The Stand-in is Exceptionally Clingy [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 31.2

Chapter 31.2

She picked up the petals and casually tucked them into her notebook.

“You don’t have to listen to Xiao Yang exaggerating. If you hadn’t come, I would have found a way to deal with Lin Jing too,” Jian Ke said, plopping down on a chair and letting out a sigh of relief.

The training intensity today had been a bit too much. The muscles in the back of her thighs were sore from standing for so long.

Seeing this, Lou Bianxia walked over and half-knelt in front of Jian Ke. She tentatively reached under her skirt, touching her smooth skin.

Jian Ke was stunned by Lou Bianxia’s actions and quickly moved her legs away. “Ms. Lou, what are you…”

Lou Bianxia looked up. “Didn’t I say I’d give you a massage? Why don’t you take off the rest of your clothes? They’re a bit of a bother.”

An ambiguous atmosphere flowed between them. Starting from the warmth of their touching fingertips, Jian Ke felt the skin Lou Bianxia touched heat up.

Jian Ke turned her back to Lou Bianxia and unfastened the tie at her waist. The skirt slipped off, revealing a pair of smooth and fair legs.

She seemed to feel Lou Bianxia’s fiery gaze. Her hand touched the buttons on her top, and she felt a sense of embarrassment. She turned her head. “Why are you looking at me?”

Lou Bianxia, who had been staring unblinkingly with her arms crossed, seemed to think Jian Ke’s question was strange. “What’s wrong? It’s not like I haven’t seen you before.”

They had done the most intimate things that a couple could do. Kissing, getting into bed, and sleeping together.

Lou Bianxia had once traced every inch of that breathtakingly beautiful body.

The shallow marks her teeth left on the back of her neck would take several days to completely fade, as would the mottled scratches on her pristine back.

The same was true for Jian Ke.

Her hot lips had been on every inch of Lou Bianxia’s skin, along with the damp tears at the corners of her eyes.

Her soft arms rested limply on Lou Bianxia’s waist. The scenery that exploded in front of her eyes was all given by Jian Ke, both trembling and dazzling.

Lou Bianxia narrowed her long, dark eyes and slowly walked over. She pressed close to Jian Ke’s back, wrapping her arms around her from behind and clasping her hands.

She slowly guided Jian Ke’s hands to undo the buttons, one by one, from top to bottom.

When the top was removed, Jian Ke’s beautiful and curvaceous body was revealed to Lou Bianxia. A black tank top hugged her chest, making her look soft and alluring.

Lou Bianxia’s lips brushed against Jian Ke’s earlobe, and as Jian Ke trembled slightly, she whispered, “We haven’t… done this in a while.”

It was a blatant seduction!

After spending so much time being caressed by Lou Bianxia on her pillow, Jian Ke could, of course, recognize the signal in her low voice—both familiar and disorienting.

“Now, it’s my turn to take off my clothes.”

At this moment, they were consumed by lust and primal urges, unable to free themselves.

The entanglement and pursuit of their tongues were like boiling water bubbling and hissing.

The heating in the lounge was turned up high, but a cold breeze still seeped through the cracks, hitting their delicate skin.

Jian Ke draped a thin fleece blanket over Lou Bianxia and snuggled into her arms, parting her lips to gently bite down on her red pearl.

They only kissed and caressed each other and didn’t go any further. After a short period of intimacy, Jian Ke slowly got up and put on the light pink sweater dress next to the clothes rack.

Lou Bianxia propped her face up with her hand, lazily watching Jian Ke’s kiss-marked body disappear under the clothes. “When will you be done with work? I’ll drive you back.”

Because the rented apartment was closer to the training base, Jian Ke hadn’t chosen to move back to Jingxiu Garden and was still living in 2302.

“I’m done now,” Jian Ke said, putting on her black boots. “My work was finished a long time ago anyway.”

—If Lin Jing hadn’t suddenly caused trouble.

“But now that Lin Jing has been replaced, the official filming will start in a week. The director has to find a suitable new actor to replace Lin Jing within that time.”

Lou Bianxia: “This is partly my responsibility. I’ll check with Jiaxun and have them select an actor to take over for Lin Jing.”

Snow Buried Gold was a big production with guaranteed ratings. It was a good opportunity from every angle, so many people would be willing to take the role.

Lou Bianxia drove Jian Ke to the apartment complex. The winter weather made her bones ache.

Jian Ke inhaled a noseful of cold air, and her nose turned red from the stimulation. She could only huddle into Lou Bianxia’s coat, her voice trembling slightly. “Sister, I’m cold…”

Lou Bianxia held her helplessly. “I told you to wear another coat before you came out, but you wouldn’t listen. Now you’re cold and you’re burrowing into my arms.”

The two of them walked slowly toward the apartment building like tightly-knit conjoined twins, their bodies pressed together, warm and comfortable.

Jian Ke couldn’t see the road behind her and followed Lou Bianxia’s steps, taking small steps back.

She felt a coolness on her forehead. She looked up, a surprised smile on her face. “Sister, it’s snowing.”

Silver snowflakes twirled in the air and landed on their hair and collars, speckling them with pure white, before melting into a drop of water from the heat.

Lou Bianxia brushed the snow off Jian Ke’s shoulder. “Stop looking. If you stay out any longer, you’ll catch a cold.”

As soon as she said that, it was as if she had given Jian Ke a psychological cue. Jian Ke turned her head and sneezed.

Lou Bianxia’s face was wooden as she led Jian Ke, who was still looking up at the snow, into the apartment building.

After entering the room, Jian Ke finally felt her cold body start to warm up. She had just rubbed her arm when Lou Bianxia pushed her into the bathroom.

The “silver flakes” outside were still falling, dancing in the air with the cold wind.

The hot steam in the bathroom was hazy, and their intertwined porcelain skin was flushed red. Their bodies swayed, mixed with soft whispers and sweet words.

The snow outside was falling even heavier, rustling onto the branches and turning them white. The fusion of snow and water made the ground covered in a layer of white and a soft wetness.

It was a long night, with only the endless wind and snow rushing in.

…

Lou Bianxia seemed to have completely moved into 2302, rarely even going to 2301 next door. Occasionally, she would finish work early and go to the base’s parking lot to pick Jian Ke up.

Everything seemed to have returned to how it was before.

Jian Ke had been observing for many days, frequently messaging Lou Bianxia on WeChat at all hours and subtly asking Cen Ming about Lou Bianxia’s daily work schedule, but she couldn’t find any clues.

—Any clues that Lou Bianxia had a person she liked.

520 popped up at the right time, its tone upbeat. “I told you. Lou Bianxia couldn’t possibly have feelings for someone else.”

“Even if she was temporarily infatuated and rejected Shu Yu, it was because… because she was infatuated. She’ll naturally come to her senses later.”

Jian Ke: …Why do you sound even more unreliable now?

520 tried to hide its guilt. “I’m a mature system. I’ve seen these kinds of minor bugs many times. I’m not like you, a newcomer who worries about everything.”

It was a good thing that Lou Bianxia didn’t have feelings for anyone else. That way, she wouldn’t have to constantly feel a sense of crisis.

Jian Ke scrolled through Weibo, and the news of Lin Jing leaving the Snow Buried Gold crew was, as expected, a trending topic.

The top post was a long farewell from Lin Jing to Snow Buried Gold. In the post, she wrote about her hard training on set that led to her feet being swollen and her reluctance and sadness at leaving the character of Miss You Er.

But the biggest bombshell was her subtle hint at the end that someone on the crew had used their power to pressure her, and she was forced to leave.

But Lin Jing edited the post a second time and deleted that sentence, which really piqued the curiosity of the gossip-hungry public.

Jian Ke found it a bit funny. This was a classic case of the villain making a preemptive accusation.

She was just waiting for this to happen.

Just as netizens were digging through the Snow Buried Gold cast list to find the “power-abusing” actor, a series of negative revelations about Lin Jing caused an even bigger stir.

She was accused of throwing her weight around on set and using stand-ins. She was said to have used foul language to verbally abuse a staff member, causing them to quit. And she was also rumored to have made a new actor kneel to recite lines in the dressing room and even threatened to blacklist them.

The incident where Lin Jing forced Jian Ke to be her stand-in on Snow Buried Gold was also exposed by a crew member.

Lin Jing’s reputation in the industry was already notoriously bad. With so many heavy accusations, many small actors who had been bullied but were too afraid to speak out came forward to testify.

“So you were the one abusing your power. That’s a pretty bold move to accuse someone else first.”

“I heard she was a diva with a bad temper before. Now we finally have the proof.”

“She’s a pretty face with no talent, but she gets so many resources every year. I don’t believe there isn’t a powerful backer forcing her into roles. Has she been abandoned by her backer now?”

“I was really looking forward to Miss You Er. I wonder who will play her. I hope Snow Buried Gold doesn’t have any more issues.”

“I heard the crew is trying to get Qiao Jingjing, but she has a busy schedule, so they don’t know if she’ll have time.”

Jian Ke didn’t know who the new actor would be. She would probably only find out on the day of the official filming.

Just then, Shen Zhi sent her a message.

“Extremely urgent, extremely urgent. I’m on the second floor of Dingtai Mall. Come quick!”

She also sent a picture and a string of question marks and exclamation points.

Jian Ke: ?

She clicked on the picture and zoomed in. The background seemed to be a high-end restaurant. The angle was tricky, but she could clearly see a man and a woman sitting in the middle of the frame.

She didn’t know the man, but the woman was—

Lou Bianxia.

Shen Zhi: “What kind of luck is this?! I just ran into Ms. Lou on a blind date.”

“I want to run, but my curiosity is too strong. This kind of juicy gossip can’t be enjoyed alone. Come and join me!”

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