Chapter – 63
“Is it that reason… could the better, more beautiful one be Actress Lin?” Kong Huizhi asked worriedly.
Qin Shiye thought to himself, Is my ex-wife worried that I’ll compete with her for Lin Qingyi?
“Yes. I came specifically to visit Qingyi’s set. She stays with me every night for rehearsal; now we’re together day and night.” Qin Shiye thought, Now that my ex-wife knows she likes the goddess, and I’m with her day and night, she must be so jealous. Thinking this made Qin Shiye feel a bit smug.
Fang Xinhua confirmed the source of the tension. The remarks weren’t just to irritate Kong Huizhi—they were also meant to flaunt closeness with her rival.
Kong Huizhi’s expression slightly changed.
“Really?” she asked, somewhat disbelieving, her smile a little forced. If their relationship was really as close as Qin Shiye said, that wouldn’t be good.
“Since we’re all here to see Actress Lin, let’s go in together,” Fang Xinhua suggested. Standing outside the set was risky—it was easy for paparazzi to catch them.
On set, Lin Qingyi, who was in the middle of shooting, sensed something shortly after Qin Shiye arrived. Recently, she had been increasingly sensitive to the presence of “props” in her life.
To confirm her feelings, she glanced toward Qin Shiye. Seeing him, she felt happy, but her peripheral vision caught Kong Huizhi standing next to him. Seeing them chatting and laughing together, her mood instantly froze.
Author’s Note:
Qin Shiye: My ex suddenly dressed so flirtatiously—she must be trying to seduce me! Not allowed!
Kong Huizhi: My ex suddenly looks so radiant—could she have been touched by my goddess’s grace? Are my ex and my white moonlight already close? She must be trying to seduce my goddess.
Reader: Now you know why they divorced: both “receiving” personalities, repelling each other. No “happiness” to be had.
Next Chapter: Roll on, jealousy king.
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Chapter 38
Why were they both here?
At this moment, Qin Shiye not being on set filming would have been understandable—but why did he appear together with Kong Huizhi? Did he know she would come and deliberately come over?
Lin Qingyi’s thought was reasonable. She rehearsed with Qin Shiye every night and knew his filming schedule better than anyone. By today’s progress, Qin Shiye shouldn’t have been here yet—he should have still been on his own set.
And yet, he coincidentally appeared with Kong Huizhi. It was too coincidental; Lin Qingyi couldn’t help thinking Qin Shiye was still hung up on his ex, showing up just to make her jealous.
Lin Qingyi blamed her displeasure on herself. Despite spending so much time rehearsing with him every night, he wasn’t focusing on acting and was wasting her effort. With the ex around, he didn’t seem to have any initiative, just trailing after her like a fool. This “dumb prop” made her feel frustrated.
Her inner resentment grew, but outwardly she remained professional, acting as if unaffected by the silly prop.
Of course, the “silly prop” had no idea what Lin Qingyi was thinking. As for talking and laughing with the ex? That was completely misinterpreted.
“Funny, you bought drinks too.” Qin Shiye only now noticed that his ex-wife had brought a large bag of bottled drinks, sharing them with the crew, leaving one for Lin Qingyi. She clearly didn’t know Lin Qingyi only drank lemon water and hated bottled junk drinks. Qin Shiye felt triumphant and smiled arrogantly.
Lin Qingyi saw this bright smile and interpreted it as them talking and laughing intimately—a truly annoying sight.
Kong Huizhi also noticed the cold-shouldered lemon water being held and the overly bright smile. But she still smiled politely and focused on watching Lin Qingyi act.
Seeing Kong Huizhi’s calm and composed demeanor, Qin Shiye felt that his ex-wife seemed slightly annoying. He wondered why he had ever liked her for so long. Then he recalled why: when they were young, he thought she was gentle and had a good temperament. Unlike others, she didn’t flatter him and seemed different, special. He truly fell for her the day he saw her feeding stray cats—so gentle and beautiful—and fell into love.
At that moment, Qin Shiye realized that his ex-wife had never been as gentle with him as she was with stray cats.
Looking at Kong Huizhi’s profile, memories of the past flooded back. Things that seemed unclear before now made sense. Those past troubles felt much more ordinary—not as painful as before.
Qin Shiye stared at Kong Huizhi, lost in thought for a moment. Lin Qingyi, watching this, interpreted it as Qin Shiye gazing lovingly at his ex-wife.
