Chapter 21

Chapter 21 part1

Edited: Lord Immortal & Daisy

Although the antique vase that Chen Xiu gave to Chang Ying was genuine, it was recently dug out from the ground. After staying in the soil for a long time, it was inevitable that the vase has contracted some dirty things.

The female ghost attached to this vase was a servant girl from a wealthy family before death. She was not very attractive and was beaten and scolded many times by her master because of her appearance. Even though she did not do any bad things, she was falsely accused and ended up committing suicide by throwing herself into the lake.

Because the flower vase ghost committed suicide and was full of resentment towards the world, her evil spirit was very strong, and she didn’t like beautiful people.

Chang Ying treasured Chen Xiu’s gift and placed the flower vase in her bedroom, next to a dressing table with cosmetics and a mirror.

The flower vase ghost hated mirrors. She also hated Chang Ying, who checked herself in front of the mirror every night. At first, she didn’t do anything, but the longer it went on, the heavier the yin energy in the room became.

The flower vase ghost’s aura was not high, just hanging out for a while. In the room, there were occasional glimpses of dark shadows. When there was no one looking, a pair of eyes full of jealousy would look at Chang Ying’s face.

Chang Ying just felt that her body was overly exhausted recently. It seemed that she wasn’t sleeping enough as her face gradually darkened. She didn’t care too much and regarded it as the sequelae of filming.

Until one morning, Chang Ying opened her eyes and went to the bathroom to wash up. She glanced up with sleepy eyes, looked at herself in the mirror, and suddenly let out a scream.

“Ahhhh!”

‘Why do I have several pimples on my face?’ The skin that was meticulously cared for in regular days should have no defects and pores, and now even the pores were bulky and clearly visible like small holes pierced by needles!

‘I just went to the hair salon yesterday.’ Now the long hair was as dry as weeds, eyes were swollen, and black circles were floating like dark clouds under the eyes…

‘Is this really her? Is she the one who is sought after by countless people? Was she really the first love of the nation when she first started her career?’

Because of this face, Chang Ying couldn’t even recognize herself at this time.

Chang Ying looked at the cabinet filled with skincare products and beauty equipment, entirely at a loss. At this moment, her manager called, “Chang Ying, why haven’t you come downstairs yet? Time is running out.”

Chang Ying slowly breathed a sigh of relief and set her mind. “I don’t want to take part in any activities today.” Give her one day, and she will take care of her condition!

“Have you forgotten? You have an interview today? The questions and answers are all ready. Otherwise, some netizens would look into that Ye Sui thing from before.”

Chang Ying suddenly remembered that the interview arranged by the agency was specially arranged to clear her name. The shooting of 《Crown Prince》 had come to an end, and she must not let Ye Sui steal her spotlight.

Chang Ying sat in front of the mirror. In order to cover up her gaunt face, she put on heavy makeup. As a fresh and pure actress, she had never worn such makeup before.

As long as she could tide it over today, she believed her pretty appearance would be back.

Chang Ying went downstairs. While sitting in the car, the agent saw her thick makeup and sat for a few seconds, unconsciously speaking, “Your face…”

Chang Ying was not suitable for heavy makeup. Her facial features were somewhat pale. If you added heavy makeup, it would only make her facial features more unharmonious. Her face looked embarrassed as she looked away and explained in a hurry, “I am not in a good condition today.”

Not surprisingly, when reporters and photographers saw Chang Ying at the interview site, their eyes showed a trace of surprise—only for a second though—as they quickly hid it.

A series of blows made Chang Ying angry, but she had to smile gracefully in front of the camera, except that the hand under the table had turned red, and the fingernails had pinched deeply into the flesh.

After the reporter began to ask some questions about the production team, according to the arrangement, Chang Ying’s liking a post was mentioned: “Before you were slandered on liking Ye Sui anti-fan post; did this matter affect you?”

“I hope that netizens will not be misled into thinking that my relationship with Ye Sui is not good, and everyone gets along very well in the production.” Chang Ying, like before, looked soft like water, but due to her swollen eyes, one couldn’t see her innocence.

“Everyone knows that Ye Sui is called little Chang Ying. She has been tied to you since she debuted. What do you say about that?”

Chapter 21 part2

Continuing……

“Everyone knows that Ye Sui is called little Chang Ying. She has been tied to you since she debuted. What do you say about that?”

Naturally, Chan Ying felt very uncomfortable; On the Internet, Ye Sui was praised for both her appearance and her acting. Even Chang Ying had to admit that she had improved a lot.

For some reason, her concerns were growing. But Chang Ying firmly believed that she would not be replaced by someone who once had to rely on others’ reputation (T/N as her same face) to make a movie.

“We acting in the same drama is fate, and I have nothing to say about the former incidents.” Chang Ying showed herself very generous by saying that she didn’t care about Ye Sui using her image before.

As soon as this interview came out, it was immediately linked to the gossip forum by netizens. Chang Ying finally responded positively to liking Ye Sui anti-fan post. The bashers quickly forwarded it on Weibo, reaching tens of thousands of copies in a short period.

In order to highlight the authenticity, this interview video did not add a beauty filter. Originally the watermelon-eating** people who came, was suddenly distracted.

(T/N: watermelon-eating people – means who are gossipy and inquisitive or who are aware of certain hot topics but decline to comment on something.)

The netizen enlarged the screenshot of Chang Ying’s face. Her eyes had become smaller due to edema, her face developed several smallpoxs, her pores became thick, her dark circles were very heavy, and her complexion was extremely poor. It took her half a month to get this effect.

Because the skin condition was too poor, Chang Ying couldn’t cover those dark circles under her eyes. Her fresh and pure temperament depended on her skin. She had baby skin and a pair of lovely eyes. Now the two most definite advantages were gone, and the flaws of her facial features were all the more exposed.

The biggest impact was the atmosphere around Chang Ying as if surrounded by a strong evil spirit. Even if the corners of the mouth were raised up in a smile, it still couldn’t cover her worried expression.

“I can tell the truth: this heavy makeup is not suitable for Chang Ying. Ye Sui is definitely more beautiful.”

“The bad deeds have been done a lot, and the heart has been stunned. Last time, she wanted to step on Ye Sui. Also, we don’t know what Chang Ying was like in her private life before she became popular.”

“Comment above, don’t spread rumors and keep it clean. Chang Ying just didn’t have a good rest. She is still the most beautiful after adjusting her state.”

“…”

This interview just intended to white-wash Chang Ying, so she did not expect that netizens’ concerns would all be on her face.

The manager’s surprise, the reporter’s eyes, and even each netizen’s comments reminded Chang Ying of one thing: she had become ugly.

Becoming ugly was every artist’s nightmare. Chang Ying’s fame and status, as well as her fans’ enthusiastic pursuit, were all due to her fresh and charming face. She began to be afraid as she did not know precisely what went wrong.

‘Why am I getting more and more sleepy recently?’ Obviously, she had had enough rest. However, her face was still so pale, and it was useless to go to the dermatologist. Her living depended on her pretty face. If this face had a problem, her activities would be completely ruined.

The TV drama award was also coming next week. At that time, she and Ye Sui will all be present. This was an emergency, so she must adjust her condition quickly.

Since joining the cast, Ye Sui had been praying never to shoot a night scene. It was fine during the day, as long as the sun was there. The ghosts in the set won’t rush to the sunlight, but at night, it became the world of ghosts.

All kinds of strange ghosts would emerge from every corner, pointing out the acting skills of those actors, and the ghosts with high spirits would even make guest appearances on the stage. Therefore, many netizens who had discerning eyes would find some strange phenomena in the final production of TV plays and movies.

For example, behind the male and female protagonists, there were holding hands in the back. There are many faces on the curtains at the rear of the room, and the number of extras that should not have been very large was inexplicably high.

This was all because of the ghosts on the set. Coincidentally, the camera would take in the extra guest ghosts.

Today, Ye Sui inevitably encountered a night show. She had done an excellent job in the previous daytime performance, but in the evening, her situation was not very good.

The director had to shout “Stop” several times.

Chapter 21 part3

Continuing…..

The director had to shout “Stop” several times.

Nevertheless, Ye Sui was able to film the drama successfully. When everyone finished the work, and Ye Sui returned to the dressing room, she hurriedly tried to call Chen Shu.

Before she could dial his number, Ye Sui paused abruptly. It was already one o’clock in the morning. According to Chen Shu’s biological clock, he must have gone to bed.

She was merely Chen Shu’s nominal wife. It was a bit embarrassing to have Chen Shu drive here to pick her up in the middle of the night. Ye Sui thought for a moment, and in the end, she sent a text message to Chen Shu.

– Chen Shu, are you still awake?

With every word, Ye Sui prayed that Chen Shu would not be asleep, and he must see this short message. Please hurry and pick me up.

Assistant Liu looked strangely at Ye Sui, who was holding her cell phone with reverent eyes and then closed them while chanting: “Wake up, wake up.”

Xiao Liu shook her head. The hobbies of female stars were beyond ordinary people like her.

It seemed that Ye Sui’s prayer had an effect. Before long, her mobile phone vibrated and it was a reminder of a short message.

As soon as it came, Ye Sui’s eyes lit up. She quickly slid open her mobile phone. The screen showed that she had received a message from Chen Shu.

Chen Shu didn’t sleep yet!

Ye Sui wanted to continue to send text messages and have Chen Shu pick her up from the set. But she was too embarrassed after editing the text. Should she be bold enough to make Chen Shu get out of bed and drive to pick her up at the set in the middle of the night?

Xiao Liu watched Ye Sui’s face changing with several expressions in a few seconds. And now, she was staring at the mobile phone screen with a tangled face. Just as Ye Sui was thinking about it, Chen Shu sent a short message.

—— What’s the matter?

Ye Sui stopped caring about it so much. She gritted her teeth and made the request. When she thought she would be splitting the head and covering the face (idiom), she got a positive reply from Chen Shu.

Ye Sui suddenly stood up from the front of the dressing table and swept her dim expression. She waved to Xiao Liu and said, “My husband has come to pick me up, so I will leave first.”

Ye Sui was not worried that Xiao Liu, who was a single dog (no boyfriend), would harm her. She picked up her bag and left the dressing room.

When she went out, Ye Sui found out that it was too early. She took out her mask and hat from her bag and lowered the brim of the hat to reduce the number of things she should not see.

Ye Sui stood in a well-appointed place with Chen Shu and so on. On her path, there were dimly drifting shadows. She didn’t know if it was a person or a ghost, and she only comforted herself by thinking that she didn’t see anything.

“After strolling through the entire studio, I haven’t found anything that suits my heart. This year’s teen idol is not my type.”

A voice of grief sounded from behind, obviously it was not a normal one. While speaking, the ghost drifted to Ye Sui’s side. She didn’t dare to look and quietly moved aside to make room for the lovestruck ghost. It was okay if her position was terrible as long as she gave a little space to the ghost.

The lovestruck fool ghost was followed by several good sisters. They chatted very livelily. From the beginning of the previous few sessions of the teen idol to now, they commented on every slightly attractive male star.

Chen Xiu was naturally among them. The lovestruck fool ghost licked her hair: “Chen Xiu looks pretty, but his eyes are too bad. He is in a relationship with Chang Ying. What is so good about her?”

Fortunately, Ye Sui didn’t have to wait for too long. In a series of complaints, Chen Shu’s car arrived, and he parked it in front of Ye Sui.

Ye Sui opened the car door and immediately got into the car. The action was done in one go as if someone was chasing her.

“This man is one hundred times more handsome than Chen Xiu. Sisters, I’ve found my goal, and I need to go!”

Ye sui watched helplessly as the lovestruck fool ghost sat in the back of the car, unable to refuse at all. Then, the temperature in the car suddenly dropped a lot.

Chen Shu was not aware of it. He waited for Ye Sui to get into the car and started the car. The car drove home. As night fell, they drove into the downtown area. The street lights on both sides were already on, but Ye Sui had no time to enjoy the night view. She frequently