The Scandalous Actress Needs to Strive GL - Chapter 18

Based on previous experience, Jin Wen would usually opt for common methods of clarification: official denial, paying marketing accounts to retract articles, or worst-case scenario, issuing a lawyer’s letter as a warning. The buzz would typically die down within a few days.

However, this time, given the unmentionable relationship between the artist she was now managing and her own boss, she did not follow the usual method for clarification. Instead, she subtly communicated an alternative handling method to Yu Baishu, which was eventually approved.

She found Qiu Wan and sent over the edited content.

Is this the company’s decision?

That’s right. After you post it, the company’s official Weibo will repost.

Qiu Wan was slightly surprised. It seemed Mu’s Entertainment had never treated any artist this way before. Was she the legendary exception? Because of her recently discovered talent?

She gently shook her head, not being so narcissistic as to not recognize the truth. Then it must be Mu Qingchen. There seemed to be no better explanation besides this reason. But for a bedmate who was only in a contractual relationship, our great CEO Mu seemed to be paying a bit too much attention.

Qiu Wan looked at her phone screen, then copied and pasted the content, successfully publishing it. She wasn’t an idiot. Although she had no practical experience in relationships before, she understood her faint feelings. And now, this feeling didn’t seem to be one-sided. This realization made her happy. She even thought of being a little gentler to Mu Qingchen when she returned tonight, a little gentler in certain matters.

“It seems it’s time to admit it. My long time major sugar daddy @Mu’s Entertainment Official Weibo. Thank you all for your concern.”

As soon as Qiu Wan posted this update, the official Weibo of Mu’s Entertainment reposted it, along with vehicle purchase information: “Looking forward to Qiu Wan’s better development in the future. Also, the car owner is here.”

The last picture was of a woman with only a side profile showing, sitting in an office, looking straight ahead. Sharp-eyed people immediately recognized this side profile. It was the same woman the paparazzi had previously photographed in the driver’s seat. The vehicle registration information belonged to Mu Qingchen, the CEO of Mu’s Entertainment. So, the identity of this woman was instantly revealed.

Most importantly, Mu Qingchen, the dignified CEO of Mu’s Entertainment, who had always been elusive and extremely low-key, drove late at night to the filming location to pick up Qiu Wan.

Although it was only a side profile, that high-cold, unapproachable aura was enough for everyone to imagine. So, what stunning truth was this? Most people felt that Mu’s Entertainment was protecting its own artist, perhaps Qiu Wan had some private connections with their CEO, which was why the official Weibo publicly supported her. This made some marketing accounts that had been paid to stir up trouble shiver, afraid of unintentionally kicking a steel plate. They apologized one after another and took a wait-and-see approach.

A very small number of people, however, inferred another conclusion from the content posted by Qiu Wan. The sugar daddy she mentioned was Mu’s Entertainment, but it was well known that Mu Qingchen did not have her own personal account. So, could the truth really be what they were guessing?

Of course, more people held a “gossip eating” mentality. Although Qiu Wan’s current situation of hooking up with a sugar daddy was just a misunderstanding, what about those previous scandals? Usually, the other party would actively deny them, but Qiu Wan had never responded. No one knew what the truth was.

Just two Weibo posts completely cleared up this scandal. Jin Wen looked at the trending topics and smiled faintly. She had saved the company a lot of marketing costs this time. Otherwise, according to the previous routine of buying press releases and marketing, a series of public relations efforts would certainly not be cheap. Unlike this time, two simple posts settled everything once and for all.

She once again sighed at her foresight. As long as the relationship between CEO Mu and Qiu Wan did not change, her artist could really walk sideways in this industry. It was a pity this secret couldn’t be shared with others, so she could only enjoy it secretly.

The filming of Let’s Go See Together was set to begin in the winter and conclude near the New Year. It was now late autumn. The production team had already notified the artists to prepare early, as they would be entering the group at any time.

The news of the show’s filming came down today, right after the hot search issue was resolved. After receiving the notification, Qiu Wan packed everything she needed according to the production team’s requirements, leaving behind what wasn’t necessary.

Since it was winter clothing and the filming location was in the countryside, sometimes in the mountains where the temperature would surely be low, almost everything she packed was for warmth.

Her clothes were uniformly dark down jackets. After putting them on, she was wrapped up like a large mascot. She looked at herself in the mirror and nodded with satisfaction. Very thick and very good.

The sounds downstairs were intermittent. Mu Qingchen was sitting in her study facing the computer screen, but her ears were constantly paying attention to the sounds downstairs. She looked at the itinerary information on the computer, which Yu Baishu had organized, detailing Qiu Wan’s various schedules. Tomorrow, this woman would be entering the group for filming.

She looked at the document on the computer and brought her attention back. Let’s Go See Together was filmed in City B, with a total of six stops and twelve episodes. Each stop was in a relatively remote rural area of City B. Looking at the pictures of local life, although the scenery was good, economic development was clearly slow. However, with the production team present, there shouldn’t be much to worry about.

As for the guest list, there were three artists and six non-celebrity guests. Among the artists, besides Qiu Wan, the other two were also not ordinary people. One was the popular female singer Lai Su, 24 years old and the same age as Qiu Wan. Because of her excellent singing skills, she had already entered the second-tier at a young age.

The remaining one was an acquaintance, Li He, the male lead of The Grand Historian of the Song Dynasty, a 30 year-old male idol group leader who was currently busy transitioning. He always maintained a warm man persona, but unfortunately, it was difficult to maintain the image of the boy next door in middle age, so he switched to the film and television industry.

As for the six non-celebrity guests, the production team hadn’t revealed them yet, reportedly still under discussion. The three artists were permanent fixtures, while the non-celebrity guests would be invited one for each filming location, meaning they would be filmed for two episodes each, for a total of six guests. Each time, one would be randomly paired with an artist, and the other two artists would form a pair on their own.

Mu Qingchen glanced at the description of the non-celebrity guests, who were all outstanding individuals in various industries. She lightly clicked the mouse and paused on Li He’s name.

If she remembered correctly, this man had been involved in a scandal with Qiu Wan once, although it stemmed from candid shots taken by paparazzi on the set. But for some reason, she always felt those photos were very displeasing.

Perhaps it was because Qiu Wan was allegedly cornered and ‘wall pushed’ by this man into his embrace, or perhaps it was because the man’s posture in the candid photos taken by the paparazzi was too elegant, as if he wasn’t caught off guard but posed for the camera.

The worry in her heart was immediately interrupted by footsteps. Mu Qingchen quickly clicked to close the file, then shut down the computer and got up. The footsteps went to the opposite bedroom. She stood at the study door with a darkened face.

Such a guilty behavior, such panicked emotions, and this damn overly nervous heartbeat. She gripped the doorknob and closed her eyes, silently reciting the suspension bridge effect. It was laughable that she could almost recite the short passage, yet she kept crossing the suspension bridge repeatedly, repeatedly going from calm to losing control. This period was too long.

After her emotions had settled, she took a deep breath before pushing the door open. When she entered the bedroom, she saw Qiu Wan already changed into pajamas and sitting on the headboard. The warm yellow light shone down. The woman with her long hair down was holding a thin manual, gently turning the pages with a soft expression. It seemed she heard the door open and looked up, the image of which was permanently etched in Mu Qingchen’s heart.

The internet often said that Qiu Wan was overly sexy and enchanting, not suitable for a home and family, only fit to be an outsider’s flower. But at this moment, she felt that no one else could give her this warm, homely feeling.

After removing her makeup, her still moving face possessed a gentle elegance she didn’t usually show. Mu Qingchen lowered her head and slightly curled her lips. For some reason, her mood was a little lighter. She walked towards the bathroom without looking away, thinking to herself that those people on the internet must have never seen Qiu Wan so relaxed and beautiful.

Surely only she had seen this side of Qiu Wan.

After blow-drying her hair and sitting down by the bed, Mu Qingchen was pulled by her shoulder by Qiu Wan, who then gently hugged her and pulled her down onto the bed. She lay flat on her back, their heads in opposite directions, facing each other from above and below.

Qiu Wan looked down and then sighed, “Tomorrow after I enter the group, Qingchen will be sleeping alone. I really hope that when I return, this half of the bed still belongs only to me.”

Mu Qingchen did not speak after hearing this. She frowned slightly, and her lips gradually tightened. She was pondering the meaning of these words. She understood sleeping alone, but what did it mean for half of the bed to still belong to this woman? Did it imply that it might not?

Although she was inexperienced in love, perhaps occasionally slow-witted, the highly intelligent CEO Mu instantly understood the meaning behind these words.

Qiu Wan was worried that she would have a different bedmate when she returned?

Mu Qingchen felt a slight annoyance in her heart. She was never a casual person. Having this one out-of-character behavior had already consumed too much of her mental energy, and there would probably never be another exception in the future.

Seeing her not reply, Qiu Wan’s eyes dimmed, seemingly clouded with an unresolved sorrow “Qingchen, why don’t you speak? Have you grown tired of me in such a short time?”

“No,” Mu Qingchen’s heart trembled at the sight of those sorrowful eyes. She turned her head away, then added, “I won’t replace you.” How could she be tired? She was still on the suspension bridge and hadn’t come down, and she had never even thought there would be a day when she would be tired.

“In that case, I can rest assured. As a reward, tonight…” Qiu Wan lowered her head, her lips lightly touching. She closed her eyes and began to earnestly savor the softness hidden beneath Mu Qingchen’s cold exterior.

The word ‘tired how distant and how cruel. If possible, she hoped never to encounter this word in matters of the heart.

“I’m on the… bed.” Mu Qingchen’s legs were still hanging off the bed. The somewhat difficult position made her breath tremble. The decisive CEO Mu, who was usually so resolute in the business world, only showed a hint of weakness at times like this.

Her voice was husky, indicating that certain things were already in motion. At this point, any words were superfluous. Only tireless taking, deep and intermingled breathing, and inarticulate moans were most fitting.

Qiu Wan lifted her head, her eyes burning with a fervent heat. She had originally intended to proceed slowly and gently with Mu Qingchen tonight, but clearly, this was not the time for a slow pace.

Thinking of the impending separation and the cold contract, everything was pulling at her nerves. What if that half of the bed really didn’t belong to her when she returned?

Could a relationship without emotional ties truly withstand the test of time and distance? She didn’t know. She subconsciously refused to even contemplate that possibility.

“Ngh… it hurts.”

Mu Qingchen’s lips felt a sting, and she opened her eyes, seeing the somewhat fierce gaze of Qiu Wan. Her heart skipped a beat, and she couldn’t help but tremble. She had surrendered her defenses so quickly, in just a few minutes.

“Qingchen must remember what she said. Don’t get tired of me.”

As drowsiness set in, she seemed to hear these words. Mu Qingchen’s lips slightly curled, revealing a hint of a smile in her sleep.

“I won’t, I won’t get tired of you.” In her dream, she heard herself answer Qiu Wan’s words.