Chapter 322 Sakura, Sakura, Sakura
“It’s going to rain again.”
Jiang Huiyuan’s voice pulled Jiang Shu out of his contemplation. He turned his head to look out the window and saw that dark clouds had once again covered the sky at some unknown time.
“The weather here really changes in an instant,” Jiang Shu couldn’t help but exclaim.
“Isn’t that the truth,” Kwon Eunbi said, looking at the dark sky. “I hope it doesn’t rain when we film tonight.”
“Wouldn’t it be nice to add some rain scenes?” He withdrew his gaze and looked at Kwon Eunbi’s face, which strongly resembled Bae Joo-hyun’s, and said.
“There are rain scenes, but they need to be sun showers. Rain with dark clouds like this won’t work,” Kwon Eunbi explained, shaking her head. As the leader, she had discussed the MV’s filming with the production team and was very familiar with these details.
“What if there isn’t such rain then? Artificial?”
“I don’t know.”
She was just an artist leader, not a member of the production team, so she wasn’t clear.
“Alright then,” Jiang Shu nodded.
Afternoon tea passed quickly. The members didn’t have dinner with Jiang Shu; they ate later, prioritizing the filming.
Jiang Shu, on the other hand, went for a stroll around the island by himself, then returned to his introverted water villa to lie down and relax.
… …
Splash, splash.
Inside the bathroom, two figures were faintly visible amidst the blurring steam.
Li Caiyan gently lathered Sakura’s body, scrubbing her smooth, jade-like back.
“Kura, what’s wrong?”
Seeing Sakura’s somewhat distracted expression, Li Caiyan asked curiously.
Gently shaking her head, Sakura leaned back slightly into Li Caiyan’s embrace and murmured, “I’m thinking, what if I just go over there directly, and the Chairman tells me to leave?”
Li Caiyan gently massaged Sakura’s shoulders and replied, “Hmm… he probably won’t. From the Chairman’s attitude, he’s still very special to you.”
Sakura shook her head.
“The Chairman has the same attitude towards many of us. Perhaps that idea is just our misconception…”
“No, it’s not. I’ve never seen the Chairman have this kind of physical contact with any other member like he does with you.”
Zhang Yuanying was an exception.
Aside from Zhang Yuanying, even with Kim Minju, whom Jiang Shu liked the most, he rarely had physical contact with her.
Physical contact often expresses closeness. If a person of the opposite sex never or rarely has physical contact with you, it’s not simply a matter of knowing boundaries and politeness; there’s a high probability that they’re not interested in you and need to maintain distance.
But Jiang Shu was different; his physical contact with Sakura was frequent. He often pulled Sakura aside to talk along the way, and this attitude was clearly different.
Leaving Zhang Yuanying aside for now, she was too young. Jiang Shu didn’t look like a pedophile at all, nor had he ever been rumored to be one.
“You’ve successfully given me confidence,” Sakura smiled, turning her head to look at Li Caiyan and said.
“I’m quite good at comforting people,” Li Caiyan said with a smile beside her.
Sakura smiled slightly, leaning in Li Caiyan’s arms and staring blankly at the sea outside.
Soon, both of them finished their baths.
Sakura and Li Caiyan returned to their room together.
“Are you coming back tonight?” Li Caiyan asked, looking at Sakura, who was wearing a nightgown and sitting in front of the dressing table, getting ready.
“If the Chairman doesn’t send me away, I probably won’t come back.”
Li Caiyan nodded at her words.
“Well, good luck.”
“Mm.”
… …
Jiang Shu’s water villa.
The roar of a speedboat reached him. Jiang Shu, who was about to wash up and go to bed, stood up from the bed and went to the window to look.
He saw the speedboat driver bringing… Sakura?
Jiang Shu’s eyes flickered. He glanced at the time; it was already eleven o’clock. Coming over at this hour…
On the quiet water villa, Sakura’s footsteps were very light as she walked on the wooden planks, quickly arriving at the bedroom door.
Looking at the closed door in front of her, she pursed her red lips, then reached out tentatively to twist the doorknob.
With a click.
The bedroom door was not locked from the inside, and Sakura pushed it open directly.
Under the moonlight, Jiang Shu stood quietly with his back to her, facing the huge floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the sea view outside.
Looking at Jiang Shu’s back, Sakura’s heart pounded. She walked into the room and locked the door from the inside.
At this moment, Jiang Shu also turned around, sizing up Sakura in front of him.
The coat she had arrived in was nowhere to be seen, having been discarded by Sakura. Now, Sakura was wearing a one-piece nightgown that only reached her thighs. Under the light, her figure was tall and curvaceous, and her skin was as fair as jade.
Her delicate and beautiful face met Jiang Shu’s gaze, and a flicker of panic crossed her eyes, her face flushing red.
Looking at the girl trembling slightly from nervousness, Jiang Shu slowly spoke.
“Are you sure you want to do this? I won’t give you any official status.”
Hearing Jiang Shu’s words, Sakura quickly shook her head.
“I don’t want any status. I just… I just…” Sakura’s voice grew softer and softer as she spoke, and she lowered her head, blushing.
“I understand,” Jiang Shu nodded calmly.
The two of them had some emotional foundation, but it was truly just a foundation. He clearly understood what Sakura intended to do by acting this way, and Sakura also knew that her purpose couldn’t be hidden from Jiang Shu, but she still came.
This was an open declaration, a transaction, a transaction using herself as a bargaining chip.
Jiang Shu was not averse to this kind of transaction. It was clear that this “veteran” idol, who had debuted many years ago, was very clear about this aspect. If she tried to gain some status, even if Jiang Shu was very interested in her, he would send her back.
But now it was just a simple transaction…
Then there was nothing more to say.
Just as Sakura was about to say something, a pair of strong hands suddenly lifted her by the waist.
“Ah!” This sudden scene made Sakura instinctively exclaim, and in her panic, she wrapped her arms around Jiang Shu’s neck.
She looked up and met Jiang Shu’s bright eyes. In those eyes, Sakura once again saw the look Jiang Shu had given her on the seaplane.
Moonlight swayed, the bed rocked, tonight was destined to be sleepless~~
The next morning.
Jiang Shu got up and took a shower, then returned to the bedroom and started getting dressed. Sakura, still in bed, endured the soreness throughout her body and got up to tidy his clothes for him.
Jiang Shu turned around, touched her face, and said, “You rest well.”
Sakura’s cheeks flushed at his words. She reached out and hugged Jiang Shu’s waist, burying her head in his embrace and softly hummed in response.
Looking at Sakura’s shy appearance in his arms, Jiang Shu’s appetite was greatly stimulated. Time to eat!
After enjoying a “breakfast,” Sakura lay in bed with her eyes closed, unsure if she was feigning sleep or truly exhausted and asleep.
Looking at Sakura, flushed all over, in bed, Jiang Shu chuckled softly.
This kind of pure transaction, surprisingly, was quite good.
Jiang Shu, feeling refreshed, went to the pool and sat down, waiting for breakfast to be delivered.
This was also a unique feature of the water villas: eating breakfast while soaking in the water.