"Bo Yanchi, this time it is my turn to run toward you. If I am going to see you, I will definitely run. You just need to stand still and wait for me to love you."
——Yu Lizhi.
That single word of address—husband—melted straight to the bone.
As for Bo Yanchi himself, the call practically sent his soul flying out of his body.
His heart tightened abruptly. He stood frozen, staring in blank astonishment at the radiant, smiling face before him. For a fleeting second, his gaze grew hazy, and a flash of breathtaking awe dyed the depths of his eyes.
Today, she was different from before. Dispensing with her usual drab, understated makeup, she wore an exquisite, full face of makeup that made her look exceptionally gorgeous and striking.
For a split second, her beauty took his breath away. The visual impact was so overwhelming that he remained dazed, unable to pull himself together.
What did she just call him?
Originally, he had assumed that after her cold war and quarrel with Fu Sichen a few days ago, seeing him here meant she was once again going to pick a quarrel with him unreasonably and get into a screaming match.
Whenever this woman got angry, she loved using him as her punching bag.
He half-suspected something was wrong with his ears and that he was hallucinating.
Did she seriously call him husband instead of some insult?
Time seemed to freeze.
Everyone present was dumbfounded.
Fans of various celebrities tuning into the livestream from all over fandom land flooded the chat screen with barrage comments.
[What the hell! Old what? What old? Old husband? What husband?]
[Who the heck is this? Is she out of her mind trying to get famous?]
[It looks like... Yu Lizhi.]
[A total nobody, I barely know her. I’ve vaguely heard that she constantly smears Best Actor Bo.]
[Ah? This woman is Yu Lizhi? Really? She didn't look like this a moment ago, did she? How could it possibly be her?]
[It really is her! No wonder she looked familiar! Why did she suddenly change her makeup style? I almost didn't recognize her.]
[Huh? Doesn't she usually go for the pure, innocent little white flower route? Has she completely lost her mind and let loose?]
[No! She’s gone crazy trying to stay relevant! She's acting up again! She's just a nobody trying to grab attention and ride on Best Actor Bo's coattails!]
Netizens were so stunned by Yu Lizhi's outrageous stunt that their jaws hit the floor.
Meanwhile, the security guards hired to maintain order, standing not far from Bo Yanchi, wore expressions as if they had seen a ghost, completely failing to stop her in time.
What kind of madness had taken hold of Eldest Miss Yu this time?
[Aghhhh! Auntie Yu, let go of our Chibao! He is not your husband, he is MY husband!!! (Meltdown) (Frantic) (Bashing head against wall)]
[What kind of madness is this bitch Yu Lizhi up to again? This must be another one of her schemes! She wants to ruin Chibao's reputation!]
[That's right! Who doesn't know how much she hates our Chibao? Such abnormal behavior definitely means something is up. Could that lunatic Fu Sichen have made her do this?]
[Oh, I get it. She's trying to hold Chibao back so Fu Sichen can win the award? Such a treacherous, scheming woman.]
[Rest assured. Chibao isn't stupid enough to fall for this woman's tricks.]
Bo Yanchi's fans were losing their minds.
To be fair, they couldn't really be blamed for conspiracy theories.
It was mainly because Yu Lizhi, a third-tier actress, had managed to trend on hot searches multiple times purely by latching onto Bo Yanchi's fame.
Everyone knew she was Bo Yanchi's biggest anti-fan.
The Bo and Yu families were actually family friends, and the two of them could be considered childhood sweethearts.
They had been betrothed to each other since childhood.
However, when Yu Lizhi turned eighteen, she fell in love with Fu Sichen at first sight, loved him to the point of obsession, and swore she would marry him.
Therefore, upon discovering she still had a fiancé, she began to loathe Bo Yanchi.
Of course, Fu Sichen's instigation played no small part behind the scenes.
He and Bo Yanchi were direct competitors in the entertainment industry.
The two of them had starred in a suspense detective drama as co-leads—the kind without any romance—each paired with an utterly negligible female lead.
Fu Sichen wanted to win awards through this drama, so he brought his own capital into the production, heavily altering the script and giving all the dramatic highlights to himself.
As a result, because Bo Yanchi's acting was simply too good, the audience showered him with praise.
Conversely, Fu Sichen was cursed to high heaven for recklessly tampering with the script.
Later on, Bo Yanchi even won the Best Actor award for this very drama.
Fu Sichen was relegated to a mere background foil.
Because of this, he hated Bo Yanchi to the core.
The fact that Bo Yanchi's fiancée liked him made him feel superior to Bo Yanchi.
Thus, his approaching Yu Lizhi was purely to piss off Bo Yanchi.
"Husband~"
Yu Lizhi called out sweetly once more, staring unblinkingly at Bo Yanchi's familiar, handsome face. Mist welled up in her beautiful eyes as she coquettishly burrowed into his arms. "Hug me, I want a hug."
Heaven had mercy.
They were still alive.
She could see him again, and neither of them was dead.
This time, she was certain she hadn't heard wrong.
He thought she had lost her mind!
His Adam's apple bobbed. Glaring at her with a mix of shock and suspicion, Bo Yanchi reached out, pinched her chin, and twisted her face away. Clenching his palms tightly, using the pain to keep himself in check, he spoke in a dark, brooding voice: "Did your brain get caught in a door, or were you kicked by a donkey? What kind of nonsense are you pulling again?"
Good grief.
This cursed hand of his was refusing to obey, almost wrapping around her in a hug.
[Pfft hahaha! Chibao's tongue is as venomous as ever! He's about to start roasting this woman! Go on, use that roasting skill you usually reserve for her!]
[Aiya, what is going on? Why am I actually kind of looking forward to them tearing into each other? Rubbing my hands together, watching the show.]
[Baby talk is so nauseating. That woman Yu Lizhi is no good; I just want Chibao to stay far away from her, such bad luck.]
[Chibao, oh Chibao. Her brain didn't just get caught in a door! She's like a toad trying to eat swan meat—ugly and playing dirty!]
[I can't take this anymore, aghhhh! Husband, hurry up and slap her, aghhhh! This woman has completely abandoned her shame! It's a conspiracy! This is definitely a conspiracy!]
[What kind of conspiracy is this? This is clearly an open plot! Chibao, get a grip, push her away already!]
The fans were frantic with anxiety.
The awards ceremony was about to begin.
This time, Bo Yanchi's new movie *Notes on the Pursuit of Murder* had been nominated at the annual awards ceremony due to his superb acting and sky-high box office earnings.
There was a very high possibility he would win this time, achieving a grand slam of Best Actor awards.
He absolutely could not let a woman like Yu Lizhi ruin it.
"My brain is perfectly clear, you are my husband!" Yu Lizhi pouted, forcefully turning her face back and crying out with grievance.
In her past life, after everyone abandoned her and her reputation was completely ruined, only Bo Yanchi stood by her through thick and thin.
Fearing she would do something foolish, he forcefully kept her by his side and even registered their marriage.
If he wasn't her husband, what was he?
Right up until the day she died in her past life, she hadn't called him husband even once.
In this lifetime, she was going to call him that to her heart's content.
Bo Yanchi: "......?"
Clear as mud.
How could she possibly change her tune so abruptly?
Instead, it looked like she had been possessed by some sort of evil spirit.
Didn't she always love Fu Sichen to death?
Weren't she afraid of him seeing her call another man her husband?
She must be trying to use him to provoke Fu Sichen again.
"Yu Lizhi, I am not in the mood to play such boring games with you."
His gaze turning gradually cold, Bo Yanchi moved to push her away. "I suppose you've mistaken me for Fu Sichen? You should go find him instead."
"Don't mention that bad-luck charm to me."
Yu Lizhi knitted her delicate brows, suddenly catching a whiff of sourness. Her eyes instantly lit up like a starry sky. "Huh? Husband~ Are you jealous?"
"Jealous my... foot."
Her body stiffened noticeably, and Bo Yanchi subconsciously clenched his hands into fists, frowning.
"Yu Lizhi, I see you're acting up again today. Don't pull this crap in front of me; do you really think I buy into your routine?"
He had a lingering feeling she was plotting something else, which only made his skin crawl.
"Oh? Then which routine does Husband buy into?"
Blinking her tear-filled, innocent eyes wide, Yu Lizhi suddenly hooked her arms around his neck, raised her head, stood on tiptoe, and planted a fragrant kiss right on his cheek, leaving a bright red lipstick mark as she asked cheerfully.
"How about this? Do you fancy a kiss from a great beauty like me? Do you like it?"