Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 74

Chapter 74: Do You Have Fingernails?

Jing Xiaoyan carefully sized up the person sitting on her lap with her hands tied behind her back, a cute panda eye mask still on her face. Recalling the scene of her rubbing against her face just now, she thought the footage might be unsuitable for broadcast.

Lu Zhi’s face was numb. Not just unsuitable, it was completely unbroadcastable. She really didn’t expect the two of them to produce an NC-17 pose.

Fortunately, when Jiang Yumian was about to remove Jing Xiaoyan’s eye mask, she immediately switched the live feed to Lin Xi’s side. Otherwise, the trending topic would have been soaring again, and she didn’t dare to imagine what the search term would be.

She had faced the reality: when the two of them were alone in a room, it was indeed unsuitable for a live stream, and she couldn’t not tell them they were being live-streamed. They were so brazen.

On camera, the two brazen people were about to continue.

With the eye mask still on her face, Jiang Yumian urged, “Help me take off my eye mask.”

Jing Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow, a little reluctant to part with Jiang Yumian’s current appearance, but she had to listen. She lowered her eyes slightly, her gaze flickering. Her eyes, hidden in the darkness, were full of cunning smiles.

“Okay, Mianmian, lower your head, or sit closer to me.” Her voice was soft and gentle, as if she had no selfish motives at all.

Jiang Yumian lowered her head and pressed even closer to Jing Xiaoyan. She stopped when she felt her light breath.

Jing Xiaoyan suddenly chuckled softly.

Jiang Yumian swallowed, feeling uncomfortable. “What are you laughing at? Hurry up, my eyes are uncomfortable.”

Jing Xiaoyan quickly responded, first biting off the tape on the side of her face, and then said, “I’m thinking about how not to take advantage of you. I’m not like you.”

Jiang Yumian muttered softly, “Only pretending to be proper in front of the camera…”

Who would believe that, given such a good opportunity.

Jing Xiaoyan bumped her head against hers, smiling. “Lower your head a little more. It’s too high. I’ll bite off the string of your eye mask.”

Jiang Yumian hesitated for a moment, then quickly lowered her head, not wanting to get entangled with her on this matter for too long. Mainly, someone was constantly watching behind the camera, and she was embarrassed.

The skin on the side of her face touched warm breath. Jiang Yumian’s throat bobbed.

Jing Xiaoyan tilted her head, making sure the hair was blocking the view, and gently nudged away the long hair covering Jiang Yumian’s ear. Her lips, hidden behind the strands of hair, rubbed against it, and she opened her mouth with a hint of mischief.

Her earlobe was suddenly taken into her mouth. Jiang Yumian felt a jolt run through her body. The overly ambiguous damp heat against her ear made her tremble slightly.

Catching Jiang Yumian’s unusual reaction, Jing Xiaoyan’s long eyelashes fluttered, and her teeth gently nibbled.

Jiang Yumian took a deep breath. Afraid of being discovered by the people outside the camera, she gritted her teeth and urged, “Can you hurry up? I’m ticklish!”

Jing Xiaoyan nodded seriously, complaining intentionally, “I’m doing this because I don’t want to take advantage of you, and I’m afraid of getting a mouthful of hair. It’ll be done soon.”

Don’t want to take advantage…

Jiang Yumian’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch. She really had the nerve to say that.

The eye mask on her face was quickly taken off. Jiang Yumian closed her eyes first, then slowly opened them, expecting the light in the room to be dazzling, but found there were no lights at all.

She blinked first, and soon realized she was sitting on Jing Xiaoyan. Her eyes widened. The shock of this intimate posture was too strong, and she quickly got up in fright.

When she couldn’t see it, it didn’t feel like much, but now that she saw it, it truly gave her a fright.

Jing Xiaoyan, on the other hand, was much calmer than her. She stood up and sat on the bed. “What should we do about our hands?”

Jiang Yumian kicked her. “Stand up and turn around so I can see.”

Jing Xiaoyan obediently turned her back for her to see.

Jiang Yumian took one look and knew what they were tied with.

“It’s a plastic zip tie. Do you have any fingernails? If you do, help me pry open the small slot on the clasp, and it’ll come undone quickly.”

Jing Xiaoyan shrugged. Under Jiang Yumian’s confused gaze, she was silent for a few seconds, then blinked. “I don’t. I trim my nails frequently. I just trimmed them before going out today.”

The heat on Jiang Yumian’s face, which had just subsided, surged up again. The blatant hint was more embarrassing than her biting her ear.

If she didn’t have any, she didn’t have any. Was it necessary to emphasize when she trimmed them!

Seeing Jiang Yumian not speaking, Jing Xiaoyan deliberately said, “If you don’t believe me, you can check. I really don’t have any.”

Knowing she couldn’t rely on Jing Xiaoyan, Jiang Yumian sighed. “Forget it. I’ll try to open yours first, and then you find something as thin as a toothpick to insert into that slot for me.”

Jing Xiaoyan obediently nodded. “Oh…”

The two of them struggled for a long time, and finally, their hands were untied. Jiang Yumian rubbed her wrist; it hurt from being tightly bound.

Jing Xiaoyan found the room card on the bed, walked to the door and inserted it, turning on the light. She looked around. It was a very ordinary hotel room.

“Mianmian, find that phone from earlier.”

Jiang Yumian, with her back to her, lifted the blanket on the bed, removed the pillow, and easily found a phone.

She handed the phone to Jing Xiaoyan, who had just walked over. “No password. It unlocked right away.”

They looked at the phone screen. There was only one WeChat contact, with the username “Y.” The message just now was from him.

Y: [Image]

Y: Your friends are trapped in the basement of a villa on an island. If you want to rescue your friends, go to Yudi Pier immediately. There is a boat at the pier. The captain will take you there. Remember, be careful of the person wearing sunglasses!

The four people in the image were tied up in two separate groups. Xie Yunhuan and Ling Yisong were tied back-to-back to chairs in one group, and Chu Qianyun and Su Mumu were tied to another two chairs, bound very tightly with multiple layers of rope.

Jiang Yumian was a little speechless. “Why didn’t he just say who the person wearing sunglasses is?”

Jing Xiaoyan nodded. “Let’s call them and see if anyone answers.”

She didn’t know if they were friends or foes.

The call was made once, and no one answered until it automatically hung up.

Jiang Yumian handed the phone to Jing Xiaoyan to examine. There were quite a few contacts in the list, but Jiang Yumian randomly checked a few and found no chat history.

Jing Xiaoyan, hoping for the best, called again. After a while, someone actually answered.

“Hello, who is this!”

Chu Qianyun’s voice came through. Jing Xiaoyan was stunned, exchanged glances with Jiang Yumian, and asked tentatively, “Chu Qianyun?”

The other side was obviously stunned as well. “Jing Xiaoyan? Where are you?”

Su Mumu quickly asked, “Is Mianmian with you?”

Jiang Yumian replied, “I’m here.”

She then asked directly, “How did you answer the phone?”

Su Mumu sighed. “Don’t even mention it. We just got to the hotel. Our eyes were covered and our mouths were sealed, but we’ve broken free now, except our hands are still tied.”

So, they didn’t answer the first call because they were waiting for them to find the phone, and by the time they managed to open it, the call had already hung up automatically.

Their situation was probably the same as theirs. Jiang Yumian wanted to first teach Su Mumu how to untie their hands over the phone. “Jing Xiaoyan and I were also tied up. This zip tie is very easy to open. Use your fingernail to pry open the small slot on the clasp, and then pull it open.”

Jiang Yumian suddenly paused halfway through, and said awkwardly, “Uh… if you… have fingernails…”

Upon hearing this, the other side fell silent.

Su Mumu pursed her lips and said directly, “I guess we’re in the same hotel. I’ll try to open the door. You two come directly to find Yunyun and me.”

Jing Xiaoyan laughed out loud rudely. When Jiang Yumian looked over, she quickly walked to the door, reached out and pressed the doorknob. The door opened immediately.

Afraid that someone was guarding the door, she opened it slightly. She didn’t dare to look outside until Jiang Yumian walked to her side. She didn’t see anyone.

Seeing her stalling for so long, and now being timid, Jiang Yumian couldn’t help but laugh. She pulled her away, opened the door, looked left and right, and only pulled her out after confirming there was no one.

As they walked out, the door across from them suddenly made a sound. Jing Xiaoyan pulled Jiang Yumian back inside the room they had just left, watching the opposite door vigilantly, her hand on the door, ready to close it at any moment.

The first thing that came into view was a foot, pulling the door open. Jing Xiaoyan’s gaze slowly moved up, and Chu Qianyun’s face quickly appeared.

Jiang Yumian: “So we were just across the hall…”

After helping them untie the plastic zip ties on their hands, the four of them examined the contents of the phone. There were no clues. The only thing they could confirm was that the person had sent the message just before Su Mumu and the others were tied up, so he should be nearby.

They decided to go to Yudi Pier first and look for the boat there.

As they walked toward the elevator, there was no one around. Jiang Yumian found it strange. “Where are the people who tied us up?”

Chu Qianyun rubbed her wrist, frowning slightly. “I don’t know. They didn’t even guard us. Are we unimportant, or were they diverted by something?”

Jing Xiaoyan touched the phone in her pocket, thought carefully, and said, “If the person who gave us the information is helping us, then maybe he helped lead those people away.”

Jiang Yumian nodded. “He probably can’t stall them for too long, either. Let’s hurry up and find Luo Cheng and the others first.”

The elevator door opened. The rain outside had temporarily stopped, but it looked like it would start again soon. The four of them walked straight out of the hotel. The pier was very close, according to the phone’s GPS.

After walking for about six or seven minutes, they quickly reached the riverside. They observed the area. Besides a few large cargo ships, there was only one white small yacht at the pier.

Seeing the camera installed on the yacht, they guessed that was the boat they were supposed to take.

Su Mumu asked, “Should we go or not?”

Jing Xiaoyan nodded. “Yes, we don’t have any other choice but to go and take the boat. But let’s observe first if there’s anyone wearing sunglasses around.”

After squatting for a few minutes, Jiang Yumian couldn’t wait any longer. “There’s no one here. It’s almost dark. Who would wear sunglasses? Let’s go over there first. I’m afraid those people will catch up.”

Jing Xiaoyan secretly took her hand. “Mhm, it looks like it’s going to rain again. Let’s go.”

The group boarded the boat by themselves, putting on the life jackets on board. Jing Xiaoyan was about to find the captain to ask him to start the boat when the yacht suddenly moved, as if it had been waiting for them to arrive.

The four of them were confused. Jiang Yumian reached out to hold Jing Xiaoyan. “I’ll go ask the captain if he knows the person who told us to come here.”

Jing Xiaoyan went with her. The captain looked like an unsmiling middle-aged man, and he had a co-pilot next to him.

No matter what Jiang Yumian and Jing Xiaoyan asked him, he only replied, “No comment.” The person next to him didn’t say a word. They had to return empty-handed.

They didn’t sail for long. The yacht soon stopped at a small central island. It looked like an artificial island, not very big, surrounded by water.

They got off the yacht. Jiang Yumian pulled Jing Xiaoyan back, wanting to thank the two crew members, but saw them putting on sunglasses!

The four people exchanged glances, their hearts sinking simultaneously. They were terrified.

Jiang Yumian let out a dry laugh. Save her…

The atmosphere quickly became tense. Seeing them turn to look over, the four of them held their breath, tacitly turned around, held hands, and ran.

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