Foreseeing the Future: The Scheming Film Queen and I Got Married - Chapter 28

“You’re unhappy that I looked at your Moments?” Gu Shiqiu saw that Dong Yao was pouting as if sulking.

Dong Yao said, “No. It’s just that the things I posted before were pretty… humiliating.”

Not long ago, Dong Yao had gone back and looked through her old Moments, then locked her past posts while she was at it. Because she had only just read through them, she still remembered them clearly.

Classic non-mainstream lines like, “If you break my wings, I’ll destroy your heaven”—Dong Yao had posted plenty of that sort of thing on Moments. Back then, she had even once treated these kinds of statements as symbols of fashion.

Gu Shiqiu said, “Not at all. They were quite cute. Besides, everyone’s old Moments were like that. No one can laugh at anyone.”

Dong Yao’s eyes turned. “I haven’t seen your Moments.”

To be precise, it was not that she had never looked. It was that she could not see them, because Gu Shiqiu had set them to be visible for only three days.

Gu Shiqiu asked, “You want to see them?”

Dong Yao nodded.

Gu Shiqiu said, “All right. Then I’ll post more in the future.”

“No.” Dong Yao coughed lightly. “I mean, I want to see some of the Moments you posted before.”

Had Gu Shiqiu also posted non-mainstream statements before? If so, Dong Yao expressed that she really wanted to see them. She super wanted to see them!

Gu Shiqiu said, “I never posted Moments before.”

Dong Yao: “…”

Great. So that whole “everyone posted things like that” was just comfort. The only one who had humiliated herself was Dong Yao.

“How long can you stay here this time?” Dong Yao asked.

Gu Shiqiu said, “Depends on how long you keep me.”

Dong Yao: “…”

“Just kidding.” Gu Shiqiu took out her phone and checked the time. “I probably have to leave at six in the afternoon.”

It was now two in the afternoon.

Dong Yao thought for a moment. Six o’clock. Just right.

Dong Yao said, “Do you want to go watch the sunset?”

Gu Shiqiu said, “Hm?”

“The sunset by the river is really beautiful. The scenery there is very nice. I used to go there often with my friends to play,” Dong Yao said.

Gu Shiqiu glanced at the noodle shop, which had no customers. “You don’t need to watch the shop?”

Dong Yao said, “I’ll just close it. It’s fine.”

Once she said they were going, they went. Dong Yao swiftly closed the door and pushed out a bicycle.

Dong Yao patted the back seat. “Get on. That place is a little far, so riding a bike is convenient.”

Gu Shiqiu said, “Okay.”

Gu Shiqiu sat sideways on the back seat.

Dong Yao rode the bike in a crooked, winding line the whole way, making the person sitting behind her highly nervous.

In the end, Gu Shiqiu really could not keep watching. “Why don’t I ride, and you sit?”

Dong Yao stopped the bike and turned back to look at her. “My riding skills are pretty good. It’s just been a long time since I carried someone, so I’m a little unused to it.”

Gu Shiqiu said, “I know. I just want to ride a bicycle.”

Dong Yao hesitated for a moment, then they switched places. Gu Shiqiu rode the bike, and Dong Yao sat behind her.

Compared with Dong Yao’s technique, which looked as if they could fall into a ditch at any moment, Gu Shiqiu pedaled very steadily and safely. Sitting on a bike she rode was just like being with her as a person—it gave one a very stable feeling.

Gu Shiqiu turned her head slightly. “There’s a downhill slope ahead. Hold on tight.”

Dong Yao nodded, but only held the iron bar behind the seat. Holding it that way was not very steady.

Gu Shiqiu said, “Hold onto me.”

Dong Yao gave an “oh,” then lightly pinched the corner of Gu Shiqiu’s clothes. Holding on like this was even worse than holding the iron bar behind the seat.

Gu Shiqiu was helpless. She touched her toes to the ground and stopped the bike. Turning slightly, she grabbed Dong Yao’s arm and placed Dong Yao’s hand at her waist. “Hold on like this.”

Her waist was so slim.

Dong Yao felt her hand suddenly become very hot.

Gu Shiqiu said, “Hold on with your other hand too.”

Dong Yao gave a delayed “oh,” then placed her other hand on Gu Shiqiu’s waist.

The bicycle went downhill, very fast. The wind carried the natural scent of the fields.

On both sides were fields full of rapeseed flowers.

Gu Shiqiu’s hair drifted in the wind, brushing against Dong Yao’s face. It tickled and carried a faint fragrance.

“Gu Shiqiu,” Dong Yao called.

Gu Shiqiu turned her head slightly. “What is it? Did I go the wrong way?”

“No,” Dong Yao asked her. “What shampoo do you use?”

It smelled so good.

Gu Shiqiu’s whole person smelled fragrant.

“You like this scent?” Gu Shiqiu’s gaze remained ahead as she pedaled and asked.

Dong Yao nodded hard. “Mm. It smells really nice.”

“When we get back, I’ll send you the link to the shampoo.”

“Okay.”

“Do I turn left or right up ahead?”

“Go right.”

Just now, Dong Yao had still been embarrassed to hug Gu Shiqiu’s waist. Now, she was holding on tightly, and even her head was pressed against Gu Shiqiu’s back.

Holding her felt so comfortable. She wanted to keep holding her forever.

But very soon, they arrived. Dong Yao reluctantly let go of her.

Underfoot was grass. Ahead was a river. Across the river were fields of rapeseed flowers.

A breeze brushed across their faces, stirring ripples in the river. Taking a deep breath, one could smell the fragrance of rapeseed flowers.

Dong Yao said, “How is it? This is the best scenery spot in our little town.”

Gu Shiqiu’s gaze fell into the distance. “Very beautiful.”

Dong Yao followed Gu Shiqiu’s gaze and looked into the distance.

Gu Shiqiu turned her head to look at Dong Yao, her gaze falling on Dong Yao’s side profile. “Very cute.”

“Hm?” Dong Yao looked at Gu Shiqiu and laughed. “Can you use cute to describe scenery?”

Gu Shiqiu laughed softly.

Dong Yao froze for a moment, then reacted. She touched her slightly hot ears, feeling delighted inside.

“Did we come a little too early to watch the sunset? It’s not even three yet.” Dong Yao suddenly realized this very serious problem.

“No. The scenery here is very nice. Staying a little longer is good too,” Gu Shiqiu said.

Dong Yao found a clean patch of grass and sat down. Gu Shiqiu followed and sat beside her.

The breeze by the river was very comfortable.

The two chatted on and off. After sitting became tiring, they simply lay down.

Dong Yao pillowed her head with both hands. Above her was the shade of a tree, blocking the scorching sun. Fine fragments of sunlight passed through the leaves and shone on her face.

Dong Yao turned her head and looked at the person beside her.

Gu Shiqiu also turned her head to look over.

The summer cicadas tirelessly chirped.

Dong Yao said, “Gu Shiqiu.”

Gu Shiqiu said, “Mm?”

“What’s your ideal type like?” Dong Yao asked.

Gu Shiqiu looked at the sky and did not respond.

Just when Dong Yao thought she would not answer, Gu Shiqiu suddenly said, “I like someone with horn pigtails, who speaks fiercely, and clearly is more than half a head shorter than me but still loves pretending to be a little adult.”

Horn pigtails? Fierce? Short?

Dong Yao frowned. What kind of unique preference was this?

Rather than calling this an ideal type, it seemed more like she was specifically describing a person.

Dong Yao sat up. Her mood suddenly worsened.

So, who did Gu Shiqiu like?

Dong Yao glanced at Gu Shiqiu. The person who had looked extremely pleasing just now suddenly looked unpleasant no matter how she looked at her.

Tch.

She had someone she liked.

If you have someone you like, why do you keep coming to play with me!

If you have someone you like, why do you chat with me every day!!

If you have someone you like, why do you keep saying things that tease people!!!

Before, she had said she liked cute people. How had it now become liking a short, fierce little person with horn pigtails?

The sunset glow spread, turning the whole earth a dark yellow. The cicadas chirped noisily, disturbing the peace.

Dong Yao had no heart to appreciate even half the scenery.

Gu Shiqiu, on the other hand, seemed perfectly fine. She even took out her phone and began photographing the sunset.

Dong Yao gritted her teeth. “I also have someone I like.”

Gu Shiqiu’s hand, which had been taking a photo, stopped. She looked over.

Dong Yao snorted. “Who doesn’t have some white moonlight, cinnabar mole, first love, or whatever?”

Gu Shiqiu asked, “Who is your first love?”

Who was it? Dong Yao wanted to know too. In any case, she had never liked anyone in all her life.

Did a paper character count? Probably.

“Chu Qingling,” Dong Yao blurted out.

This was the name of the male lead in a novel Dong Yao had once read.

Gu Shiqiu’s beautiful brows furrowed. “You still like him now?”

Dong Yao said, “I like him. I like him so much.”

Was Gu Shiqiu the only one who had someone she liked? As if Dong Yao did not. Dong Yao began competing childishly.

“Chu Qingling.” Gu Shiqiu repeated the name softly.

Dong Yao started feeling guilty. Gu Shiqiu could not have read that novel, right? After all, the novel was rather famous.

But fortunately, Gu Shiqiu only repeated the name once and said nothing else afterward.

Even so, Dong Yao still felt uncomfortable inside. It was just strange. Clearly, the atmosphere had been quite happy before, yet now both of them inexplicably fell silent.

Gu Shiqiu looked at the sunset glow on the horizon without speaking.

Dong Yao kicked the grass by her feet, her mood heavy.

It was all that short little person with horn pigtails’ fault!

Gu Shiqiu said, “I have to go back.”

Dong Yao gave an “oh.”

She sent Gu Shiqiu off. Along the way, both of them were very silent.

Gu Shiqiu drove away. Dong Yao stood by the roadside, watching the car drive farther away, and pouted.

She casually picked a stalk of foxtail grass by the roadside and tugged at it again and again, “tormenting” the foxtail grass.

They had finally met once, so why had things become not very pleasant?

So who exactly was the person Gu Shiqiu liked? Dong Yao took out her phone and began searching online, trying to find clues, wanting to see if there were any short artists close to Gu Shiqiu who liked wearing horn pigtails.

After searching for a long time, naturally, she found nothing.

Dong Yao completely tore apart the foxtail grass in her hand.

She was very unhappy right now, and Gu Shiqiu had seemed unhappy when she left too. Everyone was unhappy.

It was all that fierce, short little person with horn pigtails’ fault!!!

“Xiaowen, help me check whether there’s someone named Chu Qingling in Fuqian Town.” As Gu Shiqiu drove, she spoke to the person on the other end of the phone.

The person on the other end was clearly stunned for a moment. “Chu Qingling?”

Gu Shiqiu said, “Yes.”

Xiaowen said, “Okay. I’ll check immediately.”

After hanging up, Xiaowen scratched her head in confusion. She did not yet know whether there was a Chu Qingling in Fuqian Town, but in a novel that had exploded in popularity in recent years, the male lead had exactly this name. It could practically be called a household name.

About half an hour later, Gu Shiqiu’s phone buzzed. It was Xiaowen calling.

Gu Shiqiu stopped the car by the roadside, turned off the engine, picked up the phone, and answered.

“Sister Shiqiu, I checked just now. There’s no one named Chu Qingling in Fuqian Town,” Xiaowen said.

Gu Shiqiu’s fingers tapped the steering wheel intermittently, her brows furrowing into a mountain peak.

He was not from the town. Could he be someone she had met at university? Or someone she knew elsewhere?

“Got it. Thank you for your trouble.” Gu Shiqiu prepared to hang up.

“Wait,” Xiaowen called out to stop her.

Gu Shiqiu said, “Something else?”

Xiaowen hesitated, then said, “About this Chu Qingling person—is there any possibility that he’s a character from a novel?”

Gu Shiqiu’s fingers stopped tapping the steering wheel.

After hanging up, Gu Shiqiu opened the search page and typed in: Chu Qingling.

Relevant information quickly popped up.

After reading it, the tightly furrowed brows Gu Shiqiu had worn all the way gradually relaxed.

She laughed softly, as if amused, and as if finally letting out a breath of relief.

Author’s Note:

Gu Shiqiu: My wife has a bad memory and doesn’t seem very bright, but she’s so cute~

Dong Yao: Gu Shiqiu is a scumbag woman. She has someone in her heart and still comes to flirt with me!!!