☆, Chapter 149: A Play Within a Play

Before she came, An Ruo had already told her about the various difficulties the man in front of her was facing. Since she had agreed to let An Ruo take on this job, she couldn't act on impulse.

What's more... she really needed money because she was down and out.

And the price offered by Antingjun was... very high.

Jian Shi breathed a sigh of relief, threw the pen back on the coffee table, and said, "I roughly know the specific situation. When I return, I will formulate a treatment plan to complete the treatment according to Mr. Wen's schedule and let Mr. Wen..."

"Ms. Jane, have you decided to take this job?" Wen Tingjun interrupted her and asked.

"Yeah." Jian Shi nodded.

"Okay then..." Wen Tingjun nodded slightly, picked up his phone and sent a message to An Ruo who was guarding the door, "An Ruo, come in."

Soon, the door of the presidential suite was pushed open, and An Ruo trotted in carrying a thick file bag.

"BOSS." She stopped in front of the sofa, greeted Wen Tingjun first, and then smiled at Jian Shi on the other side.

"Ms. Jian has agreed to take the job. Is the agreement I asked you to draft ready?" Wen Tingjun looked at An Ruo.

"I'm ready." An Ruo took out a stack of bound documents from the file bag and placed them on the coffee table. Then she took out a small box of ink and a signature pen from her bag.

Wen Tingjun pushed the contract in front of Jian Shi and said, "Ms. Jian, take a look. If there are no problems, sign it and the agreement is reached. I will have An Ruo remit 10 million to you first, and I will pay the remaining 20 million after the treatment is completed."

"Hmm..." Jian Shi responded, but her heart was not as calm as it seemed. It was full of waves and mixed emotions.

Ten million. When the family business was booming a few years ago, this might have been just pocket money her father gave her.

But for her now, it can solve her urgent problems. She doesn't have to worry every day about whether someone will come to her house and cause trouble for her everywhere.

Although she felt a little complicated, she did not forget to read the terms carefully and picked up the contract to read it carefully.

Wen Tingjun leaned on the sofa with his eyes closed, and he was patient enough not to remind her of the time.

An Ruo was fiddling with her phone, replying to the staff on WeChat about the detailed changes in their work over the next few days.

"Mr. Wen..." The contract was quite long, and Jian Shi couldn't help but speak halfway through. "Excuse me, but I think Mr. Wen drafted this contract more like an assistant than a psychologist."

"For example, these few clauses..." She pointed to a long section. "I must always be with Mr. Wen. When I meet with others, I must report to him and obtain his consent, or in his presence. I am not allowed to reveal a single word about Mr. Wen's condition to outsiders, otherwise I will be charged double the penalty..."

Jian Shi couldn't read any more and looked up at Wen Tingjun, "Excuse me, Mr. Wen, aren't there too many unfair terms?"

"The few times I've had accidents, they were all after I fell asleep." Antingjun looked at her with a cold gaze, "So I need someone by my side all the time to stop me and wake me up at the critical moment."

"But……"

"I think even if Miss Jane can't cure me, she can at least wake me up. If she can't even do that, then my one hour today is really a waste."

Wen Tingjun curled his lips, looked down at the time, and said without hesitation, "Okay, I've said everything I need to say. I have a commercial to shoot this afternoon, so Miss Jian, please hurry up and sign."

"..." Jian Shi tightly gripped the pen and suddenly regretted agreeing to this job.

When An Ruo first mentioned the salary of 30 million, she was a little bit unbelieving. Now she finally understood why Wen Tingjun offered such a high price of 30 million.

It turns out there is no free lunch in the world.

From morning to night, she is always by my side. She is not a psychologist at all, but a personal nanny.

What's more, they have to deal with a "master-servant" like Wen Tingjun, who is sharp-tongued, likes to argue with people, and is extremely difficult to get along with.

"Ms. Jian." Wen Tingjun's slender and beautiful fingers suddenly rested on the paper. He leaned forward, brought his handsome face closer, and looked at her aggressively.

"Before letting An Ruo in, I've already asked for your opinion. Since you agreed and you know my condition, it's not possible for you to refuse to sign now."

"Since you must sign, don't procrastinate. You can waste your time, but not mine."

“…” Jian Shi was stunned and speechless at the man’s arrogant look.

She suppressed her anger, picked up a pen, and quickly signed her name on the contract.

"Shishi, this..." An Ruo opened the lid of the ink box.

Jian Shi touched it with her hand, closed her eyes and pressed a fingerprint on the name.

This press gave her the illusion of selling herself.

"In addition to the contract, I have something else to say to Miss Jane."

Wen Tingjun stood up, took the coat that An Ruo took out of the bedroom and put it on.

His condescending look was quite arrogant, but his 360-degree handsome face and slightly upturned eyes looked absolutely perfect from Jian Shi's perspective.

Jian Shi lamented more and more about people's hypocrisy, then stood up and said, "Mr. Wen, please speak."

"Don't even mention that Miss Jian's family is in decline now. Even when they were prosperous, I would have a way to turn you into what you are today overnight."

Wen Tingjun looked at her and took a step forward. "I want Miss Jian to know that if you break the contract and tell others about me, the consequences will be more than just liquidated damages."

"Boss..." An Ruo called out, reminding him awkwardly, "Shishi wouldn't do that..."

"I also have something to say to Mr. Wen." Jian Shi interrupted An Ruo and met Wen Tingjun's cold and arrogant gaze with a smile.

"Although my family is bankrupt and in debt, I have seen money. I wouldn't say I've been raised in wealth, but I've never lacked anything. Thirty million isn't even worth the price of my professionalism."

After she finished speaking, she stopped looking at Wen Tingjun and went to pick up the things that had been scattered on the ground by the man's sudden attack.

Wen Tingjun's gaze fell on her back, and after a three-second pause, he turned to An Ruo and said, "I'm going to the filming location first. Come find me when you're done."

"Okay." An Ruo responded.

…

After Wen Tingjun left, An Ru went over to help Jian Shi pick up things on the ground. Only then did she notice her half-wet clothes and her eyes widened in surprise.

"Shishi, what's wrong with your clothes?"

Jian Shi felt helpless about her slowness, and then thought of Wen Tingjun's "stingy act" of not even finding her a piece of clothing. She gritted her teeth and said, "It's all your idol boss's fault."

"He..." An Ruo was stunned for a moment, then reacted, "Is his... that disease... so serious?"

"You haven't seen him when he's sick." Jian Shi put everything back into the bag and zipped it up.

"No." An Ruo stood up with her. "Boss only told me to find a reliable psychiatrist. He never talks too much about his affairs to irrelevant people."

Thinking of Wen Tingjun's suspicious nature, Jian Shi felt that he needed treatment for more than just his split personality.

She tutted her words and said, "Let's go back. I have to go to Manman's school this afternoon."

"Shishi, don't be angry. Actually, the boss isn't as unkind as you think. He just doesn't trust others." An Ruo advised, "I also found it unbelievable when he told me. He used to be a very normal person. Suddenly something like this happened... I don't know anyone else, so I thought of you..."

"Speaking of which, I haven't thanked you for finding me this job yet." Jian Shi turned and smiled at her. "Manman and I are having dinner tonight. Do you want to join us?"

"No, I have a commercial to shoot this afternoon, and it might last until very late. I have to go to the filming location."

"Okay, let's make an appointment another time."

The two of them left the room and entered the elevator together.

When Jian Shi pressed the elevator button, An Ruo said behind her, "Boss wants you to go back home to take care of some housework today and then start work tomorrow morning."

"Tomorrow morning" Jian Shi turned her head suddenly.

"Yeah." An Ruo held the phone, a trace of embarrassment flashed across her face, "Boss said..."

"Okay." Jian Shi didn't want to embarrass An Ruo. "I'll go tomorrow morning. Send me the address tonight."

"Okay." An Ruo smiled.

After leaving the hotel, Jian Shi found that it was as lively as when she came.

The parking spaces across the street were full of cars, most of which were fans who were waiting for their idols to return from under the hotel. They were all holding their mobile phone cameras and taking pictures of the hotel non-stop.

An Ruo went to the parking space to pick up the car and left, while she stopped a taxi and went up.

It wasn't rush hour, but the road was very crowded. Ten minutes after Jian Shi got in the taxi, it hadn't moved a hundred meters.

"Is this road so congested every day?" she asked puzzledly.

"No, this road is usually not congested," the driver continued. "I picked up two groups of people a while ago, both of them were girls in their teens or 17s. They said there was a celebrity living here and they all came to see him. I guess the traffic jam today is because of that celebrity."

Watching celebrities

Jian Shi thought of Wen Tingjun's handsome but cold face and his unkind indifference, and the corners of her mouth twitched.

When An Ruo said that Wen Tingjun was popular, she was convinced.

After all, even she, a bookworm who is devoted to learning, never chases stars, and has no interest in the entertainment industry, knows Wen Tingjun.

No matter which channel you turn on, you can find news about him, and no matter which social media app you go on, you can see his pictures. His fan base is so huge that whether you are a fan of Wen Tingjun or not, you will know him.

His dramas, his movies, his news, his... beauty...

That cold face and arrogant eyes are good-looking, but Jian Shi doesn't understand what makes those fans lick the screen.

"I don't know what's good to see..." she muttered, took out her cell phone and sent a message to Jian Man, asking her to meet at the restaurant opposite the school after school.

…

When Jian Shi returned to the Qu family, she found that her cousin Jian Xin was also there, sitting on the sofa in the living room with Qu's mother, drinking tea.

The two were chatting lively, and Qu's mother was smiling, until she saw her come in, then her expression changed to cold disgust.

This man has been like this these days. Jian Shi pretended not to see him and walked straight towards the stairs, ready to go upstairs.

"Shishi." Qu's mother called her, "You're back."

"Aunt Qu." Even though Jian Shi didn't like this woman's power, she still responded politely and stopped.

"Shishi, you can call me Auntie. As an elder, there are some things I have to say."

Qu's mother stood up and walked towards her. "Come to think of it, it's been a month since your family's incident. What should have passed is long gone. For such a long time, you haven't even mentioned finding a job. You just sit around doing nothing every day. When will you be able to pay off your debts?"

After she finished speaking, without waiting for Jian Shi to answer, she continued, "Although you and Ning Yuan were engaged, it was many years ago. It's not certain whether you can go to Chengdu. You can't rely on Ning Yuan for support now."

"..." Jian Shi felt cold in her heart as she listened to the pretentious woman mocking her in various ways.

A month ago, she suddenly received news while she was far away in the UK that her parents had committed suicide by jumping off a building due to business failure.

After hurriedly returning home, what awaited her were the cold tombstones of her parents, more than 20 million in foreign debt, and her sister Jianman who was completely unaware of the truth.

The Qu family and the Jian family have had a good relationship since she was born. The elders of the two families even arranged a marriage for her and Qu Ningyuan, so when Qu Ningyuan took her to stay temporarily at the Qu family, she did not refuse.

But what she didn't expect was that in just a few days, Qu's mother, who had always been kind and close to her, became like a completely different person, full of sarcasm and ridicule.

Jian Shi began to understand, and later realized that Qu's mother disliked her because she was in a bad state and was afraid to fulfill the engagement.

So she helped her sister to live in the school dormitory the day before yesterday, and she herself has been looking for a house.

Even if there was no agreement with Wen Tingjun today, she would have moved out soon.

But I didn't expect that this woman couldn't wait even for two days.

There was really no point in arguing with such a person. Jian Shi did not say anything, but turned around silently and went upstairs to pack her things.

"Xinxin, look at her. She's becoming more and more uneducated. I can't let Ning Yuan marry a woman like this no matter what!"

When she reached the terrace, Jian Shi heard Qu's mother's deliberately raised voice downstairs.

She quickened her pace and returned to the room.

When she came, Qu Ningyuan helped her move a lot of things, but most of them belonged to Jian Man. When she was living in the school dormitory three days ago, Jian Shi had packed them up and sent them to her sister's school.

Now all that's left in the room is enough to fill up a suitcase.

When Jian Shi came downstairs with her suitcase, Qu's mother was still chattering to Jian Xin about her faults. When she turned around and saw the suitcase in her hand, she was stunned.

"Thank you for your care over the past few days, auntie. I won't bother you anymore. Take care." Jian Shi said without any emotion, dragging her suitcase straight to the door.

…

After leaving the Qu family, Jian Shi went straight back to the hotel where Wen Tingjun was staying and booked an ordinary suite downstairs.

Before the treatment, she needed to test Wen Tingjun's mental state, so she spent the afternoon buying things that would be needed later and formulating a rough treatment plan.

After Jianman finished her evening study, she picked up her sister and had dinner together in the Western restaurant in the hotel lobby. She also briefly told her sister about her work.

"That's it. I'm going to live at your boss's house until this job is done. Study hard at school, and call me if you have any questions."

After Jian Shi finished speaking, she rolled up a mouthful of pasta and put it into her mouth.

However, from the time I chewed it to the time I swallowed it, my sister didn't respond.

She looked up and found Jianman staring straight behind her.

"What are you looking at?" She stretched out her hand and waved it in front of Jianman's eyes.