After Secretly Marrying the Top Celebrity, I Fell in Love - Chapter 4

After the heavy rain, the weather was exceptionally sultry, and the moist scent of rain permeated the air.

Above her head, the dim yellow streetlights diffused, casting a hazy glow on the woman’s profile and long hair. The woman’s two thick, slender eyelashes were slightly lowered, casting a small shadow on her eyelids.

A pair of dark brown sunglasses rested on her elegant, beautiful nose, and her lipstick was a cool, plum red. The woman’s aura was too powerful; her unsmiling, composed demeanor made people hesitant to approach her easily.

Although the woman was wearing sunglasses, which almost covered half of her face, Bai Yiyan recognized who she was at first glance.

It was just that Bai Yiyan had never expected Ye Manqing to appear here, and it seemed like she was looking for her?

Bai Yiyan lightly bit her lip, feeling inexplicably nervous, and stood rooted to the spot.

Under Bai Yiyan’s gaze, Ye Manqing stepped over the uneven ground, walking towards Bai Yiyan step by step, stopping when only a step separated them.

“Xiao Bai, good evening.” Ye Manqing stood still, raised her hand, and took off the sunglasses from her nose, revealing a pair of slender, snow-fox eyes.

“Good evening, Teacher Ye,” Bai Yiyan swallowed and said, “What a coincidence.”

“Not a coincidence,” Ye Manqing’s eyes were like water, and she said softly, looking at Bai Yiyan, “I came specifically to find you.”

“…” Bai Yiyan’s breathing hitched, and her thick, long eyelashes trembled slightly.

“May I come up and sit for a bit?” Ye Manqing looked intently at Bai Yiyan, asking in an extremely gentle voice.

Bai Yiyan felt as if she had been charmed, and she agreed without hesitation.

“Okay.”

Upstairs, standing in front of the rental room, Bai Yiyan took out the key, inserted it into the keyhole, and opened the rusty iron door in front of her.

“Teacher Ye, please come in.” Bai Yiyan turned sideways, gesturing for the other person to enter the room first.

“Thank you.” Ye Manqing nodded her chin slightly.

Fortunately, there was a spare pair of slippers at home, which Xu Xing had bought a few days ago when she came over.

Ye Manqing changed into the slippers and followed Bai Yiyan into the one-room, one-living rental apartment, sitting down on the sofa.

“Teacher Ye, please sit here first.” Bai Yiyan pointed to the sofa nearby and asked, “What would you like to drink? Tea or a soft drink?”

“Drinking tea late at night, I might not be able to sleep.” Ye Manqing narrowed her clear and charming eyes.

“…” Bai Yiyan’s lips parted slightly, but she remained silent.

“A cup of plain water, please, thank you.” Ye Manqing said softly.

“Okay.” Bai Yiyan agreed.

In the narrow kitchen, Bai Yiyan unscrewed a bottle of mineral water and poured a small amount into a double-layered disposable paper cup.

“Do you usually live alone?” Ye Manqing sat on the long sofa, holding the disposable paper cup in both hands, scanning the room.

Bai Yiyan sat properly on the single sofa diagonally opposite, nodding: “Yes.”

Ye Manqing: “That’s nice.”

Lowering her eyes, Ye Manqing took a small sip of water, and her two rosy, thin lips instantly became moist and shiny.

Ye Manqing: “How is your injury?”

As she spoke, Ye Manqing’s gaze naturally fell on Bai Yiyan’s arm. However, her arms were covered by long sleeves, and nothing could be seen.

Bai Yiyan: “It was just a superficial wound, it’s all healed.”

The atmosphere was a little subtle, and Bai Yiyan sat constrainedly on the sofa. Although it was her own home, at this moment, Bai Yiyan felt more like a guest.

“Xiao Bai, thank you,” Ye Manqing spoke again, breaking the momentary silence.

“Thank you for saving me on set. As a token of my gratitude, you can ask for any favor, and I will try my best to grant it.” When Ye Manqing said this, her eyes were gentle and exceptionally sincere.

This was the “thank-you gift” Ye Manqing had considered carefully for two days. Compared to some material gifts, Ye Manqing’s favor was more valuable; many people wished to ask her for a favor but didn’t have the opportunity.

The scope of this thank-you gift was very broad, allowing the other party to set the conditions.

Since the conversation began, Bai Yiyan had been in a state of tension. From the moment Ye Manqing thanked her and then proposed how to express her gratitude, Bai Yiyan’s body had been tense.

Bai Yiyan had never expected the other party to thank her in any way; in that situation, Bai Yiyan’s action was merely out of instinct.

On the sofa, Ye Manqing sat upright, holding the disposable paper cup. She looked down and took a small sip of the clear water in the cup; although it was just plain water, the woman savored it as if it were the finest Longjing tea.

Ye Manqing was very patient, slowly drinking the plain water, quietly waiting for Bai Yiyan to state her condition. No matter what condition the other party set, as long as it was within Ye Manqing’s capability, she would try her best to fulfill it.

“I…” Bai Yiyan wanted to speak but didn’t know what to say. Her two red lips moved, but she only managed the word “I.”

Ye Manqing noticed the other party’s nervousness and decided to suggest a specific “thank-you gift” for her.

“I can recommend you to a certain director,” Ye Manqing spoke directly, “For example, Director Zhang Mingxiu, whom you also know.”

Knowing and being recommended are two completely different concepts.

With Ye Manqing’s current status in the entertainment industry, recommending someone to various big directors is just a matter of a single sentence.

Before coming, Ye Manqing had already planned that if Bai Yiyan wasn’t immediately clear about what “thank-you gift” she wanted, she would propose it.

After a pause, Ye Manqing added: “Or, who would you like me to recommend you to?”

“…” Bai Yiyan’s heart pounded violently, like a drum. “Okay.”

Ye Manqing: “What do you mean by ‘okay’?”

Bai Yiyan looked at Ye Manqing with a pair of clear, bright eyes, her gaze exceptionally firm.

“I hope Teacher Ye can recommend me to Director Zhang.”

“Good.” Ye Manqing agreed immediately, the corners of her mouth curving slightly, a very pleasant smile spreading across her lips.

Ye Manqing liked people who were so straightforward and not pretentious. Everyone has desires, and it’s normal to have them; there’s nothing shameful about stating them openly.

Conversely, those who seem to have no desires are the most terrifying, because once a person is without desire, they have no weakness.

It had been raining for the past few days, and all of them were sudden showers.

The dark night sky was covered with dense, black clouds, completely obscuring the bright moon in the sky. A torrential downpour instantly descended upon the entire city.

Large raindrops “pat-a-pat” slanted in, the rainwater beating against the glass window.

“It’s getting late, and I have an announcement tomorrow, so I’ll be leaving now.” Ye Manqing said, rising from the sofa, bidding a polite farewell to the hostess across from her.

“It’s raining outside.” Bai Yiyan also stood up, instinctively turning her head to look out the window, drawn by the sound of the rain.

“It’s alright, my car is parked at the alley entrance.” Ye Manqing also glanced out the window.

“Oh.” Bai Yiyan didn’t know what to say.

“Xiao Bai, could I borrow an umbrella?” Ye Manqing narrowed her extremely beautiful, slender eyes, her voice gentle like flowing water.

“Of course!” Bai Yiyan nodded.

There were two umbrellas at home; one broke not long ago, so Bai Yiyan had bought a new one, a very ordinary transparent umbrella.

Ye Manqing stood at the door, taking the umbrella from Bai Yiyan’s hand. She then turned sideways, stepping across the low threshold with one foot in front of the other.

Suddenly turning around, Ye Manqing successfully caught the other party’s gaze.

“Good night, Xiao Bai.” The woman’s eyes shimmered with a soft light, and her voice sounded like pearls dropping onto a jade plate.

“…!” Bai Yiyan’s breathing hitched, and her cheeks were slightly flushed.

“Teacher Ye, good night.”

Bai Yiyan remained standing at the door until Ye Manqing’s figure completely disappeared at the stairwell. Her heart inside her chest was beating wildly and irregularly.

At the ground-floor stairwell, a bodyguard in a crisp suit held a black umbrella, its silver handle shining brightly under the dim light.

The man’s tall and robust figure made the stairwell appear even narrower.

Outside the stairwell, the heavy rain poured down relentlessly. Occasionally, a bright white flash of lightning ripped through the dark night sky.

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