Shoutout to nyanmaru for the commission!
@ AarnZhaoJunV: “Today we recorded the theme song for #WonderfulMoon#. Some kids were a bit nervous, but my daughter @MusicLoverZhaoXiaoYin performed excellently. Later, she was even invited by the #WonderfulMoon production team to record the piano accompaniment for the theme song. She only practiced for a short while before starting the recording, and she did a fantastic job. Daddy is so proud of you! [Thumbs up] [9 pictures]”
Ye Yunqing: “?”
Some kids?
The only kid younger than Zhao Yin was their Tuntun. This was almost like calling them out by name!
Ye Yunqing’s brow furrowed slightly when he suddenly received a message on WeChat from Li Mubai.
Li Mubai: [Cat Peeking.jpg]
Ye Yunqing: [Cat Pawshake.jpg]
Li Mubai quickly sent a link, which led to Zhao Jun’s post.
Li Mubai: [Is this idiot implying that our Tuntun was the nervous one?]
Li Mubai was an actor who worked with Ye Yunqing on the set of Sunshine. They got along well during the months of filming and became good friends.
During filming, Cheng Jingyao had once secretly visited the set, accidentally bumping into Li Mubai. Though initially surprised, Li Mubai quickly became a fan of the couple, frequently praising how well they matched.
A couple of days ago, when Ye Yunqing and Cheng Jingyao publicly announced their relationship, many friends, both close and distant, messaged Ye Yunqing to ask if he was really married to Cheng Jingyao and how the child came into the picture.
Only Li Mubai didn’t ask. Instead, he was the first to repost Cheng Jingyao’s announcement on Weibo, saying, “I’m all in for this ship!” He was heavily attacked by haters for it, but Li Mubai didn’t mind and even messaged Ye Yunqing to apply for the position of Tuntun’s godfather.
Now, seeing Zhao Jun’s post, Li Mubai naturally felt indignant and quickly sent several more messages.
Li Mubai: [Angry Cat.jpg]
Li Mubai: [I heard from my sister that when they were dividing the lyrics, Zhao Jun insisted on giving the only difficult part to his daughter. It wouldn’t have been hard for an adult to sing, but they wanted to showcase the little girl’s musical talent.]
Li Mubai: [But when they realized their daughter couldn’t handle it, they thought the remaining part was too small to stand out, so they wanted to switch with you, hoping to give the simpler part to Tuntun.]
Ye Yunqing hadn’t known about this background.
At the time, he and Cheng Jingyao had refused Zhao Jun purely because they didn’t want to trouble Tuntun with re-recording. Additionally, Zhao Jun’s tone when mentioning Tuntun had made Ye Yunqing uncomfortable, so even without knowing the details, he instinctively rejected the suggestion.
Li Mubai: [After you guys refused, they insisted the production team use a segment of the little girl’s piano accompaniment.]
Ye Yunqing: [………]
Ye Yunqing: [Speechless Cat.jpg]
Li Mubai: [Fine, use it if you want. But why does he have to imply that Tuntun was the one who held everyone back while crafting his persona online? What’s his problem?!]
Ye Yunqing frowned: [She just finished now?]
Li Mubai: [Yeah, that little girl’s been busy from 6 AM to 10 PM, recording until she was hoarse and playing the piano until her hands were sore. Yet her dad is happily playing up his persona online. Unbelievable.]
Ye Yunqing didn’t know what to say. If it were Tuntun, he would never have let this happen.
Li Mubai: [And he even bought a trending hashtag for “Little Music Prodigy”! There are paid comments under it hinting that Tuntun held up the recording.]
Ye Yunqing clicked on the link Li Mubai sent and saw that many netizens were praising Zhao Yin, with some asking which “little kid” was nervous, wondering if it was the one who performed poorly and delayed everyone.
Ye Yunqing immediately sat up straight, a thin layer of anger clouding his refined features.
It’s fine if you want to build your image, but don’t throw dirt on Tuntun!
Li Mubai was equally furious: [No way, I’m going to call this idiot out on Weibo.]
Ye Yunqing’s heart skipped a beat, and he quickly stopped him: [Don’t, I’ll handle it.]
Li Mubai was straightforward and loyal, and he’d already been unfairly attacked once for standing up for Ye Yunqing. This time, Ye Yunqing didn’t want to cause him more trouble.
Li Mubai: [So what are you going to do? Need me to hire some trolls?]
Ye Yunqing laughed: [No need. My and Jingyao’s assistants were there the whole time today, and they took a lot of behind-the-scenes footage.]
Li Mubai: [Got it. You’re going to slap them in the face directly!]
Ye Yunqing exited WeChat, called his assistant Xu Youyou, and contacted the production team to ask if they could release some of today’s footage.
“What’s going on?” Cheng Jingyao asked, drying his hair as he came out of the bathroom.
“A small problem, but it’s already resolved.” Ye Yunqing handed him the phone and briefly explained the situation.
Cheng Jingyao glanced at Zhao Jun’s Weibo post and sneered, calling him an “idiot” before using Ye Yunqing’s phone to send a message to Xu Youyou, instructing her to contact Wang Xiao and have the official account of Yaoyun Entertainment handle the matter.
There was no need for them to personally deal with this.
Ye Yunqing took his phone back and urged Cheng Jingyao to dry his hair. Then he leaned against the headboard and continued chatting with Li Mubai.
Li Mubai: [By the way, I heard the show might invite guest stars later on. I’ve already reserved a spot with my sister, so I can ship you two in person! /smirk]
Ye Yunqing: [……..]
He was grateful to have a friend like Li Mubai, but it would be better if Li Mubai didn’t ship him with Cheng Jingyao.
Unfortunately, Li Mubai sent an upside-down long image.
[@JingXingQingYun: On the day Cheng Jingyao won the Film Emperor award, he rented a revolving restaurant and celebrated with Ye Yunqing. They both drank quite a bit and then went to the hotel together…]
Ye Yunqing: [???]
Li Mubai: [Hahaha, look at this, it’s so thrilling!]
Ye Yunqing: [………]
“What are you so engrossed in?”
Cheng Jingyao, freshly dried hair, suddenly leaned in to look at Ye Yunqing’s phone.
“……”
Ye Yunqing’s cheeks flushed, and he hurriedly tried to lock the screen, but Cheng Jingyao was quicker and snatched the phone away.
After reading it quickly, Cheng Jingyao raised an eyebrow and wrapped his arm around Ye Yunqing’s waist.
“That’s not right. We were clearly at home that day, like this…” Cheng Jingyao’s lips curved into a mischievous smile, and his hands wandered, “Tsk, they don’t even know what ‘thrilling’ means.”
Ye Yunqing’s face turned crimson, and he relaxed his posture.
***
Meanwhile, Li Mubai, having received no reply from his friend for a while, switched back to the #ChengYunShip# CP thread to continue shipping.
About half an hour later, he came across a behind-the-scenes video posted by Yaoyun Entertainment.
@YaoyunEntertainmentV: “Thanks to @WonderfulMoon program team for taking care of us all day. Tuntun had a great time today / Heart [Video]”
Li Mubai: [D*mn it! How can our Tuntun be so cute!]
In the dead of night, while some people were indulging in nightlife, those without it pushed the hashtag #SuperCuteLittleVoice# to the top of the trending list, declaring themselves parents on the spot.
It didn’t take long for Zhao Jun’s paid #LittleMusicProdigy# hashtag to be pushed down.
[Ahhhh, Super Cute Little Voice! So adorable!]
[Hearing such a cute kid call me “daddy” is life complete.]
[I’m different, I want to hear him call me “mommy” with that super cute little voice, rounding it up, I’m basically the wife of President Yao and Ye Yunqing!]
[Our Tuntun sings so well, accurate pitch and full of childlike innocence. You can’t even tell where he was nervous.]
[Not only was he not nervous, but he also swayed and wiggled his little feet while sitting in the chair, looking completely immersed.]
[Who said our Tuntun was holding back?]
[Could it be that someone is deliberately insinuating that Tuntun was the problem?]
At the Zhao family, Zhao Jun glared at the trending search that had overtaken his, his face dark and his brows tightly furrowed.
Sun Ruru remained silent, watching her husband storm into the study and slam the door.
Moments later, a loud crash came from a phone being thrown against the wall, startling Sun Ruru.
After a while, she got up, walked into her daughter’s room, and decided not to return to the master bedroom tonight.
In the #ChengYunShip# CP thread, fanfic writer “JingXingQingYun” produced a 10,000-word ABO baby story overnight, full of sweetness and spice, with countless CP fans writhing in excitement.
***
The weekend arrived, and the first episode of Wonderful Moon officially aired.
By 8:30 AM, the live stream room was packed with viewers.
At 8:55 AM, the host appeared on camera. “Hello, everyone, welcome to Pineapple Video’s first family live variety show — Wonderful Moon. I’m your host, Chen Qiu.”
“I’m currently at the main location of this live broadcast. Can you guess where this is?”
The camera quickly panned around her, showing glimpses of blue sky, white clouds, and grass.
[D*mn it, I can’t see anything.]
[If you don’t want us to guess, just say so.]
[I’m recording, I’ll slow it down and find the clue!]
[I’m so curious! The four families are so different, I wonder how the show will unfold.]
Chen Qiu teased the audience before continuing, “Today’s live stream will start at 9:00 AM sharp. The four families need to complete simple games to get clues about the live broadcast location. The first family to arrive will receive initial benefits, which will help with subsequent tasks.”
“Now, let’s follow the camera to see how each of the four families performs.”
At exactly 9:00 AM, the live stream room split into four small windows, each showing a different family’s living room or dining area.
Cheng Jingyao’s family was having breakfast in the dining room. Tuntun was sucking on a milk bottle eagerly. When he noticed the camera approaching, he let go of the straw and gave a shy smile, revealing a pair of sweet dimples.
The barrage of comments instantly became lively: [Ahhhh, I’m melting, I’m melting! Please, Cheng Yun Ship, have more babies!]
[Ahhh, Tuntun’s mom is here!]
[I don’t want to be an auntie, but the kid has dimples!]
[Give Mommy a kiss, just one!]
Unaware of the viewers’ enthusiasm on the other side of the live stream, Tuntun took the peeled boiled egg from Ye Yunqing and continued to drink milk and eat his meal.
The staff handed over a task card and props to Cheng Jingyao and Ye Yunqing.
“Complete the puzzle to get the task location. The first family to arrive will receive initial benefits.” Cheng Jingyao set down his chopsticks and read out the task card’s contents.
Ye Yunqing took the box from the staff and found about twenty to thirty small puzzle pieces inside, which didn’t look too complicated.
Sitting in the baby chair, Tuntun stretched his neck to look over, his eyes full of curiosity.
Cheng Jingyao said to Ye Yunqing, “You keep eating, I’ll handle this.”
After finishing his last bite of boiled egg, he began assembling the puzzle on the dining table. Seeing Tuntun watching intently, he decided to hold him in his arms.
Ye Yunqing quickened his eating, wanting to help soon, but saw that Cheng Jingyao had only managed to put together two or three pieces before stopping.
“Is our task location in City A today?” Cheng Jingyao asked the staff.
The four families invited by the show all lived in City A. Since the first live broadcast wasn’t arranged for them to go out, it was likely that it would take place locally.
The staff replied, “Yes, but you won’t know the exact location until you finish the puzzle.”
Cheng Jingyao said, “No need, I already know.”
Both the staff and the live stream viewers were momentarily stunned.
[??? Did the show reveal a hint?]
[Seriously? Other families are diligently working on their puzzles, and the JiSi couple confidently starts working, but Cheng Jingyao figures it out with just a glance?]
[I don’t believe it, unless you tell me now.]
[Could it be somewhere Cheng Jingyao is familiar with?]
Ye Yunqing was also surprised, but when Cheng Jingyao pointed out the pieces of the puzzle he had assembled, he immediately knew the answer.
He looked away slightly, his ears turning pink.
Tuntun, looking puzzled, asked Cheng Jingyao in a baby voice, “Daddy, where are we going to play?”
Cheng Jingyao replied, “We’re going to a very fun place. You should like it a lot.”
Tuntun’s big eyes lit up with excitement.
[Ahhhh, where is it? I’m so curious!]
[Something’s off! Ye Yunqing’s ears are red!]
[It’s true!]
[I have a bold idea! Could it be……]
