Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 41

Chapter 41: The Understanding Flower

Jing Xiaoyan truly didn’t go to this episode of the show. However, Lu Zhi didn’t invite any temporary guests either. They recorded with just the seven of them, still using the format of one day live broadcast and two days recorded broadcast.

Jing Xiaoyan was very busy. She had a scene in the first session and kept filming until the afternoon. She had it easier in the evening with no scenes scheduled.

On the way back to the hotel, Xiao Feng said she was trending again, but didn’t tell her why. Her phone was out of battery at the time, and she was a bit tired, so she wasn’t in a hurry to check.

Now, she had finished showering, was lying in bed, and opened her phone, which had been charging for a while. She silently scrolled through the screen. She was indeed trending again, thanks to Jiang Yumian.

Jing Xiaoyan finished reading the trending topics and finally realized that even though she wasn’t there, her presence in this episode was particularly strong.

She briefly looked at it. The theme of this episode seemed to be related to stray dogs and cats.

Jiang Yumian saw a newborn puppy, her eyes shining, and she immediately said something that directly sent her to the top of the trending list.

#JiangYumian: Little Jing Doggy! Come!#

And that wasn’t enough. She eagerly asked the staff if the dog had an owner or a name. After hearing it didn’t, she asked if she could adopt it. Finally, she got a positive answer, and a professional taught her how to adopt a dog, as well as educating the audience.

Jiang Yumian held the incredibly cute little puppy. The puppy’s eyes were clear and innocent, and its fur was the common yellow color. But it looked particularly lively, incredibly clever, and would circle Jiang Yumian, jumping and hopping.

Jiang Yumian immediately named it “Little Yanyan.”

She said it was as cute as Jing Xiaoyan.

This sent Jing Xiaoyan to the top of the trending list again.

#JiangYumian: Little Yanyan’s Mom Loves You! Lin Xi: Grandma Loves You Too!#

Jing Xiaoyan narrowed her eyes. For the first time, she didn’t open her private WeChat but immediately clicked on her work WeChat and called Jiang Yumian.

She remembered their phones had been collected just before it automatically hung up. They couldn’t take her call right now.

Little Jing Doggy: You did that on purpose.

After sending the message, she attached a screenshot of the trending topics.

Little Jing Doggy: Hmph.

Little Jing Doggy: You should hug me instead of it. I’m clingier.

Little Jing Doggy: Little Yanyan is not a good name. You need to give it a surname. Call it Jiang Xiaoyan.

Little Jing Doggy: [Since you said the child resembles me, you have to listen to me. It’s decided.

Little Jing Doggy: [If you don’t reply, I’ll take it as a yes. I’m going to post a Weibo to respond to the trending topic.

Jing Xiaoyan V: The child’s proper name is Jiang Xiaoyan (Image)

The image attached was a screenshot of Jiang Yumian holding the puppy.

She did it on purpose.

A crowd of fans quickly flooded the comments to watch the drama.

“Sister actually responded, hahaha.”

Jing Xiaoyan replied: Late response, sorry for the wait (dog head.jpg)

“I’m dying of laughter. The child has a proper name. Does the child’s mother know, hahaha…”

Jing Xiaoyan replied: She doesn’t know. She’ll find out after the program is recorded. I’ve already informed her.

“Hahaha, so Jiang Xiaoyan herself doesn’t know she has a proper name? I’m laughing so hard!”

“Hahaha, I feel like you guys are leaving me out, and I’m forcing myself into the game.”

“To be fair, the puppy Jiang Xiaoyan is really cute!”

“Sister is so active today, she even replied to two comments. She seems a bit tsundere hahahahaha.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s move sent her and Jiang Yumian to the top of the trending list again. It felt like because Jiang Yumian wasn’t there, Jing Xiaoyan was unsupervised and let loose, stirring up trouble on Weibo.

The trending topics have been quite entertaining these past few days. Perhaps there hasn’t been much major gossip in the entertainment industry recently. A large part of it was the funny moments from their show.

There would be no live broadcast for the next two days, and although the trending topics had subsided, the show’s popularity continued to rise. Fans were editing various video clips on all platforms.

“Mianmian, what does Jing Xiaoyan’s response mean?”

On the way to the airport after recording, Su Mumu was scrolling through Weibo. The more she read, the stranger it became. “She actually gave your little Yanyan a proper name.”

Little Yanyan was sent back to Jiang Yumian’s house in a rideshare car after the live broadcast ended. An auntie at home was looking after it, and it probably had various checkups done by now.

Jiang Yumian was also looking at her phone, but not Weibo. She was replying to her rich sister’s messages. She hadn’t checked her work WeChat yet. She was hitching a ride in Su Mumu’s car again, but this time, Chu Qianyuan was also in the car.

“She named it?” Jiang Yumian suddenly panicked, quickly opened her Weibo to check, sensing that Jing Xiaoyan had probably caused trouble while she was away.

Chu Qianyuan saw the content on Su Mumu’s phone and silently closed her eyes, pretending to sleep, trying hard to minimize her presence. She was truly afraid that Mumu would ask her, and she would spill everything. She silently complained about how shameless Jing Xiaoyan was again.

Jiang Yumian stared wide-eyed at that Weibo post. “Jiang Xiaoyan?”

She quickly realized what was going on and gnashed her teeth. “That dog thing, Jing Xiaoyan!”

Su Mumu looked at her hesitantly a few times, but finally couldn’t help but say, “Isn’t it your own fault…”

Although Jing Xiaoyan wasn’t there these three days, Jiang Yumian kept mentioning her in various ways. It was obvious she was doing it on purpose.

At first, Jiang Yumian only wanted to subtly call Jing Xiaoyan a dog, which was a bit mischievous. But later, it changed. Because the puppy was too cute, she kept talking about it, even talking about a drawing of a dog.

Jiang Yumian switched to WeChat, looked at the string of messages, and laughed in anger. She was so angry that she sent several ‘landmines’ to Jing Xiaoyan.

Seeing Jiang Yumian furiously tapping her phone, Su Mumu couldn’t help but sigh. She didn’t know if she was sending messages to Jing Xiaoyan or frantically explaining to her girlfriend.

Su Mumu couldn’t intervene in this matter. She shrugged and continued to play on her phone, feeling that Jiang Yumian was in trouble again. Her girlfriend would probably be even harder to appease. This Jing Xiaoyan was really something.

After thinking, she gave the pretending-to-sleep Chu Qianyuan an annoyed rub, feeling that everyone around her was so mischievous, while she was a simpleton.

Chu Qianyuan rubbed her messy hair blankly, blinked, but didn’t say anything, leaning back on Su Mumu and continuing to pretend to sleep.

After a two-hour flight.

Jiang Yumian left the airport and headed straight for Jing Xiaoyan’s hotel. By the time she arrived, it was past eight in the evening. Jing Xiaoyan had also just changed clothes and returned to the hotel. It was such a coincidence that the two of them met face-to-face at the entrance.

Although both were wearing masks, Jiang Yumian saw her getting out of the car with so many staff members and quickly recognized her.

Jiang Yumian wanted to go over and criticize her, but there were quite a few staff members around Jing Xiaoyan, and she might be stopped if she just went over.

Seeing that Jing Xiaoyan had also noticed her, Jiang Yumian’s eyes darted away. She suddenly turned, and under Jing Xiaoyan’s gaze, she simply walked away.

She found the car she had parked there earlier. Since she had already seen Jing Xiaoyan, she considered it a visit. She drove away immediately, refusing to look for her, just to annoy her!

Jiang Yumian opened the car door and got in. Just as she adjusted the navigation and before she could even set up her phone, the passenger door suddenly opened, and Jing Xiaoyan got into her car without any hesitation.

Although Jiang Yumian was stunned, she quickly grabbed the seatbelt that Jing Xiaoyan was about to buckle.

“Why did you get in?”

She asked angrily, holding her hand tightly, preventing Jing Xiaoyan from buckling the seatbelt.

Jing Xiaoyan took off her mask, suddenly released the seatbelt, leaned over in Jiang Yumian’s current position, and touched her forehead with her own.

“I came up to see you. You came all this way, why were you leaving?” Jing Xiaoyan asked righteously, her tone laced with a hint of complaint.

Looking at the face so close to hers, Jiang Yumian released her hand and retreated a little, looking nervous.

Jing Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow and buckled her seatbelt.

Seeing her nervous face, she resisted the urge to laugh. She actually wanted to kiss her like that, but she didn’t dare, so she just touched foreheads.

Jiang Yumian pulled down the seatbelt next to her to hide her embarrassment. Remembering Jing Xiaoyan’s question, she patted the steering wheel and replied, “I came to drive my car home, not to see you.”

If Jing Xiaoyan hadn’t suddenly gotten into her car, she would have already left.

She didn’t expect her to chase after her so quickly.

Jing Xiaoyan sighed softly, looking dejected. “I waited for you for three days, and you leave without even glancing at me.”

Her tone was as wronged as it could be.

Knowing she was doing it on purpose, Jiang Yumian ground her teeth and said righteously, “Didn’t I glance at you at the hotel entrance?”

Jing Xiaoyan quickly retorted, “That was just a chance encounter. You didn’t specifically come to see me.”

Why would I specifically come to see you!

Jiang Yumian was screaming internally, but she felt helpless against Jing Xiaoyan’s shamelessness.

Although she knew her pitiful look was fake, she still compromised. “I specifically came to see you and drive my car home, okay?”

Jing Xiaoyan’s face immediately lit up with a smile, her eyes curved, and she became radiant. “I knew it.”

“I just finished work and I’m a little hungry. Let’s go eat.”

Jiang Yumian twitched her lips. Although speechless, she didn’t say anything. She knew she couldn’t win an argument with her.

Jiang Yumian started the car and drove off. She didn’t even ask Jing Xiaoyan what she wanted to eat, taking her to the same restaurant as before and letting her order.

“Hurry up and eat. When you’re done, have your people pick you up.”

Jiang Yumian expressionlessly shoveled a mouthful of vegetables into her mouth. She was also hungry after a long day of travel.

Jing Xiaoyan shook her head. She refused.

“Don’t push your luck.” Jiang Yumian said this, but what she was thinking was that Jing Xiaoyan was quite clingy, and she might as well drive her back later.

Jing Xiaoyan poked her food with her chopsticks, her voice small and sullen. “I just want to spend more time with you.”

Listen to how she talks.

Jiang Yumian bit her lip. Although she felt flattered inside, she deliberately frowned, looking at her seriously. “Be normal. I’ll take you back, that’s it.”

“But it will be very late after I take you back. It’s not safe for you to go home too late…” Jing Xiaoyan slowly looked up at Jiang Yumian’s expression, her voice getting softer and softer.

Jiang Yumian wanted to spit blood. She’s really had enough. She even wants me to stay.

She didn’t expose her, but only looked up at her. “Yes, I have to get up early for work tomorrow, so hurry up and eat so I can go home and rest early.”

Remembering that she had to go to the company tomorrow, Jing Xiaoyan finally stopped pretending to be pitiful and became normal. She sat up slightly, eating seriously, even faster than last time.

“I’ll be able to record the show with you next week. Thanks to you, Director Wu adjusted my filming schedule and cleared the days for recording the show.”

Jiang Yumian looked down at her phone. Hearing this, she looked up, saying dismissively, “Then he’s quite nice.”

Then she lowered her head and continued looking at her phone.

Jing Xiaoyan slowly blinked, took out her own phone, and checked. Sure enough…

Sea Cotton has Baby: Sister, have you eaten? Jing Xiaoyan and I are eating.

Sea Cotton has Baby: Seeing Jing Xiaoyan eat obediently, I miss the dog at home. It eats so well too. My mom said it’s very lively.

Sea Cotton has Baby: Sister, why aren’t you replying to me? I need to talk to you!

Jing Xiaoyan covered her face. She really doesn’t need to tell her everything.

First Love Sister: I’m eating. What is it?

As soon as she sent this message, the expression on Jiang Yumian’s face visibly brightened.

Jing Xiaoyan sighed silently. A little jealous.

Sea Cotton has Baby: Sister, what did you eat for dinner?

Sea Cotton has Baby: It’s nothing much. It’s just that the appearance fees for the first two episodes of this variety show will be credited in a few days. I’ll return the money to you then.

First Love Sister: I ate shredded potatoes in vinegar sauce, pickled cabbage fish, and sour pickles.

Jiang Yumian’s eyes twitched. Sister, you ate quite sour food.

First Love Sister: Alright, I’m just teasing you. Don’t worry about the money. It was meant for you to spend. This money is nothing to me.

First Love Sister: Or are you returning the money because you find me annoying and don’t want to chat with me anymore?

Jiang Yumian’s expression turned anxious. Before she could reply, Jing Xiaoyan suddenly cleared her throat. “Let’s go. I’m done eating. Let’s go back early.”

Jiang Yumian looked at her phone, then at her, and after a few seconds of hesitation, decided, “Sit for one more minute.”

Jing Xiaoyan glanced at her phone. She had planned to stall for time and think about how to refuse, but now she had to obediently wait for her to reply.

Sea Cotton has Baby: Of course not. I just don’t want my friendship with Sister to be built on money. Sister is my understanding flower in my heart. She’s very important.

First Love Sister: Alright, we’ll talk about it later.

Now it was Jing Xiaoyan’s turn to panic. Understanding flower…

What should I do? She had planned to find an opportunity to tell her after Jiang Yumian came back, but now, if Jiang Yumian found out that she had been deceiving her all this time, would it be the end of the world…

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