Chapter 94: CH 94

“I came to deliver food,” Ying Xi Ze said.

Lu Zhi Wei: “?”

Ying Xi Ze pointed at the skewers on the table.

Lu Zhi Wei and Sang Wan Ci immediately understood.

Ying Xi Ze threw the tissue into the bin, eyes filled with curiosity: “Jie, who’s sister-in-law?”

He had just washed his hands and was about to wipe the water off, but the box of tissue was at by the bed, so he had missed Lu Zhi Wei’s earnest confession.

Sure enough, his jie did like girls?

Was it Teacher Sang?

Or did she just show a photo to Lu Si Jiao and Teacher Sang was just accompanying her?

No, why did he say “sure enough”?

Lu Si Jiao held onto the grilled corn skewer and stood there, her eyes filled with shock and a little lost.

God, my sister-in-law is Sang Wan Ci……

My jie really is a lesbian……

She even managed to win over Sang Wan Ci……

Then what should I do now? What should I say?!

Lu Zhi Wei and Sang Wan Ci looked at each other.

They had only intended to be honest to Lu Si Jiao about this. They didn’t expect that God would actually force them to buy one and get one free, stuffing Ying Xi Ze in.

Since that was the case, then they would just go with the flow.

Lu Zhi Wei held Sang Wan Ci’s hand tightly, looking at the two people with a determined gaze.

“Xiao Ying, Jiao Jiao, I’m dating Wan Ci, we’ve been dating for a long time now.”

Hearing that, Lu Si Jiao recalled something, exclaiming in surprise: “You said you liked someone before…… It wouldn’t be Wan Ci jie, would it?!”

Ying Xi Ze: “?”

Wasn’t that last year?

Counting like that, it has been a while. They actually dated for so long and kept it from them?!

Lu Zhi Wei didn’t deny it.

The two of them held each other’s hands tightly, waiting for a response.

Lu Zhi Wei couldn’t tell if they would reject it or wish them well.

But who didn’t want the support of their family and friends when they started dating someone?

However, if she couldn’t get it then so be it, she wouldn’t be hung up over it.

Didn’t she live perfectly fine without family and friends all these years?

Now she had Sang Wan Ci, Sang Wan Ci was her whole world.

After the initial shock, Ying Xi Ze quickly accepted it.

Before when he mistook Lu Zhi Wei as a man, didn’t he believe that Lu Zhi Wei liked Sang Wan Ci?

Now that they were together, it was a beautiful thing.

“That’s good,” he smiled. “It’s a good thing to be able to find someone who shares your feelings, I support you two!”

Lu Zhi Wei and Sang Wan Ci looked at him in tandem.

Even Lu Si Jiao looked at him.

Ying Xi Ze rubbed the back of his head and asked embarrassedly: “So do I also have to…… call her sister-in-law in the future?”

Lu Zhi Wei’s expression relaxed as her eyes showed her amusement.

Sang Wan Ci smiled calmly: “Up to you.”

“Regardless of whether you say it or not,” she interlocked her fingers with Lu Zhi Wei’s and looked at her, “I’m still Zhi Wei’s girlfriend.”

Ying Xi Ze immediately covered his eyes and exclaimed exaggeratedly: “Damn it, it’s dog food!”

He hadn’t had many skewers but he was already full from all the dog food. This was too unexpected.

Lu Si Jiao blinked, then came back to her senses, saying in disdain: “Your acting skills are too exaggerated…… It sucks.”

Ying Xi Ze smiled, then rubbed her head hard: “Eat your corn skewer, little classmate Si Jiao.”

Lu Si Jiao pouted.

Although she was being disdainful of Ying Xi Ze on the surface, she was actually very thankful he was here.

At least he could provide her with an emotional example so she could better deal with her sister’s coming out.

Go congratulate her.

Regardless of whether it was a man or woman, as long as they liked each other and could be happy, it was worth congratulating.

And the other person was Sang Wan Ci.

As long as Sang Wan Ci was by her sister’s side, she didn’t have to worry about anything.

With such a reliable jiejie accompanying her sister, what reason was there to reject?

Lu Si Jiao adjusted her emotions then said slowly: “Jie, as long as you’re happy, it’s good. The rest isn’t important.”

Then she turned to look at Sang Wan Ci: “Wan Ci jie, I only have this one jiejie, you need to treat her well. No, you have to treat her even better!

“If you bully her or let her down, then even if you’re the heiress to the Meng family, I will…… I will hate you!”

At that time, Sang Wan Ci’s anti-fans would immediately increase by one!

After becoming an anti-fan, she would never watch Sang Wan Ci’s shows again!

Sang Wan Ci smiled and nodded: “I won’t give you the chance to hate me.”

Just like Meng Lian Yu said, she would also prove her love for Lu Zhi Wei to Lu Zhi Wei’s family.

They had been together for over a year by now, their feelings for each other would only increase, not decrease.

Both now and in the future.

Lu Si Jiao finally nodded in satisfaction.

Having successfully come out of the closet, Lu Zhi Wei didn’t forget to warn the two kids to keep it quiet: “We’re not planning on going public yet, you two can’t reveal it.”

She continued complaining: “You two revealed my secret last time……”

Sang Wan Ci smiled and said gently: “That time was harmless, and it was just in time.”

Lu Zhi Wei stared at her in embarrassment.

It seems fine now, but she was scared to death then, thinking that they couldn’t even be friends anymore.

Lu Si Jiao: “?”

Ying Xi Ze: “?”

The two of them said in unison: “When?”

Lu Zhi Wei didn’t continue the subject: “Go, go, go, don’t be so curious.

“Alright, you two eat, rest early after you’re done.

“We’re tired from filming the whole day too, we’ll go back first.

“Xiao Ying, don’t eat too much, aren’t you watching your weight lately.”

“I got it, jie.” Ying Xi Ze replied.

Hearing that, Lu Si Jiao snuck a glance at him.

Then she walked her jiejie and sister-in-law out.

Closing the door, she turned around.

Ying Xi Ze was helping her open a bottle of water and then he arranged the skewers neatly before calling her over.

Lu Si Jiao looked at the skewer in her hand, replaying Lu Zhi Wei’s words in her mind.

She pursed her lips, then asked boldly: “Ying Xi Ze, you’re watching your weight these days?”

Ying Xi Ze didn’t deny it.

Lu Si Jiao: “Then why did you buy supper?”

Ying Xi Ze replied calmly: “I was afraid you were hungry.”

Lu Si Jiao raised an eyebrow: “I have a phone too, I can order food if I’m hungry.”

Ying Xi Ze remained calm: “Even so, I can be worried that you’re hungry.”

Lu Si Jiao stood at the door, looking at him silently.

Ying Xi Ze opened the boxes as he continued speaking: “Your jiejie is hard at work filming, she doesn’t have time to take care of you. Since I brought you here, of course I have to take good care of you.

“Besides, you’re smaller than me. It’s only natural for the older person to take care of the younger person. And, aren’t we friends? It’s only natural for friends to take care of each other.

“Most importantly, it’s ——”

His voice stopped here, as if he had accidentally said something that he didn’t even know how to continue.

He changed the topic: “What are you so curious for, come over and eat, it’s time to sleep after eating and digesting the food.”

“It’s what?” Lu Si Jiao suddenly asked.

She had a feeling, but she wasn’t very certain. She still wanted to hear what he had to say.

Ying Xi Ze stood there silently, then turned to look at her with a serious expression: “Jiao Jiao, do you really want to hear what I have to say next?”

He was asking for her permission.

Whether to take that step, or retreat and not cross the boundary.

As someone who had been confessed to many times, how could Lu Si Jiao not realise it.

She nodded her head without thinking: “Mm, I want to hear it.”

The atmosphere immediately descended into silence.

They looked at each other, nobody taking the first step.

After a while, Ying Xi Ze broke the silence.

“Jiao Jiao, would you be willing…… to let me be your boyfriend?”

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Lu Zhi Wei was still preoccupied with the happiness of successfully coming out to her family after she left.

But Sang Wan Ci had already sensitively noticed there was something not right with Ying Xi Ze and Lu Si Jiao.

Lu Zhi Wei only noticed it after she brought it up.

Ying Xi Ze always took extra care of her meimei.

They would go out to play together if they were free, and help each other solve their problems.

Lu Si Jiao had unknowingly praised Ying Xi Ze in front of Lu Zhi Wei a few times now.

Thinking about it, it did feel like something was going on!

But this made Lu Zhi Wei feel surprised more than anything else.

Good fellow, the original supporting male lead has actually gotten together with her sister?

Wait, maybe the two of them hadn’t gotten so far yet?

But nobody would dislike Lu Si Jiao’s character and she would be happy anywhere. Lu Zhi Wei couldn’t tell if she really liked him or not.

Ying Xi Ze wouldn’t be liking her one-sidedly, right?

This child was too pitiful!

As a jiejie, she started worrying about her didi‘s love life.

Sang Wan Ci calmed her down.

There wasn’t any conclusion yet. If the two of them really were together, she believed they wouldn’t hide it from Lu Zhi Wei.

Lu Zhi Wei felt like Sang Wan Ci was making sense.

Whether or not they got together, it was a decision made by the two of them.

If they could be together, it would definitely be a good thing. Even if they couldn’t be together, the most she could do as a jiejie is feel sad, she couldn’t force anything to happen.

Relationships still had to go with the flow.

Lu Zhi Wei walked Sang Wan Ci to her door: “Our Teacher Sang has worked hard today.

“Rest early, we’ll bring them nearby to play tomorrow.”

She had originally thought that the two of them would have to be separated because her sister came.

But the unplanned coming out actually was accepted, so now they didn’t need to hide in front of Lu Si Jiao and Ying Xi Ze!

“Mm, goodnight, Zhi Wei,” Sang Wan Ci pulled her into the room and closed the door, “Go back after we’re done kissing.”

Lu Zhi Wei wrapped her arms around Sang Wan Ci’s neck: “Kiss me more, longer.”

Hearing that, Sang Wan Ci smiled and pulled Lu Zhi Wei into the washroom.

Kissing alone wasn’t enough.

……

The weather was pleasant the next day.

Lu Si Jiao got up and packed, excitedly going out with her sister.

She had to cherish every moment of her hard-earned leave.

Ying Xi Ze said he’ll accompany Luo Xin Han for lunch first, then look for them after that.

On the road, Lu Zhi Wei and Sang Wan Ci took good care of Lu Si Jiao.

Lu Zhi Wei was worried, asking about how work and life was, as if she was afraid her meimei wasn’t living well.

Lu Si Jiao answered all her questions and told her not to worry.

The job that she found paid well and the boss was a good person who prioritised work-life balance, so the company had never worked overtime before.

Currently, she was living in Lu Zhi Wei’s house so there was no worry she had nowhere to stay.

Since Lu Zhi Wei would be away from home for months on end while filming, the house was going to be empty anyway. She could help keep the place clean and save on rent if she moved in.

When her jiejie and sister-in-law got married and came out to the public, then she’d find a new place to stay.

She picked up her teacup and took a sip, still a little dazed.

Sang Wan Ci was actually her sister-in-law…… It was still a little unbelievable.

She was now actually the little sister of Sang Wan Ci’s family member. If her university dorm mates knew about it, they would probably be so shocked they’d be screaming.

Putting the cup down, she asked: “Jie, are you guys continuing to shoot tomorrow?”

Lu Zhi Wei nodded: “Mm, if we finish early, we might be able to finish everything before 1 January.”

Lu Si Jiao nodded in understanding.

Lu Zhi Wei asked: “What time will you and Xiao Ying be leaving tonight?”

Lu Si Jiao replied: “We’ll leave after eating dinner. We can’t go back too late, I still have work tomorrow.”

Lu Zhi Wei patted her head: “Good girl, it’s been tough on you.”

Lu Si Jiao smiled obediently.

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After dinner, Ying Xi Ze and Lu Si Jiao met the others and prepared to leave.

Luo Xin Han had to refilm a scene so he didn’t have time to send off Ying Xi Ze.

Lu Zhi Wei and Sang Wan Ci kindly conveyed his well wishes as well.

Lu Zhi Wei couldn’t help but nag them a bit before letting them go.

But they weren’t in a rush to leave.

Under the setting sun, the two of them stood in front of their jiejie, looking at each other as if they had something to say.

“What is it?” Lu Zhi Wei asked.

Finally, Lu Si Jiao was the one who spoke: “Jie, we have something to tell you, it’s……”

Lu Zhi Wei was curious: “What?”

Sang Wan Ci lifted an eyebrow, as if she had already guessed.

Ying Xi Ze rested his arm on Lu Si Jiao’s shoulders and smiled wholeheartedly: “I’m someone with a girlfriend too.”

Lu Si Jiao covered her face embarrassedly.

Ying Xi Ze’s smile grew even more radiant as he rubbed her head happily.

Seeing Lu Si Jiao like this, Sang Wan Ci suddenly felt that the sisters really had the same thin skin.

Her Zhi Wei also covered her face frequently because she was shy……

From today onwards, she would acknowledge Ying Xi Ze calling her “sister-in-law”.

Lu Zhi Wei was both surprised and happy.

Ying Xi Ze promised: “Jie, don’t worry, I will treat Jiao Jiao well, you’re welcome to keep an eye on me.”

Lu Zhi Wei couldn’t help but smile: “With Teacher Ying’s promise, I can rest assured. Hurry up and return, be careful on the road and make sure you’re not photographed together.”

But Ying Xi Ze smiled: “Jiao Jiao said it’s okay even if we’re photographed together.”

As long as Lu Si Jiao didn’t mind, they could publicise their relationship once they were photographed.

They were open about it and had nothing to fear.

Lu Zhi Wei nodded.

Ying Xi Ze put on his cap and mask, then walked away holding onto Lu Si Jiao’s hand.

After two steps, Ying Xi Ze reached out and took Lu Si Jiao’s bag, carrying it on his shoulder.

The two of them held hands, swinging their interlocked hands around, as if they were kindergarten children.

Lu Zhi Wei watched as they got into the car and left, then looked at her girlfriend.

Suddenly, she felt like life was complete.

Now she just had to film the show and complete the world missions, then get the “right to know”, and she could really die without regrets.

“Teacher Sang, they’ve left, we should go too,” Lu Zhi Wei turned away. “It’s time to go back and rest, we still have to work hard tomorrow.”

……

After a short break, it was back to the busy filming schedule.

From October onwards, various television award shows started happening. 《Questioning Deity Sect》 was also nominated for the Golden Autumn Awards.

Sang Wan Ci was nominated for the Best Actress Award while Lu Zhi Wei was nominated for the Best Supporting Actress Award, as usual.

Lu Zhi Wei thought that with both protagonist halos around, this year’s awards would also be uneventful.

In the end, the Best Actress Award at the Golden Autumn Awards this year was won by someone else, not by Sang Wan Ci.

Lu Zhi Wei was shocked.

Sang Wan Ci’s acting skills had clearly improved since last year, why did she lose this time?

Didn’t the protagonist halo make it so that she would always be successful?

Lao Wu explained: 【Nobody’s life is always successful. Even the protagonist in a novel will experience setbacks and strong opponents to become even stronger.

【Humans always need to recognise their own flaws before becoming even better.

【Don’t worry, it’s just once or twice, she’ll definitely be able to win tons of awards in the future.】

Lu Zhi Wei couldn’t refute this.

In this new age idol drama, anything could happen.

She could only go to Sang Wan Ci’s hotel room at night and console her: “Victory and defeat are common occurrences, there’s always next time.”

Sang Wan Ci wasn’t unhappy about not winning the award, she had just realised something.

So that extremely good luck of hers didn’t work all the time.

It seems like she has to film a few more movies, she can’t bet everything on just a few.

Coming back to her senses, she smiled at Lu Zhi Wei: “Don’t worry, Zhi Wei, I understand and I’m not upset. I’ll just work harder next time.”

Lu Zhi Wei saw that she was in a bit of a daze earlier, and got a bit worried: “You really think so?”

Sang Wan Ci nodded and leaned into her embrace, hugging Lu Zhi Wei: “Mm, I’m also very happy Zhi Wei won an award.”

Even though she didn’t win the Best Actress Award, but it was also worth celebrating that Lu Zhi Wei won the Best Supporting Actress Award.

Lu Zhi Wei hugged her then stroked her hair: “It’s good that you’re not upset, it’s good that you can look away from it.

“I’m most worried about you being unhappy.”

Hearing that, Sang Wan Ci grabbed Lu Zhi Wei’s hand and pressed it to her lips gently: “I’ll be happy as long as jiejie keeps accompanying me.”

Lu Zhi Wei laughed and teased her: “Oh? This is what our Teacher Sang said. Then I’ll have to accompany you for a lifetime and you have to be happy for a lifetime, you have to do what you said.”

Sang Wan Ci’s fingers closed around Lu Zhi Wei’s tightly.

“Mm, I’ll do what I said.”

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The weather was cool and nice in October.

《Shackles》 continued production smoothly.

Everybody invested 120% of the energy into this movie, hoping to create something that would satisfy the audience.

As the main leads, Lu Zhi Wei and Sang Wan Ci naturally worked even harder.

Today, they had two scenes.

The first scene was when the goddess had woken up after being drunk and asked Lin Huai Rou what had happened the night before.

The second scene was of Lin Huai Rou praying to the goddess’ statue, with the goddess encouraging her to pray for what she desired.

Guo Hui arranged the set with the employees, seeking the perfect scene.

Once everything was ready, the actors got into place.

Filming started ——

The sky was clear and bright.

In the pavilion, Sang Wan Ci grabbed a handful of fish pellets and scattered them into the pond casually.

The koi fishes scrambled to snatch their meal.

On the other side, Lu Zhi Wei was rushing over, the ankle bell jingling.

It was like the goddess’ current emotions.

She wanted to know if the memory in her mind was a dream or if it was real.

Did her believer actually like Zhou Ming Shan, did she not care about the goddess at all.

The person hadn’t yet entered the scene, but the sound of the bell arrived.

Lin Huai Rou turned her head and dismissed Cui Luo: “Ah Yue is here to serve me. If the master comes back, hurry back and tell me.”

Cui Luo turned to leave.

The goddess stopped three steps away from Lin Huai Rou.

Lin Huai Rou was still feeding the fish, not looking at the goddess.

“Madam.” The goddess spoke first.

Lin Huai Rou asked calmly: “What is it?”

Seeing her like this, the goddess was even more unsure.

But she still wanted to ask.

“Madam, did you go to my room last night?”

Lin Huai Rou replied: “I did.”

The goddess wanted to take another step forward, closer to her.

Then Lin Huai Rou continued: “I saw you were drunk, so I helped you to lay down and left.”

The goddess’ feet halted.

Lin Huai Rou scattered another handful of pellets: “What is it, did something happen?”

The goddess frowned and asked unhappily: “Is that all?”

Lin Huai Rou replied: “That’s all.”

Her expression was too calm and composed, nobody could not believe her.

The goddess was suddenly disappointed, feeling helpless.

Then she heard Lin Huai Rou say: “Ah Yue, I’ll release you from my service.”

The goddess looked up, staring at her anxiously: “What did you say?”

Lin Huai Rou finished feeding the fish, turning to look at her: “There’s freedom outside the mansion, you can go wherever you want and see whatever scenery you want. Nobody will restrict you, and you don’t have to worry about angering the master again.’

They stood on the bank of the pond, their reflections on the surface of the water.

The distance between them was like it was when they first met.

“I have freedom,” the goddess said. “I’m willingly staying by your side, to accompany you forever.”

It was another confession.

Lin Huai Rou looked away.

The goddess was determined: “Madam, don’t chase me away. Wherever you are, I will be also.”

She liked her. She wouldn’t abandon Lin Huai Rou alone in this cage.

Even if she had to leave, she had to bring Lin Huai Rou along and let her forget about Zhou Ming Shan, this scum.

Lin Huai Rou couldn’t do anything, walking away from the pavilion and leaving behind a sentence, “tell me when you want to leave”.

“Madam.”

The goddess called out.

Lin Huai Rou stopped.

She heard the person behind her say: “Nobody has any right to request for you to change yourself. Don’t live according to others’ wishes. Live how you want to, so it won’t be so painful.”

Why did the world ask the wives to change?

Why not ask the husbands?

If it was her, she wouldn’t listen to this rubbish.

Just like now, she wasn’t restrained.

People always had their own thoughts about gods.

They had never seen a god before, but they always thought that gods should act and be a certain way.

Mighty and aloof, showing compassion for all living beings but still having a heart of stone.

The heavens also asked that of them.

But she refused.

She wanted to be moved, she wanted to like Lin Huai Rou, she wanted to leave the platform that shackled her.

She was free, and she wanted Lin Huai Rou to be free too.

She loved Lin Huai Rou, she wanted Lin Huai Rou to live well.

Lin Huai Rou listened, but stayed silent and walked away.

The goddess turned to look at the direction she left in.

Through the lens, Lu Zhi Wei was alone again.

After this scene, the set changed.

Lu Zhi Wei looked at the statue of the goddess in the temple, suddenly realising she hadn’t been here in a long time.

Sang Wan Ci came over after changing her costume, using different clothes to signify the time had changed.

The context of this scene was that Zhou Ming Shan’s temper had gotten worse and worse.

After returning home, he verbally abused Lin Huai Rou and started finding fault with the Lin family, causing the family to pressure Lin Huai Rou.

Lin Huai Rou became even more despondent, crying in secret and being conflicted, thinking about Ah Yue and what Ah Yue said.

The goddess then suggested for her to go to the temple and pray, to tell the statue her sorrows.

The goddess wanted to hear the prayers of her believers.

The goddess wanted to perform miracles for her believers.

After everything was prepared, the filming started.

After the initial scene, Lu Zhi Wei left Sang Wan Ci and walked outside the hall to wait.

She lifted her head to look at the sky. It was a pleasant day too, with a cool breeze.

It seemed to give off a “everything will go well” vibe.

As if…… it was very suitable for prize drawing?

She wondered if she should use the ten draws.

Mm, it’s decided, she would draw it after this scene was filmed!

She had to rub her girlfriend’s hand for luck beforehand too!

She collected her thoughts and continued filming seriously.

The script had said that this time, Lin Huai Rou finally said her wish to the goddess.

It was a simple phrase: Good and evil will be rewarded.

Good and evil will be rewarded.

The goddess smiled in satisfaction.

Her believer finally wanted to fight back.

This take was successfully passed too.

Lu Zhi Wei turned and walked into the hall and helped Sang Wan Ci up, conveniently rubbing her hand to take some luck.

“?”

Sang Wan Ci was confused: “What is it?”

Lu Zhi Wei smiled: “Nothing, I just wanted to take some luck from Teacher Sang, I’ll definitely be able to win if there’s any prize drawing in the future!”

Sang Wan Ci smiled and stretched out her hand obediently: “Then Zhi Wei can rub it a bit more.”

Lu Zhi Wei: “Mm.”

After rubbing it for a while and turning to look at the statue of the goddess, Lu Zhi Wei suddenly felt a good feeling, and she immediately called for Lao Wu to start drawing the prizes.

【Ten draws! Let’s do ten draws, I won’t change my mind!】

Lao Wu pulled ten draws for her.

After the ceremony, it was time for the exciting prize opening.

The system did it in a formal way, opening the prizes one by one so Lao Wu also announced it one by one.

The first one was a “good thing”.

【A seasoning packet for instant noodles】 Lao Wu said.

【?】

Lu Zhi Wei: 【The last time, it was a carton of instant noodles. It’s not even a carton this time? Your prize pool is too outrageous!】

Lao Wu said considerately: 【Don’t a lot of people curse others to not have seasoning packets when eating instant noodles these days? We’re doing a good deed here.】

Lu Zhi Wei: 【……】

What a good deed.

This was making her bad luck even worse!

Lao Wu consoled her: 【It’s okay, don’t be too upset, there are still nine to go, what if?】

Lu Zhi Wei: “……”

What a form of reassurance, this child was already starting to be scared.