Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 3

Chapter 3: Idol

“See? See?! I knew you liked her!”

“You stubborn brat, and you said you didn’t have anyone you liked!”

Jiang Yumian took a deep breath, staring glumly at her phone. She had actually believed her. She really is my own mother.

Jiang Yumian pressed a hand to her forehead, calling out weakly, “Mom…”

Her tone was filled with helplessness.

Her mom let out a forceful huff. “Don’t call me Mom. I don’t agree, and I can’t accept it.”

If the two of them really got together, wouldn’t things get chaotic?

Jiang Yumian felt her chest tighten. How did they backpedal so fast? “You have to accept it! Why don’t you keep your word?”

Just a moment ago, she said she wasn’t against it and even told her to earn ten billion. Now she was going back on her word. Was Jing Xiaoyan really that precious?!

Her mom: “This isn’t about whether I accept it or not! Jiang Yumian, let me tell you, Xiao Yan is your…”

Before her mom could finish, Jiang Yumian immediately cut her off.

“Oh, come on! I’m not listening, I’m not listening! Are you trying to change the subject and back out again? Why do you always do that!”

Her mom: “…”

Her mom was speechless. “Fine, don’t listen! You’ll be the one crying to me one day…”

Go ahead and pursue her. In any case… Xiao Yan isn’t her sister’s biological daughter. Well… if it really comes down to it, she’ll think of something. She can’t really just watch her daughter cry, right?

“Sigh…”

Jiang Yumian heard her mom sigh and her eye twitched. She offered a useless comfort: “You need to think about it differently.”

Her mom: “I can’t.”

Jiang Yumian repeated the useless words: “You have to.”

“Why don’t you find someone else to like?” Her mom tried to fight one last time. “Does it have to be Xiao Yan?”

She suddenly felt her own heart was too big. She should have known better than to constantly praise her in front of her daughter, telling her to watch her more. And she actually went and watched.

Jiang Yumian fell silent. Her mom’s thought process was on par with her own. Why does it have to be Jing Xiaoyan? I was just trying to annoy you!

Jiang Yumian: “Mom, can you be a little more rational?”

Her mom: “I think you’re the one who isn’t rational. Forget it. You might like her, but she might not even look at you.”

Jiang Yumian closed her eyes, exasperated. “Can we even have a proper conversation?!”

Her mom: “What? Are you upset?”

Her mom: “I’m not wrong.”

Jiang Yumian gritted her teeth. “I’m not talking to you anymore! Just you wait. I’ll make her call you ‘Mom!'”

Her mom: “Oh, oh, oh, getting angry now, are we? I’ll be waiting. You go for it. I don’t believe you.”

Jiang Yumian: !

Jiang Yumian hung up the phone and tossed it aside, fuming. After two seconds, she picked it back up and started typing a furious volley of messages.

Sponge Has a Baby: “Childish!”

Sponge Has a Baby: “Do your employees know you’re this infuriating behind the scenes?”

Mom: “Of course they don’t. Who would dare get angry at me?”

Mom: “Only you have the guts to make me angry. You’re not cute at all. Xiao Yan is much cuter than you.”

Jiang Yumian resisted the urge to roll her eyes. Her mom couldn’t even forget to praise Jing Xiaoyan at a time like this. She should just let Jing Xiaoyan be her daughter! It wouldn’t be a stretch for Jing Xiaoyan to call her “Mom” either!

After a long time, she couldn’t figure out how to retort and just started lashing out randomly. Her personality really was just like her mom’s—she absolutely refused to lose an argument!

Sponge Has a Baby: “What kind of fake fan are you? She’s beautiful and cool. Where is Jing Xiaoyan cute?”

Sponge Has a Baby: “Is it because you’re a mom fan and your motherly love is overflowing? Do you have a filter on her? Please… Mrs. Jiang, I’m your daughter! Can you spare some of that overflowing motherly love for me…”

Mom: “picture” +25

Mom: “video” +11

Mom: “See for yourself. You say you like Xiao Yan, but you don’t know her at all.”

Mom: “You’re all grown up and still fighting for your mom’s affection, you spoiled baby. Go play by yourself. Your motherly-love-overflowing mom is going to go make some money now.”

In the face of her mom’s mockery, Jiang Yumian’s attention wasn’t on the insult. It was completely captured by the pictures and videos her mom had sent.

This is Jing Xiaoyan! This is actually Jing Xiaoyan!

Photos from her childhood and her school years—her mom actually had these!

Those big, watery eyes, that little face is so white and soft! So cute!

Jiang Yumian blinked as she looked at the photos, unable to help but exclaim “Wow!” out loud. She was so small. She really was cute!

She tapped on the video. Although it was very short, Jing Xiaoyan wasn’t doing anything in it but smiling. She was so well-behaved, it was enough to make her heart melt.

Jiang Yumian didn’t even notice the grin on her face. She held her cheeks and watched the video, wanting to search online for more videos or photos of Jing Xiaoyan when she was little. But she found that there weren’t any. The only early photo she could find was from her college graduation.

The ones her mom sent her were nowhere to be found online.

Jiang Yumian was stunned. No way, did my mom investigate her?

…

Jing: “Did you have lunch yet?”

Seeing the sudden message notification, Jiang Yumian’s eyelashes fluttered. She almost forgot that she was now someone’s cloud-raised girlfriend.

She quickly tapped to reply.

Sponge Has a Baby: “Not yet. I’ll eat later. Are you done with work, Sister?”

Jing: “Yes, my work is pretty much finished. I can rest for the next couple of days.”

Jiang Yumian’s eyes flickered. The message was obvious. She quickly got the hint and replied with great perception. “That’s great! I happen to have time these next couple of days, too. I can chat with you and play games.”

Jing Xiaoyan smiled with her lips. She sounded so eager calling her “Sister.” Even though it wasn’t a voice message, she could imagine Jiang Yumian calling her “Sister” from the messages.

Jing: “Good.”

Sponge Has a Baby: “I’ll let you know the day I start filming. I might not be able to reply right away then.”

Jiang Yumian’s little face wrinkled up. She suddenly remembered the bold promise she had made to her mom: that she was going to stick to Jing Xiaoyan like glue.

Sponge Has a Baby: “Sister, do you watch reality shows?”

Jing Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow.

Jing: “Why?”

Jiang Yumian pinched her own cheek. She felt it was better to give her rich lady sister a heads-up first.

Sponge Has a Baby: “There’s a female celebrity with the same last name as you. She’s a film empress, and she’s more famous than me.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s heart skipped a beat. She was suddenly brought up, and she couldn’t help but feel nervous. She sat up straight in her car seat.

It was true that she had won a Best Actress award, but she wasn’t as famous as Jiang Yumian, was she? The huge scene Jiang Yumian caused a year ago was probably known to everyone. She had gained millions of fans overnight.

From the way Jiang Yumian was talking, it sounded like she was more famous than her, and it felt a little unfriendly…

Jing: “You… don’t like her?”

Jiang Yumian had no idea what the other person was thinking. She felt incredibly guilty and didn’t dare say that she was planning to intentionally stick to Jing Xiaoyan. After all, she was her rich lady sister’s girlfriend right now. If she said that, her sister would definitely be angry.

Sponge Has a Baby: “I do like her! She’s my idol. I’m just telling you this so you don’t misunderstand when you watch. It’s, you know, a fan’s love for their idol!”

Jiang Yumian closed her eyes, hardened her heart, and sent the message. It wasn’t a lie, and she didn’t actually intend to pursue Jing Xiaoyan.

Jing Xiaoyan read the message over a few times, making sure she hadn’t misread it. Her eyes were filled with surprise, but she also felt a sense of relief. It was good that she liked her.

Jing: “An idol, huh. Then that’s fine…”

But you don’t even recognize your idol’s voice. Jing Xiaoyan truly found that hard to believe.

Jing: “If she can be your idol, what do you like about her?”

Sponge Has a Baby: “Oh, I like so many things, hehe. Actually, she’s not really an idol anymore.”

Jing Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow, a slight smile on her lips. She tapped the phone icon and called her. She wanted to hear what Jiang Yumian liked about her, and she wanted Jiang Yumian to listen to her voice carefully.

The phone call was unexpected. Jiang Yumian cleared her throat and took two seconds before answering.

She greeted her politely and respectfully: “Hello, Sister.”

Jing Xiaoyan chuckled softly. “Hello. What are you planning to have for lunch?”

Jiang Yumian: ?

So she’s not calling to question me. She had thought her rich lady sister was angry because she had said she liked Jing Xiaoyan.

She let out a sigh of relief. “I haven’t decided yet. I’m not hungry right now.”

“Hmm… is that so? I’m a little bored. Tell me, what do you like about her?”

Jing Xiaoyan made a silencing gesture to her assistant who was looking over. She didn’t want the assistant to yell “Sister Xiao Yan!” and expose her. She wanted Jiang Yumian to figure it out herself.

Jiang Yumian was already thinking that her good sister’s voice sounded familiar. As she was pondering where she had heard it before, she heard her say she was bored and wanted her to talk about Jing Xiaoyan.

She let out a dry little chuckle. It felt a little strange to have to praise Jing Xiaoyan out loud.

Jiang Yumian: “She’s more beautiful than me, and her smile is even more beautiful.”

Jing Xiaoyan lowered her eyes and chuckled softly. “Yes, she’s more beautiful than you.”

Jiang Yumian blinked. Was she just repeating what I said, or was she agreeing with me?

Jing Xiaoyan waited for two seconds. “That’s it?”

Jiang Yumian cleared her throat. “No, there’s more. She’s a better actress than me.”

After saying that, she smiled a little awkwardly. “To be honest, that’s what I used to think. But now, I’m her mom fan! She’s so cute! So adorable!”

The expression on Jing Xiaoyan’s face froze, then instantly shattered. What is she saying?!

What kind of fan?!

Jing Xiaoyan couldn’t hold back. “Huh!?”

When Jiang Yumian started talking about this, she no longer felt guilty.

Hearing the confusion in her rich lady sister’s single word, Jiang Yumian wasn’t surprised. She even began to analyze it for her. “So, Sister, when you watch the show, don’t get mad if I get close to her. I’m treating her like a daughter! It’s a complete overflow of motherly love. Don’t worry, I have professional ethics. I only have you as a girlfriend!”

Daughter!?

Overflowing motherly love?!

Jing Xiaoyan closed her eyes, biting her lip hard. She took a deep breath and suddenly felt a headache and earache from listening to her. Her breathing also became uneven.

Where am I cute? Where am I adorable? How can I be associated with those two words!

Jing Xiaoyan’s throat trembled. She interrupted the other person, who was still praising her for being cute. “Jiang Yumian!”

Jiang Yumian: “Present!”

Hearing her name called out like that, Jiang Yumian responded quickly. A sudden realization hit her.

“Holy crap! I know who you are! Sister, your voice sounds just like my ‘daughter’s’!” Jiang Yumian covered her mouth in shock. “You, you, you! Your last name is Jing! Could it be that you’re…”

Jing Xiaoyan quickly cut her off: “I’m not!”

I can’t be! Absolutely not!

She had wanted her to figure it out before, but now? Forget it! There was no need!

The extreme embarrassment made Jiang Yumian’s toes stop curling. She’s not?

“Huh?”

Jing Xiaoyan took a breath, suppressing the urge to vomit blood. She gritted her teeth, glanced at her phone, and pretended to be calm. “My voice just sounds like hers. And ‘Jing’ is just my internet name. My last name isn’t Jing.”

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