Chapter 980 - 999: Giving a Public Heads-Up

On the first day of the new year, opening social media revealed countless blessings. Qiuqiu’s Star Network account was blowing up with mentions. The blessing tags spammed by fans in the culinary circle had already climbed the trending charts. To put it bluntly, Qiuqiu now possessed top-tier popularity.

She logged into her account and posted her wishes to everyone at exactly 10:30 AM.

Jiang Qiuqiu v: "Happy New Year! May all your wishes come true."

With the creator responding, netizens quickly flooded in.

"Wishing Qiuqiu a Happy New Year too!"

"Wishing Juju a smooth career!"

"Wishing you a happy love life..."

There were all sorts of well-wishes, but the ones that touched Qiuqiu the most were the simple and warm ones.

"In the new year, moving forward together, we are still here."

"In the new year, I’ve formed a new habit. I just love watching Juju’s livestream channel on odd days~ Before we knew it, Juju has already become a part of our lives!"

She liked the comment and replied below, "To be honest, reading the comment section every day is now part of my daily routine too."

Sometimes, as a relationship developed, it wasn’t just one person needing a group of people. It was a mutual need. The viewers needed the warmth and joy Qiuqiu brought them. In turn, Qiuqiu’s heart also deeply needed the motivation and beauty her fans brought her.

After checking her own tags, her gaze swept over the entertainment section, and she immediately noticed that Mo Si was also trending.

Wait, this was the entertainment section! Mo Si’s public image certainly didn’t seem like the type to end up here.

Curious, Qiuqiu clicked on it and discovered that Mo Si’s brother, Councilor Mo Fan, had posted a message accompanied by a picture of Mo Si’s back while he was cooking.

The caption read: "The hands that pilot a Mecha are also top-notch with a spatula."

What did it feel like to know the Imperial Blade could cook? Even though it made sense that someone of his intelligence could learn to cook easily, thinking about it closely still felt incredibly jarring. A hero and a spatula...

Hmm. How bizarre.

Of course, what was even more bizarre was *why* the Imperial Blade was cooking at all. A group of people left comments asking Mo Fan, but he only cared about keeping them in suspense without offering any answers. He mischievously sent a few emojis, left a profound "Someone loves eating it," and vanished from the comment section entirely.

Who loved eating it? A suddenly appearing habit must come with a suddenly appearing person. Wouldn’t that mean... a girlfriend? The debate over whether Mo Si had found a partner caused a massive uproar. As a result, Mo Si’s tag skyrocketed to the trending list.

When Mo Si came in carrying the food, he saw Qiuqiu staring at this. He set down the bowls and said softly, "I told Mo Fan to post that message."

Qiuqiu looked up, a giant question mark practically hovering over her head.

"Our relationship is very stable now," Mo Si said. "I am certain that I love you." He didn’t use an impassioned tone; it was as casual as remarking on the nice weather. "In the future I envision, you are there every single day.

"I firmly believe that we will get married."

Since they were in a stable relationship, and Qiuqiu’s career in her field was steadily rising—

"Everyone will find out eventually," he added. Even if they didn’t post a picture to announce it to the world, they would still go out on dates. So, doing this now was a way to drop hints in advance.

Qiuqiu sighed. "Poor Admiral. Dating me without even an official title."

She was just joking around, but beside her, Mo Si suddenly hummed in agreement. "Yes, it is quite tough.

"So, how are you going to compensate me, Qiuqiu?

"I want..." His Adam’s apple bobbed, his gaze brimming with a young man’s secret radiance.

Jiang Qiuqiu was speechless.

"Shut up! No, you don’t!

"Who told you to choose me?! There’s no compensation!"