Chapter 39: Deliberately Putting On A Show For Someone To See

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This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com

"This is all-natural juice, it's relatively healthy," Kong Huizhi quickly added.

"Even if it's all-natural juice, the sugar must still be very high. Teacher Lin is a professional actor, very self-disciplined..." Although her heart had already been stabbed with a hole, Qin Shiyue still tried hard to make Lin Qingyi change her mind. This kind of fighting over love was almost a reflex action.

Qin Shiyue's unhappiness and jealousy were clearly written on her face, but Lin Qingyi thought Qin Shiyue was being jealous because of Kong Huizhi, so the ice in her heart became even thicker.

"Drinking once or twice occasionally is no big deal." As Lin Qingyi spoke, she opened the bottle cap and took a small sip from the bottle.

Her own drink was chosen by the goddess, but Kong Huizhi didn’t feel happy at all, because she noticed that Lin Qingyi only made the action of drinking. The liquid inside the bottle didn’t go down at all. That means she just pretended to take a sip. If she really didn’t want to drink it, she could’ve just politely refused, or even picked Qin Shiyue’s lemon water instead. But she purposely acted like she drank it, like she was doing it on purpose, putting on a show for someone to see.

That someone was clearly the jealous Qin Shiyue in front of her, who was just her ex-wife. This thought made Kong Huizhi’s smile a bit forced. She felt like she had come too late. It was obvious that the goddess seemed to like her ex-wife more.

Not only did Kong Huizhi notice Lin Qingyi didn’t drink the juice, even Bai Wenxi and Sister Fang also saw it. They all thought that Movie Queen Lin was probably jealous too, so she purposely picked the ex-wife’s drink just to provoke Baby Qin’er.

Only Baby Qin’er didn’t notice that Lin Qingyi didn’t really drink the juice. Her heart and her eyes were already drowned in vinegar, and even her reason was almost eaten up by sourness.

Lin Qingyi didn’t drink her own lemon water. She drank the drink from Kong Huizhi. Why would she rather choose her ex-wife’s trash drink than drink her own lemon water? She thought her relationship with Lin Qingyi was better. She didn’t expect reality to slap her hard in the face. It felt like she was being self-sentimental. Qin Shiyue could feel that her heart was both sour and bitter. Even her eyes felt sour, like she wanted to cry. She used a lot of effort to hold her tears back. After all, if she cried over a cup of lemon water she didn’t give out, that tear would be too worthless. She would never do something that embarrassing.

What’s the big deal anyway? Why is she so sad?

So Qin Shiyue awkwardly took back the lemon water and pushed all her emotions down.

“Teacher Qin, can I drink the lemon water?” Bai Wenxi thought she better take the drink back for her own Movie Queen. After all, jealousy makes people not think clearly. If they really make Baby Qin’er angry and she runs off, someone will regret it.

Qin Shiyue handed the lemon water to Bai Wenxi. She thought Manager Bai was just like a little angel. Not like Lin Qingyi, who was such a hateful woman. She decided she would keep hating Lin Qingyi from now on. She would hate her even more than before. Always acting like she’s very close with you, then turning her back and pretending she doesn’t know you.

“Teacher Lin, are you free tonight? I want to invite you to have dinner together.” Kong Huizhi knew she already lost the first chance, but she still wanted to fight one last time. She didn’t want to leave any regrets for herself.

Qin Shiyue’s heart skipped a beat. She had a feeling Kong Huizhi wanted to confess to Lin Qingyi. Would Lin Qingyi accept her invite? Qin Shiyue felt a little nervous inside. Was it because of her ex-wife, or because of Lin Qingyi? She already couldn’t tell clearly. Maybe it’s not that she couldn’t tell clearly, she just didn’t dare to.

So Qin Shiyue looked at Lin Qingyi. She really cared about what Lin Qingyi would say.

Lin Qingyi saw how nervous the dumb Vase looked. Her mood became worse. This dumb Vase is still nervous about her ex-wife even now? Lin Qingyi was going to say no, but when she thought about this, she suddenly changed her mind.

Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=5821232
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com

“I’m free at seven tonight.” Lin Qingyi counted as agreeing to Kong Huizhi’s invite.

Even she guessed Kong Huizhi was going to confess, how could Lin Qingyi not know? She agreed to Kong Huizhi’s invite, was it because she also had a little interest in Kong Huizhi? Thinking of this, Qin Shiyue felt like her heart had withered. But they’re both single. Even if they do like each other, it’s very normal. What is she being bothered for? What right does she have to care?

“Then I wish you both a good meal!” Qin Shiyue squeezed out these few words from between her teeth, then turned and left the filming set. She didn’t want to see this doggy girl-girl couple. Even if they’re together, even if it’s not against the law, in her eyes, they’re just an annoying doggy girl-girl pair. She definitely wouldn’t bless them.

Qin Shiyue came out from the set and felt like something sucked all the energy out of her. She had no strength and didn’t feel like doing anything.

Sister Fang was thinking whether to tell Baby Qin’er that Movie Queen Lin actually didn’t drink Kong Huizhi’s drink. But Lin Qingyi accepting the invite for dinner tonight was real. Sister Fang thought maybe better not tell Baby Qin’er for now. Wait and see what happens tonight between Lin Qingyi and Kong Huizhi, then decide.

“I’m going back to filming.” Qin Shiyue left. Lin Qingyi also didn’t feel like talking to Kong Huizhi anymore.

“You go ahead and work.” Kong Huizhi said sweetly. She could feel that once the ex-wife left, the goddess instantly became much colder to her. As for tonight’s result, she already had a feeling, so she couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

"Sister Fang, do you think Movie Queen Lin also has feelings for Kong Huizhi? If not, then why did she choose Kong Huizhi’s drink, even though me and her are closer? And is she bent?" If Lin Qingyi really likes Kong Huizhi, then why did she choose to dance with me at the ball? I never even mentioned my ex-wife to her. And didn’t she say she was straight? That’s why Qin Shiyue always thought her ex-wife was just a stranger to Lin Qingyi, not even close. After all, Lin Qingyi didn’t act warm toward Kong Huizhi either.

"It’s just one drink, don’t think too much," Sister Fang said. "Miss Kong and Queen Lin don’t seem to have much connection, but she still fell for Queen Lin. I think it’s kind of weird. Maybe they knew each other a long time ago?" Sister Fang guessed. Kong Huizhi isn’t a fangirl, so it’s possible they met long ago.

Qin Shiyue realized she really never thought about this possibility. She remembered the reason she found out Kong Huizhi had different thoughts toward Lin Qingyi was probably more than half a year ago, when she accidentally looked through Kong Huizhi’s wallet and saw a photo of Lin Qingyi from a few years ago. At first, Qin Shiyue just thought her ex-wife was a fan of Lin Qingyi. Later, when she saw her ex-wife often watching Lin Qingyi’s movies, and always taking another look at Lin Qingyi’s posters, that’s when she started to feel that Kong Huizhi admired Lin Qingyi, the kind of admiration like seeing her as a goddess.

From that time on, she started treating Lin Qingyi like a love rival. Maybe because Kong Huizhi had a married status on her head, she didn’t dare to go after anyone else, so she never went to look for Lin Qingyi behind her back, and Qin Shiyue had nothing to say about it. Plus, she and Lin Qingyi didn’t really have any connection back then, so her faint hostility toward Lin Qingyi just stayed hidden inside and didn’t really show.

At this moment, Qin Shiyue remembered that she and Lin Qingyi actually did have some connection. Around three or four months ago, they were on stage together once. Lin Qingyi took the initiative to reach for her hand so they could go on stage together, but she pretended to lift her skirt to avoid it, and made Lin Qingyi pull her hand back in embarrassment.

Qin Shiyue suddenly remembered this thing and felt a bit guilty. She thought, this wasn’t her fault, who would want to hold hands with their wife’s White Moonlight? But standing from Lin Qingyi’s position, she seemed kind of innocent too. She didn’t do anything.

Of course, this wasn’t the main point. The main point was: did Lin Qingyi and Kong Huizhi really know each other from a long time ago? When Qin Shiyue thought about this possibility, she felt even worse. It seemed like there was a past between them that she couldn’t take part in. If that was really the case, then them being more familiar and having a better relationship also made sense.

So Qin Shiyue felt even more down. But she still couldn’t stop thinking: did Kong Huizhi confess? Would Lin Qingyi accept it? Her head was stuffed full with this piece of information.

….

“I always wanted to thank Teacher Lin in person, but never had the chance. Thank you for the umbrella that day,” Kong Huizhi took the initiative to say to Lin Qingyi after they started eating.

“I just happened to see someone getting wet in the rain, and I just happened to have one more umbrella. It was just a coincidence,” Lin Qingyi said flatly. To her, it was just a small, unimportant moment in her life. Even if that person wasn’t Kong Huizhi, just a random passerby, she might’ve still given the umbrella if she happened to be in a good mood. To her, Kong Huizhi wasn’t that much different from a stranger, so it really didn’t deserve such remembering.

“When it’s the coldest and the hardest time, even a little bit of warmth someone gives, it’s enough to make someone remember it deep in their heart,” Kong Huizhi insisted.

“That’s up to you. Anyway, for me, it doesn’t matter,” Lin Qingyi said. What Kong Huizhi thought, she couldn’t control, and didn’t want to control. It didn’t affect her anyway.

“Then can I pursue you?” Kong Huizhi gathered her courage and asked.

“You can’t catch me, don’t waste your thoughts on it.” Lin Qingyi agreed to Kong Huizhi’s invitation only because she wanted to reject her clearly, so she’d stop showing up in front of her. Most importantly, so she’d stop showing up in front of that dumb Vase, because she hated that dumb Vase hanging around her.

“Because you like Shiyue more.” Kong Huizhi’s tone was firm, like she was stating a fact.

“This doesn’t seem to have anything to do with you.” Lin Qingyi used the word “you” in the formal way. She didn’t want to talk to Kong Huizhi about Qin Shiyue. It felt uncomfortable. That layer of ice in her chest still hadn’t melted.

“I understand. I won’t bring you trouble.” Kong Huizhi could feel the faint dislike Lin Qingyi had toward her. Not only did she fail to make her goddess like her, she even made her feel annoyed. That really made her feel sad. She thought, liking someone really isn’t fair. Shiyue used to like her so much, but she didn’t like her back. Now she likes Lin Qingyi, but Lin Qingyi doesn’t like her. Maybe because she saw Shiyue refusing to give up before, Kong Huizhi understood that when the one being liked doesn’t like back, that kind of love only becomes a burden. So she didn’t want to become a burden to Lin Qingyi.

“If you can let it go, that’s for the best. Thanks for the meal. I’m full. I’ll go now.” Lin Qingyi moved her chopsticks just a little, only as a polite gesture to give Kong Huizhi some face. She really didn’t have any appetite. Toward Kong Huizhi, she didn’t have much feeling. She didn’t really like or dislike her. Well, maybe not completely no dislike. What she disliked was Kong Huizhi being someone Qin Shiyue once liked, not Kong Huizhi as a person. Most of Lin Qingyi’s emotions right now were aimed at Qin Shiyue.

“Mm.” Kong Huizhi nodded. Lin Qingyi’s attitude told her that to her, she was just one of the many people chasing after her. Not even a special one.

Kong Huizhi sat alone in front of a table full of food, but had no appetite at all. She felt pretty miserable. What could be worse than having your White Moonlight fall in love with your ex-wife?

Right after Lin Qingyi came out from the meal, Bai Wenxi quickly sent a message to Fang Xinhua: “Don’t worry. Nothing happened. My Teacher Lin’s dinner with your Baby Qin’er’s ex-wife didn’t even last twenty minutes. Looks like she got turned down.”

Author’s Note:

Lin Qingyi: Still jealous. The hard-to-coax kind.

Qin Shiyue: Also jealous. The easy-to-coax kind.

Bai Wenxi: I’m basically the biggest hero here.

Random red envelopes dropping~!