Reborn! Caught Up by the Critically Obsessed Actress - Chapter 12

“I don’t want them to worry too much,” Xie Jingcheng began.

“Also, if they really believe you’re my girlfriend, then you won’t be able to leave me in the future. Even if we break up, my parents will think it’s your fault, and you’ll be tied to me forever. Are you willing to do that?”

Although outsiders viewed her family as happy and perfect, Xie Jingcheng alone knew that her parents’ love for her was almost pathological.

It had reached the point where no matter what she did, her parents wouldn’t say no.

While high society generally adhered to elite education, Xie Jingcheng had never experienced such a strict upbringing.

That’s why she was able to pursue acting.

For high society, acting was actually considered a disgraceful profession. In ancient times, actors were seen as part of the lower class. The Xie family, who prided themselves on their scholarly heritage, were reluctant to allow their descendants to engage in such a thing.

But her parents agreed.

They even rebuked the relatives who did not support Xie Jingcheng’s wish.

Such overindulgent love came at a cost. Xie Jingcheng felt suffocated by her parents’ excessive concern.

They controlled what she ate and what she wore.

Back in school, if any boy got a second too close, her parents would rush to the school as if an air raid siren had gone off.

Xie Jingcheng was helpless.

To avoid trouble for those male classmates and herself, she proactively chose to distance herself, giving a cold shoulder to anyone who pursued her.

This led her to prefer interacting with girls.

But…

Xie Jingcheng had never felt a flutter of romance.

She thought she was asexual, incapable of falling in love with men or women, but in reality, she was just an ordinary person.

The moment she met Song Qingxing, Xie Jingcheng felt that the online posts slandering her were written by people who had never seen her in person, only capable of pointing fingers at a photograph on a phone.

In reality, Song Qingxing was breathtakingly beautiful.

Upon hearing Xie Jingcheng’s words, Song Qingxing’s teeth were chattering.

She had only heard rumors about the troubles in rich families before, and now it seemed they were indeed true.

But what did she have to fear?

She had already died once, so naturally, she feared nothing.

As the saying goes, if you don’t enter the tiger’s den, how can you catch the tiger’s cub? Song Qingxing was willing to pay this small price.

“It’s okay. Being your girlfriend forever is pretty good. That way, no one will dare bully me.”

She gave a charming smile, her lips like pink cherry blossoms.

Xie Jingcheng’s heart pounded wildly at the sight. She closed her eyes, trying not to look, but the more she closed them, the clearer the image became in her mind.

Forget it.

If she wanted to kiss her, she’d kiss her.

She had already paid, after all.

Thinking this, Xie Jingcheng opened her eyes and leaned in, her long hair cascading onto her shirt.

But even with improper thoughts clouding her mind, Xie Jingcheng was still polite enough to ask, “Song Qingxing, may I kiss you?”

“Ah… so sudden?”

Before Song Qingxing could finish speaking, the soft lips had already pressed against hers. Their breaths mingled, and Xie Jingcheng was overwhelmingly greedy.

She didn’t stop after just one kiss.

She didn’t even take a breath. Song Qingxing had barely done any kissing scenes and was utterly defenseless. She tumbled backward onto the chair.

She wanted to push the person away, but she felt that the other person was her sugar daddy, and she couldn’t do that. So, she desperately suppressed the urge to slap the pervert.

And began to respond.

But gradually, her body actually started reacting.

Song Qingxing felt annoyed, cursing herself: Why is this happening?

Xie Jingcheng is a woman!

However, the person who had been setting fire and stirring hearts everywhere had already pulled away. Xie Jingcheng wiped the corner of her mouth with a tissue.

Completely satisfied.

She wore a look of utter contentment, like a puppy full of dog food.

After filming this art-house movie, Song Qingxing had another filming assignment: a romantic idol drama. Although she was in a transitional period, the shift couldn’t be too drastic.

Otherwise, none of her fans would be able to handle it.

It would be like liking a delicate girl, only for her to turn into a burly man.

And the kind of burly man with a scruffy beard who picks his nose with his pinky finger.

But the script for the idol drama she was supposed to star in was mediocre, and the writer was a male-lead enthusiast, giving most of the screen time to the male lead.

The male lead was also an actor who had brought in his own funding, heavily supported by his wealthy older girlfriend.

He had a pair of small eyes.

Netizens jokingly called him a ‘rat spirit who had achieved enlightenment.’

When had Song Qingxing ever suffered such an insult in her life?

In her previous life, she had constantly fought for screen time with the male lead and even got into a physical fight on set, resulting in her being “righteously punished” by the rich girlfriend.

Starting over again.

Wuwuwu… Song Qingxing absolutely did not want to partner with an ugly man again.

So she immediately called her manager, but he didn’t answer. Song Qingxing refused to give up and immediately made several consecutive calls.

Finally, the drowsy-eyed manager answered the phone.

“Qingxing, why are you calling so late?”

“I’m still sleeping.”

“I spent a whole day and night doing crisis management after you were seen with Xie Jingcheng the other day.”

The manager sounded groggy, but he had to be professional with the company’s cash cow and dared not show any indifference.

Hearing the manager’s exhausted voice, Song Qingxing actually felt apologetic because her attitude towards him had not been good in the past.

She had relied on her high popularity as the company’s top actress and bossed everyone around. Looking back now, it was no wonder she had faded into obscurity.

She guessed countless people had quietly set off fireworks in their hearts the moment she dropped from the A-list.

Sigh, sometimes, if a person is just a little greedy, they become the villainess.

But being a pure, innocent heroine is simply too difficult.

“Thank you for your trouble, Brother Chen.”

Song Qingxing spoke. She was still at the hospital.

Xie Jingcheng had told Song Qingxing to go home, but Song Qingxing hadn’t left. She wanted to fulfill her responsibility; the coffee incident was her fault.

She felt she should take good care of the person.

Hearing Song Qingxing’s apology, Brother Chen’s eyes widened. He couldn’t believe that the arrogant Song Qingxing’s attitude would suddenly be so good.

He stammered as he asked, “What’s wrong, Song Qingxing? Why is your attitude suddenly so nice?”

“Did you slap Xie Jingcheng?”

“Don’t scare me. I really can’t handle that kind of problem.”

Song Qingxing: …

Well, I must have left a truly terrible impression on my manager.

“Why would I slap Xie Jingcheng?”

“She’s treating me very well now.”

Song Qingxing did not intend to hide her relationship with the manager because Xie Jingcheng had said that all the resources she wanted in the future would be handled by her manager.

“We are now in a ‘mistress/lover’ relationship.”

“What!”

“Qingxing, you… you’ve struck gold!”

“Hurry up and grab hold of her! You’d better pin Xie Jingcheng down and sleep with her tonight!”

Brother Chen’s shout woke up his wife. His wife blinked sleepily, and along with her, a baby started crying, followed by the barking of the family dog.

“What are you yelling about in the middle of the night!”

“If you yell again, I’m throwing you out!”

“If you’re not sleeping, the baby still needs to.”