First Kiss Diary - Chapter 25

Ji Shiyi was full of doubts about his own imminent death.Dying from her teasing.

Clearly, he only fulfilled one of her small wishes, but she was as happy as can be. Those strange and whimsical words became inexplicably adorable when she said them. He could even imagine her reciting this rapid-fire content at certain moments.
How can someone always have so many colorful compliments to say?

Anyway… this must be her charm. Although he was a bit annoyed by her simultaneous love for many idols, the current joy outweighed these minor flaws.

The man was reminiscing about the incident on his phone when he saw Jiang Sheng packing things on the side, throwing large items into his bag, making quite a racket.

“What are you doing?” Ji Shiyi frowned.

“You’re too happy, and I, Jiang Sheng, don’t deserve you.”

“…”

“Jiang Sheng.” The man suddenly called out to him.

Jiang Sheng was puzzled, “What is it?”

“Confirmed,” Ji Shiyi leaned back into the sofa, “this is Ji Ning’s alternate account.”

“You’re…” Jiang Sheng paused to choose his words carefully, “kidding, right?”

Someone self-consciously leaned back, sounding cheerful, “No need to doubt, she just likes me.”

After saying that, he casually added, “Definitely more than giving you a raise.”

Initially skeptical, Jiang Sheng suddenly revealed a row of white teeth, “A raise? Really?!”

He quickly came over to pat Ji Shiyi on the back enthusiastically, “I said it before, this must be Ji Ning’s alternate account, Ji Ning must have an alternate account. At the time, she said she didn’t, but that’s definitely a lie because she felt embarrassed to be in a relationship program with idols and didn’t want to burden everyone! Right, Xiao He?”

Xiao He: … Too real.

“Bro, I just think your flattery skills are top-notch.”

――

Ji Ning had just put down her phone for a short while when she heard a knock on the door.

The makeup artist opened the door and was stunned to see the visitor, “Ji Shiyi?”

Ji Ning also turned back in response to the voice.

The man saw her put down her phone and raised an eyebrow, neither lightly nor heavily.

Unaware that she had been completely exposed, she turned back to ask him, “What’s up?”

“Nothing,” Ji Shiyi said, “just checking if you’re ready.”

“Just done, let’s go.” Ji Ning adjusted her bangs and walked out of the dressing room with him.

In the afternoon, they were going to the pottery bar, which was suggested by Ji Ning and the script team.

She had always wanted to make her own small porcelain, but shortly after graduating from high school, she debuted and didn’t have time to do what she wanted. This time, she could take advantage of the “romance” opportunity to have some fun.

The pottery bar was a bit of a distance away, and the two got into the car and prepared to drive there.

While in the car, she thought of something and started discussing other topics with Ji Shiyi again.

“Do you have any good lawyers to recommend?”

“Lawyers?” He furrowed his brow, “Didn’t I recommend one to you before? Wasn’t that one good?”

“It’s not that, it’s quite good, but isn’t that temporarily… lent to me by you?” Ji Ning defined it so, “Essentially, it seems to be your lawyer.”

The man drove, casually looking ahead, “Just use mine, I don’t really know other lawyers.”

“Then how do I pay?” Ji Ning tugged at her ear, feeling a bit embarrassed.

Upon hearing this, the man suddenly laughed.

He touched his lips lightly, “What, do you think I can’t afford it?”

“Not that,” Ji Ning felt like they were entering a deadlock between two worlds, “but what you pay is yours, and what I pay is mine. I can’t let you pay, right? What would that make me?”

After a pause, he said, “It’s about the same.”

“Huh?”

“I gave him a flat salary. Whether there are more or fewer cases, it’s the same price, it doesn’t matter.” Ji Shiyan felt it was quite difficult for her. Isn’t taking advantage something not everyone possesses since birth? Why does it feel like she’s begging her to take advantage of her now?

With the conversation reaching this point, Ji Ning was afraid that if she continued to refuse, there might be a risk to her life, so she reluctantly nodded in agreement.

Just as this topic ended, her phone vibrated, and it was Song Yu sending her a message. Since she hadn’t officially started filming yet, Ji Ning would silence her phone after starting filming, so she glanced down.

Song Yu’s excitement overflowed in her message: [I got an account!!]

Ji Shiyan glanced at her phone, then asked her somewhat warily, “Who?”

“My friend, talking to me about borrowing an account,” Ji Ning said casually, “Her account was banned before.”

The man’s fingers twitched imperceptibly, and a certain intuition emerged: “Weibo?”

Her almond-shaped eyes widened slightly, “How did you know?”

Ji Shiyan cleared his throat lightly, “Just a guess.”

He continued, “With a new account, she won’t need to use yours anymore?”

“Shouldn’t need to.”

He nodded, tapping his fingers on the steering wheel, feeling the situation gradually becoming clear—

Since it was borrowing an account, her friend definitely wouldn’t be borrowing her actress account because she couldn’t do much with it. So, it must be a secondary account.

Could those Weibo reposts that suddenly appeared a few days ago and had nothing to do with him be what her friend used?

With a little more thought, Ji Shiyan quickly found the blind spot. Due to his previous vigilance against “external invading species,” he had noticed that the Weibo posts unrelated to him were all sent using a modified client suffix [Celestial Client]. Before that, Weibo posts about “Ji Shiyan” had hidden phone suffixes, which happened to be Ji Ning’s habit of posting.

――So everything became clear.

Ji Ning should only be following him. The Weibo posts related to others were sent by her friend borrowing her account.

Lowering the car window, Ji Shiyan felt the breeze outside carrying a faint coolness.

Better to be focused.

Ji the film emperor, who had always paid no attention to fans climbing walls, silently affirmed in his heart.

――

Ten minutes later, the two arrived at Tao Bar. The boss had been waiting there for a long time, and after teaching them the basic techniques, he let them try it themselves.

They each received a lump of clay and sat in front of the machine, preparing.

Ji Ning was preparing to make a small cup. Because this was a handmade item she had always wanted to complete, she was particularly serious, holding her breath the whole time, molding the clay with her palms, completely immersed in her own world.

Ji Shiyan sat for a while on his own, watching her intense concentration, appearing as if she wouldn’t speak until she finished, feeling that this… wasn’t quite right.

Love variety shows weren’t competitive programs, and the process of the game and the finished product weren’t the focus; the most important thing was interaction.

Someone like her who didn’t speak at all throughout the process, time passed, but the edited materials weren’t enough.

“Ji Ning.” After considering for a while, Ji Shiyan called her name.

The girl was still immersed in the intense concentration of shaping the clay, and didn’t hear him.

Ji Shiyan called her name again, and she suddenly looked up, “Hmm?”

He pointed to the lump of clay he had “destroyed” just now, “Things aren’t going smoothly on my end.”

Ji Ning pondered for a moment, recalling that she had looked over before, and he wasn’t faster than her…

“Come over here and work with me,” the man suggested.

“Okay,” Ji Ning nodded, “Just a moment, I’m almost done here.”

After finishing her own piece, she turned to him, “I’ll shape it, and you operate the machine, alright?”

“Sure.”

Adhering to the concept of love variety shows: “Interact when you have the chance; create opportunities for interaction when you don’t,” the man continued to ponder.

Just as he was about to deliberately make a mistake to stimulate the girl’s urging, as soon as he lifted his leg, Ji Ning suddenly looked up as if sensing something, her gaze somewhat enlightened—

“Are you…”

The man lowered his gaze.

How did she find out so calmly?

Ji Ning’s delicate eyebrows furrowed, “Did you forget to take off your ring?”

“…”

“What ring?” Ji Shiyan was caught off guard.

“The ring on your hand, it’ll get dirty if you play with this. I just took off my bracelet,” she explained.

Oh, she was talking about that.

Someone breathed a sigh of relief, “It’s okay, not important.”

Worst case scenario, he could just wash it more later, or change it.

Although he really wanted to take the opportunity to ask about the ring, after much thought, he felt it was too abrupt, so Ji Ning held back.

Since she didn’t care that much… it probably wasn’t a gift from a girlfriend or something, right?

She felt a little more relieved. After finishing the pottery, they handed it over to the boss for firing, then the two left the pottery bar, preparing to do something else. Earlier, she had some lingering discomfort from filming, so Ji Ning had been molding clay for too long. She felt a slight numbness and tingling sensation in her wrist.

“Is it normal to feel spicy?” she asked.

“It’s normal,” Ji Shiyan reassured her, “it will be fine soon.”

Suddenly, Ji Ning had an idea. She licked her lips and stretched her wrist in front of him. “Guess what this is?” she asked.

Ji Shiyan was silent for a while, not understanding her meaning. “A hand?” he guessed.

“What kind of hand?” Ji Ning pointed to her plaster and gave a hint, “Characteristic.”

The man stared at her for a while before giving an answer that even he found inexplicable. “…Spicy hand?”

“So this is…” Ji Ning reached out and pinched a fake flower petal in the bottle, saying slowly, “Spicy hand crushing flowers.”

Ji Shiyan: “…”

“Not funny, huh,” Ji Ning bowed, “I’m sorry.”

The cameraman couldn’t hold back his laughter after a while and quietly commented to the person next to him, “Ji Ning, a beautiful woman who wants to be a comedian.”

――

When she got home that day, although Ji Ning was a bit tired, she still opened her phone to check the latest news from her fan club. Due to the rapid increase in fans, the data team also recruited many people. She and her cousin discussed the outlook and planned to expand a support group and set up a separate group for writing congratulatory messages.

Support groups are straightforwardly there to cheer on idols, bringing light boards and banners to events and loudly cheering to support them. Organized support groups directly distribute support materials at the venue entrance, making the support more unified and imposing. Support, to some extent, reflects the popularity of artists. Support materials generally include banners, light boards, translucent fans, and support sticks, among which light boards are the most eye-catching, large and bright enough to be seen on TV screens. But holding up light boards is quite tiring, and those who can persist rely on love.

Actually, she isn’t in urgent need of support now. It will take time for her popularity to support a large number of offline supporters, but it also takes time for recruitment and review. When the support group is mature enough, she will also have support.

Her cousin wrote a new recruitment notice for her to see, and Ji Ning nodded in agreement. A new recruitment Weibo was sent out again, with a lottery for retweeting, still sponsored by Ji Ning herself.

Her cousin has been running the fan club smoothly lately. Any uncertainties are discussed in the group, and there haven’t been any mishaps when discussing with Ji Ning and Song Yu.

The anti-black account of the “White Moonlight Small Team” also gained nearly ten thousand fans. The administrators actively identify rumors, insults, and other information every day, urging fans to report and clock in, and inform them in advance of which category the report should belong to, greatly improving the efficiency of anti-black activities.

Everything is moving in a positive direction.

The next day was the shooting of “This Place Has Stars” again, and today Zuo Gong was not present, shooting her solo scenes. The last scene was her wearing a pink Fat Ding doll costume to participate in a school charity event. The weather was slightly cooler, but still hot, and Ji Ning sweated in the thick headgear for over an hour, soaking her clothes.

Finally, at five o’clock, the scenes for today were finished. Ji Ning felt relieved as she took off her headgear, unexpectedly seeing Ji Shiyan standing in front of her. The man stood against the backlight, with the sunset casting a warm blur behind him, elongating his shadow.

Ji Ning was momentarily dazed, unsure how long he had been standing there or if he had just arrived to see her. She hadn’t switched roles yet, so she naturally bowed and greeted politely, “Hello, senior.”

Calling him that was something she had considered. Calling him Ji Shiyan seemed too direct, and calling him Shiyan felt strange. Calling him Ah Yan seemed a bit disrespectful, as he had been in the industry longer than her, and being too intimate also didn’t feel right. So she thought calling him senior should be the safest option.

Who knew those two words would furrow his brows.

“Senior again,” Ji Shiyan walked up to her, his big hand pressing on her head, squinting his eyes, “Do you usually call your boyfriend senior too when you’re in a relationship?”

The author has something to say:

Jishiyan’s self-positioning is becoming clearer. Not only satisfied with self-recognition as “she is my girlfriend,” but also has a precise demand for her position on Ningning’s side.

Is it because there are too many rumored boyfriends that there is a sense of crisis? 🙂