After Transmigrating, I Fell in Love with a Top-Tier Movie Queen - Chapter 75

The cars quickly transported the group to the hotel, where the program staff had already arranged the rooms.

They informed the guests of the recording time for the next day and told them someone would pick them up. After Yan Li and the program crew left, Meng Kelin and Lin Xin headed toward the elevator.

Ye Linghua turned to follow but was stopped by Zheng Lanwen calling out from behind her.

“Ye Linghua.”

Ye Linghua paused and turned to look at her. Though she didn’t say anything, Ye Linghua simply stood there, her gaze quietly fixed on Zheng Lanwen.

This slight silence made Zheng Lanwen feel somewhat irritated, but she still walked up to stand in front of Ye Linghua and said, “This isn’t the first time we’ve met.”

Ye Linghua put her hands into her pockets, her dark eyes still watching her. She offered no reply. If it weren’t for Lin Xin being the intermediary connecting them, Ye Linghua was certain she and Zheng Lanwen would never have crossed paths in this life.

Zheng Lanwen clenched her fist and said, “I remember you told me to think carefully about who I truly love.”

Ye Linghua replied, “I did say that.”

Zheng Lanwen sneered and demanded, “So? What are you doing now?”

Hearing this, Ye Linghua lowered her gaze, concealing the emotion in her eyes. At that time, considering Lin Xin’s feelings, she had hoped Zheng Lanwen would turn back sooner. Since they were eventually going to be happily together anyway, those painful days in the middle seemed unnecessary.

However, Zheng Lanwen didn’t agree. Because of that, she and Lin Xin had the chance to develop feelings over time. She liked Lin Xin, but she worried that the plot would ultimately remain unchanged. She avoided Lin Xin, yet she couldn’t bear to let go just like this.

Of course, there was no need to tell Zheng Lanwen about these complicated feelings. Ye Linghua simply said flatly, “You didn’t do anything after I said it, did you? Zheng Lanwen, I also told you on the phone that no one will wait for you forever.”

Zheng Lanwen choked up. “You…”

Ye Linghua continued, “Furthermore…” Here, Ye Linghua chuckled lightly and looked at her dismissively, “Even if you had turned back then, what difference would it make now?”

Zheng Lanwen scoffed, “A backstabbing hypocrite.”

Ye Linghua offered a faint smile, finding her overly childish, but she chose not to debate the matter. She simply said softly, “Overrated.”

She then brushed past Zheng Lanwen, leaving the other woman furious.

When Ye Linghua returned to Lin Xin, Lin Xin, who had strangely withdrawn her gaze from the two, asked Ye Linghua, “What did that person say to you just now?”

Ye Linghua answered, “Nothing much, just saying hello.”

Lin Xin looked at her perplexedly, thinking, They don’t know each other, so why say hello?

Seeing that Ye Linghua wasn’t prepared to elaborate, Lin Xin didn’t bother to press further. The elevator arrived, and the three stepped in. Ye Linghua watched Zheng Lanwen at the front desk checking in and directly pressed the button for her and Lin Xin’s floor.

Once upstairs, Lin Xin discovered that her room was directly opposite Ye Linghua’s, and she immediately felt that Yan Li was too fond of playing games.

But after a while, when Lin Xin realized Zheng Lanwen’s room was next to hers, Lin Xin again thought Yan Li was truly too fond of playing games.

There was no surveillance in the hotel; this day was mainly for the guests to rest. Since they heard the original cast members had already started recording, Lin Xin and Meng Kelin stayed put, resting well in the hotel all afternoon to gather strength. After dinner that evening, they obediently went to bed to save their energy for the next day’s work.

For this job, Lin Xin had also watched The Leisurely Courtyard. In the first season, it mainly featured the original cast living a relaxed, retirement-like life in a simple countryside location.

They kept chickens and planted vegetables.

This kind of tranquil life, though quiet and simple, offered small points of interest. In today’s restless society, presenting rolling wheat fields, fresh grassy paths, villages with curling chimney smoke, and scenic mountains and rivers—how could it fail to win people over?

When you feel disappointed by the fatigue after working overtime, the crowded buses, the noisy crowds, or even those cold, concrete buildings.

This pastoral scenery provided a wonderful opening to a new world.

The first season achieved excellent ratings upon broadcast.

The subsequent second season, while not as good as the first, was still competitive among its peers.

However, the strain began to show later on, a fact confirmed by the third season.

Consequently, to attract viewers, new elements were added thereafter.

In addition to the leisurely rural life, segments involving travel, selling goods, and playing games were included.

Popular trends at the time, such as live streaming, were adopted. They even started inviting traffic stars and playing on nostalgia.

Thus, through these constant changes, the show finally reached its current sixth season. To achieve better ratings, Yan Li naturally exhausted all options.

Lin Xin and Meng Kelin shared a room. The next morning, they were awakened by a doorbell.

Lin Xin groggily nudged Meng Kelin next to her. “Sister Meng, someone’s here.”

Still half-asleep, her voice was muffled. Meng Kelin was also tired but forced herself to get up and said, “Okay, I’ll go see.”

Lin Xin hummed and promptly fell back asleep.

After a moment, Lin Xin heard some commotion at the door. Well, Sister Meng is there, and Lin Xin trusted her manager’s professionalism.

[Wow, still sleeping!]

[Director Yan is bold! He actually dared to start a live stream right away.]

[This shows that our Xin Bao’s looks can handle it!]

[Hahaha, did you guys see Meng Kelin’s stunned expression? She even looked at Director Yan strangely.]

[But Meng Kelin secretly nodded just now, so it seems she only let them in after confirming everything was okay.]

[Nonsense. Otherwise, did you think you’d actually get some fan service like this?]

Meng Kelin was genuinely shocked!

She had only learned yesterday that the airport pick-up was live-streamed. Before this, she had been following the show’s official social media and noticed they hadn’t used live streaming during the pick-up of the original cast members.

So, while Meng Kelin knew there was a random live-stream mode this time, she didn’t expect it so soon. Moreover, with the director personally coming to pick them up and bringing a cameraman, she thought it was mainly for shooting and editing footage.

Fortunately, she thought back to yesterday and found nothing too outrageous. Although the CP fan page was buzzing and celebrating, saying the two were sickeningly sweet.

As for a wake-up call game filmed in the early morning, many variety shows do it. The Leisurely Courtyard had this kind of segment in previous seasons, so while Meng Kelin had suspected they might do it, she never expected to open the door and see the director wearing a “Live Streaming” sign.

Meng Kelin: “…”

Meng Kelin’s feelings at the time were truly complicated. But at least the director was considerate enough to announce the live stream, which gave her time to react. If there was anything they couldn’t film, she could refuse beforehand.

Thinking about Lin Xin, who was sleeping in her pajamas, with a sleeping face as enchanting as an angel’s, she couldn’t think of anything that was unpresentable.

Therefore, Meng Kelin nodded.

The director smiled, and he and the cameraman moved aside. Ye Linghua was revealed, still wearing a loose, forest-style pajama set and yawning. Sensing the people blocking her path had moved, she looked over with sleepy eyes.

Seeing Ye Linghua, Meng Kelin was completely stunned. Ye Linghua, noticing Meng Kelin looking at her in surprise, offered a helpless smile and said, “I’m in charge of the wake-up service.”

[Hahahahahaha, when I asked for a wake-up service, I really didn’t expect this.]

[Director, at the end of the day, is the one who knows how to play!]

[Aaaahhh, this kind of sizzling scene! Please, please, let me look at it a few more times!]

[Director Yan, look at the online viewership! So, more, more, more, more, more of this fan service!]

[Director Yan Aaaahhh, you are my second parent. I’m setting up a memorial tablet for you at home.

Yan Li: “…” That’s truly unnecessary.

[Do you know how many calls I made when I woke up this morning and heard there was a wake-up service? I have a classmate where it’s 1 AM right now, and they climbed out of bed to watch the live stream.]

[I’ve been texting everyone in my group chat. Friends all over the world are watching, Director Yan.]

[What’s that? It’s 6 AM here. My aunt specially drove from the south side of the city to the north side just to watch with me.]

[Why would you do that, upstairs?]

[You’re not a CP fan, you wouldn’t understand. It’s for screaming together.]

[Isn’t it so someone can call the police and perform CPR when you faint?]

[Isn’t it for a hug?]

[Aaaahhh, what should I do? My heart is racing with excitement, and I can’t breathe.]

Yan Li: …Will my show be canceled?

Meng Kelin took a deep breath and looked at Yan Li. Is it too late to refuse now? Was the “Live Streaming” sign a diversion? Why was Ye Linghua hiding behind them?

Yan Li smirked triumphantly. Why do you think I spent so much energy and money to invite a CP?

It was the final season; it was all about drawing attention!

Meng Kelin was exasperated. Ye Linghua pulled out the mission card Yan Li handed her and gave a slight twitch of her lips.

Seeing this, Meng Kelin craned her neck to look, and the cameraman also gave a shot of the mission card to the live stream.

Please wake up Lin Xin without startling her.

Meng Kelin: “…” Is it the method that will scare her? It’s clearly the person!!!

Ye Linghua looked equally helpless. She held the mission card and looked at Director Yan, who smiled and said, “We’re doing a mission, so it’s probably better not to startle the guest, right?”

[Hahahahaha, Director Yan is so malicious!]

[If that were me, I’d be scared to death!!!]

[If it were me, I’d be so happy my heart would stop! Come wake me up!

[The person above is definitely not a CP fan, cross them out.]

[Hurry, hurry, hurry, hehehehehe…]

[Damn, the person above is so perverted.]

[Is this the official leadership encouraging CP shipping?]

[They’re already shoving your head down to ship it, what more do you want?]

Lin Xin’s solo fans, who had been silent for a long time, finally voiced their shock.

[Xin Bao]

[The program crew has no human decency!]

[Forget it. Considering Zheng Lanwen is here, Ye Linghua is quite alright.]

[Xin Bao is mine!!! Mine!!!]

Ye Linghua looked at Yan Li’s phony expression and heard his fake words but said nothing. She put away the mission card, brushed her slightly messy hair back from her face, and simply tied it up with a black hair tie.

Then, she walked into the room through the space they made for her.

Amidst the screams in the bullet screen, Ye Linghua entered the room. The curtains were drawn, letting in no light from outside.

On the large bed, the duvet on the window side was turned back. The other side was covered by another duvet, currently forming a hump. Even upon hearing someone enter the room, the person beneath the duvet remained motionless, clearly still asleep.

Yan Li and the crew followed with the camera, and a helpless Meng Kelin could only stand at the foot of the bed. She prayed Lin Xin wouldn’t react too dramatically.

Soon, Meng Kelin watched Ye Linghua walk slowly to Lin Xin’s side and stand by the bed, motionless. She was probably contemplating how to avoid startling Lin Xin.

At this moment, Ye Linghua looked at the bed. Lin Xin was facing away from her, resting her head on a soft, light-purple pillow. The pillow was slightly indented from her weight.

Her dark hair was spread messily on the pillow, exposing her inviting swan neck. The air conditioning was set a bit low, so her duvet was pulled up high, but her pink pajamas could vaguely be seen.

One hand was outside the duvet, the wide sleeve pushed up to her arm, revealing a slender arm that was fair and tender like silken tofu.

Ye Linghua suppressed the growing flutter in her heart. She glanced at the bedside lamp and then, under everyone’s gaze, gently turned the lamp on, keeping the light dim.

The faint light illuminated the dark room, allowing them to see clearly.

Only then did Ye Linghua gently sit down beside Lin Xin. The mattress dipped slightly as she sat on the edge. Lin Xin clearly sensed the change on the bed and let out a soft “Mm,” saying hoarsely, “Sister Meng, over here.”

Ye Linghua’s eyes curved into a faint smile. She leaned close to Lin Xin and whispered, “I’m not Sister Meng.”

Visibly, everyone saw the person on the bed stiffen. Everyone watched in silence, while the bullet screen went wild with screaming.

[Aaaahhh, that wake-up voice is too tender! I’m already drunk. (^o^)/~]

[Xin Bao’s rigid body—she must be startled, right?]

[Hahahahaha, being woken up by the person you like—any method would be startling, right?]

[It’s a good thing Little Qiming turned on the bedside lamp.]

[Does she think that small amount of light from the bedside lamp will make someone sober up?]

[Doesn’t everyone know who the truly startling person is? {crying laughing emoji}]

Did Ye Linghua not know? She knew, of course she did.

But when she agreed to participate in the variety show, she knew she’d be subject to all sorts of strange requests. Since she came, she was prepared for any possibility.

Since she came, it also meant she was prepared to take the next step with Lin Xin.

Since she came, she was certainly prepared to give up the unfairness in her heart.

One day, she wanted Lin Xin and herself to be together openly in front of everyone.

So, it was just a wake-up call, just feeling her love for herself.

Ye Linghua wasn’t afraid. Knowing that the other person liked her was very enjoyable. Knowing that her influence on the other person was so great was also very enjoyable.

Ye Linghua looked at Lin Xin’s stiff figure, her heart melting. She reached out and tucked the strands of hair near Lin Xin’s cheek behind her ear, then whispered, “It’s time to get up, Lin Xin.”

Lin Xin’s groggy eyes instantly cleared. Her gaze was blank, staring straight ahead. In the dim room, she could only see the tightly drawn curtains and Ye Linghua’s shadow cast upon them by the faint bedside lamp.

The shadow of Ye Linghua sitting by the window, slightly leaning over her, seemed to possess immense magic, causing Lin Xin’s heart to pound rapidly at that moment.

She felt all the blood rush to her face. Her nose could keenly smell the scent of the body wash Ye Linghua had used when she showered in the hotel yesterday.

The hand resting on the duvet couldn’t help but lightly clutch the surface, as if that could relieve her nervous tension.

Ye Linghua noticed this and, suppressing a laugh, said, “You’re awake, right?”

Lin Xin nodded stiffly. Ye Linghua didn’t say anything more. She turned to Yan Li and asked, “Does this count as completing the mission?”

Yan Li looked at the bullet screen on his phone, where the comments were screaming: [No!!! You must kiss her!]

[She was clearly startled! Kiss her as a penalty.]

[The person above needs to clarify: Is that a penalty or a reward?]

[Ah? Then even if it succeeded, the reward is a kiss!!!]

[Wuwuwu, our Xin Bao is scared silly.]

[Xin Bao is too afraid to move now.]

[This gentle wake-up service o(╥﹏╥)o]

[Director Yan is too skilled! I apologize for not supporting you before.]

[Don’t let it be the last season! Have a few more! Invite them every season! We’ll pay to watch! o(╥﹏╥)o]

[Director Yan, don’t force us Qiming Stars to kneel down for you!]

[So skillful, Little Qiming! She has Xin Bao wrapped around her finger.]

[Honestly, who wouldn’t be wrapped around her finger if she did that? _(:z”/_)]

Yan Li looked at the passionate fan comments and said, granting their wish, “You failed the test. So, you have to wake up one more person.”

Ye Linghua was stunned, and a sudden bad premonition arose in her heart.

Sure enough, she only heard Yan Li say, “The next mission is to wake up Zheng Lanwen. Here is your mission card.”

Ye Linghua: “…”

[Hahahahahaha, Director Yan is so cruel!]

[Should I say he’s too good at this?]

The CP fans burst into laughter, but Zheng Lanwen’s fans, the Huskies, couldn’t laugh.

[Damn it, who wants her to wake her up!]

[Just a mere life assistant.]

[Pity our Wolf Cub!]

[They almost fought yesterday, and now you’re having her wake up our Wolf Cub? This is setting a trap for our Wolf Cub!]

[Trash program crew! Yesterday there was a trending search about Wolf Cub being angry, and today you pull this stunt.]

[So, inviting our Wolf Cub was just to serve as a tool for these two to flirt?]

[Trash program crew, give us back our Wolf Cub.]

Ye Linghua was personally reluctant, but then she thought, If I don’t go, won’t Lin Xin have to go?

The gossip CP (Lin Xin/Zheng Lanwen) would then have cause to celebrate.

Ye Linghua suddenly felt relieved that she had failed the mission. However, she also wondered: Even if I had succeeded, would I still have been sent to wake up Zheng Lanwen? Ultimately, whether the mission passed or failed didn’t matter; the show wanted a hot topic.

Of course, Ye Linghua was still grateful she had come, otherwise, wouldn’t she have given Zheng Lanwen an opportunity?

The gossip CP fans were indeed as Ye Linghua suspected, extremely disappointed that Lin Xin wasn’t going to wake Zheng Lanwen, and were spamming the comments with insults directed at Ye Linghua.