After My Flash Marriage with the Movie Queen - Chapter 59

Zhao Xunyin’s expression was priceless. She looked like she had an answer but was too embarrassed to say it. The host, of course, wasn’t about to let such a golden opportunity slip away and leaned in, coaxing her with a mischievous smile:

“Xunyin, before coming on our show, you promised to speak your mind, right? The audience is watching closely—aren’t you, folks?”

The audience below responded with perfectly timed applause and cheers.

Zhao Xunyin: “….”

Why is it that humans are always so addicted to gossip?

Rubbing her forehead, she finally said, “She played a song for me on the suona.”

“Suona?” The host had seen plenty of chaotic, dramatic, or grand performances in her career—but this was a first. Curiosity piqued, she asked, “Which song did she play for you?”

“‘Renai Circulation.’” Zhao Xunyin said with complete resignation.

For a brief two seconds, the host and audience were stunned—then they all burst out laughing without restraint.

“Hahahahahahaha!”

“Hahahahahahaha!!”

“Wait, she really played Renai Circulation on a suona?”

Zhao Xunyin: “….”

Is that supposed to be funny? Have none of you ever heard a suona version of Renai Circulation?

But even that wasn’t the moment that made Zhao Xunyin feel utterly hopeless.

The real despair hit when the person sitting next to her—the so-called eternal iceberg, Boss Qi Yu—pulled the corners of her mouth into a cold, chilling smile and simply said:

“Interesting.”

Boss Qi’s summary.

So that day’s interview dragged on endlessly. Zhao Xunyin had been in the industry for over a decade—what storms hadn’t she weathered? She was just about to retire in glory, and yet she never imagined she’d meet her downfall because of her own wife.

Usually, Zhao Xunyin carried the weight of her “top actress” image with pride, but she could not handle the teasing glances aimed at her now. The problem? The real culprit, Shi Nanbei, was in Chengdu—far away. No matter what she wanted to say, she couldn’t reach her.

Even more despairing was Boss Qi. She didn’t defend her at all—instead, she smiled in complicity.

Meanwhile, on Weibo, Boss Qi’s fans were celebrating like the sky had fallen:

OMG, my goodness! Boss Qi actually smiled! She smiled at the camera! Today is the day to buy lottery tickets, everyone! [crying emoji] Zhao Xunyin’s wife must be the cutest ever to make Boss Qi smile even once—my god, terrifying.

Look at our 1.84m-tall Boss Qi, sitting there and smiling so coldly—how charming is that?

I wonder if An He would be jealous if she saw how happy her wife was laughing at someone else’s wife’s antics?

Please, the four of you need to go on a variety show together—I NEED to see all four of you on a show.

We beg you, in ten thousand bloody pleas—go on a variety show.

Yes, I really want to see Zhao Xunyin and her wife’s daily life. Watching how she spoke to her wife on livestream [lemon emoji]—I’m pretty sure at home, Zhao Xunyin is completely under her wife’s thumb.

Shut up! Don’t say that about Xunyin [angry emoji]! Our Xunyin isn’t under anyone’s thumb—at home, she’s just a powerless wife.

I was wrong. When I was young and naive, I wondered what kind of girl you’d have to be to marry Zhao Xunyin. Now it seems Zhao Xunyin marrying her might be her real luck.

Exactly! Who wouldn’t want to marry such a cute and beautiful girl?

Hasn’t anyone noticed Zhao Xunyin’s wife is still in college?

Yes! She looks so obedient and cute; she’s probably a top student. I wonder what her major is.

Actually, I think this junior is from our school!

Upstairs, tell us which school you’re from—we’re coming to steal her!

Sichuan University, West China Medical School. This junior seems to be in clinical medicine, the eight-year program.

Eight years? Wow! A straight Bachelor-to-Master program, studying medicine at West China Medical School? That’s amazing!

Outstanding and beautiful girls really do end up with outstanding and beautiful girls [crying emoji]. The rest of us, ordinary and unremarkable, can only sit in the corner and watch [lemon emoji] as they live happily together. Tragedy upon tragedy.

Can we stop now? Can we bring the topic back? I really want to see all four of them on a variety show.

Boss Qi, please! Invest in a variety show with all four of you. If it’s you four, I promise I’ll watch. Honestly, whether your wife becomes famous depends on this one.

If An He knew that her fame depended on Zhao Xunyin’s wife, she’d probably die of jealousy at home.

Don’t say that! An He is cute too—our An An is a wonderful girl.

An He hahahaha, really tough for her, huh? After all these years, she still hasn’t become famous.

The comments online kept spiraling further out of control. Zhao Xunyin hadn’t been bothered until one comment hit the right note with Boss Qi. When she read someone saying that getting all four on a variety show could make her wife famous, her eternally impassive eyes suddenly lit up. Without another word, she made the arrangements.

Zhao Xunyin: “….”

Zhao Xunyin: “?”

“Can you not be so obsessed with money, Boss Qi? With your hundreds of billions, don’t you think you can just be a rich heir who eats and waits for life to pass by?”

When Qi Yu told Zhao Xunyin to bring Shi Nanbei on the variety show with her, Zhao Xunyin didn’t even consider that the person sitting across from her was her boss—she immediately shot back:

“Boss, don’t even think about it. I asked last time, and my wife said she won’t appear on a variety show. She’s not a celebrity—what would she even be doing there? No, she’s not going.”

Qi Yu only let out a cold, slightly pitying smile and said,

“Didn’t your manager tell you? Your wife agreed to be on the show an hour ago.”

Zhao Xunyin was stunned. “?”

Have girls these days changed this fast?

Not trusting Qi Yu, Zhao Xunyin immediately called Shi Nanbei to ask why her manager had said she’d go on a variety show—her own wife hadn’t even mentioned it to her.

And guess what Shi Nanbei said?

She happily told her wife,

“Because your manager said that if I go on the show, I could appear alongside my favorite celebrity.”

Hearing the words “favorite celebrity,” Zhao Xunyin’s eyelid twitched. Her face instantly fell, and she demanded,

“Favorite celebrity? Who is it? Isn’t it supposed to be me?”

Zhao—the jealous one—Xunyin spoke.

“Of course my favorite is you. But besides you, I naturally have other female celebrities I like too.” After spending the whole afternoon calming down, Shi Nanbei was now confidently blunt. She said it without batting an eye, completely unfazed.

After all, she had realized something: in life, the most important thing is to be like a dead pig—you can’t be scared by boiling water.

“Which one? Which female celebrity do you like?” Zhao Xunyin’s voice turned icy. No matter how enlightened she tried to be, she simply could not accept that she wasn’t her wife’s only idol.

“Yang Qiyue from the Water Arrow Girls.” Somehow, Boss Qi had promised Shi Nanbei something that gave her the courage to compliment another girl’s beauty right in front of Zhao Xunyin. Over the phone, Shi Nanbei even sounded a little shy, biting her own hand as she said,

“She’s really so cute and beautiful.”

“So, you’re willing to sell your own image on camera just for her?” Zhao Xunyin’s tone immediately soured. “Weren’t you going to focus on school, live a quiet life?”

She hadn’t forgotten that when she and Shi Nanbei had decided to announce their marriage, Shi Nanbei had been so nervous, insisting that she wanted to become a doctor who heals people, and couldn’t afford a single scandal.

Back then, Zhao Xunyin could hear the disdain her wife had for her as an actress. Ever since Zhao Xunyin debuted, people had been chasing her—not the other way around. After hearing Shi Nanbei’s words, her usually beautiful face turned dark green, then black, and she asked her wife:

“Who are you calling a scandal?”

Zhao—the scandalized—Xunyin grumbled.

Her wife responded with a guilty little smile.

“Well, it’s fine. Your manager said that once we’re married, I’d be on screen sooner or later. If I appear now, I can do it alongside my idol, and even get signed photos and selfies. So why not? I’m not losing anything, right?” Shi Nanbei said matter-of-factly.

Zhao Xunyin: “……”

Alright, fine. She could argue that she was technically right.

Since Shi Nanbei agreed, Zhao Xunyin had no reason to stop her. She had always intended that if Shi Nanbei wanted to enter the entertainment industry, she would fully support her. It was just one variety show—she wasn’t that rigid.

Yes, just a variety show, Zhao Xunyin reminded herself more than once. It’s common for a celebrity’s partner to appear on a show. But as soon as she thought about Shi Nanbei being there every day with her idol, Zhao Xunyin’s heart immediately sank.

Yang Qiyue was young, beautiful, full of energy—unlike her. Zhao Xunyin, despite being an award-winning actress, was already thirty-four.

Hold it together. She’s still an award-winning actress, Zhao Xunyin told herself. Yet she felt powerless, because someone like Shi Nanbei deserved a nice house where she could be kept safe and cherished.

After all these years, Zhao Xunyin finally fully understood the meaning of “hiding a beauty in a golden house”.

She hated that her wife flirted with other people! Her supposed favorite idol wasn’t even her!

Hate!

But no matter how upset she was, she still dutifully informed Boss Qi of Shi Nanbei’s willingness to appear on the show. Qi Yu didn’t react much, just coldly said, “Noted,” and that was it.

Looking at her expression and reaction, Zhao Xunyin silently thought, you’d never guess that Boss Qi was the one who suggested Shi Nanbei go on the variety show in the first place.