Translator-Rhapsodite
Editor- yuki_shuichi, Proofreader- adjective
“Bless you!”
Ruan Song sat on the bed with a red nose. This was already the third sneeze he had just a few minutes after getting up.
One sneeze meant someone was thinking about him; two sneezes meant someone was scolding him, and three sneezes meant he caught a cold.
He did catch a cold.
Last night, he was carried into the bathroom by Ren Qinming. Instead of immediately stripping him naked, he didn’t even untie his belt in a hurry like before.
Ren Qinming had a premeditated plan. He directly lifted his butt and placed him on the spacious sink in the bathroom, saying, “It’s cool on top.”
Even though there was a bathrobe in between, Ruan Song couldn’t help but instinctively hold Ren Qinming tightly due to the chilly sensation of the marble.
He pondered over the sudden situation, thinking that Ren Qinming must not have been prepared. Just as he was about to call it off, he watched helplessly as Ren Qinming opened the sink drawer, revealing several unopened small squares inside.
Ruan Song was completely speechless and looked down at him, saying, “Didn’t you ever think that one day this kind of plan wouldn’t work? What else haven’t you placed in this room?”
Ren Qinming’s large hand had already slipped along the hem of his clothes, gripping his smooth thigh underneath, and he said, “There are no cameras on the balcony.”
Even the balcony was included.
With their faces close, Ren Qinming leaned towards Ruan Song’s ear and squeezed himself between Ruan Song’s legs, saying, “Brother Song, help me put it on…”
Ruan Song had just mentioned it in the room and never thought they would do it today. But before Ruan Song could react, Ren Qinming had already taken care of all the preparations.
The warm and moist breath brushed against Ruan Song’s skin, causing him to change his words in an instant, “…Don’t leave any marks in visible places.”
“Got it.” Ren Qinming kissed him on the chin.
The bathroom was dimly lit with flickering shadows, and soon both of them were covered in sweat again.
If it wasn’t for the water being cut off at midnight, Ruan Song estimated that Ren Qinming could have kept going for at least three more hours. They were almost pushing it to the limit of time.
But with the sink and shower tiles, Ruan Song still felt a bit overwhelmed. Early in the morning, they saw Ren Qinming wearing an apron in the kitchen, simmering ginger soup. The breakfast table was already set with steaming hot dishes.
Rice porridge and pan-fried dumplings.
Jiang Qiqi’s eyes welled up with tears when she saw it. Standing at the kitchen door, she raised her arm and made a big heart gesture towards Ren Qinming. At that moment, she couldn’t even remember who her sweetheart was. “Finally, no need to eat Liang Yi’s boiled noodles anymore!”
Ren Qinming’s absence these days has made their lives quite difficult without a cook. The production team intentionally made things difficult for them, tightly controlling their living expenses, leaving them with no choice but to eat Liang Yi’s plain boiled noodles daily.
Otherwise, if the taste was too bland, they could always have instant noodles.
Since Zheng Qing was craving it, they didn’t even let Ren Qinming’s ginger soup go to waste. They poked their heads into the kitchen and sniffed, then asked with a lack of perception, “What happened to Xiao Song? Did he suddenly catch a cold?”
Zheng Qing always went to bed early and needed to sleep for a full ten hours every night, so he had no idea what was happening in other people’s rooms.
Qin Sijia, the night owl, playfully hit his arm.
Zheng Qing didn’t understand at all and kept expressing concern, “Actually, I also feel that our house has a bit of air leakage at night. Did Xiao Song catch a cold?”
Everyone at the scene was watching him.
Jiang Qiqi, being the closest to Ruan Song and Ren Qinming’s room, could hear some noises last night, causing her face to turn red.
Liang Yi coughed a few times and pulled Zheng Qing out of the kitchen, saying, “Stop asking questions; let’s eat first before it gets cold.”
Normally, Zheng Qing was quite lively and quick-witted, but today he suddenly seemed lost, looking at everyone in confusion and saying, “Yesterday evening, all of you were so worried about Xiao Song, and now that he has a cold, no one even cares?”
“That’s not something you need to worry about.”
Qin Sijia immediately slapped his arm again, his face filled with embarrassment as if saying, “I’m sorry, everyone. It’s my fault for not taking care of this absent-minded person and letting him embarrass himself.”
The barrage of comments from those who knew the situation was already bursting with laughter.
[Sijia: Do we have to spell it out for you? Dummy.]
[If Brother Zheng really can’t figure it out, I have no problem revealing everything that happened in the bathroom last night for him to see. Pitiful thing.jpg]
[Looks like Brother Zheng didn’t pay up. Our esteemed VIPs all know, doge.]
[Actually, I think Qiqi and Liang Yi went to “sleep” pretty early yesterday. Since their rooms are close, is there a possibility…of course, I’m just guessing, it might not be right…that’s just me talking nonsense…yellow face.jpg]
But what Ren Qinming said next made everyone unable to laugh.
Zheng Qing saw him casually serving the ginger soup from the kitchen and said, “Yesterday, I took a shower with Song Ge, and he caught a slight cold.”
Zheng Qing, “……?”
Zheng Qing, “?????”
Ren Qinming lifted his chin slightly, leaving behind these words, and confidently took the steps that would let the whole world know that he successfully sneaked into his wife’s bathroom, then returned to his room feeling refreshed.
Leaving Zheng Qing stunned in place, his face went from pale to red, then deep red. After a moment of silence, he cleared his throat and glared at the people around him, saying, “Why didn’t you guys tell me?!”
[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha what else to say, Brother Zheng.]
Qin Sijia wanted to punch a hole and stuff him inside, saying, “I told you directly not to ask anymore!”
“No,” Zheng Qing was quite shocked, sitting at the dining table and mumbling as if his mouth were stuffed with cotton, “You can turn off the camera, the audio, and stuff like that…”
Qin Sijia replied, “If you just unplug the plug, can the production team burst in at midnight and plug it back in for you?”
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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Sitting beside them, Jiang Qiqi’s face had been red ever since they brought up this topic.
Zheng Qing had thought he could at least find a sense of belonging to the “conservative elderly alliance” with her, but then Jiang Qiqi suddenly whispered to them, “It started at ten o’clock.”
Zheng Qing, “?”
[Hahaha, f*ck, Zheng Ge: I didn’t expect you to be like this, Qiqi?!]
[Wake up, brother Zheng, this is an adult show, not a show for elderly people, doge.]
……………
As noon approached, the six of them huddled on the couch watching a movie when an unexpected announcement came through the cabin’s radio.
[Please, Ren Qinming, go alone to the mountain base to welcome the sixth flying guest of this cabin’s ’19 Days of Cohabitation.’ I repeat, Ren Qinming, go alone to the mountain base to welcome the sixth guest. The rest of the crew should wait and prepare inside the cabin.”]
Everyone, “???”
Today was the ninth day of “19 Days of Cohabitation,” and more than half of the time has passed.
In addition to Wan Qingyue and Jiang Zhi, the four people who have been staying at the cabin have received three more guests in the past few days. Two of them were from the music industry, and one was a popular influencer. Including today’s guest, this made it the sixth one.
After listening to the broadcast, everyone’s eyes turned to Ren Qinming, looking suspiciously, as if asking him if there was anything else happening outside besides Wan Qingyue.
Otherwise, why would they want him to go alone?
Ren Qinming himself was also puzzled, looking innocent. He was about to explain when Ruan Song covered his mouth and said, “You’ll know once you go and bring them back. Until the truth is revealed, you can’t trust a word a man says.”
Ren Qinming, “???”
“I really…”
“Alright, go and fetch them.” Ruan Song pointed directly towards the door.
In the cabin, everyone’s eyes turned towards Ren Qinming, all with a look of disbelief, as if they were seeing a sly and untrustworthy person with a bad reputation.
Ren Qinming felt wronged, and the barrage was already eagerly waiting to see what would happen next.
[If my brother knew who the person coming in from outside is, he would not be in the mood to explain this, doge]
[Don’t know if the overnight standing ticket that younger grandchild bought last time is still available, doge.]
[Thinking back then, it was because of this that I fell into my brother’s trap. Old fans expressed satisfaction, showing their teeth. jpg]
[Although my brother is good, he has been rampant for too long and needs someone to cure him, cute. jpg]
[The guests invited for this episode of “19 Days of Cohabitation” did put in a lot of effort. I’m really satisfied, hehehe.]
The mountain pass to pick people up was not far from the cabin.
Everyone thought that Ren Qinming would come back in at most ten minutes, so they were busy cleaning up the mess inside the house.
Who would have thought that after a whole half hour, there was no sign of him? They called his phone and found out that he had left it on the sofa.
Jiang Qiqi’s crisis awareness kicked in again. “Could there be something wrong?”
After all, it was not possible to get lost on such a short road. It didn’t make sense to delay picking someone up for so long.
Ruan Song, “Didn’t the production team send a cameraman?”
Liang Yi was about to take out his phone to check when suddenly, they heard a sound at the door—the sound of a key being inserted into the lock.
When the door opened, Ren Qinming appeared at the doorway, completely devoid of the energy he had before he left. His face was pale as if he had just run three kilometers, and his lips had lost their color.
Upon closer inspection, everyone noticed that he was actually dragging something with him.
There were several huge metal boxes with wheels, stacked up to a height about as tall as Ren Qinming. With just one familiar glance, you could tell that they contained filming equipment.
Everyone went up to lend a hand, wondering why the production team had Ren Qinming move the filming props.
It wasn’t until Ruan Song asked him, “Where is the person you picked up?”
Ren Qinming, rarely reluctant to even mention someone’s name, pointed behind himself, indicating that everyone should see for themselves.
The five of them leaned against the door frame of the wooden house, stretching their necks to look outside, and they were all shocked at what they saw.
Zheng Qing muttered under his breath, “Holy shit,” unable to believe his eyes. “Is that Liu Muyan, Director Liu?”
Slowly approaching from not far away was an old man wearing a beret, with medium-length hair tied in a small braid. He appeared to be around fifty years old, with a serious pair of black-framed glasses resting on his nose. His whole demeanor exuded an air of seriousness, with no hint of laughter.
Ruan Song knew him.
He was one of the top ten famous directors in Hong Kong, having directed for over twenty years. He has won numerous awards, such as the Golden Horse, Golden Elephant, and Huading Awards. He was known for his bold filming style and meticulous attention to detail. Every one of his works was well-known.
Ren Qinming’s first Best Actor award was achieved through collaborating with him. He was a legendary figure who many looked up to.
Jiang Qiqi was thrilled the moment she saw him in person.
Liang Yi, “I remember, weren’t you always eager to collaborate with him?”
But relying on family connections hasn’t worked out. They didn’t do the whole backdoor entry into the production crew.
“Yes, yes!”
Jiang Qiqi also didn’t expect that by appearing on a variety show, she would suddenly be able to catch the attention of Ruan Song and Liu Muyan. She nodded excitedly, like a little chicken pecking at rice, finding it hard to contain herself.
Just then, someone beside her exclaimed, “Wow, why didn’t you tell me you were coming?”
Surprised, Qin Sijia quickly went out and warmly embraced the newcomer.
Everyone was stunned when they saw Liu Muyan patting her back in response.
[I’ve never heard that Sijia and Director Liu knew each other?]
Zheng Qing stared blankly and asked his partner, “Have you worked with Director Liu before?”
Qin Sijia, holding onto Liu Muyan, happily introduced Liu to everyone, “We haven’t worked together, but Director Liu is my uncle, so of course I know him.”
“?????”
[This time, the real clown is me facepalm.jpg]
[When I thought all my friends were just ordinary like me, but turns out they’re all invisible second-generation rich kids, be like the entire cabin right now. ]
[Yeah, you’re right! Sijia speaks Mandarin so well that I completely forgot that she’s actually from Hong Kong. It’s impressive!]
[I can understand why you feel overwhelmed, Zheng Ge. It’s true; the impact today was quite a lot. And it’s surprising how low-key it was!]
Everyone looked at Qin Sijia with wide eyes, shocked by her impressive background!
And the key thing was that Zheng Qing has been in a relationship with Qin Sijia for two years but he has never heard about him at all!!
Before he could even react, Liu Muyan reached out and lifted his black-framed glasses, saying, “Are you Jiajia’s current partner?”
Under the gaze of that serious face, Zheng Qing’s legs went weak, completely unprepared to accept that his girlfriend was well-off. Now, he had to prepare to meet the parents. He bent down, humbly extended his hands, and shook hands with the person, saying, “…Yes, yes, yes, Director Liu, I’ve heard so much about you.”
Back in the cabin, Jiang Qiqi forgot to express her admiration and greeted everyone properly.
As Liu Muyan listened to their self-introductions, it seemed like it went in one ear and out the other. There was no expression on his face as he scanned each person’s face.
It seemed like he preferred to use his eyes to observe rather than just listen. The focused and sharp gaze behind his glasses was captivating.
Every person he scrutinized felt their heart skip a beat as if they were naked.
Ren Qinming, being one of the only two people who know Liu Muyan well and was very familiar with him, has completely retreated to the sidelines and stopped speaking.
It was like being a student facing the class teacher, trying to minimize one’s presence, without a trace of the usual condescending attitude.
Seeing everyone visibly becoming tense, Qin Sijia immediately waved her hand in an attempt to lighten the mood. “Don’t be afraid; my uncle is a very nice person; he just looks intimidating.”
But as everyone looked at Liu Muyan’s unchanged serious face, they couldn’t help but think, “…”
This was just “intimidating?” This was downright scary! Explosive!
Everyone who was glanced at by Liu Muyan, without any particular pause, felt an inexplicable sense of relief as if they had survived a disaster.
Until Liu Muyan’s gaze fell on Ruan Song, he suddenly asked a similar question, “Are you Ren Qinming’s boyfriend?”
Compared to Zheng Qing’s lack of resilience, Ruan Song didn’t show any extra reaction and remained calm. “Yes.”
He didn’t know if it was because of what happened with Yuan Yinhai, or maybe he just naturally didn’t get along with senior figures. He has always been calm when faced with people who held titles above their heads, and the only bit of curiosity he had was because of Ren Qinming.
Because Liu Muyan was the first one to discover Ren Qinming among so many actors.
During the period when Ren Qinming joined Liu Muyan’s team to film, he was almost unreachable all day. The few times he appeared on screen with Liu Muyan, his complexion was very poor, and he would always complain about this person’s perfectionism and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
As long as the shots were slightly unsatisfactory, he would make the entire team reshoot them over and over again.
The most exaggerated one was a ten-second long shot that was repeated seventy-two times, without any reason.
Liu Muyan just sat behind the monitor and made everyone redo it over and over again. No one knew why they had to redo it, and no one knew why the seventy-second time was finally accepted. The absolute authority made everyone on set too afraid to question.
If it were a regular actor with a formal training background, it might be okay. But at that time, Ren Qinming was a complete beginner. Going through the torment over and over again, his spirit was weakening. Every time he saw Liu Muyan’s face, it was like returning to that time of endless NGs and dark days.
All of Ren Qinming’s fans knew that he was afraid of Liu Muyan.
When he won the Best Actor award, the host asked him to say a few words of gratitude to the director. It was clear to everyone that he was struggling, and he could only manage to squeeze out a few polite words with great difficulty.
At first, no one understood.
There were many people online who criticized him, calling him disrespectful and ungrateful to the person who discovered him, without even basic respect and gratitude.
Until later, when the production team released the blooper reel of constant NGs…
The whole situation changed completely.
Everyone instantly felt that when Ren Qinming could smoothly come up with a few polite words on the spot, it was already a pretty impressive performance. Just watching the video made them feel overwhelmed.
Later on, Ren Qinming heard a “click” and became stunned. He came alive when the camera was on, but became lifeless when it wasn’t. He sat hunched over on a small stool during breaks.
It must have been exhausting to feel so hopeless, but he forced himself to face the camera again and again, showing dedication and effort that won over many early fans.
And as everyone knew, Liu Muyan’s biggest hobby in life was “beauty.”
Every film he handled was considered a masterpiece in terms of “beauty.”
Once he set his sights on someone to film, he didn’t care whether they could act or not. As long as he could capture the desired effect, he was willing to spend as much time as it took to train the actors.
This was also the reason why Ren Qinming, with only average acting skills, was chosen in the first place.
In plain terms, it was all about his looks.
Even if the person has no intention of acting, Liu Muyan would find a way to persuade them, relentlessly pursuing them until they have no choice.
Ren Qinming was the only actor in history to be chosen by Liu Muyan twice.
Since last year, there have been continuous public appeals for Ren Qinming to collaborate with him for a second time.
However, just the thought of the crazy experience of constant NGs made Ren Qinming refuse to do it, no matter what. It felt like working with him once would take at least ten years off his life.
When Liu Muyan came this time, Ren Qinming thought that the thing he would fear the most was the rehashing of old stories and the mention of wanting to work with him again.
It wasn’t until this person suddenly noticed Ruan Song that he realized the bigger crisis was his wife!
He wished he could shield Ruan Song and hide him from him at all costs!
But then, Liu Muyan looked at Ruan Song and said, “I don’t think Ren Qinming is suitable, but I have a nephew who would be perfect for you. I can introduce him to you.”
Ren Qinming, “?”
Barrage and everyone else, “????”
What was this completely unpredictable plot development?
[Hahahahahaha, before, brother Wan Qingyue felt that Teacher Ruan was not serious, and now, Director Liu felt that my brother is not good enough. Nowadays, it seems like it’s popular to snatch someone else’s partner right in front of their face. doge]
[When Director Liu said that, I was drinking water and it made me choke. I thought he wanted Teacher Ruan to film a movie, but introducing someone? It’s too funny! ]
[My brother was just physically scared before, but now his face is turning green.]
[This is the first time I have seen brother Ren Qinming frowning and confused like this hahahahahahaha]
It was about Ruan Song.
Ren Qinming overcame his psychological barrier of not daring to look directly at Liu Muyan in just a second and quickly held his wife’s hand.
“There’s no need for that.”
“How can there be no need?” Liu Muyan shifted his gaze back to him and said, “I think ever since you stopped acting in my movies, it has become necessary, at least to take on some decent projects.”
[??????? ]
[Hahahahahahahahaha, so I’m waiting here.]
[Director Liu: At least contact something decent, like me, doge]
Ren Qinming, “…”
[I knew Director Liu wouldn’t be on this variety show for no reason! Hahaha!]
When they found out that Liu Muyan’s target wasn’t themselves, the rest of the people in the cabin didn’t know what they were relieved about, but they all relaxed and slumped comfortably onto the couch.
Qin Sijia repeated to everyone, “I told you my uncle may look serious, but he’s actually a good person, right?”
Immediately, everyone became wishy-washy, saying, “Yes, that’s right,” and even Zheng Qing nodded along.
The barrage was filled with laughter, and everyone distanced themselves from Ren Qinming, collectively enjoying the show.
But Ren Qinming suddenly remembered the large box of things he brought and a bad suspicion arose in his mind, “…Is the task you’re giving us to help you shoot a short film?”
Liu Muyan neither confirmed nor denied, “To be precise, all of you will be involved. Others can handle the production and lighting, but you definitely have to be the lead actor.”
The barrage of comments started laughing hysterically again.
Ren Qinming was desperate at that moment, and he turned his head directly to the director’s team outside the camera and said, “I’ll just pay the penalty and quit now. Can I stop filming halfway?”
The director’s team was already prepared and sent someone to the entrance to change the door lock for them. He blinked innocently and said, “Well, you’ll need a key to get out, right?”
Ren Qinming, “…………”
Liu Muyan said earnestly, “Is it so painful to work with me? Aren’t you happy to see such a great finished film in the end?”
Ren Qinming hesitated for a moment. “….It’s already noon; I should go cook.”
Liu Muyan watched his sudden departure and said, “Then maybe I should introduce my nephew to your boyfriend.”
Ren Qinming has reached a breaking point and decided to live in the kitchen, sticking to his principle that the kitchen was his home. He said, “Go ahead and introduce him. If Brother Song takes one more look at your nephew, I’ll admit defeat.”
Then Ren Qinming turned on the faucet and started washing vegetables.
Suddenly, Liu Muyan’s voice came from outside, confidently saying, “Oh? Is that so? But your boyfriend is already looking at my nephew’s photo for the second time.”
Ren Qinming, “????”
[Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha]
The barrage burst into laughter.
[How come Director Liu seems serious but a bit adorable?]
[Number side by the download status bar for the hell difficulty side scenario reads 99%. Almost done loading! Doge]
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Ouch… get well soon 😣 and thanks for the update!
I wonder who’s the nephew…to make Ruan Song look at the photo twice 😂 Ren Qinming is facing status crisis
Get well soon.
Ren Qinming is facing such a serious crisis.
Thanks for the chapter
I hope you get better soon! I love your translations and the novels tou translate. Thank you for still updating for us at times like this, when you’re not feeling so well! I appreciate your efforts a lot!
I would die of shame if everybody knew I had a bedroom adventures with my partner 😫 And LMY is super cute! ><
Thank You for the new chapter (๑ơ ₃ ơ)♥ I also not a big fan of talking, but I love to listening to people! ^^ Don’t worry about updates and big thank You for working so hard with the translation! ❤
Please get well soon! Thank you so much for your wonderful translation!
Get well soon!💕 Ren Qinming your house is in danger, please stand up!!😂
thank you for all your efforts translating this superb novel despite your health… wish you all the best and i sincerely hope you’ll get better 🥺🥺
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Get well soon Rhapsodite! Hope all goes well with you💜
Please get well soon translator-san! And thank you for your continuous effort in updating this wonderful novel for us! ><
And lol poor ren qinming can never catch a break XD he just patched it up with song ge and now a potential new rival is in the way haha