Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 121

Chapter 121: I Agreed

Jiang Yumian prevented the two of them from continuing to argue, pressing Jing Xiaoyan to sit obediently by her side, and discussed a solution with Yin Xiangyu.

Yin Xiangyu had come to apologize in person. Although she wasn’t at fault, the trouble originated from her side.

She said that Yin Youbing had been kicked out of her company and home. Jiang Yumian didn’t listen to the specifics; she wasn’t interested in how Yin Xiangyu handled Yin Youbing. She only needed assurance that it wouldn’t affect her and Jing Xiaoyan in the future.

As for Cui Kun, Jiang Yumian didn’t let Yin Xiangyu interfere, letting Guo Che and him fight for a while before making a move after they were both heavily wounded.

Jing Xiaoyan sat beside them, listening to the whole process.

She leaned back on the sofa in boredom, grabbing Jiang Yumian’s hand and playing with it. She turned their palms over and over until she noticed they were done talking and had started discussing work, then she interrupted.

“It’s supposed to be time off. Why are you talking about work?”

Jiang Yumian was originally supposed to go back to the company today, but she really couldn’t get up, so she took the day off. Therefore, she was naturally not supposed to be working now.

Yin Xiangyu turned her head to look at her, realizing she was being rushed out. She lightly scoffed, glanced at their clasped hands, and quickly withdrew her gaze.

That was fine with her. She didn’t want to talk about work while watching them be intimate anyway.

She stood up and tactfully said, “There’s really no need to talk about work during time off. You two should rest well. I’ll be leaving now.”

Jiang Yumian lightly slapped Jing Xiaoyan’s hand, glared at her, and then stood up to see her out.

“It’s fine, sit down. No need to see me out.” Yin Xiangyu raised her hand, stopping her directly and blocking the polite words Jiang Yumian was about to say, not giving her a chance to speak them.

Jing Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow. “Take care. Don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”

Hearing her smug tone, Yin Xiangyu stopped dead in her tracks.

Stared at intently by Yin Xiangyu, Jing Xiaoyan felt a little uneasy. “Why are you looking at me?”

Yin Xiangyu pulled out her phone. “Shall we exchange WeChat?”

Jing Xiaoyan was stunned for a moment. She gritted her teeth and pulled out her phone, smiling faintly. “Sure, you scan me.”

Jiang Yumian blinked, a little confused, looking at Jing Xiaoyan, then at Yin Xiangyu, finally focusing on the phones they held.

“You two are…”

Her sentence was cut short. She couldn’t figure out why these two suddenly wanted to exchange WeChat, but it also seemed normal, after meeting so many times. However, she couldn’t shake the feeling that something was off.

Jing Xiaoyan looked at Jiang Yumian first, quickly giving her an answer. “Oh, she said she likes me and wants to add my WeChat to pursue me.”

Yin Xiangyu put away her phone, a standard smile on her face. She ignored Jiang Yumian’s astonishment, deliberately not explaining, letting Jing Xiaoyan spread whatever rumor she liked. Then she said goodbye and left, leaving the two of them in confusion.

Jing Xiaoyan calmly set the nickname for Yin Xiangyu and then put away her phone as if nothing happened.

Jiang Yumian stared, completely bewildered. She reached out and removed the mask and sunglasses from Jing Xiaoyan’s face, unable to resist asking, “Can you repeat that last sentence?”

How was it that when the words were put together, she couldn’t quite understand them?

Jing Xiaoyan placed both hands on Jiang Yumian’s face, leaned in, and laughed. “I said Yin Xiangyu has a crush on your fiancée. You better be careful.”

Jiang Yumian lowered her eyes, raised her hand to grab Jing Xiaoyan’s wrist, pulled her hand away, and then immediately lunged into her arms.

Jiang Yumian asked, “Do you think that’s possible?”

Jing Xiaoyan hugged her, righteously stating, “Why not? She said so herself yesterday.”

Jiang Yumian laughed. “And you believe her when she’s messing with you?”

Jing Xiaoyan shrugged. “It doesn’t matter. Her liking me is still better than her coveting you.”

Not wanting to continue arguing with Jing Xiaoyan, a smile in her eyes, Jiang Yumian moved her face slightly away from Jing Xiaoyan’s embrace, her gaze landing on her collar. She reached out and pulled it open, looking inside. Her body was covered in intimate marks.

Before she could look carefully, her head was pushed away by a hand.

Jing Xiaoyan raised her hand to cover her chest. “What are you looking at!”

Jiang Yumian reached out and deliberately pressed her on the chest. “Looking at my fiancée.”

Jing Xiaoyan strongly disapproved of Jiang Yumian’s hooligan behavior. She slapped her hand away and said righteously, “What are you doing! Have you no shame!”

Jiang Yumian raised an eyebrow, repeating, “My fiancée.”

Jing Xiaoyan forcibly suppressed the smile on her lips, lightly clearing her throat. “Does being a fiancée mean you can just look and touch wherever you want?”

Jiang Yumian pushed Jing Xiaoyan’s shoulder, got up, and straddled her lap, staring down at her.

“And now it’s not like you were desperately trying to trick me into sleeping with you last night?”

“Hmm?”

Both of Jing Xiaoyan’s hands were pinned to the sofa by Jiang Yumian. Jing Xiaoyan lightly licked her lips, blinking, pretending to be innocent. “Who are you saying was acting? Who wanted you to sleep with them? Do you have proof?”

These few sentences were absolutely shameless.

Jiang Yumian stared steadily at her, lightly scoffing. “No proof. You’re right. It must have been me dreaming. And that fiancée thing I mentioned yesterday, it seems that happened in a dream too.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s face stiffened. She tightened her arms around Jiang Yumian, tilting her neck back to look at her. “You can’t go back on this! So many people heard it!”

“Who heard it?” Jiang Yumian raised an eyebrow, curling her lips and continuing, “Did I tell them the name of my fiancée?”

She hadn’t.

Jing Xiaoyan opened her mouth. “Then I’m not her?”

Jiang Yumian tilted her head, feigning confusion. “You’re my girlfriend. What’s wrong? Could you be my fiancée?”

Jing Xiaoyan was exasperated. “Am I not?”

She had just called her that a moment ago!

Jiang Yumian pushed her shoulder, creating some distance. “Did you propose?”

The atmosphere in the living room instantly quieted down. Jing Xiaoyan opened her mouth, unable to speak. She really hadn’t proposed yet.

The two looked at each other for a few seconds. Jing Xiaoyan was the first to look away, whispering, “The ring isn’t ready yet…”

The light in Jiang Yumian’s eyes, which had just dimmed, instantly brightened. The disappointment she felt when Jing Xiaoyan looked away instantly vanished. It turned out she was preparing for it.

Knowing that Jiang Yumian had heard everything, Jing Xiaoyan lowered her head slightly, feeling a little embarrassed.

She had indeed found someone to specially customize a ring, but it wasn’t ready yet. Moreover, she hadn’t figured out how to propose. She really didn’t want to settle.

Jiang Yumian reached out and cupped Jing Xiaoyan’s chin, lifting her face, forcing Jing Xiaoyan to look up at her. She leaned down and kissed her lips hard.

“I agreed.”

A radiant smile hung on Jiang Yumian’s face, the affection in her eyes completely unconcealed.

Jing Xiaoyan licked her lips, a little confused. “Agreed to what?”

Jiang Yumian smiled broadly, her gaze intently fixed on Jing Xiaoyan. “Your proposal. I agreed. I’m willing to marry you.”

“Just like that?” Jing Xiaoyan’s tone was somewhat uncertain.

She looked at Jiang Yumian in disbelief, her throat gently bobbing. This agreement was a bit too hasty, wasn’t it? She hadn’t even received the ring, had nothing, and hadn’t even asked.

Jiang Yumian still looked at her with a beaming smile. After a few seconds, she leaned down again, their lips lightly touching, a quick touch and retreat.

She smiled softly. “Mhm, just like that.”

Jing Xiaoyan was still a little lost. Did her meticulously planned methods for all those days go unused, and she still succeeded in proposing?

She still couldn’t help but ask, “Isn’t it too hasty?”

Jiang Yumian shook her head, leaning down to kiss her again. “I felt your sincerity, so I agreed.”

She quickly added, “Absolutely don’t do anything like kneeling to propose. It’s so tacky and embarrassing. Just remember to put the ring on me when it arrives.”

Jing Xiaoyan nodded, but she still felt it was somewhat surreal. This was too easy.

Seeing her expression of having gotten a great bargain, Jiang Yumian got off her. She glared at her irritably and asked, “Do you think it would be difficult to successfully propose to me?”

Jing Xiaoyan thought for two seconds and shook her head. “No.”

She was quite confident.

“I just feel like a lot of steps were skipped. It wasn’t as complicated as I thought. It was a little too simple.”

Jiang Yumian threw herself back onto her and laughed. “There’s no need to make a good thing so complicated, causing unnecessary trouble and making yourself anxious.”

Jing Xiaoyan gently held her, stroking her back repeatedly with her hand, the corners of her mouth slightly lifted. She hadn’t caused herself unnecessary trouble; she just wanted to give Jiang Yumian the best.

“The process was a bit complicated, but I’m very happy and not anxious.”

Hearing Jing Xiaoyan say that, Jiang Yumian immediately sat up straight, her eyes sparkling. “So, what did you prepare?”

Jing Xiaoyan blinked, her expression innocent, her voice even more innocent. “…I hadn’t had time to implement it, and I already succeeded in proposing.”

Amused by the adorable expression on Jing Xiaoyan’s face, Jiang Yumian burst out laughing.

…

For the next period of time, Jiang Yumian returned to normal work at the company. She was becoming increasingly adapted to the company’s work, and after work every day, she would go to Jing Xiaoyan’s film set to visit.

Their relationship was sweet and affectionate on the outside, but once they returned home, they immediately switched to a serious mode, only daring to be intimate in the room because Mom had come back recently and had gotten angry again, again because of her aunt.

Heaven knew what her aunt had done. Sister An had gone straight to Mom to complain, asking her to bring her aunt back. Mom was very angry that day, and the consequences were severe.

So, the house had been turbulent these two days, and they didn’t dare to be too brazen.

Returning from work today, the young couple and her aunt, who wore a resentful expression, ran into each other in the living room.

Jiang Yumian scanned the living room, asking softly, “My mom isn’t here?”

Her aunt’s mouth twitched. She pointed to the game room. “She’s playing games.”

Jing Xiaoyan and Jiang Yumian exchanged a look, then reached out and pulled her aunt to sit down on the side.

“Aunt, we’ve been holding back for so many days. Can you tell us what you did?”

Jiang Yumian quickly agreed. “Exactly. Otherwise, we can’t help you. Sister is accompanying me on a business trip tomorrow. When we’re gone, you’ll be alone at home. Mom won’t bother to give you face when we’re not around.”

Jing Xiaoyan was just about to cooperate with her, but Jiang Yumian’s words played back in her mind, and she became a little confused. “Isn’t Aunt coming with us?”

Didn’t Jiang Yumian always travel with her aunt on business trips before?

Jiang Yumian shook her head, asserting confidently without batting an eye. “Mom won’t let Aunt go out and cause trouble at this time.”

Her aunt glared at her, too lazy to expose her lie.

Whether Jiang Yumian was going on a business trip or not, Jing Xiaoyan would know when she went.

Jing Xiaoyan nodded skeptically, her attention quickly returning to her aunt. “Aunt, just tell us.”

They asked Sister An, but Sister An wouldn’t say. It was really driving them crazy.

Her aunt rolled her eyes. “You’re not trying to give me advice; you’re just being nosy.”

“Forget it. It’s nothing that can’t be said.”

“It’s just that I was with your Sister An before, but we argued after only two days, and then she broke up with me.”

“It just so happened that on that day, your maternal grandmother forced me into a marriage alliance and locked me up. When I ran out, I met Yan Yan, and shortly after, your grandmother found out about me and An Zhiying. I didn’t admit it, but your grandmother still used her to threaten me. I was afraid it would affect her normal graduation, so I ultimately chose to have a marriage of convenience with Yan Yan’s father. This way, I wouldn’t have to enter the marriage alliance, and she could be removed from the situation.”

Jiang Yumian listened, rolling her eyes, almost fainting. She felt like she was going to be infuriated.

“Do you know that this short passage you just spoke so casually is the reason Sister An has been waiting for more than ten years to find out?”

Jiang Yumian’s nose stung, her eyes instantly moistened. She still couldn’t hold back. She continued, “Do you know that when you suddenly got married and then suddenly ran away, Sister An misunderstood you for more than ten years and waited for you for more than ten years?”

Jing Xiaoyan quickly held Jiang Yumian, whose emotions were running high, gently patting her back. “It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s okay.”

Her aunt covered her face. Her tone was helpless. “We had already broken up at that time.”

Jing Xiaoyan held Jiang Yumian, speaking before she could. “Breaking up after being together for two days was probably just a fit of pique. Does that count as breaking up? And did you two talk clearly?”

Her aunt paused. “Well, I wanted to talk clearly with her, but I was locked up, and your grandmother is a very domineering person.”

Jiang Yumian was about to retort, but she saw her mother, who had just come out, raise her hand to signal her to be quiet, and she instantly held back her words.

Mom walked over, rubbing her eyes, and sighed softly. “Mianmian’s maternal grandmother is very ruthless. If Jifeng didn’t marry Yan Yan’s father, or didn’t agree to the marriage alliance, An Zhiying’s life would have been ruined. Even if I was there at the time, I couldn’t have protected her.”

Her aunt nodded pitifully. “Exactly.”

Mom frowned and kicked her. “What are you ‘exactly’-ing for? What exactly?”

“If there was a story behind it, why didn’t you open your mouth and tell me? You can only say it to the younger generation?”

Her aunt opened her mouth, furious but not daring to speak. Her sister was getting fiercer.

Jiang Yumian also didn’t dare to speak. She looked at her aunt with a slight apology. She had been a bit impulsive just now, but she still felt sorry for Sister An.

Jing Xiaoyan lightly cleared her throat, her mind working quickly. She spoke up immediately. “Mom, Aunt was planning to tell you, but she didn’t know how to start, so she thought she’d tell us first to sort out her thoughts. After all, it’s been so many years, and she was a bit unclear, afraid of saying the wrong thing to you.”

Her aunt quickly nodded. “Yes, I was just trying to figure out how to tell you.”

She secretly gave Jing Xiaoyan a thumbs-up in her heart. She truly admired Jing Xiaoyan’s quick thinking now.

Mom lightly scoffed, then quickly kicked her aunt again. “Why are you still sitting here? Why don’t you hurry up and scram? What good does it do to explain to me? Go tell the person who needs your explanation.”

Her aunt’s face lit up. She straightened up quickly, lowering her head to put on the slippers on the floor.

Mom couldn’t help but remind her. “Don’t think about using this to shirk responsibility. Mom hasn’t been around for so many years, and you’ve hidden from her for so many years. She could have had a better life.”

Her aunt was stunned for a moment. “I know.”

Jiang Yumian was still immersed in Jing Xiaoyan’s “feat” of deceiving Mom just now, only withdrawing her gaze from Jing Xiaoyan after her aunt left the room.

This great deceiver dared to deceive anyone.

Jing Xiaoyan gritted her teeth, smiling with pursed lips, wanting Jiang Yumian to stop looking at her like that, but it was hard to say out loud. She was nervous too, okay?

Jiang Yumian wasn’t that stupid. Of course, she wouldn’t expose her aunt and Jing Xiaoyan for helping her lie.

Remembering the person who had just run out, Jiang Yumian sighed. “Mom, why is Aunt like this? If you kept her from leaving, wouldn’t she stop going to find Sister An?”

Jiang Yumian was still a little upset.

“No, because I’m not the one keeping her from leaving. It’s useless for her to go anyway. Sister An called me to bring her back, saying she was disturbing the peace.” Mom waved her hand casually, laughing in annoyance. “She’s been waiting at home these two days just to find an excuse to go back, an excuse that even if your Sister An calls me, it won’t be useful.”

After all, if the person called her, she couldn’t ignore her own sister, but now it was different. She was the one who let her go. An Zhiying probably wouldn’t feel comfortable calling her again to have her arrested once she knew the reason.

Disturbing the peace…

Jiang Yumian’s mouth twitched. She thought it was something serious. It turned out her aunt was arrested for this. That was all.

“So, why didn’t you just confess and make things clear earlier?”

Jiang Yumian meaningfully reached out and poked Jing Xiaoyan’s face.

This one was also a big liar before.

Jing Xiaoyan blinked innocently. She was clearly very honest now, okay?

Jiang Yumian scoffed and retracted her hand. She quickly noticed Mom rubbing her eyes again, and she instantly frowned. “Mom! You played games all day again!”

Mom was a little guilty and quickly changed the subject. “Aren’t you two going on a business trip? Hurry up and pack. I’m going out for an eye treatment.”

Mom stood up and left. Honestly, whose mother playing games had to be monitored by her daughter?

Jiang Yumian took a deep breath, shouting at the person who had already reached the door, “Remember to get your neck massaged too! You keep saying it aches!”

Mom ignored her.

Jiang Yumian gritted her teeth. “Did you hear me!”

Mom impatiently, “I heard you!”

With a “bang,” the door was closed by Mom. Jiang Yumian’s eye twitched. How annoying.

She looked down, seeing Jing Xiaoyan laughing, and glared at her irritably again. There wasn’t a single person in this family who could give her peace of mind!

Jing Xiaoyan: “…”

She was also being dragged into this, wasn’t she…

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