“Mummy, you scared Xiao Qi.”

When a clean-looking child burst into tears and threw himself on Lin Sheng, Lin Sheng was on the verge of breaking down.

Mummy?

She is a twenty-year-old ‘old lady,’ currently the most popular celebrity in the entertainment industry, and an absolute workaholic who doesn’t even have a clue about what having a ‘boyfriend’ is. So, where did this child suddenly pop up from?

Her throat felt so dry, she was unable to utter even a single word, so she could only stare blankly at the child who was still crying. The child was holding on to her neck and wailing sadly as he spoke, “Mummy, please don’t die. Xiao Qi will be obedient and follow your words in the future, please don’t leave Xiao Qi.”

Holding the child who was breathless from crying, Lin Sheng’s body was very weak, and all her muscles felt unbearably sore. With little energy left in her body, she looked at the situation before her in a dazed state.

For the past three days, she had been running around participating in various public events and was extremely tired.

Didn’t she go to sleep at her home?

Why was she in the hospital?

Xiao Qi.

The name sounded familiar.

Lin Sheng scanned her surroundings, and then her eyes fell on a signboard opposite her. From the patient’s details, two big words stood out clearly: Ling Sheng!

It felt like she was being struck by thunder and fell into a state of utter shock.

Ling Sheng!

Wasn’t this the name of the supporting female character from the melodramatic romantic-fiction novel she had read last night?

It was a romantic novel highly recommended by her assistant, Little Yuan. Little Yuan had told her that the plot was super exciting, and the supporting female character happened to have the same name as her. He even told her that if the supporting character was not pretty, he would not mind being beheaded.

Before Ling Sheng went to sleep last night, she casually started reading the novel and ended up falling asleep after reading ten-odd chapters. Was she transmigrated into the novel while sleeping?

She had not read the novel, but Little Yuan liked to reveal spoilers while reading novels.

The female lead of the novel, Luo Xin, is a popular celebrity in the entertainment world. She looks beautiful and is talented with good acting skills and a melodic voice, thus involved in singing along with filming movies and dramas. Her gorgeous face and strong background gave her a strong edge over the other actors and actresses of the same age as her. Inevitably, she attracted a lot of suitors, yielding a bumper ‘harvest’ in both her career and romance.

While the female supporting character, Ling Sheng, was born and brought up in a single-parent family. She somehow got pregnant and gave birth to a child named Ling Xiao Qi.

When Ling Xiao Qi was three-years-old, he suddenly fell seriously ill. As a single mother, Ling Sheng was unable to pay for the ever-increasing medical bills, so she went to find her scumbag father. A legend in the entertainment circle, who had been forever worshipped by everyone, the Movie King, Huo Ci.

Huo Ci, now forty years old, was a god-like figure in the entertainment circle who had maintained his position as one of the most popular celebrities in the industry ever since his debut 20 years ago. Huo Ci was perceived as the perfect ‘Movie King’ as he had no rumors, always staying away from gossip, keeping his nose clean while focusing on charity work, forming his sterling reputation.

The sudden appearance of a daughter and a three-year-old grandson surprised him, so he was not much fond of them. However, Ling Sheng was his biological kin, after all, he would do his best to help her.

With the help of her scumbag father, Ling Sheng’s journey in the entertainment circle was smooth.

But she made the mistake of falling in love with the new and upcoming male-god of the entertainment circle, Gu Shen. But Gu Shen only had his eyes set on the female lead, Luo Xin.

This turned Ling Sheng into a diabolical supporting female character who did all kinds of evil actions, such as snatching resources, defaming, and spreading misinformation about Luo Xin, amongst others, as she tried her best to portray Luo Xin in a negative light.

However, Luo Xin, with her halo of the female lead of the novel, was able to retaliate strongly every time, also leading to a proportionate rise in her popularity as she dealt with all defamation and proved her innocence. She also received an even better amount of resources and harbored an increasingly good reputation. Her romantic relationship with Gu Shen also improved. All these lead to Luo Xin being indisputably named as “The Nation’s Goddess.”

Ling Sheng seemed like she had gone crazy as her only goal was now to kill Luo Xin, for which she resorted to the stabbing, car accident, and poisoning.

But every time Gu Shen was able to see through her schemes and rescue Luo Xin, and Ling Sheng was finally sent to prison.

When Ling Sheng was released, her mental condition had become unstable, and in her state, she killed her son Ling Xiao Qi.

Disappointed in Ling Sheng, Huo Ci sent her to the mental hospital, where she eventually committed suicide.

Little Yuan had complained endlessly about how even until the end of the novel, there was no mention of Ling Xiao Qi’s father. The author might have intended to not disclose it from the very beginning.

“You’re awake?” A sexy rich voice sounded out from the door. As the voice fell in one’s ears, it felt like an excellent wine that had been stored for years, causing a sweet drunkness.

Ling Sheng looked up, and her eyes lit up suddenly. The best quality!

The man before her stood in an upright manner, his handsome physique comparable to a top model. His dashing face made him unreasonably attractive to anyone whose eyes fell on him as if those strong and deep features were intricately and carefully carved by god himself.

What distinguished him from others was his air of coolness, where his refined sophistication was combined with a mature and masculine elegance. His glittering gaze landed on Ling Sheng, albeit with a hint of impatient sarcasm.

“You are?” Ling Sheng was highly concerned about appearance, and since she had not read the details plot in the novel, her eyes naturally lit up when she saw such a fine-quality man. She continued, “My husband?”

Huo Ci gritted his teeth and sneered as he spoke, “I’m your father!”

Ling Sheng was shocked for a moment and realized she had gone overboard with the joke.

***

Ling Sheng was hospitalized for two days. On the third day, she started packing up in the afternoon.

She settled the discharge procedures and then directly went to the kindergarten to pick up her son.

Her brain’s memory seemed to function a little slower, and it took her a few days of rest in hospital as she slowly started accepting parts of Ling Sheng’s memories.

Currently, it was still the beginning of the story as per the novel, where Ling Sheng had only found Huo Ci half a month ago.

Huo Ci did not believe it at first, but after the results of the DNA test, he accepted the fact despondently. He was not a heartless man, so he paid for Xiao Qi’s medical bills and also gave Ling Sheng some money.

Ling Sheng only realized that her father was a household name, the famous Movie King Huo Ci after she met him in real life.

Children from the countryside also dream of superstars and the fame and glory of the entertainment industry. If Ling Sheng wanted to enter the entertainment circle, she could get Huo Ci to help her.

Ling Sheng was, after all, a supporting female character. If she had a witty mind, she would not have been a supporting character.

When Huo Ci was unwilling to help her in the entertainment circle, she threatened him with the exposure of her identity.

Huo Ci didn’t dare to let her expose him and reveal the mistakes made of his youthful years. If people knew about it, he would be subjected to much moral criticism, and his life-long earned good reputation would be tarnished.

Huo Ci used his connections and managed to secure the role of the third female lead in a popular period drama. However, he was even more annoyed by this daughter.

It so happened that the role of the third female lead role soured the whole situation because of the lead actor, Gu Shen, and actress, Luo Xin. The duo fell in love because of this drama.

Ling Sheng fell in love with Gu Shen at first sight.

Gu Shen didn’t care about Ling Sheng and instead got closer to Luo Xin.

Three days ago, the male and female lead had a kissing scene. Since both of them were already in love, the director was extremely satisfied with their kissing scene.

But Ling Sheng’s heart was filled with hatred as she couldn’t understand why she could only get the third female lead role when she was prettier than Luo Xin.

Was Gu Shen blind? Why did he not like her?

Jealousy is evil.

Ling Sheng and Luo Xin had a scene that day where they had to walk down the stairs together.

Ling Sheng had reached a point where her immense hatred gave her dumb courage, and she wanted to push Luo Xin down.

Melodramatic as it was, the halo of the female lead worked its charm and Luo Xin was safe while Ling Sheng ended up stepping on the hem of her own dress and tumbled down from the second-floor stairs. When she woke up, her soul had been switched.

Ling Sheng was too immersed in her memory, so by the time she regained her senses, it was already the time for kindergarten kids to come out.

From afar, she could see her son, Ling Xiao Qi, who already stood out amidst the crowd of children.

The little young boy had a clean-looking face with handsome features. One could easily tell that he would grow up to be a handsome man.

“Xiao Qi, Auntie will send you home!” Mo Mo’s mother stared at the young boy with an aching heart as she lovingly patted his small head.

This child was really pitiful. She had heard from the class teacher, the child’s mother only came once to the school, that was also to settle the administrative matters for the admission process. After that, the child always went to the kindergarten alone, and no one ever came to send or fetch him.

His parents must have a big heart to be assured and let a three-year-old child go to school alone.

If it were her who had such an adorable, sensible, and smart son, she couldn’t bear to let the child go through that!

“Thank you, Auntie. But it’s okay, I can go home alone.” Ling Xiao Qi replied in a light-hearted manner. When he looked at the little girl with a bandage on her face beside Auntie, he apologetically lowered his eyes. “Auntie, Mo Mo knocked her knee in the afternoon, and it got bruised. I didn’t look after her well.”

“Auntie knows, thank you, Xiao Qi,” answered Mo Mo’s mother as she bent down to check on her daughter’s knee. When she saw the bruised area, her eyes turned teary.

From a young age, Mo Mo had suffered from hormonal imbalances, due to which her growth was slower compared to the other children. Her body coordination was also poor, and she would frequently fall, causing multiple bruises and injuries.

At the kindergarten, other children were not willing to play with her. Every day her heart would ache when she sees the unhappy face of her daughter.

But recently, her daughter had become more outgoing and cheerful. She also liked to talk more due to the presence of a new child in class, who was her best friend.

When Ling Sheng walked over, Ling Xiao Qi, who was still talking, seemed to have sensed her presence. He suddenly turned his head, and his bright eyes widened as he opened his mouth but swallowed the word “Mummy” and called out “Aunt” instead.

As she watched the light in the child’s eye diminish, Ling Sheng’s heart sank slightly. She walked over to pat his head and asked,” Were you mischievous today?”

Ever since she stepped in the entertainment circle, Ling Sheng had forbidden her son from calling her “Mother” outside, and instead be called as “Aunt.”

“No.” Ling Xiao Qi’s excitement was clear from his face’s full of smiles, sweetness filling his heart. Mummy had actually come to pick him up from school.

“You’re Xiao Qi’s aunt?” Mo Mo’s mother looked at the beautiful girl before her, who looked at most 20-years-old from that small doll-like face. “Where are his parents? How can your family rest assured when the child is left to come and go alone from school? What if he’s kidnapped by child traffickers? There’s no use crying over spilled milk!”

Ling Sheng knew that those words were said out of goodwill, she nodded her head profusely and promised against its repeated occurrence. She would come and fetch Xiao Qi every day. After some greetings and chatting briefly, they went their separate ways.

“Mum… Aunt.” Ling Xiao Qi called out the wrong title. He lowered his small head, waiting to be reproached by mummy and whispered,” Xiao Qi can walk alone.”

“What Aunt, there’s no one here. I’m your mother.” When Ling Sheng looked at her sensible child, her heart softened, and she planted a soft kiss on his small pinkish cheek.

Since Ling Sheng wanted to develop her career in the entertainment circle, she had viewed Ling Xiao Qi as her biggest problem.

Being exposed to the wider horizons and ways of the world, the original owner of the body increasingly viewed the presence of Little Xiao Qi as a dark stain in her life. She became increasingly colder toward him, and there was nothing more she wanted than the disappearance of her son, who was a hindrance to her career development.

“Mummy!” Ling Xiao Qi was surprised by the sudden kiss, but he remained vigilant.

The three-year-old child had already learned to observe the speech and gestures of others and behave according to their moods and thoughts. He also clearly felt that his mother had become more busy and disdainful of him ever since she started working in the city.

In the past, Ling Sheng was not fond of children and felt they were annoying.

But since she saw Ling Xiao Qi, she just developed such a strong liking for him without knowing why. The more she saw him, the more she wanted to hug and kiss him.

Ling Sheng even bought a stick of sugar-coated bottle gourd from a supermarket on the way.

Seeing Ling Xiao Qi’s small round face scrunched-up like a ball, Ling Sheng could not help but laugh out loud.

Ling Sheng was currently staying at Huo Ci’s condo.

It was a high-end apartment building in a community with tight security. Since Huo Ci was known for not having many rumors, the paparazzi could not get access.

Generally, paparazzi would not come here to shoot secretly since they didn’t want to waste their time without any results.

Huo Ci was very particular about cleanliness, and he refused to see Ling Sheng. Initially, he wanted to rent a house for her, even offering to buy a house and asked her to take Ling Xiao Qi away and live separately.

But Ling Sheng was quite calculative and was obviously unwilling to move out. The part-time workers at Huo Ci’s house would clean regularly and also buy necessary utility items, and she was not required to do anything. If she were to move out, she would have to fork out her own money for these expenses.

However, Huo Ci only allowed Ling Sheng to stay under specific conditions, and they even signed a contract.

One. Ling Sheng’s identity had to be kept secret, and she was not allowed to reveal their relationship to anyone.

Two. Outside the house, they would pretend to be strangers. Ling Sheng could not call him “Father,” and Xiao Qi could not address him as “Grandpa.”

Three. None of the objects in the house could be randomly touched or used, and the house should be kept clean and tidy.

While Huo Ci had set up such rules, Ling Sheng complying with them was another issue.

Ling Sheng blatantly used Huo Ci’s body wash, shampoo, facial cleanser, and makeup products, even discreetly using his pricey perfume.

For privacy, Huo Ci had hired part-time workers who would only come and clean the house at specific timings and prepare meals when necessary.

Every day, Ling Sheng would leave her dirty laundry everywhere around the house and even ‘rearrange’ the items in the house. Huo Ci was infuriated to the point where he wanted to throw the mother-son duo out immediately.

After reaching home, Ling Sheng put down her items before coming out to prepare a meal.

However, she could only find eggs, noodles, and a few stalks of vegetables in the fridge.

“Mummy.” Xiao Qi followed behind her like a small tail. “Since you were hospitalized, Grandpa didn’t come back home, and the Auntie hasn’t been here to prepare meals for three days.”

“Then what do you eat?” Ling Sheng’s eyes darkened.

“Xiao Qi knows how to cook egg noodles,” Xiao Qi answered weakly.

Ling Sheng carried Xiao Qi and went to buy groceries. She continued mumbling all the way.

What an old scumbag Huo Ci is. Even if the original character angered him, he should not abuse the child. Abusing a kid by leaving him alone and not giving him meals!