OFCC – Chapter 94

All sorts of sweet, cloying floral scents enveloped the two of them in the flowerbeds. Mu Yanxi breathed in the familiar, refreshing, cool woody fragrance on Yi Wulan, her passion stirring even more during this increasingly intoxicating kiss.

Fortunately, Mu Yanxi managed to cling to her last shred of reason, pressing against Yi Wulan’s shoulders and whimpering, “Elder Sister… Elder Sister is in the kitchen, she’ll see…”

Yi Wulan’s hand on the nape of Mu Yanxi’s neck pulled her back in. The wind rustled their hair, causing the strands to float and entwine in the air, becoming indistinguishable from one another.

Only when Mu Yanxi’s resistance gradually weakened did Yi Wulan pull back slightly. “She won’t see. I closed the door.”

Their new home was equipped with a holographic smart butler. Yi Wulan could easily control every door and window in the villa remotely.

Without Yi Wulan’s command, the view Mu Yanqing saw from the window would be a holographically simulated scene. It might not just be flowers and trees, but also oceans and beaches, grasslands and deserts, like a magical house that could teleport anywhere in the world at any moment.

Mu Yanxi’s eyes were slightly dazed, her long lashes seemingly damp. She leaned blankly against Yi Wulan’s shoulder to steady her breathing. When she finally came to her senses, she kicked Yi Wulan, her legs feeling weak.

It had no force, more like a small animal pawing at its owner.

Mu Yanxi’s fierce voice carried a hint of coquettishness. “Then why didn’t you say so earlier!”

Yi Wulan pursed her lips. “I thought you knew.”

Mu Yanxi was speechless.

She knew their home was equipped with the most advanced holographic technology, but she hadn’t expected Yi Wulan to be able to consider that someone was inside the house while kissing her.

She didn’t know whether to call Yi Wulan thorough or excessively possessive.

Giving up, and emboldened by the fact that Mu Yanqing couldn’t see them, Mu Yanxi opened her arms and ordered Yi Wulan bossily, “I can’t walk. Carry me to the swing.”

“Mm.” Yi Wulan stuffed the few bouquets she was holding into Mu Yanxi’s arms and easily lifted her up.

But after just a few steps, seeing how effortlessly Yi Wulan carried her, the little tyrant couldn’t help but start acting up again. She patted Yi Wulan’s arm and told her to put her down.

Then, she shamelessly stuffed the flowers back into Yi Wulan’s hands and bent down to try and carry Yi Wulan.

The short distance of about ten meters was turned into a back-and-forth ordeal by Mu Yanxi. By the time they reached the swing, the unsteady Mu Yanxi caused them both to tumble into the swing chair. Mu Yanxi, who was on the bottom, was left dizzy from the fall, feeling completely spent.

Yi Wulan adjusted her position and sat to the side, frowning. “Don’t just lie around all day. You lack exercise.”

Mu Yanxi shot her a listless glance and turned her back without a word.

Yi Wulan persisted in her persuasion. “Or have your manager get you some gigs. It would be good to go out and have some fun for a while.”

Although Mu Yanxi seemed to be idle all day, she actually had a lot of investment projects on her hands. Just like the new energy vehicle project in Feicheng, it wasn’t a one-time inspection and funding deal. She would be involved in every subsequent phase of investment and every major decision.

Holding shares in Xinyu, she couldn’t really let her sister do all the work alone.

Mu Yanxi covered her ears with a pained expression and said coolly, “This isn’t a lack of exercise. It’s clearly over-exercise.”

Yi Wulan was stunned for several seconds before she understood. She was suddenly at a loss for words, merely giving Mu Yanxi a faint glance and sitting quietly to the side.

“Mmm.” Mu Yanxi took the opportunity to lie down on Yi Wulan’s lap, playing with a strand of hair that fell over Yi Wulan’s chest. She smiled. “Yi Wulan, have you noticed that your emotions have been fluctuating more than before lately?”

Yi Wulan thought about it carefully. “Perhaps?”

Yi Wulan hadn’t paid special attention to her emotional fluctuations. It was just that after walking through the gates of hell and back, she had fewer reservations when facing Mu Yanxi than when they had first married.

Mu Yanxi smiled and looked up at Yi Wulan. The sunlight was a bit dazzling, so she squinted, her smile growing even brighter. “Then in the future… will you go back to being that gentle and considerate girl-next-door?”

Hearing this, Yi Wulan’s fingers, which were wrapped around Mu Yanxi’s arm, tightened. “You still remember?”

“I remember.” Mu Yanxi blinked at Yi Wulan. “Haven’t you noticed I haven’t had a fever in a long time?”

The moment Mu Yanche’s system disappeared, all the memories Mu Yanxi had lost were returned to her.

She remembered everything about Yi Wulan from their youth.

But one lie was destined to be covered by countless others. Since she had once used a fever and amnesia as an excuse for forgetting those years with Yi Wulan, she could only continue to use that same excuse to explain the return of her memories now.

A hint of gentleness appeared in Yi Wulan’s peach-blossom eyes, and she reached out to hold Mu Yanxi even tighter.

Sensing the change in Yi Wulan’s emotions, Mu Yanxi nuzzled against Yi Wulan’s stomach and suddenly revealed a mischievous smile. “President Yi, do you know when your emotional fluctuations are most like they used to be?”

Yi Wulan shook her head. “In what way?”

Mu Yanxi randomly tugged at Yi Wulan’s collar, forcefully pulling her down. “In bed, of course. You’re the one who devoured me completely when I was eighteen.”

Yi Wulan was speechless.

Yi Wulan pulled Mu Yanxi’s hand away and calmly explained, “You were the one who asked me to stay with you.”

Mu Yanxi had only intended to tease Yi Wulan a little, to see her blush and become speechless, before going to find Mu Yanqing.

But seeing Yi Wulan so ‘passive’ and ‘reluctant,’ how could she possibly lie still?

Mu Yanxi’s expression changed in an instant. She shot up from Yi Wulan’s lap with a ‘swoosh’ and said coldly, “Heh, so it was all me forcing you? You don’t have the slightest feeling for me? Really? I don’t believe you.”

Yi Wulan was speechless.

That wasn’t what she meant.

But the little tyrant had always been petty and held grudges. With a deadpan expression, she started pulling at the belt cinching Yi Wulan’s waist, muttering discontentedly, “Since it was all me forcing you, it would be a disservice to you if I didn’t really force you for once.”

Mu Yanxi casually tied her long hair up with the hair tie on her wrist and was about to ‘force’ Yi Wulan.

However, before her kiss could even land, Yi Wulan grabbed her by the nape of her neck and pulled her away.

Yi Wulan just gently massaged the back of Mu Yanxi’s neck, and all the courage Mu Yanxi had painstakingly gathered immediately dissipated. Like a little fox whose vital point had been seized, she drooped her head and could only nestle obediently on Yi Wulan’s lap.

Yi Wulan reminded her, “Your sister is still here.”

Mu Yanxi said righteously, “Didn’t you say she wouldn’t come out?”

Yi Wulan glanced around, her fingertips twirling a strand of hair by Mu Yanxi’s cheek. “You really want to do it here?”

They were surrounded by flowerbeds and various tall trees, making it very private. Mu Yanxi slapped a hand over Yi Wulan’s lips. “Why do you talk so much? The one being ‘forced’ has no right to speak!”

Yi Wulan cooperatively closed her mouth, but within a few minutes, Mu Yanxi’s hastily tied hair had come completely loose.

As it turned out, Yi Wulan showed no signs of being forced when doing this sort of thing. On the contrary, it was Mu Yanxi who gradually lost the right to speak.

The hem of her skirt covered her legs and Yi Wulan’s knees, fluttering with the swing’s movement. She practically melted into a puddle, gradually losing even the strength to bite.

“Yi Wulan…” Fine beads of sweat formed on Mu Yanxi’s forehead, and more and more loose strands of hair fell by her cheeks. Her tense toes kicked at Yi Wulan’s calf with the motion of the swing. “It’s not forcing… I was wrong… ooh.”

Yi Wulan was speechless.

Too late.

Mindful of Mu Yanqing still being in the house, the two of them only fooled around for a little over ten minutes before stopping.

President Yi went to the nearby pool to wash her hands with a deadpan expression. Her fingertips rinsed slowly under the water. Then she picked up the slightly crushed flower stems from the swing and washed them too, as if she had just finished picking flowers.

But, wasn’t that just picking a flower?

Except the flower wasn’t from the garden, but the flower that was Mu Yanxi.

By the time Yi Wulan finished washing the flowers, Mu Yanxi had regained some strength to walk.

Finding her too slow, Yi Wulan simply carried her back on her back.

After putting all the ingredients in the pot, Mu Yanqing started to wander around. But before she could take many steps, the scenery outside the floor-to-ceiling windows changed completely.

She admired it for a while, feeling more and more that her collaboration with Rongjia was a good deal, and waited for Rongjia to send her money.

But her happiness lasted only a few seconds. Mu Yanqing discovered that the smart holographic butler had blocked her path. She had no access anywhere, and no one answered her calls. She cursed for several minutes, feeling that her younger sister’s hospitality had gone to the dogs.

What kind of host goes out to have fun while leaving her guest to simmer soup?

Fortunately, Mu Yanxi and Yi Wulan didn’t take too long. A few seconds before Mu Yanqing’s anger erupted, the main door finally opened.

Then, Mu Yanqing saw the clingy scene of her sister needing to be carried on someone’s back in broad daylight.

In the past, Mu Yanqing might have been concerned if Mu Yanxi had twisted her ankle, but now she could judge whether Mu Yanxi was really hurt just by observing Yi Wulan’s expression.

It was obvious she was just feigning weakness.

Mu Yanqing tore Mu Yanxi off Yi Wulan’s back and said irritably, “How old are you? You can’t even walk anymore? Carry, carry, all you know is having people carry you.”

Caught off guard, Mu Yanxi landed with her legs still a bit weak. She lost her temper with Mu Yanqing as well. “Not only do I want her to carry me, I want her to hold me. Why don’t you ask her if she’s willing?”

Mu Yanqing smiled and pinched Mu Yanxi’s ear. “Mm, so you just let your guest cook for you here while you run off to play, is that it?”

Mu Yanxi wanted to retort, but thinking about the ‘play’ she and Yi Wulan just had, she mumbled, “Then you could have just let Yi Wulan entertain you, couldn’t you?”

Mu Yanqing glanced at Yi Wulan, who was standing to the side, and scoffed, not even bothering to say a word to her. She turned back to Mu Yanxi. “Alright, didn’t you want to talk to me about your wedding today? Have you chosen a date and venue?”

Mu Yanxi briefly explained their preparations. After listening, Mu Yanqing started talking about the guest list. “Don’t invite those messy relatives from the Yi family. It’s better to invite more people from the business world to say a few compliments than to have those relatives bring bad luck.”

Mu Yanxi secretly glanced at Yi Wulan and breathed a small sigh of relief when she saw her nod.

“And if you’re going to invite people from the entertainment industry, think it through beforehand. Don’t let their press releases steal your thunder.”

The more Mu Yanxi listened, the more she felt that Mu Yanqing was more worried than she and Yi Wulan, the actual parties involved. Just as she was thinking of a reason to change the subject, she let out several sneezes in a row.

Mu Yanqing’s words indeed stopped. She scanned her up and down and said coldly, “How many times have I told you to wear more clothes when the seasons change?”

Mu Yanxi said, “Huh?”

Mu Yanqing reached out and pinched Mu Yanxi’s cheek, saying angrily, “No one’s going to photograph you at home, will wearing one more piece of clothing kill you? Or are you addicted to getting fevers?”

“No, I’m not.” Mu Yanxi felt terribly wronged. She really didn’t feel cold at all. In this weather, what was the big difference between wearing one or two layers, unless she wore nothing at all.

Wait… nothing at all?

Mu Yanxi froze for a moment, suddenly remembering her legs that had been exposed to the cold wind on the swing for so long…

She instantly felt incredibly aggrieved.

It was one thing to be bested by Yi Wulan, but right after, she had to swallow her anger with Mu Yanqing, unable to even say a word in rebuttal.

Having finally found a fault, Mu Yanqing lectured Mu Yanxi for a long time.

While lecturing, she stuck a thermometer in Mu Yanxi’s mouth. Mu Yanxi was like an obedient little fox, only able to mumble, “Mmm, mmm, mmm.”

“How many times have I told you, you look good whether you wear one more or one less layer. How come you forget again after I stop reminding you for a while?”

The obedient little fox continued to mumble with the thermometer in her mouth, “Mmm, mmm, mmm.”

Mu Yanqing glared at the little fox. “Are you even listening to me?”

Mu Yanxi didn’t dare to be perfunctory anymore. She looked up at Mu Yanqing with pleading eyes. “Elder Sister, I was wro—”

“Shut up! Why are you talking while taking your temperature? Do you want to bite through the thermometer and drink mercury?”

Mu Yanxi was speechless.

Mu Yanxi could only continue to hang her head and take the scolding.

With every curse she endured, she mentally berated Yi Wulan, wishing she could drag Yi Wulan, who had long since gone to the kitchen, over to be scolded with her.

By the end of the scolding, Mu Yanxi’s face was about to turn green. She ground her back teeth and managed to say, “I… I am wearing a little too little. I’ll go put on a jacket right now.”

That night, after Mu Yanxi finally served Mu Yanqing well and saw her off, the planner for Rongjia Entertainment’s Let’s Fall in Love Together contacted her.

Since the next recording date was approaching, both parties hit it off immediately. That very night, they officially announced that Mu Yanxi would be participating in Let’s Fall in Love Together.

Riding the wave of the divorce rumors from a few days ago, the news once again sparked heated discussions online, taking the top spot on the entertainment chart.

Like idol, like fan. As the anti-fans of a narcissistic little peacock like Mu Yanxi, those fans were bursting with a sense of accomplishment. They had always felt that Mu Yanxi’s fame was all thanks to their strategic planning over the past two or three years, all thanks to them suppressing negative comments and building hype for her.

Although Mu Yanxi had never once paid them, whether it was one yuan per comment or ten thousand yuan per comment, it didn’t affect their proud sentiment of ‘our daughter has finally grown up.’ And so, as soon as Let’s Fall in Love Together announced the artists for the next episode, this group of anti-fans immediately flooded the public square.

It wasn’t like with other artists, who would just get anticipation and praise. Instead, it was all:

【Rongjia Entertainment has really made it, they even dare to pull the boss’s wife in to save the show?】

【How audacious! Why did you only @ one person? Are you going to randomly pair the little vase with someone? (dog head)】

【Damn, I was just gossiping with my colleague about which other couple in the domestic entertainment industry would dare to go on this slag-identifying variety show, and you actually managed to get Mu Yanxi?】

【Rongjia Entertainment is awesome, are you really not afraid that President Yi and the little vase are just putting on a show?】

【Help! Little vase, hold on for mommy! Mommy won’t allow you two to be fake! You must be real!】

【Actually, I’m quite curious how President Yi can tolerate the little vase’s dramatic and demanding personality.】

【Just bought a membership, broadcast it now, don’t make me kneel and beg you!】

【I’ve had enough of the fake rich second-generation personas in the entertainment industry, hurry up and show me some real wealthy families.】

This time, Mu Yanxi rushed to the trending topic scene immediately. Taking advantage of the fact that her manager didn’t control her, she used her main account to start correcting the anti-fans. 【Stop calling me the boss’s wife, I’m clearly the boss (soybean smile emoji)】

There was nothing inherently wrong with Mu Yanxi’s words, since the asset transfer contract from Yi Wulan was still sitting at the bottom of her chest.

But in the eyes of netizens, it became Mu Yanxi’s excuse. And at that very moment, Rongjia Entertainment’s official Weibo account was the first to reply with, 【Okay, boss】

This directly caused a wave of laughter in the comment section.

【No way, no way, are there still people who can’t see how the family hierarchy is ranked?】

【Everyone knows which one in a gong and shou pairing is more dramatic.】

【I can’t imagine the scene of the little vase trying to top President Yi. What if she starts crying before she even gets on top? (dog head)】

【I declare myself a leek, come and harvest me, harvest me! I can’t wait to watch ahhh!】

While Mu Yanxi was interacting with netizens, on the other side, a senior executive from Rongjia Entertainment was discussing the filming location for the variety show with Yi Wulan. Who would have thought that as soon as they mentioned a wilderness location, Yi Wulan’s brow furrowed. “Is it safe?”

Let’s Fall in Love Together was an unscripted reality romance show, but its activity area was still regulated. Usually, the guests were let loose on a mountain or by the sea, and their phones and money were confiscated, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Such a model was clearly not feasible for Yi Wulan.

The consequences of leaving their president to fend for herself in the wilderness… the senior executives of Rongjia Entertainment didn’t dare to imagine.

Besides, would they dare to let Yi Wulan completely disconnect from Rongjia to film a variety show?

If it affected the main group’s operations, Rongjia Entertainment might as well just go bankrupt to atone.

So, the Rongjia Entertainment executive immediately changed his tune. “President Yi, we actually think it’s more realistic to film a romance show at home.”

Seeing Yi Wulan’s expression soften, the executive, without a moment’s hesitation, launched into a torrent of praise for all the benefits of filming a romance show at home, doing his utmost to accommodate Yi Wulan’s work schedule, as if afraid of being fired the next second.

And so, a romance show about flying separately when disaster strikes in the great outdoors was forcefully twisted by the executives into a warm and sweet indoor program.

Rongjia Entertainment decided to completely let go. Who cares about hardship or location? How could their own president and president’s wife suffer? All it knew was that it was enough to let these two eat well, drink well, and show off their love well.

Half an hour after Mu Yanxi’s appearance was officially announced and became the top trending topic, a post about Let’s Fall in Love Together appeared in an anonymous forum.

【Exposed! A friend of mine said that the next two episodes of Let’s Fall in Love Together will be filmed indoors. Can you believe that a show that deliberately makes things so miserably poor to expose cracks in couples’ relationships would one day want to give them a warm home?】

The comment section was immediately filled with question marks.

【Is it because Mu Yanxi is participating that even the harsh production team has changed its tune?】

【Be more certain, take out the question mark. The production team just can’t bear to see the little vase suffer.】

【No way, didn’t Mu Yanxi also participate in variety shows and act in dramas before? She didn’t seem that delicate.】

【The person above said it yourself, that was before. But now she’s Rongjia’s boss’s wife.】

【Holy shit, that suddenly makes a lot of sense. Otherwise, with Rongjia Entertainment’s style of either destroying your relationship or destroying you, they’d probably be kicked out of Rongjia Group in minutes.】

【If you ask me, there’s no need to make a romance show as tough as military training. I just like watching them eat, drink, and sleep.】

【But still, don’t you guys think this is too much special treatment? The very nature of the show has changed. Isn’t Mu Yanxi being too dramatic…】

However, that last comment was directly countered by hundreds of replies, which eventually all turned into: 【This is love.】

“This is love” also successfully made it onto the trending list that night. When Mu Yanxi saw this term, she stormed into the study to question Yi Wulan.

But Yi Wulan looked completely bewildered. After some questioning, it turned out that this was all the Rongjia executives’ own doing. Thus, on the night of the variety show’s official announcement, the person in charge of the show had successfully misread the situation and offended the boss’s wife.

Since the recording was in two days and they were short on time, Mu Yanxi didn’t bother to argue with the person in charge. She pulled Yi Wulan to start watching past episodes of the show, urgently catching up on the relationship statuses of the other couples who would be filming with them.

After all, five couples would be live-streaming at the same time, and the number of viewers on each channel would directly represent the audience’s affection. It was a rare opportunity for her and Yi Wulan to be on a show together, so they had to be the most loving couple!

She clicked with curiosity on the couple that also had a president-and-celebrity persona. But after watching for a short while, she found it so cringey it was almost oozing out of the screen.

When the two had just had their phones and money confiscated and were penniless, the president said affectionately, “I’ll support you.”

When the two couldn’t find a part-time job, the president boasted, “There is nothing in this world I cannot do. The only thing that can make me hesitate is you.”

When the two had been wandering around miserably all day and ended up without even a meal, the president opened his arms. “Don’t complain, hug me.”

Mu Yanxi was speechless.

Mu Yanxi was greatly shaken. The entire study fell silent the moment the video was paused.

It was said that the president had noble Manchu banner blood, the kind where if his ancestors hadn’t been uninterested in the throne, history might have been rewritten because of him.

Mu Yanxi looked at Yi Wulan beside her and felt that this time, she really couldn’t compare.

How could a small-time businesswoman like Yi Wulan compare to someone with noble royal blood?

There was no comparison at all, okay?

Of course, that was if she hadn’t seen the fake bag in the corner of the shot.

Actually, Mu Yanxi was just like those netizens, completely unable to distinguish between real and fake things. If her eyesight were that good, she would have definitely switched careers to become a consultant for counterfeiters.

The only reason she could spot the fake at a glance this time was because that bag was a limited-edition private custom piece, and the only authentic one was currently gathering dust in her closet.

However, just then, a well-defined hand reached out and held her wrist, pulling her hand back a little. “Don’t hold your phone so close.”

Mu Yanxi blinked.

A real domineering president wouldn’t say those strange things, but would only tell her to protect her eyesight when using her phone.

Mu Yanxi turned her head to look at Yi Wulan. “Yi Wulan, you just watched that video for so long too. Do you know what a domineering president should say at a time like this?”

Yi Wulan carefully recalled the male president’s style in the video and hesitated to speak.

Seeing this, Mu Yanxi coughed twice and pretentiously put down her phone.

She propped one hand on the back of Yi Wulan’s chair and lifted Yi Wulan’s chin with the other, giving a live demonstration. “Baby, don’t look at them. You’re only allowed to look at me.”

She was about to enjoy Yi Wulan’s cringed-out expression, but who knew that Yi Wulan would just give a faint reply, “Okay.”

Mu Yanxi was confused.

And then, Mu Yanxi was pressed down onto the desk, losing her right to speak.

Yi Wulan proved to Mu Yanxi through her actions that a real domineering president didn’t have that much initiative to talk to themselves. Instead, they were very obedient to their wife.

She said to only look at her, so she only looked at her.