After a Contractual Romance with the Scumbag Movie Queen - Chapter 74

In the frame, two beautiful women were pressed against each other in an extremely intimate posture.

Yet their expressions remained calm.

It seemed a bit strange.

“You two lovebirds are so cunning just to get close”

“Oh my, it’s all accidental. Let’s not expose them.”

Perhaps the road ahead was uneven, as the vehicle jolted slightly.

The jolt caused Jiang Tian’s head to tilt, shifting from leaning on Qi Puzhi’s shoulder to burying her face in the crook of her neck.

Her lips accidentally parted, and her teeth lightly “bumped” against the skin of Qi Puzhi’s neck.

Qi Puzhi kept a straight face, but inside, she was gritting her teeth.

How dare this person just kiss and nibble on her neck like that.

“Huh? Why is Teacher Qi blushing?”

“Her ears seem red too”

“Could Jiang Tian be secretly kissing her behind our backs?”

“Though it’s a bit shocking, it feels exactly like something this couple would do.”

Qi Puzhi endured it silently for a while, but the other showed no signs of stopping.

She was not one to suffer in silence, so she muttered “It’s cold” under her breath while gently pushing Jiang Tian away.

She picked up the jacket from the seat next to her, put it on, and zipped it all the way up, covering her neck to prevent any scheming individuals from taking advantage.

However, while putting on the jacket, the high-definition camera and sharp-eyed viewers still managed to catch the pitiful bite marks on her slender, flushed neck.

“Tsk tsk, someone is really a wolf.”

“Look how she’s devouring our Qi Bunny.”

After being pushed away, Jiang Tian didn’t even open her eyes and simply leaned to the other side as if she were truly fast asleep.

Qi Puzhi glanced at her seemingly unintentionally, then, unable to contain her frustration, reached out and pinched Jiang Tian’s waist.

Jiang Tian pretended to be asleep the whole time, not even flinching.

Qi Puzhi pinched her a few more times, and Jiang Tian, in her “drowsy state,” randomly grabbed her wrist but didn’t stop her from pinching.

The entire ride lasted only half an hour, but the frequent small details left the audience stunned.

“Ah, and you call this a cold war?”

“Are the two of them physically uncomfortable if they don’t touch each other? (I love this condition, please don’t cure it.)”

“I get it now. No matter the scenario, these two just find different ways to be in love.”

When they arrived at the campsite, the other groups of guests had just started preparing to make barbecue.

They exchanged polite greetings.

A certain well-known singer was a longtime fan of Qi Puzhi’s films. Now that Qi Puzhi was right in front of her, she felt too shy to approach her idol.

Not daring to get close to Qi Puzhi, she struck up a conversation with Jiang Tian instead.

The two had collaborated on a year-end stage performance, so they were somewhat familiar, and the singer wasn’t intimidated by Jiang Tian’s seemingly aloof and distant demeanor.

She whispered, “Did you two have a fight?”

She and her husband had also argued and hadn’t spoken to each other all day. Seeing that Qi Puzhi and Jiang Tian hadn’t exchanged a single word, she felt a sense of camaraderie.

Jiang Tian pondered for a moment. “Not really.”

The singer widened her eyes slightly. They hadn’t spoken to each other at all, how could that not be a fight?

Thinking Jiang Tian was just saving face, she tactfully didn’t press further.

But soon, she noticed something was off.

While preparing the barbecue, Jiang Tian and Qi Puzhi had chosen tasks with no overlap and were not close to each other.

Yet Jiang Tian kept circling around Qi Puzhi’s area, appearing busy but clearly empty-handed, her eyes fixed on Qi Puzhi the entire time.

A moment later, she finally returned, picking up a bottle of soy sauce, which was available everywhere from near Qi Puzhi.

As if that was what she had been looking for all along.

The singer was busy at the spot next to her, observing everything.

Just when she thought Jiang Tian was the only one trying to reconcile, she saw Teacher Qi approaching.

Teacher Qi was as radiant and captivating as she appeared on screen, if not even more vivid and beautiful.

The singer’s fan heart raced wildly, and when Teacher Qi asked to borrow her space, she couldn’t utter a word, only nodding in response.

It turned out that only her spot had a knife and cutting board.

But as Teacher Qi raised the knife with practiced ease, it slipped and nicked her finger, leaving a wound barely visible to the naked eye.

Before the singer could express concern, she saw Teacher Qi staring at the cut, which would likely heal without a bandage, with lowered lashes and tightly pressed lips, looking as if she had suffered a grievous injury.

So pitiful.

And immediately, someone nearby couldn’t stand it any longer. They hurried over, frowning as they examined the injury, seemingly heartbroken over such a tiny scratch.

Such a minor wound, yet the couple made it seem like a catastrophe.

The singer was left dumbfounded.

Qi Puzhi looked up at Jiang Tian, her face full of grievance, her gaze fixed on Jiang Tian’s lips, clearly wanting to be coaxed.

But Jiang Tian knew it was a cunning trap.

If she spoke, it would be tantamount to agreeing to Qi Puzhi’s request about the diving matter.

So she pretended not to understand, “mistakenly” thinking Qi Puzhi wanted a kiss, and leaned down to kiss the bandaged fingertip.

Qi Puzhi: “…”

Her plan foiled, she turned and walked away without looking back. The cold war continued.

When Jiang Tian returned to her post in high spirits, the singer’s words caught in her throat.

She didn’t ask further, knowing full well that this was probably some kind of play between the young couple.

After all, she had seen Teacher Qi’s post: “What to do when your girlfriend is too good at this?”

Thinking she had found a fellow sufferer, only to be blatantly shown off to. The singer shot her own husband a look of exasperation.

The live-stream audience watched it all unfold, sighing in unison:

【Stay away from young couples, or you’ll be mercilessly shown up.】

【I’d like to ask, who kisses fingers during a cold war? Redefining cold war, I see.】

【This kind of cold war is my jam, please continue.】

After the barbecue, the guests began some leisurely activities.

Some gathered to play cards, while others went fishing by the lake.

Jiang Tian chose to play cards and then glanced seemingly unintentionally in Qi Puzhi’s direction.

Qi Puzhi caught the signal and interpreted it as a provocation. After all, playing cards often made it hard to resist talking.

Since the cold war began, she had allowed this person to do certain things, but that didn’t mean she would relent or soften.

So Qi Puzhi let out an almost imperceptible hum and chose to go fishing instead.

In a way, her delayed choice gave her a slight upper hand.

Because Jiang Tian was absent, she played cards absentmindedly, frequently unable to resist glancing toward the lake.

Qi Puzhi remained unyielding, not looking back even once.

However, she was starting to feel restless.

The lakeside was swarming with mosquitoes. Though she wore long pants, her exposed arms were already covered in bites.

Truly, gains come with losses.

Especially since the guest next to her had already caught two fish, while she hadn’t caught a single one.

To avoid appearing distracted, she decided to keep fishing a while longer.

Her arms itched, and she occasionally couldn’t resist scratching.

In the end, she didn’t catch any fish, but she caught a person.

Suddenly, a hand grasped her arm. Qi Puzhi turned her head to see Jiang Tian squatting beside her, holding an anti-itch cooling ointment, carefully applying it to her bites.

The ointment was cool, her fingertips warm and gentle the application felt soothing.

Qi Puzhi lowered her gaze to Jiang Tian’s beautiful and exquisite face, a sight both deeply familiar and endlessly stirring to her heart.

Yet, as perfect as this person was in every way, her current refusal to speak was far from ideal.

How could she coax her into talking?

Qi Puzhi recalled how, when she had injured her hand earlier, Jiang Tian had rushed over in a panic, her lips parting as if she were on the verge of speaking.

And now, just a slight scratch from Qi Puzhi had been enough to make Jiang Tian hurry over to apply ointment.

Why not take the “self-inflicted injury” act to its extreme?

She refused to believe Jiang Tian could resist.

So, after another guest, unable to bear the sweetness of their ointment-applying moment, left to find their own partner, Qi Puzhi gathered her things and prepared to leave as well.

Jiang Tian followed closely behind, her eyes suddenly sharpening.

She watched as her wife took a clumsy tumble on flat ground, pitifully collapsing to the floor.

Her ankle seemed injured, and though she struggled to push herself up with her hands, she couldn’t lift her body.

In that moment, Teacher Qi brought her acting skills to their peak, every detail executed with convincing realism.

As expected, Jiang Tian failed to see through it at first.

But as she rushed over to check the injury and lifted the woman into her arms, she accidentally caught a fleeting, barely-there smile at the corner of Qi Puzhi’s lips.

Jiang Tian paused mid-action.

Unseen by Qi Puzhi, she raised an eyebrow slightly.

Seizing the opportunity, Jiang Tian carried her back to a lounge chair near the campsite.

There were no other guests around, and the mosquitoes were few.

With an air of seriousness, she placed Qi Puzhi’s leg across her own and began massaging her ankle.

Qi Puzhi remained silent, waiting for her to ask about her condition.

But Jiang Tian stayed quiet as well.

Unaware that her plan had been exposed, Qi Puzhi had no time to feel upset before she noticed.

The pressure of Jiang Tian’s massage felt off.

It didn’t seem like an attempt to soothe her pain.

Instead, it felt like teasing and flirtation, reminiscent of those moments.

Soon, Qi Puzhi’s breathing grew slightly hurried, her ears tinged with red, as she struggled to suppress the sounds rising in her throat.

She wanted to tell her to stop, to say she was fine and didn’t need the massage, but speaking would mean conceding, so she couldn’t bring herself to say a word.

She tried to pull her leg back, but her slender ankle was held firmly in Jiang Tian’s grasp, massaged with a pressure that made her legs go weak.

In that moment, Teacher Qi realized she had been outsmarted.

【I see it now. Teacher Qi faked that fall, trying to use a “self-inflicted injury” act, only for Jiang Tian to turn the tables on her.】

【SOS, seriously, before watching this live-streamed dating show, I never knew reality shows could have such intricate plots.】

【No wonder your couple’s fanbase is in a league of its own in the entertainment industry.】

Later, Qi Puzhi nearly failed to hold back her sounds.

After struggling free from Jiang Tian’s grasp, she bit her ear in frustration.

A little harder than intended.

Jiang Tian bore it without a flinch, not bothering to hide the amusement in her eyes.

It carried a hint of “Go ahead with your schemes, let’s see who ends up fooled.”

Qi Puzhi decided she should interact less with such a cunning, mischievous person.

So, she chose to avoid the confrontation.

Later, when Jiang Tian hovered around her, Qi Puzhi paid her no mind.

Busy daydreaming, do not disturb.

As she lost herself in thought, she vaguely felt that their current behavior was somewhat childish.

It was nothing like the explosive tension of adults refusing to yield in a disagreement.

But perhaps love had a way of making people act childish. After a moment’s reflection, Qi Puzhi decided not to label their actions.

This time, she would stand her ground and show that someone who’s boss.

Teacher Qi forgot how many times she had stumbled with similar stubbornness just the day before and was once again picking up a rock only to drop it on her own foot.

Before the tent assignments in the evening, the staff began asking for everyone’s opinions.

Due to the frequent conflicts among the guests on the show, the production team, with a mentality of enjoying the drama, provided double the number of tents.

Arguing? Then sleep separately.

When asked for her opinion, Qi Puzhi hesitated for only a moment before calmly saying, “Oh, we’ll sleep separately. Please give us two tents, thank you.”

Perhaps because the two had been so sweet earlier, leaving a deep impression, the staff member was taken aback and instinctively glanced toward Jiang Tian.

They saw Teacher Qi smiling composedly, as if she alone had the final say in major household matters: “If she has any thoughts, she’ll discuss them with me.”

The staff member didn’t dare say more and nodded before leaving.

As for Jiang Tian, who did have thoughts, she remained silent in the end, bound by the rule that “speaking first counts as conceding.”

Qi Puzhi waited for a long time but didn’t hear her say a word, quietly pursing her lips.

This person would rather not sleep with her at night than concede on that matter.

The live stream audience was eagerly waiting for the couple to sleep together despite their words.

However, by midnight, just before the cameras in the tents automatically shut off, all that could be seen were the two sleeping soundly in separate tents.

[Help, are they really sleeping in separate beds?]

[Wuwu, I can’t accept this. Hurry up and snuggle together!]

[CP fans are heartbroken. Suddenly, I don’t want them to be in a cold war anymore. I’m setting a 6 a.m. alarm to see what happens next.]

No one knew that the moment the cameras shut off, someone couldn’t hold back any longer.

First, Qi Puzhi got up.

She accidentally got thirsty in the middle of the night and quietly stepped out of her tent to drink some water.

On her way back, she unintentionally took a detour and happened to pass by Jiang Tian’s tent.

She hesitated, unsure whether she should pretend to have mistakenly entered the wrong tent in her sleepy state after drinking water.

Teacher Qi was caught in a dilemma, looking up at the moon in contemplation.

Just as she was lost in thought, the tent in front of her opened.

Qi Puzhi reacted swiftly, pretending to be groggy from sleep, as if she were merely passing by.

She had only taken two steps when Jiang Tian, half-asleep, accidentally wrapped an arm around her waist and pulled her into the tent behind them.

Both seemed to be sleepwalking.

Without a word, they lay down together, holding each other close.

This sleepwalking must have led to some sweet, spring-filled dream.

Otherwise, why would they inexplicably start kissing?

And then inexplicably.

Qi Puzhi tilted her head back, unable to bear it, silently gasping for breath.

Both of them were holding back their emotions.

Not a word was spoken, not a sound was made.

Yet it only made them more passionate, more intense.

Striking directly at the core, with increasing force, the pleasure grew stronger.

Tossing and turning, endlessly.

By the end, Qi Puzhi was already somewhat dazed. In her muddled state, she finally whimpered, “No more.”

Jiang Tian kissed her lips and chuckled softly, “Sister spoke first.”

Qi Puzhi already had tears in the corners of her eyes.

Unable to believe she had lost in such a way, she cried even more pitifully, gasping, “No, this can’t count”

“Why not?” Jiang Tian leisurely admired her expression before unable to resist kissing her cheeks again.

“It can’t count” Qi Puzhi bit her shoulder in frustration, repeating her defiant words.

Later, under Jiang Tian’s movements, her words transformed, sounding more like a plea.

In the end, Jiang Tian’s heart softened, and she repeatedly agreed, “Alright, alright, it doesn’t count then”

She held her close, comforting her, and sighed helplessly, “Crying so pitifully, as if I’ve bullied you.”

“Is that not bullying?” Qi Puzhi pursed her lips, wrapped her arms around her neck, buried her face in the crook of her neck, and said indignantly.

“That was my fault.” Jiang Tian admitted her mistake quickly, stroking her long hair while speaking softly, “Sister, could you talk a little more now… I haven’t heard your voice all day, I missed it so much.”

She spoke sincerely, but Qi Puzhi played hard to get.

Earlier, she had asked Jiang Tian to stop, but she hadn’t. Now she wanted her to talk? Why should she?

So, after setting the alarm, cleaning up, and getting dressed, Qi Puzhi performed an instant sleep right on the spot.

It wasn’t entirely an act, she really did fall asleep. When she set the alarm, she realized it was already 4 a.m., four hours since they had fallen asleep together.

No wonder her waist was so sore.

As for the alarm, Qi Puzhi set it for 5:55 a.m., so she could make it back to her own tent before the 6 a.m. live stream.

But fate had other plans for Teacher Qi. When the alarm went off, she was too drowsy and unconsciously turned it off.

The alarm automatically postponed for ten minutes and rang again at 6:05 a.m.

This time, Teacher Qi woke up. But in her groggy state, she thought it was the first time the alarm had gone off.

So, in front of a live audience of millions, under everyone’s watchful eyes, Teacher Qi, supporting her slightly sore and weak waist, rose from the arms of her wife, with whom she was in a cold war and walked somewhat awkwardly back to her own tent, slipping into the bedding that had cooled overnight.

What a vivid, blatant case of self-deception.

The live stream fell into stunned silence.