Jiang Lai took the bag off and carefully put it back in the box: "It must have cost you a lot of money, right? You don't need to spend so much next time."
It was indeed a bit of a expense, but that was only in the past two months. Things had been going well for a while, and Lin Zhi had a lot more money at her disposal. She was just in a hurry to buy it because she was worried that she wouldn't be able to buy it if she waited. Now it doesn't really count as a expense.
“Jiang Lai, listen to me. You are an actress and an artist now. You need to set an example for your fans. It’s not that you can’t buy things on Taobao, but that you need to be discerning when you buy them.”
Lin Zhi was a bit serious, but Jiang Lai was completely baffled.
"Sister, just say what you want to say."
Lin Zhi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Do you remember the screenshot you sent me when I asked you what you wanted?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Lai quickly searched her memory and, after a long pause, finally found the screenshot Lin Zhi had mentioned. Connecting the dots, she understood Lin Zhi's meaning: she was telling her not to buy plagiarized items or counterfeit goods. But honestly, Jiang Lai hadn't intended for Lin Zhi to buy her a bag at all. She had just randomly taken a screenshot on Taobao to tease Lin Zhi. Who would have thought that this person would take it seriously and actually buy the genuine product?
Jiang Lai is now a wolf in sheep's clothing; she can't take off her "clothes" unless absolutely necessary.
"Okay, sister, I understand. I'll ask you for advice when I buy things from now on."
"No... I didn't mean to control your shopping."
"Then I'll insist that you control me!"
The way she said it carried a hint of ambiguity, and Lin Zhi blushed once again...
Jiang Lai did not stay at Lin Zhi's house tonight. Although she said last night that she would satisfy Lin Zhi today, her aunt suddenly called Jiang Lai and said that she was going to visit her tonight to bring her some things.
Before leaving, Jiang Lai was reluctant to part, pouting and looking pitiful.
"I don't want to leave."
"Come on, you haven't spent any time with your family since you came back, have you? Cherish the present, you'll have to make time to see them in the future."
That makes sense, but Lin Zhi isn't her agent, so if she wants to see Lin Zhi, doesn't she have to make time for it?
Jiang Lai sighed and went to the entryway to put on her shoes: "Then I'm leaving. You should know how to use the microwave, right?"
She was still shaken by what happened last night, worried that Lin Zhi might blow up the house.
Lin Zhibai glanced at her and pushed her towards the door: "Don't worry, I know how to use it."
"All right."
Jiang Lai went out, walked to the elevator, pressed the elevator button, and turned to look at Lin Zhi. The latter hadn't closed the door, and when she saw Jiang Lai turn around, she smiled.
Lin Zhi: "What's wrong?"
As soon as she finished speaking, Lin Zhi saw Jiang Lai rush over in three steps. Before Lin Zhi could understand what was happening, she was pulled into his arms, and a warm kiss landed on her lips.
bite--
The elevator doors opened, and Jiang Lai lightly kissed Lin Zhi's mole before leaving.
After Jiang Lai left, Lin Zhi stood there for a long time. She raised her hand to touch the corner of her lips, where Jiang Lai's warmth still lingered. The room was empty, and she was alone again.
Jiang Wanqiu didn't have anything important to do. Her brother knew that his daughter had returned to City A and asked her, his sister, to bring her some food. Since she was already there, she cooked for her and had dinner with her niece. They chatted for a while, and by the time she left, it was already dark.
"I'll see you out." Jiang Lai got up to put on her coat.
Jiang Wanqiu waved her hand and refused, saying, "No need, I drove here."
"Okay, then please drive carefully."
After exchanging a few pleasantries, Jiang Wanqiu left. After closing the door, Jiang Lai looked up at her watch and realized it was getting late. She took a change of clothes and went to the shower. When she came out, it was already 10:30.
Lin Zhi had just finished drying her hair and took a book from the bookshelf.
Her phone rang. She put down her book, went to the bedside table, picked up her phone, and unlocked it. It was a message from Jiang Lai. She had changed her profile picture to a clean, simple line drawing. With just a few strokes, you could tell it was a dolphin, a blue dolphin.
Lin Zhi didn't think much of it, only assuming that she had just used a pretty profile picture she saw somewhere, since she used to have a lotus flower as her profile picture.
Clicking on Jiang Lai's profile picture, the other party sent a photo. The network was a bit slow, and the picture was blurry and didn't load. A human figure could be vaguely made out.
The internet in the bedroom wasn't very good, so Lin Zhi took her phone to the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water.
Lin Zhi held her phone in one hand and a cup in the other, tilting her head slightly as she took a sip of water. Before she could swallow completely, her peripheral vision caught a glimpse of her phone, and a picture appeared. The girl was wearing a bathrobe, her long hair wet and casually draped over her shoulders. Her cheeks were still flushed from just having showered, and her robe was wide open, revealing her abs clearly from her neck down to her abdomen. However, her chest was nowhere to be seen; it must have been flat-chested and covered by the bathrobe. But this was already quite dramatic.
A faint smell of blood wafted over, and a drop of blood fell onto the floor with a thud, followed by a second and a third.
Lin Zhi quickly put down the items in her hand, looked up, and groped her way to the bathroom.
The pool was stained with blood, and my throat was filled with a metallic taste. The garbage bag was newly replaced, but now it was full of tissues soaked with Lin Zhi's bloody nose. I had used seven or eight of them, but it still hadn't stopped the bleeding.
I tilted my head back, cupped my hands and splashed cold water on my forehead. It took a long time for the nosebleed to stop slightly, but I still needed to stuff tissues in my nose.
Lin Zhi went back to the kitchen to get her phone, and when she saw that photo again, a warm feeling welled up in her nose...
That night, Lin Zhiping lay in bed playing with her phone. After replying to Jiang Lai, she switched to Baidu search.
Baidu search: [Why do women get nosebleeds when they see other women?]
Serious reply: [Emotional excitement caused some tiny blood vessels to rupture]
Lin Zhi nodded: "So it was because you were emotionally agitated..."
Lin Zhi had never even seen that kind of action movie before, and she and Jiang Lai were too embarrassed to open their eyes to watch it. This was probably the first time she had seen it clearly, so it's understandable that she was excited about seeing a woman's genitals for the first time... right?
Moreover, looking at the photos really gives me the illusion of doing something wrong...
Lin Zhi continued scrolling down and saw this answer: [Sister, are you gay?]
Lin Zhi jumped up, her brain blank. She hadn't thought of herself as gay before. Jiang Lai was her "doctor" in a sense, or you could say they were in a sugar daddy/sugar baby relationship, but that didn't determine her sexual orientation, did it?
But then she immediately had a problem: why would she have a nosebleed if she didn't bend over?
That night, Lin Zhi looked at many photos of models' abs, some even more explicit, but as she looked at them... she vomited, more severely than having a nosebleed.
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Author's Note:
One hour ago
Lin Zhi: I'm your niece. Does having sex with a woman make you gay? Does keeping a beautiful woman make you gay? We're all adults, don't be so rigid. I get nosebleeds just looking at men. Let me take a quick look at men.
One hour later
Lin Zhi: Ugh...ugh...yeah...I'm gay, I'm more gay than a mosquito coil! Thank you to all the little angels who voted for me or watered my plants between 2022-04-03 20:25:28 and 2022-04-04 21:58:32!
Thank you to the little angels who watered the nutrient solution: jiyeon (10 bottles); Moyu (6 bottles); Yu (2 bottles); 50283423 (1 bottle);
Thank you so much for your support! I will continue to work hard!
Chapter 35
Lin Zhi's face clearly showed her exhaustion, which even foundation couldn't cover. She had suffered from insomnia again last night, and even a sleeping pill didn't help. She stayed up until three o'clock in the morning when all was quiet. When she woke up in the morning, her eyes were covered in dark circles.
"Good morning, Mr. Lin."
Lin Zhi smiled and nodded: "Good morning."
In the elevator, subordinates would politely greet Lin Zhi and then stand at attention. On ordinary days, they would exchange a few pleasantries with Lin Zhi, but today she looked listless and they were afraid of saying the wrong thing and displeasing their boss. No matter how easy-going she was, she was still the boss.
The elevator doors opened, and Lin Zhi stepped out. She met Nan Moxi at the corner. Nan Moxi was carrying a laptop, and it looked like she was going to a meeting.
"Good morning, Sister Nan," Lin Zhi greeted.
Nan Moxi smiled and asked with concern, "I heard you fainted the day before yesterday? I just got back to City A yesterday and didn't have time to see you. How are you now?"
"I'm fine now, just a little tired. I've rested for a day and I'm all better."
Nan Moxi looked her over and asked, "Are you sure? You still look terrible."
"Well, it's alright. I went to bed a little late last night."
Nan Moxi patted her shoulder with concern and said, "Take care and get some rest."
"Yes, don't worry, Sister Nan, I know what I'm doing."
The two exchanged pleasantries and parted ways in front of the office door, with Nan Moxi going to the conference room next door.
In the conference room, Jiang Lai and Anna sat together chatting and laughing. When they heard the door open, they both sat up straight obediently.
Nan Moxi sat down, put down her laptop, and glanced at the two of them: "Pretending."
Jiang Lai touched the tip of her nose: "Sister Nan, what kind of meeting is it today?"
Nan Moxi turned on her computer, moved the mouse a few times, and opened a file: "Here, take a look at this variety show."
Jiang Lai leaned over to take a look. It was a pretty good outdoor reality show, now in its third season. There were six regular guests: three were actors, two were singers who had acted in several movies, and the last one was a former host who had been in the industry for a long time and had a certain status. To Jiang Lai, all of these people were her teachers.
Jiang Lai nodded after reading it: "What do you mean?"
Nan Moxi: "The company has several variety shows. I was hesitant about which one to accept for you, since you are a newcomer and your first variety show appearance should be carefully considered. This one was sent by Director Yu. It's a special episode to promote 'Isolated Island'. Director Yu values you and wants you to go."
Jiang Lai was flattered. She got a good drama right after her debut, and her first variety show appearance was also a huge hit. She felt that things were going very smoothly. She would definitely ask Min Xuehua and his wife if they had done anything behind the scenes when she had time.
"Okay, when do we record?"
"It seems that Xia Fanrou will also be participating in S City on the 10th of next month."
"Where are the others?"
"Only you and Xia Fanrou have available time. Xia Fanrou is taking time out of her busy schedule, but you are really free."
Jiang Lai stuck out her tongue and changed the subject: "Island" is a New Year's release, is it possible to release it on the 10th of next month?
"There's still time. It's recorded and broadcast immediately. If we finish recording now, it will air the following weekend. You'll be very busy next month, with variety show recordings and promotional tours."
Jiang Lai chuckled to herself, "I'm just afraid I won't be busy."
They talked for another half hour, discussing the direction of their next film. Nan Moxi had a general understanding and, once she had a clear idea, she talked about other things.
Jiang Lai stretched and left the conference room with Anna. The two discussed what to eat later, and then Jiang Lai stopped.
Anna turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Jiang Lai pointed to the door to the side: "Is this Sister Lin's office?"
Anna shook her head: "I don't know either. How would a little assistant like me know these things? I think it's either President Lin's or President Zhang's. President Li isn't on this floor."
Jiang Lai took a step forward, then thought for a moment and stepped back: "Let's go."
The two entered the elevator. Jiang Lai pressed a number, and Anna noticed that she hadn't pressed a floor number, so she asked, "Are you going to the practice room?"
Jiang Lai smiled, revealing two rows of white teeth: "I've never seen a trainee before, I'd like to see one."