After We Broke Up, She Started Pursuing Me [Entertainment Industry] 19

Chapter 19

Shi Qin’s words were spoken with enough sincerity, and with her somewhat lazy and deliberately slow tone, the already beautiful words were tinged with a hint of intimacy.

It wasn’t just Zhou Jinsi; everyone present couldn’t help but let their minds wander.

Shi Qin, of course, had thought of this too. She certainly didn’t want the media to start wildly fabricating stories and digging into her relationship history after this interview aired.

Immediately, she added, “Of course, the above represents my attitude toward relationships. At this stage, I will still focus on my career. I also hope that in the future, in different dramas or films, everyone will get to see a different side of me.”

After Shi Qin finished her standard, official-sounding speech, the interview was nearing its end. The final segment was for the guest to express some thanks to their fans, and with that, the recording of this episode was more or less over.

Afterward, Shi Qin chatted briefly with Song Qin, and they exchanged contact information. It was always good to have more connections in the industry.

When she had finished packing up and stood to leave, she looked in Zhou Jinsi’s direction, only to find her standing there alone, hands in her pockets, leaning against a corner of the wall, her eyes downcast, lost in thought.

It wasn’t until Shi Qin was standing in front of her that she looked up with a dazed expression.

Before she could speak, Shi Qin suddenly moved closer to her.

“What are you thinking about? I called you several times just now.”

The exquisite, three-dimensional features magnified before her eyes. Zhou Jinsi’s breath caught, and her gaze shifted away unnaturally. “Ah… I didn’t hear you…”

“Um… is the interview over?”

Shi Qin nodded, then took a new mask from her small bag and put it on. The perfume she was wearing was from a new brand she endorsed, a faint, elegant scent of rose that blended with the surrounding air as she moved.

Zhou Jinsi silently sniffed, her lowered eyelashes fluttering a few times, looking quite ill at ease.

“What are you spacing out about again?”

The moment Shi Qin looked up, she saw that wooden expression again. She really suspected that in a past life, Zhou Jinsi must have been a block of wood—no life, no energy, no interest in anything but spacing out at the drop of a hat.

“Huh? Nothing. So… where are we going next?” Zhou Jinsi’s hands in her pockets unconsciously fiddled. She glanced at the person in front of her, then quickly looked away.

She couldn’t quite figure out what she was feeling right now; she couldn’t find the right adjective to describe it.

It was like the joy of finding an oasis in a dry desert, like a long-suppressed emotion finally having a reason for release.

And… a hint of shyness, not knowing how to face it…

She still couldn’t quite believe it. The person Shi Qin was talking about… could it be her?

It should… be, right?

Zhou Jinsi lowered her head slightly, pressing her lower lip to keep the irrepressible smile from showing.

In the next second, her hand was pulled directly out of her pocket, and she was being led by Shi Qin straight toward the door.

She didn’t look back. A clear, pleasant voice came from ahead.

“Take me back to the hotel.”

Zhou Jinsi’s gaze silently fell on the hand Shi Qin was holding on her wrist, a warm sensation spreading from the point of contact.

This time, she didn’t struggle at all. Something in her heart seemed to have finally settled.

The moment the two of them stepped out of the interview hall, they were immediately surrounded by a group of fans. Most of them were young female fans. Seeing Shi Qin, their eyes lit up as they shouted “Wifey” and “Big Sis.”

Although the path ahead was blocked, Shi Qin still greeted them politely. She signed all the items that some fans handed her that she could.

At this moment, Zhou Jinsi’s height advantage came into play. She walked in front of Shi Qin. The crowd was dense, and all she could think about was getting to the car as quickly as possible.

Zhou Jinsi used one arm to shield Shi Qin in an embracing posture, while her other arm stretched out flat, signaling for the fans to make way.

Unfortunately, some fans still surged forward, forcing the two of them even closer. To an outsider, it looked no different from Shi Qin being held in Zhou Jinsi’s arms.

Shi Qin looked up at the serious face of the person beside her. With her straight face, she really did look like a proper security guard-slash-assistant. At this thought, the corners of her mouth under the mask curved up with a hint of a smile.

While driving, Shi Qin closed her eyes to rest, while Zhou Jinsi, though looking straight ahead, was absent-minded. Her usually clear and logical brain was now a mess because of Shi Qin’s few words.

When the car stopped downstairs at the hotel, she realized that her two-day assistant duty was over. A strange sense of reluctance rose in her heart…

But she didn’t expect Shi Qin to say to her, “You’re coming up with me.”

Zhou Jinsi turned her head, subconsciously asking, “Huh?”

“Is there something you need?”

Shi Qin also turned to face her, a smile on her lips. “Can’t I see you if there’s nothing specific? You’re still my assistant right now.”

Hearing this, and thinking it was related to official business, Zhou Jinsi didn’t think much else of it and silently followed behind Shi Qin.

Once inside the room, her gaze fell on the clean white bedding, and some blush-inducing images began to float uncontrollably in her mind.

She vaguely remembered being drunk that day, and Shi Qin pressing her down…

On the surface, her expression remained faint, her lips habitually pressed into a thin line, as cool as her impeccably neat clothes. But inside, her heart was entangled in those amorous thoughts, wrapping around it again and again, making her whole heart feel tight, hot, and full…

She came back to her senses and looked at Shi Qin, who was pouring herself a glass of water. “Is there anything else I need to do?” she asked.

After finishing her water, Shi Qin placed the glass on the wooden table and said directly, “Nope.”

Zhou Jinsi looked at her, confused. “Then…”

Shi Qin crossed her arms and leaned against the wooden table, beckoning to Zhou Jinsi with a finger, signaling for her to come closer.

Zhou Jinsi’s feet moved a couple of steps. The moment she was in front of Shi Qin, her forearm was grabbed and pulled back—

“Ah…”

Once again, she was defenselessly pinned against the wall by her.

By the time she reacted, Shi Qin’s hands were already on her shoulders, her eyes filled with a smiling, burning intensity.

At such a close distance, Zhou Jinsi felt that the slightly upturned almond-shaped eyes, with their light-colored pupils, were like black holes, holding an infinite attraction for her. Once she looked in, she couldn’t bear to look away.

At this moment, Shi Qin was as alluring as a siren, and Zhou Jinsi was the prey she had set her sights on.

Zhou Jinsi didn’t know what she was going to do. She only knew that her heart was racing, growing tense, and even her breathing had become light and short.

Shi Qin’s gaze roamed wantonly over Zhou Jinsi’s face, pausing at her moist, thin lips before returning to her currently somewhat dazed eyes.

There was a beauty mark under Zhou Jinsi’s right eye. In the past, it had been covered by her darker skin and glasses, but now, it was like a light stroke of ink on rice paper. Her eyes were clear and moist, sparkling and captivating.

Shi Qin stared at that cinnabar-like beauty mark and parted her lips. “You didn’t reply to the message I sent you last night.”

“So, do you have an answer in your heart now?” Shi Qin’s lips curved. “Or to ask more directly, you are in my heart. Am I… in yours?”

Her voice was low and slow, deliberately drawing out the last syllable, her words tinged with a hint of intimacy.

“Be honest, Zhou Xiao Si.”

She was tempting her, leading her on. Her hands, at some point, had wrapped around Zhou Jinsi’s neck, soothing and seducing her somewhat chaotic heart, trying to make her obediently reveal her true feelings.

Zhou Jinsi inexplicably smelled a hint of desire. Her mouth was dry, and she swallowed.

Before she could answer, she saw Shi Qin tilt her chin up slightly, moving closer to her. Their high-bridged noses were now just a fraction of an inch from touching.

“If you don’t know how to answer, let me help you, okay?”

Zhou Jinsi was completely bewitched by her presence, a flicker of confusion flashing through her muddled brain.

“Help? How?”

Shi Qin’s lips curved again, her eyelashes fluttering. Her slightly upturned, almond-shaped eyes were as deep as a pool, shimmering with light, a drunken smile in their depths.

“I want to kiss you right now.”

These direct and alluring words made Zhou Jinsi’s expression change slightly. Her heart trembled violently, a thunderous pounding echoing in her chest. The wall she had built up suddenly collapsed.

Shi Qin had already half-closed her eyes, her lips slightly parted. The fragrant, rich scent of her breath washed over Zhou Jinsi’s pressed lips. Just one fraction closer, and their lips would meet in a seamless, intimate press.

“You still have a chance to refuse me…” Shi Qin reminded her softly, with great kindness.

Her voice was low and shallow. “Are you going to refuse me?”

Am I?

Zhou Jinsi’s brain instantly shut down, unable to function.

She only knew that her entire body was now enveloped in the scent of roses emanating from Shi Qin. The fragrance seeped through her skin, bit by bit, and into her heart.

The distance closed by another fraction, and Zhou Jinsi’s heart sped up with it.

Their breaths mingled, heavy and labored.

Zhou Jinsi’s fingers unconsciously curled. As if accepting her fate, she closed her eyes.