After A Secret Marriage Agreement With A Rival Omega - Chapter 63

Chapter 63

◎ Her words were slow, as if holding water, and sounded moist and watery. ◎

“Miss Sheng, if you need anything in the future, you can contact me directly. I will also be on standby outside the room.” Based on Manwen’s professional intuition, even though Sheng Ruxi and Jian Jixing had parted ways unhappily in front of her, still—

It was obvious that Jian Jixing cared a great deal about this big star.

Otherwise, she wouldn’t have let Miss Sheng stay in her room.

Manwen patiently said: “This is also what Director Jian requested. She told me to take good care of you at all times.”

Sheng Ruxi lowered her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking: “Okay, thank you.”

“…You’re welcome.” Manwen was a little surprised and smiled. “Miss Sheng, why don’t you rest here first? This place is very safe. You don’t have to worry about stalkers or paparazzi bothering you. To ensure your peace and quiet, the two floors below have already been cleared out. If you need anything, just tell me directly, and I’ll go get it.”

Manwen said a lot more. These arrangements were a normal part of Sheng Ruxi’s travels, but they were not for Jian Jixing.

Sheng Ruxi frowned and asked: “Did Jian Jixing book this room?”

Manwen said: “To be precise, this belongs to… Director Jian. It’s her office? This hotel is an industry under Director Jian’s name. This suite was built only for her, but Director Jian rarely uses it.” Manwen paused and added thoughtfully, “And it has never been used by outsiders.”

The emotion on Sheng Ruxi’s face softened a little, and her annoyance at Jian Jixing being too busy to show up for a long time dissipated.

As long as she didn’t frown and just lifted the corners of her eyes a little, she was beautiful and dazzling.

Manwen was stunned and marveled in her heart at the difference between female celebrities. She was used to seeing celebrity clients, but no one had ever looked so stunning after removing their makeup.

It made people want to do everything they could to just get a smile out of Sheng Ruxi.

To ease Sheng Ruxi’s mood, she added: “Director Jian’s schedule is also like a superhero’s. I can’t believe she’s flying to the production company in the capital tomorrow for a meeting and is still dealing with these things today. She’s also very stressed about the meeting for the new movie…”

“She still has to have a meeting with the production company?” Sheng Ruxi looked up. Generally speaking, Jian Jixing didn’t need to go through so much trouble unless her project wasn’t progressing smoothly.

Manwen’s eyes widened slightly: “Oh, it was set a few days ago.”

“Why is no one investing in her new movie?”

Manwen was speechless: “No, no, that shouldn’t be the case… It’s just that I’ve seen Director Jian busy with this matter these past few days, running back and forth. For the specifics, you might have to ask Director Jian yourself.”

Sheng Ruxi’s brows furrowed again. Although she was in a bad mood, she was comfortable. She had a change of environment, comfortable clothes, and Manwen by her side. But Jian Jixing was working nonstop, without a moment to rest.

She hadn’t even been given a good look here.

Now she still had to help her deal with the aftermath. According to Jian Jixing, she should have just refused this film.

Sheng Ruxi held her phone, wanting to say something to Jian Jixing, but she couldn’t figure out what the first word should be.

Sometimes she hated her own stubbornness.

Since she was able to say her feelings, she was already in control.

She had already walked ninety-nine steps. What was wrong with walking one more?

But she was just too stubborn and didn’t want to walk anymore.

…

Jian Jixing hurriedly sent Sheng Ruxi back and then hurried back to the film and television city. Han Han was already waiting for her anxiously, along with Yu Qinglan’s manager and the company’s public relations person.

She didn’t need to speak much. Just sitting there with a cold face was enough to create a sense of oppression. When Han Han saw her, it was like seeing a great Buddha. She served tea and water, afraid that Jian Jixing would be unhappy.

The manager still wanted to fight for Yu Qinglan to stay in Han Han’s crew.

But Han Han was a sensible person. She had discovered that Jian Jixing’s feelings for Sheng Ruxi were not ordinary.

Not to mention how Jian Jixing just happened to come and find Sheng Ruxi, this act of personally handling the aftermath for Sheng Ruxi had never been seen in Jian Jixing before.

Yu Qinglan’s manager on the other side was talking so much that her mouth was dry. She still wanted to say something, but Han Han stopped her: “Let’s do it this way. Yu Qinglan will compensate the crew for the losses and terminate the contract. The joint statement online can only be released after Director Jian has reviewed it.”

It was a clear statement of the facts. Otherwise, Yu Qinglan’s team would try to use this to hype themselves up.

The manager was anxious: “No, how can our Xiao Yu get any more acting jobs like this? At most, we can cooperate with the statement. The statement is fine… Why does Director Jian have to be so ruthless to us? How can you be like this to Sheng Ruxi? Isn’t she—”

Just as she finished speaking, Jian Jixing’s eyes swept over her. Her throat got stuck, and she didn’t dare to say anything more.

Jian Jixing’s lips curled into a cold smile, which made Han Han’s heart tremble with fear. She easily controlled the situation, but she seemed to not care at all. She lowered her eyes and looked at her phone, which had no activity.

…

Sheng Ruxi stayed in the hotel for the entire afternoon. Naturally, she couldn’t go outside. She thought Manwen would just be waiting outside, but she also brought her food and afternoon tea. She was well prepared.

Sheng Ruxi hadn’t given Manwen any instructions. Manwen had asked everything herself. From Manwen’s hesitant expression, it was clear that all of this was done by Jian Jixing.

It was hard on Jian Jixing. She was busy with her own things over there but still had to worry about the hotel.

Zhou Mei sent Sheng Ruxi a photo in the middle of the day. It was a candid shot with a bad angle. Jian Jixing was surrounded and sitting in the middle. Her expression was indifferent. It was impossible to tell what she was thinking.

The picture was so blurry because it was taken in secret, but Sheng Ruxi still honestly saved the photo.

Since she was zoning out, why hadn’t she said a word to her? Was she thinking about the meeting with the production company?

Sheng Ruxi was curious. Did Jian Jixing not want to film a commercial movie anymore, which was why the investors were so difficult?

The only thing she and Jian Jixing had in common was this. The chat window was clearly open, but neither of them would contact the other. It was as if they were in a silent battle.

In fact, Sheng Ruxi knew that Jian Jixing had already done enough for her, but she was always being difficult in her heart. She wanted Jian Jixing to admit something, to express something.

She used to think that it was Jian Jixing’s honor to have her fall in love with her. She believed she could always maintain this pride. Now it seemed that she had said too little. When you truly put your heart into it, you become more worried about losing it.

Not to mention that both she and Jian Jixing were easily provoked and couldn’t be truly gentle with each other. Just as Jian Jixing said, someone needed to back down, but both of them were testing each other. They would take one step back and then stab twice.

Sheng Ruxi was a mess for the first time. She threw her phone away in frustration, buried herself in the blanket, and whimpered twice, shaking her head.

Wouldn’t Jian Jixing get tired? She wasn’t even in a relationship yet and was already like this.

But after a second or two, Sheng Ruxi huffed again, acting pampered—If she gets tired, then so be it. Will it kill her? There’s probably never been a person like her in Jian Jixing’s life.

Sheng Ruxi struggled for a long time. She took her phone and changed the “poke” suffix. She was secretly satisfied.

After dinner, Jian Jixing still hadn’t returned. The city was gradually lit up by lights. After Sheng Ruxi ate, she started reading some scripts that Zhou Mei had given her earlier. Her expression was focused.

Next to her was a glass of wine.

When Manwen came in, she saw it and automatically poured a glass for her. She asked: “The twelfth floor of the hotel has a VIP integrated store. If Miss Sheng would like to, you could go and browse to kill time.”

She had been standing there for several minutes and had just realized that Sheng Ruxi hadn’t turned a single page of the script.

It was as if she was waiting for someone—she was waiting for Director Jian, right?

Although Miss Sheng had never mentioned it, Manwen could tell that she really needed Jian Jixing to come back and keep her company.

But Jian Jixing couldn’t get away today.

Sheng Ruxi looked up at her, said nothing, but slowly drank the wine and motioned for Manwen to pour more.

After watching Sheng Ruxi drink three glasses, Manwen advised: “Miss Sheng, you shouldn’t drink too much…”

Sheng Ruxi smiled: “Did Jian Jixing tell you that, too?”

“No, she didn’t.”

“Then did she tell you that I can hold my liquor well?”

Manwen was a little embarrassed: “She didn’t mention that.”

Sheng Ruxi smiled: “You can go and ask her.”

At this time, Jian Jixing hadn’t been able to get away. All the core staff of Han Han’s crew, plus the public relations people, and Yu Qinglan’s company people, who were suppressing their anger, were all at the dinner.

Gu Shengci also arrived later.

When her phone rang, Jian Jixing quickly looked down, frowned, but still got up and went to a distant place to answer it.

Manwen didn’t hesitate: “Miss Sheng said she wants to ask you if you know that she can hold her liquor well.”

This sounded a little ridiculous.

Jian Jixing said in a deep voice: “Tell her I don’t.”

Manwen felt like a child who was relaying messages for her quarreling parents. It was a little childish, and she was also a little amazed that a person like Jian Jixing would patiently play this game with Sheng Ruxi.

“How much has she had?”

Manwen said: “Three glasses.”

“Don’t let her drink any more. She just came back from the hospital.”

“But Miss Sheng seems to be… having insomnia.”

“See if there’s anything she needs to replace. If she really doesn’t like the current stuff, have someone replace it all. I’m not done here yet. If she’s really bored, just let her do whatever she wants and go along with it.”

It seemed that the two of them were not in sync, but as a subordinate, Manwen didn’t dare to say anything more and just agreed.

Returning to her seat, Yu Qinglan’s manager still didn’t dare to provoke her. She respectfully raised her wine glass and prepared to toast her.

Jian Jixing didn’t drink much tonight. She wouldn’t allow herself to get drunk and go back. She drank it with an indifferent expression. She didn’t want to hear what the other side was saying and took out her phone.

She finally couldn’t hold back and gently poked Sheng Ruxi’s profile picture.

[You poked Little Green Bean and found yourself blocked!]

Jian Jixing: ?

She almost sent out this question mark. But the small line above it calmed her down. This was just a change in Sheng Ruxi’s poke message.

It was both infuriating and funny. It was almost the same as Sheng Ruxi saying: [I’m angry. Don’t bother me.]

Gu Shengci was next to her and had been paying attention ever since Jian Jixing got up to answer the phone. Jian Jixing had been in a low mood all night. Han Han had originally thought that Jian Jixing and Sheng Ruxi’s pheromones were very compatible, but after watching her all night, she was also unsure.

It was only when she answered the phone and told Manwen to take good care of that little empress Sheng Ruxi that the contours of her face softened a little.

But as soon as she hung up, she glanced at her phone, and it was as if someone had touched a nerve. She came back to her seat with a low-key attitude.

Gu Shengci had come later to make it easier for her to fly to the capital with Jian Jixing for the meeting. She didn’t have as much to do as Jian Jixing. She just traveled between two places and felt exhausted. If she wasn’t mistaken, Jian Jixing hadn’t rested since the incident. Gu Shengci admired Jian Jixing’s dedication to Sheng Ruxi.

It was just a pity that the little empress didn’t seem to know.

Jian Jixing didn’t drink another drop after that. Although her fingers were holding the glass, her gaze was fixed elsewhere, looking a little listless.

Although she sent the poke, she didn’t send a message, and the other side was silent.

A moment later, she felt her phone vibrate again and quickly picked it up to look. It was still Manwen.

The light in the private room was soft, but it suddenly stung her eyes. Jian Jixing’s heart suddenly sank for a second, and she felt that something was wrong.

Manwen knew she was busy. If it weren’t for an emergency, she would never be so presumptuous.

This time, Jian Jixing didn’t leave her seat. When she answered, Manwen’s voice was urgent: “Director Jian, I didn’t know that Miss Sheng had already had a special cocktail during dinner. Now she’s had mixed drinks, and she seems to be a little—”

Manwen’s words stopped abruptly. There was a pause for more than a second, and the phone was probably taken by someone.

Then, Sheng Ruxi’s soft, kitten-like voice drifted into Jian Jixing’s ears.

“Who is it?” Her words were slow, as if holding water, and sounded moist and watery. “Is it Jian Jixing?” She asked three times in a row. Her voice was very light, like a kitten’s paw without claws, gently scratching.

After asking, Sheng Ruxi laughed to herself and said: “Then do you know Jian Jixing?”

She was drunk. Jian Jixing easily made a judgment.

“No, who is it?”

The other side laughed twice again. It was as if she could see that lovely and alluring look in front of her eyes.

“It’s my wife who can only be stubborn and do nothing else.” Her voice got softer and softer. “Please tell her to sleep outside tonight.”