“What number of occasions?”

……

“Come on, hurry up! Inform me! You recognize me. So long as I’m not happy, I’ll by no means drop the problem.”

Jia He lastly lifted her head from the place it had been buried in a plate of French fries and bashfully raised three fingers.

“Whoa, superb!” Qiao Qiao, her eyes glowing, shuffled up in opposition to Jia He after which rigorously calculated once more. “Truly… that efficiency appears simply okay. It was a complete night time in spite of everything.”

Firing a glower at her, Jia He admitted softly, “Truly… it’s as a result of on the finish, we have been out of that.” Her idol’s status needed to be preserved—particularly when it got here to this vital matter. She completely couldn’t be imprecise…

There was a loud slap as Qiao Qiao indignantly struck her palm onto the desk. “That’s so not proper. It doesn’t matter what, that’s a five-star lodge, however they solely give the smallest dimension field? How come you didn’t ask for an additional one from the entrance desk?”

Jia He almost smacked the plate of French fries onto her head. “Would you like me on Tianya[1] boards tomorrow?!”

“Oh, that’s true.” Qiao Qiao was enlightened. She picked up a French fry between her fingers and dipped it in some ketchup. “That’s why relationship this type of man is not any good both. Always, it’s essential to restrain your self.” Her final tone turned up ever so barely, and immediately her phrases grew to become wealthy in which means.

All types of expressions flashed throughout Jia He’s face. Simply as she was about to shoot again a retort, she noticed, throughout from her, Xiao Yu bend her pointer finger and knock it in opposition to the desk. “That’s sufficient from you two.”

A single sentence efficiently rendered these different two silent, they usually tucked their heads down and solely ate French fries. To attempt to pacify Xiao Yu’s soul, Jia He purposely lifted her head again up and flattered, “That sentence of yours, coupled with that motion, was simply so suave. If there have been a person like that, he’d be completely up my alley and I undoubtedly wouldn’t even take a look at my idol.”

Xiao Yu threw her a sideways look, not saying something.

Qiao Qiao instantly grabbed Jia He’s arm and reminded her, “That ‘suaveness,’ don’t you recognize whose it’s just like? … You’d dare attempt to snatch her man? You don’t need to dwell?”

Jia He blinked. After which, she continued retaining her head low and scarfing down French fries.

I really… simply needed to lick her boots a bit…

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The three completed consuming after which have been going to move out on their separate methods. It was not till they have been about to go away that Jia He clued in to one thing unusual. Grabbing Xiao Yu by the arm, she inquired, “How did you guys know I… did it?”

Carrying a faint smirk, Xiao Yu checked out her. “The pairs of eyes always watching your man’s Weibo is uncountable. With the 2 phrases ‘excellent’ and ‘fulfilling,’ did you actually suppose we wouldn’t capable of guess?”

With the ability to guess from simply that’s what’s not regular, you recognize?…

She uttered an “oh” and rotated to take her go away, holding herself with nice composure, however Xiao Yu referred to as to her. “I remembered one thing. I simply completed the taking pictures for Tian Chu’s advert few days in the past. Tian Chu may be very fairly in actual life.” The nook of Jia He’s lips turned down barely. Patting her on the shoulder, Xiao Yu abruptly shifted the route of her phrases. “Now do you could have confidence in your self? You beat out even somebody like that. Meaning all the opposite vixens and minxes can’t even be counted as something substantial.”

Solely then did Jia He comprehend her which means. She gave Xiao Yu a feigned kick, then, her coronary heart virtually bursting with pleasure, hightailed from there.

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Work ultimately formally kicked off for her new drama, and with much less to do, she might quickly decelerate. Happily, she didn’t have the behavior of writing the script in parallel with principal pictures; she made certain all the pieces was accomplished and settled earlier than filming commenced. Throughout this era, she had been driving Yi Wenze’s automotive to get round. Nonetheless, because it was too costly a automobile and he or she felt awkward driving it on to the manufacturing firm, each time, she would park it in a faraway spot after which stroll over to the corporate workplace.

Every time, her face could be bathed in sweat, and every time, it drew the director’s teasing. “Gee, Jia He, the pay we offer you isn’t low. Why is it you may’t even deliver your self to spend the cash to name a cab?” Dolefully, because the air-conditioning blew on her, she would at all times incessantly speculate, He’s doing it on function, doing it on function, or simply doing it on function…

Additionally because of having this automotive that had changed strolling as her approach of getting round, on the day of the Mid-Autumn Competition[2], she lastly was lowered to the position of being the driving force for the complete household.

Her mother’s understanding of “good automobiles” was restricted to the manufacturers of BMW and Mercedes-Benz, and he or she solely felt that this automotive was snug to sit down in. “Hey, Daughter, this automotive appears fairly good to me. It’s not inferior to a BMW. That toy automotive of yours that I sat in after I went to Shanghai final time, you even have to maneuver the entrance seat simply to have the ability to climb into the again. That’s simply an excessive amount of work.” Within the rearview mirror, she gave a really magnanimous look to Jia He. “Simply purchase this automotive for me sooner or later. I gained’t snub it.”

You certain have good style…

Jia He seemed with tear-filled eyes at her mother, having taken a silent blow.

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She drove her mother again to the downstairs of their house constructing earlier than shifting on to her subsequent battle website, China College of Political Science and Legislation.

Excessive-end automobiles have been all over the place on the fundamental gates of the college, so naturally there have been extra individuals right here who knew their stuff about automobiles. She had solely stood exterior for a short time earlier than she had a sure feeling that folks have been eyeing her like she was somebody’s mistress. Therefore, she was compelled to gloomily clamber again into the automotive to attend… Her youthful woman cousin lastly, greater than ten minutes late, ran over with a backpack on her again. As soon as she had checked and confirmed that it was the proper license plate quantity, she straightaway pulled out her cell phone and commenced enthusiastically snapping images of the automotive. Ultimately, she even slapped the automotive window. Jia He rolled it down and checked out her.

“Hey, Huge Sis[3], assist take an image of me together with your automotive.” This youthful cousin’s eyes have been glowing, and mainly the one issues she had not achieved have been dance and wave her arms in pleasure.

Jia He was embarrassed. “Hurry and get within the automotive. What are you taking photos for? …”

“Only one, ’kay?” The child started pouting and appearing cute. Powerless, Jia He had no alternative however to get out of the automobile and take an Nnumber of images for her earlier than managing to coax her into the automotive. Who would have thought? The moment this woman cousin sat into the automobile, she lowered her voice and made a present of heaving a giant sigh. “Ol’ Sis, you’ve lastly upgraded your mistress automotive from somewhat shotgun to a cannon. Have you ever develop into somebody’s mistress?”

Jia He jolted and gawked at her, baffled. “What are you speaking about?”

With very a lot an aching coronary heart, her cousin carried on declaring her stance on this. “I gained’t assist it. Wait, no, it’s ‘I’m adamantly in opposition to it.’ It is a path of no return. Even when we by no means marry, we nonetheless should not take this path! Your little sis right here, I examine regulation. Sure, present-day society’s morality has degenerated to the purpose that it really tacitly approves of the sort of phenomenon, however,” she paused for a bit, her method as one who was upholding justice, then continued, “I, as a future professional in marriage regulation who helps and protects a system of monogamy, completely is not going to condone the sort of behaviour of yours.”

This big chunk of phrases was really… well-reasoned and well-supported.

Irked, but in addition discovering her humorous, Jia He replied, “This automotive is your bro-in-law’s.” Her cheeks warmed somewhat with that assertion. Clearing her throat, she defined, “I’ll be sincere and lay all of it out within the open: though he has had a divorce, he’s now a clean-and-clear, unwed man.”

“Huh? You discovered your self a second-hand good?” Doubtful, her cousin rigorously examined her expression. “Hasn’t it been 5 years the place nobody’s needed you? Why is there now immediately somebody who does?”

Severely, you suppose I’ve had 5 years the place nobody’s needed me?! I’m the one who didn’t need anybody, okay?!

And plus, Yi Wenze is not any second-hand good both…

Jia He glowered hatefully at her. “It’s as a result of I’ve excessive requirements, not as a result of nobody needed me.”

“You?” Her cousin mused on this briefly. “That’s true. You want Yi Wenze a lot and also you additionally like to dream, so yeah, your requirements are excessive.” That efficiently managed to choke off any retorts from Jia He. Jia He immediately considered a query: If she learns that her cousin-in-law is Yi Wenze, will she faint? However youngsters these days are extremely able to accepting issues. Ought to I attempt to probe her out a bit first?

Whereas this youthful cousin carried on sighing over how Jia He’s daydreaming skills have been even better than hers, Jia He rapidly gave her a severe look. “What if I actually did discover a man who’s nearly as good as Yi Wenze, one who, from his appears to his character, will not be in any approach inferior to him?”

Smooth music drifted via the automotive. Aside from that, there was no different noise.

On the face of the individual earlier than her, the expression went from certainly one of silly stupor to shock after which transitioned all the best way to utter heartache that seeped into the very bone, however nonetheless she didn’t communicate…

Ultimately, she prolonged her hand and really touched it to Jia He’s brow.

“Hey, Huge Sis, do you could have a fever? Or has the fever already burned your mind foolish?” She examined Jia He’s temperature. Regular. “Chasing after a star to your extent is simply too scary. Oh, proper, final time Second [Maternal] Aunt even stated you discovered your self a younger actor who appears fairly a bit like Yi Wenze. You wouldn’t have abused your authority as screenwriter and did somethingto the man, proper?”

Wordlessly, Jia He turned her head away. Actuality had simply confirmed that this try at communication had failed.

She completely wanted to give you a approach for everybody to have the ability to settle for her relationship… However after considering for some time, she felt that one thing was not proper… Why was she already beginning to put together for bringing him house? … She was dazed for a second. Proper when she was about to start driving, Yi Wenze’s cellphone name got here in.

Casting a responsible look at her youthful cousin, she answered it with a really low “Hi there?”

The lass at first had not likely involved herself with this name, however the on the spot she heard Jia He utilizing such a cooing voice, she understood. Solely forming the phrases together with her mouth, she requested silently, “The divorced man?”

Taking pictures her a glare, Jia He heard him say on the opposite finish of the road, “Honey, what are you doing?”

In a small voice, she replied, “I’m choosing up my youthful cousin from faculty after which we’re going to my [maternal] granddad’s home for Mid-Autumn Competition.”

Yi Wenze gave an “mm,” then informed her, “My airplane ticket is booked already. I’ll be taking off at eleven o’clock tonight and arriving in Beijing round one-thirty.”

Booked a late-night flight once more…

Giving somewhat leap for pleasure on the within, Jia He was within the midst of a second of sweetness when, rapidly, her hand was empty—her youthful cousin had snatched her cell phone proper out of it. Directing her phrases into the cellphone, the little lass greeted merrily, “That is Brother-In-Legislation, proper? I’m your little sister-in-law, Mumu.”

Jia He needed to seize the cellphone again, so Mumu shortly added, “Everybody’s going to be there for Mid-Autumn Competition. It’s the proper time to do a meet-the-parents. Come! I’ll put in just a few good phrases for you. Your future mother-in-law is actually good-natured and straightforward to take care of.” Straight after saying this, she commented to Jia He, “Brother-In-Legislation’s voice is so good.”

Jia He was not sure whether or not she ought to cry or chuckle at this and momentarily didn’t know what she ought to do. However subsequent, she noticed Mumu’s eyes develop glassy and repair on her whereas her mouth bobbed open and opened some extra. Then…she let loose a shriek and hurled the cell phone onto Jia He’s lap.

Uh-oh…

Jia He hurriedly picked up the cellphone. “What did you say to her?”

Within the cellphone, his voice said serenely, “Nothing actually. I simply stated that my flight wouldn’t be getting in till actually late tonight and I’d invite her to the premiere of Age of Flourish.”

Sure, it did sound like he had not likely stated something.

However these phrases completely have been spoken intentionally to trigger shock… Age of Flourish featured an all-star forged, and what it touted was that he was the main actor.

Even an fool would perceive.

Telling him, “We’ll speak later,” Jia He speedily hung up and turned her eyes onto Mumu. “Don’t freak me out… It’s not that scary, is it?”

Oh no, I’m achieved for. Even she’s already like this. Meaning if I actually do let Mother find out about it, it’ll be even worse.

With one hand pressed in opposition to her chest, Mumu made an indication to her to close her mouth. She mollified herself for a full half a minute earlier than lastly blowing out a light-weight breath. “Inform me, did I hear unsuitable?”

Jia He shook her head, pained. “You didn’t hear unsuitable…”

Clutching at her personal chest, Mumu stared bitterly at her. “You and are born of the identical roots, so why is it that you just’re the one who ended up with all of the dumb luck?”

……

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Sheepish, Jia He started driving, deciding that she would simply fully maintain her silence.

Your complete approach, Mumu didn’t stop grilling her. Jia He was overwhelmed by her many and diversified, unusual and fantastical questions. Solely when Mumu requested, “How did issues begin between you two?” did Jia He critically look again in her reminiscence and reply, “It appears, issues started between us when one time I acquired rear-ended and he despatched Wu Zhilun over to be my driver…”

“Wait! Pull over shortly!” Mumu bellowed.

Jia He hurriedly discovered an empty spot and pulled over to the aspect of the street, almost dying from the shock she simply acquired.

“I bear in mind now! Your rotten driving expertise are plain for all to see.” Decisively, Mumu acquired out of the automotive and adjusted seats with Jia He. “It’s higher if I drive. I don’t need to be unable to go house on Mid-Autumn.” After fastening her seat belt, she turned an intense gaze onto Jia He. “That’s simply too loopy! Identical to that and you then attached with a giant movie star. Huge Sis, why don’t you want Wu Zhilun? That man is clearly even somewhat additional alongside on the good-looking scale.”

Jia He turned her nostril up at that. That boozer? How can he even examine to your brother-in-law? …

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Ultimately, once they stepped via the door of the household house, Jia He very sternly gave her the warning that she had higher preserve her lips sealed. Mumu readily agreed to this. “No drawback. Present your iPad to me.” Thus, there in broad daylight, Jia He misplaced an iPad… For the complete night, together with even when she was slicing up some fruit, her coronary heart was quaking in her throat and he or she saved looking at Mumu, terrified this woman cousin would possibly slip and say one thing. Not till that they had divided up the moon muffins and he or she was making ready to go house did she really feel like she might breathe.

When she was leaving, her granddad immediately gave somewhat slap to the again of his personal head and stated, “I forgot. The drama serial!” With that, he scurried over to modify channels on the tv. Jia He solely swept a glimpse on the display screen, however then she was completely dumbstruck—it was Tune of Yong’an.

“Oh, hey,” her mother remarked, plopping her rear finish onto a seat, “you’re watching this? I’m watching it, too. Jia He wrote it. I informed her to offer me spoilers, however she gained’t.”

For a second, all eyes turned to her. A youthful boy cousin[4] pointed at Yi Wenze and proclaimed, “Hey, Huge Sis, you’ve gotten someplace in life. You’ve lastly managed to hug your idol’s thigh[5].”

Jia He bared her enamel threateningly at him. Mumu, nevertheless, gave a significant pat on this boy cousin’s shoulder. “Huge Sis’s magnificence is unparalleled on this technology. She’s not simply merely hugging his thigh.”

All people had been huddled collectively watching tv, however on account of this one sentence, each gaze, shiny and piercing, landed on Jia He once more.

Jia He shot a glance of daggers at Mumu, pointing in the direction of the desk on the iPad on it that she had simply misplaced. Protruding her tongue, Mumu admitted defeat. Nonetheless, out of the blue, Jia He’s mother jumped in and declared with a present of seriousness, “Oh, the genuine model of the person is far more pleasing on the attention.” Pained, she summarized for personal father, Jia He’s granddad, “Your granddaughter discovered herself a knock-off, somebody who appears lots like Yi Wenze.”

Jia He was already speechless…

Her granddad gave an “Ah?” He was about to ask extra, however then he immediately pointed on the tv and cried, “Oh my, that lass actually appears lots like Jia He. And he or she’s crying, too.”

Jia He completely froze at that…

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[1]天涯Tianya Neighborhood/Membership/Boards, or just Tianya, is an internet discussion board and one of many earliest social networking websites in China. In 2011, when this story takes place, it was China’s greatest on-line discussion board.

[2]中秋节The Mid-Autumn Competition, also called the Moon Competition, takes place on the fifteenth day of the eighth month of the lunar calendar. It’s a main Chinese language pageant. On today of the yr, the moon is at its roundest and brightest.

[3]Jia He and this woman are biao cousins. A biao cousin relationship is one by which the cousins’ fathers aren’t brothers. Jia He’s this woman’s 表姐 biao jie, older feminine (biao) cousin, or actually biao-older sister, whereas the woman is Jia He’s 表妹biao mei, youthful feminine (biao) cousin, or actually biao-younger sister. Generally, the biao prefix is dropped, and cousins will handle each other as merely “sister” and “brother.” Therefore, this youthful cousin addresses Jia He as “Huge Sis.”

[4]Seek advice from footnote [3]. This boy cousin is a biao cousin; he’s Jia He’s biao-young brother.

Therefore he, too, addresses Jia He as “Huge Sis.”

[5]抱大腿 actually interprets as “hugging a thigh,” the place the “thigh” is referring to a giant shot individual of some type. To “hug a thigh” means to suck as much as a giant shot or use a giant shot’s fame to maneuver your self up the ladder.