Chapter 58 A Song Sung Only for You

[Toxic fans, get away from our Snow!]
[Toxic fans, go stan your traffic stars and stop ruining our Snow!]
……
"What should we do now?" Looking at the comments beneath that post, Yi Yunxue turned to Sister Li for help.
She never expected that going shopping with Chen Jiang previously would go completely unnoticed, only for their single grocery run to be snapped by paparazzi.
She had been much too careless!
"Yunxue, your fans actually seem quite accepting," Sister Li noted.
Then she asked, "Are the two of you dating right now?"
"No." Panicking slightly, Yi Yunxue quickly shook her head.
"Then should I use the company's PR account to make a post and clear things up?" Sister Li asked with a smile.
Yi Yunxue's face flushed slightly, and she opened her mouth as if to speak, but hesitated.
"Don't clear things up just yet," Tang Xiaxia chimed in at this moment. "Let me send the post to Chen Jiang first and see how he reacts!"
Yi Yunxue: (๑°⌓°๑)???
……
Chen Jiang had just returned home and barely had time to sit down when he suddenly received a message from Tang Xiaxia.
He picked up his phone to check.
[Tang Xiaxia]: Quick, look at the Weibo trending list!
[Tang Xiaxia]: You and Sister Yunxue were caught on camera by paparazzi!
Chen: ???
His eyes widened in shock as he hurriedly opened Weibo.
Checking the entertainment rankings, the entry [Yi Yunxue Suspected of Secretly Meeting a Man] had already surged to the second spot.
Tapping on it, he saw pictures of himself and Yi Yunxue leaving after buying groceries earlier.
Fortunately, the paparazzi had shot from quite a distance, and the pixelation was somewhat blurry.
Only half of Yi Yunxue's face was visible, while his own face was only recognizable by a rough outline.
"That's a relief," Chen Jiang breathed a sigh of patience.
"I wonder if these photos will damage Yi Yunxue's reputation," he worried, feeling somewhat anxious.
He glanced at the comment section.
"Huh?" Mr. Chen was instantly stunned.
The vibe of this comment section was completely different from what he had imagined!
Some fans were shipping them, marveling that their beloved idol had finally grown up and started dating.
Another segment offered their blessings while also voicing doubts, questioning whether the male counterpart was worthy of Yi Yunxue.
A small fraction of emotional, toxic fans were swarmed and counter-attacked by Yi Yunxue's rational fans, with most of them eventually forced to delete their comments.
Overall, Yi Yunxue's fans didn't seem to have any objections, and their moods were quite calm.
Seeing this, Chen Jiang fell silent for a moment, a sudden thought forming in his mind: "I can't keep dragging this out!"
Since things had already come to this, he decided to confess his feelings to Yi Yunxue directly.

He tentatively asked Tang Xiaxia: [How is she reacting?]
[Tang Xiaxia]: What kind of reaction? That depends entirely on your attitude. (Dog head)
[Tang Xiaxia]: If you don't like her, I'll tell Sister Li right away, and she'll have PR post a clarification.
[Tang Xiaxia]: Don't worry, it won't affect you.
[Tang Xiaxia]: Thank you, I know what I need to do.
[Tang Xiaxia]: You're welcome. Sister Yunxue is my good sister after all, I'm just helping her out.
[Tang Xiaxia]: You better not let Sister Yunxue down! Otherwise, I won't let you off the hook!
With Tang Xiaxia spelling it out this clearly, no matter how dense he was, it was impossible not to understand the meaning behind her words.
Chen Jiang's brain worked at full speed as he considered what to do when he saw Yi Yunxue shortly.
……
Dream Rising Culture.
Watching Tang Xiaxia typing away with her head down, Yi Yunxue bit her lip, her heart pounding wildly as she asked, "What did Chen Jiang say?"
"He said to let Sister Li clear it up," Tang Xiaxia teased playfully.
"Ah?" Yi Yunxue's mood instantly dropped visibly to the naked eye.
"I'm just kidding! Chen Jiang didn't ask Sister Li to clear anything up," Tang Xiaxia quickly explained.
"Really?" Yi Yunxue's eyes lit up again.
"Then what exactly did he say?"
"He didn't spell it out. You'll know once you go back," Tang Xiaxia said.
"Anyway, the moment I mentioned having Sister Li issue a clarification, he stopped me immediately."
Just then, Yi Yunxue's phone suddenly vibrated.
She picked it up to take a look, and for a moment, she was completely at a loss as to what to do.
[Chen Jiang]: Can you come back right now? I'm waiting for you at my place.
[Yi Yunxue]: Okay!
Putting away her phone, Yi Yunxue instinctively sought help from Tang Xiaxia: "Xiaxia, Chen Jiang told me to go back, saying he's waiting for me at home."
"He definitely has a surprise for you, don't be nervous, Sister Yunxue!" Tang Xiaxia encouraged.
……
With a fluttering and nervous heart, Yi Yunxue pushed open the door to Chen Jiang's apartment.
As soon as she entered, she noticed Chen Jiang wasn't in the living room.
"Chen Jiang?" she called out towards the interior.
Chen Jiang walked out slowly from the back with a guitar slung over his back, smiling as he explained to Yi Yunxue, "I was just tuning the guitar."
"About that trending topic on Weibo..."
"It's my fault you got dragged into being photographed, I'm sorry," Yi Yunxue said, her tone filled with apology.
"It's fine, I don't mind. I was just worried whether it would affect you... But looking at your fans' reactions, their acceptance seems pretty high." Chen Jiang probed.
"Yeah, they're all very rational," Yi Yunxue nodded.
"Don't just stand there, come sit down," Chen Jiang urged when he saw Yi Yunxue standing foolishly in front of him.
"Oh, oh, right." Yi Yunxue's face flushed red as she walked over and sat on the sofa. At this moment, her heart was in absolute turmoil.
Silently cheering herself on inside, she mustered up her courage and whispered to Chen Jiang, "I have something to tell you..."
"Wait, don't say it yet," Chen Jiang stopped her. "I have something to tell you too."
Their eyes met, and the pink flush on Yi Yunxue's cheeks spread all the way to the tips of her ears.
Because she had rushed up the stairs instead of waiting for the elevator in her haste, stray strands of hair across her cheeks were glued by sweat to her fair skin.
She looked thoroughly delicate and profoundly shy.
Looking at her like this, Chen Jiang's heart pounded frantically.
"I have a song I want to sing for you," he said softly.
"I wrote this song specifically for you. Now and in the future, I will only ever sing it to you alone."
Chen Jiang's fingertips plucked the strings.
The sound of the guitar filled the air.
As the intro came to an end, Chen Jiang slowly began to sing:
"I can't explain why, but I've grown so proactive. If you fall in love with someone, anything becomes worth doing..."
Yi Yunxue widened her beautiful eyes, covering her small mouth in disbelief as she stared straight at Chen Jiang, completely at a loss.
In her eyes, Chen Jiang at this moment was more handsome than at any other time in the past.
The singing was deeply melodic, and every single lyric made her soul ripple.
She could feel the straightforward, unreserved feelings Chen Jiang was laying bare for her.
"I want to hold your hand like this and never let go. Can love be simple, without any hurt..."
"You lean against my shoulder, falling asleep against my chest. A life just like this, I love you and you love me..."
As the singing faded, Chen Jiang looked at Yi Yunxue with absolute sincerity and asked, "Yunxue, will you be my girlfriend?"
"I will..." Yi Yunxue's voice trembled slightly, her eye sockets uncontrollably turning red.
She had even thought beforehand that if Chen Jiang didn't take the initiative to speak up, she would take the initiative to confess her feelings to him.
She was terrified of losing Chen Jiang.
Fortunately, she had still waited for Chen Jiang to take the initiative.
After agreeing to Chen Jiang's confession, Yi Yunxue suddenly felt somewhat lost instead.
What was she supposed to do next?
Scenes she had watched in movies flashed through her mind.
A kiss? That seemed a little too fast...
An embrace?
Couples who had just gotten together in movies always seemed to do that kind of thing.
Yi Yunxue stared blankly at Chen Jiang, pouting her lips slightly in hesitation...
Shouldn't she give him a big hug right now?