After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 104

The mermaid tail necklace wasn’t a well-known item, which is why there was almost nothing about it online. That was the reason why, when Ye Linghua took it out that morning, none of the fans could find much relevant information.

Ling  is the tycoon who spent hundreds of Carnival gifts on Lin Xin on Dǒudǒu (a live-streaming platform) in one night, and who didn’t even know there were discount coupons. Subsequently, she kept her promise and personally appeared on Weibo to testify for Lin Xin. At that time, Ling’s Weibo name was still “burner account”.

However, because the fans got to know Ling first, they all like to refer to her uniformly as Big Boss Ling. Naturally, the CP (couples pairing) of Ling and Lin Xin was named the LingXing CP  by the fans.

The “Ling” who suddenly popped up in the Morning Star (, Qǐ Míng Xīng) super-topic actually refers to the Weibo burner account.

Before getting involved with Lin Xin, the burner account was just an ordinary account, unremarkable in every way.

It was only because of Lin Xin that so many people started following it. Back then, to dig up the burner account’s main Weibo account, many people scrolled through every one of its Weibo posts, looking for clues.

It must be noted here that when the burner account came out to testify for Lin Xin, some fans did go into the account and saw a Weibo post about the mermaid tail necklace. But when fans were digging through the burner account’s posts to find her main account, they discovered that the post had already been deleted.

Since it was just a very mundane, everyday post, no one paid much attention to it.

But now, with the truth about this necklace revealed, the mermaid tail necklace carries an extraordinary significance for the Morning Star fans. At this point, the fans who had once seen the necklace post began discussing it in the super-topic with increasing uncertainty.

[It’s true, when I first went into Big Boss Ling’s Weibo, her newest post was that necklace.]

[I didn’t dare to say it at first, but I also saw it in my feed back then. I’m just not sure if it’s the same one.]

[Doesn’t anyone have a screenshot?]

[Huh? When the burner account came out to testify, the Weibo account she was using was very ordinary and had hardly any content. No one would’ve screenshotted such an everyday post, right?]

[I didn’t take a screenshot either, which is a shame. The main thing was that the night she came forward, all the attention was on the Tianlei  incident. People just casually glanced at Big Boss Ling’s Weibo.]

[Exactly. All I could tell was that Big Boss Ling is a very kind person; 90% of the posts on her Weibo are donation receipts.]

[So, is this necklace the mermaid tail one from today’s live stream? Did we see it wrong?]

[Sigh, I don’t dare to say! If we mistake her for someone else, people will laugh at us.]

Morning Star is Morning Star, and LingXing is LingXing.

Although both are CP super-topics and Lin Xin is the subject of both, they represent two completely different pairings.

If the fanbases of these two CPs don’t overlap, they rarely interact. The LingXing CP fans are not numerous; many of them ship the pair in a small, private circle. They don’t usually cause trouble, with most fans staying within their super-topic.

On the other side, Morning Star has the largest community in the CP world. Because of their sheer size, they are often the ones stirring up trouble. Now, they are trying to assign a wealthy background to Ye Linghua.

Isn’t this just insatiable greed?

If other fans saw this, they would definitely be mercilessly ridiculed. One is a big-shot CEO persona—someone who spends money, testifies, and protects.

The other is a gentle, meticulous, doting, kind-hearted older sister persona whose every glance and smile can be clearly seen on camera.

How could these two people possibly be alike?

The Morning Star CP fans didn’t dare to cause an uproar, so they just talked about it within their super-topic.

However, with a large volume comes a large number of people, and with a large number of people comes more trouble.

As fans follow idols, there are still instances of sasaeng fans (overly-obsessed stalker fans). When the CP fan community grows large, there are naturally also fans who act irrationally on impulse.

On the night they were discussing Ling’s necklace, some CP fans ran over to the LingXing super-topic to ask: [Did Ling also have a necklace like Little Morning Star’s back then?] After all, LingXing CP fans also follow Ling, so they should know all the details about her.

But this question immediately led to dissatisfaction among the LingXing CP fans.

[Whether she did or didn’t, it has nothing to do with you Morning Star fans!]

[Sisters, don’t say that! Maybe we’re all one family!]

[Ah ah ah ah, sister, can you be a little more shameless? Ling is at least a multi-millionaire; no, she spent 5 million in one night, so she must be worth hundreds of millions, right? How could she be the one working for Lin Xin?]

[Wuwuwu, sister, is it possible that she liked our Xin Bao from the start! So she just humbled herself?]

[Wuwuwu, sister, Xin Bao is great. But Ling is Ling, and Ye Linghua is Ye Linghua. Be sure to distinguish between them, okay! Our little tycoon doesn’t need to humble herself to get Xin Bao’s attention.]

[But look, the Ling in Ye Linghua and the Ling of Ling  — aren’t they very similar?]

[…Your deductions are too invasive. Let’s just skip this kind of coincidence!]

And so, through all this back-and-forth discussion, some irrational fans started to argue. The argument quickly escalated and landed on the hot search list.

Once on the hot search, the increased exposure brought other fans into the fray.

Soon, the matter of whether Ye Linghua was Ling reached a conclusion.

Naturally, the general consensus was that the Morning Star’s actions were purely out of jealousy. Ye Linghua was just an employee and could not possibly be a wealthy person of Ling’s caliber.

However, as for where she got the dirt she was leaking, everyone uniformly guessed that Lin Xin must have provided it. After all, with Lin Xin’s ex-wife having an affair, Lin Xin must have been aware of it early on and started tracking her.

There was a variety of wild speculation, but the trending topic on the hot search still gave Meng Kelin a headache.

Meng Kelin had no choice but to call Lin Xin, thinking of asking how she and Ye Linghua planned to go public so that she could respond to the trending topic.

But the du, du, du sound kept ringing in her ear, and the call was not answered.

In the dimly lit room, a few scattered pieces of sleepwear were tossed on a large rug.

The faint, warm light from the bedside lamp only vaguely illuminated this small patch of space, unable to cast light across the entire room.

The dark hair of the woman leaning above her was scattered against her cheek. The warm light became ambiguous because of the temptation hidden in her eyes. Everything around them seemed to be covered with a mysterious veil, blurring the surroundings but clearly illuminating the face of the woman above her.

She was smiling slightly, her eyes filled with sentiment, focused intently on Lin Xin.

This made Lin Xin feel a surge of heat bubbling up inside her, wanting an outlet to vent, but not knowing what to do. In the enchanting atmosphere, she could only nervously grip the bedsheet beneath her.

Ye Linghua saw this and was amused by her nervousness. She asked, “You asked me to continue, so what are you scared of?”

Lin Xin’s heart thumped. Her face felt hot and flushed. Not knowing how to answer, the memory in her mind followed Ye Linghua’s words back to what had just happened.

When she was being cryptic on the balcony, Ye Linghua suddenly blocked her mouth. Her lips were caught and gently bitten, and in that moment, she had no time to consider whether Ye Linghua was the CP fan from the news.

Her heart was thumping wildly from Ye Linghua’s kiss. She gripped Ye Linghua’s sleeve with both hands, responding clumsily but trying hard.

However, that clumsy response made Ye Linghua laugh, breaking the ambiguous atmosphere.

This caused Lin Xin to freeze momentarily, then angrily pounce on her. Ye Linghua embraced her with a smile, letting Lin Xin kiss her haphazardly.

Looking at the gentle gaze in Ye Linghua’s eyes, Lin Xin once again mustered her courage and asked, “Ye Linghua, do you want to continue? …I, I’m not scared.”

She had just been rejected, but now she brought it up again. Even Ye Linghua’s eyes changed, and two flames seemed to ignite within them.

However, Lin Xin didn’t see the hidden desire in her eyes. Fearing that Ye Linghua would refuse, she even warned her, “You already refused me once today. If you refuse again…”

“Okay.”

Interrupted by Ye Linghua before she could finish her warning, Lin Xin froze, momentarily unable to react.

Ye Linghua chuckled, “You’ve asked me for a second time, with full sincerity. Of course, I wouldn’t dare to refuse.”

Huh?

Lin Xin was still stunned for a moment before she realized that Ye Linghua had agreed.

At that moment, all barriers were broken. The two embraced and kissed, stumbling back to the bedroom. In the silent night, the mere intertwining of their lips and tongues was enough to arouse waves of trembling desire.

They fell onto the bed together. Ye Linghua lowered her head and buried it in Lin Xin’s neck. Lin Xin only felt a soft, wet sensation, which caused her body to tremble slightly. Her entire body was sinking into the bed; her limbs were soft and weak. Her heartbeat was so fast it was nearly bursting out. Aside from tightly shutting her eyes, she didn’t know what else to do.

But then she heard Ye Linghua softly chuckle, “You asked me to continue, so what are you scared of?”

Lin Xin was too shy to speak. Her clothes were reduced to only a few pieces of covering cloth, yet Ye Linghua was still wearing her silk pajamas. This contrast made Lin Xin feel even more awkward.

However, the person above her seemed to enjoy teasing her and asked, “Can you see me with your eyes closed?”

Teased into a fit of anger, Lin Xin opened her eyes and glared at her, asking, “What am I supposed to look at with my eyes open?”

Ye Linghua lightly chuckled, “To look at me, of course!”

Lin Xin looked at her casual and relaxed appearance and said fiercely, “What’s there to look at you for?”

Ye Linghua slowly lowered her head and kissed Lin Xin on the chest. The exposed skin was already a little cool due to the low temperature of the air conditioner. Ye Linghua’s lips felt like a raging flame pressed against her heart. Lin Xin couldn’t help but let out a soft moan and reached out to push Ye Linghua’s head.

Ye Linghua’s voice, as if it were the most natural thing, came into her ear: “Of course I look good. You love to look at me, don’t you?”

Lin Xin hadn’t expected the usually upright Ye Linghua to be so roguish in bed. She held back her embarrassment and said, “I’m too shy to look, though!”

Ye Linghua said, “Oh,” and asked with “surprise,” “I’m still wearing clothes! What’s there to be shy about?”

What kind of talk is that? So, it’s only when I take off my clothes that I have to be shy, huh?

A malicious thought sprang up in Lin Xin’s mind, and she reached out to pull at Ye Linghua’s clothes: “Then how can you be okay with wearing clothes? Don’t you know about being honest and baring your soul?”

Ye Linghua burst out laughing and reached out to press down on Lin Xin’s erratic movements. Her pajamas were already loose; with a slight pull, they were already in disarray.

Ye Linghua naturally possessed an air of supreme beauty. Her disheveled clothing gave her an alluring look. But Ye Linghua “accused” her with a straight face: “The words you just said were so blunt, yet you’re shyer than I am in bed. You’re making it seem like I am the one forcing myself on a lady.”

Lin Xin’s ears turned red. What kind of ridiculous analogy is that? Her heart pounded in panic, and her voice softened. She just said weakly, “I don’t have any practical experience.” It was three parts accusation and seven parts coquetry, making one’s heart ache with a gentle itch.

Ye Linghua’s entire expression softened. She thought for a moment, withdrew her hand, lay on the bed, and pulled Lin Xin into her embrace from behind.

Lin Xin’s skin was pressed against her silk pajamas, a touch of coolness, yet she could still feel a little of Ye Linghua’s body temperature through the fabric. A subtle, natural fragrance and the trembling sensation of skin-to-skin contact slowly spread throughout her body.

Lin Xin slowly succumbed in her embrace.

“Lin Xin,” Ye Linghua’s slightly deep voice seemed to carry a kind of magic.

Lin Xin answered her without thinking, “Hmm.”

Ye Linghua chuckled. Her laughter was right beside her ear, like the music of a zither, pleasant and heart-soothing.

“I don’t have any practical experience either, so you’re not the only one who is nervous.”

Her breath puffed into Lin Xin’s ear. Lin Xin instinctively turned her head to look at Ye Linghua behind her and froze: “Huh?”

Ye Linghua asked her, “Why are you surprised? Do I look like that kind of dissolute person?”

Lin Xin shook her head. How upright is Ye Linghua? Although she was very roguish right now, she was truly a very proper person! For someone like this to not have experience is… also quite normal, right?

Proper people are also self-respecting, and that’s normal, too, right?

So, Lin Xin asked quietly, “Then… then, can you do it?”

Ye Linghua: “…”

The next day, Meng Kelin woke up from a restless sleep. She made herself a sandwich and then angrily took out her phone, wanting to see where the trending topic about the burner account and Ye Linghua was.

She figured that if it was number one, she should get the studio working on it.

The result…

Number one on the hot search was a photo of Lin Xin and Ye Linghua leaving a hotel together.

Meng Kelin spat out the mouthful of coffee she had just taken and quickly called Lin Xin.

This time, Lin Xin did answer. As soon as the call connected, Meng Kelin asked her, “What did you and Ye Linghua do?”

Lin Xin and Ye Linghua were currently sitting in the car sent by Xin Meng (Lin Xin’s company) to pick them up. Hearing the question, Lin Xin’s face flushed bright red. Since they had left together in front of everyone yesterday, it wasn’t surprising that people were overthinking it.

Lin Xin, who didn’t know about the hot search, replied softly, “We didn’t do anything ‘bad.’ We just kissed—the kissing area was a bit wide, that’s all.”

Meng Kelin frowned. Why does that sound so embarrassing? More importantly, “You didn’t succeed? You mean you’re still a virgin?”

Lin Xin’s face was beet red. She covered the mouthpiece and looked at Xin Meng in the driver’s seat and Ye Linghua in the back. Seeing that both were looking straight ahead, Lin Xin then whispered to Meng Kelin, “She doesn’t know how.”

Meng Kelin: “…”

Xin Meng: “…” The microphone volume is loud, don’t blame me.

Ye Linghua looked faintly at Lin Xin and explained, “I know how. I just need to do a little more research.” Since it was the first time for both of them, Ye Linghua knew well that the first time wouldn’t be pleasant. She wasn’t fully prepared, and with so much happening yesterday, both of them were in a state of heightened emotion.

Ye Linghua wanted to give Lin Xin more time to calm down and think things through. It was best for things like this to happen naturally, not in a moment of passion.

Meng Kelin scoffed, “Pretending to be proper.”

Lin Xin quietly replied to her, “Yeah! She became all proper right after she got out of bed.”

Meng Kelin was startled, “You mean she wasn’t proper in bed?” I can’t believe it!

Lin Xin: “…Why are your thoughts so dirty? We are completely innocent…”

Meng Kelin: “…You’re talking to me about what happened in and out of bed, and now you’re telling me you’re innocent?”

Xin Meng: “…” I know so much. Will my boss kill me?

Ye Linghua rested her forehead against the window and quietly reminded Lin Xin, “Isn’t what happens in the boudoir something you shouldn’t discuss with Sister Meng?”

Meng Kelin roared into the phone, “Why can’t you tell me?”

Ye Linghua laughed, “You want to hear the details, too?”

Meng Kelin: “…I don’t need that.”

Lin Xin covered her mouth and smiled. Ye Linghua looked at her helplessly, “Feeling good about getting revenge?”

After being teased by Ye Linghua yesterday, Lin Xin couldn’t help but tease her back today. Although Ye Linghua knew this, she let her. As long as she’s happy, that’s all that matters.

Meng Kelin, still unaware that she was being used as a tool for their playful banter, suddenly remembered the reason she called: “Photos of you two leaving the hotel have been taken. They’re now on the hot search, and they’re number one.”

Lin Xin was shocked, “That fast?” How long have I been out of the hotel?

Ye Linghua looked surprised, “Does that matter? Didn’t we already go public yesterday?”

Meng Kelin choked, “What kind of announcement was that? You just gave her a necklace! Whether you’re dating or not still has to be guessed by netizens!”

Ye Linghua paused, her voice slightly weaker, “She gave me a proposal necklace. Doesn’t that count?”

Meng Kelin: “…That was given last year, and you accepting it doesn’t mean your relationship is stable. Have you ever heard of a proposal that must be accepted? Some people get rejected after proposing!”

“…That makes sense,” Ye Linghua sighed and looked out the window again, contemplatively saying, “So, should Lin Xin and I prioritize making an official announcement now?”

Meng Kelin was startled, then suddenly realized, “Do you want to deal with this number-one hot search about you and Lin Xin?”

Ye Linghua was curious, “How should we deal with it? Are we supposed to explain on Weibo that nothing happened?” Even though we kissed and hugged, we suddenly stopped and just slept.

Meng Kelin: “…The fans have to believe that, though!”

Ye Linghua gave a small laugh, “Then let’s not worry about the hotel incident for now. Let’s officially announce our relationship first, and then talk about the rest!”

Meng Kelin: “…That works, I guess!”