And this child was created from her current body's flesh and bone- her biological son.
Her eyes turned moist and she couldn't help but say gently: "Since Baobei blew on mom's wounds, it doesn't hurt at all!"
The little toddler beamed with joy upon hearing this. His black, glass-like eyes were now filled with confidence: "Luo Luo was able to help mom!"
"En!" Qiao Moyu said seriously: "Luo Luo, you've helped mom a lot."
After lunch, the weather was quite nice, so Qiao Moyu took Luo Luo out to play at the residential area. She plans to bring him back home home for an afternoon nap later after he finishes digesting his food.
This toddler really enjoyed playing with the slide. He was clearly only two-years-old, but he wanted to be like the older kids and learn to climb up the slide. As a result, Qiao Moyu had to hold his little butt each time since he couldn't reach out and grab both sides when he slid down. Moyu laughed at him and he laughed alongside her.
After some time, Qiao Moyu held him steadily while he played on the swing. At that moment, her cellphone rang.
She answered: "Hello, Director Wang."
Director Wang appeared to be at the top of a mountain. The sound of rushing wind overlapped with his voice over the phone: "Master!"
Ever since Qiao Moyu helped him out, his career clearly improved. That was why he had always been very grateful towards Qiao Moyu for her 'graciousness.'
Today, he and his friend had a rare moment of having extra time, so they went out for a walk in nature. There was an abandoned monastery located in the mountains in the northern suburbs; this was the very same monastery the director would mention whenever someone asked him where they could meet this 'master.'
When director Wang arrived at the worn out monastery earlier that day, he saw traces of the place being cleaned. There were a few envelopes neatly placed on the table with impressively written calligraphy: "Great Master, please open the light."
Through the phone, the director said: "Master, it's like this. I went to the monastery earlier today at the northern suburbs and found that there were several letters sent to you-"
Qiao Moyu had initially planned to bring Luo Luo to the mountains this weekend for some fresh air and sightseeing. Who knew that Director Wang would go there first? She pondered for a moment, then replied: "Then I have to ask Director Wang to tell me what are the contents of those letters!"
Thus, Director Wang opened each letter one by one and read every single word out loud.
Qiao Moyu pressed the record button and recorded everyone's requests, including how to contact them. Then she thanked Director Wang and hung up on the phone.
Although she didn't take any of the letters to heart, she did have quite an impression one of the people that Director Wang mentioned.
There was a reference to a musician who had always been obsessed with writing music, but had lost out on drug addiction five years ago. He now returned to start anew, but he no longer looked the way he did before.
Tomorrow was the opening day of his music studio, but the entertainment industry was always changing trends too quickly. This man had been in seclusion for five years now.
The reason why Qiao Moyu took notice of him was because this musician was mentioned in the original novel as someone who committed suicide. The text said something along these lines: "Qiao Moyu chose to die at the Imperial Capital's famous Holy Land of suicide, where the famous musical prodigy Lu Beige also jumped off from about a year ago..."
When she first read this, Qiao Moyu had specially gone back to recheck the earlier chapters, discovering that Lu Beige hadn't taken any drugs at all. This scandal was a setup by someone else.
The music created by this talent was actually very spiritual and clever, but the world was too harsh. He was shunned as someone rigid and unsophisticated, being too unwilling to sacrifice certain principles to fulfil other's interests. So even after he recovered, he was still bogged down by depression, to the point where he finally chose to jump off the building to end his young life.
Chapter 80
Back in her previous life, when she read this part of the story, she even specially commented and ridiculed the author for putting in this plot point.
She had a nagging feeling that the three moral views of the novel "The Film Empress' Loyal Dog CEO" were quite twisted. If good people die young, the bad ones should suffer for a thousand years. If it weren't for the fact that the villainess shared the same name as hers, she would've abandoned a novel as crazy as this a long ago!
At this moment, when she thought of Lu Beige's final ending, Qiao Moyu couldn't help but sigh in her heart. Noticing how sleepy Luo Luo appeared, she took his hand and led him home.
As they walked up the stairs, Qiao Moyu already made her decision. She bent down and said to the little boy: "Luo Luo, mom will bring you someplace tomorrow. Mom is going to work just like last time, so Luo Luo should play closeby, alright?"
When the toddler heard that his mother will be bringing him to her work, he nodded immediately.
Qiao Moyu ruffled his hair and said in a mysterious voice: "Also, Luo Luo can help mother. I've prepared something that I need your help with."
She had already given it some thought. In fact, bringing him along whenever she did this will bring great benefits to his life in the future.
When she helped Director Wang last time, Qiao Moyu had no other choice since she urgently needed money. Now and in the future, she will examine the other person's character to see if they're fit for enlightenment.
If she could bring good fortune to Lu Beige tomorrow, perhaps she can save a life and prevent him from suicide. Then her deed would be a merit.
When Qiao Moyu reached the bedroom upstairs, she noticed just how tired Luo Luo was. She picked him up, and in less than two minutes, the little toddler fell asleep in her arms.
As he dozed off, his small lips pouted while his eyelashes left delicate shadows on his face. Who knows what he dreamt of, since the boy suddenly smiled.
After a few minutes, he smiled once again.
Qiao Moyu accompanied him for a while before getting up and going to another room to listen to the recordings.
Lu Beige should have left this letter around three days ago. There was only a single sentence on it: "Master, I didn't know I would fall to this point one day, but there's no other way out for me."
Below was a written address and time for the opening of his studio.
Qiao Moyu recorded his contact details and called him.
After a few rings, someone answered. It was a very young and clear voice: "Hello."
Qiao Moyu answered with a coarse voice on purpose: "This Master just visited the Taoist Temple at the Northern Suburbs."
Startled, Lu Beige immediately replied: "Greeting Master! Have you read my letter?"
"Yes." Qiao Moyu said: "Tomorrow, we will arrive on time at the appointed location."
"Then as for the compensation-" actually, Lu Beige seldom spoke of money since he was too poor to even pay start his own business.
Qiao Moyu recited the lines she prepared beforehand: "I will be opening my doors tomorrow without accepting a single cent. If you're perhaps blessed with fortune, then make sure to remember the way there."
Initially, Lu Beige was very adamant about going; if the other party charges expensively, he will try his best to match the price. However, if the price was neither too high nor too low, it was unknown whether this was a scam or not.
He quickly said: "Master, I will pay for your hard work...I am indeed very poor right now, so please don't despise me."
"If you feel sorry for yourself, then write a song everyday and give it to Little Sister!" Qiao Moyu added, "Tomorrow, a quarter before one, we will be there on time,"
"Alright, thank you master!"
After hanging up, Qiao Moyu prepared to leave the next day. Since Luo Luo's equipment wasn't so good the last time, she prepared this time by specially creating a set of clothes for Luo Luo. She also ordered a 'peach wooden sword' that looked as if it was made of plastic with a wooden pattern.
Chapter 81
Thus, the next day, the pair of mother and son finished their breakfast and went back home to change their outfits.
Compared to back then, Qiao Moyu was now somewhat famous, so she applied her makeup and disguise much more seriously this time.
Using a facial contouring technique, she made the outline of her face more solid and firm. She also thickened her eyebrows, drew herself an Adam's Apple, and shaded her chin and upper lip, making it appear as if she had a stubble.
After dressing up, she glanced at the mirror and smiled in satisfaction. This way, no one should be able to recognize her right?
She wrapped her chest and wore loose Taoist robes so that her chest wouldn't be so obvious. After putting on her outfit, she proceeded to dress Luo Luo.
The boy didn't need any makeup at all since he only needed to wear a fake bun. This time, Qiao Moyu specially adorned her son's hairbun with a lotus leaf. In addition, she had him wear a green Taoist robe and cloth shoes, making him look like a small cultivator who had recently transmigrated to the modern world.
"Baobei, when we go out later, remember not to call me 'Mom.' You have to call me 'Master'!" Qiao Moyu reminded him, "Baobei, we're going to work so we have to go with our heads held high!" Qiao Moyu urged.
The toddler nodded again and again. Suddenly, he straightened his back, but rather than pushing out his chest, he ended up bulging out his little belly. This made him look both funny and cute.
Since it was almost time, Qiao Moyu brought the boy out of the house. The pair got on a taxi and headed straight for Lu Beige's studio.
Lu Beige's studio was renovated from his own house. His family used to be residents of Imperial City, but his parents left early, leaving him a villa in this old city.
Qiao Moyu recalled the novel mentioning that the man had sold the villa that was worth 20 million, all because he had to pay back millions in compensation when he was framed.
This matter was the main reason for his suicide.
The taxi turned and left, finally stopping at a stone paved alley. Qiao Moyu paid the fare and brought Luo Luo to the entrance of a small courtyard.
It was already 9:40 and there was still 20 minutes until the studio opens. However, when she reached the door, Qiao Moyu was unable to hear any sound.
There were only two cars parked at the front gate; neither of them were high end cars either.
In this world, it was always easy to beautify something that was already attractive. However, very few willing to offer coal in the middle of a snowstorm.
(T/N: basically it's easy to offer help to someone rich and famous, but very few people are truly kind enough to help someone in need)
Qiao Moyu pushed the door open. When she saw that there were only four or five people inside, she realized that these were probably the few friends that Lu Beige had left.
Upon seeing her enter, Lu Beige's spirits lifted immediately. However, his hopes dropped just as quickly when he saw her holding onto a two or three-year-old Daoist boy who was as fair and cute as a glutinous rice ball. The man suddenly felt that he was too naive to place all his hopes on this master.
However, he still came over to welcome the newcomer: "Great Master, hello. I'm Lu Beige. Thank you for coming today!"
The young man before her appeared to be around twenty-six or twenty-seven-years old. While Lu Beige still appeared young and handsome, there were slight wrinkles around his eyebrows perhaps due to his five years of seclusion.
He didn't have styled hair like other musicians. Instead, he had a clean and crisp hair-style. Since it was cut very short, his handsome facial features were immediately noticeable.
Qiao Moyu suddenly realized that if she were to pursue the career of opening the light for others, she needed to have a Daoist title, right? After a moment's pause, an idea finally dawned on her and she said: "Mister Lu, this young Master is called Qing Yin."