Chapter 74 Nomination
When the doorbell rang, Zheng Chengyou was nestled on the sofa. The aunt put the washed strawberries on the side table and got up to open the door.
Even faster than her was Zheng Chengyou. She jumped up suddenly, and the aunt was so startled that she reached out to help her, but before she could even touch her sleeve, Zheng Chengyou had already run to the entrance.
Upon opening the door, Han Daoen and Han Yunxing, the siblings, greeted Zheng Chengyou with smiles.
"Why did you bring things over?" Zheng Chengyou glared at Han Yunxing and pulled her hand, leading her inside.
Han Daoen followed behind, scanning the room's furnishings. The floor had been replaced with a soft carpet, and sharp objects had been put away. He looked away with satisfaction.
"Jiang jiang~" Han Yunxing showed her what he was holding: "Didn't you say on social media that you suddenly really like hawthorn cake~"
Zheng Chengyou felt a sweet warmth in his heart, his eyebrows showing even more joy, knowing that his younger sister was thinking of him.
Han Yunxing helped her sit on the sofa, her careful manner making Zheng Chengyou laugh: "Oh dear~ Don't you trust me with my health condition?"
Jung Sung-woo turned his head to the side: "Do you want to touch the baby?"
Han Yunxing was very tempted by the invitation and slowly reached out to place her hand on Zheng Chengyou's stomach: "Hmm—is the baby asleep?"
Han Yunxing's hand was resting lightly on her stomach, but it was only when Zheng Chengyou placed his hand on hers that she felt the rise and fall.
“She’s still very young.” Jung Sung-woo’s face softened when he heard this, and he lowered his head and said softly, “It will take two months before she can move.”
"Please be a good baby who doesn't cry to Mommy." Han Daoen said earnestly, "Please."
When Han Yunxing heard her brother say that, she pursed her lips and pleaded with the baby.
Zheng Chengyou couldn't help but chuckle. Looking into the two similar eyes, she was in a great mood.
It's so nice, exactly the same as when I was a child.
Perhaps due to hormones, Zheng Chengyou reminisced about his childhood for a while.
It had been a long time since they last met, and the chat continued until Zheng Chengyou yawned.
Seeing that she looked sleepy, Han Daoen quickly told her to go back to her room to rest.
Han Daoen and his sister were family. Zheng Chengyou was indeed tired. After confirming that the two of them would have dinner together, she slipped on her slippers and went back to her room for a nap.
When Kim Sung-chi got home, he was carrying a cake. As he changed his shoes, he called out, "Wife~ Look what I bought!"
Turning around and not seeing his wife's usual spot on the sofa, Jin Shengchi walked towards the master bedroom.
After Han Daoen and Han Yunxing finished their respective tasks, they heard a familiar voice downstairs calling Zheng Chengyou's nickname. The two of them walked to the stairwell one after the other and watched the person looking for his wife.
Jin Shengchi felt a sudden heat at the back of his head and looked up: ...
I forgot that these two were home today too.
Han Yunxing broke the silence first: "Brother-in-law! Annyeonghaseyo~"
Kim Sung-chi: "Yoon-sung, Dawn, come down quickly, dinner is ready."
Zheng Chengyou also came out upon hearing the noise; the aunt had already set the table.
Kim Sung-chi handed the cake to the aunt, pulled out a chair for Jung Sung-woo, and sat down close to him. The couple exchanged a few intimate words, and then Kim Sung-chi began to whisper greetings to Jung Sung-woo's belly.
Han Yunxing and Han Daoen, unfazed, pulled out chairs and sat down.
Although there were three managers at the dinner table, they didn't talk about work. Instead, they shared interesting stories from their lives, and the meal was very enjoyable.
After dinner, Jung Sung-woo unilaterally announced that he would sleep with Han Yoon-sung that night, and under Kim Sung-chi's resentful gaze, he took his sister's hand and went to the guest room.
Han Yunxing changed into her pajamas and waited with her pillow for Jung Sungwoo to come out of the bathroom.
She was worried that the bathroom was too slippery and might cause problems, so she kept a close eye on what was happening inside.
And so, when Zheng Chengyou came out, he saw Han Yunxing waiting for him obediently, hugging a pillow. In the soft light, the little girl's chin was buried in the pillow, and her soft hair was spread over her shoulders.
Jung Sung-woo felt like a treasure making its grand entrance.
After the lights were turned off, Zheng Chengyou turned to his side and, sure enough, the person next to him was lying stiffly with his back straight.
She chuckled softly, "Yunxing, you don't need to be so careful."
As she laughed, a hint of confusion crept into her voice: "Do people sometimes think that being pregnant means receiving special treatment?"
Jung Sung-woo has always been a bright and flamboyant rose, and Han Yoon-sung rarely sees her in a state of confusion.
“Baby is precious, but sister is the most precious.” Han Yunxing groped in the dark and took the hand of the person beside her.
"It's never because the baby is nice to her older sister~"
Her soft words made Zheng Chengyou tighten his grip on her hand.
The love from her family was sweet, but the affection from some self-proclaimed uncles and elders at the company annoyed her.
As the successor, Zheng Chengyou has been working steadily and diligently since returning to China and joining the company. He has taken the lead in small projects and participated in many key aspects of large projects, and his performance has always been remarkable.
However, after she became pregnant, the voices around her suddenly changed. Some of the leaders who had watched her grow up tried to get her in, as if she thought that being pregnant meant she had lost her ambition.
Last time she helped a subordinate wipe their bottom, the leader of another group wentssip behind her back, saying that her leadership had declined and that she should go home and take care of her children.
She wouldn't normally care about such gossip, but the persistent concern from her "uncles and elders" was like flies that she couldn't shake off, which annoyed her greatly.
Jung Sung-woo turned sideways and moved toward Han Yoon-sung, closing the distance and complaining to her about those fly-like men.
"Damn, those men are just unbelievable."
"If you want someone else to take care of your child so badly, why don't you go home and take care of your child yourself?"
"Oh, once he gets home, his wife has to take care of another child who never grows up."
"Can't have children, and not very intelligent, he's really useless."
"..."
Han Yunxing's mouth formed a small "o" as she listened to Zheng Chengyou's overwhelming victory with an expression of adoration.
"Unnie, people like that will never be loved by anyone in their entire lives!"
Zheng Chengyou laughed heartily. The words the little girl had been holding back for so long had no offensive power, but they made her feel much better.
The workplace environment for women is always filled with all sorts of questions that have nothing to do with their abilities, which makes her feel powerless, but Jung Sung-woo wants to try to change it.
Han Yunxing listened to her vision for the future, her eyes sparkling with a bright light. The two girls whispered to each other until their breathing gradually became steady.
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Since returning from Jeep Island, Han Yunxing has been working on the production and recording of "Diving into Summer." Her attendance rate at the company is as high as 80%, and fans often wait for her at the company entrance.
Fans are very interested in the little detail left by Han Yunxing during her last live stream, and since many of the photos Han Yunxing has recently shared in the UCube chat room have backgrounds in recording studios, everyone is speculating whether she has a new song to release.
The director didn't hold back. The first episode of the group's variety show had just been produced. Since it was originally a variety show to give back to the audience, there was no special promotion. He simply uploaded the trailer and the opening credits of the variety show's theme song recording to a newly opened account.
Many fans had followed the director's social media during his previous live streams. Upon seeing the new post, fans clicked on it and saw that he had tagged a new account.
The name is very straightforward: A Travelogue of Sky City.
20 followers, 1 fan.
In less than an hour, the number of fans skyrocketed, and the lead actors also followed the new group variety show account.
—Before seeing the materials, I thought it was some kind of anonymous account kkk
—So there are variety shows too?! No wonder Chanhee posted a group photo of a dinner party last time; turns out everyone went to record a video!
—Yunxing is such a liar! The song she hummed during her last live stream was this variety show theme song!
—Diving into Summer is an absolute classic variety show song; it makes me want to go on vacation. I've been working in Seoul lately, and it's been raining every day TT
—We'll have to wait until Saturday.
—Prepare a small stool in advance
—I've been watching the trailer repeatedly, so did Yoon-sung go to a barbecue after being kicked out of the kitchen? hhhh
—How could you say you were kicked out? You just wanted to go outside for some fresh air (doge)
—No wonder a new account suddenly appeared today! This is insane…
—I'm back from next door too. Our little sky is so impressive!
—Eight nominations at the Baeksang Arts Awards, an exceptionally high return on investment (drama fans proudly puff out their chests).
—Ahhhh, really?!
Really! Really!
...
The Baeksang Arts Awards, a representative, influential, and authoritative film and television award in South Korea, has attracted much attention as the nominations were just announced on its official website.
Almost as soon as the list was released, a series of reports spread across the internet.
This year's dark horse, "Sky Castle," garnered eight nominations, including Best Actress, Best Supporting Actor, and Best Director. Han Yoon-sung's acting debut also earned her a nomination for Best New Actress.
Although there had been rumors beforehand, when the nomination list was finally announced, Shin Lina's anticipation was finally put to rest, and she immediately called Han Yoon-sung.
When Han Yunxing received her call, the "Sky Castle" crew's group chat was already quite lively.
Whether it's the two female leads receiving Best Actress nominations or the Best Director award, this once again proves that "Sky Castle" is a well-deserved blockbuster drama in terms of awards.
People in the group joked that the director must have deliberately chosen today to launch the group variety show account, and the producer praised the director's stingy behavior of low-cost marketing.
Besides the lively chatter in the group, Han Yunxing also received many congratulatory messages from friends on her phone.
When Shen Lina was chatting with her, Han Yunxing had just finished replying to a friend.
Shen Lina first offered her congratulations, and then analyzed the backgrounds of this year's Best New Actress nominees with Han Yunxing. Overall, Han Yunxing's chances of winning were quite high.
Are you really not going to consider a career change?
There aren't many good scripts left for female idols in the South Korean entertainment industry. After the nominations were announced, Shin Lina received offers from several good production companies, which rekindled her spirits.
Han Yunxing listened intently as the other person listed the congratulatory messages that various directors had sent her that day. After Shin Lina stopped talking, she asked, "Unnie, do these directors need any OSTs?"
Shen Lina was speechless and shook her head helplessly.
That's it, my heart is completely dead.
Indeed, Han Yunxing has always had a clear plan for herself. She was just blinded by the almost certain award. Now that she has calmed down, she is starting to think about how to prolong the effect of this nomination.
Han Yunxing didn't need to worry about what happened next; Shen Lina quickly gave a few instructions and then hung up the phone.
After the nominations were announced, life didn't really change, except that another group of students pretending to pass by appeared in the hallway when I went to school today.
When there are no announcements, Han Yunxing attends classes as usual. At the beginning of the semester, everyone was indeed very curious about her classmates who had already debuted, and Han Yunxing had a history of being surrounded by many people.
But later on, everyone realized that there was nothing different in life. It was just that this classmate had a striking appearance and was very talented. However, everyone was a student, and they all had to attend classes and complete assignments, so they gradually got used to treating each other with a normal attitude.
Although Han Yunxing often couldn't come to school due to her schedule, she was well-liked.
The class monitor, sitting beside her, let out a small gasp when he saw people peeking out of the hallway outside.
“They’re all here to see you,” she said, then pressed herself against Han Yunxing: “Friend, I want to reserve your latest autographed photo~”
Han Yunxing readily agreed and received a thoughtful massage from her class monitor.
There's still almost a month until the awards ceremony, but we still need to start preparing our looks and everything.
As soon as school was over, Han Yunxing, despite the sidelong glances from those around her, was picked up by Han Mingyou to try on makeup.
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