Together For A Long Time

Chapter 36: Simple cigarette

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Jian Yan hadn't forgotten what she had revealed last time. She had been thinking for a long time about who would give her such a big gift right after her comeback, but she had never expected it. Now, when she heard Su Ziqi's words, she frowned: "Is it her?"

Su Ziqi shook his head and said, "I'm not sure either. The revelation was done very cleanly, so this is just my guess."

Jian Yan thought for a moment: "Why would Sister Su doubt her?"

Su Ziqi put his hands on the steering wheel and asked without looking away: "Do you know Xiao Xiao Entertainment?"

Jian Yan shook her head: "I don't know."

Su Ziqi coughed and said, "I found out that this news was leaked by Xiaoxiao Entertainment. The entertainment company that leaked the most news was about Li Weiqing. Do you remember her scandal?"

Jian Yan thought of the rumors about her and Ji Yunxin that she had seen before. She was silent for a few seconds and said, "I know."

"Almost all of her scandals were revealed by this magazine." Su Ziqi.

She recently asked someone to check this information.

Jian Yan didn't understand and asked, "Then why..."

"Think about it, what are the chances that all your scandals were reported by the same entertainment magazine?" Su Ziqi had been in the entertainment industry for so many years that she had seen through some things. Moreover, she had previously dealt with these paparazzi and knew their inside story too well. She said, "The chances are less than 30%. And within that 30%, we have to deduct the news that she was away for three years. No one else knew about her return, and yet it happened that a small magazine had the exclusive news. Don't you think it's too coincidental?"

Jian Yan had not thought deeply about these things before, but now that Su Ziqi had unraveled them, she asked, "You mean, she has a connection with this magazine?"

"They should be in a cooperative relationship, but no fool would admit it. They are very clean in their work. If it weren't for your little revelation, I wouldn't have made this association."

The two of them were rivals, one won and the other lost, so she might hold a grudge. Secondly, she found out that the magazine was related to Li Weiqing, so with this speculation, she basically restored the process of the revelation. But it’s useless to say so much now. She has no evidence and can’t prove that it was Li Weiqing who did it, so she just asked Jian Yan to stay away from her, in case she didn’t give up and wanted to do something, it would be hard to guard against.

Jian Yan lowered her eyes and remained silent.

So the previous rumors about Li Weiqing and Ji Yunxin were all fabricated by Li Weiqing and revealed by himself

That's a bit ridiculous.

Jian Yan actually knew very little about Li Weiqing. She only knew that she and Ji Yunxin were classmates and that they had a scandal when they first debuted. She had wanted to ask Ji Yunxin about their relationship before, but was afraid that she would be disgusted. She was too humble at that time and had to think twice before asking a question. So that question was like a breath that always weighed on her heart. She didn't breathe a sigh of relief until Li Weiqing went abroad. Later, when she returned to China, in addition to giving up on Ji Yunxin, Jian Yan didn't want to endure this breath any longer, so she had a hasty divorce.

"Yan Yan?" Su Ziqi parked the car in the garage, turned off the engine, and asked, "What are you thinking about?"

Jian Yan came back to her senses: "Nothing, are we there yet?"

Su Ziqi smiled: "We're here."

The two arrived at the underground parking garage. Jingyi Television was behind the head office, separated by a building. Jian Yan had never been here before, but Su Ziqi was familiar with the place. It was obvious that she had good interpersonal relationships and was able to greet everyone she met. Although Su Ziqi had not managed any artists in the past two years and had no resources, her identity as an agent was not for show. She was eloquent and good at building relationships, so she had a good relationship with her internal colleagues. Otherwise, Jian Yan would not have had the opportunity to participate in the screening.

Du Yi had a professional dancer before, but she had some problems in her physical examination last month and had just been hospitalized for surgery, so she couldn't continue to work with Du Yi, so Du Yi's agent asked the person in charge of Jingyi to find a dancer. Before the news spread, Su Ziqi knew it and immediately recommended Jian Yan. Su Ziqi knew that Jian Yan could sing because she had just debuted and sang the ending song for a TV series, but she really didn't know how good Jian Yan would be at dancing. The last time she saw her dancing was when she played the role of a queen, and it had been several years. She couldn't help but worry and said, "Don't be nervous when you go in later, just dance naturally. If you can be selected, then select her. If not, we can find another opportunity."

Jian Yan smiled and winked at her: "Okay, Sister Su."

Su Ziqi breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that she looked calm.

When the two of them got on the elevator, there were two people standing inside. When they saw Su Ziqi, they greeted her, "Sister Su."

Su Ziqi also looked at them with a smile: "What a coincidence."

The two girls looked like they had just graduated from college. They were young, energetic, and had clear voices. One of them, wearing a red coat, asked, "Why are you here, Sister Su?"

Su Ziqi glanced at the side and said: "Start to lead the artists, come here more often, don't forget me if you have any activities."

The two girls were trained by Su Ziqi when they first entered Jingyi. They were very well-behaved and cute in front of her. They smiled and said, "Of course, no matter who you forget, you will never forget Sister Su."

Su Ziqi chatted with them for a while and asked as they were about to get off the elevator: "I heard Miss Li is here too, is that right?"

"Li Weiqing?" The girl in the red coat nodded: "She's already upstairs."

Su Ziqi smiled.

Two minutes later, the elevator reached the thirteenth floor. Jian Yan followed Su Ziqi out of the elevator. What they saw were two large rehearsal rooms on the left and right. They were transparent, and the doors were not closed. They could clearly hear the music coming from inside. Seeing the artists rehearsing, Su Ziqi said, "Let's go to the back."

Jian Yan followed her and nodded: "Okay."

The two walked inside and were recognized as they passed through the corridor.

"Isn't that Jian Yan?"

"where?"

"Outside in the corridor, next to Su Ziqi."

"I heard that Su Ziqi brought Jian Yan with him again. It's true."

"Is it true? I don't know what possessed her. She gave up Yu Yue to take care of her, but later she said she wouldn't film if she didn't want to. It must be because Su Ziqi has a good personality. If it were me, I would have wanted to smash her head off!"

"Hey, she has the resources, and she hasn't made a movie for three or four years. She just made her comeback and she's filming Director Gu's movie, with Luo Sanri's script, and two actresses working together. With this lineup, are you looking for another one?"

"That's true. It seems that there is someone behind this. It's true. What you said about her being kept by someone before, is that true or not?"

"Who knows?"

The chattering people dispersed after they finished talking. Li Weiqing and Qin Yao sat in the middle of them and did not participate. They just looked at each other after they finished talking. Li Weiqing whispered, "Did you know about being kept?"

Qin Yao was already unhappy with Jian Yan. She wanted to take advantage of her when her role was taken away from her. She didn't expect that Jian Yan could persuade Luo Sanri to clarify the matter for her. She wanted to let it go. After all, it was just a role and they were not that interested. Who knew that there would be a fight over the dress later, and she was at a disadvantage in front of Yu Yue. This was unbearable. Qin Yao thought for a few seconds and said, "I haven't heard any rumors. I'll go check it out."

Li Weiqing's eyes fell on Qin Yao's face and he said in a slightly lower voice, "Investigate carefully."

Qin Yao's eyes understood: "I know."

Jian Yan, who had already walked past the rehearsal room, didn't hear the discussion behind her. She and Su Ziqi walked into the corridor. After passing three rehearsal rooms, Su Ziqi stopped and said, "We're here."

As she spoke, she pushed open the door. Jian Yan saw two people inside. One had already changed into a dance costume and was dancing, while the other was standing by and watching. After Jian Yan walked in, the two looked at her in the mirror. Jian Yan heard Su Ziqi greet her, "Sister Yao."

The woman she called Sister Yao was standing by the window. She crossed her arms and looked straight at the dancing girl. When she heard Su Ziqi calling her, she tilted her head and said, "Here I come."

Su Ziqi pulled Jian Yan over and said, "This is Zhou Yao."

Jian Yan knew Zhou Yao, who had performed on the Spring Festival Gala before and choreographed her own dance. She was a very talented woman. Zhou Yao nodded slightly at Jian Yan and said to the girl in the dance costume, "Continue."

Jian Yan stood aside.

Although they were here for the screening, there weren't many people. Including Jian Yan, there were only three of them. One was Zhou Yao's student, one was an artist who debuted not long ago, and the other was her. The one with the most advantages among them was Zhou Yao's student. Firstly, Du Yi and Zhou Yao had a good relationship, and secondly, she was also a professional dancer, which meant she was definitely much better than them who were amateurs. So the other artist looked listless and unhappy, and didn't seem to want to enter the screening.

Su Ziqi patted Jian Yan's shoulder, fearing that she would be like that artist and lose without a fight. Jian Yan smiled at Su Ziqi. She didn't have many advantages. The only good thing was that she would never give up. Since she had this opportunity, she would seize it and do her best. As for the result, she could accept it.

Zhou Yao instructed the girl dancing in front to turn around twice, and then clapped her hands: "Take a break."

After she finished speaking, she looked at Jian Yan and the other artist, taking in all the changes in their expressions, and finally said, "Do you want to change clothes now, or wait for Du Yi to come over?"

Jian Yan glanced at Su Ziqi and said, "I'll change now."

She first familiarized herself with it. Su Ziqi nodded, and another artist said indifferently: "I will change now too."

The two went to the dressing room at the back. Su Ziqi was talking to Zhou Yao, so Jian Yan was alone. The artist walking in front of her was followed by a little girl, who was probably an assistant. Jian Yan heard her whisper to comfort him, "It's okay, it will be quick."

"It's not you who danced, so of course you said it was fast." The artist angrily said to her, "I don't know what you are thinking. You have already chosen your own student, but you still have to do a screening. I have an announcement today."

The assistant beside her pushed her waist, indicating that there was someone behind her. The artist glanced back and saw Jian Yan following her calmly. She swallowed the complaint she was about to say, snorted and walked into the dressing room.

Jian Yan changed first, wearing a dark green long-sleeved top with a heart-shaped neckline, and a gradient skirt underneath, with the colors changing from dark to light, which looked very beautiful when she danced. Jian Yan often danced in skirts before, and she had prepared a pair of leggings to prevent exposure, which she wore close to her body. After she changed, she heard some noise in the dressing room next door, but she left without even looking at it.

There were two more men in the dance hall. One of them was dressed in hip-hop style and a baseball cap and was talking. Jian Yan looked up and saw his profile. He was very thin, pale, and a little delicate. He was Du Yi, whom Jian Yan had seen on TV.

"Yan Yan." Su Ziqi smiled when he saw her coming over, "Come here, this is Mr. Du."

Jian Yan walked up to Du Yi and stood in front of him, then extended her hand and said, "Mr. Du."

With a neither humble nor arrogant attitude and clear eyes, Du Yi extended his hand: "Hello."

Just after she greeted him, the artist behind her had also changed. She saw that Du Yi was not as listless as before, but rather quite energetic and raised her hand: "Mr. Du."

Du Yi also looked at her with a smile on his face. She said, "Speaking of which, I am still your fan. I have listened to all your songs and I like them very much."

Du Yi had heard this many times along the way, but the curve of his mouth remained the same: "Thank you."

The three people stood side by side, Du Yi faced them, Zhou Yao said: "Let them all dance first?"

Du Yi shook his head: "No, let me take a look first."

Zhou Yao didn't say anything. Du Yi looked at the three people in front of him. They had good figures and were well-proportioned. As for temperament, the first two were very good. The last artist who came in was a little impetuous, but at her age, she could understand it. Du Yi watched them carefully for about ten minutes before saying, "Let's all dance."

The first one to dance was Zhou Yao's student. He had a good figure and high flexibility. His movements were done in one go with beautiful postures. He always had a faint smile on his face and was amiable and pleasant. Even Jian Yan couldn't help but admire him in her heart and nodded silently.

Du Yi stood by and watched them without saying a word, but propped up his chin with his hand. His cap was pulled down very low, so his eyes were almost invisible, and only the outline of his facial features could be seen. After the first dance, Jian Yan stood under the light. She took a deep breath and was about to dance when she heard Du Yi say, "Wait a minute."

Jian Yan and everyone else looked over. Du Yi asked, "Can you dance ancient style?"

Ancient style

Jian Yan had skipped it after filming it before, and she nodded: "A little bit."

Du Yi nodded: "Let's jump."

Jian Yan looked at Su Ziqi, seemingly not understanding what Du Yi meant. Su Ziqi also silently shook his head to indicate that he didn't know. Du Yi was good at pop music, so why did he suddenly want to dance to ancient style

However, their eye contact was only for a moment, and soon Jian Yan slowly twisted her waist. In the play, this dance was specially practiced for the emperor to watch. In addition to being enchanting, it also had to be vaguely tempting. It didn't need to be very straightforward, but it had to make people feel itchy. Jian Yan remembered that she couldn't let go at all when she first danced this dance. It was the choreographer who explained to her over and over again that dance is an art, and so is teasing. There are all kinds of art in this world, and if your heart is not dirty, your eyes will not be dirty, and you will be fearless.

Jian Yan savored her last two words carefully and suddenly realized that she had danced that dance to perfection, and the reason why she was still remembered after she became an adult was closely related to that dance.

Under the light, Jian Yan was wearing a dark green long-sleeved top. She moved slowly and turned around in place, covering the upper half of her face with one hand and the lower half with the other. After all, this was not a costume, so the covering was not that tight, but through the gaps, one could vaguely see her expression, as if she was waiting for her lover to come, shy and timid, and also as if she was seducing her lover to get closer, with a charming look.

The two emotions blended together perfectly, and she now looked like a flower that had just bloomed, exuding fragrance, and couldn't wait to be picked by the person she loved.

The surroundings were very quiet. Jian Yan was still immersed in the dance. She put down her hands and looked ahead, smiling suddenly. The assistant standing next to Du Yi swallowed quietly, lowered his head and dared not look directly at her.

"Okay." Du Yi said with a smile on his face, "Next."

The last one was the artist next to Jian Yan. Before she even stepped under the lights, she said, "Mr. Du, I know all of them. Which one do you want to see?"

Du Yi's eyes were gentle: "Choose what you are best at."

The artist smiled and walked into the light.

Jian Yan stood there in a daze. She didn't know why, but the moment Du Yi laughed when she finished, she felt that she had succeeded.

Seeing that she was in a daze, Su Ziqi reached out and patted her shoulder, as if to encourage her. Jian Yan turned around and smiled.

The result of this screening was very encouraging. Jian Yan won. When Assistant Du Yi announced the list, she did not look surprised. Instead, she smiled at Du Yi calmly, "Thank you."

Du Yi replied: "No need to thank me, you dance well, it's only right that you were chosen."

Jian Yan held her breath for a moment, as if she had something to say. Du Yi asked, "Talk while we walk?"

Jian Yan nodded. Su Ziqi was still talking to Zhou Yao about the choreography. This time, Zhou Yao was the choreographer. The two were discussing the time issue. She said to Su Ziqi, "Sister Su, I'm leaving first."

Su Ziqi turned around and said, "Is there something wrong? If you have something to say, go ahead."

Jian Yan also greeted Zhou Yao, and then followed behind Du Yi. Zhou Yao asked in confusion: "Du Yi knows Jian Yan?"

Su Ziqi raised his eyes: "I don't know him."

Zhou Yao nodded. That was right. If he knew Jian Yan, there was no reason for him not to tell her and to screen her. But she felt that Du Yi today was different from the one she had known before.

Su Ziqi explained the schedule and asked Zhou Yao, who was stunned: "What?"

Su Ziqi repeated it again and asked, "Sister Yao, what's wrong with you?"

Zhou Yao regained his composure and said with a smile, "It's nothing. I'm such an excellent student, but I was eliminated by the artist you taught. I must feel bad for a while, right?"

“It was just a fluke.”

The voices of Su Ziqi and Zhou Yao gradually faded away. Jian Yan followed behind Du Yi and asked, "Mr. Du, I want to know why you chose me."

Du Yi took off his cap. His appearance was not the kind that would make people stunning, but he looked more and more handsome the more you looked at him. He said, "I will choose whoever performs well. Miss Jian, don't worry about it."

Jian Yan said: "You planned to choose me when I first came in. I didn't even perform at that time, so how could you tell whether I was good or bad?"

Du Yi looked at Jian Yan and finally sighed: "That's why I don't like dealing with you women."

Although he was only 24 or 25 years old, he spoke in an old-fashioned way. Jian Yan was a little in awe of Du Yi, but now she burst out laughing when she heard this. Even Du Yi's assistant couldn't help laughing. Du Yi said, "Xiao Fang, tell Miss Jian."

Xiao Fang nodded respectfully and said, "Actually, we received a call from a friend before we came here."

Jian Yan was stunned: "Friend."

Xiao Fang glanced at Du Yi and said, "It's Yu Yue, does Miss Jian know her?"

Jian Yan was stunned for a few seconds, then nodded and said, "I know her."

Seeing her dazed look, Du Yi said, "Miss Jian, don't think too much. Before I came, she just asked me to take care of her. If Miss Jian didn't perform well today, I still wouldn't choose you. So in the end, you got it by your own strength."

Having said this, Jian Yan also blinked and said, "Thank you, Mr. Du."

"You're welcome." Du Yi waved as he got off the elevator: "See you later."

Jian Yan said behind him: "Goodbye."

It was still early when she walked out of the gate of Jingyi. The screening was much shorter than she had imagined. She had originally taken an afternoon off, but now it was over in less than two hours. Jian Yan stood at the intersection, waiting for a taxi to come, ready to continue to the set.

Three or four minutes passed, and there was no car around. Jian Yan looked at her phone, thought for a while, and took the initiative to send a WeChat message to Yu Yue.

Ji Han had added Yu Yue’s WeChat to the group, but she hadn’t added her as a friend yet. Jian Yan looked at Yu Yue’s avatar on the screen and fell silent. After a while, she sent a friend request.

After a while, he agreed. Jian Yan sent an emoticon and Yu Yue replied quickly: What's the matter

A cold wind blew, and Jian Yan took a breath and choked her and coughed a few times. She typed: Why are you helping me

Yu Yue:

Jian Yan placed her fingertips on the screen: Du Yi’s matter.

Yu Yue: Did that guy tell you

I knew he was fucking unreliable.

Jian Yan: …

Yu Yue: What’s wrong? Are you not happy about helping you? If you don’t want it, just give it back.

Jian Yan gritted her teeth: That’s not what I meant.

Yu Yue looked at the message she sent and was silent for a few seconds. The assistant next to her was urging her to put on makeup. She said impatiently: "Didn't you see I was sending a message? Wait a minute."

The assistant felt depressed and walked into a corner, becoming autistic.

Yu Yue held the phone and continued to send: Don’t think too much, I just saw that you were too pitiful to have no resources for your comeback, so I just called you. Originally, Du Yi invited me to be a backup dancer.

Yu Yue quickly retracted this sentence, but Jian Yan still saw it. Du Yi invited Yu Yue to be a dancer. Yu Yue could have directly recommended her to Du Yi, but she didn't, because a direct recommendation would be too abrupt. She and Du Yi didn't know each other, and Su Ziqi would become suspicious, so there was this nominal screening.

Jian Yan took a deep breath, a myriad of emotions crowding her chest. She typed: Yu Yue, I'm sorry.

If she hadn't appeared, perhaps Su Ziqi would continue to take care of Yu Yue, and perhaps the two of them would have had another development.

Yu Yue's eyes turned red for no reason when she saw Jian Yan's message. She brushed it off rudely and typed: What the hell is an apology? This is her choice, not yours. Don't apologize like you're a mistress. Do you deserve to be my mistress

Jian Yan's originally sad mood was destroyed by her actions. She sniffed and typed seriously: So you are still doing this for Sister Su, right

Yu Yue sighed: I just don’t want to see her begging for help pitifully.

Seeking resources everywhere and keeping a low profile reminded her of when she first debuted, Su Ziqi drank with her, tried to please others in various ways, and even got addicted to smoking at that time. The outside world is now scolding Su Ziqi for being unfair to her, but in fact, she has always felt guilty towards Su Ziqi.

When Jian Yan saw this, she lowered her eyes and clenched her phone with mixed emotions. Yu Yue quickly sent another message: If you are really sorry to me, don't tell her.

After a long time, Jian Yan replied: OK.

She kept her head down and fiddled with her phone. She didn't notice two or three cars passing by. A black car drove past and then turned back. Fu Qiang asked in confusion, "Mr. Ji, did you forget to take something?"

Ji Yunxin turned his head and looked out the window, his tone still cold: "I'll go alone later, you go back to the company."

Fu Qiang scratched his head. Although it was just a cocktail party, it would be fine for Ji Yunxin to go alone, but he followed her out and then stuffed her back to the company. It was too weird. Did she know that he had been gossiping about her recently? Fu Qiang was frightened by his own guess and his face turned pale. After the car stopped, he hurriedly got out and said to Ji Yunxin, "Boss Ji, take care."

Ji Yunxin nodded slightly and looked at him. Fu Qiang laughed dryly and went back to the company. Ji Yunxin saw from the car window that the man still standing at the door was still looking down at his phone. She frowned, drove over, lowered the window, and shouted: "Jian Xiao..."

She pursed her lips and said in a clear and firm voice: "Jian Yan."

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Jian Yan: Who are you

Ji Yunxin: Your wife.

Jian Yan: Don’t get close to me!

Ji Yunxin: …

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