The Film Queen Is Cold and Ruthless, Only Sends Money - Chapter 33.2

Having spent a lot of time in fandom circles before, she relied daily on the talented creators who served up delicious fanfics and fan art. Naturally, she recognized these as fanworks about her and Jiang Zhi.

The censored □□ symbols needless to say, she knew exactly what they stood for.

She just never expected things to take such a dramatic turn one day.

Almost as soon as she understood the meaning behind those titles, Su Yun’s face instantly flushed red, like a boiled shrimp. She hurriedly exited the CP supertopic.

But the more flustered she became, the clumsier her fingers got, and she accidentally clicked on the □□ tentacle fic.

When Jiang Zhi returned home and opened the door as usual, she saw Su Yun sitting on the sofa, head bowed as she tapped on her phone.

She seemed completely unaware of the sound of the door opening and closing, nor did she notice that someone else had entered the living room.

Not wanting to startle her, Jiang Zhi was about to call out a greeting.

But before she could make a sound, Su Yun abruptly put her phone down so fast that Jiang Zhi wondered if she’d imagined it.

When she looked again, all she saw was Su Yun’s overly flushed cheeks and neck, as if her entire body was steaming with heat.

Jiang Zhi walked over to her, a little concerned. “Are you sick?”

Her flushed face looked a lot like a fever.

Only when Jiang Zhi’s clear voice reached her ears did Su Yun snap out of her daze and notice her. “You’re back?”

But the blush on her face hadn’t faded yet.

“Yeah, work was lighter today,” Jiang Zhi replied. “Do you want to check your temperature?”

Her focus remained on whether Su Yun was ill.

Hearing this, Su Yun instinctively pressed the back of her hand to her cheek, it was indeed quite warm.

But it had nothing to do with being sick. Remembering the words she’d just read, she felt the heat in her face intensify.

“I’m fine, it’s probably just the heat today!” Su Yun shook her head. “No need to check my temperature.”

“Are you sure?” Jiang Zhi was still doubtful. The weather was indeed hot, but the living room was comfortably cool.

“Mhm.” Su Yun nodded, her hands behind her back stealthily pressing her phone’s power button to turn off the screen.

She could only be grateful that Jiang Zhi hadn’t seen the content on her phone otherwise, she’d definitely be labeled a pervert!

Seeing Su Yun’s insistence, Jiang Zhi didn’t push further about checking her temperature, simply pouring her a glass of ice water instead. “Then have some water.”

A few minutes later, when the blush on Su Yun’s face finally faded, Jiang Zhi relaxed completely.

–

After dinner, neither of them had work to do, so they sat in the living room discussing which flower seeds to buy.

This was an idea they’d had during the show, to plant flowers in the grassy area outside. Now that they had time, Auntie Liu had even helped them gather some pictures of flowers.

“I think they all look amazing!” Su Yun looked at the photos, feeling like her indecisiveness was about to kick in. “I really like every single one of them.”

Jiang Zhi: “Why not plant some of each then? The lawn outside should have enough space for all of them.”

Su Yun heard this and looked at Jiang Zhi. “That makes sense, and the lawn outside is big enough, but if we really plant them all, Aunt Liu might come over to have a word with you.”

Each type of flower requires different watering and care methods. If they planted a little of everything, Aunt Liu might be busy from dawn till dusk.

“Just kidding,” Jiang Zhi naturally wouldn’t trouble Aunt Liu too much. The corners of her lips curled slightly as she said, “I just wanted to see you stop overthinking it.”

In the end, they settled on one type.

Jiang Zhi even comforted Su Yun, “We can save the rest for next year.”

Su Yun nodded instinctively.

After discussing this, Jiang Zhi asked, “Are you free tomorrow?”

“Yes, I don’t have to go to the company tomorrow.” Su Yun turned her head to look at her. “Is there something happening tomorrow?”

Jiang Zhi nodded and said, “I’m going to the sanatorium tomorrow. Would you like to come with me?”

Mentioning the sanatorium reminded Su Yun of more details.

Jiang Zhi’s mother, Jiang Xia, had always lived in the sanatorium due to poor health.

It was also for Jiang Xia’s well-being not wanting to worry her mother that Jiang Zhi had so readily agreed to the original host’s marriage proposal.

Su Yun said, “Then let’s go together! It’s been a while since I last visited Auntie!”

Jiang Xia had been very kind to the original host. After learning about the original host’s parents’ passing, she had been the first to offer help. Both emotionally and logically, Su Yun felt she should visit.

“Alright, we’ll go tomorrow morning.”

–

The next morning.

The sanatorium had a pleasant environment. By the time they arrived, it wasn’t too early, and Jiang Xia was outside, amusing herself with the birds in the trees.

When she saw the two of them arriving together, her eyes lit up with delight. “What brings you two here?”

Jiang Zhi adjusted the blanket over her. “We both had the day off today, so we came to see you.”

Su Yun nodded enthusiastically beside her, lively and cheerful. Jiang Xia couldn’t stop smiling at the sight of her.

“I know you just finished filming that variety show, right?” Though Jiang Xia wasn’t fond of browsing the internet, she had always kept up with news about the two of them. “I’ve been watching the show. It’s really good.”

Su Yun: “Auntie, you’ve been watching it?”

She felt like the world was beyond saving.

“Of course! You two always come in first.” Jiang Xia’s focus was different from most netizens. Her attention was entirely on Jiang Zhi and Su Yun. Seeing them win the best rewards made her happy and even a little proud.

Seeing the smile on Jiang Xia’s face, Su Yun stopped caring about how she might have appeared on the show and said with a grin, “Then we’ll make sure to win first place next time too.”

“It doesn’t have to be first place. I’ll love you no matter where you rank.” Jiang Xia corrected her, urging them to relax and enjoy filming the show.

As long as it was Su Yun and Jiang Zhi, she would always be happy. If someone else took first place, she wouldn’t feel any pride at all.

It was clear where her favor lay.

Jiang Zhi stood quietly to the side, watching the two of them talk, her eyes filled with warmth.

Su Yun and Jiang Zhi stayed to have a meal with Jiang Xia and chatted for a long time.

When it was time to leave, Su Yun went to the restroom, leaving only Jiang Xia and Jiang Zhi in the room.

Jiang Xia smiled and asked Jiang Zhi, “You two have been getting along well lately, haven’t you?”

At that time, when Su Yun and Jiang Zhi were about to get married, she knew their feelings hadn’t reached that stage yet. But in the end, she didn’t want to disappoint Su Yun, and since Jiang Zhi had taken the initiative to approach her, she agreed to it.

Back then, she genuinely held onto the hope that the two might grow closer over time, thinking that perhaps their interactions could blossom into something beautiful.

Whether it was their dynamic on the variety show or their visit to see her today, it was clear that the two shared genuine affection.

Though Jiang Xia couldn’t be certain whether this affection was the kind she had in mind.

Jiang Zhi paused slightly at the question but eventually nodded. “It’s alright.”

Jiang Xia was both amused and exasperated by Jiang Zhi’s brevity. “What do you mean by ‘alright’?”

She knew Jiang Zhi had always been sharp, quick to learn anything. Even after watching a movie just once, she could remember nearly all the lines of her favorite characters.

But when it came to certain things, she was just… clueless, unable to express her emotions well.

Jiang Zhi: “It’s just comfortable.”

Being with Su Yun didn’t weigh on her mind at all, it was easy and relaxing. For her, that was a rare experience.

Hearing this, Jiang Xia sighed inwardly. Oh, this daughter of hers.

She smiled and asked, “Then do you like Su Yun?”

It seemed she had to be direct; otherwise, she might never get the answer she wanted.

Like. Those two words had indeed come up a lot recently for Jiang Zhi.

When Su Yun encountered a dish she enjoyed, she’d say she liked it. When she saw a fun trinket, she’d say she liked it.

But the most memorable was when Su Yun had looked at her with bright eyes and said that, more than anything else, what she liked most was her.

At the time, even though Jiang Zhi knew it was just playful banter, her heart had still trembled slightly.

Now, faced with the same question, she certainly liked Su Yun.

But Jiang Zhi knew the answer Jiang Xia wanted touched on something she had never explored before. After a moment’s hesitation, she finally said, “…I’m not entirely sure.”

She wasn’t entirely clear about her feelings toward Su Yun either.

Jiang Xia was even a little surprised by Jiang Zhi’s answer.

Normally, if she asked such a question, Jiang Zhi would immediately deny it: “I don’t have such thoughts right now.”

But today, for the first time, she had said, “I’m not entirely sure.”

That was already a good sign, so Jiang Xia didn’t press further. “Then there’s no rush. Take your time and get along well.”

As they finished speaking, Su Yun emerged from the restroom, and the two prepared to say their goodbyes to Jiang Xia.

“You both should eat more. After that variety show, I feel like you’ve both lost weight.”

It was probably a universal parental trait seeing their children always made them fret, even if they’d actually gained weight, they’d still urge them to eat more.

Su Yun hadn’t expected to hear such a familiar remark even as they were about to leave the sanatorium.

But though this phrase had been passed down for centuries and nearly everyone had heard it, Su Yun wholeheartedly agreed. “We just had Aunt Liu make something delicious yesterday! I even encouraged Jiang Zhi to eat more!”

She had insisted after suffering through the show’s conditions, they had to make up for it at home. Eating salads was no way to live.

“Exactly!” Jiang Xia nodded in approval. “If there’s something you want to eat, just eat it. There’s no need to restrict yourselves. Even though you’re celebrities, it’s fine to give yourselves a break sometimes.”

“You’re absolutely right!” Su Yun agreed.

The two of them were like kindred spirits meeting for the first time, but Jiang Zhi, standing silently to the side, had her own thoughts.

Tonight, she absolutely had to resist Su Yun’s temptations again.

–

After returning home, Jiang Zhi opened her email to review the scripts Wen Yun had selected for her.

Finding the right script wasn’t easy, it usually required discussions between her, Wen Yun, and the rest of the team to make a decision.

But just as she was reading through the scripts, a sudden notification popped up.

[The account you follow, @Su Yun, has posted new updates.]

The current recommendation algorithms were smart. Since Jiang Zhi followed Su Yun, the system made sure to notify her.

Jiang Zhi clicked on the notification and was greeted with a trending hashtag.

#What did Su Yun see in the CP fan community?!

At the same time.

In her bedroom, Su Yun also saw the trending notification.

It suddenly dawned on her yesterday, when she had browsed the CP fan community, she had done so using her official account, right after reposting the show’s promotional post.

Su Yun closed her eyes, recalling the suggestive titles she had seen and, worse, the tentacle-themed fanfiction she had accidentally clicked on.

Now the whole world knew!

She tried to comfort herself silently.

It’s fine. She wasn’t completely out of options yet she could still take the “eccentric” route.

It’s fine. The boat had already backflipped.

It’s fine. The ship would sink when it reached the bridge.

Ugh, it was definitely not fine!!

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