After My Flash Marriage with the Movie Queen - Chapter 58

After receiving Zhao Xunyin’s call, the assistant didn’t waste a second and drove straight to the scene to pick up Shi Nanbei. When she arrived, Shi Nanbei was still sitting in the driver’s seat, sulking to herself.

The reporter who had been tailing Shi Nanbei looked genuinely guilty.

And how could he not be? Shi Nanbei had trusted him completely, sharing everything with him, and what did he do? He secretly taped the conversation and streamed it on Weibo.

Shi Nanbei didn’t know whether netizens were thrilled or not. All she knew was that she deeply regretted it.

Outside the car, the reporter paced anxiously, constantly apologizing and saying all the right things, but Shi Nanbei didn’t even roll down the window to respond.

This time, she was genuinely angry—but it wasn’t because of being on camera. What really mattered to her was that she had admitted to that reporter that her favorite female celebrity was Yang Qiyue and even said, “I almost want to write a fanfic about their absolutely perfect love story.”

Shi Nanbei: “……”

She was done for.

She remembered vividly that back in the home theater in their basement, when Zhao Xunyin had held her and asked who her favorite celebrity was, she had replied without hesitation, confidently, and with full conviction:

“It’s you, of course! Everyone knows Nanbei’s favorite person is you!” She had been giddy with desire at the time, wanting to prove herself in front of her wife. “I’ve liked you since middle school! I even asked for your autograph—I never asked any other female celebrity!”

Hearing that, Zhao Xunyin had been so overjoyed her eyes practically disappeared in her smile. She cupped Shi Nanbei’s face and gave her two sweet, fragrant kisses.

“You’re such a good girl, Nanbei,” her wife had said, stroking her head.

And now, less than two months later, she had “cheated” in front of the entire nation. Even thick-skinned Shi Nanbei felt like her face had been thrown straight into the Pacific. She couldn’t even imagine facing her wife.

She didn’t know if Zhao Xunyin would, like her grandmother, feel the urge to break her legs.

Wah, wah, wah.

The reporter kept apologizing outside the car, insisting it was just professional habit and that he never meant to trick her into saying anything. Shi Nanbei, covering her ears inside, refused to listen. Just thinking about how Zhao Xunyin would confront her about this “betrayal” made her eyes water.

She hated Wu Lili!

Why did she have to recommend that perfect, romantic story of those two girls?

She had already betrayed her wife!

Wah, wah, wah.

Just as her hatred for her roommate Wu Lili reached its peak, the assistant finally arrived.

Once the assistant showed up, the reporter immediately found someone to apologize to. He even explained that while tailing Shi Nanbei’s car, he had been careful, only lightly brushing against it, and was willing to take full responsibility.

“Leave these matters to our lawyer. Our company will file a lawsuit against your newspaper for your actions,” the assistant said, stern and professional.

The reporter, indeed lacking professional ethics, became flustered when the assistant mentioned lawyers. He stammered that while following Shi Nanbei’s car, he hadn’t exceeded 20 mph.

“What you did, in the worst case scenario, is tantamount to attempted murder,” the assistant said firmly, following Zhao Xunyin’s instructions. If Zhao Xunyin herself had been there, the scene could have been much more humiliating for him.

“I really didn’t do it on purpose! Her car was just going so slow, and I accidentally hit the accelerator.” The reporter started to explain further but was cut off by Shi Nanbei’s voice from behind him:

“Forget it.”

Shi Nanbei finally stepped out of the car, looking aggrieved as she spoke to the assistant. “It was me braking while driving. It’s normal that he didn’t notice.”

The assistant hesitated, glancing at Shi Nanbei’s expression. “But.”

“It’s fine. I’m perfectly okay. Let it go—he was only doing his job.” Shi Nanbei’s voice was full of grievance, but she was still kind.

Hearing Shi Nanbei defend him, the reporter almost burst with joy. “Thank you so much! You.”

“Don’t call me ‘sis’ anymore!” Shi Nanbei wiped her tears and snapped at him. “You tricked me! You’re no longer my big brother! And forget our dinner plan!”

Reporter: “……”

I’m sorry!

Shi Nanbei was genuinely upset, so much so that she switched to Sichuan dialect mid-sentence, asking the assistant, “Sister, do you think I’m an idiot? He looked at me like that? Was I too foolish? I really messed up! If my wife finds out, she’ll say I was playing around again, wah, wah, wah.”

Assistant: “……”

Could you please speak standard Mandarin? I can’t understand Sichuan dialect—I’m from Shanghai!

The assistant in Chengdu later reported that everything had been resolved and Shi Nanbei was on her way. Zhao Xunyin visibly relaxed after hearing this.

“All settled?” her boss asked, having watched the whole process.

“Yes,” Zhao Xunyin replied, her head aching. “If this happens two more times, I’ll be turning gray.”

Qi Yu raised an eyebrow at Zhao Xunyin’s mixture of distress and sweetness. she seemed thoughtful. That one really suits her, she quietly mused.

The second round of interviews began soon after. Qi Yu accompanied Zhao Xunyin on camera, but before they could even start the introduction, the host eagerly played the clip of Shi Nanbei’s live stream and asked Zhao Xunyin with a gossiping grin:

“Xunyin, I heard your wife recently got rear-ended while driving?”

Zhao Xunyin: “……”

Doesn’t everyone in the country already know this? And now you’re asking me that on live camera?

The host, smiling cheerfully, continued, “From the live footage, it looked like she had no idea that the person tailing her was an entertainment reporter. She even greeted him like an old friend, calling him ‘big brother’?”

Zhao Xunyin’s expression had already soured, but the host, sensing the moment, smoothly shifted the topic to her married life with her wife.

“From the videos, your wife seems quite young. How did you two meet?”

Zhao Xunyin: “Through a blind date.”

The host clearly hadn’t expected that answer and froze for a moment. “A blind date?”

Zhao Xunyin sighed internally. Now that people already knew what Shi Nanbei looked like, it was only a matter of time before the press dug up more of her background. Better to say it outright than wait for the tabloids to speculate wildly.

“Yes. My wife’s grandmother is someone I deeply respect. She knew I’d been single all these years, so she suggested that we meet and see how things went.”

The host blinked in surprise. “I see. So, how long did you date before deciding to get married?”

Hearing the question, Zhao Xunyin couldn’t help but recall something: some time ago, in the underground parking lot at the Ningbo venue, Shi Nanbei had said she felt love at first sight with her.

Some people just exude that kind of confidence.

“None,” Zhao Xunyin answered honestly. “We got our marriage certificate the very day of the blind date.”

The host finally couldn’t hold back, laughing in disbelief. “You got married on the day of your blind date? Xunyin, I never would have guessed you were the impulsive type.”

After all, Zhao Xunyin’s past scandals were numerous. As a double Best Actress award winner, she’d always had her fair share of admirers, and she had dated some of them, too. But when reporters asked or paparazzi caught her, she’d always respond with official-sounding, half-denying answers—a kind of “I just want every girl in the world to be happy” smirk that made people both love and hate her.

Who wouldn’t secretly want to be “messily loved” by Zhao Xunyin?

Yet now, this very person, sitting in front of the camera, openly admits she had a flash marriage and got her marriage certificate on the same day as the blind date?

Was it her wife’s charm, or did Zhao Xunyin just want to get married? The host couldn’t help but wonder.

Zhao Xunyin, sensing the host’s thoughts, didn’t hide anything. “Actually, I fell in love at first sight.”

She spread her hands helplessly, a faint smile on her face. “She’s just so adorable. Even after a brief time together, I knew she was the one. She’s incredibly charming, and I simply couldn’t resist.”

The host, playing along, gasped dramatically. “Well, I think everyone watching the live stream has already drawn their conclusion about just how cute your wife is, right?”

Apparently, people online had already started a fan club for her wife, Shi Nanbei. That’s fast.

Hearing the host’s tease, Zhao Xunyin smiled. Indeed, Shi Nanbei’s cuteness was truly one in a million. Anyone falling for her wouldn’t be surprising.

“All right, let’s move on to the next question.” The host glanced at her tablet to check viewers’ comments. “Hmm? Someone’s asking, ‘Xunyin, is your wife just as adorably innocent at home?’”

Zhao Xunyin rubbed her forehead with a hint of exasperation. “You all are going to laugh, but yes, she’s a little ditzy.”

“Ha! I can see that.”

Another viewer asked, “‘Xunyin, when did your wife debut? I’m ready to follow her star!’ Xunyin, looks like your wife is really popular.”

“I asked her about that before,” Zhao Xunyin teased. “She said she’s still finishing her studies and isn’t planning to debut yet. Or is it that even I, a double Best Actress, can’t satisfy you anymore? Are you all chasing my wife now?”

The host laughed heartily. “Xunyin, what are you saying? You have plenty of fans who adore you!”

Zhao Xunyin looked innocent. “But all I notice is how interested you are in my wife.”

“Ha, fair enough. Speaking of which, you’ve been married for over two months now. Any unforgettable moments since getting married?”

“Unforgettable moments?” At that question, Zhao Xunyin’s mind immediately went back to that day. After working out at home, she had Shi Nanbei show her how to play a few pieces. Shi Nanbei’s excited expression, and the way she played that piece with so much passion.

At 34 years old, that scene, that music, was truly unforgettable.