The next morning, Lin Muxuan was awakened by a warm hug from Ms. Lin Cuiping.
To be honest, Ms. Lin Cuiping hugged her so tightly that she almost suffocated.
She finally managed to escape from Ms. Lin Cuiping's embrace, coughing a few times.
"Mom, please be gentler!"
Had she awakened?
Lin Cuiping was anxious.
"Xiao Ci, why are you coughing? Did you catch a cold yesterday by wearing too little for the performance? Mommy will take you to the hospital right away!"
Lin Muxuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
It was just a couple of coughs, why the fuss?
But Ms. Lin Cuiping grunted and continued to hold her.
"But I can't... let Xiao Ci be hurt again."
She had originally intended to divorce Lu Yuanhang.
However, thinking of the dream she had yesterday made her feel utterly heartbroken. She lowered her head, looking at the obedient girl before her, and vowed to make those villains pay a much more painful price! she murmured.
"Xiao Ci, don't be afraid, Mommy will protect you forever."
After breakfast, Lin Muxuan had to go to the film set.
She had to continue filming, and the thought of facing Ling Qianhe again today made her mood inexplicably heavy.
The system was still chuckling sinisterly.
"Didn't you want to enter his dream? And now you dislike going to the set to see him? Oh, I see, host, you just want to sleep with him and use him as a tool, tsk tsk tsk, you slut!"
Lin Muxuan was immune to the system's taunts.
"Has my mommy awakened? Didn't you say you would give her special abilities? What kind of special abilities?"
The system responded nonchalantly.
"Does maximizing lucky fortune points count?
Does having men around to protect you and help you escape danger count?
Your mommy is different from you. Your mommy is surrounded by good men, the kind who silently guard her for decades with deep affection...
You are surrounded by wolves who will devour you whole, leaving not even bones.
When it comes to romantic luck, you still have a lot to learn."
Lin Muxuan felt as if her knees had been shot.
She was actually quite curious about what differences Ms. Lin Muxuan would have after awakening.
However, she had to go film after arriving at the set.
On stage, Qianhe was wild, but today he had transformed into a cold and aloof domineering warlord.
Today, Lin Muxuan needed to film some of his flashback scenes; she just needed to be a good background prop.
The director crouched beside Ling Qianhe, giving him instructions.
Ling Qianhe nodded slightly, revealing his perfect jawline, as the crew members adjusted his coat.
Wearing a black coat, he stood there exuding a winter's chilling aura.
Lin Muxuan looked at his face.
His gaze sent a shiver down her spine.
"This is what happens to a madman who has lost his loved one, host, please bear with him,"
the system sighed.
Lin Muxuan, however, was a little distressed by Qianhe's unpredictable mood swings.
"Has his favorability still stuck at forty?
His favorability hasn't moved for a long time, is he that heartless?"
The system's voice was sarcastic.
"Who told him he lost his most beloved Sister Muci? His favorability towards any other woman will not break through. Anything above fifty is considered ambiguous, so it's normal for it not to grow."
This explanation was reasonable.
Yet, a faint voice in Lin Muxuan's heart kept telling her.
Something was not quite right.
After one scene was finished, she continued to huddle by the small heater, scrolling through Weibo.
Yesterday's Weibo had been a complete carnival; her fan club had gained five hundred thousand followers in a single day. She thought for a moment and posted a Weibo.
"Thank you all for voting for me and helping me debut at number one. Please allow me to calm my excitement. I will continue to work hard and not disappoint everyone's love."
This post was quickly pinned and topped the entertainment hot searches. Below it, fans were chattering, asking about her next plans.
"Xiao Ci, when will you release a single?"
"Will you release an album? I'll buy it all!"
"Are you filming with Qianhe right now? Xiao Ci, take care of yourself! Don't catch a cold when it's cold, remember to wear long johns!"
"So it still comes down to long johns, huh."
Before she left home today, Ms. Lin Cuiping had insisted on stuffing a pair of long johns into her bag.
This time, she could proudly post a picture of herself wearing long johns under her costume to her fans.
Lin Muxuan took a photo and asked the system.
"What did Ms. Lin Cuiping do today?"
The system's voice sounded mischievous, chuckling slyly.
"She went to abuse Lu Yuanhang! After you finish filming, do you want to go watch?"
"Ms. Lin Cuiping has truly changed!
She's better at dealing with scumbags than you are."
This piqued Lin Muxuan's curiosity.
"Can she do it?"
She kept this matter in mind and, after finishing her scenes, hurried back. Ling Qianhe, on the other hand, quietly watched her retreating back, his expression deep.
He watched Lin Muxuan's figure quickly disappear from the set.
Sister Lan approached, looking very curious.
"What's wrong, Qianhe? Are you curious why your little girlfriend is running off so quickly today?"
Ling Qianhe grunted. His tone was displeased.
"Doesn't she always run off quickly?"
Sister Lan chuckled.
"Don't be shy if you're jealous, but she's not going to meet some other wild man.
She just asked me for leave earlier because of something at home."
"Qianhe, are you secretly dating her? Aren't you afraid of anti-fans overwhelming her? I understand, you young people are handsome and beautiful, and you've just filmed a passionate romance, it's inevitable to get carried away. Sister Lan will keep it a secret for you."
Ling Qianhe lowered his head.
He looked at the bluestone bricks of the set and the ice formed by the roadside, his lips gradually pursing.
"She is not my girlfriend."
"However."
Sister Lan heard him say.
"I need to clarify some things before I can be sure."
Sister Lan was a little confused.
"What does that mean? The relationships of young people nowadays are too hard to understand."
"Wait, if not a girlfriend, could it be...
a friends with benefits?"
"Qianhe and Xiao Ci are just sleeping together?"
"The circle is messy, such relationships also exist."
"Who would have thought he would be such a Qianhe!"
"Oh dear, this way the girl will be at a disadvantage!"
She clenched her hands again, a little worried. Xiao Ci is young and just entered the circle. As a senior, she ultimately wants to protect her, but she also worries that if it's consensual, it's not her place to interfere.
Ling Qianhe smiled, his voice low and pleasant.
"Don't worry about her going to meet other wild men."
"No matter how wild other men are.
Are they wilder than me?"
The young man in military uniform stood in the winter dusk, a black leather belt around his waist, his long legs straight and powerful, his feet clad in black military boots.
Golden light fell on his handsome face, his features exquisitely beautiful. A smile played on his lips, yet there was an inexplicable aloofness and wildness about him.
When he said wild, he must truly be wild.
Sister Lan, at her age, blushed at this young man.
"Ah, this damned charm.
Is Qianhe really only twenty? He's too good at charming!"