After Being Scummed – Chapter 65

I Admire Her!

After celebrating her birthday in Haicheng, Yin Bai accompanied Zuo Jingyou to the Tibetan region to rendezvous with Xu Ruofeng and continue collecting material.

Because of Yin Bai’s altitude sickness, Zuo Jingyou initially disagreed with her continuing on to the Tibetan region. But how could Yin Bai, who was clingier than a puppy during the honeymoon period, possibly give up the opportunity to spend a sweet holiday with Zuo Jingyou?

            

So, in the end, Yin Bai still persuaded Zuo Jingyou, overcame numerous difficulties and obstacles, and entered Tibet with Zuo Jingyou once again.

As soon as she entered the Tibetan region, Yin Bai latched onto an oxygen tank. During the day, she would sit in her wheelchair and obediently let the bodyguards push her around, following Xu Ruofeng and Zuo Jingyou as they wandered everywhere.

When she returned at night, she would hug Zuo Jingyou and watch her write the script outline.

            

In the early stages of a film, the outline is extremely important. On this vast plateau, Zuo Jingyou’s creativity was completely stimulated by Xu Ruofeng’s story. Even though Yin Bai pestered her relentlessly every night, Zuo Jingyou still finished the first draft of the script outline.

On the night she completed the first draft, Zuo Jingyou printed out the manuscript, handed it to Yin Bai who was inhaling oxygen on the bed, and said with great anticipation, “The script is more or less finished. Do you want to take a look?”

“Okay!” Yin Bai immediately became happy. She took the manuscript from Zuo Jingyou, opened it under the bright light of the bedside lamp, and said in an excited tone, “Let me properly savor Teacher Zuo’s new work!”

            

Zuo Jingyou raised a hand to loosen her own shoulders and said to Yin Bai with a smile, “You take a look first, I’m going to get a glass of water.”

Zuo Jingyou turned, poured a glass of water, walked to the bedside, and after taking a few sips with her head tilted back, she placed the cup on the nightstand and looked at Yin Bai, nervous and expectant.

Yin Bai was someone who easily became immersed in stories. Once she was engrossed in reading something, it was very difficult for other things to attract her attention.

            

Just like at this very moment, she slowly flipped through the script in her hands page by page, her expression solemn, as serious as if she were reading some kind of research material.

Seeing her so engrossed, Zuo Jingyou felt a sense of relief in her heart. At least from the script’s perspective, it was a story that could attract Yin Bai.

Of course, attracting Yin Bai was still not enough. After all, Yin Bai was her girlfriend; it was very normal for her to read her work seriously.

            

Even so, Zuo Jingyou still gained some measure of confidence.

The film script was not long. Yin Bai spent about forty-odd minutes seriously savoring every line of dialogue and every scene in the film.

When she put down the script, she looked at Zuo Jingyou and said very seriously, “Teacher Zuo, the first draft of the script is very good. I’m looking forward to your new work.”

            

Zuo Jingyou smiled. She sat down close to Yin Bai, raised an arm to wrap it around her neck, and said in a soft voice, “I was still a little worried you would think this script wouldn’t let you make any money.”

Yin Bai reached out to wrap an arm around her waist, pulled her onto her lap, and looked at her with a beaming smile while swaying her body, “How could that be? I said from the very beginning that I’m not worried about money at all. Jin Xiangyu is very good at making money. No matter how much you lose filming movies, it can be earned back.”

“What’s important is that I want a good story, a good piece of work.”

            

“Besides, I also believe that the market will give an outstanding filmmaker the returns she deserves.”

Zuo Jingyou knelt on her lap, placed both hands on her shoulders, and raised a hand to rub her ear, saying with a smile, “You have that much confidence in me?”

“Of course, you’re Zuo Jingyou!”

            

Yin Bai tilted her head up and, with an “awoo,” bit Zuo Jingyou, like a little “woof woof” puppy gnawing on her, and said indistinctly, “No matter what, I will naturally support you.”

Hearing Yin Bai’s words, Zuo Jingyou also started to laugh. She rubbed the back of Yin Bai’s head, affectionately nuzzled her cheek, and said with a smile, “The person who brings this story to fruition is Dawa, not me. But I will work just as hard to use film to tell Dawa’s story for everyone to hear…”

“Wait until tomorrow… tomorrow I’ll discuss it with Shijie​¹ again…”

            

“Hiss…” A sudden pain shot through her collarbone. Zuo Jingyou lowered her eyes to look at the big puppy holding her in its arms and chided lightly, “Why did you bite me again… It’ll leave a mark…”

Yin Bai deftly bit open the tie of her nightrobe, and while snufflingly biting Zuo Jingyou, she said indignantly, “At a time like this, you’re not allowed to talk about your Shijie!”

Zuo Jingyou chuckled, opened her arms to embrace her, and rubbed her head, coaxing softly, “Alright, alright, you even get jealous over this. Alright baby, don’t be jealous anymore…”

            

“If you keep being jealous, you’re going to have trouble breathing in a bit…”

Yin Bai held her in her arms, pinning her with one hand, and lowered her head to gnaw on her, saying, “Who says I’ll have trouble breathing… Teacher Zuo, tonight I’m going to make you use the oxygen tank!”

As long as I’m not suppressed by Zuo Jingyou, then I am the fiercest wolf on this plateau!

            

Zuo Jingyou let out a soft hiss and said in a low voice, “You, slow down,” then gripped Yin Bai’s shoulder. Before long, Zuo Jingyou was draped over Yin Bai’s shoulder, her breathing growing disordered, and their hearts, pressed together, also began to beat happily…

It was unknown how much time had passed, but Zuo Jingyou, who had overexerted herself, was held by Yin Bai, sharing the oxygen tank with her to replenish their oxygen. Yin Bai held the woman in her arms, watched as Zuo Jingyou’s breathing slowly calmed, and said smugly, “See, Teacher Zuo? I told you that you would need the oxygen tank tonight!”

Zuo Jingyou leaned against her soft bosom, her gaze deep as she looked at her. “You just love to fool around… What if I really couldn’t breathe?”

            

Yin Bai’s eyes curved into a smile. “How could that happen, Teacher Zuo? No one would get into trouble over this kind of happy activity~”

Zuo Jingyou shot her a helpless glare. “Are you telling me you don’t know there’s a type of sudden death syndrome called ‘exhaustion collapse’​²?”

She raised a hand and patted Yin Bai’s cheek. “My dear, you should exercise a little restraint. Don’t play so crazily. I have no desire to lose my life on the plateau at such a young age.”

            

Yin Bai was still unconvinced. “There’s such a thing? Can something really happen?”

“Of course. The human body is very fragile. Even if modern medicine is already sufficiently advanced, it’s still very easy for a person to die by accident.”

Fine…

            

Yin Bai pressed her lips together, let Zuo Jingyou take another breath of oxygen, and only then did she say to her, “Then, Teacher Zuo, you shouldn’t indulge me like this in the future… If something really happened to you, what would I do?”

Zuo Jingyou sighed while lying in her arms, raised a hand to pinch her cheek, and said with feigned helplessness, “What else could you do? You’d just have to be a little widow~”

Yin Bai thought for a moment, then hugged Zuo Jingyou and said, “No, I don’t want to be a little widow. Let’s pursue sustainable development, and then let me enter the bridal chamber every night​³!”

            

Zuo Jingyou was about to die from laughing at her. She reached out to hug her and tilted her head up to nibble on her chin. “Then you’d better pay attention to sustainable development!”

“Then shall I rub your waist for you?”

Zuo Jingyou thought for a moment and didn’t refuse Yin Bai. She turned her back to her and said, “Then I’ll have to trouble you to rub it~”

            

After all, Yin Bai really was too capable. The duration was too long, and her waist and abdomen had been constantly tense. Even with her year-round exercise, she would still feel sore.

Yin Bai received her orders and began to diligently rub Zuo Jingyou’s back.

On such a cold winter night, there was no place warmer than a lover’s embrace. After a round of exercise, Yin Bai snuggled into Zuo Jingyou’s arms and fell into a sweet dream.

            

After the first draft was completed, Zuo Jingyou revised the script a few more times with Xu Ruofeng, prepared the project proposal, and sent it to Jin Xiangyu to begin the filing process, select actors, and so on…

On November 27th, Zuo Jingyou, accompanied by Yin Bai, flew back to Haicheng to attend the Golden Flower Awards ceremony. This time, Yin Bai, leaning on a cane, held Zuo Jingyou’s hand openly and appeared before the media together.

When the reporters on site saw them appear together in matching black and white couple’s outfits, it was like a drop of water hitting a hot wok—they instantly boiled over.

            

This was practically Yin Bai’s first public appearance before the media. She held Zuo Jingyou’s hand with natural poise, signed her famous name on the signature wall, and was blocked by a crowd of reporters’ long guns and short cannons when she turned around.

The reporters boldly seized the two of them and asked nonstop, “There are rumors that you are in a romantic relationship with this Director Yin of Galaxy Pictures next to you, is that correct?”

“This is practically Director Yin’s first public appearance. What made you make such an exception? Is it because you and Zuo Jingyou are dating, correct?”

            

“Do you have any plans to get married?”

The reporters asked a pile of questions, every single one revolving around the rumors about Zuo Jingyou and Yin Bai. Yin Bai glanced at Zuo Jingyou beside her and squeezed her hand even more tightly.

Zuo Jingyou felt the force on her hand, turned her gaze to look at Yin Bai, and blinked at her. She parted her lips slightly and mouthed silently to Yin Bai, “Do you need me to say it?”

            

Yin Bai did her utmost to suppress the upward curve of her lips, squeezed Zuo Jingyou’s palm, and shook her head at her. Her gaze searched among the restlessly stirring reporters, found a media outlet that she held a controlling stake in, and leaned over to take the other party’s microphone. She cleared her throat and said, “What do you want to ask? You want to ask about the rumors between me and Teacher Zuo? You want to know if she and I are in a relationship? If we are dating, if we are preparing to get married, correct?”

The reporters hadn’t expected Yin Bai to speak. They were stunned for a moment, then began raising their cameras to snap photos and record videos with a “click-clack.”

Amidst a sea of flashing lights, Yin Bai held Zuo Jingyou’s hand, looked directly at the cameras, and said with a composed face, “Teacher Zuo is a very outstanding actor, a professional filmmaker. I have seriously watched every single one of her works, and I greatly admire the art she has created as a filmmaker.”

            

“As a producer, I hope to always maintain this kind of collaboration with Teacher Zuo. I look forward to her creating even more good works.”

“So, the relationship between us is not something that can be easily summarized as simply ‘dating’.”

“To be precise, it is that I admire her.”

            

“Of course, I believe that for someone as outstanding and full of charm as Teacher Zuo, I am definitely not the only one who admires her.”

“I am merely one among the multitude of flowers gazing up at her.”

She did not deny her affection for Zuo Jingyou, even using a word like “admire.” Zuo Jingyou looked up at her, her eyes filled with love.

            

After her high-profile declaration, Yin Bai then asked, “Is there anything else to ask regarding the rumors? If not, I hope that in the future you will not ask me again, nor ask Teacher Zuo, such similar questions.”

“I admire her. This is without a doubt.”

“But just as I said, Teacher Zuo is a remarkably outstanding filmmaker. I hope that besides paying attention to her rumored life, you can pay much more attention to Teacher Zuo’s works themselves.”

            

“If there is nothing more to ask, then next, please ask about Teacher Zuo’s next work and her other work plans.”

After controlling the entire crowd of reporters with her composure, Yin Bai passed the microphone to Zuo Jingyou and smiled very gently, “Teacher Zuo, the stage is yours now.”

Zuo Jingyou took the microphone, and seeing her appearance that could make a person’s legs go soft and weak, she pressed her lips together and smiled with a rare shyness.

            

That night, the Golden Flower Awards secured the number one trending topic with the video of Yin Bai’s public declaration of love.

And Zuo Jingyou, with the tag #Overbearing CEO’s Delicate Wife#, once again trended on Weibo.

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LP: Plenty of massages in the future~

            

Re-translated on July 21, 2025

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