After leaving with the dolls, Ye Kehuan asked the driver to drive the car to a welfare institution, and then gave all the dolls to the children inside.

After that, Ye Kehuan and Jiang Laien went to a restaurant to eat dinner.

Since there was no box or anything in that restaurant, the two had to choose a table in the corner of the dine-in restaurant. Fortunately, it was relatively hidden there, and there was only their table in that corner, so they didn’t need to worry much about being watched.

Within half an hour, the dishes came out one after another. Ye Kehuan served Jiang Laien a bowl of soup, and then served herself one. But when she picked up the spoon to drink, she was completely drawn away by the voice of a woman calling from another table.

She just listened to the woman talking on the phone with someone in an utterly nauseating voice, as she kept saying baby-this, baby-that throughout the conversation.

“What’s the matter?” Jiang Laien asked after seeing Ye Kehuan’s soup drinking stop.

“No, nothing.” Ye Kehuan shook her head and continued to stir in the bowl with a spoon, but from the corner of her eye she glanced at Jiang Laien from time to time. The thought that Jiang Laien would not even set a tag for her made her a little awkward again.

After eating dinner and leaving the restaurant, Jiang Laien looked at her phone and said, “Lu An said that Bao Bao likes to eat canned food, but we don’t have any. I will go buy some canned food for him.”

“Oh,” Ye Kehuan nodded, “Okay.”

“There is a shop near here, let’s go over.” Jiang Laien pointed in front.

Ye Kehuan nodded, and then walked over there with her.

As she walked, Ye Kehuan put her hands in her trouser pockets, looking at the sky and ground: “I’ll say, what’s the matter with people nowadays, no matter what, they call everyone baby. Even a cat is a baby.”

“Just to express intimacy.” Jiang Laien smiled.

“Intimacy…” Ye Kehuan raised her hand and scratched her head. “When it comes to couples, has it become a trend to choose nicknames?”

Jiang Laien nodded: “Has it? It sounds kind of fun.”

“Intimacy…” Ye Kehuan folded her hands behind her head, “Is it fun?”

When Jiang Laien heard that, she paused, looked at her, and smiled: “Why, do you have anything to say?”

“No, nowhere.” Ye Kehuan raised her hand under her nose, and coughed softly, but that action seemed a little bit obvious. She was the type to get overly nervous when she was nervous.

“Really?” Jiang Laien put her hand on her shoulder, “Wife? Didn’t you say that you like to hear me call your name?”

When Ye Kehuan heard “wife”, she only felt that the bones of her entire body were crisp, and she turned her head to look at her again after a moment of dazedness, “Huh?”

“Don’t like listening? I guess you don’t like it. I won’t say it again then.” Jiang Laien fiddled with her hair and walked forward quickly.

“Ohhhhh!” Ye Kehuan saw that and hurriedly stopped in front of her, “I am, I do!”

“Say it again for me?” Ye Kehuan held her shoulder.

Jiang Laien couldn’t decide whether to laugh or cry: “Wife.”

“Ah…” Ye Kehuan looked up at the sky, as if her soul had been sublimated.

“Go, let’s buy canned food.”

“Again!”

“Fool, let’s go!”

…

In the blink of an eye, the variety show with their mothers had come to an end. The popularity of the show was the best of the season, not only surpassing the previous season, but even surpassing all other variety shows in the same period, whether it was ratings or Internet broadcasts. They had reached a new height.

Among them, the most prosperous was Ye Kehuan, as undoubtedly, her limelight even surpassed Jiang Laien, mainly because the exposure of her family background brought people too much shock. Not only the netizens were shocked, but even her brokerage company was deeply shocked. Who would have thought that Ye Kehuan’s father, who seemed to be poor and had no background, turned out to be Ye Bingquan?

After that show, Cheng Yan never posted any comments on Weibo again, as if she had just evaporated from the world. Yu Mei did not post any more content to show off her wealth, only posting publicity advertisements and some simple daily routines.

In addition, many people originally thought that Ye Kehuan’s prosperous fire would only last one or two additional months, but what was unexpected was that after the fire started burning, it became more and more prosperous, and it burned directly to the end of the year, and the momentum was getting stronger. The stronger it was, the less tendency to extinguish. The size of her fan support group was also expanding day by day, and more and more people liked her. In a popularity vote, she could now rely on the power of her fans to reach the front row.

In the past, Ye Kehuan’s resources were not very good, and occasionally she was cut from shows. She could only sit on the side and laugh and act as a supporting role. Many people didn’t know that she had skills, and they thought she had no sense of variety or knowledge and foundation, so they wouldn’t give her any shows if she couldn’t spice things up.

But now, she had become popular, her water cooler position had risen, she had some status on the set, and her space for performing had increased. Everyone discovered that Ye Kehuan was a very interesting person with a lot of layers, which only appeared over time. Basically, she could keep up with all kinds of topics, and she could play pretty well with all kinds of cues. In addition, she was quite knowledgeable.

The more they understood, the more everyone liked Ye Kehuan. Most likely, there was another reason: although Ye Kehuan’s family was rich, Ye Kehuan was still very grounded, not arrogant, and didn’t show off her wealth.

After the fire, Ye Kehuan could be called cute by netizens if she ate a pack of biscuits with five pieces. In addition, Ye Kehuan’s cheap favorites had also become popular online celebrities. In addition, Ye Kehuan even became an old man killer. Many grandfathers and ladies who didn’t pay much attention to the entertainment industry all fell in love with her after watching the show, probably because they thought that “this young woman is rich but low-key, lively, cheerful, and unassuming”, which was good in their minds. She looked like a child. Although Ye Ling and Ye Bingquan did not agree.

In short, after more than half a year’s time passed, Ye Kehuan’s national ranking became higher unconsciously.

Many reality show continued to throw olive branches at her, but because Ye Kehuan still wanted to act, and felt that she had participated in enough reality shows, that year she didn’t plan to do any more reality shows, thinking two was enough. One of her scripts had started in April, and the other would be started at the end of the year.

In addition, the movie “Black Bites” would also be released in the summer.

When the film promotion was in full swing, many people once again raised questions about Ye Kehuan’s acting skills on the cusp of the storm.

After all, Ye Kehuan’s performances in her previous movies were too mediocre, and some should even be described as “bad”. Therefore, many people doubted whether Ye Kehuan could play the role of Su He well, and some even thought she would be the drop of mouse shit that ruined a good porridge, bringing Jiang Laien down with her.

At that time, those fans who couldn’t see Ye Kehuan’s good points and her opponents danced happily. After all, there was quite a lot of red eye disease out in the world. Especially in their circle, there were many red eyes. There were so many people who debuted at the same time as Ye Kehuan, but Ye Kehuan turned out to be the most popular. Those who were on the street and their fans at the same time naturally felt distressed, and they wished to pull Ye Kehuan down from her altar again. It smelled as sour as it could be.

And now, it was the perfect time to “expose” Ye Kehuan’s acting skills, and some of the rats hiding in the dark began to move again.

Some people even pretended to be Jiang Laien’s fans to attack Ye Kehuan, saying that Ye Kehuan used her own money to buy the role, and had been cooking her childhood friendship with Jiang Laien, which was basically tying her reputation to Jiang Laien, leaving Jiang Laien no choice.

There were people who pretended to be Ye Kehuan fans and attacked Jiang Laien, saying that Jiang Laien has used her body to curry favor with Ye Kehuan fir the money. In fact, they had already broken apart when they were studying, so she was no better than anyone else.

What was more frightening were the people who pretended to be fans of Ye Kehuan, making their avatars pictures of Ye Kehuan, and then made trouble everywhere. Their basic method was to praise Ye Kehuan for a long time, and then stop on others. And the one who was stepped on was mostly Jiang Laien.

The format of those people’s speeches was basically similar to “Sister Huan is really nice and lovely, and she works hard. Jiang Laien is so ugly and disgusting, can you not tie our Sister Huan to the hype?” or “‘Black Bites’ Ye Kehuan, so good! Don’t ask, don’t talk. Jiang Laien can go play in the mud, okay?” Such words seemed to be stepping on others, but in fact, they were actually pulling people’s hatred towards Ye Kehuan, so that the fans of other stars would dislike Ye Kehuan, and then jointly attack her.

At the same time, because there were quite a few people who used that tactic of pretending to be loyal, they seemed to be organized and premeditated. Some naïve people really believed their evil, some of which were real fans of both Jiang Laien and Ye Kehuan. Therefore, they joined the ranks of quarreling with the other’s fans.

Ye Kehuan felt helpless about such a thing, but probably, that was just the industry. That kind of thing did not happen just once or twice in the entertainment industry. Two stars who were good friends being eventually torn apart by their own fans, and other similar stories, were aplenty.

Some fans might be forced to fight for the coveted position of who was more popular than who, who is the one that will soar the highest, and so on, while others may be opponents. Ye Kehuan and Jiang Laien hadn’t escaped that kind of situation either.

In addition, due to the fact that Ye Kehuan and Jiang Laien were both neglecting to update their blogs recently, and their schedules did not overlap, they had basically no interaction on the Internet. Many people used that to speculate that Ye Kehuan and Jiang Laien had broken up.

On a rest day, when Ye Kehuan was lying on her sofa and swiping Weibo, under a Weibo about Ye Kehuan and Jiang Laien, who looked best in their makeup, she saw her fans and Jiang Laien’s fans in it. Hundreds of stories were torn out from one post, and when she clicked in, it was all greetings with dirty words. In addition, just about who was the heroine of “Black Bites” had created a hundred and eighty replies. Obviously the director had said that with double heroines, there was no such thing as one and the other.

What’s more, Ye Kehuan didn’t care even if he really wanted to divide.

After the tap, Ye Kehuan felt a little headache. She could only say that she really admired the current entertainment circle. The whole place was a large-scale palace fighting drama, which intrigued her and had plenty to do.

When Jiang Laien came down the stairs, she saw Ye Kehuan sulking alone, and couldn’t help laughing: “What are you doing? Who do I feel that your aura is strange?”

“No.” After Ye Kehuan recovered, she turned to look at her and smiled.

“But you don’t seem to be very happy.” Jiang Laien sat down beside her.

“I’m just thinking, those people on the Internet, whether they're fake fans or real ones… Will you be sad when they scold you?” Ye Kehuan finally opened her mouth. As the movie’s release date approached, the battle between the two of their fans had become more and more fierce. “Also, the relationship between the two of us is obviously good. They have the nerve to say that we are broken, really…”

“I don’t feel anything,” Jiang Laien shook her head after thinking about it for a while, “I even through it was a bit fun.”

“Huh?” Ye Kehuan raised her eyebrows.

“Don’t people always think that we are using each other? Doesn’t everyone think that we are drifting away because of everyone’s tears on the Internet? But in fact, they are all wrong. We are not only very good. We even sleep in the same bed. Thinking about it this way, doesn’t it feel weird and funny?” Jiang Laien held her chin and smiled.

Ye Kehuan laughed after listening, nodded, and raised her eyebrows slightly: “Okay, go to bed…”

“Hey, what’s the matter with your focus?” Jiang Laien groaned. She really wondered what was wrong with her every day. Why was she so lewd?

“What’s wrong with my focus?” Ye Kehuan leaned close to her.

“No, it’s nothing, I’m going to squeeze a juice to drink.” Jiang Laien finished speaking, stood up, and walked towards the kitchen.

Ye Kehuan sat on the sofa, looking at her back, and was happy to raise her hand and hold her forehead.

In the twinkling of an eye, in August, during the Qixi Festival of the lunar calendar, “Black Bites” was officially released.

It could be said that from the beginning of the filming to the beginning of the screening, the film had been scrutinized the whole time. Apart from Chen Fei’s directorship, the other reason was Ye Kehuan. From the beginning, because Ye Kehuan joined, it was destined to be a word that had been questioned.

Therefore, since the release date was announced, a lot of marketing accounts had been heating up, thinking about how to steal the heat for themselves at the time. At the same time, many people were secretly looking forward to Ye Kehuan’s capsize after her hype. The most indispensable thing in any circle was jealousy.

Moreover, apart from Ye Kehuan’s colleagues and directors, almost no one believed how outstanding her acting skills would be. Even Ye Kehuan’s fans of her filters were guilty.

On the day of the screening, Ye Kehuan and Jiang Laien also sat in a corner of a cinema.

In fact, Ye Kehuan rarely watched what she shot, because there was an inexplicable sense of shame. But this time, she still wanted to see it.

“I don’t know what the final result will be. I’m a little nervous.” Before the film was officially broadcast, Ye Kehuan took a deep breath.

Jiang Laien saw her, put her hand on hers, and gently pressed it down: “It will be good, trust me.”

Ye Kehuan turned to look at her when she heard her words, and finally smiled and nodded.

After a moment, the feature film began to play. She saw that the title was made concise and bold, with white characters on a black background, nothing fancy. After a while, the screen cut around, and Ye Kehuan’s figure appeared on the big screen.

That was the first time Ye Kehuan had starred in a movie. The moment she saw her face, Ye Kehuan couldn’t help squeezing her hand.

At the beginning of the movie, in a dressing room, Su He, played by Ye Kehuan, had a little conflict with Mo Jiaojiao, played by Cheng Yan. Ye Kehuan looked unhappy in her eyes, but she was patient, such that the blue veins on her forehead were a bit obvious, but she held her tongue, and the subtleties played well.

Ye Kehuan looked at it, and heard a senior film critic and someone in the industry behind her say very lightly: “Not bad.”

When Ye Kehuan heard those words, the huge boulder in her heart finally fell slightly to the ground.

Later, as the plot progressed, when Su He and Qi Luo met, Ye Kehuan turned her head and looked around, and found that someone beside her gently nodded his head, which should be a sign of approval, so she stretched out her hand and stroked her chest again, breathing a sigh of relief.

The whole movie was one and a half hours long. At the beginning, many people might not have had too many expectations for the film, so they were not serious about watching the movie. They lowered their heads every now and then, and looked at their phones. But gradually, everyone’s expressions became serious and they stared at the big screen motionlessly. Even when their phone came on, they didn’t look at it, continuing to stare at the screen.

In the middle of the film, it got even more exciting. When Su He ran between abandoned buildings in order to avoid bad guys and fell down, some people in the theatre even exclaimed “Oh my God!” in a low voice. The sense of substitution was too strong and they were sweating for her.

It could be said that Ye Kehuan’s expressive power in that movie was indeed very strong and infectious. Every expression could affect people’s mood.

When she laughed, everyone couldn’t help but laugh. She she was in danger, everyone would be worried. And when she was uncomfortable, everyone would become silent and sad. Especially at the end where she said goodbye to Qi Luo, sighs kept ringing in the theatre, and the person in front of Ye Kehuan even took out tissues.

After the whole movie was finished, everyone still sat in the hall and did not leave until it was confirmed that there were no post-credit scenes. Then they got up one after another and walked out.

Ye Kehuan and Jiang Laien followed, and the people in front of them were basically nodding their heads when they exchanged their thoughts about the movie.

“It seems to be quite successful, doesn’t it?’ Ye Kehuan turned and looked at Jiang Laien after getting out of the car.

Jiang Laien nodded: “Yes, it was really great. Look, I said not to worry. Everyone seems to like it. Those people have all watched countless films. If they can be moved, the ordinary masses certainly will.”

Ye Kehuan laughed happily, hoping so.

Since many people went to see the film, after watching the movie, they were full of praise for it. They also affirmed Ye Kehuan’s acting skills, and even wrote a lot of small essays after watching it, saying that Ye Kehuan’s performance in the movie was simply as if she was reborn, so the public’s curiosity about the film went up in a hurry.

Some people who originally didn’t plan to contribute to movie tickets because they didn’t trust Ye Kehuan’s acting skills also bought tickets one after another after everyone’s word of mouth got around. Movie tickets were swept away as soon as they went on pre-sale, and the movie theatres were full, even late at night.

The end result was that many people who originally had doubts about Ye Kehuan said they were shocked after watching the movie.

Although Jiang Laien’s acting skills were also on-point, because Ye Kehuan used to be terrible, but now was very amazing, the shock to the public as far higher.

“What is Ye Kehuan’s growth rate? Did she ride a rocket?”

“The last shot is too expressive. It’s not superficial at all. It just made me cry like a big man!”

“In the future, whoever wants to tell me that the contemporary entertainment industry does not have good acting skills, I will laugh to death!”

“Ye Kehuan is pretty good, lol!”

“Ahhhh, is it too late to fan Jiang Ye CP now? The groundhog screams! They really are a perfect match!”

…

Within a few hours after the movie was released, Ye Kehuan and Jiang Laien were on the hot search again. Because the drama between them was too exciting, many marketing accounts had released their stills and some lines. Many people who hadn’t been to see it yet, after seeing those, had expressed their intention to go to the theatre and see it. And many people who had seen it said that they still wanted to go to the second showing.

In the evening, Jiang Laien had not returned because she was working, so Ye Kehuan lay along on the sofa and read the comments made by everyone. After looking around and discovering that the Internet had basically united in her praise, she finally settled down, after being so nervous for the past few days.

After thinking about it, Ye Kehuan posted a Weibo: “Have you all seen it? I said I would work hard. Are you satisfied with the answer sheet this time?”

As soon as the Weibo was posted, a large number of people rushed to comment.

“Satisfied!”

“Oh my God, you are amazing too, what a treasure girl, I like you!”

“Look at me crying, tell me, what should I do?!”

“Satisfied, I am so touched! Gold will always shine, please, come on, I look forward to more of your works!”

…

Ye Kehuan looked at everyone’s feedback, only to feel that her excitement was surging like a tide, and even after a while, it was completely impossible to calm down. Her hard work really paid off, and she let out a long sigh of relief from her heart. Ye Kehuan’s lips twitched slightly, and she smiled brightly.

After a while, Ye Kehuan looked down at the time, thinking that Jiang Laien was about to return from work soon, so the corners of her lips curled up further and she rolled over instantly. That day was the Qixi Festival, and she had carefully prepared a gift for Jiang Laien.

Moreover, she had prepared that gift for a long time, and finally, it was finished.

At half-past ten in the evening.

After hearing the sound of a car coming from outside, Ye Kehuan turned off all the lights in the house, leaving only two lit candles on the dining table pulsing.

The firelight reflected on three golden cloches, bringing out a sense of luxury. In addition, there were a bunch of flowers at the corner of the table, all of which were red roses. The flowers were delicate and beautiful, and very moving.

After a while, there was a clatter of high-heeled shoes, so Ye Kehuan immediately stepped away and walked to the door.

After Jiang Laien opened the door, she immediately saw Ye Kehuan, but because the light was too dim, she couldn’t recognize her right away. She thought that it was a thief, so she was taken aback and almost didn’t react. She backpedaled and tripped, but at the same time, Ye Kehuan quickly grabbed her waist with quick hands.

“Kehuan?’ Jiang Laien put her hand on her shoulder, settled down, and finally felt relieved, stroking her chest, “Why don’t you turn on the lights? Is the power out?”

“Come with me.” Ye Kehuan just smiled, without explanation, closed the door, and took her to the dining table, walking slowly.

Jiang Laien looked down at the display, then looked at Ye Kehuan who was holding her, and there was a warm feeling in her heart.

After seeing it, Jiang Laien realized that Ye Kehuan had prepared a table full of things.

“This is a candlelight dinner prepared for me?” Jiang Laien covered her mouth, and then suddenly remembered that that day was the Qixi Festival, and she was busy since the start of the day, so she almost forgot about the festival entirely.

Unexpectedly, Ye Kehuan was quite romantic. She felt a little ashamed, because she was too busy the past few days, she didn’t do anything.

“Well, Happy Valentine’s Day.” Ye Kehuan smiled, picked up the bouquet on the table, and handed it to Jiang Laien.

Jiang Laien took the flowers, a little excited, and looked at her: “I, I didn’t prepare anything for you.”

“It’s okay, I’m happy to prepare just for you,” Ye Kehuan smiled and looked at the table, “Would you like to see the dishes?”

Jiang Laien held her flowers, smiled brightly, and nodded.

“Then you come and uncover it.” Ye Kehuan put her hands behind her.

Jiang Laien smiled, carefully put the flowers on a stool, stretched out her hand, and uncovered the first cloche.

As soon as it was opened, she saw a photo album inside. It turned out that it was not a real dish. Jiang Laien was a little stunned.

“Open it and have a look?” Ye Kehuan moved her eyebrows.

With the corners of her lips raised, Jiang Laien picked up the album, opened it, and saw that it was all photos of her, moreover, she had never seen them before. There were various images of her personal life inside. The image of falling asleep with her head tilted in the dressing room, pictures of her filming, pictures of her eating, pictures of her running down the road, pictures of her lying down in bed, hugging a pillow, and pictures of her taking snacks in the supermarket to see their production date.

Uncontrollably raising her hand to cover her mouth, Jiang Laien looked at Ye Kehuan: “These photos…”

“I took them.” Ye Kehuan smiled happily.

“Why did you take so many shots?” Jiang Laien flipped through and asked her, amused.

“Because, I don’t want to miss anything about you, so I want to record everything about you in this way.” Ye Kehuan looked at her and said seriously.

Those photos were taken after she started dating Jiang Laien. Although she didn’t seem to know how terrible her photography skill were, all she knew was that Jiang Laien’s moments were very cute, and she would feel sorry if she didn’t press the shutter.

Jiang Laien flipped through the photo album, pursed her lips lightly, and said with slightly red eyes: “Some pictures are really ugly.”

“Ah, then, I…” Ye Kehuan suddenly panicked.

“However,” Jiang Laien blinked and opened her mouth to breathe, “I like it.”

Ye Kehuan laughed again after listening.

Afterwards, Jiang Laien clamped the photo album under her armpit and couldn’t wait to pick up the second cloche. She found another photo album under it.

After Jiang Laien opened it, she found that all the photos they had together were included in it. She had seen all those photos before, but she hadn’t seen many couple photos, and she didn’t even know when Ye Kehuan took them.

Some were taken by Ye Kehuan when she fell asleep. Some were photos of Ye Kehuan with her side or back while holding her mobile phone while walking. Some were screenshots of their shows with both of them, and some were even event photos. There were a lot of people, but the extras were cut out by Ye Kehuan, leaving only the two of them.

“What is this?” Jiang Laien held the photo album, dumbfounded. Seeing a director’s face cut in half in one of the photos, Jiang Laien really didn’t know what to say about Ye Kehuan. The director would want to hit someone after seeing it.

Ye Kehuan listened, smiled, and picked up the album with only Jiang Laien’s photos: “I like you.”

Jiang Laien smiled, nodded, and waited for her to continue.

Ye Kehuan picked up the photo album of their couple photos: “So, I want to be in your life forever, okay?”

Jiang Laien listened, looked to one side, and looked at her again: ‘Fool, of course.”

“Then,” Ye Kehuan looked at the final cloche, “open it.”

Jiang Laien watched her for a moment, and finally nodded with a smile. She wanted to see what else Ye Kehuan could do. Thinking about that, Jiang Laien stretched out her hand to open the last cloche.

As soon as it was opened, Jiang Laien was stunned. She saw a small navy-blue box on a white porcelain plate.

Ye Kehuan’s lips hooked slightly, and then she took the box off of the plate, opened it, and looked at the delicate ring inside, turning to face her: “Then, Miss Jiang Laien, would you like to marry me?”

Seeing the ring inlaid with shiny diamonds in the box, Jiang Laien couldn’t help raising her hand to cover her lips, completely shocked.

“Huh?” Ye Kehuan tilted her head slightly, eyes full of expectation and tenderness, waiting for her to reply.

Jiang Laien looked into her deep eyes and choked in her throat. After a while, probably because she was overjoyed and couldn’t say a word, she nodded with red eyes. Of course I am willing, you don’t even have to ask. In this life, she only wanted to be with Ye Kehuan.

Upon seeing that, Ye Kehuan laughed, then took the ring out of the box and spread her hand to her: “Give me your hand.”

Jiang Laien grinned, nodded, and put her hand in Ye Kehuan’s palm.

Then, Ye Kehuan lowered her head slightly, pushed the ring onto her finger, and then held her hand, pulled he into her arms forcefully, and whispered in her ear in a slightly ambiguous tone: “Since you have agreed, that’s a lifelong thing, don’t dream of running away.”

Jiang Laien put her hand on her shoulder and raised her eyes to look at her, her eyes gleaming: “I never thought about running away.”

After listening, Ye Kehuan chuckled in a low voice, “I missed you.”

After listening, Jiang Laien understood what she meant, and a layer of pink appeared on her skin: “I haven’t taken a bath yet.”

“Then I will help you.” Ye Kehuan touched her forehead.

 

The author has something to say: It’s over.

 

TL/N

Just look up the Qixi Festival, it’s not something I can easily explain.

Just the epilogue to go, and two side story chapters about Chen Lulu. I haven’t read them myself yet either.