Substitute Lover [Entertainment Industry] - Chapter 60

“Let go.”

A beautiful hand took the opportunity to wrap around Jiang Cha’s slender waist.

Ji Fan was wearing a white chiffon shirt. The fabric was thin, and a matte gold belt around her waist was cold and uncomfortable against Jiang Cha’s skin.

Ji Fan was oblivious, her eyes lowered.

The girl in her arms was very soft. Although her eyes were closed, she still tilted her head slightly, and there was a light red halo around the corners of her eyes, her long eyelashes trembling pitifully.

Jiang Cha was dressed very casually at home. Her long black hair was scattered over a pure white silk nightgown, a slip dress. It seemed like she hadn’t expected her to come home at noon, so she had just put it on, with nothing underneath, and it was very thin.

The silk fabric was very smooth and thin, and it was somewhat transparent.

Her shoulders were as white as jade, and the soft fullness beneath her collarbone pressed against Ji Fan’s chest, and she could almost hear her heart beating actively.

Jiang Cha was like a ball of agile water, crashing into her arms without any defense or awareness.

Ji Fan’s throat tightened.

It was nearly noon, and it was surprisingly quiet outside. A gust of wind occasionally lifted the curtains, softly and silently, and a ray of light came in, illuminating Jiang Cha’s cheeks, making them look white and tender.

Jiang Cha had very good skin, with a soft and tender feel, white and pink, and the delicate vellus hairs could be seen clearly in the light.

Ji Fan reached out and couldn’t help but touch it.

Jiang Cha raised her hand again to push her away, but this time Ji Fan grabbed her wrist.

Her eyelids kept fluttering, but there were tear marks, and she seemed a little dazed.

She had cried a lot, and the tears had washed away the unbearable insect repellent, leaving her eyes wet and feeling much better.

A pungent and irritating smell spread.

Jiang Cha’s face was wet, with water droplets on it.

Ji Fan couldn’t help but lean closer, only an inch away from her nose, and then gently sniffed.

Although her eyes were closed, Jiang Cha could clearly feel her breath, which was slightly hot. She froze for a moment, then immediately began to struggle, but Ji Fan held her wrist very tightly, and then suddenly wrapped her arms around her waist.

“You can’t see.”

Ji Fan lowered her head, her white chin resting on Jiang Cha’s shoulder, and said softly, “Where do you want to go? I’ll carry you.”

“Tell me, where.”

Ji Fan asked in a low voice.

Jiang Cha closed her eyes, frowned, and pushed Ji Fan. “Let go.”

Ji Fan did let go.

But the next second, she hugged her legs again and carried Jiang Cha horizontally.

The person in her arms was not heavy, her weight had always been the same as when she was a student, like a little girl, who could be picked up with one hand.

She used to weigh about 89 jin, but she didn’t know how much she weighed now.

Anyway, she could carry her.

Ji Fan lowered her head, her ice-cold earrings pressed against Jiang Cha’s forehead, and she asked in a hoarse voice, “Tell me, where do you want to go.”

Jiang Cha was still struggling restlessly, like a little bird being held in someone’s hand.

A kiss landed on her forehead, soothingly.

Jiang Cha was startled and stopped moving.

“Tell me,” Ji Fan said softly.

Her gentle breath fell on Jiang Cha’s ear, leaving a blush.

“…The bathroom.”

Jiang Cha felt inexplicably strange. She couldn’t help but think, people really are insatiable. In the daytime, she kissed her, and she didn’t say anything. Now, Ji Fan could hug her whenever she wanted, and kiss her whenever she wanted.

She acted as if it was only natural.

Too much.

How could this go on?

The more she thought about it, the more she felt she couldn’t be so without limits. Jiang Cha struggled violently, pushing hard on Ji Fan’s shoulder.

Since it wasn’t easy to hold a living person, Ji Fan slipped again when Jiang Cha moved, and both of them fell down.

Ji Fan was pressed down by her and hadn’t come back to her senses yet, when her chest was pressed by a hand.

Ouch…it really hurts.

That hand propped up, seeming to want to use it to get up, but the next second it shrank back.

Jiang Cha panted slightly.

The touch in her hand was soft, a little hot, and went straight into her palm.

Jiang Cha didn’t dare to open her eyes, she just asked in a low voice:

“Did I touch your…”

Chest.

Ji Fan gave a soft hum from her nose.

“Hmm.”

Jiang Cha froze.

Her ears were burning hot, a wave of heat rose from her feet to the top of her head, and she was about to cook. She immediately climbed off Ji Fan, said nothing, turned around on her toes, and walked inside.

The sound of water splashing.

Ji Fan had no other thoughts besides “it hurts so much”, and didn’t have any particularly big feelings. Compared to being touched by Jiang Cha, she wanted to touch Jiang Cha in the same way.

She straightened her shirt, leaned against the door frame, her expression was very calm, but her tone was uncertain and surprised: “Why are you spraying perfume on your face?”

Jiang Cha: “…..”

She didn’t know how to explain this confusing behavior, so she kept silent and didn’t answer her.

Ji Fan couldn’t help but curl her lips slightly.

She figured it out.

She didn’t know how long she will live.

As short as a year.

But no matter how long, it’s only a hundred years.

A hundred years, it’s not long or short.

In the past, she had told herself that no matter what she wanted, as long as she worked hard for it, she could get it. Later, she did indeed use her own experience to prove the correctness of this statement. She got almost everything she wanted, and it even took less time than she imagined.

She thought she wanted everything simply, she thought she was never afraid, never timid.

But why was she so hesitant around Jiang Cha?

Afraid that Jiang Cha would be unhappy, afraid that she wouldn’t like it.

Afraid of doing something wrong, of making her dislike her.

But at this moment, Ji Fan suddenly felt clear.

She didn’t know how Jiang Cha felt, but she could try.

It was like raising a shy little bird.

Step by step, slowly approaching, slowly getting closer, slowly gaining trust.

She glanced into the bathroom and saw Jiang Cha scooping up a handful of water and pouring it over her face.

After a long time, she washed her face clean, wiped the water with a towel, and then opened her eyes.

Jiang Cha felt the gaze on her back, turned her head, and looked at Ji Fan.

She wanted to put on a cold face, but when she thought of her frivolous behavior just now, she inexplicably felt a little less confident:

“What are you looking at me for?”

Her eyes were wet, like a startled deer.

Ji Fan couldn’t help but look at her a few more times.

For some reason, she just thought it was cute.

••••

“First, the competition ends at 10 pm. After that, nothing counts; second, we’re looking at net earnings, not the total amount. We’ve divided into groups fairly, mixing those with more and those with less, so the total amount for each group is roughly the same. So, from now on, it all depends on everyone’s abilities.”

The next night, as dusk fell, the commercial street was brightly lit, as bright as day.

The traffic flow was extremely dense.

The host briefly explained the rules, which were simple and clear: eight guests were divided into two groups, two men and two women in each group. Next, the two groups would occupy two stalls, and they could negotiate and plan together on what to do to make money.

Song Yuan got Ji Fan’s funds and ended up with the most, while Ji Fan got Song Yuan’s meager hundred or so yuan, the least. They two, one with the most and the other with the least, were arranged into one group; while Jiang Cha and Song Baiwei, with more average amounts, were grouped together.

There were two other male members in each group.

Jiang Cha’s group had a singer and an actor, young people who were a hot couple recently; Ji Fan’s group had a host and a pianist, older and slightly more worldly-wise.

After the host finished speaking, Song Yuan curiously asked, “Will there be a penalty for the losing team this time?”

The host smiled mysteriously, “Of course.”

“What is it?”

“Truth or Dare challenge.”

As soon as she finished speaking, she turned around and took out a silver ball from the prop box. There was a slight concave in the ball, shaped like a human finger, and a red ribbon was tied to it.

“This is a lie detector,” the host shook the ball and laughed, “The winning team can ask the losing team members any question they want.”

“Lie detector?”

“Yes.” The host explained, “If you lie, the pointer will point to the red flashing light, and there will be a slight electric shock as punishment.”

“Wow, that’s intense.”

“It’s so miserable if you lie, and you’ll get electrocuted too.”

••••

“Oh?” Song Yuan looked at Jiang Cha’s suddenly tense expression and smiled, “You can ask anything, even very private things?”

“Yes.” The host pushed up her glasses, “But I don’t recommend asking. Firstly, it hurts feelings, and secondly, too private questions can’t be broadcast, and the post-production will definitely cut them out.”

Song Yuan smiled indifferently.

When playing games, it had to be exciting.