Jiang Lai twisted off the lipstick, applied it to her lips in front of the mirror, and then pursed her lips, making a suggestive "pop" sound.
"No date?"
"and you..."
"The self-cultivation of an actress, sister, you should hurry up and get a card, in case someone calls you and can't find you, they'll be worried."
Reminded, Lin Zhi remembered that she had important things to do. Before leaving, she muttered, "I don't understand you young people."
Lin Zhi, of course, didn't understand. Jiang Lai usually only wore light makeup, mostly just a simple base and concealer. In college, there were always people on campus taking pictures with cameras, and then posting them online to compare you with others without your knowledge, and then deciding who was the school beauty and who was the class beauty.
The school doesn't have time to deal with this. Even if they delete it, they can keep taking pictures unless you stay in your dorm. Jiang Lai can only wear light makeup, a mask, or a hat every time she goes out. Who knows what these photography students will make of you? Maybe today the person taking your picture is the top student in the major, and tomorrow the person taking your picture is the worst student in the major.
However, Jiang Lai wasn't putting on makeup today because she was going out, but to prepare for a confrontation with Fang Wei!
Jiang Lai kept checking the time, trying to figure out when Fang Wei would arrive. She waited for a long time but he didn't come. Instead, she heard the sound of someone entering a password outside the door.
Jiang Lai sighed, leaned back, and was about to speak when she saw someone following behind Lin Zhi.
He was a very dashing-looking man, even more handsome than in the photos. After Jiang Lai had been a little concubine for so many years, Ji Da immediately recognized him.
She stood up, squinted at the person in front of her, her expression was blank, and she didn't show any displeasure because Lin Zhi was there.
Lin Zhi ran into Fang Wei downstairs. She had clearly told him on WeChat that he didn't need to come, but he still came in the end. There was no signal in the elevator, so she didn't have a chance to send a message to Jiang Lai.
Since she was already there, Lin Zhi believed that Jiang Lai was a sensible person.
Lin Zhi put down her bag and introduced, "This is Jiang Lai, she's an artist from the same company as you."
Fang Wei nodded and bowed slightly: "Hello, I am Fang Wei, and Mr. Lin is my agent."
Jiang Lai didn't have a good impression of Fang Wei, but she still had to maintain a certain level of politeness. She stood up straight, extended her hand, and unlike Fang Wei, she didn't bow as she habitually did: "Hello."
Jiang Lai is not impolite. She bows to elders, teachers, or talented and capable people out of respect. She is expressing her respect. Even though she did not live with her parents from a young age, her aunt's education was in no way inferior. Jiang Lai is confident.
An awkward silence fell over Lin Zhi: "Please sit down, why are you standing? Fang Wei, what would you like to drink?"
Fang Wei smiled, his smile bright and clear: "Anything is fine."
Jiang Lai: "Sister Lin, I want to drink yogurt, it's on the first shelf of the refrigerator."
Fang Wei looked at her, and Jiang Lai, unfazed, looked back at him. But as soon as they met eyes, their phones rang simultaneously.
Lin Zhi came out of the kitchen with two bottles of yogurt in her hand, both of the same flavor. She gave one to Jiang Lai and the other to Fang Wei.
Jiang Lai felt somewhat displeased. Even though she knew that Lin Zhi had paid for the yogurt, and that everything in the house, including the bottle of yogurt in Fang Wei's hand, belonged to Lin Zhi and she could give it to whomever she wanted without asking Jiang Lai, she still felt uncomfortable, as if her own things had been shared with someone else.
The kindergarten children share the same mentality as Jiang Lai.
The sofa was shaped like a 7. Fang Wei sat on the longer side, but Lin Zhi still sat on Jiang Lai's side. Suddenly, "little girl" Jiang Lai stopped being angry, raised her chin, as if showing off to Fang Wei.
Look, my sister is mine, she doesn't want to sit with you.
Fang Wei said he came to see Lin Zhi, but he didn't get to say more than a few words to her because Jiang Lai stood between them, not giving Fang Wei a chance.
Jiang Lai is like a chatterbox, always having countless topics to talk about. In Lin Zhi's eyes, Jiang Lai and Fang Wei are like "good friends" who hit it off immediately.
Jiang Lai: "Did you also graduate from university?"
Fang Wei: "Yes, that's right."
"What did you study? You're in a girl group, did you study vocals or dance?"
"No, I'm an English major, and singing and dancing are just hobbies."
"Wow, you're amazing!"
"I'm fine. And... how about you?"
Jiang Lai tossed her long hair and said in a not-so-modest tone, "Sigh, I'm too ordinary. The Film Academy of City A is my alma mater."
These words stunned not only Fang Wei, but also Lin Zhi.
Please, the Film Academy in City A is just average? Then all other universities are out of the running. Almost a third of the most popular celebrities are graduates of this school, and its faculty is amazing, no less than that of foreign universities.
Fang Wei chuckled awkwardly twice and said, "The Film Academy in City A is pretty impressive, isn't it? I think that's where President Lin's alma mater is, right?"
After she finished speaking, she looked past Jiang Lai and at Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi naturally wouldn't speak ill of her alma mater, and said calmly, "Yes, the faculty at A-Electrical University is very strong."
Jiang Lai was very satisfied with Lin Zhi's performance. Taking advantage of Fang Wei's inattention, he secretly hooked Lin Zhi's hand and drew something on her palm.
Lin Zhi felt a tickle and tried to pull her hand away, but found that the person was holding on tightly, not giving her a chance. Slowly, her expression became somewhat unnatural, as if she were both shy and restrained.
Jiang Lai blocked Fang Wei's view with her body, but he could see Lin Zhi's tense face and assumed she was unhappy. He glanced at the time and realized it was time to go back.
Fang Wei: "It's almost time, I should go back to practice."
Jiang Lai stood up with Fang Wei and released Lin Zhi at the same time. The latter breathed a sigh of relief, and her tense features relaxed.
Jiang Lai acted like the mistress of the house, seeing Fang Wei off for Lin Zhi. She smiled and said goodbye before closing the door. The smile vanished the moment the door closed, all of which was witnessed by Lin Zhi.
Lin Zhi found it amusing and teased, "Did you study face-changing in college instead of acting?"
Jiang Lai didn't reply to her. She quickly walked over and knelt down on Lin Zhi. The latter was startled and turned her face away: "It's daytime."
Jiang Lai gently pinched her chin, forcing her to look at him, and then, like a rogue, pressed his lips down. The domineering kiss left Lin Zhi breathless, and although she wanted to speak, the sounds that came out were strangely coquettish.
After a while, Jiang Lai let her go, raised her hand to wipe the glistening tears from the corner of her lips, and said seriously, "You are mine."
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Author's Note:
Jiang Lai: Sharpening my knives, I'm ready to thank my rival for all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2022-04-01 21:38:35 and 2022-04-03 20:25:28!
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: Motorcycle Repair Art 10 bottles; Yu 1 bottle;
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 34
Lin Zhi slumped onto the sofa, her clothes half-open, revealing glimpses of her inner beauty. She glanced reproachfully at the person beside her, who said nothing, but gently wiped the lipstick mark off her face with a wet wipe.
Jiang Lai stared at Lin Zhi's lips, which were smudged from kissing. Five minutes earlier, she had grabbed Lin Zhi and kissed and nibbled on her without saying a word, and even groped her... as if she were taking her anger out on Lin Zhi.
"Sister, I was wrong."
She smiled brightly, showing no sign of feeling she had done anything wrong.
Lin Zhi propped herself up on the sofa, bent down to button up her shirt, and ignored the person.
Jiang Lai wrapped her arms around her waist from behind, resting her chin on the other's shoulder. She was so thin it was almost painful.
"Is my sister angry?"
Asking a question you already know the answer to.
Lin Zhi snorted and said, "I'm not angry."
Indeed, she wasn't angry. Jiang Lai wasn't just being unreasonable indiscriminately. Except for the occasional biting that hurt a little, it was quite comfortable most of the time.
"My sister has forgiven me?"
"Hiss..." Lin Zhi turned around and pinched the little flesh on Jiang Lai's cheek: "You weren't like this before! How did you become so bad... so bad..."
The bad parts are actually quite likable.
Lin Zhi used force, and Jiang Lai grimaced in pain: "It hurts! I was wrong, I was wrong, I was really wrong!"
This time, she seemed to have genuinely realized her mistake, and Lin Zhi forgave her: "You brat."
"Waaah, I didn't go astray, I was just jealous." Jiang Lai rubbed her face, on the verge of tears.
"Jealous?" Lin Zhi asked, puzzled. "Jealous about what?"
"Of course I'm jealous of you and that Fang Wei. I don't like her. Are you two even that close? Why would she come looking for you?"
The window was open, and the sounds of car horns and people chatting could be heard from downstairs from time to time.
Lin Zhi was stunned. This sentence contained too much information, and she couldn't decide which sentence to interpret first.
Seeing that she didn't speak, Jiang Lai worried that her actions would break Lin Zhi's agreement. She knew very well that the reason she was different from Fang Wei was entirely due to this agreement. If she broke the agreement and Lin Zhi found out that she had fallen for him, then she would be no different from Fang Wei.
Lin Zhi will be hers sooner or later, but not now. She's too weak and can't stand firm in the industry. It's a long process, but she has the time and the confidence.
Jiang Lai explained, "You can only support me, right?"
The past few months of getting along had made Lin Zhi almost forget about their contractual relationship, because they were really not like each other. Lin Zhi hadn't been the only one giving, and Jiang Lai hadn't forgotten her after getting out of bed. They seemed like a couple but weren't. If Jiang Lai hadn't reminded her, Lin Zhi probably would have forgotten about it.
A sudden sense of loss washed over her, and this feeling of loss came from within herself.
Lin Zhi raised her hand and tucked her hair behind her ear, saying frankly, "I will not keep her as a mistress. This is my first time keeping a mistress."
Jiang Lai nodded meaningfully, thinking to herself: It's obvious this is the first time; she's very unfamiliar with it.
Lin Zhi: "Oh right, I bought you a gift, I left it in the car, I just got it back."
Lin Zhi originally intended to give the shoes to Jiang Lai as soon as she entered the house, but after meeting Fang Wei, she put them on the shoe rack in the entryway, planning to give them to her after Fang Wei left. However, as soon as Fang Wei left, Jiang Lai went crazy, hugging and kissing her. For a moment, Lin Zhi forgot about it and only remembered it now.
Lin Zhi picked up the gift bag and slung it over her back: "Guess what it is?"
"Gucci?"
Lin Zhi's mouth dropped open, her face saying: How did you know?
Jiang Lai suppressed a laugh as she looked at her: "Sister, just leave it there. I didn't mean to. The bag is so green and the logo is so big."
Lin Zhi was speechless and handed the gift to her: "Next time, just pretend you didn't see it."
Jiang Lai accepted it with a grin and readily agreed, "I'll show you my acting skills next time."
Unpacking revealed another box inside. Opening the lid, Jiang Lai saw a very familiar bag, exactly the same as the one her aunt had given her for her birthday two years ago, which was still lying in her closet.
No need for next time, you can show off your acting skills now.
Jiang Lai switched modes in an instant, acting as if she were seeing it for the first time: "Wow!! This bag is so beautiful."
She picked it up, fastened the chain, and slung it over her shoulder. Excitedly, she ran to the bathroom to look in the mirror and exclaimed, "Sister, don't we look like a perfect match?"
Lin Zhi didn't notice anything amiss and walked over with a smile to straighten her clothes: "Hmm...it suits you very well."
Jiang Lai was indeed happy, but she felt a little sorry for Lin Zhi's money. She had used this bag enough last year and hadn't used it since. She kept it in a box. She rarely carried high-end bags out. She usually didn't buy them herself; they were all gifts from her aunt or Min Xuehua. She wouldn't buy them herself, even if she had the money.