Lin Leyao only realized what gifts Xin Ying had prepared when she saw the staff members receiving gifts one after another and expressing their gratitude to her.
The ladies gave gifts of luxury creams and famous perfumes, while the men gave gifts of designer belts and cigarettes.
The cigarettes were handed out one carton at a time, and Lin Leyao could see many male staff members giving her a thumbs-up and saying "Awesome!"
It took almost an hour to deliver the items to the staff.
Everyone should have been exhausted after working all night, but the gifts made the atmosphere on set lively and everyone was very happy.
After handing out the gifts, Xiaomi quickly walked over to Lin Leyao with a note in hand.
"Sister Leyao, look!"
Lin Leyao took the sticky note and saw the words written on it:
"Thank you for taking care of me during this time, Yao."
Xiaomi exclaimed, "Miss Xin prepared all of this in your name. She's so kind!"
Lin Leyao hummed in agreement and put the sticky note into her pocket.
Looking at the gifts and sticky notes Xin Ying had prepared, and recalling the scene of everyone thanking her one after another, Lin Leyao silently repeated the words that Xiaomi had just said in her heart.
"She's so nice."
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Author's Note:
I got so anxious while writing that I need to hurry up and arrange for Sister Ying to win back her wife! (orz)
Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants with nutrient solution between 00:00:00 and 23:55:00 on February 27, 2022!
Thank you to the little angel who threw the grenade: 55157345 (1 grenade);
Thank you to the little angel who watered the nutrient solution: 1 bottle of Xikuai;
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 40
The film crew had the day off this morning.
Lin Leyao did not return to the hotel, but rested in the RV.
Lin Leyao lay in bed scrolling through her phone. Xiaomi kept checking the time and couldn't help but remind her, "Sister Leyao, we have to start work in two hours. Why don't you get some sleep?"
"I'm not going to sleep."
Lin Leyao's gaze remained fixed on her phone screen. Her fingertip swiped across the screen, displaying a series of jewelry shops.
Lin Leyao saved a picture of a product she liked and then opened her phone's photo album.
There were already five pictures of different rings in the album. She stared at them for a long time, then looked up at Xiaomi beside her.
Which of these looks best?
Xiaomi took the phone and was quite surprised when she saw the ring on it.
Xiaomi couldn't help but ask, "Sister Leyao, are you buying a ring for Miss Xin?"
Lin Leyao didn't hide anything: "Yes."
Xiaomi looked at the rings carefully and felt that each one was beautiful.
"I can't choose, they all look pretty good." Xiaomi handed the phone back to Lin Leyao and said, "Actually, Miss Xin will like anything you give her."
Suddenly, a thought flashed through Xiao Mi's mind: "Sister Le Yao, so the ring you were wearing before was a gift from Miss Xin?"
Lin Leyao hummed in agreement.
Xiaomi asked curiously, "Is it a wedding ring?"
Lin Leyao shook her head: "No. We didn't have a wedding."
Xiaomi continued gossiping: "Is that an engagement ring?"
Lin Leyao remained calm and replied indifferently, "No, not really."
"Huh?" Xiao Mi was quite surprised to hear Lin Leyao's answer. She scratched her head awkwardly, "So you got your marriage certificate without a proposal!"
Lin Leyao smiled but didn't say anything.
She couldn't very well tell Xiaomi that her marriage to Xin Ying was arranged, that they had never dated, and that there had been no proposal.
Xiaomi didn't think too much about it and quickly thought of something else, saying, "Miss Xin is giving a belated ring after the wedding, so it seems she thought of this too. And she's quite thoughtful, giving a plain ring, probably to avoid rumors affecting you."
Lin Leyao has noticed that since Xin Ying came to visit the set, Xiao Mi has spoken well of Xin Ying several times.
Lin Leyao couldn't help but tease her, asking, "Don't you think it's stingy that she's so rich but wouldn't even give me a diamond ring?"
"ah?"
Xiaomi opened her mouth wide and stared blankly for a long time, her face full of astonishment.
Seemingly surprised by Lin Leyao's question, various guesses surfaced in her mind.
Does Sister Leyao think Miss Xin is stingy?
Xiaomi thought for a moment and said, "Miss Xin, the money you prepared for those gifts for visiting the set at midnight is enough to buy a big diamond ring. Buying a plain ring is definitely not because you're stingy!"
Lin Leyao couldn't help but laugh. Without saying anything more, she logged onto the shopping platform, filled in her address, and placed an order.
Seeing the smile on Lin Leyao's face, Xiao Mi belatedly realized what was going on.
She asked, "Sister Leyao, why would you ask that?"
Lin Leyao said, "A while ago, Chen Luan and I were trending on social media because of our rings. I saw some netizens who believed the rumors criticizing Chen Luan for being stingy."
"So that's why," Xiaomi said. "A person who isn't willing to spend money on you definitely doesn't love you, but spending money on you doesn't necessarily mean they love you. Relationships depend on the heart. Sister Leyao, don't you agree?"
Lin Leyao smiled and said, "That's right! Haven't you ever been in a relationship? How come you talk so much about relationships?"
Xiaomi flicked her bangs, striking a cool pose: "Even if you haven't eaten pork, you've always seen pigs run."
Lin Leyao was successfully amused by Xiaomi.
After filming continued, Lin Leyao returned to the hotel in the evening and went to take a shower first.
Xiaomi went out and bought dinner.
When Lin Leyao came out after washing up, the dinner prepared by Xiaomi was already set on the dining table.
Xiaomi, who is usually very cheerful, was sitting quietly in a chair, looking very depressed.
Seeing Lin Leyao come out, Xiao Mi said, "Sister Leyao, let's eat."
"good."
Lin Leyao and Xiaomi ate dinner together.
After finishing dinner, Xiaomi quietly tidied up the packed lunchboxes. As she was carrying the trash and preparing to leave, she stopped abruptly at the doorway.
After hesitating for a long time, Xiaomi turned around and reminded her: "Sister Leyao, you just recovered from a fever and then stayed up all night filming again. You didn't sleep this morning either. Don't stay up late looking at your phone tonight. Go to bed early."
Lin Leyao replied, "Okay."
During dinner, Xiaomi did act a bit strangely. This girl had just graduated from university and couldn't hide her feelings at all.
However, Xiaomi did not speak up, nor did Lin Leyao ask.
After dinner, Lin Leyao lay on the bed looking at her phone.
She logged onto Weibo and posted some landscape photos she had taken during the day.
As she was about to log out of Weibo, her fingertip swiped to a spot, and her phone screen immediately jumped to the top of the trending topics.
Lin Leyao's gaze swept across the area unintentionally, and soon her eyes were fixed on a certain spot.
Lin Leyao knew that Xin Ying was currently very popular on the internet.
Recently, she had frequently seen Xin Ying's name trending on social media, so Lin Leyao didn't pay much attention to it when she saw Xin Ying trending this time. She lightly tapped the trending topic, and several photos of Xin Ying in a bar appeared before her eyes.
The name of the trending topic about Xin Ying this time is—
#XinYingBar#
After seeing the photos that went viral, Lin Leyao's lips slowly tightened, and she remained silent for a long time.
In the photo, Xin Ying is wearing the exact same clothes as when she visited the set, so it seems that the incident happened within the last few days.
The photo is dimly lit, suggesting it's taken in a bar. Xin Ying is sitting in a booth drinking, next to a woman wearing a tank top.
The woman's face is not clearly visible, but in these photos, it can be seen that she is whispering close to Xin Ying from time to time, and her gaze is always on Xin Ying, suggesting that they are very close.
Lin Leyao's gaze involuntarily fell on the comments below.
The feelings of netizens and Lin Leyao at this moment are completely different.
Many people praised the woman next to them, who was wearing a tank top, for her good figure and beautiful appearance.
Some people even say that beautiful women are friends with other beautiful women.
Some netizens speculated that the woman in the tank top might be Xin Ying's girlfriend.
Lin Leyao thought about how Xiaomi had been hesitant and preoccupied during dinner time, and guessed that she had probably seen the Weibo post by then.
Lin Leyao glanced at the woman in the tank top in the photo twice, then logged out of Weibo.
Although an accident happened before I went to bed, I don't know if it was really because staying up all night makes me sleepy.
Lin Leyao fell asleep quickly after turning off her phone.
At this moment, in the villa district of City S.
Xin Ying didn't rest after returning to the company in the morning. She spent the whole day dealing with work matters. After returning to the villa, she went into the bathroom.
Unbeknownst to her, her cell phone, which was in the bedroom, rang while she was in the bathroom.
An hour later, Xin Ying finally saw the WeChat message from Xu Hong.
She logged onto Weibo and saw that she was trending.
Actually, I'm not a public figure, so there's nothing wrong with me trending on social media for going to a bar, but—