After A Secret Marriage Agreement With A Rival Omega - Chapter 73

Chapter 73

◎ “Jian Jixing, have you ever thought about going public?” ◎

Jian Jixing’s gaze was observing Sheng Ruxi, not wanting to miss any subtle expression. The moment Sheng Ruxi wanted to push her away, she took a step closer. Her nose almost touched Sheng Ruxi’s cheek.

But she still stopped.

At an arm’s length, Jian Jixing handed the choice over to Sheng Ruxi.

“I won’t fall for it,” Sheng Ruxi’s voice involuntarily lowered when she spoke. Jian Jixing’s breath was too close, so close that it was hard for her not to instinctively lean in.

Was this seduction, or was it just her being herself?

Jian Jixing chuckled, taking in her fleeting panic. “You won’t give me my reward, so I can only do this.”

Slap her? Sheng Ruxi’s hand almost made a move, but she immediately realized that if she turned her head, she could get close to Jian Jixing.

Her panic was indeed only for a moment. Soon, Sheng Ruxi reacted to Jian Jixing’s teasing. Anyway, they were both testing each other. What did she have to be afraid of? Sheng Ruxi made up her mind, turned her head, and opened her lips.

Jian Jixing realized that she seemed to be about to bite her. She pulled back slightly, her fingertips pressing on Sheng Ruxi’s philtrum. She shook her head: “I didn’t say you could bite me.”

“Hurry up and let me bite you back!” Sheng Ruxi argued back, trying to make her voice sound fierce. Little did she know that her ears were red, and her face had a faint blush. This threat had no power at all.

“You said to yourself that you wanted to bite me back,” Jian Jixing’s finger applied a little pressure. Because her lips were not opening and closing properly, her voice sounded sticky, like a glutinous rice ball.

Jian Jixing just smiled and looked at her.

Sheng Ruxi looked at Jian Jixing angrily. The romantic atmosphere she had just felt was completely gone. All that was left was her determination to win this contest.

She wasn’t going to just do it once—since she was pressing her lips, she would just bite Jian Jixing’s finger first.

Sheng Ruxi had already figured that Jian Jixing would move her finger away.

But this time, she didn’t. Just when she thought she had the upper hand, because Jian Jixing didn’t let go and Sheng Ruxi didn’t let up on her force, she bit down hard.

When Sheng Ruxi’s teeth bit down, what came before the pain was the softness of Sheng Ruxi’s tongue, like a gentle lick.

So she didn’t feel the pain at all, and the smile on her face didn’t disappear.

On the contrary, Sheng Ruxi was startled and immediately moved away: “Why didn’t you even try to avoid it?!” She saw that Jian Jixing’s fair finger already had a clear bite mark, and the area around it was turning a little red.

Only now did Jian Jixing retreat, putting them at a safe distance. Her smile was confident, and her movements were elegant. She took out a wet wipe and wiped off the little bit of saliva on her finger in front of her.

“This reward is not bad,” she said calmly. “Let’s go. I’ll take you upstairs.”

Sheng Ruxi took a few deep breaths and didn’t move. She uncharacteristically asked: “Do you have anything else to do tonight?”

“I have to go look at the set that’s being built.”

Jian Jixing didn’t invite her. Sheng Ruxi didn’t know how to ask. Although she knew that Jian Jixing was busy, she felt that she and Jian Jixing weren’t on the same page yet.

Jian Jixing: “Are you free tonight?”

“Yeah. I want to play.”

“Play what?”

“Play with you. Can I stay with you?” Sheng Ruxi brought out her superb acting skills again. A moment ago, she was angry, but now her eyes were wet and innocent. “I want to go with you and see the set you’re building.”

Sheng Ruxi continued: “Didn’t you also disguise yourself and come to see me without being discovered? I want to do the same.”

Having a two-time Golden Award-winning actress disguise herself as a staff member was unheard of. And… with Sheng Ruxi’s aura, even if she was completely covered, she couldn’t hide her elegance and star-like presence.

So, if she really let Sheng Ruxi go to the set with her, she would truly be playing with her.

However, if she wanted to play, then she could.

“Of course. Put on your mask. I’ll take you,” Jian Jixing nodded, then sent a message to Lin Qie and drove out of the garage again.

When they arrived outside the set, Qian Chunhe and several other staff members were already waiting. Qian Chunhe was all smiles. Sheng Ruxi saw the crowd and adjusted her mask. When she got out of the car, she asked: “Did they all recognize me?”

Jian Jixing was very good at lying with a straight face: “No, only Xiao Qian knows.”

“Xiao Qian?”

“You’ve met her before. Lin Qie’s girlfriend,” Jian Jixing smiled. Qian Chunhe held back her laughter. She was obviously excited, but she still stood respectfully to the side.

Jian Jixing opened the car door for Sheng Ruxi and let her out.

“Xiao Qian is now your assistant who helps you manage these things? Secretary?” Sheng Ruxi was wearing sunglasses and a mask, but when she met Qian Chunhe, she still smiled and whispered to Jian Jixing: “You’re not letting her date her girlfriend. You’re making her work overtime.”

Jian Jixing said: “I gave them triple pay.”

Sheng Ruxi gave her a meaningful look: “You’re the one who told me to go with you.”

“Yes. I couldn’t bear to be without you, so I brought you to my workplace,” Sheng Ruxi walked close to Jian Jixing. It wasn’t the first time she had been so well-covered, but it was the first time she had secretly followed Jian Jixing.

She was a little nervous, but also a little excited.

Qian Chunhe followed behind Sheng Ruxi and whispered: “This is the first time Director Jian has brought her girlfriend over! Miss Sheng, you’re so beautiful even like this. There are so many paparazzi and freelance photographers outside…”

Sheng Ruxi: “…Lower your voice, lower your voice.”

Jian Jixing listened to them and curled her lips. When they got inside, Lin Qie and Yang Chang were talking to other staff members.

When they saw Jian Jixing, they waved to her: “Director Jian, hurry up.”

Sheng Ruxi’s heart tightened, but she still pretended to be calm. She was relieved when she found that no one had noticed her.

Jian Jixing reached out and gently put her arm around Sheng Ruxi’s shoulder, pulling her close. She whispered in her ear: “Wait for me.”

Before Sheng Ruxi could react, Jian Jixing walked to the monitor and picked up the walkie-talkie to direct the work on the set.

Sheng Ruxi consciously stood away from the other staff members.

When Jian Jixing was working, she was serious and focused. After she started working, she didn’t even look at Sheng Ruxi again.

Only then did Sheng Ruxi realize that Jian Jixing was usually very gentle with her. When other people were in front of her, they were terrified with just one look.

How strange.

Why wasn’t she afraid of Jian Jixing at all? Even when Jian Jixing released her pheromones, she only wanted to get closer to her.

Qian Chunhe was going back and forth between Lin Qie and Sheng Ruxi, handing over documents. After about half an hour, Sheng Ruxi got tired of watching. She also realized that no one had noticed her, so she decided to walk around and have a look.

The set was very big, and she walked a little farther away.

Not far from the entrance, two staff members who had just finished getting props were huddled together, whispering. Their eyes were on Jian Jixing’s back.

Sheng Ruxi was about to walk past them, but she heard Jian Jixing’s name, so she stopped.

“Did you see that Director Jian brought a mysterious woman to the set today? Is she her girlfriend?”

“…Huh, could it be Actress Sheng?”

When Sheng Ruxi heard Jian Jixing’s name, she was a little curious. When she heard “girlfriend,” she felt a little happy. But then she heard her own name.

She couldn’t help but take half a step back. Did they recognize her?

“No, no, how could it be Actress Sheng? If she came at this time, wouldn’t the place explode?”

“Is it her ex-girlfriend? I thought Director Jian was in a sweet spot with Actress Sheng recently. Did she not break up with her ex-girlfriend?”

“But they had such a big fight the last time she came—” The other person hesitated and said: “Can Director Jian handle it?”

The more Sheng Ruxi listened, the more something felt off.

They weren’t talking about Aylereta, were they? Was it Aylereta?

Her heart sank.

“Wow, but there are so many people outside now. Is she really not afraid of being recognized?” The other person said again. “The couple’s fans’ hearts must be broken. I heard that the investment company wanted to use the popularity of the couple’s fans…”

The voices that followed were a little low. Sheng Ruxi didn’t hear them clearly, but she heard the other person laugh and say: “What do you know? It’s just a little fun between couples.”

Sheng Ruxi held back several times and took another step back, resisting the urge to ask them. But she didn’t stay on the set either and walked outside.

The words she had just heard were swirling in her head. Suddenly, she remembered what Manwen had said before.

Maybe Manwen wasn’t talking about Aylereta at that time either.

Right… Only now did Sheng Ruxi realize that she was too slow when it came to these kinds of questions. How could it be Aylereta? Judging from the reactions of everyone in the pasture, Aylereta wasn’t the kind of person who had left the pasture.

Sheng Ruxi walked out with a tense face, following her memory to find Jian Jixing’s car. This news was a little hard to digest, and Jian Jixing was still on the set. Sheng Ruxi didn’t want to stay here anymore.

She wanted to go back, but she didn’t have the car keys.

She was conflicted for a while. There were actually a lot of people around, but this was Jian Jixing’s private car, so thankfully no one was staking it out. Sheng Ruxi could only tell Manwen and ask her to come and pick her up.

Manwen replied in a second that she would be right there.

Sheng Ruxi leaned against the car door, looking down at her toes.

Soon, her heart was inexplicably filled with a little annoyance. She gently kicked a small stone by her feet.

The stone rolled a few times and was stopped by a person who was walking quickly.

The person came so quickly, but it wasn’t Manwen.

Jian Jixing still had a microphone clipped to her collar. She had obviously come directly from the set. The indifference on her face melted when she saw Sheng Ruxi and was replaced with a little helplessness: “Why didn’t you just call me if you wanted to go back?”

“I was afraid of disturbing your work.”

“It doesn’t take long to take you back,” Jian Jixing’s breathing calmed down as she walked closer. “Why do you look so upset?”

Sheng Ruxi said: “I haven’t taken off my mask.”

“I can tell from your eyes,” Jian Jixing lifted Sheng Ruxi’s baseball cap a little. She thought it was because she had been busy with work and had neglected Sheng Ruxi. “I was a little busy tonight. I’m sorry.”

Sheng Ruxi turned her face away. Jian Jixing frowned slightly. Just as she was about to ask what was wrong, she suddenly heard Sheng Ruxi whisper: “Jian Jixing, have you ever thought about going public?”