.”

“Look at the contract,” Huang Lizhi placed the contract in front of her, her expression becoming serious. “Read it carefully, and let me know if there’s anything you want to change.”

Shu Nian knew that Huang Lizhi took good care of her, and she also knew that with her current fame and experience, she wasn’t in a position to negotiate terms. She made an agreeing sound and symbolically flipped through a few pages.

“From now on, the studio will assign work to you, or people might contact you directly…” Mentioning this, Huang Lizhi suddenly remembered something. “Oh right, we recently accepted a drama, and I’m the dubbing director. There’s a role I’d like you to dub.”

Thinking of Shu Nian’s previous mental state, Huang Lizhi paused and added: “Can you come for an audition in a couple of days?”

Shu Nian didn’t want to always be accommodated by others when outside: “Yes, I can.”

“That’s settled then,” Huang Lizhi said. “I’ll send you the time and location later.”

Shu Nian agreed, continuing to look at the contract.

“How come you sang a song recently?” Huang Lizhi casually chatted with her, joking, “I remember you always sang off-key, but this time you sang pretty well. I thought you were changing careers.”

Shu Nian was a bit embarrassed: “The director required it during the audition.”

They chatted for a while.

After a long time, Shu Nian turned to the signature page of the contract and said: “I’ve read it all and have no issues.”

Huang Lizhi said: “Alright, then sign your name.”

Shu Nian picked up the pen and quickly signed.

“Nian Nian,” Huang Lizhi looked at her phone and asked, “I suddenly remembered, didn’t you date Xu Zeyuan in college?”

Shu Nian’s movement paused: “Yes, why?”

“When you come for the audition, Miao Man should also be there. She plays the second female lead and is coming for dubbing.” Huang Lizhi was always straightforward but considerate of her feelings. “Will that affect you?”

Shu Nian blinked, not taking it too seriously.

“It won’t.”

Afterward, Huang Lizhi had other matters to attend to, so Shu Nian didn’t disturb her further.

When she left the office, most people outside had gone, probably to the recording studio. Only Xie Ruhe was sitting in the corner. Shu Nian walked over to him, extending her hand: “Let’s go back.”

Xie Ruhe held her hand: “All done?”

“Mm,” Shu Nian said goodbye to the others. “Signed the contract.”

“Do you have anything else to do?”

“No, but I need to go for an audition the day after tomorrow.”

Shu Nian wasn’t watching where she was going, being led forward by Xie Ruhe, not worried about bumping into anything. She chatted with him intermittently, diverting some attention to look at her phone.

Strangely, seeing the Weibo icon on the screen, she felt some unknown force compelling her.

Shu Nian opened Weibo again.

As soon as she opened it, messages exploded like a flood.

Her Weibo followers were also increasing non-stop as if the app might crash.

Shu Nian curiously clicked to look at the comments, most of which were asking about her relationship with Ahe. They were all friendly, carrying a sense of blessing.

Shu Nian scratched her head, puzzled, and clicked on Xie Ruhe’s Weibo to take a look.

She found that his perpetual “0 following” had suddenly changed to 1.

Shu Nian suddenly understood.

She clicked to open his following list.

Shu Nian stared at it for a while, then asked softly: “Why did you follow me?”

Xie Ruhe’s tone was casual: “You followed me too.”

Not knowing how he found her among so many followers, Shu Nian found it both amazing and disconcerting. She licked her lips and made an “oh” sound.

Xie Ruhe said quietly: “Is it not okay to follow you?”

“It’s not that,” Shu Nian lowered her head, her mind a bit chaotic. “Wasn’t there something about public exposure having an impact… aren’t you afraid they’ll all think you have a girlfriend…”

“Hm?” Xie Ruhe interrupted her words. “I’m not afraid.”

“…”

“I want to make it public.”