The lollipop was strawberry-flavored and sweet.
Jiang Xingxing was stunned for a moment, then realized this guy… actually shoved a used lollipop into her mouth and said something about marking her.
What a childish fool!
She was about to confront him when, with a “bang,” the bathroom door closed.
“Don’t peek at me.”
Who wants to peek at you!
Jiang Xingxing threw the lollipop into the trash can, the lingering sweetness of strawberries still on her tongue. It was a peculiar feeling, as only the closest of couples would not be put off by each other’s saliva.
Strangely, she didn’t feel any aversion at all.
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“Please keep it confidential.”
Ming Jin accepted the red envelope but replied, “Keeping it secret is no problem. However, just because I don’t say anything doesn’t mean my sister Ming Xie won’t, or that your brother Jiang Zhi won’t, or Wen Yang or Lu Wuqian won’t.”
Jiang Xingxing: …
So everyone in the drama troupe knows about it now! What’s the point of even trying to keep it secret!
Jiang Xingxing: “Give me back the money.”
Ming Jin: “You know you can’t take back spilled water【evil laugh】. But honestly, where did you find such a handsome little wolfdog to keep at home? When we came to find you today, that little wolfdog was on the rooftop doing push-ups while drinking. Those muscles and that V-line! Tsk tsk, in twenty-five years of my life, I’ve never seen a man with such a physique.”
From Ming Jin’s description, it seemed she hadn’t recognized Shang Jie’s real identity. To lower his recognizability, Jiang Xingxing had shaved his once thick, black hair to a short buzz cut, which gave him a more rugged, masculine look.
In fact, there are many people who look similar in this world, but everyone’s aura is distinctly different. The current Shang Jie, with his rugged look, is quite different from the refined, reserved young man he used to be on TV. It’s normal that Ming Jin didn’t recognize him.
In the past, he always appeared in formal suits, with a composed and abstinent demeanor. No one had ever seen Shang Jie without a shirt.
Jiang Xingxing said, “He’s a friend of mine who came to stay with me because he’s facing some difficulties at home.”
Ming Jin asked, “So, did you… have that with him? Heeheehee.”
Jiang Xingxing sent over a picture of a blood-stained kitchen knife: “What do you think!”
Ming Jin replied, “Right, with you being a lifelong single dog, even if Tom Cruise stood in front of you naked, I doubt you’d be moved.”
Jiang Xingxing laughed, “Haha, are you kidding? Let Tom Cruise try standing in front of me naked!”
Jiang Xingxing and Ming Jin chatted idly for a while. Ming Jin then informed Jiang Xingxing that the drama troupe was undergoing major changes and reforms, and she needed to come back for a big meeting.
Jiang Xingxing was an orphan who was adopted by the head of the Yingzhu Drama Troupe, Grandma Jiang, and joined the troupe. Her stage acting career began at the age of ten, honing her superb and solid acting skills.
Later, Jiang Xingxing was admitted to the performing arts department of an art school. Due to her excellent performance, she received high scholarships every year. However, while some of her classmates went on to star in major films, became entertainment industry stars, or variety show queens, she, despite being the top student, was still just playing minor roles and occasionally performing in stage plays with the drama troupe.
Her career was quite mediocre.
Jiang Xingxing also wanted to pursue a master’s degree in performing arts, but her teacher advised her to explore other options if available, rather than sticking to one path. The implication was that she might not be cut out to be an actress.
The primary reason was her appearance—her facial scars.
Her teacher even suggested she try comedic performances, as her scars might work well for comedic roles.
Jiang Xingxing tried her hand at comedy sketches. Her skillful acting and exaggerated expressions did indeed make the audience laugh, but every time she saw the empty seats after the performance and looked at her own unattractive reflection, she often felt a sense of frustration.
She loved performing and wanted to try different roles. She wanted the audience to laugh not because she was ugly but because her acting was so convincing!
Why was she only cast in comedic roles? Why was her range becoming narrower?
As a result, Jiang Xingxing gave up on comedic performances and started working as an extra in various film crews, willing to try any opportunity that came her way.
She graduated from the performing arts department at the age of twenty-one, and now at twenty-three, she was still working as an extra and also as an actor with the drama troupe. Whenever the troupe needed her, she would return.
The drama troupe was her home, and the friends there were like family to her.
Jiang Xingxing hurried home. Shang Jie was napping on her bed.
The warm afternoon sunlight streamed through the window, casting a warm hue over the room.
The man was sleeping deeply, his entire face buried in her white pillow, revealing his well-toned back muscles. The blanket was casually draped over him, covering the area below his waist and hips.
His knees stuck out from the blanket, bent and holding onto a cushion.
He slept in the sunlight, his deep-set eyes shaded by long lashes.
Even in deep sleep, he exuded a certain alluring charm. Jiang Xingxing found it incredible how captivating this man was.
Indeed… she had been single for too long. Ming Jin had said that even if Tom Cruise stood in front of her naked, she wouldn’t be able to resist, but Jiang Xingxing thought that Shang Jie’s physique was just as impressive as Tom Cruise’s!
How had she managed to resist him for so long?
“Stop sleeping!” Jiang Xingxing pushed him forcefully, “My friends have already seen you. You’re still sleeping peacefully? Aren’t you anxious at all?”
Shang Jie wouldn’t wake up and murmured groggily, “No matter who it is, get out.”
It wasn’t his usual joking tone but rather one tinged with irritation and authority.
Jiang Xingxing was taken aback; Shang Jie’s tone in his sleep felt so unfamiliar.
He had never spoken to her like that before.
However, she wasn’t going to take this lightly. This was her home, and if he told her to leave, she could just as easily kick him out!
“Shang Jie, wake up! Stop sleeping!”
Jiang Xingxing yanked the blanket off him, “Get up!”
But in the next second, she was frozen.
The man was not wearing any underwear under the blanket!
He was fully exposed in front of her. Even though his private parts were hidden beneath him, his proud buttocks were enough to make any woman’s heart race.
Jiang Xingxing stepped back in shock.
Shang Jie began to wake up, scratching his back. His long, curled lashes slowly lifted.
His deep brown eyes looked exceptionally clear in the sunlight.
If Jiang Xingxing wasn’t mistaken, when he opened his eyes and looked at her, there was a moment of confusion and bewilderment in his gaze, but it quickly faded, and he resumed his usual demeanor.
With a smirk, he casually said, “My woman is back.”
“Who… who gave you permission to sleep naked on my bed!” Jiang Xingxing tossed his pants to him, “Put them on yourself.”
Shang Jie lazily sat up, his gaze shifting downward, and then he remarked with a hint of meaning, “You saw me naked.”
Jiang Xingxing facepalmed. Did he think she wanted to see that?
“I’m not married yet,” Shang Jie raised an eyebrow, “What should I do now?”
Oh, so he’s trying to get cozy with her now?
“I didn’t do it on purpose,” she turned away, “And I didn’t see anything private. Hurry up and put on your clothes; I need to talk to you.”
“Private parts.”
The man behind her gave a sexy chuckle and quickly put on his black pants. “If you had really seen everything, you’d have to be my woman.”
Jiang Xingxing turned back, “Can you stop being so shameless? Who wants to be your woman?”
“So, you came back so early today. Is there something up?” Shang Jie pulled out a cigarette.
“Did my friends come over today?”
“Yes,” Shang Jie nodded, “You have so many friends. A whole bunch of them came in, and I was still in my underwear.”
“They’re all from my drama troupe. So, what did you say?”
Seeing her anxious expression, Shang Jie nonchalantly replied, “I said I’m your man.”
Jiang Xingxing: …
No wonder Ming Jin was confused; it turned out this guy had admitted it directly.
Noticing Jiang Xingxing’s grim expression, Shang Jie raised an eyebrow, “What? Is there a man among those people you care about?”
“No!” Jiang Xingxing denied it. How could she have someone she was involved with? If there was, well… no, there was no one!
Seeing Jiang Xingxing’s reaction, Shang Jie raised his eyes, “So, there is someone?”
“Whether there is or not, it’s none of your business.”
Shang Jie took a long cigarette from the pack, his voice low and slow, “I can’t control the past, but for now, don’t have feelings for anyone else.”
With a hint of threat, Shang Jie rubbed the cigarette tip against her lips, leaving a trace of her lip gloss on it.
He always liked to taste her lipstick; she didn’t know what his fascination was.
Shang Jie turned his face, lit the cigarette, and with a touch of harshness in his deep voice, said—
“You are my woman now.”
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I’m confused. Why is he so obsessed with her? And did he really have DID or that story about his brother locking him up true or not? But if I’m considering that he indeed have DID and this one is his other personality, the older brother he’s referring to is his other self if I’m not mistaken.