Reborn! Caught Up by the Critically Obsessed Actress - Chapter 52

Oftentimes, people aren’t suspicious or skeptical because of the situation, but because of their personality, which inclines them to doubt and question everything.

Xie Jingcheng is the typical example: inherently suspicious by nature, making her more prone to jealousy.

The reason she was able to disguise and control herself before was that she found she could curb her temperament by acting. But…

After Shen Yu appeared, Xie Jingcheng felt ridiculously foolish. How was she supposed to control herself now?

She felt completely cuckolded!

“Qingxing, are you still worrying about him?”

“You promised me you would temporarily pretend to love me. You promised me you would be a good mistress to me. But which of those have you fulfilled?”

Xie Jingcheng’s long hair was scattered over her shoulders. Her furrowed brow made her look like an angry leopard. Song Qingxing finally snapped out of her daze and fearfully withdrew her gaze.

“He and I have a great relationship, but it’s strictly platonic. You don’t need to worry too much.”

“Besides, Shen Yu has a boyfriend, it’s just that the company won’t let him go public with it.”

This wasn’t a secret within the industry, but people who didn’t interact with Shen Yu might not have heard about his preferences. So, Song Qingxing slowly walked over, took the initiative to hold Xie Jingcheng’s wrist, and clarified the situation.

“Is that so?”

“But I’m still unhappy.”

Xie Jingcheng couldn’t control her temper. She felt it was time to teach the other person a lesson, otherwise, Song Qingxing would continue to mess around with men behind her back.

Xie Jingcheng approached step by step. The extreme proximity made Song Qingxing feel an unprecedented sense of danger.

Song Qingxing could only retreat, step by step, until her heel hit the bed frame, causing a stinging pain she mentally winced at, but dared not show. She could only bite her crimson lips.

She bit her lips until they were visibly marked.

A sight that evoked a great deal of pity.

Xie Jingcheng propped her hands on either side of the headboard. Although she was looking down, the distance was far too intimate, making it almost impossible for Song Qingxing to breathe.

Her nasal cavity was completely filled with the cool, clean scent of Xie Jingcheng.

What exactly had she done to offend this highness?

Was it just because she showed a little concern for a male celebrity?

While Song Qingxing knew she would be jealous if she had a boyfriend who paid attention to others, their relationship wasn’t a romance; it was merely a mistress arrangement.

Just a mistress…

Song Qingxing herself didn’t believe those last few words.

She knew Xie Jingcheng’s intentions weren’t pure, but what could she do?

From beginning to end, she was the one being controlled, unable to escape the other’s grasp.

She felt like a bird flying freely in a greenhouse. It could soar from the tall banana leaves of the rainforest and fly down to bathe in the warm pond.

No matter how wide the range of movement, it was never true freedom, because a glass dome separated the bird from the outside world. It was always confined to a small corner of the world.

Song Qingxing felt exactly like that now.

Xie Jingcheng wanted to keep her confined in this greenhouse.

“Did that hurt?”

Xie Jingcheng surrendered first, squatting down to examine Song Qingxing’s ankle. She noticed the skin was slightly broken, though no blood was flowing, but the skin was delicate and would easily bruise with a slight bump.

“It’s nothing, a band-aid will fix it.”

Song Qingxing shook her head.

She tried to pull her foot back but found she couldn’t move it at all.

“Qingxing, a band-aid might rub off while you’re sleeping.”

Xie Jingcheng stood up, rummaged through the bedside cabinet for the first-aid kit, and patiently applied medicine for her.

She applied a strongly adhesive medicinal patch, so it wouldn’t rub off no matter how much she moved. However, after Xie Jingcheng finished treating the wound gently,

Her expression returned to one of displeasure.

She patiently wiped her fingers clean with a wet wipe, and then focused back on Song Qingxing, preparing to finish what she had been interrupted from doing.

“You need to learn a lesson.”

Song Qingxing’s mind was taut, like a hair stretched to its limit. She sensed the approaching danger; it seemed Xie Jingcheng had not been distracted by her bruised heel.

“What lesson do I need to learn?”

The next moment, Song Qingxing was pushed onto the soft bed. Xie Jingcheng’s hair was scattered across her cheek, tickling her.

It was the scent of shampoo, sweet and fragrant, making her nose itch, making her want to sneeze.

“Don’t associate with men like that in the future. They play dirty, willing to give up anything for a little profit.”

Xie Jingcheng spoke with narrowed, dangerous eyes. What she said wasn’t entirely wrong, but unfortunately, Shen Yu was the only person who offered help when Song Qingxing was at her lowest.

Therefore, Song Qingxing shook her head.

“Xie Jingcheng, not everyone is like that.”

“Shen Yu has a very good nature. He is only willing to pay a small price for resources. If you put it that way, then I am that kind of person too, selfishly being with you for your resources.”

Hearing her defend Shen Yu, Xie Jingcheng completely lost it, like a cat whose fur has bristled. She grabbed Song Qingxing’s wrist.

Then, she began to kiss her in fragmented, hurried movements.

“You are not that kind of person…”

“But you are not allowed to mention him!”

What should I do? What should I do?

What should I do when the little rabbit isn’t obedient?

An inexplicable panic surged in Xie Jingcheng’s heart. She felt as if Song Qingxing were fine, soft, golden sand, impossible to hold no matter how tightly she gripped her. She was slowly crumbling and collapsing in her palm, slipping through her fingers.

The only option now was to keep her here, whatever the cost.

Xie Jingcheng decided to follow through with the idea once it formed in her mind. Her nose traced a line down Song Qingxing’s neck, making her toes curl from the ticklish sensation. Suddenly, she heard a soft whisper next to her ear.

“Qingxing, you’ll stay at the Xie residence for the next few days. I’ll make arrangements for the film crew.”

“What?!”

Song Qingxing instantly exploded. She couldn’t understand why the other person would do this.

Her career was the most important thing in her life!

The reason she agreed to become Xie Jingcheng’s lover in the first place was to advance her career, but now it seemed her cleverness had backfired.

“You need to take time to understand where you went wrong.”

Xie Jingcheng pulled back from her. Her lips were slightly red and swollen from the kiss, and her breathing was uneven.

“Xie Jingcheng, you can’t do this! I have to go back and film!”

Song Qingxing reached out to grab Xie Jingcheng’s hand. The other woman allowed her to hold it, but her expression was unmoved.

“Qingxing, you should have known when you agreed to me that this deal wouldn’t be so easy to negotiate, or so easy to fulfill.”

Xie Jingcheng lowered her head and used the pad of her thumb to wipe away the moisture at the corner of her lips. She was usually the most meticulous person, yet at this moment, she didn’t seem to mind the moisture from the other person’s mouth.

After wiping it clean, she used a wet wipe.

“I feel terrible. Stay with me for these few days.”

Xie Jingcheng pulled back the covers. The meaning was clear: it was very late now, time to sleep, and they would discuss it tomorrow.