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DTBS – Chapter 89

Chapter 89: Kitty Blushes

"Hiss!" Qin Qingshang pulled her hand back, unconsciously softening her voice, "Qiuqiu, you're hurting me."

"Sorry," Tao Qiuyun released her and turned her head, "Did I wake you up just now?"

With that indecent dream earlier, she thought she had actively grabbed and held Qin Qingshang's hand, never considering that the cat had initiated it.

After being released, Qin Qingshang didn't pull her hand back, letting it rest on Tao Qiuyun's thigh. Feeling the warmth from the woman's leg, the cat buried her face in the blanket. "It's okay, maybe I was woken up by a mosquito too. Want me to help you kill it?"

"Then help me with the light," Tao Qiuyun held Qin Qingshang's wrist and put the woman's hand back under the blanket. "Or wrap yourself up in the blanket, be careful not to get bitten by mosquitoes."

"Okay!" The cat nodded.

"Over here, over here!" — The cat said sweetly.

"Ah! It flew to the top again!" — The cat blinked.

"Qiuqiu! Qiuqiu! It bit me! How dare it bite me!" — The cat was fired up.

Qin Qingshang stopped being the commentator and personally joined the battle. The situation on the field instantly changed.

"Qingshang, calm down!" Tao Qiuyun wrapped her arms around the woman's waist, preventing her from grabbing the tent fabric and climbing up. "The tent can't handle you tossing around like this."

"Then carry me up! If I don't kill it today, I won't be named Qin!" The cat flailed her arms and legs.

And so, the two of them spent the entire night fighting mosquitoes.

At this moment, the comments section was in an uproar:

【So... why is the tent shaking? What are they doing inside?】

【What are they doing? Doing each other!】

【Impossible! Sister Qin isn't like that!】

【I don't think anyone, no matter how bold, would do that in a live stream. Fans can joke, but don't go too far!】

【Exactly! Show some respect to the two teachers!】

【They're very innocent, okay? When the director asked them to live stream, they looked completely normal, clearly not thinking anything dirty. Don't just fantasize about them!】

【Hahahaha, of course I know they wouldn't do anything in the live stream】

【So why was the tent shaking?】

【Maybe they were fighting inside?】

The comments section speculated all night about what Qin Qingshang and Tao Qiuyun were doing inside, until the two of them came out of the tent before dawn to watch the sunrise, thoughtfully bringing microphones and miniature cameras so the netizens in the live stream could watch together.

In the distance, clouds continuously rose and gathered in the sky. The brilliant light seemed to stretch for miles, with colorful clouds steaming and the sun breaking through, creating a magnificent scene of fiery clouds.

"Qiuqiu!" Qin Qingshang was surrounded by fresh air. The mountain breeze brushed her face, and the beautiful scenery ahead instantly brightened her mood, making her feel light and happy. "You just proposed yesterday, what are you going to do today?"

"Do?" Tao Qiuyun was puzzled.

Qin Qingshang sat beside her on the ground, suddenly pointed to the east, looked at the rising sun, and smiled, "Yeah, after all, when it gets dark, people tend to get emotional. What if you wake up after a night's sleep and realize you've thought it through and don't want to be the person who loves me the most?"

"I won't," Tao Qiuyun shook her head. "For me, my feelings for someone only deepen day by day."

"How will you prove it?" The cat wasn't willing to let her off so easily.

Tao Qiuyun had never said "I like you" directly, only hinted at it very subtly. Did she know how insecure that could make someone feel?

"How do you want me to prove it?" Tao Qiuyun sensed something and gave the decision-making power to Qin Qingshang.

"Dare you shout 'I like you' at the sun that hangs forever in the blue sky?" Qin Qingshang stared at her.

Saying "shout at the sun" was really just asking her to admit she liked her in front of the entire online audience.

Qin Qingshang was different from Tao Qiuyun. Tao Qiuyun was still thinking about whether to divorce or not after the romance reality show ended. But for Qin Qingshang, she didn't know Tao Qiuyun's thoughts. In her view, accepting the ring meant agreeing not to divorce Tao Qiuyun, and she was now interacting with the person in front of her completely as a legal wife.

The cat had already made plans for the future last night.

She would show off their affection wildly with Tao Qiuyun on the romance reality show, treating this time as their missed honeymoon. After the show ended, she would finish filming 《Fluttering Butterfly》, and then ideally take on a movie. If she could win an award, that would be best; she could reveal Tao Qiuyun's identity at the awards ceremony. If she couldn't win an award, she would still announce her married status!

"Shout?" Tao Qiuyun pursed her lips. She turned her head to look at the sun.

The sun was just rising, everything was a new beginning, just like her relationship with Qin Qingshang, which had just started to get on track. If it could flourish like the rising sun, wouldn't it also symbolize a bright future and strong vitality for their love?

"Okay," the woman nodded, suddenly stood up, and shouted towards the red sun, "I like you! Qingshang!"

Her voice was firm as stone, echoing through the sky.

The clear mountain breeze couldn't disperse this sentence; instead, it carried it to Qin Qingshang, making her instantly stand up as well, smiling broadly and shouting back at the distance, "I like you too! Qiuqiu!"

After saying that, she turned and threw herself into Tao Qiuyun's arms, beaming with joy, "Qiuqiu, I'm so happy!"

They were real! Real! Really together!

Tao Qiuyun hugged her waist, hiding a hint of worry between her brows, and replied with a smile, "I'm happy too."

How could she not be happy hearing the person she liked say they liked her? But...

Tao Qiuyun wasn't sure if Qin Qingshang liked her, or the "Qiu Yi" who had hidden her true identity and wouldn't affect her career.

After the romance reality show ends, can we still get along so freely? Can I still go see you whenever I want?

The cat in her arms was very happy, rubbing against her neck.

Tao Qiuyun chuckled softly...

Forget it, tomorrow's troubles can wait for tomorrow. Let's enjoy the present first.

【I'm going to faint from shipping! So sweet, so sweet!】

【I thought these two would become a couple from the start, and they actually did!】

【Thank you to the production team for the proposal mission, CP fans are eternally grateful!】

【Rose knocking on the chest plate isn't NO.1 anymore, is it?】

【My altitude sickness is cured】

【Kiss! Kiss! Why aren't you kissing! The atmosphere is already like this, can you still hold back? Don't treat us like humans!】

【Um, am I seeing things?】

【Sister Qiu's low voice, so charming! So sexy!】

【Uh... I think I saw it too】

【Huh? Saw what?】

【Sister Qin's neck】

【No, they didn't do anything last night, right? Why is my sister's neck red?】

【What? Where is her neck red? Why didn't I see it!】

"Oh, look who's been out playing and not even coming home?" Ding Yuyan looked at the two entering the room and teased Qin Qingshang with a smile, "You and Qiu Yi are really... lively...?"

She saw the red mark on Qin Qingshang's neck and got stuck for a moment.

Wait, this thing isn't what she's thinking, is it? It's only been one night! Qingshang isn't someone who loses her head over love either! It can't be this... this quickly...

The other guests were in the living room and also noticed Ding Yuyan's sudden pause. Then, naturally, they saw Qin Qingshang's neck.

Jiang Lihe was the first to lose his composure. He almost stood up on the spot and angrily rebuked, "Qin Qingshang! Do you have to degrade yourself like this!"

What kind of trash taste does she have!

First, there was that gray car owner who clearly looked like a lowlife. When she was suspected of being in a relationship by the entire internet, he didn't even make a sound. Good riddance!

Now this Qiu Yi she met on the romance reality show, she gave flowers to all the female guests at the beginning, clearly a player casting a wide net! How can you like this kind of dirty person who's messed around with who knows how many women?

And you're having such an intimate relationship with this kind of person! As a woman, you're so lacking in self-respect!

It's infuriating! Since Qin Qingshang is such a casual woman, why wasn't she willing to be with him?

Men and women couldn't be compared in terms of physique and appearance, so he'd compare family background with Qiu Yi. He was the CEO of Sufeng and the heir of the Jiang family. What could this player compare with him? Even if they compared character, he was better than a player who messed around with "friends" relationships!

Although I was looking for a stand-in, you're just hooking up!

"What do you mean? Mr. Jiang, my business has nothing to do with you." Qin Qingshang first retorted to Jiang Lihe, then hugged Tao Qiuyun's arm, "Qiuqiu, he's scolding me!"

"Mr. Jiang," Tao Qiuyun patted the whining cat soothingly and looked at Jiang Lihe, "Can you apologize to Qingshang? For scolding her."

"What did I scold her about!" Jiang Lihe took several steps forward and said to Tao Qiuyun, "You really overestimate yourself. With your status, how dare you covet Qin Qingshang? Are you deliberately trying to gain popularity because you know she's famous? I'm telling you, you're not from the same world!"

"There are many possibilities in this world," the woman's tone was steady. "Mr. Jiang might have limited experience. Who knows, in places you don't know about, people might even be transmigrating through parallel worlds. So, even if Qingshang and I aren't from the same world, it's still possible for us to be together."

"You! Do you really think you can last long after the romance reality show ends?" Jiang Lihe said fiercely, his expression sinister.

"Whether Qingshang and I can last long after the romance reality show has nothing to do with Mr. Jiang." Tao Qiuyun was calm and composed, meeting the angry man's gaze, and suddenly chuckled, "Mr. Jiang is so angry, is it because you can't be with Qingshang whether after the romance reality show or during it, so you can't stand seeing her happy with someone else?"

"You're spouting nonsense!" Jiang Lihe glared at her.

"Ah? So Mr. Jiang spouts nonsense with his mouth!" Qin Qingshang pulled Tao Qiuyun back a few steps and said affectedly, "No wonder you misunderstood that my Qiuqiu was spouting nonsense. Mr. Jiang, please don't project! Bad breath is a sickness."

Meng Wuzhong, who was about to mediate, stopped in his tracks...

These two, they're quite lethal!

"Sister Qin," Wu Shenfeng came out to smooth things over, "Brother Lihe was just provoked by the hickey on your neck and spoke without thinking. Please don't blame him."

Bai Yunquan pushed up his glasses: Very good, still the familiar passive-aggressive talk.

"Call me Brother Lihe again and I'll hit you immediately!" Jiang Lihe was already angry, and with this provocation, his pent-up rage instantly surged to his head.

CEO Jiang was used to doing things his own way and didn't care what the netizens in the live stream thought. Anyway, anything that could be suppressed with money wasn't a problem.

"I'm sorry, Brother Lihe... Brother Jiang, don't be angry, I'll change, I'll change, it's my fault for being ignorant, I'll work hard to make Brother Jiang change his opinion of me." Wu Shenfeng maintained his output.

Zhou Linwan couldn't even listen anymore.

"Hickey?" Qin Qingshang was shocked. "What hickey? Where do I have a hickey?"

"On your neck," Ming Siwen reminded her, "It's red."

"Ah?" Qin Qingshang touched her neck and suddenly realized, "It's not a hickey, you misunderstood, it was bitten by mosquitoes last night."

Everyone: Oh! So that's it.

Comments: Ah! It was mosquitoes!

Wait!

The cat felt something was wrong. Why did this sound so much like a line a female lead in a TV show would use to brush people off? Like, clearly she got a hickey last night, but she insists it was a mosquito bite...

They wouldn't misunderstand that Tao Qiuyun bit her, would they? No, I have to protect Qiuqiu's reputation!

"It really was mosquitoes!" Afraid that everyone wouldn't believe her, the cat spoke again to explain, "Think about it, if Qiuqiu really left a hickey, why would she be stupid enough to leave it in such an obvious place? She would definitely leave it somewhere you can't see!"

Tao Qiuyun frowned, feeling that this sentence was ambiguous.

Indeed, the people who had originally believed it was mosquitoes gradually looked at them with ambiguous eyes.

Left it somewhere they can't see?

"What are you looking at!" Qin Qingshang covered her chest with both hands and glared at Ming Siwen, "Your gaze is very impolite!"

Ming Siwen was speechless and turned her head away, saying, "We weren't thinking much at first. The production team said you went up the mountain last night, and it's normal to have mosquitoes. But you just had to... say something like that, it's hard not to suspect..."

She looked at Tao Qiuyun, suppressing a laugh, "Did your Qiuqiu really leave something on you, but you hid it?"

"No!" The cat's face instantly turned red as she defended herself, "We fought mosquitoes all night last night, we didn't do anything! The audience in the live stream can testify."

【Hahahahahaha, I'm dying of laughter, Sister Qin 】

【She sounds like she's confessing without being asked, hehehe】

【I wasn't thinking much at first, but her explanation now makes it so ambiguous (dog head)】

【So the tent shaking so much last night was because they were fighting mosquitoes】

【Ah, yes, yes, fighting mosquitoes (no other meaning, I really believe they were fighting mosquitoes)】

【Dying of laughter, little couple】

【Hahahaha, fighting mosquitoes, yes, fighting mosquitoes! Testifying for Sister Qin 】

【Don't be like this, Sister Qin will be so sad when she sees this later】

【Dying of laughter, but we really believe it!】

Indeed, netizens believed that the red mark on Qin Qingshang's neck was a mosquito bite, but...

Everyone was more curious about whether Qiu Yi had left any marks in places outsiders couldn't see.

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