Entertainment: I am the peak

Chapter 578 The Seven-Year Itch

Who else can I be with? Just that guy.

Li Qiutang didn't want to interfere in their affairs.

In fact, Huang Xiaoming knew exactly what Li Qiutang was thinking. They were both men; who wouldn't know what they were thinking?

Which man doesn't want to find a young and beautiful woman? Qin Lan is 37 years old, and she is still beautiful, but age is a factor. No matter how much makeup she wears or how much she works out, she can't compare to a young girl in terms of physical appearance.

But this time they have to get married because Qin Lan is pregnant.

Huang Xiaoming might be able to sleep with other women and then forget about them, but he can't do that with Qin Lan.

Li Qiutang was no longer interested in what had happened between the two. All he saw was that Qin Lan was pregnant and the two would get married at the end of the year. It was that simple.

If you say that getting married because of pregnancy is shameful, how many people in the world get married because of pregnancy? There are countless shameful aspects to life, so where does getting married because of pregnancy rank?

Huang Xiaoming only told Qin Lan that she was pregnant, and didn't tell Li Qiutang anything else.

Even without him saying it, Li Qiutang could guess what was going on. Getting pregnant at 37 was definitely considered advanced maternal age. It was no exaggeration to say that Qin Lan would have to risk her life for the sake of the child in her womb. Qin Lan had a strong personality, and she would definitely force Huang Xiaoming to give her a clear answer.

Li Qiutang agrees; a couple should complement each other's personalities. Huang Xiaoming is indecisive, while Qin Lan is assertive, so they get along quite well.

Li Qiutang and Huang Xiaoming went to the side and talked quietly. Huang Xiaoming spoke his mind and felt relieved: "Actually, I was planning to find a time this year to confront her. I've already prepared the ring."

Did Li Qiutang believe his nonsense?

If he doesn't get pregnant, and Qin Lan doesn't pressure him, he can keep putting it off.

Huang Xiaoming could tell from Li Qiutang's expression that he didn't believe him, but whether Li Qiutang believed him or not was actually unimportant. He continued speaking to himself:

“I’m 39, which is considered late marriage and late childbirth by any standard. I don’t have the energy to meet a new woman. Lanlan is a good match; I know her well.”

This damn vanity. Huang Xiaoming's career may have been going badly these past two years, but he's definitely got a lot of attention since the breakup, with plenty of young girls wanting to get into his bed.

But Li Qiutang understood why he said that; everyone has to lie a few times to save face.

"Since I'm pregnant anyway, I won't wait any longer, let's get it done." If you can't control your urges, you have to take responsibility.

"When will it be held at the end of the year?" Li Qiutang was concerned about these things; he couldn't interfere with how the two of them spent their time or whether they were doing well.

"October, I guess."

"You call October the end of the year in your family?" Li Qiutang asked.

"Why isn't the fourth quarter called the end of the year?"

He's right.

"We won't go anywhere far, we'll just stay in Qingdao. You and Yifei will both have to come."

"I'll definitely be there." Huang Xiaoming had been his best man, putting in a lot of effort and time, so Li Qiutang and Liu Yifei had to attend his wedding. "I'll prepare a big surprise for you then."

The birthday party ended at 2 a.m., and the two hosts saw the guests off as they left.

Before going to bed, Li Qiutang said, "Xiaoming is getting married in October and he's inviting us to Qingdao."

Liu Yifei reacted the same way Li Qiutang had, so Li Qiutang told her what had happened. Liu Yifei, however, understood things better than Li Qiutang: "It's good that we're married. All this back and forth makes our friends uncomfortable, and it's hard to explain to the media." Liu Yifei knew that the two of them had gone to great lengths to suppress the news.

She didn't see anything wrong with getting married because of pregnancy and going back to an ex: "I didn't steal or rob, and I didn't commit any crimes. I can live my own life behind closed doors. How can I live if I care about other people's opinions?"

But she was also curious about another person: "Hey, do you know how Yang Ying is doing lately?"

Li Qiutang wouldn't pay attention to her, but he did know some things that Liu Yifei didn't: "I won't say anything, or I'll become a gossip again."

"You can't tell others, but you can't tell me? Tell me, I promise I won't tell anyone, did she harass Xiaoming after the breakup?"

"She broke up with him back then, so why would she harass Xiaoming?" Then, Li Qiutang began to talk about Yang Ying, "A couple of years ago, Xiaoming's career was not going well. Only 'The Invisible Guest' did well, while all his other movies flopped, and he was criticized a lot. The best performance in 'The Invisible Guest' was actually by Xi Meijuan, so he didn't benefit much. You know that Yang Ying's career skyrocketed in those two years, so she looked down on Xiaoming. Just then, she climbed up to another high branch, and the two broke up."

"What high branch?" Liu Yifei asked excitedly. "Isn't Huayi Brothers promoting her?"

"She's very clever. She needs the resources of both talent agencies and individual investors. She got to know Dong Ping, and that's how she used to sell..."

“I know who he is, he’s from Ali Pictures, and now he’s working with Ning Hao and Xu Shanzheng on Huanxi Media.”

“Yes, that’s him. He’s not lacking resources at all, even without Xiaoming, and he’s doing very well,” Li Qiutang said. “The other day, Xu Lin saw Yang Ying with Dong Ping at an industry gathering.”

Li Qiutang guessed what Liu Yifei was going to say and said, "What do you think? She doesn't care at all. Look at those Hong Kong girls in the 90s, which one of them wasn't more outgoing than her?"
"Alright, that's the gist of it. She has a new backer and is doing quite well. As for Xiaoming and Qin Lan, they've finally gotten together. From now on, they'll go their separate ways and never see each other again. It's late, go to sleep."

But perhaps because it was her special birthday, Liu Yifei couldn't sleep yet. She asked Li Qiutang to sleep, saying, "Get up and talk to me for a while."

Li Qiutang would never do that!
"Lie down and talk."

Liu Yifei obediently lay down and said, "In the blink of an eye, I'm 29 and you're 32. I've been with you since I was 22, it's been 7 years. Will we experience the 7-year itch?"

Li Qiutang said, "I don't have the seven-year itch for you." He then pinched his wife.

"Ugh, who was talking to you about that?"

"One of the key signs of the seven-year itch is that the couple develops a physical aversion to each other, which I, for one, do not experience."

Physical attraction cannot be hidden, and Liu Yifei naturally knew that her husband's words were true.

Liu Yifei snuggled into her husband's arms. Li Qiutang is a director, but Liu Yifei thinks her husband is more handsome than any movie star, and all of his handsomeness is in line with her aesthetic standards.

"It's so hot, could you move over a bit?"

"You bastard, you just said you liked me." Liu Yifei slapped him. "Sleeping next to you is giving you face. So many people want to sleep next to you but can't."

She was still talking enthusiastically, her hands wrapped around Li Qiutang's arm, and her legs wrapped around Li Qiutang's legs.

"I can't sleep like this."

"I'm not letting you sleep. I read your interview; you said you'd spend more time with me."

"That was just to appease the reporters," Li Qiutang said casually.

"I don't care, you have to keep your word." Then, Liu Yifei seemed to have endless things to say, and kept talking like a bamboo tube pouring out beans.

It's been a week since she finished filming and came back, but she still has a lot to say to Li Qiutang.

(End of this chapter)