After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 69

Meng Kelin felt she had nearly talked herself into tears, yet Ye Linghua across from her continued to look at her with a detached expression.

This made Meng Kelin seriously doubt whether the supposed drama of the two being mutually fond and deeply in love was actually real.

Ye Linghua did not give an answer immediately. She lowered her head and refilled Meng Kelin’s teacup from the pot.

Meng Kelin: “…” This gesture seemed to imply that she had talked too much.

The silence and stillness made Meng Kelin feel uneasy for a while. Just as she was worriedly trying to figure out how to speak without seeming too pressuring,

She heard Ye Linghua slowly begin to speak from across the counter: “I understand what you mean.”

Meng Kelin looked at her, her eyes asking for clarification.

Ye Linghua: “Although I understand your meaning, I will think about it for the next two days and give you a reply.”

Meng Kelin: “Can’t you give me an answer now?”

Ye Linghua looked at her with a knowing smile. The smile seemed to see through everything, even without her saying a word.

Meng Kelin felt embarrassed and scratched her cheek with a finger.

Ye Linghua then said: “You know what it means to have a ‘feverish mind’ or an ‘impulse’, right? In the current situation, a person’s decision is entirely influenced by emotion. So, I need to calmly think about it.”

Meng Kelin watched her quietly for two seconds, then couldn’t help but exclaim: “No wonder your friends say you’re a ‘made of iron’ (referring to being slow to react to love or emotion), Ye Linghua! What’s wrong with being influenced by emotion?” Isn’t it precisely because of affection that one can’t restrain one’s feelings?

Ye Linghua froze. The hand holding the teacup paused, and she murmured: “Because the results of several impulses haven’t been good for me.”

Meng Kelin asked: “You going to find Lin Xin was also an impulse, wasn’t it? Do you regret it?”

Ye Linghua fell silent. Yes! The impulse to go find Lin Xin was just because she was sitting in front of the balcony door at home, looking at the lush green plants in the courtyard, where butterflies drifted gracefully. It was a beautiful spring scene, which suddenly made her think, how could this be? In such a beautiful scene, a life was heading toward a dead end.

So, she bought a plane ticket right then, called Xing Yan, and asked her to fly to You City with her that day.

She didn’t know if she could arrive before Lin Xin cut her wrist, so she left with a ‘hot head’, having mentally prepared for all possible consequences.

During the several hours on the plane, she didn’t calm down either. She just desperately tried to recall the content of the novel, desperately trying to remember the things Lin Xin was about to experience in those few days.

The continuous positive news about Zheng Lanwen and Lin Wan, and how Zheng Lanwen’s company had managed to successfully spin public relations to establish her as a deeply affectionate person, even right after her divorce.

But on the same day, Lin Xin made the hot search because she wept bitterly outside her villa gate, then fought with a paparazzo while dishevelled. From the fans’ perspective, wasn’t this the standard scene of a scorned woman throwing a fit after being abandoned? It was also retribution for using power for personal gain!

That night, Lin Xin, unable to bear it, cut her wrist. The incident was exposed on the way to the hospital.

Zheng Lanwen only thought Lin Xin was trying to attract her attention that way and disliked her even more. Lin Xin’s fans were completely disappointed in her: dying for a scum-woman? Was this still the strong-willed Lin Xin they admired?

Not to mention, modern society advocated for independent and self-reliant women. Even the voices that pitied her were rendered speechless by her action.

How could a person not cherish life!

When Ye Linghua was rushing there on the plane, she had never considered these things.

She only knew that for a strong woman to be driven to cut her wrist, she must have been in despair.

Only those who have truly experienced despair know the helplessness of being unable to move toward the light in the darkness.

It wasn’t until the matter of Lin Xin and Lin Haiqi was publicly discussed during the live broadcast, and until Lin Xin investigated the remaining details one by one, that Ye Linghua understood her helplessness and how devastating the damage caused by Zheng Lanwen was.

Lin Xin lacked love from a young age, but what she longed for more was a home.

Because of the matter with Lin Haiqi, she began to self-loathe after falling for Zheng Lanwen. That was because Zheng Lanwen had a girlfriend at the time, and even though Lin Xin’s affection for Zheng Lanwen was genuine, she had never intervened in their relationship.

Her marriage to Zheng Lanwen was also proposed by Zheng Lanwen herself after she broke up with Lin Wan.

However, Lin Xin still felt a sense of self-disgust. Although Ye Linghua was not a psychological counselor, perhaps due to her affection for Lin Xin, she could perceive the mental pressure Lin Xin carried while being with Zheng Lanwen.

Lin Xin even had to concede, despite her unwillingness, that she was truly Lin Haiqi’s daughter. Otherwise, why would so many people dislike him but only love Zheng Lanwen?

Lin Xin was in a continuous process of self-negation, and the final conclusion she drew from this process was that she must be completely devoted to Zheng Lanwen; otherwise, what distinguished her from Lin Haiqi?

This almost deformed mindset caused her to develop immense self-doubt when facing divorce.

The final blow to her was the photo of her, disheveled and acting like a shrew, making the hot search and being mocked by the entire internet.

Zheng Lanwen and Lin Wan being together had already brought her shame and despair. Zheng Lanwen’s departure caused her world of belief to collapse, and the mockery she received from everyone in reality made her unable to see any light anymore.

A ‘hot head,’ indeed! Everyone is influenced by emotion, herself included, and Lin Xin was no exception.

So, Meng Kelin asked if she regretted it?

“No regret.” Ye Linghua was very clear about this answer. Thank goodness she made it. She made it before Lin Xin was sitting on the stone steps, before she fought with the paparazzo, and before she threw herself into the dark sea of self-abandonment.

Ye Linghua still remembers entering the community using a fake identity and Lin Xin’s mother’s phone number. She walked all the way to Lin Xin’s house. Unlike the spring in the north, the south was enveloped in misty rain.

The scenery of green hills and clear waters looked like a painting splashed by a top-notch ink wash artist. She strolled in the misty rain and found that small white dot.

She appeared in Lin Xin’s life.

Meng Kelin smiled: “See! You don’t regret it, do you? So, what’s so bad about an impulse?”

Ye Linghua: “This is a matter of probability. Most things done with a hot head don’t turn out well.” For example, Lin Xin was a case in point. But she also knew she couldn’t say that, even if Lin Xin was asleep.

Meng Kelin’s face stiffened, and she stood up abruptly and cursed: “Blockhead!!!”

Ye Linghua: “???” Can’t we talk properly? No swearing! Ye Linghua felt very wronged!

Meng Kelin turned to leave, looked at the still-sleeping Lin Xin, and added: “I’ll go first and come back to pick her up tomorrow morning.”

After saying that, she got up and left. Ye Linghua saw her to the door and asked: “What time tomorrow?”

Meng Kelin looked up at the sky: “Whenever. Whenever she wakes up, I’ll come to pick her up.”

Watching the door close, Ye Linghua stood at the entrance for a moment, then sighed and returned to the kitchen island to tidy up.

After everything was tidied up, she walked back to the rug, looked at Lin Xin’s obedient sleeping posture, and couldn’t help but smile gently. She reached out and touched her face, asking: “Did you like me coming to find you?”

Lin Xin rubbed her face against Ye Linghua’s hand but didn’t wake up.

Ye Linghua looked at her and couldn’t help but smile, saying: “Lin Xin, I don’t regret it, truly.” Even if the final result is falling deeply in love but not having a happy ending, I don’t regret it. As long as you live well, live healthily, and live happily, nothing else matters.

Of course, this was also the result of a hot head.

Therefore, no decision could be made with a hot head again.

After Lin Xin woke up and learned that Meng Kelin had visited, she didn’t say much.

During dinner, she reluctantly said to Ye Linghua: “I’m going back to film. I’ll be gone for another two months this time!”

Ye Linghua acknowledged with an “Mm,” without saying more.

Lin Xin was dissatisfied: “Aren’t you going to miss me?”

Ye Linghua asked playfully: “What if I do miss you?”

Lin Xin pulled her chair closer to Ye Linghua and leaned against her, saying: “If you miss me, I’ll fly over to accompany you often.”

Ye Linghua stared intently at her, seeing that she was serious even after saying that. Ye Linghua knew she wasn’t joking.

Ye Linghua: “You don’t need to.”

Lin Xin puffed out her cheeks and stared at her, fiercely saying: “Blockhead!”

Ye Linghua: “…” Hey, are you two ganging up on me today?

Because Ye Linghua was so oblivious to romance, Lin Xin ignored her for the rest of the meal. Ye Linghua didn’t say anything either. The two ate and then went to sleep. Since Lin Xin had only brought one bag when she arrived, she didn’t have much luggage to pack for the next day.

Lying in bed, the lights were turned off. The room quickly plunged into darkness. It wasn’t until her eyes adjusted to the darkness that Ye Linghua’s gaze fell on Lin Xin. In the dark, Lin Xin had her back to her.

Ye Linghua wanted to say something, but seeing that Lin Xin seemed to be asleep, she ended up saying nothing and fell into a deep sleep.

However, Lin Xin slept restlessly that night.

Meng Kelin sought them out again. After calling Ye Linghua from the gate and confirming her identity, the security guard allowed her to proceed again.

Meng Kelin was already familiar with the route and quickly reached Ye Linghua’s door. Ye Linghua opened the door for her.

Meng Kelin entered and looked around, asking curiously: “Lin Xin isn’t up yet?”

She checked her watch; it was already 8:00 AM. She then looked at the dining table by the balcony door. Ye Linghua had gotten up early and prepared quite a rich breakfast.

There were colorful sandwiches, a plate of fruit, and two cups of coffee.

Meng Kelin chuckled and asked: “You made this?”

Ye Linghua nodded and pulled out a chair for Meng Kelin, saying: “Have a seat. Lin Xin isn’t awake yet; let her sleep a bit longer!”

Meng Kelin smiled sideways at her: “It’s nice when you don’t say anything dull or wooden!”

Ye Linghua: “…I’m just being a little practical.”

Meng Kelin: “Oh.”

After sitting down, Ye Linghua poured her a cup of coffee and pushed a serving of sandwich and fruit toward her.

Meng Kelin didn’t hesitate. She ate while looking around. Swallowing the food in her mouth, she couldn’t help but sigh: “Ye Linghua, this house wasn’t cheap, was it?”

Ye Linghua: “Uh, it’s alright.”

Meng Kelin didn’t press for the exact price; that wasn’t her goal. Hearing Ye Linghua’s answer, she smiled and said: “I really didn’t see that coming back then!”

Indeed!

Ever since she admitted her wealthy status to the two of them, Ye Linghua knew that one day, she would inevitably be asked about this.

Yet, Lin Xin never brought it up, despite having the super-fan account ‘Zero’ and the smaller account following her.

But when Lin Xin came to see her, she never mentioned this matter.

Meng Kelin asking now was likely to probe a little for Lin Xin.

Of course, although the two were still far from being a couple, and Ye Linghua was the one who had refused first, Meng Kelin still felt that they would eventually end up together.

Ye Linghua, sensing Meng Kelin’s teasing, still smiled politely and said: “I apologize; I didn’t intend to hide it.”

Meng Kelin: “So, can you tell me why you went to find Lin Xin?” She didn’t know, Lin Xin didn’t know, and Ye Linghua’s friends didn’t know either.

No one knew why Ye Linghua sought out Lin Xin. Her motive for going to You City was truly inscrutable.

Hearing the question, Ye Linghua thought deeply, subconsciously raising the coffee cup to take a sip, using it to mask her self-consciousness.

Then, she slowly said: “Because that morning, I saw the hot search about Zheng Lanwen and Lin Wan. I saw that she was divorced and thought she must be sad, so I wanted to go see her.” A half-truth.

Meng Kelin smiled, took a sip of coffee, and asked: “So, you noticed Lin Xin a long time ago, is that right?”

Ye Linghua: “…You could say that.”

Meng Kelin: “May I ask why?”

Ye Linghua: “…Because she’s good-looking.”

Meng Kelin: “…”

The conversation instantly became superficial…

Thinking about it carefully, even the person became superficial…

With a single sentence, Ye Linghua pulled herself down from the altar. Meng Kelin felt that the high-and-mighty, mysterious, and unfathomable Ye Linghua in her mind instantly became ordinary.

Turns out, even a mogul like this can act foolishly because of beauty.

The two silently drank half a cup of coffee and ate half a sandwich. Meng Kelin finally couldn’t help but look toward the second floor and ask: “When is Lin Xin coming down? It’s almost 8:30 AM, and she’s still sleeping?”

“Ah?” Ye Linghua was surprised. She looked toward the second floor, then after a moment, said: “She’s sleeping on the first floor.”

Meng Kelin choked on the coffee she had just taken, looking at Ye Linghua in disbelief: “Even though she’s pursuing you, and even though you haven’t accepted her yet, it’s too much not to even arrange a room for her and just leave her on the first floor!”

As Lin Xin’s companion for twenty years, Meng Kelin had a maternal mindset and felt sorry for Lin Xin upon hearing this.

But this pity lasted only an instant because Ye Linghua innocently said: “I sleep on the first floor too.”

Meng Kelin was utterly speechless. After a moment, she weakly asked: “In the same room?”

Ye Linghua finally felt that this topic wasn’t good, and the answer wasn’t good either.

However, she wasn’t good at lying about such things. But telling the truth also seemed inappropriate.

Yet, she forgot that during the time she spent hesitating and considering how to answer, the answer had already become very obvious.

Meng Kelin was shocked again by the speed of their relationship development. After a while, she said: “You haven’t even accepted her yet, so how are you already sharing a room!”

Ye Linghua felt very wronged and said: “She was the one who said she was afraid to be alone in a room!”

Meng Kelin: “And you believed that?” You’re lying to yourself!

Lin Xin, as an actress, wasn’t afraid of the dark. Sometimes, after filming night scenes, she would go back alone. As a small-town girl from the countryside, she was actually quite bold.

Ye Linghua was left speechless because she realized that she herself didn’t truly believe it. She had just been soft-hearted when Lin Xin looked at her with those eyes. She just couldn’t help but yield to many of Lin Xin’s requests.

Perhaps, deep down, in a part of her she didn’t know about, she wasn’t unwilling!

Although, when they were on the bed, the two were so gentlemanly that they were practically…

No, that wasn’t right. They slept embracing each other.

Ye Linghua was even more speechless, so she didn’t refute.

Meng Kelin looked at her, amused: “Did you two… do that?”

Ye Linghua was bewildered: “Do what?”

Meng Kelin burst out laughing, reaching out and pushing her. Ye Linghua nearly fell backward.

Meng Kelin covered her mouth and laughed, saying more directly: “You know… the happy life!” (referring to sexual intimacy)

Ye Linghua was even more confused: “Happy life?”

Meng Kelin: “…You—”

“Oh!” Ye Linghua finally understood and quickly said: “No, no, no! I’m not that kind of person.”

Meng Kelin: “…” For a moment, she didn’t know whether to praise or scold her.

So, the two silently finished the rest of their coffee and ate their sandwiches.

After breakfast, Lin Xin still hadn’t come out.

Meng Kelin asked curiously: “Are you two really doing nothing? Then why is she sleeping so late?”

Ye Linghua felt unjustly accused: “She slept restlessly last night, so I didn’t call her this morning. She probably didn’t sleep well. I’ll go check on her.”

Meng Kelin nodded, thinking: Could Lin Xin be pretending to be asleep because she didn’t want to leave? But that shouldn’t be the case; she’s not a child.

Ye Linghua opened the door and returned to the bedroom. She saw that Lin Xin was indeed still lying on the bed. She was nestled in the soft mattress, her head resting on the large white pillow, which was slightly indented by her weight. The light gray blanket was covering her, gently wrapping around her.

Ye Linghua walked to her side and was about to wake her when she noticed Lin Xin’s eyebrows were tightly furrowed. She paused, reached out the back of her hand to lightly touch Lin Xin’s forehead, and realized her forehead was very hot.

Ye Linghua immediately became anxious. She moved closer to Lin Xin, leaned close to her ear, and softly called: “Lin Xin?”

Lin Xin vaguely heard the voice, opened her eyes to look at Ye Linghua, then blinked tiredly and asked: “What’s wrong? Are you up?”

She turned her head to look outside the window, saw that it was fully light, and asked in confusion: “It’s light out?”

Ye Linghua: “You have a fever.”

Lin Xin froze for a moment, then reached out to touch her own forehead, but her hand was also hot, so she didn’t notice anything wrong and asked in confusion: “Is that so?”

Seeing Lin Xin so confused, Ye Linghua quickly said: “I’ll go get you some medicine.”

With that, Ye Linghua prepared to get up and leave. Lin Xin’s eyes were on her. Seeing Ye Linghua brace herself on the bed to stand up, a thought flashed through her mind, and she suddenly reached out and gently hugged her. Ye Linghua stiffened. Lin Xin leaned against her back and whispered: “No need to get it!”

Ye Linghua frowned: “What are you saying? Don’t you know your own body?”

Lin Xin curved the corner of her mouth: “I know, that’s why I said there’s no need to get it!”

Ye Linghua paused, turned her head to look at her, and saw Lin Xin rubbing her forehead against Ye Linghua’s cheek, saying: “My health isn’t good, I know. So, I can stay for two more days. Since you won’t ask me to stay, I’ll find a way to stay myself.”

Her soft voice echoed in the room. Although her words were utterly weak, Ye Linghua felt them explode in her ears.

Lin Xin: “Ye Linghua, I will use every means to stay by your side, so don’t push me away.”

Saying that, she smiled at Ye Linghua. Her eyes, curved like crescent moons from the smile, sparkled brightly with starlight.

Despite being ill, Lin Xin used all the tenderness she could muster to show her determination. At this moment, she resembled a shattered black butterfly fallen upon a blood-red rose.

She was full of the beauty of complete ruin.

After declaring her vow, Lin Xin detached herself from Ye Linghua and fell back onto the bed.

She contentedly rolled the blanket back over herself, closed her eyes, and tried to continue sleeping.

Ye Linghua: “!!!”

But this sudden backward slump, a movement that looked almost like fainting, frightened Ye Linghua.

So, a moment later, Meng Kelin heard Ye Linghua’s desperate shout from inside the door: “Lin Xin, you must take your medicine!!!”

Meng Kelin was shocked: “Medicine???” She wasn’t faking sleep, she was faking illness?

By the time Lin Xin had taken the fever medicine and was sitting on the living room sofa with a cooling patch on her forehead,

Meng Kelin was stunned: “You didn’t run out and lie in the snow yesterday, did you?”

Lin Xin looked at her coolly: “Are you crazy? Would I do something like that?”

Meng Kelin sighed in relief: “True.”

Unexpectedly, Lin Xin coolly retorted: “I can clearly fake being sick; why would I get really sick?”

Meng Kelin: “…”

Seeing Meng Kelin packing her things, Lin Xin reluctantly asked: “I’m sick. Do I still have to leave today?”

Meng Kelin was helpless: “I just took your temperature; it’s only 36.4∘C. But I’ll let you rest for one more day today and come back to pick you up tomorrow.”

Lin Xin’s eyes instantly lit up: “That’s great!”

Meng Kelin gave her a helpless look, muttering: “A married daughter is like splashed water.”

Lin Xin wasn’t angry and even giggled.

Meng Kelin, disappointed that Lin Xin wasn’t fighting back, stood up to leave, and Ye Linghua stood up to see her off.

As they reached the door, Meng Kelin instructed: “She’s sick. Take good care of her.”

Ye Linghua nodded. She watched Meng Kelin walk toward the elevator. The elevator rose, and the doors slowly opened from both sides. Meng Kelin stepped in, pressed the ground floor button, and the elevator doors slowly began to close.

Meng Kelin watched the numbers on the screen, thinking: I need to go eat something tonight to calm my anger.

Suddenly, a hand reached in and stopped the closing doors. The elevator sensed the sudden hand, stopped closing, and reopened.

Ye Linghua was still standing outside. She seemed to have finally figured things out. Her dark, bright eyes looked seriously at Meng Kelin and said with conviction: “I’ll accept the offer for ‘The Leisurely Little Courtyard.'”

After saying that, she turned and walked back inside.

Meng Kelin stared wide-eyed as she walked away dashingly, watched her close the door to the apartment, and watched the elevator doors slowly close in front of her.

As the elevator descended, Meng Kelin finally realized: “Could it be because Lin Xin got sick?”

So, the promise not to make a hot-headed decision… didn’t matter anymore?

In the end, this girl still acted on impulse?