The Film Emperor Asks For Divorce Every Day 影帝每天都想离婚[穿书] Ch. 30 part 2

Translated by Neirith

There were those who were happy, and there were those who were upset. Tan Keyao and Chen Hongming were among those who were upset, so much so that they couldn’t couldn’t wait for the shooting to fail. Meanwhile, Ling Qing was at home happily flipping through the script.

He had to admit that the protagonist He Chaoyang was quite interesting. It was no wonder why most of the fans who commented on the official announcement were fans of He Chaoyang. 

When Yu Chen returned, he opened the door to hear Ling Qing practicing his lines.

He smiled as he announced, “I’m back.” He drew closer and asked, “Are you okay?”

“Of course, why?” Ling Qing returned.

Yu Chen was still a little worried about the scathing comments he’d read on the internet, so he continued to assuage, “It’s like this for celebrities. There will be people who praise you, and there will be people who curse you. Even people like myself and Yun He, who only work with celebrities, get cursed every day. Don’t worry about it.”

It was then that Ling Qing realized he was talking about what had happened online.

“It’s fine, I don’t care.” He smiled.

When Yu Chen saw that he was indeed calm, he let out a sigh of relief. “That’s good.”

“However, if you’re willing to comfort me in other ways, I wouldn’t mind,” Ling Qing teased.

Curious, Yu Chen asked, “What kind of comfort?”

Ling Qing approached him, intending to take full advantage, “Darling, I’ll be going off to film for a while. We’ve been married for so long, don’t you think you should fulfill your duties? It’s time for you to take responsibility.”

Seeing the glint in his eyes, Yu Chen believed that he was being teased and didn’t treat it seriously. He smirked, “Sure.”

“Tonight, then.” Ling Qing proposed.

Yu Chen laughed in response, “Okay.”

Ling Qing narrowed his eyes and displayed a smile on the outside, as he frantically calculated on the inside. 

How should he trick Yu Chen?

However, despite all his calculating all night, it didn’t help in the slightest. When he got in bed, he was repeatedly taken advantage of by Yu Chen. 

“Let go,” Ling Qing said resentfully.

He glared at Yu Chen with a heart full of indignation. This garbage book, this garbage protagonist halo, if he has the ability, come out of the book and fight! This is cheating!

Yu Chen watched his flustered expression and could only laugh. “Our bedside tussle is over. Isn’t it time to declare a truce?”

“Who would want to make a bedside truce with you?” Ling Qing scowled at him.

However, Yu Chen wasn’t upset and said gently, “The Madam reminded me several times to do my duties. If you continue to be dissatisfied, then I would truly be an unqualified husband. Therefore, I’ve decided to put an end to it tonight.”

As he said this, he started to remove his clothes. 

Ling Qing was stupefied, and it took him a long time to recover. He tried to call for a pause, “Wait, Xiao Yu. Not today. Not now, let me go.”

“What’s the matter? Do we need to choose an auspicious day? Bathe and burn some incense, do some rituals before going to bed?”

Ling Qing shook his head. He only wanted to choose an auspicious day to take advantage of a drunken Yu Chen, then do some bedside rituals. 

“I’m tired, I don’t want to do it,” Ling Qing murmured.

“It’s fine,” Yu Chen smirked, “All you need to do is lay down. I’ll do all the work.”

Ling Qing: …

It is exactly because he didn’t want to lay down!

“Some other day. I mean it, not today.”

He put on an rarely seen expression, intending to coax him, “Xiao Yu, you’re the best.”

Yu Chen thought he was acting really strange. He wanted to take liberties with him, but when they really tried to do it, he retreated. 

“Some people pretend to like something when they secretly fear it. Isn’t that right, Lord Ling Car? You’re always loudly asking to be driven, but when the time comes, you don’t really want to.”

Nonsense. If I want to drive, it’s because I want to be the driver, alright?! Who the hell wants to be the car!

“It’s not that I don’t want to, I just think our roles should be switched,” Ling Qing tried to persuade him, “Xiao Yu, you’re so handsome, how could I let you labor and do the work of a driver. It’s more appropriate for me to do it.”

Yu Chen chortled, “Baby, you’re being too modest. In my eyes, you’re the best ~”

Ling Qing: …

Ling Qing deliberately sniffled and said sadly, “Don’t you love me? Can’t you accept my love?”

Yu Chen retorted, “Then do you love me? Are you willing to accept my love?”

Ling Qing, “I would hope that you love me more.”

Yu Chen drew close to him, “Yes, but not in this regard. To compensate you, I’ll be sure to love you more deeply.”

He specifically emphasized the word “deeply.”

Ling Qing: …

He really felt that the two of them were super fake and didn’t take each other seriously. 

A perfect match!

“Go to sleep,” Ling Qing insisted. “Once I go to sleep, I’ll get what I want in my dreams.”

Yu Chen was a bit unwilling. “You really don’t want to do it?”

“Absolutely not!” Ling Qing refused strongly, “Unless you want to take a mistress, it’s a big X!”

Yu Chen: ……

Yu Chen had no such desires.

He let go of one of the hands that had been gripping Ling Qing, and sighed regretfully as he watched as Ling Qing quickly slid under the covers.

“If we don’t do it today, then when?” he asked.

“When you’re willing to receive my love.” Ling Qing replied.

Yu Chen grabbed his shoulder discontentedly. “Speak clearly.”

“How did I not speak clearly?”

“If you keep acting this way, I might start to think that it’s better not to pick an auspicious date. It’s better to get it done as soon as possible. Tonight.” After he said this, he attempted to lift the covers.

Ling Qing was frightened into a daze. He had already concluded based on their prior encounters, that he was absolutely unable to beat the protagonist in terms of gong power. 

That is to say, Yu Chen had been cemented as the gong, and it was impossible for him to be a shou. If the two of them stayed together, it was only a matter of time before he became a shou.

Ling Qing suddenly wanted to divorce again.

He quickly took a hold of Yu Chen’s hand, ready to put off tonight’s crisis for another time!

“Some other time,” Ling Qing decided to switch tactics and delay for time. “Will you decide to give me some time for psychological preparation?”

“How long?” Yu Chen asked.

“Half a year?” Ling Qing replied.

After half a year, they can part ways!

Yu Chen was unable to determine what he was thinking. At first, when he wasn’t interested in Ling Qing, Ling Qing occasionally teased him and propositioned him for sex while drunk.

Now that he was interested in Ling Qing, Ling Qing became reluctant. 

Half a year? Who knows what will happen in half a year!

“Too long.” Yu Chen insisted, “Half a month.”

Ling Qing: ! ! !

Ling Qing felt he was dreaming. Great!

“Three months!” he stated.

“One month.” Yu Chen haggled.

“Enough,” Ling Qing exhorted, “Be content.”

“Right, be content.” Yu Chen leaned toward him, “For ordinary newlyweds, who knows how many times they’ve already procreated. Surely they’re living harmoniously. Maybe they even have kids!”

Ling Qing: ! ! !

“Who wants to have kids!” Ling Qing said guiltily, “If you want to have kids, give birth to your own!”

Hearing this, Yu Chen looked down at his abdomen. Ling Qing immediately became irritated and covered his belly with his hands. “What are you looking at!?”

“Looking to see if there’s any kids.”

“You’re the one with kids! Two of them!”

Yu Chen merely chuckled and embraced him. Ling Qing was so infuriated, that he pinched his waist, pinching it for a while.

He saw that Ling Qing had been humiliated into anger, and couldn’t help but bow his head to give him a kiss. “It’s not even true, so why are you so upset?”

“I don’t even want to think about it!” Ling Qing shouted viciously.

Seeing his fierce appearance, Yu Chen couldn’t help but be curious. If they really had kids, who would they be more like? Him? Or Ling Qing?

He grasped Ling Qing’s waist and asked tenderly, “We really can’t?”

“No……”

Before Ling Qing completed his sentence, he was kissed by Yu Chen. He retaliated by biting back.

Yu Chen smiled and continued gently, “Really can’t?”

“No……”

The words were doomed to be incomplete. Ling Qing silently stared at the man in front of him.

Can you let someone finish talking?! How come you never liked kissing me this much before?!

Yu Chen stared back at him with wide eyes, and after a while, was unable to hold back from laughing. There was an obvious glimmer of joy in his eyes, and he was clearly very happy. His entire face was lit and beautiful, like a sprig in the middle of March.

Like a peach blossom.

Ling Qing observed him, only to confirm that he was truly handsome. 

When he noticed that he was being stared at, Yu Chen smiled gently and brought the tips of their noses close together. He whispered with a clear and steady voice, “Can you think about it?”

Ling Qing: ! ! !

Ling Qing’s heart took a blow. 

Fuck! Even heroes fall in the hands of beauties! Who would be able to resist!?

Forget about kids, if Yu Chen asked him for a love tap right now, he would certainly agree! Maybe twice! Maybe a few times!

Ling Qing hummed in response, but said nothing.

Seeing him like this, Yu Chen knew that he was no longer upset. He raised a hand and turned off the light as he held Ling Qing in his arms and said gently, “Go to sleep. Maybe in our dreams, the two of us can have kids.”

“That’s enough!” Ling Qing pinched him.

Yu Chen smiled and let him continue to pinch, but secretly felt at a loss. The both of them liked children, but they were destined never to have their own in this lifetime. 

He thought about Ling Qing’s temper just now, and felt that it was only because he had made Ling Qing feel uncomfortable.

Therefore, he lowered his head and placated him softly, “Don’t be upset. I was just kidding. It doesn’t matter if you can have kids or not. It’s not important.”

Ling Qing hadn’t been expecting this and was suddenly stunned. Lifting his eyes, he glanced at Yu Chen through the darkness, only to see a vague outline.

It seemed that Yu Chen knew he was being looked at, so he gave him a kiss on the head. “It’s enough if I raise you.”

Ling Qing didn’t reply. He suddenly realized that Yu Chen was serious about this marriage.

He’d made great efforts to remember all of Ling Qing’s words, and strived to awkwardly maintain the relationship between the two of them. When they came back from his parent’s house, he had taken the initiative to move Ling Qing into his room. And, after agreeing to let him act, he had even taken him to his company. 

It was clear that he was thinking about their future together. Although he didn’t say anything about it, he had silently done what every husband should do.

He had never planned to get a divorce, and it was possible that he hadn’t been serious about their half-year agreement, because he might have believed that they would be truly together after half a year, so he only wanted to maintain their marriage for the time being. 

Ling Qing was unable to say anything for a while. He hadn’t thought as far as Yu Chen had, and had only felt that it was possible for them to try to have a relationship. 

If they were suitable, they could stay together. If not, they would part ways in half a year. 

Therefore, he refused to be pressed down by Yu Chen and was even more unwilling to bear his children. 

——He had no intention to bear Yu Chen’s children. It wasn’t even a thought. 

He was still single mindedly thinking about the man, so how could he think about having kids? 

He was far from realizing that if they truly had children, it would be the crystallization of their shared love. 

He silently embraced the one in front of him, and inexplicably sighed. 

Yu Chen obviously had a heart out for him, but he had not fallen for Yu Chen. Or at least, his feelings for Yu Chen were far less than Yu Chen’s feelings for him. 

Ling Qing once again sighed in his heart and held him tightly.

—

That night, Ling Qing had a hazy dream and he vaguely remembered that he seemed to be pregnant. 

Yu Chen asked him, “Why is your belly so big?”

“Can’t I be pregnant?” He retorted.

Yu Chen nodded and began to raise him like a pig, giving him all of the good things.

But one day passed, two days passed, one year passed, two years passed. His belly grew bigger by the day, but the child never arrived. 

Yu Chen asked him. “Could you be pregnant with a deity?”

Ling Qing felt it was possible. “Can you cut it open with a sword?”

Yu Chen casually conjured up a sword and slashed down. Seven voices, both male and female, rang out, loudly shouting, “Daddy, daddy, daddy.”

Yu Chen, “Calabash Brothers*?” ^{*A Chinese animation featuring 7 brothers}

Ling Qing, “Seven Happy Fairies*?” ^{*A Chinese animation/myth featuring 7 sisters}

Children, “Daddy, daddy, daddy~”

Yu Chen, this silly dad, had a babe in his right arm, a babe in his left arm, and even one on his back.

Ling Qing: …

The rest of the children were on the ground and, seeing that Yu Chen had no arms for them, stretched out their hands for Ling Qing to hold them.

Feeling so annoyed that his ears hurt, Ling Qing suddenly awoke from his dream.

“What kind of dream were you having for you to keep shouting ‘dad’?” Yu Chen asked.

Ling Qing: …

Ling Qing pretended to be calm as he looked at him and said, “I was asking for a hug*, not for dad.” ^{* the word for hug and dad are somewhat similar}

Yu Chen laughed. “Want a hug?”

“Who wants a hug.” Ling Qing was still immersed in the fear of having seven children. His heart was full of frustration.

When he saw that Ling Qing was lying in the bed and frowning, Yu Chen bent over and gave him a warm hug as he said tenderly, “There, there.”

Ling Qing: …

Ling Qing didn’t know what to say. He looked at Yu Chen and remembered the atmosphere last night as he asked in a quiet voice, “Xiao Yu, do you like me?”

Yu Chen was shocked. He immediately retracted his arms and said coolly, “You’re thinking too much.” He lowered his head and buttoned up his shirt without saying anything, but his ears were a little red. 

Ling Qing peered at him and couldn’t decide whether he was being stoic or whether he was waiting for him to like him back. Thus, he reached out and hugged Yu Chen from behind, pressing himself against his waist, feeling his warmth.

After a long time, he laughed and released him, saying, “Go to work. In the next few days, I’ll be going to work too.”

Yu Chen smiled and squeezed his face before he got up to use the restroom.

Shortly after he left, Ling Qing got up and continued to study the script. While studying, he received a call from Yun He indicating that the heroine of《March Peach Blossom Smile》was withdrawing. 

“Tan Keyao is too arrogant to film with a newcomer like you. This is to be expected.”

“Do you think she’ll be successful?” Ling Qing asked.

“She and her agent have decided to butt heads with the crew. However, it’s expected that she will still lose in the end.”

“Then we need to audition for another heroine.”

“Not necessarily,” Yun He said in a relaxed manner, “Since you are the boss’s wife, you’re treated differently. I heard Mr. Yu talking to Mr. Huo about contacting the crew. Mr. Huo has already contacted Qin Yanyu. If Tan Keyao quits, then Qin Yanyu will fill her role as the heroine.”

“Qin Yanyu?” Ling Qing murmured softly.

He knew that name. 

She was a popular first-tier actress who looked pure and charming, even more so when she cries. She would definitely be able to hold up under siege and was the goddess of any male fans and stars in industry.

Too bad the star already had someone in her heart. From the get go, she had fallen in love with Yu Chen. It was love at first sight.

That was how he recalled the name. In the original story, Qin Yanyu appeared several times as the vicious female love rival. Every time she appeared, she would mock and ridicule the original owner for being unworthy of Yu Chen.

Whatever Qin Yanyu expressed discontent with, the original owner would do more of, until he fostered an abusive relationship with Yu Chen. 

Ling Qing was unable to repress a smile as he thought this. He intentionally asked Yun He, “Do you think it’s a good or bad thing for Qin Yanyu to replace Tan Keyao?”

Yun He replied truthfully, “For the company, it’s naturally a good thing. Tan Keyao is only a second-tier actress. Qin Yanyu has risen from second-tier to first-tier out of our combined efforts. Since we’re from the same company, it’s also more convenient for us.”

“Then what about her personal relationship with Yu Chen?”

Yun He coughed, “Their relationship…According to unreliable sources, Qin Yanyu has always had an unusual friendship with him, so…

After seeing the way she hadn’t concealed it, Ling Qing let Yun He off. The agent was the closest working partner for the artist, and could also be the knife in their back. 

Regardless of whether it was a director or an investor, most of the time, they would not contact the celebrity but their agent. Therefore, a star would be impacted based on whether they had a loyal agent or an agent with ulterior motives.

Ling Qing didn’t have any misgivings toward Yun He, but they had only met once. He recognized her ability, but also wanted to test if she was willing to be honest with him. Luckily, it seemed she was an honest person.

“I see,” Ling Qing said.

“But these are only rumors, they’re not necessarily true.” Yun He was afraid that he would think too much of it and comforted him.

Ling Qing chuckled. No, it’s true. This was a real pearl. However, he didn’t say anything about it and only hung up the phone with an “en.”

At the same time, the phone on Yu Chen’s desk rang. He picked it up and heard the secretary report, “Mr. Yu, Miss Qin Yanyu is looking for you.”

Yu Chen recalled what Huo Qi had said today about her becoming the heroine of《March Peach Blossom Smile》, and said, “Let her in.”

After a moment, the office door opened and a woman in a teal dress came in. She was very beautiful, with a palm sized face and eyes shining like stars. 

As she looked at Yu Chen, her eyes turned upward and she said sweetly, “Hello, Mr. Yu.”

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