Chapter 43: Commotion
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This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com
"Blame me. This time it’s my fault, okay?" Lin Qingyi softened her tone and kept coaxing. Being able to enjoy her coaxing service, this Vase was truly one of a kind.
"It was your fault to begin with. I’ll reluctantly forgive you this time, but don’t let it happen again." Seeing Lin Qingyi admit fault, Qin Shiyue felt a bit better and decided to officially forgive her.
"That’s the spirit of someone who’s going to be a Movie Queen in the future. So generous!" Lin Qingyi said with a smile.
"That doesn’t sound like a compliment. It sounds more like you’re laughing at me." Qin Shiyue was very self-aware. Her acting skills were still far from Movie Queen level. If she could just escape being known as an acting black hole and the entertainment industry’s number one Vase, she should already be laughing secretly.
It was hard for a Vase to become a Movie Queen, but it was much easier to be the woman of a Movie Queen.
"Truthfully speaking, Baby’s added scene just now was so good!" Lin Qingyi casually added. She had almost taken the bait earlier, no, she had taken the bait, and this foolish woman had just thrown it away.
"Are you angry?" Qin Shiyue heard the slight emotion in Lin Qingyi’s words and felt a bit pleased.
"I’m praising Baby’s acting skills," Lin Qingyi said, refusing to admit she was angry. At least she couldn’t admit it to a certain Vase.
"You fooled me so many times. Can’t I return the favor?" Qin Shiyue lightly bumped Lin Qingyi’s shoulder with her own.
Qin Shiyue’s action was a gesture of making peace, but her attitude was still proud.
"As long as you’re happy." Lin Qingyi didn’t want to continue this topic. She also felt it was ridiculous that she actually had moments of being at a disadvantage.
"Then shall we start acting now?" Qin Shiyue asked.
"Not tonight. Let’s pick a movie to watch. I’ll explain it to you." Probably because Qin Shiyue had randomly added a scene earlier, Lin Qingyi didn’t want to act anymore tonight.
"Okay." Qin Shiyue actually knew that with her current idol drama, even though she was basically acting as herself, it didn’t really improve her acting skills. It was like doing practice problems, always the same type. Once the type changed, she would probably be lost again. So watching a movie and having her explain the acting was like starting to practice different problem types. Qin Shiyue was really looking forward to it.
Qin Shiyue actively went to turn on the big screen in the presidential suite, showing she was quite eager.
"Which movie should we pick?" Qin Shiyue asked curiously.
"‘Against the Current.’" Lin Qingyi was already sitting on the sofa.
A while ago, Qin Shiyue had watched all of Lin Qingyi’s movies. When Lin Qingyi said the movie title, it didn’t feel unfamiliar at all. This woman is really narcissistic, actually using her own movie for explanation. I thought she would at least pick some classic foreign film as an example.
"Don’t you feel awkward watching your own movie?" Qin Shiyue asked curiously. When she watched dramas she acted in, she felt so embarrassed she just wanted to poke her own eyes out.
"Not awkward. After all, I didn’t act badly." Looking back at the movies she had done before could give her more to think about, like whether her performance at that time was the best and how it would look if she acted it now with more maturity.
"You’re really that confident?" Qin Shiyue felt a bit envious of Lin Qingyi’s self-confidence.
"Do you think I didn’t act well?" Lin Qingyi asked back.
"I haven’t seen it. How would I know if you acted well or not!" Qin Shiyue lied guiltily. In fact, she had watched all of Lin Qingyi’s movies. There were two she had watched three times. The movie Lin Qingyi chose happened to be one of those. Not for any special reason, just because in that film Lin Qingyi had a seductive bed scene that could kill, with that beautiful bare back and that graceful slim waist, all revealed. Her figure was so good that even Qin Shiyue, as a love rival, couldn’t help but look a few extra times. When she watched it, she thought this woman looked cold on the surface but was actually so provocative inside. Otherwise, she couldn’t have pulled off such a tempting bed scene.
Qin Shiyue didn’t even know what kind of mindset made her watch that movie three full times. As for that bed scene, uh…maybe she had watched it even more than three times.
At this moment, Lin Qingyi choosing this movie made Qin Shiyue’s mood very subtle. She felt as if her previous little secret of peeking at Lin Qingyi had been exposed. Qin Shiyue quickly suppressed her guilty feeling and thought that as long as she didn’t admit watching this movie, Lin Qingyi definitely wouldn’t know that she had watched it three times just for that bed scene.
Lin Qingyi didn’t doubt Qin Shiyue’s words. Based on Qin Shiyue’s previous attitude of avoiding her and not paying attention to her, she naturally wouldn’t have cared about the movies she acted in. Lin Qingyi had indeed deliberately chosen this movie. Among the films she had acted in, this one had the boldest scenes, full of femininity and strong sexual tension. Qin Shiyue was bent, which meant there was at least some temptation with beauty.
"Turn off the lights too," Lin Qingyi ordered Qin Shiyue, as if that was the only way to have the right atmosphere for watching a movie.
She knew darkness would breed ambiguity.
After Qin Shiyue turned off all the lights and everything was ready, she sat beside Lin Qingyi, prepared to listen to Lin Qingyi’s insights on acting. To be honest, Qin Shiyue, who had already watched this movie three times, suddenly felt like a good student who had done plenty of preview work. She was already very familiar with the movie’s plot.
But only a few minutes after the movie started, Lin Qingyi changed her position. She seemed to very naturally lean her body toward Qin Shiyue.
Qin Shiyue, who had originally been focused on her career, became unsettled when the beauty suddenly leaned against her, feeling as if a little deer had jumped in her chest. The sofa was so big, yet this woman just had to lean on her. This posture could be called intimate, but if explained as simple closeness between straight women, it might also make sense. Qin Shiyue forced herself to think of Lin Qingyi as just a straight woman. Straight women were hateful because they were the best at unintentionally teasing. Poor Qin Shiyue, bent like a mosquito coil, was made so stiff by the beauty leaning on her.
Qin Shiyue hesitated, wondering whether to push this woman away. If she didn’t, it would be hard not to be affected by her beauty. She might even start to overthink and feel that maybe this woman had a tiny bit of interest in her. But she was afraid of overthinking. Wasn’t there a popular joke online? One of the three great illusions in the world: She likes me. Qin Shiyue felt that right now she had exactly that kind of illusion, and if she let this woman keep leaning on her, she was afraid she would get even worse.
But then Qin Shiyue thought, letting her lean on her wouldn’t make her lose a piece of flesh. Besides, as an older single woman so lacking in a woman’s touch, with hormones almost out of balance, having a woman adjust her hormones and make her feel the restless stir of adolescence again was actually pretty nice. Not to mention Lin Qingyi smelled really good. Qin Shiyue even couldn’t help secretly sniffing the fragrance from Lin Qingyi’s hair. What brand of shampoo was this? It smelled so good.
Illusions weren’t a good thing, but what if? What if the illusion turned out to be true?
Lin Qingyi naturally noticed that Qin Shiyue’s body had stiffened a little. Her closeness still had some effect on her. Qin Shiyue didn’t reject her leaning in, which made Lin Qingyi’s lips curve slightly in the darkness.
While Qin Shiyue was still lost in her messy thoughts, Lin Qingyi actually began explaining quite diligently.
"An actor must learn to merge in. First, they need to erase their own personality, match the aura and behavior of the character set by the plot, and analyze the reasons behind the character’s traits..."
Qin Shiyue knew Lin Qingyi was about to teach real skills, so she pushed aside her chaotic thoughts and listened carefully.
"The character’s values, the handling of plot details, and the balance of precise acting. Look, this character is handled very well. Their values determine their choices and struggles. Then through facial expressions and actions, they show their emotions. This kind of detail work is very good..."
Lin Qingyi had been leaning on Qin Shiyue’s arm, but watching the movie and explaining seemed to drain her energy. Her soft body slid down and directly lay across Qin Shiyue’s lap, resting her head on Qin Shiyue’s thigh.
Qin Shiyue looked at this person who unceremoniously used her thigh as a pillow and couldn’t help wondering, Do straight women also do this? It feels more like something couples do. But since Lin Qingyi was really teaching useful things, Qin Shiyue thought that offering a thigh was completely worth it.
Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=5821232
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com
Lin Qingyi seemed worried that Qin Shiyue couldn’t digest everything, so she didn’t keep talking, only picking one or two great scenes to explain. She seemed a bit tired, lying on Qin Shiyue’s lap with her eyes closed as if dozing. Qin Shiyue even worried she might actually fall asleep there, but she would still say a few words from time to time, letting Qin Shiyue know she was still watching and not asleep yet.
Finally, the movie’s plot reached the bed scene Qin Shiyue had watched many times.
Author's Note:
Regarding the description of acting skills, I looked it up online and added some by myself. It's not professional, please don't take it seriously.
Lin Qingyi: Who knows whether I acted well or not? But whichever ghost kept watching it so many times is probably a thirsty one.
Red envelopes dropped randomly.
