Seven years after transmigrating, he was cornered at the head of the bed by a cold and aloof empress

Chapter 98: Headlines Crash! We're Not Taking This PDA!

The programmers at Weibo are probably the people who hate Lin Zhou the most in the world.

The server crashed once due to the "car repair for a kiss" live stream. It was barely repaired, but then it was on the verge of crashing again due to the influx of countless high-definition GIFs and fan-made videos.

The hashtag #SuQinggePubliclyAsksForKiss# had a deep purple "Explosive" rating, and its popularity score was far ahead of the second place, leaving it tens of millions behind.

In the comments section, those who had previously shouted "Get out, gigolo!" suddenly seemed to have collectively lost their memory and switched sides.

"This isn't just a gigolo, he's a winner in life! I'm so jealous, I'm really jealous."

"That one-handed tire change was absolutely amazing! And paired with that tiptoe kiss from Goddess Su, I declare this the pinnacle of romance reality shows this year! No arguments!"

"Hey upstairs, this isn't a dating show, it's a family program! But... it's so sweet! I'll take this dose of romance!"

"Am I the only one who thinks Lu Ming is really pitiful? He originally wanted to criticize someone on live stream, but he ended up becoming the biggest background character. His face was so green it could be used as a green screen."

Some sharp-eyed netizens even found the same link to the "Super Dad" T-shirt Lin Zhou was wearing, and within just half an hour, the stock on Taobao was sold out.

Lin Zhou, who was once ridiculed by the entire internet, completed a textbook-level reputation comeback in less than a day.

He transformed from a "useless son-in-law" into an "all-around male god" and a "doting husband".

……

The kindergarten's parent-child day event unsurprisingly turned into Lin Zhou's personal showcase.

In the competition segment after the car was repaired, whether it was the "three-legged race" or the "kangaroo jump," Lin Zhou, with the system's physical enhancement, was simply dominating.

He carried Nuonuo in one arm and held Su Qingge's hand in the other, walking briskly across the field, leaving the other panting parents far behind.

Even Lu Ming, who had been trying to get revenge, was crushed by Lin Zhou in the "tug-of-war" and could only slink away with his still-crying nephew.

"First place! First place again!"

With a gleaming golden plastic medal around her neck and a Lego set in her arms, Nuonuo excitedly rolled around on the back of the Cullinan.

"Dad's the best! All the other kids are envious of me!"

As Lin Zhou drove, he glanced at his daughter's happy face in the rearview mirror and a satisfied smile appeared on his lips.

"Of course, look who his father is."

"Showing off."

In the passenger seat, Su Qingge gave a soft hum, but there was not a trace of reproach in her tone.

She took off her sunglasses, revealing a slight flush on her beautiful face from exercise, making her look more down-to-earth than usual.

At this moment, she was holding her phone, her slender fingers swiping across the screen, browsing the trending topics on Weibo.

Seeing the screen filled with comments like "I'm so excited!" and "What a perfect couple!", Su Qingge couldn't help but smile slightly.

Especially after seeing that high-definition GIF that was wildly shared by netizens—

In the sunlight, she stood on tiptoe, and Lin Zhou smiled with his head down. Their profiles overlapped in the light and shadow, creating a scene as beautiful as a movie poster.

"What are you looking at? Why are you laughing so happily?"

Taking advantage of a red light, Lin Zhou peeked over and exclaimed, "Hey, isn't this the famous scene where our Queen Su took the initiative to kiss me? How about it, reminiscing about it?"

"Drive your car!"

Su Qingge blushed, instinctively placing her phone screen face down on her lap, and glared at him fiercely. "Who's reminiscing? I'm monitoring public opinion! This is work!"

"Yes, yes, work, work."

Lin Zhou didn't call her out on it, but just smiled meaningfully, "Then, Ms. Su, are you satisfied with this work report? Do you need to go home and review it again?"

"Lin Zhou!"

Su Qingge raised her fist in embarrassment and anger, but Lin Zhou grabbed her hand.

"Don't move, we're driving, safety first."

Lin Zhou held that soft, boneless hand, not letting go, but instead placing it on the gear shift, gently stroking her fingertips:

"Honey, thank you for today."

Su Qingge struggled for a moment but couldn't break free, so she let him hold her hand. She looked out the window at the receding street scene, her voice becoming very soft:

"What are you thanking me for? Thanking me for kissing you in public?"

"Thank you for defending me."

Lin Zhou suppressed his smile and said seriously, "I know that you are such a proud person, it's not easy for you to do that kind of thing in front of so many people."

Su Qingge's heart skipped a beat.

She turned her head and looked at the man's angular profile.

"It's good that you know."

She gave a haughty snort, but her fingers secretly intertwined with Lin Zhou's hand, their fingers locked together.

A soothing old song played in the carriage, creating a warm and sweet atmosphere.

Su Qingge secretly picked up her phone again, opened the GIF, and clicked "Save to Album".

Then, she created a separate album for this photo and named it "[Idiot]".

……

It was already 9 p.m. when we got back to Cloud Top Manor.

After putting the overly excited Nuonuo to sleep, Su Qingge was exhausted and went back to her room to rest early after washing up.

Lin Zhou tucked her in, looked at her peaceful sleeping face, gently kissed her forehead, and then quietly left the master bedroom.

The moment he closed the door, the gentle smile on his face gradually faded.

A faint weariness and complexity surfaced on his brow.

"call……"

Lin Zhou walked to the open-air balcony on the second floor. The night breeze was cool, dispelling the heat of the day.

He pulled out a pack of unopened cigarettes from his pocket—he had bought them on the way back using the unlimited credit card Su Qingge had given him.

"He's a kept man, so this cigarette tastes really good."

Lin Zhou chuckled self-deprecatingly, tore open the packaging, pulled out a cigarette, put it in his mouth, and lit it with a "snap".

The crimson cigarette butt flickered in the night, the smoke swirling and rising, blurring his deep-set eyes and brows.

He leaned against the railing, gazing at the bustling night view of the capital city in the distance, enjoying this rare moment of solitude.

In this family, he is an all-around stay-at-home dad, a doting husband, and a "stay-at-home dad" in everyone's eyes.

But over the past seven years, some things, though deliberately forgotten, have remained ingrained in our bones and have never disappeared.

Just then.

A very slight yet extremely abrupt vibration broke the silence of the balcony.

Lin Zhou's fingers, which were holding a cigarette, suddenly paused.

The vibration wasn't coming from his usual latest smartphone.

Instead, it came from... his inner pocket, from an old Nokia phone that he had never shown to anyone, and which even Su Qingge didn't know about.

This phone hasn't rung in seven years.

Lin Zhou's pupils contracted instantly.

He slowly exhaled a smoke ring, stubbed out his cigarette on the railing, and then reached into his pocket and pulled out a slightly worn black candybar phone.

A faint blue light appeared on the screen.

There was no caller ID; only a string of garbled, encrypted numbers flashing.

In the stillness of the night, the flickering characters are like a death warrant from the abyss.