Marriage Concerto (Small Thing Called Love) Chapter 37

AND IT BEGINS.

Translator: Diana

Chapter 37: In the future, don't forget that you're married, ok?

After the lively guitar version of You Wanted to Break Up Today concluded, a thunderous applause erupted throughout the stadium.

Ding Meng sat on the stool and exhaled deeply. Then, holding her guitar, she stood up and bowed to the audience.

The stage lights dimmed once more and Ding Meng returned backstage. The staff workers were still busily running about, but surprisingly the director was looking at her in awe. "Ding Meng, you sang really well just now! I kept worrying that you would make a mistake, but your performance was great!"

Ding Meng smiled and thanked him before looking over at Qiao Yichen who was standing off to the side.

Qiao Yichen returned her glance, "Speeding up the song by one-third of a beat wasn't a bad idea. The song became much livelier. You should go take a break in the common lounge. You still have one more song with everyone else later."

"Ok, sounds good." Ding Meng walked away with her guitar. Right before she turned the corner, she looked back and saw that Qiao Yichen was talking to the director.

When she reached the entrance of the common lounge, she hesitated for a moment. Then, she headed towards Qiao Yichen's lounge room.

When she sat down on his couch, she finally felt herself relax..

In her head, she replayed her performance on stage over and over again, but wasn't able to find a single fault. She fiddled with the guitar she had placed next to her for a bit before taking out her cell phone to see the real-time comments on the video-streaming website.

HoneyGlazedChickenWings (5 minutes ago): What happened while I was in the bathroom????

s.e.xyLady (6 minutes ago): I went to the bathroom right after Sima Xiaoxiao's performance. When I came back, I discovered that the world had changed. *wors.h.i.+p*

FiveFeathers (6 minutes ago): Why is everyone mentioning Ding Meng? Who is she?

EmperorMoIsTheHandsomest (6 minutes ago): Look up Ding Meng's You Wanted to Break Up Today! QUICK!

ObstinateForever233 (6 minutes ago): Fck, Ding Meng's You Wanted to Break Up Today was awesome!

Thisisme_ExhiliratingFireworks (7 minutes ago): MengMengMengMengDa! I'm a Little Lemon ~=3=

T/N: The first two Mengs=lemon and the last two Mengs=cute. Translating h.o.m.onyms is tricky business

PandasArentFat (7 minutes ago): You Wanted to Break Up Today by Ruan Lingyun! I'm a fan of Ding Meng now√

BigWhiteLotus (7 minutes ago): Ding Meng is the winner of Heavenly Voice! I've liked her since the compet.i.tion! She has proven herself to be a woman worthy of my attention!

After scrolling through just the first page, Ding Meng put down her cell phone.

What to do?! She felt like she was becoming popular!

She calmed down after singing a song.

Near the end of the concert, she began to worry that Qiao Yichen would not be able to find her. Just as she was about to return to the common lounge, Qiao Yichen came over and knocked on the door. "The concert is ending soon. Come prepare for the last song."

"Ok." She walked towards the door and asked Qiao Yichen, "How did you know to find me here?"

Qiao Yichen tilted his head to look at her, "Should I have looked in Gu Xin's room to find you?"

"No…"

"Ok, then go prepare. Mo Zhen is performing right now."

Initially, Ding Meng felt disappointed for a bit, but she became excited after she heard that Mo Zhen was currently performing "Can I go watch?!" Even though rehearsals had lasted such a long time, she hadn't met Mo Zhen even once. Just thinking about the matter made her feel frustrated!

Qiao Yichen glanced at her, "I thought you were only interested in Gu Xin. I didn't expect that you had so many interests."

Ding Meng, "…"

"Well, I like Goudan too." She mischievously smiled at him before quickly walking towards the back of the stage.

Qiao Yichen stood by the doorway momentarily dumbfounded. He thought, "Was that a confession just now? No way… but could it have been?"

At that moment, the frazzled Qiao Yichen was completely unaware that he had admitted readily that he was Goudan.

Ding Meng hurried over to the backstage waiting area, where she was able to clearly hear Mo Zhen singing on stage.. Many other singers stood nearby watching the stage with excitement.

After Mo Zhen's performance, the shrieking audience was unable to settle down. The rest of the singers took this opportunity to reappear onstage. All of their positions were predetermined by the director and Ding Meng was a.s.signed to a corner far away from Mo Zhen.

However, she still felt quite honored to be able to stand on the same stage as him. There were quite a few singers so Ding Meng was only given one solo line. However, everyone sang the the chorus together.

Throughout the group song, the audience's shrieking never ceased. When Ding Meng returned backstage, her ears were still ringing.

While she ma.s.saged her ears, Mo Zhen walked straight in her direction. He had already packed up and was ready to leave.

As if she had been cursed with a stun spell, Ding Meng suddenly became frozen in place. Many workers trailed behind Mo Zhen. When he reached Ding Meng, he took his shades off and asked, "Are you Ding Meng?"

Ding Meng immediately felt dumbfounded. Emperor Mo actually knew her name!

Before she was able to recover from shock, Mo Zhen had already put his shades back on and was preparing to leave. "I heard your song. You sang it pretty well. Qiao Yichen can finally stop pestering me to record another alb.u.m."

Ding Meng, "…"

Wait a minute, she felt that his words were implying a bit much.

After Mo Zhen left, Ding Meng leaned against the corridor wall with disappointment. Just now… she didn't even get to say a single word!

As she was reflecting on her actions moments ago, Qiao Yichen came over. Seeing her expression, he knitted his eyebrows and asked, "What's up with you? Are you feeling unwell somewhere?"

Upon hearing his voice, Ding Meng took the opportunity and grabbed his sleeve. Mournfully, she said, "Just now Emperor Mo pa.s.sed by and I didn't get to say a single word to him!"

Qiao Yichen's eyes flickered and he pulled his sleeve away, "What did he say?"

"He said that you're always hara.s.sing him."

Qiao Yichen, "…"

He decided that he definitely needed to go hara.s.s Mo Zhen some more.

"Don't just stand here. Aren't you tired? Pack up and go home."

"Ok." Ding Meng took a few steps towards the lounge before suddenly turning around to ask him, "Does this mean that you have Emperor Mo's contact information?"

Qiao Yichen, "…"

Even if I knew, I wouldn't tell you. Quit dreaming.

After Ding Meng was chased off, she took a car back home. Qiao Yichen didn't return until much later.

It was already very late, but Ding Meng had only eaten the bento box that she free-loaded from the concert earlier. When she returned, she wasn't in the mood to cook so she just snacked. After Qiao Yichen saw the trash bin full of snack wrappers in the living room, he went over to Ding Meng's room and rapped on her door. "Did you eat already?"

"Not yet," she replied through the closed door.

Qiao Yichen spoke, "I brought you take out, do you want to eat it?"

The door suddenly clicked open, "Yes."

Ding Meng's eyes s.h.i.+ned.

Qiao Yichen laughed and returned to the living room.

He brought home Ding Meng's favorite 8-inch shrimp pizza with a stuffed crust. Ding Meng grabbed plates and utensils from the kitchen and brought them over to the table with the intention of cutting the pizza. Qiao Yichen's elegant hand gently pushed the pizza box to the opposite end.

Ding Meng watched him silently as she held up her fork and knife.

Qiao Yichen smiled at her, "You want to eat?"

Ding Meng, "…"

Why would she have come out if she didn't want to eat?!

Qiao Yichen continued smiling, "If you want to eat, you'll have to first explain to me what happened earlier. If the explanation is unclear or if I am unsatisfied with your response, I'll give this pizza to the security guard downstairs as a midnight snack."

Ding Meng, "…"

Too shameless! How had her little deskmate Goudan become this kind of person?! She could hardly believe it!

Qiao Yichen continued to speak, "Since it looks like you don't want to give me an explanation, I'll go give this pizza to the security guard."

"No, wait!" Ding Meng urgently stopped Qiao Yichen who had started to stand up. Qiao Yichen sat back down on the sofa, raised his head, and smiled at her.

Ding Meng, "…"

Nothing to worry about! Use those BS-ing skills you developed back in your days as a student!

She quickly drafted a response in her head and earnestly said, "What happened earlier was an accident. n.o.body wanted things to happen like they did. I had been waiting in the lounge and Gu Xin suddenly came up to me. You know that Jiang Man hates scandals so I was afraid that people would misunderstand. That's why I left with him. We talked and he advised me not to be so nervous. Afterwards, we got onto the topic of tattoos. He's probably more open-minded since he is a rock-n-roll artist, which is why he thought taking off his clothing would be more convenient.… I wanted to scream, I swear."

Ding Meng smoothly delivered her made up story and looked over at Qiao Yichen, "Was my explanation clear enough?"

Qiao Yichen nodded his head, "It's very clear, but I am unsatisfied."

Ding Meng, "…"

She experienced Goudan's ruthless revenge.

When Qiao Yichen picked up the pizza box and prepared to leave, Ding Meng stubbornly held onto him and said, "What are you unsatisfied about?!"

Qiao Yichen looked down at the two hands that tenaciously hung onto his arm. He opened his mouth and said, "First of all, you just casually left with a man. Do you have a screw loose in your head? Secondly, not only did you leave with him, you also went into the same room as him and even locked the door. This is already enough evidence to confirm that you have a screw loose. Thirdly, he had already undressed. Do you think that you would've had the opportunity to scream?"

Ding Meng, "…"

How did Qiao Yichen turn this into such a sketchy situation?

"I… still have the screaming device." Ding Meng took out the screaming device and held it up like a holy object in front of Qiao Yichen.

Qiao Yichen, "…"

"Besides, I don't think that Gu Xin isthat type of person. Otherwise, I wouldn't have left with him."

Gu Xin really wasn't that type of person, but didn't she know that married people, need to exercise more restraint?! Qiao Yichen left with the box of pizza without looking back.

Ding Meng, "…"

Why did she have to add that last sentence…

She went back to her room and threw herself onto her bed.

…The contract clearly didn't include this situation!

Laden with grief, she laid on her bed for a while before Qiao Yichen knocked on her door once more, "Come out to eat."

Ding Meng's eyes twitched. He had already tricked her once. He still wanted her to believe him a second time? Did he think she was some kind of pushover he could mess with?!

"I made black pepper noodles."

After speaking, Qiao Yichen left. Inside her room, Ding Ming weighed her options and ultimately decided to take a look for herself. It turned out that Qiao Yichen had really cooked black pepper noodles. He skillfully scooped the fully cooked noodles out of the pot and into the plate. Then, he evenly sprinkled some black pepper on top.

Ding Meng looked at the food on the table and felt slightly touched, "Goudan, I knew you wouldn't let me starve!"

At the table, Qiao Yichen raised his eyebrows, and spoke while grinning, "I remembered you saying that you like Goudan today, isn't that right?"

Ding Meng's hands paused in the middle of twirling her noodles and laughed nervously, "I was talking about Li Goudan from the neighboring village."

"Oh." Qiao Yichen leaned over, placing one hand on the the table and pulling Ding Meng closer with the other, and kissed her on the lips. "In the future, don't forget that you're already married, ok?"