After Being Scummed – Chapter 60

Let the gossip fly for a little while longer.

The two spent over ten hours on the plane, and by the time they flew back to Haicheng, it was the morning of the next day.

Even though Yin Bai’s​¹ plane was incredibly comfortable, after disembarking, Zuo Jingyou​² still felt a faint discomfort in her waist. Seeing her brows furrowed slightly and her pained expression, Yin Bai very kindly suggested, “How about this? You can use my wheelchair to leave the airport. It’s effort-saving and comfortable.”

            

Zuo Jingyou didn’t know whether to laugh or cry. She shot a light glance at Yin Bai and said helplessly, “It’s not like I’m injured. Why would I need something as dramatic as a wheelchair?”

“Aiya, there’s hardly anyone at the airport in the morning anyway, so just use it. Who says only injured people can use wheelchairs? A wheelchair is simply the most suitable mobility tool for someone who isn’t feeling well.”

She spoke with such conviction that Zuo Jingyou looked at her softly and said faintly, “That’s right, it’s just a mobility tool. So why didn’t you use one before?”

            

It was obvious that using a wheelchair would be more effort-saving for Yin Bai, yet she always used a cane when she was out, which looked very strenuous.

Yin Bai hadn’t expected Zuo Jingyou to actually dare to discuss this with her. She blinked, looking at Zuo Jingyou with an innocent expression. “I didn’t? I use a wheelchair sometimes. It’s just that most of the accessible passageways in the country aren’t built very well, so I usually just use a cane…”

“In places where the paths are convenient, I still prefer using a wheelchair.”

            

Yin Bai thought for a moment, sighed, and said with great open-mindedness, “I used to think it was weird to be stared at for being in a wheelchair, so later I used a cane. But when I use a cane, other people still stare at me strangely…”

“A cripple, no matter how they carry themselves, will always receive strange looks from others. Instead of worrying about that, isn’t it better to think about how to make oneself more comfortable? Right? “

At this moment, Yin Bai’s mentality had undergone a very clear change compared to half a year ago.

            

Zuo Jingyou was surprised by Yin Bai’s change, but even more gratified that she had come to such an realization. She couldn’t help but hold the back of Yin Bai’s hand, rubbing it as she said in a soft voice, “It’s certainly for the best that you can think this way.”

“This life is all about chasing happiness. Your own happiness is what’s most important, who cares what other people think.”

Zuo Jingyou was someone who thought things through very clearly. Whatever she wanted at the moment, she would strive to pursue, cherish, and protect. Just like how she was treating Yin Bai right now.

            

But if anyone made her upset or unhappy, she wouldn’t tolerate it either. With He Zhiwen​³, for example, she cut ties when it was time, with no further entanglement.

She was just such a pliant yet strong, free-spirited woman—although at times, for various reasons, she would still occasionally care about the opinions of others. But overall, she was just that kind of coolly unconcerned person.

Zuo Jingyou patted Yin Bai’s shoulder then, encouragingly telling her, “In the future when you’re with me, if you feel that a cane are uncomfortable, then use the wheelchair. If you don’t want to maneuver it yourself, then I’ll push you.”

            

In any case, Zuo Jingyou would not let Yin Bai be all alone ever again.

Yin Bai agreed with a “okay,” then sincerely invited Zuo Jingyou to sit in her wheelchair again. Of course, Zuo Jingyou ultimately did not sit, as Yin Bai needed the wheelchair more than she did.

In the end, it was Yin Bai who sat in the wheelchair.

            

Early in the morning, Zuo Jingyou, wearing a beige trench coat, pushed Yin Bai in her wheelchair out of the exit. When they arrived in the airport terminal, they happened to run into a group of fans who had come to pick up a certain popular girl group.

Zuo Jingyou, wearing exquisite makeup with nothing to cover her face, was recognized at a glance by a fan who remembered her.

A fan shouted excitedly, “It’s Zuo Jingyou!”

            

“It’s Teacher Zuo!”

That shout made Zuo Jingyou immediately turn around and start pushing Yin Bai in the opposite direction. But the fans were very enthusiastic, swarming over with a whoosh and completely surrounding Zuo Jingyou, Yin Bai in her wheelchair, and the exceedingly competent lightbulb​⁴, Zhang Yu​⁵, on the side.

This group of female fans were actual star-chasing girls who frequented the various baihe CPs​⁶ in their circle, so they had naturally seen that photo of Yin Bai and Zuo Jingyou together.

            

At this moment, upon recognizing the person in the wheelchair as Yin Bai, their gossiping hearts began to churn. They looked at Zuo Jingyou, then at Yin Bai in the wheelchair, sighing to themselves about what great beauties they both were while wondering what exactly the relationship between these two was.

This group of fans was much more reasonable than the previous bunch of entertainment reporters. When Zuo Jingyou sighed and told them not to crowd together to avoid a stampede, they spontaneously parted to either side, protecting Yin Bai and Zuo Jingyou as they left the airport.

They gathered around Zuo Jingyou and asked cautiously, “Teacher Zuo, why are you at the airport so early? Are you rushing off to work?”

            

A fan familiar with her schedule asked, “Isn’t Teacher Zuo currently in Xinjiang​⁷ gathering inspiration? Has she already finished and come back?”

Zuo Jingyou pushed Yin Bai forward, a gentle smile on her face, and explained in a warm voice, “Yes, I was gathering inspiration. Something came up so I returned.”

The fans told her she must have worked hard. Zuo Jingyou said it wasn’t hard at all and asked them why they were at the airport so early and who they were there to pick up.

            

The fans mentioned the girl group’s name, and Zuo Jingyou said that any girl who could earn their affection must be very outstanding and worthy of their love.

Hearing their little idol be praised, the fans were overjoyed.

Zuo Jingyou was known in the industry for being kind to others, so her public appeal​⁸ was also very high. After this wave of gentle offense, the hearts of some fans who didn’t like her that much before were itching to climb the wall​⁹.

            

Around the middle of the terminal hall, a bolder fan asked if they could take a photo together.

Zuo Jingyou thought for a moment, then lowered her eyes to look at Yin Bai, her expression very hesitant.

Yin Bai raised a hand, patted her hand, and nodded.

            

Alright, since her girlfriend had agreed, Zuo Jingyou let the young fans follow her to a corner for a group photo. After the picture was taken, the young fan, her face flushed with excitement, looked at Yin Bai in the wheelchair and asked tentatively, “Could I take a picture of you and Teacher Zuo?”

Yin Bai pointed to herself and asked in return, “Me?”

The young fan nodded excitedly. “Mhm, mhm, mhm…”

            

Before Yin Bai could answer, Zuo Jingyou, smiling, cut off the young fan’s idea. “That won’t work. She’s not in our entertainment circle, so it’s not convenient for her to be on camera.”

The surrounding fans were all a little disappointed.

Seeing this, Yin Bai thought about it very seriously, then looked up at Zuo Jingyou and said, “That’s not necessarily true. If it’s a picture with Teacher Zuo, then I have no problem~”

            

Zuo Jingyou looked down, a little surprised at her. “Really?”

Yin Bai blinked, looking as if it were a matter of course. “When have I ever lied to you?” If it was with Zuo Jingyou, then it didn’t matter even if it was made public.

In fact, she desperately hoped it would be made public.

            

After all, when anyone finds happiness, they can’t wait to announce it to the world!

Zuo Jingyou understood the meaning in her eyes and smiled. “Alright, as long as you agree~”

And so, Zuo Jingyou rested one hand on Yin Bai’s wheelchair and the other on Yin Bai’s shoulder. Yin Bai raised her hand to grasp Zuo Jingyou’s on her shoulder, smiling very gently for the camera.

            

Assistant Zhang Yu, on the side, saw this and quickly pulled out her phone, joining the fans in taking a flurry of pictures, click, click, click.

After taking the pictures, Zhang Yu quickly opened WeChat and sent the set of photos to Jin Xiangyu​¹⁰. “I’ve been eating dog food​¹¹ for a week, now it’s your turn to eat some!”

Jin Xiangyu, who was usually like a robot and only replied to work-related matters, sent back a long string of exclamation points a moment later!

            

“!!!!!!!!!! What does this mean? The BOSS is together with Teacher Zuo?”

Zhang Yu had been holding in this piece of gossip for nearly a week. Seeing Jin Xiangyu’s shocked reaction, she finally let out a long, satisfied breath. She typed furiously on her phone, replying, “Yes! And it was Teacher Zuo who chased after her to find her!”

Zhang Yu quickly recounted on her phone how Yin Bai had charged off to Tibet​¹², how she had then fled in disarray, and finally how Teacher Zuo had pursued her wife over a thousand miles, and how they had been showing off their love, before making a final summary: “The BOSS has become even more of a handful!”

            

“But it doesn’t matter, from now on Teacher Zuo will be on the front lines, bearing the brunt of the BOSS’s dramatics for us!”

Jin Xiangyu: “…”

She was silent for a good while before typing out a single truth: “Teacher Zuo is her true love!”

            

A little zuo demon​¹³ like their BOSS truly needed someone who could coax her. Teacher Zuo was mature, steady, and considerate—a perfect match for their BOSS!

After Zhang Yu finished sharing her boss’s gossip with her colleague, Zuo Jingyou also handled the fans and pushed Yin Bai out of the airport. Zhang Yu led them to the pickup car. On the way back to the villa, Zhang Yu excitedly scrolled through Weibo and, as expected, saw that the image of Yin Bai and Zuo Jingyou surrounded by fans at the airport had already been spammed everywhere by marketing accounts.​¹⁴

Perhaps worried that Yin Bai would settle scores with them, both of their faces were blurred, making them hazy and indistinct.

            

Although the photo was blurry, the headline was extremely eye-catching: “Zuo Jingyou Appears at Airport with New Love, Both in Turtlenecks, Faces Glowing~”

While looking at Weibo, Zhang Yu complained about the marketing accounts, thinking to herself that it was almost winter here. Even if the weather was warm, what was wrong with wearing turtlenecks?

Just as Zhang Yu was covertly complaining, Zuo Jingyou in the back seat received a call from her manager.

            

After the call connected, Kong Tianyi’s​¹⁵ voice came through clearly: “Jingyou, you left Tibet this time without letting Yang Yi​¹⁶ follow you. Did you go to find Chairman Yin?”

Zuo Jingyou lowered her eyes to look at Yin Bai, who was leaning on her shoulder and resting with her eyes closed, and nodded. “Mhm, what’s wrong?”

Kong Tianyi’s tone immediately became anxious. “You’re in a relationship? Or are you planning to get married? You have to tell me so I know what you’re planning to do…”

            

Zuo Jingyou nodded and admitted frankly, “Yes, I’m in a relationship.”

Kong Tianyi choked for a second, then asked cautiously, “Then what are your plans now… Do you want to go public?” Although Zuo Jingyou wasn’t the kind of xiaohua​¹⁷ who was still in the rising phase of her career, and she was gradually transitioning to being a director, so she didn’t need to worry about this kind of gossip. But for people like them, announcing a relationship was still a very big deal.

No matter what, they had to make good use of such momentum to create some hype.

            

Although Zuo Jingyou herself had no such thoughts, as her manager, Kong Tianyi couldn’t help but think more about it.

“Go public?”

Hearing these two words, Yin Bai, who was pretending to be asleep on Zuo Jingyou’s shoulder, pricked up her ears, waiting with single-minded focus for Zuo Jingyou’s next words.

            

Zuo Jingyou’s lips curved up as she said nonchalantly, “Whatever. Whether to go public or not can’t be decided by me alone. I have to consider my partner’s feelings too.”

Hearing this, Yin Bai, still leaning on her shoulder, couldn’t help but let the corners of her lips curve up slightly.

Though her smile was faint, Zuo Jingyou still caught it out of the corner of her eye. Zuo Jingyou smiled, then raised a hand to pinch Yin Bai’s ear and said in a gentle voice, “You don’t need to worry too much about this sort of thing. It’s just a relationship.”

            

Zuo Jingyou offered a few more words of reassurance before hanging up on Kong Tianyi.

She placed her phone aside, reached out to pull Yin Bai into her arms, and traced her fingers delicately over Yin Bai’s long eyelashes. She leaned in and whispered by her ear, “Teacher Yin Bai, do you want to make our relationship public?”

Yin Bai, her eyes closed, felt that Zuo Jingyou’s voice was as captivating as if it came from another world.

            

She pressed her lips together, holding back a smile as she thought for a good while. In the end, she couldn’t hold it in any longer and looked up at Zuo Jingyou. “I think…”

Zuo Jingyou blinked, caressing Yin Bai’s cheek with her thumb as she asked, “You think what?”

Yin Bai tilted her head up, looking straight at her with those beautiful grey-blue eyes, and said very seriously, “A surprise is the kind of thing that’s better when revealed little by little.”

            

“For now, just let the gossip about Teacher Zuo and me… fly for a little while longer!”

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LP: Re-translated on July 05, 2025

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