"The public opinion is surprisingly friendly. Mr. Lu, did you hire internet trolls?" Lin Wanwan asked the person next to her while scrolling through the trending searches.

The long five-hour flight was enough for her to go through various trending searches online.

"Yes." Lu Shouyue, who was working on a laptop, smiled slightly in acknowledgment.

In fact, besides the internet trolls and PR companies, there were hackers monitoring public opinion across major websites. But these behind-the-scenes details were irrelevant, so he didn’t say much.

As Lin Wanwan continued to surf the trending search plaza, she saw a new entry gradually climbing up the ranks — #Lu Shouyue#.

"Ah, Mr. Lu, your name is trending," Lin Wanwan exclaimed, feeling a mixture of emotions as she clicked on the entry.

"Well, what’s it saying?" Lu Shouyue asked casually without even looking up from reviewing emails.

Since he had decided to go public, he had anticipated this outcome, so there was no need to be surprised.

Lin Wanwan clicked into the entry to take a closer look.

The auction house’s announcement was right under this trending search entry, followed by a highly upvoted expose post:

[You might not know who Lu Shouyue is, but you can’t be unaware of Buzhou Antique Shop and Auction House, or Times Group, or Lu Group!

As the only grandson of the Lu family’s first household, the only son of Times Group founder Lu Xingjian, and the founder of Buzhou Auction House, Lu Shouyue is overly low-key, and you can’t find a positive picture of him anywhere online.

It’s rumored that he attended Harvard University at fifteen and was inducted into a mysterious fraternity as soon as he joined college. No tabloid news has ever emerged about him, and it’s said that this top-tier heir is not interested in women.]

The comments below had been filtered, but they were still lively.

[The way he looks at her is so loving! It’s unreal! Too sweet!]

[This is ridiculous; you think he isn’t interested in women, just look at the Kung Fu girl’s face and then say that again about Lu Shouyue.]

[So addictive! I’m obsessed! So Lin Wanwan was at Wang Bocheng’s birthday as a friend of the family? And that handsome guy from the comic book style is the young master Lu?]

[Now I want to see more people fall in love, anyone got a recommendation for a lavish romance novel?]

[How come everyone in the Lu family has such good genes? Grandpa Lu is an old charmer, Lu Xingjian is the most handsome among the tycoons, and now this young master Lu has such a perfect profile and figure! Fate is really on their side!]

[How could the genes of a family with generations of beauties be bad? The beauty averages out over generations!]

[What’s most despairing? Not only are they richer than you, but they’re also smarter and better looking!] 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

[I’m dying to know how Lu Shouyue and Lin Wanwan met, they’re so perfect together! I approve of their marriage!]

[So Lin Wanwan appeared on that super yacht because she was proposed to? The SV princess isn’t the star, Lin Wanwan is the heroine of the yacht party?]

[I found a fun detail; in this proposal picture, the clothes Lin Wanwan is wearing are from SV Haute Couture, a dress worth $260,000! Picture attached.jpg]

Lin Wanwan’s official announcement on Weibo was dredged up again, as was the video of Lu Shouyue, wearing a mask, dragging the scumbag Wu Feiyue into a storage room.

The super topic of the "Wanyue CP" sprang up, and a bunch of avid CP fans began searching for clues and discussing the couple, fanning all over the internet.

Most netizens admire the powerful; Lin Wanwan being proposed to by a rich and handsome man was bound to move the entire internet.

Shortly after closing the hot search, Lin Wanwan received a WeChat message from Wu Feiyue, the CEO she had hired for Yongtang.

"Chairwoman Lin, your popularity remains high. Would you mind if Yongtang catches a ride on this traffic wave?"

Lin Wanwan pondered for a moment and couldn’t help but laugh. Truly, a talent molded by a business school — such commercial acumen!

She immediately replied, "Do as you see fit."

So soon, the entry #Yongtang Founder Kung Fu Girl# quickly made it to the trending searches.

Needless to say, this was the result of Liang Mingzhe using publicity funds to buy his way into the trending searches.

Yongtang leveraged the "luxury shopping mall" aspect of Times Square, the brand reputation of Yan Yu Qiao Niang next door, and several hot searches to make a name in the Hanfu and embroidery circles.

But this time, riding on Lin Wanwan’s explosive trending search, it went directly viral!

You might think the Kung Fu girl is a rich plaything nurtured by a prestigious family, but in reality, she has her own business and brand!

The acidity level of the netizens’ comments shot through the roof:

[So that exquisite Wei Jin Great Tang style Hanfu shop is Lin Wanwan’s! As expected, the end goal for influencers is always to sell things!]

[So, after all, the story of the prince and Cinderella is a fairy tale. To meet the prince at the top of the pyramid, you first have to be a white, rich, and beautiful girl yourself!]

[What white, rich, and beautiful? She got into Times Square by clinging to the Lu family’s young master!]

[Marrying into a wealthy family isn’t that easy; don’t forget about the one-dollar annual salary and the prenuptial agreement from JD and the other prominent figures.]

Since Liang Mingzhe didn’t invest a huge sum in hiring hackers to control public opinion, there were some negative voices in the comments under this entry, but the overall impact was not significant.

After all, today’s biggest highlight was the exposure of the illustrious gentleman Lu Shouyue.

Lu Shouyue finished his work, and seeing Lin Wanwan still engrossed in her phone looking through the news, he snuggled up to her to look with her: "See any bad comments?"

Lin Wanwan found a comfortable position in his arms and continued scrolling through the trending searches, speaking as she did: "Nope! But you used to be so low-key, and now you’ve been exposed."

Lu Shouyue laughed, "Let nature take its course. I was low-key before because there was no reason to make a high-profile exposure."

Now it’s public, because I have someone I want to protect, and I won’t allow anyone to hurt you.

He didn’t say the second half out loud, but instead, he couldn’t help but place a kiss on Lin Wanwan’s cheek, which was just within reach.

How can I make my feelings completely known to you?

Lin Wanwan, having looked through the trending searches for a while now, was still not quite calm. Lu Shouyue always gave her the strongest support, silently shielding her from the wind and rain.

Clearly, he is someone who doesn’t like cameras at all, has never accepted an interview nor taken selfies, yet he publicly revealed his identity for her sake.

It would be impossible not to feel touched; her heart is still in a state of numbness.

Such deep affection, how should it be repaid?

Lu Shouyue could clearly see through people in the business world, as it only required analyzing interests involved. But Lin Wanwan was the one he couldn’t fully understand.

So love really makes people blind, and he didn’t have complete confidence in Lin Wanwan’s feelings.

"Wanwan, do you want to see the video and photos from yesterday’s proposal scene?"

"Did you hire someone to record?"

Lu Shouyue whispered, "How could we not document such a significant life event?"

"Sure, let me take a look."