Title: The Villain and the Cannon Fodder’s Mother
Translator: Fringe Fauna
Chapter 267-270
Chapter 267 - For the sake of convenience, he had a spare room key to the bungalow next to his… (3)
Meng Shanshan let out a slight hrumph and walked out in front of him.
As soon as they had walked outside, they saw Lu Mingzhe walking up to them.
Lu Mingzhe had on a white tee-shirt and a pair of Bermuda shorts.
When he ran into the two of the, he conveniently ignored the teenage boy behind the little girl and praised just Meng Shanshan. “Shanshan, you are so pretty when you dress like that.”
The little girl even had on a pair of pink slippers. Her naturally poofy and curly hair draped below her shoulders. Her bouffant bangs somewhat covered up her white forehead and her white, fake-layered strapped dress truly made her stand out.
She was very pretty indeed!
Hearing the praises coming from Lu Mingzhe that was almost identical to what Meng Yuran had said earlier, the little girl was speechless.
Sure enough, she could hear her brother sneering the very next second. “I was the one who picked it out!”
Lu Mingzhe, “……”
He gave Meng Yuran a look.
Meng Yuran, too, casted him a glance.
Neither one of the teenage boys would let any weakness be shown.
And that was the scene that Lu Xun walked into after he had finished changing and walked out.
What was that odd feeling of some future boss getting ready to deliver the crushing blow to his enemy?
Had Lin Yiyi known what was going through his mind right now, she would probably call him her comrade in tears.
“What are you two doing?” Lu Xun walked up and successfully grabbed the attention of two teenage boys.
Nevertheless, he had no time for those two.
When he saw the little girl looking over at him with her lively look, his heart melted. “Shanshan, you look so cute like that!”
He was not shy when it came to dealing out compliments.
Meng Shanshan, “……”
The little girl just felt exhausted.
Hey, have you guys agreed upon what to say ahead of time?
Once again and not surprisingly, Meng Shanshan heard her brother’s voice rang. He was trying very hard to rein in the complacent look on him, but it showed through in his voice. “I was the one who picked out the outfit!”
Lu Mingzhe, “……”
Could this guy be any more childish?
Lu Xun didn’t feel that way at all.
He felt the same way he did toward Ms. Lin Ping when he looked at Lu Mingzhe – that everything about him was just great.
“Where’s your mom?” He asked Meng Yuran as he picked up Meng Shanshan.
“She’s asleep.”
Lu Xun raised his brows and looked at Meng Shanshan.
The little girl, too, nodded at him. “Mommy was tired.”
Lu Xun pondered for a little bit before he pointed in front of them and said, “That’s the restaurant up front. Do you remember the worker introducing it to us when we arrived on the island?”
Meng Shanshan wasn’t hungry before, but now that Lu Xun had brought it up, she felt hungry immediately. “Do they have lobster? I am so hungry!”
Before they arrived here, her mom had told her there were all sorts of seafood here, including lobsters, and she could have as many as she wanted. Just the thought of a big, red lobster was enough to make her salivate!
Lu Xun had no idea whether they served lobsters in the morning but that was not a problem. He told his nephew, “You two go get breakfast with Shanshan. Be sure to keep an eye out on her. I will throw you two out if you lose her.”
Lu Mingzhe, “… …”
The two teenage boys might be young, but they were really quite reliable. The adults already felt that they could be trusted.
Even so, he still reminded them to not get too close to the ocean nor to go to the swimming pool alone. He felt better after the two boys agreed.
Lu Xun watched them walk towards the restaurant as he waited at the same spot for a little while. He finally couldn’t help himself and walked toward the bungalow in front of him.
For the sake of convenience, he had a spare room key to the bungalow next to his…
Chapter 268 - “What are you smiling at?” (1)
“Lin Yiyi and Lu Xun were spotted at the airport.”
“The two boarded a flight to Maldives in the middle of the night. Were they going on their honeymoon?”
“The two had been flaunting their relationship lately and rumors had it that they are getting close to tying the knot.”
While Lin Yiyi and the others were vacationing at Maldives and completely oblivious to what was going on, the entertainment circle was, once again, fired up over the news of the two. The topic that everybody was most curious about was whether the two were really on their honeymoon.
Had the two of them gotten married?
The news that the two were a couple just came out a couple of months ago, and they were already wedded since then? Wasn't that progressing a little bit fast?
The melon-eating crowd were not the only ones curious about it; many of those within the entertainment circle were very curious about it as well.
The dressing room within a production team was usually where rumors spread. Who didn’t like gossiping a little while changing? At this moment in time, someone casually brought the subject up. “I heard that Lin Yiyi and Lu Xun are about to get married?”
“Aren’t they already married? They went to Maldives last night, and news about them was already all over the web.”
Apparently, everybody was highly curious about this topic.
Not everyone was just speculating and repeating what others were saying. After the two gossipers had gotten everybody curious, an actress who had just finished reading about gossip on her phone leaned back, smiled, and said, “Brother Spill had just posted solid proof. Even with shades and baseball caps, you call still tell it those two in the photo!”
(T/N: Brother Spill is a paparazzi mentioned back in chapter part 167.)
The look, the aura, the head-to-toe designer brands. They stood out even in a big crowd. Even with half their faces covered up, it wasn't enough to hide their identities from the camera.
Not to mention the three children that were with them!
After she had successfully gotten everybody’s attention, the actress felt a sense of pride. She gave everyone a look and said secretively, “Do you know that they were not the only ones who headed to Maldives? Ms. Lin Ping and her husband tagged along as well…”
She paused for a second, as though allowing time for others to process the information or to drum up more curiosity, before she carried on. “That being said, their destination is a different island. They probably won’t run into each other… Aiya, they even split into two groups when they go on vacation. They must be allowing the two of them quality time to spend with each other. I think what they are saying on the web is true, that the two of them are about to tie the knot soon!”
Ever since the lesson from Lu Xun last time, Brother Spill had really cleaned up his acts. After all, his livelihood was within the entertainment circle. It was not a big deal to offend an actor or a celebrity; they might be popular this year but who was to say where they would stand the year after? They just may not be his match.
Shengshi Entertainment, on the other hand, was a big company who had been in the entertainment circle for dozens of years. Their background and their power were no joke. One conflict with them enough to teach him a hard lesson.
Even the “proof” this time was something that was already common knowledge. He had done a little bit further digging just to show that he had done his due diligence.
The actress giggled after she was done talking. Zhang Xiying, who had listened to part of the conversation by the door, turned and returned to her own dressing room with a long face.
Her little assistant following behind her hesitated where she was. She looked down at the bag in her hands and said in a low voice, “I thought you are buying beverages for everyone. What am I going to do with these now?”
Chapter 269 - “What are you smiling at?” (2)
As soon as Zhang Xiying had returned to her dressing room, her agent immediately walked inside after her and started complaining, "We just paid to have the news of you heading to the hospital go onto the most trending list, and now it's Lin Yiyi’s news everywhere.”
An actress’s worth was tied to her occasional exposures. Zhang Xiying had hoped to give the impression that she might be pregnant through the news of her heading to the hospital.
She had been married to Meng Yan for over six months, and even though neither one of them had mentioned it in front of the public that their general take on this was to let nature take its course, many of their fans still wanted to see a good outcome to their romance. If they learned of the possibility of her being pregnant, there would be a lot of mention of her on the most trending list for a while.
Zhang Xiying’s agent did not say a word but bit her nail and pondered.
Zhang Xiying had not completely given up even after missing out on her opportunity to move to the big screen a year ago. She had been in the entertainment circle for several years, and the hard work that she had put in was there for all to see.
Having a couple good dramas and a television empress title under her belt would certainly boost her qualifications!
With the resources from Meng Yan, she now has the ability to pick and choose scripts. A good script and good actors and actresses were all very necessary for the production of a good show. Take the current high-budget imperial drama that she was in as an example, it caught a lot of attention from investors and public media alike. Many of those who came to the auditions were first- and second-tier actors and actresses or stars with a lot of followers. Nobody could say for sure whether it would be successful, but it was most certainly one of the major productions of the year.
Having missed out on the big screen the year before, Zhang Xiying would need to win a weighty award this year to up her ante this year!
***
The sun rose from the east, and the ocean and the sky were blue. The entire island began to wake up.
The pace on an island was slow. Even though it was already daytime, many were still asleep in bed. Only a few individuals walked out on the white, clear, and soft sand looking for breakfast.
The over-the-water bungalows were nice and bright.
The light, thin cotton and linen screens waved in the sea breeze. The morning sun, basked in the humid and salty air, poured onto the cold-colored tiles through the half-opened windows unobstructed.
When Lin Yiyi had woken up and opened her eyes, she immediately saw an enlarged handsome face on the pillow next to hers!
She almost thought she had transmigrated again in her sleep!
Luckily, after being dazed for two seconds and looking closely at this face, it was quite familiar to her.
Lu Xun was lying on the other pillow on the bed and only half of his fair and delicate face could be seen. Perhaps because he had yet to get a good rest to get over the jet lag, he was sound asleep. So sound asleep that he didn’t even notice that Lin Yiyi was already awake.
Lin Yiyi didn’t have the opportunity to figure out why Lu Xun was there as her attention was completely drawn to her cellphone that was vibrating non-stop.
On the other end of the call was Ms. Lin Ping who had just boarded first class and was reading the entertainment news on her iPad. “Do you know that you are on the news again? Aye, every time I look away, my kids always manage to get themselves into big messes. I couldn’t even go on a vacation carefree…”
Chapter 270 - “What are you smiling at?” (3)
When Ms. Lin Ping saw the news that said “tying the knot soon”, her eyes rolled, and she couldn't help but imagine what her daughter would look like in a wedding gown.
All of a sudden, she thought that was a very good idea!
Lin Yiyi went silent for a little while and then heard Ms. Lin Ping saying, “Others are already calling this your honeymoon trip. You should make it official when you get back. We are not hooligans and you can’t keep leading Xiao Lu on and waste away his youth.”
Lin Yiyi’s lips twitched and she said, “Shouldn’t you guys be on your way?”
“Oh, we are on the plane already.”
The gentle reminder from the air stewardess came, and Ms. Lin Ping quickly told her, “I can’t talk any more. We are about to take off. If you have so much to talk about, we can catch up tonight.”
She hung up as soon as she finished saying that.
As though Lin Yiyi was the one who refused to hang up!
With her cellphone still in her hand, Lin Yiyi thought about it a little and clicked open the browser.
She turned and gave Lu Xun a look while waiting for the app to open up.
Because of that short call a little bit earlier, Lu Xun opened up his groggy eyes. What he saw was Lin Yiyi on the other side of the bed, leaning up against a pillow, her cellphone in her hand, and she was looking at him.
Lu Xun, "..." He thought he was dreaming!
“Are you awake now?” Lin Yiyi casted him a glance.
Lu Xun nodded, dumbfounded.
“How come you are on my bed?”
On her bed?
Lu Xun scrambled up slowly…
Then he jumped off of the bed like his butt was on fire or that there were some flesh-eating demons in the bed!
Lin Yiyi, “..."
Lu Xun had accidentally fallen asleep because this place was way too comfortable. The temperature was mild, and one would just feel languid in this environment. Even one’s pace would begin to slow uncontrollably.
When he first walked inside of the room, he was checking out the ceiling, and then the decors in the room. He even went over to the floor-to-ceiling window and looked out to the clear, green ocean.
All in all, he looked at everything but the one sound asleep in bed.
Even so, even as he deliberately avoided looking over in that direction, he could still catch sight of her out of the corners of his eyes and her image would be duplicated in his head. Wrapped in the white bedsheets, she was completely unguarded in her sleep.
Her long and slender legs were exposed from the sheets. They were so bright that they could burn his eyes.
Lu Xun stood there for a while and finally couldn’t help himself. He walked closer to her.
It was as if the two of them could feel closer with each other if only he was to shorten their physical distance.
He leaned down. Looking at how calm and peaceful she was, he felt particularly serene at that moment.
And then…
And then he fell asleep just like that? (Author: See? Knew we couldn’t have high hopes in you.)
Lu Xun was speechless for a little while. Seeing how she had her cellphone in her hand, he looked at it out of curiosity.
Just one look and there was no way he could look away!
Lin Yiyi, too, looked down and immediately saw the news that the two of them were about to tie the knot!
Lin Yiyi, "..."
She glanced over at Lu Xun, and he was just staring straight at her phone. Perhaps the shock was too much that he was about to lose his mind. Then she saw a foolish smile appearing on him little by little.
“What are you smiling at?”
Was now the time to smile?!
Why was it that the two of them were the last to find out what the entire world had already “known”?
Lu Xun quickly regained control of his look. His lips shut tightly, and he shook his head as if nothing had happened. “I am not smiling.”
“You so are!”
Did he think she was blind?
“I'm really not!"