Chapter 19: "Then take it off yourself."

"Mmm..." Jiang Yan groaned, as if she couldn't breathe. "Teacher Qin, be gentle."

Another sentence automatically echoed in Qin Lan's mind: "I'm afraid of pain."

She shuddered and stepped back slightly. "Are you very afraid of pain?"

"I'd take it even if it hurts to death if Teacher Qin gave it to me." Jiang Yan hooked her arm around her like a snake, flicking her tongue as she kissed her lips: "Please don't refuse me, okay?"

"Why?" Qin Lan's head started spinning again, and she tried to stay awake while uncontrollably returning the kiss: "Why are you willing to go this far? I've been very bad to you."

“Because I like Teacher Qin.” Jiang Yan smiled and kissed her, her voice a little muffled: “Teacher Qin, would you be willing to give me a chance? Let’s make it a deadline until filming wraps up. Until then, Teacher Qin, please don’t always reject my advances, okay? Just for the sake of a smooth filming process.”

"Then... what happens after filming wraps up?" Qin Lan's heart suddenly tightened.

"After filming wraps up..." Jiang Yan hesitated for a moment, as if pondering whether or not to let go.

“If you still don’t want to see me by then, I’ll go back to making movies.” She smiled and hugged Qin Lan tighter. “But right now, I want to keep kissing you.”

Although she said that, she didn't kiss her again, but turned her head to concentrate on watching the movie. Qin Lan neither agreed nor refused, letting her sit on her lap for the entire movie. The moment Jiang Yan left her lap, the lights came on, and she felt a pang of regret, wanting to stay close to Jiang Yan.

"So, Ms. Qin, can I pursue you now?"

Qin Lan rolled her eyes: "Didn't what you did before count as pursuing me?"

"I'm just informing you formally," Jiang Yan said with a smile.

"Go for it," Qin Lan said sullenly. "Who can outrun you?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Yan broke into a wide smile, walking backwards with her hands behind her back. Qin Lan glanced at her bright, jewel-like eyes and his heart softened.

"What a vixen," she muttered, looking dejected. "Am I going to fall for her?"

Jiang Yan, who was walking ahead, suddenly stumbled: "Ouch!"

Qin Lan acted faster than she thought, reaching out to support her before she could even react: "What happened?"

"I stepped into an empty space," Jiang Yan said pitifully as she turned around. "My foot hurts so much, waaaah."

Qin Lan: "......"

She said helplessly, "Then what do you want?"

"I need Teacher Qin to help me for a while, to walk beside me." Jiang Yan smiled, "Is that alright?"

Qin Lan was still hesitating when Jiang Yan, holding her head and looking dizzy as if she were in a movie, said, "Ouch, I've been watching a movie for too long, I'm getting a little dizzy..."

Qin Lan suppressed the urge to curse, walked down and angrily hugged her: "Go ahead and act, who can outact you!"

"Of course it's Teacher Qin!" Jiang Yan complimented her sincerely. "I often broke out in a cold sweat when filming scenes with Teacher Qin, and I was incredibly nervous. Teacher Qin's acting is so expressive, which might also be related to her appearance. Teacher Qin is the most beautiful in the entire industry; every makeup and styling is stunning. Even without makeup and styling, she can outshine others. And I also think..."

"Alright, alright!" Qin Lan quickly interrupted her, turning her head away with a flushed face: "You're so noisy, be quiet for a while."

Jiang Yan remained quiet for less than a minute before speaking again: "So Teacher Qin likes quiet?"

Qin Lan: "?"

"But I clearly remember that Ms. Qin would get especially excited whenever I called out that night..."

"Jiang Yan!" Qin Lan's voice changed with anger: "You weren't this shameless three years ago! You used to be so reserved and dignified, how did you become like this!"

"Isn't it all because of seducing Teacher Qin?" Jiang Yan looked at her resentfully, and Qin Lan then noticed that the tips of her ears were also bright red. "If I didn't use some drastic measures, I'm afraid I wouldn't even get a second glance from Teacher Qin."

Qin Lan was in a mess because of her, and she was absent-minded the whole way. Jiang Yan noticed that she was not in a good mood, so she suggested that they go back to the hotel to rest.

Qin Lan took a shower, but unexpectedly fell asleep in it. She wasn't woken up by a knock on the door. Qin Lan groggily got up, put on a towel, and went barefoot to the door.

It was Jiang Yan's voice from outside: "Teacher Qin? Teacher Qin, are you there?"

"She's asleep." Qin Lan jolted awake, staring nervously at the door.

Jiang Yan seemed relieved and said, "Can I go in? It's getting late, we need to rehearse our lines."

Qin Lan quickly went back to the bathroom: "Wait for me for five minutes."

She quickly took a shower, dried herself off, put on a bathrobe, went over to open the door for Jiang Yan, casually brushed her hair aside, and raised her chin, intending to arrogantly let her in, but before she could even open her mouth, she froze.

Jiang Yan stood at her door, one hand on the doorframe, the other gently tucking a strand of hair from her head. It was the middle of the night, and while Qin Lan herself was still wearing a bathrobe with wet hair, this woman was wearing a tank top and hot pants, her hair, which looked freshly dried, styled in elegant waves. Most astonishingly, she was wearing full makeup and sparkling earrings.

"You, you...you you you..." Qin Lan was speechless, his eyes almost blinded by the sight of her chest.

The woman, who was showing off her shoulders, waist, and thighs, calmly posed by her bedroom door, casually revealing the veins in her neck and her abs: "Good evening, Teacher Qin."

"......"

The vixen was striking poses.

Qin Lan spoke as if she had a toothache: "Do you sleep in this outfit at night too?"

Jiang Yan said lazily, "It depends on who I sleep with."

"Does someone else sleep with you?"

"I've only slept with Teacher Qin." Qin Lan sensed a hint of self-satisfaction in that bright smile.

Qin Lan was very uncomfortable with Jiang Yan's enthusiasm. She remembered how shy Jiang Yan had been when they slept together three years ago, initially burying her face and refusing to look at her. It seemed Jiang Yan's determination to seduce her was extremely strong; her personality had even changed.

"...Come in." Qin Lan glanced at her with feigned composure, then turned and went back into her room.

Jiang Yan followed her in and saw the water stains on the floor: "Did Teacher Qin just fall asleep in the bathtub? I knocked on the door but you didn't answer."

"...I'm feeling sleepy from the heat."

Jiang Yan went into her bathroom and came out a while later with a hairdryer: "Teacher Qin, sit down for a while."

Qin Lan glanced at her, then walked over and sat down. Jiang Yan heated the hairdryer in her palm for a few seconds, then gently lifted Qin Lan's hair with her left hand and began to blow-dry it.

His fingertips gently caressed her, then massaged her head. Qin Lan squinted her eyes in pleasure and said with satisfaction, "Good service, ask your boss for a raise."

"Since you think my service is good, you can come to me again in the future." Jiang Yan's eyes shone with light: "I guarantee you'll be satisfied."

"Dream on," Qin Lan scoffed, brushing her hand away as she stood up. "Just blow-dry it until it's about 80% dry. I don't like it completely dry."

Jiang Yan smiled: "I'll remember that. Next time, I'll blow it to 80% dry."

Qin Lan turned around and warned her, "Who told you there would be a next time? Stop dreaming."

Jiang Yan shrugged and put down the hairdryer: "Can I look at Teacher Qin's script? I forgot to bring mine."

Qin Lan pointed to the bay window: "Go ahead and look, anyway, there's nothing for you to do up there."

Jiang Yan walked over, picked up her script, and sat down to read it.

For the first time, Qin Lan felt intensely uncomfortable having someone in the room. Jiang Yan's presence was far too strong; the faint floral scent emanating from her constantly reminded her that Jiang Yan had been brought in. But she had already promised Yu Jintang that she would rehearse the scene properly, so she couldn't very well kick Jiang Yan out now, could she?

She walked restlessly to the bedside and sat down, scrolling through a few videos on her iPad. Ironically, she kept coming across videos about herself; the ancient city she'd visited during the day was starting to push related videos to her, several of them tagged #QinLanJiangYan. The comments section was full of complaints about these two anti-fan cosplayers—how much hatred must they have to pair them up?

Solo fans went on a rampage, flooding the comments section with messages like: "[Take Lanlan away, Qin Lan is beautiful on her own!]"

More vocal fans started criticizing: "What's wrong with this cosplayer dressed as Yanyan? Our Yanyan would never wear such childish fox ears. The eye makeup is also overdone; she clearly doesn't have that kind of natural beauty. Our Yanyan isn't someone anyone can just copy."

"Teacher Qin even saw us?" Jiang Yan put down her script and walked over, looking a little surprised.

Qin Lan swiped away the video with her finger, saying, "I just happened to come across it. Your fans even said your cosplay didn't look right."

Jiang Yan smiled and said, "After all, we can't let them recognize us, otherwise we won't be able to go shopping with Teacher Qin openly."

"Okay, let's rehearse." Qin Lan urged her, "Finish it quickly so I can go to sleep."

"Okay, then." Jiang Yan looked at her with seductive eyes: "Where would Teacher Qin like to start?"

"Let's start from where we got stuck last time." Qin Lan blushed, deliberately avoiding her gaze. Jiang Yan smiled, lay down on the bed, and propped herself up: "Teacher Qin, I'm ready."

Qin Lan was stunned upon hearing this, her expression somewhat bewildered.

Jiang Yan closed her eyes, clearly waiting for her to "serve" her.

Qin Lan was caught off guard; it was too sudden, and she felt a little lost in the role.

"Hmm?" Jiang Yan opened her eyes again, brushing her bangs aside: "What's wrong?"

"Let's move a little further," Qin Lan said reluctantly, though she was actually quite happy inside. "It's too sudden, there's no atmosphere."

Jiang Yan knelt up and first smoothed her hair: "Does Teacher Qin want some foreplay?"

Qin Lan glared at her angrily: "No need to be so blunt!"

Jiang Yan smiled and leaned in to kiss her. Qin Lan was taken aback for a moment, then subconsciously returned the kiss. Just as she moved her lips, Jiang Yan's tongue darted out, tracing her lips and tongue.

Qin Lan felt a surge of heat and involuntarily closed her eyes, reaching out to grab Jiang Yan's hair at the back of her head. She felt Jiang Yan's head rubbing against her palm, and heard the woman's faint laughter. She was bewitched again, even her eyelashes went numb. She sat there, at a loss, until Jiang Yan kissed her deeper, and her hand finally touched the other's bare shoulder.

Jiang Yan's shoulder strap had slipped down at some point.

"Wan'er, kiss it..." Jiang Yan's eyes glistened with tears.

Qin Lan lowered his head as Jiang Yan wished, and after kissing her, he couldn't help but let out a soft groan, his nails digging into her back. Qin Lan's mind went blank, and he felt the woman in his arms tremble, her body as limp as ocean waves.

"Wan'er, Wan'er, Wan'er..."

Qin Lan scooped even more fiercely.

“And…” Jiang Yan trembled as she held her face, “And over there…”

She couldn't help but kiss him all the way, thinking to herself how Jiang Yan was so attractive to her, she was so addicted that she couldn't stop.

Jiang Yan's panting sounded like she was about to cry, pitifully begging her to take care of other parts as well. Unconsciously, she smelled Jiang Yan's belt, and her hand tugged at it without restraint, loosening it.

Qin Lan used all her self-control to stop, still feeling unsatisfied, thinking she couldn't continue. She said with a sigh, "No, it didn't say we were going to make it real."

Jiang Yan looked at her with a pitiful expression: "Teacher Qin, I want it."

"I didn't agree to date you," Qin Lan thought irritably. If this continued, she might not be able to resist agreeing by now. "I only allow you to pursue me."

“You don’t need to take responsibility,” Jiang Yan said again.

"I don't want this," Qin Lan said dryly, feeling her self-control slipping away.

Jiang Yan suddenly sat up and grabbed her wrist: "Since you won't break me, I can break you, right?"

Qin Lan was startled and quickly pushed her away: "No! You can't! Why do you have to go to sleep?"

"Then I feel uncomfortable."

"If you feel unwell, go take a bath! Who told you that if you feel unwell, you should find someone to sleep with?"

"Are you impotent?"

"Who's impotent? Who's impotent?! I just don't want to have sex with you while you're harassing me!"

Jiang Yan smiled: "Teacher Qin, you might as well relax a bit and not make our relationship too serious. Teacher Qin sleeping with me is also a way of testing whether we are suitable from another perspective. After all, sexual harmony is also an important aspect. I am also very honored that my body can seduce Teacher Qin, although Teacher Qin always refuses to admit it..."

"Who said I was seduced by you?" Qin Lan couldn't help but interrupt her, but her voice sounded fierce but weak.

Jiang Yan smiled and intentionally or unintentionally shook her shoulder, causing the remaining shoulder strap to slip down halfway in an instant.

Qin Lan's eyes involuntarily followed the trajectory of the ribbon, finally stopping with anticipation.

"Why not give yourself a chance to face your own heart? I can wait until filming wraps up before asking for an answer. If you don't feel good about it then, we can just consider it a breakup."

Qin Lan was almost convinced, feeling her own beliefs crumbling, but she wanted to struggle a little longer: "You can't go back on your word once you've thought it through..."

Jiang Yan sat up and moved herself in front of her.

"What are you doing?" Qin Lan asked in a hoarse voice, his eyes lingering on her.

"Teacher Qin," Jiang Yan stared at her with red eyes, "be with me."

Qin Lan thought, regardless of whether it's a man or a woman, if anyone could resist seeing Jiang Yan like this, then something would be abnormal.

She said, "Then take it off yourself."

Jiang Yan knelt down, her eyes filled with tears and her whole body trembling.