Chen Feng suddenly looked up, his voice trembling as he stared at Gu Xingyi.

“Lao... Lao Gu, did you really write this? For me?”

“Who else?”

Gu Xingyi nodded calmly. In this world, yes—it was written by him.

Under One Person—the explosively popular animation from his original world, created by Mi Er. It had once taken the entire animation world by storm!

He believed that even in this world, it could still shine with its own brilliance.

“Lao Gu! Do you know how valuable this is? And you’re just giving it to me like that?”

Gu Xingyi smiled. There were things between brothers that didn’t need to be said aloud—like how Chen Feng clearly knew he was the famous StarYao online, but had never brought it up. He didn’t care about how famous Gu Xingyi was, only about the negative rumors surrounding him.

“What? Fengzi, don’t tell me you’re not impressed? Then give it back. I’ll just tear it up.”

Gu Xingyi narrowed his eyes at Chen Feng and grinned mischievously, pretending to reach for the notebook.

“No! If you gave it to me, then it’s mine!”

Chen Feng clutched the notebook to his chest like a mother hen protecting her chicks.

Gu Xingyi laughed and patted his shoulder.

“Alright. People have to look forward, after all. Like the old saying goes—‘a blessing in disguise.’ Fengzi, what are you planning next?”

Looking at the smiling Gu Xingyi, Chen Feng suddenly smiled too.

Even though he didn’t know why Gu Xingyi had changed so much—how he could suddenly talk like that, write songs, write anime—he didn’t really care about all that.

What mattered to him was that one phone call, and that no matter how far he was, Gu Xingyi would always come.

“Alright! Lao Gu! I won’t let this anime be wasted! I’m going to find people and restart the studio. I’ll make Under One Person a name that echoes through the anime industry!”

Hearing that, Gu Xingyi’s eyes filled with warmth. He didn’t care how big the anime got. What mattered was that Chen Feng had regained his confidence—that was enough.

“Then make sure you open your eyes this time when picking people! Haha!”

Gu Xingyi teased, and Chen Feng scratched his head awkwardly.

“No way I’d trip twice in the same place! Trust me—this time, I’ll only pick real pros!”

“Mm! I won’t say much more. Once I’m back, I’ll send you the full design. Go get ’em, young man!”

The two exchanged a look—and laughed.

Gu Xingyi didn’t linger in Jiangcheng. Chen Feng also got busy again—thick-skinned, ready to ask his family for investment and start recruiting.

At 1 PM, Gu Xingyi returned to Modu right on time.

Tomorrow, Xia Xiyao would be competing in the quarterfinals of the Top 8. She’d been practicing a new song non-stop the past couple of days. When Gu Xingyi got back to the apartment, only Yun jie and Xiao Nainai were home.

After not seeing her dad for two days, Xiao Nainai rushed into Gu Xingyi’s arms the moment she saw him.

He scooped her up and gave Yun jie a polite nod.

“Yun jie, how’s your mother doing?”

Yun jie looked at him with a complicated expression and nodded as well.

“She had her final surgery. It was a success, and she’s recovering now. The caretaker’s doing a great job.”

When it came to this, Yun jie was genuinely grateful to Gu Xingyi. Xia Xiyao had also treated her well—offering her ten percent of all future income from performances and songs. Taolele did the same.

So Yun jie now had mixed feelings toward Gu Xingyi. He had helped her, and he treated Xia Xiyao very well now. But he had also hurt Xia Xiyao in the past.

Gu Xingyi, however, wasn’t thinking that deeply. He just nodded after hearing her update.

“That’s good to hear. Then I’ll be counting on you to look after Xia Xiyao more from now on.”

“That’s my job.”

Yun jie waved a hand. Even if this hadn’t happened, she would still take good care of Xia Xiyao. And she understood—Gu Xingyi was her husband after all, so it made sense for him to say that.

After thinking a bit, Yun jie added, “Xiyao is at the company right now, practicing. Aren’t you going to check on her? If she finds out you’re back, she’ll definitely be happy.”

Yun jie had already noticed—since Gu Xingyi left yesterday, Xia Xiyao had been glued to her phone on and off.

Hearing that, Gu Xingyi’s eyes lit up. Surprise visit? He loved that! And he’d get to hear his wife’s angelic voice too!

He agreed right away, and the three of them headed to Yin Hai Entertainment.

Meanwhile, online, there was still no news from Gu Xingyi. Even “the victim” Xia Xiyao hadn’t spoken up.

Netizens started speculating—maybe Xia Xiyao was negotiating a divorce with him.

After all, with the scandal exposed, public opinion was strongly in her favor. Whether she’d been controlled or not, this was the perfect opportunity to cut ties with Gu Xingyi.

Some netizens even formed a “condemnation group” to call out Gu Xingyi and support Xia Xiyao. They posted updates on the situation every day.

The latest update in the group: someone spotted Xia Xiyao entering Yin Hai Entertainment with only a small assistant accompanying her.

Meanwhile, Gu Xingyi’s Douyin account was still flooded with angry comments.

And just then—Xia Xiyao’s Weibo suddenly posted a pinned update.

One sharp-eyed netizen, a member of the condemnation group, spotted it first. He didn’t even click it open—he ran straight to the group chat to report the news.

“Guys! Big news! Xia Xiyao updated her Weibo! This must be the outcome!”

That set off a chain reaction. Everyone got hyped, tagging friends and spreading the word. Even entertainment reporters lurking in the group caught the scent of a hot topic brewing again!

They immediately released news articles—finally, after over a day of silence, one of the people involved had spoken!

A flood of people surged to Xia Xiyao’s Weibo account.

But when they clicked on the pinned message, the elegant two-line message inside left them completely dumbfounded.

    “To meet the right person in this life—what a rare and precious thing.
     When a gentleman corrects his mistakes, all admire him; so do I.”

What?

Netizens were stunned. They understood every single word, but together—what did this even mean?

They’d been criticizing him for so long, and this is what “the victim” posted?

In an instant, their hearts ached like they’d just been stabbed in the back. Many of them couldn’t even believe it was really posted by Xia Xiyao.

But of course they understood the meaning of those two lines—that’s what made it worse.

The comment section under that post exploded like a tidal wave.

Almost everyone was now questioning the same thing: Was Gu Xingyi controlling Xia Xiyao’s Weibo?!

But no one could get an answer right now, so all they could do was keep posting “I don’t believe it!” under her post.

They had no choice now but to wait—wait for tomorrow’s StarSong Gathering!

That’s when everything would finally be revealed!

They were going to confront Xia Xiyao on the spot and ask—was this really how she felt?