After A Secret Marriage Agreement With A Rival Omega - Chapter 69

Chapter 69

◎ 【Where do you want me to teach you?】 ◎

In the conference room, the person in charge of Longfeng Media’s presentation was talking about the female celebrity they had in mind. As the slide on the screen changed, Sheng Ruxi appeared.

The atmosphere in the room was stagnant for a moment. After all, everyone knew about the turbulent relationship between Sheng Ruxi and Jian Jixing—

Even though there had been rumors of improvement recently, the two powerful figures had previously stated that they would not work together.

Everyone looked at Jian Jixing to gauge her reaction. They saw that Jian Jixing’s brows were furrowed. She seemed extremely confused, and the emotions in her dark eyes were so heavy that no one could read them.

She tightly clenched her phone, looking utterly speechless.

Cold sweat ran down the back of the person in charge. His heart was also pounding. Putting Sheng Ruxi as a potential partner was the decision of the company’s top management. When it came to guaranteed popularity, Sheng Ruxi was the only choice.

In addition, the names Sheng Ruxi and Jian Jixing themselves were a hot topic. In fact, Sheng Ruxi was the company’s most preferred actress to work with. The second was Yi Yueyang, who had already worked with Jian Jixing once before.

Since things had come to this, the person in charge could only bite the bullet and continue.

“Sheng Ruxi not only has a high appeal and fan spending power, but her acting skills are also well-known. She’s a two-time Golden Award winner, a double guarantee.”

Jian Jixing remained silent. Her gaze briefly moved away from her phone, then she saw Sheng Ruxi’s smiling eyes on the big screen.

All she could think about was the question Sheng Ruxi had just asked.

It really wasn’t like before. In the past, she would have thought Sheng Ruxi was provoking her.

But now, Jian Jixing’s mind was filled with suggestive images. She felt that Sheng Ruxi’s message was an invitation.

And Sheng Ruxi hadn’t replied to the message she sent back. She didn’t know if she didn’t want to reply or if she didn’t see it because she was watching a movie.

When she filmed movies, she focused on the beauty of the shots and the frames. She was absolutely single-minded. There was a fixed set of procedures for filming bed scenes. There was nothing romantic about it.

Gu Shengci could tell that Jian Jixing’s mind wasn’t here. In order not to let others see it, she asked on her behalf: “But it’s also well-known in the industry that Sheng Ruxi doesn’t like to film romantic scenes. Her romantic scenes are a little weak.”

Gu Shengci usually moved around Jian Jixing’s company a lot. She had read several versions of the script in advance and knew that Jian Jixing had added romantic scenes.

Although there weren’t many of them, Jian Jixing had very high standards. If these two argued about it during work, it would be a disaster.

“No, that’s wrong. Actually, Sheng Ruxi’s romantic scenes are also very good. She’s only said to be weak in them because her award-winning films focused on other emotional scenes,” The person in charge said nervously and pressed the remote control again to show a clip to prove himself.

“This is a clip of the romantic scene from when Sheng Ruxi collaborated with Zou Xinjian. The popularity was also very high, and the behind-the-scenes clips were also very popular.”

In the video, the looks between Sheng Ruxi’s character, Rose, and Zou Xinjian’s character, Xu Jing, were full of emotions. They embraced on the beach, ran, and kissed with the sound of the tide.

There was also a shot of the two of them taking off their clothes and running freely into the waves under the night sky.

Jian Jixing was more familiar with Sheng Ruxi’s body than she thought. She could tell with one look that the bare, slender back was Sheng Ruxi’s own and that she hadn’t used a body double.

Instantly, her aura changed.

Gu Shengci gave a look to the foolishly honest person in charge, signaling for him to quickly destroy all these “proofs.” This was going to make all the alphas in the conference room uncomfortable.

The person in charge also didn’t expect that after he showed a clip of Sheng Ruxi’s good acting, the atmosphere in the room would become even more bizarre.

“What do you think, Director Jian? Don’t you think Ruxi’s acting is very good? At that time, they had a lot of fan club members, and the two actors were also very invested.”

After two seconds of silence, Jian Jixing spoke: “I’ve heard that Sheng Ruxi is a very dedicated worker. Is there anything she wouldn’t be willing to film?”

Hearing her tone, the person in charge felt that Jian Jixing had given in. His joy was palpable: “We’ve asked before. The scale depends on the script, but her manager said she can’t film bed scenes.”

Jian Jixing wasn’t a director of erotic films. The intimate scenes in her films were all to serve the plot and there wouldn’t be many. And this time, she said she was going to film…

The person in charge was also a little confused: “What do you mean, Director Jian? Aren’t you going to film a more humanistic film? Do you also want to film bed scenes?”

A director like Jian Jixing, who preferred creative freedom, was this willful. She just said what kind of film she wanted to shoot and didn’t even bring the script for them to see.

Jian Jixing nodded: “Can’t a person have a bed scene on their own? Yes, maybe. My script focuses on the process of the protagonist releasing their desires, and this includes personal physiological desires.”

The person in charge: “…” Silence once again swept through the conference room.

In his ears, this was Jian Jixing’s indirect rejection of the request to collaborate with Sheng Ruxi.

As they were at a stalemate, the clip of Sheng Ruxi and Zou Xinjian was still replaying on the PowerPoint.

Jian Jixing’s temples throbbed. She picked up the remote control and turned it off.

The matter wasn’t resolved by the end of the meeting.

As Jian Jixing walked out, her phone finally rang. Jian Jixing took it out and saw that it wasn’t a message from Sheng Ruxi, but that Sheng Ruxi had started a live broadcast.

She clicked on it. The screen was facing Sheng Ruxi’s side profile. Judging from the angle, Manwen was probably helping her with the live broadcast on her phone, and her own phone was placed on the side.

She was wearing a simple A-line camisole dress, and her hair was just casually piled up with a claw clip. But her ears were adorned with two extremely bright diamonds. The delicate tassels swayed with her movements from time to time, touching her shoulders little by little.

They were sparkling.

The title of the live broadcast was [Watching a movie, broadcasting for a bit]. Zhou Mei also came into the live broadcast room, and her shouts were immediately drowned out by the fans’ screams.

[My dear, why did you start a live broadcast without telling me!!!]

When Jian Jixing took her phone and walked in, she happened to see this comment from Zhou Mei. The other fans saw Zhou Mei’s message being buried and reminded her in the comments.

Only then did Manwen say something from off-screen.

“I’m just letting the fans know I’m safe. I know you’re worried about me,” Sheng Ruxi lazily moved a couple of times on the sofa and leaned into the camera. “I’m fine. My schedule is also on hold for these two days, so you don’t have to worry about running into me.”

“I’ll have a chance to work with Director Han Han again in the future, um…”

[OMG, Xixi, you’re too close. My heart can’t take it]

[Being able to watch Xixi’s live broadcast during work, my afternoon will be full of energy!]

[Something’s not right, Xixi. You’re not right. Before, when we begged you to do a live broadcast, you never did. Why did you suddenly think of doing one now? Is something going on?]

[Where is this? It’s different from the pictures of Xixi’s accommodation that her manager posted before. Are you at home?]

[Are the diamonds on Xixi’s ears five carats? Just so simply hanging on her ears, wuwuwuwu]

[If you guys didn’t say anything, I would have only been looking at Xixi’s face and not noticed the earrings at all]

After Jian Jixing saw it, she clicked on the gift and sent a bouquet of flowers. She had entered Sheng Ruxi’s live broadcast room at the same time as all the other fans when it just started, and she hadn’t said anything before, so no one noticed her.

And when she sent the gift, the fans were also sending gifts. Jian Jixing thought Sheng Ruxi probably couldn’t see it.

“Oh… don’t send…” Sheng Ruxi’s gaze swept down, and she happened to see the special effect of the bouquet. Her eyes flickered, and the last syllable of her voice went up, “Don’t send flowers, don’t send gifts.”

When she spoke, the tassels on the diamond earrings flashed. Sheng Ruxi fiddled with one of them and said with a smile: “This is a new gift I received. Isn’t it pretty?”

There was another wave of screams in the comments.

[Xixi, where are you?!]

[Xixi, what are you watching? Did you know Director Jian was on your fan page last night?]

“I know,” Sheng Ruxi’s eyes curved. “I’m very grateful to Director Jian for helping me so much. I’ll definitely treat her to a meal next time.”

[Xixi, why are you still only at the “treat to a meal” stage? Did you know you and Director Jian already have a fan club??]

[A little shout-out to Professor Chu Wu here. What are your thoughts on your two admirers suddenly being shipped as a couple by netizens?]

“Jian Jixing and I are still very innocent. Don’t talk nonsense,” Sheng Ruxi put her finger to her lips in a “shush” motion, but the smile in her eyes couldn’t be hidden.

Jian Jixing narrowed her eyes.

Innocent?

Taking care of her all night and being bitten and chewed on. She forgot, didn’t she? Maybe she needed a reminder?

[Innocent?]

[Innocent? Temporarily innocent? This old fan is shocked]

[This is no different from not denying it, Xixi! Are you mesmerized by Director Jian’s pheromones?]

[As a passerby, I’m shocked. Are the fans deliberately pairing Sheng Ruxi and Director Jian just to argue? In that situation, could Director Jian have just left Sheng Ruxi there instead of taking her away?]

When some discordant voices appeared, Sheng Ruxi became a little unhappy. Although as a celebrity, she would face a lot of haters, she still didn’t like to hear it.

And she knew that Jian Jixing was also watching.

She had already explained once, so she didn’t plan to explain a second time. Instead, she sat on the sofa and watched the movie seriously.

The movie screen wasn’t visible, but the sound could be faintly heard.

Jian Jixing’s expression was too inscrutable. Gu Shengci was curious and looked up from behind: “What are you watching? You’ve been slacking off since the beginning of the meeting. This isn’t like you.”

Jian Jixing blocked her phone: “Don’t worry about it.”

Gu Shengci didn’t dare to worry about her business either. She scoffed and said: “Don’t just watch other female celebrities’ live broadcasts? Be careful, I’ll go tell Sheng Ruxi.”

Jian Jixing didn’t say anything. Gu Shengci said: “Seriously, the effect of an actor’s performance is different with different directors. I think that if you were to direct, Sheng Ruxi’s romantic scenes would improve by leaps and bounds.”

Jian Jixing gave a vague “hmm.” In fact, she thought Sheng Ruxi’s romantic scenes were already very good.

The clips with Zou Xinjian just now were so good that they felt real. Their gazes were full of emotion, not technique.

That kissing scene was well-shot purely because Sheng Ruxi was in the foreground.

Gu Shengci felt regretful again: “It’s just that you two were too stiff with each other at the awards ceremony. It’s probably true that Ruxi said she hadn’t seen your movies and didn’t understand them.”

She hadn’t seen them? She was watching one right now.

In the room, Sheng Ruxi had the lights turned down low and the curtains tightly drawn. She was watching a movie.

After the bed scene between the two actors Tang Hui and Yi Yueyang, there was a solo scene of Yi Yueyang in a bathtub.

After the intimate scene where they expressed their feelings, this silent scene was presented in a cold, blue tone. Yi Yueyang sat in a bathtub without water, but she slowly let her body go limp as if she was drowning.

Her eyes lost focus. The deep water in her imagination gradually drowned her. She desperately tilted her head back, took a deep breath, and was drowned again, gasping for air.

The entire performance was done alone in an empty bathtub, yet it felt like suffocation.

Sheng Ruxi’s heart ached as she watched. In the past, she really couldn’t understand what Jian Jixing’s movies were trying to express. It was also because at that time, she never thought of trying to understand Jian Jixing.

Now, she found that she understood.

After intimacy, the protagonist’s fear came from the belief that everything they had was just a dream. The past pain was like a monster under the water, dragging down the person who had finally managed to surface.

The unease, the struggle, and the broken pain were all expressed to the fullest.

And it was placed right after the bed scene, creating a strong contrast.

Sheng Ruxi wasn’t just watching a movie. She was directly seeing what Jian Jixing wanted to express through the language of the camera.

She touched her earring and looked down thoughtfully.

After every intimate moment with her, would Jian Jixing also feel uneasy? Would she doubt what she had?

She suddenly realized something.

Were those wonderful experiences in bed all a gradual process that came from deepening emotions? It was indeed rare for a couple like her and Jian Jixing to have physical intimacy first and then slowly develop feelings.

Manwen quietly reminded her off-screen: “Miss Sheng, it’s been almost half an hour. Are you still broadcasting?”

Sheng Ruxi clicked on it and saw that Jian Jixing had already left the live broadcast room at some point. She must have gone back to work.

The fans said they couldn’t get enough: [Ruxi, don’t stop. We can just watch the movie with you!]

[Is the movie Sheng Ruxi watching Moss??? OMG! Are these two really going to collaborate?]

[Ruxi, when will you and Director Jian do a live broadcast together again? I want to watch]

“You guys can even tell this? I’m just appreciating Director Jian’s movie,” Sheng Ruxi’s attitude was generous. She chatted with the fans for a few more minutes and then said: “If there’s a chance in the future, we’ll do a live broadcast together. That’s all for today. I’m going to watch the movie seriously.”

She ended the live broadcast and patted her cheeks, letting out a long sigh.

It was a good thing the live broadcast had a filter and the light in the room was dim. No one could tell that her face was very hot.

On her phone, Jian Jixing’s reply was still there.

Really Cute Shrew: 【Where do you want me to teach you?】

How could this person be so good at flirting?!

Because she understood, Sheng Ruxi didn’t know how to reply at all. She could only use the excuse that Jian Jixing was busy and tell herself: Don’t reply, just pretend you don’t know anything.

Where else could she teach her…

When she took the screenshot to send to Jian Jixing, she did it on purpose. She had her own little motive.

She didn’t expect Jian Jixing to see through it.

And after she saw through it, she was the one who was embarrassed. Jian Jixing, this person, has she really never had any experience before?

Sheng Ruxi let the movie play and waved for Manwen to come and watch it with her.

“Manwen, can I ask you something?” Sheng Ruxi couldn’t suppress her curiosity and grabbed Manwen’s arm.

“Please go ahead, Miss Sheng.”

“Did Jian Jixing… did she… um, did she… arrange things for other girls? Like she does for me…?”

Manwen understood: “You mean, does Director Jian have exes, and has she done other things in this room?”

Sheng Ruxi blushed: “Manwen, you’re so direct.”

Just like Jian Jixing. As expected of Jian Jixing’s housekeeper.

“This room is only for Director Jian. No one else has ever been here. As for Director Jian’s exes, I really don’t know,” Manwen smiled. “Director Jian used to take very good care of Professor Chu, but it’s different from how she takes care of you.”

“There have been quite a few people who have come here to pursue her because of love… From what I remember, a lady stayed here for a long time two years ago. I don’t know what happened between them, but I haven’t seen her since.”

Sheng Ruxi only knew that Aylereta used to like Jian Jixing. Since it was in the pasture area, she naturally assumed it was Aylereta.

Her focus wasn’t on that. Her focus was on asking Manwen: “Is it possible for a person who has never been in a relationship and never been to bed with someone to be so experienced?”

Manwen hesitated for a few seconds. Then she remembered that Sheng Ruxi had just watched that bed scene directed by Jian Jixing repeatedly, and the expression on her face suddenly became very interesting.

“Miss Sheng, do you want to learn?”

“I don’t!” Sheng Ruxi said anxiously. “I’m just purely curious. It’s just that I feel… no, that’s not it. I just want to know. I just think Jian Jixing is very good at filming this.”

The more she spoke, the softer her voice became.

Manwen was surprised: “Miss Sheng, have you never filmed this kind of scene?”

Sheng Ruxi choked and said in a small voice: “No, I don’t have this experience. I can’t film a good result.”

Manwen said: “…Miss Sheng, what are you trying to ask?”

Sheng Ruxi thought about how she would gnaw and bite Jian Jixing when she was drunk. She felt very frustrated inside. She hesitated and said: “I want to know how to do foreplay to have a good sex life between couples…”

After a long detour, Manwen finally understood. So Miss Sheng thought that her night with Director Jian wasn’t good enough? But shouldn’t that be Director Jian’s problem?

Manwen complained a little in her heart but still gave a thoughtful answer: “Miss Sheng, you can completely ask Director Jian what she likes.”

“No, no,” Sheng Ruxi’s mind flashed back to the bold words Jian Jixing used to say, such as “beg me.” Jian Jixing’s preferences were not hard to guess.

Manwen used to think that Sheng Ruxi must be very difficult to get along with. She came from a wealthy family, and after her debut, she was always at the top. She was never lacking people around her. She didn’t expect that her thoughts would be so easy to guess. Sometimes they were even written directly on her face.

She was very serious about Director Jian. She even wanted to learn about this kind of thing. Manwen felt that Director Jian was truly blessed. She said sincerely: “Miss Sheng, you and Director Jian have a feeling that you’re meant to get married.”

Sheng Ruxi looked up and covered her mouth: “Don’t talk nonsense. If Jian Jixing hears you, I’m afraid she’ll be furious.”

In the end, she couldn’t help but feel happy and curled her lips: “It won’t be that easy for her to win me over. She’s not romantic at all. You can tell she’s never seriously courted anyone before.”

Manwen remembered the instructions Jian Jixing gave her before she left and thought that wasn’t true. Director Jian was just a pragmatist.

She kindly asked: “What is romantic?”

“At the very least, she shouldn’t make me wait this long. Look,” Sheng Ruxi shook her phone, and the screen lit up. “I haven’t said anything for so long, and she hasn’t even bothered to ask—”

Before she could finish, as if they were in sync, Jian Jixing’s call came in.