Film Emperor Asks For Divorce Every Day, The - Lin Ang Si
Film Emperor Asks For Divorce Every Day, The - Lin Ang Si
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Yu Chen was born a handsome wealthy man with countless men and
women, and did not ask for marriage but married Ling Qing, who
was useless except for his face.
However, one day passed, two days passed, and Yu Chen was
always unwilling to divorce.
A few months later, Ling Qing finished filming and returned home to
hear, “Why do I think this actor looks at Ling Qing with the wrong
eyes? F*ck, he’s not gonna like Ling Qing is he? This frog wants to
eat swan meat but he’s not a match!”
Friend: “He’s not worthy, are you worthy?”
It wasn’t a big deal. After all, as a 21st century man, who didn’t
know about transmigration?
Ling Qing was still very calm. However, he was soon not so calm,
because he discovered that this was a different genre than what he
usually read.
Dog blood scum were common, but dog blood scum involving mpreg
was not common! And, in the novel he’d transmigrated to, he was
exactly that poor son of a bitch.
No, even if he had this body, he should still be the gong! There’s no
way he could be the shou!
However, as the plot was sorted out, Ling Qing sadly discovered that
it was as he’d feared — it was really the identity of this body. The
body he’d crossed over to was really the cheapest!
He looked at the beauty before his eyes; he wasn’t far away and was
talking to the steward.
This was the scum of all scum and also the richest person in the
novel, President Yu Chen, the young master of the Yu family and
lifeline of the nation’s economy.
It was a regret, as Ling Qing felt the man suit his tastes. When he
first awoke, he almost couldn’t resist asking for his number.
As Ling Qing was about to bid his goodbyes, a memory flashed in his
mind and he was shocked.
Fuck! The plot has progressed to the point that they were already
married! Not only that, but on the night of his wedding, his husband
ran away and attended a party with his White Moonlight!
Despite being married now, they would divorce later, then be chased
and remarry again, endure abuse, become pregnant and miscarry,
divorce again, then repeat the cycle again until both people were
unable to continue.
No need to do this, it wasn’t worth it, let’s just fast forward.
Ling Qing yawned and beckoned to the beauty not far away from
him. “You come here.”
As Yu Chen turned his head and looked at him, Ling Qing felt his
heart beat.
Fuck! He’s really beautiful. That he didn’t get to sleep with this
beauty beforehand, Ling Qing felt his heart ache.
Ling Qing raised his eyes and calmly said, “Give me 10 million and
we’ll divorce.”
Ling Qing put a hand over his heart, looking aggrieved, “I’ll set you
free!”
Ling Qing shook his head sadly, “Of course not! I’m just thinking of
you, after all, I love you so much!”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing continued with tears in his eyes, “Don’t you want to
divorce me?”
He sold his emotions, giving a live show. OMG! Look at this divorce
certificate! Explosive model found nation-wide! Limited edition, very
popular! High-end! Atmospheric! Feels great! With it, you’ll be the
most free man in the world! Marriage, family, responsibilities, no
need for those! Found in successful men’s hands! Buy now, you only
need 10 million! Only 10 million! It’s worth it! To buy is to earn! As
long as you pay 10 million, singles are free to take home! Buy! Buy!
Buy!
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen didn’t want to talk to him, “If there’s nothing, stay out of
trouble. I have something to do, so I’m going back to the company
first.”
“Then my 10 million…”
“Are you so eager to beg me for money?” Yu Chen frowned, “We just
got married!”
Ling Qing blinked, “So, we’re not well matched. Divorce is the best
option. Baby, think about it, okay? We’ll complete the transfer on
March 2nd?”
Ling Qing smiled, “Well, why don’t I give you my account number to
do a direct transfer, or do you want to write me a check?”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen took a deep breath, “Give up! I won’t give you a dime!
Think about what you’ve said this time and stop messing around!”
Either way, a beauty is a beauty and he still looks good when he’s
angry.
Looking at his face, Ling Qing waved his hand to drive him away,
“Leave if you don’t agree, don’t disturb my rest, thank you~”
“Oh.”
The chef who was nibbling on melon seeds said, “What? Don’t have
hands? Can’t cook for yourself?”
The chef: …
She was so mad that she wanted to scold him, but when the
steward heard the news she was the one who was scolded first.
Feeling wronged, the chef cried and cried, and at the urging of the
steward, picked up a fire extinguisher to put out the fire.
Seeing that nearly everyone in the house was fighting the fire, Ling
Qing felt he should not help and turned to leave.
Yu Chen: ???
Yu Chen: !!!
Yu Chen rubbed his temples, “Okay, let him run. We’ll see if he
doesn’t return tonight!” After saying this, he threw down his fists.
Seeing this, Huo Qi, who was sitting on the sofa drinking tea,
wondered, “What’s wrong? Why are you so angry?”
“Nothing.”
“Are you kidding? Me, like him?” He gave a cold laugh, “If I like him
then I’m a dog!”
Ling Qing got out of the taxi and chose a restaurant to eat dinner at.
After eating, he saw Yu Chen and his friends walking towards him
from the other side.
Ling Qing was unwilling to admit this, “Don’t speak nonsense. I can’t
cook so someone asked me to do it. I didn’t pay attention and the
kitchen caught fire. I also wanted to help put it out but I saw the
chef and steward putting it out with an extinguisher so I just left
without any worries.”
“So you put so much effort into running away, to see whom?”
Pointing at the restaurant where he’d just eaten, Ling Qing said, “Mr.
Golden Soup with Fat Beef, Mr. Sweet and Sour Spare Ribs, and Miss
Mapo Tofu.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen looked at him and said, “Don’t you love running around?
Then go run around, who cares about you!”
Just as he said this, he considered that Ling Qing was now his and
there were many people watching. If he refused this time, he’d lose
face.
Ling Qing didn’t ask anything and replied with an “oh” as he got on
the taxi.
Yu Chen squinted.
That night, Ling Qing locked the door and wondered if Yu Chen
would enter his room. At 11 o’clock, Yu Chen returned home and, as
usual, walked towards the master bedroom. He passed Ling Qing’s
room without pause.
At ease, Ling Qing slept peacefully. The next morning, Ling Qing
went downstairs to find that Yu Chen was eating breakfast. After
descending the stairs, he went into the kitchen and picked up a set
of tableware, sitting on the opposite side of Yu Chen, eating his food
as he continued to promote a divorce.
“Kiss me, like a husband and wife couple who share the same bed.”
Ling Qing changed his tune, “A couple like us, who sleep in separate
beds, are just torturing each other. As long as you are willing to give
me 20 million, I will…”
“The price has risen, dear.” Ling Qing said with sincerity, “The extra
10 million is for my hair treatment. After all, if I don’t divorce you,
my hair will turn even more green. Say, does my hair seem very
green and shiny right now?”
Yu Chen: …
“Well, of course I know,” Ling Qing looked at him. “The two of you
have a heart for each other, I know.”
He didn’t understand why Ling Qing could kick up such a fuss over
such a simple matter!
Ling Qing calmly explained to him, “Fart is also called gas. Most
animals and humans emit gas…”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen felt he couldn’t eat anymore and stood up, leaving the
house to go to work. As he was leaving, Ling Qing reminded him,
“It’ll be 30 million tomorrow, dear. I suggest we divorce as soon as
possible so you can enjoy a discount!”
Yu Chen:…
After all, with so many people watching, Ling Qing had to keep up
appearances. Besides, there were so many beauties around but
none of them were beautiful enough to drive the car with*.
*euphemism for sex
The only one who gave him such an impulse was this golden man Yu
Chen. However, if the other person was a scum gong, Ling Qing
didn’t want to become the shou. Nonetheless, he was now a part of
this book, and as the gong of this novel, Yu Chen certainly wouldn’t
become a shou.
‘Let’s find other beauties to view’, Ling Qing thought. He quickly
found a place with good reviews and took a taxi.
—–
Steward: Madam said there’s plenty of fish in the sea and the fresh
meat at the bar is pretty good.
Yu Chen: …
(next chapter)
The Film Emperor Asks For Divorce
Every Day 影帝每天都想离婚[穿书] Ch.
2
Translated by Neirith
Sun Nuo sat nervously in the chair, squeezing his hands. His entire
person appeared like a little white rabbit that had strayed into a
wolf’s den.
Ling Qing sat down beside him and felt the little white rabbit’s
shoulders shrink. “Please drink.” He handed Sun Nuo a glass of
wine.
Sun Nuo looked at the handsome man before him and hesitantly
replied, “Nuo Nuo.”
Ling Qing smiled, “My surname is Ling. You can call me Brother
Ling.”
Wine caught in his throat and he choked, coughing for a long time.
The beauty next to him immediately pat him on the back.
He looked up again and saw Ling Qing talking and having a good
time. Then, the two of them stood up and walked towards the
second floor of the bar.
Fuck! The second floor was for patrons who didn’t wish to return
home that night!
At that moment, Xu Han felt his childhood friend’s head was going to
become a grassland*. *he was about to wear a green hat
He stood up and took out his phone, motioning for the waiter to help
him keep an eye on Ling Qing.
Yu Chen had just returned home from work when his phone rang.
He picked it up and heard a panicked voice, “Brother! Not good,
hurry up! Your wife is running around behind your back, sewing
green grass!”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing was chatting with Sun Nuo. Sun Nuo was still a university
student, and it was his first time in this place. He was timid around
Ling Qing, not daring to speak too loudly.
But Ling Qing didn’t care. He just liked beauties, whether they were
big or small, tender or fresh; he didn’t want to do anything with
them, just wanted to watch them and chat.
As the two were talking, there was a knock on the door. Sun Nuo
was startled.
Ling Qing got up and opened the door. A handsome man walked in.
“What’s the matter?” Towards good looking people, Ling Qing was
genteel.
Xu Han looked between him and Sun Nuo before coldly snorting,
“Sister-in-law, it’s only been two days of marriage and you’ve already
come out to steal someone?”
Ling Qing smiled, “Just looking to chat. Since you’re here too, come
on in.”
Ling Qing looked at his eyes and knew he had thought up something
crooked. “I’m talking about chatting, get in here.” He closed the
door and back down across from Sun Nuo.
They were sitting around a round tea table on the balcony. It was
quite elegant. Seeing this, Xu Han plopped down between them,
looking to the left and right, his eyes full of doubts.
Xu Han: ???
“You and Xiao Yu just got married, how can you leave?” He was
furious.
Sighing, Ling Qing lamented, “It’s my fault. I’m not good enough to
keep him.”
Xu Han: ???
Sun Nuo asked curiously, “What did he do to wrong you?”
“So he’s playing with you? He feels joy from your pain?” Sun Nuo
asked.
Ling Qing didn’t answer and just whispered, “Nuo Nuo, if you marry
a man in the future, find a man who has a sense of responsibility
who will not cheat or bully you.”
Sun Nuo who had felt a little bent and came to the bar to gain
experience: … I want to be straight again.
Ling Qing sneered, “So he can just leave his spouse on his wedding
night to meet up with his White Moonlight?” Looking at Xu Han, he
continued, “If he didn’t want to get married, then he didn’t have to.
Did I force him?”
But…
Xu Han looked at the sadness in his face and thought of their prior
meetings. Although Ling Qing appeared meek, he had seemed like
he liked Yu Chen a lot and used all sorts of means to be noticed by
him.
Feeling guilty, Xu Han sent a WeChat: [Brother, did you meet up with
your White Moonlight on the night of your wedding? No, wait. Who
is your White Moonlight?]
Xu Han: [No wonder your wife wants to give you a green hat!]
Xu Han: [It turns out you were the one who gave him a green hat
first!]
Yu Chen: …
Xu Han threw the phone on the table resentfully. You want to keep
an eye on him? Come see him yourself!
Taking the wine from in front of Sun Nuo, he said to Ling Qing,
“Sister-in-law, Xiao Yu really did you wrong, I apologize, don’t be
sad. Xiao Yu isn’t that type of scumbag who cheats during marriage,
he must not have done anything, they probably just met up.”
“Emotional cheating is still cheating!” Sun Nuo stated loudly, “Still a
scumbag.”
Sun Nuo and Ling Qing both spoke at the same time.
“I was just depressed and looking for someone to drink with. I saw
him sitting alone so I decided to have a drink with him, “ Ling Qing
explained, “Now that you’re here too, let’s drink.”
As he entered the door, he heard his brother and his wife singing,
occasionally cursing and calling him an adulterer.
“Is there anything wrong with divorce? Should I hold onto this scum
until next year?” That was the voice of his wife.
Yu Chen: …
Xu Han and Sun Nuo hurriedly followed. Yu Chen looked back at Sun
Nuo, who became startled and stopped.
Sun Nuo was anxious, “Go persuade him, aren’t you his friend? He’s
cheated emotionally, if there’s domestic violence he’ll be the
scummiest of scum!”
Hearing this, Xu Han chased after them. They were only drinking
with Ling Qing, they didn’t do anything else, just drinking. Married
man, don’t misunderstand, don’t commit domestic violence!
After hearing his explanation, Yu Chen put Ling Qing in the car and
closed the door. He indifferently motioned to the driver, “Drive.”
Ling Qing smiled and waved at Xu Han, “See you next time.”
Unfortunately the door was closed and blocked out his voice.
Yu Chen turned to look at him apathetically, “There is no next time.”
“So if you say no then it’s no. Really not giving me any respect.”
“Did you have any respect when you went to the bar to hook up
with a man?”
Ling Qing didn’t want to listen. “What do you mean hook up with a
man? Didn’t you hear your brother? We’re drinking, just drinking.
Your brother was watching.”
“Then it’s simple,” Ling Qing’s voice was clear, “We get a divorce.
Give me 20 million and we’ll go sign now. I’ll go far away and never
appear in front of you again.”
“Then I don’t want to talk about it.” Ling Qing ignored him and
turned to look at the scenery outside.
It was already past 7 o’clock when they got home and the meal was
ready, so they had dinner together.
Going to the refrigerator, Ling Qing took out a few bottles of beer.
He wasn’t stingy and poured one for himself, one for Yu Chen.
“I was looking for someone to drink with. You drove them away, so
you drink with me.”
Yu Chen: …
Seeing him drink half his beer in one go, Ling Qing quickly refilled it
for him. “Don’t like that type? Then what do you like about Xiao
Bai*?” *White Moonlight’s name is Bai, which means White, fucking author lol.
Ling Qing smiled and said nothing. He didn’t believe it. Yu Chen saw
his expression and knew he didn’t believe, so he merely picked up
his glass and downed half.
Ling Qing watched as he drank. The beauty came with beer, the
more he drank, the more beautiful he got. But before he could get
enough of it, the beer was finished. He wanted to return to his room
but was stopped by Yu Chen.
Ling Qing: …
He wanted to escape, but Yu Chen had already poured for the both
of them. He looked at the red wine in front of him but didn’t rush to
drink.
Unlike most people, Ling Qing didn’t get drunk easily off of beer and
liquor. However, with red wine, it only took half a bottle.
Looking at the empty beer bottle and the red wine in front of him,
he smiled, “I’ll be turning in first.”
Yu Chen pulled him back, “What, you’ll drink with others but you
won’t drink with me?”
Ling Qing: …
Yu Chen picked up his own glass and handed the other to him.
Ling Qing: …
“I’m done.”
“Then drink it yourself,” Ling Qing tried to break away, but was
pressed into his seat by Yu Chen.
Fuck!
Ling Qing looked at this beauty and thought, ‘this is breaking the
rules!’
Yu Chen pushed the glass toward his mouth. Slightly parting his lips,
Ling Qing downed a second class in front of Beauty Yu Chen. After
he drained the glass, Yu Chen moved away and Ling Qing felt his
sanity slowly fade.
“When you went to look for someone to drink with, did you not think
you would get drunk?”
“You think too much.” Yu Chen continued coldly, “But, since we’re
already married you should be a little more aware.”
Ling Qing laughed instantly as if he’d heard a good joke. “Baby, what
right do you have to say that to me? Of course I’m aware of our
marriage, I was just bored and went to the bar to have a few drinks.
What about you? On our wedding night you abandoned your spouse
to meet up with someone.”
Feeling a little dazed, Ling Qing looked at the man in front of him,
his mind blurred, “I’m going back.”
Hooking an arm around his neck, Ling Qing asked vaguely, “Agreed
to what?”
Yu Chen found his voice become a little soft, “Are you drunk?”
“Go back.” Yu Chen removed the arm from his neck and walked to
the side. However, he’d only walked two steps when he felt arms
wrap around his waist.
In the next moment, he heard Ling Qing laugh, “Where are you
going, baby?”
—–
Steward: Master, your wife has been at the bar for 3 hours.
————————————————–
Hey everyone, this is your translator Nei. I’ve decided to pick this
series up in my free time. Thanks for reading and let me know if I’ve
made any huge mistakes as I’m not that great at Chinese.
Yu Chen removed the arms wrapped around his waist and sat in a
chair, pouring himself another glass of wine.
Ling Qing looked down at him, touched his hands, and sat on the
table.
Ling Qing smiled, his beautiful peach blossom eyes glimmering with
drunken mist. He picked up the wine glass beside him and placed it
next to Yu Chen’s glass. With his slender hands, he grasped Yu
Chen’s glass and transferred half of the wine to his own glass.
Yu Chen didn’t see much in Ling Qing, but married him due to Ling
Bai’s provocation. However, after three days of marriage, he felt he
didn’t really understand Ling Qing.
When Ling Qing saw that he was being stared at, he sipped his wine
and asked, “Am I good looking?”
This didn’t upset Ling Qing, who merely smiled and said, “But you
look better.”
Looking at the wine in his hand, Ling Qing was puzzled, “I haven’t
finished my drink, how could I be drunk?” He tapped his glass
against Yu Chen’s and said lightly, “Cheers.”
Seeing that the other wasn’t drinking, Ling Qing implored, “So many
people want to drink with me but I never agreed. You’re the first.”
Ling Qing’s eyes bent upward as he smiled, “It must have been
because you weren’t there. If you were, I would definitely drink the
most with you.” He leaned toward Yu Chen and looked him up and
down, his voice soft and tender, “Because you look the best.”
As he finished saying this, he raised his head and gently kissed Yu
Chen’s lips. Yu Chen didn’t react immediately and in that brief
moment, Ling Qing deepened the kiss.
Yu Chen raised his hand to push him away but was caught by Ling
Qing.
Laughing softly, Ling Qing released his lips. “Don’t you like it?”
Yu Chen took back his hand and said coldly, “I don’t like it.”
“But I like it.” Ling Qing gazed at him warmly. He had even inserted
his tongue and seemed to be savoring the taste. “Very delicious.”
Yu Chen: …
From his youth up until now, Yu Chen had never had close contact
with other people, let alone someone as insensitive as Ling Qing.
Not liking this movement, Ling Qing put his hands around his neck,
putting the two in an ambiguous position.
He loosened the hand that pinched Ling Qing’s chin and removed
the hands around his neck.
Ling Qing obediently released his arms, his eyes still glued to his
face, “If you’re really angry, just kiss me back. I don’t mind.”
Well I mind! Yu Chen kicked his chair and walked out. He had only
managed two steps before he was stopped as Ling Qing grabbed his
shirt.
“You’re leaving? Stay a bit longer, I really like you.” Ling Qing cajoled
him.
Hearing this, Yu Chen thought of how the other had taken the
initiative to kiss him. He looked back at him. Sure enough, divorce
was just a ruse to attract his attention. He already knew that Ling
Qing liked him.
Seeing that he had come back, Ling Qing wrapped his arms around
Yu Chen’s waist and laughed, “Of course not, who would be willing
to divorce a beauty like you?”
Yu Chen chuckled and Ling Qing raised a hand to touch his face.
Ling Qing looked at the back of his hands and kissed the long
fingers, teasing, “Baby, your hands are also beautiful.”
Yu Chen: …
Grasping his fingers, Ling Qing said with a smouldering look, “Baby,
let’s do something more meaningful.”
Yu Chen: …
In the next moment, Ling Qing pulled him into his arms and printed
a kiss directly on his lips. Yu Chen never thought that one day, he
would be kissed by Ling Qing. More than once.
He pushed Ling Qing irritably, but was pinched on the waist, his lips
bitten. “Don’t fuss, be good.”
Yu Chen: …
He took out his anger in the form of a kiss, overbearing and fierce,
fighting for dominance.
Once he said this, he pulled them to the ground and turned over,
pushing Yu Chen beneath him. Yu Chen looked up in surprise. He
hadn’t expected to be in this situation, much less as the one who
was pushed down.
Ling Qing kissed his lips and smiled, “It’ll feel good, I’ll be gentle. It
won’t hurt.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing had tried to stop him once but was unsuccessful. He knew
that the beauty was unwilling to have sex with him and was leaving.
He felt a bit sorry. Why couldn’t this luxury ticket get him a ride on a
luxury car?!
Even though he was a novice driver, this novice driver had patience!!
His condition wasn’t bad, and he was willing to treat them well!
Alas, the heart of the beauty was like a needle at the bottom of the
ocean.
Nevertheless, to drive with beauties like this, if the other party was
unwilling, then he would not destroy this flower and try to drive by
force.
—–
Standing in front of the bathroom mirror, Yu Chen found that his lips
were bruised. It wasn’t obvious, but it was a reminder of what he
had just done with Ling Qing downstairs.
Although he was married to Ling Qing and wished to get along with
him, he didn’t like Ling Qing’s character and only wished for the two
of them to treat each other with mutual respect. As for spousal
intimacy, Yu Chen didn’t wish for it to occur too early.
He himself was a mild mannered person who had never had any
intimate contact with others. Thus, he had assumed that he and Ling
Qing would come to slowly embrace and kiss each other over the
course of a few months.
However, he had never imagined that the drunk Ling Qing would
become a different person.
With the courage to forcefully kiss him and wanting to do acts which
were inappropriate for children with him!
National Arbor Day had just passed, and this guy was trying to plant
trees* on his head! *planting a green hat
He prod Ling Qing and found that he didn’t move, so he bent over
and picked him up.
The movement was a bit large, and Ling Qing opened his eyes in a
daze. When he saw him, he laughed and raised a hand to touch his
face. “It’s really a dream.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen tried to avoid his hand but could not escape so he said
wordlessly, “Put your hand down.”
Ling Qing let his hand slide down his neck and said lustfully, “Baby,
can we do it in this dream?”
Yu Chen: …
Hypocrite!
Ling Qing waved his hand and pat his shoulder brusquely. “Then
leave! Afterwards, you can follow me and I’ll raise you!”
After his proclamation, Ling Qing couldn’t help but rub his shoulder,
asking, “Does it hurt, baby? I couldn’t control myself just now.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing held him for a long time but didn’t lift Yu Chen into a
princess carry. He thought about it and decided to hook an arm
under Yu Chen’s knees, picking him up and holding him upright like
a child.
Yu Chen didn’t expect him to do this and struggled in anger, falling
from his arms and onto the ground.
Ling Qing reached out and held him in his arms. “If you don’t like it,
then I won’t carry you. I’ll listen to you, okay? Darling, don’t be
mad.”
Yu Chen was enraged. He didn’t want to waste any more time with
Ling Qing, “Since you’re awake, go back to your room yourself.”
Ling Qing reached out and smoothly grabbed the belt of his robe. It
came untied.
Yu Chen: …
Snatching his belt back, he wished he could tie himself into a knot.
Ling Qing wanted to struggle, but Yu Chen looked at him and said
begrudgingly, “You be still.”
Ling Qing thought that he was good-looking and spoiled, which was
why he dared to say such things.
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen retorted through gritted teeth, “Whose face has tire tracks
on it?”
“Of course yours,” Ling Qing touched his neck. “You’re so bad
tempered, it’s almost proportionate to your beauty.”
“I’m bad tempered?” Yu Chen looked at the man in his arms and
sneered, “If I was really bad tempered, you wouldn’t be here but still
in the car!”
“Press, press, press! They’re pressing all over you, you miao
miao*!” *Yu Chen is mocking him, calling him a cat
Feeling amused by his words, Ling Qing said, “Darling, I’m know I’m
spoiling you, but,” he lifted himself up, leaning towards Yu Chen’s
ears, “You can only be on the bottom.”
When he entered the bedroom, Yu Chen tossed the man on the bed
and turned to go out.
After he said this, he laid down and pulled the quilt over himself,
slowly falling asleep.
When Ling Qing awoke the next day, it was already 11:30. His head
ached, so he sat on the bed for a long time before feeling better.
Actually, it was okay not to remember, the memories were too scary!
Nonetheless…
After so many years, his first kiss was giving to a beauty who
matched his tastes, not bad!
Thinking this, Ling Qing happily rolled out of bed. After freshening
up, he changed his clothes and prepared to go downstairs to eat.
However, he walked to the door and held the handle for a long time
only to find it was locked from the outside and couldn’t be opened!
Ling Qing: …
The steward’s voice came from outside, “Is there anything you need,
Madam?”
“My apologies, Madam. When the young master went to work this
morning he told you to stay in the room. You can’t go out.”
Like fuck it’s for my own good. Restricting my freedom is good for
me?
Ling Qing laughed and walked to the balcony of his room. He was on
the second floor. The distance from the ground was fixed at a certain
height, but it wasn’t very high. It might have been a height that was
scary for others, but it was a simple matter for Ling Qing.
With hardly any hesitation, Ling Qing glanced at his foothold and
jumped straight down.
“I see you’re busy. I’ll be leaving first.” Ling Qing said resolutely.
“Okay.”
When Ling Qing walked away, the gardener finally reacted, dropping
his flowers and running to the steward.
The steward, who had been eating, choked and stood up, coughing,
“Is there any serious injury? Take me there!”
“He left?”
“He even greeted you?” The steward was confounded, “He wasn’t
hurt?”
The gardener felt wronged. How dare I keep him from leaving.
Besides, you didn’t tell me not to let him go.
Vexed, the steward picked up his cell phone and called Yu Chen.
“Was he injured?”
“No.”
That’s good, Yu Chen sighed for no reason.
—–
Steward: Master, your wife has been in the house for 3 hours.
Yu Chen: !!!
He had added both Sun Nuo and Xu Han on WeChat after they had
spent the afternoon drinking yesterday. Last night, Sun Nuo had sent
him several messages, fearing that Yu Chen might commit a few acts
of domestic violence.
At this time, Sun Nuo had just been released from class and he
hadn’t eaten yet. The two of them decided to have lunch together.
“Why not? You spoke the truth after drinking.” Yu Chen rebutted.
“I’m fine. Especially at that height, I can handle even higher. But
you, Yu Chen, you wanted to limit my freedom.”
Yu Chen had just been speaking casually but he didn’t expect him to
admit it. He was so angry that he called again.
Sensing that Yu Chen was upset with him, Ling Qing said joyfully,
“Goodbye~” and promptly hung up.
Slamming his phone down, Yu Chen angrily drank a cup of hot water
to calm down.
Sun Nuo waited for a while at the school gate before Ling Qing
arrived.
“Are you okay?” Sun Nuo gave him a once over, “That scumbag
didn’t abuse you, did he?”
“No,” Ling Qing threw some vegetables into the pot, “As you can
see, I’m fine.”
“We’re just having a meal, nothing wrong.” Ling Qing ate a piece of
meat, “I’m not going to cheat with you.”
“But we both like men and we met at a bar yesterday. There could
be misunderstandings.”
“Okay.”
Yu Chen was patiently glancing at the object in his hand when the
phone rang. He picked it up to hear Xu Han.
“Hello.”
“Xiao Yu, have you eaten?”
“I’ve eaten.”
Xu Han tried to get his attention, “Eat, eat. Let’s eat together.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: …
“Chaperone?”
“Him and that Sun Nuo kid you saw at the bar yesterday, they’re
eating together. I thought you might misunderstand so I’m asking
you. Otherwise, I wouldn’t be your friend anymore.”
He got up to change his clothes and was about to leave when the
phone rang again. Xu Han picked it up and saw the caller ID was Yu.
Xu Han: ???
“I’m at home.”
When Ling Qing was about full, he saw two very good looking
people coming towards him. Especially the one on the left who had
tall long legs and white beautiful skin. Although he had a crabby look
on his face, it made him seem even more outstanding.
—–
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen flew in like a meteor and sat imposingly between Ling Qing
and Sun Nuo. Xu Han was forced to sit opposite of him. Sun Nuo
looked at the two people who had suddenly arrived and hesitated as
he pondered how to address Yu Chen.
“Why are you here?” Ling Qing asked as he calmly ate a skewer.
Yu Chen raised his eyebrows and looked at him. “Why can’t I?” As
he finished asking, he appeared to nod his head, saying, “I guess I
shouldn’t have come.”
Yu Chen sneered and asked the waiter to pour him a cup of water.
Sun Nuo trembled with fear, “That, Brother, me and Brother Ling, we
didn’t do anything. Ask Brother Xu.”
He peered at Ling Qing who was eating happily. “If you two have
any relationship, my guess is that it’s been going on for a while
now.”
Sun Nuo choked and began to cough violently.
Ling Qing held a cup of hot water and pushed it toward him as he
said softly, “Drink some water.”
Sun Nuo glared at him with eyes full of rejection. The Emperor was
sitting right there and even if he was a concubine, he dared not
accept it.
Instead, Yu Chen grabbed the cup and took a sip. “You care enough
about him to give him some water? I’ve been sitting here for a while
and I don’t see you giving me any water.”
Ling Qing smiled. “Didn’t you just ask the waiter to give you some
water? How is it still my responsibility? Aren’t you here to eat? The
black pepper steak here isn’t bad, very tender.” As he said this, he
pointed a skewer toward Yu Chen’s mouth.
Yu Chen accepted the skewer and put it in his bowl. “Is the meat at
home not tasty?”
Ling Qing said helplessly, “No matter how tasty it is, if I can’t eat it,
what’s the point?”
After saying this, he intentionally let out a long sigh, “Can you
believe it? In this day in age, there are those who illegally confine
people. This morning I woke up to find myself trapped in the
bedroom. What kind of meat can I eat? Eat air.”
Sun Nuo had stopped coughing and turned to look at Yu Chen, his
eyes full of disbelief.
Xu Han was more straightforward, “This is your fault, Xiao Yu. Even
if you’re mad, you can’t confine sister-in-law!”
Yu Chen stared coldly at the little rabbit in front of him. “What did
you say? Say that again.”
Xu Han slapped the table, “Don’t scare Sun Nuo. Tell me, did you
think you were right?”
Ling Qing nodded, “He’s innocent, don’t scare him. Come Nuo Nuo,
have some meat. Don’t just eat vegetables.” Picking up two pieces of
meat, he was prepared to pass it Sun Nuo when he was stopped.
Sun Nuo fervently shook his head, not daring to say yes.
Yu Chen transferred the meat into his own bowl and finally had
lunch.
—
After the meal, Sun Nuo couldn’t wait to return to school.
Ling Qing had originally come out to have a meal, but now that he
was full, he didn’t want to leave. “Then I’ll send you back.”
Sun Nuo looked at the scumbag in front of him and shuddered. “I’ll
go back by myself.”
“Brother Ling, you should have a good chat with Brother Yu.”
Relieved, Sun Nuo heaved a sigh and walked toward his school. Not
wanting to be a third wheel, Xu Han grabbed him.
“I’ll send him back. You two have a good chat. Make sure you talk
slowly.” Without waiting for Yu Chen’s response, he pulled Sun Nuo
away.
Ling Qing stretched and looked at the scum beside him. “Let’s go,
baby. Send me back to jail.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen went around the car, opened up the door, and sat in the
driver’s seat.
“Let’s talk.” He glanced at Ling Qing who was fastening his seat belt.
“So talk,” Ling Qing said, paying him no mind, “Give me 30 million
and we can divorce now.”
Ling Qing felt he was quite narcissistic. “Dear, I really don’t want
your attention. I just want to take the money and leave.”
“If you keep doing this, there will be no money. You can just leave.”
Ling Qing clicked his tongue tsk. “Whatever. That’s the next plan.”
“You really don’t think I see what you’re doing?” Yu Chen glared at
him. “The day we received our license, I went to see Xiao Bai, you
know that. I said we’d go together, but you didn’t want to so I said I
wouldn’t go. But then you said ‘No, you have to go,’ so I did. When I
got back, you made a scene and now you’re still making a scene.”
“It’s you who told our families that we were going to get married
and if it weren’t for your urging, we wouldn’t have gotten married
now. Now that we have the certificate, you want a divorce. Is this
how marriage is for you? You get married, then you divorce?”
Ling Qing: …
“You want a divorce, that’s fine, I don’t like you. But I don’t want to
be like my family, married today, divorced tomorrow. I’ll be
laughingstock. So you want a divorce, that’s fine, but we’ll wait half
a year. I’ll even give you some of my property. Sound fair?”
“You said I knew why you went to see your White Moonlight that
day? Why did you see him?”
Cutting wrists, attempting suicide. This was a real White Lotus’ trick,
one that attracted peoples’ attention without causing any real harm!
What a bitch!
“I refused to go?”
Ling Qing really didn’t know. When he’d arrived, he had received the
plot of the book and the memory of the original owner, but the
memory of the original owner was filled with overwhelming
grievances toward the White Moonlight and Yu Chen. There was no
place in his memory for this event.
“Can you speak some sense?” Yu Chen stared at him. “You made me
go when I said I wouldn’t go. Then I went, and what happened?
When I came back you started crying and accusing me, saying you
were just trying to test me, saying I wasn’t sincere to you.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing: … I would also like to ask the original owner. What do you
think, original owner? Aren’t you tired?
Ling Qing dug deep into his mind, trying to recall this incident. After
a long tug, he pulled it out of his mind like a radish.
As the memory was dug out, Ling Qing’s eyes turned black. Just who
exactly was the scum!?
—–
Yu Chen: It’s finally going to be cleared. It hasn’t been easy for me.
Today there’s no Madam in the small theater, let the steward take a
break.~
Steward: Every day I have to make a report. It hasn’t been easy for
me!
The Little White Lotus had slit his wrists, threatening to commit
suicide. Thus, when he mentioned that he wanted to see his older
brother and Yu Chen, the original owner’s parents immediately
called.
Yu Chen hadn’t wanted to visit to begin with saying, “He was already
brought to a hospital and most of the time this means it wasn’t
serious. We don’t need to visit.”
The original owner didn’t believe this and thought that Yu Chen had
only said this so that he’d let his guard down. Surely, when he fell
asleep, he would go out to meet his White Moonlight!
Still, the original owner pestered him saying ‘how precious is life’ and
‘can’t you go give them some peace of mind’ while mentioning that
his parents had called for him specifically.
The original owner became more convinced that he was saying this
out of courtesy and began to persuade him more intensely.
He knew it! Yu Chen only had his brother in his heart! Yu Chen didn’t
want to stay with him at all, he just liked his brother! This liar!
Although they had just received their marriage license, his own
husband had thrown him away on their wedding night to meet up
with his little brother!
The original owner’s heart was broken and he sat in the house,
crying for a long time.
However, the original owner did nothing but cry. After a few hours,
Yu Chen returned and the original owner threw a tantrum, crying
and shouting that Yu Chen didn’t love him and went to see his White
Moonlight, completely disregarding their wedding night.
The original owner had retorted, “You can lead a horse to water but
you can’t force it to drink. If you really didn’t want to go, would you
have gone simply because I told you to? I was just testing you.
What about you? It turns out you couldn’t forget about him. You
were gone for so long, I’m afraid you guys did something! He’s your
one true love!!”
Yu Chen: …
“Really? I don’t believe you.” The original owner looked at him with
eyes full of suspicion.
Having run around all night, Yu Chen was too tired and lazy to argue
so he simply returned to his room.
Ling Qing: …
Yu Chen saw that he wasn’t speaking and sneered, “Or did you really
want to have an affair? If you really do, I won’t stop you. I’ll leave
you now and we’ll draft a divorce agreement. You’ll write it up and
you’ll also stipulate that you’re willing to leave the house free and
clear. It wasn’t because I treated you poorly, but because you didn’t
do your duties.”
Ling Qing looked up at him, “Do you think I’m that kind of person?”
While it was easy not to deal with Sun Nuo, it was not easy to resist
divorce.
“You know we’re not compatible, so why did you insist we get
married 4 days ago? Didn’t you think about that then?”
Yu Chen had no choice but to look away from him, thinking that he
was probably putting on some sort of play and was looking for a way
out.
Thus, he thought for a while before saying, “After half a year, you
can leave. Everyone knows that we’re married now and we’re due to
visit my parents in 2 days. We can’t get divorced at this time, so just
wait half a year.”
Yu Chen squinted, “Based on last night, it’s quite clear that you’re
the one who has thoughts about me.”
Ling Qing: …
It wasn’t his fault that a great beauty who perfectly suited his tastes
had appeared in front of him. It was only natural that he would have
thoughts of the other party.
Nonetheless, he was only looking. He didn’t want to have to undergo
a miscarriage so it was only proper to look.
“Baby, you know men want food and sex. You know we all have
seven emotions and six desires*.” *this comes from a Buddhist mantra where
the seven emotions are anger, fear, disgust, happiness, sadness, surprise, and contempt
while the six desires are linked to the six senses
“What you just said applies to you too. Don’t have any thoughts of
me.”
“That’s good.”
After they finished their conversation, Yu Chen started the car and
sent him back.
“Am I able to keep you locked up?” Yu Chen instructed the steward,
“Listen to him and let him do what he wants.”
Ling Qing nodded and waved him away, watching as he left the
house. Once Yu Chen left, Ling Qing returned to his room and
turned on the TV. He was about to enjoy a good show when he
suddenly heard a knock on the door.
The steward’s voice came from outside, “Madam, your brother came
to see you.”
His interests were suddenly piqued. Hey, the White Lotus came
flying over? He really wanted to see!
—–
Steward: I regret to inform you that your wife is rubbing his hands
in anticipation of meeting your White Moonlight!
Yu Chen: ……
Ling Qing placed his phone in his pocket and walked out of the
bedroom.
Ling Bai was sitting on the sofa in the living room, drinking coffee.
He looked elegant like a little prince right out of a painting.
Four eyes met, and after a while Ling Qing felt he had really met a
little White Lotus. White and tender, pure and beautiful, he really
evoked one’s protective desires.
Ling Qing motioned the steward away and sat on the sofa. He asked
with a smile, “Xiao Bai, why are you here?”
Ling Bai frowned, looking a little wronged and pitiful, like a pretty
flower. A little charming, Ling Qing thought in his heart.
“Can’t I come over?” Ling Bai whispered, “Brother, I know you feel
jealous when me and Brother Chen are together, but I don’t mean
anything. I didn’t know you would marry Brother Chen and I didn’t
know that his feelings for me would make you jealous. I’m sorry,
please forgive me.”
Ling Qing looked at the person in front of him and was annoyed at
this stupid Bai who didn’t deserve his pretty face. Well, it didn’t
matter. He hadn’t seen this type of low-brow little White Lotus for a
long time and he was still adjusting to life here.
“You really think I don’t like you?” Gazing at him affectionately, Ling
Qing gave him a bitter smile. “Xiao Bai, you and I have lived
together for so many years and you still don’t understand?”
“I knew it, you’ve never had me in your sights.” Ling Qing sighed.
Ling Bai was stunned. Of course he had never set his sights on Ling
Qing. Why should he have his sights on Ling Qing??
He doesn’t like Ling Qing and Ling Qing doesn’t like him either. If
there was any mutual hatred in the world, it would be between him
and Ling Qing.
“How could I blame you?” Ling Qing looked at him with affection,
“No matter what you do, I won’t blame you.”
‘Bullshit! You might as well tell me that my nose isn’t my nose and
my eyes aren’t my eyes’, Ling Bai cursed inwardly.
“Of course,” Ling Qing laughed, “How could I be upset with you?”
“Then let’s have dinner together. I’ll call Brother Chen. It’ll be my
treat.”
Ling Qing smiled inwardly and put on a gentle look. He reached out
and grabbed Ling Bai’s hands, coxing him, “Can’t it just be the two
of us?”
Ling Bai immediately felt wronged and stood up, “Older Brother, do
you still care about me and Brother Chen? It’s over now, I didn’t
mean it. As you know, Brother Chen really likes me.”
Really now? I didn’t know. I’ll ask your Brother Chen another day,
see if even he knows.
“Xiao Bai, you don’t understand. I did mind what was going on
before, but not because of Yu Chen. It was because of you!” He said
warmly.
“Because of me?”
Ling Qing nodded and held Ling Bai’s hands as he looked in his eyes
with sincerity. “Didn’t you realize? The one I liked was always you!”
Ling Bai really didn’t notice. He wasn’t very close to Ling Qing and
Ling Qing never had anything good to say to him.
Like this, Ling Qing dared to say he liked him?
Ling Qing laughed bitterly, “I knew you didn’t have me in your eyes
so you never noticed. You never noticed all the things I’ve done for
you over the years!”
So painful!
My heart!
Ling Bai was frightened by his expression and reminded him, “I’m
your little brother.”
Ling Qing eyed him. “For many years I’ve known this secret so I
didn’t dare to love you. I suppressed myself so much. Xiao Bai, you
might not believe it, but we’re not brothers! You’re not my parents’
son!”
“What are you talking about?” Ling Bai refused to believe him, “Even
if you hate me, you shouldn’t make this kind of joke!”
Ling Qing expressed with sorrow, “How could I make a joke out of
this. For so many years I’ve kept this secret. I didn’t want to tell
you.”
As he said this, Ling Qing failed to control his strength and pinched
Ling Bai’s hands.
Ling Qing quickly released his hands, rubbing them. “It’s my fault. I
got too excited.”
Ling Bai couldn’t accept this brother of his, who had always been so
cold to him, and pulled his hand back. “You’re being weird. I don’t
want to talk to you anymore, I’m leaving.”
“You shut up!” Ling Bai didn’t want to listen to him. “Brother, we live
in a peaceful socialist society. Peaceful. You’re not allowed to say
these things. Do you understand?”
Ling Qing calmly returned, “Xiao Bai, do you know why I was so
anxious to marry Yu Chen? It wasn’t that I liked him, but because if
I married him I could leave. Now, whether by blood or by law, I
have no relation to you. Therefore, I am free to like you.”
“Then go home and take a paternity test to see if I’m speaking the
truth.”
Ling Qing reached out and touched his face. “Relax, even if your
parents don’t want you, I want you. I can divorce to be with you at
any time.”
Ling Bai unwittingly shivered. He glanced at Ling Qing and felt lost in
unfamiliarity. Then, he stood up and quickly fled from the Yu home.
When Ling Qing saw that he had left, he collapsed on the sofa in
laughter. This was truly a White Lotus who had never tempered the
storms before. How could he be a match for him?
Either way, he wasn’t lying. Ling Bai truly wasn’t the child of the Ling
family.
The reason for this was simple. Shortly after the original owner was
born, Ling Mu* took him out to play but lost him when she wasn’t
paying attention. Later, Ling Fu* brought him back. *Mu means mother
and Fu means father
Ling Mu was so sure that Ling Bai was her child, that she poured all
her love unto him, neglecting Ling Qing. However, the one who
wasn’t her son was Ling Bai. It was a nurse who accidentally
swapped the babies.
This led to Ling Qing’s heartbreak in the first third of the book as he
believed he wasn’t his mother’s son. After this third of the book,
there was a plot twist and it was unveiled that Ling Bai was not part
of the Ling family. At that time, Ling Bai almost commit suicide.
Ling Qing shook his head and poured himself a cup of coffee. The
drama revolving around rich families was really theatrical.
It’s just, the little White Lotus had attempted suicide a few days ago,
so he shouldn’t try to commit suicide again, right? The frequency of
attempts would be too high so he probably wouldn’t.
Drinking his cup of coffee, Ling Qing noticed the steward standing in
the distance, as if he was monitoring him.
“Then, you…”
Ling Qing: …
This master and servant were really worthy of each other, always
speaking so enigmatically.
—–
Ling Qing: He’s not the only one who likes you. It’s too boring if he’s
the only one, both of us like you together! Isn’t it exciting?~~ Aren’t
you happy? You’re so charming~
Steward: Young Master, the Madam has been chatting with your
White Moonlight for the past 30 minutes.
Steward: No, the Madam pouring his heart out to your White
Moonlight, saying that he’s his one true love and that you’re just a
stepping stone.
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: !!!
Ling Qing set down his coffee cup and stood up. “I will explain to the
Young Master. Don’t worry, it’s not what you think.”
“I don’t mind if you tell him about our conversation today to him,
but don’t tell anyone else, okay?”
“I believe you.” Ling Qing smiled. “I’m going back to my room. I’d
like to eat curry tonight, thanks.”
Yu Chen sat down across from him and asked, “I heard Ling Bai
came this afternoon?”
“Yep.”
Ling Qing looked at him calmly, “Oh, he said that you were deeply in
love with him, that he didn’t mean to have you fall for him, and that
he wanted to have dinner with me.”
Yu Chen: …
“What I said was more intense than him.” Ling Qing said with a face
full of tranquility, “Wanna know? If you want to, come over here.”
Yu Chen looked at him doubtfully, “What in the world did you say?”
Seeing that he didn’t move, Ling Qing also made no effort to move
and looked at him collectedly. Unable to bear it any longer, Yu Chen
walked over and bent down to approach him.
“Speak.”
Reaching out, Ling Qing hooked an arm around his neck, pulling
them close together as he whispered softly, “I said that I liked him.
Then I told him a big secret.”
“What secret?”
“Xiao Bai isn’t the child of the Ling family.”
Yu Chen was shocked and looked at him in disbelief. “Ling Qing, you
can’t just speak utter nonsense.”
Ling Qing had long since known. “When I was young, my mother
once lost me. I was brought back, but I was very young and at that
age, many children seemed alike. My mother believed my father had
picked up a random child and that I was not her son.”
Yu Chen remained silent for a bit. “Do you still have a copy of the
report?”
“Of course I didn’t keep it. What did I do with it? I burned it.”
Of course not. He was just making things up. The original owner had
no clue that Xiao Bai wasn’t his brother.
“I bullied him because he bullied me. You only saw me bullying him
but didn’t see him bullying me.”
Ling Qing glanced at him, “Now you and I both know, the steward
knows, and Xiao Bai knows. This secret is limited to the few of us.”
Yu Chen nodded, “It’s not good for too many people to know.”
Ling Qing shrugged. He didn’t care either way. “Well, I don’t really
care.”
When he heard these words, Yu Chen couldn’t help but peer at him.
Ling Qing had put on a great performance and his acting was
bulletproof. He put on a perfect portrayal of one who knew long ago
that his brother was not his own, yet never divulged the secret.
Although he revealed it today, he didn’t intend to publicize it.
This surprised Yu Chen, who felt that for the first time, Ling Qing’s
character wasn’t too bad. In fact, he was a bit more gentle and
honest.
Nevertheless…
“You never told him before, so why did you decide to tell him
today?”
When he turned around, he saw the new chef Xiao Liu staring at
them, stunned.
Ling Qing and Yu Chen faced each other, dumbfounded. Ling Qing
turned his head at the same time that Yu Chen happened to lower
his, and as their eyes met, the tips of their noses inadvertently
touched. The two were stunned.
The chef, Xiao Liu, had been preparing to bring the side dishes.
When she arrived at the door, she happened to see this scene and
ducked to the side.
“What are you standing there for? Why aren’t you delivering the
food?” Steward Wang happened to see her and reprimanded loudly.
“What’s wrong?”
“The Young Master and his wife are hugging and kissing. It’s not
appropriate to enter at this time.”
Impossible!
Xiao Liu nodded, “I’m sure. When I sent the main course in, the two
of them were whispering and cuddling with each other.”
Steward Wang: …
Steward Wang felt this newly recruited chef might have some vision
problems.
Xiao Liu nodded, not forgetting to peep at them to see if it was safe
to enter.
Yu Chen was the first to react. He raised his hands and removed
Ling Qing’s arms. “Let’s eat first.”
Seeing that the two had separated, Xiao Liu came in and gave them
the side dish followed by some drinks and desserts. After she put
everything down, she quickly retreated.
Ling Qing was very satisfied with the meal and felt that the dessert
was pretty good. He even ate Yu Chen’s portion.
“I don’t like him,” Ling Qing said, sipping black tea calmly, “I told him
so he would stop bothering me.”
“Yeah,” Ling Qing had no intention of hiding it. “He really likes to
twist his words. It’s better if not only you like him, but I like him too.
Isn’t it more exciting?”
“I believe you.” Ling Qing looked at him, “Xiao Bai is like his name, a
little blank emotionally and intellectually. If you want to hang
yourself on this tree, who would stop you? I can’t and won’t stop
you, I’ll just enjoy the show.”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing chuckled, “I just said all these things about him but you
didn’t get mad. Seems you’ve really let him go.” He finished the last
bite of cake and stood up. “I’m full. I’m going back.”
“The day after tomorrow, I’ll be taking a day off. We’ll go back
home.”
—–
[Small Theater]
Chef: Steward Wang, the Young Master and his wife have been
eating for 30 minutes.
Steward: !!!
Steward: ???
Steward: …
“That’s why I said we’re going home in 2 days and not in 6 months.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing looked at him smiling and thought, well, it was fine. He
looks good so he can be in charge.
“My parents’ house is not like home. You can be noisy at home, but
you can’t act like that at my parents’ house. Don’t cause trouble.”
“Okay.”
Ling Qing waved at him and left. Shortly after, Yu Chen also left.
“Yes, he told me.” Yu Chen glanced at steward Wang and urged him,
“Don’t tell anyone else.”
“I understand.”
“That’s good. In two days, I’ll return to my parents’ house with Ling
Qing. Please look after this place.”
At the same time, Ling Qing was going downstairs to get some fruit
and happened to run into chef Liu, who was ordering some fruits
and vegetables. She turned and greeted him, “Hello Madam.”
Ling Qing noticed she was quite serious about her work and noted
that this new chef was more capable than the last.
“How old are you?” Ling Qing took a bite of his apple.
“So young.”
It was true. Ling Qing was almost 27 before he crossed over, but
now he had regressed back to 22.
Ling Qing smiled and took another bite of his apple, but didn’t
speak.
Seeing that he didn’t appear upset, Xiao Liu rambled on, “Also, he
treats you very well. I heard the previous chef didn’t treat you with
respect, so he had steward Wang fire her and hire me.”
Upon hearing this, Ling Qing paused. He hadn’t known this. Yu Chen
never mentioned it and neither had steward Wang.
Yet, now that he thought about it, the old chef had never appeared
again after he set fire to the kitchen.
“Really?” He smiled.
Xiao Liu nodded, smiling. “Of course. You guys are so in love.”
Ling Qing let out a laugh. He looked at the young girl in front of him
and stood up, saying softly, “Young lady.”
This 20 year old young lady was optimistic, cheerful, and cute. Also
easy to deceive, Ling Qing thought. Hopefully, she would meet a
good and honest gentleman.
“Can we talk?” Ling Qing asked, “Please don’t call me madam, I’m
not a woman and it sounds strange.”
The steward thought for a bit and said, “Then, I’ll address you as
Young Master Ling?”
Yu Chen place wasn’t that close to his parents’. Over the past 2
years, the smog in City X had worsened, so his parents bought a
villa in the adjacent City J. It wasn’t near the mountains, but nearer
the waterside. His parents really enjoyed the location.
At 9 a.m., Ling Qing got up, had some breakfast, packed his bags,
and left with Yu Chen. Yu Chen’s parents were already waiting for
them at their home. When they saw the two of them approaching,
Yu Mu enthusiastically called them with her eyes fixed on Ling Qing.
“Finally, you’re here. I’ve waited all morning. This is Xiao Qing, right?
You’re very handsome.”
“Yu Chen always talks about you,” Ling Qing smiled and politely
returned, “It’s good to see you, Auntie is very elegant and beautiful.”
“Dear, did you forget something?” Ling Qing reminded him, “We
sleep in separate rooms.”
Yu Chen hadn’t expected him to be worried about this and replied,
“Are you done acting?”
“What do you mean acting, I’m serious,” Ling Qing said helplessly,
“I’m still waiting another 6 months to divorce you.”
Yu Chen: …
They had made their positions clear yesterday, and he had already
laid out the plan for Ling Qing. Therefore, shouldn’t this matter be
put to rest? How did it come back to this?
Yu Chen merely replied, “There’s no way. Think about it. We just got
our certificate and you want to sleep in separate rooms. Wouldn’t
that tell my parents that we’re having a problem?”
Ling Qing: …
Yu Chen looked at his bed. “We can sleep apart from each other. My
bed is big enough. You can just put the quilt between us.”
Ling Qing couldn’t help but glance at the bed behind him. It really
was big enough. It was more than 2 meters long. He didn’t know
what Yu Chen wanted to do with such a huge bed.
Make a trampoline?
Ling Qing chuckled and wanted to tease him but was averted.
Yu Mu smiled, “Xiao Qing, since it’s your first time here, I didn’t
know what you like to eat. I asked Xiao Chen and he said you like
spicy food. I let the kitchen make some dishes. Try them and see
what you like.”
Yu Mu hadn’t seen her son for a long time and naturally cut to the
chase. “When are you going to have the wedding?”
Ling Qing wanted to say that there was no rush, but he felt he
shouldn’t say this. He had no choice but to look to Yu Chen.
“Xiao Qing said he had business to take care of first. When he’s done
with it, we’ll hold the wedding.”
Ling Qing: …
The Ling family business was a small company with fewer than 100
staff. They specialized in consumer goods but profits had fallen in
recent years.
After graduation, the original owner had gone to work for this
company. The general manager knew his identity and had granted
him the position of department manager.
Who would have known that the original owner relied on nepotism
and made major changes within the department. Later, he caused
several managers in other departments to leave.
When the general manager returned from a business trip to find that
his department supervisors had changed several times, he inquired
to find that this was the work of the little prince. He fought with the
original owner on the spot.
The original owner was fearless, “You think you’re such a big shot in
this industry, I’d like to see you make it big.”
Ling Mu had no doubts and merely said, “If you don’t know
anything, you can ask Xiao Chen to help.”
Actually, there was nothing for Yu Chen to help him with. He thought
about it and decided that he was still the most suited for acting.
This was the simple and crude method to enter the entertainment
industry.
—–
Ling Qing: Never thought of it, don’t ask, I’m asking for divorce!
[Small Theater]
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen flew into a rage: You talk too much! No need to report
today, leave!
Steward: Oh.
————————————————–
Thanks for reading, everyone. I’ve had a dearth of free time lately
but unfortunately it’s unsustainable for me to release chapters on a
day-to-day basis. Thus, I am changing to releases on a weekly
basis.
Ling Qing choked. He’s never thought about it, don’t think, don’t
ask!
Yu Chen saw him suddenly cough and patted him on the back,
handing him a glass of water.
“Don’t worry about it right now. We’re not able to have one of our
own, so when the time comes, we’ll just adopt.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing and Yu Chen went upstairs and unpacked their luggage.
Ling Qing: …
“Are they big*?” Ling Qing was curious. *in reference to how fat the packets
are
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing said unreservedly, “Is there anything more important than
money in this world?”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen once again felt that what Ling Qing really liked was his
money.
That evening, the two showered early and changed into their
pajamas, laying on the bed.
Before going to bed, Ling Qing didn’t forget to pat the empty quilt,
warning Yu Chen, “We’re sleeping separately. Don’t get close to me.”
Yu Chen was leaning on the other side of the bed, reading a book.
When he heard this, he retorted without batting an eye. “Do you
think I want to get close to you?”
Yu Chen, who was gazed at for a long time, could not help but finally
ask, “Is something wrong?”
“No.”
“It’s to nourish my spirits before bed,” Ling Qing said, “Don’t worry
about it. The way I look at you is the same way I look at peonies.”
Yu Chen: …
He quietly closed his book and turned off the bedside lamp. “Sleep.”
When Ling Qing saw the room darken, he closed his eyes and went
to sleep.
Ling Qing’s head was on his neck and his arms were wrapped
around his waist.
Yu Chen didn’t know what to say. Just who was it who had said
‘we’re sleeping separately, don’t get close to me’ last night?
Not even one night had passed before he came running into his
arms.
Yu Chen looked at the man in his arms and shook his head, pulling
the covers up to cover Ling Qing. His sleeping posture was almost
like a kid’s.
Raising his arms, Yu Chen tried to get out of bed when he heard
Ling Qing whisper sleepily, “Baby, don’t.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen looked at Ling Qing who had his eyes closed. The way he
said that was awfully natural… like he was used to saying it. He
narrowed his eyes and asked in a low voice, “Who am I?”
This seemed to annoy Ling Qing, who caught his hands and raised
them to his lips, kissing them. It seemed he wasn’t quite awake yet.
“Xiao Yu, be good.”
Forget it, as long as you know whose arms you’re in, just go back to
sleep. As Yu Chen thought this, he closed his eyes, going back to
sleep.
A while later, Ling Qing finally roused. He tiredly opened his eyes to
see Yu Chen before him. He froze, staring blankly behind Yu Chen
before turning to look behind himself.
Although he didn’t want to admit it, it seemed like it was he who had
approached Yu Chen. As he thought about this, he tried to move
back to his side only to notice he was grasping Yu Chen’s hand. He
instantly released the hand.
Either way, holding hands wouldn’t get him pregnant. It was a really
convenient way of taking advantage of him.
He had a beauty at his side but he couldn’t sleep with him. It was so
dreadful.
Ling Qing couldn’t help but sigh, hoping that this world would
provide him someone who suited his tastes more than Yu Chen. He
shook Yu Chen’s hand for a while, and just when Yu Chen seemed
about to wake, he hastily let go of his hand and returned to his spot
on the bed.
When Yu Chen woke up and saw he had returned to his side of the
bed, he guessed that Ling Qing had woken up at some point.
In response to this, Ling Qing threw off the covers and got out of
bed.
Ling Qing: ….
Ling Qing was unfazed, “It was fine, how about you?”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing smiled, “Maybe he coveted your beauty and tried to take
you back as the Queen of the Sea.”
Ling Qing: …
“But I’m hungry,” Ling Qing insisted, “We should have a good
breakfast. Can’t we eat octopus balls?”
“What are you going on about?” Yu Chen was almost fooled by him,
“Breakfast should be done already, go wash up. I’ll wait for you.”
Ling Qing instantly let out a laugh, “Baby, you’re pretty funny.”
“That’s right,” Ling Qing said without any modesty, “I was born this
way.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen raised a hand and pinched his face, trying to measure how
thick his skin was. It was only after he pinched it that squeezed it
that he discovered Ling Qing’s skin was quite tender. It was really
soft and delicate.
After he said this, Yu Chen let go and saw that Ling Qing’s fair face
was a little red.
It looked a bit like he’d applied rouge. Like sunset after snowfall.
Very attractive and eye catching.
“Does it hurt?” Yu Chen saw him frowning and thought he had been
hurt.
—–
Steward: Today, the Young Master and Madam are gone. I miss
them a bit. I wonder if they’re having a good day?
Chef: Me too!
Ling Qing was about to say it was impossible, but seeing Yu Chen’s
face, he said instead, “What do you think?”
Then, Ling Qing stretched out his hand and reached out to pinch Yu
Chen’s face. Before he was able to even touch his face, Yu Chen
grabbed his hand. Seeing that he was in great spirits, Yu Chen
replied, “It seems it doesn’t hurt.”
Ling Qing quickly extended his left hand but was yet again caught by
Yu Chen. He was helpless. He knew that as the protagonist, Yu Chen
naturally had a buff.
Left with no choice, Ling Qing retracted his hands. Yu Chen saw his
dissatisfaction and believed that it was because he had been pinched
but could not pinched back.
After thinking for a while, Yu Chen reached out and kneaded Ling
Qing’s hands. “I didn’t mean it.”
Yu Chen was unable to stand it, “Then, go ahead and pinch me.”
Invigorated, Ling Qing reached out and squeezed Yu Chen’s face
without restraint.
Yu Chen frowned.
Ling Qing smiled and reluctantly let go, rubbing Yu Chen’s face. Yu
Chen brushed his hand away.
Nodding, Ling Qing looked at the redness of his face and was
tickled.
“What?”
“Don’t you feel being the receiver is the greatest honor of love? Isn’t
it worthy of respect?”
Yu Chen: …
He bowed his head close and said, “Such an honor, I’ll give it to
you.” Then, he reached out and pat Ling Qing on the shoulder. “I
have great expectations for you.”
Ling Qing: …
“Let’s divorce.”
As the two were speaking, Yu Chen walked past Ling Qing and heard
his elders calling them. He brought Ling Qing over.
Actually, Ling Qing was terrible at dealing with relatives. When his
parents divorced early in his childhood, he didn’t follow either of
them and lived with his grandma. Grandma lived alone, and her
children only returned for the holidays, so he wasn’t close to his
parents. He didn’t really care.
Luckily, Yu Chen’s relatives were good people and were polite to him.
They teased Yu Chen for finally getting married, saying they never
expected a person like him to marry, then handed a red envelope to
Ling Qing.
Ling Qing wanted to accept it, but he had never experienced this so
he stole a glance at Yu Chen.
Their eyes met, and Yu Chen indicated that it was okay to accept it
with some thanks.
The uncles added him on WeChat and immediately added him to the
family group chat, sending him several red packets to welcome him.
Overwhelmed by their gifts, Ling Qing began to feel that the uncles
were quite cute.
Yu Chen watched him interacting with his uncles like a fish takes to
water and didn’t know what to say. He felt that Ling Qing had
changed a lot. Not only in appearance, but also tone of voice,
mannerisms, and mentality.
Ling Qing spoke to the uncles for a long time and earned many red
packets. After returning to the room, he totaled the sum of the red
envelopes and discovered that they were pretty generous.
They were about 14 or 15 years old, young and playful. When Ling
Qing approached them, they smiled, “Sister-in-law.”
Having been greeted this way, Ling Qing felt a bit embarrassed and
replied, “Call me Brother.”
“Okay.”
Having said this, Huanhuan returned to her game. Ling Qing sat
next to her and watched her play, feeling that the game was
somewhat familiar.
Meanwhile, Lele who was bent over writing his homework was
adorable. Lele was young, only 10 years old and still in elementary
school. Peering over, Ling Qing found he was doing math problems.
It wasn’t difficult to calculate the area of a given space.
However, this was obviously a little difficult for Lele. He used his
mechanical pencil to write for a long time before erasing it. Then, he
propped his chin on his hand and tilted his head, as if trying to
calculate his own mental area.
The Yu family had good genes. Yu Chen was good looking, as were
his younger cousins. Ling Qing glanced at Lele and couldn’t help but
praise his cuteness.
Lele returned to his math book again. However, five minutes passed
and he was still writing and erasing. In the end, he had no choice
but to turn helplessly to Ling Qing, “How do you do this?”
Ling Qing smiled and helped him draw a line. Lele looked at it for a
few seconds before coming to an understanding. After a while, he
calculated the area and happily went on to the next question.
“It’s too difficult, I don’t think we can pass this stage,” Xinxin
likewise complained.
Yueyue asked, “Didn’t you say your classmates passed this level? Let
them carry us.”
Ling Qing reminisced for a moment before unlocking his phone and
downloading the game Huanhuan was playing. Sure enough, it was
almost the exact same mobile game he played before. He practiced
in single-player to warm up. After clearing a level, he started playing
multiplayer.
“You keep doing your homework, I’m going to play with your
sisters.” Ling Qing rubbed Lele’s head.
Lele resentfully raised his head, “There’s three of them.”
“I’ll do it later, don’t worry.” Lele closed the book and peered at him.
“Brother, help me later.”
“Calling me brother?”
Ling Qing smirked, thinking to himself that this kid was pretty smart.
He sat next to Huanhuan and let her invite him to the party.
“Sister-in-law, can you really play? Are you good?” Huanhuan asked
curiously.
“I’m okay.”
“Then sister-in-law, just follow us. Xinxin is more powerful, she can
cover you.”
After half an hour, Ling Qing’s character stood at the front of the
team with the word win above his head. He asked Huanhuan, “Are
you guys still playing?”
When Yu Chen finished speaking with his elders and turned the
corner to find Ling Qing surrounded by his little naughty monkey
cousins.
Yu Chen felt strange. He folded his arms and glanced at Ling Qing’s
back, feeling like a stranger in his own home.
His uncles liked him and the children liked him. In less than a day,
he’d won them over.
After saying this, she excitedly tossed away her phone and hugged
Ling Qing, kissing him. “Brother, you’re great! You’re really my
brother!”
Ling Qing patted her head with a smile. As soon as he pet her head,
his hand was grabbed.
—–
Happy happy cousins to Yu Chen: You stay away from our sister-in-
law!
[Small Theater]
Steward: Young Master, the Madam has been with you for 12
chapters.
Steward: No, the Madam is thinking about making you receive the
love.
Yu Chen: …
—–
Yu Chen grabbed his hand and hauled him off the sofa, looking at
his younger cousins.
“You guys play alone. Your sister-in-law and I are going back to our
room.”
“You’re in your third year of middle school and still playing games!
Did you do your homework? Have you written your essays? Did you
review? What was your last exam score?”
Huanhuan: …
Yu Chen glanced at her, “Do you still want your idol’s autograph?”
Huanhuan: …
Yu Chen: …
Huanhuan: …
Xinxin: …
Yueyue: …
Ling Qing looked at the four stupefied faces in front of him and
laughed.
“No, it just reminded me of Jia Baoyu*.” *Main character from the Chinese
novel Dream of the Red Chamber, who got tricked into marrying someone
He looked at Lele, “Aren’t you glad your three sisters are doing
homework with you?”
“Are you not happy with your three sisters?” asked Yu Chen.
Lele: …
“Listen closely, brothers and sisters should help each other to foster
their bonds.”
Yu Chen looked at the three sisters sitting on the sofa, “Teach Lele
how to do his homework or I won’t take you out tomorrow.”
“Yes.”
Huanhuan and Xinxin glanced at each other. The twins were of one
mind as they cornered their pitiful little brother, “Come lil bro, your
sisters will help you with your homework.”
Yueyue took out a pen and handed it to him, “You can do it!”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing almost laughed out loud. These demon sisters! So self-
serving!
Yu Chen surveyed the little cousins in front of him and felt extremely
smug as he pulled Ling Qing upstairs.
Ling Qing waited until he was pulled into the room before he asked,
“What’s wrong? Coming back so quickly.”
“Nothing.”
“I think they’re really cute, just like their names, very very cute
cute.”
Yu Chen laughed.
Looking at him, Ling Qing said, “Your family is pretty nice, they’re
really interesting.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing watched him, “Baby, you know you’re trying to catch the
uninterested party?”
I still have other plans*, do you mind? *he uses the word (tào) 套
Yu Chen looked him in the eyes, “What are you going to do, make a
doll*?”
*Yu Chen is making a play on his previous words tào wá (套娃)
Ling Qing burst out laughing, “What am I, going to bundle your little
cousins into one?”
Ling Qing glared at him resentfully. These little kids were so cute,
but he was forbidden from playing with them! He really wanted to
play!
That evening, the two went to sleep early. Before falling asleep, Ling
Qing resolutely reminded himself not to roll over to Yu Chen’s side.
Yu Chen stopped pulling the quilt and waited for him to calm down
before looking at him peacefully.
Before, he didn’t like Ling Qing’s appearance and didn’t want to get
involved. Furthermore, he and Ling Qing didn’t get along.
“It would be nice if you could stay like this,” Yu Chen whispered.
It was an accident for them to get married. At the time, he had been
fighting with Ling Bai, trying to get him to leave Su Yue.
However, Ling Bai was unwilling to, so he put himself in the middle,
asking Ling Bai to choose between himself and Su Yue.
Ling Bai asked, “Is it because you like me that you won’t let me be
near Su Yue?”
However, Ling Bai didn’t believe him. At the end of their dispute, Yu
Chen himself was unsure whether his desire to protect stemmed
from liking Ling Bai.
He tried to persuade Ling Bai, “Su Yue isn’t good for you, you should
avoid him.”
Yu Chen coldly replied, “If that’s how you think it is, then in the
future, you’re on your own. I won’t interfere in your business.”
“That’s fine. If you don’t care, that’s for the best. I’ve already been
controlled by you before, don’t control me in the future.”
Afterwards, Yu Chen calmed down and went back to Ling Bai’s house
to have a discussion when he heard Ling Bai and Su Yue saying, “It
doesn’t matter, you don’t need to worry. Brother Chen isn’t really
mad at me. Give it a few days and he’ll come back to reconcile.”
Su Yue sighed with relief, “That’s good, I’m afraid that I will affect
your relationship.”
“No way, Brother Chen and you are like my older brothers. Both of
you treat me well. He can’t bear to leave me.”
Yu Chen stood not far away and listened to their harsh words. He
finally understood why Ling Bai would recklessly quarrel with him all
the time. It was because in his view, Yu Chen wouldn’t dare to leave
him.
This was definitely not the case in the beginning. At the time, he had
rescued Ling Bai from being bullied. Ling Bai grabbed his arms and
begged him to become his friend, saying that he needed someone to
help him.
He was only 16 or 17 years old at the time, and was a young man
with a heart of justice, so he promised Ling Bai that he would
protect him. And he did. However, their relationship had
unknowingly changed.
Yu Chen felt the situation was nonsense. Ling Bai was nonsense. He,
himself was nonsense.
Yu Chen’s impression of Ling Qing wasn’t very good and he was too
lazy to deal with him, so he tried to bypass him to leave.
Ling Qing smiled, approaching him. “I didn’t say it. Xiao Bai said it.
He said you’re like a dog. That he’s the bone that you can’t part
with.”
Ling Qing pressed on, “I didn’t think so, but it turns out you are.”
“Get lost.”
“Are you mad? Turns out you act like this for him.”
“You don’t suit me,” Yu Chen stated, “Ling Bai doesn’t suit me
either.”
Yu Chen wanted to leave but Ling Qing had already called Ling Bai
over. Yu Chen saw the look in Ling Bai’s eyes and instantly became
enraged —— it was a look of pure triumph.
Ling Bai smiled, saying confidently, “Brother Chen, are you here for
me? I knew you weren’t really upset with me.”
Su Yue also smiled, “Xiao Bai and I were just saying that you would
come and you did. He really understands you.”
“What are you looking for him for?” Ling Bai asked.
Ling Qing answered first, “You know these days, didn’t mom and
dad want to set up a blind date for me? I asked Yu Chen to come
over. I want to marry him.”
It was just a joke, this type of thing didn’t really have an affect on
his ordinary affairs. Except Ling Qing wasn’t an ordinary person. As
soon as he heard the ‘yes,’ he had gone to inform his parents.
Ling Bai was so furious that in a reversal of yin and yang, he wished
them a happy marriage. Yu Chen heard this and responded with his
own reverse of yin and yang, saying that ‘they would.’
Ling parents didn’t expect that one of their own would be able to
rope in the Yu family’s big cabbage. That same night, they started
spreading the news, for fear that Yu Chen would back out.
In the end, Yu Chen was annoyed. More annoyed at the fact that he
had said ‘yes’ and ‘they would’ in front of Ling Fu and Ling Mu.
Thus, while he didn’t think much of Ling Qing, he was still forced by
Ling Qing to marry. Even thinking about it now, he thought that Ling
Qing’s approach was really troublesome.
He even searched his heart and realized that he had never had
much contact with Ling Qing and didn’t give Ling Qing a good look.
What was it about him that Ling Qing liked?
Money?
He looked down at the man in his arms and was unable to puzzle it
out. Either way, he seemed a lot happier and more normal these
days.
“I’ll keep pretending I didn’t notice,” Yu Chen whispered.
He peered at Ling Qing, wishing that they would have a smooth and
steady marriage.
—–
Yu Chen’s feelings for Ling Bai were simple: I took a younger brother
who wanted me to protect him. Naturally, I have to be a big brother!
Steward: There is no small theater today, but Young Master stole his
wife away once. I noted it down.
Yu Chen: …
—–
Ling Qing awoke with complete tranquility that morning. This was
nothing new, nothing surprising.
When he turned around, Ling Qing saw that Yu Chen had finished
washing and changing his clothes.
Yu Chen approached and sat down next to him, asking, “How was
your sleep last night?”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing: …
Yu Chen sighed, shaking his head. “Sure enough, the mouth may tell
lies but the body is honest.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing smiled, moving close, “Baby, you think you’re qualified to
say this to me?”
“You clearly knew, so why didn’t you push me away? Are you
secretly in love with me? Or do you have other ulterior motives?”
Ling Qing pressed a hand against his lips. “You’re the one with a
lying mouth and an honest body.”
Yu Chen reached out and grabbed his right hand. “I was just too
lazy to deal with you.”
Yu Chen put his hand down. “Well, since you’re awake, get up and
change your clothes. We’re going out today.”
Yu Chen: …
He knew Ling Qing’s asking for divorce was some sort of play!
And he said his mouth was lying but his body was honest?!
What a conman!
Careless! So careless!
He blamed it on the fact that he just woke up and he forgot this was
a beauty he could only watch but not eat. Ling Qing looked at his
abdomen and thought about it for the thousandth time. How could
he give birth?!
After washing up, Ling Qing changed his clothes and accompanied
Yu Chen downstairs. Huanhuan and company knew they were going
out to play today, and had woken up early to get ready.
Seeing Yu Chen and Ling Qing come down the stairs, Huanhuan,
who was eating breakfast, excitedly gestured at the seat next to
her.
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen turned his head toward the laughing Ling Qing. “You think
this is funny?”
Ling Qing thought in his heart that it wasn’t that funny before, but
now that you asked, it was really funny. Nevertheless, he didn’t want
to upset Yu Chen, so he coaxed him.
Lele: “Newlyweds…”
Ling Qing applauded them, “Not bad. Your vocabulary is pretty good.
Let’s eat.”
The little demons bowed their heads and went back to eating
breakfast.
After eating, Ling Qing and Yu Chen took them out to play.
Huanhuan was the most outgoing of the group and raised her hand,
deciding that they were going to karaoke. Xinxin and Yueyue
agreed.
Lele really wanted to play video games, but was the only one who
wanted to and had no choice but to follow his three big sisters.
“Why is this house full of girls?” Lele said unhappily, “I’m the only
boy!”
Huanhuan pinched his face and said, “Yeah, and you’re Jia Baoyu.
Aren’t you happy?”
Jia Baoyu Lele was not happy in the least. He looked at Ling Qing
and Yu Chen who were sitting in front of him and asked, “Brother
Ling, are you guys going to have a baby?”
Ling Qing: …
“We will,” Yu Chen said calmly, “Why? You want a little nephew?”
He gazed at Ling Qing, asking, “Do you like boys or girls? For us,
boys might be better.”
Ling Qing: …
“Yeah, a little sister would be cute.” Xinxin agreed with her twin.
“I want them all,” Ling Qing replied, “Let’s change the subject, okay?
How about, did you guys finish your homework?”
Hearing this, Lele exclaimed, “Ah! Brother Ling, it’s only been one
night and you’ve already changed! What kind of bad examples did
you learn from our brother?”
Lele made a hmph and drummed on his cheeks but didn’t speak.
Ling Qing looked at Huanhuan, who was choosing a song. “Let’s see
where they want to go. We have lots of time to hang out, not like
these kids who rarely get to come out.”
Though the sisters were not that young, they were still kids
compared to Yu Chen.
Ling Qing didn’t expect this subject to come up. “You want one from
the orphanage?”
“How else?” Yu Chen asked in confusion, “We can’t have our own. If
our relatives can give one to us, that would be for the best.
Otherwise, we’ll just adopt one from the orphanage.”
For so many days, this great beauty Yu Chen had been in front of
him. To say he didn’t have any feelings would be denying his natural
desires.
It was only that he really didn’t want to give birth, that he restrained
himself.
But if he didn’t have to give birth and they could just adopt one,
then these problems would naturally disappear!
This is great!
If they could couple within half a year, then it would be proof of their
stable and harmonious relationship. Ling Qing felt that at the very
least, it wouldn’t happen right now.
Huanhuan finished singing and pulled Ling Qing and Yu Chen over to
sing. Yu Chen didn’t like to sing, so he sang one song and refused to
sing any more.
However, Ling Qing really liked to sing with them and sang several
songs together with Huanhuan. As Yu Chen listened to them sing, he
increasingly felt that something was amiss.
Huanhuan: …
Yu Chen was speechless, “Do you think it’s appropriate for us to sing
a break-up song?”
Huanhuan: …
Huanhuan angrily changed the song. “I’m done. I’m not singing
anymore. Here, I give you guys this song 《Today You’ll Marry
Me》!”
After they were done singing, Yu Chen and Ling Qing took the kids
to eat, before going to the arcade. The arcade was very large. The
children wanted to play separately, and Yu Chen and Ling Qing each
accompanied two of them to play.
Lele really liked Ling Qing and grabbed his arm early on. Yu Chen
had no choice but to accompany the twins, asking Ling Qing to
watch after Lele and Yueyue.
Ling Qing took Lele and Yueyue to a game machine and prepared to
play when they suddenly heard a female voice yelling, “What a
coincidence, Yu Yue, I didn’t expect to see you here.”
Hearing this, Yueyue turned around. Ling Qing noticed that she had
a slight frown.
The girl sneered, “Just in time. I came to play with Sun Zhennan.” As
she finished saying this, she called out, “Zhennan, over here.”
Sun Zhennan came over quickly and was surprised to see Yueyue.
“Yu Yue, are you here to play?”
Ling Qing took note of the way that the girl grabbed hold of Sun
Zhennan’s arm after he saw Yueyue. Sun Zhennan seemed
somewhat embarrassed and appeared to want to break free. He
looked at Yueyue with a twinkle in his eyes.
Yueyue seemed to be unaware of the way she lowered her head and
didn’t speak.
That’s why this girl called out to Yueyue, to declare her ownership.
As he got along with the kids over the past two days, he understood
clearly. Of Yu Chen’s little cousins, Huanhuan was the most
extroverted and lively. Xinxin, the twin, was naturally very cheerful.
Lele was the youngest and the only boy, so his character was
somewhat unrestrained.
—–
Ling Qing: Naturally, it’s to help my little sister teach this little
scumbag ~~
[Small Theater]
Steward: Young Master, your wife has lived with you for 3 days.
—–
The original owner was young and good looking like a university
freshman.
Before Yueyue could speak, Ling Qing placed a hand on her shoulder
and said, “Hello, I’m Yueyue’s next door neighbor and childhood
friend, the older brother she grew up with.”
Sun Zhennan and the girl beside him were stunned, looking at him
with surprise. Lele and Yueyue were also confused. Their eyes were
brimming with suspicion, but they didn’t say anything.
After a while, the girl spoke first. “Yes, we’re Yueyue’s classmates.
My name is Zhang Yan and this is my boyfriend Sun Zhennan.”
Sun Zhennan didn’t say anything to dispute this and only looked at
Yueyue with a bit of anger.
Ling Qing smiled, “You really fit each other.”
“Big brother, how old are you? Are you a university student?”
Ling Qing laughed. This kid’s age was small but his mouth was big.
Eyeing the pot while he ate from his bowl*. *self-explanatory idiom used for
men who have a wandering eye
It seems his family’s Xiao Yueyue didn’t have a good eye for men.
Ling Qing smiled and said, “Everyone’s goals are different. I wasn’t
aiming for this mediocre university.”
“Who knows if you’re speaking the truth,” Sun Zhennan said with
abandon.
“Believe what you will,” Ling Qing replied coolly. He looked down at
Yueyue and said gently, “Isn’t this the game you wanted to play? I’ll
play with you.”
“Okay.”
Sun Zhennan heard her agree and anger flared in his heart. “It just
so happens that me and my girl also wanted to play this game. Let’s
compete.”
Yueyue heard his tone of voice and frowned, feeling that this Sun
Zhennan was too disrespectful towards Ling Qing. Regardless of
whether Ling Qing was her sister-in-law or her childhood friend, he
shouldn’t speak to him that way.
“Certainly,” Sun Zhennan glared at Ling Qing, “If this brother wants
to admit defeat for Yu Yue, I won’t look down on you.”
When Zhang Yan heard Sun Zhennan mention Yu Yue, she tightened
her grip around his arm and secretly peeped at Yu Yue.
Yu Yue ignored her. She stared at Sun Zhennan with obvious anger.
She turned, wanting to leave with Ling Qing.
Except Ling Qing didn’t move, He reached out and pulled her into his
arms, saying softly, “Let’s play.”
Sun Zhennan saw the two of them acting affectionate and the fury
in his heart surged.
Ling Qing had previously filmed scenes involving firefights and had
been professionally trained. Thus, his handling and posture was far
more dashing and handsome than these students.
Zhang Yan saw him and was a bit stunned. Yu Yue’s childhood friend
was really good looking. Better looking than Sun Zhennan.
Lele was very interested in their competition and stood at the side,
watching eagerly. It was a 2v2 match and the battle of the couples
attracted a small circle of bystanders.
When Ling Qing was still in university, he often played with his
younger classmates. He was naturally gifted and learned quickly, so
he became very popular with the other boys and often won their
favors.
Thus, playing with Yueyue was a simple matter for Ling Qing,
especially considering Yueyue wasn’t too bad herself.
Zhang Yan and Sun Zhennan were extremely confident when the
match started. Especially Sun Zhennan. He was the undefeated
general of this game owing to his title “Bad Ass Nan Ge.”
Better to shoot him in the face in front of Yu Yue to let her know
that this man was no match for him.
However, before he had the chance to kill Ling Qing, he was killed by
Ling Qing. The words【GAME OVER】flashed across the screen and
he was stunned with disbelief.
Zhang Yan didn’t believe it any more than he did. She and Sun
Zhennan often played this game, so she knew that he was good at
it. How did they lose so easily?
“Let’s play again!” Zhang Yan was unwilling to admit defeat, “We
were going easy just now, play again.”
Yueyue was still caught in the thrill of victory and nodded excitedly,
“Okay.”
Soon after, Yueyue was covered by Ling Qing and killed Zhang Yan
as Ling Qing yet again killed Sun Zhennan. It was no doubt their
win.
Ling Qing gently touched her head and seemed to deliberately aim
at Sun Zhennan and Zhang Yan. “As long as you’re happy.”
Yueyue looked at him and felt her heart was tranquil. She was an
only child* and even though she had a good relationship with her
other cousins, they were not always around. *Lele, Huanhuan, and Xinxin
call her sister, but they’re actually cousins and Yueyue is an only child
Yueyue nodded.
Not caring for Sun Zhennan or Zhang Yan anymore, Ling Qing picked
up the gun and patiently played with Yueyue.
“So handsome,” a bystander whispered, “Did you see that just now?
He’s so handsome!”
“I heard it. They were so arrogant before and thought they were so
powerful. Then they played 2v2 and lost, so funny, hahaha.”
Zhang Yan listened and her face unknowingly fell as she looked at
Yu Yue and saw Ling Qing patiently explaining to her how to hide.
She looked at Ling Qing’s smiling face and couldn’t help but feel
jealous. Why?
Doesn’t Yu Yue like Sun Zhennan? Why doesn’t she look at Sun
Zhennan now?
What’s so good about her? Why do all the boys like her!
Zhang Yan clenched her fists and grit her teeth. Compared to Sun
Zhennan next to her, Yu Yue’s childhood friend was more intelligent,
more handsome, and even better at games. Not only that, but he
was so kind and gentle to Yu Yue.
Sun Zhennan never talked to her like that, yet Yu Yue’s childhood
friend just coaxed her like a child!
—–
Yu Chen: !!!!!
A lot of people were wondering how old the cousins are. Let’s list it
again: the twins are about 14 in junior high, Yueyue is 13 in junior
high, and Lele is 10 years old in elementary school.
—–
Yu Yue gave Zhang Yan a dissatisfied look and put down the game
gun, pulling Ling Qing to leave.
She remembered. Ling Qing had told her that nobody was qualified
to put her second and she didn’t need to relegate herself to second
either. There was no need for her to leave because of Zhang Yan.
As long as she wanted to play this game, she could continue to play
this game. Yu Yue nodded and said, “Then let’s play another round.”
Ling Qing smiled, “Sorry, I only teach two types of people. The first
type are good looking people like our family’s Yueyue and the
second are kind hearted people also like our family’s Yueyue. You on
the other hand…”
Ling Qing looked at her and shook his head. “You should have your
boyfriend teach you.”
“Ah, but I remember your boyfriend isn’t that skilled. I’m a bit better.
As the saying goes, fish look for fish, shrimp look for shrimp, and the
turtle is king.* The two of you are really well matched.” *like begets like
With a bang, Sun Zhennan slammed his game gun down and glared
at Ling Qing.
Ling Qing didn’t seem to care and eyed Zhang Yan. “Your boyfriend
is upset. Shouldn’t you console him? But he’s so irritable, who knows
if he’ll abuse you in the future.”
As he heard this, Sun Zhennan made a fist and struck at Ling Qing.
Zhang Yan was startled.
Yu Yue hurried over to stop their fight but found that Sun Zhennan
had already been thrown to the ground by Ling Qing.
Sun Zhennan couldn’t believe it. He was beaten, yet the person Yu
Yue cared about was her older brother!
“Yu Yue, you like this kind of person?!” Sun Zhennan shouted.
She didn’t have that kind of like for her brother’s spouse. Otherwise,
was she going to need to have a little chat with her older brother?!
“You seem to have been mistaken,” Ling Qing said calmly, “It’s not
that Yueyue likes me, it’s that I like Yueyue.”
“Xiao Yueyue is so pretty and cute, who doesn’t like her? Can’t you
see, there are many people who like her.”
Yu Yue: …
She bowed her head silently. Her surname was Yu, not Ma, and
definitely not Li*. *mǎ for horse and lì for beauty
When Zhang Yan heard this, she embedded her nails into her palms,
feeling like her lungs were about to burst.
Just what was so good about Yu Yue that she doesn’t like others, but
others like her.
Zhang Yan looked at them and smiled in anger, “It’s too bad that you
like Yu Yue but Yu Yue doesn’t like you. She likes my boyfriend, Sun
Zhennan. Isn’t that right Yu Yue?”
Yu Yue froze as Sun Zhennan looked at her with hope in his eyes.
“You crazy?” Ling Qing laughed, “Yueyue likes him? What does she
like about him? That he’s grumpy and looks at the pot while eating
out of his bowl? Or that he likes to hesitate like a timid coward? This
type of scum that you think of as a treasure, I think of as ugly.”
“You…” Sun Zhennan rose to try to hit Ling Qing again but was
kicked down and forced to kneel.
Zhang Yan: …
Yu Yue: …
Ling Qing continued to sharpen his knife, “My type of person lives in
the shadow of people like my family’s Xiao Yue. And you have the
nerve to say that Yu Yue likes this type of trash? It doesn’t matter if
you’re a dumpster, because Yueyue is not.
The crowd watching them felt their blood pumping at his words,
“He’s too good.”
“The contrast is quite clear. This sister isn’t stupid, everyone knows
to choose the childhood friend.”
“Why didn’t I have this type of childhood friend, ying ying ying.”
Hearing this, Sun Zhennan was unable to save face and stood up,
leaving. Zhang Yan hesitated as she watched him leave but went to
catch up.
Nevertheless, she gave Ling Qing a glance before she left. She used
to think that Sun Zhennan was pretty good, especially because it
seemed that Yu Yue liked Sun Zhennan.
It was a pity that a girl like her never entered Ling Qing’s sights.
From beginning to the end, Ling Qing never spared her a glance.
Ling Qing smiled and asked Lele, “Did you have fun?”
Lele nodded and Ling Qing continued to play with them for a while.
Around 5 o’clock, Yu Chen and Ling Qing met up and brought the
children home.
Yueyue waited until she was finished eating before she whispered to
Ling Qing, “Brother Ling, can I talk to you?”
Yueyue nodded.
Ling Qing smiled to appease him, “Relax, I won’t eat your sister.”
Yu Chen: …
It feels like his sister turned into Ling Qing’s sister. Why did it seem
like his brothers and sisters betrayed him in a matter of two or three
days?
Ling Qing saw his depressed face and smiled, reaching out to caress
his chin before quickly retracting his hand. “Let’s go Yueyue.”
After saying this, he went upstairs with Yueyue, leaving a lonely Yu
Chen to touch his own chin.
“Zhang Yan doesn’t like me and I don’t like her either. I don’t
understand how Sun Zhennan got together with Zhang Yan because
he didn’t have any contact with her before? So I was upset and
avoided them. Sun Zhennan came to look for me a few times but I
didn’t care. I didn’t expect to see them today.”
“It’s not a big deal,” Ling Qing said gently, “I’m your brother’s spouse
and we’re family. There’s no need to be polite.”
Ling Qing looked at her and asked, “So, do you still like Sun
Zhennan?”
Yu Yue nodded, “I think in the future, he and Zhang Yan won’t look
for me.” She looked at Ling Qing, “At my age, it’s only puppy love.”
Ling Qing smiled and said tenderly, “You’re young. Will you meet the
right one at your age? It’s possible, but not every couple can make it
to the end. So nothing should be unclear or hesitant. If he likes you,
he’ll tell you rather than keeping you guessing and he shouldn’t be
involved with other girls. At the same time, if he likes you, he should
think about your feelings and not embarrass you.*” *speak for yourself
Ling Qing
“Okay.” Ling Qing patted her head. “It’s better later than sooner.
Puppy love at your age tends to lead to sorrow rather than joy.”
Yu Yue thought for a moment before asking, “If I don’t tell him, will
it affect your relationship?”
Ling Qing studied her and felt she was really cute. Such a cute little
sister, the feeling was really novel.
Ling Qing reached out and tweaked his nose, asking him, “Do you
smell that? The smell of a lot of vinegar? Did Auntie spill a big bottle
of vinegar when she was cooking today?”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing got in bed and sat up. “Want to know what your sister
said?”
“Yeah,” Ling Qing nodded, “I’ll tell you but you can’t tell anyone else.
That’s what Yueyue said. She doesn’t want many people to know.”
“You two have a really good relationship. She didn’t want many
people to know but she told you first.”
“Well fine,” Ling Qing smiled, “Then ask Yueyue what she said to me.
Since I’m such a jokester, I’ve decided to go to bed.”
After saying this, Ling Qing took out his pajamas, got out of bed,
and went to the bathroom to take a shower.
Yu Chen: ???
Half an hour later, Ling Qing got out of the shower and saw Yu Chen
still sitting in the same position as before.
“Done showering?”
Yu Chen: …
However, Ling Qing didn’t reach out to take it and said innocently,
“Sorry, I was just joking.”
—–
Yu Chen: No joke.
—–
Yu Chen was done. “Who else but you, your charm knows no
bounds.”
“Since you’re willing to admit your mistakes, I’ll be the better man.
This prime minister will go ahead and tell you.”
“Yueyue met two of her classmates at the arcade today. The boy
likes her and the girl was jealous of her. One is a scum and one is
spoiled rotten, so like two peas in a pod, they became boyfriend and
girlfriend.”
“I’m not sure but that should be the case. It’s just that teenagers are
clueless about love, you know?”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing saw the doubt in his eyes and was surprised, “You don’t
know, do you? It’s like when you feel like you like a person and they
seem to like you. You secretly look at each other. Like a bud that’s
about to bloom. Since it’s not open, the feelings aren’t strong, kinda
fuzzy.”
Yu Chen: …
“You seem rather experienced.” Yu Chen studied him, “Who did you
have these feelings for before?”
Ling Qing laughed, “I was talking about Yueyue but you turned it to
me. How about you? Haven’t you had those types of feelings for
Xiao Bai?”
“Then, why do you want to protect him? You don’t like him, so why
protect him?”
“When we first met, he was still in junior high. He was small and
thin and couldn’t fight back. Once, when he was being bullied, I
helped him and he asked me to protect him as a friend. At the time,
I was a high school student who believed in justice, so I agreed.”
“That’s what he thinks.” Yu Chen wrinkled his brows, “He also asked
whether I liked him? I just wanted him not to be involved with Su
Yue. As you know, they’ve been really close recently.”
“I know.”
Ling Qing inclined his head. Of course he knew. Later on, the one
who almost killed Ling Bai and forced the Ling family into bankruptcy
was Su Yue. How could he forget?
“I was surprised at the time. I didn’t think I did, but he said I did
since I treated him so sincerely. I feel the way I treated him was like
a friend. It’s just that, in many ways, he was particularly weak so I
treated him with more attention. “
“The other day when we were in the living room and you asked
whether I wanted to marry him and I said ‘I didn’t want to marry
him then and I don’t want to marry him now,’ I didn’t lie to you.”
Yu Chen looked at him, “I’m just unsure whether my feelings for him
before were due to his misunderstandings or my treatment of
friends.”
For a long time, Yu Chen really didn’t have any intentions toward
Ling Bai. Otherwise, Ling Bai wouldn’t have said anything to him. In
the end, Yu Chen was remained indifferent.
Ling Qing felt he’d really stumbled upon a gem. Such a magnificent
beauty and he hadn’t awakened any feelings. As long as he opened
him up, he could be Yu Chen’s first love!
Ling Qing pat him on the shoulder. “Darling, I’ll answer the question
for you today. You’re in the right, you don’t like Ling Bai. If you liked
Ling Bai, your heart beat would have accelerated or you would have
become nervous. But you said you were surprised and insisted that
you didn’t like him. That proves that you really don’t like him.”
Yu Chen didn’t believe him, “Your acting is better than your singing.
You’ve never fallen in love?”
“Anyways, next time you and Yueyue or Huahua encounter this type
of situation, just tell them you’re her brother.”
Ling Qing thought that he was really acting like a typical brother.
“How can I say that I’m a brother as opposed to a boyfriend? Others
might be envious of a kind and handsome brother, but they’ll be
jealous of a kind and handsome boyfriend.”
“No, but she obviously didn’t want people to know. She’s kind
hearted and told me to tell you so we don’t have any
misunderstandings, but she specifically asked me not to tell her
parents.”
“Relax,” Ling Qing promised, “Yueyue can handle it. If she can’t,
she’ll tell me.”
After hearing this, Yu Chen couldn’t help but glance at Ling Qing a
few times before changing his tune. “Then you’re really great.
Yueyue only shared her secrets to you and not her own cousin. Mrs.
Yu, it’s only been a few days since we’ve arrived and you’ve already
conquered the little ones.”
It turned out that not only did he not cause a ruckus, but he got
along well with his uncles and cousins. He even helped out Yu Yue.
Ling Qing didn’t expect him to express his thanks so formally and
laughed. “Your sister is my sister, so you’re welcome.”
Yu Chen looked at the face that was close to his. “For instance?”
Ling Qing pushed the man onto the bed and grinned. “For instance,
being the receiver of love. Darling~”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen silently pulled the quilt over himself. “Sleep. Since you’re
dreaming, quickly go to sleep.”
Ling Qing: …
“We really can’t? Dear, can’t you think about it? Don’t be so quick to
refuse, maybe we’ll open new doors and you’ll be surprised!”
Yu Chen consoled him. “Don’t think about things that won’t happen,
okay?”
“Don’t you love me?”
“You’re too fake!” Ling Qing was indignant. “Why don’t we try it out?
Try it out without any losses, what if it feels really good after
trying?”
Ling Qing: …
While this was a possibility, it didn’t solve his problems. Ling Qing
sighed once again and looked at Yu Chen laying beside him, feeling
that it was a huge waste not to do anything.
Forget it. Since I can’t sleep anyways, it’s better to take other little
advantages.
Yu Chen was caught off guard by his kiss and was stunned. He
looked at Ling Qing’s proud and satisfied expression and thought,
well, it was fine. They were married now. It was normal to hug and
kiss.
Well…
Yu Chen looked at Ling Qing, who was lying on the other side,
preparing to go to sleep. Seeing Ling Qing like this, he should like
him, right? At the very least, he should like his face.
—
Ling Qing stayed at the Yu family house for the next three days. On
the fourth day, he returned with Yu Chen. Before they left, the four
happy happy siblings all expressed their disappointment and wished
that he would game with them again when he visited again.
The twins’ eyes immediately turned black and they knew what true
evil was— they were infuriated by the evil brother in front of them!
Ling Qing touched both of their heads and coaxed them, “Wait until
after your midterms.”
The twins looked at him pitifully like two little roses pelted by rain.
Yu Chen first sent Ling Qing home, but still had a bit of time so he
spoke to the steward before informing Ling Qing that he was
returning to the company.
Thinking that he loved to work, Ling Qing felt that this professional
man wasn’t too bad. At the same time, he started to think about his
own career. He wasn’t sure if anyone was recruiting at the moment.
Yu Chen had just arrived at his company and was about to call Huo
Qi about the progress of their upcoming TV series when he received
a call from his secretary informing him that Ling Bai had come to see
him.
“Mr. Ling came to look for you yesterday, but you weren’t here so I
asked him to leave.” The secretary reported, “He’s here again. Mr.
Yu, shall I let him in?”
—–
Steward: Young Master, you and your wife have been home for 3
days. Have your feelings progressed?
Ling Qing: You can also have a deeper relationship with my brother.
See, he is coming to you~
Yu Chen: …
—–
Ling Bai heard the busy tone and stared at the phone with a dazed
expression. He didn’t get a word in, so why was he hung up on?
Telling him to contact Ling Qing, did Yu Chen go crazy?
He recalled his meeting with Ling Qing and his entire person became
filled with resistance. He didn’t even want to remember.
This shouldn’t be the case. Yu Chen obviously cares a lot about him.
Every time something happens, Yu Chen was there for him. Even if
they had a disagreement, Yu Chen would never deign to ignore him.
How come this time Yu Chen was so heartless?!
Ling Bai couldn’t help but let his mind run wild. Could it be that Ling
Qing told him something?
That shouldn’t be the case, if Ling Qing had something against him,
he should have said it long ago. Why wouldn’t he have said it
before?
Feeling anxious and apprehensive, Ling Bai couldn’t help but dial
Ling Qing. Nonetheless, the call did not go through. Instead, he
heard the female operator’s voice.
“Sorry, the number you are dialing is currently busy. Please try again
later. Sorry…”
“So you didn’t meet him but directed him to me?” Ling Qing asked.
“Yes,” Yu Chen answered. “I know you care about our previous
relationship so you can handle all his affairs in the future. I won’t
intervene and you can do what you wish.”
Ling Qing had no disagreements with this, “Well, you don’t have to
refuse him so earnestly. To be honest, I’m a little curious about what
he has to say to you. Why don’t you meet him first?”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen thought, ‘not this again’! Just like last time, when he was
told to go see Ling Bai, what was the result?
“I refuse.”
“Just go talk to him and see what he wants? Maybe it’s something
important?”
“Do you think I’m stupid? Haven’t you heard of the boy who cried
wolf? Once bitten, twice shy. To do it again, wouldn’t I be stupid?”
Ling Qing laughed, “I’m really not trying to test you, I’m honestly
curious. It’s my command, so I promise not to bite you for it.”
Yu Chen retorted coldly, “Wasn’t the last time your command too?
What was the result? You called me a scum! You called me a
cheater! If I trust you again, I must be really stupid.”
“How about this, you keep the call going. When you talk to him, I’ll
listen in. If you do it like this, there’s no way I’d wrongly accuse you,
okay?”
It was the only way.
“Alright,” Yu Chen agreed. “But if you cause trouble again, I’ll never
believe a word out of your mouth in the future.”
Hearing his words, Ling Qing thought that he was super cute.
“Baby, don’t worry, I won’t be upset. If you really don’t believe me,
you can make a record of this. If I cause any trouble for you, you
can play it back and let me slap myself.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing couldn’t help but laugh, “Xiao Yu, you’re so cute. You’re
breaking the rules, you know?”
Yu Chen didn’t know, but knew that if Ling Qing dared to wrongly
accuse him again, he would play this recording back and let Ling
Qing beat himself to death!
Ling Bai had followed the secretary into the conference room and
waited a while before Yu Chen arrived.
He asked, “Why are we meeting here? Didn’t we always meet in
your office before?”
Placing his phone on the table, Yu Chen said indifferently, “That was
before, this is now. Why are you looking for me today?”
Seeing the serious look on his face, Ling Bai decided to play the
emotional card first. He looked at Yu Chen with a wronged
expression, “Are you still mad at me? If I call, you won’t pick up. You
won’t reply to my WeChat. Are you ignoring me?”
After he said this, he directed his thoughts toward Ling Qing on the
other side of the phone. ‘I didn’t answer his calls or reply to his
messages. Did you hear? Do you dare to test me again?’
Ling Bai, who was completely unaware of his inner thoughts, was
still working hard to express himself, “You know my brother and I
have a poor relationship. If I told you anything, he would never tell
you. Besides, when did we need someone to come between us?”
“Your brother isn’t just anyone. He’s your brother and my wife. He’ll
bridge the gap between us, don’t worry.”
He couldn’t believe his ears. What kind of bridge would Ling Qing
be? A broken one? The type of bridge that would lead to his death
as soon as he set foot on it?
“Brother Chen, why are you being like this? You weren’t like this
before, you used to care about me.”
“Then what about now?” He was confused, “You said that you would
protect me, did you forget?”
Leaning back in his seat, Yu Chen crossed his legs and said,
unperturbed, “Well you chose Su Yue, didn’t you? What about me? I
told you that if you chose him, I wouldn’t care about your affairs in
the future. And what did you say? You said, ‘Good, it’s best if you
don’t care. I’ve been under your control for long enough, don’t come
looking for me in the future.’ Remember?”
Ling Bai was anxious. “I was just upset and said some things
carelessly. How could you take it to heart?”
Yu Chen shook his head, “You didn’t just say things casually, but
from your heart. You think I like you so I won’t leave you alone.
Even if you said something like that, I would still care for you.”
“Of course it’s not,” Yu Chen smiled, “For us, it was always you who
begged me to help, it wasn’t me who took the initiative. I was never
the one who looked for you. Not before, not now, and not in the
future.”
He gave Ling Bai a cold and distant look, “I’m someone who stays
true to my words, so I did as I promised. You were the one who
took it for granted. You even thought that if I liked you, I would
never leave you, right?”
“No, it’s not like that.” Ling Bai stood up in a panic and moved
towards him, “Brother Chen, don’t you like me? Otherwise, why
would you be so angry when Su Yue showed up? I know I shouldn’t
have said that. I was wrong, forgive me?”
Ling Bai refused to believe it, “Brother Chen, don’t deny yourself out
of anger. You like me, I can feel it.”
Ling Qing was tired of hearing Ling Bai’s voice and wished he could
reach through the phone, grab him by the ear, and shout, “Can you
stop being so annoying! Are you a pick up artist? Every day, telling
him that he likes you? People say no, but you have to disagree? You
really can’t see your own shortcomings!”
It’s no wonder Yu Chen previously doubted his feelings for Ling Bai.
Ling Bai mouth kept insisting things like, ‘You like me. Don’t say it, I
know you like me. You have to like me. If you think you don’t like
me, that must be your own fantasy. If you think about it, you really
like me!’
How could Yu Chen, the novice who had never experienced love
before, cope?
Ling Bai opened his mouth, but no words came out. He had
originally wanted to ask Yu Chen to lend him a few people for
investigation, but now it seemed Yu Chen was reluctant to speak to
him.
He was unsure how it turned out like this. Clearly, Yu Chen cared
about him. Why was he suddenly treating him with such cruelty?
Was it because of Ling Qing? Was it something Ling Qing told him?
Clenching his fists, Ling Bai hurriedly left the conference room.
When he saw that Ling Bai had left, Yu Chen picked up the phone
and said to Ling Qing, “You heard it all.”
Ling Qing nodded, “Darling, it hasn’t been easy for you. Living in this
type of environment, it’s no wonder you had doubts about your
feelings.”
“Are you worried that Su Yue might harm your brother for the sake
of Ling Bai?”
Ling Qing laughed, “He doesn’t care about Ling Bai. For him, Ling
Bai is just a pawn. But even though Ling Bai is only a pawn, he
won’t allow others to hurt him. For his plan, a variable like my
brother is highly necessary.”
“It’s because I heard you talking to Xiao Bai about it before. Xiao Bai
didn’t believe you, but I believe you. I feel Su Yue isn’t a good
person.”
“Well, I’ll let you go. I have something to do. Calling me if you need
anything.”
“Okay.”
Yu Chen hung up the phone and ruminated for a while before dialing
a number. He asked, “What’s the status of the thing I asked you to
check?”
—–
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing: I’m not fishing for trouble, I’m just fishing for “fish.”
Ling Qing: It hasn’t been easy. Come, I’ll pat your head~
YuChendeathbyheadpat.gif
—–
Yu Chen hung up the phone and pondered for a bit. What kind of
temperament would Ling Qing’s biological brother have?
At the same time, Ling Qing was calling Ling Bai’s phone. There was
a moment of silence when Ling Bai picked up, as if he was waiting
for the other person to speak before responding.
Ling Bai grit his teeth. “Showing off to me, Ling Qing? Think he likes
you? He only told you out of duty because you’re married. He was
just afraid you would start a fight.”
Was there any need for Ling Qing to rush? No, the show hadn’t even
started yet. Staying true to his character, he acted affectionately.
“What are you talking about, Xiao Bai? All these years, I’ve only liked
you. If it weren’t for you, I wouldn’t have married him!”
Unbelieving, Ling Bai replied, “Sure, as long as you divorce him, I’ll
get together with you.”
“Then you talk to our parents, ah, I mean my parents, first. Once
they clarify the relationship you can return to your family and we can
get together, okay?”
Sneering, Ling Bai retorted, “I knew it, Ling Qing. You just want to
kick me out of the house, right? This is your plan to expel me from
the Ling family.”
“What?” Ling Qing said gently, “I’m just thinking about our future.
After all, your feelings for me aren’t as deep as my feelings for you.
If you’re unwilling to leave the family after I divorce Yu Chen, then
I’ll have lost my spouse as well as my family. I don’t want to lose
both.”
“Aren’t you afraid I’ll tell Yu Chen what you’re thinking?” Ling Bai
asked.
In his heart, Ling Qing said, ‘Go ahead and tell him. It’s not that he
doesn’t know, but there’ll be hell if he believes you!’
“What do I have to be afraid of? The reason for our marriage, don’t
you know? I don’t really care, do you? Did you want me to tell Yu
Chen that you’re not a child of the Ling family?”
“You didn’t tell him?” Ling Bai was astonished. Ling Qing didn’t tell
him about it?
Sighing, Ling Qing said sadly, “Xiao Bai, you really don’t understand
my affection for you. If you don’t understand, then don’t ask.”
Since Yu Chen didn’t know, then the change in his attitude wasn’t
because Yu Chen knew he wasn’t a part of the Ling family?
Then why?
“Brother, you have to help me. Brother Chen won’t talk to me, he
just ignores me now. Can you help me contact him?”
“Are you kidding me, Ling Bai?’’ Ling Qing said coldly, “Do I seem
very magnanimous? Helping you get back together with Yu Chen,
aren’t you afraid I’ll tell him your true identity?”
Hearing his words, Ling Qing was pacified. “If you don’t want me to,
of course I won’t disclose it, but stop testing me. You know I’m not a
gentleman and I like you, so I can’t bear to let you see Yu Chen. If
you keep bringing him up, I might do something that will invariably
hurt you.”
Ling Bai felt his mind was a jumbled mess. He couldn’t decipher the
truth from falsehood, feeling that there was no way Ling Qing liked
him. Yet, Ling Qing’s tone as he explained that he liked him caused
him to become confused.
“Alright Xiao Bai. I didn’t call you today to scare you.” Ling Qing
smiled. “I just wanted to remind you not to approach Yu Chen.
Although I’m not happy about it, I’ll treat it as if nothing happened.”
“On the other hand,” Ling Qing continued, “If you go to Su Yue, I
don’t know what I might do.”
Su Yue…
Thinking quietly for a few moments, Ling Bai realized that there
really was no guarantee that Su Yue would keep this under wraps or
use it to threaten him.
“You didn’t tell anyone else, did you?” Ling Bai questioned.
“Of course not,” Ling Qing laughed, “I haven’t publicized this after so
many years, so you should know I stand by you. I don’t want to hurt
you.”
Ling Bai said nothing. He thought, for the first time, Ling Qing might
be speaking the truth. He knew about it for a long time, yet never
brought it up. Even their parents didn’t know.
“I’m just speaking the truth,” Ling Qing said. “Surely you aren’t
taking my love for granted? It’s just staying away from Su Yue, can’t
you do something so simple? If not, I might as well tell him you’re
not related to the Ling family and see what he does.”
“That’s enough!” Ling Bai exclaimed. “You said you wouldn’t tell.”
“Did I? I didn’t promise anything. I only kept quiet for your sake.
However, if you want to get close to others, why should I keep
quiet?”
Ling Qing said with a laugh, “Between Su Yue and your little secret,
you can only choose one.”
Ling Bai was unable to reply otherwise, “Do I have any choice other
than to promise to stay away from him?”
When Ling Qing found the true child of the Ling family, they could
discuss a reasonable solution and only then, would he reconcile with
Su Yue.
Ling Qing almost laughed aloud. Trying his best to stay in character,
he said, “Why didn’t you say so earlier? After all, you’re my most
beloved one~”
Most beloved one~
Most beloved~
One~
Ling Qing said a few parting words before hanging up. Then, he
couldn’t help himself and laughed aloud while laying on his bed.
If Su Yue couldn’t use Ling Bai as a pawn, who else would he use?
The only thing was that he was now cemented in the role of this
perverted, infatuated brother who was walking a fine line, always on
the verge of turning to the dark side for the sake of love.
Nevertheless, this act was quite interesting.
Every time he heard Ling Bai’s panicked tone, he couldn’t help but
wish to see Ling Bai’s fearful and shocked expression and laughed
wildly in his heart.
Bullying the Little White Moonlight was really great fun. Thinking
this, Ling Qing had the greater urge to act.
When Yu Chen came home for dinner, Ling Qing told him about the
exchange he had with Ling Bai.
“He shouldn’t approach Su Yue for the time being, but…” Ling Qing
looked at Yu Chen and smiled, “He might look for you again.”
Yu Chen: …
“In the first place, you two split because he couldn’t make a choice
between you and Su Yue. Now that he has to avoid Su Yue, that
should satisfy your previous request.”
“Therefore, he’ll come back and say that only after losing you, did he
discover that you’re his most important person.”
“You’re the fuse. You bring the light. You’re the fuse that brings the
light into his life. Since he’s left Su Yue, he’ll come back to you.”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing’s eyes bent upwards, “My dear Mr. Yu, what should you do
now?”
—–
Ling Bai to Yu Chen: You love me, you love me, you really love me!
Ling Qing to Ling Bai: I love you, I love you, I really love you!
Yu Chen: ……
Yu Chen: Sooner or later, I’ll drive once and let you determine which
one of us should be the driver!
—–
Yu Chen: …
He didn’t expect to write the exam then have to take the test
himself.
“I know you don’t like him so I won’t oppose anything you do, don’t
worry.” Yu Chen said calmly.
“I hope you’ll return the favor and minimize the things you do that I
dislike.”
When he heard this, Ling Qing laughed. “Why are you still holding
onto this? I only went once and your good friend Xu Han was our
chaperone.”
“Then how many more times would you like to go?” Yu Chen said
unhappily, “Want to rent a private room too?”
After eating, Yu Chen returned to his study while Ling Qing went to
his bedroom. By the time Yu Chen completed his work, it was past
10 o’clock, so he took a bath and got in bed. He lay there for 10
minutes before he sat up and peered at the other side of the bed,
wondering if he should let Ling Qing move in.
Furthermore, they had stayed in the same room when they visited
his parents a few days ago and it seemed to go well. In fact, he
wasn’t opposed to sleeping with Ling Qing. Since they were already
married and Ling Qing seemed to shed his faults, there was no
reason for them to be so distant.
Ling Qing was still browsing the web when he heard a knock on the
door. When he turned around, he saw Yu Chen walking in.
“Need something?”
Calmly closing the door, Yu Chen stood before him. “My sheets are
being washed so I need to borrow your bed for tonight.”
“It’s also time to go to bed. Staying up late isn’t good for your
health.”
Ling Qing pondered for a bit and came to the conclusion that he and
Yu Chen were truly different. Yu Chen needed to work tomorrow, so
it was indeed time to sleep.
He sat down close to Yu Chen and snickered softly, “Did the sheets
need to be washed?”
Smiling, Ling Qing said, “Then I’ll lend you a set. Look, I have a
spare right here.”
Yu Chen: ….
Seeing that his ears were red, Ling Qing felt he was really silly.
Nonetheless, he merely wanted to tease Yu Chen. He didn’t want to
annoy him, so he coaxed, “Ah, I remember I gave the spare to Xiao
Liu to wash today, so I can’t lend it to you. I guess you’ll just have to
be wronged, baby. Come to bed.”
Yu Chen was a bit upset, feeling like he’d been teased. Just as he
was about to get angry, he decided that Ling Qing really hadn’t
taken it too far.
But then he remembered Ling Qing’s kiss. It was really sweet and
firm. How was he so good at it?!
“My phone was dead, I didn’t notice,” Huo Qi replied. “Were you
looking for me?”
The Yu family was engaged in electronics while the Huo family ran a
chain of hotels. However, Yu Chen and Huo Qi’s generation didn’t
want to stay in their families’ line of work so they decided to branch
out to other industries.
These past two years, the film and media industry had flourished. Yu
Chen and Huo Qi were joined by the young student Xu Han, and
started the entertainment company Morning Rise Entertainment.
This new company didn’t have many artists, so Yu Chen and Huo Qi
planned to find a few small time actors and actresses as well as
students in order to bolster their company’s reputation. Only then,
would they be able to bring in new artists.
“You know that the costume drama he filmed in the first half of the
year was unexpectedly popular and he became famous overnight, so
many companies have approached him in private. I asked Yun He to
talk to him about it and he denied it.
Yu Chen tried to recall, “I believe his contract was for four years and
expires next year?”
“That’s right.”
“He didn’t say why he was dissatisfied with the current contract?”
“No, he only said not to worry and that he just didn’t want to extend
it right now. He told us to wait until a while before discussing it.”
“He’s just saying that to get us off his back.” As he spoke, Yu Chen’s
tone became colder.
“Over these years, the company has treated him well, trying to give
him all the best resources. Advertisements, endorsements, all of
them were given by you and me. The result? Now that his wings are
grown, he wants to fly the coop.”
Every day, Chen Hongming’s fans scold us for being a small studio. I
reckon Chen Hongming feels the same way. That’s why he secretly
contacted a big company like Only Notion, intending to jump ship.”
Thus, Yu Chen made a hasty decision. “Go tell Yun He to suspend all
of Chen Hongming’s works. Screen the rest of our artists and send
me the information of the three that you think have the most
potential. If the company can support him, it can also support
others.”
“Then let him go.” Yu Chen no longer cared. “If Only Notion can
afford to shell out the money for him, why not.”
“Alright,” Huo Qi replied. “I’ll pick the three male artists I’m most
positive about and send you the information tomorrow. It’s just…”
“Okay.” Huo Qi agreed. After saying a few more words, he hung up.
It was only that Chen Hongming was already of two minds. Thus, it
wasn’t appropriate to use 《March Peach Blossom Smile》to support
Chen Hongming any longer. Rather, it was more worthwhile to use it
to support new artists.
Of course, this was only under the condition that a suitable
candidate could be found in their company. Otherwise, if they failed
to meet expectations, the investment would be a loss.
When Ling Qing exited the shower, he saw Yu Chen with his head
lowered in thought. He was about to sneak up and startle Yu Chen,
but Yu Chen seemed to have heard his footsteps and looked up at
him.
—–
Ling Qing: Look at me, baby! I’m here, I’m an actor, and we’re
family. If I make money, you make money, and if you make money, I
make money!
President Jiang: That’s right. It’s better to use the boss’s wife over
anyone else. Listen to me, I know from experience!
Qingchi: Yes, but the company might have to take up the name of
the boss’s wife~
Yu Chen: …. YuChenundergreatpressure.jpg
Jiang Mochen and Yan Qingchi are the gong and shou from the first
book of this series, Transmigrated Into the Film Emperor’s Death-
Seeking Fiancé. Ling Qing is the fourth brother of Qingchi~.
————————————————–
—–
Ling Qing didn’t ask any further questions, merely stating, “It’s time
to go to bed, yet you’re still talking about work. You must really love
your job.”
Removing his slippers, he got into bed, using a long leg to sidle over
to Yu Chen. Peering at his moist hair, Yu Chen stretched out a hand
and felt it. Just as expected.
“It’s fine,” Ling Qing hadn’t been minded like this since childhood,
“I’m used to it. Doesn’t matter whether I blow dry it or not.”
Seeing his expression, Ling Qing thought for a bit before leaning
close to him, grinting, “I’m just too lazy to blow dry my hair. But
baby, if you want to help me, my hair can be dry before I go to
sleep.”
Yu Chen laughed, “Why does it have to involve me? Either way, it’s
not me who will have a headache.”
Ling Qing clicked his tongue, “So mean, so fake.”
He sighed, laying down under the covers, “I lent you my bed and
you won’t even blow dry my hair. What a cold, cruel, emotionless
world this is. Like midnight rain pelting down the flowers, tear drops
dripping down a heartfelt letter, daybreak comes. He who wishes to
impart his thoughts must enter into a monologue. It’s so hard, so
hard, so hard!”
Yu Chen: …
From the bedside cabinet, Ling Qing retrieved a hair dryer and
handed it to him with an innocent expression. Yu Chen glanced at
the look of pure innocence plastered on his face and went to his side
before starting to blow dry his hair.
Ling Qing was pleased. “Am I the first person to let you blow dry
their hair?”
“Nah, I’m just telling you that lazy people are blameless, long live
science!”
After hearing this, Yu Chen was curious, “What did you major in?”
“Finance,” Ling Qing recalled the original owner’s major. This was, of
course, not his real major, which was tourism management.
Seeing that the topic had come up, Ling Qing stopped hiding his
intentions and simply informed Yu Chen.
“If there are any talent selections, I’ll probably go try. See if it could
be my ticket into the entertainment industry.”
“Yeah, it’s the easiest and fastest way to enter the entertainment
industry, and I’ll have a few fans when I debut.”
Ling Qing shook his head, “I want to be an actor, but I know you
have to have some popularity in order to get a good script. If you
have no fans and no exposure, you’re nameless. No matter how
good your acting is, nobody will want to see you. Who would?”
He only glanced at Ling Qing and said, “I hope you can find a more
stable career.”
Ling Qing heard his words but said nothing and watched him quietly
as he listened to the sound of the hair dryer. It didn’t take long for
Yu Chen to dry his hair, and he turned off the hair dryer before
placing it on the bedside cabinet.
Nodding, Ling Qing got in the covers. The lights were turned off, and
Yu Chen similarly lay down.
Ling Qing lay on his pillow in the dark, feeling the residual warmth in
his hair. He was getting along with Yu Chen pretty well these days,
so he didn’t want to start the next morning at odds.
He was most suitable for acting, and he really liked it. Maybe one
day, when he’d had enough, he would find an ordinary, stable job,
just like Yu Chen said. But not now.
In the dark, their two faces couldn’t be seen clearly, and it gave
them an air of patience and intimacy.
Ling Qing asked, “Is the only reason you don’t want me to be an
actor because it’s not stable?”
He reached out and grabbed Ling Qing’s waist, pulling him into his
arms as he hugged him and placed a kiss on his forehead. Then, he
whispered, “Go to sleep. Good night.”
—–
Xiao Yu: Why can’t you only hug, kiss, and flirt with me?
Xiao Yu: …
Ling Qing: Xiao Yu flipped over, just like a sunfish. Be a good boy,
resign yourself to fate.
—–
Neirith is taking Ko-fis! Every 3 Ko-fis will be one extra chapter a
week.
Ling Qing was a bit startled. Why did he suddenly get hugged and
kissed?
“Xiao Yu, were you feeling unhappy just now?” Ling Qing asked
warmly.
Within his embrace, Ling Qing nodded and said, “Xiao Yu, I’m not a
careless person. I like to handle matters on my own, but everyone’s
personality is different so I understand if you don’t want to talk
about it right now. Let’s put it on hold for now.”
The only reason he had reached out to hug Ling Qing was because
he had been possessive.
He gave Ling Qing another kiss. “Sorry, I didn’t mean to make things
tense.”
“It’s all right,” Ling Qing smiled, “Aren’t things fine now?”
As he embraced Ling Qing, his heart was eased and he slowly closed
his eyes.
Unable to turn off the alarm, Yu Chen tried to maneuver his right
hand out of Ling Qing’s grasp, but Ling Qing struggled, holding him
tightly as he said dazedly, “What are you doing?”
Only then, did Ling Qing slowly open his eyes to look at him hazily.
“This early?”
Yu Chen: …
“For example, that this was all a misunderstanding. You did not
come out from the Madam’s room, you did not spend the night in
the Madam’s room, and you definitely did not do anything
inappropriate with the Madam.”
Steward Wang looked at him in disbelief, “So you slept with him last
night?”
Yu Chen: …
At that time, Steward Wang had tried to advise him, “You will be
married, so you should share a room.”
Yu Chen: …
Steward Wang couldn’t help but laugh, thinking that his Young
Master was still so childish.
—–
Yu Chen: …….
Steward Wang: I rarely speak out of turn, isn’t that right Young
Master?
Yu Chen: …
—–
[Small Theater]
Steward: I know you snuck into the Madam’s room when I wasn’t
paying attention last night.
Steward: Did you hear that? The sound of a slap to the face~
—–
“Here are the three artists with the highest potential upon my
evaluation. They all look decent, but the only issue is that they have
never played a male lead. I don’t know if they’ll be able to meet
expectations.”
Yu Chen opened the folder and looked it over. They did indeed look
decent. Then, he watched the scenes that Huo Qi had asked the
three to play.
After watching it, he concluded, “Not bad. It’s not like everyone
plays the male lead as soon as they rise to stardom. Whoever has
the ability can play the part. ”
What Ling Qing didn’t know, however, was that as long as he asked,
Yu Chen could give him many tickets. Because they didn’t have
much prior contact, and the entertainment company was just a side
business, it was normal for Ling Qing not to know.
He could always keep it in the dark and wait for Ling Qing to find out
on his own, although this would be detrimental to the both of them.
If he told Ling Qing about it now, then he would have no choice but
to help Ling Qing.
Huo Qi gave him a look of disdain, “If you don’t tell me now, I’ll find
out when they join the company in the future. There’s no need to
keep hiding it.”
No longer willing to deal with him, Huo Qi waved his hand and left.
Go out?
“Who?”
Yu Chen: !!!
“I’m innocent, baby. How could I be in contact with him when I’ve
been with you these few days? It’s only because Xu Han happened
to be in a team with Sun Nuo when he invited me to the party
earlier. I couldn’t just leave when I saw Sun Nuo, that would have
been rude.”
“When Xu Han asked about dinner in the team chat, Sun Nuo said
he was fine with it, so Xu Han ended up inviting him.”
Yu Chen: …
It was only that the conditions under which they met weren’t good.
Ling Qing had met him at a bar. Therefore, when he saw Sun Nuo,
Yu Chen had felt that the color of his hair was in danger of changing.
“You don’t want to go?” Ling Qing asked, “Then I’ll turn him down.
Tell him you’re working overtime.”
“No need,” Yu Chen said, “Let’s go, I’m not afraid of that little
rabbit.”
Ling Qing: …
Then you’re truly fearless, because you and Sun Nuo fear each other
equally.
“Okay.” He said with a laugh, “You must be busy. I’ll let Xu Han
know.”
“Drive.” Ling Qing replied, “I saw a few cars in the garage. Can I
take one?”
“Sure,” Yu Chen agreed, “But not today. I’ll come pick you up.”
“Then why don’t I pick you up. It’s not like I have anything better to
do.”
He lowered his voice and said to Yu Chen, “Darling, not only can I
drive this kind of car, I can drive in bed. If you want, we can try it
out tonight. Try it all out.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen felt he had ulterior motives and retorted, “Sure, but you
won’t be the one driving.”
“Baby, you’re just a love novice. You haven’t even touched the car.
Can you drive? Do you have a license? Do you know how to turn it
on?”
Yu Chen laughed coldly, “I’ve never eaten pork, but haven’t I seen
pigs run?!”
“You’ve never picked a cabbage and you say you’ve seen pigs run?”
Ling Qing retorted scornfully, “The pigs you’ve seen don’t look very
good. I’m afraid they might not have been very energetic and
motivated.”
Ling Qing didn’t feel upset by these words and laughed aloud, “Who
did I pick? You? Are you my cabbage?”
“What kind of actor is this? You should become a talk show host. It’s
more suitable for you.”
Yu Chen: …
—–
—–
“Well, you must be busy so I’ll let you go. See you later.” Ling Qing
finished speaking and hung up the phone.
At the same time, Ling Qing asked the steward when Yu Chen would
get off work before taking the car keys to the garage.
When he saw Yu Chen approaching, Ling Qing placed a hand out the
window and smiled. “Where you off to, handsome? I’ll give you a
ride.”
“Don’t want to.” It had been a long time since Ling Qing last drove,
he hadn’t had enough yet. “Darling, sit in the passenger’s seat. I
said I would pick you up, no need for you to drive.”
Without arguing, Yu Chen simply closed the door and went to sit in
the passenger’s seat.
Yu Chen:…
Ling Qing leaned close and whispered into his ear, “Don’t worry,
babe. It doesn’t matter which type of driving, I’m good at it all.”
Ling Qing recalled that the few times they had kissed were
precipitated when he had been drunk.
This was the first time Yu Chen had taken initiative. He was
momentarily stunned but soon hugged Yu Chen, returning his kiss.
When they completed their kiss, Ling Qing moved back a bit, asking,
“Why did you suddenly kiss me?”
Yu Chen smiled, “Just to inform you. You’re not the only one who
can drive.”
Ling Qing burst into laughter, “You’ve never picked a cabbage, how
can you drive?”
Ling Qing brushed his hand away, “No, I only want to be the driver, I
don’t want to be the car.”
“Be the car?”
“All because of you,” Yu Chen replied calmly, “You are the product of
your environment. This is especially true for the babes close to you.”
Ling Qing shook his head, “Forget it, you’ve never said these things
before.”
Then, Ling Qing started the car and drove toward the agreed upon
restaurant.
Xu Han and Sun Nuo had already arrived. When he saw them
arriving, Sun Nuo became immeasurably tense and raised his hands
mechanically greeted, “Brother Ling, Brother Yu.”
Sun Nuo: …
Ling Qing helplessly greeted Sun Nuo, “So, how are you?”
“It’s fine.”
Xu Han passed the menu to Yu Chen and waited for him and Ling
Qing to order. They looked for a while before calling the waiter to
order four dishes before returning the menu.
“I heard you guys went home to visit your aunts and uncles two
days ago?” Xu Han asked.
Xu Han candidly concluded, “It seems you two have had a really
good relationship recently. As I’ve said, you guys just had a
misunderstanding before. Once resolved, it’s no big deal.”
Sun Nuo: …
Sun Nuo lowered his head and drank some tea, feeling as if this big
jerk had some sort of unresolved hostility toward him.
“Ah, I’m not so idle.” Xu Han tried to explain, “It’s just that my family
doesn’t need to make any decisions. I can play for another two
years.”
“Oh, by the way, Xiao Yu,” he quickly changed the subject, “Nuo Nuo
said his school needs him to do some internships. Can we let him
join our company?”
Yu Chen was stunned. He really didn’t want to talk about it with Ling
Qing sitting next to him. It was hardly the right time to reveal that
he ran an entertainment company.
“No,” Sun Nuo stated, “I’m capable, but I haven’t met any celebrities
before so I…”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen glared down at Sun Nuo, “Is there something wrong with
your eyes? Go home and put on your glasses.”
Sun Nuo looked at him and opened his mouth to speak, but closed it
again. Chen Hongming was truly very handsome, but Yu Chen was
obviously miles above him. It was normal for him to look down on
Chen Hongming.
“But Xiao Yu, wasn’t it you who picked him? Otherwise, why did you
only elevate him and not others?” Xu Han interjected.
Yu Chen: !!!
Ling Qing withdrew the hand that had poured water. “Darling, it
seems there’s a lot of things I still don’t know.”
—–
—–
Yu Chen:…
Ling Qing had already guessed that things weren’t as they appeared.
Yu Chen had never broached the subject of love, so it was unlikely
for him to keep anyone.
“Right,” Xu Han quickly concurred, “It isn’t whatever you think it is,
sister-in-law. It’s only because of business that Xiao Yu favors Chen
Hongming. He doesn’t really like him, Xiao Yu never looks after him.
It’s all under Lao Huo’s control, Xiao Yu is only concerned about the
company’s trajectory, no matter which artist.”
He glanced at Yu Chen and could see his eyes brimming with guilt
and apprehension.
“All the better,” Ling Qing said with a laugh. “Here I was, thinking
you might have a Red and White Rose in addition to a White
Moonlight. Now that would have been a problem.”
Yu Chen saw the laughter in his eyes and said in a low voice, “We’ll
talk about it when we get back.”
Xu Han looked at the two of them and, believing the matter was
resolved, patted his chest in an exaggerated manner as he stated,
“Scared the life out of me. If there were any problems between the
two of you, it would be my fault.”
By the end of their meal, the moon was already hanging high in the
sky. After several goodbyes, Yu Chen and Ling Qing returned to the
car.
On the way back, Yu Chen drove. Ling Qing inclined his head to peer
out at the nightlife outside and said to Yu Chen. “It’s quite lively.”
When they got home, Ling Qing unfastened his seat belt and was
about to alight the car when he was stopped by Yu Chen.
Turning his head, Ling Qing noticed that Yu Chen hadn’t moved. He
was still sitting in the driver’s seat with his seat belt fastened.
“It’s not that I wanted to hide it from you, it’s just that…” Yu Chen
paused and didn’t continue.
“You just didn’t want me to act,” Ling Qing completed his thought.
He looked at him, perturbed. “You clearly have an entertainment
company with signed artists, so why don’t you want me to act.”
Ling Qing merely shook his head and leaned forward, poking him in
the mouth. “The mouth of this bottled gourd has been sawn but it
still isn’t talking.”
“Then tell me.” Ling Qing jabbed him in the palm. “How can I know
if you don’t tell me.”
Ling Qing was rendered helpless. Either the book was scummy or
the author was scummy to make Yu Chen the kind of guy who
stubbornly refused to open his mouth in the face of death. There
was nothing to be done about it.
Thus, he took out his phone and handed it to Yu Chen. “If you can’t
say it, then type it. Typing it out is okay too.”
He didn’t take Ling Qing’s phone and instead raised his hand to
cover Ling Qing’s eyes as he said softly, “I just really don’t want you
to be an actor.”
“I don’t want to see you being intimate with other people,” Yu Chen
continued, “Or watch you flirting with other people.”
Ling Qing felt that this was truly in line with his character.
He’d convinced himself so, which was why he hadn’t brought it up.
He knew he was being unreasonably possessive and naive.
However, Ling Qing had chosen another route and instead of
persuading him, had agreed. His palm suddenly became hot, as if it
were unable to obscure Ling Qing’s eyes.
Yu Chen gazed at his peach blossom eyes, recalling the feel of his
eyelashes brushing softly against his palms as he remembered what
Ling Qing had said to him last night.
Then, he leaned forward and gently kissed Ling Qing’s eyes. Ling
Qing closed his eyes to feel his eyelids being kissed.
When he opened his eyes, he saw Yu Chen with a slight smile on his
face. “Well, isn’t this awkward?”
Yu Chen was probably afraid that what they had just discussed
would make things awkward, so even though they’d resolved it
amicably, he still felt uneasy and gave him a kiss.
Ling Qing unknowingly raised his eyes to gaze at the person in front
of him. Although this guy appeared to be a love novice, he still
remembered everything they discussed.
Yu Chen didn’t speak and only peered at him with the visage of a
smile.
Ling Qing unfastened his seat belt for him. “Stop looking at me and
get off the car. Wait until we get into the house to look at me,
darling.”
Ling Qing closed the door and walked toward him. “Let’s go,
handsome.”
He said this, but still turned on the hair dryer and started to help
Ling Qing blow dry his hair.
Ling Qing took a sip of water from the cup he’d placed on the
bedside table and replied, “This is a great honor bestowed upon you.
So many people want to help me blow dry my hair, but I never
allowed it.”
Yu Chen laughed, “Everyone’s crazy for you, alright. You’re not even
a star yet and already so narcissistic. Once you become a celebrity,
you best watch out lest you float into the heavens.”
“I’m not a balloon, how could I so easily float into the heavens.”
Ling Qing raised a hand and hit him. “The only way for you to float
would be out of gravitational failure!”
Ling Qing snorted, “One hand isn’t enough to return what you owe
me.”
“If one hand isn’t enough, then you should let me return two or
three.”
“You dare to hit me?” Ling Qing raised an eyebrow. “Are you trying
to commit domestic violence, Mr. Yu?”
“That’s right. If you dare to commit domestic violence, I’ll rip your
head off.”
Yu Chen: ……
—–
Ling Qing: Are you sure you should be using the word ‘dare*’?
*homophone for fuck
Chu Cheng: Who said you can’t have an affair if you’re in love?
There’s no conflict between having an affair and being in love, you
can do both at the same time~
—–
Chu Cheng and Ji Qingzhou are the main couple from the author’s
second work Reborn As The Villain President’s Lover
—–
“Alright, let’s stop discussing this.” Yu Chen reached over and picked
up a script sitting beside him. “This is for you.”
“Yeah. Didn’t you want a ticket in? Here it is. You don’t have to
attend any talent selections.”
With this, Ling Qing felt he was quite the sweet talker.
How obedient!
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: …….
Seeing that he had once again infuriated the other, Ling Qing smiled
and tickled his chin. “So, is this boss going to support me?”
Ling Qing nodded, “Even though he doesn’t look it, this boss is truly
pure. I tried so hard but he’s still unmoved. Sure enough, it’s exactly
as rumored. He only has his wife in his heart, won’t even look at
other beauties. I really envy Mrs. Yu. So touched by your love.”
Yu Chen: ?????
“Don’t think everything will go smoothly just because I gave you the
script. There will be three others auditioning for this role. It’s up to
you to perform well and if you don’t, there’s nothing I can do about
it.”
“Hey, if I get the role, is there any reward?” Ling Qing asked.
Ling Qing smirked and pinched his waist. “Since I took your
resources, of course I’ll take care of you.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen laughed aloud. “Very well, but I’m afraid you might not be
able to get up in time to film the next day.”
“Why wouldn’t I be able to get up?” Ling Qing simpered, “This boss
has worked so hard, how could I be willing to let him do more? All
he has to do is lay down.”
Ling Qing was caught off guard. “What are you talking about? I
don’t eat navel oranges, I only lay down to eat apples*.” *euphemisms
for certain sex positions
With this, Ling Qing reached out and pushed Yu Chen. At the same
time, Yu Chen grabbed his waist and the two of them fell onto the
bed.
Ling Qing smirked and jabbed him without admitting defeat. “You’re
still below.”
Thus, Ling Qing pulled him up and gestured for him to continue blow
drying his hair before he started reading the script.
Yu Chen watched him quietly ruminate over the script and had the
inexplicable urge to kiss him. Nonetheless, he was too embarrassed
to do so and had no choice but to devote his attention to blow
drying his hair.
Once his hair had dried, Ling Qing prepared to get some shut eye.
“The day after tomorrow. I need to take you to the company first.”
Yu Chen, “Hah.”
Yu Chen reached out and flicked off the light. “Okay, it’s late. Stop
acting and go to sleep.”
Yu Chen embraced him and said, “Keep asking and you’ll know
whether it’s a noun or a verb.”
After hearing this, Ling Qing had no choice but to stop teasing him.
“Good night.”
The next morning, Yu Chen went to the company and contacted Yun
He. “You don’t have to worry about Chen Hongming. I’ll bring
someone to see you tomorrow. You’ll be responsible for him later.”
Yun He was taken aback. “You really plan to let Chen Hongming go?”
“Yeah,” Yu Chen nodded. “I gave him the script for 《March Peach
Blossom Smile》. Tomorrow, I’ll bring him to sign with the company
before you take him to the audition. If at all possible, make sure he
has a good shot at the role.”
It was very subtle, but it was implied that if the audition was
unsuccessful, to try his best to let him win the role of the male lead.
This was the first time Yun He had ever heard Yu Chen make such a
request. He had never been concerned about these matters before,
and had only been responsible for providing the resources.
Yu Chen: …
Most of his inner circle knew about his marriage, but others like Yun
He had no knowledge of it.
After all, he and Ling Qing had simply obtained a certificate and
hadn’t held a ceremony yet.
“It’s my spouse.”
Am I having hallucinations?
“What did you just say?” Yun He asked in shock. “Can you say it
again?”
—–
[Small Theater]
Yu Chen: ???
Steward: …
Steward: Then I wish you and your wife a happy time role-playing.
Yu Chen: You don’t need to show up the day after tomorrow either!
#todaythestewardatemelonsinthefrontrow#
—–
Yu Chen: …
“I recall that your hearing is quite good. It’s exactly as you heard, so
you should know what should and shouldn’t happen. Don’t let him
get involved in any scandals and try to resolve issues before they
arise, got it?”
Why should she have to take on the boss’s spouse? She doesn’t
want to help the boss’s spouse debut!
“Mr. Yu, I’m not capable enough, please change the agent.”
“I’m serious.”
Yun He: …
Staring at the phone, Yun He couldn’t help but feel regretful. Her
male god was married! And she had to help his spouse debut!
Now was the time to supplement with something sweet, like cake!
Have two slices!
The next morning, the sleepy Ling Qing was roused by Yu Chen.
Yu Chen gingerly rubbed his face, saying, “It’s not that early. You
have an audition today, and you have to meet your agent before the
audition.”
As Yu Chen tried to placate him, Ling Qing suddenly turned over and
pressed him down with a kiss.
By the time the two arrived at the company, Yun He was already
waiting for them in the conference room. Beside her was Huo Qi.
He had been informed by Yun He last night that Ling Qing intended
to enter the entertainment industry, and he’d almost dropped his
phone in shock.
Didn’t Yu Chen dislike Ling Qing? Why would he bring him into their
company, even letting Yun He manage him?
How odd.
Ling Qing followed Yu Chen and sat down in the conference room.
Yun He: …
Huo Qi looked between the two before looking at Ling Qing. “Sister-
in-law, why did you suddenly decide to become an actor?”
Yu Chen answered for him, “Yun He will take him to audition for He
Chaoyang’s role this afternoon. If he doesn’t make the cut, let him
play a supporting role.”
On the other hand, Ling Qing was different. He didn’t have any fans
and was a pure amateur, one who couldn’t be any more fresh. If he
wanted to play He Chaoyang, he would certainly be disdained by the
artists working with him.
“Okay.”
Ling Qing rose, and Yun He quickly followed suit, going with him into
an office.
“He wants to act, so you let him? Didn’t you always say that you’d
never find your other half from those in the entertainment industry?”
“Shouldn’t you object? Of all the trades, he had to pick this one?”
Huo Qi laughed raucously with eyes full of suspicion. “When did you
get so good at debating? Do you like him?”
“Me, like him?” Yu Chen was unwilling to admit it. “Are you blind?”
“Then why did you sign with him and let Yun He take him?”
“What contract?”
“The contract you signed!” Huo Qi eyed him, “He’s now an artist with
Morning Rise, so where’s his contract? How come I didn’t see it?”
“You don’t like him? How come you’re not willing to sign a contract
with him?”
Huo Qi: …
If you don’t like him, why are you protecting him like this?! Even if
you like him, you can’t simply hand the company over to him!
Didn’t you previously say you’d become a dog if you liked him? Don’t
you seem like a dog right now?
Huo Qi shook his head, thinking that Ling Qing was really amazing
and seemed to be somewhat skilled.
Ling Qing discussed with Yun He for a while before Yun He asked,
“Have you reviewed the script? This drama is going to start soon,
Ling…”
Yun He paused, not knowing how to address him.
It was then that Ling Qing recalled that Yu Chen was older than the
original owner, and those around Yu Chen were even older, so it
really wasn’t appropriate for him to be called brother*. *Ling Qing asked
to be called 哥 (older brother) as opposed to 弟 (younger brother)
Yun He agreed with a nod, “Ling Qing, if you really want to act in
this drama, then you should start to memorize your lines right after
the audition today. Otherwise, once the drama starts filming in half a
month, you’ll be scolded.”
Ling Qing frowned. “It’s starting in half a month? That fast?” After
contemplating for a while, he asked, “Did something happen to the
previous male lead? Is this the second round of auditions?”
Yu Chen had acted before the start of the drama in order to give
other people the opportunity to rise, but this would inexplicably
pushed Chen Hongming further.
Additionally, while the second male and female leads were willing to
act alongside Chen Hongming, they wouldn’t necessarily be willing
to act with others, especially amateurs.
Actually, Ling Qing felt that Yu Chen probably wanted him to play the
male lead.
There was the safe route, but the entertainment industry was never
really safe. If he had always stuck with the safe route, then he
would never become a film emperor.
Yun He clearly knew her artists. “That’s why I suggest that you don’t
pick up the role of He Chaoyang. You should start off with the third
male lead.”
—–
—–
“No need,” Ling Qing stated. “If he loses this role, he’ll hate the one
who picks it up. Rather than letting him hate others, it’s better to let
him hate me. After all, aren’t I one-sixth of a boss?”
“One-sixth?”
“Xiao Yu, Huo Qi, and Xu Han. Since Xiao Yu owns one-third, I as his
spouse naturally account for half of it. Therefore, one-sixth.”
Yun He: … Are you trying to say you’re one of the bosses?
“Let’s just say,” Ling Qing started calmly, “That the investment in this
drama isn’t small. It’s clear that the intent is to support people, but
who’s to say that there won’t be another Chen Hongming? Certainly
not me, since I own one-sixth of this company.”
Ling Qing leaned back evenly in his seat and gave a light, indifferent
smile. “Isn’t the entertainment circle rife with hatred and envy?”
“In everyone’s eyes, they’ll only see me, a newcomer, drop in on the
《March Peach Blossom Smile》that the crew is already carrying.
Those who don’t know will only think I was brought in to save
Morning Rise, so how could I have signed with them?”
“Outsiders would only think I’m super lucky. What I’m most
concerned about right now is,” Ling Qing paused and peered at her,
flashing a probing smile, “If I play He Chaoyang, then Chen
Hongming’s fans definitely won’t let me go. Wouldn’t they say I stole
their big bro’s role? How do you intend to deal with it?”
“From the sounds of it, it seems like you already have a plan?”
She looked at Ling Qing, who she originally believed was merely a
vase who was acting only to appease his narcissism. Surprisingly, he
was much more intelligent than she had believed.
She leaned close to Ling Qing and quietly explained her plan. “What
do you think? Is that okay?”
Looking at her eyes that were filled with confidence, Ling Qing
smiled. “No wonder Chen Hongming is so popular. I was just
thinking, ‘how can such a short-sighted and careless person become
popular so quickly’? It seems you have a lot to do with it.”
Yun He maintained a tender and unperturbed expression. “Just
doing my job.”
“Okay.” Once she finished speaking, she looked at the person before
her and felt that this might be the future of Morning Rise.
After two o’clock, Ling Qing was led to the audition location by Yun
He.
The second reason was that although Chen Hongming hadn’t signed
the contract, he had basically announced that he was taking part.
Although Yu Chen had replaced him, not many knew this.
He had planned to have one last bite of the cake, intending to play
He Chaoyang before leaving.
It was a pity that he was never destined to have another bite of this
cake.
Ling Qing waited until the first three prospects had auditioned before
he entered.
As he opened the door in silence, his eyes met with Director Li’s.
This was the director of 《March Peach Blossom Smile》.
Director Li had already learned that his male lead had been
changed. As an experienced director with many years in the
industry, he knew that his only responsibility was to complete the
filming, and he knew the job well.
As for who was cast, this was determined by the producers and
investors. He only needed to take the money and produce a film, the
rest of the process was superfluous to him.
“I’ve already been decided for the role. What’s the use of
auditioning? I’m too busy for this kind of thing, it’s a waste of time.”
Director Li had never met Chen Hongming, but when he heard these
words, he was dissatisfied.
There was not a single director who liked to work with arrogant
actors, including Director Lee.
Thinking about how he could select the actor with the most skills out
of this limited selection, Director Li became somewhat glad.
When Ling Qing walked in, Director Li had just finished scoring the
last candidate. He looked up to see him, and his eyes shone.
“Turn to the script and perform the first time He Chaoyang enters
Suizhou.” As he said this, he tossed out the fan sitting beside him.
Ling Qing raised his hand and caught the fan, opening it with a
sharp ‘snap,’ gently fanning himself as he smiled and murmured,
“Many thanks.”
The length of Ling Qing’s audition was longer than Yun He had
imagined. She worriedly paced outside the door.
—–
Chef: Me too!
—–
Yun He didn’t believe it, so Ling Qing rapped her on the head with
the fan. “Sister Yun, let’s go.”
Raising her head, she rubbed it gingerly as she asked, “Where did
you get the fan?”
When Yu Chen returned home that evening, Ling Qing informed him
of the good news.
“But, are you sure you really want to play He Chaoyang? Yun He
should have told you. The male lead is a great character, but the role
was previously assigned to Chen Hongming. If you take it, his fans
will criticize you. Even people in the crew might criticize you.”
“True,” Yu Chen chuckled, “After all, you are Morning Rise’s Madam.”
“You’re the Madam.” Ling Qing glared at him, “I’m the one-sixth
boss.”
Yu Chen laughed aloud, and, peering into the eyes of the one in
front of him, he suddenly had a thought. What would this kind of
Ling Qing look like in bed?
For the first time, Yu Chen felt a different sort of desire towards Ling
Qing. He was curious to see how Ling Qing would appear beneath
him.
—
“To call him 18th tier is speaking too highly of him, this is clearly a
never before seen 180,000th tier!”
“Is the crew nuts? What about Chen Hongming? I want Chen
Hongming! ! !”
“Before, this was Chen Hongming hype. But now, the official
announcement changed the role. Really great! Stop messing around,
AAAAAA! ”
“Even fish cried when they found out. I cried too. My He Chaoyang !
! ! !”
“See, the male lead is played by some invisible, never before heard
of actor. Incredible.”
“A M A Z I N G, the male lead is definitely some sort of resource
cafe.”
“Am the only one who noticed that Chen Hongming’s fans are licking
their wounds? They always said that Peach Blossom belonged to
their family. Now, not only did he miss the male lead, but he didn’t
even get the second male lead. So funny.”
“Previous poster, quickly shut up. Sister fans will cry when they hear
this. To hear this after licking this piece of pie for so long will be
disastrous, hahaha.”
“The funniest thing is that this piece of pie was snatched by some
18,000 little nobody. I’m dying of laughter. This is practically losing
face all the way back to grandma’s house.*” *the term for losing face uses
the word “throw,” so they’re throwing it so far it went to grandma
“Alas, the crew would rather use an 18,000 tier nobody than Chen
Hongming. This really shows how bad Chen Hongming’s acting skills
are!”
“Maybe it’s not acting skills, but something else that’s bad, hahaha.”
When Chen Hongming’s fans saw this, they all stopped visiting the
blog and moved their attacks to Weibo!
Ling Qing opened his Weibo to see that his latest activity was
occupied by Chen Hongming’s fans.
“Is self-mutilation interesting? I can’t even bear to see if you can eat
this pie, I’m afraid I might choke you to death.”
“18,000 tier garbage dares to jump out, I hope you die today!”
“Where did this stinky bro come from? So nauseating, makes me
sick.”
“Garbage crew, stealing my big brother’s hype, milking it all for some
newcomer. So shameless, you might as well throw yourself out on
the streets!”
“I just want to ask the crew, what are you thinking? You don’t want
to use Chen Hongming so you use some newcomer? Who gave you
the courage? You’re really not afraid of messing with the earth.”
“NMSL* [link][link][link]”
*shorthand for your mom’s dead (nǐ mā sǐ le)
“Every day I ask if Chen Hongming has left Morning Rise. Do you still
have the heart to stay with Morning Rise? Oh, you don’t!”
“Do you remember who you make your money from? Did you forget
who your most popular artist is? Your own drama, but you didn’t
cast your own person. Are you still human?!”
“My big bro has really fallen, using all his lifesblood to sign with this
dumpster company. If you don’t want to stick with them, there’s
plenty of other companies!”
“Why don’t I see you being so worried about other artists?” Yun He
swiped past the webpage in a calm, relaxed manner. “There are a lot
of people scolding the company over Chen Hongming, but I don’t
see you being very worried.”
Yu Chen: …
He knows a lot more than you! Compared to him, you don’t know
anything, okay?!’
She hung up the phone and called Ling Qing. “Xiao Ling, can we
counterattack? Your family’s Mr. Yu just called me and asked me to
take action. If I don’t do anything soon, he might come arrest me,
make me face the office wall.”
Ling Qing chuckled, secretly feeling that Yu Chen was cold on the
outside, but warm on the inside.
“Hold on,” Ling Qing replied calmly. “Let them scold me for a bit.”
“Okay.”
“I don’t know, I really can’t find him. I tried to find this person, but I
haven’t heard of them.”
“Eight or nine times if you’re ugly, you don’t post photos. This 1,800
tier uggo can even snatch Chen Hongming’s pie. There must be a
golden master behind him.”
“So it’s ugly and muddy too. What does his golden master look like?”
“Puke.”
Ling Qing browsed for a while before he exited Weibo and saw that
the keywords【Ling Qing】had climbed to 25th in popularity.
Satisfied, Ling Qing called Yun He. “Sister Yun, let’s start our
counterattack.”
—–
There’s no author’s note today, as it’s just a promotion for one of the
author’s other works. This is the end of the free chapters. I will
include any author notes I can find, but most likely they won’t be
included in the raws going forward, since this is an entirely free fan
translation and I can’t afford to purchase the official chapters.
—–
Yun He felt that he was too calm, not at all like an amateur.
From the time of the official announcement until now, he had merely
waited for public opinion to escalate. Waited for everyones’ curiosity
to be piqued, for their appetites to be roused, and when the
attention was at its highest, only then did he begin to fight back.
If all of her artists were as collected as Ling Qing, she wouldn’t have
to worry so much every day.
She quickly contacted the person in charge of the official blog for
《March Peach Blossom Smile》.
First, the crew appreciates the efforts of both Mr. Chen Hongming as
well as Mr. Ling Qing.
Second, the role cast per audition. Only based by auditioning, can
the director determine whether the actor is suitable for the role.
In the early, mid, and late stages of casting, the crew issued multiple
invitations for auditions to Mr. Chen Hongming with the hopes that
Mr. Chen Hongming could audition for the role of He Chaoyang.
However, Mr. Chen Hongming repeatedly refused these invitations.
In lieu of this, the crew gave up the role that was previously
allocated to Mr. Chen Hongming after much deliberation.
The video recording was of the day of the audition. When the
director tossed the fan to Ling Qing, Ling Qing caught it and
snapped open the fan, instantly changing his expression.
“Wow, the crew invited him three times. They sent him three humble
invites in good faith which is more than enough. Why shouldn’t they
change out his role? He already regards himself as a film emperor.”
“The director is wise. With this kind of bad attitude, it’s best to
switch him out as soon as possible!”
“That’s right! I think Ling Qing is great. Especially that last smile, so
handsome!”
“Me too, me too! Here I was, thinking Ling Qing must be ugly since
he didn’t have any selfies on Weibo. I thought he should be ugly, but
I didn’t think this little brother would be so good looking. So
handsome!”
“With all due respect, I think Ling Qing is more handsome than Chen
Hongming.”
“Me too, I feel his smile and the look in his eyes makes him look so
charismatic. Three points romantic, three points sentimental, much
more charming than Chen Hongming.”
“Our next door book fans are so enviable. I hope my favorite book
can meet the same crew, ying ying ying.”
Ling Qing watched as his Weibo fans grew rapidly, the comments
growing with them.
Passersby were shocked. “I’ve never heard of the name Ling Qing,
but this little actor is really handsome. It’s been rare to see such a
good looking newcomer over the past few years. I need to pay more
attention.”
“This little actor plays so well with the fan. It’s the first time I’ve
seen someone so gracefully open a fan, and he didn’t pretend to be
suave. Amazing!”
The passersby on Weibo were surprised. All the while, Ling Qing
reposted the official announcement that the crew had released.
After seeing what he had posted, book fans and face-cons went to
his page to repost his message and cheer him on.
There was also a small essay composed by the book fans explaining
the character of He Chaoyang, encouraging him to act it out well.
“I like anyone who respects the role and takes it seriously,” she
stated.
After seeing this statement, book fans couldn’t help but rally their
support for Ling Qing.
There was no doubt that Ling Qing and the crew had come out as
winners. Ling Qing had successfully pushed himself into the limelight
and attracted many book fans as well as face-cons for himself.
Both parties had benefited enormously, while the only one who
suffered was Chen Hongming, who now knew that he had been
replaced.
After Yun He and Ling Qing had finished their phone conversation,
the phone once again rang. Picking up the phone, Yun He found that
it was Chen Hongming.
Yun He sighed. “I already told you before. If you don’t renew the
contract with the company, the company is likely to arrange the role
for someone else. But you didn’t believe me and thought it was
impossible, so you didn’t take me seriously. What do you want me to
do?”
Chen Hongming sneered, “The agent’s job is to help the artist get
resources. You’ve already killed the goose, so how can it fly? Yun He,
you think you can’t handle me anymore, right?”
“It seems that not only have you already found your new home, but
your new agent.”
Yun He smirked as she took a sip of tea. “You’ve really forgotten the
way you used to sit in the well.*” *she’s implying that he’s a frog at the bottom
of the well
She placed down her cup and continued, “Chen Hongming, after
saying so much, tell me. Are you really not planning on renewing the
contract with Morning Rise?”
Chen Hongming laughed. “I would be crazy to renew the contract
with Morning Rise. Isn’t Yu Chen planning to shirk me and give
resources to someone else? That’s fine, let him raise someone else.
When the time comes for the company to go bankrupt, that’ll be
really funny.”
“Yeah.” Yun He automatically cut out all the useless chatter, “Well,
good luck then.”
‘Idiot!’ She scolded in her heart. This kind of trash would know what
he missed only after leaving Morning Rise.
From the day she took on Chen Hongming, she already knew he
wasn’t very smart. But it was okay, the entertainment industry sold
their persona, not their true personality.
Thus, she had cultured a special persona for Chen Hongming, and
watched as he showcased the gentle and sunny appearance as per
the persona.
After acting for so long, Chen Hongming believed that the person
the fans liked was him.
“What’s going on? Didn’t you say that the male lead was Chen
Hongming? How did it switch to some unknown newcomer? Who
knows where he came from!”
Tan Keyao slammed down on the table as she questioned her agent,
“I pushed back so many activities, so many other roles, only for
some unknown 18,000 tier to take the role? Does it look like I’m
running a charity?”
The agent Zhang Xin immediately assuaged, “You know that the
main investor in this work is Morning Rise. Ling Qing is an artist from
Morning Rise and he passed Director Li’s audition. There’s nothing to
be done about it.”
“Is Morning Rise insane? Between Chen Hongming and some 18,000
tier, who would you choose? They thought of using me to carry the
palanquin, well I don’t think this is acceptable!”
Tan Keyao glared at her agent and said, “Go to the crew and
demand that the male lead is changed to Chen Hongming, otherwise
I won’t act in this anymore.”
“Oh my great aunt,” Zhang Xin had a headache, “You already signed
the contract. If you don’t want to play anymore, then we have to
pay the penalty.”
“But when I signed the contract, wasn’t it set for Chen Hongming?
Who would have thought this mess would have appeared?”
“But it wasn’t stipulated in our contract!” Zhang Xin argued
helplessly, “We didn’t state that the main character in this work
needed to be played by Chen Hongming. There is nothing to say
that the protagonist can’t be played by a newcomer, so there’s no
way for us to fight it.”
“So I need to carry the palanquin for this idiot?” Tan Keyao
sniggered, “I’m a second tier actress. Here I was, thinking of riding
Chen Hongming’s waves to rise in the ranks. It would be fine even if
I didn’t become first tier. Now I have to act with some 18,000 tier.
What do I do? Who even is this guy?”
Nobody thought that this kind of change would occur when filming
was about to start. He peered at Tan Keyao and as he tried to
persuade her, he wondered how they could get away with paying the
least amount of penalties in order to leave.
Like Tan Keyao, he felt that without Chen Hongming’s role in《March
Peach Blossom Smile》was bound to fail. Therefore, there was no
need to waste time on this work that was bound to fail.
“Not only will I act, I’ll suppress him, this resource guzzler who came
in through the back door. I’m not afraid of him!”
The agent: …
Neirith: This is the first paid chapter, so it’s double the length of
normal chapters. That being said, I’ve split it in two parts.
—–
There were those who were happy, and there were those who were
upset. Tan Keyao and Chen Hongming were among those who were
upset, so much so that they couldn’t couldn’t wait for the shooting
to fail. Meanwhile, Ling Qing was at home happily flipping through
the script.
Yu Chen was still a little worried about the scathing comments he’d
read on the internet, so he continued to assuage, “It’s like this for
celebrities. There will be people who praise you, and there will be
people who curse you. Even people like myself and Yun He, who
only work with celebrities, get cursed every day. Don’t worry about
it.”
It was then that Ling Qing realized he was talking about what had
happened online.
“It’s fine, I don’t care.” He smiled.
When Yu Chen saw that he was indeed calm, he let out a sigh of
relief. “That’s good.”
Seeing the glint in his eyes, Yu Chen believed that he was being
teased and didn’t treat it seriously. He smirked, “Sure.”
Ling Qing narrowed his eyes and displayed a smile on the outside, as
he frantically calculated on the inside.
However, despite all his calculating all night, it didn’t help in the
slightest. When he got in bed, he was repeatedly taken advantage of
by Yu Chen.
“Who would want to make a bedside truce with you?” Ling Qing
scowled at him.
Ling Qing was stupefied, and it took him a long time to recover. He
tried to call for a pause, “Wait, Xiao Yu. Not today. Not now, let me
go.”
“It’s fine,” Yu Chen smirked, “All you need to do is lay down. I’ll do
all the work.”
Ling Qing: …
“Some people pretend to like something when they secretly fear it.
Isn’t that right, Lord Ling Car? You’re always loudly asking to be
driven, but when the time comes, you don’t really want to.”
“It’s not that I don’t want to, I just think our roles should be
switched,” Ling Qing tried to persuade him, “Xiao Yu, you’re so
handsome, how could I let you labor and do the work of a driver. It’s
more appropriate for me to do it.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing deliberately sniffled and said sadly, “Don’t you love me?
Can’t you accept my love?”
Yu Chen retorted, “Then do you love me? Are you willing to accept
my love?”
Ling Qing: …
He really felt that the two of them were super fake and didn’t take
each other seriously.
A perfect match!
“Go to sleep,” Ling Qing insisted. “Once I go to sleep, I’ll get what I
want in my dreams.”
Yu Chen: ……
He let go of one of the hands that had been gripping Ling Qing, and
sighed regretfully as he watched as Ling Qing quickly slid under the
covers.
“If you keep acting this way, I might start to think that it’s better not
to pick an auspicious date. It’s better to get it done as soon as
possible. Tonight.” After he said this, he attempted to lift the covers.
That is to say, Yu Chen had been cemented as the gong, and it was
impossible for him to be a shou. If the two of them stayed together,
it was only a matter of time before he became a shou.
Ling Qing suddenly wanted to divorce again.
“Some other time,” Ling Qing decided to switch tactics and delay for
time. “Will you decide to give me some time for psychological
preparation?”
Ling Qing: ! ! !
Ling Qing: ! ! !
“Who wants to have kids!” Ling Qing said guiltily, “If you want to
have kids, give birth to your own!”
He saw that Ling Qing had been humiliated into anger, and couldn’t
help but bow his head to give him a kiss. “It’s not even true, so why
are you so upset?”
“I don’t even want to think about it!” Ling Qing shouted viciously.
He grasped Ling Qing’s waist and asked tenderly, “We really can’t?”
“No……”
“No……”
The words were doomed to be incomplete. Ling Qing silently stared
at the man in front of him.
Can you let someone finish talking?! How come you never liked
kissing me this much before?!
Yu Chen stared back at him with wide eyes, and after a while, was
unable to hold back from laughing. There was an obvious glimmer of
joy in his eyes, and he was clearly very happy. His entire face was lit
and beautiful, like a sprig in the middle of March.
When he noticed that he was being stared at, Yu Chen smiled gently
and brought the tips of their noses close together. He whispered
with a clear and steady voice, “Can you think about it?”
Ling Qing: ! ! !
Fuck! Even heroes fall in the hands of beauties! Who would be able
to resist!?
Forget about kids, if Yu Chen asked him for a love tap right now, he
would certainly agree! Maybe twice! Maybe a few times!
Seeing him like this, Yu Chen knew that he was no longer upset. He
raised a hand and turned off the light as he held Ling Qing in his
arms and said gently, “Go to sleep. Maybe in our dreams, the two of
us can have kids.”
He thought about Ling Qing’s temper just now, and felt that it was
only because he had made Ling Qing feel uncomfortable.
Ling Qing hadn’t been expecting this and was suddenly stunned.
Lifting his eyes, he glanced at Yu Chen through the darkness, only to
see a vague outline.
He’d made great efforts to remember all of Ling Qing’s words, and
strived to awkwardly maintain the relationship between the two of
them. When they came back from his parent’s house, he had taken
the initiative to move Ling Qing into his room. And, after agreeing to
let him act, he had even taken him to his company.
If they were suitable, they could stay together. If not, they would
part ways in half a year.
He was still single mindedly thinking about the man, so how could
he think about having kids?
He was far from realizing that if they truly had children, it would be
the crystallization of their shared love.
Yu Chen obviously had a heart out for him, but he had not fallen for
Yu Chen. Or at least, his feelings for Yu Chen were far less than Yu
Chen’s feelings for him.
Ling Qing once again sighed in his heart and held him tightly.
That night, Ling Qing had a hazy dream and he vaguely remembered
that he seemed to be pregnant.
But one day passed, two days passed, one year passed, two years
passed. His belly grew bigger by the day, but the child never
arrived.
Ling Qing felt it was possible. “Can you cut it open with a sword?”
Yu Chen, this silly dad, had a babe in his right arm, a babe in his left
arm, and even one on his back.
Ling Qing: …
The rest of the children were on the ground and, seeing that Yu
Chen had no arms for them, stretched out their hands for Ling Qing
to hold them.
Feeling so annoyed that his ears hurt, Ling Qing suddenly awoke
from his dream.
“What kind of dream were you having for you to keep shouting
‘dad’?” Yu Chen asked.
Ling Qing: …
“Who wants a hug.” Ling Qing was still immersed in the fear of
having seven children. His heart was full of frustration.
When he saw that Ling Qing was lying in the bed and frowning, Yu
Chen bent over and gave him a warm hug as he said tenderly,
“There, there.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing peered at him and couldn’t decide whether he was being
stoic or whether he was waiting for him to like him back. Thus, he
reached out and hugged Yu Chen from behind, pressing himself
against his waist, feeling his warmth.
After a long time, he laughed and released him, saying, “Go to work.
In the next few days, I’ll be going to work too.”
Yu Chen smiled and squeezed his face before he got up to use the
restroom.
Shortly after he left, Ling Qing got up and continued to study the
script. While studying, he received a call from Yun He indicating that
the heroine of《March Peach Blossom Smile》was withdrawing.
“Tan Keyao is too arrogant to film with a newcomer like you. This is
to be expected.”
“She and her agent have decided to butt heads with the crew.
However, it’s expected that she will still lose in the end.”
She was a popular first-tier actress who looked pure and charming,
even more so when she cries. She would definitely be able to hold
up under siege and was the goddess of any male fans and stars in
industry.
Too bad the star already had someone in her heart. From the get go,
she had fallen in love with Yu Chen. It was love at first sight.
That was how he recalled the name. In the original story, Qin Yanyu
appeared several times as the vicious female love rival. Every time
she appeared, she would mock and ridicule the original owner for
being unworthy of Yu Chen.
Whatever Qin Yanyu expressed discontent with, the original owner
would do more of, until he fostered an abusive relationship with Yu
Chen.
After seeing the way she hadn’t concealed it, Ling Qing let Yun He
off. The agent was the closest working partner for the artist, and
could also be the knife in their back.
Ling Qing didn’t have any misgivings toward Yun He, but they had
only met once. He recognized her ability, but also wanted to test if
she was willing to be honest with him. Luckily, it seemed she was an
honest person.
“But these are only rumors, they’re not necessarily true.” Yun He
was afraid that he would think too much of it and comforted him.
Ling Qing chuckled. No, it’s true. This was a real pearl. However, he
didn’t say anything about it and only hung up the phone with an
“en.”
Yu Chen recalled what Huo Qi had said today about her becoming
the heroine of《March Peach Blossom Smile》, and said, “Let her
in.”
After a moment, the office door opened and a woman in a teal dress
came in. She was very beautiful, with a palm sized face and eyes
shining like stars.
As she looked at Yu Chen, her eyes turned upward and she said
sweetly, “Hello, Mr. Yu.”
—–
Hearing this, Qin Yanyu sat down on a sofa not too far away.
“Naturally, it’s about what’s going on.” Qin Yanyu flashed a smile and
glanced at him. “My agent informed me that Mr. Huo said I might
need to fill a role in a few days?”
Yu Chen quickly got down to business. “This is a good script and the
compensation is already settled. What more could you ask for?”
“That’s not it. His contract is up for renewal, but you still have a few
years left for yours, so there’s no need to worry.”
Qin Yanyu looked at him but didn’t dare to enunciate what she
wanted. After a long while, she smiled and said, “Then, Mr. Yu, invite
me out for a meal. After the meal, I’ll renew my contract with him.”
“Mr. Huo has accompanied many artists for meals, but not you, Mr.
Yu. Even for our company’s annual meetings, you’ve never
accompanied us.”
He looked toward Qin Yanyu and said, “You’ve developed well over
the past few years. The company cares for you, and you are equally
loyal to the company. In order to fill this role, we really need your
assistance. Later on in the filming process, I’ll visit the crew. When
that happens, I’ll invite you out to eat along with Ling Qing.”
When Qin Yanyu heard the words “Ling Qing” come out of his
mouth, her suspicions peaked.
Over the past two days, she had come to discover that the company
had signed a new artist named Ling Qing. As soon as he was signed,
he became the male lead for《March Peach Blossom Smile》, the
role that should have gone to Chen Hongming.
Not that it was a big deal. After all, Chen Hongming had ulterior
motives and it wasn’t the first time she’d been displeased with this
white eyed wolf. However, she hadn’t expected that as soon as she
heard word of Tan Keyao’s withdrawal, Huo Qi would contact her
agent to fill the gap. They had already made preparations in
advance.
Qin Yanyu had just finished filming the week prior and hadn’t
wanted to take up another role so soon, so she had asked her agent
to relay this and recommend other actresses in her stead.
Qin Yanyu had signed with Morning Rise almost immediately after it
had been founded. Over these few years, she had never seen Yu
Chen care about the company’s artists.
Huo Qi had always been the one responsible for artist affairs. Yu
Chen didn’t care about those sorts of things and naturally didn’t
manage them.
Yet, now that this newcomer had signed a contract, he not only
provided him with a protagonists’ role, but had also asked her to
carry the palanquin.
“May I ask what the relationship between Ling Qing and Mr. Yu is?”
she had asked.
With doubts in her heart, Qin Yanyu changed her clothes, applied
some make up, and steeled herself to go to Yu Chen’s office.
As she thought of this, Qin Yanyu once again put on a gentle
expression. “Speaking of which, what is the relationship between
yourself and Ling Qing? Why are you so good to him?”
Yu Chen didn’t like to talk about himself to outsiders, and this was
especially true in regards to his private life. Towards this employee,
who he considered an outsider, he merely said, “This is none of your
business.”
“I’m just wondering.” Qin Yanyu defended. “Mr. Huo asked me to fill
this role and this is the first time I’ve ever been asked to do so, so
I’m guessing that Ling Qing should have a good relationship with
you.”
“Qin Yanyu,” Yu Chen said unconcerned, “I will admit that you have
made great contributions toward the company, and you are an
equally great artist, but you should know what not to ask.”
“I have a good relationship with Ling Qing, so you need to take care
of him on set. Understand?”
Seeing that he was on the verge of losing his temper Qin Yanyu
could only awkwardly nod and agree, “Okay.”
Standing up, Qin Yanyu timidly asked in a soft voice, “Are you upset
with me, Mr. Yu?”
Qin Yanyu had no reply and could only bite her lip and lower her
head, saying nothing.
For years, she had looked at Yu Chen as if he were a star in the sky.
A star that was so beautiful, radiant, and mysterious. Outside of a
mortals’ reach.
Thus, she hadn’t dared to approach, didn’t dare to confess, and only
dared to peer at him from the distance. She naturally didn’t dare to
have any expectations toward him.
When he saw her leaving, Yu Chen opened up his files and began to
pore over them. After reading for a while, he heard the phone ring
again and picked it up to hear the secretary say gently, “Mr. Yu, Mr.
Ling Bai is here for you.”
Yu Chen: …
“Tell him to look for his brother.” Yu Chen said this and hung up.
Unwilling to accept this answer, Ling Bai urged the secretary to call
him again. The secretary smiled and informed him, “I’m sorry Mr.
Ling, but Mr. Yu is unable to meet with you. There’s nothing I can do
about it.”
Thus, Ling Bai chose to call Yu Chen himself, only to find that Yu
Chen didn’t answer. He began to feel anxious, as if Yu Chen seem to
drift further and further away from him.
When noon arrived, Yu Chen left to get lunch. As soon as he walked
toward the elevator, he saw Ling Bai hiding off to the side. Yu Chen
was at a loss for words. Never had he seen Ling Bai pursuing him so
relentlessly.
Now that he had declined Ling Bai, it seemed that Ling Bai had
begun to harass him. As if he were an essential part of Ling Bai’s
life, one that he needed to be in constant contact with lest he die.
He entered the elevator, and Ling Bai swiftly followed him in. Yu
Chen pressed the floor wordlessly.
Ling Bai peered up at him and whispered, “Brother Chen, are you
still mad at me?”
Ling Bai seemed to have waited for this and replied, “But I regret it.”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Bai continued, “Brother Chen, we’ve known each other for
years. Please forgive me. I shouldn’t have said those things. In my
heart, you’re the most important. I’m willing to break it off with Su
Yue and only listen to you in the future, okay?”
The door of the elevator opened and Yu Chen asked, “Are you
getting off?”
Ling Bai hurriedly chased after him, but was stopped by a security
guard at the entrance of the cafeteria. “Sir, this is the employee
canteen. Please show your employee ID.”
Ling Bai peered anxiously into the cafeteria but couldn’t catch a
glimpse of Yu Chen. He stated angrily, “I came with Yu Chen.”
Gritting his teeth in anger, Ling Bai cast one reluctant look at the
cafeteria before he turned and left.
“He said he wanted to make up and that he already cut ties with Su
Yue. Said he already stopped contacting him.”
Ling Qing chortled, “Did you just say that he said he broke off
contacts with Su Yue for you?”
“Yeah,” Yu Chen sighed, “It went exactly as you said it would.”
“Listen, I’ve seen many a Little White Lotus. I don’t have to think too
hard to know what he’ll do next.”
“If he’s a Little White Lotus, what are you?” Yu Chen probed.
“Similarly aggressive?”
Ling Qing: [If you think I’m so smelly, don’t think about coming into
my room tonight!]
Ling Qing: [I’ll kick you out as soon as you come in!]
After sending a barrage of messages, Ling Qing set the phone aside
and continued to read the script, too lazy to deal with Yu Chen.
“The Madam stayed in his room the entire time and didn’t come out
except to eat.”
“Yes.”
“That’s right.”
Frowning, Yu Chen went back to the dining room and called Ling
Qing’s phone. However, Ling Qing didn’t answer.
Instead, it was the chef who quickly brought dinner. This was the
first time that they had eaten separately since he and Ling Qing had
mended their relationship, and Yu Chen ate without tasting his food.
After hastily eating his food, Yu Chen promptly went upstairs to Ling
Qing’s room. He knocked on the door and reached out to open it,
but soon realized that it was locked.
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: …
“I’m not angry, I’m just doing it for you. With how fragrant you are,
how can you stay with someone as smelly as me?”
Yu Chen had no choice but to admit his wrongs, “Yes, yes, it was my
fault, okay?”
After he heard this, Ling Qing got out of bed and walked to the door.
“Do you dare talk back to me again?”
Soon as he said this, he turned his head and saw the steward
standing not far away.
Yu Chen: …
Steward: …
Steward: …
Then, he turned around and saw the steward descending the stairs.
Thinking for a brief moment, Ling Qing figured out what had
happened.
Yu Chen looked at him. “Oh, who’s this? Isn’t it Mrs. Yu? You deign
to meet me?”
Ling Qing walked before him and leaned over, peering at him. “Then,
should I console you?”
Ah, the steward too. Didn’t he know that their family’s Young Master
treasured his image?
Ling Qing smiled, “Don’t be mad. I’m not mad at you anymore, so
we’re even.”
Thinking that he was really cute, Ling Qing stretched out his paws
and rubbed his face. “I’m not stupid. You’re so handsome, if I don’t
let you in, I’ll be the one losing out.”
Yu Chen shook off his grubby paws and said indignantly, “You only
like my face!”
“And?” Ling Qing looked at the face that had been rubbed until it
was red and stated confidently, “You didn’t like me and you still
expected me to like you? If it wasn’t for the fact that your face is
exactly my type, I wouldn’t like you, only your money.”
Yu Chen: …
“Let me out.”
“Exactly. You don’t like me, and I don’t like you. Actually, I still like
your face. Either way I look at it, I’m the one at a disadvantage.”
Yu Chen: ??????
Ling Qing brushed his hand away, rubbing his face. “I’m just thin
skinned, that’s why you can’t see it.”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing took his hand and placed it on his face. “Rub it for me,
you pinched it too hard. It hurts so much I could die.”
Upon hearing this, Yu Chen looked at his red face and thought to
himself, “Isn’t it obvious I didn’t use any strength?”
But even if he didn’t use any strength, he wasn’t the one on the
other end, so he wasn’t sure if he had really pinched too hard. He
had no choice but to help rub his face.
Seeing that he was compliantly rubbing his face, Ling Qing’s only
thought was that he was so cute and well behaved. As he sat in Yu
Chen’s lap, he wrapped his arms around Yu Chen’s waist and
announced, “Don’t worry Xiao Yu, even if you run out of money, as
long as you keep your face, I’ll open the door and let you in my
bed.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen squeezed his face again and pulled both of his hands out.
Having been pulled until he was silly, Ling Qing replied, “You’re
welcome.”
“She should have noticed Ling Qing is a newcomer and didn’t want
to act with him.”
“It’s only natural. It isn’t Chen Hongming who’s playing the male
lead, but a newcomer. So the biggest names in this crew are Tan
Keyao and Zhong Huan. To tell you the truth, if I were Tan Keyao, I
wouldn’t want to act either.”
Yu Chen: I won’t allow you guys to make fun of him as an 18th tier!
[Small Theater]
Yu Chen: Uncle Wang, you watched me grow up. How could you
prepare a keyboard for me?
Yu Chen: …
“But who wants to partner with a small transparent star? Tan Keyao
is unwilling and she’s a second tier actress. Will the crew need to
look for an 18 tier?”
“Say, do you think Zhong Huan will leave too? Of the leftover actors,
he’s the biggest name and he’s still playing second male lead? I feel
really sorry for him.”
When Zhong Huan’s fans saw this, they all cried. They even privately
messaged his agent saying things like, “Leave this, for our brother
can’t play with a little transparent newcomer. Even the heroine left,
this work is definitely going to fail. Really not a vital work.”
Zhong Huan’s agent checked Tan Keyao’s Weibo and couldn’t help
but frown.
By leaving, Tan Keyao had plastered her thoughts of popularity right
onto her face. It was understandable, but somewhat immoral.
It was unknown who would replace her as the heroine. She turned
her head to see Zhong Huan, and saw that he was playing games
with his legs crossed, seemingly without care for his anxious fans.
‘Alright.’ The agent thought, ‘Since the boss doesn’t want to leave,
let’s just stay.’
There was a lot brewing online, but Ling Qing remained calm and
checked the forums as well as his Weibo in a relaxed manner.
Chen Hongming’s fans were unwilling to let him go, so they quickly
turned it back to him.
“I just knew there would be a problem with this. Who would want to
raise an 18th tier? Tan Keyao herself wanted to use Chen
Hongming’s status. Would she want to help Ling Qing? No, she ran
away.”
“If you asked Chen Hongming to be the first male lead, then nothing
would have happened. Now, the heroine is gone. Who are you going
to ask to save the day?!”
“This poster must be joking. If Tan Keyao wasn’t willing to act with
Ling Qing, would a top tier actress? You dreaming?”
“Is the poster a book fan or a Ling Qing fan? Still dreaming. Let’s be
realistic, the moment this work was changed from Chen Hongming
to Ling Qing, it was bound to fail.”
“There’s only a few top tier actresses. They’re either all working or
planning a break. Just who is the poster referring to?”
“Does the poster think that anyone above Ling Qing is top tier?
Hahaha.”
“Are you kidding me? Qin Yanyu play the heroine for Ling Qing? Is
Ling Qing the boss of Morning Rise? Why would they treat him so
well?”
“Impossible, Qin Yanyu just finished filming and said she was going
to take a break. How is it possible for her to pick up another job?”
“Eliminate Qin Yanyu, she has nothing to do with Ling Qing or March
Peach Blossom Smile. Don’t bullshit.”
“Fake news, I don’t believe Qin Yanyu will act in this, nor do I
believe Morning Rise thinks so highly of Ling Qing. Is the poster a
Ling Qing fan or a book fan? Is this high fantasy or the last dying
gasp?”
“Ling Qing has fans???? Where are his works? How come he has
fans?”
“The original poster doesn’t need to say anything. They already have
a good face. Yesterday, they put on a lot of powder when they
showed their face.”
There were a lot of comments, but Ling Qing only watched and
didn’t reply. The less he spoke, the more everyones’ desires for
discussion were heightened. This eventually resulted in hundreds of
threads discussing bent on unveiling the truth while simultaneously
discussing Ling Qing’s appearance.
Seeing that his goal had been accomplished, Ling Qing left the
forums and went back to reciting his lines.
Qin Yanyu’s fans were shocked and, while posting comments under
the official Weibo, also went onto Qin Yanyu and her agent’s pages
to question them.
Over the past few days, netizens had eaten a lot of melons while
watching the drama surrounding《March Peach Blossom
Smile》.They felt that it was like a series of episodes, one after
another, endless.
“Let it go. God knows who is raising him. Little reds were raised, big
reds are fated. Does Ling Qing have this kind of fate?”
“You should care about where your bro’s next work is coming from
instead. After such a long time, it was officially announced that a
newcomer will be playing He Chaoyang. Aren’t you ashamed?”
“Maybe he was afraid to fail the audition, that’s why he didn’t go.
That way, Chen Hongming still has a name for himself.”
“Hahahahahaha.”
Chen Hongming’s fans grit their teeth as they tore up the thread and
reported the post.
Someone remembered, “Didn’t someone post two days ago that the
heroine of Peach Blossom had been selected and it was a top tier
actress?”
“It seems as soon as Tan Keyao left, the crew got in touch with Qin
Yanyu.”
“Now the outcome is really good! The male lead is a plastic model,
the female lead is pretty and popular. The peach blossom should be
really satisfied, the peach blossom turned into a duck!”
The day prior, Yun He had already sent an assistant to send Ling
Qing to the set. With great difficulty, Yu Chen got off work early and
felt an indescribable feeling of discomfort when he saw Ling Qing
packing a bunch of bags.
“We’re filming for three or four months. This doesn’t count as many,
there’s a lot that I didn’t bring.” Ling Qing announced.
“Just make a list of things you forgot and I’ll send it to you some
other day,” Yu Chen said.
When he heard this, Ling Qing abruptly raised his head and looked
at him.
Ling Qing smiled and walked over to the table, grabbing a pen and
paper as he scribbled two words. He folded it, and handed it to Yu
Chen. “Don’t forget to bring it to me.”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing leaned close to him and said, “Oh darling, don’t forget~”
He and Ling Qing hadn’t been sleeping together for long. That is to
say, it was incomparable to the 26 years he had spent sleeping
alone.
But it was to be expected. After having some sugar, one didn’t want
to drink medicine. After being accustomed to company, one didn’t
want to go it alone.
Yu Chen found that he missed Ling Qing a little.
Under the cover of the night, Ling Qing and his assistant entered the
hotel booked by the crew.
“Of course.”
If, at this time, Yun He appeared beside him, it would only take a
word from Chen Hongming to turn it into a ploy by his agent.
This would damage her image and help Chen Hongming sell misery.
Yun He didn’t want this, and Ling Qing likewise did not want this.
Therefore, the best choice was her to stay away for a while.
When Yun He heard his “of course,” she felt it was great to talk to
someone smart.
“Even though I think you should be able to solve your own problems
with the crew, I’m your agent so you’re always welcome to call me.”
“Okay.”
“Then go rest. We’ll keep in touch.”
“Yes.”
After Ling Qing hung up the phone, he opened WeChat and sent Yu
Chen a message: [I have arrived.]
Seeing his three words, Yu Chen could only urge him, [Film well. If
you have any problems, tell me immediately.]
The two of them chatted for a while before Ling Qing took a shower
and went to sleep.
The next day, the crew officially held the opening ceremony, and the
executive producers burned incense as they spoke amicably with
each other.
The only thing was that this occurred with other people. There was
nobody around Ling Qing except his assistant.
Qin Yanyu stood with the actress playing the second female lead,
Jiang Yingying, discussing the latest fall goods.
Zhong Huan and the third male lead, Zhou Hao, stood together as
they joked around.
It was only Ling Qing who had nobody around him, and it was quite
a pitiful sight. His assistant, Xiao Liu, couldn’t help but feel sorry for
him, feeling that his actor was too sad. It was clear that he was
being pushed out.
As he thought this, he couldn’t help but look over at Qin Yanyu,
complaining to himself: They were both from the same company and
she was the biggest name here. How did she not know to help Ling
Qing, even a short greeting is fine.
Nodding, Xiao Liu followed him into the dressing room. It wasn’t
until Ling Qing left that Qin Yanyu finally glanced toward him.
She had seen the videos of Ling Qing on the internet, and at the
time, had wondered if the person truly looked like that.
She didn’t understand why Ling Qing was afforded special treatment
by Yu Chen. Was it because he looked good?
She didn’t understand, but she understood that she was jealous of
him. Thus, even though she came to act with him, she didn’t like
him.
“Sister Qin, did you see Ling Qing?” Jiang Yingying asked.
Jiang Yingying didn’t know her thoughts about Ling Qing, so she
could only smile and say, “He’s very handsome, really lucky.”
Qin Yanyu nodded and replied, “He isn’t just lucky, he is very lucky.”
When Jiang Yingying heard this, she echoed, “Yeah, really good.”
After changing his clothes, Ling Qing was prepared to apply makeup
when Zhong Huan walked in and sat opposing him, waiting for the
artist to apply makeup to him as well.
Ling Qing glanced in the mirror and when Zhong Huan happened to
meet his eyes, Zhong Huan turned his head in disdain.
Ling Qing: I’m going to start gathering younger brothers ~~ The kid
who’s ignoring me right now is my first target ~~
Ling Qing: Don’t worry, you’re the first, but you’re not the last~~
Ling Qing’s circle will be pleasant, after all, he’s a real big name ~~
What people can do, he can do, what people can’t do, he can also
do ~~
—–
Bonus ko-fi chapter from a few weeks ago because I didn’t notice
until now, sorry! >A<
Ling Qing: …
By the time Ling Qing had completed his dress, it was almost three
o’clock.
The director was already on set, and the crew had already set up
their equipment. They were currently allowing other cast members
to run through and conduct preliminary testing.
Seeing that Ling Qing wouldn’t be taking any shots for a while, he
said to him, “Brother Ling, since you’ve finished putting everything
on, let me take a picture and post it on Weibo.”
Xiao Liu retrieved his phone and began taking pictures, sending
them to him after a while.
Ling Qing opened his WeChat and remained silent.
When he saw that Ling Qing was not talking, Xiao Liu asked, “Are
my pictures bad?”
Ling Qing looked at him and smiled, “You must be a straight guy.
Not artistic at all.”
Glancing around, Ling Qin saw that there was an actress who had
just finished applying her makeup not too far away. She was looking
down at her script.
He had already seen the second and third female leads, as Yun He
had passed on their information.
“Come on.” Ling Qing looked at Xiao Liu. “Let’s find someone who
can teach you how to take pictures.”
Li Caiwei was reading her script when she suddenly heard a gentle
voice ask, “Little sis, can you help me out with something?”
Towards Ling Qing, she felt envy, due to his ability to play the male
lead. However, she was well aware that there were few emperors,
and more peasants, like her. Therefore, she wasn’t covetous, but felt
that he was simply very fortunate.
Ling Qing smiled warmly at her. “Can you help me take some
pictures?”
When Li Caiwei heard this, she smiled. For the most part, it was true
that girls looked down on the boys’ abilities when it came to taking
photos.
For boys, it seemed that as long as the entire body was in the frame,
it was good. There was no thought about the angle, the mood, or
the figure that girls were concerned with.
It was Xiao Liu that reminded her, “Little sis, take a pic.”
It was only then that Li Caiwei remembered and took several shots
on her phone. She took them from various different angles and,
after looking at them for a long time, was unable to determine which
ones looked the best. Thus, she took her phone over to Ling Qing.
She asked Ling Qing, “Big brother, which one do you like? I’ll send
them all to you.”
Li Caiwei knit her brows. “I think they all look good. Big brother,
you’re so handsome and photogenic. All of them look great.”
“Thanks, little sis. What’s your name? If you run into problems
during filming, just let me know.”
Except, Jiang Yue was just a little peach blossom that bloomed
quickly and also withered quickly, so she didn’t have many scenes.
Therefore, the actress who played her, Li Caiwei, was obviously not a
big name.
Nonetheless, Ling Qing felt that she was really cute, pleasant, and
simple, so he encouraged her, “Jiang Yue was cast well. Keep it up.”
He chatted with her for a bit before he heard the director calling him
and said goodbye as he walked away.
When she saw that he had left, Li Caiwei immediately opened her
WeChat and sent out a group message.
Plucked Fern: [No wonder his company is raising him, if I were his
boss, I’d raise him too, yingyingying! ]
Coffee Auntie: [Why did he suddenly talk to you? Did he fall for you,
Little Fern?]
Plucked Fern: [No way, he just asked me to help him take pics. He
and his assistant are boys. You know the kind of pics boys take with
their straight guy aesthetics. That’s why he asked me for help.]
Snowy Day: [If you have pics, why didn’t you say so earlier! Post
them!]
First Fair: [Oh My God, I’m dead!!! This is exactly what my dream
lover looks like!]
Green Tea Auntie: [Isn’t this temperament too good? Little Fern, did
you retouch this? Is he a natural?]
Cotton Candy: [This man will do. Two minutes, I want all his info.]
Plucked Fern: [No info, newcomer. When he debuts, you can lick.]
Snowy Day: [Who the fuck just licks his face. With this level of
appeal, if he isn’t popular, there must be something wrong with the
heavens. Little Fern, give me the link to his fanclub. This old lady is
leaving the mountain, he’s gonna be my idol!]
At the same time, the director was briefing Ling Qing and guiding
him through the first scene.
The director was still ill at ease, and reminded him several times
before letting him go. “We’ll start filming in half an hour.”
Ling Qing nodded and watched as the director called Qin Yanyu over
to speak to her about the shot.
Having no interest in Qin Yanyu, he took out his phone and started
posting on Weibo.
Ling Qing V: [The first scene, let’s go! P.s.: This picture was taken by
a little sis from the same crew, please thank her.
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His fans as well as the book’s fans all screamed when they saw the
pictures, “Ahhhhhhhhhhh!”
Ling Qing watched and secretly noted that the “Youth Group” should
be the name of his fan following. These star-chasing fangirls were
highly efficient, they coined him a name so quickly.* *the fan name of his
fan group is made from the Qing in his name
Xiao Liu came over to take a peek and sighed with emotion, “Brother
Ling, your fan group grew really fast.”
“Because I’m careful.” Ling Qing turned his head to take a quick look
around him. “Do you know why I didn’t use your pictures and used
Li Caiwei’s instead?”
“That’s the first reason. The second is,” Ling Qing chuckled, “The
majority of online fans are girls, and there’s a difference in the
aesthetics between men and women. I want to increase my
popularity, so I have to adapt. Li Caiwei is a girl, and the fans are
girls, so I had her take a picture that can resonate with other girls.”
Xiao Liu understood. He had worked with other artists before, but
had never worked with one as with as much awareness as Ling
Qing.
She had said, “Once you arrive, just listen to Ling Qing. Whatever he
says, just do it. Speak less and do more.”
A while passed, and Ling Qing had been well rested, when the
director called him on set.
Ling Qing peered at Qin Yanyu and said in a friendly manner, “Sister
Qin, please advise me.”
Qin Yanyu returned his look and gave a faint smile, “Okay.”
But right now, Qin Yanyu obviously did not have a clear grasp of
Zhao Anning’s emotions. Zhao Anning was sweet and lovely. She was
very fond of He Chaoyang, and even if she argued with him, she
wished that he would agree with her and compromise.
Qin Yanyu’s portrayal was too sharp, too emotional, and totally
inappropriate.
Ling Qing thought, for her to bring about this inappropriate portrayal
as soon as she arrived, it probably had something to do with himself.
Qin Yanyu probably didn’t like him and wanted to intimidate him,
even if she wasn’t aware of his relationship with Yu Chen.
Since the director didn’t call “cut,” Ling Qing didn’t interrupt her. As
the script instructed, he gently conveyed his side to his lover.
When Qin Yanyu disagreed, Ling Qing would coax her, but she
pushed back.
With each step, she neared Ling Qing, and just like the script,
walked off to the side.
Qin Yanyu was not a newbie. She had been acting for many years,
so there was no way that she was unaware that she should always
be on camera.
Therefore, the only explanation was that she was deliberately trying
to make mistakes.
—–
As he gazed tenderly at Qin Yanyu, he ran after her and pulled her
into his arms as soon as she was within reach.
She surveyed the person in front of her, not expecting that he would
be so indiscriminate so as to change the script and try to embrace
her once shooting started.
Ling Qing smiled, idly turning the fan in his hand as he said coolly,
“You’re thinking too much. It’s only because I saw that Sister Qin
was about to go out of the frame, so I stopped her before the
director could.”
“You’re just a newcomer, how would you know this?” Qin Yanyu
sneered.
“Frankly, I think you should thank me.” Ling Qing said, neither
humble nor haughty.
“As soon as you came in, the mood of the scene hasn’t been right.
I’ve been working hard to save it, so even if it’s just you walking out
of the shot, I did my best. I’m new, so I might not always notice the
camera, but you’re a veteran. Why didn’t you notice? I’m afraid this
type of mistake is an insult to your status.”
And when others heard this, they all responded by coming over.
It wasn’t Qin Yanyu’s first time shooting, and the director had
already mentioned her position prior. Therefore, for Qin Yanyu to go
out of the shot truly wasn’t rational.
If Ling Qing hadn’t pulled her back, then the only way to ensure that
the two remained in the same frame would have been for Ling Qing
to follow her.
If that were the case, then it was only necessary for Qin Yanyu to
stop before she reached the security barrier.
Nevertheless, it wasn’t guaranteed that Ling Qing would be able to
exercise as much control as her. If that were the case, then if Ling
Qing went out of the shot, it would be he who was scolded.
Thinking this, everyone couldn’t help but glance twice at Qin Yanyu.
It was surprising that this pure and beautiful goddess could harbor
such thoughts.
Immediately grasping this, Qin Yanyu said, “I didn’t notice, I’m sorry.
The mood was too intense, so I got too into it.”
This was essentially affirming what Ling Qing had stated previously,
that Qin Yanyu’s mood was incorrect.
When everyone heard this, they couldn’t help but peer at Ling Qing
to see that he had remained calm and relaxed.
Although Qin Yanyu had wanted Ling Qing to make mistakes for the
director to scold him. Unexpectedly, she was the one who was
scolded instead.
She was currently popular, so hastily replied, but didn’t dare to face
the director or Ling Qing.
“Let’s start over.” The director instructed.
All of Qin Yanyu’s people retreated. Raising her head, she looked at
Ling Qing with obvious dissatisfaction in her eyes.
Qin Yanyu said nothing. Having just been criticized by Director Li,
she wanted to recover as soon as possible. Therefore, she no longer
tried to deliberately embarrass Ling Qing, and performed normally.
If, at first, everyone’s eyes were still wandering between Ling Qing
and Qin Yanyu, by the end, they were firmly cemented on Ling Qing.
He acted too well for a newcomer, not at all like someone who had
never acted before. When he gazed at Qin Yanyu with affection
despite their arguments, one could feel his helplessness and
restraint.
At this time, Li Caiwei and the other girls couldn’t help but
desperately cry out, “Zhao Anning, are you blind?! Can’t you see
everything he’s done for you?! Why are you leaving! Why don’t you
understand him?!”
Director Li looked back and forth twice, his gaze returning to Ling
Qing.
This scene should have been evenly matched, with the male and
female protagonists employing their own reasons. They would
undergo a brief period of separation, both of them in the wrong.
Both loved each other deeply, but right now, the performance…”
Based on his actions and the look in his eyes, He Chaoyang loved
the person before him. Yet, Zhao Anning didn’t really seem like she
liked him that much.
This won’t do! Director Li had a headache. This was entirely different
than what the novel was trying to express!
Director Li: …
The two engaged in another shot. This time, Qin Yanyu did better,
but still couldn’t match Ling Qing.
By just watching the scene, it was obvious that the male lead loved
the female lead more, and that the female lead’s feelings weren’t
deep.
Thus, the director made them take another shot. Feeling annoyed,
Qin Yanyu deepened her emotional expression. This time, the
feelings were equal, and the overall scene was good, but when it
came to the overall situation, it felt more like a daughter throwing a
tantrum.
Director Li: …
“But you know how to position yourself, your lines are perfect, and
your control of emotions are better than veterans. You’ve really
never acted?”
Ling Qing snapped the fan and said calmly, “The positioning is
because of what you taught me before. As for my lines and my
emotions, maybe I’m just talented.”
Director Li: …
Indeed, Ling Qing was truly unashamed. Over the years, he’d
learned many tricks to attract others’ attention. His age, his
appearance, and his background of an uncultivated talent, were all
perfect for creating the image of a genius actor.
He had already formed this image a while ago, so there was nothing
to be ashamed of.
“Go find the martial arts instructor, Instructor Gao. The next scene
will be yours and Zhong Huan’s action scenes, so go to him to
practice.”
Ling Qing nodded and went off to find the martial arts instructor.
Gao Feng was busy adjusting Zhong Huan’s movements. Seeing Ling
Qing approaching, he smiled and said to Zhong Huan, “Your
opponent is here.”
Zhong Huan had been practicing swordplay with Gao Feng after he
applied his makeup, so he naturally had not seen Ling Qing’s act
with Qin Yanyu.
Striking out the tip of his sword, he said contemptuously, “I’m afraid
he won’t be able to block my sword.”
Saying this, he looked at Ling Qing, who gave him a polite smile.
Zhong Huan sneered and said nothing.
Gao Feng rushed over to Ling Qing’s side and instructed, “Zhong
Huan, go practice by yourself once you’re done. I’m going to teach
Ling Qing now. Later, the two of you will fight with each other.”
Watching him turn and go somewhere not too far away, Ling Qing
felt the urge to laugh.
At the time, Ling Qing was enraged, thinking that one day, when he
became popular, he would make them apologize for what they did.
However, when he saw these people now, he only felt they were
silly. He had stood at the top of the entertainment industry and
basked in the glory of thousands of people, so it was only obvious
that his mentality had changed.
When thinking of people like Qin Yanyu or Zhong Huan, he felt they
were naive, like children, immature juniors who, because they were
young and had shortcomings, could still be forgiven.
As long as the other party didn’t go too far, he didn’t really care.
Picking up a fan similar to Ling Qing’s, Gao Feng began to guide Ling
Qing’s movements.
In the fight between himself and Zhong Huan was on the ground, so
there was no suspension. In order to make their movements more
visible, Gao Feng had designed motions that appeared very
beautiful. This was especially true for He Chaoyang.
“Which one do you feel more confident learning?” Gao Feng asked.
Gao Feng was surprised. “That’s the most difficult one. It’s the most
extravagant, but it’s also the most difficult. You’ve never filmed
before, and you don’t do martial arts, so you might not be able to
learn this by today.”
Ling Qing smiled. “Let me try. For book fans, He Chaoyang is their
idol. In their perspective, his fighting must look the best. Therefore,
it makes the most sense to pick the first one.”
Gao Feng felt that this was in line with the role, but he didn’t know if
he would be able to learn it.
However, after forty minutes, Gao Feng had no choice but to remain
silent.
“You really don’t know martial arts?” Gao Feng said with disbelief.
“No.” Ling Qing, who was dead set on appearing like a genius actor,
replied.
Gao Feng felt wronged. “Even if you’re a talented actor, how could
you know martial arts?”
Ling Qing thought about it for a while, before saying seriously. “Then
maybe I’m extraordinary. Maybe I have innate skill.”
Gao Feng: …
Gao Feng wondered how the person across from him, who looked so
young like a university student, could have such thick skin that he
could open his mouth so shamelessly.
“Then, let’s do it again. Gao Feng said, “Do you still remember the
actions?”
Hearing this, Gao Feng performed the entire set for Ling Qing.
By the second repetition, Ling Qing had already learned it and no
longer needed to watch him.
Gao Feng wanted to repeat it for a third time, but was stopped by
Ling Qing. “No need, I remember it. I’ll show you once more and
you can tell me if I’m doing it correctly.”
Gao Feng: …
Ling Qing’s “once more” was not a simple demonstration like he’d
expected. Rather, he’d changed his expression, his eyes becoming
sharp, and appeared as if he were He Chaoyang fighting against his
opponent.
After watching for a while, Gao Feng felt he had just finished
watching a scene. At the end of it, Ling Qing turned around and
stood still, opening his fan naturally with a smile in his eyes. “Don’t
fight me again if you can’t beat me. It’s too boring.”
His tone was natural and his expression was light. Standing on the
noisy set, he appeared like a nobleman in a chaotic world.
It’s no lie. Gao Feng thought. He’s a bona fide talent in both acting
and martial arts.
Applauding, Gao Feng suppressed his surprise and said, “There were
no issues. Your actions were very good. I’ll call Zhong Huan over
and you guys can practice.”
“Great.”
Hearing Xiao Li call him over, Zhong Huan was surprised. He looked
at his phone and said, “It’s been less than an hour and Ling Qing
already learned it?”
Xiao Li nodded in response, his eyes shining. “He learned it and his
movements are really fluid and beautiful. Instructor Gao was
surprised. I’ve followed Instructor Gao for so long, and it’s the first
time an actor has learned so fast. It’s amazing!”
—–
Zhong Huan tomorrow: !!! What’s going on?! What the fuck is up
with this newcomer? Are all newcomers freaks?!
Director Li and Instructor Gao: I don’t know why, but I feel our male
lead is abnormal. He is completely unlike a traditional newcomer!
[Small Theater]
Yu Chen: How long has it been since I’ve seen my wife? It feels like
it’s been a while!
Yu Chen: …
Steward: One day without meeting feels like three autumns, I get it!
Yu Chen: !!!!
—–
Seeing him approach, Gao Feng sparred with Xiao Li as they let Ling
Qing and Zhong Huan spectate.
Zhong Huan: …
Zhong Huan felt he didn’t get it, but at the very least, he had to be
better than Ling Qing.
Naturally, Ling Qing had no issues with this so he swayed his fan and
said, “Let’s go.”
Strike after strike, Zhong Huan was unable to differentiate. Was that
strike coming from behind? Left? Nevermind, it’s the right.
Zhong Huan moved his sword to counter as Ling Qing raised his fan
and disarmed him. “Wrong, it’s on the left.”
Zhong Huan: …
Zhong Huan clenched his teeth in anger and started over, but
couldn’t recall the following move. Was this supposed to be a thrust
or a parry?
Zhong Huan: …
Gao Feng piped in, “Zhong Huan, could be that you still haven’t
memorized it?”
“Of course not.” Zhong Huan insisted, “I’m just not very proficient
yet. Give me some time, okay?”
Turning, Zhong Huan raised his sword to thrust at Ling Qing. After a
while, Ling Qing relieved him of his sword again. “The other side.”
Zhong Huan was absolutely infuriated. Could he save some face?
Why keep pointing out his wrongs!
Ling Qing was indifferent about this. Gao Feng tried to block them,
but Ling Qing waved his fan. “It’s okay Instructor Gao, you can go
teach other people. Let us practice on our own.”
Choosing a place with few people, Zhong Huan and Ling Qing began
to practice.
It was only then that Zhong Huan began to strike at him confidently.
After exchanging several moves, Ling Qing found that he was
making mistakes and hadn’t improved after repeated practice. Thus,
he raised his fan and rapped him on the head.
“Isn’t that what you asked? For me not to hit your sword.”
“Your head isn’t too great.” Ling Qing implored, “Didn’t you notice
that you’re making the same mistakes every time? Isn’t this just
saying ‘I’m wrong but I’m still confident’?”
“Well, there’s nothing to be done about it.” Zhong Huan had actually
discovered this, but even if he understood, there was no use. “Ths
fight is so quick that even if I notice, I don’t have time to react.”
“Of course I have another method. I’ll just match your movements.”
“Can you?” Zhong Huan said disdainfully, “It’s not that I look down
on you, but you’re just a newcomer. You don’t have the capability.”
Ling Qing laughed lightly, “You still have the gall to say you don’t
look down on me?”
Hearing this, Zhong Huans eyes were filled with exasperation. “Isn’t
this just a manner of speaking? Otherwise, what do you want me to
say? Sorry, I look down on you?”
“Because you came out of nowhere to grab the role.” Zhong Huan
looked straight at him. “You aren’t from a small background, right?”
Smiling, Ling Qing said, “Well then, let’s start sparring and you’ll see
why Morning Rise picked me.”
Ling Qing remained tranquil. “Come, I’ll let you make the first move.”
Ling Qing calmly received his blow and, just as he was about to
make a mistake, cleverly changed his movements. He snapped open
his fan and guided the sword in a circle to connect with the next
move.
This surprised Zhong Huan. The moment he looked up, he saw Ling
Qing looking at him with a smirk.
“Then, how?”
“Talent,” Ling Qing replied. “Like I said, I have great skills, not only
in acting, but also in martial arts. Otherwise, why would Morning
Rise suddenly decide to promote me?”
Seeing that he had nothing to say to this, Ling Qing went toward
him and asked, “Do you still want to continue?”
The two practiced for a bit, and when they hard Director Li calling
for them, they returned.
Standing next to him, Gao Feng also watched the playback on the
camera, and discovered that Ling Qing had modified several of his
moves.
He realized that Ling Qing had decided to adapt for the sake of
saving time and to ensure that the scene passed.
This was under the notion that Zhong Huan couldn’t correct his
mistakes, so he decided to adapt instead.
Director Li knew innately. “I didn’t know that this little fresh meat
could catch your eye.”
To teach martial arts was not an easy job. A good fight left people
asounded while enjoying the visual arts.
However, the current status quo was that cut scenes and special
effects were popular. Many newcomers were unwilling to waste their
time learning complicated martial arts.
Instead, they merely wanted to pose for the scenes and leave the
rest up to special effects.
There were very few like Ling Qing who were not only earnest, but
learned fast and were already able to adapt to one another. Through
their own experiences, they could modify their performances against
their opponents in order to create a stimulating display.
It was rare to find someone with this time of mentality and ability.
Since Gao Feng was fond of him, he felt that he had a lot of
potential.
The two passed by each other as they were leaving the set. Zhong
Huan looked awkwardly at Ling Qing, as if he had something to say
but was hesitant to say it.
Ling Qing was too lazy to guess his thoughts, and when he passed
by, he raised his hand and rapped his head with the fan.
His agent Zhuo Sihui quickly ushered him back to his lounge and
handed him a glass of water.
Zhao Sihui didn’t hear him clearly and asked, “What did you just
say?”
“Nothing.” Zhong Huan waved his hand, hesitating as he wondered
whether to go.
Ling Qing generously replied: [Of course I am, otherwise, why would
I message you.]
Thinking for a while, Ling Qing said: [I think… Well, is this the best
actress in our company? Her acting isn’t as good as I thought it
would be.]
Yu Chen: …
Xiao Liu looked at him in confusion. “Brother Ling, what are you
laughing at?”
—–
Steward: Young Master has finally learned. Ah, this steward has
been reassured!
—–
Zhong Huan: You’re so arrogant. I need to find you during the first
watch. Do you think I know when the first watch even is?
—–
Xiao Liu had thought it would be something funny, yet didn’t expect
this answer.
He said earnestly, “Brother Ling, you do look good. I also think you
look good.”
“You’re welcome.” Xiao Liu felt his head. “Wait, Brother Ling, why
didn’t you laugh this time?”
Yu Chen had praised him for his appearance and this was obviously
different from others praising him for his appearance. He liked it
when Yu Chen praised him. Other people weren’t so important.
Yu Chen: [I’ve almost discovered who your brother is. I’m just
waiting for the final confirmation. When I get all the information, I’ll
come talk to you about it.]
Ling Qing didn’t think he would hear back so soon: [Okay, I’ll be
waiting.]
Yu Chen: [Okay.]
On the other hand, Su Yue was sitting in a pub playing with poker.
He unveiled his hand to the sound of many “wows” and cheers.
“Brother Yue, where’s your little white bunny been lately? Why
hasn’t he come to find you recently?”
“He dares hide from you?” The other person laughed a few times.
“Fess up Brother Yue, you did something you shouldn’t have, didn’t
you?”
“How could that be?” Su Yue calmly played with the cards in his
hand as he said quietly, “It’s probably because Yu Chen got married.
He’s feeling regretful, so he wants to get Yu Chen back.”
When the other person heard this, they sneered. “Brother Yue, that
won’t do. How could that little bunny still have Yu Chen in his
heart?”
“I can’t.” Su Yue put the cards in his hand down. “I’m letting him
obediently return on his own.”
Su Yue chucked. “Obviously, I just need to let him know that I’m the
only one he can depend on.”
Meanwhile, Ling Bai was holding his phone. After hesitating for a
long time, he stuffed it back in his pocket.
He had wanted to call Yu Chen, but he knew he wouldn’t get an
answer. Sighing gloomily, Ling Bai regret his past words; if he’d
known he wouldn’t have said them.
When he thought of how the thick thigh that had originally been his
had been snatched by Ling Qing, it was almost unbearable.
Especially after Ling Qing and Yu Chen got married, his parents
would often talk about Ling Qing and show off his marriage to Yu
Chen.
Before, he disliked Ling Qing. Not only did he dislike him, he was
fearless. But now, not only was he afraid of Ling Qing, he was
skeptical as to whether or not Ling Qing truly liked him.
Reason told him that Ling Qing was definitely lying to him. Yet,
reason told him that this was totally unnecessary. Why would Ling
Qing lie about this?
Nevertheless, he had to wait until Ling Qing helped him uncover the
circumstances first. Otherwise, if he offended Ling Qing, he’d have
much to lose.
Ling Bai paid them no attention until a few people surrounded him,
smiling. “Classmate, lend us some money.”
With no other choice, he retrieved his wallet from his pocket and
took out the money inside. Someone moved to grab it, but Ling Bai
was unwilling to let go. Then, the others around gave him a sharp
kick.
It was the same at that time, they’d grabbed his money and begun
to beat him when he didn’t give it. And if he gave a little less, he’d
still be beaten.
At that time, Yu Chen was still a high school student and was far less
reserved than he was now. He had smiled brightly and taken him to
the infirmary.
Ling Bai felt this must be some sort of retribution. Retribution for
taking Yu Chen’s kindness for granted. Retribution for his unruliness.
That must be why he was facing the same thing now.
Resisting in vain, Ling Bai was about to give up, when he heard a
male voice say, “Beating people in broad daylight, aren’t you guys
afraid of the police?”
“Yo, so brave.”
Feeling the people around him stop, Ling Bai shakily opened his
eyes. It was only then that he noticed the people around him had
backed away.
Were they going to go beat up the guy who had just spoken?
Those bastards that were still by his side quickly rushed to help their
companions.
With great difficulty, Ling Bai stood up. After a moment, he saw
someone beating the bullies to the ground before running over to
him.
As Ling Bai stood in a daze, the other picked up his wallet and
grabbed him, running away.
The other person ran really fast, and Ling Bai tried his best to keep
up, despite the great difficulty.
Luckily, they didn’t have to run far before they found a taxi. The two
quickly got in.
It was then that Ling Bai had the opportunity to say to the person,
“Thank you.”
“You’re welcome.”
Raising his head, Ling Bai looked at him and asked, “Do you go to X
university too? What’s your name?”
“Management.”
Shu Tong scoffed when he heard this. “You still handed it over. Even
if you handed it over, they’d be unhappy.”
“Thanks.”
“No prob.” After having said this, Shu Tong leaned back in the seat,
relaxed.
Ling Bai glanced at him unsuspectingly. This Shu Tong was very
good-looking, with a great face and double lids that were slightly
upturned, making him appear somewhat romantic.
Ling Bai felt that he looked somewhat familiar, but he couldn’t tell
exactly from where.
“Why are you secretly staring at me?” Shu Tong gave him a
sideward glance.
Ling Bai: …
Hearing this, Shu Tong didn’t decline and said his candid goodbyes
before leaving.
Watching him through the window, Ling Bai saw him easily walking
towards a business in the distance.
He really hadn’t expected for someone to show up and help him this
time. He was really fortunate.
“He ran away.” The thug said, irritated. “We were in the middle of
beating him and were about to contact you when someone came out
of nowhere and took him away.”
Hearing this, Su Yue felt it was really laughable. That this kind of
business could still be interrupted.
“Then, prepare to try again.” He said calmly, “He was saved once,
will someone save him a second time?”
When Ling Qing finished filming and returned to the hotel, it was
already past nine o’clock. He simply washed up and was preparing to
say a few words to Yu Chen before going to bed, when he suddenly
heard someone knock on the door.
“I did?”
Zhong Huan continued with conviction, “I even looked it up, the first
watch is at night between the hours of seven to nine. It just so
happens that we got off at nine. You really went through a lot of
trouble.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing couldn’t help but lower his head and laugh. What a
buffoon, feeling so happy over this.
“Then why didn’t you come over at nine?” He took the opportunity
to ask.
Zhong Huan was still acting aloof and noble, “You told me to come
at the first watch. If I showed up right away, wouldn’t I be losing
face?”
Zhong Huan looked at him, “Buddha was Sun Wukong’s master, and
he asked him to show up in the middle of the night to teach him.
But you’re a newcomer, calling me in the middle of the night, you
really think highly of yourself!”
Pulling him into the room, Ling Qing said, “Since I asked you to
come, it’s naturally to teach you.”
Zhong Huan felt that the buddy in front of him was really not afraid
of bullshitting.
“You, you teach me?” He looked Ling Qing up and down. “You’re
really a pig with green onions stuck in its nose —— a poser.”
Zhong Huan: …
Zhong Huan chortled, “If you have the ability, take your heart out
and let me look. I’ll judge if you’re a good person.”
“You wouldn’t be able to see it. I have the Seven Orifice Exquisite
Heart. If you want to look, you need to be Su Daji.” Ling Qing said
with a smirk. “Do you think you’re fiercer than Su Daji? Or maybe,
you think you look like Su Daji*?” *a famous consort in the Shang dynasty, often
portrayed as a vixen
Zhong Huan: …
Zhong Huan felt he was really able to take every single opportunity
in order to boast about himself. What Seven Orifice Exquisite Heart,
it was more like a tangram*. *seven orifice (qī qiào) sounds like tangram (qī qiǎo
bǎn)
“If you perform well, this scene only lasts about ten minutes. Of
course, if you don’t perform well…”
Ling Qing let him go, “Well then, you’d better leave now. Otherwise,
you might affect my sleep.”
—–
Half an hour later, Zhong Huan: I’m numb, I’m really afraid of this
newcomer!! ╥﹏╥!
Ling Qing: It’s really hard for me to find the time to teach you. Do
you know how many people lined up for me to teach them in the
past?
Yu Chen: …
—–
—–
Zhong Huan looked at his calm demeanor and felt he’d been
cheated, but was unable to muster up any anger. He was just going
to beat Ling Qing on the stage. Teach him how to behave!
Seeing that his performance wasn’t natural enough, Ling Qing had
him repeat it a few times.
By the end of the scene, Zhong Huan was emboldened. “I did well.”
“You say that like you set the bar very high.”
Ling Qing sat on the couch as he commented, “You take too long to
get into it, and your expressions are sometimes pretty fake. Your
movements are really stiff, and…”
Zhong Huan sat down on the other end of the couch and ruminated
over his prior evaluation and said enigmatically, “Oh, I forgot. You’re
a newcomer, you wouldn’t understand.”
“You don’t understand and you still have the gall to criticize me.” He
said disdainfully.
Ling Qing said with extreme calmness, “Only actors whose voices
don’t match need to be dubbed.” He glanced over at Zhong Huan.
“You have a good voice that matches your character, but your
dialogue isn’t up to standard. It’s not enough to delay things, but
sometimes the emotions aren’t precise enough. If you have any
plans on going to the big screen in the future, you’d better start
practicing.”
Zhong Huan was blind sided and knit his brows in confusion. “What
do you mean my emotions aren’t precise?”
“It’s not that they aren’t precise, it’s that they aren’t precise
enough.” Ling Qing swallowed. “The meaning is that it’s not as if
you’re not embodying the character, but that you’re not embodying
them enough.”
“In the line, ‘she misses you very much,’ who is she? She is Zhao
Anning, the person you like. Why do I say this? Because you’ve tried
every which way to treat her well, but she still holds He Chaoyang in
her heart. So, when you came across He Chaoyang, your heart was
in turmoil. However, out of your fondness of Zhao Anning, you still
told him this line.”
“At this time, your emotions are a mess and you’re unwilling to
admit defeat, but you have no alternatives. Rather than being dull,
you’re sorrowful. When you said this line, there was no pause and
you said it very fluidly. However, the paragraph in the book had a
pause ——.”
“Just like that, Qiu Peng opened his mouth to repress the
helplessness in his heart. His expression is complex. Obviously, this
is a very simple phrase, but it holds a lot of meaning. ‘You should go
see her,’ He says. Then he says, ‘She…’ with a pause, in order to
muster up some courage. Then, he lowers his eyelashes and says
with a indistinct voice, ‘misses you very much.'”
“In this scene, you should be emotional, but do you think you
portrayed it accurately? You only portrayed his sadness, sadness out
of a sense of gloom. But other than that, there’s nothing else. It
can’t be said that you didn’t portray the emotions, but you didn’t
portray enough emotions. You can do better.”
Zhong Huan had never heard someone say this to him before.
He’d switched into the field and had never attended acting school.
He had only wanted to act, so he entered the circle.
The directors had told him how to move, and how to look, and how
to maneuver. But they’d never taught him how to interpret a
character through their lines.
After all, the current trend was to use dubbing. This was the
standard.
So much so was the case, that there were artists who were too lazy
to remember their lines. They just filmed as they pleased, reciting
songs or even random numbers.
Either way, they were all professionals, and when the finish product
emerged, the audience would still be able to hear every line clearly.
Thus, this was the first time he’d heard someone telling him that he
could recite his lines better.
Ling Qing nodded. “I’m not like you. I’m a newcomer so I have more
time.”
Zhong Huan felt a little better —— owing to the fact that Ling Qing
admitted he had more time.
When he had time to rest, he still had so many things waiting for
him. How could he have the attitude or the time to go and read a
female romance novel?
So, he’d only read the script, feeling that this was enough.
Everyone in the circle was like this. They were running a million
miles a minute, and most of the time, the IP adaptations were quite
large. Just read the script, who cares what was written in the
original novel.
This was not to say that all artists who appeared in IP adaptations
didn’t read the original, but most of them didn’t have time or were
simply too lazy to read it.
Zhong Huan didn’t think there was anything wrong with this type of
mentality. After all, everyone was like that.
However, now that Ling Qing had confronted him, he felt a little
embarrassed.
He’d throught that Ling Qing had squeezed through the back door in
order to take over Chen Hongming’s position as the male lead of this
work.
There were similar people in the past, those who were stupid and
poor at acting, who would mess around all day and only relied on
their backer in order to act into oblivion.
When they got into trouble, they’d just ask their backer to come and
clean up the mess.
Perhaps it was the case that he came through the back door, but he
was more earnest and sincere than any of the other actors.
He had already read the original work, examined their lines, and
tried to interpret the characters.
Therefore, he was able to recite Qiu Peng’s lines from the original
novel without blinking. He was even able to offer a reasonable
analysis.
Zhong Huan felt he was quite rare. Not only in his self-confidence,
but also his honesty.
When they performed a fight scene, Ling Qing adjusted his
moments in order to compensate for his mistakes, and cooperated
with him in order to make the performance look perfect.
And now, Ling Qing gave him earnest suggestions, not because he
wanted to give him a hard time, but because he wanted him to
grow.
Over time, he had changed and become more and more like those
actors who he abhorred in the past.
“You should already know that I don’t like you, right?” He asked.
Ling Qing laughed for a moment. “There are plenty of people who
don’t like me. You should get in line.”
“Is that right?” Zhong Huan asked curiously, “Who else doesn’t like
you?”
Zhong Huan was exasperated. “Can you stop being a narcissist and
using every opportunity to praise yourself?”
Zhong Huan: …
He didn’t want to admit it, but it seemed there really wasn’t anything
wrong.
Ling Qing was extremely smug. “See, I’m so honest, I’m just telling
it how it is.”
Zhong Huan: …
The Morning Rise boss was also really impressive. Where the hell did
he find this kind of newcomer?
—–
It was pitch-dark.
—–
“Okay.”
Scratching his head, Zhong Huan returned. After taking a few steps,
he suddenly reacted. Wait, he was a senior in the industry, how
come he suddenly became a junior?
Hearing a knock on the door, Zhou Sihui opened it and saw her artist
standing outside. Surprised, she asked, “What’s wrong? Why are you
looking for me in the middle of the night?”
Zhou Sihui: …
Zhong Huan patted himself on the back. “So, Sister Zhou, we can
put our plans on hold. We will talk through our strengths. I’ve
decided not to battle Ling Qing!”
—–
Zhou Sihui: You’re thinking too much, I never had any sort of plan!
Zhou Sihui: It’s just that you’re too fickle. You changed your mind
too much, you’re Hundred Changes Xiao Huan!
Zhong Huan: …
Zhong Huan Acquisition Rate —— 100% Completion.
Ling Qing: In the future, you’re gonna grasp my thigh and call me
Daddy. I just know it!
Zhong Huan: …
Ling Qing: Don’t worry, there’s no rush. You’re smart, you should
have a clear understanding~
—–
Zhou Sihui: … You’re thinking too much. I never had any plans for
you at all. Also, battle? You might as well present your head!
“Bye.”
When Zhou Sihui saw him leave, he closed the door and thought to
himself that he was childish as always.
Ling Qing, having sent Zhong Huan away, only then realized that Yu
Chen had sent him multiple messages.
When he looked at the time, he noticed that they were sent not long
after Zhong Huan had visited him.
Yu Chen: …
Not having expected him to reply this way, he retorted angrily, “Then
you can go be with him.”
“Should I be?”
“I don’t think so, after all, you don’t like me and I don’t like you.
Since we’re a fake couple we’re not like ordinary couples.”
Yu Chen: …
Hearing that he’d stopped responding, Ling Qing laughed and said,
“Isn’t that right?”
Once he finished saying this, he heard a “beep” from the phone as
the other person hung up.
He loved teasing Yu Chen and never got tired of it. Even though he
knew the other was thin-skinned and would needed to be coaxed
afterwards, he couldn’t help himself.
Ling Qing called him again, but before Yu Chen had time to answer,
he switched it to a video chat.
Seeing that the call had been automatically rejected, Ling Qing
thought to himself for a few moments before he sent over a few
emotes.
Steward Wang pushed open the door and entered, handing his
phone to Yu Chen. “The Madam wants to talk to you.”
Yu Chen: …
Steward Wang looked at him with eyes full of clear disapproval. “The
most important thing between a married couple is communication.
Giving the silent treatment is still a type of abuse.”
“That’s right, families that don’t communicate are the most prone to
having problems.” Ling Qing echoed.
Yu Chen: …
After saying this, Ling Qing hung up and called Yu Chen once more.
Yu Chen: …
Steward Wang gave him a burning look. “Young Master, you just
promised.”
And thus, Yu Chen was left alone to face Ling Qing, who was very
happily smiling at the camera.
Yu Chen snorted, “Us? What about us? We’re just a fake couple, so
there’s no point in going. You might as well stay and discuss the
script more with your fellow actors.”
“Why are you still mad?” Ling Qing had no other choice but to coax
him, “I’m just teasing you, I don’t want to be with him.”
“Is that right? But isn’t he good looking and younger than me? What
a good match for you.”
“Nonsense, how could I be a good match for him? It’s better for him
to match with Peppa Pig and for me to match with you.”
Yu Chen: …
“It’s true,” Ling Qing sighed, “I miss you like the river flows,
unending, like the Yellow River, overflowing uncontrollably.”
“So fake.”
“Really! These are my true thoughts, mirrored by the sun and the
moon, let them bear witness!”
Yu Chen laughed aloud and got out of bed to open the window. He
looked out and also let him look.
“Do you see this? The moon heard your words and was scared away.
He was afraid to give a false testimony.”
“Then wait for the sun to come out tomorrow. You’ll know what I
said is true.”
“Then you might as well ask the sun to rise from the west.”
“Just you wait, I’ll get up in the morning and show you.”
Yu Chen chortled, “You think you’re so great, don’t you? Waking up
early to let me take a look, do you think you’re the sun’s son?”
“Don’t talk like that anymore.” Yu Chen walked over to the bed
without looking at the camera. “I don’t like it.”
He didn’t try to hide his feelings at all. Although he’d never said the
words “I like you,” his sentiments were certainly clear through other
actions.
Like a fish beneath the waves, even if you shined a light on it, you’d
be able to see its silhouette.
When Ling Qing was willing to coax people, it was true coaxing. And
now, he considered the words that had unintentionally caused Yu
Chen to become uneasy.
Yu Chen couldn’t help but laugh, “Then, I’ll visit as soon as possible.”
“Oh, then I’ll be waiting~” Ling Qing made a heart with his hands.
After chatting for a while, Ling Qing began to feel tired, so Yu Chen
reluctantly hung up.
The next morning, Yu Chen had just sat down and was about to eat
breakfast when he received a video chat from Ling Qing.
Ling Qing placed the phone down to show a laptop nearby. On it,
there was a reversed image showing the sun rising from the east.
When viewed from the phone, it appeared to rise from the west.”
“See, I’m not lying.” Ling Qing turned the camera back towards him.
Yu Chen was amused by his ploy. “How did you think of this?”
“Yeah, are you eating right now? I should go get something to eat
too, I’ll be filming soon.”
“Wait.”
Ling Qing immediately laughed. “Of course not, who could bully
me?”
“That’s good.”
“Okay.”
Ling Qing glanced at him through the mirror and noticed that he
didn’t avoid his gaze this time, but instead, looked at Ling Qing
angrily. This made Ling Qing feel amused.
The first scene of the day was to be filmed between the two of
them. Because the two of them had rehearsed last night and Ling
Qing had guided Zhong Huan’s actions, the scene was passed in one
shot. This was considered a good start for the day.
It was just that the good start stopped abruptly after the scene with
Qin Yanyu.
The scene involved Qin Yanyu and Ling Qing, in which the
misunderstanding between Zhao Anning and He Chaoyang was
resolved and the two were back in love.
Except, Qing Yanyu didn’t like Ling Qing, so showing love towards
him was something she rejected from her heart. Because of this,
working hard at acting, her emotions were very weak.
This wouldn’t have mattered, except that Ling Qing was in a good
state and fully displayed the joy and love between the reconciliated
lovers. Just by looking through his eyes, his love for Zhao Anning
could be seen.
The director called “cut” twice. Seeing that their emotions were not
in tune, he had Qin Yanyu watch a play back. “Look at Ling Qing’s
expressions, his eyes. He acts like he’s in love, but when you look at
him again, don’t you feel that you don’t love him very much?”
He instructed Qin Yanyu, “Just pretend that Ling Qing is the person
you like and try again.”
Once was fine, but why was it that every time, Ling Qing’s
performance was more natural and convincing than hers?
He had obviously never filmed before!
She looked at Ling Qing in confusion. Ling Qing returned a smile and
said warmly, “Do you want to try again?”
The scene definitely needed to be taken again. Not only was the
director dissatisfied, but Qin Yanyu herself was dissatisfied.
Additionally, Ling Qing also wanted a retake. After all, this was his
first work, and he hoped that the completed product would be good.
The two resumed filming, and Qin Yanyu remained by herself for a
period of ten minutes before the shot. It was only then that she was
in the mood to film with Ling Qing.
Qin Yanyu looked up at him with affection. Ling Qing looked down in
response, and the gentleness in his eyes seemed to overflow.
Hearing his words, Zhou Sihui glanced at him and said, “This is
nothing out of the ordinary. There have been geniuses throughout
the generations who have paved the way for centuries. There are
some newcomers who are only considered newcomers because they
haven’t formed any methods yet. Relatively speaking, this is only
natural.”
“Maybe.” Zhong Huan said, “But that’s not all, he obviously did a lot
of homework in order to be here.”
Zhou Sihui didn’t think that he would give Ling Qing such a generous
evaluation and was surprised. “What happened yesterday? Did you
turn into a fan overnight?”
“Fan???”
Zhong Huan felt his agent was thinking too much. “I’m just a
reformed hater, okay?”
Zhong Huan: …
The man before him was tall and long-legged, with a distinguished
air and an expressionless face. His facial features were exceptionally
refined, and he looked like a red plum covered in snow. Cold and
indifferent, yet pleasing to the eye. He made people want to
approach, although they didn’t dare.
Zhong Huan suddenly smiled but didn’t speak, and went around him.
Try as he might, Zhong Huan couldn’t make any guesses and looked
back at Ling Qing.
Ling Qing was still in the process of filming with Qin Yanyu. Just as
Qin Yanyu was about to embrace him, he found that Qin Yanyu’s
eyes really held a hint of surprise and anticipation.
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing felt that it might be necessary for Morning Rise to start
looking for a new actress.
At the very least, they couldn’t have Qin Yanyu as their only
paramount. If she was like this, then there would only be a ceiling.
‘That was strange’, Ling Qing thought. Filming had ceased, so what
was she so excited about?
‘No wonder’, Ling Qing thought. Can you not be so excited when you
see your sweetheart?
It was already hard for her to be excited, and just now, there was
also a touch of surprise in her eyes. Turned out to be this case.
Who wants to hug another person in front of the one they like?
Ling Qing glanced at Qin Yanyu calmly. Looks like she really likes Yu
Chen. He didn’t say anything and wordlessly left the set to walk
towards Yu Chen.
Qin Yanyu approached Yu Chen first and went to his side with a
smile, “Mr. Yu, why are you here?”
—–
Ling Qing: Come, Xiao Yu. Let me see how you reply.
[Small Theater]
Steward Wang: Young Master, the Madam has already been gone for
two days.
Yu Chen: Then, Uncle Wang, don’t you think you should take two
days of vacation?
Steward Wang: Don’t worry Young Master, I love my job. Until this
household no longer needs me, I’ll never take a vacation!
*yeah he said duck instead of fuck
Yu Chen: …Duck*, that’s not necessary.
Steward Wang: After all, you’re not the one who has the final say in
this household. The Madam said I’m doing well and wishes for me to
turn up the heat at home.
Yu Chen: …
—–
Yu Chen peered at her and questioned, “Why did you need a break?”
Yu Chen added, “Wasn’t the take going well just now? Why did you
stop?”
Just now, she had happened to accidentally look up and see him.
With a heart filled with joy, she couldn’t wait to feast her eyes on his
body. How could she still have the heart to continue filming?
Especially a scene in which she was to embrace someone else.
As Qin Yanyu watched him leave her side and approach Ling Qing,
her heart was in turmoil.
She lowered her head and walked quietly to the rest area.
Ling Qing saw Yu Chen nearing him and smiled, asking, “Why are
you here?”
Leaning close, Ling Qing whispered, “Now that you’re here, our
female lead’s heart is in a state of confusion. Do you think you
should have come?”
“We’ll talk when we get back.” He smirked. “There’s too many people
here.”
Yu Chen had no objections to this, and had Xiao Liu inform the
director that he and Ling Qing would retire first.
They had obviously just video chat yesterday, but for some reason,
when he saw him on the set today, he felt he hadn’t seen him for a
long time.
He glanced at the white clothes that Ling Qing donned, then looked
at his bundled hair.
The texture of the clothing was superb, and it was white as snow,
with golden threads forming delicate and exquisite patterns.
He wore a belt of the same color, which perfectly lined his all too
slender waist. There was a jade pendant hanging off the sash, with
a yellow tassel that added color to his garments.
Yu Chen had never seen Ling Qing in costume and felt that the sight
was strange, yet novel.
To begin with, Ling Qing was handsome. This costume made him
even more dashing and added a hint of ancient charm, like a man
out of an ancient painting.
Nodding, Yu Chen praised him, “Very handsome, it’s very like you.”
At the same time, Yu Chen looked away, as if it were not he who had
taken the initiative to hold hands.
Deliberately feeling his palm, Ling Qing asked, “Does the scenery
look good?”
“Yeah.”
Ling Qing pinched his hand, “Didn’t you just say that I look good?
Why aren’t you looking at me then?”
Yu Chen: …
With no other choice, he turned his head and looked at the one
before him.
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen felt he ought to find a way to cover Ling Qing’s mouth and
save himself from a day’s worth of blathering. Then he could have
the last word!
Noticing that they had approached the hotel, he recalled that Ling
Qing was currently an actor, and instructed conscientiously, “Let go
of my hand.”
Hearing this, Ling Qing gave him an incredulous look and said
mournfully, “I only said a few words and now you want me to let go!
It was you who wanted to hold hands, so we held hands. Now you
want me to let go, where’s your conscience?!”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: …
Having expected him to say this, Ling Qing let go of his hand. “Mr.
Yu is right. I’m only a small time star, I shouldn’t be so conspicuous
with Mr. Yu. I’m not worthy!”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing couldn’t help but laugh silently, for fear that Yu Chen
might be humiliated into anger.
Ling Qing was prepared to continue teasing him, but was pressed
against the wall as soon as he started to speak. “Mr. Ling, return to
normal.”
“I’ve just barely started. It’s only my second day.” Ling Qing said
calmly, “But what about you? You came to visit after only two days
apart. Did you miss me?”
—— This was what he had left behind at home, and the only thing
he had wanted Yu Chen to bring.
He lowered his head to look closer as the smile in his eyes grew.
Ling Qing raised his head and was about to glance at him, when he
was held by the waist. Then, in the next moment, Yu Chen kissed
him.
When it ended, Ling Qing heard Yu Chen speak the truth into his ear.
“Yeah, I missed you.”
The two entered Ling Qing’s room. They conversed for a while,
resting before Ling Qing needed to return by himself to continue
filming.
“I have one more scene to shoot. Once I’m done, I’ll come back.”
Smiling, Ling Qing gave him a kiss. “I’ll be back as soon as possible.”
Zhong Huan: …
Although all of Morning Rise’s artists knew who Yu Chen was, most
people apart from them had no clue. This was because Yu Chen was
too low-key, so they didn’t know he was one of the bosses of
Morning Rise. They only knew Huo Qi.
Since Yu Chen acted like this, Ling Qing didn’t want to randomly
divulge his identity.
“Obviously not.”
Ling Qing walked onto the set and saw Qin Yanyu, who was in the
middle of asking a makeup artist for touch ups. He hoped that this
time, they could try their best to pass.
It was probably because Qin Yanyu had the same idea, that the two
of them completed it smoothly.
Director Li asked them to redo it twice before choosing the best one
and letting them rest.
This was Ling Qing’s final shot of the day. Once done, he called it a
day.
Yu Chen napped for a while before he heard the sound of Ling Qing
returning.
“Done?” He asked.
Glancing at his watch, Yu Chen said, “Just right, let’s get dinner.”
Ling Qing was somewhat taken aback. “You’re not staying with me?”
He was a little disappointed. He thought that since Yu Chen had
come to visit him, he’d also stay with him.
Hearing this, Yu Chen laughed and asked, “Do you want me to stay
with you?”
—–
Chuckling, Ling Qing placed the mineral water down and leaned
against the cupboard, looking at him.
Ling Qing reached out and placed a hand around his neck, asking,
“Well, what do you think?”
Peering at him with a smile in his eyes, Yu Chen lightly lowered his
head and rested it against his forehead, giving him a gentle kiss. He
lifted his hands off the cupboard and pulled him into a hug.
Thinking this, Ling Qing felt he was quite cautious, even anticipating
that there would be paparazzi in the vicinity of this hotel.
Yu Chen had no choice but to ask, “That’s right, Mrs. Yu, could you
give me the honor?”
Nodding, Ling Qing said, “After much deliberation, I will grant your
request.”
Seeing him act as if he had nothing better to do, Yu Chen couldn’t
help but squeeze his cheeks.
Ling Qing was entirely discontented. “I’m not made of putty. Why
are you pinching me?”
It was only then that Ling Qing was content. “Let’s go. Let’s eat, see
what kind of meal you’ve ordered for me.”
“Okay.”
The hotel Yu Chen made a reservation at wasn’t very far from Ling
Qing’s.
“This way, you don’t need to wake up too early to film.” Yu Chen
stated, “It won’t affect your sleep.”
“I’ve found him.” Yu Chen replied as he drove. “It should have been
an accident. Neither party wanted to swap children, but the hospital
was too busy and the nurse made an accident. That’s the current
situation.”
Exactly right. That was how the book was written. However, most of
the plot revolved around the abusive relationship between Yu Chen
and the original owner. After the original owner ousted Ling Bai from
the Ling family, the author didn’t waste any more words on
describing Ling Bai’s matters. They also never said who the swapped
child was.
Thus, even if Ling Qing knew the plot, he still didn’t know who the
other person was.
“And then?” Ling Qing questioned, “How did my brother turn out?
What is he like? How are his parents?”
“Pretty decent.”
The stop light turned red, so Yu Chen stopped the car before he
replied softly, “His family’s circumstances are pretty good. His
parents first worked in the private sector, and once they saved
enough money, they opened up a small storefront in their home. His
mother watches the shop while his father continues to work. Your
brother has a a completely different personality when compared to
Ling Bai. He’s carefree and extroverted, and has been involved in
fights outside of school. In school, he’s won awards, and he’s very
devoted to his parents. Oh, yeah, and he’s attending the same
university as Ling Bai, but they have different majors.”
Ling Qing hadn’t expected that they’d attend the same university,
only that they’d be the same age. Then again, they were located in
the same city, so the chances of attending the same university were
small, but not unfeasible.
“Shu Tong.” Yu Chen said. “I’ll show you his info when we get to the
hotel. I asked someone to grab a sample of his hair and run a
paternity test against yours. The chances of you being kin with him
are higher than you and Ling Bai.”
Ling Qing nodded. “So I see. I’ll wait a few days and find the time to
meet up with this kid.”
“You’re only going to meet him?” The light turned green, so Yu Chen
continued to drive.
After saying this, Ling Qing laughed a little. “Anyways, Ling Bai
already knows about it. In order to be fair, Shu Tong should be
informed too.”
Tilting his head, Ling Qing glanced at him and thought that it wasn’t
necessary, but since Yu Chen had asked, he hoped that he would.
Yu Chen gave him a quick look and said nothing, but there was a
hint of a gentle smile in his eyes.
Seeing him like this, Ling Qing had the urge to hug him. It was
unfortunate that Yu Chen was driving. As a result, he had no choice
but to hold off.
—–
Thinking that the other person still owed her a meal, she also
remembered that he seemed to be visiting Ling Qing. As a result,
she found herself outside of Ling Qing’s room, knocking on the door.
Taking a few deep breaths, she retrieved a small mirror from her
purse and checked her makeup. She even reminded herself not to
show her jealousy towards Ling Qing.
Yet, after waiting a while, nobody answered the door. She knocked
on the door again, rapping it a few times.
Then, Xiao Liu, the person next door, opened the door in surprise.
“Sister Qin, are you looking for Brother Ling?”
“You know what, if you have something to discuss, why don’t you
wait until tomorrow, Sister Qin?”
After thinking about it, Qin Yanyu nodded and asked, “Can’t you ask
him for me?”
Xiao Liu recalled how Qin Yanyu seemed to be on bad terms with
Ling Qing over the past few days, and how she’d tried to bait him
into making a mistake, so he merely smiled. “I’m afraid it’s
inconvenient.”
With the same rationale, he continued, “As you are aware, he’s
currently with Mr. Yu, and Mr. Yu doesn’t like to be disturbed, so I
don’t dare.”
Once she heard this, Qin Yanyu didn’t make things difficult for him.
Qin Yanyu promptly returned to her room, having lost her appetite.
She waited in her room for a long time, and even when the sky
darkened, she didn’t hear any news of Ling Qing’s return.
As thoughts whirled in her mind, she dared not explore any of them.
She lowered her head, feeling only bleakness.
—–
After eating dinner with Yu Chen, Ling Qing took the elevator to the
top floor with him.
Ling Qing swiftly read the materials and began to inspect the
photos. There seemed to be a very loving, happy family of three.
In a sense, Ling Qing didn’t really hold affections for Shu Tong. After
all, he wasn’t the original owner. He’d never been a part of the Ling
family, so there were naturally no blood ties.
Ling Bai lived a good life with the Ling family. The parents took great
care of this child, who was supposed to have been a part of the Shu
family.
In the same way, he had hoped that Shu Tong could live well, and
that the parents would take good care of the child who was
supposed to have been a part of the Ling family.
Only this way, could the parent-child relationships between the two
families remain equal and lend for Shu Tong to better accept the
truth.
Ling Qing wrote down Shu Tong’s number and planned to meet him
in a few days.
Going through his contacts, Ling Qing and selected Ling Bai.
It seemed that it had been several days since he last spoke to the
Little White Lotus. He wasn’t sure how he was doing.
Ling Bai, who had just alighted from Su Yue’s car, saw his call and
was so afraid that he almost tossed his phone.
With his guilty conscience, Ling Bai dared not accept the call. After
letting it ring for a long time, he trembled and picked up. “Why are
you calling me so late at night?” He took the initiative to ask first.
Ling Qing was not afraid of this, and calmly asked, “What have you
been up to lately?”
Ling Qing bluffed, “Xiao Bai, do you think it’s fun to lie to me? You
feel confident because I like you?”
Xiao Bai: ! ! ! !
Ling Bai looked around, suspecting that Ling Qing was nearby.
Ling Qing rolled his eyes in frustration, thinking, ‘You idiot. My bluff
was correct. You dare lie!’
Utilizing his superb acting abilities, he said, “I knew it. Xiao Bai, you
never took me seriously. You never cared for my feelings at all. So
tell me why should I help you keep your secret?”
Ling Qing was by no means fooled. “Still lying to me? I hate liars the
most, let alone you.”
Hearing this, Ling Qing gave him a mocking laugh. “Just where did
you run into this group of thugs?”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing silently pressed his temples, only feeling that this Ling Bai
was a little idiot. Truly stupid.
“Xiao Bai, the thing on top of your neck is your brain, not a piece of
wood. It’s used to think, not for putting on display. Do you use your
puny brain every once in a while? You being like this, aren’t you
afraid people will think you bought your way into university?”
Ling Bai: …
“Did you use it? Did you find the problem yet?”
Bullying him!
Humiliating him!
Trampling on him!
Negging him!
Ling Qing was almost angered into laughter. “Ling Bai, didn’t you
feel it the least bit suspicious? Your school isn’t far from the police
station. You’ve been in school for a few years, have you ever met a
thug? How come you just so happened to meet Su Yue at that exact
moment?”
Ling Bai: …
“So to look for you, he waited for that exact time to find you, no
later. He picked a pretty good time.”
Ling Bai: …
“If you had said that Su Yue had been waiting in front of your school
since the day you cut contact, whether rain or shine, and just
happened to meet you when the thugs mug you, then the story
might be halfway believable. But he never showed up before and
just so happened to rescue the damsel in distress, what a
coincidence.”
“Let me just say that if your schoolmate hadn’t saved you yesterday,
there should have been a scene where Su Yue rescues the princess.
It just so happened that someone unexpected showed up, so they
retaliated. Otherwise, Su Yue’s plots against Dummy Bai would have
been in vain.”
“Yu Chen told you he wasn’t a good person and told you to stop
associating with him. You didn’t listen, so you and Yu Chen cut ties. I
also told you that he wasn’t good, but it went in one ear and out the
other. He put on a ploy and didn’t even need to use any tricks, you
happily jumped into his trap yourself.”
“Do you think Su Yue likes you? He just sees you as stupid and easy
to control, so he wants to use you. Why didn’t he save you earlier?
It wasn’t because he was late, but because he wanted to teach you
a lesson.”
“Since you didn’t contact him for a few days, he let you suffer a bit
so that he’d feel better.”
“As for you? You acted like such a damsel in distress, thinking he’s
such a good person. If you’re like this, one day you’ll be sold, and
you’ll help the other party count the money!”
Previously, he had believed that Yu Chen didn’t like the fact that he
was close to Su Yue, which was why he was slandering Su Yue and
asking him not to associate.
Yu Chen wouldn’t hurt him. Same with Ling Qing. Even after learning
the secret that would do the most harm, they didn’t hurt him. They
only stated one thing, that there was a problem with Su Yue.
Now that he thought about it, Ling Qing was right. Su Yue’s arrival
was too coincidental. His fight with those thugs was over too fast.
Yesterday, when Shu Tong saved him, those thugs still resisted, and
even chased them for a while.
Ling Bai remained silent, feeling sorry for himself. He held his phone,
biting his lip as he felt extremely wronged, almost to the point of
tears.
Noticing that he wasn’t talking, Ling Qing asked, “Do you get it? If
you still don’t get it, I won’t continue to speak nonsense to you.
Considering that I like you, I’ll just wait for you to get played by him
and come to collect your corpse.”
Ling Bai: ! ! !
Ling Bai felt more aggrieved. “I’m already like this and you’re still
cursing me to die! Don’t you like me? What kind of liking is this?!”
Ling Qing heard him speaking like he was about to cry, and
immediately laughed.
He liked this type of scene where the White Lotus was bullied into
tears. How invigorating!
—–
Ling Bai: Aren’t I your most beloved little baby? How could you curse
me to death!
Ling Qing: That is entirely not my fault. Did I ever call you baby?
I’ve only ever said that to Xiao Yu~
—–
“I like you, but like I said, I don’t like when you lie to me and
disregard the things I said. Since you’ve done that, you should be
prepared. Do you think I’m very benevolent? I’m not. Don’t you
already know?” Ling Qing answered.
Ling Bai immediately panicked. “It’s only this one time. I didn’t meet
with him beforehand, only this time because he set up a special trap
for me. I’m so doomed. You’re going to go home and tell mom and
dad my secret. Are you trying to get rid of me?”
Ling Bai sobbed, “Can you treat me a bit better? I won’t meet up
with Su Yue anymore, okay? Don’t you like me? Can’t you let me go
this once?”
Hearing his cries through the phone, Ling Qing felt it was music to
his ears. He almost laughed.
He did intend to inform his parents, but not for the time being. Only
after meeting with Shu Tong.
Therefore, he took the chance to say, “Alright, don’t cry. Look at you,
you’re a young man, crying over what? Since it’s only your first
offense, I’ll let you go this time. I won’t go home this weekend, but
remember what I said about Su Yue. When you’re done crying,
forget about him. Don’t go looking for him and don’t try to protect
him. Otherwise, the one who’ll be hurt can only be you.”
“But what if he realizes I’m staying away from him and finds people
to beat me up again?”
Ling Qing: … He still had the brains to think of this! How rare!
Ling Bai: …
Except, he didn’t dare to say this to Ling Qing. He just hoped that
Ling Qing could come up with some plans.
“Tell dad to give you a driver to pick you up. That should be good
enough.”
Ling Qing was dumbfounded. “Then just tell him how you’ve loved
him for so many years, but the one you truly loved was me all along.
Now that I’m married, you’re broken hearted and not in any mood to
engage in love. You only want to study hard and go abroad in order
to mend your broken heart.”
Ling Bai: …
“As long as you impart that you don’t like him, it shouldn’t be an
issue. When you get off school, just go straight to the car. When
you’re in public, stay with your friends. Try not to be alone, or stay
either at home or at school. After a month, Su Yue should give up on
you.”
After all, Su Yue really didn’t have any feelings towards Ling Bai. He
really thought he was a dumb and easily manipulated chess piece.
“Well, that’s good. Next time, if I find out you’ve lied to me again, I’ll
watch you die on your own.”
Ling Bai was somewhat frightened and slowly lowered his head. “I
know.”
“I have things to do, I’m hanging up.” Ling Qing said this and
promptly hung up.
Yu Chen studied him and gave a slight smile. “Since the time you
said ‘I like you’.”
Yu Chen drew nearer and narrowed his eyes. “Just who do you like,
Mrs. Yu?”
Ling Qing laughed and held his face. “I was just lying to Xiao Bai
over the phone. Don’t you already know?”
Naturally, Yu Chen was already aware that he was on the phone with
Ling Bai. Additionally, he know Ling Qing was only lying to Ling Bai.
This, Ling Qing had already told him.
However…
Even though he already knew, he couldn’t hear their conversation.
Yu Chen was helpless to say, “I’m your better half. You haven’t once
told me that you like me, but you’ve said it to him so many times.
Do you feel it’s appropriate?”
Yu Chen didn’t want to admit it. “I just think that this type of
behavior is hardly appropriate.”
Ling Qing gave his face a rub, only to have Yu Chen clasp both of his
hands. “You can’t lie to him for the rest of his life. Better to end it
now.”
“Not right now.” Ling Qing was still in the midst of scheming. “Wait
until the entire play is done. At the very least, wait until Ling Bai and
Shu Tong have met. Then I’ll stop.”
“Why?”
“What do you mean why? Of course it’s because Ling Bai doesn’t
want to spread the fact that he’s a changeling.”
“Right now, he’s being pressured by me. He thinks that I won’t tell
anyone, so he’s being obedient. He’s not doing anything, just waiting
for me to deal with it. If I lay it out straight, or act like I don’t like
him, with him being so stupid, what kind of things do you think he’ll
do in order to keep it a secret?”
“If not for this, this matter would have already been halfway settled.
Anyways, if we let him do something stupid, wouldn’t it have been a
waste of time?”
“Just about.” Ling Qing stated, “It’s mostly to provoke him. Let him
appear in front of me less, let him be afraid of me. Now that’s
complete, everything else can be counted as an unexpected gain.”
Yu Chen said nothing and only looked at Ling Qing. At first, he felt
that his smiling appearance was somewhat careless, as if he didn’t
take things seriously. However, he’d already planned everything out.
Before, he always felt that Ling Qing was somewhat feeble minded.
But now that Ling Qing was clever and independent, he was a bit
worried.
“Actually, you can tell me about it.” Yu Chen said, “You might not
need my help, but it wouldn’t hurt to let me know.”
Ling Qing felt that his kiss was slightly oppressive and impatient, as
if wanting to prove something.
Yu Chen bit his lips in response. It wasn’t a heavy bite, but Ling
Qing’s heart raced.
“Didn’t you come to watch me? Why are you thinking about this
instead? Did you come to watch the car?”
Yu Chen gave a laugh and held him, saying helplessly, “You really
want me to wait a whole month.”
Ling Qing: …
“Not necessarily.”
“It’s still useless.” Ling Qing pushed him away. “I’m going to shower.
Stop thinking about those things.”
“And what about it? You originally put a big ‘X’ on this marriage.”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing laughed and gave him a kiss. “But, if you really dare, then
I guess I’ll really have to say goodbye to your little cousins.”
Yu Chen: …
Sitting on the bed, Yu Chen continued to dry his hair, feeling very
complicated.
As he sat by the bed taking a drink of water, Ling Qing felt that it
would be great if Yu Chen were his assistant. That way, he could
help him blow dry his hair every day.
Seeing him act this way, Yu Chen felt he was impossibly cute. He
was unable to help from reaching out from behind him, turning his
head to give him a kiss. “You’re really getting more and more
adorable.”
The next day, when Ling Qing was woken by his alarm, it was
already seven. Yu Chen was also roused by the alarm.
“You sleep some more. I’m going to film. We’ll eat lunch together at
noon.” Ling Qing told him.
“No need.” Yu Chen got up with him. “I’m used to waking up early.
I’ll go with you. That way, I’ll get to watch you film.”
After hearing this, Ling Qing no longer urged him, and went to wash
his face.
Xiao Liu had asked the driver to bring the nanny van over to Ling
Qing, but received a call informing him to return. Thus, he had no
choice but to let the driver return alone.
Meanwhile, Ling Qing was sitting in Yu Chen’s car. He fastened his
seatbelt to hear Yu Chen saying. “You can sleep for a bit on the
drive.”
Qin Yanyu had finished applying her makeup and had completed a
scene when she so happened to see Ling Qing slowly coming
around.
When Ling Qing went to film, Yu Chen sat in his seat, with Xiao Liu
sitting by his side, pouring him tea while answering his questions.
When asked if anyone was bullying Ling Qing, Xiao Liu stayed quiet
for a while.
Yu Chen turned his head and looked at him, saying coldly, “I asked
you about something specifically, and you gave me such a vague
and general answer?”
Xiao Liu: …
“Do you want me to pick each person out individually for you to
answer?”
Xiao Liu: …
Xiao Liu felt their boss was super strict!
—–
Xiao Liu: Brother Ling, it wasn’t me who took the initiative to tell! I
tried to resist!
—–
Hearing this, Yu Chen noted down inside that this was the one who
delayed his chat with Ling Qing by practicing with him the other day.
Yu Chen took a quick look and saw that it was the first person he’d
met on set yesterday.
Xiao Liu: …
Yu Chen glanced at him. “Aren’t I right?”
“You’re right.”
“Jiang Ying is the second female lead. She normally doesn’t interact
with Brother Ling very much, and there aren’t any conflicts. They
don’t meet often.”
“Right.”
“Zhou Hao is the third male lead. He hasn’t met with Brother Ling
yet.”
“Wait a minute.” Yu Chen interrupted, “Why did you skip Qin Yanyu?”
Yu Chen monitored him, “You even reported about the third male
lead, but said nothing about her. Is it because there’s nothing that
needs to be said about her relationship with Ling Qing, or because…”
Xiao Liu stayed silent for a while before he slowly started speaking,
“Mr. Yu, I know Sister Qin is the company’s number one star. I’m not
complaining to you in Brother Ling’s place. I’m just speaking from
my own perspective, but I don’t like Sister Qin. I feel she has some
conflict with Brother Ling.”
Having noticed that he skipped over Qin Yanyu, Yu Chen already had
this notion. Though he was a bit surprised, he remained very calm.
“Keep talking.”
“Actually, it’s not that big of a deal, but Brother Ling is a part of the
company too. Right now, he’s a newcomer who just started filming.
Even if she doesn’t take care of him, she shouldn’t force him to
make a mistake. If other people help you, you’re friends. If they
don’t help you, that’s still within their reach. But if they go out of
their way to harm you, what is it?”
Previously, she’d given him her promise in the office, but then she
turned around and went back on it.
Did she think that Ling Qing wouldn’t care about it and wouldn’t
tattle on her, so he wouldn’t find out about it?
Once he heard this, Xiao Liu thought to himself, ‘How could there be
a next time?’
Sister Yun was right, Mr. Yu really was close friends with Brother
Ling!
Apart from Qin Yanyu and Ling Qing, others were unaware of his
identity. They all believed that he was Ling Qing’s friend.
After a while, the deputy director approached and asked in good
faith, “Sir, I see your looks are outstanding and your temperament is
exceptional. I’m not sure if you’re interested in making a cameo?”
Xiao Liu: …
“Our crew’s conditions are pretty good, the script is fairly reasonable,
and food and lodging are included. Please think about it, I think you
really fit one of the roles.”
Having seen this, the deputy director produced a business card. “Sir,
if you change your mind, you can give me a call.”
‘So, Mr. Yu, did you come to be undercover?’ Xiao Liu had his
suspicions.
Just as Yu Chen put the deputy director’s card in his pocket, he felt
someone approaching him. He looked up to see it was Qin Yanyu.
Thinking that he was to talk to her over a meal, she beamed as she
walked by his side.
The driver had never seen her before, and stopped them.
Yu Chen took no offense, and only stated, “Give Xiao Liu a call. Once
you’re done, keep watch for me, and don’t let anyone near.”
Retrieving his phone, the driver gave Xiao Liu a call and received a
response. Only then did he let Yu Chen and Qin Yanyu into the
vehicle.
This was the first time Qin Yanyu had entered Ling Qing’s nanny van.
She entered to discover that the interior matched her own —— this
was definitely not in line with the company’s norm.
She pretended to ask casually, “Why did we come to Ling Qing’s car?
Actually, it’s the same if you go to mine.”
Qin Yanyu was in shock. She seemed to have heard some vague
resentment.
“Mr. Yu, are you in a bad mood?”
Once he heard this, Yu Chen slowly raised his eyes. He looked at Qin
Yanyu’s pure and innocent appearance, only to think she’d changed
over the years.
When he first met Qin Yanyu, she was gentle and soft, transparent
and pure like water without making waves.
His question was so straightforward and to the point, that Qin Yanyu
didn’t know how to respond.
“Of course.” Yu Chen saw her calm appearance and became certain.
“Mr. Yu, if I said I didn’t, would you believe me?” Qin Yanyu calmly
retorted, “He’s a newcomer. There are many things he doesn’t
understand. Sometimes, even I find it difficult to withstand his
influence and make mistakes. What reason do I have for forcing him
to make a mistake? I’m also a victim, am I not?”
Listening to her speech, Yu Chen was affirmed that she had indeed
changed over the years.
At the very least, she wouldn’t have had the gall to say these words
so calmly two years ago.
“So what you’re saying is, he should be the one apologizing to you?”
“Of course not. I just think that we’re all artists, and we all have our
own paths. So, everyone needs to take their own road. If others are
willing to help you, that’s out of their own kindness and you should
be greatful. If others don’t help you, that’s only normal, and there’s
no need to complain.”
Qin Yanyu was rendered speechless and paled when she heard his
words.
“Over the years, I’ve never asked anything of you. Only this one
time, I asked you to take care of him, and you promised me in the
office that you would. But you turned around and targeted him, even
daring to say that it’s not your duty to help him, that he shouldn’t
complain. He didn’t complain to me. He wouldn’t complain about
these types of things. But you’re acting like this, saying something to
one’s face and talking behind their back, I’m amazed.”
“You still have the nerve to come up to me and say that I owe you a
meal?”
Qin Yanyu hadn’t been spoken to like this for years, especially not by
Yu Chen.
Her eyes slowly reddened, brimming with tears that slowly spilled
over.
Yu Chen took no heed of her tears and said coldly, “Huo Qi has been
evaluating a few endorsements over the past few days. They were
originally intended for you, but now I don’t think that’s necessary.
After all, we’ve already given you a lot of kindness. If we don’t give
it to you, that’s only normal, and you shouldn’t complain!”
When he finished speaking, he opened the door and left, leaving Qin
Yanyu to cry alone in the car.
“Sister Qin came to look for him. She said he owed her a meal, so
Mr. Yu left to have a chat with her.”
Xiao Liu drew close and whispered, “Well, I think Mr. Yu isn’t talking
to her about a meal.”
“Before Sister Qin came over, Mr. Yu was asking how everyone
treated you. He made me report on everyone individually. Originally,
I tried not to report Sister Qin, but he found out and asked me about
her specifically, so I told the truth.”
Ling Qing: …
Alas, she was a love rival, so if she was broken hearted, so be it.
Xiao Liu noticed that Ling Qing didn’t seem to fault him, and
continued whispering, “When you left yesterday, Sister Qin came to
your room to look for you.”
Nodding, Xiao Liu said, “She knocked on the door for a long time.
Eventually, I went out and she left.”
“Why didn’t you tell me yesterday?”
Xiao Liu said it as if he held a grudge. “She doesn’t treat you well
normally, so we don’t need to treat her well either. She wanted you
to come back earlier when you already left. For what? So, I didn’t
tell you.”
Ling Qing rapped him on the head. “You sure know how to hold a
grudge.”
Yesterday, Qin Yanyu looked for him. She probably had ulterior
motives about the one beside him, that is, Yu Chen. If he didn’t tell
Xiao Liu about it, it wouldn’t matter.
—–
[Small Theater]
Question: Xiao Yu, why do you think Qin Yanyu is targeting Ling
Qing?
—–
“I’m done.”
“What about you?” Ling Qing asked, “Are you done talking to Qin
Yanyu?”
Ling Qing was somewhat puzzled, and heard him ask as soon as he
drew near, “Why didn’t you tell me about it?”
“Qin Yanyu.” Yu Chen asked seriously, “Why didn’t you tell me she
was targeting you on set?”
Ling Qing chortled carelessly, saying, “It was unnecessary, it’s not a
big deal.”
“Ling Qing, I told you previously, you can tell me things. Maybe you
don’t need my help, but it wouldn’t hurt to let me know more.”
His parents had divorced when he was young, and neither of the
two wished to take him. Thus, it was his grandmother who took pity
on the youth and provided him with a home.
However, his grandmother was too old. How could he burden her
with his worries?
So, he became like this from an early age, never relying on anyone,
never seeking assistance.
What was the point of telling other people? To let them help him
take care of it?
It was like how Yu Chen wouldn’t tell him about the clients he’d met
that day, and which contracts he’d signed.
He felt that this was only normal. However, Yu Chen certainly didn’t
think so.
——He wanted to know more about him, each and every thing,
regardless of whether they were related to life or work.
“It’s not that I wasn’t willing to tell you.” Ling Qing pulled him into a
corner and explained gently, “I just didn’t think about it.”
Hearing his explanation, Yu Chen gripped his hand that was holding
him. Actually, he really wanted to hold Ling Qing, but considering
that Ling Qing was an actor on the set, he could only settle for the
next best thing.
“This is different.” He said slowly, “Qin Yanyu is one of the people
under me. It’s inappropriate for her to target you, so you should
have told me.”
“In regards to those in Morning Rise, you’re also one of the artists
under me. I’m the boss, and as your spouse, I’m even more of a
boss.”
Looking gently into Ling Qing’s eyes, he said earnestly, “Ling Qing,
you should have some more faith in me.”
In this world, Yu Chen was the one with whom he had the closest
relationship with, and was the one he had the most faith in.
—–
Once Qin Yanyu was finished crying, she was about to go into her
dressing room, when she saw Ling Qing and Yu Chen walking
alongside each other in the distance.
She looked at Ling Qing’s wide sleeves and could see within it, the
sleeve of Yu Chen’s black jacket.
After a short while, Ling Qing and Yu Chen stopped holding hands.
They were in the presence of many people, after all, so they only
dare to be intimate for a brief period of time.
Sitting in her makeup chair, Qin Yanyu quietly allowed the makeup
artist to apply touch ups.
The makeup artist didn’t understand why she had suddenly wept to
this extent and asked, “Sister Qin, did you just finish a crying
scene?”
Qin Yanyu remained silent. She had nothing she wanted to say, and
nothing that she could say.
She peered into a mirror and saw her red and swollen eyes. She
couldn’t help but think of what Yu Chen had said.
She never thought she’d see the day when Yu Chen spoke to her like
that.
There were so many people in the world, but Yu Chen was the only
one that she wished she could remain forever pure and dazzling for.
It was only Yu Chen that she cared about, and she didn’t want him
to hate her.
Qin Yanyu didn’t care about the loss of endorsements, but she cared
about how Yu Chen had seen her in a new light.
“That’s right.” The assistant beside her handed her a tissue. “Sister
Qin, are you still filming? Don’t you need to hurry?”
Qin Yanyu laughed bitterly and took the tissue, dabbing her eyes.
She hadn’t finished filming yet. She acted secretly in love with Yu
Chen for so long. How could she easily stop?
Yu Chen hadn’t set his sights on her at all. The one that he liked
wasn’t her.
Qin Yanyu’s tears streamed continuously. She clearly came first. Why
wasn’t she the one who was together with Yu Chen?
She soon found the answer. It was because she had never felt that
she was worthy of Yu Chen.
Although she liked Yu Chen, she also felt that she was unworthy of
him and only watched, never daring to approach him.
Thus, she hid her love for him and had never told him, even now.
Looking in the mirror, Qin Yanyu inspected herself. For the first time,
she asked herself, what would happen if Yu Chen knew?
If Yu Chen knew that her actions towards Ling Qing were due to her
secret love for him, would he still hate her?
Qin Yanyu felt like she had seen a weak flame flickering in the
winter. Despite being small, it gave her hope.
Drying her tears, she stood up and whispered, “Don’t touch up for
now.”
Hearing this, the makeup artist urged her, “That’s fine. It’s almost
time for lunch. Sister Qin, you go eat something first and adjust your
mood. We’ll do touch ups this afternoon.”
She exited the dressing room and returned back to the hotel.
Without changing her clothes, she stilly pinched herself and walked
toward Ling Qing’s room.
Ling Qing and Yu Chen had just finished eating. They were about to
take a nap, when they heard a knock on the door.
Ling Qing looked at the door and was about to get up.
Pushing him back down, Yu Chen gave him a kiss and asked, “Who
is it?”
Ling Qing smiled and pushed him away as he got up. “Better not. I’ll
go see who it is.”
Qin Yanyu nodded and lowered her head, although it was apparent
by the look of her eyes that she had cried. She said, “I have
something I want to say to Mr. Yu.”
Ling Qing opened the door and let her in. Then, he went into the
bedroom.
“It’s Qin Yanyu. She said she has something she wants to say to
you.”
Yu Chen didn’t really want to see her. “I’m already done talking to
her. Tell her to leave.”
Drawing close, Ling Qing lowered his voice and said, “Qin Yanyu
likes you.”
Startled, Yu Chen cast Ling Qing an incredulous look.
—–
Neirith: Thanks for reading guys. I’ll be pretty busy this upcoming
year, so I will not be able to provide any extra chapters each week
for the time being, but I’ll try my best to maintain a chapter a week.
—–
Ling Qing nearly laughed. He felt Yu Chen was truly adorable to have
come up with this sort of rationale.
Reaching out, he kneaded Yu Chen’s face. “Of course that’s not it.
Hurry and get out, go settle your unhappy love affairs.”
With no way around it, Yu Chen brushed off his hands as he gave
him a kiss. “Don’t worry, I don’t have any feelings for her.”
“I know, you just think she has an ego.” As Ling Qing said this, he
gave a laugh.
Looking at his laughing face, Yu Chen couldn’t help but laugh along
as he pinched Ling Qing’s face and went out.
Qin Yanyu was still standing in the same spot near the entrance.
Seeing him come, she immediately straightened up.
It was only then that Qin Yanyu approached him. She stood before
him, gazing at him attentively in silence.
Qin Yanyu took a quick glance at the bedroom. The door was closed.
Yu Chen said, “He’s not listening.”
Feeling relieved, Qin Yanyu slowly raised her eyes and peered at
him. Taking a deep breath, she raised her spirits and nervously
disclosed the feelings she’d held over the past two years.
Not Mr. Yu, but Yu Chen. At this time, they weren’t boss and
subordinate, but individuals of equal standing.
He was still uncertain. He had never had much contact with Qin
Yanyu, and he wasn’t particularly gentle towards her. Why did she
like him? What was it about him that she liked?
Qin Yanyu continued, “That’s why I targeted Ling Qing. Not because
I like to say one thing and do another, but because he’s someone
you care about. I was feeling jealous. I was worried you might like
him, so I couldn’t help but hate him.”
“So what?” Yu Chen questioned back, “You think you’re not in the
wrong?”
“That’s not it, I just thought I should tell you. Nobody likes their love
rival. I only targeted him because of this, there’s no other reason.”
Once she said this, the tears flowed anew. “I don’t want you to
misunderstand me. I also don’t want you to hate me for this.”
Yu Chen saw her crying visage and remained silent for a period of
time before he replied in a detached manner, “Qin Yanyu, what I
hate is this type of behavior. Not the reason behind this type of
behavior.”
“I don’t care about the reason behind your targeting him. I only
know that I am disappointed with the outcome. If you like someone,
then are you free to harm others? You can be jealous of him, you
can hate him, but you shouldn’t target him because of something
like this. He hasn’t done anything wrong, so why does he need to
bear the result of your vengeance?”
Qin Yanyu was dazed by what she’d heard. She looked at him,
speechless.
“That’s right.”
Seeing this, Qin Yanyu laughed bitterly. What else was there to say?
He had refused her, and didn’t deny his feelings toward Ling Qing.
Qin Yanyu gave him one last look before turning around and
leaving.
At that time, she had just entered the industry, and had signed with
an unreliable company. Her agent had brought her out to drink with
some investors.
She had already gone once before and was afraid to go again. She
was having a disagreement with her agent in the middle of the
parking lot. She begged and pleaded, but her agent refused to let
her off.
It was when she was on the brink of despair, when a light shone
upon her face.
Qin Yanyu would remember this moment forever. It was like seeing
the light at the end of the tunnel.
There was a gentleness within the cold and pure face of the
handsome Yu Chen.
Yu Chen had seen that there was something wrong and asked, “Do
you need help?”
Qin Yanyu nodded vigorously, and Yu Chen got out of his car. Then,
he took her away.
As she sat in the back seat of the car, she looked at the person
sitting in front of her and heard Yu Chen say apathetically, “Where
should I drop you off?”
Yu Chen agreed.
The fear Qin Yanyu had repressed all night finally dispersed.
Her tears had unknowingly begun to stream. She hurriedly gave her
thanks as she lowered her head, crying in silence.
Yu Chen took a glance at her through the rearview mirror, and just
happened to see her crying. He thought that this person didn’t look
unsightly when she cried. It was even a bit touching, really suitable
for crying scenes.
Before she got out of the car, Yu Chen turned around and gave her a
business card. “If you want, contact this person. Maybe you can
change companies.”
That night, Qin Yanyu saw the information on the business card and
gave the call that changed her life.
She recalled the Yu Chen that she saw that night, and fell in love
with the one in those memories.
“But our contact is only that much.” Yu Chen explained to Ling Qing,
“I gave her Huo Qi’s business card. Artist affairs are his
responsibility, I’ve never meddled, and I never cared.”
“Huo Qi felt she was promising, so he paid her penalty and brought
her over. Qin Yanyu came to look for me once, but I wasn’t there.
Later, when I saw her at the company, I didn’t talk to her. To be
honest, I’m not exactly certain why she likes me. What reason would
she have for liking me?”
Ling Qing felt this guy truly didn’t understand girls. “You appeared
when she was at her lowest, and brought her out of the tiger’s den.
You gave her a new start, so in her mind, you’re a god. Take into
account your appearance and your background, and it’s only natural
for her to like you.”
For Yu Chen, this was but an insignificant act of doing what was
right. It didn’t matter who it was or what they looked like; he would
have been willing to help.
It shouldn’t have been the case, but because of this one insignificant
act, he had gained a crush that lasted for many years.
“She should have fallen for someone who was more deserving of
her. Someone who might cherish her, not someone who doesn’t take
her seriously.”
“How could human emotions be so easy to control? If it was so easy
to rationalize who to love and who not to love, would that still be
considered love?”
In fact, it was pretty obvious. The fact that he didn’t deny it was
unspoken acknowledgement.
Although it appeared that he liked him and would tease him, annoy
him, hug him, kiss him, and coax him, he didn’t really seem to like
him that much.
Yu Chen felt that if he weren’t there, Ling Qing would still be able to
live well.
Noticing that he was silent as if lost in thought, Ling Qing tilted his
head and asked, “What are you thinking about?”
Yu Chen chortled and drove out the thoughts in his mind, replying,
“Thinking about emotions. They really are hard to guess.”
“Then stop guessing. Anyways, you don’t like Qin Yanyu, so it’s fine.”
Yu Chen nodded.
But there was still one thing that he was certain about. It was that
at the moment, Ling Qing wanted to be with him, and was trying
hard to get close to him.
Ling Qing: …
“If I were a car model, I’d be able to drive every day. I’m willing to
be one.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing said in exasperation, “But I’m not willing. Hurry up and go
to sleep. It’s the middle of the day and you’re thinking about this!”
Yu Chen sighed and pulled him closer, whispering lowly, “Then I’ll
ask again tonight. See if you’re willing then.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing felt he’d really teased him too much. Clearly, when he had
just crossed over, Yu Chen was still sleeping in a separate room with
not a touch of intimacy between them.
If that was true, then the passions he ignited were really too much!
The two napped into the afternoon before Ling Qing returned to
continue filming.
Qin Yanyu had asked for half a day of leave, stating that she was
feeling unwell. Ling Qing guessed that she was feeling mentally
unwell.
After all was said and done, the crush of so many years had been
shattered. To say that she was feeling unwell would be an
understatement.
After a day of filming, Ling Qing entered his dressing room to hear
Zhong Huan saying to him, “I’ll come find you tonight.”
“You’re the blind one! I’m super handsome! When I made my debut,
it was with this face! Out of all of the crew, I was the most
handsome, you know?!”
“You’re the one who’s puffing with their eyes closed. Every mother
thinks her own gosling a swan.” Ling Qing chortled, “Go back, I’ll see
you tomorrow night.”
“I also don’t want to spend the night with him. It’s not because you
won’t be here.”
Yu Chen: …
Noticing that he was about to lose his temper, Ling Qing immediately
consoled, “Enough, enough. I’ll stop teasing you. And you stop
caring, it’s just work, that’s all. We already made an appointment to
practice in advance, so that the following day of shooting will be
easier. If we can finish ahead of time, then we can save you some
money.”
“With this venue and all this equipment, a single day’s expenditure
can’t possibly be low.”
“No need, helping you save money is also helping me save money.”
He raised the hand that Yu Chen was holding and, seeing that no
one was around, gave him a quick kiss. “What the difference
between the two of us?”
Yu Chen turned his hand over and gave it a squeeze. “You’ve got a
scamming smart mouth.”
“I’m not scamming you.” Ling Qing smiled, “I would hate to do so.”
Ling Qing: …
“Since you aren’t willing to give me the green light, I can only
initiate a countdown. Only when the light turns red can we stop.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing was not very glad. He didn’t want to be a shou. And he
definitely didn’t want to give birth.
“It’s very easy for you to lose your charm like this.” He implored,
“You should be more reserved, refuse my love so that I would pine
after you. You shouldn’t think about driving the car every day!”
Ling Qing instantly lay flat. He didn’t want to be on this little yellow
car of Yu Chen’s. He wanted the ice cold, proud Yu Chen that he had
in the beginning.
Yu Chen saw that he had an expression like there was nothing left to
live for and bowed his head, saying to him, “I’m really looking
forward to it~”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing rolled himself up in the covers. “Tonight, you can sleep on
your own.”
The all the more adorable Ling Qing ultimately didn’t struggle
against Yu Chen, who had all but turned into a little yellow car. He
lifted the covers and let him in, but pinched him for a long time
before going to sleep.
Yu Chen didn’t feel upset, and held him as he was being pinched. In
any case, Ling Qing’s pinches didn’t hurt.
Early the next morning, Yu Chen delivered Ling Qing onto the set
before driving away.
Ling Qing sent him off with a wave of his hand. “Be careful on the
road.”
“I know.”
Laughing, Ling Qing gave a slight nod and leaned against the car
window, whispering, “Don’t worry, you’re much more important than
them~
“You’re not giving me one last kiss?” Ling Qing asked, “A parting
kiss.”
Smiling, Yu Chen drew close and gave him a gentle kiss on the lips.
He looked back reluctantly, then urged him to leave.
He watched Ling Qing leave before he started the car and drove
away.
It wasn’t until that afternoon that Qin Yanyu arrived. Although she
put on makeup, it was evident that she was dispirited.
Near Ling Qing, Zhong Huan was holding his script. “What’s wrong
with our female lead? She looks so worn out and sad.”
—–
Ling Qing: After getting your heart broken, it’s only normal.
When Qin Yanyu showed up, I saw everyone was guessing whether
she would be good or bad. I have nothing to say because she’s
neither good nor bad.
#MorningRiseMarriedCoupleAct#
Yu Chen: When she cries, she doesn’t look too bad. She should
shoot some crying scenes and help us make money.
Ling Qing: Her current value isn’t too bad. With a little help, she can
make more money. Worth saving!
[Small Theater]
Yu Chen’s calendar:
Chu Cheng: You’re too frank, you should be a little more tactful.
Yu Chen: Like?
Chu Cheng: When the August winds doth blowest, willst thou allow
for I thee bed?
Chu Cheng: If ancient poetry isn’t tactful enough, it’s no wonder you
haven’t been able to drive the car.
Yu Chen: …
—–
‘She’s broken hearted, not worn out.’ Ling Qing thought to himself.
“She’s feeling well and she still came to shoot. Such dedication.”
Zhong Huan said with great respect.
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing took a silent glance at the man next to him. He was so
stupid, just how exactly did he muddle his way into the second tier?
The two of them conversed for a while before it became Ling Qing
and Qin Yanyu’s turn to start shooting.
Rapidly adjusting his frame of mind, Ling Qing took a peek at Qin
Yanyu, feeling somewhat worried.
Her state of mind really wasn’t good, and she still arrived to shoot a
romantic scene with him. It was like she was rubbing salt into her
wounds.
Turning, Ling Qing looked gently at Qin Yanyu as he said, “Do you
still remember the first time we met?”
Giving him a smile, Qin Yanyu replied, “You were avoiding me.”
“I was avoiding you, but in a twist of fate, still ran into you.”
“Yes.”
“Did you miss me over the past few days?” Qin Yanyu asked.
She raised her eyes, and the moment she looked at him, became
unable to enunciate the flirtatious “I don’t know” that she was
supposed to have said.
When she realized that there shouldn’t have been a pause, she
attempted to fix it, but those few seconds had already resulted in a
disconnect.
Ling Qing had no choice but to start the scene over with her again.
However, Qin Yanyu’s emotions had stagnated and resulted in
multiple cuts.
The pair of them didn’t look like a happy couple. No, one of them
was holding unrequited love.
Zhong Huan was puzzled. “What’s wrong with Sister Qin? It doesn’t
even look like she’s feeling sick.”
Zhou Sihui sighed, “It’s probably that she’s feeling mentally unwell.”
“I don’t know, I’m guessing.” Zhou Sihui smiled, “You don’t need to
worry about it.”
Ling Qing performed with her three times and resulted in three
cuts.
The director was unable to help but ask Qin Yanyu, “Yanyu, are you
still feeling sick today?”
“Since you’re still feeling unwell, how about we shoot this scene
later?”
This time, Qin Yanyu was in the right frame of mind and was able to
pass quickly without any problems.
This was the first time that Ling Qing had seen her perform a crying
scene. It was just like Yu Chen had said. She looked good even
when crying, looking particularly pitiful and innocent, with a touch of
stubbornness. The image of this rain struck blossom was very
touching.
Instead of going back to her longue, she went back to her nanny
van as her agent hurriedly followed.
Confused, Xiao Liu asked, “Brother Ling, where are you going?”
Laughing, Ling Qing gave him a pat on the shoulder and went in the
same direction as Qin Yanyu.
Qin Yanyu was sitting alone in her nanny van, covering her face as
she sobbed quietly.
Ling Qing waited and waited, waiting until Qin Yanyu was ready to
re-apply her makeup, before he approached.
“Don’t you want to have a chat with me? Have a final discussion?”
Ling Qing smirked. “Or maybe you don’t dare.”
Qin Yanyu laughed and pushed her agent aside. “Very well, I’ll have
a chat with you.”
She entered the nanny van once more, and Ling Qing followed.
Her agent attempted to follow but was stopped by Qin Yanyu. “No
need, I want to talk to him alone.”
Closing the door, Qin Yanyu looked at Ling Qing. “What do you want
to talk to me about?”
Ling Qing returned her look, noticing that her eyes were still red. It
appeared that her eyeliner had been wiped away, but she
maintained a vigilant expression, as if entering battle.
Ling Qing leaned back in the seat and said easily, “How long do you
plan to continue acting like this?”
Ling Qing raised his gaze and stared at her with eyes unkind eyes as
he scoffed, “Naturally, I’m talking about how you refuse to separate
your private life from your work, allowing it to negatively impact
your performance.”
Qin Yanyu was suffocated by his directness and said quietly, “I’m just
not in a good mood today.”
“And when will your mood be good?” Ling Qing questioned, “Hasn’t
it been this way from the first day? Haven’t you been in a bad mood
this entire time?”
Qin Yanyu laughed lightly, “They don’t know. You can go ahead and
tell them. Didn’t you have Yu Chen stick up for you before?”
“First of all, I haven’t let Yu Chen help me. If you’re referring to the
inappropriate acts you’ve made toward me, then all I can say is that
I tell Yu Chen. But, I’m not the only one with eyes. Even if I didn’t
say anything, how can I control what other people say?”
“Second, it’s only obvious for Yu Chen to stick up, because he likes
me. Don’t tell me you expected him to stick up for you?”
“You…” Qin Yanyu grit her teeth as she thought about her next
words, but appeared to be at a loss. Finally, she could only reply, “So
shameless.”
“How is this shameless? Don’t you think Yu Chen likes me? If I don’t
say it out right, wouldn’t it make you look super stupid? So I’m
saying it now, it’s for your own good.”
“Is this what you wanted to tell me? Then you can leave.” Qin Yanyu
tried to drive him off.
“Of course not.” Ling Qing chuckled, “I came to tell you not to make
a mess of things. Fate can give you the chance to change your life,
but it won’t necessarily give you a second chance. So, don’t stray off
the path, Qin Yanyu.”
“Go back five years ago. Do you still remember which actress was
the most popular give years ago? Is she still the most popular right
now? Within the entertainment circle, with its turnover rate, you’re
only a small star with a few years of experience. Have you thought
about where you’ll be in a few years?”
“You’re not the best at acting, and your looks aren’t the best. Your
shows aren’t bad, but right now, you haven’t filmed even a
supporting role in any movies. You’re still wasting time crying. As if
one day of crying isn’t enough, you’ve cried for two. Do you think
the entire entertainment industry will be as accommodating as
Director Li? Waiting for you to finish crying before restarting?”
“From the get go, you’ve continued to NG. Every time, it’s when I’m
acting with you. I’ve waited for you and you’re still doing it.”
“You targeted me, and I didn’t care. You don’t like me, I don’t care.
But if you can’t separate work from your private life and bring your
emotions to work, holding me back. Do you think this is
appropriate?”
“Is this the extent of your strength as the star actress? You’ve filmed
for so many years, and you’re only at this level? How dare you look
down on me? You’re a senior in this industry, and you still need a
newcomer to cooperate with you, wait for you to get in the mood.
Aren’t you ashamed of yourself?”
Qin Yanyu didn’t expect that he would have more to say and
retorted angrily, “Ling Qing, you say it like it’s so simple. The one
being hated isn’t you! It’s me! Of course you have a lot to say!”
“So you’re heartbroken. You made mistakes again and again, is it
because of this?”
“Do you want to love three years of love as well as your career?”
Ling Qing drew closer, “Since you’ve already lost one, you shouldn’t
want to lose the other, right?”
“You’re still young, only 25, and you have a lot of assets. If you cry
for a day, cry for two days, there are still people willing to
accomodate you. But if you continue to let your private life affect
your work, wait until you’re 28 or 30. When a newer, younger
woman appears, let’s see who will care about your crying and who
will be willing to accomodate you.”
“Qin Yanyu, to get to where are you today, it took a lot of hard work,
effort, and a little luck. It hasn’t been easy. But your position is
unstable. Others won’t say it, but haven’t you felt it for yourself?”
“What people fear the most isn’t loss of love, but that after they’ve
lost their love, they’ll fall to their lowest. So you should work harder.”
Qin Yanyu studied him for a long time before she said reluctantly,
“My problems are for me to worry about. You don’t need to worry
about it.”
“That’s for the best. But I’m still not confident in your abilities.
Therefore, come to my room tonight.”
Having said this, he said deliberately, “Surely it’s not that you
wouldn’t dare? Or, do you want to cry some more tonight? It’s not
like your professionalism and attitude are bad, right?”
“Who said I’m crying tonight! What do you mean I wouldn’t dare!”
Qin Yanyu snapped, “You think you’re so good at acting, if it weren’t
that I wasn’t in the right mood these past few days, how would you
be able to say this?”
—–
—–
Neirith: Sorry this week’s chapter was a little late. I’ve decided to go
back to school to get another degree, and it’s been quite a doozy. A
lot has changed, everything is online, and this old lady can’t keep
up. (T⌓T) There will be no chapter next week, because I will be
taking exams.
—–
Qin Yanyu: …
When he saw her choking, Ling Qing smirked and opened the door,
alighting the car.
As he got out, Qin Yanyu’s agent glared at him with wary eyes.
“Take her over to touch up her makeup.” Ling Qing instructed, “She
shouldn’t cry any longer.”
Qin Yanyu’s agent went up to the nanny van and opened the door.
When Qin Yanyu looked at him, her eyes were red, but she was
bereft of the sad expression she had previously held.
Getting out of the car, she said to her agent, “Let’s go touch up my
makeup.”
Zhong Huan, who had finished filming, noticed Ling Qing was absent
and began to contemplate his expression for the next scene when he
saw Ling Qing walking back over.
Ling Qing gave him a pat on the shoulder. “My good disciple, you
shouldn’t be my only apprentice. These individualized sessions can
only be turned into a group lesson.”
“Our heroine.”
Zhong Huan: …
Zhong Huan: …
He was a mere second tier actor, and all of the sudden, he acquired
a first tier actress as his junior sister. This feeling was…
The only person in the world who would think that is you. Who
would have known that a rap on the head would summon you to
me?
Ling Qing studied the man in front of him, only to think that his mind
was full of whimsy.
After Qin Yanyu finished her scenes that evening, she removed her
makeup and recalled that Ling Qing had asked her to visit his room.
Even if they were playing against each other, why should she visit
his room? Shouldn’t he come to her room?
Thinking this, Qin Yanyu added Ling Qing’s contact and sent him a
message: [You come my room, I won’t go to you]
Ling Qing, who happened to still be eating dinner, saw this and
replied with deliberation: [Why, you scared?]
Ling Qing: [I know your type, you guys are the ones who are the
least dedicated of all.]
Qin Yanyu saw his message and replied, but Ling Qing had already
stopped responding.
Ling Qing: [It’s already half past eight. It’s already this late, so
there’s no need to come. Worst comes to worse, I’ll just wait for
some NG tomorrow.]
Qin Yanyu:…
“Is my junior sister almost here?” Zhong Huan asked as he ate late
night snacks with Ling Qing.
“Should be.” Ling Qing passed him the last two skewers before he
went to wash his hands in the restroom and awaited Qin Yanyu’s
arrival.
Qin Yanyu’s speed wasn’t slow at all, and before long, there was a
knock on the door.
Walking over to the door, Ling Qing opened it and allowed Qin Yanyu
to reluctantly enter.
Once entering, she saw Zhong Huan, who was sitting on the couch,
raise a hand and say to her, “Younger sis– bah, I mean, hello Sister
Qin.”
Qin Yanyu: …
Closing the door, Ling Qing said, “Zhong Huan is the same as you.
He’s also come to practice with me.”
Qin Yanyu: …
“So, it’s best if we add Zhong Huan in. If people catch us, we’ll just
say we’re playing Fight the Landlord*. Just so happens that there’s
three of us.” *a Chinese card game consisting of three players that is commonly
referred to in Chinese novels; Nei is a terrible Chinese person and doesn’t actually know
how to play, and neither does she know how some novels have more than three people
playing
Qin Yanyu: …
For the sake of this junior sister of his, Zhong Huan gracefully
allowed Ling Qing and Qin Yanyu to reset tomorrow’s scenes. He
could wait for Ling Qing and Qin Yanyu to finish before playing
against Ling Qing.
Qin Yanyu took a quick peek at Ling Qing, who didn’t seem to mind.
“Well, sure. Let’s get on with tomorrow’s scenes.”
“There’s nothing wrong with my acting skills, it’s just that I haven’t
been feeling well these days.”
Since Zhong Huan was present, Qin Yanyu didn’t dare to say more.
Ling Qing didn’t expose her and said simply, “But you still have the
same issues as you had previously.”
Qin Yanyu: …
“Well, before you say ‘what are you thinking about,’ you should make
your affect more lively and your expression a bit more cute.” Ling
Qing said conscientiously, breaking it down as he said each
sentence.
“Look.” Ling Qing reached a hand out and pointed to Zhong Huan.
Thinking for a moment, Qin Yanyu changed her tone and said,
“What are you thinking about?”
Qin Yanyu: …
Qin Yanyu felt that she really wanted to, really—— what was it that
she wanted to do?
After more than ten repetitions, they finally passed that one
sentence.
Qin Yanyu: …
The most dreadful thing on this planet was not that you were in the
same crew with your love rival, but that your love rival was in the
same crew and he also played your love interest.
Qin Yanyu had no choice but to close her eyes and do it again.
“None of it is right.”
“Because your expression isn’t deep enough, you should smile a bit.
Don’t smile too happily, just like you’re a little shy. Give me a shy
smile and try again.”
Having heard this, Qin Yanyu lowered her head a bit and then slowly
raised it. Her lips were slightly upturned, her eyes a little bent as she
looked at him timidly.
Ling Qing also felt it was a bit better. Because her eyes were a bit
narrow and her eyelids were slightly thinner, she didn’t have a
naturally cheerful disposition.
“Do it like this next time.” Ling Qing finished saying this and picked
up the script and a pen from the table, marking the areas he
thought should be improved.
Watching every stroke of his pen, Qin Yanyu analyzed him for a long
time. He was quite imposing, like a teacher, so she asked
unknowingly, “Have you ever been a teacher?”
“Do you think I’m that type of moral and upright person?”
“… A little.”
“Then you must be the only smart person in the world.” Zhong Huan
said resentfully.
Ling Qing grinned, “At the very least, I’m smarter than you guys.”
Zhong Huan: …
Ling Qing laughed and turned his head up, as if to compare. “Now
you have.”
Zhong Huan: …
Qin Yanyu: … This was the kind of person her idol liked?
Ling Qing looked at her. “You’ve never read the original novel, have
you?”
Qin Yanyu was woken from her doubts and said hesitantly, “I was
called in at the last minute, so I didn’t have the time.”
“You have the time to target me but not the time to read?”
Feeling ashamed, Qin Yanyu bowed her head and didn’t reply.
“Go back and read the original work. It never hurts to read the
original. Additionally, the first audience of your performance are
always book fans. You should sometimes aim to restore small parts
of the original plot or other small details. It’s always a pleasant
surprise, and they’ll praise you.”
“Understood.”
“You’re a little better than Zhong Huan, but only by a little. If you
keep doing this, you’ll be exposed as soon as you hit the big screen.”
Qin Yanyu writ her brows. “You’re saying it as if you’ve been there.”
Qin Yanyu: …
By the time they finished, it was almost eleven. Checking the time,
Ling Qing became anxious to chat with Yu Chen, and rushed the two
of them out.
Qin Yanyu walked abreast Zhong Huan in the hallway, when she
suddenly realized, “Wait a minute, didn’t he say he was going to
practice with me? How did it turn into him instructing me? He’s not
even the director.”
Qin Yanyu: … Don’t you think what you said was very humiliating?!
She looked him up and down before saying, “It looks like you’re
accustomed to it?”
“In the beginning, that wasn’t the case. But later, I found that
filming really was easier every day. Today, Director Li praised me and
said I was making rapid improvement. He said I was a lot better
than when I first started.”
Qin Yanyu sighed loudly, “Then, you come here every night?”
“Well, when his childhood friend came to visit for two days, he didn’t
come back to the hotel and stayed with his childhood friend.”
Qin Yanyu: … My heart was pierced by Xiao Zhong. That wasn’t his
childhood friend, that’s his boyfriend.
Zhong Huan lived on the same floor as Ling Qing, so he went to his
room, bid goodbye to Qin Yanyu, and entered.
Qin Yanyu got into the elevator and returned to her room.
The next day, Ling Qing purposely sought out Qin Yanyu prior to
filming.
The effects were pretty decent. Qin Yanyu corrected all of the areas
Ling Qing had mentioned the night before, and her lines came more
naturally. Surprised, Director Li finally felt that the hero and heroine
had become a couple.
This was especially the case when Qin Yanyu said the lines “what are
you thinking about,” with her head shyly turned, deliberately looking
away from Ling Qing as she had her fingers wrapped in her waist
ribbon.
Qin Yanyu could only smile. Although she didn’t want to admit it, it
seemed that Ling Qing was truly capable.
The three of them, the master and his disciples, got along with each
other in harmony until one day, Ling Qing and Qin Yanyu were
involved in a trending topic.
The content of the topic was simple yet exciting —— Qin Yanyu and
Ling Qing’s romance, exposed!
—–
Why is the popular flower infatuated with an 18th tier star? Is it love
or redemption? Is it sadness or is it secret happiness? Welcome
everyone today to uncover the ultra defined shocking secrets of the
little red flower and the 18th tier star’s beautifully tragic romance.
Ling Qing: Inviting the entire crew to testify. I’m married, I didn’t
cheat, and only my husband is to my taste.
[Small Theater]
Steward: Young Master, the Madam has already been filming for 13
days now.
Yu Chen: …
Steward: Also, the Madam and Miss Qin were exposed in a romantic
photo.
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen: Next time, you don’t need to appear in the small theater!
Go on vacation!
—–
Neirith: Thanks for the well wishes everyone. School is fine, this old
lady is fine. Releases will be sporadic for the time being. Kisses ~ 😘
—–
It was unknown how this person snuck into the hotel and so
happened to see Qin Yanyu being let into Ling Qing’s room.
And without her agent or her assistant, Qin Yanyu stayed there for
two hours. It wasn’t until almost eleven, that she left with a face full
of happiness.
The secret video captured her entering and exiting the room.
Qin Yanyu’s Lost Fan: You’re a girl, and you dare to go to someone
else’s room to stay for two hours in the middle of the night! When
you left, you were flushed and full of joy! Is he that worthy of your
affections?! What are you doing with him? Pushing him up?
Elevating his 18th tier status? Don’t you usually ignore other actors?
There’s nothing else to say! In the end, it turned out to be just this!
You’re whipped!
Qin Yanyu’s fans quickly bombarded the page while clamouring for it
to be deleted, scolding them for spreading rumors.
Qin Yanyu’s Lost Fan: How am I spreading rumors?! You guys still
think your goddess is is so pure and sweet? Look at this recent vid!!
[Video: Qin Yanyu and Ling Qing’s two happy hours] Take a look for
yourself!
“Who is this Ling Qing??? Can anyone tell me why I don’t know who
they are?”
“It’s the 18th tier male lead of 《March Peach Blossom Smile》. Qin
Yanyu is the female lead.”
“I just have to say that Qin Yanyu is all hype. Why did she take this
work? Turned out to be for her lover!”
“Is Qin Yanyu crazy? She wants to date while she’s on the rise?”
“What does Qin Yanyu see in Ling Qing? Isn’t he just a pretty face?”
“God!! My goddess didn’t even want other stars? Why did she blindly
pick some dumb 18th tier!”
“She walked a thin line just for love, my god. Qin Yanyu deserves to
be the most infatuated person in the entire industry.”
“Did Ling Qing bewitch Qin Yanyu? Otherwise, how could she even
look at him!”
《My House Collapsed, yingyingying, Why Does She Like This Kind
of Man!》
《Qin Yanyu Surprisingly Likes Ling Qing, Analyze, What Does She
Like About Him?》
《So Ling Qing’s Role as Male Lead Came Out of Nowhere, Turns
Out It’s Because He’s Qin Yanyu’s Boyfriend. No Wonder Qin Yanyu
Was Willing to Be a Replacement.》
《Taking Risks for Love, What Does Everyone Think of Qin Yanyu’s
New Beau?》
“Oh my heavens, and it was the goddess who went to look for him.”
“What did they do in that room for Qin Yanyu to look so happy when
she came out?”
“It can’t be that they were reading the script, they must’ve been
acting it out [hue][hue][hue].”
“But if they’re a couple, why did she leave? Wouldn’t it be better just
to sleep in Ling Qing’s room?”
“Probably because they didn’t want anyone in the crew to find out.
After all, Ling Qing is still a newcomer.”
“God!! My goddess’s sacrifice is too big! Ling Qing must be the King
of Gu to bewitch my goddess like this!”
“My house collapsed. Didn’t she previously say that she had no plans
to fall in love? How come she immediately got together with
someone, especially this kind of worthless man. What is she doing?”
“Previous commenter, are you Ling Qing’s fan? How dare you come
out! Qin Yanyu matches Ling Qing? That would be like spreading
dung over flowers.”
“Ling Qing’s fan, do you still have more to say? Talk is cheap. It’s
easy to sell your face. If it weren’t for Qin Yanyu, who the fuck
would care about Ling Qing!”
“Same goes for your big goose of a sister. It’s my brother that your
sister went to look for. Not the other way around!”
Qin Yanyu’s fans immediately tore into Ling Qing’s fans. The
difference in numbers differed too much, and eventually, Qin Yanyu’s
fans gained the upper hand.
Afterwards, Qin Yanyu’s antis saw this and popped out, starting to
ridicule her.
Qin Yanyu’s infuriated fans wanted to throw their phones down!
In a short period of time, the term [Qin Yanyu and Ling Qing’s Love
Affair Exposed] became the third trending search.
Qin Yanyu’s agent, Zhang Wen, discovered this while filming and
looked anxiously at Qin Yanyu, who happened to be shooting with
Ling Qing.
She knew that Qin Yanyu would occasionally go out over these past
few nights, but she didn’t know that it was to visit Ling Qing. It was
clear that the two of them had no contact with each other before, so
how could they be a couple?
Zhang Wen wanted to rush over and interrupt filming to ask Qin
Yanyu.
Once the scene was shot, Zhang Wen practically ran over to Qin
Yanyu, gesturing at her phone while asking, “What’s going on,
Yanyu? You’ve been visiting Ling Qing these few nights? Why didn’t
you tell me!”
Qin Yanyu: …How could I tell you that I’ve been attending night
classes every night?
Giving the phone a glance, she also took the opportunity to take a
peek at Ling Qing.
After watching the entire video, Qin Yanyu returned the phone to
Zhang Wen. “I’ll deny the rumors. I went to him to practice. Also, it
wasn’t just the two of us in the room. Zhong Huan was there too.”
“That’s right.” Ling Qing said, “The three of us were playing Fight the
Landlord. We definitely weren’t acting out some weird play.”
Zhang Wen: …
Ling Qing chortled and was about to say something, when he heard
Xiao Liu say, “Brother Ling, a call for you.”
Yun He: …
Of the two of them, one is Yu Chen’s wife, and the other is Yu Chen’s
purported secret lover. How did it come to be that the two love rivals
turned into lovers?
“It’s me. Did you see the search? What’s going on with you and Qin
Yanyu?”
Looking over the comments, Yun He said, “Why did she go to you at
night? You were together for so long that the netizens think you
guys are a couple. A popular little star and an 18th tier actor making
a mistake out of love!”
Ling Qing laughed, “Do you think it’s a mistake? Or do you think it’s
love?”
“It’s really nothing. It’s only Qin Yanyu coming to rehearse with me.
We practiced for two hours, and she made good progress, so I gave
her a little bit of praise. Also, the scene we were practicing was a
little amusing, so she was laughing. She was laughing all night, so
that’s why she was smiling when she left.”
After saying this, Ling Qing asked Xiao Liu for his phone and went
online to view the searches and topics regarding the incident.
“What else could it be?” Ling Qing snickered, “Don’t tell me you
want me to have an affair? Is your boss not enough?”
“It’s easy to make a post, but it’s not guaranteed that the users will
believe.”
“No matter. Anyways, Zhong Huan was there too. We even made a
video, so it’s not a big deal. Wait for Qin Yanyu to post her
clarification. Then I’ll make a post.”
Yu Chen: …
How did this suddenly turn into a three person plot? And it turned
out that he didn’t even have a name?
The two people cancelled out the common denominator and became
a whole?
Yu Chen was so mad, that he took his meal into a room and called
Ling Qing.
“What’s the matter with you and Qin Yanyu? Your romance has been
exposed?”
Hearing his wrathful and indignant tone, Ling Qing laughed. “Other
people are making wild guesses. How could you follow them? Just
who is it that Qin Yanyu and I both like? Don’t you know?”
Having heard this, Yu Chen asked deliberately, “I’m not a mind
reader, so how could I know? Tell me, just who do you like?”
“What do you mean? You’re the only one.” Ling Qing coaxed, “You
look so good, Qin Yanyu has only one thousandth of your looks.”
He soon answered his own question. “Oh, I guess you also have a
lot of property.”
Yu Chen: …
Waiting for a few moments, Ling Qing noticed that Yu Chen had
stopped speaking, so he asked, “Why aren’t you saying anything?
Are you mad again?”
Yu Chen, “Hah.”
Ling Qing felt that at this moment, he probably looked like an angry
fish. If he put him in some water, he’d blow some bubbles.
—–
Xiao Yu: If you peel back layer, after layer, after layer, and get to my
heart…
Xiao Yu: …
—–
—–
“Alright, don’t be upset. You’re my one and only beloved. The more
upset you are, the more distressed I’ll be.”
But this, he couldn’t say aloud, lest his little fish start to blow
bubbles again.
“What are you talking about? As the saying goes, ‘all the money in
the world can’t buy you happiness.’ What’s a mere million gonna do?
What matters is your happiness.”
Yu Chen: “Hmph.”
Yu Chen: …
Ling Qing chortled, “Why aren’t you saying anything? Aren’t I your
most dearly beloved? Why don’t you talk!”
Yu Chen: …
“But thank you for the compliment, Mr. Yu. For your compliments are
of higher import than that of the director’s. Thank you for the
encouragement!”
Yu Chen: …
“Let’s get back to the point. What’s going on with you and Qin
Yanyu?” Having been given the run around, Yu Chen finally
remembered what he’d called about.
“Like you mentioned, my acting abilities are so great, and Qin Yanyu
is one of Morning Rise’s, so I took it upon myself to teach her a little
bit after work.”
“You, teach her?” Yu Chen was stunned, “When she first started
filming you hadn’t even graduated university yet!”
“So? I’m a genius. Our director said I’m innately gifted, that I have
an aura that few can find in this industry.”
Yu Chen: …
“Then, there’s really nothing going on between you and Qin Yanyu?”
Of the two, one was willing to dish and the other was willing to take!
“That’s what makes me unique.” Ling Qing retorted, “Don’t you feel
I’m rather fresh and refined? Particularly out of the ordinary? Distinct
from the flirtatious salacious bunch?”
Yu Chen let out a laugh, “Yeah, you’re real different. You’re a man-
eating flower. How could you be like the rest?”
Left by his lonesome on the other end of the phone was a worried
and anxious Yu Chen.
Did he say that he would like him more than he already did?
On the other hand, Ling Qing waited for Xiao Liu to bring his food
and used both his and Xiao Liu’s phones to browse social media and
the forums while he ate.
Qin Yanyu V: Just finished filming and saw the searches. Thought
you all should know that @Ling Qing and I are both artists from the
same company. We’re filming a show together. We’re friends and
only friends. I went to him that night to rehearse and make sure the
next day’s shooting would run smoothly. It wasn’t just me who was
there with Ling Qing but also @Zhong Huan. It wasn’t the two of us
spending two hours alone together, but three of us. Hope nobody
misunderstands.
Many users saw his comment and couldn’t help but laugh, replying:
That’s because you’re male number two and they’re the main
protagonists.
Qin Yanyu’s fans basically believed that Qin Yanyu and Lig Qing had
nothing between them and pushed to clarify that the visit had only
been a rehearsal.
“Why did Qin Yanyu and Zhong Huan go to Ling Qing’s room to
rehearse? Ling Qing really has the guts to tell them to go to him,
shouldn’t it be the other way around?”
“Poor, poor Zhong Huan got pulled into this mess. The video clearly
didn’t show he was there. If Qin Yanyu said he was there, does that
really mean he was?”
“Qin Yanyu doesn’t dare to admit it. Why are you afraid to admit
you’re dating? Afraid to lose fans?”
“Yesterday, I felt Qin Yanyu was loving beneath her, but now it turns
out she’s simply refusing to admit it? What a hypocrite.”
“Why is everyone criticizing Qin Yanyu? What about Ling Qing? Qin
Yanyu’s already come out to clarify but why is Ling Qing still being a
tortoise?”
“Hahahaha, what difference does it make if he clarifies or doesn’t?
Not like anyone’s watching.”
“Well, if it wasn’t for Qin Yanyu, who the hell would know a thing
about this 18th tier Ling Qing?”
“Ling Qing still hasn’t said anything? Is he just using Qin Yanyu’s
popularity to keep up the hype? Reap the benefits of the scandal?”
“I bet a hundred bucks that Ling Qing will wait until this evening and
say he only just saw it. I know the type, I really do.”
“Hey is that a Big Goose Sis* above? Ling Qing’s lack of clarification
really got you mad? Maybe your sister is consoling Ling Qing right
now, telling him it’s all for the future. *a name for Qin Yanyu’s fans using a pun
from her name
“You believe Qin Yanyu’s one sided words? There’s even a video out
there. If she said it was a rehearsal, was it really a rehearsal? Maybe
it was a more raunchy play.”
“I bet Qin Yanyu wanted to keep it under wraps so she made her
clarification first, but Ling Qing wanted to make it public. That’s why
he hasn’t posted anything, because they’re quarreling.”
“Qin Yanyu is only that. What are all these men going on about?
Ling Qing would have to be blind to be taken by the likes of her.”
“Is that a Ling Qing fan above? Have you no sense of shame? Qin
Yanyu’s post stated it clearly. It’s your brother who’s being a tortoise,
hasn’t moved. Is he afraid to say anything and lose his hype?”
“Today, Qin Yanyu has really become a dog. Went to save a show
and also saved herself a stench.”
“Ling Qing should be planning to let the search trend for a day and
reply at night. Really shameless.”
“That must be the case. Why else hasn’t he shown up? I bet he’ll
reply at night. If not, I’ll livestream eating shit.”
Seeing this, Ling Qing thought: Oh, you promised~ I’ll be waiting for
your livestream~~
With this in mind, he picked up his phone and opened up his blog to
post:
Ling Qing V: Myself and @Qin Yanyu are only artists from the same
company. I was fortunate enough to partake in filming with Sister
Qin. There are no other feelings between us. On the night of the
video, @Zhong Huan was also there. The three of us were playing
together, not two. Thanks!
“I just knew it was impossible for our brother to be with Qin Yanyu.”
Ling Qing’s fans immediately struck back, “Who just said that Ling
Qing won’t clarify until this evening? Does your face hurt?”
“You have nothing to do, do you think other people have nothing to
do? You still live streaming eating shit? I’m waiting!”
“I don’t think they have the guts to do it, it’s a real tortoise! One
with the ability to type but not the ability to act!”
“Coward.”
The users who had been ridiculed by Ling Qing’s fans attacked from
a different angle, “Who really knows if what Ling Qing and Qin
Yanyu said was true? They said Zhong Huan was there so was he
really there? Where’s the evidence?”
“It was Zhong Huang Fighting the Landlord and Qin Yanyu acting in
the play, I get it.”
“If you’re dating, you’re dating. Don’t be afraid to admit it. These
celebrities have been caught on film and still don’t admit it. What
hypocrites.”
Ling Qing: …
They were really trying to impose their will on him, willing him to
have an affair!
Zhong Huan: [Once the video is released, everyone will see you
teaching us. Isn’t it embarrassing?]
Ling Qing: [The monitoring doesn’t show indoors. Now you’re in hot
water, I’m in hot water, everyone thinks we’re doing something
scandalous behind closed doors. You don’t have to hand them the
hammer that crucifies us.]
Qin Yanyu: [The monitoring shows Zhong Huan going in before I go
in, then I leave earlier. Is that not enough?]
Ling Qing: [For normal people yes, but antis any amount of question
is enough for them to make a hundred dramas. Maybe they think
Zhong Huan is a cover for us.]
Shortly after, Ling Qing asked Xiao Liu to find the hotel security,
stating that the crew had some need and asked them to show
footage of Zhong Huan and Qin Yanyu entering and leaving his
room.
Xiao Liu moved swiftly and sent the footage to Ling Qing’s phone.
Ling Qing V: Sister Qin and I have already clarified, but there are still
people who don’t believe us. I specifically asked the hotel to check
the monitoring of the hallways. You can see that Zhong Huan
entered my room prior to Sister Qin and Sister Qin left earlier. There
is nothing between myself and Sister Qin.
Once the video was posted, many users believed him as Zhong Huan
was there. Two people can engage in intimate play, three people can
only play Fight the Landlord.
However, there were still those along with the antis who didn’t
believe. They closed their eyes and stated that the video didn’t prove
anything.
Unless they had evidence that the three were Fighting the Landlord
together, Zhong Huan was merely Qin Yanyu and Ling Qing’s cover.
Seeing this, Qin Yanyu believed there was no other way than to give
up her honor, let lightning strike her.
Once the teaching vid was sent out, she would have a huge number
of antis!
[Video]
Everyone’s curiosity was piqued and when they watched the video,
they couldn’t help but laugh.
In the video, she pointed to the video of the phone and said, “This
was yesterday. Look at the date and the time, at 9:11 pm I entered.”
Then, she clicked the video and the screen showed three people
inside, herself, Zhong Huan, and Ling Qing. Zhong Huan was seated
while Ling Qing was standing by her side.
The two of them were rehearsing the most emotional scene between
He Chaoyang and Zhao Anning.
“Even more.”
“Like this?”
Ling Qing, “…You’re not joyful like this, you’re more like a fool.”
Qin Yanyu: …
“Yes, continue.”
Qin Yanyu began to act, but near the end of the performance, was
called to stop.
Sighing, Qin Yanyu said, “I’m the worst at this kind of play. If you’re
not good at this type of comedy, it looks real awkward.”
Ling Qing peered at the camera and said to her, “I’m only doing this
once. If you can’t remember, watch it on your phone.”
“Got it.”
As Qin Yanyu and Zhong Huan watched, they were enchanted by his
comedic performance and laughed gleefully.
“I’ll watch, the phone is still recording.” Qin Yanyu quickly pointed at
her phone.
Ling Qing responsibly knocked her on the head each time her
performance was inappropriate.
Like this, Qin Yanyu made much progress. After being clobbered
twice, she had already begun to make Zhong Huan guffaw, the smile
on her face becoming more and more prominent.
“Not too shabby.” Ling Qing praised, “You have a strong learning
ability, but sometimes you need outside input.”
“Okay, you pass.” Ling Qing smirked, “Let’s go Zhong Huan, you’re
up. Don’t be a slave to the people~”
Zhong Huan stood up and glanced at his phone. “Are you sure you
want to go over my part? It’s 10:20 and I want to go to bed by 11.”
“You just have to act better, that’s all.” Ling Qing replied promptly.
“You can record yours,” Qin Yanyu approached the phone, “I’m
stopping mine.”
The abrupt end of this exciting content had netizens crying, “How it
could be over? I want to see the rest!”
“Hahaha, so funny! This kind of daily crew life, I can watch for 10
days!”
“So cute, so cute. The three in this video are such cuties.”
—–
Zhong Huan: You see me? See me? I have a name! It hasn’t been
easy!
Qin Yanyu: Hmph, let’s just say I’ve been struck by lightning.
Tomorrow, everyone will get to see people flattering Qingqing~~
Qingqing will make good use of this victory and do it again.
Yun He: This is the least work I’ve ever had to do for an artist. It
makes no difference whether I work or don’t work.
Xiao Yu: …Can you tell me how many more days until we can drive?
QingQing: ……
—–
Neirith: I’m back! My friend has taken over this series so the next
chapter will be on a different site. Thanks for sticking with me for
this long.
—–
“I understand why our Little Miss Qinqin didn’t want to show the
video at first. Who wants to see herself being beaten on the head by
a newcomer [covers face] Little Miss Qinqin do you still want your
face?!”
“Now people are believing them. They needed proof of entry and
exit time, needed video evidence of the three people working in the
room, do these black-hearted haters have anything else to say? You
can shut up now!”
“You don’t say, it’s still Zhong Huan who’s miserable. Obviously,
Zhong Huan was there from the beginning to the end, yet no one
gave Zhong Huan have a name. What did Zhong Huan ever do? The
script is too abusive.”
“I envy the Peach Blossom crew. The actors are all so serious.
They are still rehearsing after work. It’s been so long since I’ve seen
such a dedicated crew.”
“I still find it very strange that Ling Qing’s acting is so good? Are
all newcomers monsters?”
“Yeah, his acting in that scene is too clever. He doesn’t seem like
a newcomer at all…”
“To be able to make Qin Yanyu and Zhong Huan take the initiative
to find him for rehearsals, and to even allow him to guide them, Ling
Qing is too good.”
“To be honest, after just watching this video, I thought that Ling
Qing was the senior. He is really… too convincing.”
“Fuck, I didn’t believe that Qin Yanyu and Ling Qing were a
couple, but now after watching this video, I actually think that these
two are a bit good [covers face].”
“Me too, I also think these two are a bit sweet, especially when
Ling Qing knocked Qin Yanyu with the fan. He Chaoyang likes to
knock Zhao Anning like this.”
That afternoon, as soon as the editing was finished the clip was
sent out. They were going to use the ongoing drama to rile up hype
for the show.
Netizens had just finished eating their melons in the morning and
were about to stop when they saw someone shouting “Big news!!
The trailer for《March Peach Blossom Smile》got released!! It’s
gorgeous!!”
And so, the netizens who had just put down their melon rinds
picked up a new melon as they opened up the new trailer.
“Ah, ah, ah, this male god is putting my life on the line ah! This
image, my life is gone![3]”
“I’m dead. I’ve died under the glamor of my male god, ying ying
ying…[4]”
“The black clothes are handsome, the white clothes are gentle
and mild, the two sets of looks are super revitalizing ah ah ah ah! I
don’t want to worship the male and female leads anymore, I want to
worship the glorious immortal couple!”
“Upstairs poster worshiping the immortal couple, take me along! I
also think I should worship the couple. “
“Isn’t there anyone else who also thinks that Ling Qing and Zhong
Huan should be worshiped? In the trailer fight scene, both of them
are so handsome. From rivals in love to lovers, how moving!”
“I think both of them are good, I can ship Ling Qing with all![5]”
Although the scandal between him and Qin Yanyu was a little
unexpected, this scandal brought him into the spotlight of the
entertainment industry, even turning many passerbys into his fans.
Qin Yanyu and Zhong Huan also quickly gained followers from this
day’s events. Although their increase in fans wasn’t as much as Ling
Qing’s growth, it was still favorable exposure for them.
“En.”
Ling Qing sighed, said goodbye to Qin Yan and Zhong Huan, then
gave Xiao Liu another half-day off before changing into normal
clothing and leaving the set.
He didn’t rush to find Shu Tong and asked the driver to take him
to Yu Chen first.
Yu Chen was taken aback for a moment, then said quickly, “Let
him in.”
The secretary hung up the phone and led him towards Yu Chen’s
office.
It wasn’t until Ling Qing entered the door that the secretary
frowned and secretly wondered why Ling Qing had come to find Yu
Chen.
Secretary Sun didn’t know, but it didn’t prevent her from secretly
sharing this gossip with her best friend group.
Pretty Sun: 【!!! Shock! Ling Qing, who was rumored to have an
affair with Qin Yanyu, actually came to find our boss! 】
Pretty Sun: 【Fuck! President gong x star actor shou, I can ship!
】
“It’s okay.”
“Then you finish your work first, and in the afternoon, accompany
me to see Shu Tong.”
“Yes.”
“You finish your work first,” Ling Qing insisted. “I’m a little sleepy,
going to borrow your sofa for a bit.”
Yu Chen stood up. “Don’t sleep on the sofa, I have a bed here.”
Ling Qing didn’t bother being polite and followed him in.
Yu Chen opened the closet, “If you want to change into pajamas,
you can choose a pair. They’re all new.”
Ling Qing took a look and chose a pair, “This one should be fine.”
When Ling Qing heard those words, he stretched out his arms,
hooked Yu Chen’s neck, and said with a smile, “Aren’t you going to
sleep with me?”
Yu Chen looked at his curved eyes and said deliberately, “Do you
want me to join you?”
Ling Qing hooked their hands and shook it a bit, “So are you
joining or not?”
After they broke apart, Ling Qing’s lips also became vibrant red,
bright and full. A sheen gloss coated his lips.
Yu Chen couldn’t help but kiss him again. Ling Qing nipped his
lower lip.
Yu Chen wasn’t annoyed. He pressed him into his arms, and said
warmly, “I’ll join.”
[1] – yea idk; the original was “私生給爺爬”… some sort of cursing
happened
[5] – i took out the second half entirely cause it wasn’t making sense
to me; prostitutes and what?? “我都可以,我可以青all,青青衝鴨,
小桃花沖鴨!”
[6] – kswl basically means “so cute i could die”; “磕死我了” kēsǐwǒle
lolimelon: guess which idot woke up on the wrong side of bed and
thought it was a good idea to start a project (:
ill try to do one chapter at least a week but its gonna be more like
once a blue moon. i’ll keep updating slowly until further notice i
guess.
oh and i have no editor still (i don’t think ill ever get one lol) so
please bear with my typos, and if you seriously can’t stand them and
HAVE to let me know, just leave a comment and i’ll see it someday…
>____>
Ling Qing had been busy filming these days, so he fell asleep as
soon as his eyelids shut.
Ling Qing plastered his face into his pillow and shook his head,
then burrowed into Yu Chen’s arms and mumbled, “Not yet.”
Yu Chen smiled and pinched his nose. “Wasn’t it you who decided
to go today? Or do you want to go another day?”
“No, I can’t delay it any longer.” Ling Qing obviously had his own
plans.
He cuddled Yu Chen a bit more, then tilted his head for a kiss.
Yu Chen kissed him tenderly and tightened his embrace. “Are you
going back after seeing Shu Tong?”
He nodded.
Ling Qing laughed as he poked his face and smiled, “Why do you
care about things like this? Don’t worry, if the two of us are
photographed, I won’t explain it. I’ll let them talk.”
Satisfied, Yu Chen gave him a big hug and a kiss. “Be good.”
“Not be good. We need to get up now.” Once again, Ling Qing
poked Yu Chen in the face as the two of them sat up.
Secretary Sun was a little surprised to see the two leaving the
office together.
She watched Yu Chen enter the elevator, then lowered her head
and reported to her friend group:
Pretty Sun:【They came out, the two of them came out together!
Ling Qing had even stayed for a long time!!】
Untroubled Wang:【I also want to get off work early, I also want
to see Ling Qing, ying ying ying! I envy you so much Sunsun! 】
Ling Qing said warmly, “I’m Ling Qing, are you Shu Tong?”
“That’s me.”
“Hello, I have some things I need to discuss with you and I hope
I can take some of your time to do so. I’m at the gate of your
school now. You will see me when you come out.”
Shu Tong was puzzled, “I don’t know you? What can we talk
about?”
Shu Tong laughed, “Did I hear you wrong? What do you mean?
You aren’t going to tell me that I was held wrong and that you are
my father, right?”
“So can we meet? I’ll tell you the whole story. You have the right
and should know the truth.”
Shu Tong went silent.
About half a minute passed before his cold tone replied, “You just
said you were at the gate of my school.”
“That’s right.”
Ling Qing didn’t wait long before he saw Shu Tong leaving the
school gate.
He opened the car door, put on a mask as he came out, and gave
Shu Tong a call, reminding him that he was in the direction opposite
to eight o’clock.
Shu Tong turned his head, saw him, and walked towards him.
The lower half of his face was covered by a mask, only revealing
his beautiful eyebrows and eyes. Shu Tong looked at it, feeling
inexplicably familiar.
It wasn’t until he got into the car that he realized that it was
because Ling Qing’s eyebrows were somewhat similar to his.
But at this time he had yet to get in the car, so he only asked,
“What are my parents’ names?”
“If you’re asking about your biological parents, your father’s name
is Ling Hui, and your mother’s name is Wu Xiuyun; If you’re asking
for your current parents, your father’s name is Shu Wen, and your
mother’s name is Zhang Cuiyin.”
Shu Tong didn’t speak.
Ling Qing pulled down the mask slightly and let him take a look at
his face. “I’m a star, so don’t worry, I won’t kidnap you. Get in the
car and let’s find a quiet place to talk.”
“So can you get in the car now?” Ling Qing repeated.
Only then did Shu Tong feel at ease. He reached out to open the
door and took a seat in the back.
He and Ling Qing sat next to each other and Shu Tong sat down
opposite Ling Qing.
The three ordered drinks before Shu Tong got straight to the
point: “Tell me, what’s going on?”
Ling Qing thought for a while, then slowly said, “Twenty years
ago, your biological mother and adoptive mother were in a hospital
preparing to give birth to a child. The result was that a few days
before you were born, something went wrong with your biological
mother’s ward, and there was a vacancy in your adoptive mother’s
ward at that time, so she moved there.”
“Then you and the other child, who is now my younger brother,
Ling Bai, were born one after another.”
“You were born on the same day, but at different times. The
hospital was very busy at the time, and the nurse in charge of taking
care of the two of you was inattentive, so she made a mistake. The
wrong child was held without the knowledge of both parties.”
“It was only two months ago that I found out that my brother and
I are not actually brothers. That’s why I started investigating this
matter and found you.”
Ling Qing pulled out. A piece of his own hair was handed to him,
“You can do a paternity test. After the test, you can decide if you
want to believe me or not.”
He asked, “How did you find out that you and your brother are
not blood brothers?”
“Do you have a bad relationship with your family?” Shu Tong said
sensitively.
“It can’t be considered bad, it’s okay.” Ling Qing smiled, “It’s just
that as a parent, it’s inevitable that you prefer the younger son.”
“Then they can accept that the younger son they love is not
actually their biological child ?”
Ling Qing let the words sink in, looked at him, and said, “Before
thinking about this question, you should consider first: are you
willing to come back to the Ling’s house?”
Shu Tong lowered his eyelashes silently. His voice was very soft as
he murmured: “I don’t know.”
Ling Qing said nothing. Accidents were always the most annoying.
“You are very lucky. The adoptive parents you met are very good.”
This is what worried Shu Tong the most, even though Ling Qing
had just clarified it was all an accident.
His worries couldn’t settle down. What if Ling Qing had lied to
him, or what if his current parents already knew that he was not
their biological child.
Shu Tong puzzled, “Then why do you still watch this kind of TV?”
“Am I not watching it till the end to see if the family will find out
the truth?” Mother Shu reasoned.
Shu Tong felt that such a mother would not secretly exchange her
children, but he was still afraid that the plot in the TV series was not
just fiction.
“That’s not it,” Ling Qing replied. “They don’t know. Both of them
are victims of this incident. No one knows, not even the nurse who
made the mistake. She didn’t mean it. It was just an accident.”
Shu Tong breathed a sigh of relief. “That’s good.”
“Of course. You two are the children involved, so you both should
be the first to know. You need to be mentally prepared for this
matter.”
Shu Tong: “… …
“It should be okay I think. It’s not like I bully him much.”
“So, you just went ahead and did the paternity test? You don’t
want him to be your younger brother, do you?”
Ling Qing smiled and said indifferently: “I don’t really care. After
all, I’m already an adult. To put it bluntly, the time when we could
have grown close has long passed. From now on we will be
considered two separate families.”
“But being able to raise your brother like this shows that in this
respect, my biological parents are not as good as my current
parents.”
The Ling family was really not very good at educating children.
Otherwise, the relationship between the original owner and Ling Bai
wouldn’t have been this crooked.
He put away the hair sample Ling Qing gave him then looked up
and said, “If, and I mean if, I don’t want to be involved with your
family, then can we pretend that nothing ever happened? That is, if
your brother doesn’t want to switch back either.”
“But…” Shu Tong said with a rare hesitation: “But, isn’t it too
unfair to your brother and the parents of both families?”
“You don’t have to worry about Ling Bai’s outlook. I told you
before that he makes choices very carefully, so if he doesn’t want to
switch back, it’s totally normal. The Ling family is a little richer than
your family. So, you only need to think about yourself,. You don’t
need to worry about the others.”
Ling Qing sighed and said, “Shu Tong, if you want absolute
fairness, to be fair to everyone, then this matter needs to come
clean. Your parents should know, my parents should know. Can you
accept it? If you can’t accept it, don’t overthink.
Shu Tong nodded, “I understand, I will choose one and I will call
you in two days.
“Okay.”
“Before I decide, you won’t tell my parents about this, will you?
My current parents, I mean.” Shu Tong finally asked.
“No, I won’t.”
“You’re welcome.”
“Then I’ll go first. Goodbye.” Shu Tong turned and walked out of
the box.
——
Xiao Yu: ……
Qingqing: It’s fine, you’ll have a lot of lines in the next chapter, there
there~
Q: Steward Want, you haven’t appeared at all recently. Did you get
sent to the countryside by Xiao Yu?
Author: Don’t worry, I’ll make sure you show up within two
chapters~
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Chapter 62
Translated by KitKat
It was cold this winter and the New Year came early.
Ling Bai and Shu Tong were in talks of waiting until the year end to
bring up the topic of swapping each other back with their adoptive
parents.
Ling Qing, looking at the two pairs of eyes in front of him, said
helplessly, “It’s fine for you to decide for yourselves. There’s no need
to tell me. The protagonists of this matter are the two of you and it’s
fine as long as the two of you are happy.
Shu Tong and Ling Bai glanced at each other and decided to leave it
at that.
“Aren’t you going home these two days?” Ling Bai asked Ling Qing,
“It’s almost New Year, why don’t you go home and have a look?”
Ling Qing had no feelings for the Ling family nor was he the original
owner. Who knows if the Ling family could notice the difference so
he refused, “Let’s wait. I have something on today. I’ll go back when
I’m done.”
“Isn’t it all finished? What else is still left to be done?” Ling Bai was
puzzled.
“Why are you talking so much? Who doesn’t have personal business
to attend to?” Shu Tong retorted.
Ling Bai glared at him, “Why are you interrupting me when I’m
talking to my brother?!”
Shu Tong sneered coldly, “Please pay attention to your words. He
and I are the real brothers here.”
Ling Qing:……
Ling Qing noticed that a battle was about to break out between his
brothers so he silently drew out a deck of cards and said, “Come on.
It just so happens that the two of you are here together. Let’s play a
game of fight the landlord.”
Shu Tong, who plays fight the landlord with his parents everyday:
…..
Seeing them leave looking so glum, Ling Qing sent back the money
that he had won from them through WeChat.The two silly brothers
immediately became happy and kept on sending him loving
emoticons, not realizing that the money was originally theirs.
Ling Qing played another game before Yu Chen came back. He had
to attend a work event and drank there, hence being late.
“Ling Bai and Shu Tong had come over?” he entered the bedroom
and asked while changing into his nightgown.
Ling Qing stared at him without any hesitation and said with great
interest, “En. They said they wanted to change back after the New
Year.”
Yu Chen was surprised, “It’s the first time I’ve seen two
contradicting parties be so peaceful and leave room for discussion.”
Yu Chen handed him the sash for his robe and said, “Just see what’s
there to see and tie it for me.”
Ling Qing helped him tie it up while also saying, “I’m fixing it for you
now but I’ll take it off later.”
Yu Chen smiled and leaned over to kiss him. “Then I’ll just have to
wait and see.”
Ling Qing suddenly tightened the sash and Yu Chen was caught off
guard. He hissed, with eyes full of helplessness, he stretched out his
hand and pinched Ling Qing’s face, “Is it fun?”
“It’s fun.” Ling Qing smiled and slowly relaxed the strength in his
hand and helped him tie a bow.
Yu Chen looked at the big bow on his waist and was silent for a
moment. He thought, “Since the wife tied it, even if it was a big
butterfly, I should praise him.” “It’s well tied.”
Ling Qing almost couldn’t hold back his laughter and thought that Yu
Chen was just too cute. “I like it too.”
Yu Chen hadn’t eaten well at his work dinner so he asked the cook
to make some porridge and bring it up.
Ling Qing also ate some with him. He said, “After the New Year,
come back home with me. I haven’t gone back for a long time and it
doesn’t feel right.”
“Okay.” Yu Chen had no problem with it. “It is just that I have to go
back to the mansion on New Year’s day. Since our family has always
spent New Year together, we can’t miss it.”
“Hmm okay.”
The two of them finished drinking the porridge and moved to the
bathroom. As Ling Qing had said earlier, he stripped Yu Chen off his
sash and robe.
Lights out
Yu Chen and Ling Qing returned home two days earlier. The Yu
parents had already prepared the New Year’s goods and had asked
the aunt to tidy up their bedroom, waiting for them to come back.
“I can see that you two are getting along really well so pick a day to
hold the wedding ceremony.” Yu Chen’s mother whispered to him
while Ling Qing was accompanying Father Yu to watch TV. “You can’t
hold off having a ceremony forever.”
Yu Chen looked back at Ling Qing, who was not far away, and said
thoughtfully, “Wait a little longer.”
“Why ah?” Mother Yu asked him, “You don’t want to have a wedding
with Xiao Qing?”
“Then how long do you want to wait? Wait until Xiao Qing receives
awards in the future? How long will you have to wait ah?”
Yu Chen didn’t feel like it would be too long as he could see that
Ling Qing was very talented in that area.
Yu Chen smiled and said, “Let’s see his TV series this year and then
you’ll know too.”
Mother Yu also smiled and said, “That’s good. After you have a
wedding and are stable, you can think of adopting a child.”
“Let’s talk about it later ba.” Yu Chen was in no hurry to have a child
and Ling Qing is still young and they are in their honeymoon phase.
He wanted to enjoy the sweetness of just their world of two people
for a while longer.
Seeing that he had his own ideas for his future, Mother Yu stopped
persuading him.
This year was lively for Ling Qing, the house full of people, old and
young, gathered to celebrate together.
While the elders drank and chatted, the children ate snacks and
played games. Every corner was full of lively laughter.
The four siblings had been happily playing games with him since the
past 6 months and hadn’t been forgotten to be included this time as
well. They sat beside him and let him carry them through the game.
Yu Chen pushed his younger siblings aside and sat down next to
Ling Qing and asked, “Is your sister-in-law just there to play games
with you? I saw him playing games last time and even now you
haven’t spared him!”
Ling Qing looked over and saw five bold words: “Youth League
Special Task Force”
Ling Qing:……
Xinxin was also in tune with her sister, saying, “I am the deputy
team leader and I even drew pictures for my sister-in-law!”
Little Lele was silent for a long time and lowered his head,
pretending to have quit the group chat.
—Why didn’t his three older sisters tell him what they did secretly?
Sure enough, a woman’s heart is unpredictable!
Yu Chen looked at his three younger sisters and rubbed his temples
and said, “Huanhuan, Xinxin, do you know that you’re in the final
grade of junior high school? Why are you still chasing stars? Do you
two feel like there’s not enough homework? I will help you
tomorrow! I’ll call for two tutors for you tomorrow!”
“Also Yueyue, if you use the time used for editing videos to study,
you can score higher grades!”
“That’s right.” Xinxin backed-up her sister and questioned him, “Are
you still a family with us?!”
Huanhuan raised her head proudly and said, “Whatever. You’re not
allowed to preach to me anyway.”
“I won’t say,” said Yu Chen and patted Ling Qing’s thigh and said to
his sister, “Come on, listen to the idol’s advice then.”
Huanhuan: ……
Yu Huan thought that the world was too cruel to her. Is there
anything crueler than idols expelling their biggest fans from their
fanclub?
She looked at Ling Qing, blinking her eyes, trying to look very pitiful.
Ling Qing had given her a warning and now soothed her by adding,
“If you do well in the exam, i will let you come visit the crew on the
set.”
“Really?” Yu Huan was surprised but then said pitifully, “My brother
won’t let me go.”
“I’ll let you go but you have to first do well in your exam,” said Ling
Qing.
“No Problem!”
Yu Huan stretched out her hand, gave Ling Qing a high-five, then
snorted at Yu Chen and proudly flicked her ponytail.
Yu Chen looked at her smug little appearance and felt how stupid his
little sister was.
Lele wanted to join in on the fun as well but his mother was worried
so Ling Qing put on a sparkler for him. Hearing the crackling sound,
he also laughed along slowly.
Huanhuan and the others didn’t like setting off firecrackers but liked
to only watch them so Father Yu set off the fireworks again and let
them watch. He had bought many kinds of fireworks, some with
fixed patterns, some with meteor showers, some that rotated on the
ground like small fountains and some that were as delicate and
lovely as little stars.
Ling Qing also stood by watching and then felt someone hugging
him from behind.
“Happy New Year”, whispered Yu Chen into his ear.
Ling Qing looked back at him and also said, “Happy New Year.”
Yu Chen kissed him, and couldn’t help but want to kiss him again.
After watching the fireworks, Yu Chen gave out red envelopes to his
4 young cousins and Ling Qing also brought out the New Year’s gifts
that he had prepared a long time ago.
Huanhuan and the others happily took it and said very politely,
“Thank you.”
Seeing that it was getting late, Yu Chen wanted to spend some alone
time with Ling Qing and give him the gift that he had specially
prepared for him.
“Let’s go ba. Let’s go back to our room.” He pulled Ling Qing over
and led him to their bedroom.
The butler is at home for the New Year so there’s no small theater
today~
It was the same room that they had stayed in during their first visit
but the emotions between the two of them had undergone a
massive shift.
Ling Qing still remembered how he had had to warn Yu Chen not to
cross any boundaries while he himself had unconsciously rolled into
Yu Chen’s arms while asleep.
Yu Chen had also been good tempered and hadn’t pushed him away
but just let him continue to hug him.
Ling Qing thought of this and couldn’t help but laugh out.
Ling Qing sat on the bed and gave him a kick, “Your wife is the one
giving birth!”
Yu Chen grabbed his leg and smirked, “En, my wife is giving birth.”1
Ling Qing:……
Ling Qing wanted to get up and hit him but Yu Chen grabbed his
arms, hugged him close and kissed him.
After kissing him, he asked, “Want to give birth or not?”
Ling Qing bit his lips and firmly answered, “Not giving birth!”
Yu Chen wasn’t annoyed and hugged him back into his arms saying
in a soft voice, “If you don’t want to give birth, then don’t give birth.
I’m happy even if my wife doesn’t give me a baby.”
What if there was a little fish that had slipped through the net?
He frowned and thought for a while but felt that there was nothing
he could do.
Not to say whether the concept of abortion would have any effect on
his body.
Yu Chen had a good appearance and Ling Qing also liked his
personality. If he could have a little fish like him to raise, he
presumed it would be very interesting.
“It would be great if this little fish could let Yu Chen reincarnate by
himself….”
Yu Chen watched him smile and frown for a while and couldn’t help
but ask him, “What are you thinking about that your expressions are
changing so frequently?”
”If you could give birth, would you?” Ling Qing asked him.
Yu Chen held him in his arms, thought for a moment and whispered
and answered, “I guess so. Just so that we can have our own
children.”
He pinched his face and continued, “Just to have a child that is like
you.”
”You want your child to be like me?” Ling Qing asked him.
Yu Chen pointedly said, “Then what else? Have one that is like me? I
can just look in the mirror then!”
Ling Qing laughed out loud and felt that what Yu Chen said seemed
to make sense.
Seeing him happy made Yu Chen smile so he held him and kissed
him once more. “Let us adopt a child in the future; one that looks
like you. We will treat it as if it were birthed by us.”
”Kiss me”, said Ling Qing smilingly. “Kiss me and I might be able to
make your wish come true.”
Yu Chen kissed him without hesitation, with a smile in his eyes and
teased, “What wish do I have?”
From this day on, Ling Qing could face the issue of pregnancy and
childbirth with a calm mind, no longer repulsed like he had been in
the beginning.
Ling Qing thought that this must be the love that had brought about
this change in his mindset.
Ling Qing felt that this was great and that if it continued this way, he
might fall in love with Yu Chen thoroughly.
“Why?”
“If I tell you to close your eyes, just close it, ba.”
Ling Qing closed his eyes and heard Yu Chen ask him, “Left hand or
right hand?”#
”Left hand”, said Ling Qing.
Ling Qing opened his eyes and saw a red envelope in Yu Chen’s
left hand.
Yu Chen never forgot that other than his face, what his wife
liked the most was money.
“Little kids have red envelopes and so do the older kids. Especially
the ones who are little money-grubbers.”
Ling Qing accepted it with a smile and even asked, “Is there a lot?”
“The most valuable one is right in front of you yet you still ask if
there’s a lot?” Yu Chen was helpless, “There’s someone more
valuable than me.”
Ling Qing laughed and nodded, “Yup. You said it yourself now.”
”What about your right hand?” Ling Qing asked. “What do you have
in your right hand?”
Ling Qing gave him a once over and said, “Aren’t you the most
valuable one? You’ve made a tiny figure of yourself and are giving it
to me?”
Yu Chen:……
Yu Chen felt that his wife didn’t have any talent for guessing games.
He held out his hand and there lay a blue box on it.
Now, Ling Qing felt like he could guess. “Necklace or bracelet? It’s
too big to be a ring.”
Yu Chen felt his heart stir as he looked at Ling Qing and wanted to
ask him if he wanted a ring. But he felt too embarrassed to ask.
It was just that the two of them had developed feelings for each
other through close contact after marriage.
The journey that had begun at the end had taken Yu Chen by
surprise and there was no slowing down. He wanted to wait for Ling
Qing to also completely fall in love with him to enjoy the honeymoon
phase of a burgeoning romance.
Yu Chen opened the box and Ling Qing leaned forward to take a
look and immediately burst out laughing after.
Ling Qing picked it up and looked at it, and saw that the two eyes of
the little goldfish were studded with diamonds. The diamonds were
pure and transparent, shining brightly under the light, as if the little
goldfish was looking at him with its eyes wide open.
With a smile, he took the bracelet out of the box and helped Ling
Qing put it on his wrist while saying, “So that people will know
whose person you are.”
Ling Qing heard his tone full of possessiveness and thought that he
was too adorable!
He looked at the bracelet on his and shook it and the little fish on it
looked like it was swimming through the waves.
Ling Qing liked it very much but admitted with remorse, “It’s a pity
that I didn’t prepare a New Year’s gift for you.”
Yu Chen didn’t care too much, “You give a kiss and that shall be my
New Year’s gift.”
Ling Qing kissed him without missing a beat and said, “I’ll make up
for it during the next New Year.”
When Yu Chen heard his promise for the following year, his heart felt
like it had been dipped in sugar syrup, imagining Ling Qing by his
side next year as well.
“Okay”, he replied.
That night the two of them had a bout of intimacy again but after it
was over, Ling Qing couldn’t stop worrying about his stomach.
Even if a little fish slipped through the net this time, he didn’t want
his child to become a jumping fish in his stomach as he had to shoot
a variety show next that involved a lot of running and jumping.
It was better to wait a little longer, at least until the variety show
was over.
Ling Qing and Yu Chen stayed at home for a few more days and on
the sixth day of the New Year, they went back to the Ling’s house.
This was the first time Ling Qing had returned home since taking
over the original owner’s body.
The Ling family also lived in a villa and Mother Ling had raised some
winter chrysanthemums and Ling Bai was watering them with her.
Seeing Ling Qing come back, he abandoned his old mother and
happily ran over to him, “You’re back!”
He was wearing a white down jacket and light coloured jeans, which
seemed very in-line with a little white lotus’s image.
Ling Qing gave a non-committal reply and handed some things over
to him without any politeness. “I bought some things for you and
your parents.”
The moment Ling Bai took it, his shoulders collapsed due to how
heavy they were.
Ling Qing, having achieved his intention of teasing him, turned into
a loving brother, asking, “Is it too heavy? Shall I take it for you?”
Ling Bai was about to agree, when he looked up and saw Yu Chen’s
contemptuous gaze, he rushed forward in a fit of anger!
Mother Ling met him at the front door, and said with a smile,
“Xiaoqing, it’s good that you’re home.”
Ling Qing took a look at her– Mother Ling was just as the original
owner remembered, elegant and beautiful, even a little weak like a
flower blowing in the wind.
Ling Qing responded, “I was busy before and never had time.”
Even if this was just an excuse, Mother Ling didn’t ask any further
questions when she heard his words.
This was the first time that Yu Chen had accompanied Ling Qing
home after marriage, and it was also one of the few times he saw
Mother Ling again.
Father Ling was reading a newspaper in the house when he saw his
eldest son coming in. He set the newspaper aside and invited them
to come and sit down.
Ling Qing and Yu Chen sat down and Ling Bai ran over after putting
away the gifts and sat down next to Ling Qing.
Yu Chen gave him a dissatisfied look but Ling Bai turned away from
him, pretending he didn’t see it.
“Why did it take so long for you to come back?” Father Ling asked
him, “You don’t want to come back to your maternal house after you
get married?”
“Busy.” Ling Qing said, “I have a lot of work. I’m an actor now and I
spend most of my time on the set and I seldom go back to my
home.”
“Why did you suddenly become an actor?” Mother Ling was puzzled,
“What’s so good about being an actor? It’s not like there is no
property at home, there are many other jobs better than that. It’s
not good for you to do whatever you want. Why do you have to be
an actor?”
Ling Bai was afraid that Mother Ling would be unhappy again, so he
hurriedly said, “Eat some fruit, brother. You eat this grapefruit, it’s so
sweet, mom, you can eat it too.”
He gave each of them a piece of grapefruit, and said, “Acting is
pretty good and the company brother works for is also Brother
Chen’s company, so he can help him manage the company.
Otherwise, Brother Chen and the others would only know the
company’s people and projects but wouldn’t know what’s popular in
the market and wouldn’t know how to handle a situation when
people in the industry would comment on their company’s artists, so
it’s inevitable that there will be times when decisions are made
wrong.”
“This is called going deep into the industry, sinking into the market,
making private visits through micro-services, and breaking into the
enemy’s encampment.”
Ling Qing glanced at Ling Bai beside him calmly, “Do you still want
to rush to answer? Have you eaten walnuts during Chinese New
Year? Why is it that after a year, you have become a lot smarter?”
Ling Bai looked at him with a smile, very innocent and harmless, just
like the whitest white lotus in the world.
Ling Qing handed him the grapefruit in his hand, “You eat.”
Yu Chen: …..
Yu Chen stretched out his hand and gently rolled up Ling Qing’s
sweater sleeve, revealing his little goldfish bracelet.
He moved his fingers down, slowly grasped Ling Qing’s left hand,
crossed his fingers, and said softly, “Baby, I want to eat some
grapefruit too.”
【Small Theater】
Housekeeper: Master, Ling Bai has been in love with Madam for
three months.
Yu Chen: ! ! !
Ling Qing was also very cooperative, “As long as you like it”.
Ling Bai snorted, pulled off the skin from his piece of grapefruit and
ate it angrily.
While this exchange took place, Mother and Father Ling looked at
each other with only one expression in their eyes: How come you
two are so in love now?
Mother Ling still remembered the time when she had gone to Yu
Chen to ask him why he was backing out now when he had said yes
at the time the news had been released to the press. When she had
asked him whether he was playing tricks on the Ling family because
the marriage partner had been Ling Qing, Yu Chen had reluctantly
agreed to get married.
At that time, “Ling Qing” had stood by, watching with aggrieved
resentment saying, “You’ve agreed.”
Ling Bai had sat on the sofa with a sneer, asking Yu Chen, “Yes,
don’t you want to be with me?”
u Chen hadn’t spared a glance at “Ling Qing”, only looking at Ling
Y
Bai, saying, “Yes, I agree. I am willing to get married.”
Ling Bai was so incensed that he had clenched his fists and grit his
teeth, all the while shouting at Yu Chen, “That’s great then! You
better not regret it!”
“Don’t worry, I’ll never regret it.” After saying that, Yu Chen had
directly left.
Yu Chen spared no glance at nor cared about Ling Bai, only having
his sights on Ling Qing.
Mother Ling turned to look at her youngest son and was surprised to
find out that he had also been staring at her eldest son!
Mother Ling felt that she couldn’t understand the current situation at
all and Father Ling opened his mouth just in time, “Xiao Qing, Xiao
Yu, have you both eaten? What do you want to eat?”
Ling Qing and Yu Chen had picked the perfect time to drop by the
Ling’s house. It wasn’t too early and they had deliberately missed
lunch, intending to stay at the Ling house a little while longer.
It was just after 3pm and there was still sometime before dinner.
Ling Qing estimated that they wouldn’t be able to leave for a while
so he replied, “We’ve already had lunch. If it’s time for dinner, we’ll
just have some stir-fry.”
After chatting politely for a while, Mother Ling found an excuse to let
Ling Qing go upstairs with her to her bedroom.
Mother Ling patted the small sofa next to her, motioning for him to
take a seat.
Ling Qing went over and sat down, wondering what she wanted to
tell him.
“If you want to have a career, how can you guarantee to keep Yu
Chen?” said Mother Ling. “You do know how you got married to him
in the first place, don’t you?”
“What’s not appropriate about that? If it wasn’t for your own good,
would I have to say all this to you?” Mother Ling was exasperated
that Ling Qing was simply ignorant, unwilling to understand her
painstaking efforts!
“How much is your career worth? You’re with Yu Chen now. You
wouldn’t have to worry about your livelihood for the rest of your
life!”
“A woman can have a baby and keep the husband tied to the family
but what about you? You’re a man and you can’t have a child. How
would Yu Chen feel about that down the line? You don’t even have
any insurance to keep him tied to you, yet you still want to be an
actor! You really cannot distinguish what is at stake here!” Mother
Ling expressed her concerns.
Ling Qing looked at her and felt that he could see a glimpse of his
parents from his past life. For them, a child wasn’t an independent
individual with thoughts and needs, needing to be respected. He had
just been a means to achieve their goals.
His father had said to him, “I didn’t want your mother to give birth
to you but she did it in spite of that, so naturally, you should follow
your mother.”
His mother had then said to him, “You’re talking as though I had the
child through mitosis. You don’t want the child now so why didn’t
you let me get it aborted at that time? The surname is Ling so he
should naturally follow you!”
Ling Qing hadn’t understood; why neither of his parents had loved
him and why it had all ended up like this.
He had bent down to pick up the pen that he had dropped but
hadn’t gotten up until he had silently wiped away all his tears.
“Then did you just give birth to me and Ling Bai to maintain a secure
relationship with dad?” Ling Qing questioned Mother Ling.
Ling Qing stood up, raised his eyes slightly and said, “Perhaps what
you said makes sense to some but it doesn’t work for me. I don’t
need you to worry about the matter between Yu Chen and I.”
“I’m doing it for your own good!” Mother Ling said angrily. “Why
don’t I just go and tell him? I’m no longer afraid that you’ll suffer!”
Ling Qing was just about to head downstairs when he suddenly saw
a small head poking out not far away.
Ling Qing:……Are you afraid that others will not know that you’ve
just eavesdropped? You were obviously hidden so why are you
blowing your cover now?
Ling Bai quickly moved out from behind the wall and walked over.
Ling Bai looked over the railing innocently and asked, “Can’t I be
curious?”
“I was afraid that you’ll quarrel with mom.” Ling Bai’s voice was
weak. “I have to leave and can’t stay here anymore so I wanted to
help you persuade mom before I left.”
“You and mom used to quarrel a lot and Shu Tong doesn’t know
mom’s temper so I wanted to help you by talking to her.”
Ling Qing didn’t expect that he still had such thoughts, “It’s rare that
you are still so sensible.”
Ling Qing acquiesced and did not refute. Ling Bai was surprised,
“You really only see me like that!!! You only love the new now and
dislike the old! Did you ever really love me?”
Ling Bai was very sceptical, Ling Bai didn’t feel so!
Ling Qing stroked the little dog’s head, “I loved you, I loved you. But
you also know old love, it’s not always so valuable.”
Ling Qing smiled and said, “You don’t have to be worried about me
and you don’t need to persuade mom. She has already lived up to
half of her life. She won’t listen to you if you persuade her. She will
only think that you are ignorant who doesn’t understand her good
intentions. Wait a little longer. I will show her that everyone has the
right to choose their own path and what she thinks is correct might
necessarily not be true.”
Ling Bai nodded and asked again if Ling Qing didn’t need his help in
persuading their mother.
Ling Qing patted his head and said, “I still need your help. Where is
your sister-in-law? I’ll go look for him.”
Ling Bai:!!!
Listen to him talking like he’s not the sister-in-law himself!
Look at how he treats his new love compared to his old love! Ling
Qing has no heart!
“You go and find him yourself, scumbag!” Ling Bai was so angry that
he turned around to leave.
Ling Qing grabbed him by the collar, “What did you just call me?”
Ling Qing let him go and warned, “If you dare to speak ill of me
again, I won’t care about you from now on. I’ll just let Shu Tong call
me brother.”
Ling Qing pinched his face and said, “Does a scum man count? Did
you not just say that I was a scumbag?”
Ling Bai:……
Ling Bai fell down like a little white lotus after the rain and wind,
distraught.
After Ling Qing destroyed his brother’s flowery mind, his mood
improved a lot and he happily walked towards his room.
Ling Bai was left alone and sighed, looked up and happened to see
Mother Ling standing outside her room for who knew how long.
Ling Bai didn’t know how much she had heard but was sure that his
voice had been soft so she probably couldn’t have heard them.
Ling Bai meekly walked towards her and asked, “Mom did you hear
that just now?”
Ling Bai looked at her calm face and thought to himself, “Why didn’t
she talk about what she had heard? He wanted to hear her
opinions!”
Mother Ling didn’t speak so he could only comfort her, “Did you and
big brother argue just now? He didn’t mean to quarrel with you. It is
just that he has his own intentions and the things he wants to do.”
Mother Ling smiled and reassured him, “Can I not know? There are
two paths on the road one travels and every mother wishes for her
child to take the easy route. Isn’t it good to make money lying
down? Why do you have to fight for yourself? Maybe it’ll all be in
vain later.”
“But if we all live in the same way, what’s the point of living our
lives? Isn’t it just to copy and paste what others are doing? We have
to go out on our own to try and make our own destinies.”
“It really surprises me that you’re saying such things now. But…”
She looked at Ling Bai suspiciously, “What’s the matter with you
today? Haven’t you always had a bad relationship with your brother?
Why are you helping him explain himself?”
“Did I? I don’t want to be like that anymore. I am afraid that you will
be unhappy.” Ling Bai, then, sincerely said, “I hope you are always
happy.”
Ling Qing found his room following the memory of the original
owner and when he pushed open the doors, he saw Yu Chen lying
on the big bed, seemingly asleep.
Ling Qing laughed, “Just because I trust you, I didn’t look too
closely. Otherwise, how could you have fooled me?”
“That also shows that my acting skills aren’t that bad ” ,Yu Chen said
cheekily.
Ling Qing sighed, “She said you have thick thighs and that I should
hold onto you tightly.”
He kissed Ling Qing a couple of times and continued, “It’s a pity that
we are at your house tonight. Tomorrow I will work hard to get you
pregnant as soon as possible.”
Ling Qing:!!!
Ling Qing did not think there was any need to refute him!
“Let’s forget about it. Indulging in sex will hurt your body. Better to
wait for two more days.”
The two got intimate in the room for a while. At 7pm, the Ling family
had a formula dinner and Ling Qing and Yu Chen went downstairs to
join them.
Since it was a rare family occasion, Father Ling brought out a wine
bottle and everyone had a drink. It also commemorated the New
Year.
Ling Qing was afraid of getting drunk so didn’t drink much but Ling
Bai drank a lot and finally raised a toast to his parents with sparkling
eyes, as if he was about to cry any second.
Ling Qing guessed that he had probably discussed the date with Shu
Tong and sensing that it might be soon, he understood Ling Bai’s
actions.
It was rare that Ling Qing did not hit him but also had a drink with
him and tousled his hair.
Ling Qing had guessed it right. On the fifteenth day of the first lunar
month, Ling Bai and Shu Tong made a bold decision. Without the
knowledge of either family, they booked a hotel and brought both
families together.
Father and Mother Ling arrived earlier and they were very puzzled
after they were seated, “Why did we have to come out today?
Couldn’t we have a get-together at home?”
When the two families met each other, the four people were stunned
as they had no idea what their young ones were up to.
Ling Bai led, “Dad, mom, you know Shu Tong. These are his
parents.”
Father and Mother Ling gave a “hmm” and looked at each other,
feeling that the situation was unusual.
Shu Tong’s parents also looked at each other and wondered what
their son was up to.
Just as Ling Bai was feeling awkward, Ling Qing and Yu Chen
arrived. Ling Qing, as soon as he saw all the protagonists present,
greeted them politely and pulled Yu Chen down to take a seat.
After what seemed like a long time, Father Ling asked his youngest.
“What’s the matter little one? Both you and Shu Tong have called
your parents here. What’s going on?”
Ling Bai had always been a timid child and couldn’t say it so he
turned to Shu Tong and said, “You say it.”
Although Shu Tong was bold, he did not know how to broach the
subject that would hurt his parents so he quibbled along with Ling
Bai.
“Don’t you always say that I can’t do this and I can’t do that? Aren’t
you the only smart one here? You tell them!”
“Now you say that I’m smart about this kind of thing. Don’t you
always dislike listening to me? You tell them ba!”
Seeing the two of them like this, both Father and Mother Ling felt
uneasy.
Father Ling sternly said, “Ling Bai, tell us what is going on here! Why
have you called us out here during the holidays?”
Seeing that Ling Bai was about to cry, Mother Ling felt that her
premonition was about to come true. She spoke to Ling Bai in a calm
but irrefutable tone, “Ling Bai, let me tell you! Just because your
brother married Yu Chen doesn’t mean that you can also get married
to a man. Look at how old you are! Are you trying to kill your father
and i?”
Ling Bai: ? ? ?
Shu Tong was also taken aback for a moment. What the hell is with
this kind of reasoning!
Mother Ling snorted coldly and stood up. “That’s for the best. Xiao
Tong, I welcome you to come to my house to play on the weekends
but if you want to develop a relationship with Ling Bai that goes
beyond friendship, you’d better stop now!”
Shu Tong:……
Shu Tong glanced at Ling Bai beside him. How did he develop a relationship with Ling Bai
other than just being friends?! This guy is so stupid! Do you think I have lived too long?!
There was still disgust in Ling Bai’s eyes, and he said angrily, “What kind of eyes do you
have! I like mature and charming people who give me a sense of security. I don’t even
want you to back me up like this!”
Ling Qing raised his hand to touch his forehead. Didn’t you have a
clever mind a few days ago? Why are you being stupid again today?
This type of self-detonation was too fast!
On the contrary, Mother Ling was able to comfort herself after being
surprised a little. Her son isn’t as straight as he should be. Alas, he
was just a little silly.
Ling Bai looked at her with a troubled expression and said, “I haven’t
said what I’ve gathered you all today to say. I cannot go home yet.”
Father Ling angrily said, “Ling Bai, what is the matter?Tell me now!”
Ling Bai could say nothing, only being able to anxiously bite his lips.
Ling Qing was dying of laughter but felt that it was too cruel for both
Ling Bai and Shu Tong to hear such words so he could only sigh and
say, “Ling Bai and Shu Tong, their relationship is not what you think
it is.”
Ling Qing looked at the six pairs of eyes trained on him and said
gently, Mom and dad, Xiao Bai is not a child of our family but a child
of the Shu family. Mom gave birth to Shu Tong but the nurse at the
time was negligent and the babies ended up being swapped.”
“I told the two of them one after another and it was up to them
whether they wanted to change back or not. This was an accident
and no one here is to blame. I gave them the power of making the
decision for themselves because they are the youngest and will be
the most affected by what will follow when all of this comes out.”
“Shu Tong felt that everyone had the right to know. He was worried
that if he kept it a secret and something unfortunate happened, he
would be left with regrets and so we’d discussed and picked today to
tell you guys.”
“But you’re all here too and this kind of thing is still too cruel to be
said out loud even though we prepared and prepared for it, we are
still unable to say it.”
Mother Ling heard this and turned to look at Ling Bai who had his
face down with tears streaming down his face and even though Shu
Tong wasn’t crying, his eyes appeared red too.
She sat on the chair silently, looking at the state of the two children
in front of her but couldn’t speak.
“What all you said now, is that true?” asked Father Ling.
Ling Qing nodded, “If you don’t believe me, you can do a paternity
test.”
The Shu family’s parents were silent too and the room became quiet
again, with complete silence.
After the long silence, it was unknown who broke it and began to
speak but Ling Qing witnessed a warm and emotional moment that
he wasn’t quite used to.
Ling Bai couldn’t stop his tears and in the end, Shu Tong cried too.
The adults of the two families had lived with their sons for so long
that after they found out about the mix up, they both wished that
they could take both the children back to their homes.
Mother Ling and Mother Shu recalled about the two children’s past
together and discussed Ling Bai and Shu Tong’s affairs in detail.
When they were ready to depart, Ling Bai naturally went to Mother
and Father Shu and Shu Tong went over to Mother and Father Ling.
When several people departed at the entrance of the hotel, Ling Bai
kept his head down, ignoring everyone.
Ling Qing guessed that he might be crying again. Ling Bai was just
like that- timid, not smart, not strong and loved to cry.
A standard little lotus, but still just a little lotus who hadn’t turned
black yet.
Anyone can lie to him. Su Yue did it, he (LQ) did it. The only one
who had never lied to him was Yu Chen, who thought of him as a
little brother. But he was still chased away by the muddleheaded
Ling Bai.
Sighing, he turned to Shu Tong beside him. His eyes followed the car
that had just departed and his eyes were red. Obviously, he wasn’t a
person who cried but today, his eyes had turned red from holding
back his tears.
Ling Qing touched his head with his hand and hugged him into his
arms.
“If you want to go back home, go back whenever you want. Ling Bai
is a little stupid so you should be worried about your parents.”
There was a sourness in Shu Tong’s nose. He leaned back and did
not speak.
Ling Qing and Shu Tong went back to the Ling’s family house
together. Ling Qing didn’t want to initially but Mother Ling and Shu
Tong both requested him to join them and he relented.
Ling Qing didn’t feel like he wanted to burden Mother Ling but
thinking that Shu Tong might not be uncomfortable in a new
environment so suddenly, he went along with Yu Chen.
While sitting in the car, Ling Qing sent a message to Ling Bai
through WeChat, “When you want to come home, you can come
home at any time. Our parents have raised you for so many years so
it will still be okay for you to come back whenever you want to.”
After thinking about it, he sent over another message, “Don’t cry all
the time. You are not young so you can’t be the same as before. The
more you cry, the more people will lie to you and try to bully you.”
Ling Qing saw the message and thought, “Don’t I know what you
know? You’re so stupid!”
Ling Qing sent over an emoji and nothing was said after that.
Yu Chen took a look at the red light, leaned over to kiss him and
said, “But you did well.”
“I hope so ba.” Ling Qing said, “I hope we all have a great future.”
Ling Qing smiled, held his hand tighter and shook it.
That night, Shu Tong talked to Mother and Father Ling for a long
time and since Ling Qing had also tagged along, he supported him
silently from his side by occasionally patting his head.
Needless to say, he had had contact much prior to the Ling parents
and understood him better. The ones who were clueless from time to
time were Mother and Father Ling and kept asking him questions
about his life in the past.
FEADE Ch. 66 - Midnight Rambles!!!!
Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
It wasn’t until 12 o’clock that Father Ling and Mother Ling realized
that it was getting late and took Shu Tong to the bedroom to let him
have a good rest.
Ling Qing was about to go back to his room, but was stopped by
Mother Ling.
Ling Qing had no choice but to follow her into her house.
After a long time, Mother Ling asked him, “You said in the hotel
today that you discovered this matter first because you went for a
paternity test. Why did you go for a paternity test?”
Ling Qing did not hide anything, “What do you think? You think I’m
not your biological child, right?”
“Yes.” Ling Qing said, “It’s not that I didn’t say it all the time. I just
told them both first and then you.”
Mother Ling looked at him deeply for a long time before saying,
“You’re right, I did have doubts before that you were not my
biological child.”
Mother Ling smiled and said, “He looks like me in some ways, but
he’s not like me either.”
“You go. I lost you once and you were brought back by your father.
After you came back, you stopped being close to me and became
even more clingy to your father. Later, Xiao Bai was born and you
didn’t like Xiao Bai either.”
“You may not remember it, but you always bullied him when you
were a child. He was still so young, not as strong as you, and didn’t
speak as much as you. When you bullied him, he would only cry.”
“I didn’t expect that Xiao Bai is not my child.” After Mother Ling
finished speaking, she was in a daze.
The wind blew in, and there was a faint fragrance of flowers in the
room.
Mother Ling looked at the carnations not far away and whispered,
“He must have indeed discussed it with Shu Tong a long time ago,
so he has been staying at home for a while. Before leaving, he also
gave me carnations. He did it well then he just left after getting
ready.”
Ling Qing glanced at the red carnations not far away. The flowers
were very beautiful, and it was Mother Ling’s favorite red. No matter
how Mother Ling treated the original owner, whether the original
owner loved her or not, Ling Bai, indeed loved this mother very
much.
“I hoped you were, but I was afraid that you were not, thinking that
you and I are not close anyway, so it is better to just do this first. If
you want money, I will give you money. If you want to marry Yu
Chen, I will also help you marry Yu Chen. I couldn’t alienate Xiao Bai
according to your wishes, but I have done everything else I can. It
can be said that I have not treated you badly.”
Ling Qing looked at her and found that her expression was very
calm. At this moment, Ling Qing was shocked to find out, she should
also have liked the original owner.
She knew very well the previous relationship between Ling Bai and
Yu Chen, and she also knew that every time Yu Chen visited, it was
for Ling Bai.
Of course she also knew that Ling Bai and Yu Chen were at odds,
and that “Ling Qing” had played a trick on them, but she chose to
side with “Ling Qing”.
She would not fail to see Ling Bai’s duplicity and reluctance, nor
would she fail to see “Ling Qing’s” complacency and elation.
She was really not close to the original owner, so even if she
obviously helped the original owner once, the original owner still
wasn’t close to her.
He once felt that the original owner was miserable. On the night of
their wedding, his partner had a secret meeting with his white
moonlight[1]. He was worse than tofu.
He also felt that the original owner was not liked by his mother just
like him.
But he discovered tonight that it was not the case. Mother Ling gave
up Yu Chen, who was most important to Ling Bai, to “Ling Qing”
with her help.
She knew Yu Chen’s background and value very well, even too well,
but she still chose “Ling Qing” instead of Ling Bai, who had a better
relationship with Yu Chen.
She may have indeed doubted whether “Ling Qing” was her child,
but besides this doubt, she also longed for “Ling Qing”‘s closeness
and silently cared about “Ling Qing”.
So, in the final analysis, he was still different from the original owner.
The life that the original owner thought was miserable was actually
very happy for him.
The original owner had everything he wanted, but these were far
from enough for the original owner.
He and Mother Ling chatted calmly, then he said goodbye and left.
After Yu Chen made the call, he walked into the bedroom from the
balcony and saw him sitting silently by the bed. He approached and
asked, “What’s wrong?”
He reached out and touched Ling Qing’s face, “Why are you
unhappy?”
He didn’t like the original owner. He felt that the original owner was
scheming and pretentious, but such an original owner was also loved
by his parents.
Even if he felt that his mother didn’t like him and wasn’t close to
him, his mother didn’t really dislike him because of this.
From beginning to end, he was the only one who was not liked by
his parents.
Ling Qing silently hugged Yu Chen tightly, and he asked, “Xiao Yu,
do you like me?”
Yu Chen didn’t understand why he went out and came back like this.
He gently rubbed Ling Qing’s back, tenderly “Of course.”
Yu Chen kissed the side of his face and said, “The most.”
He buried his head in Yu Chen’s arms and said word by word, “Then
you must always like me the most.”
He pressed Ling Qing’s shoulders and slowly pulled them apart. Then
she pressed her forehead against his and kissed him with a smile.
Ling Qing looked at him, looked at himself in his eyes, and couldn’t
help but laugh.
“Let’s do it.” He raised his hand and hooked Yu Chen’s neck, “I want
to do it with you.”
“At your home?” Yu Chen was surprised, “Didn’t you say it’s not
possible here?”
“Let’s do it gently.” Ling Qing shook his neck and winked at him.
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen kissed him, he wanted to kiss him harder but was reluctant
to bite his lips even one time.
When the two of them returned to bed, Yu Chen hugged him and
asked again, “Did your parents say anything to you?”
Ling Qing smiled and kissed him, hugged him tightly, and told him,
“It has nothing to do with them.”
“What is that?”
Ling Qing pressed his lower lip with his index finger, and Yu Chen
raised his hand to hold his, then he kissed his fingers and held them
in his hand, “Can’t you tell me?”
“No,” Ling Qing said, “It’s just that I don’t know how to say it.”
Yu Chen looked at his calm profile and felt that he seemed to have
more worries than he thought.
“Okay.” He agreed.
He raised his head and kissed Yu Chen, saying warmly, “Good night.”
“Good night.”
The matter between Ling Bai and Shu Tong was settled, and Ling
Qing was about to prepare to record a variety show.
The variety show he was going to record this time was called “All-
Star Friday”. You couldn’t tell the content of the variety show from
the name. Ling Qing looked into it and found out that it was an
outdoor variety show about travel and adventure.
“It’s said to be a travel adventure, but it’s actually not too dangerous
for you to do. To put it bluntly, they just want you to go out and do
some tasks to show the silly and cute daily lives of celebrities behind
their exquisite celebrity lives, so it’s not too difficult. It’s pretty
simple.”
“Okay.” Ling Qing had no objection.
“This show has been taped for one season before. You can watch it
first to be mentally prepared.”
“Okay.”
“That’s it. I’ll send you the specific itinerary on your phone, and I’ll
pick you up when the time comes.”
Yun He was helpless, “Why are you still making fun of me? Of course
I can meet people, and I didn’t do anything wrong.”
“Before, I was afraid of having a bad influence on you, but now that
Chen Hongming has changed jobs, it would be ridiculous for me not
to take over other artists. It’s normal. Even if his fans scold me, it
won’t be related to the resource “March Peach Blossom Smile” and it
won’t have much impact on you.”
“I’m not making fun of you. I just think it’s not easy for you.
“Not bad.” After Yun He finished speaking, he gave him a few words
and hung up the phone.
“Are you going to work again?” Yu Chen heard what he said and
asked him.
Ling Qing nodded, “You have been working for so many days, don’t I
have to start working too.”
Yu Chen was a little reluctant, “How long will it take this time?”
“This time is simpler, it is a variety show, and it lasts for five days, so
I can still see you at least once a week.”
Yu Chen: …
Yu Chen thought this was very difficult for him.
Ling Qing walked up to him and sat on his lap, “Wake up, we would
only meet once every few months in a long-distance relationship.
You are much happier than in a long-distance relationship.”
Ling Qing had no choice but to reach out and hold his face, “Just
wait a little longer. When I become famous, I will play one movie a
year. Then I will have time to accompany you.”
Three days later, Ling Qing was watching “All-Star Friday” when he
heard his cell phone ringing. He picked it up and saw that it was Yun
He.
“Bad news.”
“Say.”
“Is this variety show very popular?” Ling Qing recalled the data he
had seen before, “It’s average. It’s not a big hit variety show, right?”
“Of course it’s not. He’s clearly going after you to avenge “March
Peach Blossom Smile”.”
Ling Qing smiled disdainfully. After a moment, “Really, let him do it.”
“You have to think clearly, the filming has not started yet. If you
don’t want to participate and are too lazy to pay attention to him,
you can still withdraw.”
“I am too lazy to pay attention to him, but he has his own thoughts.
I’m too lazy to hide from his revenge, there’s no need to hide around
when something can be solved with a beating.”
At 12 o’clock, Father and Mother Ling realised that it was getting late
and took Shu Tong to his bedroom so that he could get a good
night’s rest.
Ling Qing was about to go back to his room, when his mother
stopped him.
Ling Qing did not understand, but Mother Ling said, “I have
something to tell you.”
He looked at the woman in front of him, not knowing what she was
going to say to him or what he could say to her; he just sat there
and waited for her to speak.
After a long time in silence, Mother Ling asked him, “You said in the
hotel today that you were the first to find out about this matter and
went to do a paternity test. Why did you go for a paternity test?
Ling Qing didn’t hide it, “You think I’m not your biological child, don’t
you?”
“And when you found out that Xiao Bai wasn’t, shouldn’t you have
been happy? Why didn’t you say anything?”
“There’s nothing to be happy about.” Ling Qing said, “It’s not that I
didn’t say anything straight away, it’s just that I told the two of them
first and you later.”
Mother Ling looked at him, deeply, for a long time, and said, “You’re
right, I did suspect before that you were not my biological child.”
Mother Ling smiled as she said, “There are some parts of him that
are like me, but he’s not like me either.”
“You were lost once and when you were brought back by your
father, you distanced yourself from me and stuck more to your
father. Later, when Xiao Bai was born, you didn’t like him either.”
“You probably don’t remember, but you would always bully him
when you were little. He was still so small and not as strong as you,
and he didn’t speak as much as you did, and when you bullied him,
all he did was cry.”
“I told you to let him be. I said he’s the younger brother, you’re the
older brother and that we’re a family so you shouldn’t always bully
him. But the more I insisted on it, the more you bullied him and the
less close you got to me.”
Ling Qing didn’t say anything, he wasn’t the original owner, those
words didn’t work for him. He didn’t care about those things in the
past either.
“But no, Xiao Bai surprisingly isn’t my child.” Mother Ling finished,
stunned like a statue for a while.
The wind was blowing through and brought a faint scent of flowers
in the room.
Mother Ling looked at the carnations not far away and whispered,
“He had indeed discussed with Shu Tong a long time ago, so he has
been staying at home for a while now. Before leaving, he also gave
me carnations. Seems like he had already made up his mind to
leave.”
Ling Qing glanced at the red carnations not far away. The flowers
were very beautiful and were Mother Ling’s favourite colour. No
matter how Mother Ling treated the original owner, whether the
original owner loved her or not, Ling Bai did love this mother very
much .
Mother Ling turned to look at him and said, “For so many years, I
haven’t gone to verify if you are my child. It was not because I
dared not go, but because I didn’t know what to do if you really
were not my child. I hoped you were, but I was afraid that you were
not. Anyway, since we had grown apart, it was better to retain the
status quo. If you wanted money, I would give it to you. If you
wanted to marry Yu Chen, I helped you marry Yu Chen. Apart from
not being able to distance myself from Xiao Bai as you wished, I’ve
done everything else I can. It somehow consoled me that I was not
mistreating you.”
Ling Qing looked at her with a calm expression. At this moment, Ling
Qing was surprised to find that she should have also genuinely liked
the original owner.
She was well aware of the previous relationship between Ling Bai
and Yu Chen, and also well aware that every visit by Yu Chen was
for Ling Bai. She was also aware of the conflict between Ling Bai and
Yu Chen, as well as the fact that “Ling Qing” had played tricks, but
she chose to side with “Ling Qing”.
She wasn’t swayed by Ling Bai’s ambiguous words and feelings nor
was she dissatisfied by “Ling Qing’s” arrogance and pride. She was
too distant from the original owner so even if she showed
favouritism towards him, the original owner still didn’t get close to
her.
He had once felt that the original owner was very miserable. On the
night of their wedding, his other half had secretly met the white
moonlight, which was even worse than tofu dregs.
But he realised tonight that it wasn’t that either. Mother Ling made
sure that Yu Chen, who was most important to Ling Bai, was married
to “Ling Qing” with her help.She was well aware of Yu Chen’s
background and value, extremely clear, but she still chose “Ling
Qing” instead of Ling Bai, who had had a better relationship with Yu
Chen.She may have doubted whether “Ling Qing” was her child, but
beyond this doubt, she also yearned for the closeness of “Ling Qing”
and had silently cared for him.
So, Ultimately, he was still different from the original owner. The life
that the original owner had felt to be very tragic, had been very
happy for him.
The original owner had what he wanted but those were still far from
enough for him.
He calmly chatted with Mother Ling and then said goodbye and left.
After finishing the phone call, Yu Chen walked into the bedroom
from the balcony and saw him sitting silently by the bed. He
approached and asked, “What’s wrong?”
He reached out and touched Ling Qing’s face, “Why are you
unhappy?”
Ling Qing looked at him, gave a perfunctory smile, and reached out
to embrace him.
He didn’t like the original owner; he thought the original owner was
scheming and duplicitous, but such an original owner was also loved
by his parents.
Even if he felt that his mother didn’t like him and wasn’t close to
him, his mother didn’t think like Mother Ling did; she really didn’t
love him. From the beginning to the end, he was the only one who
was not liked by his parents.
Ling Qing silently hugged Yu Chen tightly and softly asked him,
“Xiaoyu, do you like me?”
Yu Chen kissed the side of his face and said with a smile, “Like you
the most.”
He buried his head in Yu Chen’s arms and said, “Then you must
always like me the most.”
Ling Qing looked at him, looking at himself in his eyes, and couldn’t
help but laugh.
“At your house?” Yu Chen was surprised. “Didn’t you say it couldn’t
be done?”
“We’ll just have to be quiet.” Ling Qing tilted his neck and winked at
him.
Yu Chen:….
Yu Chen kissed him, but couldn’t bear to bite him hard on the lips.
Then, he picked up Ling Qing and went into the bathroom. The
spring scenery was beyond enchanting.
When the two of them returned to bed, Yu Chen hugged him and
asked again, “Did your parents say anything to you?”
Ling Qing shook his head. Yu Chen looked at him, seeming puzzled.
Ling Qing smiled and went to kiss him, then hugged him tightly and
said to him, “It has nothing to do with them.”
“What is it then?”
Ling Qing pressed his index finger to Yu Chen’s lower lip, while Yu
Chen raised his hand and kissed his finger and interlocked it in his
hand and asked, “Can’t you tell me?”
“No , it’s just that I don’t know how to tell you,” said Ling Qing.
Yu Chen looked at his calm profile and felt that his inner thoughts
seemed to be more than he thought.
“Okay,” he promised.
Ling Qing looked up at him and asked, “Will you still like me?”
Yu Chen chuckled and said, “It’s not like I like you for those secrets
of yours.”
Good night
The matter between Ling Bai and Shu Tong has been resolved, and
Ling Qing is now preparing to record a variety show.
The variety show he will record this time is called “All Star Friday”.
Judging by the name or the content, Ling Qing found out that it is
an outdoor variety show for travel and exploration.
“This program has recorded seasons before, you can take a look at it
first and have some mental preparation.”
“Good.”
“That’s it then, I’ve sent you the specific itinerary on your phone, I’ll
pick you up when it’s time.”
Yun He was helpless, “Why are you still making fun of me, of course
I can meet people, it’s not like I’ve done anything wrong.”
“Before, that was for fear of having a bad influence on you, now that
Chen Hongming has jumped ship, I’m taking over other artists.
That’s simply normal. His fans, even if they scold me, they’re not
involved in the resources of March Peach Blossom Laughs so it won’t
have a big impact on you.
“I’m not making fun of you, I just think it’s not easy for you.”
“That’s more like it.” Yun He finished, advised him a few times and
hung up the phone.
Ling Qing nodded his head, “You’ve been working for so many days,
don’t I have to work too?”
Yu Chen was a bit reluctant, “How long will it take this time?”
“This time is simpler, it’s a variety show with a five day cycle, so we
can still see each other at least once a week.”
Yu Chen: ……
Yu Chen felt that this was also very difficult for him.
Ling Qing approached him and sat on his lap, “Wake up, we have
been together for a few months and you’re so much happier than
you would’ve been in a long distance relationship.”
Ling Qing was helpless and reached out and cupped his face, “Just
wait a little longer, when I’m popular later on, I’ll have time to
accompany you.”
“Bad news.”
“Speak.”
“Chen Hongming intercepted Sun Zhuo, which means he’s also going
to participate in the variety show All Stars.”
“Is this variety show very popular?” Ling Qing recalled the data he
had looked at before, “It’s average, not a big hit variety show,
right?”
“Of course not, he’s going after you to avenge ‘March Peach Blossom
Smile’.”
Ling Qing smiled disdainfully and said, “Really, then let him come.”
“As the shooting hasn’t started yet, if you don’t want to participate
and are too lazy to care about him, you can still turn it down.”
“I am too lazy to pay attention to him, but since he has the intention
to take revenge, I am also too lazy to hide. There’s no need to
cower and hide for things that can be solved with a beating.”
Ling Qing: If something can’t be solved with one beating, then two!
Yun He: ……
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Yun He: …
Yun He reminded him, “You know that public figures can’t fight,
right?”
“Don’t worry, they are not fighting with real swords and guns. Of
course, if he wants to fight this way, I will accompany him.”
Yun He: …
However, she knew that Yu Chen was very good at beating people,
so was Ling Qing also very good at beating people?
Yun He glanced at the person who was leaning on his seat and
scrolling through his cell phone, and felt that she didn’t need to take
care of him. During “Peach Blossom Smile”, she didn’t follow the
crew the whole time, but she had also heard from Xiao Liu about Lin
Qing’s glorious achievements where he successfully conquered his
love rival and Zhong Huan.
When the two met him for the first time, they both spoke unkindly
and aggressively towards him, as if they wanted to compete with
him till the end.
As a result, they were reluctant to part with him when it was time to
be separated. Their feelings were still there before the tune was
formed, and they were not even willing to disband as a small group
of three people.
Although she didn’t know what their CEO’s wife used to do this,
there was no doubt that the other party was definitely not an
ordinary person.
The nanny car stopped at the airport, and Ling Qing and Yun He
entered the airport together.
The weather was still very cold in this season, but the star-chasing
girl seemed to be naturally not afraid of the cold. They were wearing
thin sweaters, short skirts, and knee-high boots, and looked very
beautiful.
Ling Qing was stunned for a moment before realizing that these
must be his fans.
Those fans were scrambling to get close to him. Yun He and Xiao Liu
were protecting him, but still Ling Qing had to say, “Don’t crowd,
don’t crowd.”
Ling Qing answered a few of their questions with a smile, and then
he and Yun He entered the security check.
The photos returned by the gun sisters were very fast, and soon
Ling Qing’s website posted his airport photo from today.
Ling Qing’s fans were screaming and shouting that after not seeing
him for a few days, their brother was indeed more handsome!
“The ace manager in Chenqi, the one who took care of Chen
Hongming before.” Someone answered the road fans.
“Chen Qi, are you watching. Isn’t it true that your family is
short of a popular youngster? This is it! He will definitely
become popular, you believe me!”
However, Lin Qing’s fans didn’t know whether Chen Qi’s people were
watching, but there were other people watching in the forum.
“Damn it! Did Ling Qing cut off Chen Hongming’s resources
first and then cut off Chen Hongming’s manager?”
“Even if you are trying to pull out wool, you can’t pull it hard
without worrying about killing it.”
“Upstairs. You really say anything, Ling Qing got the role in
“March Peach Blossom Smile” through an audition, right? Is
it reasonable for Chen Hongming to not want to audition?
Besides, he is gone now, and his agent should still wait for
him? The Qing Dynasty has been dead for so long, and all
the widows have remarried. Why can’t the agent bring
someone else with him?”
A scolding war broke out between the two sides, and only the
passerbys asked, “So this is Ling Qing. What is he going to do?
Filming?”
Ling Qing’s fans didn’t know, nor did other netizens, but what some
people knew was that Chen Hongming also posted pictures from the
airport today.
“Ah, ah, ah, come on, it’s not a big deal for me to watch the
excitement. Is there any program team that can invite Ling
Qing and Chen Hongming at the same time? I want to see
the first one after they meet! Brother Xinyi, let’s see who is
more stable.”
“Ling Qing’s fans are really good at finding opportunities,
thank you to Brother Xinyi, your brother is not popular yet,
and the alternative of Brother 1 is pretty much the same.”
Even though they were scolding each other online. But on the other
side, they thought it was impossible for them to be on the same
stage. They were thousands of miles apart. Ling Qing, who was
going to the moon and touching porcelain, just looked at Chen
Hongming, and thought like this:
He doesn’t look very good, but he still has the nerve to be a white-
eyed wolf[1].
Ling Qing truly felt sorry for his Xiao Yu, as well as the real money
he had invested in him.
After all, it was money, who would think they had too much?
At this time, the recording had not yet started. The director just
asked the actors and stars participating in the recording to meet at
the hotel first to get to know each other, chat and get closer.
Ling Qing sat in the second row on the right side of the conference
room.
Chen Hongming was in the second to last row on the left. He was
popular at the moment, and other stars participating in the recording
were also surrounding him at this time, constantly complimenting
him.
If you dare to steal my role, you will naturally have to pay a price.
Chen Hongming looked at Ling Qing, “But the one over there looks
very independent.”
When she said this, the actress opposite her became very
embarrassed. On the contrary, the actress next to her was very
excited, “Yes, Su Shu will come too. Why hasn’t he arrived yet? He
can’t be the last one.”
“It’s normal for him to be the last one. He is so popular. It must have
taken a lot of effort for the program team to recruit him. With him
and Brother Ming, our program won’t have to worry about the
ratings.”
Chen Hongming smiled, but the smile didn’t reach his eyes. With Su
Shu’s current popularity, he would surely overwhelm him. So, Chen
Hongming was not very willing to appear on this show.
A person like Yu Chen who didn’t miss his old relationship could give
up on him without hesitation. Then, he would also give up on Ling
Qing after Ling Qing couldn’t create value for Chen Qi.
Chen Hongming looked at Ling Qing and said casually, “This kind of
pretentious person is really annoying to watch.”
“This is not an ordinary 18th line star, but one with whom Qin Yanyu
has been rumored.”
Ling Qing sat too far away from them and didn’t hear what they
said.
Seeing that the director was not coming, he was about to start
playing with his mobile phone when he suddenly saw someone
walking in from the door.
The other person looked to be about twenty years old, his hair was
dyed maroon, and he looked very youthful and fashionable. He had
a pair of sunglasses on his nose, and his handsome face was full of
displeasure. As soon as he entered the door, he walked directly to
the nearest seat in the first row on the left.
Then he raised his hand to take off his sunglasses, turned his head,
and lay down.
Ling Qing admired it quietly for a while, feeling that the other party
being more popular than Chen Hongming, was really normal.
Even if this was a beautiful boy who was said to have a bad temper!
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While Ling Qing was watching, he noticed another person coming in,
a girl.
She didn’t look too old, in her 20s, with a ponytail and airy bangs,
seeming a bit timid.
Seeing that Ling Qing noticed her, she bent her eyes and smiled at
him, then sat down next to Ling Qing.
“You’re Ling Qing, right? My name is Qi Tanghua, and they all call
me Tangtang.”
Ling Qing: …
“You can go over and have a look.” Ling Qing said, “I won’t go. Chen
Hongming probably doesn’t want me to go there.”
“Get out!”
The whole place turned silent.
Ling Qing looked at his face that was a little red from sleeping. He
had a beautiful face, but he was too temperamental.
The director spoke in silence, “Su Shu, it’s time to discuss the variety
show process. We can’t all wait for you to wake up.”
He calmed down for a while, rubbed his face with his hands, and
whispered: “Sorry, I just didn’t wake up. So I was a little angry when
I got up.”
“It’s okay.”
The director breathed a sigh of relief and asked his assistant to pick
up his sunglasses. Then he just started to explain the process of
recording tomorrow’s variety show.
The content of the variety show was actually very simple. Ten
people, five men and five women, would all go into the mountains
tomorrow.
Agents and assistants were not allowed, and mobile phones were
not allowed. Everyone had to live in the mountains for three days
and complete the assigned tasks.
During these three days, the program team would provide food, but
it would not be distributed directly to the stars. Instead, they needed
to compete or find ways to get it from obstacles set by the program
team.
Chen Hongming was still very popular, and several people were
following him, planning to have a late-night snack with him.
Chen Hongming was very proud and looked at Ling Qing with even
more disdain.
It was a pity that Ling Qing didn’t have eyes on the back of his head,
otherwise he might be able to laugh.
Ling Qing went back to the room, told Yun He about the
arrangements of the program team, took a shower, and lay on the
bed.
So Ling Qing took out his mobile phone and made a video call to Yu
Chen.
Yu Chen frowned, “What a violation of the rules. You are not allowed
to use mobile phones during the recording of a program. It is not
humane at all.”
Yu Chen was still not satisfied, but there was nothing he could do if
he was not satisfied with this kind of thing, so he could only warn,
“Then you be careful and tell me when you get the phone.”
“I understand.”
“Not yet.”
Ling Qing smiled, “Is he someone worth telling you about? I can
blow his head off myself.”
Ling Qing said with a smile, “Of course I want you to suffer for love.”
Yu Chen: …
He was always willing to make Ling Qing happy. If Ling Qing was
happy, he would be happy too.
“Come back early,” he said. “If you hadn’t been out of town now, I
would have driven over to find you.”
Ling Qing looked at his affectionate eyes, and his heart softened,
and he couldn’t help but want to go back.
The other person was clearly in front of him, but he still wanted to
get closer, close enough to touch him and hold him.
The two of them became quiet inexplicably, and just looked at each
other quietly, with obvious smiles on their faces.
In the end, Yu Chen was defeated and said with a smile, “Don’t look
at me like this, otherwise I won’t be able to sleep tonight.”
“Go to bed,” Yu Chen said. “You have to get up early tomorrow. Get
a good rest. I’ll pick you up when you come back.”
“Okay.”
Ling Qing hung up the video call and lay back on the bed.
Ling Qing raised his hand, looked at the little goldfish on his wrist,
and then kissed it gently.
Early the next morning, the actors and program staff who would be
participating in the recording set off together to the mountains.
The other actresses saw it and asked him to help them as well.
Some people thanked him, some didn’t, and Ling Qing didn’t even
care and sat back down again.
The bus drove for two or three hours before reaching the mountains
where they were going to record the show.
However, when she got out of the car, the female stars were
shocked when they looked at the overgrown road in front of them.
Seeing that only Ding Lanzhi and Wang Yue were wearing high
heels, he said, “If you have brought sneakers, you can go to the bus
to change and then come back.”
Ling Qing looked at him and felt that he seemed unhappy every day.
He looked unhappy yesterday as well, and he looked unhappy today
too.
Seeing that they were ready, the director said formally, “Our trip to
the mountain this time will probably take an hour. During this period,
everyone is responsible for their own luggage, or you can find other
guests to take care of it for you. So now everyone has twenty
minutes to choose the luggage you want to bring. If you want to
give up your luggage on the way into the mountain, then you can’t.”
He was a star, and it was impossible for him to wear the same
clothes all the time while staying in the mountains for three days.
Besides, Ling Qing weighed it and found that it was indeed quite
light.
Therefore, he was very calm and even had the leisure to look at the
other people who were busy.
When the director saw other people packing their luggage in a hurry,
while he was the only one who stood calmly, he simply sat down
beside him and asked doubtfully, “Don’t you need to pack?”
“I’ll bring both of these.” Ling Qing pointed to the bag and suitcase
next to him.
Came prepared, the director thought, quite prepared for a rainy day.
He looked at Ling Qing’s small luggage and hiking bag and felt that
he must have brought a lot.
Chen Hongming packed a large suitcase and came out, and others
also packed a large suitcase and came out one after another.
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When the countdown ended, the director blew the whistle, and the
celebrities who had not finished packing quickly zipped up their
suitcases and gathered in front of the mountain road.
The director looked at the suitcases in their hands and motioned for
them to set off without saying a word.
The mountain roads here were not easy to walk. Not only were there
a lot of weeds, but there were also a lot of small stones. It was not
easy to carry the suitcase on this dirt road.
Ling Qing looked at the watch on his wrist and said calmly, “25
minutes.”
Everyone looked up and saw him put his hands in his pockets and
carry his suitcase with one hand, walking steadily without any signs
of irritation.
“I can’t walk anymore.” Ding Lanzhi was the first to wail, “How long
will it take?”
Ling Qing looked at his watch, “It’s one hour and six minutes before
we arrive.”
Everyone couldn’t believe it. One hour. How many hours did the
director say it would take to enter the mountain?
Suddenly, Ding Lanzhi walked up to Ling Qing and said to him, “Xiao
Ling, can we exchange our luggage?”
She looked at Ling Qing’s small suitcase and said in a gentle voice,
“My suitcase is too heavy. The road is not easy to walk, and it needs
someone to carry it most of the time. I can’t carry it anymore. Let’s
exchange the suitcases.”
Ling Qing took a look at her suitcase. It was champagne colored and
very big.
“Just ordinary clothes, even a boy like you would feel heavy to carry
them, let alone me.”
Ling Qing looked at her and felt that she brought such a heavy
luggage, it was really interesting. The director said before that
everyone would be responsible for their own luggage. He told them
that the mountain road took an hour to walk, just to let them
consider their own physical strength and give up unnecessary
luggage.
In the end, she still carried such a big suitcase and wanted to find
someone to help her carry it.
Hiking for hours was not easy, let alone carrying heavy weight.
What’s more, it was only 11:30, who knew what else would be
waiting for them when they climbed up the mountain.
Besides…
Ling Qing glanced at the other four boys not far away.
He and Ding Lanzhi neither knew each other, nor had they spoken to
each other yesterday.
Today he had been walking in front, and Ding Lanzhi was walking
behind. It was easier for her to find anyone but hum, especially
Chen Hongming, who had a great chat with her yesterday.
But she sacrificed the near and far away, surpassed everyone, and
sent him the first request for help.
The reason for this could be guessed without even thinking about it.
Was it not that she thought he was a newcomer and thus easy to
bully.
I’ll give you a little bit of sweetness first, but later on, you’ll know
the bitterness.
He did not refuse Ding Lanzhi in a hurry, but smiled and said, “Sister
Ding, if you feel tired, of course I can help you, but this suitcase is a
bit too heavy, and I definitely can’t carry it all the time. So wait a
moment, if you want to rest, let’s change over first, and you can find
other people to help later.”
Ding Lanzhi thought about it for a while. She had her own way to let
Ling Qing continue to help her, and said, “Okay.”
Ling Qing acting like a sweet and silly guy who didn’t understand
anything exchanged suitcases with her and carried them away.
Ding Lanzhi followed him, thinking that he was really easy to bully,
that’s how newcomers were.
Ling Qing had no idea what Ding Lanzhi and Chen Hongming were
thinking behind him.
Rats had short-sighted eyes and sat in a well to look at the sky. Like
paramecium, they were single-celled organisms.
He helped Ding Lanzhi carry the suitcase for half an hour without
much effort until they were about to go up the steps. Halfway up the
stairs, he handed the suitcase to Ding Lanzhi.
“I know you have worked hard, Xiao Ling, but there is nothing I can
do about it.”
Ding Lanzhi: …
There were ten guests in the show, five men and five women.
Naturally, she couldn’t ask girls for help, so she could only ask boys.
But looking at it, Su Shu was the most famous and popular in the
whole line-up. His mother, sister, girlfriend, and fans were the three
pillars of the whole family, and they were completely protective of
their cub! If she dared to ask Su Shu to help her carry the suitcase,
Su Shu’s fans would dare to tear her into shredded cabbage on
forums and Weibo.
Chen Hongming was less popular than Su Shu, but he had crazy
girlfriend fans. They would tear up any actress who came near Chen
Hongming. If she dared to go to Chen Hongming, Chen Hongming’s
fans could also tear her apart.
The remaining Ji Boming and Qi Jiaxu were almost as popular as her,
but they both had too much to take care of themselves, so they
could still not help her.
It was just…
Ding Lanzhi looked at Ling Qing. She didn’t expect that Ling Qing
would directly tell her to find someone else.
She had already thought of her words, but Ling Qing told her to find
someone else first.
If she insisted on asking Ling Qing to help her at this time, Ling Qing
would definitely be unwilling, and the audience would inevitably
think that she was bullying Ling Qing.
Ding Lanzhi felt that this was not possible, but she didn’t want to
mention it herself, so she had to remain silent.
Ling Qing secretly laughed in his heart and thought to himself, what
are you going to do now?
He had far more thoughts than Ding Lanzhi. Ding Lanzhi had asked
him for help before, but there was still such a long way to go. She
couldn’t go all the way, so she could only find someone else to help.
Ling Qing was in a happy mood and was about to take his suitcase
and leave when he saw Chen Hongming coming over.
The heads that come to your door will not be satisfied until they are
cut off!
Ling Bai, watch out. I will show you what a real white lotus is today.
Your acting skills that can make people see the bad intentions of a
bitch at a glance are simply weak. The real white lotus is someone
who without letting others know, gets the approval of others.
“No, Brother Chen. I was just too tired and wanted to rest. Sister
Ding didn’t know who she should go to for help, so we stopped. You
just happened to come here. Sister Ding, you don’t have to think
about it now. Brother Chen will definitely be willing to help you.”
Chen Hongming:????
No, what was this direction? Why should he help Ding Langzhi? He
didn’t want to help Ding Lanzhi carry the suitcase, okay?!
Ding Lanzhi was also confused. She didn’t dare to ask Chen
Hongming to help her carry the suitcase, okay?
Ling Qing didn’t care how dog-eat-dog they were, Ding Lanzhi would
feel uncomfortable whether Chen Hongming mentioned it or not.
Don’t mention it, if she did it herself, she wouldn’t feel comfortable.
She was frightened if she mentioned it. She might even be scolded
afterwards, which made her uncomfortable.
Not to mention, with his help in front of him and the words he just
blamed himself behind, if he still dared not do it, Chen Hongming’s
negative fans would be the first to jump out and post negative
comments.
Ling Qing was very satisfied with killing two birds with one stone. He
took his suitcase and said to the two people with unkind
expressions, “Let’s go, we are all behind.”
After saying that, he chased after them with a bright face and brisk
steps.
Behind him, Chen Hongming and Ding Lanzhi looked at each other
with difficulty.
Both of them had a barrage in their hearts at the same time: Regret,
the feeling now is regret.
Ding Lanzhi regretted why she had to bring so many things and ask
Ling Qing to help her. Now, Chen Hongming’s crazy girlfriend fans
might scold her!
At the end of the matter, Chen Hongming still helped Ding Lanzhi
carry the suitcase. He had no choice but to slap himself in the face
immediately after saying such things.
When Ding Lanzhi mentioned it, she almost cried, “I can’t lift it.”
Chen Hongming: …
Ding Lanzhi was also frightened and asked after him, “Xiao Chen,
are you tired? If you can’t lift it, give it to me.”
Of course Chen Hongming was tired, but the words he just taught
Ling Qing still rang in her ears.
No matter how stupid he was, he still knew that he had to save face.
If he just let it go, doesn’t that mean he was not willing to help Ding
Lanzhi? Wouldn’t that be a slap in the face?
Chen Hongming cursed Ding Lanzhi a few more times in his heart!
Pretentious! Things are pressing! What the hell are you doing with
such a big suitcase if you can’t lift it!
But after all, his physical strength was average. By the time he
finished climbing the stairs, he was extremely tired.
Ding Lanzhi quickly took the suitcase and said thank you to him.
Ding Lanzhi was inexplicably worried about what would happen after
the broadcast.
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Although she was older than Ling Qing and Chen Hongming, she
was not much older, that was, 28 years old.
Although there were fans, they were not many, after all she was just
a third-tier star.
It could neither be called respecting the elderly nor caring for the
young. She could only be regarded as a senior, but she was not
taken seriously by those popular traffic stars and their fans.
Ding Lanzhi didn’t dare to trouble others easily anymore, but she felt
that her suitcase was too heavy, and she didn’t know what to do for
a moment.
Still it was Wan Yan who couldn’t bear it anymore and shouted, “I
really can’t walk or carry it. I’m too tired. Director, I really can’t do it
anymore.”
Her voice was like a pebble falling into the water, and she instantly
felt a wave of exciting ripples spread out in circles.
Wang Yue and Sun Jinghan who were traveling with them all said,
“Yes, director, we really can’t do it anymore, we really can’t walk.”
“That’s right, I want to put half of it down. Why don’t you just give it
up?”
Seeing that they all looked devastated, the director thought for a
while and said to them, “Then I’ll give you another chance to give up
some of the things you think are useless. We have to go a little
further. We can’t go up the steps just now, so we took another way.
You can think about what to give up first.”
She didn’t want anything now, she just wanted to walk to her
destination easily!
Ling Qing glanced at Qi Tanghua beside him, “You don’t take much.”
It was indeed easy for a boy to carry a small suitcase, but for a girl
like Qi Tonghua, it should not be easy to carry a backpack and a
suitcase.
Ling Qing smiled and said, “If you are tired, tell me and I will help
you.”
Qi Tanghua was flattered and waved her hand quickly, “I can do it,
thank you.”
Su Shu looked at the two of them, silently rolled his eyes and looked
at the sky, but still he looked unhappy and said, “Trouble.”
Not long after, everyone set off again. Ling Qing noticed that people
with small or medium-sized suitcases seemed to have changed their
suitcases.
No, it was still the same suitcase as before, but probably the
contents had been reduced.
The few people walked for another hour and a half and finally
reached their destination.
Everyone was tired and sat on the rocks to rest, drinking water and
panting.
However, after a while, the program staff came over holding the
tent.
“You need to live in the mountains for these three days, so setting
up a tent is the first thing you need to do. There are two-person and
three-person tents. You can choose by yourself. Let’s start setting up
after resting.”
The director looked at his watch, “It’s 2 o’clock now. The first ones
to finish the ride can be the first to receive ingredients for dinner.”
Ling Qing raised her hand, “Then if I brought my own food, can I
eat it?”
Director: ???
Everyone: !!!!
Why do you bring your own food!? Don’t you think it’s too heavy?
And didn’t the show crew say they were prepared?! Why bring your
own!
Everyone:…
Program team:…
The program team said that they would provide food, and everyone
subconsciously thought that they didn’t need to bring food.
Among them, some people brought them, but when they were just
packing their luggage, in order to reduce the weight, most people
chose daily necessities, cosmetics, clothing and jewelry, and gave up
their snacks.
The director was helpless, but he never said anything about not
bringing food, so he turned a blind eye and said, “You can eat what
you brought, but others can’t.”
This was considered ensuring the enthusiasm of others for the task
to the greatest extent.
Ling Qing nodded, “Okay.”
Others: …
Chen Hongming was not very interested in them and asked, “Su
Shu, what about you? Why don’t you come with me?”
Su Shu was fine, but “The tent can only sleep up to three people.”
Chen Hongming looked at Qi Jiaxu, “Xiao Xu, you and Ling Qing can
stay together.”
He had a midnight snack together with him, how could he not know
the dispute between him and Ling Qing.
Ling Qing actually wanted to live in a tent with Su Shu, but there
was no other way. Who wouldn’t want to live in a tent with a
beautiful boy.
“Can you set up a tent?” Qi Jiaxu asked him, “If not, you have to
listen to me.”
When Ling Qing and the crew went to the desert for filming, they
often stayed in tents and he usually helped the staff set them up.
He was the one who clamored to have late-night snacks with Chen
Hongming yesterday. One night was enough for him to be used by
Chen Hongming.
So he still looked innocent, “I don’t know much about it, I’ll listen to
you.”
Qi Jiaxu picked up the tent poles and the inner and outer tents,
looked at them, and commanded, “Xiao Ling, put this piece up first,
like this.”
Ling Qing looked innocent, “Brother Qi, won’t you work with me?”
Qi Jiaxu felt that he was easy to bully, and was secretly happy,
thinking that he could hug Chen Hongming’s thick thighs when he
went back, but he heard Ling Qing say, “Brother Qi, isn’t it? I think
there seems to be something wrong with your method.”
“How could that be?” Qi Jiaxu said sternly, “It’s because you didn’t
do well enough.”
Ling Qing looked at him like a white flower, “Then Brother Qi, you
can do it. I always feel that this is different from the method I used
before.”
“That’s because you are clumsy and don’t know how to build it.”
“So show it to me.” Ling Qing handed him the materials in his hand,
“You must be very skillful with your hands, you are so good at it,
just give me a demonstration, I will follow suit.”
Qi Jiaxu:…
Qi Jiaxu: …
Qi Jiaxu had no choice but to bite the bullet and attempt to set up
the tent.
Ling Qing stood not far away, feeling bored, so he opened a pack of
biscuits and started eating.
How could Qi Jiaxu set up a tent? He only pretended to be good at it
to trouble Ling Qing. If he was asked to set it up now, wouldn’t it be
embarrassing for him?
Qi Jiaxu:…
Ling Qing calmly stuffed the last piece into his mouth and said
vaguely, “The director said that only I can eat it.”
It was as pure and clean as the purest little white lotus in the lotus
pond, with a bright and hazy moonlight.
Qi Jiaxu sneered, “if you are so capable, you can help me!”
“Ha” he said, giving him the equipment in his hand, “Here, let’s set it
up, I’ll watch you do it.”
“What if I succeed?”
Qi Jiaxu said disdainfully, “If you can set it up successfully, you don’t
have to call me brother in the future, instead I’ll call you brother.”
Qi Jiaxu looked at his eyes and said angrily, “What are you looking
at?!”
There was also a younger brother and a younger sister, Ling Qing
said silently in his heart.
Qi Jiaxu: …
“Forget it.” Ling Qing looked at him, “Since you said so, I have no
choice but to reluctantly agree.”
Qi Jiaxu:…
“How dare your manager let you come out to participate in a variety
show like this?” He said with sincere admiration, “He is really not
afraid that you will make people mad!”
Ling Qing smiled, “I will do whatever you ask me to do, and I will
listen to whatever the show crew says. I am so obedient, how can I
make people so angry? Are you angry? Why?” He looked curious.
Qi Jiaxu: …
Ling Qing smiled and said, “Brother Qi, can you recommend me
which books to read? The books I usually read are quite complex,
and I guess the reading comprehension is different from what you
read.”
But he didn’t beat anyone after all. After Ling Qing finished
speaking, he went to set up a tent.
Qi Jiaxu crossed his arms and looked coldly, but the more he looked
at it, the more he felt something was wrong.
In the end, he had gone from standing lazily and watching with
disdain to standing straighter and more upright, his eyes becoming
more and more shocked, and he barely even saluted.
Ling Qing was only half done, so he walked up to him and asked
him, “How was my attempt?”
Qi Jiaxu:…
Qi Jiaxu didn’t want to talk, so how should he say it? This was
obviously already taking shape, all he needed to do was to just set
up the remaining half.
Ling Qing tilted his head and looked at him, “Isn’t it good? Isn’t it
right?”
Qi Jiaxu said helplessly, “It’s good, there’s no problem with the set
up.”
Qi Jiaxu:!!!
Ling Qing looked at him with a depressed look on his face where he
couldn’t say anything, and just felt refreshed.
When a white lotus slaps you in the face, it is the most irritating.
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It was just that he was standing too far away from Ling Qing just
now and didn’t look carefully to see if he could set up a tent or not.
Ling Qing followed his example and stood behind him, instructing
him on how to act.
“Can’t you set it up with me?” Qi Jiaxu said dissatisfied, “This is not
my own tent.”
Ling Qing pointed to the half of the tent that he had set up, and said
calmly, “But my part has already been set up. Ah, and you didn’t
help me just now, Xiao Xu. Besides, you don’t know how to do it
now. I have to teach you first.”
“Xiao Xu?” Qi Jiaxu was speechless. Why did he become Xiao Xu?
Ling Qing smiled brightly and innocently, “Didn’t you just say that
you wouldn’t let me call you brother after I set it up? Instead you
will call me brother.”
Qi Jiaxu:…
Ling Qing stood nearby and watched like an old god, looking
completely concerned.
The two of them were the first to go, so they had more room to
choose. Qi Jiaxu wanted to get rice, and Ling Qing asked him, “Can
you steam rice?”
“Yes!” Ling Qing nodded, “So did you bring the rice cooker?”
The program staff pointed to the steamer and wok on the table and
said, “There are only two kinds.”
Qi Jiaxu had no choice but to follow him and get noodles, eggs,
tomatoes, green peppers and meat.
They also received steamers, woks, bowls and chopsticks and other
tableware.
He looked at the pot in his hand, then looked around, “There’s no
kitchen here, how can we cook?”
Ling Qing glanced at him calmly, feeling that he really didn’t grow a
brain as he grew older at all.
Ling Qing had no objection, “But you have to help me, otherwise, I
won’t be able to handle it.”
Of course Ling Qing knew how to cook. On the day he came here,
he had a misunderstanding about Yu Chen and didn’t like Yu Chen.
He also saw the cook looking down on others and mocking him in a
weird way, so he said innocently that he couldn’t cook.
Later, there was a new cook at home, and he was busy filming, so
he didn’t do much cooking. This was almost the first time he would
be cooking since he came here.
He had just eaten a pack of biscuits and was not very hungry, but Qi
Jiaxu was already very hungry and urged him, “Let’s start now.”
Before Ling Qing could speak, she heard Chen Hongming calling Qi
Jiaxu, “Xiao Xu, come here and help us set up the tent.”
Of course he would not ask Ling Qing for help, so he just looked at
Qi Jiaxu with a smile, “Yours is all set up.”
Qi Jiaxu was too embarrassed to refuse him, so he had to endure his
hunger, as he walked over and helped Chen Hongming and others
set up a tent.
Seeing this, Ling Qing also walked over to the others to have a look.
Qi Tanghua was setting up a tent with Wan Yan. The two girls were
slow to do such things, not to mention they didn’t know how to set
up one.
After going back and forth, Wan Yan felt a little irritable, but Qi
Tanghua was still patiently comforting her.
When Ling Qing passed by, he happened to see that they were on
the wrong page again, causing Wan Yan to throw away the
equipment in her hand angrily.
Wan Yan came back to her senses and walked over quickly.
Ling Qing helped them set up the tent for a while, then Wang Yue
came over and asked, “Ling Qing, can you help us as well.”
Ling Qing glanced at their tent that was beginning to take shape,
“Isn’t it okay if you guys set it up yourself?”
“That’s not good either.” Wang Yue said, “Besides, you’ve been
helping Tangtang and the others for so long, so why don’t you help
us?”
Girls were naturally less powerful than boys, and since there were
few of them and they didn’t know how to do it, it was normal for
him to help them.
But Wang Yue and the others could obviously do it, and there were
three of them, so asking him to help at this time was inevitably a bit
opportunistic.
Ling Qing smiled and said, “But there are only two of them. There
are three of you. If I go, you will become four, twice as many as the
two of them.”
He said this, so Wang Yue couldn’t insist, instead she just said,
“Okay.” And turned and left.
Wan Yan snorted, glanced at Wang Yue disdainfully, then smiled and
said to Ling Qing, “Thank you, Ling Qing.”
“You’re welcome.”
After Ling Qing replied, he looked at Wang Yue’s back and saw her
asking Chen Hongming after leaving.
Wang Yue did not ask Qi Jiaxu directly but asked Chen Hongming. It
was obvious that she had acquiesced that Chen Hongming was the
leader of the group.
Wang Yue hoped that he would help, but it turned out that the
person who she asked was not him but Chen Hongming. Chen
Hongming wanted to agree to her, and he didn’t ask what he
thought about it at all.
Was he a dead man? Didn’t they even need to ask him what he
thought?!
Dissatisfied, Qi Jiaxu and Wang Yue walked to their tent and helped
her pitch the tent perfunctorily.
“That’s it, that’s how it was done just now.” Chen Hongming felt that
he was right.
Su Shu looked at him and affirmed, “It was definitely not like this
just now.”
“I forgot.” Su Shu said lightly, “But it’s definitely not like this.”
Chen Hongming: …
After hearing this, Su Shu took a step back and sat down, “Then you
go with it.”
Chen Hongming: …
Chen Hongming felt that he was just like the rumors, with a
perverse personality and difficult to get along with.
At this time, Qi Tanghua and Wan Yan had already set up their tents.
Wang Yue, Ding Lanzhi and Sun Jinghan followed closely behind.
Qi Jiaxu had no choice but to walk over and accompany him to set
up the tent.
When Su Shu saw him coming, he stood up and started moving his
hands again.
When the tent was finally set up and they went to get the
ingredients, only the steamed buns were left.
Probably because they had been on the table for a long time, they
had become slightly hardened.
Qi Jiaxu saw from a distance that he only had steamed buns and
was a little happy for no reason. When he was happy, he
remembered that he hadn’t eaten yet.
Ling Qing glanced at him and said to him, “That’s okay, but you have
to find some rocks first.”
“Stone?”
“How else would the pot sit over the fire?”
“I won’t go with you. I’ll go look for water and see if there is any
water source.”
“It’s just a bucket. Are you still going to use mineral water to wash
your face and feet?”
Qi Jiaxu:…
“Go,” Ling Qing sent him, “pick up some branches and come back,
pick up more.” He then turned around and walked not far away.
Ling Qing asked the staff if there was any water source here.
Ling Qing took the basin given by the staff and prepared to go to the
creek to have a look.
Wan Yan had sharp eyes, said something to Qi Tanghua, and quickly
followed with a basin.
“I didn’t expect that.” She scratched her head, “There must be too
many differences between our season and last season.”
“Last season was a beautiful trip, just having fun, and occasionally
doing tasks. This season, it has changed quite a lot, it’s almost like
surviving outdoors.”
Ling Qing smiled and thought to herself, this was not survival,
surviving to death was another experience.
Wan Yan continued to ask, “By the way, how do you cook? Tangtang
said you can dig a hole, put some branches in it to light a fire, and
then place the pot on it.”
“Yes,” Ling Qing said, “But I guess I will use the rocks to build it up
again.”
“It’s a pity that we can’t share ingredients and we can’t pair up,
otherwise we could form a group.”
Ling Qing smiled and said, “It’s okay. If you don’t know anything,
you can ask me.”
“I’ll do it first. Thank you.” Wan Yan said happily, “You don’t look
very big, just like a student, but you know a lot.”
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He walked along the direction for a while, and not long after, a creek
appeared in front of them.
Wan Yan ran over in surprise, bent down, and washed her hands.
Ling Qing also washed his hands. The water in the stream was very
clear, and he could vaguely see fish underwater. They were very
small, almost as long as a finger.
Ling Qing had no intention of catching it, but Wan Yan was curious
and wanted to touch it, but in an instant, she saw the fish swimming
away in the water with its tail swinging.
After she finished speaking, she turned around and her eyes fell on
Ling Qing’s wrist.
“Why are you wearing a watch on your right hand?” Wan Yan asked
in surprise.
Ling Qing looked at his watch. He actually didn’t have the habit of
wearing a watch and didn’t usually wear it.
This time, it was purely because he couldn’t bring his mobile phone
with him and thinking he might want to check the time, so he
brought Xiao Liu’s watch over.
Before Ling Qing had time to answer, he heard Wan Yan say in
surprise again, “That bracelet on your hand is so cute. Is it a little
goldfish?”
Ling Qing raised his wrist, looked at it, and said with a smile, “Yeah.”
Wan Yan took a closer look and felt that this little goldfish was more
delicate and beautiful than any she had ever seen before. It looked
alive and ready to spit bubbles at any time.
Wan Yan didn’t think much and just said, “Your family is really good
at choosing. I have never seen such a cute little goldfish.”
She said, “This is the first time I have seen such a cute little fish.”
The two fetched water and walked back with the basin.
So, Ling Qing washed the vegetables they got and then started
chopping them.
“What are you doing?” Ling Qing looked at him and said, “You can
cut it too.”
“I can’t.”
“Cut the tomatoes into cubes and beat the eggs into a bowl, can
you?”
Seeing that he could cut vegetables well, Ling Qing left the
vegetable cutting to him and started to set up the stove.
He piled up the stones to look like a small stove, then put branches
in and lit a fire.
What he said was so natural and he looked very reliable. Qi Jiaxu did
not hesitate, was very obedient, turned around and ran away again.
If Chen Hongming still dared to put his eyes on him, then he would
let Chen Hongming know what counterintuitive tactics were.
He placed the pot on the fire, poured oil in, and started cooking.
When Qi Jiaxu came back, Ling Qing had finished frying the second
dish and was preparing to cook noodles.
His speed was so fast, and the aroma of the food was so obvious
that others couldn’t help but look at him.
“It smells so good.” Wan Yan said, “Why can’t we pair up? It would
be great if we could be in a group with Ling Qing.”
Qi Tanghua also felt the same way, but the rules were the rules, so
she still concentrated on making the fire.
Ding Lanzhi also smelled the fragrance and wanted to take a taste.
Not only did she think about it, but all the girls in her group also
thought about it.
“Ling Qing looks young but is quite capable. He can set up a tent
and cook, and he seems to have a good temper.”
Chen Hongming smelled the smell coming from over there, and
looking at the steamed buns in his hand, he just felt that life was
hopeless.
“We really can just eat steamed buns.” Ji Boming asked him.
Ji Boming had no choice but to open his mouth and take a bite. He
was numb and felt that life was hard!
Qi Tanghua and Wan Yan were still in the fire-making stage, but
their fires always went out.
Like them, Ding Lanzhi, Wang Yue, and Sun Jinghan’s fire never
lasted long.
So they all ran to Ling Qing and asked him, “What should I do if the
fire always goes out?”
Ling Qing calmed down while cooking noodles and said, “When you
see the fire is about to go out, blow on it to save it.”
“How to blow on it?” everyone said in unison.
Ling Qing laughed and looked at Qi Jiaxu next to him, “You have to
ask Xiao Xu. Xiao Xu helped me blow the fire.”
Which elder brother was responsible for blowing the fire? The elder
brother could cook pretty well, but blowing the fire could easily lead
to disgrace. Of course, he had to leave it to his younger brother to
handle.
So Wan Yan and the others had no choice but to look at Qi Jiaxu.
How could he know how to blow on the fire? It was exactly done
following Ling Qing’s instructions such as “Left side, use less force,
don’t blow too hard with one breath.”
So he could only say, “I’m not very good at it. I just listen to Xiao
Ling.”
“Then can you help me take a look?” Wan Yan said, “Ling Qing is still
cooking noodles at the moment. Can you take a look at it for us
first? “
Qi Jiaxu thought it was okay. Wan Yan was the most popular among
them, second only to Su Shu and Chen Hongming, so she dared to
be the first to shout that she was tired on the road.
“Then I’ll go and help her take a look first.” He said to Ling Qing.
He had known about Ling Qing and Chen Hongming for a long time.
He had heard from his agent before coming here.
After having enough wine and food, Chen Hongming finally revealed
that he didn’t like Ling Qing.
“Then you have to help me then.” Chen Hongming said with a smile.
But it was obvious that he was one step slower than Ji Boming, so
Chen Hongming seemed to like Ji Boming even more.
Chen Hongming and the others could only eat steamed buns, but he
had meat and vegetables.
While Ling Qing still remembered to remind him to come back for
dinner.
Qi Jiaxu looked at his fair face in profile. He was actually not that
old. He had just graduated from college and had just entered this
circle. He was still a newcomer.
He didn’t like people who bullied others based on their seniority and
popularity, but now, he had become such a person.
Wang Yue and Ding Lanzhi looked at Qi Jiaxu and then at Ling Qing.
Ling Qing said calmly, “Look, it’s useless to look at me. I still have to
watch the pot.”
Wang Yue and Ding Lanzhi had no choice but to chase Qi Jiaxu,
hoping that he would help them with their fire as well.
Ling Qing finished cooking the noodles, took them out, and was
about to turn off the heat when he suddenly felt darkness in front of
him.
He looked up and saw Su Shu who had walked over at some point
and was now staring at his small stove.
His face was good-looking, and under the firelight, it looked even
brighter and more moving.
The program team didn’t say no, so Ling Qing took it upon himself
to say, “Okay.”
Su Shu took out the bag with the steamed buns and asked him to
borrow a chopstick, skewered it through the steamed buns, and
squatted by the fire. Then he started baking the buns.
But Ling Qing was very calm and handed him his bowl of noodles.
Qi Jiaxu glanced at Su Shu, then looked at Ling Qing, and
whispered, “We eat meat and he eats steamed buns. Isn’t this not
good?”
“There’s nothing we can do about it.” Ling Qing said, “You can’t
share food. These are the rules of the program team.”
This was true. Qi Jiaxu felt that he was too happy for a moment. It
was a complete mistake, but he got it right and was led away by
Ling Qing in a daze.
Qi Jiaxu lowered his head and silently ate his tomato, egg, green
pepper and shredded pork noodles.
Ling Qing looked at Su Shu who was squatting aside and baking
steamed buns and couldn’t bear it. “Can you be full after eating one
steamed bun?”
Ling Qing came closer to him and said, “Or fry the steamed buns.”
He said, “I’ll lend you the fire, the pot, and the oil and salt. You can
do it here.”
Su Shu looked at him twice and said honestly, “I don’t know how.”
“What’s wrong with that? Just cut the steamed buns into slices and
fry them in oil. Sprinkle some salt after frying.”
He poured the oil and waited for a while. When Ling Qing said it was
OK, he threw the steamed bun slices in, but very afraid of being
splashed, he jumped three feet away.
Ling Qing looked at it and laughed unconsciously. Su Shu turned
around and glared at him, so Ling Qing had to quickly put away her
smile and pretend to be serious.
He used chopsticks to help Su Shu turn the steamed bun slices over.
When Su Shu saw him taking action, he ignored him and just
watched quietly.
After a while, the steamed bun slices were fried, and Ling Qing
helped him put them onto a plate and sprinkle them with salt.
Now seeing the fried bun slices, Chen Hongming thought he could
also do it!
Ji Boming was not as picky as him and had just finished eating a
steamed bun. Hearing what he said now, he felt unwilling but had
no choice but to go back with him to find stones and branches.
But their fire was always extinguished, as soon as the pot was put
on it.
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Qi Jiaxu: …
But when Chen Hongming saw that he didn’t hear him, he actually
came over by himself, “Xiao Xu, help me look at the fire.”
Qi Jiaxu:…
Ling Qing heard this and said with a smile: “That’s probably because
he likes you more.”
Su Shu glanced at him and thought to himself, aren’t you the same?
Aren’t you trying to win me over by being so attentive?
He was proud by nature and didn’t like people who deliberately
wanted to win over others, so he didn’t speak.
Ling Qing helped him with dinner, and he vaguely reminded Ling
Qing, so they were even.
Su Shu said “oh”, Ling Qing let go, and he walked back.
Candy?
He puffed his cheeks and blew on the flames, then blew out the fire
in one breath.
Su Shu: …
Chen Hongming still wanted to keep him, but he had already left in a
hurry.
“Were the fried bun slices delicious?” Chen Hongming asked him.
Su Shu glanced at the fire with no sparks at all. “The premise is that
you can really light a fire.”
Chen Hongming: …
Su Shu turned around and entered the tent, “I’m going to rest first.”
He lay down in the tent and then took out the piece of chocolate
that Ling Qing had given him.
Su Shu opened it and stuffed it into his mouth. It tasted pretty good.
Qi Jiaxu returned to his and Ling Qing’s tent and found that Ling
Qing had already laid down in it, but the pots and dishes outside the
tent had not been washed.
Ling Qing raised his eyes and glanced at him, “I fried the vegetables
and cooked the noodles, and you guided me throughout the process,
so you should…?”
Qi Jiaxu: …I understand.
Qi Jiaxu washed the pots and dishes, and then got into the tent to
rest.
Ling Qing looked at his watch and wondered if there would be any
programs tonight.
Thinking like this, he closed his eyes and rested his mind.
Qi Jiaxu looked at him and wanted to say something but didn’t.
An hour later, the director saw that everyone had basically finished
eating and rested for a while.
Only then did everyone get organized and proceed to the next step.
Sun Jinghan chose to tell the truth, and Ding Lanzhi asked her, “Who
is your favorite character?”
Qi Tanghua asked her, “If you could, what would you most like to do
now?”
Everyone laughed.
The person who got caught in the third round was Ling Qing.
Ling Qing also chose to tell the truth.
No one expected him to ask such a sharp question, it was too direct.
Ling Qing smiled and said, “I have just met everyone, and I can’t
say whether I like them or not.”
Chen Hongming said angrily, “But I’m talking about you! I like them
all.”
Ling Qing still looked innocent, “You said there will be good and bad
impressions, so it should be you who doesn’t like them, not me,” he
said. He then gave Chen Hongming a very aggrieved look.
Chen Hongming: …
Chen Hongming said deliberately, “Ling Qing is also okay, isn’t it?”
Wan Yan almost couldn’t help but roll her eyes, feeling that the three
of them were really bitches!
After a while, it was Ji Boming’s turn to play the drum and pass the
flowers.
The dance was a two-person social dance. Ling Qing had learned
this kind of dance before when filming, but if the dance partner was
changed from a beautiful girl to someone like Ji Boming, he felt that
the gap was too big.
It would be great if the other party was Yu Chen, Ling Qing thought,
he hadn’t danced with Yu Chen yet. Yu Chen was so good-looking,
so he must look good when he danced.
Suddenly, he felt Ji Boming tripping him while holding his waist, and
then releasing his waist.
Ling Qing grabbed his clothes and flipped their positions over in the
flash of lightning.
Ling Qing looked worried, “Are you okay? I almost fell down because
of you just now.”
After all, everyone just saw that he was really shaking and could not
stand upright. After Ji Boming fell down, he almost fell down with
him. It was only because of his good balance that he didn’t really fall
down.
“Maybe it’s because I used to take the bus to school.” Ling Qing said
with a simple look, “The bus driver braked very hard, either throwing
you forward or backward. I have learned this from riding the bus a
lot.”
Ji Boming:…
What else could Ji Boming say? He could only say, “You are really
good. Awesome.”
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Ling Qing and Qi Jiaxu shared the water they had brought before,
washed up, and got into the tent.
Qi Jiaxu was thinking about the game just now and suddenly asked
Ling Qing, “Who do you want to share a tent with?”
There was no video or audio in the tent, so they were not controlled
by what they wanted to say or what they wanted to do.
“Then Chen Hongming called Su Shu away and replaced him with
me. Are you disappointed?”
Ling Qing nodded, “Except for Chen Hongming, you are all pretty
much the same.”
“It’s because he doesn’t like me.” Ling Qing said, “He just asked that
kind of question specifically.”
“Then you just heard that I wanted to share a tent with Chen
Hongming, were you also disappointed?”
“Am I really unlovable?” Ling Qing whispered, her voice weak and
slightly sentimental.
Qi Jiaxu didn’t expect him to say that. He turned to look at him and
saw that his back was turned to him and he looked very quiet.
Ling Qing said like a white lotus, “I haven’t done anything to feel
sorry for Chen Hongming. Why does he hate me so much?”
“He was supposed to act in “March Peach Blossom Smile”, didn’t you
know?” Qi Jiaxu asked.
Ling Qing applauded himself in his heart. Yes, it was really like a
white lotus.
Qi Jiaxu obviously liked this and felt that what he said was indeed
correct. How could he, a newbie, control the game between the
crew and Chen Hongming.
Qi Jiaxu looked at the back of his head and sighed, “Actually, you’re
not bad.”
Ling Qing:????
“I just wanted to have a good relationship with him before, but after
this day, I feel that you don’t have it easy either, so I gave you a
heads up.”
“You’re not bad. I don’t have any objection to living in a tent with
you. To be honest, the reason why I said that at that time was
because I didn’t want Chen Hongming to involve me because of you.
But essentially, I have no problem with you. I think you know a lot
and you are a good person.”
Ling Qing: …
As long as the little white lotus acted weak, ignorant and innocent,
he could naturally disarm the enemy without him actively inciting
rebellion.
Ling Qing: …
“Thank you.” Since you don’t know what to say, just say thank you.
Ling Qing:????
Ling Qing felt that he was truly amazing to let anyone have such a
dream.
Let him know that the most important thing for a living person was
to be down-to-earth!
In another tent, Chen Hongming was hungry, with his chest almost
pressed against his back, unable to sleep.
His stomach growled.
“Ling Qing’s hands are quite dark, I’m sure it was him, otherwise
how could I fall?”
“He has always been like this,” Chen Hongming said deliberately. “He
is best at taking other people’s roles and causing them to fall.”
“Su Shu,” Chen Hongming turned his head to look at the person
beside him, “You have to be careful. He has a problem with me, so
he deliberately made Boming fall down today. We are in the same
tent, and I think his next target should be you.”
Su Shu glanced at him, said “Oh” perfunctorily, closed his eyes, and
turned around.
He felt that Ling Qing would not do anything dirty to him, after all,
this person secretly stuffed him with chocolate today.
Su Shu didn’t want to let him hug his thigh, so Su Shu didn’t want to
talk to him.
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Su Shu said calmly, “I’m going to sleep. You’d better find a way to
feed your stomach first, otherwise if it keeps rumbling, I won’t be
able to sleep and I will lose my temper.”
Chen Hongming: …
He lay down, wishing he could throw Su Shu and his sleeping bag
out together!
However, Su Shu was not thrown out, but he was almost thrown out.
After his stomach rumbled for the tenth time, Su Shu sat up with an
unkind expression and looked at him coldly.
After all, Chen Hongming was also very popular, and no matter
where he went, others only flattered him. This was the first time he
saw someone blatantly expressing dissatisfaction with him.
Su Shu was silent for a moment, then he put on his coat and walked
out of the tent.
Chen Hongming thought he had given up, so he smiled proudly and
said to Ji Boming, “After all, he is young, so he knows how to speak
harshly, but he doesn’t dare to fight.”
It was not that Su Shu didn’t dare, he was just too lazy to do it. So
he went directly to the director of the program and planned to ask
the director to help him drive Chen Hongming out.
The director didn’t know why, “What’s wrong? Why do you need to
change your tent?”
Su Shu felt that his question was in vain, “Would I want to sleep
with a girl? Aren’t there only Ling Qing and Qi Jiaxu left? Either let
me change it, or Chen Hongming can change it, or whatever else?”
The director had no choice but to accompany him to Ling Qing’s tent
and explain Su Shu’s thoughts to them.
Ling Qing didn’t care, as long as he and Chen Hongming were not
forced to live in the same tent, he was fine.
Qi Jiaxu was a little reluctant. Now that he had seen both Ling Qing
and Chen Hongming, Lin Qing was much more pleasing to the eye,
and he didn’t want to go back to Chen Hongming’s place.
“So, which one of you is willing to change with Su Shu?” the director
asked.
Su Shu gave them a suggestion, “Ling Qing and Qi Jiaxu can go over
there, and we can let Chen Hongming and Ji Boming come over.
Isn’t that enough?”
You really don’t mind the trouble. The director was tired.
“I agree.”
Ling Qing glanced at him and said, okay, let’s change it.
The two of them entered the tent again and packed their things. The
director also took the opportunity to go to Chen Hongming and talk
to him about changing tents.
Su Shu came back just in time. Hearing this, he said very calmly,
“Indeed. Do you have any objections?”
Chen Hongming: …
Chen Hongming didn’t want to stay in the same tent with him
anymore. He sneered, turned around and started to clean up his
own luggage and sleeping bag.
After a while, Ling Qing and Qi Jiaxu came over, and Chen Hongming
and Ji Boming went over to the other tent.
Ling Qing asked him, “You’ve done it so obviously. Aren’t you afraid
that netizens will scold you if this video is broadcast?”
“Besides, they can just scold me. I won’t die if they scold me.”
Ling Qing didn’t expect him to be so enlightened. “I can’t tell you are
still open-minded.”
Su Shu closed his eyes, “I am a star. It’s not for the sake of
wronging myself. I can be scolded by others if I dare to do it. I won’t
die if I’m scolded, and I won’t be fooled. I’ll just withdraw from the
circle.”
He felt that he was truly worthy of his youth and was simply
fearless.
He took off his coat and got into his sleeping bag to get ready for
bed.
The next morning, Ling Qing vaguely felt something in his arms. He
thought it was Yu Chen, so he didn’t care and hugged him.
After waking up, he discovered that it was not Yu Chen, but Su Shu.
Ling Qing pushed him awkwardly, only to realize that his body was a
little hot.
He reached out and touched Su Shu’s forehead, which was also hot.
Ling Qing quickly took out his bag and found a thermometer,
intending to give Su Shu a check.
Su Shu was very angry when he got up, but it was probably affected
by the fever. He was like a little puppy, flapping his paws, frowning
and shouting, “What are you doing, don’t touch me.”
He sat up and touched his head. He couldn’t feel it, so he turned his
head and pressed it against Ling Qing’s head.
Ling Qing was caught off guard and reflexively ducked back.
Su Shu:…
But then he thought about it, and it seemed that he was indeed a
virus now.
——Fever virus.
“Is my head very hot?”
Ling Qing nodded, “I guess you are not used to staying in the wild,
so you must have a fever.”
He didn’t speak.
Ling Qing thought he was worried and comforted him, “It’s okay.
The fever is not a serious illness. I brought medicine. You will be fine
after you take some.”
Su Shu felt that he was really well prepared, “You have considered a
lot.”
After five minutes, Ling Qing took out the mercury thermometer and
found that he did have a fever.
Su Shu nodded, looking listless, like a little tomato that hadn’t woken
up.
Quite cute.
Ling Qing touched his head. Su Shu’s eyes widened with anger, and
he raised his hand to hit his hand.
Fortunately, Ling Qing retreated quickly.
At this time, some people in the girls group had finished washing up.
When they saw Su Shu and Ling Qing coming out of the same tent,
their eyes were full of surprise.
“Why did they change it? Su Shu and Chen Hongming had a
conflict?” Wang Yue asked Sun Jinghan.
The three people looked at each other, feeling that they could not
understand the current development.
Wan Yan, who was not far away, said “Oh~” twice.
“It’s nothing, it’s just that Su Shu seems to have broken up with
Chen Hongming, and it looks good now.”
Wan Yan smiled and said, “Of course you don’t understand. You
came late, so you don’t know. Chen Hongming probably doesn’t like
Ling Qing. Once he revealed this in front of us, then others definitely
did not dare to talk to Ling Qing or get too close. But now that Su
Shu and Chen Hongming have broken up, Su Shu is on Ling Qing’s
side, so some people may have to align again.”
Qi Tanghua understood, and she glanced not far away at Ling Qing
and Su Shu sighed, “Brother Ling is actually quite good.”
“He is quite good, so this is good.” Wan Yan smiled and planned to
continue watching the show.
After Su Shu washed up, he planned to ask Ling Qing for antipyretic
medicine.
Ling Qing took it out of the bag for him and gave him some bread.
“Taking medicine on an empty stomach can irritate your stomach.
Eat something to cushion your stomach first.”
“Didn’t the director say that only you can eat it? “
Ling Qing smiled and said, “We are in the tent and he can’t see us.
Let’s eat.”
Su Shu: ???
Su Shu felt that his answer was more believable than saying that he
wanted to hug his thigh.
He took the bun, tore it open, ate one, and swallowed the medicine.
Ling Qing ate some of the buns and left the tent with Su Shu.
“It’s just that breakfast is on the tree. You can climb the tree or use
the ladder to get it.”
Everyone:…
In other words, one person could help at most one other person.
Qi Jiaxu looked at the tree not far away and asked Ling Qing, “Can
you climb trees?”
Ling Qing got the basket, looked at the rope tied to the basket, and
slowly lowered the rope.
Qi Jiaxu gave him a basket and another basket to Su Shu, “You are
sick, you can take this.”
Su Shu turned around, holding the ladder with one hand and slowly
lowering the basket with the other.
At the end of the descent, Su Shu slipped and almost fell down when
he stepped on the ground.
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Their group started eating breakfast the fastest, and because Ling
Qing had already taken two breakfasts, no one came to Ling Qing to
ask for help.
But just because no one came to Ling Qing, it didn’t mean that no
one came to Qi Jiaxu.
“Xiao Xu, our basket over there is always out of reach. You have
experience, please help us get it.”
“You try.” Chen Hongming advised him, “Boming and I both tried,
but it didn’t work.”
“Xiao Xu, please help us. We are all friends. How can you bear to
see us without breakfast?”
Qi Jiaxu: …
Ling Qing said calmly, “Then let him listen, I’m not asking him to
help.”
Su Shu confirmed once again that this person was indeed not as
good as he showed. He was also not such an innocent idiot.
“Aren’t you angry? You helped him get food, but he went to help
others instead.”
Ling Qing was very calm, “It was easy for me to help him, but now
it’s not me and he is the one who has to help others, why should I
be angry.”
He finished the sandwich and drank the last sip of milk. He looked at
the three people who were still working over there. They all had ill
intentions towards him and were not worthy of sympathy.
Wait…
Ling Qing propped up his chin, and it suddenly occurred to him that
Qi Jiaxu seemed to have betrayed him, even though he seemed to
be able to save him.
But with his character, it was probably hard to save him. Ling Qing
thought, he never rejected Chen Hongming. If he refused for him,
maybe he would agree in the end.
Alas, Ling Qing decided to remind him that it was up to him whether
he wanted to save himself or not.
After all, Qi Jiaxu was not willing to help, so he could not help Chen
Hongming and Ji Boming get the basket.
In the end, Ji Boming got it himself, but he was unlucky and broke a
bottle of milk while taking it.
At this time, Ling Qing was talking to Qi Jiaxu in the tent, pretending
to be casual, “I think you should go to Chen Hongming and the
others. If you don’t go, Chen Hongming will come to you every day.”
“Then what can I do?” Qi Jiaxu said, “Can I still refuse him?”
“Why not?”
“So what?”
Ling Qing spread his hands, “Am I not fine right now.”
Ling Qing gave him advice, “You can speak more tactfully.”
“For example?”
“For example, I didn’t rest last night and I’m feeling a little unwell
today, so I asked Ling Qing to get my breakfast for me. Hongming,
you should understand. I will help you when I feel better.”
Qi Jiaxu:…
Su Shu:…
Qi Jiaxu also walked over and started chatting with Chen Hongming.
Su Shu “tsk” and looked at Ling Qing, “You taught him for nothing.”
The cave looked very deep, and everyone was hesitant to go in.
Chen Hongming still remembered what happened last night and just
said, “Whoever wants to go in can go in. I won’t go in anyway.”
The girls were divided into two groups, Qi Tanghua, Wang Yue, Ding
Lanzhi left after Chen Hongming left.
Su Shu was startled for a moment, and suddenly felt that he was
actually quite good-looking.
His eyebrows were deep, and the ends of his eyes were slightly
raised. He always seemed to be smiling, but he didn’t seem to be
smiling either.
His personality was a bit strange and hard to figure out, but he was
indeed pretty good-looking.
He stepped forward, and Ling Qing walked over and walked side by
side with him.
There was nothing in the cave, it was empty, with only gravel and
weeds.
After they walked for a while, they saw the light and the exit was
almost there.
Ling Qing put away the flashlight and walked out slowly.
There was a grassland connected to the outside of the cave, and the
sound of water flowing could be vaguely heard.
Wan Yan saw that there were wild flowers here, so she picked a few
and played with them in her hands.
They followed the sound of water flow and after walking a few
hundred meters, they met Chen Hongming and the others.
Chen Hongming asked deliberately, “Was the cave fun?”
As soon as Su Shu’s words came out, the whole place went silent.
Although they sometimes had frictions secretly, he was still the first
to show it openly.
Everyone couldn’t help but murmur in their hearts, what should they
do now?
This question continued to confuse them until the third day. Those
who wanted to get close to Chen Hongming at first did not dare to
get close to Chen Hongming, and those who wanted to get close to
Su Shu did not dare to get close to him.
Even though Wang Yue and others knew that Chen Hongming and
Ling Qing were at odds, they couldn’t help but run towards Ling
Qing.
On the afternoon of the third day, the program team hid something
on the mountain and asked the guests to find it and reminded the
cameramen who were following them to come back before 6 o’clock.
However, it was not until 6:30 that Su Shu and Chen Hongming’s
cameramen came back.
“I followed Su Shu, and Chen Hongming met him on the way. The
two of them had a fight, and Chen Hongming asked me to stay
away. When I saw that the time was about the same, I went back
again, but the two of them were gone.”
Ling Qing: …
Director: …
Others: …
Everyone had nothing to say, but they had to start looking for these
two people all over the mountains and plains.
Ling Qing was hungry, so he picked up his bag and looked for them
while eating.
He went all the way up and even went to the cave they went to two
days ago but found nothing.
Just as Ling Qing was thinking about it, he suddenly felt his feet step
on emptiness, and the next second, he fell.
“Who!”
The next second, Chen Hongming and Su Shu were seen looking
disgraced in the light.
How could Su Shu still look like a handsome boy at this time? His
face was a little bruised and stained with dirt, and his clothes were
also full of dirt.
Chen Hongming was even worse than him. He had several injuries
on his face and his whole body looked disgraced.
Ling Qing took a flashlight and looked up. The hole was quite deep.
He looked again at the place where he fell. The soil was very soft
and there was a lot of hay. No wonder he felt no pain except for the
pain from the sudden fall.
“Why did you fall off?” Ling Qing asked, “You two want to be
marmots?”
“I wasn’t looking for it, right? What happened to you two and the
injuries on your faces?”
He walked over, puffed up his cheeks and sat next to Ling Qing, “I
don’t know why some people insisted on going far away to have a
good talk with me, and came to this cave!”
Chen Hongming sneered: “Yes. If you didn’t want to show off to me,
why would I want to talk to you? I’ve given you a lot of respect
before, right? You really treat yourself like a young master!”
“I’m willing to do that, can you care? Give me face, who do you
think you are?” Su Shu said disdainfully.
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Ling Qing generally understood that Chen Hongming and Su Shu had
a quarrel. Chen Hongming didn’t want to be caught on camera, so
he drove the cameraman away. He was also afraid of being unsafe,
so he wanted to talk to Su Shu farther away, but the two of them
actually walked away and just accidentally fell into a hole.
They probably fell and then got into a fight, so their face was
stained with mud.
He took out a wet wipe and wiped his face and his hands.
Ling Qing raised his eyes and looked at him, “Are you worthy?”
Chen Hongming: …
Chen Hongming: …
Chen Hongming was so angry that he withdrew his hand and did not
look at them both.
As long as there was food and water, the current situation was not
so bad.
Ling Qing took out a bag of biscuits and shared them with Su Shu.
Chen Hongming then listened to the sound of the two of them going
“Crunch, crunch” and watched them sitting on the hay eating
biscuits. He said angrily, “Aren’t you asking for help?”
“Yes, is there anyone coming?” Su Shu said after finishing his biscuit.
Chen Hongming: …
Chen Hongming felt that he was not thrown to death, but he was
about to be angered to death!
Su Shu was still not full after eating half a box of biscuits and looked
at Ling Qing eagerly.
“Why did you stuff me a piece of chocolate that day?” Su Shu asked.
“Replenish energy.” Ling Qing said concisely, “You eat too little.”
Su Shu took the chocolate from him and asked him, “Why do you
only help me replenish energy?”
Chen Hongming: …
“If you look closely, they are all blind.” Ling Qing answered.
Ling Qing didn’t even want to be in it, otherwise Yu Chen who was
even jealous of Ling Bai, if he were someone else’s magazine and
hot search topic, Yu Chen would probably be jealous again.
Chen Hongming sneered, “Okay, right? I want to see what you can
do!”
“Dream on!”
“If you don’t believe it, just wait and see~” Ling Qing said calmly.
Chen Hongming was about to say something else, but suddenly his
stomach growled, which instantly interrupted what he was about to
say.
Ling Qing said, “You’re hungry.”
Chen Hongming:???
Gou Jian, the king of Yue, lay down on the firewood and licked a gall
bladder![2]
Don’t blame him, he hadn’t been eating well these days, and he
didn’t eat much at noon today. It was already dinner time, and he
had been hungry since long ago!
Ling Qing didn’t expect him to give in so quickly and persuaded him,
“No, you’re not hungry.”
Chen Hongming:…
“No.” Ling Qing said, “The main thing is you gave in too quickly so I
have no sense of accomplishment.”
Chen Hongming: …
Su Shu smiled, feeling that he was much more interesting now than
before.
[1] Han Xin was a Chinese military general and politician who served
Liu Bang during the Chu–Han Contention and contributed greatly to
the founding of the Han dynasty.
A youngster from a butcher’s family in Huaiyin would humiliate Han
Xin, making fun of him by saying that despite Han Xin being tall and
carrying around a sword, Han Xin was actually a coward. He said in
front of a crowd: “If you do not fear death; stab me. If you fear
death; come crawl between my legs.” Han Xin gave it some thought,
and eventually decided to crawl between the hooligan’s legs.
Because of this, he was mocked by all the town for his cowardice
[2] From the story of the King Goujian of Yue [5th BCE], who forced
himself to sleep on firewood and lick a gallbladder everyday to
remember the humiliation of his previous defeat by the State of Wu.
FEADE Ch. 76.2 - Midnight
Rambles!!!!
Translator: Dj2203
Editor: Dj2203
Ling Qing noticed Su Shu slowly leaning against him and crossing his
arms.
But when Su Shu and Chen Hongming came out to do the task, it
was not very cold yet, and they both only wore long-sleeved T-shirts.
Ling Qing glanced at Chen Hongming who was not far away. Chen
Hongming had also folded his arms and huddled up.
Su Shu just had a fever this morning and his body hadn’t fully
recovered yet, so he was shaking a little unconsciously.
Seeing this, Ling Qing pushed him away slightly, took off his coat
and handed it to him.
Su Shu looked at him and saw that he only had a white t-shirt
underneath and didn’t pick it up.
Ling Qing helped him put it on, “You are just recovering from your
illness, don’t let it relapse again.”
He helped Su Shu put on his clothes and let him lean against him
again.
Ling Qing looked at his watch. It was half past eight, almost two
hours since he came out.
This cave was indeed somewhat hidden, not only outside the cave
he and Su Shu walked through, but also on the road where they met
Chen Hongming.
Seeing Chen Hongming frowning and not speaking, Ling Qing asked
deliberately, “Are you hungry?”
Ling Qing asked him again, “Do you want a wet wipe to wipe your
face?”
“No!”
Su Shu was too lazy to pay attention to him. So, he closed his eyes
and leaned against Ling Qing. And his voice was sticky, “I’m sleepy.
I’ll sleep for a while.”
Su Shu opened his eyes again, “Are you really not cold?”
Ling Qing helped him close his eyes, “I’ll sleep with you.”
Su Shu didn’t mind him touching him this time, so he closed his eyes
and stopped talking.
Chen Hongming saw that he was sleeping and felt that he was quite
heartless. He didn’t know when he would be able to go out. Could
he still sleep?
“Right now, there are too few manpower, and the area is too big. If
they can’t find us within three or four hours, they will probably go
down the mountain to find help.”
“You won’t die if you don’t eat for three days, and the program team
doesn’t dare to let us remain missing for three days, so you’d better
put your heart in your stomach first.”
Chen Hongming thought what he said made sense, that was, now
he not only wanted to put his heart in his stomach, he also wanted
to put food in his stomach.
He also passed the Three Truths and Nine Lies! I have resisted
stubbornly! It’s time to meet his request!
Ling Qing sighed, “Xiao Chen, it’s not that I don’t want to give it to
you, but if because of our relationship, I gave it to you, it would
make me look extra sweet and silly, you know?”
Chen Hongming: Xiao Chen?????
“Aren’t you sweet and silly? Didn’t you pretend to be pretty good
before?”
“You also said I was pretending. It’s just an act. How can you take it
seriously.”
“It’s not my fault, the main thing is you’re too conceited. Chen Qi
gave you so many resources in the beginning, but you didn’t
appreciate it. When you put down the bowl, you wanted to kick your
mother away.”
“Even if I help you today, what’s the use? When you see me in the
future, you will still be cold-tempered and want to target me, so why
bother?”
“I’m not stupid,” Chen Hongming sneered, “Of course you say that
now, but when you become famous, you will also yearn for more.
Good development and a better company.”
“I won’t.”
“Can you still work for Chen Qi for the rest of your life?”
Who said I work for Chen Qi? I am clearly one-sixth of its boss.
“Maybe.”
“Come on.” Chen Hongming was disdainful.
“You wouldn’t,” Ling Qing said, “Because you just want the beauty of
the flower, and you don’t need the flower’s feedback.”
“Me too. I just think he’s good-looking and I don’t have to spend any
energy to take care of him, so I don’t ask for anything. If he can
drive in front of me, I will appreciate it. If he drives elsewhere, I will
go see other people. He is just a little rose.”
“There are so many flowers in the world, and none of them are
necessary for you. If you don’t have feelings for him, there is no
such thing as a white-eyed wolf.”
After a long time, he said in disbelief, “Do you really just think he is
good-looking?”
Nothing!
“You’re right.” Chen Hongming nodded, “He only has one face to
look at!”
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As time passed, Ling Qing kept paying attention to the outside of the
cave, but did not hear any movement.
Chen Hongming was cold and hungry, so he couldn’t help but sit
next to him, then sit down, and then sit down again.
Chen Hongming: …
Chen Hongming turned his head and didn’t look at him, but he
couldn’t help but get closer to him.
Su Shu opened his eyes in confusion, feeling dazed but obviously not
yet awake.
Ling Qing covered his eyes, “It’s okay, you can sleep on your own.”
Su Shu mumbled a “huh” and continued to sleep with his eyes
closed.
Chen Hongming looked at the distance between the two and hugged
himself tightly silently.
Chen Hongming couldn’t believe it, “I’m already like this, can’t you
be kinder to me?”
Chen Hongming was speechless, “If you help me this time, all the
grudges between us will be wiped out in the future, that’s it.”
Chen Hongming: …
“Because I don’t look down on others.” Ling Qing smiled and said,
“Someone is willing to take over for a white-eyed wolf like you. Isn’t
it normal for him to praise me?”
“You are right, even if the whole world is wrong, you will not be
wrong. Don’t worry, the world is not worth it, but you are worth it.”
But he was not wrong, Ling Qing was right, the world was not worth
it, but he was worth it!
He hugged himself and sat aside. Ling Qing was too lazy to pay
attention to him and slowly closed his eyes.
At almost ten o’clock, Ling Qing, who was resting with his eyes
closed, heard someone calling their name.
Ling Qing immediately responded, “Can you hear it? I’m here, watch
your steps!”
Wan Yan patted the cameraman following her, “Did you hear the
sound?”
The cameraman felt vaguely like it heard it, but he didn’t really, but
in the next second, a clearer sound came from not far away.
“Be careful where you step, there is a hole here, we are in the hole.”
Wan Yan:?????
Su Shu was woken up by him and asked him, “Is anyone here?”
Chen Hongming also woke up, feeling cold all over and sneezing
uncontrollably.
Ling Qing glanced at Chen Hongming and felt that he was really
pitiful now.
It was a pity that the phone was not on him, otherwise he could
take a photo and show it to Yu Chen, although Yu Chen may not
want to see it.
Chen Hongming: …
“You want to just get beaten now?” Ling Qing said disdainfully.
Ling Qing:????
Rare!
Ling Qing pointed at Chen Hongming, “He said you are a white-eyed
wolf.”
Su Shu: …
Chen Hongming was caught off guard and received a punch from
him, then he fought with him again, and naturally ended up being
suppressed and beaten by Su Shu again.
Wan Yan and the others also came to the cave entrance and asked,
“Ling Qing?”
Ling Qing answered him, “Su Shu, Chen Hongming and I are all
here. Do you have a rope or a rope ladder? We can’t go up without a
rope.”
“No.” Wan Yan said, “We didn’t even eat to find you.”
“It’s okay.”
Wan Yan looked at the darkness on the mountain, “Even the location
where you fell is too hidden. The first time we looked for it, we
couldn’t find it.”
Ling Qing thought, he also felt that it was too hidden, otherwise he
wouldn’t be able to fall down.
Several people waited for a while before someone came with a rope.
Chen Hongming shouted to drag him out first. Su Shu glared at him
and said, “You are the culprit. You will be the last to go out.”
“Why?”
Su Shu raised his fist and said, “You want to fight again.”
Chen Hongming: …
Ling Qing didn’t expect that he would give up the first place to him,
but he was not shy. He carried his bag, grabbed the rope, and had
someone drag him out.
Seeing that his body was covered with dirt, the director asked him
worriedly, “Are you okay?”
After a while, Su Shu and Chen Hongming were also pulled up.
The situation of the two of them was much more serious than that
of Ling Qing, their faces were scratched, and Chen Hongming kept
sneezing.
Everyone looked at the injuries on their faces and wanted to ask, but
they didn’t dare to ask, so they could only hold back.
“I’m going to the hospital.” Chen Hongming said, “I’m not feeling
well.”
Su Shu was a little sleepy. After getting in the car, he sat next to Ling
Qing and fell asleep leaning against him.
The mountain road was bumpy, and he could feel the body
temperature on Ling Qing’s shoulders after being jolted several
times.
After they returned to the tent, Ling Qing quickly packed his luggage
and added a coat to himself.
His movements were too slow, so Ling Qing helped him tidy up. He
didn’t mention the coat, so he forgot about it.
Su Shu raised his head and looked at the people around him. Ling
Qing was sleeping peacefully with his eyes closed, his eyebrows
gentle.
Su Shu couldn’t help but think of what Chen Hongming said before –
“Do you like him?”
By the time they arrived at the hotel, it was already two or three in
the morning.
All agents and assistants came out early to pick people up.
Chen Hongming’s agent was even more distressed. Why did his face
become like this? Could he still look at it?
It’s so heartbreaking!
Ling Qing didn’t notify Yun He and Xiao Liu because it was too late
and he didn’t want to disturb people’s dreams.
Su Shu opened his eyes in confusion, still tired from sleep, pursed
his lips, and slowly frowned.
Ling Qing patted him and said, “Let’s go, get off the car.”
Ling Qing pressed his forehead, “Why are you unhappy every day?”
“I will wash the clothes and return them to you tomorrow.” Su Shu
said.
They got out of the car together and entered the hotel.
The first recording was over. Ling Qing took a shower, lay on the
bed, and fell asleep again after a while.
Ling Qing called him and told him about going back.
So, Yun He booked a flight ticket and Ling Qing ordered a meal.
Ling Qing walked over and saw Su Shu standing outside the door.
“You’re welcome.”
“When are you going back?” Su Shu asked him.
He only found out this morning that Ling Qing and he were from the
same place.
However, he still contacted his agent and asked him to check if there
were still tickets in that flight.
Naturally, the tickets were gone, but there are still tickets for a 4:30
flight.
Su Shu asked him, “What’s wrong with you? If not, can you change
the time to 4:30?”
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“Is it important?”
“Very important.”
Ling Qing suddenly smiled. He felt that Su Shu now no longer looked
like a little puppy, but like a little kitten.
He ignored you before, and you wanted to pet him, but he wouldn’t
let you do it. But later, when he realized that you were good, he
came over again and wanted you to pet him. He even felt that he
was very important to you.
But he was not good at growing flowers, nor did he want to grow
flowers.
When Su Shu heard this, he was stunned for a moment and asked
him, “Your girlfriend?”
Ling Qing smiled, not admitting it, but not denying it either.
So Ling Qing didn’t want to talk about his emotional matters with
him.
Su Shu stood outside the door, his mind filled with the conversation
they just had. So, does Ling Qing have someone he likes?
Ling Qing opened the door, and when he saw him, he wondered,
“What else is there?”
“Don’t you like me?” Su Shu got straight to the point, “You’re nice to
me, isn’t it because you like me?”
“Of course not.” Ling Qing was simply amused by him, “I just saw
that you were young and took it easy.”
“Because you, Chen Hongming, and Ji Boming are the only ones
who ate the worst. I don’t like Chen Hongming, so naturally I won’t
give him food. Ji Boming and he are on the same side, so I will
naturally ignore it.”
Ling Qing thought for a moment, “Not necessarily. Wang Yue and
Ding Lanzhi also I won’t give it.”
“You were sick.” Ling Qing said calmly, “I will also give medicine to
other people who are sick, except Chen Hongming.”
Then he thought Ling Qing liked him, but it turned out not to be the
case either!
He, Yun He and Xiao Liu left the hotel at almost 3 o’clock and
headed to the airport.
Su Shu reluctantly left the hotel with him, and kept asking on the
way, “Who is your important person? What does he look like?”
“Yeah.”
“Yes.” Ling Qing said, “Either way, he is the most important thing.”
Su Shu: …
If it was Yu Chen who said this, Ling Qing thought he would add
another sentence, – just because you are rich.
But if someone other than Yu Chen said this, he would never make
such a joke.
“Don’t compare yourself with him. I’ve already said that he is the
most important. How can you just look at his face?”
He and Yun He had boarded the plane before, and Yun He then said,
“You and Su Shu?”
“Nothing.” Ling Qing said, “I just watered the flowers, not worth
mentioning.”
“That’s best, otherwise after we arrive, I’m not sure if something will
happen to you!”
“Don’t worry.” Ling Qing sat down in his seat.
He took out his mobile phone and sent Yu Chen a WeChat message:
[I’m on the plane.]
When they got off the plane, it was already past six o’clock.
Yu Chen wore a mask, which was black and only revealed his
beautiful eyebrows, which looked as beautiful as a peony with heavy
dew.
“Are you wearing a mask? Are you afraid of being recognized? Since
you are so low-key, no passers-by should be able to recognize you,
right?”
Yu Chen then spoke, with a slight nasal voice, and said in a muffled
voice, “I have a cold, and I don’t want to infect you.”
This was the first time Ling Qing had seen someone so conscious
about having a cold.
“I told you that I don’t want to infect you, yet you still come up to
me.” Yu Chen frowned.
“This is called leaning up.” Ling Qing said with a smile, “Then what is
this called?”
After saying that, he reached out and pressed the back of Yu Chen’s
head, raised his head slightly, and kissed Yu Chen.
Yu Chen was stunned for a moment, then hugged him and kissed
him slowly, carefully, inside and out.
“Did you miss me?” Ling Qing asked him with a smile.
Ling Qing looked at him dissatisfied, “I’ll give you another chance to
answer.”
Yu Chen leaned over, grabbed the car door with one hand, and
hugged his waist with the other.
Yu Chen smiled and helped him fasten his seat belt. “Even if I don’t
want you, you have to stay by my side.”
“What? You want to transform into a Little black fish?” Ling Qing said
with a smile.
Yu Chen stretched out his hand to pinch his face. Ling Qing opened
his mouth and whined, but didn’t bite.
Yu Chen laughed.
Only then did Ling Qing kiss him with satisfaction, and only bit him
once when his lips parted. “Next time, just say you miss me directly,
understand?”
“Take the mask off.” Ling Qing helped him take off the mask,
“Husband and wife are birds of the same forest, how can they fly
separately when one catches a cold?”
The two of them returned home together. The cook had already
prepared a meal. Ling Qing was not too hungry, so he just ate a few
dishes he liked and went back to his room to take a shower.
Su Shu looked at the WeChat messages on his phone and saw that
he never replied, so he knew that he should have met the most
important person.
Su Shu was puzzled, even after holding his head and thinking, he
couldn’t figure it out.
Ling Qing came out of the shower, picked up his phone and saw this
WeChat message.
He replied: [No, I have something to do tomorrow.]
Su Shu: [Will the head office be open the day after tomorrow?]
This situation was like seeing a stray cat on the roadside. You fed it
some food, but the stray cat clung to you and wanted to go home
with you.
He could only say: [I’m busy these days. See you next time I record
a show.]
Sorry, there is a fish in my house, so the cat really can’t come into
the house.
Su Shu: …
Su Shu: …
It was obviously him who cared about him and took care of him
before, but when he came back, he seemed to be completely
unimportant.
“It’s obvious that you don’t want to.” Ling Qing said helplessly, “You
finally got home, so just take a good rest and spend time with your
family.”
Ling Qing: …
Now that it was him who Ling Qing was attacking, he was not happy
at all and even felt a little depressed.
Su Shu: …
Su Shu: …
Su Shu:!!!
He was so hurt!!!
If he knew that this little kitten was still a clingy little kitten, he
would never take the initiative to feed it, no matter how good-
looking he was!
He will never take the initiative to water the flowers or feed the cats
from outside again!
When Yu Chen came back from the phone call, he saw him sitting on
the bed. He took the hair dryer and blew his hair, and asked him,
“Who were you talking to on the phone?”
“A colleague.”
“Are the guests who record the variety show together not
colleagues?”
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“But you’ve only been recording for three days, and the other party
called you as soon as you came back. Did you get along so well?”
“I didn’t!” Ling Qing said confidently, “I just respect the old and care
for the young, that’s all.”
When Yu Chen heard this, he felt that the story was not that simple.
“You respect the old and love the young. I’m afraid the other party
doesn’t think so, right?”
Ling Qing: …
Yu Chen pinched his ears helplessly, “You are so awesome. You can
provoke a child even when you just go out to record a variety show.”
“I just helped him casually and didn’t take any special care. How
could I have imagined that now a child can be so easily impressed?”
“From now on, it’s okay to respect the elderly, but not the young!”
Yu Chen found out helplessly that now, Ling Qing thought of all
those who were the same age as him or younger than him as
children.
Ling Qing couldn’t help it, but he didn’t plan to water the flowers
and feed the cats anymore, so he nodded and said, “I’ll try my best.”
This was not his fault, he had been a senior for too long before his
time travel, and every young junior was extremely well-behaved
before him, and some would even constantly ask him questions.
To put it bluntly, Ling Qing was a person who kept his work and
personal life very separate.
Maybe he wasn’t so open before, but now that he was with Yu Chen,
he hoped that his private time would belong only to him and Yu
Chen.
Yu Chen:????
Ling Qing looked at him with a puzzled look on his face and said
with a smile, “Golden beauty in the golden house, aren’t you my
beauty?”
Yu Chen pinched his face, “Then do you know what your beauty
wants to do now?”
Ling Qing heard this and deliberately asked, “What do you want to
do?”
Ling Qing loosened his arms around his waist, hooked his arms
around his neck, and said softly: “Little beauty is so beautiful, he can
do anything. Okay.”
The next second, Yu Chen threw away the hair dryer and went to
kiss him.
Facts proved that being able to do anything was really not enough.
Ling Qing looked at the person on his body, feeling happy and sleepy
at the same time, “Didn’t you just say it was the last time?”
Yu Chen kissed his face, “Be good, it’s the last time.”
Ling Qing was so angry that he bit him, “That’s what you said
before.”
Yu Chen smiled and let him bite him, and kissed his lips again, “It
must be the last time this time.”
Ling Qing had no choice but to hug him, again and again. Then he
pressed him down and kissed him angrily again.
By the time the last session was over, Ling Qing was already sleepy.
Yu Chen helped him take a bath and hugged him back to bed.
Ling Qing didn’t speak and just fell asleep with his eyes closed.
It was really true that meeting after a long time was much better
than being newlyweds. Yu Chen was not in a hurry to go to work the
next morning. Instead, he stayed at home with Ling Qing.
Ling Qing was a little surprised when he woke up, “You’re not going
to work today.”
Yu Chen hugged him, and after chatting with him for a while, he got
up and went to eat.
The next recording of “All-Star Friday” was in a week, which meant
he could still have a week off.
Ling Qing was reading a book slowly at home and playing a few
games. He was planning to find a time to watch a movie with Yu
Chen when he heard the phone ring again.
Ling Qing picked up the answer, and Su Shu said in a low voice, “Are
you free today?”
“No.”
“I’m sick.”
“Take medicine for minor illnesses, see a doctor for serious illnesses.”
Su Shu felt a little uncomfortable, “I’m the only one at home alone.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing didn’t know whether what he said was true or not.
But there was no doubt that Su Shu really lacked love in his life.
He felt both angry and aggrieved, and when he thought that he was
like this and there was no one around him, he became even angrier.
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“What did you call for?” the other party said casually.
“If you don’t come back, just wait to collect the body for me!” Su
Shu said angrily.
He then hung up the phone and lay down on the quilt, feeling that
he was so wronged!
His brother didn’t take him seriously, and Ling Qing didn’t take him
seriously either!
All the people who took him seriously were long gone!
He gritted his teeth in anger and felt so wronged that he pulled the
quilt over and covered his head.
When Su Yue entered the door, he saw that he seemed to be asleep,
his whole body was under the quilt, and the top of his hair could not
be seen.
He walked over and pulled down the quilt. Su Shu’s face was a little
red. So, he stretched out his hand and said, “You don’t have a fever.”
“Of course I don’t have a fever. I already had one!” Su Shu suddenly
opened his eyes.
“I’m sick!” Su Shu said angrily, “I just had a fever, and now I have a
cold!”
Su Yue looked at his lively appearance, “You can’t tell that by looking
at you.”
Su Yue grabbed his hand, “Okay, okay, you are sick. Let me find you
some medicine.”
“Are you blind?” Su Shu pointed to his face, “Can’t you see the pain
on my face? Don’t I look hurt? Why don’t you ask me why I’m hurt?”
His chest kept rising and falling, and he looked like an angry little
beast, “You didn’t care if I had an accident while recording the show,
and you didn’t ask me when I got home. What kind of brother do
you think you are? You don’t care about me as much as an
outsider!”
Su Yue:????
Su Yue:!!!!
Su Yue looked at him doubtfully, “When did you fall in love?”
Su Yue:…
“So you don’t even care about me?” Su Shu said dissatisfiedly, “You
and I are the only ones left in this family. If you don’t come home,
why should I return? Why did I enter the entertainment industry?
Isn’t it because you never come home? What am I doing at home? I
might as well leave. No one cares about this home anymore!”
He walked into his room to get the medicine, and then gave it to Su
Shu. And after pouring water for him, he said earnestly, “People in
the entertainment industry have complicated minds. You are young
and are not in a hurry to fall in love. Do you understand?”
“I’m already broken up in love. He has someone he likes.” Su Shu
said dejectedly.
“He didn’t take me seriously at all.” Su Shu took a sip of the water.
Seeing him like this and hearing him say such words, Su Yue felt
somewhat dissatisfied with him.
The person is just a little star, but he doesn’t take his younger
brother seriously. He really treats himself as a big person!
“I’ll help you see what kind of person he is. After all he can still hurt
you.”
Su Yue: …
“No.” Su Yue was speechless, “He doesn’t like you, but you are still
so protective!”
“He doesn’t like me but I still think he is good. This shows how
humble I am about feelings.! Shouldn’t you examine yourself?”
Su Yue: …
Su Yue felt that his brother was born to defeat him. He couldn’t hit
him, he couldn’t scold him, and he couldn’t even say a few words to
him.
Su Shu reluctantly agreed, “He is called Ling Qing, you can go and
help me check him out. Who does he like? What’s so good about
him? Why is he better than me?”
Su Yue:???!!!
“Ling Qing, Ling meaning slight steps on the waves, Qing meaning
green grass.”
Su Yue:…
Su Yue roared in his heart, why do you fall in love with him!! Not
bad!! Are you blind?!
“You just said he doesn’t take you seriously, what’s going on?”
“Nothing’s going on, it’s just that I thought I was special to him, but
I’m not. But I’m just like the kittens and puppies on the roadside. He
felt sorry for me and touched me to give me some warmth, but
when I wanted to go home with him, he didn’t want to take me.
That’s because he has another cat at home!”
Su Yue felt that he understood that Ling Qing was here to avenge
his brother.
He played with Ling Bai’s feelings, so Ling Qing played with Su Shu’s
feelings!
Su Yue gritted his teeth in anger. Su Shu saw that his expression was
wrong and slapped him hard.
“That’s what I’m asking you! What’s your expression? You’re not
allowed to hurt him. If you do anything to make me feel sorry for
him behind my back, I will really never pay attention to you again!”
Su Yue:…
The more Su Yue heard, the more he felt that his brother was really
stupid!
He couldn’t bear to tell Su Shu about this kind of thing, and he didn’t
want Su Shu to know.
Su Yue felt that Ling Qing was really smart and powerful, and he
understood this principle very well.
After all, there were many companies like the Ling family that had
room for utilization, but there was only one Su Shu.
For the first time, Su Yue had doubts. Why did he think Ling Qing
was weak and incompetent before?
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Ling Qing looked at the person in front of him, never expecting that
one day he would sit face to face with Su Yue.
He and Su Yue didn’t meet many times, and the only time they had
direct contact was when he took Ling Bai away last time.
In essence, Ling Qing did not want to interact with such evil-minded
people.
“How did you know?” Su Yue asked, “Did Yu Chen check it for you?”
Ling Qing: …If I said I really didn’t know anything. Will you believe
it?
He didn’t speak.
Su Yue: ????
“If there’s nothing else, I’ll leave first.” Ling Qing said calmly.
Seeing this, Su Yue turned the topic to the main purpose of this
meeting.
“So you were planning on looking for trouble with Yu Chen before?”
Ling Qing was surprised, “Who gave you the courage?”
Su Yue chuckled, “How could you not know what I want to do? As
long as I can avenge my parents, I will not give up any path.”
Ling Qing was a little surprised, Su Yue actually had a revenge line?
The synopsis of the original book was from the perspective of the
original owner, except that it was later revealed that Ling Bai was
not a child of the Ling family. The original owner ridiculed Ling Bai,
and the Ling family’s parents kicked Ling Bai out. Su Yue found that
the chess piece in his hand had become an abandoned piece, so in
anger, he almost killed Ling Bai.
The original owner saw Ling Bai being abused physically and
mentally, and then he calmed down his dissatisfaction with the past,
stopped caring about him, and lived with Yu Chen peacefully.
So he didn’t know that Su Yue had such a line, and he didn’t know
that Su Yue had a younger brother that wasn’t mentioned in the
original book.
If he had known that Su Shu was Su Yue’s younger brother from the
beginning, then he…
Ling Qing thought that he would have ignored Su Shu, but he felt
something was wrong. He would probably have tried to have a
better relationship with Su Shu, making Su Shu a card in his hand.
He had not forgotten that time Su Yue called him on the set.
He even went to Ling Bai later and asked Ling Bai, are you willing to
be abandoned like this? Are you willing to leave the Ling family with
empty hands?
Therefore, Ling Qing thought that if he had known that Su Shu was
Su Yue’s younger brother before, he would probably have
approached Su Shu and gained Su Shu’s favor, thereby containing Su
Yue in the future.
But now, different paths led to the same destination. It had to be
said that although Su Yue thought a little more, it was very
beneficial to him.
“If you want revenge, I won’t stop you, but don’t involve the people
around me.” Ling Qing said softly.
“Xiao Shu doesn’t know about this. What happened between us has
nothing to do with him, so you don’t need to tell him these things.
You just need to ignore him in the future.”
Before parting, Ling Qing kindly advised him, “Since you still have a
younger brother, be careful in what you do. Otherwise, if you die one
day, he will be the one who is sad.”
Su Yue smiled and said, “Stop pretending. “You don’t need to act like
you’re thinking about my brother.”
So he hid Su Shu in his home, which he seldom went back to, and
neither called him nor went to see him.
He must avenge his parents. He could die, but Su Shu could not die.
He turned away from the store entrance and walked towards his car.
Only when you live without lacking anything will you have time to
discover that you are lacking love, so what he wanted to ensure was
that Su Shu could live well without lacking anything.
He is still so young, and in the future, someone will surely really and
seriously like him.
Su Yue got into the car, and Ling Qing looked at him, feeling that Su
Shu was really pitiful for no reason.
His brother obviously loved him, but it was obvious that he didn’t
know what his brother wanted.
“I didn’t check carefully, but Ling Bai was close to him at that time.
When I arrived, I asked someone to check and found that his
parents were no longer there. He had not lived here before but had
moved back in the past few years. He had grown rapidly and knew
many young masters. I found that his methods of doing things were
not good. He was so clean that I told Ling Bai to stay away from
him.
“It seems that he really hid Su Shu very secretly,” Ling Qing said
with emotion.
Yu Chen also felt that this was indeed a bit too coincidental. But it
was just a coincidence. Without coincidence, there was no book.
“You’re not going to record a variety show the day after tomorrow,
right?”
Ling Qing said “Oh” and said in a gentle tone, “Okay, who said I am
a family member.”
“But I have to buy the gift. How do I know what your friend likes?”
Ling Qing said.
Yu Chen not only asked his secretary to help him prepare gifts, but
also asked him to help prepare two suits.
“Same style?” Ling Qing smiled.
“Okay.” Ling Qing pulled him close to him by his tie and kissed him,
“It’s okay if you say it’s okay.”
Yu Chen pinched his face and the tie was tucked back into place.
The birthday party was very lively, and Ling Qing also saw Xu Han
and Huo Qi at the birthday party.
“Yes, I am the one who works hard, and you are the one who makes
money.”
Ling Qing found Xu Han’s life of lying down and eating shares quite
satisfying.
Xu Han smiled and bumped his shoulder, “As I said, Xiao Yu is the
most profitable.”
“Xiao Yu gave me half of his money, will you also give me half?”
Xu Han:…
Ling Qing thought it was ok, “Do you have any good scripts?”
“A few leading directors’ studios have released news in the past few
days, and they seem to be preparing for casting.”
“You want to win awards first?” Huo Qi thought that he was really
bold despite not being very talented. “You just filmed a TV series.”
“So it’s a good time to win a prize,” Ling Qing said calmly. “With the
prize, my worth will rise. By then, I won’t need the company to
provide me with more resources. Someone would approach me
themselves for cooperation.”
“Movies are the art of performance, and art has infinite possibilities.
Hard-working actors work steadily and improve themselves step by
step, which is worthy of appreciation. But it is not impossible for
talented actors to rise to the top in one step. Throughout the history
of film, haven’t there been many actors who won Best Actor and
Best Actress awards in their first movie?”
This was true, but Huo Qi never related this kind of thing to his
company.
Ling Qing looked at him with a smile, “Anyway, you already know the
requirements of the script. The rest is up to you.”
“Okay.”
Several people were talking. Then, Yu Chen came over and took Ling
Qing to meet the birthday boy.
The birthday boy was called Jia Jie and he chatted with them for a
while. However others came looking for him, so Yu Chen and Ling
Qing left first.
“Are you going back?” Yu Chen asked Ling Qing. He never liked
noisy places, so after wishing the host happy birthday, he planned to
go back.
While going out, a little girl bumped into Ling Qing and said to him
abruptly, “I’m sorry.”
Ling Qing picked up her knocked-off crown and handed it to her, “It’s
okay.”
He didn’t pay attention. The people around only looked at the little
girl in front of them.
When the man saw him leaving, he couldn’t help but chase him a
few steps. His friend next to him stopped him, “What’s wrong with
you?”
Seeing that his eyes seemed to be on Ling Qing, his friend smiled
and said, “You know him? I heard that he was Yu Chen’s wife. I
think they got married last year, but they never made it public. I
don’t know if it’s true or not. But it should be true since they came
together to celebrate Jia Jie’s birthday.”
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“Yes.” The friend sighed, “Still with Yu Chen. I don’t know how many
ladies will cry to death if this news is announced.”
The other party did not speak for a long time before he lowered his
head.
Ling Qing stayed at home for six days and was very comfortable. On
the seventh day, he received a call from Mother Ling, “Someone is
looking for you.”
“Looking for me?” Ling Qing was curious, “Who is looking for me.”
Who was this? Ling Qing felt that he needed to think about it.
He rummaged through his memory and story outline for a while and
found Guo Wenhao without much effort.
But as soon as the memory and outline came out in his mind, Ling
Qing didn’t want to go even more.
How could a scumb*g abuse novel only have a Gong and Shou? Just
like there was a little white lotus like Ling Bai who caused
misunderstandings between Gong and Shou, there was also a
destined to be a backup Gong in order to make the Gong jealous.
Guo Wenhao and the original owner met in high school. At that time,
Ling Bai asked Yu Chen to protect him. The original owner was
jealous, so he also went to Yu Chen.
But at that time, Ling Bai and the original owner were still at a stage
where they didn’t like each other. So, he cried and told Yu Chen
what the original owner had done to him.
The original owner was feeling deflated here, but he didn’t want to
see his brother getting so proud, so he also wanted to find someone
with thick thighs to hug.
At first, the two of them stayed in contact across the ocean, missing
each other every day, but they couldn’t bear the difference in work
and rest. In addition, the original owner needed someone who could
be by his side and let him show off to Ling Bai, so the original owner
slowly let contact with Guo Wenhao fade away.
Guo Wenhao slowly let go of the original owner as well.
The original owner felt his tenderness, and then thought about the
sadomasochistic relationship between himself and Yu Chen. So, he
felt sad and confided in Guo Wenhao the misfortune of his marriage.
Guo Wenhao immediately said, leave him Qing Qing, I will marry
you!
The original owner was so moved that he held him for a long time
and refused to let go, and then he was knocked down by Yu Chen.
After that, Yu Chen was jealous, causing the original owner and Yu
Chen to quarrel, the original owner was frustrated and wanted a
divorce, but Yu Chen was unwilling to divorce, while Guo Wenhao
took the initiative to help the original owner divorce.
Until the end, when Yu Chen chased his wife to the crematorium,
Guo Wenhao stayed with the original owner and devoted himself to
making the fire in the crematorium burn more vigorously.
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing looked at the sky speechlessly. There was no need to go.
He felt that it was fine now.
Mother Ling listened to what he said, and just thought: Is his brain
broken? What does he think? Didn’t Guo Wenhao have a good
relationship with him before?!
“You used to have a good relationship with Xiao Guo, have you
forgotten?”
“Forgot.”
Mother Ling:…
“What’s wrong with you? Did you have a fight with Yu Chen? Why do
you talk like that.”
“I’ve always been like this, okay, I have something else to do, so I’m
hanging up first.”
He hung up the phone and shook his head. He was not the original
owner, and he didn’t need an affectionate male partner, so Guo
Wenhao should just log off.
Mother Ling looked at the outstanding boy in front of her and said
with a smile, “Xiao Qing can’t leave now, so he can’t come over. I’m
sorry.”
“It’s over there with Yu Chen.” After Mother Ling said it, she
understood instantly and gave him the address with a smile. She felt
that he was quite thoughtful.
“Of course not, they get along very well. It’s just that Xiao Qing has
to go to work tomorrow, so that’s why he’s in a bad mood.” Mother
Ling changed her story.
Their family’s Xiao Qing was married to the Yu family and had
climbed too high, so she didn’t want to give people the illusion that
Yu Chen and Ling Qing’s marriage was unhappy. She just wanted the
whole world to know that Ling Qing and Yu Chen were happily
married and loving.
As soon as Ling Bai and Shu Tong entered the house, they saw him
changing his shoes and getting ready to leave, so they had to say
hello.
Ling Bai found him familiar, so he asked Mother Ling, “This is…?”
As soon as she said this, Ling Bai remembered, “Then was he here
to see my brother?”
Ling Bai: …
“Xiao Bai, why did you come back suddenly today? Do you want to
have dinner together tonight?” Seeing that he had finished asking,
Mother Ling started to ask her own questions.
Ling Bai smiled and was too embarrassed to explain the reason for
his return.
Shu Tong exposed it mercilessly, “His grades are too bad. If I teach
him, I might be able to save him from failing the midterm and failing
the final exam. Otherwise he might not be able to graduate by then.
Either you or my parents will be troubled…”
However, Shu Tong obviously didn’t give him face, “Eat at home and
ask the driver to take him back after eating.”
“Okay.” Mother Ling was very pleased to see that they got along
well.
When she thought of this, she thought of Ling Qing again. It was all
thanks to Ling Qing that Ling Bai and Shu Tong were what they were
today. It was a pity that the child was not coming back either,
otherwise they could have had a meal together.
Since the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, she had not seen
Ling Qing again.
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Shu Tong didn’t ask Ling Bai until he entered the room, “Is there
anything wrong with Guo Wenhao?”
“Then as soon as you heard what my mother said, why did you have
that look on your face?”
Shu Tong sneered coldly, “Speak out and let me listen, young
master, and see what I don’t understand.”
Ling Bai glanced at him disdainfully, then lowered his face and said
uncertainly, “My brother seemed to like this Guo Wenhao when he
was in school.”
Shu Tong suddenly became interested, “Then why are they not
together?”
“So when Guo Wenhao comes back this time, he planned to rekindle
his old dream with my brother and renew their relationship?”
Ling Bai: …
“It must be.” Shu Tong said firmly, “You see, he came to see my
brother as soon as he returned to China. My brother is so
outstanding, good-looking, and has a good temper. He must think
that after all these years, since he still can’t let go of my brother, he
wants to get back together. But it’s a pity that he came back late. I
think my brother and my sister-in-law are very affectionate now, so
he probably can’t get in.”
Ling Bai was so angry that he went to beat him. Then he said, “It’s
not what I thought about!”
“Then when you got to know it in the beginning, you still wanted to
continue to occupy it.”
Ling Bai: …
Ling Qing was halfway through the movie when he noticed that his
phone was ringing. He looked down and saw that it was Ling Bai’s
call.
“Hello.” He answered.
“Brother, has Guo Wenhao come to see you?” Ling Bai asked.
“Yeah.” Ling Bai nodded, “He was just leaving when I came back,
but mom gave him your address.”
“I know.”
Ling Qing laughed, thinking that you know your sister-in-law quite
well.
He teased Shu Tong and Ling Bai with a few more words, hung up
the phone, and then continued watching the movie.
He came quite quickly, thinking this, Ling Qing closed the web page
and walked out.
Although he really had no interest in this affectionate backup Gong,
since the other party was so persistent, it was better to make it clear
as soon as possible.
He walked down the stairs and saw Guo Wenhao sitting on the sofa.
He seemed to feel something, so the other party also raised his
head.
He walked over, sat down opposite Guo Wenhao, and asked politely,
“What do you want to drink?”
Guo Wenhao looked at him and felt that only by close contact could
he feel that he had changed even more.
After all these years and going around and around, who he loved
most was still the person in front of him.
“Just coffee.”
Hearing this, the butler turned around and ordered the cook.
Ling Qing looked at him, and asked, still in the same polite tone, “Do
you have anything to do with me?”
“I’ve returned to China, so I wanted to meet you.”
Guo Wenhao smiled and quickly handed over a gift to him, “This is
the gift I bought for you from abroad.”
Ling Qing smiled and said warmly, “But I didn’t prepare a gift for
you.”
“It doesn’t matter, I can see you, which is the best gift.
Guo Wenhao felt lost for a moment, and tried hard to give him a
gift, “I bought it just for you, just accept it.”
“Forget it.” Ling Qing smiled, “We haven’t seen each other for so
long, and you are giving me a gift as soon as we meet. How
embarrassing it is to accept it.”
Seeing his insistence, Guo Wenhao had no choice but to take the gift
back.
He looked around the living room again and asked, “Are you living at
Yu Chen’s house now?”
“You said you didn’t like him before.” Guo Wenhao said softly, as if
he was blaming him and there was a hint of grievance.
Silly boy, that’s because the original owner said the grapes were sour
since he couldn’t eat them. He lied to you.
“What do you like about him?” Guo Wenhao was puzzled, “Didn’t he
bully you before?”
Ling Qing:????
Ling Qing was speechless, original owner, you really made something
out of nothing!
“What happened in the past was all a misunderstanding, and it’s all
over.”
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Ling Qing: …
“How is that possible?” Guo Wenhao didn’t believe it, “You clearly
hated him before.”
Ling Qing had a headache, “I told you that I like him now. You came
to see me today, just to tell me this?”
Guo Wenhao was stunned for a long time before saying, “I just care
about you.”
“Thank you.”
After Ling Qing finished speaking, he added, “I’m doing well now.
“Really?” Guo Wenhao looked at him, but always felt that he was
forcing a smile.
“Your coffee.” The butler came over and placed the coffee in front of
Guo Wenhao. He then turned to look at Ling Qing, “What would you
like to drink, madam? Someone gave the young master a can of tea
a few days ago. The young master said you like it specially, so I kept
it for you.”
Ling Qing: …
Looking at the warm smile on Butler Wang’s face, Ling Qing felt that
he might have heard something he shouldn’t have heard.
“Okay.”
Ling Qing smiled and said, “You heard it too. He is very good to me
and thinks of me in everything, so you don’t have to worry.”
Guo Wenhao looked at him helplessly, his eyes full of regret, “If you
think it’s good, then that’s fine.”
Ling Qing had nothing to talk to him. When he saw that he had
finished his coffee, he tactfully expressed that he still had something
to do.
But Ling Qing really didn’t want it, so he reminded him on the spot,
watched him pick it up again, and then turned around to go upstairs.
The housekeeper made tea and found that Ling Qing was no longer
in the living room, so he sent it to his room.
Ling Qing watched him put the tea cup on his small coffee table and
asked him, “Uncle Wang, how much did you hear?”
Uncle Wang put away the tray and said calmly, “Madam, don’t worry,
I didn’t hear anything. I didn’t hear Mr. Guo say that you didn’t like
the young master before, and I didn’t hear Mr. Guo say that he only
cared about you.”
“I have both ears and eyes,” Butler Wang said with a smile.
Ling Qing smiled and said, “Okay, it’s all in the past. I’ll tell Xiao Yu
when he gets back, so you don’t have to act like you’re facing an
enemy.”
“The main reason is that the enemies have already penetrated into
our army, so I can’t remain indifferent.”
Ling Qing chuckled, “It seems that you are watching the Anti-
Japanese War drama recently.”
This was a love debt from the original owner. Although he could now
pat his chest and assure Yu Chen, he had no interest in Guo Wenhao
at all.
But Yu Chen would inevitably ask about the past.
Ling Qing didn’t want Yu Chen to ask questions. Firstly, the past
events had nothing to do with him and were all done by the original
owner. Secondly, he couldn’t remember them clearly.
He served Yu Chen some food and decided to skip the topic for now.
The two had a pleasant dinner, and Ling Qing began to pack his
luggage for tomorrow’s variety show recording.
When Yu Chen saw him packing his luggage, thinking that he was
leaving tomorrow, he couldn’t bear to see him leave. When he
wasn’t paying attention, he bent down and picked him up.
Yu Chen put the person on the bed and said with a smile, “Then I’ll
help you clean up.”
Yu Chen kissed his eyes, then slowly moved down and kissed him on
the lips.
Ling Qing felt soft after being kissed by him, but he was still worried
that his luggage had not been packed yet, so he said nicely, “Let me
pack my luggage first, okay? After that, I will accompany you.”
Yu Chen said “hmm” and hugged him. He hugged him and then
packed his luggage with him.
Ling Qing said to him while packing his luggage, “Someone came to
see me today.”
He would be gone for seven days, and who knew if Guo Wenhao
would come to see him again.
“Why?”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Qing was a little annoyed. It would be fine if Guo Wenhao had
an unrequited love or a secret love, but it happened that the original
owner found him first, and the original owner showed kindness to
him first.
The relationship between two people was based on your love and
my wish. The man was in love and the other person was also
interested in him.
It was only later that Guo Wenhuang unexpectedly went abroad, and
the original owner saw that his thick thighs were no longer needed
after leaving, so he turned around to find someone else and cut off
contact with him.
If he said at this time that Guo Wenhao really liked him, but he
didn’t know anything and had never liked Guo Wenhao.
This was not a question of white lotus or not, this was too fake.
Once Yu Chen found out about his past with Guo Wenhao in the
future, he would definitely be angry.
But if he says that it was all in the past and he doesn’t like Guo
Wenhao now, that won’t work either.
He told Yu Chen that he had never liked anyone before and it was
difficult to fall in love with him. Then at this time, if he said that he
had a relationship with Guo Wenhao before, would he not be
deliberately making Yu Chen uncomfortable.
Say it again! He had never liked Guo Wenhao at all, so why should
he say that he had liked him before?
Ling Qing stuffed the clothes into the suitcase, and also stuffed the
story between Guo Wenhao and the original owner into the bottom
of the suitcase.
It was him who was with Yu Chen now, not the original owner, so
that past incident had nothing to do with either of them.
After the two packed their luggage, they went to take a shower
together, and then rolled on the bed for a long time. It was late at
night. Yu Chen was worried that he would have to work tomorrow,
so he hugged Ling Qing and fell asleep.
Ling Qing went to record a variety show, and Yu Chen went to work
step by step.
Yu’s latest new product had a cooperation with the company Qifeng.
The person in charge of the project was the second young master of
the Tang family, named Tang Mao.
“Give me some face, Mr. Yu. I’ve called you three times, so I’ll give
you some credit.”
Seeing his persistence, Yu Chen thought that Ling Qing wouldn’t be
here these days and there would be no point in going back, so he
agreed.
Guo Wenhao asked Tang Mao to bring him here specifically, not for
anything else but for Yu Chen.
A person’s first love was often that person’s most ideal form of love.
The people he had loved were all similar to Ling Qing, weak and
gentle.
Therefore, he naturally felt that the person Ling Qing loved should
be similar to him.
Guo Wenhao realised himself that he could not compare with his
appearance or his prominent family background, but he loved Ling
Qing.
He couldn’t see Yu Chen’s love for Ling Qing under his cold
appearance. He could only think of what Ling Qing told him when he
was in school and how Yu Chen bullied him.
And now – they had never announced their marriage, and they had
never held a wedding.
The two had been married for more than half a year, but they had
not made it public or held a wedding. Guo Wenhao could not think
of any other reason except that Yu Chen was unwilling.
When the wine party was about to end, Yu Chen went to the
bathroom.
After going to the toilet and preparing to wash his hands, he saw
Guo Wenhao walking to the sink next to him.
But he didn’t mind. He and Ling Qing knew each other, and it was
normal for him to be curious about him.
Yu Chen took out a piece of paper and wiped his hands, and sure
enough he heard a voice in his ear, “Long time no see, Mr. Yu is still
as charming as ever.”
Yu Chen listened to his words and the “Xiao Qing” in it just felt a
little harsh for no reason.
“I had a very good relationship with Xiao Qing at that time. Did you
know that Xiao Qing has a younger brother? Oh, of course you
know. After all, at that time, you always helped his younger brother
to bully him. Several times, he was in trouble because of this and
cried very sadly in front of me.”
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After he said the last sentence, the expression on his face changed
instantly, becoming angry and hateful.
Guo Wenhao stopped him and said angrily, “Yu Chen, you have been
sorry for him before, bullied him, insulted him, and trampled on him.
Now that you are married to him, you should compensate him twice
as much and be twice as kind to him. Instead of being like this. It’s
up to you to do whatever you want!”
“Go away.”
“Of course you want me to go away. If I hadn’t left, how could Xiao
Qing be with you? He liked me so much, and I liked him too. We
should be together! Instead of him getting married to you without
even a wedding, letting others speculate about your marriage every
day!”
Of course Ling Qing wouldn’t like him. At that time, he and Ling Qing
only interacted with Ling Bai. He didn’t want to see Ling Qing and
found it annoying every time he met him.
He didn’t know that Ling Qing at that time actually liked others.
His appearance was not bad, his height was not bad, and his family
background was just okay.
His grades were not excellent, and his character was not mature
enough. What did Ling Qing like about him?
He thought about last night, when Ling Qing told him that Guo
Wenhao came to see him, but he didn’t pay attention and just said
that it didn’t matter as long as the other party didn’t like him.
Ling Qing didn’t admit it, just smiled, and he laughed it off.
Yu Chen couldn’t help clenching his fists, and for a moment, his
heart ached.
He looked at Guo Wenhao with deep eyes, but there was a hint of
anger jumping on his face, “Are you unwilling? But what’s the use of
being unwilling? He is already mine, and you are not even a
passerby.”
He let go, and Guo Wenhao replied unwillingly, “Then I love him
more than you, and care about him more than you!”
With a “bang”, Yu Chen punched him, and Guo Wenhao was knocked
to the ground before he could avoid it.
Tang Mao, who had just reached the door and wanted to come in,
was frightened when he saw this and did not dare to move.
He said these four words calmly, turned around and left the
bathroom.
Tang Mao was stunned for a moment and quickly chased him.
“Next time you let me see him, we won’t need to cooperate in the
future.”
Yu Chen interrupted him and took his jacket that was being handed
over from the waiter, ignored him and left the hotel.
The driver had already parked the car and was waiting for him
outside the hotel.
Yu Chen got into the car and leaned back on the chair, but his mood
was not as calm as he looked.
Why did Guo Wenhao accuse him of not wanting to have a wedding?
Was it because Ling Qing actually always wanted a wedding?
He was thinking silently, and while he was thinking, his cell phone
rang.
It was Ling Qing’s exclusive ringtone. Ling Qing had helped him set
it once when they were watching a movie.
“It’s late.” Ling Qing was surprised, “Do you have a party today?”
“Well.”
“Then go back and go to bed early. If you haven’t eaten well, let the
servants at home prepare some midnight snacks for you.”
Ling Qing didn’t expect that he would ask this, and replied: “Don’t
worry, let’s wait until my career becomes more stable.”
“You do?” Ling Qing advised him, “Wait a little longer, Xiao Yu,
there’s no rush.”
Ling Qing said I want to like you, and he always thought that this
was enough.
This was already the most beautiful love story in the world, but he
discovered today that it was not.
So it was completely normal for Ling Qing not to like him, because
maybe he was not his type at all.
That’s why he needed to work hard and keep getting closer to make
him like himself.
Compromising.
Reluctantly.
“Why did you suddenly stop talking?” Ling Qing asked him, “Are you
tired?”
Yu Chen said “hmm”, his mind was a little confused, and he didn’t
even know what to say.
“Then you should rest for a while. I just miss you, so I wanted to
chat with you, but there’s nothing serious to do.”
“Okay.”
He heard himself say casually, “By the way, I met the old classmate
you talked about yesterday at the dinner party.”
Yu Chen smiled and asked him, “Are you afraid of what we will say?”
Ling Qing propped his chin and replied to him, “I don’t think you
guys can say anything.”
Yu Chen looked at the scenery outside the car, which was full of
shadows and busy traffic. In the blink of an eye, the passing scenery
had disappeared, and it was impossible to distinguish the real from
the fake.
He heard himself and Ling Qing say, “I’m not familiar with him.”
They were indeed not familiar with each other, and what Guo
Wenhao said might not be credible.
Just like Ling Qing didn’t want to hold the wedding now, maybe Ling
Qing didn’t tell him about his so-called love. Everything might be just
Guo Wenhao’s own passion and wishful thinking.
Ling Qing wanted to marry him wholeheartedly, and even did not
hesitate to force the marriage. After the marriage, he also
underwent tremendous changes, and he managed the marriage with
him seriously.
He was obviously different from others, and he had clearly said that
it was difficult to love him, so how could he fall in love with Guo
Wenhao so easily.
Yu Chen folded these things and kept them in his heart, not wanting
to deal with them anymore.
He and Ling Qing chatted for a while, and then he was forced to
hang up the phone when his phone was out of battery.
Butler Wang was not asleep yet. When he saw him coming back, he
took the coat from him and said to him, “Sit down for a while.
Madam just sent me a WeChat message saying that you will be
home soon and asked the family to prepare some pear soup. It can
relieve hangovers and clear the lungs. I’ll bring you a bowl.”
The butler filled a bowl and brought it over and placed it in front of
him.
“It should be gone.” The steward said, “I was busy at the time and
didn’t pay attention.”
“No.” Yu Chen said, “We just met at the dinner party today.”
But he didn’t say anything. He just smiled and said calmly: “Yeah.”
His high school was a past that he had not participated in. He had
no feelings about it before, but today, after being mentioned by Guo
Wenhao, he regretted it.
If possible, he wished he had known Ling Qing since high school, or
even earlier, in junior high school, elementary school, or
kindergarten.
Not only high school, but all the periods before his marriage, he
could not remember or recall.
That night, Yu Chen went to bed very late and felt very restless.
The next morning, he contacted Shu Tong and asked him to bring
him the photo albums that Ling Qing had left at Ling’s house.
“At noon.” He said, “Send them over and I’ll treat you to lunch.”
Hearing this, Yu Chen gave way and said, “Okay, but remember to
send it over as soon as possible. When you are done with your work,
you can send it over when you have time.”
He had just returned to the Ling family this year. He didn’t know
when Ling Qing took photos when he was a child and when he
didn’t. What if he missed them?
Shu Tong thought for a while, called Ling Bai and handed the matter
over to Ling Bai.
“Anyway, you don’t have class this morning. You go home to sort it
out now and send it to your sister-in-law at noon. Do you know?”
Ling Bai covered his face, the key was that he didn’t know either!
He and Ling Qing used to be so at odds with each other. Who knew
how many photos Ling Qing took!
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But he definitely knew more than Shu Tong, so Ling Bai could only
get up reluctantly, pack his schoolbag and prepare to go back to his
previous home.
He went into Ling Qing’s room and searched for a long time. Mother
Ling also helped him search. After knowing that Yu Chen wanted it,
she was even more surprised, “Chen Chen, this kid looks so quiet,
but I didn’t expect that he would be so interested in your brother
and really attentive.”
He looked at the former Ling Qing in the photo and felt dazed. They
used to be tit-for-tat and disliked each other. Now, they had become
people who could trust each other.
Not to mention ten years ago, even a year ago, if someone had told
him that the person he trusted and liked the most in the future
would be Ling Qing.
Ling Bai would only sneer at him, thinking that the other party was
probably crazy.
Yu Chen: …
Ling Bai sat triumphantly, feeling that he had become a serf and
almost started singing, and it was so satisfying to have his great
revenge avenged.
When Yu Chen got out of the elevator, he saw him sitting on the sofa
with his hand propped up, next to a paper bag, and he was playing
with his mobile phone with his head down.
Ling Bai handed it over, but when he was about to hand it to him, he
quickly wanted to take it back, however Yu Chen grabbed the bag.
So, Ling Bai had no choice but to let go, “Shu Tong said you would
treat me to a meal. I haven’t eaten yet, so I hurriedly brought it to
you. You treat me to a meal.”
“Why are you treating us differently? If I run errands, don’t you have
to pay for my travel expenses? I didn’t even ask you to reimburse
me for the fare!”
Ling Bai grabbed the bag, “I don’t care, if you don’t treat me to a
meal, just give me back the photos.”
Yu Chen was helpless and looked at his watch. It was almost time
for lunch.
Ling Bai had already noticed it and poked his phone in front of him,
“Well, I haven’t eaten Japanese food for a long time.”
Yu Chen weighed the bag in his hand. He decided to give him some
errand fees for the sake of these photo albums.
As soon as he and Ling Bai walked out of the door with the bag in
hand, he saw Guo Wenhao walking towards this side.
Yu Chen was too lazy to pay attention to him and pretended not to
see him. But Ling Bai was a little surprised, “Is that not my brother’s
old classmate?”
“He came to my house that day and said he was looking for my
brother, but my brother was not there, so he asked my mother for
the address. I don’t know if he went over later.”
He went. Not only did he go, but he also came specifically to see
him. It seemed that he really missed him and had some lingering
feelings.
“What?”
Yu Chen:…
Ling Bai:???
Ling Bai was confused, why did Yu Chen feel sorry for his brother
again? Aren’t they two doing well recently?
The next second, Ling Bai saw Guo Wenhao pointing at him and
saying angrily, “You used to like Ling Bai, the white lotus, when you
were in school and favored him in everything. Now that you are
married to Xiao Qing, you are still with him? When you are together
with him, don’t you think about your wife? Aren’t you afraid that
Xiao Qing will feel uncomfortable when he finds out?”
Hearing this, Ling Bai shouted angrily, “I’m just a tool to deliver
photo albums!? My brother won’t feel uncomfortable if he knows!”
Guo Wenhao sneered, “After all these years, you are still as bit*hy as
ever.”
Ling Bai:!!!
These days, if you tell the truth, you will be scolded! Tool people
have too little human rights!
Yu Chen was too lazy to pay attention to him. He took a step around
him and wanted to move forward, but Guo Wenhao immediately
blocked him, “Are you guilty?”
Guo Wenhao stretched out his hand to grab Yu Chen’s collar. But Yu
Chen took a step back, grabbed his hand, and locked it behind his
back, “Don’t show up in front of me, or I’ll beat you every time I see
you.”
“That’s all you can do. You’re not worthy of being married to Xiao
Qing!”
Yu Chen kicked him in the knee, and Guo Wenhao swayed and
almost fell to his knees.
He was angry and humiliated, but also felt injustice for Ling Qing, “If
I hadn’t left earlier, he would have been with me long ago! Could
you still exist!”
“Idiots are talking about dreams.”
Ling Bai stood aside, listening to the coldness in his words, thinking
to himself that this might be over.
Shu Tong’s crow’s mouth was really right. Guo Wenhao really came
back to renew their relationship. Now he could only pray that this
idiot had lost that letter, who knew if he had it, otherwise the
direction things would take would obviously not be good!
Ling Bai rolled his eyes and almost fainted on the spot without
performing a show.
Yu Chen let go of his hand, and Guo Wenhao stood up again, facing
him head-on.
Ling Bai: …
Ten thousand grass and mud horses rushed through Ling Bai’s heart.
“Shut up.” He said speechlessly, “Who are you? You just give my
brother happiness, does my brother care about it?”
Ling Bai: …
Wasn’t he the only one who still wanted to be with his brother? He
didn’t deserve it!
“He doesn’t have to be you. If you can’t love him well, then give him
back to me.”
The letter was very simple. It was nothing more than a heart-to-
heart talk between lovers and an accusation against him and Ling
Bai.
Yu Chen looked at the word “like” and felt it was particularly eye-
catching.
He raised his other hand and tore up the letter paper while Guo
Wenhao was caught off guard.
Guo Wenhao didn’t react for a while, until he tore it several times
before reaching out to grab it, “What are you doing! This is my
letter!”
Yu Chen let go of his hand, then the wind blew by, and the torn
letter paper fluttered in the wind.
Yu Chen was also very angry and beat him back on the spot. Within
a few minutes, Guo Wenhao’s face was stained with pain.
Guo Wenhao wanted to fight back, but Yu Chen broke away from
Ling Bai and hit him again.
He hit him twice, and then he calmed down a little bit. He picked up
the bag containing the photo albums that he had placed on the
ground and walked forward.
The two of them went to the Japanese restaurant that Ling Bai
wanted to go to.
Ling Bai watched him remain silent, so feeling uneasy, he asked him,
“Are you okay?”
“I’m okay.”
It doesn’t look like you are okay, Ling Bai murmured in his heart.
Ling Bai was stunned for a moment, then shook his head.
“No, definitely not! How could my brother like him!”
Yu Chen chuckled, “Really? But the letter just now was indeed in his
handwriting in high school.”
Ling Bai was very sad. Yu Chen looked at it and said, “His
handwriting is too ugly.”
Ling Qing’s handwriting at that time was exactly the same as the
handwriting on the letter Guo Wenhao showed him.
Ling Bai was a little embarrassed, “Well, what happened in the past
is in the past. Doesn’t my brother like you quite a lot now?”
After eating, Ling Bai ran away immediately. He sat in the car and
called Ling Qing, but his phone was always turned off.
Ling Bai had no choice but to send him a WeChat message:
[Something is going wrong! Guo Wenhao went to find Brother Chen,
and the two started fighting. Guo Wenhao also showed Brother Chen
the letter you wrote back then, saying that you liked him back then.]
Ling Bai: [I’m just saying why Brother Chen suddenly asked me to
give him your photo albums, he must have been stimulated by this
idiot Guo Wenhao.]
Ling Bai felt anxious and couldn’t hold back the matter, so he finally
called Shu Tong to talk about it.
Shu Tong was surprised when he said it bluntly, “Do you gays all
have such complicated feelings?”
Ling Bai:????
“Did I ask you to say this!” Ling Bai said angrily, “Oh, why does my
brother still have his phone turned off? This Guo Wenhao did so
many things as soon as he came back.”
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“Either you are useless. If I were there today, I would have helped
my sister-in-law beat him to death! My brother is already married
and he still wants to cause trouble. Doesn’t he deserve a beating?”
“If you scold him, scold him. Why are you still scolding me at every
opportunity?”
“Who made you act like a weakling?” Shu Tong didn’t understand.
“You have been bullied so many times since you were a child. Why
have you never thought of enrolling in a class to practice boxing.”
Ling Bai:…
“You are spoiled, don’t want to make progress, and are not
independent and self-reliant. Can you really let my parents live a
good life after retirement? Are you staying?” Shu Tong was very
doubtful.
Ling Bai was angry, “Then come here, I can’t be relied on, but you
seem to be reliable? If you have the ability, can you provide for my
parents in their old age?”
Shu Tong sighed helplessly, “Don’t say anything, I think I need to
think about this question.”
Ling Bai: …
Ling Bai was so angry that he hung up the phone. He never wanted
to talk to Shu Tong again within three days!
When Yu Chen returned to the office, he took out the photo albums
in the bag and looked at them quietly.
Ling Bai was rarely reliable, and he and Mother Yu found all the
photos of Ling Qing from birth to the present.
This was the first time Yu Chen saw Ling Qing’s childhood and
adolescence.
That should be a photo album from Ling Qing’s high school days.
He went out to play with his friends and took photos, and also went
out to play with Guo Wenhao and took photos.
They stood together among the mountains and rivers. Ling Qing had
his head tilted as he leaned against Guo Wenhao. It seemed that the
two of them had a good relationship.
They really loved each other, Yu Chen thought. Photos didn’t lie, and
neither did the words on the letter.
It was hard to get Ling Qing’s love, but it was not like no one had
ever had it.
He leaned on the sofa in the office, feeling powerless for the first
time.
His mother told him that marriage was a very serious matter. Once
you have this kind of relationship with another person, you must
work hard to get close to him, understand him, and take on the
responsibilities of marriage.
Their marriage was not serious at first, it was hasty and it was
childish.
But this was the mistake of both parties. He made the mistake of
taking a gamble, so he was willing to take responsibility for this
mistake and maintain the relationship well after the marriage began.
Ling Qing wanted him to love him first, and he frankly gave all his
love to him.
In love, one party must fall in love first and tell the other party first.
Yu Chen knew this very well, so he didn’t think there was anything
wrong with this.
He always believed that Ling Qing would always fall in love with him.
He just didn’t fall in love easily, but he would always fall in love with
him.
But it was not until today that he discovered that Ling Qing was not
someone who would not love easily; he just could not fall in love
with him easily.
There were too many bad memories between them. He was not
entirely a good existence for Ling Qing, and there were many not-
so-good pasts that came with it.
Ling Qing still felt that he was helping Ling Bai bully him.
He had a problem with him, and he was not Ling Qing’s type, so
until now, Ling Qing had been trying hard to like him, but he hadn’t
fallen in love with him yet.
He also had no way to change his personality and make himself like
Guo Wenhao.
Thinking about it now, Ling Qing married him suddenly and urgently.
Most likely it was just out of hatred for Ling Bai, so he wanted to
take revenge on Ling Bai and take him away from him.
He didn’t have any love for him, so he said after marriage that he
would divorce in half a year, and that’s why he wanted to be an
actor and stay as far away from himself as possible.
It was just that during this period, it was probably his own attraction
that caught Ling Qing by surprise, so he tried hard to fall in love with
him.
Very understanding.
In this way, it could be explained why when they first got together,
Ling Qing was always unwilling to fulfill their marital obligations with
him.
Because at that time, he really didn’t love him, and he didn’t even
want to love him.
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It was six days later that Ling Qing finished recording the variety
show. When he got his cell phone from the director in the morning,
he discovered that Ling Bai had sent him a WeChat message.
After reading the content on WeChat, Ling Qing felt that it was not a
blessing, but a curse, and even a curse that could not be avoided.
Guo Wenhao!!! This was no longer the original book, the story line
was so messed up, why do you still insist on following the plot?!!
He waited for about two minutes and saw Ling Bai’s phone call
coming.
“Well.” Ling Bai thought for a while and decided to start from the
beginning, “Brother Chen asked Shu Tong to send him the photos
you took before that day…”
“Yes,” Ling Bai took a sip of water. “Then if he wants your photo, Shu
Tong has no reason not to give it. But he didn’t give it, as he had
something to do that day and couldn’t get through, so he just asked
me to go home and get it.”
“Then we met Guo Wenhao.” Ling Bai put down his chopsticks.
Ling Bai angrily said, “What right does he have to criticize me! And I
just sent photos! Why am I a bit*h?”
“Of course not, Brother Chen is so powerful, but Guo Wenhao was
injured, and that’s it, but he was not willing to give in.”
“What do you think he did?” Ling Bai asked. “He took out the letter.”
Ling Bai nodded, “Yes, he took out the confession letter you wrote to
him!”
Ling Qing felt that he was going to die. Yu Chen was already easily
jealous. Seeing something like this would probably make him soak in
jealousy.
“Brother Chen was still angry after reading it, so he tore up the
letter on the spot! Then the two started fighting again.”
Ling Qing: …
Ling Bai asked him, “So, brother, do you still like Guo Wenhao?”
“Of course not. I don’t like him,” Ling Qing said irritably, “Why does
he have so many dramas?”
“That’s right!” Ling Bai agreed, “I find him annoying too, who has
the nerve to scold me?”
“Okay, I understand, you can eat well and I’ll think about how to
explain it to Xiao Yu.”
“Then you have to explain it carefully,” Ling Bai said, “I feel like
Brother Chen is quite concerned about this. It’s okay.”
That’s for sure, who wouldn’t care about this kind of thing.
Unless Yu Chen didn’t like him, even if his love rivals came to him,
and Yu Chen could still calmly say that it was okay, but wasn’t he still
a jealous person?
“I know, study hard.” Ling Qing finished speaking and hung up the
phone.
Ling Qing looked at this WeChat message and felt that there was
something wrong with it. Although Yu Chen was serious about his
work, because he was the boss and had free time, he would choose
him first when he encountered something that conflicted with him.
When the crew was filming in the past, Yu Chen would rather take
his work home and stay up until one or two o’clock but would also
come to pick him up and send him back to the crew.
He looked at his watch, “It’s half past eleven now. I have more than
2 hours to get to the hotel. When I get there, I will go directly to the
airport. You can help me pack my luggage. That’s it.”
Su Shu sat next to him, looked at his phone calls one by one, and
asked, “Are you getting off the car and going directly to the airport?”
“Yes.”
“So anxious.”
Ling Qing put away the phone, “I have to go deal with something.”
“Yes.”
Su Shu: …
But no matter how he thought about it, this was a dead end unless
he told Yu Chen that he had traveled through time and was not the
Ling Qing of before.
But this kind of thing was too fantastical. Who knew if Yu Chen
would believe him.
Two hours and forty minutes later, the car stopped in front of the
hotel. Ling Qing got out of the car and saw Yun He and assistant
Xiao Liu waiting in the hotel lobby. They got into the nanny car and
rushed to the airport.
But for some reason, Yu Chen was suddenly afraid of meeting Ling
Qing.
He was afraid that if he met him, he won’t be able to help but ask
him about Guo Wenhao. He was also afraid that if he met him, he
would say something he shouldn’t say.
He had thought too much in the past six days. He even thought
about whether he had imprisoned Ling Qing invisibly.
If Ling Qing hadn’t been with him, if they hadn’t gotten married,
would Ling Qing have been happier than he was now?
Could he have fallen in love with someone else and experienced the
happiness of loving and being loved again?
His marriage to Ling Qing was both a protection and a restraint for
Ling Qing.
He tied Ling Qing to this family, so that Ling Qing could only look at
him and try hard to like him, even if he didn’t like him, he still had to
like him reluctantly.
Would he not have to add the word “think” in front of “I like you”.
I want to like you and I like you, just one word could change the
meaning by a thousand miles.
Yu Chen put down his phone and looked at the computer screen in
front of him in silence.
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It was already past 5 o’clock when Ling Qing got home, and Yu Chen
hadn’t gotten off work yet.
The housekeeper took his luggage and said to him, “The young
master seems to be in a bad mood these days.”
He felt a little helpless, “I’ll take care of it. Don’t worry. It’s not a big
deal, but it might be troublesome to explain.”
The moment the bedroom door was pushed open, Ling Qing raised
his head and smiled, “You’re back?”
Ling Qing poured him a cup of tea, “Drink some tea to relieve the
hangover.”
Yu Chen took it, sat down on the small sofa, and drank slowly,
“Thank you.”
Did he really want to say that he was not the original Ling Qing?
It’s so exciting!
“Uncle Wang said that you have not been in a good mood these
days.” Ling Qing probed.
Yu Chen said “hmm” and said, “The company’s affairs are a bit
annoying.”
“Is it just the company?”
“Yeah.” Yu Chen finished drinking the tea and put the cup on the
coffee table, “I’m going to take a shower first.”
Yu Chen quickly came out of the shower and sat on the bed.
Ling Qing walked over, picked up the hair dryer and said, “I’ll help
you dry your hair.”
Yu Chen tried to refuse, but failed, so he had to sit and let him blow.
“Guo Wenhao went to find you, right?” Ling Qing got straight to the
point.
He lowered his head and glanced at Yu Chen, and while helping him
blow dry his hair, he said gently, “He and I are things in the past,
and there is no future anymore. You don’t need to mind.”
Yu Chen was silent for a moment, and then asked, “Do you still like
him?”
Ling Qing blew the ends of his hair and said vaguely, “You also said
it was before.”
“You like him like this, don’t you?” Yu Chen suddenly turned to look
at him.
Ling Qing was stunned for a moment. Yu Chen stared at him with
stern eyes and asked, “Do you like Guo Wenhao’s character?”
“Who said that?” How could he like Guo Wenhao, a person who
couldn’t figure it out? “I get annoyed just looking at him.”
Not to mention that he was not the original owner, even if he was
the original owner, they once had a relationship, and that was
already in the past.
Now that you have returned from your studies and see that your
white moonlight is married to someone else, you still have to go find
his other side and show him your past love. Are you not deliberately
causing trouble for your white moonlight, for fear of him living too
comfortably?
He and Guo Wenhao were both innocent, but Yu Chen had a small
belly!
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard Yu Chen say: “If you
really get annoyed when you look at him, how could you have been
so close to him and told him that you like him?”
Yu Chen’s eyes were dark and translucent, and as he stared at the
person in front of him, he said intently, “At least, you once liked
him.”
Ling Qing put down the hair dryer, sat next to him, and said
seriously, “Everyone has it. But the past is the past, and people look
forward, right?”
“But he is the only person you have ever liked, isn’t he?”
Of course not!
This question was too heavy for him. The word “like” was a difficulty
that he couldn’t cross even after trying for so long.
“That’s not the case.” Ling Qing tried to explain, “I want to like you.
I’m just not sure yet.”
Yu Chen shook his head and said, “Ling Qing, you don’t need to
work hard or force yourself to think about someone.”
“I like you, I just like you. There is no need to think about liking you
first, and then work hard and persevere in order to like you.”
“Like is a kind of feeling. Feeling is generated by the heart. Feelings
in themselves are ethereal things.”
Yu Chen looked at him quietly, his eyes calm and gentle, like a lake
full of moonlight.
He said, “I’ve been thinking a lot these days. I used to think you just
wouldn’t love easily, but as long as we are together, as long as I
always love you, you will always fall in love with me.”
“But Guo Wenhao’s appearance made me realize that this is not the
case. It’s not that you won’t love easily, you just won’t love me
easily.”
“No,” Ling Qing interrupted, “It has nothing to do with Guo Wenhao,
and neither do I love him!”
“Of course you don’t love him now, but you have loved him before,
haven’t you? You also gave all your friendship to him, but you were
not destined to be together, so you have reached this point.”
Ling Qing shook his head, “Xiao Yu, things are not what you think at
all!”
Yu Chen felt that he was really not easy. In order to make yourself
happy, you are willing to deny your past love.
However, with the words in black and white and the photos as
evidence, his former love was clearly there.
He didn’t need to restrain himself like this for him.
“That was a part of your past. It’s not your fault, it’s just that we
met too late, I won’t blame you for this.”
Ling Qing: …
What else could he say? Yu Chen had his own explanation for
everything he said, and now he could only confess that he came
through time?
“If we are just in love and I love you, you don’t need to force
yourself to love me. You can just leave without accepting it. But
now, just because I love you, you have to stay with me. Isn’t it
unfair to you that you even force yourself to fall in love with me?”
Ling Qing felt that he no longer understood.
Yu Chen looked at him and said in a calm voice, “You really wanted
to divorce me, right?”
He said, “Stop abusing yourself. If I’m really not the type you like, if
you really can’t like me, then I’m willing to divorce you.”
“Ling Qing, I agree with what you said before, I am willing to divorce
you.”
At this moment, Ling Qing felt that everything had become blurry,
and the previous quarrel seemed to be ringing in his ears.
Yu Chen chased him confused and asked, “Where are you going?”
Ling Qing pushed him away and stared at him, eyes full of
resentment and anger.
He said through gritted teeth, and the hatred in his eyes was
unconcealed and overflowing.
Ling Qing knocked his hand away and said angrily, “Did I say I was
wronged?”
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Ling Qing gritted his teeth, feeling aggrieved at this moment. Like an
extinct volcano that had been pent-up for a long time, magma
spurted out and exploded instantly.
He clearly said that he would never make the same mistakes as his
parents, but he still ended up like his parents.
“Let go. Don’t you think I’m wronged enough at this time?” Ling
Qing yelled.
He was angry and resentful. He had never been so resentful of Yu
Chen or his appearance before.
He was the one who clearly promised that he would always like him.
It was the same as what his parents once said about him being their
“favorite baby”. It was just a joke and a perfunctory one!
Ling Qing pushed him angrily, but Yu Chen held him and didn’t let
go.
He could feel that Ling Qing’s mood was wrong. Although he didn’t
know why, it was definitely more than what he just said.
“What do we talk about?” Ling Qing said angrily, “Don’t you want us
to divorce? I promise you, I will divorce you now!”
He said, “I was wrong. I won’t say such things again, okay? Don’t be
like this. Can you sit down first?”
He reached out to touch Ling Qing’s face, but was slapped on the
wrist by Ling Qing, “We are about to get divorced, why are you
touching me?!”
Yu Chen then held his face and went to kiss him. But Ling Qing
turned his head and refused to cooperate with him but was hugged
into his arms again.
“We won’t divorce.” Yu Chen said sadly, “I love you, and I don’t want
to leave you.”
Ling Qing’s eyes suddenly became sore, and the anger and
grievance in his heart were intertwined, making him hate Yu Chen
but not be able to help but love him.
A few months ago, he could calmly smile and talk to Yu Chen about
divorce and let him think about it carefully.
But just a few months later, Yu Chen just said this for his sake, and
he wished he could lock him up so that he would never have such
thoughts again in his life.
Ling Qing opened his mouth angrily and bit him on the shoulder.
Yu Chen was caught off guard and got bitten by him, feeling severe
pain in his shoulder. He then looked down at Ling Qing, but could
only see his soft black hair, but not his expression.
He kissed his hair and let him bite him without saying a word, but
his heart ached.
He never expected that Ling Qing would have such a big reaction to
one sentence.
His original intention was only for his own good, as he was afraid
that he would become a constraint for Ling Qing and become a
regret for Ling Qing when he looked back on his life in the future.
Love was selfish, and Yu Chen was also selfish. He also wanted to
possess the person in front of him.
That’s why he added the sentence “if you don’t love me, if you can’t
like me” before the divorce.
This was something Yu Chen had not expected but would never
forget.
He hugged Ling Qing tightly, hugged him carefully, and said to him,
“We are not getting divorced. As long as you don’t want to, we will
always be together. I will always like you, okay?”
Ling Qing bit his shoulder with all the effort, while his whole body
seemed to be suppressing some kind of emotion.
His chest trembled slightly, and he slowly relaxed, his tone unsteady,
as he said, “You say this now, who knows what you will say in two
days.”
“You also said before that you will always like me, but now? Don’t
you want to divorce me?”
Yu Chen hugged him and tried to kiss his lips, but he bit him back,
causing blood to flow out.
Ling Qing’s lips were stained with blood and were bright red as he
said, “I hate people telling me to divorce.” He said loudly.
Yu Chen raised his hand, slowly wiped away the blood on his lips
with his thumb and said gently: “Then we will never talk about it
again.”
He looked at Ling Qing, who was angry but aggrieved like a trapped
animal and said, “Let’s not say anything, okay? No matter who
appears again, we will never say this again, okay?”
Ling Qing didn’t say anything. He just lowered his head. After a long
time, he finally leaned into his arms as if he had forgiven him.
The night was quiet, and so were the two people who had been
making the noise.
He said, “I don’t like Guo Wenhao. I’m not even familiar with him.
I’ve only met him once.”
Yu Chen took back his words in mid-sentence and didn’t even know
how to answer.
He then said, “Ling Qing didn’t really like him. To a greater extent,
he used himself to make Guo Wenhao like him. He liked Guo
Wenhao just because he treated him well.”
He saw Ling Qing raise his head, and saw that his eyes were calm,
as he asked, “Don’t you understand?”
“Because we are two people, and you and I married each other. That
Ling Qing and me are not the same person.”
He even felt that he should have made it clear a long time ago. If he
had spoken out earlier, he would not have heard Yu Chen talk to him
about divorce.
“I’m not from your world. You can understand it as parallel time and
space. I’m from another world. The day after you and Ling Qing got
married, I crossed over and became him, so I was with you at that
time and also asked you for a divorce.”
“Because at that time, I didn’t know you at all, and I wasn’t ready to
be with you.”
“The first thing I received was his resentment, which was about you
being sorry for him. So I was very rude to you at first, but later you
explained it clearly to me, and I felt that there was nothing wrong
with you, so I didn’t care anymore. You said you wanted to live a
good life with me, and I agreed. I didn’t lie to you, I didn’t. It’s hard
for me to like others. I’ve never liked Guo Wenhao, nor anyone else.
Now, do you understand?”
“I’m not Ling Qing of this world, I’m Ling Qing of another world. If
you want Ling Qing of this world, then I’m sorry, I don’t know where
he went, and neither do I know how to return him to you, but I can
promise you a divorce.”
Ling Qing left his lap and stood on the ground again.
Yu Chen said helplessly, “Are you deliberately getting angry with me?
You have been living with me for so long. Don’t you know that I love
you now.”
“You still have time to think about it carefully. After all, when you got
married, I wasn’t the one you wanted to marry.”
So, he sighed, hugged him again, and said in a good voice, “Don’t
be angry, can I never mention Guo Wenhao again?”
“What we are talking about now is not about Guo Wenhao.” Ling
Qing said indifferently, “That’s right. My business, Yu Chen, I didn’t
lie to you about it. I guarantee you with my life that what I said is
true. So, you’d better think about it seriously.”
“I don’t need to think about it,” Yu Chen said. “I know very well that
I like you, and I also know very well when I started to like you. If
according to what you said, you are not the same person, then I can
also tell you clearly that when we got married, there was no
emotion, it’s just that he wanted it forcefully and I agreed out of
anger.”
“This was a wrong marriage, but your appearance later turned a bad
thing into a good thing.”
“Really?” Then he finally smiled.
“Then remember what you said today.” Ling Qing gritted his teeth
and said, “Remember that you said you like me, and remember that
you chose me after knowing everything.”
“If you dare to talk about divorce again in the future, don’t blame
me for doing something irrational.”
Yu Chen looked at the red fragility in his eyes, held his slightly
trembling hand, and pressed him into his arms.
“No.” He kissed Ling Qing’s lips and said softly, “I love you.”
Ling Qing bit his lips and kissed him back roughly.
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Yu Chen let him pull and kissed him gently. No matter how fierce
and irritable Ling Qing was, he remained as gentle as ever.
So, he hugged Yu Chen and asked him, “Do you know who you are
kissing?”
Yu Chen rubbed his face with his fingers and said back to him, “The
one I love.”
He then looked at the person in front of him and lowered his head to
kiss him.
Yu Chen kissed him tenderly, slowly took off his clothes, and slowly,
gently and powerfully took possession of him.
Ling Qing lay on his shoulder and saw the teeth mark he had just
bitten. He then reached out and touched it, after which he opened
his mouth and once again deepened the mark on his shoulder.
This was his person, he thought, and it must be his for the rest of
his life.
Yu Chen felt a little pain, looked down at him, but couldn’t bear to
blame him, so he only hugged him tightly.
The two had sex on the sofa once, then Yu Chen hugged him to the
bed.
Ling Qing didn’t let him leave and did it with him a second time and
a third time.
It wasn’t until he ran out of energy that he slowed down and leaned
into Yu Chen’s arms.
Yu Chen pulled up the quilt to cover his shoulders and asked him,
“Do you want to take a shower?”
Ling Qing shook his head, only kept hugging him, and leaning
against him quietly.
After a long time, Yu Chen felt some moisture on his shoulders. He
was stunned for a second, but the next second he wanted to see
Ling Qing’s face.
But Ling Qing held him tightly, not letting him see his face.
Yu Chen felt helpless and asked him, “What’s wrong with you?”
He gently stroked Ling Qing’s head. Ling Qing felt it, endured it
quietly, and then slowly closed his eyes.
He was indeed a little sleepy. The ups and downs of emotions this
night was too tiring for him. He wanted to rest for a while, just for a
while.
He held Yu Chen in his arms, and the moment he closed his eyes, he
whispered, “I like you.”
The director he met told him, I like you. Ling Qing said with a smile,
but I don’t like you like that.
The actor he taught also told him, I like you, but Ling Qing still
politely refused, saying I don’t like you like that.
But what kind did he like?
But today, he felt that he seemed to see clearly what love looked
like.
The moment Yu Chen talked to him about the divorce, the anger in
his heart, the evil thoughts surging in his mind, and the reluctance
he hid in his heart all impacted his reason.
His emotions were too complicated, but his feelings became clearer
and clearer in these layers of tight packages.
He had lived with Yu Chen for so long, feeling his care and
friendship, as well as his tenderness and tolerance.
He loved Yu Chen. He had already fallen in love with him as early as
the first time he gave himself to Yu Chen.
He thought he didn’t love him deeply, but in fact he just didn’t dare
to look down.
The love was too deep and it was too difficult to escape.
Ling Qing’s sleep was not peaceful. Occasionally he would wake up,
feel the breath and body temperature of the person around him, and
then fall asleep again.
Yu Chen woke up very early the next day, while Ling Qing hadn’t
woken up yet, so he didn’t call him. He only sent a message to his
secretary saying that he might not go to the company today.
Ling Qing’s state last night was so abnormal that Yu Chen was very
worried about him, and even more worried that he would be
unwilling to tell him why he was like this.
He looked at Ling Qing who was sleeping peacefully with his head
down, and for the first time, he felt that he was a very insecure
person.
He was like a flower growing in water. It seemed that it had left the
soil and did not need nutrients, however, it would still wither due to
lack of water.
Yu Chen guessed that the him in another world might have probably
been hurt in family or love.
Ling Qing said that he had never loved anyone else, so it was most
likely his family.
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw Ling Qing waking up.
“I’m not busy today. I’ll stay with you at home.” Yu Chen said with a
smile.
Yu Chen glanced down and smiled, “It hurt at the time, but it
doesn’t hurt anymore.”
He was afraid Ling Qing would blame himself, so he hugged him and
said, “It’s okay, just treat it as a stamp, it’s quite rare.”
Ling Qing smiled when he heard this, “You shouldn’t say that.”
He then said, “My parents argued and got divorced when I was a
child, so I don’t like these two words.”
He looked at Ling Qing and touched his face, “You should have told
me earlier.”
“This involves the real me. I was afraid you will be surprised. I also
think this kind of thing is too fantastical, so I don’t want to say it.”
He then looked at Yu Chen and said, “I’m not lying to you. I used to
live in another world. My parents divorced and they didn’t want me.
So, my grandma took me in. That’s why I’m a little afraid of love.”
“I like you.”
“Yes, but my parents also loved each other, so I don’t know how
long the relationship between us will last, so I hope you can love me
first, love me very much, so that I can feel more at ease.”
“And the Ling Qing you married didn’t like him either.” Ling Qing
gave him some information, “He just wanted to hug his thigh.”
“Of course…”
Before Ling Qing could finish his words, he was kissed by Yu Chen.
Yu Chen rubbed his lips and asked, “Will you marry me?”
Ling Qing bit his finger and whispered, “Yes, but you have to wait.”
Ling Qing laughed and couldn’t help but hug his neck and rub
against his ear.
“Xiao Yu, you are so cute.” He said softly, “How can you be so cute?”
Yu Chen smiled and asked him, “Do you want to take a bath? You
didn’t take a bath last night, and those things stayed in your body.
Not very good.”
Ling Qing: …
Yu Chen looked at him with a confused look on his face and asked
doubtfully, “There won’t be any big problems if I don’t wear a
condom, right?”
But I will!
Ling Qing shook his head, “It’s not very good, dear.”
After all, if God destined him to get pregnant, he couldn’t escape it!
“Xiao Yu, show me the photos of you when you were a child another
day.”
“What for?”
“Print it out and enlarge it, take a closer look, and try to give birth to
a child that looks like you.”
Yu Chen chuckled and touched his belly, “Are you willing to give birth
to a baby for me?”
“Okay.” Yu Chen smiled and said, “I’ll love you the most even if we
don’t have children, and I will love you the most even if we have
children in the future.”
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He said this, but still picked him up and entered the bathroom.
By the time the two of them came out again, Ling Qing had finally
put on his pajamas.
When the housekeeper saw the two of them coming down, he was
about to say something. But then he caught a glimpse of the marks
on Yu Chen’s collarbone and thought that that a brief separation was
better than being newlyweds. Last night must have been quite
intense.
So, he wisely turned around and left, leaving the cook to prepare
today’s lunch.
After eating, the two chatted for a while. Yu Chen then went to the
study to work, and Ling Qing went into the study to accompany him.
He read for a while, thought quietly for a while, and asked Yu Chen,
“Do you have Guo Wenhao’s phone number?”
Ling Qing sat up, “Yes, I want to talk to him and save him from
coming back to see us later.”
Ling Qing walked up to him with a smile, bent down, held his face
and pressed it as he said, “I’ll talk to him at home, with my phone
on speakerphone. Can’t you listen the whole time?”
“Okay.”
Guo Wenhao was very surprised, “Xiao Qing, you came to me.”
Yu Chen: “Hehe.”
Ling Qing almost laughed as well when he heard his voice. But he
kissed Yu Chen and said to Guo Wenhao, “I have something to talk
to you about, please come to my house.”
“Now?” Guo Wenhao said excitedly, “Okay, Xiao Qing, wait for me.”
After saying that, Ling Qing hung up, “It won’t be long.”
When Yu Chen saw that he was still wearing his home pajamas, he
stood up and pulled him into their bedroom. He added a
windbreaker to him and buttoned it up. And only then was he a little
satisfied.
Ling Qing:…
Ling Qing stretched out his hand and gave him a thumbs up, “That’s
right!”
Ling Qing put on his windbreaker and went downstairs with the
housekeeper to the living room.
Guo Wenhao was already sitting on the sofa. Seeing him appear, his
face was full of joy.
Ling Qing looked at him from a distance, feeling that he was indeed
annoying, but also pitiful.
The original owner didn’t really like him in high school but chose him
because he was the best choice among his options.
That’s all.
Why was it worth it that after a few years, people would still
remember it and even want to renew their relationship?
Ling Qing glanced at the butler, who nodded slightly and went to
prepare the coffee.
“To make a long story short,” Ling Qing got straight to the point,
“You went to see Yu Chen?”
“Did Yu Chen tell you?” Guo Wenhao snorted lightly and said
disdainfully: “Then did he tell you why I went to find him?”
“Of course it’s for your happiness.” Guo Wenhao looked at him, his
eyes full of concern.
“You went to work, so you didn’t know that Yu Chen was with Ling
Bai again behind your back. You two are married, and you obviously
hate Ling Bai so much, how could he still have contact with Ling
Bai!”
“If according to you, Yu Chen doesn’t like me, then when he sees
that letter, it will only make him angry, and it will be even worse for
me. And if Yu Chen likes me, then he will inevitably become jealous
when he sees that letter, and it will also destroy the relationship
between us. In the end, I will not be happy either. No matter which
way, it’s me who gets hurt, you know?”
Ling Qing frowned, “You came here last time too. Let me make it
very clear, I am living a good life and I am very satisfied with my
current life. If you want to give me a gift, I will not take it. This is
my attitude. You should know that I don’t want anything to do with
you anymore.”
Guo Wenhao was stunned for a moment and looked at Ling Qing
blankly, as if he was unwilling to accept it.
“You think it’s for my own good, but I don’t need it.” Ling Qing said
seriously, “You won’t help me, you will only add unnecessary wind
and rain to my already comfortable life, this is not what I want.”
“How long has it been since you left?” Ling Qing patiently explained
to him, “It’s been so long that you don’t even understand a lot of
things now.”
“Ling Bai and I no longer have the tit-for-tat relationship we had at
the beginning. We reconciled. Our relationship is pretty good now.”
He said, “Guo Wenhao, you don’t like me as much as you think, and
I don’t like you as much as you think, so for all these years, you
haven’t come back to see me, and I haven’t gone abroad to look for
you. So, we are not as important to each other as you think.”
But Ling Qing interrupted him, “Why not? It’s been six or seven
years since you left. Have you not been back to the country once in
these six or seven years?”
Ling Qing answered for him: “You must have come, but you didn’t
come to see me.”
“How much can you like me?” Ling Qing asked, “When we broke up,
you didn’t refuse; after we broke up, you didn’t return home
immediately and say you didn’t agree; even after so many years,
you never had contact with me again. How much can like this kind
of thing count?”
Ling Qing did not deny that Guo Wenhao liked the original owner,
but he did not think that Guo Wenhao’s love for the original owner
was so deep.
They were separated for six or seven years, not six or seven days.
Over the years, there were too many times to save this relationship,
but they both did nothing until the original owner and Yu Chen got
married.
This kind of love was like the glass products in the showcase.
Because it was born too young and beautiful, it looked beautiful, but
it could not withstand bumps and would break with the slightest
touch.
“I don’t like you anymore.” He said to Guo Wenhao, “So I’m not
surprised by your appearance, nor excited by what you do.”
“I like Yu Chen, that’s why I felt uneasy when I got to know about
you going to him, for fear that he would misunderstand something.”
“In the future, I hope we will not meet again, and I hope you will
not look for Yu Chen again, please don’t disturb our lives anymore.”
The housekeeper came over with coffee, but when he saw that the
person was gone, he had to ask Ling Qing, “What should I do with
this coffee?”
Ling Qing turned back and smiled at him, “You can drink it.”
Yu Chen looked at the phone in front of him and hung up the call
the moment Ling Qing walked in.
“Are you satisfied?” Ling Qing asked.
In fact, he felt somewhat fortunate that Ling Qing had not fallen in
love with Guo Wenhao.
People were just like this. Although they said that they didn’t care
about the past, in their hearts, they always hoped that they would
be the only ones for the other person.
“I’m very happy.” Yu Chen said, “I’m very happy that you appeared
in this world.”
Ling Qing looked up at him, raised his head and kissed his lips,
“Then I’m very happy too.”
“If you tell me to break up, I won’t agree easily,” Yu Chen said
suddenly.
“I will not be separated from you for six or seven years. I will run
into you countless times, keep peeking at your life, and hope that
you never meet the next person.”
Ling Qing smiled, shook his head and said, “You won’t.”
His love was very bright, so bright that his selfish desires were clear,
he would be jealous, angry and possessive, but at the same time, he
was also very selfless.
“If I tell you to break up, you must not agree to it.” Ling Qing looked
at Yu Chen and raised his right hand, “No matter when, no matter
what state I am in, if I say break up or divorce to you, it must be
fake, don’t agree, because I definitely don’t want you to agree.”
They intertwined their fingers with each other, then they bent their
eyes and laughed.
Yu Chen stayed with Ling Qing at home for a day and went to the
company only the next day.
Before Secretary Sun had time to report the work, she saw the
obvious marks on his collarbone, and her heart instantly turned into
a screaming chicken, squawking.
After reporting her work with restraint, she went out and opened her
best friend group.
Sun Meili: [Exciting!!! Our Mr. Yu must have someone at home!!!
The other party is probably still a little wild cat. There are hickeys all
over Mr. Yu’s collarbone today!!! It’s so horny!!]
Sun Meili: [Didn’t take the photo, didn’t dare to take the photo,
envied the little wild cat, eh eh eh]
Sun Meili: [I will observe in secret and report back to you if there is
any progress!]
Huo Qi looked at his neck, “You and sister-in-law, were you very
intense last night?”
Huo Qi:????
Huo Qi smacked his tongue, “Yu, you have changed. You used to be
a very pure fish, did you know that?”
Yu Chen was very calm, “Pureness, can you eat it? No.”
Huo Qi: …
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Huo Qi imitated his tone at that time, “Will I like him? If I like him, I
am a dog!”
He crossed his arms and looked at Yu Chen, “Come on, let me hear
a bark.”
Yu Chen:…
“If you have nothing to do, get out and don’t affect my work.”
Huo Qi had no choice but to say seriously, “Okay, let’s get down to
business. My sister-in-law said before that he wanted to act in a
movie. I picked a few movies according to his request and sent them
to your email. You can go back and show them to him.”
“Okay.”
“There are two highlights here that I have marked. One is from a
great director and the other is a good script. You can ask him to
focus on these two and choose one if he likes it.”
“Your wife plans to win an award for his first movie, how can I not
be serious?”
Yu Chen didn’t expect Ling Qing to have such an idea, “He’s quite
ambitious.”
“But it’s probably difficult.” Yu Chen sighed, “It’s not easy to get
nominated.”
It’s not that he didn’t trust Ling Qing, it’s just that the chance of
winning the award for his first film was really slim.
Yu Chen forwarded the email to Ling Qing and told him on WeChat
that he should read it for himself first. If he was not sure, he could
discuss it with Yun He.
He opened the email and looked at it, and at a glance he saw the
two scripts highlighted by Huo Qi. The two scripts each had their
own emphasis, and both were pretty good. After reading it carefully,
Ling Qing listed these two as candidates, but still continued reading
below.
He read the scripts for a day, selected the ones he liked better and
sent them to Yun He, asking her to contact them for him.
Yun He looked at his choice and praised: “You have good taste.”
That’s natural, Ling Qing thought, after all, he had been in this
industry for so long.
After the last audition, “March Peach Blossom Smile” would finally be
broadcast.
Book fans had been selling Amway on Weibo and forums for a long
time, and marketing accounts had also posted related publicity.
This was the first time that the housekeeper saw the two of them
attaching so much importance to a TV series, and asked, “What TV
series is so good? Are you starting to watch it now?”
So, he washed a plate of fruit and sat on the sofa to watch it with
them.
After the news broadcast ended, it took another ten minutes before
the TV finally started.
The theme song sounded, and Ling Qing couldn’t help but get
excited. He listened to the boy singing softly and said in surprise:
“This singer sings well.”
Ling Qing glanced at him sideways, smiled and fed him a piece of
popcorn.
Housekeeper: …
This living room didn’t need his presence. The lights were already
bright enough. Why would they need him as a light bulb?
Ling Qing saw him leaving and touched Yu Chen, “Uncle Wang is
going?”
Yu Chen hugged him and leaned into his ear and said, “Uncle Wang
is embarrassed.”
“Uncle Wang is also embarrassed sometimes? “Ling Qing was
shocked.
For the first time, Ling Qing felt that their housekeeper Wang was
quite shy.
After the theme song was sung, the main episode finally started. Qin
Yanyu appeared first. Ling Qing said objectively, “Qin Yanyu’s
appearance is pretty good-looking.”
“It’s okay.” Yu Chen didn’t have any particular feelings, “She also
looks okay, otherwise she wouldn’t be a star.”
Too straight!
As he was talking, he saw Ling Qing appear from the corner of his
eye. Ling Qing looked very good-looking. He was dressed in white,
and his long hair that looked like splashes of ink was tied up in half,
with a hairband inlaid with gold thread. He looked very chic. And
casual.
It was a pity that Ling Qing was not naturally modest, so he nodded,
“I think so too.”
The pace of this drama was quite fast. The male protagonist He
Chaoyang and the female protagonist Zhao Anning had been
engaged to be marriage since childhood, but they had never met
until they were both over 18 years old. When the Zhao family
thought of this, they just wrote a letter and asked the He family if
they were still willing to get married.
The He family was naturally willing, but He Chaoyang was not willing
to marry the eldest daughter of the Zhao family, whom he had never
met before, so he left a letter saying that his friend was in trouble
and that he had gone to his rescue.
On the other hand, after receiving a reply from the He family, Zhao
Anning also left a letter out of curiosity about her fiancé, quietly left
home and went to the He family.
The two met in the county town next to the He family. At that time,
Zhao Anning was asking the waiter for directions to the He family.
He Chaoyang, who was sitting by the window eating, looked at her
unconsciously and quickly guessed that she was his fiancée.
Zhao Anning had entered the world for the first time, and she was
alone. Moreover, she was beautiful and delicate, so it was inevitable
that someone would be malicious towards her.
He Chaoyang saw that some people in the store coveted her and
stayed overnight, wanting to protect her.
She threw the people out of the house and saw He Chaoyang
standing aside, so she asked smiling very sweetly, “Did you hear the
noise?”
He Chaoyang nodded.
Zhao Anning smiled brightly and said, “I have solved the problem.
Thank you for your kindness.”
She was generous, lively and cute.
He Chaoyang couldn’t help but feel fond of her and started talking
with her.
Zhao Anning also learned during the conversation that he also lived
in Luoshui, and smiled and asked him if he could take him to He’s
house in Luoshui.
The first episode ended here. The audience had a good viewing
experience, the ratings were rising, and the hot searches were also
rising.
Ling Qing scrolled through Weibo and saw in the real-time updates
on Weibo that many netizens who had just watched the TV were
exclaiming:
“Isn’t it better this year? If you don’t like the actor? Then I’ll
go with Ling Qing. As long as the plot doesn’t break down
later and his acting skills don’t break down, if that happens
I’ll poke my eyes out! It’s so good.”
Ling Qing looked at the comments from netizens and went around
the forum. Basically, they were all praising him and Qin Yanyu, and
some fans had even made special posts for him.
Ling Qing looked at the time of posting, it was the time when the TV
series had just started broadcasting. Unexpectedly, there were
thousands of replies already.
So many people?
Ling Qing clicked in and felt what a fancy rainbow fart was. The fans
in the building basically praised him for everything from his face to
his temperament, and from his line to his acting skills.
“Damn, Ling Qing’s line skills are so good? The original voice
sounds so good.”
“I also feel that he is not inferior to Qin Yanyu at all, and his
acting skills are not inferior to Qin Yanyu’s.”
“Lid, I think Ling Qing’s acting skills are better than Qin
Yanyu’s. Sister Dayan, please don’t scold me.”
“I think so too.”
Ling Qing looked at the crazy number of fans on his Weibo, and he
thought so too.
Facts had proved that everyone’s feeling was right.
After the first day of broadcast, the data of “March Peach Blossom
Smile” was surprisingly good, and it skyrocketed in the following
days.
On the sixth day, He Chaoyang and Zhao Anning solved the troubles
they encountered on the road together. But He Chaoyang
unexpectedly fell off his horse[1]. Zhao Anning was surprised to find
that her new friend turned out to be her fiancé. She was so angry
that she fought with him on the spot. Seeing this, the whole network
laughed wildly, and everyone slapped the table to express that they
were waiting for He Chaoyang to pursue his wife at the
crematorium.
Ling Qing became an instant hit, and before the show was finished,
it was already a hit.
She thought Ling Qing would become famous, but she didn’t expect
it to happen so quickly and suddenly!
Ling Qing himself didn’t react, but this didn’t stop him from being
happy to hear it.
At that time, he comforted himself that it was okay. Ling Qing was
not a top performer anyway. When he saw him in the future, there
would be plenty of opportunities to teach him a lesson.
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“I don’t want to play those, I want to play the leading male lead, do
you understand the leading male lead?”
“Then wait a moment, there are few scripts for leading male leads
now, and there are already suitable candidates for the previous
ones. The new IP projects have also not been approved yet.”
He was not happy, and his fans were not happy either. The reason
was simple: they had failed miserably.
Ling Qing’s popularity was very high at the moment. Fans were
saying things to each other, and coupled with the passers-by, Chen
Hongming’s fans were simply unable to fight back, and in the end
they could only behave and delete the post.
But Ling Qing didn’t know that since he was preparing to shoot a
magazine cover with Qin Yanyu.
Yun He watched him change his clothes and come out, and said in
surprise, “Handsome!”
Ling Qing adjusted his clothes in the mirror and looked at himself in
the mirror with some confusion, “Have I gained weight recently?”
“No, right?” Yun He said, “I feel that you are pretty much the same
as before.”
Qin Yanyu had also changed her clothes by this time. Looking at him
wearing a white shirt and suit pants, she thought he looked pretty
good in modern clothes as well.
Ling Qing felt as though he had gained weight, and his abdominal
muscles were no longer so obvious.
etc!
Ling Qing: …
Anyway, he didn’t feel any discomfort now, nor did he have any
symptoms of pregnancy, so as long as he didn’t go for a check-up,
he would never be pregnant!
A magazine shoot finished very quickly. Ling Qing had taken many
magazine photos before traveling through time, and Qin Yanyu had
long been accustomed to it.
The two took several single and double photos respectively, and then
ended the shooting.
Ling Qing smiled, and Qin Yanyu smiled dryly, both of them showing
very gentle smiles.
After taking the magazine photos, Ling Qing returned home in the
nanny car.
He was lying on the bed, very worried about whether he was really
pregnant?
Alas, women could still take a pregnancy test, but could men do the
same? How to measure it?
Ling Qing regretted it. Why did he study finance? He should have
studied medicine!
Ling Qing couldn’t figure it out, so he simply closed his eyes and
started to sleep.
When Yu Chen came back, he saw him lying on the bed, sleeping
very soundly.
He lifted the quilt, lay down in it, and hugged Ling Qing. Ling Qing
naturally curled up into his arms, feeling inexplicably well-behaved.
Yu Chen opened his eyes hazily and said hoarsely, “What’s wrong?”
Ling Qing asked him, “Do you want to eat? It’s dinner time.”
Yu Chen smiled, stretched out his arms and hugged him, still feeling
sleepy, his voice was still a little hoarse, as he said in a low voice: “If
I don’t eat, I will eat you.”
Ling Qing: …
He held Yu Chen’s head and kissed him, “Let’s eat, it’s evening and
I’m hungry.”
“Then let’s go eat.” Yu Chen rubbed the tip of his nose and kissed his
lips again, smiling broadly and gently.
Ling Qing rubbed his face and a smile appeared on his face.
They had steak for dinner. The steak was very tender and Ling Qing
was very satisfied.
At this moment, Yun He called him and said that two of the three
crews he had auditioned for had already replied to her and the
audition was successful.
Ling Qing was very calm. He was very clear about his own
performance level. He performed normally and would not lose the
audition because of his acting skills. If the final audition failed, it
would most likely be because of his popularity.
But now that he had exploded, his popularity had followed, so at this
time, there was no reason for losing the audition.
“Okay, I get it. I’ll think about which one I want to take.”
After all, among the three scripts, relatively speaking, he was more
inclined to the script “The Dream”.
But suddenly one day, both his parents committed suicide, and Mo
Tang and his brother fell from the clouds into the mud in an instant.
He felt that his family’s death was strange, but everyone advised him
to be more open-minded. This was life.
His mother’s friend told him that his mother had cheated on his
father with her old classmate and he had found out. She guessed
that his father killed his mother first and then committed suicide.
His brother couldn’t accept that his parents were such people. He
was so painful and resentful that he began to drink to drown his
sorrows.
But the results he got made the story more and more similar to what
his parents’ friends had said at the beginning.
But Mo Tang didn’t accept it. He didn’t believe that his mother would
cheat, let alone that his father would embezzle public funds. He
knew very well what his parents were like, and they were not such
people.
However, public funds had indeed been misappropriated, and the
person who embezzled it had indeed turned out to be his father.
His mother’s old classmate did exist in his mother’s address book,
and there were intimate photos of them on her phone.
Mo Tang’s brother gave up. He moved out of this home that was full
of bad memories for him, put down his parents, and started his own
life again.
But his brother just asked him, “Are you still dreaming? Have you not
woken up from the dream?”
His brother refused to listen to him and kicked him out of the house.
Mo Tang said seriously: “I have lived with them for 20 years. I know
what they are like. I know them and I don’t accept it. If I don’t
speak for them, then no one will speak for them!”
At the end of the story, all the truth was revealed, and everyone was
sighing, except Mo Tang, who fell asleep with relief.
In the dream, the family was reunited, and they seemed to be back
to their normal days. The four of them were eating around the table,
laughing and talking about what happened today.
Ling Qing had auditioned for the role of Mo Tang. This role could be
said to be the absolute male protagonist in the movie, with the
strongest tension and expressiveness.
Ling Qing checked the director of this script and found that he was a
new director with a very captivating lens and strong control over the
story.
There was no doubt that this was a director with ideas and abilities,
so from the beginning, this was what he cared about the most.
Unfortunately, “Complaining of Dreams” had not yet given him a
reply.
When Yun He saw it, she just felt that the wind and water were
constantly turning, and they always turned back.
“The crew of “Love Will be Yours” sent you an invitation, hoping that
you can participate and play the male lead. If you are willing, they
don’t even need you to audition, they can cast you directly. I saw
the salary, and it’s not bad.”
“Is this also an IP?” Ling Qing didn’t understand very well.
“That’s right. It was also published as a book first. The sales of the
book were good, so they adapted it into a drama. It’s a modern
drama.”
“I don’t want to take on this kind of drama first.” Ling Qing obviously
had his own plan, “I don’t want to completely become a commercial
actor. When it comes to popularity, it’s good to maintain it. There is
no need to constantly consolidate it. More importantly, I hope that
my works will be more representative and not too homogeneous.”
“Okay,” Yun He smiled and said, “Actually, I didn’t plan to let you
take it, because the heroine of this drama is Tan Keyao, hahaha, are
you surprised?”
Ling Qing had almost forgotten who this was, but after a minute or
two of thinking about it, he just remembered.
“Yeah, it’s going round and round, and it’s her again, but before she
disliked you, now it’s you who dislike her.”
“Then there’s no need to think so, I’m just not interested in this
drama, no matter who the heroine is, she just makes me even less
interested.”
Sure enough, after Tan Keyao found out that Ling Qing had rejected
the invitation to play “Love Will Be Yours”, she turned to her agent
and said, “Did he do it on purpose?”
“At that time, I disliked him for being unpopular, so I didn’t want to
act with him. And I let him go. Now he is popular, so he rejected it
when he saw that the heroine was me!”
The agent also thought that this was the case, and said regretfully,
“If I had known that this drama would become such a big hit, I
would have insisted that you should act in it. Now that I think about
it, the investment in this drama was quite large from the beginning,
and the book is also very popular. It must indeed be a hit.”
Tan Keyao slapped the table in anger, “Qin Yanyu is really lucky, she
can catch up with any good thing, and she took it from me but she
can still be popular!”
But it was inevitable that no one would be willing to accept this kind
of thing!
If they had known, they would never leave, they would definitely
stay on the crew and finish filming the movie, then now, Tan Keyao
would be the famous one.
It was a pity that there was no medicine for regret in this world.
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The last variety show had been taped, and the audition results for
“Complaining of Dreams” had also come out.
“Really?”
“Then let’s reduce it.” He didn’t care too much, “I’m not short of
money, so just drop it.”
“Yeah.”
“Okay, I’ll reply to the director.”
“Okay.”
“It’s okay.”
“This is already the second box.” Yu Chen sighed, “I’ve never seen
you like eating something so much before.”
Why was this the second box? Why didn’t he remember that he ate
another box?!
Ling Qing looked at the plums in his hand in horror, feeling that he
was not eating the plums, but feeling fear!
He was silent for a long time, and he didn’t even know whether he
should eat it or not!
Yu Chen walked over with a smile, then took one and stuffed it into
his mouth, “If you like it, I’ll ask Uncle Wang to buy more next time.”
Yu Chen smiled and rubbed his head, “It’s okay, I’ll just treat it as
buying snacks for you.”
Ling Qing looked at the snacks in his hand, always worried that
things were not as simple as snacking.
The crew of “Complaining of Dreams” worked very quickly. The
leading role was decided and preparations were made to start
filming.
Otherwise, when the time came, others would surely look at him like
a panda, who could bear this?
Yu Chen didn’t doubt his purpose for going there, and just said, “I
haven’t had a physical examination this year, so I just want to
accompany you.”
He touched his belly and felt that he now looked like a big kangaroo.
The only difference was that he didn’t have a bag on his belly.
Yu Chen looked at him holding his stomach and asked him, “Does
your stomach hurt?”
Ling Qing immediately retracted his hand and said, “It doesn’t hurt.”
Yu Chen reached out and grabbed Ling Qing’s hand and said to him,
“If you have anything to say, don’t say it behind my back. I can bear
it.”
Zhang Peng: …
Zhang Peng had to let the others go out first, then he looked back
and forth between the two of them, his expression turning very
subtle.
Ling Qing waited for him for a long time, but when he didn’t speak,
he simply said, “Is there something wrong with my health?”
“It shouldn’t count like that.”
“Am I sick?”
“What does it count as?” he said deliberately, “It can’t be that I’m
pregnant.”
Zhang Peng: …
Yu Chen:!!!
Zhang Peng looked at him with a grimace, “I don’t know why, but
the film shows that my sister-in-law does seem to be pregnant.”
Yu Chen:!!!
Yu Chen: …
While Ling Qing looked at him calmly, “Are you happy? You wanted
me to give you a baby every day, but now I really am going to give
you a baby! Are you happy?”
Yu Chen: …
Zhang Peng nodded and opened his mouth to report, “It’s been
more than a month.”
Yu Chen looked at the smile on his face and held his hand tighter,
“Qing Qing, you…”
Yu Chen asked Zhang Peng to go out first, closed the door, and
looked at Ling Qing nervously, “Are you angry?”
Ling Qing:???
“So, I actually feel that this incident is quite sudden.” Yu Chen said
seriously, “I am not the pregnant party myself, and I don’t know how
you feel about being pregnant with the child now, and I don’t know
if you will be mentally disturbed and can’t accept it. But I like you,
not the you who can have children. As I said before, I like you the
most, even if we have children in the future, I will still like you the
most. When I returned to my parents’ house, I said that when the
time was right, we would adopt a child. Now, I am still willing and
able to accept adoption.”
“If you are willing to get pregnant and give birth to this child, we will
keep him. If you feel awkward and unwilling, we can continue with
the previous idea and choose to adopt a child. It does not mean that
you have to give birth to a child to become a father, and noe do I.
Well, no one else can go through this pregnancy process for you, so
our thoughts are all about standing up and talking without pain.
Only your own thoughts are the most important. So, I hope you can
ask yourself and decide whether you want this child or not according
to your own ideas first.”
Ling Qing was stunned for a moment, he didn’t expect him to say
these words.
He then looked at Yu Chen and asked him, “If I don’t accept it, then
we don’t want it? If I don’t have this child now, I also won’t have
children in the future. I will just live a normal life like the most
ordinary male in the world. Is this also okay?”
“Of course.” Yu Chen held his hand and looked at him gently, “We
didn’t know you could still have children before, so we had an
accident. In the future, we will pay more attention and avoid it in
time. Then, I won’t let you get pregnant again.”
This was a result that Ling Qing never expected. He didn’t expect
that Yu Chen would say such things even after knowing about it.
He showed himself another path, a path that was all about him.
If this had happened when he had just transmigrated, Ling Qing felt
that he would be very moved and would even agree without
hesitation. Because at that time, he didn’t accept having children at
all.
How could a man give birth to a child? Why should he give birth?
Why give birth at all?
Because this was their child, a child that only belonged to the two of
them. Everything about them would be passed down and continued
in this child.
This was the fruit of their love, so he accepted and even loved the
child.
Ling Qing smiled and looked at the person in front of him, “Although
I’m very happy that you think about me so much, the baby will
probably be sad if he finds out in the future that you don’t really
want him.”
He tilted his head and smiled, “Even if I don’t give birth, we will
adopt a child. Since there will always be a child, why bother with it.
Although pregnancy is not something I expected, but if it is our
child, I’m quite happy too, this way, we become more like a family.”
Yu Chen only now dared to carefully release the joy in his heart and
hugged him tightly.
His face was also full of joy. He hugged Ling Qing, kissed his ear,
and said warmly, “Whether we have children or not, we are a family,
and I will always be by your side.”
Ling Qing’s pregnancy left him feeling both surprised and happy, but
his surprise was based on the fact that he was not the pregnant
party. As for Ling Qing, who was the pregnant party, was he also
surprised and happy? He didn’t know, and he didn’t dare to
speculate.
Therefore, he suppressed his surprise and only hoped that Ling Qing
would not be harmed as much as possible in this incident.
What he liked was Ling Qing, and his surprise also came from the
fact that this was his and Ling Qing’s child. If Ling Qing was unhappy
because of the arrival of this child and the fact that he could become
pregnant, then he would not be happy either.
Yu Chen thought this was probably Ling Qing’s love. His love was
difficult. He never loved first and didn’t give love easily.
But once he loved you, he would give all his feelings to you without
reservation.
He let go of Ling Qing slightly, looked into his eyes, and said frankly,
“I love you.”
Ling Qing smiled and said softly, “I love you too.”
He now felt somewhat fortunate that he fell in love with Ling Qing
first, so Ling Qing was not the only one who had been changing and
giving, so Ling Qing would not panic because of his sudden
pregnancy.
He was willing to let Ling Qing live in his own love, feel confident
and do what he wanted to do most, rather than fall in love with him
first and then feel uneasy because he couldn’t get a response from
him.
He looked at Ling Qing, his eyebrows and eyes full of deep feeling.
When Ling Qing was looked at by him like this, he just felt that it
would not be a problem to have another child, let alone give birth to
this child!
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“It’s nothing. It’s just that our physical examination hasn’t been
completed yet, and we have only just scratched the surface about
the child.” Ling Qing reminded him.
Only then did Yu Chen come back to his senses, “I’ll call Zhang
Peng.”
Ling Qing smiled and pinched his face. “I’m not as fragile as you
think.”
Yu Chen grabbed his hand and kissed it. After a moment, “I know,
but I’m always afraid that I don’t care about you enough.”
Ling Qing’s heart warmed, “You already care about me more than
enough.”
There could be no one in this world who cared about him more than
Yu Chen.
Seeing that he really didn’t care, Yu Chen opened the door again
and let Zhang Peng come in to talk.
Zhang Peng did not go in, but instead invited the two of them into
his office.
“I won’t make it public. If you two want this child, that’s fine. Just
come here for prenatal checkups regularly in the future. My sister
was found to be pregnant the day before yesterday. I made a list of
things to pay attention to. Sister-in-law, you can also read it. Look.”
Zhang Peng kept talking for a long time. Yu Chen and Ling Qing
listened carefully until the end. Then Ling Qing raised his hand to
ask, “A question.”
“What?”
Ling Qing smiled, feeling a little guilty for no reason, “I’ve been…
There is a movie to be made, so it shouldn’t affect it, right?”
Yu Chen: !!!
Before Zhang Peng could speak, Yu Chen objected, “How could it not
affect it? I’ll call Yun He soon and stop the movie’s filming.”
Ling Qing had guessed that he would say this, “I’m just in the early
stages of pregnancy, it doesn’t matter. Besides, girls still go to work
when they are pregnant. There are actresses who still insist on
filming. They can do it, and so can I.”
“I am not that squeamish.” Ling Qing advised him, “You are not a
squeamish person, and neither am I, so our child must not be
either.”
“Why not? Besides, this movie is not a martial arts movie, and it
doesn’t have any intense action scenes, and the shooting period is
not long, I think it’s okay.”
Yu Chen was tired and could only look at Zhang Peng, “What do you
think?”
Zhang Peng’s eyes lingered between the two of them for a long
time, with a sense of melancholy like a doctor having trouble solving
household chores, “Speaking theoretically, you can work during
pregnancy, as long as you pay attention. But how to operate it
depends on you and your wife. As an outsider, I don’t dare to make
any suggestions.”
Ling Qing turned to look at Yu Chen and said proudly, “You heard
him, I can work during pregnancy.”
When they arrived, they thought it was two people, but when they
left, they had realized it was three people.
This feeling was quite strange. Yu Chen glanced at Ling Qing and felt
that his ability to accept was quite strong.
But Ling Qing refused and chose the male protagonist He Chaoyang.
When the light turned red, Yu Chen stopped the car and leaned back
on his chair to think carefully.
Ling Qing saw his serious face and asked him, “What are you
thinking about?”
“I’m thinking about your work.” Yu Chen turned to look at him and
reached out to touch his stomach.
It was still very flat, and he couldn’t feel at all that there was a child
growing under his palm.
Ling Qing looked at him with a smile and said gently, “Then you
think about it slowly first.”
Since Yu Chen said that he was thinking about this matter, it proved
that he was no longer completely unsupportive of his filming, so he
was willing to let Yu Chen figure it out slowly first.
Yu Chen smiled and took his hand away from his stomach, pinched
his face and said nothing.
“Although I’m pregnant, I’m not a porcelain doll. Don’t treat me like
a fragile handicraft.”
Yu Chen reluctantly agreed, “Then you have a good rest and send
me a WeChat message if you have anything to do.”
The butler turned around and said, “What’s the matter, young
master?”
“I’m going to the company first, please take good care of Qing
Qing.”
“Yes, Master.”
Secretary Sun was confused and thought to herself, she didn’t make
any mistakes today, right?
There was no problem with the clothing either, black and white,
classic skin, never go out of style!
She was wondering when she suddenly heard Yu Chen ask him,
“Secretary Sun, if you were pregnant, would you like to rest at home
or continue working?”
Secretary Sun:????
This was too difficult of a question for her, she was still single!
Where could she get pregnant?!
“You can’t say that.” Secretary Sun looked at him and expressed her
opinion, “Work is a part of my life. I can gain recognition and praise
from others and realize myself at work. I can also have work
satisfaction, so this is a way for me to show my self-worth. If I have
to stop working because of pregnancy, it’s okay for two days a day,
but if I am ten months pregnant and I don’t work for ten months, I
will feel very empty.”
Yu Chen nodded but then couldn’t help but educate her: “Your value
should not be reflected through other people’s recognition and
praise. Everyone has their own value. Even if no one praises you,
even if you don’t have a job, you are still valuable, if you feel that
you don’t have it, it’s just because you haven’t discovered your own
strengths and values.”
Secretary Sun was stunned for a moment and blinked, could this be
the case?
“Of course,” Yu Chen agreed with her point of view, “Work is indeed
a way to show self-worth. You are right, but it is only one of the
ways.”
“Is there anything else?” Yu Chen asked her, “Is it just because of
this?”
Her voice was very gentle as she said, “Of course I am willing to pay
for my children, but I also hope that I can still have my own
preferences and interests and they can be respected. If I don’t want
to go to work, then I can choose to stay at home while being
pregnant, that’s no problem. But if I am outgoing, like to
communicate with others, and enjoy the sense of accomplishment
that work brings, then I also hope that, neither my husband nor my
parents-in-law should interfere with my freedom to go to work,” she
said, “I am the one who is pregnant and the child is in my belly. I
will naturally cherish the baby more than anyone else. After all, if he
is hurt by external forces, it hurts not just him, but me as well.
Therefore, I hope that at this time, someone can care more about
me and my own wishes instead of saying that you have to think
about the child in my belly. Or that it’s for my own good. I’m his
mother, and I will always think about him, but what you call for my
own good is not necessarily what I want.”
He felt that he had made the same mistake. Of course he was not
trying to persuade Ling Qing to think about the child in his belly. He
was just following his own wishes, thinking it was for Ling Qing’s
good.
Just like Guo Wenhao in the past, he thought he was doing it for the
person he liked and thought Ling Qing would be happy, but Ling
Qing was not willing to accept his so-called kindness at all.
What he needed was real care, concern for his wishes, respect for
his ideas, not standing and talking without pain, and letting him give
up his job immediately after accepting the unexpected pregnancy.
Ling Qing had never been a willful person. He had ideas and the
ability to realize his ideas. Since he did not give up filming after
learning that he was pregnant, it proved that he felt that he could
balance these two things.
Then he shouldn’t just block it and not give him a chance to try.
Secretary Sun shook her head, “How embarrassing is that? Mr. Yu,
you didn’t ask me anything.”
“It’s okay.” Yu Chen laughed. He smiled and said, “Go out and work
hard. You have done well this year. Keep up the hard work.”