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Ye Qingxi: ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
Coincidentally, he was also planning to refute the rumor!
With "Midsummer" currently enjoying great success in theaters, how could Ye Qingxi risk getting embroiled in controversy over these messy rumors? So, the moment she saw them, Ye Qingxi prepared to refute them.
However, to his surprise, his aunt also saw it and wanted to help him dispel the rumors.
That makes things much simpler.
Ye Qingxi immediately replied in Murong Qing's name: 【Of course.】
Mu Shaoting said happily, "Thank you."
After posting, she started editing her Weibo post.
Soon after, netizens saw her Weibo post.
Mu Shaoting: [I didn't want to say this, but I saw some unpleasant comments, so I'll reintroduce myself. @Ye Qingxi, my lovely nephew, Murong Qing's unofficial disciple. [Images][Images][Images][Images][Images] [Images]]
Netizens: !!!
Netizens were stunned when they saw her Weibo posts!
What did she say?
What about Murong Qing?
Netizens immediately clicked on Mu Shaoting's accompanying picture.
There are six images in total, all of which are screenshots of emails.
Mu Shaoting blurred out some irrelevant content, leaving only the key information and time.
Therefore, netizens naturally saw that as early as when Ye Qingxi was a child, after the release of "Summer", Murong Qing proposed to take Ye Qingxi as a student. However, Ye Qingxi refused because she had already become a disciple of Master Kang. However, Murong Qing felt that it was nothing. He was willing to teach Ye Qingxi as if she were a student, without taking on the title of teacher.
This is why Mu Shaoting said that Ye Qingxi was an unofficial disciple.
To be precise, Ye Qingxi was not actually Murong Qing's student.
Afterwards, Ye Qingxi wrote a song, which Mu Shaoting sent to Murong Qing and received Murong Qing's approval.
And in the past two days, some people suspected Ye Qingxi of plagiarism. Mu Shaoting emailed Murong Qing to ask if they could announce their relationship. After receiving her approval, he posted this Weibo.
[Wow! No wonder he looks like an old friend, turns out he's a disciple of an old friend!] one netizen remarked.
Others chimed in, "That's right! I knew their styles were similar. Turns out Ye Qingxi is Murong Qing's student!"
[This is the kind of marinating technique I learned from Murong Qing since I was a child; it's bound to be very flavorful, right?]
[Haha, that's right! That's why the lyrics and music have such a distinct Murong Qing vibe.]
[I always knew Xiaoxi couldn't have plagiarized. I've watched her grow up; she's always been a good child.]
[Besides, he didn't need to!]
[Exactly! Xiaoxi is really amazing; I'm truly impressed by this song!]
[Xiao Xi is really... with Kang Lao on her left and Murong Qing on her right, she can practically do whatever she wants in the music scene.]
Most importantly, he's genuinely talented; he was responsible for almost all the music in this film, and it's all fantastic!
[Absolutely! Especially Mu Shaoting and the theme song he sang, it's amazing, they're being used in every video now!]
[But Kang Lao's background music is still more amazing. When I heard it in the movie theater, I was like, "Holy crap, Kang Lao, forever a god!"]
Before long, #YeQingxiMurongQing# became a trending topic.
Netizens, looking at Mu Shaoting's Weibo, exclaimed in surprise: "Wow! He's actually an unofficial disciple of Murong Qing?!"
[Ye Qingxi, what other surprises do you have that I don't know about?]
Ye Qingxi wasn't surprised.
He watched as the person who had tried to smear him earlier was still putting up a stubborn resistance, saying things like, "Even if he's a teacher, he can't look this much like him." But netizens countered with, "He's been learning from Murong Qing since he was a child. After all these years, it would be hard for him not to look like him." Reassured, he lay back down in his chair.
However, he had just lain down when he received a call from his father.
“Baby, look, your aunt has promoted your movie, so shouldn’t Daddy promote it too?” Mu Shaowu said blatantly.
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi carefully examined the Weibo post that Mu Shaoting had just made. It was indeed a clarification post, not a promotional one!
However, given the current box office and word-of-mouth trends, the final result will definitely not be bad, so Ye Qingxi felt there was no need to continue to stop her doting father.
“Okay,” Ye Qingxi said. “Dad, please help me promote it.”
"Okay!" Mu Shaowu said in a loud voice.
He hung up the phone and immediately opened Weibo to edit the post.
Mu Shaowu: [I'm here! I'm here! Xiaoxi kept telling me not to help promote it, but now I can finally do it! Right now! I'm giving away two movie tickets to 500 lucky winners! Don't miss this amazing movie, it's really good!]
A short while later, Feng Que retweeted Mu Shaowu's Weibo post, saying: [Add one thousand people.]
Immediately following, Mu Shaoting reposted: 【Add 1,500 people.】
Mu Shaowu: ? ? ?
Mu Shaowu was speechless, and forwarded it back again: 【Add two thousand people!】
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi quickly spoke in the group chat: 【Enough! Stop adding people!】
After finishing his work, Mu Shaoyan looked at his words and asked in confusion, "Add what?"
Ye Qingxi: [Of course, they're using Weibo to randomly select people; the constant adding and subscribing is practically turning it into an auction!]
Mu Shaoyan: ? ? ?
Mu Shaoyan: Is that so?
Curious, Mu Shaoyan logged into Weibo and then retweeted Mu Shaowu's post, saying: "[Add 2,500 people.]"
Ye Qingxi's fans are shocked!
After all, everyone else who's fighting is a celebrity, and they're all Ye Qingxi's parents. Who is this guy?
Ye Qingxi's fans clicked on his profile and found that he did not show his face, but only occasionally shared some snippets of his life, and seemed to be a rich young master.
They must be rich!
So Ye Qingxi's fans boldly sent her a private message: 【Really? Two thousand five hundred more people?】
Upon seeing the other person's ID: 【A Little Leaf】, and noticing the profile picture was a photo of Ye Qingxi as a child, Mu Shaoyan replied: 【Really?】
A small leaf: 【Then you can...】
A small leaf quickly taught Mu Shaoyan how to draw a prize. Mu Shaoyan learned humbly and quickly set it up.
When a small leaf saw that he was actually serious, it immediately added him to their fan group.
A Little Leaf: [Everyone come quick! We have a new super-rich fan! Yi-ge has created a giveaway, giving away two tickets to Xiao Xi's movie to 2,500 lucky winners!]
Everyone: !!!
Wow! That's incredibly rich!
Ye Ziqing: [Brother Yi is awesome!]
A little Xi: [Brother Yi, you're amazing!]
Xi Guang Wu Xian Hao: [Yi-ge, are you also a fan of Xiao Xi? Where did you become a fan?]
Mu Shaoyan looked at their IDs and replied: [Wait a moment.]
He quickly changed his Weibo name.
Everyone saw that the person who had just been called Huo Yan Yan Yi had now changed his name to: Xi Zai's Dad.
Everyone: ? ? ?
Everyone: ...Wow, he's a dad fan.
Mu Shaowu, Feng Que, and Mu Shaoting all sent theirs, so Ye Qingxi's senior brothers and sisters also sent theirs.
Afterwards, even Director Xu and Mr. Kang posted on Weibo to promote Ye Qingxi.
Netizen: ...Wait, did we have to make such a big fuss?!
Now I've finally seen what it means to represent half of the entertainment industry!
Is it really worth all this fuss over Ye Qingxi making a movie?!
【Of course it's worth it! You didn't see how much everyone doted on Ye Qingxi when she was little!】
[That's right! Back then, Mu Shaowu directly confronted people for Xiao Xi's sake!]
[I knew something was missing! Turns out, this whole group of family and friends was missing! Especially Mu Shaowu, how could he not promote his son's movie? Turns out his son wouldn't allow it, hahaha.]
[Our Young Master Mu is so suffocating! [doge]]
[Our Xiaoxi is like this: her dad loves her, her aunt spoils her, and her senior classmates and teachers also like her very much~]
[And so are her friends from before! They've all come out to support Xiaoxi!]
[I knew it! When Ye Qingxi opens a novel, all she says is: This isn't fun at all, it's not as fun as my life!]
Now there's another dad too~~~
Ye Qingxi's fans: It's not just that she has another dad, she also has a rich dad who is a fan!
If it weren't for the fact that the Weibo style was so unlike Mu Shaowu's, they would have suspected that it was Mu Shaowu's alternate account!
What a rich dad!
"Midsummer" has once again become a hot topic, and its box office performance is like a runaway horse, unstoppable.
It was at this time that Kang Cong returned.
“Let’s go.” Kang Cong called Ye Qingxi and said, “I’ve been holding back from watching this movie, thinking I’d watch it with you when I get back.”
“Sure,” Ye Qingxi said without refusing. “We can also invite Zhong Yan and Pei Liang along.”
“Oh, and my brother too,” Ye Qingxi said.
Qin Cheng has also returned.
Kang Cong had no objection; he even joked, "Aren't you going to invite your grandfather and the others?"
Ye Qingxi: ...
"Do you think they didn't see it?"
Several days before the movie's release, he went to see it with everyone in batches.
Yes, in batches.
On the first day of the movie's release, the elderly F4 egged Mu Feng on, saying, "This is your grandson's first movie, shouldn't we all see it? Let's go, everyone!"
Seeing that they were having a good time, Mu Feng agreed.
Ye Qingxi originally intended to invite his relatives and friends, and now that he saw that his grandfather was going to be with Grandpa Pei and the others, he naturally invited Grandpa Pei and the others as well.
After that, Grandpa Feng came to the door again, making all sorts of crazy hints, such as "Where did Xiao Mu go yesterday?", "It's so hot, it really is the height of summer!", and "Haven't we had a family outing in a long time?"
The family of four that Grandpa Feng was referring to was naturally him, his grandson, his granddaughter-in-law, and his great-grandson.
Ye Qingxi was both amused and exasperated. She booked tickets on the spot and took Grandpa Feng and the others to the movie theater after Mu Shaowu and Feng Que finished get off work.
Later characters included Mu Shaoyan and Duan Yi, Mu Shaoting and Li Jing, Mu Zheng and Qin Luan, among others.
It's just that Qin Cheng didn't come back, otherwise he would have already checked it out.
Upon hearing this, Kang Cong remarked with a sigh, "You're quite busy, aren't you?"
"Otherwise what?" Ye Qingxi said, "Zhong Yan asked me to go with him a long time ago, but because I couldn't make it in time, I haven't had a chance to go with him yet."
"Why wasn't he with his grandfather?" Kang Cong asked curiously.
"Of course he's feeling guilty. He's afraid that if he and Pei Liang go, his grandfather and Pei Liang's grandfather will find out something," Ye Qingxi said.
Kang Cong burst out laughing. "He's so guilty!"
"That's right," Ye Qingxi said. "By the way, where's your girlfriend?"
Ye Qingxi asked in confusion, "Are you two in a long-distance relationship now?"
Kang Cong: ...
Kang Cong was silent for a moment, then said to him, "Let's talk about it when we meet."
Ye Qingxi: ?
Ye Qingxi suddenly had a bad feeling.
Let's talk when we meet?
Is there anything that can't be said over the phone?
However, he didn't ask any further questions, only saying, "Hmm."
Zhong Yan and Pei Liang had already seen Ye Qingxi's movie, even twice, but to welcome Kang Cong's return, they still went to the cinema together.
Qin Cheng was with them.
This wasn't the first time Qin Cheng had watched Ye Qingxi's movies, but it was the first time he had seen love depicted through Ye Qingxi's lens.
He watched intently until the movie ended before looking away.
Zhong Yan praised, "I thought it was great the first time I saw it, and I still think so now."
Kang Cong said, "It's really well-made, very pure love."
After listening, Ye Qingxi subconsciously looked at Qin Cheng, wanting to hear his evaluation.
Qin Cheng smiled and said to him, "It looks very good."
The film has a bright and cheerful color palette, and the love story within it is also very tender.
Qin Cheng isn't a big fan of youth films, so even now, he wouldn't be moved by the love story between Shang Song and Yang Yao.
He thought it was just so-so.
But since Ye Qingxi was the one who made this film, Qin Cheng thought it was a very good film.
At least, the feeling of love between them was good, tender, warm, and full of hope and future.
Unlike him, his hopes were practically nonexistent.
After watching the movie, the five of them went out for dinner together.
During the meal, Zhong Yan announced, "Well, I have something to tell you all."
"What?" Ye Qingxi asked.
"In a few days, Pei Liang and I will be moving," he said happily. "We're going to live together."
Pei Liang smiled and nodded.
Ye Qingxi: !!
"Have you told your parents?"
“I did say so,” Zhong Yan said. “My parents have no objections.”
“My parents agree as well,” Pei Liang said.
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi looked at the two of them and thought to herself: If they knew about your current relationship, they might not agree.
"Then we'll come and help you with the housewarming party?" Ye Qingxi suggested.
“Okay.” Zhong Yan smiled at him.
Ye Qingxi laughed too.
After he finished laughing, he remembered what Kang Cong had said to him on the phone before: "Let's talk about it when we meet." However, although they had met now, considering the tone of his voice at the time, Ye Qingxi was afraid that he would not hear good news, so he did not mention it again.
On the contrary, after reporting on the progress of her relationship, Zhong Yan naturally asked Kang Cong, "What about you? You've already graduated, have you and your girlfriend discussed it? Are you going to have a long-distance relationship, or is she coming to live with you?"
Upon hearing this, Kang Cong raised his head and said calmly, "Neither."
He put down his chopsticks and announced, "We broke up, and I'm single again."
Ye Qingxi: !!
Instantly, the table fell silent.
Zhong Yan asked, puzzled, "Why did you suddenly break up?"
“It wasn’t exactly sudden,” Kang Cong said. “We had argued about this before. She didn’t want to leave her hometown, so I certainly couldn’t go to her place to develop my career. But we couldn’t be in a long-distance relationship forever, so we had to break up.”
Ye Qingxi: ...
Ye Qingxi looked at him, wanting to comfort him but not knowing how to say it.
Seeing that they were all silent, Kang Cong smiled and said, "What's with those expressions? It's nothing, we broke up amicably, so it's fine."
College romances often face this kind of problem.
Kang Cong had anticipated this from the beginning, so although the breakup was painful, it wasn't extremely sad.
He knew very well that this was the best outcome for both of them.
What happens if we live in different places?
Can they really be in a long-distance relationship forever?
Even if we don't live in different places, the question is where to go.
Earlier, Kang Cong simply couldn't understand it. He felt that his family was so big and powerful, so naturally she should come to his place.
Are you suggesting he abandon his family business and go to the other party?
Are you kidding me?
Is the other party just an ordinary family?
Even if he went, what difference would it make?
But later, after calm reflection, Kang Cong finally realized that everyone has their own feelings, and their own people and things that they care about.
He cannot demand that the other party give up what they care about and accommodate him simply because he is from a wealthy and powerful family, the young master of the Kang family, and the future heir.
Even if her family was just an ordinary middle-class family, and even if her parents were just ordinary employees, he could arrange better jobs for them at any time.
That was, after all, her hometown, where her friends and relatives, even her parents' friends and relatives, were all there.
He couldn't take it for granted that she should go with him.
She has the right not to leave.
Therefore, he could only either accommodate her or give her up.
Kang Cong's choice was to give up.
Or rather, their common choice was to give up.
They truly loved each other when they were in love.
What cannot be overcome will ultimately remain so.
Ultimately, Kang Cong thought, it was still because he didn't love her enough.
He didn't love her enough, and she didn't love him enough.
They did love each other, but their love wasn't deep enough.
Therefore, neither of them wanted to compromise themselves, so they could only break up peacefully despite their differences.
"It's nothing," Kang Cong said. "First loves are mostly doomed to fail; those that do end up together are rare."
Zhong Yan: !!!
Zhong Yan subconsciously looked at Pei Liang.
Pei Liang remained calm. "Don't worry, we'll definitely get results."
Zhong Yan: "What if your grandfather doesn't allow you to be with me?"
Pei Liang: "Why wasn't it your grandfather who forbade you from being with me?"
Kang Cong asked curiously, "What if your grandfathers don't agree?"
Zhong Yan: ...
Pei Liang: ...
Isn't this exactly what they were worried about?
After all, there has never been a homosexual in their family.
Thinking of this, Zhong Yan turned to Ye Qingxi and said, "Why don't you have your grandfather teach them a lesson?"
Pei Liang chimed in, "Your grandfather is more experienced."
Ye Qingxi: ? ? ? ?
Ye Qingxi: ...
"Is it possible that my grandfather, in essence, didn't like homosexuality either?"
Whether it's his father or his uncle, there's nothing they can do.
Even so, his grandfather said "I disagree" before his uncle's wedding, but he didn't take any forceful measures. In addition, he did admire Duan Yi, which made it seem as if he had accepted it.
But that's only true for Duan Yi. If it were anyone else, his uncle's marriage definitely wouldn't have gone so smoothly.
"If you send my grandfather, he'll just say that men should be with women, and what's the point of men being with each other? In that case, your two grandfathers will just have one more ally."
Zhong Yan: ...
Pei Liang: ...
Qin Cheng: ...
Qin Cheng silently lowered his head and took a sip of soup.
The group ate and chatted at the same time.
By the time we'd finished chatting, all the food was gone.
Kang Cong, Pei Liang, and Qin Cheng all drove.
Kang Cong readily agreed, "Xiao Xi, I'll take you back."
Then he saw that Qin Cheng had already opened the car door.
Kang Cong: ...I forgot, with his brother around, it wouldn't be his turn at all.
"Your brother should take you home," he said.
Ye Qingxi smiled and said to him, "Goodbye."
"Goodbye," Kang Cong said.
Ye Qingxi turned around and got into Qin Cheng's car.
Qin Cheng then got into the driver's seat.
He started the car, and Ye Qingxi looked at him and asked, "Do you think Kang Cong is really as calm as he appears?"
You've been talking about it for so many years!
Now that they've broken up, isn't he really upset?
Qin Cheng turned the steering wheel and replied, "Otherwise what?"
"We can't just let our lives come to a standstill, can we?"
Ye Qingxi nodded, "That's true. It's just..."
Ye Qingxi sighed, "It's just a little sad."
This is Kang Cong's first time dating.
Ye Qingxi sighed, "Love is really a troublesome thing."
They were very happy and joyful when they were dating, but very sad and painful when they broke up.
I wish we could never break up.
But who can guarantee that love will always be vibrant and never fade, and will never wither?
“I now think that Zhong Yan and Pei Liang are actually a good match,” Ye Qingxi suddenly said.
Qin Cheng's heart tightened, and he asked, "Why?"
"Because they grew up together and are well-matched in terms of social standing, they don't face many of the conventional difficulties in love."
Ye Qingxi listed some examples with him: "For example, couples like Kang Cong and his girlfriend whose families don't live together, or couples where one party has a high social status and the other a low social status, one party is rich and the other is poor, one party values relationships and the other is reluctant to part."
“Their material conditions are equal, their social status is similar, and most importantly, they are both people who value relationships, so it's not like one of them is already deeply involved while the other is ready to withdraw at any time.”
"The only problem for Pei Liang and Zhong Yan is that they are both men, but this is not something they can decide. So, subjectively they love each other, and objectively they are a good match. In this way, they only need to overcome the obstacle brought about by their gender."
“It’s not a difficult problem,” Ye Qingxi said. “It’s just that Grandpa Pei and Grandpa Zhong are getting old now, and we’re afraid of upsetting them, otherwise they would have said it already.”
Especially Pei Liang, who is the most outstanding member of the Pei family in this generation, and no one can challenge his position.
Even if the Pei family really minds this and wants to use money and power to control him, Pei Liang can simply leave the Pei family and establish himself as king.
He has always stood ahead of his peers based on his own abilities. While the Pei family provided him with fertile ground for growth, his own intelligence, hard work, and diligence are his greatest assets.
Qin Cheng listened, wanting to say something but not knowing how.
He wanted to ask Ye Qingxi, "If you think Pei Liang and Zhong Yan are a good match, then could you accept a similar relationship?"
We're practically childhood friends, even from the same school. We're equal in terms of material conditions and social status. Most importantly, I like you, and I will always like you and love you forever. So, would you be willing to give me a chance?
But Qin Cheng dared not say it.
Ye Qingxi has never had any inclination in that regard.
He relied on himself and trusted himself, but only because he was his brother.
He never showed him even the slightest bit of romantic affection.
Qin Cheng didn't just want to have a secret crush.
In the dead of night, when he is overcome with longing, he also longs for his love to be seen in the sunlight.
I also want to hug him and kiss him without restraint.
But he didn't dare.
He was afraid that his feelings would frighten Ye Qingxi.
He was even more afraid that Ye Qingxi would feel awkward with him because of this.
My biggest fear is that in the end, I won't even be able to stand by his side as his older brother and protect him.
For Qin Cheng, whether it's a lover or an older brother, ultimately, their ultimate goal is to love Ye Qingxi and protect her for a lifetime of peace, freedom, and happiness.
Therefore, since he couldn't guarantee that he could truly become his lover, he dared not gamble, much less act rashly.
He would rather remain in his brother's position, secretly loving Ye Qingxi for the rest of his life and protecting him for the rest of his life without Ye Qingxi knowing anything about it.
It's better than when I acted impulsively and told him about my feelings, and from then on, I was isolated by Ye Qingxi and no longer accepted his love and care.
Unrequited love is certainly painful, but the one who suffers is him, not his beloved younger brother.
Therefore, Qin Cheng was willing to accept.
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