DTBS – Chapter 6
Chapter 6: Marriage
"What are you closing your eyes and pretending for?" Old Master Tao's roar echoed through the office. He called his granddaughter by her full name again, "Tao Qiuyun!"
"Grandpa," Tao Qiuyun opened her eyes, the emotions in them long since calmed, leaving only clarity. She rubbed her temples, feeling a bit frustrated, "I swear, we only kissed. It's impossible to have a child."
Tao Aiqin, who was pretending to be a little bunny, quickly lowered her head, roaring internally: Sys! They really had something going on! Oh my god, my intuition is so good, I was born to write novels!
System: Ah, yes, yes, yes.
Tao Aiqin felt the System was being perfunctory and pressed, "That's not right. Why wasn't such a big deal mentioned in the novel?"
The System didn't think it was a big problem. It had become indifferent and answered casually, "The novel is from the male and female leads' perspectives. Maybe the female lead herself doesn't even remember this part with Tao Qiuyun."
Unexpectedly, Tao Aiqin immediately became excited, "My dear mother, how much more thrilling can this get?"
Old Master Tao sneered, "You think I believe that? What did you say so confidently before? Now that it's revealed the other person is Qin Qingshang, you don't know how to argue? You're telling me you only kissed her? Do you think I believe that? You slept with her, who knows where you kissed her, or what you used to kiss her."
Tao Qiuyun clearly hadn't kept up with the old man's space shuttle, pausing for a moment.
"Sister Qiuqiu and Qin Qingshang's daughter?" Liu Feixu felt this gossip was too big to swallow. "So, Sister Qiuqiu... you abandoned my Sister? And got her pregnant while she was still studying? A real-life version of the female star running away with the ball?"
"I didn't abandon her," Tao Qiuyun looked at Liu Feixu, "I have no relationship with her."
"Look at your daughter and say that again!" Old Master Tao couldn't stand hearing that. He poked her shoulder with his cane, "You did it but won't admit it."
The little furball in her arms squirmed, occasionally whimpering. Tao Qiuyun felt her temples throbbing. She said, "Isn't Miss Qin hospitalized? I'll take the child back to her."
"Take her back?" Old Master Tao was so angry he laughed, "I'm telling you, if my granddaughter-in-law doesn't forgive you, and you don't coax their mother and daughter properly, you can go wander the streets!"
"Eldest Miss now holds real power, you can't threaten her," Zhang Cheng reminded Old Master Tao softly in his ear.
Old Master Tao paused, then tapped his cane, "I'll give you three days. If you don't bring them back in three days, I'll contact your grandmother and parents who are vacationing in Paris and have them come back to discipline you properly."
After saying that, he sneered, "If they knew you had a daughter, do you think they'd fly back on a helicopter immediately?"
Tao Qiuyun's expression froze. Just thinking about the scene when those three elders found out about this made her head hurt even more.
With no better option for now, Tao Qiuyun compromised wearily, "I will talk to Miss Qin."
"Three days," Old Master Tao's attitude was firm, "In three days, I want to see your marriage certificate with her. If I don't, you can go explain to your parents when they return!"
Tao Aiqin watched the drama with relish, while Liu Feixu covered her mouth in excitement.
Help!
Although she didn't expect Sister Qiuqiu to be a scoundrel, her face really matched Qin Qingshang's so well!
In reality, no one knew that the super popular novel 《After the Female Star Ran Away With the Ball, the CEO Chases Her Crematorium-Style》 was actually a published novel she wrote, and the character prototypes were Tao Qiuyun and Qin Qingshang.
Mom, I got the real thing!
No, the novel I wrote came true!
Qin Qingshang felt like she had watched a horror movie from a bystander's perspective, like a nightmare.
Her company, Sufeng Entertainment, would soon get a new CEO, a young man named Jiang Lihe. She would be required by the company to build a persona and change her makeup because she resembled his White Moonlight. Her manager would be replaced, her assistant replaced, and even her resources would be changed...
Help, she couldn't think about the rest. Qin Qingshang felt like she would explode with anger if she thought about it for another second!
The most unacceptable part was, why did the self in the dream eventually accept that man's pursuit?
"Am I sick?"
"Sick with what?" Wen Yu was very nervous. She stopped peeling the apple in her hand and quickly said, "Sister? You just woke up, are you uncomfortable anywhere? I'll go find a doctor!"
Seeing Wen Yu about to leave, Qin Qingshang reached out and grabbed her, "It's nothing, I'm not uncomfortable. I just haven't fully woken up yet. I had a nightmare."
"Sister, if you hadn't woken up, that would have been the real nightmare." Wen Yu was still shaken and said angrily, "It's all that Qi Xingwu's fault! If he hadn't held a grudge and deliberately overacted, deliberately causing NGs, you wouldn't have been soaked in the water for so long."
Seeing Qin Qingshang didn't respond, Wen Yu continued her rant, "I've already told Sister Lan. She'll definitely get justice for you. Oh, right, Sister, let me take a picture of you and post it on Weibo to let everyone know you're safe. Your fans were so worried."
"I was photographed going into the hospital?" Qin Qingshang found it novel.
"Please, Sister, you're famous now. Can you please have some self-awareness as a popular star?" Wen Yu stuck out her tongue, "This isn't me saying it, Sister Lan lectured me after seeing the news online, and I rephrased it to tell you."
Qin Qingshang looked at her little expression, and the corners of her mouth couldn't help but curl up. She liked this simple atmosphere, "Alright, I know. But I'm not just a popular star."
"Yes, yes, yes, Sister, you are a talented actress. But this time I made a mistake," Wen Yu lowered her head and sighed, "The media photographed you entering the hospital. Fortunately, you woke up. Sister Lan said she's already prepared the public relations. After you wake up and post on Weibo to report you're safe, she'll guide the public opinion to prevent people from claiming you're deliberately faking illness to gain sympathy."
Qin Qingshang lowered her gaze. How long had it been? That nightmare made her feel like a lifetime had passed. In the dream, her new manager wasn't as good as Lan Su. That person didn't do any public relations work, letting the opposing side's various narratives run wild.
Thinking of this, Qin Qingshang shook her head, shaking off these unhappy thoughts.
Considering Qin Qingshang had just woken up, Wen Yu followed Lan Su's instructions, took a photo of her, had her post on Weibo to report she was safe, and then urged her to continue resting.
"Alright, I've slept for so long, I can't sleep now." Qin Qingshang leaned against the headboard, casually flipping through an IOM magazine in her hand, and asked, "The news of me being hospitalized with a high fever is trending. Is the IOM advertisement okay?"
In the dream, she didn't have a fever and successfully filmed the IOM advertisement...
"Of course it's okay," Speaking of this, Wen Yu was very happy and continued, "Sister, you were stunning! IOM isn't a brand with no taste. Sister, you're much prettier than Ming Siwen. Anyway, I think if Sister had filmed the necklace she shot back then, it would have been even more perfect."
She sighed, "It's a shame Sister wasn't popular back then."
"What necklace?" Qin Qingshang was a little curious.
"It's this IOM magazine in your hand, Sister," Wen Yu leaned over, flipped through several pages for her, and pointed to a platinum necklace, "I heard the photographer had very high standards. He even specifically asked the makeup artist to put a mole in the middle of Ming Siwen's neck."
Speaking of this, she looked at Qin Qingshang's neck. After wiping off the concealer, the small mole right in the middle of the woman's neck was very noticeable, "Sister, with this part of your neck showing, you don't even need to add a mole."
Qin Qingshang smiled and gently tapped the little assistant's head with the magazine in her hand. Her face, without makeup, was as clear and beautiful as jade, "I'm a little hungry. Is there anything to eat?"
"I'll go buy something for you right away, Sister." As soon as Wen Yu stood up, the hospital room door was suddenly pushed open. A little girl in a small dress, with a delicate face like a princess, rushed into the room. She immediately pounced on Qin Qingshang's hospital bed, whimpering and acting spoiled, and even called out "Mama".
Wen Yu felt like she had been struck by lightning. The big one and the small one in front of her... their features seemed copied and pasted. If someone said they weren't related by blood, she wouldn't believe it.
Thinking that Qin Qingshang might have a daughter, Wen Yu suddenly felt dizzy. Sister's career... had just started to flourish!
The System was noisy in Tao Aiqin's head: You're really bold, pushing the door open and coming in directly, no manners.
Tao Aiqin, while crying pitifully and acting spoiled with the bewildered female lead, replied in her mind: What do you know? Since I'm seeking excitement, I must see it through. I'm Qin Qingshang's daughter, four and a half years old. Hearing that Mom is sick, this behavior is normal.
"Although I told you Qin Qingshang's room number, you found it directly. How do you explain that? I saw Tao Qiuyun just now seemed to want to ask you."
"Don't worry, if they ask, I'll say Qin Qingshang carried me for ten months, and we have a mother-daughter connection."
"You weren't a novelist in your last life, were you a fortune teller? The kind that gets exposed."
Tao Aiqin and the System argued in her head. Qin Qingshang looked at the little girl in front of her, completely stunned.
Daughter?
What daughter?
What is she saying?
"Little friend," Qin Qingshang saw her crying pitifully, reached out and stroked her hair, comforting her, "Did you get lost from your mom?"
"Waaah—Mama! I'm Qinqin, Tao Aiqin, woo woo woo! What's wrong with you?" The little girl cried intermittently, tears streaming down.
The System exclaimed that the show "Birth of an Actor" should invite her.
"Uh," The pretty child was crying so miserably that even Wen Yu felt soft-hearted. She forced a smile and said, "Sister, just pretend I'm not here. I won't tell Sister Lan."
"Tell her what?" Qin Qingshang didn't understand.
"Well," Wen Yu licked her lips, hesitating, "About you being secretly married and having a child."
"I'm single, I don't have children." Qin Qingshang said seriously.
Wen Yu smiled awkwardly, "Then this child is?"
"I don't know her." Qin Qingshang frowned, "Perhaps her mother looks very much like me?"
Speaking of this, she remembered Jiang Lihe's White Moonlight.
Perhaps this is the White Moonlight's child?
"Waaah—!" Tao Aiqin's crying instantly became loud, startling the System.
System: Are you slaughtering a pig in the hospital room?
Tao Aiqin: Even a pet pig doesn't cry as well as I do.
The System originally didn't want to bother with her, but was still a little curious: Qin Qingshang didn't recognize you, what now?
Tao Aiqin cried heartbrokenly, as if she had lost all hope. She clutched a corner of the blanket, "Mama—! Mama! Woo woo—"
While crying her heart out, she chatted with the System: Sys, don't worry, it doesn't matter if Qin Qingshang recognizes me or not. It would be a problem if she did recognize me, okay? The important thing now is Tao Qiuyun.
The System was shocked: Was this also part of your plan?
Humans, how terrifying.
Tao Qiuyun had been waiting outside the door. She was curious why Tao Aiqin could accurately find Qin Qingshang's room, but before she could think for a few more minutes, she heard the girl's sky-high crying from the room. Even the nurses in the corridor looked over.
Suddenly being stared at by so many people with strange looks, Tao Qiuyun felt uncharacteristically awkward...
She now suspected this little furball was a suona spirit!
Otherwise, how could she cry so loudly?
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