When I Woke Up, I Had Three Romantic Partners - Chapter 40

Si Jiamo was almost amused by her: “Even if I’m not trustworthy, I won’t hurt Ah Jin, but that’s not necessarily true for Zhuge Wei. Besides, you just need to check the transaction amount, nothing else.”

Xiao He: “Then I’ll ask Sister.”

Si Jiamo: “…”

If she asked Ah Jin, Ah Jin would definitely disagree; otherwise, she wouldn’t have borrowed money directly from Zhuge Wei.

“Xiao He, who are you talking to?”

Chi Jinqing drank her porridge and wanted to grab her phone to browse videos. She then noticed Xiao He seemed to be talking to someone, sounding a bit unhappy, and she thought she heard her own name?

Before Si Jiamo could stop her, Xiao He told Chi Jinqing everything, emphasizing Si Jiamo’s words.

Si Jiamo: “…”

This assistant really lacks discernment; she should be replaced.

Chi Jinqing was silent for a moment, then reached out her hand towards her.

Xiao He handed the phone to Chi Jinqing.

Chi Jinqing: “Hello.”

Si Jiamo felt a bit awkward: “Ah Jin…”

However, thinking of what she might find out, she quickly got over the awkwardness, and said to Chi Jinqing with a serious tone: “Ah Jin, Zhuge Wei is not trustworthy, she…”

Chi Jinqing asked calmly, “Then who do you think is trustworthy?”

Si Jiamo self-recommended: “I am trustworthy.”

Chi Jinqing sneered: “You are trustworthy? Trust what?”

Si Jiamo: “…”

She detected the coldness in Chi Jinqing’s tone, realizing that she was overstepping, which was why Chi Jinqing was angry. But on this matter, she didn’t want Chi Jinqing to be deceived.

“Ah Jin, trust me this one time, just this once.”

Si Jiamo swore a terrible oath: “If I lie to you again this time, I’ll be hit and killed by a car the moment I step outside.”

Chi Jinqing pursed her lips. She hadn’t expected Si Jiamo to be so hard on herself, daring to swear such a terrible oath.

“…Are you cursing me?”

Si Jiamo’s attitude softened: “Ah Jin…”

Chi Jinqing waved her hand at Xiao He, signaling her not to listen to the rest. After Xiao He left, she calmly asked: “Tell me, what’s wrong with her?”

Si Jiamo thought for a moment, and then whispered: “I’ll tell you something, don’t get angry.”

“Say it first.”

Chi Jinqing rubbed her aching temples, waiting for Si Jiamo to speak.

Si Jiamo: “Ah Jin, Zhuge Wei’s sugar daddy behind her might be related to your family’s bankruptcy back then.”

Chi Jinqing paused the hand rubbing her temples: “…”

After a momentary blank in her mind, a feeling of “as expected” surprisingly arose within her.

The other party knew her too well. Whether it was her schedule, her affairs, or her habits, the other party always seemed perfectly in sync with her. If it weren’t for her recent “hiccup,” allowing Si Jiamo and Su Yunhui to meet, and Zhuge Wei just happening to call and hear everything, making Zhuge Wei feel a loss of control, causing her to lose her composure, Chi Jinqing might never have noticed the other side of this person.

But she could keep these things to herself; there was no need to tell Si Jiamo. She didn’t need to care about these things.

“So?”

Chi Jinqing’s voice was too calm, which was different from what Si Jiamo had imagined. Shouldn’t Ah Jin be furious, absolutely furious, and then start asking her for help when she found out about this?

But why was Ah Jin acting so calm?

She hesitated for a moment and decided to take the initiative: “Ah Jin, are you okay?”

Chi Jinqing: “Do you really hope I’m not okay?”

Si Jiamo: “No…”

Chi Jinqing interrupted her explanation: “I already know what you’re talking about. Is there anything else you want to say?”

Si Jiamo: “…”

She couldn’t quite understand the current Chi Jinqing. What she was thinking, what she wanted to do, didn’t quite match her former self. This gave her the illusion that the other party already knew everything.

After careful consideration, she still said: “Ah Jin, I can give you the money, but please don’t take Zhuge Wei’s, okay?”

Chi Jinqing probably grasped her thoughts and couldn’t help but sneer: “Do you think I’ll make the same contract deal with her as I did with Su Yunhui back then?”

Her little secret was exposed, and Si Jiamo was a little flustered: “I didn’t mean that…”

Chi Jinqing didn’t want to hear these useless words: “That is what you meant, right? You think I can’t do anything else but sell myself to others, right?”

Si Jiamo choked. She really didn’t mean that.

She was just worried that Chi Jinqing would take the wrong path and regret it later, especially since Zhuge Wei hid herself so deeply. She still hadn’t figured out the other party’s motive and why she absolutely had to be with Chi Jinqing.

“Ah Jin, I didn’t have that thought. I’m just worried you’ll be deceived…”

“The person who deceived me the most wasn’t you?”

Chi Jinqing didn’t want to elaborate on this and went straight to the point: “It means her transaction is not what you think. She said she had already told Su Yunhui, and Su Yunhui agreed. That’s why I agreed to receive the money first and then cooperate. It’s a proper collaboration, you don’t need to overthink it.”

“Su Yunhui agreed?”

Si Jiamo frowned: “Although she is your manager, the contracts you take on are always managed by the company. Any collaboration must first be submitted for application before it can be approved.”

“Su Yunhui said she agreed, but did you see it with your own eyes?”

Chi Jinqing: “Of course. Are you questioning me?”

Si Jiamo: “Wait a moment, I’ll ask.”

Si Jiamo hung up the phone and called the company CEO’s assistant: “Assistant Ye, could you please help me check the recent collaborations concerning Chi Jinqing’s side?”

Assistant Ye pushed up her rimless glasses: “Okay.”

She quickly pulled up Chi Jinqing’s recent schedule.

“Recently, apart from the currently filming Dust-Sealed Old Stories, there are only two advertisements left. The Impending Journey you mentioned earlier, which you wanted to film with her, Su Yunhui seems to have not agreed, and the script was rejected.”

Si Jiamo: “Besides that, is there anything else? Such as applications for MV, albums, and so on?”

Assistant Ye: “No.”

Si Jiamo: “Thank you. If Chi Jinqing has any such applications later, please notify me immediately.”

Assistant Ye: “Understood, I’ll have people keep an eye on it.”

At night, Assistant Ye suddenly called.

“Second Miss, Su Yunhui’s side submitted an application regarding Zhuge Wei inviting Chi Jinqing to participate in her MV album shoot. She has agreed. The next step is the company’s side. Should we approve it?”

It seems it really is just a collaboration, and Su Yunhui didn’t pull any tricks in between. It’s just that Zhuge Wei’s album is her first entirely self-composed, original song album in the past two years. Abruptly adding Chi Jinqing, who is tone-deaf…

Is Zhuge Wei truly trying to help Chi Jinqing, or does this album represent something else?

Assistant Ye heard no response from Si Jiamo, thinking she hadn’t heard clearly, and gently called out: “Second Miss?”

Si Jiamo pondered for a moment: “Approve it.”

Assistant Ye: “Okay. And one more thing: Su Yunhui also submitted two script applications. One is for you, and the other is for a little-known newcomer who just joined the company.”

“The estimated evaluation of that newcomer is not very high, and the script quality is only average. Should we approve it?”

Si Jiamo frowned: “A newcomer taken on by Su Yunhui?”

She remembered she had the higher-ups cut her quota for new artists. How could she still take on a newcomer?

Although the estimated evaluation isn’t high, once processed by Su Yunhui, a crow can turn into a phoenix. Even if it’s fake, it will be unique.

She was curious to know which newcomer could make her personally take action.

“What is the newcomer’s name?”

“It’s…”

Assistant Ye flipped through some files and said, “It’s Jiao Wan.”

“Speaking of which, she bears about a five-point resemblance to Chi Jinqing, especially from certain angles.”

She looks somewhat like Chi Jinqing?

She remembered Chi Jinqing saying that she was asked to collaborate and be a stand-in because she resembled Su Yunhui’s first love. So, is Su Yunhui moving on to someone else who looks similar, seeing that there’s no opportunity left?

“I understand. Don’t block it. As long as it’s not a script that deliberately loses money, let her go for it.”

She wanted to see what Su Yunhui was up to.

Assistant Ye: “Understood.”

“Do you have anything else to ask?”

Si Jiamo: “No, thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s no trouble.”

Assistant Ye pushed up her glasses. It was a hard life, that’s all.

After the call, she shut down her computer, picked up her handbag, and prepared to go home. Just as she stepped out, she ran into Su Yunhui, who was smoking in the smoking area sectioned off in the corner of the hallway.

The lights in the company corridor were already off at this hour, leaving only the faint, not-too-bright glow of the streetlights outside, and the weak firelight from the flickering cigarette end at her mouth.

The other party seemed to be deliberately waiting for her. Seeing her come out, she casually stubbed out the newly lit thin cigarette in the recess of the trash can.

“Assistant Ye is only just getting off work now. Shall I give you a ride?”

Assistant Ye chuckled. She was clearly offering a ride, but one never knew what was going on behind the scenes.

She wasn’t a child and knew what it meant to conduct oneself appropriately.

“No, I drove myself. Besides…”

She gave Su Yunhui a meaningful look: “It’s not on the way.”

Su Yunhui chuckled. Her mature and sexy face was full of temptation. She took off her glasses and casually tucked them into her shirt pocket, approaching Assistant Ye with an unhurried pace.

“Assistant Ye, you make it sound so absolute. If I can take you, I’ll make it on the way somehow.”

“If Assistant Ye could spare a path for me in your heart, I promise I would walk back and forth every day, filling your heart with my traces.”

As she spoke, she cornered Assistant Ye against the wall, her upward-slanting fox eyes full of deep affection, as if she were truly hopelessly in love with Ye Jin.

But among the people who mix in this kind of place, who wouldn’t know the other party’s true colors?

Ye Jin let out a soft laugh, raised her hand to lightly block Su Yunhui’s approaching red lips, and said calmly, “Sorry, I don’t like the smell of smoke.”

“And I should also tell Sister Su, even though your looks are quite to my taste, I’m really not interested in playing with dolls that others have used, especially when their hearts…”

Her finger moved down to Su Yunhui’s chest, tracing a small circle gently, then pushed slightly, her voice languid: “…are still stained with an unknown color of lint.”

Ye Jin was no garbage dump. It was after hours, and she wasn’t interested in continuing this game with her. She needed to go home and sleep.

After pushing the person away, Ye Jin swayed her body and left the company with her small bag. Just before reaching the entrance, she looked back at Su Yunhui, who was standing still, her features hidden in the darkness. Her voice was slightly hoarse: “Those who play with feelings will eventually be played by them.”

“Sister Su, let bygones be bygones.”

With that, she left gracefully, never looking back at the cold-faced Su Yunhui.