After Cannon Fodder A Accidentally Marked the Cold Film Queen - Chapter 58

The winter morning sun slanted into the hallway, casting soft, square patches of light through the windowpanes onto the floor. The chilly air carried a trace of silent warmth, and dust motes drifted up and down in the golden beams.

When Shen Qingyu took her hand, Zhu Songning’s heart skip a beat, shamefully.

Immediately after, like a thief, she quickly glanced around, confirming that there was no one else in the hallway besides the two of them. Only then did she feel safe enough to relax and squeeze Shen Qingyu’s hand in return.

The Omega’s hand was still frighteningly cold; Zhu Songning felt as if her hands could never be warmed up.

Perhaps some people just had that physique, with perpetually icy extremities, regardless of the season.

Shen Qingyu looked at her guilty expression and sighed almost imperceptibly.

“Is it necessary?”

Zhu Songning didn’t reply, just fixed her with wide eyes.

Is it necessary? Don’t you know the answer in your heart?

At least half of the storm she was currently facing was brought on by Shen Qingyu. Zhu Songning had never experienced such a long and torturous period.

It must be said that Shen Qingyu’s timing was impeccable, arriving just in time to rescue her from the deep waters.

Once she was pulled into the familiar mentor’s lounge by Shen Qingyu, Zhu Songning turned to grab her phone, ready to play music for her.

Shen Qingyu: “What are you doing?”

Zhu Songning answered as a matter of course: “Didn’t you say the director wanted you to review my solo stage first? I’m showing it to you.”

Shen Qingyu heard her and chuckled softly.

Propping her chin on her fingers, the Omega tilted her head to look at her, her pitch-black eyes unusually full of sincerity: “Ah, well—” She drew out the end of the word, “—of course, I was just lying to them.”

Zhu Songning’s hand, which was just about to tap the music player, paused.

Afraid that she might be angry, Shen Qingyu reached out again and tugged at her sleeve, gently swaying it from side to side and up and down.

It was as if… she was coquettishly begging her.

“Ningning… Ningning, Sister Ningning.”

Shen Qingyu blinked her eyes playfully.

“You’re the kindest to me.”

Zhu Songning looked at the sunlight spilling over her snow-white hair.

It had been a while since she dyed it, and some black roots were uncontrollably growing out at the top of her head, but surprisingly, it didn’t look bad on her.

—Zhu Songning still remembered the way she appeared before her with a head of long white hair, pure and radiant, like a goddess descended.

She really seemed incapable of refusing Shen Qingyu, especially Shen Qingyu sporting the white hair she loved most.

Zhu Songning flipped her hand over and grasped Shen Qingyu’s fluttering wrist until the segment of cold, pale wristbone stopped its butterfly-like shaking and was captured in her palm.

“I’m not angry.”

Zhu Songning’s ear tips were slightly red.

“Also… don’t call me that like they do. When they call me that, they’re just joking with me.”

“Then I’m just joking with you, too.”

Shen Qingyu’s gaze fell on her flushed ear tips. How was it that after all this time, her Ningning was still so easily embarrassed?

“Otherwise, what do you want me to call you?”

“Ningning, baby, sweetheart, dear, Officer Zhu, Engineer Zhu, or—”

A dazzling light shone in Shen Qingyu’s eyes. For a moment, Zhu Songning even mistook the light in her eyes for the second sun in the world.

“Wife?”

When those two words were spoken, Zhu Songning’s breath hitched.

Her heart instantly swelled up, like a balloon about to be popped, struggling to escape her body, floating all the way up to the clear, blue sky, rushing towards her sun.

The ring hanging on her chest rubbed against her skin, the rigid touch, with the sharp diamond scratching her skin with every tremor of her body.

“What did you call me?”

Shen Qingyu’s voice just now was very soft, fleeting, just an experimental attempt at calling out.

The sound was too quiet.

Zhu Songning’s other hand quietly slipped into her pocket.

“Say it again, okay?”

Shen Qingyu was helpless under her persistent demand. When Zhu Songning clung to her wanting her to do something, she didn’t just cling with her words; the Alpha’s warm body would also latch onto her—Octopus Ningning.

She had no choice but to call out again: “Wife.”

The corner of Zhu Songning’s eye curled into a triumphant smile.

Before Shen Qingyu could grasp the change in Zhu Songning’s expression, she heard Zhu Songning take her phone out of her pocket, displaying a recording interface.

She pressed her finger on it, and the words Shen Qingyu had just called her rang out once more in the silent room.

Shen Qingyu wrinkled her face: “How can you be so naughty?”

“This isn’t naughty, it’s called clever, intelligent, quick-witted.”

Zhu Songning was smug, her eyes and brows filled with delight.

Shen Qingyu: “Fine, you’re the smartest, you’re the smartest in the world.”

Thinking of the reason she had brought Zhu Songning in, she tugged at her again and made her sit down, opening her phone and handing it to her.

“Now, the world’s smartest child, Zhu Songning, what do you plan to do about this situation?”

Zhu Songning looked down and saw that the interface Shen Qingyu opened was also Weibo’s hot search.

Below the topic of her marriage, there was an equally high-ranking hot search.

—”Deep Dive into the Capital Behind Youth Trainee 2’s Zhu Songning.”

Zhu Songning had seen this hot search in the morning, but she hadn’t expected the topic to still be so popular after some time.

“Someone must have bought this for you.”

Although the Youth Trainee 2 program was indeed very popular now, based on Zhu Songning’s current level of traffic, it was still far from reaching the second spot on the hot search.

Zhu Songning clicked to view the post while holding Shen Qingyu’s hand, seeing a marketing account’s exclusive revelation.

@EntertainmentExplorer-SuzhouExclusive: Exclusive Heavy News: Is a popular three-character idol trainee suspected of having a “Royal Family” background?

Recently received multiple anonymous leads regarding the trainee Z from the hottest idol survival show.

Leads suggest: 1. Multiple real estate and car assets have been queried under Z’s name, with a total estimated value potentially reaching hundreds of millions.

1. Someone discovered her entering and leaving Beichen’s Jing’an Villa District. As is widely known, that area is a gathering place for Beichen’s elite, and even the Shen Family of Beichen is located within the Jing’an District.
2. According to insiders, she may have an improper relationship with a certain big shot in the industry, which has secured her protection and smooth sailing throughout the program.

#YouthTrainee2 #EntertainmentInsider #MysteriousTraineeBehindTheCapital

Zhu Songning looked at the revelation and was surprised to find that every point stated was quite true.

The real estate under her name was transferred to her by Shen Qingyu previously. As for the Jing’an Villa District, it was because she had visited the Shen family’s old residence before. As for the last point…

Zhu Songning turned her head to look at Shen Qingyu.

A big shot in the industry? Could it be Shen Qingyu they were talking about?

“Improper relationship,” “secured her protection”?

Zhu Songning carefully savored these few phrases in her mind.

She wondered if this point was true or false.

Shen Qingyu saw Zhu Songning look at her and immediately knew what she was thinking.

She expressionlessly used her hand to turn Zhu Songning’s head straight: “Keep reading.”

This revelation was originally a mix of truth and falsehood, blended with a few ambiguous pictures.

Such revelations happen almost regularly in the entertainment industry and are not new. The issue lies in the timing.

It happened to be right before Youth Trainee 2’s final round, where the center and debut spots would be decided.

It would be difficult to say it wasn’t deliberate.

Zhu Songning scrolled down to the comment section.

—Exactly! I thought her screen time was suspiciously high before, ridiculously so? And she’s always the center in every stage… now that I think about it, sigh.

—Shows that get popular after the first season are all like this. Capital steps in. They say it’s fair and just, but secretly, the waters are very deep.

—My friend’s friend’s former colleague was on the show, and apparently, Z’s treatment changed after she arrived. Even Film Empress Shen was cordial towards her. I can’t say if it’s true or false, but all I can say is the rumors probably aren’t baseless (smirk).

Occasionally, a few of her rational fans tried their best to explain on her behalf, but they were quickly overwhelmed by the voices of doubt.

—Come on! Look at her individual cut for every episode in the super-topic, the duration is pitifully short, they’re just all effective shots! As for the center spot, it’s all voted on. If you want to talk about shady dealings, have you all forgotten about the fake vote count scandal XZ had before?

—If it’s fake, is it so hard to respond? It’s been so long, and both the production team and Z are quiet. Tell me, isn’t that suspicious?!

Shen Qingyu watched her scroll through the comments, which included personal attacks against her.

Standing next to her, she suddenly regretted showing her and, with a trembling hand, reached out to cover Zhu Songning’s eyes: “Don’t look.”

“I’ll find someone to take down the hot search right now…”

Zhu Songning, however, pulled her hand away from covering her eyes.

“I’m fine, Jie-jie (Sister).”

Zhu Songning said.

She really was fine. When she was a magician before, she had heard far more criticism. As an adult, she still had the capacity to handle this.

“And I can handle it myself. I’m not a little chick who can only hide under my sister’s wings.”

She had the ability to face the storm alone.

Shen Qingyu studied her closely, her gaze sweeping over her face. What she saw was a pair of vibrant, overly idealistic eyes.

A forward-looking, reckless, and straightforward youthful spirit.

Zhu Songning seemed to be naturally ignorant of what it meant to retreat in the face of difficulty or to take advantage of someone else’s influence.

She was always unwavering in her choices for the future.

Shen Qingyu felt fortunate that she, too, was included in her firm choices for the future.

“But, I don’t completely not need your help either, Jie-jie.”

Zhu Songning’s tone shifted abruptly.

“So, what do you want to do?” Shen Qingyu asked her.

“I want to thoroughly muddy these waters.”

The corner of Zhu Songning’s mouth curved slightly. She leaned forward, tilting her head up to look at Shen Qingyu.

“So, I beg you, Wife~”

“Wife wife wife wife wife wife…”

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