Chapter 29: Day 29 of Transmigrating into an Object

The dashcam?!

Crap, she’d completely forgotten about that!

Her nanny van had been set up by Sister Li back then, and the dashcam was also installed by Sister Li. It was a dual-lens camera, and the test connection was linked to Sister Li’s phone!

She had never really thought much about it. For one thing, all conversations in the car were perfectly normal; nothing that couldn’t be seen by others had ever happened. For another, Sister Li’s phone could only view the live feed. The storage function was practically nonexistent. To check past footage, you had to look at the memory card inside the dashcam itself.

Sister Li suddenly contacting Little Xie about this, and not directly contacting her—what did this mean? Had Sister Li happened to check the remote surveillance last night?!

Jiang Shiyang felt her entire being turn unwell. She asked Little Xie when Sister Li had contacted her.

Little Xie said last night.

Last night…

Last night?!!!!!

She slumped back against the seat, her soul practically leaving her body.

Meow, had she just become a live broadcast last night?!

But Sister Li was usually busy as hell. Why would she suddenly think to check this? It was incomprehensible!

She wanted to call Sister Li and ask directly, but before she could even pull out her phone, the film crew arrived.

She got out of the car and went straight to work. The moment she walked through the door, she saw Shen Wenyi chatting with Zhang Yang near the entrance. Shen Wenyi was wearing a short down jacket that cinched at the hem. From behind, her hips were shapely and her legs long. The combat boots she wore only made her legs look even longer.

She had seen this kind of scene plenty of times before, but today, for some reason, her gaze kept drifting below Shen Wenyi’s waist. Her mind involuntarily replayed the horrifying scene from this morning when she had transformed into a toilet.

Yes, absolutely horrifying. At that moment, she had felt like she was about to die. She’d even used her only Random Item Dice.

That was her life-saving dice!

She had been so horrified this morning she wanted to drop dead on the spot. So why had it suddenly taken on a different flavor now?

Why did her eyes keep darting to the area below Shen Wenyi’s waist? Why was her mind not filled with the terror of becoming a toilet and potentially being force-fed crap, but instead with the image of Shen Wenyi walking straight towards her and then… that scene?

A voice from Little Xie beside her suddenly broke her reverie, startling her.

“Teacher Jiang? Why did you stop walking, and why are you touching your mouth? Is your mouth uncomfortable?”

Touching her mouth? Had she been doing that? She really was.

Wait, why was she touching her mouth? This was way too strange!

She coughed awkwardly. She had no idea when she’d started touching her lips. That soft, warm, moist sensation from her mouth this morning suddenly surged back. It wasn’t frightening, but an indescribably peculiar feeling.

She scrubbed her lips vigorously, trying to erase that bizarre sensation that made her skin crawl. When she looked up, her eyes met Shen Wenyi’s gaze directly.

W-why are you looking at me like that?

She suddenly felt a sense of being seen right through. Instinctively, she quickly averted her gaze, feigned composure, and headed to the makeup room.

She walked off so fast she didn’t hear Zhang Yang say to Shen Wenyi, puzzled, “Did I offend Teacher Jiang? Why did she walk away with a dark face as soon as she saw me?”

Shen Wenyi watched Jiang Shiyang’s retreating figure, her fingers slowly and involuntarily curling into a fist.

“Teacher Shen?”

Shen Wenyi snapped back to attention. “Don’t overthink it. She just woke up on the wrong side of the bed. It’s not targeted at you. Even if she were targeting someone…”

Shen Wenyi didn’t finish the sentence, breaking off mid-thought.

It was only then that Zhang Yang belatedly remembered the rumor that they didn’t get along. He quickly tried to salvage the situation. “Right, right, right. Teacher Jiang just has morning grouchiness. It’s not targeted at anyone.”

Once inside the makeup room, Jiang Shiyang sat before the mirror and suddenly couldn’t bring herself to look directly at her own mouth in the reflection. Her brain involuntarily replayed the image of her opening her mouth wide and Shen Wenyi sitting down.

Argh, was this even a life worth living?!

She closed her eyes. At that instant, the corners of her eyes actually grew damp. But damn it, she had no clue why she was tearing up?!

The makeup artist used a cotton swab to dab away her tears. “Didn’t sleep well last night?”

She replied, “Ah… mhm, yeah, didn’t sleep well.”

The makeup artist said, “Your eyes are still a bit red. You really need to get more rest.”

Was this about rest? This was clearly a flush of heat!

But why had she suddenly felt hot, and why were the corners of her eyes wet? She didn’t know! She didn’t dare think too deeply about it.

Her brain must have rusted. It wasn’t functioning normally.

She couldn’t pay any more attention to Abnormal Heartbeat. It was all those fanfics about her and Shen Wenyi that had led her astray.

It wasn’t that her willpower was weak, and it wasn’t that she’d turned gay. It was purely that she’d grown up, matured, and was buried in work every day without getting the proper nourishment. So, when she thought about Shen Wenyi, it…

It was the same principle as someone single for so long they’d find even a pig gorgeously beautiful!

She took a deep breath, and the panicked, chaotic feeling finally subsided.

It was just a coincidence that she’d been in constant contact with Shen Wenyi lately and had also read those fanfics about the two of them. If it had been anyone else, she’d feel the same way. As long as she found a normal channel for release, she should be fine.

But where could she find a normal channel?

Generally speaking, a normal channel meant finding a boyfriend for some intimacy. But given her status, not only did she not have a man she liked, even if she did, she couldn’t casually fall in love. And even if she did fall in love, they couldn’t just hop into bed in a day or two.

Other than that normal channel, what other channels were there?

Maybe find some adult films online?

To think that she, a beautiful Best Actress, had sunk to the point of only being able to watch adult films? How pathetic was that when she thought about it?

Clearly, all she had to do was crook a finger and countless men would throw themselves at her!

Ugh, forget it. No matter how many men there were, she couldn’t afford the consumption. It was an unwritten rule in the industry: you could get involved with anyone, just not the fans.

Fans, you know, they’re like grass. One kind, two kinds—all just fans.

So, what did it matter even if she had tens of millions of fans loving her? She could still only watch adult films.

This was life.

Sigh.

The makeup artist suddenly exclaimed, “What happened to your hand? How did it get a bite mark?!”

She looked down. Shen Wenyi had really bitten down hard last night. The tooth marks were now turning purple.

So, as they say, trusting an enemy is just handing them a knife to stab you with.

Expressionless, she raised her right hand. “Last night, I accidentally slammed my hand. It hurt so bad I couldn’t help but bite my left hand.”

Only then did the makeup artist see that her right hand was also “injured.” She looked at Jiang Shiyang’s right hand in surprise, then glanced at the direction of the tooth marks on her left hand. That… didn’t seem like an angle she could bite herself, right?

The makeup artist forced two awkward laughs. “Th-then let me put some foundation on it to cover it up.”

She replied, “Thanks, sorry for the trouble.”

The makeup artist was very quick with the application. Jiang Shiyang ignored Little Xie’s gaze filled with both worry and gossip, and lowered her head to watch the makeup artist apply foundation to her hand.

What was wrong with her today? She knew there was an injury on her hand but hadn’t remembered to tell the makeup artist to cover it. Filming required paying special attention to details. One slip-up and viewers with a microscope would notice something was off, leading to who knew what kind of wild speculations.

Thankfully, the makeup artist had noticed.

She had a lot of scenes today, filming from morning until night. Both lunch and dinner were later than everyone else’s, and all her scenes were opposite Zhang Yang and Teacher Huang. When she was filming, Shen Wenyi was resting. When she was resting, Shen Wenyi was filming. They barely had a chance to speak.

Fine, it was better not to talk. Remembering the things Shen Wenyi had said last night, she actually felt a bit wary in her heart. Shen Wenyi was just too perceptive. Even though it was unlikely Shen Wenyi could guess the truth about her turning into objects, if she kept hovering around Shen Wenyi and constantly mentioning objects, Shen Wenyi would notice sooner or later.

It was best to avoid the topic as much as possible. Bluetooth earbuds were a common item; it shouldn’t be difficult for them to run out of battery. There was no need for her to specifically say anything more.

And so, she had zero interaction with Shen Wenyi all day. Shen Wenyi did glance her way a few times, but it was at her hands—probably feeling smug about her own handiwork from the night before.

Just like that, work dragged on until midnight. Thankfully, she had wisely redeemed enough time to last until two in the morning. For once, Shen Wenyi left a bit earlier than she did, and she arrived at the hotel later than Shen Wenyi.

Back at the hotel, she ate a few bites of a late-night snack, not daring to eat much for fear of gaining weight. Remembering Sister Li, it was so late she was probably asleep, so she didn’t contact her. After washing up, she burrowed into her bed.

She still had about an hour left of Human Form Duration. She wanted to just go straight to sleep, but tossed and turned, unable to settle down. Finally, she pulled out her phone and started looking for adult films.

She didn’t know if it was easy for other people to find them, but for her, it was quite a struggle. It took her half an hour to barely find one.

She clicked the video and huddled under the covers to watch. The design of skipping any plot and getting straight to the point was something she, as a professional actress, found very hard to adapt to. Plus, even adult films shouldn’t have such cringey acting, right? Couldn’t the male and female leads put in just a little bit of effort?

Suppressing her wild urge to criticize, she forced herself to focus intently.

Hmm…………

Why was the male lead so ugly? Just looking at his face made her not want to watch.

Fine, she’d focus on the female lead.

The female lead’s body wasn’t great. Compared to Shen Wenyi, she fell far short. Her skin wasn’t pale enough, and gravity’s effect on the female lead was way too obvious. On top of her face looking a bit old, didn’t the female lead usually not wear underwear?

Looking at the female lead’s gravity-stricken state made her want to get up and put on an undergarment before sleeping.

And this person could be a female lead? And act in adult films?

What a joke.

She might as well just watch a fan-video edit of Shen Wenyi.

Jiang Shiyang: ………………

Wait, why did she keep thinking of Shen Wenyi, dammit?!

It must be that the male and female leads in this one were just too lame. She’d switch to another.

She randomly clicked another one.

Why were all the male leads so ugly? And the female lead’s makeup was way too heavy, wasn’t it?

Switch.

The male lead was just as ugly, couldn’t bear to look. The female lead… too dark. Pass.

She switched through several in a row. The more she watched, the more turned off she became, now even feeling a bit nauseous.

Why was finding a normal channel for release so difficult?!

Meow, not watching anymore!

She tossed her phone aside, closed her eyes, and prepared to sleep. Suddenly, her body sank. When she opened her eyes again, she had appeared in Shen Wenyi’s room.

Shen Wenyi stepped out of the bathroom, toweling her damp hair, water droplets trailing down her neck and across her collarbone.

She: ……………………

Gulp.

Wait, why was she gulping?!