1. After a car accident, Xing Kui met Li Chengchuan, the man in the hospital bed next to hers. He was rigid and a germaphobe, his clothes ironed without a single wrinkle, utterly devoid of any sign...
Chapter 103 Chapter 103 I Want to Eat Your Lipstick
"Teacher, there are so many dresses, which one should I wear?"
More than two months later, in the dressing room of Zhaoguang Culture, Wu Youjia stretched out a hand and excitedly showed a hanger full of expensive dresses, red, yellow, and colorful.
"I like this one the most. It's so golden and eye-catching. When the teacher wears it, she outshines all the other celebrities attending the ceremony." Her finger stopped at the last piece.
"It's too grand, isn't it?" Beside her, Xing Kui held a stuffed animal shaped like a sunflower in one arm and scratched her forehead with her index finger. "It's not like I might win the prize."
She was wearing a white sweater with a sunflower on the cuff. It was the winter solstice in December, and 2028 was coming to an end. Xing Kui was invited to attend an awards ceremony.
It had been a long time since Jiang Yuming asked her that question. She walked to the dress rack and touched the smooth fabric. It was an irresistible offer.
Jiang Yuming no longer sought love from her like others did. He just wanted to be her legal husband and maintain the same pure and intimate relationship as before.
There was no reason not to nod. This was a serious matter, and Xing Kui hadn't told anyone yet, so she probably received so many dresses that she couldn't count them on her ten fingers.
People just thought she had broken up and was in a period of silence.
Looking at the haute couture clothes of various styles, she felt a bit of a headache.
Not to mention the brand sponsorships, Li Chengchuan, Jiang Yuming, Zhou Jing, Xu Ye, and Liang Junhe each gave one, and Xie Chengwen, Liang Zhaoran, and Zhou Li also prepared one for her each. How come there are also ones from Jiang's father and Liang's father?
The two old fathers also sent each other greeting cards, praising their own sons and secretly criticizing the other's son.
It was very funny, but when thinking of these two people, one who trapped his wife as a vase, and the other who used cold violence on his wife to force her to have a boy, Xing Kui wanted to pack them up and send them out of the earth with Li Zhengjun.
Liang's father used to look down on Xing Kui, and now he has lost his power and face because of Liang Zhaoran. He wants to rely on Liang Junhe to pursue Xing Kui and win some face for him in front of Jiang's father.
Although Jiang's father didn't want to destroy the relationship between the Jiang and Li families, he couldn't tolerate Jiang Yuming being no match for Liang Junhe.
Xing Kui was not entirely clear on the reason why her second father didn't come to her and say "I'll give you five million, and leave my son behind." She thought it must have been the work of Liang Junhe and Jiang Yuming.
She doesn't have to suffer because of their family, just solve her family's problems.
And Li Chengchuan... Xing Kui clutched the corner of the dress Li Chengchuan had given her. She had visited his house after that day.
She expressed her gratitude for his help since the car accident, including giving her a mobile phone, renting her a house at a low price, and allowing her to take paid leave.
"If you want to thank me, promise me one thing."
Li Chengchuan was wearing black pajamas, leaning against the black wooden cabinet at the entrance. His sculpted body exuded the dampness of a fresh bath, and his hair on his forehead was fluffy.
"What? You tell me, I will definitely agree to anything I can promise."
Xing Kui stood outside the door. She only needed to move one step forward to step into his house, or Li Chengchuan just needed to pull her. However, he was the type to silently protect others and would not take things by force.
"The last episode of the puzzle-solving feature for fellow patients you updated on your account hasn't been updated yet. Tell netizens, the answer is: I have a crush on you."
Xing Kui was stunned and blinked quickly. This could be regarded as a confession. After Li Chengchuan finished speaking, his thin lips were pursed into a straight line, a thin layer of red appeared on the tips of his ears, and his shoulders seemed to be as stiff as stone.
Li Chengchuan's black eyelashes drooped, his eyes covered with light shadows, and his fingertips unconsciously tugged at his pajamas.
"Let me increase the number of CP fans who support me. There have been too many people shipping you and Liang Junhe recently."
Xing Kui was surprised and embarrassed to hear the word "CP fan" from such a domineering CEO. She flicked her hair and said, "Well, okay, I was just wondering what to update in the last episode."
It is indeed true that I have a crush on her.
After a while, she raised an index finger and poked her head to decline: "Sorry, here, I really don't remember you."
Li Chengchuan's eyes were fixed: "I understand. Just don't misunderstand me as a perverted stalker."
Xing Kui curled up her toes and smiled awkwardly, "No, no, it's not my fault. Everyone tells me, 'You can't judge a person by his appearance.'"
Li Chengchuan narrowed his eyes and asked, "Did Zhou Jing and the others deliberately mislead you?"
Xing Kui came to express her gratitude and apology, and she absolutely agreed with him, nodding vigorously: "That's right! How could they do this! So bad!" There was also Jiang Yuming hiding.
"They're really bad." Li Chengchuan agreed with her, a slight smile in his calm eyes, "I'll settle the score with them."
"Okay!" Xing Kui clapped her hands. "Don't look for me after you find them," she said. "I support you mentally!"
"Impossible!" Wu Youjia clapped his hands vigorously, "The C position celebrity of the year must be Teacher!"
Xing Kui looked at Wu Youjia while holding the sunflower doll. In short, the conversation that night ended easily. Although Li Chengchuan was politely rejected by her, he still did not give up like Zhou Jing and the others.
"The teacher has been very popular this year. If the award isn't given to the teacher, I'll suspect there's something fishy going on!" Wu Youjia excitedly pumped his fist and straightened his back. "Anyone who dares to play dirty is crazy. The teacher's back is full of impenetrable obstacles."
Seeing Xing Kui in a daze, she put away her arrogance and asked carefully, "Teacher, what are you thinking about?"
"I'm wondering if I should bring a chair over."
Xing Kui raised her chin and pointed at the glowing dresses on the shelf. "How much are they?"
Wu Youjia knows a thing or two about this. When she was behind the scenes in the entertainment industry, she often saw celebrities renting dresses: "Except for this one, which costs a few hundred thousand, the others are all millions."
The cheapest one came from Liang's father, who was short of money after being sanctioned by his children.
Xing Kui pinched one of them and said, "Oh, does that mean that if I sell them, I will make tens of millions in one day?"
Wu Youjia: “!”
The dresses given by the brand must be returned eventually, but those given by others can undoubtedly be exchanged for real money.
Xiao Jia opened her eyes as wide as copper bells, took a deep breath of air, her eyeballs rolled back, and she was about to fall down.
Xing Kui supported her, and the doll almost fell: "I just said I wanted to move the chair. Many of them even gave me matching jewelry..."
Jewelry... tens of millions more... Xiao Jia took another breath, tilted her head and fainted in Xing Kui's arms.
Even if she returned it, they wouldn't accept it. Xing Kui hugged Wu Youjia and scanned the dresses again, grabbing the second one from the left.
The light golden satin long skirt was fitted at the awards ceremony, with a fitted waist and a slit, and it looked like flowing moonlight under the lights. Xing Kui sat down and her hand fell to the edge of the slit skirt.
The hem of her skirt was covered with yellow roses. This skirt was given to her by Jiang Yuming. She was going to have a wedding with him, so it would be more appropriate for her to wear the one he gave her.
The "C-position Ceremony" is the most authoritative annual event for internet celebrities in China. The biggest award is called "C-position Celebrity of the Year", which is equivalent to the Best Actor and Best Actress awards in the internet celebrity world and is the lifelong goal of a large number of celebrities.
Xing Kui had a hope of winning this year, and she did win it.
"She uses moving emotions to create infinite landscapes of life, and her positive attitude illuminates countless lives. She returns from the brink of death to bring us one wonderful adventure after another. Congratulations to 'Center Star of the Year' - Tiantian Qimiaoqie!"
Xing Kui listened to the host's loud shouting, and her information was displayed on the big screen at the same time, so she stood up.
At the highest point in the last row of the audience, five men stood together, including Zhou Li and Liang Zhaoran.
"Boss Li, it's solved."
Li Chengchuan put down his phone. Jiang Yuming stood beside him, leaning his arm over the railing, his lips curled in a sneer, "There really are some clowns out there trying to play dirty."
Zhou Jing pointed at the railing and said, "Stupid! Even without us, Xing Kui's popularity this year far exceeds that of her competitors. In order to maintain the authority of the award, the organizers will not give it to anyone else."
"That's right." Liang Junhe leaned against the wall with his arms folded. "How many acting awards have been ruined because of shady dealings."
On the podium, Xing Kui took the trophy and gave some acceptance speeches. The host watched her eagerly, waiting for her to finish and then interacted with her immediately.
"Hey everyone, Heraso is super hot lately. Everyone I know is posting about it on WeChat Moments! It's a shame I didn't get the Golden Flower model."
Xing Kui smiled. Herasuo was a sunflower anthropomorphic doll that she had held during the day.
More than two months ago, Jiang Yuming helped her catch a sunflower toy. Later, it appeared in the live broadcast room several times and attracted the interest of netizens. Some people began to ask her if she would sell peripheral products.
After consultation with the team behind the scenes and design by designers, the unique peripheral products of Tiantian Wonderful Adventure were born.
Girasol means sunflower.
Demand has been exceeding supply since it went on sale at the end of last month. With efforts in quality and marketing, the soft sunflower doll is becoming more and more popular every day. Celebrities are competing to promote the product, and many netizens are calling it adorable.
There are many styles, and the golden petal style is the rarest. Xing Kui smiled at the host: "I have one in my car, I will secretly give it to you later."
The host covered his mouth in surprise: "Wow, be quiet, be quiet, don't let others hear, I don't know how many people want to snatch it from me!"
The audience burst into laughter.
"But what I want most is the hidden edition. I heard that there is a sunflower potted plant in the blind box, which I knitted by Tiantian..."
"I can't give you that." Xing Kui waved her hand. "It's already been sold. I don't even know who has it. I haven't seen anyone mention it online."
"Oh my god, so someone bought it but didn't show it off?!" The host said in an exaggerated tone, facing the camera, "Friends who bought Tiantian Qinzhi, if you see this, please take a photo so we can have a look, please!"
In the single dressing room backstage, after Xing Kui delivered the host's doll, she sat in front of the dressing table, looked at the trophy on the table, closed her eyes, opened her eyes, looked at it again, closed her eyes again, and stretched out her fingers to touch it.
Hehe, it’s real, she really won the annual C-position Celebrity Award.
Wu Youjia looked at his phone and said, "Sister Lan is going to hold a celebration banquet for the teacher."
Xing Kui opened her eyes and touched the trophy: "Okay! You guys order, it's my treat, order whatever you want."
When she was a child, her dream was to make 100 million yuan. Now, with advertising, product promotion, and peripheral products... the money in her account is increasing every day and has already exceeded 100 million yuan.
Not to mention hotpot, even if it's an Australian king crab that costs four thousand dollars, she can order a table without blinking an eye.
Feeling a little unreal, Xing Kui stole a glance at Wu Youjia who was reporting to Sister Lan, and after confirming that she wasn't looking at her, she lifted the trophy and wanted to take a bite.
A soft laugh came from the doorway, and Jiang Yuming leaned against the open door: "Why don't you bite me, and I'll tell you if it hurts."
"Cough, cough, cough!" Xing Kui burst into coughing.
Wu Youjia's mouth opened even wider, suspecting her ears weren't ears, but alien language receivers. He glanced at the two of them and quickly made an excuse to leave: "I'm going to order food in the car."
The door closed, Jiang Yuming reached out to lock it, and walked to her side: "I've confirmed that there is no surveillance here. I want to eat your lipstick."
Xing Kui couldn't help but ask: "Listen, are you talking like a human being?"
Jiang Yuming pinched her chin, lifted it up, lowered her head, and replied very comfortably: "I am talking about my husband."
"..." Burning, really burning, Xing Kui's face flushed with shame, and suddenly she sniffed, "Why don't you smell like roses?"
His crimson lips were almost touching hers: "They are here too. If you want to be caught and fucked, I can have it."
"Then why does your breath taste minty?"
"Well, I brushed my teeth with mint-flavored toothpaste before coming to see you. If anyone finds out you were kissed, it will be easier to blame it on Zhou Jing."
Xing Kui pursed her lips, lost for words for a long time, and couldn't help but repeat: "Listen, are you talking like a human being?"
His hot tongue pressed against the center of her lower lip. The edible lipstick she was wearing was actually edible.
Rolling, biting, and sucking, Jiang Yuming tasted the outside, then pried open her teeth to explore the inside, and sent in the moist and hot breath and words together.
"When will Kui Kui reveal my identity?"
Xing Kui tilted her head back, the kiss filled with jealousy and desire. She comforted him, "It will be soon, don't worry. I just broke up with Liang Junhe, and a quick marriage will lead to gossip."
"It's urgent. I can't wait to make it public and give you my virginity."
"..." You really are talking to Jiang Yuming. Xing Kui even feels that an oxygen device should be placed nearby.
Jiang Yuming had a long tongue and kissed deeply, strangling Xing Kui's breath. She gasped, "Why don't you give yourself to me in public?"
Ye Yan's eyes were filled with love. Before Jiang Yuming was about to drown in her, he withdrew his lips from hers and replaced them with a light and slow peck: "Because I have no name or status, I followed you foolishly. Do you think I am cheap and not precious enough?"
No, how different is he now than when he was with her?
"So I want to be a chaste and heroic man." Jiang Yuming said seriously.
Xing Kui slapped her forehead and said, "Brother, do you have anything to do with the words 'chaste and heroic man'?"
Jiang Yuming froze for a moment, his breathing quickened and became heavier, his waist trembling slightly, and he kissed her deeply again: "Call me 'brother' again, Kuikui is so sweet!"
He was excited again!
Dongdong, ahhh, don't get excited! Someone is coming. Xing Kui kicked him hurriedly. Jiang Yuming insisted on finishing the kiss and glanced at the door provocatively.
"Guess who it is? Zhou Jing? Xu Ye? Li Chengchuan? I hope it's Liang Junhe."
I was hoping it was Xiao Jia! Xing Kui had no choice but to speed up, feeling like she had swallowed a date whole, but Jiang Yuming was very satisfied. When it was over, he said with an unsteady breath: "Try kissing like this next time."
Xing Kui glared at him, pushed him to the simple changing room on the left, and pulled the curtain to cover him.
He was also obedient. The blackout curtain did not reach the ground. There was a table in the corner of the changing room for temporary sitting or putting shoes. After entering, Jiang Yuming moved and stood on it.
Xing Kui went to open the door, blushing as she tried to explain, saying that she was overwhelmed with emotion after winning the award. When the door opened, it was Zhou Jing.
That's hard to explain.
No! Xing Kui, you can! Before Zhou Jing could say anything, she stuttered, "Lawyer Zhou, guess how much money I have in the bank? I just counted it, nine, nine digits, I'm going to have a heart attack!"
It makes sense, the actual money is far more impactful than the prize.
"Congratulations, Kuikui." Zhou Jing had no doubts. He walked in and congratulated her gently and gentlemanly, then locked the door with his backhand. "There's something I want to tell Kuikui."
Why did he lock the door? "What do you want to say?" Xing Kui walked back to her seat, held her forehead, pretended to be itchy, and peeked under the changing curtain. Good, Jiang Yuming was hiding obediently.
"I can transition into politics, and I can use this opportunity to tell your family that I'm not considering marriage for a few years."
Zhou Jing stopped in front of her, thinking that he and Xing Kui were the only ones in the room. With his handsome features, he told her directly what he had been planning for the past few days.
He said he could switch careers and go into politics, and his tone was relaxed, but this was by no means a simple matter. Zhou Jing must have prepared for it for many days, and only spoke to her when she was sure it could be done.
For Zhou Jing, he lacks a "restrictive condition", that is, he can once again become the object of solving the problem of being urged to get married.
Xing Kui was stunned. Liang Junhe was a shrewd and self-centered man. He did not reveal the reason for his breakup to anyone, and also asked her to give him a breakup gift and not reveal the reason to anyone else.
Therefore, when she officially announced the breakup, she only said it was "force majeure."
Therefore, except for Jiang Yuming, who was able to access the hospital surveillance and saw the breakup scene, the other brothers are still speculating about the meaning of "force majeure".
No one knows that Liang Junhe's "time limit" which is full of advantages is also his disadvantage.