I woke up to find I have a child - Chapter 52
The reason why the contestants were all gathered on a remote mountain this time was because they were to use the local scenery here to shoot a short forest-themed movie. The script for this short film was written a long time ago and everyone gets only a few lines. The actors will mostly have to improvise, but they can’t go too off-topic as they must keep in mind the forest theme. Then after the shooting the judges will watch the finished product and score and critique everyone’s performance.
In the past two episodes, Duan Weiyang displayed her acting experience through her insightful criticism. Any actor that she gave critique to did not hear a single good word from her. She tended to only criticize what they were lacking in and even if she thought they did something good, she would not bring it up vocally and only quietly adds a few extra points in their final score.
Thus the contestants no longer called Duan Weiyang “Teacher Duan” but the “Curly-haired Demon Lord” from hell.
Unfortunately, this time the Great Demon Lord had a free schedule and thus arrived a day early. While the contestants were busy acting, she would stand to the side, smiling and watching and causing everyone’s heart to tremble in fear. Han Feixu felt that this Demon Lord was a lot like the hidden final boss at the end of a novel.
Ye Mingxin arrived at 3:30 in the morning. After arriving she took a short nap but woke up quickly afterwards. There was a layer of fog in the morning sky when she woke up, and she lowered her fingers to touch the morning dew on some of the plants near the door. Looking at the crystal-clear and unbroken dew drops on her fingers, Ye Mingxin smiled and felt her already good mood rise to a higher level.
Ye Mingxin knows that Han Feixu is the type of person who is determined to sleep as long as she can, refusing to get up even a minute before her alarm. The time was only a little past six in the morning, and Han Fiexu will most definitely not get up till half past seven. During this time, she should go prepare a few things.
Turning towards the dining area of the inn, she walked towards the outside patio when a bell-like laughter rang out. Ye Mingxin stood in the corner and looked over to find Han Feixu, who she thought was still sleeping, chatting and laughing with Chi Qiu.
“…..”
Han Feixu noticed her coming and waved at her, “Ai, you finally woke up! Come over and try this, the innkeeper made it. It’s so good!”
Ye Mingxin walked over and glanced at Chi Qiu, who smiled up at her in a sincere manner, “You’ve got up quite early! The judges actually don’t need to get up so early, so you can sleep a little more.”
Sleep a little more? If I sleep any longer I’m afraid my wife will be stolen from me!
Out on the patio was a wooden dining table where guests can have BBQ parties. Ye Mingxin looked at the seat opposite of Han Feixu and then at Chi Qiu who was sitting next to Han Feixu.
“Chi Qiu, when I came out earlier I saw your assistant was looking for you. She said she couldn’t find one of your dresses.”
Chi Qiu froze, “Which one?”
Ye Mingxin paused for a second and then began to make things up, “I didn’t hear it very clearly, but it seemed to be the one with two different colors?”
Chi Qiu stood up quickly, “That must be the one I just ordered from Ruilan! I’ll go take a look. You two should eat first.”
Ye Mingxin smiled, “Alright.”
As soon as Chi Qiu left, she took over Chi Qiu’s position and sat down.
Han Feixu picked up a steamed pork bun from the steamer and placed it on her plate. They were silent for a while before Han Feixu spoke up, “Her assistant wasn’t looking for her at all, was she?”
Ye Mingxin accepted the plate, “Yes, that’s right. I just wanted her to get up since the seat next to you obviously belongs to me.”
Han Feixu: “….” Her mother-in-law was right, everyone in the Ye Family was quite petty.
The crew woke up one after another and all ate together at the same table. It was quite interesting watching everyone eat, especially Zhang Hao and Nie Kaiyuan. It was always funny watching the two bicker over every little thing, it was like watching a live comedy show.
These two can be considered friends who are bad influences on each other as they will inevitably argue whenever they meet. Everyone treats this as an ordinary thing, but today Duan Weiyang was sitting with them at the table. So after just one barbed exchange between the two, she couldn’t hold it in anymore.
With a bowl of Douhua* in her hands, she was laughing so hard that she was starting to make wheezing sounds before descending into a total silent-type laughter. At a glance, most people would suspect she’s dying of laughter. (*T/N: Tasty tofu treat -> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Douhua)
Not daring to say another thing that might cause another bought of dying laughter, Zhang Hao turned his attention to Han Feixu and Yin Jiahe and teased, “I always thought that our show’s first ship would be Han Yiren and Qi Qing, but unexpectedly, it’s you two who have become popular first. So, how does it feel to be shipped together?”
Feels like being fried, what else is there to feel? (T/N: In chinese, when you ship two people together it’s called ?cp which roughly means to “fry/burn/hype” a ship. So the author is making a pun here)
Zhang Hao could feel the temperature around him drop a few degrees a moment after he said this and realized that he might have mentioned something that shouldn’t be mentioned. So he opened his mouth again, about to fix his mistake, when Yin Jiahe interrupted him with a laugh, “I don’t think I’m allowed to be a part of the shipping wars. You all know who my boss is, so it’s better to not drag me into those muddy waters in the future. Otherwise, I will happily give the gossiper a taste of their own medicine. Although, thinking about it, wouldn’t it be fun if it was the truth and not just idle gossip?”
Although she said these words with a smile on her face, everyone around her looked at her with stunned faces. They all know Yu Tingxue is Yin Jiahe’s boss, lover, and financial backer. They all also hear rumors that Yu Tingxue has ruined contracts, stopped endorsements, sued people for damages, and more just for Yin Jiahe. In just one day, a popular celebrity can fall into the abyss.
Although these were just rumors, if they are true, then Yu Tingxue simply has the power to kill someone!
Even the dense Duan Weiyang noticed the tense atmosphere and quieted down. Han Feixu glanced at Yin Jiahe with a complicated gaze and the other party simply smiled brightly back at her.
As Chi Qiu foretold, she was the one to be eliminated today. In addition, the male contestant that was one of the drop-in contestants was also eliminated. It was quite miserable for him to be eliminated after just being dropped-in for a round.
The mountain they filmed on was steep and remote, so it took nearly two hours of driving on the freeway before they arrived at the airport.
When they reached the first service stop, Ye Mingxin got out of her car and got into Han Feixu’s car.
This time around, Wei Xun was not driving them so Zhong Yuanyuan took over the driving duties.
When Ye Mingxin entered the car, she found Han Feixu deep in thought.
It was rare to see such a serious expression on Han Feixu’s face and Ye Mingxin smiled, “What’s on your mind?”
Han Feixun raised her head, “Does Yin Jiahe dislike Yu Tingxue?”
Ye Mingxin was dumbfounded, “Why do you suddenly ask this?”
“I don’t know. It’s just I had this feeling she’s been unhappy this entire time, even when she smiled at me this morning.” Han Feixu paused, “Her smile was a little scary. How does that saying go, darkness comes before dawn? No, no, more like the calm before the storm.”
Ye Mingxin lowered her gaze, turning the thoughts in her head before raising her head again, “You should leave them alone. The more you meddle in their affairs, the worse it will get. Not only will it not help them, but it will not be good for you and me either.
Han Feixu blinked, “You still haven’t answered my question about whether Yin Jiahe likes Yu Tingxue or not.”
“That’s because I don’t know either.” Ye Mingxin replied truthfully, “I only have an inkling.”
“What?”
“A relationship based on money should not have emotions mixed in with it. Either a relationship is based purely on money or emotions, the two cannot be mixed otherwise it will lead to a dead end.”
Han Feixu seemed to understand, “So they are walking towards a dead end right now.”
Ye Mingxin smiled lightly, “Yes, everyone knows about this matter and it seems you are the only one who doesn’t know about it.”
In other words, even the two parties involved know this?
Han Feixu felt upset about her lack of knowledge, “I may not understand with just my 16 years of memories, but if my memories recovered right now, I would understand these principles perfectly.”
The corners of Ye Mingxin’s raised lips stiffened a little. Han Feixu noticed her silence and asked her, “You….are you afraid of me recovering my memories?”
Ye Mingxin lowered her head, a small smile on her face as she leaned her head on the other’s shoulder, “I used to be a little bit scared, but now I’m not afraid anymore.”
The soft hair brushing against her chest and sticking slightly to her skin made her feel a little itchy, but she didn’t move as she tilted her head and pressed her cheek against Ye Mingxin’s forehead, “Why?”
Ye Mingxin closed her eyes, her voice was soft, too soft, as if her voice was about to disappear into thin air, “Because you are mine. Whether you regain your memory or not, even if I have to chase and pester you, I will win you back.”
After a short period of silence, Ye Mingxin opened her eyes and raised her head to meet Han Feixu’s gaze as she said in a teasing tone, “I am a very patient person and you are a very softhearted person. As long as you give me some time, it can be as short as 8-10 years, I will be able to win you back again.”
Han Feixu laughed at her words.
Ye Mingxu’s gaze flickered to her lips and a light flashed in Han Feixu’s eyes twice.
Han Feixu took the initiative to lower her head and press their lips together.
Soon, the sound of lips locking against each other could be heard.
Meanwhile, sitting in the front, Zhong Yuanyuan stared ahead with a blank expression.
Haha, I can’t do this job anymore.
I want to resign! (????)?????