When a "Sea King" is Bound to a System [Quick Transmigration] - Chapter 42

She then realized the truth and walked into the elevator with Qin Yishu, acting completely at ease.

Since the person involved wasn’t afraid, why should she be? She was just an ordinary person, after all, and didn’t need to maintain a persona to secure fans.

That night, Qin Yishu, who claimed to have exercised restraint for many days, began to enjoy her “food.” Jiang Yan was tormented until her voice was hoarse, unable to speak a complete sentence.

She thought about it carefully; there hadn’t been “many days,” only two.

Too exhausted to sleep, Jiang Yan nestled in Qin Yishu’s arms and played on her phone. She once again saw the photo of herself and Qin Yishu in the trending topics.

In the animated GIF, Qin Yishu had a beautiful smile on her face, and her eyes sparkled when she looked at Jiang Yan.

She was suddenly touched by an unfamiliar sentiment.

As if possessed, she clicked in. Sure enough, passersby were no longer praising Qin Yishu’s beauty but were focusing their loyalty on her.

“Who is this young woman with only her back showing? She looks quite compatible with Qin Yishu.”

“+1, I think the person above is right!”

“Haven’t you guys noticed that the eternally cold-faced Qin Yishu actually smiled? I think the two above have a point.”

“Everyone step aside, Qin Yishu is my wife!”

“The person above is dreaming!”

“The person two floors up, stop dreaming,”

Then the thread went off-topic. Not many people cared about what was truly going on between her and Qin Yishu; they were all busy attacking the user who claimed Qin Yishu was their wife.

Jiang Yan breathed a sigh of relief, but she also felt a little disappointed.

She actually wanted more people to know about her relationship with Qin Yishu, and she wanted to hold hands and hug her openly.

But what exactly was her relationship with Qin Yishu now? They didn’t even count as meaningful lovers; at best, they were just… friends with benefits?

Thinking this, Jiang Yan became depressed. She put down her phone, turned over, naturally buried her face in Qin Yishu’s embrace, and pretended to be asleep.

Qin Yishu suspected nothing. She kissed her on the corner of the eye and whispered, “Goodnight.”

Jiang Yan felt Qin Yishu was overly gentle, and it was precisely this gentleness that made her confused about her place.

Forget it, she wouldn’t think about it anymore. The more she thought, the more troubled she became.

It didn’t take long for Jiang Yan to talk herself out of it, as she was someone who didn’t go to sleep with worries.

Seize the day and enjoy the wine now; let tomorrow’s worries wait for tomorrow.

Yu Shuang had been quiet for a long time because of that incident—so long that Jiang Yan almost forgot she existed.

One day, Qin Yishu was filming, and Jiang Yan went out to buy her lunch. She was stopped by a woman wearing sunglasses. A closer look revealed it was Yu Shuang.

Jiang Yan immediately felt annoyed. Having to endure the blazing sun only to be harassed by a pervert—it was truly tough being an “essential worker.”

“Miss Yu, what is the meaning of this?”

Yu Shuang was a little surprised. The “little friend” in front of her seemed to have changed a lot compared to last time, with an added calmness?

She took off her sunglasses, hung them on her chest, and leaned in close. “Have you considered what I talked to you about last time?”

Jiang Yan stood her ground and stared directly at her. “Miss Yu, your constant harassment makes me highly suspicious of your motives. Are you trying to use me to threaten Qin Yishu?”

Yu Shuang curved her lips into a light smile and shook her index finger from side to side. “No. I just want you. It has nothing to do with Qin Yishu.”

“Then that’s odd. I don’t consider myself particularly appealing. There are so many beautiful women in the entertainment industry. Why must it be me, Miss Yu?”

“I think you’re too modest. Do you really not know how tempting you are?”

The disgusting light began to reappear in Yu Shuang’s eyes. Jiang Yan was truly too lazy to waste any more time. The casual and nonchalant look on her face instantly vanished, and her eyes grew cold.

“Miss Yu, whether your words are true or false, you’ve approached the wrong person. Honestly, I’m quite satisfied with Qin Yishu. I don’t plan on changing bed partners for the time being.”

“It’s fine if you don’t plan on changing. As long as you don’t mind having one more.”

Yu Shuang suddenly wrapped her arm around Jiang Yan’s waist and inhaled in her neck. The scent of her perfume drilled into Jiang Yan’s nose, making her extremely uncomfortable.

She hated anything with a strong smell. Although Yu Shuang’s perfume wasn’t necessarily cheap, it was too cloying, just like the person herself—so slick it made her want to hit someone.

Thinking this, Jiang Yan showed no mercy. She grabbed the hand wrapped around her waist and smiled brilliantly. “Miss Yu, it seems you prefer things a bit spicier.”

Yu Shuang was about to laugh when her wrist was fiercely twisted. The sharp pain made the smile freeze on her face.

Jiang Yan’s face still held a smile, but her actions were swift and decisive. Before Yu Shuang could react, she fiercely stomped her foot down on her knee, forcing her to kneel on the ground.

“This is the price for your disrespect last time. Although I’d like to make you suffer more, you are a person who cares about appearances. I imagine it wouldn’t feel good to be seen kneeling on the ground in a sorry state. So, do you understand my meaning?” Jiang Yan tightened her grip on Yu Shuang’s wrist, satisfied only when the other woman showed an expression of pain. “Don’t ever bother me again. If you appear in front of me next time, it won’t just be this.”

Yu Shuang initially tried to resist, but after a few struggles, she realized the disparity in strength between them.

She was so shocked that her pretense was gone. Her eyes were fixed on Jiang Yan, filled with dark malice and obsession.

“So, that soft, weak appearance of yours before was entirely an act?” Yu Shuang sneered. “Does Qin Yishu know that you’re actually a big bad wolf and not a little white rabbit?”

Jiang Yan shook her off, took a tissue from her pocket, and wiped her hands. “She doesn’t need to know that. You knowing is enough.”

After speaking, she flicked the tissue into a trash can five meters away and continued walking towards her destination.

She had indeed been a bit weak before, but that was because she hadn’t expected to encounter a pervert, so she had sealed away her strength. The original host might have been useless in a fight, but that didn’t mean she was helpless.

Yu Shuang thought she was easy to bully. Her thinking was a bit too naive.

To be honest, she was more troublesome than Qin Yishu, but she was just too lazy to act herself.

Why do something personally when you can let someone else do it? Wasn’t it exhausting?

She checked the time. It was already twelve-thirty in the afternoon. She should have hurried up. Being delayed by this greasy person for ten minutes or so was really bad luck.

Yu Shuang slowly rose from the ground. Her demeanor had not diminished in the slightest, and even the action of brushing the dirt off her skirt remained elegant.

She stared at Jiang Yan’s retreating back for a long time, only withdrawing her gaze when she disappeared around the corner.

“Jiang Yan, you’re not just a docile little rabbit after all.”

She let out a faint, ambiguous smile and turned to get into the car waiting nearby.

Jiang Yan bought the food and rushed back. Even with her haste, she still couldn’t get back before Qin Yishu finished work.

Qin Yishu waited patiently for her, but the person next to her was displeased.

“Sister Yishu, your little assistant is too inconsiderate. How can she make you wait this long? If it were me, I would have fired her a long time ago. She has no situational awareness.”

Jiang Yan always gave Qin Yishu twelve parts of respect in public. Hearing this, she quickly apologized: “I’m sorry, Miss Qin. Something held me up on the way. It definitely won’t happen next time.”

Qin Yishu’s expression changed. She turned her head and addressed the nosy actress playing Female Three: “Just focus on your own business. My people are not for you to manage.”

Female Three fell silent, quietly lowered her head, and walked to one side.

Qin Yishu walked up and took the meal from Jiang Yan’s hand, then suddenly frowned.

“Who were you just with?”

Jiang Yan told the truth. Unexpectedly, Qin Yishu grew even more displeased. She abandoned the meal and pulled Jiang Yan into a private corner.

“Did she do anything to you?” She turned Jiang Yan around, inspected her, and then pulled her into an embrace. Her voice was low and heavy: “You smell of her perfume. I don’t like it.”

Jiang Yan let her hold her. After she had hugged enough, Jiang Yan said, “I’m fine. She just hugged me, but I also made her pay the price. She probably won’t harass me again.”

If she dared to try again, Jiang Yan would completely shatter her romantic aspirations and turn her into an ascetic nun.

Hearing the word “hug,” Qin Yishu, who had just let go of Jiang Yan, embraced her again, saying in a muffled voice, “Then I have to hug you longer than she did. You’re not allowed to let anyone else hug you in the future. Do you hear me?”

“I hear you, I hear you. Once you’ve hugged enough, let’s go back and eat. Filming is about to start again. Do you want to go hungry?”

“No, I’m too angry to eat.”

Jiang Yan was helpless. She stroked Qin Yishu’s back to coax her, feeling like she was holding a giant baby.

Was this still the aloof goddess? Why was she becoming so childish?

…

Jiang Yan thought it was a minor incident, but she didn’t expect the photos of her and Yu Shuang to appear on Weibo.

The person who took the photos was very good at angles. The two, whose eyes were actually hiding daggers, were made to look affectionately gazing at each other and intimately whispering.

The first time she saw it, Jiang Yan couldn’t believe it was her, but after checking again, she was sure.

She shot up from the sofa and subconsciously covered her phone. She couldn’t let Qin Yishu see this. If she did, who knows how she would torment her.

But Qin Yishu had already noticed her unusual behavior. She leaned over and rested her chin on Jiang Yan’s shoulder. “What shameful thing are you hiding? Let me see.”

Jiang Yan forced a calm smile and said, “You already said it was shameful, so of course, I have to appreciate it myself.”

Qin Yishu snorted and made a move to grab her phone. Feeling guilty, Jiang Yan’s phone “clattered” onto the floor, where Qin Yishu retrieved it.

Jiang Yan prayed in her heart that the phone would break immediately and show nothing. But contrary to her wish, the tempered glass protector was too strong, and the phone was perfectly fine, with the screen still lit.

The moment Qin Yishu saw the photo, the expression on her face froze. Jiang Yan quickly hugged her arm to assert her innocence.

“This is absolutely the paparazzi shooting randomly. She and I are completely innocent.”

Qin Yishu’s face wasn’t good. She replied, “Really?”

Jiang Yan felt disappointed and let go of her arm. “You don’t believe me?”

“Of course, I believe you, but seeing this still makes me feel sad.”

Qin Yishu lowered her eyes, looking genuinely upset. Jiang Yan’s heart instantly softened. She hugged her again: “Then should I coax you?”

“How will you coax me? Don’t just say it.” Qin Yishu raised her head, her eyes intensely fixed on her.

Before Jiang Yan could speak, she was pinned down on the sofa. Qin Yishu’s eyes flashed with a cunning light as she lowered her head and kissed her.

Jiang Yan: This is no longer a thousand-layer scheme; this is ten thousand layers, one hundred thousand layers!

She thought she was on the third layer and Qin Yishu was on the first, unaware that the other woman had already reached the stratosphere.

She thought that by being a little sweet and pretending to be pitiful, this matter would be settled, but she still ended up becoming this evil woman’s dinner.

Jiang Yan highly suspected that Qin Yishu had actually seen the photo a long time ago and was acting this way to make her feel guilty, which would facilitate her improper intentions.

The thought process became instantly clear: she had been manipulated again.

“Why are you spacing out again? What are you thinking? Hmm?” Qin Yishu bit Jiang Yan on the lip. Before she could explain, Qin Yishu sealed her lips again, taking her on a journey to ecstasy.

Jiang Yan completely lost the time to think about anything else and could only surrender to the pleasure Qin Yishu brought her.

She had thought that if she just ignored it, the buzz would naturally die down after a while, but Jiang Yan underestimated Yu Shuang’s popularity and the madness of her fans.

In just one day, people had tracked down her Weibo. Knowing she was a fan of Qin Yishu, they began a barrage of vicious insults.

Jiang Yan looked at the obscene private messages and wondered whether she should follow Qin Yishu’s example and sue them directly.

In the evening, Yu Shuang called.

“Little friend, look, the internet has already created a ‘CP’ for us. Should we turn the pretend game into the real thing?”

“How did you get my phone number?” Jiang Yan already had PTSD from her, so her attitude naturally couldn’t be friendly.

Yu Shuang chuckled softly, her voice alluring: “If I want to know, I naturally have my ways. You still haven’t answered my question.”

Jiang Yan almost swore, but she held back. She was a person of integrity and wouldn’t stoop to arguing with a psychopath.

“Miss Yu, I really want to ask you: is there some special reason for your obsession with me?”

Otherwise, given how things were, she didn’t believe Yu Shuang could swallow her pride and call her.

She wasn’t a fairy maiden to be worth repeatedly hitting a wall for.

“You’re overthinking it, little friend. I’m simply interested in you, no other reason.”

Yu Shuang answered very straightforwardly, but Jiang Yan felt there was an almost imperceptible hint of disappointment in her tone.

A light flashed in her mind. She probed: “You wouldn’t be projecting feelings for someone else onto me, would you? Like an ex-girlfriend or an old flame who looks somewhat like me, which is why you’re relentlessly pursuing me?”

“Don’t guess randomly. That’s not the case. When you’ve thought it over, call me. I’ll be waiting for your reply anytime.”

Yu Shuang quickly hung up after speaking, which further confirmed Jiang Yan’s suspicion.

“Who were you talking to on the phone?” Qin Yishu walked over and embraced her.

“Yu Shuang,” Jiang Yan blurted out.

Qin Yishu’s face changed, and her gaze darkened. Jiang Yan immediately fled, with only one thought in mind: she could not be caught by Qin Yishu.

Even a donkey on the production line gets a rest, but she had to “work” every day. How could one word describe her misery?