The Movie Queen And Her Rival Just Went Public! - Chapter 16

Chapter 16

“Wow!”

Dragging her suitcase to the gate of the small courtyard, Shen Luoyan heard an exclamation from inside.

Occasional moans drifted to her ears with the wind, but she subconsciously ignored them, stepping into the courtyard with a heart full of joy.

The wooden door let out a creak when pushed. Fearing to startle the young girl, Shen Luoyan’s movements were light and slow.

The scene of the room unfolded before her as the wooden door swung open.

A small stone path led directly from the entrance to the house. On one side of the path were swaying dandelions, and on the other, dense, bright daisies. The young girl was crouching in the middle of the path.

She carefully picked a dandelion, twirling its thin stem. A little white fluff fell off. Impatiently, she puckered her lips and exhaled a puff of air. After the warm airflow swept through, only the bare stem remained in her hand.

She didn’t stop there. She picked another one and repeated the action.

It was only when countless fuzzy parachutes surrounded her that she let her gaze follow them, looking all around.

The sky was gradually dimming. The sun was setting from the center towards the west, retracting its sharp rays and emitting a warm, soft light. And Shen Luoyan was standing where the light converged.

Su Cancan’s casual glance was captivated, losing all attention. For a moment, she couldn’t tell if the soft light was hitting her or if she was radiating the soft light.

She looked like a celestial being descending to the mortal world, looking down at herself.

Rarely, she didn’t feel any resistance.

Perhaps it was the suitcase covered with cartoon stickers standing beside her, giving her a touch of human warmth, or perhaps it was the blurry eyes conveying a certain affection.

Staring blankly as Shen Luoyan pushed the suitcase closer step by step, her features becoming clearer and clearer, she quickly dismissed the strange fantasy in her mind when Shen Luoyan stood before her.

How could there be a deity in the world? It was just that she had been squatting for too long, her eyes were blurry, and her mind was unclear.

She was nothing but the adversary she had resented for so long!

The kind that she could never forgive or reconcile with in her lifetime!

Su Cancan abruptly stood up, snatched the suitcase from Shen Luoyan’s hand, and dragged it towards the house. The wheels bouncing on the uneven narrow path masked all other sounds.

The glass door was locked. She fumbled for the key in her pocket to open the door, her attention focused on the small keyhole, unaware that Shen Luoyan had reached her side in just a few steps.

“There’s only one bedroom.” From a distance, in the shadow away from the sun, the two were almost touching. The flat key, just as it was about to enter the keyhole, slipped from its owner’s trembling hand and fell, rolling a few times before lying flat.

Su Cancan blankly uttered an “Ah.”

The sudden bad news hit her hard. It made sense for the other three pairs of real couples to share one bedroom, but for her and Shen Luoyan, experiencing couple life didn’t have to go this far, did it?

The jarring, pleasurable sound rang out again. Shen Luoyan turned her head, bent down, picked up the key, inserted it into the lock, and turned it in one smooth motion.

“Yes, there’s only one bedroom.” The lock sprang open, she pulled out the key and grasped the metal handle. “My things are already sorted. I’ve left space for you too. I promised you I wouldn’t have physical contact with you without your permission. If you’re worried, I’ll sleep in the study tonight.”

The words were almost a whispered breath next to Su Cancan’s ear. She pondered Shen Luoyan’s words. Just as she was about to ask her why she said one thing and did another, she noticed Shen Luoyan pinching the microphone.

Shen Luoyan’s action was explained. Su Cancan looked at the poised person and suddenly felt that her thinking became confused whenever she encountered her. She was becoming unlike herself and constantly overthinking things.

“You can look around and unpack your luggage first.”

Shen Luoyan returned to a normal volume, and the hand covering the microphone naturally lowered, pressing the metal handle.

“Mhm.” Su Cancan regained her composure, nodding with a feigned calmness.

In front of the shoe cabinet, the show crew had prepared cute cotton slippers for the two of them, a pair of puppies and a pair of kittens. Shen Luoyan put on the puppy slippers.

Su Cancan breathed a sigh of relief. She had instantly fallen in love with the pair of wide-eyed kittens.

While changing shoes, she quietly glanced around. The cameras mounted in the corners of the walls were like pairs of eyes monitoring their every move. Facing these lenses, her relaxed demeanor instantly vanished, and she quickly transitioned into a work state.

Shen Luoyan went to the kitchen to check the ingredients prepared by the show crew, while Su Cancan pushed her suitcase into the living room to explore the house.

The guesthouse they were staying in wasn’t large. The interconnected kitchen and living room took up half the space. The bedroom was a suite, containing the only bathroom in the whole house. Next to it was the study.

The study had projection equipment. Moving a sofa in would make it a simple private cinema, which was a pleasant surprise. However, her favorite was the living room, similar to the one at home, with large floor-to-ceiling windows and a light gray sofa that looked comfortable.

After familiarizing herself with the house layout, she returned to the living room to get her suitcase and unpack.

Under the roof, there were only her and Shen Luoyan. It was hard to ignore, and she would even subconsciously look for her presence.

Su Cancan glanced towards the kitchen and saw Shen Luoyan putting on an apron with her back to her.

“Are you going to cook yourself?”

Shen Luoyan’s flexibility was average. The hands behind her back struggled to tie the strings.

When Su Cancan asked, she stopped moving: “Mhm, you can’t order takeout here.”

Hearing that, Su Cancan’s heart sank.

She only knew how to cook instant noodles. No takeout—was this going to cut off her lifeline?

This was worse than “selling herself” and sleeping with Shen Luoyan!

She was about to contact the production crew to order boxed meals but saw Shen Luoyan still struggling with the two strings. She couldn’t help but slowly walk over and take them from her hand.

“I’ll help you.”