When Yu Yue arrived at the lounge, she saw Ji Yunxin and Jian Yan sitting next to each other. Neither of them spoke, and Jian Yan looked very serious. The last time she saw the two was during the Chinese New Year, when Ji Yunxin helped her. Until now, He Yi didn't dare to bother her again. Not only He Yi, but other people in the circle were also much more respectful to her. Even her boss talked to her and asked her if she had any relationship with Ji Yunxin. It seemed that her worth was different just because she knew someone, but she knew that she benefited from Jian Yan. As for the relationship between Ji Yunxin and Jian Yan, she didn't want to explore it.
Yu Yue walked over to Jian Yan and patted her shoulder: "When did you come?"
Jian Yan turned around and smiled, "You came early."
Yu Yue nodded slightly to Ji Yunxin: "It's early, President Ji."
Ji Yunxin hummed faintly. The assistant behind Yu Yue was holding two bags. They were glutinous rice dumplings she bought in the countryside after filming. She originally wanted to bring some for Su Ziqi, but later she wanted to bring some for Jian Yan, so she simply bought them for the production team. When Su Ziqi returned to the lounge, he saw Yu Yue eating glutinous rice dumplings and asked, "Did you watch the Weibo War last night?"
Jian Yan frowned while eating a dumpling: "What battle?"
"You don't know?" Yu Yue was surprised: "Vote."
Jian Yan's brows relaxed, she swallowed the dumpling and shook her head: "I don't know."
Not only did she not know, she also didn't want to care. There had been a lot of debate online about whether she would be paired with Luo Jing or Ji Yunxin. Last night was the voting deadline and it was inevitable that there would be a fuss. She had already guessed it, but didn't intend to care, or she knew she didn't have the ability to interfere, so she simply didn't participate.
Yu Yue pinched the dumpling with her slender fingers, and the soft white color was deformed by her pinching. Jian Yan turned her head and asked, "Why don't you eat it?"
“I don’t really like pasta.”
Jian Yan was puzzled: "Then why are you still buying it?"
Yu Yue winked at her: "Some people like to eat it."
Just as she finished speaking, Su Ziqi walked into the lounge, her high heels making crisp sounds on the marble. Jian Yan raised her eyes and said, "Sister Su, is the USB drive here?"
Su Ziqi held up the black USB drive in his hand and said, "Found it."
Yu Yueyang smiled: "Sister Su, long time no see."
When Su Ziqi heard her call, her lips straightened, her face tensed, her expression froze, and after a few seconds she smiled: "Long time no see."
Yu Yue stared at her without blinking, and Su Ziqi's expression quickly returned to normal. She walked to the chair opposite Jian Yan and sat down, and asked, "Has the rest of the people not arrived yet?"
Jian Yan shook her head: "Not yet."
Su Ziqi nodded and took out a piece of paper from her bag. She took out a pen and circled the time on it. Yu Yue was completely ignored. Su Ziqi only glanced at her the moment they met, and then didn't even look at her. Yu Yue leaned back in the chair, her hands on her chest, her face slightly gloomy.
The third person to arrive was Zhao Qingqing. She was a partner with Han Xiaodong. The two of them came in at about the same time, talking and laughing.
"Hey, they're all here."
Han Xiaodong looked over and greeted everyone with a smile. Then Cheng Yirong, Xia Yun, Qian Cheng, and Jiang Yirou also arrived. At half past twelve, everyone was present. Ji Han walked in with the program crew and said with a smile, "I don't need to introduce it any more. Everyone should be familiar with it. Our first stop is Shengxia Resort. Let's go!"
Summer Resort was in the next city. They drove there, which took about four hours. After getting in the car, they were arranged in the order of the couple. Ji Yunxin sat next to Jian Yan, and Yu Yue sat in front of her. However, because Luo Jing went there first, there was no one next to Yu Yue, so her seat was empty. Ji Han walked up to her and asked, "Miss Yu, is it okay for you to sit alone? Or should I accompany you?"
Yu Yue waved her hand: "No thanks." She looked at her assistant's seat and said, "Can I switch seats with my assistant? I feel carsick."
Although the recording has already started, Yu Yue will not be filmed much because of the absence of Luo Jing. Ji Han nodded: "Of course."
Yu Yue walked straight to the assistant, lowered her head and whispered in her ear. Her assistant nodded: "Okay, then I will switch with Miss Su so that it will be more convenient for me to take care of you?"
"I don't need to be taken care of." Yu Yue said, "Don't disturb me."
The assistant wanted to say hello to Su Ziqi, but Yu Yue pulled her up and said, "Go to the front."
With a look of disapproval on her face, the assistant resigned herself to carrying her bag and went to the front row. Yu Yue sat next to Su Ziqi, who had been fiddling with his phone since getting on the bus. Director Zhang, who was in the backlight, had just contacted her to say that auditions had recently begun, and Su Ziqi was discussing the time with him. When Yu Yue came over to change seats, she turned her head and glanced, hearing the conversation between the two but not saying a word. After Yu Yue sat down, she naturally took out a box of glutinous rice balls from her bag and handed it to Su Ziqi: "I forgot to give it to you in the office just now. Sorry."
Su Ziqi paused in sending the message, turned to look at Yu Yue, and after a few seconds she said, "It's okay, my stomach is not in good condition right now, so I can't eat sticky food, thank you."
She pushed the bag back, her expression cold and calm, without any unusual emotion.
Yu Yue's fingertips grasped the packaging bag tightly, making a harsh snapping sound. Her emotions were churning, her face turned pale, and her expression became gloomy. After a long while, she opened her mouth and said, "It's not very edible. I'll throw it away."
As she spoke, she casually threw the bag into the trash can behind her. With a clang, Su Ziqi's typing hands froze, her eyelashes trembled, her face tense, and her peripheral vision glanced to the side. Yu Yue stood up and said to Ji Han who was walking over, "Director Ji, can I go to the front row?"
Ji Han looked at her pale face and said, "Aren't you carsick? And you don't look well either."
Yu Yue raised her lips and smiled, her smile bright and beautiful: "Sister Su just gave me a motion sickness pill, I feel much better now."
Ji Han didn't understand, so he nodded: "Okay."
Yu Yue walked to the front row and sat next to the assistant. Jian Yan frowned as she watched her walk back. She turned around and looked at Su Ziqi in the back seat of the car. She saw that Su Ziqi was looking down at his mobile phone, his body motionless, maintaining this posture for a long time.
"What's wrong?" Ji Yunxin's voice brought Jian Yan back to her senses. She sat up straight, looked at the people around her, and said calmly, "Nothing."
"Ok!" Ji Han clapped his hands. "The members have been checked. Now I will tell you the rules. There is nothing special. You all know it before. This is a honeymoon program. As the name suggests, everyone treats themselves as newly married people on their honeymoon. In this program, I hope everyone will put aside all constraints, put aside their original identities, empty themselves, and try to adapt to their newly married identities. OK? You must remember that when you get on this car, the people around you are your partners. Remember!"
Jiang Yirou raised her hand: "Can I change my husband?"
Ji Han chuckled: "No."
Jiang Yirou shook her head: "Can we quarrel then?"
Ji Han shrugged: "Of course you can, but no domestic violence."
Everyone laughed out loud, Ji Han continued: "Okay, okay, the jokes are over. I'll let Lin Mu send the script to everyone. We will also follow you as you get along with each other. Everyone should adapt to your new identities and communicate more with the people around you. I am the host of this program. This is the first episode of recording. I hope to have a pleasant cooperation with everyone!"
Applause broke out, and Jian Yan followed suit. Ji Yunxin beside her put down the tablet and turned to look at Jian Yan: "Do you want to take a break?"
Her eyes were gentle, her voice was very soft, and the sunlight from the window jumped in from time to time, jumping on Ji Yunxin's shoulders, which was a bit dazzling. Jian Yan had just woken up not long ago and was not sleepy yet. She shook her head: "No need."
"Then let's talk?"
Jian Yan twisted her hands together: "What are you talking about?"
Ji Yunxin tilted his head to look at her profile: "Let's talk about what you want to know."
Jian Yan paused for a few seconds after hearing this, she lowered her eyes and said in a slightly lower voice: "There's nothing I want to know."
"Yan Yan." Ji Yunxin said, "We are newly married now, so you don't have to be polite to me. You can ask anything you want."
Jian Yan couldn't help laughing. She raised her head and looked at Ji Yunxin with clear eyes: "But I really don't have anything to ask."
Ji Yunxin met those eyes, which were clean and clear, and he could see through them at a glance.
She didn't lie, she really had nothing to say to herself. Ji Yunxin placed her hands on her lower abdomen, crossed them, and her chest felt heavy and her breath was a little unstable. She was silent for a few seconds: "If I have anything I want to ask, can I ask it?"
Jian Yan turned her head and looked out the window. Her voice floated over: "Mr. Ji, please don't ask questions that go beyond the script."
After she finished speaking, she moved her body and said, "I want to rest."
Ji Yunxin didn't say anything else. The camera swept past each of them. Ji Yunxin had been sitting upright. There was a slight vibration after the car started. Jian Yan felt very comfortable in the sun and the car was cozy. She quickly squinted her eyes and when she was drowsy, a coat came over to cover her. Along with the warmth was a faint fragrance, which lingered under her nose, as if it was there and not there. She touched her nose unconsciously, leaned back on the chair, and fell asleep.
"Yunxin, this is my new perfume. Do you want to smell it?" Jian Yan held a transparent bottle with red liquid in it. She passed it to Ji Yunxin's nose and asked, "Does it smell the same as you?"
"It smells so good." Ji Yunxin turned to look at her and said with a smile, "Why are you mixing perfume again?"
"Isn't this too boring?" Jian Yan said coquettishly, "You've been so busy with work lately that you don't have time to accompany me."
"I'm sorry." Ji Yunxin put the perfume in her hand on the coffee table, turned around and hugged her. The two sat on the bay window and looked down. Ji Yunxin said, "When I'm done with this period of time, I'll rest and accompany you, okay?"
"Is it a deal?"
Ji Yunxin smiled faintly: "It's a deal."
Jian Yan said: "Then I want to go see my parents first, and then we can go out for a trip. We haven't been out for fun for such a long time."
“Okay—” Ji Yunxin’s face gradually became clear. She moved closer to Jian Yan and bit her lips gently: “I’ll do as you say.”
"Why do you smell so good?"
"You will hug me only if it smells good."
"Nonsense, whether you smell good or not, I will hold you."
Jian Yan laughed out loud, and the person in front of her gradually blurred. She was startled and sat up immediately. She was sleeping in the apartment, and it was cold beside her. The love words just now were sticking to her ears, and the man's soft lips bit the corner of her mouth. The sweeter the dream, the crueler the reality. Jian Yan put her hand on the pillow and touched it. It was cold. She couldn't help but feel sour in her nose. Tears came and fell down. Jian Yan sniffed and sobbed softly. The phone beeped, she opened it and saw a text message: Hello, there is a delivery for you.
She pushed open the door and saw the courier wearing red clothes and a hat: "Hello, please sign for it."
The express box was packed by her herself. She stared at the box and her eyes started to turn red again when she thought of the dream just now.
"Miss?"
Jian Yan came back to her senses. She took the package from the courier and opened it. It was indeed her gift. She took the small box and walked into the room and opened the cabinet door. There were gifts piled up in a partition inside. They were all returned. She looked at these gifts and finally couldn't help but burst into tears. Jian Yan hugged the returned box tightly, gritted her teeth, and sobbed softly, very suppressed, but revealing despair. With tears in her eyes, she took out the prepared leaf specimens from the box and threw them into the trash can. Then, she took out all the gifts in the cabinet like crazy and threw them into the trash can! After doing all this, she leaned against the bed in embarrassment. The sky was dark, and the whole room was dark without lights on. She leaned against the bed in a daze, her eyes were dull, and her head was against the sheets. After a long time, she trembled and took out her mobile phone from her body, found Ji Yunxin, and sent a message: Let's get a divorce.
-good.
When Jian Yan saw that word pop up, she still couldn't suppress the sudden grief in her heart. It was like a thousand needles piercing her heart. The sudden pain made her whole body tremble violently. She wrapped her arms around her legs, curled up her body, leaned against the bed and slowly fell on the wooden floor. She couldn't scream or express the pain in her chest. She only knew it was painful and there was endless despair.
That night, the lights in the room did not come on again, but the crying did not stop.
Until the sky brightens.
The car turned a sharp turn and Jian Yan's body tilted. She leaned her head towards Ji Yunxin's shoulder. When they were about to touch, she opened her eyes with a slight redness in the corners of her eyes.
"Boss Ji, clothes." Jian Yan sat up straight and handed the clothes to Ji Yunxin. She nodded her head, and Ji Yunxin asked, "What's wrong?"
Jian Yan shook her head: "Nothing, maybe I haven't been sleeping well recently and I have a headache."
"How about..."
Jian Yan turned around and smiled: "Don't worry, Mr. Ji."
Ji Yunxin was choked by her, pursed her lips, and nodded slightly.
It was five hours later when we arrived at the Summer Resort. The four-hour drive was delayed by an hour due to traffic jams on the highway. It was already dark when we arrived at the resort. Ji Han asked the staff to take the assistant to arrange accommodation first. Finally, he said to the guests, "We still have six apartments here, so we won't draw tickets. Everyone can choose the house number they like. Meet here at 7 o'clock. The program team has prepared dinner for everyone."
Several people got off the car in a daze and followed the staff of the program group. When choosing the house number, Jian Yan picked one at random, and Ji Yunxin had no objection. They lived in an apartment at the edge, with a swimming pool next to it. The whole resort was rented out and the surroundings were deserted. The staff took Jian Yan and Ji Yunxin to the door and handed out the key before leaving. Jian Yan and Ji Yunxin looked at each other, and Ji Yunxin took the key from her hand and walked to the door. He inserted the key into the door. After the door was opened, Ji Yunxin turned on the light and turned to Jian Yan and said, "Yan Yan, come in."
The apartment only had one floor and several rooms. Jian Yan looked at them one by one while carrying her suitcase. There were two rooms. She pointed to one of them and said to Ji Yunxin, "I'll live in this one."
This room is located outside, and you can see the swimming pool from the window. Under the lights, the water ripples, and the scenery is pretty good. Jian Yan turned her head and said, "Is it okay?"
Ji Yunxin said gently: "Okay, then I'll live in this room."
After entering the house, the two packed their luggage. When Jian Yan went out, she heard Ji Yunxin answering the phone: "I have already transferred the information to Mr. Chen, and asked him to go to the meeting on my behalf."
"You follow Mr. Chen."
"n2..."
The door was not closed, and intermittent chatting could be heard from inside. Jian Yan grabbed her toiletries and went to the bathroom with her eyes downcast.
After hanging up the phone, Ji Yunxin changed into a casual light white outfit. Her long hair was always tied up meticulously, but now it was loose behind her and tied up casually with a leather rope. Her hair was a little curly because of being tied up, as if it had small waves. Some of her hair was not tied up and hung down on her ears and cheeks, giving her a hint of charm that she didn't usually have. Especially when she smiled, she was completely different from the serious President Ji.
"Yan Yan." After Ji Yunxin was ready, he stood by Jian Yan's door and knocked on it, "Are you ready?"
Jian Yan opened the door. She changed into a thick pink sportswear. Her hair was tied into a bun with a headband on top, revealing her clean forehead and full brow bones. She had no makeup on and her skin was fair and watery. She said to Ji Yunxin, "Okay, it's about time. We can go now."
As soon as they went out, they ran into an acquaintance. Yu Yue and Luo Jing were standing at the door of the apartment next to them, chatting. Yu Yue saw Jian Yan coming over and greeted her: "Yan Yan."
Jian Yan looked over and smiled: "You guys have packed up too?"
Yu Yue nodded: "Yes, screenwriter Luo arrived earlier than me."
"Just call me by my name." Luo Jing said, "We're on this show after all, it wouldn't be good if we were too unfamiliar with each other."
Yu Yue thought for a few seconds and said, "That's true."
The four of them walked towards the agreed place and met Jiang Yirou and her group on the way. When they arrived, Ji Han was still on the phone. When she saw that everyone was there, she hung up the phone and said, "Are you all ready?"
Zhao Qingqing made an OK gesture, and Ji Han said, "Then let's go have dinner."
The place for dinner was quite far away. It took about fifteen minutes to walk there. Some staff were already busy. Jiang Yirou asked, "Barbecue?"
Ji Han tilted his head: "Be more artistic, a bonfire party."
Everyone burst out laughing. They spread a lot of mats on the grass, lit a fire in the middle, and had a rolling rack with food on it. There was a long table next to it with drinks on it. Ji Han walked over and said, "The recording will start tomorrow morning, which means you will all be married people from tomorrow morning. Enjoy your last bit of single happiness tonight!"
Jiang Yirou clapped her hands and took a cocktail from the side: "Come on, cheers!"
Qian Cheng stood beside her: "Come!"
Ji Han also raised his cup and said to everyone: "Cheers!"
Jian Yan took two steps forward, and Ji Yunxin handed her a cup and said to her, "Drink this."
The fingers holding the cup were slender and long, with rounded nails and skin pressed against the wall of the cup, emitting a cold light. Jian Yan looked at it for a few seconds before reaching out to take it and whispered, "Thank you."
Ji Yunxin pursed her lips and smiled, then took another cup from her.
It was fruity, sour and sweet, without any alcohol. Jian Yan took a sip and felt it was quite good. She held the cup and sat by the campfire with everyone else. Jiang Yiru and Cheng Yirong started chatting.
"Spokesperson? Forget about it. You even said you wanted a pig's trotter to shoot for me. I don't want that!" Jiang Yirou said, "Just for the pig's trotter, I turned it down!"
Han Xiaodong: "Keep exposing the information. I think I have an idea."
Jiang Yirou patted his head and said, "I'll ask you to copy the materials every day! Pay up!"
Xia Yun smiled: "Han Xiaodong, if you need material, you can interview President Ji!"
Everyone looked at Ji Yunxin, even Luo Jing looked over with a puzzled expression.
Ji Han interrupted: "What materials can Mr. Ji have? Working robots?"
"Don't mention it, workaholics are very popular nowadays." Han Xiaodong said to Luo Jing next to him: "Writer Luo, right?"
They have worked together before and have a good relationship. Luo Jing was silent for a few seconds and then laughed: "Even if President Ji is not a workaholic, he is popular. He is good-looking, capable at work, and has means. Who wouldn't like him?"
Qian Cheng: "Who doesn't love appearance?"
Zhao Qingqing raised her hand: "I'm not, I only like Mr. Ji's money."
Everyone started laughing. Jian Yan sat on the mat and listened to their noise. After a while, the topic changed. When she was occasionally asked, she answered casually. The barbecue would be ready soon. Ji Han asked someone to take it down and spread the sauce on it. Finally, he cut it into pieces and served it to them. Jian Yan didn't want to eat such meat. She put down her fork after a few bites. Ji Yunxin put down her fork as well after watching her movements.
After dinner, several people danced around the fire. They all pushed Jian Yan to the front, saying that they wanted to see the dance she performed at the Jingyi Party. Jian Yan waved her hands repeatedly, and Ji Yunxin said, "Let's change the game."
Ji Yunxin had been quiet all night. Although everyone wanted to bring up the topic with her, she didn't respond. Now that they were talking about changing the game, everyone became interested: "What game do you want to play, President Ji?"
Ji Han asked, "How about the King's Game?"
Zhao Qingqing: "I have a bad feeling."
When playing games, some people have very good luck, and some have very bad luck. Jian Yan is one of those people with very good luck. After playing three games, she has been the king twice. Not only can she listen to the news, but she can also make pranks. She gradually became interested and her luck was off the charts until Jiang Yiru and the others admitted defeat: "Is there something wrong with this card?"
"I said I was unlucky, but it was basically me that was being targeted!"
Jian Yan smiled faintly while listening to their complaints, and said with a smug look on her face: "Good luck is something you are born with."
When she smiled, her brows relaxed, her eyes curved into crescents, and the way she was trying not to smile was somewhat adorable. Ji Yunxin, who was sitting next to her and saw her like this, also chuckled.
It was already past nine when the dinner ended. Ji Han asked everyone to go back and rest early. They were not allowed to stay in bed tomorrow morning. They should gather in the cafeteria at seven o'clock. Everyone stood up and walked out together. Luo Jing walked to Jian Yan and held out her hand: "Yan Yan."
Jian Yan saw that she would put her hand on hers, and Luo Jing pulled her up and said, "Let's go back together?"
Ji Yunxin looked at the two of them standing together with a deep gaze. On the other side, Yu Yue shouted, "Luo Jing."
Luo Jing looked over and Yu Yue said, "Can you accompany me to the lobby later?"
Jian Yan said: "You go with her."
Luo Jing looked at Yu Yue and then at Jian Yan and said, "Well, good night."
Jian Yan smiled: "Good night."
Luo Jing and Yu Yue also walked away. Jian Yan stood there, ready to go back. Ji Yunxin beside her said, "Yan Yan."
"Would you like to go somewhere with me?"
Jian Yan looked at her: "Where are you going?"
Ji Yunxin spread out his hand, which contained a bunch of keys. Jian Yan was puzzled, and Ji Yunxin said, "Kitchen key. You didn't have dinner just now. Let's get some vegetarian dishes. I'll make you some light food when we get back."
Jian Yan was slightly surprised, and her expression was stunned for a moment. She raised her eyes to look at Ji Yunxin, and met her gaze and the tenderness in her eyes. Jian Yan lowered her eyes, touched her earlobe and refused: "No, I'm not very hungry."
"I'm going back first."
Ji Yunxin put the key in his pocket and followed Jian Yan: "Let's go together."
This time Jian Yan did not resist, and the two walked back together. The wind did not make them feel very cold, and the fragrance of unknown flowers was floating around. There were not many people on the road, and the figures of Jian Yan and Ji Yunxin were stretched out. On the stone road, Jian Yan turned her head and saw that their figures were partially overlapping.
After arriving at the apartment, Jian Yan went into the bathroom to wash up, and Ji Yunxin started to deal with official business again. In the living room, besides the sound of typing on the keyboard, there was also the ringing of her cell phone. When Jian Yan returned to the room, she saw Ji Yunxin was having a video chat, and she entered the room without saying hello.
Ji Yunxin hung up the phone and looked at Jian Yan's room. She hesitated for a few seconds, stood up, went back to the room and took a doll in her hand. Jian Yan was halfway through blowing her long hair when she heard someone knocking on the door. She walked to the door, opened it, and asked, "Mr. Ji, is there something wrong?"
She was wearing cotton pajamas with a bear head embroidered on the chest. The pajamas were very loose, making her figure look a little petite. The light in Jian Yan's room was warm, completely different from the bright white crystal chandelier in the living room. It seemed like two different worlds inside and outside the door. Ji Yunxin saw that she was casually wiping her wet hair with a towel with one hand.
"Yan Yan." Ji Yunxin stretched out his hands behind his back: "Gift."
Jian Yan paused for a few seconds while wiping her wet hair. She didn't take it but looked at Ji Yunxin and said, "Boss Ji, I told you yesterday that you should stop sending me gifts."
Ji Yunxin lost the coldness and arrogance in the company and stood in front of her in a surprisingly gentle manner. She lowered her eyes, and her long and thick eyelashes cast a small shadow on her skin. Ji Yunxin whispered: "I know, whether you accept it or not, I will give it to you."
Jian Yan blinked lightly when she heard this, her face was cold, she put the towel around her neck, and said as naturally as possible: "Boss Ji, I don't agree with your point of view today."
Ji Yunxin raised his eyes to look at her, his gaze deep: "Why don't you agree?"
Jian Yan said calmly: "You forgot there is another possibility. What would you do if I were with someone else?"
Ji Yunxin's heart skipped a beat when she heard her words. She suddenly felt a sour and bitter feeling in her heart, accompanied by a dense pain. She couldn't control this natural reaction of her body at all. It was like a bursting dam, drowning her in an instant. Just a simple assumption made her panic.
Ji Yunxin's jaw was tense, her hands tightly grasped the puppet, and she accidentally touched the switch. In the quiet atmosphere, her clear voice suddenly appeared: "Yan Yan, do you still remember the first month you came to our house..."
It was quiet all around, and her voice was lingering around them. Jian Yan looked at Ji Yunxin with burning eyes. Ji Yunxin met that gaze and held the doll tightly. The veins on the back of her fair hands bulged. She said, "Yan Yan, if you are with someone else, I will wish you a happy marriage and a happy life."
Jian Yan's fair face was calm and indifferent. She said calmly, "Then please wish me happiness in advance, President Ji."
She opened her red lips and said, "I have someone I like."
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