The Scandalous Actress Needs to Strive GL - Chapter 36

Qiu Wan was supported by the head maid as she slowly stepped up the embroidery tower. Below, the crowd was buzzing with excitement. With the beat of a drum, the entire scene fell silent, and all eyes turned to the woman in red standing on the tower.

So this was the daughter of the Prime Minister, the famous beauty of the Qiu family. For an ordinary person, catching her embroidered ball would be like ascending to the heavens in a single leap.

Standing on the tower, Qiu Wan’s heart surged with emotions. Finally, instead of throwing the ball, she lifted her red veil.

A collective gasp came from below both at her bold action and her stunning beauty that no one could look away from.

Prime Minister Qiu quickly waved at a nearby maid. The head maid glanced at the anxious master, then at her young lady, who seemed to be searching the crowd for someone, and silently stepped back.

She knew nothing. Today, she was just a wooden post.

The people below seemed to realize that Qiu Wan was looking for someone, and the scene quieted again as they all tried to appear composed while secretly peeking.

Qiu Wan scanned the crowd until her eyes landed on someone who looked different from the others.

That person wore a male outfit, resembling a young scholar. With clear and handsome features, she looked exactly like Mu Qingchen in a suit in the modern world graceful and androgynous.

Qiu Wan’s gaze locked onto that figure. That person raised both hands above their head and made a large heart shape.

Qiu Wan immediately let out a soft laugh. To make the always-serious Mu, the cold CEO, do something so childish it was quite a feat.

She picked up the embroidered ball and was about to throw it toward Mu Qingchen, but hesitated when she saw the tightly packed crowd.

She wanted to aim it accurately, but what if a gust of wind interfered? What if it hit someone else? What if someone else grabbed it and Mu Qingchen couldn’t catch it?

Qiu Wan bit her lip and looked at her father, the Prime Minister. Her heart grew firm.

Instead of throwing the ball, she descended the tower, carrying the embroidered ball, and walked straight into the crowd.

“Please make way.”

The crowd parted quickly. Guards from the Prime Minister’s residence watched closely, deterring anyone from causing trouble.

Qiu Wan walked straight to Mu Qingchen and stopped in front of her. “Is it you?”

“I am Mu Zhi, courtesy name Qingchen. Greetings, Miss Qiu,” Mu Qingchen replied with a gentle smile, eyes full of tenderness.

Qiu Wan resisted the urge to throw herself into her arms and forced herself to stay composed. She handed her the embroidered ball. “Hold it tight. Will you come marry me?”

Thankfully, she had waited and it was worth it.

“With pleasure,” Mu Qingchen replied with a radiant smile.

After waking up in this strange era and realizing who she was and what dynasty this was, she heard news that the Prime Minister’s daughter would throw an embroidered ball to choose a husband.

She remembered Qiu Wan once telling her all about this time and place when they were in the modern world, and so she made inquiries.

Could it really be her Qiu Wan?

When Qiu Wan lifted her veil and looked her way, Mu Qingchen clearly saw her face. It was her Qiu Wan.

So she raised both hands and made a heart a symbol only they would understand in this era.

Mu Qingchen had thought Qiu Wan would toss the ball down. What surprised her was that her beloved brought the ball and placed it directly in her hands.

So she wasn’t the only one who had felt anxious.

Watching it all unfold, Prime Minister Qiu’s face darkened. No wonder his daughter had been acting oddly she already had someone in her heart.

This young man?

Well, let them marry first. He’d observe more afterward.

To his surprise, Mu Qingchen volunteered to marry into the Qiu family and live in the Prime Minister’s residence, promising to stay by Qiu Wan’s side forever.

On their wedding night, Mu Qingchen held Qiu Wan in her arms.

“I’m just a concubine’s child, never valued in my family. And I’m disguised as a man. I never feel safe anywhere except by your side.”

Qiu Wan slowly lay down, her voice husky. “Go slow… I’m still a virgin.”

Mu Qingchen raised an eyebrow. “Then you’d better be gentle too. I’m just like you here.”

How wonderful. Whether in the modern world or now they were each other’s only one.