After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 74

Yan Li shot a glance at the cameraman, who even zoomed in the lens.

As a result, the two women’s profiles on the screen became even clearer. Their lips, which were nearly touching, made the fans even more excited.

The comment section went wild: [Aaaahhh, they’re actually still in a daze!]

[Little Qiming would never be in a daze; she’s just doing it on purpose.]

[Xin Bao must be doing it on purpose too, after all, Xin Bao likes Little Qiming so much. Hehe.]

As Lin Xin blinked, her eyelid covering her crystal-grape-like eyes, Ye Linghua suddenly snapped back to attention and retreated slightly. This step backward caused Lin Xin to also come back to her senses.

Both of their faces flushed, and they hesitated, daring not to make eye contact.

Yet, this very display of shyness incited even louder screams from the fans.

[This reaction… can you really say they have no relationship?]

[Impossible! Therefore, they must like each other.]

[Go get married and register your papers!]

[I am the Huajin Civil Affairs Bureau; I have personally arrived!!!]

Zheng Lanwen, who was present, felt immensely unhappy watching their interactions, but she still remembered the camera was rolling. Although it was a pre-recorded show, everything could be edited later. However, the editing rights belonged to the television station, not something she could control.

Therefore, even with a recording, she needed to try and act as naturally as possible in front of the lens.

Seeing that the moment was winding down, Yan Li stepped forward and announced, “We’ve arranged cars waiting in the parking lot. This way, please.”

The guests followed Yan Li toward the parking lot. As they reached the outer perimeter of the arrival hall, they noticed the fans waiting in the distance.

Since airports naturally have many customers, and Huajin has several TV stations, many celebrities frequently come here to film shows.

The airport had long gained experience. When there was a large-scale program recording and many fans were present, they would specially deploy extra staff to arrange the fans in a designated area. This prevents both disruption to other guests and potential stampede accidents.

Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen’s arrival had been on the schedule for some time. The airport had prepared for it, and when the fans saw Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen emerge, a joyful chorus of screams erupted from the fan group.

They loudly shouted: “Xin Bao!!!”

“It’s Xin Bao!!!”

“Go, Xin Bao!!!”

“Aaaahhh, Wolf Cub, Wolf Cub is so handsome!”

“Wolf Cub, I love you.”

The fans of Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen both loudly called out their supporting chants. Hearing the noise, Lin Xin made a quiet gesture to her fan group.

Her Stars (her fans) promptly quieted down, and Zheng Lanwen’s fans, the Huskies (her fans), not wanting to lose face, followed suit and became quiet.

With this, the airport returned to calm.

When Ye Linghua, Lin Xin, and the others arrived at the airport parking lot, they found two minivans parked there.

Yan Li smiled and said, “The production team has limited funds, so one guest will need to share a car with another guest.”

Just as Lin Xin was about to speak, Yan Li added, “So, we can play a simple game.”

Zheng Lanwen was surprised. “It’s starting already?”

When they arrived, they thought today would simply be a trip to the hotel to rest, and recording would start after notification!

Yan Li chuckled. “I came to pick you up, and the recording has started, so isn’t it normal for the games to begin?”

Lin Xin instantly grew nervous. She didn’t want to share a car with Zheng Lanwen. She looked at Ye Linghua, her dark eyes seeming to say, We must win.

Ye Linghua choked up a bit, too embarrassed to tell her that she wasn’t good at games either.

The cameraman dutifully recorded the expressions of the guests before Yan Li finally said, “Since it’s a pick-up, we won’t play anything too complicated. Let’s play ‘Radish Squat’!”

Ye Linghua froze and asked Lin Xin, “What is ‘Radish Squat’?”

Lin Xin’s heart instantly sank by half. She asked, “Your friends don’t play these kinds of games with you?”

Ye Linghua replied matter-of-factly, “They wouldn’t dare.”

[Hahahaha, Xin Bao’s expression is even more tragic.]

[Who can understand Xin Bao’s desperate desire to win!]

[Ye Linghua is too lacking! How can she catch her wife this way! Step up your game!]

[We can only rely on our Xin Bao’s own efforts.]

[Our Xin Bao is working so hard just to avoid riding with that trash Zheng.]

[Damn it, as if our Wolf Cub wants to ride with your master.]

[Exactly! As if being with your master is some great prize!]

[Ooh, that sourness! It’s best not to ride together. Get your master to roll away quickly!]

[They’re all here for the show. Why should our Wolf Cub leave?]

Seeing that the comment section was about to break into a fight, the moderator cleared the comments once, and the director began to explain the game to Ye Linghua.

Yan Li said, “The idea is that you each choose your own radish color. The chant is, for example: ‘White Radish squats, White Radish squats, White Radish squats, now Red Radish squats.’ At this point, the Red Radish must squat. If the Red Radish fails to squat, they’re eliminated. In other words, you have to remember your own radish color, and squatting for the wrong color means elimination.”

Ye Linghua listened, appearing puzzled, like she understood and didn’t understand at the same time.

Then, the three quickly chose their colors.

Ye Linghua was the White Radish, Lin Xin the Red Radish, and Zheng Lanwen the Yellow Radish.

The three stood in a row. Lin Xin started, squatting and chanting, “Red Radish squats, Red Radish squats, Red Radish squats, now Yellow Radish squats.”

Zheng Lanwen paused for a moment, surprised that Lin Xin had called her name. Joy instantly swelled in her heart, and her body quickly followed the motion. Half-squatting, she chanted, “Yellow Radish squats, Yellow Radish squats, Yellow Radish squats, now Red Radish squats.”

Lin Xin began to squat, her eyes flicking toward Ye Linghua. Ye Linghua suddenly realized how the game was played.

But then, she immediately found it strange: if they continued like this, how would the remaining two play after one person was eliminated?

Before she could figure it out, Lin Xin called for the White Radish.

Ye Linghua began to half-squat and chant, “White Radish squats, White Radish squats, White Radish squats, now White Radish squats.”

Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen were stunned, their prepared squatting movements freezing mid-air.

Thus, Ye Linghua continued to repeat the half-squat motion. Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen had to simultaneously guard against Ye Linghua suddenly calling their name and ensure they didn’t miss a call and squat incorrectly.

Missing a squat or squatting incorrectly—at this moment, with Ye Linghua’s repetitive action—left the two waiting in nervous anticipation.

The live stream was filled with comments laughing hysterically while watching Ye Linghua continuously chant “White Radish squats, White Radish squats” all by herself.

Yan Li was even curious about what Ye Linghua was planning. Was she trying to get more screen time?

After all, everyone wants to be famous. Since Ye Linghua agreed to record, she surely didn’t want to be a transparent person.

Just as everyone was wondering, Ye Linghua suddenly turned to Zheng Lanwen and said very calmly, “White Radish squats, now Red Radish squats.”

Zheng Lanwen sneered. It came, alright. She knew Ye Linghua must have been trying to let people relax their guard, then suddenly call a name to catch them off guard.

Therefore, the moment Ye Linghua looked over and she heard Ye Linghua not say “White Radish squats, now White Radish,” Zheng Lanwen knew Ye Linghua must have called her name.

So, she immediately followed Ye Linghua’s words and chanted, “Red Radish squats, Red Radish squats, Red Radish squats…”

Her voice trailed off. After a significant delay in reaction, Zheng Lanwen slowly realized, Wait, what radish am I again?

[Hahahaha, Ye Linghua is too underhanded.]

[She clearly called Red Radish, but turned and looked at Yellow Radish.]

[Hahahaha, I’m dying of laughter. Zheng Lanwen has completely forgotten what radish she is.]

[The main thing is that Ye Linghua was squatting for too long. The longer she squats, the higher the others’ vigilance gets.]

[Zheng Lanwen was guarding against Ye Linghua the whole time, and by guarding too much, she fell for the trick.]

[Damn, Ye Linghua said she wasn’t good at games, yet she’s playing a mind game with a simple Radish Squat.]

[Zheng Lanwen is too easily fooled!]

[Hey, is our Wolf Cub easily fooled? Your Xin Bao did nothing either, you know.]

[Besides, it was clearly that Ye Linghua who was too cunning.]

[Hahaha, Red Radish is still dazed, but Yellow Radish has enthusiastically started squatting.]

[Missing a squat, squatting incorrectly—Little Qiming takes out two people in one go.]

Ye Linghua stood there, not even out of breath, her expression calm and relaxed. She watched as Zheng Lanwen squatted, her voice slowly fading, until she suddenly stood up and fell silent.

Ye Linghua then knew that Zheng Lanwen had realized her mistake.

At the same time, Lin Xin beside Ye Linghua suddenly exclaimed, “Is it my turn to squat? I’m the Red Radish.”

Ye Linghua looked back at her with a smile. “Yes, Red Radish.” This girl finally realized it too.

Lin Xin suddenly understood. “If it’s my turn to squat, why did you look at her?”

Ye Linghua simply said, “I was tricking her into squatting!”

Lin Xin, who had been tricked herself, was embarrassed and her face turned red. She asked, “So, now…”

Yan Li was utterly speechless. He had chosen Radish Squat because he figured that after eliminating one person, it would be hard for the remaining two to determine a winner—they would just be alternating. He had even prepared a round of “Truth or Dare” as a backup!

Who would have thought that Ye Linghua would take out both opponents at once!

Since this was a live broadcast, and the audience had seen it all, he couldn’t re-record it. Of course, even if it weren’t live, there was no need to re-record.

Yan Li could only announce, “In this round, Ye Linghua wins.”

Zheng Lanwen, having lost the game, looked at Ye Linghua with a grim expression.

Yan Li then asked Ye Linghua, “You won the game. Please choose a companion to ride with.”

[Wuwuwu, it must be Xin Bao.]

[Would she choose to ride with Zheng? How could that be.]

[Don’t make random predictions!]

[Don’t be so dramatic, upstairs. With such an obvious choice, could there possibly be a twist?]

Ye Linghua relaxed once she confirmed her victory.

Yan Li asked her, “So, Ms. Ye, do you choose to ride alone or with one of your companions?”

Ye Linghua looked at Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen, and, as expected, said, “Of course, I choose to ride with my former boss.”

Lin Xin let out a sigh of relief, thinking, Thank goodness for Ye Linghua. Otherwise, I might have had to share a car with Zheng Lanwen. Just thinking about it is exhausting.

However, Yan Li was clearly not ready to let them off that easily. Since “Truth or Dare” wasn’t needed, he might as well ask a couple more questions.

After Ye Linghua chose Lin Xin, Yan Li naturally asked, “May I ask why you chose Lin Xin?”

[Hahahaha, does that even need to be said? It’s all love!]

[That question is so awkward! How is she supposed to answer?]

[She can’t say she likes Lin Xin—that’s unlikely. And she can’t say she hates Zheng Lanwen, right? Hahahaha.]

[The director is too brilliant! This makes people so awkward! But I like this awkwardness, hehehe (^▽^)!]

[I think long live the director (^o^)/~! Little Qiming, just admit it already!]

The comment section was completely dominated by the CP fans; any comments from other fans were quickly drowned out by the CP fans.

Meng Kelin and Lin Xin both tensed up and looked at Ye Linghua.

Although Ye Linghua was surprised by Yan Li’s question, she maintained a very calm and composed demeanor. She simply said, “Well, there must be a reason. As you know, she is my former boss…”

Yan Li nodded, giving an “Mm-hmm” of acknowledgement.

Ye Linghua continued, “I naturally feel a sense of awe toward her…”

Lin Xin was stunned and inexplicably touched her own face, thinking, Do I look scary?

[Hahahahaha!]

[Hahahahahahahahaha, I’m going to die of laughter!]

[Fearing his wife! No choice, it’s innate.]

[Hahaha, the person above is going too far!]

Yan Li was also taken aback. Then, he asked in disbelief, “If you’re afraid of her, why did you still choose her?”

Ye Linghua smiled and subtly replied, “I still have a month’s salary in her hands!”

Yan Li paused, then burst out laughing. “You’re demanding your salary right here on the show! Don’t worry, I’ll definitely help you get it back.” But he couldn’t help but think, This person is quite funny.

Lin Xin felt wronged. She looked at Ye Linghua and said, “You didn’t even submit a resignation letter; you just left suddenly. How was I supposed to issue your salary in time!”

Ye Linghua quickly said, “I was just joking! What does it matter that my salary is with you? That’s how it should be.”

With that, Lin Xin was successfully appeased.

Yan Li was satisfied, thinking, This person is not only funny but also knows how to fuel the CP hype. She’s a smart one!

Indeed, the comment section was already filled with various screams because of that last sentence.

[Hahaha, Assistant Ye immediately kneels!]

[Sliding into a bow! Whoosh, she’s down on her knees.]

[It’s not that I’m overthinking, it’s the main characters forcing my head to ship them!]

[Handing over her salary and all that is too sweet!]

[I’m more curious: did they have this kind of relationship last year?]

[I just want to ask, what’s the difference between this and an official announcement?]

Yan Li was very pleased with this segment’s effect. He finally let the three go and even kindly congratulated Zheng Lanwen: “Hehe, you get to enjoy a car all to yourself!”

Zheng Lanwen’s face was dark, and she wasn’t happy about having a car to herself.

She cast a covert glance at Ye Linghua and then got into the car with Luo Tian.

Ye Linghua then called for Meng Kelin and Lin Xin, which is when the fans noticed something.

[Little Qiming and Xin Bao share a manager?]

[Where would Little Qiming get a manager? She’s outside the circle, but no one else was arranged to follow the group. Hehe, maybe they really do share a manager!]

[Have they reached the point of not differentiating between each other?]

Ye Linghua, completely unaware the stream was still running, reached out to help Lin Xin move her luggage into the back compartment and also helped Meng Kelin with hers.

When she got back into the car, she saw empty seats next to both Lin Xin and Meng Kelin. She felt too awkward to sit next to Lin Xin and instead sat next to Meng Kelin.

Meng Kelin, who had deliberately left the seat next to Lin Xin empty: “…”

However, the fans were already mature fans—the kind who could find their own ‘candy’ (shipping moments).

[She’s avoiding her! It is well-known that you only need to avoid someone when there’s an underlying issue.]

Because of Ye Linghua’s avoidance, Lin Xin’s gaze naturally drifted toward Ye Linghua.

Ye Linghua silently turned her head away, pretending not to notice.

Meng Kelin gave a helpless threat: “Since you want to sit separately from Lin Xin, you might as well have let her ride with Zheng Lanwen!”

What kind of logic is that! Ye Linghua was confused by Meng Kelin’s circular reasoning.

But she genuinely didn’t want Lin Xin to be in the same car as Zheng Lanwen. So, Ye Linghua silently got up again and climbed back to the seat next to Lin Xin.

As soon as Lin Xin saw her approach, she unhappily asked, “Why were you avoiding me?”

Ye Linghua replied, “I wasn’t avoiding you.”

Lin Xin frowned and leaned in close to her face. She had already experienced this kind of proximity just moments ago—one carelessness and they would kiss!

Ye Linghua took a deep breath and quickly backed away. Lin Xin reached out and grabbed her collar.

Well, she can’t move now.

Ye Linghua could only stare at Lin Xin as she leaned in close. She saw her frown slightly in anger, her eyes shining exceptionally bright due to her displeasure, and her own flustered reflection captured within them. Her slightly upturned pink lips didn’t look angry; they looked like they were asking for a kiss.

[Aaaahhh, head-smash them together!]

[All they need is someone to push their heads together!!! Is anyone available? If not, I’m going in.]

[Exactly! I don’t need a salary; let me do it!]

Dizzy from the sight, Ye Linghua quickly pushed Lin Xin away, covering her head to hide her self-conscious expression. She said, “I’m sorry, I apologize.”

Lin Xin gave two low hums of annoyance, crossed her arms over her chest, and crossed her legs. “You’re quick to apologize.”

Ye Linghua found her smug look both irritating and amusing. “And you’re quite proud of it, aren’t you?”

Lin Xin turned to look at her, her eyes twinkling. She leaned close to Ye Linghua’s ear and whispered, “Ye Linghua, when I get close to you, do you have feelings for me?”

Ye Linghua was startled and looked at her in surprise.

Lin Xin indeed looked slightly smug. Her gaze, full of alluring charm, flicked over Ye Linghua. She then whispered again, “I figured it out. You like me, so you’ll be happy when I get close to you, right?”

Ye Linghua took a deep breath, stole a glance at the camera, and then looked at Lin Xin. “Don’t talk nonsense; there’s a camera.”

To her surprise, Lin Xin also looked at the camera and then said proudly, “I’m not scared.”

Ye Linghua was speechless. Ever since she returned to her own life and reunited with Lin Xin, it had been Lin Xin who confessed first, time and time again.

Even though she had never denied the feeling—like? How could she not like her?—Ye Linghua had refused her again and again.

Lin Xin didn’t back down or get disappointed. She stood in front of Ye Linghua repeatedly, expressing her love more directly each time.

It wasn’t until today, with Zheng Lanwen standing right there, that Ye Linghua finally admitted she was unwilling to concede Lin Xin to her.

Even if Lin Xin and Zheng Lanwen reconciled this time, and Zheng Lanwen treated Lin Xin like a precious jewel.

Ye Linghua was not afraid to compete with Zheng Lanwen. She believed she could do better than Zheng Lanwen.

However, Ye Linghua feared comparison with the other person closest to Lin Xin’s heart.

The power of the plot was immense. Ye Linghua had once wanted to fight the plot for Lin Xin’s sake, but she failed at the start. Lin Xin’s rejection made her realize that the plot would correct all abnormal developments.

So, she had been avoiding it. But Lin Xin sought her out and dragged her into this very show.

Lin Xin’s heart hadn’t changed despite Zheng Lanwen’s presence. Ye Linghua’s heart naturally began to waver…

“You’re afraid of people finding out,” Lin Xin complained, feeling wronged. “I’m not ugly, so why don’t you want to be with me? But it doesn’t matter. You yourself said you like me. So, as long as I get closer, you won’t reject me anymore.”

Ye Linghua tilted her head. How did she arrive at that conclusion? But it was true that every time this girl came near, it caused her mind to go blank for a moment.

Having the person she liked get so close, whether it was the physical contact or the visual impact, made Ye Linghua feel like she was about to surrender.

Thinking this way, Ye Linghua suddenly suspected, Could this girl be doing this on purpose?

Lin Xin took out her phone and searched: “How to seduce the person you like?”

Yes, she was doing it on purpose. She wanted Ye Linghua to finally let down her guard.

She had already started studying for this purpose!

The more Lin Xin thought about it, the more confident she became. She clenched her fist and told herself, “Hard work pays off. I truly have a talent for this.”

Meng Kelin: “…” I wonder what the viewers will think when they see this. She really needs to hide her phone screen.

[Xin Bao is so dedicated. So what is Xin Bao working so hard on?]

[I want to know too.]