After Secretly Marrying the Top Celebrity, I Fell in Love - Chapter 45

When Ye Manqing saw the two consecutive WeChat messages from Fu Yu, she was on her way to the airport.

In the quiet and spacious car cabin, the woman wore a relaxed and casual gray and white leisure suit. She was not wearing makeup, and her long hair was pulled back into a low ponytail close to her scalp.

A pair of dark brown sunglasses rested on the bridge of her nose, highlighting her already prominent bridge.

Fu Yu: [Old Ye, your wife didn’t hesitate to prick her own finger with a needle for the sake of acting.]

Fu Yu: [Very dedicated (thumbs up)]

A dim, unclear emotion flickered in the woman’s eyes, and her long lashes gently lowered. Her usually emotionally detached eyes at this moment surged with overwhelming distress.

Outside the window, raindrops “pitter-patter” against the car window. The luxury car drove smoothly in the rain, not at a fast speed.

Secretary Chen, who had gotten up early, was leaning against the seat, dozing off, forcing himself to maintain a certain level of wakefulness, not daring to fall into a deep sleep.

Suddenly, a cold female voice sounded in the silent car cabin where a pin drop could be heard.

“Not going to the airport.”

“Go back to the hotel.”

Hearing this, Secretary Chen suddenly opened his drowsy eyes, thinking he had actually fallen asleep and was dreaming. It wasn’t until the luxury car made a turn at the next intersection, heading in a completely different direction from the airport, that Secretary Chen realized later that he hadn’t misheard.

Teacher Ye had temporarily changed her itinerary, which was a first!

Wait! Teacher Ye’s expression didn’t look good, was she angry?

After a full day of filming, although Bai Yiyan also had some retakes (NGs), the number of NGs was very small. Her explosive power in acting made both directors give her a thumbs-up. Furthermore, her level of dedication also greatly impressed the two directors.

Zhou Wenkai, the male lead, had four scenes with Bai Yiyan today, and this was the first time Zhou Wenkai had acted opposite Bai Yiyan. After the four scenes, Zhou Wenkai’s most direct feeling was: he sometimes almost failed to keep up with Bai Yiyan’s performance!

This was too terrifying!

After wrapping up work, the more Zhou Wenkai thought about it, the more he felt scared.

No! He had to figure out Bai Yiyan’s background, what was her origin?

After much deliberation, Zhou Wenkai decided to ask Fu Yu for more information. Fu Yu had extensive connections in the entertainment industry and knew all sorts of gossip. Moreover, Fu Yu always called her “Little Bai” so affectionately on set, these two must be close!

On the way back to the hotel, Zhou Wenkai retrieved Fu Yu’s phone number from his contact list. Without hesitation, he dialed the number.

Fu Yu was also on her way back to the hotel, with her nanny van following Zhou Wenkai’s Mercedes. Additionally, Bai Yiyan, who was also returning to the hotel, was in the nanny van.

Of course, it was Fu Yu who proactively offered to give Bai Yiyan a ride.

“Huh? Why is Zhou Wenkai calling me?” Fu Yu took out her constantly ringing phone from her designer bag. After glancing at the caller ID, she turned to look at Bai Yiyan in the adjacent seat.

“…” Bai Yiyan met Fu Yu’s gaze, shook her head gently, indicating she didn’t know.

Fu Yu paused with her fingertip, pressed the answer button, and put the phone to her ear.

“Hello, Teacher Zhou, is something the matter?” Fu Yu asked directly into the phone.

“Teacher Fu, I actually have something I want to ask you.” Zhou Wenkai’s deep voice, carrying a hint of magnetism, sounded from the other end of the phone. His tone was very pleasant.

“What is it? Tell me.”

“It’s… are you familiar with Bai Yiyan?”

“Yes, very!” Fu Yu pursed her lips and smiled silently.

“What is her background? Which agency is she an artist with? Which school did she graduate from?” On the phone, Zhou Wenkai asked three questions in one breath.

“Little Bai… doesn’t have an agency, nor does she have any backing.” While speaking, Fu Yu’s gaze shifted back to Bai Yiyan, “She doesn’t seem to have gone to university, and she previously worked as an extra.”

“Is that all?!” The other end of the phone was quiet for a few seconds, then Zhou Wenkai’s voice came through again, with a clear tone of suspicion.

“Yes, it’s that simple,” Fu Yu affirmed.

“Just a hard-working, motivated little sister.”

“Oh, right! And she’s also a natural talent.”

Bai Yiyan’s background was indeed this simple, a person who climbed up from the bottom layer.

Furthermore, Fu Yu also learned from Ye Manqing that Bai Yiyan was an orphan, raised in a welfare institution since childhood. She started working at eighteen and didn’t attend university. In addition to working as an extra, she also used to work part-time as a food delivery rider.

Fu Yu came from a privileged background, had a very happy native family, and grew up surrounded by love, so she really couldn’t empathize.

To be honest, Fu Yu admired Bai Yiyan very much. If she had been born into such circumstances, she probably would have been worn down by life, losing all her ideals and ambitions, let alone the dream of becoming an actress.

The car cabin was very quiet, and Fu Yu didn’t deliberately lower her voice; she was speaking to Zhou Wenkai at a normal volume. Since Bai Yiyan was sitting right next to her, she could deduce from Fu Yu’s words alone that they were talking about her.

Bai Yiyan’s expression was calm, her composure steady, as if the person being discussed by others was not her.

Fu Yu was completely correct; she hadn’t attended university, her previous job was indeed as an extra, and she also worked part-time delivering food.

Bai Yiyan didn’t care how others discussed her. However, her state of mind at this moment wasn’t as calm as it seemed on the surface; she was constantly considering whether or not to send another WeChat message to Ye Manqing.

She vaguely felt that Ye Manqing might be angry with her?

The reason for this feeling was that she had sent a WeChat message to Ye Manqing at noon, but Ye Manqing hadn’t replied until now.

Last night before going to bed, Ye Manqing had mentioned her itinerary for today: flying to C City early in the morning, attending a business event in the afternoon, and a dinner party at eight.

It wasn’t too busy, so Ye Manqing should have had time to reply to messages. Moreover, judging by Ye Manqing’s usual response time to her WeChat messages, even during the day when she was busy, it wouldn’t exceed five hours.

On second thought, Bai Yiyan felt she was being overly sensitive. Ye Manqing might just be busy, and she would naturally reply once she was done with work.

Besides, Ye Manqing’s emotions were always stable, and nothing unpleasant had happened in the ten-plus hours they had been apart, so what reason would she have to be angry?

Thus, Bai Yiyan put her worries aside, gently closed her eyelids, and planned to rest her eyes for a while. However, she was worried about missing Ye Manqing’s message, so she didn’t put her phone back in her bag, keeping it grasped in her hand instead.

After a full day of filming, Bai Yiyan was indeed tired. She leaned her head diagonally against the leather seat and drifted off to sleep.

Back at the hotel, Bai Yiyan and Fu Yu took the exclusive elevator up to the 28th floor. The two walked one after another down the long hallway, then stopped simultaneously at their respective room doors.

Fu Yu turned around, smiling as she looked at Bai Yiyan, just about to say something.

But Bai Yiyan spoke first, politely saying to Fu Yu, “Teacher Fu, thank you for the ride.”

“No need to be so polite with me.” Fu Yu’s eyes held a smile, and she said, “My relationship with Old Ye is not ordinary.”

Bai Yiyan’s heart skipped a beat: “…”

Fu Yu’s smile deepened at the corners of her mouth, and she said, “We are the best of friends.”

“Little Bai, get some rest early. See you tomorrow.”

Bai Yiyan: “Teacher Fu, see you tomorrow.”

Turning around, Bai Yiyan took out her room key card from her bag and brought the card close to the sensor on the door handle.

With a “beep” sound, Bai Yiyan opened the door, and the sensor light in the entryway lit up accordingly.

Bai Yiyan stepped into the room, changing her shoes and closing the door in one go, then turned and walked towards the living room of the suite.

As soon as she stepped into the living room, Bai Yiyan instantly froze in place, her eyes filled with suspicion.

Bai Yiyan’s red lips parted slightly, and she softly called out to the woman standing in front of the floor-to-ceiling window.

“Teacher Ye…”

Under the snowy moonlight, Ye Manqing wore a high-end apricot-colored small suit set. Her smooth, soft dark hair was freely draped over her back and chest.

The woman held a stemmed glass filled with red wine, cradling it in one hand. She quietly gazed at Bai Yiyan with her half-closed snow-fox eyes, her jade-like, tea-colored pupils semi-transparent.

The woman’s face, bathed in moonlight, looked unwell.

“…” Bai Yiyan’s heart tightened, and her breath hitched.

At this moment, she was absolutely certain that Ye Manqing had deliberately not replied to her messages today.

Because she was angry.

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