The company didn't interfere with the announcement of his retirement from the entertainment industry. As an artist, he often had no say in many things, and in this last instance, Wei Yutang hoped he could be a little more willful.
Previously, their agents would try to persuade them to tone it down a bit, since not all fans are physically or mentally healthy.
Paranoid and extreme fans are all too common in the entertainment industry, and these multiple considerations are also for their personal safety.
The last time, the agent didn't bother to stop her, focusing instead on the new talent she was about to mentor.
Wei Yutang kept it a secret from Chu Qing and announced it on Weibo first.
Wei Yutang: I'm retiring from the entertainment industry, I'm quitting, I'm going home to sleep with my boyfriend~
Chapter 71
Chu Qing was busy with work, and Wei Yutang was mostly ignored.
While Wei Yutang was secretly reading the comments from Chu Qing's fans, he saw some fans making sarcastic comments, saying, "So what if they're together now?"
In Chu Qing's heart, he was probably not as important as his work.
Wei Yutang was almost furious, but he didn't know how to refute it.
Now, whenever he thinks of Chu Qing telling him that she hoped to spend all their time together after retiring from the entertainment industry, he feels incredibly proud.
Wei Yutang was not a romantic person. He had arrogantly mocked those who were romantic before, saying that they were just making trouble for no reason.
But because he really liked it, liked it so much, liked it so much, he was willing to learn things he had never known before.
Before retiring from the entertainment industry, he had already prepared a travel guide, taking Chu Qing on a trip from China to abroad, from very famous tourist attractions to some little-known but really interesting small cities.
A year after retiring from the entertainment industry, Chu Qing's last film with Wei Yutang was released globally.
The news of two people retiring from the entertainment industry brought in a lot of nostalgic fans. In addition, it was the final work of a director who had worked with them before, and the script had been carefully crafted over nearly ten years.
It became an instant global hit as soon as it was released.
Wei Yutang originally wanted to take Chu Qing out for some fun, but he didn't expect that they would be forced to return to China before they could have a long trip.
They have a considerable number of fans even overseas.
The two of them did not give any interviews and quietly retired from the entertainment industry, keeping their word. However, paparazzi occasionally managed to capture photos of them in private.
The two went to feed the pigeons together, with Wei Yutang holding a small bouquet of roses hidden behind his back.
Those fans who were initially skeptical of their relationship have now calmly accepted this reality.
They were mentioned again when Xiaxia grew up and inherited the Wei family's company.
Xia Xia is young and promising. She has achieved a lot since inheriting the company. In addition, the leaked photos are indeed incredibly beautiful. She is like a character who stepped out of a novel.
Later, someone noticed that he seemed to resemble Chu Qing, which brought Chu Qing and Wei Yutang back into the public eye.
This time, no one said they were mismatched anymore; after so many years, everyone could see the affection between them.
...
After completing his mission in this world, Chu Qing sat in the system space, reaching out to support his head. He tried to control himself and stop thinking about things that were impossible to understand.
But he also had an inexplicable urge to explore his past, and the uncontrollable desire to investigate was repeatedly tormenting his heart by his reason.
The system then checked the commander's data. When it saw one line of text, its hand trembled, and it wanted to rub its eyes with its mechanical arm.
The owner recently upgraded its system in all aspects, so there shouldn't be any short circuits.
However, even if the commander is a prodigy, that set of data should absolutely not appear on him.
When the system checked again this time, the line of text on the electronic screen had disappeared, and Bai Yuan appeared in the system space.
"Leave this matter to me."
Bai Yuan was dressed in all black today. She usually kept her hair short, just above her ears, so that it would be more convenient when she was on a mission.
Although her personality leans towards being aloof, she has dyed her hair an exceptionally flamboyant red and is tapping her hands on the control panel.
As Chu Qing sat there trying to process the thoughts in his mind, he suddenly felt as if all his previous emotions had been ripped away. He subconsciously raised his head, staring into the void, and asked:
Did you do something?
Bai Yuan picked up the equipment on the side, disguised herself as the normal system voice, and readily admitted it.
"Yes, your emotions were fluctuating too much, so I helped you with emotional desensitization."
The emotional stripping procedure was originally created by the Marshal, and Bai Yuan uses it with exceptional skill.
The main purpose of this program is to turn users from participants into complete bystanders, losing all the feelings they had when they were involved, and not even having much emotional fluctuation when they look back.
Thank you.
Chu Qing herself had just realized that something was wrong with her, and a very strange conjecture even popped into her mind at an inopportune time.
He felt that he was like a program at the time, and getting close to Wei Yutang was the long process of starting the program.
"Wei Yutang, and Xiaxia..."
Before Chu Qing could finish speaking, Bai Yuan pressed one of the buttons, causing him to fall into a brief coma.
More than ten minutes passed, and when Chu Qing opened his eyes again, his memory was only of being bound to the system.
Knowing that they were bound to the system, they hoped to regain their past memories, but they couldn't remember anything else.
"Are you sure you want to start the mission?"
After taking over the tasks that should have been handled by the system, Bai Yuan also completed the last procedure.
Watching its owner help it, the system happily started to slack off.
Chu Qing rubbed her aching temples and nodded gently in reply:
"yes."
After Chu Qing left the system space, Bai Yuan glanced at the system with its mechanical arm dangling there and emphasized again:
"If any unexpected situation arises here, you must tell me immediately without any delay."
"Yes, Master."
The system wouldn't joke with its master about such matters; it knew the gravity of the situation. Whether it was the Marshal or the Commander, they were both indispensable to their empire.
The fact that her master was willing to entrust her with such a difficult task was enough to demonstrate her trust in her.
It will definitely work hard to complete the tasks assigned to it by its master, and strive to be transferred to work by its master's side as soon as possible.
...
After a brief feeling of weightlessness, Chu Qing suddenly felt a slippery touch on her hand and abruptly opened her eyes.
The decorations and furnishings were all antique, and a quick glance down revealed that his hands were resting on a piece of very fine animal fur.
When Xiaozhu, who was serving the Empress, saw that the Empress had woken up, she glanced in one direction, and the servants guarding there quickly went outside.
The faint chirping of cicadas could be heard outside, but it was probably a bit far away. It was just audible, not the kind of noise that would bother someone.
The palace servants moved very quickly, replacing the ice in the room. Xiaozhu was holding a fan and slowly fanning the Empress.
Chu Qing felt that the current situation was not bad, so she lay there, closed her eyes, and began to receive the plot of this world.
In this world, he is the only male concubine in the emperor's harem, and he has a son named Wei Xia, who is three years old this year.
His Majesty's ascension to the throne was somewhat bumpy, and the original owner was the youngest son of the Grand Tutor's family. He had been in poor health since birth and was raised to adulthood with great difficulty thanks to many rare medicinal herbs.
One was a prince who, shortly after his birth, was abandoned on the grasslands under the pretext of being an unlucky omen and had to grow up in hardship. The other was a young master who was well cared for in his maternal grandparents' home in Jiangnan.
The original owner did not like emperors, fearing their reputation for cruelty, and even more so their unpredictable moods.
The original owner repeatedly stated in front of the emperor that he preferred scholars who were skilled in literature and calligraphy, rather than rough men like His Majesty who only knew how to wield swords and spears.
Even so, His Majesty never blamed the original owner. In the harem, the original owner had the best of everything in terms of food, clothing, and daily necessities.
Although there were no other concubines in the harem, there were the concubines left by the late emperor, and the original owner firmly held power in his hands. He could be considered the one who had the final say in the entire harem.
Even in the previous dynasty, they could still have a voice.
Upon seeing this, Chu Qing felt that the original owner was actually very happy, having everything she needed. Just then, Xiao Zhu brought over a cup of cool tea.
"Your Majesty, please have some tea. It's all new tea from this year."
"Um."
Chu Qing took a sip and then put it aside. She didn't know if it was because of the original owner's habit, or because the summer heat was indeed making people feel stuffy and irritable.
Even tea, he didn't really want to drink.
The original owner came from a respectable family, and the emperor only had eyes for him. His child, Wei Xia, was made crown prince when he was just one year old.
With such a winning hand, who would have thought he would squander it so badly?
The original owner did not not love His Majesty, but because he already had another person he liked, His Majesty's half-brother, Prince An.
Instead of taking good care of her own son, she, who held power in the harem, tried every means to bring Prince An's son to her side, hoping that the emperor would feel some pity for the child if he saw him more often.
On a grander scale, it was practically a desire to have the son of the Prince of An replace the identity of the King of Wei.
When Chu Qing saw this, he picked up his teacup and took another sip. He really couldn't understand the original owner's thought process. It was unlikely that any normal person would do such a thing.
Either they're brainless, or the babies were switched at birth. Chu Qing couldn't think of any other possibilities besides these two.
The original owner was in love with Prince An and gave everything in the hope that Prince An would turn around and look at him.
If Prince An still harbors feelings for the original owner, then although everything the original owner did was wrong, it could at least be considered worthwhile.
In reality, the Prince of An did not truly love the original owner of this body, but rather the woman who had transmigrated from the modern era, whose mind was full of whimsical ideas and whose talent was so outstanding that even the great Confucian scholars of the time were ashamed of their own.
The original owner was later killed by Prince An himself. The death of the original owner caused His Majesty to completely lose his mind. He spent his days drowning his sorrows in alcohol, and raising the child became the only thought that kept him alive.
Later, His Majesty discovered that the woman in Prince An's residence actually resembled the original owner of the body, and summoned her to the palace for a meeting.
The original owner disliked Xia Xia, and even cut back on his daily food, clothing and other necessities, let alone let Xia Xia appear in front of him.
The only way His Highness the Crown Prince could remember his sovereign and father was through portraits. He was only five years old at the time and his ability to distinguish things was not very strong. He vaguely felt that the woman in the study looked like the person in the portrait, so he naturally mistook her for his sovereign and father.
His Majesty did not mistake the person; he was very clear that no one could replace that person's place in his heart.
Unfortunately, His Highness the Crown Prince was too young, and he was also very attached to his father, so he cried day and night. His Majesty summoned the woman to the palace to take care of the Crown Prince.
In the end, Prince An and the woman worked together to successfully kill the emperor with poisoned wine, and then created an accident that caused Xia Xia to die before ascending the throne.