Marriage Concerto (Small Thing Called Love) Chapter 57

Translator: pwip

Chapter 57: Wife, I've thought of a killer way to show our affection

Since Jiang Man had warned Ding Meng against responding without her approval, Ding Meng hadn't posted anything on Weibo recently.

Now that Jiang Man was encouraging her like this, Ding Meng felt a bit dazed, "Do you mean that I can start posting on Weibo now?"

"Yes. But don't mention your previous statement. You can post about how your work is progressing or you can even show your love for Qiao Yichen. Why didn't you tell me earlier that you two were childhood sweethearts?"

"Eh&h.e.l.lip;" Ding Meng choked a bit. "I had forgotten."

Jiang Man spoke, "You can write more about your time as cla.s.smates on Weibo. That might reduce how sudden your marriage seems. Who knows, it might even earn you fans."

"Alright, I'll try that out."

"But these are just small tricks. Your highest priority is still to finish recording your alb.u.m. Those critics will naturally shut up after you show them your work.

Ding Meng nodded even though Jiang Man couldn't see her. "I understand. Qiao Yichen also said something along those lines. I will direct all my efforts into recording this alb.u.m."

"Okay. You don't have to worry about how this will affect how the alb.u.m sells. The alb.u.m won't be released for at least another half year. By that time, this matter will have long blown over."

Ding Meng thanked Jiang Man. When she hung up the phone, she discovered that Qiao Yichen was sitting nearby. He had picked up the tablet and was skimming over something.

VeggieThiefCaiCaiLovesVeggies had just published another post, saying that her follower count had suddenly grown by several tens of thousands and that becoming internet famous was frightening.

As his fingertips swept across the screen, he asked Ding Meng, "What did Jiang Man say to you?"

Blinking, Ding Meng sat down next to him, "She told us to show more affection on Weibo going forward."

Qiao Yichen suddenly paused. Then, he set the tablet off to one side and suggestively gathered Ding Meng into his arms, "Shall we start showing some right now?"

Ding Meng, "&h.e.l.lip;"

The affection she was talking about was definitely not the kind he was thinking of!

"Goudan, your mind is so dirty." She forcefully pried Qiao Yichen off herself and retrieved the tablet.

Many fans had already left messages on her Weibo. They basically fell within several main categories.

"Lemon Leader and Lemon Leader's husband were middle school cla.s.smates? Did they fall for each other back then?? Did your teacher know???"

"Tell us the story! People have to act quickly to find a wife. Those who lose before the race even begins deserve to be single for the rest of their lives *crying laugh*"

"Holy c.r.a.p Lemon Leader, Great Qiao is so hot! Your life after marriage must be very blissful :)"

"Wearing your school uniforms to revisit your old haunts. What a sentimental and cute couple :)"

"Childhood sweethearts sounds so romantic ah QAQ It's a shame that my childhood sweetheart married someone else QAQ"

Ding Meng quickly typed up a post in response to the questions from her fans.

Ding Meng_Lemon Leader (V): Qiao Yichen and I really were middle school cla.s.smates. The sort that shared a desk_(:з」∠)_ I didn't expect to be photographed by a student when we returned to school to grab some food =。= Back in middle school, I was a high achieving academic representative. There's no way I would have fallen in love that early. However, I can't say for sure that Qiao Yichen wasn't secretly in love with me. After all, he did buy me snacks pretty frequently.

Very quickly, her fans flocked over to leave messages.

"So Qiao dada chased his wife for ten years before finally succeeding *crying laugh*"

"Lemon Leader! Lemon Leader! Do you have middle school photos?! Post pics! Post pics!"

"I just want to raise my voice and sing My Deskmate for everyone to hear, thank you!"

T/N: My Deskmate by Lao Lang was a hit song way back in 1994! Finally a real song!!!  Song link with eng subs here

"Lemon Leader doesn't really look like the straight A type *doge* Does this mean that Great Qiao was a bad student? That doesn't seem right either *crying laugh*"

"Isn't Lemon Leader foolish?! She should have mentioned this earlier! If she had, she wouldn't have been criticized so miserably! Wis.h.i.+ng you two the best!"

"After so many years went by, Lemon Leader and Great Qiao finally ended up together. That's not an easy feat. At first I couldn't accept their sudden marriage, but now it seems like it was just the result of a natural progression of events. Wis.h.i.+ng the two of you happiness from the bottom of my heart *heart*"

"Why doesn't my deskmate buy me snacks? *crying laugh* Or rather, why is my deskmate not handsome at all? *crying laugh*"

"My deskmate's looks are&h.e.l.lip;"

"I really wouldn't want to face life's challenges with my deskmate *bye*"

"My deskmate often snips my hair secretly with scissors *bye*"

As Ding Meng read, she thought&h.e.l.lip;had this turned into a deskmate hating compet.i.tion?

Qiao Yichen wormed his way over again and tossed away the tablet in her hands. After using both arms to hug her tightly, he kissed her cheek, "Didn't you say that you wanted to be affectionate with me?"

Ding Meng, "&h.e.l.lip;"

Did he not understand Chinese?!

That night, she couldn't escape Qiao Yichen's strong display of affection. When she woke up the next day, Qiao Yichen was watching her from the side while supporting his head on his arm.

Ding Meng squinted and asked him, "What are you looking at?"

Qiao Yichen swept a glance across the faint red hickies on the side of her neck and let out a small smile, "Wife, I've thought of a killer way to show our affection."

Ding Meng, "&h.e.l.lip;"

She didn't want to know what method he was thinking of at all. Really.

Qiao Yichen inched closer and spoke in a soft voice, "Looks like my wife already knows what I'm thinking of. Our hearts really are linked as one."

Ding Meng, "&h.e.l.lip;"

She pushed Qiao Yichen away and raised an eyebrow indignantly, "Qiao Yichen! How is your mind this dirty?! I remember that you used to be more decent!"

Qiao Yichen chuckled, "Then how do you want to show our affection?"

Ding Meng responded, "Aesthetically of course!"

Qiao Yichen quickly learned what Ding Meng meant by showing their affections aesthetically.

While they were taking a break at the recording studio, Ding Meng placed her and Qiao Yichen's bottles together and picked a good angle. Then, she took a picture and uploaded it on Weibo, "In the middle of recording my new alb.u.m. Thank you to all the remaining Little Lemons . I will use my best singing voice to return the favor ^_^"

After sending her post, Ding Meng felt that she was simply too brilliant. Not only did show their love, she also advertised her alb.u.m and, most importantly, made it clear that she wouldn't lose her fighting spirit.

Hitting three birds with one stone!

However, her fans didn't a.n.a.lyze it as deeply as she did. All they saw was the PDA.

T/N: PDA = public display of affection

"Couple bottles *crying laugh*"

"Yesterday was just a teaser. The torturing of dogs begins today *bye*"

"Does Qiaoqiao really use such a cute water bottle? It's too hard to imagine *crying laugh*"

"It gives off such a happy feeling QAQ"

"The Dog Torturing tour group was here *doge*"

"Have you guys ever considered the feelings of the sound technician who works with you two in the same recording studio? That's right! I'm that sound technician."

"Is that sound technician the real deal? May I ask how it feels to be tortured at such close range?"

"Sound technician, give us the scoop! I want to continue being tortured! *doge*"

Qiao Yichen casually reposted Ding Meng's post from last night along with this message, "Who was secretly in love with a chubby little girl like you? *doge*"

He had over fifty thousand followers now and the number of comment notifications appearing in the upper right corner was already up to four digits. He clicked on the notification alerts and scrolled through friendly greetings from fans.

"d.a.m.n. I get the feeling that you're going to be sleeping on the ceiling tonight *doge*"

"Was Lemon Leader a chubby little girl in middle school? Dada please release photos!"

"These attacks can happen anywhere. Can you leave single dogs a means of survival? *bye*"

"I'm also secretly in love with my deskmate. Begging for advice on how to confess QAQ"

"You even liked a chubby little girl. This must be true love :)"

"@DingMeng_LemonLeader Some people here are calling you a chubby little girl! Should they be punished?"

"When I heard that you two were flirting openly, I immediately bought a gas station :)"

"Burn burn burn!"

"Great Qiao, I just wanted to ask if Lemon Leader forced you to wear that school uniform yesterday 2333333"

"Whipped. Evaluation over :)"

"Great Qiao, if you want your sound technician to survive, stop this sort of cruel conduct immediately."

"The sound technician has appeared again. I feel so sorry for him 23333"

When Qiao Yichen looked up to glance at the sound technician sitting nearby, the sound technician really was looking down at his phone.

Qiao Yichen walked over and looked at him, "Do you have too much time on your hands?"

The sound technician wiped his face and looked up at him resolutely, "I think you guys have even more time."

Qiao Yichen responded, "Don't you have a girlfriend?"

It would have been fine if Qiao Yichen hadn't mentioned that, but once he did, the sound technician looked as if he could cry at any second, "She broke up with me after I got home that one time you made me work overtime continuously for half a month."

Qiao Yichen, "&h.e.l.lip;"

Qiao Yichen patted the sound technician's shoulder, "At least you still get money from working."

The sound technician replied sorrowfully, "It's a pity that I don't have anyone to help me spend it anymore."

Qiao Yichen, "&h.e.l.lip;"

After taking long look at the sound technician, Qiao Yichen replied seriously, "If you're that well off, I can tell CEO Xiang to stop giving you raises in the future. I'm sure that he would be very happy to do so."

The sound technician, "&h.e.l.lip;"

Qiao Yichen was simply a demon!

After the the morning of work pa.s.sed, Qiao Yichen received countless eyerolls from colleagues from every department as he pulled Ding Meng off to the cafeteria to eat.

In the afternoon, Ding Meng stopped by Qiao Yichen's office to take a nap on his couch. QIao Yichen sat in front of his office table and continued to write songs. Inside the s.p.a.cious room, all that could be heard was the sound of Ding Meng's soft breathing and Qiao Yichen's pencil scratching across the paper.

After he finished writing his third song for Ding Meng, Qiao Yichen set down his pencil. He leaned against his office chair and loosened his necktie.

He glanced at Ding Meng who was sleeping on his couch and grinned faintly.

It was already 1:30. He would let her sleep another half hour and then wake her up at 2:00.

He used his mouse and browsed Weibo casually. The number of times he had went on Weibo recently was probably more than all of last year added together.

When he opened Weibo's home page, he realized that the winds on Weibo were blowing in another direction yet again.

The promoter who had previously exposed Ding Meng's marriage had published another post at noon. In it, he accused Ding Meng of getting plastic surgery and even included before and after pictures of the plastic surgery.

His so-called pre plastic surgery picture was taken when Ding Meng was chubby. It was unclear where he had found the picture, but the chubby little girl in the picture was indeed Ding Meng in middle school.

Qiao Yichen immediately furrowed his eyebrows. When were these people going to stop?

This post had only been published for half an hour but it had already received a considerable number of reposts and comments. Qiao Yichen really didn't want Ding Meng to be disturbed by this matter if possible, but it was simply unavoidable.

The phone Ding Meng carried rang, waking her up from her dreams.

Ding Meng groped around for her phone in a daze. When she saw that the caller was Jiang Man, she answered it promptly, "Manager Jiang, is something the matter?"

Jiang Man replied very quickly, "Have you seen the post on Weibo? Some people have released an old picture of you and are saying that you've had plastic surgery."

Jiang Man was seriously confused. How bad were the relations.h.i.+ps Ding Meng had with others? Why were the people close to her always giving her a hard time?

After blanking out for a moment, Ding Meng nimbly crawled off the couch and walked over to Qiao Yichen.

The browser on the computer was still opened up to the original web page. With a single glance, Ding Meng saw that tabloid Weibo post. She slowly raised her eyebrows and spoke to Jiang Man on the other end of the phone, "Relax, I haven't even done LASIK before. Can you let me handle this matter?"