Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: Restraint

Jiang Yumian was the first to take a shower. She had run all the way, so it was impossible not to sweat. She was feeling uncomfortable now.

She lingered in the bathroom, looking at the frosted glass. Although she was sure the outside couldn’t see in, with someone outside, she always felt awkward.

She had never felt this way before.

But the awkwardness didn’t last long. Soon, she heard the sound of the room door closing.

Jing Xiaoyan went out?

Jiang Yumian was washing her hair, thinking that she probably went out to visit someone. She quickly put away her thoughts and started to ponder her own matters.

Her “good older sister” hadn’t replied to her messages. Could she be angry?

Today, she had called Jing Xiaoyan “older sister,” initiated holding her hand, and then allowed Jing Xiaoyan to hold her hand back, implicitly not refusing. Jiang Yumian paused the hand scratching her head. No matter how she thought about it, she felt a little bothered.

Was she overthinking and being too sensitive, or was Jing Xiaoyan too carefree and didn’t care about these things at all?

But they both liked girls…

Jiang Yumian frowned, raising her hand to turn on the showerhead. Forget it, she couldn’t think about it anymore. If she kept thinking, she would start to have prejudice against Jing Xiaoyan.

Because her mother had always talked about it, she hadn’t liked it much, and now, after only a few days of contact, she was thinking of Jing Xiaoyan as a frivolous person. She felt that if she continued to analyze, all the goodwill she had would be ruined.

Jing Xiaoyan was very nice and treated her well. She hadn’t done anything. It was her own filter that was too heavy before.

Jiang Yumian patted her face. She was truly bad. She was the one who initiated calling her “older sister,” and she was the one who initiated holding hands. If anyone should be called frivolous, it should be herself.

With this thought, Jiang Yumian successfully brainwashed herself. Jing Xiaoyan was just too nice and too gentle. It was just a little different from the beautiful and confident style she had imagined.

She planned to go back after her shower and re-watch some of Jing Xiaoyan’s previous videos, photos, or interviews. She still didn’t know enough about this person.

Jing Xiaoyan, stepping out, had no idea that her image had completely collapsed and then been restored in Jiang Yumian’s mind. She was currently being cornered and interrogated by Chu Qianyuan and Lin Xi in the stairwell.

Chu Qianyuan poked her shoulder, saying righteously: “I don’t know whether to call you shrewd or bad.”

“How are you going to end it after tricking Mianmian like this?”

Lin Xi folded her arms, scrutinizing Jing Xiaoyan up and down. She didn’t even want to talk to her and just turned her head to ask Chu Qianyuan: “So she really likes Jiang Yumian?”

Chu Qianyuan nodded: “Likes her an awful lot.”

She was even resorting to deception.

Jing Xiaoyan didn’t deny it, letting the two of them corner her at the stairs: “Did you call me out just to say this?”

Lin Xi didn’t answer her but turned back to Chu Qianyuan, her eyes full of curiosity: “What did she trick Jiang Yumian about?”

Chu Qianyuan pursed her lips: “Ask her yourself.”

From Chu Qianyuan’s tone, it was clear that she disapproved of Jing Xiaoyan’s actions.

Lin Xi immediately looked over. Seeing that Jing Xiaoyan still wouldn’t speak, she blinked: “Why don’t you say anything?”

“Nothing to say. If there’s nothing else, I’m going back.” Jing Xiaoyan looked serious and was about to leave, but was quickly pulled back by the two of them.

She sighed deeply. What kind of situation was this, being cornered in the hallway late at night?

Chu Qianyuan scoffed: “If there’s nothing, why are you running?”

She had held it in for a whole day to ask. She couldn’t let her run away.

She condemned Jing Xiaoyan, her voice filled with disappointment: “You tricked Mianmian into an online relationship with you, and then you won’t tell her it’s you. Are you out of your mind?”

Lin Xi blinked. This was even more dramatic?

Jing Xiaoyan twitched her lips, feeling like these two were going to treat her as a bad girl. She sighed again: “What I have with her can’t even be called an online relationship. We only chatted for a few days, and I sent her a voice message at the very beginning. She didn’t recognize it…”

Lin Xi tilted her head, looking disbelieving: “Stop it. How could she not recognize that?”

Even her cat recognized Jing Xiaoyan’s voice. Was Jiang Yumian an idiot?

Jing Xiaoyan pursed her lips, looked at the door at the top of the stairs, deliberated for a few minutes, and seeing that they were relentlessly demanding answers, she finally recounted the entire process of how she tricked Jiang Yumian.

Chu Qianyuan’s eyelids twitched as she listened. So, she was used as a gun that time. The whole thing about the fan and the birthday was all fake.

Lin Xi’s expression changed after listening. She finally spoke directly: “You are so good at tricking people. You’re truly a piece of work.”

Feeling that one sentence wasn’t enough, she continued to criticize: “And you’re chasing a girlfriend? If I were Jiang Yumian, I’d dump you immediately and move on to the next.”

Chu Qianyuan gnashed her teeth: “You really are a piece of work.”

She had helped her trick Jiang Yumian. If Su Mumu found out, she would be scolded again.

Jing Xiaoyan twitched her mouth: “Mianmian was the one who said no meeting, just chatting. And I deliberately found her. Besides, I sent her a voice message, and I thought she would recognize it, but she wasn’t familiar with me and didn’t recognize it. But later she did…”

Chu Qianyuan raised her chin: “She recognized it, and then what? You denied it?”

Jing Xiaoyan sighed heavily, closed her eyes, and explained the reason for her denial in a rapid-fire manner.

Lin Xi’s eyes widened. She summarized it brilliantly: “You wanted to be her wife, but she wanted to be your mom?”

Chu Qianyuan lowered her head, stifling a laugh. No wonder she hadn’t been willing to talk for so long and tried to run. She took a breath and comforted her: “Ahem, actually, Mianmian calling you cute also proves that she likes you quite a bit.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s face turned black: “But she called me ‘Daughter’…”

A sense of shame rushed to her head as she spoke. She tightly clenched her fists. It was truly embarrassing!

Lin Xi couldn’t help but burst out laughing. She genuinely hadn’t expected it to be this hilarious.

“But you still shouldn’t have lied to her. This isn’t right. Even if she’s a ‘Mother’… fan, it’s because she likes you. Shouldn’t you be secretly happy about that?” Fearing she couldn’t convince Jing Xiaoyan, she put on a serious demeanor and sighed deeply: “If you deceive her like this, and she finds out later, you’ll be the one who’s truly miserable.”

Chu Qianyuan nodded: “And today, your eyes were practically glued to Mianmian. Not only did you show no restraint, but you also held her hand. Lin Xi noticed something was off. Do you think Mianmian, the person involved, is an idiot?”

“You might think it’s fine, but in her eyes, it’s different. That means you clearly know she has a girlfriend, yet you’re still flirting with her.”

“And Mumu also said you were weird. If she asks me what’s wrong with you, I’ll definitely tell her. Whether she tells Mianmian, I don’t know. Besides, you can’t hide this for long. Mianmian is so observant and serious. I estimate she’ll find out herself in less than a month.”

Seeing Jing Xiaoyan’s face grow darker, Lin Xi pursed her lips. She had found out late and hadn’t thought of this layer. Now that she put herself in that position, it was true. She could suddenly understand why Chu Qianyuan was so eager to pull Jing Xiaoyan out to discuss this now.

Lin Xi: “You need to restrain yourself. In Jiang Yumian’s eyes, you’re being inappropriate.”

Perhaps the spectators were the clearest. Hearing this, Jing Xiaoyan also knew that her behavior today had been a bit much.

It might seem normal to others, but everyone secretly knew the truth. Jiang Yumian knew that she liked girls.

Jing Xiaoyan thought for a moment and said seriously: “I’ll tell her in half a month at most. It doesn’t seem appropriate to tell her now.”

She had just finished tricking the person, and she still wanted Jiang Yumian to change her opinion of her.

Chu Qianyuan nodded slightly. Half a month wasn’t long: “Then you need to establish a good image first. But Mianmian doesn’t seem to want to know who her online girlfriend is. It might be better if you don’t say anything.”

Lin Xi also nodded in agreement.

Jing Xiaoyan was instantly at a loss for words. They had been righteously scolding her just now. However, this was also the reason why she was more hesitant.

Suddenly thinking of something, Lin Xi’s eyes were full of confusion: “But why did Jiang Yumian post a Moment looking for someone to chat with and date? Was she bored?”

Jing Xiaoyan felt a pang of guilt: “She posted it as a joke. I was the one who deliberately took it seriously and approached her.”

Lin Xi nodded, offering a rare compliment: “Don’t say it. It’s only right that you have a girlfriend. You’re proactive, unlike Chu Qianyuan, who only moves when pushed.”

Chu Qianyuan looked disdainful and purposely looked at Jing Xiaoyan: “I don’t know how Mianmian’s eyes work. Where are you cute?”

Jing Xiaoyan ignored her. She looked at her phone: “Are you done gossiping? I’m leaving.”

Seeing that she was about to leave, the two finally stopped blocking her and left together.

Since they were on the same floor, after Chu Qianyuan left, Lin Xi still followed Jing Xiaoyan. She walked to her room door. Seeing her take out the room card, Lin Xi thought for a moment, still feeling uneasy: “Remember to restrain yourself.”

She shouldn’t completely ruin her own image as a good sister. She won’t be able to catch her wife that way.

Seeing how concerned she was for her, Jing Xiaoyan turned sideways to Lin Xi and said: “You should also restrain yourself.”

Lin Xi was puzzled. Restrain what?

Jing Xiaoyan pursed her lips, thinking that Jiang Yumian probably only had suspicions and hadn’t taken it seriously: “It’s nothing. You should go back quickly.”

After saying that, she swiped the room card and entered the door, leaving Lin Xi alone outside in confusion.

When Jing Xiaoyan entered the door, the sound of the hairdryer in the bathroom also stopped. Jiang Yumian poked her head out. It was indeed her.

She didn’t ask what she went out for. She stepped out of the bathroom, wearing her pajamas, and said naturally: “I’m done. You go shower.”

Jing Xiaoyan nodded.

She had heard everything Chu Qianyuan and Lin Xi said.

Seeing Jiang Yumian pick up her phone as soon as she came out, with no intention of saying another word to her, she didn’t dare to think any further.

However, this time, Jing Xiaoyan was really overthinking. Jiang Yumian was just anxious, wanting to see if her “older sister” had replied.

Noticing Jing Xiaoyan standing at the door without moving, Jiang Yumian looked up: “What’s wrong?”

Was she spacing out?

Jing Xiaoyan snapped back to reality, walked into the room, and sat on her bed. She looked serious, speaking in a low, heavy voice. This demeanor made Jiang Yumian instantly wary.

She deliberated for a long time, finally looking up at Jiang Yumian, opening her mouth: “Do you know why I held your hand today?”

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