Chapter 87

Shocking the whole family, the top fan account of Xie-Ye CP is suspected to be the real person involved.

That night, entertainment accounts started posting clues compiled by netizens everywhere. Although there was no concrete evidence throughout the posts, in order to grab traffic, the accounts spared no effort in promoting that the top fan account was Xie Xi.

Wei Qi, his manager, also made no move. She saw it, but didn't react, planning to ask Xie Xi how to handle it tomorrow, and to see what Xie Xi's top fan account had posted.

The two people involved were still unaware, because a certain someone started making a fuss.

"Teacher, why don't you check my phone?" Xie Xi took a few bites of the egg Ye Qiusuo fed him, and his whole being felt like it was floating. He leaned on Ye Qiusuo's shoulder and asked incessantly.

"Why would I check your phone?" Ye Qiusuo found it strange.

Xie Xi said seriously, "Other people's girlfriends always check up on them, look at their phones, scroll through their social media, and even check their call records."

Ye Qiusuo frowned, "I don't check those things." Everyone is an independent individual, and it's normal to keep some privacy.

The big star Xie clutched his chest and said pitifully, "Why don't you check? Do you... not love me?"

"..."

Professor Ye was genuinely confused. How did he come to this conclusion?

"...I don't not love you," Professor Ye said with some difficulty. Saying such overly intimate words still felt rather strange to her.

The big star Xie, however, immediately came back to life, and then stuffed his phone into Ye Qiusuo's hand. "Then look at my phone."

Ye Qiusuo casually flipped through it and found that the lock screen was her, and the social media posts he made were also about her. In short, any place where he could show off their affection, he had utilized.

"Do you want to change our profile pictures to matching ones?" Ye Qiusuo asked as she returned the phone to Xie Xi.

Xie Xi: "!"

His Professor Ye actually knew about matching couple profile pictures.

In fact, Professor Ye frequently updated her knowledge base of dating skills; she was just too busy and hadn't had the time to put them into practice.

"T-then let's change them," the big star Xie said reservedly.

Then he spent half an hour picking out matching profile pictures with great relish.

...

Various trending topics made their rounds at night. When Xie Xi woke up the next day, Ye Qiusuo surprisingly hadn't gotten up early. She was sleeping beside him, her brows slightly furrowed.

Xie Xi raised his hand to gently trace the outline of her face, hesitating whether he should wake her up.

Taking a day off should be fine, right?

The big star Xie was always used to doing whatever he wanted, but he couldn't easily make decisions regarding Ye Qiusuo's matters.

Ye Qiusuo, with her eyes closed, pulled Xie Xi's hand down. Her voice was slightly hoarse, "Not sleeping anymore?"

Xie Xi moved closer to her and asked softly, "Do you have to go to work today?"

"I already asked for a leave last night." Ye Qiusuo opened her eyes. "I don't need to go today."

Xie Xi became happy. He held her hand and shook it a few times. "Then we can continue sleeping."

He reached out with his other hand to grab his phone. He originally wanted to check the time, but WeChat was filled with messages from Zhang Dong and his parents. Upon opening them, Xie Xi instantly became wide awake.

His top fan account had been discovered!

"What's wrong?" Seeing that his expression was off, Ye Qiusuo asked subconsciously.

Xie Xi stole a glance at Ye Qiusuo. How was he supposed to tell her that he was the top fan account vigorously organizing netizens to ship the Xie-Ye CP?

It should be fine, anyway... his Professor Ye already said yesterday that she liked him.

This was just a small matter.

"We seem to have been exposed," Xie Xi said hesitantly.

Ye Qiusuo didn't have much of a reaction. "As long as you don't mind."

How could Xie Xi mind? He wished the whole world knew they were together.

The two didn't go back to sleep. Ye Qiusuo sat up to accompany him in browsing the trending topics.

[Is Hao Hao really Xie Xi? No wonder when the Bai-Qiu for a Lifetime CP came out before, he raised the banner for the Xie-Ye CP so high and made the lucky draw event such a huge spectacle.]

[Actually, there's no solid evidence saying that this blogger is a side account opened by Xie Xi.]

[Then can the person above explain why the sofa in the background of Baby Xi's previous post was exactly the same as Professor Ye's? The commenter in that Weibo thread had mentioned that it looked exactly like the new sofa her friend bought, and later asked the blogger why they were at Professor Ye's house. It's obvious that the commenter and Professor Ye are friends.]

[Honestly, the behavior of these two in "Maze Setup" was obvious enough, right? I feel like whenever Xie Xi looks at Professor Ye, there's light in his eyes.]

[Wuwuwu, this must be true. The CP I ship is real!]

[Actually, I still think it's best for Professor Ye and You Feibai to be together. Their personalities are more similar, and they'd have more topics to talk about.]

[Yes, yes, yes. Although Xie Xi is okay, he's too casual and impulsive. Such a person might not be suitable for Professor Ye. And well... their educational levels are too far apart, so they won't have anything to talk about in life. The Bai-Qiu for a Lifetime CP is still the best.]

Xie Xi couldn't stand it when he saw this comment. He turned to look at Ye Qiusuo: "They say we're not a good match."

Ye Qiusuo glanced at the comment, memorized the Weibo handle and the avatar of the commenter, and then picked up her phone from the bedside table. She opened Weibo, used that Professor Ye account she hadn't logged into for ages, and retweeted and commented on the post: [Except for him, no one is suitable for me.]

Xie Xi watched her post it from the side, and his face immediately turned red. "That seems a bit too direct." But he liked it.

He also immediately logged into his side account and first replied to that reader's comment: [Die of anger, you shipped Bai-Qiu for a Lifetime for nothing!]

Then he used his main account to retweet Ye Qiusuo's Weibo: [My Ye Qiusuo]

Ye Qiusuo let out a laugh and took the phone from his hand. "I still want to sleep for a bit. Will you join me?"

With their phones turned off, the two completely isolated themselves from the outside world.

However, the internet completely exploded. The dark red word 'Explosive' shot straight to the top headlines.

Xie Xi and Professor Ye officially announce their relationship

[What what what?!!! Help, I need a ventilator!]

[Ahhhhh, oh my god, I never expected that one day the CP I ship would become real!!!]

[The CP becoming real isn't surprising, but anyway, I never expected the top CP fan account to actually be the real person involved. Baby Xi is truly the most shameless.]

[Wuwuwu, wishing you a long and lasting relationship!]

[I'm dying of laughter. Did anyone see Baby Xi using his side account to reply and his main account to retweet the comment? Talk about a stark contrast, that's too much hahahahaha.]

[Everyone, I'm going to re-watch "Maze Setup". It's too sweet, wuwuwu. Whenever I think about how what I'm shipping is completely real, I almost can't control my screaming.]

...

Xie Xi didn't know any of this, nor did he care. His phone was already turned off and placed on the bedside table by Ye Qiusuo.

Ye Qiusuo was indeed tired and soon fell into a deep sleep. On the contrary, Xie Xi wasn't sleepy at all. He brushed away the long hair on her face, stared at her for a while, and the tenderness in his eyes almost overflowed.

Finally, he slightly propped himself up on his arms, lowered his head, cast down his eyes, and kissed his Professor Ye.