My Wife Became a Top Star After I Came Back from Quick Transmigration - Chapter 36

Lin Mo’s bold statements seemed so unfamiliar in today’s society. It was like a pristine white lotus growing out of a field of mud, untouched by any filth.

But without money to support it, it was like a house with no foundation—beautiful at first, but with endless quality problems later on.

“Hiss~” Feng Ye’s teeth ached. “I didn’t expect you to be a spiritual leader, but in my opinion, you’re just too naive. A job that can be converted into money is a good job.”

Feng Ye had no idea how Lin Mo could say these things after so many years in the working world.

“Yes, that’s right.” Lin Mo didn’t deny it and replied with a smile, “So, I’m not treating this as a job.”

In the end, Feng Ye had nothing more to say. He knew Lin Mo was determined not to sign the contract. Originally, he thought Lin Mo was a smooth-talking person who had a different kind of experience in the real world. When the on-screen couple contract was proposed, their first concern was actually Su Qixi.

After all, she had been in the industry for a long time. Today, she had a successful career, her own studio, and no lack of fame or money.

It seemed that Su Qixi was the one who had no reason to agree. Therefore, the contract given to Su Qixi was full of concessions. But Su Qixi’s reply was quick. The contract was sent today, and they received her agent’s reply the very next morning.

She could sign the contract, but it depended on Lin Mo’s approval, and the terms would be based on what Lin Mo wanted.

Tsk, tsk, tsk. Before talking to Lin Mo, Feng Ye thought the deal was 90% done. Since Su Qixi was fine with it, Lin Mo, being a smart person, would surely agree! At most, they’d just have to make a few more concessions!

But after their talk today, he felt as if she was just a fresh graduate. This smart person had become the sticking point.

“Anyway! I know your intentions are good, Director Feng, and I know you’re doing this for my own good, but I can handle it myself.”

Lin Mo stood up and smiled gracefully, as beautiful as a pear blossom.

“Fine. I’ll leave this opportunity open for a few days. If you change your mind, come find me.” Feng Ye waved his hand, a headache coming on, and let her go.

“Thank you, Director Feng.” Lin Mo lightly closed the door as she left, still polite and composed.

Feng Ye sighed helplessly. “It’s as if I’m the one who’s materialistic.” With that, he sent a message to Xiong Jingjing.

Xiong Jingjing learned of Lin Mo’s refusal from Feng Ye immediately. She heard Lin Mo’s words, which sounded like a garden built in the air, and scoffed, “Sweet talk. No wonder Xiao Xi can’t forget her even now.”

But despite the sarcasm, she still sent a message to Su Qixi in time.

After Su Qixi and the other guests finished cleaning the dining table, they began to prepare things for the next day.

When Xiong Jingjing’s message came in, Su Qixi was busy working, so she didn’t see it.

Lin Mo came back and naturally took over some of the work, and began to prepare the cakes she would bake for tomorrow.

Qiu Mingyi specifically came over and said, “You’ve been the one getting supplies for the past few days. Today, Zi Tao and I will go.”

Zhuo Zitao frowned. “Can’t you go with Jiang Lun?”

Qiu Mingyi smiled. “If Jiang Lun and I go, will Qingqing and you go?”

Zhuo Zitao: “Are you kidding? Qixi and Lin Mo can do it, so why can’t Qingqing and I?”

Qiu Mingyi continued to smile. “Compared to Lin Mo, I think I’d still fall short. Do you really think you can win?”

Zhuo Zitao choked. “Yun Yue and You Shan…”

Jiang Lun said gloomily, “Qi You Shan is like a husky, but she has a lot of strength.”

Qi You Shan: “???” Who are you calling a husky? You’re the husky!!!

For some reason, this sentence struck a chord with Yun Yue’s sense of humor, and she let out a little laugh.

Yun Yue had a naturally cold personality. Since joining the show, the number of times she had smiled could be counted on one hand. As a member of a girl group, her looks were naturally not bad.

During the competition back then, even though Yun Yue had a good voice and looked good, she was targeted by other contestants who bought negative trending topics about her because of her personality.

For a long time, Yun Yue’s popularity was very low.

No one knew how Qi You Shan got together with her, but someone took a picture of them. Their chemistry as a couple was not bad, so they quickly signed with a company, became a promotional couple, and successfully debuted as a group.

In the two years since they formed the group, the two of them were very close, and the group also had a decent amount of popularity thanks to their couple fans.

But as soon as the news of their split came out, common entertainment industry tactics like breaking up the couple to get solo fans began to appear. In this battle, Yun Yue lost completely. Since then, she never saw Qi You Shan again.

Their reunion this time could be said to have cost both companies a great deal of money to get Yun Yue to agree to come.

It had been 5 days since the show started, not counting the day of their arrival. Even with all of Qi You Shan’s efforts, she had not managed to make Yun Yue laugh.

At this moment, seeing Yun Yue laugh just because of a single sentence from Jiang Lun, Qi You Shan almost wanted to stand up and bark like a dog.

A husky is a husky! Who cares if I’m a husky!!!

[Ah ah ah ah, my Wuyu couple!!!]

[Look closely at the look in the cub’s eyes. She’s really starting to think she’s a husky, right?]

[For the sake of his wife, what’s a husky? The cub is the real husky!!!]

[Wuwuwu, our cub is finally making some progress with the moon.]

Jiang Lun probably saw Qi You Shan’s idea of turning into a husky and couldn’t help but mock her, “If you bark a couple of times, maybe she’ll be even happier.”

Qi You Shan rolled her eyes at him. “Tsk.”

Yun Yue: “Hahahaha”

Yun Yue really did laugh out loud.

Qi You Shan: “…” I really want to bark twice.

[Hahahaha, the cub almost stood up.]

[I told you, for the moon, the cub is willing to do anything!]

[Is our Wuyulunbi finally going to cross the century-long ice age?]

Jiang Lun was immediately envious. Although Wu Qingqing had been talking to him all this time, a sense of distance was always there.

Originally, Qi You Shan was even worse off than him, but now she seemed happier than him. Was this something that could be solved by just barking twice?

Jiang Lun was so envious. He went to find Wu Qingqing, but Wu Qingqing just turned her head and didn’t look at him.

Jiang Lun: …It seems barking twice won’t solve the problem.

[I feel like Ginger is so envious he’s about to turn green.]

[Does he want to bark instead of the cub?]

[Is the Wuyulunbi relationship really that bad?]

[Don’t spread rumors. Our Wuyulunbi relationship is not just good, okay? We couple fans know better than anyone!!!]

Lin Mo watched these people go from deciding to go out for supplies, to chatting and flirting, and couldn’t help but laugh. “If you really can’t decide, I’ll go!”

Qiu Mingyi frowned deeply. “No, Zi Tao and I can go.”

Then he winked at Lin Mo furiously…

[Qiu’s eyes are about to cramp up from all that winking.]

[Please, Miss Piggy, just look at him! Hahahahaha…]

Lin Mo pretended not to see, calmly picked up her coffee and took a sip, showing a detached and elegant demeanor that was above the mundane world. She asked Zhuo Zitao, “What do you think, Senior Zhuo?”

Zhuo Zitao paused and looked at Lin Mo. “Why are you asking me?”

Lin Mo said with a smile, “On the first day, when everyone was looking for partners, they subconsciously chose the person they were most familiar with. I’ve thought about it, and it doesn’t seem necessary. If Senior Zhuo doesn’t want to go, I can partner up with Senior Zhuo.”

Instantly, the place became quiet. Everyone looked at Lin Mo. Qiu Mingyi’s eyes widened. He looked like she had betrayed him—You’re not a person, ah ah ah ah!!!!

Zhuo Zitao immediately felt like she was being cornered. “…Then what about Qixi?”

Su Qixi let out a snort and turned her head away.

Lin Mo was at ease and smiled faintly. “See? Qixi agrees too.”

Su Qixi: “…”

[Hahahaha, Miss Piggy is so good at using a retreat to advance!]

[Senior Qiu’s eyes are about to murder her!]

[So, did they finally go down the path of fighting? But I like it, hehe…]

Seeing that his base was about to be stolen, Qiu Mingyi immediately said, “No need. You’ve been getting supplies for three or four days. As a senior, how can I let you get tired? I’ll go myself.”

Zhuo Zitao pursed her lips and finally said softly, “Forget it. I’ll go and help you.”

Lin Mo was still very calm. She took another sip of her coffee and sighed softly. “What a shame. I can only trouble the two of you.”

Qiu Mingyi was still in shock at Zhuo Zitao’s unwillingness to switch partners. When he heard Lin Mo’s words, he suddenly had a moment of clarity. He grabbed Lin Mo’s hand and shook it up and down vigorously.

[Is Qiu finally finding his revolution?]

[Hahaha, Qiu looks so cute right now!]

After 4 p.m., Qiu Mingyi drove off with Zhuo Zitao.

Before they left, he told Lin Mo that he might take Zhuo Zitao on a date and that they shouldn’t wait up for them. He would organize and put the goods in the warehouse himself when he returned at night.

Lin Mo replied, “Wait until she’s willing to go with you.”

Qiu Mingyi immediately wanted to start a fight with her on the live stream. This way, he wouldn’t fail the purpose of “A Home Inn.”

After being cornered by Lin Mo all day, Qiu Mingyi left, grumbling and swearing.

Yun Yue and Qi You Shan were cooking today, discussing the menu in the restaurant. Jiang Lun and Wu Qingqing had gone somewhere. As the number of customers decreased, the guests had more free time, and it seemed that the number of people watching the live broadcast also increased.

Su Qixi was sitting in a corner of the library, holding her phone and seemingly replying to work-related messages.

Lin Mo glanced at the monitors. There was no movement. It seemed that there was nothing interesting to watch here, and the camera must have switched to Jiang Lun. This person had been provoked today and might be bothering his partner.

Lin Mo was idle. She looked at the time. It was just past 4 p.m. The production team hadn’t fully adjusted yet. It seemed that after the show started, some of the initial arrangements hadn’t been followed. Now that there was free time, there really wasn’t much to do.

Lin Mo sat on the edge of the flower bed in the courtyard and twisted her neck. There was a cracking sound, and she was still a little tired.

Just as she was wondering if she should go back to her room to rest, she suddenly saw Su Qixi come out from inside. Today, she was dressed primarily in yellow. She wore a loose yellow shirt and a brown skirt.

The bright yellow made Su Qixi’s skin look even whiter and more delicate.

The brown added a touch of elegance and made Su Qixi look more intellectual.

This color combination made Su Qixi look like she belonged on a fashion poster, with a delicate and stylish beauty.

But she didn’t look as playful and sweet as the colors of her clothes suggested. She looked a little worried and walked up to Lin Mo. “I want to talk to you.”

Lin Mo chuckled. “Can we talk in front of the cameras?”

Su Qixi choked and said, “What Director Feng told you at noon…”

Lin Mo stood up, patted her clothes, and said, “Let’s go for a walk in the back. We can talk slowly.”

So, Su Qixi followed Lin Mo out of the small courtyard.

Right outside the door was a small path. Besides the house next door, the winding path also led to the foot of the mountain.

Lin Mo and Su Qixi walked side by side, stepping over the bluestone slabs on the ground. Lin Mo spoke first, “Xiao Xi, what do you want to say?”

Su Qixi clasped her hands behind her back, her head lowered. She was trying to match Lin Mo’s pace, but she asked in a muffled voice, “Why didn’t you agree?”

Su Qixi was the one who should have been in the driver’s seat when it came to whether to be a couple for the show. But now, whether the deal went through or not depended on whether Lin Mo would nod her head.

“Why would you ask about this?”

Su Qixi only felt that the wind was a little chilly. She hadn’t brought a jacket and couldn’t help but rub her arms. “You rejected it, so Director Feng would definitely notify me.”

Lin Mo didn’t answer immediately. Instead, she pointed to a pavilion not far away. “Let’s go sit there.”

There weren’t many houses behind Moke Ju. After a few steps, they came to a large field that stretched all the way to the foot of the mountain.

Nowadays, new rural construction was being implemented. Even in the countryside, all the facilities were arranged very nicely and elegantly.

The original dirt road had been paved with cement. There were benches for passersby on the side of the road, and a thoughtful roofed pavilion to block the sun and rain. Cleaners came to sweep every day, so even this back mountain path, which not many people walked on, was kept clean and tidy.

Su Qixi didn’t refuse and followed Lin Mo into the pavilion to sit.

After sitting down, they occasionally saw locals wearing short sleeves and villagers wearing long sleeves out for a walk. The days when autumn and summer transitioned were always like this, with an unclear season.

Most of the back mountain was a valley, and there were no houses to block the wind. The wind was constantly blowing here.

For Su Qixi, it was a little too cool.

“Are you cold?” Lin Mo asked.

Su Qixi said bravely, “I’m not cold.”

Lin Mo said, “Oh. Then never mind.”

Su Qixi: “…Never mind what?” What did she mean just now? Was she going to warm me up? Do I look like someone who needs that?

Lin Mo chuckled. “Why do you care about that? Tell me first what your agent meant?”

Su Qixi was surprised. “You know?”

Lin Mo: “I’m not stupid. Since Director Feng found me, he must have found you too, right?”

Su Qixi closed her mouth and didn’t say anything. What was she supposed to say? That they should keep their distance?

“Why didn’t you agree?” Su Qixi said, “This job isn’t a loss, and I’m here! I can cooperate.”

Seeing that Su Qixi didn’t want to talk, Lin Mo didn’t ask. Instead, she answered her question seriously. “I don’t want to tie a contract to my relationship with you.”

Su Qixi frowned. “Why are you being so stubborn at a time like this? What about the money you owe?”

After she said that, the air suddenly became quiet. Su Qixi seemed to realize that she had said something she shouldn’t have.

She stopped breathing but forced herself not to make any movements. Her eyes were a little shifty, darting all over the place.

Lin Mo smiled faintly, gave Su Qixi a sidelong glance, and asked softly, “Xiao Xi, did you investigate me?”

The voice was light, but every word seemed to hit Su Qixi’s heart. Afraid that Lin Mo would be angry or misunderstand, Su Qixi almost instinctively swung her hands to deny it. “It wasn’t me, it wasn’t me. Sister Jingjing investigated you. I didn’t tell her to. Why would I investigate you?”

Seeing Lin Mo’s half-smile, she became anxious. “When she investigated you, I even scolded her. You, you…” In the end, she was so flustered that she started scolding Lin Mo back. “So what if I did? You, you can be angry!”

Lin Mo’s heart softened. She reached out and rubbed her head, saying softly, “Why would I be angry? You should have investigated me.”

Su Qixi lowered her head, looking dejected, like a wilted eggplant hit by frost.

“I didn’t want to investigate. I trust you, Lin Mo.” Su Qixi’s voice became softer and more gentle.

“What am I going to do?” Lin Mo sighed. As Su Qixi looked at her with confusion, Lin Mo pulled her into her arms and sighed again, “I feel like anything I do for you is worth it.”

Su Qixi leaned against her chest, listening to the sudden sweet words. Her face immediately turned into a flashing red light.

She remembered what Xiong Jingjing had just texted her: Don’t let her sugar-coated lies bomb you. Only a fool would believe that kind of sweet talk.

Su Qixi thought bitterly, That’s because you haven’t heard her sweet talk before. If you had, you’d be even more foolish than me.

I’m going to spend money on Lin Mo, I’m going to pay off Lin Mo’s debt!!!