Qiao Moyu lied on Ye Peicheng's back; she slightly moved her lips and said, "It would actually be fine if I just rest a little, you don't have to carry me." She was never a delicate person, nor did she ever complain without a cause.
But Ye Peicheng ignored her words, and instead wrapped his arms around her and stood up.
This is not the first time he carried her on his back. The last time they were filming the show, everyone was joking for him to carry her. At that time, Ye Peicheng felt good carrying her, but he didn't realize that he had already fallen for her.
And now, she was on his back, the contact between him and her soft body made his heart flutter. He was willing to carry her on his back forever, and give Luo Luo and her a future.
The sky was starting to brighten, but there was still quite a lot of thin fog going across the mountain. The two traveled through it, listening to the sounds of the bugs and birds, as if they were the only ones in the world.
It took them almost half an hour to get here, but Ye Peicheng only spent twenty minutes going back.
Seeing that the school was visible ahead, Ye Peicheng put Qiao Moyu down and asked, "Little Moyu, does your foot feel better?"
"It feels better now," Qiao Moyu moved around, and finally looked up at the man in front of her.
When she looked at him, she was reminded of the first time she saw him as well as how the book had described him.
In the book, he was portrayed as cold and distant. All his thoughts and feelings were hidden in his eyes, so it was hard to approach him.
Yet, he would carry her when her legs fell asleep.
At home, when Luo Luo wanted to be held, he would also immediately put him on his shoulder.
He even agreed to take over his family's company for her sake...
Qiao Moyu felt an indescribable feeling surging within her. She stood on her tiptoes, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him on the cheek.
Her quick kiss left Ye Peicheng stunned for a second.
He then immediately held onto her and kissed her.
It seemed as if the kiss just couldn't fulfill his desires. Ye Peicheng tasted the feeling of how inseparable and loving couples felt for the first time. He felt that his acting before could not even convey one-hundredth of his current feelings.
After a while, he finally let go of her. He fixed her somewhat messy hair and said, "Let's go back.''
Qiao Moyu nodded and left first. When she went back to the classroom, she discovered everyone sleeping deeply. Perhaps they couldn't sleep yesterday, so they slept even more when morning came.
She quietly walked to her bed. Her movements were subtle and unnoticeable since she had practiced martial arts before.
Ye Peicheng went back to the classroom a short while after Qiao Moyu arrived at her classroom.
He lied down and listened to the snoring around him. Ye Peicheng didn't feel sleepy at all.
He recalled what happened last night, how she fell soundly asleep in his arms, and how soft her body was.
In the morning, the host's phone alarm woke everyone up. All of them looked half-asleep.
Qiao Moyu just took another nap, so she felt a lot more energized than most others.
She sat up and greeted Qin Qianqian who was next to her, "Good morning Qianqian."
Qin Qianqian exclaimed in surprise, "Moyu, when did you get back last night?"
Qiao Moyu responded naturally, " Very late. I strolled around the mountain and came back when I felt exhausted. I fell asleep right after I put my head on the pillow."
"Wow! You are so smart!" Qin Qianqian exclaimed, "Too bad I didn't go when you asked me to since I was afraid of the dark."
Everyone got up and organized themselves. During this time, the villagers have also already started to make breakfast.
Qiao Moyu went directly to the well after she woke up to help each family get water. Before long, everyone's water tank was filled with water.
When Xing Wanshuang went out, she was just on time to see Qiao Moyu pouring water into a tank. The bucket was heavy, but Qiao Moyu seemed to be able to finish the task in an easy manner. Xing Wanshuang's mind drifted back to their past and she realized that she had no reason at all to dislike Qiao Moyu.
But, the past was the past. It was impossible for them to reconcile now.
Chapter 184
A woman walked out of the house and thanked Qiao Moyu, "Thank you, Miss Moyu. I can't believe you are more physically capable than my sister-in-law even though you look so delicate!"
Qiao Moyu smiled and fixed her loosened hair.
The last popularity battle will be happening this morning. Qiao Moyu's group assistant was Lu Beige this time.
He brought a recorder with him and began playing it. His performance attracted quite a few villagers.
Qiao Moyu already knew that Lu Beige could play many instruments. He was very serious when it came to composing music. Sometimes when he creates an album, he would even compose the entire soundtrack himself.
He was performing a folk song right now and his performance stunned the villagers around him.
Even the members on the other team were attracted by his performance. They stopped what they were doing and listened to him; everyone surrounded him forming a circle as they listened.
After the song ended, Lu Beige smiled gently at the people surrounding him. He was just about to perform the next piece when someone's phone began ringing, interrupting him.
Everyone was allowed to keep their personal phones on them this time around.
Qiao Moyu heard her phone ring and took it out. Just when she was about to pick up, she noticed Lu Beige staring at her in shock.
Her heart skipped a beat and she realized that her ringtone was the music that Lu Beige wrote specifically for her!
She picked up the call, and it ended up being from a bank that was offering her to pay her bills in installments. She hung up after a few words, and her gaze met Lu Beige's gaze.
He opened his mouth, "Moyu, you know Daoist Priest Qing Yin from Ling Xu Men?"
(T/N: Ling Xu Men can probably be literally translated to "Spiritual Void Sect" (if you prefer the English)
Qiao Moyu fell silent for a moment, there was a complicated expression on her face, "Yes, I do!" Thank God he didn't recognize her!
Someone asked, "Beige, what's Ling Xu Men?"
Another person answered ahead of time, "Oh my God, how do you not know Ling Xu Men? Ling Xu Men's Daoist Priest Qing Yin is really famous. I heard that Director Wang's movie suddenly exploded after being blessed by Daoist Qing Yin!"
"I know, I know!" A cameraman said excitedly, "Besides blessing Director Wang's movie, Daoist Priest Qing Yin also blessed the internet viral porridge shop that I interviewed a few days ago! They were almost about to close down their shop until Daoist Priest Qing Yin came and blessed them!"
"Woah, is he that miraculous?" The confused crowd asked, "Where is the Daoist's temple? I want to ask for a favor too..."
"I don't know. I heard it's a temple in the northern suburbs. But my friend who went there before said that there was no one there. If you want to ask for a favor, you can only send a letter to him."
"So that's how it works..." Some people thought that that was very unfortunate.
Suddenly, someone asked, "Wait. Beige, you know Daoist Priest Qing Yin?"
Lu Beige nodded his head, "Mhm, I do. It was thanks to Daoist Priest Qing Yin's blessing that my studio..."
Immediately after his words, the crowd became overwhelmed with turbulent feelings, "Beige, you also asked Daoist Qing Yin for a blessing?!"
Lu Beige self-mockingly laughed, "Only a few friends supported us when my studio had just opened. Peicheng knows this because he was the only one in the industry."
Instantly, someone recalled a news report after Lu Beige became famous.
It was talking about the day his studio opened, it was not exactly in a great condition. However, who knew that the musician that was looked down on in the past would become the heart of the music industry overnight?!
Was his success was all thanks to Daoist Qing Yin? Was he actually that miraculous? What a high level Daoist! Everyone was shocked by this and started to make their own little plans...
The crowd became somewhat quiet until Lu Beige brought the topic back to Qiao Moyu.
"Moyu, do you also know Daoist Qing Yin?" He repeated his earlier question. "I heard your ringtone and it was the song that I made specifically for him. When my studio had just opened, I couldn't pay him any money in return, so I wrote a song for him instead."
Seeing that everyone locked their eyes on herself, Qiao Moyu had an urge to ask, when did Ling Xu Men become this viral? She wasn't even aware of it herself!
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She cleared her throat and chuckled, "Yeah, I do know him. We are pretty close!"
Immediately, everyone came up and surrounded her, "Moyu, then how can we get in contact with him? I want to ask him for a blessing too!"
Qiao Moyu sighed, "Well... he is pretty modest. He usually likes to travel around, so it would be hard to contact him."
As she was fooling around with the crowd, Lu Beige suddenly came up with an idea, "I have the Daoist's contact information!"
As he was speaking, he took out his phone, and looked through his contacts quickly.
Recognizing what he's trying to do, Qiao Moyu almost wanted to faint.
She had two phone numbers. One is usually for daily usage and the other one was used to bless people.
Before she left, she put both SIM cards in her dual-SIM card phone. So when Lu Beige dialed the number, her screen lit up.
Luckily she reacted fast enough and turned her phone to silent mode.
As a result, no one ever picked up the call.
The surrounding crowd had looks of disappointment. At this time, the host came to remind them each to gain popularity for the show.
The photographer also set up his camera and started to film.
Qiao Moyu let out a sigh of relief. She fooled them this time, otherwise if they had learned that she is the Daoist Qing Yin, she couldn't even anticipate what was going to happen!
As everyone started to get busy here, somewhere far away, Xing Yichen received a phone call.
"President Xing, I found it. The fire at that time killed a person," His special assistant said, "The person killed was a woman. Someone said she was a staff member, but I found out that the Qiao family tried everything to cover it up. So, there is no way she was only a staff member!"
Xing Yichen felt himself shaken somewhat, and asked, "Is there anything else?"
"According to rumors, Mrs. Qiao had several fights with Mr. Qiao during that time and went back to her mother's home many times as well. It seems to be because Mr. Qiao had an affair with another woman," The assistant stated. "I suspect that the woman who died in the fire was the mistress Mr. Qiao kept at the manor house!"
Xing Yichen was surprised, but quickly found that it made sense.
Mr. Qiao cheated on his wife with the mistress, and for some reason, she was killed in a fire at the manor house. So even though Qiao Moyu saved him from the fire, the Qiaos still prevented Qiao Moyu from mentioning anything about the fire so they can wipe out any connections between them and the woman!
Afterall, once involved in a death, the Qiao family might be paving a path to their own downfall!
"Continue investigating information about the woman and Mr.Qiao's mistress. See if they are the same person!" Xing Yicheng ordered, "Additionally, spread the word that the Xing family is preparing to cooperate with the Fang family so the Qiao family can offer benefits to us themselves."
He hung up, and tapped the table surface with his fingers. Although the question that has been in his mind was pretty much resolved, he still can't relax his brows from frowning.
Displaying on the computer screen was the live stream of the second episode of “I Am Not Just an Actor”. As of now, Qiao Moyu is helping the villagers with farmwork. The sunlight fell on her neat and plain face, as if she naturally had a glow on her face.
The bullet screen below constantly lit up with tiny stars, and occasionally notifications of donations popped up too.
Xing Yichen had an idea. He casually deposited money into his account, and clicked to give roses to the live stream.
Immediately, rows of roses appeared on the screen, it said:
User “Moyu is the Shrine of My Heart” has donated 9999 roses and is now today's number one donator!
Ye Peicheng's father, who has been watching the stream the whole time, was in discontent. He frowned, and habitually proceeded to donate money as well. However, he realized that he can't even login to his account right now.
Huang Chu, who is representing him right now, is using his account for fortune telling somewhere else on another live stream.
Upset, he thought, I should take back the account from Huang Chu later and change the name. Hm… the name will be ——
“Little Moyu is Ye Peicheng's”!