You're My Only Star

Chapter 13 - Babysitting

The room was dark. On the screen, a woman was panting heavily. Her face was wet with perspiration and her hair stuck on her face. The sound of something scratching the wall echoed in the room. As the woman turned around, she saw something behind the door.

A shrill scream escaped her as she watched that thing inched closer.

Song Xing Xing muttered a few cursing words as she watched this scene. She grabbed the pillow next to her and hid her face behind it. However, her curiosity made her peek at the screen again. She instantly regretted it the moment she saw something that she should not have.

At that moment, Song Xing Xing knew that she will not be able to sleep soundly at night.

The horror movie lasted for about two hours.

As the credit ends rolled, Song Xing Xing could feel her heart pumping. It was hard for her to calm down.

Suddenly, the lights were on and the room brightened.

Song Xing Xing narrowed her eyes and saw that her sister-in-law was smiling at her.

"How was it? It's not that scary, right?"

The corner of her lips started to twitch. Song Xing Xing really wanted to disagree, but she couldn't admit that she was a scaredy-cat out loud. "It was fine."

Han Yue Xiu laughed happily before she started to pick up the empty bags of chips from the floor.

"Sister-in-law, why do you like to watch horror movies so much?" Song Xing Xing asked.

"I like the thrill," Han Yue Xiu admitted. "Feeling your heart pumping and your adrenalin rush made you feel alive, don't you think?" She picked up the last empty can of soda on the floor and sighed. "Actually, I haven't watched a horror movie for a long time."

"Why not?"

Han Yue Xiu turned and her lips curled into a faint smile. "When I was pregnant with Xiao Jun, your brother would not allow me to watch the movie. He said he was afraid that his son would look like a ghost."

Hearing that explanation, Song Xing Xing felt the corner of her lips started to twitch.

At this time, the sound of a baby crying could be heard. The two women walked out of the room and headed to the nursery. When they arrived, Song Yi was carrying the little boy in his arms, trying to coax him as he cried.

"I think he's hungry," Han Yue Xiu said. She stretched her hand and picked up the baby from her husband. The baby stopped crying the moment he drank his mother's milk.

Song Xing Xing stood at the side as she watched this scene. The baby's chubby cheek looked adorable as they moved. She wanted to pinch the baby's cheek but was afraid that her cousin would scold her later.

She studied the baby's face and noticed that he bore a lot of resemblance to his father. The conversation with her sister-in-law earlier appeared in her mind. Song Xing Xing wondered if her sister-in-law was forced to look at her cousin's face throughout her pregnancy.

A few days ago, she was taken to the police station for trespassing an event. Fortunately, with Song Yi's interference, that other party agreed to withdraw the charges and the matter was dropped.

Her name will not be in the record and her family in Y City will never hear about this incident.

In exchange for this favor, Song Xing Xing had agreed to stay at the couple's place to babysit their son so that the couple can go on a date. Fortunately, Song Xing Xing had babysat a few of her relatives' babies before and had some experience in babysitting.

That evening, the couple gave her a few reminders before they finally left.

Han Yue Xiu was a little reluctant to leave the baby, but in the end, she had no choice as her husband had dragged her away.

Seeing that the baby was still sleeping, Song Xing Xing logged into her game and dealt with a few quests until her character leveled up. Once she had collected a few items, Song Xing Xing checked on her inventory and saw that she needed to collect a hundred more stones before she can increase her might again.

Someone PMed her as she was walking around to find some treasures. Song Xing Xing clicked at the mail icon and saw that it was Grasshopper.

Grasshopper: Little star, did you check on the official's announcement?

Not your little star: Which announcement?

Grasshopper: They're going to upgrade the game and soon there will be new maps and some new features.

Song Xing Xing sent him a crying emoji.

Not your little star: I'm broke. I bet everything will cost money.

Grasshopper: Perhaps not. I heard that they are going to throw a lot of events to let us win a few precious materials.

Not your little star: As long as it is not a top-up event, then I'll be fine.

The two of them chatted for a while. Grasshopper then mentioned about a celebrity will be chosen as the new spokesperson for the game.

Grasshopper: I heard that the new spokesperson for this game is an old player and had reached a high level. Imagine if that person is someone we know!

Their conversation heated up as they talked about the new spokesperson.

They have been playing the game for a while and this was the first time that the company had decided to hire a spokesperson.

Just the thought that there was someone famous playing the games with them made them excited. They tried to guess who was that celebrity and a few names popped up.

The conversation lasted for half an hour. Song Xing Xing had no other choice but to log out of the game when the little guy started to cry. As the little guy's parents were not around, Song Xing Xing took this chance to pinch at his chubby cheek and tease him.

The little guy retaliated by trying to bite her finger. But because he had no teeth, it did not have the effect that he desired. In the end, the baby flailed his arms in frustration before Song Xing Xing coaxed him to sleep.

Once she had put the baby to sleep, Song Xing Xing sent a message to Han Yue Xiu to tell her that she had fed the baby and let him burp before he went back to sleep.

At this time, a new message arrived.

It was Producer Ming.

The last show that she was working on had finished its post-production.. To celebrate this event, every staff was invited to attend a dinner.