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Chapter 20 – Dream
One has to admit that Cen Sen's words ‘I'm not a person who likes to reminisce about the past’ brought joy to Ji Mingshu's body and mind, and the unhappiness caused by the impending arrival of the ex-girlfriend was instantly swept away.
Lying down in bed to sleep, Ji Mingshu unknowingly hung on Cen Sen again, with her arms around his neck and her naked, smooth legs wrapped around his waist and abdomen.
Cen Sen adjusted his position while half asleep, and pressed the restless octopus that was wrapped around his body into his arms.
That night, Ji Mingshu had a dream.
She didn’t if it was because it was near dusk in the dream, or if dreams itself have a warm yellow glow, but all the scenes seemed to be immersed in a jar of honey, pulling out crystal clear and bizarre old scenes frame by frame.
The first fifty percent of the dream was filled with long, boring and unconventional details of high school life. One moment she was in the dormitory changing the length of her school uniform skirt, and the next moment she was urgently notified to take an exam.
Halfway through the exam, the class president came running in and said: “You got the exam wrong. You are liberal arts students and don't need to take the physics exam.”
After leaving the examination room, she was happy but also puzzled. Wasn't she just a freshman in high school and didn't have a science or liberal arts major? And what she just did seemed to be a geography test.
Then Cen Sen unexpectedly appeared in the second half of the dream.
In the corridor leading out of the examination room, Ji Mingshu saw from afar, Cen Sen and Li Wenyin walking together.
He had a tall and thin figure, and the blue-black school uniform that was often criticized by students of the affiliated middle school looked neat and good-looking on him. The two person walked closer, made eye contact with her, and then passed by her coldly.
Ji Mingshu stood there, feeling a little unhappy, but she didn't know what she was unhappy about.
Soon the scene switched to the classroom in the afternoon. The honey-colored sunset outside the window was projected onto the desks. The afterglow was warm, and there seemed to be a gentle breeze gently blowing the curtains.
There was no one in the classroom except Ji Mingshu. She lay on the desk, thinking about what to eat in the evening.
Just then, Cen Sen walked into the classroom.
It was totally unexpected that he, a senior high school student, suddenly walked into the freshman classroom and sat next to her to explain the test paper to her.
But in the dream, Ji Mingshu's brain seemed to be eaten by zombies. She didn't feel anything was wrong at all. She searched in her schoolbag and then told Cen Sen nervously, "My test paper is missing."
Cen Sen: “It’s okay.”
He patted her head very gently, then leaned forward a little and kissed her.
What happened after that suddenly became very X-rated.
Cen Sen carried her to the desk and sat her down. Cen Sen stood beside the desk, lifted up her shortened skirt, and took off the last layer of cloth that was covering her body.
In the end, she was lying on her back on the table, and Cen Sen was still standing beside the table, moving back and forth.
She covered her eyes with her hands, but still couldn't help but quietly open a small gap to peek at Cen Sen's pure, abstinent, yet indulgent appearance.
When the passion was surging, Cen Sen pinched her waist and leaned over to ask her some embarrassing questions.
She caught a glimpse of Li Wenyin standing at the door of the classroom. She felt nervous, but also had a secret, indescribable desire to do something. She whispered sweetly in Cen Sen's ear, "I like it."
Then, the dream ended.
In the first few seconds after waking up, Ji Mingshu's mind was blank and her fingertips were trembling.
What kind of strange dream is this?
Her heart was beating very fast, and the strange feeling in her body did not stop with the end of the dream.
Then her vision focused and she finally saw the culprit who had been causing trouble in her early morning and causing the sudden change in the style of her dreams.
In fact, Cen Sen didn't expect Ji Mingshu to sleep so soundly. She showed no signs of waking up after being teased for a long time, and only woke up after he released her.
Fortunately, her body's instinctive reactions in her sleep were still very honest.
The two looked at each other.
Ji Mingshu seamlessly connected the current scene to her dream. Her ears turned red and her eyes flickered.
On the contrary, Cen Sen, the one who actually did the bad thing, was very calm. When the last bit of pleasure faded away, he pulled away, looking very satisfied, as if he had already had enough.
Ji Mingshu was still lying stupidly in the bed, not coming to her senses for a long time, until the sound of water splashing was heard in the bathroom.
Why did she have such a strange dream out of nowhere? In the dream, it happened in front of Li Wenyin. How shameful!
Also, that bastard Cen Sen came three times last night, why didn’t he stop early in the morning?
She was still sleeping. What's the difference between this and doing it with a corpse!
No, she is not a corpse!
While Ji Mingshu was daydreaming, Cen Sen had already finished his shower and came out of the bathroom. He couldn't help himself this morning and spent a lot of time in bed. His phone had been ringing since eight o'clock.
He was talking on the phone while adjusting his collar with one hand, but he couldn't tie the tie with one hand. He glanced at Ji Mingshu, walked to the bedside, and handed her the tie.
Ji Mingshu didn't know what had happened to her. She sat up, wrapped in a quilt without wearing anything, and took the tie to help him tie it.
"…It's only a matter of time before He Hui gives in. Their funding gap is too big, and they have no other choice except JunYi. You don't have to worry about that."
Maybe because of the big fight early in the morning, Cen Sen's voice was a little low and hoarse, revealing a sense of satisfaction and comfort both physically and mentally.
While Ji Mingshu reminded herself that they were just having fun as a couple and not to act like a nympho. She kept recalling the embarrassing scene and her face turned red and her heart beat faster.
In the end, Cen Sen had finished his phone call, but her Windsor knot was still untied.
Cen Sen looked at her deeply, then suddenly reached out and took the tie from her.
"I will do it myself."
Ji Mingshu didn't even dare to raise her eyes to look at him. She wrapped herself tightly in the quilt and sat on the bed. After a long while, she said confidently, "You should have tied the knot yourself. Is there something wrong with your brain? Why don't you just turn on the speaker? Why do you have to bother me?"
When it comes to the word "bother", she is more sensitive than anyone else. She quickly lied down before she blushed and pulled the quilt up to cover her head.
A low snort came from outside the quilt. She didn't move, and was determined to pretend to be dead until Cen Sen left.
At 8:30 in the morning, Zhou Jiaheng and the driver finally waited for Cen Sen to come out.
It's also strange. In Zhou Jiaheng's impression, Cen Sen has always been self-disciplined to a terrifying degree. Being late should never happen to this certain boss of his.
But he didn't dare to ask, so he just silently imagined unexpected situations such as a quarrel between husband and wife.
There is a regular company meeting in the morning, which is basically a routine report from the managers who liaise with the various divisions of the company.
The cities in China with the most hotels under JunYi are Imperial Capital and Star City. In the previous hotel inspection, he had not been to Star City because there are 23 hotels under JunYi in Star City, and he have to stay for at least one week once he goes there.
As luck would have it, this regular meeting was involved in some confusing matters that were messed up by the top management at the Star City branch.
After the meeting, Cen Sen immediately instructed Zhou Jiaheng to adjust his recent schedule.
Zhou Jiaheng reminded him that it would be best not to postpone Director Chen's appointment tonight. Cen Sen said in a low voice, "Then we'll set off after it's over."
In the office, he finished processing the documents at hand, leaned back in his chair and closed his eyes to rest.
Strangely, the image of Ji Mingshu moaning under him popped into his mind again. She looked sweet and lustful.
His Adam's apple rolled, then he sat up and took a sip of black coffee.
In fact, he and Ji Mingshu have known each other for a long time, but if you think about it carefully, they don’t know each other that much.
For example, he was completely surprised that Ji Mingshu would insist on divorce after she found out that he was ‘cheating’ on her. He even felt that his reaction was a little beyond his expectations.
There seems to be an inexplicable aversion to the word "divorce", which made him feel out of control.
But he thought again and found it ridiculous. The current Ji family was of no use to him. On the contrary, this marriage would bring only benefits to the Ji family. Ji Mingshu dared to talk about divorce every other day, and the Ji family would be the first to disagree.
He opened a new document, read only two lines, then suddenly picked up his phone from the side and sent a WeChat message to Ji Mingshu.
When Ji Mingshu received the WeChat message from Cen Sen, she and the girls were checking in at a popular dessert shop.
The three of them ordered a table full of food and took a lot of photos, but they all drank bland tea.
Ji Mingshu and Gu Kaiyang are very demanding about their figure. Finishing a whole plate of braised short ribs last night made Ji Mingshu feel very guilty. Although she exercised in bed from evening to morning, she still weighed six taels more when she got up.
There’s no way around it. A weighing scale does not lie. It’s realistic and ruthless.
Jiang Chun wanted to eat, but before she could stretch out her goose claws, Ji Mingshu started whispering in her ear.
"Eat, eat, eat, eat, and eat. Do you think you have become as thin as Zhao Feiyan? Keeping in shape is a woman's lifelong career. Yan Yu and that little green tea are watching you. Do you still want Yan Yu to regret it and eat shit together with the little green tea?"
[Zhao Feiyan (also known as Empress Xiaocheng) was the second empress of Emperor Cheng of Western Han.]
"Don't think that you can stop being demanding of yourself just because you and Tang Zhizhou have made some progress. Tang Zhizhou may praise you for being chubby and cute today, but he may turn his face and call you an uneducated fat kid tomorrow!"
Jiang Chun: “…”
Who the hell can eat this?
After stopping Jiang Chun from letting herself eat these sweets, Ji Mingshu started chatting with Gu Kaiyang about being on the show.
She was burdened with the baggage of being a socialite and was a little undecided.
Gu Kaiyang thought it was a very interesting experience. She has always been an independent and a strong woman, and she has always believed that girls should have their own careers.
Gu Kaiyang: "Participating in the program is first of all an experience. Secondly, you can use it to develop your career. Xingcheng TV has a good influence. If you participate in Xingcheng TV's program as an interior designer, then you can get more works in the future. Your husband is generous and has more money than he can spend, but it's still more comfortable to spend the money you earn yourself, right?"
"No." Ji Mingshu held her chin up and said as a matter of course, "I think it's more fun to spend the money earned by others."
“…”
When she thought about it carefully, there was nothing wrong with Ji Mingshu’s statement.
At this moment, Ji Mingshu received a WeChat message from Cen Sen.
Cen Sen: [I'm going to Star City tonight, and I might be gone for a month or two.]
He's going to Star City?
Ji Mingshu recalled that the recording of that program also took about a month.
Then a new message came in.
Cen Sen: [Call me if you have anything.]
Ji Mingshu originally wanted to ask him last night if he had any opinions or suggestions if she went to participate in the show, but after they got entangled in bed, she completely forgot about it.
At this moment, she carefully and promptly implemented Cen Sen's words "Call me if you have anything", and called him before he could put down his phone.
After saying a few random words, Cen Sen suddenly asked her to wait.
After waiting for half a minute, Cen Sen's voice reappeared on the other end of the phone. Ji Mingshu got to the point and said, "Actually, there is a program on Xingcheng TV that wants to invite me to participate. It's an interior design program. It's about teaming up with celebrities to complete design tasks. What do you think?"
Cen Sen looked at the list of program members that Zhou Jiaheng had sent him half a minute ago, and his eyes fell on the line marked by Zhou Jiaheng:
"Group 3: Li Che, Ji Mingshu (tentative)"
"Note: Li Che has a plan to break away with Meng Xiaowei. He can cooperate with the program team to form a CP with an amateur. The amateur has an excellent appearance and can be included in the key shooting subjects."
He flipped through Li Che's personal information again and said indifferently, "I don't think it’s good."
Ji Mingshu: “…”
Cen Sen: "You might be more suitable for a show like Metamorphosis."
Ji Mingshu: “……?”
[Metamorphosis was a variety show that aired under Hunan TV where rebellious children in the city were swapped with poor children from mountainous areas.]
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