"I was chatting with my grandfather yesterday, and he kept calling me 'Xi Bao' (a nickname for a child), do you know what I was thinking at that moment?"
Yan Jie leaned down and hugged her, burying his head in the crook of her neck and whispering, "That's my darling too."
Jiang Hexi felt a tingling sensation all over her body, and her heart trembled.
She was briefly blinded by his sweet words, but after a moment, she came to her senses:
"Is this how you treat your precious baby?"
Yan Jie chuckled softly twice. Jiang Hexi nestled in his arms, and through the thin sports T-shirt, she could hear the resonance coming from his chest.
He straightened up, stroked her cheek, and slightly lifted her chin, saying:
"I want to emulate my grandfather and strive to do even better than him in the future. Give me a chance, okay?"
When those eyes closed with deep affection, they resembled the deep sea rippling under the moonlight, where tenderness filled every glance.
Yan Jie's smile was particularly worthless.
Jiang Hexi turned her head away, unable to bear the sight. In her silence, she could feel the warmth of his palm, even warmer than the lingering warmth on her cheek.
She said with undeniable arrogance, "Then... let's start a relationship—"
The two walked back side by side.
Yan Jie turned back to look at the trees on both sides of the road, and felt that they were lush and full of life:
Are you free tonight? How about we go out for dinner together?
"I can't go tonight, my family has arranged to have dinner at my maternal grandfather's house."
What about tomorrow and the day after?
"That probably won't work either. I'll come over last night; I need to go shopping with her."
Yan Jie was quite dissatisfied and said jealously, "You only have time when your best friend comes over, but you don't have time when your boyfriend asks you out."
"Everything should be done in a first-come, first-served manner."
Jiang Hexi wasn't going to put up with him at all. "Wanwan and I made plans a long time ago. You, a newcomer, are trying to cut in line. How can that be?"
Having suffered the consequences of confessing his feelings too late, Yan Jie asked in a gentle tone, "So, what are your plans regarding your boyfriend?"
"We go for a run every morning and exercise together."
Jiang Hexi looked at the gate that was right in front of her, walked backwards, and smiled brightly at him:
"I run slowly forward, and you chase after me, circling around the artificial lake. What a romantic atmosphere this is."
Yan Jie watched her turn and enter the gate, quickly disappearing into the corridor.
He put his hands in his pockets, looked down and kicked at the pebbles at his feet, thinking to himself that he deserved it.
In the evening, the Jiang family visited a villa in the suburbs of Beijing.
Jiang Hexi never expected to see Director Chen, who had been out of contact with her, here.
She stepped forward and greeted him, "Director, did you come alone?"
Director Chen didn't understand what he meant: "What?"
"Where's Gossip Girl? Why didn't she come with you?"
Seeing that Director Chen had become visibly wary, Jiang Hexi thought to herself that she had really managed to test him out!
Director Chen clasped his hands together in front of him.
He narrowed his gaze, looking at her with a profound expression, and asked, "Did you hear something, or see something?"
Jiang Hexi suppressed her gossipy heart. If she got firsthand information about Chai Fei and Director Chen's relationship, she could dominate the show's crew in no time.
When a question is asked like this, the key point is usually in the second half of the sentence.
What could she see when she arrived at the villa? After thinking about it carefully, she understood everything.
"There's a car belonging to Gossip Girl parked in the yard."
Jiang Hexi feigned composure and tricked him, saying, "Director, should you invite them in, or should I go and invite them myself?"
Director Chen looked at her cautiously, and after confirming their eyes, the two remained silent for a long time before he finally took out his phone and made a call:
"Xi-mei invites you in."
“There’s nothing inconvenient about it. Her uncle and I are photography enthusiasts. When we were preparing for the farming variety show, her grandfather generously sponsored a considerable amount of money for me.”
"Come in. You're not the driver, it's not appropriate for you to wait outside."
Director Chen got up and went outside to greet the person.
With a trembling hand and filled with excitement, Jiang Hexi sent a bombshell piece of gossip to the group chat of the five chaebols:
Smiling: [Director Chen and Gossip Girl are dating! w(?Д?)w]
Smiling: [Don't ask me how I know, just look at the picture below.]
Jiang Hexi secretly took a photo of the two holding hands as they entered the door and uploaded it to the group, confirming the exposé.
Yu the Great failed to control the floods: [Director Chen is quite fortunate; he keeps his wealth within the family.]
Young White Poplar: [Why is Gossip Girl so foolish? Why abandon the young heartthrobs around her and insist on dating this old, withered man!]
Yu Meiren: [If you were a young, handsome man, I'd also go and gnaw on some aged, cured meat.]
Smiling face: [+1 to the comment above.]
Young White Poplar: 【┭┮﹏┭┮Waaaaah.】
Jie: [Xi-mei, you dropped something on the ground.]
Smiling: 【No.】
Step: [It looks like a tooth.]
Jie: [That old, tough meat, how dare you even open your mouth to bite it? Don't you want your teeth anymore?]
Young White Poplar: [Hahahaha, bro, thank you for defending young heartthrobs!]
Jiang Hexi was genuinely angered by him.
He's asking for trouble for talking to his girlfriend like that.
She was about to teach Yan Jie a lesson when her phone screen suddenly went dark. When she looked up, she saw Chai Fei standing in front of her, leaning over to look at her phone.
"Gossip Girl, what are you looking at?" Jiang Hexi asked warily, hiding her phone behind her back.
"Let's see how you leak the news and spread rumors about my relationship with Chen Lang everywhere."
Chai Fei sat down next to her, glanced at her sideways, and said:
"Put your hand on your heart and tell me, when we were recording this variety show, was I on the side of the guests or on the side of Director Chen?"
"This is the guest's side."
"Then why are you turning against me?"
Chai Fei said, scrutinizing every word, "Now everyone knows about my relationship with Chen Lang, so I definitely won't be able to participate in the recording of the second season of the farming variety show."
"Not everyone, just the five of us know."
Jiang Hexi tried her best to salvage the situation, saying, "Gossip Girl, we'll keep it a secret for you."
"Do you think Chen Lang would leave any leverage in your hands and be threatened by you?"
Chai Fei gave a vivid example: "The Shuangwan CP was caught red-handed by Chen Lang, which is why Xie Wanyi lost her chance to return. Do you think he was joking about leaving one of the real CP alive?"
Jiang Hexi looked at her with a sense of unease, suddenly realizing that she had agreed to date Yan Jie somewhat hastily.
"Xi-mei, you've wronged me."
Chai Fei pressured her, saying, "So, whether you like it or not, you have to participate in the second season of the farming reality show. It's something you owe me."
Jiang Hexi finally understood that Chai Fei was the one who had truly betrayed them.
Not only did she side with Director Chen, but she also devoted all her attention to him and even helped him scheme against her. This person is truly impossible to guard against.
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