QT: Against My Will

329 5.73 – Night Glow – The Sleepless Elite’s Wife

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Edited by Psycho S.

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Bing Shi was running out of time and had to find some very inconspicuous places to squeeze in. She targeted Su Luqin’s unfinished movies like a hungry snake. She knew, sooner or later, Su Luqin would end in prison, and everyone would be looking for a cheap replacement. She had the publicity, which was good enough of a reason to grab her first before the concurrency could.

‘There is so much security.’

‘Good for me, I guess?’

As soon as Mo Luwei’s suppression ended, she began to receive numerous invitations for acting, singing, modeling, and commercial jobs. She applied to the university and tried out some acting classes besides her personal coach whom she received when she shot ‘The Last Spark’.

The teachers in her first acting class forced her to talk about her personal life in an attempt to address blocks she might have, and it made her want to skip all the future classes. She wanted to be a better actress, but they didn’t give her any real stage time. She had to pay to watch other people act and listen to the teacher’s false praise and motivational talk. She didn’t sign into therapy seasons or a cult, did she?

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Aoi Hong’s and her date’s (Quin Yu) appearance caused jaws to drop. They couldn’t wait to see this stunning goddess in action. Ami’s character in the book was many fan’s favorite, the pressure on the actress to bring out the complex character was not small.

When Li Jie first arrived, the crowd reacted accordingly... out of control. Dressed in an ensemble of red shirt, black suit, and chains, he looked like an aristocrat of noble birth.

When the last person stepped out of the limousine, the crowd went wild, “SILIKA LIN! SILIKA LIN! SILIKA! SILIKAAA! SILIKAAAA!”

Silika turned heads with her glittering dark blue skirt and her exposed long legs. Her brown hair was braided in a gorgeous, loose fishtail braid. She added in a bit of Aisha’s signature in her look by wearing a turtleneck that had various leather belts wrapped around her body which made her look intimidating and effortlessly cool. The garter belt around her fleshy thighs on the other side enhanced her overall allure.

No matter how blasé she was trying to be about the whole thing, Bing Shi still got giddy when she set foot on the red carpet. The countless flashes blinded her view; the screams and chants attacked her ears. It was just a movie premiere, and people reacted as if she saved the world. Wait, she became an ultimate hero and a guardian angel, saved millions of people in the past, and the people’s feedback still couldn’t compare to this.

Posing for the cameras here and there, Bing Shi strolled towards her fans with an extra flair of swag in her steps. She would be signing portraits of her character and, while taking selfies, she would raise her voice to yell, “Why aren’t you shouting Aisha’s name?! Why aren’t you throwing rotten eggs at me?!”

“SILIKA, WE LOVE YOU!” a girl screamed out. She read the book and she disliked Aisha’s character the most. Aisha, to her, was a whiny brat that refused to accept her rare bloodline and the spot of a head’s organization. But she was a fan of Silika’s recordings on her path to stardom. She saw how Silika learned from each failed audition, and how her singing improved with every day that passed.

“At least wait until you see me in action!” Bing Shi reprimanded the crowd, wiping off the drops of tears that gathered on the corner of her eyes. After taking a deep breath of relief, she carried on answering the reporter, “What will I do when I finally become rich? I’m already rich, I’ve been doted by my sugar trolls (fans).”

She was a no-name actress with not a single movie to her name. They all knew her because of Li Jie, some silly memes, and half-hearted lifestreams. She was readying herself for a load of hateful attacks as that’s what she usually received. This blind support from the world was new and it was overwhelming, “Oh, you meant moneywise? You know, all the normal stuff like paying off my college debts, water bills, gas...” In short, nothing much would change.

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Before the film started, all the cast and director (+ other important people) came up on stage to say a few words. The premiere cinema had two tiers, the celebs sat on the top tier, out of reach of all the ordinary folk.

Bing Shi and the rest of the main crew had a seat with their name on it reserved. All this while, she searched for one person while waving at her father and the aunt that took care of him when he was in the hospital. Unable to find her hubby, she sat next to the movie’s male lead, her head would occasionally turn around.

“Is everything alright?” asked the movie’s male lead, Ziekel.

“Yes,” Bing Shi nodded, finding it interesting how the movie’s male lead carried the same name as Ziek, “I hope.”

“Would you like to go for dinner this weekend?” Ziekel invited her for a date, “Just the two of us.”

Ziekel was always confident about his own charms. Aoi Hong seemed different from all the other women he knew. He got interested in her at first glance, but as time passed by, he began to take notice of this coworker of his. The number of men that wanted to bed Silika was innumerable. She was a medal. Imagining all the men’s envious gazes on him if Silika agreed to become his girlfriend... It made him gleeful.

Bing Shi took a business card out of her clutch, handing it to Ziekel, she spoke so only he could hear, “I’ve already got something going on. But if you’re in need of a companion, you can contact this number.”

“Mental Health Counselor?” Ziekel’s eyes twitched when they went through the business card, “Silika Lin! Enough with your jokes. I’m serious this time.”

“What else should I do when a NO stopped working? With all due respect, I would like to avoid violence if possible,” Bing Shi looked ahead at the big screen.

No wonder some leads would look for a fake lover just to take a breather. No matter if it was her female lead aura or the result of her course of action, it was getting out of control.

Bing Shi didn’t want people to despise her just because there were too many men going after her. They didn’t even view her as a love interest; they thought she was only a part of a game which she didn’t want to play.

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A few moments ago...

Aoi Hong walked out of the toilets towards the backstage while clutching the USB that contained all the dirt on Silika.

Aoi Hong searched for the person in charge of the pc and connected the USB to the cinema screen. With this, she should be able to overthrow Silika... Yes, yes yes. Overthrow her, take her place and-

Aoi Hong’s eyes shook once she spotted a hammer. The thoughts in her head were wrong. The thoughts made her fall off the center; dizzy in a way that took her off guard. Why did she care about Silika Lin? This didn’t... feel... right...

With desperation, one hand reached out to grab it and then she threw the USB on the ground. Holding up the hammer above her head, she used up all her strength to smash the hammer down onto the USB while whispering with hate, “How can I do such a despicable thing?! Hyaah!”

Before the hammer could reach its destination and smash the USB into pieces, someone caught the head of the hammer in mid-air.

When Aoi Hong turned her head in shock, she could only watch as the person took the USB.

“Hey! That’s mine! Give it back!” Aoi Hong shouted at the intruder. When she lifted her head, to look from the hand holding the USB to the intruder’s face, she opened her eyes wide in disbelief, “Doctor? What are you doing here?”

“What’s inside?” Xuan Mu raised the USB while examining it with a mysterious expression.

“N-nothing important!” Aoi Hong jumped into the air to catch it. In the process of jumping, she dropped the hammer, “Give that back!”

{Bow down before the Lord God. +200p.}

{“What?! Who? Never!”}

Xuan Mu chuckled as he watched Aoi Hong jump up and down. When he had stopped poking fun of Aoi Hong, he clenched his fist tightly to crush the USB with his palms.

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