I Love Her Because She’s Dim-Witted And Filthy Rich - Chapter 48

After dinner, Su Miao and An Qiu returned to the hotel. They said their goodbyes and went back to their respective rooms.

When Su Miao pushed the door open, Xiao Song was opening a can of food for Ergou.

Because Ergou had been sick once before, Su Miao now brought the dog with her whenever she went to a film set for an extended period. It worked out well since Xiao Song could help take care of him.

Hearing the sound of the door, Xiao Song looked up and smiled. “You’re back quite early!”

Su Miao gave a preoccupied response. “Mm, it is pretty early.”

Her mind was currently filled with the term “Pillow Princess” that An Qiu had mentioned earlier.

Su Miao showered perfunctorily and then opened WeChat to send a message to Duan Bainian. [Have you finished work yet?]

Unexpectedly, Duan Bainian replied instantly this time. [Just finished.]

Su Miao said in surprise, “You finished so early today.”

Duan Bainian joked, “The director probably decided to show some mercy.”

Just as Su Miao was about to type a reply, a video call popped up.

As usual, Duan Bainian asked, “Did filming go smoothly today? Did you eat anything good?”

Su Miao answered normally, “It went well enough, I think? I remembered my lines okay. I went out for Sichuan food with some friends from the crew tonight… Oh, right, Duan Bainian, do you know what a ‘Pillow Princess’ is?”

Duan Bainian’s expression turned strange. “Where did you hear that term?”

“A friend I had dinner with tonight. She said I was a Pillow Princess. I asked her what it meant, but she wouldn’t say.”

Duan Bainian’s expression became even stranger. “How did the two of you end up talking about a topic like that?”

Su Miao answered earnestly, “She asked which of us usually ‘sleeps’ with the other more? I didn’t really say anything, so she said I was a Pillow Princess.”

Hearing Su Miao casually tossing around the word “sleep,” Duan Bainian frowned. “What kind of friends are you making? Stay away from people who are so improper in the future.”

Su Miao didn’t quite understand. “Huh? Is An Qiu improper? I think she’s quite nice; everyone in the crew likes her.”

Duan Bainian asked in surprise, “The friend you’re talking about is An Qiu? She likes girls?”

Su Miao nodded. “Yes, she has a girlfriend who seems to be an artist too. Her girlfriend is coming to visit the set in a couple of days.”

At this thought, Su Miao couldn’t help but whimper, “What about you, Duan Bainian? When are you coming to see me?”

Duan Bainian was instantly amused. “Why are you acting like a little resentful wife now?”

Su Miao persisted, “Do you have time to visit me?”

Duan Bainian thought for a moment. “Probably not lately. Let’s wait until the production wraps up, or you can come see me when you have time.”

Su Miao asked, “How much longer until you finish filming?”

“About three weeks, maybe a few days more than that?”

Su Miao started muttering to herself, “Three weeks? Three weeks is three times seven, twenty-one days, plus a few days, that’s… almost thirty days? Why is it still so long?”

Duan Bainian teased, “You sure have your multiplication tables down well, don’t you?”

Su Miao said indignantly, “Oh, you’re so annoying! Can we just drop that? What’s so funny about it!”

Duan Bainian said solemnly, “Who said it’s funny? Didn’t I tell you before? I just happen to like people who don’t learn their multiplication tables until the fifth grade.”

Su Miao gave a haughty huff. “I don’t want to talk to you anymore. Hanging up, bye-bye.”

Duan Bainian laughed. “Alright, hang up then. It’s late, get some rest early.”

In early April, Su Miao’s filming schedule loosened up. After discussing it with the director, she took two days off, intending to visit Duan Bainian on her set.

To give Duan Bainian a surprise, Su Miao didn’t inform her in advance. Just imagining herself suddenly appearing before Duan Bainian and seeing her face light up with joy made Su Miao unable to stop smiling.

However, the scene she had imagined did not occur. Instead, she saw Wu Feng and Duan Bainian talking and laughing together.

The trace of insecurity in the depths of Su Miao’s heart crept up again. She asked a nearby staff member, “Have Wu Feng and Duan Bainian always been on such good terms?”

Su Miao was wearing a mask, so the staff member didn’t recognize her and assumed she was a new employee. They replied gossipingly, “You’re new so you might not know, but Wu Feng has been pursuing Duan Bainian lately. He’s been at it for two or three months. Looking at how things are going, he’s probably going to succeed.”

Su Miao was stunned. “The whole crew knows Wu Feng is pursuing Duan Bainian?”

The staff member laughed. “Yeah, how could we not know with that much noise? Every day it’s food, drinks, flowers, and gifts. He’s making a huge scene.”

Su Miao stood rooted to the spot, momentarily unsure if she should go forward and greet Duan Bainian.

She even had a fleeting urge to turn around and leave immediately.

While she was hesitating, Duan Bainian’s gaze shifted over and spotted her.

Duan Bainian walked over to her side. “Why did you come? You didn’t tell me beforehand.”

Su Miao’s eyes drooped. “I’m relatively free these two days, so I thought I’d come see you.”

Duan Bainian took Su Miao’s hand. “Come on, let’s go sit over by my area for a bit. I have one more scene to finish today.”

Su Miao: “…… Oh.”

She followed Duan Bainian to the resting area. Wu Feng took the initiative to greet her. “Bainian, is this your friend?”

Duan Bainian replied, “This is Su Miao. You probably didn’t recognize her because she’s wearing a mask.”

Wu Feng acted a bit embarrassed. “Oh, right, sorry, sorry. I really didn’t recognize you with the mask on.”

Su Miao said nothing. She knew that it wasn’t necessarily the mask—it was that Wu Feng didn’t know who she was at all.

It wasn’t until after eight o’clock in the evening that the crew officially finished work for the day.

Duan Bainian changed her clothes and removed her makeup, then asked Su Miao what she wanted to eat, intending to take her to dinner.

Having spent the entire afternoon overthinking, Su Miao had no appetite left.

She said listlessly, “Let’s just eat whatever. I want to go back and sleep early.”

Duan Bainian thought for a moment and said, “Shall we go get grilled fish? Didn’t you keep saying you wanted it last time?”

Su Miao gave a hum of agreement. “Grilled fish it is, then.”

In truth, Duan Bainian had noticed long ago that Su Miao’s mood wasn’t right. But even after asking several times, Su Miao wouldn’t say anything, only claiming she was a bit tired.

Duan Bainian felt helpless, thinking she would wait until they finished the grilled fish and Su Miao had relaxed a bit before having a proper talk about what was going on.

It was nearly ten o’clock when they came out of the restaurant, and there were hardly any people left on the streets.

The usually talkative Su Miao had suddenly become quiet, which made Duan Bainian very uncomfortable.

She pinched Su Miao’s cheek. “How exactly did I offend you? Why do you look so unhappy?”

Su Miao had held it in all night and truly couldn’t hold it anymore. She felt it was better to be open about it.

She whispered, “Is Wu Feng still pursuing you?”

Duan Bainian understood. “Yes, he’s still pursuing me, but I rejected him a long time ago. I told you about this last time too. I’ve been intentionally keeping my distance from him.”

Su Miao didn’t believe her. “But when I arrived this afternoon, you were talking and laughing with him. You looked so happy.”

Duan Bainian couldn’t help but laugh. “At that time, he and I were going over our lines. Besides, there was another actor there too, didn’t you see? The three of us were going over lines together. Other than that, I have no contact with him.”

Su Miao retorted, “The whole crew knows Wu Feng is pursuing you. Can’t you reject him more thoroughly? The staff were saying this afternoon that the two of you are about to get together!”

Duan Bainian said helplessly, “The fact that he’s pursuing me is Wu Feng’s business. I’ve rejected him many times, but what can I do if he won’t stop? We’re in the middle of filming; I can’t exactly start a fight with him, can I? Fortunately, this drama is almost finished. Once it’s over, I won’t give him any more chances to contact me.”

Duan Bainian’s explanation was logical and well-founded, but it still made Su Miao feel very sad.

She found herself stuck in a vicious cycle.

If Duan Bainian didn’t explain, she would overthink. When Duan Bainian did explain, she felt like Duan Bainian was lying to her just to placate her.

Her head was currently filled with thoughts of: Will Duan Bainian leave me if she meets someone better?

With a hundred different emotions flooding her heart at once, Su Miao couldn’t help but start crying.

Duan Bainian pulled Su Miao into her arms. “What are you crying for?”

Between sobs, Su Miao said, “Duan Bainian, let’s go public. Let’s go public right now, okay?”

Duan Bainian stroked Su Miao’s back gently. “Wait a little longer. At most two months, okay?”

Su Miao wiped away her tears. “But I don’t want to wait a single second longer.”

Duan Bainian stepped back slightly, held Su Miao by the waist, and leaned her forehead against Su Miao’s, patiently coaxing her. “Be good, Su Miao. It’s really not the right time now. Just wait a little longer, two months at most. I promise we’ll go public, alright?”

After half an hour of coaxing, Su Miao’s crying finally subsided. Duan Bainian breathed a secret sigh of relief and led Su Miao by the hand back to the hotel.

They discovered they were on the trending searches the next morning.

A passerby must have filmed a video of the two of them hugging. From the angle of the video, it looked like Duan Bainian was humbly coaxing the person in her arms.

They looked exactly like a couple.

However, their actions weren’t overly excessive; there was no kissing or anything like that.

Therefore, netizens were mostly just “eating melon” and speculating about their relationship. Aside from the hardcore CP fans who were convinced they were a couple, the general public didn’t have a huge reaction.

He Aizhi instructed the two of them that they didn’t need to make any response. As long as they stayed silent, the search topic would drop within half a day, and everyone would forget about the incident.

Unexpectedly, at one o’clock in the afternoon, marketing accounts entered the fray and leaked a new video.

The protagonist of this video was Duan Bainian.

The resolution wasn’t high, and Duan Bainian looked very youthful; it appeared to be a video from several years ago.

In the video, Duan Bainian was drinking a “cross-cup” toast with a middle-aged man, looking extremely flirtatious.

Gossip Watch: #Duan Bainian Hostess, Rumor has it that when Duan Bainian first debuted years ago, she took the initiative to accompany men for drinks in exchange for resources. But it looks like that path didn’t work out. So now she’s latched onto Su Miao. She really is unscrupulous in her quest for status, swinging both ways.

The “melon-eating” crowd was clearly more enthusiastic about scandalous news involving celebrities.

In less than half an hour, this Weibo post swept across the internet and climbed to the number one spot on the trending list.