269: Chapter 269: Disguised House Arrest 269: Chapter 269: Disguised House Arrest Everyone turned their gaze toward her.
Jiang Yan’s approaching movement also halted.
He tilted his head to look at Jiang You down below.
When Jiang You met his profound eyes, she felt somewhat intimidated.
Just when everyone thought she was about to plead on Gu Beiyan’s behalf…
She swallowed, smiled with some difficulty, and said to Jiang Yan, “Uh, brother, does…
your hand hurt?”
The others: “…”
The way she stood up just now, they had thought she was going to protect Gu Beiyan.
Xiao Si looked at her, with his eyebrows slightly raised and a teasing smile, “Sister Youzi, you’re worrying too much.
Didn’t you see your brother is wearing boxing gloves?”
Jiang You: “…”
Xiao Si was also shrewd.
He noticed something odd about Jiang You’s expression, with her cheeks flushing red, “You couldn’t possibly be worried about Gu, right?”
“I’m not.” She quickly denied.
Had she not denied it so hastily, Xiao Si might not have been sure.
But Jiang You’s blush did not escape his sharp eyes.
A terrible thought began to form in his mind…
Shit!
No way?
He glanced at Jiang You, then turned back to look at Gu Beiyan, who was beaten down.
Then he looked again at Wan Muqi, nonchalant by the side.
Wan Muqi only exchanged a glance with him, raised his eyebrows, and without saying anything, he understood.
Immediately after, he looked towards the stage and shouted at Jiang Yan, “Ah Yan, if I were you, I wouldn’t let Gu off the stage today, he truly deserves a beating!
He’s gone too far!”
Gu Beiyan glared at him, “Xiao Si, you got a problem with your brain or what?
What have I done to offend you?”
“I have no personal grievances, it’s just from Ah Yan’s point of view, I think you really deserve a beating.
Even that is going easy on you.” Xiao Si was never one to mince words; if his own sister were ‘touched’ by his buddy, he wouldn’t stand idly by.
His words were loaded, and those who understood, understood.
Jiang You stood there, suddenly at a loss for words.
“Ah Yan, keep hitting, we’re all watching,” Xiao Si commanded from below the stage.
After speaking, he turned to look at Jiang You again and grinned, “Sister Youzi, since you’re not worried about Old Gu, sit down and watch.
As for your brother, you worry even less, he hasn’t been hurt to this day.”
Jiang You: “…”
“Young Madam.” Jiang You looked at Su He, pouted slightly, then bit her lower lip.
The injuries on Gu Beiyan’s face were particularly noticeable, even blood was seeping from the corner of his mouth, all of which Jiang You witnessed.
If her brother kept hitting him, he’d have to be carried to the hospital soon.
She had just been discharged from the hospital, and now he was going in…
Jiang You’s slender fingers pinched Su He’s clothes and shook them lightly; now only Su He could stop her own brother.
Su He looked at her deeply, then turned to the man on the stage, “Husband, I’m hungry.”
Su He’s statement was equivalent to “there’s no need to fight anymore.”
It just happened to be eleven o’clock at noon, a good excuse indeed.
How could Jiang Yan fail to grasp the meaning in her words?
He stopped, after all, his wife had spoken.
Gu Beiyan watched Jiang Yan stop and heaved a sigh of relief.
To be honest, if the fight had continued, he wasn’t sure he could still stand.
His good brother showed absolutely no signs of holding back, and every move he made earlier had no trace of mercy.
“Wait a sec, Ah Yan, this counts as passing the test, right?” Gu Beiyan quickly called out to Jiang Yan who was about to leave, not wanting to have been beaten for nothing without gaining anything, “Just now, it wasn’t me who called a halt, you can’t blame me for that.”
Jiang Yan gave his deserving-of-a-beating face a sidelong glance, and Xiao Si was right after all, this guy really deserved a thrashing, and on top of that, now he was getting sassy!
“Do you think it’s possible?
You’re not unfamiliar with my character.” Jiang Yan gave a wicked smile, “Since you haven’t met my requirements, naturally you haven’t passed, perhaps you can heal up from the injuries, I might give you a second chance.”
Gu Beiyan’s mouth twitched slightly; what second chance?
Another chance to get beaten up?
“So today, I just got beaten up for nothing by you?”
“Not for nothing.
At least it proves you have commendable courage.”
Gu Beiyan: “…”
Damn commendable courage…
He wanted to stand up, but when he caught a glimpse of the little woman below the stage from the corner of his eye, the half-risen body knelt back down again.
Jiang Yan lazily glanced at him, but didn’t say anything.
His silence didn’t mean others were silent.
“Look Gu, your acting is way too crappy, isn’t it?” Xiao Si watched the man on stage pretend to be weak and almost rolled his eyes.
Although Gu Beiyan couldn’t beat Jiang Yan and had taken quite a few punches, it wasn’t to the point where he couldn’t stand up.
It was clear he was faking it.
He might fool other people, but couldn’t fool them.
Gu Beiyan’s martial skills and stamina were not bad.
Gu Beiyan didn’t bother replying to the chattering Xiao Si.
After the fight, Jiang Yan left the ring, changed into a set of clean and fresh clothes, and came out.
“Ah Yan, you’re just letting him off like that?” Xiao Si, still unsatisfied, continued to stoke the fire.
Just then, Gu Beiyan was helped down by his assistant Chen Zhe.
He glared at him and wished he could kick this jerk if he could.
“What’s wrong, you wanna kick me?” Xiao Si caught Gu Beiyan’s resentful glance and sneered cheekily, adding another jab, “With your delicate body, you probably can’t even move me.”
Wan Muqi stood up, lifted his leg, and kicked Xiao Si in the shin, “Enough, you should accumulate some virtue with that mouth of yours, lest retribution comes too quickly and no one saves you.”
Jiang Yan had no intention of joining the bickering of the two.
He took Su He’s hand and prepared to leave.
Before leaving, he looked at Jiang You and said in a deep voice, “Jiang You, come with us.”
“Ah?
Bro, I’m not hungry, you go with your sister-in-law.” Jiang You refused without a second thought.
Jiang Yan’s eyes narrowed slightly, “You’re not hungry?”
At the sound of his voice, a chill ran through Jiang You.
“I…
suddenly feel hungry again,” she touched her stomach and chuckled awkwardly, “Well…
let’s go then.”
And off the group went.
“Stop staring, even if you keep looking, Youzi won’t stay.” Xiao Si placed his hand on Gu Beiyan’s shoulder, spoke with schadenfreude, “You’ve got some nerve, even daring to touch Ah Yan’s sister.”
“How come I never noticed you had such sly intentions before?
Well hidden, man.
If it weren’t for today’s events, I still wouldn’t know you actually had your eye on Jiang You.”
Gu Beiyan squinted his eyes and glanced at him.
Then, without mercy, he lifted his elbow and slammed it into Xiao Si’s chest.
Xiao Si dodged backward in pain from the sneak attack, but Gu Beiyan quickly kicked him in the butt.
Xiao Si’s eyes bulged in disbelief, “Gu, you motherfucker, you actually kicked my ass!”
Gu Beiyan couldn’t care less, “Chen Zhe, take me to the hospital!”
Chen Zhe hurriedly responded, “Right away, Mr.
Gu.”
“What kind of attitude is this?” Xiao Si, who had never been kicked in the butt, couldn’t believe it.
Wan Muqi shook his head and placed a hand on his shoulder, “You should feel lucky he’s not in the mood to beat you anymore.
Otherwise, it wouldn’t just be a simple kick.”
With that, he left as well.
Seeing that he was left alone, Xiao Si covered his butt, rubbed it, and hastily followed.
“Wait for me.”
–
Jiang You sat in the car, shivering.
She always felt her brother emitted an intimidating aura.
She thought after getting into the car, her brother would say something to her.
But nearly half an hour had passed, and the man didn’t say a word.
It was precisely because nothing was said that she felt even more uneasy.
It felt like the calm before a storm.
An hour later, the car entered Moon Gift Villa.
Before getting out of the car, the man finally spoke.
He looked at Jiang You sitting in the passenger seat and said sternly, “From today on, you’ll live in Moon Gift Villa.”
Jiang You turned around upon hearing the words, just about to ask why, but as she met the man’s profound eyes, she swallowed back the words on the tip of her tongue.
She turned her head to look at Su He, but before she could say anything, she heard her brother’s voice again.
“Don’t look at your sister-in-law, it’s no use looking at her either.”
The man seemed non-negotiable.
Su He could only shrug her shoulders, signaling her helplessness.
In the end, Jiang You plucked up her courage and said, “Brother, but I still have to film.”
She couldn’t possibly live here forever, could she?
Was this a form of soft imprisonment?
Jiang Yan: “Someone will escort you, it won’t delay your work.”
With that, the man pushed the car door open and got out.
“Sister-in-law, I…”
“Be good, listen to your brother, it’ll be fine after a while.” Su He gave her a smile and then got out of the car too.
…
Three days later, Su He returned to Country F.
Jiang You was even more bored by then — at least when Su He was here, she had someone to chat with; now she was left on her own.
“Little aunt, what’s wrong with you?” Su Baobao had just come back from school and saw her sitting on the garden bench, lost in thought.
Jiang You turned her head at the sound and saw a person and a dog standing in front of her.
Paomian had grown from a small golden retriever to a big one and was obediently standing by Su Baobao’s side.
“Little aunt is bored.”
“Little aunt, I have a day off tomorrow, I’ll take you out to play.”
“Little aunt still has to go to work at the set tomorrow.”
Her life was currently a back and forth between the set and Moon Gift Villa, and she had to come back whenever she wasn’t needed for filming.
“Also, your little aunt doesn’t have the freedom now,” Jiang You lay on the armrest of the bench and let out a heavy sigh.
Although Su Baobao didn’t know what had happened, little aunt was so kind to him; he had to help her.
The little guy glanced around, and after making sure no one was around, he moved closer to Jiang You and whispered, “Little aunt, take me with you to the set tomorrow too, with me there, dad won’t let anyone take you back, baby will cover for you, little aunt can do whatever she wants.”
Jiang You looked at him, reached out, and pinched his little cheek, “Little aunt really did treat you right.”
The next morning.
“Uncle Zhong, where’s Xixi?”
Jiang Yan didn’t find anyone in the children’s room, went downstairs without seeing anyone, and even Paomian was missing.
Uncle Zhong came out from the kitchen just in time, “Master, the young master left early this morning with the second lady, they went to the set together.
Didn’t you know, young master?
He said he had already told you.”
Jiang Yan slightly knitted his eyebrows.
It was then Uncle Zhong realized the young master had gone ahead without permission.
“Master, don’t worry, with Fei Yue following them, nothing will happen.”
Jiang Yan had just sat down at the dining table when he received a text message from Fei Yue.
He replied, “When you see them, bring them all back to me after it’s over.”
Meanwhile, at the set.
“Fei Yue sister, what did my dad reply to you?” The little guy, holding a dog leash, looked up at Fei Yue.
Fei Yue squatted down and showed him the text she got from Jiang Yan.
“Young master, Master said after the second lady finishes her work, she will take you back.” Fei Yue looked at him tenderly, “Young master, you wouldn’t give me a hard time, would you?”
Su Baobao blinked his eyes, and in a milky voice said, “Fei Yue sister, don’t worry, baby won’t make it hard for you.”
Fei Yue was quite touched by his words, but only for a second.
“You just have to pretend you don’t see anything later, okay?” Su Baobao smiled with curved eyebrows, looking innocently at her.
Fei Yue: “…”
How is she supposed to pretend she knows nothing?
Isn’t this basically asking her to join in their nonsense?
“Fei Yue sister, don’t worry, daddy won’t punish you, I’m here, I’ll protect you all,” the little fellow said sternly, patting his chest like a little adult.
Fei Yue was amused by his grown-up demeanor.
Master and the Young Madam are both quite aloof, but the young master is very lively, somewhat similar to the second young miss.
“Young Master, but it’s Master’s order, I can’t disobey,” Fei Yue still felt troubled; after all, she had never defied Jiang Yan.
This…
Su Baobao wrapped her arms around her neck and cooed, “Ahh, Fei Yue sister, please be a dear, I and the little aunt will definitely not run around, we’ll definitely return before daddy gets home, just agree to it…
just this once, there definitely won’t be a second time~”
Fei Yue was stunned for a moment, hearing the childish and tender voice by her ear, it would be a lie to say her heart wasn’t softened.
Paomian came over, rubbing Fei Yue’s leg with its fluffy head, suddenly it also “ao hoo~” let out two cries…
It looked as if it was saying, “Fei Yue sister, please agree to the little master~”
Fei Yue felt like she was being attacked from both sides.
In the end, she went against her heart and agreed.
Jiang You’s scenes were shot until noon, then it was a wrap.
As she had no scenes in the afternoon, Jiang Yan had informed the crew, who then rescheduled Jiang You’s scenes.
Just as Jiang You finished work and was about to leave, a sarcastic voice sounded from behind, “Wow, Superstar Jiang really puts on airs, after getting injured, the whole crew had to accommodate for you, leaving on time every day must feel nice.
Seems like having a rich backer is quite the sweet deal.”
Hearing this, Jiang You stopped in her tracks and turned to look at her.
Cheng Ting was the third lead actress of this drama, a year or two older than Jiang You, and she was not bad looking.
But compared to Jiang You, she still fell short.
As if Jiang You couldn’t detect her sarcasm, she was indifferent, “What, jealous and envious?
If you’re capable, find a backer for yourself, don’t be sour grapes here!”
Cheng Ting didn’t expect her to admit she had a man in front of a public crowd like this; the entertainment industry is messy, and many actresses are very cautious about this, but Jiang You didn’t care at all.
“Jiang You, don’t you have any shame?” said Cheng Ting.
Jiang You glanced at her, “I’m shameless because I have a backer?
Did I steal your man?
Huh?
I didn’t steal, rob, or break up someone’s family, and you’re here accusing me of being shameless.
Come on, explain yourself.
If you can’t make a valid point, I’ll sue you!”
“Can’t an actress fall in love?
Having a man means being shameless?
Everyone is human, the only difference is in profession.
Why can’t I be in love?
Besides, I don’t go for the fan-following route; I don’t need to maintain an innocent and pure public image.”
“I got myself a wealthy boyfriend, that’s my capability.
If you want to find one, no one is stopping you.
Why are you being sour here?
Are you expecting a few sour words will get you a wealthy boyfriend?”
The rest of the crew silently watched the show, but they had to admit Jiang You’s words made sense.
Cheng Ting was speechless in the face of Jiang You’s rebuttal.
Jiang You couldn’t be bothered with her anymore and turned to leave.
Fei Yue stood not far away with Su Baobao, they both heard and saw the whole scene.
Seeing Jiang You coming over, Su Baobao called out, “Little aunt, you looked so cool just now when you confronted her.”
Jiang You rubbed his little head, “Let’s go, your little aunt is off work.”
And the scene was perfectly captured.
After changing back into her clothes, Jiang You left.
An hour later, the group arrived at City First Hospital.
Fei Yue didn’t know what they were doing here, she was just following the young master’s instructions.
After all, the lady had gone to country F, she wasn’t working here anymore.
“Young Master, why are we at the hospital?”
“To visit Godfather Gu.”
These past few days, Jiang You’s life had been a straight line, she had no news from Gu Beiyan.
She texted him, he didn’t reply; she asked Xiao Si and the others, they didn’t reply to her, no one told her anything.
She could only come by herself.
Fei Yue didn’t know about the issues between Gu Beiyan and Jiang You, so she didn’t suspect anything.
At first, she thought the young master was going to secretly do something significant without telling Master, but it turned out to be just a visit to Young Master Gu; she could easily report back on this.