Chapter 425: Winning the Award
At the entrance of the venue, a bright black luxury car stopped. A bellboy in a white shirt and a black vest immediately stepped forward and opened the door.
All the cameras turned towards it, and everyone was anticipated. Who was it this time?
The car door was opened and a leg that wasn’t long stretched out. A young but very handsome little boy came out first.
It was Gu Xiaobai, whose face was dangerously charming. Although he was only eight years old, his future looked quite promising.
Everyone watched him get out of the car, turn around and bow slightly. He stretched out his right hand with his palm upwards, as if to welcome someone.
Just when everyone was puzzled, a white and soft hand fell upon Xiaobai’s small palm.
What followed were a pair of naked slender legs, and then finally a face.
She had long thin eyebrows, and her almond eyes were filled with affection. The rosy cherry mouth was slightly raised, and her long black hair was all tied up, leaving only one strand of hair on both sides of her face, gently drifting along with its owner’s movements.
“It’s Qin Xuan!”
“How come she came with Xiaobai?”
“Oh my God, Qin Xuan looks gorgeous today!”
…
The moment she showed her face, everyone present was shocked. All kinds of thoughts crossed people’s minds and they simultaneously picked up the cameras to shoot non-stop.
The bullet-screen comments on the live streaming platform instantly increased.
Previously, there was indeed news that Gu Xiaobai’s father, Gu Zijin, was in a relationship with Qin Xuan, but they were all hearsay.
Furthermore, even if it was true, in everyone’s opinion, Xiaobai should hate Qin Xuan very much. How could he make such a modest gesture to her on such a special occasion?
“Xiaobai, Xiaobai, are you being controlled?”
“Xiaobai, if you are forced to do this, blink your eyes.”
“Oh my God, Xiaobai, you are acting like that! It makes me fluster…”
“Qin Xuan must have begged him. Our Xiaobai is soft-hearted so he didn’t refuse her. She is just newsjacking!
……
Right now Gu Xiaobai and Qin Muxuan had no idea about those discussions online.
Qin Muxuan maintained a perfect smile at the moment, slightly nodding to the cameras.
Holding Xiaobai’s hand, she walked the red carpet in an orderly manner, but her mind was full of doubts.
This afternoon, Xiaobai told her that he wanted to walk the red carpet with her. At first, Qin Muxuan was unwilling, but she yielded to him eventually.
She had always felt that she was sorry for Xiaobai. She didn’t want to make Xiaobai unhappy because of a small matter, so that was why everyone saw what happened just now.
Qin Muxuan lowered her head slightly to look at her son who was so handsome. Her heart was full of pride.
Before she knew it, the baby she had risked her life to bring to the world had become a dashing little boy.
It was a routine that after the attendees signed their names on the signboard, the host would ask a few questions, and it was no exception for Gu Xiaobai and Qin Xuan.
“I’m sure everyone here didn’t expect that Xiaobai would walk the red carpet with Miss Qin Xuan today. May I ask what kind of fate made the two of you stand here together?
Qin Muxuan was about to speak but the microphone was handed to Xiaobai. “When I was filming with Auntie Qin Xuan, she took care of me very much. And I like her.”
Xiaobai smiled sweetly and said, “I really, really like her, so this time I asked her to walk the red carpet together with me.”
Qin Muxuan took the microphone and said, “I also like Xiaobai very much.”
The mother and son looked at each other and with their hands held together, they went to find their seats.
Whether it was an unintentional arrangement by the staff or an intentional suggestion from someone, their seats were next to each other.
After they sat down, Qin Muxuan waited for the cameras to turn away from them and secretly asked Xiaobai, “Do you know where Papa’s seat is?”
“Yeah!” Xiaobai quickly pointed to a seat in the front and on the left, “there!”
Qin Muxuan looked over and saw that the area was empty. Few people were sitting there.
“Papa isn’t here yet.”
Qin Muxuan nodded. She wasn’t in a hurry.
The seats around them belong to the crew members of “By Qinhuai River”. Whenever a person came, Qin Muxuan smiled and greeted him.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .
When He Ying arrived, Qin Muxuan enthusiastically hugged her and He Ying sat down beside her.
She was also surprised that Xiaobai was sitting next to Qin Muxuan and she teased him with a smile, “Xiaobai, you’re not a member of our crew. Why are you sitting here?”
Xiaobai smiled like a little fox, “Auntie, I can’t tell you because it is a little secret!”
“He won’t tell you,” Qin Muxuan also said, “I’ve asked him a few times. He wouldn’t tell however I begged him. He just said that it was a secret.”
The two of them hadn’t seen each other for a long time, so they caught up with each other.
Shortly afterwards, Xiaobai called Qin Muxuan, “Mommy, Dad is here.”
Qin Muxuan looked to the left. Sure enough, Gu Zijin was standing in front of the seat and was ready to sit down.
He wore a black suit that fitted him perfectly, and his clothes…
Qin Muxuan was silent. Was she too far away from Gu Zijin? Or were her eyes playing tricks on her? Why did she feel that his black suit matched up with her black dress so well?
He Ying was stunned. She turned her head and stared at Qin Muxuan, repeating what Xiaobai said, “Mommy?”
“What?” Qin Muxuan didn’t react. “What did you just say?”
“Just now Xiaobai …” He Ying stuttered, “He just called you ‘mommy’?”
Qin Muxuan found it impossible to continue to look at Gu Zijin anymore, and the corner of her mouth twitched as she questioned Gu Xiaobai silently.
However, Xiaobai shrugged and shouted in affirmation, “mommy.”
He Ying was shocked and wanted to grab Qin Muxuan’s collar so that she would explain it to her honestly.
Qin Muxuan was extremely embarrassed. She blocked He Ying’s hands and begged for mercy. “As for this, I’ll explain it to you when the ceremony is over.”
After saying that, she pretended to be fierce and glared at Gu Xiaobai, and Xiaobai pretended that he didn’t see it.
At this moment, the host was already on stage and the award ceremony started. The three of them stopped talking and sat seriously.
The award was handed out one by one, and By Qinhuai River won quite a lot awards, including Best Screenwriter, Best Director, Best Music… So far, the TV series had won a total of five awards, so it could be regarded as the biggest winner.
As time went by, finally after the award of the Best Supporting Actor was given, it was time to announce the winner of the Best Supporting Actress for which Qin Muxuan was nominated.
Xiaobai held Qin Muxuan’s hand. He seemed more nervous than she was.
The person who announced the result was the winner of the last Qianhua Awards for Best Supporting Actress.
After introducing the five nominated actresses, she opened the letter in her hand and announced the result word by word:
“I announce that this time the Best Supporting Actress award winner is…”
She paused for a moment and then declared loudly,
“Qin Xuan!”
“Let us congratulate Miss Qin Xuan and invite her to receive the award on stage!”