After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 41

“Don’t be too sad.” Lin Xin chose her words carefully, yet she felt that no matter what, she couldn’t console the hurt from being treated unfairly.

But looking at Ye Linghua’s sad expression, Lin Xin rephrased her words. “You’ve always been a great person.”

Ye Linghua, not knowing this was the effect of her feigned weakness, followed her lead and asked, “Am I really a great person?”

Lin Xin nodded with certainty. Ye Linghua asked again, “Is that what you think?”

Lin Xin nodded again. Ye Linghua smiled gently and moved closer to Lin Xin. The sudden closeness made Lin Xin’s heart jump. She instinctively wanted to step away, but Ye Linghua held her back, not allowing her to retreat too far.

“If you really think I’m great, then why are you always avoiding me?”

Ye Linghua’s slightly deep voice felt like a temptation, making it impossible for Lin Xin to avoid her. Her heart was beating so fast that it felt like it was going to jump out of her chest. Her inner desire to be close to Ye Linghua made her feel like she was about to give in. But she couldn’t help but remember every day she spent alone in her villa and the pain of trying to please someone she loved only to be ignored.

A scarred heart couldn’t be fixed immediately by a new relationship.

When Ye Linghua saw that she wasn’t responding, she remembered her friend’s advice. Her voice became more pitiful. She looked at Lin Xin, her eyes dark and moist. “Xinxin, it’s really heartbreaking to be pushed away.”

Even though she didn’t say it explicitly, her appearance and words were clear…

Lin Xin was speechless. That’s against the rules.

But even so, Ye Linghua was not surprised when she was pushed away.

Ye Linghua: “…” The feigned weakness was successful, but it was useless.

After that day, although Lin Xin took better care of Ye Linghua, she became even more determined to maintain her distance.

During filming, she spent more time with Zhu Fang. Ye Linghua didn’t have much to do, so she spent most of her days in the hotel, except for her three meals.

Over time, the Linglu couple fans also noticed this.

To get back at the Morning Stars for kicking them while they were down, a fan editor from the Linglu couple fan group created a video of Lin Xin avoiding Ye Linghua.

[I told you, an assistant is just an assistant. She’s not a good match for Xinbao.]

[One pretty boy is enough. Xinbao is not that foolish to get another one.]

[This person looks exactly like Zheng Lanwen. It’s a good thing she’s avoiding her.]

[I’d say she shouldn’t have hired her. She doesn’t know how to keep her distance. She even hugged Xinbao back then. Do you see our Little Yu doing that? Our Little Yu is a true gentleman.]

[She only orders food three times a day. What’s the use of her?]

The Morning Star fans were furious at the Linglu fans, so the two fan groups started to argue again.

Ye Linghua didn’t know about the fan groups at the time. Although she didn’t have much to do, she tried her best to stay with Lin Xin. Lin Xin was working day and night to stay on schedule. The crew was no longer as relaxed as they were at the golf course.

Days turned into weeks, and summer turned into fall. Ye Linghua helped with the clothes and bought meals.

Lin Xin was filming during the day and at night. She would go to bed late when she finished late and would read the script when she finished early.

Every day was a routine. Lin Xin was exhausted from work alone, and Ye Linghua didn’t want to bother her with her feelings.

Two months of work passed in the blink of an eye.

The look of fear in Lin Xin’s eyes during their unintentional touches made Ye Linghua finally start to waver. When she thought about it, Lin Xin had never said that she didn’t love Zheng Lanwen anymore. She also didn’t regret divorcing her. The plot’s power was also reminding Ye Linghua over and over again.

The time she spent with Lin Xin, the ambiguity she thought they had, might have just been her own misconception. She might have been a fool to think that Lin Xin had feelings for her.

When the filming ended, Ye Linghua looked at her notes and realized that the most difficult time in the novel had passed…

According to the novel’s plot, Lin Xin was most emotional right after her divorce. At one point, she was even going to commit suicide.

After she was saved, she spent her days not eating or drinking and drinking heavily.

She ruined her stomach.

She was criticized for singing a song.

Zheng Lanwen and Lin Wan formed a couple, attracting a large number of couple fans.

Seeing them get better and better and herself get worse and worse, her mood became more and more gloomy.

Even a TV series she filmed was intentionally given a low score, which ruined her reputation.

Lin Xin went through all of these things after her divorce.

But now, the hardest half-year was over. Just like with a person’s grief, once you get through the most difficult time, you can face it with strength. Lin Xin’s emotions had also stabilized.

Ye Linghua’s wavering heart began to question whether her reason for staying was still valid.

Staying or leaving became a choice she had to make.

Fortunately, Ye Linghua hadn’t planned to leave this month. Even if she was going to leave, she had to prepare in advance.

On the day of the wrap party, Lin Xin was afraid she would lose control of her emotions, so she didn’t bring Ye Linghua. When she came back that night, she went straight to Meng Kelin’s room to sleep. The next day, Ye Linghua and Zhu Fang went to Lin Xin’s room to pack her luggage.

At 10:00 AM, Lin Xin and Meng Kelin returned. As soon as they opened the door, they heard Meng Kelin talking to Lin Xin. “That talk show had already invited you after Dusk became popular. But you rejected them at the time. They’ve sent another invitation. I think the host is very good, and since you’re done filming here, why don’t you go?”

Lin Xin entered the room and saw Ye Linghua and Zhu Fang packing. She paused, looked away, and asked Meng Kelin, “What’s there to talk about me?”

Meng Kelin smiled. “A star who has experienced both highs and lows like you has the most value for a talk show.”

Lin Xin took all the clothes out of the closet and put them on the bed. Zhu Fang took them and packed them neatly into the suitcase.

Lin Xin moved her clothes and said to Meng Kelin, “I think they just want to gossip about my love life.” Zheng Lanwen’s variety show had become popular, which boosted her popularity.

After Zheng Lanwen became popular, the first thing she did was tag Lin Wan. Their couple suddenly went viral. The Online Couple (referring to Zheng Lanwen and Lin Wan) gained momentum and quickly became the new top couple.

With Zheng Lanwen’s undisguised support, the Online Couple was known as the happiest couple. After all, what other couple had the main character personally feeding them?

Since Zheng Lanwen was popular, people became curious about her. Lin Xin’s name, which should have become quiet in the two months she was filming, had also been trending multiple times because of Zheng Lanwen.

In Meng Kelin’s words, Zheng Lanwen had saved the company some money.

So, when the talk show that Lin Xin had rejected before sent another invitation, Lin Xin had to wonder about their intentions.

As she finished, Lin Xin suddenly felt a gaze behind her. She knew it was Ye Linghua. She felt as if she had a knife in her back. She had to brave it and continue to talk to Meng Kelin. “I’m already divorced. I don’t want to talk about these things with others.”

Meng Kelin could only say, “Then don’t! You can talk about other things. They’ll give us the questions before the interview anyway. We can go over them, and you can tell them what questions you don’t want to answer.”

Lin Xin looked down, clearly still thinking.

Meng Kelin tried to convince her. “You’ve been filming for a few months, from summer to fall. The buzz from Dusk is about to die down. If you don’t go on a show, people will forget about you.”

Lin Xin thought about her villa and car, which were still on loan, and the company she had to support. In the end, she nodded heavily.

“Okay, let’s do it!”

Everyone got on the plane to go back. This time, Lin Xin chose to sit with Meng Kelin again. The fan site owners who had been following them didn’t get any valuable photos and slowly dispersed.

As they got off the plane, Meng Kelin wasn’t so cruel as to make Lin Xin work. She let her go back and get some rest.

But Lin Xin thought about it. When she went back, she would have to be alone with Ye Linghua. She was struggling internally.

She knew she liked Ye Linghua, but the first step was the hardest to take. Every time she wanted to take that step, she would think about Zheng Lanwen. She wasn’t afraid of another Zheng Lanwen. She was afraid that her sincere feelings would again be met with insincerity.

Because she had loved someone before, she knew the fear of loss and the longing for a response. Because she had loved someone before, she knew the pain of not being loved and the despair of being abandoned.

She had been through it and had been hurt, so she was afraid.

She was afraid of the same result and an unhappy ending.

So, even a simple step forward became incredibly difficult.

How could Lin Xin’s heart be any better than Ye Linghua’s?

Ye Linghua saw her hesitation and said on her own, “I’ll stay somewhere else for the next two days.”

Lin Xin was stunned and looked up at her. Her hesitation suddenly disappeared, and her heart sank a little. She felt a little sad that Ye Linghua was actively avoiding her.

Meng Kelin frowned. “What’s wrong?”

Ye Linghua just said, “I have something to do…”

Meng Kelin said, “Why now? I’m going to be busy with some company matters these two days, and I was just about to take Zhu Fang with me.” I can’t be the only one doing all the work for the company. It’s time to train Zhu Fang.

With Ye Linghua taking time off, they were a little short-handed.

Ye Linghua frowned and thought about whether she should tell them to hire a few more capable people.

But then, she heard Lin Xin suddenly say, “You can take Zhu Fang with you! I can go to the TV station myself. Ye Linghua will come back after she’s done.”

Meng Kelin was stunned and asked in relief, “Is that so?”

Ye Linghua also looked at Lin Xin. Seeing that Lin Xin was calm, she could only hesitate and say, “I guess so?”

Meng Kelin said, “That’s good. You should take care of whatever you need to do these two days.”

Ye Linghua nodded. She turned to look at Lin Xin. This time, Lin Xin didn’t avoid her gaze as she always did. Instead, she looked directly at her and asked, “When will you be done?”

An indescribable feeling surged in Ye Linghua’s heart. She didn’t understand why Lin Xin, who had been distant for two months, was suddenly willing to be close again. Or was it still her own wishful thinking?

So, when she answered Lin Xin’s question, Ye Linghua didn’t dare to give a definite answer.

She just said, “If you need me, I can be back at any time.”

Lin Xin nodded. Her hands in her sleeves were clenched into fists. She forced herself to sound calm. “I’m going to record a talk show in two days. Can you be done by then?”

Ye Linghua: “Yes.”

Lin Xin suddenly relaxed and smiled. Her smile was like a lotus after the rain—beautiful and pure. It made people feel happy and want to get closer to her.

Ye Linghua’s heart slowly softened. She smiled with Lin Xin, her smile full of helpless tolerance. She seemed to give up and said, “I’ll make it back on time, no matter what.”

—”No matter what.”