Chapter 58: Why Don’t You Go Stick Close To Her?
Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=5821232
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com
Last night, Qin Shiyue’s mind was full of that kiss, and her mood had been floating in midair. Because of that, she couldn’t fall asleep until very late. When she finally did, she was woken up early in the morning by her mom’s call.
Her eyelids still felt heavy, and she was a bit cranky from being woken up.
“Why call me so early…” Qin Shiyue complained in a soft, sleepy tone, which sounded more like she was acting coquettish.
“Your dad and I went to bed early last night, and when we woke up, the internet was full of videos of Movie Queen Lin kissing you. Does Queen Lin like you? Is it true?” Mother Qin sounded just as excited as those people online eating melons.
“I don’t know…” The moment Qin Shiyue heard Lin Qingyi’s name and thought of that kiss, she instantly woke up a little. Not to mention her mom, even she herself wanted to know. But since she didn’t have a clear answer yet, she didn’t dare give one to her own family.
“All the netizens are saying she likes you. I read their analysis, and it sounds very reasonable. She probably really does like you…” Mother Qin, who had already eaten several servings of melons early in the morning, got more and more excited as she spoke.
“Who knows, she just kissed me on stage, she didn’t confess to me. What if it was just for the show? It would be so awkward if I misunderstood. Besides, even if she likes me, I never said I like her…” Qin Shiyue said, pretending to be coy and proud. Everyone seemed to agree, which made her feel more at ease. But on this matter, she was extra cautious. Until Lin Qingyi gave a clear answer, she wouldn’t rush to any conclusions. The more she cared, the harder it was to bear the disappointment if she got her hopes up.
“Your dad and I watched the video of you two singing together last night. You hadn’t even kissed yet, we already said, you definitely like her. Look at you, your eyes were full of stars, even stickier than how you looked at Huizhi back then. When Movie Queen Lin kissed you, you immediately closed your eyes and went along with it. You looked like you were in a hurry to marry her…” Mother Qin didn’t spare Qin Shiyue, exposing her lie. Whether Lin Qingyi liked Shiyue, they couldn’t say for sure, but that Shiyue liked her was obvious.
“Mom!” At least leave your own daughter some face! In a hurry to marry her? She hasn’t even thought that far!
“I think Movie Queen Lin is really nice. Pretty, good at acting, good aura, good reputation. Mom also likes her in “The Legend of Queen Wei”. You two together is a little forced, sure. But she kissed you first, and for so long, it looks like there’s still a good chance. You just put in more effort and try to bring her home.” Mother Qin had a gut feeling that Lin Qingyi and Shiyue could work out, unlike that awkward match back then that was forced and unfamiliar.
Qin Shiyue thought, I do want that, but even my mom thinks I’m a bit unworthy of her, really discouraging. But she kissed me first, and for so long, maybe there’s still a good chance.
"By the way, when will you come back? Your sister said that she has something important to announce when you get home." Mother Qin said to Qin Shiyue.
“What is it?” Qin Shiyue suddenly remembered she hadn’t called her sister for a long time. In the past, whenever she had even the smallest thing, she would call her sister. Lately, she felt those things were too trivial to talk about, after all, her sister was always busier than her. But thinking that even with her busy schedule, her sister would still listen, made her feel her sister was the best sister in the world.
Recently, the biggest thing in her life was liking Lin Qingyi. Maybe because she no longer liked Kong Huizhi, looking back at the past felt much more objective. Now she felt that making her sister force Kong Huizhi to marry her back then was like a child who couldn’t get candy asking an adult to grab it for them. It made current Qin Shiyue feel ashamed and humiliated. She realized it was right that Kong Huizhi didn’t like her back then, because she now thought her past self lacked responsibility.
Perhaps because of the strong shame toward her past self, Qin Shiyue unconsciously wanted to be more independent. She wanted to handle her own feelings, win or lose, at least like an adult. So recently, she rarely mentioned Lin Qingyi to her sister. She kept her feelings for Lin Qingyi in her heart.
Moreover, she felt it was awkward to move on so quickly, and really didn’t want her sister to know she liked someone else so soon, especially since she had caused her sister to be a little bad back then.
“I don’t know, she's all mysterious, she wants to announce it when the four of us are together.” Mother Qin was also curious.
“Okay, I’ll come back in a day or two.” Qin Shiyue nodded.
After Qin Shiyue hung up the phone with her mom, she couldn’t sleep anymore. She instinctively opened the chat box from last night with Lin Qingyi and read over and over the part where Lin Qingyi said she would come to find her. She even scrolled back to their old messages and read them carefully again and again, not knowing how many times she had done it.
Now when she looked at some of those past messages again, the more she read, the more flirty they seemed.
It was not even 7:30 yet, it was still too early. Last night Lin Qingyi replied to her almost at three in the morning, so maybe she had just gotten free and gone to sleep not long ago. Qin Shiyue held back the urge to message her. Since she couldn’t sleep, she started scrolling through Weibo.
She had already expected that she and Lin Qingyi would be on the hot searches, but still, seeing the first few hot searches all being about them shocked her with how crazy the heat was.
Qin Shiyue couldn’t help but open the singing video from yesterday with Lin Qingyi. As she watched herself in the video, she had to admit her mom was right. Her feelings for Lin Qingyi were so obvious that she couldn’t hide them at all.
In the video, Lin Qingyi’s eyes were always smiling when she looked at her, as if she really liked her. That thought made Qin Shiyue’s mood lift. When the song reached halfway, Lin Qingyi leaned closer to her in the video.
Right now, her state of mind was totally different from last night’s. She watched the video as a bystander, seriously studying both her own reaction and Lin Qingyi’s expression and state at that time.
Her reaction was so stupid, while in comparison, Lin Qingyi in the video was still calm and unshakable, flawless, such a goddess, making her heart beat faster again.
Watching Lin Qingyi in the video, Qin Shiyue suddenly missed her again. Qin Shiyue thought, if Lin Qingyi really liked her too, then she would make sure to mess her up good. Who told her to always tease her halfway, leaving her hanging and making herself miss her.
It was the same as before, she liked her so much, yet hated her so much too!
Lin Qingyi went home after Grandma Lin fell asleep peacefully after surgery. She took a shower, napped for three to four hours, changed her clothes, and came right back to the hospital.
Grandma Lin’s ancestors were salt merchants, the family was very rich, and she was born a well-bred rich young lady. When she was young, she was also a famous beauty. After marrying into the Lin family, she gave birth to three sons and always regretted not having a daughter. As for grandchildren, she had three grandsons from her first two sons, and from her most beloved youngest son, she finally had a granddaughter, Lin Qingyi.
The old lady had always been biased toward her youngest son, not only because he was the youngest, but also because he looked most like her. Lin Qingyi took after her father, so she also looked a lot like her grandmother when she was young. That made the old lady love her to pieces, doting on her endlessly.
Because of this, Lin Qingyi and Grandma Lin had a very deep bond. Now that her grandmother had a bone fracture, it would take at least a hundred days to heal. Lin Qingyi wanted to take care of her personally, even though the Lin family didn’t lack caretakers or family members to help.
When Lin Qingyi stepped into the hospital room, she saw that the TV screen was showing the video of her kissing Qin Shiyue last night. It looks like while she was away, her family had already told her grandmother all about the fresh melon.
Grandma Lin was in great spirits and had already watched the short clip several times.
Lin Qingyi’s father, Grandma Lin’s youngest son, Lin Jifei, was feeding her porridge.
“This girl is really beautiful. Qingyi must have been afraid someone would want her, so she made such a big scene on purpose, to let everyone know that this girl is hers. It looks like she really likes her, don’t you think?” Grandma Lin said on purpose when she saw Lin Qingyi coming.
Lin Qingyi took the porridge bowl from her father's hands and took his place, feeding Grandma Lin herself.
“Yes.” Lin Qingyi didn’t deny it. She had already kissed the Vase in public, marking her as her own. Since she had done it, she might as well admit it openly.
“Did you just make it clear last night?” Grandma asked. She hadn’t missed the moment when Qingyi kissed the girl. The little one’s eyes were so wide open in shock at first.
“Mm.” Lin Qingyi thought Grandma really had sharp eyes and a clear heart, she saw it all.
“Then I really fell at the wrong time. The little girl must have waited too long,” Grandma sighed.
“I told her last night. She should understand.”
“The doctor said I’m fine. There are plenty of people here to look after me. One less you, won’t make a difference. You should go find her later. Leaving her hanging like that isn’t nice. Understanding is one thing, but hot food tastes better when it’s warm, don’t let it cool down. The mood right now is what matters most.” Grandma Lin thought bringing her granddaughter-in-law home was more important.
“If I go, I can’t take care of you myself,” Lin Qingyi still wanted to take care of Grandma personally.
“Taking care of someone is tiring work. I can’t bear to have you do that. This hospital belongs to our family, what’s there to worry about? If it really comes to it, your dad and his brothers should be the ones taking care of me. It’s not right for you to do it. I gave birth to them, but not you. Ordering them around makes more sense than ordering you.” Grandma had her own way of reasoning.
“You’re talking nonsense again.” Lin Qingyi smiled.
“How is that nonsense? This is proper reasoning. Even if your body is here, your heart is with her. I don’t want a little traitor whose body is in Cao camp but her heart is in Han camp* to take care of me. You should go find her later. That little girl’s heart is burning hot, aren’t you gonna stick closer to her?” Grandma didn’t believe Qingyi wasn’t missing her.
*身在曹营心在汉 ( Shēn zài cáo yíng xīn zài hàn) A Chinese idiom that comes from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms by Luo Guanzhong in the late Yuan Dynasty and early Ming Dynasty. It originally refers to Guan Yu being in Cao Cao's camp, but thinking of Liu Bei. It is a metaphor for being on the opposing side, but thinking of the side where one originally belonged.
“Alright, this little traitor will head to Han camp later. But now, please work with me and finish your porridge.” Lin Qingyi was convinced, her heart really was with Qin Shiyue.
“I just told your dad that my leg is hurt, not my hand. Why do you all have to feed me…” The old lady grumbled as she opened her mouth anyway, swallowing the porridge her precious granddaughter fed her.
After leaving the hospital, Lin Qingyi asked Fang Xinhua where Qin Shiyue was.
When she got the address, she sent Qin Shiyue a message.
[Baby, I have to take care of Grandma myself. I can’t come see you for a while.] Lin Qingyi said it on purpose, teasing her a bit.
[It’s fine, taking care of your grandmother is more important.] Qin Shiyue replied, hiding her disappointment. She didn’t know how long “a while” meant, but it probably meant they wouldn’t see each other for days.
[Baby, you're so good. This afternoon I’ll send you a gift as compensation.]
[What is it? No need.] Qin Shiyue thought that if Lin Qingyi wasn’t the one coming, no gift would matter. She wasn’t short on money or anything else, only short of one woman named Lin Qingyi.
[Baby will definitely like it.]
[Oh.] Qin Shiyue wasn’t very interested in the so-called gift of compensation from Lin Qingyi, but since Lin Qingyi was so sure she would like it, she couldn’t help feeling a little curious.
Just then, Bai Wenxi called Lin Qingyi.
“Many entertainment reporters are calling me. They all want to interview you. They’re curious, did you kiss Baby Qin’er on stage as a stage effect, or for other reasons? Do you want to accept the interview?” Bai Wenxi asked. She felt that although her boss’ meaning was already quite clear, as long as she didn’t speak it out loud, it would still seem ambiguous and uncertain.
“Okay, find a reliable reporter. I’ll give her ten minutes,” Lin Qingyi said. Since it was already made public, she might as well be open and clear, without dragging things out.
Source: https://www.jjwxc.net/onebook.php?novelid=5821232
This translation was originally posted on https://love4baihe.blogspot.com
So before going to find Qin Shiyue, Lin Qingyi accepted a short entertainment interview.
Author's Note:
Qin Shiyue: What compensation? Is it Lin Qingyi?
Lin Qingyi: What do you think?
Random red envelopes drop.
