Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 55

Chapter 55: Searching Together

Jiang Yumian had a sound sleep and woke up feeling so comfortable that she didn’t want to get out of bed.

At first, she thought Jing Xiaoyan would be a bit rowdy, but when she was hugged while sleeping, everything was fine. Except for a quick peck on the cheek as she was falling asleep, which she pretended not to notice and allowed.

Jing Xiaoyan was still asleep. Jiang Yumian was held in her embrace. One of Jing Xiaoyan’s hands was resting under her head, and the other was draped over her waist. Although Jiang Yumian didn’t want to get up, she couldn’t fall back asleep. She sniffed, inhaling Jing Xiaoyan’s scent. It smelled really good.

Her gaze fell on Jing Xiaoyan’s chest. Jiang Yumian looked up at the peacefully sleeping person, cautiously reached out, and tried to unbutton her collar.

Even in her sleep, Jing Xiaoyan was highly vigilant about this overly private area. She abruptly opened her eyes and immediately grabbed the hand at her collar. Her grip was strong, making Jiang Yumian’s fingers hurt.

Hearing Jiang Yumian’s small cry, the sharpness in Jing Xiaoyan’s eyes immediately faded. The pressure on Jiang Yumian’s hand instantly eased, and she quickly held Jiang Yumian’s hand. “I’m sorry, Mianmian. I thought you were a bad person.”

The word “bad person” made Jiang Yumian feel awkward. She cleared her throat, her voice slightly strained. “It’s nothing. I just wanted to see if the medicine was working.”

Hearing her explanation, Jing Xiaoyan pursed her lips and smiled. She rubbed her eyes with her hand, taking a moment to fully wake up after being startled. After putting her hand down, she hugged Jiang Yumian again, pulling her closer into her embrace.

“Look if you want to. It doesn’t seem to hurt anymore,” she said, her voice a little lazy as she closed her eyes.

Jiang Yumian lowered her gaze, blinked, and didn’t attempt to unbutton her shirt. She just pulled down her collar. Her fair and delicate collarbone was quickly exposed. Jiang Yumian bit her lip, her fingertip gently pressing the spot.

“Mhm, it looks much better.” After only looking for a moment, Jiang Yumian very reservedly pulled her collar back up and even lightly patted it, indicating that she had tidied it for her.

Jing Xiaoyan grabbed her hand and led it to her waist, insisting that Jiang Yumian hug her too.

She said, “Sleep for a little longer.”

Jiang Yumian didn’t indulge her. She immediately retracted her hand, lay flat, and removed the arm that was draped over her.

Just as Jing Xiaoyan was about to put her arm back on, Jiang Yumian sat up abruptly and said angrily, “Time to get up!”

Jing Xiaoyan slightly opened her eyes and reached out to pull on the hem of Jiang Yumian’s clothes. “I regret it. I should have stayed that day. If you had slept with me, we could have gotten married. If we got married, I could hug you to sleep every day and you wouldn’t push me away.”

Jiang Yumian’s ears instantly turned bright red. She thought Jing Xiaoyan wouldn’t bring that up again. It seemed she had thought too much.

She didn’t dare to look back, reaching for her pajamas. “Who wants to marry you? Get up quickly.”

Jing Xiaoyan softly hummed “Oh,” and stopped teasing her. She got up and followed her to the bathroom to wash up.

When the two of them finished getting dressed and came out of the room, Chu Qianyun and Su Mumu from the opposite room also came out.

The four of them froze simultaneously. They were living across the hall from each other?

“What’s the situation with you two?” Su Mumu was confused to see the two of them come out together.

Was this how Jiang Yumian retaliated? By sleeping in the same bed?

Unlike Jiang Yumian’s nervousness, Jing Xiaoyan was extremely smug and intentionally answered ambiguously, “It’s exactly as you see it.”

Chu Qianyun’s eyes widened slightly. “Mianmian, did she manage to win you over just like that?”

Wouldn’t that be too fast?

Jiang Yumian gritted her teeth and glared at Jing Xiaoyan. “Don’t listen to her nonsense. I had a reason for taking her in.”

She couldn’t explain the specific reason. Jing Xiaoyan could explain her own situation.

When they arrived at the live broadcast venue, it wasn’t time yet, and the staff was still preparing, so the broadcast hadn’t started. The few of them stood aside and chatted randomly.

Chu Qianyun also vaguely figured out why Jiang Yumian had taken Jing Xiaoyan in, because she overheard Chu Baiyue complaining to Lin Xi.

“She can really cause a fuss.”

Chu Qianyun quietly told the three people next to her. Her gaze fell on Chu Baiyue. Seeing her look over, she quickly closed her mouth and hid behind Su Mumu.

Jing Xiaoyan didn’t even look over, a smile on her face. She whispered in reply, “Let her make a fuss. At least she won’t resort to dirty tricks.”

Su Mumu snorted softly, too lazy to comment.

Jing Xiaoyan’s eyebrows slightly moved. She wanted to see Jiang Yumian’s reaction, but before she could look, Jiang Yumian’s voice rang out right beside them.

Jiang Yumian said quietly, “I think she’s quite good. At least she has good taste in people.”

Chu Qianyun blinked, suddenly teasing, “Oh, Mianmian, such sweet talk.”

Jing Xiaoyan childishly reached out and pushed her shoulder, sending her into Su Mumu, and said in a somewhat arrogant tone, “Mianmian was praising me. It has nothing to do with you.”

Supported by Su Mumu’s arm, Chu Qianyun stood firm and didn’t pull away, deliberately retorting, “Mianmian was praising her good taste.”

Jiang Yumian was confused. She was indeed subtly praising Jing Xiaoyan, but what was up with Chu Qianyun?

Su Mumu resisted the urge to roll her eyes and immediately pushed Chu Qianyun away. She pulled Jiang Yumian to a nearby chair and whispered gossip to her. “Chu Baiyue also pursued Yunyun before, but Yunyun likes me.”

Jiang Yumian’s expression froze, and then her eyes practically lit up as she looked at Su Mumu. She had a gossipy look, full of curiosity. “Elaborate!”

The gossip was landing right in front of her. Who could possibly remain composed?

“Should I get you some melon seeds?” Jing Xiaoyan’s gaze landed on the top of her head, her voice trailing off.

Lin Xi walked over, not sure when. “What melon seeds? I want some too.”

Jiang Yumian was displeased at being interrupted during her private conversation. She didn’t want to pay any attention to Jing Xiaoyan, staring eagerly at Su Mumu.

With so many people looking over, Su Mumu laughed awkwardly. “Forget the melon seeds…”

With the gossip cut short, Jiang Yumian nudged Jing Xiaoyan’s leg, which was pressed against hers, with her elbow. Seriously, standing so close and pressing against her, interrupting her gossip.

Before she could complain, her eyes met Chu Baiyue’s, who was looking at them.

She felt a moment of guilt. She immediately put her arm around Jing Xiaoyan’s thigh. Since the stool she was sitting on wasn’t very tall, it was easy for her to lean her face on it.

This action startled Jing Xiaoyan. Her pupils contracted. She looked down at the head resting against her thigh, and subconsciously reached out to gently rub it.

Chu Baiyue watched, gritting her teeth, and quickly turned her head away. Yesterday, she was thinking that the two of them weren’t a couple, otherwise why wouldn’t the production crew have arranged them to sleep together from the beginning? Now, seeing this, she felt she had misjudged.

How annoying!

But among all the people present, only she was annoyed. Ling Yisong and Xie Yunhuan minimized their presence, but still couldn’t resist secretly taking out their phones to snap a photo. Ling Yisong quickly sent his photo to Jing Xiaoyan, waiting to be praised.

Su Mumu looked at Jiang Yumian with a complicated expression, silently sighing in her heart. Such a lack of ambition…

Lin Xi messed around beside them, saying exaggeratedly, “What are you doing, Mianmian? Mom doesn’t agree to you two being together. Let go and hug me!”

Heh heh, annoy Jing Xiaoyan to death! Why did Jing Xiaoyan target her last week? Hmph!

Jiang Yumian slightly raised her head to look at Lin Xi. She glanced at Chu Baiyue beside him. She hugged Jing Xiaoyan even tighter and said deliberately, “My mom agrees to us being together, Sister Lin Xi. Go find someone else to hug.”

Jing Xiaoyan blinked, her hand moving down to Jiang Yumian’s face. She leaned down and asked her, “Is that true?”

Their eyes met for two seconds. Jiang Yumian blinked. “It’s true.”

Suddenly, a staff member called out, telling them to prepare, saying that the live broadcast was about to start, and then came over to collect their phones.

Jing Xiaoyan retracted her hand, not having time to discern whether what she said was to annoy Chu Baiyue or was the actual truth, but she felt that Jiang Yumian wasn’t lying.

Lu Zhi waited for them to be ready, and after a lot of people poured into the live broadcast room, she started explaining the rules.

“You all don’t have much money left now. Jiang Yumian has the most, and everyone else has about the same. Today’s task is very simple: make money. The more you make, the better, otherwise, you’ll be miserable tomorrow.”

Lu Zhi didn’t specify how miserable they would be. Jiang Yumian was a little confused. “We’re making money here? Are you serious?”

This place was a famous scenic area for online celebrities to check in, and it was Saturday today, so it was incredibly crowded. Not to mention, it was a live broadcast, so there would definitely be many fans here.

In the previous episodes, they had gone to relatively secluded places. Their broadcasts generally tried to avoid crowds and not film other people’s faces, but now it would be difficult.

Chu Qianyun was also confused. “There are too many people here.”

While the group was puzzled, Lu Zhi directly had a staff member bring out a lottery draw bucket for them.

“Considering safety issues, today you will be divided into two groups, red and blue, to operate within the designated mission points. The mall behind you is your first mission point. A total of twenty-five gold cards have been placed across all mission points. One gold card can be exchanged for two hundred funds. The team that finds ten gold cards first before the end of the live broadcast will receive a doubled reward.”

“Now, everyone, please start drawing lots.”

Jing Xiaoyan looked at the lottery bucket presented in front of her. With so many people watching, there was no opportunity to cheat. She closed her eyes and randomly drew a stick. The bottom was red. Red team.

Next was Chu Qianyun. She also drew a red stick. The anxiety in Jing Xiaoyan’s heart finally shattered when she saw Jiang Yumian draw a blue stick, and it was completely broken when she saw Chu Baiyue draw a red stick.

Su Mumu was equally crushed. The last red stick was drawn by Ling Yisong.

Lin Xi and Xie Yunhuan exchanged glances. Why were the little couples separated? They had such bad luck!

Lin Xi shook the blue stick in her hand, looking smug. “Jing Xiaoyan, do you want to switch with me? If not, don’t blame me for breaking up you and Mianmian’s couple!”

Xie Yunhuan also winked at Chu Qianyun, practically having “switch with me” written all over his face.

Jiang Yumian was just about to say that she could switch with Chu Qianyun, but Lu Zhi’s merciless voice suddenly rang out.

“Everyone, please abide by the program rules. It’s a live broadcast, after all.”

Jing Xiaoyan’s face fell.

Hmph.

Jiang Yumian suddenly tugged at her arm. Jing Xiaoyan turned to look at her.

Jiang Yumian softly coaxed her, “It’s just grouping. It’s not like we won’t be together. We’ll still be together anyway.”

Meeting her bright, sparkling eyes, the unhappiness in Jing Xiaoyan’s heart over her bad luck immediately vanished. She thought about what Jiang Yumian said, and a smile quickly spread across her face.

That’s right. It wasn’t like they wouldn’t be together.

Jing Xiaoyan nodded immediately. “Then we’ll search together.”

Jiang Yumian smiled sweetly at her. “Okay.”

“What’s with me getting attached to this couple again? I can’t save you, Lin Xi Mom. You’re eliminated for me too!”

“The couple I like is separated. Sob sob sob.”

“My goodness, Sister is so easy to coaxs!”

“Oh my god. Although I shouldn’t, why do I feel like Mianmian’s smile is mischievous?!”

“Adding on to the comment above, I feel it too. I feel like Mianmian is going to cause trouble, hahahahaha”

“Same feeling. Especially when I saw the eye contact between Mumu and Mianmian, it immediately reminded me of that trial live broadcast. Those two are probably really going to cause trouble.”

“Hahaha, I can already see the outcome. The easily coaxed Sister doesn’t deserve to win.”

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