Deliberate Possession [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 98

Chapter 98: What Does That Mean?

Jing Xiaoyan woke up at dawn the next day.

Afraid of waking Jiang Yumian, she quietly lifted the covers and got up to wash. She changed into a set of clothes in the walk-in closet and also prepared the clothes Jiang Yumian needed for work, placing them by the bedside.

Jing Xiaoyan picked up her phone from the bedside table and put it in her pocket. She leaned over the bed to look at her, thought for a moment, and then bent down to kiss her face twice. However, before she could pull away, she was grabbed.

Jiang Yumian had actually heard the movement long ago. Even if Jing Xiaoyan’s movements were light, she still woke up. She was just waiting to see if she would remember to kiss her before leaving.

“When did you wake up?”

Jing Xiaoyan was pulled down onto the bed by her arms around her neck, and a smile quickly spread across her face.

Jiang Yumian hooked her head, burying it in her neck. She still had her eyes closed and spoke lazily, “When you got out of bed. I wanted to see if you would remember to kiss me before you left.”

Jing Xiaoyan hugged her, following the direction she was pressed down in to kiss her. Only after satisfying her was she able to get up.

“You sleep a little more. I’m leaving now. Sister Guan will be here soon.”

Jiang Yumian waved her hand, then buried her head in the covers, showing no reluctance at all.

Jing Xiaoyan playfully patted her through the covers. “Aren’t you going to look at me? I’ll be gone for four or five days after today.”

Jiang Yumian’s mind paused. Yes, she also had a business trip on Tuesday, and Jing Xiaoyan also had work. They wouldn’t see each other.

She quickly threw off the covers and propped herself up. Her hair was a little messy. Her freshly opened eyes blinked, and she looked at Jing Xiaoyan pleadingly.

Pouting, her voice was full of grievance. “That’s a long time…”

“What will I do without you…”

Jing Xiaoyan’s mouth twitched. “You’re overacting…”

Jiang Yumian’s expression dropped. She quickly lay down again, sighing dramatically.

Jing Xiaoyan looked at her with amusement, reaching out and pinching her ear. “I’m leaving. Miss me. Remember to tell me when you wake up. Call me when you have time.”

Jiang Yumian held Jing Xiaoyan’s hand, sat up again, looked up, and kissed her. “Go quickly. I’ll miss you.”

“Getting up, washing, three meals a day, working, and getting off work. I’ll report everything to you, my good Older Sister. I’m still counting on you to give me money to spend. Trust me.”

Jing Xiaoyan crossed her arms, looking at her with a half-smile. “Is it just because of the money?”

A fawning smile quickly appeared on Jiang Yumian’s face. “Of course, the most important thing is still my rich Older Sister.”

This servile look, Jing Xiaoyan finally saw in person, outside the screen. Jiang Yumian was in this state from time to time when they chatted before.

Jing Xiaoyan smiled, reaching out and patting her head. “Go back to sleep. I’m leaving.”

Jiang Yumian hugged her and kissed her again before letting her go.

When she saw Jing Xiaoyan again, Sister Guan and Xiaofeng’s expressions were very complicated, but their eyes held the same kind of resentment.

Jing Xiaoyan closed the car door, met their gazes, and her expression froze.

“Ah… you guys…”

“Did you have breakfast?”

Sister Guan spoke slowly, “We’re full of anger.”

Xiaofeng also chimed in sarcastically, “The northwest wind is quite filling.”

Jing Xiaoyan scratched her face and looked towards the driver. “Xiao Zhang, start driving. Let’s get there early. We can still have breakfast there.”

Xiao Zhang: “Understood, Young Madam.”

Jing Xiaoyan supported her forehead. “Watch fewer TV dramas.”

Xiao Zhang cleared his throat. “The Chairman told me to call you that.”

Jing Xiaoyan: “…”

Sister Guan and Xiaofeng were picked up by Xiao Zhang. Because she only knew Xiao Zhang, he was arranged to be her driver. Jiang Yumian would have another one arranged. Now, besides her former team, everyone else around her were people from the family. It was safer.

Sister Guan’s face twitched. “This is what you meant by being kept?”

Was this what being kept meant? It was a little fantastical.

Jing Xiaoyan blinked. “Yes. But Jiang Yumian is being kept by me.”

With that, she handed her phone to Sister Guan. The latest message from Jiang Yumian was displayed on the screen.

Sponge has a baby: [Older Sister, can you add a little more? 100,000 a month is not enough to spend~]

Sister Guan looked up in confusion, her expression complicated. Her mind was a little chaotic right now. “You young people are so good at playing…”

Xiaofeng looked resentful. “You’re dating, but why did you suddenly terminate the contract and run off yourself?”

She and Sister Guan were both confused by her actions.

Jing Xiaoyan took back her phone and sighed softly. “I originally wanted to go solo and open my own studio. You would still be with me. If you didn’t want to, of course, I wouldn’t force you. But now…”

She had directly taken over a company. She was quite flustered herself.

Hearing her somewhat conscientious words, Sister Guan’s brow relaxed. “Then you are the boss now. Remember to double our salaries.”

Xiaofeng also agreed, “Chinese New Year is coming soon. Remember to double the year-end bonus too.”

Jing Xiaoyan nodded. “Sure. I’ll send you a big red envelope later.”

Her quick agreement surprised Sister Guan and Xiaofeng a little.

Sister Guan was a little doubtful. “Are you sure?”

Doubling her salary would be a lot of money.

Jing Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow. “Yes. The future tasks will be heavy. I was already planning to raise your salaries.”

“What tasks?” Xiaofeng looked alert. She was just an assistant. How heavy could her tasks be?

“Manager An will be back in two days. The two artists under her will be handed over to Sister Guan. And Sister Guan will take on one more. There’s a decent actress with a lot of potential, but she’s a little lazy. With Sister Guan…”

Sister Guan’s face was full of disbelief. “Stop!”

“You want me to take on three more artists?”

Including Jing Xiaoyan, that would be four. Did she want to work her to death?

Jing Xiaoyan paused the hand opening the tablet, speaking calmly. “No, you also need to take on Xiaofeng.”

Xiaofeng, who was trying hard to minimize her presence, was stunned. “Huh?”

She was an assistant. What did she need to take on? She wasn’t debuting.

Jing Xiaoyan said without changing her expression, “Start as an intern manager. Xiaofeng has been with Sister Guan and me for so long. With Sister Guan teaching her hands-on, she can definitely do it.”

Ignoring their expressions, Jing Xiaoyan opened the artist profiles on the tablet for them to see. “These are some artist profiles. Get to know them first.”

“Taking on Xiaofeng is okay, but not the others. The company has other managers.” Sister Guan closed the tablet and threw it into her arms, clearly very angry.

Xiaofeng interjected, touched, “Sister Guan, you’re giving me so much face.”

Jing Xiaoyan sighed heavily. “But the other managers aren’t as capable as Sister Guan. And with Xiaofeng helping you, it won’t be too tiring. The two artists Manager An is bringing won’t require too much effort either. It’s mainly because I have performance targets to meet. I don’t want you to be so stressed either, but what will I do without you…”

Sister Guan and Xiaofeng exchanged glances. Why did Jing Xiaoyan become so smooth-talking? Who did she learn it from? But still, her words were quite pleasant to hear.

Sister Guan cleared her throat. “No.”

Although her tone was less firm than before, she still stood her ground.

Xiaofeng blinked, reluctantly nodding. She was temporarily on the same side as Sister Guan.

Jing Xiaoyan had no choice but to use her ultimate move. “Salaries are really doubled. Plus six insurance and one housing fund. And all-inclusive room and board. A large apartment.”

Sister Guan: “Deal!”

Xiaofeng: “Thank you, boss!”

No one would be opposed to money.

Afraid Jing Xiaoyan would go back on her word, Sister Guan quickly changed the subject and directly entered work mode. “Let’s talk business. After shooting the magazine these two days, there’s nothing else besides the variety show. Everything else has been pushed back. However, Director Wu called me today and said a few scenes might need to be reshot in post-production. Your schedule is mostly open, so you can go back and shoot. Prepare yourself.”

Jing Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow, asking curiously, “What’s the reason? Is it because of the male lead?”

Sister Guan nodded. “The issue of him wanting to add kissing and bedroom scenes was exposed last night. The internet is in an uproar now. Director Wu plans to directly replace the male lead. Anyway, his scenes aren’t many. The main thing is that a generous investor is funding the crew, so a small loss is fine. Besides, Zhang Yan’s side will compensate for the crew’s losses.”

Jing Xiaoyan smiled. “Okay. Just reshooting a few scenes. I have no problem with that.”

She took out her phone to send this good news to Jiang Yumian, so she could also be happy.

Jiang Yumian received her good news while already in the car. She was so rushed that she didn’t even have time for breakfast. She woke up late and was almost late.

Her aunt got in the car with her and immediately fell asleep. Her aunt hadn’t woken up early in a long time and was extremely sleepy now.

Jiang Yumian glanced at her aunt twice, put on her headphones, and called Jing Xiaoyan. Jing Xiaoyan spoke, and she typed. It worked.

Her aunt opened one eye to look at her. She was already on the phone on the way to work. The little couple was quite clingy.

She should have just stayed awake. She could have listened to them talk about their relationship.

Hmm… should I wake up now?

Jiang Yumian was happily chatting with Jing Xiaoyan when she suddenly heard a cough next to her. She turned her head. “Auntie, are you not feeling well?”

Her aunt immediately sat up straight. “Ah, I’m fine. I just can’t sleep.”

Jing Xiaoyan also heard their conversation on the other end of the phone. Knowing Jiang Yumian was wearing headphones, she spoke directly, encouraging her. “It’s a rare chance to be alone. Ask your aunt what’s going on between her and Sister An.”

Jiang Yumian’s eyes lit up, full of gossip. “Auntie, I have something to ask you.”

Seeing her expression, her aunt quickly closed her eyes. “Ask next time, next time. I have a bit of a headache.”

With that, she placed her palm on her forehead. “Oh no… it hurts so much.”

Jiang Yumian: “…”

Jing Xiaoyan sighed on the other end of the phone. “Fine. You’ll have to ask Sister An later. Remember to praise me to Sister An a lot.” She was going to work with Sister An in the future.

Sponge has a baby: [I know, I know. You go continue eating breakfast.]

Jing Xiaoyan boarded the plane after eating breakfast.

She definitely couldn’t come back these two days. By the time she returned, Jiang Yumian would also be on a business trip, so Jing Xiaoyan was sleepless that night.

She wasn’t so fragile that she couldn’t handle being apart for a few days, but she hadn’t yet emerged from that state. She was very unaccustomed to it. This period of time gave her a very surreal feeling.

Although Jiang Yumian was also awake, it was because she had been busy working on her computer and didn’t sleep so early.

She looked at the person staring blankly at the camera on the screen, a wicked smile on her face. “I know why you can’t sleep.”

Without her saying anything, Jing Xiaoyan said directly, “Of course it’s because you’re not here.”

Jiang Yumian mysteriously shook her head. “Although it’s because I’m not here, it’s mainly because you need to be disciplined.”

Jing Xiaoyan tapped the screen with her hand. “You’d better watch what you say. The internet is not outside the law.”

Jiang Yumian looked away from the camera. She left for a few seconds, and when she returned, she was holding something Jing Xiaoyan was extremely familiar with.

Across the screen, Jiang Yumian arrogantly twirled the collar chain in her hand. “You just haven’t been slept with enough by me.”

Jing Xiaoyan raised an eyebrow. “I almost forgot until you took it out. Hurry up and put it on.”

Jiang Yumian’s hand stiffened. “What does that mean?”

Jing Xiaoyan sat up. “Put it on. Play with yourself. Don’t hang up the phone.”

Jiang Yumian’s expression instantly froze: ?

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