After We Broke Up, She Started Pursuing Me [Entertainment Industry] 53

Chapter 53

Perhaps, everyone is born to encounter various kinds of injustices.

As a child, Shi Qin would also complain in her heart, why couldn’t the scales of fate be balanced?

But now, she was grateful that at least she was surrounded by many people who truly loved her.

What was lost would eventually be compensated for in another way.

The story begins twenty-four years ago.

Shi Qin grew up in a welfare institute.

At that time, her name was not Shi Qin, but Jiang Qin.

No one had taught her to say “daddy” or “mommy.” When she was young, she still didn’t even know what roles parents should play.

In her eyes, the auntie who had always taken care of her was her mother.

That person was Jiang Nuo.

At that time, due to her busy work schedule, Jiang Nuo entrusted Jiang Qin to her good friend, Wang Yan, to take care of together.

Wang Yan had a welfare institute, so Jiang Qin’s childhood was spent there.

Since she was a child, Jiang Qin had been praised for being beautiful.

If beautiful children are loved, then Jiang Qin was definitely not among them.

There were always a few naughty boys in the institute. Seeing her beautiful and cute, they couldn’t help but often tease her.

Even if Jiang Qin didn’t like it, she endured it without a word. She knew her auntie’s work was very busy and didn’t want to cause any more trouble.

And so, after class, she was unwilling to play with the other children, often sitting alone on the side, watching them.

Day after day, her personality gradually became withdrawn.

There were also elderly people recuperating in the welfare institute, but compared to beautiful children, everyone preferred to dote on likable children.

Occasionally, people would also come to adopt children.

Once, a couple came. They looked back and forth between Jiang Qin and another little girl for a long time.

Jiang Qin looked like an exquisite doll, but she seemed quiet and reserved. After some hesitation, the couple took the other girl away.

That little girl was Shi Qin’s only friend at the time. For this, she secretly cried for a long time.

After that, she became even more withdrawn.

Until one day, a group of older sisters came to the institute.

The older sisters were all youthful and lively, wearing red vests. Later, Jiang Qin learned that those were volunteer uniforms.

When the older sisters first arrived, they brought a lot of candy. All the children excitedly went up to get some. Only Jiang Qin followed behind, unhurriedly.

One of the older sisters noticed this reserved girl.

Jiang Qin remembered that she was the most beautiful one.

The sister walked over to her, squatted down, patted her head, and took a piece of candy out of her pocket just for her.

“Here, want some candy?”

Jiang Qin looked up at her and carefully took the candy from her hand.

“Thank you, Big Sis…”

“You’re welcome.” The pretty big sister patted her head again.

“What’s your name?”

“I… my name is Jiang Qin.”

The sister frowned slightly, as if thinking. “Which ‘Qin’? Can you write it for me?”

Hearing this, Jiang Qin’s little hand wrote it out, stroke by stroke, in her palm.

“Oh… I see now.” The sister pinched her cheek and gave her a bright smile.

“I’ll come and play with you again next time, okay?”

Jiang Qin’s eyes lit up, and she nodded.

After that, the pretty big sister did not break her promise. She would come to the institute occasionally, sometimes with a few other sisters, sometimes alone.

Every time she came, she would bring Jiang Qin a candy of a different flavor.

Over time, the distance between the two of them slowly closed.

During the days when Jiang Nuo was busy, that older sister would read storybooks with her and do crafts together.

During that period, Jiang Qin became a little more cheerful. She always felt that that older sister was like an angel who had come to her side.

But happiness is limited.

One day, a year later, the sister told her she was moving and might not come back.

The two of them sat in a corner. Little Shi Qin was silent.

The sister saw her little mood, patted her head, and soothed her, “Are you unhappy?”

Jiang Qin was still silent.

“Qinqin, how about I give you a flower?”

Hearing this, Jiang Qin’s interest was piqued. She looked up and asked, “What flower?”

The sister took her hand and drew a flower in her palm. “Is it pretty?”

Jiang Qin looked at it for a long time, then, a little annoyed, turned her head and complained softly, “Big Sis, you’re teasing me.”

The sister smiled gently.

“How is that teasing you? If we meet again in the future, this will be our little secret sign, okay?”

That older sister was Ji Chen.

And after Ji Chen left, Shi Qin remembered the words she had left her and tried hard to become more cheerful and brave.

Finally, at the age of ten, she welcomed the first turning point in her life.

Jiang Nuo met Shi Hua. After hearing about Jiang Qin’s story, Shi Hua was very sympathetic.

He said that he and Song Lin were usually busy with work and didn’t have much time to take care of Shi Hua. If there was an older sister who could accompany her, they would be very willing.

And so, Jiang Qin left the welfare institute and moved into Shi Hua’s home, changing her name to Shi Qin.

It was also in that year that Jiang Nuo told Shi Qin the truth about her real parentage.

Shi Qin did not find it as difficult to accept the truth as Jiang Nuo had imagined. On the contrary, after learning everything, she was shocked, dazed, but in the end, she accepted it calmly.

After entering middle school, with the arrival of puberty, Shi Qin’s appearance became even more outstanding, attracting a lot of attention.

But she was no longer reserved and silent. She learned to smile at others, to thank them generously. Good at reading people, she could get along well with everyone.

Unknowingly, more and more people gathered around her.

But the guard in her heart was never let down again.

Perhaps, after Jiang Nuo chose to tell her the truth, something had already quietly changed…

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Shi Qin looked at the night view outside the car window, her thoughts drifting, then she suddenly came back to her senses.

“I didn’t recognize her at first. It wasn’t until later, one time, that she took the initiative to tell me.”

“So I feel that sometimes, things like fate really do exist.”

Jiang Nuo listened to Shi Qin’s emotional reflection and couldn’t help but ask, “In that case, was she the one who recognized you first?”

Shi Qin nodded. “So I think it’s quite fated. I never thought we’d meet again.”

Hearing this, Jiang Nuo didn’t say much more.

After a moment of hesitation, she finally spoke, “Qinqin, don’t blame me for being nosy, but business is business.”

“You’re not already with Xiao Si…”

Although she had heard Shi Qin’s explanation, she still felt that Ji Chen’s gaze was very intimate.

It wasn’t like looking at a younger sister she had once taken care of, but more like looking at someone she admired.

“Auntie, of course I can tell the difference,” Shi Qin pouted.

“I was just sighing. But Xiao Si… is definitely different…”

As she spoke, Shi Qin actually became a little shy. Bringing this up with Jiang Nuo still made her a little embarrassed.

Jiang Nuo: “As long as you can tell the difference. Otherwise, the relationship will get messy.”

Shi Qin’s eyes widened slightly. She looked at Jiang Nuo and retorted, “How could I be that kind of person!”

“Why does it feel like you’re so afraid that Xiao Si will be led astray by me?”

Seeing her slightly jealous look, Jiang Nuo was at a loss for words and laughed.

Remembering something, she asked again, “This matter, have you told Xiao Si about it?”

“Not yet.”

Shi Qin fell silent, staring at her own fingers, and said slowly, “I’m not ready yet.”

To her, her parentage was undoubtedly the biggest shadow in her heart, and also the most unknown part of her past.

Of course, she trusted Zhou Jinsi and didn’t think she would have any strange thoughts about her because of it.

It was just…

Besides Jiang Nuo, no one else knew about this.

The side of her that Zhou Jinsi had always seen was also the best side that Shi Qin had shown.

Shi Qin’s heart still hadn’t been able to break through this barrier. In this aspect, she still had her concerns.

Seeing the melancholy on her face, Jiang Nuo couldn’t help but worry about the future of these two kids.

She reminded her, “Remember not to let Xiao Si misunderstand your relationship. If there are any conflicts, you have to clear them up immediately.”

“Mhm…” Shi Qin replied softly.

Hearing her distracted reply, Jiang Nuo glanced at her again.

She saw Shi Qin curled up there, typing on her phone, a faint, almost-there smile on her lips, looking like a young girl in the throes of first love.

She didn’t even have to ask to know who she was chatting with.

Jiang Nuo silently retracted her gaze and thought to herself, The child has really grown up…

Just now, she was afraid their relationship would be discordant. It seemed her worries were for nothing.

A sudden thought occurred to Jiang Nuo. She couldn’t imagine what a quiet child like Zhou Jinsi would be like in a relationship.

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Shi Qin: [Sister Jiang is still next to me]

Zhou Jinsi, who had originally wanted to talk on the phone, felt a little disappointed when she saw this message.

After all, in her eyes, Jiang Nuo was just Shi Qin’s manager. Their relationship definitely had to be kept secret in front of outsiders.

The original plan to go shopping tonight was canceled because Lin Qing had caught a cold.

Lin Qing was resting early in her room, and Zhou Jinsi didn’t want to disturb her too much. Just then, she remembered the awards ceremony Shi Qin had mentioned last night, so she opened the live broadcast to watch.

Zhou Jinsi wasn’t very interested in this kind of live broadcast. Fortunately, not long after, Shi Qin went on stage to receive her award.

Looking at the radiant person on the screen, while Zhou Jinsi was happy for her, a sense of pride also grew in her heart.

Such an admirable person is actually her girlfriend.

At this thought, the corners of her mouth unconsciously curved up. She took a screenshot and sent a message to congratulate her.

But the ceremony wasn’t over, and there was no reply to her message for a long time.

By the time she was about to fall asleep, just as she was about to close her eyes, she heard her phone by the bed vibrate.

Seeing that it was a message from Shi Qin, Zhou Jinsi was instantly awake.

Zhou Jinsi was too embarrassed to say directly that she missed her. She was thinking of calling her to hear her voice, but she didn’t expect Jiang Nuo to be there.

Shi Qin: [What’s up? Miss me?]

Shi Qin saw right through her little thoughts.

Zhou Jinsi: [Mhm… a little]

Shi Qin: [Just a little?]

Shi Qin: [Animated emoji]

In the emoji, a little figure had its hands on its hips, pouting, with a dissatisfied expression.

Zhou Jinsi imagined what it would be like if Shi Qin made that expression, how cute it would be.

She felt sweet inside, her smile completely unable to be suppressed. She rolled over in bed.

She sent back an emoji of a little golden retriever pawing at a child’s hand. After being pushed away by the child, it pawed at it again.

Shi Qin: [You’re just like that little dog]

Zhou Jinsi bit her lip and smiled, replying with a knowing question: [Why?]

Shi Qin: [Because you’re just as silly as it is]

Shi Qin: [And cute]

Zhou Jinsi’s gaze was fixed on the word “cute,” and she unconsciously started to smile foolishly again.

Shi Qin: [Little Golden Retriever, I have to catch a flight back to attend the wrap party now]

Shi Qin: [It’ll be a few more days before we can see each other again]

Seeing this, the upturned corners of Zhou Jinsi’s mouth drooped a little. She replied with an “mhm.”

But Shi Qin was a little dissatisfied with her reply. [Mhm?]

Zhou Jinsi: [Golden Retriever received]

In front of the screen, Shi Qin couldn’t help but smile sweetly, her whole body exuding the aura of being in love, which made Jiang Nuo on the side not want to look at her anymore.

Shi Qin: [Just right. I’ll give you a few more days to study hard]

Shi Qin: [I’ll be checking up on you then]

Study?

For a moment, Zhou Jinsi didn’t react. Just as she was about to ask, some shameful images flashed in her mind.

Zhou Jinsi immediately deleted the question.

Although the message Shi Qin sent was very proper, Zhou Jinsi still couldn’t help but think of the last time.

She was pressed beneath her, panting softly, her whimpering cries like a little kitten’s…

Zhou Jinsi was startled to find her thoughts going astray. She pressed the cool back of her hand to her face to cool down.

After finally calming down, she took her hand away and her gaze fell on her own fingers.

Long, slender, and fair, with distinct knuckles.

Come to think of it, when she was studying abroad, someone had praised her hands. She hadn’t thought much of it at the time, but now, looking at them again…

Zhou Jinsi’s gaze moved up, looking at her fingertips, which were slightly curled inward…

Unsure of what she was thinking, her whole body grew hot, and the temperature of her face rose again.