Extra Chapter One: Failed Counterattack
Failed Counterattack (3)
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Day seven, makeup room.
The atmosphere was unusually strange.
Jiang Siyi was fully armed, wearing a high-necked sweater and a cream-colored coat, completely covering herself. She felt the burning gazes of the two people beside her, and her eyes darted around nervously.
The marks on her wrists hadn’t completely faded.
She retracted her hands into her sleeves, trying to hide them.
It was warm in the room. Seeing this, Lin Yusheng asked her, “Are you planning to have a sauna in here?”
“…I’m not hot.”
As she spoke, she even put on her scarf.
Something was off.
Lin Yusheng saw the color on her face deepen, and after thinking for a moment, she understood.
Afraid that Jiang Siyi would die of embarrassment, she hesitated to speak. In the end, she just said to the makeup artist, “Put on some more concealer.”
The makeup artist used to be a shopping host. Hearing this, she picked up the concealer, swirled it to activate it, and replied, “Don’t worry, this one is very good. Even with just a small amount, it can completely cover any bite marks or hickeys.”
Her dormant sales memory was activated, and she almost couldn’t stop talking. The last sentence was: “Teacher Jiang, it’s okay if you two are a little intense. Look, isn’t it invisible in a second?”
Teacher Jiang: “……”
Such explicit wording and direct speech.
No wonder she could hear so much gossip.
Jiang Siyi, who finally took off her coat, looked at her collarbone in the mirror and dryly coughed a few times, “Y-yes.”
The awkward moment finally passed.
While waiting to go on stage, Lin Yusheng was called away to catch up with the director. Jiang Siyi didn’t like going to the public lounge, so she stayed in the makeup room, reading the script.
In the silence, Xiao Xuan pushed the door open and came in again.
After their last chat, the two had become more familiar. When she entered the room and saw no one else, she blurted out, “How did it go?”
Knowing what she was asking about, Jiang Siyi’s brow twitched.
She decided to play dumb first, “What?”
Xiao Xuan pulled up a chair and sat beside her. Then she asked expectantly, “Did you succeed or not?”
Jiang Siyi silently thought—I did.
Shen Shiwu said I turned the tables on her.
“You didn’t fail, did you…”
Hearing this, Jiang Siyi, whose pride was bigger than the sky, didn’t even blink, “How could I?”
She started to make up a story, “Counterattacking is easy, it’s a piece of cake.”
After confidently saying that, she turned her head and saw Xiao Xuan’s suspicious gaze.
Jiang Siyi: “……”
“Alright.” She sighed, trying to save face, “My technique wasn’t good, I need more practice.”
“I’ll try again next time.”
When she said the last four words, Jiang Siyi was almost gritting her teeth—she would not give up on being on top… ahem.
She would not give up on “servicing” Shen Shiwu!
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Although she was overworked last night, after all, it was a live broadcast facing the whole country, Jiang Siyi still sat up straight, like a pine tree.
After sitting for three hours, the camera finally cut to another scene. The pine tree couldn’t hold on any longer and completely slouched.
There were twenty minutes of break time.
Thirsty, Jiang Siyi planned to go backstage to get some water. Halfway there, Lin Yusheng called her from behind, “Where are you going?”
“To get some water.”
“Oh, wait a little longer, your girlfriend ordered milk tea, it’ll be here soon.”
Hearing Shen Shiwu’s name, Jiang Siyi stopped and immediately turned around.
“She’s coming?”
Seeing her craning her neck to look for someone, Lin Yusheng shook her head, “She’s not coming, it was President Shen’s assistant who told me.”
“Oh…”
Shen Shiwu’s trip to Beicheng wasn’t just for fun. There was a real estate project in the West City District where a foreign partner was dissatisfied with the profit split and wanted to terminate the contract.
Although with her abilities, this matter wasn’t difficult to handle, the negotiation process still took some time.
So this morning, before Jiang Siyi even woke up, she was gone.
Whatever.
Work is important.
It’s fine as long as there’s milk tea.
Jiang Siyi thought to herself and went into the makeup room to rest. Soon, a group of delivery people came in.
It wasn’t uncommon for guests to treat others, but this was quite a spectacle.
Soon after, the most repeated phrases on the entire floor were: “Thank you, Teacher Jiang!”
“I wish you and your partner a long and happy life together~”
Jiang Siyi politely nodded and accepted the blessings.
And a sharp-eyed staff member, after thanking her, noticed her hand and suddenly said, “Teacher, why is your wrist red? Did you fall?”
She choked.
Jiang Siyi awkwardly laughed a few times and waved her hand, “It’s nothing, it’s nothing. Maybe… it’s my hives acting up.”
The staff member was also a warm-hearted person.
The young girl had a loud voice. Jiang Siyi watched helplessly as she exclaimed, and then shouted to the surroundings, “Does anyone have allergy medicine?”
Jiang Siyi: “……”
“There’s no need to make such a fuss, I…”
“Did Teacher Jiang have an allergic reaction? Then we should go to the hospital immediately.” Rushing over, she saw the faint red marks on her wrist and became even more anxious, “You go with her, I’ll find a car.”
Half an hour later, at the city hospital.
There was nothing wrong with her, but everyone insisted on dragging her to the hospital. Jiang Siyi sat on a chair, calmly contemplating life.
Lin Yusheng was busy at the time. When she heard the news, her assistant was already at the hospital, about to register for her.
When the two met at the hospital, they stared at each other, silence filled with helplessness.
“Why are you alone? Where are those staff members?”
“They went back to work, it’s fine. I’m already here, might as well get a check-up. I’ll tell you the results later.”
“You could have just told the truth, why did you have to mention hives?”
“……”
Was the term “bondage play” something that could be said in broad daylight?
Just as she was about to tell her to inform the makeup artist that the concealer was useless, Lin Yusheng exclaimed, “Your partner is here.”
“At this hour, she should still be arguing with the foreign partner.”
Given that Lin Yusheng usually didn’t say nice things and often lied to her, and knowing that Shen Shiwu was busy with work today,
Jiang Siyi didn’t believe her at all and continued to play on her phone.
Lin Yusheng was at a loss for words. Finally, she cleared her throat and reminded her, “Stop looking at your counterattack knowledge, look up.”
Jiang Siyi’s ears burned, and she immediately covered the screen, turning her head and whispering in protest, “You saw wrong, who, who would look at that.”
Lin Yusheng shook her head, patiently advising her, “You should stop focusing on this. Based on my understanding of you, if you really want to counterattack, it might take forever.”
Little Jiang’s self-esteem was severely damaged.
She gritted her teeth, “Don’t look down on me.”
“I’m not looking down on you, just stating the facts.”
It wasn’t that Jiang Siyi seemed to be in a weak position.
It was that the person standing not far away had a really strong aura.
With just a few glances, her feminine charm radiated from within. The composure wrapped in a stable core was also fully displayed with self-confidence.
It was oppressive.
Lin Yusheng immediately looked away, planning to leave, but was stopped by the unwilling Jiang Siyi.
“Actually, I already succeeded in counterattacking.”
“?”
“Forget it, there’s no point in talking to a single person. You can go.”
Seeing that Shen Shiwu had already quietly walked up to them, Lin Yusheng wanted to say something, but in the end, she just hesitated, gave Jiang Siyi a complicated look, and left quickly.
If she went back now, the hives incident would be exposed. She didn’t want to keep up the lie, so she decided to just sit there for a while.
Sigh, she missed half a day of recording.
Her pay would definitely be reduced.
Jiang Siyi felt a little pained and looked down at her wrist, thinking angrily.
It’s all Shen Shiwu’s fault.
After being tied up all night, the marks were still faintly visible. Her skin was fair, making them even more obvious.
They really did look like allergy symptoms.
The hospital was noisy. Jiang Siyi looked around boredly, not seeing Shen Shiwu’s shadow at all.
Lin Yusheng really lied to her.
She clicked her tongue twice, picked up her phone, and started diligently studying techniques again.
It wasn’t appropriate to play videos in public, but the text version was harmless.
Although that was the case, Jiang Siyi still acted like a thief, looking up every two seconds to check if anyone was coming.
So vigilant, but she always forgot to look behind her.
Looking left and right, she really did resemble a rabbit sniffing around.
Shen Shiwu thought this, and reached out her hand.
The phone disappeared.
Having experienced so many theft cases, Jiang Siyi’s first reaction was—thieves are getting bolder these days.
“Give it back…” After the exclamation, a familiar face came into view. The second half of the sentence got stuck in her throat. Jiang Siyi opened her mouth, but didn’t make a sound for a moment.
Seeing the other person looking down, she knelt on the chair, almost pouncing on her.
Her head was held down.
Watching Shen Shiwu scroll through the screen, Jiang Siyi felt like she was going to heaven.
“Not bad, very practical for you.”
The woman calmly read all the study materials, and finally came to this conclusion.
“Just you wait,” Jiang Siyi snorted, swatting her hand away, “Karma’s a bitch, there will be a day when you beg for mercy.”
Shen Shiwu grabbed her wrist.
Looking at the red and purple marks on her fair skin, her possessiveness was satisfied, and at the same time, she asked, “Does it hurt? I’m sorry.”
Being tied up only restricted her movement. It didn’t really hurt.
But Jiang Siyi still acted aggrieved, “Of course.”
Seeing the concern in Shen Shiwu’s eyes, she pressed her advantage, “Look, the marks still haven’t completely faded. One here, two there, it looks scary.”
Her wrist was kissed.
The woman gently stroked it, “I’m sorry, I won’t do it again.”
Seeing her like this, Jiang Siyi was secretly delighted. She pouted, “Then swear that you’ll listen to me in bed from now on.”
Because she was afraid of being overheard, her voice trailed off at the end, getting close to the other person’s ear, her breath like a claw, tickling.
Shen Shiwu’s throat bobbed.
Then she nodded, “Okay, I’ll listen to you.”
Very good.
Jiang Siyi quickly suppressed her smile, and slowly revealed her true purpose, “It just so happens that there’s no recording tomorrow.”
“Tonight,” she deliberately blew into her ear, “I want to… you.”
That word was intentionally emphasized.
Jiang Siyi imitated how the other person usually teased her, her fingers hooking her hair. She coaxed, “Give me a chance.”
“I’ll do a good job.”
In public, whether it’s a heterosexual or homosexual relationship, it’s not appropriate to be too intimate. After Jiang Siyi finished speaking, she created some distance, but still hooked her little finger, teasingly, swaying it back and forth.
Shen Shiwu didn’t answer immediately.
Seeing her drooping head, she helplessly said, “Xiao Si.”
“Hmm?”
Under such an intimate address, Shen Shiwu mercilessly uttered the most hurtful words.
She stroked Jiang Siyi’s chin, and said softly.
“If you’re not good at something, you should study more, don’t rush into practice, or…”
“I suggest you just give up struggling.”
“……”
Screw you.
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