Chapter 44: Nourishes Yin And Cool The Blood
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This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com
Qin Shiyue secretly glanced at Lin Qingyi from the corner of her eye and saw Lin Qingyi open her eyes to look at the big screen. Qin Shiyue wondered if she didn’t feel awkward watching her own bed scene.
She seemed in high spirits, so apparently not.
Qin Shiyue pulled her gaze back to the screen and was immediately drawn to the image. She had clearly seen this scene several times already, and normally she should be immune by now, but this time felt completely different. It must be because the warm and beautiful woman on the screen was now resting on her lap. She felt she had never been this close to a character in a film, not just close to the actress but to the role itself.
Qin Shiyue had never been a fan of anyone and had never chased stars. If Lin Qingyi weren’t her rival in love, Qin Shiyue thought she might have become her fan. But if Lin Qingyi weren’t her rival, maybe she wouldn’t have looked up all of her movies to watch in the first place. So who can really say how things would go?
On the screen, the dim amber light tinted Lin Qingyi’s originally fair skin to a wheat-like shade. She wasn’t actually showing much, just her back and waist. But maybe because Lin Qingyi’s back was so beautiful and her waist so alluring, paired with the perfect lighting, the whole image looked stunning.
Even after watching it several times, seeing it again now, Qin Shiyue still couldn’t help but swallow the saliva that unconsciously gathered in her mouth. A crazy thought even came to her, she almost wanted to replace the male lead who was kissing Lin Qingyi’s back.
In the movie, Lin Qingyi seemed to be stirred by desire and leaned back slightly, revealing a neck, shoulders, and finally that most tempting beautiful back, forming a breathtaking curve.
Soon, the scene shifted to the final shot after the act. This was the moment Qin Shiyue thought was the best in the entire one-minute-long bed scene, it was more seductive and more suggestive than before. Lin Qingyi had been propping up her upper body with her arms, showing an enticing curve of her back and waist. Now she was lying forward with her head resting on her arm, her body weak and slightly satisfied, her hair a bit damp, and her arms, neck, and back glistening as if from the sweat of passion, as though she had truly just done it. It was alluring to the extreme. That single last frame alone could set the mind wandering.
“Does it look good?” Lin Qingyi saw that after Qin Shiyue’s initial quick glance at her, she hadn’t looked away from the screen, staring at herself with eyes that almost seemed to shine. This woman really was quite lustful, so she couldn’t help but tease her.
Only then did Qin Shiyue realize Lin Qingyi had been watching her for who knows how long. Flustered and guilty, she quickly pulled her gaze away from the screen, though the bed scene had already ended long ago.
“You’re showing so much skin, and you’re so provocative. Not looking would be a waste.” Qin Shiyue pretended to stay calm. She was bent, and seeing such a beautiful woman’s body, which could be called perfect, it was normal to have some thoughts. If she didn’t, she would doubt her own orientation. Thinking this way made Qin Shiyue much calmer. Besides, she felt that even if she weren’t bent, anyone, man or woman, seeing that scene would definitely look more than once because it was shot too beautifully.
Not looking would be a waste? Looks like she really loved watching.
“Which part looks best?” Lin Qingyi asked casually.
“The back.” After answering, Qin Shiyue realized she replied too quickly, making it seem like she was coveting her beauty. Even though she couldn’t deny that for over a minute she had indeed been coveting her, she still had to pretend.
“I’m letting you watch acting, but you’re only looking at the skin I showed. Baby, what’s on your mind?” Lin Qingyi’s teasing smile deepened.
Qin Shiyue felt a bit guilty under that smile, but then she became somewhat justified. She thought this reaction was normal. When watching that scene, how many people could even think about acting? She even thought, Who told you to choose this movie? Don’t you know you have such a tempting bed scene in it? And don't you know I’m bent?
Thinking this, Qin Shiyue found herself almost unable to stop from foolishly suspecting that Lin Qingyi had deliberately chosen this movie. It had a bold bed scene. Was she really not trying to seduce her?
Her suspicion was reasonable and made sense, but after the divorce, Qin Shiyue had less confidence in herself and forcibly crushed that thought.
“This is human nature. Ask others, who could still think about acting after seeing that scene, unless they’re not interested in women?”
She only wanted to replace the male lead.
“So, when you watched that scene, were you also very interested in me?” At this moment, Lin Qingyi lifted herself from Qin Shiyue’s lap, propped up her upper body with her hand, then looked up at Qin Shiyue and asked, her gaze seductive.
Qin Shiyue was sitting while Lin Qingyi was leaning forward. This view from above had a different visual effect. For example, the cleavage faintly visible, along with Lin Qingyi’s enchanting gaze, made Qin Shiyue feel like the blood in her nose was about to burst out. Was this woman really not intentionally seducing her? She must have been. Earlier, she was reversed by Qin Shiyue, and since she loved to hold grudges, she must be thinking of a way to turn the tables.
Thinking this, Qin Shiyue quickly forced her drifting soul back into her body, keeping it from wandering away.
“What do you think?” Qin Shiyue deliberately lifted Lin Qingyi’s chin and gently stroked it as she asked back. She suddenly thought that the male lead in that movie, maybe she could play that role too. Teasing Lin Qingyi like this actually felt pretty good. Maybe it wasn’t just about acting; maybe she truly wanted to do it herself. Acting just gave her a proper excuse to do so openly and without guilt.
When Lin Qingyi saw Qin Shiyue’s slightly raised brow, she felt as if a thousand grass mud horses ran through her heart*. She had been clearly seducing her, yet this woman only treated it as acting and even played along. Had her charm declined?
*cursing internally, grass mud horse (cǎonímǎ) is used as a substitute for Fuck your mother (肏你妈), to mock or avoid censorship on the Internet
Acting with me? Lin Qingyi sneered coldly in her heart. Overestimating herself.
“Baby just stared so intently. Do I even need to guess?” Lin Qingyi said, then lowered her head and took the finger that was touching her chin into her mouth, lightly biting the flesh of the fingertip.
Qin Shiyue was stunned. She actually took her finger into her mouth. Even though she wasn’t licking it, biting her finger like that was already too bold. This woman was indeed acting with her. To win, she was using every possible move.
Qin Shiyue couldn’t help blushing, her face turning red. She quickly pulled back the finger that Lin Qingyi had bitten, which felt a bit sore yet slightly numb.
"Why are you like this?" Qin Shiyue blushed and said gruffly. She wanted to yell at Lin Qingyi ten thousand times that she was bent. Could a bent woman's fingers be casually put in someone's mouth? Flirting required responsibility. This damn straight woman had no sense of avoiding suspicion or taboos at all.
“What?" Lin Qingyi asked with a half-smile. Even though the seduction result was not as good as expected, teasing someone like this was still very interesting.
"Crazy woman!" Qin Shiyue cursed softly, thinking she was doomed. She knew this woman was teasing her, but she still felt stirred. The term "acting becomes real" sounded so annoying, as if it was made just for her.
When Lin Qingyi heard Qin Shiyue call her crazy woman, she laughed even more happily.
Was it that funny? Damn it. This woman was clearly teasing her. Qin Shiyue, feeling she had failed to keep up with the act again, felt a trace of annoyance and frustration.
"Right, in that after-scene, was the sweat on your body real? It looked so real." At this moment, Qin Shiyue remembered she was someone who needed to focus on her career, so she asked the question that had puzzled her since watching this movie.
"It must have taken a lot of effort to film that scene, right?" Too much sweat would ruin the beauty, too little would fail to create that glistening, alluring effect. It must have taken quite some work.
"Baby, is your focus a bit off?" The beauty trap had already been used to this extent, yet this person still had the mind to focus on how the sweat effect was made. This person was probably truly a baby. Lin Qingyi once again rested on Qin Shiyue’s lap, sighing slightly in her heart.
"I'm focusing on the details and acting now, aren't I?" Qin Shiyue countered, putting on a serious, career-minded demeanor, though her heart thought, Beauty really is beautiful. Thinking that, Qin Shiyue couldn't help but glance again at the woman resting on her lap. Because of her position, the straps of her nightdress had ridden up, fully revealing those long, snow-white legs. The scene right now was exactly what the movie had hidden under the blanket. Qin Shiyue realized her lustful brain was unconsciously piecing together the film’s image with the view before her, forming a full picture, and then her nose tingled again.
Afraid she would start bleeding on the spot, Qin Shiyue quickly pushed those indecent images out of her mind and deliberately, seriously asked Lin Qingyi about acting techniques, trying to pull her attention back to the craft, working hard to act like a righteous person.
Qin Shiyue showed real determination, so Lin Qingyi could only step back into the role of a good teacher and continued explaining.
After the movie ended, Qin Shiyue took the initiative to leave. Tonight had been too torturous for her. She had imagined far too much and feared she might turn into a wolf and expose her beastly nature.
Lin Qingyi noticed it was late and let Qin Shiyue go. Even though that baby was indeed just a baby, her gaze was far from innocent. Lin Qingyi had caught it sticking to her several times. That look clearly belonged to someone with a guilty heart but no courage. Lin Qingyi was curious, when would this obedient baby finally lose control and show her true side?
After leaving Lin Qingyi’s hotel room, Qin Shiyue took a deep breath. It felt like she had just escaped from the spider cave of a seductive demon. Her hand unconsciously went to her chest, feeling her heartbeat finally slow down. During those two hours in that room, she had no idea how much effort it took to suppress that restless, wandering desire.
Qin Shiyue felt uneasy. From her teenage years, she had liked Kong Huizhi. Back then, she was young and innocent, so her feelings had been pure. Even up until their divorce, her affection for Kong Huizhi remained fairly innocent. But the feelings Lin Qingyi stirred up were overwhelming, surging endlessly, not only in her heart but also in her body. Desire itself seemed to have grown violently restless.
It must be beauty causing trouble, hormones stirring things up. There was no way she would actually fall for that narcissistic woman Lin Qingyi. That’s what Qin Shiyue told herself. But even if it was just hormones, it still felt dangerous. It felt like she might really lose control.
When Qin Shiyue left Lin Qingyi’s hotel, she told her assistant to buy some lychees. Lin Qingyi was a toxic straight girl she couldn’t touch. Eating lychees to satisfy her craving should be fine.
[Go buy me two kilos of lychees, the kind with red shells.]
When she returned to her own hotel room, she saw a table already set with washed, bright red lychees that looked perfect.
The moment she saw them, Qin Shiyue couldn’t help but think of Lin Qingyi in that seductive red camisole dress earlier today. She peeled a lychee and, looking at the white flesh inside, suddenly felt like she was seeing Lin Qingyi’s pale skin beneath the thin dress.
But that didn’t stop her from putting the peeled lychee into her mouth. It was tender, juicy, and sweet. She wondered if Lin Qingyi would taste just as tender and juicy. Realizing her thoughts were becoming shameless, Qin Shiyue felt her face heat up.
Before long, she had eaten all the lychees.
After finishing them, she took a bath and went to bed comfortably.
When she woke up in the morning, her throat felt sore. She thought maybe she had eaten too many lychees and gotten overheated. Sure enough, as soon as she got out of bed, she felt her nose itch, and then a nosebleed started flowing.
Qin Shiyue quickly called Fang Xinhua.
"Why are you suddenly having a nosebleed? Do you need to go to the hospital?" Fang Xinhua asked worriedly.
"Maybe I ate too many lychees last night and got overheated. It should be fine," Qin Shiyue said, though she wasn’t sure it was just the lychees.
"Lychees are so heaty*, and you ate them late at night. How could you not get overheated?" Fang Xinhua remembered that yesterday Xiao Zhou went out to buy lychees, saying Baby Qin’er wanted them. She had planned to tell Baby Qin’er to eat only a few to avoid getting overheated but then thought Qin’er didn’t usually love lychees that much, probably just wanted to eat one or two.
*Traditional Chinese Medicine term- suffer from excessive internal heat (with such symptoms as constipation, conjunctivitis, and inflammation of the nasal and oral cavities)
Now seeing the empty box, she realized Qin’er must have eaten them all. No wonder she had a nosebleed.
Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=5821232
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com
Qin Shiyue thought, not only were lychees heaty, her own body felt hot too. Maybe she needed a woman to cool her down and calm her blood.
"You usually don’t like lychees. Why did you suddenly want them and even eat the whole box?" Fang Xinhua asked, puzzled.
"Just suddenly felt like eating..." Baby Qin’er replied guiltily. She couldn’t possibly tell Sister Fang that last night she was craving a certain woman’s body, so she treated lychees as if they were that woman, enjoying them without resistance. It gave her the illusion that Lin Qingyi was obediently letting her do whatever she wanted. That kind of self-deceiving satisfaction felt so good that once she started, she couldn’t stop.
"Did you make up with Movie Queen Lin last night?" Fang Xinhua asked as she helped Qin Shiyue pinch her nose to stop the bleeding.
"Mm, she apologized to me," Qin Shiyue said, not daring to admit she had gone to Lin Qingyi first, only mentioning the part where Lin Qingyi apologized.
"She apologized?" Fang Xinhua was surprised. She had thought Lin Qingyi wasn’t the type to easily admit fault. Even if she was wrong, she would usually find ways to smooth things over because Baby Qin’er was indeed easy to coax.
"I saw her lowering herself so much, so I reluctantly forgave her," Qin Shiyue said, trying to sound imposing.
"Really?" Fang Xinhua asked back. A person who ran happily to someone’s hotel just because they called, how high could her pride really be?
"Of course it’s true. I’m not that easy to fool," Qin Shiyue said louder, as if volume could prove she wasn’t easy to coax.
Fang Xinhua couldn’t help laughing.
As expected, Baby Qin’er still didn’t have a clear understanding of herself.
Author's Note:
This chapter is a big one.
Lin Qingyi: The real great tonic to cool blood and nourish yin is me. You didn’t take me but ran off to eat lychees. See? Now you have a nosebleed.
Qin Shiyue: Lychees are more obedient than you, and they have more juice too.
Lin Qingyi: Are you sure?
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