Chapter 11 – Take It Easy Lying Down (2)
Shen Yichong hugged his son as he almost stumbled. He turned his head and fiercely glared at the shameless woman talking nonsense! And the little bun who had been dejectedly lying his head on his shoulder suddenly lifted his little face in disbelief.
"Because this baby, when I was most at my most helpless, was sent to me by God. He is lovely and kind; smart and beautiful. I never knew there could be such a good child in this world." Yu Yaoyao affectionately looked at the little bun's face, staring into his dark eyes with her own eyes full of tenderness and love.
She's not lying. From the very first glance, she had liked the little bun and decided in her heart to be responsible for him! This decision held extreme feelings, perhaps influenced by the fact that this was the body's own son; blood could only be thicker than water. And it may also be due to the karma that she has to bear in reincarnation.
"Shen Yichong, you're only second in my heart." She continued. "But you can't be jealous of your son, can you?"
The little bun's face suddenly turned another shade of pink. His eyes glanced at her shyly, and then took a careful look at his father. As if truly convinced that he really took his father's wife!
But then Shen Yichong put a stop to her tirade with his eyes as sharp as a knife, wanting to peel her alive!
"I hope we can break up peacefully. You don't use the child as an excuse, let alone deceive him." He said scathingly, "Even if he is still so small, he already has the ability to think."
The little bun for a moment had joy in his little eyes, but upon hearing his father's words, he was suddenly stunned. As if struck by the realization, the light in the eyes quickly dimmed down. His little head resumed to lay feebly on his father's shoulder, and he hid his face to stop looking at Yu Yaoyao.
As long as he remembered his past memories, he knew how different his mother was from someone else's mother. While the other children had snuggled up to their mother, he had only a babysitter.
Yu Yaoyao's heart also felt sour.
The child lacks memories of a childhood where he is loved and cared for by his mother. And this is a hard truth that cannot be merely changed by words.
But Yu Yaoyao bit her lower lip and looked at the little bun. "Baby, have you ever heard the story of young birds in the forest leaving their nest to grow up?"
"The shortest is only for twenty days and the longest one goes forty or fifty, long days. Their mothers will be ruthless in driving them away. And after a year or two, the little bird will be driven out of the territory by his own mother so it could start living alone." She narrated.
The little bun's eyes were wide at hearing this story for the first time, and he slowly raised his head in rapt attention.
"If the mother birds aren't stern and refuse to teach their children, they won't grow up to be independent in the future, and then they will be eaten by other birds, pitifully becoming their prey."
"Everything a mother does is for the good of her child. When she watches her children leave, the mother's heart feels a terrible heartache. But in order to let their children grow up, they had to hold back all the pain and tears in their hearts while silently looking at the lonely child's back as they leave."
As Yu Yaoyao spoke, she lay down on the pillow and stroked her chest as if in pain. "Ah, the thought of being separated from my lovely baby makes mom feel unable to breathe."
The little bun suddenly looked at her in a panic! Seeing her lying in bed with a pale face, he was seized with worry. He was currently held in his father's embrace, unable to move, but instantly, the two small hands tugged at the corners of his father's clothes, desperately trying to pull him towards his mother!
The cold light in Shen Yichong's dark eyes was extinguished by his son's eagerness.
With an indecipherable expression, he followed his son's eager eyes and walked towards the bedside. He arranged the hospital bed so that Yu Yaoyao could sit close to him.
"The pillow should be higher and rest on my back… yes, there. At the back of the neck." Yu Yaoyao, who disliked the uncomfortable position, remotely commanded.
Shen Yichong: "…"
Chapter 12 – Take It Easy Lying Down (3)
"I want the baby to comfort mom with a kiss." Yu Yaoyao stretched out her hands towards the little bun. The little bun was obviously stupefied, unable to move.
"Oh, my child has grown independent and now he doesn't want his mother…my heart hurts so much."
The little bun perked up and shyly approached her, trying to reach out with his neck. However, before he could kiss her, his whole soft and fragrant little body was hugged by Yu Yaoyao.
Yu Yaoyao finally got close to his white, tender face like an actual steamed bun! With a loud sound, she kissed him on the cheeks shamelessly! She had wanted to do this for a long time!
The little bun was completely shell-shocked, but his eyes were bright like the shining stars in the night.
"My darling… From today on, you'll be my baby." She bopped his nose. "Your mother's test and exercise for you is over, and now your whole new life is about to begin! This time, before you become an adult, your mother will stay with you all the way, watching you and kissing you."
The little bun blushed an intense red, almost turning into an apple, but he quickly remembered something. Biting his little lip, he took out his tablet, pointing to it.
"They say mom…" His voice was soft, a little cautious, and scared.
Yu Yaoyao bowed her head, rubbing her cheeks on his apple-colored face. "It's all a lie. Mom has already replied that father and I wanted to have a second child. Hmm… do you want a brother or a sister?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she felt the air turn cold, and there was no need to think where it was coming from— Shen Yichong was glaring at her again.
But the little bun frowned as if he was seriously thinking about whether it was better to have a brother or sister.
"Still can't make up your mind?" Yu Yaoyao was ecstatic. "It doesn't matter. Mom is still young, and your dad is in good health; you'll surely have younger brothers and sisters in the future~"
The conflicted eyes of the little bun suddenly brightened. He thought about it carefully and rubbed his little fingers against each other. "Mom, when you exercise my little brothers and sisters in the future, can I help them and stay with them?"
He said, glancing at her with some trepidation. "When they are lonely and sad and miss mom… I can hold them and tell them not to cry."
Yu Yaoyao's eyes flashed.
What a good baby!
"Of course you can!" She eagerly responded.
It was already evening and prior to this, the little bun had cried for almost half a day. Now, he was nestled in the soft arms of his mother, excited yet careful at the same time. He was nervous for a period, but his tiredness finally lulled him to sleep, towards a deep slumber.
When he fell asleep, he had a slight smile plastered on his face while his little hand held onto Yu Yaoyao's hospital gown.
At the same time, Shen Yichong had been standing to the side, looking coldly at the mother and son's affectionate exchange.
He finally opened his mouth to speak: "For your son's sake, sign the divorce papers. I'll give you another 5 million. And in the future, I'll give you a chance to visit him every week."
Yu Yaoyao hugged the white and soft little bun in her arms and looked up at him.
Shen Yichong sneered. "You think I'm five-years-old, too?"
"A total of $10 million as divorce compensation. You can include the house you currently live in; I'll give it to you."
This time, his voice became icier. "Additionally, and I repeat this for the second time, don't try to deceive and use our son against me, or else. I have a lot of ways to make you die with the real man in your heart!"
Yu Yaoyao had a bitter look on her face. This male lead's heart is too hard to shake, huh?
"Shen Yichong, do you believe your wife really died once?"
"Therefore…" Yu Yaoyao raised her head and reached out to grab his index finger. She sneakily tried to scratch the inside of his palm, making the person's whole-body jolt in surprise. "I've come back to life a second time. And this time, my whole person is yours."
Her phoenix eyes in the dark were slightly provocative. The watery pools, which held a dangerous, teasing light, resembled a mischievous goblin who had escaped from a forest…
Shen Yichong, with his palm limp and numb, only looked down at her from above.
"Shen Yichong, give me three months." She bargained. "Little Ruirui needs a mother. You also need a wife on paper. Can't you give me another chance?"
"This time I'll be more mature about it—I'll lie down properly and let you do whatever you like!"
"…"
Chapter 13 – Let The Director Become A Little Clear-Headed (1)
Yu Yaoyao declined Yu Xinjie's 38th call and smiled at the distressed little bun in front of her.
"Don't like vegetables? You won't eat your carrots?"
She picked up the delicious dish from the bowl with her chopsticks, "Look at mom. Oh, mom's going to eat it in one mouthful!" and opening her mouth wide, she stuffed the vegetable inside. Her eyes closed for a moment as her mouth chewed, cheeks bulging.
The little bun in front of her, holding his own small rice bowl, was looking at her blankly. Even mama Xu, who had brought the soup and was sitting next to her, forgot to put her bowl down as her mouth opened in shock.
It was mainly because of the way Yu Yaoyao was eating now.
It smells so good!
Her face's attractiveness was already beyond average, especially framed by her pair of clear eyes. Now when she bit off the vegetables one by one, those eyes shined like stars in the night sky, suddenly lighting up her whole face, her delicate skin exuding a charming luster.
What made the little bun and mama Xu even more fascinated is that with every mouthful she ate, Yu Yaoyao seems to have eaten the most delicious food in the world. With her bulging cheeks chewing fast and intoxicated eyes, she looked like some kind of small animal.
It's actually kind of cute.
Seeing this, the little bun could not help but pick up his own fork, he took up the carrot, the vegetable he hated most, and following after how his mother did it, swallowed it in one mouthful. He closed his mouth agonizingly and chewed vigorously, copying his mother—as if the carrots weren't so bad.
"Mama Xu, your cooking is so good ~ this is the most delicious food I have ever eaten in my whole life!" Yu Yaoyao contentedly put the empty bowl on the table and gave mama Xu a big thumbs up.
Mama Xu blushed in an instant, hurriedly putting down her bowl of soup, she shook her hands nervously. "Madam, what are you joking for? My craftsmanship is only mediocre; it can't even compare with the food offered by the restaurants outside."
Yu Yaoyao, however, happily filled her empty bowl with chicken soup and drank it all at once.
Ah, she could only utter in bliss. She could not help but stuff her throat with the tasty dishes!
"Mama Xu, don't be modest!"
"I've been in this hospital for two days and will be discharged in a short while. When I go home, I'll surely be craving your cooking. It's that delicious!"
What she said was not an exaggeration at all. While she had lived as a snake before, she only ate raw food in the zoo. And it was meat that had gone bad, and no longer safe to eat! When she had watched those idol reality tv shows, she felt that the actors in those videos were eating food for divine beings!
And now that she had become human, she had wanted to have a taste of those culinary dishes too. But with everything that has happened, she was always derailed.
Today, she finally ate her first meal as a human! And it was even more delicious than her wildest imaginations that it made her want to cry!
"This chicken is smooth and sweet. I've never eaten anything so delicious!"
Yu Yaoyao's genuine expression made Mama Xu stay. Previously, the madam had always been picky with her cooking skills.
"Mama Xu, can I have another bowl of yesterday evening's pudding?" Yu Yaoyao clasped her hands, her eyes sparkling. "If it's too troublesome, will tomorrow evening be alright?"
"Or is there anything I can do to help?" She belatedly added.
Mama Xu was even more frightened. "If the madam likes it. I can make one every day."
Clearly, the madam used to easily get very angry with her. Now… she heard that she hit her head on the bed?
"You are such a good person!" Yu Yaoyao waved briskly. "I'll tell the father of this little bun to give you a raise!"
Compared with what her life used to be, today was her first day of heaven.
Chapter 14 – Let The Director Become A Little Clear-Headed (2)
She looked at Mama Xu, finding her pleasing to the eyes. Luckily, the original owner was actually very picky with her food and actually tried to fire Mama Xu.
This is simply food of immortals, how could the original owner bear to part with it!?
Mama Xu absentmindedly wiped the grease from the little bun's mouth.
And the little bun, also sitting next to Yu Yaoyao, looked at his mother. His small eyes were looking at her in amazement, with the hint of reverence.
Mom, is it really that delicious? Why are you eating so fast? He could only wonder.
He decisively took his fork, stuffed it with chicken noodles, and ate all the shredded carrots he didn't like to eat before. Soon, his little bowl was clean.
"Oh, our baby has a good appetite today. Keep it up!"
The little bun immediately bowed his head shyly. In the next second, he slid down the stool, wore his slippers, and fled hastily from the room.
Yu Yaoyao: "…"
Is she that scary?
As soon as the little bun left, the white, fat man, who had been waiting by the side for some time, anxiously jumped to his feet and came up to her with tears in her eyes.
"Sister, what's going on?"
"I just went on vacation. How could you almost kill yourself and have an affair? A journalist sent me a private message with hard evidence telling me you had an affair? Is it true?" He rambled.
The room was clearly air-conditioned, but the white, fat man's forehead was sweating all over and was busily wiping it off with a tissue.
He was dressed in a pullover, and one could see a dark sweat stain forming in the middle of his shirt.
Yu Yaoyao squinted her eyes—this was the original owner's manager, Ni Yi.
This person wasn't bad, only, their agency didn't have many resources at hand. Therefore, they had been stuck at the bottom of the entertainment industry for several years now.
He has the disposition of an anxious mother: fat, worrisome, easily excited, sometimes angry, and when he was anxious, he was always covered in sweat.
During her pregnancy, he became the manager of two other celebrities from the internet. But one was an irate person and the other had no talent. It was a mess and in the end, they had all been canceled.
This time Yu Yaoyao was involved in another scandal, and he was truly in a hurry to settle things. Even if she is currently only a third-rate celebrity with poor acting skills, shooting TV shows with less than 5-star ratings, this was all right!
A cheating scandal was easier to diffuse.
"Sister, if you do that again, I'm really going to get fired!" Ni Yi wanted to cry.
He glanced at Mama Xu in the kitchen and lowered his voice. "The reporter asked for $5 million in exchange and he promised not to expose you."
Yu Yaoyao laughed and said, "Who's afraid? We won't give it!"
"What are you being so fearless for? Sister, the auditions I got for you are all going to be canceled! We'll be done for!"
The curving corners of Yu Yaoyao's mouth stiffened in an instant. She searched for the memories of the original owner and immediately found that there were several plays she had auditioned for, and one was scheduled this week.
"There is also the scheduled role for the 'Golden Age Empress' and Director Li Bo has gone back on his word."
"What?!" Yu Yaoyao's present situation was bad!
Her biggest dream was to act. Now that she had finally transmigrated into the body of a small celebrity, how come all of her projects are slipping through her fingers one by one? The original owner couldn't act for medical reasons, but she's out of the hospital now!
"I didn't kill myself. I just clarified that on Weibo. Didn't you see that Little Yiyi?"
Chapter 15 – Let The Director Become A Little Clear-Headed (3)
Ni Yi's face didn't look too good. What Little Yiyi?
But now that there was no time for nonsense, he sighed and turned impatiently in the same place. "Director Li Bo is strict about the company's image, that's why he's now opposed to it. He'll give you time to recuperate but he won't wait for you to recover."
"Shameless!" Yu Yaoyao patted her thighs angrily. "This shameless man! How could he go back on his word!"
Ni Yi merely replied. "He has not signed a contract yet, so we are not protected by the law."
Yu Yaoyao could only stare. After all, she didn't understand these laws! The only thing she knew: In the wild, only the biggest can stand on the top of the food chain!
"Didn't you say that I had been inserted?"
Ni Yi didn't answer, but Yu Yaoyao slammed the table excitedly. "Yes! I went through the back door. It's an unspoken rule made by humans!"
Ni Yi glanced at her in fear. "Sister, are you all right?"
How heavy was the blow actually?
"Little Yiyi, my husband is the boss of the company, isn't that right? Then that only means he is one of the investors of the show. This son of a b*tch director actually had the guts to kick me out so casually. Pah, in his big dreams!"
Yu Yaoyao snorted. "If I want to act, then I will act."
"You send the director my wedding photo with Shen Yichong to wake him up!"
"Sister." Ni Yi swallowed his saliva. For so many years that they had been together, she had never been like this; it's like she was a whole new person.
"The gossip about you and film emperor Chen is all over the city, and everyone says you're getting a divorce. However, the boss did not come forward to clarify, and even after 24 hours, there's still no notice from his lawyer."
"Who said that?" Yu Yaoyao narrowed her eyes. "I won't get divorced; I'll never get a divorce in my life."
F*ck! If she gets divorced, she won't be able to have a part in the play. These humans are cunning!
"Besides, I'm so beautiful," Yu Yaoyao opened the Weibo homepage. "I was on the hot search the other day. Doesn't he know how much traffic it can bring to the TV show? Can't the director do math?"
Stupider than a snake!
Ni Yi wiped his sweat. "Then it's your fault for exposing your private matters…"
"Hmm?" Yu Yaoyao's slanted eyes widened. The light reflected on her eyes and this beautiful sight made Ni Yi swallow his words back.
"Ah, yes. It's because of your beauty." He continued after some while. "… But sister, the reporter has evidence. Is it really okay? Are you and the boss not really going to get divorced?"
Yu Yaoyao smiled and pointed to the opposite chair. "You just be patient."
Two minutes later, Shen Yichong, dressed in a black trench coat, led along with a little bun that had changed into a Doraemon jacket, came down from the second floor.
His eyes glanced coldly past the people standing in the restaurant.
In an instant, Ni Yi shrunk his neck. "Boss."
Shen Yichong gave a slight nod and lifted his glare towards Yu Yaoyao. "It's time to go."
"All right." Yu Yaoyao winked at the fat man. "Little Yiyi, your brother-in-law and I are taking our child to the playground today. Don't come to me if you need anything. We'll be out for two days and… one night."
Ni Yi almost bit his tongue. "Oh!"
He glanced at Shen Yichong's cold face and found that the opposite party was only expressionless but did not refute it.
Then… her suicide, cheating, and divorce had all been rumors?
Chapter 16 – Let The Director Become A Little Clear-Headed (4)
Yu Yaoyao wore a Doraemon shawl over her shoulders to partner with the little bun. Underneath it, she wore a reddish-purple, knee-length, side slit skirt that emphasized her curves and a shoulder-length, fit, black blouse to compliment it.
When she walked, she swayed her hips sensually. And as she walked over to the father and son pair, she took the other free hand of the little bun.
From behind, one would gush over this beautiful display of parent-child costume pairing.
Yu Yaoyao looked back at Ni Yi before they went out. "By the way, Little Yiyi, you send a message to my dear sister that I have been in poor health lately. I'll get in touch with her soon."
Ni Yi nodded and watched the three of them leave his sight.
They went inside a parked BMW. The little bun sat between Shen Yichong and Yu Yaoyao, playing intently a jigsaw puzzle game on his small tablet.
Chen Lin sat in the front before handing them the agreement in duplicate.
Yu Yaoyao took it, looked at it, and smiled.
— Gift Contract.
This agreement shall take effect only after 24 months following the divorce of Party A (Yu Yaoyao) and Party B (Shen Yichong).
Party B shall present Party A with the villas no. 293 at Jianyu Road, no. 34 at the Western District and shop No. 34-37 in Dahe Road, with a license of **… and vehicles, with approximately total to 126 million.
From now on, if Party A has any incidents (i.e. rumors, cheating scandals, etc.) that are detrimental to both parties and their families, Party B shall be compensated for a single fee of 5 million after 24 months.
Within 24 months, Party A and Party B shall fulfill their parental responsibilities and maintain the image of husband and wife in front of their child and the outside world.
In the event of a violation, the other party is compensated for a single fee of 5 million.
It was a bit of a struggle to read the complex words, but Yu Yaoyao still understood the basics. Therefore, she did not hesitate to pen her signature on the last page.
That day, in the ward, she and Shen Yichong had reached an agreement in front of a lawyer.
She got two years! Enough for her to take this man's heart!
After signing the form, Yu Yaoyao handed it to the imposing man beside her with glistening eyes. "Thank you so much, dear."
Shen Yichong stopped writing.
Yu Yaoyao accidentally touched him and quickly retracted her hand. She closed her eyes with a smile.
Oh, there is no human she cannot conquer. Just wait and see!
But who would have thought that her cell phone would ring as soon as the car was only five hundred meters away?
"Hey, Little Yiyi."
"Sister, Sister! Oh, it's over!"
She incidentally put the call on speaker and Ni Yi's panicked voice immediately spread inside the car.
"You said you didn't cheat and made me ignore the scandal threatened by that journalist! Now he became so angry that he just exposed the love letter you wrote for Chen Jiao! It's been retweeted more than 10,000 times. I think it's going to be a hot search!"
Yu Yaoyao said, his face immediately flushed, "Is that really true? I'm going to be on the hot search again?"
However, in the next second, her voice took an ecstatic tone. "Did the journalist have a shot of me? Did he put it up with a beautiful picture of me? Be sure to ask him to add a picture of me!"
Ni Yi: "… What?"
Chen Lin: "…"
Shen Yichong crumbled up the papers in his hand.
Chapter 17 – Unexpected Death Flag
Ni Yi almost cried. "Sister, there's a picture of this?"
"Let me call the company right away!" Yu Yaoyao retorted.
"Sister!" At this point, Ni Yi was beyond exasperated. "Read your cheating love letter posted on social media first! Did you really write it?"
Yu Yaoyao's eardrums were ringing by the minute and she took her phone a little further away from her ears. "Don't be so excited. What's the big deal?"
Shen Yichong's relaxed grip on the pen loosened and his fist clenched around the paper. He was crazy to believe that she would change her wayward ways. And to even think there he had a flicker of hope that she would finally do her duty as a mother—this agreement inside his hand was mocking him for his delusional thoughts.
Shen Rui, who had been focused on playing the jigsaw puzzle in his tablet, also lowered the device down.
"Stop the car!" Shen Yichong ordered in a cold voice, his jaw was tight and his body tense.
As soon as Yu Yaoyao finally realized the strange atmosphere, she immediately felt the fire around her.
"Wait!" She hurriedly exclaimed, "Hear me out first! Don't sentence me to death!" hastily taking looking at her mobile phone to drop the call. She looked for the Weibo APP and opened her microblog. Heading over to the 'news' section she was immediately bombarded with numerous articles of her earth-shattering love letter.
Another scandal that the netizens had feasted upon. But after she was able to confirm it, Yu Yaoyao merely breathed a sigh of relief.
On the front of the site was an official statement:
— Big Fish Entertainment: Yu Yaoyao suspected to be secretly in an affair with film emperor Chen Jiao; autographed love letter below!
Within the clear picture, each handwritten word on the paper could be easily recognized. The news media was even more demented and recorded an audio version of it.
As soon as Yu Yaoyao played the attached voice recording, a delicate but pretentious female voice drifted out.
— October 20, 2020:
This is the 23rd day after I first met you. I had always yearned to know you more; God knows how many days and nights I had been looking forward to meeting you.
Once upon a time, I had always fantasized scenarios of our first meeting, but no matter how many times my imagination runs wild, it was no better than the first time I truly saw you.
I believe that's what people refer to as fate, and might I add love.
Yu Yaoyao swallowed. "Don't worry, this is just slander!"
As soon as she defended herself, however, the voice track presented an analysis of the love letter's credibility!
According to the investigation on this love letter, on September 27, 2020, it was the first day of filming for the TV show: 'Grand Hero". It was in this show that Yu Yaoyao first met the film emperor, Chen Jiao, also consequently working with him for the first time.
The date is exactly 23 days from when this love letter was written!
It concluded dramatically.
Sitting between the two adults, the little bun's small body couldn't help but tremble at the onslaught of this information. He had wanted to take another look at Yu Yaoyao, but upon hearing the recording, his mouth shrunk, and he quickly lowered his pale, little face.
His little hands balled into fists on his side.
Yu Yaoyao's heart shivered in horror. "This is a mistake! A misunderstanding!"
Oh, my God! She wasn't able to see this recording coming!
Her death flags have multiplied!
Yu Xinjie, you're f*cking talented! I'll give you that! She could only bitterly curse in her heart. She did not expect that the small steamed bun would hear about his mother's affair.
"Honey, Mommy didn't write this," She meekly said, but Shen Rui made no move to listen to her.
"No, no, no… let Mommy explain this to you."
But the little bun stubbornly held his head down, slowly turning his round face towards his father. He silently buried his face on Shen Yichong's arms and allowed his father to carry him in his embrace.
The door opened and Chen Lin hesitantly made a gesture, asking her to get out of the car.
"Oh." Yu Yaoyao scratched her head but remained seated inside the car.
"I admit, I did write this letter, but—ah!"
The little bun's head on Shen Yichong's shoulder suddenly shook and his icy stare swept towards her. Hugging the little bun tightly, he opened the door, resolute to get away.
The air was heavy as if it had solidified.
But the moment Shen Yichong got out of the car, he was instantly pulled back by the corners of his suit by a delicate, but firm hand.
Chapter 18 – Listen To Me!
His back was soon wrapped around by a pair of soft arms. He could smell a mild, sweet fragrance brush his nostrils, akin to some kind of sugary, juicy fruit. He noticed it was quite a different taste from the heavy perfumes she used to douse herself in.
But Shen Yichong hesitated for only half a second before he fully stepped out of the car, yanking the arms off him.
An angry voice sounded from behind him at once!
"You two men! Can't you hear me out first?!" Yu Yaoyao roared angrily.
Is it too much of a chore to give her a chance to talk and explain herself? After all, in this mess, she's innocent, too!
And to let the child live a life thinking his mother had always been so dirty, cheating behind his father's back? To let him live of a childhood filled with conflict made by his own parents?
She can't let that be!
"Shen Yichong! Do you remember when your son's birthday is?"
Shen Yichong's body shook.
"He's now turning five, from the time he was inside my stomach." She continued. "Do you remember the day you knew you had a baby?"
Shen Rui's red face suddenly lifted from his father's shoulders to look at her. The black eyes were at a loss. Crystal tears swirled in his eyes and threatened to fall down, but when he heard her words, they failed to drip.
Yu Yaoyao determinedly said the next words, "I wrote this letter to Little Ruirui."
The little bun almost forgot to breathe through his nose. Shen Yichong, on the other hand, seemed to suddenly understand her message. Frowning, he looked back at his wife who had decided to wrap herself with a Doraemon shawl today.
"Don't you remember?" Yu Yaoyao smiled at him with tearful eyes. "On that day, I hadn't been feeling well before I even made it to the filming site. So I went to the hospital to get examined, and only then did I know that I had a baby. That baby is Little Ruirui, who is turning five soon."
"You told me not to appear on set that day because you were afraid the baby would get hurt, but I had already promised the director and my manager. I couldn't go back on my word," Yu Yaoyao said, showing a forlorn smile at Shen Yichong.
I can only help you hide your wrongdoings until here. She inwardly thought, sending a silent message to the original owner.
"However, I was actually worried about the baby, and I felt guilty about it afterward. Therefore… I wrote this love letter for my baby and I prayed that the baby would grow strong and healthy."
Yu Yaoyao's nose slowly turned red and in a dismayed voice, she said, "But I didn't expect people would be so vicious. That even a letter written a long time ago would be unearthed and used against me; using it in gossip to slander my name and for people to come and insult me."
Yu Yaoyao thought of the time she had been accused wrongly at the zoo. Obviously, she hadn't been the one leaving the stools everywhere and she was absolutely not the culprit responsible for stealing the bird from the neighboring garden. But the zookeeper had insisted that she did it and he scolded her for three days, starving her for two meals!
When she remembered how aggrieved she was, she couldn't hold back the pain! Tears immediately rolled down, and as if the flood gates of heaven had been opened, they wouldn't stop.
If she had been able to speak and defend herself, then she wouldn't feel this miserable. Now that she had died, that keeper would only think of her as a bad snake for the rest of his life!
Her tears were like gushing pearls in broken lines. "I'm telling you. It's my baby that I love the most, but no one believes it! Wooo!"
The little bun immediately panicked. "Don't cry. Mommy, don't cry! Ruirui is wrong! I misunderstood Mommy!"
"Mommy…" He held out his little hand wanting to wipe the tears from Yu Yaoyao's face, but because he was in his father's embrace, his chubby hands only touched air. He struggled to get back to his seat, quickly forgetting his earlier haven on his father's chest.
Shen Yichong only had a complicated look on his face. Yu Yaoyao immediately sobbed loudly and moved her fingers towards the screen of her cellphone. She zoomed in the picture of the love letter and showed it to the little bun.
"Come and see for yourself. Am I talking nonsense?"
Chapter 19 – Husband, Help Me Carry My Bag (3)
Back when she was in the hospital, she knew Yu Xinjie would have already sold the love letters. Therefore, no matter what she did, this scandal was to befall on her; she couldn't escape it.
But only then when she recalled the contents of the novel, rather, when she saw the little child, did she find a loophole around this particular scene.
She had calculated his age, tracing the memories back to almost five years ago. Then she went through all her past Weibo records, as well as her family files. And sure enough, she found her ultrasound records from that time. It was fortunate that she found out she was pregnant and had kept the photos before she entered the filming location… or else she wouldn't be able to escape from this death route.
"Mommy, you said that you saw me, but wasn't I still in your stomach?" With the little bun's high IQ, he immediately found the key point to the problem.
"What do you think is this?" Yu Yaoyao smiled and went through her mobile photo album for a particular picture. In the photo was a small, fuzzy ball, like a small nebula.
The little bun suddenly felt silly. When he saw the picture for the first time, he felt it was ugly!
Yu Yaoyao pointed to the little ball. "This is a picture taken by the good doctor of the baby who was inside mommy's stomach that time."
She searched for her ultrasound photos to make sure she could get through the upcoming storm safely… The original owner was hopelessly in love with the film emperor to the point she would crazily write a diary to express her love. But from the beginning to the end, she didn't really cheat with him.
At the very least, she had to keep her dazzling, motherly halo in front of Shen Rui. She could not let the child grow under the incorrect thinking that his mother had been an adulteress. In the original plot, he grew up lacking motherly affection he desperately needed, becoming callous. The little child had talked back to his nanny and ran towards the road, finally becoming involved in a car accident.
She could not let his horrific future happen; she must change the little bun's fate, as well as hers!
On the other hand, while the little bun was looking at the photos, he felt the need to throw away her cell phone!
Is that him? That ugly thing? Woah! He could only think, horrified.
He looked like this when he was a kid, no wonder his mommy didn't want to hug him.
Too small, too ugly!
"Mommy, you're right. I'm sorry." The little bun sobbed, his little hands shaking. In the end, he hugged Yu Yaoyao's mobile phone and the golden beans that he had endured for a long time slowly fell, drip by drip.
Yu Yaoyao immediately patted him on the back, soothing him and wiping his tears dry. "Don't cry!"
"A man will only be punished if he did something wrong. Mommy won't punish Little Ruirui if he listens properly to Mommy starting today, okay?"
Shen Rui immediately lifted his little head and gave a solemn nod.
"Good! Now let's go to the amusement park!"
Yu Yaoyao high-fived the little bun and casually glanced at the man with a stoic expression sitting next to him. "Honey, can you close the door now?"
Shen Yichong squinted his eyes and pulled the door closed with a snap.
"What a good man, my husband." Yu Yaoyao then hummed twice. "You slandered me for something that was five years ago, you have to make it up to me!"
Shen Yichong raised his eyebrow and asked Chen Lin for a check. "How much do you want?" He asked, rummaging for his pen.
Yu Yaoyao winked and went for his searching hands. Once again teasing the palm of his hand, and making his whole body shake in surprise.
"Honey, you'll be punished by carrying my bag for the whole time today."
That's what husbands do for their wives in TV dramas!
Shen Yichong: "…"
The woman had finally stopped asking him for outrageous sums of money. Why didn't he still get used to it?
At the gate of the amusement park, the little bun had a beautiful mommy holding his left hand and a majestic father clasping his right hand. With his teeth displayed, he showed a happy smile at Uncle Chen Lin.
"Baby, Mommy wants to ride the rollercoaster. Do you want to play with Mommy?"
The little bun nodded shyly.
And Shen Yichong merely said, "I'll wait for you down there."
Yu Yaoyao pursed her mouth and with an innocent smile, she extended her bag towards him. "Baby, you call Dad and tell him to go with us. Mommy is very afraid of heights!"
Shen Yichong: "…"
Chapter 20 – Positive Feedback
Before they had arrived at the amusement park, Yu Yaoyao had sent the ultrasound photos she found together with a written explanation to her agent, Ni Yi, who was going bald from stress.
"Thank goodness, Elder Sister! I was almost scared to death! No wonder you weren't together with the crew of the production team that day—it was because you had morning sickness and had to rest, therefore you were only able to attend the filming on September 28!" Ni Yi's voice took an ecstatic tone. "Which means the love letter should have been written 22 days after meeting the film emperor! And not after 23 days like those harlots have claimed!"
But Yu Yaoyao was only flustered. "Why you! Why didn't you say so earlier? You actually wanted me to explain first to you!?"
On the other side of the line, Ni Yi paused before he apologetically replied. "This, oh… you're actually not good with math. My bad."
Yu Yaoyao: "!"
She had learned basic math through an online course together with elementary students and soon the secondary level. Rather than her, it has to be said that it was the author of this novel who wasn't good with math and left behind a plot hole!
"Anyhow Sister, the good news is, it's a false alarm!" As if remembering Yu Yaoyao's brashness, he added. "And won't make a move until I report this news to the company. We'll ask for a press release to fight back against this slander. I'm going to hang up first, Sister. You have a good time!"
Yu Yaoyao narrowed her eyes.
The person at the highest ladder of the entertainment company was just beside her. Why does she need others to explain for her when she has this great god as her husband?
Without waiting for another moment, she immediately tweeted an update on her own microblog account. The crucial point of all of it was that Big Fish Entertainment did not release beautiful photographs of her, which would cause even more negative criticism!
Yu Yaoyao: BigFishEntertainment, this is what I wrote to my baby son who was still inside my belly. It was my first time on set with amazing actors and my own acting skills were still unpolished. Moreover, I had nothing and no one to rely on. Only my own baby has given me the strength and courage to persist. But unexpectedly, this memory was used against me, slandering my love for my baby. Please apologize to me and the baby!
She then wrote in another tweet- DirectorLiBo, the first time I met the film emperor was the day after, of this fact you know best. I look forward to working with the director again next week. I will try my best to perform this time.
This Weibo statement was posted together with her ultrasound picture, of which the date was printed on the upper corner—-truly proving her claim that it wasn't after 23 days when the love letter had been written. She had uploaded a total of 9 pictures; in the other eight pictures were all beautiful selfies taken inside the car in various poses with her child and cold husband.
Ni Yi had finished reporting to the company. He wiped his forehead dripping with sweat, ready to publish the draft he had been writing on the company's official microblog when he found out that 'Yu Yaoyao' was 15th on the hot search again in an instant!
Yu Yaoyao was very angry with rumormongers! And the body of the netizens was summoned out again. On her Weibo were hundreds of comments, which was soon flooded with more than a thousand!
Hahaha! Starting a rumor really achieves nothing, but only to be slapped back quickly in the face!'
Big Fish Entertainment is still an authoritative media company and should not be responsible for creating malicious gossip!
Haha, this 18-line1 actress also even had a witness. You weren't expecting that, right?
Just asking Big Fish Entertainment, are you tired of making up stories? Still recording?
God is working!
It's too much to slander a mother and her child!
Soon, another sharp-eyed netizen discovered the eight other photos posted together with the ultrasound image, and the discourse was shifted towards her beauty.
This actress looks like a fairy, with no imperfections at all in any angle! I can't believe she isn't more known!
This face—I'd lick my screen just to eat!'
She was a bad actor on the street five years ago and was nearly turned down by various directors. In the end, she married a bigshot and retired as a rich wife. Just last week, she said she was going to make a comeback!
Hey, the moment one comes out of hiatus, they are immediately targeted by haters!
So the arm she's clinging to is the big shot husband?!
Next to her dressed in a Doraemon costume—that small Dango is the protagonist of the love letter, her baby?
Is the family on an outing? W*T*F! The family obviously has a harmonious relationship, ah. This entertainment news reporter is blind!
Mother and son in matching Doraemon costumes, so cute~
Ni Yi almost vomited blood at his disobeyed orders! "But it seems to have a positive effect… it isn't negative at all?"
