A Wealthy Family’s Married-In Alpha Redemption On A Parenting Variety Show - Chapter 1

“Chu Xiao, bye-bye.”

A little girl’s voice rang out, bright and lively.

“Bye-bye. Sister Yaoyao, have fun this weekend.”

Another little girl’s voice sounded a little downcast.

Qin Shiyue gave the other child’s parent a slight nod, then took her daughter Chu Xiao by the hand and walked toward their car.

The little chatterbox who usually never stopped talking was silent now.

Qin Shiyue pushed down the confusion in her heart. They could talk once they were in the car.

After putting the child into the safety seat in the back, Qin Shiyue even took out a lollipop for her, wanting to coax her a little.

Chu Xiao clutched the lollipop, lifted her eyes to look at Mommy, and the grievance on her face finally showed itself.

Qin Shiyue patted her head, then closed the car door.

The older children got, the more personality they developed.

When Chu Xiao was little, every emotion she felt was written all over her face. Now that she had started kindergarten, she had actually learned to hide her feelings instead.

But a child was still a child in the end. No matter how hard she tried to hide her emotions, she could not hide them very deeply.

Qin Shiyue fastened her seat belt, started the car, and asked, “Baby, why are you unhappy? Can you tell Mommy about it?”

No one answered.

While paying attention to the road, Qin Shiyue glanced at her daughter through the rearview mirror.

There was not a trace of a smile on the little girl’s fair, clean face. Her mouth was pouting so hard it looked like an oil bottle could hang from it.

Qin Shiyue said, “Tell Mommy about it. Mommy is an adult, so I can help talk you through it. Maybe I can even help you solve whatever is making you unhappy.”

The moment she said that, Chu Xiao suddenly burst into tears with an “Ah!”

Qin Shiyue had no choice but to pull over.

She took the child out and held her in her arms to soothe her.

As she patted Chu Xiao’s back, Qin Shiyue said softly, “It’s okay. Mommy’s here. Were you bullied? Mommy can help you bully them back. Don’t cry, don’t cry.”

Chu Xiao rarely cried this hard.

After five or six minutes, Chu Xiao’s sobs gradually stopped.

She lowered her head and wiped all her tears and snot onto Mommy’s shoulder.

Feeling what she was doing, Qin Shiyue tightened her grip around the tissue in her hand.

In the end, she could only pat the back of Chu Xiao’s head with helpless fondness.

“Can you tell Mommy what happened now? Were you bullied?”

Chu Xiao hiccupped through her tears. “I wasn’t bullied.”

Qin Shiyue asked patiently, “Then why are you unhappy?”

Chu Xiao began to explain. “Today, Sister Yaoyao’s daddy and mommy came to pick her up together, and they said they were taking her to the amusement park this weekend. I want that too.”

As she spoke, as if she had thought of something even more upsetting, Chu Xiao cried again for a little while.

Only after she had calmed down did Qin Shiyue ask, “Then how about Mommy takes you there? Or Grandpa and Grandma can take you.”

Chu Xiao frowned, wiped her tears, and struggled to get down.

Qin Shiyue set her on the ground and helped wipe her face with a tissue.

Once she was cleaned up, she was once again a fair, pretty little child.

Chu Xiao said in a deliberately mature tone, “Mommy, you got the point wrong. I want to go play with you and Mama together. It’s not that I want to go to the amusement park.”

A difficult look appeared on Qin Shiyue’s face. “Baby, Mommy will try her best to satisfy whatever you want, but Mommy can’t make decisions for Mama. You know that.”

Chu Xiao took Mommy’s hand and walked toward the car, her tone forlorn. “I know.

“I understand. Mama’s work is special. It’s inconvenient.

“Mommy, I’m sorry.”

Hearing her daughter’s words, Qin Shiyue felt awful inside.

She was only a little over three years old. This was exactly the age when she needed both Mama and Mommy, yet the only one who was ever by her side was Mommy.

Other children had a happy, complete family of three. Their family seemed to always be missing one person.

Chu Xiao was a sensible child, but she was, after all, only a little over three.

When she saw the other children around her with both parents by their side, it was inevitable that she would feel unbalanced.

In the back seat, Chu Xiao had worn herself out from crying. After drinking a few sips of water, she fell asleep.

The more Qin Shiyue thought about it, the angrier she became.

How could there be someone like her? She gave birth to a child, then did not care for her at all, leaving the child sad and upset.

Their family’s script seemed a little different from other people’s.

In other families, it was usually the omega who gave birth and took care of the child, while the alpha was rarely home because of work and career.

In her family, however, the omega went back to busying herself with work the moment she finished her postpartum confinement, leaving her, an alpha, to be the housewife.

There was a red light ahead, and Qin Shiyue lightly pressed the brakes.

Her phone rang. Qin Shiyue connected her earphones and answered the call.

Because the frustration from earlier still had not eased, Qin Shiyue’s “Hello” came out with a strong smell of gunpowder.

The person on the other end froze for a moment, then said, “Shiyue, your grandma has been admitted to the hospital. Your grandpa and I have to go stay with her. See whether you want to bring Xiaoxiao straight to the hospital, or what you want to do.”

Qin Shiyue came back to herself and apologized first. “Mom, sorry. I didn’t look at the caller ID just now.”

The other side did not say anything. Qin Shiyue heard the sound of a car door opening and closing.

Qin Shiyue thought about it, and a bold idea emerged in her mind. “Mom, this week I’ll take Xiaoxiao with me.”

The person on the other end sounded slightly hesitant. “Will that work? Will it be inconvenient?”

Qin Shiyue said, “It’s fine.”

The other side was direct. “All right, then let’s do that for now.”

After hanging up, Qin Shiyue took advantage of the next red light and dialed another number.

“Beep… beep… beep…”

Excellent. No one picked up until the call ended.

Qin Shiyue opened WeChat.

There were still around twenty seconds left on the red light, so she directly held down the voice message button. “I’m bringing the child over with me this week. Mom and Dad have something to deal with. Prepare a few sets of clothes for the child, both inner and outer—forget it, you don’t know what size to buy. Just prepare the things the child will need—forget it, forget it. You don’t need to prepare anything. No, wait, you should still prepare something. Prepare yourself mentally.”

At a certain film set, after a long silence, the director shouted, “Cut—”

He clapped as he stood up. “That take was good. Very good. Siyun, you really are this…”

The director gave her a thumbs-up.

Chu Siyun took the tissue her assistant handed over, wiped the tear tracks from her face, and went to the monitor to watch the playback.

It was indeed all right, but: “Should we do one more for safety?”

The director nodded. “Sure.”

The same scene was repeated again.

After it ended, Chu Siyun took the thermos her assistant handed over and sat down in her own chair.

Her assistant, Xiao Chen, passed her phone over. “Sister, that person called you just now and also sent a voice message.”

Chu Siyun took another sip of water, handed the cup back to her assistant, and took the phone.

A twenty-seven-second voice message.

Now this was a rare sight. Did that woman not have a huge opinion of her? When replying to messages, she kept them as short as possible. If a single period could solve it, she absolutely would not type a word.

There were many people on set, with too many ears and mouths around. To be safe, Chu Siyun converted it to text.

“I’m bringing the child over with me this week. Mom and Dad have something to deal with. Prepare a few sets of clothes for the child. Also forget it, you don’t know what to buy, just prepare. The child needs to use. Forget it, forget it, don’t prepare anything no, you should still prepare. Prepare yourself mentally.”

It was a little messy, but Chu Siyun understood.

The child was coming over this week.

The child was coming too.

“Xiao Chen, give me my earphones.” Chu Siyun went from half-reclining in her chair to sitting bolt upright.

She was going to see the child. Since it had to do with the child, for some reason, she felt a little nervous. Also a little guilty.

One minute later, Chu Siyun exited the chat box.

She held her phone in her hand and froze for an instant.

Xiao Chen stood beside her, not daring to make a sound.

She had been with Chu Siyun for more than three years and knew very well that under normal circumstances, Teacher Chu absolutely would not lose her temper. Especially on set, and toward outsiders, she could truly be called kind and approachable.

But what Xiao Chen understood even more clearly was that Chu Siyun was never “normal” around her wife.

A person who was usually eloquent and quick-witted would become incredibly awkward whenever she was with her wife.

The most unbelievable thing was that Chu Siyun’s wife seemed a little spoiled by her favor. She clearly knew that doing things like that would make Chu Siyun angry, yet she still did it every single time.

That was the private play between wives. Xiao Chen was not qualified to comment.

It must be that one was willing to hit and the other was willing to take it.

Actually, Chu Siyun’s wife treated her quite well. No matter where Chu Siyun was filming, whenever her heat came, her wife would always come over to keep her company.

Xiao Chen worked hard to reduce her presence.

She must not become the fish in the moat that suffered when the city gate caught fire.

In the car on the way back to the hotel, Chu Siyun lay in her seat like a corpse, eyes staring up at the roof of the car, her gaze not focused at all.

Her manager, Bi Qiujun, sat beside her and went over her work schedule. “Siyun, this production still has half a month before wrapping. Quite a few scripts have been handed over for after that. I filtered through them once and left them in your room. Remember to read them.”

Chu Siyun gave a soulless “Mm.”

Bi Qiujun turned her head in confusion and glanced at Xiao Chen in the back seat.

Xiao Chen returned the same confused look.

She really did not know.

The car fell into a strange silence.

Bi Qiujun wanted to speak, but did not know what to say.

Chu Siyun, this artist of hers, was far too mysterious.

Bi Qiujun had become Chu Siyun’s manager eight years ago. At that time, she already had some fame in the entertainment industry, while Chu Siyun was still a complete newcomer.

Chu Siyun had excellent natural qualities. Her face was beautiful, her figure was perfect, and even in the entertainment industry, it was impossible to find anyone more exquisite than her. Because of that, Bi Qiujun devoted a great deal of energy to her.

Fortunately, Chu Siyun did not disappoint expectations. She became an overnight sensation and very quickly rose to the top among female stars in the industry.

But the good times did not last.

Bi Qiujun had thought that she and Chu Siyun shared the same goals, that they were improving together, comrades fighting side by side.

But she had been wrong.

Four years ago, Chu Siyun did not hesitate to pay an astronomical breach-of-contract penalty and directly disappeared from the entertainment industry.

Bi Qiujun both loved and hated Chu Siyun.

Chu Siyun’s explosive popularity had raised Bi Qiujun’s own status with the tide, giving her more and more say in the industry.

But Chu Siyun’s sudden disappearance had also dealt Bi Qiujun a heavy blow. For a time, she had no artist under her who could fill that gap, and it was impossible for her to create another Chu Siyun.

Three years ago, Chu Siyun suddenly appeared again, quietly established her own personal studio, and extended an olive branch to Bi Qiujun.

At that time, Bi Qiujun only wanted to walk a steady path and did not dare accept.

Back then, the astronomical penalty Chu Siyun had paid was far more than what she had earned. This person’s background was definitely not simple.

No one knew where Chu Siyun’s resources came from. A film of hers was quietly released. Its box office was sluggish in the early days, but relying on word of mouth, it achieved several consecutive days of reverse box-office growth later on, and its final results were actually quite good.

At that year’s film festival, Chu Siyun was even more formidable. She swept the field outright, taking all three major domestic Best Actress awards into her hands. She even broke onto the international stage and won an international Best Actress trophy.

Bi Qiujun was not stupid. Even if she produced ten top celebrities, it would still not compare to producing a single Chu Siyun.

Besides, Chu Siyun had promised her that she would not suddenly disappear again.

Their cooperation had lasted more than three years now. Chu Siyun continued to exert her strength and gradually became an existence others could not hope to reach.

Bi Qiujun had earned plenty of money, and she had also learned to let a lot of things go. She was happy to enjoy the leisure.

Just one artist. No need to manage too much. She could work while still taking care of her family. It simply could not be any more wonderful.

Bi Qiujun leaned back against her seat and asked lightly, “What’s wrong?”

Chu Siyun’s tone was even more ordinary than hers. “My daughter is coming over this week too.”

Bi Qiujun directly sprang up from the seatback and sat upright. “What did you say?”