Superstar Assistant [GL] - Chapter 60

Chapter 60

Zhao Qing was shy beyond belief, but she didn’t forget her persona. She looked at Dong Minsi with even more bashfulness, so nervous she could barely speak. “Tonight… tonight…”

Dong Minsi was growing frantic internally. If you have something to say, just say it! If you keep stuttering like this, I’m going to break character!

Fortunately, Zhao Qing finally plucked up the courage to let the words out. “The banquet might end very late tonight. If it’s inconvenient for you to go home, you can come to my place.”

Dong Minsi finally breathed a sigh of relief, though she maintained a troubled expression. “Indeed, it’s quite late. Going home would be a bit inconvenient.”

In reality, there was no such thing as “inconvenient.” As a top-tier star, she had a dedicated nanny van to pick her up no matter the hour. Both of them knew this; it was simply a tacitly agreed-upon excuse.

Knowing that Dong Minsi had agreed to stay over, Zhao Qing was desperate for the banquet to end. After all, she had much more important matters to attend to.

When they emerged from the small hall, Zhao Qing’s entire face was flushed, and her eyes were watery and bright. Li Ziyu immediately led Zhou Tiantian over to them. “Were those fireworks your doing? Quite romantic. Was the confession a success?”

Zhao Qing’s face turned even redder. “Of course it was! And tonight… but the fireworks weren’t mine, she arranged them!” The joy and pride on her face were practically overflowing; her eyes and brows were full of the “spark of spring.”

Li Ziyu patted her shoulder. “Then you must work hard tonight. Don’t let her look down on you!”

Zhao Qing nodded excitedly, but then a wave of worry hit her. “What should I do? I have zero experience. I never thought I’d be the ‘attacker’ (the top). If I fail and don’t make her feel good, will she dump me when she wakes up tomorrow morning?”

Li Ziyu advised, “That’s why you have to be diligent! Be fierce! Be aggressive! This is the advice of someone who’s been there!”

Zhou Tiantian couldn’t listen to any more of this. She gave Li Ziyu a sharp slap. “What do you mean ‘been there’? Stop giving her such reckless advice!”

But Zhao Qing chimed in, “Tiantian, don’t say that. Her experience is definitely much richer than mine!”

Zhou Tiantian looked at Li Ziyu with a hint of sourness, muttering in a tiny, soft voice, “So, your experience is ‘very rich’?”

Li Ziyu immediately corrected her. “Don’t get the wrong idea! From start to finish, I’ve only ever had you! Who else would I have accumulated experience with?”

Hearing this, Zhao Qing started stifling a laugh. “What’s going on here? So your experience isn’t rich either? I thought since you and Tiantian already have kids, even if it’s only been her, you’d be an expert by now.”

Li Ziyu gave Zhao Qing a cold smile. “Heh. I see someone doesn’t want to have a good night tonight.”

Zhao Qing immediately begged for mercy. “I was wrong, I was wrong! Please, teach me your ways!”

Li Ziyu ignored her and loftily led Zhou Tiantian away.

Seeing that they were heading straight for the exit, Tiantian asked, “Are we leaving already? The banquet isn’t over.”

“The main show is finished. Who cares about the banquet?” As she spoke, Li Ziyu took out her phone and dialed Dong Minsi. “Hello, Sister Minsi? It’s Li Ziyu. I just wanted to wish you success tonight… What? Why are you hesitating? You think she looks too much like a ‘top’ and you can’t suppress her? Actually, from what I know of her, she isn’t as dominant as she looks. Plus, I think you’re someone who prefers to have the initiative in your own hands; wouldn’t that give you more of a sense of security?”

Li Ziyu’s words struck a chord with Dong Minsi. This was her first time falling this hard and her first time confessing so sincerely; she didn’t want this relationship to end before it even began.

Once Li Ziyu hung up, Zhou Tiantian gave her a disapproving look. “It was hard enough for them already. Why are you stirring the pot like that?”

Li Ziyu replied, “You don’t understand. How does a bond become unbreakable? It’s when you go through trials and tribulations. Only then do you truly cherish it. Just like us—if we hadn’t spent those years apart, maybe we would have drifted away naturally. We wouldn’t be where we are today.”

Tiantian fell silent. She agreed with Ziyu. Precisely because she had lived through her previous life, even if she hadn’t initially felt that way about Li Ziyu, she couldn’t help but be moved by her now. She knew all too well how difficult it was to find someone in this life who truly understands and loves you. She sighed, “I hope they can stay together forever and be happy for the rest of their lives.”

“Don’t worry,” Ziyu said. “They will. They both know how to cherish what they have.”

…

Li Ziyu was right. At the very least, Dong Minsi knew she cherished this relationship. She had essentially gambled her career and the rest of her life on this confession. If Zhao Qing were a sinister person and leaked a recording of tonight, Dong Minsi’s fame would be ruined. Because she cared so much, and because she had a strong personality, she preferred to keep the relationship under her own control for safety.

Opening her clutch, she looked at the “capsule” Li Ziyu had given her and took a deep breath. I hope Li Ziyu didn’t lie to me. I hope Zhao Qing really is ‘tough on the outside, soft on the inside.’ If they both kept pretending to fit their “personas” forever, the relationship would eventually collapse. It was better to be honest sooner rather than later.

Meanwhile, Zhao Qing was busy saying goodbye to important guests. Her father asked, “Why are you in such a hurry? It’s your birthday!”

Zhao Qing acted spoiled. “I don’t care! I have urgent business. No one can stop me, or I’ll lose my temper!”

Her father looked at her with disdain. “Stop acting like a spoiled brat while dressed in that ‘neither man nor woman’ outfit. It gives me a headache. When are you going to put on a dress and grow your hair out?”

“Soon enough!” Zhao Qing huffed. “If you keep judging me, I’ll dress like this forever just to spite you!”

“Fine, fine! Go! I’ll take care of things here.” Her father sighed. He had a cute “little cotton jacket” of a daughter, but now she spent all day dressed like a ruffian. It was exhausting to look at!

Zhao Qing finally found Dong Minsi and cleared her throat to bolster her courage. “Everything is settled here. Let’s go.”

Dong Minsi gave a habitually shy smile and followed her.

Zhao Qing lived in a high-end complex in the city center, consisting entirely of luxury flat-level apartments. Dong Minsi had visited once before. Back then, she felt proud of achieving her current status, but seeing that Zhao Qing owned property here made her realize she still needed to work harder.

Inside the apartment, Dong Minsi put on the slippers Zhao Qing had specially prepared for her and sat on the sofa, wondering how to get to the “main event.”

Zhao Qing was also at a loss. She had no experience! She had asked Li Ziyu about everything else today but forgot to ask about this. If she was too direct, would Dong Minsi think she was frivolous?

Dong Minsi was thinking the exact same thing—she was afraid of scaring Zhao Qing by being too proactive.

They met each other’s eyes, looked away, then looked back again, unexpectedly seeing the same restlessness in each other’s gaze.

It seems she can’t hold back anymore. I should take the lead.

Zhao Qing: “I…” Dong Minsi: “I…” Zhao Qing: “You go first.” Dong Minsi: “No, you go first.” Zhao Qing: “…” Dong Minsi: “…”

Zhao Qing stood up and walked toward the bar. “Would you like something to drink? I have… some very good vintage wine.”

Dong Minsi followed her. “Okay, let’s have a drink together. It’s your birthday and I haven’t even had a proper toast with you or said Happy Birthday properly. It’s not midnight yet, so we can make up for it now.”