Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 101

Chapter 101: Getting Married Soon

Jiang Yumian fell into thought, looking at the message from Jing Xiaoyan saying she was already on the train.

Was she angry?

It didn’t look like it.

Sponge has a baby: “Older Sister, remember to tell me when you arrive~”

Sister: “Mhm”

Sister: “n”

Jiang Yumian rubbed her chin. It did seem a bit off. And how did she feel like the second ‘n’ was added very reluctantly?

She blinked. What should she do if her girlfriend was so cold?

Sponge has a baby: “Babe, are you angry?”

Jiang Yumian stared eagerly at her phone. Her attitude should be okay, right?

She wondered if Jing Xiaoyan would reply.

Jing Xiaoyan not only replied, but she replied very quickly, and… very extensively.

Sister: “No, why would I be angry at you?”

Sister: “Why would I be angry? You didn’t do anything wrong.”

Sister: “Am I the type of person to be unreasonable? If you don’t want me to go, of course I’ll obediently go home and return to the company.”

Sister: “You go to work. You don’t need to worry about me.”

Sister: “Don’t waste time on me.”

Jiang Yumian held her phone fearfully, feeling that if she dared to reply with a “Yes” or an “Mhm,” she would be absolutely doomed.

She softly “hissed,” pondering over the phone for a while before replying.

Sponge has a baby: “What if I am angry? What if I am being unreasonable? I miss you and you won’t let me come find you! You wait! If you don’t care about me, you’re dead!”

Sponge has a baby: “Wife, hehe, can your wife get a perfect score in reading comprehension!”

Sponge has a baby: “Starry eyes.jpg”

Sister: “Smile.jpg”

Sister: “You’re overthinking it. I’m really fine (Smile.jpg)”

Sponge has a baby: “Oh, but I’m not fine. I miss you so much.”

Sponge has a baby: “I haven’t seen your face in two hours. I miss you so much.”

Sponge has a baby: “Miss you miss you miss you miss you!”

Jing Xiaoyan stared at her phone. She raised an eyebrow, and the corners of her mouth couldn’t help but turn up. She quickly suppressed her smile, typing a reply on the keyboard.

Sister: “Hmph.”

Seeing that Jing Xiaoyan was finally being honest, Jiang Yumian quickly smiled too. This should count as half-coaxed.

Sponge has a baby: “I really don’t want to sleep alone. I’m so sad.”

Sponge has a baby: “It’s really far here. I really want to go home and sleep with Older Sister.”

Sister: “Hmph hmph.”

Sponge has a baby: “It’s really too far. It takes a long time to get back, seven or eight hours. If I weren’t afraid Older Sister would be too tired, I would have asked Older Sister to come accompany me long ago.”

Sponge has a baby: “I really can’t bear to, woo woo woo.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s serious face finally couldn’t help but break into a smile.

Sister: “Hmph. Alright, I’ll reluctantly forgive you. Be serious.”

Sponge has a baby: “Hehe, but what I said is true too.”

Jiang Yumian grinned. Jing Xiaoyan was really easy to coax. Of course, she didn’t get carried away that quickly. She hadn’t forgotten about Yin Xiangyu.

Sponge has a baby: “Auntie said Manager Yin is coming today. And you told her? What’s going on?”

The smile on Jing Xiaoyan’s face instantly collapsed. [The employee from her company who is on the business trip with you knew about last night’s incident and told her. She messaged you, but you didn’t reply, so she found my phone number from somewhere and called me.”

“Hmph hmph, she’s checking up on me. She’s bad.”

What if she could find this information? Didn’t she still have to ask her for information about Jiang Yumian?

Jing Xiaoyan angrily poked her phone. Hmph hmph.

Jiang Yumian’s eyes curved as she looked at the messages from Jing Xiaoyan, as if she could already see her angrily poking her phone and accusing her. A little cute.

She had actually seen the message and missed call from Yin Xiangyu earlier. She had replied with an “I’m fine” and hadn’t said anything more. The other party hadn’t replied to her either.

She really didn’t know Yin Xiangyu was coming, and she even contacted Jing Xiaoyan. It seemed she was genuinely worried about her.

Jiang Yumian raised her hand to her forehead, feeling a little headache.

Sponge has a baby: “What did Older Sister chat with her about?”

Jing Xiaoyan recalled the conversation content. It seemed… quite normal.

“Didn’t chat about much. She was quite polite. She explained to me that she called me because you didn’t reply to her messages and were out of contact. She even apologized for disturbing me. She said she knew I was your girlfriend and thought I should know your situation, so she contacted me.”

“Hmph. Actually, I’m not that petty. I can still tell the difference between concern and provocation. After all, she really likes you, huh? It’s normal for her to be concerned.”

Jiang Yumian blinked, rereading the message. A little unbelievable.

Before, when the person on the phone told her to go upstairs because they were afraid she was cold, she considered it a provocation. This time, it was so rare. She even knew Yin Xiangyu wasn’t provoking her and praised her for being polite.

Given Jing Xiaoyan’s previous paranoid personality, if a love rival came to her doorstep to express concern for her girlfriend, she wouldn’t have been this rational, let alone this “generous.”

“Older Sister, I noticed you’ve changed. You’re finally not a little mad dog anymore. You really are my sensible good Older Sister.”

Seeing the message that just came in, Jing Xiaoyan chuckled. She had always been.

Although Jiang Yumian said this, she actually knew that before, she hadn’t established a relationship with Jing Xiaoyan, which made her very insecure. Of course, she would be afraid of various uncertain factors around her, especially towards Yin Xiangyu, she would be very hostile and guarded against her everywhere.

As for now, Jiang Yumian praised herself with a smile in her heart. She must be a very qualified girlfriend, giving Jing Xiaoyan plenty of security.

Jiang Yumian quickly sent a kissing emoji to Jing Xiaoyan. She decided she needed to show her even more love. She wanted to give Jing Xiaoyan lots and lots of love, so Jing Xiaoyan would have more and more security.

Jing Xiaoyan, who was happily coaxed, was smiling at the kissing emoji on her phone, completely unaware that her girlfriend had once again brainwashed herself, successfully PUA-ing herself.

After a day of work, things were wrapped up here. Jiang Yumian was a bit tired. By the time they reached the county, it was already afternoon. It took two hours by car to get to the hotel, and she hadn’t eaten yet.

Jiang Yumian ordered takeout herself. Before the takeout arrived, she took a shower and changed into a new set of clothes.

The takeout arrived just as Jiang Yumian came out of the bathroom.

She originally wanted to have a video call with her girlfriend while eating, but this time wasn’t suitable.

Because Jing Xiaoyan had arrived home before noon, had lunch with her mom, and was now at the company discussing work with Sister An, Jiang Yumian didn’t disturb her. She just took a photo of the takeout and sent it over, reporting her afternoon meal.

“I’m going to eat now. So hungry, so hungry. I can rest for a bit after eating.”

“Older Sister, let me tell you, I met your high school classmate today. She praised you. I even took a few photos with her. I’ll show you later to see if you remember her.”

“Fifteen minutes. You didn’t reply to me. I’m done eating.”

“Okay, okay, you still didn’t reply to me. It seems you’re working very seriously and not slacking off. If you don’t reply to me, I’m going to sleep now. I’m so tired.”

“I’m going to sleep. I’m really going to sleep. I’m really, really going to sleep now. You can’t call to wake me up before I reply to your message.”

Jing Xiaoyan saw her messages half an hour later. She was a little surprised. Jiang Yumian actually ran into her high school classmate. She hadn’t even run into her own classmates. How did she run into them first?

She obediently didn’t call Jiang Yumian to disturb her sleep, but replied to her messages one by one.

“My wife has suffered outside. I’ll make you delicious food when you come home.”

“You can even run into my classmate. How amazing!”

“Sister An asked me to take her home to see Auntie. I told her Auntie wasn’t home, and then she became unhappy. She actually has a fierce side. She wouldn’t even let me look at my phone until we finished talking about work. I feel like she’s more like the boss than I am. She used to be quite amiable…”

“Call me when you wake up. I’m not busy anymore.”

Jiang Yumian slept soundly for over an hour. Although Jing Xiaoyan didn’t call her, she was still woken up. She was woken up by the doorbell.

She sat up groggily from the bed, her mind a little slow, but she still called out to the door, asking the person to wait.

She tidied her hair, put on her long cotton coat, and walked to the door, fully wrapped up. After what happened last night, she didn’t open the door rashly.

“Who is it?”

The person’s voice came through the door. “It’s me, Yin Xiangyu.”

Jiang Yumian was startled. Only then did she remember Yin Xiangyu was coming today. The voice did sound like Yin Xiangyu’s. She quickly opened the door.

Yin Xiangyu stood at the door. Seeing Jiang Yumian safe and sound, her tense heart relaxed. Although she knew nothing had happened, seeing her in person made her feel more at ease.

Seeing her sleepy appearance, she asked gently, “Did you just wake up?”

Jiang Yumian took her attention away from the two bodyguards standing at the door. “Ah, yes. Did you just arrive?”

She said this while turning sideways, signaling Yin Xiangyu to enter.

Yin Xiangyu nodded. “Yes. I didn’t expect something like this to happen. But I’ve found some clues. The problem lies with our company.”

Jiang Yumian tilted her head, thinking Yin Xiangyu was very efficient. “Have a seat first. Take a rest. Speak slowly.”

Yin Xiangyu entered. Jiang Yumian’s hand didn’t move from the door. Her attention focused again on the bodyguards at the door. A man and a woman, and they looked familiar. They were from her family.

She hesitated for a few seconds. “When did you arrive?”

The male bodyguard quickly said, “Arrived this morning. Reached the hotel an hour ago.”

Jiang Yumian was about to ask them to leave, but the female bodyguard quickly spoke again. “Miss Jing asked us to come and protect your safety 24/7.”

That one sentence completely blocked Jiang Yumian. Jiang Yumian smiled politely, forcing a smile. She could only occasionally outmaneuver her mom, but she really didn’t dare to send away people called by Jing Xiaoyan.

“Alright then… Thank you for your hard work.”

Jiang Yumian wasn’t completely resistant to it. She just wanted to be low-key. But after what happened this time, having two bodyguards guarding her made her feel quite safe.

She returned to the room. Yin Xiangyu was already sitting down.

Jiang Yumian poured her a cup of hot water.

Having heard Jiang Yumian’s conversation with the bodyguards, Yin Xiangyu took the water cup, sighed softly, and teased, “Jing Xiaoyan is like a mother hen watching over her chick. She cherishes you a lot.”

Jiang Yumian scratched her head a little embarrassedly. “She really does.”

Yin Xiangyu smiled. “As long as she’s good to you, that’s all that matters.”

Jiang Yumian sat across from her. “That’s for sure. She’s very good, and very clingy.”

Yin Xiangyu raised her hand. “Stop. Let’s not talk about it. Even though I’m not competing with her anymore, it doesn’t mean I can join you in praising her.”

She wasn’t that magnanimous.

Not giving Jiang Yumian time to feel embarrassed, she immediately changed the subject, getting straight to the point. “Do you know Guo Che?”

Jiang Yumian thought for a moment and nodded. Of course she knew. She had even kicked him a few times. He was the boss who had previously insulted Jing Xiaoyan in the private room.

She slightly frowned. “Is this related to him?”

Yin Xiangyu nodded, then quickly shook her head. “The employee from my company who was supposed to be on this project took leave a few days ago. The one who came on this business trip is actually replacing him. I checked today. The employee who took leave submitted a resume to his company a few days ago.”

“This Guo Che offended you, so this matter might be related to him.”

Jiang Yumian pursed her lips, not replying to Yin Xiangyu immediately. She pondered for a moment, then asked, “I’m a little curious. How do you know he offended me?”

Guo Che had guaranteed that the incident that day wouldn’t spread. And there was no one in the private room who dared to offend Jiang Yumian, so naturally, they wouldn’t spread rumors.

Yin Xiangyu raised an eyebrow. “This Guo Che, I heard he invested in a movie a few months ago. After that, his conduct suddenly changed. He started keeping a low profile and seriously focused on his career. Naturally, people started to investigate, and they found out…”

“And they found out that the female lead of the movie he invested in was Jing Xiaoyan, and on a certain day, he also appeared at the same restaurant as us, and he looked very disheveled.” Jiang Yumian directly finished her sentence. It was indeed easy to find some clues.

She was just a little speechless. She had only scared one person, and it actually scared him into becoming dedicated.

Yin Xiangyu smiled and nodded.

Jiang Yumian scratched her face. “Manager Yin is impressive.”

Yin Xiangyu shrugged. Although she wasn’t very satisfied with Jiang Yumian calling her that, she didn’t expect her to change her address. She reminded her, “If I can find out so easily, others definitely can too.”

Jiang Yumian nodded. She had also thought of that. “So, this matter is probably not done by him. Someone probably wants to pin the blame on him.”

“Although the sasaeng fan didn’t succeed, they definitely offended me. If Guo Che is the one taking the blame, then I’ll become the executioner being used, solving Guo Che and his company. Not to mention what the sasaeng fan might have done to me…”

Yin Xiangyu quickly interrupted her. “Alright. No need to hypothesize about those things. The analysis is pretty much done here. The opponent’s methods aren’t very sophisticated, but they’re disgusting. They probably have a grudge against you or Director Jiang. They’re most likely deeply involved in the mess with the Guo family and want to take the opportunity to take them down.”

“I will give you an explanation for the issue with our company employee. I won’t participate in the rest. You can investigate it yourself.”

Jiang Yumian nodded. This was good too. Actually, if she let her mom handle this, she would probably have results very quickly, but her mom didn’t plan to intervene, saying she should solve it herself. This probably wasn’t a big deal in her mom’s eyes.

“Thanks.”

“You’re welcome.”

Yin Xiangyu took a sip of the water in her cup. “You should continue resting. Since I’m here, I’ll go understand the project progress. I won’t disturb you.”

With that, she put down the water cup and stood up.

Jiang Yumian was about to follow her up, but Yin Xiangyu suddenly sat back down.

Jiang Yumian blinked, a little confused.

Yin Xiangyu looked at her and suddenly said, “I almost forgot to ask. I called Jing Xiaoyan today to ask about your situation, and she told me you two are getting married soon. I’m a little curious, are you two progressing that fast?”

Jiang Yumian was full of question marks. Getting married?

“Uh, she told you?”

Yin Xiangyu raised an eyebrow. “Yes. Her tone was very smug. Don’t tell me she deliberately told me that just to piss me off. That would be really childish.”

Jiang Yumian twitched her lips. It really was that… childish.

It seemed she had overthought things this morning. Although Jing Xiaoyan knew it wasn’t a provocation, she was still as childish as ever.

She resisted the urge to raise her hand to her forehead, nodding slightly. “It was mentioned. It will probably be around the time we finish filming the show. Then we’ll find a time to go abroad to get our license.”

Jiang Yumian didn’t say this just to cover for Jing Xiaoyan. She genuinely thought so herself.

Yin Xiangyu sighed heavily. “I’ll say it again. I’m truly impressed.”

She smiled and stood up again.

Jiang Yumian stood up, following her to the door. She cleared her throat awkwardly. She was impressed too. Jing Xiaoyan knew how to make a statement in front of her love rival. Who wouldn’t be impressed after hearing that?

Yin Xiangyu’s hand rested on the doorknob. She hesitated for a few seconds, finally speaking. “Actually, you don’t have to be in such a hurry. Wait a little longer. Maybe you won’t have to go abroad next year.”

Jiang Yumian: !

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