Against the Light - Chapter 89
Chapter 89: I'm Done Shipping This Couple
"What's wrong? Still angry?" Bai Yilan came upstairs and saw Lin Guo lying on the rocking chair, gloomily looking at the stars. She walked over, sat beside her, and gently patted her.
"Qin Qiong and Xinran made a bed for you, so you two won't have to squeeze into one bed tonight."
Only then did Lin Guo turn her head to look at her.
"Sister Lan, you guys are so nice. Being a fan of your CP is the best decision I've ever made in my life!"
Bai Yilan chuckled and stroked her head. "Alright, Qin Qiong didn't do it on purpose. She got roped in by Xinran. She's a good actress and gets into character quickly, you know that."
Lin Guo didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "What kind of comfort is that!"
Bai Yilan tilted her head to look at Lin Guo's expression, remembering what Xinran had said to her.
Guozi and Qin Qiong's friendship wasn't a recent development. Logically, a kiss on the forehead shouldn't have caused such a big reaction.
Unless…
Bai Yilan looked left and right, then turned off both of their mic packs.
"Guo'er, you and Qin Qiong…"
Before Bai Yilan could finish, Lin Guo immediately crossed her hands in front of her, making an 'X' gesture. "I don't have any feelings for her!"
Tsk~
Bai Yilan casually lifted her eyelids, nodded, and chuckled. With that nervous look on your face, you say you have no feelings? Who would believe that?
"Qin Qiong's acting is quite good, and she's a good person too. Low-key, humble, sincere with others, and very professional." Bai Yilan rested her cheek on her hand, speaking as if to herself.
Lin Guo turned her head to look at her. "Sister Lan, what are you trying to say?"
"With such an outstanding girl, don't you think a lot of people probably like her?" Bai Yilan blinked and asked with a smile.
"Who cares? It has nothing to do with me," Lin Guo pouted and muttered under her breath.
Neither of them spoke again for a moment.
"Hey, when did you start liking her?" Bai Yilan gently nudged Lin Guo with her elbow, extremely curious.
"I… I don't!"
"Mm, you're quite stubborn."
Lin Guo fell silent.
"Since you don't like her, how about this: I think Qin Qiong is at a marriageable age. When we get back, I'll introduce a few nice girls to her, and you can help her screen them?"
"??? Sister Lan, that's… that's just too much!"
Bai Yilan's eyes curved into crescents as she smiled. Let's see you keep being stubborn now.
"I… it's not that I like her, exactly. I just think she's, uh, a really good person. I've known her for a long time, and she takes good care of me. Yeah, that's all."
"Xinran, let's arrange the blind dates as soon as we get back," Bai Yilan shouted downstairs.
"Aye, you got it."
"Hey, hey, you guys are going too far!!"
"Guozi, time for bed! I've set up the bed for you, come on down!" Qin Qiong also shouted from downstairs.
"Let's go." Bai Yilan pulled Lin Guo up, led her downstairs, and brought her over to Qin Qiong, watching them with smiling eyes.
"Go on, get to sleep. You're helping me build the house tomorrow," Gu Xinran shooed them into the room.
"We still have to build a house???"
"Yep. While I have you two laborers here, I have to exploit you properly."
"See? The true face of a capitalist!" Lin Guo retorted.
Gu Xinran laughed heartily and closed the door for them.
"So, how did it go?"
"You guessed right. Guo'er really does have a crush on Qin Qiong."
"Qin Qiong does too, but she's a bit dense and inexperienced in these matters. She hasn't figured out her own feelings yet. Don't worry, good things take time. I reckon these two will work out." Gu Xinran chuckled, took a couple of steps, then suddenly turned back to look at the guest room door.
"Hey, if they get together, shouldn't we have Qin Qiong marry into Heart Entertainment? Tsk, that way Heart Entertainment will gain another leading lady. What a profit!" Gu Xinran finished her monologue, looked around, then glanced at the camera with a mischievous grin. "Now this is the true face of a capitalist~"
"Alright, you, stop showing off."
【Hahahaha President Gu is a business genius, daring to even think of having Qin Qiong marry in!】
【I can already imagine that the condition for dating a Heart Entertainment artist in the future will be whether you can marry into Heart Ent. [doge]】
【Hahaha Sister Ran is a real treasure, Heart Entertainment struck gold.】
【This evil capitalist haha, why am I actually looking forward to it??】
【Paging @Star Moon Entertainment, someone's got their eye on your Qin Qiong!!】
【So Heart Entertainment gets rich by having people marry in? [doge]】
【How dare she covet someone from Star Moon? A small studio trying to snatch someone from the industry leader, so badass.】
【To the person above, Sister Ran was just being cheeky. It's just a joke, you lose if you take it seriously.】
【?? Don't tell me someone actually went and tagged Star Moon Entertainment? Can they really not tell Sister Ran is joking?】
【Oh, holy crap, some idiot really did go and leave a comment on Star Moon's official Weibo!!】
On Weibo, some 'enthusiastic netizens' went to the official account of Qin Qiong's agency, 【Star Moon Entertainment】, to stir up trouble. They claimed that Heart Entertainment's boss, Gu Xinran, was ignoring industry rules, openly poaching artists, and showing contempt for Star Moon, and so on. In an instant, they whipped up a storm.
Gu Xinran's fans immediately flooded in to defend her, explaining that she was only joking and didn't actually intend to poach anyone. They added that she and Qin Qiong were good friends in private, so it was normal for them to joke around, and so on.
Qu Qi, who had been happily watching the show, never expected that in the time it took to take a sip of water, her own house had collapsed!
She immediately opened Weibo and saw numerous marketing accounts, as if in a coordinated effort, publicly calling out Heart Entertainment at almost the same time. They claimed Heart Entertainment was poaching people from all over, had its sights set on many of Star Moon's artists, and was secretly contacting them. The intention behind their words was very clear: they were trying to stir up conflict between Star Moon and Heart Entertainment.
Heart Entertainment had been developing rapidly lately, and it was true that many artists had terminated their contracts with their former companies and joined Heart Entertainment out of consideration for their relationship with Gu Xinran and Bai Yilan. This point was now being blown out of proportion, giving Qu Qi a headache.
However, the most difficult part was Star Moon.
This was the number one entertainment company in the industry. Even their old agency, Light & Shadow, was nothing in comparison. Almost half the artists in the entertainment circle were under Star Moon. If they really angered them, Heart Entertainment could probably be crushed with a single slap!
At this thought, Qu Qi suddenly shivered. After pondering for a long while, she edited a Weibo post.
【Heart Entertainment Studio: @Gu Xinran, don't even think about it. We can't afford her!!】
She sent this post from the official Heart Entertainment Studio account, and it received unanimous praise the moment it was published.
【That's Sister Qi for you, a professional at saving the day. Star Moon's artists are all carefully cultivated with a huge investment of energy and effort. A fledgling studio like Heart Entertainment really can't afford them. By being so direct and admitting they can't afford her, she's exposing her own company's shortcomings to save face for Star Moon. Brilliant! [Thumbs Up]】
Just as Qu Qi was patting herself on the back for her cleverness, she heard a ding. She clicked on the notification and was instantly dumbfounded.
Star Moon's official account had actually tagged her and replied, 【Sister Ran, please spare us TAT】
The crowd of onlookers was also full of question marks. The official Star Moon Entertainment account, which was usually incredibly aloof, had only ever posted about its artists' work schedules. It had never posted anything unrelated to work, let alone used kaomoji to act cute.
Moreover, their reply was truly baffling.
The official Weibo of the entertainment industry's biggest company was actually addressing Gu Xinran as 'Sister Ran'! This was giving Gu Xinran an incredible amount of face!
Qu Qi stared for a long time, completely unable to process it. Xinran actually had this much clout??
In the little wooden house, Gu Xinran had no idea she had accidentally become the center of public opinion again. At this moment, she was sitting cross-legged on the bed, massaging Yilan's back. "Is the pressure okay?"
"Mmm~" Bai Yilan was lying prone on the bed, her hands tucked under her chin. Her eyes were closed, and the corners of her lips curled up unconsciously in an expression of pure contentment.
Hearing this, Gu Xinran was immediately filled with energy, massaging her wife with serious concentration.
After a short while, Bai Yilan stretched lazily. Having enjoyed it enough, she turned her head to look at Xinran, a hint of slyness flashing in her eyes.
"Let me give you a massage too. You worked hard today."
"Hm? Okay." After speaking, Gu Xinran turned over and lay down, smiling very happily.
Bai Yilan sat beside her, her slender fingers gently pressing on her lower back. Everything was harmonious until Bai Yilan suddenly and sneakily placed a hand on her side and gave her a light poke.
Gu Xinran's body jolted as if by reflex.
Bai Yilan leaned over Gu Xinran, pinning her down, and poked her several more times, specifically targeting her ticklish spots.
"Hey! Yilan!"
Gu Xinran couldn't hold back her laughter. Whenever she felt Yilan's hand approach, she would instinctively try to dodge, her body seemingly out of her control. She decisively began to beg for mercy.
"Don't, don't, don't! Stop messing around, Yilan!"
The two of them dissolved into laughter.
Gu Xinran's face was red from laughing. She took a breath, suddenly turned over, and with a swift, precise, and firm movement, grabbed Yilan's wrists and pinned her to the bed. Her face still held a smile, and she was panting heavily.
"Was that fun?" She took a deep breath, trying to put on a stern face to scare her, but when she met Yilan's starry eyes, which were brimming with laughter, she couldn't stay serious at all.
Their eyes met. Gu Xinran unconsciously leaned down, wanting to kiss Yilan's soft, pink lips.
And at that moment, the bullet comment section was strangely empty.
Half a minute ago…
【Ahhh my wives are so lovely!!】
【Sob sob sob, I want Teacher Bai to pin me down and tickle me~】
【Wife is smiling so happily, as expected, my wife Bai is the top!】
【????】
【Holy crap, holy crap, Sister Ran is counterattacking! Aww, so cool, this position definitely means she's going in for a kiss!!】
【Ahhhhhh kiss her, kiss her for me!!!】
【Awooo everyone be quiet, this way they won't notice us!!】
【Mics off——————】
And then, really, no one sent any more bullet comments.
Gu Xinran slowly leaned down, her nose touching Yilan's. Their lips were almost touching. Suddenly!
Gu Xinran frowned slightly, turned her head, and looked at the camera on the wall.
【The thing I fear most is Sister Ran's sudden turn of the head [Heartbreak]】
【…Who was it that said they wouldn't notice us if we were quiet? I held my fucking breath like an idiot for half a minute!?】
【Held my breath too!】
【Me too…】
【Damn! I'm done shipping this couple!!】
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