After Filming a WLW Movie With My Straight Girl Crush 76

Chapter 76

Qin Cong’an’s words were few, as was her habit. In her view, many words were superfluous. For example, at this dinner table, 99% of what everyone said was nonsense.

However, because they were Xu Ling’s family, it didn’t sound annoying at this moment. But to have her chat as freely as everyone else, she really couldn’t do it.

Jinjin climbed down from her father’s lap with a shrimp she had painstakingly peeled and walked up to Qin Cong’an, shyly holding it out.

Qin Cong’an was surprised and smiled as she took it. “Is this for me? Thank you, Jinjin.”

Jinjin smiled shyly and ran back to her father’s side.

But Qin Cong’an didn’t want to eat it. She couldn’t accept things that had been touched by others’ hands, especially a child’s. Who knew where they had been? She put it in her bowl and didn’t touch it.

Xu Ling, at the side, saw this and was very puzzled. But it would be awkward to ask, so she just turned her head and looked at her with a puzzled expression.

Qin Cong’an picked it up with her chopsticks and asked with her eyes if she could give it to her to eat. Xu Ling didn’t understand but nodded.

Fortunately, Jinjin was too shy to look this way, otherwise she would have been sad.

After dinner, Xu Ling pulled Qin Cong’an to the courtyard to walk off their meal and asked her what that was about. Qin Cong’an said, “I don’t eat things that other people have touched.”

“Huh?” Xu Ling was completely dazed. “You eat them all the time.”

She had stuffed a lot of food into Qin Cong’an’s mouth, from fruits to the last bite of a dessert she couldn’t finish. They were all held directly in her hand. Sometimes, she would even just stuff her fingers into her mouth. They had eaten from each other’s hands, and she had always eaten it happily.

Qin Cong’an was speechless. “You said it yourself, it’s you.”

“Ah!” It was as if she had heard something incredible. Xu Ling covered her face. What did she mean? Was she saying she was the special one? The only one?

Qin Cong’an continued, “And you don’t know what a child has touched. Maybe they’ve touched a chair, the floor, or even picked their nose.”

“…” Xu Ling’s heart-fluttering moment was instantly gone. “Are you even human! And you still gave it to me to eat!”

“I just said there was a possibility.”

Xu Ling thought about this possibility, and her scalp tingled. Then she shook her head vigorously. “Impossible. Jinjin is a very clean baby. She would never do such a thing. Impossible, impossible. You’re done for, Qin Cong’an. You said Jinjin isn’t clean. I’m going to tell on you!”

As she spoke, she was really about to rush back into the house but was held back by Qin Cong’an’s arms around her waist.

“I was wrong, I was wrong.” Qin Cong’an quickly apologized. If she had known, she wouldn’t have added the latter part. It did sound a little like she was disgusted with Jinjin, but it was absolutely not. She was just equally disgusted with everyone except Xu Ling.

Xu Ling kicked her legs. “You’ve given me leverage. Just you wait to be punished by Jinjin one day.”

“I was really wrong. Don’t tell Jinjin.” Qin Cong’an cooperated with her anger, her tone even tinged with a plea.

Seeing her lower her head with a good attitude, Xu Ling’s anger finally subsided a little. “Then you have to beg me.”

Xu Ling still remembered the last time Qin Cong’an had begged her, the night before the movie had wrapped… Xu Ling licked her lips.

Qin Cong’an looked at her, silent.

“Hurry up,” Xu Ling said, enjoying this feeling a little. Being scolded was good, but standing on a high point and criticizing Qin Cong’an had a different kind of thrill.

Qin Cong’an continued to stare at her, making Xu Ling a little nervous, before she slowly opened her mouth. “Are you sure?”

Xu Ling swallowed. She felt that what she meant was that she could beg her, but she would have to pay a corresponding price, which might be having to beg her back ten times in the future.

Who cared? Just this once!

“I’m sure!” Xu Ling stuck her neck out. “Jinjin is so pitiful. The child just wanted to give the beautiful little auntie something to eat, and you were so disgusted.”

“Okay, I beg you. Please, please don’t tell Jinjin.” But the way Qin Cong’an said it had no hint of a plea at all, and she even smiled.

Xu Ling averted her gaze, planning to just pretend this had never happened. But Qin Cong’an’s hand had already wrapped around her waist and squeezed it meaningfully.

Okay, this time, she really had to beg Qin Cong’an to let her go.

At first, Xu Ling thought Qin Cong’an was definitely overthinking it, until she saw Jinjin pick up a bug from the courtyard floor and ask her dad if it was edible, which almost made her faint.

It’s okay, it’s okay. It was just a shrimp. Since she had already eaten it, she shouldn’t think about it anymore.

But Xu Ling still couldn’t help but ask her cousin to confirm. “Seeing Jinjin almost eat a bug, maybe she was also touching things here and there during dinner. Germs enter through the mouth, brother!”

“That’s impossible. I was watching her closely,” her cousin said, patting his chest in assurance.

Only then did Xu Ling breathe a sigh of relief. Whether it was true or not, she could only believe it.

Qin Cong’an was sometimes an insider in this big family, and sometimes just an outsider observing. She found this night very incredible, as if she had stumbled into a paradise. She asked Xu Ling, “Do your family members not argue?”

“How could they not?” Xu Ling said immediately. “But they’ve never had a very serious fight. After all, they’re a family. No matter what their individual thoughts are, their goal is the same. They all want to be happy. After venting their emotions and having a good talk, with others persuading them a little, it’s all good once they’ve talked it out.”

Qin Cong’an looked at the sky, which was so dark it was about to press down, and couldn’t help but recall the numerous arguments she had experienced. “So there are really arguments that can be persuaded. Xie Jing would be so envious if he knew.”

Xu Ling took Qin Cong’an’s hand and swayed it back and forth.

“He was ignored since he was a child, which is why he’s so high-profile now, loves to interact with fans, and loves to be the center of attention. In turn, to not disappoint those who love him, he works even harder at filming and promoting.”

The hand that Xu Ling was swaying slowed down. So there was this reason. She had also wondered before, if he didn’t want his identity to be dug up, wouldn’t it be best not to be an artist? Qin Cong’an was passionate about stories and wanted to play different roles. Why was Xie Jing, and why did he always show a flamboyant side?

“Is he happy now?”

“Probably. He’s never said.”

Xu Ling turned her face to look at her. “You’re also very concerned about your brother, right? You should ask him next time.”

Qin Cong’an was quiet for a long while before she said, “Mhm.” Every time they talked, she would only simply answer his questions. Sometimes, she was also curious about how he was doing, but the words would always get stuck in her throat. It was an unfamiliar way of interacting, and breaking a habit was not an easy thing.

But seeing how Xu Ling interacted with her family, maybe asking about recent events, chatting with each other, wasn’t so difficult.

“Wahahahaha—” Before she saw Jinjin, she heard her cheerful voice first. She came out holding her father’s hand, her eyes fixed on the fireworks in her father’s arms. “Fireworks! Pretty fireworks!”

Actually, they were smokeless cold fireworks, just right for after-dinner entertainment, not that dangerous. But Jinjin was very brave and wanted to light them, but she was still stopped.

Jinjin’s dad held her and said, “Don’t be like your little cousin. She almost burned the house down back then.”

“You’ve caused that kind of trouble before?” Qin Cong’an asked, looking at Xu Ling with curiosity.

“Who, who hasn’t played with fire as a child?” Xu Ling was a little guilty and quickly brushed it off. “Anyway, I was stopped in time and was scolded half to death. I haven’t dared to touch fire since.”

Everyone around still remembered this. Good thing it was during the New Year and there were a lot of people, many pairs of eyes watching for danger. That was probably the worst New Year Xu Ling had ever had. She had been scolded so badly, but she had also learned her lesson.

Usually, the elders in the family doted on Xu Ling, this little treasure, to no end. But if she really did something bad, they were also fierce when they were angry, never soft-hearted.

“I even got a spanking!” Xu Ling said to Qin Cong’an, acting spoiled, trying to get a trace of comfort.

But Qin Cong’an just nodded and said solemnly, “You deserved it.”

Everyone around laughed. For a moment, it felt like Qin Cong’an had truly integrated into the family. These two, they really were like a little couple.

Xu Ling huffed, linked her arm with Qin Cong’an’s, and watched the brilliant fireworks together. They were very beautiful, and with Jinjin’s soft and excited background noise, everything seemed even more beautiful.

“Come, come, let me take a picture for you.” Someone directed the two of them to stand in front of the cold fireworks and said to the person behind them, “Yes, light it when I say so. I guarantee a good shot.”

Jinjin also wanted to be in the picture and ran to Qin Cong’an’s side, where she was picked up by her.

After satisfying Jinjin, they still took a photo of the two of them alone. The relative took on the posture of someone about to submit a resume to a celebrity’s studio and took the photo very seriously. But as long as you found the right light and angle, these two looked good no matter how you took the picture.

After taking the picture, she couldn’t help but exclaim, “How did I take such a good picture!”

She was mercilessly exposed by someone next to her. “It’s because Little Bao and Little Bao’s girlfriend are good-looking, OK?”

Xu Ling laughed so hard she was bent over, her arm around Qin Cong’an. She looked at the photo and felt very satisfied. The fireworks seemed to be blessing them, blooming so brilliantly. And they didn’t disappoint the beauty of the fireworks, a perfect match.

It was just a pity that she couldn’t post it.

This family gathering officially ended at 9:30 in the evening. Everyone went back to their own homes. Xu Ling also had to leave home, get into Qin Cong’an’s car, and head to their home.

In the passenger seat, Xu Ling found the group photo of everyone taken before dinner in the family group chat, chose one where everyone’s face looked good, and then asked in the group who wanted to be censored.

“I’m posting it on Weibo, okay?” Xu Ling asked, with the caption: Wishing Grandma a long and healthy life /love

“Okay.” If this photo were to be posted, it would undoubtedly be interpreted as an official announcement, but it didn’t matter anymore.

“I’m so nervous,” Xu Ling said, then steeled herself, closed her eyes, and clicked send.

After posting the photo, Xu Ling put her phone face down and looked out the window. “Wow, the moon is so big and round tonight.”

Qin Cong’an also saw it and asked her, “Do you want to get out and walk around?”

“Can we?” Xu Ling was surprised. They had never been on a date outside before. But there weren’t many people in this area, and it was late now. At most, they would run into a few people walking their dogs.

“A rare opportunity.”

Qin Cong’an parked the car on the side of the road, and the two of them got out. The moon was really big, with a strong impact. The moonlight was enough to illuminate them.

Watching the moonlight caress Xu Ling’s hair, Qin Cong’an remembered a poem by Pushkin:

How I envy the waves / The roaring, tumbling waters / That fall at her feet like slaves / I long to press against those feet with the waves / Like lips in a kiss

It was just that at this moment, the waves had to be replaced with moonlight.

Qin Cong’an raised her hand and tucked Xu Ling’s hair behind her ear. “I was very happy today.”

Strolling on the roadside, the gentle breeze made Qin Cong’an’s soft voice even softer. But the autumn wind was clearly very cool, yet Xu Ling felt a warmth.

“That’s great. I was so afraid you would feel uncomfortable,” Xu Ling said, looking at her. “Are my family members all very enthusiastic?”

“They are, but they also have a good sense of propriety.” Qin Cong’an didn’t feel uncomfortable at all, nor did she feel offended.

The little things she liked about Xu Ling, the attractive temperament she exuded, had been cultivated day by day like this. After spending a day at her house, Qin Cong’an felt like she had been fully charged with energy.

Xu Ling could feel from Qin Cong’an’s palm that she was telling the truth. She was even more childish than Jinjin, swinging their clasped hands high, and even wanted to shout out on this road.

“It would be nice if we could ride a motorcycle.”

“It’s getting cold. It’s quite cold. Maybe next spring or summer,” Qin Cong’an said, not spoiling her mood, but making a date with her for next year. “Let’s go to the seaside. Speaking of which, I seem to remember someone saying they would teach me how to swim. Why is there no news?”

“I’ll teach you! I’ll teach you!”

It was really getting a little cold. The romantic stroll didn’t last long, and the two of them returned to the car, looking a little dejected.

Xu Ling inexplicably burst out laughing, like they had in the car at the end of the movie, laughing unrestrainedly.

Qin Cong’an glanced at her, also smiled, and turned on the music. Accompanied by the instruments and the singing, they continued to drive home.

After getting out of the car and into the elevator, Xu Ling opened her phone and saw a “haha, I’m crazy” emoji from Sister Huai. She quickly went to her own comment section.

[My god, this food will last me a year without getting hungry.]

[Grandma is the protagonist and the C-position today, which is very reasonable. But what’s with AnLing on the side?? Are you two also the protagonists tonight? Honestly, did you officially meet the parents!]

[You’re not even pretending anymore, are you? This time, my bestie and I really won’t be like this. I’m shipping this to death.]

Although Xu Ling’s heart was pounding when she saw it, they were all predictable comments. She also saw a screenshot.

It was from a cousin she was following. A CP fan had probably gone over to ask her what was going on tonight.

Xu Ling’s cousin said: [Hahaha, I’m very happy. It’s just that Little Qin is particularly shy. She’s even too embarrassed to get food~]

Xu Ling almost spat. The fans were also very surprised:

[I give up, An An, what kind of persona is this?]

[Could it be that An An never goes on variety shows because she’s shy?]

[My god, that’s very reasonable. The only time she’s been on one was with 00. I estimate that tonight, An An was probably following 00 and didn’t dare to leave, aahhh, I’m dying of cuteness just imagining it.]

Seeing Xu Ling’s strange expression, Qin Cong’an leaned over to take a look and said faintly, “Xu Ling, you’re really amazing. You’ve single-handedly reversed my image of many years. Not going on variety shows is because I’m shy, and the only time I’ve been on one was with you. I can’t do it without my wife.”

“…”

The elevator doors opened. Qin Cong’an got out first. Xu Ling’s steps faltered for a moment, then she quickly followed her out. “What did you call me?”

Qin Cong’an unlocked the door and went in.

“Where did it say ‘wife’? How did I not see it? Hmm? Why are you adding your own artistic touch?” Xu Ling followed her in. Qin Cong’an still hadn’t answered her question.

Xu Ling pulled Qin Cong’an over, used her height advantage to press her against the wall, and looked down at her. “Speak, Qin Cong’an. Why is it your turn to be silent?”

Qin Cong’an hesitated to speak. It had indeed been a slip of the tongue just now. Now that she wanted to say it, she was actually a little embarrassed. But she took a deep breath, wrapped her arms around her waist, and called out, “Wife.”

“Aah—!!!”

Xu Ling pushed her away and ran into the room, screaming. ?

A question mark appeared above Qin Cong’an’s head. Then she smiled helplessly, followed her in, and found the inexplicably hiding Xu Ling in the closet of the walk-in closet.

Qin Cong’an looked at her and raised an eyebrow, stepped into the closet, and closed the door. “You’ve really made a mistake hiding in here, wife.”

Xu Ling wanted to scream again but couldn’t.