The Film Queen’s Live-In Son-in-Law is the King of the Women's Kingdom (GL) - Chapter 19

In the end, Shen Ji still didn’t give a definite answer to the question of whether tonight was “a go.”

She hoped something would happen naturally. Making an appointment in advance felt like she was completing a task, like the tradition of two strangers, with no feelings for each other, performing the most intimate act on their wedding day.

Even though the little princess came from a feudal era a thousand years ago, she was a modern little princess. Especially after embracing the new era’s culture, she longed for all the little romantic moments in an ordinary life.

That’s why she had gone to so much trouble to prepare, to set the stage for an evening of intimacy. Even though it didn’t happen, Shen Ji still felt that last night was the best night of her twenty-three years of life.

The great actress, Yu Chiyin, didn’t mind not getting a direct answer. It would be great if it happened, but it wasn’t a loss if it didn’t. Shen Ji hadn’t rejected her. Even though they had only known each other for a short time, she could sense Shen Ji’s unspoken feelings with just a look.

For this, she rewarded herself with a box of strawberries. Of course, they were the kind her little live-in husband had washed, destemmed, and meticulously picked the seeds out of.

Yu Chiyin hadn’t specifically asked for it, but when she looked at Shen Ji with confusion, her live-in husband was watching a video titled “Learn These 10 Tricks to Make Your Wife Never Leave You,” while she carefully used small tweezers to pluck out the strawberry seeds one by one.

Shen Ji’s long, pale hands were beautiful to watch, no matter what she was doing. Her movements were quick and gentle, precisely removing the seeds without damaging the fruit.

Yu Chiyin watched, entered, and forgot what she had originally wanted to ask her: why was she learning how to make her wife never leave her? Did she really want this marriage to last forever?

“Ding!”

The screen of Shen Ji’s phone, which was usually so quiet it was unnoticeable, lit up on the coffee table. Shen Ji didn’t react, continuing to feed Yu Chiyin strawberries.

Yu Chiyin finally felt she couldn’t eat anymore and pushed her hand away. “I’m full. Go check your messages.”

“Okay.”

The little live-in husband nodded, slowly and carefully wiping her hands with a wet wipe before picking up her phone.

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[Little Treasure]: ??? 

[Little Treasure]: You moved? 

[Little Treasure]: Where did you go? My old man just made me work at the company for a few days, and you disappeared?

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Ever since coming to this world, Shen Ji’s phone has been very quiet. The original Shen Ji didn’t have many friends. There were a total of 57 contacts in her chat app, and more than half of them were her so-called ex-girlfriends.

The only person she could call a friend was Wang Xiaobao. No one usually messaged her, so Shen Ji hadn’t bothered to organize her contacts. Mostly, she wasn’t sure if she even could.

Leaning lazily into the sofa, she felt enveloped by the soft cushions, which made Shen Ji instinctively stretch comfortably before slowly replying to Wang Xiaobao’s message.

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[S]: Mmm, moved. 

[S]: Didn’t disappear.

[Little Treasure]: Where are you? 

[S]: Home. 

[Little Treasure]: …… 

[Little Treasure]: Whose home? 

[S]: My wife’s home.

 [Little Treasure]: Oh, well, you’re busy then.

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The conversation ended abruptly. Shen Ji knew Wang Xiaobao had misunderstood something, but she was happy to let him. She wasn’t good at dealing with friends. After all, the little princess’s only friend had been the tattered ragdoll she had found.

Yu Chiyin saw her put down her phone and asked, “A friend?”

It seemed like a casual question, but all her body language was tense. Her left hand, holding the script, was slightly clenched, her right hand was lightly scratching the surface of the sofa, her lips were tight, and the corner of her eye was fixed on Shen Ji.

“Sort of.”

Shen Ji chose her words carefully, using two words to describe her relationship with Wang Xiaobao. If it were this body’s Shen Ji, then yes, they were friends. But if it was the soul of Shen Ji, the answer was just two words: “Not close.”

“Oh~” Yu Chiyin was satisfied with the answer. 

She was more invested in Shen Ji than she had thought. It wasn’t that Shen Ji needed her, but that she had already started to rely on Shen Ji.

That’s why she instinctively panicked, naturally resisting the idea of her “live-in husband” having a more intimate relationship with anyone else.

“Not close, huh? It looked like you were chatting for a long time.”

“……”

Shen Ji tilted her head and looked at her, puzzled. “A long time?”

She lit up her phone screen to check. “Less than two minutes.”

“That’s a long time,” Yu Chiyin said self-righteously, ready to make a financial argument. 

“Your monthly allowance is 50,000 yuan. That’s 1,666 yuan a day. Calculated on an eight-hour workday, your hourly wage is 200 yuan. A minute is about 3 yuan, so two minutes is seven yuan, rounded up.”

“Do you know that seven yuan can buy two of my favorite ice creams?”

“So, my dear, you want ice cream, right?”

The little live-in husband stood up, ready to go buy her ice cream. Yu Chiyin loved it, but they didn’t keep much in the house because she knew she had no self-control.

As an actress, she had to be careful about her diet, especially with sweets and high-calorie foods. Yu Chiyin would only allow herself to have one on rare occasions.

Feeling exposed, Yu Chiyin swallowed, looking like a little gluttonous cat, her eyes sparkling with anticipation. “Can I?”

This time, Shen Ji’s actions gave her the answer immediately. “Wait for me here.”

With that, she walked to the entryway to change her shoes and leave. Yu Chiyin immediately jumped off the sofa, ran over, and grabbed her, eagerly demanding, “I want to go too.”

The great actress, who cared about her public image, always wanted to maintain her cold and unapproachable demeanor as a “flower on a high mountain” in the eyes of her fans. So this time, she took her little live-in husband and geared up before leaving, to avoid being caught by the paparazzi.

She could already imagine the headlines, things like

 [Shock! Actress Yu and Her Wife Spotted at a Convenience Store Late at Night, and It’s All for This?] or [So This Is What the Three-Time Award Winner Is Like in Private!].

No matter which headline, it would be a huge blow to the persona Yu Chiyin had worked so hard to maintain. She was an actress who promoted positive energy, a hardworking star with strict standards for herself.

Although she said this herself, it didn’t change the fact that Yu Chiyin truly believed it. Being a celebrity with too many fans also had its troubles. She always felt that as someone adored by so many, she had an obligation to set a good example.

She knew being lazy wasn’t a good habit, but she would never tell her fans that it was okay to be a “salty fish” (a slang term for a lazy, unmotivated person).

Shen Ji listened to her serious explanation the entire way, then raised her hand and pointed to a dark shadow in the distance. “But the paparazzi have already taken pictures.”

“……” 

The person who was trying to save face was instantly petrified.

She looked at Shen Ji with teary eyes. Even through the mask, her lips were pouting in an unhappy arc. “Later, when you’re on ‘Big Eyebrow,’ say you came to keep me company.”

“You did come to keep me company.” Shen Ji smiled and tucked a strand of hair behind her ear. “It was me who was craving something in the middle of the night and insisted on dragging you along to the convenience store.”

Yu Chiyin was very pleased with her little live-in husband’s understanding, so she no longer cared about being photographed by the paparazzi and went into the store with Shen Ji to happily shop.

Shen Ji was a little helpless. She had been photographed walking so joyfully in front. Who would believe that Shen Ji was the one who was craving sweets and insisted on dragging Yu Chiyin to the convenience store?

Thankfully, they only went for a quick convenience store run. Shen Ji was shocked to see how many snacks Yu Chiyin had already put into their small basket, even though they had just entered.

Especially when she saw the two large bags of potato chips, Shen Ji swiftly took them out and put them back on the shelf. When Yu Chiyin looked at her angrily, she quietly said four words: “You are an actress.”

“……” 

The person who was about to start filming immediately fell silent.

In the end, the two of them put the small basket down, and Yu Chiyin walked all the way home with her favorite black coffee ice cream in her mouth.

They were really good at walking. The villa was almost two kilometers from the nearest convenience store. Shen Ji didn’t know how to drive, and Yu Chiyin was too lazy to. So they had just treated it as an after-dinner walk.

Now they were slowly walking back. Halfway there, Yu Chiyin suddenly pointed to a tree and said, “This tree looks so special. It’s different from the others.”

Shen Ji believed her and seriously walked around the tree to see what made it different.

Yu Chiyin quickly pulled out her phone and took dozens of photos. She chose the silliest-looking one, and also took a selfie of herself fully geared up. There was a corner of Shen Ji’s clothes in the top right. Without any editing, she posted it directly on “Big Eyebrow.”

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[@YuChiyin]: I’m looking at a fool, and the fool is looking at a tree. 

[Selfie.JPG] [ShenJiLookingAtTree.JPG]

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The fans wanted to beg the great actress to stop being so love-struck. Ever since the news of their marriage broke, Yu Chiyin had been non-stop showing off her love.

In less than a month, her posting frequency had almost caught up to what it was for the past few years. The fans were on the verge of tears and wanted to tell the three-time award winner to be independent and stop bringing her newlywed wife into every post.

Correspondingly, the long-silent Shen Ji was getting harassed by countless messages. It was a good thing Shen Ji hadn’t opened “Big Eyebrow” yet; otherwise, she would have seen countless comments tagging her, asking what she had done to deserve all this.

There was even a trending hashtag that read #TodayI’mStillTryingToFigureOutHowToBecomeShenJi.

Yu Chiyin put her phone away and asked with a smile, 

“Did you see it?”

“It does seem a little different,” the little live-in husband said, who had seriously studied it for a long time. She beckoned to Yu Chiyin, arousing the naughty actress’s curiosity.

When Yu Chiyin leaned in, Shen Ji pinned her against the tree trunk, reached up to pull down both of their masks, and tilted her head to kiss her.

This kiss was a rare, gentle, and long one, since both of their lips were still a little raw. The little live-in husband knew how to be considerate. Soothed by her gentle movements, Yu Chiyin’s body, which had been tense from the sudden attack, slowly relaxed.

After their intense first kiss, she was now able to match Shen Ji’s rhythm of attack, instinctively responding: as Shen Ji advanced, she retreated, and as Shen Ji retreated, she advanced.

The two of them kissed on a late-night street, next to a completely ordinary tree, as if no one else was around.

The paparazzi were ecstatic, taking photo after photo and video from every possible angle. The “Big Eyebrow” tech team was in tears, working overtime to stabilize the servers while also eating “dog food” (cutesy couple content).

And the fans? They could only sigh once again that their “sister” really needed to go and pick some wild vegetables (a Chinese slang term for getting their act together and staying out of trouble).

The couple’s fans’ comments were all the same: Holy cow, holy cow, holy freaking cow.

And the passersby? “I wonder how much psychological trauma that single tree just got.”

Many people had trouble sleeping that night. For example, Li Ran, the manager, was forced to work overtime because her cash cow was causing trouble again. Or Yu Baichuan, who was so angered by the news that he was hospitalized.

When Yu Keke called, the two of them had just finished showering and were lying on the custom-made mattress that cost Yu Chiyin over 100,000 yuan. One person was getting restless, and the other was pretending to be reserved. A nightgown was lifted, and a warm palm touched the soft skin of my thigh.

“Ring ring ring~~ Ring ring ring~~”

The phone’s persistent ringing ruined the mood completely. Shen Ji sighed. She rolled over, grabbed the phone for Yu Chiyin, and decided to splash some cold water on her face to calm herself down later.

Yu Chiyin gritted her teeth and answered the phone.

 “Hello!”

It was a murderous sound. Yu Keke was taken aback and said timidly, 

“Sister, Dad is in the hospital. Can you…”

“Beep—”

Yu Chiyin hung up mercilessly and turned her phone off. What did Yu Baichuan’s hospitalization have to do with her? Why interrupt a moment like this? Didn’t he know that hitting the brakes too often would affect the car’s performance?!