Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 240

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News of Du Qianze's win swept through China like wildfire. After so many years, another homegrown actor had finally brought home the Golden Statue. His fans were ready to jump into battle—only to find that no one was picking a fight. After all, this was a whole different league. One was a domestic award, the other was international. The prestige gap was obvious at a glance.

Fang Yi returned home right after the ceremony, while Du Qianze and Ning Feng stayed a few extra days. During that time, Hai Yang's phone didn't stop ringing—directors reaching out with scripts, shows sending invites. Du Qianze's win had shaken up the entire film industry.

Before his break was even over, Du Qianze rushed back home to spend a few clingy, peaceful days with Fang Yi. Then it was back to filming. Winning the Golden Statue was the industry's highest form of recognition—his way of repaying that was by picking better scripts and acting with more dedication. He owed it to that little golden man sitting at home.

After finishing the show he was working on, Du Qianze turned down dozens of film offers. He only accepted one: a special feature with Super Point Video, which usually focused on TV dramas. But Du Qianze was now an international Best Actor, and for someone like him, they were more than willing to make an exception.

Still, before going on the show, Du Qianze quietly made a few requests to Cai Ya, the producer. She agreed on the spot. Du Qianze had accepted their invitation without any diva demands—not even asking about the pay—so of course she'd honor a few small asks.

Near the end of the episode, the studio mascot Da Fei suddenly fluttered off toward the back—something it had never done before. Du Qianze followed it, and soon after, he came back out holding Fang Yi's hand. Fang Yi, surrounded by so many people, looked a bit shy—but with his darker complexion, it didn't really show.

"This is the love of my life. We've been together for six years," Du Qianze said. "Compared to the Best Actor award, I think meeting him was the real prize. I brought him here today because this show is actually our matchmaker. Years ago, I posted a lost cat notice here. He's the one who found Da Bai, the one who saved him and gave him a healthy life. I... I don't know if bringing him here was the right thing to do, but... I really want you all to know what an incredible man I've fallen in love with."
After speaking, Du Qianze held Fang Yi's hand and gave the audience a deep bow.

Ever since Du Qianze won Best Actor, more and more people had started paying attention to him. Chinese Farmyard Pet Shop—the place where Fang Yi worked—had been featured in newspapers multiple times. Some paparazzi had even snapped photos of Fang Yi. But a lot of fans, after seeing those photos, began to think Fang Yi wasn't "worthy" of Du Qianze and flooded the pet shop's social media with hate. No matter how Du Qianze tried to reason with them, people still attacked Fang Yi on his own Weibo.

Du Qianze couldn't stand seeing Fang Yi treated like that. That's why he pulled him onto the show—to let the world see him for who he truly was.

After they stood back up, the big screen behind them started playing a video montage: clips filmed by Fang Yue, cozy snapshots of Du Qianze and Fang Yi together. Each photo came with a caption, telling the little stories between them. In every single shot, Du Qianze was smiling like he was the happiest man alive.

One fan quietly commented under his Weibo:

Please, keep walking this road together and be happy.

And then more and more people followed, posting the same message:

Please, keep walking this road together and be happy.

Du Qianze didn't see those comments. But even if he had, he wouldn't have cared. Because even without anyone else's blessing—he had already made up his mind.

'Meeting you was the greatest blessing of my life.'

(The End)

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