After Filming a WLW Movie With My Straight Girl Crush 80

Chapter 80

Soon, Xu Ling was willing but lacked the strength. She quickly hugged Qin Cong’an and got out of the bathtub. But she didn’t let her do it, washing her body, wiping her clean, and carrying her back to the bed.

Qin Cong’an felt like Xu Ling was washing a cat.

Knowing that Xu Ling was probably tired, Qin Cong’an first lay in her arms and stimulated her a little. “Today…”

She didn’t continue, just said two words and stopped, sighing softly.

But this sigh was enough for Xu Ling to imagine countless things. Had she been wronged today? Xu Ling had never seen her so dejected. Her face was full of sorrow, and the bath just now didn’t seem to have relieved any of it.

Qin Cong’an just silently looked at her for a long while, and then suddenly choked up, tears welling up in her eyes. She promptly averted her gaze, no longer looking into Xu Ling’s eyes, and lowered her face as if in escape.

Xu Ling’s heart tightened. Qin Cong’an was actually about to cry. What on earth had happened? She wasn’t just worried; she was also a little angry.

Qin Cong’an was already a very stable and resilient person. To have become like this, what must she have gone through?

“Are you okay, An An?” Xu Ling asked cautiously.

“Mhm,” Qin Cong’an replied softly, with a heavy nasal voice and a deliberate attempt to hide it. She looked up and smiled at her. “I want more, can I? It was very comfortable today.”

Xu Ling pulled her to sit up, wanting to talk to her about what was going on.

But Qin Cong’an hugged her. “Don’t ask, okay?”

“Not okay!” Xu Ling refused loudly, tears about to fall. After swallowing her tears, her tone softened again. “What’s wrong? Can you tell me? Although I might not be able to solve it, if you don’t tell me like this, I can’t do anything.”

“You can hold me.”

“But there’s a layer between us. Can you really be happy like this?”

Being looked at by a pair of tear-filled eyes, Qin Cong’an felt that she had overplayed it. Xu Ling had taken it seriously.

“I can,” Qin Cong’an said. “Because there’s no layer between us. I’m fine. Nothing’s wrong.”

Xu Ling didn’t believe her at all. “You were about to cry!”

“I was acting. I was acting.” As Qin Cong’an spoke, she immediately squeezed out two tears. “See, it’s so easy. I just saw that you were so worried and was just acting along with you.”

Xu Ling’s usually upright posture was now slumped, her hair also hanging down to her waist as if dejected, a look of confusion on her face.

She looked dazed, but when Qin Cong’an reached out to hug her waist, she was immediately pushed away.

Qin Cong’an pondered for a moment, adjusted her sitting position, and knelt in front of her, saying seriously, “I just saw that you had prepared so much, with the flowers and the aromatherapy. You also gave me a massage and a bath, so I just wanted to… enjoy it a little more. I seem to have overacted. I’m sorry.”

Xu Ling didn’t know if she was listening. She had no reaction, still with that expression.

Qin Cong’an was a little flustered. She took Xu Ling’s hand and shook it childishly, just as Xu Ling liked. “Forgive me.”

“Forgive you, my ass!” Xu Ling shouted, condemning her with great force. “Haven’t you heard the story of the boy who cried wolf? If you lie to me like this, what if one day you’re really under a lot of pressure and in a bad mood? If I don’t comfort you, what will you do!”

Qin Cong’an was stunned. Was that her focus?… So cute.

“Qin Cong’an,” Xu Ling called her by her full name, a rare occurrence. “I’ll ask you one more time. Did nothing really happen today?”

“No.”

“Then you’re really done for today!” Xu Ling pounced on her. “How dare you lie to me! I’m so angry! I’m going to kill you!”

Qin Cong’an wanted to say, “Then let’s see how you’re going to kill me,” but seeing that Xu Ling was still angry, she cooperated again and even put on a scared expression.

But when Xu Ling saw her like this, she pinched her face. “Still acting!? What about the sincerity and trust between wives!”

“I was wrong, wife.” Qin Cong’an stopped pretending. But seeing her like a little leopard, her heart was so soft. “Really, you can punish me.”

Punish, punish!?

Xu Ling’s nose almost bled. Qin Cong’an had actually said that to her with that face and that cool voice.

“H-h-h-how do I punish you?”

“You’re asking me?” Qin Cong’an attacked her with an upward gaze. “Shouldn’t you be the one to decide?”

“Th-th-th-then can I bite you raw?”

That was too much.

But Qin Cong’an lay down and replied softly, “You don’t need to ask for my opinion. I said I’d let you punish me, so it’s up to you.”

Xu Ling was so beautiful she laughed out loud. Her hand slid over her tender skin, which she had just washed inch by inch with shower gel, so thoroughly and cleanly. But now she wanted to get it dirty.

“Then you wait.” Xu Ling climbed out of bed and went to the kitchen.

Qin Cong’an looked at the time. She had training at eight tomorrow morning. How long could she sleep? It seemed she was really going to be scolded by Director Rong tomorrow.

“Qin Cong’an, Qin Cong’an…” Xu Ling ran back, pattering in her slippers, calling her name all the way. “Where did you put the cream?”

It turned out she was going to get the cream. A good idea, but she was a fool.

Qin Cong’an played dead and looked at the ceiling, pretending not to hear. But Xu Ling directly dragged her out of bed.

Qin Cong’an was already quite adept at baking. Although she was still not very interested, she just loved to see Xu Ling’s reaction when she ate the things she made. So even if Xu Ling said it wasn’t necessary, she would still make them occasionally.

It was mainly to play little games of “do you want to eat the cream or eat me,” which she never got tired of.

So she always had fresh cream at home.

At this moment, Qin Cong’an was miserably pouring out the fresh cream and whipping it with a mixer. She actually had to make her own punishment props.

Xu Ling, at the side, was already impatient. Today, it wasn’t a choice between eating the cream or eating her. It was a multiple-choice question.

A big pervert doesn’t make choices!

When it came to eating, Xu Ling was never tired, especially such a delicious and sweet little dessert. The Q-bouncy and fresh texture was really fascinating.

…But in the end, Xu Ling was still dragged by Qin Cong’an to brush her teeth. How could she not clean her mouth after eating dessert? What if she got a cavity?

Qin Cong’an was also happy to brush her teeth for her. Seeing her with her mouth open and a dazed expression, she was unbelievably cute.

During the rehearsal, Qin Cong’an was indeed scolded quite a bit.

But this feeling was actually very good. On set, she had a certain amount of say, and some directors actually didn’t dare to say anything to her. Even if they found a problem with her, they would probably think it was her own interpretation and let it go.

But Rong Yuanqing didn’t care what your status was, what your background was, or what awards you had won. She only knew what was good and only ever demanded that from the actors, while also treating everyone equally, not giving special treatment to anyone.

The problem Qin Cong’an faced was that she had to express it on stage, not hold it in like in a movie. And she actually lacked this ability.

Like that day, when she had blurted out “I love you so much” to Xu Ling, it was hard to say that it wasn’t thanks to Director Rong.

Director Rong had stimulated her ability to express herself outwardly.

Xu Ling could clearly feel that Qin Cong’an was becoming more and more enthusiastic, not just in bed, but also out of bed. Hugging and being close were the most basic things. She even had a strange habit of reciting poetry to her to express her feelings.

Although Xu Ling’s head hurt whenever she heard such inhuman words, she could feel Qin Cong’an’s abundant emotions and listened with great interest every time.

Xu Ling knew that this should be related to the play’s rehearsal.

Suddenly, she didn’t think Director Rong was scary anymore. What a good mentor!

Before the play’s performance, the two of them attended a famous domestic awards ceremony together as the main creators of She and Her and the Knife.

Qin Cong’an wore a grand black gown, and Xu Ling was in white.

Every time the camera panned over the two of them, the CP fans were so happy they were about to faint, not to mention that the two of them were also whispering to each other.

The CP fans screamed:

[How many secrets do you have to say!]

[Exactly! And you don’t even tell us!]

[You’re treating us too much like outsiders!]

The quality of the few nominated works was very good, with high box office and popularity. Qin Cong’an’s fans were all worried that she wouldn’t win an award again this time. Plus, She and Her and the Knife was a dual-female-lead, not a mainstream configuration. The fans didn’t have much expectation.

And surprises often came so suddenly, and so wonderfully.

“The Best Actress of the Year award, hah!” The award presenter was surprised on stage. The big screen cut to the faces of the few nominees. She read out the name of the one with the calmest reaction. “Congratulations to Qin Cong’an!”

Qin Cong’an was surprised. She hadn’t expected to win at all. Backstage, Sister Quan had also predicted another actress. For a moment, she was in a daze and didn’t react. It wasn’t until Xu Ling hugged her that she realized she had finally won an award.

It took all of Xu Ling’s strength to suppress a scream. Her baby was so amazing! She knew it!

Qin Cong’an first hugged Xu Ling tightly, then interacted with the other actors in the front and back rows who were offering their congratulations. She was also a little excited. She walked down the steps towards the stage and couldn’t help but look back at Xu Ling.

This was the first time in over ten years that she had won such a prestigious award. And this movie was related to Xu Ling, which was of extraordinary significance. Maybe this was fate’s arrangement. The heavens had brought them together to be complete.

“This award is too unexpected. Thank you for the recognition. I’m truly inexpressibly happy and excited. I sincerely hope that my award this time is just a catalyst, that the subject matter of films will become more and more diverse, and that the audience can see and hear more different, marginal possibilities. Thank you to everyone on the crew team…”

Qin Cong’an’s calm and composed voice was trembling. “Finally, thank you to my love, Jian Yu, and also Xu Ling.”

Xu Ling, who had been excitedly wiping her tears in the audience, heard this, and her brain exploded with a “boom!” Her ears started to ring, and she couldn’t hear the surrounding sounds clearly.

After the awards ceremony, the waves stirred up by the newly crowned Best Actress’s speech were still surging.

Some people thought that Qin Cong’an was using this opportunity to come out. Some thought that because she had added “Jian Yu,” the love she was talking about was actually just referring to the relationship between the two characters in the movie.

Then what did the other party involved think?

Xu Ling hugged Qin Cong’an and cried her eyes out, both excited and moved. She had finally won an award, and she had even mentioned her in her speech…

“You’ll win more awards in the future!”

“Okay,” Qin Cong’an said. “It seems many people still don’t understand what I mean. Next time I win another award, I’ll mention your name again. Then everyone should understand.”

Xu Ling was stunned, then hugged her and wailed. Qin Cong’an was afraid her voice would be ruined.

The Chinese version of The Dark Room was a great success, both in its adaptation and its performance.

Qin Cong’an also did as she had promised. When she won the Best Supporting Actress award for the play, she mentioned Xu Ling’s name again.