One Pet Gets Married

Chapter 61

Tang You'an and Song Xici returned to Wenhua City and checked into a new hotel. After turning off the lights, checking the room for hidden cameras, and taking a shower, they slept for less than three hours before rushing off to film again.

They barely had any extra energy to think about anything else. Tang You'an couldn't even concentrate enough to examine Qi Sheng's photos.

Today's filming unexpectedly lasted until past one in the morning. They would occasionally doze off while waiting between scenes, but Tang You'an didn't dare fall into a deep sleep. She maintained a cat-like alertness.

By the time they returned to the hotel, both were overwhelmed with fatigue. If it had just been the heavy workload, it might have been manageable, but having to be constantly on guard made it even more exhausting.

"Are there any other celebrity couples with surnames L and Q in the entertainment industry?" Tang You'an asked Song Xici after they had finished washing up and were lying in bed.

"There probably are, but..." Song Xici frowned.

"But none as coincidental as them. First, Liao Bixin has always targeted you. Second, her boyfriend's surname is Qi. Then, their relationship in private might not be as good as they portray in public. I remember when I first came here, during Christmas or some holiday, Qi Sheng said he would visit her on set, but he didn't. And on Qi Yuan's birthday, Liao Bixin went alone. Moreover, I looked through Liao Bixin and Qi Sheng's Weibo accounts. In the past six months, Qi Sheng has clearly been reluctant to engage with her. It's mostly just Liao Bixin forcing displays of affection," Tang You'an looked at Song Xici.

"Mm," Song Xici nodded.

"Also, this blogger called 'Pilgrimage Site' seems to really hate you, holds a grudge against you, and constantly criticizes you. They seem to know a lot about your career and even some of your personal life. I suspect the person behind this blog is either Liao Bixin or Qi Sheng. After all, Liao Bixin hates you, and if they're dating, she probably talks about you to Qi Sheng often. Plus, Qi Sheng once pursued you but was rejected. As Gu Boning said, he's very petty, so this blog is most likely set up by him for revenge," Tang You'an said, scrolling through the screen with her index finger.

"Right..." Song Xici nodded, then frowned again. "This blog is so disgusting. And it has so many followers..."

"Don't look at that blog anymore, and don't read the comments either," Tang You'an looked at her.

"Mm," Song Xici nodded obediently, though she felt uneasy.

Then, Tang You'an searched for high-resolution, unedited photos of Qi Sheng and examined them with a furrowed brow.

Seeing Tang You'an staring at the screen for a while, Song Xici asked, "Can you see anything?"

Hearing this, Tang You'an closed her eyes slightly. "Photos are still different from seeing someone in person. I can only try."

Song Xici watched her silently, just pressing her lips together without interrupting.

"He won't be able to act recklessly for much longer," Tang You'an opened her eyes after a while, looked at Qi Sheng's photo again, then checked his birth date and other information.

"Qi Sheng's fate isn't very good. Shortly after he was born, both his parents abandoned him," Tang You'an continued.

"Yes... he's mentioned these things several times on shows," Song Xici nodded. "His family was very poor originally. When he was born, he had some congenital defects. Because his parents couldn't afford to treat his illness, they abandoned him. So his current parents are his adoptive parents. But a year ago, his biological parents suddenly appeared, wanting to recognize him. It caused quite a stir, which is how we found out."

"Mm," Tang You'an nodded. "This person's face doesn't look kind. In middle age, he will collude with his immediate superior."

"Immediate superior?" Song Xici was taken aback. "Dong Entertainment?"

"Gu Boning's father's company?" Tang You'an narrowed her eyes.

"Yes..." Song Xici nodded, thought for a moment, then started downloading an app that could look up information on all company shareholders, directors, and legal representatives. "Let me check this company..."

Song Xici entered "Dong Entertainment," and the app displayed all the information about the company. She and Tang You'an carefully examined it together.

The chairman was still listed as Gu Boning's father, with Gu Boning and his brother as directors. Among the shareholders, the largest shareholder was shown to be Shao Yihua, followed by Wu Jun as the second-largest shareholder.

There were also a bunch of legal representatives and executives listed. All in all, there were quite a few people. Any one of them could probably be considered Qi Sheng's superior.

Then, Tang You'an first opened Shao Yihua's page. There was a lot of information about him. He was a shareholder in ten companies, legal representative for eleven companies, and an executive in forty-seven companies. Although some were probably just nominal positions, it was still quite a lot. It wasn't clear what could be deduced from all this information.

After looking through everything, Tang You'an couldn't find what she was looking for.

"I should search for clear photos of all the executives and above in this company..." This was the most direct approach for Tang You'an. So she picked up her phone and opened the browser.

But just then, Tang You'an's vision suddenly went black for a moment, and her body fell backward. She quickly reached out to support herself on the mattress, barely managing to stabilize herself.

"Oh, You'an!" Song Xici's pupils constricted in alarm, and she quickly reached out to support Tang You'an's shoulders. She saw that Tang You'an's forehead was covered in a fine sheen of sweat.

"Let's call it a day. Don't rush, don't push yourself too hard. Let's rest? We've had such heavy workloads lately and haven't been resting well. You're already very tired, and looking into this requires a lot of concentration and is mentally draining," Song Xici said, noticing Tang You'an's pale face and sweaty forehead. She frowned, "Don't collapse before we catch the bad guys. Where would I go to cry if that happened?"

Hearing this, Tang You'an held her hand. "I won't collapse."

"Sigh... Once all this mess is over, I'm definitely going to help you recuperate properly," Song Xici said, using a tissue to wipe the sweat from Tang You'an's forehead. She took the phone from Tang You'an's hand and put it aside. "Be good, go to sleep."

Finally, Tang You'an looked at her face and nodded with a smile. Song Xici seemed to have a kind of magic. She always managed to calm Tang You'an down, no matter how anxious she felt.

"Let's lie down!" As she spoke, Song Xici put her hand on Tang You'an's shoulder and forcefully pushed her down onto the bed.

"Alright, I'll be good and sleep," Tang You'an said, turning her head to look at her.

"Mm! You be good and sleep, I'll be good and sleep too. Let's restore our energy first," Song Xici said, lying down next to her, her doe-like eyes wide open.

"You'an," Song Xici called out again just as Tang You'an was about to reach for the light switch.

"Mm?" Tang You'an turned back to look at her.

"Kiss," Song Xici reached out her hand, pointing at her own lips, then quickly withdrew her hand under the covers.

Hearing this, Tang You'an's lips curved up involuntarily. She leaned closer to Song Xici's face and kissed her lips.

"Alright, good night," Song Xici said, then closed her eyes.

Tang You'an looked at her face for a while, let out a deep breath, then reached out and turned off the hotel lights.

In the darkness, Song Xici draped an arm over Tang You'an's waist, her breathing shallow like a sleeping cat. Tang You'an also put her arm around Song Xici's waist, holding her a bit tighter.

These days, she had been wondering from time to time whether the decision she made was right or wrong. The decision to be with Song Xici... when she herself was involved in so much trouble.

Closing her eyes, Tang You'an swallowed, her brows furrowing tightly.

Over the next two days, Tang You'an's action scenes remained extremely demanding. But it was also good in a way, as it improved her overall physical coordination. It served as both exercise and practice.

After filming part of the scenes in Wenhua City, due to location constraints, the crew needed to take everyone to a characteristic ancient town in Rongcheng. So the group packed up and rushed to Rongcheng overnight.

Fortunately, the scenic spot wasn't far from Tang You'an and Song Xici's residence, so they didn't need to stay in a hotel for these two days and could just stay at home.

Due to some issues with the location, Director Ouyang Du was negotiating with people and couldn't start work immediately. So Tang You'an and Song Xici went home first. This was probably the only slightly leisurely day they'd had in a while.

But in reality, the two still didn't get to relax.

After returning home, Tang You'an spread a small diary she always carried on the study table, opened the pen cap, and frowned as she sorted through all the information she had obtained so far. Besides that, there was a tablet nearby displaying a full-screen enlarged photo of Shao Yihua.

Song Xici also sat nearby. However, probably due to her menstrual period, she looked somewhat listless.

"Qi Sheng's superior, someone who can control Gu Boning... Shao Yihua..." Tang You'an mumbled as she flipped through her notes, drawing various arrows on the pages. "Also had a bad childhood, harbors extreme hatred towards his mother, extreme hatred towards entertainers... No wonder he and Qi Sheng hit it off."

Tang You'an minimized the photo, stared at it for a long time, then continued writing furiously in her notebook.

"Nine years ago, this person's luck turned, he made his fortune, became wealthy. In the meantime... he's exploited quite a few entertainers. No, to be precise, he led a group in exploiting many people. In the past three years or so, he's done many illegal things, but they've all been covered up in the end," Tang You'an said as she turned a page in her diary.

Listening to Tang You'an and looking at her elegant handwriting, Song Xici sat there with an increasingly grave expression.

The more she heard, the more she felt that the possibility of Shao Yihua being the mastermind was growing, and the more anxious she became. After all, he was powerful.

Song Xici also understood why Tang You'an's original self didn't tell anyone else about this matter. She was probably afraid of bringing trouble to others.

"Strange, he doesn't have the look of a lustful person, rather he seems to despise lust, but he's still inextricably linked with lust and drugs..." Tang You'an frowned. "But it should be him..."

After staring intently at Shao Yihua for a while longer, Tang You'an put down her pen, clasped her hands together and pressed them against her forehead. She lowered her gaze in thought for a moment, then turned to Song Xici beside her: "Xici, give me Zhou Yi's WeChat ID."

"Okay!" Song Xici said, then found Zhou Yi's WeChat ID and showed it to Tang You'an.

After Tang You'an added her, about ten minutes passed before Zhou Yi accepted her friend request.

"Hello," Zhou Yi greeted first after accepting.

"Hello, I'm Tang You'an. It's like this: Shao Yihua will probably make some moves in the next day or two, maybe tomorrow, maybe the day after. I don't know exactly what kind of moves, but he'll likely go somewhere to do something not very good," Tang You'an stared at Shao Yihua's face on the tablet, narrowing her eyes slightly as she continued typing. "But something bad will probably happen there. There will be blood... If possible, can you think of a way to have someone follow him constantly before tomorrow?"

Zhou Yi: "Blood? You suspect he's the mastermind behind this?"

Tang You'an's pen tapped lightly on the notebook: "Yes, please. Of all the people I can think of with strong abilities in various aspects, you're the only one."

Zhou Yi: "Alright."

Then, Tang You'an let out a breath and asked: "By the way, how's that voice recorder coming along?"

Zhou Yi: "Half done. There's a section of audio that's very noisy, haven't fully restored it yet, can't make out much."

Tang You'an closed her eyes briefly upon hearing this: "Then please continue helping us restore it."

Zhou Yi: "Okay, I'll send it to you when it's done. Give me an email address."

"Mm." After sending it, Tang You'an stared at the screen for a while, then squeezed her hand, her delicate brows still tightly knit.

"Take a break..." Song Xici pushed the notebook and tablet aside, took out a tissue, and dabbed Tang You'an's forehead.

"Mm." Tang You'an looked at her, reached out to brush a strand of Song Xici's hair, then smiled and nodded.

She didn't know if she could reverse some things, but she could only try her best.

Just as the two were contemplating what to eat for dinner, Tang You'an suddenly received a call from the director saying that the location issues had been resolved, so they had to rush back to the set with Song Xici. This was the only slightly less busy day they'd had in a while.

They were shooting night scenes today, so it wasn't too late to do makeup now. However, Tang You'an noticed Song Xici's complexion didn't look good and was a bit worried.

When they returned home after finishing filming the next day, Song Xici felt as heavy as if she were dead.

Probably because it was during her period, and unfortunately they had just filmed various scenes of Xiao Yujun and Feng Liuyue splashing water while playing, the pain had become even more intense.

"You go lie down, I'll heat up a hot water bottle for you and make you a cup of brown sugar ginger tea," Tang You'an patted her shoulder.

"Mm, I'll take a shower first..." Song Xici nodded, then clutching her stomach and carrying a set of pajamas, slowly walked into the bathroom.

Tang You'an stood there, watching her retreating figure for a long time.

Then, Tang You'an found a hot water bottle and plugged it in to charge, then went downstairs to the kitchen, found a packet of brown sugar, and opened the refrigerator.

After opening the fridge, Tang You'an noticed it was already completely empty.

Letting out a breath, Tang You'an sent Song Xici a message, then called their driver, Old Ji, asking him to drive her to a nearby supermarket.

She wanted to buy some ginger and some groceries to make light, nourishing food for Song Xici. After all, eating boxed meals for a long time was quite miserable, especially for someone like Song Xici with a sensitive stomach. It must be torturous.

At the supermarket, Tang You'an pushed a shopping cart straight to the produce section.

After selecting and tossing some of the freshest-looking vegetables into the cart, Tang You'an had just picked up a baby cabbage when she received two messages on her phone. One was an email, the other a WeChat message from Zhou Yi.

Zhou Yi said: "I've extracted the audio and sent it to your email. The person you've offended does seem to be Shao Yihua."

"Okay, thank you."

After receiving the audio file sent by Zhou Yi and Chang Ye, Tang You'an looked around, then plugged in her earphones and immediately started listening.

At first, it was all noisy, with people playing cards, laughing loudly, and the sounds of men and women flirting and fooling around.

Then, someone started trying to persuade the original Tang You'an to join in, telling her that if she played, she could forget all the troubles in the world and be as happy as an immortal.

But the original Tang You'an kept refusing. At this point, someone, it's unclear who, said: "Damn, why does this batch feel less pure?"

Another lazy voice, sounding high, replied: "Really? But Shadow and the others have never cheated our Brother Yihua before..."

Then someone else shouted: "Idiot, who told you to mention these things here? Shut up!"

The sounds became chaotic, with what seemed to be fighting noises, and then it went silent.

After listening, Tang You'an, although she had anticipated something like this, still found it hard to believe.

She understood now. If no one had mentioned Shao Yihua at that time, the original Tang You'an probably wouldn't have been repeatedly pursued and targeted. But since someone had mentioned Shao Yihua, and she hadn't joined them in their debauchery, becoming one of their group, she was doomed.

Turning off the audio, Tang You'an finished checking out and left the supermarket with her purchases. Just as she was about to head home, her phone suddenly rang.

She lowered her head and picked up the phone.

Gu Boning: "They seem to have sent people to your house. I don't know exactly what they're going to do, but please be careful."

In that instant, Tang You'an's brows furrowed tightly, her hand gripping the phone involuntarily tightening. She immediately flipped through her contacts and called Song Xici, who was at home.

However, after dialing several times, she found that no one was answering the phone. She tried repeatedly, but it was always the same.

Then, Tang You'an hurriedly got into the car and asked Old Ji to drive her home.

More than ten minutes later, Tang You'an arrived home. The bodyguards were nowhere to be seen, and just as she got out of the car, Tang You'an received a message from an unknown number on her phone.

"Miss Tang, if you don't do as I say, I'll kill her."

To be precise, it was a multimedia message. When she opened it, there was a photo. In the photo, Song Xici's eyes were covered with a black cloth, and she was tied to a chair. Besides that, there was a hand holding a dagger next to Song Xici's face.

"What do you want? Tell me." Tang You'an swallowed, looked around at the passersby, and replied with a message.

"In a moment, a black car with the license plate 'Rong G.GM000' will stop beside you. Then you open the door and get in. If you dare disobey, you know what the consequences will be. Relax, we just want to see you. As long as you come, we won't do anything to her."

"Okay," Tang You'an read those lines, raising her hand to her nose.

"Now, please throw your phone into the nearby trash can. If you don't obey and dare to call the police, you'll face the consequences."

Tang You'an looked at her phone, her gaze gradually becoming sharp.

Author's note: Don't be too scared! No matter what, no one will die!