Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 45

Chapter 45: Spineless

Although the bite was a little painful, Jing Xiaoyan not only didn’t pull away, but even wanted Jiang Yumian to bite her again. Her heart was pounding wildly. She felt that Jiang Yumian, who was holding her, must have noticed.

Jing Xiaoyan licked her lips, unable to stop the curve of her smile. Sleeping while holding each other like this was too intimate, and Mianmian even bit her neck, so Mianmian must like her.

The more she thought about it, the more convinced she became. The anxiety of the night quickly dissipated. Holding Jiang Yumian, she gently rubbed her cheek on the top of her head. The person in her arms ignored her, probably too tired to pay attention. Jing Xiaoyan also closed her eyes. She was tired too.

The two comfortably slept for over an hour. When they woke up, it was already past eight. Jiang Yumian closed her eyes, fumbled for the constantly ringing phone, turned off the alarm, and immediately tucked herself back in.

After sleeping face down for two seconds, just as Jing Xiaoyan was hesitating whether to get up, Jiang Yumian suddenly reached out and unceremoniously pinched her waist.

With a pinch like that, how could Jing Xiaoyan continue to pretend to sleep? She quickly grabbed Jiang Yumian’s hand. “Mianmian!”

Jiang Yumian grunted and pulled herself out of her embrace, turning over to face away from her. Her voice was lazy: “Go back and wash up yourself.”

After saying that, she pulled the blanket up, covering herself again.

Jing Xiaoyan sat up, placed her hand on the blanket, hesitated for a while, and gently patted it, reminding her: “You should get up soon too.”

Jiang Yumian unceremoniously slapped her hand away, her tone unfriendly: “Get out. I’ll give you five seconds to get off my bed.”

Jing Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow.

“5”

“4”

“3…”

“Okay, okay, stop counting. I’ll leave then.” Jing Xiaoyan threw off the blanket and got out of bed.

She walked over to Jiang Yumian’s side, squatted down, and leaned on the bedside to look at her, her voice gentle: “Mianmian, don’t sleep anymore. The live broadcast is at nine. You’ll be late later.”

They still needed to change clothes and do their makeup. If only they didn’t have the live broadcast, she could sleep longer with Jiang Yumian.

Jiang Yumian was too lazy to open her eyes. She reached out from under the blanket and blindly fumbled twice. She quickly touched Jing Xiaoyan’s face. Resisting the urge to pinch her cheek, she reached out and gave her a gentle push.

Jing Xiaoyan didn’t pull away. She squatted there, smiling at her, until Jiang Yumian opened her eyes.

“Awake?”

Facing those eyes that were constantly smiling, Jiang Yumian silently sighed in her heart. So beautiful, but she was so angry.

If Jing Xiaoyan hadn’t told her that she didn’t dare to speak because she was scared, she would have assumed that Jing Xiaoyan’s constant smiling whenever she saw her was her mocking her.

Jiang Yumian gently patted Jing Xiaoyan’s face and said slowly: “Before I fully wake up, there’s something I want to ask you. See if you want to agree.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s eyes shifted. “What is it?”

Jiang Yumian curled her lips into a smile. “How about I keep you?”

Seeing Jiang Yumian smile sweetly, Jing Xiaoyan held her breath slightly. The hand on her face moved again soon. Feeling the warmth of her palm, she endured it, but still pulled away from Jiang Yumian’s hand, frowning: “Are you serious?”

Jiang Yumian withdrew her hand, sat up, and turned her head to look at Jing Xiaoyan, whose gaze followed her as she sat up.

“Yes, I’ll keep you. How about you keep my bed warm?”

She leaned casually against the headboard, reaching up to smooth her hair. Under Jing Xiaoyan’s surprised gaze, she curled her lips and smiled.

Jing Xiaoyan stood up and sat on the edge of her bed. “I don’t want to.”

Jiang Yumian’s hand movements paused. She couldn’t help but laugh: “You don’t want to? Didn’t you try to force me to keep you before?”

Jing Xiaoyan pursed her lips: “I knew you were joking then, so I played along, but you’re serious now. I don’t want to.”

Jiang Yumian snorted softly. “Go out. I’m getting up to wash up.”

“Mianmian, do you like me a little now?” Jing Xiaoyan’s gaze was fixed intently on Jiang Yumian’s face. She was determined to get an answer.

“Yes, you’re pretty. It makes me want to cheat.” Jiang Yumian looked at her with a smiling face.

Hearing her casually throw out that word, Jing Xiaoyan immediately sat up straight, pursing her lips, staring closely at Jiang Yumian, dissatisfaction clearly visible.

Jiang Yumian stared directly into her eyes. Seeing that the smile was finally gone from her eyes, she smiled: “Why are you looking at me like that? Am I wrong?”

Before Jing Xiaoyan could speak, she said casually: “Don’t tell me you don’t want to be my mistress, don’t want to be a homewrecker. When I pushed you in just now, you didn’t leave even when I hugged you to sleep. I thought you had that intention.”

Jing Xiaoyan felt a blockage in her chest. Her face grew darker and darker, and her voice trembled slightly: “Jiang Yumian, you can’t talk about me like that.”

Hearing her use her full name, Jiang Yumian somewhat restrained the smile on her face. She finally softened her tone and explained, “I know Teacher Jing wouldn’t stoop to being a mistress. I was just trying to annoy you. Go back quickly.”

The explanation didn’t seem to have much effect. Seeing Jing Xiaoyan’s expression worsen, Jiang Yumian knew she had been a bit sarcastic. She slightly lowered her head, a little afraid to look at Jing Xiaoyan’s expression.

But wasn’t this the result she wanted? To deliberately provoke her? Why was she regretting it now?

She silently sighed in her heart, lowered her head again, and softened her tone considerably. “I was joking. I was wrong. I shouldn’t have said that about you.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s eyes were red from holding back tears. She turned her head, slowly composing herself. Her voice was low: “Mianmian, you can’t talk about me like that.”

“Mhm, I won’t say it anymore.”

Jiang Yumian’s hand tightly gripped the bedsheet. With her like this, it seems she can’t take revenge on Jing Xiaoyan.

Jing Xiaoyan just glanced at her. Without needing Jiang Yumian to chase her away again, she turned and left.

Looking at the door that had closed again, Jiang Yumian covered her face with her hand. She couldn’t feel happy at all. Her heart felt empty. Even after her explanation, Jing Xiaoyan didn’t seem to feel much better. Did she really think of me as that kind of casual person?

Jiang Yumian was a little distraught. She was intentionally provoking her, but she hadn’t anticipated that she would become like this because of Jing Xiaoyan’s unhappiness.

Sea Cotton has Baby: Morning, Sister.

Sea Cotton has Baby: Sister, I said I wanted to keep Jing Xiaoyan just now. She seems to have really misunderstood me as that kind of person. Alas, I was joking.

Sea Cotton has Baby: I even said some harsh words to provoke her. She seems angry. I’m truly bad.

Surname Jing: Morning, Mianmian.

Surname Jing: Mianmian is not bad. It’s okay if you were joking. She shouldn’t be angry with you. The live broadcast is starting soon. Hurry up and get ready.

“Ah!” Jiang Yumian grabbed her head and messily rubbed it. She was so frustrated!

After calming down for a long time, she picked up her phone again.

Sea Cotton has Baby: Okay, Sister, I’m going to wash up now.

When the live broadcast started, Jing Xiaoyan hadn’t arrived yet, but not everyone else had arrived either.

Jiang Yumian was a little anxious. She had waited a long time at the hotel but hadn’t waited for her. She procrastinated until the last minute, thinking that Jing Xiaoyan had gone ahead, but she still didn’t see her now.

After a few minutes, after Lin Xi arrived, Jing Xiaoyan was the last to arrive.

“Wow, Sis, you look so cool today!” Ling Yisong waved at Jing Xiaoyan, enthusiastically praising her.

Jing Xiaoyan turned her head to look at him and casually waved back.

She was wearing the leather jacket prepared by the production team today, with bright red lipstick and sunglasses, a completely different style from the last live broadcast.

Su Mumu tugged at Jiang Yumian. Her gaze towards Jing Xiaoyan was too direct. Even if she wanted revenge, she didn’t have to be so obvious.

Jiang Yumian snapped back to attention. She just wanted to see Jing Xiaoyan’s expression, but with the sunglasses, she couldn’t even see her eyes, let alone know if Jing Xiaoyan was looking at her.

Lu Zhi observed for a long time. Seeing Jing Xiaoyan standing far away—not far away, but far from Jiang Yumian—were they trying to avoid suspicion?

But their managers hadn’t told her anything.

Lu Zhi waited for a long time and saw nothing else amiss. She simply waved her hand and told the staff to explain the rules to them.

“We haven’t prepared breakfast for you today. There are breakfast shops in this small town. Feel free to wander around and go wherever you want. You can only use the cash you have on hand. However, there are only three live broadcast cameras. You either go together or split into three groups.”

Jiang Yumian blinked. “That’s it?”

Nothing else?

Lu Zhi waved her hand. “Mhm, you can play however you like.”

The group initially walked together. Later, at a crossroads, Chu Qianyuan suggested splitting into three paths.

Su Mumu hooked her arm around Jiang Yumian’s. “Mianmian and I will go right. The six of you can split up yourselves~”

Chu Qianyuan immediately turned to look at her, then at Jiang Yumian, and quickly said, “You can add me too.”

Her Mumu wasn’t going with her!

Chu Qianyuan glanced at Jiang Yumian. She hadn’t said a word to Jiang Yumian since last night. She had made things so awkward, and now Jiang Yumian wanted to steal her girlfriend!

Jiang Yumian exclaimed softly, “Let the netizens ship Mumu and me too! You two have been shipped for two episodes already.”

Chu Qianyuan was anxious. “Hey!”

She turned to look at Jing Xiaoyan, wanting her to manage her girlfriend, but Jing Xiaoyan had turned sideways and was chatting with Lin Xi. She didn’t know if the eyes behind the sunglasses were looking at them.

Su Mumu rested one arm on Jiang Yumian’s shoulder, smiling at Chu Qianyuan. “Exactly, exactly. Netizens say they ship every couple they see. They ship everything. I’ve seen them ship you and Lin Xi too. You guys go play. Mianmian and I will go first.”

“Meaning, their internet speed is this fast…”

“Helplessly covering my face. Fine, listen to Mumu. We’ll ship her and Mianmian today.”

“Since you all said so, then I won’t hold back!”

“Mics! Give me mics! I love them all!”

“I’m omnivorous! Bring them all into my bowl!”

“Hahahahaha, since you all said it, I can confidently go ahead and ship them!”

“How are the solo fans doing, hahahaha.”

“Solo fans: We’re doing great. As long as the Sisters love more than one person, we’re all good.”

In the end, Chu Qianyuan was truly sent by Su Mumu to Lin Xi’s side. Luo Cheng was with the two of them. Jing Xiaoyan left with Xie Yunhuan and Ling Yisong.

Jiang Yumian felt a little blocked. Jing Xiaoyan had no reaction to what she had said just now. Her attitude was the complete opposite of Chu Qianyuan’s. She didn’t even look her way.

Seeing that everyone had left, Su Mumu also pulled Jiang Yumian along. They turned off their mics, greeted the staff, and walked away from the camera.

She patted Jiang Yumian, curious: “Have you figured out how to deal with her?”

Although it was vague, Jiang Yumian knew what she was asking. She was asking if she had figured out how to take revenge on Jing Xiaoyan.

Jiang Yumian said weakly, “It’s already started. The effect is great. Couldn’t you tell…”

Su Mumu turned her head to look at the three people crossing the road. “I could tell.”

She truly could tell, and it was obvious. Jing Xiaoyan hadn’t said many words since the beginning and hadn’t even smiled.

“But what’s with your expression?”

Su Mumu didn’t understand. Why did she look even worse than Jing Xiaoyan?

Jiang Yumian poked her chest. “I feel bad.”

Jing Xiaoyan wasn’t clinging to her anymore, and she felt bad. It felt like she wasn’t taking revenge on Jing Xiaoyan; she was tormenting herself.

If it were someone else, she might have said something even more unpleasant, but one look from Jing Xiaoyan made her regret it.

Thankfully, she didn’t have to deal with Jing Xiaoyan in the business world, otherwise she definitely wouldn’t be able to hold it together.

Su Mumu: “…”

Su Mumu immediately saw through her thoughts and couldn’t help but criticize her, “Just say you can’t bear to bully her and you feel bad for her. Yet you dragged me along with you. I thought you had some plan. I would have brought Yunyun along earlier if I knew.”

Jiang Yumian quickly refuted, “Who feels bad for her! This is my conscience bothering me!”

Su Mumu’s mouth twitched. She didn’t believe it, but still said “Oh” perfunctorily.

Jiang Yumian’s tone quickly withered again. “I don’t have a plan. I just don’t dare to be with Jing Xiaoyan. I’m afraid the air around her will freeze me.”

Jing Xiaoyan wasn’t even looking at her today, all aloof and cold. She didn’t even dare to speak to her.

Su Mumu sighed deeply, looking at her spineless appearance.

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