Chapter 56: In Her Eyes, There Was Only Lin Qingyi

Although Qin Shiyue’s effort was crushed by Lin Qingyi’s talent in seconds, at least her hard work wasn’t wasted. Even if she wasn’t as stunning as Lin Qingyi, her singing was still quite good.  

Qin Shiyue thought Lin Qingyi was indeed a good actress. During the duet, her affectionate gaze made Qin Shiyue feel like she had gone back into the drama, as if Lin Qingyi was really in love with her.  

“Sister Fang, don’t you think there's a strong spark between those two? Their CP vibe is so strong.” Bai Wenxi watched the two sing their love song. After tonight, this CP would be hard to break apart. The more she looked, the more perfect they seemed together. It was worth it that she personally wrote fanfics for them. She decided to add a few more chapters tomorrow to that highly-viewed fanfic she wrote before. After Baby Qin’er and her ex-wife got back together, she found that her true love was still Lin Qingyi. But the heartbroken Queen Lin was too proud, and Baby Qin’er ended up in a wife-chasing crematorium.  

“Mm.” Fang Xinhua nodded in agreement..

“Your Baby Qin’er sings quite well, very full of feeling.” Baby Qin’er’s singing wasn’t the best, but it was full of emotion. Paired with White Peacock, who had both skill and feeling, their duet was very smooth. You couldn’t tell it was their first time singing together.  

Fang Xinhua thought it was because the duet partner was Lin Qingyi. Baby Qin’er’s liking for her was too obvious, she couldn’t hide it in her eyes, and it flowed through her singing too.  

But Movie Queen Lin was indeed excellent. Her professional skill was beyond words. Acting was one thing, but singing so beautifully too? Such a brilliant woman, no wonder Baby Qin’er fell for her.  

The rehearsal for the duet went smoothly. After singing it twice, everyone agreed it was fine.  

M Channel arranged separate dressing rooms for Lin Qingyi and Qin Shiyue, with professional makeup artists to do their makeup.  

Given their status, plenty of high-end brands sponsored them with custom gowns.  

Fang Xinhua chose a purple gown for Qin Shiyue, with her golden hair decorated with a diamond and pearl headpiece from her own endorsed luxury brand. On her right wrist, a long flowing ribbon was tied. The already dazzling Qin Shiyue looked even more radiant.  

Lin Qingyi wore a pure white gown, with light sheer fabric at the back. Yellow-white glitter was scattered on the fabric, so when the stage lights dimmed, it would shine like angel wings.

Qin Shiyue spent a couple of hours just on her hair. By the time her whole styling was done, three to four hours had passed. But today, Qin Shiyue was especially patient, letting the makeup artist and stylist fuss over her. She wanted to look stunning for Lin Qingyi, hoping to catch a few more glances from her.  

Lin Qingyi always preferred elegant simplicity. Her styling was grand but simple, nothing as complicated as Qin Shiyue’s, and finished in just an hour or two.  

Having finished early, Lin Qingyi was bored, flipping through a magazine while waiting for Qin Shiyue to come out of the other makeup room.  

“Do you want to go see Teacher Qin?” Bai Wenxi asked.  

“No need, wait until she comes out,” Lin Qingyi said lightly. She wanted to see the Vase’s styling after it was done. A vase that spent so much time getting ready should look especially beautiful.  

Anything worth looking forward to is worth waiting for.

“You really look like a good husband waiting for his wife to finish getting ready before going out, no, it should be a good wife,” Bai Wenxi teased.  

Lin Qingyi glanced at Bai Wenxi lightly, not agreeing with her words. If she had to spend this much time waiting for the Vase to finish getting ready every time, she wouldn’t have this much patience.  

“I’d rather be the one waiting for the bride, carefully getting ready, before the wedding starts,” Lin Qingyi imagined the scene and thought it was nice.  

“Yeah, that really fits,” Bai Wenxi said, thinking it was quite accurate. But the master was already thinking far ahead, they weren’t even together yet, and she was already imagining marriage.  

Qin Shiyue felt like a doll, completely at the mercy of the stylist. By the time her body was stiff from sitting so long, all the styling was finally done. She was truly tired, but also truly beautiful. Thinking about Lin Qingyi about to see her new look, Qin Shiyue felt a strange mix of nervousness and shyness.  

“Baby Qin’er is really beautiful. Tomorrow this should hit the hot searches too,” Fang Xinhua said. After having the photographer take a set of beautiful photos of Qin Shiyue’s new look, she already imagined the hot searches praising Baby Qin’er’s appearance.

Qin Shiyue’s appearance had earned Fang Xinhua’s approval, which put her slightly at ease. But as she prepared to meet Lin Qingyi, her heart was still nervous. It wasn’t the first time meeting Lin Qingyi, they had seen each other countless times already. Why was she nervous now? Maybe there was something wrong with her.  

After this self-criticism, Qin Shiyue felt a bit more comfortable and went to Lin Qingyi’s makeup room to find her.  

Seeing Qin Shiyue enter, Lin Qingyi knew her wait hadn’t been in vain. She curved her lips again and looked Baby Qin’er over from head to toe with warm eyes. Her Vase was truly beautiful, so beautiful she almost didn’t want anyone else to see her, just wanting to take her home and admire her slowly by herself.  

Baby Qin’er, who had already prepared herself not to be shy, felt like a mimosa plant as Lin Qingyi’s gaze swept over her and couldn’t help but shrink in embarrassment.  

But Qin Shiyue hadn’t held back from looking at Lin Qingyi either. Lin Qingyi’s styling was far simpler and more casual than hers, but still beautiful. Her personal traits were so strong that they completely surpassed the clothes and styling, a confidence and composure radiating from within. Qin Shiyue realized that no matter what Lin Qingyi wore, she couldn’t hide her high-class aura. Someone with such a strong personal trait could erase it entirely in a role, without a trace. Qin Shiyue felt her admiration for Lin Qingyi grow even more. Of course, maybe it was just a case of “lover’s eyes”, the more she looked, the more she liked what she saw.  

Lin Qingyi tossed the magazine on the sofa and leisurely got up, walking toward Baby Qin’er.

As Lin Qingyi came closer, Qin Shiyue couldn’t help but feel a little nervous, especially since Lin Qingyi’s gaze seemed warmer than usual.  

“Baby looks so beautiful today.” Lin Qingyi walked up to Qin Shiyue, smiling as she sincerely praised her. She lightly lifted the long purple ribbon on Qin Shiyue’s wrist and wrapped the soft ribbon around her own long, slender finger, gently tugging at it.  

Qin Shiyue’s wrist was pulled slightly, but she felt it wasn’t only her wrist that was being tugged, but also her heart. Lin Qingyi wasn’t teasing the ribbon, she was teasing her heart.  

“You talk like I’m not beautiful on normal days!” Qin Shiyue pressed down the stir in her heart and said with a tone that sounded a bit displeased.  

Hearing that, laughter rippled in Lin Qingyi’s eyes.  

“You’re especially beautiful today, so beautiful that I want to take you home.” Lin Qingyi said in a half-serious, half-joking tone.  

“Heh, what would a straight girl like you take a woman home for?” Qin Shiyue snorted coldly in return. A straight girl flirting and not taking responsibility again.  

“There’s a lot I can do.” Lin Qingyi said with a soft laugh. A straight girl should be straight, straight to the point.

Bai Wenxi and Fang Xinhua looked at each other. These two were openly flirting and teasing, even about to go full speed ahead. It was almost too much to watch. Should they quietly slip away? They really planned to do that.  

“Manager Fang, did you prepare strawberry mint candy for Baby?” Just as Fang Xinhua and Bai Wenxi were about to step back, Lin Qingyi suddenly called out to Fang Xinhua.  

“Yes.” Fang Xinhua said, taking out a small tin box of candy from her bag.  

“Give me one.” Lin Qingyi said again.  

Fang Xinhua didn’t expect Lin Qingyi to suddenly ask her for candy. She thought Queen Lin might have something serious to say, so she handed over the whole box of strawberry mint candies. Anyway, she still had another box in her bag.  

“Thank you.” Lin Qingyi said politely.  

“You’re welcome.” Fang Xinhua thought such a small thing wasn’t worth mentioning.  

“Baby, want one?” Lin Qingyi put one in her own mouth, then asked Qin Shiyue if she wanted one too.  

Qin Shiyue nodded. She was about to go on stage, and she really felt a bit nervous. Eating one candy to calm herself wasn’t bad, so she reached out her hand.  

Lin Qingyi poured one out, but instead of placing it in Qin Shiyue’s palm, she personally fed it to her lips.  

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

So this straight girl really knew how to tease, even hand-feeding. Qin Shiyue felt like she was going to be buried alive in this straight girl’s trap, never getting out. Feeling shy, Qin Shiyue opened her mouth and accepted the candy that Lin Qingyi fed to her lips.  

The candy went in, but Lin Qingyi’s fingers didn’t pull back right away. Her fingertips seemed to brush lightly against Qin Shiyue’s red lips. Damn this straight girl, too good at teasing. Qin Shiyue almost wanted to bite Lin Qingyi’s fingers hard.

Bai Wenxi and Fang Xinhua finally realized that Queen Lin asking for candy was just to feed Baby Qin’er? Playing little couple games?  

The gala was already nearing its end. The audience was waiting for M Channel’s final closing act of the New Year’s Eve show.  

At last, it was time for Lin Qingyi and Qin Shiyue’s sweet idol drama love song.  

Qin Shiyue slowly rose from under the stage. The moment she appeared in the audience’s view, her fans screamed loudly.  

Lin Qingyi descended slowly from above. When she appeared, the screams became deafening.  

Qin Shiyue was the first to start singing. She was nervous, and because she wanted to do well too much, her voice trembled a little. This was the most nervous she had ever been since her debut.  

Lin Qingyi seemed to sense Qin Shiyue’s nervousness. She took the initiative to walk toward her and held Qin Shiyue’s wrist.  

In that moment of tension, as Qin Shiyue felt the warmth of her touch and met Lin Qingyi’s affectionate eyes, the noise of the crowd faded away. In her eyes, there was only Lin Qingyi.

Author's Note:

Qin Shiyue should be the one from that previous purple cover, and Lin Qingyi was wearing a white gown this time.  

Qin Shiyue: What would a straight girl bring a woman home for?  

Lin Qingyi: Bring home for what? I told you before. Baby, want some candy?  

Qin Shiyue: Yes.  

Lin Qingyi: I have it in my mouth.