Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 56

Chapter 56: Very Suggestive

Everyone entered the mall, and there were quite a few people inside. They had to find the only four gold cards in a short time, otherwise, if they dragged it out, many viewers would definitely find them through the live broadcast, and it would become very crowded and chaotic.

They also needed to find clues for their next destination here.

“Let’s split up and search.” Chu Qianyun glanced at the nearby sign. The mall had six floors, and searching together would waste too much time.

There were eight screens in the live broadcast room this time, with a dedicated camera following each artist, so they definitely had to split up.

Jing Xiaoyan pulled Jiang Yumian to the sixth floor. There were only four gold cards, so not every floor had one, and they had to search quickly.

They took the elevator to the sixth floor. It was early morning, so there weren’t many people here. Jiang Yumian looked downstairs. The mall was too big. She couldn’t see the others right away.

Jing Xiaoyan stood next to her, looking down with her, muttering, “Can you really see anything from up here?”

Jiang Yumian turned to look at her, not answering but instead asking, “Why do you think we need so much money?”

Jing Xiaoyan shook her head. “I don’t know, but it’s probably related to food, clothing, and utilities.”

So far, their money had only been spent on food.

Jiang Yumian continued to look down, her tone casual. “We haven’t had breakfast yet. Should we find a place to eat something?”

Everyone else was busy looking for cards. Would it look silly if the two of them were thinking about food?

Jing Xiaoyan took her hand and walked away, not letting her look any further. “Let’s search first. We can look for a good restaurant while we search.”

Jiang Yumian slowly followed her, looking left and right. “It’s nine in the morning. Businesses are just starting to open. There aren’t many people here. Let’s go check out the cinema. There’s one up ahead.”

Jing Xiaoyan naturally wouldn’t refuse her.

But as soon as they arrived, Jiang Yumian stopped, completely smitten in front of a movie poster.

“Sister, it’s your poster! So cool and fierce!” Jiang Yumian’s eyes sparkled as she stared at Jing Xiaoyan’s movie poster, reaching out to touch it directly.

She couldn’t help it. The day she watched Jing Xiaoyan’s movie for the first time, she thought she was beautiful and fierce. She was stunned by this photo and had spent several hours scrolling through her phone because of it.

Jing Xiaoyan’s ears were flushed. It felt as if that hand was touching her face instead of the poster. In front of the camera, she wanted to tell her to stop touching it, but she couldn’t bring herself to speak.

It wasn’t until the utterly unashamed Jiang Yumian was about to hug the poster that Jing Xiaoyan reached out and pulled her away, complaining slightly, “Why are you getting obsessed with a poster? I’m right here behind you.”

Jiang Yumian’s gaze cleared up a lot. Looking at Jing Xiaoyan’s face, it was hard to connect it with the person in the poster. She lightly clicked her tongue, sounding a little disdainful.

It was all Jing Xiaoyan’s fault for pursuing her and being so shameless. She wasn’t like the character in the movie at all. It made it impossible for her to get into the role when she saw her in person.

Sensing her disdain, Jing Xiaoyan said, “Hey…”

Jiang Yumian pointed at the poster and blinked at Jing Xiaoyan. “Sister, good Sister, make that expression from the poster, that look in your eyes. Please indulge me. I am your loyal fan, after all.”

Jing Xiaoyan snorted softly, somewhat proudly. Thinking of something, she suddenly snorted heavily again, seemingly with a slight temper.

She was indeed a fan, but Jiang Yumian was her “mommy fan”! Hmph!

Jiang Yumian was about to ask what was wrong, but Jing Xiaoyan’s expression changed faster than turning a page, instantly becoming exactly like the one on the poster.

Meeting her indifferent eyes, Jiang Yumian felt a shiver down her spine.

Resisting the urge to hug her, she pointed at her, saying seriously, “Don’t move. Let me look properly. If you move, I won’t go with you.”

Jing Xiaoyan froze in place, not even daring to blink.

Jiang Yumian silently counted ten seconds in her heart, then reached out and patted Jing Xiaoyan’s shoulder. “Sister, you really love me. Thank you.”

Then, under Jing Xiaoyan’s confused gaze, she turned to her cameraman and held out her hand to her. “Big Brother, where’s the reward for completing my task?”

The cameraman quickly handed her a hint card.

Jiang Yumian looked at the hint card, hiding it from Jing Xiaoyan, and then stuffed it into her pocket.

Jing Xiaoyan stared at Jiang Yumian without a word, as if she wouldn’t stop until she burned a hole through her. Finally, just as Jiang Yumian was about to run off, she wrapped her arm around her waist, trapping her in her embrace.

“Tell me!” Jing Xiaoyan pinched her waist, sounding annoyed.

Jiang Yumian quickly dodged. She was extremely ticklish, and her waist was her weak spot. She quickly begged, “Tell! I’ll tell you!”

She then quickly grabbed Jing Xiaoyan’s hand and explained rapidly, “Earlier, when I looked downstairs, I saw a hidden mission written on that long banner in the middle.”

Jing Xiaoyan tilted her head. “What mission? Why didn’t I see it?”

“Make the opposing team member a ‘wooden man’ for ten seconds. You didn’t see it because your eyesight is bad.” Although Jiang Yumian was released, her hand was still firmly held.

“So you were faking it just now?” Jing Xiaoyan was a little sulky.

Jiang Yumian shook her head and chuckled, “Not exactly. It’s just that as soon as you looked at me with that look, I wanted you to maintain it for a little longer, and help me complete the mission at the same time.”

Jing Xiaoyan slightly raised her eyebrows. Fine. It didn’t look like she was lying. She reluctantly forgave her. It was just this hint card…

Her gaze fell on Jiang Yumian’s pocket. Her blatant look was very obvious. She wanted to see it.

The hand that wasn’t being held quickly covered her pocket.

“No way. I got this from completing a mission.”

Jing Xiaoyan couldn’t help but laugh. “You got it by using me to complete a mission.”

Jiang Yumian pouted, her tone firm. “No means no.”

“Fine, don’t give it to me. I’m just going to follow you today. Let’s see where you can run off to.” Jing Xiaoyan looked disdainful. She lifted Jiang Yumian’s hand, opened her fingers, and then intertwined them, holding on tightly.

Jiang Yumian looked down at her hand. Why did she feel like Jing Xiaoyan was taking the opportunity to interlace her fingers with hers…

The moment she looked up and met Jing Xiaoyan’s gaze, seeing her eyes curved in a smile, she knew she had guessed correctly.

Jing Xiaoyan raised their clasped hands and deliberately shook them at the camera. To hide her intentional showing off, she looked at Jiang Yumian, treating the previous action as a provocation. She said with a deliberate smile, “Run, I dare you.”

Jiang Yumian: “…”

The two of them were deadlocked for a moment. In the end, Jiang Yumian was defeated by her. She let Jing Xiaoyan lead her to the music restaurant indicated on the hint card.

They didn’t wander aimlessly from store to store. There were directional maps at every escalator. Jiang Yumian checked the map and found the restaurant on the fifth floor.

Who was on the fifth floor? They didn’t encounter anyone when they went down. Jiang Yumian led Jing Xiaoyan into the store with an exasperated look.

“Let go, let go. I’ve already brought you here.” Her fingers tightened fiercely. How annoying!

Jing Xiaoyan didn’t let go, instead, she guided her hand into her jacket pocket.

Ignoring Jiang Yumian’s words, she lifted her chin towards the front desk. “Hurry up. Go ask the staff where the gold card is.”

Jiang Yumian nudged her with her elbow. Seriously!

She thought that once they got to the store and asked the staff, they would get the gold card. However, the staff kept saying that their restaurant’s pianist had a stomach ache and said with a worried look that the person in charge of the store would be coming for an inspection soon.

The two of them weren’t fools. It was obvious that they were being asked to play the piano.

Jiang Yumian told the staff that she could play the piano, and took the opportunity to break free from Jing Xiaoyan’s grasp.

“I’ll play a nice song for you.” She looked at Jing Xiaoyan triumphantly, rubbing her fingers. Seriously, holding on so tightly.

Jing Xiaoyan’s eyes held a smile. She leaned casually against the piano, looking at the person who was already sitting on the piano stool, her gaze gentle.

Jiang Yumian touched the piano. It had been a while since she last played.

She looked up at Jing Xiaoyan, who was watching her, and couldn’t help but smile at her.

Her nimble fingers quickly landed on the piano, playing skillfully. Joyful sounds leaped from her fingertips. The powerful rhythm captured Jing Xiaoyan’s attention, which was entirely focused on those hands.

Before she could fully register it, the piece ended. The sudden stop of the music left a feeling of wanting more. For Jing Xiaoyan, the lack of satisfaction probably wasn’t because of the music. She was more interested in the hands and the owner who occasionally smiled at her.

Jiang Yumian’s bright eyes were full of smiles. “I played ‘Dog Waltz’~”

She winked at Jing Xiaoyan. Was it nice to listen to, Jing Doggy?

Her look, seeking praise, made Jing Xiaoyan unable to help but smile. She gave a thumbs-up. “It was truly lovely. Mianmian is amazing. Your piano-playing hands are also very beautiful.”

Jiang Yumian’s fingers shrank back. She immediately placed her hands under the piano, her ear tips burning. How could she compliment someone’s fingers in public!

Not giving her time to be shy, the person in charge, whom the staff had mentioned, walked over, smiling broadly. He exaggeratedly praised Jiang Yumian’s piano playing and then handed her a gold card, saying that the staff told him they were looking for it.

Jiang Yumian clutched the small gold card protectively, stuffing it into her pocket. Finally, she found one.

Jing Xiaoyan looked at her longingly. If she weren’t in front of the camera and trying to maintain her image in the fans’ eyes, she would have already looked pitifully at Jiang Yumian, asking to touch the small gold card, and then secretly taken it.

After being fooled by her during the first live broadcast and being passively helped to complete a mission just now, she was no longer the naive Jing Xiaoyan she once was. Once the game started, no one’s words could be trusted!

Afraid that Jing Xiaoyan would snatch it, Jiang Yumian turned and walked away, her hand firmly holding her pocket.

“Why are you walking so fast? Didn’t you say you’d stay with me?” Jing Xiaoyan followed closely behind her.

Jiang Yumian reluctantly slowed down. She must have overthought things just now. When had she ever managed to shake off Jing Xiaoyan on this show?

Jing Xiaoyan hooked her wrist, her hand tracing into her pocket, trying to grab her hand again and interlace their fingers. But she immediately received a warning look from Jiang Yumian.

Since they were still live, Jiang Yumian restrained herself from glaring at her.

Jing Xiaoyan reluctantly backed down a step, linking arms with Jiang Yumian by the wrist.

She really wanted to hold her fingers. She had been thinking about it ever since she watched her play the piano. Her heart was itching.

She murmured softly, justifying herself, “I’m afraid you’ll run away.”

Jiang Yumian was speechless. She jerked her wrist. “Why don’t you just handcuff me instead?”

Jing Xiaoyan snorted softly. “I would if I had one…”

Jiang Yumian: “…”

With one gold card found, the two of them were no longer in a rush. They guessed there wouldn’t be any more on this floor. They were deciding to go back to the sixth floor to look again when they saw Lin Xi and Chu Baiyue coming up from the fourth floor.

These two weren’t on the same team. Why were they together?

Jiang Yumian had sharp eyes and immediately noticed their handcuffed hands.

Wait! There really were handcuffs!

Jing Xiaoyan naturally saw them too. She turned to look at Jiang Yumian, then looked at the two people whose expressions were both annoyed, especially when they saw them.

She couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity, “Where did you get those handcuffs?”

She wanted one too!

Lin Xi walked out of the escalator and tugged at her hand angrily. “The production crew set us up. We did a mission. No reward, but the punishment came extremely fast.”

Chu Baiyue’s wrist hurt from her tugging. She also pulled back angrily, saying through gritted teeth, “Isn’t that all your fault?”

Jing Xiaoyan really wanted to ask what mission they did. She wanted to try it too, but Jiang Yumian’s hand had already secretly pinched her arm, as if anticipating her question and warning her to shut up.

“I’m literally laughing so hard at the expressions of those four people, hahahaha”

“Handcuffs: Here I am.”

“Sister: What! There really are handcuffs!?”

“Sister: Why didn’t that punishment fall on me!”

“The production crew is so fun, hahahaha”

“Mumu’s side is also handcuffed. Hehe, my couple isn’t on the same team, but they automatically combined!”

“If you don’t ship this, what do you want to ship?!”

“Sure enough, Mumu and Mianmian are the most playful. They each have one gold card. Only Ling Yisong has one on the red team. I wonder who will find the last one.”

“In other words, the easily coaxed Sister is also easily deceived.”

Lin Xi stopped bickering with Chu Baiyue. She looked at Jiang Yumian and asked directly, “Did you two find a gold card?”

Jiang Yumian nodded, but Jing Xiaoyan beside her shook her head.

Chu Baiyue: “Why don’t you two agree on an answer before replying?”

Jing Xiaoyan tilted her head to look at Jiang Yumian and said self-righteously, “She has one, I don’t. So I have to keep an eye on her and find a chance to snatch it.”

Then, before Jiang Yumian could react, she took her hand and stuffed it into her pocket, holding it tightly.

However, her defensiveness was useless, as Jiang Yumian saw Chu Baiyue watching them and didn’t bother to struggle, letting her lead the way.

Jing Xiaoyan clasped her hand and said to the two people next to them that they were going to continue searching, then pulled Jiang Yumian towards the sixth floor.

Once they were out of Lin Xi’s sight, the hand in her pocket moved. Before it could be pulled out, Jing Xiaoyan held it firmly.

She suddenly praised, “Mianmian played so beautifully in the store just now. Your fingers are also very lovely.”

Jiang Yumian slowly blinked. Hearing her praise her hand for being beautiful, her thoughts lagged slightly.

She licked her lips, a little embarrassed. “You already complimented me. Even if you compliment me again, I won’t give you the gold card.”

Jing Xiaoyan hooked her palm, saying casually, “If you don’t give it, then don’t. We’ll just find another one.”

Jiang Yumian tightly bit her lower lip, casually hummed in response, and slightly lowered her gaze to hide the unusual look in her eyes.

Because Jing Xiaoyan was holding her hand, her fingertip was slowly rubbing against her fingers, occasionally pinching her knuckles, slowly caressing them. It was a tingling sensation, and the subtle movements were suffocatingly intimate.

Jiang Yumian couldn’t help but close her eyes.

Her neck was flushed, and her ears hidden in her hair were also burning red. She took a deep breath, feeling like she was about to lose control. She felt that Jing Xiaoyan doing this to her was truly very suggestive.

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