After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 72

The noisy sound on the plane instantly receded like a tide, and Lin Xin stared blankly at Zheng Lanwen in the seat behind her.

She was wearing a white shirt and black wide-leg trousers, which made her look taller. Her long black hair was styled into voluminous, large waves. Her makeup was light, and her whole demeanor carried an air of ethereal grace.

She was more outstanding than when they divorced, and her successful career had made her radiant.

This was unlike their five years together, when even though her career slowly picked up and she always wore a smile, the gloom in her heart still affected her entire aura.

No matter how hard she tried to maintain her persona, she always lacked that sense of ambition.

Lin Xin had to admit it: yes, Zheng Lanwen’s life with her was not as good as Lin Xin had thought.

Look, even after their divorce, she managed to endure a major career crisis and carve out her own path. From then on, the sky was the limit, and she could roam freely without being accused of relying on Lin Xin.

This even made Lin Xin sometimes wonder if perhaps she would have done better if they hadn’t married back then.

Lin Xin’s dazed expression gave Zheng Lanwen a long-lost sense of satisfaction.

It was just like the years before, when they were still bound by their identities as wives to each other; whenever she returned, Lin Xin would look at her in this dazed way.

At that time, Zheng Lanwen only felt frustrated, wondering why Lin Xin had to cling to her like that and cause her to lose face throughout the entertainment industry.

Even when Lin Xin actively showed affection on Weibo, seeing the barrage of insults in the comment section always irritated Zheng Lanwen.

She always felt that when she went out to work, people were looking at her with mockery. Not only did people in the entertainment circle look down on her, but fans outside the circle often ridiculed her for being a kept woman.

At that time, she always wanted to leave, but she could never find the right moment.

Every time she opened the door to come home, Lin Xin looked like she had been waiting for her for a long time, which always made Zheng Lanwen swallow the divorce she was about to utter.

Each failure would make her fly into a rage and chase after Lin Xin, saying nasty things.

Last year, she finally got her wish; the two separated. It had been one year, from April of last year to April of this year.

It was only now that Zheng Lanwen realized it had been a long time since she had seen Lin Xin, and a long time since she had seen Lin Xin smile at her.

Excluding their talk in the courtyard last winter, it had been incredibly difficult to even see Lin Xin once. She was no longer a person Zheng Lanwen could see just by going home!

She wanted to see her, to look at her face; she thought about her in the middle of the night and found it difficult to sleep.

Finally, she saw her!

Seeing the confusion that Lin Xin displayed, just as in previous years, Zheng Lanwen offered a smile and said, “What a coincidence.”

Lin Xin blinked her big eyes and asked curiously, “Are you going to Huajin City too?”

Zheng Lanwen hummed and said, “We’re going to the same place.”

Lin Xin sat back down in her seat. Her mind had gone blank for a moment because of Zheng Lanwen’s sudden appearance, so she didn’t immediately react to the statement. After trying hard to process it, she suddenly stood up, looked at Zheng Lanwen, and asked, “Are you also participating in The Leisurely Courtyard?”

Before Zheng Lanwen could answer, the flight attendants on the plane were already asking passengers to sit down and fasten their seatbelts one by one. The plane was preparing to take off. Seeing Lin Xin standing there, a flight attendant started walking over.

Lin Xin suddenly reacted; she didn’t want people to misunderstand the situation between her and Zheng Lanwen. She sat back down before the flight attendant reached them. Zheng Lanwen opened her mouth but finally smiled and shook her head.

This is good; we’ve finally met again.

Lin Xin patted her chest in alarm and quietly asked Meng Kelin, “Is she participating too?”

Meng Kelin had also just received the news. She checked the official website’s announcement, showed it to Lin Xin, and then turned off her phone.

Lin Xin’s eyes were wide as copper bells. She gasped, “Ah? Why would they do that? Didn’t they inform us beforehand?”

Meng Kelin choked slightly. Since such a big variety show approached them, the contract was certainly more favorable to the production team.

Although Meng Kelin had read it, there were no clauses that were detrimental to Lin Xin, so she hadn’t paid too much attention. The decision to not inform the guests of the full cast this time was directed at all members. Some information could, perhaps, be discreetly sought out.

Meng Kelin had tried to get some information previously, but she had never heard any mention of Zheng Lanwen.

Besides, who would have thought that the production team would still invite Zheng Lanwen after inviting Ye Linghua?

Wouldn’t shipping the new CP be more beneficial? Why invite a Zheng Lanwen? Why?

Then, a lightbulb went off for Meng Kelin—isn’t it for a Wife-Chasing in the Crematorium plot? That wouldn’t be bad either!

However, would Zheng Lanwen follow the crematorium script? Would this person dare to PUA Lin Xin again?

If she dares…

Meng Kelin gritted her teeth: I’ll have Ye Linghua beat you into a ball and throw you to the moon!!!

The plane finally took off. When they reached cruising altitude, everyone could unfasten their seatbelts and move around. Lin Xin heard Zheng Lanwen stand up behind her. She even politely asked, “Do you want something to drink? I’ll go get it for you.”

Meng Kelin and Lin Xin looked at her in horror, their eyes silently asking: Who are you?!

Zheng Lanwen felt that she had been too strict with them in the past, and now she must have overwhelmed them with kindness.

However, a flight attendant quickly approached and said, “Hello, if you need anything, just press the call button, and we will bring it to you.”

Zheng Lanwen was speechless.

Lin Xin and Meng Kelin turned back around, pretending not to have seen anything. The ignored Zheng Lanwen looked at the two in surprise. She had thought that once she started the conversation, the two of them could talk properly.

Although their last meeting with Lin Xin in the winter involved unpleasant topics and ended quickly with them leaving, Zheng Lanwen still didn’t believe Lin Xin would be so ruthless. Especially after she realized that she thought of Lin Xin from time to time, and after her career took off, she was more confident that she and Lin Xin could overcome all difficulties and get back together.

Zheng Lanwen was unwilling to give up. She bent down slightly, wanting to say something, but her manager, Luo Tian, finally couldn’t watch anymore and pulled her back.

After the relieved Lin Xin and Meng Kelin sighed, Meng Kelin said, “Looking at her, could it be that she wants to…”

She trailed off, her gaze shifting to Lin Xin, clearly unsure of how Lin Xin would choose.

Lin Xin immediately became angry, glaring at her, “What do you mean? Do you think I’d go back?!”

Meng Kelin coughed. She had seen Lin Xin’s love-struck behavior in front of Zheng Lanwen, so she couldn’t help but overthink it.

Seeing Lin Xin’s reaction, she felt relieved and said, “Cough, you’re right. Isn’t Ye Linghua much better?”

Lin Xin was still furious: “You’re comparing Zheng Lanwen to Ye Linghua? Is she worthy?”

Meng Kelin paused: “Which ‘she’?”

Lin Xin was so exasperated she felt dizzy and didn’t want to talk to her anymore.

Meanwhile, Zheng Lanwen in the back seat angrily pulled her wrist back from Luo Tian’s hand and asked unhappily, “What’s wrong?”

Luo Tian sighed: “There are so many people here. As soon as Lin Xin said The Leisurely Courtyard, people around us looked over. You two have a lot of attention on you now; it’s best to be careful.”

Zheng Lanwen glanced around. Because they were in business class, the privacy of each seat was quite good. As long as she didn’t stand up or deliberately lean over to peek, it was difficult to see clearly.

Lin Xin’s surprised exclamation just now must have caused the surrounding people to look over.

Even though people weren’t making a sound, someone was certainly watching them in secret.

Luo Tian advised her, “We are going to participate in the show now. It wouldn’t look good to cause any news before the show airs, and it would be hard to explain to the production team.”

“Besides, you’ll be seeing each other on the show. Won’t you have plenty of time to get along? Why rush it now?”

Zheng Lanwen thought about it, and he was right. So, for the rest of the journey, she finally behaved and stopped trying to talk to Lin Xin.

However, photos of the two still quickly appeared on the News CP super-topic. The long-awaited two-person frame finally reawakened and encouraged the few News CP fans.

They finally, finally, finally… met.

Long live the News CP!

In the arrivals hall of the Huajin City terminal, people streamed out of the gate in droves.

After exiting, everyone headed towards the baggage claim area.

They easily found the baggage conveyor belt.

As Ye Linghua stood by the conveyor belt waiting for her luggage, her phone in her pocket kept making a beeping sound.

Ye Linghua took out her phone and saw that it was a notification from the News CP super-topic that she followed.

Although she didn’t pay much attention to the internet, she had uncharacteristically followed the News CP. This was an extremely unpopular CP that had never been popular since its inception.

When Zheng Lanwen and Lin Xin first appeared on Shining Youth, no one shipped them. Even on forums that shipped every possible CP, there were no posts about Zheng Lanwen and Lin Xin.

The News CP emerged during one of Zheng Lanwen’s performances when a mentor harshly criticized her. Lin Xin spoke up for her: “You work very hard, and those who work hard will be treated kindly by the world.”

In that moment, everyone saw a gentle mentor’s encouragement and comfort for a student.

Thus, the first News CP fan was born, and they created this super-topic.

The growth of the News CP fans was very difficult. To make matters worse, Zheng Lanwen and Lin Wan were genuinely dating at the time, and the quite popular Net Pattern CP developed.

This made the News CP practically an evil cult. Even after Zheng Lanwen and Lin Xin got married, not many fans converted.

But…

In the novel, the News CP finally made a comeback!

This was also why Ye Linghua, despite having no interest in these online matters, still followed the News CP.

It was intended for her to observe the progress of Zheng Lanwen and Lin Xin. At least, that’s what she thought when she first followed it.

But now…

The veins on the back of Ye Linghua’s hand, which was gripping her phone, bulged.

The phone screen showed a photo of the two women together posted on the News CP super-topic.

The News CP fans were celebrating with each other in the comments section. After all, as CP fans of both parties, they were marginalized by both of their respective fandoms. The key was that the News CP couple seemed to have divorced and become enemies, so they wouldn’t have dared to dream that the two would ever appear in the same frame again.

Who would have thought that this piece of good fortune would actually fall into their laps?

The official announcement of Zheng Lanwen had already made the News CP fans deliriously happy. On top of that, a fan even captured a photo of the two of them on the same flight.

Is this… the prelude to remarriage?

Seeing this comment, Ye Linghua felt a sharp pang of sourness in her heart.

The photo taken by the fan showed the First Class cabin of the plane. Lin Xin was looking back, and Zheng Lanwen was standing up, looking down slightly at Lin Xin in the front seat.

The two were gazing at each other—a long-awaited reunion.

You could truly discern a hint of ambiguity from the photo.

Ye Linghua maintained a smiling expression on her face, but she felt an uncontrollable surge of anger deep inside!

Zheng Lanwen!!!

Before she could vent her anger, her phone rang. It was Xing Yan. Ye Linghua didn’t want to answer, but Xing Yan called back persistently after the first call was ignored.

Having no choice, Ye Linghua answered.

Xing Yan: “I heard that Zheng Lanwen, that little bitch, is back.”

As expected…

Ye Linghua helplessly said, “Why are you paying attention to this?”

Unexpectedly, someone else was with Xing Yan. Ye Linghua heard Shi Tongqi’s very dissatisfied voice: “How can we not pay attention? This concerns your lifelong happiness! Does she actually have the nerve to come back? Shouldn’t we take her down?”

Ye Linghua was silent. Xing Yan sensed an opportunity and urged, “Should Shi Tongqi find someone to get her removed? It’s the entertainment industry! Shi Tongqi has some connections.”

Shi Tongqi shouted, “That’s right! We’re not afraid of them. Ha!”

“No need,” Ye Linghua sighed, finally speaking up to stop them both.

She was indeed very unhappy, so unhappy that she felt terrible just seeing those congratulatory comments.

But, she decided to let it go. Forceful means were not the only option. Besides, no matter how much she disliked it, she had to respect Lin Xin’s choice.

Ye Linghua said, “Let Lin Xin choose for herself.”

Xing Yan was incredibly incredulous at this answer and angrily asked, “Let her choose? Then do you still have a chance? You’re so unlikeable; you’ll lose badly.”

The gloom in Ye Linghua’s heart was instantly diverted and canceled out. She asked with a cold smile, “You actually called to mock me, didn’t you?”

Xing Yan shuddered but insisted, “Your mind is truly smaller than a pinhole. Could I be that kind of person?”

Ye Linghua was so amused she laughed: “Whether you are that kind of person is truly debatable. How about I help you ask your parents?”

Xing Yan was so angry she cursed, “Serves you right for being single!” and then hung up the phone.

Ye Linghua clicked her tongue and put away her phone. She happened to see her luggage being brought over on the conveyor belt. She stepped forward, picked up her suitcase, and then heard the sound of a camera taking a picture next to her.

Ye Linghua looked towards the source of the sound and saw two young girls pointing their phones at her.

They likely realized they had forgotten to turn off the camera sound. They looked at Ye Linghua awkwardly but still said with barely concealed excitement, “Sorry, we’re your fans.”

Ye Linghua understood. They were probably Starling CP fans. After all, she wasn’t a celebrity; her only source of fans was the Starling CP with Lin Xin.

It was surprisingly wonderful that her and Lin Xin’s Starling CP was now crushing the News CP fans from the novel.

Ye Linghua nodded, acknowledging it, and assumed the matter was over.

Unexpectedly, the two young girls became even more excited and asked her, “Are you waiting for Lin Xin here?”

Ye Linghua’s hand movements paused. She looked toward the direction of the arrivals hall.

New passengers were starting to trickle in. The earliest people off a plane were usually the First Class passengers. Their luggage was also given priority.

Seeing those passengers walking straight toward the No. 7 conveyor belt, Ye Linghua looked up at the sign above the carousel. Realizing it was the flight from Youcheng, her eyes narrowed slightly.

Sure enough, a moment later, she saw Lin Xin and Meng Kelin approaching from the direction of the arrivals hall. They were both walking and frowning, seemingly discussing something.

And right behind them, Zheng Lanwen and her manager, Luo Tian, were following closely.

They walked straight to the No. 7 conveyor belt to wait. Zheng Lanwen diligently stepped forward, seemingly wanting to help with the luggage.

Lin Xin frowned, seemingly talking to Zheng Lanwen.

The fans behind Ye Linghua also saw Lin Xin. They nervously said to Ye Linghua, “Little Starling, look, Lin Xin is here. Go help her!”

Their voices softened as they spoke. They weren’t sure if Ye Linghua would go over, but since that scum woman was over there, they would be very sad if Little Starling didn’t go.

Ye Linghua finally took action. She was pulling her own luggage and preparing to go over when she remembered something. She stopped, turned back to the two fans, and broke into a gentle smile. She said, “My name is Ye Linghua, and I’ll go help her.”

After speaking, she turned and left.

The two fans couldn’t help but suppress a scream. They, they, they finally knew Little Starling’s name!!!

“Miss Zheng, could I trouble you not to stand so close to me?”

Zheng Lanwen: “Lin Xin, I just want to help you.”

Lin Xin sneered: “Did you forget? When you came to me last year, I thought I made myself clear enough.”

Zheng Lanwen did not want to bring up that unpleasant memory, only saying, “Lin Xin, you have a lot of luggage, I know. Let me help you get it.”

Lin Xin rolled her eyes toward the sky: “No need. Just leave. Someone already took photos on the plane. Appearing in a picture with you is very annoying.”

Zheng Lanwen was speechless.

Just as she spoke, Lin Xin’s luggage was delivered on the carousel, and she had indeed brought many things.

The two stood there, neither giving way, their eyes fixed on the suitcase.

Seeing the suitcase approaching, Zheng Lanwen tried to reach for it. Lin Xin finally got angry and reached out to slap her hand away.

Zheng Lanwen flinched from the pain and pulled her hand back. She looked down and saw the back of her hand instantly turn red. She said feeling very wronged, “I just wanted to help you.”

Lin Xin: “I told you no.”

During their argument, the suitcase was pulled further away by the conveyor belt.

Lin Xin turned to look, saw the suitcase had run off, angrily stomped her foot where she stood, and couldn’t help but glare at Zheng Lanwen.

She was naturally beautiful. In the past, she would never have shown Zheng Lanwen such a vivid expression. When she glared like that, Zheng Lanwen didn’t feel angry at all. Instead, she felt a tingling sensation in her heart. She felt that glare was like a cat scratching at her heart.

Therefore, when she spoke, she couldn’t help but smile: “Lin Xin, don’t be mad. It will turn around again soon!”

Lin Xin: “That’s nonsense! You think I don’t know that?”

Meng Kelin: “…”

Luo Tian: “…”

The suitcase that was carried away quickly reached the opposite side of the two. A fair, slender hand landed on the suitcase, then pulled the luggage out and placed it on the floor.

This subtle sound caught Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen’s attention. The two simultaneously turned their heads to look.

Across the baggage claim carousel, directly opposite them, stood a woman with long, black, straight hair. She was wearing a white undershirt and a yellow, lazy-style cardigan. She had just pulled out her luggage and placed it next to her.

Feeling Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen’s gazes, she lifted her eyes to look at them, seeing both staring at her blankly.

Ye Linghua broke into a smile as gentle as the spring breeze, and her voice softly greeted them: “Hello, both of you.”

In that moment, Zheng Lanwen felt that the spring breeze carrying a smile, like an ice shard, made her shudder.

Lin Xin, however, showed a joyful smile and called out, “Ye Linghua.”

Ye Linghua looked at her gently and responded, “I’m here.”