Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 123.1

Chapter 123.1: End of Main Story

Jing Xiaoyan raised her hand and rubbed her head. She drank too much last night, and her head was throbbing now.

The slight movement of her hand tugged at her body. Jing Xiaoyan’s hand froze, and a flood of embarrassing images rushed into her mind. She stared blankly for two seconds, then quickly closed her eyes.

Help…

Even with her eyes closed, those proactive and passionate scenes from last night kept surging into her mind. Jing Xiaoyan’s ears turned redder and redder. She was doomed, her dignity was completely gone…

Noticing the movement beside her, Jiang Yumian put down her phone and turned to look at her. She had been awake for a while but hadn’t gotten up or woken Jing Xiaoyan.

Jing Xiaoyan was too tired yesterday, and she cried and begged, saying that she disliked her, so, sigh…

Hugging her from behind, skin against skin, Jiang Yumian reached out and rubbed her palm against her chest. “It’s almost two in the afternoon. Are you getting up?”

Jing Xiaoyan, who had planned to pretend to sleep, opened her eyes, lightly “Mhm”-ed as she grasped Jiang Yumian’s hand, and leaned back against her in her embrace.

Jiang Yumian buried her face in her neck, her lips lightly pressed against the warm skin. Whether intentional or not, Jiang Yumian lightly bit her and then urged, “Wife, time to get up.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s body stiffened. She had called her “wife” all last night, and forced Jiang Yumian to call her that too. She wouldn’t allow any other titles.

She closed her eyes. Her heart sank. The saying that alcohol gives courage was true. She didn’t dare to dwell on those images. Thinking about them even briefly made her feel like she had done everything…

Jing Xiaoyan bit her lip and slowly propped herself up, not daring to turn her head. She didn’t dare to look at Jiang Yumian.

She pulled back the quilt, looked down at her naked body, and feigned confusion. “La-last night…”

Jiang Yumian also got up, her hand resting on Jing Xiaoyan’s back. Seeing Jing Xiaoyan act as if she couldn’t remember anything, she raised an eyebrow.

“You didn’t black out, did you? Is it that serious? You don’t remember anything?”

Jing Xiaoyan opened her mouth. She remembered everything. She was only pretending to be clueless because she remembered.

She shook her head, her expression even more confused. “What did I do?”

Jiang Yumian reached out and pressed her lower abdomen. “Does it hurt? Are you uncomfortable? What do you think you did? You’re not affected at all after how intense it was last night?”

Intense…

Jing Xiaoyan’s eyebrow twitched. Forcing herself to maintain her expression, she shook her head and then slowly nodded. “A little, but not much.”

Her voice was weak as she said this, whether from guilt or because she genuinely couldn’t remember.

Jiang Yumian strongly suspected she was intentionally playing dumb.

“Fine, let me help you recall. Last night, you were crying and begging me to kiss you, and you kept calling me your wife. Oh, right, you were the one who knelt down and asked me to kiss you, mmm…”

Her mouth was covered by Jing Xiaoyan’s hand before she could finish.

Seeing her flushed cheeks and her ears, faintly visible through her hair, that were beet red, the smile in Jiang Yumian’s eyes almost overflowed. So she still knew how to be shy.

Perhaps the smile in her eyes was too intense. Jing Xiaoyan used her other hand to cover Jiang Yumian’s eyes.

She bit her tongue and gently exhaled.

Jing Xiaoyan kept her hand over her mouth without saying a word. Jiang Yumian waited for a while before reaching out and removing both hands from her face.

Knowing Jing Xiaoyan was embarrassed, she didn’t deliberately tease her. She reached out, hugged her, and pressed her back down, burying her head in her neck and consciously avoiding looking at her face. That way, she wouldn’t be so embarrassed, and it would be better.

Jiang Yumian actively skipped the previous topic, giving Jing Xiaoyan some face. “Sleep for a few more minutes, then get up, okay? No more lingering in bed.”

Jing Xiaoyan nodded slightly, whispering, “My throat is a little dry.”

Jiang Yumian chuckled and climbed off her. “There’s honey water by your bedside. I mixed it last night. Drink some when you get up. We’ll go out for a stroll tonight. If you don’t want to go out, we’ll just rest at the hotel, and go back tomorrow.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s blank mind pondered for a few seconds. So, coming here was truly just for her.

Fortunately, it was almost the New Year, and everyone had come back. Otherwise, it might not have been possible for so many people to gather. No wonder the schedule was so tight.

Jing Xiaoyan sighed deeply. “Let’s go out for a stroll tonight. There’s another tough battle waiting for us when we get home tomorrow.”

Jiang Yumian raised an eyebrow. A tough battle?

Mhm, maybe so, but it would be someone else’s tough battle.

She needed to prepare to return and engage in a war of words with a crowd.

Jing Xiaoyan didn’t know what she was thinking, but her suspended heart completely died the night of the family dinner.

Jiang Yumian was surrounded by a group of people alone.

Because only when Jing Xiaoyan wasn’t by Jiang Yumian’s side would those people feel fewer reservations about saying what they considered to be intimate words to Jiang Yumian.

So, Mom had already pulled Jing Xiaoyan to a relatively secluded sofa to chat.

Jiang Yumian talked until her throat was dry, refuting one point after another. But she hadn’t expected that to brainwash her, these people would even bring up the future development of the country and cultural heritage to lecture her on life philosophy.

She was truly tired of listening.

Jiang Yumian sighed deeply. “Forget it. I know what all the uncles, aunts, and family members mean, but I don’t want anyone but Jing Xiaoyan.”

One of her uncles, she wasn’t sure which one, suddenly said, “Given our family, if you really like her, you can be together. Just don’t tell outsiders, and then find someone to marry and have children. That’s the…”

“Get out!”

Before Jiang Yumian could even refute, she heard a deep, furious voice pointing at her uncle and telling him to leave.

Oh… it was her Grandpa.

Grandpa: “When did our family start having this kind of atmosphere? Get out of here!”

Jiang Yumian was speechless. How stupid. If he wanted to show off in front of Grandpa, this wasn’t the way to do it.

Both Grandpa and Dad were soldiers. The family discipline was very strict, almost governed by military rules. For a black sheep who had been wrongly disciplined to suddenly appear and even encourage his little niece to keep someone outside.

Fortunately, Jiang Yumian wasn’t very familiar with these relatives.

Truly, someone always sends a pillow when you’re sleepy. Jiang Yumian smiled.

“Grandpa, it seems there’s a serious problem with the family education, and this matter looks quite tricky.” Jiang Yumian opened her mouth to mock, and quickly brought up the words Grandpa least wanted to hear. “If Dad were still here, the family definitely wouldn’t have become like this.”

“If he were here, he would support me like Mom does. He only wants me to be happy and wouldn’t force me to be with someone I don’t like.”

The people around fell silent. Jiang Yumian looked at the relatives on Mom’s side who were watching the show and said directly, “Let’s stop having these family dinners in the future. It’s too much trouble for Mom every year. Mom isn’t a scapegoat, managing all this every year. You don’t care about my Mom, but I do.”

Now it was her turn to manage the household, and she decided to simply stop doing this.

Since Jiang Yumian had said so much, no one else had the nerve to argue. It was a fact. More importantly, they had just been “educating” Jiang Yumian, subtly implying that her mother had led her astray. So, Jiang Yumian was clearly unhappy. Arguing now would only make things worse.

Jiang Yumian looked at Grandpa, who was now silent, and sighed softly. “Let’s fix the family atmosphere before attempting things like this again. I will bring Jing Xiaoyan and Mom back to see you when I have time.”

Grandpa looked down and didn’t say anything. After a few seconds, he waved his hand, compromising. “Fine, I’ll listen to you.”

Standing among those relatives, Jiang Yumian had finally said all the prepared words. Although a portion of these relatives expressed support and understanding, Jiang Yumian didn’t care whether they were genuinely supportive or just trying to curry favor. It was best to minimize contact with them.

Jing Xiaoyan was held back by Mom and didn’t have to do anything, only watching anxiously from a distance. She was relieved when she saw Jiang Yumian walking towards her.

Mom smiled at her. “See? It’s much better sitting here. Mianmian has our back.”

Jing Xiaoyan quickly smiled too. She knew Mom was afraid she’d be uncomfortable alone, but indeed, Mianmian had Mom’s back too.

Jiang Yumian walked up to them, looking proud. Winning against those people made her feel very comfortable and refreshed.

She lifted her chin toward Jing Xiaoyan. “Let’s go. Don’t worry about them anymore. We need to change and go film the show.”

Her expression and tone were full of pride, haughty. Look, aren’t I awesome?

Jing Xiaoyan looked at her and smiled. “Okay.”

Jiang Yumian immediately pulled her up, grinning as she looked at Mom. “Mom, we’re leaving first. You wrap things up, okay?”

Mom also picked up her bag and stood up. “Let your Aunt wrap things up.”

She wanted to go home and play games.

Aunt, who had just returned from the bathroom, was utterly speechless…

Aunt complained speechlessly. “Do you two have any conscience…”

Jiang Yumian led Jing Xiaoyan away. “Thank you for your hard work, Aunt. We have to catch a flight.”

Their filming location for this show was far north, in a place with temperatures as low as minus twenty or thirty degrees Celsius. It took more than six hours to fly there.

They flew with Su Mumu and Chu Qianyuan. Since they were already in the same city, it was convenient to travel together.

After getting off the plane, Jiang Yumian’s feet were throbbing from the cold. She was bundled up very tightly, with only her eyes exposed. She only dared to reveal her face after getting into the heated car.

Jiang Yumian had a bit of a headache. She really didn’t know what the production team was thinking. How could they film outdoors here?

“Sister Yun, what’s the theme of this episode?”

Jiang Yumian felt that Chu Qianyuan, as an insider of the production team, must know something.

Chu Qianyuan shook her head. “I don’t know, but we’ll be filming here for five days.”

Jiang Yumian nodded. “I know that, but if we finish filming early, we won’t have to stay here that long.”

Su Mumu turned back to look at her. “There’s no such thing as finishing early. We have to film for a full five days.”

She added, “Lu Zhi originally wanted to go to the southernmost part, where it’s warmer in winter, but I don’t know what she was thinking. She suddenly came to the northernmost part, and it took almost a month.”

Jing Xiaoyan had just pulled down her scarf when she met Chu Qianyuan’s gaze, who had turned to look at them. The two were frozen for a few seconds. She couldn’t help but ask, “Why are you looking at me?”

Chu Qianyuan lightly “Hmph”-ed, ignoring Jing Xiaoyan, but answered Su Mumu’s question.

“What do you think Lu Zhi was thinking? Of course, it’s because Mianmian wanted to see the snow, and Jing Xiaoyan convinced Lu Zhi to come here.” Chu Qianyuan ruthlessly exposed Jing Xiaoyan, then pulled Su Mumu to turn around, showing them the back of their heads.

Jing Xiaoyan, who was originally leaning lazily on Jiang Yumian, froze completely. Her expression tightened. Before Jiang Yumian could look at her inquiringly, she immediately pointed out the window. “Look, five days. We can play in the snow to our heart’s content.”

Jiang Yumian held her hand and looked down at her. “Hmm?”

Jing Xiaoyan blinked and pretended to be clueless, mimicking her. “Hmm?”

Jiang Yumian raised an eyebrow, looked up at Su Mumu and Chu Qianyuan sitting in front, hesitated for a moment, then lowered her head and lightly kissed Jing Xiaoyan’s lips.

The slight dissatisfaction brought on by the cold was quickly dispersed. Jiang Yumian’s eyes were sparkling as she smiled at Jing Xiaoyan, feeling warm inside.

Jing Xiaoyan’s ear tips were slightly red. She turned her head away a little, feeling embarrassed, and secretly curled her lips. The smile on her face was impossible to suppress.

The car drove for two hours, gradually leaving the city. They were arranged to stay in a relatively large log cabin. The roof was covered with a thick layer of snow. Eight people were divided into four rooms, and they all slept on heated brick beds (kangs).

Entering the yard, they saw a stove with a pot on it, and another stove behind it for the other two rooms.

Jiang Yumian’s eyes lit up when she entered. She had never experienced the feeling of sleeping on a kang.

She took off her shoes and entered the room. She stepped directly onto the kang with just socks on her feet, and was quickly frozen. She shrieked and clung to Jing Xiaoyan, crying out that she wanted to get down.

“Shouldn’t it be warm?” Jiang Yumian, supported by Jing Xiaoyan, put on her cotton shoes, looking aggrieved.

Chu Qianyuan’s voice came from the doorway. “The fire hasn’t been lit, and the pot isn’t hot. You expect a warm kang?”

Jing Xiaoyan replied to her, “I’ll light the fire. It’s time to cook anyway.”

With someone to back her up, Jiang Yumian looked out with a cheerful smile. “Exactly! Exactly!”

The answer she received was a familiar barking sound.

“Woof! Woof!”

Jiang Xiaoyan ran into the room from behind Chu Qianyuan, circling the two people in the room.

Jiang Yumian looked down at Jiang Xiaoyan in surprise. “Why are you here!”

She bent down and hugged the thickly dressed Jiang Xiaoyan, rubbing its head. She was genuinely surprised.

Jiang Yumian turned to look at Jing Xiaoyan. Seeing her smiling knowingly at herself, she knew Jing Xiaoyan must have arranged for it to be sent over but hadn’t told her.

Luo Cheng emerged from the next room, leaning against the other side of the door frame. “The director said that since it’s the last episode, they want the audience to see if your Jiang Xiaoyan has grown up. Also, let me tell you, watch what you say. The live stream has already started. The previously canceled live streams will all be made up this time—five days of live streaming.”

“The last episode is just for fun. All the good food and drinks are provided. We just have to cook the meals ourselves, and shovel the snow at the entrance ourselves.” Lin Xi also appeared from somewhere, tossed an orange to Jing Xiaoyan, and continued, “Fortunately, you two know how to cook. Otherwise, the rest of us would starve.”

The four of them had arrived earlier than they did. They had figured out most of what needed to be known. The meaning was that the production team was being relatively kind for the last episode. They wouldn’t play those silly games anymore. They were just allowed to play and watch the snow here.

Jing Xiaoyan placed the orange Lin Xi had given her on a nearby table, looked at the icy cold kang, and asked in confusion, “Didn’t you all arrive half an hour earlier than us? Why is the kang still cold?”

Hearing this, Jiang Yumian paused her petting of the dog, looked up at the doorway with confusion too.

Chu Qianyuan spoke up directly, laughing, “The four of them don’t know how to start a fire.”

Jing Xiaoyan looked disgusted. That explanation was quite reasonable.

Lin Xi shrugged. “I can only say, it is quite difficult.”

Chu Qianyuan smiled and stepped back from the doorway. “Mumu went to light the fire for the other stove to boil water. You two can start the fire for this one at the entrance. I’m going to check on Mumu.”

“Wait! I’m going to Mumu’s side too.” Jiang Yumian suddenly stood up, leading the dog towards Chu Qianyuan.

Jing Xiaoyan was confused. “Aren’t you staying here with me?”

Jiang Yumian pointed at Jiang Xiaoyan. “Your dog is shivering from the cold. I’m taking it to Mumu’s side to warm up, and then we’ll come back.”

Jing Xiaoyan was slightly stunned. Her gaze subtly swept across the camera in the room, finally landing on Jiang Xiaoyan’s visibly trembling legs.

“Ahem, then you go ahead…”

“My favorite couple got a room together. Awesome!”

“Key point! Mianmian said: Your Jiang Xiaoyan!”

“Jing Xiaoyan (aggrieved edition): Aren’t you staying here with me~”

“What should I do? I’ve been shipping them for so long, I feel like they’re really dating. Am I too obsessed…”

“What should you do? Nothing. I’m a sole-fan, and I’ve given up.”

“I think so too. I saw online that Jiang Yumian was also at Jing Xiaoyan’s class reunion a few days ago…”

“Maybe it was just a coincidence. Didn’t they say Mianmian was on a business trip there?”

“Aahhh! Upstairs, shut up! Don’t tell the truth. I just started enjoying this!”

“Wuwuwu…”

Before the meal was ready, Jing Xiaoyan peeled the orange Lin Xi gave her for Jiang Yumian. She was still very thoughtful, eating a segment herself to taste the sweetness and sourness.

Then, she handed it to Jiang Yumian without batting an eye. Jiang Yumian trusted Jing Xiaoyan immensely in this regard, so she was completely unprepared. Her expression immediately lost control when she took a bite of the sour fruit.

Jiang Yumian’s teeth ached from the sourness, and tears almost welled up in her eyes.

“Jing Xiaoyan!”

There was a commotion in the room. When it was time to eat, Jiang Yumian deliberately put a seat between herself and Jing Xiaoyan.

After the meal was finished, the room was warm, but it was dark outside. So, Jiang Yumian wasn’t in a hurry to go out and play in the snow. She planned to go out tomorrow. She felt she should let the dog adapt to the place first.

But the dog suddenly became depressed. It wasn’t shy; it was very lively when it saw people. It was unhappy because everyone played with it, except Jing Xiaoyan.

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