The Movie Queen’s Charming Little Wife: Feigning Amnesia Online - Chapter 26

Chapter 26

Xi Shen’s hands were very steady on the wheel. When she backed into a space with one hand on the steering wheel, her head tilted slightly, and her fine short hair brushed against her ears. She looked stunning.

Lin Mo stared, a bit dazed, thinking to herself that Xi Shen truly lived up to her role as the original story’s “Top”—absolutely gorgeous, no notes.

However, she couldn’t help but compare Xi Shen’s face to Xue Luhe’s.

In this world’s setting, Xue Luhe’s beauty was at the top of the food chain. Yet, even when compared to her, Xi Shen didn’t lose ground. From her looks and figure to her aura, everything was elegant and noble, possessing a reserved charm like an Eastern snow-capped mountain.

Lin Mo couldn’t help but envy Mu Fei. Must be nice, she thought, being chased by two great beauties. It’s a visual-lover’s paradise!

But then… if she were Mu Fei, she’d probably be scared to death by Xue Luhe first, and then annoyed to death by Xi Shen. In the original novel, Xi Shen and Mu Fei had a “sadistic love”—full of suspicion, retreat, and hesitation. They were deeply in love, but being together was often mutual torture. Mu Fei was frequently moved to tears by frustration, and Xi Shen would go cold for days at a time.

So… Lin Mo just wanted to say: give both of these beauties to Mu Fei. She’s the female lead; she’s tough and has destiny on her side. I don’t want either of them! Not even for free. Just let me be beautiful and alone!

The car stopped, and Xi Shen looked at Lin Mo with a smile:

“Let’s go. I’ve booked a table, a private booth.”

Lin Mo didn’t really want to be in a private booth, so she followed hesitantly. A waiter greeted them, and Xi Shen said:

“I booked Booth Four.”

The waiter gave a regretful smile:

“I’m sorry, guest. The booth you mentioned was taken by someone with a higher-tier reservation. We have reserved a table in the main hall for you instead.”

Xi Shen frowned. “What about the other booths? None are available?”

“Yes, I apologize. All booths in the restaurant have been booked out.”

Xi Shen turned to ask Lin Mo: “Should we try somewhere else?”

Lin Mo thought, Heaven is on my side! She immediately waved her hand:

“No, no! The hall is fine. It’s bright and spacious, I like it!”

Xi Shen hesitated, but seeing Lin Mo happily following the waiter into the hall, she followed. They were led to a corner where a dark European-print low wall provided quite a bit of privacy.

They took their seats. No one noticed that in the booth right next to them, separated by the low wall, sat a guest wrapped up tightly. This person wore a mask and a ponytail, head buried low, leaning against the wall as if asleep. Dressed entirely in black, they were completely inconspicuous.

“Xi Shen, thank you so much for coming today. I made an outline, let’s chat according to this!” Lin Mo started talking like a machine gun the moment they sat down.

The person in the next booth moved their head slightly, peeked at the table, and then quickly ducked back down.

Lin Mo pulled a small notebook from her bag and handed it to Xi Shen. On it were lines of neat handwriting:

1. University degree and major details, general study attitude, grade summary, GPA.

2. Scholarships and awards.

3. Participation in competitions and entrepreneurial contests.

4. Internship experience.

5. Past work history.

After reading this, Xi Shen fell into a strange silence. Lin Mo checked her expression, feeling uneasy.

“Is… there a problem?”

Xi Shen opened her mouth, but it took a while for words to come out:

“Some of these items… might not need discussion. Because… they don’t exist. Your grades were failing; your GPA was just high enough to barely get your diploma. You don’t even have a degree certificate because your grades were so poor. You never signed up for any competitions or scholarships.”

In the next booth, the person in black moved their shoulders slightly, as if stifling a laugh.

Lin Mo sighed inwardly. She should have known. With the original host’s personality… sigh, what else could be on that resume!

Looking dejected, Lin Mo tossed the notebook on the table. “Then how am I supposed to write this resume? It’s so troublesome… How was I so unlearned and unskilled in the past?”

Xi Shen comforted her: “It’s okay. You can come to my company first. Find a position to learn in, and get the hang of it slowly.”

Lin Mo froze. The person in black froze too.

Xi Shen’s eyes crinkled. Her gaze toward Lin Mo seemed to hold a special meaning, yet appeared perfectly normal.

Lin Mo felt something was very wrong. Why was Xi Shen suddenly offering her a job? Hadn’t she been openly infatuated with Xi Shen for years? Wasn’t Xi Shen afraid Mu Fei would get jealous? Even if they were only in the “ambiguous” stage, Lin Mo didn’t want to be a giant third wheel.

She refused decisively: “Thank you, but no. I want to apply based on my own strength.”

In the next booth, the person in black had been gripping a porcelain cup tightly, ready to throw it at someone. Hearing this, they silently set the cup back down.

Unaware that she had just dodged an attack, Xi Shen continued trying to poach her: “At a job, you still rely on your strength. Hiring isn’t just about experience; it’s about the uniqueness of the person.”

Lin Mo grinned. “Are you kidding? What’s unique about me? My unique amnesia?”

Xi Shen smiled, the starlight catching in her light brown eyes. “In my eyes, you are unique.”

Snap!

The person in black had been stirring coffee with a spoon; they suddenly snapped the spoon in half!

The guests in the hall all looked over. The person in black was now fully exposed to the public gaze. A waiter rushed over to replace the spoon, asking frantically:

“I’m so sorry! Did you hurt yourself? Please, let me change your cutlery…”

Both Xi Shen and Lin Mo looked over. Xi Shen glanced briefly and turned back, seeing nothing special. But Lin Mo stared and stared.

That person… that black outfit… that mask… why did they look familiar? Even the ponytail was a misty brown…

Ah!

A bolt of lightning struck Lin Mo’s brain! This outfit was exactly what Xue Luhe wore when she was climbing walls!

So, the person next to them was… Xue Luhe?

Lin Mo didn’t dare look again. She lowered her head, trying to hide her shock. Why was Xue Luhe following her like a lingering ghost? She hadn’t seen or heard from her for three days and thought the woman had given up. Why was she here? It couldn’t be a coincidence.

What should she do now? Tell Xi Shen: “Xue Luhe is next door, let’s run!”? Xi Shen would probably just stand up for a confrontation… after all, she was the original Top, and her daily routine involved clashing with Xue Luhe.

Lin Mo’s expression shifted as she failed to find a solution. She took a bite of food to hide her pale face.

Xi Shen noticed her change in mood and pointed to the dishes: “Is the food not to your taste? You don’t look well.”

Lin Mo replied tremulously: “Ah… it’s delicious, really good. I’m fine. Anyway, I think we’ve talked enough for today. Let’s… let’s end it here. I want to go home…”

Xi Shen looked stunned. “But the food just arrived?”

Lin Mo caught a glimpse of the person in black slowly wiping the outside of their cup. Feeling incredibly uncomfortable, she blurted out:

“I can’t eat. I’m leaving. Let’s meet another time.”

As she spoke, Lin Mo grabbed her bag and stood up. Xi Shen was surprised but maintained her grace, standing up with her. “I’ll drive you back. We can keep talking on the way.”

Lin Mo panicked. Just as she was about to refuse, a melodious, deep voice like a cello rang out:

“No need for you to drive. I’ll do it.”

Xi Shen looked over. Her light brown eyes narrowed instantly, emitting a dangerous light as she took a few steps forward.

In the next booth, Xue Luhe stood up. She only removed her sunglasses, her eyes piercing toward Xi Shen like sharp blades.

Two beautiful women stood on either side of a low wall, staring each other down. The atmosphere was frozen and tense. This scene immediately caught the attention of everyone around.

Lin Mo heard whispered discussions:

“Is that Xue Luhe? Her figure looks like hers…” “No way. Then who is that person opposite her? Her wife?” “Tsk tsk, two beauties having a lover’s spat? They’re both so gorgeous.” “What kind of grudge do they have? They look like a good match. The eyes of the one in black really look like Xue Luhe’s. I want to see if she looks like her under the mask.”

Lin Mo thought: It’s not that she looks like her, she IS her.

Xi Shen parted her red lips and whispered to Xue Luhe: “Why are you here, CEO Xue?”

“CEO Xue” was a common title used by both her fans and business partners. Fans used it because she had a “boss” aura; partners used it because she actually was a CEO. But right now, the way Xi Shen said it with a rising tone carried a deep, hidden mockery.

The corner of Xue Luhe’s mouth quirked up. Her gaze turned disdainful. “And here I was wondering who it was. It’s just CEO Xi, whose project I just snatched.”

Xi Shen’s brow furrowed, then relaxed. She spoke with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes: “I didn’t know CEO Xue took every little project so seriously. I thought you were just specifically targeting me.”

Xue Luhe smiled and raised a pale finger, pointing it toward Xi Shen’s forehead from across the air. “Little dummy… of course I’m targeting you. I remember every single project I use against you very clearly.”

Xi Shen clenched her teeth.

Ugh, ‘little dummy’… why is Xue Luhe getting more and more greasy!

Lin Mo rubbed the goosebumps on her arms. While watching the drama, she gripped her bag and began to sneak backward, hoping to slip away while they were busy fighting.

Some fans nearby finally confirmed her identity:

“It really is her!” “Oh my god, she’s even more beautiful in person!” “Quick, I want a photo!”

Lin Mo was pleased. The more fans appeared, the better she could hide. Go, fan army!

As several female fans approached, Lin Mo turned to flee. But before she could take two steps, someone grabbed her collar from behind. It was a tight grip that she couldn’t break.

“Thinking of running?”

A questioning voice laced with hidden anger came from behind her. Lin Mo felt her scalp tingle. This big creep Xue Luhe! Isn’t she afraid of fans seeing her and ruining her persona!

Lin Mo froze. She felt the person behind her close in rapidly. An arm reached around and pulled her into a firm embrace.

Wait, there are fans here!

Suddenly hugged, Lin Mo struggled with all her might, but remained encased in Xue Luhe’s iron-clad embrace. Xue Luhe even rubbed Lin Mo’s short-haired head like a pet, saying with a smile:

“Don’t be naughty. We’ll talk when we get home.”

The group of fans who had gathered watched the whole thing, cupping their faces and whispering in envy:

“Wow… Hehe-zi is so doting!” “Who is this girl? A fan?”

Lin Mo couldn’t help but snap back: “I’m not a fan! You’re the fan! Your whole family are fans!”

The girl who heard this nodded excitedly: “Yes, exactly! My whole family are fans! So can I get a photo with Hehe-zi? Please! My eighty-year-old grandfather is in a hospital bed and just wants to see a photo of me with you!”

Lin Mo: “…” What is with these obsessed fans?

Xue Luhe wasn’t so far gone that she’d ignore her public image. In front of fans, she maintained her cool, doting “big sister” persona. She stopped and posed for a photo with a cool expression.

With the ice broken, other fans swarmed in, surrounding Xue Luhe.

Xi Shen, her face dark, walked through the crowd and naturally grabbed Lin Mo’s wrist. “Let’s go. We’re leaving.”

Lin Mo, bag in hand, ran even faster than Xi Shen. The two moved toward the exit. But as they brushed past a waiter trying to maintain order, Lin Mo’s arm was suddenly grabbed by another waitress.

Lin Mo stared at the waitress: “What are you doing? Let go!”

The waitress pointed behind Lin Mo, smiling brightly: “Your friend, Miss Xue, told me to keep an eye on you. She’ll be joining you shortly.”

Lin Mo: “Holy crap, you can’t do this! You’re helping her kidnap people just because she’s famous? What happened to ‘the customer is king’?”

Xi Shen also glared at the waitress: “Let go of her, or I’ll file a complaint.”

Seeing Xi Shen was serious, the waitress loosened her grip. Lin Mo snatched her hand back and ran for the door.

But she wasn’t fast enough.

Xue Luhe arrived with great strides, slinging an arm over Lin Mo’s shoulder and pulling her hard into her chest!

Lin Mo felt herself fall into an embrace that was warm as a cloud and smelled faintly like frosty snow. The cold, unique scent swirled in her nose like ripples on a lake. For a moment, Lin Mo felt her heart skip a beat.

She instinctively thought: Just being held like this from behind, is my heart already beating fast enough to need medicine? Is my fear of Xue Luhe that deep? Every cell in my body is reacting violently, wanting to flee this strange sensation…

In reality, they only collided and were forced to hug for half a minute before Lin Mo was released. However, Xue Luhe’s hand remained firmly on her shoulder like an eagle’s claw, holding her in place.

Xi Shen reached out to grab Lin Mo’s other arm. “Let her go!”

Xue Luhe held Lin Mo like a hawk holding its prey. She smiled triumphantly and swept her gaze over Xi Shen with undisguised contempt. “I gave you a chance. You didn’t take her away then; you certainly won’t now.”

Xi Shen gritted her teeth, refusing to let go of Lin Mo’s arm.

The three of them formed a strange deadlock at the restaurant entrance. The air was thick and sticky, while the gazes of the fans and customers behind them were burning and wild.

“My god, is this the legendary… Shura Field?” “The other girl is so pretty too. I’m down!” “That girl being fought over by two beauties is so lucky!”

Lin Mo rolled her eyes, a classic line echoing in her heart: If you want this ‘luck,’ you can have it! I bet you’d run faster than me!

She looked left and right, finding that these two were like two predators fighting over prey, only caring about staring each other down. The air was practically crackling with sparks.

It seemed she was the only one who could break the status quo. Lin Mo raised a weak hand:

“You two… instead of fighting over me here, why don’t you listen to my opinion?”

Xue Luhe let out a cold laugh and was the first to turn her head. Her gaze toward Lin Mo held an unidentifiable meaning.

“What is it now?”

That “now” really did it. Lin Mo’s anger flared up. With a twist of her shoulder and the help of her other hand, she cleanly shook Xue Luhe’s hand off her shoulder.

Then, she faced Xue Luhe with an arrogant expression and spoke:

“My opinion is: both of you, please stay away from me!”

As she said this, Lin Mo forcefully pulled Xi Shen’s hand off her arm as well and straightened her collar. Xi Shen looked over in surprise, but didn’t get even half a glance from Lin Mo. The latter was only focused on glaring at Xue Luhe.

On the surface, they were at odds, but Xi Shen suddenly felt a strange sensation—she felt excluded from the atmosphere these two were creating…

She narrowed her eyes and followed Lin Mo again. “Then let me drive you back.”

Lin Mo walked rapidly toward the road, turning back to politely but firmly decline: “Thank you for the offer, CEO Xi, but no need. I’ll take a taxi.”

Xi Shen tried to chase after her, but Xue Luhe stepped in her way. Xue Luhe’s lips curled mockingly. “My wife has already rejected you.”

Xi Shen: “…Now you admit she’s your wife? Is your way of ‘doting’ on her to lock her at home?”

While the two began to bicker again, Lin Mo ran to the main road, hailed a taxi, and made her escape!

Today had been too narrow a miss. Even after returning home, Lin Mo’s heart was still thumping with nerves.

In the hallway, she glanced at the door to 2203. Confirming no one was there, she slipped into 2201 like a thief and locked the door.

The first thing a girl does when she gets home is undress. Lin Mo took off her coat and was about to pull off her sweater when she suddenly stopped. Thinking back to Xue Luhe’s overbearing attitude at the restaurant, Lin Mo’s teeth began to itch with annoyance. Then, remembering the camera Xue Luhe had left in her house, her blood boiled.

She took the vase, preserved flowers and all, stuffed them into a bag, and carried them downstairs. She threw the bag far into a trash bin! Hearing the vase shatter inside the bin, Lin Mo finally felt satisfied.

She happily went back up and pressed the elevator button. The elevator was coming up from B2. Watching the red display jump from -2 to -1 and then to the 1st floor, Lin Mo’s eyelid suddenly twitched with a bad omen.

She wanted to run, but she lived on the 22nd floor. She couldn’t exactly climb the stairs. She hesitated for a split second.

The moment the elevator doors slowly opened, Lin Mo wished she could travel back one minute and stop herself from pressing the button. Are stairs not great?

Time didn’t reverse; miracles didn’t happen. Lin Mo looked at that familiar, beautiful face inside the elevator and made a strained, awkward expression.

Xue Luhe had appeared to be in deep thought, but seeing Lin Mo, a faint smile played on her lips. Her eyes, however, held a bottomless sense of control. She held down the “Open Door” button and invited her in a beautiful, seductive voice:

“Come in.”

Lin Mo bit the bullet and replied: “I pressed the wrong button. I’m not going up.”

She turned to leave, but before she could take a step, her collar was grabbed again.

Lin Mo: “…” What is going on? Twice in one day by the same person! This outfit is definitely bad luck; I’m changing it the moment I get back!

She felt a great force pull her directly into the elevator. The next second, the doors shut. Lin Mo watched the world between the doors disappear, her heart feeling somewhat numb.

Whatever… fine… there’s a camera in the elevator; she can’t do anything to me. Besides, I’ve imagined this scenario countless times since I knew she lived opposite me. Now the nightmare is just coming true, no big deal…

Waaa! Who the hell wants a nightmare to come true!

Lin Mo stood dejectedly beside Xue Luhe, like a weak little chick being held by the scruff of her neck.

Xue Luhe’s deep, beautiful voice echoed: “So today, you went to see Xi Shen for a job?”

Lin Mo replied listlessly: “No, she’s a childhood classmate. I just wanted to ask about my past grades to make a resume.”

Xue Luhe was direct: “Why are you making a resume? Out of money? How much do you need?”

Lin Mo: “…No, I have money. I just don’t want to stay at home.”

Xue Luhe reached out to touch Lin Mo’s head. Lin Mo instinctively jerked away. The feeling of Xue Luhe’s long, cold fingers brushing her hair was truly strange.

“What a hardworking, proactive good wife.”

Lin Mo closed her eyes, steeled her heart, and shouted her true feelings at Xue Luhe with a distorted face:

“Who wants to be your wife! You’re the wife! Your whole family are wives!”

Xue Luhe froze for a second, then laughed brilliantly. “You’re right. My ‘family’ is just me, and I am your wife.”

Lin Mo was stunned. Why hadn’t she thought of that? Who knew a common insult would actually state the fact?

Xue Luhe used two fingers to pinch a strand of hair by Lin Mo’s temple. Her stunningly beautiful face took on an ethereal, hollow expression, as if she were lost in a memory.

“Family… home. These words have been foreign to me for a long time.”

The elevator chimed, and the mechanical female voice announced: 22nd floor.

Lin Mo was startled by Xue Luhe’s expression. A subtle trace of sympathy bubbled up in her heart. For some reason, she thought of her own alcoholic, abusive father and her gentle mother who lived only in her childhood memories.

“…Let’s talk. Come into my room. I’ll tell you the story of my life.”

The deep voice, like a siren’s whisper, echoed long in the bright, spacious elevator lobby. And Xue Luhe’s eyes at this moment were filled with sincerity and sorrow, a background of world-weariness enveloping her.

It was a staggering beauty, polished by countless experiences.

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