Chapter 274 - 271: Interrogation

Chapter 274: Chapter 271: Interrogation

In the blink of an eye, only the last day of the National Day holiday remained. Students from every major began returning to campus one after another.

When Jiang Xia returned to the dorm from his company, he found Su Qing was there too.

"Nanny Su, come with me to the company tomorrow. We have class the day after, so you probably won’t be able to make the meeting. I want to go over your work responsibilities with you ahead of time and have you sign the contract while we’re at it," Jiang Xia said.

Su Qing nodded slightly. "Okay."

"How was your National Day holiday?" Jiang Xia asked with a smile.

"It was alright. I rested for two days, and the rest of the time I was drawing keyframes."

As he spoke, Su Qing handed over the animation papers for Cat and Mouse. "Take a look. Is the quality good enough?"

Jiang Xia took them and looked through them carefully. The thick stack of papers had to be several hundred pages, and the results perfectly matched the storyboards.

"You finished drawing all the storyboard drafts I gave you?" he asked, slightly surprised.

"Yeah... I didn’t have much else to do sitting around at home anyway." He shrugged. "I also took the opportunity to rewatch all the episodes of Cat and Mouse that have aired."

"Impressive, very impressive."

A smile appeared in Jiang Xia’s eyes. He needed exactly this kind of employee right now, and the more, the better.

"What about you? The other two told me you’ve been leaving early and coming back late every day. Were you going to the company?"

"Yeah... It’s been a little busy."

Su Qing grew even more suspicious. ’This guy’s relationship with the company definitely isn’t as simple as it seems. What kind of employee gives up a perfectly good holiday to run to the office and work overtime every day?’

"See if you can draw this."

Jiang Xia suddenly changed the subject, handing Su Qing a few character design sheets for Slam Dunk.

"What’s this?"

Su Qing looked puzzled. This art style was clearly not from Cat and Mouse. The characters’ muscle definition was very distinct, giving them a powerful look.

"A sports anime about high school basketball," Jiang Xia said nonchalantly.

Hearing this, Su Qing raised an eyebrow slightly. "A new project for the company?"

"Yeah... you could say that. But it hasn’t been officially greenlit yet."

Su Qing nodded slightly and began to seriously study the design drafts in his hand. "This is the first time I’ve worked with this kind of art style. I don’t know if I can draw it, but I can try."

It was obvious that this so-called new project was on a much larger scale than Cat and Mouse, and the character designs were more complex. But compared to a children’s cartoon, he was far more interested in this basketball-themed sports series.

"Alright, give it a try first," Jiang Xia said with a soft laugh.

In truth, he wasn’t in a hurry. Su Qing’s animation production experience was still too green. Even if he planned to transfer him to the Slam Dunk project team later, Su Qing would first need to gain plenty of experience on the Cat and Mouse project.

Afterward, he told Luo Peng about going to the company at nine tomorrow morning. Then he showered, got into bed, chatted with Lin Yanwan on his phone for a bit, and closed his eyes to sleep.

Meanwhile, Lin Yanwan was being interrogated by her roommates.

"Yanwan, Qiuting said you didn’t come back one night. I have a strong suspicion you went to get a room with Handsome Jiang. Quick, fess up!" Cui Jiaying said with a sly grin, cornering Lin Yanwan against her desk.

"I didn’t!"

She would deny it to her death. Although she had slept in Jiang Xia’s arms at his office, they hadn’t gotten a room, and that was a fact! Besides, they hadn’t done anything at all; she was still a pure, innocent maiden.

Cui Jiaying pouted. "Si Si, do you believe her? I don’t."

"I don’t believe her either, but it seems like this is her private business. It has nothing to do with you, does it?" Si Si said coolly, glancing at her.

Cui Jiaying’s breath hitched. She looked embarrassed and said, "I... I was just worried Yanwan might be taken advantage of."

"Wrong. You’re just being gossipy," Si Si said, eating chips. She saw right through her.

She always remained neutral in the dorm. If anyone did something she thought was wrong, she would call them out directly. A straightforward personality like that normally wouldn’t be very popular, but the four "sisters" of the dorm got along surprisingly well.

"Hehe... you saw right through me. I was just curious what it feels like," Cui Jiaying said, sticking out her tongue. "Okay, okay, I’ll stop asking. Yanwan, I’m sorry about just now."

She took out a specialty she’d brought from her hometown. "Spicy five-spice yak jerky. Anyone want some~?"

"Yes! Not only will I have some, I’m going to eat it all!"

Lin Yanwan snatched it away. Cui Jiaying smiled faintly. "Help yourself. I brought it for you guys anyway."

She went up and hugged Lin Yanwan’s arm, shaking it coquettishly. "Yanwan, you’re not mad at me, are you?"

"Why would I be mad at you?"

Lin Yanwan laughed. ’Gossip is in a woman’s nature. Besides, with my thirty-something-year-old soul, why would I hold a grudge against a young girl like her?’

"But I’m still so curious. What does it really feel like?" Cui Jiaying asked, blinking her eyes. Si Si also looked up.

"What ’it’?"

"You know, *that*..." Cui Jiaying said, embarrassed. She stuck out her right index finger and made a circle around it with her left hand. "Is it really as good as people say?"

Lin Yanwan’s face instantly turned red. She snapped in embarrassment, "I haven’t tried it, so how would I know!"

’Even though Jiang Xia and I have ’combined’ countless times—often with me being the one to initiate—I have to deny it no matter what in this situation!’

"You little pervert, what in the world are you thinking about all day!" She immediately put down the jerky and started tickling the sensitive spots on Cui Jiaying’s waist and under her arms.

"Ahahaha, Yanwan, I was wrong! Stop tickling me, stop! I was really wrong, Yanwan! I won’t ask anymore, I won’t! Let me go! Si Si, Qiuting, save me! Aaaahhh..." Cui Jiaying shrieked with laughter, squirming around. Si Si, munching on the jerky, seemed to be enjoying the show from the side.

’Two pretty girls roughhousing is so much better to watch than boys fighting.’

After a while, Lin Yanwan finally let her off the hook.

Cui Jiaying panted, her chest heaving, but she still hadn’t given up. "So... what about kissing? What does kissing feel like?"

She might believe they hadn’t slept together, but they must have at least kissed, right?

"It feels like nothing!" Lin Yanwan shouted, blushing furiously.

"I don’t believe you!" Cui Jiaying laughed slyly. "Maybe just a peck on the lips feels like nothing, but a French kiss feels like nothing, too?"

"..."

Lin Yanwan was speechless. ’To say it felt like nothing would be a lie. When Jiang Xia kisses me, he even gets passionate with his hands, and if I’m not careful, he’ll strip me naked. At those times, my breathing gets ragged and my eyes turn misty... but how could I possibly talk about things like that!’

"If you want to know so badly, just go find a boyfriend and try it yourself!"

"I’m curious precisely because I don’t have one."

"Hmm... I have an idea. Want to try it?" Si Si said suddenly.

"What idea?"

Cui Jiaying turned her head, and the dorm room light suddenly went out, turned off by someone.

Just as she was about to ask if there was a power outage, she inexplicably felt someone standing in front of her.

Then, something soft suddenly pressed against her lips in a kiss.

In the darkness, Cui Jiaying’s eyes flew wide open.