She debuted after having a child with a celestial being.

"I've answered this question many times: he's my brother. But then I realized that every time I said that, he would stand next to me with a look that said, 'Go on, nobody believes you anyway.' So today I'm giving a different answer: whatever you think our relationship is, that's what our relationship is."

The reporter pressed further, "So what do you think?"

Before Liu Yifei could answer, a hand reached out from the side and gently pulled the microphone forward.

Xiao He turned his head to look at her, his voice not loud, but everyone in the room could hear it.

"I think, from a legal perspective, they are still siblings at the moment."

The audience erupted in cheers.

"What do you mean by 'legal aspect'?" The female reporter's eyes widened. "You mean...?"

"What I mean is," Xiao He put the microphone back in front of Liu Yifei, gave her a slight smile, "that we haven't registered our marriage yet."

Liu Yifei gently pushed the microphone forward, looking surprised: "What are you saying?"

Xiao He said calmly, "They've asked so many times. If I don't tell the truth, they'll write that we're having a falling out tomorrow."

The reporters in the audience were practically bursting with laughter. The female reporter tapped the recorder with her pen, unable to resist whispering to her colleague beside her, "This is probably the most honest response in the Chinese-speaking entertainment industry, so does that confirm you're together?"

Xiao He shook his head: "I've been pursuing Teacher Liu Yifei for a long time, and as everyone can see, I've put in a lot of effort. It turns out, she's really hard to win over. Why don't you put in a good word for me? Maybe you could get her to agree?"

The audience erupted in cheers.

One reporter took the lead and shouted "Together!" His colleagues immediately followed suit, and the same voice echoed throughout the press conference.

"Together! Together! Together!"

Liu Yifei put the microphone on the table and touched her cheek with the back of her hand.

hot.

The heat spread from the base of the ears all the way down to the base of the neck, and a small patch of skin above the collarbone was tinged with a light pink.

She turned her head away, not looking at the camera or him, but just lowered her head and pursed her lips, feeling both embarrassed and sweet.

"That's enough."

Liu Yifei spoke, her voice not loud, but the microphone was still on, which made the laughter from the audience even louder.

The hand reached out from under the table and gently took her fingers.

She didn't dodge; she simply curled her fingers together and intertwined them with his.

Less than half an hour after the press conference ended, the same name dominated the Weibo hot search list.

The top trending topic had six words on it.

"Xiao He proposes online".

The second trending topic was "Liu Yifei's legal issues".

The third trending topic was "Xiao He said that the fairy-like beauty is hard to pursue".

The fifth trending topic was "HF duo confirmed".

The eighth trending topic was "Together" trending on social media.

Five out of the top ten trending topics were related to the same press conference video.

That video was widely shared by various entertainment bloggers.

In the video, Xiao He calmly says, "We haven't registered our marriage yet," while Liu Yifei stares wide-eyed at him.

The live chat went wild—"Is this an official announcement?"

"Not having registered the marriage yet means they're already dating!"

"Xiao He, you're incredibly bold! Proposing in public?"

"Isn't it obvious? 'Not yet' means it will happen sooner or later."

"From 'Crossing the Line' to 'Sparrow,' Xiao He wrote more than a dozen songs in just over a year, all to pursue the fairy sister. What level of love-struck is that?"

"After listening to 'Insomnia Flight,' I knew something was off between these two, and now it's finally confirmed."

"Legally they're siblings, practically they're lovers—this answer gets full marks!"

Immediately afterwards, the entire internet flooded Liu Yifei's Weibo.

Her most recent post was yesterday's photo from the set of the "Sparrow" music video—in the picture, she is standing barefoot at the end of a wooden boardwalk, the wind blowing her hair, with only four words in the caption: Good morning, sparrow.

Within half an hour, the comment section was completely flooded with the phrase "get together." The most liked comment read: "He wrote so many songs for you, from 'Crossing the Line' to 'Sparrow,' every single one of them was a declaration of love to the whole world. If someone did that for me, I would have given myself to them long ago. @Liu Yifei, just go for it."

The number of likes jumped at a visible speed, breaking 100,000 in half an hour.

Yi's family rushed to the scene, and the trending topics were filled with cries of "My angel, you've finally come to your senses!"

"I used to say I wouldn't date or get married, but it turns out I just hadn't met him yet." "We've agreed to have him as our husband." "Any one of the songs he wrote could be a dowry."

Liu Yifei nestled on the sofa in her Shunyi villa, hugging her orange cat, scrolling through the comments one by one.

Upon seeing the word "husband," she buried her face in the cat's fur and muttered, "These fans changed their tune way too quickly."

My phone vibrated. In the Fairy Nest group chat, Shu Chang sent a voice message. When I opened it, it was her signature slow and deliberate tone: "Feifei, we saw that video online. I knew it! You haven't been normal since you recorded 'Mohe Dance Hall' last year. Congratulations to our Princess Sissi for finally admitting it."

Immediately after, Jane Zhang also sent a voice message: "Yifei, I saw what Xiao He said online, 'He has been pursuing Teacher Liu Yifei,' which is very honest. Now that you two are together, I don't have to hide it for you anymore. This couple is truly the sweetest I've ever seen."

Tang Yan followed with a text message: "Honey, we saw it. You finally don't have to carry this alone anymore. When are you going to have your brother treat us to dinner? This meal has to be five-star. He owes us. We helped you record a kissing scene on set last time, and we haven't settled the score with him yet. So when are you two getting married? I'll reserve my bridesmaid spot in advance."

Liu Yifei stared at the screen, her fingers hovering over the keyboard for a long time, typing and deleting repeatedly.

In the end, he only sent one sentence: "If you guys keep making fun of me, I'm leaving the group."

Shu Chang replied instantly: "No need to discuss it, it's this weekend. We'll choose the location, we'll order the menu, and he'll pay the bill. This is a reasonable request from my family. Also—I've already saved the picture of you blushing at the press conference."

Tang Yan added, "Save this image +1. That screenshot of 'legally they are still siblings' is too classic; it must be included in the opening video of my future weddings."

Jane Zhang said she would compose the background music for the wedding, and rearrange "Crossing the Boundary," "The Only One," and "Sparrow" into a medley called "From Crossing the Boundary to the Legal Level."

"Oh my god, even I, Liu Yifei, have met my match..."

Liu Yifei flipped her phone screen over and placed it face down on the sofa armrest, then buried her face in her knees.

But a moment later, she picked up her phone again and called out softly towards the coffee table, "Xiao He, my girlfriends' group chat is exploding. They're all speaking up for you. And you're still laughing..."

She threw a cushion at him, and Xiao He caught it, hugging it to his chest, his smile wide and uncontrollable: "Looks like the whole world has seen how good I am to you. So... when does sister plan to end my trial period?"

There was no official announcement or explanation.

There is only one photo: the two people are holding hands tightly on the set, with the home of Zhao Pan'er and Gu Qianfan in the background of "Meng Hua Lu".

The silver chain on the left wrist of the hand that was holding hers glittered in the sunlight.

Liu Yifei captioned her Weibo post: Are you all satisfied now?

The most popular comment in the repost section came from Xiao He, who simply said three words: "Gotcha."

The trending topics section completely crashed.

Liu Yifei's Weibo post was forwarded more than 500,000 times in half an hour, and the top comments section was dominated by celebrities—Zhang Liangying forwarded it with the caption "Finally! I don't have to keep it a secret for you guys anymore!!!"

Tang Yan reposted the message with the caption "Princess Sissi, you've finally given us some sweetness!" Shu Chang reposted it with just three words: "Satisfied."

Yu Changjing left a message saying, "Congratulations to Brother He for finally winning over the fairy sister." Chen Linong followed up with a comment, "So should I call her sister-in-law from now on?"