AITFYMIBP Chapter 78.1

TL: Hua

Not just Lin Yanran, but everyone turned their curious gazes toward Gu Siye.

As an A-list star, Gu Siye had incredibly few scandals.

Furthermore, he was very private, communicating with the outside world almost exclusively through his work.

People knew very little about what he was like in private or if his personality matched his public persona.

So, while a WeChat nickname wasn’t a huge deal, it could reflect a small bit of the privacy people craved and reveal a side of Gu Siye that was never seen. No one wanted to miss this golden opportunity.

As soon as Lin Yanran finished asking, Chu Shiyu immediately clapped and cheered. “Yes! What nickname did Teach Gu give Yanran? I’m so excited!”

The two clowns, Song Zixuan and Gao Zitai, couldn’t help but jump up, standing behind Lin Yanran and craning their necks to look at Gu Siye’s side.

As they looked, they each threw an arm over Lin Yanran’s shoulders.

If they could, they would have preferred to stand right next to Gu Siye to see, but Gu Siye’s aura was simply too powerful. Even though the team uniform made him look gentler today, the two of them still didn’t have the guts to approach him directly.

“It’s not a very special nickname.”

Amidst everyone’s expectant gazes, Gu Siye answered Lin Yanran’s previous question.

His gaze swept almost imperceptibly over the two people leaning on Lin Yanran before he lowered his head and slowly tapped on WeChat.

Hearing this, Lin Yanran suddenly thought about how his own nickname was quite simple, so he replied, “It’s okay. Even if you just used my real name, I wouldn’t call you perfunctory.”

Lin Yanran’s guess was echoed by the viewers.

[Hahaha, I feel like Yanran just hit the nail on the head.]

[Teacher Gu probably can’t be bothered with fancy nicknames. I really can’t imagine him typing out anything else.]

Gu Siye only gave a soft “Oh” in response. He neither confirmed nor denied it; he simply handed the phone directly to Lin Yanran.

“See for yourself.”

Lin Yanran took the phone from Gu Siye’s hand and immediately noticed the name at the very top of the WeChat list.

The message displayed under the name was the one he had sent to Gu Siye earlier: [Mysterious guest, have you arrived?]

While Lin Yanran was looking, Gao Zitai and the other guy were also trying to look.

But they didn’t have such sharp eyes.

Gu Siye had shown the main WeChat interface, which displayed Lin Yanran’s chat along with others.

Although the two saw the interface, they couldn’t tell which one was Lin Yanran.

After seeing the nickname clearly, Lin Yanran immediately handed the phone back to Gu Siye.

Gu Siye exchanged a glance with him, a smile playing on his lips. “Well?”

Just as Lin Yanran was about to speak, the two people next to him grabbed his shoulders and shook him several times.

“Yanran, why did you give it back so fast??”

“I haven’t even found which one was you yet…”

Gao Zitai had been excited seeing how generous Gu Siye was being, but after glancing at the phone, he felt like he’d looked at a blank screen.

Gu Siye had shown it only to Lin Yanran and hadn’t tilted it toward the camera, so the audience had no idea what the nickname was.

Hearing Gao Zitai and the others shouting like that, everyone else became even more curious.

He Yawen looked at the two useless clowns and asked speechlessly, “What the heck? Weren’t you two following Yanran’s gaze to look at the phone? You didn’t see it??”

Song Zixuan shrugged helplessly. “Was it even visible for two seconds? I had just looked down, and it was gone…”

The rest of the guests: “??????”

He Yawen looked directly at Lin Yanran. “Yanran, did you see it clearly?”

Lin Yanran nodded.

He Yawen quickly pressed, “What is it? What is it?”

Suppressing the smile on his face, Lin Yanran said with a straight face, “Father of Ultraman.”

Father of Ultraman????

Guests on site: “?”

Online viewers: “???”

[This “Father of Ultraman” is so inspired.]

[Teacher Gu’s “cold and aloof” persona just collapsed in an instant, hahaha!]

[I get it. I’m changing my name to “Mother of Ultraman” right now. That way, I’ll be Yanran’s only wife on the entire internet.]

[Hahaha, Teacher Gu, this nickname is very poisonous]

The nickname “Father of Ultraman” was the polar opposite of Gu Siye’s public persona.

The guests, including the staff members on set, were stunned for a long time after hearing this.

Therefore, everyone’s gazes towards Gu Siye were extremely complex.

Noticing this, Lin Yanran quickly stole a glance at Gu Siye.

Upon hearing the “Father of Ultraman” comment, the other man didn’t seem to have any intention of explaining himself.

Instead, his eyes were full of laughter, and he slightly raised an eyebrow when their gazes met, as if asking: Have you had enough fun yet?

Of course I have…

Lin Yanran smiled and withdrew his gaze.

Just as everyone was starting to believe that Gu Siye’s nickname for him really was “Father of Ultraman,” he put his hands together and apologized with a laugh.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry! That ‘Father of Ultraman’ thing was just a joke. Please don’t misunderstand our serious Teacher Gu.”

After clearing it up, amidst the guests’ surprised looks once again, Lin Yanran paused for a moment before speaking. “The nickname he gave me is…”

“Light.”

Light!!

The staff, who hadn’t even recovered from the shock of “Father of Ultraman,” looked directly at Gu Siye for confirmation.

This time, they saw him nod, acknowledging Lin Yanran’s words.

“Yes, Light.”

Gao Zitai immediately jumped up. “Oh oh, Light! I saw it just now—it was the one at the very top!”

Song Zixuan chimed in, “Why didn’t you say so earlier?”

Gao Zitai looked innocent. “I didn’t know that was Yanran…”

Through their conversation, the nickname “Light” was confirmed.

The audience, seeing the massive contrast between the fake and real names, went wild.

[Yanran, why are you so mischievous?]

[Our Teacher Gu’s reputation was almost ruined, hahahaha!]

[Damn it! Teacher Gu, why didn’t you expose him on the spot?! I already changed my name to ‘Father of Ultraman’s Only Girlfriend.’ What do I do now?]

Siran fans bit their fingers, holding back the urge to scream in the comments, and silently answered the question in their hearts.

Why didn’t he expose him?

Because of love, obviously!!

Didn’t you see Teacher Gu’s eyes just now?! He was clearly letting his ‘wife’ be as playful as he wanted!!!

Lin Yanran thought the segment was over since they both revealed their nicknames.

However, the director continued to cue them: “Can you explain what they mean?”

It wasn’t every day Gu Siye appeared on a variety show; the director wasn’t about to miss any chance for a viral moment.

The nickname reveal had already sparked massive discussion online, and knowing the audience wanted more, he decided to dig deeper.

Since the names were out, explaining them wasn’t a big deal.

Lin Yanran spoke up generously, “Actually, there’s no special meaning. I just feel that Teacher Gu is very focused on his career.”

This explanation was accepted by most.

In everyone’s eyes, Gu Siye had always been someone who only cared about his work and ignored everything else.

However, just as they thought this, they heard Gu Siye issue a denial on the spot.

“It’s not entirely like that.”

Gu Siye gave Lin Yanran a meaningful look.

“I also pay attention to other… people and things.”

The viewers instantly got excited.

[Pay attention to WHO??? What THINGS??]

[Teacher Gu, give us details!! I want to hear them!!]

Seeing that Gu Siye had no intention of elaborating, Lin Yanran didn’t press further. Instead, he changed the subject: “Teacher Gu, give me some face and don’t debunk me directly. That would make it seem like we aren’t close.”

Lin Yanran knew many people questioned if he and Gu Siye were actually friends.

A mainstream theory was that they weren’t close at all, and Gu Siye was only “working” with him for the sake of the company.

If people were just targeting him, he wouldn’t care at all.

But when people questioned Gu Siye because of him, he felt somewhat uncomfortable.

So, he made a casual joke to address the “not close” rumors.

Gu Siye immediately cooperated and changed his tune. “Mm, I have indeed always been focused on my career.”

Seeing how quickly he folded, Chu Shiyu, who was laughing uncontrollably, asked, “You changed your mind that fast? Teacher Gu, where are your principles?”

Gu Siye shook his head with a smile. “Flexible principles.”

His words caused another roar of laughter.

Everyone was surprised; they hadn’t expected this mountaintop flower to be so witty on a variety show.

After Lin Yanran’s explanation, the director cued Gu Siye.

Gu Siye’s explanation was simple: “Light—because I feel that at all times, he is shining brightly.”

As he spoke, he looked tenderly at Lin Yanran, just like the first time they met.

Back then, with just one glance, this beam of warm light had illuminated his entire dull, black-and-white world.

From then on, the other person was his light. One he would chase forever.

Naturally, Gu Siye wouldn’t tell everyone the full truth.

So after hearing his explanation, the guests felt it was both reasonable and somewhat disappointing.

This nickname didn’t really sound like something you’d use for a friend.

Everyone had expected to hear some story about the two of them, but it turned out the reason was just this simple.

However, while Gu Siye didn’t spell it out, the fans in the Siran Super Topic had already started setting off firecrackers and doing all sorts of reading comprehension exercises.

[Here it is, sisters! Let me translate Teacher Gu’s words. ‘Flexible principles’ means he has NO principles in front of his wife. Whatever his wife says goes.]

As for the nicknames gsy and Light:

This is how Siran fans, a level-ten expert in online slang, interprets them.

[gsy? What is ‘focusing on career’? It clearly means ‘Get with Siye’ (Gao Siye 搞司邺)! Ranran baby, don’t be shy. Keep ‘getting’ with Teacher Gu~]

[Light simply means light! Sisters, think about what emits light. It’s the sun (太阳), right? And in Chinese, what’s the other word for sun? It’s “Ri (日)”!!! So Teacher Gu naming his wife ‘Light’ basically translates to… ‘Want to Sun(日)¹日 is slang for “fuck.” ‘ … cough cough.]

[‘Get with Siye’ + ‘Want to Sun’—this is master-level interpretation (thumbs up) (thumbs up).]

[Full marks for reading comprehension!]

[I really am uneducated!! The correct interpretation is so spicy!!!]

After thoroughly studying the nicknames, detail experts have uncovered new points of interest.

[Sisters, did you hear what Gao Zitai said? In Teacher Gu’s chat list, Yanran was the FIRST one!]

[So what if he’s first? Maybe they just chatted?]

[Have you considered it’s actually a pinned chat?]

[Oh right! Generally, only pinned chats stay at the very top; otherwise, they’d be pushed down by other random messages.]

[Holy crap, the details are everywhere!!!]

[Teacher Gu, you really are something else!]

“[This is a dating show, it HAS to be a dating show!!!]”

After the nickname reveal, the guests played several more mini games.

The production team labeled these “Chemistry Tests & Cultivation.”

Gao Zitai and Song Zixuan, who had previously suffered a crushing defeat in the game, are now completing each task smoothly as if they have been given a cheat code.

They completed every task successfully. After finishing, Gao Zitai smugly clapped his hands. “No difficulty at all. We’ve been classmates for ten years; does our chemistry even need to be mentioned?”

Song Zixuan played along. “Director, bring on some real challenges!”

The viewers in the livestream saw the two clowns acting so cocky and started warning them not to get ahead of themselves or seek death.

Just as the comments were being typed, the director spoke up.

“Since you two are so insistent, let’s play a game that really challenges your chemistry.”

Hearing this, the two grew even more excited. “Quick, quick, announce it!”

The beauty team also put on fearless expressions. “Come on!!”

As soon as they spoke, a menu appeared on the large screen, listing about fifty different dishes.

He Yawen asked, “Are we supposed to memorize the dish names?”

At this guess, Gao Zitai’s face immediately fell.

“No, no way. Yanran’s memory is so good; isn’t this just setting us up to lose?”

Lin Yanran smiled, but it was a smile with a hidden edge. “I could also make sure you lose a little more gracefully.”

Gao Zitai felt instantly wounded.

“Yanran, you’ve changed! Now that you have Teacher Gu, you don’t care about our revolutionary friendship anymore! You used to carry me to victory!!”

Lin Yanran suppressed a laugh. “Sorry, I’m on Teacher Gu’s team now.”

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  日 is slang for “fuck.”