It wasn't until Chi Yunqi nudged her arm that Song Jinhe finally came to her senses.
"Okay... Sure."
She seemed utterly dejected.
It felt as if a piece of her heart was missing. It didn't exactly hurt, but she was just lost and felt like everything was unreal.
What she felt more was regret and unwillingness. She was so reluctant to accept it...
Sensing Song Jinhe's dejected mood, Chi Yunqi picked up the iPad on the bedside table again and started searching for something.
Song Jinhe was in a daze. The next moment, she heard the slightly childish voice of the little one beside her.
"Mom, look. They're fake."
"It's not real. It's just a camera angle trick."
Chi Yunqi quickly held out the iPad in Song Jinhe's direction.
Back then, this movie was a huge hit and dominated the Weibo hot search list for quite a while.
Moreover, it was the first movie with a kissing scene since Chi Yan entered the entertainment circle.
Chi Yan, the youngest triple - crown winner in history, had his on - screen first kiss with the female lead, Jian Yuqin.
She even rose directly to the rank of A - list celebrity thanks to this movie.
Back then, the kissing scene between the two in the movie had caused quite a stir. She was also the only actress Chi Yan had ever been involved in a scandal with since he entered the entertainment circle.
If you searched for the materials from that time now, you could still find them.
Song Jinhe's gaze fell on the iPad screen. It showed that the fans of the two stars had made such a big fuss back then.
Chi Yan himself had come out on his account to clarify that it was all just a camera angle trick.
With Chi Yan's explanation, the fans gradually calmed down.
Song Jinhe immediately took the tablet and slowly scrolled through it with her finger. Her gaze on the screen was focused and serious.
It seemed that she didn't feel as sad as before.
She felt as if she had come back to life.
"So that's how it is..."
There was a sigh of relief in Song Jinhe's tone.
Seeing that Song Jinhe was in a better mood, Chi Yunqi immediately tried to divert her attention.
"Mom, I'm not sleepy yet. I can't fall asleep. Can you tell me a story?"
Chi Yunqi blinked his big, watery eyes. His little face was so tender that it seemed to be able to squeeze out water.
There was full of expectation in his eyes. Other kids could listen to bedtime stories.
But he had never heard his mom tell him a story.
Song Jinhe simply couldn't resist Chi Yunqi's little pleading look.
Her voice softened immediately. "Sure, baby. What story do you want to hear? Go get the book by yourself."
"Okay."
Chi Yunqi's little legs slid off the bed quickly. Then he rummaged through his schoolbag and took out a picture book of fairy tales.
Chi Yunqi opened the first page and pointed at the book. "Mom, I want to hear this one."
"Okay."
Song Jinhe hugged the little one tightly in her arms. Her gaze fell on the picture book, and her voice was soft and gentle.
"Once upon a time, in a kingdom..."
Chi Yunqi closed his eyes gently. It felt as if he was lying on a cloud.
So this was what it felt like to be hugged by mom.
So this was what it felt like to listen to mom tell a story...
The next day, Song Jinhe fulfilled her promise from the day before and took Chi Yunqi to play all the rides in the amusement park.
When they got home, they were almost exhausted.
But the happiness was real.
Even Song Jinhe got to experience the joy of being a child.
"We're going to pack our things tonight. The flight is at six o'clock tomorrow morning. Baby, are you sure you don't regret going with mom to the recording?"
Chi Yunqi shook his head. "I don't regret it."
"Okay."
The car window was slightly lowered. They both leaned back on the car seats. Chi Yunqi closed his eyes slightly. The breeze blew his hair into a mess.
Afraid that Chi Yunqi would catch a cold if he fell asleep, Song Jinhe immediately picked up the blanket beside him and covered his stomach.
The WeChat messages on her phone kept ringing.
The director's team was informing everyone in the group about the time and location of the recording tomorrow, as well as the program's process and requirements.
Her agent, Sister Lin, had also arranged an assistant for her to go with her to Yicheng for the recording.
Song Jinhe replied to the messages one by one. Just then, Zhang Shiming's message popped up again.
Disgusting Guy: [Baby, the gift I bought for you has arrived. Remember to sign for it. You'll definitely like it.]
Disgusting Guy: [I found a really delicious restaurant. I'll pick you up tonight?]
Song Jinhe frowned and held the phone away from her. Just seeing his messages made her feel extremely nauseous.
Song Jinhe quickly woke Chi Yunqi up who was about to fall asleep.
"Baby, help mom reply to a message again."
Chi Yunqi's voice was extremely childish as he was about to fall asleep. According to Song Jinhe's instructions just now, he replied to the message.
[Uncle, do you like my mom? Why do you call my mom baby?]
[My mom said she doesn't want your stupid gift.]
[My mom wants you to repay the money.]
Chi Yunqi's childish voice was a bit fierce. After the voice message was sent, there was no response from the other side for a long time.
Sure enough, only Yunqi could deal with a person like him.
Without Zhang Shiming's harassment, Song Jinhe finally browsed Weibo happily.
The official Weibo of the variety show had already @ the regular guests. As for the three flying guests, their identities were still kept secret.
The diva singer Xie Yiran was the most well - known. Most of the comments in the comment section were from her fans.
[Oh my god! It's Sister Yiran! What a surprise!]
[I'm definitely going to follow this variety show! I love Sister Yiran and Mingbao so much!]
The Mingbao everyone was talking about was Xie Yiran's seven - year - old daughter. She had appeared in the public eye since she was a child and was now a little child star.
The remaining small part of the comment section was filled with the little fans of the rising starlet Ye Shuang.
[Why does Ye Shuang want to be on a parent - child variety show? I can't figure it out.]
[She's been getting quite good resources recently. With such a great director's team and investment, only a fool wouldn't come.]
Of course, Song Jinhe could also occasionally see her own name in the comment section.
But they were all skeptical voices.
[Who is Song Jinhe? I've never heard of her.]
[With such a great director and such a huge investment, this regular guest is a bit of a disappointment, isn't she?]
[She's completely unknown.]
[Yeah, does she have such a powerful backer? She has no representative works, let alone any popularity. How can she be on this variety show?]
[The sister above is too honest. She's definitely a money - backer in the group.]
Song Jinhe was actually very talented. If she wanted to be popular, she would have been popular long ago.
Moreover, her husband was so rich. If she wanted resources, she could easily get them. She was never short of money.
She just didn't know what had gotten into her head in the past five years. She had been chasing after that scumbag for five years and even gave up her career.
It was true that she didn't have any representative works.
But she was still annoyed by the netizen's comment. She directly replied under the comment about the money - backer in the group.
[Oh.]