Chapter 45 He Doesn't Seem to Be My Star
Liang Jinyu's original plan was to go to the crew for an audition tomorrow, and the plan was indeed proceeding as they had arranged. But just as they left Xingxing at home and asked the nanny to help take care of her, and Liang Jinyu was about to board the plane, an unexpected call made Chen Lin delighted.
The plane was about to take off. She put down her phone, turned around and excitedly grabbed Liang Jinyu's wrist. Because she grabbed it so tightly, Liang Jinyu even felt like she was shaking.
"Sister Lin?" She pressed the back of Chen Lin's hand with her backhand and asked her calmly, "What happened?"
Chen Lin looked at her, her lips trembled slightly, and her eyes turned red unconsciously.
Liang Jinyu was completely confused and asked her doubtfully, "What happened? Is there something going on with Xiao Yongyan again?"
Chen Lin shook his head vigorously, took a deep breath to calm himself down from the conversation just now, and then gave Liang Jinyu a big, bright smile.
"Xiao Yu, Xingxing is really our lucky star!!"
She calmed herself down and slowly told Liang Jinyu the content of the phone call.
"Didn't you listen to your fans and upload the mushroom-raising game video to the Internet these days? A big game company just contacted me. They want to buy the copyright of Xingxing's mushroom-raising game and sign a contract with Xingxing and you to endorse the advertising after the game goes online..."
In fact, no one expected that a big game company would actually take a fancy to this small game that Xingxing had drawn on paper with her childish brushstrokes, but the surprise appeared just like that, catching everyone off guard, and like a blessing from heaven.
"Sure enough, after praying in the God of Wealth Temple yesterday, I was favored by the God of Wealth today!" Chen Lin wanted to drag Liang Jinyu back to Tiangong Temple to burn two more incense sticks to the God of Wealth.
"The most important thing is, did you know that the company of that big game company is near the crew where we are auditioning? This is such a coincidence! It's such a coincidence! After the audition, we can stop by the company and sign the copyright and cooperation contract..."
Chen Lin talked a lot excitedly, but Liang Jinyu didn't say a word the whole time.
After Chen Lin stopped talking until her mouth was dry, she realized that her artist seemed to be stupid.
She raised her hand and waved it in front of Liang Jinyu, who was stunned, and teased with a smile: "What? Are you also happy and stupid?"
Liang Jinyu heard this, but shook her head and forced a smile.
But Chen Lin knew her so well that she could tell at a glance that something was wrong with her mood.
Chen Lin frowned, somewhat puzzled, but immediately suppressed her smile and asked in a low voice in the weightlessness of takeoff: "Xiao Yu? What's wrong with you? Do you need to take medicine?"
She thought Liang Jinyu was ill.
Liang Jinyu shook her head, met her worried and concerned gaze, opened her mouth, but seemed to be in a daze and no words came out.
Now Chen Lin was even more certain that something was wrong with her.
Today is the day for auditions. If Liang Jinyu is in this condition, let alone a successful audition, she should be thankful that she doesn't fail and leave a bad impression on the director.
We cannot allow Liang Jinyu’s emotions to continue to ferment.
You must interrupt her or ask her why her mood changed and then solve the problem.
Recalling the doctor's instructions, Chen Lin grabbed Liang Jinyu's cold wrist again and asked in a deep voice: "Xiaoyu, based on our relationship, do you want to hide your worries from me? Do you treat me as an outsider?!"
This question was asked seriously, and it successfully made Liang Jinyu come back to his senses and sober up a little.
She frowned and shook her head at Chen Lin. She hesitated for a few seconds under Chen Lin's almost coercive gaze before she spoke softly, "I... Sister Lin, I suddenly feel that the stars... don't seem to be my stars."
Chen Lin was stunned by the nonsensical words.
She exclaimed in surprise and asked, "What do you mean? What star is not your star?"
Liang Jinyu pursed her lips, pinched her fingers anxiously, and said softly: "I don't know, I, I don't know too well, but I just feel that... the stars now don't seem to be my stars, that is, the soul in my body, seems to be another child, do you understand?"
Chen Lin: “…”
"Why do you suddenly have this feeling?" Chen Lin looked at her incredulously and asked subconsciously: "Hasn't Xingxing always been by your side? When did you start to have this feeling?"
She didn't refute herself immediately. This realization made Liang Jinyu's heart tighten. She grabbed her wrist with her backhand and asked in a panic, "Sister Lin, do you have the same feeling? I don't know when I felt something was wrong, but, but my star has never touched painting before. The more I think about it, the more I feel something is wrong. What should I do?"
Chen Lin looked at the panic and fear in her eyes and suddenly fell silent.
She understands her artists, and as a mother, even if she is really seriously ill, she would never doubt or speculate about her children for no reason.
Chen Lin also did not dare to underestimate a mother's intuitive sixth sense towards her own child.
She thought for a moment and soothed him, "Don't worry, let's calm down for a while. I believe in your judgment, but let's calm down and recall when the stars changed."
Liang Jinyu, who just said she didn't know, answered without hesitation: "The day you told me you were going to participate in the show!"
She looked at Chen Lin with burning eyes and said firmly, "It must have been that day. After we talked about it that day, I went to Xingxing to discuss it with him. It was at that time, at that time, Xingxing...he responded to the outside world for the first time and nodded to agree to participate in the show with me."
She was eager to seek Chen Lin's affirmation and said in a panic, "Do you remember? Xingxing walked out by himself that day, stood there and opened his arms to me so that I could hug him. And, and he called me mom for the first time. Sister Lin, do you remember? Do you remember it correctly?!"
Her eyes were filled with tears, expressing her helpless panic and confused pain.
Perhaps even she herself didn't know what kind of mentality she had when she talked about these "evidences".
If her guess is true.
Her own child was unwilling to respond to her, immersed in his own world, and ignoring everyone including her as his mother.
But the soul of another strange child was willing to respond to her, let her hug him, kiss her cheek, and call her mother softly.
...How could this happen?
...How could it be like this?
Liang Jinyu didn't wait for Chen Lin's answer. She just shed tears in a daze, and her clenched fingers gradually loosened.
She murmured: "Sister Lin, he is really not my star..."
Where have my stars gone?
Whose star is this now?
Chen Lin was already in a mess at this moment. After listening to Liang Jinyu's words, she realized belatedly that many things were wrong.
But what should they do?
"...Xiao Yu, how do you know this is a child?" This is what Chen Lin is most confused and worried about.
What if it’s not a child, but an adult with ulterior motives?
What if he's just pretending?
What if he used some weird method to occupy Xingxing's body?
...For the first time, Chen Lin felt that the world was so mysterious. Her brain told her to believe in science, but her emotions and reason were madly believing in Liang Jinyu's judgment.
Trust a mother’s judgment.
Liang Jinyu shook her head and said painfully: "He is a child, probably about the same age as Xingxing. I can feel that he has no ill intentions. He has no common sense at all and his eyes are always clear..."
She tried hard to recall every detail of her time with the child over the past few days.
But this was tantamount to enduring another long and painful torture.
All those warm and beautiful memories are now cast with an indelible shadow.
Liang Jinyu couldn't stop crying when she thought that the child who was so close to her was not Xingxing but another strange child.
A flight attendant came over and asked her if she needed any help, and gave her some warm water and tissues.
Chen Lin thanked the other party and helped Liang Jinyu wipe away her tears. She was glad that she didn't have to wear any makeup today because she had to be bare-faced for the audition. Even if her face was covered with tears, it wouldn't cause the problem of makeup smudges.
"Don't cry yet. I know you're sad and worried about Xingxing, but calm down. Since you said the child didn't mean any harm, this could have been an accident. When we get back from the audition, we can have a frank talk with him and find out where Xingxing is now and whether she can be brought back. Before that, let's not panic."
Chen Lin embraced Liang Jinyu, thinking and comforting her: "Xiaoyu, now the matter has become a foregone conclusion. It's useless for you to cry. You know that tears can't solve the problem. We will buy return tickets after getting off the plane. We won't go to the audition today, and there is no rush to sign the contract. Let's go back first and ask the child what he knows and find out what price we need to pay to get the star back."
Her logic was clear, her arguments were well-organized, and her calm tone really helped Liang Jinyu calm down.
Liang Jinyu raised her head from her arms, wiped her tears with paper, sniffed, and then shook her head at her.
"No, go audition first," she said softly.
Chen Lin looked at her crying miserably, frowned and seemed to be hesitant to speak.
Liang Jinyu quickly adjusted her state, wiped away her tears, and said to her seriously: "Let's go to the audition first. You are right, the matter has been settled, but you have spent so much effort to help me get this opportunity. I can't waste it anymore. I don't know if I can get Xingxing back, but I don't know if I can live with him after losing my job if I get Xingxing back."
Liang Jinyu knew what she wanted: she wanted a job, money, and to live.
She hasn't worked for a long time, and this is her only chance. If she doesn't seize it, it will be gone.
And the stars...
Liang Jinyu calmly examined her inner self under Chen Lin's incomprehensible gaze.
The stars are her only relatives in this world, the children she carried and raised for ten months, and the piece of flesh that fell from her body.
These are all true, but... Liang Jinyu smiled bitterly and whispered, "But I don't know how to face them."
How to face the star that never responds to me and always hides in another world?
How should I face this Xingxing who calls me mom every day, always has a smile on his face, and everything he does and says is to protect and accompany me?
Liang Jinyu admitted that when Chen Lin said she would return home as soon as she got off the plane... she shamefully chose to escape.
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