The Unexpected Rise Before My Exit from the Entertainment Industry

Chapter 22

Shen Qingqing was feeling complicated because she clearly remembered Shen Kai saying he really liked this scent and would not give it to any friends - he liked to exclusively possess the things he liked.

But Qin Wei had it. No one knew if they had really been together before. Even if they had been together in the past, they broke up a long time ago.

Did she discover some secret...

"It smells so nice."

Shen Qingqing adjusted her mood and pretended nothing had happened. She walked over and asked Qin Wei,

"Sis Wei, what scent is this? It smells so nice."

After hearing her say this, Qin Wei glanced at the candle for the first time. It had been in the candle holder since the first time she saw it, so she hadn't noticed it before.

Looking closely, the candle holder was from Hermes, but the scented candle inside wasn't. There was no label either. She was embarrassed to admit her limited knowledge - she didn't know what it was.

The smell was light and vaguely sweet, like fruit, but she couldn't think of which fruit it was at the moment.

Qin Wei thought for a while and simply told her:

"Fruity."

Shen Qingqing: "......"

Soon, the smile returned to Shen Qingqing's face. She sat down, confirmed it one more time - this was the right scent, then said:

"Actually it's rose and lychee scent.

Sis Wei, this must be from Brother Kai! I smelled it on set before. This is Brother Kai's exclusive scent."

She said this to let Qin Wei know how close she was with Shen Kai. She even knew such minor details.

But in fact, she had only smelled it when freeloading air conditioning in Shen Kai's dressing room. Back then, she was just a regular actor without her own dressing room. Shen Kai was a big star, but was quite friendly with his co-stars, often letting them rest in his dressing room.

Deliberately saying these things on camera could tie together Shen Kai's CP and give her some exposure.

"Oh, you already knew but still asked me... it's been at home all along. I forgot where I got it from."

Qin Wei didn't understand why she was feigning ignorance, but Shen Kai kept being brought up. Could she have a crush on him?

Qin Wei didn't admit it, but her attitude made Shen Qingqing even more certain of her guess—

It must be from Shen Kai.

Black fans:

[WTF, so the deep affection CP is real too? Shen the best actor doesn't give this scent to just anyone, unless they were really together before.]

[That's past tense though... Shen Qingqing smelled it right away, so the Shens' CP is the real deal!]

[Let me tell everyone, Shen the actor has very high standards for scents. There are many types of rose-lychee scented candles on the market, with different blend ratios. Shen Qingqing isn't a professional in this area. Qin Wei using a similar scent type doesn't prove anything.]

[But it's very possible it's real! Why else would she have the same scent? A coincidence? That would be too coincidental. OMG they really were together before, I'm imagining the whole drama, too bad Qin cheated.]

[Upstairs, I agree, I could resent the cheating forever. Just for that, I'm a firm Qin anti-fan.]

...

Shen Qingqing kept rambling on and on. The main point was how close she was with her Brother Kai, and how many times she had smelled this scent.

After hearing her say it so many times, Qin Wei was finally annoyed. She blew out the candle and put it on Shen Qingqing's table, saying to her:

"I really forgot where this candle came from, I brought it here randomly. Since you like it, I'll give it to you. It was just lit for an hour, you can still use it for a month if you take it home."

Black fans:

[In the end, Shen Qingqing still stole her lover.]

[Upstairs is so eloquent, the breadth of the Chinese language is amazing.]

[Qin's inner OS must be: "You won't even let me keep an object to remember him by."]

[Ha ha ha I'm actually feeling a little bad for Qin.]

...

Shen Qingqing was also a bit flustered. To be honest, she really wanted it a bit. If she could really take it home, she could secretly ask an expert if they could replicate the scent. Then she could have the same scent as Brother Kai.

But she was embarrassed to take it, so she acted coy in front of Qin Wei:

"This...doesn't seem right... I think you like it a lot too, it would be taking what you like..."

Qin Wei was looking at her phone and absentmindedly said:

"Oh I don't like it that much, I only brought this one scent to drive away mosquitoes and bugs and stuff. If you really don't feel good taking it but like it, then buy it. Don't worry if it's limited edition or not, I'll give you an 80% discount."

Shen Qingqing couldn't believe her ears, even the corner of her mouth twitched:

"80...80% off..."

Black fans:

[Qin is so poor now that she's calculating every penny...]

[Don't you guys feel like money is the only thing she cares about now... Her image used to be a rich goddess...]

[Her image is shattered hahaha]

[I replayed it slowly at 0.5x five times, Shen Qingqing really freaking transferred her 3,508 yuan, original price, Qin is a blackhearted seller.]

[The Shens' CP seems like only Shen Qingqing is trying to market it. Shen the actor basically stopped mentioning it after the movie came out...]

...

In a flash, it was the last day of filming. Everyone was packing their luggage first thing in the morning. The show notified them it was time to film interviews.

Qin Wei had only brought one suitcase. It was already half empty after a few days.

The milk and other food she brought was basically finished by their group. Because this was a small village, going to town to buy things was very inconvenient. So Qin Wei would sometimes sell the snacks she brought at high prices to the staff.

Therefore, she finished packing up quickly and went out.

The staff gave simple arrangements to have her interviewed first.

Then this segment was broadcast in its entirety—

Question:

"How do you see yourself? What are your expectations for the future?"

There was some helplessness in Qin Wei's eyes. She forced a smile when talking about herself:

"I'm someone now very disconnected from my past! Life took too many twists and turns before I understood the ups and downs in stories represent the anguish of life. I hope the future will be smooth sailing in another sense."

Director A actually wanted to delete this part, but was advised by staff to keep it in.

Leaving it in turned out to be the right decision. This interview clip even trended when it aired—

#Authentic Qin Wei#

[What a line "Life took too many twists and turns before I understood the ups and downs in stories represent the anguish of life." I don't know what her state of mind was when she said this, but my eyes grew hot when I read it. What exactly has Qin Wei gone through? How did someone so arrogant become like this now?]

[This woman is illiterate in my eyes. She reads Xunyu as fish and thorns as spicy hands. With her level of education, these words were definitely written by someone behind the scenes.]

[I don't know if someone else wrote it, but she conveyed the emotions very well, it moved me.]