I woke up to find I have a child - Chapter 64
Hu Zhuoxuan, known for his leading role as an emperor in a certain historical drama series that is filming right now, possesses a little-known but commendable habit, that is, he gets up quite early.
His eyes are wide and awake before six every day, but he likes to read a book in his room by himself for a while or engage in some exercise before emerging from his room after seven.
However, the first thing he did this morning was to look at his phone instead. He saw that today’s PM 2.5 rating had barely surpassed 30, indicating a rare and splendid weather ahead. He decided to take a relaxing stroll on the hotel’s sky bridge in light of this weather.
When he went out, he ran into a prouder, Old Jin, and the two chatted together for a while as they made a big circle around the hotel before they returned to their crew’s section of hotel rooms.
As they laughed and talked and moved to turn around the corner when they saw a bright yellow figure suddenly rush out.
Hu Zhuoxuan looked at the figure in confusion, pausing for two seconds before turning to Old Jin, “The person who passed by just now, was that Han Feixu?”
Old Jin’s face was calm as he answered, “Indeed, it appears she just came out of Ye Mingxin’s room.”
Hu Zhuoxuan looked on speechlessly for a moment, “Is there anyone on this crew who doesn’t know about their relationship by now?”
“I don’t think there’s anyone left,” Old Jin thought about it for a bit, “Perhaps the lunch box delivery person still doesn’t know yet.”
Hu Zhouxuan: “….”
The lunch boxes provided for the actors were meticulously crafted by the crew’s hired chef. Alternatively, some actors chose to bring their personal chefs personally to make their food. Given the limited interaction between the crew’s chef and the lead actors, it was only natural that neither he nor the delivery personnel were aware of the secret relationship between Han Feixu and Ye Mingxin. .
Almost all of the leading actors and main producers/creators/staff members involved in this film know about their relationship by now. Only Han Feixu hasn’t realized this and still conscientiously tried to hide the relationship between her and Ye Mignxin. When the others see her working so hard, they feel too awkward to tell her the truth. It’s alright, let’s keep it a secret, since we know everything anyway = =
Although the actors and actresses of this crew may know of their relationship, the crew of the film next door still doesn’t know yet.
For example, Lu Rong is someone who still doesn’t know.
Up until now, Lu Rong still visits the set of ?Return of the Phoenix?from time to time. Even a fool can see what her real goal is and so Han Feixu has long since seen through her motives. Every time she visits, Han Feixu’s expression is no longer human, and the word “Unhappy” could’ve been directly written on her face with how obvious she is. Despite knowing everything, she still doesn’t stop Lu Rong when she goes looking for Ye Mignxin. Instead, she carries a small stool with her and places it a few steps away from them before sitting down and staring at them without blinking.
Lu Rong was stared at to the point where her heart was about to get annoyed to death. In the beginning, Ye Mingxin had always treated her well, but when Han Feixu sat to the side and stared at them, Ye Mingxin would quickly end the conversation and go straight to Han Feixu instead.
Even good friends wouldn’t act like this and if it was anyone else they might have realized this a long time ago. However, Lu Rong’s IQ hovered at the lower end of the IQ range, right at the edge of it in fact. To put it more harshly, she’s mentally retarded = =
When one thinks of a bimbo, they are thinking of Lu Rong.
She had also foolishly thought that Han Feixu and Ye Mingxin were in a relationship that was ‘something more than friends but not quite lovers,’ and came to the conclusion that her sudden appearance had made Han Feixu feel a sense of crisis. That’s why Han Feixu was acting so childishly. As for why Ye Mingxin’s strange behavior, it was because she had to accommodate Han Feixu’s whims in order to avoid angering her.
Lu Rong decided that this situation could not continue and looked for an opportunity to meet with Han Feixu and make her back off.
Just as she was thinking about this, an opportunity presented itself.
Yin Jiahe’s filming was wrapping up, and Yu Tingxue planned a small celebration at a karaoke venue. Leading actors and producers, including Ye Mingxin and Han Feixu, were invited. Lu Rong saw this as a perfect chance.
She may not be able to enter a restaurant’s high-end VIP rooms, but a KTV is much easier to crash. She pretended to be attending another party at the venue and just as she was about to leave she “just happened” to bump into Ye Mingxin and her party as she walked out. Director Tian Chengxian felt dizzy just looking at her, “Lu Rong, you’ve been busy today, so….”
Before he could finish, Lu Rong smiled like a blossoming flower and said, “I’m not busy at all. Aiya, today is Miss Yin’s last day. Since we’ve coincidentally bumped into each other, I’d also like to celebrate with Miss Yin and congratulate her. What do you think? Director Tian shouldn’t mind having one more girl join, right?”
Are you a girl? You’re more like a witch!
Director Tian’s headache got even worse. He glanced at the hosts, Yin Jiahe and Yu Tingxue, but neither showed any expression on their faces. They didn’t seem disgusted at least, so he decided to agree in the end.
Since everyone present can discern Han Feixu and Ye Mingxin’s true relationship, they can of course also see the real purpose of Lu Rong coming here. However, everyone’s very tired from all the filming recently and there is almost no free time to have fun. They’ve been enduring night after night of endless, restless sleep…..
So the only thing that can add a hint of excitement to their lonely sleepless nights is to watch other people’s dramas!
When they entered their booked room at the KTV, they all raced to grab a good seat to watch the show. Even Yin Jiahe didn’t hold back as she took advantage of her long legs to occupy the seat closest to the microphones and even saved a seat for Yu Tingxue along the way.
Yu Tingxue walked over with a straight line to her mouth but by the time she sat down the corners of her mouth were hooked up to the point where you could even hang shoes off of them.
While everyone was busy grabbing seats, Lu Rong was the first to claim the microphone stand and turn on the microphone, “Then I will sing first. I must apologize in advance, for I am not a professional singer and can only sing a few songs, um ….let me choose an old Cantonese song called?Knowing Oneself*?and I dedicate this song to someone here that I admire.” (T/N: ????, it means one should know their limitations and know when to retreat when they’re way out of their league)
In the hearts of everyone else: Whoa….she’s firing off a barrage of criticism with no hesitation!
Inside Ye Mingxin’s heart: More like inviting humiliation upon oneself.
Inside Han Feixu’s heart: Is she provoking me? She is provoking me!
Lu Rong wasn’t being overly modest, she really can’t sing well. In a KTV there are filters that allow one to enhance their natural singing voice, so what might sound average at home becomes heavenly in a KTV. However, Lu Rong’s singing is just average even with the help of a KTV.
Although her singing skills are lacking, considering that most of the attendees were actors with limited singing skills themselves, they were unlikely to judge her harshly. If she can even sing a few songs it’s already good enough as singing skills were a rarity among them. The problem is she doesn’t know how to speak Cantonese and so she switches between Cantonese and Mandarin every few seconds, sometimes mixing the two in the same sentence. The end result was an incredibly awkward rendition of the song.
After they waited for her to finish singing, Han Feixu immediately stood up and walked over to the microphone. She smiled charmingly at everyone, “I don’t know many songs, but I’ll start with?Don’t be the Third Party?first.”
“….”
Oh, sh*t.
Han Feixu has never actually heard this song before and she just found it on a website a few minutes ago. She had simply crossed her legs and listened to the beat for a little bit, and didn’t even listen to most of the lyrics.
However, with just that much preparation, she was able to figuratively slap Lu Rong in the face with her skills. Han Feixu has always possessed a strong innate sense for music and could figure out the basic beats and rhythm of a song just by listening to the beginning notes. Most people didn’t think much of her speaking voice, considering it to be ordinary like any other girl’s normal voice. However, when they heard her sing, they were dumbfounded.
What does it mean to make your ears pregnant? This was it! This made their ears pregnant!
Ye Mignxin turned on her phone and started recording. She turned on the video, making sure to only film Han Feixu’s legs before flipping the camera and recording the crowd of quiet and mesmerized faces behind her.
After singing the song, Han Feixu proudly strutted back to her seat. So you want to compete with her singing? Hehe, you’re too overconfident! Do you know what was the only contribution she made in school during all those years of compulsory education?
By concealing her identity as a music student, she was able to completely beat ordinary students from other schools in various singing and other music competitions!
The only time Han Feixu ever sang for the big screen was for a song in ?Blossoming Dreams?. Dugu Yuehua had wanted to include the song in the film’s album, but couldn’t in the end due to a copyright problem.
Many people had thought that those few lines were sung by someone else that wasn’t Han Feixu. Despite having invited many singers, Dugu Yuehua didn’t choose any of them. This was because most songs from the Republic of China era were high-pitched ballads, similar to the Beijing opera and one couldn’t tell someone’s original tone from such songs and so the audience was thoroughly deceived.
Even her fans couldn’t tell that it was Han Feixu who sang it, so how could the others tell? A very rare few knew that Han Feixu can sing really well. Han Feixu was very good at keeping her talent a secret and so if Lu Rong hadn’t provoked her today, none of them would’ve known.
Director Tian fretfully slapped his thigh, “Why didn’t you tell me earlier that you can sing so well? If you told me earlier, I would’ve let you sing the OST!”
Han Feixu smiled embarrassingly, “I just sing for fun, my singing is very average. It’s not my field of expertise after all.”
Tian Chengxian: “….” If your singing is average, then what about us?
Your modesty is going too far, to the point of seeming fake and overly modest!
But Han Feixu is not being overly modest, she truly thinks this way. Her teachers have always said that her singing was ‘so-so’, her voice wasn’t beautiful enough, and her range was too limited. There was definitely no future for her in singing, they said, so she should stick to playing her violin. If she practices hard on her violin, she might be able to make a breakthrough and create an achievement that will go down in music history. If she sings, the most she can be is a famous pop star.
Han Feixu placed her hands in her lap, sitting cutely and dutifully, as if she hadn’t just revealed something groundbreaking. While Ye Mignxin smiled at her, Lu Rong’s expression only got darker and darker. She wanted to stand up and pick another song, but Ye Mignxin abruptly stood up and was closer to the microphone than she was.
With someone beating her to it, Lu Rong had no choice but to sit back down. Ye Mingxin walked up the stage and took the microphone off the stand. With a smile, she said, “Little Xu, help me queue up the song?As Long as I Have You By My Side?.”
Yin Jiahe glanced at Ye Mingxin and then at Lu Rong sitting in the distance. She said in a sincere voice, “This is really the most interesting congratulatory party I’ve ever attended.”
As soon as Yu Tingxue heard this, she quickly replied, “Then next time you have another one of these parties, I’ll invite them both.”
Yin Jiahe turned her head and met Yu Tingxue’s sincere gaze, smiling faintly, “We’ll discuss it later.”
Lu Rong was feeling very disgruntled at being robbed of the limelight. So when Han Feixu excused herself and left the room, she followed after her. As soon as Han Feixu came out of her bathroom stall, she saw Lu Rong standing in front of her with her arms crossed.
This scene felt very familiar.
She has gone to a KTV twice so far, and each time she was blocked by another woman in the bathroom. Last time, she suspected that Jiang LingYuan was her love rival. This time, she has really met her love rival.
Han Feixu is taller than Lu Rong and is even taller when standing on the elevated platform near the sink. Lu Rong has to look up at her because of this, but that did not prevent her from wearing a mocking expression on her face. She stared at Han Feixu with disdain and ridicule for quite a while before opening her mouth to speak, but Han Feixu stretched out a hand and stopped her.
Lu Rong: “…..”
“Before you speak, let me ask you, have you made sure that no one else is in here?”
The atmosphere she had been building up with great difficulty suddenly disappeared. Lu Rong glared at her, “Of course I did, I’m not stupid!”
Han Feixu replied lightly, “Oh, I didn’t notice.”
Lu Rong realized it was a mistake to answer her.. This woman is definitely not someone easy to deal with.
She made a split-second decision and took two steps forward, but Han Feixu didn’t move at all. She didn’t have to raise her head very high when she was standing further away just now, but now she almost had to raise her head a full 45 degrees to look up at Han Feixu.
“…get down here.”
Han Feixu bared her teeth with a smile, “I will not.”
As the saying goes, the first time can boost morale, the second time the morale starts to decline, and the third time the morale runs out. If Lu Rong has to ask again she won’t be able to say what she wants next. So if she has to talk at a 45-degree angle then she’ll talk at a 45-degree angle.
“I know what you’re thinking.”
Lu Rong smiled slightly, “You and Ye Mingxin have known each other for so many years and the moment you returned to China you two were able to work on two projects together. Not to mention, she has always been very kind to you. It seems like you both share a connection and mutual understanding and so you think she likes you too.”
Lu Rong paused, but Han Feixu didn’t react at all. She didn’t even blink. She frowned as she continued, “Let it go. Ye Mingxin doesn’t like you. She likes petite, well-educated, and well-behaved girls. While you…hehe, to put it bluntly, you look like a porn star. It’s the type she hates the most.”
Han Feixu’s expression remained unchanged as she asked, “And how do you know what she likes?”
Lu Rong laughed, “Goodness, you don’t even know about this? Isn’t Ye Mingxin’s ex-girlfriend exactly like what I just described? Her ex-girlfriend works in the same company as me and we know each other. I can say confidently that you and Kong Shi are two completely different people.”
Han Feixu’s expression finally changed, “Ex-girlfriend?”
She has heard the name Kong Shi before. It seems to be that person who was rumored to have had an affair with Ye Mingxin, but when did she become Ye Mingxin’s ex-girlfriend?
“Let me tell you, if you’re interested in someone you should at least look up that person’s past relationships.” She looked Han Feixu up and down, “Besides, didn’t you hear the news when Kong Shi and Ye Mingxin’s relationship was revealed? It was a sensational event known nationwide. You didn’t stop watching the news just because you went abroad, right?”
Han Feixu stared at her for two seconds and then took out her phone to search it up.
Lu Rong: “….”
When one searches up the name ‘Kong Shi’ it is followed by Ye Mingxin’s name immediately after. Independent news media sometimes rely on rehashing the same scandal over and over in order to attract views. So there were many recent articles with eye-catching headlines and one article Han Feixu clicked on was titled “Ye Mingxin’s girlfriend, who was revealed to the world, is someone relatively unknown”.
The article then recounts the entire story of the scandal including the photos that were released back then. Han Feixu never actually checked the details of Ye Mingxin’s scandal from back then. She had always thought it was something that could easily be misunderstood like dining together or attending a certain event together, but she never expected it to be this.
—In the middle of the night, Ye Mingxin goes to Kong Shi’s house and meets up with her. They forget to close the curtains as the two kiss passionately.
Han Feixu stared expressionlessly at the photos taken by the paparazzi, and the captions that accompanied them. The one picture that was supposedly taken at Kong Shi’s house with the curtains open was blurry and it was hard to see who was who, but the other pictures were quite clear. You could see Ye Mingxin entering and leaving and, even though she was wearing a mask, Han Feixu could unmistakably recognize that it was Ye Mingxin.
And this happened on….March 14th, 2013. Otherwise known as “White Day*”, Yiyi’s birthday, and their wedding anniversary. (T/N: White Day is when you give a reciprocal gift to someone who gave you something on Valentine’s Day)
Han Feixu didn’t speak for a long time and even Lu Rong was getting a little scared by her response, “Hey, it’s just a few photos, why do you need to look at them for so long? Don’t make such an expression, it’ll scare people. And who doesn’t have a few exes? I myself have many ex-girlfriends and that fact doesn’t interfere with my new relationships at all.”
Han Feixu, still holding the phone, replied in a very, very quiet, almost inaudible, voice that could barely be heard by Lu Rong, “But she was already married to me back then.”
Lu Rong suspected that something was wrong with her ears, “Huh?!!!”
Her deafening shout caused Han Feixu to look up for her phone and at Lu Rong, “You say you know Kong Shi, so do you know exactly what happened between them?”
Lu Rong was flustered, “I-I, I…No, I mean, what do you mean, you two are married? You’re Ye Mingxin’s wife?! With a marriage certificate and everything?!!”
“No marriage certificate would mean that I’m a mistress.”
Lu Rong: “….”
“Wait, wait, wait, a minute. Let me get this straight, you two were married at that time, that’s….how many years ago? That’s five years ago….fu*k, you two got married five years ago?!”
Lu Rong looked at her in shock. She liked Ye Mingxin, but her “like” wasn’t that deep. What she valued more were Ye Mingxin’s status, fame, and financial resources. She wants a relationship and the best benefits along with it, but she doesn’t want to be a mistress!
“Oh my god, you’ve been married for five years. This is big news! If this is revealed, Weibo will be paralyzed with shock for two days.” Lu Rong rambles when she gets excited and as she continues to ramble she discovers another important point, “Wait, that doesn’t seem right! Then what about what happened between her and Kong Shi? Han Feixu, did you get cheated on?!”
Han Feixu: “….”
She couldn’t hold it in anymore, “So that’s why I wanted you to tell me if this scandal is true or not?!”
Lu Rong was taken aback by her yelling, and blinked her eyes as she said innocently, “It should be true? The evidence is pretty solid–no, no, wait, wait, I can’t remember clearly. It did cause quite a big disturbance back then, but it was suppressed not long after and then I didn’t see Kong Shi ever again. Kong Shi was a pretty big star back then and I wasn’t famous yet so I couldn’t talk to her at all…”
She continued to ramble and managed to bring up another key point, “Wait, something’s not right. Why do you look like you never knew about this? That’s impossible, you two are married! How would you not know about this? A normal person would’ve caused an uproar by now. Tell me, are you deceiving me?!”
Just how did she become famous in the entertainment industry with this kind of IQ?
Han Feixu stopped talking with her, choosing to turn around and walk out instead. Lu Rong hurriedly followed after her, when suddenly they bumped into Ye Mingxin who had come out to look for Han Feixu. Han Feixu’s hurried stomps abruptly came to a halt, and Lu Rong, who was following closely behind her, nearly collided with her. Thankfully, she was able to stop in time as she looked up at the two people in front of her.
Han Feixu glared fixedly at Ye Mingxin and, for a moment, Ye Mingxin’s heart stopped. She has seen this look before. Every time Han Feixu looked at her this way, Ye Mingxin would pay a bloody price and she might not be able to coax Han Feixu back down even if she tried.
Han Feixu pursed her lips and didn’t say anything as she strode out. Ye Mignxin hurriedly tried to grab her, but it was all in vain. Lu Rong subconsciously tried to follow after her but then stopped as she realized it would be pointless for her to do so.
Ye Mingxin turned her head to look at her and asked, “What’s going on?”
Lu Rong looked at Ye Mingxin with contempt, “You bastard, you know full well what’s going on!”
Ye Mingxin: “….” But I don’t know!
In Han Feixu’s heart, cheating is the most forbidden thing. Han Feixu’s heart had frozen over when she heard what Lu Rong said. She didn’t consider the possibility that Lu Rong might be lying to her or that the news and photos could be fabricated.. Her initial reaction was to believe that Ye Mingxin had truly betrayed her.
So after she came out of the KTV, she remained silent even when she saw Ye Mingxin. She doesn’t trust Ye Mingxin and will doubt anything she may say right now. It was better for both of them if she didn’t ask.
Han Feixu ran outside, flung open the car door, and then kicked Wei Xun out of the car before taking a seat. She took out her phone, found Shen Sangluo’s number, and then hesitated. After a few more seconds, she finally dialed the number.
Shen Sangluo was holding a stone pot of bibimbap and was about to eat it while watching TV when her phone rang. She looked at her phone and was a little surprised to see that she had received a call from Han Feixu, “Hey if it isn’t our Han-meimei? How come you have the time to give me a call?”
Han Feixu’s fans have nicknamed her ‘Han-meimei’ because it is homonymous with the honorific. Although Han Yiren is the younger, Han Feixu seemed younger in the hearts of everyone else so they gave her this title. (T/N: meimei = ??, and the meimei in this case mean plum flowers (idk why they used this either) but they are homonymous with the characters ?? which means little sister)
“Ye Mingxin and Kong Shi. What is the truth of this matter?”
Shen Sangluo almost dropped her spoon in the sink when she heard this sensitive question. She put down her spoon and frowned, “Why are you asking me this?”
“Just tell me what’s going on between them!”
Han Feixu’s voice rose an octave and Shen Sangluo jumped in fright. Shen Sangluo knew that Han Feixu’s violent personality had flared up again as soon as she heard this sentence. She quickly replied, “Please calm down first, this, this, even if you ask me, I don’t know. Do you remember what I told you before? The scandal between her and Kong Shi didn’t last for long in the news, only about half a month, when suddenly you moved abroad. During that time, you hardly reached out to me at all. I called you and asked you several times, but you didn’t say anything. So I have no idea if it’s true or not.”
More silence followed her words and Shen Sangluo was afraid she’d act rashly and end up killing Ye Mingxin in order to vent her anger. She raised her voice as she quickly added, “BUT! I don’t think it’s true. Although I don’t like Ye Mingxin very, very much, and I think she has a wicked heart, isn’t a good person, and has a lot of problems, I don’t think she would do that to you.”
Shen Sangluo’s words held some magic in them as they made Han Feixu calm down quickly, dissipating some of her anger and doubts. After regaining her composure, she went over her memories of the past few months and felt that Ye Mingxin wouldn’t betray her like this.
But she understood that her subjective judgment can only be considered as speculation. In order to truly put her mind at ease, she needed to hear Ye Mingxin personally deny the affair.