No one noticed her arrival, and no one noticed her departure; she went to the lounge.

But Chi Yu couldn’t sit still. He didn’t know when Gu Yuan left, only that at some moment, when he turned to look for her, she suddenly wasn’t there.

Where did she go?

Where’s Yuanyuan?

Did she leave?

Why didn’t she wait for him!

During the second half of the award ceremony, Chi Yu remained distracted. Normally, he would have just left directly, not caring about any controversy his departure might cause.

But now it was different; he couldn’t afford to cause trouble for himself.

If he got into trouble, gestures of affection from Gu Yuan, like tonight’s, would definitely not happen in the future.

So, Chi Yu forced himself to sit until the award ceremony ended. He handed all the trophies to Yi Shu to hold. Many people wanted to take a photo with him, but he refused using a very reasonable excuse: "I’ve been holding it in too long; I need to use the restroom."

This excuse was very understandable.

Everyone really let Chi Yu go.

Only Yi Shu was left speechless.

Cheng Song came over to congratulate Yi Shu, saying courteously, "I didn’t expect your Chi Yu to win two awards tonight, Brother Yi. You’re quite skilled at making stars shine, congratulations."

Yi Shu replied equally courteously, "It’s not due to my skills; it’s mainly because my Chi Yu is remarkable. You see, his talent is undeniable. I’m proud of him."

The back of Cheng Song’s jaw ached faintly from clenching his teeth too tightly.

Honestly, he hadn’t expected that the award, which was almost his, would be snatched away by Chi Yu, without any prior hint or warning; it caught them completely off guard.

Before tonight’s awards, he had even let it be known that Xiao Kai would win, and yet...

It’s not just Xiao Kai who was upset; Cheng Song felt bad too.

He’d lost face completely.

As soon as Yi Shu left, Xiao Kai, his eyes red with anger, asked, "Where’s Chi Yu?"

"What, are you going to question him? Question why the award that was supposed to be yours ended up in his hands?" Cheng Song retorted irritably.

Xiao Kai muttered angrily, "He did take my award."

"Supposedly? What supposedly? No supposedly! Don’t make a fool of yourself and give others a reason to laugh at you. Haven’t I lost enough face because of you tonight? Let’s go!"

Cheng Song vented his anger on Xiao Kai.

This left Xiao Kai even more unbalanced.

They were clearly managers of the same level. He had known Yi Shu to be more serious and unsympathetic than Cheng Song, but why did Yi Shu seem so easy-going in front of Chi Yu, conceding to him in everything, completely lacking the rigorous style he had with his other artists?

Look at this; Chi Yu disappeared right after appearing, yet Yi Shu still had to carry two trophies to find him, without even a hint of complaint in his voice.

Why is that?

Could it be that Chi Yu has some kind of background...?

Actually, Xiao Kai didn’t really believe that.

If Chi Yu had some background, there would surely be rumors in the industry, but he’d never heard anything.

...

Chi Yu finally found Gu Yuan’s lounge after searching around for a while.

It wasn’t too late at this time, and Gu Yuan, having nothing to do, had been resting her eyes a bit out of boredom.

So when Chi Yu entered, Gu Yuan was still resting.

He approached quietly; having run all the way there, his breath was a bit uneven and hadn’t calmed down yet. As he got closer and saw Gu Yuan resting with her eyes closed, Chi Yu didn’t even dare to breathe heavily.

He was like a Tomcat, reaching out with both hands carefully, tiptoeing forward, and bending down slowly in front of Gu Yuan. He gave her lips a gentle peck, very cautiously.

He kissed her as soon as he arrived because his excited emotions hadn’t settled, and he wanted to kiss her, feel her real presence, to calm his mood.

But instead, he felt even more excited.

Yuanyuan’s lips were so soft, so fragrant, he wanted to keep kissing, wanted to go a bit further...

Indeed, Chi Yu wasn’t one to deny himself; if he wanted to kiss, he kissed. However, just as his lips were only a few centimeters away from Gu Yuan’s, she opened her eyes.

Chi Yu: "..."

Gu Yuan: "..."

Eyes met, and the atmosphere was subtle.

At this point, it was awkward not to proceed with the kiss, so he went ahead with it. Gu Yuan didn’t evade, and as his lips touched hers, it was gentle, like a dragonfly upon water, and then it was gone.

He originally intended to indulge in a deep kiss, but he was afraid of getting hit.

Then Gu Yuan heard the sound of Chi Yu gulping, his prominent Adam’s apple bobbing up and down, and soon after, he explained, "It’s a thank you gift."