Helping My Ex-Wife Find Love Every Day - Chapter 2

The next second.

Qiu Qing Shi pulled her hand back as if she had been electrocuted.

She then closed the car door.

The speed and sound of it were startling.

Her fans: “????”

Qiu Qing Shi didn’t have time to worry about them. She unlocked her phone, opened WeChat, and reread the ten characters Qin Chun had sent her several times. After confirming it was meant literally, she replied: [What exactly is going on?]

She then stared at the screen, waiting quietly for a reply.

One second, two seconds, three seconds, four seconds… a full minute passed, and Qin Chun still hadn’t made a single move.

Qiu Qing Shi’s brow furrowed, her eyes holding an ambiguous emotion.

Qin Chun usually replied instantly, regardless of the time or place. What was happening today? Was she discovered by Yao Xiangyi while tipping her off, and now silenced?

After a slight hesitation, she called Qin Chun. The cold female voice on the receiver announced, “I’m sorry, the user you have dialed has been powered off…”

It looked like she truly had been silenced.

Su Ti La watched her holding her phone, her expression volatile. The parking lot lights were bright; white beams squeezed into the dark car cabin, adding a cool tone to her snow-white skin.

“What happened?” she asked, lowering her voice.

She then added, “Did someone steal your resources?”

Judging by Qiu Qing Shi’s look, someone must have stolen at least two major intellectual properties (IPs)—they must have had the courage of a lion to mess with the top.

“Who is it?” Su Ti La pulled out her phone from her pocket, ready to summon eight hundred marketing accounts to battle.

Qiu Qing Shi was dialing Yao Xiangyi’s number; the call went through, but was not answered.

A slight impatience was added to her annoyance, and Su Ti La was still nagging beside her: “No one stole my resources.”

Su Ti La relaxed: “Then what’s…”

“It’s private.”

Su Ti La mulled over those two words: “A family matter?”

An agent is like half a mother to the artist: loving what they love, hating what they hate, fighting for resources, managing fans, capable of charging into battle beforehand and cleaning up the mess afterward.

She was truly meticulous.

Handling an artist’s family matters was also within her scope of work.

Su Ti La decisively said, “Tell me, I’ll help you solve it.”

She was Qiu Qing Shi’s second agent, and their cooperation had lasted eight years. She was effective at her job, and they had a tacit understanding, having helped Qiu Qing Shi resolve countless troubles. This was just a small family matter, and she was confident she could handle it.

Qiu Qing Shi hadn’t intended to hide it from her. She looked around and saw the “Luosifen” fans excitedly waving their small hands and sweetly calling out “Sister,” which was pleasant to hear.

“Let’s get out of the car first; we shouldn’t keep the fans waiting.”

She was an actress and a professional artist. There was no reason to bring private emotions into her work. The fans had traveled a long distance to support her and deserved to be sent off happy.

Su Ti La had no choice but to repress her curiosity. She raised her hand and snapped her fingers, instructing the bodyguards and assistants to take their positions.

The fans once again raised their banners high, the fan-site managers adjusted their cameras’ exposure, and everyone held their breath…

Sob, sob, sob, this time she was truly coming.

The car door opened again, and Qiu Qing Shi’s hand rested back in Su Ti La’s palm.

She stepped out of the car and stood straight, her legs slender, tight, and long. Her black dress outlined her faintly visible, graceful figure. Her features were delicate and stunning, and there was a particularly cold air in her brow.

She wore a BML “Love Nest” series platinum diamond-studded necklace and matching bracelet, both from the C family (brand). She was there to endorse the brand this time.

As one of the world’s top luxury jewelers, the C family was extremely stringent in its selection of spokespeople. They had only previously appointed a certain film queen as a Brand Ambassador, let alone a Global Spokesperson.

They had been observing Qiu Qing Shi for four years. During this time, Qiu Qing Shi had zero scandals and zero negative rumors, had won two Best Actress awards, and her career was booming. Furthermore, her fans were highly loyal and had strong purchasing power. She was also backed by Jing Hong Entertainment and had been nominated for the Golden Bear Award for Best Actress at the Berlin International Film Festival last year.

She perfectly aligned with their brand philosophy: “The Self is Eternal.”

This time, they specifically sent her jewelry and invited her to stand for them, which basically sealed the deal for a Global Spokesperson contract.

The Fans—

“Ah, ah, ah, ah! Which mogul is stepping out? Clear the way! Quick, tea!” (A common internet phrase of excitement/a need to know gossip.)

“I’m dead (AW SL)! This is a queen! Your Majesty, do you need a personal attendant who pays to work for you? I’m available!”

“The richest in beauty, Qiu Qing Shi!!! The world’s most luxurious flower!!!”

“She’s simply a vampire daughter, a wealthy socialite, a Shanghai tycoon!”

“Sister’s legs are not legs; they are the spring water of the Seine River! I want to dance on Sister’s legs, doing one hundred continuous Thomas Flair flips without breaking a sweat!”

“Sister, I’m going to cry! Why don’t you post on Weibo? I can only rely on the paparazzi to see your beautiful photos, wuwu.”

Qiu Qing Shi turned her head and gave them a smile.

The fans instantly burst into tears.

Sister smiled at me! My life is complete! Goodbye, Mom! I’m sailing off tonight! Ah, ah, ah, ah!

Tao Zi and the assistants rushed to Qiu Qing Shi’s side, surrounding her like a mother hen protecting her chick, and hurried forward.

At the other end, the mall security guards also arrived and cleared a path for them in front.

The fans followed along the entire way.

Su Ti La squeezed in behind Qiu Qing Shi, leaned close to her ear, and asked, “Is the family matter very urgent?”

Qiu Qing Shi gestured for her to come closer, and then quietly said, “…Yao Xiangyi… cheated.”

WHAT?!

Su Ti La’s eyes almost popped out, and her open mouth could have fit two eggs.

She turned her head and noticed the fans looking at her with inquiring gazes. To avoid unnecessary trouble, her face instantly hardened, and she reverted to her untouchable, intimidating, tattooed “Social Sister” persona.

Qiu Qing Shi: “Are you going to fix it?”

Su Ti La turned into a coward: “No, no, no, no.” I wouldn’t dare provoke CEO Yao.

Qiu Qing Shi gave her a look of disdain.

“Do I need to cancel the itinerary for the next two days?” Su Ti La asked.

Qiu Qing Shi nodded: “I need to go back to Hai Shi immediately after the endorsement event is over.”

After all, the home front was on fire, and every moment counted.

She immediately instructed Tao Zi: “Book me the soonest flight back to Hai Shi, right now, immediately.”

Tao Zi wiped the sweat from her face: “Understood, Sis.”

“Also, call Qin Chun and keep calling until she answers.”

“Mission accomplished.”

Just as the words settled, the elevator doors slowly opened, and the mall lobby immediately erupted with deafening cheers and screams.

Dark crowds of people, wave upon wave, like a clamorous street, with sky-blue banners forming a seemingly endless ocean.

It was a serene color, yet it incited a feverish heat.

The spotlights flashed non-stop, making it nearly impossible to keep one’s eyes open.

All the fans: “Sister! Ah ah ah ah ah ah ah!!!!”

Half an hour later, #QiuQingShiNewDramaWrapped reached the top of Weibo’s hot search.

An hour later, it climbed into the top three, second only to a certain actress’s husband cheating in a three-way hotel scandal.

It had over 430 million reads and 282,000 discussions.

Meanwhile, Yao Xiangyi was still watching Let’s Go Watch the Meteor Shower. This week, she had consecutively watched idol dramas such as Skip Beat!, Diamond Lover (also known as Diamond Love), Smiling Pasta, It Started with a Kiss, and Yes! Mr. Fashion.

She had thoroughly studied the “Silly, White, and Sweet” archetype of the female protagonists in the shows.

She had no choice; she had awakened!

That’s right, awakened.

She discovered that she was merely the villainous supporting female character in a GL (Girls’ Love) novel, written by an incompetent, unsuccessful writer. According to the book’s timeline, her wife of many years would divorce her in six months and meet the true female protagonist.

She would then function as a plot device, striving to break them up, forcing them to fight against her evil influence. Their feelings would naturally be tempered and solidified in the process, strengthening their resolve to “hold hands and grow old together.”

After that, her mission would be perfectly over…

And she would meet an extremely tragic end…

She would die in a plane crash during a flight.

This kind of death was quite… perfunctory.

A premature death, with no remains.

However, her level of awakening was limited to this.

She didn’t know the reason for Qiu Qing Shi’s divorce, didn’t know who the true female protagonist was, didn’t know where the protagonist was, or what grievances she had with them before her death.

She was completely unaware of all these things.

After much deliberation, she guessed that the awakening would likely progress slowly over time…

Suddenly, a strange sound rang out in her mind—

“Beep, beep… Beep, beep…”

Short and loud.

Like some kind of instrument starting up.

[System has located the Awakened. Checking current status for well-being. Estimated time: twenty seconds…]

[Systolic blood pressure normal, diastolic blood pressure normal, heart rate normal, blood oxygen saturation normal, oxygenation index normal…]

[Performing Awakening Level check. Estimated time: thirty seconds… Awakening Level 2%. Awakening time: ten twenty-five and thirty-eight seconds on the evening of the seventh day ago… Detection result: Low-Level Awakened.]

Yao Xiangyi froze on the sofa: ??

Immediately following, a powerful, spirited voice with a Taiwanese accent rang out.

[Prosperity, democracy, civility, harmony, freedom, equality, justice, the rule of law, patriotism, dedication, integrity, and friendliness. Hello, dear! This is the Jinjiang Abandoned Novel Self-Rescue System, and I am Jinjiang Customer Service, Employee ID 12315.]

Yao Xiangyi: ??

That Employee ID… strongly resembled a consumer complaint hotline.

[Of course, you may also call me by my other name, Pure-Hearted Loli.]

Yao Xiangyi closed her notebook, a barely perceptible smile curling her lips.

Heh.

Strange things happen every year, but this week, especially so!