The Actor (Part 3)

Accompanied by loud knocking and soft sobbing.

Qu Linghan and Lu Shuyu looked at each other in bewilderment.

"This is?"

"I don't know either."

After saying that, the two quickly stood up and walked to the door, where they saw Madam Wang about to barge in.

Jing'er and several maids stood in front of her.

"Madam, my young lady needs to rest."

“Madam, my Marquis’s residence is not a place you can just barge into.”

"Let me in. I have something to ask Boss Qu."

The three were arguing back and forth, and Qu Linghan was so disturbed that she almost had another attack of the poison. She braced her arm against the door.

Just as I was about to say something.

Madam Wang noticed her.

"Boss Qu, I have something to ask you! Boss Qu, please let me in."

Qu Linghan thought to himself that he had been drugged with a bewitching incense, and wondered if it was a trap set by her. She then turned against him at the last minute, and fearing that she might really harm Qu Linghan, she sent her back to the Marquis's residence.

They actually have the nerve to show their faces.

However, Lu Shuyu's words flashed through his mind.

Never mind, it's not easy for anyone.

Besides, she could also be from another era.

…

"Never mind, Jing'er. Let Madam Wang come in."

Qu Linghan waved to Jing'er.

A smile immediately appeared on Madam Wang's face.

"Boss Qu, I knew it, I knew you would see me again."

Madam Wang followed Qu Linghan into the study.

He was met with Lu Shuyu's fierce gaze.

"Madam Wang, it's been a long time. Your son seems to have retained his original temperament."

After saying this, Madam Wang clearly lost the joy she had felt when Qu Linghan agreed.

The air fell into a deathly silence.

“Girl Shuyu, I am truly ashamed. Please allow me to speak on behalf of my son…”

Before he could finish his apology, Lu Shuyu waved his sleeve.

"Ling Han, let's reschedule for another day."

Immediately afterward, Lu Shuyu left the Bai residence without looking back.

…

Qu Linghan spoke first.

"Madam Wang, may I ask what brings you here today?"

Hearing this, Madam Wang sighed heavily.

"Boss Qu, I lied to you."

"You lied to me?"

Immediately, Madam Wang nodded gently to Qu Linghan.

"Yes, I came to you not to make new clothes for Ya'er."

Why is that?

"I heard, I heard, that an amazing tailor has come to the capital. He's offering double discounts for his opening, he knows magic, he's got a punctuality charm, and he even does bespoke tailoring—it's all so lifelike..."

"Later I heard her name was Qu Linghan. It sounded so familiar..."

"Too familiar?"

"Yeah, it's all too familiar. You might not understand what I'm saying, but... I'm not making this up."

"In my time, there was a very famous tailor—no, a designer, also named Qu Linghan—a genius designer with international renown, the object of countless people's pursuit..."

“I know you’re not lying. Because I am her.”

After she finished speaking, Madam Wang's deathly pale face seemed to bloom with spring.

"Qu Linghan, is it really you?!"

That prodigy who became famous at a young age actually came to Liuchao with her, a working-class woman who had been at the bottom of the social ladder for ten years.

But why, even after coming here?

She can still carve out her own niche.

A few waves of jealousy once stirred in my heart, but suddenly they turned into a tsunami.

"Yes, it's me."

"You also came in 2025?"

Qu Linghan spoke.

"Yes, that's right."

After saying this, Qu Linghan pondered in his heart.

Although both are from 2025, the two spent more than twenty years in Liuchao.

In other words, the time that took place during the Ryūchō period is not proportional to the time that took place in the 21st century.

Therefore, even though Qu Linghan had been living in Liuchao for almost half a year.

The 21st century has perhaps only lasted a minute...

After thinking for a while, Qu Linghan finally felt at ease.

In that case, it doesn't matter when Qu Linghan finds a way to go home.

Life and work in the 21st century should not differ much from or change.

However... I'm afraid she'll be poisoned by this feudal imperial system.

Hopefully, she can always remember that she is not a Liuchao person, nor is she the concubine of the Marquis of Zhenbei.

Instead, it is Qu Linghan, an internationally renowned designer of the 21st century.

"Boss Qu, Boss Qu, are you still listening?"

Madam Wang felt a little flustered, but she didn't show it.

"Oh, sorry."

Although Qu Linghan and Madam Wang came from the same era, perhaps due to a sixth sense, or perhaps because of the lessons learned from the past, Qu Linghan did not dare to get too close to her.

Silence fell in the room once again.

"You came to find me just for this? Have you already found a way back?"

Madam Wang adopted a cautious and obedient demeanor.

"Boss Qu, to be honest, I've been here for over twenty years and have never found a way back..."

"Even when I was on the verge of death, I never felt a trace of modernity again."

Madam Wang's face suddenly changed from regret and despair to a beaming smile.

"Until you arrived, Boss Qu. We can cooperate. I already have an idea; I just need your help."

Qu Linghan fell into deep thought.

To be honest, she couldn't believe Madam Wang.

But she added that she already had an idea.

Perhaps, she really did know…

"Okay, how can I help you?"

Qu Linghan looked at Madam Wang, who seemed to be pondering something.

“Boss Qu, as you know, I am nothing but a discarded woman... If this plan is to be implemented, it will still depend on my son, Wang Zhengchu.”

"Hmm... how should I cooperate with you?"

"My son loves that actor the most."

"An actress? Ya'er?"

Lady Wang nodded.

"It's that woman, Fang Ya'er. If you can make her a well-fitting dress, my son will be so happy that he will definitely help us go back."

Just a few days ago, she and Fang Ya'er were acting like a loving mother and filial son.

Why today…

Qu Linghan was puzzled.

Madam Wang noticed that Qu Linghan seemed hesitant.

He deliberately put on a pitiful act.

"Boss Qu, please help me. I'm not skilled enough to please Fang Ya'er."

"I've been in the Liu Dynasty for over twenty years. If I stay here any longer, I'll really forget where I came from..."

Lady Wang burst into tears.

"Okay! Since you have a way to go back, and I have the ability to make clothes."

Why not?

Madam Wang clenched her hands tightly.

"Thank you, Boss Qu."

After explaining some matters concerning Lanxu Pavilion to Jing'er, Qu Linghan left with Madam Wang.

Along the way, Qu Linghan sat in the comfortable carriage, listening to the clear, bell-like whistling that seemed to come from nowhere, and his mood gradually brightened.

"Phew..."

As the carriage came to a stop, the whistling suddenly changed abruptly, turning into a smug and flippant whistle.

"Hey, Boss Qu."

"How could you bear to come back?"

Before you see him, you hear his voice.

As soon as Qu Linghan stepped off the carriage, a sudden wave of dizziness washed over him…