After Filming a WLW Movie With My Straight Girl Crush 53

Chapter 53

Meng Bai was teasing, but she never thought that Xu Ling actually liked Qin Cong’an. She just thought it was a fleeting crush.

After dinner, they went to the movies. Meng Bai was talking the whole time. “Hey, you’re actually a pretty good actress… Wow, is Qin Cong’an’s figure for real… Ouch, kiss her, I’m dying of anxiety, the director must be doing this on purpose… Hehehe, so sweet… My god, you really fell, didn’t you? It looks so painful…”

If Xu Ling hadn’t seen it once already, she would have really wanted her to shut up. One person was a million times noisier than a full house on premiere day.

The climax of the movie was at Feng Xuelin’s house. Wen Xi was locked in the bathroom, and Jian Yu finally found her but was stopped by Feng and couldn’t rescue her immediately.

Feng recognized Jian Yu right away. Jian Yu was very surprised. She had changed a lot over the years, and back then, she had probably only been a fleeting glimpse in his eyes.

“So you’re still alive. Have you been looking for me all this time? You should have said so. I would have been happy to appear in front of you.”

Feng was a born villain. He had no particular reason for killing Jian Yu’s parents, just that it had rained that day.

Jian Yu scanned his figure and determined that she couldn’t deal with him alone. While talking to Feng, she observed the layout of the room, thinking of how to find an opportunity to rescue Wen Xi. The two of them together were the strongest.

Jian Yu was a step too slow and was even shot in the abdomen by Feng’s gun. She grunted and fell to the ground. Soon, Wen Xi came out, but her arm was dripping with blood.

Feng Xuelin smiled in surprise, but before he could speak, he saw Wen Xi rush over. He dealt with her and said in annoyance, “Really, I was just about to praise you.”

Wen Xi, with one less arm, was at a complete disadvantage, but she still had Jian Yu. Their coordination had already reached the point where 1+1 was greater than 2, just as Wen Xi had always said.

Feng Xuelin stopped smiling and seriously dealt with the two of them, but he was still restrained and had to kneel on the ground in a humiliating posture.

Jian Yu shot him in the thigh and abdomen, then squatted down and looked at him. “Now you can praise us.”

Feng’s face turned pale from the rapid blood loss. He forced a ugly smile. “So you’ve gotten into this line of work. You want to kill me? After all this, you’re a murderer yourself…”

With a “bang!”, the whole theater seemed to shake.

Seeing the latter half, Meng Bai finally stopped talking, just tears streaming down her face. After it was over, she refused to leave, waiting until she had finished crying.

“Wuwuwu—” Meng Bai was about to cry herself unconscious. “They really died? How could they do that? And it was filmed so beautifully, it makes you want to cry even more.”

Xu Ling also cried watching it a second time. The ending was handled so well, interpreting the sorrow in a way that was so beautiful it was like an illusion, which made it even harder to believe that it was really a tragedy.

Meng Bai was crying too much to drive. It was Xu Ling who drove her back, and then took a taxi to the company.

As soon as she arrived at the company, Xu Ling heard that she and Meng Bai had been photographed just now. Recently, Xu Ling had been spotted by passersby quite often. She was tall and stood out, so it was hard not to attract attention. But this was the first time she had been photographed in a car. It was Meng Bai’s flashy car’s fault.

Yi Huai said, “Someone even asked if she was your girlfriend.”

“Ha.” Xu Ling collapsed on the sofa in Yi Huai’s office, not knowing what to say.

“Your image is too good. You have CP chemistry with everyone. You can go for the route of being liked by both men and women.” Yi Huai was thinking again about how to make Xu Ling more of a hot topic.

Xu Ling was at her mercy. Arrange whatever you want.

“The box office is doing very well, and the reviews are mostly positive. Many are praising your acting, saying they didn’t expect your acting to be so good.” Yi Huai and the company were quite satisfied. It was a pity that this kind of film was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Xu Ling. It was predictable that her first film would be her peak.

“That’s good.”

“It’s a pity that it’s been a year and no new good scripts have come her way. We’ll see if any come after the release. But having this one is also good. You’re not an actress who can have a long-term development anyway.”

Xu Ling stared out the window for a while and then said, “Do you think anyone will cast me and Qin Cong’an in a second collaboration? She also said she wanted to work with me.”

Yi Huai mercilessly burst her bubble. “You’re dreaming.”

Xu Ling laughed a couple of times and didn’t say anything more, picking up her phone to look at the online reviews of the movie.

[The scene where they kill Feng was so satisfying. All the suppressed emotions were in that one shot. Not letting Feng finish his words and just shooting him was a great move! Didn’t expect that, did you, you pervert? Your trash talk doesn’t work. The little couple had already had a fight earlier.]

[In some movies, two people can kiss their lips raw and you don’t feel anything. These two didn’t do much, but it’s like they’ve forgotten the world exists. I understand those who ship AnLing. It feels like them falling in love while filming was as simple as breathing.]

[I’m going to the cinema again tomorrow to watch the details. Looking forward to the awards. Director Chang, I love you. You filmed it so well.]

[I want to see a sequel, but it’s a pity they both died. Then let’s have an AnLing second collaboration. Can you film a sweet romance? If not, a friendship film disguised as a good-sisters story is also fine.]

“What are you sighing about?” Yi Huai turned her head from the computer screen to look at Xu Ling. “Is there a problem?”

“No, I’m just naturally melancholic.”

Yi Huai didn’t know what she was being melancholic about. It was all great news. What was there to sigh about? She just kicked Xu Ling out of the office so she wouldn’t affect her work.

In the evening, there was a TV show to record. After the movie’s release, there were also some interviews to do, but the intensity wasn’t as high as before the release. After all, most of the shows were pre-recorded and were now being broadcast one after another.

The behind-the-scenes footage of the movie was also being released. Everyone was watching it frame by frame with a microscope.

[Here’s the evidence of them holding hands in the rooftop group photo. This perspective should make it very clear.]

[In the last livestream, Ling Yu said that the slope-climbing scene was “pretty good.” It turns out she was referring to the fact that An An was with her the whole time. And the crew also said that An An rode a motorcycle up to pick her up. If this isn’t dating, what is it?]

[During the body-burying part, the two of them were in the same room with only one double bed. Aahhh, is this really just good sisters?]

The magazine also came out. Every look, every picture, every scene was god-tier. They could all be used as wallpapers.

The behind-the-scenes footage was even 40 minutes long, the longest ever. Everyone felt like they had watched an AnLing date vlog.

The movie was in theaters for a total of 20 days. The day it was taken down was May 20th.

Movie fans, CP fans, were all waiting for new material on this day, thinking that there might be a big candy to ship, or that they could wait for a subtle official announcement—

However, until midnight, apart from Xu Ling reposting the official Weibo post of She and Her and the Knife celebrating its box office success, there was nothing.

Some people were still not giving up: [It’s okay, there’s still 521. They can’t be too high-profile, right?]

However, nothing happened on 521 either.

Some people even went to check if anything had been posted outside the wall. Xu Ling had indeed posted, but it was a few selfies with Meng Bai.

The desperate CP fans started to go into Sherlock Holmes mode again, digging up the two’s recent interactions, and then discovered that there were very few.

The daily material after the release had made everyone delirious, mistakenly thinking that they were together every day. But in fact, a little digging revealed that apart from a few media interviews, the two of them had barely met.

Xu Ling was often spotted by people, either on her way to work or shopping with friends. There was also one time when someone ran into her with Wen Qianning at a certain cake shop.

Everyone gradually gave up hope.

[Ling Yu is so conspicuous. She gets caught by passersby as soon as she goes out. But not once was she with An An. That says a lot.]

[I give up, I’ve been fooled again!! I’m never shipping a real person ship again, I hate you all!!]

[Are you not even friends, you two teachers… I’m really sad… I wish you both a bright future and that you both win Best Actress… I’m going to go die for a bit…]

[So the Pocky game and all the reactions were just for show? Was it really only us outside the screen who were moved??]

[What about the promise of having kissed many times? Was that really a joke? /clown /cracked]

[I want to struggle a little more. Didn’t An go to 0’s house before without being photographed? Could they be dating at home?]

[Stop struggling. That was just part of the promotion. Wake up, child.]

[I insist on struggling. The box office was so good, and there was no celebration party. They didn’t even get a last meal. What kind of level is this? It’s just to avoid suspicion. After the promotional period, it’s not good to bring it to the forefront, so they’ve gone underground.]

Watching the AnLing CP Super Topic rush to the top of the list with overwhelming momentum, and then watching as the two had no interaction and the buzz gradually decreased, yet it still remained stable in the third position, refusing to drop.

What’s wrong? Isn’t expired candy still candy? None of your business.

And no news was the best news for CP fans. The theory that they had gone underground was not without credibility.

Until the end of May, someone ran into Xu Ling again.

***

“Hah!” Lin Xinnuo saw the news and gasped, quickly covering her phone when she saw Sister An look over.

Qin Cong’an slanted a look at her. “Who? What is it?”

Lin Xinnuo shook her head.

They were on their way to the airport at this moment, flying abroad to attend an important event invited by her endorsed brand. Lin Xinnuo didn’t know how Sister An would react to this news and decided to keep it under wraps for now.

Qin Cong’an seemed to not notice her suspicious face and turned to look out the window again. But while Lin Xinnuo was slacking off, she reached out and took her phone.

[Ming Yao and Xu Ling’s night out at Nanshan, carrying her bag and buying ice cream, so sweet it makes onlookers jealous?]

Seeing the familiar back in the dim photo, Qin Cong’an instantly felt an icicle pierce through her body from the top of her head. Xu Ling, is this real?

“Sister, Sister…” Lin Xinnuo called out quickly. “This should be…”

Qin Cong’an interrupted her and, in an unusually calm tone, gave the driver Xu Ling’s home address, then handed the phone back to Lin Xinnuo.

Lin Xinnuo looked at Sister An’s cold face and was so scared she couldn’t say a word. Forget it, she wouldn’t say it. Even if she had said, “this should be for publicity,” Sister An probably wouldn’t have listened.

Might as well take this opportunity to resolve it.

Lin Xinnuo didn’t know what kind of fight they were having. They cared so much, yet they didn’t contact each other, just kept waiting, and she didn’t know what they were waiting for.

Qin Cong’an was waiting for Xu Ling to sort things out, whether it was her relationship with her ex or whether she wanted to take things further with her. She felt that Xu Ling was considering these things. Xu Ling would look at her with a sad, thoughtful expression.

Maybe the next time they met, if she smiled at her, she would too. Just one look, and they would understand. If not the next time, then the time after that.

Now it seemed it was all her dream.

It turned out that when Xu Ling looked at her like that, she was just thinking about how to get rid of her. Now it was fine. She had found a boyfriend and made a high-profile announcement, directly kicking her out of the game.

Looking at it this way, Xu Ling was actually very honest. She had said from the beginning that it was a sacrifice for art. She had even used the word “sacrifice.” Didn’t that mean she didn’t enjoy it at all?

But was it real? The thought that all of Xu Ling’s reactions were just an act, Qin Cong’an was unwilling to believe. The two forces were tightly twisted together, churning her whole body in pain.

Arriving at the entrance of Xu Ling’s residential complex, Lin Xinnuo quickly said, “Sister, 40 minutes at most, I’m begging you. If we don’t take this flight, we’ll be late. We can’t change it.”

“Mhm.” Forty minutes was enough. Qin Cong’an just wanted to tell Xu Ling her feelings, to unload this worthless burden, leave it at Xu Ling’s house, and then leave. Just like that.

To truly end everything.

Xu Ling was quite surprised.

In the last week of the movie’s run, there was actually no new material. It had been so many days since it had been taken down, and she and Qin Cong’an had had no interaction at all. But the enthusiasm of the CP fans didn’t seem to have faded much. They were still re-watching the old videos and discussing the new candy they had found.

It made Xu Ling’s heart ache to see it. She felt very sorry for them. But she couldn’t be the only one to apologize. No matter how you looked at it, Qin Cong’an had to take the main responsibility.

She had sold it too hard. Even when they weren’t next to each other, she was still looking at her. According to the CP fans, she was looking to see if her long dress would make her trip.

Xu Ling was almost convinced.

Mmm… but could it be that she really did care about her a little? It was just that Qin Cong’an’s heart was split in two.

Speaking of which, if Qin Cong’an suddenly came to her door and asked if she was willing to be her other woman, what would she do? Agree or not?

If she didn’t agree, then that meant there was no chance.

If she agreed, then she would very likely have to face a fourth and a fifth.

Are you crazy, Xu Ling? she cursed herself. She was going crazy. Stop thinking about it. The movie was out of theaters, the promotional period was over. They would now have absolutely no more interaction.

The doorbell suddenly rang.

Xu Ling, who was lying on the sofa, was stunned. Who was it? Had Qin Cong’an really come to ask if she wanted to be her other woman?

She put on her slippers and was about to open the door when she was stopped by the aggressive pounding. Had she offended a neighbor? But this rhythm was a little familiar, just that it had never been so fierce before.

Xu Ling walked to the video doorbell and saw Qin Cong’an’s face.

This beautiful, cool face that she hadn’t seen in a long time, with not even a flicker of her eyelashes, looked a little creepy in the low-quality image. She was still pounding on the door, with her usual rhythm, again and again.

Xu Ling was in a daze for a long while before she pressed the handle. Before she could push it open, the door was pulled open from the outside.

As soon as she saw Xu Ling’s face, Qin Cong’an regretted it.

So what if she had a boyfriend? She would just snatch him. When she was with her, she was clearly happy. That could absolutely not be an act. She was so good. She wouldn’t lie to her.

Qin Cong’an only opened the door enough for herself to get in, as if afraid that the cat at home would slip out. As soon as she was in, she closed the door.

The dazed and shocked Xu Ling was pressed against the back of the door by Qin Cong’an, making a dull thud.

Xu Ling’s hair was scattered on her forehead, covering her eyes that were flickering with panic. Qin Cong’an raised her hand, looked at her gently, and tucked the strands behind her ear.

Then that hand slid down her face, pinched her chin, and shook it a couple of times. She asked softly, “Xu Ling… Xu Ling, you have a boyfriend? Then what does that make me? I thought you at least had some feelings for me, but it turns out you really did it for some bullshit art?”

Xu Ling: (⊙＿⊙)?

“But you’ve slept with me. How could you still be interested in that kind of man?” Seeing that she didn’t react, Qin Cong’an’s other hand wrapped around her waist, pressing her tightly against her, and said through gritted teeth, “Xu Ling, speak.”